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Evening star., 1933-07-13
HEARING is DEMANDED
FOR JOBLESS TENANTS
D. C. Unemployed Council and Unit
of Communist Party Appeal to
Public Utilities Groups.

Representatives of the washington
Unemployed Council, the. Tenants
munist party appeared before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission yesterday with
demands for a public hearing SO unem-
ployed tenants may tell OF their housing
Charles Spencer, who headed the
group and said he was the representa-
five of the Communist party in Wash
ington, also demanded that the COM
mission recognize them as spokesmen
for the Tenants Unemployed League.
representing both the Unemployed
Council and the Tenants League:
After considerable discussion, Riley E.
r,oen commission vice chairman, grant,
ed a request from the group for rs
tenants complaint blanks, which they
said they would fill out for their mem
hers and file with the commission. Mr..
Floen said ruling would be given later
by the commission on the demand for
p hearing for these groups.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
900 PLANES URGED
AS PUBLIC WORKS
McSwain and Hill of House Pro-
pose Construction Of Ships
for Army Air Corps.

Setting aside of s12O,OOoo 900 from. the
public works fund for construction OF
900 airplanes for the Army Air Corps
has been recommended to President
Roosevelt by Representatives McSwain,
chairman of the House Military Affairs
Committee, and Hill Of Alabama, rank
ing majority member of the committee.
The 90O-plane program, they told
the President, would give the Army the
1900 airplanes contemplated under the
"five-year" program instituted in 1926
and still far from complete.
Upon leaving the White House yes
terday afternoon the committee leaders
said the President was giving considera-
ton to the proposal, but is waiting first
to see what can be accomplished at the
Geneva conference which is to recon-
vene in the Fall.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
TRIO IS RELEASED
IN Balm SHOOTING
Husband of Wounded Woman
in Group-Hearing Set
for July "a.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

SHENANDOAH. Va, July 13.-Three
OF the persons held in connection with
the mysterious shooting Of Mrs. Olive
Breedon Balm, 33-year-old former Vet
eranS' Bureau clerk, at her cottage near
here Sunday, were ordered released this
afternoon, to appear as witnesses at a
preliminary hearing before Justice John
H. Booton at Luray July "a. Those or
dered released were Eugene Balm, hus-
band of the victim, who had been in
the Harrisonburg Jail; George Balm. his
brother, who had been in the Luray
Jail, and Mrs. Cennie Knicely. who had
been under arrest at both Covington
and Luray.
Two others still are in custody. They
are Miss Laura Belle Price. So. who
served as housekeeper in the Summe-
cottage which Mrs. Balm has main
tanned for several years, and Edward
Price, a former suitor of Mrs. Balm,
whom she named as her assailant. Au-
thorities yesterday obtained admission
from Price that he was the beneficiary
OF Mrs. Bain'S insurance policy.
Money for Funeral
Price told Sheriff E. L. Lucas that
Mrs. Balm had taken out the policy
for the purpose of meeting her funeral
expenses and that ''she made the in
surance out to me because she wouldn' t
trust nobody else. She wanted it to
bury her with
Mrs. Balm was shot on the porch of
her cottage while her husband, Eugene
Balm, whom she married four days be-
fore in Covington, Va, stood few feet
away.
Authorities said that they learned
that the housekeeper had made re-
mark that Price shot Mrs. Balm and
later denied to Sheriff Lucas that she
had made such q statement, while they
also said that her actions on the morn
ing of the shooting we're peculiar.
House Without Light
When the bridal party arrived at the
cottage, they said, Miss Price opened
the door to admit them, but did not
that there wasn't any oil. It was found
that the housekeeper had slipped out
the back door when the lamp was Iinal-
ly lighted and she did not return until
10 minutes later, authorities said.
Following the shooting, it was said
she showed no excitement whatever and
police declared she remarked that she
knew the identity of Mrs. Bans assail-
ant. This she later denied, Lucas de-
clared
In her statement to Sheriff Lucas and
Commonwealth's Attorney Walton Mrs
Balm said that Price crawled from un-
der the porch Of the cottage and shot
her. She is in a critical condition at a
Harrisonburg hospital and physicians
mold little hope for her recovery.
Police are not satisfied with the story
of any of the witnesses, they said, and
are conducting an elaborate investiga-
ton.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
APPOINTED TO SUCCEED
DISTRICT NATIONAL BANK
Maurice D. Rosenberg, Julius I.
Peyser and Alfred L. Bennett
Named Substitute Trustees.

