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The Washington times., 1929-10-01

his first specific appeal to Congress
for legislation.
The issue was clearly drawn be-
tween Mr.. Hoovers recommends
tion for continuance of the present
flexible tariff provision and the
Simmons proposal, establishing
new flexible feature.
Under the Hoover plan, the United
States Tariff Commission would
continue reporting to the President
and the latter would be empowered
to change rates as he saw fit.
Under the Simmons plan the COM
mission itself would recommend the
rate changes both to Congress and
to the President. the latter having
power only to send a recommends
ton to Congress. The power ae-
tually to change rates would be
lodged solely in Congress.
IA Republicans Switch
Upon this issue the vote will be
taken. If the Simmons plan is
adopted. the administration forces
will make an immediate effort to
amend f. so that if Congress failed
to act within so days on any recon-
the
or the President would have au-
thority to proclaim the change.
The closing debate found the Demo-
Gratis split. but mot So much As the
Republican forces. Fourteen Re-
rublicans. including the Insurgents
were reported ready to vote against
the President, while but five Demo
Gratis were found lining up in favor
OF the present textile clause. The
poll showed IA Republicans. 81
Democrats and 1 Farmer-Laborite
opposing the President. and IL
Republicans and five Democrats
supporting him.
The Republicans favoring the Sim.
mons amendment were. Blaine,
Borah. Brookhart. Cutting. Frazier,
Howell, Johnson, LaFollette, Nc
Master. Norbeck, Norris. Nye. Pine
and Schall. The Democrats favor
ing existing law were Broussard.
Fletcher, Ransdell, Steck and Tram
n,en
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
DAVIS HON0RED.
BY SHEPHERDS

Supreme officers of the Order Of
Shepherds of Bethlehem. in session
since Sunday at the Washington
Hotel. will be elected this afternoon.
John w. Hanson supreme com.
mander, is presiding. ,'
At 7:45 p. m. a memorial. service.
under the direction of Eva Wycoff
Hall. will be held in the hall of ma
tions at the. hotel. followed, at 4: 80
p. M. by initiation and exemplifica-
ton of the degree.
A reception will be given tonight
honoring the State counselor, Mrs.
Louise A. Grobbs. and the outgoing
and incoming deputies, Mrs. Ethel
Burroughs and Mrs. Louisa A.
Schwenk
The convention was addressed on
immigration yesterday nv Secretary
Of Labor James j. Davis. who was
made an honorary member Of Capi.
tai Lodge. No. 3.
The convention will end tomorrow
with installation of officers.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Driver Watches Girl
In Mirror AS She
Takes Potion

NEW YORK, Oct. lin the
little mirror which gives him A
view of his fares. Joseph Bleweis,
taxi driver, Brooklyn, saw girl
passenger drain the contents OF
a small vial.
His chance glance into the mir
ror probably saved the girls
life.
He took her to Roosevelt Hos
pital. where 1t was learned that
the girl, Anna Jamere, %, had
become despondent because
friend. whose identity she would
not reveal, had afiled to keep an
appointment.
After receiving treatment and
a lecture, the girl was sent home.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
Lady Hay Takes Test
Trip in Largest Plane
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Germa

FIR FRlEDRlCHSHAFEN, Germany
Oct. l u.N.S.).-Lady Drummond
Hay. who was the first registered
passenger for the proposed trans
atlantic flight of the DO-X. the
worlds, biggest plane. participated
in an hours trial flight with 60
others. today. Part of the time Lady
Hay sat at the controls of the mon.
ster seaplane.
The DON attained a speed of 12O
miles an hour with all six motors
throttled. Tomorrow another trial
flight will he made with 1876 persons
aboard. This will be the largest
number ever lifted by an aircraft.
The mNchins was designed tp
carry 100 passengers,
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
F FREEZING c AS
STUDIED

After making a study OF the So
called "kegal code" relating to the
installat ton of multiple unit electric
refrigeration apparatus, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Donald A.
Dawson returned today from Chi
cago. .r
Nineteen public hearings have
been held In Chicago on proposed
restrictions for multiple unit re-
frigeration systems. following 10
recent deaths caused by use Of
methylchioride, an odorless, color
less gas.
Hearings on such restrictions
have also been held here, and some
objections were interposed, by repre-
sentatives of manufacturers.
Major Dawson would not state
his opinion of the code. but sad
it will he given soon in a written
report to his superiors.
The plan is to be enacted In Chi
cago in the near future, he said.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01

