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Evening star., 1936-03-06
TaxFghtO Ouer S., 900, ,O00Gifts
Waged on Couzens by Bureau

The children's fund has long been
the Senator's pet philanthropy. The
story has often been told that it was
the outgrowth of cripple coming into
his Office one day selling pencils. Cou-
zens rebuked him, but the next day he
had his lawyers prepare trust fund
which would give aid to cripples in
business undertakings. This did not
work so we'll and the children's fund
was evolved.
Couzens was Helvering's bitterest foe
when the latter's name was presented
to the Senate for confirmation shortly
after the New Deal came in.
It is recalled that about decade
ago the Michigan Senator was severe
critic of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon. One day a $10,000,000 tax
assessment, involving the sale of Cou-
zen's Ford Motor Co. holdings, was
levied against the Senator. He charged
this was persecution, and after long
litigation not only won the case but
got a refund of $4,000
Virtually all of the Senator's wealth,
incidentally. is invested in Government
tax-exempt securities.
Recently he caused the administra-
tion considerable embarrassment when
he disclosed that the treasurer Of the
Democratic National Committee, Wal
ter ]. Cummings, was receiving. more
than $4,000 year in trusteeships
over which the r. F. c. has control.
He has since made inquiries Of Chair
man Jesse Jones OF the r. r. G. con-
corning similar cases which have come
to his attention ..-....
Evening star., 1936-03-06
CURRAN SLATED
FOR POLICE JUDGE
Corporation Counsers Aide
Understood Chosen as Sue
Cessor to SChuIdt.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
ward M. Curran is understood to have
been selected for appointment to sue
ceed Judge Gus A. Schuldt on the
Police Court bench. Judge Schuldt's
term expired several weeks ago and
indications are that Curran's nomina-
ton will be sent to the Senate by
President Roosevelt probably tomor-
row.
Curran. a native of Maine. where
he was born 33 years ago, has been
resident of Washington for IL years
and has been assistant corporation
counsel for three years. He at first
was assistant corporation counsel at
Police Court. but for more than two
years has been the leading trial lawyer
of the corporation counsels staff. He
has had wide experience not only in
general practice. but in court procedure
and trial work.
Curran studied law at Catholic Uni
versity and after receiving his degree
there, practiced law here with Milton
w. King. He is an honorary member
of Gamma Eta Gamma and is on
(See CURRAN, Page -
Evening star., 1936-03-06
Measure Is Sent to Senate
Carrying 100000 as
Federal Share.
EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE
REDUCTIONS SUSPENDED
Dirksen Amendment to Take Out
Outside Work Prohibition
Is Killed Promptly.
President Stands
Firm for S5, 700, 900
District Allowance

President Roosevelt stands on
his budget recommendation that
the Federal Government contrib
ute s5.700,000 to the District of
Columbia municipal budget de-
spite the action Of the House sub
committee, headed by Represent
ative Blanton. in slashing this
figure to S2,700,000.
While the President made no
comment on the action of the
subcommittee when asked direct
ly at the press conference today
If he thought the slash of $1,000
000 left a fair Federal share Of
the expenses of the District. he
replied that he could not talk OUT
of turn. but that he could refer
the inquirer to his budget recon-
mendations for the District.
Mr.. Roosevelt then remarked
that the bill has not passed yet.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
DIRECTED VERDICT
CLEARS TE[LERS
Clayton and Speich Never
Should Have Been Indicted,
Justice Says.

Stating that the defendants never
should have been indicted and would
not have been indicted had a proper
investigation been made. Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue of District Supreme
Court today directed verdicts clearing
Frank R. Clayton and Robert N
Speich, former tellers of the closed
Mount Vernon Savings Bank. of an
embezzlement charge which had been
preferred against them.
Justice O'Donoghue said that if JUS
tice Department agents who investi-
gated the case had done a thorough
job the evidence they could have given
to the grand jury would have indicated
clearly that the two defendants were
not guilty.
The charge involved S2,18l25 in
clipped coupons deposited by the
Union Labor Life Insurance Co. on
March 2, 1888, Just two days before
the Nationwide bank closings. Speich,
who was assistant receiving teller. ac-
cepted the coupons, while Clayton,
whose duty it was to make out daily
settlements, failed to credit the amount
to the company's account. the Govern
ment charged
Early in the trial Justice O'Donoghue
directed verdict of not guilty as to
Speich. holding there was no showing
that he did anything more than
accept the deposit of the coupons
Early this afternoon he freed Clayton
holding there was no evidence to show
Clayton had embezzled anything.
Clayton was represented by Attor-
neys Bertrand Emerson and Joseph
Byrles and Speich by Attorney James
A. O'Shea.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
BY CARLISLE BARGERON.

