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Evening star., 1938-12-09
incentive Tax Seen
Benefit 10 Employer
Paying Low Wages
Beech-Nut Executive
Warns Senators of
Profit t-Shoring Plan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
G. w. Sharpe, secretary Of the
Beech-Nut Packing Co, at Canajo-
harie, N Y, warned Senate COM
mittee today that incentive taxation
to encourage profit sharing might
benefit most those employers who
maintained low wage scales.
Mr. Sharpe told Senators studying
profit-sharing plans he believed
that the advantages of passing
earnings on to workers were such
that employers who were in a posi-
ton to institute such plans needed
no further incentive He said his
companys plan had minimized
labor troubles and had promoted
efficiency.
But if the Government gave tax
reductions, Mr.. Sharpe said he
thought there might be tendency
on the part of some employers to
keep wages low and expand profit
sharing to take advantage of tax
rebates.
E. w. Shineman, Beech Nut treas
urer, explained his company's sys-
tenn of wage dividends. He said
each employe is given a 50 cash
bonus for each year of service. In
addition, Christmas bonuses rang
ing up to a maximum Of $100 will
be given this year, he said.
The company "froze" old-age re-
tirement and death benefits under
its own pension plan when the So
cial Security Act became operative,
he said. Accumulated benefits be-
fore December 81, 1887, will be paid
employees from a reserve fund which
now totals $971 900, he said.
Evening star., 1938-12-09
P.V.Bunn, Once Chief Clerk
OF Civil Service Body, Dies

Paul v. Bum, 81, retired vice
president Of the Remington Cash
Register Co., lion, N. Y, who was
chief clerk Of the Civil Service Com
mission here during President
Theodore Roosevelt's administra-
ton, died yesterday in a Newark
On. j. hospital. He became Ill
Tuesday while aboard a plane on
which he was returning to his home
in New York City, from Florida
where he had gone for his health.
Mr.. Bum was brother of Miss
Myrtle Bum and Alexander M.
Bum, both of this city, and was a
brother-in-laW of Miss Temple
Bailey, author, who lives in Ward
man Park Hotel. He also leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Eustace Adams,
Miami Beach. Fla, and son, Milo
B. Bum, East Orange, N. J.
At the time of his death Mr..
Bum was president of the Masonic
Club of New York. An admirer of
the late President Theodore Roose-
welt. he had worked on a book,
Theodore Roosevelt" for about six
or seven years.
Mr.. Bum retired some two years
ago as vice president and general
manager of the Remington Cash
Register Co.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow in Gawler's
chapel, 1850 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1938-12-09
/. T.. T.. Doubts Wisdom
Of Mixed-Car Trains
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission expressed grave doubt to-
day as to the wisdom of operating
passenger trains made up partly of
standard cars and partly of the
modern. lightweight type
1t recommended that railroad
officials consider seriously whether
to stop the practice unless and until
the strength of construction (of the
lighter cars) has been determined
by substantial tests to be substan-
TALLY the same as that of other cars
with which they are associated"
The recommendation came in q
report on a Southern Pacific COLI
sion at Tortuga, Calf, September
80. The I. c. C. noted particularly
that all the eight passengers who
were killed were riding in a light
weight car and that of the total
estimated damage of 1924, 500, about
100000 was done to the lighter cars
although they constituted but is per
cent of the cars involved.
Evening star., 1938-12-09
Waterway Project
Agreement Urged
By President 81
Improved St. Lawrence
Would Benefit Both
Motions, He Says
BY the Associated Press,

oy tNc ASSOClhteQ fTeSS.
President Roosevelt expressed to
officials of the National Seaway
Council today hope for an early
agreement between the Canadian
and American governments for de-
velopment of the proposed st. Law.
renee waterway project.
For many years." the President
said, ~it has been my sincere conyic-
ton that the st. Lawrence project
would prove second to none in its d.
rect contribution to the economic
welfare of millions of people on both
sides of the border.
1T has seemed to me a logical
continuance of the cooperation be.
tween two peoples which has af-
forded an almost unique example Of
the possibility of achieving peace
among nations"
The project is designed to improve
navigation facilities from the Great
Lakes to the Atlantic and provide
for development of electric power.
The officers of the council-Fred
j. Freestone, president; John c.
Beukema, chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee; William George
Bruce, vice president, and r. F.
Malta, secretary - called on the
President to present a statement of
appreciation for the Presidents ef-
forts in behalf of the waterway.
The President sent a message to
Congress in 1884 requesting consid-
Grafton OF a treaty which would
make this project possible, but it
was not approved by the Senate.
Evening star., 1938-12-09

