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Evening star., 1940-06-03

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Jerome Frank, chairman of the Sc
eurities and Exchange Commission.
Mr.. Rayburn told newspaper men
after the conference that the legis-
iative chiefs still had hopes of ad-
journing before the start of the
Republican national convention on
June "a.
The Presidents luncheon guest
was Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, regular Monday visitor.
Sacrifices Pointed Out.
In asking for broader income
tax base, Mr. Sargent said it is un-
derstood that national defense needs
require sacrifices, and the step he
proposed would bring to all groups
an aWareness of that fact.
The witness did not oppose pend
ing bill calling for a 10 per cent
supertax starting with this years
earnings, but asked the committee
TO correct what he termed inequities
In the basic structure to which this
supertax is to be added.
Mr. Sargent urged the following
changes in the present corporation
tax structure, on which the new
supertax would be imposed:
l. Remove the ban on consolidated
returns by parent companies and
their subsidiaries.
2. Exemption of intercorporate
dividends from taxation.
8. Lower present high surtax range
from the 4 per cent to rs per cent
range to 4 per cent to SO per cent
range.
Incentive for Capital.
Under questioning by Represent
Ative Cooper of Tennessee, the wit
Gess estimated the first two changes
might mean loss of Sis 900 900 in
revenue, but contended lower sur
tax schedule would not reduce the
return in the long run because it
would stimulate investment of capi-
tai for expansion of industry.
He also estimated that broaden
ing the base of individual income
taxes would bring in between $780,
100000 and $4OO,00O,O 900 more.
Earlier, the committee received a
letter from the Distilled Spirits In
stitute, Inc, stating its members will
make no objection to the proposed
increases in liquor taxes for pre-
paredness. The letter, from Wesley
A. Sturges, executive director of the
institute, read in part:
THE members of the institute
hope that the proposed increases in
the rate of the Federal tax on dis
titled spirits from $225 per gallon to
o per gallon and on brandy from
81 per gallon to $2.75 per gallon,
will contribute their full share of
the additional yearly revenue of
t85 ZOO, 900 which the Government
seeks to realize from alcoholic bev-
erages.
I'VE respectfully urge. however,
that these increases In the Federal
rate Of tax involve certain hazards
Evening star., 1940-06-03
of which the Congress should take
cognizance.
BOotleggers Pointed Out.

BOotleggers Pointed Out.
"We further ask that the Con-
gress shall not be unmindful of the
ever-threatening competitor of the
legal industry, namely, the bootleg
ger. To the extent that our taxes
are increased, the margin of profit
for the bootlegger is made more at
tractive. The granting of additional
funds for law enforcement should
be given consideration we believe, to
insure the public revenue"
AS the Ways and Means Com
mittee sought to complete tax hear
ings by tomorrow, the Senate took
up the naval expansion program
and a House Appropriations Sub
committee began consideration of the
administrators latest request for
more than 81 ,375, 100000 for national
defense purposes. The money would
be used for expanding the Navy
and enlargement of the mechanical
forces of the Army.
Meanwhile demands were voiced
in Congressional circles that the
Government avoid greater deficits
by boosting special defense taxes
beyond the figure of $656,000 900 set
last week by the Ways and Means
Committee before President Roose-
velt's second message asking ex-
pansion of the defense forces.
Amount Seen Insufficient.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia told reporters the country
would be in "a serious condition"
unless s750,OO0OOO to 100000 900
annually is provided in the pending
tax legislation. Senator Brown,
Democrat, of Michigan urged in a
speech last night:
Let us meet the challenge (of
defense)) by paying the bill"
Senator Vandenburg, Republican,
OF Michigan proposed complete
Evening star., 1940-06-03
THE STAR, WASHINGTON c. MONDAY JUNE g. 1e4o
preferential shop and seniority

preferential shop and seniority
clauses.
J. H. Love, industrial relations
manager Of the company, said the
company would be willing to con-
tinue negotiations on the disputed
points.
Approximately $500 accredited
members attended the union meet
ing yesterday at Jersey City and
authorized a committee Of six to
go to Washington today and "lay
before the appropriate Government
agencies the mems demands for
further adjustment in the new
agreement"
Evening star., 1940-06-03

reorganization of the Governments
finances" and called the defense
tax bill "a mustard plaster on a
cancer"
Meanwhile, Senator Pepper, Dem
ocrat, of Florida was understood to
have suggested to President Roose-
velt that the Army and Navy be
authorized to trade in" older war
planes to the makers, who then
could resell them to the Allies for
quick delivery. Critics argued that
the United States should not weaken
its own air forces at this time.
Evening star., 1940-06-03
Don't Suffer With
Acid Condition

