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Evening star., 1936-02-27
NICE FLAYSA A. A.
| AND DEVALUAT|0N
Governor Assai|s Policies
of New Deal in Talk
to G. O. P. Women.

Calling the defunct Agriculture
Adjustment Administration patiently
invalid scheme" and devaluation of
the dollar the "sorriest chapter in the
history of the republic" Gov Harry
w. Nice of Maryland sharply criticized
the measures and policies pursued by
President Roosevelt In an address today
before the League of Republican
Women.
Principal speaker at Defend the
Constitution" luncheon and symposium
at the Mayhower Hotel, Nice declared:
"The Constitution means nothing to
the New Dealers. In their feverish
hurrying from one wild scheme to an
other, the Constitution is not chart
to be followed, but to be circumvented
and evaded."
Many prominent Republican women,
including Mrs. Nice, Mrs. William e.
Borah, Mrs. Murray Boocock, Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Mrs. Arthur H.
Vandenburg, Mrs. Lester ]. Dickinson
and Mrs. Bertrand Smell, were among
those present. Other speakers were
Mrs. Felix Parker of Roanoke, Va:
Mrs. Murray Coggeshall New Jersey;
Mrs. Charles Payne, Annapolis, Nd,
Evening star., 1936-02-27

tions in governmental expenditures?
Has the budget been balanced?
1.-THE simple and complete answer
is to paraphase and say: The mouse
labored and brought forth a noun
tain'-a mountain Of debt threatening
to destroy us more completely than
did Vesuvius, Pompeii. We have been
plunged so deeply into debt, we are
SO hopelessly and helplessly upon the
rocks of financial unsounGness as to
make it impossible for any man to
predict what the morrow shall hiring
forth.
Every activity Of the people," he
continued, 'regimented by central
lied authority; life, liberty and prop
erty subject to the whim and fancy
of an administration of experimental
ton; hundreds of thousands of un-
necessary Office holders appointed
without regard to the civil service law,
but wholly with a view to their parti-
san usefulness in perpetuating this
regime through the coming campaign,
it is little wonder that even many
leading Democrats, with their coun-
try's interest at heart, are alarmed
for its safety, cry out in protest"
Evening star., 1936-02-27
CHARLES BURTON
DIES Of STROKE
Cottage City Florist Was
Head of County Ex-
change Club.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COTTAGE CITY, Md, February 27.
Charles Granville Burton. Sc. prom
inent florist, died last night at Gar
field Hospital, Washington. He suf-,
fered a stroke Tuesday morning.
Mr. Burton was born in Louisville,
KY, and lived there until he was II
years old, when he came to Washing
ton. He had been in Prince Georges
County for the past 20 years.
Founded Firm.
He was the founder and head of the
firm of Charles G. Burton & Sons,
florists, having been in the nursery
business for the past l8 years. Prior
to that time he was employed in the
w. B. Moses e. Sons furniture store,
Washington.
At the time of his death Mr.. Bur-
ton was president of the Exchange
Club of Prince Georges County. He
also was a member of the Prince
Georges Chamber of Commerce, the
Mems Club of Pinkney Memorial
Episcopal Church, Hyattsville, Mount
Hermon Lodge of Masons, Hyattsville:
Ada Chapter, o. E. S., Mount Rainier;
the Washington Board of Trade, the
Florists Club of Washington and the
Florists Telegraph-Delivery Associ-
alton.
Services Saturday.
Surviving him are his widow. the
former Miss Nellie Gessford of WASH
ington. and five children, John H..
Charles G., jr.; William Gessford,
Esther Virginia and Robert Eugene,
and two grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday at
his home here, with the Rev. LaWton
Riley rector of Pinkney Memorial
Church, officiating. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
WARRING FACTIONS
WILL AID STRIKERS
Both Green and Brophy Will
Lend Help in Akron
Difficulty.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two warning factions in the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor pledged
help yesterday for the strikers at the
Goodyear Tire g. Rubber Co. at Akron
Ohio.
William Green, A. F. Of L. presi-
dent, told reporters he had sent the
strikers check for $4,000 last week
and would send more If necessary.
The federation also had sent two or
ganizers to Akron, Green said.
John Brophy, director of the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
said that four afiiliated unions had
ordered five organizers to the Ohio
rubber center. He declined to say
Evening star., 1936-02-27

