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ficers and employees. The num-
per of persons on the pay rolls
Of both State and Federal Gov
eminent has increased in recent
years. Tax exemptions claimed
b. such officers and employees
once an inequity of relatively
slight importance-has become
a most serious defect in the
fiscal systems Of the States and
the nation, for they rely in
c2easingly upon graduated in
come taxes for their revenues.
DIFFICULT TO DEFEND
It is difficult to defend today
the continuation of either of
these rapidly expanding areas
of tax exemption. Fundamen-
tally, our tax laws are intended
to apply to all citizens equally.
That does not mean that the
same rate of income tax should
apply to the very rich man and
to the very poor man. Long
ago the United States, through
the Congress, accepted the
principle that citizens should
pay in accordance with their
ability to pay, and that identi-
cal tax rates on the rich and
on the poor actually worked an
injustice to the poor. Hence the
origin of progressive surtaXes on
personal income as the indi-
vidual personal income in
creaSeS.
Tax exemptions through the
ownership of. Government Sc
curities of many kinds-Federal,
State and local-have operated
against the fair or effective col
lection of progressive surfaces.
Indeed, I think it is fair to say
that these exemptions have vio-
lated the spirit of the tax law
itself by actually giving a greater
advantage to those with large
incomes than to those with
small incomes.
Men with great means best
able to assume business risks
have been encouraged to lock
up substantial portions of their
funds in taX-eXempt securities.
Men with little means who
should be encouraged to hold
the secure obligations of the
Federal and State governments
have been obliged to pay a rela-
lively higher price for those Sc
curities than the very rich be-
cause the taX-immunity is of
much less value to them than
to those whose incomes fall in
the higher brackets.
20YEAR FIGHT
For more than 20 years Secre-
tarieS of the Treasury have re-
ported to the Congress the grow
ing evils of these tax exemptions.
Economists generally have re-
garded them as wholly incon-
Sistent with any rational system
Of progressive taxation.
Therefore, I lay before the
Congress the statement that a
fair and effective progressive
income tax and a huge per-
petual reserve of taXexempt
bonds cannot exist side by side.
The desirability of this rec
omm dation has been
apparent for some time but
heretofore it has been assumed
that the Congress was obliged
l to wait upon that cumbersome
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Cultural Values
Will Be Studied

Cultural Values in High School
and College History and Social
Science" will be the theme of the
thirty-fifth annual spring meet
ing Of the Middle States Associa-
ton of History and Social Science
Teachers, opening Friday at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Paul c. Carr, of Wilson Teach
ers College, will be chairman.
Erhng M. Hunt, of Columbia Uni
yersity, will be chairman of the
annual banquet, which will be
held Friday night.
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COLLEGE GRID
cash TAXABLE,
HOLDS
Twelve States Join In
Fighting Levy

G.N.S) College football games
are conducted on a commercial
basis, Solicitor General Robert
H. Jackson told The Supreme
Court in a brief filed today.
But attorneys general of II
States, also filing brief, con-
tended that intercollegiate ath-
letics ARE an integral part of a
system of physical education" and
thus are a governmental function.
The issue was raised in the ap-
peal of the Government from a
lower court decision, holding in
valid the Federal football admis-
sion tax as applied to the Univer-
sity of Georgia. The case will be
argued this week.
CALLED COMMERCIAL
I'VE are dealing with COM
mercialized activities" said the
Government brief, citing an
Ohio case to support its stand.
In staging football games, the
Government said, the University
of Georgia entered the market
place and took on the character
of purveyor of entertainment"
The government added these
athletic contests are not zone of
those duties which the trainers of
the constitution intended each
member of the union would as
sumo in order adequately to func-
ton under the form Of govern
ment guaranteed by the constitu-
ton"
PART OF GOVERNMENT
Attorneys General of Minnesota,
Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Wis
consin, Michigan, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, North Da-
kota and Ohio filed a joint brief,
as friend of the court, in behalf
of the University of Georgia.
The staging of intercollegiate
athletic contests, the brief added,
carries out the physical education
policy and therefore becomes a
part of the government of the
state and as such is immune from
Federal taxation.
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L a d " have
tried to get
Congress to
bring tn e
pure food and
drug bill up
to date. First
efforts, Spon-
Sored by the
retired Dr..
Rex Tugwell,
were kicked
to death by
the lobby eff
fectiveneSS of
the g pa in
and beauty"
L01ye V-otoi~
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In g INFORM
atty of 1900
P ennsylvania
Ave. T h e Y
marched gu t
at the conclu-
sion Of the
conf e r ence
with all the
perplexed dig
nifty and out
ragged amour
propre of a
S p a n k e d
child.
Before mid
n i 6 h t, the
taproonS OF
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G. O.. p. CONTROLS PAY BILL


