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Evening star., 1932-05-24
SENATORS F0RESEE
BETTER CHANCE TO
ENACT SALES TAX
Reports That House Will
Agree to Proposal Revive
Hope for Measure.
WATSON, REED AND WALSH
OPTIMISTIC ON OUTLOOK
Rainey Declares Conference Report
Will Receive Support Because
of Changing Sentiment.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Reports that the House would agree
to the manufacturers sales tax If 1t
were reinserted in the revenue bill by
the Senate today encouraged Senators
who are supporting a manufacturers
sales tax amendment.
A list of 80 members of the House
Tho voted against the manufacturers
sales tax when the revenue bill was
reported to that body, now willing to
accept a modified manufacturers sales
tax, is said to be in existence and to
have been shown to some members OF
The Senate.
1t has been confidently asserted by
many members of the Senate that II
there was any assurance the house
would accept a manufacturers sales tax
If it were put into the bill by the
Senate and sent to conference that the
Senate would amend the bill In that
respect.
Forecasts Adoption.
Senator Watson, Republican leader
of of the Senate, supporter of the man
ufacturerS sales tax, said today he be-
lieved that the manufacturers tax now
commands more strength in the SEN
ate that it did week or two ago.
At least 40 members of the Senate,
he said he had been informed, would
vote for the manufacturers tax amend
ment Senator Reed of Pennsylvania,
another supporter of the manufac-
turers' tax. took an even stronger posi-
ton and predicted that eventually the
tax would be adopted
Senator David I. Walsh of Massachu-
sets, who will offer the manufacturers
tax amendments, has practically COM
pleted its draft. He said today he be-
lieved that the chances for its a4dption
were improving.
It is understood that the Walsh
amendment will provide for a tax OF
from ~ to 134 per cent of manu-
facturers' sales excluding food products
and some other necessities
Requires Vote of 40.
The manufacturers tax carried in
the House bill when reported by the
Ways and Means Committee was 2l4
per cent. 1t Is estimated that the
Walsh amendment will raise approx
1mately S3O0,O00,000 in revenue.
To be adopted by the Senate manu-
facturers' tax amendment must COM
mand support of 49 Senators, a ma jority
of the Senate, with the total member
ship of the Senate accounted for
Senators have been afraid that if
they adopted manufacturers sales tax
amendment and sent the bill to con-
ference. the House might not accept it
However, the distaste of many Senators
for the pending bill is having its effect
Rainey Optimistic.
One of those who headed the cam
paign for the 2.25 per cent sales levy
in the house. Representative Rainey,
the Democratic leader, expressed the be-
lief today that strength for a general
sales tax has grown in the House since
the insurgents struck it down.
Many members who aided the in
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Evening star., 1932-05-24
GARNER TO SUBMIT
RELIEF BILL ASKING
FOR $2,1OO,0)D,ODD
Measure Will Be Sent to
Ways and Means Body
This Week.
HEARINGS WILL PRECEDE
PRESENTATION IN HOUSE
Independents to Frame Demands
for Immediate Aid by Public
Works Thursday.

