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Evening star., 1932-03-14
TAX BILL CHANGES
/. TO Be CONSIDERED
Three Proposals win Come
Up at Special Meeting
Called by Crisp.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
A special meeting of the House Ways
and Means Committee to consider three
important amendments to the new
billion-dollar revenue bill was called to-
day by Acting Chairman Crisp.
Chief among the proposed changes is
the elimination from the controversial
sales tax provision of canned foods. 1t
would cost $10.OOO,Ooo in estimated
revenue.
Also the committee will consider ex-
empting from the 225 per cent manu-
facturers' levy products which are used
in the production of non-taxable ar
tlcles such as newspapers and peIiodi-
Gals. 1t was believed adoption of such
a proposal would make newsprint and
other essentials in producing a news
paper tax free.
Rate Still Uncertain.
The third change proposed would lift
the sales tax from electricity used for
pumping water in irrigation districts.
:! do not know what action the COM
mittee may take" Crisp said. IT will
not offer any amendments in the House
not approved by the committee"
It looks now as though several days
VIII elapSe before adoption or defeat
OF the general sales tax can be pre-
dicted definitely.
The leaders of the House Democratic
ma Jority and of the administration Re-
publicans believe they are making
headway in convincing the member
snip this tax at the factory on vir-
tually all finished products is the fair
est means of raising the needed Gov
ernment income.
But Representative LaGuardia of
New York, the Republican independ-
ent who has taken the leadership
against the tax. predicts it will be de-
feated and that his substitute plan, or
an alternative. providing heavy i'm
posts on specified industries and an
increase in postage rates, would be
put In the bill instead.
Debate viii Continue.
Representative Rainey, the Demo-
cratic floor leader, combined hope for
victory for the sales tax with a con-
Viction that a major objective had been
won in persuading the House and the
country that enough revenue had to
be raised by some means to balance
the budget.
The strong support given the bill on
behalf of the administration by Sec
retary Mills, the speech in behalf of
the sales tax made by Representative
Huddleston of Alabama, a member of
marked independent tendencies, and
other similar developments were count
ed on by the leaders to put their
cause across
Debate in the House interrupted to-
day for consideration OF the wet bloc
move for prohibition vote, was ex-
pected to continue till late in the week
before a sales tax vote can be had.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
STOCKS SELL OFF
ON KREUGER DEATH
international Match, on Rec
ord Turnover, Drops S3.12
Per Share.
By the Associated Press

