Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy, possibly Jocal thunder- showers tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gentle variable windse Temperatures—Highest, 100, at 3:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 75, at 5:30 a.m. today. Full report on Page A-9. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. | (#) Means Associated Press. LARGEST POSSBLE TRk CHANGES SEEN SASHIND. . TAX RESLT OF HORGA URDENDEMANDED PROB A IT S Washington Taxpayers’ Pro-Fitm’s Head Condemns “Un- @he Foening Star. C., - SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1933—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 R Yesterday’s Circulation, 116,419 el TWO CENTS. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, CONGRESS MAY AGREE ON INDUSTRY BILL TODAY AND ADJOURN TONIGHT D. *okk No. 32,547. A .~ ASontinued on Page 2, Column 1) Conferees Get,T Huge Control | Measure. HOUSES AT ODDS| ON TAX PLAN Harrison Foresees Rejection of Ban on Exemptions. Congressional conferees to- i i day struck from the industrial recovery bill the Clark amend- { ment making all securities now tax-exempt subject to taxation. The conferees decided that the amendment inserted by the | Senate last night was uncon- stitutional. By the Associated Press. Chairman Harrison of the Sen- ate Finance Committee said today the conference on the industrial control bill probably would elimi- nate the Clark amendment remov- ing exemption from taxation on all Government, State and mu- nicipal securities. On hearing of a bond market decline presumably on account of the amendment, Harrison as chief- tain of the Senate and House con- ferees adjusting differences be- tween the two branches on the huge measure expressed his opin- fon. Meanwhile, the House rejected a move to instruct its conferees on the bill to accept the Borah anti-monopoly amendment. There was no roll call. The Clark amendment, to subject to taxation all outstanding securities which carry tax exemption clauses, was adopt- ed by the Senate late last night on a 45-t0-37 vote. Harrison made his state- ment as the conferees got together. Predictions also were made that the amendment of Senator La Follette, Re- publican, of Wisconsin, for full pub- licity of all income tax returns would ‘e stricken out in conference. Split on Tax Program. Though leaders were sure that the majority of changes made by the Sen- ate in the sweeping bill would be set- tled by prompt acceptance or rejection in conferences, & wide gulf on the tax program and Senate limitations on the trade ctice agreements authorized by the bill, had to be overcome. As the measure finally passed last night by a 57-to-24 vote, the tax sec- tion, to produce $220,000,000 a year for | funding the $3,300,000,000 public works bonds issue, was almost entirely dif- ferent fro mthe House schedule, which ‘was built around an increase in income taxes. Acceptance of the Senate’s plan, designed to be much easier on the small taxpayer, however, was regarded likely. Publicity for Tax Refurns. In voting to open income tax Tre- turns to public inspection, the Senate | adopted, 55 to 27, the amendment by | Senator La Follette. i He contended this could do more to correct “abuses” disclosed in the Bank- ing Committee’'s Morgan and National City Bank investigations than any other | degislative step. “Does any one believe,” he asked, “that Charles E. Mitchell would have made returns as he did if he knew they would be opened to public inspection?” | Major troubles, however, were in the bill's industrial section. The Senate had approved the amend- ment by Senator Borah to prevent any | restraint of trade or price fixing under the trade practice codes, for which the bill suspends operation of the anti-trust laws. Industrial opposition to this was | ‘wide-spread, many firms protesting they | would be able to do nothing under such | & limitation. Vigorous objections also were brought against provisions inserted | to facilitate the organization of iibor. | Borah insisted his restriction would stay in. | Two Tax Plans. | The tax choice to be made in con- ference was between the following two plans: { Voted by the House: | Increased normal income tax from 4 to 6 per cent on first $4,000, and from 8 to 10 per cent on all above; increase of % cent in Federal gasoline tax (now 1 cent); application of income rates @gaipst corporation dividends. | By the Senate A tax of one-tenth of 1 per cent cn corpnra{mn net