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A - CIRCULATION Daily Ttrac distribution for tk month ending January 31, 1930 WEATHER Generally fair today' with local snows in mountains Thursday unsettled. Max. temperature Tuesday 52; Mb. 87; Bain .24. 6,793 Average daily net paid 6,339 ) Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FOUMDED 1851 SEVENTY-NIHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, February 26, 1930 No. 2&9 1 OFFICER WILL legligence Charged Against Captain Graham as Re jirft Wreck .Skipper Blames "Misjudg ment" for Stranding of Passenger Vessel PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) Charged with negligence as a result of an investigation in to the stranding of the coastal liner Admiral Benson February 15 on Peacock Spit at the mouth of the Columbia river. Captain Charles C. Graham, master of the Ill-fated vessel, will plead tomor row before United States Steam boat Inspectors F. X. Edthofer arid John E. Wynn. Captain Graham was formally charged by the Inspectors late to day following an all day hearing at which he explained the grounding under the intensive questioning of the two govern ment men. He has the privilege of pleading either guilty or not guil ty tomorrow. In case his pica is guilty, he probably will be sen tenced after the inspectors have reviewed today's testimony. If he pleads not guilty he will be tried on a charge of negligence, the Inspectors sitting as a court. II Judged Wrongly, Captain Admits. In response 'to Inspector Edt liofer's query at today's hearing as to "what the cause of putting the ship on the north shore," Captain Graham answered: "Mis judgement." He explained that besides holding a master's license lie is a pilot for Alaskan waters, Puget Sound and California ports but not for the entrance of the Columbia river. The captain testified it was his second trip on the Admiral Ben son as master and that he had entered the Columbia river once before, about 20 years ago. Re plying to a question as to why be had not applied for a license as pilot in the Columbia river, lie said, "I thought I did not have the necessary qualifica tions." "Then why." Edthofer asked, 'if you could not qualify, did you attempt to bring a ship in with 104 people abroad?" Exact Situation Not Realized Bays Graham "I did not realize I was taking Chances," Graham answered. The steamboat inspectors ex plained the fact that the captain bad no Columbia river pilot's li cense and did not enter into the charge because the accident oc curred outside the mouth of the river. D. G. Flint, third officer of the 'Admiral Benson, the first witness today, testified as to events pre ceding and following the ground ing. He advanced no explanation of the accident, but said currents we're strong and the fog heavy. J. B. Edwards, first officer, also testified. Among spectators at the hear ing was Captain Louis Johnson, ho commanded the freighter Laurel when It piled up on the Peacock Spit last June. The Laurel was battered to pieces by si storm that fallowed the ground ing. Cap ital Post to Support Junior Baseball Team Assurance that Capital Post No. 9. American Legion, wiU take an active part in the legion jun ior baseball program this year, was siren at Tuesday night's post meeting when Cliff Parker was appointed chairman of the com mittee In charge of this activity. Parker has been prominent in twilight haseball here for several years and Is much Interested in defeloping the game among the younger generation, and his ap pointment Is taken as a guarantee that the program win be a suc cess in the coming season. Threatening Excitement0n Congress y9 WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (AP) Threatening letters, mysterious ransacking of. some offices and rumors of "spies" araglving the senate some laughs and some light nervousness, wbile the leaders are not permitting the matter to worry them. The theatening letters are not new to most of the veterans of public life, but the receipts re cently of these warning epistles by several senators has created a little alarm. The letters are not all alike. One in particular warned Senator Copeland, demo crat. New York, to stay away from the senate a couple of s. ' As for the "spies" around the capitol. Senator Watson of Indi ana, republican leader said today after some inquiry that "there is nothing to it at all. 1 There were rumors ot prohibition "spies' and f a eonnter-esplonage system by Senators. All were denied. Pat Jhert wag some .evidence Soviet Chiefs Plan All Religion 99 ' . Soviet soMiers carryins; ikons and 4 J . 