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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
OKLAHOMA OIL MAN
PROTESTS AGENT
DISTRICT GAS TAX
William N. Davis Declares
LEGISLATION Would Estab-
IiSh Bad Precedent.
BUREAU OF EFFICIENCY
BEGINS STUDY OF BILLS
President of Association Fears
Law of Diminishing Return
Will Be Felt.

From PARKWAY Oklahoma came a
protest to Congress today against one OF
the Mapes bills to increase taxation IN
the District. William N. Davis, presl-
dent of the Midcontinent OIL l. Gas
Association, sent a protest against rails
ing the gasoline tax in Washington from
to cents gallon.
According to an Associated Press dis
patch from Tulsa, Mr.. Davis wrote to
Chairman Capper of the Senate District
Committee, expressing the belief That
the proposed legislation, If enacted,
would establish a precedent and exer-
else a far-reaching influence through
out the United States.
MIR. Davis declared the experiences of
the States have definitely proven" that
1.-The law of diminishing return begins TO
be felt when gasoline taxes exceed 2
cents per gallon" and that from 3 cents
upward the revenue decreases more
rapidly.
Studies ALI Mapes' Bills.
Herbert D. Brown and Thomas r.
Murphy, chief and assistant chief, re-
spectively, of the Bureau of Efficiency,
informed Senator Capper yesterday that
the bureau had begun careful study
of all the Mapes bills, In accordance
with the request of the Senate COM
mittee. The bills seek to add approx
mately S4000,000 year to the Dis
trict'S tax burden, and to repeal the
substantive law of 1922 which fixed the
ratio of expenditures for the National
Capital on the basis of 60 per cent from
District revenues and 40 per cent from
the Federal Government.
Although the House has been insist
ing on annual lump sum Federal con-
tributions in lieu OF the 40 per cent in
recent years, the substantive fixed ratio
law has not been repealed. At present
the Federal contribution Is S9,50O,OO0,
but the House committee program con-
templates an effort to cut that figure
to $6,500,000
Familiar With District.
The Efficiency Bureau has become
thoroughly familiar with District affairs
in recent years, through separate studies
it has made of various municipal de-
partments, and also through two sur
veys it has made of the fiscal relations
problem. With this background of
knowledge to start with, the present
task of the bureau is to analyZe each of
the Mapes tax increase bills in connec-
ton with the basic question of fiscal re-
lationS.
In addition to the 2-cent gas tax in
crease, the bills seek to establish a local
income tax, local inheritance levy and
tax on automobiles by weight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
MAPES BILL HEARING
URGED BY PARK VIEW
Citizens Tell Senator Capper 0ppor'
tunity Is Needed for Public
. Expression.

Members of the Park View Citizens
Association adopted q resolution last
night requesting that Senator Capper,
chairman of the Senate District Com
mittee, hold a public hearing, which
would enable the residents of the Dis
trict to express their views regarding
the Mapes tax bills.
Fred S. Walker chairman of the
Legislative Committee, introduced the
resolution.
The association adopted another res
olution introduced by Mr.. Walker op-
posing any reduction IN the salaries
of Federal employees.
Pointing out the small number of
eligible pupils in the section about Rock
Creek Church and Riggs roads, the as
ISOLATION went on record as opposed to
the erection of colored school there.
B. j. Kroger, chairman of the Educa-
ton Committee, suggested that trans
portation costs to another school would
be much cheaper than costs for the
erection of new school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
CAPT. H. T. STANCLIFF
BURIED IN ARLINGTON
Retired Army officer, Formerly in
Navy, Aided in Building
Panama Canal.

Capt. Henry Trumbull Stancliff, U. s.
A., retired, 66, who died Tuesday, was
buried this afternoon in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery with full military
honors.
A native of Hartford Conn, Capt
Stancliff was with the Navy Depart
ment from 1887 to 1905, when he went
to Panama for several years in con-
nection with the building of the Pam
anna Canal. Returning in 1907, he en-
tered the Quartermaster Department,
U. S. A. and served in it until his re-
tirement in 1880, with the exception of
time spent in France during the World
War, in which he was commissioned an
emergency officer.
He was a member of August P. Gard
ner Post, No. Is, American Legion; Mil
itary Order Loyal Legion, and Ace Ras-
mussen Chapter, No. /, D. A. v.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
MOTHER is ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF CRUELTY TO HER DAUGHTER, $
Woman Accused of Beating Child and Locking
Her in Apartment.

