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Evening star., 1936-04-11
CAROLINA ROADS DAMAGED.
Sections Of Seven Routes Closed by
State Officials.

RALEIGH, N. c., April II (P.-
Flood waters and heavy rains con-
trived yesterday to cause additional
damage to North Cardinals roads, but
three Of the four major streams that
went out of their banks this week
in Eastern counties were subsiding
rapidly in their upper reaches.
The State Highway and Public Works
Commission reported high waters had
closed sections of seven routes in
eastern counties and prospects were
that at least two other roads might
be affected.
Route 58l from Halifax to Lumber
ton was opened late yesterday, while
official reports from South Carolina
showed U. S. highway No. at Cheraw
again was pasSable and U. S. No. Is
at Society Hill, S. c.. was open. For
traffic down the coastal areas of the
two States, U. S. 301, IS miles east
of Florence, S. c., on the Pee Dee, still
was closed.
Meanwhile swollen South Carolina
rivers rolled on toward the coast, carry
ing with them the biggest floods in
the low country in 20 years.
The United States Weather Bureau
at Columbia, S. c., predicted the San
tee River would rise to 34.5 feet late
today at Rimini, which, with one ex-
ception, will be the highest mark ever
recorded for the river at that point.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
OFFICIALS ARE GUARDED.

NEW YORK, April II P.-New
York public officials were guarded last
night following upon a bomb scare
that originated in Pennsylvania where
blasts killed one man and injured four
others.
The alarm followed word from the
Pennsylvania State police at Wyom-
ing, Pa, that the death-dealing
bombs mailed at Wilkes-Barre prob
ably were the work of New York ex-
perts and might have been addressed
to persons here connected in some
way with diSsension in the Pennsyl-
vania coal fields.
Police here Immediately sent radio
cars to warn all post offices of the
danger. Others hurried to the homes
OF public officials.
Post ONCE Inspector James J.
Doran directed that all parcels re-
ceived in New York from Wilkes
Barre be taken to the main ofice
here for examination. Hotels through
out the city were asked to safeguard
their guests, and police broadcast
warnings by radio.
1891 TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
What's What
Behind News !
in Capital
Peculiar Situation Gave
Borah Victory in
Wisconsin.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
TINE Wisconsin rahs Of the Borah
cheering section came from the
larynx and not the esophagus.
u The real reason Mr.. Borah
won Wisconsin was because he was the
beneficiary of a peculiar political situ-
alton which does not prevail else
where.
The dominant La Toilette groups
OF er-Republicdns had no presiden-
tial candidate. There ,Das no place
for them to 90 ercept into the Re-
publican primary for Borah or into
the Democratic primary for Pres
ident Roosevelt. They did both.
Stranger yet, large group Of the
anti-La Toilette Republicans were for
Borah, not entirely unmindful of the
embarrassment it would cause the La
Follettes if they had to choose between
Borah and Roosevelt in November.
Thus it was that Borah drew from
the progressive and conservative
groups as well as the orthodox ones
in between. That feat has rarely
been accomplished.
The real answer to the Borah
candidacy will be written in Illinois
Tuesday and in Ohio a month later
Evening star., 1936-04-11
FOUR DEAD IN SOUTH.
Five Thousand Families Driven From
Homes by High Waters.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April II R.-
Flooded Southern rivers famed out
ominously today after claiming four
lives and ousting 5000 families from
their lowland homes.
Most Of the homeless we're residents
of the 100000 flooded acres in the
lower valley of the Mississippi.
Most of the land now under water
along the Mississippi is subject to
inundation every year, it was pointed
out.
A 13-year- old boy, Vernon Harris,
drowned near Montgomery, Ala, yes
terday in backwaters of the Alabama
River, which has forced several FAM
lilies from homes in North Montgomery.
Three Negro boys drowned in back
water Of the flooded Ocmulgee at
Macon. Ga, where a number of homes
were under water.
Georgia towns with water in iow-
lying areas included Milledgeville, West
Point. Rome and Bainbridge.
The worst food conditions of seven
years prevailed throughout Eastern
CarolinaS.
Evening star., 1936-04-11

