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Evening star., 1936-02-11
S9DO,ODO,0DO TAX
PLAN HELD STUDIED
Administration Reported
Centering Attention on
Excise Levies.
BY the Associated Press.

by the hSsOCldteu FIcss
Tax sources estimated to provide
from $500 900 900 to 5000, ,00o. 900 an
nually were reported under consid-
Grafton today by administration ex-
perts for revenue to finance the new
farm program and pay the old A. A.
AS obligations.
President Roosevelt has said half
a billion dollars would be needed to
finance the subsidy-soil conservation
farm plan. Capitol leaders have pre-
dicted additional revenue would not
be asked for the bonus payment law.
Chairman Doughton Of the House
Ways and Means Committee said after
a White House conference any tax
requests would be smaller than gen.
orally expected.
Three Fields Get Attention.
But in canvassing sources for rev.
enue, 1t was learned that three par
ticular fields were receiving attention:
l. Enactment Of excise taxes on
processing of farm commodities to
raise about $460, 1000, 900.
2. Enactment Of other taxes to
raise from $3.50 ,000, 900 to $3.50, 900 900.
3. Enactment of retroactive excess
profit or special income taxes to re-
cover from professors the $500 900 900
in impounded taxes returned to manu-
facturers under the Supreme Court
ruling in the rice millers' case. Which,
or what combination, of these would
be selected finally was not known.
Authoritative quarters said the ad-
ministration probably would center
its attention on the excise taxes. The
recommendations were reported to be
prepared for use o congressional COM
mittees.
The excise taxes, following closely in
form the now invalidated processing
taxes, were reported designed to be-
come a permanent levy to serve as the
farmers tariff" to meet the cost of
the soil conservation program.
Levied at Lower Rates.
While scores Of suggestions concern
ing the excise tax rates were said to
have been discussed, and while the ad-
ministration was reported to have
made no final decision, informed
sources said the excises favored would
include more commodities than the
old processing tax and would be levied
at considerably lower rates.
Excise taxes on products most used
by consumers, such as meats, -four and
cotton, 1t was reported, might be re-
duced as much as two-thirds from the
old processing tax rate. Taxes on
other commodities would be reduced
as much as one-third. It was esti-
mated the rates now under discussion
would produce about $460, 600, 600,
whereas the old processing tax rate
on the same commodities would have
produced about $500, 100000.
Some said it has been planned to
include all grains in the new excise
levies.
Half Dozen Plans Considered.
At least half q dozen plans were
under consideration in connection
with the $230,000.000 to $3.50 ,o00, 900
cost to meet old A. A. A. obligations.
One was known to be the elimination
or reduction of an exemption Of $2.500
for a married man in computing sur
taxes due on incomes in excess of
$4,000 year. Oficials said privately
that such a change In the income tax
law probably could raise about $780,
100000 year.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
SENATE GETSPEEK
FARM TARIFF BILL
McNary introduces Measure
Providing Bounty for
New Products.
By the Associated Press.

A new farm bill was introduced in
the Senate today by Republican Leader
McNary providing for increased tariffs,
payments to farmers based on the
domestic allotment plan and use of
customs receipts to encourage produc-
ton Of new products and find new
markets.
The measure was offered "by re-
quest" McNary said George N. Peek,
who resigned recently as the admlnis-
tration export trade adviser, had
drafted it.
Shortly after its introduction Sena-
tor Hastings, Republican, of Delaware
attacked on the floor the Smith
Bankhead soil conservation-subsidy
bill as proposal to control the farm
ers themselves and to give Jobs to the
thousands Of Democrats who were en-
ployed under the A. A. A."
Democratic Leader Robinson inter-
rupted Hastings to assert that the last
Republican platform declared for con-
troll Of agricultural production and the
pending A. A. A. replacement bill came
within the bounds of the Supreme
Court decision invalidating the ad-
justment act.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
Hamlet Permitted to Remain
On Condition He Goes Leashed

