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Evening star., 1932-04-21
SENATORS CLOSE
TAX BILL HEARING
Smoot Sets Monday to Begin
Revision of House
Measure.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
After taking testimony against the
Treasury-proposed 2-cent tax on checks.
the Senate Finance Committee today
closed hearings on the billion-dolIar tax
bill.
Chairman Smoot set Monday to begin
committee revision of the House bill IN
executive session.
Mills estimated the tax would WELD
about Se5,00o,000, but its opponents as
serted 1t would harm business, the
farmer, be unfair to those issuing small
checks. and would yield less revenue.
Clyde L. King, Pennsylvania secre-
tary of revenue. protested against the
retroactive provisions for revaluation of
estates to allow for shrinkage, which
he said would cost the States $780,
900 900.
Other witnesses objected to stock
transfer and realty taxes. and provi-
sions covering mine depletion allow
ances.
Would Reduce Hardships.
King estimated the section providing
for reyaluation of estates would cost the
States Sl50,000,000 and the Federal
Government only about $40, 600 900. The
estate tax is shared between the Federal
Government and the States in which
the property is located.
The principle of the proposed revalu-
alton clause, King said, was to reduce
the hardship on the heirs of wealthy
persons who died while securities were
high.
But this principle has not been recog-
niZed by the Federal Government in
taxing either the incomes of individuals
or corporations, many of whom are still
struggling to pay delinquent taxes on
incomes earned in 1928, 1929 and 1880"
he said.
Since the Federal estate tax is i'm
posed by the Government, King con-
tinued. 1T may unquestionably amend
its provisions, adding:
Nevertheless. there is a serious
question whether the Federal Govern
ment can, or ought to, compel States
through such retroactive legislation to
reimburse revenues which have already
been paid"
Fresh attempts to revive the contro-
versial sales tax was waved aside to-
day in the interest OF speed by Chair
man Smoot.
Two weeks Of hearings have brought
severe protests from the industries Sc
lected by the House for taxation and
counter proposals for a general sales
tax Encouraged by this, Senator Reed.
Republican. Pennsylvania, announced
today he would press it for a favorable
action by the committee and that he
believed he would win.
But Smoot, though long a proponent
Of the sales tx, decided it would be a
waste of time"
1T is important TO business above all
else and TO cur people 10 get this tax
legislation On the statute books at the
earliest moment" said Smoot. Just
as soon as the hearings are printed We
will go to work. We will meet not later
than Monday Maybe we can do some
work before then"
Democrats in their party conferences
so far have ignored the sales tax Sen-
ator Robinson Of Arkansas, Democratic
leader, has stated the decisive vote Of
the House against the tax has appa-
rently eliminated it from consideration
by Senate Democrats.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
PRESBYTERIANS TO GIVE
LESSONS IN PROHIBITION
10000 New York Sunday School
Students to Make Study Be-
fore Fall Election.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Nearly 49,
600 Presbyterian Sunday school stu
dents from 18 to % years old, Will
study course of six lessons on prohlbl-
ton in the weeks preceding the presi-
Dental election, it was announced here
yesterday by DR.. Joseph A. Stevenson.
He is general director Of the Depart
ment of Moral Welfare of the Presby-
terian Board of Christian Education.
The announcement was contained in
the ninth annual report of the board.
which is to be presented at the l44th
Presbyterian General Assembly In Den
Yer. Colo May 80.
The lessons aim to shape the opinion
of the students on the subject of the
liquor problem, it was stated The two
final lessons are on Prohibition or Con-
trol?" and THE Challenge"
In the past year 10000 leaflets deal
ing with temperance and prohibition
have been distributed by the depart
ment, DR.. Stevenson stated.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
HOSPITAL GROUP ELECTS

B. B. Sandidge, superintendent of
Emergency Hospital. has been elected
president of the District of Columbia
Hospital Association, and r. Campbell
Starr. business manager of George
Washington University Hospital, secre-
tary.
BY the elections held yesterday at a
meeting of the association at George
town University Hospital, Sandidge sue
ceeds DR.. W. w. Eldridge, superintend-
ent of st. Elizabeth's Hospital, and Starr
succeeds Mrs Elizabeth Dempsey Cole
man superintendent Of the National
Homeopathic Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-04-21

