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Evening star., 1942-04-05
Outside Firms Held
Liable for DE-. Tax
On Sales 10 U. 5.
Keech Says No License
Is Needed Merely to Bid
On Federal Contracts

Corporation Counsel Richmond B
Keech ruled yesterday that out-of-
town corporations receiving an in
come from sales to the Federal Gov.
ernment must pay the District tai
Of 5 per cent on net profits.
His opinion, revealed in a COM
munication to Chairman Randolph
of the House District Committee
served to intensity the controversy
raging over the newly imposed Dis
trict tax on net profits of so-called
foreign corporations"
TT is my opinion" Mr.. Keech
said, that the mere submission oi
bids to the Federal Government OF
the negotiation of contracts with
Government departments is not
such a commercial activity In the
District as to require a corporation
license.
However, if a corporation re-
ceives income from sales to the Gov
ernment for delivery and use in the
District, or for use of property, OF
from the performance Of service in
the District, license would be re-
quired and such income would be
taxable under the act"
A House Distri@ subcommittee
headed by Representative Hunter,
Democrat, Of Ohio, has recommend
ed repeal of the provision in the in
come tax law which requires an out
of-town corporation doing business
in the District to pay the per cent
tax and take out a license costing
$40 a year. A bill sponsored by
Representative D'Alesandro, Demo-
crat, of Maryland now before the
District Committee would apply the
tax and. license fee only to foreign
corporations which maintain an Of
flee in the District.
Chairman Randolph said the tax
had created "a storm of protest
and his committee would consider
remedial" legislation when it re-
sumes regular session after the
House ends its informal Easter re-
cess April Is.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Cream Price Increase
Urged by U. 5. 10 Aid
D. T.. Area Farmers
Agriculture Department
Would Hike Wholesale
Cost From $2.42 to S3.57

A proposed amendment to the
existing Federal milk marketing
order for the Washington milkshed,
increasing the wholesale price of
cream from $2.42 to $357 per 100
pounds and reclassifying that prod
uct under class l fluid milk, was
announced yesterday by the Agri-
culture Department.
The proposal, submitted to the
dairy industry in this area by Agri-
cultural Marketing Administrator
Roy F. Hendrickson, recommends
however, continuance Of the present
marketing price of milk supplied
Washington consumers.
Dairy interests will have until
April IA to file with the Secretary
of Agriculture exceptions to the
proposed amendment, Mr.. Hen
erickson said.
The Government proposal follows
public hearings held here in Feb
ruary on a petition Of dairy farmers
to raise the price of milk and cream
they supply dairies here. Dairy
spokesmen at that time testified
that any incerase in price would
have to be passed on to the con-
sumer, the increase being estimated
as much as 2 cents or a quart
of milk.
Farmers Income Would Go Up.
In explaining yesterdays proposal,
Mr.. Hendrickson said the amend
ment recognizes that dairy farmers
should receive fair prices for their
milk" He added: "In this connec-
ton, dairymen in the Washington
milkshed meet the same sanitary
requirements for milk for cream,
now class 2, as that for fluid uses,
class /. This involves the same
costs of production and in all other
ways is the same product.
ALSO by pricing the present two
classes of milk exactly the same,
the blended price, or average price
for all milk which dairymen receive
for their milk, should be increased
thereby providing fair returns to
producers"
Dairy interests here yesterday
said they were unable to estimate
what retail cream price increase
might BE necessary under the new
proposal until further study of the
amendment. 1t is believed, however.
that in the light of the February
hearing, some increase of cream
would result.
Increase in Penny Milk Price.
Also included in the amendment
is a proposal to raise the price of
milk used in the penny milk pro-
gram, from s2.40 to s3.11 per 100
An official of the Agriculture De-
partment said that the change, ii
granted by the Secretary, would not
imperil the school milk program
"at least not for the rest of the
school year"
The amendment also would re-
quire dealers to pay dairy farmers
for milk twice a month, rather thar
once a month as at present. Thi.
was among the proposals of dairy
farmers in February.
On May l, under the present
order, class l milk is scheduled tc
drop 40 cents and class 2 milk q
cents per hundred pounds. Before
that time the Secretary is expected
to act on both the February anc
yesterdays proposals.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Salvage Campaign Aides
Named in Montgomery