Pollcewoman Ruby Brandt, who fig
Wed in the recent Edith Riley case,
armed with warrant for the mother,
escorted the girl to the receiving home.
Mrs. Brandt said today that she had
gone to the Williams apartment accom-
panied by Sergt. j. D. Harrington and
had found the child alone in an I'M
heated room. Bruises were found on
the little girls body, which she said
were lnfiicted by her mother.
Judge Schuldt fixed the wofnan'g
bond ut $4,000,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
ACCUSER Of POLICE
TEST|F|ES IN TRIAL
OF 2FOR BRUTALITY
17-Year-0Id CoIored Youth
Tells. Story Similar
to Companions.
WITNESS ADMITS BEING
SCARED OF u. S. OFFICERS
Prosecution of G. R. Bremmerman
and N. H. Clark to Be Con-
tinued Until Monday.

A jury in the District Supreme Court
today heard another witness testify as to
beating that Policemen Charles r. Brem-
norman and Hollis H. Clark are al
legged to have given group of colored
prisoners in the locker room Of the old
second precinct station last June.
The two policemen, now under sus-
pension, are charged specifically with
asSaulting William McKeever Williams,
17-year-old colored youth, who pre-
viously had testified he had finally COL
lapSed under the blows of the two po-
licemen and the strain Of standing on
his toes with his hands in the air. BY
this method, the government claims, the
police wrung a confession of house
breaking and joyriding from the youth.
Accuser Testifies.
Augustus Blandham, II, one of the
boys alleged to have been beaten, was
the fifth witness called by Assistant
United States Attorney William A. Gal
lagher Just before the noon recess Of
court. His testimony was practically
along the same line as that of the other
boys, who testified Bremmerman and
Clark raped them repeatedly with an
oak stick about head elbows and legs
as they stood in line.
stand, defense attorneys secured from
another Government witness Rudolph
Truxton, an admission that he was
scared" when Department of Justice
agents sought him following the alleged
assault at the precinct station, to get
his story and evidence agains the two
officers.
Defense attorneys had tried to get
the witness to admit he had told Brem-
norman and Clark that the justice
agents had forced him to sign state
ment against them that was untrue
Truxton denied this emphatically, but
under further questioning, said he had
told them he was scared" Later,
under redirect examination by MIR. Gal
lagher, he denied this also.
Will Order Continuance.
1t was understood that Justice F. D.
Let's, who is presiding at the trial, will
order it continued over until Monday
morning. when court adjourned later
in the day He has lunacy cases TO
hear in the interim. ~
Owing to the exhaustive cross
examination by defense attorneys, the
trial has been proceeding slowly since
its opening on Monday morning From
several of the witnesses the defense
sought to show they had been coached
IN their testimony by the Department
of Justice and members of the district
attorney force who gathered evidence
IN the various third-degree charges in
volving members Of the police force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14

Old Spencer, the Bureau of Fisheries
sturgeon, today was splashing around
in his tank at the bureaus old
aquarium, proud of the fact that his
service to the Government has been
fully appreciated by his public.
Almost on the threshold of becoming
homeless, the 5-foot-long fish, which
came to the bureau Is years ago in
the minnow stage of his career, now
feels that there are at least is homes
in Washington that would welcome him
at any time.
Bureau officials said today that
Is Washingtonians during the past two
weeks have attempted to legally adopt
the old fish. Rich and poor have
hocked to Spencer's aid each bringing
port the fish from its pool direct to the
homes.
Popularity Is Shown.
officials also estimated today that
Immediately after their announcement
two weeks ago that Spencer and Oscar,
the 50-year- turtle, and 1913 other
members of the aquarium's float
ing population, faced starvation and
probably would be thrown into the Po-
tomac River unless $4,000 was provided
for their upkeep in the aquarium in the
new Commerce Department Building,
that more than 100 persons have called
at the old aquarium to either provide
for the fish or to take from one to five
home with them. Many of the callers
were children.
Hundreds of letters also have been
received by both department and bureau
officials from all sections of the coun-
try, appealing in behalf of the fish.
At the same time members of Con-
gress have come to the aid of the fish,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
LITTLE LOAN MANAGER BLUFFS
BIG INTRUDER FOUND IN OFFICE
Man, feet 2, Talks Rough" to 6-Foeter and Makes
Him Sit Still Until Police Arrive.

