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The Washington times., 1938-01-22
British NaUy
Plan Eyed
BY KINGsBURY SMITH

LONDON, Jan. % G.N.s)
Britain's highest ministers at a
cabinet meeting next Wednesday,
are expected to decide upon the
future naval program,
authoritative sources declared
today.
Meanwhile, the government
awaited the results of inquiries
Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie
has been instructed to make at
Tokyo. He was told to ask the
japanese government whether 1t
plans to build battleships of more
than $4,000 tons.
In the face of Japanese denials,
there are reports which are taken
with utmost seriousness in London
that Japan is constructing three
capital ships of more than $4,000
tons and is expected to build more
of these "Sea monsters" .r~
Japan'S reply to Sir Roberts in
quiries will aid the British in de-
Gliding whether they may begin
construction of 46,000-ton ships.
Britain and the United States
now are reported to have agreed
to build battleships of more than
IS 900 tons and France is described
as not opposed to this plan. Dis
cuSsions have been progressing
secretly for some time.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Judge Aliens Stock
Rises at White House

A sharp rise in the stock of
Federal Judge Florence E. Allen
as a nominee for the Supreme
Court of the United States when
the next vacancy arises was
noticed at the White House to
day following the decision uphold
ing the iva.
Judge Aliens name was pro,
posed and had considerable back.
ing for the seat to which Solicitor
General Stanley Reed was named.
At that time both the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt admitted they
saw no reason why a qualified
woman should not sit on the su-
preme bench.
Judge Aliens hackers are scat
tered all over the nation, as she
is a leading member of many ma
tional organizations, which are
urging her name as a possible sue
cessor to Judge Cardozo, should
he retire. Columbus, Ohio, is her
home.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
5000 LOYAL|STS
FALL IN AIR RAID

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Border, Jan. % Q.N.SO.-A
smashing coup in which 5000
loyalist troops were asserted to
have been killed or wounded on
Spain's Huesca front was claimed
by the insurgent headquarters at
Saragossa today.
The rebel headquarters reported
81 inSurgent planes had bombed
100 government trucks loaded
with loyalist troops on the Huesca
sector.
Earlier both the insurgent and
government capitals, Salamanca
and Barcelona, tasted a fresh dose
Of death from the skies.
Insurgent war planes, striking
first. killed seven and wounded so
persons in Barcelona. Govern,
ment aircraft, in retaliation, at,
tackled Salamanca, killing nine
and injuring 20.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
FLOOD CONTROL
PLAN APPROVED

Prevention of Bladenburg's pc,
riodic floods would be carried out
under an Army Engineers plan
for a control project along the
Anacostia and Eastern Branch
Rivers.
Under the plan, not only would
property and highways be pro.
tected but stream pollution would
be eliminated.
The National Rivers and Har
borS Congress-, concluding its con
vention at the Hotel Mayflowet
yesterday, stamped the Bladens
burg project as "meritorius."
Unqualified approval of 6
81, 1,O00,O00 flood control project
in the Cumberland MD area
affecting the upper reaches oi
the Potomac Valley, was voted
Army engineers announced they
would begin a new study of thiE
area next week.
Construction of concrete retain
ing walls, levees. channel diversion
facilities and alterations Of Ger
tain bridges is envisaged in thu
proposed Cumberland flood con
troll enterprise.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
SEC Gets Appeal
From PHILADELPHIA

GN.SO The Philadelphia Stock
Exchange at hearing before the
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion today sought unlisted trading
privileges in Atlas Corporation
common and Niagara Hudson
Power, the former now registered
on the New York Stock Exchange
and the latter on the New York
Curb Exchange.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Labor Pushes Fight to Bar
Milton From Senate Seat