A final poll by International News
Service indicated the Presidents re
quest for continuance of his power
10 raise or lower tariff duties would
be rejected by margin of three
votes. IL all Senators were pres
ent and voting, the poll indicated
a vote of 40 to 46 against the Presl.
dent
Issue Clearly Drawn
This narrow margin gave Admin
istration Senators some hope of
changing the result before the vote
Is taken. Efforts were being made
by the Administration forces to
win two more votes before the roll
call is taken, while Democratic-In-
surgent leaders were using pressure
to hold all their supporters in line.
The outlook, however, was that
the President would be defeated on
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
37-Day Drought Ends
In England; Worst
in II Years

. LONDON, Oct. 1.-After 81
days of continuous drought, rain
fell over wide areas in southern
and western England, thus ending
a dry spell which has broken all
weather records Of the past II
years.
London only had slight driz.
zle toward the close of an over
cast day, but in the Thames
valley torrential rains poured
down on the parched fields. At
Colwyn Bay, North Wales, III
inches of rain fell in one hour.
Three houses were flooded at
Amersham, Buckinghamshire and
from the hill districts came stories
of streams being suddenly swol-
len into rivers.
Parts Of southeast England
failed to get a single drop of
rain.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01

Republican national committeeman,
who had been notified I was to
come / went to see a number of
Republican papers and all the
Democratic papers. | went over
to the Charleston Navy Yard and
discussed ship building with Of
ficials. / got a considera BILE amount
of publicity and passed out a great
number of the pamphlets. which
was published in the Gallo Amer
lean.
~ Interested Irish
Il was really getting the Irish
interested
Robinson read from Shearers
"open letter" the statement that
Great Britain had enough ships to
sweep the seas"
THAT was sent out as campaign
matter, to influence the election"
Yes, sir"
Identifies Archer
Shearer identified "Mr Archer" as
being chief assistant to Senator
Henry j. Allen (R) Of Kansas. who
was in charge of Hoover publicity
during the campaign. Allen is also
a member of the committee investi.
eating Shearer.
Shearer then told of his difficult
ties with his shipbuilding employers.
Wakeman, he said, tried to do
everything he could to keep me from
making a living"
'Once you get on their black book
you're lost he said.
Shortridge then took up Shearer's
story of funds received from his
employers, totalling $51 .23O between
the dates of December. 1925. and
March, of this year.
Paid For Work Here
OF this, $4,000 was for the work
in Geneva: $500 for work in Wash
ington at the three e-month session of
Congress in' 1926-1927; $4,000 was
received from F. P. Palen. vice
president of the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, after the
Geneva conference, and the re-
mainder from Laurence r. Wilder,
of the transoceanic corporation.
Senator ShOrtridge wanted to know
why Shearer gave Palen a promis-
sorry note for a loan of $4,000 in
cluded in the statement
Because Palen knew nv arrange.
ment with his president, Mr.. Fergu.
son, and he knew he could get his
money reimbursed.
But they tried to get rid of you"
"Only when Mr.. Kellogg spoke to
defend the Star of Bethlehem
Called Shearer Down.
Here Shortridge called the witness
down for his statements with re-
gard to Kellogg, saying care should
be exercised in speaking in a
derogatory manner of public men.
Regulations are ruined easily.
Whether man is in rags or
purple i want him to have a chance
to defend himself" Shortridge said.
IF l don't get an even break
pretty soon" Shearer snapped,
You'll get your man in rags"
II don't think you'll be in rags
Shortridge replied.
PARIS. Oct. l .G.N.S).-Assertion
Of William r. Shearer that he was
In effecting the re.
lease of Bennett J. Doty. American
youth sentenced TO death for de.
sertion from the Foreign Legion,
was emphatically denied here today
The denial w = made by Charles
Campbell. international lawyer Of
New York and Paris. in an ex-
elusive interview with International
News Service. Campbell was the
LAWYER who represented the young
soldier.
The Washington times., 1929-10-01

