Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1937, Page 2

PRESIDENT ASKS NISINGE TAKE Calls for Continuance of 19 Levies Scheduled to Die in Summer. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt’s budget mes- sage today called for continuance of 19 so-called “nuisance” taxes sched- uled to expire in June and July. It estimated that termination of these miscellaneous levies would trim next year's revenues by $452,580,000. In addition, Mr. Roosevelt requested continuance at their present rate of a group of levies which otherwise would be automatically reduced before next July 31. The Chief Executive asked exten- sion of the following levies, giving in- dividual estimates of the income they will provide next year: Manufacturers’ excise taxes: Lubricating oils, $31,360,000. Brewers' wort, malt, etc, $800,000. Matches, $6,840,000. Gasoline, $190,180,000. Electrical energy, $34,060,000. Tires and inner tubes, $29,750,000. ‘Toilet preparations, etc., $14,470,000. Articles made of fur, $6,750,000. Automobile trucks, $6,700,000. Passenger cars and motor cycles, $48,300,000. Automobile parts or accessories, $7.900,600. ORadicus, phonographs, etc., $7,570,- 000. . Mechanical refrigerators, $9,950,000. Sporting goods, cameras, etc., $7,460,000. Firearms, shells and cartridges, $2.940,000. Chewing gum, $880,000. Telephone, telegraph, radio and « cable facilities, $24,150,000. . Oil transportation by pipe line, + $10,220,000. Stamp taxes, bond transfers and . deeds of conveyance, $12,300,000. Total, $452,580,000. Levies suggested for retention at | present rates, and estimated revenues: Stamp taxes: Issue of securities, $9,400,000. Stock transfers, $17 600,000, Sales of produce for future delivery, $1,830,000. Admissions, $15,240,000. ‘Total, $44,070,000. Grand total, $496,650,000. HONOR TO COLLADAY To Be Luncheon Guest—Votes for D. C. to Be Discussed. Edward P. Colladay, Republican na- tional committeeman for the District, will be the guest of honor at a luncheon meeting of the Democratic League of the District at the Burlington Hotel at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. Paul E. Lesh will be the chief speaker and the subject will be “National Rep- Tesentation for the District of Colum- bia.” Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Demo- cratic national committeewoman, also will be a guest of honor. Arthur Clarendon Smith, president, announced that the meeting will be open to the publie, Defense (Continued From First Page.) _ggregating $887.881,000 constituted | P! the previous peace-time high in ap- propriations asked from Congress. Actual appropriations for that period, .however, amounted to $916,347,391. Navy Estimate Increased. President Roosevelt said in his bud- get message the increase is “to pro- vide for the increased strength of the Army as directed by Congress and to provide for replacement of naval ves- sels in accordance with existing au- thorizations.” ‘To start work on the two battleships, the keels of which he ordered laid only a short time before transmitting his budget message, the President in- creased to $587,302,600 the original Navy Department estimate for 1938 of $563,996,359. He thus matched the action of Great Britain, which began construction of two battleships a few hours after the expiration of the Washington and Lon- don naval limitation treaties on De- cember 31. Congress authorized the President to order new battleshio building if he thought it justified by the activity of any other naval power. The floating 35,000-ton fortresses, costing about $50,000,000 each, are to be used as replacements for obsolete vessels now in service, the President said. They will be the first to be built by the United States since 1923. $49,500,000 for Air Force. The budget, besides providing sums necessary for carrying out the Navy's regular building program, designed to expand the fleet to full allotted strength by 1942, proposed an outlay of $49,500,000 for the Bureau of Aero- nautics, a $10,000,000 increase over 1936. Of this sum, $28,000,000 would be used to purchase about 400 new air- planes, compared with $27,000,000 au- thorized for that purpose this year. For strictly military activity of the ‘War Department the President recom- mended expenditure of $393,460,400, compared with 1937 estimates of $377,. 