Maurice D. Rosenberg, Julius I. Peyser
and Alfred L. Bennett today were ap-
pointed as trustees to succeed the Dis
trict National Bank in the handling Of
a fund deposited, with the bank under
a trust agreement. The petition for a
substitution of trustees. signed by JUS
tice Peyton Gordon of District Supreme
Court, was filed by the Federal Security
g. Mortgage Co., 1922 K street.
The trust was created by the mort
gage company to protect some of its
holdings and the bank had been selected
to administer the fund, in accordance
with the terms of an agreement and
made by the mortgage company and
Elsa Lof11er and Helene Baur as execu-
tors of the estate of Andrew D. Loff1er.
Each of the trustees posted 100000
bond.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
MILAN on RADIO

w. w. MILAN, president of the Dis
trict Bar Association and chairman of
the Board of Public Welfare. will speak
over the radio on The Lawyer and
Community Welfare" at 8 o'clock to-
night.
Mr.. MILAN will speak in the WASH
ington Community Forum, arranged
bv the Community Chest, and will be
introduced by Elwood Street, director
Of the Chest.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
CITY HEADS PLAN
NEW APPEAL FOR
GAS TAX FUND USE
Commissioners Still Hopeful
Douglas Will Release Sum
for D. c. Roads.
MONEY WOULD PROVIDE
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS
Piling Up of Surplus Was Cited
as Result of Unfavorable
Action on Request.

The District Commissioners in the
next day or two will forward new ap-
peal to Federal Budget Director Doug
las for permission to use 81 500 900 OF
the Districts own gasoline tax surplus
fund for needed highway Improvements
here
District officials are hopeful the direc-
tor of the budget will allow them use
of the entire sum, which Congress de-
creed may be expended, subject to the
approval Of the budget director.
Would Pile Up Surplus.
Several weeks ago the Commissioners
sent to Douglas formal request for ap-
proval of long list of projects to be
paid for out of this fund, citing justifi-
cation for the needs of each project,
showing how this work Vsild provide an
increase in employment opportunities
here, and explaining that if the work is
not approved, the result would be the
piling up of gasoline tax surplus of
$1,000, 600
Later Douglas informed the CommiS-
sioners he was not ready to act on the
request until he learned how much
money would be allotted to the District
out of the $500, 900 900 appropriation
for employment-giving public works
under the national recovery act.
Believing this left the door open for
a new appeal. District officials have set
to work to prepare a new request.
No Word on Public Works.
District officials said today they as
yet have not been informed whether
the District has been granted an allot-
ment for public works in the list ap-
proved yesterday by high officials of the
administration. The list of approved
projects will be made public tomorrow
Some time ago the Commissioners
forwarded to the administrator OF puu-
lie works list of projects having a
needed and could be financed by allot-
ments from the Federal public works
fund.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
GOULD WAS BENEFACT0R
OF FOUR D. c. ORPHANAGES
Millionaire, Who Died at Oyster
Bay Yesterday, Was Known for
Many Philanthropies Here.

Edwin Gould, millionaire som of the
late Jay Gould, who died Tuesday at
Oyster Bay, N. Y, was the benefactor
of four orphanages in washington, as
we'll as others over the country.
News dispatches told of railroad re-
organizations, profits, polo and yacht
ing, but said little of the man whose
charity created homes for homeless
children.
At the Hillcrest Home, 4119 Nebraska
avenue, the Edwin Gould Nursery, now
housing 26 orphans from to 6 years
of age, was built by him. Gould Hall
at the Baptist Home for Children,
Bethesda; a dormitory at the Methodist
Home for Children, 6200 Second street.
and funds for use in the Episcopal
Home for Children, Nebraska avenue
and Rock Greek Church road, were
some Of his benefactions here.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
BROWN PLANS FILLING
IL POLICE VACANCIES
to Local Force Ex-
pected to Be Made From Civil
Service Eligibility List.