A Pacific Coast friend of Mr.. Hoover
walked up to him after his Fort Wayne
speech and congratulated him, say
ing it was the best balanced and finest
toned political speech he had ever
delivered.
The congratulator naively suggested
that Ben Allen (the Hoover adviser
who has been getting all the pub
hcity about writing Hoover's speeches)
must have been great help.
A spokesman at Hoover's right shot
back: eff Ben could write a political
speech like that he would at least
have got himself elected mayor some
where"
Generalissinao Farley is supposed
to haze been upset because Agri-
culture Secretary Wallace declined
at first to give out any information
concerning A. A. A. payments. The
political master mind had much to
do on the inside with Wallace,s
change OF mind subsequently.
It did not require master mind to
see that Wallace's recalcitrance
doubled interest in the material.
Even so, Mr.. Wallace may have
been correct in the first place. The
disclosure of large A. A. A. payments
has stimulated considerable kicking
against the new farm plan. For
example, it was announced that in
the North Central States farmers will
be paid $1.50 an acre for soybeans to
be ploughed under. whereas the Bu-
reau Of Agricultural Economics shows
that the cost Of planting soybeans Is
about $40 an acre.
Copyright. 1885. By the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1936-04-11
PRESS
SAYS PLOT FO|LED
Alleged Political Scheme to
Wreck Movement Linked
to "PeIT" Wire.
Ey the Associated Press.

1g ASoOCldLco
LOS ANGELES, April 1.-THE
Townsend Weekly-oficial organ of
DR.. Francis E. Townsend's old-age
pension movement-declared today
political plot to gain control of the
national organization had failed.
An unsigned article asserted that
former associate of DR.. Townsend and
others had recourse to trickery to
force the resignation Of the doctors
brother, Walter. Hollywood Hotel en-
ploye and director Of the Townsend
California Corp.
A part Of the plan, it was charged,
involved the sending Of fictitiously
signed telegram from Washington in
which prosecution" Of Walter Town
send was threatened unless he re-
signed, thus destroying his brothers
two-thirds majority in the corporation
and making illegal a proposed re-
organization Of his board of directors
This telegram, it is asserted, was
signed "Pell, chairman" The Bell
Congressional Committee, now investi-
eating the Townsend organization, has
denied all knowledge of its origin.
Spokesman for DR.. Townsend said
the original message has been obtained
from the private detective to whom
it was addressed and that the Bell
Committee may consider it officially.
It was explained by organization
spokesmen that Walter Townsend once
had suggested his desire to resign in
q letter, but never had turned in a
legal form of resignation. He now
did this as requested, but his resigna-
ton fell into DR.. Townsend's hands
when it was forwarded to Washington.
The article shared interest among
Townsend followers with the expected
arrival of Representative Joseph A.
Gavagan of New York, a member of
the Bell Committee, and James r.
Sullivan, counsel for the committee.
At Townsend headquarters, Hal
Slemons, acting regional director, said
employees had been instructed to treat
the representative and his staff
courteously. but not to volunteer in
formation.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
AGREEMENT NEAR
ON TAX PROGRAM
House Committee Hopes
to Settle Details of
Draft Today.
BY the Associated Press.

Bent on reaching a decision today
on all points still unsettled, Democrats
on a House tax subcommittee gath
cred this morning to continue the task
Of drafting the new $799, ,000, ,00e tax
program.
The drafters, who later will submit
their work to the full House Ways
and Means Committee, already had
rounded the main provision Of the
plan into shape.
This provides for tax on cor
poration net income, graduated &C
cording to the percentage Of profits
withheld from stockholders.
Debt Definition Vital.
Full details were not disclosed, but
some corporations will receive special
treatment. Chairman Samuel B. Hill,
Democrat, of Washington announced
that subcommittee Democrats had
agreed on definitions Of corporation
debt, vital to a proposed provision to
give relief to corporations burdened
by debt.
He also said 1t had been decided
to put foreign banks and trust COM
panies and foreign corporations which
are in receivership in domestic courts
on fiat is per cent tax basis, instead
Of the graduated tax. Previously it
had been decided to apply this same
fiat rate to American corporations in
similar classes.
Hill hoped the subcommitteemen
would reach agreement today on all
points still unsettled. These include
aspects of a proposed levy to recap
ture part of the old processing taxes
which professors succeeded in keeping
from the Government.
First Revenue May Be Low.
Hill and Chairman Doughton of the
Ways and Means Committee said the
corporation tax, designed to force
profits into the hands Of stockholders
where the money would be subject to
individual income taxes and surtaxes,
might not produce so much the first
year as later.
Tax reform and revenue are the
two aims of the program, Doughton
said, land in getting reform, we shall
have to be a little patient about
getting revenue"
Representative Pettengill, Democrat.
of Indiana, in a letter meanwhile
asked Herman Oliphant, the TreaSury's
general counsel, to estimate the num-
ber Of persons who would benefit and
the number who would be injured
under the corporate tax features.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
DISTRICT BIRTHDAY
BALLS NET $18,279
Children's Hospital Here to Re
ceive $12,7s5 of Sum,
Allen Reports.

