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Evening star., 1936-03-10
MAN ADM|TSF|GHT
WITH SLAIN GIRL
Says He Cannot Remember
All That Occurred on
Fatal Ride.
By the Associated Press.

oy lIle ASSoClhIeQ HTeSS.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 10.
From a sobbing young chemical
worker, Donald Parsons, police tried
to piece together today the details of
midnight ride which ended with the
mutilation Staying Of attractive Dor
othy Fee Reedy.
City Detective Finley Cook said the
24-year-old Parsons signed a state
ment admitting he had a fight with
Mrs. Reedy on the ride last Saturday
night, but adding he could not re-
member all that occurred.
Cook quoted Parsons as saying while
he wept in his cell
L was drunk. 1t all seems like q
dream. I don't know why I did it,
A murder charge was lodged against
Parsons and a hearing will be held
later.
Mechanic to Be Freed.
State troopers said they will ask a
few more questions of Clarence Reedy,
43-year-old automobile mechanic, and
release him later today.
Reedy, who has been held since a
caddy discovered the mutilated body
of the 24-year-old mother of a small
child near golf course, told officers
she was his common-law wife.
He said he last saw Dorothy in a
beer parlor Saturday night with two
men and another woman, when she
kissed him and said she was returning
to her home. in Hagans, Va.
Cook, who with State troopers ar
rested Parsons at his home, near one
of the city'S big chemical plants, said
he found clothing which apparently
had been cleaned. He said he also
discovered blood stSins on Parsons
shoes and in his automobile.
The detective quoted Parsons as
saying the party in the beer parlor
broke up and he and Mrs. Reedy drove
around the city, stopping at several
establishments. Cook continued:
''He then said he drove her to Davis
Greek (along dirt road near the golf
course). where they had several fights
and he knocked her over the bank
and went off and left her.
He said he passed out Immediately
and doesn't remember anything more. I"
Cook said he was told by Mrs. Par
sons her husband came home late
Saturday and threw his clothes in q
bathtub. She said he told her of a
fight with woman and added:
If the law comes after me, Ill tell
all about it"
Evening star., 1936-03-10
65Cro,os Prepared
For Big Feast of
Illinois Fraternity
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DECATUR, ILL.,, March lO.-The
crow hung high today as 100 invited
guests whetted their appetites for a
banquet featuring the bird as the piece
de resistance.
Sixty-five crows were prepared for
the dinner scheduled for tonight by
the Millikin University Chapter of Tau
Kappa Epsilon, National Social Fra
ternity.
It was the Midwest's first large scale
feast Of crow meat, now something OF
gastronomic fad rivaling rattlesnake
steaks.
The guests, some of them frowning
thoughtfully over the prospects, will
be served about half-pound portion
apiece. The birds will be baked. "just
like squad or quail" the hosts ex-
planned.
The fraternity solved the problem
Of what to cater with crow. They de-
cided on creamed carrots and peas,
mashed potatoes and real crow gravy,
cake and co3ss.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
TOWNSEND PROBERS
GET BROADER POWER
House Adopts Resolution by
Chairman Bell Without
Dissenting Vote.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Without dissenting vote. the
House today adopted a resolution
broadening the scope and authority
of its special bipartisan committee
named to investigate the Townsend
and other old age pension movements
The resolution offered by Chairman
Bell of the investigating committee
made special reference to the Nc
Groarty bill, which embodies the
Townsend plan for per cent trans
action tax to pay 5000 monthly pen
sionS to all persons over 60.
1t also authorizes the committee to
print its findings and report to the
Speaker in the event the House is not
in session when the investigation is
completed
The committee decided to ask for
wider authority after closed meet
ing at, which preliminary plans for
public hearings were discussed.
Bell said he hoped to secure House
approval later in the day of the reso-
luton reported by the Accounts Com
mittee authorizing $4,000 to defray
expenses of the investigation.
Evening star., 1936-03-10

