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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
CLOSE RACE Pi iH% But
GUN THEIRS WINS Walk MA
Sweet beers completely OutsOId
by Gunther's, the dry beery beer
that real beer drinkers like!

In Detroit, st. Louis, Philadel.
phia, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and
other cities where good beers are
made, you'll find that people are
going back to the dry, berry kind.
In those cities, as in the Balti.
more Washington market, the real
berry beer is the leading seller.
You'll never tire of the taste Of
Gunther's. That dry tang, that
berry favor makes you want more.
It grows on you. Light in body
rather than heavy, you will find il
completely satisfying and refresh.
ing; yet the kind Of beer that
doesn't ''fill-you-up."
Drink Gunther's and you'll really
be a beer drinker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14

That was a close finish at Pimlico
yesterday. The nags gave the girls
and boys great thrill.
But there wasn't anything close
about the race for popularity among
Beers. Gunther's won in a walk. At
the track and in all the. nearby tav-
ems and ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
with its dry berry favor, outsold
sweeter beers by a country mile.
It's just plain fact that real beer
drinkers prefer the dry berry tang
Of the biggest-selling beer in this
part of the country.
Not only here but all over the
country, you'll find beer drinkers
losing their probationary taste
for sweet beer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
1898 Red Shortstop

Eddie Miller, kid Shortstop on
option with the Syracuse Chiefs,
already is being hailed as Cincin'
MATHS 1893 regular Shortfielder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
Game of GofUnusual,
Ace Reporter Finds
By CHICK KENNY

Back 1885, hard feature story Of kind other
the sporting editor of the old Philadelphia Times decided that
about time that something be written said about this
game go which the boys "foOlng around with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
SouthWorth Leads

Billy Southworth, the Pirate
Of days when the Smoketowners
were pennant winners, is shooing
the Memphis Chicks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
Elevator Man

Bob Garbark, rookie catcher
from Toledo now with the Cubs,
spends the winter installing eS-
calators and elevators.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-14
Winning Squad Small

The Atlanta pennant-winning
baseball team used only "a play
erS last season, being the smallest
aggregation in the Southern
Evening star., 1937-04-01
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate.
Moves toward vote on Guffey-
Vinson coal-control bill
judiciary Committee continues hear
tnRs on Roosevelt court bill.
House:
Considers District appropriation bill.
Labor Committee resumes hearings
on proposed inquiry into labor con-
ditions In shipbuilding and other In
dustres
Agriculture Committee continues
study of parts of farm tenancy bill.
Judiciary Committee continues
bearings on anti-lynching legislation.
Rules Committee continues study Of
proposed sit-down strike inquiry.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will not be in session II Guffey coal
bill passes today
Judiciary Committee continues hear
ings on Presidents court bill.
House:
Continues 6ebate on District appro-
priation bill.
Agriculture Committee meets 1890
an.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee meets 10 am.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
DESIGN SUBMITTED

TIE Fine Arts Commission today re-
ceived from the Labor Department a
proposed design for memorial tab
let honoring officers Of the Immigra-
ton and Naturalization Service. who
lost their lives in the line OF duty.
Arthur Brown of San Francisco,
architect of the Labor Department
Building, made the design. The tab
let is to be placed in the lobby on the
first floor at the northwest entrance.
Employees of the service raised funds
for the project. Brown plans to
use part Of the stone wall Of the
structure, with panels upon which
will be inscribed in incised letters
the names of the odlcers.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
MARKET AID TOLD
BY HUTTON PARTNER
Assisted by Stock Specialist in
Obtaining Data, Geran
Testifes.
BY the Associated Presk

BY the Associated Press.
A partner OF W. T. Hutton d Co.
testified before the Securities and Ex-
change Commission yesterday that IN
1885 he was assisted by a stock spe-
cialist IN getting certain market In
formation for his firm.
Counsel for the commission con-
tended the action was part Of an al
legged conspiracy oy the New York
brokerage house to manipulate COM
mon stock Of the Atlas Tack Corp.
Carroll v. Geran, the witness. stead
fastly denied the manipulation charge
and insisted the information he OBJ
tanned was not in violation OF the New
York Stock Exchange rules making a
stock specialists book strictly con-
fdential
Commission Counsel Gruber pressed
Geran for an admission that the De-
troit ONCE, which was instrumental in
the Atlas stock operations, wanted to
know how much stock it would have
to buy on the way up II 1t tried to
rig" the market.
Evening star., 1937-04-01

