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Evening star., 1936-02-24
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TODAY.

Senate:
Meets at noon on routine business.
Agriculture Committee studies mar
ket practices.
House:
Starts general debate on Agriculture
Department appropriation bill.
Appropriations Committee meets on
regular department supply bills.
Military Affairs Committee consid.
ers private bills.
House tomorrow:
Continues debate on agriculture
appropriation bill.
Special Traffic Subcommittee of
District Committee resumes hearings
on traffic conditions, 10 am.
Education Subcommittee of District
Committee begins hearings on Sisson
bill to modify the so-called "red rider'
on the 1886 District appropriation
act.
Committee on patents begins hear
1ngs on revisions and additions to the
copyright act, 1890 am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May take up rural electrincation
bill if two other bills slated for today
are disposed Of. One relates to tax
alton of preferred stock and deben-
lures Of banks while owned by r. F..
c., and the other would increase the
stock Of the Commodity Credit Corp.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
ATTEMPT ITO HUSH"
FACULTY FEARED
Johns Hopkins Professor Decries
Statements on Liberal
Views.

BY the Associated ETCoS.
BALTIMORE, February 24.- DR..
Broadus Mitchell, associate professor
of political economy at Johns Hopkins
University, said last night statements
that liberal views Of the faculty made
it difiicult to raise money for the
school sounded like an attempt Ito
hush members of the faculty"
Carlyle Barton, member Of the
board of trustees Of the school. said
that several wealthy individuals had
declined to contribute to the school be-
cause Of the liberal views expressed
by persons connected with it. Barton
added that the board would continue
to give faculty and students full free
dom Of thought and expression, how
ever.
DR.. Mitchell said:
1.-THE kind Of thing Mr.. Barton said
is likely to lose money for the uni
versity. It sounds as though he were
trying to hush members Of the faculty,
and do not feel that people really in
terested in the university are going to
give money to 1t when o member Of
the board Of trustees shows such fear
of candor on the part Of members Of
the stair
"Mr. Barton says that II we talk
out and say these things he objects to
we may have to look to the State for
support and then We shall have such
gag rules as teachers oaths What he
says is calculated to stop the mouths
Of the faculty"
Evening star., 1936-02-24
WEATHER SERVICE
: HELD INADEQUATE
Lack OF Funds Prevents
Proper Expansion, Chief
Tells House.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An assertion that the United States
weather service does not measure up to
what the public has right to expect
was laid before Congress today by
Willis r. Gregg. its chief.
BY and large, weather service in
this country has not kept itself at
tuned to developments in almost all
other fields" Gregg told House
Appropriations Subcommittee during
hearings On the 1867 Agricultural
Department supply bill.
1T is not now efficient, if we base
our appraisal on existing needs, al
though I am convinced that it is as
efficient as it can be with the funds
that are provided for it.
But the service is not in the de-
tail and completeness that the public
demands and has a right to expect"
Gregg said that among various cur
tailments of service had been discon-
tinuance of l6 first-class airport
weather stations during a time when
total airway mileage increased % per
cent.
He urged expansion in the forest
fire warning service.
Congress last year increased the
allowance for the hurricane warning
service. Representative Tarver, Dem
ocrat, Of Georgia asked how effective
this latter increase was in connection
with the Florida storm last year, which
wiped out the veterans camps on the
Keys.
Gregg explained warnings were sent
and that the War Department Engi-
neering Corps saved 100000 worth of
equipment and all its men, and that
Pan-American Always likewise avoid
ed loss of life and property damage.
Pressed by Tarver whether those
in charge of these veterans camps,
receiving the same warnings, took no
notice of them until it was too late to
accomplish either the saving of life
or of property" Gregg parried. He
said I'VE know they received the
warnings"
Evening star., 1936-02-24

policy Of the Federal Reserve Board
Is being conducted to restore q 1876
price level, or some price level or
other.
II any Of you purchasers of COM
modities are interested, the purpose
Of the new board seems to be to con-
slider price levels Is secondary mani
festation Of q deplorable but un-
remedial situation.
Incidentally, new board members
confess OF the record that there will
be prices, but they have no control
Of them.
It is rtmored that the radio broad
casting companies have bought meat
axes for both sides In the disagree-
ment Of the Federal Communications
Commission. There win be no loss
II they do. The commission Is split
and no action will be forthcoming un-
til after election.
tcopyfisAt. 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Your Income Tax
Deduction for Taxes.