and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, chairman
Of the Montgomery County Republican
women. Mrs. william Fitch Kelley is
president of the league.
A. A. A. Theories Assailed.
The A. A., A. was applied asinine
agriculture" Nice asserted, and de-
clared the only Tasting and per-
manent way" to increase the farmers
wealth is to increase the demand for
their products. BY stimulating. the
Nations export trade and cultivatins
foreign markets, he said, farmers will
be given fair opportunity" in world
trade. Given the opportunity, he said,
their initiative and old self-reliance
will save them"
Criticizing devaluation of the dol
lar, he said the Government had
abrogated a contract with the people
by refusing to pay of Liberty bonds
according to the words engraved on
the face of the bonds: 1.-THE prin-
ciple and interest hereof are payable
in United States gold coins of the
present standard of value"
Had there been the slightest inti-
nation" during the 1882 campaign
that Democratic success would mean
abandonment of the gold Standard
he ventured, "it is reasonable to be-
Ieve that the results would have
been different"
Says Congress Is "ServiIe."
When President Roosevelt was
elected, he said, and with him a
"servile partisan Congress" his every
wish was gratif1ed. THE people looked
to him, relied upon him and wished
him success.
ITO what extent" he asked, "has l1e
justified that confidence? Has there
been less spending of the taxpayers
money? Have there been any reduce
Evening star., 1936-02-27
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Evening star., 1936-02-27
BANK LOSS CREDIT
WARNING SOUNDED
Statute of Limitations Is
Held Working Against
Stockholders.

Warning was sounded today to
stockholders in certain closed WASH
ington banks that daily now they
are running into the operation of the
statute of limitations. which may pre-
vent them from claiming loss on their
closed bank stock on income tax re-
turns.
The banks principally affected are
the Federal-American National Bank
g. Trust Co., the Park Savings Bank,
the Commercial National Bank and
the District National Bank. These
institutions now are listed by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue as having
their stock loss deductible in the year
1888, but not thereafter. The bureau
is going over the entire list of banks
here and may make public the names
of other institutions later on the list.
misunderstanding Exists.
But a widespread misunderstanding
appears to exist among stockholders
who are preparing to take their 1888
loss on these banks stocks, it was
learned today. Most of them seem to
think they can wait until March Is,
to file claim for refund. If they failed
to claim credit in 1888.
If they filed their original income
tax return on March Is, 1884. for
the year 1888. they can wait until
March Is, 1886. to file, as the statute
of limitations outlaws claims for re-
fund exactly two years after payment
of tax is made.
But many taxpayers filed their re-
turns before March is. either early in
March or in February. These taxpayers
today were warned that the statute
of limitations begins to take effect
exactly two years from the date on
which they paid their tax.
= Stockholders who had asked fol-
credit on bank stock loss in the year
1884. or later. in any of these insti-
tutions. should file claim for refund
and also an amended income tax re-
turn for 1888. it is pointed out. If
the taxpayer cannot find copy of his
old 1888 return, he may obtain a
duplicate copy by photostat process by
writing to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, asking for it. and pay
ing 81 for the cost of photostat.
1888 Credit Disallowed.
In the case of taxpayer who had
asked for credit on his 1888 income
tax return in the first place in the
District National or Federal-Americar
National Bank & Trust Co., this
would have been disallowed, because
of the original ruling of the Govern
ment.
Now that the credit year has been
changed to 1888. all claims for credit
filed in the year 1894 for these banks
will also be disallowed. This makes it
necessary for the taxpayer. if he wants
to make sure of getting credit for his
losses on his income tax return, to file
the necessary claim for refund on
1888 return.
The claim is to be filed on form
e43, a picture of which is shown in an
adjacent column on this page. The
claim should be filed under heading
of refund of tax illegally collected" :"
The statute of limitations runs at
the end of two years against only that
part of the tax paid. For instance, 1t
the taxpayer paid only one-quarter OF
his tax on March Is, the statute OF
limitations would stop his chances for
refund March IS on only quarter
of his loss If he paid all of his taxes
March Is, it would stop him from
getting any refund.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
RESTAURATEURS MEET
Sholl Entertains Association at
G. Street Restaurant.

