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The Washington times., 1933-01-25
D. c. HEADS VOTE
To BORROW
AID FUNDS
Will Make Plea to Congress
For Speed in Passing
Relief Measure

While members of both houses
Of Congress today gave assurance
that the $625, 900 emergency re-
lief fund would be made avail
able as expeditiously as possible,
the District Commissioners at a
special board meeting decided to
borrow money from private
sources for continuation Of the
relief work until the appropria-
ton is approved.
The $685., 900 item was contained
in the deficiency bill vetoed yes
terday by President Hoover be-
cause of an amendment author.
ing a joint congressional commit
tee to pass on tax refunds in ex-
cess of $4,000. In his veto mes
sage, the president pointed out
the urgent need for the relief
item.
Sources Are Hidden
Commissioner Luther H. Reich.
elderfer said that the relief pay.
roll of $4,000 will be met on
Saturday through borrowed funds.
The borrowing sources were not
revealed. The Commissioner said:
1--WE just can't let these peO-
pie Starve. We will go to Con-
greSS and impress upon its .
members the urgency of the situa-
tiOn. We will ask them to meet
it but will not urge them to
adopt any special method. We
will leave the choice to them"
Representative Joseph w. ByrnS
CD of Tennessee, chairman Of the
Appropriation CommisStee, said
he will suggest the tax refund
item be eliminated from the bill
in order to assure its passage and
make the relief fund available.
He proposed to incorporate the
tax refund item in the general
deficiency bill, which will be in
troduced in about two weeks. He
said that numerous suggestions Of
methods to make the relief fund
available had been made to him.
but thought his plan the most
feasible.
Plan to Speed 1t
The Appropriations Committee
chairman will confer today with
Senator Frederick Hale (R0.
chairman of the Senate Appropri-
ations Committee, on proposals to
rush the relief measure through
Congress.
An appeal was made by Senator
Hiram Bingham (R0, Connecti-
cut. for continuance of credit ad-
vancementS to the relief commit
tee. He declared there is definite
assurance that the $625,0Cl~ will
be made available within the near.
future.
Senator Kenneth D. McKellar
Cd, Tennessee, author of the tax
refund amendment upon which
President Hoover based his veto,
today was making arrangements
for a joint meeting of appropria'
tions committees of both houses
so he might redraft his amend
ment in a manner that will meet
Presidential approval.
Aid Is Assured
After pointing out the urgency
of the situation, Senator 1ing.
ham declared:
II sincerely trust that those
who have advanced credit TO
the emergency relief committee
to permit the committee to
continue giving aid will not be
worried over the delay in the
passage of the bill. The full
amount of the appropriation
will be made available at the
earliest possible moment"
In the event the bill minus
the McKellar amendment lacks
congressional approval, Represen-
tative Byrns said he has under
consideration a plan to rush
through a special bill for District
relief.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
ID FEET LEGAL.
FOR VEHICLES

Caring for a white elephant
probably would seem easy to
William G. Adkins, of Baltimore,
after trying to park an automo-
bile and 55-foot trailer in Wash.
ington.
Park Policeman B. j. Beckman,
who took Adkins to the Traffic
Bureau to discover if a trailer
that large was legal, also got
into difficulties when it came to
parking the vehicle. Fellow Of
Ulcers finally steered it into a
space on Seventeent..- Street near
Constitution Avenue.
1t was legal.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25

and happiness OF the world. (To my
surprise, Branch Cabell says the same
thing, more warmly and more effec-
lively, in the current issue of The
American Spectator). Yet, out of
sympathy with the prattling about
art have listened to for twenty years,
I never went as far as Plato, who
wished to Danish poets from his -Uto-
pia, nor as far as the State of New
York which has, in the past few
months, classed all novelists, poets,
playwrights, composers of grand opera,
essayists, residents of Tin Pan Alley
and inventors as felons and criminals.
This is a new thing in public life and
ought to be observed carefully, even
if it cannot be admired. That artists
lead dissolute lives is an old tradition;
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
Memorial Service
For DR.. HnrdinO

In commemoration Of the late
Right Rev. Alfred Harding, sec
ond Bishop Of Washington, pray
ers were said today at a special
service in the Washington Cathe-
dral. The day marked the four
teenth anniversary of the con-
Secration of DR.. Harding. \
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
AD MEN TO HEAR CHAPLIN