Senator Couzens, Republican, of
Michigan is having trouble with the
Internal Revenue Bureau again. Com
missioner Guy T. Helvering, whose
appointment the Senator severely crit
icized, wants him to pay a gift tax on
some $3,000,000 which he gave away
last year.
OF this amount, $2,500,000 is under
stood to have been given to the Chill
drens Fund of Detroit, to which the
Senator already has contributed $10.-
100000. The remainder of the amount
in question is understood to- be the
$500,000 which Couzens gave the Gov
ernment to carry out an experimental
low-cost housing project at Pontiac,
Mich.
So far the incident is not believed
to have gone further than the cor.
respondence stage, but it is under.
stood there has been spirited ex-i
change between Helvering and the
Senator.
In SO far as the s5oo,ooo is con-
cerned, this was gift which the
Senator made to a corporation set. up
by the Government at time when
there was controversy over whether
low-cost housing was feasible and
whether 1t could be carried out cheaply
enough to benefit the people whom
1t was intended to benefit. The SEN
ator took the position the only way to
find out was to give the plan trial.
The Government subsequently put up
s350,oo0, and the project now is just
about completed.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
Var mosquitoes
MChicago Hailed
As CoI0rfuI Job
Sanitary Engineer De-
scribes Plan to Spray
Pests With Dyes.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., March g.
Mosquito determination work in Cook
County, ILL.,, promises to be colorful
business.
Lyell Clarke, sanitary engineer for
the Desplaines Valley mosquito abate-
ment district, described plans for COL
'oring 100000 mosquitoes red, green,
yellow, blue, brown and then turning
them loose in Cook County, which in
cludes Chicago.
Clarke told members of the New
Jersey Mosquito determination Asso-
tion that staining of the insects by
spraying them with aniline dyes will
help test their flight range.
Mosquito fighters equipped with
portable sprayers will walk through
the marshes, spraying the insects as
they rise.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
HAGOOD INQUIRY
VOTED DOWN, 122,
BY SENATE GROUP
Military Committee Blocks
Proposal to Probe Re-
movaI of Army Officer.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
TO COMMENT ON CASE
Hopkins Reveals Complaint Came
From Aubrey Williams During
His Absence.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Committee
today voted, IL to 2, against the
proposed investigation of the removal
of Maj. Gen. johnson Hagood from
command of the 9th Corps Area for
criticizing Federal spending.
Only few minutes before this ac-
ton President Roosevelt at his press
conference refused to comment on the
Hagood case
In rejecting the resolution of Sen
ator Metcalf. Republican, of Rhode
Island for the inquiry. the committee
upheld subcommittee of three which
unanimously recommended disap-
proval of the resolution.
The subcommittee. composed of
Senators Logan, Democrat. of Ken
lucky: Duffy, Democrat, of Wisconsin,
and Carey, Republican, of wyoming.
declared in its report that while Army
officers should be permitted to answer
legitimate questions before congress
sional committees without subjecting
themselves to discipline or punish
ment. freedom of speech as guaran-
teed by the Constitution does not
mean "a license" to 'use language
which may be interpreted as critical
of the President, Congress or other
Government officials.
Ordered to Home.
Gen Hagood was ordered to his
home in South Carolina to await
orders after he had testified before a
House appropriations subcommittee
and referred to w. P. A. funds as
stage money"
The Military Subcommittee declared
language critical of the President in
such instances was in violation of the
sixty-second article of war prescribed
by Congress.
1t added that in this particular case
Hagood "by other language could have
conveyed to the committee his opinion
that it would be much better to expeno
public funds for the building of quar-
ters and barracks for housing the
Army than for purposes for which he
considered wasteful and unnecessary.
The report added that ample op-
portunity was given him to revise his
testimony. which he declined to do"
Up to Commander in Chief.
Whether the removal was justified
under the generally accepted ethics
of military discipline. the subcommit-
tee said it was of the opinion that
matters of military discipline must
DE determined by the commander in
chief. or proper officials of the War
Department. and that it would be un-
wise for Congress to undertake to de-
termine what is, or what is not. proper
military discipline. provided the same
is not contrary to the articles of war
which Congress enacted as a statute
for the government of the Army"
The report said there was no ne
cessity" for an investigation to de-
termine the persons responsible for
Gen. Hagood's removal, one of the
provisions of the Metcalf resolution.
1t said under the Constitution the
President is commander in chief of
the Army and the order of removal
(See HAGOOD, Page 3)s
Evening star., 1936-03-06

