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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Unfinished Business.
From the Charlotte IN. CO. News.


Ever since Mr.. Roosevelt has been
President, he has been going to call a
conference on overlapping, conflicting
State and Federal taxation Before he
went into office he was going to call
such conference. Just after he became
President he circularized the Governors
Of the States on this and related topics,
and they actually came to the White
House for conference. But the bank
ing crisis had interposed The President
had time only to say again that over
tapping taxation was something that
would have to be looked into and cor
rected
Periodically ever since, the Federal
Government has been on the point of
calling conference to apportion Fed
eral and State spheres of taxation. It
is on the point today It will be again
tomorrow. But something will always
bob up to prevent it. Something always
has.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Shooting Stars.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Why Complain?

Why Complain?
The troubles that another may
Be doomed by fate to bear
Seem, as I note them, far away,
Like trifles light as air.
I wonder why he should repine;
They are not half as bad as mine.
And as another notes the share
OF sorrow that is mine
He says: With only that to bear
Existence should be fine!
His petty burdens day by day
Had no more, then life were gay!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Twenty Years Ago
The World Var Day by Day
Sentemher "a 1913.

French and British attacked southwest
of st. Quentin, capturing Dallen and
1900 prisoners. This was a severe fight
on 4mile front, against heavy machine
gun resistance. Many of these were
captured. The Allied lines were now only
miles from St. Quentin.
1t was big day for the British in
Palestine. They took Haifa, Acre and
Es-Salt, the Turks retreating rapidly
through these towns. In Macedonia,
French and Serbians took the important
post OF Prilep, northeast of Monastir.
with 1000 prisoners and 14o guns to
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Mentioned.

Have you ever been spoken of as a
possible presidential candidate?"
EYES," answered Senator Sorghum.
my boom is not as conspicuous as it
might be, but 1t is entitled to as much
consideration as lot of them. When I
was a small boy my uncle placed his
hand upon my head and remarked, My
boy, you may be President some day."
1.-THE man." said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, that Is wise enough not to
tell all he knows, knows more than
most men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

If contemporary life is too poignantly
tragic to be tolerated, it still is possible
to lose ones self in books rejecting the
troubles of long ago. Plutarch, for in
stance, is curative reading for people
who are disguised with modernity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

Even those who have little use for
the New Deal must have been glad
when they heard that the C. C. c. had
gone to the help of the stricken people
Of New England. Long after history
has ceased to trouble about President
Roosevelt's errors. he may be remem-
for conservation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

Albert Einstein, inventor of relatively
says: "Nationalism is an infantile disease
have added that internationalism is
plague of the virulence OF smallpox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

There is one difference between 1914
and l938-namely, the world public is
not twice being taken by surprise. Com
ing events have cast their shadows be-
fore for nearly quarter of century.
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which has taken terrible beating in re-
cent months is the notion that a man is
through when he no longer is con-
spicuouSly young. President Roosevelt
Endorsed both Senator McAdoo of Cali
fornia and Representative Lewis Of
juvenile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Claims No Ruler Can
Conquer Europe.

To the Editor of The Star:
IN YOUR editorial, while Rome
Burns" you quote a certain Mr..
Clarke, who implies that Germany has,
as an ultimate aim, control of the world.
This same ridiculous scare on propa-
ganda has been used effectively before
against Germany land Japan and
would probably, II It were thought neces-
sary to arouse US to Z white heat Of
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Representative Bruce Barton declares:
Congress is an exceedingly friendly
body but he does not specify toward
whom.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

If President Roosevelt really believes
that all great Democrats bow to the
will OF the people, he will not attempt
to revive the reorganization bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

Motor Trip.
A whizz-a smell of gasoline
A thought OF worlds to come
A blurr Of green-the passing scene.
guess that's going some!
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Model Speech.

