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Evening star., 1934-08-19
GAS DEALERS CUT
PRICE TO 1OCENTS
New Rate in "War" Is 7
Cents Below That of
Week Ago.

Independent gasoline retailers late
yesterday fired another blow in their
current price war against stations
owned by the large gas and Oil COM
panies by cutting prices to z cents a
gallon, plus the Scent tax. The
prices is still 1 cent higher than the
minimum reached in the battle fought
here less than a year ago, when
the larger companies sought to
squeeze out some independently -owned
stations.
Seven Cents Under Week Ago.
The price, now general among inde-
pendent stations, is cents below the
price prevailing for the last few days
and is cents below the price a
week ago.
The larger companies allowed them
selves to be caught unawares. The
petroleum code requires "a hours Of q
price change and that the new quota
ton stand for an equal length of time.
The independents, according to
some OF their rivals, filed their lower
quotation with the National Petroleum
Board instead of posting the change
publicly at the stations.
In order to meet the reduction the
larger companies will have to follow
one or the other of the methods and
post the new prices at 2:30 O'Clock to-
day, the closest hour at which a
change can be announced.
Maryland Station Lower.
The new 10-cent price is still higher
than that adopted by one Maryland
station where District prices are
available. Still complying with the
code the dealer moved his price down
to 6 cents. exclusive of the tax, which
there Is the same as that charged in
the District of Columbia.
Both Standard and Cities Service
said late yesterday they probably will
meet the cut tomorrow, but neither
would make a definite announcement
of the new price.
Meanwhile, the National Petroleum
Board continued to watch develop
ments, but did not intervene. The
board was ready, it was said, to ar
range peace when either side makes
an overture for agreement.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
ROPER WILL SPEAK
IN RADIO FORUM
Secretary of Commerce to
Discuss Alaska Trip
Wednesday Night.

Secretary of Commerce Daniel c.
Roper will discuss Alaska and the
Governments activities there in the
National Radio Forum Wednesday
night.
The forum is arranged by The
Washington Star and broadcast over
a coast-to- coast network of the Ma
tional BroadcaSting Co. 1t will be
heard in Washington through WRC
beginning at 1920 pm.
Secretary Roper recently returned
from a Six-week tour of inspection
of Government agencies in Alaska
and the Pacific Northwest and will
describe what he found there and
what the Federal Government is doing
to develop the territory.
The cabinet member also visited
the Pribilof Islands, whose inhabitants
are charges of the Government, and
where the Bureau of Fisheries main
tains seal preserve.
He was greatly impressed by what
he learned on his official visit and
will discuss his experiences.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
POND AND SABELL|.
ARE FEARED LOST.
Rome Dublin Flyers Are
Unheard From for II
Hours on Hop.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED FreSs.
LONDON, August 19 Sunday
Anxiety grew here and in Paris and
Dublin as the midnight hour passed
and no word or sign had been re-
ceived from George Pond and CeSare
SabelIi, who hoped of from Rome
yesterday morning with Dublin their
goal on a trip back to New York.
1t had been II hours since the
take-off at Rome at 1902 am.
Dublin scanned the skies fruitlessly
until dark. Authorities had no wire
less communications there.
Investigation FruitIess.
An investigation at cities all the
way from Lyon to Strasbourg and
Berne, Switzerland, proved without
result.
1t was believed there was chance
they had landed in some farmer
field and decided to spend the night
in the plane.
Pond and Sabelli had spent the
last several weeks as guests of the
Italian Aviation Corps after their
transatlantic flight which they start
ed from New York on May IA. at
tempting New York-to-Rome fight.
Take-Of Kept Secret.
They landed at Moy, Ireland.
The take-od from Monticello Mill
tary Airdrome at Rome yesterday
morning had not been previously an
nounced because of the air ministry s
desire to avoid crowd Gen. Gui-
seppe Vale, under secretary of air
and members of Sabelli's family were
at the field to bid them farewell.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
ROBERT G. . READ, 81,
ENGINEER, IS DEAD
Cumberland Hotel Employees
Find Heart Victims Body as
Family Visits Here.
By the Associated Press.

