Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1932, Page 2

A2 aw CAEW OF ADSVED | - — THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1939, N’Gi Taking Stroll O FLAMNG SHP == U. S. Destroyer Answers S 0 S—34 Others Rescued From Disabled Vessel. By the Associated Press. MANILA. March 10—The destroyer Tracy, racing ahead of four other ves- sels of the United States Navy, saved | 40 or more Japanese from the burn- ing freighter Kaku Maru, off the island ©f Mindoro_tonight. The freighter, en route from Singa- re to Hongkong with a cargo which luded gasoline, sent out radio dis- tress calls late today saying‘fire was raging in the No. 2 hold and the ship was enveloped in smoke At the time the § O S was sent the £hip was about 140 miles south of Ma- nila and headed for Paluan Bay, Min- doro Island. The crew of the Kaku was estimated here to number about 40. The ship is a steci steamer of 3,863 gross tons, | owned by the Sugaya Kisen Kaisha Her home port is Tarumi, Japan. 84 TAKEN FROM DISABLED £HIP, Collier Had Been Tossing Rudderless for Three Days. By the Associated Press ABOARD COAST GUARD CUTTER OSSIPEE, March 10.—The crew of the disabled colller H. F. De Bardeleben | abandoned the ship in their own beats | at 2 am. today. All were taken aboard the British freighter Laganbank. No one was injured. ‘The position of the De Bardeleben ‘when she was abandoned was latitude 39:36 north and longitutle 58:55 west. Still Standing By. ‘The nbank still is standing by the ldoned vessel awaiting the ar- rival of Ossipee, which is scheduled to arrive at the De Bardeleben's position about daybreak. On her arrival the Coast Guard cutter will determine the KMH!IU of towing the disabled col- er into port. The batometer was falling as the Ossipes aj ched the collier's position and Capt. Knight of the De Bardeleben reported by radio that he had aban- doned his vessel when it became aj Tent another storm was approaching. ‘There was a heavy swell and high wind at 4 am. Ship Rudderless. The De Bardeleben has been tossing rudderless in a northeast gale for three days, her engines turning at seven-knot speed to glve her steerageway. At/ to abandon ship until to- been futile, as huge combers gwept the decks and the collier rolled and tossed &t the mercy of the heavy The White Btar liner Adriatic, which The best photograph ever made of N'gi, 6-year-old gorilla, who died at the Zoo today. N'gi was taking a stroll through the Zoological Park with Head Keeper Willlam H. Blackburn last Summer when this picture was taken. —Harris-Ewing Photo. “{N’GI, YOUNG GORILLA, DIES OF PNEUMONIA DESPITE LONG FIGHT (Continued From Pirst Page.) three weeks, probably has made him the most celebrated wild animal ever held in captivity. There have been daily_reports from his sick bed and newspapers all over the country have had been standing by the collier, was relieved last night by the Laganbank and contihued oh her why to New York. ‘The De Bardeleben, home port New Orleans, carried & crew of 34 men. She ‘Wwas about 500 miles east of New York When abandoned today. RS INDUSTRIES TAX PLAN OFFERED AS SALES SUBSTITUTE o (Continued From Pirst Page.) tured luets are being taxed, it would a 2.25 p:‘ c‘ent tax.” bill before you is enacted into 1aw the budget will be balanced,” Crisp “The commitiee action in formulating this bill was patriotic and non-partisan, and it is your duty as members of Con- w0 aet likewise.” At about the time the House was being urged to pass the. tax measure, Representative Wood of Indiana, rank- ing Republican on the House Appropria- tions mittee, called at the White House and told President Hoover the tax program might have to be ex- panded upward before Congress com- Pleted work on it. Wood said he would not be surprised it it were found necessary to enlarge the tax so0 as to meet the reduced re- turns on incomes which will be brought 80 light March 15. Wood, an ardent supporter of the #ales tax as a means of raising revenue, said at the White Houseé that he has always favored such a tax and, in his opinion, this Government would not be in its present predicament if there had n a sales tax. He expressed grave doubts as to the adequacy of the 2.25 per cent manu- {'llttum' tax as provided in the House .. He predicted that when the in- come-tax returns are made known March 15, it will be found that incomes throughout the United States have been 80 greatly reduced that the revenue mn this source will be considerably than expected. In the opinion of Representative ‘Wood, the sales tax will collect revenue with little protest and disturbance to ness and is unquestionably the #asiest tax administered. Moreover, he believes it more evenly distributes tax- ation. Without attempting to speak for the President, Mr. Wood intimated Mr, Hoover appears to be favorably inclined to the proposal. Responsibility of Congress. In urging rmw of the