BY the Associated Press.
The $2.100,000,00O relief program O
Speaker Garner will be placed in on.
bill and sent to the House Ways ane
Means Committee this week
The Texas Democrat announced to-
day the measure would be introduced
as soon as completed by the legislative
drafting service and that hearing:
would be held by the Ways and Means
Committee before it Is brought to the
House.
Action Next Week.
Indications are that the measure
approved by many Republicans and
virtually all the Democratic members
Of the House, will be brought up for
action early next week.
House independents plan Thursday
night to frame their demands that help
be given Immediately "in the form OF
public works and direct relief to the
homeless and starving"
House Is Invited.
The House membership was invited
to the meeting of independents by Rep
resentatlves Mead. Democrat, of New
York; Kelly, Republican. of Pennsyl-
vania. and La Guardia, Republican, OF
New York. Their notice said Congress
should not adjourn until action on the
relief question had been taken.
In presenting bill calling for S..
900, ,00O,0 900 public works program, Sen.
ator Cutting, Republican, of New Mex
leo, asserted President Hoover, ir
opposing bond issues. had left the
unemployed no alternative except star.
vation and revolt" He charged tht
Chief Executives stand was reversa
of his former views over q l5-yea
period.
Barbour Supports Hoover.
While Senator Cutting and Democrat!
werevigorously condemning Mr. Hoover.
outspoken attack on productive
public works construction, the Presiden
found support for his views in a bill
introduced by Senator Barbour, Repub
lican, of New Jersey. to increase th'
capitalization of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation by $500. 900 ,00'
for self-liquidating loans.
Within a day or two members OF th'
Special Relief Committee appointed b!
the Senate expect to have ready thei,
50, 800, ,0O0, 900 bill
Evening star., 1932-05-24
HEAVY GUARD POSTED
FOR DIET OPENING
Rush Made for Gallery Seats tt
See Hitlerite Inaugurate
Session in Berlin.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 24-Heavy police
guards were stationed before ana with
in the Prussian Landtag Building early
today in anticipation Of the opening Of
the State Diet at 3 pm.
Officials OF the secretariat were dis
tressed over an unusual demand for
gallery seats from people who wanted
to see the spectacle of Gen. Karl Litz-
mann, senior member of Adolf Hitler S
National Socialist group, open the pro-
ceedings, in which the Hitlerites will
be the dominant party as the result of
the recent state elections.
Special newspaper correspondents
from many European countries, to-
gether with the permanent Berlin for
eign newspaper contingent. participated
in rush for seats in the press gallery,
which seats only 90.
Hitler has given orders for the Nazis
to behave during the first session.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
Take Hand as Result of Evil
dence Unearthed by
Seabury.
GIFT OF $26,50O BONDS
TO OFFICIAL REPORTED
Prober to Call New York Executive
Tomorrow to Explain Dealings
With Cab Financier.