The Washington Restaurant Asso-
citation was entertained at a business
and social meeting last night by Evan
Sholl at his G street restaurant.
More than 125 restaurateurs were
present.
Phillip Gott, manager of the trade
association division of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, was
guest speaker. Musical entertainment
was furnished by Jack Campbell and
Leon Lassee.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
Wins $17.5OOZNo Crash,

Receiving head injuries by the sud-
den stopping Of his bus to permit an
automobile to pass at Manchester,
England, the conductor sued the auto
driver and was awarded $l7,500 and
costs.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
FLATHER UNCHANGED

Condition of Riggs officer and
Harper Still Unchanged.
William j. Father, vice president
of Riggs National Bank, remained
critically ill., in Emergency Hospital
today. suffering from double pneu-
monia.
Robert N. Harper, former president
and later chairman of the board Of
the District National Bank, still is
in a serious" condition at the same
hospital. He suffered a heart attack
recently.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
Austrian Nazis Flee.

MARIBOR, Yugoslavia, February n
R).-Eight Austrian Nazis arrived
here yesterday saying they were fugi-
tives who fled before a Nazi cleanup
assertedly to be launched by Austria.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
Says Congress Is "ServiIe."
STEAMSHIPS.

BERMUDA VIA FURNEss. $50 up. round
trip. with private bath. Frequent sailings
direct to dock at Hamilton. Furness Ber-
muda Lines, "a Whitehall ST., New York.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-10-15

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you can match almost any
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in solid oak or solid hard
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with = sturdy cathedral
chairsi Decorated topl
The Redwood gazette., 1936-10-15
Ward w
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Missionette, p
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toneti 36 al
widtflsi MAI
pairs or panels
The Redwood gazette., 1936-10-15

Buy during Ward
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fully blocked and fin
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The Redwood gazette., 1936-10-15

Because they're made
of fine gauge rayon, re-
inforced, and cut to fit
well. Tailored or lacy.
Tearose. Panties
Evening star., 1936-01-07
STOCK MARKET NERVOUS

NEW YORK, January 7 P).-
Nervous financial markets today fol-
lowed overnight consideration OF the
legal downfall of the A. A A.
Stocks backed and filled indefinitely
and many commodities pointed lower.
Food and packing shares OF companies
freed of the processing taxes pushed
up around 81 or so. while issues OF
concerns selling to agricultural dis
tricts were heavy in reflection OF an
expected drop in farm incomes as the
result of the cessation Of Government
relief.
Cotton fell as much as 50 bale in
New York and New Orleans, but re-
ceived some support around this level.
Grains were off. and sugar. copper
and hide futures backed up mod
erately. Hogs at Chicago developed
strength running up 81 or more
hundredweight and cattle quotations
were firm. Cotton at Liverpool was
under pressure.
Varied Opinions Heard.
Diverse opinions were expressed as
to the outcome of prices in wholesale
markets. 1t was thought adjustments
to the high court ruling might take
a little time. In some quarters no
great declines were expected.
Trading in stocks was brisk in the
first hour, the ticker tape falling a
few minutes behind floor dealings.
The pace slowed later, however, and
price trends leveled off considerably.
The bond list exhibited a fairly
steady tone aside from some hesitancy
in second-grade rails and industrialS.
Utility shares were again in demand
on forecasts of IN overthrow of the
T. V. A. by the supreme legal body.
Evening star., 1936-01-07

decision at a press conference sched-
uled for 4 pm. today, and also in the
speech he is to make at the Jackson
day dinner here tomorrow night
Doubt was expressed, however. that
Mr.. Roosevelt would be ready to make
his position clear until further study
OF all the questions involved.
Budget Disarranged.
The decision has effectively thrown
into disarray the budget submitted by
the President to Congress yesterday
1t was estimated in the budget that
the expenditures under the A. A. A
for the next fiscal year would run as
high as $500, ,000,o Chairman
Buchanan of the House Appropria-
tions Committee said it might be
necessary to add that sum TO an ap-
preparation bill to take care of con-
tracts with the farmers. Like Jones
Buchanan insisted that the Govern
ment was morally bound to fulfill these
contracts.
Minority Leader Smell OF the House
said today that the Republican party
would come forward with farm pro-
gram. In this connection. it was re-
called that former President Hoover
is to speak in Lincoln, Nebr., on
January l6 on the agricultural prob
lem, one of his series of speeches about
the country attacking the New Deal
program.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
JOURNALIST HITS !.
NEW WDEALPOL|C|ES
Urges G. O. P. Women to
Make 1886 Issue Ameri-
Canism VS.. RadicaIiSm.

