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LITTLE MERCHANTS All Statesman carriers are charged for all papers they deliver. Please notify the of fice when changing address. Telephone 0101. WEATHER Pair today and Friday, subnormal temperature; Max. Temp. Wed. 39, Mia. 11; rata 0, river -.2 foot; northerly wlad. FOUNDED 1831 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 15, 1932 No, 225 'Jfsp& t i I ADD NO TAKES, ill I. uUWN ULU rzrrnmi ONES, ADVISED plH 1 Reduction League Opposed To Sales Levy; Lists Recommendations Cut all State Salaries to $5000 or Less, Build No new Highways SALIENT LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OP MARION COUNTY TAX LEAGUE No property tax; no sales tax. Low flat auto license fee; no more gas tax. No more state highway construction. No BUkii salaries abore 95000. Only one tax commission er at $3600 year. Cat higher education, state Institutions 23 per cent. Make 4 cents maximum milage allowance private cars In state service. Reduce state police force. Repeal high school bus law; put $80 maximum on tuition; oppose county unit plan. Let committee on com mittees organize legislature. Make state tax payment In ratio of county payment. Twenty-one resolutions having to do with state government and centering on the matter of econ omy were adopted hore Wednes day by the Marion County Tax Re duction and Equalization league, Henry Zorn, president, presiding. The league'B determinations ranged from a protest against any additional taxes, Including a sales tax, to a demand for econ omy in the organization of the legislature. Senator Brown la Consulted, Report Members of the committee which drew up the league's res olutions included E. G. Wiesner, chairman, Frank Saalfeld, G. W. Potts, Ronald Jones, C. A. Rat cliff. The committee reported that It had two private sessions, at one of which Senator Sam Brown of this county and Senator W. E. Burke of Yamhill county were present as well as A. A. Geer of Macleay. The league meeting, attended by 100 taxpayers, extended from mid-morning until late afternoon. Discussion throughout the meet ing centered on the idea that "the way to cut taxes is to cut expen ses." Frequent criticisms were made of high-salaried state officials in cluding Henry Hanzen, state bud get director, and William Einzig, state purchasing agent. League members were urged not to consider the resolutions as final actions and were ordered to stand ready to appear at the leg islature to see that the requested reductions were effected. Oppose Continuing Fund for Education The league's recommendations for economy Included abolishing of the continuing appropriations for higher education and a reduc tion by the legislature of 254 per cent of the mlllage taxes-allowed for higher education. The resolutions, in full, follow: "Positive opposition be taken to any kind of additional tax, that what the taxpayer needs Is not tome new form of tax but a re duction in governmental expenses In order that present taxes ma be reduced. "That we are opposed to the sales tax. - "We are opposed to the rein statement of penalties or increas ed Interest on delinquent taxes. "We favor the flat fee system for auto licenses to be made as low as possible, and in case of absolute necessity a value tax to bo levied as per value of cars as shown In the official automobile blue book, said value tax to be collected by the secretary of state at the time of issuing licenses. "We oppose any further add! tlon to the present gas tax. No New Highway Work at This Time "That the state highway de partment undertake no new con traction daring the present de pression, and that the work of the department be limited to mainten ance of the present highways and that the office force and general overhead be scaled down accord Ingly county roads to be provid ed for from licenses and gas tax. "That the state salary list be scaled down to the extent that no one shall receive a salt.y in ex cess of 15,000 per year. "That the state tax commls slon be reduced from three mem bers at $4,800 per year to one commissioner at not more than $1,400. That the Institutions of high er education receive no appropri ations from the legislature and that the so called continuing ap propriations be discontinued. That the present mlllage tax bo re cused by SI per cent. (Ton to page t, eol. 1) Looks Through Porthole Again To Prove He's Not Man Wanted '"11 - 1 'V I, - II Y J f l 4 info -T.r, . r r-ii Here is William J. "Curly" Guy, formally charged with the murder of Walter Wanderwell December 5, cheerfully looking through the porthole on the yacht Carma through which members of the crew claim they saw him on the nfgbt of the crime. The crime was committed off Long Beach. Several members of the crew claim they identify Guy, seaman formerly in Wanderwell's employ and