1 v.i it. f jy?i t ' Seminova Monastery in Moscow prior to the tearing down of toe religious bouse to make way for new ''house of culture." Tho procedure Is in accord with the Soviet policy of relegating religion to a minor position in the affairs of the Russian people. State's Dairymen Stage Convention Increased Consumption Put Industry on Its Feet Further Boost in Production Will Be Opposed MARSHFIELD, Ore., Feb. 25. ( AP) Oregon's dairy in dustry was put under the microscope today as the Oregon Dairymen's association swung into action and diag nosed ills and advanced possible cures. Increased consumption unore economical production through elimination of bor der cows and diseased animals, and production of quality prod ucts were advanced by Professor P. M. Brandt of Oregon State col lege as a possible solution. He stated he was not pessimistic- over the situation, but was con vinced that it was folly to in crease production without In creasing consumption. He be lieved the best way to solve the present problem was to "eat our way out.' M. M. Miller, milk specialist of the United States Public Health service, outlined possibilities of stimulating sales through better milk ordinances. He also urged (Turn to page 2, col 1) 10 DEBATES WILL BE STAGED TONIGHT The Willamette university de bate squads will meet the repre sentatives from University of Utah in a double header debate at Wal ler hall tonight, the first debate being at 7 o'clock. The Willamette girls' debating team will meet the Utah girls in the first debate discussing the outcome of the modern tendency of women to leave the home to take the places in industry. Florr ance Decker and Lillian Beecher will speak for the local institu tion. In the second engagement Bar ney Cameron and Balph MeCull ough of Willamette will speak against the representatives of University of Utah on the disarm ament question. Both of the boys are freshmen, and this is their first .opportunity to show their ability before a Satem audience. George Berreman, debate coach of Oregon Normal school at Mon mouth, will ajt as critic for the debate. Notes Cause of activities by the secret service. The threatening or warning let ters have been turned over to At torney General Mitchell. One was received some time ago at the of fice of Vice President Curtis. "It's the work of some crank or of some practical joker," said Senator Copeland, "and I can't take it seriously. However, I cant understand the moronic mihd of anyone who thinks such business Is a practical joke." One member of the senate be came so alarmed about the let ters that he went to an officer of the senate to ask that two buck ets of water be placed in the chamber so that If any bomb were dropped, Its fuse could be extin guished. - The senate is always closely guarded by door keepers, these have hot been Increased. David Barry, the sergeant at arms of the senate, said he had no new guards and was taking no extra precautions. to Relegate to Minor Position 4 i 5 "VKt V Si yr ' v .'.--w: -.-.?-.'. .- religions decorations from the Declared Necessary to Directors Give Secret Fra ternity Problem Wide Berth at Meet The Salem school board held its quietest session in many months last night, and if anybody hoped or suspected that the board was going to put its foot into the secret society situation at the high school, that somebody was just out of something to talk about. In an 25-minute session, the members heard the city superin tended declare that the commer cial department had started a set of books to keep the auto mech anics and machine shops of the high school in a financial straight jacket The board also authorized tne neaa janitor to see mat lvo feet of tile be purchased for a ditch near the McKinley school which the county was closing up. That was all that happened, ex cept allowing bills, at the open session. However, members of the board engaged in about a 10-minnte roundtable discussion after ad journment was called, and this was understood to center about a new salary schedule which the teachers' association has been working on. The board listened to the propostion but took no ac tion. The teachers through the re port submitted last night are ask ing that pay be placed on a 12 month basis and that school be run on a 10-month basis. fly DOCS. BEfOBT Sheep-killing dogs slaughtered 11 head of J. P. Zimmerman's sheep outright and cause 39 more to be drowned when they were driven in the Abiqaa river Son- day afternoon, it was learned from County Commissioner Frank Por ter Tuesday "when the Sllverton rancher made his report to the commissioner. Zimmerman, who lives on route one, Sllverton, said two dog, did all the killing. While working about his place Monday morning he heard dogs barking among his sheep and upon Investigation fee found the degs barking at four sheep which had been driven Into the river and were stranded upon a rock. Remains Of the drowned sheep were fonnd downstream as far as a mile. Porter was Informed. LEGISLATURE QUITS BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 25. (AP) The special session, of the Idaho legisiatare today complet ed the program mapped out for it by the governor, passing ' the bills Increasing; the gasoline tax and amending the treasury not lav ftna adjourned. 