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The Washington times., 1933-06-22
MI |TCHELL FREE
IN TAX CASE
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block of stock as his own. HE
did not inform j. P. Morgan and
Company of the transaction.
He made large money gifts to
his wife which approximately bal
anced the interest she paid him
on the stock which he carried for
her. He failed to attach 1852
worth of stock transfer tax stamps
to the document marking the
sale.
Resolution Called Fake"
That the $666,666 Mitchell re-
ceived from the management
fund" was income and that when
this cutting of a melon from the
fund drew the attention Of stock
holders and Government officials,
Mitchell forced through resolu-
ton making the amounts dis
tributed "over-paymentS" to be
taken out of future accruals of
the fund. This resolution was
termed "a sanctimonious fake"
That the sale to Thornton was
the result of IAN understanding"
that the stock would be repur-
chased.
The defense maintained:
That Mitchell has lost every
cent of his $3O,000,00O fortune
pegging the price of National City
Bank stock in october, 1929, and
thereby saved a possible run on
the National City Company. He
had a legal right to record the
drop in the value of his stocks for
the purpose of income tax deduc-
tions. He sold the 1890 shares
to his wife because he did not
wish to depress the price by
throwing such a large lump into
the open market. He "over,
looked" the attachment of stock
transfer tax stamps. Such a mis-
take showed clearly that he had
not planned to defraud the Gov
ernment.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
u. S. Sidetracks Sterilization Proposal;
Demands Trade Bars Be Lowered

the conference more than lack
of an immediate agreement for
temporary StabiliZatiOn.
RESOLUTION is CITED
"As to the ultimate objective,
The American delegation has
already introduced a resolution
designed for ultimate world
wide stability of unstable cur
rencieS, and is devOting itself
to support of measures for es-
tabIiShment of a cOordinated
monetary and fiscal policy to
be pursued by the various ma
tiOnS in cooperation with each
other for the purpose Of stimu-
lating economic activity and
improving prices"
In official circles it was de-
clared that Great Britain well
comes today's American an
nouncement against a temporary
currency stabilization agreement
because it clarifies the situation
at the World Economic Confer
ence.
At the same time, it was stated,
it makes necessary a new orienta-
ton of conference procedure.
Secretary of State Hull's reso'
luton was introduced with the
full backing of the American dele
cation "and in accordance with
the wishes of the United States
Government"
It was introduced with the full
backing of the American delega'
ton land in accordance with the
wishes of the United States Gov
ernment."
This unanimity of support was
clearly defined in the text OF
the resolution. The resolution
read:
whereas various nations
have been constrained on one
han1 to impose restrictions
upon imports in the nature of
tariff quotas, embargOes, and
so forth and on the other hand
to SubSidize exports, and
whereas, this tendency has
resulted in activities in all ma
tions which If carried to a
logical conclusion will result
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
MRS, HAYNES
GOLF F|NAL|ST

KENWOOD GOLF CLUB, Md,
June 22-Helen Dettwiler, Manor
Club. will meet Mrs. J. M. Haynes,
Columbia Country Club, for the
District womens golf champion.
ship tomorrow here.
Miss Dettweiler outsteadied Miss
Don Scott, of Indian Spring
Club in winning her semifinal
match, 3 and 2.
Miss Virginia Pope, Kenwood' S
young star, put up a terrific bat.
tie before bowling. one up, to Mrs
Haynes. Miss Pope was three
down and four to go when she
flashed brilliant form to win the
fifteenth. halve the sixteenth,
take the seventeenth, but Mrs
Haynes rallied to halve the eigh'
teenth, and won the match.
Miss Pope struck hard luck
when an approach chip landed
into the cup at the twelfth, only
to bounce out, causing her to
halve the hole.
Winners of the lower flights
follow: Second flight, Miss L. C.
Hacker, Chevy Chase, defeated
Mrs. A. E. Fisher, eBaver Dam,
4 and 8: third flight, Mrs. L. B.
Plapp, Chevy Chase, defeated
Mrs. L. Schloss. of Woodlawn,
2 and /; fourth flight, Mrs. H.
e. Weber, Kenwood. defeated
Mrs. H. E. Simons. Manor, 3 and
2; fifth flight, Mrs. D. NJ. Nc,
Pherson, Manor. defeated Mrs.
Sue CAN'T, 2 and l.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Miners Union Code
Asks 6-H0ur DaY