who admits he had a quarrel with the globe-trotter, as the man who inquired for Wanderwell Just before the shooting. W. C. T. U. DEPLORES HSM SPEECH Local Group Adds Protest On Suggestion Girls Learn to Drink The Salem Women's Christian Temperance union through its of ficers, yesterday added its pro test to those expressed Tuesday by a group of Topeka, Kans., women to the reputed assertion of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt that the average girl of today faces the problem of learning very yonng how much she can drink of such things as whiskey and gin and sticking to the proper quantity." Incensed at the attitude report ed to have been taken by the next "first lady" of the nation to ward youth and liquor, the local women addressed a letter to Mrs. Roosevelt declaring that "we do not feel that this astonishing (Turn to page 2, col. 2) SLATED FDD TODAY Further discussion toward work- ng out a state-wide organization to place the Oregon prune indus try on a firmer basis, will be car ried on at a meeting called for 10 o'clock this forenoon at the cham ber of commerce here. George Neuner of Portland, United States attorney, is chairman, and Charles Cole of the state department of agriculture, secretary. Frank White, one of the North Pacific Prune association, and Fred Goof, chairman of the state grange agriculture committee, are expected to be in attendance, as well as all members of the state wide committee appointed follow ing a series of prune meetings here last summer and early fall. This is the second meeting of the state committee to work oat plans for an organization to sta blllze the prune Industry. s Qqdn ulefe DOMES' PEN WINNER OAKLAND, Ore., Dec. 14. (AP) Henry Domes of McCoy, Ore., today was awarded the rrand champion s cup and the governor's master breeders' cup in the final Judging at the north western turkey show here. The governor's cup was given for the best five birds, one ln each class, showed by one exhibitor. Final figures showed 171 en tries ln the live and dressed di visions ef the ahow, which closed tonight. MARKET VICTIMIZED PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 14. (AP) Two men held np the Vir ginia market here, tonight, held ten persons at bay, scooped $50 from the cash register and escaped ln a light coupe parked sear the scene of the holdup. David Sorodman, manager ef tbe market, said one of the gun men was the same man who held up the market October XI. ACT FOLLOWS CRASH EUGENE, Ore.. Dec. 14. (AP) Milton J. Clark, $5, of Oak ridge was found dsad Tuesday with a bullet hole through his head. Police said he shot himself 'yitn his rifle. in 1 Clark was la an automobile ac 1 INI Howard Hulsey Named Vice President; Committee To Study Problems At the annual meeting of the Salem Business Men's league held Wednesday evening at the Chamber of Commerce, E. L, Wieder was elected president, Howard Hulsey, vice president and C. E. Wilson, secretary. Di rectors elected to serve during 1933 with officers were C. 8 Hamilton. Otto A. Hartman, Wil liam J. Busick, J. N. Chambers and U. G. Shipley. Several matters of Importance to retail merchants came up for discussion but in order to secure more data for action, B. E. Sis- son, president of the league, was authorized to appoint several committees to report at a meet ing to be held during the latter part of the month. Mr. Sisson in reporting activi ties of the league during the past year called attention to efforts made to prevent various useless advertising schemes and also that the league had cooperated with other organizations In urging the city council to pass an prdinance that has prevented to a large extent the Issuing of worthless checks. Mr. Wieder, as president of the Business Men's league, will serve on the board of the chamber of commerce. Cougars Defeat Whitman 72-20 - WALLA WALLA. Wash., Dec 14 (AP) The Washington State college five defeated Whit man 72 to 20 in the first college game for both teams to open the basketball season here tonight. Shooting effectively from around the foul line on fast one-hand shots, the Cougars ran the score to 20 to 0, bewildering the short er Missionaries, in the first six minutes of play. McCoy Turkeys Are Best Holdup Man Visits Again Oakridge Man la Suicide Birds Rescued From Ice cident only ten minutes before he shot himself, police said. A track he was driving hit a telephone pole after falling to make a sharp turn on tbe highway. Ansel Lee of Oakridge, riding with him, re ceived only minor scratches, and lt was thought that Clark was not ierlously hurt. REPORT 1800 SAVED KLAMATH FALLS, Ore Dec 14. (AP) Federal game pro tectors had succeeded today la saving about 1800 ducks and geese from the lee of Upper Klamath lake, and the work of mere among birds waa carried Into the Tale lake country. Hundreds of