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Evening star., 1935-07-10
May0r C0unseIs Police Wiues,
Fearing Bad Women's InudsiOn

policemen for the kind Of work that
worries "heartbroken mothers"
The mayor urged that policeman's
wife do her share toward making a
policeman's lot easier.
Avoid nagging, make allowance for
many little irritations." the mayor
advised. Sometimes your husband
will come home tired or disappointed.
sss
Invariably a few moments. or a
half hour or so Of patience and un-
derstanding will restore his mental
state, then the cheer and comforts OF
home will brace him and send him
of the next day hopeful, confident
and happy"
All the advice was not to the wife.
The mayor added that q good hus-
band and father can always arrange
time to spend with his family and
''he will not complain or even discuss
the sordid things he sees while on
duty"
Evening star., 1935-07-10
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Morgenthau Given Aid
In Keeping Silence
At Hearing.
BY PAUL MALI.ON.


TRANGER things may have
- happened in Washington than
those now happening on the
- wealth-tax plan, but If SO no
one can now remember when. 1t may
be the heat and then again it may
be the stupidity.
The latest chapter in this serio-
comic mystery story hinges on the
appearance of Treasury Secretary Nor
genthau before the House Ways and
Means Committee. He was supposed
to offer the new plan, but when asked
about it he apparently had never
heard of it. He declined to say how
much additional revenue the Treasury
wanted, II any. He refused to hint
at what rates he expected. All he
knew about taxes was what he read
in the Presidents message.
This left the poor old Republic
ans fabbeGrgaSted. No one eper
tells them Uhat is going on inside.
They tried to ask questions, but
the Democrats leaped at them ,Dtth
charges that they mere trying
to oppose tareS on the pedlthy.
This led to political debates 1phich
placed the meeting on leuel NTH
the acreage meeting OF small
topn council. Mr.. Morgenthau
stood on one foot or the other,
saying nothing.
1t looked almost as if the Demo-
cratic committee members had entered
into a conspiracy to protect Mr.. Nor
genthau against saying anything. That
is exactly what happened.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
WA[MSLEY OPENS
FIGHT To FINISH
Will Not Surrender to Long,
Says Mayor-Two May
Go Over.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
NEW ORLEANS, July l0.-Mayor
T. Semmes Walmsley. political an
tagonist of Senator Huey P. Long
opened fight to prevent his own fac
ton from surrendering to the power
full State organization Of the louisiana
dictator
Mayor Walmsley's New Orleans or
ganization, the "old regulars" has
been engaged in bitter struggle with
the Long group for control Of the city
for many months.
Heavy inroads on the "old regulars
powers have been made recently by
drastic legislation jammed through
the General Assembly by Senator
Long, including measures stripping
the municipal authorities of their
patronage and placing city taxes un-
der State control
Reports Of dissension in the Walm-
sley faction have persisted for weeks
but the first open break occurred early
today when two Of the mayors four
city commissioners announced they
would no longer oppose Long.
A. Miles Pratt, commissioner OF
finance, and Joseph P. Skelly, commits
sioner Of public property, broke with
the "old regulars and purportedly
were leading a movement to swing the
entire Walmsley organization over to
Long.
Decision Made Public.
Pratt and Skelly made public theil
decision to quit Walmsley shortly be-
fore ''old regular" chieftains went into
caucus to consider a future course.
Mayor Walmsley planned to carry
his fight to keep his organization in
tact before the caucus.
Walmsley issued formal statement
declaring he would not quit" under
any circumstances, and that he. too
wanted peace. but not at any price
Public Utilities Commissioner Fred
A. Earhart and Public Safety Com.
missioner Frank r. Gomilia did no
sign the surrender" statement.
In the last special session, concluded
Monday. Long obtained control of vir-
tually every remaining city function
The legislation and court litigation
instigated by Long. tied up city
finances and all city workers except
policemen and firemen are now beine
paid by the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
T.W.A.F|NEDS
IN CUTTING CRASH
Airline Given 80 Days to
Seek Easements on
Seven Counts.

