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Evening star., 1931-12-29
ADMINISTRATION TO RESIST.
VIII Fight Against Repeal Of Capital
Gains Act.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

By DhNlD NNAh-NSN'
The administration will resist to the
utmost the reported plan Of the Demo
Gratis in Congress 70 repeal the capiCaI
gains and losses provisions OF the exist
ing income tax law.
"It would be unfair" said Unoersec-
retsry Mills Of the Treasury DepaIt-
ment today, Ito allow man 70 go lhIo
the stock market and by a quick turn
make $40 900 and escape taxation on
hiz gain while another man who by
reason Of long years Of work at his pro-
-feSsion has come in middle age to earn
sAo 600 a wear would be obliged TO pay
a tax which would amount TO as much
aS 20 per cent on that income. That
how repeal OF the capital gains tax
would work out in practice.
ALSO it would lead to the greatest
amount of tax evasion we have ever
known. It would be a simple matter
for companies not TO pay dividends, but
TO accumulate surplus, which, in turn,
would enhance the value OF their stocks
and these would be held over period
of years until new legislation we're
passed
Yield Handsome Return
Mr.. Mills stated that over e i0-year
period the capital gains and losses taxes
had Welded a handsome return TO the
Treasury and that while the year 1881
might see a diminution due 70 large
losses, the Government would again
benefit as soon as there was the slight
est turn upward in the securities mar
kets
Prom all over the country today came
INQUIRIES by telephone and telegraph
asking whether the capital gains ard
losses tax was certain to be repealed
Many individuals having only two or
three days in which to sell securities
and take their losses are wondering
how they will be taxed on the 1881 In
comes.
There is a distinct difference Of opin-
ION. even among Democrats as to the
capital gains and loss tax, but the
whole question Of whether all new
taxes on incomes should apply TO the
wear 1881 involves a separate problem
In which the Democrats are leaning
toward the idea OF letting the 1881 In
comes be taxed on existing law. TnE
would mean new taxation applying IN
March. 1888, when it is assumed tbs
taxpayers would have had fair warning
on the proposed increases.
Has Choice Of Rate.
GNlSLulk law "LACll OLA iiNi
vidual sells a piece Of property or stocks
or bonds or makes a financial gain II
any other transaction in which sale
OF q capital asset occurs, he can choose
to pay the regular rate Of taxation or
such gains If his total income is below
sum OF approximately $4,000, but
when the gains added TO his regular
income make @ sum in excess OF about
$50, 900 it would be less expensive fol
the individual to pay the 1874 per CEN
rate fixed on capital gains rather thar
the higher surtaxes which are gradu
ated on high incomes. To get the ad
vantage OF this provision, the taxpaye
must prove that he has held the asset
for q period OF two or more years.
This year, OF course, the correspond
ing provisions of the law relating I
capital losses will mean the opportunit
70 deduct from the income the sum
lost in capital transactions, and tn
Democrats are trying TO plug up thi
alleged AoSs of income to the Govern
naent n the losses are on assets hel
Evening star., 1931-12-29
REBELS CONFESS PLOT
Six Communist Leaders in Chile
Bare Plans That Failed.

COQUIMBO, Chile, December 80 up.
Six Communist leaders were arrested
today and confessed they had planned
to start revolt here on Christmas
morning at the same time as the out
break at Copiapo.
Another Communist was killed at
Sotaqui when he attempted to evade
arrest An exchange Of shots resulted
in the wounding Of one carabinero.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
Sir James 0'Connor Dies at SO.

LONDON. December 40 Up).-Right
Hon, Sir James O'Connor, formerly at
tcrney general for Ireland, died today.
He was SO.
Evening star., 1931-12-29
AGREEMENT FORESEEN.
New York Bankers Believe Reparations
Accord Will Be Reached.

