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The Washington times., 1938-03-01
Market Opens
Slightly Higher

NEW YORK, March ! U.N.S0.
An irregularly higher trend ruled
in the stock market as the new
month opened today. with the
majority of pivotal issues frac-
tionally improved. Trading con-
tinued listless and here and there
a few shares showed moderate
overnight losses, but the under
tone was considerably firmer than
in yesterdays slow decline.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
PRISON HALLS
ECHO SCREAMS
AS LASH FALLS
Doctor Says Victim
In Serious Shape
BY CARROLL PEEKE

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 1.
In Baltimore's medieval looking
Jail, medieval punishment was
meted out today to Clyde Miller,
81, wife-beater.
Strapped to an ancient whip
ping post in the center hall of the
jail. Miller was given 20 lashes
with an old cat-o.nine-tails.
His back, horribly SCARED by
the falling lash, Miller, a frail.
145-pound man, collapsed when
ne was taken down from the cross.
CARRIED TO CELL
Guards carried him to his cell
and DR.. Thomas White, prison
physician, administered restora.
tives.
DR.. White, after administering
to Miller in his cell, said the pris.
oner was in serious condition as
a result of the lashing. The phy.
sician said he was suffering from
severe shock in addition to the
lash wounds.
Inc lashes were laid on by Sher.
III Joseph C. Deegan, who stands
g feet 4 inches and weighs more
tffan 200 pounds.
Wearing only pair of overall
trousers. his back bare, Mile was
led to the whipping post a few
minutes after IL a. m. todav
Guards strapped him to the post
and then Sheriff Deegan an.
preached, holding the LASH nine
leather strands attached to q
heavy ash-wood handle.
MoANs AND QUIvvERs
Taking aim, the sheriff brought
the lash across Miller's back, Nil.
Ter moaned and quivvered. The
lash fell again and another moan
came from Miller's tightly
clenched teeth.
The lash fell a third time and
this time the first angry red welt
appeared. The fourth blow fell
and this time Miller screamed In
agony. Miller writhed and wrir.
gled, but the lash fell with monoto.
nous regularity and as the nine
leather throngs cut cruel ridges
across his back. he screamed.
At the tenth blow his head fell
and witnesses believed he had faint
ed. But with the next fall of the
lash his head jerked up and his
screams were heard throughout
the jail.
Warden Charles Price stood be.
side the sheriff, counting the
blows as they fell. AS he counted
20 and the last blow was laid on,
Miller collapsed.
HELD BY GUARDS
When the straps were removed
from his hands and feet he would
have fallen to the floor If the
guards had not seized him and
held him up.
Miller was sentenced to six
months in Jail and the 20 Iashes
by Judge J. Abner Sayler follow.
ink his conviction of horribly beat
ing his wife last Friday. This is
the first time a man has been
whipped in Baltimore since 1881,
although the law legalizing whip
ping for wife beating dates back
to 1882.
An appeal was made to suspend
the lashing on the ground Miller
had injured his back in 1925. Doc
tors said, however, the laShing
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
Untermyer Warns
u. S. of Spy Evil

PALM SPRINGS. Cal. March
l I.N.S.) Samuel Untermyer,
anrtNazi leader, warns of spies:
sour country is surrounded and
saturated with a foreign spy sys
tenn more dangerous than any
thing that preceded our entry. into
the World war;"
The Washington times., 1938-03-01

and local store owners said he had
not been in any of their shops.
When supper time came and no
Peter, his worried parents tele-
phoned police. Later the tele'
phone rang, Mrs. Levine answered
and a male voice instructed her
to look under a large stone in a
vacant lot near the Levine home
for a message.
Mrs. Levine was reported to
have found note under the stone,
which asserted Peter had been
kidnapped and was held for $780,
900 ransom.
G-MEN ENTER CASE
The ransom note brought G.
Men into the case to assist local
police, but at the request of Le-
vine, both forces announced they
would hold off, to permit him an
opportunity to contact the kid
naper.
Despite their public protesta.
tions of laying off the case," G.
Men and police. nevertheless,
were in the thick of it today, con-
Quoting a countrywide search for
the bootlegger who talked so
rashly after he had dropped q
fortune on the horses.
Louis Posner, former member
of the board of education in New
Continued on Page 4, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
House SPEEDS
NEWBlLL TO
REVISE TAXES
Passage Expected
Next Week

