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Evening star., 1937-12-30
Collins & Aikman
Reveal $799,3O5
Profit in Quartz,
NJ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Collins d
AikmAn Corp, manufacturers Of pile
fabrics, reported today consolidated
net income Of s7ss, sos for the quar-
ter ended November ~, after depre-
citation and Federal taxes, equal after
preferred dividend requirements to
1892 q common share.
This compared with $l.522.375. or
t2.52 . share, in the comparable 1895
quarter.
Company's plants are in Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island and North Car
olina.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE Dec 80 LP,.-Wheat. No.
. red winter. serlicky, SCOT. domestic,
o4A: December, 94s4
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Actual sales: unit Of trading 10 shares.
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy securities companies
Rates Of dividends annual
declsrs-
Unless otherwise
* dividend xr n rishts Also sx,r. or extra, b1,o
Of S2 share Of IS preference
ePaid fPayabe Declared nad
far this Cash Accumusted dividend psS
or s"S
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new YORK COTTON

- the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Cotton ruled
steady today in quiet trading, with
trade and local buying absorbing
liquidation and Southern selling.
March recovered from SIS to S22
by midafternoon, when the market
was 3 to 6 points net higher.
Euturaa cloSad q to ln hisher
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Chicago Cash Market.

Cash wheat, No. 8 red, 90; corn, No.
3 mixed. 50; No. yellow. old, e2A;
No. 2 white. GIN. Oats, No. 1 white,
33-33&. Soy beans, No. 2 yellow, 95.
Barley feed. 1880; mailing. 1895.
Timothy seed. 260-95. Red clover seed,
30.00-35.oo: sweet clover seed. SIS
$50.
Winnipeg Prices.
today:
Evening star., 1937-12-30
New Orleans Price.

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 30 fP-Cotton
futures opened unchanged to 2 points
lower here today on covsrins against hedge
selling and liquidation.
Foreign markets were steady and re-
ports from Worth street were encouraging.
January opened at $40 bid. March at
Ssr. s:I7, additional liquidation Was o.
end Of the nrst half hour aetivs menshe
opened steady: =. January. q. dob; March.
S.62b: May. 6;6Sb: july. 6.6pb: 1eptem-
Der. 6.7Ob: October, 6.S3b. Bid.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. 30-In . light
trade. Chicago wheat prices swung
indecisiVely today within q range OF
about a cent bushel.
A steady tone prevailed in wheat
during late dealings after reports Of
fair export business in United States
wheat. Approximately 35o.O00 bushels
Of domestic hard winter wheat vas
estimated to have been taken today for
shipment to European Continental
countries. with 25O.00O bushels OF
Canadian wheat bought for Great
Britain.
Export purchases of United States
corn were placed at 100000 to 500, 900
bushels.
At the close Chicago wheat futures
were unchanged to % of, compared
with yesterdays finish. May so-sol.,
July 84A-7s. Corn A-A advanced.
May elA-A, July 81, and oats un-
chanred
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125 TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 R.-st. JOS
eph Lead Co. reports l25 tons Of pg
lead from Southeast Missouri MINIS
sold yesterday at $50 per 100 pounds
ct. LoSlis.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

and has designated him as chairman
and Federal Reserve agent for the
year 1898.
Mr. Lassiter has served Is 4 class G
director of the Richmond bank since
January l, 1923, and has been chair
man and Federal Reserve agent since
January !. 1887.
Heard in Financial District.
Ernest E. Norris, president Of the
Southern Railway, has applied to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
permission to serve a. . director OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Po-
tomac Railroad.
Three $1,000 transactions in Cap
itai Traction SIS, all at IS, led trading
on the Washington Stock Exchange
today. Washington Railway & Elec-
trio preferred stock opened at 1091z
and closed at 109A. Warrington 0as
L!xht preferred came out ct OF.
Gossip is heard among customers
IN brokerage houses to the effect that
stocks are now as low as they were
following the Wall Street 1929 crash
Only one example Il needed to show
the inaccuracy Of such claims. Ana
conda Copper, now selling above 80,
sold at after the famous break.
The Federal Home Loan Bank re-
ports that residentiaA building costs
dropped l.S per cen in November,
1he change was due . lower material
costs.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
BY JOHN c. HENRI.

