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Evening star., 1937-03-06
WIFE, q, ENDS LIFE.
ON anniversary.
"This Is My Present to You,"
She Said in Note Left
Husband.

Leaving a note to her husband that
described her act as my present to
you" on their second wedding ami
versary, Mrs Helen Rosina Bennett,
81, wife of q taxicab driver. put her
pet poodle dog outside at dusk yester-
day and then ended her own life BY
turning on the gas in the kitchen OF
her apartment at 1l09 Mount Olivet
road northeast.
Mrs. Bennett had been dead for sew
eral hours when her husband, John M.
Bennett, returned home at midnight
to discover his wife lying on the
kitchen floor clad In her pajamaS. All
the windows were closed and every
jet on the gas stove Was open. The
dog was whining ct the door when he
reached the apartment.
Police said.Mrs. Bennett left on the
door q note te her husband that read:
This Is our second wedding anniver-
sary. This is my present to you. I
hope you enjoy it."
Mrs. Mary p. Koney. who lives above
the Bennett apartment, said she
Smelled gas at 6 pm. yesterday and
called the gas company service man,
who fixed her central gas-heatins unit
which had been smoking. At $50 pm.
another tenant in the apartment house.
Allen Newsome. smelled gas. He. too,
telephoned the gas company and was
informed . service man already had
been sent to the house.
Neighbors said the Bennetts had
lived in the apartment house only .
short time.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of suicide Bennett
awaited word from his wife's parents
before making funeral arrangements.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
PROBE Of BURNS
~
" AGENCY SLATED
La Toilette Committee Will
Quiz Officials on Indus
trial Espionage.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Preparing to begin examination on
Monday of officials OF the william j.
Burns International Detective Agency.
the Senate committee investigating
violations OF civil liberties was in re-
cess today
Industrial espionage service by the
Burns agency will be principal concern
of the committee. The group re-
Gently concentrated on similar activi-
ties by the Pinkerton bureau. The
committee hopes to complete its open
examination in about two days. At
tention then will be turned to the
vigllante practices in Harlan County,
notorious anti-labor district of the
Kentucky coal fields.
Yesterday the committee completed
hearings on the business of Federal
Laboratories, Inc, of Pittsburgh, one
of the Nations largest manufacturers
and distributors of industrial arma-
ments.
Among the days disclosures was the
fact that Federal Laboratories has a
close working arrangement with Rail-
way Audit & Inspection Co., strike
breaking organization now under
charge Of contempt Of the committee,
and that guards furnished by the
latter to the West Point Manufactur.
ing Co. of Alabama and Georgia car
-ried on a reign Of terror throughout
that region during the textile strike
Of 1884.
Four Thompson submachine guns
sold by Federal Laboratories were used
to arm this vigilante patrol and one
witness before the committee yester-
day, Ester Grower of Lannett. Ala,
told OF being covered by one of these
guns while a member of the strong
arm squad beat him up for labor
agitation"
The committee also revealed, through
correspondence of Federal Labora-
tories, that the company employed the
familiar device of Communist alarm
as an argument for sale Of their gas
,,and equipment.
Included in the correspondence was
q letter from one salesman telling Of
the fun" he had shooting at striking
longshoremen in San Francisco In
1884, of his belief that he killed one
Communist, and his regret that Il die
not get more" and Of the increase In
business brought by his skill
Evening star., 1937-03-06
BAR FILES SUIT
IN TRUST FIGHT
Asks Court to Halt Practice
of Law by American
Trust Co.

