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Evening star., 1937-04-02
INCOME TAX SHOWS
SO PER CENT RISE
March Receipts Total $700,272,
S31, but Still $140,000,000
Short of Estimates.

Short of Estimates.
Bs the Associated Press
The Treasury's March income tax
receipts totaled $700,272,83l. an in
crease Of 50 per cent over the same
month last year. It was about $l4O,-
100000 short Of informal estimates,
however.
The Treasury statement for March
81 showed today that all receipts for
the first nine months of this fiscal
year aggregated s3,72s, 49, ,453, an in
crease of s62s,469,615 over the same
period year ago.
Gross expenditures also climbed,
standing at s5,52o,e82,l40, or sls3,-
87l, ,791 over the same period a year
ago.
The higher total spending repre-
sented an increase in general govern
menta! outlays, which we're Offset, in
part, by a reduction in emergency ex-
penditures.
General expenditures for the period
this year totaled 1896, ,0o7 sos, COM
pared with s2906 ,809, ,460 year ago,
the increase resulting from greater
outlays under the social security act,
river and harbor programs, national
defense activities and inclusion of
emergency conservation work in the
regular" budget.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
81 the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, April John
Hunt, alias "St. John the Revelator, !"
alias Jesus Christ" still was missing
from his Beverly Hills heaven" to-
day, sought on Mann act charges in
volving a l7-year-old Denver girl.
The pudgy, 2oo-pound white fol-
lower Of Father Divine, colored re-
ligionist, IS accused of transporting
pretty Delight Jewett here from Colo
RADIO for immoral purposes.
United States District Attorney
Pierson M. Hall said he was consid-
ering charges against several close
associates Of Hunt in Father Divine's
local flock.
The last clue to Hunts whereabouts
was a report by q Pasadena coach
works, where a $4,000 throne car"
is under construction for him and his
Negro cult leader.
The 33-year-old scion Of wealthy
Cleveland family appeared at the
shop last Saturday, dramatically an
nouncing himself as Jesus, the
Christ" attendants said. When he
ordered the car built two months ago.
he told . salesman he was st John
the Revelator."
Majestic fittings are planned for the
l0-passeneer machine, supplied with
q 2e5-horsepower engine Of expensive
make.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
HR0ATSSLASHED,
MOTHER, SON DIE
Lynchburg Tragedy Discov-
cred When Father, Also Cut,
Means Over Phone.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, April 2.-Wil-
liam E. Craghead, whose moans heard
over q fallen telephone led to dis
covery of the bodies Of his slain wife
and son in their apartment, was
given . chance" by doctors today
to survive a slashed throat.
Police Chief Virgil B. Grow, who
directed q probe into the tragedy.
said evidence pointed to double
murder and attempted suicide.
Detectives under his command
studied a blood-stained note which
they said was signed William" and
read, in part: II can't stand It,"
Given TRANSMISSION.
Oticers said they found large
kitchen knife in the apartment, which
had been locked from the inside.
Craghead. department superintend-
ent at a pulp mill, was strengthened
by blood TRANSMISSION last night
after being rushed to a hospital,
where a surgeon sewed his severed
esophagus and windpipe and the
gaping wound In his throat. Doctors
said the jugular vein had not been
cut
Firemen summoned to the second
floor apartment broke in and found
the body OF Mrs. Craghead. "a, in one
bed room and the body of the son,
Dan, 10, in another. Their throats
had been slashed from ear to ear, and
they had bled to death.
Found on Carpet.
Craghead was found on . blood
stained carpet. Beside him was the
telephone, its receiver dangling.
An operator who said she heard
means come over the line notified
police. Unable to enter the apartment
and hearing nothing, they left. NJ E.
Thomas, whose family, friends Of the
Cragheads, occupied the adjoining
apartment, said he heard groans, called
the fireman and notified police again.
After rushing Craghead to the hos
pital detectives took finger prints,
photographs and other evidence before
permitting undertakers to remove the
two bodies.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

TODAY.
Senate:
Continues debate on Gu1ey- -Vinson
coal bill
Judiciary Committee hears opposi-
ton witnesses on Roosevelt court bill.
House:
Continues consideration Of District
appropriation bill.
Rules Committee resumes hearing
on resolution to investigate sit-down
strikes.
Agriculture Committee acts on farm
tenancy legislation.
Education Committee continues hear
ings on providing 100000, 900 annual
grants to State school systems.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will not meet unless Guf1ey coal
bill fails to pass today.
Interstate Commerce Committee
meets on air transportation bill.
House:
Not expected to be In session.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
HUNDREDS WATCH
RACE OF WATERS
John Richards Is Winner in Un-
usual Contest Staged
This Morning.