CUMBERLAND, Md, August 49,
Robert G. Read, 51-year- old mining
and civil engineer of Wilmette, Ill.
was found dead late today at a locaI
hotel, where he was a guest. A
physician said he probably died in his
sleep of heart attack
Read was a native of Cumberland
and son of the late William j. Read
attorney and former mayor of Cumber-
land. He had interests in a mining
machinery factory at Danville. Ill
and was active in development of
mines and railroads in the vicinity
of Elkins, w. Va. He aided in build
ing the Coal & Iron Railway.
Mrs. Read and other members OF
the family were visiting Mrs. Reads
sister, Mrs. Preston Crowell, of Wash
ngton. They will come here tomor-
row to make funeral arrangements.
Besides his widow, Read is survived
by five children. Three brothers and
two sisters also survive.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
HAWAIIAN GROWERS
/ REJECT SUGAR PACT
Wallace's Marketing Proposal
Turned Down-Suit Filed
in District.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. August 18.-The first
attempt to administer the Jones-Cut-
ting sugar control production act in
Hawaii failed today. sugar planta-
tions refusing to approve a marketing
agreement proposed by Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace.
Thirty-seven corporations which
yesterday filed a suit in Washington
attacking the validity of the sugar act
served notice on Wesley A. Sturges,
representative of the A A. A. that
they would not accept the agreement
A memorandum said the planta-
tions recently submitted to Gov
Joseph w. Poindexter suggested regu-
lationS to allocate Hawaii's 1884 sugar
sales quota, which it was believed
recognize and protect the rights of
all engaged in the industry"
The Wallace proposal. the memo
randum said, is generally so ambigu-
GUS. uncertain and lacking in CO.
ordination as to lend to confusion
controversy and inequity, and is in
many respects impossible of perform
Rnce.n.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
DEFICIT AND DEBT
CONTINUE TO GROW
Gain in Receipts Due Mostly
to Process Tax and
Seignorage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Greater receipts, larger expendi-
lures and a correspondingly higher
deficit are the record of the new
fiscal years first month and half,
as compared with the same period
year ago.
From July l to August Is, the
TreaSury's income totalled 1891 $780,
PIT, its disbursements STAG, 6,l35, 1886,
with the deficit mounting to 1884,
499, ,l69 and the public debt increas-
ing $11,769,163 to total of $27,064.-
91o,577
Between those dates in 1888, the
Government collected $273,37l ,299
spent $466, ,309, for a deficit OF
$l93 $3.50 900, while the public debt
rose 1886, ,005 ,849 to $23, ,1l2, ,873. .544.
Although almost all items of rev.
enue were higher, the bulk Of the
general increase of $118,264, ,e18, came
from collections of processing taxes
and from the profit on silver.
Processing Taxes Increase.
Income from processing taxes was
$79,324,715, compared with $7,167, ,545
year ago. The entire sum is, in ef-
feet, earmarked for benefit payments
through the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration A. A. A. expenditures
thus far this year were $29, ,320, ,668.
A silver profit accounted for $18,-
327,971 of the increase. There was
no corresponding item in the receipts
Of year ago.
Income tax collections totalled
$29, ,456, ,410, compared with $18,081 ,59e
last year; miscellaneous internal rev.
enue stood at 1920, ,423, ,094, compared
with S191 OBS ,899. Customs, however
| showed a decrease from SAL, ,845, ,696 to
$3o,567,2s3.
Expenditures Greater.
Both categories of expenditures
general departmental outlays and
emergency disbursements revealed size
able increases. The former stood al
$371, ,789, SOS, while a year ago they
totalled 1913, ,786,836, and the latter
aggregated 1914, 4,345, ,781 compared with
$152 1854 ,472.
The jump in general outlays was Q
result of number of comparatively
small increases up and down the
| column, only partially offset by a few
minor decreases.
Although the total of emergency ex-
penditures as carried on the Treasury s
daily statement was given as S374 4,345, :
78l, as Of August Is, the total exclusive
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
| poration was S504, $50, ,246, and the in
! crease $276, BAT ,5o6.
This is due to the fact that while
outlays of SIS, 5,240268 were charged tc
the R. F. c. for the first month and a
half of last year. repayments to the
agency this year gave it an excess OF
credits totalling $128,632 1862, which
was deducted from the total disburse-
ments of other emergency agencies tc
reach net figure for total emergency
expenditures.
The increase, generally speaking
was attributed to the fact numerous
agencies now working at full speed
were either non-existant a year ago
or just beginning operations.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
CAR FOUND IN RALEIGH.
Excellent Fingerprints Discovered on
EvanRelist,S Autn

