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The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Film Firm Pays
5O-Cent Dividend

NEW YORK, March 4 (IN.S0 q.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
declared a common dividend Of so
cents against 81 in the preceding
quarter. Meade-J Johnson Corp. de-
clared an extra dividend Of 50 and
regular quarterly of Is cents, both
on common. Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Co declared a common
dividend Of $3.50 against 50 pre-
ViouSly.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
PRESIDENT RAPS
M'KELLAR PLAN

President Roosevelt today turned
thumbs down vigorously on the
proposal Of Senator McKellar of
Tennessee, requiring Senatorial
confirmation of Government Off
cials at $4,000 or more.
Asked at his press conference
whether he favored this proposal
the President asked in return why
the Senate should stop at $4,000
rather than go on down the line
and demand Senatorial confirma-
ton of everybody down to door
keepers and charwomen.
The President was then asked If
he thought Senator McKellar'S
proposal was a fine thing for
patronage grabbers" and the
President indicated he shared that
view.
He ended his statement by say
ing he believed Senatorial con
firmation should be required only
in the case of officials with policy
making powers.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
In Congress Today
SENATE

Meets at noon.
Resumes reorganization debate.
La Toilette committee continues
civil liberties investigation.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders State, Justice, Commerce
and Labor bill.
HOUSE
Meets at noon.
Resumes debate on the tax revi.
sion bill.
App ropriations subcommittee
considers War Department supply
bill.
Labor Committee continues
wage-hour study.
Banking and Currency Commit.
tee considers Patman bill.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
AHBig-ShOt
Pay, Says
President

U,N.S) President Roosevelt
TODAY expressed extreme regret
that the provision providing for
publication Of salaries Of corpora
tion executives would be elini-
mated under the new tax bill now
before the House.
He said he thought the public
had a right to know what the
Executives of such concerns as
General Motors were making.
It is question. he asserted, Of
public morality.
Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out that
not until a congressional COM
mittee dug up the facts did the
public become aware that U. S.
Steel was paying Eugene s. Grace
a million dollars in salaries and
bonuses. He said a wave of in
dignation swept the country after
this disclosure.
Because of stockholders, private
office is a public trust, the Presi.
dent asserted. He pointed out
that stockholders in great corpora
tions theoretically have the right
to attend board meetings, but find
it almost impossible to do so.
Thus, publication Of salaries Of
executives is a reasonable PROPOSE
tion and Mr.. Roosevelt said he was
very, very sorry the House COM
mittee had left it out.
Turning to closely"held family
corporations, Mr.. Roosevelt re.
called that in many instances
their public records at the end Of
year will show virtually no
profit. - -",l~: -!
Although ostensibly barely in
the black, the Executive pointed
out it was perfectly possible for
members of the family holding
corporation to pay themselves
very large salaries-so large that
the public and competing COM
panies have a right to know what
profit actually was made.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Gen. PERSHING
GAINS STEADILY

TUCSON, Ariz., March 4 GIN.
SO.-Gen. John J. Pershing,
greatly improved in his fight
against death, feels so good he
expects to get out OF bed and
dress today" it was disclosed by
his physician, DR.. Roland David
son.
PerShing issued an order last
night to his aide, Sergt. C. c.
Shaeffer, to have my clothes
ready in the morning" Shaeffer
didn't argue with the general. He
merely said:
your clothes will be ready,
sir"
= Shaeffer, however, didn't say
when the clothes would be ready.
DR.. Davidson said it would be
many days-if ever-before Perish
ing could get out Of bed, despite
the warriors personal belief that
he has conquered his illness.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
:Ex-SOldier Faces
"A Years in Prison

{. LETROIT, March 4 Q.NS0,-A
.dishonorably discharged soldier
from the United States Army,
james E. Marshall, 81, who hitch
hiked here from Denver with a
,17-year-old girl he promised to
marry, today faced four years in
:Leavenworth prison after plead
ing guilty yesterday to posing as
an Army private and passing a
worthless SIS check on a mer
chant. He told the girl he had
been ordered to service at Self
ridge Field.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Stock Mart Tone
Firm at Opening,

NEW YORK, March 4 QN.S0
The stock market displayed a
generally firm tone at the opening
today, with pivotal groups ruling
fracti1nalJS above last nights clos
ings. S,celS motors. rails and
farm implements were In fair de-
mand. A fey. sections were back.
ward, including coppers and oils,
Union Carbide gained more than
a point. United States Steel, Beth.
lehem, Chrysler, N. Y. Central.
Oliver Farm and Dupont showed
fractional changes.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
CONTINUED from Page u

