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Evening star., 1936-02-04

The unannounced fact Is Mr.. Cum
mings has been slyly acting as trial
balloonist to test public and congress
sional reaction without involving
Messrs. Roosevelt and Morgenthau.
He has been in on all the White House
tax conferences. ostensibly as inter-
prefer of Supreme Court legal opinion,
but doubling in his more important
ballooning capacity.
That shows how cautiously the top
New Dealers have been proceeding in
this very delicate matter.
Neutrality Law Renewal.
Certain intangible signs suggest that
the administration will acquiesce in
abandonment of new neutrality legis-
lation. No official will admit it yet,
but the strategy is clearly working
around toward renewal of existing law
The inner State Department at
titude is that eriSting laD is better
than q neU bill Which tDould tie
the Presidents hands completely.
At the Capitol all hands agree that
the bill is "uery difficult to torite"
Fem are trying uery hard to solue
the difficulty.
After all, there is a large Italian
vote.
Ocean-Splitting Reported.
The Japanese press broke forth a
new one when it suggested that a
Iopo race A v,,nricop ,,pdarSt q ', d;,,o x.,o =
imminent to split up the Pacific
Ocean. At the same time, a little
japanese story reached London that
secret Japanese-German alliance
was near fruition. 1t did not take
wise diplomats long to peg these two
yarns.
The japanese and Souiets hare
been haUing lot OF light-runnino
trouble in SODiet-controlled Mon
oolid and along the Siberian bor-
der. The japanese hare not been
getting the best OF it, Moscow,
howeper, has been nervous. II the
tiDo planted stories Dere true, she
Uould hape been hystericnl.
The subtle little scare might have
worked, except that State Secretary
Hull let it be known that this Gov
ernment had no intention Of going
into the ocean-splitting business and
had never heard of it.
Naval Surprise Expected.
For some days, the leading author
tiles here have been expecting the
London Naval Conference to wind up
with a small laSt-minute surprise.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
ANT|-RED RIDER
|SLA|D TO CLIQUE
"Army-Navy-Tory" Group
Blamed by Representative
AmIie.

Charges that the Army -Navy-tory
clique" in Washington is responsible
for the anti-communism rider in the
1885 District appropriation act were
made by Representative Amlie, Pro-
gresSive, Of Wisconsin, at meeting Of
the Independent Legislative Bureau
last night at the Cosmos Club.
Representative Sisson, Democrat, of
New York, who has introduced a bill
to modify and clarity the rider. also
reiterated his charge that the amend
ment was slipped" through Congress
The red rider attached to the
District Of Columbia appropriation bill
last year was no new proposal in the
Congress Of the United States" said
Amlie. THE Army -Navy-tory clique.
which dominates public opinion in the
District of Columbia. has been trying
to get through such provision for the
last 10 years"
Outlines History of Rider.
Sisson outlined the history Of how
the rider was inserted in the bill while
1t was in conference, and how the
conference report was accepted with
only little debate.
1T Is safe to say" he declared. "that
not more than Is members of Congress
knew anything about 1t. It Is common
knowledge that the House ordinarily
takes little or no interest in District
legislation. No one expected. or had
any reason to expect or suspect, out
side of those who were in on the
know that an important provision of
substantive law coercing teachers and
suppressing academies of freedom
would be slipped into an appropria-
ton bill. A point of order could have
been made against 1t on the ground
that 1t was legislation upon an appro-
priation bill. and there are unques-
tionably many scores Of members in
either branch Of Congress who would
have done so had they known Of it.
Conference Report Accepted.
"The conference report was ac-
cepted in the House and Senate on
the same day, June 6, shortly after
the conferees had concluded their
meeting. On June IA with the sigma
ture of the President who, of course,
could not take out this rider without
vetoing the whole appropriation bill,
the bill became a law and the rider
becomes permanent law"
mo right-minded person believes
that any one should be allowed to
advocate communism in the public
schools" Sisson continued. 1T is an
insult, however, to the teaching pro-
fession and to the teachers of the
District Of Columbia to presuppose
that it is necessary to forbid it."
Federal Commissioner of Education
discussed the effects of the depression
on the public schools, and Aubrey
Williams, executive director of the
National Youth Administration, de-
scribed problems confronted by the
organization in its educational work.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
TODAY,