Secretary of Commerce Roy
D. Chaplin will be the principal
speaker at the luncheon meeting
Of the Washington Advertising
Club at 1890 p. m. Saturday in
the Raleigh Hotel. Other speak
ers will include Representative
Fred Britten Of Illinois,
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
BANQUET, DANCE TONIGHT

A ladies' night program, fea-
turing a banquet and dance, viii
be given by the District Society
Of the Sons of the American
Revolution tonight at Z p. m. in
the MaYfloWer Hotel.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
POlUer SnIU Victim
Rushed to HOSDitUL

Edwin Bassler, %, Clarksville,
Md, was taken to Montgomery
County General Hospital early
today after his right hand was
badly cut in a power saw which
he was operating in the rear of
his home. A neighbor, Ernest
Miles, took him to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
ORDERED TO NAVY YARD

Lieut.. Comdr. j. K. Davis, COM
manding officer Of the U. s. S.
Barker, was ordered here for
duty at the Navy Yard by naval
orders issued today.
Evening star., 1933-07-04

bending over the body. Couldn't have
been in here long before he was killed
he hasn't removed any Of his make
up"
Questioning Of Martin and several
stage hands revealed the fact that
Thornton had gone Immediately to his
dressing room at the end of the play.
These people said they were positive no
one but Thornton had entered the room;
his door was under the observation of
at least one Of them during the entire
evening. They further stated that
Claire had merely opened the door, then
shrieked.
Il don't care what they say" said
Inspector Kelley belligerently, this man
was murdered and murdered by that
actress. Look here" He handed Ford
ney a rouge-stained cigarette stub that
obviously had only recently been
smoked 1t was lying near the dead
mans hand. IF she wasn't in here, or
some other dame, how do you account
for that? It's murder"
Not SO fast, my friend. Remember
the Rocco case?" Fordney inquired.
oh. hell exploded Kelley. Nov
WHAT POINT HAD KELLEY OVER
LOOKED UNTIL FORDNEY SUG-
GESTED 1T?
For Solution See Page AS.
Perhaps you have story or problem
you would like to submit to Prof. Ford
ney. If so, send it to him care Of this
paper. He will be delighted to receive it.
Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-07-04
OHIO MAN TO HEAD
DRIVE ON GANGDOM
Joseph B. keenan, of Cleveland Il
Named as Assistant to Attor-
ney General Cummings.
BY the Associated Press.


Gangdom's big shots are likely to
bear the brunt Of the Justice Depart
ment's initial moves to end racketeer-
ing.
Joseph B. keenan,. q Cleveland law
yer. who was chosen yesterday as An
assistant Attorney General TO lead the
Governments effort TO quell the activi-
ties Of organized crime. said he in
tended to go after "gangland leader
ship first
keenan,, graduate Of Brown and Har-
ward, was invited TO accept the Federal
post by Attorney General Cummings.
His nomination has been approved by
Postmaster General Farley. the patron
age arbiter. Formal announcement Of
his selection is expected soon after
President Roosevelt returns to the
Capital
In Cleveland, keenan, said he in
tended Ito try to get the expert edu-
Gated minds which have been drawn
into racketeering by huge Illicit reve-
nues.' He indicated that he considered
the assignment formidable by asserting
he believed modern racketeering gangs
formed a network Of criminal activities
across the Nation and were linked
politically and otherwise"
Additional powers to handle combi-
nations OF criminals probably will be
asked at the next session Of Congress
and States may be asked also to adopt
uniform criminal code. Fundamental
changes in criminal procedure in both
Federal and State courts to conform
to those in English and Canadian
courts may result.
Cummings has promised that ths
gangster drive will be thorough and in
tensive, If unspectacular.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
CONTRACT PLAYERS
PLAN TOURNAMEN
Forty.four of Best Amateur Bridge
Experts Gather for Three
Day Session.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 4.-Forty- Of the
best amateur contract bridge players,
chosen by regional elimination contests.
gathered yesterday for the three day
final session OF a national tournament,
which opens today.
The players were entered as % pairs
from l6 cities. There were four teams
from Chicago and its suburbs. two from
New York, two from Cincinnati, and
two from Los Angeles.
The tournament was under the direc-
ton of George Reith of New York. exc
States Bridge Association, and Andrew
j. Mouat of Chicago secretary of the
American Whist League.
Play will begin at 2:30 pm, with only
afternoon sessions scheduled. and con-
tinue through Wednesday and Thurs
day. There will be no elimination pro-
cess but, Reith said. assuming that all
pairs appeared there would be 81
matches of four deals each. the pairs
progressing according to an "amplified
Howell movement" and scoring by the
match point system.
Daily totals for each pair will be
available after the end of play, about
pm, c. s. T., Mouat said
The prize for which the A will con-
tend was the Joe and Ely Culbertson
Gold Trophy Cup.
The elimination tournaments last
month, were held under the sponsorship
Of newspapers In each city. which &C
cepted invitations issued bf the United
States Bridge Association. The papers
paid the expenses of winners.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Hatches Mosquitoes
In ParlOr and Takes
Pictures of Process
Baltimore Man Strives
for Photograph of In
sect Leaving Shell.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 4-Mosquitoes
which most people prefer to avoid. are
the parlor guests Of Edwin H. Perkins
Of Baltimore.
He has raised hundreds Of them in
his living room during the past two
months for a study Of the insects and
a series of photographs Of them at vari-
Gus stages Of development.
Rats CT eggs are collected from two
barrels Of stagnant water in the back
yard and placed in jars of sterile water
in the house. The Matching is aided
by electric heaters controlled by ther-
mostats.
BY the hour, Perkins watches his Jars,
taking photographs of the insects to
show their life circle, but there is one
picture which he has been unable to
obtain.
The single missing photograph in the
mosquitoes life is when he has pushed
1is head through his shell and Is pulling
himself out of it.
At one time he said he watched for
eight hours without success. The
change is 50 quick, he added, he has not
been able to catch it with his camera
Perkins said only the female mos
quitoes do the biting
AS control against the insects. he
said "a bowl Of goldfish in your house
will eventually get rid of the mos
quitoes." The insects. he asserted,
keep the goldfish healthy. contented
and grateful.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
RENOWNED HOUSE
SOON TO Be SHOWN
Structure at 14th Street and
the Avenue to Be Opened
Next Week,