GILLESPIE, ILL.,. June %
G.N.SD The labor code of the
Progressive Miners Union is to be
forwarded to President Roosevelt
some, time this week, President
Claude Pearcy of the union an
nounced today. This action will
be taken under the National Re
covery Act, Pearcy said.
The code proposes a Six-hour
day. urges that the warfare be-
tween the Progressive Union and
the United Mine Workers be
ended, and emphasizes that the
striker has a right to his job and
that after the strike he should
be returned to employment by re-
lease of those employed as strike
breakers,
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in air Ost complete elimina ton
of international trade and a re-
turn to medieval isolationiSm,
and,
FOUR POINTS PRESENTED
Whereas, it is agreed that
this tendency must be arrested
If world recovery is to be
achieved and decent stand
ard of living widely maintain
ed, therefore be it resolved that
the nations now participating
in this conference agree:
"A-That it is against COM
mon interest for a nation to
adopt or continue q policy of
extreme economic natiOnaliSm
and to raise additional trade
barriers and determinations.
B-That embargOes, import
quotas, and other arbitrary re-
StrictiOnS should be removed
completely as quickly as pOSSi-
BILE.
C-That tariff barrieS should
be reduced as quickly as posi-
BILE by reciprocal biIateral agree
ments or by multiIateral agree
ments to the point where trade
once more will move in q free
and normal manner.
"D-That care should be
taken in making bilateral or
multilateraI agreements not to
introduce discriminatory fea-
lures which while providing ad-
vantage to the contracting par
ties would react disadvantage
Ously upon world trade as q
WHOLE"
The tariff red uction wa.
worked out at recent sessions O
the American delegation, and il
designed to rectify the resolution
of last Saturday which the dele
cation subsequently disavowed a.
the work of experts rather thar
delegates. The previous resolution
called for a horizontal 10 per cen
tariff cut.
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riers and all sorts of trade restric-
tions.
The resolution called upon the
conference to declare itself in op-
position to trade measures smack
ing of "rabid nationaliSm"-such
as discriminatory tariffs. quotas
and embargoes.
NatiOnaliSm Criticized ..
1t called for removal "as
quickly as possible" of all EN-"
bargoes, quotas, "and other ar
bitrary restrictions, and set forth
that "it is against common in
terest for a nation to adopt or
continue a policy of extreme eco
nomic nationalism and to raise
additional trade barriers and dis
criminationS."
Text Of Statement
The text of the American stabi.
lization statement. which was
headed "A Statement of the
American Delegation" follows:
"Undue emphasis has been
placed upon consideration Of a
plan proposed de factO stabi-
iZatiOn of currency.
"The fact is that this was
never an affair Of the delega-
tiOn.
"It was considered by repre-
Sentatives of the Treasures and
Central Bank of America, Great
Britain and France. DIR. o. M.
w. Sprague having been eSpe-
cially sent to represent the
American Treasury for this pur.
pose.
"The American Government
at Washington finds that meas
ures Of temporary sterilization
now would be untimely.
"The reason why it is con-
Sidered untimely is because the
American Government feels its
efforts to raise prices are the
most important contributions
it can make, and that anything
that interfereS with those ef-
forts and possibly cause a viO-
lent price recession would harm
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Two Factions in Clash
At Conference on Silver

GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, Lon
don, June % GN.SO-A turbu-
lent scene took place today when
the silver subcommittee of the
world economic conference dis
cusSed measures of silver re-
habilitation.
Silver producing nations con.
flicted with countries holding
large shares of silver stocks, &C.
cording to Senator Key Pittman,
chairman. He said:
"The United States and Mex
leo are trying to induce India
and China to restrict market
ing Of silver; otherwise restric-
tions on mining of silver are
futile"
Pittman admitted little head
way was made on the question OF
silver as a monetary metal.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
SCHEME MEANS
NOTHING, SAYS
SECRETARY
Sees Trade Agreements Soon
Wrecked If Based on
30-Day Proposal
By EDWARD L. DEUSS
copyright 1898, by International
NeWs SerYice)