until her employer arrived. Meanwhile
the intruder, later found to be Donald
S. Bishop, 81, of Boston, crouched be-
hind a safe in the inner room.
Himmelfarb was informed of the state
of affairs by his clerk, and without
hesitation routed out Bishop.
when he told me he was hungry,
felt sorry for him and would not have
called the police but for the urging of
the manager of the building" Himmel-
farb declared.
II found he had only taken neck
scarf when I went through his pockets.
He had a pass key in his pocket, with
which he had opened the door of my
Office"
Bishop was taken into custody by
Policemen p. E. Ambrose and II. Boese
of the first precinct, where he Is being
ehe4d for Mye6taeatkon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
COMMUNITY CHEST
GIFTS INCREASED
Many Corporations and
Large Individual Donors
Give Bigger Amounts.

Several contributions exceeding those
of last year were reported today by
the National Corporations Committee Of
the Community Chest. The increases
we're attributed to unusually heavy de-
mands made on the Chest due to un-
employment.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co. gave $3.50, or $3.50 more than
last year; the F. w. Woolworth Co.,
$500, an increase of $500, and the Gulf
Refining Co., $3.50, boost Of $50.
Newbold Moves, vice chairman and a
team captain of the Special Gifts Unit,
made the outstanding report yesterday.
He reported a donor who desired to
remain anonymous had given $12,50O,
an increase of $4,000 over last year.
The unit so far has reported 189 gifts
totaling 1924 $50. The largest actual
increase yesterday was represented by
a $4,000 check from the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co., which gave
s12,500 last year.
Other increases included:
Mrs, Frederic A. Keep, $4,000, up
$1,000; Miss julia D. Strong, S700, up
5000; Oliver C. Ricketson, $700, up
500; Mr.. and Mrs Clarence P. Dodge,
$3.50, up 500; American Ice Co., $500,
up 1880; Mrs. E. Newlands Johnston,
$500, up $50; DR.. and Mrs. Arthur G.
Christie, $500, up $3.50; Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co., $4,000, up $500;
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan, $2,425, up
1925; Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis,
$1,000, up $1,000; Mrs. Marian Anna
and George E. Judd, $4,000, up $500;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold, $500,
up $500; Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co.,
$780, up 500; Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold
Moves, $4,000, up 500; Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph c. Miller, $500, up 500; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Chappeu, $3.50, up $50;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert v. Fleming, $500,
up s75.
Two entirely new gifts were reported.
Mrs. Nathan B. Scott donated $500,
while a contribution of $1,000 remained
anonymous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14

A colored mother was held for the
grand jury in Police Court today on a
cruelty charge after her 5-year-old
daughter had told Judge Gus A. Schuldt
how she had been beaten with big
strap" and locked in an apartment
alone while her mother went to work.
The child, Dorothy May Williams,
was taken from the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mary williams, 220 H
street. after neighbors had told police
they had seen the little girl crying ut
the window Of her apartment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
ARCHIVES BUILDING
CONTRACT IS LET.
n
Brooklyn Firm Submits Low
Bid of S342,594 to Con-
struct Foundations.

Frederick L. Crawford Inc, of Brook
Ign, N. Y, is low bidder for foundations
of the new monumental Archives Build
ing to be erected on the site of old Gen.
ter Market.
The low bid was $342, 594.50. The
second low bidder was S. M. Siesel of
Milwaukee, Wis, at $500, 427.20.
The high bidder out of the 81 who
submitted offers was Sam @. Polino of
Fairmont, w. Va, at $480,08o.
Another Contract Due.
Another contract to follow the foun-
dalton work will be that for test Dor
ings for the adjacent Apex Building, to
be located between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Constitution and Pennsylvania
avenues, where old buildings are being
wrecked by contractor.
Carrying forward the Capital develop
ment program farther down Pennsyl-
vania avenue, the Treasury Department
will open bids January 20 for wrecklng
old buildings in Reservations A and B
along the Avenue between Third and
Sixth streets This area is to be used
for extension of Constitution avenue
and conversion into park area.
Area TO Be Developed.
The great Archives Building, for
which the contract on foundations soon
will be let is to be one of the most
monumental structures in Washington
located on the so-called transept or
crosS-axiS of the Mall. This transept
is to be developed later with beautiful
treatment, probably including fountains
or pools.
Meantime, to the immediate west OF
| the archives site, there is a double con-
| tract under way by the Seisel concern
| for both excavations and foundations
for the new Department of Justice.
AS the excavation in rough form for
archives has been completed, it is ex-
pected rapid progress on foundations
can be made on the archives job shortly
after the formal contract is awarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
KEYES AGAINST PAY CUT
New Hampshire Senator Opposes
Federal Reduction.