Dy the Associated HreSS.
NEW YORK, March 4-Kreuger &
Toll Co. opened on the New York
Stock Exchange today with a sale of
10000 shares, or American certifi-
Gates" at $1.s7. of 1912.
The International Match bonds were
also sharply depressed. The converti-
BILE 5 per cents of 1941 sold at $410 per
bond of $1,000 face value, off $50, and
the per cents of 1947, at $3.50, off $11O
This was the largest opening, in
point of number of shares, in any issue
In the history of the New York Stock
Exchange. Specialists in the issue were
overwhelmed with selling orders as
some 100 brokers swarmed about the
trading post 1t took an hour to tab
uiate the orders, under supervision of
exchange officials, and set the opening
price. 1t was only in the Kreuger &
Toll certificates, however, that trading
facilities in this market were taxed
The market as a whole was not not
ably unsettled by the selling of the
kreuger issues. Trading in other Sc
curities was largely quiet, after fairly
brisk opening, and early declines of 81
10 81 share in numerous issues were
substantially reduced toward midday.
While the opening In Kreuger & Toll
set record for the stock exchange, 1t
was substantially smaller than an OPEN
Continued ON Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
GEORGE EASTMAN,
CAMERA AMACNATE,
TAKES OWN LIFE
Sends Friends Away From
Sickbed Before Shooting
Himself at Rochester.
ILLNESS CONTRIBUTED
TO ACTION OF GENIUS
MY Work Is Done; Why Waltz"
Says Philanthropist in Bid
ding Good-by.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ROCHESTER, N. Y, March IA
George Eastman, n, millionaire manu-
facturer, philanthropist and big game
hunter, shot himself to death today in
his East avenue home here, his ply
sician announced.
DR.. Audley D. Stewart, announcing
Eastman had shot himself after putting
all attendants away from his bedside,
said Eastman left this note:>
ITO my friends:
MY work is done. Why waltz"
DR.. Stewart was Eastman's personal
physician for many years. He said
that while Eastman, in Ill health for
many years, apparently had recovered
to degree that was very encouraging
to his friends. He apparently was in
such mental state that he shot him.
self after sending all his friends from
his room"
A moment after they departed, said
DR.. Stewart they heard the shot and
returned to find him dead.
DR.. Stewart said the suicide occurred
at 1850 pm. The fact of Mr.. East
mans death was not known, however,
until some time later
Then DR.. Stewart issued his state
ment, telling the circumstances sur
rounding the death.
Eastman was known the world over
as genius of the Photographic industry
art collector and big game hunter, as
well as for his philantrophies. His
benefactions at the time of his death
had passed the $75,000,000 mark.
Eastman was a bachelor with no
near relatives He had been in failing
health for long time. but remained
chairman of the board of the Eastman
Kodak Co., a 5000 ,000, 900 concern he
fostered after beginning his business
career at IA, with salary of SO a
week. On April z, 1925. he resigned
the presidency in favor of William G..
Stuber. Normally the Eastman fac
tories here employ 10000. There are
Eastman'S death occurred a few
months after that of his personal friend,
Thomas Alva Edison, with whom he con-
tributed largely toward the development
Of the modern motion picture. Edison
devised the machine that first repro
duced motion usually, but in it he
used film produced by Eastman after
years of experimenting
The purchase memorandum for the
first strip of this film was kept by the
Rochester inventor in his personal files
and is dated September 2, 1889.
Each year since that time the East
man factories have turned out hun
dredS of thousands of miles of motion
picture film
Evening star., 1932-03-14
JAPANESE DIVISION
T0LEAVE SHANGHAI
Move Also Made for Recall
of Uyeda's Expedition
of $4,000 Troops.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 1.-THE war ONCE
announced today the 18th Division Of
Japanese army troops and one brigade
of the 18th Division have been ordered
to return home from Shanghai "in view
of the steady improvement Of the situ-
ation."
Earlier today 1t was announced that
the general staff decided to ask the ap-
proval of Emperor Hirohito for the
earliest possible withdrawal of Lieut..
Gen. Kenkichi Uyeda's original shang-
hal expedition.
Gen. Uyeda,s expedition numbers ap-
proximately $4,000 men.
Gen. Uyeda commanded the Japa-
nese operations at Shanghai until re-
lieved by Gen. Shirakawa about 10 days
ago.
Part OF the auxiliary units Of >the
Shanghai expedition, including engi-
neers and telegraph corps, also were or
dered home. Contrary to previous ex-
pectations. Gen. Uyeda's 9th Division
will remain at Shanghai and also the
14th Division.
The units ordered home will be re-.
turned Immediately to their regular sta
tions, officials said. 1t was noted that
both these units are still at their peace
strength, but that the 9Th and 14th Dr.
visions, which are remaining at Shang-
hal. have modified part of their re-
serves and have an estimated strength
Of $4,000 men each.
The war Office said rumors recently in
circulation that troops would be sent to
Formosa were without foundation.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
GERMANS PREPARE
FOR RUN-OFF VOTE
AS HITLER LOSES
Hindenburg Polls Margin of
1000, 900 Over Nazi
Leader in Election.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, March 14-Germany began
today to prepare for a second presiden-
tial election. but the tension over the
outcome was lessened by the result of
yesterdays vote, which gave the vet
eran, Paul Won Hindenburg, a lead of
more than 100000 over Adolf Hitler,
his closest competitor.
The run-off election will be held
April 10. 1t was made necessary by
the narrowest margin. The 84-year-
old former commander Of the German
armies missed obtaining the required
clear majority over all candidates by
only l69,752. less than one-half of
per cent of the 37,660,377 votes cast
Figures Are Tabulated.
The election commissioner issued the
following preliminary summary Of the
complete results:
President Won Hindenburg. 1861, 1856.
Adolf Hitler (NazD. 11.338,571
Ernest Thaelmann (CommunisD, A.
9S2,079.
Theodore Duesterberg (Nationalist), /,
2,557,876.
Gustav Winter independently Ill, ,470.
Scattering. 8.645.
Total vote, 37.660,377.
The most surprising feature Of the
election was the relative weakness OF
Hitler His lieutenants were confident
his strength would run from $4,000. 900
to 100000.
In addition to Hitler, DR.. Alfred HUI
renberp leader of the Nationalist party,
was disappointed. He had engineered
Lieut.. Col Duesterbergs candidacy
solely for the purpose of having votes
to bargain with in the event OF Sec
ond ballot.
Hitler ran behind Won Hindenburg in
all districts where the Nazis were
party or wholly in control, namely
Thuringia, Brunswick and Hess. He
also fell behind In Bavaria, where MS
FASCIST movement was born. In only
three of the nations 35 districts was
Hitler ahead. These were the rural
provinces Of Pomerania and Schieswlg-
Holstein and the industrial district OF
Chemnitz-zwckau.
Party Gain Is Shown.
Hitler received only slightly less
than 5000, 900 votes more than ms
party polled in the 1880 Reichstag elec:-
ton. The Communists, with their A.
600 900 votes, made a less notlceapie
gain over their 1890 figures. In 1851
they polled 1880 900 votes.
The President retired before midnight
last night and was not informed OF tne
result of the elections until Z O'Clock
this morning. He expressed deep salts
1ContinTed on page D Column 81
Evening star., 1932-03-14
LESS THAN 1000 MINERS
ANSWER STRIKE CALL
IS 600 Reject Unauthorized Walk
out Order in Anthracite
Sections.
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, March a.
Union leaders said today that less than
1000 anthracite mine workers an
swered a call for a strike in the wy.
oming and Lackawanna Valleys voted
by some Of the local unions at a meet,
ing last Friday night. 1t was claimed
$4,000 men failed to answer the strike
call
The strike does not have the sane
ton of the district organization OF the
miners union. 1t was called by COM
mittee headed by Thomas Maloney'
who has been at odds with the DIS
trict organization. Equalization OF
work in all the mines and discontfn-
uance Of alleged wage cutting were
among the grievances cited Tor tne
strike call.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
CHANG VOICES DOUBTS.
Links japanese Withdrawal Reports and
League Groups Presence.


