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Evening star., 1938-04-01
BY JOHN {. HENRY.


Conference trades between House and
Senate on differing provisions of the
Revenue Act Of 1883 were being dis
cussed today as legislative craftsmen
began writing the much-reviSed meas
ure completed yesterday by the Senate
Finance Committee.
With the committee leadership mus
tering an overwhelming majority in
support of the major notifications
from present law and the House bill,
1t Is expected the Senate will finally
abide principally by the committee
recommendations. If such proves to
be true, the main fight over discard
ing some of the administration ia
vored tax theories will occur in con-
ference between House and Senate.
AS the contrasting measures now
stand, both sides have bargaining
points with debate expected to revolve
around the conflicting theories of
treating capital gains and losses for
tax purposes and taxing corporate
income
Simplified Plan Approved.
Approving greatly simplified plan
OF taxing capital gains, based primarily
on the theory of treating them as
separate classification of income
rather than ordinary income, the
Senate group probably WOULD meet
less resistance from House conferees
here than in the matter of the cor
porate tax. In this regard. the Senate
voted to eliminate completely the ad-
mlnlstration theory of imposing a
penalty tax on undistributed corporate
profits, imposing instead a fiat COR
porate rate. The House, however,
merely modified the principle and ac-
corded special relief to small income
corporations, concessions which have
administration favor, while those of
the Senate committee do not
AS an added talking point in its
argument for abandoning the undis-
tributed profits tax, the Senate COM
mittee yesterday added a provision to
section 102 by which the burden of
proof IN cases of suspected accumula-
tlon OF Surpluses for purposes of tax
avoidance would be placed on the cor
poratlon rather than the Government.
Effective operation of this section
would meet a principal objective of
the undistributed profits tax, namely,
10 prevent accumulation of Surpluses
ny corporations rather than distribu-
ton to shareholders. where they would
Evening star., 1938-04-01
Japan Arrests Visitor to U. S.

TOXIC, April l (P).-Four hours
after returning from a trip to the
United States Masao Takahashi, as
sistant professor of Kyushu Imperial
University, was summoned to the po-
lice station and accused of connec.
ton with Communist groups in Amer.
lea,
Evening star., 1938-04-01
.}M;ape.
q. .,.NhoY/

WASHINGTON'S water front is
busy these days - fitting-out
time is here again and the smell
OF turpentine and tar. varnish,
paint and new hemp fills the air.
Hundreds of Washington yachts
men and would-be yachtsmen are
making things shipshape for
Shakedowns.
They will want to follow the
news of boating and fishing every
Sunday in The Stor
Beginning Next Sunday
Evening star., 1938-04-01
TAX CONFERENCE
TRADES SEXPECTED
Senate Finance Committee
Draft of Measure Is
Being Prepared.
BACKGROUND

Much OF blame for current busi-
ness depression has been laid on tar
policies OF administration. After
months OF study, House committee
recommended certain notifications
and House GcQNieSced. Senate FIJI
nance Committee, hoWcuer. has
gone TAR beyond reriSionS to Uhich
House and Treasury advisers uould
consent
Evening star., 1938-04-01
BATTLE OF TACTICS
ON MERGER BILL
GOES ON IN HOUSE
Move to Limit Debate by
Unanimous Consent Is
Blocked by Foes.
LAWMAKERS RECEIVE
DELUGE OF MESSAGES
Bankhead Sees Ultimate Passage,
but Admits Fight May Be
Carried Into Next Week.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Legislation 10 rerise departmental
Set-up OF Gorernment has been on
must" iiSt from White House
since last faU. Public interest in
plan did not become greatly aroused
until te1c 6ays before Senate rote,
but majority leadership succeeded
in gaining passage. Although passed
once By House, technically forces
reconsideration there and bitter
fight has resulted.
Evening star., 1938-04-01

(See TAXES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-04-01
WEATHER.