Senate:
To debate farm bill.
Commerce Committee to hear Sec
retary Ickes on Florida ship canal.
Munitions Committee examines
members Of j. p. Morgan firm On
World War financing.
House:
Considers private bills.
Rules Committee meets on neutrah-
ty legislation.
Foreign Affairs Committee meets on
international petroleum exposition bill.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
In recess.
Foreign Relations Committee. execu-
tive, 1880 an, on neutrality bill.
Munitions COMMITTEES, probably win
continue hearings.
House:
General debate on Treasury.Post
Once appropriation bill
immigration Committee meets at
1850 an.
District Committes meets .at 1850
Am.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
COMBINE
IN DRIVE ON VICE
Federal Agents Work With
Police in Eastern Cities
to Crush Mobs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoctated Press.
NEW YORK, February 4.-Federal
agents worked with police of Eastern
cities today to crush highly organ
lied vice mob operating In three
States, with an estimated annual
take" Of s12,oo0,000.
The ring, officers said. held 1000
women as virtual slaves in 200 houses.
In an unprecedented late night
session of his blue panel vice grand
jury, Special Rackets Prosecutor
Thomas E. Dewey presented informa-
tion against IL alleged master minds"
of the ring who were held in total
bail of almost $500,000.
One indictment was returned
against Peter Balitzar, alias Pete Har-
ris. who was arrested in Philadelphia
for extradition and charged with
compulsory prostitution. He is al
legged to have made $1,000, 900 a year
in vice.
Federal agents in Philadelphia also
arrested a 2l-year-old girl as the
chief Of procurement" of a syndicate
OPCA otAiA6 al 4NCN vCISCy 4tOtu NCW
York headquarters.
Charged with transportation of a
minor for immoral purposes from
Schuylkiil Haven, Pa, to Camden,
N. j.. the woman was said by Federal
agents to be the brains" of q mob
that lured girls from the PennSyl-
vannia anthracite regions to houses
in New Jersey.
The agents would not say if she
was sought in connection with the
New York vice raids over the week
end. but the New York organization
was described to Supreme Court JUS
tice Philip McCook as linking four
separate but interrelated gangs in the
metropolitan area.
As an aftermath of the simultan-
eous raids made Saturday night on "a
houses, initiating the drive, Police
Commissioner Lewis j. Valentine in
dicated divisional shakeups in the
New York Police Department might
follow.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
FIRE
PROBE E|SPRESSED
San Bernadino Officials
Weigh Possibility of
Incendiarism.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tilc hooOSidSeo EEcSS.
SAN BERNADINO, Calf, February
4.-Possible incendiarism was consid-
cred by officials today as they hunted
for additional bodies in the charred
ruins Of a Parker Dam construction
camp dormitory where at least seven
men died in a fire yesterday.
Twenty-one of the one hundred and
forty men housed in the dormitory still
were unaccounted for. Four others
were near death from burns.
Oficials said 1t was possible a num-
ber of the missing men had escaped
from the burning building and left
camp without notifying those in
charge.
The possibility that a disgruntled
workman may have fired the building
was investigated by Norman P. Hen
derson, San Bernadino district attor-
ney's investigator.
A threat against oficials Of the
camp was made three weeks ago by a
workman who was elected for intoxi-
cation. Henderson reported. He said
attendants had noticed the same man
in camp shortly before yesterdays fire.
Recent attempts by radicals to
spread labor discomfort among the en-
ployes Of the six companies, contrac-
tors for the Colorado River project,
were recalled by officials today, but
they insisted no one was under suspi-
cion.
The tragedy was the second fatal
fire in the brief history of the $780,
100000 water project. A year ago
four men burned to death in a dormi-
tory blaze at the Cabazon shaft on the
Jacinto Tunnel line.
Evening star., 1936-02-04

The four large powers UNITED
States, Britain, France and italy,
reached basis of agreement after
Japan withdrew. This agreement
provided that each one would give the
others four months advance notice
of ship-building intentions. The final
tWirl on it is expected to be an under
standing that each advance notice be
kept strictly confidential among the
contracting parties.
Germany and Russia Uill be
asked to join later. Thus, these
sir potpers irtu at least know what
is going on. But Japan, haDtng
,DithdrdDn, toill be left In the dark.
OF course, Toxic will learn about
the new ships once the keels are laid,
but the confidential nature of the
agreement may help the major powers
to keep one jump ahead of the jap
anese in building race. At least,
that is the purpose.
Money Already Excessive.
The least understandable part of
the new congressional drive for more
money Is the fact that there is already
too much. The banks are bulging
with more than $1,000 ,0O0, 900 of ex-
cess reserves and have nothing to do
with 1t, except to buy Government
bonds.
There is less inner excitement here
about Gov. Talmadge and his move
ment than you would suppose. The
New Dealers may be Understanding
him, but they consider his threat to
be greater in publicity value than In
political strength. Also. the Repub-
licans are not counting very much on
him.
Another reason why the White
House is so cautious and silent these
days is that any new idea it expresses
Immediately becomes o campaign is
sue. That Is why It went to such
lengths to choose Q Federal Reserve
Board which the Senate would unan-
imously accept.
tCopyright. fe3o3
Evening star., 1936-02-04
EMPLOYERS PAY
TO JOBLESS FUND
Tax Contributions Come in Rap.
idly-Month Levy Due
by February Is.

