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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
Metal Markets

NEW YORK, Jan. Q.N.s).-For-
eign copper buying 10 in moderate vol
ume with prices tending lower. Sales
abroad were reported at levels CONNIE
spending to s.675@S.6So cents pound
C. l. I. European base ports, btu letter re-
ports from abroad state that the mar
ket is at $50 cents. This compared
with yesterdays price Of SIS cents.
FL Domestic copper markets ARE mod
Eerately active with price unchanged at
9.75 cents a pound. Sales for the month
of December total s0,5oO,000 pounds as
compared with $4,000 pounds In No
vember.
Domestic lead markets are quiet, with
prices firm and unchanged at $50 cents
q pound. New York and 4.35 cents East
st. Louis. oTtal receipts of lead in ore
and scrap by United States srnelaters
in November amounted to E,201 tons
against 34.Ss1 tons in October, and
27,s7s tons in November. 1884. according
to American Bureau of entail Sta tistics.
Zinc buying is in moderate volume
with price steady at ASS cents q pound,
East st. Louis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
Buffalo Livestock

EAST BUFFALO, Jan. U.Ns).
Aogs-Receipts, 900: demand fairly &C.
tiee; market steady to 1oc and occasion.
ally loo higher. Desirable, 160-21O lbs,
averaging 200 and less. $10.25; 210.350
SIS.
Cattle-Receipts. 100; cows and fulIs
active; market firm. Low-cutter and
cutter cows, $4@5.25: fleshy cows and
demium bulls S6.5006.25; steerH ana
yearlings, unsold
CalVes-Receipts. Vealers mostly soc
nigh: Good to choice, &13; common and
medium, $s.5O011.
sr%" S,p. . toG: Lams acHNt;
choice ewes and wethers $11.25 to
mainly S11.50; odd lots, S11.S0 medium
and mixed grades, $1O&25 d II; agSa
ewes to $3.50; most aged stock, sos
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-03
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Jan. . (I.N.s.).
TIogs-Received. 5000; 1oc higher.
Holdovers, 1000; top. $3.50; bulk,
9s.400s.75; heavy, Se@s.60; medium,
Se.lS@9!So; light, &s.Ao@S.sO: light
lights. 2s.2B@s.sS; packing sows, $50
$50; pigG 2s.2S@e.S0.
Cattie-Received, $500: STEADY.
Calves, 500; steady. Beef steers: good
and choice. 3l1.S0014.6O; common and
medium. s70i1.5O: yearlings. $S@13.
Butcher cattle: heifers. $5@1O.35; cows,
SS0I50; butts, sos: calves, $5@l1;
SS@8; stocker cows and heifers SAC
SIS.
eheep-Receivsd. 5000; steady. Lambs,
S1o.S0@11.25; common, 500; yearlingS,
970e.5Oa feeders, SEQ ewes, $3.60
2&2k. ~
Evening star., 1936-03-05
CLOTHING IGNITED.
BOY FIGHTS DEATH
Police Probe 9.Year.0ld's Story
That Older Youth Splashed
Gas and Threw Match.

A 9-year-old colored boy fought
for his life in Casualty Hospital to-
day while police investigated his story
that he was burned when an older
boy splashed his clothing with gaso-
line and then threw a match at him.
The burned youth, James Bean,
$40 L street northeast. was taken to
the hospital by firemen yesterday
after they extinguished his clothing
when they were called to vacant lot
on Sixth street northeast, between
L and M.
An abandoned automobile was in
flames when the f1remen arrived, in
dicating the colored boy may have
been burned when the cars gasoline
tank caught fire.
Questioning a group Of boys who
were playing on the lot when the in
cident occurred, police said they were
told the Bean boy had been standing
near the automobile when several of
the other boys turned it over.
An explosion occurred when the
machine was upset, witnesses told in
vestigators, throwing flaming gasoline
over the Bean boy His face, legs
and arms were badly scared
Questioned by police, Lee Evans, IS,
OF the 400 block of M street north
east, said a colored boy, whose name
he did not know. was smoking a pipe
just before the automobile caught FIRE
The Evans boy said no one threw
gasoline on young Bean or lighted his
clothing with a match.
Evans clothing and that of another
boy caught fire in the explosion, police
said, but they were only slightly
burned.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
STRANDED YOUTHS
WILL BE SENT HOME
Georgia Boys Spent Two Days
Getting Warm and Catching
Up on Eating.

