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Evening star., 1935-01-25

A little-noticed decision of great i'm
portance was issued by the Supreme
Court last Monday. 1t holds against
the common practice Of Disgusting
purchases of corporations by calling
the purchase a reorganization, and
thus avoiding taxes. The case (Greg-
ory VS.. Helvering) is expected to add
millions in Government revenue. One
utility company has profit Of So
100000 on which it avoided taxes in
this way.
Utilities Laws.
The proposed holding company leg
islation will include only utilities. The
wire corporations are already under
the Communications Commission, the
railroads under the I. c. c., all others
under the S. E. C.
Another prize order issued in the
Public Works administration, now
spending $3,000,O00000 for recovery,
admonishes employees about careless
ness In wasting pencils.
It is going to be easier for Army
deserters next year. The appropria-
ton for chasing them is being cut
from $4,000 to $4,000.
(copyiight. 1851
Evening star., 1935-01-25
WORK RELIEF CASH
ASKED FOR ROADS
Grade Crossings Also Bid
for Share of Funds.
Gas Tax Wanted.

President Roosevelt was requested
to allocate "a substantial part" of the
new $4,000 100000 works relief fund
for the construction of highways and
elimination of grade crossings in one
of IL resolutions adopted today at the
closing session of the thirty-Second
annual convention of the American
Road Builders Association in the Will
lard Hotel.
The association pointed out in its
resolution that experience has demon
strated highway construction is one
of the best means of providing labor
for thousands of men over a Nation
wide front and that the results are
of the utmost benefit to the people of
the country as a whole.
In another resolution the aSsocia-
ton called for direct application of
all automobile registration and gaSo-
line tax funds to highway construction
and maintenance.
1t was recommended that expendi-
ture of all highway funds under the
emergency construction act be car
ried on in accordance with the we'll
recognized and prevailing system of
award to private contractors"
The association took sharp issue
with the granting of code provision
exceptions in favor of governmental
buyers, and demanded that govern
mental purchasing agents be made sub
ject to the same conditions with re-
Spect to quoted prices as private
buyers.
The association will adjourn after a
brief final meeting of the board of
directors this afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
NEWSPRINT CHANGE
WSI0NED IN SOUTH
Publishers Plan to Utilize Expert.
ments in Use of Slash
Pine Pulp.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., January 25.-
A revolution in Southern industry was
predicted here yesterday by James G..
stahlman, publisher of the Nashville
(Tenn.) Banner, as the result of sue
cessful experiments in the manufac-
ture of newsprint from Southern slash
pine.
The Tennessee publisher was one of
the speakers at the eleventh annual
North Carolina Newspaper Institute.
He said capital was now being
raised for construction of Southern
paper manufacturing plant to make
practical application of the results
of experiments by DR.. Charles Herty
of Brunswick, Ga.
William D. Nugent of Media Records,
Inc, New York, ascribed the prosper
ity of America Gin large measure to
newspaper advertising.
He said a survey by his firm showed
that even during the lowest business
ebb of recent years business firms
which increased their advertising ap-
propriations increased their business
in equal proportion, while a great
many firms which did not do likewise
failed.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
CITY COAL DEALERS
WILL Be LICENSED
Commissioners Order All
Handlers to Pay $40
Annual Fee.

The coal business of the District is
to be placed under a new form of regu-
lation by an order Of the District Com
missioners today requiring all dealers
in coal to be licensed.
This step was taken under authority
of the general District license act of
1882, giving the Commissioners power
to require licenses for all forms of busi-
ness.
Each of the 200-odd coal merchants
of the District will be required shortly
to apply for license. The charge an
nually will be SO.
The new system will mean that when
the Commissioners find that a dealer
has been persistently giving short
measure to customers they will have
the power to move for revocation of
the licenses or to deny the issuance
of a license when renewal time ar
rives. This will place a new weapon
in the hands of George NJ. Roberts,
superintendent of weights, measures
and markets, in enforcement of the
standards OF proper measure.
The license plan was recommended
to the Commissioners by Roberts and
bore the Endorsement of Corporation
Counsel Prettyman. 1t also had the
Endorsement of James E. Colliflower,
president of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, and one of the
city's coal merchants.