tax measure Orisp told the House the Constitution required that members of Congress raise revenue required to operate the Government, and that it was imperative that they accept the responsibility, re- gardless of partisan beliefs He appealed to the members to “‘vote your intellectual judgment and not re- sort to political exigencies.” “Unless the financial stability of the Government is maintained, the whole world will become frightened over its ab!ldity to pay,” thé Georgia Democrat sai “The only honest way for the Gov- ernment to get money for operation,” he declared, “is through taxes.” Crisp said the banks over the coun- try were pursuing a policy of calling loans and keeping in a liquid state in order to buy Government bonds, thus depriving business of money for de- velopment and adding to unem- ployment.” “When it goes out that the Govern- ment will not sell any more bonds, banks, Insurance companies, loah com- panies and other financial institutions will begin loaning money to individuals and industry for business purposes and this will enable the employment of many of the idle workers,” he said, Bill All Important. Crisp said that “if ever there was a tax bill brought before the House that taxed the weaith until it is aimost confiscatory, it is this bill." In analyging the income tax provi- slons, he sald the increases would com- pel 2,800,000 persons to make returns and 1,700,000 to pay taxes. He told the House that with a maxi- mum of 40 per cent on the surtaxes on incomes over $100,000, plus the regular 6 per cént income tax, a man earni $1,000,000 & year would pay $430 87 into the Federal Treasuty, including exemptions "*{e ‘Treasury estimates that under carried dispatches on his condition. N'gi was & uniyersal faverite in Wash- ington, especfally among the children. In fact, according to Zoo attendants who raised him from infancy, he was very close to & human child in every respect but the ability to talk. N'gi_was captured in the jungles of Spanish Guinea, West Africa, when & nursing baby only a few fonths old, by J. F. Buck, an American wild ani- mal collectof, assisted by a band of pigmies, Actording to Buck's account, he and the pigmies followed the gorilla troop for days through the forests, keeping just far enough behind not to alarm them. Finally the great apes grew accustomed to the presence of men and became careless, Buck and his native helpers waited patiently until one day a female with an infant elinging to her breast dropped a few yards the troop, The others went along without paying at- tention to her. Mothet Slain by Pygmy. Then one of the pygmtes, with deadly aim, shot her with & poisoned arrow. Bhe fell dead instantly Without making an outefy to warn the pack. The jes rushed in ana grabved the which was N'gi. Capiure of a gorilla is a rare event. Buck made his way as ngldly as ble out of the jungle with his prize, taught him to take milk from a bottle and brought him to his home in Trenton, N. J. In a few months N'gi was running about. He had the freedom of Buck's house and was treated m every way as if he were a human baby. All this ended when he was about 2 years ol. He was purchased for the "National Zoo- logical Park through a fund donated by Walter P. Chrysler,.the automobile manufacturer, e little gorilla was brought to Washington mn an inclosed box and was mourning piteously at this strange treatment when fe was intro- duced to the lion house. As soon as the box was opened N'gi staged a pathetie scene as he threw his arms about Buck’s neck. The animal dealer, who had been father and mother to him for nearly two years, remained with him all night in an effort to reduce the shock of his changed surroundings. Then Dr. Mann took him in hand and soon N'gi was an apparently happy member of the Z00 community. Treated L'ke Human Being. Hitherto no gorilla had lived long in captivity. Dr. Mann proceeded with N'gi on the theory that he was physio- logically and psychologically closer to & human being than to any of the other higher animals. N'gi was reated ac- tording to the most approved procedure for & human infant. Dr. John C, Eck- hardt, prominent Washington baby ape- clalist, made up special diets for him. His meals were cooked in Dr. Mann's own kitchen Bpecial delleacies, such as custards, were nmgar?d for him and he had his regular doses of cod liver oil and ultra-violet light radiation, One problem was to keep him from being lonely. He was placed in & large cage and a young orang-outang. His cage companion wanted to play, and so did N'gi, but their methods of play were different. The orang-outang liked to play tag, racing about like a squirrel over the bars and ropes in the ca N'gi_couldn’t elimb. e is & clums climber than a man. He had to be re- moved from the cage, lest he be in- jured by a bad fall For a while he thrived. Then came the hot Summer, which N'gi, in spite of his