The Washington Post
March 12, 1930

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2 Ve | ee eee ae ae Weat her—Fair probably morrow night. est, SI; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and warmer, showers Temperature — High- lowest, 38. Details on page 21. today; to- _NO. 19 627. WASHINGTON: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930. COPYRIGHT, 1930. BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO. THREE CENTSo Pol on Fm BR ee — — — — = — an to His Eternal Resting Place LEAVING HOME. — & Underwood. if Incidents in the Journey of a Great Americ LYING IN STATE. —— Harris & Ewing. AT THE CHURCH, INTERMENT. X Henry Miller Serviee. ADVERSE VOTE FAILS TO FORGE M DONALD OUT Premier Defies Defeat in House of Commons by 282-274 Count. CENSURE LOOMS AT SESSION ie Coal Bill, —— London, March 11 oe, Minister MacDonald’s ‘geco government met its flit de the House of Commons toni margin of defeat was 8 vo “} leas than the margin by which “#tri- umphed over the combined oppéitition forces on February 27. It had been evident for a weettitinat the Liberals were lining up their atrength and stiffening the party, dis- cipline in preparation for an attack against Labor's controversial coal mines bill and unemployment pro- am. Today they joined the Conservatives and successfully pushed through an amendment to the ooal bill by. 282 votes to 274. Immediately after the announce- ment of the result, Mr. MacDonald made it plain that he had no inten- tion of resigning until he was beaten em a major issue. He said he intend- ‘ed to go on with the coal bill because the amendment carried by the oppo- sition made no essential change in the main structure of the measure. Unruffled by Defeat. Pormer Prime Minister Baldwin, leader of the Conservatives, provoked an indignant denial from him Sy asking whether he intended to go ¢ with it. “I am amazed at the question,” Mr. MacDonald declared, “Mr. Bald- win will have an opportunity two days from now to move his party’s vote of censure. I will be glad to accommodate him if he will make his vote of censure general, and we will accept the decision.” The Prime Minister showed no signs of discomfiture after the de- feat and asketi the house to con- tinue with its work. Debate upon another amendment then proceeded. In fact, by challenging Mr. Bald- win to make his vote of censure general on Thursday, he neatly turn- ed the tables on the opposition, and tonight it was said to be uncertain whether the Conservative leader would push the censure motion he announced several days ago he would propose. Split in Cabinet. The motion, threatened by Mr. Baldwin and Winston Churchill on March 5, condemned what it describ- ed as the “evasive and drifting pol- icy” of the Labor government. It deplored the current trade depression and the increase in the number of unemployed workers. This will furnish the Liberals and the Conservatives, if they bring it to a vote, an opportunity of attack- ing Labor at one of its weakest points. The handling of the unem- ployment situation by J. H. Thomas, Lord Privy Seal, Ras. been vehemently criticized not only by Mr. Lioyd George and Mr. Churchill, but by Labor’s own left wing as well. There is even a split in the cabinet. Sir Oswald Mosley and other young members of the party, having assailed Mr. Thomas for his “timidity,” much -as Lloyd George did yesterday, have evcived proposals ‘of. their own for Continued on Page 3, Column 1. = Rembrandt, FAMILY, COLLEAGUES AT GRAVE Harris & Ewing. Upper: The two sons, widow and relatives of William Howard Taft at Arlington Cemetery as lowered in its grave. Lower: the former President's body was Chiet Justice Charlies Evans Hughes and associates ef the former Chief Justice entering the cemetery. =/0/90,000 PAINTINGS STOLEN WW LONQON 18-Works by Gainsborough, Rembrandt and Others Are Ripped From Frames. SCOTLAND YARD ACTIVE London, March il (N.Y.WNS.) — One of the most sensational robberies in recent years became known tonight when it was announced that eight- een paintings by many old masters, valued roughly at $750,000, had been ripped from their frames in the Carl- ton House Galleries on Regent street in the West End. The stolen paintings included can- | such celebrated artists as Gainsborough, Holbien and Van Dyck. Among them is the “Duke of York,” attributed to Gains- borough and said to be worth about $50,000. vases by The loss of the paintings was dis-/} covered this morning by members of the art gallery staff. Preliminary in- vestigation indicated that the paint- ings must have been stolen between 7 o'clock last night and 10 o’clock this morning. Scotiand Yard was notified imnmedi- ately and a lage squad of detectives was assigned to the case. Full de- scriptions of the missing pictures, most of which were portraits, were issued tonight te such quarters as the thieves may attempt to offer their loot. The police said the robhery committe ted bo R joe ana exert y Continued on Page 5, Colump 4. BYAD'S EXPEDITION NEAR BANKRUPTCY Rear Admiral, in New Zea- land, Hopes for Best as — Men Take Joy Rides. SHIPS ARE OVERHAULED Dunedin, March 11. (A.P.).—Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd said here to- day that his expedition, which return- ed Monday from its conquest of the Continued on Page 7, Column 2 “GREATEST BUTCHER” Capt. Gen. Weyler, the hero of the Spanish army, whose Cuban atrocities were largely instrumental in precipitating the Spanish-American ‘War and earned -for him the title of ““World’s Greatest Butch- er,” is again in the hews in his 93d year .. . Read David Rankin Barbee’s penetrating analysis of the heinous career of this heartless exterminator of armed opponents and pa- cificos alike—In the Sunday Post— was TABLOID MAGAZINE * aes PONGRESS DUE TO RESUME IS sTTING TODA ‘Deficiency Appropriation Bill of $171,000,000 Before Senate. HOUSE HAS VARIED PROGRAMA 0 EACE — — — — | Nye to Ask Reconsideration of Sugar Vote; Outcome Called Doubtfdl. (Associated Press.) Having suspended work for two days out of respect for the late William Howard Taft, Congress will sawing back into action today with the fa- millar tariff bill in its final revision stages before the Senate and a mis- cellaneous legislative program facing the House. Meeting an hour earlier than its neighboring chamber and still pursu- ing its eleven-hour day, the Senate probably will be called upon first to lay aside the tariff bill temporarily to permit passage of the $171,000,000 first deficiency appropriation bill re- ported yesterday from committee. Motor Bus Bill Due. While a batch of secondary meas- | | ‘ures will be before the House, likely that the Parker bill, it is providing for regulations 6f interstate motor bus travel by the Interstate Com- merce Commission will be brought up for initial debate. Prohibition advocates will continue their testimony before the House judiciary committee with five more days to present their case, while the Senate lobby committee will question Claudius Huston, chairman of the Republican national committee, about his former activities on behalf of Muscle Shoals legislation. The new majority that has sprung up in the Senate to gain an increase in the sugar tariff and a duty on ce- ment, now on the free list, will face a new test in the demand of the old coalition of Democrats and Repub- lican Independents for another roll call on these rates. Nye Seeks Reconsideration. Senator Nye (Republican Inde- pendent) North Dakota, has asked re- consideration of the sugar vote and the group behind him is confident of a majority to gain a separate Pallot. Mr. Nye was uncertain last night whether the reconsideration proposal would come up today and all sides still were doubtful as to the outcome of revived contest. In a statement issued yesterday through the Democratic national committee. Senator Nye said he had | voted for the sugar increase because i | provided. for them.” he believed it had merit and would | afford aid to agriculture. “But when, through the vote on cement, I observed the evidence of the sugar-cement-lumber-oil combi- nation,” he added, “it was clear that I had indirectly been a party to the success of that combination, a com- bination that would slap $10 of new burden upon the farmers for every dollar it placed in his pocket.” Would Change Sugar Vote. Mr. Nye said he would “happily vote against a higher sugar duty sooner than be in any degree respon- sible for the success of so unholy an alliance as is winning victories for such unworthy, undeserving and cost- ly tarifis as are now in the making.” “To reconsider the vote on sugar and cement and defeat the duties he esrerted, “te Continued on Page 7 i, Column L — — UN BREAKS TH AS TAFT IS LO WHILE NATI — — — 7,500 of All Dedéess File} by His Bier in Vast Rotunda. —— — —— BODY SEEN GARBED IN GOWN. OF OFFICE} Face, brite Shiunken, Bears .an-Expression of Deep’. 4 — Serenity. By EDWARD T. FOLLIARD. Por an hour and a half yesterday William Howard Taft again belonged to the people. His flag-draped casket, opened 60 that mourners might see his face, lay in state under the great dome of the Capitol, while 7500 persons shuffled past to pay him tribute. They came into the rotunda damp from the rain, and passing through, went out into the rain again. All Ages and Stations. There were persons of all ages and stations; rich and poor, elegant and shabby, white and colored—a pro- cession, in short, such as the great- hearted Taft would have loved. OUGH GLOOM KRED T REST HOWS LOVE 4 — D> Be The President, There were children so young that) they bad to be carried. Held aloft by their parents, they were told to look down on the serene mid ye the American who had been si- | dent and Chief Justice. aH And there were others so old that only a great admiration could have | led. them to brave the trip and the | rain. Cari H. Braatz There. There was Carl Herman Braatz, for example. He is 83 years old and, with flowing hair and beard, looks for all the world like a patriarch in a passion play. In the Christmas sea- son he is employed as a Santa Claus in the Woodw Lothrop store. Behind him i e J. Fred Kelly, a famous Washington character, now in his seventies. A native here, he has seen three Presidents lying in state under the big dome—Garfield, Mc- Kinley and Harding. On March 4, 1909. he stood in a bligzard to see William Howard Taft ride down the avenue for his in- auguration ag President, and four years later he saw him Capitol-bound again to turn the office over to an- other. As the crowd streamed rotunda yesterday, into the it was divided so Continued on Page 3, Column 3. Lindbergh Mother May Lose Position — — — Drastic School Ruling Is | Proposed in Detroit Affecting ‘‘Aliens.”’ Detroit, Mich., March 11 (AP.).