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The Washington times., 1935-10-19
Plans Tentative

Plans I entatiVe
Plans are still in their infant
stages but at this writing it is
probable that six contests will be
held, one each Monday night. The
weekly winners viii be rewarded
and at the end of period all of the
winners will compete in the finals
with this champion being given
one weeks engagement at La
Paree.
No one who has ever been paid
for a professional engagemnt is
eligible to compte and all con-
testantS must come to La Paree
between IL and 2 p. m, or after 10
and get an entry blank to audi.
ton before the contest. Come
dianS, dancers, singers or any
thing are eligible. Applause will
determine the winners so bring
along your stooges, More about
this later.
While on the subject Of anna
teurS, Guy Scout comes 1orCn Win
the announcement that he will be
host at his Club Habana Monday
night to the entire Major BoweS
group who are now at the Fox
Theater. This present act is the
original one Of six that is now
touring the country.
Those amateurs who will be
present are Celeste Alvi. colora-
tura soprano, the Three Youman
Brothers, orchestra imitators, Red
Bank Hill BillieS, Fritzie Robbins,
Mccormick and Herring, BeSS
Sweeney, Loring Smith, master
of ceremonies, Marion O'Connor,
Dave Siegal, SkeetS Simmons and
Michael O'Byrne. It looks like a
big night for anyone dropping up
to this popular Connecticut Ave
nue. spot.
It is plenty cool outside the Han
gar Club these days with the tenn
perature lowering around the so
mark and the aeroplaneS flying
breezily overhead, but inside, well,
The Washington times., 1935-10-19

that is another story. You know
Bill Levy stays up all night so his
guests may have the privilege to
dance to Cecil Ellington music.
Dance all night is the by-word Of
Beaming Bill Levy.
The Mayflower seems still to
have the fall opening spirit. With
the augmented orchestra, Buddy
Harmon and his Sidney-iteS are
Evening star., 1935-02-17
HOMER CHARGES DENIED.
Shipbuilder Says No Money Was Paid
for Business.

CHESTER. Pa. February l6 LP).-
John G. Pew, president CT the Sun
Shipbuilding Co., today denied aSser-
tions made before a United States
Senate investigating committee that
his company had paid some one"
$40 900 to obtain submarine and other
Government construction business.
He described as false and ridicu-
lous" the testimony Of A. P. Homer,
committee in washington yesterday
he had learned from "a Mr.. Carlson Of
Chester" that the Sun Co. had paid
$4,000 to obtain submarine business
and $4,000 more for other business
Pew identified Carlson as Charles
A. Carlson, Democratic political worker
of Ridley Park. Pa, and said Carlson
never had any official connection with
the Sun firm.
Whats more, We never paid $4,000
cents or cent to any one TO get any
business" Pew asserted. IF We want
to go to the Navy Department, they
are always ready to receive us. and We
don't have to pay anybody to get our
business.
Carlson is neighbor OF one Of our
officials, and some time ago attempted
to make an engagement for me to see
Mr.. Homer. I had no interest In him
and never saw him. A telegram from
Mr. Homer was sent to my ofice. but
I was in Ohio at the time. and my
secretary replied that she didn't know
Uhen 7 would he hack
Carlson, believe. is now in WASH
ington as a sort Of contact man for
some firms, but certainly not for U.s."
Evening star., 1935-02-17
MOFFETT TO TALK
ON RADIO FORUM
Housing Administrator Will
Review Results of Re-
cent Survey.

