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Evening star., 1937-05-21
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
TIP
STARTER in the daily Fe

A STARTER in the daily Federal
n Derby (our name for the
~ pedestrians race down Con-
a necticut avenue each morn
ing telephoned today to talk over a
few secrets of the trade. Says he
knows most of the entrants by sight
If not by name, and the competition
is between the same group practically
every day, with dark horse showing
up only once or twice in a fortnight.
The dark horses usually don't stand
chance, not having had The in
valuable experience OF old-timers.
Novices can't tell when It's safe to
Jump between two speeding cars, when
it's not. Therefore they lose ground,
or leg or two, block by block, must
get discouraged by the time they're
nearing the office and see the other
derbyites swinging safely down the
home stretch.
Our man this morning wouldn t
give his name, and he wasn't particu-
larly keen to tell what he considered
the most important phase OF a sue
cessful derby technique. He finally
did disclose it, however. Said the
important thing is to know how to
ease around the little knots of walkers
that form on corners when waiting
for a traffic light to change You
slip in front of these tense, snorting
racers, and when the light flashes
yellow, spring out in front, beating
the barrier by five or six strides.
That means a lot by the time you've
raced all the way downtown.
&C. Kurtsinger and War Admiral
please note)
Evening star., 1937-05-21
"a POLICEMEN JOIN
BOYS CLUB DRIVE
Maj, Brown Names Group to So.
licit Funds From Govern
ment Employes.

Twenty-four policemen were desig-
mated yesterday by Police Supt Ernest
w. Brown to solicit employees of the
various Government departments for
financial support of the $4,000 drive
Of the Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
They are: Lieut.. H. L. Lohman,
Sergt. B. Sheldon, and Pvts. w. G.
Groomes, F. Morette, w. w. Whit
more, G. r. Browning, E. P. Hallman,
r. w. Valentine, c. c. johnson, w.
W. Stiles, Joseph Russell, c. A. Stro-
bel, F. E. Bendure, c. R. Burr, j. F.
Boccina. w. R. Ostrom. H. A. Reed,
G. G. Brown, J. F. Ryan, F. Ach,
E. Rhue, A. Moore, w. P. Ais and
H. w. Kegebein.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop OF Washington, was to address
the Collection Committee on The
Youth Movement at luncheon at
1880 pm. today at the Willard Hotel.
Nearly so guests of the club made
an inspection tour of Camp Ernest
w. Brown at Scotland, Md, Wednes-
day. A portion of the funds raised
will be expended for Improvements
and enlargement of the camp, which
opens June 25.
Among the group were Mrs. Cor
don Hittenmark, Mrs. Hardie Mea-
kin, Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. Harvey
Miller and Mrs. W. B. Wender. The
group was led by Mrs. Ernest Brown
OF the Ladies Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
% TroutCaug
In Mystery Pond
Giuen President
Class.BOttOn,ed Boat and
Airplane Facilitate
Unusual Feat.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt received today
% trout caught from glass -bottomed
boat last night In Mystery Pond, Os-
sipee, N. H.
A committee of three new here with
the fish.
They were Erborn Wood, owner OF
the pond, which gets its name from
the fact that the temperature Of the
water seldom changes more than de-
gree or two; Robert st. John, execu-
tive secretary Of the Democratic State
Committee, and Spencer Treharne,
Concord business man and pilot OF
the plane.
Just to show he meant what he said,
Wood, 57-year-old sportsman, went to
Mystery Pond yesterday, swished the
trout from its 75-foot depth and start
ed off with them to Washington. A
few days ago Wood engaged q plane
for the trip, leaving the matter OF
catching the fish until yesterday.
His newly-constructed glass-bot-
toned boat drifted on the pond during
drenching rainstorm, while Wood
depending solely on ny casting, hooked
the presidential meal. The trout
which measured from ~ to 1e inches
were Immediately placsd In an Ice
dllsd chest
Evening star., 1937-05-21
c. &P. OFFICIALS
SILENT ON UNION
A. F. of |. Charter Declared
Issued to Telephone
Operators Here.