Preserving everything in the original
structure which was of any value, the
Renovize Washington Campaign Com
mittee expects next week to place on
display the remodeled house at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
which has been undergoing complete
transformation as part Of the moderni1-
ing movement
1t is hoped the public may view this
renovated structure in conjunction with
the Renovize. Washington Exposition,
which opens In two large display halls
at 1435 and 1437 X street next Mon
day night.
Louis Justement. the architect whose
design for remodeling the house was
accepted as the best of nearly two score
submitted. and who has been acting
as chairman Of the committee handling
this phase OF the campaign. said yes
terday the builders have been able to
utilize the existing exterior walls. roof.
cornice and part of the existing interior
partitions. New doors and windows are
required.
The living room and two bed rooms
are being located in the original struc-
ture. Justement said. and a small dining
room. kitchen laundry space and bath
are being provided in an addition being
built as a separate unit so when the
house is moved it may be taken away
in two sections.
Plans for the renoviZing exposition.
in which the latest building materials
and appliances for home improvement
work will be displayed are going for
ward rapidly under supervision of E. H.
Rosengarten. chairman of the Expcsi-
ton Committee.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
CAPITAL GAIN TAX
CHANGE PLANNED
Reed Proposes Diminishing
Scale the Longer an
Asset Is Held.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Modification of the capital gain and
loss provision Of the tax law whereby
the allowance for Joss and the levy on
gains would diminish the longer An
asset is held. providing greater tax
relief on long-term investments, was
proposed yesterday by Senator Reed,
Republican. Pennsylvania. for study by
Senate Finance Subcommittee.
Reed Is member Of the subcom-
mittee studying proposals for a more
equitable tax system. 1t met today with
a similar subcommittee of the House to
draw line between the two studies
and prevent duplication of efforts.
Study General Tax Subjects.
Methods OF eliminating double tax
alton by the Federal Government and
the States, administrative changes to
close tax loopholes, and general tax
questions are being studied.
The Pennsylvania Senator estimated
the new capital gain and loss provision
he favors would bring in millions Of
dollars Of additional revenue, make that
revenue more constant. and provide q
sounder and more equitable basis for
taxation.
Under the present law. If a taxpayer
holds certain property for more than
2 years it becomes a capital asset and
he may elect to treat the gain on its
sale as ordinary income subject to
normal and surtay or he may exclude
the gain from his ordinary income and
add to his tax thereon levy of 1872
per cent of such gain.
Parker's Recommendation.
In the case of losses he must either
deduct the loss from his ordinary IN
come or apply 1872 per cent OF the
loss as credit against the tax on his
ordinary net income.
L. H. Parker chief investigator for
the Joint Congressional Committee on
Taxation. In 1928 recommended a seal
ing down OF the allowances under a
system providing for the counting of
the entire gain or loss. in computing
income. If the asset were held for less
than two years. 80 per cent of the gain
or loss If held less than three years
and SO on until the gain or loss would
not be counted at all on property or
securities held for IS years or more
Reeds proposal is similar to this ex-
cept that the whole gain or loss would
be counted the first year instead Of the
first two and so on
Evening star., 1933-07-04
DUNCAN'S ATTORNEYS
TO CONFER ON APPEAL
Will Meet Judge Mccarthy To-
morrow on Plea for Supreme
Court Writ.

