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The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Tax-Exempt Bonds
Opposed by BaruCh

/ have made no such study.
But it seems to me that the
experience Of the Treasury for
the past 20 years should give
a solution that you would call
decent
Senator Bone snapped:
"Well, they haven't done it."
Mr.. Baruch was handed a clean
bill of health on his wartime finan
cial activities by the committee.
Senator ByrneS Appears
One legislator, not a member OF
the committee, made the unusual
move of voluntarily appearing be-
fore the munitions investigators
to pay tribute to the tall, silver
haired friend of presidents.
He was Senator Byrnes CD OF
South Carolina, who told a story
of Mr.. Baruch spending his own
money to aid first the Govern
ment and later young girls thrown
out of work at the end of the war
Senator Byrnes said he ap-
peared because it seemed to him
from reading newspaper stories
that Mr.. Baruch was under criti-
cism in connection with his
finances. He said he wanted to
dispel any such cloud.
BARUCH PRAISED
Senator Clark CD of Missouri
joined the chairman in approval
of Mr.. Baruch's financial activi
ties. He said:
T want to say that Mr..
Baruch furnished the commit
tee with his income tax re-
turns and other data, and that
it was examined very carefully.
1--WE found not only that
there was nothing in it Of an
unfavOrabIe character, but did
find highly cOmmendable ac-
tionS on the part of Mr.. Baruch
in disposing of his industrial
stocks during the war;"
Spent Own $S5,O0O
Senator ByrneS told the com
mittee that at a critical time
when this nation was shipping
huge stores abroad, Mr.. Baruch
paid out Of his own pocket the
$85, 1000 expense account Of a
mission sent to Great Britain to
determine whether supplies were
being used for purely military
purposes. The mission saved the
nations millions, he said, and
Mr.. Baruch refused to be re-
imburSed.
Another instance Of Baruch
generosity, related Senator ByrneS,
came at the end of the war,
when Uncle Sam put the brakes
on huge spending, and hundreds
of young women in Washington
faced dismissal from work.
"Mr. Baruch employed a ma
trOn to 60 and visit each girl
facing dismissal, and advise her
not to walk the streets of
Washington looking for employ
ment, but to return home.
This matrOn's job was to offer
each girl transportation to her
hOme-PuIlman included-and
Mr.. Baruch paid the bill"
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
IOWA
!: HIT BY DUST

DAVENPORT, Iowa, March %
G.N.S0.-A gray cloud Of dust,
sweeping up from the Southwest,
covered hundreds of miles in east
ern Iowa and western Illinois
with a veil of CRIME today.
The dust moved into Iowa
about midnight last night and to-
day had covered virtually all of
eastern Iowa. 1t was expected to
continue throughout today, but
the forecast was that it would not
grow severe. Visibility was re-
ported as one mile.
The dust came on the heels of
rain and snow. A similar dust
movement yesterday had been
halted by the precipitation.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
GARNER RULING.
ON PROPOSAL !
AWAITED
Sen. Borah Says Wisconsinite
"In Order" After Challenge
BY Pat Harrison
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service Staff
Correspondent

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service staff
Correspondent
A sharp contest in the Senate
over the La Toilette plan to i'm
pose a $500, 900 increase in
Federal income taxes today de-
layed enactment of the bill re-
pealing pink slip" income tax
publicity.
The offering of the tax amend
ment by Senator La Toilette (P0
Of Wisconsin, was challenged on
constitutional grounds by Sena-
tor Harrison CD Of Mississippi.
He charged the amendment was
out of order, because only the
House had the constitutional
power to initiate tax legislation.
Backed by Borah
This provoked a constitutional
row, with Senator Borah (RJ of
idaho, now regarded as the Sen
ate's outstanding constitutional
authority, arguing that Senator
La Toilette was in order.
Senator Borah contended the
bill, repeating "pink slip" pub
licity, affected Federal revenue
and modified the existing tax
law. Under this circumstance,
he added, it was constitutional
for the Senate to insert an amend
ment touching other revenues.
Vice President Garner may make
che ruling himself or he may sub
NIT the issue to a vote of the
Senate. In either event, the Sen
ate will determine it, as La Toilette
proposed to appeal any adverse
ruling by Garner.
COuzens Has Plan
If the Senate rules La Toilette
out of order, it may have tremen-
dous effect in the future. 1t would
serve as a precedent to bar the
Senate from ever offering tax
amendments to any revenue bill,
not directly raising or decreasing
taxes.
If the Senate favorS La toilette,
It will open the door to pro-
longed tax debate. Aside from La
Follette's proposal to increase in
come taxes, Senator Couzens (R)
Of Michigan had an amendment
prepared which would levy a 300
million dollar increase in corpora
ton taxes. A Republican group
also was considering an amend
ment raising enough taxes to bal.
ance the budget.
The La Toilette amendment
would hit taxpayers up and down
the line. It would reduce ex-
emptions, respectively, from 81 600
and $2,5O0 to $500 for single per-
sons and $4,000 for married
couples. It would increase the
present normal tax Of 4 per cent
to 6 per cent and then increase
all the surtaxes.
Leaders Oppose 1t
The present $4,000 exemption
from surtaxes would be retained
but the rate on the lowest bracket
would be increased from 4 to 6
per cent. The maximum surtax
would be increased from So to
II per cent at the million-dollar
mark.
Administration leaders hoped
to have the amendment ruled out
of order, but failing in that, to
have it rejected by the Senate.
They announced tax legislation
would be considered later in the
session, after the Government
determines whether there is any
necessity for higher taxes this
vAaT
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Society Will Hear
HenryL. Roosevelt