Officials of the Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. maintained 81
lence today in the face of an an
nouncement by William Green, pres
ident Of the American Federation OF
Labor, that local union charter has
been issued to telephone operators
employed by the company.
"A campaign or organization has
been carried on quietly, efficiently and
successfully for some time. A wage
scale has been formulated and was
approved by the telephone operators
at a recent meeting. The rates in this
scale are comparable to rates paid
for similar service by the Govern
ment to telephone operators in the
District of Columbia. The workers
maintain that prosperous corpora
ton like the Chesapeake e. Poto-
mac Telephone Co. should pay wages
to their telephone operators equal to
at least the rates paid for similar
service to those employed by the
Government in the District of Colum-
bia.
1T is rumored that an attempt is
being made by the representatives ol
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. to counteract this effort of the
workers to organize by inspiring al
least the formation Of an employees
organization. This move on the part
Of the company representatives viii
be closely watched and any actor
taken along this line carefully in.
vestigated. The formation OF an 'em.
ployes' union through the influence
of company representatives would b<
violation of the Wagner disputes act
"The American Federation of La.
Dor is watching the situation closely
1t will give to the telephone operators
employed by the Chesapeake g. Poto'
mac Telephone Co. who are attempt.
ing to organize for mutual helpfulnes!
and protection, full cooperation ant
support. The American Federation
Of Labor will be of assistance and givt
all possible encouragement to the or
ganization of the telephone operators.
The new charter, Green said, wa
issued by the International Brother.
hood of Electrical Workers.
Having about 5000 employees, tn.
company has dealt with an employees
association for several years OPERATOR
have been included in membership O.
this organization along with othel
employees.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
c. C. c. HOUSE VOTE
HIT AS BACKWARD
Civil Service League Asks Re-
versal Of Action Putting Civil
ians Outside Service.

Assailing as backward step" the
action of the House in putting all
civilian employees of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps outside Of civil serv-
ice, the National Civil Service Reform
League today called on the Senate
Committee on Education and Labor to
reverse this action in measure pend
ing before it.
The House, in what the league de-
scribeS as an unfortunate amend
ment" to the Conservation Corps bill
voted against civil service for the
agency week ago.
The league asserts that the corps is
gradually deteriorating through a
growing policy Of basing appointment
and retention Of employees upon poll
tical preferment." 1t points out that
the Society Of American Foresters is
on record as declaring that the orig
inal non-political control of all ap-
pointments on which the achievements
and the still-surviving good reputation
of the c. c. c. camps were dependent
must be restored"
Evening star., 1937-05-21
CASE
PAIR ACQUITTED
Hanes and Janis Held Not
Guilty of Securities Regis
tration WRONG.

