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Evening star., 1940-01-21
EPhotoplays in Washington Theaters This Week
WEEK OF JAN. 21.

WEEK OF JAN. 21.
Academy
9th and 9 ets. Sc
Ambassador
18th and Columbia Rd
|ApoIIo
624 H st. NE.
Ashton
Arlington, Va.
| Atlas
1881 H St. NE.
| Avalon
b6l2 Connecticut Ave
Avenue Grand
@6 Pa. Ave. s.E.
| Beverly
18th and : sts. NE.
Bethesda
Bethesda. Nd.
Buckingham
Arlington. VI.
IColvert
1924 Wisconsin Ave.
Cameo
Mount Rainier. Nd.
CoroIino
l1th d N. c. Ave. sc
Central
425 9th st. NV.
| Circle
2105 Pa. Ave. NV.
| Colony
Ga. Ave. and Farragut
Congress s,shGls We. ant
Portland St. Be:
Dunborton
1349 Wis. Ave. NV.
| FoirIown
Anacostia. d. c.
Greenbelt
Greenbelt, Nd.
Hippodrome
K near 9th
The Hiser
Bethesda, Md.
Home
18th and c SITS. NE.
Hyottsville
Hyattsville, Md.
Jesse
18th nr. r. I. Ave. NE
Kennedy
Kennedy. mr.. 4th NV.
Lee
Falls Church, Va.
| Lido
1927 NJ St. NV.
| Little
9th Above F
Lyric
Gaithersburs. Md:
marlboro
Marlboro. Md.
| Milo
Rockville. Md.
| Newton
18th & Newton sts. NE
| Palm
Del Ray, Va.
| Penn
$50 Pa. Ave. Sc.
| Princess
10Th and H SITS. NE.
| Richmond
Alexandra. Va.
| Reed
Alexandria, Va.
Sovoy
3O30 14th st. NV.
Seco.
Silver Spring. Nd.
! Sheridan
Ga. Ave. & Sheridan st
Silver
Silver Spring. Nd.
Stanton
9th and c sts. NE.
| | -
Stote
Fails Church, Va.
Sylvan
1O4 r. I. Ave. NV.
| Tokono
Takoma Park. D. c.
| TivoIi
14th and Park Rd.
Uptown \
Conn. Ave. l. Newark St
| Wilson
Arlington. Va.
| York
| Ga Ave a Cuebee p1
Evening star., 1940-01-21
SATURDAY

"Jeepers Creepers"
and Three Texas
Steers"
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Groucho, Chico and Harpo made SIM
liar tours in advance of "A Night
at the Opera" in 1895 and "A Day
at the Races" in 1896.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, April l.-Congfess re-
Gently has been debating the desir-
ability Cor the contrary Of lowering
income tax exemptions.
That is to say, at present a citizen
whose income is below a certain
modest level isn't taxed at all. If it's
above that level he begins to be tax
ed. AS his income gets larger he's
taxed at a gradually increasing rate.
Ii he earns his income he doesn't pay
as high a rate on it as he does If he
gets It in the form Of dividends on
some investment.
All this probably is no information
TO income taxpayers. In mld-March
they had to make their usual contri-
buttons to their various collectors,
and at that time undoubtedly studied
the law very thoroughly.
However, it behooves the folk
whose incomes thus far have been
below the taxable level to take no.
tice that there's good bit OF Wash
ington sentiment in favor of seeking
considerably smaller incomes than
heretofore. Naturally this, if it's done,
will catch a great many individuals
who haven't paid a cents worth of
that kind of taxes up to date.
Not Entirely Unpopular.
Now, AN income tax generally is
spoken Of as about the most I'M
popular Of all forms Of taxation to
those who have TO pay it.
Of course it isn't unpopular
though, to those whose incomes are
below the taxable level. On the con-
trary, they incline to regard it as a
levy on 4 privileged class, and to
feel that it serves 'em right for being
50 opulent. AS soon as the thing be-
gins to hit today's "eXempts," how
ever, it's safe prediction that their
squawk will be something awful.
Congressman foresee just what
howl there'll be and are pretty hest
tant to antagonize SO many voters
Just the same, the money is badly
needed. Furthermore, lawmakers are
quite numerous who argue, confiden-
tally, that an unpopular tax is the
best kind of tax, for the very rea-
son that the taxpayers are sure to
yell bloody murder at the first sign
81 governmental extravaganza.
Indirect Taxation.
This school of thought contends
that indirect taxation is bad business
because the public doesn't realize
that it's being taxed at ALT suffers
under the load, but fails to compre-
hend what it, suffering from.
For instance, assume that Uncle
Sam gets his revenue from a GUS
toms impost. Importers pay it on
goods they bring into the country,
out when they sell these goods they
charge that much more for them.
Consequently the ultimate consum-
er really is the chap who pays the
tax, though he doesn't know it be-
cause the money isn't taken directly |
out of his pocket by treasury Of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
rnE KlLlh,El1RE} :|t''i:tat
, MN AR, DIT EAspn nv CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