portation in interstate commerce OF
persons or property for hire o, ar regu-
lar routes or between a fixed rminal
would pay as registration fee an
amount bearing the same proportion
to the fee which would otherwise be
payable as the number Of miles oper-
ated by such vehicles during the
calendar year of registration bears
to the total number OF miles operated
by such vehicle in the District and
elsewhere during such year. The
minimum, however, would be s25.
The bill to tax lint lot owners,
lessons or managers. prescribes the
following graduated schedule OF fees,
based on the capacity of the lots:
Lots having a capacity Of over 10
cars and not exceeding 20, $40 a
year.
Lots having capacity of over 20
cars and not exceeding 30, $40 =
year.
Lots having capacity Of over 30
cars and not exceeding SO, $50.
Lots having capacity of over so
cars and not exceeding IS. $40.
Lots having q capacity Of over IS
cars and not exceeding 100, $50 4
year
Lots having q capacity OF over 100
cars and not exceeding ITS, Sl25 \
year.
Lots having capacity Of over ITS
cars and not exceeding 250, Sl75 =
year.
Lots having . capacity Of over 250
cars and not exceeding $50, $3.50 =
year.
Lots having . capacity Of over $50
cars and not exceeding 500, $3.50 .
year.
Lots having q capacity of over 500
cars, $3.50 year
Rules to Be Drawn.
The bill subjects the parking lots
to the rules and regulations of the
Commissioners and prescribes revo-
cation of the license for violations.
The assessors office is charged with
administration and enforcement.
The inheritance tax, which also is
identical with the one proposed in the
Mapes bills, imposes a tax rate on
transfer of all estates Of decedents, in
Guiding all tangible property. intan-
gible property and real property owned
by resident of the District or owned
by a nonresident which is situated in
the District.
The rate, which is imposed upon net
values. begins At per cent Of estates
not in excess of S50.00o and jumps
upward at the rate OF l per cent TO
q maximum of Is per cent of estates
of more than $5,o00,000.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
WHY NOT?

the deed, and now We wonder how
much business was being done by a
place up in Pennsylvania recently
espied by Don Dugan Of the Capitol
Police force.
A sign in front of it read Rooms
Meals. With Baths" bringing to mind
vision of a soap-lathered citizen
away on pie la mode.
SAVED.
Although they did not fit into
plans tor the landscaptno OF the
Mall, or else interfered with the
utew betUeen the Capitol and Lin
coin Memorial, recently more than
40 trees OF pdrious sizes haze BEEN
transplanted BY the Parks Depart
ment, among them ttoo oaks ef
especial interest. One Is the Con-
tucius oak. ,uhich spran0 from. an
acorn one-tinle ConDressn7dn'
gathered from the grave of the
Oriental sage, and the other 10 the
Rutherford B. Hayes oak, planted
BY the former President iuhen he
Uds serving In Congress. Another
item that Dds moDed successtullv
wds Japanese xelkopd. and, tor
that matter. stu u.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
IS POLICE SHIFTS
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Department Transfers Are
Announced by Maj.
Ernest Brown.

