Show 2 A U THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING MAY 2 1937 Officials Seek Way to Pare Budget Congress Member Urges Government Agency Heads To Reduce Fund Estimates Cuts in Appropriations Become Chief Topic in Capital - Quarters Woodrum Appeals for Help in Mapping Economies Senate-Hous- e Dispute Over Budget Cut Continues Rayburn Offers Plan S WASHINGTON May 1 (AP)— Representative Woodrum (D) independent agencies of the government Saturday to “resurvey and reconsider your appropriation needs for 1938” with a view to helping the house appropriations committee make “at least a JO per cent reduction” CD — WASHINGTON Budget (having became a popular topic In the capital this week In many quarters members of congress made It manifest that they had rather trim the spending this year than be trimmed by higher taxes Virginia heads May of 32 1 Woodrum who Is chairman of the appropriations subcommittee which handled the $900000000 independent offices money bill sent out the request by letters He said at the first meeting of Ihe full appropriations committee he would suggest that chairmen of other subcommittees in charge of big supply bills make similar economy moves Concerts Scheduled The senate-hous- e rift over posNation’s 31a j or Cities sible methods of chopping down expenditures continued by Project Workers government to widen Saturday WASHINGTON May 1 (INS)— (D) Representative Rayburn More than 11000 musicians and teachers employed on the WPA Texas a Democratic leader came federal music project will launch out for a plan under which 15 a week’s program featuring Amerper cent of appropriations for the ican music Sunday next fiscal year would be ImpoundIn observance of national music ed as proposed by Representative week special programs will be Cannon (D) Missouri The president would be given discretion to given by W P A musical organizations throughout the country withhold all impounded funds or Ellen S Woodward assistant W release them as he saw fit P A administrator announced Renews Indorsement Saturday Senator Robinson of Arkansas Dr Nikolai Sokoloff director of the federal music project has the Democratic leader renewed his by Sendirected state directors to include indorsement of a suggestion Carolina (D) South American compositions on each ator Byrnes for a blanket 10 per cent cut in program all appropriations Program Planned Rayburn said the impounding The federal (ymphony orchestra plan would enable the president to in New York City will give an make slashes where they would do program to open the the most good and the least barm week’s series Sunday at the fedSpeaking he said as an average eral theater of music Another members of congress the Texan music program will asserted he did not know enough be given May 7 by' the WPA about operations of government eschamber orchestra tablishments to be able to vote InSpecial programs will be given telligently for a 10 per cent horiduring the week at Rochester zontal reduction Such a cut hs Yonkers Farmingdale Garden said might stop necessary governCity Freeport and Long Beach ment activities N Y j Impossible Task Fifth music week programs will Robinson in contrast said In a be given In Pennsylvania startstatement the Cannon plan would ing with the civic symphony orchestra’s concert at Philadelphia impose “an impossible task upon the executive” invite competition and the WPA symphony orchestra presentation at Pittsburgh among various federal departments Special concerts will be given at and probably result In “very small Scranton Upper Darby Potts-vill- e savings" With reference to the Woodrum Erie Heading Lancaster and in schools in various parts of proposal the senate leader said the the state congressional appropriations comConcerts and operas will be mittees already had made cuts in given in California with daily estimates and it was doubtful programs at Sacramento Stock-to- n whether a resurvey “would yield San Rafael San Jose and San substantial results” Mateo and concerts and operas Likewise backing the 10 per cent at Los Angeles San Francisco and slash plan Senator (JJerry (D) Santa Barbara Rhode Island made 'a reservation that every item should not be At New Orleans Two festival programs will be trimmed automatically by that percentage given at New Orleans with conTax Increase certs at Flint Grand Rapids LanA member of the senate finance sing and Detroit too Statewide programs are planned committee he recommended in Mississippi with daily conthat taxes be increased if necescerts at Jackson Meridian and sary to balance the budget Red uction of appropriations Vicksburg The Twin Cities civic orchestra Woodrum argued Is a legislature civic band and jubilee singers will function “And so far as J am concerned” give programs in the municipal auditorium and in schools of Minhe added “I am not going to pass neapolis and St Paul and Duluth the buck to the president or any will have special programs by itrf department head I believe through the method that I have suggested WPA civic band Special programs also will be that we can cut down the expendi tures for the departments to sn given by the W P A musical organizations in Chicago St Louis absolute minimum “If