An oratorical blast against the so
cialism Of the New Deal" and an ex.
hortation to make the 1896 presiden-
tial campaign an issue of Americanisn1
versus radicalism were sounded in an
address to the League of Republican
Women yesterday by Demarest Lloyd,
Washington journalist.
Denouncing the Roosevelt adninis-
tration, Lloyd urged the Republican
women to rise in righteous wrath, ex-
pose the hypocrisies and fallacies and
downright evils underlying all this
sentimentalist twaddle about the more
abundant life and point out how CEN
tralization of power in a network Of
bureaucracies leads not to a more
abundant life but to a more restricted
one under complex tyranny"
The speaker described discomfort
among conservative Democrats with
the New Deal and said that it is now
the privilege OF Republicans to raise
a standard around which all good
Americans can rally. irrespective of
sectional interests or party ties
The Republican party has saved
the Union before" Lloyd asserted. TT
now has the opportunity and the duty
to do it again and in a much more
serious and complex set of circum-
stances
While the speaker insisted that al
most any Republican political figure
would be superior to Roosevelt, he
warned against the possible nominal
tion of Senator Borah of Idaho.
"Borah versus Roosevelt is Just
'tweedledee and tweedledum.' or out
OF the frying pan into the fire. so far
as the paramount issue Of Americanisrn
versus alien radicalism is concerned"
he continued. Despite Borah's Re-
publican affiliations. his record makes
it impossible for any sane Republican
ever 10 think Of suggesting the Idaho
Senator as presidential candidate"
The meeting, held in the Mayfower
Hotel was attended by more than 100
Republican women. Mrs. william
Fitch Kelley presided. In a brief
opening speech she emphasized the
need for feminine support in the Re-
publican campaign.
The influence of a million earne~-
women would spell victory for us liz
November" she said. Our great tas.;
now is to make all Republican women
realize the necessity for standin
firmly together and working with ?
grim determination to join this cleo
ton with the Republican principle
which have made US a great Nation.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
KENYA COLONY PORT
TO BUILD DEFENSES
Guns and Searchlights Will Ar.
rive at Mombasa Soon-Resi-
dents Organize.

Ry the Associated Press.
NAIROBI, Kenya Colony. January
7.-Defense works. it was learned here
yesterday, shortly will be built at
Mombasa, main seaport of Kenya
Colony.
Two guns and a number of search
lights are expected to arrive at Nom
basa within a month. They will be
manned by a small volunteer unit con-
sisting of enrolled Mombasa residents
who have had previous experience with
artillery and searchlights.
Authorities asserted the move had
no connection with the Italo- Ethiopian
hostilities The question of the suit
ability of Mombasa for defense. it
was explained has been under con-
sideration for long time by British
and Kenya experts.
MombaSa is about 300 miles south of
the boundary between Kenya and
Italian Somaliland
Evening star., 1936-01-07

Continued From First Page)
legal and that a national farm pro-
gram which merely restores the price
balance cannot be made legal.
Il cannot believe 1t is meant that
the cotton farmers and the producers
of other world market crops must
purchase their supplies in a higher
priced protected market, and that
there is no constitutional means BY
which they can be given an even
break.
THE greatest fundamental in our
system of government is equality in
the operation of its laws.
Sure Remedy Possible.
Il am sure a constitutional method
of putting all our citizens on an equal
footing can be found. Certainly, in
the interest of simple justice, the
effort should be made"
Sees Moral Obligation.
Chairman Jones already has de-
clared there is moral obligation"
Evening star., 1936-01-07