DeuuCtiUu 1dACS.
Taxes on real estate and personal
property paid during the year 1885
are deductible. So-called taxes, which
are assessed against local benefits,
such as streets, sidewalks, drainage,
and other like improvements, are not
deductible, for they tend to increase
the value of the property and thus
constitute cost Of a permanent i'm
provement.
The Federal income tax may not be
deducted. Income tax, however, paid
to the State by an individual on his
income is an allowable deduction on
his Federal income-tax return.
Duties DeductibIe.
Customs duties paid by person on
articles imported for his -wn use are
deductible. Admission taxes. imposed
on admissions in excess Of 40 cents,
are deductible, but the taxpayer must
show that account has been kept OF
the amount paid. Taxes on club d,
are deductible by the member paying
them. An individual may deduct the
tax on his telephone conversations.
radio messages, kilograms and cables.
and on the rent Of his safe deposit box.
License fees exacted by State or
city upon certain businesses are de-
ductible as taxes. Automobile license
fees are ordinarily taxes and deduc-
tible. Postage is not a tax and Is not
deductible. In general, taxes are de-
ductible only by the person upon
whom they are imposed.
Cannot Be Deducted.
Under the revenue act of 1894. no
Federal estate taxes, State Inherit
ance, estate, legacy, or succession
taxes. or gift taxes are deductible on
any income tax return.
The Federal taxes on automobiles.
gasoline. and liquor are imposed upon
the manufacturer, producer, Of i'm
porter, and are not deductible by the
purchaser or consumer.
Whether or not the gasoline tax
or the sales tax levied by q State
my be deducted by the individual pur-
chaser depends upon the terms Of the
State law imposing the tax. conse-
quently the right to the deduction. -
between purchaser and seller. varies
In the different States.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

To transfer and increase an in
debtedness without any prospect Of
it being met is worse than canceling
the Indebtedness entirely.
There is one way in which the
debtors could pay-by the transfer Of
goods o. services. The domestic i'm
possibility of that rests on the fact
that we have too many goods ana
the services which Europe could rem
der to us have not yet been suggested,
If any.
Consequently, you can afford to
remain calm regarding an excitement
which is In the offering.
Only Real Expansion.
The only real expansion noted here
abouts lately is that of Speaker Byrns.
He confessed. in an unguarded mo-
ment, to group of friends the other
night, that, when this session of Con-
gress started, he weighed 100 pounds.
Today he weighs 1872.
Osteopaths estimate that, II the
present session OF Congress continues
as it has, Mr.. Byrns will weigh $50
pounds, no less, by June. That esti-
nation, however, does not consider the
tax bill, shortly to be submitted,
All in all, 1t would be presumptuous
to assume that Mr.. Byrns will ap-
proximate anything like the tonnage
OF a light cruiser, even though his
House continues soporific.
II you haze heard any run,ors of
depalution lately, disregard them.
There ,Dil be no discussion of ,po.
debts, sterilization or International
finance until the time arripes for
an international monetary confer.
ence. That is not near.
An apology Is obviously due James
L. Fly. general solicitor Of the r. v. A.
He has privately asserted that he de-
vised the strategy under which the
encouraging T. v. A. decision was
rendered by the Supreme Court, and
he Is correct. That is, ne originally
sheared the problem of the belief
that the Government nad any right
TO build power projects a. power prof.
ects, which was the important point
in the case from legal standpoint.
He won.
Republican John Lord O'Brian, who
championed this reasoning In court,
has conceded that Fly originated this
line Of argument, although o'Brian
argued the case, not Fly.
Therefore, the original statement
In this column, to the effect that
O'Brian should have conducted earlier
New Deal cases, should be amended to
the effect that Fly should have con-
Quoted them.
It y now being said that til credit
Evening star., 1936-02-24
M0FFETT URGED
AS SWANSON AIDE
Former Standard Oil Official
May Succeed Col.
Roosevelt.