John Richards, Is, slender, dapper
and sprightly hotel employe, was the
winner of a walters race staged on
Fifteenth street alongside the two
block-long Department of Commerce
Building this morning.
Richards won a sprint in which a
score of entrants were required to
carry tray in their right hands.
balanced head high, and containing
either four glasses of water or a large
pitcher filled with the same fluid.
Hundreds of Commerce Department
workers watched from the tiers Of
windows overlooking Fifteenth street.
and police crowded back spectators
who lined either curb.
Two preliminary races were run
one relay and the other between
mattresses garbed in various national
dresses.
The stunt was staged as an intro
duction to a motion picture featured
by head waiter and opening today at
R-K-O Keith's Theater
Evening star., 1937-04-02
PEACE PARLEY DENIED

President Roosevelt told newspaper
men today that foreign newspaper re-
ports that the United States was
planning an international conference
on peace and other subjects were
press-inspired.
He recalled Secretary Hulrs press
conference yesterday and said Hull
answered the question categorically
and correctly when he said there were
no plans afoot for proposing q cons
ference of any kind.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
.S|T-DOWN CLOSES !
| HERSHEYFACT0RY
1000 to 2,40O Workers Of
Chocolate Company
Reported Idle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HERSHEY, Pa, April IA sit
down strike began today at the plant
Of the Hershey Chocolate Co.
Russell Behman, president Of the
Hershey Committee for Industrial
Organization, charged the company
had violated three clauses Of an
agreement made March IT, He said
between 1000 and 2,4OO workers
struck and that the entire plant was
shut down.
William F. Murrie, president Of the
Hershey corporation. said only few
departments were affected.
The Hershey company granted
pay raise March IT. Man workers
were given an increase of IL cents
an hour; women, cents.
Behman said three clauses Of the
agreement had been broken. One
provided that time and overtime be
equally spread over all shifts; another
gave seniority rights and Behman
said the company had laid off
number of C. l. O. representatives
since the agreement went into eff
feet.
Murrie denied the company had not
kept its part Of the bargain.
w. S. Grouse, secretary to Murrie,
explained the company had laid off
between IS and 100 workers, but said
the Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation had been notified that these
we're dropped after the Easter orders
were filled. Most of these were mar
ried women, Grouse said
Evening star., 1937-04-02
FASHION SHOW NETS
$1,000 FOR HOSPITALS

A check for $1,000, the proceeds
of the recent Connecticut Avenue As
sociation fashion show, was presented
yesterday by B. Houston McCeney and
S. E. Shreiner, association president
and treasurer, respectively, to Rev.
Calvert E. Buck, chairman Of the
United Hospital Association Commit
tee, at the Mayflower Hotel.
Departing from its custom, the asso-
citation charged admission to the show
March 13, and whitehead nurses from
q local hospital collected the quarters
as the spectators entered.
Children's, Columbia, Episcopal
Emergency, Garfield, Georgetown,
George Washington, Homeopathic and
Providence Hospitals will benefit.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
TO,vn Left Dark
As Hit-Run Car
Rips Po'oer Line
Machine DO,U1,s Pole,
Wrecks Drug Store,
Speeds AWay.
Sy the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2.-Police
thought today they could identify a
hit-skip drivers automobile If they
could ind 1t.
They said this all happened In a
few seconds:
The car broke down q power line
pole, ripping light wires from poles
and houses along an entire block
A large area Of the city's South
Side was left dark.
The auto wrecked the front Of a
drug store, blocked trafic on one street
for several hours, and caused a fire
alarm that sent several companies to
the scene.
Then the driver backed the still
functioning car out OF the drug store
window and departed promptly.
In his wake, power lines sputtered
until the power was turned OF. There
Evening star., 1937-04-02
[0RDTWEEDSMU|R
EN- ROUTE HOME
Canada's Governor General
and Wife Say Good-by
at White House Tea.