worth, with a flat 5| r cent additional assessment on earn- | ngs above 1232 per cent; a flat 5 per cent tax on corporation dividends, to be deducted at source; an increase of 3, cent on the present gasoline tax; | three-year extension of corporation con- solidated return authority, with in-| crease of 1 per cent in income tax rate | on consolidated returns, instead of resent % of 1 per cent rate up. Both bills extend for one year all special excise taxes imposed by the last Congress, which bring in around | $400,000,000 a year. | | Conference Personnel. The conferces named by the Senate to compose differences with the House were Senators Harrison, King and George. Democrats, and Reed and Keyes, Republicans | Before reaching the final vote on the | tndustrial bill the Senate had rejected the sales tax as a method of financing | the public works program. The vote S tBe naies tax, proposed by Senators | Reed, Republican, of Pennsylvania; | ‘Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts, and | Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, Was 53| oopomtion protesting against the cot- | cil dec {day was President Roosevelt, happily winding up a three-month session of | | Congress that has done his bidding in unprecedented fashion. dispatch of final requests for funds, and a few more names of appointees; con- stant scrutiny of kept him going. With it all he intended dispatching to the Capitol extensive PUBLIC WORKS BILL Measure Also Makes Funds By the Assoclated Press. 908—most to be spent on public works and the Muscle Shoals-Tennessee Valley project—was rushed before the House today by its Appropriations Committce. | give the administration enough moncy to inaugurate the many recovery proj- ects that already had been approved in bills enacted by Congress and signed by the President. the industrial bill with its $3,300,000,000 euthorization for public works, Presi- dent Roosevelt’s request for money to begin the jobs was approved by a House subcommittee. night and reconvened at 9 am. today with the full committes, whereupon the measure was formally approved for submittal to the House. President, the bill appropriates $3,300,- | for use as specified in the law recently mortgage act, $15,000,000 for payments to Federal Land as provided by the farm mortgage act, $50,000,000 for subscriptions to preferred shares in Federal Savings and Loan payments to Pueblo Indians under the | act recently approved by Congress, but the Appropriations Committee found | gress in connection with such awards | cover the expenses of a conference last- Roosevelt Busiest Man in D. C. With Congress Near End Last-Minute Tasks Faced His Vacation Approaches. as ‘The busiest man in Washington to- A multitude of last-minute tasks, the legislation going hrough its ultimate Congressional steps, (Continued on 2, Column 3. RUSHED TO HOUSE Available for Muscle Shoals and Tennessee Valley. By the Associated Press. The fourth deficiency appropria- tion bill, carrying $3,459,480,000 for expenditure on many phases of the Roosevelt .program, was passed to- day by the House and sent to the Senate. On a point of order by Representa- tive Wadsworth, Republican, of New York, language in the bill authoriz- ing payment for Tennessee Valley project work already done at the di- rection of the President was stricken from the bill. 2 A ‘bill making available $3,459,480,- The purpese of the measure was to Just es the Senate last night passed Formally Approved. ‘That subcommittee met until mid- In compliance with a request from the 000,000 for public works, making not more than $50,000,000 available to the board of the Tennessee Valley project enacted. Likewise, the bill allows $40,000,000 for the revolving fund set up by the farm credit bill, $50,000,000 for sub- scriptions to be paid in surplus of Federal Land Banks under the farm Banks to meet reduc- tions in interest from 5 to 4, per cent Associations under the home mortgage bill, $1,500,000 to set up the new em- ployment ~ service required by the Wagner-Peyser bill and $2,000,000 for administration of the farm act. Indian Aid Delayed. The President had asked $232,086 for that the new law “requires the Secre- tary of the Interior to report to Con- and the committee finds such action has not been taken.” Of a $125,000 item for expenses of the International Economic Conference, the committee said: “This amount supplements the appro- | priation of $150,000 made in the sec- ond deficiency act approved March 4, 1933. The latter sum was intended to| ing three months and the amount recommended in the bill is a contingent | appropriation to be utilized in the event | it becomes necessary to continue the| conference for an additional three| months.” The bill also allowed $265,000 for the Federal Trade Commission to admin- ister the securities act; $150,000 for the | Pederal Home Loan Bank Board encourage savings and home financing, | and several hundred thousand dollars| for claims. , to 1 Acceptance of Veterans’ Plan Also Due. BOTH BRANCHES SPEED ACTION Nominations Await Approval, Supply Bills Pending. 