10. 8, Weather Bureau Forecast)
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight and
tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight
about AZ; moderate to fresh winds, most
northerly. Temperatures today-Highest,
IS. at pm; lowest, 81, at AS am.
Full report on page Az.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23

to swing down the west coast Of
South America and touch at Co.
Iombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.
TO START FROM COAST
Barring unforeseen developments,
the trip, aboard one of the new
Navy cruisers, will start about
mid July from a California port.
A cruise of this nature would
have q double-baTeled purpose
In addition to promoting Pan
American relations, it would serve
notice effectively on the Old World
that the United States wants no
in the affairs Of the
Western Hemisphere.
Also, the departure from a West
Coast port would entail trans,
continental railroad swing that
would enable the President to put
a personal finger on the public
pulse-and incidentally help out
some of the more ardent New
Dealers I'D for reelection this year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
June 20 Forecast
.FOr:AdjOurnment

The adjournment date for
Congress was revised" to
June 20 today as a possibility
by congressional leaders who
consulted President Roosevelt
this morning.
On leaving the White
House, Vice President Garner,
Speaker Bankhead, Majority
Leader Rayburn, and Senate
Majority Leader Barley de-
cIared Congress would be I'M
able to leave any earlier than
June IL, and possibly the
adjournment date would be
as far away as June 20, owing
to the fact that an important
deficiency appropriation bill
is still to be debated and
passed.
Speaker Bankhead declared
he had stopped guessing
about adjournment" because
he had originally picked a
date in April with what he
considered just as good
grounds as any other date
that had yet been mentioned.
The congressional leaders
declared today the reOrgani-
zatiOn bill, still unfinished
business, had not been men
toned at the conference.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
BRIDE, IS, BEAMS
With MATE, II

Fifteen-year-old Mrs. Shirley
Elizabeth Betz Welty beamed at
reporters in Arlington county, Va,
today, following her marriage to
Irwin Charles Welty, II.
The children had the consent
of their fathers, Eldon Welty and
Joseph E. Betz, to the marriage.
Young Welty is a farm laborer
of New Tripoli, Pa. His bride Is
from Flatington, Pa.
The youthful couple explained
they had come to Virginia to be
wed because friends had been
married there about a year ago,
and they combined the wedding
with d weekend sightseeing trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Electric Company
To Spend IL Million

PITTSBURGH, May % Q.N.SJ.
Swinging in line with President
RooSevelt's pump printing" cam
paign, the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company to.
day planned to spend approx
mately $12,O0O,OOO on new build
ings. repairs, and improvements
in the company'S % district of.
ficeS. That sum, announced A.
w. Robertson, chairman Of the
board, is being spent because Of
faith that a revival OF business is
coming, plus our natural desire
to do our part in affecting a re-
turn of prosperity and employ
ment."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Egyptian Princess
TO Wed Iran Prince

CAIRO, May % QN.S0-The
royal houses Of Egypt and Persia
Gran) will be united shortly in
the marriage of 16-year-old Prin-
cess Fawzia, eldest sister of King
Farouk, and Shahpur Mohammed
Ria, eldest son and heir to the
Shah of Persia, it was reported
today. Prince Shahpur is 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
BY JOHN GOETTE
fOnn,,rioh& 1o2eN

PEIPNG, May % Q.N.S).
Japanese. troops have obliterated
every vestige of Chinese resist
ance throughout an area of hun
dreds of square miles between
Peiping and Suchow, this CORE
spondent learned today. on a 900
mile reconnaissance flight in a
Japanese military airplane.
Surveying a radius of so miles
on all sides Of the strategic city,
i was able to discern not a single
Chinese soldier. It was apparent
the recent Nipponese drive had
forced the Chinese from the area
entirely.
No fighting was in progress in
the Suchow area. So complete was
the situation in japanese control
that only a few isolated groups
of Nipponese soldiers were visible
throughout the whole district.
It was apparent Suchow and
other walled towns and villages
nearby had suffered but small
damage, despite the terrific fight
ing of recent weeks. Even Taierh-
chwang. where the japanese met
with their first real setback Of the
war, appeared to be 80 per cent in
tact.
japanese trains were operating
regularly over the two lines run
ming out of Suchow and in most
respects the city seemed to be
normal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
CZECH PLANE.
ON SPYING TRIP
CRASHES, AFIRE.
Was Flying Over
German Border

BERLIN, May 20 (I.N.S).-A
CzechOslOvakian military air.
plane making q reconnaissance
flighs over the German border
crashed in flames near Baeren-
stein today. Both men aboard
were reported killed.
The actual crash occurred on
CzechOslOvakian soil just inside
the border.
The plane, armed with .
machine gun, crossed the border
near Baerenstein after flying
over Eipert.
1t circled low over BaereEl-
stein and then headed north.
ward in the direction Of PrOss-
nitz, CzechOslOvakia. "A short
while later, the machine lost
altitude, crashed into the roof
of an inn and fell to the ground
In flames.
CzechOsIOvakian frontier
guards rushed to assistance Of
the pilot and his aide but both
were trapped in the flames.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
GOOD NEIGHDOR
CRUISE, PLAN
OFPRES|DENT
New Pan-American
Tour Charted
BY GEORGE DURNO

