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Evening star., 1937-05-06
MRS. ADOLPH 0CHS
DIES IN NEW YORK
Widow of New York Times
Publisher Victim of
Heart Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Mrs Effie
Wise Ochs, widow of Adolph S. Ochs,
late publisher of the New York Times,
died suddenly today of heart at
tack at her home, Eillandale, White
Plains, N. Y.
She would have been II years old
tomorrow. Death came just a little
over two years after her husband
died at Chattanooga, Tenn, when
the couple had been married So years
Mrs. Ochs was the daughter of
Rabbi Isaac M. and Therese Bloch
Wise and spent much Of her girlhood
at their estate, 8 miles from Cincin-
natl, Ohio, where she was born, May
7, 1860
Her first school was one her father,
founder of Reform Judaism in
America, organized near their estate
the Hebrew Union College.
Married in 1888.
She and Mr.. Ochs were married
February 49, 1888, when she was %,
he 25. For a time Mrs. Ochs was
dramatic critic and book reviewer on
the Chattanooga Times, which Ochs
owned when the two met in 1881.
During the l3-year period that the
couple remained in Chattanooga, Mrs.
Ochs presided over the household in
which were entertained a number of
prominent persons-among them Pres
ident Cleveland and young Repub-
lican editor from Ohio, Warren G..
Harding, who consulted with Mr..
Ochs on the advisability of starting a
newspaper in Chattanooga.
In 1892 Mrs. Ochs returned to Gin
cinnati, where her daughter, Iphigene
Bertha Ochs. was born on September
10 of that year.
Came to New York.
1t was in 1896 when her husband
consulted with her about coming to
New York to take control Of the New
York Times, and shortly thereafter
his plans were put into effect.
Mrs. Ochs was active in philan-
thropic fields. In 1880 she and her
husband helped dedicate the tablet
in Temple Emanuel in New York
in the Isaac Mayer Wise Memorial
Hall, and that same year Mr.. Ochs
was chairman OF fund to raise
$5,000,000 for the endowment of the
Hebrew Union College, which her
father had headed until his death.
Surviving is her daughter, now
Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, wife
OF the publisher of the Times, and
four grandchildren.
Funeral plans were not immedi-
ately completed
Evening star., 1937-05-06
MARRIAGE CLAUSE
REPEAL TASK SET
Constituents Must Work on
Congressman, VoteIess
League Is Told.

Local agitation alone will not be
sufncient to bring about repeal Of sec
ton 213, the famous married work.
ers" clause Of the economy act, Chair.
man Ramspeck OF the House Civil
Service Committee told the voteless
District Of Columbia League Of Women
Voters last night.
Speaking before a dinner meeting
OF the Department OF Government
and Legal Status Of Women of the
local chapter at the American Asso-
citation Of University Women head
quarters, the Georgia Representative
said chances for repeal Of the measure
are slight unless pressure on members
of Congress by their constituents Is
greatly increased
His address also was heard by many
delegates to the national league con-
vention, who remained here after
their three-day session ended yester-
day at the Washington Hotel. The
national league is strongly opposed to
the marriage clause"
Mrs. William Kittle, president Of
the local organization, opened a short
business session and talked briefly on
the subject for the meeting, Married
Women and Their Jobs" Mrs Pearl
Klein, chairman Of the department,
introduced the speakers.
Besides Representative Ramspeck,
they included Mrs. Pittman Potter,
Geneva representative Of the nation-
al league, who discussed women's or
ganizations over the world as repre-.
sented in Geneva; Mrs. Edith Valet
Cook, chairman Of the national de-
partment OF government and legal
status Of women, and Miss Mary
Anderson, chief of the Women's Bu-
reau of the Labor Department, who
talked on the Industrial Woman's
| Need Of Job"
At the close Of the meeting the
group indorsed proposal to establish
a citizens service exchange in the
District to relieve unemployment
through "self-help" program.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