Geneva to do?" asked Senator
Robinson D.) of Arkansas. -.
Il was sent much as a lawyer
for his clients replied Shearer.
II was to bring out the facts and
the figures"
Sent Out Articles
In further explaining his duties,
he said he had sent out probably
ESQ mimeographed copies of naval
and shipbuilding articles he had
written at Geneva.
These, he said, went to newspa per
correspondents, publicists. as well
as to his employers, the Bethlehem,
Newport News, and American
Brown-Boversi shipbuilding con-
Germs.
Shearer said his only concern at
Geneva was to see to it that the
United States Navy got a square
DEAF from the standpoint of parity
with the British.
Shearer said the so.called "hot
shot" data he sent out from Geneva
showed that Great Britain had over
900 tons of capital ships, as
against the $4,000 permitted in the
Washington arms treaty.
hOUlHSOl dShSu CIcdICI IL lHC
"real reason" he kept secret the
names of the shipbuilding companies
employing him was that S. w.
wakeman vice president of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding/ Company,
desired it.
Wakeman Wanted Secret
"Mr. Wakeman was very desirous
that this be DONE" the witness said.
How did the other employers feel
about it?"
'Mr. Palen F P. Palen. vice presi-
dent of the Newport News Shipbuild.
ing Company acquiesced.'
"What was the reason Mr.. Wake
man gave for keeping your employ
ment secret?"
Considered Pacificists
"They considered the so-called
pacifist movement had become so
great-Mr. Rockefeller was sort of
backing the movement-and Bethle.
hem Shipbuilding Company had
given Ivy Lee, publicity agent
$I5O,000 in this pacifist movement
and so they didn't want to puncture
the vanity of Bethlehem. was
to be given mine quietly"
Shearer said the impression was
that he was to come to Washing
ton and that Charley (Schwab)
was going to make me one of his
boys"
In December, 1927, Shearer said.
Palen told him Schwab didn't want
to be pictured as behind big Navy
propaganda.
HE didn't want to be tagged as
q big Navy man." Shearer added.
Robinson then aske d about
Shearer's activities in the last ma
tional campaign.
Hit Hoover Views
Murray Butler jumped on the
Navy views of Herbert Hoover as
expressed in his acceptance address
and l wrote an open letter in reply.
Mr.. Archer, In the Republican
publicity office, your assistant,
Senator Allen, and others lauded
my reply. and Archer ARA anged to
send out my letter to those papers
favorable to navy"
Shearer said his article Amer
lean Sea Power" was sent to more
than 1000 papers by Archer.
Then they thought should 20
to Boston"
Who were they"
Bacon and Mr.. Archer. / presented
myself to Mr.. LisEett in Boston
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
.SHEARER TELLS SENATE Of HELP
GIVEN DURING HOOVER CAMPAIGN

Five hours grllng behind him and ahead William B.
Shearer returned the witness stand here today complete
the bgarre picture he has already painted for his Senatorial
inquisitors concerning his activities at the Geneva
ference and his relations with shpbuildng magnaes he
rem ed
The Washington times., 1929-10-01
POLL SHOWS HOOVER BEATEN !.
8 VOTES ON FLEXIBLE TARIFF
BY WIN. K. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

With President Hoovers prestige stake opposing Senate
factions struggled today hold their forces line for
decisive vote tomorrow the flexible provisions of the
tariff bill
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
TRlBUNEs PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES
:10&A HOOVER liz -
Latin Americdsf