wounded geese are nearly dead there front the bit ter cold. Federal Game Protec tor Hugh Worcester said. . When the rescued birds have , sufficiently recovered la the. government pens they will be banded and released. TURKEYS ALL SHIPPED ALBANY, Ore., Dec 14. (AP) Turkey of this territory for the Christmas holiday market were practically cleaned np Tues day night when 1100 of the birds were shipped from Albany to Call forela markets. i 1 FUGITIVE AUTHOR IY 00 BACK TO CHAINS Robert E. Burns is Caught At Newark; his Career Has ups and Downs - Sent Back First Time When His Wife is Angered By Divorce Plans NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 14. (AP) Robert E. Burns, author of "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang," was arrested tonight on a charge of being a fugitive from Justice. The arrest was made at the re quest of authorities of La Grange, Troup county, Ga., where he twice escaped. He was fingerprinted and questioned. Barns had been living In Eft Orange. He will be arraigned on the fugitive eharge tomorrow. A native of Brooklyn, Burns was a world war veteran and saw service la France. He wandered about aimlessly when he was dis charged and In Atlanta, Ga., in 1121 took part in a holdup of a grocery with two other men The three were captured and Burns was sentenced to from six to ten years. He escaped in 1922 and went fi.-st to Chicago where he became a successful magazine publisher. A woman found a letter mention- ing fi cnam gang days, sne threatened to tell police unless he married her. They were married. The same woman, however. brought about his return to Geor gia when he asked for a separa tion to marry another. Burns was arrested ln 1929 and after a legal battle was taken back to the I southern state Many influential people had taken an Interest ln his case and his brother, Rev. Vin cent Bums, of Pittsfield Mass and their mother, sought to ob tain a pardon. mi. v . t w.s I iure was a neanng in juiy, 1930. before the Georgia prison Anmmfe.lAN . n warn A ..nmA I from that body until the news that Burns had again escaped. Story Best Seller, Success ln Movies He made his way north and since then has held various Jobs in New Jersey. He was a reporter on a Newark newgpaper for a short time but the newspaper halt ed publication, xnen ne was a dynamiter in a copper refinery ln Chome, N. J. Finally he decided to write his experiences and sold the result, which became a best seller. The book also was made Into a motion picture. The film version of Burns' story was shown at the Elslnore theatre BOISE. Idaho. Dee. 14 ( API Disregarding the fact one of them had barely two months to serve and the other perhaps little more, two ttusted prisoners es caped from the Idaho penitentiary here tonight and drove away ln the warden s automobile They were Lonney Walling, S3, of Jerome, serving a one to 15 vsap apm tr-m Kiipfflonr An4 1 IT Mounce, 28, of Gooding, serving a one to 14 year term for forgery aoin were irusues, worsmg and sleeping outside the prison the automobile for several months i ..ft am ciiauiieur. They escaped about 6:30 p. m., . J tk.l. . V n A I less man an nour later oy waraen tt. B. Tnomas wno noucea nis au- tomoDUe was not in front of prls- on office when he returned there trom his residence, a snort dls- tance away. Guards said the men filled two large cans with gas- oline during the day and these were gone. Light-Fingered Person Chilly; Overcoat Taken A police angle to the cold weather developed yesterday when two motorists reported that a robe and an overcoat had been stolen from the radiators of their auto mobiles, parked near the postof- fice. Chlly, light-fingered persons last week appropriated similar ar ticles but no report were made to the police. O. C. McKay. 1070 North 16th street, told police someone took a heavy army eoat from his ear and C. W. Brasher, 19 0 North Summer street, said he found a wool blanket missing when he re turned to his machine. REBELS ARB ROUTED TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Des. 14. (AP) An official report to- dar said nationalist trooos under General Carlos Sanabria bad at - tacked a rebel group near Santa Catallna. ln the Intibuca sone, killing SO and wounding CO. The nationalist casualties were 7 kill- ed and 14 wounded, CONVICTS N WARDENS Mexico Plans ToWithdraw From League MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14 (AP) Mexico intends to withdraw from the League of Nations, It was learned tonight from a semi official source. The reason tor the decision, it was explained, is the necessity for economy. An official declaration is expected from the foreign of fice tomorrow. The cost of membership, rang ing from $60,000 to $90,000 a year, Is considered too heavy to be borne by Mexico which is now struggling to balance its budget, the