Fines totaling $4,000 today were
imposed upon Transcontinental and
Western Air by the Department Of
Commerce for alleged violations OF
seven Federal regulations in connec-
ton with the crash last month which
killed Senator Cutting of New Mexico
and four others. according to an an
nouncement by Secretary of Commerce
Roper.
The airline was given 80 days in
which to file application for mitiga-
tion or remission of the penalties i'm
posed, Secretary Roper announced.
One of the seven violations in which
fines were imposed involved a flight
by another airplane Of the line through
the same storm which resulted in the
Cutting crash.
$500 on Each Count.
The violations, for each Of which
a $500 penalty was imposed. were:
Failure to order the pilot of the
wrecked plane to the ground while
safe flying weather prevailed and
while two-way radio communication
still could be maintained.
Failure to carry an adequate amount
of reserve fuel.
Failure of the pilot to take :ae re-
quired semi-annuaI physical examina-
ton in February. 1895.
Authorizing Tie airplane TO make
landing at Kansas City when the
ceiling and visibility we're below the
minimum required.
No Rating Charged.
Permitting Kenneth Greeson TO act
as co-pilot Of the wrecked plane on
schedule involving more than eight
hours of flying when he held no
scheduled air transport rating.
Failure to maze application FOR
transfer Of Chief Pilot Bolton from
the Eastern TO the Western division
prior to the flight.
Permitting j. S. Graves to land
down through thick weather at
Kansas City in q sister ship of the
wrecked plane wfen ceiling and visi-
bility we're below the authorized mini
mum
A Senate investigation Of the crash
now is getting under way.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
T.V. A. VOTE STIRS
HARD FIGHT TODAY
Supporters and Opponents Claim
Edge in Compromise
Struggle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A close. hard fight was in prospec.
today as the House arrived at the vot-
ing stage on amendments to the Ten
nessee Valley Authority act.
Both supporters and opponents of
the T " A. claimed the edge. The
struggle centered around efforts 10
liberalize the compromise bill ap-
proved by the House Military Com
mittee. President Roosevelt wants
certain sections eliminated
A provision forbidding T. v. A. to
sell electric power or chemicals below
cost after July /, 1887, written in by
the Military Committee. was the first
bone Of contention. The Roosevelt
men sought to strike it out.
Three Changes Planned.
Whether successful in this move or
not. Representative Hill. Democrat. of
Alabama, leading the drive to bring
the legislation In line with the Presi-
dents desire, next intended to propose
at least three important amendments
! which, T. v. A. men contended. would
strengthen the agency in carrying out
its power ''yardstick' program.
One would eliminate a section Of
the committees bill preventing the
authority from building power trans
mission lines substantially duplicating
existing private facilities.
Another would strike out a clause
subjecting T. V. A. expenditures to
| the complete control of the controller
general, while third would give T.
v. A. co-ordinated control over the
entire Tennessee River system so that
no tributary could be managed inde-
pendently.
A main purpose of the whole bill
is to give the authority express au-
thority to sell its surplus power, a
right which at least one Federal Judge
has said 1t does not possess.
Six Hours Debate.
The House wound up six hours Of
debate late yesterday. with Chairman
McSwain. Democrat, of South Caro-
lima of the Military Committee say
ing he still was strongly for the COM
mittees compromise measure.
| Representative Maverick. Democrat,
Of Texas said that without the changes
sought by the administration the bill
might as we'll be killed and the $780,
100000 invested in the authority al
lowed to wash down the river" From
opponents came charges that the legis-
lation was frivolous. false. flimsy and
fraudulent and unwise, unsound and
unconstitutional" 1t has been passed
| by the Senate.
Evening star., 1935-07-10

Mr.. Morgenthau's recalcitrance as
witness fits into this picture right
here: He was present at the confer
ence and naturally shared the presi-
dental viewpoint rather than the
congressional viewpoint. He went
even further and declined outright
to appear before the Ways and Means
Committee.
His reluctance is easily UNDER
standdble because the committee
pds taking the matter out of
White House and Treasury hands.
In Diew OF this situation, ne
pointed out he could not say any,
thing. il he did testify.
Committee members would not
stand for that. They said it was the
custom for the Treasury Secretary to
appear. He must appear. They
promised to fend off any embarrassing
questions if he would just come up
and offer few vague observations.
That is what happened.
Thus endeth the second chapter.
Chapter Three Next.
Chapter three probably will be writ
ten when the Congressman get them
selves into such a mess trying to write
their own tax bill that they give
it up for the time being.
The light which has been burn
ing late at night in President
Roosepelt's bed room lately is sup
posed to suggest that he is pray
ing for such Uay out. The mat
ter has slipped from his grasp,
iDhat tDith Huey Long tuggin1 in
one direction, Senator La Toilette in
another, and the conservative DEM
ocrdts sitting on their launches,
,Dhittling and cussing to them
SelDeS.
For the writing of this chapter, 1t
is understood that Dizzy and Daffy
will be borrowed from the st. Louis
base ball team. No one else could
do it just yet.
(Copyright 1880
Evening star., 1935-07-10
CUMMINGS URGES
GOLD RESOLUTION
Action Barring Suits Nee
essary for International
Agreement, He Says.

