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Evening star., 1932-05-05
DECISION ON TUTOR
TAX FARREACH|NG
Board of Tax Appeals Holds
State University Pro-
fesSor Exempt.

The decision of the United States
Board of Tax Appeals that the income
OF professor in a State university
cannot be taxed by the Federal Gov
ernment is expected by those familiar
with the situation to be far-reaching in
its effects as test case.
Of particular interest is the fact that
the decision, handed down yesterday in
the case of G. Ridgely Sappington, a
part-time instructor at the University
of Maryland. was virtually reversal
of previous decision of the board in
the case of Mary w. Niles, eXecutriX,
whose husband had been part-time
instructor also at Maryland University.
In the Niles case, which is now on
appeal in the courts, he board held to
the contrary that the income was sub
ject to tax because the university was
q private eleemosynary corporation, not
an tnstrumentality of the State"
In yesterdays decision, however, the
board pointed out that Sappington had
disclosed a relationship between the
university, the State and this petitioner
quite different from that which existed
in the Niles case"
The facts that the old university had
by its own volition changed from pri-
vate to a public corporation and as
sented to q merger with the Maryland
State College of Agriculture to form a
new institution, entirely under the own
erShip and control of the State, had nSt
been disclosed in the Niles case, accord
ing to the board.
Concluding that Sappington was an
employe of the State of Maryland and
engaged in carrying out an essential
n fe&ts tfrr1 - -
government, the board held his COM
pensation is not subject to Federal tax"
While the board did not decide the
exact financial solution of the tax ques-
tion raised by the commissioner of in
ternal revenue, it laid down the prin-
ciple and left the details of tax to be
computed later.
The Government had contended that
for the year 1928 Sappington owed the
Government deficiency of S265.54 in
come tax, only part of which was in
controversy. Sappington contended the
Government erred in including in his
income for 1928 the sum of $2.24O re-
ceived by him as compensation for serv-
ices rendered as an instructor in the
Law School of the University of Mary
land The boards decision discloses
that Sappington is lawyer and resi-
dent of Baltimore, where he is engaged
In the practice of his profession, and
that his gross income from his law
practice in 1928 was in excess of $50 900.
The Niles case, in which the board
previously held his salary could be
taxed, is now on appeal to the Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeals.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has six months in which to decide
whether to acquiesce in the decision of
the board in the Sappington case
So important did the various States
and State universities consider the Sap
pington case that many of them filed
briefs supporting Sappington in his
contention.
Evening star., 1932-05-05
CONFIDENCE DRIVE
URGED BY LEHMAN
Advertisers Told They Can
Replace "PsychoIogy of
Fear" in Nation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 5.-Lieut Gov. Her
bert H Lehman told the Advertising
Club of New York yesterday that the
advertising profession can perform one
of its greatest services to the country
by creating a market of confidence to
replace the psychology of fear"
"Baliyhoo is out of place at this
time" he said. 1T would serve only
to aggravate the situation, but the max
ing known of facts and the spreading
of an understanding of conditions is
a task of major important in ac-
complishing a solution of this problem. "
He expressed the opinion that the
tariff should, and can, to substantial
degree" be taken out of politics, that
it must give foreign nations at least a
fair opportunity for barter and ex-
change.
A moderate expansion of credit at
this time appears to be much desired, 4"
Evening star., 1932-05-05

he said, and he added his belief that
a moderate imitation would benefit the
country. He saw as inevitable retrench-
ment in cost of government. He sug-
gested as entirely practicable revision Of
the Volstead act to make legal the sale
of beer and light wines.
Evening star., 1932-05-05
IA Drinks Bought
AS Evidence Too
Costly, Says Judge

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Federal
Judge George A. Carpenter says
he is in favor of economy in OBJ
tanning evidence in liquor cases.
Charles ]. Wallet, prohibit
ton agent, told the court he
bough IA drinks at so cents each
to obtain evidence.
In these days" said the court.
you should economize. one
drink will4do as well as IA"
Morris Cannon, a druggist, was
sentenced to so days in jail and
fined 5000.
Evening star., 1932-05-05
Marine Corps Orders