unofficial source said. Mexico entered the league a little more than a year ago. Re cently the Mexican office in Gen eva was closed for reasons of economy. STEIWED SUGGESTS Doesn't Urge Going to war To Collect Debt but Asks Firm Stand WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 Andrew JackBOn ln collecting a debt f FranC9 lt d tQ(J by Senator stelwer 0regon re. nnWlMn n thm TTn 1 iA Ht,t m 11" fi SenatoV steiwer emphasized ., , w.. , United States should go to war t t tfl debt a8 thrtaten6d hv jaPkROn hnt Bal1 htt felt th J r - dignity and severe insistence" of the nation at that time was commendable. "The attitude which our gov ernment then took was wholly in , , ,.u ,v .i internatlonal obligation." he said. "European powers now are treat ing very lightly obligations which at one tlme ,n hlstory were treated as most binding. Refreshing his memory with tw a f th t senator vividly told the story of Jackson's successful bat tle to collect a debt from France growing out of the payment of indemnities for losses by Ameri can vessels during the Napoleon ic wars. The French owed us money and wouldn't pay," he said. Jackson negotiated a treaty ln which they agreed to pay $5.- 000,000 ln six annual Install ments. We agreed ln exchange to reduce the duties on French wines. "We reduced the duties, but the French did not pay much at tention to the matter, and two sessions of the French congress ... M.r.t.rr of ,ute was B6nt to tne rrench Murf tn n11f thn a ant Thn feeling between this country and France became serious and the people began to talk about war. Jackson said he was ready for the hazard of war. He said the honor of the nation was at stake. It went so far that Jack son prepared a declaration of war. That, however, was never employed. He insisted they Keep their contract and stood his ground until they paid Steiwer read from Jackson's messages to congress ln connec tion with the dispute, ln which "Old Hickory" used strong language to describe the French attitude. He said their position was "utterly untenable" and said they were refusing to keep obU held sacred by the ,, " whole civilized world." 1 ! Mining (OngreSS Will Meet tlere 1 I w mm i t T7 Mia-I affll3rV EUGENE Dee 14 (AP) rpiiM0n tonkin toward tabllshment of a state school of mines, a state bureao of mlnee. federal road appropriations and reconstruction finance corpora tion loans for the construction of ore reducing mills, will be dls- cussed at a meeting of the western Oregon mining congress to be held ln Salem January 15, it was announced here today by George Jennings, president of the congress. The meeting will be held at the Salem chamber of commerce I In the afternoon and evening. The matter of a federal bonus for gold and the stabilization of silver will be discussed Late Sports PORTLAND. Dec. 14. (AP) Abe Kaplan 218, Portland, defeat ed Charles Santen 111, Klrks ville. Mo., two falls out of three ln the main event of tonight's wrestling matcnes nere. Kaplan took the first tall ln 15 minutes with a flying wing lock. Santen ev ief the count 14 minutes later, inning a fall with a body press. The deciding tumble went to . Kaplan in five minutes with another winglock. Casey Kazanjian. 205. San 1 Francisco, and Oki Shikina, 210 I Japan, wrestled five rounds to a draw Spike .Ashby 141, Flint, Miss,, took a fall from Tuffy Davis, 148 l Portland, to win the opener. JACKSON S METHOD POLAND LATEST TJ1 DEFAULT ON DEBTS TO 0. S. "Unthinkable" to Refuse is British Statement but New Parley Sought France Without Cabinet as Herriot Informs U. S. He's Disqualified (By the Associated Press) . England, America's largest debt or, has decided to pay ln gold the debt Installment due today. Italy already has paid, France and Bel gium decided not to pay and Poland has indicated she will default. In London the chancellor of the exchequer told parliament default on this payment was unthinkable, that arrangements have been made with the federal reserve bank to meet it, but that this device was not to be interpreted as meaning a return to the debt system ln operation before the Hoover mora torium. France was without a cabinet, Premier Herriot having been over thrown by the chamber of depu ties. He sent word to Washington that he can carry on only current affairs now and that lt will be up to the next government to con tinue the debt negotiations. Italy Has Paid Up, Is Announcement At Rome Italy announced ahe had paid the $1,215,437 interest instalment she owed. In Brussels a new government was in the process of formation by Count de Broqueville who re igned as premier after the cab- net had decided unanimously to refuse payment of the $2,125,000 Instalment. The Polish embassy at Wash ington indicated Poland would de fault in a statement expressing re gret that no solution of the ques tion satisfactory