After celebrating more than II
hours, District Court jury today re-
turned a verdict Of not guilty In the
trial OF Harry E. Hanes and Milton
Janis, both Of New York, on a charge
Of conspiring to make a misstatement
in registration statement fled under
the securities act of 1898.
The trial, which was the first OF its
kind in the country, had been in pro-
gress three weeks. Documentary evi-
dence introduced by the Government
was so voluminous it was taken into
the court room daily in a wheel cart.
Hanes, who is general manager of
the Standard Appraisal Co., and Janis,
a salesman for a stock underwriting
concern, were indicted in connection
with the registration statement of the
Continental Distillers and Importers
Corp Dan F. Reynolds, well-known
Washington lawyer, was indicted along
with Hanes and Janis, but, because of
his poor health, was not brought to
trial.
$4,000 Stock Sold.
According to Securities and Ex-
change Commission officials, some
$4,000 Of stock in the distilling
corporation were sold, although the
concern never began operation.
The alleged misstatements con-
cerned the value and description Of
the corporations property at Shrewes-
bury. Pa.
Reynolds, Hanes and Janis were
charged with conspiring with Ira
Janis. now dead, and Daniel Reich,
president of the distillery, to misrep-
resent facts in the concerns registra-
ton statement filed with the Federal
Trade Commission December 20, 1888.
Neither Reich nor Ira Janis was in
dicted.
Jury Out Many Hours.
The case was given to the jury by
Trial Justice F. Dickinson Let's at
5:35 pm. yesterday after lengthy
charge in which the iurist reviewed
the entire history and legislative back
ground of the securities act in order
to give the jurors an understanding
OF the spirit as well as the letter Of
the law.
When the jurors had been unable to
reach verdict by II pm, they were
locked up for the night and resumed
their deliberations this morning. AT
ll:20 am. today the foreman an
nounced that verdict had been
reached, but because of delay in at
torneys reaching the court the verdict
was not returned until shortly after
noon.
Janis was represented by Attorney
William E. Leahy and Hanes by At
torneys John j. Sirica and Richard
Doyle.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
WORLD FAIR FUND
NOT AGREED UPON
President Already Vetoed $5,-
100000 Bill as Being
Excessive.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt said today he
had not agreed to a substitute figure
for the s5,oo0,000 Federal appropri-
alton for participation in the World
Fair in 1899 in New York City.
Last Wednesday he vetoed the ap-
preparation on the ground it was ex-
cessive and also for the reason that
the bill authorizing it gave an ad-
ministrative commission composed
largely Of members of the Senate and
House complete authority to spend
the money.
The President told his press con-
ference Grover Whalen, chairman OF
the World Fair Corp. had recon-
mended lower appropriation to him
yesterday, but that he had referred
Wkalen to Congress.
Whalen said yesterday he would
ask Congress for 100000.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
MICHIGAN AVENUE RAIL
OVERPASS RITES SET
Brief Speeches and Music to Fea-
ture Ceremonies at 4 O'Clock
Tomorrow

A musical program and brief
speeches will be high lights of dedi-
cation exercises tomorrow at pm.
in observance OF the opening Of the
new Michigan avenue northeast rail-
road overpass.
Arrangements for the ceremonies
have been made by committee Of
the Michigan Park Citizens Associ-
alton, headed by John F. Hillyard.
The music will be furnished by the
Elks Boys Band. The principal ad-
dress will be made by John j. Hurley,
president of the Michigan Park Citi-
zens' Association. Leo A. Rover, for
mer District attorney, will preside
and the Rev Alvin Lamar Wills, rec
tor of the Church of Our Savior, will
deliver the invocation and benedic-
ton. Miss Lorraine Carhart will cut
a ribbon formally opening the over
pass.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

loDA1s
Senate:
In recess.
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers rail retirement bill.
House;
Resumes consideration Of $780,
100000 relief bill.
Ways and Means Committee studies
tariff act administrative changes.
Interstate Commerce Committee con-
tinues hearing on rail retirement bill.
Labor Subcommittee continues hear
tngs on Ellenbogen textile bill
Agriculture Committee holds hear
hgs on farm program
Rivers and Harbors Committee con-
siders Bonneville Dam legislation.
TOMORROW.
Senate and House will not be in
session.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
RASK0B EXPLAINS
'PROF|TLESS' DEALS
Was Anxious to Get Out of
Debt and Pay Notes,
He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

