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Evening star., 1936-03-26
"Phanton' Sniper'
Fails to Increase
List of Victims
Fires on Col0red Man
as atlanta Police
Rush to Scene.
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, March 26-Baf1ed police
today credited Atlanta's phantom
sniper" with another nocturnal foray
which failed, however, to add victim
to the list Of one dead and two
wounded in a weeks random shooting
A colored man, who gave his name
as Bell Ward, told officers he was
the target last night of a volley of
pistol shots.
Ward said he was fired on as he
passed another colored man resemb-
ling the suspected sniper.
The assailant escaped while police
in squad cars on special duty raced
to the scene.
An Indictment was drawn yesterday
naming Robert Bloodworth, q young
colored man, called '@The Preacher" :"
as the suspect.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
Means Says He Built Ladder
In Lindbergh Case Himself
Baby Vas Alive and Well in Washington
in Second Week of March, 1882,
"COnfessiOn" Declares.

the final plans were perfected for the
taking of the child.
lone night in the second week of
March, 1882, with Catholic priest,
I went in Washington, D. c., to the
place, where under the understand
ing the plan in connection with the
Lindbergh child was to be carried out,
at which time the Lindbergh child was
in Washington, D. c., with no harm
having come to him nor later"
In a second letter TO Attorney Cen
eral Cummings on February II, Clancy
said, Means wrote:
"I received a letter from my sister
informing me that in letter to
her from Father Robert s. Lloyd he
states he Is disappointed, peeved
vexed, etc., with me. The beginning
of Father Lloyd's continued disap-
pointment with me is because Of my
failure to follow his advice in his tele-
gram to me shortly after the jury con-
viction of Hauptmann.
Advised to Tell Truth.
"In this telegram Father Lloyd says
that before it Is too late, he strongly
advises, in order that tragedy may
be avoided, awaken to my response
bility and tell the full truth by CO.
operating with the authorities.
Whether Father Lloyd, even If ]
did delay for months, is aware Of my
several, Jan. and Feb. 1886, admis-
sions and this written admission
I add this to my admissions:
Bruno Richard Hauptmann could
not be guilty of the charge for which
he has been convicted, because he was
not present the night of Tuesday
Evening star., 1936-03-26
u. S. REVENUES PASS
3 BILLION FOR YEAR
Government Receipts of March "a
Total $36, 6,44S, ,000-Increase
Over 1885,

BY the ASSoclaCeo freSS.
Government revenues for this fiscal
year passed the $4,000, 100000 mlrk
today.
Receipts of $36, ,488, 900 on March "a
pushed the tctal since last July to
$3,o35, ,00O, 900. For the comparable
period last year receipts were $2,8l2,-
100000.
The budget estimated receipts Of
$4,4l1 900, 900 for the IL months end
ing June 80. This is in contrast with
actual receipts Of $3,800,000,00O last
year.
Income tax collections through
March "a have amounted to $780,
100000. A total of $1,434,0Oo, 900 is
expected during the entire year.
Expenditures to date aggregated
s5,217 ,000, 900, leaving deficit Of $2,-
1s2.oo0,00o.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
JAPANESE SHIP AGROUND
Sailing Vessel Also Missing With
81 Uear Philippines.

MANILA, March 26 R.-The Jara-
nese cargo ship France Maru was re-
ported aground on the coast of Va
liguian Island today while authorities
awaited word of the sailing ship Com
monwealth, believed lost with 27 pas
sengers and crew in storm of the
Southern Philippines.
The France Maru, bound for toe
United States with a cargo of sugar
and lumber, was not believed IN dam
ger, although four unsuccessful at
tenpts were made to float it at high
tide.
Ofncials feared the Commonwealth,
o 40-foot craft, had been wrecked tn
. storm between Tablas and Simara
Islands. She has been missing for
Eeven days.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
CLOCK DEVICE IN ALASKA
SET FOR ICE-BREAK
Railroad Hand Seeks Annual
Guessing Bee Prize by Keep
ing Close Vigil.

