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Evening star., 1932-04-30
TAX COORDINATION
STUDY PROPOSED.
Secretary Mills Asks Creation
of Joint Commission
With States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 30.-A commits
sion study TO secure the coordination
in our State and Federal systems of
taxation which We so sorely need wat
advocated last night by Secretary Mills,
in an address to the New York City
Bar Association.
Proposing that President Hoover and
the Governors Conference join in nam
ing the commission, he expressed con-
fidence the necessary funds for re-
search could be raised and called this
an auspicious moment to start in view
of the popular interest.
After a review of the evils of unco-
ordinated Federal and State taxes, he
declared the aggregate tax burden "iS
so great as to constitute an economic
factor of such prime Importance as to
affect directly or indirectly almost every
sphere of public and private activity. "
Points to Big Burden.
Statistics for 1880 showed that taxes
collected by the Federal, State and local
governments reached the Staggering
sum" of 1926, 900, 900, amounting to
one-seventh of the estimated national
income Of ST. 900 100000. The increase
from 1923 to 1880 was AZ per cent.
Property tax in 1929 amounted to 76
per cent of the total of State and local
taxes and over so per cent of the total
taxes collected by all jurisdictions.
President Hoover stressed the i'm
portance of adjustments in this and
other taxation in his recent speech to
the Governors conference at Richmond
Not only are our taxes too high. u
Secretary Mills said, but If we view our
Federal, State and local taxes as a
whole, We do not find anything that
family resembles a logical and CO.
ordinated plan, but rather number of
unrelated systems, frequently overlap
ping and existing in a state Of con-
fusion that gives rise to all manner of
Embellishments, Implications and ir-
regularities.
THE time has ceased when the Fed
eral and State governments may safely
chart separate and unrelated courses
over the troubled financial waters which
they must now all traverse. The time
for drifting has passed"
The Secretary of the Treasury re-
viewed the tax history OF the Federal
Government and the States and point
ed to the income tax as one levied by
both the Federal and % State govern
ments.
This simultaneous and overlapping
use of the same tax sources by the
State and Federal Governments has
come gradually, almost steadily, without
guidance of any broad policy or plan
of national finance" he continued. 1T
subjects us to a haphazard scheme
rather than an order system Of taxa
ton. which lacks uniformity and CO.
ordination, involves government and
taxpayer alike in serious difficulties and
is growing steadily worse"
Mills pointed to the Wisconsin in
come tax law and asserted If that State
found 1t necessary to continue its 1891
emergency rates another year and the
Federal rates adopted by the House are
enacted into law, the combined State
and Federal tax on income of residents
of Wisconsin would range from at per
Evening star., 1932-04-30
i. S. MUST HOLD
ALOOF IN ORIENT
Chief HornbeCk of State De.
partment Tells World Law
Body Our Status.

It has seemed desirable and proper
for the United States to maintain an
attitude Of impartiality as between the
disputant countries in the Orient,
Stanley K Hornbeck, chief Of the di-
vision of Far Eastern Affairs, Depart
nent of State, declared late yesterday
at meeting of the American Society
of International Law in the Willard
Hotel
The United States" Mr.. Hornbeck
explained, has no legal standing in
the organization Of the League Of Ma
tions and although the American Gov
ernment can cooperate with the
League-as it has been doing for =
number of years past-it cannot in
volve this country in the legal machln-
cry Of the League as such.
THE United States hold no special
mandate to apply, interpret or enforce
the obligations Of the Kellogg BRAND
Pact. The pact itself does not pre-
scribe or authorize any procedure for
its own observance or enforcement. 1t
is an instrument of remuneration, not
a constitution of mechanism for en-
forcing peace. 1t must rely for efficacy
upon the sanction Of public opinion. "
General Policy of U. S.
Americas general policy with regard
to China, the speaker pointed out, is
expressed in the provisions Of the Nine
Power Treaty.
The American Government" he
added, emphasizes that treaty, not
only because of the desirability that
agreement should be respected, but be-
cause the provisions Of that treaty en-
viSage and express the practical inter-
est, not alone of China, but also of
Japan, of the United States and of the
other nations which are Signatories.
That treaty expresses the historical
policy toward China of the United
States and the principles agreed upon
since the beginning Of this century by
the other powers that have rights and
interests in the Far East. It contrib
utes toward maintenance Of an equi-
librium in the Far East, safeguarding
the ultimate interests of all the sigma
tory powers.
Advisability Of Cooperating.
'It has seemed advisable to act in
cooperation or concert with other
powers concerned. The United States
and Japan are both powers in the
Pacific Ocean. The Washington Con-
ference powers all have interests in
action based firmly on the principle of
respect for and solicitude in regard to
the fundamental rights and interests of
all the powers concerned in relation to
the political and economic development
Of the Far East.
THE problem of maintaining peace
is common or world problem; it is the
proper concern of the whole community
OF nations, not right or an obligation
peculiar to any one nation.
With these broad principles in mind
the American Government has followed
and is continuing to follow in refer
ence to the problems which have arisen
out Of these situations policy of CO.
operating with every nation and every
international agency which chooses to
act in support Of peace and of the
agreements and machinery which have
been created for its maintenance"
Evening star., 1932-04-30
From the Front R0w
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters

