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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-04-02

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to show that food costs here are
generally below food costs in general
throughout the United States.
Comparative Figures Cited.
The Federal figures will be cited
to show that District consumers paid
36.338 for market basket" as COM
pared with the national average Of
$40.
The Department Of Labor shows
that the total cost OF the same food
items in Boston was S8.5ls, in New
York S5.4S6, in Philadelphia $s.443, in
Providence 1886 and in Chicago
38797.
Other orga anizations which have
notified the Senate committee they
are against the chain store tax in
clude the American Oil Co. OF Balti-
more, which opposes it because the
tax would be laid against the many
Lord Baltimore filling stations here
the Georgetown Citizens Association
and representative Of Iowa farmers
who says the chain stores help the
farmer dispose Of his surplus crops
The question as to whether the
pending chain store tax may tax
voluntary" chain store associations
OF individually owned stores, as it
would tax the proprietary" chains,
| such as the A. 81 P. Food Stores
Sanitary and American Stores, is ex-
pected to bob up at the hearing
Doubt appears as to just what the
language OF the bill means on this
point.
Whiteford to Appear.
Among the opponents Of the business
privilege (or sales) tax will be Roger
J. Whiteford. attorney, appearing for
Washington merchants. Whiteford
said last night that business here re-
Gently has been faced with increased
costs, through increased wages and
salaries, the cost of social security un-
der Federal law, and other factors. To
levy nat rate Of three e-fifths of per
cent. without graduation, would take
so much profit out Of many businesses.
Whiteford said, as to constitute a
highly unfair proportion Of profit.
Such tax, he claimed, would be ex-
ceedlngly dificult in many cases TO
pass on, and when passed on in others,
would increase the cost OF living on
necessities here in Washington Many
articles, he explained, have fixed resale
prices, and could not be increased in
price. while many others are so we'll
established in the public mind as to
price that an increase in price to alb
sorb the tax would bring substantial
sales resistance, and 4 sharply di-
minishing return.
The Board of Trade is preparing =
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Association OF this city charges that
the Federal payment Of $4,000, 900 is
not sufhcient, and favors 2 per cent
sales tax on all items except food, fuel
and low-priced clothing. This Or
ganizati ton also favors the principle
OF the inheritance tax" opposes the
business privilege and automobile
weight tax
The Associated General Contractors
asked Chairman King 10 hear Charles
H. Tompkins. president OF the local
contractors chapter on the business
privilege tax
Lawyers to Discuss Tax.
The Washington Stock Exchange.
the Bond Club, the Ticker Club will
be represented by the law flrm of
Frost, Myers and Towers on the ques-
ton OF the business privilege tax.
The Government Group Insurance
Conference. including associations in
the Government departments, wrote
it was afraid that provisions in the
bill would increase their membership
costs, or decrease benefits.
The chain store tax is expected to
be attacked by many opponents. Rep
resentatives Of the leading chain stores
here, including Elisha Hanson, have
indicated they will be present Some
have prepared compre hensive areu-
ments, and 4 substantial array of facts
to present in support OF their fight to
kill this provision.
Among the latest material to be
presented viii be survey OF the
cost OF food here. made by the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics of the Depart
ment Of Labor. This will be presented
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presentation for the Senate commit.
tee, and IA to be represented BY Edgar
Morris, former president, who IL
Chairman OF It's Committee on Munici.
pal Finance. and Robert J. Cotrell,
secretary. The board claims that the
business privilege tax would raise about
$4,000, 900.
Error on Estate Tax Bill.
The inheritance tax as now car.
ried in the bill carries rates much
higher than that originally introduced
In the House. The companion estate
tax bill carries q serious error OF omis.
sion falling to give credit for inheri-
lance taxes paid here-an omission
which the District Commissioners
themselves recognize. They NAV pro.
pose an amendment for correction.