Attorney General Cummings told
the House Banking Committee today
that unless resolution were passed
barring damage suits against the Gov
ernment to collect losses arising from
dollar devaluation, an international
agreement to establish a gold stand
ard would be almost impossible"
Currency stabilization has been
speculated on quite a bit recently.
Secretary Morgenthau said in a radio
speech a few weeks ago this Govern
ment would not stand in the way of
any agreement which did not injure
the United States.
"A free gold market also would be
almost impossible" Cummings said.
Restoration Question.
He gave no indication whatsoever,
though, that the administration is
considering any attempt at present to
restore the gold standard.
Cummings testified as the commit
tee opened hearings on a resolution
to bar gold clause suits strongly sup
ported by administration.
Cummings told the committee that
the Government has constitutional
right to forbid damage suits arising
from devaluation.
The Supreme Court held in the
celebrated gold clause cases that no
one had shown damages caused by
devaluation
Would Plug Gap.
The court, however, indicated hold
ers of Government securities contain
ing a gold payment clause still might
file suits in an effort to show damages.
The measure is designed to plug this
gap in the administrations monetary
policy.
Cummings contended the resolution
was just and would end uncertainties.
He told the committee there can be
no doubt of its conStitutionality.
He quoted from message in which
the President told Congress there is
no constitutional or inherent right
to sue the Government"
$1,000 100000 Potential Loss.
The Attorney General said that
s10.l36. $40. $40 in gold-clause Govern
ment securities were outstanding and
that the Government faced poten-
tial loss of $1,000. 100000 If gold
clause suits were permitted and dam
ages were shown.
Representative Cavicchia, Repub-
lican, of New Jersey asked whether
foreigners who bought United States
bonds, believing the word of our
Government was as good as gold,
would have any redress" under this
act
The answer is no." Cummings
said
The Representative asked whether
foreigners might carry case to the
International Court at The Hague.
Cummings said possibly they might
but that he had mo doubt as to the
result"
Gould We sue foreign countries at
The Hague for the $40 900 900 900 they
owe us?" asked Representative Cross,
Democrat, of Texas.
NO" Cummings responded.
Representative Clifford. Republican,
of Massachusetts,, wanted to know
how about our contractural relations
with Panama."
Treaty Arrangements.
That's not at point, either" Cum
mings said, because that was a treaty
arrangement"
He added that the Panama question
was under negotiation. He asked to
be excused from further discussion of
the question as it was State De-
partment matter"
Representative Hollister. Republican,
Of Ohio, after speaking several times
of 'repudiation, was told by the
Attorney General:
Il don't feel reputation is the
proper word for action of the Gov
ernment in exercising a solemn right"
Evening star., 1935-07-10