Canada's governor general, Lord
Tweedsmuir, was on his way back to
Ottawa today after full round Of
visits and tours in Washington for the
past two days.
Final activities Of the talented Cana
dian statesman and his wife included
attendance at White House tea late
yesterday, during which they made
their farewells to President and Mrs
Roosevelt, and attendance at dinner at
the Canadian Legation last night.
On the fnal day Of his visit Of state
the governor general followed stren-
uous program Of ceremonial events.
He motored 80 miles to Annapolis
early in the morning to inspect the
Naval Academy, review parade Of
midshipmen and receive a salute Of
81 guns.
Returning to Washington shortly
after noon, his lordship was enter
tained at luncheon by Sir Ronald
Lindsey, the British Ambassador. while
Lady Tweedsmuir was the guest Of
Secretary of Labor Perkins. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the
latter affair
A few hours later, on visit to the
Capitol, Lord Tweedsmuir told the
House:
Your Nation and mine in a very
special sense are the guardians of the
special form Of government we call
democracy"
He spoke from the Speakers rostrum,
a short time after saying to the Senate
that "the future lies in the hands of
the English-speaking peoples"
I'VE have the same definition Of
what constitutes greatness and good
ness in human character" he added.
I'VE have the same task abroad, the
same economic problems and very
similar constitutional problems"
Evening star., 1937-04-02
DIES RESOLUTION
FACES TEST TODAY
House Committee to Consider
Plan for Congress "sit
Strike Inquiry.

Deciding against prolonging hear
ings on the issue, the House Rules
Committee planned to consider execu-
tive session this afternoon the Dies
resolution for a House investigation
of the sit-down strike
The committee met this morning
with the intention of hearing further
testimony for and against the resolu-
ton. but decided such procedure mere
ly would delay action unnecessarily
Because four members of the COM
mittee were absent, however, 1t was
decided not to consider voting at that
time.
Chairman O'Connor, Democrat, Of
New York, said there was no as
surance that vote would be taken
this afternoon, saying rather that
the whole matter of what to do next
will be taken up at that time.
Evening star., 1937-04-02

coercion OF workers. and did not see
how any one could object to the addi-
tional declaration proposed in his
amendment
Asked by Senator Borah if the Ian
guage of the amendment meant sit
down strikes, Byrnes said that was
his construction of It,
After Senators Barkley Of Ken
lucky and Minton Of Indiana, Demo-
Gratis. had pointed out that some
miners live in company houses, Byrnes
modified the amendment so that the
written order to leave would apply
only to the property where men work
and not to dwellings.
Senator Guf1ey, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania said that in some places the
mine property consists of 10000 or
more surrounding acres and asked
how far the men would have to move.
Senator Austin. Republican, of Yer
mont announced he would vote against
the amendment because he does not
believe Congress has the power to
lay down any of the labor policies de-
clared in the Guffey bill.
Amendment Twice Modified.
Barkley wanted to know why a
declaration against Sit-down strikes
should be placed in bill relating to
the coal industry, where no strikes Of
that kind have occurred, when the
policy would not apply to other indus
tries in which sit-down strikes have
occurred.
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
of Washington pointed out Byrnes
had twice modified the amendment
after 20 minutes Of debate, indicating
the inadvisability of hasty action on so
important question.
Senator Minton said he agreed
there was no way Of enforcing any Of
the labor declarations in the bill and,
therefore, he was against packing
the bill"
Declaring that "as friend of union
labor I am opposed to sit-down
strikes" Johnson Of California, as
serted his readiness to vote on the
issue.
II think we do a great disservice
in this body when we debate the ques-
ton and say it is unlawful, but-but-
but
When johnson read the section Of
the Federal code which he contended
gives the President power to deal with
such situations, Robinson contended
that before the Federal Government
can send troops State government
must indicate its desire.
Vandenberg arose to agree with the
views of johnson. He pointed out,
however, that if the amendment
should be defeated because of the way
it is presented on the pending bill, the
impression would go out that the Sen
ate had refused to condemn sit-down
strikes. For that reason, he said, he
wanted to see the question fully dis
cussed.
After reviewing the labor troubles
in his own State in recent weeks, VAN
denberg read a letter from Mayor
Couzens of Detroit, requesting him to
urge the President and Congress to
use their efforts to terminate Sit-down
strikes, and to bring about proper
methods Of settling such labor dis
putes."
With no sign of the debate letting
up, Robinson moved a recess until
today. Earlier in the afternoon the
Senate had agreed to all committee
amendments in the soft-coal control
measure and voted down all efforts by
Senators Borah and Austin to MAKE
changes the committee had not ap-
proved.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
VOLIVA TABERNACLE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Church Head Believes Blaze Was
Set Intentionally-Radio
Station Ruined.
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
ZION, ILL.,, April 2.-Fire destroyed
the Shiloh Tabernacle and Radio
Station WCBD today. and Wilbur
Glenn voliva, overseer Of the Christian
Apostolic Church, said: II haven't any
doubt it was Intentionally started"
Voliva estimated the total loss at
between 100000 and 100000. He
said the tabernacle, built in 1902, was
valued at between 100000 and
$6OOO and the radio station at
$15O,000.
The religious leader said he and an
attendant discovered the fire and
sounded the alarm.
Il saw smoke coming from many
different places in the large building, +"
he said. II went in and discovered
flames in rooms as far apart as 200
feet.
THE building was steam heated,
and new boilers had recently been In
stalled. The basement was concrete.
There Il no question but that the IRE
was Of incendiary origin"
Evening star., 1937-04-02
REPLY.

