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Evening star., 1939-06-16
French Sub With 63
Fails to Rise From
Dive Off Indo-Chino
Phenix Carried 4 Officers
And So Men on Plunge
Thursday Morning
BY the Associated Press,

Press
PARIS, June 16-The Navy Ministry announced to-
night that the French submarine Phenix with officers
and So men aboard failed to reappear after Thurs
day morning in the Bay of Camranh French Indo-Chna
The communque
There serious anxiety concerning the first
class submarine Phenix at present attached
After dive carried during morning Of
THE Far Eastern naval unattached ships
continue Seaplanes in the colony participating
Families of Crewmen Notified.
Informed Immediately Navy Ministry notified the FAM
lilies OF the members Of the crew."
At Cam Bay southeast coast of Indo- China
French interests Progress base has been
speeded since Japans invasion China began years
Navy officials said the Phenix sank deep gave no
immediate estimate of the depth.
At Eysee Palace the residence
that reception scheduled to be given by
President Albert Lebrun the can
celed because Of he disturbing the
Phenx
Purchasing Diving Bells.
The disaster following sinking the United
States submarine Squaus in which 26 died.
submarine Thetis, in which SO pershed
France has just opened negotiations with
for four diving bells similar of SO
Of the Squaus'
Neither the Squaus the Thetis has been raised
The Phenix is 2O0O-ton submarine launched April
one OF four ships laid down under the 1927 building
The normal crew of the Phenx consists of ST
The submarine 3025 feet overall length powered
with electric motors submerged
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speed submerged is 10 knots.
She is slightly smaller than
her sister ships, counting only 10
torpedo tubes to their II.
The Phenix is one of the vessels
sent to reinforce the French
squadron in Indo- Chinese waters
as a result of tension in the Far
East growing out of the war be-
tween Japan and China.
Naval experts consider her and
her sister ships some Of the most
successful undersea crafts ever built.
If reports of the sinking of Phenix
prove true, it will be the third dis
aster suffered by submarine of q
major naval power within a month.
The United States Navy subma-
rine Squalus sank with a loss of 26
lives off the New Hampshire coast
May % and the British submarine
Thetis sank with loss of 80 lives
the greatest disaster in submarine
history-June l.
33 Saved From Squalus.
Thirty-three men were rescued
from the Squalus by use of diving
bell, but only four men who rose to
the surface with Davis lung appa-
ratus escaped from the Thetis.
The PheniX in some respects is
the largest of the three. She is the
Oldest. The others, brand new, sank
in test runs. The Phenix, COM
missioned nine years ago, went down
while on tour of duty.
The Phenix is 3025 feet long
compared with 292 feet for the
Squalus and 265 for the Thetis. She
weighed 1879 tons on the surface
and displaced 1850 tons submerged.
The surface displacement of the
Thetis was 1,095 tons but the
Squalus - although shorter - was
heavier, displacing 1,450 tons.
OF Redoubtable Class.
The Phenix belonged to the So
called "redoubtable" class of French
navy submarines, named for the
prototype of large group built over
a period of more than 10 years.
She was powered with two Diesel
engines capable of surface speed
of II knots. Her full complement
was ST men.
Her armament included 39-inch
anti-aircraft gun, two machine guns
and 10 21.7-inch torpedo tubes.
Another French submarine, the
Promethee, sank off Cherbourg,
France, July 7, 1882, with q loss Of
62 lives.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
~. S. Equipment
lat Manila Can
Be Rushed

The Navy Department has COM
plete submarine rescue equipment
available at Manila, which will be
made available to the French Navy
If requested for the attempt to
save members of the crew of the
submarine Phenix, sunk on the
Indo-C China coast.
The submarine tender Pigeon,
with submarine rescue bells, de.
compression chambers, divers and
diving equipment, is at Manila, but
probably could not reach the miss
ing submarine in less than two days.
The Navy Department estimated,
however, that a destroyer, under
forced draft, could carry divers and
their equipment to the Phenix in 20
to 80 hours, depending on the exact
location Of the vessel.
Decision on the extent of Amer
ican rescue operations will be made
by Vice Admiral Harry Yarnell,
commander in chief of the Asiatic
Fleet. The Navy Department had
no ofacial word Of the reported &C.
cident early this afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
William T.. Miller, 81,
Realty Development
President, Is Dead
Was Born and Received
Much of His Education
In Washington