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also listed a salary from General Mo-
tors-a corporation in which he has
been interested for some years with
the Du Pont family-of $4,000 and
total Of $4,l1556 in directors fees.
The return was brought into the
case by Leming in developing the sec
ond OF a series of transactions be-
tween Du Pont and Raskob following
the Wall Street panic in October, 1929,
by which the two f1nanciers in cross
sales established losses Of approxi-
mately 100000, which they deduct
ed from their 1929 returns.
The second cross-saie was effected
on December 26. Raskob sold to Du
Pont 5000 shares of B. g. o. at lis
and $4,000 shares Of Anaconda Cop
per at II for total Of $1,569,000
Du Pont in turn sold 10000 Warner
Brothers at 80 for total of 81, $50, ,O0O
Raskobs check was offered by Lem
ing and identified by Frank L. Carey,
the financier's secretary, who was on
the stand for the third day Leming
then turned to January ~, 1880.
handed Carey Raskob's ledger, which
showed that the 10000 shares Of War
ner was sold back to Du Pont for
$1,000, ,000-a. profit of approximately
$458,000 after the transfer taxes were
paid
Leming then brought up another
transaction between the two men, both
of whom were prominent in the or
ganization of the American Liberty
League and political associates Of for
mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith, who has
been subpoenaed by the Government
as one of the witnesses In the hearing.
This was the short sale" OF 27.0O0
shares Of Warner Bros. by Du Pont
to Raskob on January 3, 1880, at 40.
which was covered" by Du Pont later
in the month at 50-giving Raskob
profit Of $270,000.
Leming asked Carey II this trans
action was recorded in the ledger
and the profit shown. The secretary
replied in the affirmative.
Although the 1880 return, when
broken down, showed the profits taken
by Raskob on the December Is cross
sale and on the transaction involving
Evening star., 1937-05-06

erance Of their cases, Du Points being
tried first. He sits at the table sur
rounded by attorneys, going over at
recesses to talk with Raskob, his close
friend for many years.
Leming, in examining Carey yester-
day, made much of the evidence that
note for 81 900 000-given to Du Pont
by Raskob in payment for the $1,000
shares of Warner Brothers stock,
which Du Pont repurchased, cover
ing" at so when he sold at 4O-could
not be found in Raskob's papers.
On the cross examination today,
WINS asked:
Did you make a thorough search
for the note after receiving the Gov
ernments subpoena?"
Il did" Carey replied.
Government counsel said they woulc
pursue the item of the lost" 81 $780,
900 note later, intimating they be-
| lieved the short sale transaction
and the note were the means BY
which Du Pont and Raskob bal.
anced" of the appreciation in value
in the blocks of the stock bough,
and sold back and forth to establish
deductible losses.
Again today, Leming remarked
about the "earmarkng" Of these
blocks of stock, telling Commissioner
Disney that it was the Government.
contention that the blocks were "ear.
marked" in the Du Pont and Raskot
ledgers so the identical blocks coulc
later be resold.
The hearing will be recessed latt
today until Monday.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
.STATESFAV0RED
FOR MALL DRIVES
Senate D. C. Subgroup Over
rules Commission in
Resolution OK.