James A. Moffett, former vice pres
ident Of the Standard Oil Co., and
until several months ago Federal
housing administrator. will be given
serious consideration by President
Roosevelt for appointment as Assistan,
Secretary of the Navy to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Col.
Henry Latrobe Roosevelt.
Friends of Moffett will take the
matter up with President Roosevelt
when ne returns to Washington from
Hyde Park tomorrow. This step is
being taken by Moffett's friends with
out the latter's consent and knowl-
edge.
President Roosevelt has given no
thought to the appointment and will
not do so until after the funeral Of
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt tomor-
raw.
Moffett demonstrated his executive
ability as well as his talents for Or
ganization to the Presidents satisfac-
tion during the period he was head
Of the housing administration.
Moffett was head of the foreign de-
partment Of the oil company for a
number Of years and is probably one
OF the ,,est authorities in this country
regarding foreign oil supply and Oil
bases. This would be invaluable
knowledge for the assistant head Of
the Navy establishment.
Secretary Of the Navy Swanson, who
has been in i'll health, but is now re-
covering. is not expected to resign. and
the President under no circumstances
would permit him to retire from the
cabinet. The President Is understood
to have been advised that Secretary
Swanson will be able to leave the hos
pital in few days to resume his du-
ties at the Navy Department.
At the same time impression about
the White House is that reports re-
garding the appointment of Josephus
Daniels, now Ambassador to Mexico,
and Secretary of the Navy during
the Wilson administration. In the
event of Secretary Swanson's resigna-
tion, are without the slightest founda-
ton.
Moffett, who is in his late 40s. is at
Palm Beach, Fla. When he retired
last Summer as head of the Federal
Housing Administration he accepted
the vice presidency of the Standard
Oil Co. of California. but recently
resigned from that post.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
7R.POUND BOY BORN
TO BARBARA HUTTON
Special Agent Guards Against
Fear Kidnapers May Get Heir
to $2O,0OO,0O0.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 24.-An heir to
one of the worlds great fortunes was
born today to Countess Barbara Hut
ton Haugwitz- -Reventlow, granddaugh-
ter of F. w. Woolworth, the 5-and-l0-
cent store founder.
The 7l2-pound boy was born In the
great regency period house overlook
ing Hyde Park, which his father.
Count Court Haugwitz- Reventlow of
Denmark, took over several months
ago.
1t was reported that a special
agent" was on guard in the big resi-
dence to see that mo unauthorized
person enters the house and to guard
against possible kidnapers."
Three physicians attended the
countess and the secretary of one Of
them said both mother and child were
In good condition.
The baby is heir apparent to for
tune on his mothers side estimated
at 100000, 900.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
RECREATION INSTITUTE
REGISTRATION TO OPEN
Program Will Run for Seven
Weeks at Garnett- Patterson
Community Center.

Registration will begin tomorrow for
the annual recreation institute to be
held at Garnett- Patterson Community
Center for seven weeks, beginning
March 3.
The program, under direction of
Clarence A. Browne, is designed to
give recreation leaders of the city an
opportunity to participate actively in
games and exercises.
Registration forms and further in
formation may be obtained at the CEN
ter from Miss Eta johnson. secretary.
Mrs. J. Hayden Johnson. chairman Of
the committee in charge of working
out the program. is assisted by Miss
Sarah MCGOWAN, Miss Anna L. Good
win, Miss Eta johnson, Miss Daisy
Pierce. Mrs. Caroline Austin, Mrs. r.
S. Bullock. Tyler Fletcher, John Burr,
Clarence Pendleton and DR.. E. B. Hen
derson.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Byrd, Facing Breakdown,
Plans to Continue Lectures
Physicians Aduise Hin,
Strain of Tour Is
Menace to Health.
admiral Is Resting at
Country Home Near
Dallas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, February 24-Rear
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, polar ex-
plorer, was reported in danger Of a
breakdown today. but his spokesmen
said he could continue his lecture tour,
curtailing public contacts as much as
possible.
A relative, who spoke for the
admiral, said Byrd had been advised
by physicians that the strain of
lecturing, coupled with public recep-
tions, offered a serious threat to his
health.
He was reported resting at a
country home near here today.
The admiral failed to appear yester-
Evening star., 1936-02-24
FARM CREDIT need
HELD DECREASING
Myers Testifies to Vast In
provement-SiIt Peril in
Dams Cited.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated PreSS.
Declarations that the farmers
financial status has shown "vast i'm
provement" and that the Nation Is
threatened with billions of dollars"
loss by soil erosion were placed before
Congress today by Government agen-
cies. ..
Gov. w. I. Myers of the Farm
Credit Administration. which holds
about 40 per cent Of the farm mort
gage debt of the country, said there
had been such vast improvement"
in the farm status that need for
Government credit is decreasing.
His testimony was given in hear
ings on the annual Agriculture De-
partment appropriation bill, made
public today
A warning that billions invested in
enormous dams Is jeopardized by silt
piling up behind them and filling
up reservoirs was voiced by H. H.
Bennett. chief Of the Federal Soil
Erosion Service.
Cites New Mexico Dam.
oCLIlCIt AACWlSC dooCIt tCQ lIIC 1utu4S e
of the irrigated West is menaced.
Before completion of the Elephant
Butte Dam in New Mexico. he said,
1t was estimated that the proposed
reservoir TO serve 100000 acres Of
land would fill with silt In 232 years.
Fifteen years after completion. an
other survey showed 1t would fill in
100 years.
Calling for protection Of water
sheds from erosion, he said:
when a major reservoir Is filled
it is done for, generally. Engineers
have pretty well agreed that it is
thoroughly impractical and too ex-
pensive to desilt them"
Bennett predicted new era of land
use. based on conservation Of soil re-
sources.
Erosion Effects Felt.
He said the Nation "is about to
bring to an end the exploitive policy
Of land uSe."
We have had civilizations disap-
pear from the face of the earth be-
cause of erosion" said Bennett Our
own country is already feeling the ef-
fects Of erosion. Our yields are not
increasing. in spite of our work and
scientific investigation.
To meet the situation, Bennett said,
the erosion service is demonstrating
to farmers on typical watersheds the
practical possibilities of controlling
erosion.
A prediction that 'the time is not
far distant when one of the crops of
the farm will be paper" was made by
DR.. w. w. Skinner, assistant chief
of the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
He urged additional funds Ito study
the producing Of paper and paper
board from corn stalks and straw"
Evening star., 1936-02-24