to Poland and the United States had been reach ed. Embassy attaches said that 'unquestionably Poland cannot pay." Meantime Germany Is merely an onlooker. A government spokes man said that since lt Is impos sible to return to the Young plan anyway, lt matters little to Ger many what happens as a conse quence of the French refusal to pay. There was no comment from the stats department at Washing ton on the French refusal to pay. but members of congress expressed indignation. SHERIFFS SUGGEST AUTO TAX SYSTEM PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 14. ( AP) The Oregon State Sheriffs' association, opening their annual meeting here today, endorsed E. Mass of Oregon City, sberlif or Clackamas county, as a candidate for appointment as United States marshal. Harry L. Bowne of Eu gene, theriff of Lane county, was endorsed for deputy United States marshal. The delegates adopted a reso lution requesting that If the state legislature changes the automo bile license fee to $3 or $5 and places automobiles on the per sonal tax roll, that provision be made for collecting the tax at the time the license is Issued. Martin T. Pratt, Multnomah county sheriff and president of the association, is presiding at the sessions. John Aschlm, former sheriff of Tillamook county. Is secretary and Oscar D. Bower of Salem, sheriff of Marion county, is vice-president. MAY FREE ISLANDS WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 (AP) The senate voted today to tree the Philippines in eight years, but then became so Involved in a par liamentary tangle that further ac tion was postponed until tomor row. Contracts tor Highway Woik to North Awarded PORTLAND, Dec. 14. (AP) 1 The state highway commission at its meeting here today awarded eight road and bridge construc tion contracts totaling $290,067 51. Six others, totaling $238, 058.80, were withheld pending ap proval of the federal bureau of public roads. Two bids amounting to $10,670, were withheld pend ing Investigation of the low bid ders, and one was rejected and ordered readvertised. Contracts awarded Included construction of 2.1 miles of the Pacific highway between New Era and Canby; 6.37 miles of grading in the Drinkwater pass-Chimney creek section of the Central Ore gon highway; grading and paving of 3.08 miles of the Central Point Medford section ef the Pacific highway, and several smaller lobs. Fifteen counties. It was point ed out, are ln position to benefit from contracts awarded or .held pending federal approval. Contracts awarded yesterday In cluded: - Clackamas eounty -New Xra- Police Probe Lively Affair But Largely Hunting License Suggestion for Christmas Gift PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14. (AP) Just another suggestion about what to buy "him" for Christmas: A brand new hunting and fish ing license. Because several women through out Oregon have asked the state Kame warden if they could buy 1933 licenses ln time to present them to their husbands when the Christmas tree bears its merry fruit, the game commission or dered licenses for next year print ed and made available Imme diately. Yesterday Warmest in Week But Mercury Declines Rapidly at Night Cold nights are here to stay for at least a few days more, ac cording to the weather bureau forecast which is "fair weather, subnormal temperature." Although reaching 39 degrees yesterday afternoon, the high point of a week past, the tem perature showed a lowering ten dency toward night. The maxi mum, registered at 2 p.m., was quickly erased as the mercury dropped by sharp Jumps to 20 degrees at 7 p.m. and 15 at 11 p.m. At midnight It Jogged up ward a notch, then back to 15 at 1 o'clock this morning. The frost was driven deeper Into the ground yesterday by an 11-degree minimum temperature, coming at 7 a.m., which was six degrees below Tuesday's mini mum. While the above-freezing tem perature lasted yesterday after noon, it restored to Salem re sidents the feeling that theirs was a temperate climate and hap py comments were voiced ev erywhere that "It la getting warm again." Plumbers and water company workmen, however, continued to be rushed repairing burs ted pipes. The company's troubles with ice in the mill flume and at the filter beds on the island was the "worst ever," employes reported. NEIGHBOR IS Ml TILLAMOOK. Ore., Dec. 14. (AP) Charles Rouse, 42, of Blaine, Ore., died today from a bullet wound in his chest and George Headstrom of Portland was held ln the county Jail here on an open charge. Tbe sheriff's office said Roase came to the residence of Clyde Harrison five miles above Blaine last night and accused Headstrom of being lazy and getting his board and lodging from the Har risons without working. Harrison replied that Headstrom was a good worker, and Headstrom or dered Rouse from the house. As Rouse prepared to