mark employed by Germany as a
medium of exchange in South Amer
lea is falling into disfavor in those
countries. He predicted that trade
carried on by means of deprecated
export marks limited to the purchase
of restricted group of German
goods will continue to decline as the
disadvantages of such schemes be-
come more apparent.
The speakers praised the policies
of Secretary Hull and brought out
that the United States cannot ex-
pect to have a complete monopoly
on American trade
Members of the panel who dis
cussed the topics were Erwin D.
Canham, manager of the Washing
ton News Bureau of the Christian
Science Monitor; William A. Reed,
former foreign trade adviser of the
Pan-American Unionh Albert L..
Warner, Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald Tribune,
and Dean William Crane Johnstone,
jr., Of the university.
Evening star., 1938-12-09
". S. May Get Accord at Lima
To Strengthen Canal Defense
Hull Expected to Lay Groundwork for
New Air, Naval Bases in VituI Zone
BY JOHN T. whitaker,

BY JOHN r. WHITAKER,
Chicago Daily News Foreisn Correspondent.
LIMA, Dec. 9.-The organization
Of Americas defenses against the
aggressive forces OF Munich
Europe dominates the eighth Pan
American Conference as President
Oscar r. Benavides Of Peru opens
its sessions at 6 o'clock this evening
in this colorful capital which Pizarro
Wrested from the Incas a century
before there was a Plymouth Rock.
Every independent country of the
New World is represented, as silk
hated, beribboned delegates, blond,
brunei and black, deliberate in
Spanish, English, Portuguese and
French, but enjoy in common their
hard-won independence from the
Old World.
Whispering into the ears of rep
resentatives of the other 20 Amer
lean republics, whom he button
holed in smoke-filled hotel rooms,
Secretary of State Cordell Hull has
envisaged this hemisphere's de-
fenseS as military and political as
well as economic.
Fearing no imminent military at
tack from the Berlin Rome Toxic
bloc, which rivals the Holy Alliances S
ambitions, the other delegations op-
pose military pacts to unite North
and South American defense, or
even political organization, such as
has been proposed, for an American
League Of Nations.
OF this group, Argentina is the
most important. Tied closely with
Great Britain, and not devoid Of
imperialistic ambitions, Argentina
sees no reason to band the Americas
closely until they are attacked, and
wants to keep free hand, mean
while, to sell her vast agricultural
surpluses at wartime prices to Ger
many, Japan or any other aggressor.
President Roosevelts trial balloon
suggestion for hemisphere defense
pact with joint naval bases by the
countries tied in an alliance was
punctured, therefore, in the first
few minutes of conversation be-
tween Secretary Hull and the Ar
gentine foreign minister, Joe Maria
Cantilo. who arrived here on a
10000-ton modern cruiser to be
feted by Perus dictator in a round
OF receptions which has stolen the
show from Uncle Sam.
Tremendous as is his personal
success. Cantilo has not triumphed,
however. by exploiting the old fears
OF American imperialism which
grew out of our dollar diplomacy.
The good neighbor policy has borne
fruit. and Secretary Hull's handling
OF Mexican relations since the seiz-
ure OF oil and other properties has
brought good will South, even if it
Evening star., 1938-12-09

