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Evening star., 1938-04-16
NEW Factors JOIN
IN TAX BILL DELAY
Politics and Public Works
Strengthen Cause of
House ConfereeS.

Politics and public works appeared
as behind-the-scenes factors in the
tax bill impasse today as deadlocked
conferees abandoned until Monday
their face-to-face efforts to reach
agreement.
Both factors. it appears. strengthen
the cause OF the House conferees as
they stand on their insistence that
present principles Of the undistributed
corporate profits and capital gains
taxes remain In law, even though
modified.
Offering the Senate delegation
choice between continuing the present
law, unsatisfactory to both groups, or
accepting their notifications. the
House conferees are understood to be
playing for time against the hoped-for
adjournment date Of May a. Even
more effective potentially Is the de-
velopment Of plans for . new Federal
spending program with large allot-
ments Of relief and public works money
soon to be on hand.
With members OF the House up for
reelection and desirous Of getting back
to their home districts as soon as
possible, the factors of time and public
funds probably would be OF material
effect in rallying vote Of confidence
for the administration-fa favored provi-
sions Of the House bill.
On the Senate side, although q con-
vincing vote Of support for their YER
sion of the measure undoubtedly could
be obtained. the threat Of having no
bill 1T all might increase their willing
ness to compromise.
Aside from the tax legislation, prin-
cipAl obstacles to adjournment are now
the recovery legislation proposed this
week by the President. the naval ex-
pansion bill pending on the Senate
side and the Department of Agricul-
ture appropriations bill pending in the
House.
Although wage and hour legislation
has been reported by the House Labor
Committee, disposal Of the other
measures probably would be followed
by quick adjournment with the wage
hour question going over to the next
Congress.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
NIAGARA BRIDGE LIES
NEAR LIQUOR CACHE
By II E Associated Press.


NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. April IS
A United States customs off1cial re-
vealed yesterday that wreckage Of
the famed Honeymoon Bridge" which
sank Tuesday lies in Niagara Rivers
richest" area.
But T. Markham Hennessey, dep
uty customs collector. said the wealth,
like the bridge, is unrecoverable.
The wealth near which the bridge
section sank after floating nearly
mile downstream on a cake of ice
consists of . liquor cache worth S.
300 0O0." he asserted. The liquor
was seized from smugglers and dumped
into the river by customs men during
prohibition days.
Salvage Is out Of the question. 1t
lies in 200 feet OF water. Besides,
we'd seize it again If it were brought
to the surface"
Evening star., 1938-04-16
RITES TO Be TODAY
FOR EDWARD LYLES
Services for Southern Railway
Engineer Will Be Held From
Alexandria Home.

Funeral services for Edward w.
Lyles, 56, Southern Railway engineer,
who died at Alexandra, Va, Gen.
eral Hospital Wednesday afternoon,
will be held at 2:3o pm. today from
his late residence, 1l2 South Alfred
street.
The Rev Robert c. Masterton. rec
tor OF Grace Episcopal Church, will
conduct the services. and burial will
Be in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Lyles' death followed an illness
OF slightly more than two weeks
During that time he had been con-
fined to the hospital.
He was employed by the Southern
Railway for the last IS years and
was . locomotive engineer for the
last several years.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Anna
L. Lyles: a sister. Mrs. Clinton Bal
lenser Of Alexandria. and two BROTH
ers, Thomas Lyles and John A. Lyles,
both Of Fairfax County.
A member Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Mr.. Lyles also
was a member Of several fraternal
groups, including the local lodges
Of the Elks. Masons, Knights Templar,
Royal Arch Masons and Shrine.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
TOWNSEND HITS MOVE
TO GAIN HIM PARDON
Assails McAdoo and Bell for
Gestures He Secs a. Bids
for Election Votes.

B~ the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex. April 1e.
DR.. Francis E. Townsend, flying
East to serve . 30-day jail term for
contempt Of q congressional commit
tee, yesterday criticized what he
termed useless" efforts to gain him
Z presidential pardon.
The originator Of the Townsend
old age pension plan assailed the ef-
forts as gestures" by Senator william
McAdoo, Democrat, Of California, and
Representative c. Jasper Bell, Demo-
crat, Of Missouri to win votes in the
approaching elections.
Neither McAdoo nor Bell viii re-
turn to Congress II I live and can
help It," he said.
Senator McAdoo said in Washington
yesterday President Roosevelt had
promised to consider his request for
4 pardon for DR.. Townsend. Repre-.
sentative Bell said he had made q sim.
liar paea.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
W0MAN'S CRIES BRING
CAPTURE OF ATTACKER
Three Men Give Chase, Capturing
Youth Block From Scene of
Robbery Attempt.