!. df.Ns.) The new Administra-
tion tax billC revising the undiS-
Erihuted profits and capital gains
tax ii al effort to stimulate bust
mess expanslon, was introduced
In the House today by Chairman
Douehtcn iD.) 0f the House Ways
and Means Committee.
The ney rates will not ma
terialIy affect the total revenues
now received in taxes by the Gov
eminent.
The committee was summoned
into d special meeting to formally
report out ths BIN, which already
has been agreed to by a party
vote.
DEBATE THURSDAY
House LEADERS, said the measure
is scheduled for debate in the
FFouss bn Thursday, with passage
slated for some time next week.
The bilI provisions of which had
been d nusly announced. culmi-
hates d battle over the 1885
undistributsd profits tax. High
lights of tie new bill are: 1
!. Eliminates undistri buted
profits tax for corporations
earning $2S, 900 a year or less
and substitutes taxes as follows:
First $5t0O, 1914 per cent; next
$4,000, per cent; next $4,000,
16 per { ht.
2. SuhAitutes mild lindistrib.
uted profits tax for corporations
earning above $4,000, the tax
ranging from 16 to- 20 per cent,
decreasing as dividend distribu-
,tions risk
PENALTY PROVIDED
g., Imposes a special penalty
undistributAa profits tax upon
family or clpsely held corpora-
tions, with / Asic rate Of 20 per
cent.
4. AbandonS present capital
gains tax based upon individual
income tax rate. Substitutes a
scale which causes effective
rates to vary iron Is to 80 per
cent.
The Administrati6 b study of re-
e-Aon of the undistf puted profits
tax, widely assailedA as causing
strangulation Of cornpration ex.
pansion, was begun lass November
by a subcommittee HEADED by Rep.
resentative vinson (D.A Of Ken.
tucky. He has remained on the
Job although he has been ap.
pointed q Judge Of the United
States Court Of Appeals here 4
MINORITY REPORT
Republican members Of The
Ways and Means Committee nlan
ned to file a minority report. as
sailing the entire undistribuysd
profits tax theory ana accusing
the Administrator Of devising y
"fsce saving" bill to cover up tbs
failure of this tax.
The new measure. accotding Il
committee leaders, is satisfactory
to the White House. Under Secre
tary Of the Treasury MagilI and
q corps of Treasury tax experts
aided in its formulation.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
TREASURY CONDITION

Q.N.S0 Treasury balance Feb
ruary 26, $2,974,160,387.21 in
ternal revenue, $3,827, 800. 81;
custom receipts, $22, 500, ,557. .23.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
Seat Value Drops
On Stock Exchange

NEW YORK, March l Q.N.S).
Another decline in the value of
New York stock Exchange mem.
berships was registered today,
when arrangements for the sale
of a seat at $67, 900, a decrease of
$1,000 from the previous trans
action, were announced.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
SANTA ANITA SCRATCHES

THIRD RACE-Renege.
SIXTH RACE-Trent.
SEVENTH RACE - Pompete, Miss
Vince, Fandan.
weather. cloudy track. muddy.
The Washington times., 1938-03-01
.BARUCH SEE 5
u. 5. INCOME AT
100 BILLIONS
Financier Urges
Revision on Taxes
BY ROBERT A. McGHL
international News Service

ana HOOSeVelC HuVloOT, pOlL1Gcu CLlc
way today to a national income of
a hundred billion dollars a year
Baruch told the Senate commit
tee on unemployment and relief
that such an income-40 billions
beyond that now-could be placed
within easy reach" by real mod.
ification of the undistributed cor
porate profits and capital gains
taxes.
RAPS POLICIES
The financier, whose economic
advice has been sought by a sue.
cession of Presidents, unfolded for
the rapt members of the commit
tee the governmental policies he
believes are blocking the way to
recovery.
He warned against a too ambi.
tious Federal antimonopoly pro
gram as likely to retard the growth
of Legitimate" business. Refer.
rinP specifically to utility mon.
opolies" and recommending regtl.
lation rather than competition, he
said: q
HITS COMPETITION
Referring specifically to utility
monopolies," and recommending
Federal regulation of monopolies
rather than competition, he said:
"Since the government has
ample power to regulate them
directly, I have always doubted
either the necessity or wisdom
of the attempt to regulate them
by having government compete
with them.
"The operation OF business
rather than the regulation Of
business smacks too much Of
what is going on in Russia and
Germany. It is a violation Of
an essential of recovery which is
to activate our traditional eco
nomic system rather than to
restrict it.
Baruch cautioned the Govern
ment to distinguish between mo-
Inopoly and mere bigness." which
he said through low prices, cheap
service and increased production
has brought better standards of
living than exist elsewhere on the
globe"
POINTS TO RAILROADS
Using the private utilities and
railroads as frequent examples,
Baruch said there are holding
companies set up for convenient
and legitimate business" and
"overcapitalization or watering of
values on which they endeavor to
make the public pay"
Evening star., 1938-06-08
SIX NAVAL OFFICERS
HERE ARE SHIFTED
Orders to Be Effective During the
Summer-Successors to Some
to Be Named Soon.

