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A—2 ex* THE _EVENING i | ! | | | COURT EXPECTED 0 GUARD RULING Precedent Exists, However, for Advising President First on Gold. | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. | The relations between the Supreme Court of the United States and the| public are at the moment in ani extraordinary state The New York Times eduonally‘ raises the question as to whether Pres- | ident Roosevelt will be told the “gol clause” decisions in advance so that| the Executive branch of the Govern- ment may be prepared for the con- | tingencies that mav arise. After deploring the inferences that have been drawn from the fact that; the court gave out bulletins on two successive Saturdays stating it would not hand down opinion in the gold cases on the two Mondays thereafter, | the Times says all this guessing is hurtful to the dignity of the court and adds: “Moreover it creates a suspicion | that other departures from the estab- lished conventions of the Supreme Court have been made in this case. Tts importance being so great, its pos- | sible effect on the Government and | the administration being so vital. may it not be conceivable that a quiet and ; confidential hint of what the nature | of the decision will be has been con- | veyed to the President?” i Precedent for Action. i On the face of it, this looks like an unprecedented suggestion and an unheard-of procedure, but it turns| out that cne of the Supreme Court | justices did precisely that thing in notifying Presideni-elect Buchanan of | the way be decided before the public knew it. The information is given in a book by that eminent authority, Charles Warren, who has written the most authoritative history of the Supreme | Court of the United States which is | now available. Mr. Warren, a Boston Democrat and a former Assistant At- | torney Geaeral under President Wil- | son, spent years in research into the habits of the Supreme Court. 1In| reciting the circumstances preceding the Dred Scot decision, he writes “Judge Catron took the urusual course of writing a confidential letter to Buchanan. the President-elect. Feb- ruary 19. 1857. in which he informed | Buchanan that the constitutionai question would be decided by the court (though he gave no statement | as to the way in which it would b decided), and in which he asked Buchanan ‘to drop Grier a line sayirg | how necessary it is and how good the opportunity is to settle the agitation by an affirmative decision of the Su- preme Court the one way or the other | He has no doubt about the question on the main contest, but has been per- suaded to take the smooth handle for the sake of repose Justice Grier Replies, “Buchanan apparently complied with Catron's request and wrote to Justice Grier. who replied, February 23, in| an interesting letter, giving to Buchanan. in strict confidence, a full statement of the manner in which the Judges had decided to treat the case “Such a letter would not at the present time be regarded as one of strict propriety. but at the time it was written it was not an {nfrequert occur- rence for the judges to impart, in confidence, to an intimate friend or relative the probable outcome of a pending case. Judge Curtis had so | written to his uncle as to this very case during the previous vear; Judge Story frequently indulged in the habit and it seems to have been regarded as a proper practice, provided the seal of secrecy was imposed.” Mr. Warren goes on to give the full text of Justice Grier's .etter 1o Buchanan, which made it possible for the latter. in his inaugural address, io indicate that the question would be | settled by the court. It is interesting to note that the majority opinion of the court. holding that a Negro could not be a citizen and that Congress had no power to exclude slavery from the Territories was delivered on Friday, March 6, and that the dissenting opinions were de- livered on Saturday, March 7 There have been rare instances in which the court has delivered its opinions on A Saturday, and this is one reason why it was supposed last week that the court would do so in| this instance. Importance in Secrecy. As a matter of fact. the chief im- portance at the moment about se- crecy is that no individual should gain private advantage through ad- vance knowledge and thus be able in some way to influence stock exchange markets. Also it is very unlikely that| the court.would feel that a co-ordi- nate branch of the Government