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BY REX COLLIER.

The United States Board of Tax
Appeals today exonerated the late An
drew w. Mellon of charges of income
tax fraud, but ruled the Government
is entitled to additional taxes for 1881
totaling several hundred thousand
dollars. The exact amount will be
computed later.
Friends of the late Pittsburgh mil
lionaire and former Treasury Secre-
tary declared the additional taxes
must come from funds which Mr.. Mel
lon had willed to charity.
Attorneys for Mr. Mellon estimated,
after cursory examination of the de-
cision, that the total tax allowed by
the board will be approximately
100000, not including interest. No
penalties are involved, they said, in
view of the boards ruling that no
fraud was involved. Government at
torneys, on the other hand. were re-
ported to estimate the tax due unuer
the decision at approximately s7O0,-
900, A lengthy expert computation
will be required to arrive at the exact
total.
One Point Compromised.
The board ruled in favor of Mr.. Mel
Ion on out of 10 major issues and
compromised seventh point. The
government won on three points.
At the same time, Donald D. Shep-
ard, executor of the Mellon estate and
trustee OF the A. w. Mellon educa-
tional and charitable trust, hailed the
boards decision as another victory
Tor Mr.. Mellon" in SO far as reflections
on the financier's integrity were con-
eerned,
The award to the Government OF
additional taxes, based on an interpre-
tatlon OF corporate reorganizations
undergone by Mellon concerns in 1881.
Is technical construction" which
will be studied by defense counsel
with view to an appeal to the
Circuit Court of Appeals in Phila-
delphia, Mr.. Shepard asserted.
Stock Sales Upheld.
The decision upheld the validity of
several jor stock sales which had
been branded as tax evasion devices
by the Internal Revenue Bureau.
among them the S5,5OO,OO0 sale of
stock Of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. to
the Union Trust Co. of Pittsburgh
in 1881.
The board unanimously approved
the setting up by Mr.. Mellon of his
Educational and Charitable Trust as
- valid existing trust, organized and
operated exclusively for educational
and charitable purposes" and ruled
that. the transfer to the trust of five
valuable Old Masters, including the
famed Alba Madonna" by Raphael,
was "a complete and valid gift"
The five paintings on which Mr.
Mellon claimed percentage allowance
In his tax fight, in addition to
Raphael's Alba Madonna" which was
valued at $1,166, 400, are:
Titian's Toilet of Venus" valued at
s544,320; Perugino's "Crucifixion, ,"
s1s5,615; Van Eycks THE Annuncia-
tion," $503,o10, and Botticelli's
Alteration of the Magi," ss3S,35O.
The total "fairmarket value" OF
these paintings in 1881 was set st
$3247,695-their cost to Mr.. Mellon.
The paintings were purchased from
the Soviet governments Hermitage
collection and, pending their exhibi-
ton in the National Gallery of Art
(See MEILON Pare AL
Evening star., 1937-12-07
MELLON CLEARED
OF FRAUD CHARGES
BY j. s. TAX BOARD
Additional Sum Must Be
Paid for 81, However,
Ruling Says.
ALLEGED "EVASION"
CASES THROWN OUT
Late Secretary's Estate Assessed
Estimated 100000 to 100000
More on Technical Count.
BACKGROUND


Attorney General Cummings in
March, 1884, announced grand
jury proceedings for alleged tar
evasion against Andrep w. Mellon,
former Treasury Secretary and
diplomat, ,Dho promptly cried "po-
lttical persecution About same
time Treasury, charging fraud,
ordered Mr.. Mellon to pay more
than $4,000, 900 in tares anl pen
atty for 1881. Grand jury eronerat-
ed Mr.. Mellon, but Treasury pressed
fraud claims before Board OF TAI
Appeals.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
Py the Associated Press.