1 W SCHOOL BOARD MUM UPON SOCIETY ISSUE M SHFFP SI ill SCANDAL HITS GUARD UNIT IfJ FU Assistance Declared Given Rum Runners by Mem bers of Militia Bootleggers Take Strange Advantage of Fruit Fly Quarantine OLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25. (AP) Charges that national guardsmen on Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine work In Flor ida were aiding bootleggers by placing the seal of the United States government on can of li quor and allowing, It . to be trans ported, were made here late today by Chairman W. R. Wood of the bouse fruit fly inquiry commit tee. Chairman Wood made the al legations while he was question ing Dr. Wllmon Newell, state plant commissioner, at the hear ing in which the committee, a sub-committee of the house ap propriations body, is inquiring into the expenditure of federal funds in fruit fly eradication work. While asking Dr. Newell as to the duties of national guardsmen in the quarantine area. Chairman Wood queried whether the plant commissioner was "aware that they have been sealing up cars of liquor with the government seal and permitting it to be shipped through the country by bootleg gers?" Dr. Newell said he had not heard of any specific instances of that kind. - "Well, it's being done," replied Chairman Wood, "and you will hear plenty more about it before these meetings are over," v E URGES JAIL FARM Prisoner System May Be Re organized if Project' Carried Out PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) Portland needs a farm similar to that of the Pisgah farm home, where prisoners may be re formed through work and the city should pay its prisoners 25 cents a day so they "won't have to steal the first night they are out of jail," municipal Judges de clared today at a conference in the office of Commissioner S. C. Pier, called to work out a plan for the regulation of -the city Jail. The result of the conference was that Chief L. V. Jenkins of the police department was in structed to draft suggestions for a system by which prisoners may get time off for good behavior and more time off for working. This will be done through the judges after the information is given them by the chief. Author ity to work the prisoners, to give them time off, and other details of the administration would be ncorporated Into one ordinance to avoid confusion and questions. Oreg tin A K FJ on gioas Work at Two State TD Schools; -Portland's Police AJXTcIS Force Does Speedy Work EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 24. (AP) With the successful com pletion of a state wide campaign for funds, Westminister founda tion of Oregon will bo able to continue its program of religious and social work at the University of Oregon and Oregon State col lege, the Rev. Maxwell Adams, student pastor at the local Insti tution, announced today. The Rev. Adams said he received word to that effect from Dr. Har old Leonard Bowman, president ot the foundation. 4 Suspects Arrested PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) Less than 24 hours after police had been notified of two burglaries, four men had been arrested today, taken to court and bound over to the county grand jury for examination. The men were Tom S. Weeks, 20, and John H. Bromley, Si, ac cused of breaking into a grocery store operated by Mrs. H. E. Turner; and Max Chan, 27, Chi nese and John Topax, 82, -Filipino boxer, accused respectively of receiving stolen goods and lar ceny from a store .in connection with the theft of more than $400 from a Chinese restaurant. Car Kills Pedestriaa PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) A. P. Fulkerson, 15, was Instantly killed tonight when he was struck by an automobile driven by C. L. Wright at an east side intersection here. Wright was not held, witnesses declaring he . was driving at 'a moderate rate of speed and that the victim stepped into the path of his au tomoblle from in front or a parked car. Timber to be Sold PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) Sale of timber on revest ed Oregon and California grant lands and Coos Bay wagon road Legionnaires Not To Sponsor Rodeo Here Jdy Fourth After a spirited de bate which resumed where It was dropped two weeks before. Capital Post No. 9, Ameri can Legion, decided by a vote off 62 to 87 Tuesday night that it would not sponsor a Fourth of July rodeo under the terms offer ed. It was Intimated that the rodeo would be staged under private auspices, however. Having scrapped this pro ject, the post authorized ap pointment of a committee to devise some other method of raising funds to finance the concrete swimming pool in the city auto park, which the post has offered to the city as a legion memorial. The post membership Tuesday night was reported to be 700. An intensive cam paign is to be