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(Continued from Page D an example, however, 1t was esti- mated that an average middle class German who earns 400 marks Q month (i,920 .year) would pay about 100 marks ($40) year addi- tional in income tax and that in the instance of the higher brackets the increase would reach 1000 to 2,000 marks ($400 to $800).
 In the case of tho above cited ex- ample, there Is an "escspe' clause. The increase applies to . married man who has been childless for five years, The increase Is automatically abolished if such man adopts Q child or undertakes to sustain one otherwise unprovided for.
 One important change of the law raises the special tax of 10 per cent hitherto imposed on members Of boards of directors to 20 per cent.
 What Changes Included
 i--Reduotion Of the 50-marks ($20 c month deduction from tax able income for each maid servant. The effect of this exemption had been 0 direct tax reduction of as much as 300 marks t$i20) Q year in the higher income brackets.
 2-Reduetion of deductions al- lowed from taxable income for pay- ments made by way of the church tax.
 s-Reductlon of the deduction per- mitted from taxable income for extra expenditure" costs in connec' ton with tho taxpayers employ ment. It was expected that such expenses would now be rigidly res stricted,
 Higher Direct Taxes
 Tax experts were interested not only in the decree itself but In particular angle--that the reductions made In allowances might put many taxpayers in upper income brackets, and thus subject them automatically to higher direct tax rates.
 These chnages follow immediately upon c decree issued yesterday by Field Marshal Hermann doering, dictator of the four-year plan Of economic self sufficiency, requiring oil German Jews to surrender by March 2 ell gold. platinum, silver. jewelry and pearls in their possess sion.
 The valuables are to Do sure rendered to the public purchasing centers liquidating Jewish properties. It was announced that specific in- structions would be issued later. regulating tho valuation of and pay- ment for surrendered valuablos.
 10 Hour Working Shifts
 On Wednesday dooring announced that there would be two i0-hour working shifts c day instead of three 8-hour shifts in tho building indus try. Ho ordered at tho same time that drastic economy was Co bo ex- ereised in tho uso of wood in tho building industry and that wood sub- stituto materials woro to Do used 50 far as possible for balconies, floors and joists. Wooden scaffoiding must Do used moro than once.
 It was understood that doering would leave for Italy March 5 or c, probably to remain for two or throo weeks. ft was said that his visit would Do "partly" c vacation. Count 0aleazzo Ciano, Italian foreign min- ister, is duo ct Warsaw tomorrow for Q visit to Col. Josef Beck, Polish foreign minister, and is to leave War saw for Rome possibly with q stop aro---kfafetff
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ransom from his father, because he wanted to provide her with the pretty things" of life.
 She will be accompanied by his widowed mother, several of his brothers and other relatives. They all told him goodbye last Sunday, and Monday Gov. Fred P. Cone postponed the execution until to- day to give his attorneys Q chance to 20 to the high United States courts.
 Cone himself seemed adamant against using his power to reprieve. Monday he had merely asked the warden of the prison farm to ex- ercise liis discretion of executing Q criminal at any time during the week specified by the sentencing court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