Pending in District Court today was
a suit on behalf OF the District Bar
.,ssociation to enjoin the American
Security and Trust Co. from the un-
authorized practice of law and to hold
1t in contempt.
The action, flied late yesterday was
the first move by the city's independ-
ent lawyers against trust institution,
although talk of a battle to restrict
the legal field TO private practitioners
has been rife for some months.
Accompanying the trust company
action were two similar injunction
suits, one against the Motorist Pro-
tective Association and one against the
Metropolitan Motor Club. which also
were charged with invading the pro-
hibited domain Of legal practice.
All three suits were filed by the Bar
Associations Committee on the Sup
preston of the Unauthorized Practice
of Law, headed by Richard L. Mer-
rick. and we're specifically authorized
by the board of directors.
The directors also empowered the
committee to investigate the activities
OF the city's other trust companies with
Q view to similar action If 1t is found
any one Of them guilty Of unauthorized
practice A suit, however, must be
approved by the board before it is filed
The American Security was charged
with holding out to the public by
means OF newspaper Advertisements
that it possesses an intimate knovl-
edge of tax laws and how TO deal with
them. and many other complexities
which surround the settling and man
agement of estates Of living persons
and decedents"
By means Of such representations,
the trust company has induced" many
persons to consult it on matters of
law relating to estate, inheritance
and other taxes, the handling of es-
tates and the provisions of trust
agreements and wills, the committee
told the court.
Believing that the trust institution
was invading the realm of lega' prac-
tice, which is barred to corporations.
the committee warned the concern.
the suit stated. but American Sc
curity refused to cease and desist."
The court was asked to enjoin the
corporation from practicing law either
directly or indirectly" and to hold it
in contempt Of court for past offenses.
In addition. the attorneys asked for
declaratory judgment defining the
proper sphere of such An institution.
Both motor clubs were charged with
selling contracts by which they agreed
TO provide legal services 70: motorists
In traffic law violations and in dam
age suits arising out of automobile
accidents.
The committee asked that both be
held in contempt and enjoined.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Your
Income Tax
Definition of Term de
pendent" Under Fed
eral Levy Law Given.

, In addition to the personal exemp.
, tion Of $1,000 for single persons and
! s2.500 for married persons living to-
gether and for heads of families, q
l taxpayer is entitled to a credit of $500
, for each dependent. defined by income
. tax law and regulati J1s as person
under 1S years Of age or incapable OF
: self-support because mentally o. phys
, ically defective. The term mentally
p. or physically defective" means not
= only cripples and those mentally de-
: fective, but persons in Ill health and
: the aged.
: In order to be entitled to the $500
: credit, the taxpayer must furnish the
. dependent his or her CHIEF support.
! The credit is based upon actual finan-
cial dependency and not mere legal
dependency. For example, father
/. whose children receive half or more of
4. their support from trust fund or
! other separate source is not entitled
~ the credit.
, Neither relationship nor residence is
! q factor in the allowance Of the $500
credit for dependent. The taxpayer
. and the dependent may be residents
! Of different cities. II husband and
! wife both contribute to the support
; Of a dependent, the $500 credit may
, be taken by the one contributing the
. chief support, and may not be divided
, between them.
. A single person who supports in his
home an aged mother is entitled not
only to the $400 credit fo a dependent.
but also to the personal exemption of
$2,500 as the head Of . family. A
widower supporting under similar cir
cumstances a dependent child under
10 years Of age also is entitled to the
personal exemption Of $2,500 as the
head of family, plus the $40o credit
for a dependent.
Under the revenue act of 1896 both
the personal exemption and the credit
for dependents are required to be pro-
rated where the status Of the taxpayer
changed during the year.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
DISTRICT IS ASSURED
OF LEGISLATIVE DAY

The legislative program of the House
next week, rs planned by its leaders,
assures the District of its regular day
Monday unless an emergency arises
in the meantime
Majority Leader Rayburn reported
to the House late yesterday that Nom
day would be devoted entirely to the
consideration Of proposed District leg
islation. There are II District bills on
the calendar.
Chairman Norton Of the District
Committee hopes to clear the calen-
dar OF these IL bills to pave the way
for consideration March "a, the next
District day, of the controversial meas
ure designed to legalize horse racing
under the pari-mutuel system.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
HAZEN AND ALLEN
WILL BE HONORED
District Employees to Hold Ban
quet at MayAower Hotel
March %.