William c. Miller, 50, president
of the w. C.. & A. N. Miller De-
velopment Co., died today in Emer-
gency Hospital where he underwent
an appendectomy last Saturday.
Mr.. Miller was one of Washing
tons best known realtors. The firm
which he headed developed Wesley
Heights and Spring Valley.
Mr.. Miller was a past president
of the Washington Real Estate
Board and past president of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards. He was also a past presi-
dent of the old Washington Cham
ber of Commerce, which merged
with the Board of Trade.
Born in Capital.
Born in this city December Is,
1886, he was educated at Eastern
High School, Yale University, where
he received a bachelor of arts de-
gree in 1911. and George Washing
ton University, where he was grad
uated in law in 1918. During the
World Var he served in the Navy.
Prominent in various activities,
Mr.. Miller was member of the ad-
visory board of Riggs National Bank,
treasurer of the Washington Secur-
tiles Co., director of the Colum-
bia Title Co. and a director of the
District Title Co.
Active in club and fraternal circles,
Mr.. Miller was past president of
the Washington Lions Club, a
past president of the Yale Club
of Washington, and a member
of the Temple Noyes Lodge of
Masons, the Albert Pike Consis-
tory and Almas Temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine. He belonged to the
Board of Trade, Columbia Country
Club, the University Club and the
All Souls Episcopal Church. He
also had been active in the Cathedral
Heights Citizens Association.
He lived at 44O1 Cathedral ave-
nue. NV.
Developed Several Sites.
In 1912 Mr.. Miller and his brother
founded the firm of w. C. & A. N.
Miller. For some years the firm
devoted much of its efforts to build
| ing homes in the Cleveland Park
area and also built houses near
Soldiers Home. In 1920 the firm
bought two blocks near Wardman
Park Hotel and built detached
houses in that area. The w. c. g.
A. N. Miller Development Co. was
incorporated under it's present name
in 1927.
Besides having served as presi-
dent of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, which Office he
held in 1888, Mr.. Miller was a former
chairman of the national associa-
tion's home builders and subdividers
division and had served as di-
rector and executive committeeman
of the national body.
Mr.. Miller was son Of the late
John Miller and the late Mrs
Sarah Booth Pullman Miller. His
father was a coal and brick mer-
chant.
In 1918 Mr.. Miller was married to
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Roberts. He
is survived by his widow; q daughter
Miss Sarah Booth Miller; a SON
William G. Miller, jr.; his brother
Allison N. Miller, all Of this city
4 and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Miller
Birney, this city, and Mrs. Frances
Miller Brockett Of this city and
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Buckner Letter Says
Mchutt Gave Him
Secret Army Data
Reports Related to
Philippine OfficioIs,
Court Is Told

BACKGROUND
On trial in Ne,U York on mail
fraud charges are fire men, chief
OF lDhOm is William P Buckner,
jr. Buckner is accused OF estab-
listing a "beauty lobby" in Wash
ington in moUe to SUay legiSla-
tion in his tapor concerning Phil
ippine rdil,Udy bonds. Several
beduteous tDomen haze told the
court OF parties they attended
1rith Buckner or at his request.
B, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 16.-A letter
in which William P. Buckner, jr.,
youthful broker and playboy. said
Paul v. McNutt. High Commits
sioner to the Philippines, had helped
him on = visit to the islands by
obtaining confidential United States
Army reports on the personalities of
local ofiicials, was read in Federal
Court today at Buckner's trial on
mail fraud and conspiracy charges.
The letter was read as the Gov
ernment turned from the frivolous
side of Buckner's activities-he was
accused yesterday of carrying a
beauty lobby" to Washington to
help his financial plans-to a visit
Buckner made to the Philippines as
chairman of the Philippine Railway
Bondholders' Protective Commit
tee.
Buckner communicated with Lee
S. Walden, London (Ontario) banker
and a former member of the COM
mittee, to tell him what prograss he
was making.
McNutt, he wrote in December,
1887, helped him Ito obtain access
to various confidential reports of
the United States Army relating to
personalities of certain Philippine
officials, as we'll as study of the
general Philippine psychology"
Personal Esteem for Counsel.
"Parenthetically," he wrote, "it
should be said that the co-opera-
ton and consideration shown by Mr..
McNutt came as result of his per-
sonal esteem for the committee
counsel, George Schein, who ar
ranged the introduction to Mr.. Nc
Mutt"
Buckner, at the time, was trying
to effect some kind of settlement
of the bondholders' problem. He
called on Capt. Thomas J. Dugan,
chief of the division of investigation
of the Department of Justice of the
Commonwealth, he said, and en-
listed his aid.
Capt. Dugan," he wrote, "enjoys
the implicit trust of the leaders of
the Philippine government, and
through him an approach to Presi-
dent Quezon and Felipe Buencamino,
chairman of the Nationalist party
and Acting Speaker of the Legisla-
ture, was made possible.
Both of these men have been
convinced of the merits of our con-
tention and have, therefore, agreed
(See BJJCKNER. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Hatch Measure
Being Redrown,.
Roosevelt Says
BY the Associated Press.