tropical ancestry, couldn't stand very well. He pined and began to lose weight. When the cool Autumn came he began to pick up again, rap- idly doubled his weight, developed tge various ball-tossing and blanket dress- ing tricks. which endeared him to the children of Washington, and also the characteristic gorilla habit of beating his chest with his fists. Had Stage “Ambitions.” N'gi was a born actor. He was hap- plest when there was a ctowd in front of his cage, watching his tricks, gn a dull day he sulked and pined. e continued growing steadily, until about a month ago. when it was noticed he had_developed a bad cold. Dr. David E. Buckingham, veterinarian, and Dr. Eckhardt were called, but, in spite of all they could d, N'gi grew worse. ‘Two weeks ago it seemur he was dying. The condition had de- veloped into a severe bronchial pneu- monia, He lay motionless on his bed of straw, breathing with difficulty, re- fusing to take any fourishment and becoming weaker. Then. through the instrumentality of Mrs. Eieanor Patterson, a Washington newspaper editor, an oxygen chamber was rushed to Washington from New these unquestionably high rates, the bill will bring in only $112,000,000 in intome taxes.” he explained. ‘“Today there are thousands of mil- lionaires who pay no more income taxes because when they deduct their from thelr income the vé any incomes, he sald, adding that the bill's administrative i changes this would ] York and N'gi placed in it. He began to revive and his appetite improved. The doctors thought the pneumonia danger was over, but last week N'gl suf- feted a sudden relapse. X-fays showed a great accumulation of fluid in his pleural cavity. Dr. Chaties 5. White, m ‘Washington mm Was nue&, cage was turni ito an ing room, and in the middle o’ fi:mx o T WILL SEEK MORE HOWARD U. FUNDS Senator Costigan Will Fight to Restore Money Cut by Appropriations Body. for Howard University in the Interior Department appropriation bill late to- day of tomorrow, Senator Costigan, Democrat, of Colorado, will fight to restore some of the funds cut out in the House as well a8 part of the reduc- tion the Senate Appropriations Com- mittee ordered. ° The Colorado Senator will ask the Senate to ralse the item for salaries from the House figure of $450,000 to the House estimate of $475,000. He will also move that the allowance for gen- eral expenses be put up to the budget figure of $275,000, instead of the House allowance of $225,000. He will offer another amendment to restore the budget recommendation of $460,000 to construct a heat, light and power plant at the university. The House had allowed $300,000 for this, but the Senate Committee eut it out mtirel{' The Benate committee also struck out the House item of $100,000 toward a library building at the university. Senator " Costigan is not offering an amendment on this item. As it came from the Senate commiitee the total for Howard University was reduced from $1,075,000, allowed by the House, to $675,000. The Costigan amendments would give the university a total for the ceming fiscal year of $1,210,000, which would still be under the total recommended by the budget. The Senate also may act this after- noon on the recommendation of the Appropriations Committee in striking from the Interior bill the Housé lim- itations to prevent salary promotions and to curtail the filing of vacancies throughout the department. The Sen- ate already has eliminated these limita- tions from the Agricultural appropria- tion bill, which is ready to go to con- ference with the House. The decision finally reached by the conferees on the Agricultural bill will be followed in the other appropriations bills. MRS. HOOVER RETURNS AFTER SOUTHERN CRUISE Train Brings First Lady From Florida, Where Boat Party Spent Some Days. Mrs. Hoover returned to the White House today after an absence of 15 days, durihg which time she cruised down the Atlantic Cosst as far as Florida with & party of friends. Mrs. Hoover left St. Augustine, Fla., yesterday afternoon and made the Journey to back to Washington by train. The Sequola, the Department of Com- mercé boat used Mrs. Hoover and her party on their Southern cruise, will make a leisurely return to Washington. With Mrs. Hoover throughout this pleasure trip were Mrs. Edgar Rickard of New York, Mrs, Mark Sullivan of this city, Capt. Joel T. Boone and Mrs. Boone, Miss Mildred Hall, one of Mrs. fi vI:ln secretaries, and Mrs. Stark Mc- u) . FINES TO AID NEEDY Guilty Motorists Must Pay in Food, Fuel or Clothes, Mayor Rules. MARION, Ind, March 10 () Mayor Jack Edwards announced that beginning foday rmhx foiind guilt; in City &nm of trafc law m!ne‘t‘im{ '&hu mflrm :b:ul‘ood fuel or [ & icles ined therel e g tributed among the needy of N'gi was subjected to & major surgical operation. Under a local anesthetic, a tube was injected into the pleural cavity and more than a quart of