NEW YORK, December % (P.-De-
spite the differences of opinion between
London and Paris on reparations and
allied debts, leading bankers here to-
day predicted an accord within two
months.
Europe is too sensible, one authority
said, to let internal differences stand in
the way of measures, which are vital to
world recovery. England and France, In
this presentation Of viewpoint. seem
certain to get together on essential
points now at issue prior to the forth
coming reparations conference next
month.
Resembles Family Quarrel.
Present European disputes, one high
authority said, resemble family quar-
rel and this country, he added, will DO
we'll to keep out.
Continued European criticism Of the
refusal Of the United States to con-
slider debt cancellation, has had the
effect Of solidifying American sentl-
ment on that point, it was said.
An internationally known banker VINO
has been a warm friend of both Eng
land and France expressed his own
private opinion that France could con-
tinue to make payments on its SUBJ
kJdnLlaEly TeQuCGu AlIlcAlCdll Ncbb @S
gardleSs Of whether German repara-
tions payments were suspended. Eng
land, because of the deprecated pound
would find the problem harder, he
said.
Europe Too Sensible.
Another banker who enjoys high
prestige in the field of international
finance said that so long as European
nations surrender to spirit OF de
featism," there is little prospect thai
they will attempt to pay anything
But he added, present disputes are
largely surface frothings and will give
way to a more reasonable attitude
When the world decides to work TO-
gether, he stated, it will find ways fol
disposing of present problems regard
less of their seeming present COM
plexity.
Europe. this authority concluded, L
too sensible to let Germany crash.
Evening star., 1931-12-29

Germany has taken the q Ld as the
worlds largest exporter OF prepared
medicineA
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ORIGIN OF PLANETS
AND SUN Is TRACED
TO SOLAR DISASTER

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FISH MAY LOSE
HOMES THROUGH
GOVERNMENT THRIFT

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D. c. AIRMEN JOIN
SEARCH FOR FLYER
LOST IN MOUNTAINS

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binary systems, precisely like those OBJ
served, will be produced If single
parent star breaks into two sections as
a result of rotating too rapidly on its
axis
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(Copyright, i931.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Elimination Of R0ts.

ONE Of the problems Of farm life which A
too often neglected, the destruction caused
by rats, is now being fought by the Department
Of Agriculture through issue Of detailed bull
letin on rat control.
It Is estimated by the department experts
that rats cause an annual loss to farmers which
would IN any one year pay the entire cost of
making all farm buildings in the country rat
proof The primary idea in rat prOOf1ng is
that the cutting of of food supplies within
buildings and eliminating shelter would In Q
comparatively short time eliminate the rats.
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l., YaaN Long Research Work Conducted Here in
~ Washington Has Resulted in the ELimi-
nation Of Carbon Monoride, a Danger
~ " to the A0iator-Lieut Comdr: Joel
\ w. Il. White Tells Of Experiments
A+#NAMA by the Macy.