Increase Of the tangible and real
estate tax from $3.50 to &l.7o is ex-
pected TO be objected to by several
witnesses, especially those who will
champion restoration OF the sales
tax, originally proposed by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Funds from the new automobile
weight tax, estimated at 81 500. 900
would be diverted to the highway
fund, where there is no deficit, in-
stead OF going to the general rev.
enues, where there is a large deficit
In radio address last night over
WJSV, Alex 6. Nordholm chairman
Of the Citizens Co mittee on Fail
Taxation, outlined the program OF
this organization. which believes in
taxation on basis of ability II
pay He explained the three point
program Of the committee: A tax OF
IN per cent on net profits OF cor
porations here, the inheritance and
estate tax now on in the omnibus
bill and an income tax exemptin2
single persons with $4,000 income,
married persons with $500, and $500
for each dependent. The income tax
rates would run from l to Is per cent.
The committee, he explained is op-
posed TO any kind Of sales tax.
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kitchen girl at another hotel notified
them Of his vherea bouts.
The kitchen girl. Henrietta Koscian-
ski. ~, said the youth had been work
ing at downtown hotel as a barboy
and had Used the name Robert
Murray
Last night she said, she was
fhumblng through an old detective
story magazine while in the hotel
Kitchen, saw a picture Of Irwin and
noticed the similarity to "Murray's"
features. She playfully asked the
youth, she said, what his real name
was and later asked If he ever heard Of
Robert Irwin.
Walks Out Of Kitchen.
1ndifferentlN, he answered NO"
%he said, walked out of the kitchen
and was seen no more.
The Herald and Examiner said Ir-
win told in detail how he killed
each person. Quoting him. it said;
When I went to the house there
was nobody there, that is, no mem
ber of the Gedeon family. Mrs.
Gedeon was the first to come home.
She greeted me in friendly way
and asked me to take her little dog
Peke-for a walk did SO. I
wanted to wait until Ethel came
home. I had to make excuses for
Waiting.
so I asked Mrs. Gedeon to let
me draw picture of her-and I
did draw the picture, working as
slowly as I could. I wanted to kill
time. l knew Mrs. Gedeon didn't
want me to have anything to do
with Ethel-and l wasn't sore about
that. 1t was all right for her to
think Of me as just q bum from
Greenwich Village. It's natural for
mother to be careful about her
daughter
Ordered Him Out.
Finally l told her I wanted to see
Ethel and wouldn't go until l had
seen Ethel She turned on me. She
said I was no good. She ordered me
10 get out. Her voice rose to a shout.
And-I hit ner-hit her with all the
force / had
She fell down, still screaming
And I was on her in q moment. l
had my hands on her throat All this
time that lousy Englishman, Byrnes,
vas just few feet away in his room.
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the bed, apparently asleep. I didn't
believe he had been asleep all that
time. I was certain he knew of my
coming. He would remember that
when the police came.
X stood for moment over his
bed. lifted the ice pick. point
down, and struck. Through the
temple. Then l struck again. l don't
know how many times struck. After
ward, in the newspapers l read he
had been stabbed Is times
don't know. II there were that many
wounds must have struck that many
times. Then l went away.
Denies Attacking Either.
Il did not attack either OF those
women Mrs. Gedeon scratched my
face like nobody's business during our
nght Ny hands were full OF blood. I
smashed it on her, on her face and
on her breast. I threw her in the
bed room under the bed.
After I strangled Ronnie I ripped
her clothes OF.
Il never was intimate with Ronnie.
She went with a class OF people who
were way above me.
She went with millionares' sons
and she didn't have any reason TO
be interested in me, except that was
interested in Ethel. but Ronnie oc-
casionally messed around with me
When I went there that night l
thought that after killing Ethel. then
they will kill me in the chair, but
didn't care Then l said to myself
that after being in the nut house all
Of your life, you can't 60 to the chair.
you won't. They'll put me in 4 nut
house again and then III be there all
the rest OF my life and catch up with
myself. in a spiritual way.
Went to Bellevue Hospital.
I'm 1882 I went to Bellevue Hos
pital and asked the doctors to emascu-
late me l had one thing in mind
I inquired that if could remove sexual
impulse that could solve that problem
"All the time I knew there was one
way out Of it, by numbering somebody.
II I were to do something like that
would put myself on 4 spiritual
plane and make everything even.
Il have nothing against anybody.