Commissioners Melvin c. Hazen and
George E. Allen are to be honored
by District employees at a banquet
at the Maynower Hotel March ~, at
7:30 pm, IN celebration Of their re-
appointment for second terms.
More than 900 District workers and
their guests are expected to attend,
according to reports of the early de-
mands for tickets. The number OF
guests is to be limited, to $50.
The thought of the celebration came
from numerous employees Of municipal
departments, shortly after President
Roosevelt nominated the two for sec
ond terms in January.
Special guests invited are Senators
K-ng of Utah, Thomas Of Oklahoma
and Capper Of Kansas, and Repre-
sentatives Norton Of New Jersey and
Collins of Mississippi. It Is expected
they will make brief talks. e. Barrett
Prettyman, former corporation coun-
sci. will be POSTMASTER.
An entertainment program is being
planned by Mai. E. w. Brown, superin-
tendent Of police.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Flames Burn Out on Vessel
Carrying Dynamite and Oil

Only q hundred yards away, on the
cliffs near the Sutro Baths, were many
of the citys fremen. but Mitchell and
Phillips fought unaided.
Fire Chief Charles ]. Brennan kept
his men on duty to guard the bath
buildings. Police, who feared pos
sible blast on the vessel from the ex-
plosives, kept watches several hun
dred yards from the point on shore
nearest the Ohioan.
In the clear night, breakers could
be seen washing over the stern.
The fire was started deliberately In
a refrigerator hold to destroy some
rotted meat Watchman George
Mitchell came ashore last night over
the breeches buoy to sound the alarm
when flames got beyond his control
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Ey the Associated Press

Ey tHN h8eOCiatcu EtcSss
SAN FRANCISCO, March e.-Fire
left the grounded ocean freighter
Ohioan . blackened hulk today when
flames in midship holds, fought all
night by Q two-man bucket brigade,
burned out.
At daylight hremen were withdrawn
from their watch.
Capt. E. J. Mitchell, who bought the
wreck for salvage after 1t went
aground at Point Lobos In the Golden
Gate last October, made no estimate
Of the loss. The salvage price was
$2,S00.
Mitchell said there were 120 sticks
Of dynamite, a large quantity OF caps
and some 1900 gallons Of OIL aboard.
BY breeches buoy, the two reached
the freishter from nearby cliffs.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Actor
Continued From First Page.)

said she and Vosper became acquaint-
ed on the voyage from New York.
Miss Oxford went to New York some
time ago with a group Of chorus girls.
She previously had done small hlm
parts in London and was mannequin
before she was chosen Miss Great
Britain"
When she reached London on the
boat train from Plymouth, she gave
her first detailed statement Of the
incident.
We were just friends. There was
us In America the newspapers had
engaged me- several times. 1t was
just talk. Mr.. Vosper and I were
nothing more than friends"
A sister of Vosper was at the Pad
dington Station when the boat train
arrived At first she refused to believe
the reports her brother WAS missing
She searched madly through the
coaches: then burst into tears.
ITS awful" she sobbed. Il had q
feeling he would be on the train"
The 23-year-old brunette actress,
who competed unsucce&fllly in 1885
for the title of Miss Europe con-
tinued her statement Of Vosper's dis
appearance:
Everybody was celebrating the
final night on shipboard. About or
3 Am. threw a small party for some
of my friends in my cabin. Vosper
was one OF the party. Several people
were there all the time. We were
drinking champagne and everybody
was happy.
Il talked for some time with Mr..
Vosper on the veranda outside my
cabin Then / returned TO the cabin
and joined the others.
After q time. I missed Vosper,
Miss oxford went on.
He was not on the veranda. We
could not find him in his cabin"
Then 1 told the steward that Mr.
Vosper was apparently missing. 1t is
impossible to say what has happened. Vt
For all I know he may have gone
Of to some other part of the ship and
oversight. I don't know.
"A general alarm was given and the
ship was stopped. We put back on
our course. I think. but I really don't
know what happened. was so ter
ribly upset.
Il don't know whether they lowered
boat or not. Anyway, We couldn't
! find Mr.. VoSper.
The window on the veranda over
looking the sea Is quite . small one
There are marks on the paintWork
around it but they may have beer
there some time.
| The window was open. think.
have made q statement to the English
police at Plymouth
Miss Oxford's father, who is . Gov.
eminent employe, with 4 male friend
Of the actress met her at the station
The friend presented her with . bou-
quet Of flowers.
VOSper's sister. accompanied by
Wiles, departed separately.
Vosper's favorite role was Shake
speare's Romeo" and his portrayal OF
Henry VII in The Rose Without q
Thorn" was hailed as one Of the great
est stage triumphs Of Londons West
| Ry,A sines the woyld war
Evening star., 1937-03-06