RALEIGH, N. c., August Is CP.-
The car driven by Rev. r. H. ASkew
of Goldsboro, abandoned here last
Tuesday when he was abducted, was
found late this afternoon on street
about three blocks from the business
section, police announced.
Excellent f1ngerprints were found on
the dash board and interior Of the
car as we'll as on the doors, and will
be taken by police to further the in
vestigation of the case.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
ARMY ALASKA FLYERS
LAND IN SALT LAKE CITY
Bombers Returning Here After
Survey Will Spend Tonight
in Dayton.
BY the Associated Press.

SALT LAKE CITY, August lS-
Ten United States Army bombers re-
turning to Washington, d. c., nom
Alaska, arrived here late today for
an overnight stop. The planes left
Seattle, Wash, this morning.
The flight, under command OF Lieut..
Col. H. H. Arnold, carried the
bombers from the United States over
Canada to Alaska where the flyers
made an aerial survey.
The planes will take of at am,
Mountain standard time, tomorrow,
en- route TO Omaha, Nebr., and Day.
ton, Ohio. an overnight stop being
planned in the latter city.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Kohler Troops Removed.

MADISON, Wis, August 1s (P).-
Gov. A. G. Schmedeman tonight
ordered removal of $50 National
Guard troops from the village of
Kohler, where they have been sta
toned since June % to maintain
order among striking employees at the
Kohler Co.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Roper Will Speak.

Secretary of Commerce Daniel c.
Roper will address a meeting Of the
Presidents Cup Regatta COMMITTEES
at a luncheon meeting tomorrow at
1880 pm, in Sholl's Cafe, 1919 G
street. E. D. Preston. of the CheSa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co., will
preside.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
FUEL ENOUGH FOR Is HOURS.

Italian Air Ministry Officials Appre-
hensive for Flyers.
ROME, August 19 Sunday P.-
Air ministry officials, apprehensive for
the safety of George Pond and Cesare
Sabelh, said the airmen had fuel suf-
f1cient to last only IL to 13 hours,
when their plane took of here yester-
day morning.
They were frankly apprehensive for
their welfare, expressing the belief
early today they had lost their way.
They said it was impossible, with
their limited amount of fuel, that they
might have attempted direct At
lantic crossing.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
THIEF TRIES POLICE CAR

Attempt Made to Steal Officers
Private Machine.
DANVILLE, Va, August 18 (P)-
A man believed to have been Ralph
Davis, North Carolina desperado,
made an attempt to steal the private
automobile Of Police Officer w. F.
Brincefield from his home tonight.
All available police cars were rushed
to the officers home.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Buyers Smile as Gas Dealers Battle Over Prices

Washington motorists
are rejoicing as
gasoline dealers
fight ouer the
retail price of motor
fuel. At top
Is Virginia BriScoe
registering surprise
as she learns from
Ed Ryan that
she can buy
10 gallons for 81.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON .1sapARr

At the left, beloU,
Joseph Amato,
an independent
dealer, is
marking dotDn
the price to
z cents plus tar,
as Goldie Flar
and
Jessie Jacobson
look on happily.
LoDer. right,
Dennis Southern,
ordinary buyer,
protests to
Mac O'HGre
tDhen he finds the
"eIhorbitdnt"
price of IL cents
posted.
Star STAFF Photo
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29
A GREAT BUILDER

