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The Washington times., 1934-02-22
j. 8. SALES TAX,
s PCT, ASKED
At ALBANY

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 22.-Sen,
ator John T. Mccall, Manhattan
Democrat, today sponsored reSo'
luton in the upper house Of the
New York State legislature de-
signed as a solution of the tax
problems confronting the nation
The resolution follows:
whereas, Federal income tax
collections for the year ended
June 80, 1888, were $746,791,-
4O4, as compared with $685.
756,698 for the previous fiscal
year, and as compared to
$3,956,936,OOO for 1920; and,
"Wheeras, it has been eSti-
mated that a 5 per cent gen.
eral manufacturers sales tax,
with the necessities of life ex-
empted, would produce upwards
Of S7OO,0OO,O0O annually, which
could be used toward eIimina-
tiOn of income taxes on in
dividualS and corporations and
for the abolition of various
nuisance taxes; and
whereas, the income tax is
. demOnStrable failure as a
revenue producer, and operates
to the detriment of both indus
try and labor by penalizing
business enterprise, and by fore
ing capital into hiding; and
whereas, Congress is now
considering new revenue meas
ureS, while the Hearst newspa-
perS are urging adoption of a
national manufacturers sales
tax; now, therefore, be it
Resolved (if the assembly
OOncur), that the Congress of
the United States be and it is
hereby respectfully memorial
lied to adopt national manu-
facturerS' sales tax as a substi-
tute for income taxation, and be
1t further
Resolved (if the assembly
concur, that a copy of this
resolution be transmitted to the
clerk Of the House of Represen-
tativeS, the Secretary of the
United States Senate and to
each member of Congress elect
ed from the State of New York,
and that the latter be urged to
use their best offices to procure
the enactment of such legisla-
ton as will accomplish the pur-
poses of this resolution"
The Washington times., 1934-02-22
Hopkins Works
Despite D. S.
Holiday

Pressed with important CWA
matters and in the midst of
completing plans for demobili-
zation of the Civil Works pro-
gram, Federal Emergency Re-
lief Administrator Hopkins was
one of the few Government
heads not enjoying a holiday
today.
The administrator, arriving
at his office at the usual time
this morning, said he will con-
fer with several field represen-
tatives on points of the demo
bilization movement.
The Washington times., 1934-02-22

Want to buy business OF your own?
Follow the many unusual Business Op.
portunities advertised daily in the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1934-02-22
ELMER RICE TO SPEAK

Elmer Rice, playwright and
author, will be the speaker at
the National Jewish Forum to
be held next Wednesday night at
the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and @ Streets North
west.
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business
ESTABLISHED 1908

.-~.with personnel that offers men who have
spent their entire lives in the liquor business
men who are pre-eminently qualified to assist
you in stocking your retail stores and depart
ments with the best brands to satisfy any given
clientele.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
JURORS ACCEPT
O'NE|L OFFER

The District Grand Jury today
decided to accept the offer of
Ralph T. O'Neil, a former com,
mander of the American Legion,
to testify in it's investigation of
fraud connected with the War De,
partment's $1O,OOO,O0O motoriza-
ton plan.
Mrs. Kate Buckingham, private
secretary, and Col. James K.
Grain, executive officer in the Of
flee of Assistant Secretary OF
War Woodring, were to be called
as witnesses today.
Other witnesses included Major
E. H. Block, of the Quartermaster
Corps, and Major j. P. Dinsmore,
of the Judge Advocate Generals
Office.
WOOdring Awaits Call
Assistant Secretary Woodring is
waiting in town to appear again
for further examination. He can
celled a trip to Topeka, Kan,
where he was to make a Wash
ington Birthday address.
Further details of the racket
story" that reached President
(Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
PAY GUT VOTE
OFF AGAIN