Tax contributions from District en-
ployers to the local unemployment
compensation fund have been recorded
in increasing amount during the pest
few days. it was announced this
morning by John A. Marshall, local
director.
Amounting to / per cent of in
dividual pay rolls Of employers of
more than one person in all, but
specifically exempted industries, the
tax covers the month of January and
is due on or before February IS. Ap-
proximately $4,000 employers are sub
ject to the levy. 1t is estimated.
No protests against payment of the
tax have been made as yet, Marshall
said, and remittances thus far indi-
cate that employers intend to comply
with the tax regulation without objec-
ton.
While monthly contributions thus
are being made to the local fund, the
Federal tax. also of per cent, is ac-
cruing over the full year and will be
payable during the first quarter of
1887 In the case Of the Federal tax,
only employers of eight or more per-
sons are subject and credit Is given
for the local contribution up to 80 per
cent of the Federal tax due.
Receipts from the local employer
tax will be increased by a lump sum
contribution of 500, 900 from the Dis
trict this year. Next year the tax
rate increases to 2 per cent and in
1888 it reaches per cent. Mean.
while, District contributions move up
to $l25, 900 and $l75,000.
No benefits are to be paid before
January l, 1888.
Pending Congressional approval Of
the supplementary appropriation bill
carrying funds for the Social Security
Board. the local administration Is
working with borrowed personnel.
The appropriation bill passed the Sem
ate yesterday and is now in conference
Evening star., 1936-02-04
MAKES PERFECT REPORT

DENTON, Nebr., February I R.-
Mayor Walter w. Hooking Of Denton,
. village of slightly more than 100
population. wrote to the State fre
marshal ut Lincoln:
Dear sir--Ycu asked for inforrna.
tion about the f1re departments. Here
It u: We have no department, no chief.
no waterworlrs and very little water.
Nobody sick. nobody On relief nobody
without 3 Job, snobody hungry"
Evening star., 1936-02-04
MEAT HANDLERS STRIKE
SPREADING IN LONDON
Second Day Of Dispute Finds Shop
Supply Cut-May Mean Meat
less Menus.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClhteu fTeSS.
LONDON, February A strike Of
meat handlers at the great Smithfield
Central Market went into its second
day today, with London housewives
wondering whether they would be
forced to resort to meatless menus.
Shops displayed much less meat
than usual, but the supply available
from cold storage was said to be
probably sufficient to prevent serious
shortage for two or three days.
Some chilled meat was taken di-
rectly from docks to consumers, but
union officials contended this was less
than S per cent of London's normal
supply.
Dockers at many wharves refused to
unload ship consignments and author
tiles expressed fear that the dispute
might spread to the Billingsgate, Spit
alfields and Covent Garden Markets.
which supply the city's fish, trout and
vegetables.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Fannie Brice Ill,

NEW YORK, February 4 Cp.-Last
nights performance Of the new Zieg-
ieid Follies. produced by the Shu-
oerts, was called OF after Fannie
5rice. the star, suffered an acute
attack Of laryngitis. Oficials said re-
opening tonight would depend upon
her doctors orders.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
T. B. CLARKE COLLECTION
OF PORTRAITS BOUGHT
Knoedler Galleries Acquire Early
American Paintings, 30 of
Which Are by Stuart.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. February 4.-Purchase
Of the Thomas B. Clarke collection
Of early American portraits by the
Knoedler Galleries was announced
last night. The price was not dis
closed.
The paintings assembled by Mr..
Clarke. who died in 1881, were ap-
praised for tax purposes in 1885 at
more than sl.O00,OOO, and included
ITS portraits, Of which 20 are by Gill
bert Stuart.
Among the better known canvasses
are the Vaughan portrait of George
Washington, the first which Stuart
painted from life, and a Washington
family group, also painted from life.
by Edward Savage.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
MRS. ROOSEVELT DENIES
SHE WILL AID CAMPAIGN
All Speeches Will Be on Nom
Partisan Basis, She
Declares,

