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Evening star., 1934-01-13
SAT0, ONCE ENVOY
| Of JAPAN, EXPIRES
Was Educated in This Coun-
try and Rose to High Place
in Homeland.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, January 13-Aimaro Sato,
American-e educated japanese who was
Ambassador to Washington from 1916
to 1918. died today at the age of TT.
Death was due to-arterio seleroSiS.
Sato was graduate of Depauw Uni
versity, Greencastle. Ind. and served
as secretary to the Japanese legation
at Washington long before he became
Ambassador.
Princeton University awarded him
an honorary degree of doctor of laws
in 1917.
Sato, during his career one Of the
most widely respected members Of the
japanese department of state. was d
former Minister to Holland and Dem
mark. Mexico and Belgium, and a
former Ambassador to Austria before
coming to Washington to represent
his country in the United States.
He was honorary president of the
Japan Society of New York.
Served In Mexico City.
Sato's first ministerial post was at
Mexico from 1900 to 1902. during the
regime OF President Portirio DiaZ Two
years later he made an extensive tour
of the United States, attending the
Louisiana purchase exposition at st.
Louis, and Was received by President
Theodore Roosevelt at Washington.
shortly before the outbreak OF the
European war he was appointed AM
baSSador to Austria.
His ambasSadorship In Vienna was
brief and dramatic
1T lasted Just l9 days" Sato once
recalled. L lett Paris on the last train
which reached Vienna before the war.
On August 8, 1914, l was received by
Emperor Francis Joseph. On August 25
l was requested to leave Austria. Two
days before Japan had declared war on
Germany On my own responsibility
asked the American Ambassador, Mr..
Penfleld. TO look after Japanese inter-
ests. He most kindly consented"
Sato left Vienna August u in what
came TO be known as the "ambaSSa-
dorial train" On the outskirts of the
city the cars were stoned. About 20
window panes were demolished, but no
one was hurt.
Fishing His Recreation.
Mr.. SatO was OF medium height, alert
and active in manner, and gave an i'm
preston of directneSs and busineSslike
capacity He spoke English with eX-
treme facility. He was All exception
ally hard worker When he could find
a spare moment in his diplomatic duties
he quietly chose rod and sought re-
pose in fishing.
Sato was a firm advocate of fast
friendship between .JaDan and the
United States.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
c. v. A. EMPLOYEES
PRESENT DEMANDS
Told Commissioners Would
Not See Them. They Leave
Written Statement.

A delegation OF six members from
League came to the District Building
today TO present demands for better
working conditions 10 Commissioner
George E Allen They were told by
Mr.. Aliens secretary, Ross Haworth,
that neither Mr. Allen nor Commits
sioner Hazen would see them now or
at any other time HaWortn explained
that he had received these inStruc-
tions from Mr. Allen.
The delegation left with Haworth
written statement of the demands
which had been voted upon at meet
ing Thursday night The principal de-
mandS were for pay for 80 hours a
week whether or not the msn had
been able to put in fun time and pay
which is an of day for the workers,
The statement said that If these two
demands were not met before next
Thursday the league will call upon all
c. W. A. workers in the District to
march and stage a demonstration be
fore the District Building.
The other demands on which the
delegation did not place as much stress
were a job or cash relief for every
worker, 62i, cents minimum pay, free
transportation to and from jobs. the
right to organize and unemployment
and social insurance.
The statement said that the work.
ers have no desire to march unless
it is absolutely necessary for us to do
so. and that is why we present our
demands at this time through a small
delegation
Members of the delegation were
Joseph ZamereS, Harold Spencer, George
Seymour, Henry Genettra, John Taylor
and William SpriggS.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
PUBLICITY ON TAX
RETURNS FORESEEN
AT PRESENT SESSION