For the purpose of Identifying sig natures of J. s. Johnston, who Is one of the defendants in the con- spiraey trial, Special Prosecutor Al- corn called to the witness stand to- day, John 8. Fox, c bank clerk from New York city. The examination proceeded as follows:
 (Mr. John 8. Fox took the witness stand this morning. Questioned by Alcorn)
 c. Your full name2
 A. John s, Fox.
 c. Your address
 A. 0329 43rd avenue, New York, c. What Is your oceupation7 A. Bank clerk.
 c. With what bank9
 A. The Colonial Trust Company New York.
 e. How long have you been con- neeted with tho Colonial Trustq A. Nine years,
 c. Previous to this connection with the Colonial Trust Company, what was the name of the bank9 A. Hibernian Trust Company. e. How long has that name been ohanged7
 A. 1 think since July, ie32.
 e. It hos remained in tho same loeation7
 A. That's correct
 c. Have you c subpoena to Do in this court with certain bank records of J. S. Johnston, one of your de- positors2
 A. Yes, sir.
 Reading from subpoena, Court of General Sessions of tho County of New York. February %, 1889. Ads dressed to Colonial Trust Company Date: February g, lD30. Date of ore der: New York, N. Y. February 2i, io30. George l.. Cumming, Judge of tho Court of General Sessions.
 e. Have you brought with yoi, certain records of J. s. Johnston7 A. Yes, sir.
 c. Now you have some other records other than those you have produced from your portfolio7
 A. That's correct.
 Deposit Tickets
 e. What are those reeofds3
 A. Deposit tickets that appear in the original records, Signature card and credit Ale, and transcript of the original record.
 e. Covess what days7
 A. From December 1, i032 to June 2i, i035,
 c. Tho transcript is for conven- ienee7
 A. Yes, sir,
 e. Have you any letter with you received from the accused, ]. S. Johnston2
 A, Yes, one. e, will you produce it'
 1Ieaicyi
 c. MT, Fox, those documents in the bundle there alongside of you arc those original ledger shocts7
 A, That's correct,
 c, Is there anything else besides the original sheets7
 A, There are original ledger sheets that are on that particular ledger other than tho sheet carry. Ing Mir. Johnston's account,
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A. December l, 1881, May, IT, c. Are they produced from the files of the Colonial Trust com- pany?
 A. Yes.
 Aleorn, to Healey:-
 c. Do you deny that J. s. John ston, the accused, signed that let- ter3 A. I object to Mir. Aicorn asking that question, Your Honor. He's here proving his case, and let him prove 1t. He has no right to ask me this before the court and jury. He should prove his case.
 (At this point, Warren s. Brown was called to take the witness stand, Questioned by Alcorn)
 e. Full name2
 A. Warren s. Brown.
 c. Where do you liveS
 A. West Hartford.
 e. Are you acquainted with tl,e accused. J. s. JohnstonS
 A. Yes sir.
 c. And have you met him on various occasionsp
 A. Yes, sir.
 c. In connection with this ease7 A. Yes.
 e. And whether or not recently, you met him in New Yorok7
 A. Yes, sir.
 c. What was the datee
 Met Monday
 A. Monday of this week. The twentieth.
 c. Where did you meet him. un- der what oireumstances9
 A. General Sessions court.
 c. Whether or not there were proceedings then in court7
 A. There were proceedings.
 Judge:--
 On further consideration of this, I don't know just what testimony is coming. but for the time being, I'll overrule this objection and with draw tho court ruling which l just mado that tho evidence is limited to Mir. Johnston alone. Aleofn:--
 e. Whether those proceedings, MT. Brown, related to the produo- ton of tho books which arc here in evidence today2 A. They did.
 q. And whether or not the ace euseed, Johnston, was presents
 A. Ho was.
 0 whether or not he was rep. resented by c coinsel3 A. Yes, sir. S,. And whether or not he ob- jeeted to tho production of these A. He did, through his attorney. c. Would you know his signature If you saw itp
 A. I would know his signature. Signature Recognized
 e. I show you Exhibit i37, and toll mo if that is the signature of J. 6. Johnston, the accusedP A. It k.
 e. Tn what way did you become acquainted with his signature2
 A. Since tho early part of 1885, l believe it was, l saw his signature m c business way.
 c. Have you seen it frequentlyS A. Quite frequently. c. Would you have any doubt when you recognized it? A. Absolutely no doubt.
 c. Is it c part of your duty to recognize signatures? A. To c certain extent.
 q. Is thero any doubt as to your being able to toll MT. Johnston's Aignature7
 "A. I have no doubt ct oil, sir. q. fs that the signature of tho accused, ]. g. Johnston9
 c. pid you ever soc Mir, Johnston write his name9
 A. Yes. e. When7
 A. 1885.
 c. Four years ago9
 A. Yes sir.
 c. Just that once you SEW him write his name?
 A. I wouldn't say how many times, MT. Hoaley.
 c. Exactly what day do you say A. I can't tell what day.
 e. What month";
 In tD3B
 A. I can't toll tho day or tho a. What season Of the ysars A. Probably in tho Spring. e. Of io3D7 A. Yes. c. Do you know that MT, John son never was associated with that company (T'he Steam Sterilizing Company before July, fe30. A. I don't know that, but he was,
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GERMANY MAKES
 TAX INCREASES

tContinued from Page D
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flepudiated Confession

HIS young wife was expected 70 come here this morning and tell him goodbye again. According to the confession which he did not repudiate until week ago, he kid- faped the baby and collected ti0,0oU
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-07-20
A Week in Sports
by
John C. Maffay

