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- -i 'I ' 'fun. t j. : ; THE WEATHER Cloaaj today and 8ator! day, light rains today; Max. Temp. Tharaday 55, Mia. 48, river 8 feet; rata .03 Inch, oath wiad. " We guarantee bur carrier . .service. If four, paper doe not. arrive by. 0:15, eaU ; 0101 aad copy will be de- - UTerea at once. - - ; J EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning,- January 5 1934 n '.r I: vVV: l'rrV&Vfcr . .tin a I '.,' - - - - - : . . . I0. Z44. i ... f " nuinif QiiPPnQT UUIUIVUU! ruin . '; ' . . . . -f I Expenditure of 16 Billions is I? Proposed in Budget Set' " 4'r Before Congress Borrowing : of Ten . Billions U Proposed; -Paying Basis After 1935 Forecast 4 WASHINGTON." Ja'' 4 fH ipireaident RooaeveltVtoday - aBked" conrress to approve tne Diffgesi i peace-time Bpendlfl&t ! program In ' American historj and. despite . . Bome head wagging. It waa boob .... apparent that his recomtoenda . tlons woaldvbe 'enacted in mncli -. the jane form . as. he isabmitted , . them. - mtj,-t - Some democrats were surprised ' at the size of the fignree propos ed, while the "republicans express ' ed amazement and : a few- of them- concern. The - president's - party with its huge majority ral- lied staunchly around him, how ever, and support, or at least no Intention of opposing the pro gram, was Indicated by. some members' of the minority. - . Reduced to simplest terms, the - bndget for the fiscal year ending , Jntje 30, 1935, and. estimates' for ' the remainder of the current year foresaw: . . , ' ' Government borrowing of ten billion dollars In the next six months. : ; Expenditure for the two years totaling $16,520,805,667. Receipts - aggregating 17,234.604,234, a de ficit for the two years combined of S9.2 C.060,000 and a oonse quent increase in the public debt to 331,834,000.000. the highest point it eTer has reached. , Of these disbursements, 017,488,467 Were listed as gen eral outlays for $he ordinary ex- - penses of tbe government and the remainder, 111,512.317,200, was w set down as emergency spending Intended to farther the recovery program. j.jv&saiii -It is my belief that so tar as we can make estimates with, our present knowledge, the Govern ment should seek to hold the total (Tarn to page 2, col. 1) SLEDDING IS ROUGH FOB CIM BILL -.. -OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 4. Although blocking an attempt to sidetrack the. liquor control .'bill in favor of general legisla tion and working all day on the Steele state stores plan of retail iaales, the house tonight had ac complished little or nothing In getting anywhere with the knotty problem. By exact count, 347 words were read of the approximately -13,000-word ( document today, and the representatlreawere not , through with that portion of the measures when they adjourned un til tomorrow. The first three sec- T- tions of - the bill . were ' covered yesterday, and -a like number to day, leaving 90 more to go. . Twenty-one proposed amend xnenta caused bitter terbal bat tles and only two were adopted 'daring'" the seven hoars' ot de- -; Date, ine new cnanges are: t " " l-ProTldinr ; that the" liquor eommisslon will fix the price of liquor, to allow not more than a net revenue of 25 per cent In- K iteaj of "approximately" 25 per ent.'. - - 1 ... , . 2 Anthorixing hospitals . to - purchase alcohol through federal , permits." " l6JIento Start: l: Work Today, Mi. ' Angel's Pro ject , . . r : - . '. ":- ! " ' ' Rrtnrnin tmm VL An'rl lant -m night. Manager E. T. Barnes of the naIfinal reemnlovment iriu i f here: announced " he had ar- - ranged ror la Uhorerc ; and - a . forman to ro tn work at K2n -. - e'eloek thta (imlnr tn fhm itnut - and water, system. CWA lmproTe- - ment recently approved. . ' - J brings the ' county .up to Its jquo- w ot iui on, sucn projects, no - more will be: placed for several ' days. Mr. Barnes said. 1nt later .x. trom time to time more probably -,-wiu be added to bring the total ; employed oa - thla ' Job up - to c aronna ao, - Relief Director z Ex-Dallas Pastor Clarence W. Reynofds, transient relief director for Oregon, former ly was pastor of the Dallas Chris tian church, according to R. R. . Bob'V Boardman, local transient Relief supervisor, who conferred with Reynolds at Portland yester day. After hi naxtoratA at Dallas I Reynolds -enrolled lor graduate . work in the highly endowed school of human relations at Yale uni versity. . -. J. FOKik MEET r5 ; Photo? shows wreckage es th mala street of Montrose, CaL, a. siibrb of Xos An furies. Montrose was the principal surferer fa the 'storm that