Another voice was added today to
the group in Congress opposed to re-
ducmg salaries of Government en-
ployes, when Senator Keyes, Republic
an, OF New Hampshire, announced he
thought it would be a mistake for the
Government to cut salaries at this time.
1 am opposed at this time to any
measure tending to reduce the salaries
OF Federal employees" Senator Keyes
said
The New Hampshire Senator is a
member OF the Appropriations Com
mlttee and is chairman of the sub
committee which handles the independ-
ent offices appropriation bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
Albright to Speak.

"The Historical Activity of the Ma
tional Park Service in the Develop
ment of Virginia National Monuments"
will be discussed by Horace M Albright.
director of the National Park Service,
at the 262d meeting of the Columbia
Historical Society Tuesday night in the
rs o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
Marriage Licenses.

John Walker, 81, Vienna Va. and Narcissa
r. Jenkins, 49, Vienna; Rev. John Huff.
Frank Wells, IS. and Claire e. Bruner, 30;
Rev j. H. Fields.
Thomas E. Smith, 80, and Addye NJ.
Thomas, %; Rev. Thomas J. Brown.
Angus Bea, IS. and Catherine Wright, %;
Rev. D. E. Wiseman.
w. B. Glover, 80, and Eleanor v. Arm
strong, %; Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo
Charles H Ashton, jr, 81 and Elsie M.
Campbell. 81; Rev. John E. Briggs.
Frederick Hitz, IS and Elizabeth r. Hume,
IS; Justice F. d. Let's.
Marion P. Wise. 81, and Frances Miller,
so; Rev. r. M. Burke.
Allen A. Brown, 81, Sykesville, Md, and
Mary p: Leatherwood, 10, Wasfnstpns ~.
H. A. fKeStsr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
MAPES BILLS OPPOSED

The Hillcrest Citizens Association
opposed two of the Mapes Committee
taxation bills at its meeting last Mon
day night A resolution was passed dis
approving of the income tax bill and the
estate tax bill while no action was
taken on the gas and weight tax bills.
Opposition was voiced TO the pro-
posed reduction in the salaries OF the
District and Federal employees in the
form Of resolution that is to be sent
TO Congress and the Federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
SPAIN TO SELL SHIPS

Authorizes Sale of Cruisers, De-
stroyers and Torpedo Boats.
MADRID, January IA (P).-The gov
eminent has authorized the sale of
cruisers, 3 destroyers, l gunboat, 6 tor
pedo boats and l submarine, asserting
the ships will be scxapped II there aTe
no buyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
Dam Bill Approved.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill., January IA (H').
The bid Of Stephen A. Healy OF De-
troit, Mich, for construction of the
Government Roller Dam, Davenport sea
wall and intercepting sewer, was recon-
mended for acceptance yesterday by
Col. Glen E Edgerton, chief of En-
gineers. The Healy bid was 1891
9729l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
M, T. WALLACE DIES
Grandson of Late Chief Justice Ex-
pires at Colorado Springs.

pires at Colorado Springs.
Word has been received in Washing
ton of the death yesterday at Colorado
Springs of Melville Fuller Wallace,
GRANDSON of the late Chief Justice Mel
Vile Fuller
MT. Wallace is survived by his mother,
Mrs Hugh Campbell Wallace; his
widow, the former Miss Ruth Patterson,
daughter of the late Raymond Patter-
son, and four children, Patricia, Hugh
Campbell. Ruth and Melville Wallace.
Mr., Wallace served in the World war
as a captain and was graduate OF
Yale University. His father was at one
time United States Ambassador to
France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
nrurv Lane Manager Dies.

