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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
SECRET TRADE PACT
DENIED BY BRITON
Book Due Tomorrow Charges 1918
Mission From England to Brazil
Sought Monopoly.
By the Associated Prod.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 10.-Sir Maurice
de BunSen has made fiat denial to a
story Of a secret Anglo Brazilian trade
treaty which. it is understood from
messages received here. @. H. Payne, in
his book England and Her Treatment
Of America" alleges Sir Maurice tried
to secure when he headed q British
mission to Brazil in 1918.
Il know nothing whatever OF this, u
was Sir Maurice's comment when the
matter was brought to his attention.
II was engaged on a mission the de-
tails of which were perfectly well
known both by the United States and
Great Britain.
There is no truth whatever in these
stories. Certainly there was nothing in
any way hostile to the United States,
but, on the contrary, negotiations were
carried on in the closest cooperation.
"A man who was at that time head
Of the Pan-American Association in
Washington was a personal friend OF
mine during the whole time, and on my
return from South America he gave a
party in Washington to receive me and
thank me for my work.
Payne's book tells of an unsuccessful
attempt by a British mission to Brazil
in 1918 to obtain exclusive trade advan-
tages for Great Britain in Brazil. 1t
will be published tomorrow.
The book says that the mission went
to the South American country ostensi-
bly, only to create sentiment for the
allied cause.
Payne says negotiations were ended
after the matter came to the attention
of cabinet oficer in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
Jury NAMES EIGHT
in ALLURE OF BANK
Indicted Officials of New York
Institution Include Prober
of Magistrates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1o.-The New
York County grand jury today indicted
eight officials and directors of the
closed bank Of United States.
The men indicted include President
Bernard K. Marcus, Vice President Saul
Singer, his brother Herbert, Chairman
c. Stanley Mitchell of the board of d.
rectors and Isidor j. Kresel, counsel
and director.
The grand jury also indicted A. s.
White, a director of Bankus Corpora
ton, an affiliate, and of the Marcus
Singer Trading Corporation, Simon
Kugel, vice chairman Of the board and
director Of Bankers Corporation, and H
w. Pollock, general counsel for the
bank.
Conducting Court Probe.
Kresel is special prosecutor in the
current Appellate Court inquiry into
New York Magistrates Courts, and AS
Such has turned up a mass of testi-
mony alleging corruption in the city
judiciary. Herbert Singer was one of
Mr.. Kresels clerks.
Kresel appeared as a surprise wit
ness before the grand jury yesterday.
getting up from a sick bed to testify.
Indictments were to have been re-
turned yesterday noon, but were put
of to give him an opportunity to tell
his story. He was reported today to
be confined to bed again, suffering
from laryngitis.
Six indictments in all were filed.
Some Of them charged felonies under
the banking laws, others misdemeanors.
Exactly which officials were charged
with felonies could not be learned i'm
mediately.
Charges Records Burned.
Bench warrants were issued for the
arrest of the seven men. The men
station, photographed and fingerprinted
for the rogues' gallery and arraigned
before the judge this afternoon.
At the moment the indictments we're
being returned Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Harry A. Gordon, questioning wit
nesSes for Max D. Steuer. prosecutor of
an investigation into the closed bank,
was making the assertion that a NOV
ing van load of records of the bank of
United States was burned in an in
Generator of Central Park West hotel
did you know that l 200 bundles of
records and papers of the bank were