Ply the Associated Press.
Opponents of compulsory crop con-
troll, victorious in their first House
test, proposed today further modifi-
cations which some administration
leaders said would wreck the farm
program.
The House voted tentatively, IS to
rs, to eliminate from the farm bill a
section imposing farmer-approved
marketing quotas for wheat whenever
surpluses might lower prices.
Representative Coffee, Democrat, OF
Nebraska, who suggested the change,
said he would attempt the same pro-
cedure when the compulsory corn
control section is discussed
Representative Kleberg, Democrat,
Of Texas offered another amendment,
on which action was deferred, to
modify the control provisions for
cotton.
Final Vote Thursday, Perhaps.
Administration leaders will try to
overturn the wheat decision and any
other changes when a final vote is
taken-perhaps Thursday-on the en-
tire bill.
We've just begun to fight" said
Chairman Jones of the Agriculture
Committee.
During discussion yesterday Of Mr..
Coffee's wheat amendment Mr.. Jones
declared that without the marketing
provisions wheat prices would collapse.
Mr.. Coffee. however, contended the
wheat marketing quotas were unuues-
tlonably unconstitutional. He de-
scrlbed as "conflscatory' the penalty
tax of is cents a bushel for sale of
any wheat produced above quota limi-
tations.
Representative Wadsworth, Repub-
lican, of New York asserted that the
farm BILL if enacted, spells Hitlerism"
for the United States.
The Senate, meanwhile. was voting
even more slowly on dozens of amend
mens. Senators who helped frame
the "ever-normal granary' measure
predicted a final vote late this week,
put critics insisted that it may not
be reached until next week, if then.
Senators Borah. Republican of
Idaho; McNary, Republican, of Ore
gon; Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan, and Copeland, Democrat.
OF New York kept hammering away
at the measure as each section was
read.
Senator Borah fought losing battle
against freeing corn and wheat farm
ers from signing contracts with the
Secretary of Agriculture in order to
obtain farm benefit payments.
Senator Schwellenbach. Democrat
OF Washington criticized Senator
Borah's suggestion that the Govern
ment spend its farm funds buying up
surplus crops and turning them over
70 the needy, rather than paying
farmers to reduce acreage.
High Cost Seen.
The Borah proposal, he declared,
easily could cost more than s8,oo0.-
100000 year, because the Govern
ment would have to process and dis
tribute the farm crops.
The slum dweller in New York
doesn't want bale of cotton; he
wants a shirt" Senator Schwellen-
bach said. The poor Southerner
doesn't want sack of corn; he
wants pork chops.
IF we're going to provide bread
and meat, we'll nave to balance the
diet with apples and potatoes.
Senator Borah replied that no one
could estimate the cost either of his
proposal or the crop-control bill.
Administration chieftains were de-
voting most of their attention to the
farm legislation in an attempt to
complete it quickly. 1t was the first
item on President Roosevelt's special
session program.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
Turks Denounce Pact.
BY the Associated Press.

TtSS,
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. Turkey
denounced her treaty of friendship
and non-aggression with Syria today
in note to the French government,
which administers Syria under League
of Nations mandate.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
John M. Zane, Attorney. Dies.

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. Z P-
John Maxey Zane. IA Chicago cor
poration lawyer and author of books
on law and banking. died here last
night after heart attack.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
JAPANESE TROOPS
ATTEMPT TO SCALE
WALLS Of NANK|NG
Chinese Prepare for Final
Stand-Chiang and Wife
Flee for Nanchang.
NIPP0NESE WAR PLANES
BOMB CAPITAL HEAVILY
All Exits on South Are Blocked
as Troops Advance to Com.
plete Encirclement.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese pushing on to Marking
after capture OF Shanghai and re-
treat OF Chinese from positions held
three months. So-called "Hinden-
burg" line around China's capital.
highly relied upon Jor defense,
tailed to stem Advance OF Nip
ponese, and Chinese government
evacuated Marking to upper
Ydngtze RiUer toWns in face of GER
tatnty OF japanese capture of cap
itdl.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
BULLETIN.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 8 (Wednes-
day).-A Chinese army 100000
strong massed along the battle
ments of historic Nanking today
for stand against $4,000 Japanese
maneuvering for frontal attack,
Advance units of the japanese
army already were outside the
city's gates, and a communioue
said these forces were attempting
to scale the city's historic battle
ments with medieval ladders.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
Opponents of Compulsory
Control Eliminate Wheat
Marketing Quotas.
LEADERS IN NEW DEAL
SEE PROGRAM PERILED
Will Try to 0verturn Charge,
Along With ANY Others, When
Final Vote Is Taken.
BULLETIN.