Mountain Valley Mineral Water direct from
famous Hot Springs. Arkansas, helps to
correct acid condition. Mildly alkaline
Works naturally to eliminate harmful tox-
ms from body. Endorsed by physicians for
over rs years. Phi. MET. 1862 for booklet.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
MET. 1862 14O5 X St. NV
Evening star., 1940-06-25
End Of World Nearing,
Adventists Told

Word conditions indicate that the
end of the world is approaching,
speakers at services, told overflow
audiences at the camp meeting of
the Potomac Conference of Seventh
day Adventists being held on the
Washington Sanitarium grounds in
Takoma Park, Md.
Elder F. B. Jensen of Richmond,
speaking at services last night said
that according to the scriptures
the judgment began in Heaven in
the year 1874 and has been carried
on for the last So years.
Basing his statements on the 14th
chapter of the Book of Revelations,
the speaker said it is indicated the
judgment will be the last thing
to take place in the work of the
church and will be followed by the
second coming of Christ and the
end of the world.
I'VE are approaching the mid
night hour now It will soon he
too late to get ready" Elder Meade
Mcclure told his audience at serv-
ices yesterday afternoon.
Elder MCGUIRE spoke at services
again this morning and also is
scheduled to speak at the o'clock
session. At o'clock tonight Elder
George Semlar Rapp of the Capt.
tai Memorial Church of Washing
ton will speak on Gods Standard
in the Judgment"
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Health Service 10 Print
Journal on Cancer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States Public Health
Service will begin soon publication
OF a bi-monthly periodical called the
National Cancer Institute journal
DR.. Carl Voegtlin, chief of the Ma
tional Cancer Institute announced
yesterday at meeting of the Ma
tlonal Advisory Cancer Council.
The journal will contain the re-
ports of research studies at the in
stitute and thus make the findings
quickly available to cancer research
workers throughout the world.
The council recommended the fol-
lowing grants for cancer research
Washington University, st. Louis
$4,000; Memorial Hospital, New
York, $1,000; Barnard Free Skin and
Cancer Hospital, st. Louis, $4,000;
University of California at Berke-
ley, $4,000; the American College OF
Surgeons, Chicago, IS 900.
The council also voted to call q
two-day conference on stomach can
Ger in Washington October IL ard
IL. Prominent scientists in the field
of stomach cancer and representa-
tives Of interested foundations will
be asked to attend.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Alaska Airline Hailed
As Defense Stride
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 25.-
After flying northward on the first
y-passenger airline link between
the States and Alaska, Gov. Ernest
Gruening hailed the new service to-
day as a stride in national defense
and expressed the hope for a hun
dred Alaskan airfields.
|. The 20-ton Alaska Clipper. opera
ted by Pan-American's subsidiary,
Pacific Alaska Airways, flew here
from Seattle yesterday in slightly
more than five hours over a route
which has required four days by
boat. Twenty passengers were
aboard.
"It is hard these days to separate
commercial air expansion from air
defense" the Alaskan Golernor de-
clared.
1--WE spent $4oo, 100000 on the
Island of Oahu, Hawaii" he added,
"and possible enemies of the United
States are closer to Alaska. We
want to stop air attacks before they
reach Seattle or Portland"
Gov. Gruening called attention to
the awakened Federal interest in
Alaska's defenSes. Last fall the
Navy began work on two new bases
at Sitka and Kodiak, with the pos
sibility of the second becoming a
submarine as we'll as an air base.
Recently a $2,9O0,000 defense base
was approved for Dutch Harbor and
another projected for the extremity
of the Aleutian Islands.
A 100000 Army air training
base is under construction st Fair
banks, in the interior, and $12.000,-
600 has been appropriated for an air
base at Anchorage. The first con-
tingent of ground troops left Seattle
Saturday for the latter.
Except for Samoa, Alaska was the
last important United States ter
ritory to gain an air link, although
air service has become a dominant
transportation medium within
Alaska. The clipper was to con-
tinue to Juneau tsiay. In regular
service it will make the Seattle
Juneau run twice weekly.
Evening star., 1940-06-25

