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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
LUCAS, ACCUSED,
DENIES FUND HID
Nye Committee Says G. o. P.
Official Guilty of Corrupt
Practices.
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not constitute, contempt of the Senate
as defined in the Federal statutes"
The committee promised at a later
date recommendations for legislation TO
"curb or prevent the recurrence of the
evils exposed by this investigation"
This is reserved for its final report,
1t said.
The report was signed by Senators
Nye, North Dakota, and Dale, Vermont,
Republicans, and Dill, Washington, and
Wagner, New York, Democrats.
Senator Patterson, Republican, Mis-
souri,, the fifth member, refused to sign,
saying he did not agree with the report
in its entirety.
Explains His Action.
'I did not deem it of enough impor-
lance to prepare q separate report" he
commented informally. There Is no
contest on in the Senate. I think the
subcommittee that made the investiga-
ton in Nebraska spent most of its time
investigating self-evident propositions.
The entire investigation conferred around
Grocer Norris, who never got on the
ticket"
Under a head General Conclusions, I"
the report said:
How far the various methods out
lined above were interrelated and con-
stituted successive stages of single
conspiracy, are yet to be determined.
After the major facts became known,
two of the principal figures in the con-
spiracy, Grocer Norris and Victor
Seymour formerly connected with the
Republican Senatorial Committee) were
in process Of indictment for perjury and
were, therefore, not available as wit
neSSes.
Common Motive.
1.-THE committee has been impressed,
however, by the fact that all these &C
tivities have been actuated by the COM
mon motive Of accomplishing the defeat
of Senator Norris by fair means or
foul; have been carried out by agents
whom the record shows were in frequent
communication, and have been char
acteriZed by the common features of
concealment of funds, employment of
fictitious names, and elaborate precau-
tons to prevent either the actors or the
source Of the funds from being publicly
disclosed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
FRAZER DECLARED
SANE BY AL|EN|STS
Counsel for Man Charged
With Killing Girl on Ride
Sees Perfect Defense
BY the Associated Press.

ELIZABETH, N. j., February 2s.-
Three alienists agreed today that Will
liam M. Frazer of Railway, who is &C
cused of killing his sweetheart, Mrs.
Phoebe Stader, and motoring with her
body to Virginia, is sane.
The experts reported TO Prosecutor
Abe J. David after examining Frazer.
Victor Greenburg, counsel for Frazer,
said he believed the man had a perfect
defense.
The attorney said he did not think
it possible for the prosecution to estab-
lish the place Of the shooting nor q
motive.
Frazer, brought back from Raleigh,
N. c., where he was arrested after leav-
ing the woman's body in a woods near
Bowling Green, Va, appears in daZe.
In a docile, detached manner, he has
reiterated his story that Mrs. Stader
was shot accidentally when he reached
for his rifle in the car in which they
rode. They were returning from q two
day party together in New York State
and had been drinking, he said.
Prosecutor David had planned yester-
day to take Frazer over the roads trav-
ersed on the fatal ride in an effort to
establish exactly where the shooting
occurred, but FraZer's counsel objected
and 1t was postponed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

eft costs money to produce q good
show, and theater prices can't possibly
be anything but high Is compared with
movie prices. That's why theater at
tendance has fallen OF IN every city In
the eountry-because people haven't
had the money to spend.
Hit by Hard Times.
lizard times have been with US, and
the theater has suffered, just as every
other kind Of enterprise has suffered.
People simply haven't had the money
to spend. THE movies, however, haven't
been affected to such q great extent.
Nearly every one can afford TO go to
movies when 1t costs only so cents or
so. But there's a vast difference be-
tween so cents for good seat at a
movie and SO or 81 for a Similar seat
in legitimate theater."
Mr.. Gest, who started in the theatre
cal business 81 years ago as a prop
boy in Boston theater, believes that
conditions in the theater, like those in
the business world in general, init bot
tom" and viii improve steadily from
now on.
when things get so bad that they
can't get any worse" he pointed out,
they're just bound to get better. And,
as see 1t, the theater Is pointing to-
ward a future that Is even brighter
than its past"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
POLICE GUARD PIPE LINE
JOB AS WORKERS STRIKE
Lexington Project Stopped for
Month When Agreement Plans
Fall Through.
Hy the Associated press.