Named by Stettler as the purchaser
of the device, Edward Lentz, 46, pro-
duced three persons who told Detective
Lieut.. Miles Ledbetter they were with
Lentz at his home when the couple
was bludgeoned to death last Wednes-
day night.
Ledbetter said he regarded Lentz's
account as fully corroborated, but that
he would remain under a technical
charge until after the inquest tomor-
row morning.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

the more formidable British lion. II
Britain is leading up to part pay
ment of interest. it is time for every
one to sit up and take notice.
Visions OF reopening the inter-
national finance market Uere i'm
mediately conjured. That ,Dould
provide Way to get rid OF our
ercess gold. 1t might lead to sta
biliSation, restoration OF foreign
markets, cure OF domestic unem-
ployment-in tact. to sort OF in
ternationdl Utopia.
1t is a pretty picture, but you can
rest assured it is just as remote
as Utopia.
OF course 1t Is recognized that
Greece is not making the payment for
fun. Nor are our authorities at the
empty war debt cash box here greatly
inspired by the hope that Athens has
suddenly become conscience stricken.
1t Is generally conceded that the Eu-
ropean debt conscience is beyond re-
pentance. No one pays on latent
obligation these days without a pros
pect of getting at least twice as much
as he pays.
European Test Case.
The Greek purpose seems to be to
get at least twice as much around the
Johnson act. This is the law pre-
venting defaulting governments from
seeking loans in this country. BY pay
ing a few thousand dollars, Greece
may remove herself from the class Of
defaulters. then she may try to borrow
some big money.
United States Government authori-
ties know this or suspect it to de-
gree which borders on conviction.
They also recognize the probability
that the Greek offer is a European
test case. Even so, there will be no
Utopia.
The reason there won't be is that
too many people in this country are
against that method Of temporary
business expansion. The Greeks may
be able to float a small loan here
There are enough good restaurant
proprietors from the homeland to buy
bonds within their financial limita-
tions. But even if that test case
should prove to be successful in the
next six months or so. it will not be
an authentic precedent. Britain
would find. for instance. that there
are not enough British restauranteurs
in this country to float q British
dinghy, much less a loan.
For another thing, the Gopern-
n1ent crowd is dead set against any
such Development. The New Deal
ers are embarked on another
course In that one particular
land only in that one). Agrtcul
ture Secretary Wallace lately has
been speaking NTH massed NeU
Deal authority. 1t is his contention
that a prosperity purchased at
United States expense through
further foreign loans Dould only
double our troubles in the end.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Chinese Captor Of 3 Bandits
Holds Cafe Patron for Police

although the bandit was armed with
.45-caliber automatic.
When he took the stand to testify
against Alvin Harris, 10, Of 1918 Sixth
street, In Police Court this morning,
Wong had an inflamed left eye, and
his customer had . split lip. One OF
the knuckles on Wong,s right hand
was skinned where it had struck Har-
ris' teeth.
Wong told Judge John p. Mcldahon
that Harris tried to leave his res
taurant without paying for his food.
He said he knocked the customer down
and held him until polics arrived.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

