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Evening star., 1934-10-18
BREAK IN TARIFF
FAITH HIT BY HULL
Raising Of Barriers by Other
Nations Declared Endan.
gering U. S. Negotiations.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Secretary Hull lashed in diplomatic
language last night at unnamed ma
tions indulging in the "indefensible
practice" of raising their tariff bar
riers just before entering international
negotiations to lower them.
Bringing the case down to the net
work Of reciprocal trade agreements
now being formed by the United
States. Hull asserted such seeking Of
bargaining advantages would imperil
any negotiations with this country.
Immediately after he spoke there
was official word in other quarters
that many foreign nations have, In a
sense, banded together in a series Of
trade pacts to the exclusion and detrt-
ment of the United States.
Declared Padding Prices"
Secretary Hull, in denouncing the
artificial raising of traits, termed the
practice equivalent to padding tne
price" Of an article and then cutting
it to make sale. 1t would result,
he said, only in harm to world trade
and the probable failure of any nego-
tiations seeking to dredge out the
worlds clogged trade channels.
Undersecretary Phillips, in making
Hulls statement public, likewise re-
fused to name the offenders. He said,
however, that several nations have
given indications they were planning
to raise traits or impose quota re-
StrictionS."
More than usual significance I'M
mediately was attached to a speech
in Chicago last night by George N.
Peek, special foreign trade adviser TO
President Roosevelt.
Before a group of business men,
Peek explained some of the trade
restrictions being faced by the United
States in its trade-eXpansion pro-
gram. He said he possessed a record
of $50 exclusive commercial agree
ments and barter tranSa ctions."
Fail to Consider U. S.
This practice is not limited to the
smaller nations" he said. These
mutually exclusive compacts have one
common characteristic-that of leay-
ing the United States entirely out Of
consideration. They have covered
even ouSu AlAC pOIllIo III VI IdQe D6LWe6Q
nations as the international traffic
in tourists"
Secretary Hull, in addition to
hitting at price padding" assailed
the practice of nations seeking solely
to increase their exports and reduce
their imports as contrary to the spirit
OF a program designed to reduce
trade barriers in all possible ways. A
world program, he asserted, cannot
succeed in the face of such practices"
While Hull refrained from specif.
ically naming any nation, officials
developing the trade program pointed
significantly to Germanys restric-
tive import policy and recent de-
nunciation of its unconditional most
favored nation commercial treaty with
this country.
Unofhcial fingers were directed also
toward Frances decision to boost
some tariff rates, and forewarnines
that several other nations contem-
plated tariff increases or quota re-
strictions.
Hull pledged that the United States
would not indulge in such practices
and would seek to negotiate with
those nations which shared the Amer
lean attitude in opposition to such
practices.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
TUGWELL TO GIVE
U. S. TRADE VIEWS
Commodity Agreements to Be Dis
cussed at Agriculture Meet
ing in Rome.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, October 18.-International
commodity agreements. bilateral and
multilateral trade treaties are sug-
gested for discussion by the United
States Department of Agriculture in
q memorandum to come before the
biennial meeting of the general as
sembly of the International Institute
Of Agriculture meeting beginning
Monday.
These agreements, the department
hopes, would have the effect of
breaking through barriers that block
the current of international agricul-
tural trade Rexford Tugwell, Under
secretary of Agriculture, assisted by
seven other American delegates, will
present the departments ideas.
The memorandum suggests debate
on bilateral commercial agreements,
but says that IAN important distinc-
tion must be made between those
agreements which actually tend to
increase international trade through
the reduction of trade barriers and
those which have for their principal
effect the diversion of trade through
preferential agreements of various
kinds" The latter kind tend IN some
cases, says the memorandum. to re-
duce the total quantity Of interna-
tional trade.
Multilateral and regional trade
agreements are also suggested for
discussion, provided the same distinc-
ton as that for bilateral treaties Is
borne in mind.
Further means Of removing barriers
are suggested as follows:
International cooperation in the
eradication of animal and plant dis
eases and pests in the administration
of quarantine regulations, with view
to reducing to a minimum the need
for sanitary measures which restrict
trade.
international monetary co-opera-
ton as q means of eliminating one of
the principal motives existing at the
present time for the imposition of
trade barriers.
"The possibilities of moderating
import restrictions, export subsidies
and production subsidies through m
ternational commodity agreements.
The international wheat agreement
and the international sugar plan
should be considered in this con-
nection."
Evening star., 1934-10-18
MYR0N w. THAYER
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Inspector in Fire Marshals Office
Collapses at Desk in Dis
rict Building.