Life insurance is always build
ing, never tearing down; it con
structs and c~onserves, but never
Destroys" said James @. Gala
han of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, recently. ct
stabilizes business, encourages en-
terprise, stimulates progress, sus-
tains prosperity. 1t is the enemy
Of disease, poverty and fear; it
develops character, trains in thrift
and strengthens the virtues Of
love, loyalty and duty. The Amer
lean home rests confidently and
securely on the bed rock Of life
insurance"
In these days of change and
general uncertainty, a constantly
Increasing number Of people are
turning to life insurance. They
are using it not only to protect
dependents, but to assure an in
come for themselves IN old age, to
educate their children, to build
estates. During five years Of de-
preston they have learned many
bitter but invaluable lessons.
They have seen investments,
which seemed iron-clad, shrink
and disappear; they have witness
ed business failure, and the utter
collapse of great fortunes that
once appeared to be impregnable.
In that time life insurance has
carried on its work without waver-
ing-it has given the people a
new realization of what the word
"permanence" means.
Every insurance policy written
symbolizes thrift, foresight, wis
dom - characteristics that are
typical of the American people.
Every policy written means that
still another citizen has guarded
himself against some potential
%exigency. Evrey policy written
represents another stone in the
bulwark we are erecting against
the occurrence of future depres-
sions. 1t is no exaggeration to say
that American ideals and the in
stitution Of life insurance are in
separately linked together.
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29

Whether we realize it or not, it is
never the less a fact, that the political
campaign is on, an dit seems at this
time that there are several Negro
Democrats making bids to control
the campaign set-up. Mr.. Stanley
Hale, who was one Of the most active
workers for Congressman Edward r.
Burke for the Senatorial nomination
in the primaries feels that he is due
first consideration. Mr.. Hale has a
group of workers who understands
the political situation among the Ne
gro voters, and believes that f he is
iven the chance that he had during
the primaries, he would be able to
wage a successful campaign among
this group.
Mr.. Harry Leland, tate Oil Inspec-
tor and President of the Nebraska
Nero Democratic Club, feels that it
is his righful honor to be the mouth
piece for anything Of importance
coming from the ranks of the Dem
ocratic party for Negroes, in this
state and particularly Douglas County.
But the mere fact of his attack upon
Congressman Burke and his sup
porters, who worked night and day
for Governor Bryan in the primaries
made his selection improbable. Rep
r~esentative Johnny Owen, who is W
for reelection would like to see SONS
Of his friends get this privilege as hi
knows that his chance Of support i
slim with any of the old crowd
Well what about the Non-Partisar
organization, composed of both Dem
ocrats and Republicans, Of which
Sgt. Issac Bailey is president, anc
Miss Gertrude Lucas is secy. To my
knowledge it is the first time that q
place has bee nset-up and financed
by Negroes in this state, and offered
0 candidates Of both parties; and il
we are rightfully informed there Is
sufficient space for each party to con-
duct there own business set up and
II is IS the aim Of the central com
mitee to keep down expenses and at
the same time wedge an effective cam
paign. It would do no harm to look
inc this matter. What ever the GEN.
trail committee decides it will receive
he support Of all the Negro demo-
Gratis and q large number Of the old
rock-ribbed republican.
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29

slightly under So, 100000, 900.
The national income was $35,5OO
0OO, 900. Taxes thus took around
ten percent of our earnings. In
1888, according to a recent esti-
mate, the cost Of government was
about $40, 900. The ma
tional income had sunk to the
abnormal low of about 0,OO0,-
100000. At that ratio taxes re-
CURED SO percent Of it, said J. B.
johnson, Vice President Of the
Ohio Public Service Co., Elyria, 0
In brief, the cost of govern
ment has risen TOO percent while
the national income has risen less
than 100 percent. The probable
ity is that figures for 1884 will
show still further distortion OF
the relationship between income
and cost of government.
Here is one of the main reas-
ons why we are finding it so diff
ficult to effect recovery. Money
that, if taxation were reasonable,
purchasing of supplies and indus
trial expansion, goes instead to
government. 1t is kept out of
the normal channels of trade.
bureaucracy eats it and grows
fat-business starves.
Eased ON the above estimate
one third Of the average family
income is now taken to pay the
cost of government, directly or
indirectly. The price of every
thing purchased from a lead pen
Gil to an automobile, is made
higher because of the tax burden
The seriousness Of this prob
lem cannot be overemphasized
We are reaching the point where
government must adjust its cost
to a reasonable percentage of the
national income, or business wal
cCtinue in the doldrums.
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29
SCHOOL
DOWN

