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Evening star., 1938-02-01
Your Income
Tax
No. 8
WHO IS THE HEAD OF A FAMILY?

WHO IS THE HEAD OF A FAMILY?
A taxpayer, though single, who sup
ports and maintains in one household
one or more individuals who are close
ly connected with him by blood rela-
tionship, relationship by marriage, or
by adoption, and whose right TO eXer-
else family control and provide for
these dependent individuals is based
upon some moral or legal obligation,
is the head of family and entitled
to the same exemption allowed a mar
ried person-S2 500. Also he may
claim a S400 credit for eech depend
ent, if such dependent person is under
vanced age or poor health tmental or
PHYSICAL incapable of self-supporc
For example, WidoWer who supports
in one household an aged mother and
daughter II years old is entitled TO
an exemption of s2500 as the head of
family plus credit of s4o0 for each
dependent. total of $1,000. The $500
credit, however. does not apply to the
wife or husband Of taxpayer. though
one may be totally dependent upon
the other.
Several factors are involved in de-
termining whether person who files
a return as the head of a family is to
be thus classified The element of
either legal or financial dependency
must exist. A taxpayer who supports
in his home minor children over whom
he exercises family control is classi-
fed as the head of a family. even
though the children may have an in
come Of their own sufficient for their
maintenance II he does not support
them. by reason of their own income,
but does exercise family control, he
cannot be classified as the head of a
| family.
If an individual supported is an
adult and there rests upon the tax
payer moral or legal obligation to
provide home and care for such in
dividual. the exemption as the head
of family is allowed provided the
individual is financially dependent. II
the individual is not financially de-
pendent, the exemption. even though
the taxpayer maintains the common
home and furnishes the chief support
| does not apply
For income tax purposes there car
be only one head of family and the
exemption cannot be divided Not in
frequently claims for the $4,000 ex-
emption are received from two or more
members of family.
| It should be remember that a sin.
gle person, whether or not the head OF
family, Is required to file return
| if his or her net income for 1887 was
81 900 or more. regardless of whether
the return is non-taxable by reason OF
| the S2.500 exemption.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
CINCINNATIANS GIVE
VIEWS ON BUSINESS
Petition Signed by $3.50 Resi-
dents Is Submitted to
White House.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Morris Edwards. vice president of
the Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce.
and John J. Behle. president of that
city's federated civic associations. left
a petition signed by $3.50 Cincin-
natians at the White House today ex-
pressing serious concern about the
critical condition of business through
out the Nation"
I'VE believe" read the petition sub
mitted to Secretary Marvin Mcintyre,
that this is caused largely by the
uncertainty on outlook for business by
reason of the legislative restrictions,
punitive taxes, burden of strikes and
Government competition with private
enterprise with which commerce and
industry have been saddled during the
past few years.
The petition, which was said to con-
tain the names of 375 firms employ
ing 43,500 workers. suggested 10
point program for restoration Of "con-
f1dence."
Evening star., 1938-02-01
CHANDLER MEETS
BARKLEY THREAT
Governor Declares Kentucky
Will Defeat Senator in
Next Election.
BY the Associat ted Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
Gov. A. B. Happy Chandler Of
Kentucky accepted tAday the chal.
lenge Of Senator Alben w. Barley,
Democratic floor leader, to q political
battle.
IF read the signs Alright" Gov.
Chandler said. 1.-The people OF Ken
lucky will retire Senator Harkley at
the next election.
He is going to have an opponent
strong opposition-in the campaign"
added the Governor, who said he
would not announce until his return
home whether he himself would seek
the senatorial nomination.
For his second day in the Capital,
Gov. Chandler scheduled conferences
with Democratic political leaders.
He visited Senator Harrison, Demo-
crat, Of Mississippi. who opposed
Senator Barkley for the majority
leadership last session and lost by one
vote. Whether Gov. Chandler sought
Senator Harrison's support in a race
against Senator Barkley was not
known Immediately, although some Of
the Governors friends intimated this
was his purpose.
A conference with Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley, the national party chair
man, also was arranged. Gov. Chandler
said he would report to Mr.. Farley on
the Kentucky political situation.
Il want it clearly understood am
not here to ask for anything" Gov
Chandler said. IF want something,
I'll ask the people Of Kentucky for It,"
Break Creates Sensation.
The public break between the Gov.
ernor and Senator Barley. President
Roosevelt's Lieutenant in the Senate,
created stir from the White House
to Capitol Hi.
Mr.. Chandler called on Mr.. Roose-
velt yesterday. Later TWO anti
Chandler Kentuckians, John Young
Brown and Thomas S. Rhea. visited
the White House When they left,
they declared the President had left
no doubt that ne favored Senator
Barkley's reelection.
Then Senator Barley Issued
formal statement. saying:
For months I have been threat
ened from Frankfort capital of Ken
! tuckyy with opposition in my race
| for reelection unless I entered into
conspiracy which would have IN
volved Senator Logan, me President
of the United States and ne. 70 nnc
some way 70 eliminate Senator Logan
from the Senate oy appointing nm
70 something else
Court Vacancy Speculation.
4 Vacancy exls-s or t1e S.I-a Fed
eral CIRCUIT Courc. ~nlca se-v.s Ken
tuCky. There rad oeer AK .as- Sen
ator Logan might oe a2po-.ed ard
tina, Mr.. Chandler sha1 r:sa. sue
ceed hin II tae Se1a.e
Senator Logan declared. however,
that ne would not accept tie appoint
ment if 1t were offered and that hs
would support Senator Barley for re-
election.
Il have never requested Senator
Barkley, Senator Logan or the Presi-
dent to do anything for me-" retorted
/ Mr. Chandler
! Senator Barkley issued his state
ment after he received reports that
| Mr.. Chandler had discussed with Ken
lucky Democrats in the House the
advisability of advancing the date Of
| the State primary elections.
Mr.. Chandler refused to discuss the
report. Senator Logan declared:
ANY such move would be inter-
preted as direct attack on Senator
Barkley, who would be deprived of an
opportunity to campaign because Of
his work in the Senate"
Evening star., 1938-02-01
WRIGHT is DUE TO TAKE
WITNESS STAND TODAY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. The dra-
matte peak of the Paul Wright murder
trial-the appearance Of the defendant
on the witness stand-drew near to-
day.
Jerry Giesler, defense attorney, said
that before nightfall he hoped to have
Mr.. Wright explain to the jury what
motivated him in shooting his wife
and John Kimmel, his best friend"
The State charges Mr.. Wright mur-
dered the couple deliberately.
The defense declares he came upon
the two embracing on 4 piano bench
in his Glendale home early November
., and the sight 10 upset him that he
fired bullet after bullet at them In an
unreasoning frenzy.
Mr.. Giesler scored an important VIC
tory yeste day when he succeeded in
introduch 4 testimony that Mr.. Wright,
former airport manager, submitted to
sterilization operation more than
three years ago so his wife would not
be exposed to another childbirth.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
LENIN DAY MARKED
New York Communist Candidate
Hits Lynch Bill Foes.