From the Yakima Republic.
The best political speech ever deliy-
cred in this valley was made by A. D.
OKelley in Toppenish when, as last en-
trant on q long program. he rose to his
feet and merely said, Thank you" r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Fatherly Ambition.

IT'S your boy Josh going to study law?"
II don't know" answered Farmer
Corntossel. I'm kind O. hopin' that
Joshll develop flnancerin' energy enough
to get to be one of the fellers that hires
the lawyers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

Some men," said Uncle Eben, "haster
kind O be fohgivin' fob bein' crooked,
cause dey ain got sense enough ter see
whah actual dishonesty begins"
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Be gentle when you can.
Just say he Is a "favorite son."
And not an "alSo ram"
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Crime and Income Taxes.
Prom the Nashville Tennessean.
OF course Crime does not pay"-but
we notice the approved way Of going
after crooks is through their income tax
returns.
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@. How does our national debt com.
pare with that OF Great Britain?-W.
j. H.
A. The national debt Of the United
States is over $37 900, 900 900, while that
OF Great Britain is $38, 766, 600, 900.
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Evening star., 1938-10-28
HANES IS CHOSEN
UNDERSECRETARY
Treasury Aide Promoted to Place
Left Vacant by Magill
Resignation.

President Roosevelt announced to.
day the promotion of Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury John w. Hanes
to Undersecretary of the Treasury,
filling the vacancy caused by the
resignation some time ago of Roswell
Magill.
Mr.. Hanes, before being appointed
Assistant Secretary, was a member
Of the Securities and Exchange Com.
mission and prior to that was an in.
vestment broker In New York.
Mr.. Magill, who is looked upon as
one of the Nations tax experts, re-
signed to return to Columbia Univer-
sity to resume the teaching of law
The President is not ready to an.
nounce the successor to Mr.. Hanes al
Assistant Secretary.
Mr.. Hanes is IS years old, and his
family home Is at Winston-Saleni,
N. c. The promotion will Rise his
salary from $4,000 to 10000 year.
The new Undersecretary became q
securities commission last December,
when President Roosevelt drafted him
from New York Stock Exchange firm
to help conciliate differences between
the exchange and the commission. He
became Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury on July l.. after the COM
mission and the exchange completed
. program for reorganization c( the
exchange.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
DALADIER AND AIDES
MENACED BY BLAZE
Big Fire Sweeps 10 Buildings
OF Maresille During Party
Conference.
By the Associated Press.


MARSEILLE, Oct. 28.-A huge f,r<
which swept 10 buildings in the heart
OF Marseille today and was believed tc
have caused three deaths led Premie,
Edouard Deladier to suspend until TO-
morrow the Radical-Socialist confer.
ence here.
The fire destroyed the big Nouyelles
Galleries des Paris department store
the Noailles Hotel-where M. Daladie,
and Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
were staying-and spread to two othe,
hotels, a bank and several other build.
lngs. There were 20 known dead.
Msrseille's whole fire department,
battled the flames, reinforced by mill.
tary fireflghters from the Toulou
arsenal, but the conflagration con.
tinued to spread.
Before the roof of the Noailles Hote]
caved in a police officer broke into
the apartments of M. Daladier and M
Bonnet, who were at the party con-
gress, and rescued their papers. Be-
sides the roof, three floors of the hotel
later collapsed.
The Nouvelles Galleries de Paris
store was mass Of ruins. The whole
block Of buildings in the square
bounded by the Boulevards Canebiere
and Garibalda, the Rue Paperes and
the Rue Marche des Capucins were
imperiled.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
U. S. CHILD IS SLAIN
BY JAPANESE BOMB
Mother and Sister Also Hurt in
Attack-American Flag on
Mission Ignored.