Illustrated with motion pictures
of naval mems activities, a speech
will be given by Assistant Secre-
tary of Navy Henry L. Roosevelt
before members of the National
Geographic Society tomorrow
night in Constitution Hall. The
speaker will discuss particularly
naval aviation.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Southeast Wants
Model House

The Southeast Business Mems
Association will hold an executive
committee meeting today at 4
p. m. to plan a request for PWA-
financed model housing project.
The association is willing to aid
in financing the project, Richard
B. English, vice president, said to-
Sov
The Washington times., 1935-03-28

z ICE HERE, DUST THERE AFFLCT COUNTRYSIDE
-

ICE CAKES fill the streets
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis,
where the Wisconsin River
went on a rampage, inundat-
ing the town.
T0PS0IL in the Kansas
wheatfields drifts at q cost
of millions to farmers, whose
crops are seriously menaced
by the drought. This farm
er's tractor (below) is nearly
buried by drifting soil.
Photos by international.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06

VATICAN. CITY, Aug. 6 G.N.S)
Bishop James Ryan, rector Of
the Washington Catholic Uni
versity, today was named bishop
of Omaha, Neb.
Monsignor Peter Ireton, curate
of Baltimore, was appointed
coadjutor bishop with the right of
succession of Bishop Brennan, of
Richmond, Va.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
New Speed Record
SET by'PiIot Baker

r. /. Baker. chief pilot OF
PennSylvanIa AirIines and Trans.
port Company, set a new speed
record between Washington and
Cleveland Sunday when he flew
the 321 miles in SO minutes at an
average speed Of 201 miles per
hour, it was announced today.
Mr.. Baker, flying on regular
schedule in one of the lines twin.
engined planes, left Cleveland at
$40 p. m, landing at the Wash.
ington airport at 4,:l9 p. m. Be.
sides it's co-pilot, g. A. Mckee,
the plane carried 10 passengers.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
TROLLEY MEN
GET PAY RAISE

An increase in wages for street
car and bus operators of the
Capital Transit Company was an
nounced today. ..t
The increases, which are re
troactive to April l, are the result
of five months of arbitration be.
tween the traction company and
the Amalgamated Association OF
Street, Electric Railway and Bus
Operators.
Under the new scale, operators
of two-men street cars will receive
an increase of 10 cents an hour,
bringing their wages to IS cents
an hour. Operators of one-man
street cars will receive an increase
of IL cents, raising their hourly
earnings to II cents.
Other employees, including shop
and barn workers, will receive an
increase of S cents an hour.
Negotiations for the increase in
wages were begun early in March,
shortly before the employees con
tract with the company expired
The union asked an increase of 80
cents an hour.
An arbitration boar wa S
appointed in June and on July 10
the arbitration proceedings began,
ending only last Thursday. The
arbitration board consisted of
Frank Swacker. New York at
torney, chairman; Charlton Og.
burn, for the union, and Edmund
L. Jones, for the company.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
NAzES LAY RIOT
T0CATH0L|CS

BERLIN, Aug. 6 G.N.s0.-Vio'
lence entered the German reli-
gious struggle today when an
attack was made on the Storm
Troops and Hitler Youth Home
at Solingen and the place was
wrecked.
A note left by the unidentified
perpetrators said:
1--WE take revenge.
Signed (Catholic) Storm
Group"
While police at Solingen ex-
pressed the belief the wreckerS
were Catholics, in Catholic circles
1t was said the raid was the work
either of a vengeful minority I'M
supported by responsible church
authorities, or some secret enc
mics Of the NaziS who sought to
lay the blame at the Catholics
feet.
Big placards, similar to those
plastered in Berlin yesterday.
blaming Catholics for Shameless
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The Washington times., 1935-08-06
5000 DUE
TO CROWD
POLLS
Fight Keen Between
OdenthaI, Fields
For Sheriff