then they have not been reOklahoma City and Tulsa duced enough it ishe duty of conf gress to decide what if any government activities or functions it will suspend ” WPA Shapes Plans on U S next How asked about it was the chief question asked Some wanted a flat cut all along the line Others wanted to give President Roosevelt power to lop off 15 per cent wherever he felt like It Still others not quite recovered from the two fisted spending of the last few years Were slow about falling into line But by and large the Idea that “ the president meant to spend less was seeping Into every corner of the capital In government departments it was flattening pet projects On Capitol Hill members were talking balanced budget again reminding each other that eventually most bills have to be paid and that In government It is always the constituent who pays Favored Idea The president was said to favor the idea of giving him the power to trim off 18 per cent of appropriations wherever he might see a way to do so But having" once turned congress toward smaller pending and thrown a tax warning at it the rush might be a little-morsudden and drastic than he expected Many members wanted to cut the fl500000000 for relief by one-thiThe movement in the senate for a flat 10 per cent cut had gained many strong adminis tratlon adherents How much prod ding Vice President Garner was doing toward economy was a matter of speculation The bushy browned Texan did not lose his power Capitol Hill when he moved into the Vice president’s office Mingled with the talk of the high WASHINGTON— Whether on the upper house floor or Cost of government came a few words about the high cost of beef the diamond of the American league baseball park Vice and pork and the things that go President Garner likes to preside at the activities of Senainto every-daliving The presl tors Here the vice president argues a decision at a baseball dent expressed concern over high Behind them left to living costs and rising prices And game with Senator Tom Connally almost simultaneously— a report Senators Bennett C Clark and Warren R Austin right came from the department of agri Other photos show the vice president booing a “raw” deculture that retail food costa were cision and of course with the inevitable cigar 7 per cent above last year It laid the blame chiefly upon last year’ drouth and said that prices would continue high during May because Roosevelt Gives Okeh Leader Experiments With High Reclamation supplies were smaller But the na (ion’s hens were working overtime to Stricter Measure Made Sees Cut of Twenty Temperatures Eggs alone were going down Warned Employes to Ban Arms Trade by Noted Scientists Million for Projects Almost In the same breath Mr Finance Methods Mere Trying Problems Roosevelt warned government emWASHINGTON WASHINGTON D— May 1 WASHINGTON May 1 ID— O S May 1 UP)— The ploye! not to speculate in stocks President Roosevelt signed the neu Confederation American Physical society received Warden Great Falls Mont War After jionds or commodities drawing Congress presi new evidence Saturday that the distinction however between trad trality act at sea Saturday night dent of the National Reclamation few hours before the temporary law surface of the sun is 1500 ing in these for speculation and was Is This the fourth of a series served but the letter of Madison cooler than due to expire “ST”? may shrink Jouylng them for investment pur theUmperatur recent economy The measure approved finally by dealing with the origins of the has mated in the past poses— Whether they do this he federal allotments for the western Constitution It relates the efforts Dr MassaB of Robert said should play a part in their congress Thursday was rushed by made the King “Without such powers in the gento bolster the articles of program from the $60000000 boat to the chusetts Institute of Technology water hieing kept in the service or given plane automobile-anwe feel is needed in the next fiscal will trace eral government the whole confed- and Dr Arthur S confederation Others Moffett for destroyer headquarters Mt of raises King to about $40000 000” the presidential fishing party The the movement for a separate con- eracy may be insulted and the most Wilson observatory announced Then he turned to the public and Moffett that year to revamp the articles Warden vention conferred here with J was off anchored Port measures frustrated the elecby not recent should salutary With an either aid it speculate experiments James Montana state engineer and and finally the work of the conmost inconsiderable state in the tric furnace of the D and Close students of the way the Arkansas Texas comparison wrote P Fabnck a member of the the constituThe new law broadens restrictions vention which union” he said — Wheels are turning said that it was results with observations of the sun “At a time when all the states had determined that its tempera- Montana water conservation board ‘the rising prices that had set Mr against trade with nations at war tion 150 years ago this summer were submitting to the loss and In- ture is only about 4500 degrees in- preliminary to meetings he said 'Roosevelt off They said nothing and confers upon the