Mai. Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
OF police, took steps today to fill II
vacancies in the personnel Of the force.
The appointments are expected to be
made from an eligible list established
by the Civil Service Commission as
result Of recent examinations
Filling Of the vacancies, however, must
be approved by President Roosevelt
under provisions Of the Federal economy
act. Maj. Brown has requested the
Commissioners to have the President
grant authority for the appointments.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
Excursion to Carry
LOrtOn Prisoners in
Interest of Economy

The decision to send 60 of
Lorton's most hard-boiled pris-
oners to Atlanta tomorrow in
stead of today was dictated by
considerations of economy, it was
learned this afternoon.
Some watchdog of the Treasury
discovered there was an excursion
to Atlanta tomorrow and that II
the District took advantage of it,
there would be saving Of ap-
proximately SIG on the round
trip price of the tickets for each
of the guards going along.
It was not necessary to buy
round-trip tickets for the con-
victS.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
Club Women Plan Activities.

GAITHERSBURG. July 13 (SpeciaD.
Completed programs for the year will
be presented to the Gaithersburg
Woman's Club by Mrs. George Chad
wick. chairman of the Program Com
mittee, at the July meeting of the club
at the home of Mrs. Clarence Taylor
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
GIRL DIES OF TETANUS
RESULTING FROM NAIL
Ruby Cordell, II, cf Herndon Sue.
cumbs at Hospital Here of
1O-Day-Old Injury.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, July 13-Tetanus,
resulting from a rusty nail run in her
foot about 10 days ago, caused the death
last night in Georgetown University
Hospital, Washington. of Ruby Cordell,
IL years old, of Floris.
The child was taken to the hospital
two days ago by her father, Charles c..
Cordell, after development of tetanus.
She is survived by her parents, WHO will
take the body to their former home in
Southwestern Virginia for burial.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
Ringing of Old Bell
Disturbs Peace of
White House Lobby

White House police and secret
service men snapped to quick at
tention today as a bell started
ringing necessarily in the lobby
of the White House executive
Office.
1t was an old bell, almost for
gotten, attached to a button on
the front door. A short circuit
was attributed as the cause Of
the alarm, but the bell rang for
several minutes to the consterna-
ton OF the usually very quiet
lobby.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
SUITS ASK $4,000
Couple Seek Damages for Alleged
Injuries.

Mrs Sarah Zeou, 1246 Seventh street,
and her husband filed suits in District
damages from the Washington Railway
g. Electric Co. and Edward c. Kemper,
1741 New York avenue.
The suits, filed through Attorneys
James B. Flynn and S. j. L'Hommedieu.
allege Mrs. Zeoli was injured when
bus of the defendant company, operated
by Kemper. collided with another ma
chine at Wisconsin and Massachusetts,
avenues. The woman said she was a
passenger on the bus.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
Kelly and Lebowitz to Conduct
Bonwit Credit, Inc, Affairs.

E. Russell Kelly and Samuel ]. Lebo-
witz today were appointed receivers for
the Bonwit Credit. Inc, 735 Seventh
street, by Justice James M. Proctor of
the District Supreme Court. The cor
poration, which has liabilities Of $l3,-
682 and assets of $12,l57. has been ad-
Indicated bankrupt.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
Wife Gets Absolute Divorce.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 13 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Florence L. B. Condor OF
Chevy Chase has been granted an alb
solute divorce by Judge Charles w.
Woodward, in the Circuit Court here.
from James w. Condor, who is said
to be living in California. The petition
stated the plaintiff was deserted in
washington March as. 1921.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
TROUT POND SITE CHOSEN
Hatchery to Be Located on Farm
Near GAINESVILLE, Md.

Near BarneSv1IIe, MD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 13-The
Stocking and Hatching Committee OF
the Rockville Chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton League of America has selected
site on the Hays farm. near Barnesville.
for location of brown trout raising
pond the organization plans to con-
struct and maintain as its first i'm
portant project.
The SPOT was decided upon yesterday
following inspection Of number Of sug-
gested sites.
Construction of the pond will be
pushed and arrangements are being
made for stocking it.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
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Evening star., 1933-07-13
SUNDAY BUS TO CAMP
PROPOSAL for Service to Plum Point
Given Approval.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day approved Q proposal by the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co. to operate q
bus on Sundays from Washington to
the Boy Scouts camp at Plum Point,
Nd. by way of Chesapeake Beach. The
service to Camp Roosevelt will start
Sunday.
There will be one bus down and one
back during the day.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
Allowances for Labor.