The fate of wage-hour legisla-
ton, the congressional spokesman
told the President, hangs on four
Republican members of the power
full Rules Committee, mainly be-
cause of solid opposition from the
five Southern Democrats on the
IA man body. simultaneously,
Rules Committee Charm a n
O'Connor CD of New York an
nounced his group would start
hearings on the controversial
legislation Thursday.
The four G.. o. P. members Of
the committee, which stymied the
original wage-hour legislation last
year for nearly seven months, are
Representatives Martin of Massa-
chusetts. Mapes of Michigan, Tay-
lor of Tennessee and Mclean of
New Jersey.
The Southern Democratic mem
bers, represented as adamant in
their opposition. are Representa-
tives Cox of Georgia. Driver of
Arkansas, Smith of Virginia. Clark
of North Carolina and Dies of
Texas.
NAVY BILL o. X. DUE
In the face of sharp-shooting by
foes. the Senate is expected to
place final stamp of approval on
L I
bill before Saturday.
The Senate-House conference on
the $5,30O,000,O00 tax bill may be
completed late today with a COM
promise agreement on all issues.
President Roosevelt was to raise a
new tax issue with his message
urging taxation of tax-exempt
bonds and salaries of Federal and
State employees.
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Catholic Women
In Annual Tour

More than 200 members of the
Catholic Young Women's Club, Of
New York, came to Washington
yesterday on their annual pilgrim
age and attended mass at the
Franciscan Monastery. Following
a tour of the city they had a
dinner at the Wardman Park
Hotel, then returned to New York.
Miss Anne Golden was in charge
of the party. 49,,
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School bells called 100000 re-
luctant youngsters back to class
rooms in the District this morn.
ing as their Today Easter holiday
came to an end. Parochial school
children went back to classes
Thursday ss. 49,. ..,
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u. S. Bureaus Fight
For Control Defeats
Kennedy Air Plan
World Plane System Program Contained
In Maritime RiIL Drnnnod

Copyright, W Service
The ambitious plan of Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy for
world air fleet ruled by the United States Maritime Com
crashed today because of fierce conflict among
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Twice week F. meets the reporters assigned to cover
White House By and large these sessions amab
mutually profitable and invariably end note OF decorous
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June | Adjournment
Date Is Fixed After
White House Talk
Bankhead and Other Leaders Discuss
Congressional Plans With Roosevelt
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

0NSO June adjournment goal was set by congress
leaders today after conference with President Roosevelt
at the White House.
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SOME UNIDENTIFIED

Much Of the jewelry is still un
identified, but $500 worth has
been identified and it is with the
transportation of this lot that the
trio are on trial.
A $4,000 diamond-studded brace
let, property of Ruth Coleman
stage and screen beauty and wife
Of Martin Lamont, a continuity
writer for a motion picture pro
Queer, Is one of the gems that
will be exhibited to the jury.
Miss Coleman is attending the
trial and will identify the brace
let as having been stolen from
her Greenwich Comm home dur
ing the summer of 1885.
OTHER EXHIBITS
Other articles that will be ex
hibited to the jury are q 5000
wrist watch and three rings
valued at $4,000.
Last year the Bennett girl and
her husband were on trial before
Justice O'Donoghue when the trial
was brought to an unexpected
close after a Juror was withdrawn
and a miStrial demanded. The
Juror had conversed with an at.
torney about the case in violation
of instructions from the court. He
was fined for his conduct.
Pinas had not been apprehended
at that time. He was found in
Florida several months ago and
brought here. In order to
strengthen the case, the Govern
ment then obtained a new indict.
ment, under which the three are
now on trial.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B.. Murray is conducting
thu prosecution.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL 80
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> Speaker Bankhead and other
leaders earlier hoped to wind up
this session by May Is, but after
their meeting with the President
they said June l was the more
likely date.
I'D be willing to set a peg
on that" said Bankhead.
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WOMAN, z MEN
FACE D. C. COURT
IN Gem THEFTS
Transporting StoIen
Jewels Charged.