The Senate rejected today an
amendment by Senator McNary Of
Oregon, Republican leader, to limit
operation of the Farm Bill to three
years, 1938-40. The vote was 81
to 25.
Evening star., 1937-12-07
For a Happier Christmas
District Commissioner Indorses The Stars Campaign.

Ths is the of satisfaction of happiness the time
when most us reflect year contentedy
Evening star., 1937-12-07

(See DU POINT, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-12-07

(See MELLON, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-12-07

The only evening paper
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Associated Press News
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Evening star., 1937-02-28
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Evening star., 1937-02-28

When he came back, Isabelle knew,
they would 60 out on the verandah.
far down there in the corner away
from everybody, where it was dark
and fragrant with the flowers that
grewin boxes along the railing. Flowers
and starlight and the music of the
orchestra. All her life she'd have this
night to remember.
And then she heard Glorias voice.
Sharp above the soft din of voices all
around, it came in through the WIN
dow. Gloria was saying: "You didn't
know? Why. she's one of the brats.
She's their ringleader. They love her
posing and pretending. If she be-
longed to me. Id spank her."
Ouch! Takemy hand out of that
cradle" Rex joked but Isabelle heard
embarrassment beneath his laughter.
All the blood in her body seemed to
surge up into her head then drain
away. leaving her rigid nothingness
that faced toward the sound of those
voices.
well, well!Is that one on Thorton!
Was I fooledr' He was still embar-
raised.
Isabelle could not know that he
was as much a prisoner of his years
as she was. Though he was old enough
to have better sense he still struggled
against a feeling of self-consciousness
and uncertainty and he zealously lived
up to, and beyond. his years. Lord"
he defended himself now. How can
any man tell these days? Once they
learn to walk, they -" His voice
trailed off into the loud conversation
of a couple who strolled by. He glanced
around and saw. framed in the bright
window, Isabelle's face. Like a jerky
doll, she turned her head away from
his sight. Contrite and doubly en-
barrassed now, he said to Gloria:
1--WE got to 60 back for second.
l told her I'd be back. Gloria giggled,
teasing him still. But she wasn't, and
he wasn't, for the moment as i'm
portant as what he had seen on that
poor kids face.
The orchestra began to play and
couples streamed out on the dance
Evening star., 1937-02-28

for moment to the soft sound of
lsabelle's steady breathing. She did
not hear her mother in the upstairs
hall, calling her father on the tele-
phone and explaining guardedly why
she had abandoned him at the club.
1t was day when Isabelle opened
her eyes and she could hear Mamie,
the cook. down in the kitchen, bang
ing pots and pans around.
Tiredly drowsy. for her sleep had
been filled with frantic dreaming,
Isabelle lay listening to the familiar
clatter. Suddenly her eyes were wide
and she sat up in bed, her face gone
bleak with remembering. She tried
to stop. She tried to 60 back to sleep.
But it was no use. She got up and
dressed, not caring much how she
looked, though she did take the time
to brush her hair down in the Lom-
bard bang on her forehead.
She went outside and flung herself
down in an old canvas chair in the
back yard Mamie called to her from
the kitchen: "Breakfus. right away"
Isabelle never wanted to eat again
as long as she lived. 1t occurred to her
that Rex Thorton was probably cat
ing hearty breakfast at this moment,
happy as lark or something. while
Aunt Charlotte fused over him and
begged him to eat more.
This was fairly accurate picture.
Rex had just finished eating hearty
breakfast and his Aunt Charlotte.
with a large bouquet of red roses in
her arms. was begging him, not to eat
more, but to make little sentimental
gesture that was extremely distaste-
full to him. But your dear uncle
loved flowers" she was insisting. "And
he loved you - even though he never
saw you after you we're baby - and
he loved aviation. Think how proud
he'd be now if he were alive and could
see you - his namesake grown up
into flyer himself! 1t would be such
a sweet thing to do" She put her
handkerchief to her eye. "If you would
fly over the cemetery and drop these
roses on your dear Uncle Rex's grave.
Why do you bother about not having
a permit? You can't miss the plot.
It's by itself on knoll with three tall
marble shafts"
"Oh, all right" Rex said. He'd do
anything to get on his way. He wasn't
feeling we'll this morning. 1t had been
a late night and that Cummings kid -
he wished he hadn't hurt her. He had
half mind to call her on the tele-
phone but she doubtless wouldn't be
awake this early.
Mamie, always slow, had just called
from the kitchen. "Breakfus goin' on
Evening star., 1937-02-28
THIS WEEK
Minor Hedrtbreok
Continued fompo five
Continued from poss five

