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Evening star., 1939-06-15
Letter Asking Funds
Is Introduced in
Buckner Case
Dr.. WinkIer Testifies
Accused Denied Signing
Note With His Name
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK, June Is Pj-A
young New York society matron
recited in Federal Court today the
events of a week end spent in
Washington with a party headed
by William P. Buckner, jr., at
which she said much wine was
consumed and she was bored"
by the company of several Con-
gressmen. The witness, Mrs.
John E. Schurman, named Sena-
tor Walsh and Representative
Lanzetta NOW out of Congress)
as being among the guests.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.-A letter
on stationery of the Philippine Rail-
way Bondholders' Committee so.
liciting funds for a campaign to in
huence legislation for the redemp-
ton of defaulted Philippine govern.
ment bonds was introduced today ir
the trial of william P. Buckner, jr.
and others on mail fraud charges
The letter was signed with Buck.
ners name, but DR.. Max Winkler
an associate professor of the City
College of New York and a member
of the Bondholders' Committee
testified that Buckner denied any
knowledge of it.
Il told him 1 was opposed to thu
solicitation of funds unless, or until
bonds could be deposited to secure
such loan," said DR.. Winkler. Mr.
Buckner said to me that he knew
nothing about the solicitation OF
funds. He said he had sent no such
letter"
The letter urged aggressive &C.
ton" on the part of the committee
to impress Government official.
and the press"
1t asked holders of more than II
of the bonds to lend the committee
l point per bond for expenses.
A letter from DR.. Winkier te
(See BUCKNER. Page A-30
Evening star., 1939-06-15
81 of First so Autos Fail Test,
Including Maj. Browns
Districts No. Inspection Station Opens
With Fanfare Of Hollywood Premiere

car were found to be defective and,
since the police chief is just another
motorist to the inspectors, his wind
shield received one of the dated red
diamond-shaped stickers, which sig
nifty the car may be driven for only
10 days unless the necessary re-
pairs are made.
The odd part of it, according to
Maj. Brown, was that his lights had
been adjusted only yesterday.
Trafnc Director William A. Van
Duzer was very apologetic at being
forced to reject his fellow officials
car and suggested that perhaps a
stone might have struck the majors
headlights, knocking them out Of
line.
Promptly at 11:07 am. Commits
(eee INSPECTION, Page A-6,)
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Three Armed Youths
Arrested in Stolen Car
BY the Associated Press,

United States park police early
today arrested three Baltimore
CMd) colored youths, 16, II and 10
years of age, respectively, on the
Mount Vernon Memorial boulevard
at Fort Hunt in stolen car and
carrying arms. One of the boys
had pistol, another a 4-inch knife
and the third an ice pick, police said
Before 8 am. the trio had been
brought before United States Com
missioner John P. Strauss in Alex
andria and charged with violating
the National Motor Vehicle Theft
Act and carrying concealed weapons.
The boys pleaded guilty and were
ordered held for the Federal grand
jury under $1,000 bond each.
The boys told the commissioner
they had stolen the car from q
curb in Baltimore at 1890 am. to-
day. Police said, however, they be-
lieved the youths were the same who
held up a Baltimore motorists at
pistol point and fled with his car
last night. They are also sus-
pected in a series of Baltimore
robberies, police said. Police said
the arrest was made when the
youths had run out Of gas.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
BY DON S. WARREN,