has scandalized some American
business interests.
Agree on Canal Defense.
There is the tendency, conse-
quently. on the part of Argentina,
Uruguay, Peru and others to agree
that, while the United States can
not ally the new world, 1t should
be free to perfect the defenses
around the Panama Canal. There
may be general, If private, consent
to bilateral arrangements between
the United States and Caribbean
countries like Colombia, Venezuela
and Nicaragua.
1t will be no small accomplish
ment If Mr.. Hull, by yielding grace
fully on the more ambitious alliance
system, is able privately, without
cries of Yankee imperialism" and
the COLOSSUS of the North" to lay
the groundwork for new air and
naval bases around the vital Pan
ANA zone and to gain the approval
of the countries in that region for a
new canal in Nicaragua should that
become desirable
1t is possible, therefore, that this
conferences greatest accomplish
ment may come later, and without
benefit Of headlines, though the
American delegation is trying earn
estly in the field of political Or
ganization to create a league which
would bring American foreign min
listers together annually instead of
every five years.
Here again Cantilo is deadlocked
with, Mr.. Hull. Neither wants the
formal league Of nations drafted by
Colombia and the Dominican Re-
public. which resembles the Geneva
institution too much for Washing
ton, but Mr.. Hull and Alfred M.
Landon want a permanent institu-
tion for periodic consultation, which
goes far beyond the consultative
agreement of the 1896 Buenos Aires
conference.
Argentine Position Shifts.
Two years ago Argentina was
dead set against any consultative
scheme and only accepted the milk
and water document which came
out of Buenos Aires after much
wheedling, pressure and patience.
The Argentinians' tactics now are
to tell the press that they are
sponsoring more far-reaching
consultative scheme than then.
though actually there is nothing to
it.
The most effective job of wheed-
ling and pressing two years ago
was done by the Mexican Ambas-
sador to the United States, Fran
cisco Castillo Najera, and he, like
the Brazilians, is doing stalwart
Evening star., 1938-12-09
Broadcast 10 Depict
Campaign for u. 5.
Bill Of Rights
Historical Program to
Be Given Over WMAl
Tomorrow Night

The campaign for the Bill Of
Rights in the American Constitu-
ton will be depicted in the second
Of a series Of 13 historical episodes
being dramatized in the Road to
Freedom"
The program, presented by The
Star in cooperation with the Civic
Theater and Georgetown University,
will be broadcast tomorrow at $3.50
pm. over WMAL.
AS IN the opening broadcast, his
torical figures will serve as a back
ground, and the courage, the suffer-
Ing and the sacrifices of the COM
mon man in his struggle for the
rights and privileges enjoyed today
will be emphasized.
Tomorrow nights play, entitled
This New Liberty" was written
by Charles Dillon, veteran script
writer, in collaboration with DR..
James T. Lowe of Georgetown Uni
versity. Every effort has been made
to assure historical accuracy.
Public Reactions Traced.
1t opens late in the 18th century
and colorfully traces public reac-
tions before the Bill of Rights was
written into the Constitution, and
the way 1t was received by the States
shortly after its ratification.
The play moves forward to 1868
when the 18th amendment, en-
franchising and protecting ex-slaves,
was ratified, and then smoothly
flows through the headline events
leading up to 1881, when the Su-
preme Court resisted last chal-
lenge to the Bill of Rights.
The Washington Civic Theater
cast, directed by F. Cowles Strick-
land, will include Betty Rice, Ed
ward Sterlingson, Norman Rose,
Donald Sisler, Marjorie Rice, Joseph
Bourne, Allen Addicks, Wade Rob-
inson, Melvin Lertzman, George
Singer, George Cain, Ted Tenley,
Robert Anderson, John Hoare, Louis
Banks and Robert Miller.
Musical Background.
Musical background for the pro-
gram will be provided by 1O-piece
orchestra directed by Fritz Balzer.
Bill Coyle, radio director of The
Star, will announce the program
and supervise the series.
The next in the series will be
Saints Men," portraying Joan of
Arc and her role in the breakup
Of an oppressive feudal system,
which will be presented December
II.
Evening star., 1938-12-09
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Evening star., 1938-12-09
Optimistic Note Hit
By Inter-Ameri(an
Conference
State Department Replies
To Criticism From
William Castle