LEXINGTON, Va, February 3D.
Oficers were on guard tonight around
offices of the Columbia Gas g. Con-
struction Co., but no disorder was re-
ported after an announcement that
work on construction of a pipe line In
this vicinity would be stopped for a
month.
The company's announcement fol-
lowed failure 10 reach an agreement at
q conference between representatives
of the company and committee repre-
senting laborers who struck last We'd
nesday in an effort to force wage in
crease from IS to 50 cents an hour.
At first 1t was said that operations
would be continued and employment
given to those willing to work for the
price that had been paid, but this
morning announcement was made that
the work would be stopped and equip
ment was packed up or moved under
cover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
INCOME TAX FACTS

No. 20
To be allowed as a deduction
from gross income, a bad debt
must have been determined by
the taxpayer to be worthless
within the taxable year for
which it is claimed, and where
books are kept it also must have
been charged off within the same
year. The necessity for this pro-
vision is obvious. II a bad debt
were allowed as a deduction
without the requirement that 1t
be charged of the taxpayers
books, the certainty OF its worth
lessness would be open to ques-
ton. Neither the taxpayer nor
the Government could be certain
that q debt would not be claimed
more than once.
Also If bad debt were allowed
in the year in which it was
charged of, without regard to
when 1t was ascertained to be
worthless, such charges could be
accumulated advantageouSly, to
be deducted in a year when
there was a large income. How
ever, a taxpayer who enormously
has Cancelled a debt in year
subsequent to that in which 1t
was determined to be worthless
may file an amended return for
the year in which the debt was
ascertained TO be worthless and
not charged off.
Bad debts may be treated in
one of two wayS-either by de-
duction from gross income or by
deduction from a reasonable re-
serve for bad debts. Permission
to adopt the reserve method is
limited to taxpayers having a
large number Of accounts. It Is
not granted for the purpose of
handling one specific debt. Par
tial deductions are allowed with
respect to specific debts only.
The burden is upon the tax
payer to show that a debt
claimed as a deduction was
without value during the tax
able year. A statement should
be attached to the return show
ing the propriety of any deduc-
tions for bad debts. If in the
exercise of sound business judg-
ment taxpayer concludes, after
making every reasonable effort
to determine whether there is
likelihood of recovery, that the
debt is of no value, deduction
for such debt is allowed. Court
action - not q requisite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
CONGRESS INQUIRY
IN RUSSIA SOUGHT
CroWther Introduces Measure
for $4,000 Expenses of
Trip on Labor Issue.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Shortly after an investigation Of Rus
sian labor conditions was discussed In
closed session yesterday by the House
Ways and Means Committee, Represent
alive Crowther, New York, q Republi-
can member, introduced legislation to
send q congressional committee to the
unrecognized Soviet Union.
Intended by Crowther for considera-
ton by his committee, the proposal was
referred instead to the Rules Committee.
Chairman Hawley announced, however,
the Ways and Means Committee will
meet Monday for consideration of pro-
posed tariff investigation before the
next Congress meets.
$4,000 for Expenses.
The Crowther measure would make
available SIS 900 for expenses of Joint
Committee of the Senate and the House
in an investigation of economic and
labor conditions in Russia. The mem
bership would be drawn from the FL
nance and Ways and Means Committees,
respectively, which handle all revenue
and tariff legislation.
The duties of the committee would be