A woman's screams saved her
pocketbook and brought capture Of
her alleged attacker in An attempted
robbery 1t Sixteenth and r streets
NV. last night.
The intended victim was Mrs. Anne
McGee, 4s, Of 26l5 Thirteenth street
NV. A youth grabbed her from be-
hind. twisted her arm and wrist and
sought to take her purse.
Mrs. MCGEE screamed as she was
thrown to the ground. Her attacker
ned, but three men who rushed to
the scene gave chase and captured
him . block away at Sixteenth and
Riggs streets. The captors were q
taxicab driver, Ace w. Hamrick. 1901
Belmont road NV: William Dunno.
q scoutmaster. Of the Chastleton Hotel.
and Arthur Stern, 1927 Rhode Island
avenue NV.
The alleged attacker was held for
investigation at third precinct.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
EVIDENCE GUILD HOLDS
ITS SIXTH ANNUAL RITES
Outdoor Observance Il Held in
Franklin Park-Mustcal
Program Il Given,

The Catholic Evidence Guild held
its sixth annual outdoor observance
of Good Friday yesterday in Franklin
Park. Those participating In the
service were Father John Tracey Ellis,
Winona, Mimi; Father Joseph A.
Cook, London, Ontario, and Father
John Jordan Of the Dominican House
Of Studies.
Father Ellis preached the intro
ductory sermon and Father Jordan
the concluding sermon. When Christ
gave up His life on the cross 1t was
not failure or defeat for Him." Father
Jordan said, for He achieved the
greatest victory in the annals of time"
Clerical students from Catholic
University presented a program Of
sacred music. Francis Thornton, guild
president. described its purposes,
speaking in the absence Of Rev. DR..
Charles Hart, founder and director of
the guild.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
SENATE REJECTS
BUTTERPROPOSAL
Plan for U. S. Purchase of
Substitutes Fails in
1922 Vote.
BY the Associated Press.

Senator Connally, Democrat, OF
Texas told the Senate yesterday the
Civil War has never ended.
He was complaining against q pro-
vision prohibiting Government pur-
chases of butter substitutes, some OF
which have cotton seed oil as an in
gredient.
THE Union whipped U.S." the Texan
declared. They made US stay In the
Union. and they've been giving US hell
ever since"
On motion Of Senator Duffy, Demo-
crat. Of Wisconsin the Senate voted,
80 to ~. against q proposal by Sem
ator George, Democrat, Of Georgia
that butter substitutes be used by the
Veterans Administration.
The amendment was attached to
the Veterans Administration section
OF the 81 .400, 900 independent ONCE ap-
preparation bill. It was rejected by
the House conferees in the joint con-
ference on the measure and Senator
Glass reported the disagreement to
Vic 0eudUe.
Senator Duffy, Democrat. Of Wis
consin moved that the Senate concur
IN the House rejection, asserting the
amendment would open the doors to
butter substitutes to be served vet
Grams Is food"
The Southerners supported the
amendment as an aid to an American
industry and said efforts to eliminate
1t were a direct blow to products of
the South" He charged 4 dairy lobby
had forced the first prohibition against
purchase of butter substitutes into
the law about six years ago.
Senator Duffy retorted that the "lob-
blyists' who had asked his aid in de-
feating the amendment were Wisconsin
State omcials and dairymen.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat. of
Alabama urged the Senate to stand
by the amendment, arguing he had
used oleomargarine and had found
1t an acceptable substitute. He con.
tended defeat of the amendment would
work hardship on "the underpriv-
ileged third Of our population" who
because Of low income were forced to
use butter substitutes.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
ARG0 LODGE TO INITIATE
BIGGEST CLASS APRIL 27
Some 500 Members to Be Taken
in Following Campaign Of
Several Weeks,

Rabbi Ephraim Fschon, director of
Bnai Birth Hillel Foundation of
Cornell University. will be guest speak,
er April n at the largest initial tion
services In the history Of Areo Lodge.
Some 500 new members will be sworn
in.
The installation will mark the cul-
mination Of 4 membership drive OF
several weeks.
The Supreme Lodge convention will
be held here May TIL. 1t was an
nounced. A testimonial dinner to
Alfred M. Cohen Of Cincinnati, the
retiring president, will feature the
convention.
Benjamin Ourtman and DR.. Ivy
A. Peizman are co-chairmen Of the
local committee arranging for the
convention.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
~ the Associated Press.

