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Evening star., 1935-06-24
F. H. A. MORTGAGE
RATES REDUCED
Stewart Mcdonald An
nounces New Regulations
Governing Insurance Plan.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
New regulations goveHning the mu-
tusl mortgage insurance plan under
the national housing act were an
nounced today by Stewart Mcdonald,
acting housing administrator.
Chief among the changes:
Reduction of the maximum interest
rate allowed on all classes Of insured
mortgages to S per cent annually.
Some classes Of mortgages have been
allowed So per cent. Rates lower
than per cent may De charged by
lending institutions.
Reduction of the insurance pre-
MUM on all classes Of insured mort
cages to one-half Of l per cent an
nually.
Refund ir the form Of credit to all
mortgagors who have been paying in
surance premiums at the old rate Of
/ per cent on certain Classes of mort
cages.
Mcdonald also said the procedure
for obtaining mutual mortgage insur-
snce has been greatly Simplified."
He forecast an acceleration in the
volume Of mortgage insurance busi-
ness as a result of the changes.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
HOLT ASKS YOUTH
TO TURN LIBERALIST
Government Not Interfering With
Business, but Vice Versa,
Senator Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, June 24.-Thirty-
year-old Rush D. Holt, Democrat, OF
West Virginia, seated in the United
State Senate last week as the young
est Senator since Henry Clay, last
night called upon the youth Of Amer
lea to turn liberal and progressive
and denounced rugged individual
ISM
Speaking for Is minutes on a radio
broadcast, Holt charged that instead
of Government interfering with busi-
ness, business is interfering with
Government" and asserted the Wag-
ner labor bill and the Guffey coal bill
are needed reforms.
Senator Holt charged that the cry
'It's unconstitutional" is raised by "a
certain group Of reactionaries every
time a progressive movement OF
statute Is proposed"
There Is no man who reveres the
Constitution Of the United States
more than I do. But the Constitution
is, and was, meant to be so flexible
that 1t would take care of any situa-
ton that confronts the country" he
said.
The concentration Of wealth must
be broken up. We can't allow those
in power to amass q fortune at the
expense Of those at the bottom. Pros
perity starts ut the bottom Of the
heap"
Evening star., 1935-06-24
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Presidents Tax Plan
Leaves Experts in
Dark on Meaning.
BY PAUL MALLON.
TINE political frosting was 30
thick on President Roosevelt's
wealth-taxing program that

TINE political frosting was &C
thick on President Roosevelt's
wealth-taxing program that
Il some confusion has developed
as to what is In the cake underneath
If there Is a cake.
The best tax economists outside the
Government have been carving on II
among themselves to separate the
froth from the substance. What they
have found is that no matter how you
slice these Notwithstanding suggestions
they still amount to little more than
good campaign slogans. Not only
from them, but also from good New
Deal sources, you can learn on the
record that this phase was intended
primarily as little political sweeten-
ing for Huey Long, who has been sour
on the New Deal lately.
Mr.. Roosevelt wisely neglected to
mention any rates for his wealth.
sharing inheritance taxes. This makes
it dificult, but not impossible, to get
good idea of what to expect from
them.
The only rate guide you have Is
the one offered by Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau a few weeks ago. When
the bonus was up he suggested q
schedule of extra heavy inheritance
rates, matching existing surtax rates.
He estimated they would raise $780,
900 900 a year, possibly more. Presi-
dent Roosevelt does not want to 60
that far, so If you take the $780,
900 900 revenue expectation from this
source you will have an optimistic
advance guess.
Evening star., 1935-06-24

The real meat in Mr. RooSevelt's tax
cake is the proposed graduated tax on
business. This is composed of citrus
substance-half orange. half lemon.
The orange is for the smaller busi-
nesses, whose taxes would be reduced,
roughly, IS per cent: the lemon for the
big fellows, who would have their taxes
increased that much.
II you 90 into the culinary compost
ton Of this scheme you will find the
original recipe was written by Supreme
Court Justice Brandeis. Essentially it
is his tax on bigness, milder than he
wanted it, but still strong enough to
make large corporations want to
break up and become little ones.
But from q revenue standpoint the
meat itself is rather thin. If you take
q million-dollar corporation income
as the dividing line between big and
little business and apply MIR, Roose-
velt's formula. you will get $37 900 900
more revenue each year above the line
and lose 1000, 900 below it. Biased
on returns of 1882, last year available.)
The net gain on this basis would be
$4,000, 900 year.
Add it all up and you will find, If
Mr.. Roosevelt had seized and confis-
Gated all estates and all incomes over
q million dollars in 1888, he would
have obtained only $311 ,000, 900 more
than he did-$2.95 for each citizen in
the United States And if his corpora
ton tax had been in effect that year
he would have received 100000 900
more.
These figures represent depres-
sion fortunes and depression in
comes. AS times get better the
revenue Mould increase, but the
figures adequately illustrate the
impossibility Of making the rich
| pay more than small share OF
the freight. They also shot0 there
is more in Mr.. Roosepelt's tar cake
than revenue rdisinS.
One smart political economist has
estimated that each single letter in
each word Of the tax message would
bring 100 votes to Roosevelt, which
observation covers that end Of the
situation adequately.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-06-24
DEATH OF EX-EMPER0R
OF ETHIOPIA is DENIED
Adds Ababa Circles Counter
Paris Report Lii Yasu Died
Six Months Ago.

