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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17
CHAPTER "a

AT 10 MINUTES of 9 the sub
way at Times square poured its
occupants out in the thousands.
From the lower East Side, the
upper West Side, Brooklyn, Car
narsie and other adjacent points.
the goddess-like girls who were
models, the rabbit-like tailors,
cutters, designers and seam
stresses hurried to another day at
their places in the garment CEN
tiers on Seventh avenue, New
York.
Promptly at 9 o'clock, the mo-
guls sat at their desks, bit the
ends off fat cigars and picked up
the days copy of WOMEN'S
WEAR, the newspaper that was
their daily Bible lesson
And in 10 minutes, on the
twelfth, fifteenth and eighteenth
floors of as many buildings in that
center, IA replicas of Mr.. Morris
Goldstein, millionaire manufac-
turer of dresses to retail from
$685. to SITS, pounded fat hands
on their copies of the newspapers
and demanded in voices that star
tied the organization from cut
ting room to showroom to see
their expensive foreign buyers.
And why, Miss Dinwoodie,
didn't you bring back anything
from the Barat opeping?"
Miss Dinwoodie., Miss Jacket,
Miss Hermann and II other buy
ers opened their perfectly rouged
lips to say they had never heard
of it. AS well they might.
Never heard of Mari Barat?
Files of the weeks newspapers
were demanded and brought to
the head Office. Pages were
spread out.
Never heard about the designer
who started the rage for the thin
wool coat? =.
This new Schiaparelli! This
new Vionnet! Never heard Of
her?
Look at this. A double spread
in the Sunday Chronicle. Roxanne
Rohde. the Viennese star. i'm
ported by the big movie company.
buys her entire wardrobe for her
American debut from Mari Barat.
Look at these dresses! Look at
these linesi What have the others
got that she hasn't?
Look here. Claire Todd, the
most widely read syndicate writer,
says: Mari Barat, is new
conner to the fashion world. deS-
tined TO streak across the sky
with wake of stars. This young
creator has fresh. revolutionary
ideas ideally adaptable for AHeri-
can trade. She has no peer in the
better known houses in. her gift
for creating clothes that are dra-
matte without being theatrical, 1t
is predicted :.
Find out who her representa-
tive is in America"
mo, sir there is no one
registered at this hotel as a repre-
sentative -. ="
"Sorry, Mr.. Goldstein, we hadn't
heard Of her either, but Mr..
Rosenblum has cabled our buyer
who is in Paris -"
! "We cannot give out that in
formation >. yes, sir, this is the
fashion department of the pa
per :" 49,: 9:.ea
Somebody must know how to
reach her 90 ~. ~
Listen. Sam, you can get fast
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

The young barriSter set
up practice in Ashland.
One morning he found the
frame building, in which
his Office was situated,
burned to the ground. It
was a fortunate" fire.
He turned away from
Ashland-with $40 as his
sole wealth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

AS a boy, Black was edu-
Gated in the public schools
of Ashland, Ala. Then,
borrowing funds from a
country storekeeper, he
worked his way through
the University of Ala
bama Law school. He re-
ceived his LII. B. degree in
1906
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

The war ended. Black be-
gan law practice again.
He was appointed a fed
eral prosecutor in Mobile
and became widely known.
He married Josephine
Foster of Birmingham in
February. < 1921. They
have three childre n
aged IL, 10 and liz.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

Hugo Lafayette Black.
U. s. senator from Ala
bama named to the u. S.
supreme court, was born
in the rural community of
Ashland, Clay county,
Alabama, on Eeb. q, 1886.
He was the son of Will
liam Lafayette Black. a
stOrekeeper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

Although he had little ex-
perience with legislative
matters and his oppo-
nents were veterans of
Alabama political cam
paigns, Black won the
Democratic nomination to
the u. S. senate in 1926
tantamount to election.
He was reelected in 1882.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

Packing his belongings,
young Black set out for
Birmingham, Alabama's
metropolis. Four years
after he arrived in the
city he was chosen city
recorder or police judge.
That was in 1910. He
cleaned the overcrowded
docket in 2 short time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

Black as a senator, be-
came famed as an in
vestigator. He headed the
committees investigating
air and ocean mail con-
tracts and Hobbies. The
latter investigation helped
to victory the bill regu-
lating utilities holding
companies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

Black fought vigorously for all
New Deal measures and for the
presidents court program and
ignored opposition back home in
his fight for the wage-hour BILL
Labor found in him a vigorous
champion as chairman of the
senate labor committee and well
comes him as a supreme court
Justice. &
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-17

Black went to second off,
GERS training camp at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ca. and
was commissioned a cap
tain in the 81st artillery.
He missed service over
seas by appointment as
adjutant at brigade head
quarters of the 10th ar
tillery brigade.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
Who Are the Eyaders?