One of the largest votes since
the EToover-Smith presidential
election in 1923 was expected to
be polled in Arlington county be-
fore sunset today as thousands
damned the nine voting precincts
for the first Democratic primary
to be held in Arlington county in
80 years.
Early-hour voting in virtually
all precincts was two and three
times as heavy as in the average
election to be held here, election
officials said.
Today's voting climaxed one
of the bitterest political fights
ever staged in the county.
It was estimated approximately
that 5000 voters would tllrrs o.
for the priM aoie
Arlington county.
Fight Is Keen
Keenest interest conferred around
the nip-and-tuck battle between
candidates for the office of sheriff,
Commemorative attorney and
treasurer.
The two candidates for the
sheriff's office, H. j. Odenthal and
Howard B. Fields, the incumbent,
marshalled their forces for the
final showdown late today. Oden-
thai, or someone acting in his be-
half, according to police, employed
Walter U. Fritz, 81, caretaker OF
an estate here, to notify Wash
ington police that he had addl'
tional information on the Mary
Baker murder case. The purpose
of the tip, police said, was to dis
credit Sheriff Fields.
Scores of automobiles were
cruising the streets here today
bringing voters to the polls.
In contrast to the bitter fight
being waged in Arlington county
today was the easy-going voting
in the neighboring county Of Fair
fax, where there was little evil
dence of interest.
Officials believe only half OF
the more than 5000 qualified
voters would go to the polls.
Two major fights in Fairfax
county center around the offices
of treasurer and commemorative
attorney.
Alexandria Situation
Alexandria city voters were par
ticularly interested in the out
come of the voting for the offices
of State Senator and Representa-
tive in the State Assembly.
Approximately 5000 voters were
expected by election officials to
turn out in Alexandria. There
are 500 qualified voters there.
A contest between State Sen.
ator John Rust and his opponent,
Hugh Reid, is being voted on by
residents of Arlington, Fairfax
and Prince William counties, and
the city Of Alexandria.
Senator Rust is conceded vic
tory in his own county Of Fair
fax and Is given a slight edge
over his opponent in Prince Will
liam and Alexandria. Opponents
of Rust, who admit his victory IN
the counties and city, are hopeful
of coming out Of Arlington county
with sufficient votes to offset the
Rust majority in other sections.
Byrd's Strength
Meanwhile, national political
observers were viewing with in
terest the outcome of the State
wide voting today on delegates to
the State Assembly and Is seats
in the Senate.
Observers believe the outcome
of today'S voting will be an indi-
cation of the strength of Senator
Harry Flood Byrd since he broke
with the Roosevelt Administra-
ton.
The primary election today, it
is believed, will show the New
Dealers which way political winds
are blowing in Virginia.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
POLICE ST 7
TO WATCH
HOTEL
Search for Utilities
Magnate Follows
Testimony
International News Service

Carrying formal subpoenas, in.
Vestigators for both the House
and Senate lobby committees to-
day engaged in a speedy, hot and
futile race to find H. c. Hopson,
missing Associated Gas and Elec-
trio Company master mind"
whom the investigating bodies
seek as a witness.
The chase began when B. B.
Robinson, of Chicago, testified
before the House Committee that
he talked to Mr.. Hopson in the
Shoreham Hotel here last night.
A House committee investigator
was Immediately despatched to
the Shoreham and had hardly ar
rived when Herbert Blomquist,
chief investigator for the Senate
committee, appeared in the hotel
lobby.
Police Keep Watch >
Meanwhile, four plain clothes
operatives of the washington
police force were despatched to
the Shoreham, where they took
up posts patrolling the Hobbies and
the fourth-floor corridor outside
the suite in which Mr.. HopSon
was supposed to have been seen.
It was said this vigil would
continue throughout the day. The
plain clothes men were armed.
Mr.. Robinson said he talked to
Mr.. Hopson for about five min
utes at the hotel. Mr.. O'Connor
asked:
''Was HopsOn registered
there?"
81 don't know, but the room
looked like it was occupied"
TALK NEAR MIDNIGHT
He placed the time Of the con-
versation at approximately 11:45
p. m.
"Has he left tOwn?'
II don't know"
Mr.. Robinson recently told the
committee he had conferred with
Mr.. Hopson over the long dis
lance telephone. At that time he
advised the lobby investigators to
look for Mr.. Hopson either at
Scarsdale, N. Y, or at Miami
Beach, Fla.
In Florida for Health
He added that Mr.. Hopson
spent most of his time at Miami
Beach because of poor health.
Chairman O'Connor asked:
what are you doing in
Washington now in connection
with utility legisIation?"
"I'm not doing a damn thing"
The youthful, Immediately at
tired witness admitted he had
used every effort to defeat the
drastic holding company death
sentence"
did you overlook any Of the
elevator operators and janitOrS?"
1--WE done everything, but
don't believe members of Con-
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The Washington times., 1935-08-06
MISS COLBERT
TO SUE MATE