NEW MADRID. Mo-, April 16-One
hundred men. . few months removed
from their sharecropper status, urged
100 teams Of newly acquired mules TO
greater speed today ~ they plowed
level acres Of LAforge Farms. the
Farm Security Administrations latest
experiment In rural rehabilitation.
A year ago these same men plowed
these same acres In Southeastern
Missouri, not far from the Arkansas
lNle, made . crop of cotton and last
fall. when everything was figured up,
found they had broken even, had q
few dollars above the cost of their
furnishings" or were In debt. It was
the same story again.
But this spring conditions are diff
ferent. Social and economic reha-
bilitAtion has been started. Each
man has been set up ~ \ diversified
farmer, with farm of from IS to 10
acres, leased to him by F. 8. A., a
team Of mules, new farming equip
ment. . milk COW, hog and pigs, and
so chickens. purchased with funds
loaned by F. 8. A. Each Of the 90
white and 40 colored families, NUM-
bering about 600 persons, has . large
garden plot, = source Of food not ai-
ways available to shArecroppers
Constantly Changing Picture.
The community presents 4 constant
ly changing picture, even though the
project was not conceived until last
December A trim 5.room white
cottage with two porches. one screened,
stands today where dilapidated two
or three room cabin stood yesterday.
Nearby 4 new barn takes shape.
Started this morning, 1t Will be I'm
ished before nightfall.
Each Of the farms will have new
buildings, pre-fabricated at . material
yard on the project and hauled
knocked-down by truck to locations
Cost Of the houses is figured at
slightly under $1,000 and the barns
at approximately $500 each. The
houses have three bedrooms, COM
bination living and dining room and
Kitchen, The schedule calls for srec-
ton Of two units Of buildings . day.
with all families In new homes by late
June.
F. 8. A. ofncials term the project
unique. Han B. Baasch. the manager,
frankly called 1t an experiment, but
he asserted It 10 one that may show
the way and have An important bear
ing on the problem Of sharecroppsrs
and tenants In the South.
Were Not Hand-Picked.
Mr.. Baasch explained that none Of
the farmers was hand-picked. They
were the sharecroppers on the land
when it was purchased by the Gov
eminent and they consider themselves
fortunate now to have been there,
which rehets . change Of attitude
b most 4 q them. Some said they
Evening star., 1938-04-16
DR.. WILKERSON TO SPEAK
BEFORE DENTAL SOCIETY

DR.. Vernon A. Wilkerson, head Of
the department Of bio-chemistry at
Howard University's School Of Medi-
cine, will be guest speaker at the regu-
lar monthly meeting Of the Robert T.
Freeman Dental Society at . o'clock
tonight at the Twelfth Street Branch
Of the Y. M. c. A. His subject will be
"The Recent Advance In the Chem
istry Of the Teeth"
Plans for making awards to winners
Of a dental poster contest conducted
by the society and art instructors In
public schools Of divisions 10 to 13,
will be outlined by DR.. G. 8. Golden,
chairman Of the society's Health Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Unique F.S.A. Experiment Gipes
Choppers Ne,u Lease on Future
Each of Farms in Missouri Settlement to
Haze Houses Costing 81 900 Apiece.
Idea Wins Praise of Farmers.

had lived on this land for 20 years.
Must have been God that kept me
here said Bedford Robinson, for
many years . white sharecropper
who breaches in the Church OF God
on Sundays.
Wanted to leave lot Of times,
but never could get enough ahead.
Always Just managed to keep enough
flour, salt pork. potatoes and beans
out Of the furnish to keep my wife
and four children alive during the
winter. BY the time March came
round food supplies were gone and,
having no money, was glad to get
the chance to sharecrop again 30 we
could get the furnish again. I fie-
ured up one time our food cost US
cents day for each one in the family.
Nov this has come and We are realiy
inspired by what has happened"
Cost $40 an Acre.
In the middle Of the 6.7O0.acre
tract. purchased At an average cost
of $4l an acre, was q cotton gin
valued at $4,000. The farmers or
ganized the La Forge Cooperative
Association to operate the gin. The
association also set up 4 cooperative
store and plans to buy practically
all its supplies through it. The cotton
crop Is to be marketed comparatively.
Carl Puckett, president of the
Cooperative Association, who is farm.
ing a 5s-acre tract, said purchase
OF implements through the store saved
the farmers $4,000.
Wives Of the farmers left their
gardens long enough today to crowd
INTO the store to make selections from
samples Of wood chairs, tables, beds,
mattresses, stoves and other simple
Observation-Disclosures that will 70
into the new homes, replacing in many
boxes used Is chairs and tables and
homemade hunks built In the corners
Of cabin rooms.
MAY Become landowner.
The farmers are committed to repay
their loans to r. 8. A. by turning
over one-fourth Of the cash from
their cotton crops. in addition to $50
rental this year. After the farmers
have had opportunity to establish
themselves, It is probable 4 plan will
be worked out whereby they can be-
come landowners.
The diversif,cation program calls
for IS to 20 acres Of cotton ON each
farm, With . like acreage seeded to
corn. Already oats ana lespedesa
has been planted. Leguu,es are to
be planted to provide pasture, later
to be plowed under for soil-building
purposes.
The farmers have agreed to plant
only certified cotton seed from which
they expect to produce staple Of
premium grade. Also they expect
to derive extra profit from sale Of
their eot d seed due to Its certified
origin. -
Evening star., 1938-04-16
FIGHTS TO BLOCK
HUGE bATTLESH|PS
Nye Group Seeks to Bar
Construction of Three
45,000-Ton Ships.
By the Associated Press,

