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The Washington times., 1933-05-29
UPREME COURT
. N|PS EVAS|ONS

The Supreme Court today ruled
that wealthy persons cannot es-
cape income and inheritance taxes
by creating trust funds, the in
come of which is used to pay
life insurance policy premiums.
Two decisions were given in
cases involving trusts established
by Irene E. du Pont, wealthy Will
mington Del) industrialist, and
Frederick B. Wells, of Mime
apolis. Justices Van Devanter,
Sutherland, and Butler dissented.
The case involved a serious in
come tax question since the
premiums of more than $4,000
100000 of life insurance are paid
through trust funds.
In du Points case, he took out
80 insurance policies and then
created the trust fund. Dividends
from the trust fund, used to pay
the premiums, amount to about
$4,000 a year.
The Government contended the
method allowed persons to escape
the Federal income and inherit
ance tax laws.
In Wells case, he created three
trusts with the Minneapolis Trust
Company, the proceeds of which
were to 5e used first to pay a
premium upon an insurance policy
upon Wells life. Any additional
income was to be paid to his
daughter.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
BEERP|ERST
V|RG|N|ANS

RICHMOND, May % UN.SO'
Joseph A. Billingsley, Common
wealth attorney for King George
county, today advised the State
attorney generals office he would
come Immediately to Richmond
to confer with police as to whether
a beer pier off Fairview Beach,
near Colonial Beach, is in the
Potomac River is in Virginia or
Maryland territory.
The beer pier is reported to
have done land office" buSl-
ness yesterday.
Edwin H. Gibson, assistant at
torney general in charge of pro
hibition enforcement for the Of
flee, said that while he was in
clined to view the pier as not be-
ing in Virginia territory, he would
have to look further into the mat
ter before giving a definite rul-
ing.
He said the question hinged
upon Interpretation of a compact
between Maryland and Virginia
made in 1785.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
F|NGERPR|NTS
MISSING IN
SLAY|NG
File of BaIfe Macdonald Found
Torn in Half by Police; Son
Believed Mothers Killer

FLINT, Mich, May 29
GN.S.). - Fingerprints Of
Balfe Macdonald, 17-year-old
heir to millions, who is sought
in the brutal Staying Of his
mother, are mysteriously miss
ing from the police depart
ment record bureau, detectives
admitted today.
Mrs. Grace Macdonald, 54, his
mother, was found in her palatial
mansion Saturday, her head
crushed with a gilt book-end. She
was the widow of a millionaire
banker.
The boy, accompanied by Will
liam TerWilliger, Is, son OF a
farmer, is believed to have fled to
Chicago Co see the worlds Fair.
Torn in Half
Police intended to compare
Balfe's fingerprints with those
found on the bloody book-end
with which his mother was slain,
but when detectives opened the
file supposedly containing the
prints, they found Balfe's record
card torn in half. The part on
which the prints had been was
gone.
81 know those prints were
here because 1 fingerprinted
him myself"
So said Detective Paul l..
Smith, of the homicide squad. He
added:
"Taking his prints was one Of
his mothers ideas to scare him
away from his wild COM
paniOns."
Balfe's prints were taken after
one of his escapades, police said,
and were to be compared with
those found on the heavy book
ends with which the society
matron was beaten to death Fri
day night.
Hunted In Search %.
Search today centered in Chi
cago and Indianapolis as the re-
suit of Balfe's statement to friends
that he intended to visit both the
Worlds Fair and the 500-mile auto
race. He is reported to have told
a friend:
"I'M kill anyone to go to the
races"
Terwilliger's father reported a
rifle and pistol had disappeared
from his home.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
SENATE FAVORS
WAGNER BILL

The bill by Senator Wagner
CD of New York for the crea-
ton of national employment
system was approved today by
the Senate.
The bill would set up a United
States employment service in the
Department of Labor, with a d.
rector of employment at it's head.
The existing employment service
in the Department of Labor
would be abolished. The director
of employment would be charged
with the duty of setting up a
national system of Federal en-
ployment offices for men, women,
and legally qualified children.
The bureau also would assist
State and local employment
agencies to coordinate their
efforts.
A $1,5O0,000 appropriation to
set up the new system was in
cluded in the bill, together with
an authorization of $4,OOO.O0O
annually for it's maintenance to
the end of the 1888 fiscal year.
Of the money apportioned
under the act rs per cent would
be granted to the States for en-
ployment work, on a population
basis, but the States would be
required to match every Federal
dollar with one Of theiHAown.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
FATHER RISKS
LIFE ETODEFY
. K|DNAPERS
City Manager McEIroy Orders
Wide Search for Pair Who
Abducted Daughter