By the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, Ethiopia, June "a.
Government circles, denying Paris
reports that Lii Yasu, dethroned EN-
peror of Ethiopia, died in q lonely
Mountain-top prison, asserted today
he is alive and being confined in u
villa at Garamulata.
Since his escape and recapture in
1882, after being confined to single
cell for IL years, Yssu has been placed
in the custody of the present En-
peror Halle Selassie
Government circles said the pris-
oner is living in a specially built villa
equipped with modern comforts and
enjoys amusements. exercise and
certain amount Of freedom.
Evening star., 1935-06-24

If you slice this up among 100,
900, 900 people you win find that your
slice would be $3.50 a year, which you
would not get because 1t would be
applied to reduction Of the Federal
debt.
And II you apply it to $29,-
5000, 900 debt and compare it
With a $500, 100000 budget you
can see that Mr.. Roosevelt mill
hare to 90 out and sldy lot OF
millionaires tast to get his books
balanced that l1dy.
The truth Is that the Government
may break up few hundred fortunes
this way. but that the great bulk of
the wealth of the country does not lie
in these bullying reservoirs.
To get 1t another way, 1873 estate
taxes were paid in 1888 on estates
each. The net taxable worth of these
estates was 1884, 100000; the Federal
tax paid. $4,000, 900. If the Govern
ment had seized these estates entirely
by 100 per cent tax on them it would
have received only $3.50, 900 900 more
than it did. No one Is proposing to
go more than half that far, including
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Slice the froth off the plan for tax
ing more heavily the incomes of more
than a million dollars and you viii
find the same thing. In 1888 there
were exactly 46 persons in that class
Tin 1929 there were 513). Using the
latest 1888 figures, you will find the
taxpayers in the millionaire income
class had a net taxable income oi
$81 100000 and paid taxes of $685.
900, 900.
II the Government had con-
fscdted all incomes of more than
million that year its revenue
mould haze been only $55,000,0 900
more than it Dds II this had been
shared among 120,000,000 persons
it uottld haze amounted to around
As cents per person.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
MYSTERY SLAYING
HOLDS POLICEMAN
Denver Officer Unable to Recall
Why His Gun Was in Car
With Corpse.
BY the Associated Press.


DENVER. June 24.-From vague
bits Of testimony, police sought to
solve today the fatal shooting of
Arthur P. Ware. jr.. %. socially promi-
nent businessman, whose body. with a
bullet through the brain. was found
in his parked automobile.
Patrolman Ernest w. Ayers, who
reported the death and who was said
by Detective Sergt. Charles ]. Burns
to have admitted he was Wares COM
panion in the machine, was held in
jail for questioning.
"I can't remember what happened, j"
the policeman repeated again and
again. George w. Marland, chief Of
police, said Ayers told him he was
intoxicated to such a point his men,
ory was a blank until he awoke to
find the wounded youth.
He said he was unable to explain
the presence of his own gun, lying in
q pool of blood on the floor Of the
car. one bullet discharged.
Wares death followed an elaborate
social reception Saturday. Ayers had
been one Of the officers assigned to
duty at the function.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
BLAST WRECKS YACHT
Explosion Blows New York Won

Explosion Blows New York Wom-
an Through Door of Cabin.
CANNES, France, June "a OP.-An
explosion aboard the 102-ton yacht
Sardonyx wrecked the ships interior
today and blew the owner, Mrs. An
toinette Converse Of New York City,
through the door of her cabin.
Mrs. Converse was having q pedi-
cure when the gasoline fumes ex-
ploded, and the pedicurist was
knocked unconscious An English
engineer. George Baker, was burned
seriously.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
Congress Min Brief
TODAY.