TODAY.
Senate:
Debates Panama Canal toll-revi-
sion bill.
Finance Committee analyses war
profits bill.
House:
Starts consideration Of legislative
branch appropriations bill.
Appropriations Committee meets on
Navy Department appropriation bill
Patents Committee meets on copy
right law revision.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will have up Treasury
Post ONCE supply bill or Capper stock
yard and packer bill.
Judiciary Committee meets at 10:3o
am. on nomination of Judge Holmes
for the Federal Circuit bench.
immigration Committee to hold
hearing at PIN. on deportation bill.
House:
Continues debate on 1887 legislative
appropriation bill.
District Committee meets at
1890 am.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
RELIEF PROBLEM
FACES 3ATTACKS
Maryland Legislators Re.
new Efforts to Solve
Aid Needs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. March 1O.-Making O
new start to solve the Maryland re-
lief problem, the Senate and House of
Delegates today turned to Baltimore
City leaders and the Committee on
state Policy and Aid to the Needy
the Casey Committee-for advice and
suggestions.
Responsible spokesmen of both
houses have deprecated any possible
sectional fight between the counties
and Baltimore City over relief financ-
ing. In the House resolution Is
pending voicing the appreciation OF
the work of the committee headed by
William ]. Casey of Baltimore, whose
1-cent consumers sales tax recon-
mendation was killed by the Senate.
Needs to Be Explained.
The developments as the member
ship of both houses again sought to
solves the knotty relief problem which
has thrown the special session into a
muddle were:
/. The summoning Of Mayor Howard
w. Jackson Of Baltimore, Howard e.
Beck. Baltimore relief administrator.
and Thomas s. ]. Waxter, head Of the
Baltimore department of welfare. be-
fore the Senate Finance Committee to
explain the city's relief needs.
2. Calling upon the Committee on
State Policy and Aid to the Needy,
headed by Casey. to appear before the
House Ways and Means Committee 10
discuss its report on relief needs, costs
and administration, and any alterna-
tive measures of raising revenue to
take the place of the defeated con-
sumers' sales tax.
3. Beginning Of a study by three
subcommittee of the House Ways and
Means Committee of relief needs, re-
lief administration and relief financ-
| ing. Each committee is collecting
data on the phase of the problem as
signed it and will report back to the
main committee with recommenda-
| tions.
Two Offer Services.
As the six Baltimore Senators met
| to work out new tax plan, Mayor
Jackson and Willis r. Jones. former
deputy attorney general, offered their
services in explaining the city's re-
quirements and problems.
Three possible courses laid before
the General Assembly as it entered the
second week Of the special session.
The legislators could pass a State
wide revenue act. could give Baltimore
and the various counties power to
raise funds for local relief, or could
adjourn without taking any action.
The l per cent gross receipts tax
law. passed at the last session to pro-
vide relief revenue, expires the last
of this month. The Senate ended any
consideration Of sales tax by killing
bill for this purpose. A one-half
Of per cent receipts tax with levies
on beer, whisky, coemestics and Gig
arettes has been proposed
The relief revenue question was put
pointedly up to the Baltimore delega-
ton before the Legislature adjourned
over the week end. The county legis-
lators plainly told the city's repre-
sentatives the main problem concerned
Baltimore and was not their worry.
Proponents of State financial aid
for relief work will be given an op-
portunity to express their views when
the Ways and Means Committee holds
hearing Wednesday afternoon at
the request Of representatives of the
county welfare boards.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
- TRAFFIC
T@ CONVICTIONS
RECKLESS DRIVING.

| hECALESS DRIVING.
Clarence r. Harren. Chicago. Ill,
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK.
William H. Jones, 2472 Phillips
court, 80 days.
SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
William N. Joy, 304 F street, $40.
Joseph F. Sherman, 4404 Seventh
street, SIS.
Hobart K. Holden, 1417 Rhode
Island avenue, SIS.
Julian H Menefee, 36lS Connecticut
avenue, $40.
FIRST -OFEENSE SPEEDING.
Sidney Miller, 352l2 M place south
west, $40.
Howard H Cash. Maryland, SO.
Luther Bozemore, Maryland, $40.
James D. Seyholt, Maryland, $40.
John G. Osborne, 162 T street north
east. $40
Loran w. Goode, 4Ol Cedar street.
$40.
Luther M. Boydstun, ASIA Four
teenth street, $40
Arthur L. Murray. Virginia, $40.
James NJ. Long, 1859 Park road. $40.
Berkeley G. Burrell, 739 Park road,
$40.
William E. Pearson, 1920 Twelfth
street, $40.
Lloyd D. Schaeder, 5604 Chevy
Chase parkway. $40.
Herbet A. Engling, 1922 Hamlin
street northeast, $40.
William H. Hoover. Maryland, SIS.
George A. Aramly, 3019 Rodman
street, $40.
Frederick B. Horsey, Maryland, $40.
william H Bennett. Maryland, $40.
Raymond Schweke, 631 Lamont
street, $40.
Ernest Sanders, 1921 Eighth street,
$40.
Amory A. Lawrence, 1904 N street,
$40.
Saul W. Abel, Pennsylvania, $40.
Morris Fischer, 1857 H street north.
east, $40.
Robert J. Moeger, 22s1 Shannon
place southeast, IS.
Warren o. Clements, 756 Third
street northeast, $40.
Leroy N. Reeves, 1875 Q street, $40.
Earl NJ Smith, Virginia. $40.
Neil K. Mcleod, 1909 Connecticut
avenue, $40.
Martin j. Burgess, 3112 Rhode
Island avenue northeast, $40.
William L. Berry, Maryland, $40.
Albert e. Burr. Maryland, $40.
Charles e. Foster. jr., 1882 Fifth
street, $40.
William L. Ullman, 1920 Connecticut
avenue, $40.
Donald S. Nash, 1916 Bryant street
northeast, IS.
Milton S. Fairfax, 1924 Girard street
northeast, IS.
George Randall. Virginia, IS.
Bernard Margolis, l41s Ridge place
northeast, SIS.
John o. Mullikin, Maryland, $40.
Egbert H. Walker, $500 Thirty-ninth
street, $40.
Albert c. Reed. 3545 Hartford place,
$40.
Doyle r. Mills. 4o5 Tenth street
southeast, eIo.
Evening star., 1936-03-10

