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Evening star., 1938-06-15
JULY START SEEN
0NCHANNE[ WORK
Maj. LupIoW Begins Study of
8 Bids on Halves of
2 Yacht Basins,

Possibility that construction of the
first units in the long-sought WASH
ington Channel waterfront develop
ment program may begin soon aftel
July l was foreseen today as Mai
Walter D. Luplow, Army engineer for
the local district, began a study OF
eight bids for the work submitted
late yesterday.
The bids, for construction of the
eastern halves of the first two yacht
basins, range in amount from q low
of $320,53 submitted by the Dia-
mond Construction Co. of Washing
ton, on basis of 800 working days,
to a maximum of s418,9o3 from
Brundage g. Crandall Co. of Sudley,
Md, on basis of 375 days.
Five of the eight bids submitted
were for amounts under the Govern
ment estimate of $369,7O8 which,
however, was on a basis of only six
months working time. Only one
other bid based on six months OF
working time was submitted-by A.
M. HAZEL, Inc, of New York, in the
amount of $357,42
The second lowest bid submitted
was that of the Rust Engineering Co.
OF Pittsburgh, in the amount of $343.-
210. based upon 210 days.
Maj. Luplow was unwilling to make
an estimate of the time which will
be required for detailed examination
of the bids preparatory to issuing
an award. 1t is possible, however, he
said, that actual work may begin
early in July. The successful bidder
will be required to start construction
work within 10 days after receiving
instructions to proceed.
The amounts of the lower bids
submitted yesterday makes it virtu-
ally certain that an award can be
made within the total of $4,000,
which is available for work on the
initial units of the water front de-
velopment. OF this amount $285, ,000
was allocated from current War De-
partment funds for river and harbor
improvements, and $4,000 was con-
tributed by the District.
1t was announced yesterday that
similar amounts have been made
available for the second years work
on the waterfront program. The
new funds probably will be used for
completion of the two yacht basins,
clearing the way for the next step
in the program, which probably will
be the construction Of one Of the
large commercial piers proposed for
future construction.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
TAXI LIABILITY
PARITY DEMANDED
Tydings Says House Must
Back Down on Blanket
Policy for Passage.

Compulsory insurance for taxicabs
in the District appeared doomed Is
Congress approached adjournment to-
day, unless the House agrees to elm
mate from the bill its provision per-
mitting $4,000 blanket bond or
policy to cover fleets of cabs.
This was indicated last night when
Senator Tydings of Maryland told the
Senate this provision is the crux Of
the controversy that has prevented
the two houses from agreeing.
Explains Stand for Parity.
Il want the people of Washington
to know" said Senator Tydings, that
the Senate is not contending for in
surance, is not contending for a cash
bond and isenot contending for q
surety bond. The kind of protection
given the public is not the point.
The Senate is contending that what
ever the form of the protection given
the public. it should apply equally, so
that the man who owns only / cab,
10 cabs or 100 cabs will pay no more
VA q 0Ailt Ooo4o tlldIl tllC HAL WllO
owns a thousand or $500 cabs"
Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat,
Of Washington asked Mr.. Tydings to
explain 'the difference between the
rate in the House provision and the
ordinary rate which blanket policies
afford"
Cites S75,000 House Limit.
I'm the House provision" Senator
Tydings replied, "it is proposed that
no bond, surety bond or cash in the
place of surety bond. shall be more
than $4,000. That means that if
a concern operates a thousand cabs
it would put up cash bond Of $3.50
per cab. It is generally expected that
the individual cab would have to put
up either the insurance or cash bond
Of $4,000 or $4,000. So that the
limitation in the bill. in effect, would
fix the rate by law, in the event cash
bonds were resorted to, rather than
the surety bonds"
It is possible that further efforts at
agreement may be made, but Senator
Tydings emphasized he would insist
on provisions placing the small oter-
ator on parity with fleets of cabs.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
Boy, 4, Crushed Against Curb
Jumping Off Truck He Started
Electric Cadgets. Bring
More Tragedyto to Home
OfNeedy Family.