After spending two days in the
twelfth precinct police station getting
warm and catching up on their eating,
three Augusta, Ga. youths, found
asleep in the ice compartment of a
refrigerator car Monday. were turned
over to the Board of Public Welfare
today to be returned to their homes.
Detective Sergt. Arthur T. Fihelly
sought the aid of the board when a
telegram to police in Augusta brought
word that the youths parents have no
money to pay their fare back, and
county relief funds are exhausted.
While arrangements were being
made, the youths warmed themselves
thoroughly for the first time in several
days. caught up on their eating,
which had been neglected since their
original capital of % cents was ex-
hausted Sunday, and entertained po-
lice and prisoners alike with their
singing. So
Hope Of employment with an under
current Of high adventure led Walter
Hancock, jr.. 1s: Joe Kitchen, II. and
John Scales, 10, to leave home last
Thursday and start out. via the side
door Pullman to Baltimore. Johns
father, j. A. Scales. lives there and
works for q construction company.
They hoped he could aid them in seek
ing employment.
The three were picked up in the
Baltimore & Ohio freight yards
Tuesday morning by Joe Busch,
railroad watchman, who found
them in the ice compartment of
a refrigerator car being unloaded
at the Sanitary Grocery Co. ware
house at Fourth and T streets.
Footsore and weary from walk from
Alexandria, and we. from the rain.
they had climbed into the compart-
ment Monday night to get what sleep
they could. Cold and stiff. they were
almost glad to see Busch, even If he
was a railroad detective. when he
awakened them. They had not even
felt the car being moved nor the
sounds Of the men unloading it.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
Spring Brings annual Mystery
Of Missing Traffic Mushrooms

One Of the minor mysteries that
annually confronts monitors Of Wash
1ngton trafflc still is three weeks away
from solution, according to John H.
Minton of the engineering division.
That mystery is simply: Button,
button. what becomes of the but
tons?"
The reference Is to those pig Iron
discs, anchored with 6-inch bolts q
OF an inch thick, which surround
safety zones, those havens in which
pedestrians may rest moment from
traffic -dodging. Incidentally, they
weigh 100 pounds apiece.
Every year. after what will prob
ably be the last snowfall, M. O. Ed
ridge of the bureau sends round q
little memorandum to Minton to have
his men survey the loss that re-
placements may be budgeted for the
next fiscal year.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
MAI. SNOW ASSIGNED
AS DISTRICT ENGINEER
Classmate at Military Academy
Will Relieve Maj. Guyer in
Post Next June,

War Department orders have as
signed Maj. William A. Snow as Dis
trict engineer here in June, when he
will relieve Maj. Robert Guyer. No
announcement has been made con-
corning the latter's next post.
The officers were classmates at the
Military Academy. Maj. Snow is now
stationed as a student at the Com
mand and General Staff School, Fort
Leavenworth, Kans. His father, Maj.
Gen. William Snow, retired, lives at
2400 Sixteenth street.
Maj. Snow is 40 years old and was
graduated from West Point in 1916.
He was twice wounded in action dur
ing the World War and served with the
Army of Occupation in Germany. For
his services overseas he was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross, the
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf, the
Legion Of Honor, the Croix de Guerre
and other decorations.
Once before, Maj. Snow served in
the District engineers Office in Wash
ington. That was 1923 to 1924, when
he was assistant,
Evening star., 1936-03-05
G. A. R. WOMEN URGE
BOYCOTT OF MERCHANTS
Would Kill Trade of Those Using
Same Radio Facilities as
Communist Speaker.

BY the Associated Press.
A boycott of merchants who adver-
tise over the Columbia System or any
other radio station broadcasting re-
marks of Earl Browder, secretary
general of the Communist party in this
country, was urged today by the local
Women's Auxiliary of the G. A. r.
The proposal by the Potomac De-
partment of the Ladies of the Grand
Army Of the Republic was made public
by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell
department president and chairman
Of the organizations National Legis-
lative Committee
Browder's scheduled speech over
the Columbia System tonight previous
ly had touched off storm of con-
troversy in Congress.
I'VE are calling on all patriotic
organizations in the country not to
patronize any merchant who adver-
tises over the Columbia Broadcasting
Co. or any other company which
allows Communistic propaganda to go
out from it," said Mrs Hopkins. 1--WE
think the Communists should not be
allowed to have a candidate in the
elections"
Evening star., 1936-03-05

