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NSOhSAlAC0 TAOAh o8Csy
$4,000. The present rate is 13& per
cent for all corporations, while Presi-
dent Roosevelt suggested graduation
from 10% per cent to 1874 per cent.
The estimated additional yield Is
$4,000, 900.
The House bill preserves the pres
ent right Of railroads to file consoli-
dated returns II they wish to pay q
tax at the rate Of Ism per cent.
(3 Excess profits tax on corpo-
rations. This provision, not re-
quested in the presidential message,
would impose q new scale Of taxes on
corporation profits In excess Of 9 per
cent Of the adjusted declared value
used as q base by the corporation.
Scale From Profits.
From 8 to IL per cent, such profit
would be taxed 5 per cent: from IL
to Is per cent, the tax would be 10
per cent; from 16 to as per cent, the
tax would be is per cent, and all above
as per cent wouli be taxed 20 per
cent. The present rate is S per cent
on profits over 121a per cent Of the
adjusted declared value. No pro-
vision is made to allow corporations
to make q new declaration of value,
although Republicans made several
attempts to have such provision writ
ten into the bill.
The yield from this proposal 10
estimated at 100000, 900. the gen.
eral understanding being that the
committee majority resorted to the
excess proflts tax rather than follow
the Presidents proposal for q wider
range Of graduation Of corporate in
come taxes.
90 Inheritance taxes. The bill
establishes range Of inheritance
taxes, running from 4 per cent on
the first taxable $4,000 up to rs
per cent Of all inheritances over $10,-
100000. Exemption up to $4,000
would be allowed where the inheritance
passes to a close relative, with ex-
emption Of $4,000 allowed in any
case. The tax would be applied to
net value Of inheritance, among the
allowances being the amount assessed
for Federal estate taxes as well as
local levies. The estimated yield from
this section is placed at $50, ,ooo, 900.
Curb Gift Evasions.
90 Gift taxes. These levies are
directed at recipients of gifts and are
designed, the committee said, to pre-
vent evasion of the inheritance taxes.
The tax starts at per cent on the
first taxable $4,000 and mounts to
81 per cent on all gifts. above the
$10,000,o0 mark. The principle Of
consanguinity is recognized in this
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provision as in that Of the inheritance
taxes. The estimated yield is $24,-
600, 900.
In addition to the variations from
presidential recommendation indi-
Gated in the above outline, the House
yesterday approved one provision di-
rectly contrary to the expressed wishes
of the White House. This rebuff,
sponsored by the majority members
of the Ways and Means Committee,
Is an exemption to be granted corpo-
rations for their gifts TO charity. Not
included in the original draft Of the
measure, the amendment was SUBJ
mitted yesterday by Representative
Mccormack, Democrat, Of Massa-
chusetts and adopted without a record
vote after Representative Treadway
had called attention Of the House to
the fact the Republican-drafted mi
nority report had raped the majority
for not including such q provision.
Amendments Terms.
The substance of the amendment, to
apply to section 23 Of the revenue act
Of 1884, listing allowable deductions.
follows in part:
Charitable and other contributions
by the corporations. u In the case Of
the corporation, contributions or gifts
made within the taxable year to or for
the use Of q domestic corporation, Or
q domestic trust, or domestic COM
munity chest, fund or foundation, or
ganized and operated exclusively for
religious, charitable, scientific, liter
ary or educational purposes (but in
the case of contributions or gifts to
q trust, chest, fund or foundation,
only If such contributions or gifts are
TO be used within the United States
exclusively for such purposes), no part
of the net earnings Of which inures
to the benefit of any private share
holder or individual, and no substan-
tial part Of the activities Of which Is
carrying on propaganda, or otherwise
attempting to influence legislation; to
an amount which does not exceed 5
per cent Of the taxpayers net income
as computed without benefit Of this
subsection. Such contributions or
gifts shall be allowable as deductions
only II verified under rules and regula-
tions prescribed by the commissioner.
with the approval Of the Secretary"
Faces Senate Revision.
With House action thus lacking only
the formality Of approval Of the legis-
lation as it now stands, the more con-
sequential tax developments Of the
immediate future seem likely TO come
from the Senate. On that side OF the
Capitol, dissatisfaction with the House
bill already has been voiced in several
quarters and speculation tends to the
belief that O rewrite job will be done
on the measure before 1t Is reported
out Of the Senate Finance Committee
Unable last week to hear all those
who sought opportunity to testify on
the measure, this committee will meet
again tomorrow for added considers
ton. Chairman Harrison expects.
however, to bring the Senate version
Of the bill on the floor Of that body
by the middle Of the week.
Indication of that committees tenn
per toward the legislation has been
disclosed plainly In hearings thus far.
Senator Harrison has stated several
times his desire to draw a bill con-
forming to presidential recommended
dations, making plain at the same
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Two Injured in Crash.

