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The Washington times., 1935-11-18

As Scud threw his weight into the Job, the big
doors slowly swung open. They all rushed in. The
vault was empty! Here, where Blackboard had
hidden the treasure Of Peru and Ecuador, which he
had taken from Bonnet-nothingI
The Washington times., 1935-11-18

The big pirate roared and danced about in q
rage He tramped up and down, bewailing the fact
that he hadn't killed everybody who knew where
he had hidden the treasure. He would listen to
nobody.
The Washington times., 1935-11-18
NOW READ ON

"Yes. And my staying at home And every time think
about il" said Kipp evenly 1.-THE less like it,
II don't see, said Ann in STILL small voice, why you
should feel like that about it. It isn't you weren't going
to be working too You planning to work. aren't you?
On nova9"
Evening star., 1935-03-27
TOWNSEND REJECTS
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Third Party Talk Secuted by
Author of 0ld-Age Pen
sion Plan.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated HreSS.
DR.. F. E. Townsend. author of the
Townsend old-age pension plan. said
today he would not run for President
under any circumstances" as II am
not fitted for it, mentally or physic-
ally"
He made this assertion in COM
menting on statement in Boston yes
terday by Capt. Charles M. Hawks,
his representative, that he planned to
lead a third party in 1886, with Sen
ator Borah, Idaho Republican. as his
potential running mate for the vice
presidency.
II deplore anything Of that sort
(referring to Hawks statement), out
I am not going to bother my head
about it." he said. I'VE hear these
bursts of local enthusiasm from ma!ly
parts of the country and I can't keep
people from talking.
"Our organization desires to leave
partisan politics alone. We want
fundamental changes In some opera
tions of the Government, but two
major parties are enough. and we
do not despair of obtaining those
changes through one of the two par
ties we have"
Under the Townsend plan, every
one in the United States over go would
receive $500 month. provided 1t was
spent within the ixt 80 days.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
TWO ARE INDICTED
ON TAX CHARGES
W. L. Heap of Internal Reve.
nue. and G. S. Burtis Ac.
Cused of Plot.

Warren L. Heap, a reviewer in the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Guy
S. Burtis, former Reconstruction
Finance Corp. employe, were indicted
by the special District grand jury
today, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government in connection
with the adjustment Of s208,77l tax
claim against the Amer Mining Co. Of
Denver, Colo
The indictment charges the defend
ants communicated with Edward E.
Wheeler, president of the Colorado
Public Service Corp, at Denver, and
offered to show how the tax claim
could be abated in return for per-
centage of the money refunded.
The indictment sets forth the fol-
lowing letter, allegedly written by Bur-
tis to Wheeler last October "a:
Dear Ed: Received your letter this
to dictate to a Government stenogra-
pher, so you will have to bear with
my longhand.
Urges Discretion.
"As to kick-back out there, all I
can say is that our position to actually
deliver couldn't be better. If this party
goes direct to the Income Tax De-
partment he won't get anywhere, of
course, you can't tell him that you
have inside information. Your attor-
ney out there should be able to let
him know discretely that you can do
him more good than any one else can
1T might be best to let him try out
the department out there with the
the understanding that If he doesn't
get anywhere. he will let you do it.
I don't want to 60 into the details in
writing, but can say as positively as
you can anything that we can get half
voided with a good chance of getting
it practically all Cancelled.
The party I am dealing with is an
old friend of mine. The whole thing
came about in a rather unusual way
and I may get other cases in Colo
RADIO somewhat similar.
Secretary Mentioned.
II am told Helen Morgan, the sec
retary. has lot to say and up to the
time I called you, they had no consul
in this matter, contact with the
secretary might do the trick.
Twenty per cent Of the amount
saved should be a fair fee. The
amount saved would be a percentage
of the assessment, plus interest. The
interest will be quite an item in ad-
dition to the levy.
THE contract for the services
should be made by your attorney out
there and the money for services
collected by him.
Your division would be third or
a fourth, depending on how 1t is to
be handled.
"It is possible the hearing can be
held in Denver, although it is likely
some one would have to come here
to get the set-up before the hearing.
Case "CIear Cut"
"This is an opportunity we shouldn't
miss. as it is not likely we can get
another case as clear cut as this one.
I would say have your man 60 to it
hard.
IT don't know how long I will be
here, perhaps for another two or
three weeks, after that stationed in
Chicago for the Government.
Let me know If you are coming
down the 10th. Am going to hear the
President address the bankers tonight.
GUY"
Evening star., 1935-03-27