The cost figures include allowances Of
a sum for labor of farmers and charge
for the use of his land.
The departments Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics also gave compare
tive prices today from February of
this year to July 8, the day before
the processing tax on wheat went into
effect for ingredients in a one-pound
loaf Of white bread.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31
GOOD NEWS FROM CUBA

.COOD news comes from unhappy little
- Cuba. which for so long has been troubled
by political violence and terrorism, and threat
ened by revolution. President Machado mas
issued a decree restoring constitutional guar
sntees. and has signed an amnesty bill to free
political prisoners
Cubans have been under virtual military
rule for two years and half. without the
rights of free speech. free assembly. habeas
corpus and free press. Political assassina-
tons have been frequent. and there have been
sporadic uprisings which were put down by
force.
The mediation of Sumner welles. the new
United States ambassador to Cuba. between
Machado and his political enemies Is credited
with ending the reign of terror. Cubans IRE
pleased at having had an opportunity to solve
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31
TAXES MOUNT; INCOME DROPS

TT was inevitable that state Governors,
meeting in San Francisco, should devote
much of their time to discussion of taxa
ton The problem is perennial, but it never
has been more important than now, with
public expenditures absorbing continually
increasing share of reduced national in
come
The tax burden has attained such proper
tions that it constitutes genuine barrier TO
recovery Even with all sorts OF new tax
sources tapped and levies increased in many
instances. revenues are inadequate. and many
people believe the limit in capacity to pay
has Just about been reached.
States and local jurisdictions are finding
it difficult to operate schools and other pub
lie institutions. to pay public employees, in
terest on their debts. and to meet their run
ming expenses Many areas are wholly I'M
able to care for their destitute unemployed,
and must rely on the bounty of the federal
government.
Figures tell the story of how the tax col
lectors. during recent years, have been taking
a bigger and bigger share of income.
In 1890 the per capita tax federal and To-
cal. was sl356. BY 1918 it had reached s3o24,
and in 1929 passed 500.
The national income of the United States
In 1929 was estimated at around s85 GOO 900. 900.
The total tax bill for that year was about
$4,000, 900, 600, or roughly IL per cent of the
national income.
Last year it was estimated that the ma
tional income had shrunk to about 10000
600 000 The tax bill. however. decreased by
only about 10 per cent or TO $4,000 100000.
The consequence was that taxes took about
20 per cent of the national income.
City governments took the largest share
of the total about 30 per cent. The federal
government roughly collected IS per cent,
state governments 20 per cent. and local units
the remainder Thus local taxes comprised
three-fourths of the burden.
The size of the tax burden however. is
only one of the problems There have been
innumerable sales of farms and other property
because owners could not pay taxes.
Billions of tax-exempt securities enable big
fortunes to escape payments.
There are more than 800 instances OF over
tapping state and federal taxes. The states
have invaded income and death tax fields
and other federal sources; and the federal
government has imposed taxes in fields here
tofore reserved for the states, such as the
gasoline levy.
Back of this is the question. particularly
in some Of the local communities of whether
the citizen is getting a dollars worth Of value
for his tax dollar And the still bigger prob
lem of the many tax inequalities which are
admitted TO exist
Many state legislatures this year reduced
taxes and instituted economies. The federal
government is giving attention to duplicate
taxation But only a beginning has been
made. The solution will require time and a
vast amount of serious study.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31
THE WASHINGTON FIXER