president dts By W B RAGSDALE they were arranging with federal convenience of an embargo on their stead of 6000 cretionary powers In administering 'unusual appeared to be going on in the officials to discuss the reclamation — exports denation's 1 CD WASHINGTON policy Delaware neutrality May mar or absolutely stock 'either the commodity Heats Metals program James Madison wanted to use the clined coming into the measure and Made Public 'kets Some outsiders were playing Drr Relief Funds King declared that he had army to force the states to keep not only defeated the general object the markets they said but not The State department announced the promises they had made to the of it but enriched herself at the first heated iron and titanium lo "There are about 60000 to 100000 enough to cause any Immediate fear the signing of the law and made federal government expense of those who did their duty" very high temperatures and then farm families on relief in western cf a widespread speculative boom public two proclamations signed by measured the light they gave off states and the federal government He put the plan before the contiThe trading has shown no Mr Roosevelt ithere Given Second Committee with a spectroscope instrument is The first proclaimed the existence nental congress In a formal report about $50000000 yearly ansign of involving the corner grocer over to The was turned which breaks light up into its con- to spending plan assist them” Warden declared tthe bouse wife and the elevator op of a state of civil war in Spain and from a committee that had studied other committee con which said As “We believe our reclamation stituent colors or listed articles of war which may for it the job of financing a war plan ifrators yet with promises The report came In gress should at least have Inthe power seen through the spectroscope each after five or six years will make t Oddly enough these experts said not be shipped to belligerents to a wartime lay embargo element lines like characteristic has and 12 Hanson The after second John to to related do it just days with possible any registration away 4t is now much easier to gamble re the and should be able to fingerprints of a human being relief program for these families" in commodities than in securities of manufacturers and shippers of Daniel Carroll of Maryland had ceivers for United Statesappoint as no two money alike to names the articles their scratched arms war being and uncermaterials He “in is said Montana an For security trading a man has the intensity of tain position now regarding recta After Mr Roosevelt signed the new law of confederation giving final effect soon as it was collected by state offito put up 55 per cent of the pur cers It suggested that another the linesdetermining for iron and titanium at mation projects proposed state department said at 7 35 to that document the under co chase price But in the commodity committee hand its try m eastern standard time The hope of such a plan being various temperatures the experi- operative use of federal public WASHINGTON May 1 UP!—1 Two The market $500 will let a man play The committee third that reported menters used the resulting figures works and state funds because of far western senators — Republican very 21 with a hundred bales of cotton At temporary act expires at lYpdmght adopted could not have been William E Borah of Idaho and things needed doing to bolster the as a thermometer to check the recent high It was wrapped up In a fourNew Provision the present price that amounts to suggestions growing out of confederanot The new law differs principally teenth article to which every state tion quite one of these had to do intensity of the lines of the same economy moves that the regulations Democrat William H King of Utah only about eight bales that he has to Only elements coming from the sun The night in branding federal loans and grants —joined Saturday ‘buy For 15 cents a bushel he from the old In its "cash and carry” would have to agree before it be- with money yet the confederation comparison showed that the sun’s governing presidential and congressional econbe states such the a in Van trade in 5000 bushels of wheat provision limited to two years’ op- came effective The states that were was about way changed lack die The of It to for omy proposals as unsatisfactory surface must be about 4500 de- would bear heavier burdens" This inaugurates a new alteady behind in giving supplies fresh ‘rye barley corn or soy beans This eration report suggested that another grees it was said Borah said he was "pot deeply in11 projects in Monsaid Warden 'Would be considerably below 85 per aspect of American policy under and money were not likely to agree committee a to be draw named in either a proposal by Similar Conditions tana “have been completed or are terested” Vent Even in these markets how- which the president may limit ex- for congress to go to war with them message to the states outliningupthe An approach to the extreme con- under construction under the pre- senate leaders for a flat 10 per cent Permit Force ever the trading was still largely portation of war materials to belConpeed for these extra powers ditions of pressure which prevail