6y Inc AktOClAte0 Press.
Opponents Of the administration
"big Navy" bill centered their efforts
today on An attempt to eliminate
authorization for three 4o,000.ton
super r-dreadnauehts.
If we can't defeat the bill we may
at least be able to stop the building
OF more battleships," said Senator
Nye, Republican, Of North Dakota, a
leader Of the bloc which contends
such vessels are unnecessary, except
for a campaign Of aggression.
The Senate Navai Com rittee ap.
proved the $l,l56 100000 expansion
bill by unanimous vote yesterday,
but three Democratic members who
did not vote-Bone OF Washington,
Gillette Of Iowa and Holt Of West
Virginia-said they would oppose it
on the floor. The measure may come
up for debate Tuesday.
Both Senate and House were in
recess today and also will take
holiday Monday.
Walsh Predicts Speed.
A prediction Of early passage came
from Chairman Walsh, Democrat, OF
Massachusetts,. He sought to win
Senate approval before the end Of
next week
The purpose Of the bill, Senator
Walsh declared, is to notify the
world that we intend to build the
Navy up to a 5-5-3 ratio" This was
the old ratio sought for the relative
strength Of American, British and
japanese navies.
Some Senators said the committees
addition OF an amendment to the
House-approved bill, invoking the
Walsh -Healey Act in construction Of
all new ships, might provoke . light
on the floor.
Senator Walsh contended. however.
that the acts minimum wage require
ments would have little effect, since
wages paid in the ship building trades
did not come into the sweat shop"
category.
In addition to increasing the capi-
tai ship tonnage from 100000 as ap-
proved by the House. to 10000, the
Senate Committee boosted the total
tonnage for two proposed aircraft car
riers from 10000 to 10000. AS a re-
suit, the total authorized expenditure
was increased from the sl,l21000,O 900
in the House bill to $l,l56, 100000
$50 Airplanes Sought.
The 46 warships, including the
battleships, airplane carriers.
cruisers, 20 destroyers and sub
marines to be authorized under the
bill, would cost an estimated S81l,-
oe5, 900.
Nine hundred nifty airplanes would
be built at cost Of $l06 ,000,0 900 to
bring the Nays minimum plane
strength to 5000.
The rs auxiliary vessels contem-
plated would include 3 destroyer
tenders. 2 submarine tenders, 3 large
seaplane tenders, 7 small seaplane
tenders, . repair ship, oil tankers,
mine layer. mine sueepers and 2
fleet tugs. They would cost . total Of
$216, ,45l 900.
Additional equipment at navy yards.
to be authorized under the bill, would
cost $8,000,000 and 100000 would
be authorized for experiments with
small fast harbor patrol ships.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
PARRAN N|NDORSES
SWIM CAMPAIGN
Surgeon General Says Boys
Are Fortunate to Have
Opportunity.

