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Evening star., 1935-08-25
SILVER MADE ISSUE
AT NEXT SESSION

By the Associated Press.
Silver was made an early issue be-
fore the next Congress through the
introduction last night Of q resolution
by Senator Thomas, Democrat. Of
Oklahoma. calling on the Treasury
to proceed Immediately" with the
Governments silver policy.
In presenting the measure. Thomas
said he would press for action on 1t
at the next session, beginning January
3, 1885.
His proposal demanded that the
Treasury continue the purchase of
silver enthusiastically to the end that
our silver monetary stocks all con-
tain 81 in silver to each So in gold,
or until the price Of silver in the
world market shall reach $l.2S per
fine ounce"
Once this price is reached the
measure provided that the price
should be stabilized by the "free sale
and purchase Of silver" at that figure.
The Oklahoma Senator also de-
manded in his resolution that the
question OF making silver primary
and basic monetary metal should be
considered in any future conference
on monetary or stabilization in which
the United States might participate.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

Neutrality.
Social security.
Guffey coal.
Rivers and harbors.
T. V. A. amendments.
r. F. C. extended two years.
1885 crop loans.
Baby bonds.
Pink slip repeal.
Bus and truck regulation.
New airmail act.
Railroad bankruptcy.
Rail pensions.
Extending rail co-ordinator.
Extending P. w. A. two years.
Wealth taxes.
Liquor control.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
C. O.P. ,SLEADERS
SPLIT IN VOTING
Senator = Possibilities for
Nomination BaIIoted en-
Bloc Only Once.
By the Associated Press. .

By the Associated Press.
The records OF four Republican
Senators mentioned as possibilities
for the party's presidential nomination
next year show wide divergence OF
opinion on measures of major impor-
tance acted upon by the Seventy
fourth Congress.
support for New Deal sponsored
legislation, or direct support for the
President, Is shown in the records of
Senators Borsh of Idaho, Vandenberg
Of Michigan. Dickinson Of Iowa and
McNary Of Oregon. But on seven Is
sues they voted en- bloc but once.
Here Is the record:
A. A. A. amendments requested by
the President to broaden the farm
adjustment program:
Fayoring. B0rah and McNary: OPP
posing. Vandenberg. Dickinson did
not vote.
Patman Bonus Stand.
Patman bonus bill, vigorously OPP
posed by the President:
Favoring. Broah and Dickinson: op-
posing, Vandenberg and McNary. All
four repeated their votes on the move
to override the veto.
Wheeler-Rayburn utilities bill, IA
vored by the President:
Favoring, Borah and McNary; op-
posing. Vandenberg and Dickinson.
Social security bill. q New Deal
measure:
All favored.
N. r. A. extension measure:
Opposing, Borah, Vandenberg and
Dickinson; McNary did not vote.
Record on Guffy Bill.
Guffy coal bill, designed by the ad-
ministration to set up little N. r. A..
in the soft coal industry:
Opposing, Vandenberg and Borah:
Dickinson and McNary did not vote.
World Court adherence, urged by
the administration:
Favoring, Vandenberg and McNary;
opposing. Borah and Dickinson.
On the seven measures listed Borah
supported the administration three
times, opposing four; Vandenberg sup
ported three times, opposing four !:
Dickinson supported once, opposed
four times and twice did not vote, and
McNary supported five times. twice
abstaining.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Roosevelt Lauds
Senate IN Farewell
Letter to Garner
Says Much Vas Accom-.
pLshed by Members in
Historic Session.

President Roosevelt last night sen:
the following letter to Vice President
Garner, bidding good-by to Congress:
MY dear Mr.. President:
IF the opportunity presents itself,
will you be good enough to extend my
greetings to the members Of the Sen
ate and to express to them my deep
and sincere congratulations upon the
work which they have accomplished.
When a calm and fair review of
the work Of this Congress Is made it
will be called an historic session. 1t
has dealt. in spirit of craftsmanship
with matters of vital interest to the
lives of our people. Much mas been
accomplished for the permanent we'll
being of the Nation as a whole.
Il am grateful for, and happy In,
the cooperation between us, and I
extend TO each and every one of you
my good wishes for a well-earned rest.
Faithfully yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Garner is President of the Senate.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Record of Session