BY the Associated Press.
NENANA, Alaska, March 90
Charlie Wilson, Just another railroad
hand 10 months of the year, is about
to become vastly important to all
Alaska once again. It's nearing time
for the big ice breakup, and he's the
official keeper Of the clock.
A large prize goes to the one who
guesses the exact time of the first ice
movement In the frozen Tanana River
the first sign of Spring-and
Charles clock has been recording that
big moment for years.
The people of the territory 60 to all
sorts of trouble to determine the time,
for somebody wins the guessing bee
even though the ice moves only 100
feet and freezes solid again for weeks
About April is Wilson fixes an eight
day clock on freight derrick. And
until the ice shoves of he climbs that
derrick every week to wind the clock
and inspect it.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
FATHER GOES TO JAIL
TO KEEP 8 IN SCHOOL
Son Holds Down W. p. A. Job
When Missourian Pays Penalty
for Drunk Driving.
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSs.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 26.
"A father was in jail here today so
his children could remain in school.
The father, w. j. Todd, w. P. A..
worker. had been given q suspended
90-day sentence for driving motor
car while drunk, on the promise he
would leave town.
Then, Mrs. Allene Watson, school
teacher. and Mrs. Nick Kielman,
truant officer, interceded for Todd's
three children, Newman, IS; Goldie, II,
and Nina, o.
ssWe're afraid the children will not
be able to continue their education if
the family leaves" they told the court.
Police Judge Foster s. Wheatley
reconsidered, sent Todd to jail; relief
officials put his ls-year-old son on the
w. p. A. job.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Disclosing that the embryonic
Townsend plan of early 1884 had
banked S4s,295. "a between February
and December Of that year-with~ ut
more than half trying-Robert E
Clements. co-founder and business
genius of Old-age Revolving Pensions
Ltd, a'so made it plain this morning
thai he l. well able to take care If
himself in the face of congressional
curiosity.
Appearing as first witness as the
special House committee opened its
hearings into operations of the So
called Townsend plan and other DID
age persion schemes, Clements con-
Quoted himself with complete dssur-
ance and failed to give ground on any
line of questioning launched by James
r. Sullivan, counsel for the commn-
tee
Occasionally he corrected the COM
mittee attorney; once he fatty denied
his assertion. The latter instance oc-
curred when Sullivan asked if it were
not true that the books of the Town
send group in its early stages were in
such a mess" as to be unintelligible.
Clements denial went unchallenged.
Quizzed on Education.
Early questioning by the committee
counsel involved Clements education
and his study of economics, proceeding
later 20 his relationship with DR.. Fran
els E. Townsend in getting the old
age pension promotion under way.
The committee was hearing of the
groups success in taking in at least
$4,000 during the first 10 months
plus sum which Clements said he
did not know and which had been re-
ceived directly by DR.. Townsend
when recess was taken until / 80 p m.
Clements, who resigned on Tuesday
from the o. A. r. P, effective April
/, did not consult the organizations
counsel, Thomas W. Hardwick, during
the questioning, answering all ques-
tions from his own memory or from
o few records he had closely at hand.
The large caucus room was only
partly filed with spectators, but two
long tables were crowded with news
paper men for the opening session.
Clements Takes Stand.
The full investigating committee
filed into the caucus room shortly
before 1890. Clements and his coun-
sci had preceded them and all were
subjected to barrage by photo
graphers.
Promptly at 1920, Bell raped for
order and opened the session by read
ing the investigation resolution in full
James r. Sullivan, counsel for the
committee, then took over the pro-
Evening star., 1936-03-26
1871 in First Six Weeks This

I'oII IN First SIX Weeks This
Year in SO Cities of q. s.
The Commerce Department reported
today that automobile fatality records
in 86 cities were better during the first
IL weeks of this year than last.
Deaths this year numbered 1911
compared with 1892 last year, a 20
per cent drop.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
(See TAX BILL, Page =
Thousands Flee Flood.