In a move to coordinate all Mont
gomery County Md activities in
his Salvage for Victory" campaign,
George v. Menke, county salvage
chairman, yesterday announced ap-
pointment of the following subchair-
men:
Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen, women's
activities; Sidney Lust, motion pic
lures; Charles Kopeland, radio;
Rufus King, All Clubs; w. Prescott
Allen, publicity; Miss Marjorie Bill
lows, schools; County Agent o. w.
Anderson, agriculture; the Rev. J.
S. Albertson, churches, and Abel
Norris, fraternal organizations.
Mr.. Menke called on county resi-
dents to turn in discarded, broken or
obsolete household equipment for
salvage purposes.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Ideal spring weather and what
one florist described as the Sur
cease that flowers furnish from the
sorrows of the war" combined yes
terday to give Washington flower
shops their best business in years
Lilies, both the American variety
and what few of the Japanese type
were available, held their usual
place as the most favored Easter
flower, but orchids, hydrangeas
azaleas and roses sold fast.
Business is tremendous, said one
breathless florist who took a moment
out to answer a reporters telephone
inquiry. We've got three trucks
and a feet of eight taxicabs trying
to keep deliveries moving"
His shop was cleaned out OF
azaleas before the afternoon was
half over, he said. Orchid corsages
to grace milady's Easter costume
were unusually popular this year, he
added
Another florist said he rented not
only taxis, but private cars and the
Evening star., 1942-04-05
For Stronger America
Action by Federation Sought
On School Health Program
Dr.. c. B. Campbell
To Present Problem
This Month
(17th OF a SerieS.)
BY JOHN W. THOMPSON, Jr.

by JOhN w. lHOMfSON, Jr.
Need for expansion of the
physical training program in the
public schools and stepping up
the number of medical and
dental examinations of school
pupils as a means of reducing
the percentage of rejection of
District men by the Army for
physical defects will be brought
before the Federation of Citizens
Associations at its next meeting.
DR.. Charles B. Campbell, veteran
chairman of the Federation's Public
Health Committee, said he plans to
put the matter before the civic body
April 18.
Recalling that the Federation has
consistently sought more school
physicians for years, DR.. Campbell
said appropriations to extend the
medical and dental inspection serv-
ice would be good investment"
Favors Stronger Program.
A full-hedged health and physical
education program in the schools
from kindergarten through high
school is what DR.. Campbell favors
to increase the physical fitness Of
American youth. In fact, he said,
he has even favored requiring school
pupils to have corrected such defects
disclosed by physical examination
as can be remedied before pupil
could pass from one grade to an
other.
"L was advised that this is out of
the question, though" he added.
At the present, it was pointed out,
the situation is as follows:
Large numbers of District men
both white and colored-have been
rejected for Army and Navy service
for physical defects many of which
could have been corrected by early
detection. These defects include
dental and eye weaknesses and
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Winchester EIks InstulI

WINCHESTER, Va, April 4 (Spe-
ciaD.- &C. Irvine Gather last night
was installed exalted ruler of VIM
chester Lodge of Elks, succeeding r.
Thornton Bryarly. Others installed
were Kenneth Grim, leading knight;
Robert Grim, loyal knight; Law
renee Fauver, lecturing knight:
Ralph Hardy, esquire; Edwin T.
Snider, secretary; Charles Anderson.
treasurer, and H. J. Hince, tiler.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Arlington Chest Clinic

4 chest and tubs.sFsln clinic for
Arlington County wis re held in the
Cherrydale Health Center, 4006 Lee
highway, from 10 am. to l pm.
Wednesday, under the sponsorship
of the Arlington County tuberculosis
Association.
Those who attend are requested
to bring q note from their ply
sicians.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Euster Film to Be Shown

A sound motion picture, "The
First Easter will be shown at pm
tomorrow at the Mount Carmel
Methodist Church, Sunshine, Md
The service will be in charge of the
Rev. Carey. M. Young, director OF
the young peoples work, the Coun-
ell Of Churches and Christian Edu.
cation Of Maryl1 Delaware.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

(See HEALTH, Page A-l2.)
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Easter Program Planned

Naomi Chapter, No. %, Order of
the Eastern Star, will conduct a
special Easter program at pm.
Wednesday in the Masonic Temple
at Bethesda, Md, Mrs. Viola Jett,
worthy matron, announced yester-
day.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
German newspapers and maga.
Failure to Register Charged.

