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The Washington times., 1936-01-20
League Fails
To Consider
War Probe

GENEVA, Jan. 20, G.N.SO-The
League of Nations committee Of
thirteen (the League council mi
nus italy, today rejected a pro-
posal to appoint an investigating
committee to examine conduct OF
the Ethiopian war.
The committee also decided it
was impossible momentarily to do
anything further toward concilia-
ton at present.
Rejection of the proposal for an
investigating committee quickly
followed receipt of a long note
from Ethiopia, renewing demands
such a committee proceed immedi-
ately to East Africa.
The committee of thirteen re-
fused to consider the Ethiopian
request for an investigating COM
mittee on grounds it was not quail
fled to do so and that the demand
concerned the League Council
only. The committee of thirteen
then adjourned until tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
u. 5. REQUESTS
REHEARING IN
RICE CASE
Court Reversed Policy
in Processing Tax
Ruling, Claim
international News Service

Declaring the issue is Of grave
Importance, Solicitor General Stan
ley Reed today petitioned the Su.
preme Court of the United States
for rehearing in the Rice Millers'
case in which the court laid down
a principle that would return zoo
million dollars in processing taxes
held in lower Federal courts.
The Government petition assert
ed that the high court had re
versed a previous policy OF the
court in a similar case.
At the same time the Govern
ment filed a motion to dismiss the
suit of the State of Georgia at
lacking constitutionality Of the
Bankhead compulsory cotton con,
troll act.
Seeks Dismissal
In this brief Reed did not at.
tempt to defend the constitution
atty of the act which, high officials
have said, was virtually decided If
the sweeping AAA decision.
The Government sought disniis'
sal of the suit on the ground that
the high court does not have jIris'
diction to decide the issue.
The petition for rehearing IN
the Rice Millers case grew out OF
the request of attorneys for the
rice millers for immediate lssu-
ance of the mandate.
The Government countered with
a request that the mandate be
stayed so that 100000 600 in
taxes would remain in the Fed
eral courts until the rehearing pc
tition can be acted upon.
Law of 1867 Cited
The Government asserted the
court decision ordering the refund,
strikes at a law enacted in 1867
and amplified in the amended
AAA, which forbids Federal courts
to issue injunctions against col
lection of Federal taxes.
The Government asserted that
the high court in an early decision
Bailey VS.. George held that an
Injunction could not be granted
against Federal tax collection
even though the exaction was un
constitutional.
The Government asserted the
the amended AAA decision is er
roneous and inconsistent with
the law as construed in the
Bailey case.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
ACTORS FACING
PROBLEM

More than 1000 jobless actors
and actresses today were won
dering whether they will be as
signed to the "ten-twent-thirt, !"
the free show or the dollar top
circuits of the Works Progress
Administration Theater Projects
Division.
Anxiety over the billings was
caused by the announcement that
procedure for financing, where
necessary, the leasing of theaters
and auditoriums is being worked
out jointly by the Treasury, the
Comptroller General and the
Theater Projects Division.
AS explained by WPA spokes-
men, admission charges for WPA
shows may range to q top Of 81.
On the other hand, patrons may
be admitted free of charge to some
Of the presentations.
Enrolment as relief clients has
not affected professional ITEM
permanent of the ThespianS, &C.
cording to theatrical men, and it
IS expected that there will be
considerable jockeying for assign
ments to the higher-priced cir:
cults.
One theatrical man pointed out
that the Treasury, Comptroller
General and Projects Division
might not appreciate the fact that
Presto, the Great" enjoyed the
choice next,to-closing spot when
he had EN- rolling in the aiSles'
in the tank towns at rs cents per
orchestra seat. Great would be
Presto's chagrin, it was explained,
if he were assigned to a free show
or ten-cent show while THE
Whirling WhiffleS," who formerly
were the opening buffers for hos.
tile gas-light circuit audiences,
played to an elite WPA house at
81 top.
The Chicago Regional Division
of the WPA TheaterS Projects al
ready has decided upon a 10-20-30-
cent admission schedule with free
passes for all persons on relief.
New York, Philadelphia and Los
Angeles, WPA headquarters an.
nounced, being the chief centerS
for the WPA presentations. will
be the main regions affected by
the Treasury and Comptroller
Generals decision.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
TEACHER EXAM
DAYS SET