Continued from rage ~
mitted. He likes the movies too but
automatically ducked the question
as to who is his favorite star.
He likes American sports, and is
especially fond Of tennis.
He thinks America, which he
is seeing for the first time on this
world tour, is "a most interesting
country
A girl reporter asked what he
thought Of American women. With
a quiz7ical smile he replied:
That is a difficult question,
but flom what I have seen they
are charming"
INTERESTED IN DATES
The Sultan is keenly interested
in the date business. his little king.
dom's chef export, and the vel
fare # h1S people.
Tomorrow he will be accorded
more formal honorS. when he
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Spanish Reds Say
U-BOatsAid Franco

BARCELONA, March 4 U,N.S,)
Proof" that seven German sub
marines are aiding the Spanish
nationalists has been gathered by
the defense ministry, a commu-
nique said today. The U.boats
operated in the Bay Of Biscay a
year ago, the ministry said, but
now are based at Cadiz and op.
Grating off Spanish Morocco and
the Canary Islands.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
welfare Cheat
, Gets Prison Term

DETROIT, March 4 U.N.S0.
Convicted of being a welfare
cheat" Stanley Evich. AZ. today
left his wife and five small chill,
.dren to serve a prison term from
six months to 10 years. Recorder
Judge George Murphy yesterday
pronounced sentence after listen.
ing to testimony Evich bad &C
.cepted welfare checks t0taling
S11o while employed in an auto
factory.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Woman Jailed
In Death Plot

LONDON, March 4 0.N.S.).
Mime. N. N. KrestinSki, ac-
cOrding to All uncOnfirmed
Warsaw dispatch in the Daily
Express today, was arrested
by the secret police in Mos
COW Tuesday on charges that
she tried to murder Joseph
Stalin's 12-yeAr-Old son in a
children's hospital.
Nine. Krestinski, 4S, wife
of one Of tho defendants in
the Moscow treason trial, has
been lodged in Lubyanka
prison, according to the Ex-
press rumOr.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
French Diplomat
Sees Peril to i. S,

Count Rene de Saint Quentin
French Ambassador to the United
States, says uncertainty abroad Is
threatening both the French and
peoples, and adds:
Peoples, impatient Of reform,
are still waiting for the inter.
national security which would be
necessary for them in order to
solve the many social, economic
and financial problems which
the construction Of a new order
makes necessary"
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Doomed Murderer
Gets New Reprieve

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 4
Q.N.S0. - Lester Brockelhurst,
former Galesburg CID Sunday
school teacher. today embarked
on two weeks more of life IN con.
demned row here. Convicted Of
Staying Victor Yates. Little Rock
land owner, Brockelhurst was
saved from electrocution this
morning by an execution stay
issued by Governor Carl Bailey.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
FEDERAL | Ev Y
is SOUGHT ON
BONDS
Embargo Against Such
Issues Urged
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