The license fee of $40 was fixed as
being the cost to the District of the
necessary inspection, supervision and
regulation of the coal business.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
a BARGES AND TUG
MISSING In STORM
Coast Guard Cutters Are Search.
ing Ocean for
Vessels.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, January 25.-Four
barges and tug are missing as a re-
suit of the storm at sea, Norfolk di-
vision headquarters of the Coast
Guard announced today. Two of the
barges are given up for lost They
are the Pattie Morrissett and the steel
barge No. 2 of the Eastern Transpor-
tation Co. The tug w. j. Hooper with
two other barges, it is feared, is also
lost.
1t is possible, Coast Guard officials
said, that the tug and the two barges
succeeded in getting back inside Della
ware breakwater, but little hope was
expressed that they survived the storm.
The cutters Sebago and Mendoza
are now conducting search for the
tug and two barges.
The tug and the two other barges
In tow with the Pattie Morrisset have
not been sighted nor heard of since
then.
Steel barge No 2 Is missing and fear
is expressed that it Is lost with Capt.
Lee Reed and his two hands.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
Congress in Brief.
BY the Associated Press.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Continues World Court debate.
Considers bill extending life of
r. F. C.
Secretary Perkins before Finance
Committee on social security legisla-
ton.
Munitions Committee again exam
ines C. L. Bardo.
House.
Takes up Treasury proposal to eX-
tend bond issue limit by $4,000 900 900.
Bernard M. Baruch, Hugh S. John
son and Secretary Dern scheduled to
testify before Military Committee on
war profits.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders economic security legislation.
YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Adopted Vandenberg World Court
reservation after limiting debate.
c. l.. Bardo refused Munitions Com
mittee's demand that he waive i'm
munity in testifying on ship contracts
Finance Committee heard Secretary
Perkins on social security bill.
House.
Passed $4,SSO, 100000 public works
relief measure.
Ways and Means Committee con-
sidered social security legislation.
Banking Committee heard Jesse
a n nhoi
extension Of r. F. c.
Military Committee discussed stop
ping profits during war.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
ID FLEE INTO COLD !
TO ESCAPE BLAZE
One Family Forced to Leave
Without Children's Outer
Wraps.

Fourteen persons were forced out
into the cold early last night when
fire started in the basement at 25l2
Seventeenth street and spread so rap
idly to the first floor that one family
had to leave without their children'S
outer wraps
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Pearson, who
occupied the first floor with their four
children, were preparing TO eat din
ner when smoke started up from the
furnace room AS the blaze spread
up through partitions in the wall, the
six had to hurry from the building.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin A. Berger and
two children. Richard. II, and Mary
Louise 8. who occupied the second
floor. had to leave the building hur-
riedly.
Mrs, Nellie Cryor, wife Of Joe Cryor,
taxi operator, also was forced from
the building and police broadcast a
lookout for the husband to notify him
of the fire and that his wife vas
safe with friends.
Meanwhile, Richard Berger. whose
father is a lawyer in the Claims Di-
vision of the General Accounting Of.
fee, had telephoned for firemen. The
firemen we're hampered temporarily in
fighting the blaze by the bitter cold,
making it difficult to handle the hose.
Next door. at 25l4 Seventeenth
street, little Richard Gleason, ID
months old, and his brother, Edward,
6 years old and their grandmother
were forced out by smoke.
The fire burning up through the
walls Of the building at 2512 destroyed
the clothing in closets belonging to
the Pearson family.
All occupants of the building spent
the night at the homes Of friends.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
SENATE PAY CUT
VOTE SEEN SOON
Decision on MCCarran Pro.
poSaI for Restoration
Early Next Week.

The Senate will reach a decision
early next week on the McCarran
propose, to restore the remaining
per cent of the Government pay cut
as of January /.
A test OF strength on the question
virtually Was assured when Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, filed
notice in writing in the Senate late
yesterday that he would move to
suspend the rules, if necessary, to
offer his pay amendment when the
pending deficiency measure is taken up.
Precautionary Step.
Senator McCarran said he does not
believe suspension of the rules Is
necessary. but he filed the advance
notice as a precautionary step so that
he will be in a position to take that
step if a point of order is raised
against his amendment. A two
thirds vote is required to suspend
the rules.
The pay question will come before
the Senate without action for or
against by the Appropriations Com
mittee. The Appropriations Commit
tee took final action yesterday after
noon on the deficiency resolution to
which McCafran is hopeful Of attach
ing the pay restoration amendment.
The Nevada Senator decided, how
ever, to wait until the resolution
reaches the Senate floor before pre-
senting the pay restoration motion.