Mrs. Fred ]. Manning, dean of Bryn
Mawr College.
The little, white-haired Mrs. Taft
still shows the political perspicacity
she displayed in forwarding her hus-
bands career. She said:
Tomorrow? I might not come.
But Wednesday? I want to be here
when Bob is nominated"
She smiled mischievously at her
own assurance. She was asked
about the burdens that her son
might have to bear.
Work? Bobs always worked
hard. No job is too hard for him" "
Behind sat her daughter in law,
the hard-working Mrs Robert A.
Taft, who had just finished a mara
thon reception where she greeted
thousands. Down in the Ohio dele
CATION sat Charles Taft, another
son of the former President.
The Ohio section had another
White House alumna, Alice Roose-
welt Longworth, who is working for
Senator Taft. In the New York
delegation was another alumnus,
Theodore Roosevelt, jr,, who gives
good imitation of his President
fathers famous smile.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Selection Of New President
AT Wilson COLLEGE Waits

No action will be taken by school
officials on appointment of a sue
cessor to DR.. Edgar c. Higbie as
president of Wilson Teachers Col
lege until next September, Supt. of
Schools Frank w. Ballou disclosed
today as the deadline drew near for
filing applications for the post.
1t was announced recently that
MIR. Higbie had asked that his status
be reduced to teacher at the school
next September. It is understood he
has been in i'll health and felt the
administrative duties too exacting
to continue as head of the institu-
ton.
DR.. Ballou said Dr. Higbie would
continue as president until a sue
cessor Is named. Efforts are being
made to find a new president in the
present personnel.
The superintendent said applica-
tions for the position would be re-
ceived until the close of business
today ...
The school administration also is
receiving applications for assistant
principalships at Eastern and Wood
row Wilson High Schools.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Grand Old Party Term
Is Traced 10 Democrats
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 25.-The phrase
Grand Old Party" was first used
to designate the Democratic party,
University of Chicago photographers
reported yesterday.
A new dictionary of American
English being compiled at the uni
versity will say the first record of
the Republican party's present slo-
gan dates from 1879, when Senator
Benjamin H. Hill of Georgia said:
1--WE come back to the grand old
party of the North that never went
of after secession, that never went
off after the Baals of consolidation.
If there are any men on this earth
for whom I have higher regard
than others, they are the Democrats
of the North"
1t was not until 1888, the diction-
ary says, that the term G.. o. P.
appeared in the Congressional Rec
ord. At that time an unidentified
speaker declared:
"A proposed protection tax is the
doings of the G. o. P.--the grand
old party-the Republican party"
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Argentine Fleet Ordered
On Coast Patrol Duty

BUENOS AIRES, June 25 (Pl.-
The Ministry Of Marine ordered the
Argentine feet today on patrol duty
along the entire 1,500-rlile coast of
Argentina, canceling at the last
minute naval plans to leave TO,
Buenos Aires for declaration of in
dependence celebrations.
The fleet had prepared to leave its
base at Puerto Belgrano, $50 miles
south of here, for Buenos Aires
early today on the annual trip to
attend the celebrations July 9.
The United States Navy destroyer
O'Brien sailed today on scheduled
visit to Rio Grande Do Sui, Brazil,
from June 81 to 29
On the northward trip the war;
craft does not plan to stop at
MonteyideO.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.