Continued analysis of the District
income tax bill as it passed the
House disclosed today that the word
mot" deleted from the bill some
where in the legislative mill, adds
further and unexpected complica-
tions to the question, who is resi-
dent" Of the National Capital.
The dropping of the word not
leaves congressional edict that
persons who vote back home" or
who even claim such a right-as do
thousands of Federal workers-shall
be classed as non-residents.
The measure. as passed. provides
for taxation of non-residents who
have incomes from the District, as
we'll as residents. Non-residents who
pay State income tax are allowed
deductions. What effect the dele
ton Of the word might have on ex-
pected revenues from the measure,
II passed in its present form, was in
doubt.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Shafer Introduces Bill
To Open District
Milk Market
Measure Would Destroy
Control Act, Provide
For Price-Fixinq
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Representative Shafer, Republican.
OF Michigan, made a move today he
said is intended to reduce the price
Of milk in Washington from IA to
either 8 or 10 cents a quart.
He introduced in the House a
bill that would completely destroy
the present District milk-control act,
open the local milk market to milk
and cream from any section of the
country and give the Secretary of
Agriculture, subject to final ap-
proval by the Commissioners, au-
thority to fix the price of milk to
both producers and consumers.
Mr.. Shafer Is a member of the
House Committee which has just
completed an investigation of the
District milk situation. He said
his bill is designed to prevent "pri-
vate monopolistic control" of the
milk industry here, and at the same
time protect the farmer against
arbitrary price-flxing by the dis
tributor."
| The bill was referred to the In
| veStlgatlng committee, which will
meet tomorrow at 1920 am. to
draft report to the House on the
result of its long inquiry.
Broad Control Authority.
Every six months, under Mr..
Shafer's bill, the Secretary of Agri-
culture would be required to fix
the price of milk, subject to ap-
proval Of the Commissioners, who
would, in effect, act as a milk-con-
troll commission. The Commission
ers also would be given broad au-
thority to control methods of dis
tribution and to license professors,
distributors and producers.
Representative Bates, Democrat,
of Kentucky, chairman of the In
vestigating Committee, plans to
recommend creation Of a special
commission to regulate the distri-
(See MILK, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Dropping of Word Not Mixes
d. &. Income ] ak Bill Further
Those Who Vote Back Home CIossed
As Non-Residents Now

This issue was but one of a num-
Der Of legal problems that bobbed
to the surface as study of the meas
ure continued.
Representative Nichols, Democrat
OF Oklahoma, chairman of the Fis-
cal Affairs Subcommittee of the
House District Committee which
drafted the tax bill, could not be
reached today for an explanation
OF the omission of the word mot"
However, Representative Dirksen
Republican, Of Illinois, an active
member of the subcommittee, who
has persistently fought for an in
come tax, said he was confident the
omission was IAN oversight
There was no intention on the
part OF the subcommittee as far as
I know to exempt Federal workers
in Washington who have a vote
IN the States from whence they
came" he said. THE omission OF
the word not was obviously a mis-
(Continued on Page AS. Column j !
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Chisox Leading Mats,
II, in Fourth Inninu

The Chicago White Sox were lead
Ing the Nationals 2 to l in the
fourth inning of the first game of
today's double-header at Griffith
Stadium.
A triple by Joe Kuhel, former Nat
flrst sacker, helped the Chisox in
the opening inning.
Haynes was on the mound for the
Mats and Knott for Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
picture on page BIZ