tcopyrieht 1886 by the Associated Press
TOXIC, March 6-Koki Hirota S
hopes of introducing new national
cabinet to Emperor Hirohito immedi-
ately disappeared today when the
army arose to demonstrate that it was
still politically powerful enough to
wreck any efforts to form a ministry,
despite its loss of prestige and popu-
larity after last weeks military up
rising.
Because high militarists disiked
some of Hirota's liberal nominations.
they Influenced Count Juichi Terau-
chi. proposed as war minister, to
withdraw from the cabinet slate and
indicated no other general would be
permitted to join the ministry unless
their terms were met.
The militarists raised this unex-
pected opposition to Hirota Just as
sweeping changes in the ernly leader
ship arose as another sequel to the
short-lived insurrection, a new COM
:nander- r-in-chief being selected for
Manchukuo and three more senior
generals being retired
The army's refusal to supply a
general to fill the war ministry in the
(see JAPAN, Page 81.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
ECUADOR GUARD SLAIN
BY PERUVIAN PATROL
Body Pulled Across Border, Says
Report From Guayaquil-Lima
Version Differs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, March g.
The killing of an Ecuadorian guard
by Peruvian frontier guards was re-
ported in dispatches from Santa Rosa
today.
These dispatches said Carlos Rodas.
who had been on patrol duty in the
territory near Zarumilla since 1892,
was killed on Ecuadorian soil Ecua-
dorian sources declared the Peruvian
guards pulled Rodas' body across the
border into Peru.
(In Lima, Peru. it was reported that
Rodas had been killed when he and
group of armed Ecuadorians crossed
the frontier into Peru.
(The Northern border OF Peru, lying
in jungle territory, has been the
source of a number Of incidents in re-
cent years. Three years ago, Colom-
bia and Peru nearly went to war be-
cause Of frontier difiiculties.)
Evening star., 1936-03-06
QUARANTINE CLAMP
PLACED ON HARLAN
Spinal Meningitis Causes 80
Deaths in Kentucky
County.

By the Associated Press.
HARLAN, KY. March Ga tight
quarantine was clamped down on dis
ease-ridden Harlan County today as
State and county health authorities
fought to check the rampant spread
of spinal meningitis. 80 cases of which
have caused 80 deaths.
The quarantine order was issued by
County Health Officer w. P. Caywood
after the Harlan County Medical AS
sociation voted to ban church services,
close theaters and other amusement
centers and prohibit public meetings.
Upon the recommendation of DR.. F.
W. Caudill, State epidemiologist, who
said children were better off there
than anywhere else." schools were not
included in the quarantine.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