Eighteen transfers in the Metro
politan Police Department became ef-
fective at 8 am. today. The changes
involve the following privates:
Joseph P. Comiskey, assigned to
duty as precinct detective and trans
ferred from the traffic division to the
fourth precinct; Luther c. Wise, made
q tenth precinct detective; Richard
j. Felber, assigned to duty as pre-
cinct detective and transferred from
the Detective Bureau to the third
precinct; Irving Rosenburg, assigned
to duty as precinct detective and
transferred from the first to the
twelfth precinct; William B. Satter-
thwaite, relieved from further assign
ment as precinct detective and trans
ferred from the second to the third
precinct; Robert l.. Jones, relieved
from further assignment as precinct
detective and transferred from the
tenth to the sixth precinct; Henry
Rinke, relieved from further assign
ment as precinct detective and trans
ferred from the eighth to the ninth
plCSAASC, 4NSLoolA ", 4hdySly lNilCNCu
from further assignment as precinct
detective and transferred from the
twelfth to the second precinct.
Other privates transferred were
Foster J. Rowen, dismounted from
motor cycle and transferred from
sixth to second precinct; Joseph H.
Hunt, second to sixth precinct: Clar-
ence E. Brant, second precinct to
traf1ic division; George O. Burkley,
jr.. made motor cycle patrolman, to
remain In traffic division.
Precinct Detective Bernard F. Day
was transferred from the fourth to
the second precinct.
Also transferred were Pvts. Earl D..
Alber, ninth to second precinct, Ed
win P. Tucker, seventh to second
precinct; David German. eighth to
second precinct Robert A. Williams,
ninth to eighth precinct.
Pvt. Clarence J. Buffers transfer
from the twelfth to the second pre-
cinct was made effective March 2s.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
LORD TWEEDSMU|R
VISITS ANNAPOLIS
Midshipmen Parade for Ca.
madam Governor General
on Final Day of Stay.
- the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
An inspection trip to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Md, opened
the final days program today Of the
state visit of Lord Tweedsmuir. Gov
ernor General Of Canada.
A parade OF the regiment Of mid
shipmen was arranged in his honor.
Afterward, the King of England's per-
sonal representative in Canada agreed
to deliver a brief address.
Lord Tweedsmuir told the mldshlp-
men the British and American Navies
are united in the same purpose-"the
preservation of liberty and peace
Every addition to your Navy Is an
extra addition to the security OF the
world" he added.
Referring to what he termed the
close friendship between the British
and American sea services, he recalled
that more than a century ago the
two countries had some very regret
able differences of opinion"
But whether we were antagonists
or allies" he continued, Il think We
always respected each other"
Returning to Washington. In TINA
for luncheon at the British Embassy,
the Governor General was invited to
visit the Capitol to receive the greet
ings Of congressional leaders and to
observe Congress In session.
Secretary Perkins was hostess at a
| luncheon for Lady Tweedsmuir and
MrS. Roosevelt.
Tea at White House.
A tea was the final affair at the
White House for the Canadian visitors
| before they go to a dinner given III
/ Sleir honor by Sir Herbert Marler, the
From there Lord and Lady TWeeds-
muir will board their special train to-
night for the return trip to Ottawa
Visits to Fort Myer, Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery and Mount Vernon
and state dinner at the White House
were the high lights of their busy pro-
gram yesterday.
Lord Tweedsmuir and President
Roosevelt drove back together from
Mount Vernon, giving them an op-
portunity for a 45-mlnute private
conversation.
Guests at State Dinner.
Members of the Governor General s
party present at the White House
dinner included Mrs. Pape, lady in
waiting; A. S. Redfern, secretary:
Col. H. Wins OConnor, Lieut. s. 6.
Rivers-Smith, and Capt. c. P. Camp
bell-Preston, aides-de-camp.
Rankings guests were Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Garner, Sir Ronald
Lindsay, Ambassador from Great
Britain: the Speaker OF the House OF
Representative and Mrs. Bankhead
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull
the Minister Of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. MacWhite, the Minister oi
the Union Of South Africa and Mrs
Close, the Minister of Canada anc
Lady Mayler, the Secretary Of Wal
and Mrs Woodring and Secretary o.
Labor Perkins.
From the Senate. there were Sena
tor and Mrs. Pittman and Senate,
and Mrs. Borah. Representative anc
Mrs. Fish and Representative and Mrs
Bloom were there from the House.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
MAYORS REQUEST
BIC RELIEF FUND
Want s700,OOO,0OO More
Than Presidents Figure
in Balanced Budget.

The United States Conference Of
Mayors asked President Roosevelt yes
terday to recommend $4,000 900. 900
work-relief appropriation for the fiscal
year beginning July !.
This would be nearly 10000
more than the President has said The
budget can carry without being out
Of balance
The Mayors expressed hope that
the entire sum would be asked Of
Congress at one time so w. P. A.
officials could plan a full year ahead.
Their request was delivered by Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia OF New York.
Its presentation recalled that the
President has stated the question Of
q balanced budget is an open one for
the very good reason that this Gov
eminent does not propose next year,
any more than during the past four
years, to allow American families TO
stArve."
2,800,0 Jobs Needed.
La Guardia told the President
S2,200,0000 is necessary to give
work to 100000 persons who are
able to work but cannot find jobs in
private industry.
In the week OF February 20, the
last date for which figures have been
made public, the Works Progress Ad-
minstration employed about 2,l60,000
persons. w. P A. expenditures for
the first seven months of this fiscal
year indicate a 12-month total Of
around $4,000, 100000.
Mr.. Roosevelt is scheduled to send
new relief recommendations to Con-
gress within the next 10 days
La Guardia did not say whether
the President gave him any en-
couragement. w. P A. Administra-
tor Harry L. Hopkins was another
White House visitor and he and the
mayor chatted together afterWard. La
Guardia later departed for New York
by plane
Grants Approval Asked.
As an immediate help In the un-
employment situation, La Guardia
asked the President to approve grants
from sl5o.0o0,00O available in the
Public Works Administrations revolv-
ing fund for eligible P. w. A. projects.
which he said the Government had
asked cities to submit.
He said mayors recognized direct
relief to unemployables as the re-
sponsibility of State and local gov
ernments and opposed demands that
the Federal Government re-enter
the direct-relief field.
AS to local contributions to w. P
A. projects, the statement to the
President said no rigid formula was
possible.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
PARTY MARKS CHANGES
IN JUSTICE Department
Gordon Dean Succeeds Henry
suydam as Cummings' Public
Relations Man.