Charged with interstate trans
portation Of jewelry alleged to
have been stolen by a group of
international jewel thieves from
fashionable homes along the At
lantic seaboard two years ago, an
attractive woman and two men
went on trial before Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue today.
Defendants are Eula Mae Ben
nett, her husband, Jewell AShby
Gould, and David Pinas. They
were indicted after Pinas and
Gould are said to have attempted
to sell quantity Of silver plate to
a well-known real estate operator
here. Detective Sergeant Frank
o. Brass, continuing the investiga-
ton, reported having a 900
cache Of stolen jewelry in the
woman's possession in a down
town hotel
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-VOTE FOR SUFFRAeE
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ALL NAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE
IN ADVANCE
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RATES BY MAIL FOR VIRGINIA. MARY
Z LAND. WEST VIRGINIA AND
!. NORTH CAROLINA
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VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL
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HOLIDAY OVER

VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
Evening star., 1938-07-10
MARSHAL IS SLAIN:
SUSPECT LYNCHED
Victim Wounded Assailant. Saws
Deputy-Dying Man Soaked
With Gas and Burned.

by the Associated Press.
CORDELE, Ga, July O-Chef
Deputy Sheriff j. G. Bullington said
tonight a colored man named John
Dukes, so. shot and killed Marshal F.
o. Epps, so. Of nearby Arab today and
was later lynched by an enraged mob.
Deputy Burlington said Marshal Epps
returned Dukes fire before falling
mortally wounded and hit him twice
He said Dukes was In dying condition
when he and Sheriff J. H. Pitts re-
turned to Cordele after investigating
the affair and the mob later "seized
the colored man and finished him of ="
He said he understood gasoline was
poured on the dying man and that he
was burned to death.
Sheriff Pitts and Coroner W. E.
Nixon left for Arab as soon Is news
of the lynching arrived. Deputy Bull
hngton said, and proceeded 1T once to
hold an inquest.
Marshal Epps sought to arrest the
colored man for drunkenness about Z
O'Clock this afternoon. Deputy Bulline-
ton continued, when, according to Wit
nesses, Dukes opened fire and put
four or five bullets into the oficer.
He quoted the witnesses as saying
Marshal Epps shot three times while
the colored man was firing and then
fell to the ground.
He never spoke after that" Deputy
Burlington said.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
HYATTSvILLE LOT
PROVES POPULAR
Commissioner Reports Parking
Space Filled Up Before
Work Il Completed.

By . Stan Correspon dent Of The Star,
HYATTSvILLE. Nd. July s.-Popu-
larity Of free municipal parking lots
has caused the one to be opened At
Rhode Island and johnson avenues
here to be filled before workers could
finish clearing 1t of, Commissioner
w. T. Jennings reported today.
Although work of clearing of dead
bushes and shrubs has been practically
completed, the lot Is to be paved with
three carloads Of cinders and will not
be ready for full use before the last of
next week. Col. Jennings said. Nearly
zoo cars were parked on the lot yes
terday. hampering the work of men
engaged In making it ready, but . de-
cided decrease in parking along some
Of the towns narrowest streets has
been noticed.
Another evidence Of the popularity
OF the lot was the announcement to-
day that the Kiwanis Clubs annual
lawn fete will be held there this year
for the first time The fete Is sched-
uled for July Is and l6. j..
The lot, which Is owned by the State
Roads Commission, formerly was the
nome and workshop of the interna-
tionally famous inventor, J. Harris
Rogers. who devised the underground
subsea radio communications system
which proved 20 valuable during the
World War.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
PARADE TO MARK
ST. GABRIEL FETE
Floats, Bands and Marching
Units to Take Part in
Procession.