, hichest tide. He'd leave no tran,
and the police, even if they decldeo
he cot away by boat, wouldn't De
likely to look into the warehouse.
rs too close, and by the time they
looked at it the next day the piles
would be standing in mud ana
thew wouldn't think Of it as MD
ing place for boat"
"Then the diamond sale was just
a bait for something 'iggerE
Maybe. Let me go on. If l got
nv dope straight, anyone sneaklng
into the rose arbor from the south
would pass the stool betore ne
came to Markham. I think the
stool was used as a weapon, strlk-
ing the jewcler to the ground lhen
it was thrown into the river.
"MarIham fell where the GRO
ouet mallet lay. That's why there
was blood on it. The police tested
it to see if there was any nalr
sticking in the blood. as there
ought to have been if he was hit
| over the head with the mallet.
There wasn't"
I'm learning things" I ad-
mitted.
THE guy who hit Markham
probably had ropes in his boat, but
the wire was handler. He tore 1t
down to wrap around him, but
Markham woke up too quick. May
be he grabbed the mallet. The Kid
naper had to knife him before ne
yelled for help"
WHY did he drag him along the
walk instead of toward the river!
That's easy. He would have left
a trail any other way. The gravel
walk leads to the north wing of the
building, where there's a sharp step,
covered by the high tide Tuesday
night. A fiat bottom rowboat could
have been brought right up against
the step. Markham would have dis
appeared without single foot
print being left"
you've thought of everything"
1 admitted.
Belzer shook his head. Nope.
There's something wrong. Why was
Markham dragged instead of car
ried? If he was killed by the man
who kidnapped you, he would have
been carried. He was killed by a
small man."
I had no answer for that. .
The taxicab stopped in front ct
gray stone building. Here we
are" Belzer said. II see more trou-
BILE waiting for you" !.
There were two young women on
the step. I saw with a thrill OF
pleasure that one was Louise Mark
ham. She colored slightly as l.
stepped toward her and removed
my hat. She extended her hand. She
couldn't smile at the inquest into
her brothers death, but she made
it plain she was glad to see me.
The other girl brushed past her
and threw herself into my arms.
ooh, Bill dear" sobbed Muriel Ben
son. you've got to help me! I've
lust learned the most awful thing
about Jerry"
(To Be ContinueG)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
S6.539.24.