BY the Associated Press
HANKOW, Oct. 28.-An American
child was killed and her mother and
sister wounded in a Japanese air at
tack October "a on Lutheran Breth-
ren mission, belated reports here dis
closed today.
Phoebe Olive Nyhus, 3, was killed
and her sister Ruth, 8, and her mother
were wounded, the report said, when
Japanese planes destroyed the mission
at Tungpei, in Southern Honan Prov
ince, despite American flags marking
the buildings.
The report came from the father,
Arthur Nyhus of Fertile, Iowa, the
only member of the family unscathed
in the bombardment.
He moved the injured survivors of
his family to Tangho, also in Honan,
where he telegraphed United States
Ambassador Nelson T. johnson at
Chungking, Chinas new provisional
CAPITAL
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Nauv's Ne,U Bomber Flies Here
4 From West Coast IN Is Hours

It. Comdr Andrew Crinkley, pioneer
naval aviator, who has been conduct
ing final acceptance tests since the
ship was turned over to the Navy Trial
Board by Consolidated Aircraft Corp
With crew Of IS, the craft is said
to be capable of flying 1000 miles
without refueling. It was the first big
flying boat to make a transcontinental
fight without landing gear equipment
The ship is equipped with four a.
cylinder Pratt-Whitney motors, each
OF which has a Navy Department rat
ing of 900 horsepower. It's wing span
is lis feet and it measures % feet 3
inches in height.
Naval officials would not disclose any
details Of the crafts armament, speed
or altitude.
The Army's new pursuit plane, the
Curtis PSF, already had passed the
experimental stage before yesterdays
360-mile flight. An initial squadron OF
Is ordered last December soon will be
delivered, officials said.
Without halting to gloat over the
PSF, the Army intends to announce
in few days another and presumably
even faster plane. Designated the P-40,
It Is an experimental Job, and most de-
(see NEW NAVY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-10-28

A young father preferred to remain
in Jail today in contempt of court
rather than surrender his only son to
his estranged wife while, in his opin-
ion. the child is too i'll to be moved.
Zelner Albritton, 28, sculptor and de-
signer, said in District Jail today he
would serve a life sentence If need be
before he would consent to having the
child brought from nearby Maryland
while sick.
Mr.. Albritton was committed to Dis
trict Jail Wednesday by Justice Oscar
5aahsIas Spt1| r e1aI
delivers his 412-year-old son to the
custody OF fhe chfld's mother, Mrs.
Norella Albritton, 1893 Hudson street,
Arlington. Va.
II was told" said the husband, who
has been in Jail here since October 3.
when he was unable to furnish $500
bond not to leave the Districts juris-
diction, that my son has a contagious
illness, either chicken-pox or measles
they weren't sure which"
The husband, VINO claims he is q
legal resident of Maryland and not
bound by custody order from District
Court, refuses to say where his son
now is living. 1t was thought, how
ever the child was with his paternal
grandmother in nearby Maryland.
The couple separated more than q
year ago. Last November the wife filed
suit in District Court for maintenance
and custody of the child. The court
in view of the boys tender years,
turned him over to his mother, with a
provision his father be allowed to see
him.
Mr.. Albritton, who was living in
Marlboro and working at his studio in
the District, took the child to Mary
land and refused to return him to his
mother.
He had been i'll with bronchial
pneumonia several times" MI. Albrit-
ton said, "and felt that could give
him better care"
The wife then obtainad a writ for
bidding Mr.. Albritton to leave the Dis
trict. 1t was served on him October
3, and the husband. according to his
attorney, Charles H. Quimby, could
not raise the $500 bond. He accord
ingly was sent to jail.
At the hearing Wednesday, Justice
Luhring said he was not ruling on the
custody question, but rather on the
previous court order.
The husband chose to return to Jail
rather than surrender his son.
1T looks as if I'm being held for
ransom" the father said, ''the only
difference being must pay for freedom
with my son instead of my money"
Evening star., 1938-10-28