Gordon Dean, transferred from the
Criminal Division Of the Justice De-
partment, today succeeded Henry Suy-
dam As public relations adviser to At
torney General Cummings.
Department officials and newspaper
men who cover its activities joined
Tuesday IN hail and farewell" party
for Dean and Suydam The party was
held in the apartment of Assistant
Attorney General Brien Mcmahon at
the Hay-Adams House. with Cum
mings and q number Of his assistants
among the guests.
Suydam, who resigned to join the
Newark News editorial staff, was un-
able to be present on account OF the
death Of a relative outside the city.
Dean was felicitated on his new as
signment by executives Of various
branches Of the department. He will
have Suydam's' title Of special execu-
tive assistant to the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
G. c. c. CAMPS SHOW
DECREASE OF II
Ninth Enrolment Period Reveals
Health Improvement in
This Area.

Opening today Of the ninth enroll
ment period in the Civilian Conferva-
ton Corps found a decrease In the
number Of camps in the Sd Corps
Area, including the District, from the
maximum of 2l2 to 2Ol. it was an
nounced at Corps Area headquarters.
The enrollments will continue iantil
April 20.
There has been a steady improve
ment In health conditions throughout
the C. c. c. as result of efforts
directed toward good feeding, clothing
and housing. along with medical and
dental attention, it was announced.
The Office of the surgeon general.
charged with looking after the health
Of c. G. c. enrollees, reported the oc-
curence of disease among enrollees
during the last fiscal year is at the
lowest point in the history Of the
corps and the death rate in the
c. G. C. was lower than that among
men of similar age groups throughout
the registration area Of the United
States.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
T. s. Grape to Sail for France.

Theodore s. Grape. president Of the
DistlsN Federation Of Business Mems
Associations, will sail from New York
tomorrow aboard the lie de France
with other American business men to
study the methods of the French Wine
Growers Association. The group will
spend three weeks inspecting vinyards.
wineries and business houses in France
. guests Of tbs Wine Growers Asso-
cation.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
WAGE LAW PARLEY
COVERS 8 STATES
Labor Department Officials
to Confer With Repre-
sertatives Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court decision vail
dating State minimum wage legikla-
ton set Labor Department officials to-
day to studying the possibility Of
model minimum wage law for all
States.
Oficials called the departments
Minimum Wage Committee to meet
April and study whether q model
law Is desirable or whether present
State acts should be amended in the
light Of the courts opinion. The court
validated the womens minimum wage
law OF Washington State.
Dependent on committee recomn1en-
dation, department officials said, rep
resentatives OF 18 States which have
women's basic pay acts may be in
vited here to confer on the general
subjet of minimum wage legislation.
First department reports were that
eight States whose wage laws we're
revived by the courts decision would
attend the committee meeting. Miss
Louise Stitt, supervisor of the min
imum wage division. said, however.
they had been notified only that the
committee planned to study the q'les-
ton.
Conclusions of the committee will
determine, Miss Stitt said, whether
conference of all minimum wage
States will be called.
Gerard D. Reilly, the departments
acting solicitor and chairman OF the
Wage Committee, said there IL a
question about what principle for fix
ing minimum wages would be r,ost
generally acceptable.
A District OF Columbia law calls
for a minimum based on fair and
decent" standard OF living for wcnaen
workers. It's provisions, Reilly said.
have been considered easier to adrin-
lister than those OF the New York
minimum wage law, providing for \
reasonable return for services ten
dered.
States whose minimum wage Jaws
are similar to the New York law in
clude New Jersey, New Hampshire.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, Illinois,
Connecticut and Ohio.
Other States which have passed
minimum wage laws include Cali
fornia, Colorado, Minnesota, Nsrth
Dakota, Oregon. South Dakota, Utah.
Washington, Wisconsin, Rhode Island
and Nevada.
Sidney Hillman. head of the Textile
Workers Organizing Committee. dis
cussed minimum wage legislation and
the Wagner labor relations act With
President Roosevelt yesterday.
On the eve of world textile con-
ference in Washington, Hillman said
he told the President he hoped the
campaign for union members in the
industry would go on without any
strikes or industrial disturbances.
Evening star., 1937-04-01
TRAFFIC VIOLATION
LAID TO WRONG MAN
Z. W. Hensley Complainant, Not
Alleged Offender, in Drunk
Driving Case.