First, l was going to kill myself. Then
I said to myself that I'm going to kill
some one else Last December l went
to New York and stayed with the
Gedeons. Then one night said to
myself I am going to kill Ethel.
never intended TO get anybody but
her"
Leave for Chicago.
NEW YORK, June Is lP,-Two
detectives who have been working
on the Gedeon murders case left
here tonight for Chicago to investi-
gate reports that Robert Irwin. long
sought artist, had confessed the triple
staying.
Capt William T. Reynolds. COM
mander OF the fourth detective dis
trict. also revealed that two other
New York detectives. members OF the
homicide squad. were in Chicago at
the time Irwin was reported to have
made his appearance in 4 newspa per
Office. Whether they were on the
scene was not known here, Reynolds
said.
The two men, who left here for
Newark. to board \ plane for Chicago
were Lieut.. Martin S. Owens and De-
tective Frank Crimmins, the latter
one Of the first officers at the scene
Of the murder after its discovery.
Reynolds said one Of the homicide
squad men in Chicago working on
he did not know the name of the
other.
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ments OF the appropriation bill for
the new year. beginning Thursday.
He said he would be guided largely
by the wishes OF the Commissioners
as to how this emergency tax plan
should be worked out. but does not
believe the matter should stop there.
1t is for that reason he will urge 4
structure for consideration by the
next session OF Congress.
Opposes Chain Store Tax.
The Senate committee chairman has
made known his opposition to the
chain store tax. He also reitera ted
yesterday that he has misgivings with
regard to the business privilege tax,
but indicated it probably would have
to be retained unless an acceptable
substitute can be agreed upon
The Senate District Committee has
received from many sources kilograms
and letters protesting against the bus
mess privilege, chain store tax and
other taxes. OF all tax communica-
tions, numbering somewhere between
100 and $50, it WAS learned last night,
most of them protest against the
chain store tax
All sections Of the country are rep
resented IN the communications. in
Guiding such distant points as Florida
and Utah. The protests against the
chain store tax come not only from
business organiza tions and business
houses. but from individuals who have
written on ordinary letter paper. by
hand. These individual. protest
against the chain store tax on the
grounds that the tax would increase
the price OF food, and the chain stores
have been a big factor in helping TO
hold down the cost OF living.
Some local communications point
out that If some chain stores are
taxed out OF business. 1t would vscate
property. and put many persons out
OF work
Women Urge Sales Tax.
In a letter TO Senator King. the
Pet~orth Womens Club indorsed the
d. c. Federation OF Womenx Clubs
proposal for q selective sales tax to
take the place Of the business privilege,
the increased real estate tax, and also
the income tax. which already has
been deleted from the measure.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
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THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON c.
J0HNSTOWN QUIET
AS PLANTS REOPEN
State Police Captain Re-
ports 5000 Returned to
Cambria Mills.
b. the Associated Press.

D. tnS AsSOCltte0 FTeS.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, June 26-The
Bethlehem Steel Corp. tonight re-
sumed operations under peaceful con-
ditions at its Cambria works, where a
strike has been under way for two
| weeks.
The strike was called by the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee to
bolster 4 walkout on the Bethlehem
subsidiary railroad. the Conemaugh d.
Black Lick. The issue was refusal Of
Bethlehem to sign labor contracts.
Capt. William Clark, commander Of
State police. said reports from his
men on duty At the plants seven
gates indicated between 1000 and 5000
men returned to their jobs. Cambria
normally employs $4,000.
James Mark white haired veteran
OF many labor lights, asserted he had
coincidence in the ultimate result OF
the strike
Our fight has only begun" he
said. The mills will be closed down"
Coal Miners TO March.
Persistent rumors were current that
4 march OF coal miners will start to-
morrow on Johnstown, as a sympathy
move. They would come from the
great coal area Of Western Penn
sylVania. Mark declined to discuss the
reports.
II was such a threat 4 week ago
that caused Gov. George H. Earle
OF pennsylvania to declare martial
law and close down the Cambria
works He lifted the order effective
at 7 am. yesterday, saying the emery
ency in Johnstown had passed.