floor. By the time he had lodged
around them to Isabelle's chair she
was gone. Her mother had taken her
away. Rosalie Cummings had seen
whom Isabelle's stricken eyes had
watched. She had gone quickly to
Isabelle and said: Honey. I've a
headache. I'm going home. Your
father is in a bridge game, but do you
want to 60 with me?"
Isabelle had nodded and tried to say
she was sorry about the headache:
Evening star., 1937-02-28

the most popular girl in town. For
the first time this brought her no
comfort. Nothing could comfort her
now but to know that the last hour
had never happened.
If she could only sleep and forget
for little while; but she couldn't
sleep. Never again could she do any
thing but lie here and remember how
he had laughed.
Two hours later she did not hear
her mother open the door and listen
Evening star., 1937-02-28

then had followed her mother out to
the driveway where the car was
parked. you wait here till back
out Id rather drive myself" Rosalie
said She wanted Isabelle to have a
moment alone in the dark 1t was all
she could do to help; that and taking
her child away to the blessed privacy
of home.
As Isabelle waited for her mother
she heard footsteps behind her on the
gravel. She turned and saw Rex
Thorton hurrying toward her. She
did not let him come to her. She went
to him. her face set tightly in an ex-
preston she fought to make as Ian
guidly amused as any look he'd ever
gotten from any old debutante he'd
ever known. "Goodby." she drawled.
I'm going. The parent has head
ache. Happy - how do you flyers
phrase it? - landings. Or is it land
ing?"
Isabelle, don't 60 like this" He
was trying hard to explain to her, to
stop her being hurt and yet not COM
nit himself to any further interest
in her.
''Goodby, a pleasant fight" she
turned from him and ran to the car.
Isabelle" he called after her, Il
want to tell you ="
But the car was already almost out
of sight. He was glad in a way. He
had, at least. tried to make things all
right with her.
The ride home was silent. As Rosalie
opened the front door Isabelle muir
INJURED: I'm so sorry about your
head, Mamma. Can't get you some
thing, or rub your forehead?" She
believed her mother was really i'll. She
wanted to help, but everything was so
blurred and numb that she couldn't
make her voice sound as if she we're
sorry at all.
Thank you, darling. All l need is
to lie down and be quiet" Rosalie
kissed her cheek but kept herself from
gathering the forlorn little figure into
her arms. Goodnight. honey. I'll be
all right in the morning"
Isabelle did not turn on the lights
in her room. She never wanted to be
in the light again, never wanted to
see her face again. She jerked out of
her clothes and flung herself down on
the bed where she lay rigid against
the humiliation that poured like an
actual poison through her body.
She had loved him and he had
laughed at her. Right now he was
with that Gloria Frasier and he was
laughing at her. She cringed into the
pillows, her teeth biting at her lip.
She had loved him and tried to be
what he had wanted; she. who was
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Mosorine Section