is in any way obliged to advise the Execu- tive of what course is to be pursued Precautions to prevent leaks in the court have been taken for many dec-| ades now, but there really is no reason | except one why the executive branch! of the Government should not be| told, if the court thinks it is con- structively desirable. The reason is that the Roosevelt administration is a | party to the case, having devalued the dollar and impaired, as it is al- leged. the contracts between the Gov- | ernment and its citizens. Also, the press has told of the steps that are to be taken to circumvent a decision by refusing citizens the right to sue in the Court of Clatms. { It may be that the advance knowl- | edge would permit the Government to ask for legislation, which, in itself, | would be tantamount to a public an- nouncement of what the decision was to be. Hence. under all the circum- stances, precedent or no precedent, the Supreme Court of the United States is mostly likely to keep its secret and to keep it from everybody outside the court, whether in officlal or unofficial life. (Copyright, 19:35.) ITALIANS MAY FORCE FIERMONTE IN ARMY Former Fighter Faces Separation From Rich Wife if War Threat Continues. By the Associated Press. ROME, February 12.—The present troubles between Italy and Ethiopia today threaténed to add to the trou- bles of the widow of John Jacob Astor and her athletic Italian husband, Enzo Fiermonte. The parents of Enzo. who left a wife and child in Italy to get a di- vorce and then marry the wealthy Mrs. Madeline Force Astor Dick in the United States, said this morning there was danger the former fighter might be colled to the Italian Army. They said they feared it was be- cause of this that his passport and papers are being withheld by the Malian authorities. What’s What Behind News In Capital Richberg Retreat Private Life Seen in Labor Row. BY PAUL MALLON. HE White House and the A. F. l of L. have both quietly slipped the buttons off their foil tips in this current labor fencing duel. Somebody is going to get pinked shortly, and it begins to ook as if both sides will. No matter how much polite friend- liness is shown in public, you may mark it down on your cuff that the | blood-letting can be delayed but can- | | not be avoided eventually. ‘The first wound to show will be the | | decline of Donald Richberg and thei rise of Secretary Perkins as Presi- dent Roosevelt’s labor second. The way Mr. Roosevelt has gone to the rescue of the besieged Mr. Richberg indicates Donald will not be cast aside just yet. Yet it is equally evi- dent that if the White House is to remain on speaking terms with the labor leadership it cannot use Mr. Richberg for that purpose. Labor Jjust will not deal with him. His exit probably will be backwards, in slow motion, hke that of Prof. Tugwell during the last few months. Just as certain is the expecta- tion of a reorganization inside of the A. F. of L. It may not be a purge and possibly will be called a strengthening of the organization. It has been made expedient because of New Deal requirements for more extensive labor leadership. The old set-up is inadequate. pers idea of international union lead- to The old Gom- | ROOSEVELT FAILS TOPACIFY LABOR 30-Hour Week, Relief Wage and Auto Differences Unreconciled. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt and American Federation of Labor leaders, after swapping opinions in an amicable | White House conference apparently | were determined today to stand by their conflicting views on such things as the 30-hour week. work relief wages and auto labor elections. They exchanged greetings late yes- | terday at a meeting at which ‘the union leaders voiced their desires and ! the President said: “My impression is that our difficul- ! ties are found largely in the hereto- | fore totally unorganized field, both as i it affects employers and employes. In such cases we must have patience.” Favors Voluntary Organization. *The Federal Government,” he sald at another point, “has indicated | through the national industrial recov- | ery act its desire that labor and man- agement organize for the purpose of | collective bargaining and the further- ! ance of industrial peace and pros- | perity, bu: the Federal Government cannot, of course, undertake to com- pe! employes and employers to or- ganize. It should be a voluntary or- ganization.” The President spoke of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor as “one of the