1OuOW.
s4,SSO, 100000 work relief.
Wagner labor disputes.
Banking credit control.
A. A. A. amendments.
N. r. A. extension.
Nuisance taxes.
Connally hot oil.
Farm loan liberalization.
$38. 900 900 military works.
$l,750, ,00G. 900 home loan bonds.
Spanish War veterans.
Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage.
Rail pension taxes.
Extending c. c. c. two years.
Extending F. Z. X. A. one year.
Ban on sold-clause suits.
Utility holding company.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
but the President specifically asked
that such q tax be levied.
sPer Cent Allowed Charity.


that such tax be levied.
5Per Cent Allowed Charity.
8. Corporations may deduct from
their taxable income all donations to
charity up to 5 per cent of such tax
able income.
7. Estate taxes are raised through
out, starting with 2 per cent levy
against the first taxable $4,000 and
reaching 70 per cent on all over $50
100000. The present rates run from
1 to 80 per cent but the increases
were made in the Senate as substi-
tute for the inheritance tax schedule
approved by the House. At the same
time the exemption was decreased
from $50,000 to $4,000.
8. Along with the increase in es-
tate taxes goes q comparable increase
In gift taxes on donors. the new rates
being three-qusrters OF the estate
rate in each bracket.
Omitted from the bill as finally ap-
proved was an amendment adopted in
the Senate at the insistence of Sena-
tor Borah. Idaho Republican. which
would have banned further issuance OF
tax-exempt Federal securities. The
amendment was dropped in confer
ence when administration leaders
raised the objection that it would in
terfere with Government financing.
Silver Concession Made.
A1cn illuminated In,
the McCarran amendment, repeating
certain sections of the silver purchase
act Of 1884, but the threat Of fili-
buster by proponents Of this amend
ment was checked by separate action
yesterday on bill embracing the
same provisions.
The effective date Of the new taxes:
Gifts. January l, 1885; estate. to es-
tates Of all persons who die after the
bill Is signed by the President; indi-
vidual income, corporation income, in
tercorporate dividends and personal
holding companies, first full taxable
year, in most cases the year beginning
January l, 1886: excess profits, the
first full taxable year ended after June
80. 1886; capital stock, the year end
ing June 80, 1886.
In these provisions rest the ma ajority
conception Of what the President
meant by taxation devised to obtain
just contributions from those best able
to bear it," those whose Ownership
Of such wealth or riches represents q
great public interest and a great ahil-
ity to pay"
Evening star., 1935-08-25

newspaper mans version Of the Incl.
dent was that he had been having
dificulty in getting information and
had suggested the advisability Of CO.
operation in the giving out Of news.
when the Senator advanced toward
him and took few swings. Horton
had stretched out his arm, however.
and no harm was done.
Senator Hugo L. Black Of Alabama.
who was standing nearby, stepped into
the breach as peacemaker, and the
threatened hostilities were over in a
few seconds. Senator McKellar re-
turned to the Senate chamber, where
the legislative battle toward adjourn
ment was on, and the news gatherer
went on to his work.
Asked lat4r for q statement, Sena-
tor Mcclellan brushed the incident
aside.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
NEAR FIST FIGHT
SPICES CONGRESS
McKeIIar Swings Fists at
News Man in Room
Near Senate.

An impromptu boxing match came
near being added to the program on
Capitol Hill yesterday, but it ended
almost before 1t got started, with
out casualties.
The principals were Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat, Of Tennessee, and Rob-
ert w. Horton, q newspaper corre-
spondent for the Scripps Howard
Newspaper Alliance. The scene was
the reception room Just of the Senate
floor, where newspaper men interview
Senators.
Horton was interviewing Mcclellan
In quest OF data for news story OF
political interest in Tennessee. The
Evening star., 1935-08-25
D. c. COUPLE TO WED

A marriage license was issued In
Reno, New, yesterday to J. Garrett
Beitzell. 80. and Mrs. Ruth B. Whit
craft, IS, both Of Washington, accord
ing to Associated Press dispatch.
Mrs. Whitcraft recently obtained a
divorce In Reno from Ellis E. Whit
craft, an angineer with the Treasury
Department. She lives at 55O6 Con-
necticut avenue.
Beitzell, who lives at 1871 Upshur
street, Is q real estate agent.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
RESERVE BILL PASSED