The first seven months development
of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion's program will be the subject Of
an address by Administrator James A.
Moffett tomorrow at 10:30 pm. on
the National Radio Forum.
The talk will mark Moffett's second
appearance on the forum. He deliv-
cred an address on the same program
outlining what he hoped to do last
Summer shortly after organization OF
the Federal Housing Administration
The forum is arranged by The WASH
ington Star and will be broadcast over
a cost o-coast network Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
Mr.. Moffett recently returned from
an extensive tour of the country, in
cluding stops at Los Angeles and San
Francisco. While on this trip the ao-
ministrator obtained first-hand pic.
ture Of housing developments and
business improvement in many sec
tions of the Nation and. it is expected,
his address on the forum Will cover
his observations on this trip.
The administrator is expected to
furnish the Nation with q detailed
picture Of the magnitude Of the hous-
ing movement and the vast potential
markets that are being developed
through It,
Evening star., 1935-02-17
RISING FOOD COSTS.
NOT TO HIT POLICY
A. A. A. Says 1t will Not
Abandon Program Now
in Effect.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Despite increasing prices Of food
the Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration said In a formal statement
yesterday that it was mot consider
ing abandonment of any program now
in effect"
At the same time the A. A. A. said
statements that the farm prices OF
IA basic commodities were "a points
above prewar parity is incorrect"
The administration, however, re-
Gently stated that the price level OF
the IA basic commodities, those on
which processing taxes may be levied
for benefit payments, were virtually at
the parity level.
Parity is described in the adjust
ment act as the price for which farm
commodities must sell to have the
purchasing power they had in the
1909-l9l4 period.
Increases Called for.
A. A. A. officials pointed out yes
terday that reduction programs al
ready were in effect for several major
food crops for this year and the
statement said "all Of the major
programs for 1885 call for increases
over 1884 farm production"
In view of the food situation, Of
ficials said there was little likelihood
that any attempt would be made to
reduce acreage for crops not already
under contract.
The farm act apparently forbids
collection OF processing taxes after
prices have reached the parity level,
declaring the amount of the tax shall
be the difference between the cur
rent farm price" and parity.
Taxes have remained at 80 cents
per bushel for wheat, $225 per hun
dred pounds for hogs, cents per
bushel for corn, and AZ cents per
pound for cotton for more than year
without change.
Taxes to Continue.
In addition, the administration al
ready has declared it would continue
taxes on corn, hogs and cotton in
1886 to repay benefit payments
totaling about $3.50 900 900 in 1885.
Complaints against processing taxes
have increased lately with the rise in
food prices. A decision on how long
the A. A. A. may continue to levy
taxes even though a parity price has
been reached for a product has not
been made. Taxes have not been low
cred to correspond to the rise in farm
commodities.
THE purpose Of the adjustment act
Is to seek to establish and maintain
parity prices" the A. A. A. state
ment said.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
WIDOW FEARS FUTURE.

SUNNYVALE, Calf, February Is
R).-Desolate and bewildered, Mrs.
Ernest Daley, sole widow of the Ma
con disaster, peered today with youth
full eyes into an unknown, frightening
future. She is an expectant mother.
Not for two long days after the
sinking of the Navy's mammoth di-
rigible, with its sequel Of joyful news
for every wife but her, did she give
up hope OF ever seeing again the heroic
young radio man who stuck to his
post to summon aid for others. and
then plunged to his death in the
Pacific.
Life had looked sunny for Mrs.
Daley since she met the young radio
man less than three years ago at
Akron, Ohio, when the big ship was
nearing completion. Their home is
in San Jose, where Daley was sup
porting also his father and invalid
mother, and ambitiously studying TO
become a warrant officer.
He had just passed his tests. Money
was scarce and Mrs. Daley found a
Job In a San Jose department store
to help him buy his new warrant
officers uniform. 1t hangs in the
closet now, still unworn.
Those nights of study will boost the
pension a little for Mrs. Daley. But
the pension Of warrant officers
widow is less than $40 month. The
young wife had planned to leave her
lob soon to get ready for the baby.
Sympathetic friends ask: What will
you do?"
IT don't know" she mutters DULY
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Your Income Tax
Losses From Casualties, Theft
and Wagers.

anu "dBCtS'
To be deductible, a loss arising
from fires, storms. shipwrecks, or
other casualty" need not be con-
nected with the taxpayers trade or
business. If his home or his auto
mobile is destroyed by fire, or his
Summer bungalow damaged by flood
or storm, he may claim a deduction
for the loss sustained.
Loss of property by theft or bur-
glary is an allowable deduction, and
need not be incurred In trade or buSi-
ness, Hence, the loss occasioned by
the theft of jewelry or an automobile
used for pleasure and convenience Is
deductible. It must be established,
however. that the property actually
was stolen. Should circumstances at
tending the loss leave the owner in
doubt as to whether 1t was stolen or
lost, the claim would not be al
lowed.
Losses from wagering transactions
are allowable only to the extent Of the
gains from such transactions.
A loss Is deductible only in the year
in which it is sustained. even though,
as in the case of theft or casualty.
it may not be discovered until later
year. Losses compensated for by in
surance or otherwise. Of course, are
not deductible. However, in the event
the amount Of insurance is not sum-
cient to recompenSe for the loss suS-
tained, the excess Of the loss over the
amount Of the insurance Is deductthle.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
UGGY and his rider get along
J. fairly well together, now that
they're acquainted
Of

