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Evening star., 1939-09-20
Neutrality Background
Expiration Of Cosh-ond Garry Provision
Preeipitoted Row Causing Special Session

fore shipment. Furthermore, 1t
was declared unlawful for Ameri-
can ships or aircraft to transport
such goods either to a belligerent
or to a neutral for transshipment
to a belligerent. In other words,
all American export trade with
a belligerent country would be
placed on a cash basis and must
be handled by foreign ships.
This section of the statute had
a tWo-year life and its scheduled
expiration last May l was the
springboard for the bitter fight
over neutrality legislation in the
last session of Congress.
Furthermore, when it was al
lowed to expire on that date it
meant that although belligerents
could not purchase arms, am
munition or implements of war"
here they might purchase other
important articles and, without
prior payment in full, have them
shipped by any nationality of YES
sell
Particularly critical of the In
flexible nature of the ban on
munitions shipments. the admin
istration sought to make this
discretionary feature. On the
h-and-carry issue, the admin
istration favored the cash part
that is, requiring full payment for
goods before their export to bel
ligerents-but preferred discre-
ton on the carry angle.
A bill retaining the mandatory
munitions embargo but exempt
ing implements of war" was
passed by the House on June 30,
but the whole problem was
pigeon holed in the Senate For
eign Affairs Committee.
On September 81 it will be-
come the business of the day.
Evening star., 1939-09-20

greatest insurance against another
war" Mr.. Celler said.
Yesterday the President received
from a delegation of so mayors a
resolution of cooperation with
American policies of neutrality. A
similar resolution was received from
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
At his press conference later Mr..
Roosevelt said he had no further
plans for increasing the Army
strength beyond the 227. 900 figure
named in his authorization earlier
this month.
Evening star., 1939-09-20
Wartime 'AIormist'
Arrested in Budapest

~ the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Sept 2O.-Continuing
. drive against wartime "Alarmists'
and gossipers, the government an
nounced today the arrest of 10 more
persons in raids on crowded coffee
houses.
Several loud political harangues'
were reported broken up to prevent
the spread Of propaganda.
The arrests were part of an an
nounced program to preserve neu-
trality and keep the people calm.
Evening star., 1939-09-20
SEC. Clears Du Pont
Of Blame in Filing
Transaction Report
Finds He Enormously
But lnnocently
Believed Law Met
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission ruled today that Pierre
S. Du Pont had not wilfully filed
erroneous and misleading" reports
Of his transaction in stock of the
Du Pont Chemical Co.
Further action Is not required"
the S. E. c. announced.
On June 8, the S. E. c. ordered
an investigation to determine
whether Mr.. Du Pont, chairman OF
the Board of E. I. Du Pont De
Nemours & Co., had violated Sec
tions of the Securities Act which
require reports on stock transac-
tions Of company officers and di-
rectOrS.
The commissions announcement
today said:
"In the course Of the investigation,
1t was developed that the initial
report filed by Mr.. Du Pont on
January IL, 1885, stated that lie was
the owner of 1882 shares of COM
mon stock of E. I. Du Pom. De
Nemours & Co.
Subsequent reports filed by Mr..
Du Pont stated that he had acquired
additional shares, thereby increasing
his holdings of such stock.
However, during the entire period,
Mr.. du Pont was, in fact, in a short
position in this stock; that is, he
owed more shares of du Pont COM
mon stock than he owned"
The commission said Mr.. Du Pont
failed to disclose his net short posi-
ton until May 8, 1889, when he filed
corrected report to cover the
period from December 81, 1884, to
February %, 1899.
The commissions ruling said /:
However, the evidence indicates
that Mr. du Pont was not motivated
by a desire to conceal any facts or
to mislead stockholders by his re-
ports. 1t appears that he innocently
but erroneously, believed that his re-
ports complied with the require
ments of the act"
Evening star., 1939-09-20
Dr.. Harry Broyton Dies;
tuberculosis Authority

BY the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 2o.-Dr.
Harry J. Brayton, SO, nationally
known authority on tuberculosis
died today after three months ILL
ness. He became i'll with tubercu-
losis in 1908 and on his recovery
studied the disease and became q
specialist in its treatment.
Evening star., 1939-09-20
Erie Income Rises