SEVILLE, Spain, March 26 R.-
One thousand families In the lower
part Of Seville and surrounding dis
tricts were forced by flood waters to
dee from their homes to- y. 4.
Evening star., 1936-03-26

by tne Associated FIeSs.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee today accepted without change
the tax program worked out by a
subcommittee as a basis for open
hearings on the administration reve-
nue. program.
The report contained recommenda-
tions, already disclosed, for a new
form of corporation tax, based on
percentages of net income held in
reserves, designed to yield S59l 900 900.
1t included, too. proposal for a
80 per cent "windfall" tax on "un-
just enrichment occurring as result
of nonpayment" Of old A. A. A.
processing taxes.
No new processing taxes, as sug-
gested by the President, or any other
form of excise levies, were embraced
in the report.
was that railroads would be subject to
the tax on undistributed corporation
income, but that they would be al
lowed to retain the privilege Of filing
consolidated returns.
Basis for Hearings.
Some committee members said rail-
roads would pay no more taxes under
this arrangement than they do now.
and perhaps less.
II want to make it clear" said
Chairman Doughton of the full COM
mittee. that the report has been ac-
cepted only as the basis for hearings" I"
The 10-page report was devoted
merely to explanations of the pro-
jected new tax program, without COM
ment on the merits of any Of the pro-
posals.
President Roosevelt had suggested
that $500. 100000 of additional Fed
eral revenue be obtained through
taxes on corporation dividends and
undistributed net income and $751;
000, 900 more over two or three years
from the windfall and new, broader
processing levies.
Minor Changes Made.
Some minor changes were made in
the corporation tax feature, which
contemplates two sets Of graduated
rates, applying to corporations with
net income up to $4,000 and those
with net income of $4,000 and up.
The former schedule contemplates
tax of per cent on total net income
Of a $4,000 corporation if it keeps 10
per cent of the total for reserves, NOV
ing up to 297 if the retention is 70.3
per cent of net income. Earlier, the
subcommittee had agreed on top
rate of 1914 per cent for $4,000 cor
porations if 70 per cent of net income
were withheld for reserves.
In the case of corporations with net
income of $4,000 and over, the rates
would start at 4 per cent If they held
10 per cent of net income in reserves
and 90 up to 421a per cent if 57h per
cent of net income was salted away In
surplus.
The subcommittee decided that the
administration plan for new process
ing taxes on farm and competing
products should not even be con-
sidered In the hearings.
Corporations Plan Changed.
The suggestion Of the President,
for graduated taxes on the portions
Of incomes which corporations do not
distribute In dividends to stockholders.
was changed to provide levies on total
income Of corporations varied accord
ing to percentages Of profits put into
reserves.
Coupled with the corporation tax
would be the lifting of the exemption
Of corporation dividends from the
normal income tax. Surtaxes which
already apply to the dividends would
continue.
From the new corporation tax ana
the income taxes on dividends the
subcommittee is figuring on getting
(See TAX BILL, Page Il
Evening star., 1936-03-26
FAR EAST FORTS
DIPLOMATIC TOPIC
U. S., Britain and Japan
Open Conversation at
Tokio's Request.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
World limitation OF naudI drnld-
rlents agreed on at Washington
conference in 1921.
Under article 19 of treaty the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan agreed no neiD Notifications
or ndpdl bases should be estab-
lished in the Philippines, Guam,
Singapore ana other Eastern pos
sessions.
Article 10 not reneUed in 1885
London treaty, Japan having NTH
draDn from, parley early, Uhen de-
n,and for parity NTH United States
and Britain U1s fatty rejected.
(Copyrisht, 1886, by the Associated Press.l
LONDON, March 26.-The United
States and Great Britain followed up
today the signing Of the new London
naval treaty, British spokesman said,
with diplomatic conversations with
Japan concerning Notifications and
naval bases in the Far East.
The British naval spokesman said
the diplomatic negotiations over this
question were. undertaken in answer
to japanese request for information
as to the future intentions Of the
other great sea powers toward the
Far East.
Japan did not sign the new treaty,
having quit the Naval Conference after
its demands for full fleet equality were
opposed by the United States and
Britain, whose delegates believed a
common upper limit weuld give Japan
Eastern superiority.
American, British and French dele
gates, however, after signing yester-
day the accord to replace the expiring
treaty of 1922 and the
London pact of 1880, expressed hope
that Japan, as well as Italy, would
enter the fold later.
Grandi Sees Way Barred.
Ambassador Dino Grandi declared
at the signing ceremony that the mu-
tual assistance agreements concluded
by Britain with other Mediterranean
powers to meet any unprovoked Fascist
attack barred the way for Italian
adherence to the treaty.
British sources pointed out, however,
that the new agreement did not con-
tain the old 5-5-3 ratio for the
United States, Britain and Japan-to
which the japanese objected most
(See NAVAL, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-26
TAX BILL ADOPTED
BY HOUSE GROUP
Ways and Means Committee
Accepts Program With
out Change.