On advice Of his physician,
Senator James F. Byrnes (D.} Of
South Carolina was expected to
remain at home today, thereby
delaying Senate consideration Of
the pay-cut issue for another day.
The matter was scheduled to
come before the Senate for vote
yesterday, but as that body met
it was announced by Majority
Floor Leader Joseph T. Robinson
CD of Arkansas that Senator
Byrnes, who is considered the
Administration spokesman on the
pay cut, was i'll, and that Sen
ator Pat McCarran CD Of Ne
vada, full restoration leader, is
suffering from a throat ailment.
At Senator Byrnes' home this
morning, it was said that he
expects to be at the Capitol
tomorrow.
Relief Sought
Meanwhile amendments seek
ing additional relief for Federal
employees were filed in the Senate
One was By Senator Elmer
Thomas CD Of Oklahoma, and
(Csrtinaed on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Blizzard Sweeps East, Mercury 2 Tonight
Ten Women
Lose Lives
In Blaze

BROOKVILLE, Pa, Feb, 20
G.N.SO O.-Trapped in their rooms
in the hospital building of the
Pennsylvania Memorial Home, 10
aged women met a horrible death
as flames demolished the one
story frame structure while the
mercury hung below the zero mark
here today.
Awakened by night nurse, who
discovered the flames as they
roared through the 50-year-old
structure, three women jumped
from their beds and ran to safety,
while two others were rescued.
The majority Of the victims, asleep
and UNCONSCIOUS of the danger,
died in their beds.
Their charred bodies, found on
the bed springs after the flames
died out, told the gruesome story.
Victims of the conflagration
that swept the building, main
tanned for widows and women rela-
tives of Civil War veterans, ali
were Pennsylvanians. They were:
Mrs. Elizabeth Loveland, 76;
Mrs. Helena Setley, IS; Mrs. Flor
ence Roberts, 81; Miss Mida
Crompton, 65; Mrs. Jennie Show
erS, "a; Miss Martha Moore, "a;
Miss Margaret Perry, 76; Mrs.
Mary Margin, 81; Mrs. Mary Gan
non, 80; and Miss Christie
Bobst, 64.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Will ROGERS
Says:

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb.
2O.-Glad they didn't start the
Army fliers out on this route
till morning, for it's q tough
night. Been talking to Army
pilots all the way across today
and, gee, they are just kids. /
pleaded with 'em, If it got tough
to turn around and 60 back or
set her down in an emergency
field. Don't try to show how
brave you are. Show how SenSi-
BILE you are. There is not . let
ter being written that's one
tenth as valuable as one Of these
kids lives. They are just so keen
to make good, 1t kinder ScareS
you.
Mr.. Roosevelt, I believe It
would do great good il you would
warn 'em that you don't expect
the service the leveL;leaded old
experienced regulars delivered.
Colonel Arnold, an old friend
of mine, in charge Of all Of 'em
in the West, told me in Salt
Lake today that we had been
preaching to 'em. know you
will like the way the regular
mail pilots take it land most Of
them are ex-Service headS), they
are fine men Of fine Judgment.
Copyright, 1884. by McNauEht
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

Get out the old red flannels
and the extra blankets and
stoke up the furnace. For the
mercury will drop to 2 degrees
above zero tonight.
So the Weather Bureau said
today, after relating the sad news
of the temperature drop-the
second coldest of the worst win
tiers here in many yearS-the
forecaster promised that tomor-
row afternoon the mercury would
start rising, and that by Thurs
day things would be almost to
normal.
Soldier Found Frozen
Meanwhile Frank j. Heachy,
81, an inmate at Soldiers Home,
was found frozen to death in a
wooded section a short distance
from the institution.
Mr.. Heachy, who had served Il
wears in the United States Army,
Hisapueared from the home at Z
A. m. yesterday. His body was
found by Cleveland Todd, an in,
mate.
Washington Shivered today,
with a minimum temperature OF
13 degrees, and skidded on ice
Icontinued on Page 20, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
BLACK NAMES
HOOVER IN
AIR QUIZ
Senator Attempts to Bring Out
White House Interest In
Contract Awards
BY international News Service


