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Evening star., 1935-08-02
Wise Decision.

Because of the Presidents recent re-
marks on corporation gifts to charity
and his objection to eXempting such
gifts from taxation the decision of the
House Ways and Means Committee to
propose a committee amendment to the
tax bill eXempting such gifts up TO five
per cent of net income has caused some
surprise.
But that is merely because of the
Presidents injection of his personal, and
uncalled for, opinions. AS a matter OF
fact, the House Ways and Means Com
mittee is dealing with a condition and
not a theory. That condition was re-
markably we'll explained by Newton D.
Baker in his appearance before the
Senate Finance Committee yesterday. He
reminded the committee that "our cities
have been built by our industries" He
might have added that they have not
been built by public relief administered
by the HopkinseS and the Tugwells. The
people of the cities need charitable en-
terpriseS and most of the corporations,
feeling a community responsibility, have
made their contributions as COM
munity duty. Between twenty and
twenty-five per cent of all Community
Chest and other such charitable under
takings have been supported by cor
poration gifts. Without such gifts their
continued existence is threatened.
The proposed tax exemption on such
gifts is more important now than 1t
has ever been before. Corporations have
never had the right, possessed by indi-
viduals, of deducting such gifts from
taxable income. 1t has been necessary
to show that the gifts were necessary
expenses of doing business in the COM
munity, and recent Supreme Court de-
cision in one such case has made that
more difficult to prove.
A strong point made by Mr.. Baker
was that the proposed exemption would
encourage greater gifts by corporations
at time when the character-building
and private welfare agencies. including
hospitals, need them, most. If tax
exemption up to five per cent of net
income on a gift to a Community Chest
will tend to increase such gifts, can
there be any other answer?
The House committee evidently agrees
not only with Mr.. Baker, but with the
tens of thousands of public-spirited
citizens who are unSelflshly devoting
themselves to the alleviation of suffering
and the effort to make life a little
brighter for unfortunate men, women
and children. The decision of the
House committee is not, therefore, sur
prising-it is the sensible course of
action.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
The Schultz Jury.

Rarely, If ever in the history of court
procedure has jury been so scored by
the presiding judge as that which yes
terday at Malone, N. Y, returned a
verdict of acquittal, after more than
tWenty-eight hours of deliberation, in
the case of Ouch" Schultz, beer
baron who. escaping all other penalties
for his illegal activities, was finally
brought to book on a charge of evasion
OF income tax payments. Schultz, whose
real name is Flegenheimer, was tried on
the same charge few months ago, the
jury failing to reach verdict. The case
against him seemed to be well eStab-
llshed by the evidence. But Shrewd
counsel work at both trials caused con-
fusion in the minds of the jury, mostly
composed of farmers unacquainted with
large fiscal affairs, and yesterdays
astonishing verdict of acquittal was rem
dered. 1t moved the judge to say:
Before I discharge you I will have
to say that your verdict is such that
shakes the confidence of law-abiding
people in integrity and truth. 1t will
be apparent to all who have followed
the evidence in this case that you have
reached verdict based not on the evi-
dence, but on some other reason. You
will go home with the satisfaction, If
1t is satisfaction, that you have rem
dered a blow against law enforcement
and given aid and encouragement to
these people who would affront the law.
In all probability they will commend
you. I cannot. The clerk will give you
your vouchers"
Other charges are pending against
this man and he may be tried again.
Meanwhile, his attorneys say that he is
going to pay his taxes, both State and
Federal. His claim was that he did not
owe the taxes, that he did not conceal
his income, and yet he is going to pay.
And the jurymen go home to consider
this anomaly with the judges con-
demnation ringing in their ears Truly
the American jury system is at its worst
in such circumstances.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