League Groups Presence.
NANKING, March IA R.-Gen.
Cniang Kai-Shek, former Chinese
President, announced today he had de-
cided to accept the chairmanship of
the Chinese military council, with full
responsibility for China's military
affairs.
China, he said desires a peaceful set
tlement of the Sino-Japanese difficulty,
but If Japan does not cease aggressive
action, China is prepared to fight to
the end.
He said too much confidence should
not be placed in reports from Toxic
Of Japanese Withdrawals, which, he
added, are due to the arrival there of
the League Of Nations commission of
inquiry.
The japanese, he said, were prepar-
ing for further operations and REIN
forcements were continuing to arrive
He denied the Chinese government had
decided to send a punitive expedition
to Manchuria and pointed out that the
Manchurian question must be settled
by the League when the inquiry COM
mission has completed its investigations.
Foreign Minister Lo Wen Kan said
China did not vote on the peace plan
Of the League of Nations on March IL
because of a telegraphic delay in in
structionS.
Authorization to accept the three
point plan was sent to Geneva, but
failed to arrive before the program was
voted upon by the Assembly, Lo Wen
Kan said.
instructions to notify the League As
sembly of China's acceptance of the
resolution and to explain that 1t was
due to telegraphic communication that
China's representative, w. w. Yen, alb
stain from voting have been sent to
Mr.. YEN" the foreign minister said.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
CONVICT BLINDS GUARD
WITH LYE AND II FLEE
Group Escapes From stokesdale,
N. c., Prison Camp While
Being Locked Up.
ov.,,.A.soeta.sd pr...

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., March 14.-Eleven
Negro prisoners escaped from the States
prison camp at Stokesdale, in Guilford
County, late yesterday afternoon, when
one Of the convicts threw the contents
Of q box of lye into the eyes Of a
guard and blinded him, 1t was an
nounced at Central Prison here today
The prison here had not been given
full details of the affair today. but offi-
cials we're informed that the guard,
whose name was not reported, was
preparing to lock the prisoners in
their quarters when convict tossed
the can Of lye In the guards face as
he marched by.
ported they feared the guard would be
permanently blinded, ss he was pain
Evening star., 1932-03-14
NATION COLD TO KIDNAP OFFER,
AL CApONE RETURNS TO CARDS
Wave of Sentiment Counted Upon by Jailed Gang King
Fails to Materiaize.