New Hampshire: xeconstructing old
Fort Vasquez in Colorado, and health
projects in Cleveland
Indeed" he said, sit is high time
to get the facts concerning these So
called white collar workers Are they
entitled to work relief like other classes
of citizens?
Charges Unfairness.
Nov our Republican friends and
the Liberty League are highly in
censed because the Roosevelt ad-
ministration decided that musicians,
writer's and artists out of employ
ment should be accorded relief the
same as any other group.
so the Liberty League argument
boils down to this-in case of war
the artists, musicians and writer's
may have the privilege of being de-
stroyed by Du Pont gun powder, but
in time of peace they must not
be given aid through Federal funds" 4"
He contended there was no dis
position to hide anything" about
relief expenditures, and in discussing
a recent Republican National Com
mittee statement charging the ad-
ministration with suppressing a re-
port on relief activities, he said:
We'll, of course, that was non
sense and most of the newspapers
wouldn't even bother to print it I"
when news correspondents asked the
ad writer's of the National Committee
about these misstatements they con-
fessed themselves in error.
But have seen no statement as
yet in which the committee has been
fair enough to retract this effort
to falsify the record against the
President"
Evening star., 1936-03-10
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
u. S. Oils Up Sinews of
Preparedness in Mys-
terry Conferences.
BY PAUL MALLON.

n TO OFFICIAL authority really
M believes war will spring i'm
VI mediately from Herr Hitler's
latest move, but
The leading oil men Of the country
have been trooping in here during
the last week on very mysterious
mission. None of them will say any
thing about it, but apparently they
were called in by top military authori-
ties for little pow waw on pre-
parednesS.
. 1t may be denied. but there are
good reasons for believing that
the military strateoists are toorkino
out definite understanding NTH
the major oil producers to build up
fuel reserDeS at certain base points
throughout the country. 1t is not
Just routine nlope, but something
nei1.
The military must be always ready
What the diplomatic prophets see
behind the Hitler reoccupation Of
the Rhineland is this:
Hitler decided he could get away
with another f1stic diplomatic ex-
pansion without bringing on a fight
The military experts here believe he
is not yet ready to fight and does
not intend to. The obvious threat
to France, they say, is not as serious
as the indirect threat to Russia. The
resulting tremors in Moscow are not
as obvious as those in Paris, but
equally severe.
Evening star., 1936-03-10

