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Evening star., 1938-02-07
INVESTORS PLAN
LOAN FIRM FIGHT.
Montgomery Surplus Certifi-
cate Holders Face Loss
of $4,000.

Aroused by prospects of losing 4
total Of $4,000 in the Montgomery
Building a. Loan Association which
has petitioned the court for "dissolu-
tion,' group of holders Of so-called
foundation surplus certificates" in the
Montgomery have planned a meeting
this afternoon to confer with counsel
as to the best steps to protect their
interests.
Headed by Edwin j. Heath of ls4l
Sixteenth street. who has started pre-
liminary organization of a committee,
the group planned to gather in the
law offices of Fred P. Myers, Room
l0ll. Woodward Building, at 3 pm,
Mr.. Heath announced
Mr.. Myers had been sought as coun-
sci because he represented a client
who won case against the MontRom-
cry associa ton and had succeeded in
collecting face value plus interest on
his surplus certificate. Other counsel
nave been invited to the session this
afternoon, it was learned.
Besieged With Calls.
From the time his preliminary an
nouncement was made yesterday in
The Star, Mr.. Heath said, he has been
besieged with telephone calls from
other holders of certificates, who want
to join him in the movement. All
have been invited to the conference
this afternoon, which will be open to
any who care to attend.
The Montgomery Association has
petitioned the court for dissolution
and for the right to sell its assets to
the Perpetual Building Association for
cash. This would enable it to raise
a fund sufficient to pay in full all
5000 shareholders of Glass A, B and
c shares in the Montgomery 1t would
not provide sufficient funds, however.
to pay of in full the 1900 holders of
surplus certificates There is q differ
ence OF opinion as to whether the
association, under the terms of sale
and the stipulations on the face of
the certificates. is obliged to pay face
value of certificates.
Assets of s5s7,355.
Records on file at court show the
Montgomery has assets of $567 7,355.07
with liabilities listed at $563, ,063, of
which 1921 $40 is owed to holders OF
the class A. B and C shareholders.
Spokesman for the Montgomery in
sist that the whole problem is in the
hands of the court and that Receiver
Joseph r. Little, who was president
OF Montgomery, would distribute the
funds made available, in whatever
manner the court orders. Some Of
flcials feel. however, that the Mont
gomery does not owe anything to the
surplus certificate holders, because
there is no surplus.
None Of the certificates were issued
during the administration of Presi-
dent Little.
Mr.. Heath explained he had no
fault to find with the offer of the
Perpetual Building Association to buy
the assets Of the Montgomery Associa-
tion for cash. This move, he thought.
was q good one. But his concern Is
with the manner Of distribution Of the
cash after it is received by the Mont
gomery receiver.
Evening star., 1938-02-07
WAGE conference
TO RESUME WORK
Board Will Promulgate Schedule
for Mattresses and Counter
Girls After Farley Today.

The minimum wage conference was
to meet at the District Building late
today in another move toward the es-
tablishment of a scale for certain
hotel and restaurant employees.
Following the conference, the Mini
mum Wage Board was to 60 into ses-
sion to promulgate schedule for wait
resses, counter girls, telephone oper-
ators. chambermaids. charwomen and
laundresses.
The question OF tips for mattresses
is expected to bring down their mini
mum wage.
Final hearing on the scale will be
80 days after Its promulgation.
Evening star., 1938-02-07

~ UT of the Southwest to WASH
I ington has come proof that
\ America. the home of the
~ rattlesnake and the chaparral
cock offers as thrilling fight among
animals as the fierce and famous
battle to the death wherein the little
mongoose triumphs over the large
and venomous hooded cobra of India.
In the motion picture, The Adven.
lures Of Chico" shown Friday night
at the Pan-American Union for the
Ambassador of Mexico and his guests,
l-pound chaparral cock tknown
as road runner) subdues and kills
a 5-pound rattler which was slither-
ing toward the sleeping Chico, 10
year-old Mexican boy hero Of the
picture
The chaparral cock is a lizard
eating relative of the cuckoo indig-
enous TO Mexico and the part of the
United States just north of Mexico.
1t has long, slightly barbed bill.
with which it pecks at the head of
the snake until the reptile gives up.
Eight Minute Fight.
The night between the cock and the
rattler takes 8 Of the films 81 min
Evening star., 1938-02-07
WORKERS INCOME
15PCT. UNDER '29
Brookings Study Reveals
Wage Rates Rose in 1887,
but Working Hours Fell.

