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The Washington times., 1936-05-22
X BILL AWAITS ONLY REVENUE ESTIMATE BY TREASURY
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NEW YORK, May % G.N.S).
Harry Bannister, former husband
off Ann Harding, today charged
the blonde movie actress plans to
fly secretly with their eight-year-
old daughter, Jane, to Canada
next week and sail from there to
England.
Bannister declared he would halt
her flight to escape the new legal
battle he has already started. His
attorney is flying tomorrow to
Reno. armed with affidavitS to aid
Bannister's fight to regain James
custody. The play-producing for.
mer husband said:
This time 1 have every con-
fidence WILL win. 1t is my in
tention to fight until my name
is INDICATED and / have been
granted the right to see my
daughter.
Il feel keenly the injustice
done to both Jane and myself.
1 find myself today without my
wife, child or home. My attOr-
ney is seeking to set aside the
modified decree depriving me Of
the custody of my daughter"
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
H0nors Announced
Al Naval Academy

ANNAPOLIS, Md. May %.
Honors won by midshipmen during
the year at the Naval Academy
have been announced.
Midshipman William Blenman,
of Tucson, Arizona, and William
B. Near, of Wauwatosa, Wis. won
prizes for ordnance and gunnery.
The Secretary of the Navy Rifle
Trophy goes to the former, while
Near will receive the class of 1871
sword. Presentations will be made
during June week.
Rear Admiral David F. Sellers,
superintendent, will present ath-
letic prizes Monday. June /, and
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
head of the Bureau of Navigation,
will present professional prizes at
dress parade, June 8.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

BOSTON, May % Q.N.SO The
20-year-old girl who successfully
attempted a suicide leap into the
Atlantic from an airplane 5000
feet over Boston Light today re-
vealed she is Miss Sue Limo. house
maid in a Boston attorneys home.
The girl refused to explain her
reason for wanting to die. She
did, however, insist she would
commit suicide as soon as she had
the opportunity. She was under
observation today at Boston Psy'
copathic Hospital.
The girl. who signed the name
"Jane Doe" to a receipt for the
flight fare. was prevented from
hurting herself to death by the
courageous action of Pilot Charles
w. Sutherland, SO, Boston airport
flying instructor.
Fights With Girl
Abandoning the control stick,
Sutherland stood up in his cock
pit while his plane jerked and
rolled crafty and fought with the
girl, subduing her with punches on
the head and bringing his plane
under control less than 100 feet
above the water.
The girl had taken two previous
flights with Sutherland, saying
she wanted to learn to fly and
would like to fly to Paris.
The pilot said he suspected
something was wrong when she
asked him to fly 10000 feet above
the ocean, explaining that would
seem like a trip to Paris" He
said:
II kept my head turned side
ways so that could see her out
of the corner of my eye"
Girl Tries to Jump
Over Nantasket she started to
jump. He put the plane in power
dive and came down to 5000 feet,
starting back for the airport at
top speed. Sutherland said:
Before / knew it she was
standing up in the seat and try
ing to crawl over the side. h let
go Of the controls, raised myself
up and pounded her on the head
with my hand. She slumped
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
BRITISH CITED
IN CHARGES
BY ITALY
Geneva Told Dumdum
Bullets of English
Manufacture