Senate.
Debates revised Bankhead farm ten
ant bill.
Banking Committee studies currency
control provision of omnibus bank bill.
Munitions Committee asks legisla-
ton to police" shipbuilders."
House.
Considers District of Columbia
measures.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearing on Guffey coal bill.
TOMORROW. .-.
House.
Program uncertain; may consider
either T. ". A. or holding company
bills.
Senate.
May take up resolution continuing
nuisance taxes, If farm tenant bill Ia
passed today.
Agriculture Committee, meeting ON
A. A. A. amendments.
Conferees meeting on legislative ap- !
preparation bill.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
CHILD FOUND ON BUS
is GIVEN CITYS AID
Buffalo Commissioner Orders Girl,
8, Sent There at Municipal
Expense.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 24.-Erie
County Welfare Commissioner Joseph
r. Remainder said today he had wired
st. Louis. Mo, authorities to send s.
year-old Yvonne Kehoe, found penni-
less and alone on bus in the Western
city, to Buffalo at the expense Of his
department.
Remainder asked that the child be
placed aboard train, instead Of bus.
Mrs. Edna Born, social worker, for
merly was in charge Of the case in
volving little Yvonne, the commits
sioner said. She recently wrote the
child's mother at Alvin, Tex. in an
swer to q letter, that she could bring
the child back here, but local officials
were under the impression the mother
planned to come with the baby. The
mother formerly was relief recipient
here.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
Nazi Balloonists Freed.

METZ, France, June "a R.--A
party of Nazi balloonists which landed
yesterday near the French frontier
fortifications was released today after
its Photographic apparatus was con-
fiscated.
Authorities said the balloon was
occupied by four residents Of Munich,
two engineers, an architect and the
latter's wife.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
BOOTLEGG|NG QUIZ CHEVY CHASE BANK
ASKED IN 50 CITIES WILL PAY S10,0OO|
Dividend Reported Possible
Due to Expiration of
Agreement With Riggs.

Another dividend Of somewhere be-
tween Is and 20 per cent probably will
be paid shortly to more than 5000
depositors in the old Chevy Chase
Savings Bank, it was reliably learned
today.
This becomes possible because of the
expiration of q contract on substitu-
ton of assets with Riggs National
Bank, now operating the institution
as a branch, and because Of the con-
dition Of the receivership.
Agreement Has Expired.
Under terms Of the contract be-
tween Riggs Bank and the former
conservator of Chevy Chase Bank, as
of June 10, 1888. no additiona1
dividend could be paid to depositors
OF this bank until after two years. The
Riggs Bank had the right Of substitu-
ton of assets, which now has expired
During the period since Riggs bought
the old bank building and enough OF
the assets of the old bank to pay an
original dividend Of so per cent, the
Riggs substituted few of these assets
for others held by the receiver.
Collections by the receivership on
the assets of the bank have now
amounted to enough, 1t was learned
today. so that 1t may be possible
shortly to pay to the depositors
another dividend of between IS and
20 per cent. This would be in the
neighborhood of $l30,000.
Liability Is S700, 200.
The deposit liability Of the Chevy
Chase Savings Bank at the time II
was closed during the bank holiday in
March, 1888. was about 100000. Prior
to its closing the bank, on February
%, had gone on S per cent with
drawal basis. restricting depositors tc
a withdrawal of only per cent OF
their deposits. The so per cent
dividend was later paid following the
Riggs purchase of the old bank on the
remainder Of the deposits after sub
traction Of the per cent. Those de-
positors who failed to call for theil
original 5 per cent we're allowed Il
get it later. The total amount o.
dividends thus paid out Of the banl
so far is more than 90, but not quits
IS per cent.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
JOHN ROOSEVELT GETS
CARE OF GIRLS HORSE
Louise Barbour, II, Puts Presi-
dents Son in Charge of Hunter
During Absence.
BY the Associated Press.


BEVERLY, Mass, June 24.-John
Roosevelt, son Of the President, will
quite probably have 17-year-old
Louise Barbour often in mind while
she is away in the wilds Of Africa
this Summer with her parents, for
Louise has lent her cherished Irish
hunter, Quentin, to John.
A U. S. Army horse van in charge
of an officer and three enlisted men
came to Beverly today and trundled
Quentin of to Hyde Park, NJ Y.
Louise is the attractive daughter
of Prof Thomas H Barbour of Har-
ward and Mrs. Barbour. She has
often accompanied her father on trips
of exploration. The Barbours are
Summer residents of the Beverly
Farms section of Beverly and John
has several times been a weekend
guest.
The girl is an out-of-door enthu-
siast. an ardent horsewoman and in
terested In various other sports, in
cluding yachting.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
Death Appeal Dismissed.