Launching its fight for a better
trafiic safety record along q new
front, Washington today formally
inaugurated its compulsory auto
mobile inspection law by pasting re-
lection stickers on the windshields
of 81 Of the first 60 automobiles to
undergo the mechanical tests-in-
cluding the car of Police Supt. Err
nest w. Brown.
With all the fanfare of q Holly
wood premiere, the No. inspection
station, located at 1927 West Vir-
ginia avenue NE, was formally
opened to begin the task Of exam
lining the Districts tens Of thousands
Of vehicles. 49,
The headlights on Maj. Browns
Evening star., 1939-06-15
British May Seek Aid Of U. S.
And France Against japanese;
Tientsin Searches Protested
Strong English Note
Demands Stopping
Of Subjects End
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS
T1ENTSIN, June 15.-A tense
episode in Japans blockade of
Tientsin foreign areas in which
British troops with machine-guns
and Japanese troops with tanks
faced each other across barricades
for several hours was ended tonight
when both forces marched away.
A strong British note to Japanese
authorities insisted on immediate
steps" to end the stopping and
searching of British subjects by
Japanese soldiers blockading the
British and French concessions.
The opposing troops. patrolling
opposite sides of the barricaded con-
cession boundary, were separated by
only few feet until the British
suddenly withdrew and the Japanese
then quickly removed their forces
Vigorous Protest Sent.
Edgar G. Jameson, British consul
general, in vigorous protest to
japanese diplomatic authorities
against the blockade, also charged
that British shipping on the Hal
River, T1entsin's outlet to the sea,
was being stopped and searched by
the Japanese and demanded that
this cease.
Mr.. Jameson declared that the
japanese manning the barricades
at the concessions exits were dis
eliminating against British from
among the foreign community of
Tientsin." Britons have declared
that Japanese guards compelled
them to strip to the waist and sub
nit to search when crossing con-
cession boundaries.
During the day British infantry
men with fixed bayonets were sta
toned at one entrance to their con-
cession while tension increased in
the crisis which brought on the
japanese blockade yesterday.
Immediate Steps" Demanded.
Mr.. Jamieson's note called for
immediate steps to ensure that
there be no repetition in future"
of the stopping and searching of
British subjects. He listed numer-
GUS such incidents, including the
case of two British soldiers in uni
form, which he said was particularly
serious.
The Consul General alleged that
yesterday japanese military and
Chinese police twice stopped,
boarded and searched British craft"
on the Hal River and insisted that
there be no further interference
with British shipping"
Mr.. Jameson requested IAN i'm
mediate reply" to his note "for the
information of my government, to
whom these facts already have been
transmitted"
Infantry Placed Across Road.
A platoon of the Durham Light
Infantry, part of Britain's 75O-man
T1entsin garrison, was deployed
across Race Course road, principal
entrance into the concession from
an area in which many Britons live.
The posting Of the troops followed
reports Of residents that they were
having increasing difficulty enter
ing the concession and were meet
ing with open hostility on the part
OF Japanees gendarmes at the
barriers.
The Britons requested arrange
ments to convoy them into the
concession
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Huge Spending Plan,
Se|f-Liquidating,
Urged on President
Funds for Toll Roods and
Bridges Wouldn't Be
Entered as Liabilities
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
FaUorite deUice OF adminiStra-
ton to stimulate business has
been that OF pump priming by
expenditure OF great sums OF
Government money. Public ,Dorks
program has been backbone OF
this effort tCith its many uaria-
ttons including both self-liqui-
dating and non-selt-liQuiddt-
ing projects. When spending
,Oas curtailed in 1887, business
Immediately slumped sharply.
BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's financial
advisers, it was learned today, have
recommended to him a vast new
spending program OF such self
liquidating projects as toll roads and
bridges
The plan was submitted yesterday
by Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau, Chairman Mariner s.
Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board,
Budget Director Harold D. Smith
and Chairman Frederic A. Delano
of the National Resources Commit
tee.
1t envisioned establishment of
Federal toll authority to finance
possibly a billion dollars worth of
road, bridges and other public works,
and expansion of the lending activ-
tiles of such agencies as the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. and Com
modify Credit Corp.
The proposal would exclude the
contemplated expenditures from
ordinary Treasury bookkeeping so
they would not affect either the
regular budget deficit or direct
Treasury debt.
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested to Con-
gress last January the advisability
of separating loans for self -liquidat-
ing projects from regular Federal
expenditures.
The proposed Toll Authority
would borrow money directly from
the public. Its obligations would be
carried on the books only as con-
tingent liabilities" of the Treasury
in other words, debts which the
Treasury would not assume until
and unless the authority was unable
to pay them.
The R. F. c. already is on such a
self financing basis. Altogether,
governmental corporations have a
5000 100000 debt which is not in
cluded in the $4O,349 ,426,981 direct
debt of the Treasury, known official
ly as the public debt.
Behind the new plan is the
theory of Mr.. Eccles that the stim-
ulating effect of present deficit
spending by the Government must
not be withdrawn too suddenly or it
will hurt business.
There were indications that the
plan, If approved by the President,
would not be submitted to Congress
until next year.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Wounded Murine Dies

Pvt. James j. Nelson, 19-year- -old
marine who, according to marine
officers, shot himself in the left
chest with pistol while on duty at
the Naval Powder Factory, Indian
head, Nd, on June IL, died In the
Naval Hospital here early today.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Nipponese Widening
Demands, Says
Chamberlain
u. S. Exchanges Data
With London, Paris
On Jopon's Blockade
By the Associated Press.