Hail. to the new king of the light-heavyweight di-
Vs1on Bill the Con-queror. Handsomer than Georges
Carpenter, batter built than Delaney, faster
than Jim S1attery, irish than Mike McTague. but
a weaker hitter than Tommy Laughran and you have
composite pitcher Of Billy Conn, the pugalist who
now occupies the Light heavywei ght throne.
Every great fighter has flaw. The only one
that keeps Conn from being perfect gem is his Lack
OF punch. Everything else this personable young
dttsbr CHER has Hes going to sponsor the greatest
revival the ght heavywei ght division has ezper-
fenced since the golden Of Ber1enbach and Della
ney. His claim to the handed down in direct
line from George Root, is disputed by Len Harvey,
London by beating Jock McAvoy. But, that merely
a technicality to be cleared up when the two meet
as they should, possible. The ageing
Harvey doesn't begin to compare with the bold young
William the Conn-queror.
The Com-Bettina fight and lost in the
corners. Bill had the benefit of excellent advice
from one who has been through the mill and ,,1ows
what it's all about. Johnny Ray helped him solve
the southpaw's style which had him so baff1ed for
had hyrnotist in his who succeeded only in
hynotizing HIMSELF Jim Gippo is pleasant, enter
tanning fellow, but a poor substitute for a good
handler like Ray Arcel or Whitley Birnstein who not
only knows when fighter is following the wrong
course, but also, has the remedy for it.
Tt was a dead heat between Bettina and Gippo as
to wfi Oh of the two the more baff1ed by Com,s
advice time and again, but all Gippo could give him
was helpless look. Gippo had spent the first few
rounds putting the evil eye Conn, who showed no
reaction except of tolerant musment. All of a
sudden, when the tide of battle changed, Jim forgot
his magic and concentrated his lighter as he
should have been doing from the start. But he
didn't know exactly what to concentrate
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-07-20
REPRESENTATIVE soFTBALL TEAM

REPRESENTATIVE SOFTRALL TEAM
The Mens Representative Softba11 team has play
ed IL games, winning and losing 2. Ten Of these
games played In Greebe1t. There have been ap-
proximate1y 200 people witnessing each game. The
games being played every Saturday evening
at Pm. We are endeavoring to bring the best
Washington softba1l teams to Greenbelt. The town
has recently purchased uniforms for the team.
The schedule for July is as follows:
Saturday, July 22 - Greebe1t Dixie Tavern8P M.
Sunday, July g - Greenbelt Internal
Revenue ppm.
Saturday, July % - Greenbelt VS.. Home Life
Insurance Bpm.
Saturday, July % - Greenbelt VS.. D. c. Fire
Department SPIN.
sunday. July 80 - Greenbelt VS.. Glen Echo Fire
Department ppm.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-07-20

The Greenbelt Athletic


brought their third week Of competition to close
Last Friday night and with the vi MS and losses tab
uated, we find four teams tied for first place.
Not Of them have lost game, although the
amount of victories differ. The Cliff Dwe1lers
top again, darn them, with four victories; the
Gee Men and Cubs each with two wins; and snob Hill
with only
On Monday, July 10, two mdefeated teams, the
Cliff Dwe1lers and the Dukes, started off the week.
and the Dukes suffered their first defeat to 6.
Both teams got eight hits, but the seven base
balls issued by Resnicky what led to the Dukes
defeat. The Cliff lers the game in the last
inning, When they punched l. hits, walk, and
sacrifice to score 3 and break to 6 dead-
lock. Bauer and Goldfadden the leading batmen
with hits in 3 times at bat. In the second game,
the Browns and the Blues hooked up for of that
block rivalry, and the Blues nosed out the Browns in
a wild game l3 to IL. The Blues scored at least
run in every inning, but the Browns gave them
scare in the sixth when they scored
four hits and four errors to pull Within Of
tie. It in this inning that Temple hit the
only home of the game, and wit the bases full.
Temple was Leading batsman for the Browns collect
ing double and home run in times at bat, while
Bowman led the Blue's attack with for l..
Tuesday the Gee Men buried the Athletics under
avalanche Of 1o hits, and defeated them z to $.
The Gee Men scored in every inning, and after the
first inning held the Athletics score1ess for the
rest Of the game. Keagle limited the Athletics to
hits, and did not issue base on balls. Adams,
Of the Athletics got the only home Of the game,
this in the first inning with bases Vein
erman Led the vict~s attack with hits in 5 times
at bat, and Lyons, Davis, Williams and Bradley each
connected for z hits. In the second game, Snob HILL
scored II runs in the first inning and IL in
the seventh, amassed up a total Of g hits and 35
runs, and coasted to easy victory the luck
less Dodgers, 35 to 8. TsechI TsechI Every Snob
Hitler got at least one hit, while the Dodgers
only able to get IL safeties. Foldi got strai ght
singles in times at bat, and Stark and Maack each
got for 8. Meek and Lauth, each got for 3 in
the Dodger's losing cause. This was snob Hills
first game too.
On Wednesday, the first game between the Blues
and the Dukes won by the Blues to 6. on Tim
sixth inning home run, that broke to
deadlock. Trimbu1e pitched hit ball. and Cockill
gave up only hits, but cocki11's 10 base balls
was the thing that hurt the Dukes. Four of these
base balls converted into This
the Blues second win of the week, and the Dukes
second loss. In the second game, the Browns, after
trailing l. D.. S. to I, scored runs in the fifth
inning to tie the score, and 90 on to their first
win 10 to 9 over the L. D. S. tems Although outhit
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GEORGE, QUEEN
Want TO KNOW