Peter v. Cacchione, unsuccessful
Communist candidate for the New
York City Council last year, verbally
condemned Senate anti-lynching bill
f1libusterers before Lenin memorial
meeting audience last night, charging
that this "reactionary bloc Is the
spearhead of Tory drive to discredit
the Roosevelt administration and its
program of progressive social legisla-
ton"
He charged further that the group
was "conspiratory coalition Of reac-
tionary Democrats and disgruntled Re-
publicans who would rather see inno-
cent Negro citizens lynched and muir
dered than allow key Roosevelt bill
to pass"
Bernard AIDES, in charge of the
meeting, introduced the speaker.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
MRS. EMMA MESSER
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Widow of Former Principal of
Corcoran School of Art;
Was SO.

Mrs. Emma North Messer. widow
Of Edmund c. Messer, who for about
20 years was principal of the Corcoran
School of Art, died yesterday in
Berkeley, Calf, according to tele-
graphic advices received today at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Mrs. Messer. who was S6 years old,
died at the home of her daughter.
Mis- Mary Messer. with whom she had
been living since the death of Mr..
Messer, about is years ago
Mr.. Messer was widely known as a
landscape painter quarter of a CEN
tury ago. He was the second prin-
cipal of the Corcoran School of Art
and long was leader In local art
circles
Friends of the Messer family today
awaited word Of funeral arrangements.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
FOUR OUTLAWS SLAIN

MANILA, Feb. l (P.-Four Moro
outlaws were killed and four Philip
pine Army soldiers wounded late yes
terday when 140 steel-helmeted troop
ers, supported by artillery, attacked q
Moro fort in Lanao Province, officials
announced here today.
Fierce fighting ragged until nightfall,
with the soldiers only 100 feet from
the main part of the fort. Omcers Or
dered the attack when the outlaw lead
ers refused to surrender
Evening star., 1938-02-01