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md. March a.
Former Representative Frederick N
zihlman was said today to be in a
serious condition from encephalitis, or
Sleeping sickness" in Memorial Hos
pital here.
His physician, DR.. L. B. Mathews
said Zihlman sleeps profoundly al
night and only awakens for short in
tervals during the day. He is the first
person to be treated here for the dis
ease, Dr. Mathews said.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
.BARUCH PROPOSES
PAY AS YOU FIGHT
War Plan of Taxation and
Price Fixing Urged at
Arms Hearing.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
A program for paying as you
fight" in the event the United States
becomes involved in another war was
advocated today before the Senate
Munitions Committee by Bernard M.
Baruch, chairman of the World War
Industries Board.
Such plan-to be executed by tax
alton and price-fixing-would save
generations unborn, as well as our
selves, untold misery" the tall. white
! haired witness asserted to an attentive
committee.
Previously. replying to what he
termed 'insinuations and inuendoes"
against him, he asserted that when
he was called to wartime Govern
ment service he sold "at heavy cost
to my fortune" all holdings that even
remotely touched upon my official du-
ties"
Flynn Plan Endorsed.
The New York financier. recently
named by President Roosevelt as head
of committee to devise ways of TAX
ing excess profits out of war, asked the
committee to put an end to the in
situations or to find me guilty of
violation of the trust and confidence
imposed upon me during that period"
Baruch Endorsed in principle the
committee wartime plan drawn by
John T. Flynn, economist and writer,
oy which virtually all individual profits
by taxation and industrial profits
would be held at a low figure.
Briefly" the financier said, my
proposal is that Congress, after it de-
! clares an emergency exists. shall au-
thorize the President to clamp a cell
ing down over the whole price struc-
ture in effect on or about the date of
declaration of war, when there is a
fair relationship among human ac-
tivities and their rewards. and make
it unlawful thereafter to charge a
higher price for any service or things.
Urges Control of Money.
But. coincident with that, fair
price commission shall be set up to
make adjustments upward or down.
ward as necessity may require. Money,
like other things. would be controlled
and directed. and told for what pur-
pose it could be used and the charge
for such use"
by heavily increasing the present
peace taxes and placing an excess war
traffic tax on all earnings above peace
time earnings. any war profits which
might strain through the price stabili-
zation sieve would be captured and
thus war would be prevented from be-
ing profitable industry. -"
Man power would be modified as
it was under the selective draft act,
Continued on Page 3, Column -
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Ban OF, Corridor
Is High on List
OfNazi Demands
Asks Return of Ter.
ritOry AWarded to
CzechOslOUdkia.

Copyright, 1885. by the Associated PressJ
LONDON, March 27.-High London
quarters declared today that Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler demanded from Sir
John Simon, foreign secretary. that
the powers grant Germany the follow
ing concessions:
/. An economic union with Austria
2. The elimination of Pomorze-the
Polish Corridor" which, under the
treaty of Versailles, gives Poland q
seacoast.
8. The return of some Czechoslovak-
ian territory, with the repatriation of
3 500. 900 Germans there
4. Aviation strength equal to the air
force of Great Britain or France, the
level to be governed by the air strength
of Soviet Russia.
5. A navy of about 100000 tons.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
NJ 'ADO0 ATTACKS
PUBLICITY ON TAX
Asks Pink Slip Repeal.
Says Hundreds Getting
"Sucker" Lists.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A former Secretary of the Treas
ury-Senator McAdoo, Democrat. of
California-today urged the Senate to
repeal the pink slip" income tax
publicity clause on the ground that. If
retained, it would result in grave in
justices" and not make for more hon.
est returns as claimed.
1T will accomplish no useful or
beneficial purpose whatever" said the
tall Californian. He added that ad-
vocates of publicity were proceeding
on the erroneous assumption" it
would reduce tax frauds and avoid
ance.
"Sucker" Lists Compiled.
McAdoo said a tax collector had
informed him hundreds of persons al
ready were trying to pry into March
is returns for sucker" lists.
A vote on repeal was expected today
and Democratic leaders had predicted
the House bill to do away with the
little pink slips" requiring the listing
of gross and net income. credits and
tax paid, would be passed and sent to
the White House.
Chairman Harrison of the Finance
Committee predicted the Senate wculd
pass the measure without any of the
tax riders which opponents have
threatened to tack on it.
The Senate opposition lined up,
however, in last-minute fight
to retain the law requiring that
portions Of income tax returns
be made public. Senator Long
was much in evidence, charging yes
terday that administration leaders
want the publicity requirement re-
pealed because last year fewer men
made $4,000 and more made 81 ,000, 900
than the year before"
Long Is Quizzed.
Asked by Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, of Maryland, what his own in
come was last year, Long said it totaled
SIS 900, which he spent on brass
bands. foot ball games and drinks for
my friends"
Long and Senator McKellar, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee contended the
threat of publicity had been RESPONSE
BILE for this years 33 per cent increase
in income tax receipts, but Senator
Copeland, Democrat, of New York
and Senator George, Democrat, OF
Georgia attributed the gain to better
business and the raising Of rates.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
DISTRICT AIRPORT
QUESTION SHELVED
House Committee Delays
Action Pending Study
of Transcript.