CLEVELAND. Sept. 20 R).-Erie
Railroad trustees listed the roads
August net railway operating income
today as $820,019, against $40, ,450
in August, 1898.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Counts Against Three.
In Buckner Case Dropped
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSs.
NEW YORK, June 23.-Federal
Judge Henry w. Goddard today dis
missed all but the fifth mail fraud
count and the conspiracy count
against Felipe Buencamino, mem
Der of the Philippine National AS
sembly, and C. Wesley Turner, stock
broker, on trial with William O.
Buckner, jr, promoter playboy, and
two others.
He also dismissed the seven mail
fraud counts in the eight-count in
dictment as against Capt. John
Stuart Hyde, movie producer
Dismissal of the counts against
Buencamino and Turner was made
on motion of William Power Ma
loney, assistant United States at
torney, after defense counsel had
asked for dismissal of the whole
indictment.
Buckner, Hyde, Buencamino, Tur-
ner and William j. Gillespie are ac-
cused of defrauding holders of
Philippine Railway bonds out of
more than $1,000,000 through ma
nipulation of moneys advanced by
bondholders to further their inter-
ests after the bonds were in default.
Count No. of the indictment re-
ferred to report dated April S,
1888, sent to the Philippine Railway
bondholders on the letterhead of the
Bondholders Protective Committee
of which Buckner was chairman.
Counsel for Turner and Buencamino
argued the other mail fraud counts
referred to correspondence dated
before Buencamino and the broker
entered the alleged conspiracy.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
OFT Gets | 10 ) Years
On Embezz|inq Charge

Justice Bolitha j. Laws in District
Court today sentenced Thomas E.
OFT, former chief deputy United
States marshal here to one to three
years, on charges of taking money
intrusted to him officially.
In imposing sentence, after Otis
counsel had made an earnest plea
for placing him on probation, Justice
Laws said that personally this is a
matter of the greatest difficulty, but
must make it a deterrent to
Others"
The lawyer had pointed out that
Justice Laws, who served as presi-
dent of the Bar Association of the
District of Columbia, probably knew
Mr.. OFT better than any one else in
the courtroom.
when a man gets in position Of
trust in the courts, he must conduct
himself so that the public will have
reverence for that Office" declared
Justice Laws before passing SEN
tence. when the courts break
down, it is a matter of grave
concern"
OFT was charged with embezzling
money and other property, seized
in raids by the United States Mar
shal's Once. The indictment con-
tanned l6 counts. OFT pleaded guilty
to four Of them.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Harvard Sweeps Morning
Boat Races With Yale
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 3D.
Harvard swept the morning races of
the 77th annual regatta with Yale
today, winning the Junior varsity
test by a length and quarter after
taking the freshman by two.
Harvards Junior varsity, with
John Wilson of Littleton, Mass, as
pace-setter, rowed a sensational
race to whip the Ellis in the second
2-mile upstream race.
Yale's Jayvees held a lead of at
least a length after the first mile,
but Harvard cut this in half with
one burst of sprint speed and then
overhauled the Ellis quarter mile
from home and went on to win,
going away. Yale had nothing left
with which to meet Harvard's clos
ing squirt and there was no doubt
as to which was the better crew at
the finish.
The freshman duel was process
sion for Harvard, which gained q
two-length lead in the first mile and
then held it easily to the finish.
The times:
Freshmen: Harvard, 1920; Yale,
10:3045.
Junior varsity: Harvard, s:35;
Yale, 9:39.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
President Receives
Tax Bill as House
Accepts Changes
Study During Recess
Urged With View to
Overhaul Of Structure
JESSE JONES
BACKGROUND