The boys learn -to-swim campaign,
to be conducted by the Y. M. c. A..
boys department, in cooperation with
The Star. was described yesterday by
DR.. Thomas Parran. surgeon general
OF the United States Public Health
Service, as "one Of the noteworthy
annual events in Washington
Giving the campaign his hearty in
dorsement, DR.. Parran added:
"As in previous years. some 500
boys will be able to secure instruc-
ton from experts. thereby adding to
their list OF accomplishments one Of
the finest exercises and health-pro.
noting sports.
Many Benefits.
II am glad to indorse this campaign
for several obvious reasons, not the
least important of which is the po-
tential opportunity for rescue work in
the water. While I am pleased that
the boys of the community will have
these excellent facilities for learning
to swim I am also hopeful and strongly
recommend that all persons who do
not count this skill among their ac-
complishments strive to master this
art both for the pleasure and salts
faction 1t gives.
Ability to swim adds measurably
to the enjoyment Of a vacation and
Is a healthful year-round diversion
as well. It Is an exercise which, when
prActiced intelligently, promotes
sense Of confidence and well-beinp.
Washington boys are very fortunate
in having this opportunity 50 close
at hand"
Course Begins Monday.
The free course in swimming in
struction will begin Monday and run
through April %. Boys from 8 to Is
years Of age are eligible. All candi-
dates must be registered by 10 am.
Monday. William T. Fry. director Of
the campaign at the Central "Y" boys
department. 1882 G street NV, urges
the boys who want to take the course
to register early to avoid a last
minute rush. The registration Office
will be closed tomorrow, except for
registrations to be received in the
regular Sunday mail delivery at the
~" More than 400 boys already
have registered.
Colored boys will be taught to swim
at the Twelfth Street Branch Y. M.
9. A., 1915 Twelfth street NV, where
they are being registered.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
FPS NICKEL DESIGNS
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The lowly nickel intruded last night
upon the multi-billion- dollar thoughts
Of Treasury ofaciab.
Last night was the deadline for
artists to submit plaster designs for
the new Jefferson nickel, which viii
begin displacing the old buffalo nickel
this fall. Artists submitted 225 de-
signs. which viii be Judged next We'd
nesday.
The winning design, which must
show head Of Thomas Jefferson on
one side and his Monticello home on
the oth4. win be worth $1,000 to the
artist.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
FARM WAGES RISE

Bs the Associated Press.
The farm hand is faring we'll this
spring. considering recent declines in
agricultural prices and an increase in
the supply Of labor. the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics reported yes
terday.
On April farm wages averaged
$23.86 q month. with board. an in
crease Of rs per cent over the aver
age = year ago.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
HEALTH Meeting

DR.. Robert Detwiler will speak on
Childhood tuberculosis at q meeting Of
the Arlington County, Va, Tubercu-
losis Association to be held Tuesday
in the Clarendon Health Center. 1l1e
North Hudson street, it was announced
today.
The public Is invited to attend the
meeting, which also will hear q re.
port on the recent high school health
survey and report on the annual
meeting Of the State tuberculosis
Association at Richmond,
Evening star., 1938-04-16
THE WEATHER REPORT

District CoumbaMoly cloudy tonight tonight
with lowest temperature sbut S degrees moderate easey winds
cloudy
followed by showers portion.
portions tonight
portion
vna-Mosy showers
tomorrow much change in temperature.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

Pressure continues low some distance
east OF Bermuda and pressure is low from
southwestern Greenland southward to
Cape Race. Newfoundland. and thence
southwestward to the Virginia Capes with
q disturbance centered about latitude Al
N. and longitude So" W.. with lowest
pressure about -. 80 inches moving east
ward. The western disturbance Is moving
slowly northeastward over the middle and
lower Missouri Valley. Omaha. Nebr.. 2a 5S
inches. while pressure continues low over
Alaska and western Canada Simpson. Dis
trict Of Mackenzie. 2p. 81 inches. Pressure
continues hish over the South Atlantic
States, wilmineton. n G.. ao.ls inches ISI,n.
southsastwsrd, over the PROVINCE Of oYebSes S
inches. Pressure continues relatively high
inches. During the last "a hours there
have been showers in the North Atlantic
States, the middle and northern Plains.
the west Gluf States. the middle and lower
Missouri and middle and upper Mississippi
Valleys. Showers occurred also In the
North Pacific States. Temperatures have
fallen in the lower Lake region and the
North Atlantic States.
Outlook for Week.
North and Middle Atlantic st tates: Show
middle Of week Rising temperature first
part Of week. cooler toward end.
Ohio valley and Tennessee Showers
about middle Of week and in the Upper
Ohio Valley at beginning. Temperatures
mostly near or above normal.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
~NnAv

TODAY.
Maritime-Senate Labor Commit
tee works on labor provisions for mari
time subsidy act. q '
senate and 1louS . n ,ssss.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
D. c. STUDENT WINS
Awarded oberlin University $50
Prize for Covenant.

Russell Fessenden. 27le Wisconsin
avenue NV, q senior at Oberlin Col.
lese. was announced today as CO.
winner OF a $50 prize for a covenant
Tor League of Democracies." En-
nest Hatch Wilkins, university prest-
dent. made the announcement.
Mr.. Fessenden's prize was one of
SIX o1ered IN Is many fields for pro-
poeals for internationa cooperation
IN order to move the world away from
Its suicidal plurality toward some
kind of unity"