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Evening star., 1935-03-02

A member Of the House suggested
in a secret Democratic party confer
ence recently that Father Coughlin
be invited to address the House The
leaders froze the suggestion and the
suggestor with silence.
The F. E. r. A. received a request
from reliefers in st. Louis not long
ago asking that relief wages be raised
so that workers could pay their back
union dues.
Relief Diet Aids Health.
The relief diet may not encourage
gout, but F. E. r. A. reports indicate
it is curing pellagra in certain sections
of the South because it is change
from the customary menu.
The NeD Deal has tDon t,Oo out
OF three cases so far from the
Supreme Court. 1t 1Don gold
boarding case last year and the
gold case this year; it lost on hot
OIL
A peculiar thing about the gold
case is that the Government had to
argue that its gold policy iUas
failure. and Uon by so doing.
Vice President Garner became irri-
tated at noise in the gallery few days
ago and said, This noise has got to
Evening star., 1935-03-02
POLICEMAN ACCUSED
IN DRIVE ON RACKETS
La Guardia Warns Precinct Cap.
tains as He Spurs Drive on
Gaming and Vice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March New Yorks
drive against the multimillion dollar
numbers game" racket and vice
forged ahead today with a police cap
tain the first major target of investi-
gators.
Police Commissioner Lewis J. VAL
entine said departmental charges
would be preferred against Capt
George M. Rensselaer,, commander Of
the Oak street station. in connection
with the destruction of evidence
against Henry Miro. an employe of
Dutch Schultz, who has been de-
scribed as head of the policy racket
Soon after the commissioners an
nouncement, Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia commented: Its going to
go pretty hard against any captain
who knowingly let's policy game run
in his precinct"
He was incensed by suggestions
that the numbers game and vice were
more rampant under his adminiStra-
ton than in the days of Tammany.
One of the targets of La Guardia' S
criticism was Samuel Marcus. counsel
for the Society for Prevention of
Crime, who was named special assist
ant district attorney for the investiga-
ton of the numbers game and vice,
which the grand jury will start
Monday.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
New Deal Lawyers Not
Worried by Lower
Court Reversals.
BY PAUL MALLON.

The lickings which the New Dealers
have been taking lately from the lower
courts have caused remarkably little
pain on the inside here The New
Deal lawyers are maintaining a nom
chalance which certainly suggests that
they have boards appropriately placed
somewhere.
They cannot afford to say so out
loud. but they really believe that five
members of the Supreme Court can
be counted on to support them when
ever they put up reasonably respec-
table case.
For this reason they fear not
the reversal suffered by the Ten
nesSee Valley Authority in the
Grubb decision. They believe the
iOUer court i1iN be reDerSed.
About the N. r. A. adversities
CWeirton, coaD they are not so sure.
The truth is the best legal authorities
have differed for some time about ap-
plicaton of the N. r. A. to businesses
which are not in interstate commerce.
You may recall that the Department
of Justice ducked the Weirton prose-
cution more or less openly for months
until organized labor brought such
pressure as to force it to prosecute.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
UNIFIED BANKING
CONTROL SOUGHT
Closer Cooperation Urged.
Amendment to Bill Now
Pending.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A plan to bring closer cooperation
between Federal agencies which super
wise the Nations banks is being re-
vived by some high administration
officials and influential members of
Congress.
1t would be effectuated through an
amendment to the omnibus barking
bill now pending before the House
Banking Committee. and would:
l. Make Jesse H. Jones, chairman OF
the Reconstruction Finance Corp, and
Mariner S. EccleS, governor of the
Federal Reserve Board. ex officio men,
bers of the board of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corp.
Position for West.
2. Create a new position, possibly
that Of administrative assistant to the
chairman nf the F. D. I. c. Board. for
former Representative Charles H
West, regular" Roosevelt Democrat
who made an unsuccessful race for
the Senate from Ohio.
3. Perhaps decrease the authority
which j. F. T. O'Connor, controller
of the currency, now has in connec-
ton with Federal deposit insurance
because of his position as ex officio
member of the F. D. !. C. Board
which now has only two other sitting
members.
4. Permit, through the ex-officio
memberships of Jones. Eccles and
O'Connor. closer coordination of al
Federal banking operations.
Schedule Follows Testimony.