4. zone mans yacht is owned by
his personal holding company,
along with 100000 securities"
S. "One wealthy man has placed
his $5,000,000 city residence in a
corporation; another his racing
stable whose losses last year were
nearly 100000"
6. "One wealthy woman caused
her personal holding company,
which owns her country place, to
employ her husband at a salary to
manage It,"
64 Trusts for Family.
7. zone thrifty taxpayer has
formed 64 trusts for the benefit of
four members OF his immediate
family. and thereby claims to have
saved them over s4s5 900 in one
year in taxes"
s. Another thrifty pair have
constituted 40 trusts for relatives
and q prominent lawyer and his
wife utilize Is trusts for the same
purpose
.. "In one case $4,000 is an
nually appropriated by (a) corpo-
ration to q pension trust for the
benefit Of its two chief owners"
"Details Of these cases tn tert of
Morgenth1n Letter on page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-06-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
@RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
l. message detailing examples
Of tax evasion raised today
L in Capitol conversations the
question-Who are those charged
by the Treasury with evasion?
The message mentioned no
names but listed the following in
stances:
l. lone American citizen with a
100000 Bahamas corporation
filed his individual tax returns in
successive years from towns In
New Brunswick, British Columbia
and Jamaica"
2. "A retired American Army
officer with a large income from
valuable American securities which
he desires to sell at very large
profit, became a naturalized Cana
dian citizen, and six days later
organized four Bahamas corpora
tions to hold his securities"
Yacht Incorporated.
3. 1.-TWO New York insurance
agents have caused the organiza-
ton of insurance companies In the
Bahamas with = view 10 enabling
taxpayers to secure spurious de-
ducttons.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
R. WYCK0FF, DEAN
FNEW YORK u, DIES
'dical College Head, IS, Is
Found Unconscious-Police
Refuse Details.
the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 1.-Dr. John
Tckoff. 55-year-old dean Of the New
rk University and Bellevue Hospital
'dical College, died early today sew
II hours after he was found uncon-
Gus In laboratory.
The death was ascribed apparent
to "coronary arterio sclerosis and
leral visceral congestion"
Coronary arterio sclerosis is harden
Of the arteries of the heart.
A statement giving the cause Of
nth was issued by Assistant Med.
Examiner Benjamin Morgan
nee after an autopsy.
His illness first was listed .on both
history card at Bellevue Hospita
d on the aided card at the East
Venty-second street police station
morphine poisoning, and later wa.
ought to be coronary thrombosis.
Thomas A. Gonzales, acting CHIEF
edical examiner, said after the
ltopsy that "Dr. Wyckof had beer
sufferer from coronary arterio scle-
sis for a numer of years and he car.
ed morphine on his person to ale.
ate the pain of this disease"
DR.. Gonzales said that a note hao
zen found on the laboratory foo,
idressed to Mrs. Wyckoff, but he de.
lned to disclose its contents.
Il believe that DR.. Wyckoff felt q
ttal attack coming on and took NOR
hine to relieve the pain," he said.
DR.. Wyckoff had been dean of the
[edical College since 1882 and had
zen on the teaching staff since 1918.
e had served both as associate pro-
ssor and professor of medicine and
as secretary of the college from 1916
, 1882.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
POWERL0AN SUITS
GRANTED REVIEW
Supreme Court Also Agrees
to Hear Taft's Gold Bond
Case, Then Recesses.
BY JOHN H, CLINE.