started to night, with a view of in creasing this to 800 by March 1 in order to keep even with last year's record. SISTER MARTHA OF Death Strikes-Sudden Tak ing Staff Member of Lo cal Hospital Sister Martha Rooney, who has been associated with her father, F. B, Wedel, and sisters at the Deaconess hospital since coming to Salem in 191S. died quite sud denly about-7: 30 o'clock last night. Sister Martha had men tioned yesterdays afternoon that she felt none too well, but show ed signs of no serious illness until about 6:30 o'clock last evening, oonly an hour before she passed away. m Funeral arrangements are be ing held up pending word from an uncle and aunt in Kansas. Martha Wedel was born In Ma rion county, Kansas, August 20, 1886. cShe attended school in Ma rlon county, Kansas, and later Bethel college at Newton, Kan sas. After finishing college, she taught for several years in Kan sas and Idaho, after this taking her nurses training at Beatrice, Nebr. She took her final training in nursing at American Falls, Ida ho, where she was consecrated a deaconess. She came to Salem in 191$ with her father and Sister Marie, who died a year ago, and Sister Anna who is also with the hospi tal. In 1919 she was married to Rev. Fred Rooney, but since mat time she has assisted as the hos pital as occasion demanded. She had always been a favorite with the patients there, and none kind nesses more than they. A small son died about six years ago. Besides her widower, her fa ther and Sister Anna, she is sur vived by two daughters and a son: Hilda, Alma and Waldo; al so by the following other broth ers and sisters: F. F. Wedel and Ben F. Wedel of Salem and Mrs. Elizabeth Schrag of Soap Lake. Wash. QUAKE RECORDED- CALEXICO, Calif., Feb. 25. (AP) A sharp earthquake of short duration was felt through the Imperial valley at 6:25 p. m. today. Nnm RntiPil fnr J?pf. grant lands will be held by the United " States department of the interion at the general land of fice at Roseburg, Hamlll A. Can aday, registrar, announced here today. The sale will be held at 10 a. m., April 17. Drunken Driver Jailed ROSEBURG, Ore,, Feb. 25. (AP) Chris Jensen, resident of Elkton, was fined $250 and sen tenced to 90 days In jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while Intoxicated. He was also fined $10 on an assault and battery charge. Jensen became Intoxicated Sun day It was testified, threatening the life of Justice of the Peace Andrews of Elkton. When an at tempt was made by Deputy Sher iff Bert Adams to arrest him, he knocked the officer down and three men were required to sub due him. Later he broke his hand cuffs and again attacked the of ficer, but was clubbed Into sub mission by the deputy. Box Company Bnllt KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 25. (AP) J. H. Modrow and J. M. Johnson of, San Francisco announced today that construc tion will start within ten days on the Cascade Box company plant three miles south of here. The plant will cost $50,000 and will employ 60 men. It will have an output of 30 carloads or 900, 000 box shooks monthly. These will be shipped to southern and eastern markets. New Candidate Ont PORTLAND,, Ore:, Feb. 25. (AP) Wllber Henderson, ex- service man and legislator, today announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for dis trict attorney of Multnomah county. UBS PISSES ROSTEIN WILL RUN FOR JOB AS MftYOR 2 Candidates Now in Field In Campaign for Lives ley's Position Council Ticket to Be Urged Along With Drive for People's Votes Edward Rostein, ex-merchant in Salem, has consented to be come a candidate for mayor, sig nifying his willingness to run to a group of down-town business to make the race for the past two to make the race for hte past two weeks. Mr. Rostein was former ly a partner of I. Greenbaum's in the mercantile business on North Commercial street. He sold his interest in the store two years ago but retains his half interest in the real estate. Since retiring from merchandising Mr. Rostein has devoted considerable of his time In the opening up of a tract of choice residence lots In Eu gene, but has maintained his res idence here. That Mr. Rostein will head a ticket along with a number of men as candidates for the city council, was reported yesterday by some of those sponsoring the Rostein candidacy. Mr. Rostein said he wanted if elected mayor, to have a group of men on the council whom he could work with. Among those-mentioned as on the councilmanic ticket to be headed by Mr. Rostein were Carle Gabrielson and Grover Hillman. Petitions launching the candi dacies of Mr. Rostein and the councilmanic roster are due to be circulated today or within a few days. P. M. Gregory Is First In Field Mr. Rosteln's announcement makes him the second definitely in the field for mayor. P. M. Gregory acquiesced In the draft ing imposed on him by a delega tion of Hollywood merchants and