great and outstanding institutions of the country,” while the A. F. of L. Executive Council, led by President | William Green, submitted a statement congratuleting the President ‘“upon | the objectives which your leadership the Dred Scott case was m“rrship is virtually obsolete. What In-: has given” the recovery program. bor needs is a powerful, permanent,! Green said afterward that the con- legal, legislative and publicity staff,| ference was “very satisfactory” and centralized in Washington, to meet| that he bclieved the President agreed the problems created for it by the| with the council New Deal. And the New Dealers! N. R. A. might like to see such a strtnglhtn-{ Resentment Seen Growing. e The formal statement which the BIE/GRengestlosming? t council took tg the White House out- on extension of* You may consider this more than & hint that something is in the wind. e The only noodle In the alphabet- ical soup to escape recooking so far is that ot George Peek, the tradeless foreign trader. This was not an over- sight, as you will soon see. The mildest renoodling Mr. Peek can hope for is a reorzanization “con- solidating conflicting New Deal foreign trade agencies” under him. This is Government press agent language for taking Mr. Hull's Foreign Trading Bureau out of the State Department and giving it to Mr. Peek. Unless it is dome, Mr. Peck is likely to chuck his thankless. use- less task and rctire. As such @ consolidation can be accomplished only over Mr. Hull's dead frame, ihe resignation of Mr. Pcek is a live possibility. There has been some high talk of sending Mr. Peek to Russia as head of a trade mission to salvage some- thing from Russian recognition. This may prove a satisfactory solution for both Messrs. Hull and Peek. Viewpoints Differ. Mr. Roosevelt's recent announce- ment that the German barter trade was desd has again brought this situation to the fore. The German barter was promoted by Mr. Peek and sidetracked by Mr. Hull. Only a few days earller Mr. Peek had told a con- gressional committee that the deal was awalting Government approval The Japanese lion and the German mouse are playing around the jungle in a most suspiclously friendly way Roared the Japanese envoy (Count Mushakoji) at Berlin recently: “Ger- many * * * her old strength * * * clever and energetic leadership of her great leader.” Responded mousey Mr. Hitler: ** * * * our unlimited admira- tion for the Japanese nation * * * teamwork in extending our future re- | lations.” These were not just the custo- mary platitudes. They may have gone unnoticed by the world at large. but diplomats have given them the proper attention in their private notebooks. What 13 sus- pected, of course, 13 the existence of a secret alliance. This should be very interesting to the hermit of Doorn. The Kalser never overlooked an opportunity to insult the Japanese when his insuits counted for something. PROMOTIONS This year will witness no fewer than 5,000 promotions in the Navy. Secretary Swanson is doing the job quietly, so Congress will not get ex- cited about the increased pay. The Navy has never said there would be 5,000, but you may rest assured that figure has been decided upon. “Dear Bill” Helped to Stand. Mr. Roosevelt's “Dear Bill” letter to President Green of the A. F. of L. did not mean they are bosom companions. Rather it meant that after bowling Mr. Green over with the auto code action, Mr. Roosevelt was merely h;rlplng to pick him up and dust him o Another way to straighten out the foreigr. trade trouble would be to call an international trade and monetary conference, but that cannot be done because our diplomats have secretly sounded out the other nations on it and found them not yet ready. Secretary Perkins has now con- vinced labor leaders that the first 3she knew of the auto code renewal was when she heard of it at @ White House reception that night. dn;e newspapers knew it before she id. Senators who have flushed at the tint of red in the A. A. A. (Smith, Byrd, etc.) may have apoplexy when they find out that the ousted Dr. Howe has been replaced by Dr. Cal- vin Hoover (Duke University). Dr. Hoover is not what he sounds like, a combination of Calvin Coolidge ana Herbert Hoover, but one of this coun- try's foremost authorities on Russian economics. (Copyright. 