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Evening star., 1937-12-09
NEW TAX PLANS
SPURR|NC ACTION
Wide Attention Is Drawn to
Various Proposals for
Revision.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
New proposals for tax revision re-
ceived the attention today of Con-
gress members and other Government
officials in discussions OF the busi-
ness situation.
These developments were noted:
l. Congressional leaders expressed
approval of suggestion by Mariner
S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal
Reserve Board. that the way to halt
the business recession is to balance
industrial and agricultural prices,
2. Senator Minton. Democrat. of
Indiana proposed enactment Of a
gross income tax. with virtually no
exemptions, to balance the Federal
budget
g. A House Tax Subcommittee pro-
ceeded with its efforts to tighten the
undistributed profits levy. 1t ignored
a suggestion from the Brookings In
stitution that the tax be. abolished
altogether.
4. Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. said
after White House conference that
the railroads have got to have in
creased revenues, or be subsidized"
S. Secretary Of Commerce Roper re-
ported 1887 foreign trade would total
$500, 100000 almost a third better
than 1886 and 11S per cent above 1892.
He said he expected a favorable trade
balance of s100,000,O0O, three times
that of last year.
"Leveling Of" Declared Necessary.
Chairman Eccles' diagnosis, given
yesterday to the Senate Banking Com
mittee, was that the business slump
would continue until there was a
"leveling off" Of prices. This would
be necessary, he said, so income of un-
organized workers, farmers and Gov
ernment employees would more nearly
equal the income Of organized workers
and operators in the industrial field.
That is just what we are trying
to do said Senator Pope, Democrat,
Of Idaho, co-author of the Senate
farm bill. 1--WE are trying to raise
the price of farm products to parity"
Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee agreed that un-
balanced prices Probably are one of
the reasons for this slump" He added
that better farm prices, passage of
housing legislation and tax revision
will aid, too."
Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts, indicated he agreed
generally with Mr.. Eccles' thesis, but
added:
"A large share of these high wages
for industrial workers are on paper
only"
Mr.. Eccles said the recession would
Make budget balancing impossible"
If 1t continued.
Senator Minton. however declared
Evening star., 1937-12-09
B u Ii ( T ! N

The Association of American
Railroads today petitioned the In
terstate Commerce Commission for
an immediate increase of Is per
cent in freight rates and an in
crease from 2 to 2l2 cents per mile
on passenger fares in the Eastern
territory.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
HUNGARIANS QUIT WORK
IN MOCK PLANE ATTACK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
BUDAPEST, Dec. s.-Residents of
Budapest and % other Hungarian
communities dropped all work and
scurried to Easements today when
enemy airplanes roared overhead for
four hours in make-believe air at
tacks.
Budapest traffic was tied up dur
ing the large scale air defense drill.
which was directed by soldiers, police,
f1remen and Boy Scouts.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
Injured in Paris.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. ga French engineer
gave police information today which
indicated that Dorothy Mildred
Bourek, American girl found uncon-
scious last night in her locked apart
ment, apparently had been hurt in an
automobile accident.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
b. the Associated Press.


The House Labor Committee failed
today to reach an agreement on pro-
posed sweeping changes in admin
istrative provisions OF the wage and
hour bill.
Committee members said the group
was all split up" but would resume
consideration later in the day of the
proposed changes which would substi-
tute single administrator for the
present five-member independent
board.
Coincident with the committee
meeting. about IS House members at
tended a private session of an un-
official Steering Committee supporting
the bill and heard Speaker Bankhead
and Majority Leader Rayburn urge
them to stand by the administra-
ton
Legislators who attended said the
consensus was the group would sup
port the leadership and the Labor
Committee, and some of them said it
was understood the objectionable"
features in the measure would be
ironed out in subsequent conferences
with the Senate.
Much of the controversy in the
Labor Committee centered on whether
there should be voluntary boards to
assist the Labor Department admin
istrator Chairman Norton proposed
such boards to investigate complaints
in each industry and make recon-
mendations with regard to wages and
hours
Representative Ramspeck, Demo-
crat, of Georgia. second ranking ma
tority member of the committee, said
the administrator would be powerless
to fix wage-hour standards unless he
accepted the findings Of the boards.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

this Nation, whose courage, stam-
ina and resourcefulness have
enabled them to cope successfully
with every problem. @ @
"As we approach what for
many persons will be the merriest
Christmas let us not forget that
there are thousands who will be
without cheer on Christmas Day
unless that charitable spirit which
prevailed throughout the darker
hours OF our history is reasserted
to the fullest extent at this holi-
day season. 'r
"I urge every one to give to
The Stars Christmas Campaign
the most generous support they
can afford and to encourage SIM
liar donations from their fellow
residents in the District of Columl
"s
Evening star., 1937-12-09
ARMY FLYER KILLED