more particularly to investigate con-
ditions relating to agriculture, manu-
featuring and the production of manga
nese, coal, oil, lumber and pulpwood."
Embargo Bills SheIved.
Earlier in the week the Ways and
Means Committee shelved bills for an
embargo on all Russian products, crude
oil and depressed agricultural COM
modities. 1t approved and the House
passed a bill to tighten the restrictions
on goods produced by convict and
forced labor This measure was tabled
by the Finance Committee.
Hawley said his committee will take
under advisement suggestions made by
some members that subcommittee
make an extensive inquiry during the
next mine months into the claims of
oil, agricultural and lumber interests
for additional protection against i'm
ports.
Chairman Smell of the Rules Com
mittee had no statement to make on
the Crowther resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
CLUES HIDE TRAIL
OF MOOSE SLAYER
Any of Six Bracket" Groups
Are Possible Suspects,
Detectives Learn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February ga multi
tude of clues today served chiefly to
hamper dozens of detectives seeking q
motive for the moose Staying of Vivian
Gordon, red-headed mystery woman.
From diaries found in her $15O-a-
month apartment and from other
sources police learned a great deal
about her past, which they said touch
| ed policemen, convicts, swindlers,
racketeers and business men.
Any one of half dozen groups
might possibly have wanted to kill
her, they said. Detectives were told
she knew the slain Arnold Rothstein,
Broadway gambler; George McManus,
another gambler, and Jack Legs" Dia-
mond, gangster.
Mrs. Gordon had threatened to tes-
tify before Investigators of the mas1s-
trates' courts that her divorced hus-
band, John Bischoff, and a plain
clothes man, Andrew j. Mclaughlin,
framed" her >on vice charges seven
years ago. She was taken for a ride"
strangled and tossed into a Bronx
thicket.
Wanted VindicatiOn.
Referee Samuel Seabury, conducting
| the courts inquiry, made public a let
ter the woman wrote to an unnamed
friend. In it she said she expected to
tell investigators how she was rail-
roaded" by her "ex-husband and the
police in 1928"
boy. I'll be glad to get that cleaned
up II 1t takes my last breath" she
wrote. ITO be indicated, indicated,
indicated. And then when folks feel
mean and nasty they can't say Why,
she this, that and the other thing"
Plain-clothes Man Mclaughlin,
whose salary Is $4,000 q year, will re-
turn tomorrow from a Bermuda cruise
He win be questioned about the 1923
arrest.
Threat Letters Received.
Threatening letters were received to-
day by investigators of alleged cor
ruption in New York's lower courts and
Police Department.
well, there's one squealer that won't
talk and we've Just started. You amt
heard nothing yet" one letter said. I'VE
are sorry to see three nice young men
go wrong, but we gave you a chance
to lay down. We are taking things into
our own hands now"
The lone squealer" apparently was
Miss Gordon. Referee Samuel Seabury,
head of the Appellate Court inquiry,
has three young assistants prosecuting
the investigation.
Vice Racket" Barred.
The assistants struck again today at
the records of Magistrate Jean Norris
and vice squad policemen. They pre-
sented to Mr.. Seabury a new example
Of the "rooming house racket" in which
vice squad detectives are alleged to have
preyed on landladies.
Nina Landry, operator Of small
hotel, testified Plainclothesmen Lee
Halperin and Daniel Sullivan waited
outside the hotel while a man and
woman rented a room. On signal
from the man, she said. they entered
and arrested Mrs. Landry. A cousin
paid $40 for q $500 bond and $500 to
lawyer.
Magistrate Norris convicted the wom-
an, but after she had spent two weeks
in jail the Court of General Sessions
reversed the conviction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Declines to Run for Mayor.