601,000 and actual appropriations of $385,633,192. Non-military activities, not includ- ing a $143,322,101 special appropria- tion for rivers and harbors and fiood- control projects under the public works program, called for an addi- tional $52,794,154. $37,435,261 for New Planes, Of the sum for military needs, $37,- 435,261 would be set aside for new air- craft, including a $10,462,000 contract authorization for advance purchases from 1939 funds, compared with $33,- 548,798 made available for this year. A minimum of 530 new aircraft has been set for 1938 in Army plans, about the same number bought from this year'’s money. Increases of about $5,000,000 each to meet ordnance requirements were recommended for both Army and Navy, while authorized expansion of enlisted personnel in the two branches evoked a request for wider increases in total pay allowances. pay be boosted from $201,- 216,452 for 1937 to $214,687,000 to care for additionsal recruits required by the commissioning of new ships, and that total Army pey be raised from $154,- 333,560 to $162,349,100 to cover similar enlargement of _enlisted Petroleum Output. With s-euaz:n:.-nd othenpr:xclum Germany is maintaining petroleum st the Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. BAROMETER. are all sorts of business barometers in this world, but the simplest one ever discov- ered by a Wayside operative is a fountain pen on the desk of a philosophic professional. “This pen,” the owner explains, “is & perfect reflection of my professional life. First I used it with black ink; later with red. Now I don't need any ink in it because I just use it to stir my Scotch and sods while I sit here musing on how prosperous every one else is.” His father's business, however, re- mains good so you don't have to worry about the poor fellow. DRI DIZZY. George Barrows’ nomination jor the neatest trick of the week is an incident involving quite @ prom- inent personage and his equally prominent wife. In a swank hotel Uautre soir, they became separated at the ele~ vator. The wife took one car and the husband, unaware of her de- Jection, took another. Discovering his loss, he returned to the lobby. Not finding her there, he decided she must have gone to their suite. No sooner had he started up again, than she came down. In the be- wilderment that overtakes even the most intelligent humans under such circumstances, they went through the whole performance two more times before a tip from an observant hotel employe re- sulted in a lobby reunion, s s SINKERS. wm lead prices started rising re- cently, a local sporting goods merchant nearly died laughing. In his laughter, which is the reason we are reporting on it, lies & clue to the extent to which Washington is a fish- ing center. “Boy, am I lucky?” he asks him- self. “Am I glad I already laid in three and one-half tons of sinkers for the next fishing season at the old price?” Boy, is that a lot of sinkers? . . . MENUS. ’I‘!m! appears to be need for co- ordination between one newspaper man and his wife on the subject of food. Not infrequently he arrives home for dinner to find the same main dish awaiting that he had at lunch. ‘This week started ominously. Tues- day he had salmon croquettes and pumpkin pie for lunch, certainly not & usual combination. For dinner he had salmon croquettes and pumpkin le. ‘Wednesday he had liver and onions and rice pudding for lunch. At dinner his wife served liver saute and mush- rooms (an excellent dish, incidentally) with steamed rice and spinach. Thursday he decided to take no chances and called home to inquire about the dinner plans and once more he found that the two meals were destined to be similar, so for lunch he avoided his usual selection and took codfish cakes instead. * x ¥ ¥ PRAYER. UTH ANN PARKER, 4 years old, is saying a special prayer these days which must be proving pretty startling to her recording angel. “Give me strength,” Ruth asks. “What for?” a neighbor asked Ruth the other day when she was teld about the odd prayer. “So I can beat up Carey (the lad next door) for making me kiss all those boys at a party the other day,” Ruth vouchsafed. * %k % % IMPASSE. Although it is advertised as the oldest house in Alezxandria—built in 1748—there still seems to de some confusion as to the spelling of the owner’s name. On a sign extending from top to dbottom of a frame Dduilding on King street, it is definitely adver- tised as “Ye Olde Ramsey House.” But on a large sign on the side, advertising “breakfast, lunch and dinner,” the world is told, probably in a modern streak of contrariness, that it is the oldest house in Alez- andria stili maintaining the same hospitality, but modernity wins. On the commercial side the name is spelled “Ramsay.” e x REWARD. TH:I reward for years of stalwart Democracy came to an unpromi- nent Washingtonian day before yes- terday when Congress opened. He was among the scores milling around in the hope of getting stand- ing room on the fringe of the listeners- in-to-the-President’s message. With From the bottom of his despair, at that point, he looked up to see & news- Paperman passing. “Help!” he shouted, “help!” “Sure,” sald the perceptive scribe, who knew just what to do. low me.” THE EVE GABLES PUBLIC Newbold Noyes Presents Proof of Articles’ Authen- ticity and His Authority. Newbold Noyes, associate editor of ‘The Star, made public today an ex- change of messages passing betwcen himself and Mrs. Simpson before and during preparation of the recent series of articles on the King and Mrs. Simpson. In a statement to news- paper correspondents in Cannes Tues- day, Mrs. Simpson in effect denied au- thenticity of the articles and Mr. Noyes’ authority to write them. Learning early in November through a mutual friend that he might be of assistance to Mrs. Simpson, Mr. Noyes communicated with her to the effect that if he could be of any “construc- tive help” he would ooyle to London. Cabled Invitation to London. He received the following cable: “London, November 23.