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May
20 (LN.S.).-Ev Every member
of the police force here was
engaged today in the search
for the two kidnapers of Miss
Mary McElroy, 25, daughter
of Judge H. F. McElroy, city
manager, who was released
yesterday after having been
held captive for % hours.
Every known member of the
underworld was being made to
account for his actions during
the past two days. Police be-
lieve, however, the organized
criminal element had no part
in the abduction. Several Of
the underworld came forward
with offers of assistance.
AirpIane Used
An airplane was called into the
search, taking an officer to ST.
Charles, Mo-, to watch for the
kidnapers' car there, should the
abductors try to reach st. Louis.
From instructions given by the
kidnapers and from their actions,
police are convinced the men are
familiar with Kansas City.
Miss McElroy remained at
home today, visibly worn by her
experience but thrilled" over her
adventure"
She was released, blindfolded,
near the Milburn Golf Club here
an hour and a half after her
father had paid over the 100000
ransom to two men on a country
road in Wyandotte county, Kan
Sas.
Judge McElroy said every po-
lice agency would be thrown into
the search for the two men,
despite the warning by the pair
that if police were put on their
trail they would "get" him.
Il wouldn't nave missed the
experience for anything"
So declared Miss McElroy today
in discussing the kidnapping. She
added:
"My abductOrs were very at
tentive to me. They gave me
roses and a detective story to
read in the basement room
where they were guarding me.
And they even fixed me up with
a radio, an electric fan, easy
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
CdrusO's Son Ready
To Seek Freedom

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20
GNS).-Enrico Roberto Caruso,
of Hollywood, son of the late
famed italian tenor, will file a
divorce complaint today in Mex
leo against his Italian wife, Val
damire Caruso, according to G.
Vincent Riccardi, international
divorce lawyer, visiting here. Ric-
cardi declared the divorce COM
plant would charge incompatl-
bility. The Carusos have two
children now living in Italy with
their mother.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
DENOUNCED
FORSTAN[)
AGAINST
PECORA
Anonymous Letters Protest
Alleged Attempts to
Hamper Probe
By WILLIAM HUTCHINSON

SAS~SSA@NA SSSSSN
The life of Senator Carter
Glass, former Secretary of the
Treasury, has been threatened
as a result of his clash with
Ferdinand Pecora, special Sen
ate counsel, at the inquiry into
financial operations of j. P.
Morgan & Co., international
News Service learned today.
Glass has received a half
dozen threats" against his life, be-
cause he objected to Pecora's
handling Of the Morgan inquiry.
He said the threats, sent t. .ugh
the mails, had been anonymous.
He also received a number Of
what he called "black guard tele-
grams" denouncing his attitude in
the Morgan investigation.
Interest At High Pitch
This startling development
served merely to reveal the terrific
public interest in the Senate'S
drive to tear the veil Of secrecy
from operations of the House Of
Morgan in international finance
and American business.
Testimony last week showed
Morgan to be the greatest inter-
national financier in America and
one Of the nations greatest utility
and railroad emperors. His hold
ings in trade-marked foodstuffs,
the automobile industry, and in
building materials will be revealed
this week.
An overwhelmingly majority Of
the Senate meanwhile declared
its confidence in Ferdinand
Pecora, militant special counsel.
The Senate's independent leaders
such as Senators Borah (RD
Of Idaho, Johnson (R.) of Cali
fornia, Norris (R0 of Nebraska,
Wheeler CD of Montana, Long
(DO of Louisiana, George D0
of Georgia-privately congratu-
lated Senator Fletcher (D) Of
Florida, chairman of the Senate
Banking and Currency Commit
tee, for his handling of the in.
quiry to date. They told Fletcher
he would have the Senate's sup
port in anything he undertook
during the inquiry.
Another List Expected
The Morgan investigation will
be resumed Wednesday, with
Pecora probably making public
another list of the Morgan
favored clients" who were
handed choice securities at sub
market prices.
Two such lists have been made
public, showing groups of politi-
cal and business leaders getting
Allegheny Corporation and Stand.
ard Brands, Inc, stocks at prices
far below their market values.
Three more lists will be made
public revealing similar Morgan
largess in Untility Corporation.
General Motors, and Johns Man
vile stocks
Pecora will complete the utility
phase of Morgan's holdings. After
that, he will show how Morgan
gained control of trade-marked
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
EVERGLADES BILL o. KID