as the musical attraction, and Jackie
Cooper and Chic Sale in When a
Feller Needs a Friend" one Of the
most attractive of recent motion
pictures
The musical performance Is the
most pretentious yet given in COM
bination with a fulllength film.
Numerous scenes are offered, with
incidents of the wild and woolly
West, and large cast of comedians,
singers and dancers. The tmeful
Gershwin music is welcomed in con-
nection with a complicated story
serving to introduce the several en-
tertainerS who find in the customary
wild spirits of the ranch an appro-
pirate means of contributing a su-
perheated atmosphere to the open
spaces Threatened lynching, Wig
orous shooting and other exercises in
high tempo are the framework of the
story. The chief purpose of the
production, 1t is to be recalled, is to
exhibit limited plot and continu-
GUS succession of musical features.
The members of the cast are Fran
ces Upton, Bert Gordon, Hal Thomp-
son, John Lock, Carlton Macy. Flo
Id WCobf all tCld NIOAA AAIys
Janis, Lew Parker, Donald Foster,
Harry Korneluth, Chief Rivers, Jack
Garrity, James McManus and the
Vitaphone Four-Jack Barbee. Jack
Dodson, Denny Sullivan and Ben
Young. A well trained mixed cho-
rus is made up of cowboys" and
'cowgirls"
When a Feller Needs Friend"
may be said to have been built
around the personalities of Jackie
Cooper and Chic Sale, with much
assistance from Ralph Graves. Some
of the supreme moments of boyhood,
which might easily be overdone, are
made so realistic in the hands of
great little actor that there is in
spiration in the story, while Chic
Sale, with the boys misfortune as
an incentive, achieves one Of those
rare combinations of awkward de-
votion and sure comedy. An old
fashioned horse car of cartoon quail
ity and realistic battle by boy
actors provide variety in the drama.
D. c. c.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
REV. JOHN C. BALLS
SUBJECTS ANNOUNCED
Pastor of Metropolitan Church Sc
lects Another Comforter
for Morning Sermon.

Rev. John Compton Ball Of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church will preach
tomorrow morning on Another Com
torter.' The sermon will be followed
by the administration of the Lords
supper. In the evening his theme will
be Putting the You Into Youth" At
this service the church will have as
guests the members of the Baptist Stu
dent Union of the colleges and univer-
sites OF the District of Columbia and of
Maryland University Their president,
Miss Kathleen Watkins. will be intro
duced by DR.. Ball, and will have charge
OF the program. Prayer will be offered
by Terry McPhearson. first vice presi-
dent, and the Scripture will be read by
William Everett. The installation Of
the officers will be a feature of the
program. Mrs. w. G. Waldo, college
councillor for the District and MARYLAND,
will have charge Of this service and give
the commission.
The teacher training class will meet
Tuesday at pm. The Ladies' Aid So
ciety will meet for all-day meeting
Luncheon will be served at noon.
Bible school conference. Thursday,
7:45 pm, L. T. Gravatte will lead the
lesson discussion. The pastor will lead
in the midweek prayer and praise
service at pm
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