WEYBRIDGE, Surrey, Eng, January
ia % Arthur Collins, associated with
the famous Drury Lane Theater Tor
more than 40 YEARS as stage manager
and producer, He'd today at the age
Of 66.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14
Society Elects Wickersham.

NEW YORK, January Ia R.--
George w. Wickersham was elected
president Of the Japan Society yester~
oaYs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14

Net income .... $365,973.9 80 'sl23,36 81
Decrease. increase.
Evening star., 1932-12-18

hurricanes, mountainous seas, impene-
trable fogS, binding SnoWStormS, fire at
sea and the hundred and one perilS of
the deep. He is more than a captain of
a ship; he is the mayor or chief magis-
trate of floating city, with control over
the destiny of between three and four
thousand persons.
The captains of these worlds greatest
and fastest liners are necessarily men
of vast experience. They have interest
ing tales by the score to relate, but they
are modest men, not given to talking
much of themselves, and some of their
stories that they regard as trite, COM
monplace and hardly worth the telling
are enthralling episodes to the lands
mans ear.
One of the most interesting of them
dates back to the days Immediately after
the war and concerns an internal ma
chine The ship, a large ex-German
liner was proceeding from New York to
Cherbourg and many distinguished peo-
pie were included in its full passenger
list. Two days out the captain received
the following radio message in code from
his owners "Rumored that powerful
bomb or internal machine has been
placed on board your vessel timed to
Evening star., 1932-12-18

explode at pm. today Take all pos
sible precautions Reds. were eX-
tremely active at that time and suspi-
cion Immediately fastened on them. 1t
was 9 am when the message came no
time to lose The captain at once issued
his orders The whole ship-holds, bag
gage rooms, mail rooms, engine and
boiler rooms and cabins-waS to be
thoroughly searched and anything
found that looked even remotely sus-
picious was to be brought to the upper
deck for examination. But there was
the rub! What constituted a suspicious
article? Holds, baggage and mail
rooms contained very ordinary-locking
packages of cargo. So it was decided to
listen for any suspicious ticking sound;
if the machine was timed to go off at
pm it obviously was controlled by some
clockwork arrangement. Above all, strict
secrecy was to be maintained. 1t was no
use alarming passengers unnecessarily.
If the Internal machine was intended
to sink the ship, the SearcherS reasoned,
it would have to be somewhere in the
bottom of the holds or under the coal in
the bunkers and in close contact with
the ships side The holds were chock-
a-block with cargo and the bunkerS were
Evening star., 1932-12-18

- HE great transatlantic liner lies
at her pier in New York Harbor,
with thin wiSps of smoke trail
ing from her ponderous stacks
and the blue peter f1uttering
from her foremast head in the crisp
northwest breeze. This flag, ever since
flags were invented has meant: "All
persons repair on board; I am about to
sail" But above the blue peter today
large bunch of holly and mistletoe has
been hoisted close up to the truck and
this also has an international meaning:
81 am the Christmas ship and am going
to land my passengers and crew in Eu-
rope in time for the holidays"
During the last few hours platoons of
messenger boys have hurried aboard
with flowers and fruit, books and candies
and many more valuable gifts for the
lucky folks about to sail. 1t is now
pm. and passengers are embarking, &C
companied by groups of jolly friends
They pass from the gloomy chilliness of
the pier into the warm brightness of the
ships interior, into public rooms fes-
tooned with gay Christmas decorations.
Down in the spacious dining room
magnificent Illuminated Christmas tree
rears its verdant head up into the center
dome. Hundreds of toys adorn its
branches, and one night they will be
distributed to the children of all classes
by real Santa Claus at real Christ
mas party
Anon the cry of "All ashore that's
going ashore" rises above the turmoil
and the main staircase becomes alive
with excited visitors making for the
gangways shrill whistle sounds
gangwayS slide mysteriouSly into the
shed, massive hawSerS splash into the
icy waters and a mighty vibration of
starting engines runs through the hull
as the Christmas ship backs majestically
into the darkling river on her journey
to the sea. Godspeed, good luck and
Merry Christmas to them all!
IP on the bridge stands a tall, erect
uniformed figure. His features are
sun -bronzed and his eyes are of the deep,
clear blue that so often denotes the man
of the sea- In them is look of stern
purpose and resolve for he is the cap
tain, and in a few minutes now this
great ship with its precious burden will
put out to sea, perhaps to encounter