Monday and Tuesday, April IS
and IA. have been selected by
the Board of Education for the
regular examinations for licenses
to teach in both colored and
white elementary AMI high schools,
it was announced today.
The examinations will be held
in the Franklin School and for.
NAL application must be filed 10
days in advance. Applicants
must submit credentials and evil
dence of eligibility at that time.
Those passing the physical ex'
animation and making 70 credits
out of a possible 100 will be re.
ported to the board and placed
on the eligible list.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
KIN OF Filler
RETAIN HOPE

In a little Alexandria, Va, home
a woman and a boy sit anxiously
around their radio waiting for
word of flier, lost somewhere in
the bleak snow-capped mountains
Of Utah.
The woman is Mrs. Margaret
Stark, wife of the man known as
the greatest blind flier" in the
country. The lad is his 14-year old
son. Carl.
Somewhere in the rugged Wa.
Satch Mountains between Salt
Lake City and Carter, Wyo.. is
the plane in which Stark left
Kansas City alone to fly to Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Whether the pilot, whose un.
canny ability to guide a ship
safely through fog, is alive, in.
jured, or dead, no one knows.
Three agencies-the Depart
ment Of Commerce, the Army All
Corps, and private airlines-are
continuing their search for Stark,
missing since Thursday.
Back in Alexandria, Mrs. Stark
comforted her son as she sat By
the radio and said:
81 know Howard is alive. With
his ability to fly through fog,
the only thing that could have
forced him down would have
been motor trouble. / am sure
he landed all right, but because
Of the deSOlate location has not
found contacts with the world"
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Germany Again Denies
War Pact With Japanese

LONDON, Jan. 20 G.N.S0.
The Morning Posts Berlin cor
respondent today attributed to
"well-informed German political
circles" the statement that a mil
itary agreement between Ger
many and Japan was signed in
Tokyo, January 4.
If either nation Is attacked,
according to the terms of the
reported pact, the other will i'm
mediately come to its aid.
Dispatches from Berlin and
Tokyo said both the German
and Japanese foreign offices
flatly denied the Posts story.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
ADVERTISER EMIT
ONE CENT A DAY PAYS
UP TO S1OO A MONTH

The Postal Life & Casualty Insur.
ance Co., 3708 Postal Life Bldg,
Kansas City, Mo, is offering a new
accident policy that pays up to 500
a month for "a months for total
disability and 100000 for deaths
costs less than 1c day-$3.50 a
year. More than 100000 have al
ready bought this policy. Men,
women and children eligible. Send
no money. Simply send name, ad-
dress, age, beneficiary'S name and
relationship and they will send this
policy on 10 days FREE inspection.
No examination is required. This
offer is limited, so write the COM
pany today.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
.FR. C0UGHL|N
OFFER TO NYE
ILLEGAL
Radio Priest Cannot
Finance Munitions
Committee
international News Service

The Senate Munitions Commit
tee will be unable to accept the
money offered by the Detroit
radio priest. Father Charles E.
Coughlin, to complete its sched-
uled investigation.
Father Coughlin, defending the
Munitions Committees disclosures,
announced over the radio that if
the Senate failed to vote the
necessary $4,000 or $4,000 for
completion of the investigation,
his Union for Social Justice would
be glad to put up the money.
Can't Accept Money
Today Senator Nye CD Of
North Dakota, chairman of the
committee. regretfully said that
it would be impossible to accept
the money.
Nye's statement was confirmed
by C. F. Pace, the disbursing Off
Ger in the office of the Secretary
of the Senate. Pace said:
II don't think it would be
legal. The money of private in.
dividuals may not be used to fl
nance expenditures of the Gov.
eminent"
HASN'T QUIT FIGHT
Nye has not given up the fight
for more Senate funds. However,
his committee which has already
spent $125, 900 appropriated for it,
and $4,000 of WPA money in its
New York city investigatory aCt.v-
tiles, will sponsor d resolution ask.
ing additional funds.
Nye today was optimistic over
the chances of getting the money,
although the Southern Democrats
in the Senate were up in arms
over recent disclosures of the COM
mittee, and have passed the word
around-no more money for the
Munitions Committee.
Temporarily the comm ittee
hearings have come to a stand.
still. Members of the firm of j. P.
Morgan & Co. were earlier sched-
uled to come before the committee
again on Thursday, but have now
been notified not to be here on
that date. They were advised,
however, that later they may be
called again.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Day i'm Congress
SENATE

