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Evening star., 1933-11-20
BREWERS SUGGEST
BEER TAX REVISION
Recommend Reduction on 3.2
and Increase for
Stronger BreWs.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
To congressional committees con-
sidering the liquor tax situation there
went today q accommodation that
Federal beer taxes scale upward with
the alcoholic content Of the brew.
Brewers decided at just-concluded
meeting that the tax, from a temper
ance as well as a fiscal standpoint,
should be So a barrel on 80 beer and
81 q barrel on brew containing more
alcohol.
Participating in the meeting we're the
Executive Committee of the United
States Brewers Association and repre-
sentatives Of the American Brewers
Association. The conferees decided to
explain their wishes to the congress-
men and oficials responsible for the
tax laws.
Would Increase Consumption.
C. D. Williams, New York, secretary
OF the United States Brewers Asso-
ciation, said that by lowering the tax
to So dt is now IS a barrel) on the
present legalized beverage, we will un-
doubtedly greatly increase the con-
sumption Of the lower alcoholic con-
tent beer which has been scientifically
shown to be Q Notwithstanding
beverage"
Williams statement declared:
We OF the brewing industry are, Of
course, in favor Of temperance, and we
are convinced that the policy agreed on
today by the two brewers associations
representing the great bulk OF the in
dustry. Is the wise and constructive one,
both from the standpoint Of temperance
and from that Of bringing the largest
possible revenue into the United States
Treasury
The Federal tax on 80 beer at pres
ent Is IS barrel, in addition to the
tax imposed by It's several States. BY
lowering the tax to SO on the present
legalized beverage, We will undoubtedly
greatly increase the consumption of the
lower. alcoholic content beer, which has
been scientifically shown to be a non-
intoxicating beverage.
win Lead to Five-Cent Glass.
There are, however. people who want
beer of a higher alcoholic content than
30. They will be willing to pay the
higher tax Of 81 barrel. But the great
point In this thing is that by lowering
the tax on the kind of beer which is
non-intoxicating-a beer of highest
quality-as alcohol is not a standard Of
quality or proper test Of beer-we will
promote the consumption Of beer
which is desired by the masses of the
people. and the resultant increase in
the consumption of the 50 beer will,
in the long run, bring in larger rev.
enue for the Government, and we hope
will result eventually in scent glass
of beer
Thus, we believe, we are out to
render public service and at the same
time to popularize the most desirable
beverage by freeing it of the burden Of
an unreasonably high tax"
Evening star., 1933-11-20
PRESIDENT OF SOVIET EXTENDS
FRIENDSHIP TO u. S. CITIZENS

trial country and it is precisely because
OF this that our workers and peasants
look with the greatest interest and at
tention to the country of advanced
technical progress. the United States of
America.
The most important condition for
securing the technical progress and
well-being of the people Is the preser-
vation and Strengthening of peace be-
tween nations.
Il am convinced that now, when all
artificial obstacles for a full and mani
fold contact between the peoples of our
two great countries are removed, it Will
greatly benefit not only their mutual
interests, but also the economic and
cultural progress of mankind and the
STRENGTHENING of universal peace.
I strongly believe that now will be-
gin an era Of fruitful and manifold CO.
operation between our two nations.
Il am convinced that the Joy which
we feel on this occasion is shared all
over the world by everybody to whom
is dear the progress of humanity and
peace among nations"
President Kalinin's message was
broadcast to America by the powerful
radio station of the AL Union Council
Of Trades, Unions.
Evening star., 1933-11-20
PICKETS IN RIOT
AT TANNERY PLANT
Gloversville Mill Strikers Attack
Worker-Police Use
Gas.

GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y. November 20.
Might sticks and tear gas bombs were
used by police today to break up a
riotouS demonstration at the tannery
plant of the G. Levor Co. here.
The disturbances started when a
crowd OF strike pickets tried to prevent
a worker from entering the mill
There were seven or eight policemen
on duty at the tannery gates where a
crowd Of between 200 and 800 strike
sympathizers had gathered.
About Z am. q worker walked through
the gate into the tannery yard. In
stantly he was pursued by pickets. who
tried to haul him outside. and fighting
started at once. Some Of the pickets
punched at the police and the officers,
after swinging their clubs vigorously,
tossed out few tear gas bombs. which
dispersed the crowd.
Some arrests were made.
Evening star., 1933-11-20