His offer Of a non aggression pact
was hoax to soften world reaction
After what Hitler has done to treaties
! his suggestion of a new one is con-
sidered something of joke. The
whole shrewd movement is being clas-
sified in the diplomatic files as an
| other event which will lead up tc
war in year or so, but probably not
sooner.
War Base Planned.
Word has been received in well-in-
formed quarters that the British are
giving serious consideration to the
creation of war industries base in
Newfoundland. England's vulnerable
ity to aerial attack has the British
war Office greatly perturbed, especially
in view of the growth of Hitler's air
force.
The possibility Of shifting some OF
Britain's basic war industries to q
safer spot has long been considered
Newfoundland has lately come into
favor because Britain still believes
her navy can control the seas and
convoy munitions to the homeland
Our naval authorities, uho hare
heard about it, DO not like the idea.
A British Wdr industries base in
Newfoundland also means the
establishment OF British ndpdl
base there.
The unbelievable Hitler is letting
word get around the diplomatic corps
in Berlin that an understanding" ex-
lists between the German and Japa
nese general stats. Whether the Na1s
merely are trying to frighten Moscow
or whether such an understanding
actually exists is something our peo-
pie would like to know.
The jittery reds have been con-
vinced for some time that a secret
alliance exists between Japan and Ger
many. They think Hitler will at
tack in the west just as soon as the
japanese attack in the east. In fact,
the Soviet armed forces are actually
organized at the present time with a
view to meeting such dual attack
on both fronts
Memel Next Crying Wall.
The understanding here is that
Hitler will next build up Memel as
the cause celebre" for starting east
ward whenever he decides to go. AS
soon as the army is ready, you will
probably hear walls from Berlin about
the treatment of Germans in Memel.
Lawyers think the New Dealers
backed out Of slum clearance test
before the Supreme Court because
they had very good reason to expect
an adverse decision.
Last Winter they filed a petition
for revieW of decision OF a
Louisville Federal judge Uho held
that the Government lacked po,Der
to condemn land for slum clear
ance. Then the petition waS sudden
ly Withdrdun from the Supreme
bench. The announced explanation
Dds that the NeW Deal wanted to
get test in the Circuit Court of
Appeals first, but that sounded
rather hollow. The real purpose
10dS delay.
After losing in the Court of Ap-
pealS, the Government then took the
case back to the Supreme Court. But
when it was about to be argued, the
Government attorney became ill. An
other delay was arranged. and now
$ka.n L.
The official explanation now is that
Evening star., 1936-03-10

Justice Van Devanter arrived at the
church at 10 am. and remained until
the services were over-a few minutes
before II. They were unable to attend
the burial services at Lincoln Me-
mortal Cemetery because they had to
be at the court house for the opening
of the session at noon.
Marshal Key Green and Charles Ell
more Cropley, clerk of the court. were
among those who attended the church
services
Burke, native Of Washington,
served as a messenger at the Capitol
before going to the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
HORSES ARE SCARCE

DENVER, March 10 CP-The West,
where the horse roamed wild in large
numbers, now Is hard put to meet the
demand for tame ones.
Six hundred were sold yesterday for
s50,000 from farm buyers Of IS States
at an auction. Since the first Of the
year $500 horses and mules have been
sold here and commission men said
the demand is three times as great
as the supply
Buyers came here from as far away
as Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. y
Evening star., 1936-03-10

dtStrt0uted corporation prontS, re-
placing present corporation income,
ercesS profits and capital stock
tareS. Treasury recommendations
Uere for range betWeen 20 and 10
per cent. Principal effect Mould be
to force increase in dividends Nth
tar finally being paid By individuals
recetping dividends.
BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's corporation tax
revision program moved forward today
with the approval of the Democratic
majority of the House Ways and Means
Committee.
But the committee majority in
formally approved the plan with the
understanding that 1t should be modi-
fed to protect corporations in laying
aside sufficient reserves to cushion"
the concerns in lean years.
This proposal was bitterly opposed
by administration experts. who insist
ed the program as originally presented
did not prevent corporations from
buildings up reserves for a rainy day
With the committee majority's ap-
proval, subcommittee set to work to-
day to draft the Presidents recon-
mendations into bill form, and to work
out a system of moderate taxes for
cushion" reserves.
Cushion" Reserves Considered.
Despite administration opposition,
the Ways and Means Subcommittee
was considering several proposals for
permitting corporations to lay aside
cushion" reserves without paying
high taxes on them.
Much discussed was a proposal tc
graduate the tax scale according to
the percentage of annual profits
turned into surplus. Thus a corpora
ton might keep 10 per cent of its
profits in surplus without paying more
than the present corporation tax OF
about 16 per cent on it.
Speaker Byrns and other admins
tration leaders were opposing this plan.
They argued that even with tax of
33lls per cent, corporation could keep
half its profits in surplus without pay
ing more total taxes than at present.
Opposition was reported to have ex-
pressed by many of the Ways and
Means Committee majority members
to the Presidents proposal for tenn
porary revival of the processing taxes
on broader but thinner scale.
Processing Leyies.
Committee members were said to
have urged that If possible this pro-
posal be dropped and some other
means found to raise the revenue, if
necessary. There was some hope that
the income tax returns next week
would be large enough to take the
place of the processing levies.
In approving the Presidents broad
proposal for taxing undistributed
corporation profits the Ways and
Means Committee in effect turned
thumbs down on the alternative plans
suggested by Treasury experts for rails
ing the 100000. 900 asked by the Chief
Executive in permanent taxes.
The Treasury. in response to con-
gressional queries, said that instead OF
the corporation tax. Congress could
levy sales tax or increase the rates
and lower the exemptions on personal
incomes. Neither of these proposals
would be popular with Congress in an
election year.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
Plumbing Code Hearing Set,

FALLS CHURCH, Va, March 10
(SpeciaD A public hearing on the
proposed plumbing code for Falls
Church will be held in the council
room Thursday night at 9 o'clock
Charles e. Gage, chairman of the COM
mittee, will submit the proposed code
which has been based upon the one N
use in Arlington County.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
SEEK P. w. A. FUNDS
States Prepare to Fight Floods
With Relief Work ers.