SENATE
Meets at noon to resume bonus
bill consideration.
10 a. m.-Foreign Relations
Committee.
HOUSE
Meets at noon to consider bills
on consent calendar.
10 a. m.-Appropriations Com
mittee meets on first deficiency
bill.
10 a. m.-Labor subcommittee
assumes silicosis investigation.
10 q. m.-Foreign Affairs Com
mittee considers neutrality bill.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Fires
AT Italian
Bomber

Adds ABABA, Jan. 20 Q.N.S0
Angered by the appearance of an
Italian Caproni bombing plane
over DesSye, Emperor Halle Selas-
sic yesterday rushed from his
palace and blasted away at the
speck in the sky with a machine
gun, according to a message re-
ceived here today.
Everett Andrews Colson, his
American advisor. stood by as the
Emperor fired. The airplane, how
ever, was several thousand feet
up, so no hit was registered.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
SEN. C0NNALLY
SPONSORING
PROVISION
Amendment in Behalf
of Regular Army Lieu
tenants Beaten Once
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$1,836,213,950 in bonds and $751;
786,050 in cash on next June Is,
the date set aside for cashing the
bonus. Veterans would be au-
thorized to redeem their bonds In
cash at the nearest postoffice.
Aside from veterans, the bill d.
rected that $60,000,000 in bonds
be turned over to banks to pay off
veterans loans. Another $507,-
100000 would go to the U. S.
veterans loans. Another $507,'
100000 would go to the U. s.
Government Life Insurance Fund.
from which money was taken to
make loans to veterans on their
certificates.
70 Probable Votes
AS the bill had less initiation.
airy provisions than any other
bonus measure submitted to Con.
gress, it won the greatest support
An international News Service
poll showed it would gain at the
outside probably 70 out Of the 95
votes in the Senate.
One effort by Senator Thomas
CD of Oklahoma, to place cur
rency expansion in the bill, was
rejected, q to 81. This was in
sharp contrast to a year ago
when the Senate by majority vote
adopted the Patman bonus bill,
based on the same principle.
Aside from the Connally amend
ment the Senate must dispose Of
a substitute offered by Senator
King CD Of Utah, to pay only
the present caSh-in value Of the
certificates, instead of their full
face of maturity value. This would
strike one billion dollars from the
cost of the bill. It was doomed
to defeat.
After the bill passes the Senate,
it must be returned to the House
for concurrence in the Senate
baby bond plan. Prompt House
approval was certain. Then the
bill will go to the White House
for an anticipated Presidential
veto. After that, administration
leaders conceded, it will be en-
acted into law over the veto.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Vessel in Distress
Is Sought by Cutter

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Jan. 20
G.N.S0 The Coast Guard cutter
Ewing was searching today for a
distressed ship thought to be the
source of a mysterious crimson
flare seen last night.
The blaze was reported by a
motorist driving along the Coast
Highway north of here. He judged
it to be about As miles at sea, but
was unable to state whether it was
a distress signal or a fire.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Door Shut on Suits
In EastIand Traqedy

The Supreme Court today denied
the petition of Joseph F. Bishop,
administrator of the estate of more
than 300 persons, for review of an
unsuccessful suit in lower courts to
collect damages for the Eastland
disaster in Chicago in 1915.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Actress Loses Suitcase

Miss Florence Williams, an
actress playing at a local theater.
reported to police last night that
she had left a leather suitcase,
containing valuables and makeup
materials, in a taxi.
The Washington times., 1936-01-20
Treasury Condition

International News Service
Treasury balance as of Janu-
ary II, $2,ll3,318,641.41: internal
revenue, $11,805 ,210.39; customs
receipts, $20,351,344.66.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16