1 By the Associated Press. Bent on adjournment tonight, the Democratic might in Congress exerted Herculean endeavors to- day to dispose of difficulties con- fronting the industrial control, veteran’s compensation and other prime legislation. Even before noon both House and Senate were hard at it—the former at last facing the contro- versial veterans’ appropriation and the latter quickly passing ths bill consolidating farm credit agencies with a revolving fund of '$120,000,000 to work on. BIOOOTOL Good Will Gesture Made to Conferees from both branches, meanwhile, gathered to reconcile the differences between the in- dustrial recovery - public works bills, resulting from Senate amendments before final passage of the House bill late last night. On two dominant Senate altera- tions, subjecting to taxation all governmental securities now tax exempt and requiring publicity for income tax returns, predic- tions were that these would be abandoned. The House Appropriations Committee rushed approval of a bill appropriating almost $3,500,000,000 for the public works program and the Muscle Shoals- Tennessee Valley project. No difficulty in getting rapid House sanction was in sight, inasmuch as both branches have st autharized the funds, and Senate pass- Executive can accept & nominal pay- | age will follow in the natural course. Bank Bill Combatted. All was far from serene, however. Friends of the hitherto-blocked Glass- St bank reform-deposit insurance p! jon on both sides of the Capitol trying their utmost to find a way to glt it through. Prospects were doubt- 3 Mindful of President Roosevelt’s wish or were prepared to keep going until mid- it strikes, Evincing their attitude, | full. night Representative Byrns of Tennessee, the Democratic leader, told the House “it is to the interest of every member that Congress adjourn tonight.” % ought not to be in session when this Government has a delegation | handling delicate affairs at the London Economic Conference,” he said. Representative Snell of New York, Republican leader, said: “We Repub- leans want to co-operate and will not stand in the way of adjournment.” Speaker Rainey told reporters there would be no extra session again before January, if the Roosevelt program works well until then. He predicted it would. “We have completed the administra- tion's program,” Rainey added. “Congress hasn’t abandoned any of 1ts functions at all. It has just created a great machine and authorized the ent, Democratic leaders | Unit Roosevelt in Lieu of June 15 Payment. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Am- bassador, called last night at the White House and informed President Roose- velt orally of the proposal of the British government to pay the United States on June 15 a sum reported to be not in excess of $8,000,000, as a token of good will, toward the $75,900,000 that gov- ernment owes on the war debts. The President has the British proposal under consideration and it is believed no official offer will be made by the British government until the President informs London as to his willingness to accept this “token of good will.” The President and his advisers are udying by what authority the Chicf ment on Only Part of Interest. ‘The $75,000,000 due on June 15 does ol represent a portion of the capital and interest. The above sum repre- sents only a part of th® interest on the total amount due by Great Britain, and under the funding agreement reached between Great Britain and the ted States in 1924, this amount is not postpcnable and must be paid in ‘The British offer is reported to be 10 per cent of the amount payable in June and is interpreted to indicate the tendency of the debtor nations to reach a final debt settlement on the basis of 10 per cent of the total amounts due this country. Seek to Set Precedent. The British could have afforded, it is said in