GENEVA, May % G.N.S0-An
italian document accusing Britain
of supplying dum-dum bullets to
Ethiopia during the 1taloEthi-
opian war was distributed to
League of Nations members today,
adding further fuel to the flames
of Anglo-Italian discord.
The document, "a typewriter
pages in length, consisted of a
note signed by FulVio Suvich of
the italian foreign office detailing
Is cases of alleged dum-dum (soft-
nosed bullet wounds from Bri-
tiSh-made bullets.
Photographs Included
There were also 48 appendices
which were medical reports and
photographs of wounds and Bri-
fish label for a package of dunn
dunn bullets.
Coming on the heels of British
Foreign Secretary EdenS official
charge that Italians fabricated"
evidence that Britain supplied the
SoftnoSed bullets, distribution of
the report in the face of Britain'S
denial was regarded as a direct
affront to England.
The Italian note said that Mar
shals Pietro Badolgio and Rodolfo
Graziani, the italian commanders
in Ethiopia, had seized thou
sands" of British-made dum-dum
bullets.
Some were manufactured, said
the document, by Eley Brothers of
London and others by the Kinoch
Company of Birmingham.
Photograph of Label
Included was the photograph Of
an alleged British label saying:
steel ball cartridges for sos
magazine rifles. Corbite soft
nOSed bullets. KinOch, Ltd, Wit
ton. Birmingham"
The sole concession to Britain's
indignation was omission of any
reference to Col. Pedro Lopez"
Secretary Eden referred to Lopez
in the British House of Commons
as a notorious purveyor of false
information" who had secured
samples of dum-dum bullets for
the Italian Embassy in London on
the pretext that he sought them
for shooting tigers.
Lopez's evidence" was men
toned in the original italian draft,
it was learned, but was deleted
after Eden's expose.
Move to Curb Italy
A mutual assistance alliance of
all Mediterranean powers designed
to curb any further imperial ambi-
tions of Italy was foreseen by
League of Nations circles today.
These quarters indicated they
believed such an alliance would
be the result of the conference on
rearmament of the Dardanelles.
for which Turkey has requested
permission.
The Turkish request, League
circles expected, will be supported
by the Little Entente, the Balkan
Entente and Russia. The Italian
attitude toward fortification of
the Dardanelles was described as
still vague"
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
S0BS
FOR F|0RENzA

NEW YORK, May % 0.N.S0
Mrs. Theresa Cupani, mother of
John Fiorenza, 24-year-old uphol-
sterer's helper on trial for the
"bathtub murder" of Mrs. Nancy
Evans Titterton, fiction writer,
collapsed on the stand when she
was called today as the first wit
ness for the defense. The State
had rested it's case.
So overcome was Mrs. Cupani
as she glanced down at her son in
the prisoners dock that she could
not give single word of testimony.
She wept convulsively, pressing
a handkerchief to her eyes. She
was attired entirely in black. Her
frail, slender form shook with sobs
as the court waited for her to
gain control of herself.
But when her grief became more
pronounced, she was gently led
from the stand by an attendant.
Fiorenza remained impressive
during his mothers ordeal, not a
muscle of his swarthy face chang
ing expression.
Mrs. Cupani was recalled. She
was fairly calm this time.
She corroborated testimony of
previous witnesses that her son
was always silent, never talking
unless first spoken to.
In the past two years, she said
Johnny" rarely went out except
the two nights a week he used to
call upon his girl. He didn't care
for the movies. She said he would
say the bell rang in their home
when it did not.
An interpreter was employed at
this juncture to put questions to
her in Italian.
She testified she took Johnny"
out of school because he didn't
want to go any longer. He didn't
act like other children"
Court was adjourned until 2
p. m. as Mrs. Cupani left the stand.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
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GAVE HER RING
Earlier he had been confronted
with the admissions of his sweet
heart, Mrs. Frances Birch, 80,
that he had given her a SOS en-
gagement ring and had promised
to marry her after he got a
divorce.
The paunchy embalmer paid a
paWnbroker SIS down on the
ring, still owing $50.
He paid cash, however, for the
pistol he bought in a Rockford
pawnshop with which he admitted
shooting his wife, Bessie, So.
Had Planned Staying
In his confession Tallmadge
said he had planned the Staying
of his wife for several weeks but
fought it,
Mrs. Birch, who said she met
Tallmadge two months ago when
she went to Rockford from her
home in Rock Island to take a job
as cosmetics clerk in a drug store,
was permitted to visit the be-
specialized embalmer in his jail
cell last night.
They were allowed few min
utes alone together. and after
wards the prisoner announced
that he wanted it understood"
the young widow took no part in
panning the murder.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
MAY BE READY
FOR SENATE
TONIGHT
Controversies Settled
and Prompt Passage
Is Predicted
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