S6,53924.
Commissioner Of Revenue A. 7
Maxwell, now candidate for G,n.-
ernor, recently gave mos italo,gh
news men as well as almost rlrry-
body else piece of historic informal
ton when he said in one Of his
speeches that the big painting !lc-
hind the Speakers desk in the Hail
Of the House is Of Henry Clay. Not
one in thousand knew it.
He cited this fact as illustrative Of
the need for teaching moro North
Carolina history in the schools.
The Clay portrait was painted on
the occasion Of his visit 10 Raleigh
during the campaign against James
X. Polk: and it was here that Clay
wrote the letter which really Wa
responsible for his defeat in that hot
race
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
Farley May Really Be Seeking
Vice Presidency, Stewart says

amounted to classifying that spiel
among short and ugly words
All right, we're expected to take
what the president says as Gospel.
Nevertheless, Ernest Lindley has
been known, among White House
correspondents. as particularly close
to the president. He likewise IS an
exceptionally reliable chap. lie
stands pat. He insists that his 'ac-
count was correct. He hesitates
trifle at applying the short ana
ugly word" that the president M
plies. but that's what it amounts to.
Would jim Hear It?
Now, let's not, for a minute, sug-
ecst that President Roosevelt wasn't
quite right in terming that Llndley
interview as phoney.
But suppose, for the sake OF ar
eument. that the president had had
some such chat with 'stalWart
Democrat" as Ernest describes. Ism
il possible that said "staTWart" would
have leaked it to Jim Farley as we'll
as to Ernest?
And wouldn't it have been calcu-
lated to make Jim sore?
True. the 'stalWart' may have
been the Anan;as. He may have made
the entire yarn up out Of whole
Icloth''-telling it to Jim Farley and
Ernest '--''--- ~,nto.
Yet. if that's what he did, his
scheme worked middling well. He
pulled off an excellent line of pub
Ilicity for whatever target he may
be shooting at.
There are Democratic stalWarts
and stalwarts. Some are New Deal
stalwarts and some are ''antis." II an
santi" hit on this scheme to split the
party. he had bright idea.
Ernest LindIey has the key to the
thing. Let him tell the source OF his
alleged information. But an ethical
lewspaperman can't do that.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

believe the party will pick HIM 10
head its ticket.
His candidacy. either way, places
him in the position Of 4 Roosevelt
tan anti-third termer. If he's preSl-
dentially selected. Roosevelt neceS-
sarily is forecloSed against. And, as
a New Yorker. he can't be vice pres
identially chosen if the present White
House tenant. also New Yorker,
gets a third bid.
Washington's favorlt2 betting IS
that JimS neutrality-suspicious. ann
is to get onto the ticket aS the tail
to a Cordell Hall or John n.
Garner kite. 1t generally IS assumed
that he'd prefer HUI. because its
surniSed that Re regards the latter
as more of probability than Garner.
He'd be n~ettv good second .to
either one. He wouldn't combine so
logically with any more pronounced
a New Dealer than one Of these two.
Even Burton K. Wheeler. While anti
New DealeriSh in spots. is much 100
liberal to go we'll with Jim.
Hull ard Garner
And. from JiYl'S standpoint. Hull
and Garner would be almost equal
" satisfactory ''tirst-DlaccrS' be-
cause both arc reasonably old. One
or the other Of thcm might die in
office. letting Jim automatically
slide into the vacancy.
Heaven forbid that 1rvbody should
suspect Jim OF counting on anything
like that. Such thirgs do happen
though.
Ernest X. L;nd1ev. the columniSt,
certainly raised hGdss with his re-
cent yarn to to effect that President
Roosevelt he'd tolt an unnamed
'.stalWart Dain"0~atio statesman
that ne fthe PRESIDENT wasn't a
third term aSpirant bvt th&t he did
not think Farley would dc, on 1'c-
ligiouS grounds.
After soma days delay. Roosevelt
as we know. spoke nr this story aF
made up out Of vn0la cloth" Il
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