Withholding identities of alleged tax
dodgers temporarily the Treasury De-
partment today recommended three
immediate legislative enactments te
strengthen the Government side in
what Secretary Of Treasury Morgen-
thau described as the sporting theory
tax administration.
The recommendations presented to
the special joint congressional COM
mittee probing tax evasion and avoid
ance, follow
81. Percentage depletion:
"Our experience shows that the per-
centage depletion rates set up in the
law do not represent reasonable deple-
ton rates in the case of the designated
properties. but are much higher than
the true depletion to which the tax
payer is fairly entitled.
Moreover, these provisions enable
a taxpayer to obtain annual depletion
deductions, Notwithstanding the fact
that he has already recovered the full
cost Of the property. The deduction
is, therefore, pure subsidy to spe-
clal class of taxpayers. For this rea-
son the Treasury recommends that
these provisions be eliminated, in order
to put all taxpayers upon the same
footing.
THE annual loss of revenue from
this source is estimated at between
so and 100 million dollars.
"(2) The division Of income be-
tween husband and wife in the eight
community property States:
In the community property States
each spouse may report one-half of
the community income even though it
was all earned by and was expanded
under the control of the husband.
This situation not only results in a
large loss of revenue to the United
States. but also operates most in
equitably as between spouses in COM
munity and those in non community
Property States. If the law were
amended to require that the spouse
earning the income should report the
entire amount, as is the case in the
non-community property States, there
would be large net increase in reve-
nue. to the Treasury.
"(3 Nonresident aliens:
''The strengthening OF the with
holding provisions in the revenue act
of 1896 will result in a considera BILE
increase in revenue from alien tax
(see EVASION, Page A-16)
Evening star., 1937-06-17
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Recommittal of President Roose-
velt's court reorganization bill, after q
comparatively brief debate In the
Senate, is the fate that looms now
for that measure.
Opponents of the bill believe that by
such action the bill can be effectively
killed Once it has been recommitted.
they do not expect it ever to come out
Of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Some of the administration Senators
believe that recommittal of the bill
would not be bad solution of their
present difficulty; that it would break
the legislative log jam at the Capitol,
permit Congress to conclude its work
and adjourn within q reasonable time,
They realize that the Presidents bill,
in its original form, cannot pass the
Senate-there is a majority against it.
They realize. too, that any COM
promise looking to the addition OF
any new members of the Supreme
Court, even if it commanded a bare
ma jority in the Senate, would be the
subject OF a prolonged f1libuster that
would keep the Senate here until
October or later. Under such circum-
stances they believe that a motion
to recommit would be the best way
out and rather face-saving way for
all concerned.
Believed Strongest Move.
A motion to recommit, it was ad-
mitted by both sides to the controversy
today, would be perhaps the strongest
motion tnat the opposition could make
would command more votes.
While number of the leaders of the
opposition to the court bill have come
around to the idea that the bill should
be recommitted. there are some die
hards who would like to have the
matter fought out on the floor Of the
Senate, even If it means a prolonged
(See JUDICIARY, page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Sit-DOwns Now
Threatens in
Ohio.
WILL PROTECT
JOBS OF MEN
Employers May Not
Accept Federal
Arbitration.
Bc the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 1.-THE
threat OF sit-down strike in the
great steel mills Of the Mahonine
Valley, in Ohio. developed today as
Secretary Of Labor Perkins announced
the appointment OF three e-man board
TO mediate the long-fought strike
deadlock.
Spokesman for the Republic Steel
Corp. and Youngstown Sheet &
Tube Co., two of the principal inde-
pendents involved in the strike, said
they did not know If the companies
would agree that the mediation board
arbitrate the dispute
They explained that Tom Girdler
Republic chairman, and Frank Pur-
nell. president of Sheet & Tube, were
out Of town. and any statement
would have to come from them.
White House Acts.
The White House move to end the
bitter battle Of steel''-the clash be-
tween John L. Lewis c. I. O. and four
independent steel companies, who
have fatty refused to sign labor con-
tracts-folloWed an urgent telegraphlc
appeal to President Roosevelt by Gov
Martin L. Davey of Ohio and sim
liar appeal by Mayor Daniel J. Shields
Of Johnstown, Pa.
Coupled with the move OF direct
Federal intervention came the an
nouncement by John Owens, Ohio
strike chief Of the c. l. O., that pro-
jected back-to-Work movement in Ma
honing Valley steel plants would in
evitably result in sit-down strikes il
the plants reopen before the union
obtains signed contracts.
The sit-down strategy, as outlined b,
Owens, would be for the strikers to re-
turn to their posts-along with those
genuinely anxious to resume work-and
once inside to hold the fort" in idle
ness.
Among the men discussing a return
to work are men who will sit down on
the job" Owens said.
Only Themselves to Blame.
4ney are not gong to permit others
to take their jobs. We have tried tc
conduct this strike in a peaceful man
ner. If a sit-down develops, Tom Grid
Ter and Frank Purnell can't blame any.
body but themselves.
Owens charged that leaders of the
back-to-work movement were being
paid directly or indirectly by the
steel companies"
AS moves for peace and a new plan
OF strategy in the C. l. O. siege of
steel broke simultaneously, the gen.
eral executive board of the United
Automobile Workers of America. 9
c. I. o. affiliate, took steps to pc
nalize' and discipline leaders OF "out-
law" or unauthorized strikes.
Homer Martin, U. A. w. president
announced In Detroit that the board
would determine methods Of ending
any such wildcat" strikes.
Bloodshed entered the far-flunp
battle Of steel' again at Canton
(see STRIKE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-06-17
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June 17.-An authoritative
source asserted today Japan had de-
cided to refuse a secret proposal made
by President Roosevelt for the limita-
ton of naval armament to guns Of
l4-inch caliber.
The substance of the japanese reply
to what was described as the United
States Presidents last appeal for a
curb on the world naval arms race was
expected to be that Japan adheres to
the point Of view that reduction of gun
calibers from l6 to IA inches will not
achieve real disarmament.
Quantitative Curb Favored.
Japan would insist, this source said,
that genuine arms reduction could be
obtained only through definite guam
titative curtailment.
| President Roosevelt was said to have
initiated the proposed reduction
through United States Ambassador
Joseph w. Grew recently at the re-
quest of Great Britain.
| Great Britain was reported to have
felt Japan was more likely to agree to
= limitation to l4-inch guns if last
appeal was made by the United States
On March 27 Japan formally refused
q similar direct proposal made by
Great Britain. Japan told Britain she
would be unable to accept the limita-
ton unless the United States as well
as Britain agreed at the same time to
reduce the size of larger ships.
| After Japan withdrew from last
years London Naval Conference the
ensuing Anglo French treaty
allowed Japan until April l to say
whether she would keep the caliber of
guns on her capital ships down to "A
inches.
The Japanese refusal to accept tri-
power limitation. of gun sizes, without
. quantitative reduction in naval ton
nages on the part of the two other
great sea powers, left the London pact
signatories free to place l6-inch guns
on the battleships.
Tonnage Still Limited.
The pact. however, still limited the
size Of American. British and French
capital ships to $4,000 tons, a restric-
ton which did not apply to the Japa-
nese.
Had Japan adhered to the London
naval treaty, the size of guns would
have been limited to IA inches for all
four powers.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Ey the Associated Press. /.