Lieutenant's Plane Crashes and
Burns at San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 9 R).-
Lieut.. Edward P. Burke, "a, was killed
today when his Army plane crashed
and burned as he completed weather
observation flight.
Burke was graduate of West Point
and native of Helena, Mont.
Evening star., 1937-12-09
For a Happier Christmas


"The spirit charity toward others stands today,
fundamental characteristics
Evening star., 1937-12-09
WAGE-H0UR PACT
ATTEMPT FAILURE
House Committee Dead.
locked-75 Representa-
tives at Another Session.
BACKGROUND

Legislation to establish labor
standards wds sponsored by Admin
tstrdtion last session. but became
1amned in House Rules Commit
tee Ul,en Southern bloc refused to
aHoU it to reach floor. In call for
special session, President Roosevelt
listed it as one OF objectiues. Labor
has bloUn hot and cold on bill both
John L. Letuis and William Green
tndorsino it first ,0ith qualifications
and Green more recently uith-
drauing his approval.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

.s-- HAROLD L. ICKES
Secretary of the Interior"
"Details of The campaign
PAGE A-3D
Evening star., 1937-12-09
Summary Of Today's Star

Priest, noted as language professor,
killed in auto mishap. Page B-1
Freeing of known criminals on bond
is hit. Page B-1
Hazen says most D. c. residents prefer
sales tax. Page B-1
SPORTS. 4 ,
Redskins again in position to upset
dope against Bears. Page D-1
Kilrain's illness recalls his days Of
ring greatness Page d.
Collins rolls 700 set in Star tourney
preliminary. Page D-3
Evening star., 1937-12-09

(See TAX, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1937-12-09
WEATHER.

0U ., WtNtHtT bHrtHU F0FeclbtJ
Fair ana continued cold; temperature
tonight about lS degrees; tomorrow in
creasing cloudiness, followed by snow at
right. Temperatures today-Highest. IS.
at midnight; lowest, %, at 7:45 am; "a at
2 pm. Full report on page A-2.
Evening star., 1937-12-09

(See SHANGHAI, Page A-4)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Are You All Nerves.?

M A N Y W o m e n
ava both young and
middle aged suffer
from headache, back
acheor sideache asso-
ciated with function
al disturbances. They
should try that veg
etable tonic so favor
ably known for near
Nv 20 wears as DR..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
; D. C. BILLS GET
CHANCE MONDAY
BEFORE HOUSE
One Bill Would Tighten
Adoption Practice

The House District Committee
will be given an opportunity on
Monday to clear its celandar OF
the three bills it has pending be-
fore the House.
House leaders today promised
Representative Vincent L. Palml'
sano CD of Maryland, chairman
of the House District Committee.
that, despite the adjournment
movement, the District Commit
tee will be given its regular day
Monday.
one of the bills which the House
will be asked to approve seeks to
amend the adoption laws so rs to
make it mandatory that an in'
yestigation will be held in each
case before the adoption Is alp
proved.
Another is designed to regulate
barber shops in the District OF Co
lumbia.
The third amends the local
liquor laws in three phases. One
provision of this bill would allow
the drinking of hard liquor at
counters in on-sale establish
ments, another permits appeals in
license revocation and suspensions
to the District courts instead OF
merely to the Commissioners, and
the third seeks to prohibit the en'
trance of large quantities Of tax
free LIQUOR into the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
ANDERSON WINS.
ORDER OF COURT
RESTORING CHILD
Proctor Holds Board
Acted Illegally

Although he lauded the motive
that caused Maryland authorities
to bring three-year-old Doris An
derson into the District Of Column
bia and turn her over to local
police after her fathers arrest
here on a California warrant,
Justice James M. Proctor, in
United States District Court to-
day, said the Board Of Public Wei
fare had no legal right to hold
the child in custody and ordered
her turned over to her father.
The father, Harry L. Anderson,
was arrested last week by local
police on a California warrant.
which alleged that he had alb
Quoted the child, who was then
in her mothers custody in San
Luis Obispo, Cal, under a court
order of that State.
Anderson has been residing with
his baby daughter in Takoma
Park, Md, just over the District
line. After his arrest he furnished
$500 bond for his release pending
extradition hearing. Meanwhile
Maryland authorities brought the
child into the District. and she has
been in the Receiving Home for
several days.
Yesterday Anderson, through
Attorneys Julian I. Richards and
Wilbert McInerney instituted
habeas corpus proceedings, alleg.
ing that the Receiving Home Is
not a proper place for a child
of tender years, and demanding
custody on grounds that, as the
child's father, he is her natural
guardian.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
'MonhondIed'
DGlUes' Kin Accuses
Policeman