Q.N.S) While war sparks
snapped ominously over the wide
open European tinderbox, Presi-
dent Roosevelt today was tenta-
lively charting another goodwill
trip to South America, designed to
emphasize this Governments in
sistence on strict observance of
the Monroe Doctrine.
Gravity of the domestic eco
nomic situation and uncertainty
as to when Congress will adjourn
prevented the Chief Executive
from definitely announcing the
tour at the moment. but those who
enjoy his confidence say he hopes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Whitney Is Paid
Is Cents a Day

OSSINING, N. Y. May %
UN.SD.-Richard Whitney, for
mer president of the New York
Stock Exchange, jailed for admit
ted theft of securities, receives IS
cents a day pay as a teacher in
the Sing Sing prison, it was re-
vealed today. Eventually, Whitney
will be allowed to spend half of
his pay in the prison store on
minor luxurieS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Franco General
Kills Self in Jail

LONDON, May % G.N.So
Gen. Juan Vague, one of the lead
ing officers of the Spanish insur.
gent army, committed suicide in
a prison where he had been
confined for delivering an anti
Italian speech, Exchange Tele'
graph reported from Gibraltar. Elk
change Telegraph said a loaded
revolver was placed in his cell,
and he used the weapon to kill
himself,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Oklahoma Faces
Threat of Flood

TULSA, OKLA, May % G.N.SO.
The Arkansas River was gagged
unofficially at "A feet today, only
two feet below flood stage, and
was still rising. Scores of fam
lilies moved to higher ground as
their homes became surrounded
by water. Volunteers worked
throughout the night strengthen
ing levees. Near Catoosa, Okla,
the Verdigris and Caney rivers
were rising rapidly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
CLIO Foe Declines
Governors Race

MONROE, Mich.(, May %.
Mayor Daniel A. Knaggs. of Mon
roe, who attracted national atten-
ton by sending deputized citizens
against a picket line at the Repub-
lie Steel Corporation plant here
during the little steel" strike last
June, has declined suggestions
that he seek the Republican nom
ination for Governor Of Michigan.
Instead, Mayor Knaggs said, he
would support the candidacy OF
former Governor Frank D. Fftz-
gerald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
HO, Hum! Weather or Not,
Rain Tonight and Cool Again

A swell time for a date, I was
thinking while listening to the
Weather Bureau, but what are
you going to do when she wants
to shift you right away to the
forecasting room? Anyhow, the
wind is going to be moderate and
south. shifting later to northwest.
I think we ought to send down
there personally after this re-
port, boss. You could get much
more detail that way, see what
I meanH K. E.
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By ARTHUR CONsTANTTrlE

BY ARTHUR CONSTANTINE
MEXICO CITY, May % d.N.S)
Federal war planes swept into &C.
ton today to assist in suppreSSing
the rebellion of Gen. Saturnino
Cedil1o, in the state of San Luis
Potosi.
An air squadron under the COM
mand of Col. Alfredo Lezana, in
formed that Cedillo, with about g..
900 followers, had retired to the
Hacienda del Custodio in eastern
San Luis Potosi, bombed the
rebel camp.
General Manuel Avila Comacho,
minister for national defense, gave
the Cedillo rebellion AZ hours
more.
"The situation is rapidly re-
turning to normal" he said.
Outside of San Luis PotoSi
there is no trouble"
Nevertheless, private informa-
ton indicated unrest in Sonora,
Tabasco and Sinaloa, where the
socialization program of President
Cardenas is opposed.
It will be impossible for a long
time to dislodge the thousands of
followers in the wild SierraS of
San Luis PotoSi. Many are In
dams, unable to speak Spanish.
Two thousand cavalry and in
fantry yesterday occupied Cedillo'S
fortified ranch headquarters at
Las PalomaS, Gen. Jose Belthan.
commanding officer, reported to
military headquarters at San Luis
PotoSi city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23

A deluge from Oklahoma spat-
tered Speaker Bankhead today as
the House debated the motion to
discharge the Rules Committee
from further consideration Of the
wages and House bill.
The glass partition in the House
ceiling, bearin ga reproduction Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Heavy Flood Cuts
Line