A net profit Of $18.279.o2 was
earned in washington from the an
nual Presidents birthday balls and
will be spent for the aid Of crippled
children, a final report by Commis-
sioner George E. Allen, chairman,
showed yesterday.
Allen made the report on his return
to Washington after trip to Miami
to greet President Roosevelt and
subsequent visit to Warm Springs.
Ca, as a member of the Presidential
party.
Total returns from the series Of
dances held at Washington hotels
was s22, ,999o5 and total expenses
amounted to s4.72o.o3. the report
showed.
Seventy per cent Of the net returns
-s12, ,795 .3o-will be turned over to
Children's Hospital and the remain
ing 30 per cent-s5, ,483.70-will go
to the Georgia Warm Springs Foun-
dation.
The funds this year more than
doubled the earnings Of 1895, when
the net profits were SS,0os.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
COLLINS WILL JOIN
GAVAGAN IN PROBE
Sent to California Because OF
knowledge of Townsend
Situation.

A second member of the House COM
mittee investigating the Townsend
old-age pension movement left today
for the West Coast.
Chairman Bell said Representative
Collins, Republican, of California
would go to California to assist Rep
resentative Gavagan, Democrat, Of
New York in taking dispositions and
making some private Investigations for
the committee.
I'VE thought by sending Collins we
would be able to clean up the work in
the West more quickly" Bell ex-
planned. collins was sent because
Of his familiarity with the Townsend
situation in California"
It was understood some information
had been uncovered in California
which the committee decided war
ranted the personal attention Of COM
mittee members.
1t was considered unlikely that pub
lie hearings would be resumed until
the subcommittee had completed its
work and reported back. Committee
members were awaiting developments
of the decision of the Townsend high
command to take court action to halt
the inquiry.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter Of
Florida takes stand in self-defense
against impeachment charges.
Labor Subcommittee gets evidence
on industrial arms stores.
House:
In recess:
Ways and Means Subcommittee
meets on tax legislation.
Military Committee continues in
vestigation of disposition of surplus
War Department goods.
MONDAY.
Senate:
Will continue with impeachment
trial of Judge Halsted L. Ritter. If it
Is not completed today.
Judiciary Committee, regular weekly
meeting.
Subcommittee on District Appro-
priations, executive, at pm, to
hear Budget Bureau oficials.
House:
Considers District legislation.
Appropriations Subcommittee con-
tinues hearings on deficiency bill,
10 am.
Evening star., 1936-04-11

Continued From First Page)
victims of the easter gifts" was
Thomas Maloney, fiery former presi-
dent of a disbanded miners union,
whose home was dynamited once
before.
The bombs, too, were similar to
others recently found in these regions.
All were made the same-sticks of
dynamite and loose dynamite in cigar
boxes. All the boxes were wrapped
in white paper and bound with white
string. The addresses were printed
with lead pencil Each was marked
sample" and obviously made to ap-
pear as a gift.
1t was such box little Don Lehman
carried from the postman to his
grandfather, Michael Gallagher, the
sexton, yesterday. Don's father. Clin-
ton Lehman, 35. took it to Gallagher.
AS they united the bundle. 1t exploded.
Gallagher, instantly killed by the
dynamite, was hurled across the room.
Lehman staggered bhndly, and fell
gravely injured.
Earlier in the day Maloney. his
daughter Margaret. 13, and his small
son received a similar package. They
called to Mrs. Maloney, i'll upstairs.
As they united the gift, it burst in
their faces. All three were seriously
hurt. 1t was the second time Maloney'S s
place had been dynamited.
After hasty investigation, postal in
spectors said six bombs had been sent.
Meanwhile. former Sheriff Luther
Kniffen opened what he thought was
a box of his favorite cigars. It was a
bomb that did not explode. Police
stopped mail man about to deliver
a bomb to the home of Judge Ben
jamin r. Jones of the Luzerne County
courts.
The bungling crank mailed a similar
bomb to James S. German" at Halle
ton. evidently intending it for James
A. German, umpire of the Anthracite
Cancellation Board. 1t was received
at the home of Mrs. James P. Cor
man, widow of an attorney. 1t did
not explode The other bomb was
sent to Harry Gouldstone, superin-
tendent of Wyoming Valley colliery.
Police said they we're certain the
bomb which killed Gallagher was
meant for another Gallagher. who re-
Gently was involved in a mine dis
pute. Some expressed the belief the
terrorism was caused by dissention
among some of Maloney's former fol-
lowers, disgruntled because their union
was disbanded.
Evening star., 1936-04-11