THE sit-down strikes in this coun-
try inspired one news service edi-
tor to masterful idea he would
investigate the technique in foreign
lands, compare it with that in our own.
Hot wires were whipped of to foreign
correspondents asking them to de-
scribe the government policies in deal
ing with strikers, the prevalence or
absence Of violence, the methods of
maintaining striker morale, dozens Of
other bright little points. Each wire
ended with the further admonition.
Give detailed picture exactly how are
they conducted?"
His man in Russia read the essay
through carefully and then sent the
laconic answer
Here they're not"
Evening star., 1937-04-02
4 PEAKS ARE SEIZED.
Mola's Rebels Take Vantage Points in
BalbaO Drive.

Balboa Drive.
VITOR1A, Spain, April 2 (P.-The
northern insurgent army, commanded
by Gen. Emilio Mola, speared deeper
today the wall of mountains protect
ing the Basque capital, Bilbao, and
seized four lofty vantage points
The rain-burrowed mountain sides
were reported streWn with enemy dead
and wounded as the mass offensive
reached points within 20 miles of
Bilbao, where Mola, one of Gen. Fran
cisco Francois right-hand men, hoped
quickly to crush the Basque allies
OF the Madrid Valencia government.
-Four peaks of the Cantabrian Noun
tain range south and southeast of
of the Biscay Coast city were wrested
from stubborn defenders, it was re-
ported-Mounts Gorbea, San Adrian,
Curruceta and Murumendi.
Hundreds of prisoners and great
quantities of arms and munitions
were abandoned to the insurgent Of
fensive.
Desperate Counter Attacks.
The government forces counter At
tackled in desperate Attempts to halt
the two-headed drive and regain
ground lost when Mola's men crashed
into their lines with an accompany
ing air and artillery attack two days
ago.
Despite transforms which made oper-
ations difficult, Mola's men were said
to have met successfully the govern
ment counter thrusts and to have
forced the Basque or government
troops to fall back in disorder to rear
guard positions near Bilbao.
Molas airmen. daring the mists that
overhung the mountains and the wind
and rain that lashed the ground forces,
bombed the opposing lines "unmerci-
fully" This attack was carried on
without opposition from the air, ad-
verse conditions apparently having
grounded government air operations.
The offensive in the north overshad-
owed operations elsewhere, but the in
surgenI general staff announced Fran
co.'s forces on the Guadalajara front,
northeast of Madrid, were far from
idle and had pushed their line ahead
to important" but unnamed positions
putting Madrid troops to flight.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
NEARLY ALL GOODS UP.
Cotton, Wool, Wheat Have Risen, ~
Well rs Heavy Commodities.