German newspapers and maga-
zines.
Failure to Register Charged.
DR.. Gros, his wife, Frances, 81,
and Albrecht Rudolf Curt Reuter-,
56, German-born Beverly Hills art
dealer, are charged with failure to
register as German agents and con-
spring to transmit to Germany in
formation concerning national de-
fense preparations.
Mrs. Gros said in a statement read
in court that before they were mar
ried DR.. Gros told her she could
earn 5000 a month for one to five
hours work week clipping articles
about United States military and
naval affairs, airplane production,
ship sailings and compiling lists Of
key defense positions In California.
"Helmut asked me to become a
German agent" quotation from her
diary read, II did not accept"
When, aft~ their marriage, the
statement said. she threatened to
tell the F. B. I. of her husbands S
activities, DR.. Gros told her the
Gestapo had agents "ail over the
United States" and harm would
como to her if she exposed him.
She said DR.. Gros told her Ge not
Evening star., 1942-06-03

In Saxonia, had instructed him to:
Organize sabotage. the blowing
up of ships, industrial plants and
such things.
Take photographs Of harbors
and military objectives.
Furnish information on persons
who might be contacted to create
strikes"
Uncle's Instructions.
He said an uncle, Mai. Hans
Bebert of the German Military In
telligence. who got him the job,
asked him to:
Contact John L. Lewis, leader of
the c. I. O., and Harry Bridges,
Pacific Coast labor leader. to ascer-
tain their attitude on labor prob
lens and their political PHILOSOPHERS
and to attempt to make them useful
to Germany, if possible.
Represent the military intelh-
gence of Germany in cooperation
with the Japanese intelligence de-
partment on the West Coast"
But he had no intention of doing
any of these things, DR.. Gros said,
and sent only newspaper clippings
about strikes. unemployment, and
airplane production, information
such as would be available through
Evening star., 1942-06-03
New Bus Service 10 Home
OF WASHINGTON Is BEGUN

Although through service between
Washington and Mount Vernon has
been discontinued, 1t still is pos
sible to reach the home of George
Washington by bus.
Officials of the A. B. & w. Bus
Co., which formerly operated sight
seeing buses from the terminal at
Tenth and D streets NV. to Mount
Vernon, announced today that un-
der the new system 1t is necessary
to transfer at Alexandria.
The round trip fare amounts to
90 cents. Formerly it was 81, but
included . descriptive talk by the
driver.
The new system was put into
Evening star., 1942-06-03

only had aided the Nazis In obtain
ing control of Germany. but once
had posed as a French military off,
Ger to carry money to German spies
In Paris, posed as a priest on a SIM
liar mission in Poland, and was
dropped by parachute to deliver a
message to Nazi agents there.
II have every right to be a spy"
she quoted him.
DR.. Gros said in his statement that
he had never told Reuter- he was
working for the NaA government.
Reuter-. he said, addressed for him
some envelopes in which he sent
clippings.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Writer Hurt as PIune
Crashes in Desert
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt. June 3.-Harry
Finder, war correspondent for Time
and Life magazines. is in a hospital
suffering slight injuries suffered In
the crash Of plane carrying him
to the western desert.
Finder, from Kenosha, Wis. for
years was Associated Press corre-
spondent in Palestine.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Nazi Agent Admits,
Spy Job, butCIaims
He Did Little Work
Three Fuce Court in
California on Choree
Of FoiIure to Register

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 3.-Min-
neapolis- born DR.. Hans Helmut
Gros admitted in statement read
at his Federal Court trial that he
was employed at 5000 month, plus
a 20,000-mark bonus, as German
Intelligence agent with the rank of
captain.
But he declared he never worked
very hard at the job.
DR.. Gros said in the confession
tnat the recently wounded Reinhard
Heydrich, No. man of the German
Gestapo and his former schoolmate
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Record CIuimed for Hen