around the idea Of giving the job to the
Chief Executive, an idea scoffed at in
both House and Senate when Mr.. Hoo
yer first proposed it. However, Chair
man McDuffie and other Democrats on
the committee want definite and short
strings attached to prevent the PreSl-
dent going behind a "yardstick" laid
down by Congress. The Republicans
favored giving Mr.. Hoover free hand
subject to approval of Congress later.
If the congressional veto power were
limited to 60 days. as Mr.. Hoover sug-
gested, many believed it would prove
entirely ineffective.
After a heated discussion today, the
committee is said to have decided to
include consolidation of the War and
Navy Department in the omnibus econ
omy bill.
Reject Shipping Board Plan.
The Presidents proposal to abolish
the lines of the Shipping Board was
rejected. The committee decided that
the lines should be kept in operation,
but is providing for abolition of certain
lines of work under the Shipping Board
such as the research division, which
would effect a saving Of $2,500,0o0.
1t is proposed to turn part OF the
Shipping Board organization INTO the
Commerce Department, with three or
four commissioners having regulatory
powers. The legal work Of the Shipping
Board would be turned over TO the JUS
tice Department and similar shifts made
in other branches of the work now car
ried on as an independent bureau.
The committee also tentatively de-
cided against Mr.. Hoovers proposal to
suspend Federal contribution to voca-
tional education during 1888.
Chairman McDuffie said, however,
the committee would propose plan to
have the Federal Government with
draw from participation in payments
toward Federal education after 1888.
While the study of this situation
was being resumed there appeared a
definite move in Congress to place
upon the administration responsibility
for the fat 10 per cent cuts being made
on appropriations bills in the Senate.
Speaker Garner started 1t yesterday
when he said such cuts were necessary
because of lack of real corporation by
department heads in pointing out the
best places to reduce. It was on this
question that Secretary Mills was
given a hearing by the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
SENATE'S INQUIRY
DISCL0SES NAMES
OF SHORT SELLERS

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had taken such action, but that it was
not the primary reason for their ex-
pulsion. E. w. Wagner was expelled
for a practice of that kind, he said.
Gray questioned at length to de-
termine how the exchange checked upon
its members to prevent them from
loaning stock they have no right to
lend.
Whitney said the exchange checked
up closely on the questionnaires sent
to its members, but Gray contended
proper check could not be made without
physical examination of the securities
They make spot checks, as bank
examiners do" Whitney said
That is not the fact" asserted Chair
man Norbeck.
What is not the fact?" demanded
Whitney.
Bank examiners inspect all the secu-
rites" insisted Norbeck.
Kreuger q Toll Effect.
Turning to another subject GRAY
asked If the short interest in Kreuge~
g. Toll did not become quite large
after the suicide of Ivar Kreuger, tn
Swedish capitalist.
II believe So"
Did you investigator"
I'VE did when it assumed large pro-
portions" Whitney replied.
Whitney said the short interest in
creased from $4,000 shares on March
18 to 100000 shares on March 81.
I'VE found that 211 900 of the 268, 900
shares were sold as a hedge to protect
an account carried by a firm for Mr..
Kreuger," Whitney said.
On March %, Gray said, the short
interest jumped to 407, 1000 shares.
LEADERS APE SIIMNG0NEn
Evening star., 1932-04-21
LEADERS ARE SUMMONED.
Calling Of Percy Rockefeller and Brush
Adds Interest to Inquiry.

NEW YORK, April 21 (P).-Calling
OF Percy Avery Rockefeller and Matthew
c. Brush, who together are on the
dlrectorates of some 100 corporations,
today gave added interest, so far as
Wall Street was concerned. to the Sen
ate Banking Committees stock market
inquiry.
Percy Rockefeller, son of the late
William G.. Rockefeller and a cousin
OF John D. Rockefeller, jr. is a director
or some so corporations, this wide list
including his membership on the board
Of the National City Bank of New York.
Brush on so Boards.
Matthew C. Brush, who in the boom
market was engaged in a sort of friendly
competition with Charles Hayden,
banker, to see which name would be on
the widest list of directorates, is a mem
Der of approximately so boards
Brush is chairman of the board of the
American International Corporation, a
leading investment trust, and Rookie
feller is chairman of the trusts Execu-
tive Committee. Both are directors of
the Air Reduction Corporation. Brush
is a director of United States Industrial
Alcohol, in which Rockefeller Is a large
investor
Botn men are QeScrlDeQ In Wall
Street as members of the new school of
market operators composed of men
who prefer to be bullish, but turn bear
ish when they find changed conditions
no longer warrant continued faith in
rising prices. In the nineteenth CEN
tury, market operators appeared to be
born one-way spectators. Temperament
tally either bulls or bears.
Took Severe Losses.
There was E. H. Hartman, who was
known as a leading bull on railroads
and who held his position through
rising markets and declining markets.
On the bear side there was James r.
Keene, who was always known as a
bear and frequently found himself op-
posed to financial powers like the late
j. Pierpont Morgan, dean of Wall
Street bulls in America.
Both Percy Rockefeller and Matt"
Brush we're reputed in Wall Street to
be long of stocks when the market
collapse came in 1929 Both were said
to have taken severe losses. They like
wise were said to have reversed their
positions in 1880, when they decided
that a fundamntal change In trend
had developed.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
FORM CRIBBING INDUSTRY