fluid drained out. it had been ehokm%{hlm to death. Again Ngi révived. His strength and Bppetite improved rapidly and exami- nations showed the pneumonia infection apparently had cleared up. He was removed from the oxygen chamber Sun- day after & second operation to replace the draining tube, which he had pulled out. Yesterday morning N'gi seemed to have suffered a second minor relapse, Dr. Mahh reported his condition pessi- mistically, but the physiclans were not greatly wotried until late yesterday when the disturbihg heart symploms developed. Durihg the evening his con- dition became much worse. He was placed ih the oxygen chamber again, and once more seemed to fevive slightly, He was fed with a syringe, but showed ho interest in his food. Dr. Bucking- ham remaihed with him through the night and was with him when he died. 'gl's life was insured for $3,000 in the name of the Bmithsonian Institu- tion, which opefates the National Zoo- logical Park. Developed Own ldeas. Zoo attendants recalled wistfully to- day the life of the litite gorilla., To the casual observer he imay have been just Another ape, but those who knew him 1l noted qualities which raised him far out of the brute kingdom. His performances may have been clumsy, Dr. Mann said, put he was not a traihed ahimal. He was allowed to develop along the lines of his own in- ciinations without any suggestion. All his tricks and games he mvented him- self. There was no suggestion of the “frozen mind,” often stressed by writers oh animal ‘hology. N'gi dealt with Tterial wiEh which Eorillas, as a race, never have come in cohitact and he had to work out his problems as an in- dividual. ‘There ‘wiis the trick of balancing a dumb-bell on his neck, letting it roll down slowly, and catching it in the small his back. It was all his own r|idea and it required weeks of practice to perfect it. Solvéd Delicate Problem. N'gi's fa ite playthings were a big mem'c‘ine b:?{’lnrt;?dumh-belh. He struggled for many weeks with the roblem of hew to carry them ffom e floor of his cage to the shelf on which he slept. He had to keep one arm free for climbing. The meditine ball was so big he could carry nothing elge in the other arm. N'gi pondered and experimented for months to solve this problem. Finally he worked it out 80 hé could carfy the ball in the free arm, one dumb-bell in the crotch of his leg, and another by & twist of his hip. He came to khow various persons, not only among oo attendants who cared for him, but among the visitors to the Jion house. There was one little girl who came with her mother nearly every week. She was N'gl’s favorite and whenever he saw het he would go through his whole list of tricks. Like Adolescent Boy. According to Willlam H. Blackburn, head kem:r‘ N'gi had a particularly amiable disposition. Although slightly m?te than 6 nfi‘ df. his bone de- velopment was that of in early adolescenise ahd he had almost the strength of a grown fah. He did not hesitate to use his teeth when irritated. Dr. Mahn said yesterday he had ractically given up hope for N'gl at he time of the cal operation be- tause he knew that, amofg humans who develop the same c ition, the death rate.is very high. He remaihed rried, evi when the seefhed To Tevive, Last night, e saia. N ul ‘x‘ vl all appearances, 5& adrénal heartbeat, m:fim.l:‘d mfl‘n! o 48 evidence that he . ‘When the Senat® takes up the items' HEARING ON WAY 1 N WLEAN OUSTER !Wheat Signs Nine Subpoenas | in Suit Brought by Publisher’s Wife. Sensational developments are expect- | ed to mark the hearing May i in the District Supreme Court of the ouster sult brought by Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, on behalf of her three chil- dren, against Edward Beale McLean, publisher. She seeks to have her hus- band removed as co-trustee of the | estate of his father, John R. McLean which includes the Washington Post. Counsel for both sides agreed today | before Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat | for & hearing May 16. | Attorneys Nelson B. Harlson and Al- bert W. Fox for the wife obtained the | court’s signature to nine subpoenas’ which afe said to call for papers in- cluding the report of L. C. Wheeler, & lr;lv-u detective of Hollywood, re ported have occupled a hoted room adjoin- | ing Mclean's in Hollywood, Others asked to bring records are Corcoran THom, president of the Amer- ican Security & TFrust Co. co-trustee of the John R. McLean ‘estate; Arthur | D. Marks, business manager of the Post: Aubrey E. Taylor, managing | editor; Ernest S. Johnson, advertising | manager; Frank I. Williams, auditor of | the Post: T. B. Kingsbury, superin- | tendent Western Union Telegraph Co.; | ‘Thomas P. Dowd, superintendent Post Teegraph Co.; Frederick P. Guthrie, manager Radio Corporation of America. The attendance of 28 other persons at the hearings 1 subpoenas issued by _the _wife's lawyers. They