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 4 0.N.S0.
E. Cutler Dawes, nephew of former
Vice President Charles G. Dawes,
today reported he had been man
handled by an Atlanta policeman.
He said the officer threatened to
shoot him during an alteration
arising from a traffic incident
Dawes witnessed.
Dawes complaint named Police
man A. Douglas Poole. Dawes
said he saw Poole hail truck
driver and give him a ticket. The
truck driver had not violated any
traffic regulation, Dawes said, so
he offered himself as a witness
should the truck driver need him.
sWhereupon, Dawes charged, the
policeman seized him by the belt
and showed him up against the
truck. Dawes quoted the police
man as saying:
) 'Tf you try to leave I'll shoot
you"
After the officer had finished
making out his ticket, Dawes was
taken to the police station in a
patrol wagon and booked on a
charge of "disorderly conduct"
Later he was fined IS and costs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04

"Curtain of Gold" An Entertain.
ing Short Fiction story About a Girl
Whose Courage Brought Her the
Things She Most Wanted in Life. Read
1t in The American Weekly, the Maya
zine Distributed with Next Sundays
Washington Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
SOUTHERN AIMS
At STOCK BOOST

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (C.T.P.S0.
The Southern Railway today set
in motion plans for an increase in
the outstanding common stock,
sale of which is designed to meet
maturing obligations of the road
in the form of long-term bonds
and debt to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation.
Stockholders will vote at the
annual meeting October 10 on a
proposal to increase the author.
lied common from 100000 shares
of $100 par to 100000 shares Of
no-par, and to exchange each out
standing share for one new share.
The remainder of 1901 300 shares
of common will be reserved for fu-
ture issuance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
SON
ON Way HOME

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
4 UN.sJ.-Alfred A. Knopf, jr.,
1s-year-old son Of the New York
publisher, was aboard a United
Air Liner today being taken back
to his home despite his protests
after his plans to. win fame and
fortune in the West were broken
UP by Salt Lake City police, who
took him into custody Tuesday.
Young Knopf. hungry, disheveled
and nearly exhausted from a
hitchhiking trip here from New
England, said he wanted to get
to Reno, New, where he had
wealthy friends who he thought
would help him get started on a
career. He said he left his home
in the East because his applica-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
FILM STARS PEN.
lehman PLEAS
FOR MONTAGUE.
HoId-up Participants
Case Pondered

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4 GN.S).
II Governor Herbert H. Lehman,
Of New York, has any interest in
collecting the autographs of Holly
woods great he will have ample
opportunity.
1t was revealed here today that
the friends of John Mystery
Man" Montague. Hollywood'S re-
cent enigma golfer, were busy
writing the eastern governor beg
ging him to change his mind
about demanding that Montague
be extradited to face charges OF
participating in a holdup in Jay,
N. Y, seven years ago.
Celebrities Back Him
More than 100 of Hollywood's
celebrities, including Bing Crosby,
Andy Devine, Richard Arlen, Guy
Kibbee and Oliver Hardy, wrote
letters to Governor Frank Mer-
riam. of California, pleading that
he deny the extradivion request.
After a brief hearing Governor
Merriam took the matter under
advisement with the comment that
III Montague is such an unstand-
ing citizen the man who should be
told is the Governor of New York"
Look to New York
Attorneys for Montague, as we'll
as his friends, took the hint, and
levelled their fight toward the
East. Governor Merriam said he
intended to study the matter for
a week or ten days"
Montague was arrested here un-
der his true name of Laverne
Moore. Friends and attorneys
have pleaded that he has rehabili-
tated himself, and that extradition
and possible punishment for a
crime committed in his youth
would do no good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
n. H. Moves to Ban
Hasty Marriages

CONCORD, N. H., August 4
Understanding the death
knell to hasty marriages at va
rious "Gretna Greens" through
out the State, New Hampshire
today followed Connecticut's
lead in requiring pre-marital
medical examinations and blood
tests.
The bill requires every man
and woman applying for mar
riage license to present at the
license bureau a medical certifi-
cate signed setting forth that
within 80 days of the date of
application for a license, both
parties had undergone a blood
test.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Col. W. Johnson
To Be Buried Today