A bill to permit training of 1000
Reserve officers each year with the
Regular Army was sent to the White
House last night by the House.
Fifty of those officers would be al
lowed to receive commissions in the
Regular Army. 1t was estimated the
training would cost $1,500,00o an
nually.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

These durable, handsome and
easily cleaned rugs come in new
carpet and tile patterns suit
able for any room in your
home. What a saving!-Third
Floor.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

Membership Of labor unions Of Eng
land has dropped over 100000 in the
last II months.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
BURNED INVENTOR
TO CONTINUE WORK
Greek Is Recovering in Hospital
as Triphibian Is Charred
Wreck,

While Constantinos Vlachos was
recovering in Casualty Hospital today
the triphibian in which he had hoped
to travel on the ground, in the air
and on water was little more than
charred wreckage.
The 38-year-old Greek who visioned
great invention in his craft was
burned about the head, shoulders and
hands yesterday when the contraption
burst into flames during a demon
stration on the lawn of the Congress
Sional Library.
Encouraged by the news his burns
were not serious, Vlachos said he will
continue his experiments on the We
hicle when he leaves the hospital.
Vlachos, who lives at 1907 Twelfth
street, was pulled from the burning
machine by Policeman j. E. Baker,
ninth precinct. Mrs. Bertha Vlachos,
who witnessed the Inflated demon
stration, said her husbands tri-
phibian has never been in the air.
A short circuit is believed to have
caused, the fire, which consumed an
umbrella-lke overhead structure on
the craft.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
DEATH Of NURSE
ORDERED PR0BED
Miss TheIma Porter, G. w.
U. Hospital Graduate, Be-
Iieved Poison Victim.

An autopsy was to be held at the
morgue today over the body of a
young graduate nurse who was found
dying last night several hours after
she slipped away from her friends,
rented an upper floor rear" room in
the 1900 block of Vermont avenue
under an assumed name, and retired
to read a book entitled, The Empty
House"
The young nurse, later identified as
Miss Thelma Porter, "a. rented the
room from maid about dark last
night. paying s5 and explaining that
she was Mrs. Jones" Several hours
later, other roomers heard her groans
and hurried to investigate.
Joseph Todd broke open the door,
and the roomers found the girl con-
vulsed in agony. An ambulance was
summoned and she was pronounced
dead on arrival at Emergency Hos
pital.
Miss Porter lived in the 1900 block
OF Massachusetts avenue and was a
graduate Of George Washington Uni
versity Hospital. Her body was re-
moved to the Morgue, where it was
identified by a friend, Miss Grace
Bell, 1717 G street, and later viewed
by the father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Porter, Frederick, Md
Miss Porter came to Washington
from Frederick about seven years age
to go in training, and since has prac-
ticed her profession here.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald said
there were indications that the girl
had swallowed a quick-acting poison
The young women left no message ir
the rented room. investigators said.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
NAVY PREPARING
HUGE CELEBRATION
Radio Addresses Will Be Made by
Assistant Secretary and
Other Officials.

The Navy was preparing today for
monster countrywide demonstration
Monday to celebrate Navy day. with
radio addresses as a preliminary to
the main program scheduled for to-
morrow by Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Henry L. Roosevelt and high
ranking naval authorities.
Ordinarily, October 81, anniversary
of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt,
a great friend of the service, is cele-
brated as Navy day, but since the
day falls on Sunday this year, the
celebration has been moved to Nom
day.
open house" will be observed at
the Washington Navy Yard, the Naval
Observatory and the Naval Air Sta
ton at Anacostia, and thousands Of
visitors are expected
Outstanding in the Nationwide
celebration will be the launching Of
the destroyers Cassin and Shaw and
the laying of the keel Of the heavy
cruiser Wichita at Philadelphia Navy
Yard. Secretary Swanson will send
a message to radio amateurs through
out the country. While the feet Is
on the West Coast, there will be some
warships in Eastern ports and the
Navy day celebration will center
around these.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
JEWISH JUNIOR BOARD
HONORS MISS HAHN
New Haven Member Elected
President-Delega Received
by Mrs. Roosevelt.