LONDON, June "a CP.-The Court
Of Criminal Appeal today dismissed
the appeal Of the convicted mallet
murderer, George Stoner, from his
death sentence for the killing Of r. M
Rsttenbury, retired architect of Bour-
nemout1.
Stoner was convicted of the murder
June and sentenced to hang. The
jury which convicted Stoner acquitted
Mrs. Rattenbury, indicted with him,
but 9 few days later Mrs. Rattenbury
committed ssiicidA
Evening star., 1935-06-24
FRENCH VETERANS HOLD
MOBILIZATION SECRETLY
tCrosses Of Fire" Told by Leader
Future of France Rests in
Their Hands.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 24.-The Nationalist
veterans organization, Crosses OF
Fire" held q second secret mobiliza-
ton at Clermont-Ferrand last week
end, while Leftists, alarmed at the size
of the first assembly, charged the
government with supporting the
league.
Col. Francois de Ia ROGUE, leader
of the organization, few from Paris
TO address 10000 league members in
the Clermont- -Ferrand district after
assembling 10000 Paris members OF
his Shadow Army" yesterday near
Chartres.
From q farm wagon in the light Of
thousands of torches De Ia ROGUE
told his followers at Chartres ''The
future of France lies In your hands
and you must be ready"
Evening star., 1935-06-24
NEW CABINET SOUGHT

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, June "a
CP).-Milan Stoyadinovich took up
today the task of forming new gov
eminent to replace that of former
Premier Bogulyub Yevtich, under
whom he served as finance minister.
Commissioned by the regency to
form the new ministry, Stoyandino-
vich Immediately called the leaders Of
all factions into conference. He was
expected to give representation to the
opposition to the Yevtich regime.
The chief regent, Prince Paul,
gained a promise of Croat co-opera-
ton, although it was not expected
that DR.. Vladko Machek, leader Of
the CrostS, would take portfolio.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
NECK FEARED BROKEN

D. C. Girl in Alexandria Hospital
After Swimming Accident.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 24.-Miss
susanne Deloche, about 20 years old,
of 637 g street southwest Washing
ton, was admitted to Alexandra Hos
pital at noon today with . possible
broken neck, sustained when she
dove into a shallow stream ut Semi
nary, west of here. She sustained
q deep scalp wound.
The girl was taken to the hospital
by Robert MCGEE. of 116 Tennessee
avenue, and Joseph FUR, 208 Four
teenth place northeast. who told hos
pital authorities that the three had
been swimming In the stream.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
ITALIAN WAR PREMIER'S
DAUGHTER ON WAY HERE
Miss Carla Orlando Expresses
Herself at Odds With U. S.
Critics of Mussolini Regime.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. June 24-Miss Car
la Orlando, daughter Of Vittorio Or
lando, the war premier Of Italy, who
retired from public life in opposition
to Fascism, says she thinks Premier
Mussolini's policies are all right.
Stopping in Pittsburgh en- route TO
Washington on a lecture tour, Miss
Orlando was honored by club women
at tea.
The daughter Of the ex-premier ex-
pressed herself at odds with American
critics of the italian regime.
why did American papers print
reports that Mussolini is having a
hard time recruiting soldiers for war
in Ethiopia? she asked and added:
"All Italy is behind Mussolini. To
Italians this is not a war of aggres-
sion, but war of defense-defense Of
our borders in Africa"
Evening star., 1935-06-24
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Pennsylvania Body, However,
Expects to Be Called Back Soon.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June "a CP).-
The 1885 General Assembly, which
created new taxes TO yield S125 900, 900
and set aside s14s 100000 to run the
government for two years, has ad-
journed to await summons for a spe
cial session.
Departing leaders of both Houses
predicted freely that need for new
relief financing will bring the legisla-
tors back to the capitol late this Fall
or soon after the first of the year.
A few minutes before the session
ended, the two Houses approved bills
which will enable Pennsylvania to
share in the Federal Government S
$4,000, 900, 900 work-relief program,
Evening star., 1935-06-24
MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS
FIGHT STATE MEDICINE
Medical Society Also Commends
Associated Press for Its Accu-
rate Reporting.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, June "a
Opposition to any form of State medi-
cine or compulsory sickness insurance
was voted last night by the House Of
Delegates of the Minnesota State
Medical Society.
Meeting in conjunction with the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science, the Minnesota
physicians voted to adopt the Amer
lean Medical Associations program.
The House Of Delegates, speaking
for the 5000 physicians attending the
sessions. also adopted a resolution sin
Cling out the Associated Press for
commendation for its accurate and
full reporting of medical matters"
Evening star., 1935-06-24
ATTACK TRIAL GUARDED
Militia Protects Colored Man Ac
cused by White Woman.