In its account of an accident March
3 involving automobiles operated by
E. w. Turton, 81, of Garrett Park,
Nd, and E. W. Hensley. AZ, colored,
21l1 Flagler place. The Star stated
enormously that Hensley had been
charged with driving while drunk.
Records at the second precinct
city post Office for 18 years, was
the complainant in the case, and
that it was Turton against whom
the charge was lodged. No charge
was filed against Hensley.
:. The Star regrets the error, which
was made in obtaining the police re-
port of the accident
Evening star., 1937-04-01
d. C.. Taxes
Continued From First Page J

wage Garner, automobile owner and
various types OF businesses, with spe-
cial attention to insurance companies.
theaters, corporations and parking lot
operators.
These bills constitute the major
portion OF the tax revenue program
planned by Chairman Collins Of the
House Subcommittee on Appropria-
tions, which framed the 1888 District
supply bill. Collins introduced eight
bills late yesterday and plans to offer
one today which will complete his
program.
Four OF the eight bills are virtu-
ally duplicates Of the so-called Mapes
tax from 2 to 4 cents gallon. Another
places a weight tax on motor vehicles.
A third establishes An income tax as
substitute for the present tax on in
tangible personal property, and the
fourth provides an inheritance tax.
Taxes Parking Lots.
The four new bills will require:
Parking lot operators TO pay q tax
on q graduated scale, ranging from
$40 to $3.50 a year, based on the ca
pecity of the lots.
Insurance companies, to pay = 2
per cent tax on net premium receipts
as well As an annual fee OF $40 for
filing annual statements.
Corpora tions to pay tax OF mill
per 81 on capital stock and mills
per 81 annually on paid-up capital
stock and surplus.
Motion picture theaters and COM
bination motion picture-vaudeville
theaters to pay per cent tax on
gross receipts monthly. An increase
in admission prices in such theatera
because Of the tax specifically for
hidden.
The ninth bill expected to be in
troduced today will revise upward and
make uniform the present taxes on
public utility corporations.
The income tax bill Is identical with
the Mapes bill for the same purpose
It would require every single person
with an income Of $1,000 4 year OF
more, and every married person whose
income is S2,50O or more, which Is de.
rived in the District, who Is iy1nG
with husband or wife, to file return
with the District assessor
Every individual having q gross in
come Of $1,000 or more would b re.
quired to file return.
Graduated Scale Provided.
The tax schedule set up IN the bill
would be as follows l per cent O.
the net income not exceeding $4,000
is per cent Of the income In excess o.
$4,000, but not exceeding $4,000;
per cent of the net income in excess o.
5000, but not exceeding $4,000; T.!
per cent of the net income in excess O.
10000, but not In exec Of $4,000
per cent OF the net income in excess
of $4,000, but not exceeding 10000
35 per cent Of the net ince in ex'
cess of 100000. but not exceeding
1000; 4 per cent of the net income
in excess Of $40, 900. but not exceeding
1000, and per cent of the ne
income in excess Of $4,000.
Single persons or married person,
not living with husband or wife woulc
BE- exempt from taxation up to 81 900
Tho income OF married person liv'
ing with husband or wife would b
exempted up to s2,500, The sxemp'
ton for dependents would b Sso(
Evening star., 1937-04-01

tipely this 1Ddy and that and slo,rly
began the process OF redressino il
this time lot tighter than before.
1t Das all Uerv pleasant and our
operative Dds much, much i'm
pressed. Thinks, indeed, that ne
may come here to hue the simple
lite.