Orders affecting a number of i'm
portant naval posts in Washington
have been issued by the Navy Depart
ment, to become effective during the
summer.
Following the issuance yesterday Of
orders relieving Capt. Lamar r..
Leahy, U. s. NJ, as Navy photographer,
a post which he has held since 1895,
It was announced that appointment
of his successor probably will be made
within few days.
Comdr. Richard w. Bates has been
ordered detached from the Bureau of
Engineering this month, to assume
command Of the destroyer Clark.
Lieut. Comdr. Edward H Pierce has
been ordered detached from the staff
OF the commander, Scouting Force,
about July 9, for transfer to the Naval
Research Laboratory in Anacostia.
Lieut.. Comdr. Edwin A. Taylor has
been ordered detached from the staff
of the commander. Destroyers, Battle
Force, about June for transfer to the
office of Naval Operations, Navy De-
partment.
Lieut. Richard F. ]. Johnson, jr., has
been ordered detached from the office
Of Naval Operations in July to duty in
connection with the fitting out of the
new destroyer Davis and to serve
aboard as her executive officer when
the vessel is commissioned.
Lieut.. Julian B. Jordan, executive
officer and acting commanding officer
of the Receiving Station, Washing
ton Navy Yard. has been ordered re-
lieved Of that duty in July and will be
transferred to the U. S. S. Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
D. C.FLy|NG CADET
KILLED in CRASH
W. H. Comedy Among Four
Victims in Two Mishaps
at Randolph Field.

Flying Cadet William H. Comedy,
rs, former University of Maryland
and George Washington University
Law School student, was among four
flyers killed in two airplane crashes
yesterday at Randolph Field, Tex.
where he had been q student for eight
months.
The student. whose family lives at
1701 Park road NV, was killed with
an instructor, Second 1t. Arthur M.
Keppler, 20. of Houston. In a second
crash at the field Second 1t. Nathan
H. Coddington, %, and Second Ii
Frederick NJ Thompson, both of Los
Angeles, were fatally injured, the AS
sociated Press reported.
Army of1cials said 1t was the first
time, in the history of the flying field
two fatal accidents have occurred the
same day. A.
The crashes happened almost stimuli
Evening star., 1938-06-08
AUTO HEARING DELAYED

The Federal Trade Commission has
temporarily postponed hearings on
automobile financing of the General
Motors Corp and the Ford Motor Co.
. The postponement was agreed to by
counsel for the motor firms.
Hearings were to be held here today.
The commission has alleged both
firms made misleading representations
as to the amount of interest charged
purchasers of automobiles under de-
ferred payment plan.
Evening star., 1938-06-08

taneously, each about six miles from
the main airdrome.
Cadet Comedy was examined by the
Air Corps Board at Boiling Field here
and was recommended for flying train
ing in September, 1887. He began
training at Randolph Field a month
later. n
Previously he studied engineering at
the University Of Maryland for two
years and law for a similar period at
. George Washington University.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Pauline H. Comedy, a clerk in the
Reconstruction Finance Corp and a
sister, Miss Alma Comedy. II. His
father, w. H. Comedy, died two years
ago.
Both ships were engaged in routine
instruction flying at the time of the
crashes. officials stated. Neither was
witnessed by Army personnel. Board
officers have been appointed to ques-
tion civilian witnesses of the tragedies
Comedy was a graduate OF Central
High School and came here at the
age of from Indianapolis, Ind,
where he was born March 81, 1913.
Evening star., 1938-06-08

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storage tank needed. A-h. ,. motor
with thermal over load protection.
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carrying charge.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
NEGRO BACK IN REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM

CLEVELAND, Ohio Co. For
the first time in eight years, the Negro
reappeared in the platform of the Re-
publican party as Governor ALI M.
Landon of Kansas was nominated un-
animouSly as candidate for President.
Under "Bill of Rights" Section 2, the
platform reads:
1--WE favor equal opportunity for our
colored citizens. We pledge our pro-
lection of their economic status and
personal safety. We will do our best
to further their employment in the
gainfu1ly occupied life of America, par
ticular1y in private industry, agricul,
ture, emergency agencies and the civil
service.
"We condemn the present New Dea
policies which would regiment and ul,
timately eliminate the colored citizer
from the country's productive life, ant
make him solely ward of the Fedora
government"
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
Mess Line