Portable manner Every Sunday after
noon certain members of our church
go to the Crittenton Home. but every
body knows the first name of the
daughter of that man in whose memory
these homes were first organized and
have been carried on ever since
shining like beacon lights over the sin
and woe of our great cities There
these unmarried mothers find COM
Portable provision and shelter and
friendly counsel and direction
so I might 60 on to the children's
homes-the crippled, the handicapped,
and that innumerable company of men
and women, our brothers and sisters,
who are not provided with the comforts
you and I enjoy. And these 60 insti-
tutionS Il hate the name institution. ;
but can't think of any other name
to use) these institutions provide the
comfort and the shelter for these
friends.
Members Experience.
"The other day one of our members
called me on the phone and explained
that some one had accosted her, ask
Ing her for money, and said to her, I
am hungry She said, I never give any
money to any one on the street, but if
you are hungry you come with me and I
Will provide your breakfast And SO
they went to a nearby restaurant, so
that he would not be embarrassed.
Then she had a little conversation with
him and he expressed to her the inten-
ton that morning to Jump from the
bridge but could not screw up courage.
He had occupied q position of impor-
tance in this city and with the Govern
ment and she made an appointment for
him to meet me here and, much to our
mutual surprise and amazement, he
came and we had a talk with him. He
said, What I want is not SO much
clothing-I have that. I think I can
get along with some help from another
quarter But what need is moral and
spiritual support
That is the difference between what
the Government can do and what some
of these agencies of the Chest can do.
The big business on olrr hands today is
to keep people from starvation morally
and spiritually, and If We can under
write these organizations that are char
acter building and hope sustaining and
fortitude engendering, that is a great
accomplishment, and where the Gov
ernment ends in its support, there the
Community Chest begins"
Evening star., 1933-11-20

The trouble with that is that Walker
Miss Perkins and Hopkins are the ones
who decide what Is full, truthful and
the entire story.
They are sincere in their denial
that they intend to censor any fig
ures. They are going to let news-
men see the statisticidns as usual,
and for all outward appearances the
censorship idea is Dhat Gen. John
son calls a hob-0oblin.
But underneath an effect already has
been wrought on the men who write
the statistics. They have wives and
families to support. They have a feel
ing that the boss wants rosy statistics
and whether he does or not, those are
the kind he will probably get from
now on.
Old Adage in Question.
The man who said figures don't Lie
was not acquainted with modern Statis-
tlcal methods.
An expert can give you any kind OF
ngures you want. Suspicion always has
been directed against the various Wall
Street agencies which specialized in
statistics. They can make you believe
the outlook Is good, bad or Indifferent
~ oAi6AO tWioO VI ltlC WIlSL.
II left alone the Government
stdtsticidns will dlWdys be above
suspicion. There are no HIGHER
types of men in Government serrtce
than the technical experts, such as
the statisticians, biologists, enoi-
neers, etc. They 90 on Without re-
spect to politics from administration
to administration.
During the Hoover era there was a
wild howl when heads of certain bu-
reaus started emphasizing bullish fig
ures: The dispute over accuracy of un-
employment figures lasted two years
and was an issue in the presidential
campaign
Since the start of the new admins
ttration the lid has been off there has
been no suspicion that figures were be-
ing doctored.
Analysis Is Missing.
The Federal Reserve Monthly did not
contain its usual analysis of the busi
ness situation this month. In that
space was one of Mr.. Roosevelt
speeches
Insiders say the monthly went to
press before the Walker order and even
before Gen. johnson took the Reserve
ScoeiotiCldIlS 10 TASK Tor saving
industrial production was lower in code
industries. Ns
Steps were secretly taken by the Gov
eminent q few days ago to stop the
hight OF capital from this country
A regulation was issued reouirino
every man seeking balances abroad tn
amrm that he is complying with the
spirit as we'll as the letter of Mr. Roose-
Velt's gold embargo order.
That is supposed to hare be.,
one OF the subjects discussed bu p
morgan at the White House, although
you w1H neDer get it out OF Moroan
or the White House.
The title Henry Morgenthau has &C
assistant Treasury Secretary does not
mean anything. He is running half a
oozen difierent Government shows in
and outside the Treasury.
Still Farm Credit Boss.
While Prof. Myer was installed in his
shoes at the Farm Credit Administra-
ton, Morgenthau is still the boss there
He Is clearly the No. l man in the
inner picture now.
The worst inner conflict now raging
is that over reluctance of the New York
and Mellon banks to take the Jones
preferred stock dose
The r. F.. c. has been for days ready
to shoot with series of loans to new
new mortgage companies organized for
the purpose of handling Government
loans to industries for commercial pur-
poses.
Evening star., 1933-11-20