The Supreme Court, concluding
what many regard as its most momen-
tous session, recessed for the Summer
today after granting reviews in two
cases that will assure decisions Of ma
tional Importance when the justices
return in October.
In one of these cases. the court
agreed to review the validity of Gov
ernment loans from P. w A. or emer-
gency relief funds for publicly owned
power plants. The other involved a
suit by Robert A. Taft to collect SLOT
interest on gold Liberty bond called
by the Treasury in advance of its
maturity date. At the same time the
justices refused for the present to pass
on constitutionality of the 1885 act
regulating public utility holding COM
panies.
A large crowd was on hand to wit
ness todays session, which marked
the last time Associate Justice Willis
Van Devanter will sit on the Supreme
Court bench. He retires tomorrow. to
live on his 788-acre estate near Elli-
colt City, Md.
Injunctions Tie Up Loans.
Interest OF the spectators was stirred
by repeated rumors that other retire
ments would be announced. There
was no confirmation of these reports.
The justices dashed hopes of Public
Works Administrator Ickes for a
speedy determination of litigation in
volving municipal power loans by
agreeing to review suits brought by
the Alabama Power Co. and the Iowa
City Light & Power Co. contending
such loans are unconstitutional.
This action means that the high
court will hear argument in these
cases next Fall. meanwhile leaving the
P. W. A. subject to several injunctions
issued by lower courts forbidding the
loans.
Several such loans had been made
by P. w. A. authorities to municipali-
ties for construction of municipality
owned power systems which would
compete with private utilities already
operating in several States.
When the Government asked the
,See COURT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-06-01
HOUSE OVERRIDES
INSURANCE VETO
Body Refuses to Uphold Ban on
Extending Conversion Time
for Veterans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House voted today to override
President Roosevelt's veto of a bill to
extend the time in which World War
veterans may renew their war risk
term insurance policies.
Chairman Rankin of the World War
Veterans Committee. declared fall
ure to pass the measure would force
more than 10000 veterans to drop
their insurance.
"These men are financially unable
to convert these short term policies
into more permanent forms of insur-
ance," he said.
The Chief Executive in a veto mes
sage Friday stated he did not believe
the extension-which would be the
fourth since the policies were issued
during the war-was warranted, or
ultimately will prove profitable to the
individuals concerned"
House leaders said 1t was the first
time the House had voted 70 pass a
bill over presidential objection since
it overrode Mr.. Roosevelt on the
bonus bill over year ago.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
SINKING OF SHIP
LAID TO SUBMARINE
Handful Of Wounded Sailors Tell
How Sailboat Was Torn
to Pieces.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TARRAGONA, Spain, June IA
handful Of wounded sailors made their
way into this port today to relate that
a large submarine" had torn their
2l4-ton sailboat to pieces with 20
shots off Cambrils.
One man of the crew of eight of the
ship, the Granada, was killed. The
others, all wounded, reached here by
liieooat. The attack occurred late
Monday.
The incident followed upon the re-
ported torpedoing of the Spanish
steamer City Of Barcelona off Malgrat
Sunday. One report from Valencia
today said only Is out of 312 aboard
the City Of Barcelona were saved, but
other advices connicted as to the cas-
ualties and the number On the ship.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
Income Tax for D. C.. Asked
In Face of Committee Fight
Sir'Point Plan, Tapping Salaries s2
100000, Submitted -C0nstitu.
tiOnulity Questioned.