The disturbance that was over Quebec
Monday morning has advanced rapidly
southwark TO Newfoundland, St Johns,
1892 inches. and thence south and south
westward to point about 400 miles south
east of Cape Hatteras where a secondary
depression is central. The latter will move
northeaStward with increasing intensity.
Pressure is low on the North Pacific Coast.
Tatoosh Island 1926 inches, with a trough
extending aSt-southeastward to Southern
Wyoming. CHEYENNE. 29.14 inches. An eX-
tensive area OF high pressure is moving
eastward over the, Lake region and the
Great Central Valleys. Cleveland: Ohio,
:50.14 inches. During the last "a hours
rains and SHOWS have occurred in the
North Atlantic States and the Northern
the. South Atlantic and. the Pacific States
and along the East Gulf Coast. Tempera-
tures have fallen decidedly in the Atlantic
and East Gulf States. the Upper Ohio
Valley and the Lake region while they have
risen in the Rocky Mountain reeion. the
Plains States and the Upper Mississippi
Valley
Evening star., 1938-02-01

make 1t as serious crime to kidnap
any one within the District"
ITS not enough to give a term of
one or two years to an armed robber."
he added The man VINO goes out
with gun to rob is potential mur-
derer and should be treated AS such
II we'd send few OF these profess
sional bandits to the electric chair 1t
might discourage their business"
The Oklahoma Representative point
ed out that many States have more
severe penalties-some OF them capt.
tai punishment-for armed robbery
than for simple larceny or other forms
OF theft. Similarly, he said. a burglary
in an occupied dwelling carries more
drastic punishment in a number of
States than breaking into a building
without people District law makes
no such distinction.
Would Tighten Up Code.
The whole District criminal code
should be overhauled and tightened
up Mr.. Nichols said.
The bill. which passed the Senate
FEBRUARY 10, 1887. and was referred to
the House District Committee next
day, would provide punishment up
to three years in the penitentiary for
any one carrying on such a lottery
game as the numbers and would
penalize with a maximum OF six
months in Jail mere possession Of "any
ticket, certificate. bill, slip, token,
paper, writing or other device to be
used, or adapted, devised or designed
for the -urpose Of playing. carrying
on or conducting any lottery. ="
While the police occasionally sue
ceed in breaking up numbers head
quarters and sending some of the
operators to Jail, they say they need
this legislation to make any real head
way against the Capitals most favored
racket
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Man Captures
Suspect in Theft
Only to Be Fined
81 the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Feb. l.-Justice, Pres
ton Orndorff believes is not only some
times blind. but sometimes downright
cock-eyed.
For, Citizen Orndorf complained,
his reward for capturing colored
man suspected of burglary was to
be fined on a point of court whimsy
and placed for 20 minutes in cell
next to his captive.
And did he laugh when he heard
who was in next to him." said Orndorff
morosely.
Early Sunday, said Orndorff. he sur
prised Vernon Cannon trying to
burglarize Frank Winakur's liquor
store, ran him down and held him for
is minutes until police arrived.
Later. he continued, he and his
brother, Herbert Orndorff. came be-
fore Magistrate J. Frank Fox, who
was presiding in the case.
After the usual questioning Orn-
dorff said, the magistrate said he was
holding the colored man, then turned
to the desk sergeant, pointed at Orn-
dorff and said:
"'And fine that man there 81 and
costs for contempt of court"
After being placed into the cell next
to that of the arrested man and being
brought into the court room a second
time by perplexed turnkey, Orndorff
said he learned he had been fined for
not saying "sir" to the magistrate.
That, he said, was the first he knew
"about calling the magistrate sir
But Winakur. the storekeeper. said:
Magistrate Fox said that he wanted
everyone to address him with yes, sir.
and no. SIR but Orndorff was not
disrespectful in any way"
The upshot of it was that the police
men and Winakur raised $2.45 between
them. paid Orndorffs fine and got
him out.
Questioned, Magistrate Fox said he
could not commit" himself until he
had gone over the records of the case
He didn't remember, he said, just
whom he had fined in the case.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Business Men
Make Trip Here
4tO,rn Expense

