davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1932-06-07
ROOSEVELT FOES
MEET WITH SMITH
Leaders Expected to Discuss Selec.
tion of Walsh as
Chairman.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June THE so-called
BOARD OF strategy Of the stop Roosevelt
movement" gathered today for lunch
with former Gov Alfred E. Smith In
the Empire State Building.
An associate of the former Governor
SAID 1t was to be lust social affair"
out added: They'll probably talk TO
the newspaper men when they come
out"
Political observers conceded it might
be social affair, but that one of the
principal subjects OF conversation was
10 be what TO do about the CHALLENGE
thrown down by the Roosevelt people,
who have announced their candidate for
chairman OF the Democratic National
convention In Chicago is Senator
lhomas j. Walsh Of Montana, instead
OF Jouett Shouse. Democratic national
executive Chairman and choice Of the
Smith group.
Among those at the luncheon TODAY
was Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City.
VINO, the political writer's say, has been
assigned the role OF liaison officer TO
bring about coalition Of supporters
OF half a dozen or SO candidates. now
operating independently, to block the
nomination Of Gov. Roosevelt.
Others present included Howard Nc
Grath, chairman of the Rhode Island
State Democratic Committee; Charles
Ely, brother of the Massachusetts Gov
ernor, who has been one Of Smiths
strongest supporters; Thomas j. Spell.
lacy, Smith leader in Connecticut:
Sedgewick Kissler and John A. Collins,
Smith leaders in Pennsylvania, and
several other Massachusetts and Con-
necticut leaders.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
HEARINGS STARTED
. ON MAPES TAX BILL
District Officials and Civic
Leaders to Present Views
on Measure.

Hearings on the Mapes bill to estab-
llsh tax on incomes in the District as
substitute for the existing tax on in
tangible personal property were begun
this afternoon before the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
A large number of District officials
and civic leaders and representatives OF
citizens organizations in nearby Mary
land and Virginia are expected to pre-
sent their views on the measures
Report To Be Outlined.
Thomas F. Murphy. assistant chief Of
the United States Bureau of Efficiency,
will outline to the committee the bu-
reau's report on the bill, which recon-
mends lower schedule Of rates than
fixed by the House and providing reci-
procity with nearby States in taxing
nonresident incomes.
The Efficiency Bureau suggested the
rates be fixed at per cent on the first
$4,000 Of net income, above the ex-
emption: per cent on net incomes be-
tween $4,000 and S25,000; 3 per cent
on net incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000, and 4 per cent on net incomes
over $4,000.
Hearings Several Days.
Senator Capper, chairman of the
committee, said hearings may extend
over two or three days. He said the
committee is awaiting a report from the
Efficiency Bureau on the House plan to
abolish the 60-40 principle Of fiscal re-
lations as provided in substantive law
before ordering vote on the Mapes
program.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
PAY CUT DECLARED
FRANK INJUSTICE"
Patriotic Organizations Are Called
to Combine Against slashing
of Salaries.

Patriotic organizations were called
upon to combine against provisions IN
the economy bill reducing the salaries
OF Government employees in letter sent
out today by Mrs. Sophie j. Bergner of
the Joint Committee on Affiliation With
the American Federation of La Dor, COM
posed of members and unions of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. She is also past president OF
the Maryland Auxiliary, Sons of Union
Veterans.
Legislators should propose measures
which would put people to work, in
creasing the buying power and thereby
alleviate the paralysis of business and
the suf1erings Of the people" she said
and not adopt measures which will
bring about still greater misery"
A Government pay cut, or furloush
without pay. she declared, will affect ali
merchants. churches, and organizations
OF every description Employees for
tunate enough TO have ssYed a little
money, will not dare to ,,N,ld it. and.
with pay cut, it will BE- impossible to
meet expenses much less save a few
dollars each pay day" Those who have
been unable to save, she declared. will
have to live from hand to mouth
To cut salaries or reduce the standard
OF living for Government workers. she
declared, is a rank injustice" and a
"mlsconception Of economic principles"
Evening star., 1932-06-07
TAX EXPERTS DRAW
NEW REGULATIONS.
Treasury Officials Confer at
Internal Revenue Building
on New Levies.

Treasury tax experts went into con-
ference today in the office Of David
Burnet, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, to begin drawing up regulations
for administration OF the new $l,llS,-
500 900 tax bill.
As fast as these are determined they
will be made public to enable taxpayers
to learn In advance Just how they must
pay.