Capt. Merton A. Richal, detached
Naval Operating Base, San Diego, Calf
to Naval Air Station, San Diego. Calf
First Lieut. Orin H Wheeler. orders
to Boston modified; to Wakefield, Mass
First Lieut.. Frederick c. BiebuSh, de-
tached Mare Island, Calf; to N.cara-
guam National Guard detachment
Second Lieut.. william w Childs,
resignation accepted to take effect
May 18.
Second Lieut.. Frank c. Croft, de-
tached ID Brigade, Nicaragua; to San
Diego, Calf, via the U. S. S. Hender-
son, scheduled to sail from Corinto on
or about May 10.
Evening star., 1932-05-05
BOY BURNED TO DEATH
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WESTERN PORT, Md, May A.
John, S-year-old son of Mrs Mary
Dichura, widow, was burned to death
early today when trapped by fire of un-
known origin which destroyed the home.
Five other children, all under 16; Mrs.
Dichura and two boarders, John Lam
berdo and Frank Carmela, were re-
moved to Potomac Valley Hospital,
Keyser, W. Va, where the mother's
condition is critical. Lamberdo also
may not survive.
The fire originated on the first floor
Those who escaped crawled through a
window and slid down porch posts.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
II Coon Story

IND you know that older people are reading
- bird and animal stories? Every week get
letters from them about their pets, and today
I'm giving you story sent in by one of these
grcwn-ups. Hope you like it. Jennie D.
Coughlin of Liberty, Ind. is the author.
This is the story of pet coon we had at the
farm when was young girl. We called him
Billy. He knew his name and had little whin-
ing answer for us. He had great appetite
and the manners Of pig. Nothing but boxing
his ears and putting him out would keep him
e from climbing the cloth and helping himself
to the dinner on the table; and this had to be
done at every meal. He never seemed to learn!
Billy was very fond of those black bugs found
at threshing time in the new wheat. boy at
a circus with bag of peanuts was no match
for him at all When the bugs became scarce
at the barn. he would go to the edge OF the
carpet and run his little paw all around the
edge and woe to an odd bug lurking there!
coon never sticks his nose in liquid like dog
or a cat-at least Billy never did He would
cup his forepaws and bring the liquid to his
nose and smell Of it. If it milk you could
almost hear him say, "Bah!' for he would never
touch it, but throw it down and wash his hands
like Pontius PLATE.
One time in Summer we were washing under
a big apple tree. Billy stayed in the tree all
morning, watching us and talking to us. The
soap bubbles interested him and he wanted to
investigate them. Toward the end Of the work
we stepped aside and gave him a chance. Down
Evening star., 1932-05-22
H0zv TO Write Stories

glanced down at his crippled leg, Base ball was
not for him"
There-do you see the difference? We have
told the reader more facts than were
told to him in the first beginning, but We have
also aroused his interest by plunging him into
the middle of base ball game. And we are
all ready to go on with the exciting action of
our story without further delay
A LWAYS remember, therefore, that it's
good idea to start your story with action.
rather than with a mere description of the
characters. Remember. too. that it's better
to let the reader find out what kind of a
person Fred Jones is by seeing what he does,
rather than by having the author describe him.
Don't say your hero was brave let his actions
show it.
Sometimes you can begin story well by
starting with conversation-some talk that
gives the reader an idea of who the characters
are and what they doing. 1t is important
to give the reader this information soon as
possible, but try to be interesting at the same
time. And the way to get interest in a story
is by getting action into it.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Stnnfed Grass Poisonous

COME plants, like humans. seem to have
- tendency to become malignant when their
growth is stunted, causing them to become alb
normal
For instance, some of the more common pas
ture grasses, such as Sudan grass, sorghum.
johnson grass and velvet grass, develop potent
and quickly fatal poison if they are kept from
reaching maturity through drought, frost, wilt
ing or severe trampling. Investigation following
the death of live stock from violent poisoning
soon developed that these grasses contained,
when Stunded, lethal potions of prussic acid.
Under normal conditions of growth the acid Is
never found in any quantity and after the
stunted grass has been cut and cured for hay
the acid seems to have disappeared
The situation is peculiar and one which sci
ence has been unable to fathom. The cause OF
the death of live stock eating the grass is
known fact and the rapidity with which death
comes often within half hour, testi1es to the
potency of the poison, but why the acid should
develop in stunted grass when it is never found
present in matured crops is a question yet to
be solved
The only safety methods so far worked out
depend upon the stockman's observation of the
growth of his grasses and when the crops are
stunted his care to see that none Of his stock
eat of the grass.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
BY W. BOYCE MORGAN.