The 800 small business men invited
here tomorrow for a conference on
economic conditions are travelling at
their own expense
Secretary Roper is sponsoring the
meeting, but his Commerce Depart
ment has no money to finance the trip
for any Of them.
Most Of the 800 are persons who
asked to be invited or who wrote busi-
ness recovery suggestions to President
Roosevelt or the Commerce Depart
menr.
In some cases, invitations were
issued at the request Of Congressman
or trade associations Government
officials said they made no choices Of
their own.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
PROBE NIGHT CLUBS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 R.-The
State Assembly Co -ordinating Com
mittee today shifted its inquiry into
alleged graft and corruption to the
night spots of Hollywood.
Chairman William Moseley Jones
said it was the committees purpose
to look into all angles of reported
gambling at night clubs in "the county
strip" on the west side of Hollywood.
The committee, he said, wants to
know why the Glover Club In West
Hollywood was closed by the State
Board Of Equalization. only - re-.
open later. The club has been ..
favor1ts lsndaUvoH Of Alm stA1s.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Representative Nichols of Oklahoma.
Democratic member of the House
District Committee. before which a
Senate-approved bill designed to break
up WaShington's numbers racket has
been pending since February II, 1887,
is for this legislation.
Asked by The Star for his opinion,
Mr.. Nichols said:
If the citizens of Washington ask
for such bill. if they say they need 1t
to smash this racket, we ought to give
it to them. Judging from reports, the
numbers is pretty bad racket, be-
cause it seems to encourage more seri-
GUS crime. If the general gambling
laws Of the District are not enough to
stop it. then We should pass whatever
legislation they need"
Believes Penalties Too Light.
Mr.. Nichols, impressed by the
amount of crime in the Capital City,
especially by the rate at which 1t has
been increasing in recent years. be-
lieves statutory and judicial penalties
mere are 100 lRnt.
He is pressing for enactment of two
bills which he introduced this session.
one defining the crime of kidnapping in
the District. with the penalty from 20
years to death. the other making the
crime of armed robbery punishable by
20 years to life imprisonment or by
death, within the discretion OF the
jury and the courts
The District laws are not severe
enough" he explained. land the courts
are too lenient. Dangerous criminals
get off wit lighter sentences here than
anywhere in the country"
There is no kidnapping law applicable
to Washington, Mr. Nichols said. unless
the person abducted is taken into
Maryland or Virginia. His law would
Evening star., 1938-02-01

woman to be elected trustee of the
George Washington University, holds
the degrees of bachelor Of arts and
honorary doctor of education from the
university.
A research pamphlet by Mrs. Evans
dealing with the history of the univer-
sity was published by the General
Alumni Association, under the title
Hamburg: The Colonial Town That
Became the Seat of George Washing
ton University"
Membership in the Historical Asso-
citation, said to include nearly all the
professional historians in the country,
is by invitation only.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Miss Seglie to Defy Order.

JERSEY CITY. N. j.. Feb. (P)-
Alice Seglie, clerk-stenographer in the
office of Hudson County's commissioner
of registration. reiterated today she
would not open the Office vaults to
produce election records for the Assem-
bly, committee named to investigate
voting conditions in the Democratic
stronghold.
She made the statement as she left
here for Newark to tell the committee,
she said, the same thing.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Request Complied With.

CRESTON, Iowa P).-Still posses
sors OF numerous odds and ends left
from an auction sale, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Perry, who were leaving the
city bundled the remnants onto the
front porch under sign reading,
Help Yourself"
Within an hour the porch was
cleared.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
MANDATORY NEUTRALITY
ADVOCATED BY BONE
Law Held "Almost Useless" With
out Drastic Amendments.
Senator Declares.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Bone, Democrat, Of Wash
ington asserted In q radio address last
night that the neutrality law would
be almost useless unless it were
amended drastically to make its pro-
visions mandatory.
THE existing neutrality law vests
SO wide discretion in the President
that II 1t were invoked no one knows
what would be done under It," Senator
Bone declared. His actions could
easily permit = recurrence Of the war
trade disputes that occurred prior 10
oaa1 snky into taas World WaE."
Evening star., 1938-02-01