false impression that we will not
fight, and we do not wish to run the
risk of being imposed upon by rea-
son of any such impression"
Hull told the committee in letter
dated March that in view of its de-
cision to make the hearings public he
was deleting rather extensive por-
tions" OF the testimony where 1t
would be inadvisable to make such
references public without explanations
which would avoid any misunderstand-
ing or occasion for exception"
Declaring the international situ-
alton was very brittle" in the early
part of the year, Hull said:
"The last thing that I want to do,
or that anybody in the executive
branch of the Government wants to
do. is to say anything or do any
thing, not necessary to be said and
done in the proper course of our off,
cial duties that would tend to indicate
that there is not sufficient capacity
to function on the part of this Gov
ernment in dealing with some of the
more delicate and vitality important
phases of our foreign affairs. -
1T is very serious period that we
are going through. do not anticipate
any general war. The chances are 8
out Of 10 that there will not be any
such war; but it is a very serious
period, when teamwork here to the
extent that it Is consistent Is of the
utmost importance.
"You understand that I invite any
kind of criticism in good faith and I
generally find that it is in good faith
when it comes from most parts Of the
country, and especially from the Capt.
tol; but, of course, all of us in such
a rush cannot realize the importance
OF this Nation having q real moral
standing in the world at this time"
President Defended.
I'VE occasionally hear somebody
outside-I am frank to say I have not
heard It from anybody in Congress
indicate that the whole bent of mind
of the Executive, unless he Is closely
observed, or unless the State Depart
ment is closely observed, is to get the
country into trouble.
Nov, as a matter of fact. the last
thing some of US are disposed to do is
to take any steps that would In any
way jeopardize the situation"
The neutrality bill finally enacted
did not include many provisions Oh
which testimony was given. It did
make permanent the embargo on ship
ments of arms and munitions to bel
ligerents and banned long-term loans
and credits to warning factions.
Hull made his statement, about
urging other nations to join America
in re-examining neutral rights, after
Senator Johnson, Republican Of Cali
fornia, fervent Nationalist, referred
to q provision in the Pittman bill
under which the United States re-
served all of its neutral rights as they
existed prior to the World War.
Hull said the purpose of that was
"not only to keep our record straight
while we are dealing with these-as
you indicate-'changing conditions in
many important respects. We intend
to stand before the world from month
to month for all the fundamentals Of
international law"
The secretary's testimony showed
the State Department was clinging
to its stand for Q flexible neutrality
policy to take advantage of changing
conditions.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
N0TABLES DEFEND
U. S. CONSTITUTION
Newton D. Baker and Judge
Parker Principal Speakers
at Bar Session.
By the Associated Press.

5y the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, April 1.-THE Con-
stitution Of the United States was
explained, defended and likened to
such immutable forces as gravity in
speeches before the First Regional
Bar Conference ever held in
Richmond
The meeting yesterday, climaxed by
a dinner last night, was addressed by
Newton D. Baker, one-time Secretary
Of War, Judge John J. Parker, senior
Judge Of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals for the fourth dis
trict, and other legal notables.
Baker voiced plea to young people
who clamor for change in the Consti-
tuition to study the lives and careers
Of the men who framed it. Speaking
on James Madison, fourth President
of the United States and father of
the Constitution" Baker said that
thorough study was necessary to de-
termine whether present agitation
reflects a momentary national head
ache or a genuine need for revision"
S0o6C Ga hCA, AL C4LC OIA1Cl
speech of the meeting, warned against
applying emergency judgments to
long g-enduring facts like the Con-
stitution.
'The law Of gravitation does not
change with emergencies" he said.
THE principles embodied in the Ten
Commandments do not get out Of
de<a end tho Fppdar,ap+ai ,or;ro;
of mans relationship to the State
do not change because of his economic
situation"
Other speakers at the session, at
tended by judges and lawyers Of
neighboring States, included former
Judge William L. Ransom of New
York, president of the American Bar
Association. and Alexander Armstrong,
former attorney general Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
WARNED AT MIAMI.