include Rose Davies, said to have been on the same boat with McLean on a voyage to Europe; Paul Block, New York publisher, who is reported to have accompanied McLean on his trip to Hollywood; David N. Houston, & trust officer of the Ameri- can Security & Trust Co.; Ira E. Ben- nett. editorial writer of the Post; Nor- man Baxter, former managing editor; other Post employes, including Willard T. Miller, George Barrows, Robert Joyce, Samuel Hyman, Mrs. Molly Par- ker and Ross Smith; Miss Elisabeth Poe and Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, both of 1731 Twenty-fiyst street; John F. Major and his wife, 4405 Stanford street, Chevy Chase, Md.; Harry R. Kohler, Silver Bpring, Md.; Barney Hughes, 2631 Thirteenth street; Martin n and Jack Finn, 3715 Porter street; An- drew J. Cummings, Cummings lane, | Chevy Chase, Md.; George B. Van Cleve, 5500 Nicollet avenue, Minneap- | olis, Minn.; M. H. Solomon, 806 Vies | tory Building, Philadelphia: Alphonzo | Cooper, 22 O street; T. H. Hardy, 53 I| street northeast; David Cooper, 24-A O street; Mrs. George Brown Hill, La Salle Apartments: Ernédt Bauer, 2020 Massachusetts avenue, and James Con- ley, Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, Calil. U. S. CONSULS REMAIN Offices Kept Open, Though Not Ac- credited to Pu-Yi's New Inde- pendent Government. | | By the Assoclated Press. Although American consular officers in Manchuria are accredited to China and hot to Henfy Pu-¥ls new inde- pendent government, they contiriue to function and will probably remain there indefinitely despite the United States withholding recognition of the new set-up. This Government has no cohsulate at | Changchun, the capital of the new | government. At Mukden and Harbin the United States maintains large con- sulates which handle the business for | all Manchyria. George C. Hanson, the consul general | at Harbin, has a consul and two vice consuls -“mlrl\lk! him, and Consul Gén- eral Myrl 8. Myers, at Mukden, has a staff of eight. The work on consuls is largely con- fined to contacts with local officials rather than with officials of the central government to which they are accred- ited. Consequently, under conditions such as prevail in Manchuria, foreign consuls generally carry their work on much the same basis as personal affairs are handled. New governments ordi- narlly are so anxious to get recognition and fo keep business going as usual that they do not ralse the question of | consular credentials. American consular officers who were faccredited to the Kerensky government in Russia remained for nearly a year under the Boviet regime in spite of the fact that the United States withheld recognition ©f the Bolshevists. DR. HART TO LECTURE Wwill Arldre: Students of Y. M. C. A. Personality Course. Dr. Charles A. Hart, professor of philosophy at Catholle University, will | discuss “Elements of Spirituality Which Make Dominant Personality” before students of the ‘“personality develop- ment course” of the Young Men's Christian Association tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Central Y. M. C. A. building, 1736 G street. The lecture is one of & series on the relation of religion to personality being iven under auspices of the Phalanx aternity and the religious work and soclal departments of the Centrel ¥, . C. A. The public ls invited. ‘There will be no admission charge, ACTIVE IN MANCHURIA msgem, Where 14 Died in Gas Tank Blast CROWDS GATHER AFTER FATAL EXPLOSION IN CAMDEN PLANT. A 'FLOOD OF BAR ROOM FIXTURES GENERAL view outside the gas-purifying tank at the plant of the Public Service Gas & Electric Co., in Camden, N. J, just after the terrific explosion in which 14 were killed outright and others severely injured. believe & cleaner's tool struck out a spark from the side of the metal tank, causing the explosion. Friends and relatives of the victims gathered in the crowd as they were removed from the tank. Authorities —Wide World Photo. OFFERED FOR ‘PROHIBITION FAIR' Advertisement Brings Out Everything From Swinging Doors to “Art” for Reconstruction of Saloon. A saloon belnf assembled for a “pro- hibition fair,” from the ghostly relics which Washington and vicinity can resurrect, will have all the accessorles, almost. Swinging doors, brass rails, back bars, “art” paintings—t| t and e and by the publie in response to an adver- tisement in the Bunday papers for a complete old-time saloon set-up. ‘The only accessory, if it can be called an accessory, that the reconstructed bar will lack will be the solvent which, certain experts feel, brought all the working parts of the old-fashioned bar into harmony. Anclent whisky barrels casks, offered from several sources, will, of course, be empty, although the de- tail of free lunch has been provided for. The exhibit 1s being arranged by Wil- liam Rufus Scott, dry umPalgmr, and wfl: be shown at the Washington Audi- tortum and great