toned gongs as well as the more
brilliant bell sound. Against this
background a solo, first tenor, then
baritone, carried the theme. The
baritone is particularly effective IN
his work, having a voice of unusual
richness with tones of remarkable
clearness for a deep voice, and the
baSso, too, stood out in the range
and quality Of his voice.
The quartet sang q number OF
Compositions written originally for
instruments, but in their singing of
them, lost none of the harmonies or
effectiveness. This was particularly
so of the Johann Strauss waltz
which they sang for an encore and
"Orientale" Of Cesar Cui. The only
number en- the program which they
repeated was "The Little Rabbit, E"
one in the song cycle by Cesar Cui
which he dedicated to the quartet.
OF the group of three dances,
ranged for male quartet by N. Ked-
rolf, the polka, The Dragon Fly"
was the most delightful, the light
high tenor voice carrying the theme.
They sang for encore the famous
second encore was an equally IA
miliar song, the Song of India" by
RimSky-Korsakoff. Borodin'S ITO a
Lady was a delightful encore after
the cycle of Cesar Cui. K. B.
Ukranian Tribute to
Washington Tomorrow.
THE Ukranian Bicentennial Com
mittee, in tribute to this years
George Washington celebrations, is
presenting Alexander Koshetz and
his Ukranian Chorus, also Vasile
Avramenko and his Ukranian folk
ballet tomorrow evening at the
Washington Auditorium at BIS pm
The chorus which a prominent New
York critic once wrote about as
having presented the most amaz-
ing and beautiful singing heard in
the memory of middle-aged man."
and the ballet will reach Washing
ton sometime today and are plan
ming a series of local celebrations.
The program tomorrow night will
include three acts, Memoirs of
Highlands" an act given entirely by
the chorus, and Homage to Wash
ington" The latter has been spe-
cially prepared for this occasion, and
will be executed by the whole en-
semble of dancers, accompanied by
the chorus.
Tickets are on sale at the T. Ar
thur Smith Concert Bureau, 1880 G
street northwest.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
BAPTISTS SCHEDULE
MEETINGS FOR WEEK
Or. Rufus Weaver to Be Guest
Preacher at West Washing
ton Church.

Dr. Rufus w Weaver will be the
guest preacher at the West Washington
Baptist Church tomorrow morning.
The pastor, Rev c. B. Austin, will
speak at the evening service Junior.
intermediate, Senior 3. Y. P. U. will
meet at 7 o'clock.
The Y w. A will meet Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Carl E.
Bean, 1886 T street. The T. z. L.
Bible class will meet Wednesday eve
ming in the Sunday school house. The
pastor will speak Thursday evening on
The Model Church" followed by the
annual church conference and election
of officers.
At the annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Missionary Society last Tuesday
evening officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Edwin L. Darcy, president; Mrs.
S. z. Stewart, vice president; Mrs. z.
c. Hodges, ST, treasurer; Miss Emma
w. Stevens, secretary.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
new PR0vISO PUT
IN CEMETERY WORK
Arlington Entrance Must Be
Within Appropriation-Mor-
tar to Be Heated.

Two unusual provisions were written
into specifications yesterday by Lieut..
Col. y. S. Grant, Sd, executive officer
Of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission, in distributing amendments to
previous invitations to contractors look
ing to construction OF the memorial
entrance to Arlington National Gene
terry. The Government is to be bound
only by the amount appropriated by
Congress, and granite and mortar must
be heated in cold weather to make it
set appropriately. -
Col. Grant and his associates are
unable to figure definitely on the
amount available for this work, as the
independent Offices appropriation meas
ure carries only $4,000 for the
Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission,
whereas 81 10000 originally was plan
ned for the commissions work next
year.
This amount was first slashed to
$840,000 and for a time the House
eliminated any fund for next years
work, but finally allowed $4,000. The
measure is now pending before the
Senate Appropriations Committee.
In view of this situation and with
bids for the memorial entrance at the
east wall Of the cemetery now scheduled
to be opened May IL, Col. Grant took
the view an amendment to the speci-
hcations was necessary. This amend
ment reads as follows:
1T is understood and agreed that
the contract for the work covered by
these specifications imposes no obli-
cation upon the United States beyond
the amount actually appropriated there
for, and the contract is subject to ana
dependent upon future appropriations. "
Under an item dealing with setting
granite in cold weather written into
the specifications, Col. Grant has an
amendment directing that the con-
tractor, if necessary, shall warm unset
granite blocks to such a temperature
that the mortar will not be chilled or
otherwise harmfully affected by the
blocks themselves.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Asia's Enlightenment"

A traveller who recently toured Asia
says that IS per cent of the people Of
that country are in total ignorance of
what is going on in the world outside of
their immediate vicinity. Few have
ever heard Of the World War. Many of
them know nothing of the League of
Nations, and the news of the present
Manchurian situation is likely to reach
them long after 1t has been cleared up.
But even this is regarded as a great
sign Of hopefulness, for a few decades
ago the percentage of ignorance was
related at 95.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Maryland L. Opera Co.
Triumphant in Princess Ida"