The Fletcher-Trammel bill au-
thorizing the establishment of the
Everglades National Park in Flori-
Senate.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
Girl Held as DriUer
Of Rum Automobile

Miss Dorothy c. Randall, "a,
alleged driver of one of three rum
cars which tried to get into Wash
ington over the Washington
Boulevard yesterday, was captured
after a short chase by County
Policeman Claude A. Reese near
Berwyn. The other two cars
escaped.
Reese said so gallons of liquor
were found in Miss Randall's auto
mobile. She was released in
$1,000 bond for hearing Wednes-
day. She gave an address in the
HOO block South Carolina Ave.
S, E.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
Paris Stores Shut
In Strike on Taxes

PARIS, May 20 G.N.SO.-Paris,
the city of light, gayety, and "a
hour activity, came to a stand
still today. Shops and stores of
every variety closed their doors
against customers in a citywide
strike against municipal taxes.
Even the famous Cafe de Ia Paix
closed its doors and served no
customers at its terrace tables. 1t
was probably the first time in
history that the cafe had been
closed. night or day.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
Alexandria Legion
To Hold Exercises

Alexandria Post of the Ameri-
can Legion will hold it's annual
Memorial Day exercises at S o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in the Ma
tional Cemetery in Alexandria.
The Rev. Hugh McFadden, as
sistant pastor of st. Mary's Catho-
lie Church will deliver the me-
mortal address.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
NeUdda Repeal Vote
Will Be Unanimous

RENO, New, May 20 G.N.S0
Nevada today was ready to cast
a formal unanimous vote for re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment. In precinct mass meet
ings in the States II counties,
wet delegates to the I Junty con-
ventions June 10 y ere elected
by overwhelming ms Jorities. The
county groups will name dele
gates to the State convention
which will be held September S.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
REPORT CITES
CONTINUED
HOARD|NG
Committee Declares Measure
Needed to Meet Emergency;
"Repudiation," Says Luce

The Administrators bill
repeating the gold clause in
contracts-past and future
was called up in the House to,
day with Democratic leaders
predicting passage.
Representative Steagall Cd. of
Alabama, chairman Of the Bank.
ing Committee, declared the legis.
lation is necessary in the present
emergency, which has been
marked by gold boarding and a
tendency Of capital to leave the
country.
The situation makes it impoS-
Sible for the Government to carry
out it's constitutional duty to ere.
ate a currency. and determine the
value, said the report ct The com;
mittee.
Public Policy Question
Representative Luce (RD Of
Massachusetts, filed a minority re-
port in which he declared the gold
clause repeal bill should be known
as "the reputation bill of 1888"
Declaring the pres emer-
gency makes the gold clause con-
trary to public policy, the majority
report said:
''These gold clauses render in
effective the pOYer of the Gov
eminent to create a currency
and determine the value thereof.
eff the gold clause applied to
a very limited number of con-
tracts and security issues, it
would be matter of no par
ticular consequence, but in this
country virtually all obligations,
almost as a matter of routine,
contain the gold clause.
TWO EVILS CITED
"In the light of this situation
two phenomena which have de-
velOped during the present
emergency make the enforce
ment of the gold clauses incOm-
patibIe with the public interest.
"The first is the tendency
which has developed internally
to hoard gold; the second is the
tendency for capital to leave
the country.
"Under these circumstances
no currency system, whether
based upon gold or upon any
other foundation, can meet the
requirement of a situation in
which many billions of dollars
of securities are expressed in a
particular form of the circu-
lating medium, particularly
when it is the medium upon
which the entire credit and
currency structure rests"
The bill, the report said, ac-
complishes three purposes:
/. Repeating gold clauses.
2. Providing that all obliga-
tions can be paid in legal ten
der, and prohibiting future OBJ
legations from providing pay
ment in any specific coin or
currency; and,
8. Making technical amend
nents to the Thomas amend
ment.
No Constitutional. Bar
The report declared there can
be no constitutional objection to
the legislation. 1t is based, the
report said, on the constitutional
power of Congress to issue cur
rency and determine its value.
Striking at the proposed private
losses to force the Government to
redeem bonds in gold, the report
said:
"The power of Congress to
issue a currency and determine
the value thereof and to provide
for borrowing of funds by the
Government is expressed and
undOubted. 1t is also undOubted
that Congress has all powers
necessary to make the exercise
of these two expressed powers
effective.
Contracts of private indi.
vidualS, past or future, are valid
and enforceable only insofar as
they do not conflict with public
policy and enunciated by Con-
GresS in its exercise of its con-
stitutiOnal powers"
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
Steel Production
Nedrs so Per Cent