Commissioner Burnet expects 1t to be
a week or longer before the regulations
are compiled. Until then no Govern
ment ofdcial can say just how the taxes
will be collected.
Faces Difficult Task.
Faced with curtailed appropriations
under the wave Of economy and with
the big new job Of trying to collect
new taxes, the Treasury has a dificult
task, with plans TO begin collecting many
OF the new levies within IS days. At
the conference in Burnet's ONCE were
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas, Commissioner Burnet and
heads OF the various divisions Of the
bureau.
Regulations first will be drawn up
for collecting the taxes which are due
within IS days. 1t was understood that
as the tax bill had progressed through
Congress, experts had kept close touch
with the changes and were prepared at
once to- draw up regulations for the
collection OF the new revenue.
he afA lAtrv
into effect today and is permanent,
there are many excise, tariff taxes, and
taxes which become
effective June 81, and will expire on
July /, 1884. These include excise taxes
on lubricating oil, brewers wort, malt
slrups. grape concentrates, automobiles,
trucks, parts, tires and tubes, toilet
goods, furs. jewelry; radios, phono-
gra phs, firearms and shells, matches,
candy, chewing gum. soft drinks. cleo
trio energy and gasoline; tariffs on oil,
coal, lumber and copper, and miScel-
laneous taxes on telephone, telegraph.
radio and cable messages. admission
bank checks, pipe line transportation
boats and safety deposit box rentals;
and stamp taxes on conveyances and
bond transfers and the increase on
stock transfer, stock and bend issues
and futures sales in produce markets
Indicated Need for Funds
In an earlier message to legislative
leaders Secretary Of the Treasury Mills
had indicated that he would need new
funds to increase the tax collecting
branch of the Treasury Department.
1t was recalled today that where Con-
gress has laid burdens upon the execu-
tive branch of the Government beyond
the ability Of the branch to carry with
current appropriations. 1t has been
found necessary to resort to supple
mental appropriations later in the fiscal
year Whether the Treasury will be
able by economies and administrative
adjustments to do the big job with re-
duced appropriations remains to be seen,
but supplemental appropriations loom
in the future as a possibility, in case
the necessity arrives, in order to raise
more funds under the new law
1t was not known today whether new
employees will be added to help admins
ter the new law.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
COBLENTz TO TAKE
STAND IN DEFENSE
States Case Will Require
About Three More Days.
Values Here Told.
snecisI Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. June THE
State continued putting witnesses OH
the stand today at the opening Of the
third week in the trial of State Senator
Emory l. Coblentz, president OF the
Central Trust Co., Frederick. being
tried for accepting a deposit when ne
knew the bank was insolvent. The
State may take three days to finish,
which would mean that the trial would
run into fourth week.
The principal witness for the defense
will be Senator Coblentz himself. who
will be asked to explain the numerous
transactions which have been brought
out in the States testimony. 1t IS
thought he will be on the stand at least
two days. The defense has SO far sum-
moned comparatively few witnesses.
William B. French. Frederick, treas
urer of several subsidiary companies Of
the parent Central Bank, submitted a
history Of the various trust notes with
the understanding he can later inser.
dates interest wss paid. 1t was admit
ted as exhibit 112.
French was asked as to the second
trust preferred 100000 note of the
wyoming Apartment, Washington,
dated March /. 1890. 1t was re-
newal Of then existing obligation.
French said three trusts came in since
1929. including the Denver and Ana
costa properties, while sll the large
ones were created before 1929.
George R. Linkins. Washington real
estate expert, who testified for the
State last week as to values OF Wash
ington real estate held by the Central
Trust as Of September. 1881, returned
to testify as to values of 1928 and 1929
in accordance to request by the court.
but after much objection and consider
able argument by opposing counsel, the
court sustained the objection by the
defense which held Linkins could not
testify as to the market value OF the
real estate notes. 1t was held by Sena-
tor William Curran, of the defense, that
Linkins could not pass a piece OF ex-
pert opinion On other expert opinion,
that to allow this would be usurping
the function Of a jury
Unless he himself handled the notes
of the Astoria Apartments. he could
not as an expert give value on the
notes, Curran held Upon being asked
whether there was stock market in
Washington, Linkins replied that single
notes are not listed on any exchange.
so tnelr Vdlue COulQ HOt De uetcIHhlco
from that viewpoint.
Linkins then continued his testimony
based on his appraisal value as an ex-
pert, appraisal being based on rentals
The value of the Prince Carl Apart
ments. Nineteenth and K streets. was
then considered Linkins put 1t at
s70,O92, which was 10 per cent more
than it was worth in 1881. There are
three trusts on the property Of 100000.