well-informed quarters, to pay a larger amount than the one pro- posed, since they had some $50,000,000 available out of the profits of the stabilization fund. Their offer is be- lieved to be intended to establish a precedent for the final debt scttlement. ‘Whether the President will be able to accept the nominal payment offered by the British is an open question, but in diplomatic quarters it is believed Mr. Roosevelt will prefer to accept such President to start it to get us out of this hole. “He is the engineer. All he has got to do is get the machinery to moving, and he has already started some of it.” Hawalian Bill Pends. The Speaker remarked that there | X was only one proposal on the present administration program that might re- main for action next session—that giv- ing the President power to name a non- resident of the island as Governor of Hawaii. The House passed the Hawai- ian bill, but the Senate has yet to act. The House ran into a delay on the independent offices apgropriation bill, carrying the veterans' compensation compromise, and called a halt to allow a committee to consult the President as to some details. Senators were clearly in a mood to keeping going fast, approving the farm credit consolidation almost without de- bate. On a viva voce vote, it went back to the House for agreement to sev- eral amendments. ‘Thereupon the Senate adopted a reso- lution by Senator Black, Democrat, of Alabama, providing for $25,000 for an investigation of air and ocean mail con- tracts. Awaiting action by the shirt-sleeved conferees on the industrial bill, the Senate passed time on the “unanimous consent calendar,” stamping approval on minor pet bills of its members. These d&ll! with bridge authorizations and the e. The conferees busied themselves without waiting the formality of House " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) 'CANTON SAYS NANKING WILL USE U. S. WHEAT LOAN FOR CIVIL WAR ) Conflict Declared Necessary to Fulfill Terms of Recent Settlement With Japan. By the Associated Press. HONGKONG, June 10.—The South- west Political Council cabled today to the American Reconstruction Finance |lddad nearly $1,000,000,000 to ul China’s blic debt to enable his brother-in- W, Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek, to wage a series of disastrous civil wars. | The of these wars, the coun is to enforce the marshal’ w&:iy a short time before this vote, | ton and wheat loan to China arranged | View that China is a personal, or fam- taken as the Senate settled down into | s long-drawn-out ‘ul;flxht session, 5 a proposal to pay with new money for the $3,300,000,000 of public works also was rejected. Another amendment that was beaten back was one by Senator La Follette, %o give New Yok State full rights to l by T. V. Soong. The council alleged the proceeds of the loan will be devoted to & civil war, which the Nanking national gov- ernment must wage if it carry settlement with Japan. Dr, Soong, the councll lrfl!fl.hfl ion. e Southwest Council, representing the Canton and claim- ing also to speak for the famous 18th Route Army, which defended Shanghal suggested tha been unified resistance against Japan, a small sum rather than allow Great Britain to default. The Italian government has not made any approaches in regard to the June payment and it is believed Mus- solini is waiting to see the result of the British-American negotiations be- ore he also can make an offer of pay- ment of $1,300,000, which also would represent 10 per cent of the amount due from Italy to this country on June 15. WILL GIVE PLAN TUESDAY. Chamberlain to Reveal Debt Policy in Address to Commons. LONDON, June 10 (#)—An an- nouncement regarding the British war debt installment due the United States next Thursday will be made Tuesday (Continued on Page 2. Column 5.) COMMITTEE WANTS AKRON REPLACED Joint Congressional Group Asks Development of Navy's Light- er-Than-Air Program. By the Assoclated Press. Replacement of the lost Navy air- ship Akron and full development of all fields of lighter-than-air usages in the Navy was recommended today in the report of the joint congressional committee investigating the loss of the Akron off Barnegat Light early in April. The report was made public about the time the Navy ordered Lieut. Comdr. Herbert V. Wiley, sole surviving officer of the Akron, to sea duty. He will re- port June 25 tothe Cincinnati, light cruiser of the BalMe Force in the Pa- cific, to serve as navigator. Since the disaster Wiley has spent his time testifying before investigating boards and congressional committees, later reporting to the Inspection Board of the Akron's new sister ship, the Macon. He now is with the board at Akron, Ohio. 5 The shift to sea duty became known shortly after the Navy practice of shifting men experienced in lighter- than-air duty to ships was criticized before the joint congressional committee which studjed the Akron disaster. Among those who criticized this prac- tice was Charles A. Lindbergh. The Navy said Wiley's assignment was in the course of usual routine or- the terms of the recent| tion delay '.