6y tItc hSSuClWte0 IIcSS.
President Roosevelt said today the
Hatch bill to prohibit political activ-
ity by Federal of11ceholders had
been badly drawn in the Senate
and that a House committee was
trying to correct it.
He told a press conference that
all were agreed on the objectives
of the measure and it was now a
question Of working out the details.
Calling attention to its broad
language. Mr.. Roosevelt said it would
be a pity if members of Congress
were precluded from running for
Office or from taking part in a cam
paign.
Asked about the anti-politics pro-
visions in the pending relief appro-
priation bill, the President said
what was desired was language that
would prevent any one from going
to the $500 900 persons on relief and
dragooning them for campaign
funds.
The Hatch bill has passed the
(See HATCH, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-06-16

Foreign.
Britain strikes If rights cut, Japa-
nese warned. Page Al
Black Tom decision held invalid by
Reich government, Page Ar
Chinese slain giving food to British
in Tientsin. Page Al
American concern over blockade is
expressed In Toxic. Page Al
Axis crop damage held exaggerated
as war deterrent. Page Al
Notionol.
McNutt helped him, Buckner tells
court. Page Al
Bill to curb political activity badly
:, drawn, President says. Page Al
New industrial lending program con-
sidered by President. Page Al
Pittman challenges round-robin
signers on embargo. Page A-3
Roosevelt sends farewell message to
King and Queen. Page Al
2,500 battle worst forest fires In
years. Page AS
Hoover assigned to task Of combat
ting espionage. Page ALI
Washington and Vicinity.
Re-enactment Of present D. g. tax
structure predicted. Page AL
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Stark To See President

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June
16 F.-Gov. Lloyd c. Stark will
visit the President in Washington
next Tuesday afternoon.
The executive said he would stop
in Washington on his way home
from New York, where he will ad-
dress national advertising asso-
citation Monday.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Schu|te's Move Halls
Action by Probers on
Milk Report
Blocks Stond Opposing
Opening Of Market
To Outsiders

A point Of order raised by Repre-
sentative Schultz, Democrat, of In
diana today prevented the House
Milk Investigating Committee from
adopting a report strongly opposing
opening the Washington milk mar
ket to milk and cream from areas
beyond the local milkshed and rec
ommending creation of special
milk board to fix and control prices
to both consumers and producers.
The report had been approved by
a 3-to-2 vote when Mr.. Schultz, who
has fought vigorously to open the
Washington market to cream from
any place in the United States,
raised the point of order. He argued
that the action was taken while
the House was in session, a point
that automatically rescinded the
3-to-2 vote. Under House rules a
committee is not allowed to sit while
the House is in session without spe-
cial permission, and no such per-
mission had been granted the Milk
Committee.
The three members who voted
for adoption of the report were
Chairman Bates and Representa-
f;yae nrron Dovoocrof af Mcry.
land and Sandager, Republican, of
Rhode Island. Those who opposed
adoption were Representatives
Schultz and Shafer, Republican, of
Michigan. Mr.. Shafer said he had
the proxy vote of Representative
Vreeland, Republican, of New Jer-
sey, but it was not accepted.
Another meeting of the commit
tee will be held at $50 am. tomor-
row to reconsider the report.
Bates Unfair, Schultz Says.
As the meeting adjourned, Rep
resentative Schultz stalked out Of
the committee room, charging that
Representative Bates, Democrat, Of
Kentucky, the chairman, had been
unfair" in seeking action on re-
port he had not had time to read
carefully. He announced his in
tention to draw up another report
which, he predicted, would serve as
the majority report Of the COM
mittee.
The report which Mr.. Bates hopes
to have adopted as the majority re-
port declares:
your committee feels that it is
neither desirable nor necessary to
lower the quality and standard Of
milk in the District of Columbia,
and, therefore, concludes that it is
not proper nor feasible to permit
the entry into the District Of Co.
lumbia Of milk or cream from all
available sources, as the safety and
health of the consumers of the Dis
trict of Columbia cannot be fairly
protected without inspection by the
local health officers.
"Your committee recommends
that the present milk law be amend
ed to provide for a milk control
board with power to Ak and control
prices, set up standard form Of ac-
counting for the distributors, regu-
late In collaboration with the Health
Department the production and dis
tribution Of milk, and generally do
all things necessary to insure to the
producer q fair price for . high
grade and quality Of milk, Z fair
and reasonable return on the In
vested capital TO the distributor and
(Condnnsd "a Pags ALI, Column -
Evening star., 1939-06-16