1935.) e— Sneeze Betrays Burglars. PHILADELPHIA (#)—Two Phila- delphia policemen, searching a’ sec- ond-floor stock room of an automobile accessory store for two burglars, heard a sneeze over their heads, and found two men crouching on the rafters. They were booked as William Kane, 23, and Normal Balbow, 22, ’ | ned its stand and contained these | words: { “Shocked and disillusioned when the Government did not protect them | in the exercise of their .right to or- ganize and bargain collectively, their (the workers’) resentment has been deep and bitter and is growing.” Elsewhere in the Capital, union at- !tacks on administration acts, started' when the auto code was renewed 10 days ago. continued. The Tobacco | Workers’ Union, an A. F. of L. affili- | ate, called approval of the cigarette ! code “a ghastly reflection on the re-| organized N. R. A.” i Auto Rift Remains. There were no indications the Presl- ident and the A. F. of L. had found | common ground in the matter of the | auto labor elections, the 30-hour-week | ! bill and work-relief wages. i | The federation wants the Wolman | auto labor board ousted and its elec- | tion results discarded. Mr. Roosevelt has continued the board and indi-| cated the elections must be completed. | | The federation sees in #e 30-hour ! week an answer to the usemployment problem. The administration is reli- lably understood to agree with the ! major part of industry that a flat re- | duction to 30 hours would be too great 'a burden. The tederation wants the prevailing | local wage rate paid those on Federal !work relief. The administration, of- ficials say. is aiming at an average wage of $50 a month. i Besides outlining its views on these | points. the federation told Mr. Roose- ‘VCX'. yesterday that it sought N R. A extension, with continued Government administration of the N. R. A. law and increased labor representation on | code authorities, an end to prison | labor competition, passage of the Guf- | fey coal bill and revision of the cigar- | ette code to provide higher wages and shorter hours. CURRENCY TOO HEAVY | Hold-Up Nets $50,000—Gunmen Flee Empty Handed. HAVANA. February 12 (#.—A ( group of armed men held up a mail truck in a suburb iast night, but Ilhanduned their attempt to rob it of | $50,000 in silver when they found the | i currency too heavy to remove. { First reports said the men. armed { with machine guns, succeeded in | making off with the silver. Later it | was learned, however, that their | efforts _attracted a crowd and In the excitement the gunmen fled empty | handed. Your Income Tax | ‘When to Report Income froin Salaries, Wages, etc. Of the millions of income tax re- | turns that are filed annually, the vast | majority are from salaried persons !and wage earners whose income is | derived from personal services. In general, compensation for per- sonal services should be reported for taxation purposes in the year it is | recetved or unqualifiedly made subject i to demand. Compensation credited to the account of or set apart for a tax- payer, without any substantial limita- | tion or restriction, and which may be {drawn upon by him at any time, is subject to tax for the year during which so credited or set apart, al- though not then actually reduced to possession, If the services were ren- dered during the year 1933, or even prior thereto. but the compensation was not received. or made unqualifi- edly subject to demand, by the tax- payer until the year 1934, the entire amount is taxable in the year re- ceived, or made unqualifiedly subject tc demand, when the taxpayer is re- porting on the cash receipts and dis- bursements basis, which is the basis used by most persons in reporting net income All of the various types of compen- sation, unless specifically exempt by statute or exempt by fundamental law, should be included in the tax- payer's return of gross income, such as salaries, wages, fees, commissions, bonuses, tips, honorariums, prizes, awards, pensions in recognition of past services, etc. Where services are paid for in whole or in part with something other than money, the fair market value of the thing taken in payment must be included as income. Other items subject to tax are fees received by ministers of the gospel for funerals, baptisms, masses, and like services; executors’ fees; directors’ fees; Federal jury fees; and prizes received in contests of various kinds. The salaries of Federal officers and employes are subject to tax, includ- ing the salary of the President of the United States and judges of courts of the United States taking office after the date of the enactment of the reve- nue act of 