~ UGGY and his rider get along
j. fairly well together, now that
they're acquainted.
/ The pair quarreled at first
as well they might, for their
introduction two months ago sounded
more like challenge.
1t was a case of-"Puggy, meet
the former cowboy from Wyoming
Corpl. Vanderwege, meet the toughest
cavalry horse that ever tossed a re-
cruit into the bandstand!"
So Corpl William H. Vanderwege
Troop F, Sd Cavlary, climbed aboard
Puggy and asked for the fireworks
Puggy hadn't been in the Cavlary
or 10 years for nothing, and neither
had Corpl. Vanderwege.
They knew lot of tricks they hac
learned by experience at separate
posts But soon the two began tc
entertain a certain respect for each
other. After all. theye were old troop
ers-Puggy. whose high spirits Cavalry
discipline had failed to break, and
Corpl Vanderwege, who couldn't for
get he used to ride the range.
The two began to be noticed almost
at once, riding in the exhibitions al
Fort Myer. Puggy ran at the indoor
jumps with a wild abandon which
Corpl Vanderwege made no effort tc
restrain. They both were capable oi
taking punishment. Puggy was big
tough and rangy-so was the cor
poral.
The pair won much applause Fri
day, riding in the exhibition put on
in honor of Maj. Gen. Paul Malone
commander of the Sd Corps Area
Puggy took the jumps in a full run
ming stride, like a steeplechaSe horse,
and Corpl. Vanderwege gave him his
head.
Vanderweg like the other nom
commissioned officers of the Cavalry
regiment, took the saddle and bride
of his mount while jumping, and rode
barebacked. guiding with his knees.
To the spectators. at any rate, this
feat seemed more impressive because
of Puggy's break-neck tendencies.
As a metter Of fact. Puggy almost
ran down the photographer VIII
caught him in action. Puggy doesn't
care for publicity and neither does
the corporal.
They're just q Cavlary pair, vel
met.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
5000 IN SERVICE
FACE INCOME LOSS
Pay Restoration April |
Fails to Offset Heavy Slash
in Communication.

While full pay will be restored to
all Government employees April l. par
adoxically, 5000 officers of the uni
formed service face a new cut in COM
mutation allowances on June 30 which
will reduce their total income by 10
per cent, despite the pay restoration.
The existing Communication rate ex-
pires June 80. Under the law The
President is required to set the rent
and rations allowance on the basis of
Labor Department cost OF living index
figures for the preceding year as COM
pared with 1922. War and Navy De-
|partment officials report that the 1884
index figures would require reduc-
ton Of communication large enough to
reduce the total income Of the men
approximately 10 per cent.
Average Cut Is $35 Monthly.
The services affected are the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Public Health
Service, Coast Guard, and Coast and
Geodetic Survey. for members who are
not provided Government living quar-
tiers. They will be out Of pocket an
average Of s35 each per month for
the remainder of 1885.
The why's" of the paradox are:
When the officers Of these agencies
are assigned to duty where they are
not furnished with Government living
quarters, they are granted commuta-
ton allowances.
Under the 1922 pay act it was
specified that a maximum of $40 per
room and so cents per day for rations
would be paid. Each officer is allowed
at least two rooms, up to a maximum
of six rooms, according to his rank
and size of his family.
When the Is per cent economy pay
cut was instituted in 1892 a rider"
attached provided that it would be the
only pay cut taken by the uniformed
services. The rider" continued in ef-
feet when 10 per cent was restored.
At the present time-with the per
cent-officers on communication basis
receive $19 per room and 81 cents per
day rationS. With restoration Of the
cut they will receive an additional 81
per month and 3 cents per day rations.
War and Navy Department oficials
report that each Of the 5000 will lose
at least SIS, while the average will
approximate $35, when the new scale
is fixed. Affected by the order will
be nearly 5000 Army officers on duty
as instructors with National Guard,
Organized Reserve and r. o. T. C.
units, on recruiting duty, engineer as
signments, or in Washington.
Approximately 1000 Navy officers
and smaller numbers of Marines. Pub
lie Health Service, Coast Guard and
Coast and Geodetic Survey also will
lose through the Communication reduc-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