The three-day Inter-American
Conference sponsored by the Inter-
American Center at George WASH
ington University closed last night
on an optimistic note as to the trade
and cultural progress of the United
States in the Latin American re-
publics against the competition of
the Fascist states.
Earlier in the day the State De-
partment departed from its usual
custom and formally replied to re-
marks critical Of the execution of its
Good Neighbor" policy by former
Undersecretary of State William R.
Castle Wednesday night.
Citing dealings of the State De-
partment with Mexico in connec-
ton with the appropriated oil wells,
Mr.. Castle accused the department
of "supinenesS" and of continually
turning the other cheek until one
wonders how many cheeks it has"
Welles Makes Reply.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
Welles, who delivered the keynote
address at the conference last year,
publicly responded to the remarks by
stating that the results of the Good
Neighbor policy speak for them
selves"
Mr.. Welles denied Mr.. Castles al
legation that Panama and Costa
Rica were ready to follow in MeXi-
cos footsteps in treatment of similar
United States interests
Mr.. Welles expressed the opinion
that not only the people of the
United States, but also those of
the other American republics feel
relations between each other have
never been SO friendly
At the closing session of the con-
ference in the Chamber of Com
merce Building last night, three
speakers discussed what could be
done to better inter- American re-
lations.
William K. Jackson, vice presi-
dent and general counsel for the
United Fruit Co., said the United
States should endeavor to build up
trade with Latin America mot
under the guise of altruism but as
something of material benefit to
both parties"
P. M. Haight. secretary treasurer
of the International General Elec-
trio Co., suggested that the scope
and operations of the Export I'M
port Bank be "broadened and lib
eralized" as a means of furthering
trade.
Warren Lee Pierson, president of
the bank, said the outlook in United
States-Latin American trade rela-
tions is distinctly encouraging
Mr.. Jackson said one thing that
should act as a natural restraint
on development of trade in Latin
America by the totalitarian states
is that the commercial activities of
the Fascist states are tied in with
their political ideologies.'
Mr.. Haight said that to maintain
Its position in international trade in
competition with industrial nations
where government assistance is
given exporters, this country must
have some medium for financing
certain types of exports. He thought
the Export Import Bank such me-
dium if broadened and liberalized.
Mr.. Pierson, who recently made a
two-month tour of Latin American
states, reported the "aski" or barter
Evening star., 1938-12-09
Plane Crash Survivors
Fought Seq 7 Hours
BY the Associated Press.

0y tne AsSOclated PreSS.
TOXIC, Dec. 9.-Two survivors
told today how they struggled for
seven hours to stay af1oat in shark
infested waters before rescuers
reached them after a Japanese air
liner was forced down at sea.
Ten others who were aboard the
airplane. which sank yesterday near
OkinaWa Island. midway between
Formosa and Kyushu Island, have
been given up for lost.
The two survivors were Tatsujiro
Shimasuye and Rim Shinrai, both
government officials in Formosa.
They said they saw the plane grad
ually go down nose first with other
passengers clinging to it until the
last.
They said they heard one of the
men shout "Banzai" for the Emperor,
as the current swept him away.
Evening star., 1938-12-09

work for Mr.. Hull now. Before
today's opening session. Castillo
Najera saw Cantilo again in an ef-
fort to move him closer to WASH
ington's middle-of-the-ground po-
sition.
Cantilo holds the ace card, how
ever. He is quitting Lima on Mon
day and it will be hard to make
the wheednng and pressing effec-
tive when he has returned to Ar
gentina. He and Mr.. Hull will
have their say formally tomorrow.
Today's meeting is limited to Pres
ident Benavides' welcome.
(Copyrisht 1888. b. Chicago Dali, News.
Incl
Evening star., 1938-12-09
Germany and Holland
End Sport Relations
Ey the Associated Press,

~ VIC HbSUCIHteu FIeHS,
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-The Nazi Sports
organization, incensed by cancella-
ton OF Germany-Netherlands Soc
Ger game scheduled to be played in
rotterdam next Sunday, has decided
TO sever alf sports relations with
the Netherlands indefinitely.
This was made known by Hans
Won Tschammer und Osten, Nazi
sports leader, after the affair had
aroused indignation in German
sports circles.
Mayor Pieter Jan Oud of Rotter-
dam announced the cancellation
Fear OF political demonstrations
was given as the reason,
Evening star., 1938-12-09

PREPARES FOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT-Louse Pownall puts
the satute Ichabod Crane by Gregory place
for the prevew Sunday of exhibition modern American
and European sculptures and small selection scuptors
drawings Gallery Seventeenth
street NV The exhibition will be open the general public
from next Tuesday January %. Star Staff Photo
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
| n u e n t OF
Has Super
Explosive