2, An inheritance and estates tax,
estimated to produce 100000.
8. An increase in net premium in
surance receipts from 5 to per cent,
estimated to yield an additional $780,
600.
4. Continuation of the existing tax
on Intangible personal property with
proposed legislation designed to put
teeth in the law. under which 1t
Is hoped to extract an additional
s1,00O,ooo a year.
S. A weight tax on motor vehicles,
continuing the present personal prop
tSee TAX, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-06-01
By the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1.-Sixty-seven
men were held in police custody today
while Investigators sought to Ak re-
sponsibility for the Memorial day steel
strike riot that caused the death of
five persons and injury to more than
100 others.
Police Capt. Thomas Kilroy said.the
81 participated in the bloody battle
between unionists and sympathizers
and police near the Republic Steel
Corps South Chicago plant.
He said they will be charged with
conspiracy to commit an illegal act,
which carries maximum penalty of
five years in prison and a $4,000 fine
upon conviction.
Van A. Bittner, regional director of
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mlttee, said after attending a FIVE
hour conference called by Gov. Henry
Horner that:
This strike won't be settled until we
get contract. These conferences
uon amount to damn"
The contract to which he referred
was the goal OF the S. w. O. C. in
calling a strike against the far-fung
steel empire of the Inland and Re-
public Steel Corps. and the Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube CO. The proposed
written agreement would permit the
5. W.3O. C. to act as collective bar
gaining agent for its members.
Gov. Horner said Bittner had as
sured him strikers would be urged to
re1raln from action that might lead
10 a recurrence of rioting. But Bitt-
ner declared he would insist upon
maintenance of picket line.
The unionists' attempt to strengthen
the picket line and possibly close the
Republic plant, and the police's de-
termination to prevent them led to a
series OF clashes, climaxed by Sun
days bloodshed.
Company Stands Firm.
Bittner said Republics represent
atives at the Governors conference
declared they would refuse to sign q
contract "even If vote through the
National Labor Relations Board
showed we had a majority" OF
workers votes. James L. Hyland, a
Republic official at the conference
declined to comment.
Another conferee, Robert Pilking-
ton, Federal conciliator, will "look up
several questions under the Wagner
act' and inform both sides when the
conference will be resumed, Gov
Horner said
Investigators hoped to pierce the
fog of charges and counter charges
(See STRIKES, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-06-01
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Tax evasion and avoidance bv "a
minority of very rich individuals"
presents another major difficulty" in
the maintenance of normal processes
OF Government, including a balanced
budget, President Roosevelt told Con-
gress today in a special message.
The President called on Congress to
enact legislation to stop this tax
lodging. examples of which he trans-
mltted to the legislators. He incor-
porated letter from Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau setting forth in
detail the methods OF tax avoidance
and evasion adopted by some of the
very rich which also called for
amendments to the tax law TO plug
the loopholes. No names of the tax
dodgers were given.
The avoidance of taxes. Mr.. Roose-
welt said, results in shifting the tax
load to the shoulders of others less
able to pay, and in mulcting the
Treasury Of the Governments lust
due"
"Serious Condition"
A condition so serious has been de-
Veloping, due to tax lodging, the
President said, that the people are
entitled to information about it." He
based his statement on a report of q
preliminary study of income tax re-
turns for the calendar year. given him
BY Secretary Morgenthau. 1t is the
purpose Of the President and Secre-
tary Mongenthau to have this study
Of income tax returns made complete.
Mr.. Roosevelt described the avoid
ance and evasion of tax liability as
so widespread and so amazing, both
in their boldness and their ingenuity,
that further action without delay
seems imperative"
The new law asked by the President
would be an emergency measure. 1t
is not to be confused with legislation
to revise tax schedules, the President
said.
In regard to that subject" con-
tinued the Chief Executive, Il have
already suggested to the Congress that
at this session there should be no
new taxes and no changes of rates"
He has indicated, he said, that by
next November the Treasury Depart
ment will be ready to submit informa-
ton on which revision of the tax
structure may be undertaken, if Con-
gress chooses.
Eight Methods Shown.
THE long-term problem of tax poll
icy is wholly separate from the i'm
mediate problem of glaring evasion
and avoidance of existing law" he
added. In this immediate problem
tSee TAX EVASION, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-06-01
ExpressesHoPe
for Friendly
Accord.
j. S. POLICY
is EXPLAINED
Fish Brands Duce
and Hitler as
Two Madnnen.
s the Associated Press.