cording to Mr.. Ellenbogen, it embodies
the latest recommendations OF the
Presidents committee.
Having been drafted more recently,
this House bill contains some features
not embodied in the Senate bill OF
last year. For instance. 1t defines
partial unemployment" and fixes the
degree of benefits to be paid in such
cases. The Senate bill. which was
drafted nearly two years ago, directed
the Secretary to study partial unem-
ployment" and recommend amend
ments which Congress could include
in the plan on that subject.
The House bill also provides fol
cases in which laid-off worker has
no prospect of obtaining further en-
ployment here, but may secure en-
ployment elsewhere. In such in
stances the employe could be given
in a lump sum a benefit payment
somewhat less than he would be en-
tiled TO in weekly installments If he
remained in the District.
Register for Work.
olIlCS GllC UcllCllI dIC OilAy
intended to go to laid-of workers who
are physically able and available fol
work if called, to prove such avail
ability, the worker would be required
by the House bill to register for work
and file his unemployment benefit
claim at the District public employ
ment ofice.
Both the old Senate bill and the
new House measure provide machinery
for settling disputes and noting ap'
peals. Both provide also for advisory
councils to advise and cooperate with
the public authorities in administer.
ing the plans.
Representative Ellenbogen regards
the Statewide Gin this case District
wide) pool fund system as preferable
to the Wisconsin plan.
The Wisconsin law, approved Janu.
ary 20, 1882, started out with the
declaration that its intent Is Ito give
employers a fair opportunity to bring
about the purposes of the act with.
out legal compulsion." 1t provided fol
benefits at the rate Of $40 a week, OF
so per cent of the weekly wage
whichever Is the lower. An amend
ment adopted in July, 1888, provided
that the employers account shall be
liable for benefit payments in the
ratio Of one week Of benefits to each
four weeks Of employment in the pre-
ceding 50 weeks, allowing for Ger.
tain probationary period.
Another feature of the Wisconsin
law was the provision for exemption
of employers who adopt a guarantee
work period. This was to apply tt
any employer who guaranteed en-
ployes in advance at least AZ weeks o'
work and wages for at least two-thirds
of the full-time weekly hours In eacf
week.
It is not likely that the District
Committees in Congress will begir
consideration of local legislation or
the question until the national Sc
curity measure is in final shape. st
that the provisions can be made II
conform.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
MACON CRUMPLED
LIKE EPAPER SACK"
Attendant at Lighthouse
Unable to Place Origin
of Tear.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. February 16-
The crash of the Macon was compared
to "a paper sack exploding" today
before the naval court investigating
the loss of Americas last big dirigible.
The comparison was drawn by
Henry Miller, assistant lighthouse
keeper at Point Sur. near where the
Macon fell into the ocean Tuesday.
1T all happened at one time, "
Miller said-so quickly that he could
not see whether the airship's fabric
started to tear at the rear, center
or forward part of the upper fin.
Other witnesses had agreed the
Casualty" that sent the airship down
was first discernible as failure at
the fin.
Watched With Glasses.
Thomas Henderson, keeper Of the
lighthouse, testified he watched the
breakup through powerful glasses.
He said "the material seemed to go
to pieces and then drifted back" add
ing:
THE trouble seemed to start at the
forward part of the fin. Then it
worked back and seemed to raise up
at the front all at once"
Both Henderson and Miller said
there was nothing particularly bad
about the weather at the time.
Answering question by the Macon's
chief-Comdr. H. v. Wiley-Henderson
said a rain squall came up about the
time the Macon was settling to the
ocean surface, but that there was nc
increase in the wind.
Saw Ballast Dropped.
From the deck Of the cruiser
Houston, Ensign Terry L. Watkins said
he saw the Macon about pm, a
few minutes before she was stricken
Il saw her dropping ballast" he
said. THAT seemed to be the only
unusual thing about her"
The Houston was about five miles
from the falling dirigible.
The Macon's rudderman and eleva-
tor man testified the huge ship rolled
suddenly and tore herself from theil
control
Coxswain w. H Clarke, the rudder-
man, said the wheel spun suddenly
from his hands and Comdr. Wiley
grabbed it.
The first thing I noticed was the
ship trem3led and took a bow up
inclination" Clarke testified.
w. NJ Conover. the elevator man
also said the wheel was jerked from
his hands.
-Four spokes hit my hand before
could stop it, he said.
WIDOW FEARS FUTURE.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Animal Friends to Meet.