wave of sentiment in favor of his re-
lease to enter the search for the kid
naped Lindbergh baby. He Is aware
of the Nationwide impression that he
is a superman and thought this might
be q way to win favor and possible
mitigation Of the sentence that appalls
him.
However, he has had to resume his
card playing in the spacious quarters
provided by the warden at Cook Coun-
tvs jail. The spark struck by sensa-
ton seekers had failed to ignite any
great demand. Furthermore, officials
here point &out that Capone has lost
heavily IN underworld prestige as a re-
suit OF his conviction. They doubt II
he would HkVe any real influence as IN
adJunct-to the present hAshly oxsanised
Evening star., 1932-03-14
BRIEF SN0WSTORM
HITS OUTLYING AREAS
Large Stormcloud and Wind Raise
Fear of Blizzard, but Sun
Soon Shines Again.

A brief whirl of snow, accompanied by
large storm cloud and high wind,
swept the Maryland suburbs from Be-
thesda to Silver Spring early this aft
ernoon. Early reports indicated an
other blizzard might be on its way
from the northwest. The Weather Bu-
reau pronounced the disturbance as
Just local snow furry that won't
last long"
At Bethesda, police reported shortly
before o'clock that the sun was shin
ing and that the snow was passing over
Chevy Chase toward Washington
Whlle a report was being telephoned
from Silver Spring at the same hour, it
was interrupted with news that the
wind had just begun to die and that
the sun again was shining, although
nght snow was continuing to fall.
The storm clouds, increasing In size,
passed over Washington 20 minutes
later, but there was no snow in the
downtown section.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
SPAIN REIECTS-L0AN

MADRID, March IA R1. - jaime
Garner, minister Of the treasury, an
nounced today that the government had
rejected an offer by foreign hnan-
cial group" to float the republics pro-
posed 500, 600, 900 peseta bond issue, Of
fering TO deposit q gold equivalent in
the Bank Of Spain as a guarantee.
He would not name the group or its
nationality, but he said the offer DEM
onstrated return Of confidence abroad
IN Spain. It was refused, he said, be.
cause the government believes SPANS
resnurees ass adequate to doaS thS hon6
Evening star., 1932-03-14
How They Voted
House Roll Call on Dry
Amendment Revealed.

House members voting for the
motion to take up the eighteenth
amendment substitute were:
Democrats-Arnold, Illinois; Au1
Der Heide, New Jersey; Bean, ILL
nois Black, New York Bloom, New
York; Boehne, Indiana: Boland,
Pennsylvania; Boyland. New York;
Drummer, New York; Buchanan,
Texas; Carley, New York; Celler,
New York; Chavez. New Mexico;
Cochran, Missouri; Cole, Maryland;
Condor. Rhode Island Connery.
Massachusetts,; orning, New
York; Crosser, Ohio; Crump, Ten
nessee; Cullen, New York; De-
laney, New York; De Rouen,
Louisiana; Dickstein, New York;
Dieterich, Illinois; Douglas, Arizona;
Douglass, Massachusetts,; brewery,
Virginia; Evans, Montana; Fernan-
deg, Louisiana; Fiesinger, Ohio; Fitz-
patrick, New York: Gambrill, Mary
land; Gavagan, New York; Gran
field, Massachusetts,; Griffn, New
York; Griswold, Indiana; Hancock,
North Carolina; Harlan, Ohio; Hart,
Michigan; Igoe, Illinois; Jacobsen,
Iowa; Karch. Illinois; Kelly, Illinois;
Kennedy. New York; Kleberg. Texas;
Kniffln, Ohio; Lamncck, Ohio; Lea,
California Lewis, Maryland; Lich-
Continued on Page 2, Column D.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
DISABLED SHIP IN TOW
Hamburg American Freighter
Nearing Halifax.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March IA
R).-The Hamburg American freighter
Harburg, battered by turbulent seas for
five days after her rudder shaft was
broken, was nearing Halifax today in
tow of the tug Willett.
Between the first distress signal
from the Harburg March and the
message today reporting her in tow.
nine vessels took part in the race to
assist her. One, the tug Foundation
Franklin, was disabled off Sable Island
March 9 and later repaired the dam
age. Another, the wrecking steamer
Reindeer Of Halifax, also became
disabled and was in a sinking condi-
ton when the liner Montcalm took
off her crew Of % early Sunday morn
ing.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Chilled by the
cold shoulder given his offer OF CO.
operation in helping to solve the Lind
bergh kidnapping case in return for q
jail release, "Al" Capone had lapsed
into silence again today.
Government officials, from the Presi-
dent down, apprised of Capone prom
ises. refused to be impressed. They ex-
planned that his future is outside the
hands of the Department of Justice and
lies with the Circuit Court Of Appeals,
now about to hear an appeal for q
rehearing Of the courts decision that
the gangster must 90 10 pEison to serve
his ll-year sentence
Evening star., 1932-03-14
HOMO REACHES HARDIN.