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May %
Q.N.SO.-Steel companies in the
YOUNGSTOWN district today started
production for the last week of
May. with operations close to so
per cent capacity. An operating
rate of about As per cent had been
estimated for the week in Sched-
ules posted last Saturday.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
Wire Your
Senators

WRITE OR WIRE your
Representatives and Senators
in Congress at once urging
them to vote for . manufac-
turerS' sales tax to raise the
revenue needed by the Gov
ernment. This tax must be
levied if the nation is to be
relieved of the OnerOus bur-
den of the income tax, which
the rich men evade and
which falls so heavily on the
backs Of the average citizens.
The Washington times., 1933-05-29
TRIAL RESUMES JUNE 5

NEW YORK, May 20 GN.S0-
Trial of Joseph w. Hartman,
former head of the Hartman Ma
tional Bank, on charges of causing
false entries to be made in the
banks books, was scheduled for
June S today in Federal Court.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31

rant, the great lawyer, but Jack.
son Durant, the great detective,
that won those cases. They were
won before the trials began.
Your Investigations had con-
clusively proved to you that
your clients were innocent of
those particular crimes. And
that's why want you, Jack"
I'm a lawyer, not a detec'
tive" he replied.
You're both, but you're
greater as a detective. Jack,
you're not going to let a mean
little pride prevent you from
helping me?"
He stared at her. No one could
have made it clearer to him how
far he had sunk in the eStima-
ton of respectable people. Be-
cause he had deliberately elected
a certain branch of the law,
Siddall's lawyers didn't want
him associated with them, even
in case outside their expert
ClISE. ouG IL was 0uV WAAO ooASA"
mo, I'm not. I'll do the best
I can for you, Sue. Now, tell me
what there is to be told. I know
only what the early editions Of
the afternoon papers say"
There isn't any more than
that. There was party at Crel-
liman's penthouse"
MY valet tells me there was
a party at this penthouse, too,
last night" he said. Mine, for
tunately, ended in no greater
tragedy than that two young
ladies were refused permission
to take my piano away with
them"
Sue looked at him. you've
changed. Jack"
He bowed mocKingly. II salute
the maker of the change"
She shook her head. Il didn't
(Continucd on 2nd. Comic Pase)
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SDenH n Dollar and Make n Job
The Washington times., 1933-08-31

"Of course I won't. That is,
If Siddall wants me to defend
him"
But 1 want you to. That's
your triumph: that I, who hated
you because you took the road
I didn't want, should now be
glad you took that road. Jack,
Dads lawyers say that Tom
hasn't a chance. They say-it's
murder. Dad wants me to go
abroad tonight. He says I'll be
dragged into scandal. He says
it's obvious that Tom went back
to Miss Montague. He says he
knows that Tom quarreled with
Crelliman about her. I know
that isn't true, and I wouldn't
care if it were. I love him, and
I want to save him. You must
me?"
"Of course I will" he assured
her again. If her declaration
OF love for another man wound
ed him, in no way did he give
evidence of his hurt. I'll 60
down to the Tombs right away
and talk with Siddall."
She shook her head. He
won't see you, jack
What do you mean?" he
asked. "A lawyer has to see
his client"
But he won't be your client.
I'll be your client"
His voice hardened. II think
you'd better put it in words Of
one syllable" he told her.
II talked with Dad. 1 went
to Toms lawyers. They both
say that you now have the repu-
tation Of getting off the guilty.
They say that juries will be
prejudiced against you because
Of what you've done. They say
that for this kind of case it will
look like desperation if you're
engaged. They say it's all right
for you to defend gangSters and
notorious people because such
people would naturally turn to
a criminal lawyer. But where
a man like Tom is accused, they
say it's better psychology to en-
ploy a lawyer not associated
with the defense of criminals"
Unwanted Counsel
ITO put it briefly, they don't
want me. Is that it? Then why
come to me?" he demanded.
Don't you see? I want you.
Jack, I read every line of the
Gazotti case. I read every word
Of the Philbrook trial. And I
knew that it wasn't Jackson Du-
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Maryland to Stock
Bio Tract With Birds