Hopelessly unable to agree on any
phase of The local airport contro-
sersy. the House District Committee
after a long and bitter argument
today laid the whole matter aside
until a full transcript of more thar
a month If hearings conducted by its
subcommittee on parks and play
grounds has been printed and studied
Members of the subcommittee
charged they had been ''bulldozed'
by the newspapers and the people OF
Washington in connection with their
consideration of the airport question
and have been subjected to insult by
members of local trade and business
organizations.
Demands for reopening of the full
question to hearings by the full COM
mittee were made on behalf of rep
resentatives of local organizations
which had favored the Gravelly Point
airport site. This site was rejected
by the subcommittee in its report.
published yesterday. It finally was
decided no action would be taken
with regard to the hearings or con-
sideration OF the airport matter in
any way until the printed hearings
are made available, probably next
Wednesday.
Smith Opens Fight.
A fight against the subcommit-
tees report was opened by Repre-
sentative Smith of Virginia, author
of the Gravelly Point airport bill
which the subcommittee rejected
Smith asked that the full committee
hold hearings, declaring the subcom-
mittee had been unfair in its report
Il take very great issue with the
report the subcommittee has filed and
the conclusions they have reached"
Representative Smith said.
Smith said that although the sub
committee has worked diligently and
has held exhaustive hearings. he was
forced to disagree with their inter-
pretation of the testimony presented
before them and felt that the hearings
should be printed 80 We can Judge
them and see whether this Is good
or bad report"
Limit on Site Denied.
BY singing out Gravelly Point for
condemnation, Smith said, the sub
committee virtually made certain the
selection of Washington Airport by
the members of the Airport Commis-
sion which would be created to select
a site.
Since it is generally agreed that
there are but two desirable sites, Grav-
ely Point and Washington Airport" +"
Smith said, why not just pick Wash
ington Airport?"
It was hotly denied by several sub
committee members that they had
limited the selection to any site, and
Representative Hull of Wisconsin. a
member of the subcommittee, said he
was just as much opposed to Wash
ineton Airport as to Gravelly Point.
only one site was submitted to us
for consideration" Hull said. That
was the Gravelly Point site authorized
in the Smith bill. am not interested
in Washington Airport and wouldn't t
have it if had my way.
1T Is inferred that because we ruled
against Gravelly Point we are the hire
lings of the commercial interests be-
hind Washington Airport. I resent
that implication"
Representative Nichols of Oklahoma
objected to the hearing of Clarence
A. Miller, chairman of the Aviation
Continued on Page S, Column ~
Evening star., 1935-03-27
| PCT. SALES LEVY
WINS IN MARYLAND
Assembly Speeds Compro.
mise Relief Revenue Bill
to Governor.
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, March 27.-The re-
lief question, which has plagued the
Maryland Legislature since it convened
January 2, was settled at 200 am. to-
day, when a l per cent gross sales tax
measure was passed, estimated to re-
turn from $4,100000 to more than
IS 900, 900 in the year it will remain
in effect.
The measure, compromise which
broke a deadlock between the House
and Senate, was rushed through both
houses under suspended rules, and will
be presented to Gov. Nice for his sig
nature as soon as it can be printed.
Goes in Effect April 1.
The Federal Relief Administration
has agreed to accept 5000, 900, in
cluding $1,500,O0 for old-age pen
sions, as the States contribution. The
revenue from the l per cent sales tax
is earmarked, $3,5OO,OO for direct un-
employment relief, and 81 5000 for
old-age pensions, with any balance to
remain in the relief funds until ap-
propriated
The gross sales tax will 60 into
effect April and will expire on
March 81, 1896, unless renewed by a
special session.
Gas, electricity, water and steam
will be exempt from the tax, which
will apply to all other commodities.
Collection of the tax would begin on
June 10, with merchants required to
file returns and pay taxes monthly.
Drafted as Compromise.
The l per cent gross sales tax was
decided upon as compromise and
Attorney General Herbert O'Conor
and his aides were called upon to
draft the measure in the form of an
amendment to the 2 per cent sales
tax bill in the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
Late last night the per cent tax
bill was reported out favorably and
the report was adopted. The amend
ment was then offered and adopted
% to 6. The Senate rules were sus-
pended and the bill was rushed to the
House.
Here another short fight followed,
but the Senate amendment was con-
Cured in by voice vote. The bill
was finally passed by the House, the
members dividing 81 to 16.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
BY the Associated Press.