strck southern California early on Ser Year's day. At least 40 persons were killed and there were a f reat number still nsisslag Thursday after the check up had continned for, f oar days. Property damage was extensive. International Illustrated News Photo. . . - . . The Washing on Spotlight (By the Associated Press) The president's bndget message. calling for government borrowing of 110,000.000.000 in. six months. and an Sll.129.00O.O0S nnenili. tare, and $9,000,000,000 deficit for the next two years, went to congress. Senate finance committee ap proved the nomination of Henry Morgenthau, Jr., as secretary of the treasury. Public works administration al lotted ?3 8,294,237 for 167 non federal projects. ' . Snate . asked the treasury for full Information on war debts. Senator . Robinson, tha demo- cratic leader, Bald be looked for no legislative action on silver, that the St. Lawrence waterways treaty probably would be taken up this session' and the world court proto col probably woyld not. House took up the liquor tax bill calling for a 32 a gallon tax on spirits. The president sent more than 100 recess nominations to the sen ate for confirmation. Henresentativea of 3S drr Itr- ganizatlons In a conference decid ed to merge in a campaign against liquor. j Case of Prison Goods Up Soon, Supreme Court SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. () Attorney General U. S. Webb and his assistant, H. H. Linney, left tonight for 'Washington to appear before the United States supreme court In behalf of the state in two cases. On Jan nary, 8 the case of Ala bama vs. California and 17 other states . involving the constitution ality of the Hawes - Cooper act, which subjects prison made goods to the lawj of various states upon their arrival there, win be heard. PLAN MORE HEARINGS . PORTLAND, Ore., Jan.- 4 (ff) More hearings ; will - be held and further consideration given before the state . milk control commission announces - new milk rates, Chairman . G. . Hartals stated here tonight. .' S ' Mayor Joe' Carson urged the commission "to, defer' milk price increases until the city had op portunity to present the consum er's side of the case. , .To present the consumer's case Mayor Carson appointed a com mittee of five to meet with the commission. JOH1C CliATO TIOTIM BOSEBURG, Ore., Jan. 4 (ff) A large rock rolled -down an embankments andt -tilled John Claire, 1 4, ot , AwJea, -i Douglas county, Oregon,, at the Smith riv erside camp of the Reedsport CCC camp. thefUmpqua 'national forest headquarters here said it was Informed by telephone ; late today. . The camp can -he reached only by boat ' up ; Smith river from Reedsport and details ofrthe tra gedy were not ascertained. V" ' In the meager, report Clare was reported to b survived by two brothers who .operate the Clare Lumber campany mill at Azalea, a brother at the Wolf creek CCC camp la Douglas county and his DEATH IN CALIFORNIA FLOOD S COLLAPSE OF DAMS RUMOR no Investigation of Flood in L. A. District Ordered; Search for Bodies r LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. Taking cognizance of persistent reports that canyon check dams collapsed and loosed walls of wa teer onTtwo hillside communities, Frank A. Nance, county coroner, promised tonight a sweeping In vestigation of the causes of the disastrous New Year's eve flood. His announcement was coupled with the Issuance of the coroner's official report showing 38 bodies had been recovered from the stick en area of Montrose, La Crescents and others. The missing list was pared-down to 60. One thousand workers contin ued searches for bodies in the sod den heaps of mud, debris and rocks which clutter the Verdugo hill slope communities where the del a eo was worst. Many of the mieVoSf authorities believed, will be -und in the debris. Impaneling of a special jury ot experts for the purpose ot ascer taining whether "any human neg ligence caused the death toll," was ordered by Coroner Nance. He said special attention will be paid to reports that check dams in Pick ens canyon, near Montrose, col lapsed. Seattle Firm is Low on Side Dam Bids, Bonneville . PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 4. (JP) The bid of Johnson Brothers of Seattle on construction of a side dam at Bonneville was found to be low when proposals were opened here today at the district office of the United States army engineers. The Seattle firm bid 9878,305. Of three bids submitted Gay F. Atkinson company , ot San Fran cisco and Portland was second with a bid of 31,238,023. and the General Construction company of Seattle, third, with 