This schedule was outlined by ad-
ministration officials and committee
members after O'Connor had testi-
fled before the Banking Committee
/ on the new bill.
The committee members had been
interested in reports of disagreement
always denied-among O'Connol
and other administration officials
They decided the pending bill. without
the proposed amendment, would re-
i suit in victory for O'Connor.
Evening star., 1935-03-02

Continued From First Page.)
the relief administrator, announced
that in order to tide farmers "over
the next three crucial months" the
farm credit administration would raise
its feed loans from $6 to $40 a month
for each head Of drought cattle.
Two Plans Offered.
Two moves have come from the Nc
Carran prevailing wage group in an
effort to ''conciliate' the controversy.
Both made no impression on admins
tration Leaders.
The latter are still insisting, il is
understood, that the President be per-
mitted to pay $500 900 relief roll en-
ployables a security" wage below the
private standard. They say employees
of private industry should not be at
tracted to Government pay rolls.
Supporters of Senator McCarran
still were clinging to the prevailing
wage idea. McCarran indicated he
would be willing to make a change in
phraseology but not in principle.
Democratic Leader Robinson yester-
day turned down a proposed "conces-
sion" by McCarran The latter offered
an additional paragraph to his amend
ment to allow the President to regu-
late the hours Of the employees on
public works so as to permit paying
the private wage without adding to
the cost of the $4,000 600, 900 work
program.
In my opinion" Robinson said,
that proposal makes no substantial
change in the so-called McCarran
amendment"
The other basis for compromise pro-
posed was that the amendment be re-
written to provide that on all public
buildings undertaken, the prevailing
wage rate be put into effect, but that
the President be allowed to fix the
wage rate on other works undertaken
under the measure
Democratic leaders, however, denied
they had submitted a counter-pro-
poSal to the McCarran forces, con-
tending they were getting into a po-
stitch where 1t might not be necessary
to compromise.
At his press conference President
Roosevelt declined to comment on the
situation. Asked about a possible
conference with congressional leaders,
he replied that no such meeting had
been arranged.
The Presidents attitude was inter-
preted as meaning that he was de-
termined to stand his ground on the
prevailing wage amendment. This
further bolstered Senate Democratic
chiefs in fatty turning down McCar-
rams latest proposal.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
GOV. LEHMAN PAYS
WHITE HOUSE CALL
New York Governor Confers With
Roosevelt-Gov. Gen. Murphy
Luncheon Guest.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A conference with Gov. Herbert
Lehman Of New York at noon and
a luncheon for Gov. Gen. Frank
Murphy of the Philippine Islands
today headed President Roosevelt S
engagement list.
Lehman, who was in the Capital
on other business, telephoned the
White House to say he was leaving
for Albany this afternoon and wanted
to visit with the President for a few
minutes.
Murphy was expected to complete
the presentation of his report on con-
ditions in the Philippines which he
began yesterday.
Stephen Early, a presidential secre.
tary, said no engagements had been
made by Mr.. Roosevelt to discuss the
S4,880, 100000 work-relief dispute with
any congressional leaders over the
week end. Following precedent set
last year, President and Mrs. Roose-
welt will attend services at the Wash
ington Cathedral tomorrow in OBJ
servance of the second anniversary
of his induction into Office.
Early indicated that the long
delayed presidential message en- a
new merchant marine policy would 90
to Congress Monday.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
SCIENTIST HUNTED
IN UTAH BADLANDS
American Natural History Mu-
scum Worker Sought in Air
and on Ground.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. March a
From the air and on the ground the
Badland country of Southern Utah
was searched today for a trace Of
Daniel L. Thrapp. 22-year-old scien-
tist of the American Museum Of
Natural History.
Carrying only a meager food supply,
the young explorer disappeared into
the foreboding canyons three months
ago to look for prehistoric cliff dwell
ings. Two experienced guides went
into the section on foot early this
week, and late yesterday an airplane,
supplied by the museum and the
Desert News, set out for the junction
of the Grand and the Green rivers.
Some fear has been expressed that
Thrapp will not be found alive. Harry
w. OFT, a member Of grazing sur
vey party. reported that John Trasker,
guide who is probably more ia
miliar with that country than any
other man." believes Thrapp was
drowned when he attempted to cross
the Colorado River TraSker now is
searching for Thrapp near the junction
OF the Grand and Colorado rivers.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
ADMIRAL H. |. CONE
UITSSH|PP|NGJOB
Disagreement Over Bureau
Policies Reported After
Resignation.