1932, which was June 6, 1932, The salary of the Vice Presi- dent of the United States, and the sal- aries of members of the House of Rep- Tesentatives and the members of the | | | | | STAR, WASHI of the automobile, cigarette and other liam Green, president of the A. F. of D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1935. Leaders at White House SHIP FIRM HEAD DENIES BIG PROFIT Effort to Avoid Taxes by Altering Contracts Is Counter-Charge. By the Associated Press. A sweeping denial by Homer L. Fer- WARSHIP RESCUES JON SETH PARKER Lord and Four in Crew Re- main on Schooner, Awaiting Tow. | By the Assoctated Press, guson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., that the | S8AN FRANCISCO, February 12.— Nine of the 13 sailors who set out for firm had made wartime profits “all 27 adventure cruise on the schooner out of line,” was presented today to | Seth Parker ‘were aboard the British the Senate Munitions Committee only | cruiser H. M. S. Australia today after to be met by counter assertions of | their rescue in the South Seas. committee counsel that the concern _ Phillips Lord, the radio impresario- had sought to avoid taxes by changing | Skibper. whose trouble calls once be- naval contracts. | fore had brought the warship to the Ferguson was the first witness called | schooner’s side, and four others sill Labor leaders pictured as they called on President Roosevelt at the White House to protest certain provisions codes. From the left: John L. Lewis, head of United Mine Workers; Wil- L., and Edward F, McGrady. Assistant Secretary of Labor. KENNAMER JURY TAMPERING HINTED Judge Holds Conference in Chambers After Various Charges. : By the Associated Press ! PAWNEE. Okla., Pebruary 12.—A row over prosecution futimations that' members of the jury panel may have been approached caused a halt today | in the Phil Kennamer murder trial while Judge Thurman Hurst held a| conference in his chambers at the | request of the State. i Selection of the jury to try the 19- year-old son of Pederal Judge Frank- lin E. Kennamer for the Thanksgiving night slaying at Tulsa of Jchn Gor- reil. 23-year-old dental student, was interrupted meanwhile. Lawyer Sought. W. F. Gilmer, jr.. assistant county attorney. asked a bailiff to find W. N Maben, Tulsa lawyer who was named | yesterday in connection with jury tampering “insinuations” to which the defense objected so violently. Dennis Barfield, Fairfax cattieman, and Frank Kendall, Tulsa private in- vestigator and former city employe, also have been named by the State in asking veniremen if they had been approached about the case. Maben, who has been of the defense counsel, was found at a hotel and brought to Judge Hurst's chambers. Resented as “Insinuations.” ‘ When Prentiss Rowe, special prose- cutor, asked men in the jury box yes- terday if they knew Kendal!, then if they knew Maben, A. Flint Moss de- fense attorney, rose with an exclama- tion: | "I resent these dirty, nasty insin- ' uations.” ! He was indignant that Rowe had called Maben a “former” member of the bar. Judge Hurst ended the conference at noon with the announcement |nothing that happened would be made public Selection of the jury is expected to be completed this afternoon. | NEW BONUS LEAGUE Resigns Position in War Depart- | ment to Become Organization i | i | Secretary. | By the Associated Press. Walter W. Waters, a leader of the 1932 bonus march, announced today the organization of a National Sol- diers' Bonus League of America. Waters said he had resigned a posi- tion In the War Department to be- come secretary and campaign man- &ger of the league. which will try to enlist the public as well as war vet- erans {n support of cashing the bonus. The president of the league is Er- nest Albright of Oklahoma City, who was secretary to former Gov. Murray. Its treasurer Is S. Ortlieb of New York. He said the league already has 4,000 members with life dues of $1. Waters sald the league seeks imme- diate cash payment of the bonus by issuance of non-interest-bearing Treasury notes as provided in the Thomas-Patman bill. He added that the league “emphatically disapproves” of any more bonus marches on Wash- ington. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra this evening in Stan- ley Hall at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant leader. March, “German Fidelity.” Blankenberg Overture, “Cosi Fan Tutti” (School for Lovers)........ Mozart Suite, “A Love Episode in Bird- land” (The Gentle Dove, the Magpie and the Parrot, a Brokenhearted Sparrow, the Merry Lark.) Selection from musical comedy, “Blossom Time". Romberg Habanera, “Chinch ..Hartz Waltz from operetta, “The Count of Luxemburg” ...............Lehar Finale. “Chinatown, My China- town” ... i “The Star Chef Who Tickled D[ IT IN CEPIIRITY thef Who Tickied g || SEOURTY Dies at Age o3| \(OTED DONN Auguste Escoffier Won World Renown for Tasty Cookery. House Ways and Means by the committee as it opened its in- | quiry into affairs of the Newport News company, listed as one of the “big three” the committee has accused of bidding collusively on naval construc- | tion, particularly during the past two | eyears, when a vast building program | was financed by public works funds The witness said a member of com- | | mittee counsel, Alger Hiss, had made | public a report saying profits of the | company ranged from 62 per cent to 86 per cent during the wartime period | for a total of about $18,000,000. | $11,000,000 Profit Charged, | Instead, Perguson said, the com- | | pany had made profits of about $11.- 000,000 when Federal taxes were de- | ducted, and he asserted the percentage | of profit was far less than the com- mittee counsel had computed. He put the range as from about 4 | per cent to 9 per cent on the volume of business done, which he described ' as the “fair basis” for computing profits He also presented another estimate, | based on current assets during the war period, which showed profits were aboard the round-the-world ad- venture ship, apparently awaiting a “hitch-hike” tow from an American naval vessel, expected Thursday The Australia, with the Duke of Gloucester aboard, stood by in what radio men here took to be “stony silence,” while Lord continued to send out the messages that have distin- guished his appearances on the air since he first reported his ship in trouble because of heavy seas. Refers to Royal “Wrath.” In a message to the Australia he said the Duke, the third son of the King of England, probably would be after him “with a shotgun.” He wirelessed to the Associated Press voluntarily a message describing how he was staying with the ship. Lord. known to American radio listeners as “Seth Parker.” embarked on the now-celebrated cruise in 1933 to satisfy his publicly-announced crav- ing for adventure. Radio marine here picked up a message that the Australia had ad- vised the Parker she would stand by until the American Navy boat ar- he Associated Press. MONTE CARLO, February 12— Auguste Escoffier, 89, “the king of chefs and chef of kings.” died here to- day in his little villa close to the sea. It was Escoffier who created peach melba, 1in nonor of the great Aus- tralian operatic soprano, and glace | Sarah Bernhardt. He was chef to Napoleon III, Kinz Edward VIIL and, | on occasion, to the former Kaiser Wilhelm. Escoffier was the first chef ever to be awarded the Legion of Honor | for his art and more than 2,000 of | the world’s leading chefs learned that art in Escoffier’s kitchens in London, | ' Paris and New York The master chef was born in 1846 near Grasse on the Riviera. He joined the army for the Franco-Prussian War ' in 1870 and cooked for the Emperor Napoleon in the field. He visited the United States in 1926 and was given a series of banquets by his former pupils snd associates. Committee Rejects Divi- sion Into 2 Measures. ranging from 8 to 23 per cent. | "In support of iis contention. the | company was seeking to reduce its tax burden on profits, Committee By the Assoclated Press. o Y Bleahs i : u phen Raushenbush intro- | pos t tra- A propossl to spiit the administra- | ,0og o jetter written by Ferguson, tion's soctal security bill into separate | July 14, 1919, to the late H. E. Hunt- measures dealing with old-age pen- | ington of Los Angeles, then owner of sions and unemployment insurance was rejected today by the House Ways and Means Committee. The roll call vote—along party lines —was 17 to 6. Proponents of the motion contended the bill in its present form embodied too many things to permit an expecta- tion that it would be letter-perfect when enacted. The contrary and prevailing view was that the 48 State Legislatures will | have to enact their own laws after Congress sets up the Federal system, and that dividing the measure into separate bills would delay inauguration of the economic security plan. No final decision was reached, Chair- man Doughton said, on any other phases of the bill. There was, however, some _discussion of proposals to let FAST TAKOMA BUS SERVICE ORDERED i ‘sites ‘e Srlt s s ‘ot BY UT”JTIES BDDY lhiy‘:’:}(zz‘;glp:;_l e monthly pensions (Continued From First Page) | | service. Underwood and Aspen, on Aspen street between Third and Laurel street and on Laurel street between Aspen and the District line, replacing the existing single track. The Capital Transit Co. also was directed to operate a feeder bus serv- ice with the same fares #nd lmn.s~| fer priviliges applicable to the street | car lines over the following route: | From the loop at Fourteenth and | Kennedy streets, north on Fourteenth | street and Colorado avenue to Mad- | ison street, east on Madison street to Fifth street, north on Fifth street to Cedar. east on Cedar street and Car- roll avenue to the District line, re- turning over the same route. ! Rush Hour Service Ordered. This service is for non-rush periods only. The Capital Transit Co. was di- rected to institute a rush hour bus to operate daily except on Sunday, over the following route, | southbound: From the District line, west on Car- | | roll avenue and Cedar street to Fifth street. south on Fifth street to Madi- son street, west on Madison street tc Thirteenth street, south on Thirteenth street to Pennsylvania avenue, east on | Pennsylvania avenue to Eighth street, | north on Eighth street .to E street, | west on E street to Tenth street. Northbound. this express bus will | RUM TAX SUSPECTS ARE HELD FOR JURY One Is Captured After Chase Through Traffic—$35 Fine - Assessed. Two alleged liquor tax violators, one of whom was chased through after- noon traffic vesterday, were held for grand jury action today when ar- raigned before Police Court Judge John P. McMahon. ‘William Henry Anderson, colored, 400 block L street, who attempted to escape after vice squad members ap- prehended him in the act of removing five gallons of alleged untaxed liquor from his automobile, was held in $500 bond on the liquor charge and fined $35 on charges of speeding, running through a red light and passing a stop sign. He was arrested after a fast chase through 5 o'clock traffic in the vicinity of Pifth and G streets Cree Caldwell, a taxi driver, the other man held, was taken in custody in an alley between Ninth, Tenth, G and H streets by Policemen Leslie Howard and H. M. Overstreet, who confiscated two dozen half-gallon jars the company, advising the Californian | of the negotiaticns “We would like to change the battle | eruiser con‘racts absolutely,” the letter said, “so as to get the date 0(! the contract out of the war perfod | and avoid the high tax on profits.” | Perguson ccmmented that the negotiations were approved by the Navy. and added at one point: “We made more profit, and the Navy saved a million dollars apiece | on two ships. Perguson was called to testify after presentation of a letter written by ! Clinton L. Bardo. former president of the New York Shipbuilding Corp. | climaxed the committee’s investiga- tion of the latter firm. { Letter Talks of Bids. Referring to representatives of the Navy Department, the letter said: “There also was expressed to us the| desire that the builders themselves | should get together and agree as far| as we could upon what each would | bid and then bid on nothing else.” Questioning of Newport News com- pany officials was expected to continue through the remainder of the week, with the exception of one day when | Secretary Ickes may take the stand Ickes, due tentatively- to appear Fri- day, is to be asked the amount of pub- iic works money made available to the Navy for shipbuilding in the past two vears. A committee estimate placed it | at “nearly half a billion Senator Nye went to President Roosevelt recently to gain assurance | that none of the proposed $4,000,000,- 000 work relief fund would go to the Navy for shipbuilding. Senator Bone (Democrat) of Washington has pro- tested repeatedly at the hearings that shipyard wages have not kept step with profits. Both this and the “col- lusion” charges have been denied vig- orously by officials of the New York Shipbuilding Co. | Committee agents reported that they have been unable as yet to locate !'Thomas Bragg, Wall Street trader, whom the committee desires to ques- tion in connection with a transfer of ownership of the New York company in 1933 on the eve of a big naval build- ing program. Ben Smith, another trader whose story is sought, was re- | poited critically ill in a New York rived from Samoa. 