O.N.S) A movement wa
launched in the House today tc
write into the administration new
tax bill a flat prohibition against
future issuance of tax-exempt
bonds.
Advocates cited repeated declar
atoms of the treasury and admin
istration officials against ta1
exemption as justification fol
their efforts to override the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
With more than $50,COO, 600,
600 of tax exempt securities now
outstanding, 1t lis estimated by
treasury experts that from $40,
100000 to $100,000,000 a year
could be added to revenues
through full taxation.
WOULD TAX INCOME
In addition to declaration by
Congress against future issuance
of tax exempt bonds, sponsors OF
the proposal planned to seek tax.
alton of income from present out.
standing issues by indirect meth.
ods.
Representative Voorhis CD OF
California, leading the movement
expected to gain support Of both
Republicans and Democrats.
"If we write a prohibition in
the bill against issuance Of tax
exempt securities in the future
it will not bind future Con-
crosses, but it establishes a prec-
edent," he said.
He also proposed that holders
of tax exempt bonds be required
to include interest in their gross
income in calculating their in
come tax. While the interest
itself would not be taxed, the
Government would gain revenue
because N dividuals would be
thrown into higher surtax brack
cts, he said.
PASSAGE DUE EASILY
AS the House moved into its
second day of debate on the new
measure, which revises the undis
tributed profits and capital gains
taxes, Democratic leaders reiter
Iated their predictions that the
measure will be passed next week
without difficulty.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Federal operatives, it was re-
vealed today, are attempting to
find the caches of AL Capone and
his lieutenants as well as the con-
cealed assets Of hundreds Of
others ranging from erstwhile
leading public enemies down to
the rank and file of gangland.
MILLIONS CLAIMED
This drive against the under
world is headed by Joseph Law
renee, director of the depart
ment's bond and spirits division.
He contended that Capone and
others owe the Government more
than $2O,O0O,O00 in liquor taxes
growing out Of pre-repeal opera
tions.
In addition, Lawrence's field
agents are seeking to collect ap-
proximately $15,O00,0O0 of for
feited bail bond judgments and
$2,500,000 in fines levied against
criminals which have not been
paid. Efforts to collect this
money are being made in coopera-
ton with U. S. district attorneys
throughout the nation.
Liquor taxes Of $4,000 are
outstanding against Capone and
IA members of his former Chi
cago liquor syndicate, Lawrence
said. ,-..- 81
SEEK COMPROMISE
Although his operatives have
failed to trace any cash or prop.
erty listed in Capone's name, sew
eral of his henchmen recently Of
fered to compromise the claims
against them.
According to Lawrence, these
offers were deemed inadequate Dy
the Government and were re.
jected. Since the Government
bases its claims on allegations Of
fraud, defendants are not pro.
tected by the statute Of limita-
tions.
"These pre.repeal liquor cases
include small sellers as well as
large importers and manufac-
turers," Lawrence said. "The
liquors diverted may have come
from the Bahamas, Europe or
brought out from a swamp or
thicket by a moonshiner."
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Propaganda Given
Fresh Definition

G.N.S.) Walter B. Weinen'
burger, executive vice president OF
the National Association Of Manu-,
facturers, thus defines "propa-
ganda":
: propaganda is something
that one does not agree with"
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
REDUCE WAGES.
TO END SLUMP,
EXPERTS U R &c.
Economists Favor Boom
On Housing

G.N.S0. Two university econ
omists today advocated drastic
slashes in prices of commodities
and wages before the special Sen
ate committee, searching for the
cause and cure of the business
depression.
They were Professor Paul H.
Douglas of the University of Chi
cago, and Professor Alvin G. Han
sen of Harvard University.
FAVOR BUILDING
Both of them emphasized that
a building boom would lift the
nation out Of the doldrums, with
Douglas recommending that the
Government advance from 81 1000.
900 900 to $5,OOO.O0o,oO0 for new
houses for persons of low incomes
on a self-liquidating basis.
Expenditure Of this money
would be contingent upon pro-
ducers of materials and labor
slashing their prices under Doug
las proposal. He would also
guarantee building workers on
the Government-finance projects
IAN adequate yearly wage"
HITS MONOPOLTES
Douglas argued that nIonopo-
lies are in control of basic ma
terials and that monopolies had
caused the depression by lacking
up prices beyond mass purchasing
power.
Revision of the patent laws to
deprive inventors Of monopoly
rights and allow them merely a
fee, was suggested by the univer-
sity economist. He also proposed
punitive taxes on large corpora
tionS.
NEED u. S. AID
Finally, in order to restore
competition in some industries"
Douglass said, sit may well be
necessary to have some Govern
ment and cooperative plants, as in
the case of electricity, which will
themselves reduce prices and also
act as yardsticks to force down
prices of private industry.
Prices for building materials
and wages for construction work,
ers should be slashed 20 per cen.
to encourage people to build
homes and spread prosperity gen
orally, the Prof. Douglas col.-
tended.
SELF LIQUIDATING
If building costs can be forced
down, the Government financing
will be in large part self-liquidat-
ing, he said, continuing:
"Unless the costs are reduced,
however, the Government in
vestment will largely be sunk so
far as a financial return upon
it is concerned. For it is vir-
tually impossible for laborers
earning 40 cents an hour or less
to meet the cost Of housing con-
structed of high-priced materials
and erected with labor costing
$1.50 or so an hour"
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
u. S. After Millions
Due in Taxes, Fines
By Capone, Others
Rum LeUies Alone Claimed From GGngsterS
During Prohibition Total S2O,OOO,OOO
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM
Copyright, 1898. by international New. Ser,