Myron W. Thayer. an inspector in
the IRE marshal's ofhce, died suddenly
this morning after collapsing at his
desk In the District Building. He
was dead on arrival at Emergency
Hospital.
Thayer, who was 4s and resided at
200 Columbia street, Cherrydale, Va,
had been q member Of the Fire De-
partment since 1911. He had been an
inspector In the fire marshals ONCE
since 1923, being first assigned to
that division in 1870 as an acting In.
spector.
Thayer, during his career In the
department, won the ribbon decora-
ton for work performed after the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster, and
was commended by the Commissioner
for services at the Kann's warehouse
fire.
Thayer arrived at his desk at o
am, and about half an hour later
fellow workers found him slumped
over his desk. They attempted to re-
vive him by administering ammonia
and the rescue squad was called to
take him to the hospital.
Some years ago the officer was ac-
tive In the development of the Dis
trict Firemen's Association. He
served as an oficer Of the body for o
time.
His widow survives. IsArAA An /.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
'TAXDEF|C|ENC|ES
CHARGE IS FOUGHT
Legal Battles Threaten as
Companies Deny Owing
Money to U. S.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Legal fights threatened today as
the Treasury sought to collect mil
lions of dollars in tax deficiencies"
from 100 corporations.
Almost half Of the companies have
denied they owe the money. Some
have challenged penalty provision,
under which the taxes are assessed.
They say 1t Is an executive usurpa-
ton of power.
The move to plug what Treasury
experts regard as tax loopholes be-
came known last night. A tax defic-
iency Of $17,199,797 was assessed
against Fisher and Co. Of Detroit. 1t
is holding concern for investments
of the six Fisher brothers, for years
powerful in the motor car business.
The Treasury is aiming especially at
what it calls the transfer OF profits
to surplus for the purpose OF avoiding
surtax payments by stockholders. 1t
has levied penalties of so per cent OF
net income on a long list Of concerns.
The penalties are directed at holdings
Of numerous wealthy persons. among
others.
Among the alleged deficiencies cited
are: ) IL @.'.it
Matson Securities Co, San Fran
cisco. 1914, ,377 for 1880.
william De Mile, movie producer,
slO0,788.
Rands. Inc, holding company Of W.
C. Rands of Dtroit, 81 ,047 ,999 for
1927 1880.
Delaware -Olmsted Co. of Whining
ton. Del, which indirectly holds large
investments in the Empire Power
Corp. and the Long Island Lighting
Co., $1,464,877 for 1880.
Under the revenue law, "the fact
that any corporation is mere hold
ing or investment company or that
the gains or profits are permitted to
accumulate beyond the reasonable
needs of the business shall be prima
facie evidence of a purpose to escape
the surtax."
Fisher and Co. was assessed $13,-
078,3l9 for 1880 and $4,l21,478 for
sisting Of so per cent penalties.
The Government charges that the
company sold 6l7,150 shares of Cen
eral Motors stock in 1880 at a. profit
of $24 ,253 ,462. The company, through
its counsel, Newton D. Baker, has
asserted that it sold only 479,650
shares, with a profit of $9.125,725
Various other stock transactions
and large real estate deals by various
e,,bsidiory no,,, ,,o y,ioS f7Olfre In this
Governments heavy claim.
The Treasury has emphasized that
its program is not intended to embar-
rass business corporations who wish
to lay by funds against actual future
needs or contingencies.
Instead, officials said, it Is part o1
a gradual attempt to tighten up tht
application of revenue laws, which has
been given especial impetus by emer-
gency needs created by the depression
Evening star., 1934-10-18
ROCKVILLE SUSPECT
SECRETLY REMOVED
Girls Alleged Assailant Taken to
Baltimore as Precaution
by Police.
By a stan Correspondent of The Star.