with him. He didn't seem cordial.
He made it plain that he wanted
to be alone"
And you went anyway? That's
a point against you. But I'm not
suspicious of you. I'd say he was
going to meet gomeone out there
and didn't want you to know 1t,
He didn't say anything Ibout a
meeting" I protested.
NATURALLY he wouldn't, If he
didn't want you to know about it.
How did he fn5Sy set you to go
back into the clubhouse and leave
him there?"
"We-quarreled."
do you think ne started the
quarrel purposely-to get you TO
leave him?"
Tim sure I can't answer
that" .,
well, I'm pretty sure I can"
Belzer said, swinging the boat in
toward one Of the city wharves. L
don't know anything against Mark
ham. understand he was a pretty
swell fellow. But he had made a
lot of money, so he must have been
clever. He got you to go back into
the clubhouse without actually tell
ing you to go. He was going to
make a deal with someone, with
diamonds"
MY God, Belzer! Why didn't
someone think of that before ?"
Relzer erimacAA es ha nut the
motor into reverse ana easeu the
boat to its mooring. He cut the
switch and the motor stopped.
Captain Mcdonald is working on
that line" he said. Come on. Let's
call a cab" He removed the small
eadget from the magnetic again.
We climbed the stone steps to the
street level.
In the taXicab BelZer continued
to explain his version of Mark
hams death.
After you went into the club
house Markham stood in the rose
arbor, looking up at the sky. 1t
was almost time for his appoint
ment. The sound Of the piano and
the singing as you opened the door
may have covered the quiet foot
steps that sneaked NJ behind him.
Remember, also, that the lights
strung across the garden overhead
had been turned off a short time
which also indicates a
carefully thought out plan. The at
tacker intended to be O few min
utes early, and to take Markham
by surprise-because he had no in
tention Of paying for the dia-
monds."
Then it was a mistake to pick
out a moonlight night for the
crime" I suggested. Il should
think he would have planned"
mot at all. Maybe the moon
light was bad for him, but he had
to have the high tide. That's why
he picked Tuesday night. He was
going to kidnap Markham and
take him by rowboat into that ole
warehouse, where the water is toe
shallow for a boat except at the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
BELZER refused to describe an

BELZER refused to describe any
further what it was he had dis
covered in the lower story of the
old warehouse. I'm not even sure
I'll mention it in the paper tomor-
row morning." he said. This is
something the police have got to
look into first" He started the
boat at last.
Then you reporters do work
with the police sometimes ?"
sometimes? What do you
mean? I'm the best little detective
they've got"
Where do we go now?"
Belzer headed the motorboat
downstream. ITO the inquest" he
said. And remember, if the re-
porters question you, you don't re-
member"
I'd forgotten the inquest. I Won
dered what the coroner would have
thought if I had failed to show up.
Lucky I had Belzer to keep me on
the right side of the law, decided.
You don't have to testify at
the inquest" he told me. You can
stand on your constitutional rights.
Have you talked to your lawyer
about it,"
MY lawyer? Harvey Mcclure
was going to telephone him, and
fnront'"
The reporter looked away and
drew a long, deep breath. when
it comes to crime you're babe in
the woods"
SIS that why you think I am in
nocent, when the coroner is so sure
I am mixed up in this?"
You don't fit into my theory of
the crime Belzer told me.
What is your theory?"
The reporter swung the boat to-
ward the west side of the channel
as we passed the Rio Vista club,
so we would not be recognized by
ahv of his rivals who might be on
the Job there. I'm the first place, "
he said, II believe a professional
criminal had something to do with
laying the plot, and you're no pro-
feSsional."
Then you agree with Captain
Mcdonald that it was planned in
advanced"
Yes. but I don't think it was
planned to be killing. My guess
is that the guy who attacked
Markham knew Markham would
be alone in the garden about
that time of night. So if we
want to find out who that
man is, we might first try to find
out why Markham was out there
Who suggested going into the gar
den? Did you?"
Why's why" stammered
caught by surprise. II don't know
1 think we just went out to get
some fresh air.
Did he suggest it? Think"
Tim not certain. Ye-es, come
to think of it, he was going out
and I suggested that 7 go along
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
Congress Discusses Taxing
Of Incomes In Lower Bracket