Well rs Heavy Commodities.
NEW YORK. April 2 F.-How
prices Of basic commodities have shot
up in recent months under the i'm
petus of both expanding industrial de-
mand and armaments requirements,
as criticized at Washington today by
President Roosevelt, is illustrated by
comparison of spot prices now and .
year ago.
On April /, 1896, steel billets were
quoted at Pittsburgh at s28 ton. To-
day the figure is $37. Copper, today
II cents a pound, was 925 cents a
pound a year ago Lead has jumped
from 46 cents to SOS cents, zinc from
40 cents to rs cents and rubber from
IS 1916 cents to 27 cents.
Some other prices follow: Hides, II
cents pound from l3 cents; crude oil
at Bradford, Pa, $267 a barrel from
$245; midland upland cotton, l5.l7
cents a pound from 1l.69 cents; wool,
$l.O5 pound from 80 cents; wheat at
New York, $l,5s34 a bushel from
$1.197s.
In Time With Future Policy.
Saying he was concerned about the
rapid rise in prices Of materials enter
ing into heavy goods, the President
said the present situation was in line
with his public works planning for the
future.
Asked if he favored continuation Of
the cents excise tax on copper, he
said it made no difference if it were
left on or taken off at the present time.
Meanwhile, Secretary Perkins an
nounced that Government agencies
purchased supplies worth 93,598,652
during the first six months the Walsh
Healey public contracts act has been
in force.
The act which became operative last
September %, requires private con-
tractors selling supplies to Federal
agencies to conform to the Govern
ment's standard on minimum wages
and maximum hours.
Contracts Nearly Doubled.
During the first three mnoths the
contracts totaled $27,656,98l. The
number OF contracts nearly doubled in
the next three months and amounted
to s66,032 $40.
Three emergency organizations-W.
P. A., c. c. c. and Resettlement Ad-
istration-accounted for 434 per
cent Of the supplies, totaling to $40
588,o0l. Nine executive departments
spent 47.8 per cent, or $44,791,912.
The largest single purchaser was the
Navy Department, whose supply con-
tracts aggregated $30,076, 1903. A large
part of the money went for wire and
cable contracts, airplane engines and
parts, and storage batteries.
Secretary Perkins said 50 l6 per cent
of the supply contracts went for textile
mill products, petroleum, iron and STEEL
Evening star., 1937-04-02
Carpet for Coronation.

Preparing Westminster Abbey for
the coronation May IL calls for 1000
square yards of carpet. 5000 square
yards of fabric for the ceilings and
walls and 1000 square yards Of blue
and gold brocade.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
Prices
Continued From First Page.)

lOll lASb o6C.J
approximately Is newspaper men
crowded about his desk, the Govern
ment has to start thinking OF dis
couraging Federal expenditures for
heavy goods.
There was need, he continued, for
more expenditures at the bottom and
less at the top because buying Of con-
sumer goods meant spreading Of
purchasing power.
Asked If the Wagner low-cost hous-
ing bill would not lend encouragement
to further production of heavy goods,
the President said if that measure
were passed this year there would
not be heavy expenditures under it
for some time to come.
Evening star., 1937-04-02

Scratches for Todoy-
Clear and fast.
Third race-Lady Carrot, Emvee,
Wise Bun, Gentleman, Dilwin, Pass.
Fourth race-Love Potion, Bounding,
Millicent.
Sixth race-Infilee.
Seventh race-Boocap, TraSedian,
Chstteress, Monetary.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
Germany's Silk Sale.

Germany sold over 42o, 900 900 worth
OF silk and rayon goods abroad In
1896.
Evening star., 1937-04-02
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
SALUTATION.

SALUTAT1ON.
ROBABLY the best natured
- newspaper scribe in town Is
our own Harold Rogers, whose
4 fame for geniality has spread
far and wide. AS the weather has
improved OF late, Mr.. r. has been
taking the last few blocks Of his jour-
ney to work at q brisk walk.