NEW YORK, April 81 R-The
Princeton Alumni Weekly says that an
crganizati ton has been formed which
will raise college cribbing to the posi-
ton of major inoustry' by supplying
undergraduates with a four-year set OF
essays for 500 cash.
A representative of the group has
visited the Princeton campus as well as
Yale and Harvard, the publication says,
in an effort to obtain periured testi-
monials for the service to be used In
drumming up business in Midwestern
colleges. g.. ,t.si aaAWnIE
Evening star., 1932-04-21
SHOTGUNS END CAREER
OF SPEAKEASY OWNER
Chicagoan Slain Before He Can
Send Appeal for Help He
Has in Pocket.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCiaJeu EEeSS'
CHICAGO, April 21.-Sam Mule,
owner of a chain of speakeasies, was
ambushed yesterday before he could
dispatch the appeal for help he had
written.
Two men watched for him in mar
row areaway beside Mules North Clark
street beer fiat. At wave OF the
hand from a confederate in parked
coupe, they let loose shotgun blasts.
Mule. Just turning in toward his fiat,
fell mortally wounded. The trio es-
capped.
In his pocket was note:
pete: I'm in trouble. Hope you
won't fail me. You're the only one who
can help me. Call me at Lincoln -"
Police withheld the number.
Mule, alias Morley, was preparing to
open another speakeaSy. This, the po-
lice believe, was the reason for his
killing.
I've men and a woman rented rooms
overlooking the areaway Tuesday night.
From the window of those rooms the
shotguns belched lead. Then the men
ran from the building.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
CALLED CURIOSITY HOP"
Woman's Flight to Hopewell, N. j., Is
Explained.

KANSAS CITY, April 81 (P.-The
fight of a woman in red monoplane
from the municipal airport here to
Hopewell, N. j., is termed a curiosity
hop" by the Kansas City Star.
Identifying the passenger as Mrs.
Elizabeth Faubion, wife of machinlst.
the Star states she told Walter G.
Taber, owner of the plane:
II Just wanted to see the Lindbergh
home"
The woman refused to comment on
the kidnapping Of Charles A. Lindbergh,
jr., upon her return here yesterday. At
her home Mrs. Faubion denied she
made the flight.
Otto Ferguson, the pilot, talked read
lily He said he had paid all personal
expenses of the trip, since it developed
at an overnight stop in Pittsburgh she
had only a nickel" left after paying
her savings of 1925 for use of the plane.
He said his passenger identified her
self to him only by a nickname,
Coach"
Evening star., 1932-04-21
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, "Sabers and Spurs" Sousa
Overture, THE Two Hussars". .Dppler
Entr acte-
Revere Under the Tent" Dareel
AN Arabian Fantasy. Sellenick
Selection from grand opera, "Rigo-
letto" Verdi
Patrol, "Comique" Hindley
Waltz suite, Dreams on the Ocean"
Gungl
Finale, "Razle Dazzle. .... .Lenzberg
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-04-21
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
Jersey City Utilities Concern Ac-
cused of Default,

JERSEY CITY, N. j., April 81 (H').-
John Milton OF Jersey City and Hurst
r. Broom of Montclair were appointed
co-receivers of the United Public -Serv-
ice Co., utilities holding concern af-
filiated with the insult interests, by
Vice Chancellor John Fallon last night.
Howard j. Umland of Brooklyn, N. Y,
a stockholder, petitioned for the re-
ceivership on the ground that interest
had been defaulted.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
SUGAR CHARGE REFUTED
Javanese Deny Holding Supply for
Higher Prices.