An effort to show that the
White House, under Herbert
Hoover, took a direct interest
in the award Of air mail con-
tracts was made today by
Senator Black (D.) Of Ala,
bama, in cross examination OF
f ormer Postmaster General
Walter F. Brown.
Senator Black asked:
did you know that the bid Of
the United Aviation Company
on the middle tranScOntinental
route was sent to the Attorney
General in "a hours at the order
of the White HOuse?"
Mr.. Brown replied:
81 don't know anything about
that. I was in Halifax at the
time"
Senator Black continued:
"Why was the bid of the avia-
tlOn company sent to the AttOr-
ney General within "a hours
after it was opened on August
"a, 1902"
ABSENT, HE SAYS
Mr.. Brown replied:
"That was during my absence.
Mr.. Coleman former Assistant
Postmaster General Arch Cole
mani sent in the papers,"
Senator Black then submitted a
letter dated August 26, 1880, ad-
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Senator WaLSh's
Documents Stolen

PHILADELPH H1A, Feb. 20
(GN.S)-Theft of important
papers said to belong to United
States Senator David I. Walsh
ID. of Massachusetts, perplexed
police here today. The theft was
reported by Anthony H. Henelt, Of
Little Neck, L. l., who said a
Jimmy" artist forced open the
door of his parked automobile and
stole a handbag containing the
documents and Mr.. Henelt'S ex-
nenSe vouchers.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
BrOuUn Irked, HOOUer
Wire Made Public

Former Postmaster General
Walter F. Brown today confirmed
reports that he received a. tele-
gram of encouragement from his
one-time "chief," former PreSi-
dent Herbert Hoover, in connec-
ton with the air mail inquiry.
The telegram. delivered to
Brown while the latter was on
the witness stand before the
Black committee, contained only
four words-"Be of good cheer" D."
Brown declared:
~ am disturbed that It was
given out. did not authorize
its release"
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
PRESIDENT.
ADVISES.
RA|NEY
Of AIM
Executive Holds Time for
1000 Million Payment
Not Now Appropriate
By International News ser1lce

] President Roosevelt today
notified. .Dsmeeratic . cengres-
sional leaders StigsS W IL VII vSt0'
a bill for cash payment Of the
1000 million dollar soldiers
bonus if it is passed.
Announcement Of the Presi-
dents attitude was m ad e by
Speaker Henry r. Rainey as it
became virtually certain that a
vote on the issue will be forced
in the House.
Rainey said:
II am authorized by the
President to say that this iS
not the time to pay the bonus
and that he cannot approve
any legislation to that effect"
Representative Wright Patman
DO of Texas, author of the bill,
signed the petition to bring the
bill to the floor of the House over
objections of Democratic leaders.
The number of signatures passed
the 1870 mark, with only 145 neces-
sary for a vote on the question Of
calling the bill from committee.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Flying Air Mail Is Tough,
. Says Lieut.. Turner

for a picture, he said he doubted
he could stand up. His legs
creaked, but he made it, and went
outside for a "shot."
One of the first regular Army
pilots to fly the mails since con-
tracts with private lines were
Cancelled by Presidential order,
Lieutenant Turner found he had
to travel 5000 or 1000 feet up
in any kind of weather. It was
just his luck-and that of all the
other pioneer" Army mail fliers
that he had to come through a
cold wave.
But the mail must go through,
so wearily he creaked into the
(Confinued on Pare 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Radio ReceiUing Set
Maker Is BankrUpt

CHICAGO, Feb. 20. G.N.SO-
The Grigsby- Grunow Company,
once one of the country's lar
gest manufactures of radio re-
ceiving sets, was placed in bank
ruptcy today in Federal court.
Frank Mickey was named re.
ceiver in bankruptcy. The COM
pany's book value, according to
the bankruptcy petition, is IA
million dollars liabilities are six
million dollars.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Restaurants Warned
Coat Thief Is Busy