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 8 CU.sJ.
After a long estrangement, Clau
dette Colbert, film actress, and
her husband, Norman Foster, are
headed towards the divorce courts
the actor revealed today.
And as soon as Miss Colbert
obtains a drecree probably in Mex
leo or Reno, Mr.. Foster will marry
Sally Blame, he said.
Just when and where his wife
will file the suit, Mr.. Foster
couldn't say. He added:
ct will be outside Of Cali.
fOrnia, though, because here you
have to wait a year-and that's
too long,"
Miss Blame, Fox film star, is
sister of Loretta and Polly Ann
Young, also actresses.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06

FREDERICK, Aug. 6.-The Fed
eral Government is being SUM
moned" to appear here to answer
charges Of double parking a mail
truck.
It is not likely-in fact, there
is no possibility-that Uncle Sam
will appear in court. 1t just isn't
done, although local court officers
don't seem to know that.
It all came about when Police
man James Marks gave a traffic
court summons to United States
Mail Truck Driver oscar Rout-
zahn. The Frederick Postmaster,
Guy K. Motter, protested. He
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
ITALY ARMS
100000
MEN
s New Divisions Due
For African Front;
War Fever Gains

ROME, Aug. 6 Q.NS0.
Premier Benito Mussolini today
called five more divisions, approx
mately $4,000 troops, for duty in
East Africa, and with this move
made his war machine ready for
an immediate campaign against
Ethiopia If he should deem it
advisable.
Three of the new divisions,
comprising nearly $4,000 troops,
will be dispatched to the colonies
Immediately, and the remaining
two will be held in readiness in
Italy.
One of these, a black shirt unit,
will include volunteer patriots
from all over the world, including
the United States.
The new move, ordered officially
because Of the advanced mobiliza-
ton of the Ethiopians," was de-
cided upon last week coincident
with the League of Nations
councils efforts to settle the
African crisis amicably.
Total Now 100000
The notifications bring to ESQ.,
900 the total number of men as
signed to duty in East Africa,
comprising 10 divisions approx
mating $4,000 men each, in addi-
ton to technicians and aviators.
With this number. II Duce
would be perfectly able" it was
said in high quarters. to launch
his projected war against EN-
peror Halle Selassie at any mo-
ment.
It was believed, however, that
he wishes to complete certain
road and other building projects
in Africa before launching his at
tack, and that the middle of
September has been chosen for
firing of the opening gun.
An official survey of the
Italian troops situation as dis
closed to International News
Service today following the new
orders revealed for the first time
the exact status of Italy's war
preparations.
Italy at present has $4,000 SOL
diers in East Africa, and 10000
workmen.
OF these soldiers. $4,000 are ma
tive. OF the whites, only 5000
were in the italian colonies prior
to the Wal Wal incident, a border
clash which was the immediate
forerunner of the present crisis.
The remainder are metropolitan
troops sent from italy.
100000 Armed
The number of metropolitan
troops assigned to duty in Africa
is approximately 100000, includ.
ing technicians and aviatorS.
Italy now has approximately $780,
900 men under arms, divided
roughly into four classes each
averaging 10000.
The total number of men Il
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The Washington times., 1935-08-06
Famed as a Writer, Once
Headed Indiana College

Appointed titular Bishop OF
Modra by Pope Plus XI, in 1888
Bishop James H. Ryan, has long
been prominent in Catholic edu
cational circles as an author and
teacher..,sF
During his administration as
head of Catholic University, he has
established a notable record for
constructive upbuilding Of that in
stitution.
Born at Indianapolis, December
is, 1886, he attended Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh and fol
lowed his religious studies at
Mount st. Mary's Seminary Of the
West, Cincinnati, and at the North
American College in Rome, where
he received the electorate in sacred
theology and philosophy.
After serving as president of the
st. Mary of the Woods College,
near Terre Haute, Ind. Bishop
Ryan resigned to become identified
with the National Catholic Wei
fare Conference, filling t h a t
organizations posts of executive
secretary of the department OF
education and executive secretary
of the conference.
In 1928 he was made rector of
Catholic University, previously
having served as associate profes'
sor of philosophy in the university
Bishop Ryan was ordained to
the priesthood in 1909 at Rome
He has contributed to many out
standing periodicals and at one
time served as editor of the
New Scholasticism. He was honor
ed by designation as a domestic
prelate by the Pope in 1927.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
THE TIMES INDEX