Floats, bands. military marching
units and costumed marchers all will
form q part Of the st. Gabriers Church
parade, which starts at 7:15 pm. to-
morrow. in conjunction with the an
nual church carnival, which opened
July 4 at Grant Circle.
The parade was postponed until to-
morrow SO that it would not interfere
with other Fourth of July celebrations.
The carnival will continue through
Friday.
Frederick Money. acting commander
Of the District Department Of the
American Legion, has been named
leader of the parade. which is sched-
uled to form at o'clock on Quincy
street, between Georgia and New
Hampshire avenues NV, and on
Eighth street from Quincy to Ran
dolph streets NV.
The marching units will proceed
north on Georgia avenue from Quincy
street to Farragut street, turn east on
Farragut street to Illinois avenue. then
south on Illinois avenue to Grant
Circle and Varnum street, where all
automobiles, trucks and so forth will
continue to New Hampshire avenue
and disband. Marching units will turn
right q: Varnum street to Seventh
street to Webster street and east to
Illinois avenue. where prizes will be
awarded and q massed concert of eight
bands and drum corps will be held.
Other groups in the parade will in
clude the National Color Guard of
the American Legion. the Sons of the
American Legion Band. st. Gabriels
Boy Scout troops. the Boy Scouts OF
st. Joseph's School. the Police Boys
Club Band. Boys School Patrol.
Knights of Columbus Band. Fort Ste
vens Post. American Legion. Band !;
floats. individual marchers and the
Elks' Clown Band.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
TORNADO KILLS 2
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Many More Injured During
Storm in Outskirts of
Andover.
Ry the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ABERDEEN. S. Oak. July 9.-Two
persons were killed, two others were
injured seriously and at least . dozen
more received minor injuries when q
tornado swept through the outskirts
of Andover this afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph w. Securing, about IS,
was killed in the wreckage of her farm
home south of the town limits Mrs
A. P. Bryant. about IS. was hurled ia
her death in a nearby field.
Schuring and his daughter Anna,
%, were in an Aberdeen hospital with
probably serious injuries.
Others receiving broken bones, cuts
and bruises which were treated at
nearby residences included Mrs. Jo-
seph w. Schuring, ST., about 70, and
Mrs Frank Neihaus, both of whom
suffered broken arms.
A hailstorm followed the tornado
Witnesses said it came in from the
northwest, veered as though to mis-.
the town and then wheeled into Z
corner of the settlement, to take Out
a strip three-fourths of q block wide
and about three blocks of the business
section.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Babn PLANNING
To Buy Island
FOr'BubuIunG'
Nv E. M. SAI.ZER
~ the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, July eff the
deal goes through for the pretty Prin-
cess Baba of Sarawak and her English
wrestler husband. they said here to-
day, there1l be "Babaland" in the
Dutch East Indies, where every man
would be 3 rajah."
The princess. by marriage Mrs. Bob
Gregory, said she and her muscle
man husband were negotiating for
purchase Of an island in the Indies
group for their future domain.
She mentioned $4,000 as . sug-
tested price and said: We're going
to have = democracy, but with q
court and things. Maybe an aristo-
cratic democracy. I think q country
without lots of uniforms and braids
Is no fun"
Gregory and his princess, who have
taken an apartment at nearby Palo
Alto pending the arrival of an ex!
pected baby. said they discussed their
plan with the Dutch consul here yes
terday. Neither they nor the consul
disclosed what he thought about the
proposal.
Mother Dazed by Plan.
LONDON, July 8 R.-The Rance
Of Sarawak gasped again today be-
cause Of her blond daughter, Princess
Babe, this time over her announced
intention to buy an island in the
Dutch East Indies and name 1t
"Bahaland."
with what?" said the Rance
family. "She couldn't even buy a
thimble. She has nothing except what
We give hegyr
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Man DIES ON CRUISE
OF RIVER STEAMBOAT
Heart Attack Is Fatal to
BENJAMIN Cobb Police
Send Body to Morgue.