CHICAGO, August P.-Mrs.
Edith Judah. So, and her daughter,
Miss Helen Judah, ~, both Of VIM
cennes, Ind, were injured tonight
when their automobile collided with
one driven by Crawford L. Elder, So,
of Evanston, in suburban Niles Gen.
ter. At the Evanston Hospital physi-
clans described the condition Of Mrs.
Judah as critical and that Of her
daughter % serious.
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some OF them Democratic Senators,
and admitted by non-psrtisan tax ex-
perts who have been in close touch
with the drafting Of the bill.
The circumstance arises In the fol-
lowing manner:
On an estate valued at $40, ,00o, 900,
the Federal estate tax now enforced
through the revenue act OF 1894
levies o toll Of $4,4l6,6oo upon death
of the owner. this amount being So
per cent Of the estates value.
Taxes Take Biggest Slice.
Subtracting this tax from the es-
tate would leave q total net valuation
Of $5,583,400. BY the terms of the
pending inheritance tax legislation,
the first $4,000, 900 would be taxed
$2,47l, 900. and the remaining $685.
400 would be assessed at q rate Of "a
per cent, amounting to $373,376. The
total inheritance tax, therefore, as
now proposed would amount to $2,-
844,976, thus leaving $2.73s,42
To these levies must be added in
terest rates on deferred payments. the
interest beginning in Is months on
estate taxes and in two years on the
proposed inheritance taxes. The in
terest varies from 8 to per cent in
each case, making possible q maxi
mum interest toll Of IL per cent dur
ing the period of extension granted
by the Government and of double that
rate beyond the allowed period.
In the case Of an estate that con-
sists of an industrial concern, for in
stance, the raising of more than
$1,000, 900 plus interest for payment
Of taxes becomes q problem Of con-
siderable proportion. according to tax
experts who may be short on politics
but are long on figures.
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Gas
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event of the failure Of negotiations by
the commission.
The proposal also embodied q
recommendation for q sliding scale
agreement" for the two gas light COM
panies under paragraph ls Of the
public utilities act.
The sliding scale, Roberts indi-
Gated, would be patterned after the
existing arrangement for the annual
adjustment of the rates Of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. Under this
arrangement. the company is guar.
anteed per cent as fair return
on its valuation.
6 Per Cent Return Favored.
Roberts did not indicate he had
per cent return for the gas COM
panies in mind, but it was believed
he would support a slightly lower rate
possibly per cent. The Pepco ar.
rangement has been decreed by the
courts and q similar sliding scale
agreement with the gas companies, II
was believed, would provide q basi.
for determining future rates and
avoiding costly court litigation.
THE stability afforded by the slid
ing scale arrangement" Roberts said
would be conducive to financing or
q much more economical basis. The
record Is filled with illus
trations Of major economies which
could be effected If the owners of the
property could finance additiona!
equipment. The commission well
knows that the gas light companies
are confronted with an extremely
severe financial problem due to the
large percentage of funded debt, some
Of which is in immediate need OF
refunding, and due to the require
ments for additional investment at q
time when bank losses have reached
their highest safe level"
Roberts did not reveal the basis or
which he computed his proposed
$820,000 reduction on the theory that
in doing so he would SHOW his hand
to the companies and pave the way
for protracted rebuttal.
Favors Commodity Rate.
For this reason, he said, he wa.
presenting only the single figure oi
the amount Of the rate reduction from
the present standard rates without
regard to the 81 per cent temporary
reduction.
In Withholding approval Of service
charges for gas heating, Roberts sait
he fully realized that in technica.
rate-making service charges are justi.
fable, particularly when there are
relatively few customers in the high.
consumption brackets.
But, he said, now there are several
thousand heating units installed ir
the city and "it Is practicable to de.
velop commodity rate which will In.
clude all necessary costs applicable tc
this type of service.
''The large consumption by those
customers is in the interest Of all OF
the consumers in the District Of Co
lumbia, as 1t tends to reduce the per-
centage applicable to the maintenance
of the distribution system"
Seeking to end long and costly liti-
cation by bringing about speedy
termination of the protracted rate in
quiry, Roberts reminded the commits
sion that the expenses Of the valua-
ton and rate cases have, according to
his estimate, been more than $500, 600
Evening star., 1935-08-04