Miss Beatrice r. Hahn of New
Haven, Conn, was elected president
of the National Advisory Board OF
the National Council of Jewish Juniors
at the concluding session of their FIVE
day biennial convention at the Wash
ington Hotel Thursday.
Mrs. Roosevelt received the Jewish
Juniors at the White House.
Miss Rachel Hirshberg of Oakland
Calf, was elected first vice presi-
dent; Miss Cora Blumenstiel of ia
maica, N. Y, second vice president;
Miss Frieda Kaplan of Boston, record
ing secretary and Norman Heine Of
Camden, N. j., treasurer.
Miss Hilda Levy Of this city was
elected one of ten national directors.
Mrs. Leonard Schloss, also of Wash
ington, who presided at the installa-
tion ceremonies, announced she would
retire as national social advisor. She
was presented with a trophy, named
the Gertrude M. Schloss Trophy, to
be presented at each convention to
the chapter best carrying out the
ideals of the council.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
FREE D. c. PARKING
URGED BY AT. c. {.
Federal Facilities Favored
for Residents-Light
Changes Proposed.

Government maintenance Of free
parking facilities for District resi-
dents was favored last night by the
District Department, American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees.
The decision followed discussion Of
the advisability of Government con-
struction of garages, a proposal that
has been considered by various parties
interested in the traffic and parking
problem in the District. During the
debate, 1t was pointed out that many
Government departments already have
provided such facilities for their en-
ployes and the rest should be ac-
corded like treatment.
A change in the traffic light sys-
tenn on Constitution and Virginia ave-
nues also was proposed.
James G. Yaden, president, an
nounced the following committee
chairmen:
George A. Warren, legislation; F.
G. Frazer, finance; Charles F. Shar-
key, credentials; Charles I. Stengle,
civic affairs; Ira Y. Balm, ways and
means; Charles T. Hoffman, consti-
tuition; David r. Glass, education;
John L. Donovan, union label;
Thomas ]. Breslin, organization;
Ralph C. Howard. laws; E. Glen Hun
ter. resolutions; Michael D. Schaefer,
adjustments: Miss Inez Justus, pub
licity; John p. Simpson, election, and
Miss Helen M. McCarty, forum.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
HOTEL LIQUOR SALE
RULE is ADOPTED
Commissioners Require Strict In
depreciation of Dining
Room Guests"

The Commissioners yesterday for
merly adopted regulation forbidding
the selling of liquor on credit to Gus
toners of hotel dining or other hotel
eating quarters unless the customers
were in fact registered hotel guests
who had rented hotel rooms.
The action was taken in adopting
an opinion by Corporation Counsel
Prettyman, rendered on an argument
by the Washington Hotel Association
which contended that regular hotel
dining room customers were hotel
guests"
The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board recently found it was the uni
versal practice Of hotels to permit reg
ular guests Of their dining rooms tc
sign their checks, including cases in
which they bought liquor with their
food. The board then announced 1t
would prosecute in such cases if the
Commissioners found that a restau-
rant guest was not a bona f1de regis
tered" guest Of the hotel under the
meaning Of the liquor act.
Previously the A. B. C. Board de-
cided that it was clearly a violation
Of the law for restaurants, other than
those in hotels, to permit guests to
sign checks in which liquor sales were
involved.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
COTTON CLUB GETS
HEARING ON LICENSE
A. B. c. Boards Order for Revoca'
ton Is Suspended by
City Heads.

The Commissioners yesterday sus-
pended the order Of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board for revoca-
ton of the liquor license Of the Cot
ton Club, Tenth and U streets, on
appeal filed with them by Sam Hur-
witz, proprietor.
A hearing on the case will be held
at 1890 am. November 1 by the Com
missioners to determine If they should
sustain the revocation order.
The license was to be taken up next
Tuesday midnight. The A. B. C.
Board found the establishment guilty
of permitting a disorderly place, SELL
ing drinks to persons apparently in
toxicated and permitting drinking
after legal hours.
One Of the disorderly charges was
that the establishment had staged
last Spring an indecent" dance. The
performer was billed as "Sepia Sally"
and did fan dance.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
RANDOLPH SCORES
COMMUNISM RULING
Protests to School Board on AL.
lowing Teaching About
Relief.

Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, has taken issue
with the Board Of Education on its
ruling that Communism may be
taught In the District schools.
In a letter addressed to Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the board,
Randolph yesterday expressed "disap-
pointment" over the ruling and said
he felt a "grievous error has been
made which is more reaching in
its damaging consequences than we
at this time can possibly know"
Representative Randolph said he
would make every right and proper
attempt" to focus the attention Of his
colleagues on the need for corrective
legislation If necessary at the coming
session Of Congress.
The letter, written from his home
In Elkins, w. Va, stated its writer
would soon return to Washington to
carry a fight against the ruling before
school heads and the Board Of Educa-,
ton.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
TRAFFIC SCHOOL"
PROPOSAL INDORSED
Board of Trade Plan for Violators
Wins Approval of Van
DuZer.

The Board of Trades proposal for
a traffic school" for violators ap-
pearing in court has been indorsed
by Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, who expressed the opinion po-
lice and Traffic Court judges would
lend their support in establishing
such system.
In a luncheon meeting at the Har-
ington Hotel Thursday six of the nine
proposals submitted to the Traffic
Committee of the Board of Trade
were adopted. All dealt with prob
lens affecting pedestrian safety.
A proposal to add one or more plain
clothes men to police force for con-
trolling traffic in suburban areas was
defeated on the ground bandits would
take advantage of the opportunity to
stop cars under the guise of officers.
Proposals adopted included a ban
on parking at all corners within Is
feet of the building line; a 15-minute
illustrated talk on pedestrian safety,
to be made monthly in every school
in the District, and converting a num-
Der OF downtown streets into one-way
thoroughfares.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
PARK BODY VETOES
HOUSING PROJECT.
AT MARYLAND LINE
Recommends That Rezoninq
for S. 900, 900 Set.up
Be Refused.
500 HOMES PROPOSED
JUST OUT OF DISTRICT
Planning Commissions Action
Follows Storm of Protests
by Residents.

Plans for development of the pro-
posed $5,000,000 community housing
project at Wisconsin avenue and the
District Of Columbia line suffered a
major setback yesterday afternoon
when brought before the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
A recommendation that the recon-
ing necessary to carry out the prof.
ect be denied was reached by men,
bers of the planning group and will
be presented to the Board of Mont
gomery County Commissioners at its
session in Rockville on Tuesday.
Action Expected.
The planning commissions action
followed a hearing at which nearly
$50 Maryland residents appeared be-
fore county officials in Bethesda Mon
day night and lodged a storm Of pro-
test against the proposal, and it had
been expected that the commission
would vote to disapprove the rezoning
application.
Opponents OF the project, led by
Hugh M. Framton and Frederick w
Stohlman, charged the development
would be a cheap proposition" that
would "lower the housing standards
of the neighborhood, and pleaded with
officials to deny the necessary zoning
changes.
The 60-acre tract which it is pro-
posed to develop is located directly
across the Maryland line from the
Capital and residents Of many neigh
boring communities, including Friend
ship Heights, Somerset, Drummond
Chevy Chase and Bethesda, appeared
at the hearing.
500 Homes Planned.
Some 500 homes, costing about
IS 500 to construct and selling from
$500 to $4,000, would be located in
the tract. which is owned by Mrs
Benjamin w. Parker and Donald
Woodward.
The land is classified as residential
"a" at the present time. 1t would be
necessary to change this to residen-
tial &C" to provide for the group
homes and commercial ID" for the
commercial area in which stores to
serve the residents would be con-
structed.
Evening star., 1935-10-26
M0RGUE REPAIR JOB
TO BE FINISHED SOON
Extensive Reconditioning Or.
dered by Allen After Sur.
prise Visit.

Extensive reconditioning of the Dis
trict Morgue, ordered by Commissioner
George E. Allen as work relief prof.
ect, is to be completed in about 80
days. The cost is estimated at $500.
A section of present quarters is to
be partitioned off to provide sep
arate coroner's jury room. The en-
tire building is to be repainted and
a new heating plant installed. Floors
and walls are to be renovated.
Commissioner Allen paid a surprise
visit to the place at night recently
and found the building In sorry con-
dition and lacking many facilities.
The place now Is heated by a single
coal stove. He promised help and
directed engineers to plan improve
ments that might be done under the
works program.
The Commissioners have recon-
mended in the 1887 budget provision
Of an additional assistant to the
morguemaster so members of the staff
would not have to alternate in shifts
of "a hours on duty. The two assis-
tants, j. e. Small and William Estes,
now are on duty IL hours one day
and "a hours the next. All the staff,
including j. Bradford Mccoy, clerk to
the coroner and morguemaster, work
overtime, Commissioner Allen learned.