LONDON, March 17.-An explo
sive more than three times as
powerful as anything yet known
was revealed to have been diScov.
cred in England.
One hundred pounds of "X-
ylene" detonated in a city would
completely d troy everything
within quarter of a mile. Shells
charged with this explosive would
not have to make a direct hit to
wreak terrible havoc.
The inventor, v. J. Stroude, is
not subsized by the government,
but has been carrying out his ex
perimentS in a secret laboratory
in the woods of Sussex. He would
not, however, think of selling his
invention to a foreign power.
IT shall offer it to the British
government" he said, "aS soon
as my researches have been
completed into all the problems
of large-Scale manufacture"
Like some medieval black ma.
gician, Stroude, slight and middle
aged with thick-lensed glasses, has
spent endless hours poring over OBJ
scure chemical formulae, tirelesSly
testing, forever comparing old ex-
plosives with his new one.
MY explosive, like most explo-
sives of today" Stroude said, lis
a derivative Of the liquid by.prod-
uctS of coal. I was working on
an analysis for commercial use of
gases given off by tuluol products.
by accident I found that four
of the liquids combined exploded
with far greater force than nitro
glycerine. or T. N. T."
To demonstrate the effectiveness
of his invention, he took a two
ounce slab of standard guncotton,
and one treated with "X-ylene."
He placed them in holes 10 yards
apart.
They exploded simultaneously.
The blast of the ''X-ylene" shot
earth and stones twice as high
into the air as that of the stand
ard explosive. The hole was twice
as deep, three times as wide.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
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The Washington times., 1938-03-17
War Scare Eases,
Market Stronger

NEW YORK, March II 0.N.S0
The stock market today reversed
yesterdays pronounced weakness
with a strong opening in moder'
ately active dealings.
The rally here was in line with
wide recoveries in markets abroad
and indicated a lifting of the
near-panic that a general war in
Europe was imminent.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
ICC Authorizes
Rail Bond Issue

G.N.S.) The ICC today author
lied the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road to issue $1,406,000 of general
unified 50-year four and one half
per cent mortgage bonds to rein-
burse it's treasury for expenditures
made in retiring a like amount of
four per cent bonds Of the Bruins
wick and Western, a subsidiary.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
COlligan Speaks
Mind About Peace

NEW YORK, March II U.N.S0
DR.. Eugene Colligan, president OF
Hunter College speaks his mind on
the peace activities of students:
I'm these days when the luna
tic fringe forgets the right of
men to life and liberty, it is
necessary to call attention to
peace"
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
EYE PROFFERED
BY STRANGER TO
GIVE BABY SIGHT
Sacrifice Tendere
"Free," " Says Letter

NORTH WALES, Pa, March II
UN.SD.-The offer Of a stranger
willing to sacrifice his right eys
that her baby might see today
brought cheer to the sad heart OF
Mrs. William Laverty, wife of a
North Wales mill worker.
The offer was made by Edward
W. DERRICK, of Detroit, a former
Pennsylvania, who read in a
newspaper that partly blind, two
year-old Roger Laverty may see
again if the defective cornea of his
eye is replaced through a delicate
operation.
MOTHER VOLUNTEERED
Mrs. Laverty had already
agreed, she said, to donate the
healthy cornea of one of her eyes
for use in transportation but this
she was told would be unnecessary
since the eye Of a still-bon baby
could be used.
In letter to Governor George
H. Earle, Detrick wrote:
Il will give my right eye so
the child, Roger, can have his
sight and that would save the
child's mothers eye. 1t is a free
give to Mrs. Laverty and child"
LAUDED BY GOV. EARLE
at is perfectly amazing"
commented Governor Earle.
"It's the most unSelfiSh thing
I've ever heard of. l certainly
am going to look into this"
Although doctors are reported
to fear the operation would be
futile. Mrs. Laverty today insisted
it will be performed.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
2 to | Exchange
Set in Managua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March
1.-THE Nicaraguan government
has put into effect a new customs
rates of exchange of two paper
cordobaS for one United States
dollar for all import duties.
The reciprocal trade agreement
between the United States and
Nicaragua continues in effect.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

Everybody will be reading Emil Lud.
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