Continued From First Page)
when it meets in executive session next
week to draft the measure before re-
porting it TO the House. Members Of
the committee said the matter would
be given careful study, but were un-
willing to predict what the committee
would DO.
Undoubtedly the revelations Of in
come tax evasion-many of them legal
under the terms of the existing law
which have been brought to public
attention through Investigations OF the
Senate Committee on Banking and
Currency and of other congressional
committees will stimulate the demand
for income tax publicity.
In his letter to the House members
urging that income tax publicity be
adopted, Representative Patman said:
Tax secrecy is a badge of fraud
Secrecy helps the tax evaders. tax
dodgers. the dishonest, unscrupulous
and unpatriOtic.
Mitchell would never have at
tempted his tax evaSiOnS by transfers
of stocks to his wife, if he had known
that his return would have been sub
ject to public inspection.
Cloak of Secrecy"
Mellon would not have made the
refunds amounting to $3,000,000 in
1000 days to few large corporations,
himself and his companies without the
cloak of secrecy.
Morgan would have paid taxes the
year that he launched a S2,500,OOO
yacht and collected $7000,000 in in
tereSt on bonds had his tax return not
been shrouded with secrecy
Massachusetts and Wisconsin permit
publicity of income tax returns. No
harm can come to any one by reason
of such provision. The Government
system of requiring secrecy of income
tax returns places the Government in
its effort to collect revenue in almost
the same position as a blind man pass
ing around the hat. The blind man
does not know who contributes nor
how much. With the Government
system of collecting income taxes the
people do not know who pays taxes
nor how much.
Congress is now patching UP loop
holes in our income tax laws that would
have been discovered three years ago
had it not been for secrecy. No doubt
the Government has lost billions OF
dollars by reason of such secrecy.
"A provision permitting publicity of
income tax returns will cause the Gov
ernment to collect more revenue than
most any other measure that can be
proposed at this time"
Evening star., 1934-01-13
LIFE IN OUTDOORS
LAUDED BY M'NARy
Rod and Stream Audience
Told ESthetic Values in Sec
ond of Radio Series.

The "eSthetic value" Of outdoor life
was discussed yesterday by Senator
McNary of Oregon, in the second OF
a series of radio addresses by members
Of the Special Senate Committee on
Conservation of Wild IAfe Resources,
arranged by Rod and Stream of The
Star.
Mature is not only friend Of truth,
but a great teacher" said Mr.. Nc
Nary. In her school room We learn
to appraise values and men. There
are no sordid ideas in mans mind
when he roams the bank OF sparkling,
dashing stream. rushing on its way
through the wilderness to the valleys
below in its forward course to the
ocean. With the scent OF pine needles
and fur boughs all about him. mans
contemplations rise above the ignoble." "
Deploring the fact that fish and
birds are diminishing. the Senator
blamed the large increase in the num-
Der OF hunters, the rapid encroachment
OF civilization on the breeding and
feeding areas OF wild life and "the
heWing down OF our forests"
Restoration OF Wild life. he pointed
out. requires broad program.
oultaOIc IaIIuS must pe OOtAillco,
he continued, AN abundance OF natural
food must be available, an ample water
supply must be maintained for certain
species, expert management must be de-
veloped and proper relationship must
be fostered between the public and the
administrative agencies.
Under our recovery program. great
opportunity presents itself to do the
most comprehensive work ever under
taken along these lines The program
can be advanced a whole generation
within very short time. through the
application Of intelligent leadership and
a desire to do the thing now"
Evening star., 1934-01-13
WESTMINSTER CHOIR
ASKED TO VISIT RUSSIA
Official Invitation Is Presented for
Six Concerts in Moscow as
Gesture of friendship
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS January 13.-The Westmin-
ster Choir of Princeton. N. j., was
officially invited today to visit Russia
as the first American musical gesture
Of friendship
The Soliet-sponsored Moscow Phil
harmonic Society transmitted to AL
bert Morini OF Paris, the European
manager of the choir. an invitation
to give six concerts in MOSCOW, where
Ambassa ador William c. Bullitt is to be
the patron, and other concerts in Len
ingrad. Kiev and Odessa.
The Princeton organization is to go
10 England September and will then
proceed to give 80 concerts in IS coun-
tries in the space of 54 days. The tour
will end in Naples, from where the
choir will sail November l for the
United States.
The itinerary includes England, Hol-
land. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Fin
land. Iatvia, Russia, Hungary, Austria,
Switzerland, France aid Italy.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
A. A. A. ORDERS CLOSING
OF 13 BRANCH OFFICES
Discontinuance Is Effective Janu-
ary 2O-All Personnel Not
to Lose Jobs.
BY the Associated Press.