11,417,(50. Milk Price Is Delayed . '. Rock Kills CCC Worker , j Wild Foxes Atop Hood,; ' Federal Conrict Sent mother, said to be living in east ern Oregon. . . . ; - - : '' : VISITOR VIEWS THEM L PORTLAND, Ore.; Jan.; 4 iff) Eight wild 'red foxes were ca vorting like kittens in the , snow and among the icy crags-Above 1500 feet above sea .level, report ed . Irving B. Lincoln of Port land after a New 'Years day climb-to' the ton- of Mt, HooL. j After half an hour of play the foxes vanished Into their - dens under' the frozen earth and snow when Lincoln shouted 'to - attract the attention of his two com paajons. . ATJDETT EX-OON V1CT - V '.LA GRANDE, OrW Jan.: A Wi United States Marshal George Vogelsang lett ifor Portland to day with T. J. Audett after, the latter, pleaded. not guilty f to. Tio- United States . Commissioner I. Denham. . ' v ' i -The officers said. Andeit told them "he figured In ; sv laven- worth -prison break several years ago. State police said records re vealed that Audett, alias"- Miller and several ether names, served sr term at McNeil Island prison for violation of the Dye , act and escaped , for" two and a ' halt months while being transferred to Leavenworth. .- , r n .-4 s, eA flfc.-- T 1 r4tfr fc in I II lilitfi'l ijf il mi II hi i World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Domestic: WASHINGTON. . . Roosevelt asks gOrernmental borrowing of $10,000,000,000 in next six month;: see as Daiancea ouogeu WASHINGTON: House ap proval Indicated as debate starts on 1300.000,000 liquor tax bin. NEW YORK. 'Routine" po lice roundup brings 143 gangsters to headquarters. WASHINGTON. Roosevelt recommends slight increase tor compensation, decrease for hos pitalisation in vets budget. PENSACOLA, Fla, Two tor nadoes injure eight, wreck 35 residences. '' -I 4 ... I ' .. WASHINGTON. Senate demo cratic leader predicts no silver legislation at this congressional session. ; NEW YORK. Railroad train men head says government owner. ship only alternative to destruc tive rail financing policy. CHICAGO. Trial of 18 of ficlals and terrorists opens on charge $f huge racketeering con spiracy. : Foreign: ROME. Mussolini. British minister agree on policy of aban doning disarmament proposals in capable of prompt effect. PF.TPTNfV ' Renetrada warlord leads 700 outlaw followers toward Shantung. TENDON Duke of Westmln ster asks damages from niece for alleged libel. T PKNSACOLA, Fla., Jan. . 4 OF) Two tornadoes which-first ap peared as huge water spouts in Pensacola bay swept into the city today, seriously injuring eight persons and wrecking about 35 residences. ! One ot the injured, three year old Marion Kenneth Rlghy, prob ably will idle. Many other persons were treated for minor injuries. , Others seriously hurt were: i J. A. Crane, and two. members of hla family;, another white per son not" identified and three ne groes, i Btty Baldwin, Elizabeth Morris and James Dexter. .-f More than 100 ; buildings, In cluding two at the naval air sta tion, were damaged. Auditor Departs When-Hearing on : Accounts Called t BOISE i Idaho. Jan. 4 (ffV Mayor J J J. McCue said tonight be had cilled a city council meet ing for tomorrow to consider the possibility of a sew audit of the city books In event- Clarence Van Deusen, sow In Oregon," refuses to j return to testify before the grand- Jury on? his findings tn oosnectlon with, the defalcations of, Mrs. Angela Hopper, former city clerk, : who j Is now la the penitentiary. ' - - - " : - The posslbfllty of a sew audit. he said, -will be discussed along with other phases of the situa tion brought about by Van Den sen's departure yesterday f or Nys sa, Ore to atold being called to testify; The : accenntant, : who spent several mopths auditing ike books 1 of j the city; clerk's pffice, told newspapermen-he would .not return until changes! had been made In; the : personnel of the grand lary. OHOES CAUSE DlfMGE IN SOUTH REPEAL ASKED FOW.OP Most Measures Propose to Broaden Program but Some Oppose It Dickinson Leads Way, Urges ' Only Shell of Measure Be Kept in Force- WASHmGTON. Jan. .'4. UP The effects of the administration program ot last session were re flected today in the stream of bills which sought to broaden it. Some, however, reflected senti ment for an about -face, one mea sure by Senator Dickinson (R., Ia.), seeking the repeal of the national . recovery act save for sections declaring a national em ergency and authorizing the gov ernment's . construction program. Senator Borah (R., Idaho), sought the repeal of the provision of the act that exempts industries operating under