The resignation of Rear Admiral
Hutchinson I. Cone, U. S. N, retired,
from an advisory position in the Ship
ping Board Bureau of the Department
of Commerce was accepted today by
Secretary Roper.
Admiral Cones note of resignation
to the Secretary contained no reason
for his action. Ropers reply in ac-
ceptance was equally brief. 1t is un-
oerstood. however. that disagreement
over bureau policies was responsible.
Admiral Cone is 63 and a native OF
Brooklyn. He entered the Naval
Academy in 1890 and was retired from
the Navy on July II, 1922. with the
rank of Rear Admiral and the title
of engineer in chief. He was a holder
of the Nays Distinguished Service
Medal and of decorations from the
British, French and Italian govern
mentS
He served as vice president and
general manager of the Emergency
Fleet Corp. and was a member and
later chairman of the Shipping Board.
When the Shipping Board became a
unit Of the Department of Commerce,
Admiral Cone was placed in an ad-
visory capacity under James c. Pea
cock, chief of the new bureau.
No successor had been named by
Secretary Roper, nor had any other
designations from the bureau been
received.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
S,Ueethearts Drink
Champagne, Then
Leap From Plane
Barring of School Teach.
ers' Fund Shortage
Prompts Tragedy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERNE. Switzerland, March a.
Sweethearts who drank champagne
before leaping from an airplane were
Joined in death today.
The tragedy was revealed yesterday
when Pilot Ettinger returned in the
plane to Basel Airport, and, white and
trembling told of the fatal leap Of
Charles Grieder. 25, Lausen school
teacher, and Mile. Antoinette Joery,
%.
Powerless to interfere and still con-
troll the plane, he saw them leap. Po-
lice, who went to the spot indicated
by the pilot, found the broken bodies
beside a little stream. They were
placed together in single coffin.
Police said Grieder had been un-
able to produce money he had col
lected for the athletic association Of
the school and was suspended.
He then went to Basel, where he
told Mile. Joery of his plight. The
couple, with the memories of the air
plane leap of Jane and Elizabeth
Dubois last week in England appar-
emily still fresh in their minds. de-
termined to die in similar fashion.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
Your Income Tax
Items EXEMPT From Tax.


Certain items are specifically ex-
empS from the income tax and need
not be included in the taxpayers re-
turn of gross insome. Among such
items are the proceeds from life-in-
surance policies paid by reason of the
death of the insured.
Amounts reviewed (other than
amounts paid by reason of the death
Of the insured and interest payments
on such amounts and other than
amounts received as annuities) under
a Reinsurance or endowment con-
tract which are less than or exactly
equal to the premiums or consideration
paid therefor, are exempt from Fed
eral income tax Any excess received
over the consideration paid is taxable.
Amounts received as an annuity un-
der an annuity or endowment contract
shall be included in gross income;
except that there shall be excluded
from gross income the excess of the
amount received in the taxable year
over an amount equal to per centum
of the aggregate premiums or con-
sideration paid for such annuity
whether or not paid during such year,
until the aggregate amount excluded
from gross income for the taxable
year 1884 or prior years in respect of
such annuity equals the aggregate
premiums or consideration paid for
such annuity.
There are also exempt from tax
amounts received by gift, bequest, de-
wise or inheritance; interest on obli-
cations of the District of Columbia,
any Territory. State. county, or mu-
nicipality; interest on certain bonds
issued by the United States Govern
ment or its possessions, and on Fed
eral farm loan bonds: amounts re-
ceived through accident or health in
surance or under workmens COM
pensation acts for personal injuries or
sickness, and damages received on ac-
count of such injuries or sickness.
Pensions and compensation re-
ceived by veterans are subject to tax
unless such amounts are received
under the World War veterans act or
the World War adjusted compensation
act.
Pensions received from the United
States by the family Of veteran for
services rendered by the veteran to
the United States in time of war are
exempt. as gifts.
There is also exempt from Federal
income tax the rental value of a
dwelling house and apurtenances
thereof furnished to a minister OF the
gospel as part of his compensation.
Other items excluded from gross in
come are alimony. and city jury fees.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.