By the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 1.-Acetylene
torches or professional safe-cracker
may be called on by the State Assem-
bly, committee investigating charges
Of election fraud in Hudson County if
aides Of Registration Commissioner
Charles F. Stoebling fail to produce
today the voting records held in
steel vault in Jersey City.
BY strictly party vote of Al to
II, the controlled Assem-
bly, last night ordered Miss Alice Seglie,
clerk-stenosrapher in Mr.. Stockings
office, to take all county poll books
and signature copy books for 10 Jer-
sey City districts to the Essex County
Court House in Newark by 10 am.
Should Miss Seglie refuse-she re-
peatedly told the Assembly she would
not open the vault unless Mr. Stoebling
ordered her to do so-the House SER
geant-at-arms, John Hogan of Atlantic
City. was authorized by resolution TO
seize the documents and given power
to call on State police or any other
agency of the State government for
assistance.
Aimed At Hague Stronghold.
The Assembly investigation is aimed
at the Hudson County Democratic
stronghold of Mayor Frank Hague Of
Jersey City, Democratic State leader
and vice chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, who is vaca-
tioning in Florida.
Miss Seglie said she was the only
other person who knew tine combina-
ton to the vault.
We'll give her and Stoebling every
chance to produce the records" said
Assembly Speaker Herbert j. Pascoe.
If she doesn't comply, then the SER
geant-at-arms has his Instructions.
Well call Miss Seglie or Stoebling
in contempt only as last resort.
Would Grant Wish.
THE sergeant-at-arms can take
as many State police officers as he
deems necessary to obtain the docu-
ments We want. They may have to
use acetylene torches or even a pro-
fessional safe-cracker Well. I don't
exactly mean safe-cracker. but some
one, as Mr.. McCarter (Attorney Gen.
eral Robert N. McCarter) put it who
has that neat twist of the wrist"
Charges of fraud by State Senator
Lester H. Clee, Republican. of Essex.
who was defeated by United States
Senator A. Harry Moore for the Gov
einorship last November, precipitated
the investigation. Mr.. Clee alleged
$4,000 illegal ballots were cast in Hud-
son County which he lost by 10000
votes. Mr.. Moore won the election
by $4,000 votes
Evening star., 1938-02-01
LABOR CONCILIATOR
JOINS IN DISCUSSION
Assigned as Breakdown Threat
ened in Negotia tions in Will
lard Hotel Dispute. 7

With a breakdown threatened in
negotiations that have been in pro-
gress for two months between the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees ALI
ance and the Willard Hotel, looking
to an agreement on wages and work.
ing conditions, representative of the
Cancellation Service. Department of
Labor, has been called into further
settlement efforts. it was made known
today.
L. J. Smith. Federal conciliator,
Yesterday participated in q meeting
with Joseph w. Wyatt. counsel for
the hotel, and James Mcnamara, un-
ion business agent, and another ses-
sion was arranged today.
The union seeks wage increases
for all classes of employees. and an
8-hour day. and Mr.. McNamara said
this morning that their demands had
been reduced to the absolute minimum.
Evening star., 1938-02-01

Association. said
to be the leading
professional or
ganization in the
country in this
field.
The association
announced this
election because
of Mrs. Evans
"ou t S t a n d i ng
work in the field
of local history
centering around
the Nations Cap
ital."
Mrs. E va n S,
uho was the first
Evening star., 1938-02-01
JESSIE FAINT EVANS
H0N0RED FOR WORK
Star Feature Writer Is Elected to
American Historical Unit
for Sunday Articles,

Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr, who as Jes-
sic FAINT Evans is feature writer for
The Sunday Star, has been elected a
member of the American Historical
Evening star., 1938-02-01
MRS. ELIZABETH HALL
SERVICES AT 7:3O Pm.
Mother of DR.. Roscoe W. Hall of
st. Elizabeth's Staff to Be Buried
in Millerstown, Pa.

in Millerstown, Pa.
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Hall, 80, mother
of DR.. Roscoe w. Hall. clinical direc-
tor of ST EliZabeths Hospital. died
Sunday in the hospital after a long
illness. She made her home with
Dr. Hall at his residence on the hos
pital grounds.
A resident of this city since 1920,
Mrs. Hall was an active member of
Calvary M. E. Church. She was the
widow of DR.. James Calvin Hail.
former physician Of Millerstown. Pa.
The son is the only immediate sur
vivor.
Funeral services will be held at
7:30 pm. today in the Tabler Funeral
Home, 4217 Ninth street NV. The
Rev DR.. Frank Steelman. pastor Of
Calvary NJ. E. Church. will offlciate.
Additional funeral services will be
held Wednesday in MillerstoWn, Pa,
where she will be buried.
Evening star., 1938-02-01
River Report.

Potomac River little muddy and Shenan-
doah clear at HarperS Ferry; Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Bridge to Be Enlarged.

To care for automobile traf1c from
Mexico into the United States the
international bridge at Neuvo Laredo,
Mexico. will b ssnlarssd. -
Evening star., 1938-02-01
Nichols Fau0rs La,v to Driue
Numbers Racket From Capital
House District Committee Member
Claims Criminal Code Needs Rerisi0n
for Stricter R0bber Penalties.

THE situation Columbia
national disgrace
conditions community body zenry
Indifferent, unnformed
-ATTORNEY GENERAL CUMMINGS
Evening star., 1938-02-01
THE WEATHER REPORT

slightly with
variable
Virginia vgnaFsr continued tonight
and tempe