codes from the anti-trust 'laws. On the other hand, Senator Norrls It Neb.), advocated thhe establishment ot a Missouri valley authority-along the lines of the Tennessse valley project. Representative Hastings (D., Okla.), : called for an Arkansas valley authority to study the feas ibility of improving the Arkansas river and Its tributaries. Senators Costlgan (D., Colo.), and Wagner (D., N. Y.), proposed to make state and local officers and governmental employes liable in federal courts for neglect of duty or conspiracy In lynchings.. The farm credit administration would be authorized to make crop loans to fanners during 1934 similar to those made during the past year, under a bill by Senator Smith (D.. S. C). Other measures Introduced in cluded: Senator McNary (R., Ore.), authorising the postmaster gen eral to make 10 - year contracts for transporting foreign air mail in American-built aircraft. Senator King (D. Utah), free coinage ofsllver at the ratio of sixteen to one with gold. Senator Connally (D., Tex.), make cattle a basic agricultural commodity under the agricultural adjustment act Senator King, independence for Philippines. STATE EXTEIISI PORTLAND, Jan., 4. (rf1) Cities of Oregon are becoming air minded, judging from airport con struction and improvement hoped J and planned with aid from the civil works administration. Work has already commenced on fqusvsew airport projects em ploying ,7A0 men and Involving ex pendltttXerOf S60.000 CWA funds, Lieutenant Basil .B. Smith, state airport supervisor for the depart ment of commerce, announced. Many ' other - projects have been submitted for conosideratlon. The approved projects are: New Hying field at Bend, f 5000; In stallation of runways and drain age system on Medf ord airport, J $17,000: rocking two runways and drainage installation on - Al bany airport,. $7000, and $10,500 improvements on Klamath Falls field. Previously work was commenc ed at Astoria and Coos bay on .construction of new fields. Engineer Named To Direct CWA ProjectsHere PORTLAND, Jan.! 4.-) ? C. C Hockley, state! CWA engi neer, today announced the ap pointment of IS district civil works administration engineers. Each engineer will cover from two to four counties, checking and Inspecting all civil works projects, assisting local civil works admin istration , in preparation of new projects and la caring for civil works administration conditions generally. ;v - .' All men appointed are register ed engineers. R. A. McClanathan of SUverton, was named to serve at Salem." Stabbing Victim :Vhablehto?ell: - -Possible Reason ' . - - - .,; ,.' ' . .iii(.r, S i """' , PORTLAND, - Orel, Jani 4T W) -At a .hospital here today .Ever ett Hanson, S3, could five no rea son rior. being sUbbed above the heart three times by a , unknown asifsnsM. " 'v - 'i-: Police taW ; Hanson! : reported that ho was attacked whHe walk ing t en 1 southwest Alder street sear Fourth avenue. The assail ant brandished a - small . pocket knife or an icepick, he said. The wounds were described . at the hospital as not serious. AIRPORT WORK EUj0G6fbettDies Fb rH isml.Nears 1 Ex-Cpunfcy Clerk Falls : From .Window Where He Was Painting; Finger Prints Show I Attempt Made to Save Himself McMINNVILLE, Ore., Jan. 4(AP)On the, eve of his . scheduled i burglary charge itrial Elijah Corbett, jex couniar clerk , of Yamhill county was killed when he fell from an; upstairs window in 'his home here tonight. - ' Coroner Macy . said he found finger prints on the sash where ;Corbett wastointki&: ifldKatihg the :man?clutched JL. . 'y. .. "l-i... 11 '" .''"Ofor Aj hold w-hen 'slipping Cor- BOH OF HIM SESSION PEACEFUL Holmari Refuses to Approve Linen Mills Contract; Materials Bought The state board of control, meet ing here Thursday for the first time since early in December, went through its routine business in fire minutes and adjourned. Gov ernor Julius L. Meier and State Treasurer Rufus C. Holman at tended along with William Einzig, board secretary. Hal E. Hoss, sec retary of state, was unable to be present. While Treasurer Holman has frequently complained of late ot the dearth of control meetings, be brought np little business and made no additional statement re garding the need of board meet ings. The treasurer did refuse to vote for a contract previously drawn between the state, the Salem Linen Mills and the John H. Davis com pany ot California. Under this contract $4000 of a $12,000 past due account of the Salem Linen (Turn to page 2, coL 6) HALT IN SPENDING WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 UP) Reassurance, surprise, amaze