Overruling the National Park serv-
ice and the National Capital Psrk
and Planning Commission, a Senate
District Subcommittee late yesterday
voted in favor Of naming the four
drives in the Mall, from Third to
Fourteenth streets, after the States
Of Maine, Missouri, Ohio and Okla
homa
The subcommittee approved reso-
luton already passed by the House
to give the Mall driveways these
names. The decision followed a hear
ing at which members OF the House
and Senate from the four States sup
ported the resolution.
The Park and Planning Commission
had recommended that the drives be
named after the first four Presidents
Washington, Adams, Jefferson and
Madison-and the Secretary Of the
Interior, who has Jurisdiction over the
National Park Service, had accepted
that recommendation.
Arno B. Cammerer, director of the
National Park Service and executive
officer Of the Park and Planning body,
and Thomas S. Settle, secretary of the
Park and Planning Commission,
agreed that the four States mentioned
should have streets or avenues bear
ing their names In Washington, the
same as other States.
They explained, however, the view
point of the agencies that streets out
side the Mall park area should be
named after States, and apply to the
Mall driveways the names Of the
Presidents identified with the Con-
stitution and early history of the
National Government.
The congressional delegations from
Maine, Missouri and Ohio contended
that avenues bearing the names OF
those States had existed In the area
between the Capitol and the Washing
ton Monument but had to give way to
the Pennsylvania avenue-Mall tri-
angle building program.
Mr.. Cammerer read from letters
written in the past by Frederic A
Delano, chairman of the Park and
Planning Commission, and by ]. c.
Nichols Of Kansas City, Mo-, member
of that commission, to members OF
Congress. setting forth their reasons
for supporting the recommendations
Of the park authorities.
The subcommittee consisted oi
Senators Reynolds, Democrat, o1
North Carolina, Hitchcock, Democrat
of South Dakota, and Bridges, Re-
publican, Of New Hampshire.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
VAN SWER|NGEN
DEAL IS PR0bED
Senate Group Summons 3
Brokers Who Recently
Purchased Stock.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate committee undertook to-
day to learn all the facts about the
purchase of control of the Nations
largest rail network by three invest
ment brokers for one-five-hundredth
of its estimated value.
Chairman Wheeler of the Railway
Finance Committee said far-reaching
gislation-including the outlawing
of railroad holding companies-might
result from the inquiry
He summoned Robert R. Young,
Frank F. Kobe and Allan P. Kirby
to explain their acquisition for $6,-
375,000 of securities controlling the
fVan Sweringen transportation empire
from, George A. Ball, elderly Indiana
glassmaker and Republican national
committeeman.
Command Major Roads.
Through a towering pyramid of
holding companies these ecurities
carry command of $4,000 900
worth of roperties-among them
seven major railway systems, coal pits,
fashionable hotels, bus lines and Mid
western Office buildings.
These properties were strung to-
gether on chain of 249 interlocking
corporations by the late Van Swerin-
gen brothers of Cleveland
When their empire began to
crumble during the depression, a New
York bankers syndicate foreclosed
Its mortgage on the controlling securi-
ties and sold them at auction
They were purchased for S3,121 900
by Ball, friend of the Van SWerin-
gems. He handed the vast network
back to the brothers to manage dur
ing their lifetime
After their death he transferred
his key stocks and bonds to family
charitable foundation 1t sold them
A few weeks ago at 100 per cent
profit to the New York brokerage
firm of Young, Kobe and Co.
closely identified with General
Motors and Du Pont interests.
"Du Pont Money" Seen.
Although the three young financiers
have insisted they acquired control
for themselves alone, some members
of Wheelers committee have ex-
pressed the belief that "Du Pont
money" was involved.
The investigation of railroad financ-
ing has centered for five months on
the Van Sweringen lines-termed by
Wheeler an outstanding example of
the way in which holding companies
can be used to keep public utilities
from effective regulation"
In its preliminary report the COM
nittee said the various transfers of
the systems control had never been
subjected to the scrutiny of any gov
errmental agency, State or Federal,
other than this committee"
Wheeler indicated he would seek not
only legislation abolishing transporta-
ton holding companies, but also an
immediate simplification of the Van
sweringen systems corporate set-up.
Committee experts said the Van
EWeringen inquiry alone might take
two or three months more Thereafter
they are expected to investigate "a
other railway lines.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

the " alton a |
Press Club Mid
winter show, is
general chairman
of the Entertain
ment Committee
and will have per-
sonal supervision
over the program,
which has been
in preparation for
the last six weeks.
Among the we'll
known Washing
ton m ag / c / a n S
who will partici-
pate are Condr.
G. c. Slayton,
Evening star., 1937-05-06

MAJ. Kendall ]. Fielder, Lieut.. NJ.
Scott Dickson, DR.. Henry Ridgely
Evans, Charles H. Small Frederick
H. Untiedt, Carl D. Shoemaker, Walter
A. Freeman, Theodore T. Golden,
Edward Cross, Francisco Portillo and
Carl Brockway. Arch Mcdonald, radio
announcer. will be master OF cere-
monies.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Boss Locked In.

HUTCHINSON, Kans. R.-The
telephone rang In the superintendent
off1ce at the State Reformatory.
I'm locked in," said the caller. A
guard dropped the bars on the print
shop door without noting the new
superintendent, G. A. Bestwick, was
inside On an inspection tour.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
MAGICIANS TO HOLD
LADIES' NIGHT SHOW
Harry Baker Is Chairman of An
nual Event at $50 Tomorrow
Nichf

The Washington Assembly OF the
Society of American Magicians will
hold its annual ladies night magic
shows at the Wardman Park Theater
tomorrow at $50 pm
Harry Baker, who was In charge of
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Retreat Master Announced.