degree Of accuracy involving only per cent
error.
by means of another special device also
used wildly by the Health Service and the
Bureau Of Mines samples of air were taken
from the region of the cockpit or cabin, ac-
cording to the type Of plane used. This con-
trivance consists of q small pint bottle fitted
with rubber shoppers and a rubber bulb at
tached to a small tube of soda lime, which
serves the purpose Of removing gases which
might otherwise have an interfering effect
THE research expert simply presses this rub
Der bulb, draws in pint of air and then in the
laboratory he can by determining the amount
of hemoglobin combining with either carbon
mOnOxide or oxygen, plus a knowledge Of the
partial pressure Of one Of these gases, calculate
the partial pressure Of the other.
Perhaps the most striking result Of our
research program was the discovery that of
all the types Of service planes tested none Of
the closed cabin types revealed the presence
Of carbon monoxide in the blood Of the plane
occupants, whereas two types Of open cockpit
ships, one bombing plane and the other an
observation ship, showed q small saturatiOn
percentage in the blood.
This situation was regarded as somewhat
surprising in view Of the fact that when the
closed ships were tested in several instances
they were heated TO temperatures Of 20 degrees
Fahrenheit, while the open planes were, Of
course, without heat. The fact ought to be
emphasized here that the Navy was particularly
interested in these results because, as is well
known, certain kinds Of heaters are known to
give of carbon monoxide on account of i'm
proper design or faulty adjustment.
After q couple Of our early tests laboratory
experts found . IS per cent saturation Of
carbon monoxide In the blood of the two occu-
pants of the observation ship and 10 per cent
saturation in that Of the pilot and observer in
the bombing plane. This amount the experts
point out. Is not enough TO cause easily recog-
nizable symptoms Of Illness such as headache
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operating very simply and used by the United
States Public Health Service and the Bureau
Of Mines in the course Of their extensive
carbon monoxide tests.
This device is exceedingly compact, can be
carried in the pocket and can be used to ad-
vantage by persons without much special
training The method is based on the fact
that light graybrown suspension is formed
when normal blood diluted with water, Is
treated with solution Of tannic and pyro-
gallo acids; whereas If the blood contains
carbon monoxide q light carmine suspension is
formed.
"T>HE apparatus consists of the regulation
needle used to remove . small blood
sample from the patients arm plus q set Of
standards to represent the different colors Of
varying but known amounts Of carbon
monoxide In combination with the hemoglobin
Of the blood, with which the new blood Speci-
mems may be matched and the amount Of
carbon monoxide readily determined. The per-
oentage saturatiOn Of the poisonous gas in the
blood can be evaluated by this method to a
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dizziness, unless the fumes have been seeping
into the cockpit over prOtracted period Of
time.
UTUsT how much carbon mOnOxide Is q seri-
Gus menace to the flyer? According TO
DR.. r.. r.. Sayres United States Public Health
Service, now ON detail with the Bureau Of
Mines, no race or nationality Is immune
has special tolerance for the deadly gas.
Furthermore it Is known that both sexes are
about equally susceptible.
However, certain individuals are somewhat
more susceptible to carbon monoxide than.
others. In general the characteristic symptoms
of poisoning vary according to the amount Of
Saturation of the gas in the blood. Up to q
10 per cent Saturation there are virtually no
symptoms at all. Between 10 and 40 per cent
there are observable effects, such as tightness
across the forehead and slight dizziness. Be
tween 80 and 40 per cent these symptoms be
come gradually more pronounced. Any Satu-
ration so per cent or above is highly dangerous,
resulting almost always in complete lmcOn-
seriousness and even death, granted that the
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Aeronautics; Lieut. Ward Gilbert, test pilot Mt
Anacostia Flying Field: Lieut.. @. r. Henderson
and two Marine flyers, Capt. L z. Woods and
Lieut. A. w. Kreiser.
DIR. White served as an oficial observer dur
ing most of the test flights, and he explains
the general procedure as follows:
las soon as each experimental hop was COM
pleted thorough blood tests were made Of each
plane occupant by means Of a special apparatus,
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bon monoxide menace to flyers?
Apparently he has. Using every
standard type Of service plane and
performing all types Of aerial maneuveTs, the
Navy has just completed q two months study
Of the poison gas under the direction Of Lieut..
Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
Aviation authorities point out that this Is
the most exhaustive research program Of the
kind ever attempted by any Government
branch. Some IS pilots and research experts
participated and the important divisions Of
the Navy cooperating included the Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery, Bureau Of AeronauticS.
Bureau of Navigation, engine section and the
Navy School of Medicine.
Concentrating on the wen known fact that
the deadly gas enters the cockpit or cabin from
air currents swept along the line OF the fuSelage
from the exhaust, the experts carried out two
general types of tests. One consisted of a
careful laboratory examination Of the blood Of
the plane occupants for possible carbon
monoxide content. The other utilized special
device to remove air samples from cockpit and
cabin, and these samples also were analysed
for presence of the gas.
Lieut.. Comdr White points out that in adj
dition to himself some of the Navy officials who
participated in the tests are Comdr. G. H.
PownaI, chief of the engine section; Lieut..
COmdr. G. d. Price, information division;
Lieut. @. D. Townsend, engine section; Lieut..
Comdr. r. d. Wagner fight section, and
COmdr. H. B. Cecil Bureau Of Aeronautics.
In explaining this experimental work Comdr.
White said: 1.-THE actual test flights were
all conducted from the Nays aviation field at
Anacostia, whereas the laboratory experiments
were performed at the well equipped dispensary
Of the Navy Hospital at Washington. Moreover,
q word of thanks certainly should be given to
the United States Bureau Of Mines for placing
important general information on the subject
Of carbon monoxide at our disposal
Our aim at all times was to simulate In %
far as possible the normal conditions Of flying.
For instance If crOss-countTy test flight were
to be made in an observation ship which has
two open cockpits, then a pilot and observer
were instructed to spend from three and one
half TO four hours in the air, which is perhaps
an hour or so over the usual time needed for
such hop.
"Or If a cabin type Of closed plane were
taken on an experimental fight, the regulation
number Of occupants, including pilot, reserve
pilot mechanic, radio operator and passengers,
was included In this type Of ship, since our
tests were made under Winter flying conditions,
Of course, certain amount Of heat was utilized,
depending on just how cold the day might be-
On one occasion, for example, temperature
around 70 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded.
The thermometer outside registered about 16
degrees"
Various kinds Of formation flights were also
made, including acrObatic maneuvers and power
dives Some of the outstanding Navy pilots
participating are Lieut.. s. c. Ring aide to
Admiral W. A. MOffett chief Of the Bureau Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
BY r. O. TODD.