beer soda fountain. A “want ad” for barroom. fixtures, April 17 to 23 in contrast to a | | inserted in the amusement pages of the | local Sunday papers, brought immediate | response. Some replies offered com- plete outfits, including back bar, front | bar, brass rails and plumbing. |~ Others had only parts of the coms plete outfit, such as a_huge mirror that | many other fittings have been offered | hung in 4 Virginia saloon 50 years ago, | | offered by a correspondent in Alexan- dria, or trick swinging doors. |, The correspondents failed to say it | they had preserved the old reliés through sentiment or a hope that they might | ;m;nc into legitimate use at some future ate. On two floor levels of the Auditorium the exhibits—bar room and soda foun- tain and soft dfink dispensary—will typify before and after hibition | phases of the beverage trade ih Ameriea. A number of other exhibits are plan- | ned and the “prohibition fair,” to which | 8 moderate admission will be charged | will offer free movies and a number of ettt to;‘ cash prizes, e rinks, however, will ispensed only at the soda fountain. LIVE STOCK AGENT RAPS FARM BOARD “Working With Packers to Depress Prices,” House Committee Hears, By the Associated Press, Charles Wilson, president of the Chi= cago Live Stock Exchange, told the House Agriculture Committee today the Farm Board "is working hand in hand with the packers to depress prices.” Wilson headed a group of live stock dealers from Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and St. Joseph, Mo., who protested live-stock activities of the board. As the first witness, he said: “Co-operative marketing is 25 years old. The exchanges are handling 85 per cent of the co-operative business, that 18, as distinguished from the politically eontrolled and politically dominated co-operatives set up by the Farm Board. Our customers have made no complaint. “Fatm Board agencles have been a disrupting influence and have done the producers incalculable damage, We aré for an open market. The Farm Board trends toward monopoly. We op- pose manipulation. The Farm Board has promised the American people to manibulate prices. “They are endeavoring to drive us out. They have adopted bulldosing tactics to get the business. ""The board has used its funds to de- press the price of hogs through direct marketing. By their direct marketing program the price on hogs has dmg~ ped out of line about $5 a head in the last eight months.” - e g . Actress’ Suit Settled. NEW YORK, March 10 () —Fay Marbe, film actress, was awarded $8,000 in a settlement effected out of court Yyesterday in her 850,000 breach of con- tract sult against Prudence Pictures Corporation. ~Her $100,000 suit against Samuel Zierler, president of the film company, was adjourned indefinitely. MOVE TO EXPEDITE ECONOMY BILLS | Direct Reports to House by Special Committee Given Approval. By the Associated Press. The House Rulés Committeé today approved the Byfns resolution to grant the special Economy Committes power to report directly to the House bills on reorganization of the Federal Govérn- ment. The_resolution, sponsored by Chair- man Byrns of the Appropriations Coth- mittee, also extends the life of the economy group, which he heads, to the end of this session, instead of having it Japse April 15. Byrns explained that the authority was needed to expedite legislative ae- tion on the economies the committée plans to propose. Meanwhile, in testimony before the House Expenditures Committee, Becre- tary WHlbur agreed with sponsors of the legislation that the public works functions of the Government sheuld be consolidated. “If actual construction operations were combined under one head, we would have, in efféct, an éngineefin, and construction organization which, under appropriate divisional organiza- tions, could render valuable service to those branches of the Government fe- quiring construction work,” the Seere- tary of the Interior said, He recommended, in effect, that Con- gress approve the co tion, but Jeave details of the work to the # dent. Film Actress Bankrupt, NEW YORK, March 10 (#)—By her own statement, Louise Brooks, film actress, is “flat broke.” Bhe sald so yesterday at a hearing of her voluntary bankruptey petition. Her only pos- sessions, she said, are her cl k Her debts total $11,969, most o; 'm for clothes purchased in exclusive 'th avenue shops. Communists Demonstrate in New York City BARING sighs in support of the rai here demonstrating in front of t) disrupted ttafic and hurled marks of encounters with id By Comimunists on the Ford plant in SHOW SYMPATHY WITH RECENY FATAL ATTEMPT TO STORM FORD PLANT IN DETROIT. Detroit, New York Communists are seen he Ford salesfoorms on Broadway yesterdsy. For 25 minutes the démonstrators ihsults at police sent to preserve orden, Then they dispersed, with several bearing Ppolice, POLIGE ROUT REDS INBROADWAY ROT Communists Surge About Ford Building to Protest Dearborn Killings. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 10.—Commu- nists invaded the Times square belt yésterday to protest against the killing of four men in & demonstration at the Ford plant at Dearborn, Mich., Monday. Singing and shouting, the demon- strators surged about the Ford Motor Co.’s building at Broadway and Fifty- fourth street. Thousands watched from office windows and othér vantage points while police waged a 25-minute strug- ile! to put down the disturbance. Traf- on Broadway was at & standstill, Communists Dispersed. Police contentrated their efforts on protect the 10 te glass windows, each valuéd at $1,000 in the Ford bullding. The unists were urged on by Eugené Senick of the International Labor Defénse’s Youth Committee, who shinnfed up a lamp pole and started 4 hatangue. ‘Two policemen, each grasping one g, pulled him down while the onlook- ers_tittered and booed. Fiying wedges of bluecoats finally dispersed the demonstrators and they retreated down side streets. Arranges Legal Defense. Roger N. Baldwih, director of the American Oivil Liberties Union, last night for Detroit, where he said he would arrangs legal defense for the men and worhen arrested in connection with the riots at the Ford plant. He sald he would use “every means in our power to stop the manhunt for Williat 2. Foster,” asserting the effort to find the radical leader was “mani- festly an attempt to divert public at- tention from the crimes of those sworti to guard the pubiic peace.” 'HOOVER ASKS FACTS ON BANK HOARDING President Asks Scrap Iron and Steel Institute to Back Up Charges. N A charge of hoarding placed against the country's banks by the Xnm%te of Bcrap Iron & Bteel, Ine, yesterday brought from President Hoover a re- uest that the organisation nameé spe- cific instances of such activity. More than a score of members of the institute, assembled in convention here, placed before the Chief Executive a statement charging that restrictive credit policies by bankers had hampered the activities of the scrap iron industry, Benjamin Schwartz, director generai of the institute, said the President had asked him to prepare a list of spécific instances where the accounts of their lmlulh;{‘hld beén réfused by bankers. Schwa: a?m he would submit a siz- able list of names and places before nightfall. g e, PORT ERROR |8 J. Monk Explains Chesapeake Beach Election Matter, In anhouncing an eleetion to be held this s-turdn{ by the Town Commission of Chesapeake Beach, Md., The Star yesterday ~stated the commissioners would fill vacancies created by the t;i"kw of Amos ugherty and 8. J. on! Mr. Mok, an investment broker, with office at 831 New York avenue, is an active member of the commission. Yes- grdsy he called the attéhtion of The tar to_the eéfrohéous repor)' of his death. The Star regrets the efror. Mr. Monk explained that the election had been called due to the death two months ago of Mr. Daugherty, and that he expects to nominate August Pfleger to il this vacancy. MF. Pfleger is a retired meérchant and resides at 732 | Thirteenth street southeast. MISTAKE CORREGTED Jones, Not Bankhead, Introduced Bill Protested in Resolution. left | GARDOZO TO HEAR PACKER LITIGATION His Appearance Monday Will Afford a Quorum in 0Old Case. Delayed because of that rare state of affairs on the bench of the United States Supreme Court—lack of & Quorum—the famous packers' eonsent decree case will be ready for hearing with the first af raxce on the high bench Monday of Justice Benjamin K. Cardozo. The swearing in Monday at noon of the new justice from New York will complete the quorum of six members eligible to consider the packers’ litiga- tion. ~Retirement of Justice Holmes and disqualification of three of the re- maining eight justices for service in the packers’ case ‘left only five members of the court eligible to hear tne case when it came up for action February 29. The members of the court ineligible to sit In the 10-year-old proceeding are Chief Justice Hughes, who wat for- merly of counsel in the case; Justice Stone, who, as Attorney General under President Coolidge, prosecuted the packers some years ago, and Justice Sutherland, who, prior to elevation to the court, expressed a fegal opinion in_the case. It is not expected that actual hearing of the case will begin until the middle of next week, due to preliminary busi- ness to be disposed of by the court. The hearing will be on the Governe ment's appeal from modification of tr.. consent decree by the District of Co- lumbia Supreme " Court. The modifi- cation granted the packers permission to manufacture and distribute food products other than meat. The Gov- ernment opposes the entry of the pack- :rhl! into d!th“tmu{l I'ood business on ound that anti-trust ‘woul be violated. s = The original consent decree, entered in 1920, prohibited