oASh 11ooND-
Tar reDision Uas proposed last
jail as a necessary means OF aid
ing business recovery. Although
supported by President Roosevelt
and, tDo cabinet aides, action did
not deuelop until last month.
Since then speed has been such
that the pending measure may
be enacted in the shortest time
required for adopting q repenue
bill in past quarter century.
By the Associated Press.
The House concurred today In
minor Senate amendments to the
business tax revision bill and sent
the measure to President Roosevelt
for his signature.
The legislation, rushed through
both houses of Congress in less than
week, wipes out the undistributed
profits tax, which many businessmen
denounced, and fixes fiat l8 per
cent levy for large corporations.
Haste in pushing the bill through
Congress was motivated by expira-
tion a week from today of excise
levies, which the measure re-enacts
Congressional leaders, meanwhile
called for post adjournment study
looking toward to-bottom
overhaul of the revenue structure
next year.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
majority leader, told reporters
there are still lot of rough edges
in the. tax structure He said it was
probable that joint Senate House
Committee would be set up to study
the revenue system during the con-
gressional recess and draft bill for
presentation to the 1910 session.
Although it might be difficult TO
enact a comprehensive new tax bill
in an election year." he added. I'VE
would at least have laid the ground
work for revision"
Senator Barkley said that. among
other things, the committee might
study the advisability of broadening
the income-tax base and removing
present exemptions on income from
Federal and State securities.
In general, the corporation tax
changes will not be felt until l94l
when corporations pay their taxes
on income received during 1910.
For instance, the undistributed
profits tax is killed as of December
81. this year, making effective for
1910 the new fiat 18 per cent levy on
corporations earning more than
$25, 900.
A two-year carryover provision
permits corporations to deduct their
(See TAXES, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Philadelphia Seeks Both
Party Conventions
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-Phila-
delphia, already after the 1910 DEM
ocratic national convention, set out
today to bring the Republicans here
the same year.
The movement was started by the
Convention and Exhibition COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
which urged business men to sup
port a bid for the convention
Committee members said the
nave should not interfere with ef-
forts to bring back the Democrats,
here in 1896.
Feeling here was that Philadel-
phia's strongest competition in get
ting the Republican convention
would be from San Francisco, Chi
cago and Kansas City.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Cease Insults.
Britain b|unt|y
Warns Japanese
Indignities.Mu
Geese, Nippon's
Envoy Told
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 23.-Great Brit
ain gave Japan a blunt warning to-
day that she would be forced to take
action If the Japanese continued
what Prime Minister Chamberlain
described as 'intolerable insults" to
British residents of blockaded
Tientsin.
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
summoned the Japanese Ambassa-
dor, Mamoru Shigemitsu, to the for
eign Office for consultation on the
situation, and was said to have told
the envoy "in the strongest possible
terms" that indignities as reported
by British authorities in China must
cease
Earlier Mr.. Chamberlain. speaking
in the House of Commons, had di-
scribed the treatment of Britons at
Tientsin as "intolerable."
Asked if the British government
would put retaliatory measures into
operation at once, Mr.. Chamberlain
said:
Il do not think we have got to
that stage yet"
Barrage of Questions.
Mr.. Chamberlain made his state
ment on the Far Eastern Situate
in response to numerous questions
similar to the barrage directed a,
him yesterday urging strong action
against Japan.
THE honorable members will nc
doubt have seen reports of further
indignities to which the British ma
tionals have been subjected" Mr.
Chamberlain said.
MY noble friend Gord Halifax
has requested the japanese Ambas-
sador to see him in connection with
these incidents today"
Cheers greeted his statement,
which he concluded with the asser-
ton that Il have no doubt the for
eign secretary will make it very clear
to the Japanese Ambassador when
he sees him what we think of those
intolerable insults"
Capt Frank F.. A. Heilgers. Con-
servative, was cheered when he
asked:
rs the Prime Minister aware that
the temper of the British people is
rising and will be entirely behind
him when he refers to intolerable
insults'?" Mr.. Chamberlain did not
reply.
Singapore Farley Watchful.
British and French Far Eastern
Army and Navy chiefs. meeting in
Singapore to discuss defense prob
lens, watched the latest moves in
China closely. In informed quar-
ters it was said that Vice Admiral
Sir Percy Noble, commander in
chief of British naval forces in the
Far East, might speed up his re-
turn from Singapore to China.
Although this could not be con-
firmed Immediately, it was pointed
out that outstanding matters at the
Singapore conference could be con-
cluded without his presence. in view
of the fact that the most important
decisions already had been reached
These decisions were not dis
(See LONDON, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Arthur ). FIemminq
Named 10 Place on
Civil Service Board
American University
Director to Succeed
Samuel Ordwoy
picture ON Page Az