incinerated there last November" Cor
don asked a witness, Joseph Ravitch.
Ravitch said he did not.
Closed December IL, 1880.
The Bank OF United States was closed
December IL, 1880, by Joseph A. Brod-
erick, State banking superintendent. II
had no connection with the Govern
ment. In a report of the banks condi-
ton as it was when he took it over
Broderick showed that $75 900 900 of its
resources had been lost, impaired OF
frozen"
The deposits at the time the banking
department assumed control we're about
$3.50, 100000 Loans totaled $148, 026,97
of which S108,525,526 were unsecured
Loans amounting to 1872, 596 had
been made to affiliated companies with
out collateral
The Broderick report also showed II
OF the 80 directors had borrowed
$2,573,632 from the bank. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
ALL MEN STRANDED
ON ICE FL0E SAVED
Former Defendant in Shoot
ing Trial Cited for HeroiSm
as Coast Guardsman.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, February l0-The
blue-clad men of the Coast Guard
scored another victory last night over
that treacherous inland sea, Lake Erie.
After a 50-hour battle with bitter
winds, binding snow and fog they
brought ashore 10 men who had faced
death on grinding ice foes. They were
the last of 81 saved since Saturday.
Among them were seven Coast Guards
who were trapped by shifting ice as
they went out from shore for the last
boatload of marooned fishermen.
Small Boy Among Sufferers.
The official report of the Coast Guard
showed that so men went adrift Satur-
day morning when a blizzard. driven
by 50-mile wind from the northeast,
swept down upon the lake, swapping
off the sections of ice on which the
men were fishing. Forty-one were
rescued by the Coast Guard. guided by
airplanes chartered by local newspapers:
walked ashore as the foes touched
shore for moment, while still another
landed safely on the Canadian shore
when veering wind swung the ice cake
against the northern shore OF the lake.
Nineteen men and 9-year-old boy,
hungry, exhausted and on the verge of
freezing, spent more than 80 hours on
one icy foe, huddled about tiny fires of
driftwood, chewing half-cooked fish, be-
fore they were located by airplane Sum-
day morning.
Rescuers Ton Into Night.
Throughout Sunday and far into the
night the work of rescue went on. Only
t. - EnA Aa Aftk4AF m
ice or in open water, were OF any use.
A mortar sent out in an attempt to
shoot line to the marooned men broke
through the ice twice and had TO be
sent back. -. =
Just a little less than three years
ago Jacob B. Hanson secretary of the
Niagara Falls Lodge Of Elks, was shot
and killed at Lewiston, N. Y, by Coast
Guards who were searching for rum
runners. A great discussion was pro-
voked throughout the country over the
shooting of an innocent man.
Motor Machinist's Mate Glenn Jen-
nings of the United States Coast Guard
was tried in Elmira on a charge of
manslaughter. The jury disagreed. He
was tried again on the same charge IN
Rochester and was acquitted.
HerOIsm Is Commended.
Sunday night Jennings was one OF
the crew of Coast Guards who rowed
and slid an ice skif out to the fisher
me~ marooned on the ice foe. Eagerly
the stranded fishermen crowded about
the boat 1t would hold only a few;
some must be left behind on the ice, and
darkness was closing in.
It was then that Motor Machinist's
Mate Glenn Jennings turned his back
on safety, warmth and a well earned
rest to uphold the traditions Of the
United States Coast Guard
Jennings stepped out of the boat and
a fisherman who already had endured
hours of exposure took his place in the
frail craft. Jennings spent the night
out on the ice after the returning boat
had been caught by q sudden shift OF
ice.
He was brought ashore yesterday and
recommended to headquarters at Wash
ington for special commentator for
meritorious service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10