HERE many different ways OF
starting story but if your story is
short one, rather than a whole
book, it is very important that you
get the reader interested i'm
mediately. And to do that, you
should plunge at once into the action.
Suppose you are about to start writing a
story about Fred Jones, who pitches for his
high school base ball team, and who has
brother who can't play base ball because he
has a crippled leg. The chances are that you
would start your story something like this
Fred Jones was boy of Is. He lived in
a town called Oakdale and was sophomore in
high school. Fred pitched on the high school
base ball team, but his brother John could not
play base ball because he had crippled leg"
THAT doesn't sound very interesting, does it?
Now, suppose take those same facts,
but present them to the reader in a slightly
different way. Something like this
Fred Jones peered intently at the catcher's
signal then slowly started his wind-up. With
a graceful motion, the tall 15-year boy,
already a star pitcher for Oakdale High School
in his sophomore year, unwound and delivered
fast ball over the heart of the plate.
"'Striker barked the umpire.
up in the stands, John Jones, Fred's
brother, uttered yell of encouragement. How
he would have liked to be out there on the
diamond as one of FredS teammates! He
Evening star., 1932-05-22

he came fastened himself to the tub and turn
ing his head away as a coon always does, dipped
up double handful They stung his nostrils.
Did he spit and get up the tree again? He
surely did.
In the late fall he pretty nearly grown
and would take excursions to the woods and
stay almost week When he came home he
would be so hungry he was almost wild One
Saturday night he arrived and we opened the
cupboard to get him some food. There was a
row of mince pies the lower shelf. Billy
jumped on one, fastened all four feet in it, and
we carried him out just that way. 1t was the
last we ever saw of him or the pie.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
ID Sff Sfk%S R9Y$ FHGf sSf j
RIDDLES

A RE you ready for another brain test2 We
n have five more conundrlms for you this
week and you're going to have to think quickly
and on your feet if you want to get them
right Here they are:
l. Spell rat trap with three lettt rs.-Athalie
Trotter.
2 AS 1 went over the bridge I met man;
he tipped his hat an drew his cane; in this
riddle we told the mans name; what is it?-
Madge Staley.
g. How can you shoot 120 hares at one
shot?-Louisa Paolella.
a. What is the longest word in the dictionary?
-Eua Strickland.
S. What is dark although it enlightens the
world itself?-Harrett Faulk.
ANSWERS.
l. Cat 2 Andrew g. Fire at a wig 4.
Smile-cut off the S and it will be mile.
5. Ink.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Had Operl00ked That

Irate Customer: 1--WE worn these calfskin
shoes only two months and now look at EN-"
Salesman: my dear sir. you must remem-
ber the calf had already worn that skin five
months. making seven months wear, which is
very good, think"
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Very Simple

with all due Difference, my boy. think our
English custom at the telephone is better than
saying Hellor as you Americans do"
What do you say in England?"
I'VE say: Are you there?' Then, Of course.
n YOU are not there there is no use in going ON
with the conversation"
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Well, Who Would ?

Teacher: What is the plural of hippopota-
mus?"
Boy: "The plural of hippopotamuS is hip
p-o-Oh, well, who'd want more than one,
any way?"
Evening star., 1932-05-22

The words missing from the sentence below
are spelled differently but pronounced the
same. What are thy?
His - lay through the woods and suddenly
hs tripped over a halfburied -.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
POSERS

I IERE are the names of 10 cities which you
don't encounter very often, and opposite
are names of the countries in which they are
located. Can you match them up correctly?
l. Prague Colombia
g Sitka Liberia
g. Berne Egypt
f. Warsaw Chile
S. Monrovia Alaska
6. Teheran Germany
T. Bogota CzechoSlovakia
g. Frankfort Poland
g. Alexandria Persia
10 Santiago Switzerland
ANSWERS.
Prague is in CZechosloyakia Sitka in Alaska,
Berne in Switzerland, Warsaw in Poland,
Monrovia in Liberia Teheran in Persia, Bogota
in Colombia Frankfort in Germany, Alexandria
in Egypt and Santiago in Chile.
Evening star., 1932-05-22

The definitions are:
HORIZONTAL
2. Organ of hearing.
4. Credit (Abbr)
S. Common exclamation.
z. Soldiers water bottle.
10. Decay
II. Measure of length
13. Contents of canteen.
II. Large snake.
16. Climbing plant.
10. Running away.
81. The Blue Grass State (Abbr).
o. National Guard (Abbr).
23 Large deer
VERTICAL.
]. Southern State (Abbr).
z. Sea eagle
3. Fish eggs.
Z. Marrow passageway on a dirigible.
9. Kind of fish.
E. Company (Abbr).
8. The tenth of anything.
9. Negative.
10. Bone of the chest.
IL. Arid
Is. Belonging to.
IT. Viscar general (Abbr).
10. Hole in a needle.
20. Writing fluid.
The canteen suggested our word diamond, as
you can see. The second line is a personal
pronoun, the third is a native of a small
European country, the fifth is literary
composition and the sixth is found in the
barnyard.
THIRSTY
S
T
;
Speaking of soldiers leads US to war, and
here are four words that begin with war. The
endings are up to you!
1. WAR-A-T
3. WAR-R-B
3. WAR-L-R
4. WAR-H- s.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
MYSTERY Wells
n, !. KILLING