The Navy's new 100000 expert
mental long-range bomber landed at
the Naval Air Station, in Anacostia, at
2:05 am. today, completing nonstop
flight from San Diego, Calf, in an
elapsed time of 13 hours and SIS
minutes.
Carrying a crew of seven. the huge
craft actually made the approximately
2,300-mile flight in about l3 hours.
The ship arrived here about am,
but, because of y number Of unlighted
buoys in the Anacostia River, the COM
mander circled the area for about
three-quarters Of an hour to make sure
Of his bearings, naval officials said.
Meanwhile, a 6-mile-a-minute war
plane was viewed as the Army's imme-
diate answer to European rivalry for
speed supremacy in the air following q
360-mile flight in 81 minutes from
Dayton, Ohio, to Buffalo, N. Y, yes
terday by 1t. Benjamin S. Kelsey. This
flight lifted the wraps from q pursuit
ship about which the Air Corps previ-
ously had little to say.
The Navy's huge airboat had slipped
Oh secretly 1T San Diego at 1910 pm.
eastern standard time) yesterday. At
the controls Of the Aston craft was
Evening star., 1938-10-28
PAT GROVE IS NEAR
DEATH IN HOSPITAL
Clippings Are Only Remnant of
Days When He Survived
'Dead-or-Alive' Hunt.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Pat Grove,
who survived $4,000 "dead-or -alive"
hunt to turn to a career of preaching
that crime does not pay, was reported
near death today.
Attendants at the Harlem Hospital
where he was taken after a heart at
tack in cheap Harlem rooming house
yesterday, said his condition was
serious.
Grove is 70 now. Until yesterday he
still was erect and proud, and still
remembered the days when he eluded
months Of Nationwide searching for
him as the kidnaper of Edward j
Cudahy, jr., son of the millionaire meat
packer, in Nebraska late in the COS.
He finally surrendered voluntarily
in Butte, Mont, and although he ad-
mitted he and confederate received
ransom for the kidnapping, he was ac-
quilted.
From 1890 to 1906 Grove was ac-
cused Of many crimes under many
aliases through the Midwest: then
after acquittal Of a robbery charge,
he turned a new leaf and took up
lecturing on the evils of law-breaking
Yellowed clippings found in his room
were the only tangible remnant of his
former life in Groves present humble
existence.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Boards Report
On Rail
Due Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

President Roosevelt told his press
conference today his special fact-find-
ing board seeking to avert Nation
wide railroad strike against a Is per
cent wage cut would file its report with
him at 1890 pm. tomorrow.
Under the National Mediation Act,
neither the wage cut nor the strike
already voted by almost 100000 rail-
road workers can become effective for
80 days after the boards report is
filed.
The three-man board, which recently
completed an extensive public inquiry
into the economic condition of the car
riers and other factors behind the pro-
posed wage cut, had been given until
midnight tomorrow to file its report
an extension of two days from tbe orig.
inal October 81 deadline fixed by the
President.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
WHITNEY REPORT
ST|RS ROOSEVELT
S. E. c. Finding 'Horrifying,'
He Says, Citing Efforts
to End Practices.
By the Asso ted Press.