BACKGROUND
President Roosevelt todrned Con-
gress early in Winter that appro-
priations beyond his approved pro-
gram ,Dould require ne,u tar leois-
ldtion. Later, Congress passed bill
for payment of soldiers bonus in
June. With Supreme Court inual-
idation of A. A. A., netU farm pro-
gram tDds passed.
Result Uas request from Prest-
dent for ne,D tdreS. House subcom-
mittee yesterday completed q ten
tative program to present to tuH
committee.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
By the Associated Press.

PEIPING, March 26.-Sudden un-
expected appearance Of the vanguard
Of the Communist army, campaigning
in China, at the frontier Of Inner
Mongolia, evoked sharp words of
warning from Japanese militarists to-
day OF possible Intervention.
Maj. Takeo Imai, Japanese military
attache in Peiping, announced, "the
Japanese Army will take the most ef-
fective steps necessary to deal with
the situation II the Communists men,
ace the peace Of Hopei and Chahar
Provinces"
Maj. Imai declined to elaborate on
his statement, but declared: TT is
most difficult to understand how the
Communists continue to advance
against the combined Shansi Prov
ince and Chinese Nationalist govern
ment armies"
'The Nanking forces seem to make
no positive attack" he asserted.
The Communist invasion of Shansi
(See CuTNA Pace 10l
Evening star., 1936-03-26
JAPANESE WARN
NANK|NG ON REDS
CommunistArmy's Vanguard
Appears Suddenly on
Manchukuo Border.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Troubles OF Nationalist Chinese
government at Marking ,oith tnpdd-
ing japanese are complicated by
operations tpithin China OF horde
OF Chinese Communists, tDhose &C.
tfuity Japan uses as excuse to
threaten Intervention In Chinese in
terndl affairs.
Communists, recently repulsed by
forces OF Gen. Chiang Kdi-Shek in
East Central China and along the
Yangtse Riper, haze turned north
lUard In their depreddtions.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
Fafnir Co. Presents Workers 5h