TODAY.

oS VIC hoSOCihbcu EIcoo'
TODAY.
Senate.
In recess.
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
continues coal hearing.
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
hears opposition to bus and truck
regulation.
House.
In recess.
No committee meetings.
YESTERDAY.
Senate.
In recess.
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
heard shippers oppose Federal regula-
ton of bus and truck transportation.
Military Committee reported out
Army appropriation bill to f1nance
increased standing Army.
House.
Passed Interior Department ap-
preparation bill.
WAYS and Means Subcommittee rec
commended repeal of law requiring
income tax publicity and full COM
mittee ordered bonus hearings begin
ming Monday.
Banking Committee members heard
administration leaders outline plan
for closer cooperation between Fed
eral bank supervision agencies.
Military Subcommittee heard testi-
mony on Communist propaganda
among Army and Navy men.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
ANGLO-AMERICAN
PROTEST ON LOAN
BY JAPAN LIKELY
Continued From First Page.)

special rights and privileges which
would curtail the rights of citizens of
the other signatory countries.
The consortium provides for pool
of banking groups in Great Britain,
France, America and Japan, who
pledged themselves to act together in
extending loans to China.
Consequently, separate loan from
Japan to China is regarded as in
fringing the treaty signed l3 years
ago.
This the Chinese know full well. but
the Nanking government Is now in
dire straits and the treaty as such Is
not of much help. No Western group
of bankers is prepared to extend a
loan to strife-ridden China, since
the respective governments are not
willing to undertake to exert pressure
on the Chinese government should it
decide to default-a situation which
under the present circumstances ap-
pears inevitable
The japanese bankers, supported by
the government-in fact it is said
that the contemplated loan will be
fully guaranteed by the Toxic admin
istration-do not worry about the
repayment of the score of millions
of dollars. Japan is quite willing
to lose that money proved it can
obtain still stronger influence in
China. The Japanese consider a
financial advance to China as a sound
political investment, while the other
powers, looking at it from the strictly
business point Of view, regard it as
bad risk.
Pact Is Held Void.
AS far as the nine-power pact is
concerned. which would forbid
Japan to take an Independent action
in China, the japanese point of view
expressed repeatedly by high officials
is that that pact is now obsolete and
void.
A japanese loan to China would
however. jeopardize the position OF
the other nations interested in the
Far East. Sir Ronald Lindsay on be-
half of his government discussed
the matter informally with the State
Department in view of the possibility
of taking some action in common.
What that action will be is still
undetermined. The prospects of the
other signatories of the nine-power
pact getting together and floating a
loan for the Nanking administration
seems extremely doubtful at the pres
ent moment. although it is realized
that this would be the only step to
ward off the danger of a further
japanese penetration in China.
Protest Note Likely.
What appears more probable is a
note Of protest as soon as the jap
anese loan materializes. Such a ges-
ture would have no more effect than
the previous protests of the Western
governments to Toxic and Nanking.
The British ambassadors visit led
to reports that several nations, in
cluding Great Britain and the United
States, had under consideration the
making of joint loan to China. Phil
lips declined to comment on that
question.
President Roosevelt, at his press
conference. said he knew nothing
about such reports.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
us. MOVE AWAITED
AS POUND SLUMPS
London Wonders Whether
New Cut in Dollar Is Due.
Gold Bloc Tense.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 2.-The pound
sterling continued its sharp decline
in foreign exchange in today's short
session while the price Of bar gold
in terms of sterling went to a record
high for the second successive day.
An advance of shilling. 9l2 pence,
brought gold to 146 shillings. l0l2
pence or ts35.3O in terms of the
American dollar An amount valued
at 1852 900 Cs1,743,4s25W was sold
at the record price.
The pound closed at s4.79s. after
sinking as low as S478 The close
represented a loss of about cents
in two days. In terms of French gold
francs the pound sank from 1890 to
7l.64.
Spot silver spurted to 81 pence, the
highest since October 9. 1928.
The city was preoccupied with in
ternational effects of the fall ot
sterling. The main questions were
whether President Franklin D. Roose-
welt would further devalue the dollar
in order to keep pace, and would the
European gold bloc be able much
longer to maintain its ever-increasing
ly precarious adherence to gold. These
queries-not where sterling is falling
to-were chiefly on the minds of Lon
don financial experts.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
ROOSEVELT FACING
SPLIT ON SECURITY
Miss Perkins and House
Group in Disagreement
Over Control.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Another difficult arbitration Job for
President Roosevelt appeared to be In
the making today.