Rev. Philip A. Hasson, S. NJ, will be
retreat master Sunday at the Day of
Recollection at the Nazareth Social
Service Center, 200 I street. The first
conference will begin at lO:30 am, the
second at 2:3o pm. and the holy hour
at 4.30 pm.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Washington Round Table.

Spencer Gordon, prominent attor-
ney and president of the University
Club, will be guest speaker before
the Washington Round Table at its
luncheon tomorrow at 1890 pm. at
the Cosmos Club.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

Malays's improved buying power is
reflected in big cigarette imports.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

Airmail postage in Britain Is to be
reduced to 3 cents half-ounce.
Evening star., 1937-05-06
FOUND.
LOST.

CALF young Owner describe and pay ex
penses. National 2S46.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

HllJ. CASH anu ItllI SItlh' d4bCi
noon bet Wise ave. Friends School and
Rock Creek Park. Liberal reward. Col.
3643 after $50. --
BRACELET. platinum diamond and sap
phire setting; lost in Lotus Rest. or Palace
Iheater, Tues. eve: reward. Adams 23s2.
COLLIE. black and white. male. Clarendon
IRISH SETTER. female; ,Robt Baker; o.
s N" on collar. Call Cleveland 11s3.
PACKAGE; Containing pass book, other
May 5. Reward. Phone National 5S97.
PoCKETBooK, black, $40 postal savings
sunday. sunday Return Hester Sullivan, 3419
Lowell st. NV.
es1 si5 shd p as asa white IN Ga1e sovss
caii Ca Metropolitan 220I. Reward.
SHETLAND COLLIE, black and white.
male; Cleveland Park; reward. Phone
NIRE-HAIRED TERRIER. male, small.
white with tan ears; at 4th and G s;w.;
license No. Alex. 1s9451. Reward. Alex.
andria 1275.
Siaek SSise eoraed Gai6n bracelet lost TUESDAY Re-
yard; National 3l20. ext. 66e:
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts not contracted by myself in person.
PERRY wH1rEhofk fatoma aoa fsqsf fsae Nd: Ma, I.
PAILY TRIPS MOVING LoAApS AND PAR! As
loads to and from Baltic, Phlla. and Nen
Y9Ek gPs sG sece 1857
HE DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORAGE
co. Phone Decatur $500 00--
( WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
ssse ssnss '0n5fssd y fs nS
NEW FOLDING CHAIRS FOR RENT. VERY
srse Ms easef s1 s5S y Sstlona
CHAIRS FOR RENT. 1os ,,5 PAY; ~ PR3MRT F s&aP
AGE & TRANS. CO. $50 n. Y. ave. NV
OLD DAdUERREoTYPEs TINTYPEs Ko.
ieSSssSo &oNsToN iesSFtfSi sTupIo. 1888 St: NV.
OWNER-DRIVEN TRUCK; MOVE ANY
thns shoTt Or long aESa distance; special rates
LET US ESTIMATE YOUR MOVING AND
etorage work. responsible !, seryiee YGS Phonse
stxNSTaR SpaA op nASaAFFAYE Sg5 n Y aSe Sr0RAos aA
COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB
rwenty-year 5Ha9a. closed mortgage bonds:
dated December 1880 due due December ss NIB
dahtu9e asSG sssHTfd dssed saaat oeSa
70 GpEsdE1BED sdE EDAS5N55s BoN5s: os M
elected % to C cali and redeem on June l. 1927:
ali Of said bonds as provided for under
tndenture dated December l. 1880. At the
principal amount thereof with interest
which may have accrued thereon. and IN
emount OF each Of said bonds so called and
redeemed
The holders Of the above bonds shall M
and redemption at The Riggs National
Bank. Trust Department. 1903 Pennsyl,
Vania We N W. Washington. D. c.. and
the bonds should have attached thereto all
coupons maturing subsequent to June l.
1887 By the terms Of said indenture It Is
provided that after such redemption date
10 interest shall accrue upon or in respect
Of any such bond called for redemption ~
Aforesaid.
Dafed Anri1 3Oth 1927
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Airport

Continued From First PaRe.)
Evening star., 1937-05-06
Raskob

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-05-06

BILLFOLD. brown. containing drivers per-
NIT cash and rent check Sunday after,
noon bet Wise ave-. Friends School and
Rock Creek Park. Liberal reward. Col.
:s643 after $50
BRACELET. platinum. diamond and sap
Chire setting; lost in Lotus Rest. or Palace
Theater, Tues. eve: reward Adams 1885.
COLLIE. black and white. male. Clarendon
tOS9-J. Reward. q.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