administration expects to have COM
pleted a $4,000 kilometer highway
system at cost Of about $50,OOO,OOO
Thanks largely to taxes Of all sorts
and description, which go to keep up
the governments big highway. paving,
irrigation, sanitation and other pub
lie works programs, Peru is an expens-
i've place to live. For those who de-
mand imported goods this is especially
rue, for customs receipts are the
most important item of the national
revenues.
Gas 40 Cents a Gallon
A Dodge automobile, for instance,
costs nearly twice as much as i'll the
United States, owing to freight rates,
a IS per cent import tax and other
levies. Gasoline comes to about 40
cents a gallon. including the tax.
which is used for road building.
There are numerous special taxes
The government has match mon
opoly and puts a 10 per cent tax on
matches. with $40 fine for anyone
who uses anything but the official
brand. Every box legally sold in Peru
bears an inscription announcing
that the buyer is helping to finance a
special irrigation project which will
throw fertile lands open to 100000
home owners. Nevertheless, matches
are bootlegged all over Peru.
And the tax of cents liter i'm
posed OH beer goes to provide free
lunches for the school children.
British Boys Stay
In a previous story it was said that
American economic influence now
dominated in Peru. But one of the
most interesting facts noted by your
correspondent in Lima was that most
Of the large American business firms,
such as w. r.. Grace & Co. and ALL
America Gables, were manned almost
entirely by British rather than Amer
lean youths. One large American au-
tOmobile agency here has two sales
men and both are British.
The explanation appears to be that
young men in England are willing to
come to these South American coun-
tries OH five-year contracts whereas
ours are not. Also, it is said. they
come cheaper American youths al
ways plan to return to the states af-
ter a year or two; British boys speak
forever of England as home" but
seldom desire to return there to live.
Hence the permanent British colony
almost invariably outnumbers the
American colony in South American
cities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
HOPELESS TO DODGE
Income TAX EVEN IF
IN FLOATER CLASS
Uncle Sam Has Ways to Check
Up Through Employers; Sim
gle Mems Basis $500

If you are newcomer to Bismarck.
Cont kid Uncle Sam by assuming he
can't find you and thus you can es-
cape paying an income tax. Relieve
yourself speedily of that delusion.
AS the law stands, all single persons
who have earned $500 or more last
year have to pay. All married per-
sons who have earned $500 or more
also are liable for the tax. All must
file income returns and pay the ta;:
before March Is
Moving into a new place is no way
to escape the tax. The government
has devised a system Of checking up
on those folks who move about the
country working for different en-
ployers and has thoughtfully provided
jail and fire as penalty for any who
are SO thoughtless as to overlook the
matter of filing returns.
Residents whose names are listed
on the tax rolls of the county arc
easily checked up if they fail to file
income tax returns but the new
Corners who are not so listed are q
little more difficult to check on, &C.
cording to B. E. Hitchcock, deputy
collector in the Bismarck office.
Under law, all companies or in.
dividuals employing workers are re.
quired to file the names and in.
comes Of those who have worked fol
them during the year with the in.
come tax department.
They are sent to Washington. moi
only from Bismarck but from every
part Of the United States. There
the records are all checked. and re.
ports Of employers regarding any ont
individual are grouped, giving the de.
partnent the total amount Of his In.
come for the year.
John Smith, for instance, nigh
have worked for q newspaper In New
York. an oil company in Texas, I
Shipyard In California and q Bis
marck employer in 1928.
All those records would be put to
getilet In Washington and forwarded
70 the Bismarck income tax office
this being his present home, and Joht
Smith would then b. expected to I'll,
an accurate and honest income Ia,
report for the year.
OF course, II he was a poorly pais
single man and his total earnings dit
\ not exceed 81 500 he would not meek
to file the return. nor would he meek
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Wrilerl

Dy hOONEI O1GklEN
(NEA Service Writer)
Copyright. 1929. NEA Service, Inc)
Lima. Peru, (By Mail)-There is
good reason to believe that the steady
increase of our volume of trade with
Peru and other South American ma
tons. in proportion to that Of Eng
land and Germany, will continue in
definitely. President elect Hoover's
tour has done much to promote our
markets below the equator.
The government Of Peru, under the
dictatorship of President Augusta
Legui. has long been definitely COM
mitted to a policy O. friendly rela-
tons with the United States. The
$1OOOOO0OO loan which Leguia re-
Gently made in New York Is bound to
stimulate trade relations already fav-
orable.
Present lines OF progressive develop
lnent In Peru are especially of ma
ture to call for an increase of the lines
Of imports where our manufacturers
dominate. Important and expensive
new highway programs will create a
bigger market for American autOmo-
bileS and trucks, of which there are
already 10000 or more In the country.
Irrigation Of large tracts and other
industrial development is sure to de-
mand larger shipments of American
agricultural, manufacturing and min
ing machinery-noWt the most import
ant class among Peruvian imports.
u. S. Autos Lead
Throughout Latin America the
American automobile is the big sign
post of "Americanization," present or
prospective. Our motor car compan-
les simply haven't any foreign COM
petition. On the west coast, at least,
British and French cars are cOmpar-
alive rarities. American cars are
built higher from the ground and are
more durable, which fits them for
rough work III the Peruvian noun
tains. The government uses Ameri.
can trucks exclusively.
Railroad constructions is no longer
being pushed as compared with high
way construction, under supervision
Of Americans. BY 1884 the Leguia
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
to If he was married and his income
was less than $500.