ny STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, October 1S.--
Because of high feeling among resi-
dents of Montgomery County, police
yesterday removed Alexander Jones,
colored, 35, suspect in an attack on
a 16-year-old white girl, to Balti-
more.
Five husky county policemen
whisked the man secretly from his cell
here and rushed him to Baltimore
where he will be kept indefinitely.
Authorities said they were still un-
decided about preliminary hearing
for Jones who has not yet demanded
one.
Jones was arrested at Bel Air. He is
accused of attacking the school girl,
daughter of a Bureau of Standards
oticial, on September 80.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Some very good sources here have
private information indicating that
King Carols crown Is tilted. That
is one reason why he hesitated to
leave the country to attend King
Alexander's funeral It Is also the
reason why he has been trying to
effect a reconciliation with former
Queen Helen.
You may haze noticed in the
neps dispatches that DotDager
Queen Marie recently ,oent to
London. 1t Das not pleasure
trip, as advertised She tried to
enlist the aid of King George in
getting Helen to return. She wGs
unsuccessful.
Helen's terms are supposed to be
the banishment Of beautiful red
haired Madame Lupescu from Ru-
mania. Those are harsh terms. as
any one can testify who ever tried
to Danish a red-haired woman.
Pro. Allan Hanson Of Minnesota is
supposed to be In line for DR.. Viner's
Job as head brain-truster for the
Treasury.
Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-10-18
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, this
evening at $50 o'clock; John S. M.
Zimmerman, bandmaster: Anton
Pointner, associate leader.
(Program.)
March, "The American Legion"
Vandersloot
Overture, The Amazon" .Kriesler
Entr'acte (a) "A Ia Cubana,"
Granados
OBJ "Marche Militaire" .Granados
Excerpts from musical comedy, "A
Connecticut Yankee. Rodgers
Egyptian intermezzo. "Amina." Lincke
Waltz suite, Aero Travellers" Weiss
Finale, The Ambassador" . d. D.. .Bagley
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-10-18
"Robbie" Says Business Mems
Secretaries Do Most of Job

be-" she added. But the word secre-
tary Is misused q lot.
"I think secretarial training Is q
fine foundation for women to enter
any phase of life, although many girls
just stop at being q secretary"
Robbie" as she was known to
many in her position Of assistant to
the former head of the N. r. A., Is
still Johnson's secretary. Her present
task of collecting data on the history
of the N. r. A. will take her couple
of months, she estimated.
Questioned about Johnson's plans,
she said that they were still indefinite
But suppose, whatever he does, I
will still be his secretary, If he will
have me-" she added.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

You cannot find out from his call
ers what it is, even If they talk in
their sleep. The President is very
cagey with them. He asks great
many questions about a great many
things. They cannot tell about what
particular things he is serious.
They suspect that the money situ-
alton may be in the back of his mind.
but If he follows any Of the advice
he has received he will proceed
toward a more stable money policy
instead of a more inf1ationary one.
For instance, they are inclined to be-
heve he may be getting ready to
stabilize. or more definitely approach
sterilization.
The idea of a siluer depdludtion
commensurate Uith the gold de-
Ucluation still seems to be fairly
good. There might euen be q slight
further gold deudludtion. II so,
such steps pould probably be ac-
companied By an announcement
of permanent stdbilizdtion at the
ne,O IeUels.
These things are, of course, merely
expert guesses, but at least they re-
feet new line of thought.
Business to Get Boost.
One thing Is certain. Whatever Is
ultimately decided on and announced
will be designed to be good for buSi-
ness.
No one believes that what the Presi-
dent has in mind refers only to money.
likewise, no one knows definitely when
he will spring it. --~,-- -f
Something may come atShis October
"a speech to the American Bankers
Association. The speech has not yet
been written. When he called OF the
radio broadcasting arrangements for
1t he did not intend to say much, but
there are indications that he may now
be changing his mind.
Some of 1t will be reserved for his
coming message to Congress. 1t may
be denied now, but he is already
working on that document, although
Congress Is not scheduled to meet un-
til January l. That may or may not
mean that he intends to call special
session of Congress after the Novem-
ber election.
Real Speech Private.
The Presidents real speech to the
bankers will not be the one he de-
livers at Continental Hall. It will be
the one he makes to the convention
leaders who will come to see him in
dividually at the White House during
the convention. There are reasons for
believing that this speech win bear
down heavily on the boys for the kind
of cooperation Mr.. Roosevelt has been
crying about.
Watch out for Rumania- That may
be the scene Of the next European
explosion.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Presidents Parleys With
Business Leaders
Held Significant
BY PAUL MALLON.