BY StafY Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
July 4.-Attorneys for former County
Clerk William H. Duncan, who recently
was refused writ of error by the State
Supreme Court of Appeals after his
conviction here for the alleged misuse
Of State funds, will confer tomorrow
with Circuit Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
before deciding whether they will appeal
to the United States Supreme Court for
a writ Of certiorari, it was stated today
by Attorney Leo P. Harlow.
The mandate of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals was received here yesterday
and Commemorative Attorney Law
renee w. Douglas said that it would be
brought officially to Judge McCarthy's
attention tomorrow morning. He said
he had been informed it was the in
tention of defense counsel to apply for
the writ.
Duncan is under sentence of three
years and has been free on bond since
his conviction last Fall. Application
for the writ would have to be made
within 80 days.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Congress Eases Veterans Cut
Appropriations, However, Are Slashed From $927,.
$949, 1000 to $5S1 1855, 900 and Only Service
Disabled Can Collect.

into effect A man judged 10 per cent
disabled will get SO month or up, de-
pending on conditions. II 100 per cent
disabled, from $50 up. the ratings run
ming in multiples of 10. Previously they
ran 10, Is, so. IS and 100 per cent. For
the service connected. the re-rating Is
to be effective from July l, and will be
accomplished as quickly as possible
They are expected to be reduced an
average Of 18 per cent.
As for presumptive cases. until
October 81. or until an earlier board
decision, each man will be cut IS per
cent After determination. those re-
naming on the rolls are expected to get,
on the average, l8 per cent less than
up to this year.
All World War and Spanish-Ameri-
can War veterans who are totally dis
abled, regardless of service origin, will
receive base pay of $50 month.
Roughly $4,000 Spanish War veterans
have been taken of the rolls. OF the
1873 900 remaining, most will receive SIS
a month instead of $50 to $50.
No change Is made in compensation
to widows. orphans and dependent
parents Of deceased veterans. but three
quarters Of a million is to be saved by
sitting out cases in which fraud or
mistakes entered. A fiat 10 per cent
cut is in force for pensioners remaining
from the earlier wars, Civil Mexican. etc
Heretofore. any former soldier falling
i'll could 60 to Government hospital
That is no longer possible. The vet
erans' hospitals will care only for those
suffering disabilities which originated
in service plus all they can of the others
who are destitute
The 6,014 emergency retired officers
receiving payments aggregating $11,-
900 900 in 1888 will be reduced this
month to approximately $500, for whom.
s., 3,000, 900 is allotted.
Evening star., 1933-07-04

Upon cutting expenditures for vet
Grams the Roosevelt administration has
depended largely to reduce the cost of
government. but Congress amended the
legislation and lessened the severity
of the cuts first ordered. Here in brief
is the net result:
The appropriation for veterans dur
ing the fiscal year begun this month
is $581 ,988 900. Last year it was 1927
$4,000.
Between 100000 and 100000 ex-
service men, among them 387 900 World
War veterans who have become par
TALLY disabled since the war and can
not attribute their condition to service.
have received their last Government
checks. Last year the latter group
drew $83,O0o,0O0.
The Veterans Administration is un-
dertaking to rerate $4,000 disabled
veterans whose condition is attributable
to war duty. The funds to pay them
have been cut from 5000, 900 in
1888 to an estimated $118.272 900 for
1884. o. this group 10000 cases are
'preSumptive. meaning there is no
evidence that war caused their trou-
bles, but laws have given them the
right to claim So Special reviewing
boards will be set up to decide in each
case whether the claim Is to remain
in force or whether the man shall be
dropped from the roll.
In re-rating those definitely Of the
class, and the re-
naming presumptives, new schedules
Of disability percentage and payment 60
Evening star., 1933-07-04
RITES FOR RIVER VICTIM
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Body Of Fairfax Youth Drowned
Saturday Was Recovered Yes
terday in Potomac.