Prof. Arthur S. Flemming. director
of American University's School of
Public Affairs, was nominated by
President Roosevelt today to be a
member of the United States Civil
Service Commission.
Mr.. Flemming, who is only "a
years old, would succeed Samuel
Ordway, who resigned as a member
of the commission as of June l..
Mr.. Flemming is one of the young
est men ever nominated to the
commission. Theodore Roosevelt
probably was the yungest ever to
serve as commissioner, having been
appointed in 1889, when he was
only 80.
To Get Leave of Absence.
Reached at his office at the Public
Affairs School, 1901 F street NV,
Mr.. Flemming said he was delighted
to learn of his nomination. He ex-
planned that Chancellor Joseph M
M. Gray of American University had
offered him a leave of absence to
accept the post.
Mr.. Flemming. resident of WASH
ington since 1927. has been director
of the Public Affairs School since
1884. Civil service and govern
mental affairs always have been his
chief interests.
Shortly after becoming director
Of the school. Mr.. Flemming in
augurated program of Gin service"
training for Federal employees. In
it's first year the special training
course had IS students, but now has
more than 1900 students each
semester.
Former Newspaperman.
Mr.. Flemming also is a member
OF the Council of the National Civil
Service Reform League.
He came to the District imme-
diately after receiving his bachelor
of arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan
University to accept a post as
teacher of political science at Amer
lean University. Three years later
he became associated with the
United States Daily, now the United
States News, serving as desk man
and reporter,
During his four years. service with
this publication he covered the Su-
preme Court and. at the same time,
served as editor of the U. S. Diary,
a current events publication for
high school students published by
the News.
Mr.. Flemming received his master
of arts degree at American Uni
versity in 1928 and the degree Of
LIB. at George Washington Uni
versity in 1888.
He is the son of Judge and Mrs.
Harry H. Flemming Of Kingston,
N. Y. His home Is at 1919 Upton
street NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Trip Showed Rule
Of Human F Fee|inq'
In World, Says King
RoyoI Couple Guests Of
London Lord Mayor
At Luncheon
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, June 23.-King George
VI declared today the deepest i'm
preston of his historic 15,000-mile
trip with Queen Elizabeth to the new
world was that "the strength of
human feeling still is the most po-
tent of all forces affecting world
affairs"
"As a North American historian
has written, over all nations is hu-
manity,'" the monarch said in re-
spending to toast at state lunch
con given by the Lord Mayor of
London in the ancient Guildhall.
The royal couple returned from
their North American trip yesterday
and the luncheon today constituted
their official welcome home.
King George said he was impressed
by the keen public interest in the
New York Worlds Fair display OF
Magma Carta, the document signed
in 1915 by King John, which laid
the foundation for security of Eng
lish political and personal liberty.
Notes Signature of Pact.
He, noted also his personal accept
ance of the credentials of Daniel C.
Roper as United States Minister to
Ottawa and his signature of the
Canada States trade treaty.
THE detailed story of our travels
is familiar to you through the daily
press, newsreels and broadcasting
corporations which on both sides of
the Atlantic have reported it with
accuracy and sympathetic under
standing" the King added.
United States Ambassador Joseph
P. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy sat
at the royal table with Queen
Mother Mary, Prime Minister and
Mrs. Chamberlain and the Arch
bishop of Canterbury.
Ambassador Kennedy, as has been
his custom, wore evening dress in
stead of the knee breeches of Ievee
dress, in which other dignitaries ap-
peared.
Trip for Commonwealth.
The King said he hoped the royal
tour of North America might "be
OF some Importance in its influence
on the empires future destiny"
He declared it was his desire to
serve the ideals of the British COM
Evening star., 1939-06-23
By the Associated Press.