Nearly $4,000 girls and women were
aided last year by the Washington
branch of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association, which offers services
ranging from community center ac-
tivities to a course on successful mar
riage.
The administration center, at Sew
enteenth and K streets. is the hub for
varied program of activities which
includes health education, room serv-
ice, business and professional training
and placement, musical education,
general education, industrial vocation
training, recreational services and
camp and vacation facilities.
The organization tries to satisfy the
need of every girl and woman 1t comes
in contact with. For the athletic
there are swimming and sports. The
musical can enjoy group singing and
glee clubs. The untutored can learn
their A B Cs.
Transient girls alone IN the Capital
can find aid and bed at Elizabeth
Somers' residence, l104 M street, or
the E Street Community Center, while
girls anxious for q cool vacation away
from the city can 60 to Kamp KanlerE,
on West River.
Variety in Recreation.
Dances, sings, shuttle board, ping
pong, educational trips-the Y. w. g.
A. arranges all these.
Throughout the city, chapters func-
tioning as separately organized parts
Of the association have been formed
in Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, the
Dupont Circle section, Georgetown,
Mount Pleasant, Parkview, Princeton
and st. Albans.
A special feature of the Y. w. G. AS
work is the organization OF Girl Re
serves, which Is open to any girl be-
tween IL and 18, and operates through
cooperation of the junior and senior
high schools.
The weekly club meetings at the
schools give girls opportunities 1or
making friends through music, sports
dramatics, dancing, discussions, hanoi-
crafts and other special hobbies. The
Girl Reserves are part of an orgam-
zation which reaches So countries ana
so has a natural channel for Sc
curing information about girls IN
other lands, for meeting people OF
other nationalities and for expressing
their interest in them.
Camp Stay-at-Home, the Y. W..
G. A. town camp for girls between
IL and 1S, opened July under d.
rection Of the Girl Reserve depart
ment. Included in the program OF
Its activities are handicrafts, camp
craft, first aid, knitting, dressmaking,
cooking, flower arrangements, whit
Ting, fencing, papercraft and gar
dening. Nature lore, stars, birds, har-
monica band, social dancing and sing
ing are offered as additional interests
to the 172 girls enrolled this Summer.
The industrial department extends
its facilities to girls employed In
homes and In cafeteria work. To
aid these young women, who might
otnerwise have no proper recreation
or educational and social opportuni-
ties, the Y. w. C. A. has formed club
groups for girls employed in homes
ana nationality groups consisting Of
two Greek clubs and two Armenian
clubs.
Americanization Class.
An Americanization class, q class
in English and citizenship for foreign
speaking women and girls under di-
rection OF the District Of Columbia
Americanlzation School, is given in
connection with the education de-
partment. which also arrsnees- various
Evening star., 1935-08-04
Forgery Case Involves Lord.

LONDON, August 3 Lp.-Lord Ed
ward Montagu, second son Of the
Duke of Manchester, was charged to-
day with completely in an affair in
volving an alleged forged check and Is
to appear in Police Court Monday.
Young Montagu has often figured
in the news. He received much pub
licity last year when he tried to join
the Foreign Legion.
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THOMPSON RITES SET

NEW YORK, August 8 (P.-Fun-
eral services will be held tomorrow
Tor George Kramer Thompson, noted
architect, at Nyack, N. Y. Thompson,
rs, died last night at his home in
Piermont-on-H Hudson, N. Y.
Thompson, who had been retired
Tor Is years, was the designer of some
Of New York City's earliest skyscrap-
ers. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa.
Evening star., 1935-08-04
Stomach Removed.
Esophagus SerUes
As Its Substitute
Veteran, 3 Weeks With.
out Organ, Is Missing
No Meals.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
TORONTO, August 3.-Three weeks
without stomach, John Johnston, a
World War veteran, isn't missing any
meals.
The entire organ, diseased by car
cinoma, was removed and Johnston's
esophagus connected to his small In
testine by DR.. G. z. Wilson, chief
surgeon at st. Michael's Hospital.
what happened is that his ESQ
phagus expanded and became sub
stitute for the stomach" DR.. e. H.
Shannon, head of the X-ray depart
snent at the hospital, explained.
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High Estate Tas May Pump
More Wealth Into Wall Street
Forced to Raise Cash to Meet Leries,,
Heirs Likely to Pay Heauy Premiums
to Big Money Interests.