Fafnlr co. Presents WORKERS . 12
Per Cent or More of Pay.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, March rs
R.-Approximately 1900 employees OF
the Fafnir Bearing Co. were notified
today they would be given bonus Of
51a per cent or more of their pay April
!, the close of the first quarter of this
year.
The company paid bonuses Of from
S to 81 per cent of their pay to
workers each quarters of last year.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
TOWNSEND PLAN
BANKED $43,295,
CLEMENTS AYERS
Co-Founder DiscIoses Re-
ceipts in First 10 Months
at House Probe.
SAYS HE NEVER STUDIED
TEXTS ON ECONOMICS
Denies Sullivan's Intimation
Books of Organization Were
Unintelligible.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Old-Age Reuolving Pensions, Ltd,
has assumed some aspects of
major political issue since DR..
Francis E. Townsend first pro-
posed his novel scheme. Members
of Congress, especially OF House,
haze been deluged with demands
OF To,Dnsendites for enactment of
legislation. House, in n1oUe inter-
preted as defense gesture, poted
overwhelmingly to Investigate o. A.
r. p, especially financial aspects
OF collection OF dues from To,Dn-
send club members. Fifty thou
sand dollars appropriated. InDesti-
cation begun today, interest height
ened by resignation last meek OF
Robert E. Clements, co-tounder, ma
tional secretary and treasurer, and
"orgGnising genius of O. A. r. P"
Evening star., 1936-03-26

(See TOWNSEND, Page D.
Evening star., 1936-03-26
TRAFFIC DEATHS DROP

(See NAVAL, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-26

(See D. c. RELIEF, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-26
EMPLOYEES GET BONUS

(See BRAINS, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-26

(See MEANS, Page ~
Evening star., 1936-03-26

.(see MLENIfodEN. Page =
Evening star., 1936-03-26

(See HAUPTMANN, Page ~
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-08-13
August IA 1856
GLACIER DAT RROT-EN

Because we were late in getting to press we are able to report the the 177ults of the First |ni3~ Glacier Arg2 Ice 0ool. ronl
 With the automatic clock all set and and the river rising rapidly there was a lot of excitement on the Knik Dual bridge this evening. For long min- becc utes it was anybody's money on when Fun1 the clock would trip, and at exactlme9t 5:l7 the wire frightened and the Augl first first ice pool was over. 1Tit- oesses were Game Harden Jack Con- nor, Miss Kay Kennedy, Doctor Brick Schlaikjer, De1uty arshal Jack rece E5ermon and Jack Altman. ron
 Then the cans were opened under e1G1 the supervision of Ed Cronin it was on found that some close guesses had sure been made. ===:
 4 split ticket purchased by Frank Shank and Al Green of Anchorage was marked for 5:5o 7.r., only Is min utes off. They won 501 of the money
 Ernest Valentine was in for 5:O2 md took second. Valentine works rr1 over at camp 10. Third prize went 51tr 11@ 70 Exsenator o. D. Gausted, now amDloyed by the Road Conmi sion at IT,. .ile l46. His ticket was marked 7n5 Tor 4 :32: Thirteen others were on 1 the l4th, but out of the money. .t; ;
 The totcl number of tickets sold were only 2l9 and the ex0enses for zx orinting of tickets, clock, labor of rra Tze 6dIancs 55zl " of 2l95. 20 was as divided nee 96.60, 457.95 and >56.65 -- 50, 30 md 2Od5.
 Because of the late start the .:: ,ool Was small and it was decided === " the commi ttee not to go to the -xo@r5e of putting out book of
 1s+1ng5, but if anyone wants to Il neck ID on their guesses all tick Us el5 being held at the PiOneer .lflC5a
 It wasn't a very big affair this -ezac but next sum1ler the sale Wi
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-08-13
All CLUE } FLEETS ', E TS

It a 71eoting of tle 4-T club at the school auditor iunl on Friday, Argust ? it was decided that the members dish towels, pot holders and stuffed toys done by the lAth.
 Eleven members were present and Duane Lee was elected news reporter because of the absence of Virginia Funt. The meeting was adjourned t. y1eot at Lavonne rickson's home or August IA.
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-08-13

RED2ISE7 -nAnIVE
 TT c11 deeply interested in the pro blems of the Fisherman, the Finer and the r F.1r1or of Alaska. VI have actively su0Dorted our Delegate and the Demo cratic party md subscribe to their efforts to make conditions better in the Ter ritOrv for ell Alaskans.
 '-Tr many years experience work ing in the T-.ird Division qualify ne to understand our Legislative needs."
 Nell Scott
 Demo cratic Cendid date for
 PCNresent
Matanuska Valley pioneer., 1936-08-13