by lHe ASSOCldteO fTeSS.
Secretary Hull said today ex-
changes of information with
regard to Japan's blockade at
Tientsin, China, were taking
place among the interested
capitals-London, Paris, Toxic
and Washington.
He said, however, he had no
information on the subject of
possible joint action by Britain,
France and the United States
at Tientsin.
Just before his press confer
ence. the Secretary of State saw
President Roosevelt. He said
their subject of conversation
had not been the Far East,
however, but relations with
Mexico.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Pact Plan Believed
Presented to MoIotoff
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 15.-The British
and French Ambassadors were be-
lieved to have delivered new pro-
posals today for a British-French-
Soviet Russian mutual assist
ance agreement in a conference
with Premier Foreign Commissar
Vyacheslaf Molotoff.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Black Tom Disaster
Laid 10 Germany;
Defense Held Fraud
Mixed Claims Commission
Reverses 1880 Verdict on
Wartime Munitions Blast
Be the Associated Press.

Be the Associated Press.
The Mixed Claims Commission
today held Germany responsible for
the Black Tom and Kingsland
IN. j. munitions disasters prior to
the entry of the United States into
the World War
The international tribunal, of
which Supreme Court Justice Owen
j. Roberts is umpire, reversed its
Hamburg decision of 1880. which
accepted the industrial accident"
theory of the fires and explosions
which rocked the New York metro
politan area in 1916 and 1917.
American claimants who sought
damages of $5O,0O0,O00 from the
Reich, have contended throughout
IL years of litigation that the de-
struction of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road terminal at Black Tom in
1916 and the Kingsland assembly
plant early in 1917 was the work
Of saboteurs in the pay of the I'M
perial German government.
Germany Had Dishonest Defense.
Germany was equally persistent
in her denial, advancing the theory
the vast quantities of munitions
which had been destined for allied
nations were destroyed by accident,
not design.
On the basis of its ruling today,
the tribunal promptly granted mo-
tions for the American damage
awards.
The commissions decision was on
an American motion to reopen the
case and reverse the Hamburg de-
cision on the basis of evidence that
German witnesses had mapped out
dishonest defense and were guilty
OF fraud, perjury and suppression
of evidence" These witnesses in
cluded Count Won Bernstorff, war
time German Ambassador to the
United States, and Franz Won Papen,
former German chancellor and
present Ambassador to Turkey.
Germany countered with accusa-
tions of perjury on the part of
American witnesses.
Christopher B. Garnett, the Amer
ican commissioner, told the COM
mission today the German COM
missioner had quit and returned to
Germany. He said he had been
notified that neither the German
commissioner nor his nation would
participate in any further proceed
ings of the tribunal.
Held Guilty of Fraud.
Justice Roberts then announced
that since the Germans and the
Americans had disagreed, it was up
to him as umpire to decide the case
Il concur" Justice Roberts said,
"in the views expressed by the
American commissioner to the effect
that the withdrawal of the German
commissioner did not oust the
jurisdiction of the commission. I
hold that the commission as now
constituted has jurisdiction to de-
eide the motion.
Il find that, for the reason alleged
by the United States in its petitions
for rehearing-material fraud in the
proofs presented by Germany-and
for the further reason that on the
record as it now stands the claim
ants cases are made out, the pend
ing motions should be and are
granted"
Robert Bonynge, the American
agent, then told the commission
that "in view of the attitude of
Germany, it is apparent Germany
seeks to frustrate the moves OF the
commission.
MIR. Bonynge asked Justice Rob-
erts whether the awards could be
Immediately granted.
After comforting a moment with
(See BLACK TOM, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1939-06-15

Foreign.
Britain may seek U. S.-French aid
against Japan. Page Al
Britain protests searching of subjects
in blockade. Page Al
British dominions receive report on
Tientsin blockade. Page Al
Alexandretta plan believed delaying
French-Turkish pact. Page Al
Hitler reported promising delay on
Danzig till fall. Page AS
Japanese blockade Annoy settlement
to enforce demands. Page Al
King sees peace for America in fare
well address. Page A-l7
Notionol.
Letter asking funds introduced in
mail fraud case. Page Al
1ckes and Harrington hit restrictions
on relief ependins. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Bulletin