HARDIN, Manchuria, March II (H9.
Gen. Shigeru HOMO, Japanese Man
churian Army commander, arrived here
by airplane from Mukden today on
general tour of inspection OF the Japa-
nese Army posts. He conferred with
Gen. Jiro Tamon, local Japanese COM
mander, and expects to continue on to
Tsitsihar in day or two.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
SIROVICH'S HEARING ON CRITICS
CALLED "A FISHING EXPEDITION
Cole Puts the Query After Witness Robert
Coleman Announces That "a Critic
Is Not Made-He Is Born"

not a fishing expedition, but formal and
a final hearing on the question of
copyright law to protect the interests
of authors and producers, the theater
and all branches of the arts. There
upon he turned to Robert Coleman, sole
Manhattan critic who had ventured
down to the hearing, and asked him
what he thought was the function of
critic, and spoke to him in dulcet tones
on the great good he had administered
to mankind by journeying down to help
his committee formulate code for fu-
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1932-03-14
Mercury Drops to IL Above Zero.
Light Snow Falls.

CHICAGO, March Il NP.-An over
night drop in temperature gave Chi
cago another taste of cold weather to-
day. 1t was only IL above at 7 am.
is degrees lower than at o'clock last
night.
A light snow fell during the night,
but the sun came out bright and clear.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
BY e. de s. MELCHER.

''Is this a fishing expedition" asked
Representative Cole, politely, quietly, of
Representative Sirovich toward the
final curtain of the verbal drama which
was concluded this morning In the
House Offices on the question of the
theater and its decline and fall-due
to theater critics. "Or what is it?"
Representative Sirovich politely, less
quietly, answered positively that it was
Evening star., 1932-03-14
TROTZKY TO TRAVEL
viii Leave Wife in Turkey as
Hostage for His Return.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March IA R.-
Leon Trotzky, the exiled Bolshevtst war
lord, has been granted permission TO
spend three months In Czechoslovakia
for his health He viii leave here
within two weeks.
It viii be the first time he has been
allowed to leave Turkey during his
three years of exile, and even now the
Czech government has demanded. and
the Turkish government will require,
that Mrs. Trotzky, also in frail health,
must remain here rs o hostage to
guarantee his return. TJotEky has no
passport, but viii travel with secret
Evening star., 1932-03-14
Lumber Operations Resume.

FRANKLIN, N. c., March IA CP.-
The Ritter Lumber Co., which has
been idle since last July, resumed oper-
ations today, giving employment to $50
men.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
FORBES COMING HOME
Retiring Ambassador to Toxic to
-. Sail March 22.

w. Cameron Forbes, who is retiring
as Ambassador at Toxic, has advised
the State Department he will sail from
Japan March ~ for the United States
on the steamer President Coolidge.
Evening star., 1932-03-14
FREIGHTER TOTAL LOSS

Ere DESTROYS Ship From Which
Navy Saved Crew of AZ.
MANILA, March IA R).-The Kaku
Maru, whose crew of AZ was rescued by
American naval vessels in Philippine
waters Thursday night, is a total loss
from fire, her master, Capt. Takada,
said last night
The burned freighter is beached on
Mindoro Island, 100 miles south of
Manila
Evening star., 1932-03-14

R.sM. p-A-----. ~ p-~e Az
Evening star., 1932-03-14

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-03-14
CHICAGO FREEZES AGAIN

Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1932-03-14
WEATHER.

90. o. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and colder with lowest tempera-
ture about IA degrees tonight tomor-
row fair and continued cold
Highest, SO, at noon
yesterday; lowest, "a, at IL 80 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1932-10-21

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Evening star., 1932-10-21

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Evening star., 1932-10-21
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