The "Blantonized" 1887 District
supply bill was rushed through the
House today and sent to the Senate
in the same form in which it was
reported from the Appropriations
Committee. The vote was 29O to 26.
Not figure or punctuation mark
was changed as the Blanton steam-
roller crushed every move to eliminate
some of the bills major inequities.
AS it went to the Senate. the mca-
sure calls for appropriations totaling
S42,573 ,283. and fixes the Federal pay
ment toward the expenses of the Dis
trict at S2,700000, the lowest in his
tory.
Restoration Efforts Futile.
No efforts were made in the final
hours of consideration of the measure
to restore reductions made by the Ap-
preparations Committee in the ap-
proved estimates of the Budget Bureau
for the Health Department. Public
Welfare and the Police Department.
The few members of the House in
sympathy with the Districts needs
knew the futility of trying to make
any alterations in the bill.
Representative Dirksen. Republican.
of Illinois. and a member of the Dis
trict Legislative Committee of the
House. however. did attempt to have
eliminated from the bill a new legis-
lative provision designed to prevent
District officials and employees who
receive S2,4O0 year or more from
engaging in outside" work. His
amendment to kill the provision met
the same fate as all other proposed
changes.
Earlier today Minority Leader Smell
protested against insinuations that DR..
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent of
schools, favored teaching communism.
There were certain insinuations
made on the floor of this House late
yesterday against DR.. Ballou, perhaps
on the ground he favored commu-
nisnl." said Smell. Il do not know
anything about the facts and about
communism in the schools. But I
have known DR.. Ballou since boyhood.
I know his whole family history. There
is nothing in the history of the whole
family to lead any one to believe he
had any such tendencies.
I do not intend to let this insinua-
ton go by without protest"
SHELLS statement was greeted with
applause.
In reply, Representative Blanton.
Democrat of Texas, who is plotting
the bill through the House. suggested
that every member read DR.. Ballou's
testimony before the subcommittee on
appropriations.
Read all of DR.. Ballou's answers"
said Blanton. Read all of the evi-
dence, and form your own con-
cluSionS."
Yesterday 25 pages of the bill were
skipped over rapidly, and every
amendment offered was voted down.
including one that would have re-
stored the Federal payment toward the
expenses of the District to $5,7o0.ooo.
Zioncheck Battles.
Frequent clashes between Blanton
and Zioncheck, Democrat of Wash
ington. marked the first actual con-
sideration of the measure.
Zioncheck, who has found 1t difficult
to get along with Blanton on the
House floor on previous occasions.
obviously tried to heckle him when
ever the opportunity arose. Once
zioncheck told the Texan he Is
muscle bound behind the ears"
And another time there were threats
of a real fight, when Banton was
(See SUPPLY BILL, Page A.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
"Old Messenger"
Pens Tribute to
Justice Holmes
Colored Man, n, Re-
members Master He
Serred 20 Years.
HOLMES. OLIVER WENDELL. In sad re-

HOLMES. OLIVER WENDELL. In sad re-
membrance of the late associate justice
Of the Supreme Court. OLIVER WEN
DELL HOLMES. who passed TO his re-
ward one year ago today. March 6, 1885.
Death is the gate 10 endless joy. but
nn dread to enter there.
HIS OLD MESSENGER. ARTHUR A
THOMAS.
One year ago today word flashed
from here to the world that the grand
old man of the Supreme Court" Oliver
Wendell Holmes, had died quietly in
his red brick home.
The President. Congressman. Su-
preme Court justices, leading members
of the bar and pretentious list OF
other notables publicly expressed their
tSee HOLMES, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-06
1870 HEROES OF ALAMO
HONORED BY TEXANS
Hundred Years Since Santa Anna
Troops Slaughtered Defend
ers in Mission.

BY the Associated Press.
o SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March g.
Texans remembered the Alamo today
and the 180 heroes who died within its
walls 100 years ago. ..-...
Patriotic ceremonies included pres
entation of flags from 20 States and
6 foreign countries whose sons were
slain within the tiny Franciscan mis-
sion building in Texas war for inde-
pendence from Mexico.
Gov Hill McAlister of Tennessee
presented the flag of that State, the
former home of Sam Houston. first
President of the Republic of Texas.
Not member of the garrison sur
vived the storming by Gen. Santa
Anna's troops March 6, 1886.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
Greek Army Officers Arrested.

ATHENS, March 6 tP.-Fifteen
Army officers were reported today to
be under arrest for. hostile demonstra-
tions against Gen. John Mextaxas, vet
eran Greek diplomat and newly-ap-
pointed minister of war.
It was understood that extra guards
had been ordered placed at all army
garriSonS.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
ARMY BLOCKS NEW
CABINET IN JAPAN
Military Leaders Still Pow
erfuI Enough to Wreck
Its Formation.
B4CkCROL Nd

BACKGROUND
While ciuilian population pays
cost, militariSt factions OF japanese
government fight ouer government
policy as represented by personnel
OF administration.
Week ago Wednesday extremists
suddenly opened campaign OF ter
rorism by aSsaSSinating number OF
government leaders. Threat OF
general rebellion, hoiceuer, Das sub
dued tUithin teD days. Premier
Okada. head OF conservative fac
ton. iUho ,Uas reported slain. re-
appeared. but resigned. Since then
oil efforts hare been turned to for
nation OF new government salts
factory to both factions.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
1875 Million for Air Force.