MIAMI, Fla, April II R.-James
A. German, umpire of the Anthracite
Cancellation Board, said yesterday
Hazleton, Pa, police had warned him
this afternoon that he might receive
a bomb through the mail as an Easter
gift.
German said he Immediately noti-
fed postal authorities here asking
them to watch for such package. He
had not been notified, he said, that
a package believed intended for him
had been confiscated at Hazleton.
Asked for an explanation of why
bomb might be sent through the mails
to him.. German said 'it's long
story" He promised to make state
ment later.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
MAN DYING IN MOOSE
SAVED, BUT is SORRY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 11.-A
newspaper interview saved q mans life
here yesterday-but the man objected.
Charles Mulcahy, reporter Tor San
Francisco newspaper, went to the cell
of william H. Colburn, 27, Los Angeles
Government engineer serving 80 days
for disturbing the peace after failing
to reconcile his estranged wife.
Colburn was hanging from the bars,
his leather belt forming a hangman's
moose. He was still alive but blue
faced and gasping.
Mulcahy's shout brought jailors who
released the prisoner "I'll 90 it again
If I get a chance" Colburn gasped.
II haven't anything to live for"
Evening star., 1936-04-11

The Ritter impeachment case has
been great bore to the Senate. Dur
ing the last few days the leaders have
had difficulty in keeping quorum
present. Senators, who are judges
and jurors combined, have been COM
planning to Floor Leader Robinson
that the case has blocked their pet
legislation. Most exasperated has
been Senator Overton, whose flood
control bill was the unfinished busi-
ness when the Senate dropped its
legislative mantle and became court
| for the duration of the trial.
| Sets Example.
The only other senatorial com.
ment which you hear in the jury room
Is an occasional remark dropped by
a liberal to the effect that it is a
good thing to try a Federal judge
every once in a while. They seem
to think it keeps the judiciary alert
What is behind these latest yarns
about a Hoover-Landon split is evi-
dence picked up by Landon workers
indicating that some of Mr.. Hoover's
good friends have begun quietly build
ing up Senator Dickinson.
There is, for instance, an out
standing Mtd,oestern banker rho
| entertained Mr.. HooUer on rtsit
several months ago. This banker is
a leader OF small group OF busi-
ness men. All displayed interest In
the Landon candidacy until re-
Gently. Then they started talking
up Dickinson. At the same time,
a Washington associate OF Mr..
Hooper has been expressing bitter
ness to pals about the iDay Landon
tCent into California. He usually
reflects the Hoouer mind. But,
when Mr.. Hoouer tDas in New York
| recently, he told q political COM
Tade that he wGs not against Gou.
Landon, that he thought. the tcay
things are going noU, the Kansan
| Uould be nominated on the first
ballot.
An open break is not likely.
The Senate has become very noisy
since loud-speakers we're installed fol
the impeachment trial.
Stopples Useless.
Some Senators have been trying tc
borrow Senator Glass anti-noise ear
stopples. They were sent to him by
a local official after Glass complained
about the street noises in front ci
his hotel.
Only one thing holds them back
Ear stopples would be useless when.
ever certain loud-voiced Senators gel
the floor. There are two or three
who could drown three auto horns
changing trolley and policeman's
whistle, without taking deep breath
Evening star., 1936-04-11

PHILADELPHIA, April II R.-
Postal inspectors. investigating the
Easter gift" bombs in Wilkes-Barre,
said last night they had discovered
certain factors which may connect
today's outrages with bomb which
killed two postal employees in the
Easton, Pa, post Office in December.
1881.
They pointed out that the word
sample" which marked the six
bombs taken from the mails in the
Wilkes-Barre area, also appeared on
the explosive in the Easton blast,
which led them to believe the same
person or persons may have con-
Structed all the bombs.
At the Philadelphia headquarters Of
the inspector, John w. Johnston, chief
inspector, indicated the investigators
in Wilkes-Barre have developed i'm
portant clues.
WARNED AT MIAMI.