NEW YORK, June Is (R.-
The c. I. O.'s Electrical, Radio
and Machine Workers of Amer
lea sued the A. F. LIS Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers and others today, ask
ing an injunction against an al
legged boycott of goods made with
c. I. o. labor, and damages Of
some $250,000.
(Edrlier storu on Pd0e A.3.)
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Summary Of Todoy's Star
Woshinqton and Vicinity.

Washington and Vicinity.
Auto inspection too much for 81 of
first so cars. Page Al
Missing word may exempt thousands
from D. c. income tax. Page Al
Shafer offers bill to open District
milk market. Page Al
Methodists deplore work and amuse-
ments on Sabbath. Page B-1
Editorial and Comment
This and That Page A-12
Answers to Questions. Page A-12
Letters to The Star. Page A-12
David Lawrence. Page Alb
Alsop and Kintner. Page Alb
G. Gould Lincoln. Page A-13
Constantine Brown. Page Alb
Lemuel Parton. Page A-13
Miscellany
Soap Box Derby. Page A-24
City News in Brief. Page B-9
Vital Statistics. Page Bile
After Dark. Page Big
Crossword Puzzle. Page C-6
Letter-Out. Page C-6
Bedtime Story. Page C-6
Winning Contract. Page CT
Uncle Rays Corner. Page CT
Evening star., 1939-06-15

(See RELIEF, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1939-06-15

Earlier story on Page 49,
Evening star., 1939-06-15

(See MILK, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Relief Spending
Restrictions
Attacked
Ickes, Harrington
Hit Proposals in
ST. $1,000, 900 Bill
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
One Of first acts OF Roosevelt
administration ,Dds to hare Fed
eral Government take ouer prob
lem OF relief for unemployed.
Several methods hare been tried,
NTH present one of propiding
made ,Uork being most favored by
NeU Deal friends. Criticism of
this program has resulted in
curbing appropriations and in
Uestigating its administration.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

(See BUCKNER, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-06-15

Continued on Page AS, Column / J
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-01-05

Nibiick Club
Members of Niblick Club poised
to launch brand new year with
the first meeting scheduled or next
Tuesday afternoon. Hostess are
to be Mrs. r. B. O'Connell, at
whose home the affair will be held,
and Mrs. Cliff Gandrud, at lis
o'clock luncheon.
Dinner Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vennewitz and
family were dinner guests and visit
ors New Years Day in this city
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Thiegs.
Dinner Guests
Chris Berg, of Wayzata, and Miss
Barbara Berg, of st. Cloud, were
dinner guests Monday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. s.
Berg. They are brother and sis
ter of Mr.. Berg.
Family Honored Mrs.
COOper's New Year Birthday
Each year Mrs. ]. r. Cooper can
observe her birthday anniversary
on the day that looks toward the
New Year. This year on January
1st family gathering at the home
! of her son, DR.. and Mrs. r. E.
Cooper and family, honored the
occasion. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. F. S. Cooper and son,
of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Nyberg, of Minneapolis, together
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Cooper.
New Years Dinner
Guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. v. Carlson at dinner on
New Years Day were Miss Lulu
Kriesel and Miss Anne Pflipsen.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1939-01-05
Encampment Installation

Installation Of officerc for Cres-
cent Encampment, Number 21, I.
o. o. F., of Sauk Centre, was held
Tuesday evening with the follow
ing acceding to office. Mr.. Mohler,
Swanville, Chief Patriarch; Mr..
Mortensen, Swanville, High Priest
w. H. Parker, senior warden; S. F.
Bonaime, Scribe; w. H. Rattle,
treasurer; Anton Nelson, first
watch; Harold Dean, inside guard
ian; all of this city. They were
installed by Deputy Chief Patriarch
Hintzen, of Alexandria, and his
staff. The Odd Fellows installation
will be held Wednesday evening,
January 18th.