So, 400 and $4,000. respectively. Other
appraisal were: Wardman Park Annex.
1851, 500: Woodlsy Park ground. no
change and dubious about its value;
Denver Apartments no change in rent
ais: Astoria, no change in appraisal;
Franklin Park Hotel appraised as to
1929 value, as s403. 900; wyoming
properties. ss60,OOo Clifton Terrace,
three buildings s1.361, ,911.75; Woodley
tract, S277,81163
Evening star., 1932-06-07
SEABURY TO REVEAL
WALKER MYSTERY
Expected to Lay Identity of Indi-
vidual Before Governor
Roosevelt.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June THE name of
the mysterious person whose identity
was carefully guarded during Investi-
gator Samuel Seabury's two-day clash
with Mayor James J. Walker will be
laid before Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Seabury produced evidence that this
person received payments from the
mayor and Russell T. Sherwood, miss
ing accountant who handled nearly q
million dollars in bank and brokerage
accounts. Walker has admitted paying
$500 to the mysterious individual, but
has denied Sherwood's expenditures Of
$75,0 900, on the same person, were on
his behalf
Seabury. attempting to link Walker
with Sherwood's huge financial trans
actions, will attempt to show the ac-
countant was the mayors fiscal agent.
Seaburys brief against Walker, in
which he will not make plea for
the mayors removal but will analyze
the evidence and leave 1t to Gov. Roose-
welt to decide whether executive action
is warranted, is expected to be in Al
bany late this week.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
|L|NK|NS TESTIMONY
WRONGLY REPORTED
Witness in CobIentz Trial
Says His Statements Were
Misinterpreted.

In The Stars account SATURDAY. Of
the testimony Of George r. Linkens,
president Of the George w. Linkins Co.
Washington realtors. at the Cumb ber-
land, Md, trial Of Emory L. Coblentz
Maryland State Senator and bank
president, the witness was quoted as
having said there has been no SUBJ
stantial reduction in rents" and the
return on rentals was from 7 TO 7lh
per cent on average buildings"
Mr.. Iinkins explained TODAY that he
was called upon to give expert testi-
mony as to the value Of property in
voived in the affairs Of Mr.. Coblentz's
bank. the Central Trust Co. of Fred
erick, Md. He said he told the court
his valuation OF the property in oues-
tlon was predicated on a return of
from 7 TO ~ per cent" He pointed
out he did not say rents in general
represent such percentages OF return.
He continued that his statement
anent the reduction Of rents referred
only to the property discussed in his
testimony, and he was considering only
the period since the bank closed last
September
Evening star., 1932-06-07
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, this evening at the band stand,
at $50 o'clock; John S. NJ Zimmer-
man. bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant:
March, Fair Chicago. Grabel
Overture. Ia Brassuer de Preston"
The Brewer of Preston) .... Adam
Morceau, Woodland Whisperings,"
Czibulka
Scenes from the grand opera La
Characteristic, jungle Dreams Patrol"
Waltz suite. Beautiful Blue Danube"
Strauss
Finale, The Potentate,"
Walter M Smith
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Army Band,
this evening at the Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital, at $50 o'clock: William
j. Stannard, leader; Thomas F. Darcy.
second leader:
March. Bullets and Bayonets" .Sousa
Overture, Light Cavalry" go. .Suppe
Waltz, Gold and Silver" Lehar
"On the Bosphorus, Lincke
Across the Rockies. .Hearon
Selection from My Maryland" Romberg
Fantasia on Victor Herbert Favorites,
Herbert
March, The Emblem. .O,Neill
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band, this
evening at Chevy Chase Circle, at 7:3o
o'clock: Charles Benter, leader; Alex
ander Morris, assistant leader:
March. IAN Hands" s"........... Benter
Overture, "Marinarella" ........ .Fucik
Solo for cornet. Centennial Polka"
Bellstedt
Musician Birley Garner.
Potpourri, Hits Of 1881"
arr. Koelkebeck
Prologue from "Pagliacci". .Leoncavallo
The Midshipmen," arr. Buys
Prelude in C Sharp Minor"
Rachmaninoff
Valse, "The Cuckoo" .Vitak
Excerpts from the musical comedy
THE Band Wagon. .. .Schwartz
March, "The Guiding STAR. .Stdbbertts
Anchors Aweigh."
THE Star Spangled Banner.7
Evening star., 1932-06-07
FIVE VETERANS HELD
ON LEADERS, CHARGE
Commander Of Dayton, Ohio, Bonus
Marchers Says He Was Robbed
of Contingent's Funds.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Pa. June T.