AAANCSS 1ud-
THOSE old maestros, Gilbert and
Sullivan, must have sat I'D in
their musical graves last night when
Princess Ida" opened and chuckled
right merrily in the university audi
torium. Indeed, it is doubtful if they
could have planned the extempora-
neouS comedy unfolded by Jokester
Gene KresSin and his associates in
the University of Maryland Opera
Clubs performance.
In a sense, it was twentieth-cen-
tury humor adapted TO thirteenth
century environment. What with
comical compilation of Sears, Roe
buck knights, pixies, slaves, Dulin
G Martin, and cigars in cello
phane, the time element was lust
the least bit hazy. Under the tute-
lage of MessrS. Bryant, Spessard
and Kressin, garbed in vari-colored
tunlcs and great quantities of hair,
the show rolled on, buffeted not in
the least by the untimely decay of
a set Of wooden steps leading to the
quarters Of the Princess herself.
Given another 10 or Is minutes on
the stage, the inimitable Krassin
might have done a pretty good job
Of carpentry as well, and made the
audience believe that Mr.. Gilbert
had put it all In the stage direc-
tions.
Kenneth SpesSard and Lenore
Blount performed notably as Prince
Hilarion and Princess Ida. The lat
ter has most promising voice.
Alice Brennan, as Lady Psyche, and
Frank Leach, as King Cana, like
wise turned in creditable perform
anceS. Nor must mention be ne
elected Of one of the most charming
chorines Of a charming chorus,
Betty Goodyear, daughter of the
opera club director.
The Little Symphony Orchestra,
with Doris Bishop assisting at the
piano, did fine job of accompani-
ment, indicating an extensive period
OF preparation. Prof. Goodyear was
roundly applauded. w. H. c. N.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

cent to % per cent on income in ex-
cess Of $4,000, up to 62 per cent on
income in excess Of $780, ,000"
He also called attention to the tax
levied by all States on gasoline and re-
minded that the Federal Government
now is considering invading that field.
In New York State the tax on stock
transfer was recently doubled and the
Federal Government now proposes to
impose a tax of cents a share on each
share Of stock transferred.
Sees DupIicationS.
This proposal If enacted into law
may be enough with the New York tax
to restrict activity in the chief security
market" he said.
Joint taxation. Mills said entails an
other evil, waste in the duplicate ad-
ministration and also the annoyance to
the taxpayers arising from the neces-
sity of complying with two or more sets
of requirements with respect to the
same kind Of tax.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

az VI COS
whose talents are about to be re-
vealed via Hollywood While Miss
Birell is seen only briefly, much may
be expected from her in the future
her brief emotings in this being a
certain index Of supply of talents
belonging only to the great or near
great.
Unfortunately, Miss Birell isn't
around long enough so that one can
get really acquainted with her. How
ever, before the film is done you are
thoroughly familiar with those
grandly impressive Dolomite Alps,
where the picture has been filmed,
and with some of the most lavish
scenic displays ever recorded by the
camera.
Less successful, it seemed, is the
story, which moves in leiSurely fash
ion. Due perhaps to its being an
English version created from the
German, some of the scenes are
choppy and ill-fitting and some Of
the actions inadequate. However,
the story is but a prop for the mag
nihcent scenic details, and the fight
ing in and among the Dolomites
being at times really exciting, and
the way those boys come roaring
down the mountains on their skis
being something else peculiarly STIR
ring, there is enough in this to sat
isfy those who hadn't expected the
film to be another "All Quiet"
Another "All Quiet" it isn't. 1t is,
however, an eloquent genealogical
study of what happened up in the
Austrian mountains during the war
and tells how the great peak Collarto
was undermined and battalion al
most doomed on and in it. Extreme
ly effective in spots, it will not,
however, bowl you out Of your scat.
The actors-Luis Trenker, Victor
Varconi, Albert Cont and others
carry it along smoothly-Trenker,
particularly, acts his scenes with
Miss Birell convincingly.
E. de S. MELCHER.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
WOMAN GETS 36 YEARS

Eva Jones, Colored, Pleads Guilty
to Second Degree Murder.
Eva Mae Jones, colored, was sem
fenced yesterday by District Supreme
Court Justice James M. Proctor to
serve 36 years in prison following her
plea of guilty to second degree murder.
She had been indicted for first
degree murder in connection with the
fatal shooting of Della MoSby, also
colored, after a quarrel at 2300
Thirteenth street last December l8,
but was allowed to plead to the lesser
ofense
Assistant United States Attorney
irwin Goldstein represented the prose-
cution.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Court Room Drama
PIeaSeS at the Fox.