| By the Associated Press.
! NEW YORK, May 24-Uncle Sam
! stepped on the stage in the Walker
Seabury drama today as New York's
| spick-and-span mayor got ready for his
! question-and-answer duel with Samuel
| Seabury
| Federal officials, 1t was disclosed are
investigating Mayor James j. Walkers
| income tax returns as the result OF
| information dug up by Seabury. who
has been burrowing into the city admin
istration's record for months.
The Federal men. headed by United
States Attorney George z. Medalie. be
gan thir inquiry after Seabury, counsel
for a legislative committee Of inquiry,
unearthed testimony that ]. A. Sisto
taxicab flnancier, had given the mayor
s26.5 in bonds.
Will Question Walker Tomorrow.
Seabury, placing Walker on the stand
tomorrow in the climatic drive of the
long investigation, is expected to ask
him the reason for this alleged gift
from a casual acquaintance.
Other questions to be shot at the
mayor were provided in a public ses-
sion Of the inquiry yesterday. Sea-
| bury produced testimony to show a
definite link between Walker and Rus
sell T. Sherwood, obscure accountant,
who leaped into prominence when he
went on a honeymoon during the
earlier stages of the inquiry and never
| turned up again.
| Seabury contends Sherwood. on
whom a subpoena was served in Mex
leo City after an international search
was Walkers financial agent. Abraham
! H. Schwartz, theater chain manager
who called the mayor Jimmy" testi-
fled yesterday he paid Sherwood $4,000
due to Mayor Walker for legal serv-
ices of special nature" He declined
to describe the services.
Referred to Sherwood.
! Schwartz declaring the services were
| performed before the mayor took Office
| said he visited Walker after he be-
! came mayor to settle up and was told:
ABE. am mayor of New York now,
and all transactions Of business-take
it UP with Sherwood.
Se3bury also produced testimony that
! Sherwood was able to sell block of
| STOCK 1or SZU,O0U ABOVE the market price
to brokerage firm whose head was in
| tereSted in the taXicab situation.
Other matters awaiting explanation
are:
| Testimony that he took with him to
Europe in 1927 $4,000 letter of credit
which had been purchased for cash by
J. Allan Smith, promoter of the Equi-
table Coach Co., who later made good
an overdraft of $4,000.
Payments Made to Brother.
Testimony that William j. Scanlan S
payments to DR.. William Walker, the
mayors brother, for medical services
were usually so per cent of the COM
missions Scanlan received for sales of
equipment to the Street Cleaning De-
partment and the Department of SAM
! tation.
What steps. If any, he has taken to
bring about Sherwood's return to the
| jurisdiction of the committee.
The relationship between himself and
State Senator John A. Hastings of
| Brooklyn, who, it has been indicated,
I was interested in the Equitable Coach
Co. and the application for franchise
| by Queens bus company.
His financial transactions, his bank
deposits and expenditures.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
.SM|TH TO GET ALL
NEW JERSEY VOTES
Delegation Is Unanimous at
"Pep Meeting" to Give
Him 80 Ballots.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., May 24.-Without
a dissenting voice the New Jersey dele
CATION to the Democratic National Con-
vention today indorsed the candidacy OF
Alfred E. Smith for President. New
Jersey has 80 votes.
Todays vote came during a pep
meeting" of the Jersey delegation pre-
ceding the State convention. Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City, Demo-
cratic State leader, advocated support
for Smith.
Before today there had been wide
spread belief the delegation would cast
its first ballot for Gov. A. Harry Moore.
Before the meeting Mayor Hague in
dicated his belief that Gov. Moore's
chances for the vice presidential can
didacy were good.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
DRY ISSUE SPLITS
TEXAS DEMOCRATS
Garner Assured of States 46 Votes
Regardless of Action on
Prohibition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, May 24.-The Texas
State Democratic Convention apparent
" was divided on whether it should de-
clare for repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment as it met today.
John N. Garner, Texan and Speaker
of the House, was assured the States
as votes for the presidential nomination
no matter what action was taken on
prohibition Some Garner supporters
expressed a fear that an outright ex-
preston on the subject would be in
imical to the Garner campaign.
While the Democrats fretted over pro-
hibition, harmony was expected to rule
a state Republican convention at Min
eral Wells President Hoover was vir-
tually assured the 49 delegates. Lead
ers expected no controversy on the pro-
hibition question.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
" q Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY CO U r T
HOUSE, Va. May PAS result OF
dispute over jurisdiction, there prob
ably will be no action taken on the
death in an automobile accident in
Rosslyn yesterday afternoon of IL
month-old Eugene Edward Cheek of the
$500 block T street, Washington. The
child was almost instantly killed and
Carl Martin, 15-year-old North Carolina
youth, critically injured when an auto
mobile driven by the infants mother,
Mrs May F. Cheek, crashed into a
lumber truck on Military road, Rosslyn.
Coroner B. H. Swain of Arlington
County has refused to act in the case,
claiming that the law allows him no
fees for deaths occurring on Federal
property and that it is up to the mill
tary authorities to act in cases occur
ring on property under their juriSdic-
ton" The road on which the accident
occurred is military road.
Fort Myer authorities claim that the
case should be handled by Arlington
County officials, since all Of the partici-
pants we're civilians. DR.. c. j. Murphy,
deputy coroner Of the District Of Co.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
VETERANS, 0USTED,
INSIST ON TRAIN
East St. Louis Moves Ex.
Service Men to Indiana
by Truck.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Ind, May 24-W. W.
Waters, who says he served as com
mander" of the bonus expedition" now
encamped at Caseyville, Ill, was in this
city today awaiting arrival OF his for
mer command. Waters said he re-
linouished leadership of the expedition
last Sunday.
He denied he was here to confer with
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad officials
concerning further movements of the ex-
service men who are on their way to
Washington to demand cash payment
of the bonus.
I'VE gave the B. & o. until 3 O'Clock
to let us know whether it would take
us eastward as an orderly and disci-
plined company or as broken up mob u
Waters said
The company refused to take us
This will make them more determined
to ride the B. & o. trains. If they dc
not do it as body, they will do it in
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Evening star., 1932-05-24
ROOSEVELT DUE TO GET
DELAWARE'S VOTES TODAY
II Candidates, All Believed to Be
Backing Him, Are In Race
for g Posts.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
DOVER, Del, May pa half dozen
more votes appeared headed for the
Roosevelt column as Delaware Demo-
Gratis met today to select the States six
delegates to the national convention.
Eleven candidates, all generally be-
lieved to favor the presidential candi-
dacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt, sought
the six posts. It Is the custom Of Della
ware Democrats to send an unpledged
delegation to the convention, but indi-
cations pointed to solid support Of New
Yoyk's Governor.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
GOOD SCOUT TREATS BURN
ON JUSTICE ROBERTS HAND
Boy, Watching Jurist, Sees Match Flare, Gets Kit and
Administers First Aid