\ug‘o!u until China has| ders that conformed with the customary practice. It understood Wiley was not dissa his new orders., LINDSAY OFFERS || Box Seore WASHINGTON. » ® » E e Myer, 2b.... Manush, If.. Goslin, rf.. | Cronin, ss Schulte, ef Kuhel, 1b... Bluege, 3b... Stewart, p... Icv--.-n—uu- | - I Oh h=mOORN R |»ow~cueew’ ~loccccoone™ - 3 » - - « : g 4 | R. Johnson, rf. MecManus, 3b. Hodapp, 2b. .. Ferrell, ¢ ... Alexander, 1b. Oliver, ef.... Werber, ss .. H. Johnson, p. uh*»fibhwb; Iceen—-ea.-!' lee-nnne—.—? IQO*GH*(&HD - els—-uoe»-enc? wlocononssenm « « @ - EO Qs SCORE BY INN! s T T8 488 Washingten 0 00 1 0 3 Boston ....001000 SUMMARY. in—R. John: lin (%), Oliver, Bluese, Liits—McManus, Myer, Bluece, oda Cronin, »p. Home runs—R. Johnson, Goslin, Alexander. Blolen bases—Goslin (2), Schulte, Kuhel. a1 play—Bluege to Myer to Kuhel n_bases—Washington, 7; Base on balls—Off Stewart, 1 Strock out—By Stewart, % m} -Messrs, Van Gr: EDUCATOR CHOSEN - batted Schulte () o Ale: Beston, 3. " .lolnm"n. Dincen. W. E. Dodd, Chicago, Named. Two Other Nominations Sent to Senate. ‘William E. Dodd of Chicago, i1, edu- cator, historian and author, was today | named by President Roosevelt to bg Ambassador to Germany. Mr. Dodd’s nominaticn along with those of John Cudahy of Wisconsin to be Ambassador to Poland and Lincoln MacVeagh of Connecticut to be Min- ister to Greece were sent to the Sen- ate for confirmation today. William H. | Gilliland was nominated for collector of customs at Port Arthur, Tex. Mr. Dodd is 64 years old and a na- tive of Clayton, N.' C., but for a num- Chicago. He is now professor of Amer- ican history at the University of Chi- cago. He is the author of a number of books and editor and joint author of various biographical papers. Among these are “The Life of Jefferson,” “The Life of Jefferson Davis” and “Woodrow ‘Wilson and His Work.” He also is the joint editor with Ray Stannard Baker of “The Public Papers of Woodrow Wil- son” and the editor and joint author of “The Riverside History of the United States.)’ Prof’ Dodd is a graduate of the Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute and the University of Leipzig. BOY SCOUTS PROFFER AID NEW YORK, June 10 (#).—The Boy Scouts of America announced today that a telegram had been sent to President Roosevelt offering the services of Boy Scouts in collecting recreational equipment for use in the forestry camps. The announcement said the decision to make this offer was reached at the Scout conference in Kansas City. If the offer is accepted Scouts in districts near forestry camps would canvas the region for serviceable equipment, such as bats and balls and other recreational material. Amusements . Comics . Churches Features . Finance Radio Real Estate ‘8 ENVOY TO GERMANY ber of years has been a resident of | NATIONALS BEAT BOSTON SO, 75 Bunch Hits With Errors to Win—Goslin and R. John- son Smash Homers. BY JOHN B. KELLER. BOSTON, June 10.—The Nationals defeated the Boston Red Sox here this | afterncon to take three of the four | games in the series. | The score was 7 to 5. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer flied deep to | Roy Johnson. Manush singled to cen- ter. Hodapp threw out Goslin, Manush taking second. Cronin filed to Roy Johnson. No runs. BOSTON—Myer threw out Roy John- | son.. McManus doubled off the fence in left center, Schulte making a fine try to catch it. Seeds flied to Manush. Hodapp fouled to Bluege. No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON — Schulte walked. Euhel fouled w;;rrell. Bluege fouled McMgnus. - wlte was..out trying to steal second, Ferrell to Hodapp. No | runs. BOSTON—Cronin threw out Ferrell. Bluege threw out Alexander. Oliver rolled out {o Kuhel. No runs. THIRD INNING. ‘WASHINGTON — Berg fouled to Alexander. Stewart was called out on strikes. Myer doubled to