Mark. however, declared he had re-
celVed assurances the United Mine
workers will throw their strength to
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mlttee IN an effort to force Bethlehem
to sign.
he said mass meeting will be held
mere tomorrow by coal miners and
striking steel workers,
he made no estimate of the number
expected for the meeting. but said
miners from all parts of Western
Pennsylvania have been invited.
Murray May Be Speaker.
The meeting was set for 4;3O nm
eastern standard time,. Mark said
an attempt will be made to have Philip
Murray, chairman Of the Steel Work.
ers' Organizing Committee. come from
pittsburgh to address the workers.
The object Of the meeting he said
was TO discuss the unions side OF the
strike.
Sidney B. Evans speaking for the
company said today:
1t Is quite evident that Johnstown
has spoken, the employe as well as
the citizen. Our job is 20 get the plant
IN operation as soon as possible.
We have II open hearths alreadv
in operation out Of ls in use when the
strike was called June H."
There are 81 open hearths in the
works. which stretches for miles
along the Conemaueh River.
Non strikers ignored pickets as thev
passed through the gates. Most OF
them came by automobile.
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clio. AID OFFERED
TO j. S. WORKERS
Political Backing Cited as
Reason for Joining
New Union.

The political backing of millions of
workers yesterday was held as an
inducement to Government employees
to line up in the United Federal
Workers of America. launched this
past week under the sponsorship Of
John L. Lewis Committee for Indus
trial Organization.
In the c. l. 0. Union News Service,
Len De Caux publicity director. writing
In column Looking Ahead" forecasts
militant organizing campaign by the
NJ" group and castigates William
Green, president Of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, with which most Of
the Charter members of the U. F.. w.
formerly were connected through the
American Federation OF Government
Employees.
Calls u. F. w. Logical Step"
Characterizing the setting up of the
q. F. w. AS the logical next step" in
the Nationwide drive undertaken by
the Lewis group. De Caux said that
'Gnvernment employees have to depend
on legislation to achieve their aims.
then added:
Government employees who Join the
United Federal Workers of America
ran expect to have their legitimate
aspirations backed by the unified
strength of millions of union voters
moolllzed by a movement formed to
advance labors interests to the utmost.
polltlcally as we'll as inGustriallv."
president. De Ceux said that try as
you might, you could not fit John
l.. Lewis into the butlers uniform
that so we'll befits a WiAiam Green.
The American Federation of
LABOR he declares, failed to Or
Rsnize more than a small proportion
M Government employees for a number
OF reasons which can't apply to the
c. I. o.
Calls A. F. L. Lukewarm.
In the first place. being based
chiefly upon craft unions. with a
restricted appeal to certain skilled
trades, the federation was lukewarm
II not skeptical. about organizing the
"hife-collared and miscellaneous CALL
lncs represented in Government sery-
tee
IN the second place. the fact that
the A. F. Of l.. spoke only for
Hmlted section of American labor
gave it correspondiney limited politi
cal power.
Government employees do not de-
pend on the usual union methods
TO Improve their conditions. The
remedies they seek are chiefly leg
iSlatlve, and political power is es-
sential to achieve them.
A. F. L. a Butter"
But politically, the A. F. OF l..
has long occupied the status of
-butler-a minor if worthy, hanger
on OF the ruling powers. 1t has
been treated as body comparatively
low in the social roster---to be con-
suited, it is true. but only after whole
series of other groups, such as cham
hers OF commerce, employers aSo-
Citations. fraternal societies. have
received prior or equal consideration.
But the A. F. of L. leaders have
not inspired in Government employees
any confidence that when thev ioin
the union they will have back of
them the mighty political power which
'the working millions should exercise
IN any democracy worthy of the
name"
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He could have done anything, but h
/ didn't. He must have heard her.
She was putting up tremendous
fight. She was making enough noise
thought. to waken the whole block
And I kept tightening my hands or
her throat. I stopped her voice that
way, but she was still thrashing about
on the floor, fighting, I believe l hele
her by the throat for at least &c
minutes before the fight went out OF
her and she was still and dead.
Waited for Ethel.
But I hadn't done what I had
come to do. I had to keep on waiting
for Ethel. She was the one fel,
must kill Must kill, I tell you.
simply had to wait for her to finish
what I had planned
Il had an ice pick with me The
door opened. but il was not Ethel
who came 1t was Ronnie ,"Ronnie
was the nickname OF Veronica. !
was glad that nobody came with
Ronnie. I'm still glad about that
She had a girl friend, nice girl
I'm glad nothing happened to that
girl.