800 miles away. Early Sunday the Australia an- swered previous trouble calls from the Seth Parker. but expressed ‘“consid- erable astonishment” when it found nothing wrong. Several hours later, the S O S went out and the Australia headed back to the rescue. Describes Battle With Gale. Lord's own account of the trouble veud “Seth Parker caught tropical gale. six days’ battling. Rigging carried away. leaking. February 10 distress call, Australia responded. Arrived to- night. put oyer a lifeboat, which | picked up crew as they jumped into seas. Capt. Lord remained aboard and Sweeny, Flink. Payes and Reu- schle (members of the crew) refused to leave him. These four, with Lord manning schooner till arrival of Samoa tug due Thursday. Unless weather turns bad they hope to suc- ceed.” In his messages after the S O S. he had explained his apprehension for “voung collegers” in the crew prompted him to send the distress call Congress in Briefl By the Associated Press TODAY. Senate. Appropriation Committee recon id- ers “equivalent wage” amendment to relief bill Munitions Committee Newport News shipbuilders Finance Committee studies soclial security Judiciary Subcommittee probes 30- Lour week questions House. Takes up District of Columbia bills end routine matters Ways and Means Committee and Labor Subcommittee corinue consid- eration of social security measures Interstate Commerce Committee discusses oil legislation Mexican claims up before Foreign Affairs Committec. | YESTERDAY. Senate. Passed measure enlarging scope of | Farm Credit Administration | Appropriations Committee fight starts over “equivalent wage" amend- ment to relief bill Munitions Committee men charged | Navy was “party” to alleged collusive hosiptal. Smith's attorney in New York said his cllent will be ready to | bidding among shipyards testify as soon as his health permits, | House. Postmaster General Farley was de-| In recess ferded by a committee member yes- | Military Committee began consid- terday when Senator Long, Democrat. | eration of bill for 10 huge air bases. g0 west on E street to Thirteenth |of alleged untaxed liquor. Caldwell street, north on Thirteenth street to | was held under $500 bond on the tax Madison street. east on Madison street to Fifth street, north on Fifth | street to Cedar street, east on Cedar | street and Carroll avenue to the Dis- trict line. 10-Cent Fare Authorized. The fare on the express bus line will be 10 cents cash or presentation of a $1.25 weekly pass. Transfers to street car lines and bus lines of the company, except the Chevy Chase coach line, are to be without addi- tional cost and transfers to this ex- press bus line are to be issued from street cars and other bus lines on the payment of a 10-cent cash fare, Passengers will not be permitted to board the express busses southbound or to leave the busses northbound south of Madison street. The express bus service is to begin March 15, and the feeder bus service from Fourteenth and Kennedy streets over to Takoma is to be started when the tracks in Kennedy S$treet from Fourteenth to Georgia avenue are abandoned. The company is directed to submit specific plans for all of the construction work ordered. | The Washington Rapid Transit Co. | was directed to extent its servi north of Sherman Circle as follows: North on Kansas avenue to Madison street, east on Madison to First street northeast, south on First street to Kennedy, west on Kennedy to Kansas avenue, south on Kansas avenue to Gallatin street, west on Gallatin to Eighth street, south on Eightlr street and Illinols avenue to Sherman Circle. This extended service is to become effective March 15. —a new book which explains of the Federal Government of the New Deal. postage prepaid. Price $1. ORDER United States Senate are also subject | to income tas & The Evening Htar Offers Its Readers The American Government Today BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN Authoritative—entertaining—stimu- lating. Every American should read and own this book. On sale at the Business Office of The Star, or by mail, the permanent departments nd the Alphabet Bureaus FORM, charge and fined $500 or sentenced to 90 days in jail for transportation. of Louisiana, contended on the Senate ficor that the “collusion” assertions | were another evidence of Farley in- | fluence. Patents Committee opened hearing | on patent pools. Ways and Means Committee eon- | sidered economic security. TS A GRAND SIAM /' _ % 7 Ty %, W