The disturbance that was over Lake
Michigan Monday morning has moved
northeastward. Sault Sainte Marie. Mich.
S91.2 millibars (2927 inches), with a
trough extending eastward to Northeastern
New York and thence southward to the
Delaware coast. 4 new DEVELOPMENT was
central on the Southern New England
coast. Block Island. r. L.. 1003.1 millibars
(29;62 inches). with a trough extending
southwestward to Northwestern Florida.
Pressure is relatively high over Eastern
Maine, Eastport. 1010.2 millibars l29.s3
irches), and over and east of Florida,
Miami 1886 millibars go 90 inches)
Another high-pressure area is moving east
ward over the West Gulf States Abilene,
Tex. 10173 millibars (30.04 inches), with
q, wedge extending northward over the
Plains States. During the last "a hours
showers have occurred in the Gulf and
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States,
the Lake region and the Appalachian
region. Temperatures have fallen in the
Gulf States the Ohio Valley, the lower
Lake region. the Middle Atlantic States
and along the New England coast. while
they have risen in the Rocky Mountain
region, the Middle Plains States and the
Northern Plateau.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Conquered France
Lays Down Arms,
Mourns Defeat
Six Hours of Fighting
Follows Signing Of
Truce With Italy
By the Associated Press.

BORDEAUX, June 25.-France
bowed her head in a day of mourn
ing today after officially laying
down her arms before the might of
Adolf Hitler's conquering Germans
and the italian forces of his partner
1n-arms, Benito Mussolini.
Full terms of the armistice under
which the French ended formal re-
sistance to their foes will be an
nounced approximately 48 hours
from the end of hostilities which
came at 1888 am. today French
time (6::35 pm. E. S. T. Monday.
Six final hours of sluggish but
deadly fighting followed French
signing of Italy's terms-an act
which validated the armistice pre-
vlously reached with Germany.
Peace After 10 Months.
Thus France found a measure of
peace after nearly 10 months of war
although more than half her soil
was occupied by the invaders, and
her erStwhile ally, Great Britain,
was left to carry on the war which
they declared against Germany last
September 3 and which Italy en-
tered two weeks ago.
Un London, Gen. Charles de
Gaulle has formed a French Ma
tional Committee to continue the
fight despite the governments
surrender. He broadcast a pre-
.diction that some day the Allied
forces would restore liberty to
the world and greatness to our
country.'0
The government expected to re-
main here until four words CEN
sored), when it will start for an un-
occupied capital in one of the de-
partments to be left 4ree of German
troops.
bordeaux lies within the Ger
man occupation zone defined by
British reports Of armiStice
terms.)
Minute of Silence Ordered.
Interior Minister Charles Po-
maret, proclaiming this "armistice
day a day of mourning, ordered a
minute of silence in honor of the
war dead of 1914-1918 and 1939-4O
at II am. and said that late in the
day Premier Henri Philippe Petain
would address the nation by radio.
To-day France must be silent" ="
Mr.. Pomaret said. Her heart will
bleed. but she will forge q new hope.
Marshal Petain has made a gift
OF himself to France. Around him
constitutional government, reso-
lutte and worthy, will devote itself
to the welfare of the country, which
will continue to live with a broad,
free spirit"
French troops, exhausted by the
last three weeks of relentless blitz-
krieg, were confined to barracks.
Flags on public buildings few at
half-staff. Cafes, theaters and all
stores except those supplying food
were closed.
Special religious services were
arranged.
In final war communiQue, the
French high command reported last
night that the Germans, making
slight progress, had reached An
gouleme, IS miles northeast of Bor-
deaux, and Aix-les-Bains, in the
Rhone Valley about 20 miles south
OF Geneva, Switzerland.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-The
widow Of a President was doing her
bit today toward winning the Re-
publican presidential nomination for
her son.
Mrs. William Howard Taft missed
the convention that nominated her
husband in 1908, but she will be here
If the same honor goes to her son,
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio
She is crowding 80, but she turned
the convention hall platform into
an impromptu reception before last
evenings session opened.
Her white head held proudly high,
she walked on to the platform lean
ing on her daughters arm She
wore her sons campaign color
battle red. Her evening dress was a
deep red metal cloth, and over it
was a brilliant red velvet cape.
There was red paper Taft carna-
ton pinned among the five strands
of pearls around her neck
Courtly Charles c'Hell n Maria y
Dawes, former Vice President, was
the first to bow to her. He seated
himself beside Mrs. Taft's daughter
Evening star., 1940-06-25
u. 5. Warship Kept
AT Uruguay in Fight
ION Nazi Activities
Presence Of Cruiser
Cheers Population;
Another on Way
BY the Associated Press.