Reporting on study of the Amer
ican income structure, the Brookings
Institution said last night that the
real income per gainful worker in 1887
was about Is per cent lower than in
1929. The study, it was amplifled.
indicated that the national income in
1887. adjusted for the change in
prices, was about 6 per cent under
1929. and that since the increase in
the size Of the labor force was above
10 per cent. this meant a decline Of
about is per cent per worker.
Real income of farmers and some
wage groups was higher than in
1929" its statement continued But
comparisons with 1929 indicate merely
the relative change since that year,
and do not measure the real status
Of the different classes in 1887.
Wages Rose. Hours Fell.
Hourly wages in many industries
rose above the 1929 averages, but be-
cause of an accompanying decrease
in working hours the resulting weekly
or annual incomes were, in many
cases, much lower than in 1929.
Weekly earnings in manufacturing
during the first part of 1887 were
about 6.5 per cent lower than the
1929 average, while the cost of living
was about Is per cent lower. Although
this meant increased real income and
more leisure for those who were for
tunate enough to have full employ
ment, there were eight or nine mil
lion workers in the country without
jobs.
Investors and non-farm entrepre-
neurs apparently failed to regain in
come ground lost during the depres-
sion to the same extent as farmers
and some wage groups. While salts
factory information on 1887 profits Is
not yet available. corporate earnings
for the first three months appear to
have been about 10 per cent of the
1929 figure"
Government a Factor.
The report said the Government
was the source of much larger por-
ton of the national income in 1886
than in 1929, contributing l46 per
cent of the total in 1886 compared
with per cent in 1929
The electric light and power and
service industries made "inconsequen-
tial" increases in their percentage Of
contribution, the institution reported.
Constructions contribution declined
from 4 per cent of the total to 1T
per cent; that Of finance from 1913
to s.s per cent. and transportation
and communication from 10.1 to SO
per cent.
Manufacturing, mining, trade and
agriculture remained close to their 1929
percentages, the analysis showed.
Evening star., 1938-02-07
PROFESSOR TO TALK

RIVERDALE, Md. Feb. 7 (Spe-
ciaD Prof. A. S. Thurston of the
University of Maryland will address
meeting at the Municipal Building
sere Tuesday evening on roadside tree
{ planting. The meeting is sponsored
sAy the East Riverdale Woman's Civic
Cub. The women are especially In
1Fested in planting trees along JET
AeFson avenue to replace those re-
Gently removed to permit widening Of
the street.
Evening star., 1938-02-07