ACCIDENT, Md, February % (Spe-
ciaD Adam Richter will have no OPP
position at the election for mayor of
Accident George Weitzell, who was
declined. John Hetrick. r. u. Spoerleln.
Luther Keller and James Sneicher are
the nominees for councilmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Laval Given Confidence Vote.

PARIS, February 20 (P).-The gov
eminent of Premier Pierre Laval to-
night won a question of confidence
easily by 800 against 156 votes, ma
jority of 234. The vote came in a late
sitting, when opposition to employment
of secret funds by the government be-
came so strong in the Chamber Of
Deputies that Laval proposed a ques-
ton Of confidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
FRANCE EXPECTS ACCORD.
Officials Now Turn to Problem Of Air
Strength.

SuCnktus
PARIS, February 20 E.-French
statesmen, now that an accord has
virtually been reached between France,
Italy and Great Britain concerning
naval construction up to 1886, turned
their attention to the problem of air
strength, which will be one of the tnn-
portant considerations at the general
disarmament conference next year.
The Associated Press was informed
tonight that while few minor mat
tiers remain to be arranged between
the three countries on naval matters,
the accord reached at Rome today, to-
gether with a similar one negotiated at
Paris earlier in the week, provided the
substance for an agreement which has
virtually been achieved.
After the meeting tomorrow between
Arthur Henderson, British foreign min
lister, and Aristide BRAND, the next
step will be submission of the Rome
accord to the governments of the
United States, Japan and the British
Dominions, for the Rome agreement was
considered here to constitute q vital
amendment to the London naval
treaty, requiring the ratification OF all
the signatory parties.
The problem of parity, as such, be-
tween France and Italy was said to
have been completely sidestepped in the
new tripartite arrangement and the
hope was expressed that the World
Conference of 1892 and the new Naval
Conference to be held in 1886 will end
any other naval differences that may
appear on the horizon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
OPPOSES DECLARATION.
Byrd, Virginia Committeeman, Wants
Convention to Define Stand.

BERRYVILLE. Fla, February % LP).
Former Gov. Harry F. Byrd, Demo-
cratic national committeeman from
Virginia, will do everything in his
power TO prevent any declaration Of
policy on national issues being made
at the meeting of the national COM
mittee on March 5, he said tonight
Mr.. Byrd said that he had not so far
received request from the Virginia
House delegation TO oppose such action,
but he pointed out that several days
ago, in a statement made at Raleigh.
N. c., he had expressed his personal
opposition to any commitment of the
party at this time.
He reiterated that he believed that
any announcement on national issues
should come from the party conven-
ton, and not from the committee, and
that 1t would be improper for the COM
mittee TO arrogate TO itself power
which It cannot rightfully claim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
BISCHoFF LEAVES.
Ex-Husband Of Vivian Gordon Goes
to Audubon, Former Home.

Lorton Reformatory, Va, former hus-
band Of Vivian Gordon, 32-year-old
New York murder victim, left his post
at the Jail yesterday with Audubon,
N. j., as his destination. according to
attaches at the reformatory. Bischoff's
home was in Audubon before he came
to Lorton, two years ago.
Bischoh had declared Friday that he
had been in communication with New
York authorities investigating the crime
and that he had been informed that
they did not desire to question him in
connection with the case. Inquisitors
in the Staying are said to have revealed
that the murdered woman had threat
ened to EXPOSE" her former husband
and another man, a police officer, al
leging that they had attempted to
frame" her on charges Of vice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Idaho Divorce Act Vetoed.

BOISE, Idaho, February % CP.-Gov.
G. Ben Ross today vetoed the 90-day
divorce act passed by the Legislature
and Immediately action was started
among supporters of the bill to attempt
next week to override the veto.
Explaining his veto, the Governor
said, ut is not in harmony with the
settled policy of our State" The present
Idaho law requires years residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

(Continued Prom First Page
able by a penalty Of not more than
$4,000 or imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both, and in addi-
ton IS per cent Of the amount of the
tax For willfully making false or
fraudulent return the penalty is not
more than $4,000 or imprisonment for
not more than FIVE years or both. and
IN addition so per cent of the amount
Of the tax
The romance and thrills behind the
stories related in income tax returns
we're described by the commissioner as
he referred TO the wide variety Of life
which finds itself reflected through thu
Federal income tax.
The income tax period ends March
IS at midnight, the commissioner ex-
planned, because OF the fact that March
IS comes on Sunday.
Exemptions Allowed.
The personal exemptions, he ex-
planned are 81 500 for single persons
and $500 for married persons living
together Divorces and welded cou.
pies separated by mutual consent are
considered as single individuals for the
purpose Of the income tax, and each
must file a return II his or her income
Is 81 500 or more, or the gross income
Is SIS 900 or more. In this connection
he explained. alimony Is not deductiblt
IN the return OF the taxpayer, or is Il
taxable income in the return of ii
recipient. For each child under II
years Of age there is allowed a credit
OF $500 on its parents income tai
return. A similar credit Is allowed FOL
every person dependent upon the tax
payer for his or her chief support, i
such person is mentally or physically
defective.
The full text Of the commissioner
address appears in the editorial section
Of The Sunday Star today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
LOUISIANA STAND STATED.
Committeeman Against Discussing
Prohibition Issue.