right. Ma- nush lifted to Seeds. No runs. BOSTON—Werber bunted and Stew- art threw him out. Stewart threw out Henry Johnson. Roy Johnson hit into the right fleld bleachers for a homer. McManus walked. McManus, trying | for a steal was retired, Stewart to Kuhel to Myer. One run. FOURTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Goslin singled to right. As Cronin struck out Goslin stole second and continued to third when Ferrell's throw went to center field. Hodapp was charged with an er- ror for failing to cover second to take the thrcw. Schuite singled to right, | scoring ,Goslin, Kuhel flied to Oliver in right center. Schulte was out steal- ing, Ferrell to Hodapp. One run. BOSTON—Seeds fouled to Berg close to the screen behind the plate. Cronin threw out Hodapp. Ferrell sin- gled to left. Alexander hoisted to Gos- lin. No runs. FIFTH INNING. | _ WASHINGTON—McManus threw out | Bluege. Berg dropped a single in left | field. Stewart sacrificed, Ferrell to Ho- Myer flied to | dapp, covering first. | Oliver. No runs. BOSTON—Oliver fouled to Bluege. ‘Werber popped to Bluege. Henry John- | son was called out on strikes. No runs. | SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Manush walked. Goslin forced Manush, Werber to Ho- dapp. Hodapp, trying for a double play at first, threw past Alexander and Gos- lin tock second on the error. Goslin stole third, Ferrell not making a throw. Cronin walked. Schulte singled to center, scoring Goslin and sending Cronin to third. Johnson dropped Kuhel's fly for an error, Cronin scoring and Schulle took third. Bluege flied | to Seeds in short left, Schulte holding third. On a double steal, Schulte scored and Kuhel made second. McManus threw out Berg. Three runs. BOSTON—Roy Johnson lined to Myer. McManus flied to Goslin in deep right. Cronin threw out Seeds. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Stewart flied to | Seeds. Myer flied to Roy Johnson. Manush singled through the box to center. Goslin got his fifth homer of the year on a loft into the right center fleld bleachers, scoring benind Manush. | Cronin bunted and was thrown out by Henry Johnson. Two runs. BOSTON—Hodapp - singled to left. Ferrell hit into a double play, Bluege | to Myer to Kuhel. Alexander singled to left, and took second on Manush’s fum- | ble. Oliver singled to right, scoring Alexander. Werber fouled to Bluege. One run. EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Schulte was called | out on strikes. Kuhel singled to right, Bluege doubled against the fence in left center, scoring Kuhel. Berg fouled to Ferrell. Werber threw out Stewart. One run. BOSTON—Stewart threw out Henry Johnson. Myer threw out Roy Johnson. McManus fouled to Berg. No runs. NINTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Roy Johnson made a running catch of Myer's fly. Ma- nush filed to Oliver. Goslin singled to right. Cronin doubled to left, sending | Goslin to third. Schulte flied to Oliver. No runs. BOSTON—Seeds was called out on strikes. Hodapp doubled down the left-field line. Ferrell singled to left, Hodapp going to third. Alexander hit a home run nto the right-field bleach- ‘ tective Association Confers With Commissioners. PROPOSED 20 PER CENT CUT HELD INSUFFICIENT Spckesmen Warn City Heads That Conditions May Cause “Strike.” Demands for the largest possible slash in the tax burden borne by the District, coupled with an indirect warning of the dangers of & possible “tax strike,” were placed before the District Commis- sioners today by spokesmen for the newly-formed Washington Taxpayers’ Protective Association, who declared the proposed 20-cent cut in the fax rate for the year beginning July 1 would not be sufficient nor as much as could be ordered. The group, said to represent property owners paying between 5 and 10 per cent of the real estate taxes, insisted that a 20 per cent reduction in taxes, amounting to about $4,203,000, is the | least to which the taxpayers are entitled. | Radical Action Opposed. While insisting that the association has not and does not now indorse radi- | cal protests against high taxes, such as | a taxpayers’ strike, the group warned is inadequate “there might be danger that taxpayers deliberately would re- fuse to pay up next September.” The group, headed by Berkeley L. Simmons and Rufus S. Lusk, submitted a lengthy statement on the District’s financial outlook for the new fiscal year, contending the facts indicate a 20 per cent reduction in the tax rate