Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1933, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1933. PROBE MACHINERY 5 SET N MOTION Congress Provides for Dozen Investigations Before Adjourning. By the Associated Press. Adjourning, Congress set in motion a | round dozen of investigations to be car- ried on during the coming months, most | notable that in which the whole struc- | ture of Federal tax law is to be re- studied The House Ways and Means Commit- tee will do this job, inspired by disclo- sures of the J. P. Morgan & Co. inves- | LOS ANGELES, June 1 | i Court Lets Rancher Pay Wife Alimony With 10 Tons of Hay By the Associated Press. 16.— Bert Anderson, a rancher, al- ways did believe in making hay while the sun shines. A court commissioner approved yesterday the substitution of 10 tons of hay for the alimony Mrs. Anderson claimed Bert owes her. He was cited into court to ex- plain why he didn't pay Mrs. Anderson $50 weekly for the sup- port of herself and child. “I've got plenty of long green,” Bert told the commissioner, “but it’s in hay.” “Hay's okay,” the court de- creed. GROUP CELEBRATES tigation, which showed loopholes in the | income tax law and bestirred members | to seek out ways of redistributing’ the | tax load. | It will not get really under way until | November, ready to report to the Janu- | ary session. : Members Are Selected. ! Representative Doughton, Democrat, | of North Carolina, chairman of the| ‘Ways and Means group, today selected those of its members who will investi-; gate income tax evasions. | “We have put our staff of experts to ! work and by the January session of | Congress we will have plans to stop tax | dodging and -the escape holes in the, law,” he said. ‘The subcommittee consists of Rep- Tesentatives Sam Hill of Washington, Cullen of New York, Vinson of Ken- tucky and Cooper of Tennessee, Demo- crats; Treadway of Massachusetts, Crowther of New York and Frear of | ‘Wisconsin, Republicans. Doughton is an ex-officio member. To Delve Into Private Banking. ‘The Wall Street investigation itself will go on, with the Senate Banking Committee on June 26 de:ving deeper into private banking, tackling affirs of Kuhl, Loeb & Co. first. The same day a Senate judiciary sub- committee will resume hearings in New York on delay in the \prosecution of Joseph W. Harriman, New York banker, accused of falsifying records. Within a few weeks a special Senate committee will go to Louisiana to re- sume its consideration of the contest against the election of Senator Overton (Democrat) of Louisiana, in which Sen- ator Long (Democrat) of Louisiana has been a prominent figure. A Senate commerce subcommittee is beginning work immediately under Sen- ator Copeland (Democrat) of New York to investigate racketeering in the big cities, with particular reference to in- terstate operations. Another Senate committee, headed by ‘Wagner (Democrat) of New York, wiil meet within a day or two to plan in- quiring into labor conditions on the Mis- sissippi flood control project. The Hcuse Judiciary Committee will delve into bankruptcy and receivership Practices of the Federal courts, while other groups will go into operation of the civil service laws and study more about postal receipts, airmail and ocean mail subsidies. To Sit in Chicago and New York. - Chairman Sumners said the Judiciary Committee in its investigation of bank- ruptey and receiverships probably will xn,udky conditions in Chicago and New ork. Asked whether the committee had any facts indicat that New York and Chicago were especial need of in- vestigation, Sumners replied: “We have information that there is g‘lanty of informatjon available in those les,” The full committee left to Sumners the right to appoint subcommittee mem- bers and to determine when the survey | shall begin. He indicated that the in- vestigation might not get under way until September, a definite date de- pending upon the availability of com- mittee members and the wishes of cit- izens in the areas to be studied. The Senate Judiciary Committee will make a similar investigation and Sum- ners said he would confer with Sen- ators to see “whether we can split m.g country instead of duplicating.” . DRY FEDERAL JUDGE BARS KANSAS BEER Denies Injunction to Restrain Of-| ficers From Interfering With Sale of Brew. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kans, June 16 Beer is not flowing in Kansas today many 3.2 advocates expected. John C. Pollock, Federal judge and | outspoken foe of prohibition, yesterday denied an injunction which' sought to Testrain la: forcement officials from | interfering with the sale of the brew in | the pioneer prohibition State. The in-| Junction was sought by a Wichita firm. ! “I am not inclined to think a suit| can be maintained in this court,” said ! the judge. “It would be entirely out of line for this court to say to a State| that it cannot prosecute any one whether | they are guilty or not.” | Drivers of beer trucks, waiting on the | Missouri side of the State line to dash into Kansas if a favorable decision was given by the judge. took their cargoes back to the breweri Internal revenue authorities said holders of sale permits may have their fees refunded if they had sold no beer HOLDS DISAPPEARANCES | ARE ‘HYSTERICAL FUGUE’ Medical Man Says Attacks Cause People to Blindly Seek Relief From Personal Problems. By the Associsted Press MILWAUKEE, June 16.—Explana- tion of some cases of strange disappear- ances of prople who suddenly vanish and then later reappear at a distant place may be an attack of “hysterical fugue ' This is a mental upset. said Dr. Lloyd Ziegler of Albany Medical College, Y., who addressed the Amer- ican Medical Association. 1 rical fug is an attack of sturbance during which the es his home and makes an or journey for no apparent When the attack is ended, the expectedly finds himself on road or in a strange town. | many such cases during the he said. consciously g personal problems in hysteri- cal fugue, Dr. Ziegler said. The fugue may be caused by an unhappy home life. physical violence or severe head- ache. All the victims of hysterical fugue wham he studied, he said, had talked in their sleep in their early life, and some had walked seek relief from MINISTER POSTS BOND SHREVEPORT, La.. June 16 (). Dr. E. L. Thompson, Dallas, Tex., min ister, appeared in Federal District Court , here yesterday, entered a not guilty lea to charges of sending obscene let- rs through the malls and charged in 8 statement that the case was a result of “a frame-up by enemies.” He came here t.hv:‘unwuy from Dal- dlas to answer bond of $2.500 m?fi: case had been set for trial next October 19, MAGNA GHARTA DAY Mrs. M. de Clare Berry Pre- sides at Banquet of As- sociation Branch. ‘The 718th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Charta on the field of Runnymede was celebrated last night by the District branch of the Magna Charta Day Association at a banquet at the La Fayette Hotel. Mrs. M. de Clare Berry, head of the District branch, herself a Magna Charta Dame by right of descent from the Barons of Runnymede, presided and introduced speakers. Among these were Senators Gore of Oklahoma and King of Utah, Gen. William Horton, U. S. A., host at the | dinner, appearing as past deputy gen- eral of the Society of Patriots and Founders; Col. Edgar Hume, U. S. A, secretary general of the Society of the Cincinnati, and Col. Edward O. Saun- ders, U. 8. A., representing the judge advocate general's division of the United States Army, law and warriors. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman spoke for the Colonial Dames of ‘America, Gen. Hugh Matthews for the Marine Corps, Col. E. E. McCammon represented Maj. Gen. H. A. Drum of the Army general staff, Mrs. John Walker Holcombe represented the D. A. R, of which she formerly was T secretary general; Dr. Roscoe E. Dorsey, the District of Colum- bia Society of the Order of Colonial rll'l, of which he gc“urmsmm Mrs. Wil- am Augustine ly, e Magna Charta Comdr. Roscoe E. Schi , N. 8. N, brought greet- ings from that branch of the service. Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, wife of the com- mandant of the Marine Corps, addressed the guests as descendant of Gen. Nelson of Yorktown fame, on whose staff, as aide de camp, served Mrs. Berry's an- cestor, Maj. William Overton Callis. Cavaliers and Walter Davidge repre- sented the Washington family by virture of his descent from a brother of the first President. Others present included Senator and Mrs. McNary, the latter speaking on her activities in the Farm and Garden Association; Mrs. Gore, Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Schuirmann. Fight Bishop’s Election. BERLIN, June 16 (A).—The German Christians, a Nazi group, issued an ap- peal today for a gigantic mass demon- stration Saturday, in Berlin’s East Side, in protest against th Dr. von Bodelsc! testant Reich's Bishop of 0 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Get Your Porch Painted Now Summer is here; the days are getting warmer and the porch is calling for you more and more. 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