NEW ORLEANS. February % H).-
Robert Ewing, Democratic national
committeeman for Louisiana, discuss
ing the possibility OF the prohibition
issue being raised in the forthcoming
National Committee meeting tonight,
said:
IT do not think the national commit
teemen have any right to pass II that
question. It is a matter for the ma
tional convention TO decide"
Mrs. w. d. Hamlin, national commit
teewoman, said ut was not my under
standing that any such issues would
be raised ct the meeting. It was no,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Reports to Colleagues.

The Bolshevist navy now consists of
four vessels. the Marat, the Paris COM
mune, the October Revolution and the
Michael Fruntze, all Of which are AA
least Is years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

Planes now fly between London, Eng
land, and Delhi, India, in seven and
one-half days, as compared with IS
days by the fastest possible surface
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
sTIMsoN GETS REPORTS.
British Envoy Tells Secretary Of Rome
Agreement.

BY the Associated Press.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British AM
baSsador, gave Secretary Stimson yes
terday a partial report on the successful
conclusion of negotiations between the
British, French and Italians, to reach
an agreement in principle on tenta.
tive Franco-Italian naval accord.
The Ambassadors information from
the foreign Office at London was not
complete and came to State Depart
ment officials simultaneously with o
brief report from the American embassy
at Rome telling of the Italians agree
ment to a tentative plan which would
permit adherence of France and Italy
to the London naval treaty.
u. S. Is Satisfied.
Stimson informally advised the AM
bassador that American officials eX-
pected to be satisfied with any agree
ment that was satisfactory to Great
Britain. The attitude of the American
Government since the London Con-
ference has been that it is only con-
cerned with the status OF the Italian
and French navieS in so far as they
were related to the British navy.
In spite of variety Of information
so far received, the State Department
does not yet have the complete picture
before IL OF the SeLCleIueuI SO TAI as IL
has been attained.
From information at hand, officials
have found that a reshifting of minor
figures may yet occur. These, however,
are not considered of great importance
and department officials expressed
qualification that so much progress had
been made.
Reports to Colleagues.
Stimson reported to his colleagues on
the American delegation to the London
Naval Conference yesterday that the
prospect appeared good for France ana
Italy to reach the agreement for q
limitation similar to that entered into
by America, Great Britain anc Japan.
He conferred at the Capital with
Senators Robinson of Arkansas, Reed
of Pennsylvania and Morrow of New
Jersey, who also were delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

Australia Is to have q locally made
81 500 automobile, local company hay-
ire acquired 1000 acres OF Land near
sydpey for . plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Arkansas in Opposition.

ELDORADO, Ark, February % P).-
Miss Alice Cordell, national Democratic
committeewoman for Arkansas, tonight
expressed unqualified opposition to any
move to put the Democratic party on
record on prohibition at the forthcom-
ing National Executive Committee
meeting.
1.-THE National Committee has no
right to declare the policy of the
Democratic party on any question" she
asserted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

called for that purpose, and don't
think the prohibition issue will be
brought up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
VETS MAY FORCE
DEMOCRATS HAND
DESPITE OPPOSITION

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BURNETT TO STRIKE
ILLEGAL INCOMES,
HE SAYS IN FORUM

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$780, 600, 900 FUND
URGED BY WHEELER
FOR JOBLESS RELIEF

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
CONFEREES AGREE ON
DISTRICT BILLBOARD
RESTRICTION PLAN

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
On1cers' Club at the Army War College,
in honor of Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
Chief Of STAFF.

Mrs. AbeYnethy, wife Of Lieut.. e.
Paul Abernethy, U. s. NJ, who has been
visiting on the West Coast, has re-
turned to Washington and is the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. B.
Harbaugh, for a month. Mrs. Abernethy
passed two months In Panama as the
house guest of Lieut.. and Mrs. William
Klaus,