oy lilc hSSOClhtcU FTeSS.
NEW YORK, May 2l.-In his
ANXIETY to get out Of debt" and pay
of notes, John j. Raskob testified
today, it was natural" that the cross
sales Of securities between him and
Pierre S. du Pont, following the 1929
stock market panic, would end with
only a small monetary difference one
way or the other
The Government, contending the
cross-sale OF blocks of stocks were
fictitious and were made with a pre-
arranged illegal understanding for
repurchase, seeks a deficiency tax Of
S6l7,3l6 from Du Pont and 81 l,O26, $40
from Raskob.
In its exhibit A." the Government S
chart OF all the checks exchanged IN
the transactions between the two In
dustrialists, the balance in Du Pont's S
favor after almost S30OOO,OOO had
changed hands was only 1886.
Questioned by U. S. Lawyer.
Raskob's attorney, Col. Joseph M.
fairfield, took the former chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, through the maze Of cross-sales
before turning him over to Mason B.
Lemlng, chief OF Government counsel.
for cross-examination.
Col. fairfield handed Raskob the
elaborate chart prepared by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue and
asked:
When did you first see any compu-
tation of any kind showing only a
s46.86 difference in your transactions
with Mr.. Du Pont?"
It's been within the last year.
When / saw chart prepared by the
Government in this case"
Did you ever make such a compu-
tation?"
No" Raskob replied, II never gave
1t any thought at the time"
Raskob then declared the Govern
| ment's chart was not correct, even on
| the face Of 1t, explaining why by
going into the details of his transac-
tions.
First Cross-SaIe.
In the first cross-Sale, made on De-
cember l3. only two weeks after the
panic brought chaos to Wall Street
Raskob sold stocks worth s4,6O6, ,O0O
and bought stocks worth S4582,750
These stocks were repurchased on the
| following January and Du Pont paid
| by check to Raskob in the amount OF
SIS, 5,254,l25. Raskob had to pay $685.
500 to get his stocks back He esti-
mated he was short OF cash and gave
a note for 100000, paying the res,
by check
There was a second smaller cross.
sale on December 26 with repurchase
the following January 27-in which
Du Pont sold at sl,560,0G0 and bought
back at s2,020,O00; and Raskob sole
for sl,5690O0 and bought back fol-
sl,600000.
In the block of securities he pur.
chased from Du Pont November !;
were $500 shares of General Motors
$4,000 Of which Raskob sold the mex
day to Archmere. Inc. holding com
pany wholly owned by Mrs Raskob.
The Government calculations il
its chart" Raskob explained credit.
me with receiving the interest on th'
56, 500 shares Of General Motors Thi
is a mistake as 1t ignores the fac
that 10000 shares were sold to Arch
mere and the interest went to Arch
mere. This, in itself, throws the Gov
ernments chart out OF balance b,
around $50,000."
Evening star., 1937-05-21
DETAILS SAVING
OF S500,o0o,o0o
Representative Sauthoff Urges
Adoption of Economy and
Tax Program.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Representative Harry Sauthoff,
Madison, Wis. Progressive. estimates
the Government would net about
s500,000,0o0 under an economy and
taxation program he has proposed.
Speaking on the House floor late
yesterday, Sautho1 declared farms
and homes could not carry the in
creased real estate taxes which would
result If the Federal Government
failed to supply sufficient relief funds.
Pairing the Federal relief program,
he said, would increase the burden
Of the States and boost real estate
levies.
He proposed the following program:
l. A surtaX on net incomes exceed
ing $4,000 annually.
2. A power tax on radio broad
casting stations.
3. "Endeavor to collect" s100, 900 900
year from debtor nations. offering
in exchange to sell small amounts OF
helium for medical purposes.
4. Cut the Government frankine
and printing bill so per cent to save
S34,O00,000 annually.
5. Cut s20o,oOO,Oo0 from the Army
and Navy appropriations.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
NUISANCE TAXES
EXTENSION ASKED
Revenue Receipts Put U. S.
Ledger $9,0OO,0O in Red
Daily, Report Shows.
BACKGROUND