Jay, who is in his second year at the
Coatesville High School, attended the
dinner in uniform and sat with other
guests. During the evening he was
awarded the Eagle Badge, the high rank
of merit conferred on Scouts.
Justice Roberts. who was one of the
speakers. was lighting cigar when his
match box suddenly f1ared," the boy
said. Il could see his left hand was
burned
Il slipped out of the room and went
to the automobile of a friend, where l
had my first-aid kit
Justice Roberts was nursing his hand
when I came back. 1 went right up
and asked if I could be Of service. He
looked at me for moment, patted my
back. and laughingly consented to the
operation. had his hand all fixed up
In o Short time."
Evening star., 1932-05-24
STEAGALL BANK BILL
POSTPONED IN HOUSE
Illness Of Members Forces Delay
in Consideration of Guaranty
Fund Measure.

The Democratic leadership today
postponed until tomorrow House con-
sideration Of the Steagau guaranty bank
deposit bill because Of illness of sew
eral members interested in it.
Speaker Garner predicted that If taken
tomorrow, the measure would be passed
by Friday and sent to the Senate.
He said Representative Brand. Demo-
crat, Of Georgia, q member of the COM
mittee who is i'll, requested the delay
until he RECEIVERS. Brand helped Chair
man Steagall Of the Banking Com
mittee draft the bill
Evening star., 1932-05-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, May 24.-A
15-year-old Boy Scout who gave first
aid treatment to Justice Owen j.
Roberts of the Supreme Court of the
United States, when his hand was
slightly scorched by matches at a
dinner here, said today he "only did
what every other good Scout would have
DONE"
Il am glad I got an opportunity to
fix up Justice Roberts," said the boy,
Jay Hook of Thorndale, near here.
The accident occurred last night at
the West Chester Country Club where
the Anner was held to mark the OPEN
ing Of q campaign to raise funds for
the Chester County Council OF Boy
ScoutA
Evening star., 1932-05-24
BIG EPIDEMIC REPORTED
Many Spotted Typhus Gases in
Poland and Russia.

WARSAW, Poland May "a LP.-The
interior ministry reported today that
there was considerable spotted typhus
in Northeastern Poland and along the
Soviet frontier. Figures up to May Is
showed 81 cases and one death.
Newspaper dispatches from Vino
said 180 new cases were discovered yes
terday and 20 persons died Peasants
along the frontier asserted there was a
big epidemic on the Soviet side of the
border, with more than 100 deaths.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
REPORTED
|. READY TO PAY j. S.
London Times Points Out
That America Expects Re-
sumption of Annuities.
BY NEGLEY FARSON.
By Cable to The Star.

BY Gable to The Star
LONDON, May 24.-"As things are, the
United States Government expects its
European debtors to resume payments
after July l, and 1t is understood that,
in fact, the British government is now
arranging to repay to the United States,
in addition to the former annuities. a
further annual sum to make up for the
suspension Of payments during the
Hoover moratorium year"
This striking declaration appears in
what must be regarded as an officially
inspired editorial in the London Times
today. The editorial, entitled Geneva
Lausanne-Ottawa," makes plain that
the United States is certain to stand
on the letter of its bond until the Euro
pean debtors themselves have done all
that lies within their power TO get rid
of the obstacles to their economic re-
covery.
The chief actions required, emphati-
cally states the Times, are some real
disarmament and a real reparations
settlement. Both Geneva (scene of dis
armament proceedings) and Lausanne
(where the coming reparations con-
ference will foregather). says the Times,
must yield effective agreements If the
threatened economic collapse is to be
averted."
Realize Stand of U. S.
The editorial bluntly puts on record
the growing realization here that the
Americans mean business when they
say that there must be real disarma-
ment and real European agreement
regarding reparations before the Ameri-
can taxpayer will be willing to burden
himself further by again voluntarily
canceling q portion of the European
debts.
1t is interesting to point out that OF
war debts owing to them, the Americans
have already cancelled more than SO
per cent of Belgium's, So per cent of
Frances. nearly 20 per cent Of Great
Britain's, over IS per cent of Italy's
and nearly 20 per cent of Poland's.
At the present moment 58.8 per cent
of the United States budget goes toward
the payment of past wars and prepara-
ton for future wars, 656 per cent of
Great Britain's and 69.7 per cent Of
Frances.
Nearly % per cent Of the French
budget today goes to the defense
services, Army Navy and air, 1873 per
cent of Great Britain's, 16.5 per cent
of the United States, 23.6 per cent of
Italy's and 81 per cent Of Germany's.
Today, according to available data,
the nations of the world are spending
infinitely more on ornaments than
they did in 1914 at the opening Of the
worlds worst war.
Disarmament Necessary.
"There is no need these days of un-
balanced budgets" says the London
Times, ito emphasize the necessity Of
easing the financial burden caused by
the monstrous growth of armaments
- What is not so generally realized
is that a substantial step toward dis
armament is a necessary condition for
the settlement of those intergovern-
mental debts which are paralyzing in
ternational trade.
"A final debt settlement can only be
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1932-05-24
Senate Votes, Medal
To Mrs. Putnam for
Her Atlantic Flight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today passed q bill
to authorize President Hoover to
award the distinguished flying
cross to Amelia Earhart Put
nam for her transatlantic solo
flight
The legislation was offered by
Senator Walcott, Republican Of
Connecticut, who said the flyer
was modest. retiring, courageous
and resourceful."
1t was approved by the Senate
unanimously without debate.
Shortly afterward similar
bill was introduced in the House
by Representative Florence Kahn
Of California.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
HELD IN CUBAN PLOT
Four Arrested as Government
Makes Widespread Raids.