look agreed that the employment
gives me something to do besides
playing and loafing" or gives you
plenty of exercise and money at
the same time"
In addition to getting up early
and working in bad weather, some
also complained the work forced
them 10 stay up late to do their
homework.
1T causes sleepiness IN school
when reading or sitting long In one
place." wrote another.
The survey Va SoQuoGtod ~
Evening star., 1938-02-07
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Army Band at 6 pm. today
at the Army Band auditorium; Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy. leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader:
Program.
March, Garry Lake
Excerpt, "Pastorale" -Bizet
From the "L'Arlesienne" suite.
Comet solo, Castle Of Dreams"
johnson
Albin I. johnson. soloist.
Suite. "Silhouettes" es"-----------H -Haldey
(a) Spanish.
CO. French.
Popular, Just q Simple Melody"
Calm and Chaplin
Morceau "Serenade D'Amour,"
Won Blon
March. Law and Order" Afford
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band at 3 pm. to-
morrow in the auditorium. Marine
Barracks: Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader; William r. Santelmann, Sec
ond leader:
Program.
"The Marines Hymn"
March, boy Scouts Of America"
sousa
Overture. IF Were King Adam
Duet for horn and trombone, Hear
Me. Norma" -Bellini
Musicians Thaddeus Hess and
Harold Bayes.
Selections from Faust" -Gounod
Saxophone solo, Dear Little Boy
of Nine"
Characteristic, Patsy, the Swanky
Drum Major -Myddleton
"Steerman's Song and Sailors
Chorus" from THE Flying Dutch
Vibraphone solo, Mighty Lax
Rose" -Nevin
Musician Charles Owen.
"Rhapsody in Rhumba" Bennett
Danny Boy" Londonderry air).
Granger
"Huckle Berry Finn" -Grofs
Novelty, "whistle While You Work."
Churchill
Hymn. "Coms to -Bakeg
Ths Star opansasd 1Annsg."
Evening star., 1938-02-07
HEBREW AID SOCIETY
NAMES CAMPAIGN HEAD
Joseph A. Wilmer to Be Chairman
of Drive for Funds for Euro
pean Refugees.

Joseph A. Wilmer, well-known local
charity worker, today was named
chairman of the Hebrew Sheltering
and Immigrant Aid Society's drive for
funds for relief of refugees from Eu-
rope.
DR.. Rudolph Kornblith, director OF
the campaign, announced the other
committeeman as follows: DR.. Abram
Simon, Morris Cafritz, Bernard DAN
zansky, Morris Garf1nckel. 1sidore
Hershneld, Paul Himmelfarb, E. I.
kaufman, Rev. NH. Levenson. Mr..
Kraft. I. ]. Mazo. Benjamin Meiman,
Rev. Louis Novick, Samuel Schwartz
John N. Safer, A. Schwartz. Louis
Spiegler, Charles J. Stein and Henry
Viner.
Evening star., 1938-02-07

the principal Of the high school
some time ago when students COM
planned ut being put in the after
noon group Of double-shift classes
on the grounds Il gotta job"
The detailed Questionnaire
showed the average wage was
about 40 cents an hour and that
the students generally worked every
afternoon after school with . long
II or II hour session Saturday.
Only 70 Of the nearly 500 working
students were gil1s.
4 cheek-&p ssvsalsd tiha* The
Evening star., 1938-02-07

at Eastern High School, the results
Of which have just been an
nounced.
The survey, conducted by two
teachers, Helen d. Staples and
Olivia A. Taylor Of the high school,
showed that serving newspapers Is
the leading occupation of the 1S
per cent Of the pupils who work.
Clerking In stores Is second, run
ming errands third and doing eleri.
cal work fourth. s.s..
IT I an . mailman, Ill the
walking I do now viii halp ~"
Evening star., 1938-02-07

scholarship of the workers is as
good as that Of the non-workers on
the whole although the employed
students were absent or tardy much
more often.
Clerical work appeared to be the
most beneficial and messenger
work the most harmful, according
to the report. One messenger At
the school became the school
problem child. the report said,
while on the other hand the two
leading scholars Of the 1896 grad
uAting class did clerical work In
the local ToWnsend plan omce.
Evening star., 1938-02-07
889,550ON FEDERAL
ROLLS IN DECEMBER
By the Associated Press.

The Civil Service Commission esti-
mated today that 889, $50 persons were
employed in the executive branch Of
the Government during December, or
68,279 more than the previous month.
The December pay roll was $l37,2l7,-
$50.
Commissioners said the increase was
due to the necessity Of hiring . large
number of temporary postal workers
during the Christmas season. The
commissions estimate covers only civil
employment.
Evening star., 1938-02-07
Controllers to Meet.