Charles Young, hero of long strug-
gle to advance the status of the Negro
in the Army, Richard B. Harrison, who
brought the Negro from the theatrical
gutter of Minstrely to the more digni-
fled role of real acting, stalked across
the stage at Norway Hall Monday eve
ming in the questionable pursuit of
votes for a lot of Hennepin County
Candidates.
Seven persons called us Tuesday
morning, two came in to voice their
protests to paying admission to see a
lot of politicos, but being in a rather
broad mood, we shooed them off re-
menbeting that when anyone gets
politics in their blood, dead heroes,
outstanding non political figures, pa
triotism or anything else don't count
much, just so they get out the crowd.
The thing that interested us quite a
Dit was not the fact that the first thing
we received on arrival was a card from
a gentleman who aspired to judge
ship, or the fact that had to duck un-
der the arm of young man who was
passing out campaign literature. 1t
was the finesse with which lot of
political aspirants were showed down
the throats (on a drumstick) of lot
of people who had no interest in poll
tics or politicians.
Of course the office seekers were
we'll pleased, they had their day III
court, whoever put it over must have
been pleased, for he showed the gen.
tlemen, just who is leading the Min
11eapolis Negro around by the nose, a
fact that caused us to leave as early
as possible.
We must say in all fairness though
to the organization which sponsored
the affair, that few know of the turr
things were going to take. Sometime
ago they passed, and broadcast tht
passage of the measure to the ettec
that they could not take any part II
political activities. So to the ones wht
have complained that they were slipp
ed fast one we say, Think about tn
poor guy who helped build the thini
up" "he is the one who has holle
coming"
My hat is off though to the gentle
man, that put the political thing over
he went Barnum one better, Barnur
waited for them to be born, this felloy
didn't wait minute, he made ther
five hundred at a crack.
P. S. The only colored candidat
Minneapolis has had in years was nc
in evidence, but figure that one ou
yourself.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
JUDGE DAY SHOULD BE
RETAINED

If political choice in the coming
election is to be guided by the record
of fairness and decency, we should say
one would have to dig far into the
welter of candidates to find more
outstanding figure than Judge Vince
Day.
Unassuming, not many perhaps real
ize the many little Harnesses he has
shown during his incumbency. Judge
Day has won his way into the hearts
of many of the most reliable of Our
group through methods of honesty.
While much may be said as to his
record, we feel that the paramount is
sue in this particular case does not lie
in paying debt of gratitude, rather in
the assurance that he offers the very
thing that our group has clamored for
since the reconstruction period: JUS
TICE AND OPPORTUNITY.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
MINNEAPOLIS UNION SPORTS
COUNCIL HIKE

All the husky athletes in the labor
are turning out for big
evening hike on Thursday, June 23rd,
sponsored by the Minneapolis Union
Sports Council.
Hikers will leave the city limits at
Victory Drive and West Broadway at
8 p. m. to hike three and one half miles
to the "Green Mill" Refreshments
and dancing will be in order following
the hike. Transportation back to the
city will be furnished.
"All our friends are invited. | am
particularly anxious to have the wo-
men come out to show up some OF
these husky tenderfoots'," said Doris
Koval, secretary But be sure to wear
comfortable, low heeled shoes to avoid
that day after feeling"
"A short jaunt like this really puts
you in trim," says Pete Smith, who ar,
ranged the hike. "But if you just cant
take it, drive out to the Green Mil
for food and dancing on Thursday
june 23rd."
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
MRS. MARTHA MILLS DIES
IN OMAHA

OMAHA--Mrs Martha L. Mills, for
mer grand matron of the Order of the
Eastern Star, Nebraska jurisdiction,
died here Sunday. Her passing was
sudden, according to friends who said
she had not been complaining of i'll
health.
Born in Baton Rouge, La, Mrs.
Mills had lived here about 20 years.
She came here from St. Joseph, where
she received her early education.
Mrs Mills was active in fraternal
work and at one time a prominent
worker in the Y W. c. A. here. She
was member of the Cleaves Chapel
c. NJ E church here. Her former
husband, the late Will Evans, was an
officer in this church.
Funeral services had not been made
Monday, pending arrival of relatives
from Kansas City, Kans., Denver, and
ST. Joseph.
1t is probable that the rites will be
held here Thursday and that burial
will be in ST. Joseph, her former home,
and where most of her kin live.
Mrs Mills leaves a stepfather, Mr..
George Bledsoe, St. Joseph two sis
ters, Mrs Alberta Beason, St. Joseph;
Mrs. Ethyl R. Adams, Denver; three
brothers, James Bradley, St. Joseph; !;
Edward Bradley, Los Angles, and Mil
ton Bledsoc, Kansas City, Kans.
Other survivors are: nieces, Miss
Winnie Bradley, St. Joseph; Mrs. Ra-
chel Lewis, Kansas City, Mo-, and two
nephews, James Bradley Jr., St. Jo-
seph, and James Beason of Chicago.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
Binya Saved
Eviction