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today
spiked rumors that she will take an
active part in the next presidential
election.
Il am not making campaign
speeches" the Presidents wife said at
her press conference. She added that
all the speeches she makes from now
until election time will be on a non
partisan basis as far as possible"
Mrs Roosevelt has received numer-
Gus requests as to her plans in this
connection, she said.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
CAPTIVE, STUDENT BACK

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February I R.-
Robert Renshaw, who first came to the
ct. Johns College campus as Q col
legiate captive" came back yesterday
Ito enter college.
Renshaw was student ct the Johns
Hopkins University IN Baltimore last
FAN. and was one At the Hopkins boys
kidnapped" during the annual pre-
foot ball game rivalry hstwssn the In
stitutions. He was kept 1t st. Johns
for four or i've days.
Yesterday he enrolled - . sopho.
more transfer frum Hopkins
Evening star., 1936-02-04
ICKES KNEW TALMADGE
WAS TO SPEAK, HE SAYS
Cabinet Member Says It Is "Mat-
ter of Indifference" If Critic Ap-
pears on Springfield Platform.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes. who will speak next
week on the same platform with Gov.
Eugene Talmadge Of Georgia. said to-
day 1t was "a matter Of indifference to
him" that his bitter critic also would
make an address at Lincoln celehra-
ton at Springfield, III.
Asked ct . press conference 1t he
would view Talmadge with alarm, :"
Ickes said he knew the Governor
would speak before he accepted the
invitation.
In fiery exchange last week Ickes
said 'Talmadge's word cannot be
trusted" and Talmadge termed him
'the chinch bug of Chicago"
Evening star., 1936-02-04
MURDER STIRS LONDON
"Gunless England" Fears Grim.
inals Are Armed,

LONDON, February 4 R.-A new
gunshot murder, the second within
two weeks in the Metropolitan Lon
don. area, today caused alarm in
Scotland Yard because of the sudden
discovery that criminals in "gunless
England" have firearms.
Today's victim was Arthur Mead, q
butcher. Before he died he said that
stranger had entered the train COM
partment in which he was riding and
settled down to read q newspaper.
suddenly the stranger looked at him
over the top Of the paper and shot
him.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
FATHER OF 10 KILLED
IN FREAK ACCIDENT
W.P.A. Worker Crushed by Limb
of Tree as He Fells
Tree

By the Associated Press.
WINFIELD. w. Va, February A.
A freak accident yesterday killed
James o. Parsons, 45-year -old W. P.
A. worker, who had o wife and 10
children.
Lieut.. z. r. Heiberg of the U. s. En-
gineers, said Parsons cut down a tree
which knocked large limb from an
other tree in falling and the limb
crushed Parsons.
The dead man was helping clear the
banks Of the Kanawha River for the
pool of the Winfield dam.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
OLSON ANSWERS MRS. LIGGEr.
Governor Declared He Never Wished
Her Harm.

ROCHESTER, Mimi, February 4
R.-Taking formal cognizance Of
charges made Monday by Mrs. Walter
w. Liggett. Gov. Floyd B. Olson from
his hospital suite today said: Il never
wronged Liggett in any way nor
wished him any harm"
Testifying yesterday in the trial Of
Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) for
the killing Of her publisher husband,
Mrs. Liggett said Gov. Olson's gang
ordered 1t or permitted it." referring
to the machine-gun death of Liggett.
In a sharply -phrased statement, the
Governor, who Is recovering from
stomach ailment following an ex-
ploratory operation, charged that Mrs.
Liggett has been melted by some crafty.
politically minded men to make various
statments rejecting upon me-
Il can name the men II I am chal-
lenged." he added.
Evening star., 1936-02-04