Charged with stealing all the funds of
SO disabled war veterans from Dayton
five men are held by police today.
The men, according to L. B. Smith,
commander of the Dayton aggregation
en- route to Washington, D. c., to join
III demands for a bonus. attacked him
early today, beat him. took mere than
500 belonging to the group and ned in
one of the veterans automobiles
An hour later the men were arrested
in Uniontown by local police. The
suspects gave their names as Earl L.
Eddings David w. Frantton, Ralph D.
Lcgle. ferdinand Bozello and John
Burtman. They had s73 with them.
They denied they had robbed Smith
and said the money had been given
them at the Soldiers Home in Dayton,
where they lived.
The funds Smith says was taken from
him was the entire sum the veterans
had for food and fuel for their automo-
biles. They would be unable to proceed
without help, Smith added, unless the
fund was returned.
The suspects said the reason they left
their comrades was because the veterans
were quarreling among themselves and
they wished to get away from it all.
Evening star., 1932-06-07

They are effective from June 81, 1882,
to July l. 1884.
Miscellaneous taxes, which include
charges on telephone and telegraph
messages, admission tickets, oil pipe
lines. safe deposit boxes, bank checks
and boats. are counted on for $l52 000.
600. They begin June 81, 1882, and run
to July /. 1884.
From income taxes. personal and cor
poration, with many administrative
changes reducing possible deductions,
a total Of $299, 1000 900 il to be drawn.
These taxes are applicable to the full
calendar year of 1882
Postal rate increases, including three
cent letter postage, are estimated at
$160, 600, 900. Stamp taxes on bond and
stock issues. and to transfers, futures
and conveyances are listed at $45500.-
1882. to July /, 1884.
Gift taxes, the four tariff, on coal. oil.
lumber and copper, account for the bal
ance, and are In effect from July 81,
1882, to July /, 1884.
The roll call vote on adoption Of the
conference report follows:
Republicans for-Austin, Barbour,
Bingham. Carey, Dale, Davis, Dickinson,
Glenn, Goldsborough. Hale. Hastings,
Hatfield, Hebert, Jones, Kean, Keyes,
McNary. Metcalf. Moses, Oddie, Patter-
son. Reed, Shortridge, Smoot Steiwer,
Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, Wat
son and White-30.
Democrats for-Ashurst, Bailey, Bark
ley, Bratton, Connally. Coolidge, George,
Harrison. Hayden, Kendr1ck, King.
Lewis, Robinson (Arkansas), Walsh
(Massachusetts) and Walsh (Mon-
tana)-16.
Republicans against-Blaine, Borah
Capper, Couzens, Cutting, Frazier. How
ell, johnson. La Toilette, Norris and
Nye-11.
Democrats against-Bankhead, Bulk
ley, Bulow, Byrnes, Caraway. Cohen.
Costigan. Dill. Fletcher, Glass, Gcre
Hswes, HUI. Logan. McGill, McKellar,
Nicely, Pittman. Sheppard. Smith,
Thomas (Oklahoma), Trammell and
Tydings-23
Farmer-Labor -Shipstead-1.
Announced as paired in favor Of
adoption were: Republican-Thomas Of
Idaho. Democrats-Copela Brcus-
sard, Stephens and Black.
Paired against: Republicans-Brook.
hart, Norbeck, schA1 and Robinson
(lnddana). DemocgA*-Wheele9.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
GLASSFORD WARNED
JOB IMPERILLED BY
BONUS MARCHER AID
Continued From First PageD
knowledge or consent of the Commits
sioners.
Will Continue Work.

knowledge or consent of the Commits
sioners.
Will Continue Work.
Despite the apparent friction which
has grown out OF the police prepara-
tions for the so-called bonus march,
Gen. Glassford, it was said, has indi-
Gated to the Commissioners that he in
tends to go ahead with his plans to
shelter and feed the men until the zero
hour Thursday morning, when police
supervision over their activities will
the meantime for him to quit.
The crux of the trouble developed
Saturday, it was said, when Commis-
sioner Crosby suggested that Gen.
Glassford cease his efforts to provision
and shelter the veterans because these
activities seem to have served as an
invitation for more men to join the
ranks of the bonus-seeking forces Gen.
Glassford is reported to have replied
that II the Commissioners ordered him
abruptly to end his activities, he would
do SO, but unless an official order was
forthcoming. he would be held respon-
sible and would continue to assume re-
sponsibility.