Jake S>encer broke the saving record one day this week when he ran 2l6 logs through the mill in eight hours. ne boys out there on the other side of the river gre sure getting out lumber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-23
METERED PARKING
STUDY REQUESTED
Interest Here Felt Stuff.
GENTLY Keen to War
rant Special Survey

Increased interest In metered
parking for waterbury has come TO
the point where, II was learned to-
day, local merchants comprising the
executive committee OF tho CHAM
Der OF Commerce have prepared a
recommendation to the police de-
partment calling for further study
and possible installation Of the
meters.
In view OF the latest efforts OF the
local police TO curb reckleSsnesS and
motor law violations this proposal Ia
apt TO receive more attention than
did O similar proposal some months
back. At that time the local police
officials studied the park meters and
made some effort 10 ascertain pub
lie reaction 10 them.
When Hartford, through ofiicial
sources, rejected the meters, Water
bury also let the idea slip. With
pressure from the merchants who
ore bearing the brunt OF ail-day
parking 4 business sections In losi
OF business " rs quite possible that
something In tho way OF more de-
finite steps TO discover the advisa-
bility Of installing meters may be
taken.
II g sure that some attention will
be given TO Providence, n. J., where
meters have been contracted for
The city will install shortly In bus
ine8 sections 246 OF the five-cent-
in-the-slot meters. These are thu
type which can be set 10 allow park.
Ing for aS short as fifteen minutes
or as long Oh two hours by inser.
ton OF five-centS In the meter box
Recent reports secured by tn.
merchants group OF the Chamber
Of Commerce show that In ten citiei
where information on meters wa,
sought, the plan Is we'll liked By
the. police, merchants, and the mo.
florists. Although objections were
expected from the latter, they have
taken to the meters, so the reports
indicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-23
Gas Poisoning
Victims Name
OnDanger List
Assistant Driver Over.
come By Carbon MOnOx-
ide Fumes in Truck

Andrew Boyman, of New
Haven, was in a serious con.
dition at st. Mary's hospital
this afternoon, having suf-
fered carbon rnonoxide pois-
oning this morning while rid
ing In a truck owned by the
New Haven railroad. Boy
man was overcome while In
Naugatuck and was taken
to the office Of DR.. Walter
Baker In the borough.
After emergency treatment he
was rushed TO the hospital In Wa
terbury by ambulance.
Employed as o drivers helper
Boyman was working between Maui
gatuck and Beacon Falls. Due TO the
cold, the side curtains on the
truck were tightly drawn. Car
bon nonoxide fumes from the ex-
haust seeped In some way into the
drivers cab, and Boynlail was
eventually overcome. The driver,
who was not seriously affected, TOOK
him to Or. Bakers office.
He was still unconscious OF the
hospital early this afternoon and
his name was on the danger list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-23
RED CROSS TESTS
PASSED BY WOMEN
Slight Decrease Shown in
Registration at Crosby
Pool Classes

During the past week at the
American Red Cross swimming
classes for women held Monday and
Wednesday evenings at the Crosby
High pool, stress was placed on In
dividual instruction due TO o slight
decrease In the registration. In
structions In the side stroke and
crawl stroke were emphasized.
Mrs. j. Carey and Helen Morrone
passed red band tests and Mary
German and Marilyn Ransiow pass
cd white band tests. In the We'd
nesday group those who passed red
band tests were Helen Macdonald
and Lillian Judd.
Monday night classes are inStruct-
cd by Miss Florence Turnbuii, ply
steal director for girls OF tho Crosby
High school. Mrs. Howard Kraft,
assisting. Wednesday night classes
are instructed by Mrs. Betty 81
mons, Miss Jean Northrop assisting.
Doctors Health certificate required
Of oil new members. DR.. II. r. Nor.
rill, 300 West Main street will ex-
anime free Of charge during ONCE
hours.