nations self-respect and independence
are two of them, is our country has
proved once or twice before in its
history. Germany, as I say, drove us
into the war by a series of acts be-
ginning with the sinking of the Lusi-
tania and ending in the crowning in
suit of suggesting to Mexico to make
war on us, promising it should have
assistance and the surrender of Texas,
Arizona and New Mexico as a reward
We certainly could not bear any more
of such acts.
mo one could hate war more thar
do and always have done, but even
with that hatred I was proud of my
country when the President, on April
2, 1917, asked Congress TO declare
state of war-which it did by a
vote Of about eight to one.
'As soon as the United States en-
tered the war We, against the ex-
pressed wish of our clients. moved to
withdraw from the purchasing agency.
as it seemed to us that any further
purchases must be handled directly by
the various governments, as the United
States Government had taken over
the control of all supplies.
Proud Of Service to Allies.
THE fact that the allies found us
useful and valued our assistance in
their task is the fact of which I am
most proud in all my business life
of more than As years"
AS soon as Morgan had finished
his statement. Senator Clark. Demo-
crat, of Missouri, objected to any
more stump speeches" He charged
that Morgan's statement was 'unre-
sponsive."
Nye said that, in any event, he
would rule that no more prepared
statements could be read prior to ex-
animation by the committee.
Lamont, somewhat heatedly. de-
Tended the statement, asserting that
Morgan naturally" wished to answer
certain reflections cast upon him and
his firm in public statements of the
past by committee members.
The committee ruled against fur
ther reading of statements.
QUizzed on French Loan.
The questioning turned to negotia-
tions for a Morgan loan to France
in 1914.
Paving the way for this line of in
terrogation, Nye asked if j. P. Morgan
has Paris branch.
Lamont said the French firm of
Morgan, Harjes e. Co. was affiliated
with j. P. Morgan g. Co.. but inde-
pendently operated. Morgan ex-
planned that J. P. Morgan & Co.
owned stock of the Paris firm, which
had the status of a partner in the
New York concern.
As the discussion of the negotia-
tions began, representative of Nor
gan distributed to the press tables
mimeographed copies of a chronology
ical summary of these negotiations
and subsequent financial activities of
the firm in early days of the war.
Negotiated for $50. .00o, ,000.
The statement pointed out that on
August and II. Morgan, Harjes &,
Co. at Paris cabled to J. P. Morgan
& Co. request for consideration of
loan of at least sl0,000,000. but
preferably s20,oOO,OO0. to the French
government against French treasury
bills-the money to be used for French
purchases in the United States.
j. P. Morgan & Co. replied on Au-
gust -, 1914. and again on August
IA that it was consulting Govern
Evening star., 1936-01-07

war, was not. after ALL the real factor
in controlling wars.
Money is to blame" Lamont agreed
"only in so far As we all know that
money is the root of all evil"
1t was at this point that Morgan
corrected Lamont with the remark
! that it was not money. but love of
money" that was the root of all evil
Morgan Arrives Early.
Morgan. a striking figure in bat
wing collar, black four finland tie
and dark gray suit, across the vest
of which dangled heavy gold chain.
arrived with his partners and other
associates several minutes before the
hearing was due to begin. The group
stood one side of the room-appar-
emily Shying at the formidS BILE army
of photographers gathered behind
Chairman Nye and his committee.
The chairs directly in front of the
committee table, reserved for wit
nesses, remained vacant until Nye
asked Morgan, Thomas W. Lamont
and Vanderlip to come toward.
AS the coterie, led by Morgan,
marched to the front, the newspaper
and news reel cameramen swung
into action.
The confusion of flashing lights
and grinding cameras became so pro-
nounced that Nye halted his reading
of the authority and functions of
the committee to admonish the pho
tographers to make less noise.
John w. Davis in Party.
In Morgan,s party were Thomas
w. Lamont and his son, Thomas S.
Lamont, Morgan partners; S. Parker
Gilbert, another partner; John W..
Davis, attorney for Morgan & Co.,
and Vanderlip. former president of
the National City Bank of New York.
Nye asked Morgan, the elder La
mont and Vanderlip to rise and be
sworn. This formality also was re-
corded photographically. but imme-
diately thereafter Nye cleared the
room of all camera men.
The big caucus room was filled to
capacity with men and women intent
on viewing Morgan's second public
appearance before a Senate commit
tee. A reinforced corps of guards kept
the room clear of spectators without
chairs.
Not Required to Stand.
Nye opened the inquiry by asking
Morgan to state his connection with
Morgan & Co.
Shall stand?" the banker asked,
before starting to answer the question.
mo, no." said Nye, mot at ALL
Morgan then leaned forward in
his chair and in firm voice, carried
over amplif1ers, explained that he is
head of the firm.
"You are the senior partner?" Nye
inquired.
Yes" Morgan said.
Nye then obtained from Lamont,
ST., and Vanderlip their respective
banking connections. Lamont said he
was a partner of Morgan & Co..
while Vanderlip said he had no bank
ing affiliations since servering con-
nections with the National City Bank.
Owns Stock in Britain.
Morgan, in response to further ques-
tions, said his firm Is engaged in the
general banking business" and owned
stock in the London firm of Morgan,
Grenfell & Co.
Morgan told Chairman Nye he could
not give, off-hand. the assets of the
firm in 1914, but said he thought the
total was about the same then as now.
During this discussion as to the
assets of the firm. Lamont suggested
that If the assets were put in the
record, the liabilities, amounting to