Copyright, 1885, by tiOnaI Newsse
An intensive inquiry into the financial affairs of former
gangsers and racketees has initiated by the
Justice Department effort collect many millions Of dol
lars in unpaid Federal LIQUOR taxes. bonds and fines
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
Accused Red Chiefs
Link Britain, Poland
To Plot on Soviet
Plan to Capture Kren,Iin and Seize Stain
Revealed at Trial in MOScOU
By JAMES e. BROWN

MOSCOW, March (INS -Showng for the first time the
strain of their trial and imprisonment the 81 fallen Soviet
leaders today Poland Britain their rebeous
plots the torrent Of self-reving continued
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

tall, husky, and clad in q Russian
blouse, Sharangovic admitted he
had been closely associated with
the Polish general staff. Terri
tories of Poland and White Russia
are contiguous.
TELLS ACTIVITIES
He also confessed he wanted
to kill Klementi Voroshilov, Soviet
defense commissar, and carried
out wrecking activities in agricul.
ture and the cattle-breeding in.
duStry.
"Ruinous taxation was i'm.
posed" said Sharangovich, ito
breed discomfort among the
peasants"
Mutual implications by the de-
PENDANTS moved on as Faysulla
Khodzaiov, former premier of
Uzbekistan, testified he and Alexei
I. Rykov, former Sovier premier
plotted against the U. S. S. R."
Rykov, said the witness, guaran,
teed the independence of the
Uzbek republic under dependence
of England.
Slumped in his chair, his hair
whitened by nearly a year in the
Lubyanka prison whittier he con
signed so many others, Henry G.
Yagoda today was looked to as
the likely provider of the next
sensations in the trial.
LINKED TO PLOT
The 47-year-old former head OF
the G. P. U. was linked promi'
nently to a Kremlin coup that
was to have matured in 1884. As
the story, the most remarkable SO
far unfolded in this operatic trial,
came from the lips of Rykov,
Yagoda admitted its fundamental
truth.
But" he ssid, "Rykov has
put it wrong"
Apathetic as the testimony
which likely Will send him to the
firing squad piled up, Yagoda
sool, will be given his chance to
detail his version of the alleged
plot.
Several other defendants, and
many who were previously execu.
ted, were named by Rykov in his
story of the Kremlin plot.
With the aid of Germany and
other foreign powers, said Rykov
the plotters schened to seize the
Kremlin, arrest Joseph Stain and
other leaders and overthrow the
existing regime on condition OF
dismemberment Of the U. S. S. R
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Il became a traitor in 1921,
and I remained a traitor until
the moment of my arrest" came
haltingly from F. A. Sharango-
vich, former secretary of the
White Russian Communist party.
A tragically picturesque figure
tall, husky, and clad in Russian
blouse, Sharangovic admitted he
had been closely associated with
the Polish general staff. Terri
tories of Poland and White Russia
are contiguous.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
RATES BY MAIL FOB VIRGINIA, MARY
: LAND WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA

sAYL NAn SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE
u ApYANc1
The Washington times., 1938-11-18
HERE TO STAY
G. y. Deans VieW of
Medical Rule bY US.

Federal control Of medical prac-
tice is here to stay, and the day
Of individualism in practicing the
healing art is gone for good, In
the opinion of the Rev. Wilfrd
Parsons. dean Of the Georgetown
University Graduate School.
The Jesuit political economist,
addressing meeting of the Mary
land, Virginia and District Med
ical Societies, sharply criticized
the current investigation by a
special grand jury into monopoly
charges against the American
Medical Association and the Dis
trict Medical Society, but pointed
out that it was in line with the
new order Of some form of State
control for medicine.
Former editor of America" the
national Catholic publication
Father Parsons strongly disap
proved of the Justice Department
viewing the medical profession al
a trade" in its antitrust investi
cation.
The Washington times., 1938-11-18