The Izaak Walton League of
Montgomery county, Md. last
night was told Of plans by the
State to stock 700 acres near
Sandy Spring with quail and
pheasants and then to post the
property for five years. Fred
Jones will be made special deputy
game warden in charge Of the
reserve.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
READ THIS FIRST

READ THIS FIRST
Jackson Dmrant, of Nev YOrks Park Avenue set, has
socially unpleasant fame underworld Lawyer
and has been tilted By Sue Leonard pretty society girl
He has been droUnng his Layton, his faithful
VGlet has been politely demonstrating vth his handsome
young master, stressng the eUi of excessive drinking
However. Duramt orders "a stiff one"
Durant reads in the afternoon papers Of the murder
OF Mimi Montague BrOddoCdy night club singer for which
Thomas Sdney 1Cealty yOug broker has been arrested
Durants former tancee calls and pleads Utk him to de-
fend SiddGU to uhom she is engaged Sue is insist
ing that only "Jack" Tommy"
NOW CONTINUE
CHAPTER THREE
Her blue eyes suddenly dark and the terror that
must have been with her all the time became evident
"You-you won't let them-condemn Tom?
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Penthouse
By Arthur Soners Roche

Repubshed from Cosmopolitan Magazine and to
the Cosmopolitan Production made By MetroGodWyn
Nnyer)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-14
MAYOR O'BRIEN
 IMPLICATED IN
 ANOTHER SCRAP
Politics Seem to Be Mixed Up in Friendly Sons
 St Patrick

New York, Nov 14-(UP)-Dis sension among members of tha Friendly Sons of St Patrick reached q climax today when followers of Mayor John P. O'Brien threatened to enter a rival ticket in the orders forthcoming election. What prom ises to be the most heated battle since the organization was formed in 1784 was formented by an al- legged slight to the mayor, and by the adoption of a slate not entirely favorable to Tammany members.
 O'Brien learned recently, it was said, that the nominating commit tee, of which he is member, had ramed a slate headed by Surrogate James A. Foley without informing him of the meeting.
 Friends of the mayor, who was defeated for reelection in last Tuesdays election. based their. ob- Jection's to Foley's candidacy not on political grounds Che is a regu- lar Tammanv man but because he is' now serving his third term as president of the Friendly Sons.
 These same friends. however. raised strenuous objections to the nominating committees selection of George V. Mclaughlin for the first vice presidency and that or Richard Murphy for recording se- cretary. Both men bolted the Tam many organization to become affil- lated with thc recovery party in the recent campaign.
 It was explained that u notice of the nominating committees meeting had been mailed to O. Brien, but had been misGirected. His followers said they believed that a letter addressed to the may CT of New York should have even- tually found its way to city hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-14
TOUHY GANG WAS
 GIVEN BODY BLOW
Two of the Mob Are POsi- lively Identified To-day
 as the Kidnapers

St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 14.-(UP).. Roger CThe Terribie) Touhy, and Willie Sharkey, Touhy's gang. were identified today as members of the gang that abducted William Hamm, Jr, wealthy brewer, for $1O0.OO0 ransom last June. The identitica- ton was at trial of four Touhy gangsters on Lindbergh l W charges.
 Touhy was identified by Dr Hor- ace Labissoniere, a dentist. Shar- key was identified by Daniel Rush. a surprise government eyewitness of the Kidnapping.
 Black-haired, fox-faced> Touhy was pointed out before the jury as the man who left a ransom note in a drug store near the home of William w. Dunn, Hamm's sales ' manager.
 Sharkey was pointed out as the chauffeur of a black limousine in which the kidnapers took the brew CT from the doorstep of his home.
 The Touhy's own automobile, seized when the four defenAants were arrested after smashing into a telephone pole at Elkhorn, Wis. as partly identified as the kidnap- ers'i machine.
 . These smashing triumphs built up the governments hopes, which had sunk to low ebb after Hamm denied on cross-examination that he had meant to identify Eddie (Father Tom) McFadden, de- fendant, as one of the "snatchers," when he said McFadden "resem- bled' the man.