International News Service
Proposing complete revision of
all Federal corporation taxes, the
Senate Finance Committee today
awaited Treasury estimates to
determine whether the new Sched-
ule raises the 800 million dollars
of additional revenue asked by
President Roosevelt.
The program calls for an ID
per cent tax on statutory net in
come and a 7 per cent super tax
on undistributed net income of
corporations. Existing capital
stock and excess profits taxes
would be retained and corpora
ton dividends in the hands Of
stockholders would be made sub
ject to regular income taxes.
To Raise 825 Millions
A committee expert estimated
these taxes would bring in 725
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Along with a $100,00O,000 wind
fall' tax, previously approved, the
expert said the measure would
raise 1926 million dollars. Treas
ury officials were asked to con-
firm his estimates.
There was a bare possibility
that if Treasury officials pro-
duced lower estimates, the COM
mittee might be forced to increase
Surtaxes on individual incomes,
probably in the lower brackets.
It already has voted against any
increase in the normal tax on
individual incomes.
The revised bill, approaching
completion, scraps the whole
House corporation tax plan. In
stead of a complicated sliding
scale of penalty taxes on undis-
tributed income of corporation,
the committee adopted flat rates.
Two exemptions were tenta-
lively approved, one of $1,000 in
both regular and sup% taxes to
corporations earning $4,000 or
less annually. The other exempts
banks and insurance companies
from the super tax.
The committee also strapped
Section 27-J of the House bill,
which would sharply penalize in
Incorporate dividends. Instead,
it retained the present law. which
would tax 10 per cent of inter-
corporate dividends, but at the
new rates.
Both the House "windfall" and
processing tax refund sections
were rewritten. In each instance
the committee sought to make
the bill less complicated to the
taxpayer or professor. The re-
vision was made along lines sug-
geSted by business critics.
Controversies Settled
Aside from the question of
providing the amount of new
revenue asked by the President,
the committee has concluded its
consideration of all controversial
issues. It was engaged in revis-
ing many administrative features
and hopeful of completing its
labors by nightfau.
Senator Harrison CD of Mis-
sissippi, chairman, and other
members were quite satisfied
with their work. Harrison de-
clared the conclusions repre-
sented compromise of many
different lines of thought, and
predicted the bill would receive
prompt senate ratification.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Batt|eships Absent,
War Games Marred

BALBOA, Canal Zone, May %
G.N.SD Its maneuvers marred
by withdrawal of the battleships
New Mexico and Mississippi be-
cause of turbine trouble, the United
States fleet steamed into the bay
here today completing the second
phase of a secret problem to test
naval defense of the Panama
Camel. The flagship Pennsylvania,
bearing Admiral Joseph M. Reeves,
moored at 7:30 a.. M, the re-
mainder of the $50 vessels which
took part in the war games steam
ing into their docks and anchor.
ages with clock-like regularity.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
ROMANCE SEEN
IN M0V|ED0M

HOLLYWOOD, May % 0.NSD.
Where there are kisses there must
be love.
And with that premise, Holly
wood today had arrived at a ver-
dict concerning Nelson Eddy, sing
ing star, and Eleanor Powell, dane
ing actress. Eddy had been away,
repeatedly mobbed by admiring fe-
males while on tour, and Miss
Powell had been laid up with a
nervous breakdown.
But the two met again at the
studio here-and they met with a
kiss. Immediately lapsed into a
tete-a-tete. and were last seen
strolling off arm in arm.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Poisoned Child Better

Eileen Kilbladge, 2, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Kilbladge, 1888 o st.
N. W., who yesterday swallowed
a quantity of poison while she was
playing on the floor of her home,
was reported recovering today at
Georgetown University Hospital.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Girls Suicide Halted
5000 Feet i'm Air

back in the seat and / grabbed
hold of the controls in time to
keep lane from getting out
of c. She put UP a terrific
fight lasted until finally
landed the plane 10 minutes
later"
He cleared the bulkheads at BoS-
ton Airport at 80 miles an hour
and made a landing at high speed
after cutting the switch.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Treasury Condition
International News Service

International News Service
Treasury balance as of May 20,
$2,411,9"0,226.47; internal revenue,
$3,496210.45; customs receipts,
$21,23O,921.30.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