Charges by E. L. oliver, execu-
tive vice president of Labor's Non
Partisan League. charged Milton
has been part of terrorism and
graft" which Oliver said prevailed
in the administration of Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City.
Indication were the protest and
demand for Senate investigation
of Millions qualifications would
be filed with Vice President Gar.
ner for submission to the Sen
ate. Senate parliamentarians ex
planned the usual procedure is for
the Senate to refer such matters
to the elections committee.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

their desire to put the emperor
on the throne Of the world.
WIFE Is STABBED
They behaved with blood.cur'
ding ferocity. Premier Keisuke
kada escaped because the
assassins after killing the four
police officers on duty at the Of
ficial residence, mistook Okada's
private secretary for the pre-
mier, and killing him, were con.
tent.
The grand chamberlain, Ad-
miral Kantaro Suzuki, was left
for dead when his wife threw
herself across his body gashed
by several bayonet wounds, and
pleaded to let him die without
more butchery. AS Saito died
his wife received a bayonet in
her side.
The purpose was to remove
all "moderates" who had the
ear of the emperor.
III. r. KnickerbOcker con-
tinues his graphic series Of ar
ticIes IN Mondays Washington
TimeS.)
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
U. S., Britain Study
Ethiopia Conquest

LONDON, Jan. % G.N.S0.
Britain and the United States to-
day were reported maintaining
close contact on the question Of
recognition of Italy's conquest of
Ethiopia. Both nations were said
70 have agreed to make simultane-
Gus diplomatic moves.
It was believed the League Of
Nations council meeting next
week will not move toward
recognition of the Italian conquest
until the following council session
to give Britain time to come to
diplomatic terms with Italy.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

G.N.S.) Rumblings of a Sen
ate row over seating Of Senator
Designate John Milton, of New
Jersey, grew louder today as La
boris Non-PartiSan League took up
the cudgels against him.
Milton plans to appear in the
Senate chamber Monday to take
his oath as Senator. Governor A.
Harry Moore of New Jersey, who
appointed Milton to the vacancy
in the Senate caused by Moore S
resignation to accept the gov.
ernorship, will accompany his ap-
pointee, Senators were informed.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
British Put Arms
Ban on japanese

LONDON, Jan. 81 GNSJ. T..
Establishment by the British gov.
eminent Of a secret ban on arms
shipments to Japan was revealed
tonight in high circles here. Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain is
expected to inform a labor dele
cation that such a prohibition is
now unofficially but realistically
in effect,
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Continued from Page u

subsidiary companies in the year
1888 for plant and equipment
modernization Of the remainder
of 1887 appropriations in the
aggregate sum of $4,000, 900
and in addition there will be
other expenditures in consider
able amounts, if business condi-
tionS warrant.
RELATIVELY SMALL"
"WhiIe these amounts are
large, they are relatively small
as compared with the cumula-
tive aggregate of construction
expenditures which but await a
return of an opportunity for
the exercise of a reasonable bust,
ness judgment over a fair term
or period in the future"
Fairless added that II business
conditions continue to warrant
half of the $SO,00O,OOO will be
spent in the first half of the year
and the balance in the last half.
Both Tower and Fairless de,
Tended the steel industry against
charges by Assistant Attorney
General Robert H. Jackson that
they are maintaining an excessive
salesprice structure.
"The increase in prices was
not sufficient in the first two
quarters of 1887 to provide for
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
$4,000 Tribesmen
To Fight Japanese

SHANGHAI, Jan. % Q.N.S).
A group of military experts, in
Guiding eight Russians, have been
sent to Kweichow on the Yunnan
province border to train $4,000
wild Mao tribesmen there for
military service against Japan, it
was reported today. 1t is planned
to have the tribal warriors ready
for active service by September.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Senate to Speed
Navy Bill Hearings

GN.S). Members Of the Sen
ate Finance Committee said today
they planned to begin hearings
on the record House-approved
$553, 100000 naval appropriations
bill early next week. The measure,
passed and sent to the Senate by
the House late yesterday without
single change, is the largest
Navy supply bill since 1921.
It carries funds for laying the
keels of two new $4,000, 900 battle
ships, two cruisers, eight de-
stroyers, six submarines and four
auxiliary vessels.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Harry Wardman
Reported Better

Continued improvement in the
condition of Harry Wardman,
Washington builder and real es-
tate man, was reported today by
Homeopathic Hospital attaches.
Mr.. Wardman rested well last
night, they said. He has been
under treatment for several days
for a back ailment.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
WindsOrS' Visit
To u. S. Denied