| The inside story dates back to &
conference at the White House few
days earlier (July A.. The Democratic
committeeman tDoughton. Hill. Cul.
len. Cooper filed into the President.
study on that occasion with perpleXeo
brows. They tried to be deferential
| but hinted broadly that the President
wealth-tax idea was somewhat "ridicu'
lous" In fact, they are supposed t.
have used that exact word. but in 6
less offensive way. something to the
effect that the idea placed them in q
ridiculous" position.
Their contention Wds that the
rates suggested by Senator Harri-
son for the administration Uould
raise only s134.000. 900 mot s340,-
100000. as Harrison contended, or
$40, 1000 900, as some of the House
members haze eStimdtedJ. They
did not object to breaking up big
fortunes or confscating big in
comes But they believed a more
logical reDenue ercuSe for such
step should be deuised They kneU
that the only place to raise more
repenue 1Dds in the loUer class OF
taxpayers. the middle-men, the sue
ceSstul business executives, doctors,
la,Uyers, the people who recetpe
good salaries,
Therefore they demanded an extern
sion of President Roosevelt's plan tt
include these.
Wanted to Split Fortunes.
1t is said the President was COO
to this suggestion. AS they under
stood it, what he wanted was to break
up the big fortunes, to start taxing
bigness among corporations. APP
parently he did not have revenue in
mind at all, and did not care par
ticularly about 1t. Neither did he
care about soaking the successful
more heavily. His position was the
same as in his message.
But the Congressman insisted
there had to be more than social
reform in the neW tar program.
For once they iron an argument
NTH the President At least they
noU think they non it.
All they base their conclusions on
is the fact that the President half
raised both hands to a level of his
shoulders and shrugged as if to say:
"All right, if you insist" but he ac-
tually said nothing. The only thing
he insisted on was that Congress do
nothing to the bill to destroy the
popular belief that it is an admins
tration measure,
Evening star., 1935-07-10
SIBLEY GIRL TRACED
Antioch Official Says She TOOK
New York Bus at Springfield.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, July 10
tP.-Basil H. Pillard. assistant dean
at Antioch College, said yesterday he
was informed pretty Ann Sibley, 81
year-old coed who disappeared July
3, boarded bus for New York City at
Springfield, Ohio, after missing one
for Chicago, her home.
Miss Sibley, a former Smith College
student. had about SIS when she
dropped from sight, Pillard said. He
added he believed she would disclose
her whereabouts when her funds were
exhausted, and that he had notified
the Bureau of Missing Persons in New
York.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 10.-The plant
of "heartbroken mothers" who worry
about the bad women" their police
men husbands might meet in the
course of night duty has brought out
the philosophical side of Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia's official nature.
IF a man is good, decent and
clean, he will continue to be SO re-
gardless of the work he Is assigned
to-" assured the mayor in a sort of
advice-to-the- -lovelorn homily printed
in Spring 3l00." the police magazine.
The complaint the mayor received
said:
II am a young mother and know
lots of mothers in the same position
as I am. Our husbands are young
men. plainclothes policemen and are
mixed in with all kinds Of bad women
and are never at home at night.
Il ask you to change all young
married men out of these jobs"
The letter went on to suggest older
Evening star., 1935-07-10
FAIRBANKS FLYING EAST
Will Rejoin Lady Ashley After
Business Meetings.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. July 10 CP).-
Douglas Fairbanks, ST., planned to
leave here by aid today for New York
and an early reunion with Lady
Sylvia Ashley.
Accompanied by five motion picture
aSsociates-one of whom may be his
ex-wife, Mary Pickford-Fairbanks
was to attend to business in the East
and board the liner Empress Of Brit
ain for England.
Lady Ashley now en- route to Que
bee, from Vancouver, British Colum-
bia. where she stayed last week while
the actor came here, has also ar
ranged to sail aboard the Empress of
Britain.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
FISHERMAN GETS HAWK
Bird With 5-Foot Wing Spread Is
Caught Of Cape Charles.

RICHMOND. Va, July 10 CP.-
Emil Zeller of Richmond thinks he
has q claim to whatever fish prizes
are awarded this year.
Trolling in Chesapeake Bay for
channel bass of Cape Charles, Zeller
saw q huge fshhawk circle over his
bait. drop into the water and grasp
it in his claws. The hook stuck
through the hawks foot and Zeller
hauled the bird in.
The bird, which had 5-foot wing
spread, will be mounted.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
ALCOHOLIC KISSES HELD
NO LOVE THEFT PROOF
Court Gusts Wife's 100000 Suit
Against Woman of Al After
Hearing Testimony.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, July l0-Kissing be-
tween drinks is not proof of love
theft, Superior Judge James J.
Kelly ruled yesterday.
The judge threw out the 100000
heart balm suit of Mrs. Naomi F.
Bullock. 81, against Miss Margaret
Gilbault, As, after former employe
Of Bullock testified regarding the
kisses.
"A few kisses between drinks do
not necessarily mean the stealing Of
affections" Judge Kelly said.
1t was the first heart balm suit
brought to trial in Illinois since the
State Legislature outlawed them. The
action was filed before the law was
passed,
Evening star., 1935-07-10
FRANCE HAS AIRMAlL

PARIS, July 10 At-Frances first
domestic airmail service was irsugu-
rated officially today, with four planes
scheduled To start from lie Bourget,
the metropolitan sirport
The new Airmail system was de-
signed to make daily postal deliveries
between Paris and the most distant
provincial cities.
Sponsored by Georges Mandel. for
mer minister Of communications, the
network radiatipg frcm the capital
included lie Havre, Lille, Strasbourg.
Toulouse, Bordeaux. Nantes, Marseille
and Cannes.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
Congre,s6inB Brief
TODAY.