Thirteen regional and district offices
of the licensing and enforcement sec
tion of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration have been ordered dis
continued on January 20 by Chester
c. Davis, farm administrator.
Davis explained that the order will
not mean the dismissal of the entire
personnel now employed in the branch
offices, for many of the employees will
continue to be used in the reorganiza-
tion of the A. A. A.
The change follows the alteration in
policy on milk marketing agreements
which the licensing and enforcement
section has been engaged in handling.
Under the new policy only producers
milk prices are to be guaranteed.
whereas the old agreements guaranteed
both producers and distributors prices.
The offices discontinued are the regional
organizations at New York, Atlanta,
New Orleans, Chicago Kansas City,
Minneapolis. San Francisco and district
offices at Philadelphia. Boston, Detroit,
Los Angeles, Memphis and Jackson
vile, Fla.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
NEW DEAL DEBTS
HIT AT c. O.P. RALLY
Hastings Says Roosevelt
Promises Economy While
Spending Billion Monthly.
By the Associated Press.

by Ine Associated Press.
GEORGETOWN, Del, January l3.-
Senator Hastings Of Delaware, new
chairman of the Republican Senatorial
Campaign Committee, told party rally
here last night that instead Of keeping
his pledge to economic by consolidating
and abolishing Government agencies
President Roosevelt had set up 81 new
bureaus in Washington and added
%, ,6O3 persons to the executive civil
service"
Great emphasis IS placed upon
in comparatively small things"
Hastings said, but while strenuous
efforts are being made by the admins
tration to stop the drippings from the
spigot We find the bunghole wide open
and the public money flowing in all
directions at the rate of billion dollars
a month, and as the President looks on
he declares that the long sought eco
nomic recovery is now an accomplished
fact"
Instead Of stopping deficits. he>said
the administration has increased them
ny oil VI UlDIG lildl SO1 ,UUUfU's
each month since it came into power
He figured the deficit was increasing
S17,250 900 daily, including the burden
of s1,400,000 new taxes each day"
Constitution Violated"
While seeing some good in many Of
the Roosevelt emergency activities
Hastings said Notwithstanding the
Supreme Court decision upholding the
Minnesota farm mortgage moratorium
he was satisfied the Constitution was
being 'shamefully violated in many OF
taese experiments"
IF the United States is to have a
dictator" he added, Il express the hope
that he has not yet been born"
Declaring it would be worse than
folly" for a Republican to refrain
from expressing his individual opinion
against administration policies, the
Senator made these observations:
Monetary initiation cannot be avoid
ed unless we stop the rapid increase in
the public debt
The public will not be deceived by
the cry that economy makes it nee
esSary to reduce the pay of Federal
employees and the compensation Of war
veterans when Government money is
flowing without restraint for less
worthy causes.
Relief Work Scored
There can be no permanent recov-
cry by the simple process Of adding
$40 per capita to the public debt in a
peace-t time of l6 months
1t is a reversal Of the American doc
tIine TO try and persuade the States TO
permit the Federal Government 10 as
sumo the responsibility for relieving
distress wherever it may appear.
You cannot install confidence in the
people by transferring the power of the
Congress to the Executive. and this is
particularly true when the Executive
insists upon withholding from the peo-
pie the use he proposed TO make of such
power.
The people of America will finally
revolt against an effort 10 control the
industries of the nation by codes, and
the farmers by contracts
Evening star., 1934-01-13
SLAYER OF TWO GIVEN
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
Charles McAvoy Pleaded Guilty to
Shooting Two Men in Pool
Room Fight.

Charles McAvoy, SO, who had pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the shooting
OF two men. was given a sentence of
two to five years by Justice Joseph w.
Cox in criminal division yesterday.
McAvoy had shot and killed Frank
Snow and Charles Neill in a pool room
low last July. He himself was shot by
policeman during the fray.
His attorney. Charlec E. Ford, told
the court McAvoy had been in poor
health since.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
BATTLE ON PAY CUT
APPROVED IN HOUSE
SHIFTS TO SENATE
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnIllueU fIOlll filSI I age
md / Republican. Representative Mer-
ritt of Connecticut. The two Repub-
ican members who had offered the
amendments to increase the funds for
veterans relief, Representative Fish
and McGugin. voted present
The Al Democratic members who
broke out of the party ranks ON THIS
final rol-call vote were: Ayres, Mon
tana; Better. New York; Burke, Cali
.fornia; Condor. Rhode Island: CCnnery,
Massachusetts,: Crosser. Ohio; Cullen,
New York Dingell. Michigan; Dunn
Pennsylvania; Durgan. Indiana; F1tz-
gibbons. New York; Gillespie. Illinois;
Granfield Massachusetts,; Gray, 1ndl-
ana. Griswold. Indiana; Healey. MaSsa-
chusetts; Hildebrand, South Dakota;
Hoeppel, California; Kniffin. Ohio;
Koppelmann, Connecticut; LanZetta,
New York; Leslnski Michigan; Nc
Cormack, Massachusetts,: McKeown.
Oklahoma: MalOney, Connecticut; Mar
tin, Colorado; Meade, New York; Mon
Afghan, Montana; Murdoch. Utah; Mes
bit. Illinois; OMalley. Wisconsin; Polk,
Ohio; Schultz, Indiana; Scrugham,
Nevada Somers New York; Studley,
New York; Sutphin, New Jersey,
Truax, Ohio; Weideman. Michigan;
White, Idaho, and Wood. Missouri.
Thursday "a Democrats voted against
the gag rule.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
NUMBER GAME WAR;
BY GWEN
Judge Promises Long Terms
Instead of Fines to Halt
Gaming.