The economic as well as the political
thing to do apparently is for the
Reserve Board to act now. It is
customary in handling fires to use
water on them before the fire gets
too big.
But what the board men apparently
are worried about is the obscure fact
that the law permits them to increase
reserve requirements only by so per
cent once. They are afraid they will
use up their water before the fire
really gets started.
Supreme Court justices were little
upset when they heard a rlmor that
they might abandon their Summer
recess to hear New Deal cases. It Is
not unusual. however, for them to
delay adjournment . week in order
to clear up pending business. This Is
what they have in mind now.
Senator BorGh has ringless
telephone. His secretary tells him
,phen to dnswer By use of the
buzser from the outer Office. The /,
other day, to'ten the secretary uas
out, a delegation sat outside matt :
ing for him for hours ,pltile he sat :
inside ,Datting for them. 1t was all
right, hotoeuer, because they tDere
reus men, not voters.
A Washingtonian says he amused
himself in Miami last week by going
around looking at hotel registers and
counting 80 Government officials vaca-
tioning. There should have been
more. Most Of the officials have suf-
fered unusually from colds due to the
severe Winter here. Also there have
been more than the usual number Of
deaths this Winter.
(copyr1sht. 1860
Evening star., 1936-03-05

TO CALL OFFICERS
Grand Jury to Probe Alleged
Sale of U. S. Fleet
Secrets.
By the Associated Press.

0y Tic AobOCldted SFeSS.
LOS ANGELES, March 5.-High
ranking officers OF the United States
Navy are to be called by the Federal
grand jury, 1t was unofacially report
ed today, In an investigation of sup
posed espionage and sale of feet
secrets to foreign powers.
The report, which said Department
OF Justice agents also would be sum-
moned, was not denied by the United
States district attorneys office.
Discharged Sailor Indicted.
Harry Thompson, 81, discharged
sailor, has been indicted on charges
of Illegally wearing naval uniform
aboard war craft. Thompson pleaded
innocent at his arraignment.
A former associate, william James
Turntine Of Long Beach, Calf, was
the first witness taken before the
Federal grand jury yesterday.
Turntine was arrested in Sweet
water, Tex, a warrant for his return
here being issued after reports were
received that he assertedly said he
was willing to tell what he knew"
Secret Orders Stolen.
Naval intelligence agents have
Joined with other Federal authorities,
it was said, in tracing the theft of
what were reported to be secret ord
ers for the 1884 feet maneuvers, Civ
ing naval movements 80 days in ad-
vance. A search was made, 1t was
said, for a foreigner supposed to have
purchased the information, but agents
found he had sailed across the Pacific
some time ago.
ARREST CONFIRMED.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
VETERANS PREFERENCE
ACTION is FILED HERE
Attempt to Force Government to
Give Priority Nearer Hear.
ing After Move.

The injunction suit filed in District
Supreme Court by Philadelphia war
veteran to compel the Government to
give veterans, their wives and widows
preference on all work relief projects
moved nearer to trial today when an
amended bill was filed by the plaintiff.
Federal Judge George Welsh OF
Philadelphia recently granted an In
junction to the veteran, Benjamin j.
Spang, upholding the preference OF
those with war service. so far as a
Philadelphia census project was con-
cerned. Spang had sought job as
census taker there.
BY bringing similar action In the
Capital, the injunction proceedings
were made national in scope, seriously
threatening the ADMINISTRATORS plans
for transferring persons on direct re-
lief rolls to work projects.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
Banks, Thin on Liquid
Diet, Bolt Meat of
Long-Term Notes.
BY PAUL MALLON.

REVEALING Story OF LHe eco
n nomic outlook lies behind the
II success of Secretary Morged-
4 a thau's latest money-raising
venture.
Most of the enthusiastic things
which the Treasury Secretary has
been saying about 1t for the past few
days are true. His oversubscription
was really on the level. The big bank
ers and insurance executives showed
unexpected new eagernss for long
term Government securities after long
distrust.
The Treasury publicity ,oould
seem to indicate, ho,Deper, that
these large inuestors haze sud
denly decided that the Ne,o Deal
is going to be big thing and iDant
to get In on it in bigger iDay.
Also: that imitation fears haze been
stamped out finally and toreuer.
That is pretty picture for pub
licity purposes, but q little too
pretty. The under side OF it is
somewhat different. and more
accurate.
Every one knows, Of course, that
the big institutional investors have
not been able to make enough out Of
Morgenthau's short-term notes to pay
their rent. They get an average Of
about one-half of per cent interest.
Any one who has tried to live off Vol
stead beer knows how much one-half
of / per cent Is.
Evening star., 1936-03-05

several-bridge problem" he states.
can show whether or not the theo-
retical method furnishes an explana-
ton Of the empirically demonstrated
equality of the masses of particles
found in nature. and whether it takes
into account the facts which guam
tum mechanics has so wonderfully
comprehended.
I'm an analogous manner, it is pos
sible to demonstrate that the COM
bined equations of gravitation and
electricity produces singularity- free
bridge representation OF the electric
corpuscle.
so long as the important mathe-
matical difficulties concerned in the
solution Of the several-bridge problem
are not overcome, nothing can be
said concerning the usefulness of the
theory from the physicists point of
view.
However, it constitutes as a matter
of fact, the first attempt toward the
consistent elaboration of a field theory
which presents possibility Of ex-
planning the properties of matter"
Evening star., 1936-03-05
TODAY.