During the summer months
those warnings you see on coun-
try roads and in city Streets
"School Ahead-Slow Down" or
"School Ahead-Watch OUT
means little to you. You know
the buildings are closed and the
youngsters scattered to all points
Of the compass, and you continue
your speed without slackening.
Now, however, those signs have
a grave significance. Throughout
the country, thirty million child
rem have again picked up their
text books and readers and are
busy at their schoolwork. The
signs are a vital warning to all
motorists to watch out for the
youngsters.
In spite of the efforts of. school
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29
WAGNER COsTIGAN
BILL
y Stuart News Service

The Bristol, Ten, Hearld-Cou
Ter, ugust Is, 1884, stated that
there had been a double lynching
in Benton County, Mississippi by
two separate mobs, but the vic
tins were hanged to the same tree,
accused Of the murder Of a white
man. The trial was to start in
the circuit court at Ashland. In
each case the officers were stop
ped by a dozen or more masked
men. The prisoners taken and
killed; for these lynchings, as for
all others, there was on defense
or excuse If they were guilty,
there could have been no doubt as
to their fate.
Il they we're not guilty, that had
as much right to live as other in
nocent men The sheriff and the
district attorney says, every effort
will be made to bring the lynchers
into court. The statement sounds
familiar. Two more accused per-
sons have been dprived Of Life
without process Of law, in viola
ton Of all the principles Of JUS
tice hat is why Congress will en-
act a Federal lynch law. It is said
that this bill will infringe on state
rights. But states have no right
to bow to mob rule. If the officers
of the states are opposed to Fed
eral Laws, they should punish the
offenders and make it unnecessary
| as well as undesirable.
While the Knoxville, Tenn,
News-Sentinel, Aug. 22nd, says,
that since January to June LIST,
there have been two lynching.
Since June LIST, there have been IL.
Prior to this date the Cestigan-
Wagner Federal AntiTLynching
Bill was a live issue in Congress.
This threat was removed about the
first Of June, when the bill was
pigeoned-holed. Since that date
more than one person a week has
been lynched, and in no instance
has any Of the lynchers been pun
ished. The N. A. A. G. P. has ap-
pealed to the President Roosevelt
to insist on an anti lynching bill
at the next session Of Congress.
1t is indeed hopeful sign for fair
ness and justice when two leading
newspapers published in the heart
Of the south, makes such a state
ment for law and order. 1t is
clear that an anti-lynch bill is alb
solutely necessary. There is an
election and every Negro that is
The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29
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The Omaha guide., 1934-09-29

FACE DESR UCTION

The National Coal Association
has issued a highly important
booklet concerning the billion
dollar water power development
of the ederal government. On its
first page, the booklet says: "The
coal indsutry opposes the gran
dois program and ruinous policy
Of federal water development be-
cause it's consummation is cal
culated to destroy the market for
millions of tons of coal, to put
hundreds Of thousands Of men out
Of employment permanently, to
further impair railroad revenues
permanently, to duplicate and in
many instances to destroy exist
ing facilities for the production
and distribution Of elecercity, to
inflict incalculable injury upon
both capital and labor in public
utilities, in mines, in railroads,
and upon those engaged In the
distribution and sale Of coal, gas,
lumber, ice and sundry other
lines, to lay furthre heavy bur
dens, both unwarrantd and I'M
necessary upon the American
taxpayer by adding a billion dol
lars or more to the public debt.
The facts indicate that no fed
eral program was ever less JUS
titled by the public need. In every
case utilities now serving the
areas where the federal plants
will operate, have a generating ca
pacity well in excess Of existing
demand. The federal plants will
add heavily to that excess, pro
ducing a vast surplus of power,
destroying existing jobs and in
vestments and savings. Accord
ing to the Coal Association, for
example, private plants in the
areas adjacent to IVA, Boulder
Dam, Grand Coulee, Bonneville,
Verde, Caspar Alcova, Fort Peck
& Loup River prophets, can pro
duce At per cent more power
than is needed. When the federal
plants are in operation, the e1-
cess will be jumped to sc per cent.
In this case, the interests Of
the country face the unnecessary
expenditure Of almost one billion
doIlars-a sum which will be in
creased it, still other proposed
projects are endorsed by congress.
Your tax money, your job, your
savings are directly or Indirect
" affected.
WIEN INDUSTRY STARVES
In 1913 the cost Of all govern
ments in the United States was