James Wong, Chinese restaurant
owner. at 1910 Eighteenth street, added
his fourth customer to the Police Court
record today.
Wong has . record Of three armed
hold-up men to his credit, and this
morning q customer who was dissatis.
ned with the food In Wong's restaurant
Saturday and refused to pay, was
sentenced to pay $40 fine for being
drunk and SO for simple assault on
Wong.
Recently Wong captured his third
hold-up man and held him for police,
Evening star., 1936-02-24

1t must be grand, serving as q mem
ber of the House Committee of the
Joliet Indoor Country Club. what with
crap games and poker parties and
liquor made right there on the prem
1ses and shots In the arm at the low
rate Of 81 per shot.
The day Is at hand when prison
break" in the headlines won't mean
that some Of the fellows ON the in
side are trying to get out but that
some Of the fellows on the outside are
trying to get in; rs who could blame
them?
(Copyrtght, 1885. by the North American
NeHspacey Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1936-02-24
ELLENBOGEN TO SPEAK
AT MASS ASSEMBLY
Labor Union Rent Committee to
Sponsor Address Thursday,
Mocch

Representative Ellenbogen will be
guest speaker at the mass meeting
Thursday, March S, at Central High
School auditorium under auspices Of
the Central Labor Union Committee
on Rents and Low-Cost Housing, it
was announced today by Henry Rhine.
committee secretary.
Ellenbogen. Rhine said, has agreed
to introduce in the House new hous-
ing bill being drafted by the union
rent committee. Provisions of the
measure were explained in confer
ence with Ellenhogen. when the fol-
lowing delegation from organized labor
was present:
Dorothy Cline. w. P. A. Lodge; Rob-
ert Santman. Federation of Architects,
Engineers, Chemists and Technicians:
Walter Disbrow, Machnists' Local, and
Rhine.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Police Suspect Arson.

Discovery Of rags soaked In gaso-
line led police today to suspect that
the fire which broke out in the rear
of q restaurant at 2206 Pennsylvania
avenue early yesterday was delib-
erately set The blaze was quickly
extinguished.
A man was seen lettering about the
place shortly before the fire began.
Evening star., 1936-02-24

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. February 24.-The
"alibi story" of Fred Stettler. suspect
in the slayings Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Barbour, was reported today by police
to have been discredited.
Settler. 25-year-old chauffeur, re-
pudiated his alleged confession that
he killed the elderly rooming house
operators in q robbery. and declared
he sold q used car dealer q clock-work
arson device which set the couples
bed room on fire.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
Things Certainly Are
Lovely for Boys in
Country's Prisons.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, February
24.-Things certainly are lovely for
the boys in the big stone bide-a-wee
homes, is it not so?
At San quentin, here in California,
chosen groups turning out counter
felt money and never having to worry
Evening star., 1936-02-24

ABOUT geCtlng In
Jail, since they
already are in.
An a nice jolly
strike on at Alca-
traz. And in my
old home State
the inmates just
seeming to come
and 60 at will, as
it were.
But in Illinois
] 5 W n e + e I n e
chaps enjoy all
t h e benefits OF
congenial society
without the both
nnaf s,ouiHn I,,ae
Evening star., 1936-02-24
D. C. HEALTH SPONSORS
ASK HEARING ON FUNDS
Medical Society Presidents Re-
quest for Conference Taken Up
by Other Groups.

Members of the District Of Columbia
Medical Society, District Tuberculosis
Association and others interested tn
public health in Washington today
asked the District Commissioners for
a hearing tomorrow morning on the
Health Departments pending ap-
preparation.
DR.. Sterling Rufin, president Of the
Medical Society, asked for the hear
ing, and was joined by members Of
the other organizations.
The group will be received by the
Commissioners at 1890 am. in Com
missioner Hazen's Office at the Dis
trict Building.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
POLICE CAR STOLEN
Auto Taken From Ohio Highway
Officers Is Found Looted.

Officers Is Found Looted.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, February "a IP).
-Ohio's highway patrolmen felt just
q bit sheepish yesterday. A thief in
vaded the patrol headquarters garage
here Saturday night and stole one of
the patrol cars.
The highway patrol enlisted aid OF
Columbus police in the search for
the car, and the local department
found the auto abandoned IN the CEN
ter of the city.
"A first-aid kit, axe. tow chains, tire
chains, blanket ana t1ashllgnt were
missing.
Evening star., 1936-02-24
Oven Taken to Fires.

London has added to its fire equip
ment q canteen van, with oven capable
Of cooking 100 meat pies, to supply
food for firemen on duty at blazes for
long periods.