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 QN.S0.
A murder mystery with possible
ramificationS in New York'S
Chinatown, confronted Brooklyn
police today.
And although they held Chin
Guey, 61-year-old Chinese, on a
formal charge, police confessed
themselves at a loss to explain
the hatchet Staying of Mrs. Kate
Smith, SIS, lodging house keeper.
Mrs. Smiths body was found
by the police in the living room
of her home late yesterday.
In a chair in another room
sat Guey, his head battered and
two fingers missing.
The police had been sum-
moned by a neighbor, who said
Mrs. Smiths dog had barked all
day and that she had heard q
woman'S scream.
Guey, dazed but imperturbable,
insisted he had been attacked by
a white man and blackjacked
into insensibility. He knew moth
ing, he told officers, of Mrs.
Smiths death.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
OWEN D. YOUNG
TO BE QU|ZZED
ON |NSULL
General Electric Head TestifieS
Today; Predicted Collapse ,
of Financial Empire

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 UN.S0.
Owen D. Young, revealed as hav-
ing predicted the collapse of the
insult financial empire when New
York and Chicago bankers failed
to compose their differences over
the handling of collateral, will
appear as a witness this after
noon before John E. Joyce, Fed
eral referee.
Young, chairman of the board
of the General Electric Company,
was to be questioned concerning
the status of insult Utility Invest
mentS, Inc, a holding company,
when he was called in to save
the situation in December, 1881,
four months before the COM
pany's bankruptcy.
Chicago Bankers Heard
Bankers who testified yesterday
insisted they did not know insult
Utility Investments, Inc, was in
solvent or that it was wrong
fully pledging Chicago collateral
against which New York bankers
already had loaned $20,000,000.
This testimony was given by
Herbert P. Howell, president of
the Commercial National Bank
and Trust Company, and by H,
A. Matthews and Arthur w.
HutchinS, vice presidents Of the
Irving Trust.
A picture of a frantic bank-to-
bank junket, with Samuel insult,
jr., pleading desperately with
New York financiers for time to
work things out" while Harry L.
Stuart, of Halsey, Stuart & Co.,
accompanied him, powerless to
help, was the composite result Of
yesterdays testimony.
Asked 6 Months Time
Young insult was frank, it was
said. He admitted there was nc
more collateral. He proposed q
"Standstill'' or moratorium of six
months, during which the bank
ers were not to dump" on the
market the rapidly sinking insult
collateral.
The minutes Of meeting held
at the office of Owen D. Young
on April 8 were offered as evi
dence and revealed the insult
crisis, with Young addressing the
New York and Chicago bankers
Somewhat bitterly. .&~
That was the day, itswas8shown,
when Young told the bankers that
the bankruptcy became inevitable
"at an early date" when the Chi.
cago bankers appropriated" the
bank balances of the investment
corporation and paralyzed its
operations.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16

1879 looking 1Or WOrk. WIN TWO
vagabondS, he was charged with
holding up a grocery store there
and stealing $3.50. His share was
$1.25. Burns was charged with
holding gun during the robbery.
He claimed one of his companions
stuck it in his hand.
~ Sees, Certain Death a.
Burns said today:
81 make q plea to the peO-
pie Of New Jersey for their
sympathy, mercy, compassion,
and human understanding. /
pledge to them and to the peO-
pie of the United States on my
dead fathers grave that / am
not . criminal and am entitled
to . chance for life.
"WhiIe in the State Of New
Jersey, two years and three
months, 1 have conducted an
honorable business and have
taken an upright mans part
in the community. 1 am look
ing for the sense of justice
and mercy of New Jersey to
save me from. certain death, if
/ return to Georgia"
2 Governors Heard Pleas
Burns said that when he came
to New Jersey in 1880, he had
friends go to Gov. Morgan E..
Larson, then in office, and ask
for his protection. j..
"The. governor said: 4 can
not promise, but well crack that
nut when we come to it; we
have cracked tougher nuts than
that"
Governor Moore, who was
aware of the presence of Burns in
New Jersey, told of three visits
made to him by the Rev. Vincent
Burns, brother of Robert, during
the past year, in which a plea for
the convict was made.
Friends of Burns planned to
broadcast an appeal to the people
of New Jersey over the radio to-
night. ~. ~
Burns had been making ''per-
sonal appearances" in Hollywood
and various other cities since he
wrote about the social aspects Of
prison camps. After the motion
picture based on his book had its
opening, he entertained news
paper critics at his New Jersey
home. He talked to the audience
at a theater in Westfield, N. j.,
where his film was being shown.
Banquet Honor Guest
Three weeks ago he was among
the guests of honor on the plat
form at a luncheon given in Trer1-
ton by the employees of the State
vehicle department.
On one elbow sat Col. Norman
D. SchwarZkopf, commander Of
the New Jersey State police.
Burns told his distinguished
audience the old Story-that he
was a fugitive from a chain gang.
The audience applauded his ad-
dress.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
Stimson Seeks to Stem
Debt Storm in Senate