yesterday afternoon his friends were busy preparing petitions to circulate, to get his name on the ballot. Disclaiming any affiliation to any organization Mr. Rostein as serted that if elected he would endeavor to give a business ad ministration. While- Mr. Ro steln's candidacy is sponsored by (Turn to page 2, col 8) TO TELL SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25 (AP) Dr. Walter B. Coffey and Dr. John D. Humber, originators of an experimental cancer treat ment, will address a Joint meet ing March 3 of the San Diego and Orange county medical associa tions, it was announced today at the Southern Pacific hospital, where the treatment is undergo ing tests. Dr. Coffey in a statement ex pressed pleasure at the action of the San Francisco supervisors In appropriating $20,000 for hospi talization of cancer patieutB at the San. Francisco hospital, but reiterated that the treatment does not constitute a cure. "We believe that it would rer quire two or three more years of laboratory and research work to justify any claims," be explained. The statement invited the San Fancisco county medical associa tion to keep "close observation on the work" at the Southern Pa cific hospital, and declared other scientists might "improve our ex tract and make additions there to." In conclusion, the statement said: "we again emphasize the fact that it is wrong for anyone to send dying patients to us. There is no benefit to these pa- uems ana none io science.' Mrs. Gertrude Edwins, Wenat- chee, Washington, woman brought here by alrpane for treat ment in the fear that a train jour ney would prove fatal, had a good day today, but her attending phy sician, nr. ueorge K. Rhodes. said he did not see "much im provement in her general physi cal condition." Yesterday's New Auto Is Used Car Now It may seem unfair, gen tle reader, but that shiny new creation you drove away so blithely even a day ago is now a used car! And it's price has gone down, down. But you're extremity may he another's opportunity. Thousands- of shrewd auto buyers in Salem known that for value received, nothing excels a guaranteed used car. literally hundreds of bargains await the cautious and careful buyer this week when nil dealers are offer ing exceptional bargains at the city's first Used Car co operative sale event. Torn to today's classifi eds in The Statesman and note the bargains available up to March 2. CANCER MEN PROCESS Poison Fiend to Be Tried Soon James Baker, 25, is said to have admitted a total of 11 murders, including nine by poison. He Was arrested recently near De troit and taken to Xew York where he now faces trial for the-murder of Henry Gaw, la boratory watchman, in Decem ber, 1928. IREE MEN MISSED UPOII FLIGHT WEST Plane Down Somewhere Be tween Arizona and Cal ifornia Airports LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. (AP) Western Air Express to night revealed that three men pilot, co-pilot and steward are missing with the Western Express transport plane that disappeared Sunday while en route from King man, Ariz., to terminal at Glen dale, Cal. The presence of the third man aboard, John W. Slaton, steward, has not hitherto been known. He Is a jnew employe. Western Air Express officials said, and his name has not as yet been entered In records of the general office. When he failed to report at the field today, however, a checkup of personnel showed that he had gone to Kingman Saturday with Pilot James A. Doles and Co-Pilot A. W. Bieber in the chartered plane which carried special pass engers to Arizona. The plane was returning to Alhambra without passengers, when it dropped from sight during a sudden storm. Twelve searching planes, three of them army ships from March field, Calif., government air base, searched the territory between Kingman nd Log Angeles today, swooping also over the Mojave desert, without result. Three West ern Air Express planes took on from Kingman and six from the Alhambra terminal. They all re turned to their bases tonight. Doles received his flight train ing at March field and Western Air Express officials have receiv assurance from March field that more army planes will take up the search tomorrow. SPOKANE, Feb. 25 (AP) Police tonight exonerated H. W. Robinson, a broker, from blame in connection with the death by gas asphyxiation of his wife and two year old daughter, whose bo dies were found in their home here today. "If our -doctor had listened to me three months ago this never would have happened," the man sobbed to police after being told the bodies were found. "My wife had been insane since last spring and Judge J. Stanley Webster, of federal court, suggested that I have a doctor examine her. The doctor said, 'she's all right.' " Police records show that Mrs. Robinson had her husband arrest ed on an Insanity charge after she exressed fear that he would harm her and their daughter. Later, the records