LONDON, January % QNSO. 4.
Reuters News Agency today dis
tributed a dispatch stating it was
Officially authorized" to deny a
report that the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor will sail from France
for the United States aboard the
liner Normandie January 20.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
LII Taxi Dancer
Closes Ball Room

DETROIT, Jan 2l QN.s0.
The discovery that Helen Abey,
1s-year-old taxi dancer, was suf.
fering from smallpox today led
to order quarantine or
vaccination of all patrons of the
dime-a.dance ballroom who had
danced with the girl.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
met TAX FREE.
BRADY ASSERTS.
BEFORE HOUSE.
Removal of Theater
Levy Is Asked

G.N.S) A Treasury ruling
which exempts the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York from
the 10 per cent theater admissions
tax was attacked before the House
Ways and Means Committee today
by William A. Brady, dean of the
legitimate theater.
He appeared to appeal to the
committee to remove the legiti,
mate theater tax on the ground
that it is a real factor in the de.
cline of the theater.
"FOREIGN INSTITUTION"
DO you know" Brady asked
the committee, that the Metro
politan Opera House is a foreign
institution? Once in a while an
American artist appears, but SO
per cent of them are foreigners.
This opera house pays no ad-
missions tax. BY whose order
was it taken off? The Treasury
said it was a cultural institution.
But so are we. The Metropolitan
Opera House is a real estate
company. They have $10,000,0o0
of property owned by million
aires"
do I understand you to say
that the Metropolitan Opera
House is relieved by regulation
of a tax imposed by law?" de-
manded Chairman Doughton
CD, of North Carolina.
BILL DUE UP SOON
Eyes, sir" replied Brady. He
said the TreaSury'S ruling was
made over 10 years ago when the
late Ogden Mills was in the Treas
ury. Brady quickly disclaimed any
intention of criticizing Mills.
Passage of the proposed new
tax bill, revising the undistributed
profits and capital gains tax, will
be sought in the House shortly
after February l., Chairman
Doughton said today.
Difficulty in drafting the re-
port of the tax subcommittee into
bill form, it was indicated, would
delay congressional action.
HEARINGS END MONDAY il,
I'VE hope to complete our
hearings Monday, and the full
committee will take up con-
sideration of the bill just as
soon as the drafting service
has it ready" said Doughton.
I'VE cannot tell just when that
will be-"
The committee also expected to
receive fresh protests against the
Bailey amendment, written into
the 1886 tax bill and levying taxes
on imported vegetable fats and
oils.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Kip, Oil Firm Head,
Takes Life by Gas

MONTCLAIR, N. j., Jan. %
GN.S)-Frederic E Kip, 75-year-
old president of the Kip Oil Com
pany, killed himself today in the
garage of his home Authorities
listed his death as a suicide after
finding the body beside the car.
Monoxide gas caused death.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

the increase in labor costs" Fair
less said.
ADDITIONAL COSTS
I'm addition to this direct
labor costs for wages paid to the
employees of the subsidiary COM
panies, there were increasing
and additional costs to the COM
panies for. the materials which
they buy and the services for
which they pay to other than
employees"
There have been some as
sertions that the advance in
prices for steel over the last
two years have far outran in
creased cost of production"
Tower said.
"Such assertions are not in
accordance with the facts, for
in addition to the series of in
creases in wages which have
raised the hourly earnings of
steel wage earners to the high.
est level in the history of the
industry, more than 80 per cent
over the average in 1929, there
have been Substantial increases
in the cost of raw materials,
taxes and other expenses.
The higher costs of produc.
tion have almost completely Off
set the revenues accruing from
the higher prices for STEEL"
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
TREASURY CONDITION

O.N.SO Treasury balance Jan
uary 20: $2.96l, 100, ,O33. so; internal
revenue, $2,7O7, ,02342; customs
receipts, $16,778, 1892; fiscal re,
ceipts, $3,4O0, ,369,2l6; expendi,
lures, $4,223, ,4o1, ,007.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
iva ATTACKED