1t was generally understood that the
committee, under its rules, would
have been, required to hold the amend
ment not in order.
Senator McCarran believes the
parliamentary situation will be more
favorable when the amendment is
offered from the floor, and is optimis-
tic over the chances of having it con-
sidered without reSorting to Suspen-
sion of the rules. If it is passed on
without suspepding the rules only a
majority vote will be necessary.
Again Before House.
If the Senate places the pay
restoration amendment in this de-
flciency resolution the question again
will be put before the House. The
resolution, which carries operating ex-
penses needed Immediately by the
Communications Commission, the Sc
curities Commission and several other
agencies. has passed the House, but
would go back to that body for ac-
ton on Senate amendments.
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee yesterday added to the resolu-
ton an item of $4,000 needed by the
special commission considering the
boundary dispute between the Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
25 Dead and Is, 900 Marooned
As Famine S,ueeps Flood Area
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.

in the Quitman-Panola Basin south
of here. Many in that section have
come here or gone to Crowder.
Schools, churches, the railroad sta
ton and box cars were pressed into
service to house the refugees.
There was intense suffering in Tate,
Tunica, Pamela and Quitman Counties
little cotton country" towns by the
hundreds and sought any available
sort of shelter
Water throughout a wide section
rose to the tops of houses and trees,
clutching icily at retreating refugees.
Rescue boats had to send conveys
ahead to break channels through the
surface frozen waters.
Relief camps were established at all
high points. Dozens of persons were
brought in with their hands and feet
frozen. Others we're unconscious
Women gave birth to babies on house
tops.
Other persons, still perched in trees
and on houses, developed pneumonia
and influenza, and relief workers
feared an epidemic.
Food became scarce, as stores were
almost depleted.
The Red Cross and other relief
agencies rushed in supplies, and soup
kitchens were set up-but still many
went hungry.
Copyright. 1887
Evening star., 1935-01-25
W0RKS-AID FIGHT
TURNS TO SENATE;
HOUSE PASSES BILL
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
of Representative Connery, Democrat.
of Massachusetts to require the Gov
ernment to pay prevailing wages" on
works projects was closer than some
of the others-159 to 131.
The only amendment finally adopt
ed by the House was that by Repre-
sentative Bulwinkle, Democrat, of
North Carolina, which requires more
detailed reports of expenditures of
and obligations incurred by the ad-
ministration under the act.
The defeated Smell motion to re-
commit the bill would have provided: !:
No part of the appropriations could
be expended for any project which
would place the Government in COM
petition with private business.
That the funds should be appor-
toned among the States in proper
ton to the number of unemployed as
compared to the total number of un-
employed in the United States.
That preference be given projects
nearest the largest number of unem-
ployed
That no person desiring work on
relief projects be subject to any po-
litical test or qualification.
That relief be administered as far
as possible by State and local agen-
cieS.
That all unobligated balances of
funds be returned to the Treasury on
June 80, 1896.
During the earlier Democratic revolt
the insurgents had won promise
from the administration that Secretary
Ickes would not administer the fund
Opponents of Bill.
The 70 Representatives who voted
against final passage of the bill were:
Democrats Q0):
CaStellow, Cox, Darden, Gray OF
Indiana, GriSwold, Peterson OF Georgia
Ramspeck, Robertson of Virginia
Smith of Virginia and Tarver.
Republicans (68):
Allen, Andersen, Andrews of New
York, Arends, Bacon, Blackney, Bolton
of Ohio Cavicchia, Christianson
Church, Cole of New York, Cooper
Crawford, Crowther, Culkin, Darrow
Dirksen, Otter, Dondero, Doutrich
Eaton, Engel. Englebright. Fenerty
Focht, Clifford, Goodwin, Gwynne
Hancock of New York, Hartley, Hess
Hoffman, Hollister, Jenkins, Kimball
Kinzer, Knutson, Lehlbach, Lord, Nc.
Lean, Mas, Marshall, Martin o.
Massachusetts, Michener, Millard o1
New York, Perkins, Pittenger, Plumley
Ransley, Reed of Illinois, Reed of New
York, Rich, RobSion of Kentucky
Rogers of Massachusetts, Short, Shell
Stewart, Taber, Thomas, Thurston
Treadway, Turpin, Wadsworth, Wig
ellsworth, Wilson of Pennsylvania
Wolcott, Wolfenden and Woodruff.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
SHEPARD LEAVES
FOR SECOND TRIAL
Third Wife Accompanies Former
Army Officer Facing Poison
ing Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DENVER, January 25.-Maj. Charles
A. Shepard, facing a second fight to
clear himself of the charge that he
murdered his second wife by poison,
left here yesterday for Topeka, Kans.,
where his trial will open Monday.