WASHINGTON Mrs. Franklin
n. Roosevelt revealed late We'd
nesdsy that King George and
Queen Elizabeth have asked the
White House to provide them an
opportunity TO learn the answers
TO specific questions about the
United States.
To give them chance TO OBJ
tain the information first hand,
Mrs. Roosevelt has arranged r
small confidential tea at the White
House. She has invited about q
score Of persons.
The first lady would not indi-
cate who have been invited to the
function, nor the nature Of the
subjects in which the royal couple
has expressed interest.
II is known. however. that the
guests will include a group Of New
Deal officials handling such prob
lens as unemployment, child well
fare, youth, housing, public health
and social security. Il was also
believed labor leaders might be
present. to tell the king and queen
about American labor develop
ments.
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TUBERCULOSIS films
EXHIBITED AT SCHOOLS

The moving picture films, "On
the Firing Line" and Let My Peo-
pie Live" showing how tuberculosis
is being eradicated, were shown to
all of the students at the Gray
school on Wednesday.
Other classes and organizations
seeing these films in the last few
days were: st. Joseph's Nurses, in
termediate class; the Mckinley
Parent-Teaehers; the University
Place Parent Teachers; the Whit
man Pre-school; Willard Parent
Teachers, where DR.. Ralph Gregg.
city health director, spoke also; the
Lowell, Vaughn and Spanaway
Parent-Teachers; the Gig Harbor
Pre-school club; Dupont school;
Miss Helen Miller's home nursing
classes at Stadium high school; all
of the health classes at McCarver
school and the Venture club.
The programs were arranged by
the tuberculosis League Of Pierce
County, as part Of their year
around health program.
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RETURNS FROM TRIP

Arnold Smith, 1873 So. 43rd st.
has just returned from three
weeks trip to New York and
Havana as a prize for his sales
manship of Bendix products. He
also visited in Detroit, Pontiac
and Omaha. He made the trip
from New York, where he visited
the World fair, to Havana on a
Holland american line boat.
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sses >. m. rresident and Mrs..
Roosevelt leave the White Houe>
for the British embassy
ssis p m. Their ns ie<ties give
dinner AZ enc British embassy
in honor ~ the President and Mrs
Roosevelt.
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welt receive their msiexties on
hoard U.SS. Potomac. Luncheon
served during the sail to Mount
Vernon.
las p. m - The king lays a
wreath At Wsshington's tomb.
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Prisoners Faint
At .Frankenstein

GUELPH. Ont.-Although most
prison inmates are reputed TO be
tough and not easily frightened,
more than half a dozen of the ZOO
prisoners in the Ontario reforma-
tory here tainted during the show
Ing of Frankenstein thriller.
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s;ss p. m.--Arrivai At kriinstcn
cemetery, where the king lays
wrcaths on the tomb Of the an
known soldier and on the Canadian
cross
ssts p. m Departure from Ar
iington.
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f:se p. IN Departure from
Mount Vernon hy automobile
$50 p. m Visit TO civilian con-
Servation corps camp AZ Fort
Hunt. Virginia
500 p. IN Departure from Fort
Hunt
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s.ss p. m. Arrival At white
House
sise p. m. Informal tea Al
white Heuse
fsss p m. King and queen
lrsvr thr White House for tire
British embassy.
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FRIDAY

10 a. NJ King and queen leave
the White House for the British
embassy.
1910 a. m.--Their msjesties re-
ceive members Of the British COM
munity at the embassy.
lO:i5 a. m. - King and queen
leave the British embassy for the
capitol.
100 a. m.-Their majesties are
received by the members of senate
and house in rotunds of capitol.
HAS a. m. -- King and queen
leave the capitol for Washington
navy yard.
President and Mrs Roose-
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Here's Royal Program
For National Capital
King and Queen Will Spend 36l Crowded
Hours in Washington, d. c.