If he failed to demand adequate Sc
curity for return to the Government
Of the money loaned.
Either this law Is to be administered
by the Secretary without regard to its
provisions if real aid Is to be given"
said Senator La Toilette, "or it is .
sham"
Plan Discussed in Detail.
Senator La Toilette discussed in de-
tail the provisions of the act providing
fund of $45, 900 900 to be loaned to
farmers In the drought-Stricken area
to buy feed for live stock, fertilizer, seed
and gasoline to be used in tractors, ETC.,
to which the proposed $40, 900, 900 re-
lief fund Is an amendment. He pointed
out that under the penalty clause of
the $45 200, 900 act a farmer could De
put in Jail for six months If he bor-
rowed the money and used it for some
purpose not specified in that act.
IF were farmer in distress in the
drought area" said Senator La Fol-
lette, "I woulde be tempted to violate
this law and be sent to Jail. Fer would
get better food in jail than the Red
Cross is providing for the people in
Arkansas today"
In conclusion Senator La Toilette
said that acceptance of the compromise
agreement would be "humiliating sur
render by the Senate of a great prin-
ciple." This principle. he said, was
that D FUNCTION of government Is the
protection OF the citizenship.
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later notified District Attorney Drill he
could not arrive until later, Blaine said
Pratt had successfully deferred &C.
ton by the grand jury" Blaine said.
The committee chairman said the
grand jury which was called for August
to investigate the lease was dismissed
August 10. without receiving the evil
dence.
Bartlett then told of a conference be-
tween New and FeSler at which he was
present, in which Fesler did most of
the talking and did it in a most positive
manner, focusing blame for the con-
tract on Mr.. New, which he didn't seem
to like"
Demanded FesIer Removal.
After the conference, Bartlett said
New said Fesler must be displaced.
Wasn't it significant" Blaine said
that New gave you q letter to Good al
the very time you were on mission he
knew was to accomplish his purpose OF
preventing an investigation"
Bartlett made non-committal re-
ply.
Just before he left the stand Bartlett
said:
II have not desired to injure. any
one, not even those who have misrep-
resented me in secret places. But car
not permit my reputation, built up by 9
lifetime of rectitude, to pass down tc
my descendants, furnished with deeds
of others, because I either fear or dis
like to tell the truth"
Denies Signing Lease.
Charles r. Trotter. who was Bart
lette's assistant, followed him on the
stand and denied previous testimony he
had signed Bartlett's name to the lease.
He said he thought the signature was
affixed by another clerk.
There was nothing irregular about
it." Trotter said, explaining 1t was i'm
possible for the high officials personally
to sign everything.
Trotter said the real contract was the
proposal and the acceptance, and that
the signatures Oh the lease were merely
q matter of form.
The witness verified previous testi-
mony that he was called into News
ONCE while Good was there and ordered
to draft acceptance of the lease pro-
posed by Good.
Charges have been made that the
Government paid an Sxorbitant rental
for the st. Paul and other post Office
leases over the country, and the COM
mittee is conducting general investi-
cation.
The committee recessed until tomor-
row, whenA Blaine announced Postmaster
General Brown would appear.
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Rittue, Mrs. Arthur s. Field and Herbert
S. Wood.
The subcommittee heard a number of
witnesses this afternoon from Langdon,
Woodbridge, Brookland and vicinity as
to which side of Rhode Island avenue
northeast is in greater need of additional
grade school space. X. P. Armstrong
and Marvin M. Mclean presented the
arguments as to the elementary school
need north Of Rhode Island avenue,
while NJ. G. Wilson of the Woodbridge
Parent Teacher Association presented
the arguments as to the school needs on
the south side of Rhode Island avenue.
All were in agreement as to the need
for q junior high school. Wilson asked
for an increase of $4,000 in the item
already In the bill for enlarging the
Woodbridge School.
At the request of Chairman Bing-
ham, officials of the Geological Park
appeared this afternoon to tell of the
need for additional facilities at the park
to take care of the animals to be given
to the park from the estate of the late
Victor j. Evans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
FRENCH NAVY PLAN
VIEWED AS THREAT
Italy Said to BE Willing to
Extend Naval Holiday in
Hope of Farley.
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, February 10.-The French
government proposal to begin construc-
ton Of armored cruisers is regarded In
Italian oficial circles as q distinct naval
threat and q disappointment to the
hope that France would stand on the
terms of a building truce between Italy
and herself.
Italy, 1t was said. still stands on the
offer to continue the naval holiday I'M
til Franco-Italian differences are adj
justed, but she is ready to carry out her
declared intention of building ton for
ton what France puts on the ways.
Italy considers that practical parity
exists because the Italian feet is mod
ern and roughly equivalent In fighting
power to the French Navy, which has
much old tonnage. France and Italy
were placed on parity in battleships at
the Washington Naval Conference
Should France adopt the proposed
plan for building series of armored
cruisers Of about $4,000 tons each, it Is
said that Italy probably would reply
with ''tonfor-ton, gun-for-gu
policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
NUN FACES THEFT CHARGE
$275, 900 Said to Have Been Used
by Belgian Sister for Convent.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. February 10
P).-Sister Madeleine. mother superior
of the Carmelite Convent at Malines,
was arrested today. charged with en-
bezzlement of $275,000 over q period
of the last five years, during which, it
was alleged, she followed a policy Of
borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.
The mother superior is said to have
borrowed in all walks of life, paying
old debts with proceeds of new loans
and always increasing the amount bor-
rowed, thus financing the purchase of
a mansion, erection Of a, wall around
the convent and numerous other char
itieA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
INCOME TAX FACTS.
No. 8.