Police today notified restau-
rant owners and night club
operators to be on the lookout
for a band of thieves who are
specializing in stealing coats and
hats from racks. According to
police the number of thefts Of
these articles in Washington
during the past week was un-
precedented.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
cts tough"

~ SVWSAs
With this cryptic remark, Lieut..
L. P. Turner described flying the
mails when he landed half-frozen
today at the Washington-Hoover
Airport for a brief halt while
mail was being transferred to the
Camden IN. j. plane. Then he
continued on upward into sub
zero weather.
Lieutenant Turner, who is with
the Langley Field (Va.) bombing
squadron, was SO cold when he
arrived from Richmond that he
could hardly talk. Teeth chatter
ing, eyes watering, he sat hud-
died by a stove for a few brief
moments of thawing out.
w h en- a Washington Times
photographer asked him to pose
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Mrs. Roosevelt
Differs With
Son James

James Roosevelt, eldest son
of the White House family, is
going to have to explain to his
mother his stand on the Federal
child labor amendment.
At her press conference to-
day, questioned regarding news
paper stories that young Roose-
velt had spoken against the
measure, Mrs. Roosevelt said
she had written him to ask his
reason.
OF course, she said, everyone
has a right to his own opinions,
and James, no doubt, has found
objections that seem sufficient
to him. But
"T doubt if they would be
to me-"
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Snow Holds In
Openings of
Markets

NEW YORK, Feb: 20 Q.N.SO.
For the fifth time in its his
tory, the New York Stock Ex-
change today delayed it's open
ing because of a storm.
The start this morning was
deferred from the usual hour of
10 until II o'clock. The New
York Curb, Produce, Cotton and
other commodity exchanges also
deferred their openings until II
A. M.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Asks Freezing Death
AT CGDitOL Entrance

Seeing an alderly man sitting on
the steps of the Vice Presidents
entrance to the Capitol, Police,
man Remy Ducote walked up to
him and acked:
''What are you doing here?
The man, William Healy, SIS, OF
the 800 block Rittenhouse st. N
w., replied:
II want to freeze to death and
end it ALL"
The policeman called an ambu-
lance and the man was taken to
Gallinger Hospital where he was
treated for exposure and held for
observation.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Ickes Closes Doors
To IRRIGATION Agent

G. w. Grebe, agent for the Fed.
eral Irrigation Congress here, to-
day was barred from the In
terror Department by Secretary
Harold L. Ickes. In a letter, Sec.
retary Ickes accused him Of
grossly misrepresenting facts as
to- allotments of Public Works
funds" and directed that in the
future the department should be
closed to him.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
BATTERED,
80 NEAR DEATH

BOSTON, Feb. 20 G.N.S).
Thirty men were clinging to life
in raging blizzard aboard the
Norfolk, Va, coal collier Northern
Sword off Winthrop Head today
as the vessel became stranded on
the lodges 800 yards off shore.
Shipwrecked within sight, on an
ordinary day, of the granite shaft
of the custom house tower in 'Bos-
ton the men on the collier were
in a precarious position.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Pau Restorati0nists Haze Concealed No Fact

PROPONENTS OF PAY RESTORATION HAVE NEVER AT
TEMPTED TO WITHHOLD SINGLE PERTINENT FACT OR TO
OBSCURE A SINGLE FACT OF THE PROBLEM
They pointed the evil results the pay curesus which
have not stopped Federal employees extended all
workers in private industry
They pointed the beneficial results which be expected
from which will the Federal employees
but will extend all workers in private industry.
WHEN DELAYS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED THEY HAVE
POINTED OUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE DELAYS IN
TERMS OF PRoLoNGATIoN OF AN UBIQUITOUS CONDITION.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
"JOhn d." Improving
Under Florida Sun