News Service)
GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, LON
DON, June % G.N.S0.-The
United States is opposed to any
temporary 30-day currency Stabll-
ization agreement because it
would be meaningless" and likely
to wreck the work of the world
economic conference, Secretary
of State Cordell Hull told Inter
national News Service today.
In an exclusive interview. the
chairman of the American dele.
cation insisted, however, that the
United States "favors Stabilization
in principle" and will begin nego-
tiations toward that end at the
proper time.
Answer to Criticism
Hull's remarks were in the ma
ture of a counter-offensive against
the various attacks by European
statesmen against refusal of the
United States to be dragged into
q stabilization agreement before
anything else is done. Hull said:
: 81 have told q leading World
Economic Conference person
age, whose name / cannot re-
veal, that the United States is
opposed to temporary 3O-day
'StabiliZatiOn because we know
that such stabilizatiOn would be
meaningless and would not con-
tribute toward the work of the
Economic Conference.
Z "Any international trade
Agreements formulated on this
basis would soon be wrecked
again.
81 told this person that the
United States favOrS Stabiliza-
,,tiOn in principle and will negO-
tiate to this effect as soon as
the United States is in a posi-
ton to do so.
"Such sterilization would
mean something"
Denies Split Is Wide.
Secretary Hull denied there is
great divergence between the
American and European attitudes
regarding essential problems fac
ing the conference. He con-
tinued:
81 told this person further
that the United States favors
gold as the International me-
dium of exchange and that it
favOrs reduction of tariff bar
rierS and abolition of diScrim-
inatOry quotas and embargOes.
which are expressions of rabid
;natiOnaliSm.
81 have demonstrated that the
United States is ready and will
ing to shoulder her share of
responsibility. but we should
not always be asked to give
without being given anything
In return"
Hull said he had not conferred
with Maxim Litvinoff. Sovie t
commisSar for foreign affairs, but
insisted he was ready to talk
business with anybody"
The subject of Soviet-American
trade, he said, has been discussed
Informally on several occasions at
Washington in recent weeks, but
nothing concrete has yet ma
teriaized.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Gas Installation
GiUen Sharp Cuts

Cost Of installing service pipes
from gas mains to the houses to
be served will be reduced ma
terially under new schedule of
rates filed today with the Public
Utilities Commission.
Reductions range from 8 to
40 per cent and will average about
Is per cent. The rates depends on
the type of paving used.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Amateur "HOudini"
Killed bY OIUn Trick

KENOSHA, Wis, June %
G.N.SO His fondness for play
ing "Houdini tricks" was blamed
today for the death of Frank E.
Sebastian, jr., 13, of Chicago,
who was found in the boathouse
of his parents summer home,
strangled by a belt. Although
the belt was drawn tight enough
to cause strangulation, Coroner
James CroSsin expressed belief
that a recurring attack Of heart
failure or asthma came while the
youth was performing the stunt
and contributed to his death.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

Representative Edward B. AL
mon CD of Alabama, died of a
heart attack in his room at the
George Washington Inn shortly
after 5a. m. today. He was 73,
and had served in Congress since
1915.
Stricken recently, Representa-
tive Almon had been confined to
his room for several days under
physicians care.
He was chairman of the House
Roads Committee and member
of the committees on pensions
and public buildings and grounds.
Born in Moulton, Ala, Almon
attended the University of Ala
bama and following graduation
practiced law. He was named
circuit court judge in 1898. After
serving his term on the bench he
was elected to the Alabama legis-
lature and later became Speaker
in the Lower House.
He is survived by his widow
and two children.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
WheGtLey 'Y' Plans
Summer Program

Registration of children for the
special summer work at Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. C. A. is now un'
der way. The work will begin
July 10. The program will in.
clude dramatics, story telling,
music, handwork and supervised
recreation.
Preparation is also being made
for the opening of July II of
Camp Clarissa Scott, summer re-
treat for girls near Highland
Beach, Md.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

sylvania on
grand larceny
charges.
Although he
told police his
name was Al
bert Santos,
d e t e C t i yes
said t h e r e
was no doubt
the prisoner
W a S G vi =
mares, W h o
was a promi-
nent figure in
the investiga-
ton of the
T:
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

"There are 800 people (get
that, 8OO) employed in the
Library Of Congress"
Didn't know there was any
body there but a watchman.
Why, that's nearly a librarian
to every book. Well, the Demo-
Gratis have found that on'y 40
of these are Democrats. The
total salaries in there amount
to $773,360, so the Democrats
figure that about $4,000 of
this is a total waste to the coun-
try unless they can get Demo-
Gratis in there to help read the
books for the Congressman.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Marriage Is Foolish"
Says Olga PetroVa