Strong Administration pressure
was .exerted in the Senate today
to stem the torrent of critical ora
tory; which threatened to break
out ON the French debt default.
Secretary of State StimSon and
Secretary Of the Treasury Mills
communicated with a number Of
Senators to the effect that their
confidential adviceS from Paris
indicated that any senatorial ora
tory might complicate the efforts
to form a new government in Paris
and possibly prevent the return Of
the Herriot ministry.
\ Under these circumstances they
appealed to Senators to refrain
from critical speeches.
Senate Speeches Pend
A number of Senators had
planned to speak, among them
Pat Harrison CD of Mississippi,
Borah (R0 of Idaho, and possibly
johnson (RO Of California.
Harrison served notice late yes
terday that he would discuss the
war debt situation today and
the galleries we're crowded when
the Senate convened.
President Hoover was studying
what steps, if any, are to be taken
by his Administration in the 10
weeks of life remaining to it. d.
Several courses are open to
him. He can:
!. Lay the situation before
Congress in special message
and ask authority to create a
commission to deal further
with the debtors.
2. Create such commission
on his own executive response
bility. trusting that its accom-
plishments, if any, would re-
ceive the approval of this or
the succeeding Congress.
Might Ask Roosevelt
8. Again invite President-elect
Roosevelt to cooperate with
him in the formation of a
joint program to deal with the
SlCuaCl0n.
4. Let the situation merely
drift, and leave the whole
tangled situation to be dealt
with after March 4 by the new
Democratic Administration.
Each of these possible steps has
some supporters in washington.
The defaulterS, including france,
will have to "cure the default" be.
fore approaching the United States
for any new deal on their in.
debtednesS.
The defaulting nations-France,
Poland. Belgium, Hungary and
Esthonia-owe the Treasury $24,'
996,511., The amount is relatively
insignificant. The principle in
Volved is all important.
Senator McKellar CD of Ten
A1essee sponsored a bill raising the
spassfort fee to $1,000 to the de
bGultiuE countries.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
FIGHT
To SAVE RUTH

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 16
Q.N.S0 Conferences were to be
held today by counsel for Winnie
Ruth Judd and her husband, DR..
w. c. Judd, to plan further steps
to save the convicted trunk
slayer from the gallows
February II.
Attorneys and DR.. Judd spent
most of yesterday in conference
with Mrs. Judd at the State
Prison at Florence.
Mrs. Judd was nervous and eX-
cited at the close of the confer
ence and observers noted she
spent most of her time in the
conferences wringing her hands
or tying and untying a hand
kerchief.
Through the courtesy of Warden
William Delbridge, Ruth's aged
mother has been with her most
of the lime.
Within the next 10 days an
application will be filed for a re-
hearing of the appeal to the
supreme court for new trial.
The Washington times., 1932-12-16
DC. AUTO THEFT
SUSPECT HELD

The alleged theft. of a Wash
ingtonian's automobile led to the
arrest of William P. Phillips in
Ottawa, Canada, local police have
been notified.
Phillips, who has several aliases,
is accused Of taking the automo-
bile of C. B. Powell, of the 100
bSock of Lanier Pl. N. W., and
driving it to Canada.
It was claimed Phillips took out
District tags for the car, giving
the wrong serial number. InveSti-
cation of another charge against
him in the Canadian city was
said to have led to discovery Of
the auto theft.
Police say Phillips was arrested
on a housebreaking charge in Of
tawa.