President of a representative to the Lion
of Judah's colorful coronation cere-
monies. When the Ethiopian flags made
for the occasion were unfurled to the
breezes, the American officials were told
that the red, yellow and green bars were
in reverse order. 1t was too late to
change them. The officials conSoled
themselves, however, with information
cleaned from other sources that the
ethiopian flag appeared at times as their
design showed it, and no international
incident" resulted.
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A committee in the State Department,
headed by David Hunter chief of the
historical advisers Office, and including
David Salmon, chief of communication
and records; Herbert c. Hengstler, chief
of the foreign service administration;
Harry Mcbride. assistant to the Secre-
tary; Cyril Wynne, chief of the research
and publication division, and Jacob A
Metzger, Of the legal advisers Office, is
busy making study of what documents
and papers shall be taken from the de-
partment to be placed for future safe
keeping in the magnificent Archives
Building, now about ready for occupancy.
Similar study is being made by COM
mittees in other Government depart
ments in cooperation with members of
the archives council.
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Some idea of the rate at which it is
anticipated requests will be made on the
Bureau of the Census to furnish evidence
of age from applicants for old age pen
sions during the first year of operation
of the economic security act, is gained
from figures furnished by the bureau 1t
estimates that it will receive $4,000 such
applications during the first year, and
100000 similar requests a year for the
next five or ten years. AS this volume
of searches could not be made from the
original schedules which, it is pointed
out, are in danger of destruction from
constant handling in normal use, the
bureau has asked for and been granted
an allotment of slightly more than
81 ,800,0 900 to prepare an alphabetical in
dex by geographical units and families
of all individuals from whom returns
were secured in the census of 1900.
"Al the world loves an apple" to para
phrase a popular proverb, or at least
all of the world with which the United
States has negotiated so far in the max
ing of its new commercial reciprocity
treaties. They are all giving preferences
to American apples. according to Henry
F. Grady, chief of the Trade Agreements
Division of the State Department. He
points out that in every one of the trade
agreements thus far signed concessions
have been made by the foreign country
on apples from the United States. Bel
gium and Cuba have bound" the duty
on fresh apples, and Belgium has added
unpeeled, dried apples, also reducing the
rate on peeled, dried apples. Haiti has
cut its duty on apples 40 per cent. Brazil
in its treaty bound" not only apples,
but also other fresh fruits against the
imposition of tariff, and Sweden eX-
tended the season of low rates of duty
on apples.
tCopyriRht 1880
Evening star., 1935-08-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

This will be remembered as the Sum-
mer of yellow and dark blue shirts.
The blue shirt, with bright yellow tie,
the ladies, who are not afraid Of tints
and tones.
Also it puts him in class with a
flower garden.
There is no finer combination than
blue delphinium with yellow snap
dragons,
Try vase sometime, especially blue
one.
Then see the same thing go marching
by on the manly chest Of the very
next citizen.
What are we to think of all this
splendor from the conservative male?
Yet it Is a strange season.
Half f-naked boys and girls, too, in the
streets, even the downtown thorough
fares.
The conservative soul may revolt at
it as too pagan, but nevertheless he
must admit it Is clean and wholesome.
Saw a young fellow, about 10 years
old, standing at Sixteenth and K streets
in nothing but pair of tennis slippers
and knickerbockers.
And why not?
Surely he looked cool as well as clean.
His chest, back, sides were all one even
tan.
Him all face, as the Indian said.
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The best the adult male can do on
the streets is blossom forth in a very
blue shirt.
Perhaps the shirt mania. which has
been seducing the nationals of various
nations, has something to do with it,
but we doubt it. The American male
has to proceed in an orderly fashion in
his clothing changes. He may be radical
in many things, but not in dress.
He hugs closely to him various belt
arrangements which encircle his neck,
waist, calves-collar, belt, garterS, that is.
Only few decades ago he had an
other circular arrangement, tight cuffs,
to wit.
He got up enough mass courage to
Danish the starched, tight-fitting cuff,
but still wears his belt, garters, collars.
There are a few Sartorial rebels, of
course.
One sees them on the vanishing street
cars, socks slopply rolled down on shoe
tops.
Old-fashioned suspenders have come
into vogue again, but many men wear
them with belts, too.
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In the matter of shirts, the plain
white held supreme sway until just a
few years ago.
Then colored ones crept in along with
collars to match.
1t was only about two years ago that
the dark shirt mostly very dark brown
plaid. made its appearance in any
numbers.
1t was sighted by the majority Of
men for one plain reason, that they
wanted to get the full benefit OF their
wearing fresh shirt each day.
If you had dark one none of your
critical friends could tell whether you
weren't wearing the same old shirt
again!
To be able to wear q clean shirt
every day of their lives-that has been
the unconscious aim of millions.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