Attorneys for the power COM
panies contended the chief busi-
ness of the IVA, as it is being
operated. is power production in
competition with private concerns.
It's purported flood control and
navigation aims are only Incl
dental, according to the power
companies, in spite of the Govern
ment's claim that these are major
purposes of the IVA.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Anthracite Inquiry
By Congress Urged
TOGet at Valuation
Walter Charges Excess Capital Structures
Built Up by Mine OUners
Bv THEODORE HUNTLEY

Congressional investigation of the anthracite coal industry
became possibility today in the wake Of Governor George
Eare suggestion in Harrisburg this week that the Fed
r Government purchase Pennsyvanias mines from their
nreS
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
POWerFirn1S
Fight IVA
Decision

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan.
% GNSO.-Counsel for 18 public
utility companies mapped plans to
day for an early appeal to the
United states supreme Court from
the decision of a three Judge Fed
eral court here holding the Ten.
nessee Valley Authority clearly
Constitutional"
The decision was handed down
yesterday by Judge Florence E.
Allen, of the Sixth Circuit, United
States Court of Appeals, of Gin
cinnati. Concurring were two Fed
eral district judges. John D. Mar
tin and John J. Gore, of Ten
neSsee.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
PREMIER TELLS
JAP PANESE DIET
WAR WILL LAST
Sacrifices Required As
End Is Far Distant
BY JAMES R. YOUNG

\ ~ Ii ~ OoA1' a. M ~ ~
Japan's parliament resumed it's
sessions today and was informed
by Premier Prince Fumimaro
Konoye that the end of the con-
flict with China is not yet in sight.
In a speech before the Diet
Konoye declared:
Termination of the conflict
is still far distant. 1t will be a
long time before a settlement is
reached.
CALLS FOR SACRIFICES
"Ours, indeed, is momentous
task, unparalleled in history. We
must be prepared to make sacri-
fices greater than any made
heretofore"
The premier reiterated Japan's
"immutable policy" to crush the
Chinese regime headed by Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-Shek. At
the same time, however, he reaf-
firmed promises to respect the
Legitimate" rights and interests
of other powers in China.
PANAY APOLOGY MADE
His choice of words left observ-
ers with the feeling that Japan in
tends to decide for herself those
rights and interests.
Navy Minister Yonai ended his
speech to the Diet with an expires
sion of Japan's Sincere regret"
over the bombing and sinking of
the American gunboat sPanay in
the Yangtze River by Japanese
planes.
HIROTA CITES CASE Y
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota,
in his address, reviewed foreign
relations as they affected Japan
and referred to the attacks on the
Panay and the British gunboat
Ladybird, observing:
THE calm, fair-minded atti-
tude of the governments of both
countries and the sincerity Of
our government and people
made it possible to bring. the
incidents to an amicable settle
ment." =.
VIEWS ON PEACE, ~
In his first official statement
regarding efforts to bring about
peace between Japan and China,
Hirota outlined the terms:
First, that China abandon
her pro-Communist, anti,Japa-
nese policy; second, that de-
militarized zones be established
in necessary localities with spe-
cial regimes; third, that China
conclude an economic agree
ment with Japan and Manchu-
kuo: fourth, that China pay
indemnities to Japan"
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