VIENNA, May % G.N.S).-At
least II were dead and 5000 home.
less today in floods which covered
most of northern Styrie and Car
inthis. Heavy rains and melting
SHOWS caused the River Muir to
overflow. Damage was high, and
the Vienna-Rome railroad line
was cut,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Plane Crash Holds
D'AnnunziO's Son
FARMINGDALE, N. Y, May 2:

FARMINGDALE, N. Y, May %
QN.S0-Capt. Ugo v. D'Annun-
zio, son of the late Italian soldier
poet, was under bail today on a
third degree assault charge. His
plane got out of control on the
ground at Seversky airport and
without anyone at the controls
crashed fence and rammed into
an automobile, injuring Mrs. Susie
H. Jones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Cyclone Kills Four
In Texas Town

BRECKENRIDGE, Tex, May %
Q.N.S).-A sudden cyclone left
four persons dead and three criti-
cally injured at nearby Ivan to-
day. Within the space of two min,
uteS it demolished three homes, a
schoolhouSe and a bus garage and
vanished across the prairie as
swiftly as it fell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
TverskOy, Russian
'Planner,' Is Ousted

MOSCOW, May % QN.S)-A
Shakeup of the state planning
commission for the r. S. F. S. R.
(RusSia proper, K. N. Tverskoy,
chairman, was replaced by Jacob
Chadaev today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
House Ceiling Leak Drives
BQnkheQd From ROStru1n

the Great Seal Of Oklahoma,
leaked when rain petted the Cap
itol. The water dripped on the
rostrum and forced the Speaker
away.
House attendants placed heaps
of plotting paper beneath as a
mopup while debate proceeded.
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By GEORGE LANGWEH

PRAG U e, May % u.N.SJ.
Czechoslovakia today refused to
withdraw any troops from the
Sudetelr German areas, and
sources closest to President Eduard
Benes-regarded as personal vic
tor in yesterdays local elections
said the present government policy
toward the Germans would be con-
tinued.
With Czechoslovakia breathing
much easier, highest official quar-
tiers said on behalf Of the presi-
dent:
"The independence Of the re-
public has been saved, at least
for the time being-thanks to
the brilliant impression Czech
military measures made, plus
the reiterated assurances that
France and Russia would rush
assistance in the event Of az
erosion.
LEADER INSISTENT
1.-THE Government will con-
tinue it's policy of fostering a
nationality statute, which will
be submitted to Konrad Henlein
Cleader of the Sudeten Ger
mans when he returns from
Germany"
The proposed statute would give
partial Self.rule to the SudetenS,
but so far Henlein has been I'm.
CONTINUED ON Page A, Col. 81
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HIGHEST COURT.
TAX.
ON FOOTBALL.
10 Pct. Ticket Levy
Will Stand

QN.S) The Supreme Court to-
day held constitutional the Federal
10 per cent admissions tax on
tickets of State university and
college football games, ruling that
college athletics are not a Govern
ment function.
The decision reversed the fifth
circuit court at New Orleans,
which held the tax invalid in a
suit brought by the Regents Of
the university system of Georgia
to enjoin collection.
6-tO-2 DECISION
Justice Roberts delivered the
opinion Of the court which was
six to two. Justices McReynolds
and Butler dissented.
The ruling was unusual, how
ever, in that Justices Stone, Reed
and Black disagreed with part of
the ruling Of the majority. Justice
Stone maintained the regents Of
Georgia did not have the right to
bring an Injunction suit to halt
collection of the tax.
Justice Reed. In b zseparate Opin'
ion, denied that Injunction was a
proper method to test conStitu'
tionality of the tax. Justice Stone
concurred in this opinion, and
Justice Black also, except as to
approval of the court on the ques.
ton of immunity from interfer-
ence by Federal taxation.
MILLION INVOLVED
The case involving approx
mately 100000 in taxes annu'
ally, brought representatives OF
State universities in IL States to
the defense of Georgia's denia!
of validity Of the tax.
In protesting the levy, the
regents of Georgia, who govern
the University of Georgia and
Georgia Tech, pointed out that
departments of physical education
are maintained at each institu-
ton and that revenues from foot
ball games help support the gen.
eral athletic program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Dear Boss:

Lear BOSS.
Well, I called the Weather
Bureau like you told me lowell,
maybe not EXACTLY like you
told me to-and she is fine-I
mean the weather is going to be
fine all day.
Now there is no story in that,
so kept on talking to her and
I find out that it is going to rain
tonight. doggone it! But it will
probably be clear by Tuesday a. m.
It will also be cooler Tuesday
afternoon and night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
Victim
Called Suicide