vailing plan There are six more cut on all appropriations or a sugligerents as well as prohibit outright And that is what the new article gress In the hands of th voted that the report be “an in the sun and the earth’s in- projects for which about $3500000 gestion by President Roosevelt that the shipment of arms ammunition would have permitted It would order at the day tor tomorrow" Close' Watch then 15 per cent of the appropriations be W m federal funds is needed and implements of war have "fully authorized" congress to apparently forgot about It The jour- terior was reported by Dr P beSeveral of the government Congress impounded for possible use later’ “ Harvard of resolution Joint the by Bridgman of university United To force the ‘employ to fail mention any debate then fore the American UrgeMoney King declared he opposed both agencies are keeping a close watch passed m January prohibited ex- States as well by sea as by land to nals Geophysical 1781 3 On February less than a "These six were prepared engi- plans but of the two preferred the for any developments that might portation of munitions to Spain or union to states fulfill or state such month before the articles went into neered and adapted for completion 10 per cent cut He warned against herald a boom Aside from the reg- any other foreign country for re- compel By placing bits of glass copper to take effect congress had asked the states as dld under prevailing cooperative regu- increased expenditures ular monetary controls over specula-- shipmentto Spain The state de- - their federal engagements' water or other substances mercury states and those to 8 for power to collect a Borah who said the trend of conlations We will urge federal per cent inside a reinforced tion which hav been aet up some partment said this resolution was to applycylinder trade their tie up to complete these six proj- gress was shown by the $90000000 duty on all Imports and a like duty officials think the government has still In effect along with the proviMadison put a copy of the plan In on prizes of war The money was ing pressure of from 800 to 2000 ects before any new rules are 000 in one that might operate in a giddy sions of the new law appropriation bills now bea inch with square pounds per to sent letter and Jefferson it to go toward war debts This would fore it federal adopted that would affect them’ The new act however It was said upturn of real estate Thecontinuthen and the piston piston twisting some who was friend by yield only between $600 000 and The six projects he said are the "I do not believe 'in horizontal housing administration is contains more extensive prohibi- probably to Virginia for that is the $700 000 a year It would not do changes can be produced in the prepared Sidney pumping project in Rich- cuts” Borah said ally surveying the real estate situa- tions since the president is author- going matter structure of he physical his and he the post- much with the debts that were rollgot reply “The thing to do is first land county Little Missouri project statement tion It studies the types of houses ized to add to the list of articles way declared men were of those notoriously ing up but congress figured it would days extraor'that are being built the salary of war forbidden of exportation With this machine it has been in'- Carter county Montana and to stop Incurring newaftd given to reading the mail along with help In addition we Columbus dinary expenses Wyoming northeasterp groups of the persons who buy them is ice which to possible produce while did the Needed 13 States riding knitting they the firms that are building them project in Stillwater county Ne- should elimlnfate1 certain bureaus so hard it will scratch steel their lonely routes Madison asked The plan needed the onghhoremen’s Act in of vada creek project in Powell county and commissions and cut out those jn case of an unsound situation approval said on Bridgman for ad-the Jefferson’s " plan all 13 states After a $ear and in on payrolls who are not needed” project Upper Musselshell any locality many think the Change Wins Backing before congressjudgment passed on it Jef- half 11 had approved Georgia never Thes6 experiments are giving sci- Meagher and Wheatland counties The Utahn asserted the burden ministration might refuse to insure of entists a better been ferson’s not understanding reply has of trimming governmental costs CfMitlmitfl on Following Pee pre loans there and thgt the announceWASHINGTON May 1 the Structure of matter and how and the West Fork of the Bitter "rests on congress” and warned: ment might act as a curb to specuJtfhn Tolan of Oakland such materials as rocks and na- Root project in Ravalli county “Already the public debt is so lation in that section Cal expressed ronfidchce Saturday were tural formed 'in the glass great and the threat of additional Some industries are beginning to that the house judiciary committee earth in distant geologic time memImminent that the Chain Operator bond issues sqof bonds hit high mark Chief among these would approve his bill to revise the bers of Drug the declared union fell and there market price is textiles which is going full blast longshoremen’s and harbor