ARIZONA STATE PRISON, Flor
ence. April l6 UP)-Price w. john
son. convicted polygamist, dream
ed today of establishing a coopera-
tive colony in desolate northern
Arizona. where men would be per-
mitted to have plural wives.
Serving a sentence Of 18 months
to two years for having two wives,
johnson said he had abandoned
plans of moving to Mexico if he
can obtain parole from the pri-
son.
The tiny settlement at Short
Creek. where Johnson lived with
his two wives and their children.
was envisioned by him as devel-
oping into community of 10000
to $4,000 persons within the next
few years.
In close communication with
friends and co-religionistS in the
district, Johnson disclosed that
entering school by nurses or physi-
clans trained for the work was OF
even greater Importance than eX-
animation for prevention of COM
municable diseases.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16
SAFEWAY TO
LAUNCH NEW
SALES DRIVE

Dairymen and poultry producers.
as we'll as consumers, will reap the
benefits of the next intensive week
long Farmer-Consumer sales cam
paign to be launched by Safeway
Stores April II. The sale will eX-
tend from April II to 25, inclusive.
and has been planned to stimulate
consumption of milk. butter, eggs,
and cheese, according to o. Myers,
Safeway manager at El Centre
These Farmer-Consumer drives
on selected food products We're in
augurated by Safeway for the double
purpose of aiding both the producer
and consumer said Myers, and have
been yitally helpful in relieving con-
geSted markets and comforting
greater food values on consumers.
In selecting dairy and poultry
products for the forthcoming sale,
Safeway recognized that dairymen
and poultry raiSers represent a tre-
mendouS proportion of rural Amer
lea" Myers stated. Their oper-
ations are of great Importance in
practically every state of the Union;
furthermore, their products contain
essential food requirements without
a proper percentage of which public
health would suffer This is espe-
cially true in the case of children"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16
ofal of 1865 Farm
Families Giuen Help.
By Federal Agencies

BERKELEY, April l6.-A total of
l4363 farm families of California,
Nevada, Utah and Arizona have
been given financial aid by the Re
settlement administration, according
to figures made public today by
Melvin W Buster. director of the
Rural Rehabilitation division.
The aid was given in the form of
loans to enable farmers TO become
self-Sustaining. and emergency
grants. Although the rehabilitation
loan program has been in effect less
than a year. Buster pointed out,
many farm families formerly on re-
lief are already repaying the gov
eminent the money they borrowed.
Loans and grants in the four
states of the ninth region totalled
approximately S2.800,0 900 as Of April
]. he revealed.
In the United States, 446.824 farm
families have received financial aid
through the Resettlement admins
tra6on, according to a report from
Washington. Funds. committed as
Of March ! totalled STA 4975 1856.
The report revealed that Resettle-
ment administration clients have re-
paid S9.790219 Of the money lent
them by the government. This, it
was said. indicates that rural fam
lies formerly unable TO earn live
lihoOd from the land are now self
sustaining. Such loans, it was said,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16

Johnson is employed at the dairy'
barns at the prison. Warden A.
G.. Walker described him as "A
willing worker. Never shirks.'
The Short Creek colony near the
Utah line, jumped into the news
limelight a year ago when fed
eral relief investigator discovered
several men in the district had
plural wives and tamiiies with
whom they lived openly. Johnson
and 1. c. Spencer subsequently
we're arrested and convicted on
charges OF open and notorious
cohabitation, Arizona's closest APP
proach to an anti-polygamy statute.
Asked Freedom
A few weeks ago they asked the
state board of pardons and paroles
for freedom, declaring they would
move their families from Arizona
to Mexico. and would pledge them
selves not to practice polygamy
again in the United States.
Johnson and Spencer were eX-
communicated from the Latter Days
Saints CMormon) church years ago
for their belief in polygamy. a be-
lief the church abandoned late III
the last century. They are prom
inent members of the United Or
der of Brethren, a cult which fol-
lows what it declares are the orr
ginal teachings of Joseph Smith,
founder of the Mormon belief.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16
URGED
TO HELP IN
SAVING EYES
DEL MONTE. Cal. April 16. UD