Maj. Shepard was accompanied by
his third wife, Mrs. Alice Watt Shep-
ard, and her daughter by a former
marriage, Mrs. Burr Cooper.
The major, since retired from the
Army, was convicted five years ago of
killing his wife, zenana, 81, by admin
istration of poison at Fort Riley, Kans
The Supreme Court of the United
States, however, granted Shepard a
new trial on the ground that hearsay
evidence was admitted against him
under guise of dying statement.
Again opposing Maj. Shepard when
his second trial starts before United
States District Judge Colin Neblett
of New Mexico will be Miss Grace
Brandon, San Antonio stenographer,
for love Of whom. the Government
contends. Shepard poisoned his wife.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
WAR PROFITS BILL
| HELD PROTECTION
Immunity From Attack Seen
by BaruCh as Result |
of Legislation.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bernard M. Baruch told the House
Military Committee today that pend-
ing legislation to eliminate war profits
would make the Nation immune
against attack" and vastly increase"
Americas financial strength for war.
Meanwhile, the Senate Munitions
Committee questioned Clinton L.
Bardo former president Of the New
York Shipbuilding Co., about the sale
of ships to the Government.
Economies Cause Conflict.
Baruch, who headed the World War
Industries Board, declared economic
pressure is likely cause of conflict
and added:
Never has the world been so em-
battled in that respect. Tariff quotas,
trade barriers, exchange regulations
all are really economic ornaments.
IN that particular the world IS
more heavily armed than ever in its
history"
The McSwain bill under consider
alton would provide for a universal
draft of human, material and indus
trial resources in war time and for
freezing of prices paid by the Govern
ment and by private citizens for ne
cesSitieS.
Baruch pointed out the measure
needed certain refinementS which he
did not itemize, then added:
1T would so greatly increase our
strength for war that other nations
would be obliged to follow suit as
! defense measure"
Baruch on Committee. '
Baruch. along with Hugh s. john
son, former N. r. A. chieftain, and
Gen Douglas Macarthur, Army chief
| of staff, are on a committee named
by President Roosevelt to work out
a formula to remove profiteering from
war
He framed his Endorsement Of the
/ McSwain bill thus:
Il look upon the action contem-
| plated in this bill as being sufficient to
| place this country in a position i'm
| mune against attack. While it re-
moves the war-profit motive, it has
| other great advantages. BY keeping
prices down to time levels and
thus eliminating doubling and trebling
Of war prices, it vastly increases the
/ Nations financial strength for war.
1t also insures against conditions fol-
/ lowing in the wake of war, such as
| this depression in which, some 16
! years after the armiStice, We are still
/ engulfed."
/ The bill would be preventative OF
war in the sense that it would 're.
move absolutely all hope Of making
money out of war or of being as well
of in war as in peace, Baruch added.
Cites Nye Inquiry.
Turning to the munitions inquiry
by the Nye committee in the Senate,
/ he noted the effect Of technical arms
makers in stirring up war.
Baruch advocated putting a ceiling
on prices to prevent trade" from
/ forcing up the cost of living and the
cost of war. Likewise he favored not
only control Of prices for food, clothes,
rent and all other commodities, but Of
money as well.
The entire population ought to be
subject to the draft-the banker along
with the laborer, he observed.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
"BABY BOND" VOTE
SLATED FOR TODAY
House Leaders to Speed Action
on Treasury Issuance
Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Yielding to the Treasury's calls for
speed, House leaders decided to bring
to vote today the bill to permit
issuance Of $4,000, 100000 in bonds,
including baby bonds"
Speaker Byrns told newsmen II
don't believe there'l be any opposi-
tion to this measure"
The Ways and Means Committee,
In reporting the bill to the House, re-
marked that the Secretary of the
Treasury felt it necessary "to finance
the needs of the Government in the
most economical manner possible"
At present the Government has
authority to issue only $28 8,000, 900 600.
1t has issued all but $2,500, 600, 900 of
that. Although nearly 100000, 900
have been retired, requirements may
not be issued.
The new measure, instead OF gross
$28, ,000,000,000 maximum, calls for a
$25,000, 600, 900 revolving limit.