Fascinated by the gadgets Of an
electric bakery truck he found parked
across the street from his home at
627 street NV today, 4-year-old
Vincent Howard played with them
until he got the truck started.
He apparently became frightened
then at the results Of his boldness
and jumped out, only to be caught be-
tween the street 'curbing and the
trucks right front, wheel
Picked up semi Unconscious, he was
rushed to Casualty Hospital, where
he was reported in critical condition
with q possible fractured pelvis, frac-
tured ribs and other injuries.
Vincent discovered the parked truck
when he left his basement home where
relief funds enable his 39-year-old
mother TO supports four AZ her ten chill
dren, to 60 to q grocery store and help
his 6-year-old brother carry home
some eggs and bread for breakfast.
Was Chased Away Once.
Grover T. Smith, 81, of 1921 Georgia
avenue NV, driver of the truck for
the Continental Baking Co., said he
had left it standing, with the switch
of and the brakes on, while he made
a delivery to delicatessen.
He looked out while in the store, Mr..
Smith said, and saw a small boy play
ing In the truck. He chased the
youngster away and switched of the
controls, which the boy had turned on.
But the gadgets of the truck appar-
emily were too strong an attraction
for Vincent. A few moments later,
Mr.. Smith said, he glanced out of
the delicatessen window again and
saw the vehicle beginning to move.
Rushing out, he found Vincent wedged
between the wheel and the curb SO
tightly that he had to back the truck
before the boy could be extricated.
The driver placed the youngster in
taxicab, which took him to the
hospital.
Brother, 6, Comforts Mother.
The crowd that gathered around the
scene before Vincent was sent to the
hospital attracted Robert, his 6-year-
old brother, as he walked back to their
home with the bag of food from the
grocery store
Seeing his brother lying on the street
crying. Robert rushed home to COM
Evening star., 1938-06-15
SENATE EXPECTED
TO CONFIRM MANLY

Senate confirmation was expected
today Of the nomination of Basil
Manly for reappointment as a mem
Der of the Federal Power Commission.
President Roosevelt sent the nomi-
nation to the Senate yesterday, for
tie term expiring June "a, 1943.
Mr.. Manly, native of South Caro-
lima, has been q member of the COM
Evening star., 1938-06-15
CAB DRIVER OVERCOME
WHILE WORKING ON CAR
Floyd Racey Is Victim Of Carbon
Monoxide Fumes-Body Is
Found by Wife.

Carbon monoxide fumes killed
Floyd Racey, 25, taxicab driver, while
he was working on his automobile yes
terday in the rear of his home at 1909
Thirty-sixth street Sc.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said the death was accidental.
Mrs. Racey found her husband
slumped over in the front seat Of his
car. He was pronounced dead by q
Casualty Hospital physician after the
Fire Rescue Squad had worked for &c
minutes to revive him.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

densburg road and Eastern avenue
NE. At that time he sustained q
fracture Of the left kneecap. He was
OF duty for q long period following
that accident.
The retirement was ordered by the
Commissioners on the recommends
ton Of Maj. E. w. Brown, superin-
'tendent Of police.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
REPRESENTATIVE MAPES
REPORTS $500 ROBBERY
Michigan Legislator Says Linens
and Bar Pin Were Taken From
His Residence.

Representative Carl E. Mapes, Re-
publican. Of Michigan discovered q
$500 platinum bar pin and nearly 5000
worth Of linen were missing from his
eeeidence at 28l8 Connecticut avenue
NV. when he returned after several
weeks absence, he reported to police
last night.
Or. Ora E. Dunkley, 1901 street
INV, said thieves took $45 worth of
medical instruments and supplies from
h&sAutomobile while 1t was parked in
the rear Of Emergency Hospital yes
tegday.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

yesterday by the
Commissioners.
1t. Gull inane
has been on sick
leave since Ia st
October 18 when
he suffered s d q
fracture of the
hip when he fell
while walking In
front Of 500 Sew
ard square Sc.
1t. Gull inane
pre- vi ously had
suffered an injury
on July 81, 1896.
in an automobile
naaSlAsak ~ Ma
Evening star., 1938-06-15

power problem.
In 1888, Mr.. Manly was designated
as commissioner in charge Of ma
tional power survey authorized by
President Roosevelt. In 1884, he was
authorized by Congress to direct an
electric rate survey.
He served at one time as q news
paper correspondent, writing financial
articles for papers in the metro
politan New York area, and also Is
the author of several books.
Mr.. Manly lives ut 1855 Irving
street NV.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
New Rector Is Named.