WASHINGTON-The program for the 36is crowded
hours Of the British royal visit Washington:
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THURSDAY
can Times Eastern Standardl


can Times Eastern Standard1
II a. King and queen ar
rive at union station. Secretary
Of State Cordell Hull and Amhas-
sador Sir Ronald Lindsay escort
their msjesties through double
line OF marines 10 presidents room.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt re-
ceive them. Distinguished recep-
ton committee and members Of
royal suite are introduced. Fun
military honors given.
HAS n. m. - Proce Ssion. with
military escort, leaves station for
White House.
Noon - Procession arrives at
White House Foreign diplomats
and their wives presented to king
and queen in east room
y. m. -- Small luncheon at
White House for members of
Roosevelt family and immediate
royal party.
-'so y. M - King and queen
drive around Washington for an
hours sightseeing.
p. m.-Garden party begins at
British embassy.
4t5 y. m. - Their majesties
leave White House for embassy.
passing through lines Of Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts on White
House grounds.
5p. hiking and queen arrive
at the embassy.
3 y. ma state dinner at the
White House. followed by recep-
ton and musicale. Their msjesties
will remain at the White House
for the night
The Ely miner., 1939-11-02
US. CON ISSI0N
TO BE CHANGED
To Place Men Already Within
Government on International
Joint Commission.

The three members of the United
States section of the International Joint
commission will be replaced by men
already within the government as an
economy move, according to an an
nouncement coming from President
Roosevelt. The President made the an
Inouncement in connection with state
ment that negotiations over the pro-
posed st. Lawrence waterways treaty
would be reopened.
Members of both the United States
and Canada sections of the commission
were here last summer inspecting the
site of the proposed dam at Prairie
Portage. Meeting in Duluth the day
after, they gave temporary approval to
the project. Negotiations were started
with Leo Chosa, who owns the prop
erty on the American side of the por-
tage, soon after for an easement, and
that's as far as the project has ad-
vanced.
Members of the American section in
clude A. o. Stanley, former senator
and governor of Kentucky, chairman;
john H. Bartlett, former governor of
New Hampshire, and Eugene Lorton,
Tulsa. Okla, newspaper publisher.
The status of Jesse B. Ellis of Mis-
Solri, secretary of the commission, under
the new setup, has not been an
nounceg.
The Ely miner., 1939-11-02

are comparatively harmless as long as
they are left alone. Occasionally they
have quite innocently frightened camp
members out of years growth.
One time DR.. O. E. Snyker, former
contract surgeon at the camp and now
conducting a private practice here,
stepped out of the officers quarters
right onto a bear lying at the foot of
the steps. The doctor let out a yell
and ran one way and the bear let out
a grunt and fortunately ran the other
way" according to Capt. Donald R..
Patterson, former head of the camp.
Patterson said he once rounded the
corner of a building in the dead of
night and ran smack into a bear.
"Momentarily was so terrified that
couldn't move" he admitted, "but I
didn't waste any time leaving the spot
when I regained my composure'
Bruno was reported shot during the
big game season last fall, but he showed
up again this spring. He is identified
by wart on his nose and by his huge
size.
The Ely miner., 1939-11-02

Old Bruno, big black bear at the
Portage River CCC camp on the Echo
Trail, has been making history at the
camp for several years, cutting capers
characteristic only to himself, but it
wasn't until he tore up newly con-
concrete garbage incinerator
that he got his picture in the papers.
There's hardly a resident of this
territory that hasn't heard tales, some
of them pretty tall, about this justly
famous bear, and now they have an
opportunity to meet him safely face to
face via the newspaper page.
Until the new incinerator was built,
left-overS from the table were burned in
an open pit around which many bears
gathered to satisfy their hunger. Fair
ly tasty morsels of food were COM
paratively easy to obtain.
But then regulation incinerator was
built to more adequately care for the
refuse. Old Bruno registered his dis
pleasure the first night by completely
wrecking it.
j. w. Shaw, camp superintendent,
had solution, however, for this prob
lem. Shaw mixed up stronger cement
mixture and built new incinerator,
one that has since withstood the at
tacks of the powerful and ired bear.
No one knows just where the cat
came from, but it has been at the camp
for about four years. Shaw was at loss
to explain why the cat has such
powerful influence over the bears that
come into the camp.
Il guess it's just an instinct that the
animals have" he stated. "The cat has
only to take few stiff-legged jumps.
its tail slightly fluffed and its back
arched, and the bears clear cut i'm
While the bears have been numerous
around tn camp in the summer, they