w 70 ONE has paid much atten-
N ton to these industrial and
NJ financial big fellows who have
4 been casually dropping into
the White House singly or in
twos and threes during the last few
weeks.
They come out very tight-lipped
and offer some excuse for their pres
ence which usually is not worth
printing. When any one asks the
President about 1t, he laughs of the
question and starts talking about
something else.
so on List to Date.
The truth behind 1t is that. with
out any fanfare. Mr.. Roosevelt
started out six weeks ago at Hyde
Park to see every prominent business
leader in the country. He has seen
about so so far and before he gets
through he will have seen them all.
You may take the Uord of one
near the top ioto knoDs that the
President is not merely sounding
out opinion or trying to quiet the
business element. He has what
the boys upstairs call something
big in mind to start things going.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
BLOODY REPR|SALS|
IN SPAIN REPORTED
Censorship Fails to Halt
Dispatches Of Fighting
and CrueIties.

By Radio TO The Star.
MADRID, Spain, October 18.-This
is an uncensored dispatch sent by
courier to the French frontier, the
frst it was thought necessary to send
by such means, since the Spanish
military clamped down Friday night
on the radio. cables and telephones.
Since Friday night iamore death
sentences have been passed to aggra-
vate the situation, one more at BARGE
Iona and nine at Gijon.. President
Niceto Alcala zamora of Spain, and
APPARENTLY even his premier, Alejan-
dro Lerroux, always politician, is
striving to stem the tide of reprisals
demanded by the military and ex-
treme clerical elements.
Fighting Continues.
And since Friday, when Oviedo fell,
news has been seeping out from
Asturias, where no journalist is allowed
yet to set foot, that the Socialists,
Syndicalists and Communists, united
for the first time, are still fighting
like tigers in the region around
MiereS, and that ASturias for a week,
and for that matter, still is, the scene
Of barbarous happenings unmatched
since the first days of the Russian
Revolution.
A censorship stricter than this cor
respondent ever thought could be
where the rebellion ragged as nowhere
else. However, Spain is not such a
big country that reports do not trickle
through. They are divided into,
roughly, three categories official,
credible and unofficial reports and
TumorS.
Among the credible unofficial re-
ports is that firing squads have been
doing bloody work already in many
towns. El Sol, newspaper, this
morning through an oversight printed
q headline that 26 summary execu-
lions have taken place at Oviedo, al
though the censor struck the details
from the story.
Journalist Believed Slain.
Xavier Bueno, famous Spanish
journalist and editor of the Advance,
Socialist organ of Oviedo, is believed
TO have been among the victims.
Other credible reports are of the
death of an average of 40 civil guards
q day during the Asturian show and
the murder of scores of priests.
. But rumorS are actually hair-rais-
ing.
Spain will quiver with horror when
It knows the TRUTH promises Tues
days edition Of the A BIC. "At every
gathering of the citizenry in the cap
ital. tales of barbarous happenings
are told of the wholesale murder of
families of the civil guards, Of the
children of these tricorned function
aries found pinned to the walls of
their fathers barracks with bayonets;
pf nuns raped and priests crucified; Of
families Of mining engineers locked
In gates and allowed to drop to the
pits"
The Madrid press has run pictures
Of the image of the sacred heart with
the motto, Christie Rojo (or the Red
CHRISTI. We will not burn you be-
cause you are with U.S."
Left elements reply that respect for
Christ is not incompatible with the
revolutionary ideas of the Spanish
people.
Rumors Of atrocities on the part of
the Foreign Legion are likewise cur
rent. The responsible foreign news
paper man must record these par
ticularly in view of the fact that the
government steadfastly refuses per-
mission to anybody to visit the re-
gion.
(Copyright. l934)
Evening star., 1934-10-18
SILVER MINING SHOWS
INCREASE IN ONTARIO
Railroad Executive Reports Heav-
ier Shipments During Month
of September.