Well, Ronnie didn't see me when
she came in. She went to the bath
room. She was there a long time
I didn't intend to kill her. Just
thought I would knock her out and
then tie her up-snd wait for Ethel.
Fashioned Black Jack.
Il made a sort of blackjack out OF
a piece of soap wrapped up in cloth.
l had read that this was effective
that it would stun, but nothing more.
so when Ronnie came out I was
waiting in position from which !
could strike without being seen by
her. I hit her. but the soap just
splattered. She was not Knocked out.
SO I grabbed her from behind, by the
neck. ! was very careful not to press
too hard-just hard enough so she
couldn't make noise but could
beatine. I think I held her that way
at least an hour.
Model Pleads for Life.
There were moments when the
pressure was relaxed enough so that
she could speak few words. not
loudly. thought she didn't know
who I was But she did And what
cost her her life was that she said
so. She said: I know it's you. Bob.
Please don't-Iye had an operation
She knew me. l didn't know
what to do. l didn't want to murder
the whole neighborhood. l wanted
to let Ronnie live II l could She was
beautiful. 1 hate to destroy beauty.
so I kept holding on-in that
careful way-just tight enough to
prevent noise. not tight enough to
kill-until-when I began to think
that with Ronnie knowing me as she
did didn't have any alternative.
I strangled her
When Ronnie was dead, l looked
at her with sick feeling all through
me. Her beauty was gone. My brain
was working fast. 1t was telling me
what I had to do. The Englshman.
must kill him, too.
Decided to Use Ice Pick.
Il would use the ice pick on him.
1t was the ice pick I had intended
from the first to use-on Ethel-and
up to this time I had not used 1t
on anybody l seemed to know that
there was no chance Of getting Ethel.
for it was almost morning. I WAS
very tired.
SO to finish it. took the ice pick
and went to the Enelishman's room.
opened the door and he was lying o.
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SON HELD IN SLAYING

HIGH POINT. N. c.. June Is LP).-
Police Chief w. G. Friddle said to-
day \ man he booked as John Glf-
ford, 26-year-old magical apparatus
salesman, would be turned over to
McCook County, S. Oak, authorities
to face a charge OF Staying his father
in 1928.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

supervised by the Washington Council
Of Social Agencies, which will estab-
lish Camp Goodwill and Camp Pleas
ant in designated areas where cabins
are already available, as well as other
camping facilities. Camp Goodwill is
for the benefit Of underprivileged
white children, while Camp Pleasant
will be exclusively for colored children.
Each will accommodate a group Of
about $50 children every two weeks.
so that about 5000 children and their
mothers will have the advantage Of a
Summer vacation during the six
weeks period the camps will operate.
Last year the area was thrown open
for the first time for camping purposes
and two groups from Washington en-
joyed the privileges it offered. The
Jewish Community Center set up a
camp for underprivileged children and
the Washington Boys Club also took
care of Summer groups in the region
FORT WASHINGTON, when de-
velopment begins OF the area, will
be preserved more as an historical site
than as recreational center, although
facilities for picnicing will be provided
Evening star., 1937-05-29

The ruins of the old fort. designed by
L'Enfant, will be restored and no at
tempt will be made to establish play
fields or similar amusement centers in
the vicinity. .
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
has been beautifled in anticipation of
the thousands OF visitors who will
ride along its IS miles to Mount
Vernon this season. The highway is
the first completed unit Of the pro-
posed George Washington Memorial
Parkway along the Virginia shore Of
the Potomac River from Mount Vernon
to Great Falls, crossing the river at
this point and making the return trip
along the Maryland shore through
Rock Creek Park and Washington to
Fort Washington. When completed
this drive will constitute one Of the
most interesting and picturesque in
the world. From the point of view Of
historic interest alone it will afford
views of the Washington Monument,
the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol,
the White House and numerous other
shrines and public buildings.
In addition to this historical signifi-
canoe, scenically the drive will be un-