Before leaving the room, GENTLE
men guests must first make arrange
ments with their waitress"
X
OPPORTUNITY.
Thursday night when it DaS
murky and the streets Uere spotted
Uith rain, a neUsboy doUn at Thf,-
teenth and streets north,pest sdi0
a couple come out of a motion pic
ture house, iDdlk to the corner and
look up inquisitipelp at the sky.
"PeppdhH PeppdhN Getcha-
nlawnin' peppah heah," he shouted.
holding out paper enticinoly.
"Nawnin' peppGh seq its gonna
rain. And I SEE its gonna miss
mighty fine chance ii it don't.
FAUX PAS.
IRWIN BENDIMER, Philadelphia
insurance magnate, was riding the
elevator the other day up to the tenth
floor Of . downtown hotel, where he
was to be the guest speaker before the
District Life Underwriters Associa-
ton. There were two other men In
the car, strangers.
wonder what the guest speaker will
talk about today?" said one.
Dunno, same old bromides. sup
pose. I'm becoming immune to those
fellows" said the other.
The three got Oh at the same door.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Waiting in Line to Pay Income Tax

This sho,os part OF the big
croUds Dhtch fled through
the office OF the deputy COL
lector of internal reuenue, at
Twelfth street and Constitu-
tion apenue, today to file their
income tar returns and. II
necessary, pay their taIes.
This office ptll be open merit
Deek for an extra halt hour,
until S pm. daily. except Sat
urday, ,Ohen the closing time
1pM be 1 p.m., In order to
assist taxpayers. Returns are
due Monday midnight. March
IS. Star Sta1 Photo.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Johnson ATTACKS
COURT PLAN FOES
Lawyers and Technical
Phrases Blamed for Be.
WiIderment.
r,ciated Press.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Gen. Hugh
s. johnson. in a strongly-worded in
dorsement last night of the Presidents
contemplated Supreme Court changes.
declared the purpose was to prevent
an evil feared by makers Of the Con-
stitution.
They were seeking first to pre-
vent any dictatorship" the former
N. r. A. administrator said. referring
to the constitutional system Of checks
and balances controlling powers OF
the three branches Of Government.
Most of the argument against the
proposed changes, he added, has been
made by lawyers "and on a branch
of law where not one out Of 10 law
yers. and not one layman out Of
million, has practical experience.
Therefore, the air can resound
with technical phrases and profess
sional prophesies Of disaster and the
bewildered layman can't call the
bluff Yet. honestly stated. the consti-
tutional question is not too dificul,
for the simplest schoolboy."
Power over Court.
The outspoken retired Army officel
said makers of the Constitution gave
power to Congress to impeach tht
President, power to the President t.
veto an act of Congress and power
to the court to invalidate q statute
But what power did they give to
Congress and the President to check
the court? They gave power. all right.
They made 1t even more clear than the
power Of the court to check the Con-
gress. That power was to Congress to
fix the number Of judges in the court.
Gen. johnson said the Supreme
Court, especially recently. often
throws an act of Congress into the
ash can" and had seriously retarded
the Roosevelt administrators liberal
legislation. which he said was wanted
by majority of the people.
1T is no change of the rules that is
being proposed" Gen. johnson said
regarding the Presidents proposals
1T Is applying the very rules laid down
by the Constitution to be used in
this evil
Truth Between Extremes.
The Presidents plan TO liberahze
the court is getting more words than
the Lindbergh KIDNAPPING According
to its enemies, 1t couldn't be worse If it
were bill to abolish mothers. change
the flag to red and burn the Bible.
According to some of its friends.
1t is Moses coming round the noun
tain with the tables of the law-not
intended to influence the court at
all, but only to sort of boost it along
so it can get its Spring chores done
As usual, the truth lies in between the
extreme ballyhoo on both sides. The
Presidents proposal is simply that, II
. Judge gets to be more than 20 years
old. he can retire on full pay.
/ Now. no judge is compelled to re-
tire. He can sit there deciding the
fate Of the Nation until he Is as old
as Methuselah and as ready to fall
apart as the one-horse shay.
| IF judges choose to stay altar their
allotted span OF life, the President
can nominate an additional Judge for
each stayer-not exceeding six-and,
if the Senate says he is okay. he will
be appointed-not to replace or in
terfere with the older man-hut to
make up for his failing powers and
bring in q fresher view point. It
certainly is important to keep that
court alert and alive to developments
in this country" he declared.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.