A meeting Of the National Capital
Group Of Controllers will be held to-
morrow night at 6:45 at the La Fayette
Hotel Fred L. Pierce. tax consultant,
will give q talk on income taxes.
Evening star., 1938-02-07
I Ugh school students hate
Jobs that make them get
l up early and work in bad

WcdCIIeT, UUC HUSC Oh CHem
admit their after-school employ.
ment will do them some good after
graduation.
'"I meet many Congressmen. and
Senators who in time will help me
get 4 job In the Government"
wrote one lad in response to. an
employment questionnaire sub
mitted to more than 1,000 students
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
Mrs. Robinson
ToBe Appointed
As Postmaster
Senator'S WidO,u Due
To Get Position at
Little Rock.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Terry, Democrat, Of
Arkansas said today President Roose-
welt would appoint Mrs. Joseph T..
Robinson, widow Of the Senate ma
jority leader. to be acting postmaster
at Little Rock, Ark.
MI. Terry said Marvin H. Mcintyre,
the Presidents secretary, told him the
President wished to make the appoint
ment.
He told me the President had re-
quested that he be given the privilege
Of naming the postmaster at Little
Rock and I acquiesced tn the request, :"
Mr.. Terry said.
Senator Miller, Democrat, Of Arkan-
sas, who succeeded Senator Robinson,
expressed pleasure at the Presidents
desire.
"1'l be glad to see her appointed"
he said. Il talked with the President
about It,"
A vacancy in the Little Rock post
mastership was caused by death. The
ONCE pays $4,000 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
SOCIAL SECURITY FUND
DIVERSION PROBE ASKED
House Resolution Asks Committee
of Seven to Investigate
Treasury Action,

Representative Shafer, Republican
Of Michigan today introduced a reso-
luton calling on the Speaker to ap-
point q select committee Of seven
members to investigate fully the
diversion by the Treasury Of the 80
called social security reserve.
He charges that the Federal Treas
ury has taken $1,e62,000.000 from
workers ana employers of tho United
States in pay roll taxes under the So
-e4l Security Act in the past II
months" and that during the same
period the Federal Treasury has paid
out less than 100000, 900 to those in
sured against the hazard Of old age"
He declared that more than $780,
100000 of the pay roll taxes collected
under the social security laws has been
used to finance the New Deal spend
Ing" and that the pay roll tax is
creating hardship on business, there
by destroying jobs for employable per-
sons" His resolution further charges
that millions Of American citizens are
no longer guaranteed even the slight
insurance against old age by reason Of
diversion of funds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09

British Espionage Denied.
LONDON, March 9 LR.-The House
Of Commons cheered Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain today when he
denied allegations of British es-
pionage made in the Soviet blood
purge trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.

"sure there are some Democrats who
will want to support the President"
His proposal was turned down, 11s
to go.
Also unsuccessful was an amend.
ment by Representative McFarlane,
Democrat. Of Texas to fix the min
imum at $4,000.
Once the salary dispute was set
tied, the House quickly wrote a tenta-
tive %. K" on the entire section con-
tanning notifications Of the undis-
tributed profits and capital gains
levies.
Representative Treadway, Republic
an, Of Massachusetts, wanted to place
= fiat 1912 per cent tax on capital
gains but Democrats shouted his
amendment down.
Il want to help the Government
get more money because they're most
certainly spending more" Representa-
tive Treadway said.
When Chairman Doughton, Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina remarked that
the Republicans had mo responsible
ity" for the revenue the bill
would raise, Representative Treadway
shouted:
We have just as much responsible
ity as you have"
AS tentatively approved by the
House. major provisions of the bill
would:
Impose 1871 to 16 per cent in
come tax-no undistributed profits
levy-on corporations having net in
comes below $4,000 a year.
Place what amounts to a l6 per
cent income tax and per cent sur
tax on undEtributed profits on the
majority Of corporations having in
comes above SIS. 000.e
Fix maximum rates of 16 to 39.2
per cent on gains realized on the sale
Or exchange Of capital assets held BY
q taxpayer more than Is months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
CHINESE BLASTING
DYKES T0HA[TF0E.
Flood Used to Stem Drive
of Japanese South of
Yellow River.
BY the Associated Press.