fetal. He may groWl because he con-
siders prices too high, but unless ne
q good deal Of an economist he's I'M
aware that he's being taxed.
Sales taxes are the same way. The
folk who do the selling charge that
much more for the stuff they sell.
Or perhaps they charge more than
the tax amounts TO.
Revenue Stamps, 100.
Ditto revenue stamps. When buy
a package of cigarettes my notion IS
that cigarettes are what I'm paying
for. l have to stop and do some de-
liberate thinking to realize that I'm
paying also for the revenue stamp
across the end of the package.
But there's no misapprehenslon
about income taxation.
To begin with, making out the re
turn" is nuisance.
And you know exactly how much
you're paying. It hurts, and you know
it's tax that's hurting you.
You wouldn't pay that tax if you
could help it. Uncle Sam holds you
up and takes it away from you. He
implies a threat, too-the threat OF
criminal prosecution if you're
ballly. The form of the thing is Of
fensive. 1t makes you sore if you're
like the average person.
Proponents Of the income lax con-
tend that all this is a good thing
it makes the country 'taX conscious"
But that congress really will lower
the exemption figure isn't so certain.
Plenty Of its members who favor the
plan in theory are decidedly timid
about going on record to that effect
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
Capital Gossip
By HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, April L. State head
quarters 1or A. J. Maxwell for Gov
ernor this morning announced APP
pointment Of J. B. Lovelace as man.
ager for his campaign in High Point
He is a lawyer and former prose-
cutting attorney for the High Point
recorders court. He is d member Of
the Democratic executive committee.
Maxwell headquarters didn't say
so, but Lovelace is reputedly poll
tical intimate of wade RenfroW, High
Points powerful leader.
Maxwell headquarters also gave
out the names Of managers for Scot
land and Pasquotank counties-W.
L. Biggs Of Laurinburg in the former
and Leroy S. Nixon Of Elizabeth
City in the latter.
Mr.. Biggs is large farmer and
merchandise broker, while Mr.. Nixon
has for the last eight years BIS? an
Elizabeth City alderman.
1t was rather unusual that at the
Wake Forest Y. D. rally last week,
iWhen all candidates were invited to
be present, three of the four Demo-
cratic aspirants for Lieutenant Gov
ernor showed up-the biggest num-
Der from any state race.
Reports from the inspectors in the
Division of Standards and 1nspec-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

Occasionally you have bad night and
wake the next morning feeling foegy,
jitterY and generally "all-in". When
this happens. let BIC" lend a helping
hand. The quick-actng ingredients in
the BIC" formula work fast and relieve
In a hurry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

Keep a loc or Csc package Of BIC"
handy. Use according to package d.
REGIONS for the relief Of annoying head
aches. the pains OF neuralgia or tan.
talizing muscular aches. When pains OF
this character persist or recur frequent
lY. consult a physician.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

Reports from the inspectors in the
Division of Standards and Inspec-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press ColumniSt

Washington, April 1t isn't
quite cle;r. whether James y. Farley
is campaigning for the Democratic
presidential or vicc-presidential NOM
nation. At least, nominally its the
presidential nomination that he's
9r,el. However
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

plenty OF polite
ianS say they thint:,
its the vice presi-
dental nomination
ne genuinely is
trying to get. Not,
of course that any
body imagines he
won't accept first
place if ne : nam
ed for it, but lots
OF good guesSerS
are of the opinion
he doesn't really
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01
GREENE COUNTY HAS
LATE TOBACCO CROP

Sncw Hill. April Tobacco
plants throughout Greene County
are weeks later than usual reports
A. !. Harrell. Extension farm agent.
There are plenty Of plants, but they
are small" Harreil stated. and the
recent cold ana rainy weather has
retarded growth more than usual
The farm agent said that no blue
mold has shown up as yet, but that
growers are ready for it with know
ledge of the observation-disclosures and
benzol fumigation, and red copper
oxide spray controls recommended
by the Extension plant pathologists
Of N. c. State College.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

on account OF what they are pretty
sure the voters reaction will be next
election day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