in the removal of the German flag
will be taken to court and presumably
will be punished. As to the outcome Of
their trial, the State Department has no
jurisdiction. The disorder on board the
Bremen was an offense against the State
laws. That it involved an affront to
Germany was incidental. This division
of jurisdiction between State and Fed
eral authority has always been the cause
of confusion in foreign minds, and the
records of the State Department are
filled with cases arising from it. There
would seem, however, to be no occasion
for any further difficulty on the score
of the Bremen flag.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Why Not Experiment
With Our Government I?
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The star:
For years we have experimental in all
lines of business. Why be too critical
with the New Deal experiments? How
did we perfect the radio? BY expert
menting.
Why are we enjoying foolproof auto
mobile in America? BY experimenting.
Why are our living conditions In America
the best on earth? BY experimenting
and inventions. What did Thomas Edi-
son do? He experimented. What kind
of Ford car would we have today if
Henry Ford had not experimental?
We have antiquated laws in our Gov
ernment. In our governmental affairs
we stood still for 200 years. Why not let
the boys experiment little on Capitol
Hill?
President Roosevelt is only doing ex-
actly as our great corporations have
done and are doing. Our corporations
employ the best talent, young and old,
to improve their products. So the Presi-
dent feels if experimenting had advanced
us in business it should work out to our
advantage in our Government. Our
President is not asleep at the switch.
He has made mistakes. So did Henry
Ford. Thomas Edison, Westinghouse and
many of our other great industrial lead
ers Mistakes are the price we pay for
progress. Who knows what would have
happened to us all if the people had not
stood back of our President during those
dark days two years ago?
President Hoover experimental with
many new plans, such as calling mora
torium on debts and what not. He did
his best as he saw it. However, the
people were impatient and wanted ac-
tion so they looked around for new
chief, and selected Franklin D. Roose-
velt to lead us out of our troubles. There
are many people that swallow, hook, line
and sinker, all that they read. most OF it
political propaganda. We should read
between the lines and use our gray
matter to decipher the facts.
The politicians do not like Mr.. 1ckeS
This is to his credit. Our Maryland
politicians tried to work Mr.. IckeS for
Sl0.00O00O to build Chesapeake Bay
bridge in a location where 1t is not
wanted by the people. These politicians
tried to entangle the State in the
financing of this bridge, but our State
officials would not allow the State OF
Maryland to be involved in the project.
Then these gentlemen turned to the
r. F.. C. during the Hoover admlnlstra-
ton seeking financial help. The r. F. c.
turned the project down. Now these
Maryland politicians are making every
effort to hook Uncle Sam for money to
build this bridge. Mr.. Ickes tells them
that if they think so much OF the project
they will have to put up $5500,OOO. and
that he might allow them little chicken
feed after the State of Maryland and the
people in the State show faith in the
project. Mr.. Ickes is not boob. He
is the right man in the right place.
WILLIAM TILGHMAN EMORY.
Annapolis, Md.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Returned Traveller Makes
Observations on Traffic
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
BY reading the papers it is evident
that this city is in absolute earnest In
trying to decrease automobile accidents,
especially on the city streets, and this
is squirting me on to write you these few
lines in the hope that what have to
say may prove beneficial.
l have driven cars for more than 15
years in America, then for the last eight
years in Europe. where I have been
travelling in many countries for business
have found that nowhere is there
the high percentage of auto accidents
that we have in our American cities. So,
on my return to this country few days
ago, I noticed that our motorists are
more law abiding than the Europeans in
general. Then, why such high casualty
list?
l have some suggestions to make that
hope will be accepted with the spirit
with which they are given: Don't try
to place a seven-mile speed limit in al
leys. fifteen around schools and so forth,
and think that safety measure has been
enacted, but hold the motoriSt response
BILE for his conduct of the car at any
speed. These mileage clauses in some
cases are too high, but the motoriSt
thinks he is within his rights.
My second suggestion bears on the left
hand turns. These should be abolished
within the city When the motoriSt
wants to turn left he must wait for the
green light first, then proceed straight
to the center of the crossing and wait
until all traffic in the opposite direction
is clear, while the fellow behind, tired
of waiting tootS his horn and tries to
wiggle away, endangering himself and
the public and finally takes chance
at his turn before any more oncoming
motorists approach or the green light
disappears.
Would not this be worth trying in
our city and let permanent application
of these rules follow If results are salts
factory? GUIDO r. DE NUCCIO.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Western Maryland
Has a Vice President