ing before the terms is over. and this year The law
of averages makes the odds even more tempting.
A really alluring risk.
Sometimes Vice President is nominated
almost ct random because the delegates are tired
and want to 90 home. More often he Is chosen
on account of his appeal to a large group Of
voters
Mr. George N. Peek is talked Of as a good
bet for the Republicans. It's true he supported
Smith In 1878, but that was after the Republicans
turned down his farm program at Kansas City.
He stuck by the present administration until 1t
completely abandoned the policies he had ac-
cepted ofnce to help carry out. The farmers have
Evening star., 1936-02-04
STATE CONCLUDES
u|GGETT EVIDENCE
Daughter of Slain Editor
Testifies-Young Son
Not to Be Called.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, February 4.-The
State rested In the Walter Liggett mur-
der trial today after Marda, 10-year-
old daughter of the assassinated Mid
west American publisher, gave the
principal testimony for the State this
morning
The prosecutions plan to call Wal
lace Liggett, IL. the son. to the stand
in the trial of Isadore (Kid Cann)
Blumenfeld. charged with assassinat-
ing the publisher December . last. was
discarded when attorneys for both
sides entered into a stipulation fixing
the time Of the killing at Sal pm.
Answers Only Four Questions.
The little girl, in a navy blue skirt,
gay colored sweater and a blue hair
ribbon tied about her shoulder-length
brown curls, answered four questions
and was excused without any cross
examination.
She testified she was the daughter
of Edith Liggett and that she was in
the automobile with her father and
mother the night OF December last,
when Liggett was assassinated by a
machine gunner in an alley adjacent
to his home.
"You saw how many men in the
car?" Fred Pike, in charge Of the
prosecution, asked.
Saw Two Men.
Il think 1t was two," Marda replied
in tiny voice barely audible to Judge
Arthur Seleter.
you saw the number of men In the
front seat?" Pike questioned.
Yes"
When Thomas McMeekin, counsel
for Kid Cam. said there was no cross
examination, Marda walked demurely
from the room.
Court was delayed half an hour TO-
day pending arrival of q witness from
Chicago.
OLSON ANSWERS MRS VICEETT
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Two Labor Leaders Killed.

PUEBLA, Mexico, February I R.--
TWO labor leaders were killed and one
wounded yesterday In clash between
opposing workers factions In the
nearby industrial town Of Atlixco.
Federal troops restored order.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
OLIVER NOT CANDIDATE

AIdpama Representative to He-
tire Because Of Health.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, February 4 Up.
The Tuscaloosa News said yesterday
Representative w. B. Oliver, serving
his eleventh term from the sixth dis
trict, will not be q candidate for
reelection.
The News said the Representative
had authorized Bruce Shelton, its pub
Usher. to make tn, announcement.
Representative Oliver was quoted by
the paper as saying physicians and
friends had urged him to retire from
Congress because of his health.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
CONTINUES AIR RECORD
DIR. John D. Brock Makes Daily
Flight No. 2,271.

KANSAS CITY, February P.-
The only plane that left Kansas City
Airport yesterday was piloted by Dr..
John D. Brock, sportsman flyer, who
hasn't missed getting in at least one
Night q day" since November, 1929.
Yesterdays jaunt was daily flight
No. 2,27l. He stayed in the air Is
minutes-"long enough to get a load
OF ice" and to keep the record intact.
Evening star., 1936-02-04
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LoNGWoRTH

THE weer Of presidential candidates. place
ticket has hardly been mentioned Yet the presidency
to be shifted at There always chance succee
Evening star., 1936-02-04

confidence mprovse geneaze He has
and definite plans to make them elective
the Republicans attract him, ticket Of Smith and Peek
could give both the old parties quite lot Of trouble
1850
Evening star., 1936-02-04
Slip-shod Bookkeeping.

Incidentally, the crisis created by
the bonus payment authorized by
Congress illustrates the slip-shod way
In which the legislative body for years
has kept books. As soon as the origi-
nal bonus promise was made several
years ago the item should have gone
into the national debt as q deferred
obligation. It has never been so in
cluded.
Also Congress was supposed to set
aside about s100,000,000 a year as a
trust fund for the investment at COM
pound interest Of an installment every
year which at 1945 was supposed to
be equal to the full bonus payment
Some Of this trust money is invested
IN Government bonds. but had the
bonus been included as a public debt
charge the moment it was authorized
the problem would not have acquired
any psychological importance any
more than other expenses at the mo-
ment.
If the investors of the country could
count on it, special amortization
fund could be set up by Congress and
interest compounded from year to year
to meet the loan that now might be is
sued by the Treasury to pay of the
bonus in full Separate bonds are is
sued by the Federal Home Owners Loan
Corp. and other Government agen-
cies. Here Is an item in which q spe-
cial sinking fund could be set up to
meet the maturity of the loan which
could easily be f1oated.
Unfortunately, unless something like
this Is done, or unless the Treasury Is
prepared to consider the bonus pay
ment as q necessary item for borrow
ing along with other borrowings, the
infiationists will make considerable
headway In Congress.
Meanwhile, the effort to make peo-
pie believe that purchasing power Is
created by distributing printing press
money will be continued by the infia-
tionists who never seem to realize that
purchasing power comes out of actual
work done and money saved. They
forget that Government bonds are
will be raised to meet them, that busi-
ness will continue with SUFFICIENT activ-
ity to yield profits out Of which taxes
can be paid and that faith In the
soundness Of the Treasury's fiscal poll
icies above all else is related entirely
TO its known opposition to the issuance
Of printing press money.
(Copyrisht. 1850