Because of favorable ruling last
week in Renters Court by Judge Leon
Edelman, Jesse Binga, reputed former
millionaire and head of the Binga
State bank, escaped eviction from his
old South Parkway home where he has
lived since his recent release from
Joliet prison, after serving three years
of to 10 year sentence for embez-
Element.
c. H. Albers, receiver for the de-
funct bank at Thirty-fifth and South
State Streets, sought to obtain posses
sion of Binga's home, claiming that
Binga mortgaged the property as collat-
eral for $4,000 bank loan to friend
Judge Edelman ruled in Binga's ia
vor, citing a technicality. He said he
could find no proof in the court re-
cords that due notice in writing was
given Binga by the receiver.
Attorney Milliam p Greene, repre-
senting the receiver, was not in court
when the ruling was handed down but
said later he would file motion to
vacate the judgment within the next
few days. He said written notice was
served on Binga before the suit was
started.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
For Governor

Mayor George E. Leach, Republican
candidate for governor, believes that
the only solution to the unemployment
problem is to put a stop to the pres
ent silly policy of harassing business
and industry and driving payrolls out
of the state"
1--WE must have jobs for our citi-
zens," Mayor Leach asserts, "and this
can only be done by reducing the pres,
ent burdensor:c real estate levies or
homes, farms and businesses"
Ia, Or Leach is also advocating put
ting the state on "pay as you &C
basis" and doing away with the pres
ent policies of borrowing money to pay
current expenses.
Every individual and every family
know that they must live within theil
income. So it must be with our state
government, it too must live within its
income"
Mayor Leach is advocating a sales
tax as "the only means to put the ii
nancial affairs of the state on sound
basis" Under the sales tax program
sponsored by Leach, bread, milk and
other necessities of life would be free
from taxes.
THE sales tax is the only fair anC
equitable tax" Mayor Leach maintains
THE rich man who now escapes tax,
alton through tax exempt bonds would
be forced to pay his just share of the
cost of government because he woulc
be taxed on luxuries he bought The
man who bought one hundred dollar
suit would pay whole lot more ia,
than the man who bought fifteen dol
lar srit."
Mayor Leach is also advocating
fifty per cent reduction in the automo
bile license fee and reduction of twC
cents per gallon on gasoline. Il be
lieve everyone is entitled to own al
automobile" Mayor Leach said, "ant
the Farmer-Labor party with thei
present tax on gasoline are taking th'
pennies right out of the poor man.
pocket"
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18
Twin City Fight Fans To See
Louis-ScZlmeling Go

country with a pilots license, will take
off for Pompton Lakes, Joe Louis
training camp, with more than $4,000
signatures of the group in this city
and throughout Michigan sending
greetings, good wishes for success to
the champion in his fight with Max
Schmeling in New York on June p.
This victory flight which is headed
up by Rollo S. Vest, young newspaper
man and promoter, is being sponsored
by one of the local breWeries in a good
will effort, and it offers to Miss Darby
her first opportunity for a solo flight
across several states. She will carry
greetings from Governor Frank Muir
ply and from Mayor Richard w
Reading of this city.
Miss Darby, Dorothy, the Flying
Lady," who made parachute jump a
the Joe Louis camp in 1885, wishes tc
set the pace in aviation among Negro
women, has her plane all ready ant
will hop off from the air port here
Tuesday morning, June Il, landing a
Patterson, N. J., in the afternoon, anr
will be escorted to the Joe Louis caml
where she will present to the champion
these signatures and good wishes o
his followers who are saying, "Whil
we cannot all be there in person, w
are with YOU in spirit"
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-18

THE TWIN CITY HERALD makes endorsements in
Primary Campaigns endorsements in this paper NOT poti
cal advertising and CANNOT BE BOUGHT Our endorsement
is reflection of candidates, and duty
subscribers, we feel must be just.
This precedent for many feel justified in break
ing this time urge readers who be in his district
support H. L. SCOTT, for Commissioner 4h District.
Our many years of association with MR.. H. L. SCOTT,
convinced he probably the best qualified just hon
est equally sincere any candidate who opposes him.
We further feel that only circumstance has made of
Mr. H. L. SCOTT'S ability available for such office
saw "serve yourselves best" VOTE FOR H. L. SCOTT.