Coed advice For 1915
Shhh! Little neuttal5,
Better sit tight,
If Munich didn't get you,
Moscow might:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-01

tons, Department of Labor, show ll5
establishments inspected, three COM
pIiance visits made and 272 con-
ferences held during the month OF
February.
The total number Of violations re-
ported was 1873. Orders were issued
to correct Al safety code violations,
26 sanitation, Is hour law, twelve
failures to post time records, three
child labor, two failures to provide
proper drinking water facilities, and
"a miscellaneous violations.
The Veterans Service Division,
Department of Labor, with office in
Charlotte, reported that in February
G. new and 294 old cases were han
died, resulting in increased compen-
sation for veterans amounting to ST.
299O6 and back compensation OF
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-09-21
M USICAL TEA

Mothers Lunch, $40 Columbus Ave.
was an unqualified success. A delicious
dinner, promptly and courteously
served, paved the way for the program
of exceptional worth that followed
ocal and instrumental numbers, a most
enjoyable reading and a talk on sub
jects of general interest by DR.. 7. E. A.
McCuddy. DR.. Robert A. Simmons,
P.W.GR., was master of ceremonies.
The ways and means committee, ably
captained by Mrs Nancy Morgan of
Sydney st., Cambridge, deserve the
highest credit for their management of
the affair.
Joenelle Bryant, one of the youngest
gifted contraltos of the city is now
preparing for her solo recital to be
oered Oct. Is at Steinert Hall. Miss
Bryant who has studied music all of
her life is now the pupil of Prof.
Stephen Townsend, formerly of Boston
University. She will be assisted by
the Olympic Male Quartette with Gil
bert Wilkins, soloist.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-09-21

Mary Jackson, proprietor of the West
ern Lunch Box, All Mass. Ave, enter
tanned group of young friends Wed
nesday evening at a punch party il
honor of Miss Ida F. DENLY of Brook
Ign, N, Y. A merry time was had by
the young people in the upstairs parlol
dining doom. Miss DENLY is a cousin
of the Yates twins.
Mr.. Samuel Smith, IA Yarmouth il
his new Packard made a trip recently
which included Chicago and Washing
ton. He was charmed with the trip
Sheloh Khall's electric choir. aftel
completing a weeks engagement il
Harlem and Rochelle, New York, ap
peared at the New Hope Baptis
Church, Winchester, Sunday evening
September Is. They then resumed
their engagements in New York CITY
The only local appearance of the elec
trio choir in the fall season will be al
Peoples Baptist Church, Sunday
October 20, at 800 pm.
MIR. and Mrs. Wendell K. Carney O.
New York City, enjoyed a delightful
two weeks vacation visiting parents
ington, D. c. and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Sylvia Camrel Jones, wife Of
Charles Jones of Woodland Road, Ran
dolph, was the honoree at a most
unique surprise birthday party last
Sunday. Friends and relatives gath
cred for the event which was arranged
by Mr.. Jones and his sister, Laurens
Wilkerson. While Mrs. Jones was
busy with her routine chores, the
guests quietly congregated in the
summer house and on a given sigma
made their presence known to Mrs
Jones who was completely and pleas.
antly taken by surprise. Barbecue
meats and delicious cakes with all the
trimmings comprised the menu for the
occasion. Mrs. Jones received a large
number of presents from her many
friends. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones; Mrs
Katherine Falawn, Mrs. Archie Har.
rls, Jeanette Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. L
R. Morris, Rosa Smith, Angelina vii.
kerson, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell S
Gideon, Laurena Wilkerson, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Dewberry, Hazel Leonard, Ollie
Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Nor
RS, Lazetta Morris, Mabel Morris
Natalie Leonard, Walter Morris, Wal
ter Camrel, William Janey, Stanley
Leonard, Sonny Leonard and Edwin
Morris.
James 7. Williams of 1875 Shawmu
Ave, gave birthday party for hi
wife, Gladys, Wednesday evening
Sept. II. An excellent collation. wa
served and Mr.. Williams proved to b.