BATAVIA, Java, April 81 Cp.-Java's
sugar experts said today they consid-
cred fear expressed by Cuban inter-
eSts that they were holding Javanese
exports for price rise absolutely un-
founded"
They referred to the Chadbourne
agreement and said that if their ex-
ports had not reached the allotted
amount it was due only to diminishing
purchasing power of Java's customers.
"Javas continuous offers of sugar
abroad have been fruitless," they said
land We do not expect o price improve
ment."
Evening star., 1932-04-21
Underwriters Elect Head.

ASHEVILLE, ~ c., April 81 CP.-
w. D. williams of Rockford, H., was
elected president of the Underwriters
Association at the closing session Of
its annual convention here yesterday.
Other officers elected are John A.
Campbell, New. York, vice president;
E. A. Henne, Chicago second vice
president, and Charles F. Thomas, Chi
cago, secretary.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
MOTHER TO LECTURE
Parent Of Two Condemned Boys to
Go Abroad.

NEW YORK, April 81 (P).-Mrs. Ada
Wright, mother Of Roy and Andy
Wright. two of the seven colored boys
sentenced to death at Scottsboro, Ala,
sailed for Europe last night to lecture
about the case.
She will be gone about three months
and will speak in the principal cities
of Germany, England, Austria, Czecho-
Slovakia, and other countries. Her trip
is being sponsored by the International
Red Aid, a German organization affili-
ated with the International Labor de-
fense, which has been seeking to arouse
public sentiment against the convic-
tions.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
SECRECY ENVE[OPS
| L|NDBERGH SEARCH
51st Day Finds Success of
Hunt for Baby Not Notice
ably Any Nearer.
By the Associated Press.

bS the hSSOCldIeO FIcbS
HOPEWELL, N. j., April 21-The
fifty-f1rst day of the Lindbergh kid
naping mystery today saw Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, his emissaries and the
police still working behind a screen of
secrecy from which there came no in
dication that the return of Charles A.
Lindbergh. jr., is any nearer.
Developments were scanty. DR. John
F. Condor, the "Jafsie" who made the
futile $4,000 ransom payment, went
for an automobile ride in the vicinity
of Spuyten Duyvil. New York, yester-
day. He was driven by Al Reich. for
mer prizefighter, who is acting as his
guard, but the purpose of the drive
was not disclosed.
Optimism still was felt at Norfolk.
where Dean B. Dobson-Peacock and two
other Intermediates are still hoping to
get the baby back. John H. Curtis,
one of the deans colleagues, departed
Monday from his home, perhaps to
visit Col. Lindbergh and try to make
contact with the kidnapers. He has
not returned.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
u. S. ASKS NATIONS
TO FORWARD THEIR
DEBT AGREEMENTS

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Evening star., 1932-04-21
Against New Post Ofices.

AS0AnSs 4NCW bot OhhS~e
Another recommendation was that
letting Of contracts for number Of post
Offices be suspended. He said cities had
been able to get along on the old struc-
lures and could do so for while longer
and added: What is sacred about a
new post Office in times like these?"
Later. Chairman McDuffie announced
the Economy Committee planned to
submit an omnibus retrenchment bill to
the House next Wednesday.
McDuffie said he would seek a special
rule to have the economy measure placed
on the $4,000, 900 legislative supply bill
that provides for salaries OF members Of
Congress.
Should the House fail to adopt a rule
limiting consideration of the omnibus
bill, which embodies much of s1eslcent
Hoover's economy program, the measure
will be thrown wide open for amend
ments.
McDufie said he would 90 before the
Rules Committee as soon as his group
completed the omnibus bill and ask for
right of way to take 1t up Wednesday.
He expressed the hope the Economy
Committee could complete the bill to-
day. but said in view of a suddenly
developed division Of opinion over
whether to give President Hoover au-
thority to reorganize certain activities
of the Government, he was doubtful
whether it could be finished before
tomorrow.
Last Controversial Question.
This Is the last big controversial ques-
tion over the Presidents program The
miscellaneous items to effect savings
. virtually are the same on both the
committees and the Presidents economy
programs.
The committee apparently had gone
Evening star., 1932-04-21

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Evening star., 1932-04-21
Ambassador Returns.

BUENOS AIRES, April 81 P.-
United States Ambassador Robert
Woods Bliss returned to his post yes
terday. He had been in the United
States and Europe.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
PLASTERERS RETURN
TO TWO JOBS HERE
Work Is Resumed Following Re-
fusal of Workers to Accept
Lower Pay Scale.