All net income up to 5000,
whether actually earned or not,
Is considered earned income for
the purpose of the IS per cent
credit. However, thousands of re-
turns are received showing net in
come in excess of $4,000, part of
which was earned income and
part of which was not earned.
Following is an example of how
to compute correctly the tax on
such a return:
A. taxpayer, married and with
no dependents, received in 1880 a
salary of $4,000 and from real
estate transaction made q net
profit Of $4,000. His personal ex-
emption is $4,000. The tax rate
is 112 per cent on the first $4,000
in excess Of such exemption and
8 per cent on the remainder:
Net income. .............$S 900
Less personal exemption. $500
Balance, taxable income. $4,000
ia per cent on first $4,000 $50
per cent on the remaining
$oUO ........s'..'. 10
Total tax. SIS
But of the $4,000 net income,
$4,000 Is considered as earned
net income. From $1,000, there
fore. Is deducted the personal
emption of $500, the tax on the
remaining $500 at Ia per cent
amounting to $3.50. Deduct
one-fourth Of $22.50, or $3.50,
from SIS. leaving payable a tax
Of $69.37.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
RETIRED WATCHMAN DIES
Richard Dougherty, 80, Leaves
Widow and Two Sons.

Richard Dougherty, 80 years old, re-
tired Waterman for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, died at his residence. 2214
Fairlawn avenue southeast, yesterday
after a short illness.
Mr. Dougherty was employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad for So years
until retiring IL years ago.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Gertrude Dougherty, and two sons,
George and Raymond Dougherty. He
also leaves six grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence tomorrow afternoon at
1880 o'clock Interment will be in Con-
gresSional Cemetery.
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Continued From FlrSG Pa&e.l
cut the land are hoping and praying for
q negative answer"
Could Find No Other Name.
Mitchell, q native of Minnesota and
q Democrat, recently accused Schal Of
backing Michel as payment OF . po-
schail told the President he could
not and another name which could
bring with it the UNANIMOUS support Of
the entire State delegation" in Con-
sueUestfnK that 'Afichefs name be
sent To the Senate with the objections
to him and the correspondence over
his name attached, Schall said:
This would of necessity bring the
matter before the Judiciary COMMITTEES
for hearing and would present Mr..
Michel with q chance for defense
which he has never had an opportunity
to make.
"Once before the Senate ne win have
such an opportunity and If there Is
merit in the Attorney Generals con-
tentions. he will have chance to
show It,"
schalI told the President that Mitchell
had done nothing "for our party except
10 stab 1t In the back"
He commended the Attorney General
had undermined the Republican party
when he Matched in his own ONCE, ac-
cording to his own admission. the
scheme to nominate Judge Parker"
Born With Gold Spoon"
"He (ditchelD has always carried
himself with an air of superiority to
the rest Of our people" Schall said.
''Born with a gold spoon in his mouth,
cold and unsympathetic by nature, he
grew up with little regard for the rights
and feelings Of the great masses or for
any one else except the wealthy and
powerful"
Mr.. President" he added, there ere
some implications Of which fear you
are not aware and they are growing
daily more portentious. The Republic
cans of this country did not nominate
and elect you in order to make your
Attorney General the dictator Of United
States judicial appointments.
Your Attorney General has succeeded
in 50 alternating the personnel Of his
department that of the seven Assistant
Attorneys General who were there
when he was solicitor general, not one
was in ONCE few months after he took
once"
Schall commended the Attorney General
had failed the United States Govern
nent when he prevented the execution
Of a Judgment in its favor for over
81 900 900 INHERITANCE tax upon the es-
tate Of a former client, Mrs James J.
Hill"
Later, using his ONCE as solicitor
general" the Senator wrote, "he pre-
vented the Supreme Court from passing
on the validity Of the scheme by which
he had enabled that client to defraud
the Government. though he himself
drew upsfhe papers for Mrs. Hill, out Of
which grew the controversy.
II can show you several other side
steppings Of your Attorney General dur
ing his term of ONCE II you are ready
to listen to them"
The Minnesotan said he had been In
formed today that the Department of
Justice had sent an investigator into
Minnesota to inquire of Michel He
asked that a full copy Of this investiga-
ton be sent to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
COURT GETS RUM TESTER