ORMOND BEACH, Fla, Feb.
20 U.N.SO.-John D. Rockefeller,
ST.. 94-year-old retired oil multi
millionaire, who came here last
week to seek convalescence in
the Florida sunshine from a
three-month illness, is resting
comfortably and has shown a
slight improvement" according
to formal announcement from his
estate, the Easements, today. He
is suffering from the after ef-
fectS of an influenza attack.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

The delays which have been encountered believe
the of the worker They have helped because they per-
mitted complete exposition Of the workers
While the be benefited however the individual workers
found the delays irksome and worrsome
The problems the individual mounting daily
continued uncertainty.
That uncertainty should be dissolved promptly possible
under current legislative conditions
THERE IS NO SOUND REASON WHY THE INDEPENDENT
OFFICES APPROPRIATION BILL SHOULD NOT BE PASSED
AND SIGNED BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Fire DriUes Family
To NeirhbOrs' Care

Fire, believed caused by an oil
stove, ruined the house at SIS
Queen St., Alexandria, last night.
It was occupied by Clayton Spinks,
a CWA worker, with four children.
The Spinks family is being cared
for by neighborS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Pound Dips, Dollar
Err1tic on EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 QN.S0.
With the British pound dipping
sharply to give up yesterdays
4-cent rise and the French franc
advancing, the American dollar to-
day continued it's erratic gyra-
tions on the foreign exchange
market.
Paris rate. recession put value
of COLT on the dollar, against Of
ficial parity of 59.06 and yester.
days closing level of 60:26.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
MdiU0v1is' Kins7a0n
To We'd SOciULitE

PASADENA, CAL, Feb. 20
GN.S0.-Carol Marmon, 26-year-
old heiress daughter of Gen.
Howard C.. Marmon, multimil-
lionaire automobile manufacturer,
is to marry Prince Nicolas Tchko-
toua, of the one time kingdom Of
Georgia, in Hollywood March 16,
she revealed today.
The princes family is related
to the family of the Princes
Serge, David, and Alexis Mdivani.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

The delays many of them unavodab to which the Independent
bills subjected are most unfortunate
They should not however be permitted to interfere substantially
with the triumph the effort restore salaries
We do believe that they will so interfere.
of action to which the measure has
been subjected given members the Senate every opportunity
TO ASSEMBLE THE FACTS AND TO WEIGH THE EVIDENCE
ON THE PAY RESTORATION ISSUE.
the part of roraonists to
through proposal without giving plenty oppor
tunity to study the situation
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Gold HOQrders Give
S69,I34,98O to u. s,

Gold coin worth $25, 5,924,300
and gold certificates amounting
to $43,210,680 have poured into
the Federal Reserve banks and
the Treasury under anti-hoard-
ing orders issued December %,
Secretary Morgenthau announced
Yesterday.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
T.A.T. TO Halt SERVICE

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 20 I.NS.)
The entire operations Of Trans
continental and Western Air, Inc,
will cease on February %, accord
ing to an announcement received
at the local offices of the line to.
daY
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
SOLDIER DIES
Of EXPOSURE
IN DISTRICT
Six Dead in New York, Worst
Hit Since Storms of 1888;
Shipping MenaCed

Official temperatures in the
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

CONTINUED on Page 2, Col.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-30
CLAIMS REDS
ORDERED TO
SMEAR NRA'

SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.,, Aug.
80 U.P) - American Communists
have been told by Moscow to smear
the NRA" on the theory that its
success would mean the end of Com
munism in the United States, the
Rev. Edmund j. Walsh, dean OF
the foreign service department of
Georgetown university, told the an
nual Jesuit Philosophical conven-
ton at Manresa island.
Walsh said Communism had in
creased 300 per cent in the United
States since recognition of Russia
His speech was one of several con-
cerning various phases of the NRA.
Other speakers expresseh the opin-
ion that
The NRA has failed to protect
labor and the consumer.
The NRA has been a partial
failure due to evasiveness and lack
of conviction on the part of the
administration.
America lis not ready for the
NRA."
The American Federation of La.
Dor has contributed a splendid
stabilizing element against revolu-
ton"
The concensus was that the new
deal was a partial failure because
it failed to protect labor and the
consumer and that it should be
improved and modified.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-30
NEW JEWISH
BANS DRAWN
IN GERMANY

BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
BERLIN, Aug. 30.-An order vir-
tually prohibiting any relationship
between members Of the Nazi party
and Jews has been prepared by
Rudolf Hess, Riechsfuehrer Adolf
Hitler's deputy leader of the party,
and awaits distribution, it was
learned today.
Three million copies of the Or
der, it was learned, have been
printed.
1t was believed the order was the
result of resolutions passed by the
world Jewish conference at Geneva
and was intended as a warning
against an intensification of the
boycott of German goods abroad.
Today's order, 1t was learned,
contains five strict prohibitions. A
preface by Hess says:
L lOIUlu, dIll lOllOWlliB dlC CiiC
restrictions, as follows:
/. No Nazi party member shall
be represented in court by a Jew
ish attorney.
q No Jew may be given a letter
of introduction or a recommended
ton by a party member to govern
ment officials or party functionar-
les.
8. No money will be accepted
from Jews in party collections.
q. No Nazi shield or symbol shall
be displayed in a Jewish store.
5. No party member may be seen
in public places with Jews and
members must avoid even private
relationship Of any kind of Jews.
1t was reliably reported yesterday
that Hess would be named as Hit
ler's deputy, to assume his offices
Of president and chancellor in
event of his death or absence from
his duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-30
APPOINT SIX
DELEGATES To
All MEETING

Senior All club members, head
ed by Miss Earlene Northrop, of Ell
Centro, recently selected to act as
girls director at the forthcoming
All club convention at Davis, will
represent Imperial county at the
event, according to H. Lee Lander
man, assistant farm advisor.
With Miss Northrop will go Doris
Dreashler, of Westmorland, Stanley
Boaden, of Mulberry, Jack Warn
er, of Brawley, Joe Northrop, of III
Centro, brother of Earlene, and
George Boaden, adult local leader,
of Mulberry district. Boaden, who
has served as a volunteer leader for
seven years, will conduct the group
to and from the convention. 1t
was he who last year took the del
egation there and back.
According to the regular plan,
the All delegates are taken to the
state fair for one day during the
encampment, which lasts three
days. Annually one thousand del
egates participate in the conven-
ton; boys and girls and leaders
from every county in the state.
Railroads cooperate each year BY
providing transportation at the
rate of third of the regular
one-way fare for the round trip.
This year, in order to send dele
gates, help is being given by numer-
GUS organizations. Donations have
already been given in support of
the delegates by the Ell Centro Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, McCabe
home department, and the All
club council.
A good start has been made
toward raising the $50 necessary to
send the delegates, which seeks
only to pay one-half of the ex-
penSeS. 1t will cost for each dele
gate total of $40 for the entire
trip, which will require six days.
ut is a great compliment to I'm
perial county to have one of its To-
cal club workers to serve as girls
camp director, over some 500 All
girls from all over the state, and
since this honor comes SO seldom
to any one county, it will be well
worth some sacrifice to send repre-
(sentstives to the conference to
accompany this years director,
Landerman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-30

cratic nomination. Webb had 276,-
513 Republican votes and 162,015
Democratic votes from 6l06 pre-
cincts. Cooney had 203,969 Demo-
cratic votes from the same number
of districts, virtually assuring him
of nomination. (Cooney formerly
lived in CalexicoD
-Four incumbents won both major
nominations in the four districts
of the state equalization board. The
successful candidates we're John C..
Corbett, San Francisco, first dis