Senate:
Debates Norris rural electrification
bill. Lobby Committee hears officers
of Cities Service subsidiary.
House:
Considers District of Columbia ap-
propriations. Subcommittee continues
tax bill study.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Plans to resume debate on Panama
Canal toll bill.
Military Affairs Committee regular
weekly meeting.
Lobby Committee probably will con-
tinue hearings.
House:
Considers District appropriation bill.
Subcommittee of Interstate Com
merce Committee begins hearing on
Great Falls Bridge bill, 10 am.
Subcommittee on Taxation Of Ways
and Means Committee meets at 10
am.
Special TRAFFIC Subcommittee Of
District Committee resumes trafic
study. 1880 am.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
Rush.H0ur Traffic S,arled
By Lights Going ssHay WTe''

ist shouted at an over-worked trafhc
officer.
"You know as much about it as I
do. buddy" the officer replied, keep
moving!"
Curiously enough, the bewildering
array of lights up and down the broad
avenues caused little more than the
usual delay in clearing trafic.
Traffic policemen ordinarily are on
duty at most Of the corners involved
during rush hours.
The lights went wrong SHORTLY after
A am. and this afternoon stechnicians
were still laboring to restore order to
the systen.
Evening star., 1936-03-05

Just what happens to these aspirin
tablets" mushrooms" or whatever
one calls them, during the Winter, no.
body knows-or at least nobody will
tell.
MY guess" confldes Eldridge, els
this. You know the street cleaning
department isn't very keen on the
buttons. I think their men lust
shovel 'em into their wagons, cover
them over with snow or debris. and
toss 'em out with the load on the
dumps"
Anyhow, after the snow clears
away. there are lots of spots-just
spots-where once were buttons.
What the figures will be for this
past season hasn't been determined.
Last year, $50 of them had to be
replaced. At the present pig-iron
quotations of around $18 a ton, that's
a loss into thin air of $l35.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
Your Income Tax
Items Exempt From Tax

Certain items are specifically ex-
empt from the income tax and need
not be included in the taxpayers re-
turn of gross income. Among such
items are the proceeds from life in
surance policies paid by reason OF the
death of the insured.
Amounts received (other than
amounts paid by reason of the death
of the insured and interest payments
on such amounts and other than
amounts received as annuities) under
a life insurance or endowment con-
tract, which are less than or exactly
equal to the premiums or consideration
paid therefor, are exempt from Fed
eral income tax.
Any Excess Taxable.
ANY excess received over the con-
sideration paid is taxable.
Amounts received as an annuity
under an annuity or endowment con-
tract shall be included in gross in
come; except that each year the ex-
cess of the amount received over 3
per cent of the aggregate premiums
or consideration paid for the annuity
Is tax free until the aggregate OF such
sums excluded from gross income for
the taxable year 1885 and prior years
equals the aggregate premiums or con-
sideration paid for the annuity.
There are also exempt from tax
amounts received by gift, bequest,
devise or inheritance; interest on OBJ
legations of the District OF Columbia.
any Territory, State, county or mu-
nicipality; interest on certain bonds
issued by the United States Govern
ment or its possessions and on Fed
eral farm loan bonds: amounts re-
ceived through accident or health in
surance or under workmen's compen-
sation acts for personal injury or
sickness and damages received on ac-
count of such injuries or sickness.
Pensions Exempted.
Pensions and compensation received
by veterans from the United States
are exempt; and pensions received
from the United States by the family
of a veteran for services rendered by
the veteran to the United States In
time OF war are exempt, as glItS.
There Is also exempt from Federal
income tax the rental value Of .
dwelling house and appurtenances
thereof furnished to minister Of the
gospel as part of his compensation.
Other items excluded from gross in
come are alimony and city jury fees.
ror of3c;of a dv;co ond hall, T., vo,,~
income tax problems call at room 1909.
Revenue Building, Twelfth street and
Constitution avenue, the office Of the
deputy collector Of internal revenue,
where Government experts will help
you make out your income tax re-
turn, administer the oath. and the
cashier will receive your payment.
Once hours there today . Am. to
. Rm-
Evening star., 1936-03-05


contradiction of the terrifically ex-
citing announcement made only yes
terday by the same fellow who took
the message to Garcia that time?
Hold on, I'm getting all twistified.
What I'm trying to say is that the
present word for palpitating planet
is that Douglas Fairbanks. ST., is
positively going to marry Lady Ashley,
whereas but few hours ago he posi-
lively was not going to marry Lady
Ashley. -.
So naturally I'm thrown into such
twitter-even as you, dear reader,
must be-that I cannot concentrate
further on the birthday of dear little
chubby prattling Hopkins -Tugwell.
Frankfurter-F Farley New Deal.
lconysisat 1o3A
Evening star., 1936-03-05
ANNIVERSARY MARKED