YElSH SETTER, TemAIe, RUD I BdKtT. q,
s N" on collar. Call Cleveland 11S3.
PACKAGE. containing pass book. other
papers and 1881. by old war veteran. rep
Iesenting his life's savings; on Monday.
May 8. Reward. Phone National 5697.
Evening star., 1937-05-06

POCKETBOOK, black, $40 postal savings
receipt book, on Treasury car. $50 pm.
sunday Return Hester Sullivan. o4l9
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Constitution Boon,
Directed by Bloom,
Encounters q SnUg
No Provision Found to
BOrrOU Portraits of
Fathers.

Representative Bloom of New York.
who made George Washington quits
well-known figure five years ago, has
run into snag in his efforts to do
as well by the Constitution.
AS usual, the hurdle which wasn't
negotiated is in the General Account
ing Office.
AS director general of the United
States Constitution Seequicentennial
Commission, Bloom had planned a
comprehensive exhibition of portraits
of the deputies to the Constitutional
Convention and the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, starting
next November and ending In Feb
ruary.
Approximately 200 valuable por-
traits were to be lent by their owners
and brought here under Blooms plan.
he explained to Acting Controller
General Elliott, asking If it would b
all right to arrange for storage, pack
ing and insurance without COMPETE
tive bidding, in order to be certain
the protection to be given the paint
ings would be of the highest type.
But it seemed that the law wasn't
with the director general. A study
of the appropriation language, Elliott
said. disclosed that, in the first place,
Congress didn't intend to 90 in a.
heavily on the celebration as was origi.
nally planned, and, secondly. that
there WAS no provision for borrowing
portraits of the men who made the
Constitution what 1t is. ...
Consequently, Elliott concluded.
there was no use worrying about the
contract 1t was proposed to make.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
SALES TAX HERE
URGED BY WOMEN
Club Federation Opposes
Increased Real Estate
and Other LeVies.

Approval of q selective sales tax
and opposition to an increased real
estate tax, = business privilege levy
Or local income tax were voted yes
terday by the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs.
The federation, representing close
to 5000 women, passed a resolution
pointing to the injustice" Of the
financial relationship between the
Federal and District governments. It
said
Act Declared Ignored.
Congress has for is years ignored
its own act OF June 70, 1922, provid-
ing that 40 per cent Of the cost of the
Federal city should be borne by the
National Government.
Since 1884 Congress has only con-
tributed 81 per cent of its share"
The federation used q sales tax as
more equitable than income and busi-
ness taxes. The resolution pointed
out that sales levies had proved sat
isfactory In % States and this form
of taxation had been recommended
in the District by the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, the Board of
Trade and the Commissioners.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, past presi-
dent and q director of the federation,
contended that sales tax would not
increase prices as much as the pro-
posed business license tax.
The sales tax. she said, would "hit
Congressmen, their secretaries. con-
vention visitors. tourists and every one
else who derives benefits from the
city" {.
Mrs. Wiley said the proposed chain
Evening star., 1937-06-22
PRESIDENT, BETTER,
IS BACK AT DESK
Nasal Cold Improved-Confers
With Frank Walker, Jesse
Jones and Roper.

President Roosevelt's nasal cold,
which kept him in his living quar-
ters on the second floor Of the White
House yesterday, had improved suf-
ficiently today to make it possible for
him to return to his desk in the ex-
ecutive ONCE.
Although the President felt con-
siderably better today, he arranged
his business schedule SO as to be able
to leave his desk shortly after noon.
He had as his luncheon guest Frank
Walker, former treasurer OF the Demo-
cratic National Committee and former
head of the National Emergency
Council.
During the forenoon the President
received Jesse Jones, chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp; secre-
tary of Commerce Roper, Aubrey Will
liams, executive officer of the National
Youth Movement; James B. Alley, who
recently resigned as general counsel OF
the r. F. c., and delegation of the
Ahepa. Greek-American fraternal
organization.
Arrangements being made for the
visit of Prime Minister van iceland
OF Belgium. who will arrive here to-
morrow. include visit to Mount Yer
non tomorrow afternoon, state din
ner at the White House and q confer
ence with the President tomorrow
night.