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, November 20.-Michael
Kalinin. President of the Union Of
Soviet Socialist Republics, gave q mes
sage Of goodwill and friendship to the
American people at 6 pm. today.
The president expressed the hope that
the establishment Of normal relations
between the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics and the United States Of
America would mot only greatly benefit
mutual interests but also strengthen
universal peace"
The text of his speech follows:
AT this moment when normal ofh-
cial relations between our two states
are being established, am glad to
transmit in the name Of the people Of
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
q hearty greeting to the people Of the
United States of America.
In the past Is years the toilers OF
the cities and the villages Of the Soviet
Union showed to the whole world ex-
amples Of tremendous creative work.
With intense efforts they turned our
country in a short time from q back
ward agrarian into an advanced indus
Evening star., 1933-11-20
LEAVE TO MEET SETTLE.

Ray Cooper, general manager, and
William R. Enyart, secretary of the
Contest Committee of the National
Aeronautical Association. left Washing
ton early this afternoon by airplane
from Boiling Field to take charge of the
barograph of the stratosphere balloon
OF Lieut.. Comd. Thomas G. w Settle.
U. S. N, in case world altitude record
is made
Evening star., 1933-11-20

yesterday at her
home after an ILL
ness Of several
months.
Mrs. Hoover was
a native of Wash
lngton and was
educated in the
local public schools.
She has taken part
in the dramatic
work of many char
liable groups.
At the time of
her death she was
junior past grand
guardian of the
local chapter, Or
der Of Jobs Daugh-
tiers. In 1928 she
xry n . .
Evening star., 1933-11-20

claims against Russia, both govern
mental and private, have been esti-
mated at between s600,O00,0OO and
s700 100000.
LitWnoff in his exchanges with Presi-
dent Roosevelt agreed to waive damages
the Soviet might claim because of the
Siberian expedition led by Gen. William
Graves
Archangel Case Stands.
The waiver did not extend to the
Archangel expedition in 1918 and it
was possible that Soviet bill on this ac-
count might equal or exceed the total
claimed by America.
Officials have said trade relations
would figure in the discussions, but
whether any understanding would be
reached on deals before Litvinoff leaves
was problematicaI
Russia probably will insist on long
term credits before committing herself
to any purchases in this country and
there has been opposition expressed in
congressional circles to any such ex-
tension.
Russia has manganese, wood products
petroleum and coal to export in settle
ment of debts to the United States.
The time for Litvinoff's departur1
from Washington has not yet bee
fixed He plans to remain at lea
through Thursday.
Evening star., 1933-11-20
200 Seek Job at Distillery.

BALTIMORE, November 20 UP).-Po-
lice were called today by officials OF the
Frankfort Distillery to disperse a crowd
OF more than 200 men who were loiter-
ing about the plant in hope of obtaining
employment.
The distillery officials said no addi-
tional help had been sought.
Evening star., 1933-11-20
MExICANS TO GET PLANES

DALLAS. Tex, November 20 LR.-
NINE Mexican Army flyers, under COM
mand OF Col. Ramon Lezama, arrived
mere yesterday en- route from Mexico
City to Tulsa to assume charge of a
group OF planes purchased recently by
the government of the Southern re-
public. The flyers stopped here for the
night.
Evening star., 1933-11-20

Trinity Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star She also was a member of the
Daughters Of the Nile.
surviving here are her husband and a
daughter, Thelma E. Hoover.
Funeral services will be held at Cal
vary BAPTIST Church. Eighth and ri
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Evening star., 1933-11-20
ARMS CONFERENCE
SUSPENSION SEEN
Formal Announcement OF
Geneva Discussion Is Ex-
pected Tomorrow.
Continued From First Page.)

ture from Geneva that he would not
engage in political conversations. but it
was stated here he is likely to assist
In technical direction of negotiations
with Arthur Henderson of Great Brit
ain. president of the conference.
henderson. observers expected. would
yield to pressure and continue in the
presidency from which he has threat
ened to resign.
From Geneva came the report that
1taly's reported threat to resign from
the League of Nations will be taken up
directly with Premier Mussolini by Jo-
seph A. M. C. Avenol. secretary general
OF the League of Nations, who planned
to leave for Rome tonight.
He also expects to discuss other dis
armament problems with II Duce.
Avenols trip was occaSioned by the
forthcoming funeral of Senator Vittorio
Scialoja, one of the authors of the
League covenant, who died yesterday,
aged 49,
ITALY MAY WITHDRAW
Evening star., 1933-11-20

1t seems that the farmers spend the
Government cash as soon as they get
it. Checks in Georgia, Texas, Kansas
and elsewhere show that retail business
starts getting good as soon as the Gov
eminent payments arrive. The new
help city retail business equally.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-11-20
Wound Proves Fatal.