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt said today
the income tax structure would have
to be broadened at the base, but
he doubted that Congress would
take any action on it this session.
Responding to questions at press
conference, the President said he
believed the base should be broad
ened little bit to cover more tax
payers, but he added this would not
bring in much additional revenue.
Broadening the base means to
lower salary exemptions so more
individuals pay income taxes.
This. the President said, would
give added responsibilities of citizen.
ship to group not now covered by
the tax laws.
He also expressed the opinion
that income tax rates in the middle
brackets probably should be raised
a bit.
Silly Editorials.
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to what he
termed silly and political editorials
which suggested that lowering a
single mans exemption from 81 900
to $500 and married mans from
81, 800 to 81 200 would permit the
Government to pay off the national
debt.
He contended the cost of collect
Ing the revenue from the lower in
come groups as result of broaden
ing the tax base would be virtually
equivalent to the new revenue
brought in.
About the time of the Presidents S
press conference, the House Ways
and Means Committee, mapping out
revision of business taxes, voted to
permit individuals and partnerships,
As we'll as corporations, to carry over
their net operating losses for in
come tax purposes for two years.
Pr6fits Tax Voted Down.
This action came just before the
committee passed along to the House
without a record vote a tax revision
measure which would repeal the
present undistributed profits tax and
levy an 18 per cent tax on large
corporations
A Ways and Means Subcommittee
previously had voted to permit cor
porations to carry over their net
losses for two years. AS now written
the provision will permit both in
dividuals and business partnerships
to carry over the excess when their
deductions exceed their gross income
The full committee also decided to
extend to notes, debentures and GER
tificates of Indebtedness a provision
permitting corporations in unsound
financial condition to retire bonds at
less than par value Without being
taxed.
Present law holds that the differ
ence between par and the price paid
in retiring such forms of indebted
ness is taxable income.
The committee also voted to make
permanent in tax law a provision
levying 10 per cent tax on the
retail sales of sporting firearms,
shells and cartridges.
The return from this levy, about
$3,400 900 year, goes to States for
wild life conservation.
The tax is in present law for a
two-year period.
The whole tax measure is expected
to be called up for House debate
next Monday or Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
American Yacht Wins Aouin

HARWICH, England, June 16 (P.-
Harold S. Vanderbilt's 12-meter
yacht, Vim. scored her third straight
victory and her second in as many
days in 24-mile race today.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Four Seized as Spies
By the Associate

TOULON, France, June 16.-Four
Frenchmen accused of espionage
were captured here today after a
gunf1ght with police and counter
espionage agents.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Summer Business

There is always business to
be had for those who 60
after it with the right kind
Of newspaper advertising.
Progressive merchantS.real-
lie that their customers are
entitled to the best as well as
the most that a dollar can
buy, consequently they ad-
vertise their best and most
desirable merchandise.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Summary of Todoy's Star

Point of order stops Milk Probe
Committee action. Page Al
Application to buy suburban gas
firms is denied. Page Al
Methodist Conference hears report
by DR.. Williams. Page B-1
Strike of union carpenters remains
deadlocked. Page B-1
DR.. Smith to sum up defense at final
hearing Monday. Page B-1
Evening star., 1939-06-16
President Saws
Broadened Tax
Base Is Needed
Income Rate Hike in
Middle Brackets Is
Also Fuvored
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Proposals for broadening base
OF income tar haze been made
for gears, but largely for political
reasons haze neper been enacted.
On one occasion, at urging of
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Senate Uoted such program, but
reuersed itself a day later.
Legislation to repiSe corporate
tar structure is no,D pending in
Congress-.
Evening star., 1939-06-16

(See BUCKNER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-06-16

(See D. c. TAXES, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-06-16

'Feturns from nevsstands not deducted
and sanplss not included.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-01

Because of good results secur-
ed last year, Northampton Coun-
ty farmers have ordered and had
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-01
Will Not
Get Any More
Clothing Orders