BALTIMORE, June 17.-Charles A..
Nash, jr., 22-year-old Saginaw, Mich.
Naval Academy graduate, who lost his
eTlsign's commission because he mar
ried while still . midshipman, also
may lose his bride.
Nash's 18-year-old wife, the former
Beulah Kathleen Woolard Of Norfolk,
Va, said she expected to 90 TO Kala-
naa1oo. Mich, where she will stay
with friends while she attempts to
Evening star., 1937-06-17
GIRL, II, is FOUND
BEATEN, ATTACKED
Means From Air Chamber Under
N. Y. Theater Stage Lead
to Discovery.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 17-Frail Mary
Maglione, IL, was found in a theater
air passageWay today, beaten and
criminally attacked and mumbling
about "a short, stocky colored man
with brown suit and a mustache"
A physician said she had been as
Saulted and that she was suffering
from fractured skull. Her condition
was serious.
Arthur Watkins Ostrander. night
watchman at the theater, reported
finding of the girl to the police. He
said he was attracted to the passage
way by the child's means.
Ostrander said the child was with
out shoes or stockings, and her cloth
ing was disarranged when he found
her. He said he had to crawl into the
narrow air chamber to remove her.
The child lives with her father, John
Maglione, a railroad flagman. and an
aunt, Estelle Maglione, in the Bronx.
Samuel Foley, Bronx district at.
torney, who questioned the girl later,
odlO III IlOCINdS VI COllSClOuSItSS BIC
declared she knew the man who at
tackled her.
He said the girl told him she was
standing in the lobby Of the theater
yesterday morning looking at some
photographs when the man ap-
preached her and invited her into the
place Ito see some real pictures"
Mary added she entered the theater
with him and went downstairs. -
Police reported finding q brick and
a towel, both bloodstained, near where
the Maglione girl was found. Black
ened places on her face and arms
led them to believe, they said, that
an effort had been made 70 stun her
into a nearby furnace.
Ostrander, white man; William
Brown and William Ray. Negro por.
ters in the theater, and another un.
named Negro employs at the placa.
were taken to police headquarters for
questioning.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
BY JOHN H. CLINE.