— Following the lead of the city council, | which recently ordered about 1,700; aliens employed in various city de-| partments discharged, the board of | education is considering dismissing | 786 teachers who are aliens or non- | residents of Detroit. | Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, mother of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, ls one of those who would be dis- charged if the resolution before the board of education is passed. Mrs. Lindbergh, who teaches chem- istry at Case Technical High School, has been an employe of the board seven years. She lives at Grosse Pointe, a suburb. Most of the non- resident employes, Frank Cody. super- intendent of schools, indicated, live lin communities which are part of the ‘metropolitan area of Detroit, ae Mrs. Hoover and (right), as they paid their respects to former President Taft at the grave in Arlington Cemetery. Underwood & Underwood. Mre. Edward Everett Gann CAPITAL LIFE HALTS AO ATES ARE HELD Virtual Standstill Marks Government and Civil Activities of City. G. P. 0. AND I. C. C. OPEN After an almost complete cessation yesterday, the wheels of progress and industry in the Capital will again resume their customary cadence today Practically all of the Pederal and | District government departments, | with the exception of the Govern- ment Printing Office nd the inter- | state Commerce Commission, were | closed yesterday afternoon, as, were | aiso department stores and other | business houses, as Washington paid | its final tribute to the memory of William Howard Taft. All branches of the District Su- preme Court and Municipal Court — — Continued on ‘Page 2, Column 6. ‘tion of Chief Justice Hughes that Mr. | WHERE WERE THE SNAKES? “The snakes were in men’s nearts,” says Mary Jane Moore in a timely and interesting article which forms an ‘au- . thentic story of the life work of the patron saint of Ireland St. Patrick is the subject of many dis- puted legends, burt all au- thorities agree upon the tre- mendous power for good this mighty figure exerted... . One of the, many features of this week’s issue of the Tabloid Magazine of the—- SUNDAY POST — —— etn oA al Relies gg gah sim Be — J _ — “ ” ee . _ z : a” 1 30 days. | Hughes piRery.n,..of Fert. Doceg>, HOOVER CONSIDERING SANFORD SUCCESSOR — — — Military .and Dignitaries Accompany Remains to Arlington. PRESIDENT HEADS HOST OF MOURNERS Ceremony of Extre “weds, —* Ch fice. Sim- J Additional Pictures on Pages 2 and 3. By CARLISLE BARGERON, In the company of the military and the Nation's high officials with whom he served, William Howard Taft went majestically to his place in the Na- tion's shrine of illustrious dead yées- terday Out there on the eastern slope of the hallowed ground that is Arling- ton, the tanned canopy will give way soon to an enduring and appropriate monument and the artificial grass will be supplanted by natural ever- green, and people in all walks of life and of many nationalities will come daily, stand there perhaps reverently or maybe in less severe mood, but in- spired nevertheless to become great themselves The sightseeing buses, those modern vendors of history, will daily place their loads of tourists and school teachers there and the latter will go back home to plant the seed of ambi- tion in some young restiess soul. And | what a lesson Mr. Taft's life should ) afford. Expect Choice to Be Known | Within 30 Days; Many | Backed for Post. BAKER VISITS CAPITAL: Press, ) give (Associated President Hoover wil! ate consideration to the selection of to the late Justice San- ford, of the Supreme Court, and in- | tends to announce his choice within | immedi- a successor Priends of more than ten men already mentioned for the vacancy on the highest tribunal are prepared to go to the White House to press their cause, but the President expects to confer first with Chief Justice and Attorney General Mitchell Some complaint was voiced during the recent debate over the confirma- Hoover had failed to heed the con- stitutional provision that he name) Government officers with the “advice and consent’ of the Senate. It is not unlikely that the President will con-* sult, too, with Senate leaders on the | new jurist. ) The name of Judge Arba 8. Van | Valkenburgh, of Kansas City, Mo., was | added yesterday to the list of those | mentioned as possible successors to | Justice Sanford. Senator Patterson (Republicag), of Missouri, plans to urge the President today to appoint Judge Van Valken- burgh, and Senators Overman and Simmons (Democrats), of North Caro- lina, also are expected to see the Chief Executive in the interests of Judge John J. Parker, of Charlotte, N. C. Judge Van Valkenburgh is the fifth ‘ circuit judge mentioned for the post |. left vacant by Justice Ganford’s sud- Sun Appears at Last. The all-day long ceremonies that attended him yesterday before he reached journey’s end in the iate afternoon were a picture of him, his accomplishments in life and the happy. lovable nature of the man, Save for the somberness which the steady rain gave, there was a char- acteristic brightness attending him, first from his Wyoming avenue home 'in the morning to the Capitol, then | back up to the;city’s heights at All | Souls’ Church and at the cemetery. And then at the grave at the last moment the clouds. as though sud- denly realizing they were entirely out of place, rolled back and a bright set- ting sun shone through. This just as the Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce if- toned Tennyson’s philosophy - his “Crossing the Bar.” “And may there be no moaning of the bar, “When I put out to sea.” There was a lack of funeral som- berness in the dress of the high af- = ‘NEWS of SUBURBAN Washington and the Surrounding States . den death. the others in addition to Judce Perke: beirg Juice William 8 . love; Judge Continued oy Page 3, Column 5 — i