Gen. Glassford is said to have de-
clared that his chief object in having
barracks erected for the veterans was
to keep them occupied. The funds for
food, he argued, were intrusted to his
care by organizations of veterans and
private individuals and he considered
1t his duty to see that this money was
properly expended for the purpose for
which it was contributed.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
GARNER PROGRAM
SHOWDOWN NEAR
AS HOUSE DEBATES
Continued From First Page J

tie YOUR members before you bring in
a pork barrel bill" he shouted al the
Democrats, You heard your master s
voice"
Representative o'Connor. Democrat Of
New York. said: We suggest this bill
as the frst relief bill brought before
the House"
He added the Republicans had
"dangled all the benefits" Of the Presi-
dents program before the eyes OF
ministration program had not brought
relief.
Representative Smell, the Republican
leader, denounced the rule as drastic
and asserted lit goes farther and hog
les the House more than any rule offer
ed during my service in the House"
He called the measure "a pure pork
barrel bill"
Owe No Apology"
Representative Greenwood Demo-
craft, Indiana, said: We Democrats
owe no apology for this procedure dur
ing this emergency"
In the Senate Banking Committee
deliberations. Senator Townsend IRE
publican Of Delaware proposed an
amendment to distribute the funds to
the States on the basis of need instead
OF population. but it was rejected by
TIE committee. to 6.
The committee provided that the
State Governor should be charged with
responsibility for disbursing the funds
advanced
1t was provided that the advances
should be deducted from road aid funds
beginning in 1885 for a flve-year period
and the interest should be per cent.
Federal assistance to big cities to pro-
vide work and help care for the un-
employed was urged by the committee
OF mayors at conference with Speaker
Garner and House party leaders.
The group presented message
memorial to the Speaker. Majority
Leader Rainey and Minority Leader
Smell urging that Congress provide a
$4,000, 100000 bond issue to furnish
funds for employing the idle.
This, and various other recommended
tions were adopted at a conference of
81 mayors of leading cities in Detroit
on June !.
Urge Immediate Legislation.
Others included the immediate en-
actment Of relief legislation and au-
thorizing the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to invest its assets in mu-
nicipal securities to release funds nee
essary to maintain the city governments.
At the Mayors Conference, Murphy
SAID the financial and credit resources
OF municipalities were nearing exhaus-
tlon and that relief must be found.
Tax delinquencies have increased to
an alarming extent" he added. Our
industries and cities are staggering un-
der the burden of debts incurred as q
result OF the vast expansion of prosper
GUS years
The interest and sinking fund
charges on these obligations represent
a wholly disproportionate burden at the
present time, due to the greatly in
creased purchasing power of the dollar. u
Murphy said the problem is national
and the Federal Government lis the
only agency that represents all the peo-
pie and is able to deal adequately with
the emergency"
The members of the mayors delega-
tion. in addition to Mayor Murphy,
were:
James Curley Of Boston. Raw T. Miller
OF Cleveland. Democrats; William A.
Anderson Of Minneapolis, Farmer-Labor;
Dan Hcan Of Milwaukee Socialist; City
Manager George WEIGH Of Grand
Rapids, Republican, and A. Miles Pratt
representing Mayor T. 8. Walmsley Of
New Orleans.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
U. S. GUNBOAT FIRES
ON CHINESE TROOPS
Comes to Rescue of Two British
Ships Attacked by Soldiers.
Many Casualties Reported.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, China, June THE Ex
change Telegraph reported today that
the American gunboat Oahu had fired
on Chinese soldiers who were attacking
two British steamers.
They were attacking the river boats
Wanliu and Kiawo, the dispatch said,
The Oahus gunners drove off the at
tack with many casualties
Evening star., 1932-06-07
500 STAR CARRIER BOYS
TO SEE RIALTO MOVIE
Theaters Guests to Meet at Ninth
Street House at 7:15
O'Clock Tonight.

More than 500 carrier boys of The
Star will be guests OF the Rialto Theater
this evening at a showing of the pic
ture, Flame of Mexico" The news
boys, accompanied by the % route
agents and Gait Burns, circulation
manager Of The Star. will meet in front
of the Ninth street house at 7:l5
o'clock.
Invitations to see the show came to
the boys from Rodney Collier Of the
managerial staff of the Rialto.
The movie pictures a dramatic story
of Mexican life. set against a back
groand of Mexican scenes, including the
snow-capped mountain Popocatepetl. A
love story is interviewer in a story Of
political strife between an elderly aristo-
crat and youthful leader.