leave, po lice said, Headstrom took Harris on's rifle from the wall, threaten ed Harrison when the latter sought to Interfere, then turned upon Rouse and fired. The bullet lodged in the man's chest. The slain man was unmarried Canby section of Pacific highway. construction of 2.1 miles of 20 foot concrete pavement, to West Contract company, Portland, low bid, $46,595. Jackson county Central Polnt- Medford section of Pacific high way. 1.08 miles of grading and concrete paving, to J aeobsen-J en- sen company, Portland, low bid. $88,934. Marlon county Raise and wid en concrete bridge over Pudding river, near Aurora, on Pacific highway to Julius Johnson, Port land, low bid, $5064.10. Awards pending approval of United States bureau of public roads. Clackamas eounty Clackamas rlver-Canemah section of Pacific highway 1.1 miles of grading, low bid of H. O. Johnson, Portland, $56,524. - Jackson county Nell creek sec tion of Pacific highwsy. 1.05 miles ef grading, low bid by Fred H. Slate, lfedford. $66.71. Tillamook eounty North Fork (Tarn to page 2, coL 2) COLD NIGHTS IRE 0 1 1 HI Charges Indefinite Hartwell Handicapped When He's Limited To Bare Facts Didn't see Gambling ; Says he has Been Persecuted Verbal clashes, embarrassing and unanswered questions pro vided entertainment for a gallery of citizens which at one time numbered 68 persons last night as the special city council com mittee conducted its investiga tion of the police department which resulted in James D. Hartwell, "star witness," being forced to back up on some et his charges and abandon oth ers because City Attorney Wil liam H. Trlndle ruled them ost as "hearsay" and "gossip." Hartwell, however, supplied the committee with names of business men and other citlzesa who will be requested to testify at further committee sessions ia regard to Hartwell's charges sf gambling receiving police protec tion, officers failing to redeem auegeaiy worthless checks, po lice shutting their eyes to booie parties and Police Chief Minto's asserted appropriating for him self county money paid ttr transportation of prisoners. May Make Further Investigation in Case The committee will study the transcript of the testimony tak en, then Investigate the charges further if they are deemed to merit it, Alderman O. A. Olson, chairman, announced after the hearing. "What we want to know la what you know about the law being violated in the city and where it's being violated," Trin- dle explained after Hartwell wis sworn ln. "It's gossip on the streets," said Hartwell. "We don't want it then," re torted Trindle. Hartwell proceeded to assert that he had investigated one par ticular cigar store "gambling" place, which he named and said had a secret gambling chamber. But later he was forced to admit he bad never seen gambling go ing on there or anywhere else and that he based his charges on hav ing been Invited to play poker at that place by a local man, whom he named. He received this Invita tion "the year before last," he testified. The audience derived continu ed merriment from Aldermxa Watson Townsend s cross-questioning and continual Interrupting Hartwell, especially when he re- " peatedly asked Hartwell, "Dose every place the chief of police walk ln and out of constitute evi dence that lt has police protection, yes or no!" Finally Admits He Saw No Gambling Hartwell kept evading the di rect answer until Alderman David O'Hara, of the committee, asked point blank, "You never saw a game In operation there?" Hartwell answered, "No." Halted in saying he bad heard that the chief of police had gam bled with a young state employe. Hartwell switched his complaints to alleged persecution he had suf fered at the hands of the police. He mentioned finding his truck tagged for parking downtoww several times and protested that other trucks were allowed to park on the sidewalks downtown and that "in front of the Royal Court apartments you'll see cars parked all night. When I do it, they tag me." "Was your truck ever tagged (Turn to page 2, col. 4) The Day in Washington (By tbe Associated Press) Secretary Mills estimate beer bill would produce $123 000,000 to f 150,000,000 first year and advocated sales tax te balance budget. Senate adjourned ln parlia mentary tangle ever Philippine Independence measure after ap proving amendment to tree isl ands ln eight years. Congressional spokesmen as sailed French parliament's decision not to pay today's war debt Installment. 8enate democrats permitted approval of nomination of Roy D. Chapln as secretary of com merce bat blocked action on Pre sident Hoover's other selections. Organised agricultural re presentatives Informed boa&e committee of their agreement oa aa allotment plaa of relief Self-styled rank and file vet erans presented petitions toiVlce President Curtis and 8oeaker Gamsr for bonus payment.