OF the Council of the Federation OF
British Empire Chambers OF Com
merce and until defeated in the re-
cent general election conservative
member of Parliament.
Sir James Conner Berry, leading
newspaper publisher who is asso-
ciated with many charitable enter
prises.
Sir Thomas Sivewright Catta. whose
barony is regarded as recognition OF
his work in India as member Of the
Government Retrenchment Commit
tee.
Sir Ian MACPHERSON. former under
secretary of state for war and former
chief secretary for Ireland.
The two new privy councillors are
Sir Muhammed Hydarf, of India. an
outstanding figure at the Indian round
table conference, and Sir George Rich,
one of Australias most distinguished
judges.
No name from the dominions is
included among the four new baronets.
OF 81 knights bachelor, "a are from
the United Kingdom, Z from the do
minions, 1s from India and 5 from
the colonies and protectorates.
An echo Of difficult times in Ethio-
pia came with the naming of Sir
Sydney Barton, British minister at
Adds Ababa, to be knight grand cross
of the Order Of the British Empire.
Several Women Honored.
Miss Christabel Pankhurst, old-time
worker for women's suffrage, is made
a dame commander of the Order of
the British Empire. She worked with
her sister, Sylvia Pankhurst. for wom-
ems suffrage before the World War,
and was one of the founders and lead
ers of the Women's Social and Political
Union. The Duchess Of Abercorn.
wife of the governor Of Northern Ire
land, receives the same honor.
Miss Myra Hess. pianist, is made a
commander Of the Order of the British
Empire for services in music Miss
Caroline Wilson, herself blind, becomes
q member of that order for her work
among the blind.
Miss Olga Nethersole, former British
actress, who also has appeared in
America and who organized the Peo-
pies League Of Health, is named q
commander of the Order of the British
Empire, while Miss jackson, private
secretary to Mrs. Stanley Baldwin,
wife of the premier, becomes an oficer
of the order.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
HURRICANE-PROOF
BRIDGE is PLANNED
Streamlined Span Over Neches
River May Be Answer to
Gulf Coast Storms.

HOUSTON, Tex OP).-The stream
lined bridge may be the answer 10
Gulf Coast hurricanes.
The $2,500,000 highway bridge to be
built over the Neches River at a
height Of ITS feet may introduce this
new style to American bridge build
ing. The project is located near Port
Arthur and on the main highway
from Houston to New Orleans.
AS illustrated by the recent Florida
hurricanes, wind velocity in the hur-
ricane regions constitutes a major
problem in structural design. The
designing engineers of the Neches
project produced the new design al-
lowing for extreme wind velocitieS.
The wind blocking piers will 60 100
feet into the ground. but will reach
only IS feet above the surface. From
this point the bridge is supported by
steel towers, a rigid part of the canti-
lever trusses.
Because of the gradual rise neces-
sary to reach the desired height from
low, marshy lands, 1t was necessary
to plan the bridge for one and one
half miles in length. The extraordi-
nary height will allow vessels to travel
upstream as far as the harbor of
Beaumont.
The project will be financed through
funds supplied by the State, Jefferson
County, Tex. and p. w. A. grant.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