TOXIC. June ga heavy air bat
tie between Japanese and Mongolian
forces was reported today to have
taken place yesterday in the Lake
Bor area on the frontier between
Manchukuo and Soviet Russian
dominated Outer Mongolia.
Domei Japanese News Agency
reported from Hsinking, Manchukuo,
communique of the Japanese
Kwantung army telling of the clash.
The communique said japanese
downed 40 Mongolian planes and lost
five in the battle above Kanchumiao
north of Loke Bor 1t said 18 Jap
anese planes had engaged $50 Mon
gol craft and added: Outer Mon
golian and Soviet flying units have
been invading Manchukuo repeated
ly since June 49,"
Frequent clashes between Soviet
Outer -Mongolian and Japanese
Manchukuo forces have been re-
ported in the last six weeks. Japa-
nese said May % that SO Mongol
Evening star., 1939-06-23
49 MongoIion Planes Downed
In Big Battle, Say Japanese
Heavy Fighting on Monehukuo Border
Reported by kwontune Army

planes had been shot down in nine
days. Another japanese report, on
May 81, told of the Staying of 700
Mongols in a continuation of border
fighting.
Two days earlier Japanese army
spokesman declared friction along
the Outer Mongolian border had
assumed "warlike" proportions
Vyacheslaff Molotoff, Russian pre-
mier, said on May 81 of Outer Mon
golia that I'VE will defend those
frontiers as firmly as our own
Qn Moscow no information on
the reported air battle was avail
able. Since the Kwantung army,
the powerful garrison with which
Japan holds Manchukuo, controls
all channels of information on its
side of the border, independent
checks of its reports from the
isolated Manchukuo Mongolian
border are seldom pcssible.)
The Kwantung army's press off,
Ger asserted that yesterdays all
lCno rOVTN Dorn
Evening star., 1939-06-23
| Two Presidential
erms Enough,
|Overton Says
BY the Associated Press.
By the Associated Press


Senator Overton, Democrat, Of
Louisiana championed the two-term
tradition today and predicted Presi-
dent Roosevelt would not be cam
didate for third term in 1910.
The Louisiana Senator said the
tradition was as old as the Nation
itself and should not be broken.
II consider it," he said, IAN un-
written provision of our Constitu-
ton, hallowed by time and sanctified
by the unbroken precedent of al
most a century and half of our
national life.
Furthermore, I have too high a
regard for the President to think
that he would even contemplate
violating the traditional policy Of
our Nation in this regard"
Evening star., 1939-06-23
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 23.-France and
Turkey signed a mutual assistance
agreement today to help each other
"in case of an act of aggression
which might lead to a war in the
Mediterranean"
The reciprocal declaration, signed
at the foreign Office, followed by a
few hours a ceremony at Ankara,
the Turkish capital, in which France
ceded the republic of Hatay to
Turkey in return for the latter's as
siStance in the British French bloc
of nations.
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
announced in a separate statement
that France does not lin any way
intend to renounce her League of
Nations mandatory powers in Syria
and Lebanon.
Assurance to Syrians.
This statement was assurance to
Syrian Nationalists that France, al
though giving away Hatay, the for
mer Sanjak of AleXandretta, North
ern Syrian province bordering on
Turkey, intends to hold her full
power over Syria until she is ready
to grant independence.
The mutual assistance declaration
following in almost the same
phaseofpgy the British-Turkish
agreement announced May II, pre-
ditted conclusion in the future OF
"a definite accord of long duration
carrying reciprocal engagements in
the interests of their national Sc
curity.
while awaiting conclusion of a
definite accord" the declaration
said, 'the French and Turkish gov
ernments declare that in the case
of an act of aggression which might
lead to war in the Mediterranean
region, they would be ready to CO.
operate effectively and to give each
other mutually all aid and assistance
in their power
Lever on Russia Seen.
The two governments assured the
world that this declaration as well
as the accord of the future is not
directed against any country, but
has for a purpose to assure France
and Turkey reciprocal aid and as
sistance in a case where they would
consider it necessary"
France, in gaining Turkey as an
ally, believed she had a powerful
lever to swing Soviet Russia into the
British French front.
M. Bonnet and Suad Davaz, who
(See SYRIA, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Floods Sweep Czech Area

BERLIN, June % R.-Twenty
persons were believed today to have
perished in former Czecho-S -Slovakia
in transforms which swept Central
Europe.