the table. when Isabelle neard the
airplane. She swallowed hard and
made herself look up. She could see
the plane clearly. In the next breath
it was very close, flying low.
Rex Thorton, looking down, trying
to find the cemetery in the flattened
neat squares of the town, pulled the
roses out of the cockpit and made
ready to drop them. But the wind
whipped them out of his grasp and
they fell from his sight. Well. he
thought, he'd tried anyway. He only
hoped he hadn't socked somebody on
the head. A fine thing to get grounded
for! His aunt was such fool!
The plane seemed to fill the heavens
with its roar as it swooped over the
Cummings house and began to climb.
Isabelle watched. Mortified. as a dark
object dropped from it and came
hurting down at her. Then she saw
that it wasn't dark but bright red.
that it was a bunch of flowers. Roses.
she saw. as the bouquet landed on the
front lawn.
She jumped up and stood staring.
Roses E.
Last night she'd joked about coming
to see him off with roses" And now
- she ran to the flowers and picked
them up.
Roses. For her - from him.
Last night when she had left him
standing in the driveway she had
heard him calling above the noise Of
the car, Isabelle. l want to tell
you -"
Then he hadn't made fun of her.
He hadn't laughed at her; he d laughed
just because he was joking. He'd just
been joking He'd just been making
a humorous remark, and she had
gotten mixed up about the point of
his joke. She'd done that before with
him, though he had never suspected.
1t was hard sometimes to get his
jokes the way he meant them.
She looked up at the sky. The plane
was far off now and small. She re-
membered how Carole Lombard had
acted in her last picture when things
had been very sad for her. But this
was sadder than that picture had
been. This was - why. this was tragic
like the way Garbo was in her pictures
Isabelle pressed the roses against
her heart. Her mouth pulled down at
the corners and her eyes were veiled
as they followed the plane that had
become a speck in the distant haze.
"Goodby. my love!" she called softly
in a deep chest tone.
1t didn't sound right to her. Then
she remembered the Swedish accent.
"Gootby. my lahver' she whis-
pered.
She wondered if maybe she oughtn't
to write him letter. After all, he was
going away with an aching heart be-
cause she had not let him explain.
No. she decided. somehow it was
better as it was. She didn't have to
worry anymore about being what he
wanted a girl to be. 1t was sort Of
more comfortable this way. She still
had the crowd and she had this sad
secret love. Lost love-but hers again.
The End
(AnOfhcr Isabelle Cummings story
tSrf mepkl
Evening star., 1937-02-28
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Evening star., 1937-02-28

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The Beauty Clinic Of Good House,
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Evening star., 1937-02-28

~ CisGnses mucous membranes.
(2) Stimulates natural secretions.
90 Kills all kinds Of cold germs.
For scs fkyoat, gargle with tsp.
Zonite in V glass water. For NOSE
cold. use Y tsp. Zonite to Y glass
warm water-with glass duck" or
nasal syringe.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

mouth washes. It scientifically de-
stroys the oasses Of odor.
To hH onion breath and other
strong mouth odors FOR GOOD.
do this: Put lisp. Zonite IN glass
water. Rinse mouth thoroughly.
Brush teeth. Gargle, rinse again.
Results gxaraSfeed
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Cold in Head
"Ruv" Throat

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Evening star., 1937-02-28
Love 6 sOnions
Just Don't Mix
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-04
WEST ROCK

Carol Holmberg was an overnight
guest at the V. Holmberg home last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Carlson and
baby of Danewood, were Friday after
noon visitors at the c. E. Carlson
home.
Choir rehearsal was held at the
Albert Hanson home last Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Gust Christensen and chill
dren, Mrs. Widstrand of East Rock
Creek and Andrew Anderson were
visitors at the Theodore Thompson
home Wednesday evening of last week.
Mrs. c.. E. Carlson and Harvey and
Mylo were Saturday afternoon visitors
at the Ernest Rohlf home.
Marvin Johnson visited from We'd
nesday until Saturday evening at his
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Olson of Beroun,
were Sunday afternoon visitors at the
c. E. Carlson home.
Lillian Mattson visited Viola Carl
son Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Isaac Mattson and Lillian
spent Tuesday afternoon and night
at the Mrs. Mary Dahlstrom home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-04
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Sunday, Feb. bible school at 10
a. m; worship in English at II a. m.
Mrs. j. A. Burman will entertain
the Ladies' Aid Wednesday afternoon,
Feb. 10, at the parsonage. A hearty
welcome is extended to one and all.
Confirmation school Saturday at
$50 a. m.
The offering for the flood sufferers
lifted at our evening service last Sun
day amounted to S25. We wish to ex-
press our sincerest gratitude to every
one for this able and good deed.
BlOmSkOg Lutheran.
The Luther League will give pro-
gram Friday evening at o'clock. Re-
freshments are served. All are well
come!
English service at 2:30 p. m.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Hjalmer johnson Thursday
afternoon, Feb. II. Mrs. Ahlberg and
Mrs. Chas. Anderson will entertain.
Swede Park Lutheran.
The Luther League will meet Fri
day evening, February -.
]. A. BURMAN, Pastor.