DEL MONTE. Cal. April 16. UP)
Two eminent eye specialists des-
Cribed today their plans for placing
in the hands of school teachers
means of preventing eye maladies
among the nations youths.
The physicians. DR.. Edward jack
son OF Denver. Colo dean of Amer
lean ophthamologistS, and Dr. H. G..
Merrill San Diego. were principal
speakers at today'S session of the
annual meeting of the Pacific Coast
Oto-Opthamological Society.
They advocated sight-saying class
eS in every large city's schools. and
special instruction courses by regis
tered eye doctors for school teachers
and nurses. In the teachers and
nurses, they declared, lies the great
est hope of proper eye care for the
young.
They presented a constructive
program for relief of needless eye
SufferingS of children. which, they
warned. if not properly treated. will
result many times in total blindness.
They asserted the testing of the
sight and hearing of every child on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16
COLONY IN DESOLATE REGION
PLANNED FOR POLYGAMEST GROUP

many new colonists have been adj
mitted to the community within
the past few months. Most Of
them" he said. are from Salt
Lake City or Los Angeles"
Additionally. he disclosed. colony
leaders have applications from 1000
other prospective members on file.
I'VE can't admit that many right
away he said. because we have
MT the facilities. But, just keep
track of our work In few years
We'll have a city of from 10000 to
$1,000 persons
Polygamy would be permitted in
the colony, despite Arizona state
law, he said. but it would be in
cidental The main thing. he
said, lis to build up the colony"
While his prison term has not
changed his belief in polygamy,
johnson disclosed he may move
one OF his two families from Short
Creek. possibly to Utah, a few
miles away.
The federal courts would have
to test that, I guess" he remark
ed. because two states would be
involved
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16
Sale of 100 Homes
In Rural Project
Receives Approval

BERKELEY. April l6 - The ap-
proval today OF the sale Of 100 homes
in the Rurban Homes project at
El Monte. marks the first step in
the transfer of this project TO local
ownership. according to an an
nouncement by the ReSettlement
administration at Berkeley.
Under the terms of sale, the 100
homes and outbuildings of the FL
Monte unit will be sold TO a local
corporation made up Of project res
idents, for the sum of S229, 400, pay
able over a 40-year period with in
terest at 8 p er cent This figure.
including S15,070 representing prof.
ect administration expense, IS Sutfl-
cient 10 liquidate cost. with the eX-
ception OF Sl4 290 spent for roads
and parks which will be dedicated
to public use.
OF all the community projects the
Resettlement administration now
under way. the FL Monte unit OF
the Rurban Homes project has
evoked, perhaps. the greatest public
response. Inquiries ana applications
for the 100 homes in this project
have totalled close 10 1000
The El Monte project provides
modern housing at figure within
the reach OF low-income families
employed in the Los Angeles area.
Each of the 100 homesires includes
approximately one acre Of land, a
house, combination garage and stor-
age house. The houses consist OF
living room. kitchen. dinette, and
from one to three bedrooms. All are
equipped with modern conyeniences,
having gas, hot water heaters, built
in gas stoves electric stoves, run
ming water. complete bath room fix
lures. laundry tubs and kitchen
cabinets.
As federal property. the project
has been tax exempt. Upon COM
pletion of the transfer of the project
TO local oWenrship, the property
will be added to the tax rolls and
residents will assume the payment
of all local and state taxes applying
TO other property in the same Yicin-
ity
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-16
VALIDITY OF
JOBLESS AID
LAW UPHELD

ALBANY. n. Y. April Is UP
Validity OF the New York state un-
employment insurance law model
for other states in carrying out pro-
visions of President Roosevelts ma
tionwide social security program,
was upheld by New York's highest
court today. The law taxes employ
ers to provide pools" from which
the unemployed may draw benefits.
The court of appeals, by a to
decision. held there was nothing
unreasonable or unconstitutional in
the legislative act which seeks TO
meet the evils and dangers of un-
employment in the future by raising
a fund through taxation of employ
ers generally"
Chief Judge Frederick Crane
wrote the prevailing opinion. Judge
Irving Hubbs wrote the dissent.
Judge John F. OBrien. of New York
City. concurred with Hubbs.
The law went into effect Jan. /.
In 1886 employers of four or more
persons must pay a tax of one per
cent of the payrolls of these en-
ployes receiving less than $4,000 an
nually. In 1887 the rate is TO be
raised to two per cent and in 1888
TO three per cent. Drawing of BEN
efitS will start in 1888.
The law affects only employees re-
ceiving less than $2,500
A final ruling from the U. S. su-
preme court will be sought at once
il was indicated.