GrolDing up in "TopSy-like" fash
ton, national tar structure is filled
1Dith Implications and inequities.
President frequently has mentioned
thorough oDerhnuling, Nth Treas
ury experts nOW scheduled to make
ertensiUe recommendations merit
Fail.
Meanwhile, need for revenue ne
ceSSitGteS extension OF long list of
nuisance tdTeS, Uhlch uere ertend-
ed last in 1885. Reuenue from this
source is about S400, 100000 yearly.
BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury reported today in
ternal revenue collections of $l1 .800,-
00C a day for the last 10 months, or
S2,300,000 more than the daily aver
age a year ago.
The receipts this year, not including
customs duties, income from interest
and similar items, failed by S9,000,000
to level up with daily expenditures
At s20,600000, the latter were ST.
oc0 900 over last year.
Aggregate internal revenue for the
first 10 months of this fiscal year, the
Treasury said, was s3,544655,O 900, an
increase of s684,78 600, or % per cent,
over last year.
The report was made public shortly
after Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Committee
proposed a tWo-year extension of
nuisance" taxes, from which part of
the internal revenue fund is derived.
They cover such items as trucks,
matches. electricity and chewing gum.
Elimination of Some Sought.
President Roosevelt had asked Con-
gress not to let the levieS, which it was
estimated would provide S452, $50 900
in the next year, expire at the end of
June.
Some Of Doughton's committee
members, however, sought to eliminate
or reduce number of the nuisance
taxes" designed to produce s320,OO0,-
600 OF the total.
Representative Disney, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, said congressman from oil
States would meet soon to consider a
change or omission Of taxes on gaso-
line and lubricatlng oils
Representative Dingell, Democrat, of
Michigan, said he wanted to discon-
tlnue the levIes on tires and inner
tubes, trucks, passenger cars and mo-
tor cycles and auto accessories. Other
members desired to eliminate the tax
on articles made of fur.
Tax ReceintS Climb
Treasury officials said income tax
receipts climbed almost twice as
swiftly as total revenues in the last
10 months, aggregating s1,54s, ,76s, 900,
or A per cent over last year.
Taxes on individual incomes in
creased 81 per cent to S799. 705 900,
while corporation income receipts rose
"a per cent to STAG ,O63 900. Last year
the Government collected s390OO,0 900
more from corporations than from in
dViduals.
Officials said this shift may have
been due in part to the new tax on
undistributed profits causing many
corporations to pay heavy dividends
toward the close of 1896.
Liquor taxes provided S49l 1903, 600,
or $50, 0,6S7000 more than last year;
tobacco taxes, s457, 7,689 900, an increase
of S47,3ol 900, and manufacturers
excise taxes, $3.50, ,491 900, an upturn
.N S5420l 900,
Evening star., 1937-05-21
G. w. U. CO.EDS TO HOLD
ANNUAL RIDING SHOW
Events to Start at / 80 Pm. To-
morrow at Meadowbrook
Grounds.

The annual riding show Of the
George Washington University woman
students is to get under way at 1:30
pm. tomorrow at the Meadowbrook
Show Grounds, on the East-West
Highway.
A silver loving cup will be awarded
the student with the highest number
OF points, as well as ribbons and tro-
phies for the winners in each class.
President Cloyd H. Marvin will present
the prizes.
Events will include beginners hack,
advanced hack, open hack, Women's
Athletic Association hack class, jumper
class, open jumper class, student hack
and pairs of jumpers.
The show is sponsored by the Riding
Club and the Department of Physical
Education for Women. In addition to
university students, girls from Ar
lington Hall. Cathedral and Chevy
Chase Schools will participate in the
program. Maj. A. w. Rof1e, com.
manding Cavalry oficer at Fort Myer,
viii be grand rtugmasten
Evening star., 1937-05-21