In answer to an attorneys plea for
leniency for two men found guilty Of
running numbers" game, Police
Court Judge Ralph Given today
launched an attack on the racket
which has become such q disgrace to
this city and the whole country that
it is pitiful.''
The only way to break it up" said
Judge Given, lis by melting out long
Jail sentences for offenders. Fines take
the aspect of near-licenses for num-
bers' operators. who can make up the
amount Of fine in day or so. Num-
bers' offenders may expect long SEN
tences from this court"
The judge then sentenced John Yer
gido, owner of store in the Northeast
section. to serve 80 days in jail and pay
fine of 500 or serve an additional 80
days. Robert Herald, colored, arrested
with Vergido. was sentenced to serve
Is days. They were represented by At
torney Charles E. Ford.
Il was going to give Vergido a longer
sentence but for the fact the jury rec
commended leniency in his case" the
judge said.
Vergido and Herald were arrected last
October at the formers store and were
tried by a jury last month. Vergldo
had been arrested before on gaming
charges, the Judge pointed out.
Il recall the policy game and many
other rackets that were popular, but
none of them had a grip like the in
SidiOuS numbers racket" Judge Given
commented later.
Grade school children. high school
and college students are among the
thousands Of players, and I am told
even the Government departments are
visited regularly by agents and operators
for the racket, at neat profit to them
selves"
Evening star., 1934-01-13

ultimatum to Belgium. therefore, fol-
lowed, August q a declaration of war
August 4. Great Britain accepted the
challenge without a moments hesita-
ton.
For the time being, the struggle
seemed thing utterly alien to America.
President Wilson gave it as his opinion
that the interests of the United States
were not involved. But during the re-
mainder OF 1914 and through 1915 and
1915 the confiagration was destined to
spread until at last practically the
whole earth was engulfed in the traq-
edy, Washington OF course included.
1t will be difficult for the young peo-
pie OF 1884 to understand, but their
parents and grandparents can tell them
the story. point a moral and adorn a
tale, with tomorrow's pictures as an
aid to their memories,
Evening star., 1934-01-13
U. S. Boat Blaze Quelled.

LONDON. January Is R.-Lloyds
reported from Lands End today that the
fire reported aboard the American
steamer Tripp apparently had been eX-
tinguished. The report said fire had
started in the vessels cotton cargo be-
tween decks. The Tripp. operated by
the Dixie lux" Line of New York. is
en- route from Houston to Liverpool.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
Congress Stampedes to
Agree With White
House.
BY PAUL MALLON.

THE congressional rush 70 get
right with the President is vir-
tually a stampede now.
i Take the House Appropriations
Committee, for example.
Most of the IS Congressman on that
committee wanted to restore Govern
ment wages Apparently the only strong
dissenter was Boylan OF New York. The
rest were eager to abolish the Is per
cent wage cut 1t was the polite thing
to do. 1t meant more purchasing power
for themselves as well as their friends
in public Office.
Mr.. Roosevelt was informed of the
sentiment in the committee and asked
members to drop in to see him. They
did. ard Immediately became converted
to 5 per cent instead OF a Is per
cent restoration
Evening star., 1934-01-13

Treasury profits to be expected from
50-cent dollar deValuation were COM
puted wrongly in recent column.
Profit would be more than four billion
instead OF two billion. 1t emphasizes
further the point that Mr.. Roosevelts
budget melanchOlia can be almost COM
pletely cured by devaluation.
Evening star., 1934-01-13

Insiders are expecting amplihcation of
the silver policy by extending purchases
to silver bullion instead Of Just newly
mined silver Up to last Tuesday the
Treasury had bought just exactly $45G
of silver under the purchase policy
You can imagine how much imitation
that created.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
Congress Voting Present.