BY the Associated Press.
COBALT, Ontario, October 1S.-In-
dications of revived activity in this
once famous silver town were seen
here yesterday following announce
ment of silver shipments in the Sep
tember report of A. A. Cole, mining
engineer of the Temiskaming &
Northern Ontario Railway.
Largest shippers during the months
was the Mckinley lease, with ship
ments of 45.01 tons; while the smallest
was the Beaver property, with .7s
tons.
Bulk of the mineral, 120.S4 tons, was
sent to the Deloro Smelling g. Refin-
ing Co. at Deloro, Ontario. The re-
mainder. 400 tons. went to sn1elters
at Noranda, Quebec.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
AIR TIME StASHED

2A Hours Clipped OF Transit. s.
Airplane Service.
CHICAGO, October Is [P1.-United
Air Lines today had clipped az hours
of its coast-to-coast passenger-mail
express flying time.
Under the new schedule, planes
leaving Los Angeles shortly before
midnight reach Chicago at lunch
hour, Cleveland in midafternoon and
New York at dinner hour. Westbound
planes leaving New York and Phila-
delphia at noon, Great Lakes cities in
the afternoon and Chicago at the
close of the business day arrive in
Los Angeles before breakfast, 6:l5
am.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Pope Receives Bishop.

VATICAN CITY, october 18 R.-
Bishop James A. Griffin of Spring
field, H., was received in private
audience by Pope Plus today.
The Pope examined the whole range
of educational and religious questions
in the Springfield Diocese, then con-
graduated the bishop upon his re-
ports Of progress made.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 18.-Thou-
sands of obscure secretaries who do
much Of the work for which their
bosses get the credit were paid tribute
last night by Miss Frances Robinson,
secretary to Gen. Hugh s. Johnson.
People don't realize that the Sec
retaries Of business men do most Of
the job" she said.
Miss Robinson few from Washing
ton to inspect the national business
show, along with hundreds Of other
office workers.
The possibilities Of secretarial
work are very great and always will
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Ford Associate Dies.

BRANT LAKE, N. Y, October 10
R.-Gaspon Plaintiff, for many years
associated with Henry Ford. died yes
terday at the Hermitage, his Summer
home here. His body will be taken to
Belchertown, Mass, for the funeral
which will be held Saturday. His
widow Is in New York City.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Socialite Obtains Divorce.

RENO, New, October 18 P).-Mrs.
Mildred Churchill Griswold obtained
a divorce here yesterday from La
Grand Cannon Griswold, wealthy
New York sociahte She charged ex-
treme cruelty. They were married
September "a, 1880, at Rye, N. Y.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Waste Water Saved.

AT Manchester. England. the ice
company Is giving the waste water
from ts eondensers for street cleaning.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-04-20

The new council was organized
by Mayor C. P. Kirkland Thursday
night. The main business accom-
plished was the approval of the
school budget, the decision of the
council not to approve any appli-
cations for hard liquor licenses, and
to re-elect all of the present city Of
ficers, the salaries to be recognized
by the finance committee at the
regular meeting on May 3.
The mayor read carefully pre-
pared letter of recommendations of
the policies which he wishes to use,
prevailing during the coming -coun-
ell year. This letter Will be publish
ed in full in the Sentinel next week.
Before the close of the meeting
Mr.. Kirkland read a second letter
expressing his views on the liquor
question but insisting that each
councilman express himself frankly
and vote according to his conyic-
tions. The letter follows:
To the Members of the Wrangell
Common Council,
Gentlemen;
Since compiling my recommends
tions the Board of Liquor Control,
by virtue of authority invested in
it by the Territorial Legislature.
have issued regulations governing
the sale of intoxicating liquor with
in the Territory of Alaska.
Under these regulations any per
son, firm or corporation qualified
to do business In Alaska may receive
license to sell hard liquor either
by retail or Wholesale.
Under paragraph of section 4
of the rules is stated that Each
application for a license within any
incorporated town must be accom-
panied by an approval by the City
council of said incorporated Town
or by a petition signed by at least
fifty reputable citizens OF the said
Town and a remittance of the IL
cense fee"
In this connection 1 make the fol-
lowing communications; That the
council of the Town of Wrangell
refuse to approve the application of