is both possible and proper. The group, how- ever, did not say whether reduction of the tax burden should be accomplished by a cut in the tax rate or in real estate assessments, or a combination of both, leaving that to the discretion of the city heads. The hearing was private, but the as- sociation released statements of its citizens for a con- & the tax bnrdten Pl y week, spokesmen for Federation of Citizens’' Associations ap- peared before the Commissioners Yn support of their demand for a 20 per in real estate assessments. Unless the new civilian District Com- missioners are appointed and Board plis to iske getion very phompt e a very ly in #mmuxnmmm new year. Heretofore they have indi- cated they will cut the rate from $1.70 to $1.50 or $1.55, depending on estimates of revenues, and realty assessments as ordered by Assessor Willlam P. Richards. m’l‘he plntflg;‘ly uxubodmnti submitted for le new ers body by Mr. Lusk, a statistician, concluded with this warn- ing: “District officials will do well to con- ! sider prayerfully the tax cut to be| granted during the coming year. This | association has not and does not now | indorse radical protests against high “However, others, including fairly in- fluential groups, have urged that the taxpayers of Washington strike unless the taxes are cut as much as is . If District officials make a fair cut, no one would be justified in refusing to pay his taxes if able to do so. Strike Danger Seen. “But if the cut is inadequate, and a cut of 20 cents, as has been suggested, ht be danger payers would deliberately refuse to pay up next September. This would be an unfortunate condition which might em- barrass the District considerably. “It certainly can be avoided if the (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN FOUND DEAD NEAR CLUB Police Suspect Gangsters in Double Killing—$1,100 Left on Bodies by Slayers. By the Associated Press. N, N. Y, June 10.—The bodies of two flashily dressed young men were found early today lying side by side in a roadway not far from the fashionable Westchester Country Club. Each had been shot in the abdomen and stabbed. In the pockets were found roils of bills totaling $1,100. Every mark had been cut away from their clothing and, although the money was untouched, the pockets showed signs of having been rifled of other means of identification. Police were investigating to determine whether the men were killed by gangsters. v ILLINOIS MINERS DENIED | PERMIT TO RUN GANTLET Counties Act to Avoid Major Out- break Feared in War Which Has Cost 15 Lives. By the Associated Press. | HARRISBURG, Ill, June 10.—Fear- ing a major outbreak in the Iilinois mine union war, which already has brought death to 15, Saline and Wil- liamson County officers this morning refused to permit 200 United Mine Workers from Williamson County to run a gantlet of from 1,500 to 3,000 Progressive Miners picketing Peabody Mine 43 here. - BREWERS PAY $1,701,479 Illinois Collector Reveals Figures on Beer Taxes. CHICAGO, June 10 (#).—The office of Gregory T. Van Meter, collector of internal revenue, announced that beer- stamp taxes and license fees in the first Illinois district between April 7 and June 1 totaled $1,701,479. The office estimated that $1,667,220 of the amount had been received from the $5 a barrel beer tax, indicating that the nine Chicago breweries had g:i duced lndh'lold 333,446 barrels of f | the city heads if the impending tax cut! ! Couzens is on fair Criticism” of Clients Who Bought Stock. PUBLICITY ON INCOME RETURNS IS FIRST STEP | Huey Long Seeks to Tie Up Article Attacking Him With Lamont as Inquiry Closes. By the Associated Press The Senate's investigation of J. P. | Morgan & Co. is over, for the present 1 at least, but developing today was & | train of consequences which will seri- ously affect the country’s income tax payers. Publicity for all tax returns was voted by the Senate last night in an amend- ment to the industrial control bill, and there was every indication that this removal of secrecy would be made law, A drive to prevent loss-showing stock sales designed to “evade or reduce” ine come tax payments was announced by Guy T. Heivering, the new commis- sloner of internal revenue. Both were direct results of the Mor- gan inquiry's disclosures and of previous | Banking Committee investigation re- sults. The Morgan partners paid no | income tax in 1931 and 1932, and hardly any in 1930, because of losses | established from shrinkage of