One Of the obectves administration supporters Of the pending tax
q comparative
application Of Inheritance
be considerably
This possibility has recognized by opponents Of the legislation
Evening star., 1935-08-04
J. G. MORRISON DIES.

Congress 40 Years
John g. Morrison, an employe of
the Library Of Congress for 40 years,
died yesterday at his home, 304l
Sedgwick avenue.
Mr.. Morrison, who was 73, was born
in Keokuk, Iowa. He is survived by
a sister, ,1rs. Helen M. Hall Of Wash
ington.
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Taxes

Continued From First Page.)
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Americanization CIass,

An Americanization class, class
In English and citizenship for foreign
speaking women and girls under di-
rection of the District Of Columbia
Amerlcanization School, is given in
connection with the education de-
partment, which also arranges various
Evening star., 1935-08-31
New Carlo Film a Tragedy
Based on Outmoded Theme
Pageantry of Czarist Russia Lends Color
Belasco Reopens for the Season.
"Smilin Thru Revived
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

S( The
heroine has been made gamoous by beautiful costumes
photography the adaptation of Tolstoi
nothing conceal the underlying infestation
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inal house in town, in its supple
mentary bills this week offers an ex-
perimental short subject entitled
Rhythm in Light" an attempt to ap-
proximate in light and shadow the
impressions created in the mind when
listening to music. 1t Is one of the
most intriguing ideas we have en-
countered in months, but you1l have to
Judge the success of the venture for
yourself.
RACK in 1919, when people were
still stunned by the shock of war
losses, the thesis of ''Smilin' Through"
probably was accepted In a spirit of
relief and Thanksgiving. Today. its
whinlsy. bordering on spiritualism
and always immersed in sentimental
ity, is received with equal enthusiasm
for other reasons. Principally be-
cause such tender fantasies are sell
dom written, since the populace
turned into lot of Commute eggs.
and secondly, because the story of q
love, ill-starred because of some an
cestral disturbances, has always been
good since Romeo and Juliet"
The public reaction Is attested by
the fact that popular demand brought
above a revival of the film at Loew's
Columbia this week. At heart a
tear r-jerker from start to finish, al
though it seeks to avoid the maudlin
whenever possible, "Smilin' Through"
ends on a more or less questionable
note of affirmation.
The production is silken. Norma
Shearer is at times beautiful enough
to melt the heart of a retired pawn
broker, and Frederic March reminds
us pleasantly that he has not always
been the cigar-store Indian of Anna
Karenina."
The ladies in the audience ex-
pressed their approval Of all this
! by weeping delightly at regular inter-
walls. The cast also boasts Leslie
Howard, Ralph Forbes and o. p.
Heggie.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

BeIasco-'Toves of a Dictator" at
1909, 2:09, 4:09, sos, 500 and 1000
pm.
Palace-"Anna Karenina," at 11:25
am, las, $3.50, $50, 7;35 and s:35
pm.
Earle-"We're in the Money" 10
an, 1920, 2:40, sos, 7:45 and 1905
pm. Stage shows at 11:10 am, 1:35.
&, $40 and pm.
Loew's Fox-"Here Comes Cookie, !"
at II am, las, 4:30, 7:25 and 1910
pm. Stage shows at 12:45, $3.50, 6:25
and 9:lo pm.
"Smilin' Through" at
HIS am, lis, 3:25, 5:25, 7:30 and
9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-'The Irish in U.s." at
11:35 am, 1885, 3:35. 5:35, 7:35 and
e:35 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Alice Adams" at
II am, 1:o7, 3:i4, 5:2l, 1928 and
o:35 pm.
Ginger" at 2, 4:05, 6:10,
7:55 and 9:40 pm.
Ambassador Men Without Names, +"
at 2:40, 4:35, $3.50, 8:15 and $50 pm.
Roadside (Rockville pike - "The
Henrietta" at $50 pm,
willard Players (Press Club audi
torium)-"East Lynne" at 6:45 pm.
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CROMWELLS TO SPEND
MONTH IN ISLANDS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, August 81. James
Cromwell and his bride, the former
Doris Duke, found Hawaii so restful
their first day here they have de-
cided to spend a whole month in the
islands.
The Cromwells arrived from Yoko-
hama late Thursday and took suite
at the Waikiki Hotel, but after de-
Gliding to extend their visit they went
house hunting. They selected q cot
tage In the Black Point residential
section and Cromwell said last night
they would move in in few days.
Cromwell admitted he and Doris
were eager to try surfboarding. He
said they plannedt to leave here in
time to reach New York by septem-
ber as
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SOUND SYSTEM TO GIVE
NEW EFFECT AT RIALT0
Realism and Individuality to Be
Brought to All Perform