Relief workers, who have been busy
removing snow from city streets, are
getting ready to fight floods now.
Harry L. Hopkins announces that
every w. P. A. administrator, with
the exception of those for Maine, West
Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Florida and New York City, had asked
allotments for emergency food work
projects.
Hopkins said he had anticipated
that there would be an early thaw
after severe Winter. and had in-
structed administrators to ask for
allotments on February Is. He said
the projects would be supervised by
district Army engineers.
Evening star., 1936-03-10

explosives But the cries Of wolf" which we
heard so necessarily last Autumn have left all
but the most inveterate aarmists skeptical of any
immediate blow-up.
Geneva has definitely superseded Monte Carlo
as the gambling capitol of this ce-taking
planet. There is no game SO unpredictable and
devious as the one that is being played at the
headquarters Of the League Of Nations
The turn of wheel or a card seems by COM
parison open and above board. The nations that
are sitting in on 1t are like q bunch Of frontier
days tinhorn gamblers.
They haven't the cash or the credit to meet
CALL and they know 1t, They don't dare risk a
Evening star., 1936-03-10
Eels Block Traffic.

Crossing the road in broad daylight
en- army Of eels recently held up traf-
fc for some time near Sussex, Eng
land.
Evening star., 1936-03-10
Galosh Production Heavy.

A rubber factory at Leningrad
Russia, is reported to be producing
2i2,o00 pairs Of galoshes . day.
Evening star., 1936-03-10

showdown. So the blufing goes on.
Thanks be to the 'irreconcilables" and thei
are not taking hand.
(Copyright. 1857
Evening star., 1936-03-10
Hughes
Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page.)
deep affection for the venerable COL
ored man, who brought him his mail
each morning. When Burke's health
began to fail, Chief Justice Hughes
had him transferred to less exacting
duties. as doorman at the marshals'
entrance to the court room, where he
served until his death, last Friday.
Chief Justice Hughes and Associate
Evening star., 1936-03-10
Robinson

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-03-10
The National Scene

BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWoRTH
thought contemplate another
dispatches the European
the possibility of the spark flashing that
Evening star., 1936-03-10
C.. o. P.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-03-10
MODIFIED FORM
OF TAXB|LL ASKED
House Committee Would
Provide "Cushion" to
Protect Corporations.

BACKGROUND
Because the Supreme Court In
1altdated A. A. A. and Congress
passed cash bonus bill over peto,
President Roosevelt requested rep
enue legislation to yield additional
$500. 100000 annually.
Presidential proposal Das for
sliding scale OF assessments on un-
distributed corporation profits, re-
placing present corporation income,
ercess profits and capital stock
tares. Treasury recommendations
were for range between 20 and 10
per cent. Principal effect Mould be
to force increase in dividends NTH
tar finally being paid BY individuals
recetUing dividends.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-01-24
CHANGES IN NAVIGATION
 AIDS TO BE RESTORED

Navigation aids temporarily out of commission but to be restored, according to information received from the Lighthouse Service, are as follows:
 Deep Bay Entrance Beacon, re- ported destroyed December IA.
 Block Island Light, reported ex- tinguished Jan. 13.
 Cape Edgecombe Light, reported extinguished November IS.
 Cape St. Elias Light Whistle Buoy ?, reported extinguished Nov. 29.
 Noisy Island Light, reported ex- tfnguished November 9.
 Restored To Service
 Eldred Rock Lightstation, Light temporarily decreased in candle power on December IA, was restor- ed to normal intensity Jan. IA.
 Tenakee Reef Light, reported ex- tinguished Dec. 29, was relighted January 14, 1886.
 Turn Rock Beacon, reported des- troyed Jan. 2, was restored Jan. IT.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-01-24

Boyd Yaden and Charles De Remer have started playing the fas- cinating game of badminton at the gymnasium. If the game con tinues to draw attraction as in the past week, they will have trouble finding floor space enough to play on.
 Badminton is a fast, interestIEg g game resembling tennis. It affords good exercise and is a good game to keep waist line at normal. Of course, neither Boyd nor Charles need to worry about such a trivial matter as a waist line.
 New supplies for this game have been ordered by a local firm O that others may take up tlis pop ular indoor sport, also.