the packers from handling such products as vegetables, mi’::'fl‘:ft:-nd ce?ah. The restriction nevi een enforced because of ap- pellate litigation. o Your Income Tax No. 10, Earned Income in Business. A taxpayer engaged in a trade or business in which he has invested capi- tal and to which he devotes time and attention also is given consideration in compulmg the tax on earned income to which the 25 per cent credit ap- plies. The revenue act, where ca ital and pefsonal sefvices are material in- come-producing factors, provides that a reasonable allowance for personal services shall be considered as earned income. Such allowance is not to ex- ceed 20 per cent of the taxpayer's share of the net profits of the trade or business. For example, & taxpayer re- ceived in 1931 from a business in which both capital and personal serv- ice were material income ucing factors a net profit of $25,000, 25 per cent credit is computed om 20 per cent of 825,000, or $5,000. The amount payable is the tax on $25,000 less 25 per_cent of the tax on $5,000. Each member of a professional part- ip is entitled to the 25 per gent credit when it is shown that his share of the net fees truly represents com- pensation rsonal ac- tually rendered. If such should gmmm:' only a return mnll lm 4 partner, or through the employment of ssistants 1o dé the actual work, it is Bot classi- fied as éarned income to the er unless the total amount of his ne o come is less than $5,000. In the case of a professional man, physician, lawyer, aceountant, - neer, dentist, etc., whose income is de- rived from dpersaml services actually rendered and not employment of capi- tal, the 20 per cent limitation does not apply. eumhb. if a physician had total fees of $36,000 and necessaty office expenses, salatiés for assistants, etc, of §7,000, the difference of $18- 000 would represent eéarned income. The physician may have deducted for hithsel! a salary of $3,000 in arriving at the $7,000 expense. If so, this amount should be added to the $18,000, thus réflect! a total professional net in- come to himself of $21,000, all of which i8 subject to the 25 per cent earned income credit. Tw5 of the terms used in the income tax ‘aw, namely, “gross income” and “net income,” should be noted partic- ulafiy, inasmuch as they are vitally important to the whole subject of th: income tax. Gfoss income includes iin general all incothé from any soufee whatever, un- less exempt from tax by law. Net ineome, upon whiéh the tax is assseetd, is gross income 1éss the deductions al- lowed under the statute. Buch dedues tions include business and professional expenses, such as salaries, pensions and bonuses to employes, taxas; losses, interest paid, bad debts, depre- clation, depletion, 'contributions, ete. Failure to understand _deductions against gross income and credits against net incorné has resulted in nu- merous errors oh the part of taxpayers. Having arrived at the net income, the next step is to deduct the pefsonal exemption—$1,500 for single TSONs, $3,500 for married persons an h!?dl of families, plus the $400 credit for each dependent, etc. The normal tax is computed on the femalndef at the tate of 115 per cent on the first $4,000, 3 per cent on the next $4,000 and § per cent on the balance. The gross income of the usual busi- ness consists of the gross profits on sales plus any income from invest- opera- ments and incidental or uume tions of sources. The return m show the gross sales, purchases A&n cost of goods sold. To reflect income correctly, inventories aré nécéssaty at the beginning and end of each taxable year. “MEATLESS DAYS” SET Announces Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. ATHENB, Greeceé, March 1 The government announced y that beginning Match 14, Wednésdays, Thursdays and Fridays of eadh week 11 be “meatless days,” except fof those 1 in hospitals and invalids. Greece ) — NEW YORK, Mareh 10 (#)—The roposed infancy and mlurnnn act to rzhkh the Supreme Board of National Officers and Directors of the Catholie Daughters of America on Pebruary 27 passed a fesolution of gmwot was intro- duced in the Senate by Senator Jones of Wi . The Associated Press, in reporting the protest, sald the infancy n‘;l fim- nity bill was introduced by Senator J. H. Bankhead of Alabama. It gladly coffééts the misstatement. — BAND CONCERT. By the United States Boldiers’ Home Band Orchestra this evening at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock; John S. M. mermann, bandmaster; Anton Point- ner, assistant, conducting: March, “Our Favorite Regiment"” overture, “Plque Dame”......... [orceay, “‘Gondoliera’ gee::a %m the opefa, LENTEN SERVICES NEW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH s Daily, Evcept Saturday and Sunday 12:20 to 1 O'Clock e Speaker Tomorrow— DR. W. RUSSELL BOWIE | Reetar Grace Epistopal Church, New York City e s Federation of Churches Aus,