THE reporters down at police head
quarters are wondering who was
responsible for an incidental that
went out over the teletype system,
telling of hold-up and robbery and
casually revealing the officers Of No. 2
precinct as convivial fellows, we'll met
Seems a stranger here had nipped
few too many and climbed into a taxi
to go to Union Station. He says the
driver took him out to vacant lot,
stuck gun in his ribs and took away
wallet, topcoat and hat.
Later the victim wandered into a
hotel lobby, stood around q while.
The manager decided the police could
be a help. Judging from the written
incidental, they were. It says, "the
manager had him taken to No. 2 sta
ton to make report-he had several
drinks"
TARPoONED.
T 1NDER heavy fire Of heckling about
his bespatted colleagues in the
State Department, a minor foreign
service official spiked the razzberry
very neatly at a dinner party the other
evening by remarking. 1T seems to me
that State Department employees are
more spat upon than spatted."
Evening star., 1937-05-21
LINDBERGH'S PLANE
DRAWS TOURIST BANDS
Men Remove Hats, All Talk In
Whispers, Says Guard In
Smithsonian.

BY the Associated Press.
Bands of tourists flocked to a ran1-
bling req building today to stare at
the metallic symbol of an American
ideal-Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's
THE Spirit Of st. Louis
Ten years after Lindbergh's New
YorkParis flight, his trim little plane
hangs from the ceiling OF the Smith
sonian Institutions spread-eagled
piece of silver in the rooms deep
gloom.
The people beneath it talk in whis-
pers.
They always do that" said q
guard, and the men take OF their
hats. There's something about it that
gets them"
Evening star., 1937-05-21
MACKN|GHT GIRL
SHAKY At TRIAL
Closes Eyes and SWays as
Defense Opens-May Ac-
cuse Sweetheart.
BY the Associated Press.


JERSEY CITY. N. j., May al
Seventeen-year-o Gladys MacKnight
almost collapsed at her murder trial
today as her lawyer revealed to the
jury she would turn against her
former choir boy sweetheart and ac-
cuse him of welding the hatchet
which killed her mother.
The girl closed her eyes and
swayed, and police matrons, holding
her by the arms, helped her from
the room as a luncheon recess was
called.
The State had rested its case, and
| Gladys lawyer, r. Lewis Kennedy
had told the l2-man jury what the
girls story would be when she took
the stand in her own defense.
| He said she would accuse her CO.
defendant, Donald Wightman, 10, OF
welding the hatchet which killed her
mother.
Says Knife Not Mentioned.
Counsel for the red-haired boy
sought TO show that Bayonne police
in early questioning of the young
couple did not mention the knife re-
ported found in the mothers hand
Gladys, who. the State charges
hacked Mrs. Helen MacKnight II
death while Donald held her, va,
calm as the time drew near for hel
defense to begin.
Donald smiled cheerfulIy at hl
parents when he entered the cour'
room. Bayonne Detective Capt
Thomas McGrath testified undel
cross-examination that Supt. John j
Rigney, head of the Police Depart.
ment's Bureau of Identification
showed him a knife the night the
pair were at headquarters and said:
This is the knife Mrs. MacKnight
Is supposed to have had in her hand.
Asks About Possible Attack.
| Col. George Vickers, attorney To-
Wightman, asked: Did you hea
any one say that was the knife usec
by Mrs. MacKnight to make lung,
at Gladys and Donald?"
The answer was: Il didn't hea
that
Didn't any one ask this prisone
(Donald) about an implement Of deatl
that was found near where the crimt
Of violence had been committed?"
No"
did either you or Detective Georg
Seeley ask this prisoner what tn
knife had to do with the case?"
No"
Capt. McGrath, did you purposel
avoid asking him?"
NO. was the reply.
Father Aids Girl.
Edgar MacKnight-ne looks lik
pictures Of the average America
father reading paper and putin
a pipe-Was in the court as prospectiv
first defense witness for his daughte
Bayonne neighbors of the Mac
Knights though at first he woul
never lift his hand to save his cool
: blue-eyed daughter, but the man VIII
came home from work last July 3
and found his Wifes body, could nc
turn cold shoulder" on his child,
Heeding a paternal impulse, h
hired one of the leading lawyers i
Bayonne, came to court, wearing spec
tacles and neat, conservative oxford
gray suit, to sit at the defense couns<
. table.