BY stafI Correspondent of The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, July 4-Funeral
services for Norman S. Derr, 81. whose
body was recovered from the Potomac
River yesterday after his drowning las,
Saturday, were held this afternoon in
Fairfax Cemetery by Rev Royal A.
Rice, pastor of the Fairfax Southern
Methodist Church.
The youths body was recovered near
Chain Bridge yesterday after 1t had
been sighted by Howard Havener of
Cherrydale. who arranged to have it
tied up until the arrival of harbor po-
lice 1t was identified by County Pur-
chasing Agent r. M. Loughborough and
Policeman Lewis Finks of Fairfax
County.
Young Derr. who recently was mar
ried, was drowned while swimming near
the mouth of Difficult Run, above Chain
Bridge, and efforts had been made to
locate his body during Saturday night.
Sunday and yesterday morning He
was the son Of County Agent H. B. Derr
Evening star., 1933-07-04
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
ENDS NURSE TRAINING
Announcement Is Made at Gradu-
alton Of 12 at Exercises
Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, July 4.-An-
nouncement was made today by DR..
Hunter H. MCGUIRE, president OF Win
chester Memorial Hospital, that be-
ginning September l, that institution
would discontinue its nursing school,
which has been In operation here since
the hospital was started more than 80
years ago.
Graduate nurses will be employed,
DR.. MCGUIRE explained
Announcement regarding the discon-
tinuance of the nursing school was made
upon graduation of IL student nurses.
At the commencement exercises Rev. E.
A. Lambert, pastor Of Braddock Street
Methodist Church South here. delivered
the graduation address to the nurses,
and DR.. MCGUIRE presented the di-
plomas. The graduates were:
Miss Pauline Virginia Arty, Wood
stock. Va: Min VenA Isahelle Cain.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
BURNED BY LIVE WIRE
Arlington Boy Loses Two Fingers
Scared by Current.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va,
July 4.-Picking up hish-tension wire
while playing with friend yesterday,
Warren Campbell, 9. of 10 Clarendon
avenue. was so badly burned it was
necessary to amputate two fingers when
he arrived at Georgetown Hospital.
The boy was given first aid and taken
to the hospital by the Clarendon Res
cue Squad after he had been separated
from the live wire by two passersby.
The wire carried 1900 volts.
Evening star., 1933-07-04

Winchester; Miss Matte Bondurant
Clark, New Canton, Va; Miss Emily
Isabel Harvey, Bayard. w. Va; Miss
Daisy Belle Luttrell, Winchester; Miss
Hazel Arvilla Lindamood, Mount Jack
son. Va; Miss Katherine Long, Middle
town, Va; Miss Geneva Mae Mumaw,
Mount Jackson; Miss Madeline Evelyn
Miller. Martinsburg. w. Va; Miss Helen
Lee Ida Palmer, Strasburg; Miss Noda
Kathleen Wilson Thorpe, Wardensville,
w. Va.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
CRAB PACKERS TO DISCUSS
LIMITING NUMBER TAKEN
Eastern Shore Men to Meet Thurs
day at Easton for Con-
ference.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, July 4-Plans for lin
iting the quantity of crabs taken from
the Chesapeake Bay to actual needs for
packing will be discussed Thursday at
a meeting in Easton of Eastern Shore
packers.
Swepson Earle. State conservation
commissioner, who will attend the meet
ing, said he had received complaints
crabs than the could use
Provision for q wider distribution of
Chesapeake Bay crabs also will be dis
cussed.
Evening star., 1933-07-04

Z e a tur d W j t h
Thornton, W a S
standing in the
doorway S t a r i n 6
across the room at
the body of the
actor lying in front
of the dr e S S / n G
table-bl0od flow
ing from h S
temple. After she
was led away Sob
bing, Martin ascer-
tained the man was
dead, locked the
door and called
the police.
"H-mmm." mur-
INJURED Fordney 80
Evening star., 1933-07-04
PLAN OIL TERMINAL
New Jersey Firm Purchases 1S-Acre
Tract for 81, SOC, 900.

CARTERET, N. j., July 4 (P.-The
Carteret Storage g. Terminal Co., Inc.
of Chicago, has purchased an 18-acre
tract from the American Mineral
Spirits Corporation along the Arthur
Kill. near the mouth of the Railway
River. Papers filed with the county
clerk Saturday afternoon bearing $3.50
worth of stamps revealed that the
transaction involved a purchase price
of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000
The new concern will Immediately
start construction of docks and oil
transportation facilities. Arrangements
are being made to construct . large oil
terminal here where oil may be stored
pending shipment