HUGH s. JOHNSON. recovery admins
traitor. does well 70 advise industries,
cities. states and groups to beware OF the po-
litical hxer.
Nobody needs any special hxer to get any,
thing from the Presidents recovery admins
tration.' Johnson says. ANY man can get a
hearing and can say what he has TO say in
his own words. in his own way And If he
does he will get what everybody else gets
a square deal-no less. no more"
Interior Secretary Harold Ickes has voiced
several complaints about these neo-lobbyists
who swarm his public works offices trying to
sell the administration on some particular
brand Of pork Other new deal administra-
tors have found their offices 50 cluttered With
politicians. lame ducks and other influential
gentlemen that relief work seriously is slowed
down.
Unfortunately, party influence still is po-
tent with a certain type Of administrator. But
that type is rare among the high federal Off
Gals now working over time to put the ma
ton back on It's feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31
THE MILK AGREEMENT

THE Roosevelt administration in approx
ing the Chicago milk agreement makes II
the pattern for all other such compacts else
where
The President and the secretary of agricul-
ture have invoked the powers of the agricul-
tural adjustment act to insure, for milk pro-
ducers. higher prices for their product, bet
ter share of the prices for which 1t is sold at
retail and, at the same time stabilize the
milk market and protect consumers.
The price schedules approved in the agree
ment mean that the income of at least $1,000
milk producers in the Chicago area will be in
creased by some $4,000 a day, or $500 600 a
month. They likewise raise the price of milk
to consumers l cent over previous prices. but
still this fixed cost is l cent lower than it
was nine months ago.
The important thing Is that two-thirds of
the increase, according to Secretary Wallace's
calculation will GO to producers
Designed TO end the long era of milk price
wars, violence and chaos in the Chicago area,
the marketing agreement. as has been shown.
will cost consumers more money.
The other half of the Roosevelt plan is in
tended to furnish them with additional
money AS Chicago industries come under
the national recovery administration, as en-
ployers there raise wages and reduce hours Of
labor. employees will have more to spend on
milk
In Chicago as everywhere else, consumers
are producers and producers are consumers.
Receiving more for the things they produce
whether steel. baby buggies or shorthand let
ters-they have more to spend oil consump-
ton.
That means better times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31

Missouri 10: Texas. IS. and Washington. a.
Six elections are scheduled for September. one
for October, and four on the fateful day Of
Nov. T.
Six other states are considering dates and
plans and on the Presidents insistence 1t is
deemed certain that at least three will hold
early elections Besides Kansas, the legisla-
lures Of Colorado, Kentucky and Virginia are
being called by their Governors. Utah and
Montana are farther along, but definite dates
have not been fixed.
1t was Nov 8. 1882. that the new deal ad-
ninistration was swept into Office. Compile
ton of the repeal vote in the states within
365 days after this mandate. would mark an
unparalleled response from the states Of the
republic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31

With little experience, 1t be-
comes possible for any one to turn
back the upper lid.
The simplest method is, first to
wash the hands thoroughly, then.
with small match stick or some
similar rod laid across the lid, III,
patient looks down, the attendant
grasps the eyelashes and turns The
lid upside down by pulling the eye
lashes over the match stick or rod
No one should attempt to remove
a foreign substance from the sur
face OF the eyeball without special
training.
It is safer, pending the arrival OF
expert attention. merely 10 place a
small pad Of wet gauze over the
eye and TO restrain the motion of
the eye until attention is avails Bile
If any foreign substance has been
removed. the eye may De washed
out with saturated solution of
boric acid. made by adding a fiat
teaspoonful Of boric acid TO a glass
full of warm water and stirring until
dissolved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-31

| OF Indiana from time immemorial
when governors thought such action
necessary for proper or better trans
| action of the states business.
McNutt has not assumed any I'M
due authority in using the top floor
OF the new library building for the
different units OF the conservation
department, Arthur Baxter TO the
contrary.
Baxter was a member of the
building commission only. Its work
is about completed and the new
library building nearly ready for
acceptancy. His commission has no
right to dictate to the Governor
how the building shall be used.
This writer understands that Nc
Mutt courteously consulted the state
librarian and the library commits
sion as to space for state business
in the new building and the librar-
ian and commission just as courte-
ously consented. II seems that
Baxter would assume the preroga-
tives of the Governor, state librar-
ian and library commission as well
as his own building commission. -.
That he had the right 70 resign
nobody doubts, but il should end
there and no doubt his resignation
will be accepted promptly by Nc
Mutt as it should be.