s the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull had eX
'essed to both the German and Span.
n Ambassadors in Washington thi
oVernments earnest hope that thei
ltions will be able to adjust amicabl,
cir differences in the Spanish civi
life.
Invoking the good Offices of thi!
overnment in an attempt to ward of
serious crisis in Europe as a result
the German bombardment yester.
y of the Spanish government port O.
meria, Hull conveyed his message ir
rsonal conversations with both en-.
VS..
He first summoned German Ambas.
ior Hans Dieckhof TO the privac,
his apartment yesterday and tolo
envoy Informally of this Govern
nt's urgent hope for a peaceful
tlement of the Almeria incident.
The Spanish Ambassador, Fernando
los Rios, called at the State De-
rtment today to express to the
sretary his governments emphatic
otest over what he termed Ger
.ny's violation of the non-interven-
n agreement and of international
T. in firing on Almeria.
In reply, Hull repeated to him vir-
ally the same message he conveyed
sterday to Dieckhoff.
Procedure Unusual.
Celebrating at his press conference
his discussions with the two en-
IS, which were of a character most
usual in diplomatic procedure, Hull
d he called their attention to the
ct the United States constantly
caches and urges maintenance of
ace by all governments.
He added that when exceptional
nditions arise in any part of the
orld, the United States. while pre-
wing it own separate and independ-
t course, never neglects an oppor-
nifty to urge on each government
ncerned alike Its earnest hope that
ose involved may find a way for
aceable adjustment of their differ
ices.
Meanwhile, the ranking Republican
the House Foreign Affairs Com
ittee, Representative Fish of New
ork, said the Spanish attack on the
,rman battleship Deutschland was
lstif1able' and the German bonn
rdment in reprisal against Almeria,
ain, was IAN outrage against hu-
nifty"
Whom the gods would destroy they
st make mad" he said in a state
Mt. "Mussolini and Hitler appar-
,ly are madmen who would not
state to start another world war
d bring on the senseless slaughter
millions of peaceful people for
air own aggrandizement."
Reveals Official Anxiety.
1ull's unusual action showed the
tiety felt by high officials here over
international crisis precipitated
the Almeria bombardment. He
ed only after studying at length
cial reports from abroad.
he action became known shortly
ar Spanish Ambassador De Lo Rios
tested to the Secretary that the
rman bombardment of Almeria was
direct violation of the principles
international law"
lust before entering the Secretary's
ce the Spanish envoy told newsmen
(See EMBASSY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-06-01
BY the Associated rress,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 1.-Great Britain
joined Germany and Italy today In
protesting Spanish government vio-
lence. against neutral shipping-ap-
parently as a measure to bolster
Europe's peace.
The British stand, Well-informed
sources believed, was calculated to
give reinsurance to Berlin and Rome
that their demands against the Span
ish government were justified.
At the same time it was intended
to obtain safety Of shipping through
the creation by the Spanish govern
ment of safety zones for neutral war
ships
British spokesmen reiterated that
the government was not taking sides
in the controversy but was striving
only to reform the framework of
the international Hands on Spain"
Committee, now weakened by Italian
and German Withdrawals following
the bombing Of German pocket
battleship.
1t was stated authoritatively that
Britain might face the task Of pro-
posing that the Non-intervention
Committee guarantee by force of arms
that the SpaniardS will keep hands of
foreign shipping.
This would mean turning the nom
intervention sea patrol Of Spain, which
now merely reports violations of a ban
on foreign arms and men back to
member governments, into sort of an
international navy empowered to use
force to keep the Spanish war from
spreading
This might be the only way to WOO
Germany and Italy back into the fold
Based on Hardy Attack.
The British protest was based on
an attack on the British flotilla leader,
H. M. S. Hardy, off Palma Mallorca
on May 26. The foreign Office said the
ship was almost hit by aerial bombs.
The British Charge d'Affaires at
Valencia delivered the protest and
received from the Spanish govern
ment apparent assurances of its read
mess to establish desired safety zone"
Tor neutral warships of Palma.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
urged foreign ENJOYS to regard the
need for restraint in the new Spanish
European crisis.
Informed quarters quickly stated
that, while the government deplored
such attacks as the Spanish govern
ment's aerial bombing of the German
(See SPAIN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1937-06-01
BY JAMES F. CHINN.

In the face of a threatened revolt
against an income tax, the Commits
sioners today submitted to the special
tax subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee the final draft of a
six-point tax-raising program which
would tap the salaries of all persons
who work in Washington to the ex-
tent of about s2,000,000 a year.
Along with the income tax the pro-
gram included:
l. A business privilege tax with a
three-fitths of l per cent levy on
gross receipts, estimated to raise
$4,000 900.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
SHOWERS EXPECTED
TO BREAK HEAT WAVE
Temperature Of 81 Due Before
Rain, and Cooler Tonight
Is Local Forecast.

Thundershowers are expected to
cool off the Capital late today or to-
night, according to the Weather Bu-
reau.
The forecaster predicted the mer-
curry would climb to 81 degrees, how
ever, before the rain arrives.
Tonight will not be quite so warm,
but considerably humid, the forecaster
added. Weather conditions tomorrow
will be pleasant"
The temperature rose to 81 degrees
yesterday afternoon. but had dropped
to So by 6 am. today.
Evening star., 1937-06-01
Ps the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
Breaking of the impasse over ear
marking approximately one-third of
the 81 800, 100000 relief appropriation
bill was hoped for by administration
leaders in the House today after a
holiday week end Of conferences.
Scheduled to meet today, the Roads
Committee apparently held the key to
the jam. Leading the bloc which in
sisted on expenditure Of highway
funds on a contract basis rather than
through the w. P. A.. the committee
has been asked to modify its demands.
Leaders Of the other rebellious
groups indicated they would be salts
fed with assurances that $45 200, 900
and perhaps more Of the relief fund
(See RELIEF, Page A-5.)