Jack Goldsworthy Of Junee. Aus
tralia, is claiming q record for his
15-month- -old pullet which laid an
egg bigger than q tennis ball and
weighing six ounces.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Virginia Bond Quote
$12,OO6, 700 for June

virginia's War bond quota for
June is $12,oo6, 100, with Arlington
County allotted goal of 1929 300,
the largest OF any county in the
Evening star., 1942-06-03

operation when the Once Of De-
fense Transportation banned the
operation of sightseeing buses
Monday.
Evening star., 1942-06-03

Old Dominion, the Treasury an-
nounced yesterday.
Other Virginia county quotas in
clude: Clarke. 10000; Culpeper.
s38, 100; Fairfax, $4,000; Fauquier.
$59,600: Frederick, s89.l00; LOU
doun, $4,000; Prince william, s48.-
900, and Warren, S24,700.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
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Evening star., 1942-06-03
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-29
CoPYRi0Hr. toAl
NEA SERVICE. INC.

ed. gun aimed squarely at Daw-
son.
Water. for Gods sake, wa
teri"
The mans sneering face was
directly over him now.
How would you like an ice
cold Tom Collins, big shot?" he
rasped.
Dawson barely opened his
eyes as he spoke again:
Look at my ankles-some-
thing has happened!"
II was a desperate gamble,
but Dawson put everything on
the fact that he was in a dark
corner and the man would have
to bend over to see 1t was
working-he was bending over
curiously now was the
moment!
With every last bit of strength
drawn from the reserve of a
aforementioned physique, Daw-
son steadied himself with his
left foot and kicked upwards
with his right. 1t landed with a
sickening crunch and the man
crumbled across Dawson's legs!
II wouldn't do for this chap to
waken up too soon. Brutality,
Dawson kicked three times full
into the face of the unconscious
man that ought to do the
trick.
Gradually, Dawson scrambled
to his feet - he had never re-
allied before how difficult it
was to rise from the floor with
ones hands tied.
His. head swan dizzily and
his knees trembled. The nervous
tension plus the long period dur
ing which the ankles were tied
left him in bad shape. He'd have
to work with the utmost caution.
Backing into the door so that
he grasped the doorknob with
his tied hands, he closed Il soft
ly. Then he moved {, II i c k ly
across the storeroom and turn
ed his back to the packing case
edge, using the scraping method
on the wrist rope.
1t took even longer than the
other, but the tough strands fl
nally parted. For fully five min
utes he rubbed the angry, swol-
len wrists before turning to the
man on the floor. From pack
ing case he stripped a lcngth of
wire and deftly bound him.
Picking up the revolver, he
opened the door gingerly and
stepped into the hall. Still no
sounds except from the kitchen.
Identifying the hall through
which he had been carried as
that of the second floor, he
walked on tiptoe, pausing at the
door beside the main staircase
leading to the ground floor. It
had been a mans room.
Pressing his ear against the
door, he heard deep, regular
breathing. Ever so carefully, he
turned the handle. It opened
noiselessly and Dawson whisk-
ed inside.
John was in bed - sleeping
peacefully. Dawson was beside
him in flash, switching the re-
volver around so that he grasp
ed it by the barrel.
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ESCAPE - THE HARD WAY
CHAPTER VIII
BY A. w. O'BRIEN