1t developed out of disagreement
as to who shall administer the social
security program. Secretary Perkins
has failed to sway the House Ways
and Means Committee from its in
sistence that the Labor Department
should not have control over the pro-
gram.
She paid a personal call on the
committee chairman, Representative
Doughton, Democrat of North Caro-
lima, in an attempt to get the COM
mittee to reverse its previous decision
that the Social Security Board should
be an independent agency and not
under the Secretary of Labor.
New Vote Is Declined.
After her visit the committee de-
clined to take a new, direct vote on
the question. But a proposal that a
single administrator instead of a
board should be placed in charge of
the security program was offered to
the committee. The committee turned
this down, insisting on a board.
One committee member argued that
under the single administrator plan
Miss Perkins might have been made
social security cZarina." Another
~ 1r,e s,,n
that she would not have been named
administrator. He said the proposed
change was merely a needed simplif1-
cation.
A high-ranking committee Demo-
crat said Secretary Perkins had sug-
gested the committee discuss the prob
lem with the President.
Farley Not Arranged.
Chairman Doughton agreed, but
early today the White House confer
ence had not been arranged. Dough-
ton told presidential secretary that
the committee had intended to wait
until the complete bill, now being re-
drafted, was ready, but that the COM
mittee would go to the White House
now if the President preferred.
When the committee does finally
see the President it intends to discuss
with him reports that Harry L. Hop
kins, relief administrator, objects to
the committees action in voting to
confer much broader power to the
States than the Presidents Commit
tee on Economic Security contem-
plated originally.
II also will discuss the change the
committee made when it took jurisdic-
| ton over needy" old-age pensions
and aid from dependent children
away from Hopkins and gave it to the
Social Insurance Board.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
BABY BOND SALE
TOTALS S5,oDO,0DO.
Treasury Reports Sum for
Opening Day-RooseveIt
Is Gratified.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reports to the Treasury today indi-
Gated that more than $5.OO0,0O0 in
purchase value of the new baby"
bonds we're sold yesterday on the first
day they were offered to the public.
Forty leading cities reported total
of $1,500,000 had been disposed Of.
Treasury officials explained these
cities were responsible for about 40
per cent of all postal activities in the
country. The S25 and 81 900 denomi-
nation proved the most popular in the
first returns.
President Gratified.
President Roosevelt himself had ex-
pressed qualification over what was
termed the enthusiastic and encour-
aging response from the public, and
Secretary Morgethau had said:
IT am very happy at the days
results"
The President asserted that the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
would have to work. day and night
shifts to keep pace with the demand
for the bonds-which are the first such
venture since World War days. He
said many post Offices had exhausted
their original supplies.
After Mr.. Roosevelt had bought the
first of the United States savings
bonds"-as the securities are named
officially-other high officers dropped
around to buy from Morgenthau.
They included Vice President Garner
and Speaker Byrns.
Roosevelt Buys Six.
The Presidents purchase-made
while cameras recorded the event
comprised six S25 bonds for himself
and grandchildren.
The Treasury expects that this type
of bond-which ranges denomination
from SIS to Sl0OO-will not bulk
large in its financing program. Not
more than $200,000.000 or $500, ,000, 900
will be raised, officials think, by this
medium. AS compared to a debt
structure OF $28,500, 100000. that is
considered somewhat small change.
At his press conference yesterday.
Mr.. Roosevelt displayed enthusiasm
about the bonds. He remarked that
the interest to purchasers is slightly
higher than on some old issues, and
inquired If the news correspondents
had all bought bonds.
With what?" lady reporter asked
The President Joined in the
laughter.
Evening star., 1935-03-02
ROBIN THEORY DISPUTED

DAVENPORT, Iowa, March 2 (P.-
And now comes E. K. Putnam, cura-
tor of the Davenport Public Museum.
to say there is no such thing as the
first robin" of Spring.
For reasons best known to them
selves, Mr.. Putnam says, some robins
spend the Winter up here, instead of
flying South with their friends. This.
he adds, accounts for the robins
glimpsed in November, December and
January.