DENVER, Colo, March 27.-March
winds left fresh deluge of sand and
silt on the plains country TODAY after
releasing their fury on this mile high
city.
Usually protected from sweeping
winds by the nearby mountains, the
city was plunged into near darkness
yesterday by. a diststorm which the
Weather Bureau described as the
worst in 20 years. Airplane schedules
were Cancelled and traffic was ham
pered by the dun-colored swirls of
dust. At midnight, however, a trace
of snow appeared and the temperature
dropped from maximum Of 81 to 20
degrees.
The gales struck again at the un-
protected soil Of Southwestern Kansas
and Southeastern Colorado, where a
24-hour respite from the prolonged
winds had brought hope that the
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Socialite Again Robbed.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 81 (F).
Mrs. Nan Pierson Brooks Macy, New
York socialite, voluntarily submitted
to f1ngerprinting today to aid police in
entered her apartment, taking clothes
and jewelry.
Mrs. Macy is embarked on a film
career, and said she would like to stay
in Hollywood, "but two. robberies in
two days is enough to worry anybody" /"
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Denuer Lashed by Duststorn';
Planes Grounded by Darkness

"black blizzards" were over. Some of
the side roads in Prowers and Baca
Counties in Colorado were blocked by
drifts of dust.
Housewives, delayed in starting
their Spring housecleaning, swung
their busters and brooms again in the
two States as well as in the Dakotas,
Wyoming and Nebraska.
The clouds even carried their dusty
load into parts Of Iowa, Oklahoma and
Minnesota.
The death of ]. H. Burnmeier,
Hanna, Wyo.. trainmaster, was at
tributed to the storm. He was killed
when he stepped in front Of train.
While the storm was in progress
here. a delegation of farmers met
with the registrar OF the State Public
Lands Board and mapped an appeal
for p. w. A. funds to plant supple
mental sheleter belt Of trees In Eastern
Colorado.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
S4,880, 900, 900 Set-up Not
to Be Administered by
Hopkins.
GEN. WOODS WILL HEAD
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1ckes or Relief Head Expected to
Be Placed in Charge of
Housing Plan.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
President Roosevelt himself is going
to direct the spending Of the s4880,-
100000 included in the work relief bill.
Reports that Harry L. Hopkins, Fed
eral relief administrator, is to be given
this job were said today by a high
Government authority to be incorrect.
This same authority stated that the
President has mapped out this gi-
gantic program with the view of taking
full responsibility himself for allotting
the money.
The President will be chairman Of
what is to be known as the Allotment
Committee of this new works relief
set-up and, as such, will be the final
arbiter as well as the directing head.
Administrator Hopkins, Secretary
Ickes and Admiral Christian J. Peoples,
head Of the procurement division of
the Treasury Department, and others
holding key positions in the emergency
set-up will serve as field marshals and
members of the Allotment Committee.
The routine work as well as in
vestigations and technical surveys will
be carried out by these assistants.
Program Long in View.
Mr. Roosevelt has had this plan in
view from the inception of this broad
ened relief program, and had no.
changed his mind when he left Wash
ington Monday night.
In addition to the allotment COM
mittee, there will be an advisory COM
mlttee, to be headed by Gen. Robert
E. Woods, head of Sears, Roebuck Co.,
the members of which will be drafted
from industrial and other meters as
well as from some of the emergency
agencies.
The President purpoSely has avoided
discussing his plans publicly because
he preferred to wait until Congress
has completed its task of enacting
the relief bill.
In the meantime, the Presidents
assistants have gone ahead perfecting
the organization and the program is
virtually ready to be put in motion
as soon as the wcrks-relief oil be-
comes a law.
There are some details yet to be
worked out. The President still has
to decide which one of his field mar
shals will head the group to handle
housing projects one of the major
features Of the program.
1t is thought that the President
will appoint either Ickes or Hopkins
to this post.
Tugwell 10 Handle Lands.
Undersecretary of Agriculture Tug
well also will nave an important role,
handling land problems, soil erosion,
dust storms and similar matters.
The report that Hopkins would
handle the gigantic relief fund sprang
up yesterday after Hopkins con-
ferred at length with the President
en- route by train to Florida. Certain
so-called Informed sources" said the
emphasis in the coming works drive
would be speed. and that was be-
lieved to be a reason why Hopkins
would get precedence over Ickes in
getting the job.
Ickes is noted for his caution, and
his handling of the $4,000, 100000
public works appropriation led some
adherents of the pump -priming"
theory to contend the money was not
spent fast enough.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
M0RR0 CASTLE BRINGS
$33,605 IN JUNK SALE
$5, 900, 900 Ward Liner Swept by
Fire Last Year With Loss
of 1874 Lives.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.-The liner
Moro Castle, pride Of the American
coastwise fleet before fire swept
through her last September, with
the loss of 124 lives, was sold as
junk today for $33,605.
The Moro Castle, once queen of
the Ward Line, was completed in
1880 at a cost of approximately
$4,000, 900.
Lieut.. Col. Edward A. Ardery of
the Army Engineers announced that
he had accepted the offer of the
highest bidder, the Union Shipbuild-
ing Co. of Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
CONFEREEs DEBATE BILL.
Thomas Silver Imitation Rider Ex-
pected to Be Eliminated.