Like a person waking under
q strange roof and attempting
to figure where he is, Dawson
fought through haze of pain to
clear his mind. The least motion
of his body brought savage darts
while his head pounded merci-
lessly. His mouth was dry as
parchment and his tongue evil
IDENTIFY swollen. AS he twisted a
bit to the right the pain increas-
ed around his heart then ne
remembered Johns closing
! words and the flash Of pain.
His wrists and ankles were
numb, for which he was CRATE
full. They were badly swollen,
but he'd be able to work on
them without too much suffer-
ing.
The gray light of pre-dawn
trickled through a skylight into
his storeroom prison. Peering
At the forms about him he con-
Guided number of them were
packing cases. That meant
rough, jagged edges.
Picking out large one prop
ped in corner, he began the
ordeal of wriggling toward it.
Eventually he made it, painting
for breath, salty perspiration
dripping over his eyes.
Slowly he Unanswered for
position, lifting his bound legs
and propping them against the
high rough edge. Muttering a
silent prayer that the packing
case wouldn't move with the
weight of his legs, he drew
them up and down so that the
rope binding his ankles scraped
on the edge. Until he got the use
of his legs he couldn't stand up
to free his hands the same way
1t was a long tedious job
hours it seemed while the
gray light changed 10 Drlght
sunlight. Frequently he felt his
head swimming, but Dawson
continu d scraping. 1t had to be
done easily lest the sound
awak EN- his captors :.
Abruptly he froze. What was
that?
A door had shut almost di-
rectly below him and YES.
somehodv was mounting the
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He shook the sleeping man
tenderly.
"Wake up, cutie, an d see
who's here!" he said in a loud
whisper.
The regular breathing ceased
for Johns eyes fluttered open.
For a second he stared up un-
seeingly, then sat bolt upright,
his mouth opening in the pre-
Jude TO a yell.
That's just what Dawson was
waiting for. His arm swung in a
short arc and the butt of the re-
volver caught John squarely in
the mouth.
Now get up, skunk, and
watch yourselfl" he growled.
Cutching his m gu { h, John
slowly moved out of the bed
and stood up.
Walk ahead of me-through
the door and downstairs. One
false move and I'll drill you!"
Obediently, John half stag
gered to the door. Daw VS. o n
swung it wide and his prisoner
walked into the hallway, hating
at the top of the steps. Some
thing in his manner caug h t
Dawson's attention. Flashing a
glance down the steps, he saw
the dour housekeeper halfway
up - a snub-nosed automatic in
her hand!
Dawson didn't falter-he fir
ed without warning and the
housekeeper clutched her shoul-
der, tottering sideways and roll
ing down the steps.
Dawson bounced past john TO
the next door - the door lead
ing into the girls room. He
pushed it open and went in -
revolver first. One quick glance
told him it was unoccupied -
the bed had not been slept in.
John was still standing rock
like in terror at the head of
the stairs.
"Okay, chum," Dawson grin
ned. Lets 60 downstairs"
AS they passed the PROSTATE
form of the house, .eeper, the
investigator examined her brief
ly.
Sorry, grandma" he said,
"but you should be a nice girl"
Digging his gun into Johns
back, he continued, land you
keep right at the end of this
gun while phone - just in
case there should be somebody
else in this den of rats"
Using only one hand, Dawson
flipped the phone off the hook
and dialed Operator" Lifting
the receiver he barked:
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion-emergency!"
Almost immediately he was
through to the officer in charge.
This is Clyde Dawson of the
Canadian Intelligence Depart
ment :" John half turned
and Dawson dug the gun into
his backbone, "I've bagged a
nest of Nazis you'll want to
meet please make it fast"
He gave the address and the
phone clicked.
Just as Dawson hung up, the
doorbell sounded. w h e e n g
quickly, he pointed to the floor:
''Lie down, toothless - flat
on your back and one move to
get up will be your last"
Dawson stepped backwards to
the door and peered through
the glass. 1t was the postman.
Shiftin his revolver to the 9TH
er hand, he opened the door.
Special delivery letter for
Mr.. John Dexel."
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BURIED TREASURE

CAMP BUTNER, N. C.-The
Army's finance department new
er will be able to tell just how
much money is in the post fin
ance office here.
A group of workmen; pleased
with the novelty of building a
bank vault, folded in" fair
amount of silver in the concrete
walls of the structure.
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NO GIRDLE? TRY THIS

NV N l. u
KANSAS CITY-The Helm
twins, Clarence and Lawrence,
puffed into the naval aviation
cadet selection office, rushed to
the scales and weighed in at I'll
pounds each-one pound under
the limit.
They've tried ten days but
each weighed 1875 pounds.
eve haven't had real meal
since, just fruit juice" said Law
renee.
The last seven of the excess
pounds disappeared from each
twin in a 6-mile run on the fin
al day.
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III sign for it," Dawson re-
piled.
Closing the door again, he
looked at the letter. his curios-
ity instantly aroused. The post
mark was North Sydney, Nova
Scotia.
Dawson didn't hesitate. He
tore the letter open.
(To BE Continued)