A discussion of "Our Crimes
Against Animalkind and Their Reac-
tions Upon Ourselves" will feature q
meeting of the Vegetarian Society and
the Anti-Vivisection Society Of the
District tomorrow at pm. at the
Rosicrucian Fellowship, GOT Fifteenth
street. An address by Theodore
Heline Of New York will precede the
discussion. James p. Briggs VIII
preside.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Leaders to Be Feted.

Pedro Guevara and Francisco A.
Delgado, resident commissioners to
the United States for the Philippine
Islands. will be honored by the Fill
pino community Of Washington at
reception and dance next Wednesday
at 8 pm. In the National Press Club.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
FLETCHER FETE PLANNED
G. o. P. Club in Capital Will
Hnnnr Party Chairman.

Honor Party CHdII IHdH'
A reception in honor of Henry P.
Fletcher, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, and Republican
members of Congress will be held at
the National Republican Club, Six
teenth street at Scott Circle, on the
evening Of February rs.
The affair is being sponsored by
the president and Board of Trustees
of the National Capital Republican
Club.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
JUVENILE COURT
CHANGES DEBATED
Future of Institution as
"Foster Parent" Involved
in New Laws.

This is the fist OF three articles
discussing local opinion concern
tnq amendatory Juvenile Court
ieotslation-,phy it Is favored and
Dhp opposed.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Modern Port Planned.

Ifni. the little Spanish town on the
west coast Of Africa, may be made
into o modern port.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Deposited With Treasury.
"The first of these standards Is
that all funds raised under the State
law shall be deposited with the Sec
retary of the Treasury for safekeep-
ing and management. This will pro-
tect the unemployed from the hazards
of local financial crises. And as I
have already stated, the investment
of this huge aggregate fund by the
Secretary of the Treasury will exert
q tremendous stabilizing influence
upon industrial operations.
"The second Federal standard Is
that no State law shall deny bene-
fits to any worker because he refuses
to accept work at terms below those
prevalent In the locality, or because
he. will not accept as condition OF
employment any interference with his
right of self-organiZation. Unemploy-
ment insurance is a matter Of right,
not of charity; 1t is mark of free
dom, not an instrument of oppression.
THE third Federal standard Is that
every State shall administer its unem-
ployment insurance through employ
ment Offices. If it has none, 1t must
set them up."
Representative Ellenbogen has am
nounced that the bill he introduced
recently for the District was drafted
In cooperation with the Presidents
Committee on Economic Security and
Is being put forward as o suggested
model for the States to copy. Ac-
Evening star., 1935-02-17

(Some of the criticism for and
AGAINST this ne1D juvenile court
conception tDill be 0iDen in sec
ond article in The Evening Star
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

Both plans prohibit deduction from
the employees wages of any part of the
3 per cent pay roll tax, but the Wag-
ner bill Of last year allowed employees
to agree Voluntarily with their en-
ployers to Increase the amount of con-
tribution In order to make possible
greater benefits than would be pay
able out of the employer tax under the
general program.
The original Wagner bill placed
administration of the plan under the
Secretary OF Labor and provided for
the keeping. Of separate account Of
each employers tax payments. In q
depression. or period Of slack work,
Evening star., 1935-05-30
81 NeckWear
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Evening star., 1935-05-30
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