HERNDON, Va, June is (speciaD -
Marshall Met Oormick Milton of Glouces-
ter, Va, has been named rector Of st.
Ifmothy's Episcopal Church Of Hern-
don, 1t was announced today. Mr.. NIL
ton was graduated this month from
Theological Seminary at Alexandria,
Va. He will assume his duties i'm
mediatel1.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

mission 8 ! n c e
1888, serving as
vice chairman
through most of
this time. He
has been in and
out Of Govern
ment service In
various advisory
and q adninistra-
tive capacities
since 1908, being
particularly inter-
ested in economic
pr BILE m s per-
tanning to indus
try and labor, as
well as in the
Evening star., 1938-06-15
TWO HURT BY CARS
City Is Free Of Serious Traffic
Accidents, However.

The District was free of serious traf-
&c accidents yesterday, police report
ed today as two persons were being
treated for painful but not critical
injuries received when struck by auto
mobiles.
The victims were Mildred Morris, IS,
Edmonston, Nd, who suffered con-
cussion and shock, and Edward
Brooks, 6, colored, 1000 block Of
Fourth street NV whose left thigh
was fractured.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
FLOWER AVENUE REQUEST.
Prince Georges Board Again Asks fol
5O0-F0ot Pavement.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, June IS
(SpeciaD The Prince Georges County
Board of Commissioners yesterday re-
peated request to DR.. H. E. Tabler,
chairman of the State Roads Commits
sion. that Flower avenue in Takoma
Park be paved distance Of 500 feet
to connect with the new New Hamp-
shire avenue extension.
Flower avenue at present is paved on
both ends and unfinished for a dis
tance of about 500 feet In the middle.
This. it was pointed out. makes the
road practically useless for entering
the new thoroughfare.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

antining aggressor nations of the
world. will finance free election
in every congressional district so that
the people can express themselves"
Evening star., 1938-06-15
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Navy Band in the bandstand
at the Navy Yasd at 7:30 O'Clock to-
night. 1t. Charles Benter, leader:
Charles Brendler, assistant.
BY the Marine Band at the Capitol
at 7:So O'Clock tonight Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; William r. Santel-
mann, assistant.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
1T. D. J. CULLINANE
. WILL RETIRE June 80
Police Officer, on Sick Leave
Since Last Fall, Has Been
on Force 80 Years.

1t. Dennis ]. Cullinane, SO, q vet
eran of 80 years Of service in the
metropolitan police force, will be re-
tired June 80 under an order adopted
Evening star., 1938-04-13
JObIess Family
Sleeps on Floor,
Faces Hunger
Couple With 3 Tots
Loses Furniture.
Police Aiding.
BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
MARYLAND PARK, Nd, April 10.
"A family of five here slept on the
floor last night and awoke today to
the prospect of a bare house without
food.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira B. johnson and
their three children had lost their
means Of livelihood and hadn't so
much as a stick of furniture left in
their home.
Until two weeks ago, the husband
was employed by the Washington Ter
minal Co. as a car cleaner, but has
been placed on temporary furlough
Today Prince Georges County police
were trying to find him a job.
Mr.. johnson, his wife, Ida Pearl, and
their children, Ira, jr., IA; Florence
Eloise, IL, and Echolene Mardelle, 6,
have been living at 504 Maine avenue
for about IA months, having formerly
made their home in Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson said they
bought the furniture from a Washing
ton concern March 8 and that a down
payment of $40 was made. Another
payment was due last Saturday, Mr..
johnson said. He failed to make 1t,
he added, and the furniture was taken
away from him last night on a writ of
replevin.
Policeman L. J. Makall, whose duty
it was to serve the writ, was working
overtime today in an effort to find
employment for the husband. Ar
rangements we're being made to furnish
the family with at least . temporary
food supply.
Evening star., 1938-04-13

was at the Army War College prior to
the World War. After the war, he re-
turned here for duty in the ofYice of
the chief Of the Transportation Service
and later as chairman of the Joint
Board of Review. Redelivery of Ships.
He was an instructor at the War
College in 1929 and, after duty In
Hawaii, returned here in 1926 for duty
in the Office of the chief of Field Ar
tillery and as officer in charge Of the
Organized Reserves. He was again de-
tailed to the War College as director
Of the personnel course in 1929.
Gen. Moses served as commanding
general, Panama Coast Artillery Dis
trict until October, 1881, and then
came back to Washington as assistant
chief of staff. He was ordered to
Hawaii in February, 1896. 49,
Evening star., 1938-04-13
DR.. WALSH TAKES
ISSUE WITH LASK|
G. U. Vice President Holds
Federalism Principles
Reaffirmed.

DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., vice
president of Georgetown University
last night characterized the 20-year
balance sheet Of the Soviet Union
as one Of complete bankruptcy" and
took issue with conclusions reached
by the noted London economist. Prof.
Harold J. LaSki. in a recent address
that the Federal system constitution
ally established in the United States
was doomed"
Prof. Laski doubtless prepared the
text of his address before the final
vote in the House of Representatives
last Friday evening" DR.. Walsh told
an audience in Memorial Continental
Hall during his weekly lecture. Far
from being doomed, the principles of
Federalism were reaffirmed and
strengthened by the elected represen-
tatives of the American people on
the very day when the prophecy was
delivered. I suspect he had been
talking with the wrong people"
Denounces Inhumanity.
The Georgetown Foreign Service
regent. who has been reviewing the
20-year record of Communism in
Russia during his series of lectures,
denounced it as the most appalling
continuous example of mans inhu-
manity to man ever recorded in hu-
man annals"
Although the pretext OF the Soviet
government was to ameliorate and
improve the condition of the work.
ing masses. Father Walsh said, yet
on that very record the persons who
have suffered most have been pre-
cisely the l69,000,O00 common folk
who are not members of the Com
munist party" He added:
by no means Understanding the
incidental contributions of the COM
miSSars in the limited fields of hous.
ing, child welfare for selected groups,
education-on MARKHAM principles only
"a new subway in Moscow and the
most formidable standing army in the
world, still maintain that their bal
ance sheet of fundamental liberties at
home and international confidence
abroad reveals complete bankruptcy"
Yet Prof. Laski, he said, apparently
is numbered among those who Gin
the obstinacy of an entrenched ideol-
ogy still maintain that the future of
mankind lies in Soviet Russia"
Cites Constitution.
The American Constitution, DR..
Walsh pointed out, stands in the way
of that positive state" which the
London economist said should be en-
couraged in this country.
The Georgetown educator also COM
mented on Prof. Laski's observation
that he is sometimes bewildered It
the objects chosen in the United
States for popular excitement" That
perplexity, DR.. Walsh said, is under
standable in one strongly in favor of
highly concentrated political control.
But it should puzzle no one IA
miliar with the genesis of American
independence and the national psy-
chology that resulted" he added.
Owing to the forthcoming sessions
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution DR.. Walsh will omit his
lecture next week.
Evening star., 1938-04-13
PLAYGROUND LEADERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Discussion of Planning Game
Parties Will Be Led by Miss
Ella Gardner.

The Community Center Play Insti-
tute, a recreational seminar for play
ground leaders, sponsored annually by
the Community Center Department,
will meet at Langley Junior High
School tonight at 8 o'clock to hear
Miss Ella Gardner lead a discussion
of "A Community Game Party and
How to Plan It."
Miss Gardner, who is with the ex-
tension service of the Department of
Agriculture, also has done recreational
work with the Labor Department.
Rock Kirkham of the Boy Scouts
Of America will occupy the second
half Of the program with a discussion
of "Classifications and Types Of
Songs"
Evening star., 1938-04-13
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
TODAY.


priations-Highway fund CEN
ter of House fight over Agriculture De-
partment supply bill.
Health-House Committee studies
venereal disease control bill.
ge-Hour-House Labor Commit
tee debates new bill
Flood Control-House Committee
hears sponsors of White River projects.
Naval-Senate Committee considers
amendments to expansion program.
Senate-In recess.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Takes up bill to prevent use of Fed
eral patronage in elections.
Military Affairs Committee meets
(executive). 10 am.
Naval Affairs Committee continues
hearings on naval expansion program
Civil Liberties Committee continues
hearings, 10 am.
House:
Continues consideration of agricul-
ture appropriation bill.
Flood Control Committee resumes
consideration OF. food control pro-
gram, 10 am.
Evening star., 1938-04-13