JEFFERSON, Ga, June ~ P).-
A detachment Of approximately so
National Guardsmen. specially trained
in riot duty, went into action today
to keep order at the trial here Of a
colored man accused of attacking a
white woman.
The man. booked as ]. B. Allen,
alias j. B. Reece, was arrested follow
ing an attack on a Nicholson Ga,
white woman about two weeks ago. He
has been held in an undisclosed jail
outside the county and Sheriff B. M.
Culberson said bands of men have
searched for him without success since
the attack.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
DEATH UNS0LVED
Maids Confession" in Brokers'
Demise Is Doubted.

Demise Is doubted.
NEW YORK, June "a CP-The
death of a young Long Island sports
man and broker was still tinged with
mystery today in spite of confess
sion" attributed by Nassau County
authorities to 20-year-old servant
girl.
John Lyon Burness, 80, was found
in the garage at the home of William
B. Brown in Atlantic Beach, Long
Island, Saturday, apparently the VIC
tim Of carbon monoxide poisoning.
District Attorney Martin w. Little
ton Of Nassau County said Dorothea
Kassady, a maid in the Brown home.
had admitted she hit Burness on the
head with hammer, then started his
car motor and closed the garage doors
An attorney showed, however, that
marks on Burness' face were made
after death. She was held on q
charge of first degree manslaughter,
however.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
JURY TO SEE LOVE FILM
"Ecstacy" to Be Shown in Effort
to Break Treasury Ban.

NEW YORK, June "a R).-The
Czech motion picture, Ecstasy"
banned from this country by the
Treasury Department for the films
allegedly too realistic love scenes, will
be viewed today by q jury and Federal
Judge John G. Knox.
The showing viii constitute part Of
the Eureka Productions, Inc, suit to
compel the Treasury to release the
picture In the United States.
The feminine star In the film Is
Hedy Kiesler. Her husband, Fritz
Mandel, Austrian munitions pnagnate,
was so distressed by 1t that he Is
said to have bought up nearly all the
copies extant.
Evening star., 1935-06-24
COLLEGE GOLFERS
OPEN TITLE RACE
Mathis of Wooster and Cole
of Notre Dame Finish
SO and a..
BY w. r. McCALLUM.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

CONGRESSIONAL CLUB, Nd,
June "a Ominous rainclouds held q
threat Of showers early this afternoon
as the bulk Of the 1870 entrants in the
national intercollegiate golf cham
pionship was on the Congressional
Country Club course IN the first half
Of the 36-hole qualifying round
Carl Mathis of Wooster College Of
Ohio and William Cole of Notre Dame.
the f1rst flnishers, returned scores of
80 and "a respectively, while dozen
Of their competitors we're matching
or bettering par of 81 over the first
nine holes.
Lewis johnson, jr., College OF
Charleston, S. c., played the mines in
$50 for a "A to lead the early
starters
Jack Malloy of Princeton wound up
his round with an eagle deuce on the
300-yard eighteenth hole to score a
u, even par, and take the lead. NAL
10y played the mines in 36 each, bag
ging two deuces, one a birdie on the
third hole and the other the eagle on
the final. He drove the eighteenth
green and holed a 15-footer for the
deuce.
Morse Erskine, Stanford. who shot
the lowest practice score of SO, 3 under
par, turned the outward nine in 80.
other prominent entrants were hav-
ing trouble with the thick rough and
narrow fairways. Among these was
19-yesr-old Bobby Riegel, University
Of Richmond lad who won the South
ern championship only two days ago.
Riegel took A strokes to cover the
first nine. Then Kong Of George
Washington University scored IL for
the first half Of his early round.
Hamilton College SO.
F. 3. Govern of Hamilton College
shot himself out Of the picture with
a score Of SO. Burton Gookin, North
western University, returned an 80.
william Byrnes Of Georgetown Uni
versity finished his morning round
with an 81. Robert Mclaughlin, his
partner, a Buffalo U. golfer. took the
early lead with II.
Jimmy Lee, another Georgetown U.
entrant, finished his first round with
an 81. Wilson Coffin, a North Caro-
lima University golfer. took go. w. B.
Brown Of the Naval Academy needed
a 80.
H. A. Burke, William and Mary. 80
A. L. Schomp, jr., Princeton. 81
Morse Erskine, Stanford. ...... 81
Verne Stewart, Stanford. ......... 80
Ellis Gates, Bowdoin. 80
Tom Draper. jr.. Washington IT,. rs
c. S. Munson, Yale. 80