There will be no Punishment for
Hamlet, but hereafter. the huge Great
Dane must be attached to leash
when he goes abroad.
Neighbors of Hamlet's mistress, Mrs.
w. Forbes Morgan, received this as
surance today from James w. Lauder
dale, assistant corporation counsel.
At least a score Of persons resid-
ing In the vicinity of Mrs. Forbes
home, 2520 Massachusetts avenue,
complained to Lauderdale that Ham
let was q menace to the lives and
welfare Of smaller dogs They asked
that the dog be sent away.
Lauderdale decided, however, that
there was not enough evidence TO
warrant . Police Court prosecution.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
US. AND CANADIAN
MISSION PAIR HELD
Crown Prince of Ethiopia Or
ders Their Immediate
Release, However.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Principal American interests In
Ethiopia haze been those of mis-
Siondries tDho maintained schools
and hospitals for natiues. One OF
most acttpe groups has been Sep
enth-Day AdDentists, tDhose head
quarters are in Washington, and
whose hospital facilities at Dessye
tUere damaged by one OF first
bombing expeditions OF Italians.
Actual warfare in Ethiopia has
been spasmodic as italian troops
ceased progress in north last No.
pember, wtile those in south hare
made only one major adpance since
that date.
(copyrisht, 1896, by the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, February 11.-An
American missionary and a Canadian
colleague were arrested by an Ethi-
opian chieftain in the remote South
western Gamo Province it was learned
today, but were ordered released by
Crown Prince Asia Wosan.
The men were arrested, It was
learned. because they refused to move
to safer locality.
The Sudan interior missionaries,
Rev. Harold Street of Paxton, H., and
one of his colleagues, were seized a
few days ago at the Sudan interior
mission station at Slama, so miles
south of Chencha, capital of Gamo
Province, $50 miles southwest of Adds
Ababa.
Orders Given Two Days Ago.
The crown prince, who assumed the
imperial duties while Emperor Halle
Selassie was at his Dessye field head
quarters, issued his orders two days
ago that the missionaries be freed.
The missionary arrested with Rev.
Mr.. Street was a Canadian, John
Trewin.
Rev. Mr.. Trewin is from Toronto.
Rev. Mr.. Street was born in York,
Nebr.
DR.. T. A. Lambie, field director Of the
Ethiopian mission service, said both
men were well treated.
The American missionary's wife and
four children were detained, unharmed,
at their home.
Reports published abroad that eight
persons were imprisoned were denied
officially.
Agreement Last October.
Before the Italo-E Ethiopian war
started last October, Cornelius van H.
Engert, now United States consul gen.
eral to Ethiopia, and Sir Sydney Bar
ton, British Minister to Ethiopia, ac-
cepted a proposal by Ethiopian Foreign
Minister Bellaten Gueta Herouy that
any American citizens or British sub
jects in what was considered a dan
gerous area could be ordered to go else
where.
Government officials described the
(See MISSIONARIES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1936-02-11

The corporation counsel cited the
promise Of Joseph B. Tumulty, Mrs.
Morgan's attorney, to keep Hamlet on
q leash when he goes out in future.
Lauderdale issued a statement
which said, in part. that he had
been assured 1t was Mrs. Nor
gan's sincere desire In every way to
be good neighbor, and to relieve
every fear on the part Of her neigh
bors Of the idea Of the dog being
at large on the streets, and that she
is quite willing to see to It that the
dog is never allowed out without .
leash"
Authorities expressed the hope this
settled the matter. "
Evening star., 1936-02-11
BY the Associated Press.


MARCHFIEID, Calf, February II.
-Searchers today found evidence that
Lieut.. John T. Helms, long-missing
Army hier, had crawled from his
wrecked plane, unbuckled his para
chute and walked away.
There was little hope, however, that
Helms, fiance of Movie Actress Toby
Wing, would be found alive now. He
disappeared on q flight last December
80.
Searchers who reached his plane
in the San Bernardino National For
est today reported to Marchfield his
emergency water bottle holding .
gallon had not been found. Ofncers
surmised that he took this with him
and started down the mountainside
for aid.
Lieut.. Helms disappeared six weeks
ago on flight from San Francisco to
Marchneld. In his emergency Kit was
food enough for three days.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
STOCKS PUSHED UP
BY HEAVY BUYING
Many at New Highs for Five
Years or Longer-Steels Take
Prominent Part.

ny the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE
stock market pushed through for many
new highs for the last five years today
In . heavy buying movement centered
In steels, rails and motors.
Gains ranged from few cents q
share to more than 50, and while there
was q slight tapering of in the fever
ish trading activity around the noon
hour, prices in most cases rested Sc
curely around the days peaks.
Prominent on the upside were United
states Steel, Bethlehem, Ludlum, Re-
public, Crucible, Youngstown Sheet q
Tube, Great Northern, New York Gen.
tral, United States Smelling, Chrysler
and General Motors.
The bond market displayed steadi-
ness, but leading commodities were
hesitant, and international dollar
rates were narrow.
The fresh advance was accompanied
by no definite news factor other than
. scattering of optimistic forecasts
for the long-term steel outlook.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
TRADE BOARD AIDS
HEALTH MEETING
Joins Medical Society in
Move to Show Condi-
tions Here.