By the Asso- 'ated Press.
President Roosevelt said today a Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
report on the activities of Richard
Whitney was very horrifying because
it revealed practices which every one
was trying to prevent
In response to press conference ques-
tions, the President said that all con-
cerned, including the stock exchange
were interested in preventing the re-
currence Of any of the practices in the
Whitney case.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he understood
that the S. E. c. would make its report
on the Whitney case in three sections,
the first Of which was made public
today.
False Rumor Led to Exposure.
His discussion followed an S. E. C.
description Of how false rumor on
the floor of the exchange finally led to
exposure Of the methods by which the
now-imprisoned Wall Street leader
mlsappropriated customers securities
In its official report on the failure
OF the Whitney firm, the commission
also disclosed for the first time that the
former exchange president had negoti-
ated in five months no less than iii
loans amounting to more than s27..
100000 in desperate attempt to stave
of failure. Whitney is serving a 5-to-
1O-year prison term.
The commissioners report said in.
formation which led an exchange COM
mlttee to investigate Richard Whitney
& Co.. originated with John B
Shethar, specialist in the stock OF
Greyhound Corp.
Distress Selling" Noticed.
Mr.. Shethar had noticed distress
selling" in Greyhound which he be-
lieved to have come from the Whitney
firm
1T Is perhaps ironical." the report
said, that this clue which eventually
led to Richard Whitney's expulsion
from the exchange was without SUBJ
stantial foundation in fact"
The report added that Mr.. Shethar
himself recognized his information
about Whitney's connection with the
distress selling was vague and based
on his own impression"
The S. E. C. analysis of the Whitney
failure will be followed within a few
days by recommendations on the
findings.
Stating that mo great trickery'' was
necessary on the part of Whitney te
induce his friends and business col
leagues to part with their funds, the
report traced in detail the story of the
rapid-fire rotation of loans by the
harassed broker.
Most Of Funds Repaid.
A total of $25 1922, 500 was borrowed
from eight commercial banks and by
March 8, 1888, the date of the failure
all of this had been repaid with the
exception of $l,632,500
The remaining $2,139,000 was Dor.
rowed from firms, or individuals, asso.
ciated with the New York Stock Ex-
change, and of this amount $1,647 ,00(
(See WHITNEY. Page A.3)
Evening star., 1938-10-28
DALAD|ER SEWERS
COMMUNIST TIES
Warns Parliament of Call
for Election if Reforms
Are Refused.
Ps the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
MARSEILLE, Oct. 28-Premier Ed
Guard Daladier completed his break
with the Communist party today and
warned Parliament that if it failed
to approve reforms the government
contemplates he would carry the issue
direct to the voters.
At his request the committee on gen.
eral policy of his radical Socialist
party approved a resolution, to be
submitted to the party congress here
Saturday, saying the Communist par
ty has excluded itself" from the
Peoples Front of Radical Socialists,
Socialists and Communists.
The resolution approved by the
party General Policy Committee pro-
posed eventual recourse to an election
If financial and economic reforms the
government has in mind are not ap-
proved by Parliament.
In its reference to Communists
the resolution said the Communist
party had deserted the Peoples Front
by voting against the governments
demand for full powers and through
the hostile attitude of its leaders,"
Party Leadership Split.
Political observers said the leader
ship of NJ Daladier's party had split
over his violent attack on Communists
in his keynote address
These observers declared that al
though the convention shouted and
cheered for the Premier, a strong group
Of party leaders-including members
of his cabinet-not only were sur
prised but disturbed at the bitterness
with which NJ Daladier changed the
direction of the party's political front.
Among this group were mentioned
such cabinet ministers as Naval Min
lister Cesar Campinchi, Minister of
Education Jean Zay and Minister Of
Interior Albert Sarraut besides
Edouard Herriot, president of the
Chamber Of Deputies.
Reported Chided by Herriot.
One observer said that M. Herriot,
meeting M. Daladier after the speech
yesterday, demanded, in effect, Have
you any idea Of what you have done?"
Two reasons were cited for the fears
aroused by M. Daladier's attack. One
was political. While the 5000 con-
vention delegates undoubtedly gave M.
Daladier warm welcome, Radical
Socialist deputies were faced with the
cold political fact that 66 per cent of
them owe their seats in the chamber
to hundreds of thousands of Com
munist and Socialist votes under the
Peoples Front single-candidate agree
ment.
There was little in the Premier,s
speech to cause rejoicing among So
cialists because his attack was direct
ed at Marxism as whole as well as
Communism. And while NJ Daladier
studiously avoided reference to So
cialists, they. too, are Marxist.
The second reason was diplomatic.
Many observers interpreted the attack
on Communism as an attack on Rus
sia, which might foreshadow a definite
ga. ND ANCE po0o A-9O