NEW YORK, June "a Mar
riage is foolish. What the
world needs is more sophisti-
cation and less convention. II
a woman wants to have chill.
dren, let her do so, and let
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Lehman Turns DOlUn
State Home Aid Plan

ALB ANY. June % GN.SD.
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman today
refused to call the legislature into
special session to aid home own
ers who are threatened with
mortgage foreclosure. The COVER
nor took the position that the
Federal home owners loan act
was ample to meet any situation
that might arise in the State.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Humanitarian Leaves
Mankind 20 Million

DETROIT, June % G.N.SD.-A
$4,000, 900 trust fund to be used
without restrictions for the bene-
fit of humanity" was established
in the will of the late Horace
J. Rackham, multimillionaire
philanthropist, it was revealed
when the will was filed for pro
bate here today.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Use This Plan to Help
Your Friend
Sometime

The will Of an Arab mer.
chant directed that his sew.
enteen horses should be di-
vided among his three sons,
one-half of them to the eld-
est. one-third to the second
son and one-ninth to the
youngest son. The matter Of
making a satisfactory division
was a serious problem as the
eldest son claimed nine
horses. The others objected,
on the grounds that this was
more than half of seventeen.
In this dilemma they applied
to the Sheik who made the
division to the satisfaction
of all three.
How was it done? It's easy
after working it out, check
your answer against the cor
rect one in the Want Ad see.
ton Of this newspaper.
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Prof. e. o. UIrich entific sub b.
jectS. Last December he was
awarded the Penrose Medal for
distinguished achievement. He
was tn e fifth to receive the
award from the Geological So
ciety.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

UIIUA FEIhUNA VINO made q
name for herself on the Ameri-
can stage as an actress, but
who now cultivateS onions 1t
her place in Italy, is on a visit
here, stopping with her hus-
band, DR.. John Stewart, a we'll
known New Yorker.
Olga says she has been mar
ried 20 years. but her friends
don't count all the years, since
she has lived on one side OF
the Atlantic and her husband
on the other quite a bit dur
ing the two decades.
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t on " a 9
h o n eymoon-
ing tod ay
with his bride,
the form er
Lydia Scum
h a u ser, so,
They W ere
married quiet
ly with only
two friends as
witnesses.
Prof. Ulrich.
a n eminent
paleontologlst
h a S written
widely on sci
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and was reputedly the sweet
heart of the murdered show girl.
Three other suspects were also
taken into custody, accused Of
having obtained stock from DR..
w. ]. Albright, of High Spire,
Pa, and from Mrs. Douglas
Craig, of East Mauch Chunk,
Pa, under an agreement to ex-
change it for other securities.
The exchange, it is charged, was
not made.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

her care for
them and sup
port herself,
without hav-
ing recourse
to an out
worn form 20
force a man
to do it for
her"
That's what
Nine. Olg a
Petrova, t h =
W ell known
Free Thinker,
thinks. Olga,
a R u S S i a n.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Friend of Dot King
Under Arrest in N. Y.

NEW YORK. June % G.N.S.).
An echo of the unSolved Dot
King murder, which stirred New
York 10 years ago. was heard
today with arrest of Albert Gui-
mares as a fugitive from Penn
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Back Broken in Fight
| StalIntOn Man Dies

!STAUNTON. Va, June %.
oliver Fox, of Augusta county,
died today at the local hospital,
having been ill since Saturday
night when his back was broken
when thrown from porch Of his
home during a fight with two
youths, Hampton Southards and
Porter Beathe. Both young men
Were arrested and held in bond
of~42,0O0 each.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Prof. UIrich, 76, Takes
Honeymoon; Bride Is so

LONDON, June 22-Prof. Ed
ward Oscar Ulrich, rs, of the
National Museum at Washing
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance, $1,OO7.142,,
898.41; expenditures, $10,727,,
956,77; customs receipts, $l5,l24,,
k42.7@
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