ment and alarm were mingled In the varied comment with which members of congress today, re ceived President Roosevelt's bud get message. Here ia what some legislators had to say: Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic floor leader: "The frankness ot the message commends it.' It disclosed the ex istence of a ' large deficit, but anyone familiar with the extra ordinary expenditures ot the gov ernment must have anticipated it. It is gratifying to know that with respect to ordinary expenditures the budget already is approxi mately in balance." Senator McNary of Oregon, the republican floor leader: "The sums recommended are the larg est tn peace-time and we will have to slow down in, the process of spending or we will never come back in earnings." Speaker Ralney: "There fa nothing so alarming about ah Increase of .five to six billions In the national debt when the norm al national income is around $78,000,000,000. The deficit won't be paid in all one year but In time." er Bureau Veteran Called v ROsbURG, Jan: , 4. (SJ)--W11-11am Bell, 82, dean of the U. S. weather bureau,' died here last night ' For 41 years he was In federal service, enlisting" with- the signal service of the army In IS 80 and serving In that department until 1891 when he was transferred to the weather bureau. He was with the. weather bureau jUntll" retired in 1914. M1I0ESK Coomtir Chairman; Edwards Clerfi Unit of M ilk Co op J. M. Nichols of the Bethel dis trict .was nominated for re-election as the Salem unit, member of the Oregon Dairy co-operative associatldn board, of directors at the Salem co-op , meeting t the chamber- tt commerce yesterday. J. .M. Coomler of North Howell was . named chairman-; of the Sa lem unit for the yearj and W. R. Ed warda . of Lincoln clerk. ' 'Senator Joe Dunned one of the sponsors of thei inllk control bm at the last special legislative ses sion, addressed, the! local dairy men, dwelling i especially ; upon salvation to the Industry through the control bill.' He congratulated the members $ Upon 4 cooperation and organisation and Urged that they continue' "sticking : togeth er." bett e nect was broken and : his skull fractured a cursory exam ination revealed. An autopsy to learn j if heart 5 failure caused death will be held tomorrow. Corbett, about 0 years old, was arrested December 23 in the office of his successor after the present clerk, E. F. Perkins, miss ed several sums of money. - The arrest - was made daring the lunch hour. In Corbetfs pos session were found keys , to the clerk's office and the vault, tbe sheriff reported. Surviving are a widow, a son, Elijah Jr.,- and a married daugh ter who lives in Salem. t Financing Litigation Seen As Problem; Committee Lacks Estimates While attorneys for the. city now hope to file their complaint for condemnation of the proper ties of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company here not later than next Monday, the city council utilities committee has not determined how much it ex pects the proceedings to cost nbr exactly how the costs are to. be raised. MWe will Just have to go ahead and meet all problems as they arise,' commented Alderman 8 A. Hughes. utilities chairman. last night. "The main thing is to get action at once. The committee,. Hughes said. has an , understanding with Wal ter C. Winslow and William H. Trindle, attorneys selected to work with City Attorney Kowits in the court action, that they will be paid on a rate basis contingent upon the amount of work entail ed. Probably, he added, the rate will approximate that ordinarily charged by such legal counseL The attorneys have agreed to await remuneration until the committee can arrange tor it. Additional expenses will in clude hiring services of engineers, among whom will be Baar A Cun ningham and possibly J. W. Mc Arthur engineer and manager of the Eugene municipal water sys tem. (Turn to page 2, coL 6) BILLINGS TQ SEEK E, FOLSOM PRISON. Cal., Jan. 4. (J) Warren K. Binings,' 40. who was convicted with Thomas J. Mooney of murder for bombing the 1916 San Francisco Prepared ness day parade resulting in death to 10 persons and injury to 44 others, is tor face, the state board of prison terms and paroles here Saturday requesting that he' be paroled. ' Billings was first eligible to parole April 7, 1924 but he re fused to accept anything less than a pardon until last October 11. . The . prison board has been studying the Billings case for months, but none ot the members admitted attaching any more Im portance to it that would be ac corded an "ordinary case." The state supreme court twice refused to recommend-a pardon for Billings In 1930 after break ing precedent by holding, a hear ing within the walls of Folsom penitentiary.' - Bome discussion was given to senate bill No. iSo, reUtive to Inspection which -"provides that ahy dairyman who thinks he has been unjustly degraded has -the right to ask for arbitration In the' xoattet.