Miss Florence MortimeT's seventh
year as principal of Wheatley School
was celebrated there last night IN
community gathering sponsored by the
schools Parent Teacher Association.
Mrs. Edna Rawlings. president OF
the association. presented Miss Morti-
mer with a gift on behalf Of the or
ganization, and delivered a brief ad-
dress of tribute.
Evening star., 1936-03-05

A Christmas tree" effect Of traffic
lights blinking red, green and yel-
low threw traffic into at least tempo
rary confusion during this mornings
rush hour on downtown Pennsylvania
and Constitution avenues.
The timer for gone ~ went
hay-wire." as the experts put it, and
the lights played tricks on motorists
on both avenues between Third and
Fifteenth streets.
The lights would blink yellow, then
hold 1t before switching 10 red or
green, or 90 out entirely. -
''WaAt Il this--a gamer" one motor-
Evening star., 1936-03-05

Furthermore, they seem to have
come around since last December to
the conclusion that the commercial
money market is not going to open up
wide any time soon. Business is ex-
panding but not at rate to furnish
substantial interest returns for the
banks and insurance companies.
Thinner and Thinner.
Thus, the sudden banking appetite
for Morgenthau's long-term 2s+ per
cent interest bonds appears to have
been developed with the wolf at the
door. Inasmuch as they were getting
thinner and thinner on one-half Of
/ per cent, and not seeing any 4, or s
per cent commercial loans Cor, in fact,
any other profitable business) in the
offing, they apparently decided Nor
genthau's "a per cent interest pro-
posals were not so bad after all.
It does not mean caviar or cake
but it will pay the rent.
Note-It is true that the recent
moves to set the Federal financial
house in order have been encouraging
Also that imitation fears have been
lessened by tax proposals. These con-
siderations do not alter the conclu-
sion that man or bank on liquid
diet for a long time does not need
much convincing to take any food that
is offered.
In this background you may find
these following rays of light on the
economic outlook as seen by the
largest investing eyes:
Business is expected to pick up
gradually, but not in a boom.
Higher interest rates are not con-
sidered an early prospect. Nor
qenthau pill haze an easy time
raising money as long as the erist-
ing state OF mind and appetite
continues.
Currency imitation prospects,
therefore, are more remote than
ever.
The banks OF the country are no
longer commercial institutions. but
are Investment trusts for Gouern-
n1ent bonds, and are resigned, for
the present, to their 1otDer standard
OF living.
No New Deal authorities have come
right out and publicly said the stock
market is too high now. but lot Of
them have been limiting it aloud wher-
ever they were certain to be over
heard. (See S. E. C.. Commissioner
Lands congressional testimony and
stories about the Federal Reserve
Board Strengthening reserve require
ments.)
Election Is Factor.
1t is no secret that some key stocks
are being quoted at prices hardly justi-
fled by their earning prospects for
this year. At least all the top New
Deal fiscal authorities think so. They
are afraid this situation will build up
into let-down before election. They
would rather have the let-down now,
and another build-up Just before
election.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
A. C.: HERMANN,
D. C.LEADER, DIES
President of Ginger Ale Com.
pany Expires After Cere-
braI Hemorrhage.

August George Hermann, 70, presi-
dent Of the Hermann Ginger Ale Co.,
died today of a cerebral hemorrhage
at his home, 1901 Ellicott street.
Mr.. Hermann, one of Washington's
leading business men, was active in
many organizations here and was
widely known as a civic leader. For
Is years, until 1882 he was president
Of the Southeast Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1936-03-05
FILM ACTOR STABBED
Gilbert Eoland's Brother Hurtein
Hollywood Fight.

HOLLYWOOD, March (P.-Chito
Alonzo, film actor and brother of Gil
bert Roland, leading man of the
screen, was stabbed in the abdomen
with an ice pick yesterday by an un-
identified extra player. His condi-
tion Is not serious.
Alonzo had gone to the aid of John
Ebberts, assisting casting director at
the Pioneer Pictures studio. who was
attacked by the extra, claiming he had
not been given film assignment.
Police began q search for the extra.