PIeaSes at the Fox.
HTHE Trial Of Vivienne Ware"
while not so stirring as was
"The Trial Of Mary Dugan,' is, nev-
ertheleSs, an adventuresome drama,
dealing with the less seamy sides of
murder and including one of the
better cinematic court room Sc
quences. AS played by the very
blonde and very handsome Joan
Bennett, and shown this week at the
Fox Theater. Miss Ware and her
trial are well worth attending and,
while the solving of the crime is eX-
plainable long before the ultimate
unraveling, plenty Of things occur
to make the whole swift durable
and entertaining bit of melodrama.
Miss Bennett is seen as a comely
lady of means whose heart has caved
in completely at the sight Of a GER
tain bounder, Damon FenWick
Jameson Thomas. As the stage is
first set she is visibly stirred by the
love she has for him, while her ex-
admirer, a friendly lawyer (alSo of
means), asks her If she really knows
what she is about. Somewhat an
gered at the suggestion that she
OOCoIl h4lOW IilC VI
fiance, she soon finds out that he
isn't the man she thought he was,
and that he is impolitely 'two-tim-
ing her for night club hussy who
goes by the name of Dolores Divine
LILLIAN Bond. Thereupon, she
bids him adieu-or Is about to-when
suddenly he is shot dead, and the
lovely Miss Ware is dragged into
III
court proceedings.
While witnesses crowd the stand
and the jury stares at the events,
knives are hurled at Miss Divine. a
gangSter Is shot, and everything
takes place which might have oc-
CURED in the first two chapters of
an S. S. Van Dyne story. What
happens eventually need not be
told. But as undertaken by Miss
Bennett, Donald Cook, Allan Dine
hart, and splendid actor by the
name Of Christian Rub (his Axel is
a masterpiece) it's all quite excit-
ing and not too unpleasant to be
enjoyed. 1t did seem, though. as if
those two veteran and excellent
troupers, Zasu Pitts and "Skeets
Gallagher" while funny, neverthe-
less slowed up the flow of heystory.
On the stage the Messrs. Fanchon
and Marco have devised a nice look
ing La Plaza" set, and included in
the revue a lively series of dancers.
singers and dog act. Les Cells are
the chief comedy acrobatS and others
featured include Chiquita, who sings
Who'll Buy My Violets" to an ex-
citable front row; Skeeter and Ray.
Eduardo Delgado, Don Grande. Nelly
Fernandez, Lucinda and Ricardo
(tangoing-and how'll and Jack
Brancel and his pals" This week,
too, is devoted to the Fox music
competition, in which many singing
and playing groups of note through
out the city are being presented.
E. de S. M.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Kedrof Quartet
In Fine Concert.

AN enthusiastic audience greeted
n the Kedroff Quartet yesterday
afternoon when program, sung
entirely in Russian, was presented
for the Community Institute at the
National Theater The quartet con-
sisted of I. K. Denissoff, first tenor;
T. F. Kasakoff, second tenor; N. N.
Kedroff, baritone, and c. N. Ked-
rolf, basso. Each is solo voice
making the whole well balanced
and blended tone quality and the
effects obtained are remarkable. The
imitation of The Bells of Novgo-
rod" in the folk song of that name,
was beautiful and resembled deep
Evening star., 1932-04-30
"The Doomed Battalion"
Has Premier at Rialto.

T%HE premier presentation of
Carl Laemmle's The Doomed
Battalion" last night at the
IL Rialto proved to be an aus
picious affair, based on the
traditional manner of q Hollywood
opening. Kleig lights, crowds, bands
playing and an infinite amount Of
Evening star., 1932-04-30

hullabaloo made
the occasion one
of e excitem Mt
for those on the
outside as well
as those on the
inside.
The picture
itself, a foreign
production, is
C h / e f ly note
worthy for its
mag nj fl c e n t
scenery, its ski
ing sequences
and the sudden
ly new and dis
turbing beauty
of Fraulein Tala
Birell, a Wen