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May
% U.N.S0.-James Coffey, 81,
Atlanta, Ca, killed beneath a
speeding passenger train locomo.
tive last night, was a suicide,
Coroner James Ellitt said today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23

DETROIT, May % U.NS).
The long.rumored marriage of mo-
tor-millions-heir Daniel G.. Dodge
to Laurine Macdonald, Gore Bay,
Ont, telephone operator, was Off
cially acknowledged today.
At the same time. Mrs. Alfred
G. Wilson, mother of young
Dodge, announced her daughter,
Frances Dodge, will marry James
B. Johnston, jr., of Elizabeth,
N. j.
The announcements were made
simultaneously at a buffet dinner
at the Wilson home in Rochester
last night.
DATES ANNOUNCED
Daniel and Frances are the chill
dren of the late John F. Dodge,
pioneer automobile manufacturer
who, with his brother, fashioned
an early automotive empire.
No dates for the weddings were
announced.
The romance of young Danny"
Dodge with the daughter of a
Manitoulin (Ont.) tugboat cap
tain has been known for months.
Last night was the first time it
has been officially recognized by
the socially prominent family.
The pair met while young Dodge
was on vacation. The rumorS of
an impending marriage became
more insistent a few weeks ago
when Miss Macdonald came to
Windsor, just across the Detroit
River from Detroit and suburban
Rochester.
TOMBSTONE AN EDITOR"
The family refused to comment
on the rumors beyond cryptic
these things have to work them
selves out"
Johnston is editor of the swing
music magazine, "The Cats Meow"
Frances Dodge, a devoted horse
woman, returned from the Allan
tic City horse show for the an
nouncement and Immediately
after the supper prepared to leave
for the Devon show.
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DID NOT KNOW
LIMERICK GIRL,
He TESTIFIES
Former Policeman
Tells Own Story
By CARROLL PEEKE


Gas God is my judge above,
I did not kill Beulah Limerick"
With tears in his eyes, former
Policeman Robert F. Langdon so
declared today after he had taken
the witness stand in United States
District Court in his own defense
against the charge that he killed
the "sky High Whooppee Grip
more than seven years ago.
COMPLETE DENIAL
Langdon categorically denied
that he had any animus against
the girl. or that he had been in
innate with her. He denied she
had helped him to sell liquor. He
stated that he did not even know
the girl he is accused Of killing,
Langdon was the second witness
called by Defense Attorney Russell
Kelly as the defense opened this
morning following the weekend
recess of court. The first witness
was DR.. Lyman Greene, the
Casualty Hospital ambulance sur.
geon who pronounced the girl
dead.
In conflict with the testimony
Of Government witnesses, Greene
asserted that the girl had been
prepared for burial, that her arms
had been folded across her breast
and that her face had been
painted and powdered. The bed,
he said, had clean sheets and in
maculate pillow slip when he saw
the girl and pronounced her dead.
Rigor mortis had already set in
when he arrived on the scene at
1920 that morning, he said, and
he estimated that she had been
dead some time.
RAMBLING WITNESS
Langdon was rambling wit
ness, as he told his story. A num-
Der of times the defense attorney
had to break off his irrelevant tale
and urge him to get down to the
account of what had happened.
Langdon made the charge that
the police department had taken
papers and documents when they
searched his home a short time
after the murder, and had not re-
turned them to him.
He made this charge when
asked to specify a certain time,
and said he was unable to do so
because the prosecution had his
record book.
WILSON IRKED
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John j. Wilson leaped to his
feet and demanded:
do you think have it,"
Langdon retorted:
II don't know who has it. I
know that the police took it
away from my home and I have
never seen it since"
Langdon admitted making a
thorough search of the death
house at 10 Nineteenth st. S. E.
and finding a .25-calibre auto
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
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Roosevelt and Hull Confer
On European Crisis

INS.) Concern the international crisis pre-
sumaby the for conference scheduled between
President Roosevelt and Secretary Of State Hull for 80
this afternoon
Early at his regular morning conference. He said the
President and Hull would go the situation generally"
State Department cables have been bringing in the story
of developments in Europe fast diplomatic repre-
sentatives Of this country could send them and Hull is
being kept advised hourly of conditions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-23
JAPANESE HOLD PLANES BOMB
SUCHOW AREA CED|LLO'S CAMP

TOKYO, May 20 (I.N.S.ls-A
Japanese offensive against
Lanfeng, on the central Chinese
front, tonight was in full swing.
The japanese are battering the
town from the southwest and
east.