To the Editor OF The Star:
Recently you printed with pictures
a sketch of Mr. Curly Byrd, recently
named as acting president of the Uni
verSity of Maryland. An error which
interests me as an alumnuS of Western
Maryland College is the statement made
that this is the first instance of any one
" being appointed as vice president OF q
university or college.
Prof. william r. Mcdaniel, honored
and beloved by all the multitude of
students that have passed through the
institution in his time, has for many
years been vice president of Western
Maryland College. He Likewise was for
years the director of all of the athletic
interests of the school, while holding
position of supremacy among mathemati-
clans and serving the college as its buSl-
ness administrator. All on single and
modest salary.
During his tenure arose occasions
when he might have been advanced to
the presidency instead of acting such.
as he more than once has done, but If
he had advisement so to aspire, his own
wisdom restrained him. Hence, Western
Maryland College has been exceptionally
fortunate in the possession of magnifi-
Gently furnished scholar, who. at the
same time, possesses the business and
administrative qualities to entitle him
to the unmeasured respect and devotion
of the college authorities. faculties and
trustees. 1t is great art for one to
know his place, to fill it. and therein to
fulfill the highest expectations had for
him.
While having your ear, permit me also
to add that when, in the welter OF un-
seemly politics, came about the union OF
the schools that make up the present
University of Maryland, Western Mary
land College could have been that If it
had wished. It did not wish.
BARTLETT B. JAMES.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
How to Spot Them.

What is the difference between q
patriotic citizen and a tax dodger?
Evidently it is this: When the Nation
needs money to fight a war or fight a
depression and asks its citizens for a
loan, those who respond by buying
Government bond. the interest on which
the Government Of its own volition has
exempted from taxation, are gentlemen
and scholars and red-blooded patriots.
But when political party is looking
around for ammunition with which to
fight coming political campaign, and
believes few well-aimed shots at those
who have will win the votes of those
who have not, the citizen who has
bought Government bond is a tax
dodger.
That, at least, seems to be one diff
ference.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

It Is not always easy.
It takes a heap o. washing. for one
thing, and considerable money.
Still it is an aim achieved to re-
markable extent and America may be
proud of it.
The dark blue affair, especially with
lemon yellow tie, is a real achievement
in shirt splendor.
Wonder who thought it up?
Or was it an evolution?
1t appeared suddenly before any Of
us were prepared for it.
Especially with men OF dark skin,
eyes, nair, it made an instantaneous hit.
Certainly it set them of wonderfully.
Maybe men are coming to the point
long ago attained by women of being
supremely color conscious in their
clothes.
been, but of them as a group it may be
from color, as indicating too feminine
influence.
1t is wholesome, therefore, to see these
shirts, rivaling the lilies, only we never
saw dark blue lily.
Perhaps there is such. Certainly
among the iris there are tones almost
equivalent.
Few flowers, however, are as dark and
when they are they become almost black.
The glory of the blue shirt is that
1t is indubitably blue.
1t fairly throws its blue in your eyes.
This is well.
NH i ~F lit &
over, evidently.
Between this blue shirt and the bright
yellow sport shirt, it no longer enjoys
an undisputed first place.
The yellow one is peculiarly the
young fellows affair.
1t, too, is best on the dark complex
ioned One may wonder if this shows
the influence so darkly limited at in
discussions of the Nordics.
Perhaps it means nothing more than
that dark eyes, hair and skin really
contrast better with bright, or at. least
decided, colors.
Both of these shirts go best with the
smooth haired, even the sleek haired.
The yellow seems to demand a bit of
oil with it. Then small boys and old
appear deviliShly smart.
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Perhaps in time we will have the
male of the human species, as among
birds and fishes. appearing as the most
colorful of the sexes.
Every one knows how it is with the
cardinal bird. The male sports fine
red suit with daring black cap.
The female is a plain little thing
mostly greenish, with scarce a touch of
the flaming color which made her mate
for so many years, until the law inter-
vened, the target of all guns.
Among fishes we need but one ex-
ample, the famous guppy The female
is plain olive -colored creature, whereas
her mate is resplendent with spots and
SplaSheS of many colorS.
1t may be that mere man will decide
that he ought to do something about
his colorleSS attire, after all.
Maybe he has begun already. who
knows for sure, remembering the dark
blue and the yellow?
Evening star., 1935-08-02