The American dollar is down to around IS cents
abroad. 1t would be a good time to go over and buy
some dollars, for they still worth $16O over here
McNauSht syndtcate)
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
WILL ROGERS Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, June 22.-Did you read
this in the papers:
The Washington times., 1933-06-22

the conference more than lack
of an immediate agreement for
temporary StabiliZatiOn.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Discusses Proposed
Purchase of Farms
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In your editorial, BUY the Farms"
in a recent issue, you disagree with
Secretary Wallace on his bright idea
when it comes to buying farms. also
note you think the Government might
as readily buy up grocery stores. At
this point my idea comes in. If the
Government will buy up the chain
groceries and resell them to the man
ayers to be run in individual units. that
will mark the turning point between
depression and prosperity. Until we get
the buying power out of the hands of
the chain kings and back to the pro-
ducer where it justly belongs we will
continue to sink, both producer and
consumer in spite of N. r. A., pig buy
ing, land renting or even land buying.
The Government would, presume, buy
at tax sales, where most farms will be
sold in a few years if the farmer must
continue to sell his produce at the other
fellows price OF course. the farmer
would be left on charity, if anywhere.
And where would the taxes come from
to care for charity? I notice you repeat
The same old lines I've often heard from
my city customers: You can live on
the farm as you have shelter and grow
your own food" That always seemed
a thrust at a farmers intelligence: Un-
til the country realizes the farmers i'm
portance we may expect to bobble
around in a back drift. Give the farm
er his right to sell his produce at a
reasonable profit above the cost OF pro-
duction then there will be no need OF
aid for the farmer or anybody else If
they work half as hard as ne does.
P. T. SKINNER.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
All Kinds of Christmases

Variety is one Of the characteristic
of the observance of the annual Christ.
mas festival. There are almost as many
kinds of ChristmaSeS as there are type!
of people.
For example, there is the White
House way of keeping the feast, differ
ing with each administration. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will spend the
day surrounded by their children and
grandchildren, and a feature of the
celebration will be the reading OF
Dickens Christmas Carol" by the Ma
tion's leader himself-there will be
many. doubtless, who will wish that
they might listen in"
And on the opposite edge of the con-
tinent at Palo Alto second represent
ative American family group will meet
in the home of former President and
Mrs. Hoover, while at Cheshire, Conn.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will keep the day
with her son in communion with the
memory of a third Chief Executive who
once presided over Christmas in Wash
ington Mrs. Taft likewise will have her
happy recollectionS Of other Christmas
times, and the same may be said Of Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt at oyster Bay
both will have their children around
the family board.
Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh, back from
their latest tour of the ether. will have
Christmas with their little son. Ad-
miral Byrd, faring aga..: into the frozen
South, will lead the Christmas jollity OF
his expedition. and DR.. Ellsworth will
be called upon to perform a similar
duty as commander of his own inde-
pendent venture into the same quarter
of the globe.
Wherever Americans are resident
in the Far East, the Philippines, the
Canal Zone, the capitals Of Europe
Christmas will be observed in the ira
ditional American manner. The pro-
gram will differ in details, but not in
spirit.
There will be the Christmas of the
fortunate, of those who are measur-
ably free from worry and struggle. And
there will be the Christmas of the poor,
made momentarily bright by the gener-
osity OF those able and willing to help.
In the churches there will be beauti-
full services Of praise and prayer, with
millions attending. Even in prisons
and hospitals the day will be honored.
No one pauSeS to inquire why it
should be So 1t is taken for granted
by the multitude. Only the historian
and the philosopher really comprehend
the central fact Of the occasion, Yet
nearly every man and woman, boy and
girl must be conscious of the truth
that, however various may be the for
mula of observance, the world joins to
celebrate the rebirth of hope in the
hearts of mankind to do homage TO
the noblest and the gentlest Apostle of
Hope that ever has appeared in the
earth since human creatures first be-
gan their upward march out of the
darkness into the light.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Mothers in Books.

fhe Washington Public Library has
prepared for general distribution an in
teresting leaflet on Mothers in Books. I"
The list, appropriately enough, opens
with Sir James Matthew Barrie's trib-
ute, Margaret Ogilvy," delicate and
whimsically sympathetic study of a
charming and lovable character. There
follows E. F. Benson's Mother" the
biography of lady who was the wife
of an Archbishop of Canterbury and
the mother of four notably brilliant
children, drawn in her role as the
central parsonage of her family.
There are two lives of Mary Ball,
mother of George Washington, the one
by S. A. R. Pryor. the other by N. B.
Turner. both making the most of the
sketchy materials available in the cir
cumstances.
OF so-called royal" mothers the
rc5.cr i.,,cc,...cs Queen Victoria, es seen