~ tne AStoclateo ffeSS.
SHANGHAI, March 9.-Chinese
blasted dykes and hoped by food today
to check the Japanese Army's drive
into the vast and fertile area south
Of China's meandering Yellow River.
The new tactics were used against
900 Japanese with 20 tanks, who
crossed the Yellow at Szeshui. as
miles west Of the strategic rail-
way junction, Chengchow, in Honan
Province.
Many Of the Japanese were drowned,
Chinese said, and their tanks were
crippled when the blown-up dykes
flooded the countryside.
It was believed the japanese would
make Szeshui the base for driving
against Chengchow, where meet
China's east-west and north-south
railways.
The Chengchow junction leads south
to Hankow, where the Chinese central
government now is maintained
The Japanese were in position to
cross to the south bank of the Yellow
at half dozen other points in Shensi
and Honan Provinces, and this Gen.
trail China area now Is the main front
ir. Japan's drive to "chastise" China
for her anti-Japanese attitude. Chi
nese were massing reinforcements all
along the river.
There was sporadic fighting, much
of it guerrilla warfare to harass Japa-
nese communications lines, in Shan
tung, Shansi, Shensi. Honan and
Upper Anhwei Provinces, all to the
north and west of Marking.
In the air Japanese planes bombed
Tatung. up the Yangtze River from
Wuhu, In Anhwei, despite q snow
storm; 10 planes raided Sian. ancient
China capital, in Shensi; Chengchow
suburbs were bombed, with the pos
sibility two foreign missionaries were
killed and . Catholic mission was
struck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
PEACE MOVES REPORTED
British Envoy Is Believed Bearing
Japan's Terms to China.

British Envoy Is Believed Bearing
Japan's Terms to China.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SHANGHAI. March 9.-Diplomatic
sources said yesterday that efforts were
being made to open conversations look
ing toward peace between Japan and
China. They denied the assertion Of
Koki Hirota, Japanese Foreign Min
lister, that third power was urging
the peace talks, suggesting that Japan
was seeking them.
1t was persistently rumored. none
theless, that the new British Am
bassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark
Kerr. now In Shanghai, would bear
Japan's terms on his trip to Chung
king, provisional seat Of the Chinese
foreign ministry, to present his creden-
tials. Rumors that Italy also was
attempting to mediate were discredited.
DR.. Sao-ke Alfred SEE, former Am.
bassador in Washington. denied ru-
mors that he would head the pro-
posed Japanese-sponsored Central
China provisional government. Il
neither seek nor will accept any ap-
pointment from any quarter" he said
las heretofore, I am not in politics. :"
copyrisht. 1888. By New York Tribune, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
Colored Group to Dine.