are contrary to the spirit of the prin-
ciple that every citizen should pay
taxes in accordance with his means.
1t would be particularly undesirable
to eliminate the undistributed profits
tax at this time in favor of fiat rate
OF tax, representing an increase in the
tax burden on many small corpora
tions and on all corporations which
follow established American practices
of dividend distribution, and a de-
crease in the tax burden of many
large corporations, which have hoard
ed their earnings in the past and
would be encouraged to resume the
practice in the future.
Will Help Business.
The bill as passed by the House
gives fiat exemption from the un-
distributed profits tax to those smaller
corporations which make net earnings
up to S25,000 per year Out of the
total of 100000 taxpaying corpora
tions, approximately 10000 are ex-
empted from the undstributed profits
tax under this provision. This means
that any young and growing corpora
ton earning up to S25,000 per year
can in the discretion of its directors
set aside all its earnings for growth
and expansion. Moreover, under the
House bill, corporations with incomes
in excess of $25,OO0 can also ac-
cumulate reserves for legitimate pur-
poses by paying an additional tax of
only to per cent on undistributed
earnings
There are many other provisions in
the two bills which will improve the
equity of the tax system. and the
efficiency of its administration. Some
pending amendments grant unjustifi-
able exemptions from fair general
rule. complicate the law, and should
be eliminated. 1t is most important,
however, to hold fast to that which Is
good in the tax system. Equal taxa
ton of incomes of similar size, and
equal taxation of corporations and
individual taxpayers are automatic.
The repeal of the undistributed profits
tax and the reduction Of the ttax on
capital gains to fraction of the tax
on other forms of income strike at the
root of fundamental principles of
taxation.
Business will be helped, not hurt, by
these suggestions.
Evening star., 1938-04-13
BARLOW DISPUTED
ON AERIAL NINE
Navy Spokesman Denies at Senate
Hearing 1t Gould Wipe
Out Fleet.

BY the Associated Press.
A Navy spokesman disputed yester-
day the contention of Lester P. Bar
low, Stamford, Conn, inventor, that
his aerial mine" could wipe out a
fleet by disabling auxiliary vessels and
thus making battleships impotent.
After the inventor, now associated
with the Glenn L. Martin Co. of Bal
timore, had described his device
COmdr. A. c. Davis told the Senate
Naval Committee that there was
nothing revolutionary or startling"
about it. The Navy, Comdr. Davis
said, now employs bombs similar to
those proposed by Mr. Barlow.
Mr.. Barlow explained that his
bomb. weighing 1000 pounds, could
be dropped from planes at high alti-
tude. 1t would explode 20 feet before
1t struck the water, he said hurting
large hexagonal pieces of hardened
steel 1000 feet with great velocity.
These steel pieces would disable all
except the heavily armored battleships,
the inventor declared A fleet of so
planes, each carrying two of the
mines" could blanket" wide area
OF the sea, disabling fleet. he said.
But Comdr. Davis. head of the plans
division Of the Nays Bureau of Aero
nautics, said the Navy now uses "frag-
mentation" bombs which are similar
to Barlow's, except that they are
smaller in size, do not explode until
they strike the water and throw fraq-
ments instead of the hexagonal pieces,
A fleet Of so planes, carrying two
detonation type bombs each, probably
would be more effective in combating
fleet than planes carrying the frag-
mentation bombs, Comdr. Davis
argued.
Speeding up its consideration of the
sl,l21 100000 naval expansion bill,
the Senate committee announced it
would end hearings on the measure
after listening to one witness today
Chairman Walsh. Democrat, of Mass
achusetts, said the committee would
begin detailed study of the bill in
executive sessions Immediately there
after. but he doubted that it could
oe sent to the Senate for action until
the latter part of the week.
Evening star., 1938-04-13

Pressure continues high southeast of
Cape Race. Newfoundland S. S. Scan Mail.
30.6S inches. while high-pressure area is
moving rapidly eastward over Southern
Labrador and Newfoundland. Belle Island
Newfoundland. 3O.5S inches. Pressure con-
tlnues high over the Atlantic States. Ashe-
vile. N. c.. 30.32 inches. while a small
area of high pressure is moving east
SoutheastWard over Manitoba. MinnedoSa,
300" inches and pressure is relatively high
over the North Pacific States, North Head
Wash, 30.12 inches. A disturbance has
developed near Bermuda. st. Georges. 1000
inches, apparently moving slowly north
ward. Another disturbance of slight in
tensity is moving northeastward over James
Bay, Moosonee. ontario. % So inches. while
the disturbance over the plateau region has
continued to develop. Modena. Utah. % .46
inches. Pressure continues low over Alaska.
Kodiak, 2a.24 inches. and the. Upper Mac
kenZie Valley. Alberta. 2o6S inches. Dur
ing the last "a hours there has been some
light precipitation in Northern New Eng
land and in scattered areas along the
northern, border. Precipita tion occurred
also in the Pacific States and portions Of
the plateau region. Temperatures have
risen from the Lake region southwestward
over. the Lower Missouri Valley and the
southern plains.