was less tnan $3,5OO.
All others are expected to do right
by their Uncle Sam. No one would
expect them to understand all there
is to know about the provisions for
exemption, and SO forth, provided for
different expenses and losses but If
they ask at the income tax office in
the federal building, their questions
will be explained.
just to show that he means what
he says, Uncle Sam has a small clause
inserted in income taxes reading:
Penalty for wilful failure to make
and file return OH time shall be not
more than $4,000 or Imprisonment
for not more than one year, or both,
and, in addition, Is per cent of the
amount of the tax.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
ELTINGE THEATRE

The Barker" story Of carnival life,
coming to the Eltinge for three days
commencing Tuesday, has received
high praise both from critics and
theatre patrons who have already
seen this unusual screen play.
All the. interest attached to car
nival show without the uncomforta-
BILE features Of hard, six-inch plank
for seat and other inconveniences,
is to be found in 1.-THE Barker"
This special production stars Mil
ton Stills as the Ballyhoo artist with
the Colonel Gowdy Shows.
Dorothy Mackaill is co-starred and
there Is q great cast in support head
ed by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. It is the
story OF travelling show that has
its difficulties with weather and in
ternal dissension. There are many
thrills, much fine drama and lot Of
laughs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
At the Movies
CAPITOL THEATRE

The seven-league leap from the
South Seas of "Aloma' to the Tibe-
tan temples of 1.-The Devil Dancer"
hidden high III the Himalayas, may
seem quite feat. Even with a pause
at Cabaret" on the way. But to
Gilda Gray, the Pearl of Poland"
such world-girdling journeys are all in
the days work. And, to tell the truth,
they required no more travel than is
necessary to reach the United Artists
lot from the Paramount studios.
THE Devil Dancer" which comes to
the Capitol Theatre tonight, is only
the third picture in which Gilda Gray
has appeared.
It is her first Samuel Goldwyn
picture for release through United
Artists. It is the jump that follows
the hop. skip. And it includes her in
that select company boasting Mary
Pickford. Norma Talmadge, Gloria
Swanson, Corinne Griffith, Douglas
Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin and other
most luminous lights of filmdom.
It was Gilda, herself, delving into
many sources in search of a locale
for her picture, whose imagination
was arrested by the unknown vast
nesses of Tibet, and it's mystery
swatched capital, Lhassa, "the for
hidden city, of the age. At the time
Gilda didn't know about the Devil
Worshippers of the Tibetan lama
series, or monasteries, nor about the
vestal virgins OF the East, who are
confined to the temples.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14

Editors Note: Interrupted
communication having been re-
sumed. Rodney butcher herewith
continues his series on South
America. butcher, Washington,
correspondent for The Tribune
and NEA Service, accompanied
President -elect Hoover's party.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-22
CU1n1nl1nit1
pD,aildi4Ig::A
Nag8GN o a2Z1gza !
Public Interested in
Exterior of Buildings

Exterior or bulloln&S
Most buildings are visible from the
streets, which belong to the COM
munity, and therefore the interests of
the community as a whole, as regards
external appearance. should not be
sacrificed to the wishes Of the owners
Of individual buildings, says Professor
Wilkinson. fellow of the Royal Instl-
tue of British Architects, In "Archi-
lecture"
The interior arrangement and treat
ment Of buildings are matter for the
owner, and will affect comparatively
few people, but the external appear
ance will affect tens of thousands. BY
external" one does not mean the
facades only, but all parts which may
be visible.
We know what results without con-
troll. At present we usually have
parade of aggressive affection in the
way of competitive advertisement,
often conceived with deliberate striv-
ing after the unusual in order to at
tract attention.
Freedom from control has made our
cities less pleasant places to live and
work in than they need be. This free
dom is present-day characteristic Of
many things besides architecture, but
is it a good thing? Without control we
get chaos, waste and i'll will. The
freedom of the many necessitates the
control of the few.