show, Mrs. Robinson was arrested on a similar charge after complaint by her husband. Since that time, it was said, they had not lived together. Neighbors reported to police that Mrs. Robinson had not been seen for several days, and that there had been no lights in the house since Sunday. W0MI5 HUSBAND. CLEARED OF CRIME Economy In Expenditures Urged By U. S. President By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Writer WASHDXGTON, Feb. 25. (AP) President Hoover directed the demand for government econ omy to the people today in an ap peal tha tthey "support" con gress. ' Mr. Hoover's statement said he hoped "that the people at home will realize that the government cannot undertake every worthy social, economic, military and na val expansion, increases in pay to government employes, expanded pension systems, or public im provement projects and will sup port the members of congress in their cooperation with the admin istration to hold down these new proposals for additional expendi tures." The White House statement was coincidental with heated dis cussion in the senate over the purpose! of. ondaig breakfast Confab To Postpone eopening Downfall of Cabinet in Paris Impedes Progress Government is Over thrown by Margin of 15 Votes By FRANK H. KING Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. Feb. 25. fAP Adjournment of the London na val conference for another ek was expected tonight to be the immediate result of the fall f the Chautenips cabinet in France. The defeat was a- blow to the hopes for speedy renewal of ne gotiations, but conference lead ers were fully prepared for It asd win proceed along the lines Prime Minister MacDonald feed Colonel Henry L. Stimson of the United States planned in their week-end conference at S t a n- more. Under their olan. the Prima Minister will summon the chief delegates to London Coloacl Stimson, Reiiiro Wakatsuki of Japan and Dino Grand! of Ttal to Downing street tomorrow ror consideration of the situation. Grandlwas nearlng London his return from Rome when the fate of the Chautemps cabinet was sealed. Colonel Stimson i cal care with a severs cold.' Wak atsuki accepted the news stoic ally. Paris Developments Closely Followed The chief delegates of the var ious nations awaited the vote of the French chamber with as much Interest tonight as If it were n a major political Issue In thfir own countries. The first reaction after the re sult was learned was to minim Ire the disappointment at further delay as much as possible. It is Mr. MacDonald's sincere belief that another week of delay can be weathered without iiinpd rai if at effects that in fact it mar ie- (Turn to page 2, col 5) yiKEEliPLTMAT DEMIDSWAR HALT WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 ( AP) A 28-year-oid diplomat, -John M. Cabot of Cambridge. lla . stood between two hostile camps in the Dominican republic today and asked for peace in the name of the United States. He was sent to the turlmlpr.t city of Santiago by Charles 8. e" Curtis, American minister, who has spent nearly as many rears In the diplomatic service of his city as Cabot, the !Kation's -secretary, has lived. Mr. Curtis resorted his' -!. tion of a peace maker to the 'state department, saying nit the1 same time that the revolutionists hp.d not yet advanced upon Santo Do mingo, the capital city. There President Vasquez spent last ntbt safe from attack In the govern ment fortress; surrounded by loy al troops. The minister also reported that Vice President Jose Alfonseca had resigned, and President Vasqufx had promised legislative annul ment ot all amendments to the electoral law made since 1924. Curtis told the department he believed further revolutionary act ivities were stilled, awaiting the outcome of Cabot s negotiations in Santiago. - President Hoover's only com ment on the situation today was . that he had no information ct any danger to the life or liberty of American citizens In Santa Domingo at the present time. Joseph P. Cotton, acting secretary of state with whom the president conferred, likewise held the opin ion that the present differences were without danger to Ameri cans. conference between President Hoover and the republican eon- gressional leaders, which result ed in the demand for government economy. Senator Glass, dente crat, Virginia, told the senate that congress has pared down the recommendations of President Hoover for appropriations by $20,000,000 so far, this season.1 He added: "There is no amateur who has the remotest knowledge ofthe legislative processed of congress who could not have told the pres ident he was setting up a straw man merely for the purpo8eof knocking him down." Senator Watson, of Indiana, the republican leader, asserted 4n reply that the Monday ; White House parley was urged by house leaders with a rlew to bringing. pressure to hear "to stem ie tide" for additional appropri. t Itipna.