Congress Voting Present"
Some who could not bring themselves
around to supporting the President
chose to vote present" instead Of vot-
ing may"
That kind of voting is becoming pop
ular for the FIRST time at this session.
The practice is frequently reSorted to
when items of administration legislation
come up in committee. 1t permits Con-
greSSmen to avoid definite approval OF
presidential policies without being
placed in the position OF actually trying
to block those policies.
In fact. you might say Congress
is Just potiHg "presenf' nolc for Mr..
Roosevelt on nearly everything.
The stampede has gone so far that
the House Ways and Means Committee
also has let The White House know 1t
does not want to be misunderstood on
taxes.
Some Of its members have informed
the President they Will drop their own
tax plans and take the Treasury recon-
mendatlons il Mr.. Roosevelt really
wants them.
Session Lacks Assertion.
Such underlying sentiment makes this
session different from any recent ses-
sions There appears TO be an amaZ-
ing absence Of individual assertion.
1t cannot be suppressed toreper.
but for the present. at least, the
Congressman appear TO be quite mill
ing TO let Mr.. ROOSereH run the
country.
Individual bills have been introduced
by carload lots as usual. They suggest
everything from $40 900 600 900 public
works program TO payment Of 5O-cent
claims against the Government.
But no one pays much attention TO
these bills-not even the Congress
men who introduce them. They seem
to take 1t for granted they will not get
anywhere with their individual schemes
and are content to rest on the publicity
they get back home for introducing the
ideas.
Manchukuo Sends Envoy.
The puppet (unrecognized) state OF
Manchukuo has opened an unofficial
From a hotel suite the unofficial AM
bassador hands out ideas for those who
care TO accept them.
INC pH POSC uP"IeHttY % ~ uioPC'
the popular impression that the
Japanese rnle Munchukuo. That is
difficult task. EUen more dif-
fcMt is the secondary hope that the
United States might recognize Man
chukHo.
The State Department hardly can be
dissuaded from It's impression that the
Manchukuans are really Japanese in
Manchukuo clothing.
Teaches, But Can't Learn.
Some people teach things they can
not learn themselves.
Apparently that is the explanation
for the mishap to a former Georgia
Representative who visited the House
the other day.
When he was in Congress he con-
Quoted a school for beginners i'll poll
tics. He held classes and taught Rep
reSentativeS how to get reelected His
fundamental rules were: ca Never run
against an old man. tb) Never run
against young man. tc) Never run
against a cripple. I'D Never commit
yourself.
His rules have not been held in high
esteem since he failed to get reelected
himself last time.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
DR.. Abbot on Air Tonight.

DR.. Charles G. Abbot of the Smith
sonian Institution will speak on Just
What the Smithsonian Does for Wash
ington and the Part 1t Plays in the
Community Life of the City," over
WRC at tbs o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1934-01-13
U. S. TO DISCUSS SUGAR
Conference on World tabilization
Is Considered.

The United States has agreed TO Join
IA other sugar producing nations in
discussions on the general world sugar
situation, President Roosevelt revealed
Yesterday. The preliminary and explor-
atory meeting was proposed by NJ. Ave
mol. general Of the League Of
Nations.
At this conference. ii would be de-
ciGed whether a general conference to
draw up plan for world sugar stabili-
zation would be advisable.
Evening star., 1934-01-13

Several prominent and Uedlthy
JeuS are really seriously ioOrried
about Na:i propaganda here, and are
DTking hard TO set up a counter
propaganda to meet ii.
Evening star., 1934-01-13

The new l. c. C. Commissioner
Splawn, has a report in his sleeve on
utility holding companies which Is sup
posed to be quite warm. SplaWn Will
submit the report TO the House Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1934-01-13

Henry Morgenthau's private agent,
who covers Congress for him, flashed
to him by telephone the other day the
news of his confirmation by the Sen
ate. Morgenthau is the only Treasury
Secretary who eyer had an agent COW
ering news in Congress.