Under the present set up and
with the discontinuance of the
WPA sewing room projects in
this county, Ashe will not re-
ceive any more clothing orders
through the surplus commodity
program of the public welfare
department, Miss Ruth Tugman,
welfare superintendent, stated
yesterday.
The county will continue to get
food products, however, and they
will be distributed the same way
as in the past.
Miss lila Holman, district WPA
supervisor of women's projects
announced that the county could
get clothing orders even without
a sewing room project in opera.
ton here if the county would
agree to pay for cost of various
materials.
The commissioners, it is under.
stood, are not in favor of making
such expenditures unless they
were in a financial position tt
resume the sewing room project
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-01
FAIRVIEW NEWS

The Rev. J. c. Blevins and Mrs.
Blevins spent the night with Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Deboard Monday
night.
Miss Myrtle Shepherd visited
Misses Mamie and Lou Paisley
Tuesday.
Miss Edith Shepherd spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. c. Shepherd at
Crumpler.
Miss Mildred Paisley spent the
week end with her cousins, Miss
es Madeline and Edith Paisley at
Grassy Creek.
Mrs. Sam Paisley and Mrs.
Winston Harris visited Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Paisley Friday after
noon.
Gerald st. Clair, of Crumpler,
is spending the summer with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. st.
Clair, of Belair, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F Paisley and
sons, Junior and Harold and Gil
mer Paisley, spent the afternoon
with Mrs. Pasley's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Ballou Sunday.
Mr.. Ida Paisley, of Helton, is
spending the summer with Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Paisley of Gras-
sy Creek.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-01

delivered through the county ag-
ent's office carload of 1000 bu-
shells of Coker 100 cotton seed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-01
SOCIALS

Virginia, and Miss Nellie Jack
son are visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Goswick an
nounce the birth of a son, Car
Raymond, Jr May % at the Wiki
es Hospital.
Rev. Wallace Gentry who is
conducting a revival at the Beav'
er Creek Christian Church was
the dinner guest Sunday of Mrs
Mary Sue White.
Miss Bernice Weaver, Of Mary
land, is visiting relatives in the
county.
Rev. w. L. Griggs, of Charlotte
visited his brother, r. r. Griggs
of Jefferson this week.
Miss Ruth Tugman went tt
Kinston on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gowan H. Cald'
well of Winston-Salem were the
over night guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. M. Anderson on Thursday.
Rev. w. J. Huneycutt return
ed Saturday after spending
week at Duke University.
Mrs. w. L. Dent, of Jefferson
suffered a painful accident las
week in a fall from a chair or
which she was standing.
Mr.. league, principal of Noun
tain View High School, Mrs. Tea
que and Mr.. and Mrs Dancey, o:
North Wilkesboro, were weekend
visitors in the county.
Prof. James Miller, of Todd, hal
accepted position with the King
Electric Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Berry
Mrs. Ben Kibler, and Miss Bur
kettle Kibler, of Morganton, visit
ed friends in the county Sunday
Grading on the Emile stretch
of the Boone Highway is nearing
completion.
Mr.. j. c. Speers, Misses Vir
ginia and Elizabeth Speers spen
last: weekend near StateSvill'
with MIR. Buren, Jurney.
Mr.. and Mrs John Jones, O
Bristol, Tenn, announce the brit
of a son.
Mrs. Charles Latham, of War
rensville, was in town Monday.
Mr.. Guy L Snow, of Fayette
vile, spent last weekend in tn
county
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Silas Creek News

Mr.. Anderson, Of the Parker
Electric Company, of North
Wilkesboro, is in the community
wiring the dwelling houses for
lights. He thinks that the lights
will be turned on by the first of
July.
Mr.. Felix Jones returned Fri
day from New York City where
he had been to buy supplies for
a large machine shop which is to
be built for his son, Sherwood, in
Johnson City, Tenn. Mr.. Jones
states that he already ordered
about 100000 worth of equip
ment for this purpose.
A large crowd attended the
baptismal service at Landmark
church Sunday.
J. R. Phipps is constructing a
dairy barn on lower Silas Creek
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Kirk are
spending few days at Healing
Springs at present.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Huneycut, OF
Lexington, spent the week END
with Mrs. Huneycut's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Dickson.
Mr.. w. w. Dickson and his SON.
Kyle, made a business trip to
Lenoir Friday.
Rev. w. E. Denny, of Walnut
Hill township, is assisting the
farmers in making out their con-
servation program for the insu-
ing year.