~ NCE q highly developed art in
the days of the Great Fool
\ ishneSs before 1929, gate
~ crashing Is coming into its
own again. As in the past. the most
ardent practitioners are college boys.
who used to give themselves fantastic
titles. assume beautiful and rich
names or just climb through open
windows in order to crash debutante
parties decade ago. Now, in harmony
with code Of youth that frowns upon
the debutante chaser and favors the
lad who shaves his head and strokes
the crew. the boys are devoting their
energies to crashing sports festivals.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Simpler U. S. Tax
Forms in Prospect,
But Not This Year

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury sought yesterday
to take some Of the headache out
Of income tax returns.
Through the Internal Revenue
Bureau, 1t created q special COM
mittee to consider simplification
OF the tax forms. The revenue
experts also will try to give the
taxpayer better information on
how returns should be made out.
Returns for 1886 are due by
March IS, and no changes In the
forms could be effective until
next year.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
CONFERENCE TODAY
ON JUVENILE COURT
Senators King and Copeland and
Elwood Seal to Attend.
Hearing Called of.

A conference on the District Juve-
nile Court bill is slated for this after
noon, to be attended by Chairman
King of the Senate District Commit
tee, Senator Copeland of New York
and Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal
1t is probable Seal will give the Sen
ators q report on the detailed provi-
sions Of the measure. which already
has passed the House.
Originally . hearing on the bill was
slated for 10 o'clock this morning, but
had to be called of because all men,
bers of the subcommittee could not
be present.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
MISS DELANO MARRIED

Cousin of President Bride OF A. w.
Patterson, Philadelphia
NEW YORK, March R.-Miss
Leila Delano, q cousin Of President
Roosevelt, was married at the Church
of the Incarnation yesterday to Arthur
willing Patterson Of Philadelphia.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman Delano Of New York and
Tarrytown on the Hudson. Her
father Is chairman Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad.
Evening star., 1937-03-06

went in and sat down at the same
table. where Mr.. Bendimer could AZ
the pair CLASSIFY with his eye as he
arose to begin his address.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
PRIMARY BARRED
One Election to Determine Sue
cessor to Buchanan.

cessor to Buchanan.
AUSTIN, Tex, March s (P.-The
Democratic Executive Committee for
the tenth congressional district de-
cided yesterday not to hold primary
to choose a successor to the late Rep
resentative James P. Buchanan OF
BRENNAN. Eight candidates had an
nounced and others were expected.
The committees decision meant
there would be only one election. A
primary and a run-ofi between the
two highest candidates had been con-
sidered.
Evening star., 1937-03-06

China to Use Waste Land.
To increase its rice production 30
per cent Kwantung Province China
has authorized the utilization Of waste
land through improved irrigation.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TO-DAY.
Senate:
In recess.
House:
In recess
Veterans Committee considers COM
pensation legislation.
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Russia

Continued From First Page.)
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NURSERY SCHOOLS
DUE TO CONTINUE
W. P. A. Official Denies Move to
Abandon Institutions Is
Contemplated.

Strongly denying that abandonment
Of nine District nursery schools is con-
templated next month because of lack
IF funds, Otto J. CaSs, deputy District
". P. A. administrator revealed today
that efforts are being made to save the
project from any reduction In person.
mel.
Cass said District w. P. A. officials
ere deeply interested in the nursery
schools and thoroughly convinced of
their value.
II can't understand where the re-
port came from that We were thinking
Of closing the schools" he added. "Of
course, the nursery projects, like all
other w. P. A. projects, will legally ex-
oire at the end of this fiscal year, but
by that time We are sure that new
legislation continuing them will be
enacted The nursery schools auto
,natically would be continued with
them"
Cass revealed he is fighting to save
The nursery school personnel from gen.
cral administrative staff reductions,
which are being forced on other
w. P. A. projects.
II feel, and it is the consensus of
I'll concerned, that to make any re-
duction in the nursery school project
would affect their supervision to such
an extent as to throw into the discard
the efforts made in bringing the
schools to their present state of ef-
dciency and credit to the Works
Projects Administration"
At present $50 small children from
unemployed and low-income families
are being cared for in the schools.