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The Washington times., 1935-08-06
White House Blaze
Is Flop; Twas Only
ALoading Platform

Fire alarm 3112, Jackson Place
and East Executive Avenue,
sounded shortly after 1890 p. m.
today.
A dozen pieces of fire apparatus
responded to the call.
Government workers in the
Treasury Department, as well as
clerks in the downtown business
district, followed the engines with
the expectancy that perhaps the
White House was ablaZe.
The fire turned out to be a
"flop." It was a street-car loading
platform.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
Fred e1.ick Wants u. S.
ArreSted---Ha! Ha!

argued that Mr.. Routzahn could
not be arrested because he was on
official business.
Postmaster Motter, a lawyer,
said if they wanted to press the
case it would have to be against
the Federal Government. Court
attaches thereupon turned the
summons over to Mr.. Motter. He
in turn is forwarding it to the
Post office Department in Wash
ington.
It is expected that Postmaster
General James A. Farley will
ignore It. The Federal Govern
ment cannot be arrested.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
ESTRANGED
MATE SHOT
BREAKING
IN HOUSE
Expectant M O h ek
Dry-Eyed, Tells Police
She Had to Do 1t

An estranged husbands at
tempt to see his wife early to-
day brought him death.
Dry-eyed and Unconditional,
Mrs. Nancy Lee Yakel, 24-year-
old brunette, handed an auo-
matte pistol to three Alexandria
police officers who responded
to a HOUSEKEEPING call at her
home in Belle Haven and said:
I'm sorry I had to do it.
I hope I haven't killed him"
But he was dead. One bullet
had pierced his heart.
According to the story Mrs.
Yakel told police, her husband,
George A. Yakel, 81 years her
senior, had deserted her some
time ago. A month ago she OBJ
tanned a warrant for his arrest
on charges of abandonment and
nonsupport. This warrant was
never served.
At 2:15 this morning Alexan.
dria police received a telephone
call from neighbors that some one
was breaking into the Yakel home.
Sergt. Lawrence Padgett and
Policemen William Bayliss and
Charles Miller started for the
place. While they were on their
way a second call came in that
there was shooting at the Yakel
place.
Turns Over Pistol
When they arrived Mrs. Yakel
turned over to them a .32-caliber
automatic pistol. She said her
husband had parked his car out
side the house, cut the telephone
lines, broken the glass in a side
door and entered the house.
She secured the pistol and fled
into a neighbours yard with her
husband following. According to
police, she said:
GAS he came on toward me 1
was frightened and fired one
shot to warn him off, the bull.
let hitting his automobile. Then
warned him not to come
closer, but when he continued
to come at me I fired right at
him. hope I didn't kill him."
Police found, however, that the
bullet had struck her husband
directly in the heart. They found
a flaShlight on his body but no
weapon.
Since the arrangement, Mrs.
Yakel had been living with her
mother, Mrs. Hortense Elliott, on
Bellefield Road, Belle Haven. Re-
Gently she changed the listing Of
her telephone from Mrs. George
A. Yakel to Mrs. Nancy Lee Yakel.
Mrs. Yakel, the mother of s.
year-old daughter, Nancy Lee, is
expecting the birth of another
child in about two months. She
revealed that she had been ex-
pecting trouble with her husband,
saying:
''He had threatened to get me
out of the house if he had to
kill me, so I was expecting
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The Washington times., 1935-08-06
Cuts Station Loss

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 G.N.SO.
The Bell System cut its station
loss in July, dropping only 22.800
stations compared with a loss Of
$500 in July, 1894.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
japanese Officials
Attacked by Chinese

TIENTsIN, Aug. 6.-The Chi
nese Blood and Iron" patri,
otto society precipitated critical
situation in the demilitarized zone
between Tientsin and the Great
Wall yesterday when four members
attacked Japanese officials at
Luanchow. Japanese military au'
thorities in Tientsin asserted the
LuanchoW incident is more Serl'
Gus that the recent 'rientsin as
sassination of pro-Japanese Off
Gals.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight, not much eh0nge IA temPeTa.
turs. Wednesday, generally cloudy and
sLiRhtLy warmer.
The Washington times., 1935-08-06
MEAN TEMPERATURES

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