LONDON, March 6 (P.-Viscount
Swinton, British secretary for air. an
nounced today Parliament would be
asked to vote f39,O0OOOO (about
sl95, 900 ,000) to operate the United
Kingdom air force in 1886. The esti-
mate of air requirements was fl3,-
015,000 (nearly 5,075, ,000) greater
than the 1885 appropriation.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
AIR TRAFFIC OFFICER

A special officer to control air traffic
was named today by the Bureau Of
Air Commerce.
Earl F. Ward of Berwyn, ILL.,, the
new official, will be IN charge of work
ing out initial regulations designed to
keep planes in courses TO avoid col
lisions and landing conflicts.
Development of instrument flying in
foggy weather and increased traffic
generally have necessitated this. the
bureau said.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
FLOOD SECOND IN WEEK
Juniata River Forced From Banks
by Ice Near Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG. Pa. March (P.-
The Juniata River, swelled by the ap-
proach of a huge ice field, left its
banks at nearby Ar,nity Hall early to-
day for the second time in week.
Swirling, muddy water feet deep
poured over the country side for a
half mile along the stream at the
junction with the Susquehanna. not
yet recovered from last weeks flood.
The overflow rose at the rate of
more than a foot an hour as 7
mile length of grinding. crunching ice
neared the gorge at the mouth of the
Juniata, which caused the last food
Evening star., 1936-03-06
MARRIAGE DELAYED
Lady Ashley Fails to Bring Neces.
sary Papers Along.

PARIS, March s'R.-Lady Ash
ley's failure to bring necessary docu-
ments from London delayed her mar
riage to Douglas Fairbanks again to-
day, just when the American actor
thought he had everything arranged
at last.
Friends d. of the couple said the
needed legal paper was coming from
England by plane. probably in time
for late afternoon ceremony.
The wedding, when accomplished,
will be followed by Riviera honey
moon and a trip to .America.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
BRIEF COLD SNAP DUE I
IN CAPITAL TOMORROW
Fair and Warm Week End to
Follow Drop to 20 Degrees,
Saws Weather Bureau

Washington is to have another
taste of Winter just before sunrise
tomorrow, but only for few hours.
the Weather Bureau forecast today.
After normal weather today, with
the temperature reaching about 40
degrees this afternoon, the thermom-
eter was expected to descend to about
20 degrees.
A fair and warm week end was
expected, following the brief cold
snap, with a clear and normal
tomorrow and mild" Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
HITS TRADE TREATY
Canadian Legislator Sees Country
Becoming u. S. Annex.

OTTAWA, March CP.-H. E. Will
ton, Conservative, told the Canadian
Parliament yesterday that he saw in
the Canadian-United States trade
agreement the possibility of the
American flag and not the Canadian
flag flying over Canada
During debate on the treaty, Wilton
later said Canada was being practi-
cally handed over to the United States
and would become an American annex.
Evening star., 1936-03-06
YUGOSLAV DEPUTY
ON PREMIER
PER|LS i. S. ENVOY
Charles S. Wilson Remains
in Gallery as Bullet
Crashes Above.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
In recent months opposition par
ties in YugosldUia haze become in-
creasingly critical OF the goDern-
ment, and their deputies hare
Walked out OF the chamber on SET
eral occasions.
A parliamentary minority has
been demanding that Premier Stoy-
ddinorich resign to make 1Uay for a
general election. The premier holds
the majority in Parliament, the
last division being 1873 in his favor
to 10 in opposition.
The opposition parties contend
that they hold the popular support
OF the country and that a nep elec-
ton iCould gire them governmental
poWer. Many OF THE opposition
deputies are CroatS and Slopenes.
The late King Alexander of
Yugoslauia 1UaS killed by a Cront
two years ago at Marseille. In
1928 the Croat leader, Stefan
Radich, was killed in Parliament.
Evening star., 1936-03-06

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, March g.
An assassin, firing wildly at Premier
Milan Stoyadinovich, narrowly missed
shooting Charles S. Wilson, United
States Minister to Yugoslavia, today.
Wilson was sitting in the diplomatic
gallery of the Chamber of Deputies
when Deputy of the opposition
party suddenly jerked a pistol from
his pocket and started firing at the
premier.
Other Deputies seized him. and the
(See ASSASSIN, Page A.
Evening star., 1936-03-06

(See LOBBY, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-03-06
WEATHER.

IT, 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair and colder, lowest temperature
about 20 degrees tonight: tomorrow fair
with rising temperature. Temperatures
Highest, So, at l pm. yesterday; lowest
20, at am. today.
Full report on page ALL.
Evening star., 1936-03-06

(See HAGOOD, Page 3.)s
Evening star., 1936-03-06

(See CURRAN, Page A.
Evening star., 1936-06-13
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