HAVANA. May "a P.-Four per-
sons were arrested today for question:
ing in connection with the death Of
Lieut.. Diego Diaz, who was killed by
bomb Saturday
Numerous other bombs have been sent
to high army officials through the mails
recently, but there has been only the
one casualty. Government authorities
announced yesterday that. by wide
spread raids and arrests, they had fore
stalled a nationwide campaign of ter
rorism by revolutionists.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
AKRON CRUISES IN WEST

PORTLAND. Greg. May "a (P.-
The Navy's giant dirigible Akron cruised
over the Pacific Northwest today
The leviathan of the air. which cast
loose from her West Coast base at
Sunnyvale, Calf, Monday morning,
passed over Portland at 6:25 am, Pa
cif1c Coast time.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
THREE KILLED BY SLIDE
IN RESCUE ATTEMPT
Vain Effort Made to Rescue Five
Workmen Caught in Explo-
sion at Mine.

BY the Associated Press.
BAKEWELL, Derbyshire, England
May 24.-Kenneth Seville. manager OF
the Shining Gutter Lead Mine, was
killed last night with two other men
while attempting to rescue five work
men caught in an explosion at the
mine.
The five workmen also died. At
tempts were being made today to get
the bodies.
The manager and his two compan-
ions, who entered the mine a few mo-
ments after the blast, were caught in a
slide.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
Confidence Through
Advertising

Washington's merchants through
long acquaintance and square
dealing have won the confidence
of the public. Day after day they
tell the readers of The Star OF
things that are new and at
tractive in their stores at low
prevailing prices.
The Star for years has strictly
censored all advertising, elimlnat-
ing all false or misleading state
ments wherever found.
Honest advertising creates for
business the priceless asset OF
public confidence.
Yesterdays Advertising
local Display
Evening star., 1932-05-24
DO.X OFF FOR GERMANY

Giant Seaplane May Halt at Lon
don En- Route Home.
CALSHOT, England, May 24.-The
German flying boat Do-X left here
for Germany today.
There was a possibility that the
giant seaplane, which arrived yester-
day after an uneventful flight of $50
miles form Vigo, Spain, would detour
today and alight on the Thames at
London,
Evening star., 1932-05-24

, There are about 1000 more
families now reading The Star
every evening and Sunday morn
ing than at this time last year.
Yesterdays circulation was 1884,
278
Evening star., 1932-05-24
CONFEDERATES DUE HERE
Veterans Plan Parade on Avenue
and White House Visit.

RICHMOND, Va, May "a P.-
After the close of the annual Confed-
crate Reunion here on June "a, dele
gates will visit Washington. They
will parade up Pennsylvania avenue
accompanied by their sons and men,
bers of the Confederate Southen Men,
orial Association and will be greeted
at the White House by President
Hoover.
At the White House today it was
said the President had not been inform
ed of the parade plans.