II = AS Uncle Sam at last found . way
to combat the death-dealing ear
bon monoxide menace to flyers?
Apparently he has. Using every
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T oday on the Radio


3:45--Rodney Hart, pianist.
4:00-Dance music.
4:30-March Time.
4:46-Army program.
5:00-Modern Melodies.
5:l5-One- Time Opportunities.
6:00-Sportorial by Bryan Morse.
6:15-Cecil and Sally.
6:30-Phil Lorias Orchestra.
7:00-Fleming Orem, marimba sololst.
7:20-News flashes.
7:30-Northern Dramatic company.
8:00-The Quality Four.
8:l5-Advertising program.
8:30-Johnny Graham, pianist.
9:00-The Wonderers.
9:30-Wrestling Matches.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-Musical Clock.
8:00a-Chimes and Birthdays.
8:05a-Musical Clock (continued.
10:00a-Talk under auspices of the Dis
trict Chapter of the American
Red Cross.
l0:l5a--Musical interlude.
l0:30a-Program by the tuberculosis
Association.
10: 45a-Request program.
11:l5a-Walter Reed Hospital request
program.
II :45a-Organ interlude.
l2:00m-Road conditions In Virginia.
l2:05-Luncheon Music.
1890 to 1:00-The Thousand Melody
Boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
ANNIVERSARY FETE
IS WMAL FEATURE
Program Tonight to Mark
Ninth Birthday of WNAC,
at Boston.

WMAL and other Columbia Broad
casting System stations will join with
WNAC, in Boston, tonight in celebrat-
ing its ninth anniversary on the air.
WNAC has arranged q special pro-
gram for the occasion. 1t includes an
organ recital, dance music and vocal
selections. The soloists will be Helen
Barr. soprano, and Edward Jardon and
Danny Cavanaugh, tenors.
Debussy's masterpiece, THE After
noon of a Faun." will be featured in the
Lewisohn Stadium concert of the New
York Philharmonic Society Orchestra.
The other selections will be Goldmarks
overture, I'm the Spring" and THE
Hadley.
Selections Have Variety.
Classical selections and popular melo-
dies make up the pageant program fea-
turing Toscha Seidel. violinist, and Theo
Karle, tenor. The orchestra, under the
direction OF Sam Lanin. will play med
ley Of hits from SHOW Boat" and the
Third Little Show"
Ambrose Durkin, Washington bari
tone, will be heard in the Musical Art
Gallery program at 1918. Louise NC
Nerney will accompany him.
Selections from operettas and musical
comedy successes are Sprinkled through
the Service hour program to be broad
cast tonight by WRC and network OF
other National Broadcasting Co. sta
tons. Jessica Dragonette, soprano So
loistS, will sing Silver Moon" from my
Maryland" and Victor Herberts Sweet
hearts" Henry Slope, tenor, will con-
tribute THE Moon and ]" from The
Mikado." The orchestral speciality will
be Japanese Sandman"
Pick Popular Numbers.
Leo Reisman and his orchestra will
play eight popular melodies, the fea-
tured selection being the romantic bal
lad, tits the Girl" Candy Parade"
and when the Clock Strikes IL" are
among the other numbers.
A 15-minute program by Maj. Edward
Bowes and his Capitol family" and
dance music by Vincent Lopez and his
orchestra and the Palais dor Orches-
ira are among WRC's other features
A French playlet, lei En- Parle Fran
Gals" will be presented over VOL to-
night by the Northern Dramatic Co.
The musical features will be provided
by Johnny Graham. pianist, and the
Quality Four, trombone quartet under
the direction of L. z. Phillips.
Rudy Schramm's orchestra, Mullane's
and Mary Frances Glenn,
soprano, will contribute to the program
of WJSV. The station also has Sched-
uled a late dance program and con-
cert by the Ryder Ensemble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
Folks Behind
The Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