The most extraordinary thing about
the figures is the estimate that in
dustrial production was 90 per cent
of normal last month. A secret of
that figure is that it is heavily
weighted with automobile production
for which the season has lately been
changed. This factor accounts for
at least one point in the figure, If
not more
Real Balance Picture.
But the real balanced picture is
this: All industrial activity failed to
slide of around the year-end season
as it usually does. The hurried pro-
duction of autos brought an abnor-
NAL seasonal demand for steel, glass,
rubber and all the other products
which 60 into autos. But beyond that
there was no slackening in demand
for steel from the other durable goods
industries, machine tools, etc. This
is the important point: 1t means the
demand spread is still sufficiently
strong to offset a seasonal trend.
If you will look backward to 1884,
you are likely to get slightly dizzy.
For instance. the official seasonally
adjusted November figures of produc-
tion for few of the important indus
tries are now available. They show
this comparison:
Evening star., 1936-01-01
BRADEN RENAMED
COUNTY MANAGER
Arlington Board Acts Unani.
mously-Yeatman Chosen
Chairman.
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY stan Correspondent Of The Star
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va,
January Roy S Braden was re-
appointed Arlington County manager
to-day at the first meeting of the new
county board. The vote was unani.
nous.
George M. Yeatman, one of the
three new members Of the five-man
board, was unanimously chosen chair.
man.
The prompt action of the board in
reappointing Braden found favor with
the 200 county residents who crowded
the Circuit Court room where the
meeting was held Many represented
civic organizations that had indorsed
Braden for reappointment.
Prior to the meeting it was expected
there would be opposition TO Braden's
selection, as two Of the new board
members were reported unfavorable to
him.
Chosen as Arlington's first county
manager four years ago. Braden has
won widespread support, particularly
among woman voters and civic groups.
Members of the new board who took
Office today are w. A. E. McShea and
Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder, who we're
reelected, and F. Freeland Chew,
William P. Ames and Chairman Yeat-
man. Ames is the sole Republican
member
C. Benjamin Laycock, the only other
newly elected county officer, assumed
his duties today as county clerk. He
was formerly deputy commissioner Of
revenue.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
PROPRIETOR
A|DS KARP|S HUNT
Agents Press for Capture
After Arrest of "Com-
pani0n."
BY the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY. January 1.-The
Nationwide hunt for Alvin Karps
was centered here today on the basis
of reports the Nations No. public
enemy had paid the city visit.
New impetus was given the search
when a cabin camp proprietor said
a picture of Karpis strongly resem-
bled" the companion Of Homer (Slim)
Tanning, q. who told officers when
arrested here yesterday that he had
been travelling with the notorious out
law.
Ollie Smith, proprietor Of the camp.
said the two men had occupied cabin
there Monday night.
w. A. Smith, chief of the Depart
ment of Justice Bureau of Investiga-
ton here, said G-men were pressing
the search for Karpis. although they
had nothing definite 10 60 on"
flaming Declared Insane.
1--WE don't know how much of Fan
ning's story to believe, the bureau
chief said. He was declared insane
in Iowa in 1894, after making a lot
of extravagant claims when he was
arrested there.
Psychologists at the University OF
Iowa examined him and reported ne
had been dropped on his head as
baby, suffering skull injury which
affected his mind
Our files show jury declared him
officially insane"
Tanning, questioned until this morn
Ing by Kansas City police and Federal
agents, clung tenaciously to his story
that Karpis was his companion.
s"I ought to know" he insisted.
"I've been with him constantly for
the last four months and I served a
sentence with him once at Arkansas
City, Kans."
ACQUAINTANCE Established.
Smith said Tanning had been an in
mate of the Kansas State Reformatory
While Karpis served sentence there,
and probably knew him"
At Kirksville, Mo-, where flaming
had operated Photographic shop for
several months, officers raided his
hotel room. They reported they found
Several pistols and number OF radio
receiving sets.
= Tanning was arrested yesterday after
leaping from stolen car police were
pursuing. His companion escaped in
the machine. driving madly over curbs
and through shrubbery to eiude the
officers.
Tanning concealed himself In a
schoolhouse and was arrested when he
left the building after hiding for sew
eral hours.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

YoHN W. HUNEFELD, 225 c
street northeast, the veteran
house painter whose annual
~ visits to the White House have
become a New Year day tradition,
was on hand there bright and early
this morning. despite the fact he was
well aware there was to be no New
Year reception.
II Just wanted to keep my record
straight" explained Hunefeld, who is
more than a little proud Of his achieve
ment in being first in line at every
New Year reception from 1925 until
the receptions were discontinued by
the present administration.
And besides" Hunefeld. with a
twinkle in his eye, told White House
policeman, II thought had better be
on hand just in case the President
changed his mind and decided to dc
some New Year day receiving"
Long Enough to Keep Title"
But the President didn't change his
mind. Hunefeld stood at the front
gate Of the White House just long
enough to keep his record straight"
and to pose for news photographers.
Then he dropped in at the White
House press room to exchange greet
ings and let it be known that he still
Evening star., 1936-01-01
A. P. Photo.

had a firm grasp on his title as the
first -in-line champion"
With this little formality disposed
OF, he walked proudly out of the White
House grounds, saying he was going
to the Lincoln Memorial rejecting
pool to do some ice skating.
While Hunefeld claims the first in
line" championship only since 1926.
he might well also claim 1925, because
he was first in line that year. but gal
lantly gave up his position TO a young
woman.
Cloud on 1889 record.
Speaking Of his record, said Hume
field, there was little cloud over the
record for 1890. That year a young
woman stepped in at the head Of the
waiting line several hours after Hume
field had held the position. When he
complained to a policeman the woman
was permitted to retain her position
when she claimed to be q newspaper
reporter.
IT don't count that" Hunefeld said
Indignantly. She got first place on
q foul"
Hunefeld was very disappointed in
1888 when the Roosevelts abandoned
the New Year day reception. How
ever. he hopes for the best with each
succeeding year.