1--WE believe, however. that
there is at yet insufficient proof
for us ia take action. It would
be premature for the depart
ment to start experiments with
livestock until a basis is more
firmly established. Therefore,
we recommend that more rats
be used, more control be eStab-
lished, and that the finding be
checked with another small ami
NAL such as a rabbit"
MEETING WITH WALLACE
The conference grew out of a
meeting of Secretary of Agricul,
ture Henry A. wallace with repre-.
sentatives of the News two days
ago. Wallace referred the ques
tion of Government cooperation
to Reed and McPhee.
Durfee explained to the con
ferees exactly how the tests are
conducted at the Applied Research
Laboratories, Dayton, N. j. Female
rats, he said, are douched with
acid or alkaline solutions just
before mating, on the theory that
acid brings a preponderance of
female progeny and alkaline Of
male offspring.
Sixteen litters, he said, have
The Washington times., 1938-11-18
Rat Litter II Backs
cid-AIkaIine Theory

The seventeenth litter reported by scientists conduct
ing sex predetermnation experiments the Applied Re-
search Laboratories Dayton j. continued support Of
the acid d-alkaline theory
Rat 99o8A which mated after treatment with per cent
four females.
The of chance in these seventeen matngs would de-
clare that the odds against producing preponderance Of
the offspring of the desired in all matngs would be
about 13 OF to Since the experiments have produced
preponderance of the desired in each Of seventeen
lers it is evident that chance must be ruled out in
counting for the ratio achieved
Scientists the laboratory feel that the weakness Of the
douche solution and mating delayed almost two hours
after the treatment responsible for the fact that the
ratio of Litter II has balance than that of
the other htters.
After treatments in which the solution stronger and
the mating undelayed the ratio remarkably
troled-in four cases 100 per cent
The Washington times., 1938-11-18

debated. Sometimes they doubted
They compared experiences anc
technique, calculated percentages
scrawled chemical symbols anc
asked more questions.
McPhee pointed out that Se1
predominance varies remarkably
under the law of chance. He cited
the case of hogs which produce 8
heavy preponderance one season
but levelled out the balance Later
on.
EXPERIMENT EXPLAINED
isn't it true that most human
contraceptives are acid?" he
asked. Then why don't we
have a sex predominance in
human beings?"
Durfee explained how the
douche experiments with rats had
been gradually developed by the
try-and discard method. At first.
the alkalines and acids were fed
to the rats. That failed. Gradu.
ally the douche solutions were
weakened until they became ef-
fectiVe, he said.
He agreed that new kinds Of ap-
paratus must be perfected for
large animals, but contended that
this could be done once the basic
principle was established.
The Washington times., 1938-11-18
Relief Programs
Here to Stag,
Says Hopkins

Resounding through the audi.
torium of the Washington Hotel
last night were such old timers
as Down by the Old Mill Stream" ,
and Let Me Call You Sweet
heart" The singers were State
WPA education and recreation
program directors waiting for
Chief Harry L. Hopkins to show
up. Hopkins was exactly one hour
and ten minutes late.
When he did show up, his talk
was brief and to the point.
Poverty" he told his lis
teners, has no redeeming quail
ties. simply do not believe
people grow by suffering. :.
The suffering that goes with
poverty has no place in Ameri-
can life"
He added that old-age pen
sions, relief for the sick and un-
employed, and recreation and edu-
cation programs Of the WPA are
here to stay.
The Washington times., 1938-11-18
Dealer Given
s.. 500 Award
For Display

For his reflective selling dis,
play Of beer and ale in cans" /"
Samuel Fig, owner of Figs Liquor
Store, 5416 Georgia Ave. N. W.,
will receive a prize Of $500 to-
day from the American Can Com
pany.
Zig was notified of the award
by the New York office Of the
company, which conducted a
500, 900 treasure chest" cam.
paign throughout the summer.
From May through october
Zig featured a display in which
q motion picture machine depicted
all stages in the canning of beer
and ale. The film also showed
thirst-Slaking achievements Of the
canned brew on picnics, fishing
expeditions and similar outings.
The Washington times., 1938-11-18

The specialists, during a two
hour conference at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture with Thomas
Durfee, head of the Laboratories
which conducted the experiments
arranged to obtain regular re.
ports on the project and to ex.
change information. They also
recommended tests on rabbits, as
well as on more rats, as the next
step forward.
Those concurring we're DR.. o. E.
Reed, chief of the Bureau of Dairy
Industry, R. R. Graves, principal
specialist in dairy cattle breeding,
and DR.. H. C. McPhee, chief of
the animal husbandry division OF
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
WILL KEEP IN TOUCH
1.-THE results of these expert
ments are extremely interest
ing" Reed told the conferees.
The Government must and will
keep in touch with them. We
could not do otherwise with
such potentiaGties involved.