Plasterers again were on the job today,
finishing their work on the new building
of the National Geographic Society
Building on Sixteenth street and the
new Standard OH Building at Constitu-
ton avenue and Second street.
The plastering work on these build
ings. although nearly finished, was
halted early this week when the union
plasterers refused to accept demand
from the subcontractors to accept 80
per cent cut in wages.
No explanation was forthcoming today
from Spokesmen for either the union or
the employers of what arrangements
had been made regarding the plaSterers
pay, but it was indicated work was re-
sumed under a provision that existing
pay scales be continued pending a def
mite decision in such a wage dispute.
Meanwhile conferences are being con-
tinued between labor and employer rep
resentativeS of various building trades
concerning proposed reduced wage
scales.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
P.-T. A. PRESIDENT
WINS REELECTION
Mrs. Saunders Gains 512
Votes Despite Efforts
of Minority.

Mrs. Joseph N Saunders, heading the
Nominating Committees slate against
opposition by determined minority,
was reelected president of the District
of Columbia Congress Of Parents and
Teachers at the closing session Of the
annual convention of the congress yes
terday in the Interior Department
auditorium.
Mrs. Saunders received 5l2 votes to
defeat Overwhelmingly Mrs. E. C. Rittue,
who collected only IS votes.
The election marked the defeat also
of Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, former
president of the congress fer l6 years,
who was nominated by the opposition
for the post of delegate to the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations. Mrs
Rafter received 1873 votes. The two
successful candidates for the positions
of delegate were Mrs Mary T. Banner
man, who received 426, and John Town
send, who received ASS votes.
Tax Increase Opposed.
The other officers elected yesterday
were. MIS-. l.. b. OdSCSl, Hlst 'ICt
president; Miss Finis D. Moore, second
vice president; Selden M. Ely, third vice
president; Mrs. Joseph F. Randall
fourth vice president; Mrs. joseph
Sanders, fifth vice president; Mrs. Wal
ter N. Jones, sixth vice president; Mrs
Miner w. Buell., seventh vice president
Mrs W. B. Fry, secretary; Mrs. 2. D
Blackstone, treasurer, and Mrs. r. T
Wyche, historian.
Opposition to an increase in taxation
as a menace to home ownership was
expressed by the congress in the blanket
resolutions it adopted just before the
tellers announced the election results
The congress also expressed sympathy
for Col and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
over the kidnapping of their baby boy
Movie Change Asked.
The congress decided to ask motion
picture exhibitors here to change their
programs each Wednesday instead OF
Friday so that parents would have an
opportunity of previewing the shows
before their children see them The
congress approved the pending bill tC
regulate the sale of firearms in the
,, District and it reaffirmed its approval
of an elective Board of Education.
Miss Katharine Watkins, director oi
kindergartens, invited members to at
tend the Thirty ninth Annual Confer
/ ence of the Association for Childhood
Education here May 4 to Z.
Miss Charl Williams, fifth vice presi-
dent and Mrs B. F. Langworthy, first
vice president, both Of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers
spoke.
Evening star., 1932-04-21
FEMININE ROLE my. NC. A. PLAY
ENDED NEWTON'S STAGE HOPES
Presidents Secretary Lost Ambition to Become Dramatic
Actor Through Flip of Coin.

The addresses were heard by mem
bers of is organizations affiliated with
the Y. M. G. A. Activities of each
of these groups were explained by lead
ers. Carl King Of the White House
social staff. who is head of the orators
Club, and Glen Wagner, former star
tackle and teammate of Red Grange
at the University of Illinois. who con-
ducts the friendly Bible hour, were
among the speakers.
DR. Arthur c. Christie. president Of
the Y. M. c. A.. commended the groups
on their achievements. Leonard w.
Degast, general secretary of the asso-
citation, was toastmaster. The Y Ladies
Cub assisted in serving the dinner. The
glee club, under leadership Of j.. Nelson
Anderson, gave a concert.
Organizations represented at the ban
quet included the Y. MY. w. Recrea-
ton Committee, Personality Development
Course. Friendly Bible Hour. Orators
Club, Y Mems Club, Phalanx Fra
ternity, Emblem Club, Dramatic Club,
Glee Club, Aquatic Club, Gymnastic
Leaders Club Business Mems Club and
various athletic teams and groups.