TRENTON, N. j., February 10 (Pl.-
The "ebullometer," divining rod OF pro-
hibition agents, will stand the test Of
the judicial eye on March 2.
Federal Judge John Boyd Davis, an
nounced he will rule on that date
whether or not arrests made following
"ebullometer" tests are legal, withoVt
search warrants. M
The instrument Is used to meas
the alcoholic content Of liquids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
SPEAKER DECLINES
TO RECEIVE REDS
INSURANCE DEMAND
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idle. The sum of SIS a week was de-
manded. with So additional for each
"all workers unemployed because Of no
jobs being available for them or in
capacitated through accident or sick
ness" Workers reaching the age Of So
years automatically would retire with
full insurance rates, it was commended.
To finance the scheme, the commit
tee called for recall Of all appropriations
for military, naval or other war pur-
poses. supplemented by "a graduated
capital levy on all capital and prop
erty accumulations in excess of $4,000"
and by graduated income tax on all
incomes in excess of $4,000 year. A
workers commission would administer
the fund
Workers Will Fight"
For immediate relief, an emergency
appropriation from the Treasury to pay
idle workers for two months this Winter
at one and a half times the proposed
insurance rate was demanded.
The statement declared the workers
will fight, not starve," and said the
Government has done nothing to re-
lieve the terrible distress of the UNI
employed"
The committee called on the workers
to fight against the war which the
capitalists are proposing to make
against the Soviet Union"
The committee, in addition to Chair
man Wagenknecht, consisted of Sam
Nesin, New York; A. Bissell, Detroit;
Charlotte Bowser, Canton, Ohio; Lii
liam West, youngstown. Ohio; Sol Har-
per, New York; Silas Copeland, Phila-
delphia; Fred Meyers, Rochester, N. Y:
Adam Adams, Pittsburgh Cecil Porter,
Minnesota; Lowry Adams, Denver;
John johnson and william Dunn,
Charlotte, N. O.: Clyde Manasu. IL
linois, and Henry Boyle, Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
REoUIsITION ISSUED

FRANKFORT, KY, February 10 up.
Gov. Sampson today issued requisi-
ton on the Governor of California for
the return from Sacramento of STAN
hope Little, who is wanted in ovens
boro on a charge of murder in con-
nection with the death Of Miss Edwina
Gordon, 10, In March, 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
TEXTILE GOODS SALES UP
Business Around 11S Per Cent of
Production. Says Report.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., February 10
Pl.-Indications Of better conditions in
the textile industry were seen today
in the announcement Of w. M. Nc
Laurine, secretary OF the American Cot
ton Manufacturers, Association, that
sales of standard cotton cloths last
month were l18 per cent of production.
Production during the month, he said,
amounted to 202, 149 900 yards, as COM
pared with sales Of 239. LOG, 900 yards.
Unified orders at the end of the
month totaled 3l7,465,00 yards, an
increase Of 90 per cent over the, pre-
ceding month. Stocks on hand were
reduced % per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
Ralph T. o'Neill Ill.

NEW YORK. February 10 (AD.-Ralph
7. ONeill, national commander of the
American Legion, was reported doing
very nicely" today at the Pennsylvania
HoteN where he Is recovering from
bronchial pneumonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at Stanley Hall at
$50 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmerman
bandmaster. Anton Pointner. assistant
March, THE Spirit Of Peace" Goldman
Overture, lie Pre- Aux Clercs"
(the Duelling Ground ....... Herold
Suite, Cleopatra" .......... .Oehmler
I'm Cleopatra's Barge"
"Antony's Love Song"
Excerpts from musical comedy
MY Maryland ........... .Remberg
Characteristic, THE Siamese Patrol"
Lincke
vaIse, "charmkne" ............ Rapee
fInale, 1VanhOe ...sss..sss6ssAO SSy
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
LA TOILETTE LEADS
ATTACK ON RELIEF
COMPROMISE PLAN

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ScHALL OPPOSES
HOOVER ON MICHEL
IN 1000 WORD LETTER

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
GLASS HITS LIMITS
UNDER BUDGET LAW
TO CURB REQUESTS

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MAN DIES IN LEAP
OFF 140-F00T SPAN
TO ROADWAY BELOW

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