pected to Be Eliminated.
BY the Associated Press.
The S4,880 100000 work-relief bill
today was in the hands of Senate and
House conferees, who are expected
to knock out the Thomas silver inf1a-
ton rider attached by the Senate.
The House, acting at the request
of the President, yesterday moved for
either deletion or complete revision
Of Roosevelt-opposed amendments.
BY a crushing 263-to-l08 vote it SUBJ
dued a silver-bloc attempt to force
acceptance of all amendments by the
other branch.
Thus ths bill was sent to confer
ence, with the Senate in the embsr-
assing position of having its conferees
dominated by outright opponents Of
the work-relief bill.
OF the five Senate conferees. Glass.
Democrat, of Virginia. Keyes, Repub-
lican, of New Hampshire. and Hale.
Republican, of Maine, voted against
the bill. The two others, Mcclellan,
Democrat, of Tennessee and Copeland,
Democrat, of New York, supported 1t.
The perplexing situation came
about by the Senate custom that rank
ing members of the committee which
handled bill shall serve as conferees.
Glass is chairman of the Appropria-
tions committee, and the four others
rank next in order.
House conferees are Buchanan,
Democrat, of Texas, Appropriations
Committee chairman of that body;
Oliver, Democrat. of Alabama: Taylor.
Democrat, of Colorado; Arnold, DEM
ocrat, of Illinois; Taber, Republican,
of New York, and Bacon, Republican,
of New York.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, author of the silver
amendment, said in a statement late
yesterday If Congress was unwilling
to accept" his proposal the silver bloc
will have no alternative other than
to organize and continue our fight
for proper use of silver in our
monetary system"
Evening star., 1935-03-27
Faiths in Plain Figures.

NEW YORK (P. - The Columbia
University Press estimates that if the
worlds population of 1000, 600 900 was
reduced proportionately. according to
religious faiths, to 100 persons, there
would be SO Christians, l9 Confucian-
lists and Taoists. IL Hindus, IL Mo-
hammedans. 10 Animists, Buddhists.
Shintoist and Jew.
Evening star., 1935-03-27
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, JR.

By W. Fl. SHIPPEN, JR.
1t takes more than a $4,000 sweep
stakes prize to rattle the worlds rich
est Scottie, for Cracker is a very
canny pup.
He refused to share the excitement
of his master, E. Wiley Garfield, Is
year-old unemployed craftsman,
when a cablegram from Dublin ar
rived this morning at 921 E street
southeast with the glad tidings.
Congratulations" said the cable
gram, Cracker wins 8079 pounds re-
sidual prize in Irish National Sweep
Evening star., 1935-03-27

Cloudy, slightly warmer tonight, fol-
lowed by occasional rain beginning late
tonight or tomorrow; lowest temperature
tonight about "A degrees Temperatures
Highest. IS, at noon today; lowest, 38, at
$3.50 am. today. Full report on page Az