auce3 Tnere.
WHEN the Rialto is opened early
w next month by Tom Moore, you
will, by virtue Of the new Western
Electric wide .ange sound system,
now being installed, be able to hear
the lowest rumblings Of q bass drum,
the highest tintinabulations Of q
xylophone and other sounds which
heretofore have been lost In notion
picture sound reproduction.
The new system, the only 1885
model wide-range unit in q major
Washington theater, Is q product Of
nine years Of work by Western Elec-
trio engineers, and provides for the
reproduction of all sounds in q range
between 40 and 10000 cycles per sec
ond. This Is q wider range than the
piano keyboard and takes In almost
all sounds which are audible to the
human ear.
Older systems for reproducing mo-
tion-picture sound have an approx
mate range of 10 to 5000 cycles
which takes in all of the high notes
on q piano easily, but drops on an
octave or more on the lower end Of
the keyboard. Sounds beyond either
limit, however, such as the low rum
blings Of thunder, the roar Of battle
the higher notes of q xylophone OF
a piccolo, and the more unusual tone,
Of conversation, have had to bl
artifically recorded to At the Older
systems, hence there was an arti.
ficiality about them, II not notice.
able distortion.
The new wide-range system bring
these sounds to life, and they are
heard naturally Realism is brought
to all sound, from thunder rockings
to hushed whispers. individuality is
brought to voices and instruments
which formerly have been eclipsed OF
lost in the mass Of sound. Individual
instruments Of symphony orchestras
now can be brought out in bolder re-
lief instead of being mere contributors
to the whole.
In addition to increasing the range
of sound frequencies which can be
successfully reproduced, the wide
range system gives a greater volume
range (this does not mean you will
be blasted out Of your seat, but that
more natural sounds will be heard)
and Eliminates distortion, thus bring
ing new individuality and personality
new warmth, color and brilliance-
to musical and vocal sounds.
The wide-range unit being PLACED
in the Rialto, or any other theatei
where it is installed, is tailor made.
Sound tests are made in the theater
and the systems loud speakers and
the drapes in the auditorium are SC
placed as to provide the best acous-
tics possible.
The first production scheduled fol
the Rialto, Harmony Lane" a film
based on the life Of Stephen Foster
has an abundance of music to provide
opportunity to test the merits of Mr.
Moore's new wide-range system.
H. NJ
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the sort of life am going to live"
"You love her: but you love your
practice and those people more. Is
that it, Michael?"
II would do anything to make
Sheila happy. doctor. But if I know
her as I think do she would rather
have me keep my self-respect and my
convictions, even though she cannot
share them with me herself"
But perhaps she loves you enough
to marry you no matter what you
choose to do, Michael. Why don't
you at least give her a chance to
make her own decision?"
mo. Why should I have to be
told what I know can never be?
Better to let things 60 as they are.
I'll not call or see her again."
well, you know your own mind.
Perhaps you're right. However, do
think-ah, excuse me a moment"
\
MICHAEL gazed moodily at the lux.
A'A urious carpet until the doctor
turned away from the phone.
II wish that you would wait a
few moments, Michael. am expect
ing a visitor whom I am anxious
for you to meet"
AS Michael nodded his consent the
doctor handed him some blueprints.
while you're waiting, take look
at these prints. What do you think
of that for hospital?" he asked.
Michael gazed in awe at the papers
in his hand.
TITS wonderful" he said, and his
mind flew TO the Johnny McCarthys
and the Sadies of Green street.
II wanted to tell you about this, "
said the doctor. "I am getting to be
an old man, with much more money
than I could ever hope to spend.
and I want to leave something behind
me after I am gone that will accom-
plish a few Of the things that could
not do myself. Sheila had spoken
to me of you.
II will build this as charity
hospital on Green street-in the very
heart of the poor district. I will
place you in charge there, where you
will be able to care for those people
who need you far better than you
ever could have done otherwise. And,
Michael, this way you will be able to
give Sheila the necessary comforts of
life, which, after all, are all that she
asks.
"She, loves you much more than
luxury. my boy. Give her the chance
to tell you SO herself as she told
me over the phone a few moments
ago. She's waiting for you in the
reception room now."
He smiled as the door closed be-
hind DR.. Michael Carter, physician
and surgeon.
(Copyrigflt 1880