- TfrV Considerable discussion was al so given to local : Inspection re garding surplus milk. In this con nection, R. , W. Clarke,'- manager of the Salem co-op, urged ship pers . en the aurploa wagon . lo cally to apply for Inspection from the Portland inspection-office and to qualify for delivering their so Ok to - the Portland - mar ket, - where a shortage , exists. Eight co-op dairymen - here are now delivering to the- Portland mart, - .' (Turn to page 2, coL 2) , TO MP I FO Hi Tl REVEALED SALEM, STATED McMorran Says Location to' I ; , Depend on Plans for A : -Distribution . ; 1 Administrator Choice to Bel Made Soon; Other Issues'." PORTLAND, Jan. 4; :- There is possibility that the- mafa office of the state liquor centres' administration may not be In Sa lem, though some office will be there, George H. McMorran. chair man of the state liquor commis sion Baid tonight. McMorran said,. Jiowever, that plans for setting up -an office Jiad., scarcely been considered yet. They ": would be taken care of as soon as an aaministrator Is nameeu "The commission hopes ' to name the administrator this week. McMorran stated. "When he is named, we can then look toward setting np headquarters. "At present the commission Is working. without any office In fact even without stamps er any supplies." ! , v Location of the main office will be' determined by business facility and problems of distribution of liquor supplies, McMorran inti mated. "The head office may be in Salem or jt may be elsewhere.''. There appeared to be a disposi tion among commission .members to name an administrator befere deciding definitely on plans for setting-up the etate bottle stores. Most of the commission's time win be spent in interviewing ap plicants for liquor administrator until he is named, it was indicat ed. Meanwhile some consideration Is being given the proposal to name temporary retail bottle agents to sell hard liquor. PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 4. P) A Washington dispatch to the Oregonlan tonight said Jack Sum merville of Portland will be United States marshal for Oregon, according to a statement of Jesses A. Farley.; FaHey was quoted as saying Suramerville was endorsed by Congressmen C. H. Martin aad Walter Pierce and was satisfac tory to him. Portland's new postmaster win be decided upon Monday at a con ference between Farley and Pres ident Roosevelt, it was staled. Tomorrow night Farley win eon- sult the president on general ap pointments with special reference to selecting Emerson J. Griffith, f ortiana, for the vacancy on the RFC. Farley was said to person ally favor Griffith. The dispatch said appointments sent by President Roosevelt to the senate today for confirmation include the following Oregon peo ple: special deputy commissioner of internal revenue, Eldon W. King; registrar at the land office at The Dalles. William r. Ju-k. son; collector of customs, ntUtea- a. sauier; secretaries in the dip- lomatic service, James : W. Gaa tenbein and John C. Shflleck. Jr. LIQUOR TAX BILL PiSSlGE CEBTCI .WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. (ff) Acceptance : by the house of the ways and i means committee's liquor tax bill without material change was apparent today after considerable r debate in charges were made that pol alcoholic . beverages : were - sold at huge profits by : In the liquor industry, r The major' Issue - raise the measure came on Its $2 a gallon distilled spirits which was estimated by Chains : Doughton D4 N.C.) as capsAts of raising $300,000,009 ess $m basis of an expected gallon annual consumption. A round of applause greeted7 the demand of Representative Britten (Rw DLJ that as entkaw be placed - against French mtmem because of that country's tatlnw to pay Its war .debt,- - . ' Pedestrian Hit Injuries Slight SUMIHIELEM SUney Baer, 87. of lise Kee- r raska street, escaped with .so tst-. Juries other than leg bruises when he was knocked down at Capite! .:) and D streets last night by - . tompbile driven by Theodore Rotfc, ; 57, of 915 D street, according to a report made at police headgear- ; ters. Roth stated he failed to ee Baer, who was : walking. becaaaet' ugnu bunaea nim. i V-i .- ...... ...rf .. . I , ' I ".. i . "11 ? I - .11. i. lt . Iff '