BENJAMIN Cobb, II. Of 1ls c street
NV, died Of . heart attack aboard
the steamship Potomac on its moon
light, cruise last night.
Capt. P. J. Barbour, master of the
Potomac, said he was informed Mr..
Cobb was stricken at 1880 pm,
while the vessel was opposite Fort
Washington en- route back to its dock
here. He was given first aid by
Richard Richards, steward, but sue
cumbed almost Immediately. The
ships officers were unable to locate =
man understood to have accompanied
Mr.. Cobb on the cruise.
Police, called when the Potomac
docked at 1850 pm, ordered the
body taken to the morgue. It was
carried OF while other passengers
were boarding the vessel for It's mid
night cruise.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
BARCELONA 0.K.'S
ALIENS REMOVAL
Withdrawal Plan. Approval
Is Indicated by Premier
Negrin's Regime.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
In effort to bring Anglo-ltalian
pact into effect. Great Britain OBJ
tanned approval BY 2s-nation Span-
ish N0w-Intervention Committee Of
plan TOR withdrawal OF foreign vol-
xnteers from both sides of Spanish
Uar. Proposals submitted to Barce-
Iona and Bur00s governments
quickly to obtain imnediate start
on ,0ithdrawal.
Bv the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, July S.-The Spanish
government today indicated its gen.
eral approval of the 26-nation non.
Intervention committees plan to with.
draw foreign soldiers fighting In the
Spanish civil war.
Premier Juan Negrin's government
announced its reply to the proposal
which eliminated - months of ef-
forts by the London committee tl
isolate the conflict. would be based or
the general interests Of peace"
Special messengers took the pro.
gram, agreed upon in London Tues.
day, both to Barcelona and to Burgo.
for consideration by the two Spanish
regimes.
The Spanish governments formal
reply to London will be withheld, how.
ever, pending closer examination oi
some points.
Valencia Defenses Hammered.
HENDAYE, France. July (Spe
ciaD D.-Generalissimo Francisco Fran.
cos insurgents hammered from sea
land and air today against the gov.
ernment defenders Of Valencia in ,
coastal battle south Of Mules.
Hundreds Of tanks and bombing
planes were hurled into the comic,
while insursent warships poured she'll
into the militiamen's lines at righ
angles to the fire Of Generalissimt
Francos artillery on the shore.
Bolsters Fertincations.
Government dispatches said Gen
Jose Miaja conferred hurriedly with
provincial omcials In Valencia t
speed construction of the fertilization!
OF the former provisional capital.
The insurgents were slightly NOR,
than Is miles away after capturing
Mules yesterday and pushing down
miles, along the road to Sagunto ant
Valencia. where government troop
dug in after their retreat.
Twelve miles northwest Of Mules
other insurgent columns from Ond,
and Tales attacked government line
southwest Of Sueras Fighting wa
heaviest on the slopes Of the Sierr,
de Espadan. one OF the two range.
Of mountains forming natural barrier
to the insurgent drive.
Fighting Sansuinary.
Sanguinary hand-to-hand fightin,
among fruit and palm trees precede,
the capture Of Mules, where the gov
ernment rear guard made q last stant
in house-to-house fighting.
Insurgents reported charges of dyna
mite were set OF in the center of tn
once prosperous health resort by tn
last defenders to nee. They said tn
narrow. winding streets were masse
OF ruins.
Many Of the land mines, they said
had failed to explode.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
COOPERATION IS URGED
TO ADVANCE WELFARE
Baltimore Members Of A. =. q. L
Hear Charles Thomas on
Labor and Capital,

Cooperation is necessary to advance
the welfare Of the country, Charles M.
Thomas, president Of the Federation
Of Civic Associations, last night told
Baltimore members Of the Association
of Federal Government Employees at
the Odd Fellows Auditorium.
If labor has short hours, he said,
"there must be skill and, competence
in the workmanship. If capital takes
big rewards, there must be fidelity
and reward for those who fashion its
wares. II the Nation or the world is
to have peace and security. there
must BE- Justice, competence, skin and
fidelity to trust among The eitisens."
Evening star., 1938-07-10
MAYOR RENOMINATED

WASHINGTON GROVE. Md, July
Especially Mayor Irving L. McCath-
ran was nominated to succeed himself
at the annual town caucus held here
last week.
Four candidates were nominated for
the two vacancies ON the town council.
They are Mrs. L. W. Hardy, r. L. L.
Hitler, Joseph w. Palmer and Robert
s. Billhimer.
The town treasurer. George H. Felt.
reported . balance of S296. 40 at the
end Of the towns first fiscal year.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
O'Mahoney in Forum

. Monopoly investigation will be the
subject of an address by Senator
OMahoney. Democrat. of Wyoming in
the National Radio Forum tomorrow
night at 8 80 o'clock
The National Radio Forum is ar
ranged by The Washington Star and
broadcast over q Nation wide network
Of the National Broadcasting Co. The
program will be heard locally through
Station WMAL
Senator O'Mahoney will tell of the
work of the Legislative Executive Com
mittee set up by Congress, at the sug-
gestion of the President, to investigate
thoroughly the problem OF monopolies
and the question of curbing them. The
purpose Of the committee is to make
recommendations for legislation by
Congress.
. The Legislative Executive Commit
tee. which is composed of six members
of Congress and six representatives of
the executive agencies of the Govern
ment, has laid the groundwork for in
Nestigation which will continue through
his summer and fall