Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1936, Page 20

LAND OWNERSHIP REFORMS URGED Wallace Makes Suggestions as Possible Methods to Check Tenancy. Br the Associated Press. Broad reforms in present ideas of as possible methods of checking trends toward farm tenancy in the United States. As chairman of the Committee of 40 named by President Roosevelt to survey farm tenancy problems, Wal- lace opened a two-day conference. Quoting census figures that 2,865,- 155 farms were operated by tenants last year, he said the number had been increasing more than 40,000 a year. Assuming that an average of $4,000 would be required to set up & tenant as an independent farmer, Wallace said more than $160,000,000 would be needed just to check the increase for one year. Similar provision for all present tenant farmers, he added, would re- quire $50,000,000 annually for 230 years. He said these figures demon- strated other methods must be found. With increasing absentee ownership, he said, “the land and the civilization suggested. ‘The estimated 2,860,000 tenant farm- ers in this country meanwhile were classed in three major groups today by s Government study: 1. Cash tenants, who pay rent in money. 2. Share tenants, the largest group, who operate farms under their own direction and split crops and live stock with the owner. 3. Share croppers, mostly in the South, who usually possess no tools, equipment or capital, and have only labor to offer. The landlord provides buildings, stock, tools, feed and seed, with the cropper receiving part of the crop at harvest. Families of tenant farmers include 12,500,000 persons, the report said. “When land values blow up, tenancy increases on the downswing, and many heavily mortgaged owners are suddenly converted into tenants,” said Wallace. “If & sufficient proportion of the American people think that a fat live ing is to be made simply by waiting for a rise in land values, then, of course, our hope of checking tenancy and advancing ownership is a vain one.” Rise of land values above “earning power of the land,” the Secretary said, caused “people who have no real interest in farming to take speculative fiyers.” Improvement of tenant and land- lord relationships was termed another avenue of approach. Wallace said most tenants were kept from improving land or buildings because their tenure was THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGION, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936. ALCOHOLTAXINT PROE FOR GRAFT Operations of Baltimore Of- fice Under Scrutiny of Intelligence Men. Alleged graft and other irregularities in connection with operations of the Treasury’s Alcohol Tax Unit in Balti- more are under investigation by the Intelligence Unit of the Internal Rev- enue Bureau, it was disclosed at-the Treasury today in response to in- quiries. The investigation has been been under way for about two months, Treasury officials said. They expressed regret that news of it had leaked out before completion of the investigators work. At the same time it was denied at the Treasury that the investigation in- velves any Washington police officials, as had been reported in some quarters. Officials discounted reports that Johnny Torrio, predecessor of Al Ca- pone in & Chicago beer syndicate, has been connected with the investigation of Alcohol Tax Unit activities in Balti- more. The Alcohol Tax Unit for some time has been investigating Torrio's operations in New York City and last April obtained an indictment against him for violating internal revenue laws. Agents of the Intelligence Unit, istrative” investigation of Alcohol Tax Unit work in Baltimore after reports reached the Treasury concerning al- leged ties in collection of taxes on post-prohibition liquor in that ares. Findings of the agents to date are being closely guarded by Irey and his men. If reports of graft are substantiated, the evidence undoubtedly will be placed before a Federal grand jury in Baltimore for appropriate action. On the other hand, even though no criminal action is taken, it might de- velop that administrative measures will be found necessary to deal with the situation. e WORKERS’ SHARE OF TAX TO BE PAID BY LAUNDRY The Pioneer Laundry will pay its employes’ share of the tax for old- age benefits under the social security act which starts Janusry 1, it was announced today. ‘This information was given the workers at annual dinners held at the Hamilton Hotel and Harrison's Cafe, the program being outlined by Ed H. Hutchins, president. The concernialso is paying the customary Christmas bonus. STOCKHOLDERS GET FIRST DIVIDENDS |Checks for $150,000,000 in Mail—$530,000,000 Will Be Sent. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 16.—Post- men throughout the Nation carried today. checks representing the $150,- 000,000 advance guard of one of the greatest seven-day dividend distribu- tions in the history of American in- dustry. Within the week, in the form of extra, increased and regular dividend checks, $530,000,000 will find its way through the mails to many thousands of shareholders. That represents about one-half of the near-billion-dollar year-end dis- bursement by corporations unloosing the purse strings as a result of steadily increased earnings and Federal tax- ation on undistributed corporate profits. Analysts hesitated to estimate that portion of the vast melon which will hit in the last few days of Christmas buying. Some predicted it would be fairly large. ‘They lhoked, also, to heavy reinvest- ment of the unexpected, windfall, funds. Today's mail deliveries included some of the choicest morsels of the banquet. Among them were the $28,- 000,000 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway payment, $22,000,000 divided by E. I du Pont de Nemours & Co. and $23,- 000,000 from the coffers of Chrysler Corp. Checks totaling $25,000,000 from Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, $19,- 000,000 from Standard Oil of Indiana and $10,000,000 from the Sun Oil Co. went into the post today. J. C. Penney Co., chain of department stores, has $11,727,000 in the mailmen’s hands. Dr. Fishbein Speaks Tonight. Dr. Morris Fishbein, physician and editor of the American Medical Jour- nal, will lecture on the subject of “Mental Dynamite” at 8:15 o’clock to- night at the Jewish Community Cen- r, under auspices of the National m at the center. WINES, DEFTLY BLENDED GONZALEZ Know Old Spain's true watise sherries. Sip by sip, get that soft, delicious, lingering magic —the cherished secret of the first Gonzalez, handed downthrough Spain’s famous old sherry family. A fine Gonzalex Sherry for rwrry taim. Gonzaisz * DiaMOND Jusnss”, rich and golden (serve ot room * temperature). GONZALEZ "COCHRAN", paleand medium dry (serve slightly chilledy. Alcohol 20% by volume. Imported from Spain by SCHENLEY IMPORT CORP. New York Oope. 08 Fire underwriters approved tree light sets— consists of set of 8—complete with genuine Mazda Tree Light Sets dependent upon it are in jeopardy. As uncertain and they would not be com- | under Elmer Irey, chief of the unit, & result, we may have to revise our pensated for the improvements. were assigned to make an “admin- Mazda bulbs. Extra Mazda Bulbs, 5¢ ea. Colorful Tree Balls 3 for 10¢c, 2 for 5¢ Sc and 10c each | oisti s ey Murphy’s Toy Dept.—Basement 29 Artificial Window Wreath 10c 20c N 2 . 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Murphy’s—Basement L Spun-tex Shirts Are Guaranteed Absolutely tub-fast colors Full cut in every respect Preshrunk before teilogy F::'cd collars—will not™ wrinkle— « Twilight shades—white, blue Sizes 14 to 17 5,000 New Tie$ o A Not just Christmas ties, but the kind every man will be proud to wear. Stripes, figures and solid colors. Murphy’s Men’s Dept.—Basement, Beoutiful Marquisite dia- I9 remarkable Christmas value mond-cut stones in a glam- Murphy's—Main Floor. STERLING SILVER RINGS orous showing of colors. A French Commodes $32 This delightful French Com- mode is just the right height for each end of a sofa or at your favorite chair. Hand- matched diamond shape walnut veneers . . . gum- wood structural parts . . . ormulu mounts. One of several styles in our Christ- mas display. Mayer & Co. MEN’'S WOOL SCARFS Men's attractive@cotch plaid wool mufflers, fringed ends. Many different color combi- nations. SMART HANDBAGS Muff bags—under-arm bags largest and most unusual 94‘ collection of styles in fabrics and leather tex. . evening bags . . . the Murphy s—Main Floor. 'S b Murphy’ s—Basement fi Toyland is loaded with TOYS—DOLLS—-GAMES—-BOOKS . i e SPECIAL! Diaper Dolls 94 Give her the -® I bottle and she goes to sleep. When she awakens her diapers are wet. This is the darling of them all. - . Murphy' e—Toy Dept.—Basement Sweetums SPECIAL! 50 American made Electric Train Sets A very low price for this fine set—con- $ 3 .29 sists of 3-passenger cars, engine, 12 Murphy's Toy Dept.—Basement She does every- thing but talk and eat! Hundreds of Other Unusual Gifts MAYER & CO.. Seventh Street - Between D and E pieces track and 1 transformer. B R R e R R R R T e R R R o R e R R S IR X Rb X Ih X RD or T A o Tty i o XA X W Sr X A o7 X ] z