Funeral services for Col. Wait
c. johnson, go, one of the fore
most athletic officers of the Army,
who died Monday at Fort Ethan
Allen, Vermont. will be held at
Arlington National Cemetery at
5 o. m. today. Colonel Johnson'S
widow arrived in Washington last
night. She is staying at the Marti-
nique Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Ohio Receives
Security Funds

U.NSO.-The Social Security
Board today approved revise d
plans of Ohio for old age assistance
and made a grant Of $3,353,83S
after more than a month Of inveS-
tigation and negotiations.
The Ohio State payments to its
needyAged had been held up pend
ing approval by the Social Security
Board Of Ohio's revised admins
trative plans. The grant will pro-
vide assistance for an estimated
1903 200 aged persons for August
and September.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Wife Wakes Hubby
By Cracking Skull

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 GN.S).
Mrs. Arthur Forbes was concerned
today over the condition Of her
husband. He is in the hospital
with a skull fracture. Mrs. Forbes
told police she called her husband
for supper, but when he failed to
awaken from a nap she tapped
him on the head with her shoe.
Forbes condition is serious. the
doctors say.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Bride, II, Sued
By Husband, 70

MILLERSBURG, Ohio, Aug. 4
CU.SO suit in which James
L. Yates, 70, Of nearby Holmes
vile, seeks a divorce from his IT.
year-old wife, Effie, was on file
today in Common Pleas Court
here. Yates charged his wife re-
NAMED away from home all
night and associated with other
men. They were married in No
vember, 1886.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04

Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Read this:
Mrs Mollie Ellington Of 1914 Spruce, ST.,
Durham, n. c., said: During the critical
period of life I suffered from headaches,
pains in my back and was all nerves -
couldn't rest. After l had taken two bottles
of Dr. Pierce's Favorte Prescription grew
stronger, my food seemed to be doing me
more good, and I was soon able to do my
homework Buy of your nearby druggist todayl
New size, tablets Soc, liquid $lOo $l3S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Landmark Clock
Stops After q Yrs.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 Q.N.S0.
All four dials of the clock in
the tower of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, one OF. New
York'S landmarks, were stopped
today for the first time since it
was built in 1909.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04
Ship Grounded
Near Trinidad

NEW YORK, August 4.-The
Marpessa, a 5,476-ton Greek
freighter, was aground in the Gulf
of Paria, 10 miles off Port au
Spain, Trinidad, according to
message received by radio marine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-04

ton for entrance into Princeton
University had been rejected.
Friends and relatives in the East
had not heard from the youth
since he boarded a train for BoS-
ton at Norwood, Mass, July 26.
La gaceta., 1937-01-02
Las IropS Republicans Sc apodcrarOn de
tres PuebIOS Ell e| Sector de Guada|diara
los BUQUES DE GUERRA
NAZI ATACAN A IA MARI
MA ESPANOLA

Berlin, Enero 2.-Junto con
la notlcia de haberse aprobado
un pactd Atalo-britanico en- ell
MediterraNao. Sc dijo en- las
esferas oficiales que los bar =
eos de guerra alemanes Sc ha-
bian apoderado de un vapor es
panol y habian hecho a otro
ouscar refugio en- la costa.
Ell ministro de propaganda
dice que la acci6n Sc tom6 in
Iependientemente por ell acora
zado de bolsillo Almirante
Graf Spec, que Sc apoder6 del
vapor Arag6n y lie llevo a un
puerto que ell gobierno finge ig
norar cual es:
Al mismo tempo otro barco
de guerra nazi, ell crucero Koe
nigsberg, hizo que ell vapor So
ton ensallara en- la costa vasc9.
"No es cierto que estemos pro-
curando provocar mayores los
en- Espana-dijo I'm alto fun :
cinario.
"Ningdn gran poder podia
tolerar la humiliation de que
fuimos objeto con motive de la
captura del Palos.
"Todo sera arreglado con la
devoluci6n del cargamento y
los ~pasajeros espanoles,'
La gaceta., 1937-01-02
OBTUVO UNA ORDEN CON-
IRA LA GUARDIA MAGIC
NAL LA AUCALDESA DE
DAYTONA