The Senate Post ONCE Committee
today voted to conduct a general in
vestigation Of strikes in the steel in
dustry after a preliminary session
marked by heated clashes between
Senator Bailey, Democrat, Of North
Carolina, and Phillip Murray, chair
man of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee.
The preliminary session was begun
this morning to determine whether
alleged interference with the mails in
strike areas warranted a general in
vestigation. The inquiry was ap-
proved, however, before any mention
had been made of the alleged mail
interference. This phase of the stu
alton was covered only in a prepared
statement submitted to the committee
by Murray
The inquiry, which will be resumed
tomorrow morning, will cover the fol-
lowing:
l. Monetary receipts and disburse-
(See HEARING, Page A-51
Evening star., 1937-06-17

do, and are doing, everything covered by
the Carnegie-Illinois wage agreement
and are willing to negotiate with the
union officials at any time on any peril
nent subject. They have consistently
and firmly refused to sign a wage agree
ment because they claim such signed
agreement would lead to the closed shop
and would not prevent strikes.
The union leaders insist on a signed
agreement and take the position that
If men are willing to agree orally to do
certain things, they ought to be willing
to put that agreement in writing. They
claim there is no question of the closed
shop involved, that they want signed
agreement only for their own members.
There is no question of wages, hours or
Evening star., 1937-06-17
PASSAGE IS SEEN
AS HOUSE BEGINS
TAX BILL DEBATE
Special Rule Adopted to Con.
slider PIan-Smooth Sail.
ing Expected.
AVOIDANCE OF INCOME
ASSESSMENT is DENIED
Smell Says Local Real Estate Levy
Too Low-Tax on Pay
Mourned.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
With District facing deficit up
1rdrd OF s6,000,000 in coming fiscal
year, Congress decided to impose
additional tar burden on Capital
residents.
Sales tar first 'Cas considered as
major item OF nelD schedule, but
mas abandoned in taror OF indivtd-
ual income levy. When members OF
House became upset at thought Of
tdI1n1 themselves or their office
employees as recommended by com.
T,ttee this tar wds throu1 out in
tduor OF added real estate levy.
The House which Monday rebelled
against consideration of the Districts
tax bill, changed its attitude today
and took up the measure under
special rule limiting debate to one
hour.
The rule was adopted after an hours
debate without record vote.
With the controversial income tax
plan entirely eliminated from the
bill and mandatory 20-cent increase
in the real estate levy substituted it
is expected to sail smoothly through
the House on its legislative journey to
the Senate
During debate on the rule. however,
several members declared they be-
lleved the proposed increase in the real
estate tax from $50 to $40 would
still make the levy among the lowest
in the country.
Chairman O'Connor of the Rules
Committee opened debate on the rule
with declaration that there is no
| reason or morals why members Of
| Congress should not pay a State in
come tax as well as the Federal in
come tax"
There is no reason why people who
receive an income from their own
Government should not be the first TO
pay a tax to the Government" he
! added.
O'Connor again deplored newspaper
articles and editorials which gave the
impression that the House Monday re-
belled against the tax bill and refused
even to consider it because it contained
an income tax plan that would tax
their own salaries.
| Nothing could be farther from the
truth" he declared
The income tax plan. however. has
been completely eliminated, and the
tax bill now is expected to sail SMOOTH
| ly through the House after the rule is
adopted.
Debate Limit Is Hit.
O'Connor also pointed out that the
! great bulk of the residents Of the
District are Federal employees. and
that the problem Of taxing their sal.
aries is difficult if Congress treats the
| District as State. States. he ex-
planned, cannot tax the salaries Of
Federal workers
AS soon as O'Connor called up the
rule for consideration, Representative
Rich, Republican, of Pennsylvania
registered protest against provision
that will limit debate on the tax DILL
to one hour. He declared the House
was not doing justice to the people Of
the District under such rule.
Representative Smell Of New York.
Republican leader, said he thought
the House made mistake by refusing
to consider the tax bill Monday
He also attacked the real estate
| (See TAXES, page A-3D
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Dr.MOuItOnWins
Absent-Minded
Professor Title
Py the Associated Press.