Members and friends of the Penn
sylvania State Colored Democratic
Club Of Washington will attend 4
testimonial banquet in Philadelphia
given tomorrow In honor Of the newly
elected magistrate, Joseph H. Rainey.
former athletic commissioner of Penn
sylvania. .t
The group will leave by motor from
the Y. M. @. A. branch at 1916 Twelfth
street. NV. at $50 am. Joe Louis,
world heavyweight champion, will be
the guest Of honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
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unanimously found that Maxim Gosky.
the writer; his son. Maxim Peckhod,
and Vyacheslaff Menzhinsky, once
head of the secret police, suffered from
treatments administered by three emf
nent physicians accused Of their muir
ders, and that heart ailment of
Valerian v. Kuibisheff. first head of
the Five-Year Plan, was criminally
neglected.
The experts also found that deadly
fume- producing compounds had been
sprayed In the ONCE Of Nikolai Yez-
hon, now head Of the secret police, by
his predecessor. the accused uenrikh
Yagoda, that the fumes injured Yez-
hoff's health and would have endan-
gered his life had not the poison plot
been detected.
Afraid Of Yasoda.
Fear, sheer cowardly fear" caused
DR.. I. N. Kazakoh, eminent gland
specialist, to discontinue treatments
to keep alive Menzhinsky. he told
Russia's treason court.
Kazakod. dark and portly, said it
was fear Of the sinister Yagoda's al
mightiness" that drew him into the
thick web Of medical murders and in
trigues unfolded In Moscow's greatest
treason trial.
He referred to the fallen secret po-
lice chief. Genrikh Yagoda, once the
most feared man in Russia, who, his
secretary testified, aspired to the SUI
preme power IN the state. Yogoda
yesterday admitted full guilt" In four
murders.
Ordered to End Patients Life.
Yagoda ragged at him because his
treatment was benefitting Menzhinsky,
. living CORPSE" DR.. Kaxakon testi-'
ned. and ordered him to md measures
to END this useless lNe."
If you disobey. I'll and measures
to dispose Of you," he quoted Yagoda.
A board Of medical experts ap-
pointed BY the court yesterday to
make q finding on methods used in
the alleged medical murders reported
they had found the medicine which
Kazakof1 used. The physician must
have known It was harmful, they
said.
Another Blames Yasoda.
DR.. D. D. Pletyneff, famous heart
specialist and one Of the defendants,
also laid his ENHANCEMENT to Yagoda's
threats.
Sour and almost defiant, Pletnyen
said he helped work out deliberately
harmful treatments which removed
Gorky and Kuibisheff, chief Of the first
Five Year Plan, from the stage Of
Russian politics.
Admitting anti-Soviet views, the
physician denied no would have been
led into anti-sovernment activities
had It not been for Yagoda's threats"
to torment his family.
pletyue6's testimony WAS 4 con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09
CHAUTEMPS CALLS
CABINET SUDDENLY
Special Session Summoned
as Front BaIks in
Support.
BY the Associated Press.

~ the ASeoclAte0 Press.
PARIS, March o.-Premier Camille
Chautemps, who has threatened TO
resign unless Parliament gives him
decree power over French finances.
called an extraordinary cabinet meet
ing tonight when Peoples Front dep
uties showed reluctance to vote him
support. The ministers were sum-
moned for $50 pm. Q:30 pm,
E. s. To.
Announcement of the meeting was
made as members of the governments
majority in the Chamber of Deputies
prepared to debate M. Chautemps' re-
quest at q combined meeting.
He wanted specifically the power to
cut expenses and reorganize finances
by decree, rather than having to ask
frequent votes Of confidence in Par
lament on each piece Of legislation.
Opposition came from Socialists,
who form the largest party bloc in
the Chamber of Deputies. They were
reluctant to grant decree powers with
out membership In the cabinet to
check on It's action. Communists
also were hostile.
Cabinet Radical Socialist.
M. Chautemps and most of his cabi.
net are Radical Socialists. Their
party draws major support from farm
ers and small merchants and stands
midway between extreme conservatism
and Communist-Sccialist leftism.
legislators said the Premier might
quit without awaiting parliamentary
debate on Thursday, if Communist
Socialist opposition persisted.
Problems before M. Chautemps were
1888 government expenses of about
$3.50, 100000 plus a special arma-
ments budget of $4S7 100000 dimin-
ished industrial production, persistent
labor unrest and fluctuation of the
national monetary unit, the franc,
attributed to economic uncertainty.
Chautemps' Program.
The Premier, desiring q firm gov
eminent at home when France enters
into peace discussions under way
among Britain, Germany and Italy.
proposed this program: 49,.
The decree powers, financial re-
form, curtailed expenses. an end to
social reforms with abandonment of
pending old-age pension legislation,
relaxation Of the 40-hour week to
stimulate industrial production and
prompt enactment Of q labor code to
assure social peace.