CHICAGO, November 20 P).-Russell
Blount, 81, mortgage banker and
currency exchange head, died last night
from bullet wounds inflicted Thursday
by one of three men who invaded
his home. 'Blount said he believed the
men intended to kidnap him and hold
him Tor ransom.
Evening star., 1933-11-20
Presented at Court.

ROME. November 20 Op.-American
Ambassador Breckinridge Long and
Mrs. Long were formally presented to
Queen Elena of Italy today. The pres
entation occurred at the Quirinal
Palace.
Evening star., 1933-11-20
CORONER HOLDS DRIVER
Fatal Automobile Accident on Bal
timore Road Investigated.

BALTIMORE, November 20 R.-
Victor Keranen of Bloomfield, N. j., was
held on 81 900 bond today while Coro-
ner John T. Farrell of suburban Hale
thrope conducted an investigation into
the death of man tentatively identified
as John Marcus The man was fatally
injured Saturday night when struck by
an automobile on the Baltimore Wash
ington Boulevard
Evening star., 1933-11-20
MRS. c. W. HOOVER
DIES IN CHEVY CHASE
Native of District Was Actively
Identified With Amateur
Dramatics.

Mrs. Charles w. Hoover, IS, Of 6501
Connecticut avenue. Chevy Chase. Nd.
well known in Washington for her
activities in amateur dramatics. died
Evening star., 1933-11-20
TRADE AND PEACE
MAJOR PROBLEMS
IN SOVIET ACCORD

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Evening star., 1933-11-20
SENTENCING DELAYED
Kresel, Director of Defunct Bank,
Reported Ill.

NEW YORK, November 20 @.-
Sentencing Of Isador J. Kresel, former
counsel and q director of the defunct
Bank of United States, who was con-
Ncted last week Of aiding and abetting
in the misapplication Of funds of an
afiliate Of the bank, was postponed
today until next Monday because Of
Kresel's illness.
Arguments on motions In the case
also were put over.
Evening star., 1933-11-20
HEARINGS OPENED
ON BUILDING CODE
AND ENGINEERING

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Evening star., 1933-11-20
SETTLES BALLOON
ALOFT ON FLIGHT TO
STUDY STRATOSPHERE

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The Washington times., 1933-03-27
ZONE OFFICIALS
PONDER STUDIO.

Another threatened upheaval in
the quiet neighborhood of Twenty
second Street and Bancroft Place
Northwest appeared imminent to-
day when zoning officials asked
the corporation counSeps office
for an opinion as to whether a
piano studio in that neighborhood
is legal.
The question to be solved is
whether or not piano instruction
is a "home occupation" and, as
such, permissible even in the most
exclusive residential sections.
Residents have complained that
a studio in the 1900 block Ban
croft Place Northwest has been
Shattering the quiet of the vicin.
ity for some time and are seeking
some way of stopping it.
The neighborhood involved is
the same in which is located the
yellow Feather" tearoom, oper-
ated by Holton Arms School,
which neighbors are seeking to
have closed. Operators Of the
tearoom aver they will continue
to operate. In the meantime
there is a test case pending on
the tearoom in Police Court.
The Washington times., 1933-03-27
Understanding Our Cousins

The war with Great Britain being still unthinkabe
offer the following, not item in world affairs but
Americans do not understand our AngoSaxon forbears
It is from "Man Hunters of Scotland Yard" by Arthur
Fowler Neil once superintendent of the criminal in
great police detectives of English fiction come Mr.. Neps
grammar is odd and his style dull but in spite of all
temptations he remains Engshman He has arrested
gang of thieves and forgers and had to transfer them
to another city:
GAS always in circumstances of this description, took
pains to obvate any undue publicity and asked the rail-
way authorities to- place carriage at their dis
posa AS no third-class carriage available the rail
way people very generously one in firstclass
wagon, a concession for which, in the prisoners inter-
ests was very grateful, especially of the
came from good family"
The italics are mine They would never have occurred
to Mr. Nei who was taking thief and forger train
ride. After all, the might have been not only of
good family but positively county; Dear old England!
The Washington times., 1933-03-27
MOSTYN, LAFL|N
START TERMS