THERE are few people who have
been connected with the broad
casting field as long as has
i Helen Guy, who handles the
taafic division Of the National
Broadcssting Co.'s blue network, and
in addition supervises the routine OF
WIS program department. She joined
the staff of WIZ shortly after the sta
tons establishment in Newark, N. j.,
and that was some years ago.
Miss Guy was born in Connecticut
and describes herself as a down East
erner." One of her brothers was one
of the first operators at WIZ, and when
she decided to enter business, it was
natural that she should apply to the
Radio Corporation of America for a
position. This resulted in her being en-
gagged as stenographer at WIZ. In
this position her work proved so salts
factory that she was later made Secre-
tary to Charles B. Popenoe, then man.
ager OF the station. When the studios
and Offices of the station were moved
to New York City, she retained this
post.
With the formation Of the National
Broadcasting Co. in November, 1925,
and the taking over Of the manage
ment of WIZ by this concern, Mr.
Popenoe became treasurer of the new
company. Miss Bertha Bratnard, for
merly his assistant, was made manager
of WIZ, and Miss Guy was placed in
charge of the program department.
Later she assumed control of the tyaf-
flc management of the blue network, a
position which has been requiring more
and more of Mer attention, with the
constant addition of stations to the
chain.
CUNDAY N. B. C. will short wave
- across the Atlantic the first of
series of good will programs
between the United States and Ger
many. The inaugural program will be
symphony concert under the direction
of Walter Damrosch. 1t will be broad
cast in the United States at the same
time it is sent to Germany.
4 X y
A new program Of comedy song and
"A patter. featuring Walter Scanlon
and Billy Murray, former vaude-
vile headliners, and Marcella Shields
actress, makes its debut on N. B. C.
Wednesday night at 800 Fiji Dorsay,
screen star, and Hizi Koye, Japanese
prima donna, are to be featured in the
Theater of the Air broadcast by N. B. C.
August 7. Vaughn De Leath will app ar
IS guest artist in the Service Hour pro-
gram over N. B. c. for the first three
Fridays in August
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
EVANSVILLE SHOE
TOURNEY GROWING
Close to 100 Likely to Take
Part-EducatorS to Show
ProWess Tonight.
r TYATTSVILLE, Md, July 3i.-As
- f1rst-round play in The Stars
/ Hyattsville horseshoe pitching

r TYATTSVILLE, Md, July 3i.-As
F. flrst-round play in The Stars
Hyattsville horseshoe pitching
tournament progresses, indica-
tons are that before the opening
matches are completed early next week
the entry list will total not far from a
hundred.
The tourney already has eclipsed pre-
vious Star competitions here, not only
In point of the number of competitors
but in the interest manifested.
Seven matches were run of last
night, bringing the total to 10.
Eight more flrst-round matches are
scheduled tonight, and the final and
deciding game of the contest, between
Rev. Clyde Brown and Leslie C. Reeley,
also is listed.
Prince Georges County educators will
have their innings tonight. Nicholas
Orem, county superintendent OF schools,
is carded for an encounter with q.
Hodges Carr, prominent merchant, and
j. A. Miller, assistant superintendent OF
schools is listed to engage Dan Fahey,
vice president of the Chamber OF Com
merce Of Hyattsville.
Prominent among the survivors were
Two IaYOTlLeS ana neWCOLncI, WIN
showed exceptionally we'll. Bob Bowers
and Rolph FARRELL were the favorites to
win, and P. L. CLANCY was the new
conner to come through.
Three of the athletic Thomas broth
erS performed. Charles and George
were defeated but Harry salvaged the
family prestige by outlasting B. w.
Anspon in a marathon. Gasch's tri-
umph over Livingston was dramatic,
when he got ringer to end the decid-
ing game.
PAIRINGS.
Sis o'clock-R. J. King VS.. Norman Sar-
ton. Harry Wilcox VS.. Paul Petersen, Carl
Taliaferro vs.. Howard Smith, Tony InSesniri
s4S o'ciocE.G. Hodges Carr VS.. Nicholas
Orem. J. A. Miller VS.. Dan Fahey. William
Gasch vs.. B. M. Ness. Norman Walsh vs..
Robert Arson. jr.; Rev Clyde Brown VS..
Leslie c. Reeley, one game Of incompleted
match.
SUMMARIES.
Walter L. Alexander defeated Harvey T.
Casbarian, Pill, 23-ll; H. s. Slinkman
defeated Charles Thomas, IA. All; P. L.
CLANCY defeated Sherburne Roome. 49,.
21-l0; Ernest Gesch defeated L. E. Liv-
ingston. 2l-10, 23-18; Bob Bowers defeated
Z. L. Stanley, As. AIS; Rolph farrell
defeated George Thomas, 22-7, 2l-l7;
Harry Thomas defeated B. w. Anspon,