Senate.
Decides whether to insist on man.
datory abolition of certain utility
holding companies.
Audit Committee considers $780,
600 investigation Of lobbying.
House.
Works toward final vote on T. ".
A. amendments.
Rules Committee Investigates lob
bying on utilities.
TOMORROW.
Senate!
Will debate A. A. A. amendments
Territories Committee. hearings on
Virgin Islands investigation.
House.
Considers special rules and miscel-
laneouA hllA
Evening star., 1935-07-10
FIVE ARE LANDED
IN RESCUE At SEA
American Among Treasure
Hunters in Cuba After
Nine Days Adrift.
By the Associated Press.

BY tno Associated fresS.
BATABANO, Cuba, July 10.-Four
Canadians and one American were
towed into this South Coast sponge
fishing village aboard their small ketch
exhaustion after drifting helplessly
nine days in the open sea in futile
search Of buried treasure.
Visibly worn from their long battle
with the elements. the five were pick
ed up the day before yesterday off
Cape Corrientes by the Cuban gun
boat Santa Clara. towed to the Isle
of Pines and thence brought here.
Search for Treasure.
The 50-foot ketch, skippered by M.
C. Rice of Toronto, sailed out OF
Havana Harbor, June %. bound for
an unannounced point in the Pacific
Ocean, where Rice hoped to dig up
buried treasure.
With Rice were Ebert James OF
Daytona Beach. Fla; Mrs. Rice and
her sons, Harry, IL. and Derek. IA.
James was employed as crew man at
Miami. The purpose of the cruise
was not revealed to him.
The night after the Casarco left
Havana, engine trouble developed.
Drifting of Cuba the Casarco began
to leak. and those aboard were COM
PEELED to bail until they were picked
up by the Santa Clara.
Buffeted by Storm.
Throughout the nine days they
were buffeted by tropical storms ano
seasickness laid Mrs. Rice low.
The origin of Rices treasure hunt
paralleled that of Robert Louis Stew
enson's Treasure Island"
In Toronto, he said. he repaired q
clock for a woman who paid him by
giving him a watch. When he re-
paired the watch he found small
picture inside the case. On the back
of it was placed map showing the
location of hidden treasure buried
somewhere along the coast OF some
country bordering the Pacific Ocean
The map gave longitude and latitude
and other details. including the
amount buried, Rice said.
SuuppED FOR PLEASURE.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
Man Wed Third Time at 81.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, July 10 @.-
Robert P. Cummins, 81, married for
the third time here yesterday. His
bride il the former Mrs. Margaret
Lemons, s.
He was divorced from his first wife,
Mrs. Ollie Cummins, who u still liy.
ing, IIis second wife died,
Evening star., 1935-07-10
All Club Names Officers.

TAKOMA PARK. Md. July 10 (Spe-
ciaD The Takoma Park All Garden
Club, which has q membership of Is
girls, has elected Jean Boyer, presi-
dent; Mallory Hensley. vice president,
and Patsy Richards, secretary. it was
announced at the Office Of the county
home demonstration agent
Evening star., 1935-07-10
VETERANS PLAN TRIP

McGrath to Head Delegation At.
tending A. E. F. Reunion.
William H. McGrath, assistant cor
poration counsel of the District, will
head a delegation Of Washington vet
Grams who will go to Baltimore to-
morrow for the annual reunion and
convention of the Sd Division, A. E. F.,
which will meet at the Southern
Hotel from Thursday to Sunday.
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Callan, COM
manding the Sd Corps Area, is the
honorary chairman of the convention
and Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of
Engineers, is president Of the con-
vention.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
Presents to Schools
Out of State Taxed
In Missouri Ruling
BY the Associated Press.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, July
10.-Holding that bequests made
to educational institutions outside
Missouri are taxable, the State
Supreme Court today ruled that
trustees for the Frank L. Hall
estate in Kansas City should pay
the State an inheritance tax of
S282, ,094.
Hall, who died May l8. 1929,
left the bulk Of his estate to be
held in trust with the net income
to be paid annually to Depauw
University at Greencastle, Ind.
Evening star., 1935-07-10
HUNT WOMAN IN SWAMPS
Volunteers Seek Matron, 81, Lost
Since Friday Night.

Since Friday Night.
WEST PALM BEACH. July 10 up.
Sheriff w. H. Lawrence today called
for volunteers to search through the
edge of the Everglades for MS. F. H.
Evarts, 81, who has been lost since
Friday night, when her brother. F. H.
Chesebro, IS, left her to get help in
freeing their stalled car.
Chesebro himself was rescued late
yesterday after he wandered for four
days and nights through swamplands.
When officers located the car in
which Chesebro had left his sister.
they found q note reading: viii walk
back to the road where we turned In.
I can't stand these mosquitoes another
night"