Backed by the Washington Board of
Trade, officers of the Medical Society
Of the District today went ahead with
plans for a public mass meeting to
protest inadequate health and public
welfare appropriations despite an en-
phatic protest from Representative
Blanton, chairman of subcommittee
on District appropriations.
The physicians stressed the fact
that they did not wish to antagonize
Mr.. Blanton or seem to criticize Con-
gress, but were merely exercising the
right of free assembly and free petit
ton" to place an alarming health
situation before the public.
The Board of Trade yesterday
threw its influence behind the medical
society when the directors formally
approved efforts to obtain a larger
health appropriation from Congress
and announced the board would be
represented at the mass meeting.
First Formal Action
The action yesterday was the first
taken formally by the whole organi-
cation, and placed the entire men,
bership of approximately $500 behind
the medical society's campaign.
The Public Health Committee of the
Board of Trade previously had ap-
proved the drive for more health
appropriations.
The mass meeting will be called
at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon in Cen
tral High School Auditorium, with
the cooperation of leading civic
groups. At that time the needs of the
Districts hospital, public health nurs-
ing service and other welfare agencies
will be discussed in the light of recent
recommendations of the Bureau oi
the Budget for cuts in appropriations
asked by the District Commissioners.
Mr.. Blanton telephoned DR.. Sterling
Rufin, president Of the Medical So
ciety, and Is reported to have sug-
gested that the mass meeting be called
of. The physicians declined to dt
this, while at the same time adopting
modifying attitude toward the Rep
resentative from Texas.
Hope for Funds Later.
The hope was expressed that cut
recommended by the Budget Burea,
might be made up in deflcienc,
appropriation later.
A spokesman for the society said:
"Mr. Blanton had mistaken ide'
that the mass meeting was beinl
called in an effort to coerce his com
mittee and Congress. think W
will be able to convince him that thi
Is not the case. We merely wish II
exercise the right of free assembl.
and free petition in the interest o
public health. Mr.. Blanton will b
invited to the meeting to hear our sid
Of the case"
Evening star., 1936-02-11
AIRLINER MISSING
IN SOUTH ATLANTIC
French Plane Left Natal Yester-
day and Has Been Unheard
From Since.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 1.-THE sea-
plane Vile de Buenos Aires Of Air
france, the French airline, was re-
ported today as missing" over the
South Atlantic.
Aboard the Vile de Buenos Aires,
bound from Natal, Brazil, to Dakar.
Africa, were a crew of five and one
passenger.
It left Natal yesterday morning and
was due at Dakar at 10 am. (6 am,
Eastern standard time) today.
Radio communications, ordinarily
constantly maintained, was lost at
$50 pm. yesterday.
At that time the crew reported they
were flying over st. Paul Island, about
500 miles from Brazil, with the mes
sage, "All we'll"
Evening star., 1936-02-11
Prettyman to Resign March IS
To Return to Prirate Practice
Corporation Counsel Is
Nearing End of Sec.
ond Year in Office.
Viii Be Associated in
La,p With A,UaIt
and He,Ues.

E. Barrett Prettyman will resign as
corporation counsel of the District, ef-
fective March IS, to return to private
law practice.
Prettyman will associate In law
practice with F. Gloyd Await, first
deputy controller of the currency, who
has resigned from that post, effective
Saturday, and with Thomas Hewes,
formerly Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and formerly Special As
sistant Secretary of State.
March Is will end Prettyman's Sec
ond year as corporation counsel. The
announcement was not unexpected,
since 1t was known he planned soon
to return to private practice, but 1t
had been thought he would continue
in Office until the end of the present
session of Congress.
The three partners have purchased
a building at 1922 Connecticut avenue
Evening star., 1936-02-11
ANCIENT ROAD FOUND

NEW YORK, February II @.-
Discovery OF q well-constructed noun
tain road which may lead to pre-
Inca "iost city" In Central Ecuador
was reported today by Henry M.
Hardwicke. geologist member Of an
Andes Amazon expedition.
The exploration party found the
ancient roadway. cut into sacred
mountain" with engineering skin, and
abutments Of ancient bridges. The
expedition was headed by Capt. Err
skine Lock. Hardwicke, . New
Yorker, said he hopes TO return to
Ecuador next years
Evening star., 1936-02-11
594 GIVEN EMPLOYMENT
Many More to Receive Jobs in
Bonus Payment.

Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, veterans
administrator, announced today ap-
pointment of 594 additional employees
to handle work involved in paying the
bonus" to World War veterans in $50
bonds and checks for balances.
Hines said eventually more than a.
900 more employees would be appointed.
approximately 1.100 for offices through
out the country and 900 for the CEN
tral office here. All are drawn from
civil service.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
BARN AND TRUCKS SINK
INTO LARGE CAVERN
Florida Farmer Finds 0O-Foot-
Deep Pond Where Property
Once Stood.
the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS-
JASPER, Fla, February ia
farmer near here lost q barn, two
trucks, two automobile motors and
some scrap lumber but gained SWIM
ming pool when a lime sink caved in
suddenly In his back yard.
A small son of Steve Bird noticed
the barn disappearing yesterday and
called his father. A new truck also
was going over the edge but Bird tied
it to trees with ropes and finally
pulled 1t out,
The hole, now about 40 feet in
diameter and nearly full of water, was
still widening today. Bird sounded
it and played out 80 feet Of line before
striking bottom. It Is within 80 feet
Of the family's back door, but the
farmer said he would not move.
Such phenomena are reported oc-
casionally in Florida. They are be-
lieved. caused by underground streams.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
Tugs Rush to Rescue Crew.

ANCONA, Italy, February II R.-
Tugs went out today in an attempt
to rescue the crew Of the Spanish
collier Rita Garcia. one of three YES
sells which have met disaster in a
snow, sleet and wind storm of An
coma.
Tugs rescued the crew Of Rus
sian collier when 1t sank. They also
rescued the crew of the Italian fish,
ing schooner Innocence as it went
down. The Rita Garcia reported she
was foundering.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
TO INITIATE PRESIDENT
Knights Of Pythias Plan White

Knights of Pythias Plan White
House Ceremony.
President Roosevelt will be initiated
into the Order of the Knights OF
Pythias on February 10 at 1 pm. at
the White House.
Officers of the Supreme Lodge,
knights of Pythias, will confer the
rank of knighthood on the Presi-
dent. The initiatory work will be
under the auspices Of Columbus Lodge,
No. 332, Grand Domain Of New York.
Deputy Supreme Chancellor Maxwell
Lustig of that lodge will preside.
The obligation viii be given on the
Rathbone Bible and the charter Of
Franklin Lodge, No. 2, Of this city,
the oldest Pythian lodge in the world.
will be used.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
Cable Car Drops; 8 Drown.

PARIS, February II R.-Three
workmen In an aerial cable car dropped
into the Seine and drowned in the
sight Of hundreds of spectators today.
The cable car fell into the water
when q steel tower at one end OF the
line COLLAPSED.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
Falkland Islands
Held British Soil,
Eden Tells House
Makes RerelatiOn in Re.
ply to Protest Against
Argentina Stamp.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 1l.-Anthony
Eden. foreign secretary. has revealed
that Great Britain still considers the
Falkland Islands of the American
continent British territory.
In a written answer to a House of
Commons question yesterday, he said
Great Britain had warned Argentina
(see FALKLAND, Page A-D
Evening star., 1936-02-11
NEW FIGHT RAISED
BY BILL TO SELL
ROAD TO AIRPORT
Company Manager Cool to
Expense Which Would
Finance Bypass.
PLEDGE AGAINST RIVAL
FIELD is DEMANDED
Solomon Says Closing of Military
Road May Affect Realty Hold
ings-Rental Proposed.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
On elimination of traffic right of
tOay across landing strip of Wash
ington Airport depends immediate
future OF commercial aviation in
Capital
Threatening to renloUe its con-
troll precautions. airport manage
ment ran into threat by Commerce
Department to force closing OF
port; Post O6ice Department also
threatened to move mail opera
tions to Baltimore.
Situation brought immediate re-
action in Capitol as District
groups sought solution.
Evening star., 1936-02-11

for their business here and also have
acquired a small building at Hart
ford, Conn, where they also plan to
conduct a law business.
Commissioner George E. Allen said
today he has no idea yet who will
(See PRETTYMAN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1936-02-11
Flyer Spans South Atlantic.

DAKAR, French West Africa,
February IL R.-Lieut. Antonio Mem
endez Of the Cuban Navy completed
q flight across the South Atlantic
last night. landing safely at Bathurst,
West Africa, after . flight from Natal,
Brazil.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
BULLETIN.