Jail doors today changed on the
heels of William r. Laflin and
James A. Mostyn, former police
men, who were convicted of beat
ing Henry Harker while he was
a prisoner being held in the
First precinct station.
The two, men we're unsuccesS-
full in their appeals to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, and today
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
presened mandates to the Dis
trict Supreme Court ordering
their sentences into effect.
Must Pay Fines
Justice James M. Proctor, be-
fore whom they were convicted
more than a year ago, ordered
that they start today to serve
the year in prison to which each
was sentenced. Laflin and Mos
tyn must each also pay $500
fine.
It was the beating of Harker
which precipitated the third de-
gree" probe of the local police
department by the Department
of Justice, which resulted in the
indictment of more than a score
of policemen.
Justice Proctor today referred
the case of Vivian H. Landrum,
former policeman, to the proba-
tion office. He was convicted of
assault shortly after the trial of
Laflin and Mostyn, and was
fined $10O.
The Washington times., 1933-03-27
PRIZES
ANNOUNCED

Information on the suicide Of
Mrs. Lucille Byxbee, Of River
dale, who shot herself in a room
at the Annapolis Hotel, won first
prize last week in The Wash
ington Times newstip contest.
The second award went for
details on the fire at the his
toric Calvert Mansion in River
dale, which was constructed
early in 1900.
Other prizes were awarded for
the following tips: The capture
of fugitive from Lorton Re
formatory on Pennsylvania Ave.
N. w.; robbery of a Sanitary
Grocery Store in Riverdale, dis
appearance of a woman from a
downtown bus terminal, who was
later identified and sent home,
and what was thought to be a
kidnapping until the missing child
was found in it's carriage several
blocks from where it was left
by it's mother.
The Washington times., 1933-03-27
PICK POOL SITE
At MANSION

Col. U. S. Grant, jr., Director
of Public Buildings and Parks,
and his assistant, Major Gillette,
spent some time today at the
White House in connection with
the proposed swimming pool
which is to be built in the west
wing between the White House
proper and the executive offices.
The place to be taken over for
the presidential swimming pool
was formerly occupied by the
laundry but was remodeled into
offices after the fire which swept
the executive offices a few years
ago.
The proposed pool will be 18
by 80 feet and will be convent
emily located for easy access of
the President and connecting
by elevator with his private apart
ments on the second floor of the
White House. The estimated cost
of the pool will be about $4,000.
The Washington times., 1933-03-27
MERCER FADES
FOR OFFICES
Of U.s..
Independent Agencies Under
Fire, But Roper-Woodin
Proposal Loses Support

Chances for the Independent
offices in the governmental re-
organization today appeared vastly
improved over the weekend, and
the likelihood that they would be
merged into executive depart
ments appeared to be receding.
There has neen an insistent
clamor against certain of these
offices, over a period Of several
years, chiefly on the grounds that
they are numerous and expensive.
Five re Involved
Among these organizations are
the Federal Trade Commission,
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, the Radio Commission, the
Power Commission, and the Civil
Service commission.
All but the last named are
more or less concerned with the
regulation of business. 1t was be-
cause the activities of the first
two, in particular put the brakes
on plans of certain interests that
they were so severely criticised.
Opponents of the plan to rail
road them all under executive de
partments point out that the Fed
eral Trad commission is, in prac
tice, the only department Of the
government that is primarily in
terested in the welfare of the
consumer, and the railroad labor
organizations have come out
militantly against the destruction
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
ROper's View
It has eve.. been reported that
there are differences of opinion
in the Cabinet about the status Of
these units. Secretary of Com
merce Daniel C. Roper, it has
been understood, was originally in
favor of absorption of several Of
these organizations, notably the
economic division of the Federal
Trade Commission, the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the
Radio Commission, in his own de
partment. In a weekend radio
address on Federal reorganiza
ton, however, he did not alludc
to the situation.
Secretary of the Treasury VII
liam /. Woodinn and Secretary
of the Navy Claude A. Swanson
were likewise disposed, at first, to
share that view, it is understood: {:
but the secretaries of Agriculture.
Interior, War and Labor were re,
ported opposed.
Liberals responsible for the
creation OF the Federal Trade
Commission have on numerous oc-
casions since it's foundation critl-
cized it's political affiliations.
The Power and Radio commits.
sions have also been considered
by some critics unduly subservient
to the interests they were sup
posed to check.