DENVER, June 1.-THE United
States Chamber Of Commerce conven-
ton headquarters said DR.. Harold G
Moulton explained in this manner his
failure to appear for his convention
address yesterday.
He boarded train in Iowa, believ-
ing he was headed for Denver. When
he found out it was an eastbound
train he was so far on his way he could
not have gotten to Denver in time
DR.. Moulton, head of the Brookings
Institution, Washington. D. c., de-
livered his address by telephone from
Chicago.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
MATS RAINED OUT

The final game of the Detroit
washington series, scheduled for
Gri1nth Stadium today, was postponed
on account OF rain and will be re-
played later in the season, probably
as part Of q double header. The st.
Louis Browns will invade the Capital
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Wife Seeks to End Marriage
That Cost Ensi en- Commission,

have the marriage annuled or divorce
young Nash.
A few hours earlier, the Navy De-
partment in Washington had an
nounced revocation Of Nash's commits
sion on the grounds he violated acad-
emy regulations by marriage before his
graduation two weeks ago.
II never did love him-he talked
me into marrying him In the first
place-and I never will love him." his
Nm GA1SIHN Paaa NJ
Evening star., 1937-06-17
CURB ON GOLD EXPORTS
LIFTED BY NETHERLANDS
BY the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM. June 1.-THE
Netherlands today lifted the restric-
tions on the expectation Of gold, which
have been in effect since September
80, 1896.
The Bank of the Netherlands. act
ing under authority Of the minister
of finance, stated it was prepared to
allow unrestricted exemptions from
the export prohibitions laid down on
gold coins and bullion by royal decree.
A spokesman for the bank said the
change had been made possible by
the recent inflow OF gold to the bank.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
EXTORTI0NISTS SOUGHT
IN SEATTLE THREATS
Children of Stage Line Executive
Threatened Unless $5, 900
Is Paid.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, June 17.--Federal agents
and sheriff's deputies today sought ex-
tortionists who made three telephone
calls threatening to abduct one Of
three children of P. T. Lee. Seattle
stage line executive, unless 5000 was
paid.
Investigators disclosed that In one
call yesterday q woman's voice told
Mrs. Lee:
I'VE mean business. It will cost
$4,000 If you don't want one Of those
youngsters OF yours to be another
Mattson kid. II we do have to 60
through with 1t, it'll cost = lot more. !"
The children are Palma, u; Rich.
Ard, 10, and Neil, ..
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Bomb DAMAGES Plant,

CAMDEN, N. j., June II R.-A
bomb exploded today, blowing out q
10-foot section OF the Radio Condenser
Co. plant. A three-week strike at the
plant was settled last uight,
Evening star., 1937-06-17
COURT FOES MOVE
FOR RECOMM|TTAl
Believe Proposed Action
Would Effectively Kill Re-
organization Bill.
BACKGROUND

Presidents plan to enlarge ST.
preme Court has proved keylog in
Legislature jam. So keen uos the
battle for totes on the court issue
that administration Endorsement OF
many measures mds reputedlv held
up pending cldrifcotion OF the par
ticuldr sponsors stand on the court
plan. As a result, legislative ma
chinery virtually has been at stand
still,
Evening star., 1937-06-17
T0PLUG
TAX LEAKS ASKED
3 Recommendations Made
by Morgenthau to Bet
ter Collections. o
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Income tar returns OF last March
shoued disappointing failure to
meet estimates for ne1D laus
After hasty surrey BY Treasury
Department. Morgenthau reported
to President that some fragrant
cases OF euasion and auoidance had
been hncOUered
Congressional inquiry pds re-
queSted Uith recommendation that
reuenue lams be tightened ct pres
ent session.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Barrie Worse, Doctors Saw.

LONDON, June II Lp.-Sir James
M. Barrie, 77-year-old dramatist and
author, has "lost ground since last
night" physicians attending him for
bronchial pneumonia reported TODAY.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
General Investigation oi
Steel Wa|koutS to Start
Tomorrow,
BACKGROUND

0AC n h1HOOND-
A broad preliminary hearing OF
charges OF interference With the
mails to decide Uhether to hold an
inuestt1ntton ,0as uoted BY the Sem
ate Post Office Committee after a
refusal to deliper food into strike
bound mill OF Republic Steel Co.
Chasing food deliveries as "irreo-
uldr" seruice, postal authorities said
they Would not "enddnQer" en-
ployes by attempting deliveries to
plant.
Evening star., 1937-06-17

TOXIC, June II @.-Eight jap
anese naval flyers were killed today
when two airplanes on a practice flight
collided over Kisarazu in Chiba Pre-
lecture.