Immediate closing or policing by
the War Department Of Military
road, to be followed by Govern
ment sale of the highway to Wash
ington Airport, or at public auction.
is provided in a new resolution in
troduced in the Senate today by
Chairman Reynolds of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1936-02-11

Prospects for settlement of the dis
pute over closing of Military road,
held necessary for the preservation OF
Washington Airport, were dimmed to-
day as members of Congress, airport
officials and representatives of Arling-
ton County fought over new plan to
sell the road right of way to the air
port to raise funds for substitute
road around the flying field.
At the instance of members of the
Virginia congressional delegation. in
cluding Senator Byrd and Repre-
sentative Howard W. Smith, Chair
man MeSwain of the House Military
Affairs Committee. today was making
third new draft of a bill dealing
with the Military road situation.
Want to Rent Road.
McSwain said this afternoon he has
talked with officers of the airport
corporation, who told him that they
do not want to buy Military road, but
are willing to rent the right of way.
The present attitude Of my COM
mittee," McSwain said, "is not to ac-
cept a rental offer"
McSwain said his new resolution will
set 50,000 as minimum price for the
road. He said that there Is strong
opinion in some quarters that the price
should be more, the amounts suggested
running as high as 100000.
The new bill, expected to be in
troduced in the House today by
McSwain and in the Senate by
Senator Reynolds, chairman Of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee,
provides for the closing of Military
road, conditional upon its sale to the
airport. Proceeds of the sale would
be turned over to Arlington Countay
toward construction of a bypass
road.
S50,000 Price Expected.
Il understand that the new bill will
fix price of $4,000 for the Military
road right of way" said Samuel j.
Solomon, manager of Washington Air
port. "I have asked directors of Ma
tional Airport Corp. to meet with me
here today to discuss this latest offer.
am not at all optimistic over the
situation"
Solomon pointed out that until his
company knows definitely whether
Congress intends to build a perma-
nent governmental airport for Wash
ington, possibly in competition with
Washington Airport, no plans can be
made for further development Of
Washington Airport. In case the Gov
ernment should decide to establish a
rival airport, Washington Airport will
have to 60 out of business, in which
case its real estate holdings would be
reduced in value if Military road were
| closed.
Tydings Seeks Solution.
IF I am correctly informed" Solo,
mon said, "the new proposal is that
Washington Airport pay $50,000 for 81
acres of ground which would be Of
value only if the Government will
guarantee never to set up competing
airport which would drive us out of
business
Senator Tydings of Maryland still
was attempting today to arrange a
meeting with House conferees on the
bill, deadlocked for seven months, to
set up commission to select a per-
manent airport site for Washington.
At his Office it was said he hoped to
arrange for the meeting this after
noon. The conferees were unable to
meet yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-02-11
WEATHER.

20. 3. Weather Bureau Foreeast.)
Fair and continued cold tonight, mini
mum temperature about degrees; tomor-
row fair; gentle to moderate west and
northwest winds. Temperatures-High-
est, IS, at 12:45 pm. yesterday; lowest,
8, at am. today. Full report, Page A-9.
Evening star., 1936-02-11

1see POLITICS. Page A-40
Evening star., 1936-01-20
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, January 20-The
following is todays summary Of
corporation news prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York.
Prices of all grades of alcohol, ex-
cept completely denatured, were re-
duced 3 cents a gallon on all deliveries
prior to April /, 1886, by leading
alcohol manufacturers.
Armour g. Co. 1llinois) Federal
Judge Wilkerson, Chicago, refused to
order release of impounded process
ing taxes totaling $8,654 ,066 to this
company. ruling that final mandate
of United States Supreme Court in
the A. A. A. suits must be awaited.
General Capital Corp.-Net asset
value of capital stock of company as
of December 81, 1888. amounted to
s3705 a share against $500 at end
Of 1884.
Waukesha Motor Co-Con0p 0pany re-
ceived an order for % ice engines for
r-conditioning from Chicago g. North
Western Railway, and orders for three
additional engines from other roads.
Maine Central Railroad. Of
directors of company approved plan
of private bankers to finance refund
ing operations incidental to maturity
of $4,000. 900 of first and refunding
mortgage bonds on December /. 1885,
and to pay of loan OF $2,425 900
to r. F. C.
Pressed Steel Car Co-Federal
Court, Pittsburgh, authorized issuance
Of $2,500.00O trustees certificates.
maturing in IL months and bearing S
per cent interest issuance was sarc-
toned over objection of Bondholders'
Protective Committee.
Connecticut Light T. Power. Co -
Power sales in December were up 23l
per cent: in 12 months gain was is
per cent.
Hoe (R) g. Co. net income. year
ended September 80, was S650.753;
results include operation under trus-
teeship to July /, 1895.