work'Posics-So- mc Faces Forgery Count is some concern as to whether addiExperts say that industry is ex- men's compensation act Amelia Earhart Takes tional issues might result most unperiencing the biggest business it A subcommittee completed hearfavorably to our business and has ever had They say the govern- ings Friday on the measure which — 1 ko UP) Train Ride for Change ST JOSEPH May structure" ment is playing- - a part in this Tolari said would liberalize pro1 UP)— WASHINGTON den to those who seek recreaMay store and William F Walpole drug though to what extent they do not visions relating to compensation for The national park service said tion in the beauty spots: — 1 Amelia UP) CHICAGO ophousehold appliance company May es measure The goods that are bought minor dependents of clothing or pans' Earhart Putnam arrived here Sat- erator was indicted Saturday by a Living d table of In Washing Saturday in a for the army navy civilian conserAmong witnesses were W J Pethe creeks York from New after what special grand jury which investi- Show urday Per Cent Gain don’ts” that under certain convation corps and X or- - uee in relief terson of the Pacific Steamship y Leaving camp unattended more she said was her first gated sale of 3700 forged notes towork all these help spur along the Owners’ association who offered no ditions visitors to recreational than 48 hours in seven train ride years taling more than $400000 to the WASHINGTON May 1 (PI -- The objection to revision of the act demonstration areas may pick leaping textile buslnesa “It wasn’t because of bad fly- Morris Plan company of St Joseph labor department said Bringing firearms explosives Saturday that This is the business which yvo wild flowers shots seines airguns sling traps ing weather George (her husband) now under reorganization in fed- living costs for wage earners and at the capitol (aid Mr Roosevelt Alberta’s — be ' gathered in "Flowers or nets areas within may and on the I had some friends the train eral court workers Increased 1 7 Agriculture favored regulating Through the small quantities” the regulations who wanted us along with them” Gambling in any form A warrant was issued for the ar- per cent in 32 large cities during the Minister Loses jdoak rooms and down the marble said “when in the judgment of Post obnoxious been1 she Becoming "by rest of Walpole but it had not h explained period ended March 15 jcorriders of aenate and house office the project manager' their reconduct or bad behavior" Mrs Putnam said they would served late Saturday -- The was an average for the figure EDMONTON Alberta May 1 D moval will not buildings went the news that he anthe the "to leave beauty Playing the radio impair Saturday night by plane for Walpole the head oT''13 stores cities In' some of them costs inwanted a law to set maximum work- —Premier William Aberhart of A” ' of the area Before any flowers of other the west coast from where she was charged in 41 indictmentsuwlth creased more” and in others the noyance persons ing hours and minimum wages for lberta Saturday ousted W N Chant are picked permit must be se— Abandoning personal property planned to make a second start forgery and utterance of notes and boost was less than 1 7 per cent th 1250000 workers in this lndus- - minister of agriculture and apcured from the protect manager’’ in the area on a flight late ' this in one indictment with Obtaining Los Angeles topped the list with an Here are some things forbid pointed D B Mullen in his place month or early in June Bringing in dogs not on leash increase of 3 6 per cent money under faiee prtenses to go Music rd Nation’s Chief Signs Newest Neutrality Act y Tests Reveal Economy Plan True Heat of Perils West’s Sun’s Surface Water Funds The Constitution for W d ( -- wave-lengt- Week Senators Hit EconomyPlan hs 1 goods-helongl- ng allotments ina tr Aged Novelist Takes - Post as Court- Clerk - RALEIGH N C May 1 ID— Thomas Dixon author and former preacher who has mads two and lost fortunes became clerk of the eastern North Carolina district of federal court Saturday The author of “The Clansman” the novel on which D W Griffith based the moving picture 'The Birth of a Nation” took the oath of office shortly after Judge Q M Meekings announced his appoint- ment Dixon whose' work Includes 22 novels nine plays and six moving pictures said he “needed the job” and that the salary would give him a "backlog of security" Court’s Baby ’ 6 Judge Will Be 62 on Sunday t Park Service Decides to Let One Pick Times c Cost-Averag- 4000-wor- 17 -- cross-countr- dis-der- ly three-mont- fbund-the-worl- d WASHINGTON May 1 UT) The supreme court’s “baby” member Associate Justice Owen J Roberts will observe d his birthday Sunday Justice Brandefs is the oldest member having passed mark last fall the At the justice’s chambers lt sixty-secon- ar 'was said no celebration of the" Roberts anniversary had been planned Mrs Roberts’ Mrs Clifford B mother Rogers died early this week- Justice Roberts attended the regular Saturday conference of the court The constitutionality of the insurance provisions of the social security act ys pending when the justices gathered for their meeting unem-pjovme- one-quest- ion nt |