Saying the new bill "has no effect
upon the total of the debt outStand-
ing" the committee asserted the
change would permit the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue securities best
suited, at the time, to meet condi-
tions of the market and the needs OF
the Government"
Evening star., 1935-01-25
DAMAGE TO OYSTERS
BELIEVED EXTENSIVE
Northern Pacific Coast Cold
Spell-Havoc Reported Similar
to That of 1915.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, January 25.-Belief that
recent cold weather had caused wide
spread destruction of oysters along
the Northern Pacific Coast was eX-
pressed yesterday by Prof. Trevor
Kincaid, University Of Washington
biologist and oyster eXperimenter.
Kincaid said the losses probably had
been heavier among the small native
Olympia oysters than among the large
Pacific (JapaneSe) oysters whose
original habitat was in the icy waters
tapping northern islands of the
japanese Archipelago.
Recent tidewater temperatures Of
around 10 degrees above zero, coupled
with the fact that ebb tides expose
most of the beds to the wintry air.
caused the destruction, Kincaid added.
II remember similar circumstances
back in the big freeze of 1916" he
said. THE commercial loss was
terrific"
Evening star., 1935-01-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARKS, Miss, January 25.-With
at least Is persons reported dead and
approximately $4,000 others marooned,
icy floodwaters raced madly with
famine and disease through the rich
delta lowlands in Northwest Missis-
sippi today.
Marks felt the brunt Of the food
seige as the overflow waters from the
rain-swollen Coldwater River rose
steadily in the town, which has a
population of 1900
Volunteers and a hundred convicts
gave up a three-day battle to save
the levees last night after the water
plunged through.
AS the water retreated from Tun!ca
and Tate Counties it struck Sledge
and Darling in Quitman County and
then rushed headlong upon Marks.
threatening further destruction in the
rich Tallahatchie Basin below. The
overflow section varies in width from
5 to Is miles.
The damage has already been esti-
mated at more than 81 500 900, while
railroads expect a loss of more than
81 100000 through waShed-out tracks
and damaged bridges in Mississippi
and Lower Tennessee.
Fear was expressed by Mayor C. P.
Smith of Marks for some 5000 in
habitants in the path of the overflow
Evening star., 1935-01-25
u. S. RULED OWNER
of ELK HILLS OIL
Ickes Reverses Decision
Given During Hoover
Administration.

Secretary Of the Interior Ickes de-
cided yesterday the United States
Government owned one of the most
valuable tracts of oil land in the
country, a 640-acre plot on the crest
Of Elk Hills in California, on which
private companies have operated for
more than decade.
In doing so Ickes reversed decision
given February %, 1888 (by C. c.
Moore, commissioner of the General
Land Office under Secretary Wilbur
during the Hoover administration
Moore had decided that the section
of land in question belonged to the
State of California and its transferees.
Moores ruling conceded with a deci-
sion given in 1921 by former Secre-
tary Albert B. Fall.
Supply Worth S25,OOO, 900.
The Ickes ruling served to assert
the Governments claim of approxi-
mately S25.000,000 worth of oil known
to remain in the pool and opened the
way for action TO recover from private
operators the value CT about 5.550,O00
barrels of oil and 100000 900 cubic
feet of natural gas which already has
been recovered and sold.
Disposition Of this tract figured in
the Investigations which enmeshed
Fall in the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills
naval oil reserve lease scandal.
The decision was given in a suit
brought before Ickes by the United
States against California, the Stand
ard Oil Co. of California, Mrs Sydney
H. Greeley, Frank ]. Carman, Charles
o. Fairbank. Edward L. Doheny,
Thomas A. O'Donnen, the Pan-Ameri-
can Petroleum Co., the Valley Natural
Gas Co. and the Associated Oil Co.
Senate Granted Power.
Power to hear the case was con-
ferred on the Secretary by a Senate
resolution sponsored by the late Sem
ator Walsh Of Montana and passed in
1924.
IckeS announced his decision at his
regular press conference after locking
the doors of his Office and cautioning
reporters to remain until the confer
ence was completed. Department Off
cials regarded it as the most important
ruling made during Ickes' administra-
ton.
IckeS said he had asked for Moore's
resignation shortly after becoming
Secretary and commented, 81 thought
wouldn't take any chances"
Claimants to the tract, Ickes said,
would be expected to account for oil
and gas taken out amid sold. 1t was
roughly estimated that the amount
involved in this claim by the Govern
ment would be around S5,75000O.