MONTEVIDEO, June 254-Ths
10,000-ton United States cruiser
Quincy stayed overtime in Mon
tevtdeo Earbor today and anxious
Uruguay, investigating possibility Of
a Nazi-planned revolt, cheered the
news that second United States
warship is on the way.
Orders from Washington to keep
the Quincy here and word that the
seventh squadron flagship Wichita
will arrive Saturday from Rio de
Janeiro came within a few hours
after the Chamber of Deputies acted
In secret session last night to stamp
out subversive activities.
Three other units of the United
! States war fleet, the battleships
Arkansas, Texas and New York, ar
rived last night at La Guaira, the
port for Caracas, Venezuela. They
were reported to be on a training
cruise, with large party of mid
| shipmen aboard.
Government Declared Backed.
Observers in Montevideo interpret
ed the presence of the Quincy and
expected arrival of the Wichita as
signs that the United States would
back up the government in whatever
| safeguards are adopted.
There has been concern that Ger
many might take reprisals If stern
measures were adopted on a special
commissions report that Uruguay
Nazis. influenced from abroad,
planned to set up little Nazi state
in this vulnerable section of South
America.
There was speculation that the
arrival of the Wichita, bringing
Rear Admiral w. G. Pickens, might
signal the stationing of a whole
squadron of the Uruguay coast.
Meanwhile Uruguay and her more
powerful southern neighbors, Argen-
tina, backed up their defense plans
with costly armament buying pro.
grams.
Arms Appropriations Made.
Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies
adopted bill to spend 100000
pesos (about s2,812,OOO) on war
equipment.
At the same time, in Buenos Aires,
Argentina's Ministers of War,
Foreign Affairs and Finance urged
speedy action on an appropriation
of 1000 0,000,0 900 pesos (about s297,.
00G 000) for armament increases.
The Uruguay Chamber, in a ses-
sion guarded by soldiers and police,
decided to send to the Department
of Administration and Justice the
report of pro-Nazi activities. The
department would be authorized to
put into effect definite measures to
wipe out such subversive activities.
| The Chamber rejected a proposal
to send the commissions report on
plots to overthrow the government
of Uruguay to all other American
legislatures.
Nine leaders of Uruguay German
organizations, seized on the basis Of
the report, still are being queS-
toned.
Evening star., 1940-06-25
Report Is Ordered
On Shooting Of Boy
By Capitol Policeman
Wounded After Taken
From PIozo Fountoin;
Declared Accidental

A report was ordered today by the
sergeant at arms of the House on
the shooting yesterday of a 10-year-
old colored boy by Capitol police
sergeant.
The child-Fred Walker, jr., of e12
Fifth street N.W-was in Casualty
Hospital today with bullet in his
neck. His condition was said to be
favorable.
Chased From Fountain.
He was wounded in the guardroom
of the Capitol, where he had been
brought, with three other children,
after police had caught them SWIM
ming in the big fountain on the
plaza between Union Station and
the Capitol.
The shooting was described as ac-
cidental. The police said that Sergt
Vernon o. Deus, 35, of 1922 Shepherd
street NV. discharged his gun as
he was returning it to the holster
after cleaning.
AAiS ACPOlg oil LllC SIlOOClIlS was
ordered after House Sergeant at
Arms Kenneth Romney had been in
formed that several versions of the
story were being circulated. He was
told that the children who witnessed
the shooting were charging that the
gun had been fired while a police
man was pointing it at the child.
Children Make Statements.
Statements were taken from the
other children, whose names are
Elijah Marie, II; his brother, John
9, and his sister, Margie, II. all OF
whom live at 440 I street NV.
The children were taken into
costody about 1880 pm. by Capitol
Policemen Acie Hamrick and Frank
c. Lindinsky, who took them to the
guard room. The policemen were
trying to reach the children's par
ents to warn them to keep the
quartet from swimming in the
fountain any more.
According to Capt. William S
Orthman, the shooting was obvious.
ly accidental" Mr.. Romney said he
would investigate to determine
whether negligence was involved.