inspected with pleasure. And 1t may
happen that the conventions and the
exhibition will have the effect of con-
firming the claims already filed for the
city to be the stamp Capital of the
world" If SO, the whole community
may rejoice.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Stronger Swearers Wanted.

From the New York Times.
Awoman instructor in Colorado col
lege says the sons Of the pioneers have
lost the art of profanity. They swear
"too weakly" From other sources it is
plain that in the great open spaces
quality of language has been replaced by
quantity.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
"Sound as a Dollar"

From the Manhattan Kans) Mercury.
A Manhattan man who underwent a
physical examination the other day was
told by his physician that he was sound
as a dollar" Now to find out his true
condition he Is checking up to see
whether the physician is Republican
or q New Dealer.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Ultimate Umpire.

Ultimate Umpire.
Dictators have been known to hold,
In days Of pride,
A power that was uncontrolled
And undenied.
But in the progress of affairs
Dictators plan
To show which is, as valor dares,
The better man.
We turn unto vox Populi,
Who has to be,
yust as in rivalries gone by,
The Referee.
"A gangster." said Uncle Eben, "has q
lonesome finish when he finds dat his
only friend Is q six-shooter.'
Evening star., 1935-08-02

The alphabet put Abyssinia at the
head of the list of members of the
League of Nations. Its accidental pre-
cedence may develop into genuine
prestige.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

When men are so powerful as to assert
themselves as historic figures it becomes
impossible to observe the gentle warm
ing, Speak only good of the dead"
Evening star., 1935-08-02

Youth is expected to do its part, but
when ringing speech on current affairs
is required it is always one of the old
fellows who is called to the microphone.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gallant Gesture
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton

Her hat blew of as she crossed a street
Where the midtown traffic was gay and
fleet.
The hat careening like a colt,
A roadster stopped with zesty jolt,
The youth who drove the car was
quick
But the hat was caught on bishops
stick;
Who, in the action of the scene,
Lost for trice his stately mien
And with adventure in his tread
Restored the hat to the charming
head.
The girl blew on in the sun-swept day.
The youth waved the bishop a blithe
A"Okay"
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Identification.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Tattoo marks on the legs Of chickens
are suggested as a means of preventing
theft. The Bertillcn system would work
Just as well and prove equally futile
after the fowl is eaten.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

When Woodrow Wilson said, We're
too proud to fight" he suggested fur
ther valuable thought as to the deSir-
ability of being so strong that we will
not need to.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

That old Republican elephant seems
to be presuming on the tradition among
circus men that without an elephant
parade there can be no satisfactory show.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

Statesmen who appear in their Sus-
penders may intend to show that their
support is frankly given with no sign
of the double cross.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

Insults are dangerous and often
imagined. Any protest against an un-
paid debt might easily be expressed in
abrupt terms that caused it to be re-
garded as an affront.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

There are many nearer neighbors of
whom Mussolini disapproves. But as
a start he has decided to pick on the
wicked Ethiopians.
Evening star., 1935-08-02

The Saar went back to Germany and
there are other signs of unrest in
Europe due to a tendency of political
geography to revert to type.
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Years and Wisdom.

What do you think of the youth
movement"
"It's a powerful and fascinating DEM
onstration of native energy" said Sen
ator Sorghum. mo man less than fifty
or sixty years old can hope to manage
it successfully"
Evening star., 1935-08-02
Comedy and Tragedy.

CUmtuy anu ITdBtuys
"Oh, is it not to taught" we said
When Vanity to Folly led.
When Vanity and Folly wrought
A story with strange meaning fraught,
We pause amid the shadows deep
And say, "Oh, is it not to weep!"