Daytona Beach, enero 2.-La
alcaldesa de Daytona obtuVo a.
yer una orden Judicial y la guar
dia nacional, mandada a esta
ciudad por ell gobernador Sholt2
tuvo que regresar a sus Guar
teles.
Vivian Collins, je1e de la guar
dia, dice que NADIA Sc podra ha-
Ger hasta ell lunes.
La alcaldesa, protegida por
ametralladoras, Sc ha atrinche-
RADIO en- la casa consistorial y
rehusa entregar los puestos q
los amigos de Sholtz.
Ordena ell interdicto Judicial
que los individuos nombradoS
no traten de tomar possession y
que no sc mezclen en- los aSun'
tos de la administration num-
cipal.
Habian sido movilizados pa.
"a apoderarse del gobierno mu
nicipal unos 200 gUardias ma
cionales de San Agustin y San.
ford.
Harry Wilcox sc nombra e
alcalde nombrado por ell gober'
nador.
Sc apoya la alcaldesa en- 81
policias y so guardias especia
les bien armados.
La gaceta., 1937-01-02
AL HA RECHAZA-
DO UN ACTO DE. GUERRA
CONTRA Ell G0BIERNo
DE ESPANA
Tn aeroplano ieal hizo Que ell
crucero Sc retirara

Madrid, Enero 2,-Dwa1uis
Araquistain, emba hd0r de Els
pana en- Paris, declare hoy que
la actitud de los barcos de gud
ira alemanes hacienda fuegd
sobre ell vabor Seton es ac1
to de guerra Y que mined Fata-
mente consultara con Hs go
biernos de Francia e Inglate-
ira. Araquistain habl6 por te-
lefono con ell gobierno de Va
lencia Y visit6 mas tarde al mi
nistro de relaciones exteriores,
lyon Delb6s.
Despachos de Bilbao relatan
que ell Seton, I'm vapor arma-
do, escape a la captura des
pues de que un aeroplano leal
habia obligado al Koenisberg
a retirarse.
Cuando ell crucero VIC que e.
aeroplano Sc disponfa a BON
bardearlo, dej6 de hacer fuego
sobre ell Seton y sigui6 viaje.
Ell vapor pudo despues CONT
nuar hasta Santander, luego
de haber sido puesto a flote.
La gaceta., 1937-01-02
LA MASONERIA ANTE LA
GUERRA CIVIL ESPANOLA
Ell clero lie rest6 al pueblo Glen
amos de civAizaci6n

New York.-Siendo la ma =
soneria una institution que res
peta todos los gobiernos legal
mente constitufdos no puede
menos q. estar en- favor " de-
fensa del gobierno de Espaha,
ell que es hijo legitimo de la IL
bre expression de un pueblo o.
primido por muchos amos. Hoy
cuando ell noble pueblo Espafol
crey6 estar libre para darle
paso al progreso y a la civili-
zaci6n Sc encuentra que sus
campos estan siendo regados
con sangre para evitar que sur
ia de nuevo ell despotismo v la
tirania.
En- todas las guerras civiles
ha habido un motive Y por ell
cual la mayor parte ha simpa-
tiZado, en- este case es diferen
te por ~tratarse de imponer a un
pueblo un gobierno que no ha
ce mucho republic por medic
del sufragio y sera de nuevo
derrotado con las armas en- no
lejanos dias.
I'll gobierno de la Nueva Es-
paha y los heroes que comba-
ten a los rebeldes merecen v
son acreedores a la simpatfa Y
cooperation de TODD pueblo
quito y democratico. 5Quienes
estan en- favor de la revolu-
ci6n? Mola, Franco y Cane :
Has, instrumentos de Hitler,
Mussolini y ell clero que ven
sus dinastfas derrocarse ante
la fuerte organization de las
masas conscientes. Estos des-
almados quieren a TODD costo
detener ell derecho de los pue-
bios libres.
Ell clero lie rest6 al pueblo
Espanol Glen amos de civiliza-
ci6n, Hitler y Mussolini lie res
taran al mundo siglos 81 no Sc
-detienen a tempo v con mapo
(Pasa a Ia ia. pdg.l
La gaceta., 1937-01-02
u Ell
E DE AUSTRIA

Budapest, enero "A la e.
dad de 80 amos muri6 ell mierco-
les pasado ell ardhiduque Fede-
rico de Austria ,comandante
que fue de los ejercitos austro-
h1ngaros en- la guerra mum
dial. Era mariscal del ejercito
de su pals al estallar la guerra
en- 1914.
Despues de la derrota del inn
peric, ell archiduque, que era ell
hombre mas rico de su pals, per
di6 parte de sus bienes, confis-
cados por ell gobierno socialista.
Mas tarde decide establecerse
en- Hungria. 81 hijo Alberto.
archiduque de Albrecht, aspi
raba al trono h1ngaro.
En- ell entierro Sc lie rindieron
honores de mariscal de campo,
presidiendo la ceremonial eli al
mirante Nicolas Horribly, el re-
gente,