security values. Charles E. Mitchell, former chairman of the National City Bank, is on trial now on a tax evasion charge resulting from previous senatorial in- vestigation. La Follette Proposes Publicity. Senator La Follette, Republican, of Wisconsin, in moving the adoption of the publiicity amendment, h&i'uéed: ‘Does any one su] ese evasions which h"gpo-em revealed would ever have taken place if the taxpayer had known as he sat down to. make out his return that it is to become a matter of public record?” Helvering sald the senatorial investi- gations had caused many peopie to sub- mit additional tax returns and that his agents were going over with extreme care all returns loss-establish- transactions, The Senate I’!cnkhu Committee to- Selaion whetner o protee Sins e n T Summer with the Mvestigation o g vate bankers, or defer it until ‘Wil Chairman Fletcher ml’«: 1, to the ora, counsel situation and decide when W:I"e’ open the inquiry of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Dil= lon, Read & Co. At the same time, Fletcher said, the subcommittee will consider with Pecora the work he should do during the Summer in preparation for future hearings. Fletcher announced the appointment of Senators Goldsborough, Republican, of Maryland, and Steiwer, Repul of Oregon, as temporary members the subcommittee in charge of the in- quiry in place of i Senators Couzens, taxes such as a taxpayers’ strike. | Republican, of “"h“‘,';'.k‘:}_‘fl Norbeck, Republican, of South . his way to London to attend the Economic Conference and | Norbeck has been in ill health. | The long Morgan inquiry ended with | & parting shot from the central figure, | J. P. Morgan, in which he condemned {what he called “unjust criticism” lev- | eled at the selected clients to whom his firm sold stocks at bargain prices. | Morgan’s statement was read to the | investigators just after they had been | presented with two more lists of such customers, clients, who obtained Johns- Manville stock at $20 and $30 below | market prices. | _Again included were such names as William H. Woodin, Norman H. Davis, |Owen D. Young and John J. Raskob. The sales were long before Woodin or Davis entered official life. ‘They were the last. of a series of lists. 'To all named Morgan & Co. had sold stock, from 1927 to 1929, at prices on which the buyers could have reaped ‘almost immediate profits of nearly $35,= 000,000. Testimony at the close showed there had been similar Morgan sales in 1920 and 1924, prior the period covered in the present investi- gation. Morgan Deposits Drop. In the final evidence was a balance sheet of the Morgan house showing that from the first of the vecar to March 31, its deposits had dropped from $340,000,000 to $238,000,000; its hoidings of U. 8. securities dropped from $224,- 000,000 to $146,000,000, and of State or municipal bonds from $6,700,000 to $1,- 800,000. 2 Most of the final day was spent scrutinizing stock transactions of three Morgan partners and the effect on their income tax return. Near the end Pe- cora began to question Thomas W. Lamont, also, but when he failed to re- member details, Pecora told him to be ready to answer in the Fall. Two of the partners, it developed— Thomas S. Lamont and Harold Stan- ley—obtained income tax reductions through stock losses in sales to their wives. The other, William Ewing, de- talled an involved story whereby he and his wife loaned stock to trust ac- counts for their children and obtained money which was held non-taxable. Late in the afternoon Senator Cos- tigan, Democrat, of Colorado, ques- tioned Thomas W. Lamont almost an hour about the influencz of the Morgan firm and its many corporate activities. He said a recent book had stated that Morgan through interlocking director- ates and other means controlled one- fourth the corporate assets of the country. “I think you would have to reach some far-fetched conclusions to reach anyt] Mke that figure,” Lamont smiled. “I know these men who arrive at some_of these far-fetched figures may be perfectly sincere,” he added, “but I think they have to bring in remote con- nections or no connections at. all. In other words, I think there is pular " (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) FIRE THREATENS DEPOT GEORGETOWN, S. C., June 10 (#).— The Maritine (Co.) Hotel here caught iire at 1:30 am. today. Flames rapidly ate through the large frame structure and threatened the Seaboard Airline Depot, adjacent buildings and believed