Representative Francis E. Wal
| ter of Easton, Pa, Independent
Democrat. whose district includes
part of the anthracite field, re
veaIed that he is preparing a reso
luton calling for such an inquiry
by a select committee of the
House.
ACTING INDEPENDENTLY
1t would have as its aim, ne
indicated full disclosure OF the
financial structure, business prac
tices, ownership, management sno
competitive relationships of the
industry, so that If Congress
should be called on subsequently
to consider Governor Earle's pro
posal seriously, it will be in pos
session of the facts on which to
base a decision.
He made it clear that he was
not acting for the governor nor
interested in promoting the pro-
poSal for government ownership
unless it appears that the anth'
racite properties could be ac'
quired at a valuation based on
current assessments for tax pur'
poses instead of the quoted values
of the securities of the eight domi'
nant companies.
Walter explained:
when the anthracite proper
ties were segregated in 1920,
after the Government had
forced the Reading, Lehigh Val
ley and other railroads to re-
linquish their interest, the valu-
alton placed on them was one
hundred and twenty-three mil
lion dollars. I have been in
formed that their physical
equipment was in good shape at
that time, and that all that has
been invested in equipment
since has been for the usual re-
placements. Yet the capital
structure of the same companies
today shows $456,0o0, 900 in out
standing securities, they have a
cash reserve of $171 900, 900, and
are paying 312 per cent on their
stock.
COMPETITION CITED
Certainly something will
have to be done about the an
thracite industry if it is to sur
vive in competition with oil,
gas and bituminous coal as
household fuels. The industry
has kept its prices so high that
millions of houSeholders have
been forced to turn to other
fuels. or have done so because
gas and oil are cleaner if not
cheaper.
"A substantial reduction in
the price of anthracite, bring
ing it down to a point which
would return a reasonable profit
on an honest valuation of the
properties, would result in a
greater demand, increased pro-
duction, wider distribution, and
new prosperity for the anthra-
cite district. 1t would help labor
as well as the consumer"
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

"The incidents show that
the japanese crusaders are
not susceptible to control by
the Japanese government nor
to military discipline as it is
understood in other coun-
tries"
PREMIERS IN PERIL
The record shows that the
job Of the premier of Japan
is among the most hazardous
in the world. From 1921 to 1895
four premiers, three of them in
office, were aSsaSsinated by
Chauvinists. Including the pre-
miers, nine of the highest
placed japanese in the country
succumbed to knife, sword or
pistols in the hands of youthful
patriots" determined to keep
the government to the straight
and narrow imperial way" to
war.
Most of the victims were aged
men who had lived their whole
lives for Japan, but as knowl-
edge and responsibility in
creased their wisdom had at
tempted to modify the mad
young bloods anxious for Nip
pom to draw the sword against
one ana all. 4:'.'s's M S
TERRORISM is AIM
Premier Hara fell victim to
the dagger of a young assassin
in Tokyo station, November 4,
1921. Premier Hamaguchi was
shot at Tokyo station November
IA, 1880. A dozen young cadets
and officers walked into Pre-
mier Inukai's official residence
in Tokyo, May Is, 1882, heard
the old man say without alarm:
"Let us talk things over" then
killed him.
These young Japanese have
no intention to "talk things
over" They know their trade. It
is to terrorize. BY killing they
aim to make the next incum-
bent in office remember always
that death awaits the faintest
opposition to war.
February 9, 1892, they shot
Junnosuke Inouye, ex-minister
of finance and on March 5th
asSaSsinated Baron Takuma
Dan, head of the super-trust,
Mitsui Company.
VICTIMS HUNTED
Saburo Aizawa, active lieu
tenant colonel in the imperial
army, became dissatisfied with
the "pacifism" of the army's
board Of military affairs and
assassinated its director, Lieu
tenant General Nagata, August
IL, 1885.
Finally in the famous Febru-
ary affair Of 1886 a group Of
young officers and civilians led
1,48O soldiers in the audacious
attempt to kill everybody in
power who had ever attempted
l.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
BY H. R. KNICKERBOCKER

Copyright 1885, part prohibledJ
PARIS, Jan. % Q.N.S.).-Who dares oppose the
war-makers in Japan is killed. Otherwise compli-
Gated japanese politics contain this one clear guild
ing principle.
The record in Tokyo tells why no voice has been
raised against the present in China, and why the
army and the navy may continue to commit one aggres-
sion after another upon Western powers with such
impunity that even the painfully diplomatic Times of
London breaks down and declares:
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Opposition to War
Is Death in Japan,
Under Militarists
Cites AsSdssinGtiOns OF
Prenaiers to ShOW Iron Rule in Force

(Edttor'S Note-Those In Japan 1Uho dare to oppose
the a0armakerS face DEATH H. r. Kmickerbocker noted
foreign correspondent of International NeaOs Service,
reveals in this article, the sirth of his series)
The Washington times., 1938-01-22
Boost
Plan of L. S. Steel
OPTIONAL COSTS

the increase in labor COSTS" Fair.
less said.
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