—De- lighted to have you come over. Sorry cannot ask you to stay at house. (Signed) W.” Before leaving England after his visit described in the articles and after Mrs. Simpson’s departure for Cannes he received the following message: Cannes, December 8 —Good-by and thank you so much for coming over to see me.” From New York, after arrange- ment for publication of his series of articles which had been discussed with Mrs. Simpson and the ex-King in England, Mr. Noyes sent to Mrs. Simpson the following cable: “New York, December 15.—I thought you might like to know upwards 50 leading American and foreign papers, circulation upwards 10,000,000, start tomorrow series 10 articles by me purposed improve picture as discussed by us (stop). American reaction his speech most favorable (stop). Please understand intimate set-up my articles essen- tial to attract Nation-wide public attention in view plethora unau- thentic articles which have flooded country.” Grateful for Efforts. From Cannes was received the fol- lowing: ‘“‘Cannes, December 17.—Not slightest bit disapproval (stop). Merely upset by claims rival news organs (stop). She sends all grati- tude and love. (Signed) Herman.” (Herman Rogers, Mrs, Simpson’s host at Cannes.) Three days later Mr. Noyes sent the following from Washington: “‘Washington, December 20.—To lift articles into desired prominence have naturally quoted innocuously, accurately and along no lines not already disclosed by parties con- cerned. Ask both please to trust my judgment of public relations here. . . " From Cannes came the following reply: “Cannes, December 21.—Trusting your judgment and very grateful your efforts.” Requests an Explanation. Upon receipt of information, through the New York correspondent of a Paris newspaper, that Mrs. Simpson had issued her statement of last Tuesday attacking authenticity of the articles, Mr. Noyes sent to Mrs. Simpson the following message: “Washington, January 5.—Have just been in cable communication with Paris Soir, which informs me that you have written them and all other papers carrying articles by me a letter repudiating these articles and denying their authen- ticity and my authority to write them. I this is true, can only say that I consider it an act of incred- ible unfairness and ingratitude. You and he both asked me to write newspaper articles to counteract unfavorable publicity to which you had been subjected. I told you that I would do 50, and you have known all along that I was doing 80. Repeatedly since then you have told me that you trusted my judg- ment as to form and content of these articles and never requested that I submit them to you for your approval. * * * There is no word in the articles which is not accu- rate. There is in them no disclosure of confidence implied or given, and the American and foreign reaction has been most favorable to both of you. I have never claimed to be your cousin, but I have been proud to call myself your friend and to prove my friendship. I can only tell you that if for some reason in- comprehensible to me you go for- ward with a repudiation of the effort I have made in your behalf I shall use every legitimate means to protect my name and profes- sional reputation from such a be- trayal. I am going to the Ritz- Cariton this afternoon, where I can be reached by either cable or tele- phone tomorrow.” Mrs. Simpson’s Explanation. “Cannes, January 7 (received New York 4 p.m.).—Your last cables draw incorrect picture situation here. No intention whatsoever my part damage your personal or pro= fessional reputation. Far from re- pudiating articles I gave Paris Soir before publication, and while still ignorant contents, my original and only authorization introduction your articles * * * (Here Mrs. Simp- son quotes authorization granted Noyes to precede magazine article.) “Paris Soir Milan Corriere ar- ticles created harmful incorrect im- pression Europe. You remember that when rumor reached me con- cerning contents your articles I cabled you as follows: ‘Is. it true you quote any one besides me? You Temember you promised not to say you had even seen any one else?’ “Your reply December 17 de- nied interviews and asked that I trust your judgment. dark, I trusted you and cabled you to that effect. “You constantly refer to ‘job you ‘both asked me to do.’ Ihave talked SENT T0 SENATE Group of 100 Dispatched by Roosevelt Is First of Session. President Roosevelt today sent to the Senate his first batch of nominations since Congress convened. This list of nominations today contained about 100 names and most were nominations of officers who had been appointed to office since the time Congress ad- Journed last June. The more important nominations were those of William Phillips of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Italy; Willlam C. Bullitt of Pennsyl- vanis, to be Ambassador to France, and Joseph E. Davies of this city, to be Ambassador to Soviet Russia, The list included & number of pro- motions in the Army, the major ones being the nominations of the following brigadier generals to be major generals: John H. Hughes, David L. Stone, John L. DeWitt and Harry E. Knight. The list included also the appoint- ment of Lawrence W. Cramer of New York to be Governor of the Virgin Islands; Milburn L. Wilson of Mon- tana to be Undersecretary of Agri- culture, succeeding Dr. Rex Tugwell; Harry L. Brown of Georgia to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; Paul H. Nystrom of New York to be a member of the Federal Board for Vocational Education; Edwin 8. Smith of Massachusetts, reappointment as & member of the National Labor Re- lations Board; Justin Miller of North Carolina to be a member of the Board of Tax Appeals; Fred W. Catlett of Washington to be a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. College Moves For Tax Refund On Game Tickets William and Mary Not to Pay U. S. Levy in Future. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., January 8—The College of Willlam and Mary formaliy notified the Internal Revenue Bureau here today that it would seek a refund of taxes paid on gate receipts from athletic events for the last four years and would refuse to pay such taxes ia the future. Charles J. Duke, jr., bursar of the | old State-supported college, said 1f the Government persisted in its at- tempt to collect the admission tax, the college would seek an injunction in Federal Court. The school denied the right of the Government to *“compel an institution of the State of Virginia to collect taxes” and the right of the Govern- ment to “levy and collect taxes from s State institution at any time” Duke's notice to N. B. Early, jr, internal revenue collector at Rich- mond, sald, in part: “The College of Willlam and Mary hereby formally makes claim for, and demands refund of, all monies in the nature of taxes collected by it and vemitted under compulsion to your bureau, said taxes being levied on ad- missions to athletic contests during the preceding four years. “The College of William and Mary, to preserve its legal rights in such matters, protests the future collection of similar taxes.” Officials of other State schools—the University of Virginia, Virginia Mili- tary Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute—said they were pursuing a course of “watchful waiting” pending the outcome of William and Mary's ac- tion. Capt. Norton Pritchett, Virginia ath- letic director, said he believed it doubtful that a refund could be se- cured of taxes already collected and paid by colleges. Virginia Tech authorities said that its taxes had been paid to date and that no immediate action was antici- pated. Duke did not reveal how much had been collected by the Government from the college in the four-year period, but indicated that it was a considerable sum. Collector Early, in the meantime, said that he would proceed in the usual manner to collect the gate receipts tax unless he received contrary orders from Washington or from s Federal Court. Federal Judge E. Marvin Underwood enjoined the Government from col- lecting such taxes on admissions to foot ball games from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech at Atlanta ‘Wedneaday. Several other colleges have test cases pending. here that I have had a financial interest in these articles. “Last thing I want is fo deny long friendship with you, but Paris Soir daily captions ‘Newbold Noyes, Cousin of Mrs. Simpson. Dead weight to this impression of finan- cial gain. Truly sorry this situa- tion had to arise between you and me, but sale of articles to Euro- pean papers has forced me unwil- ingly to protect my position. “Wallis Simpson.” Mr. Noyes’ Reply. definitely stipulated as being for a magasine article and that the au- thorisation for newspaper articles lay in the specific request on the part of both of you that I write such articles upon my return to “As regards your quoted claim that I promised not to say I had even seen ‘any one else,’ you neglect to recall that the first sentence of my partially quoted cable of De- cember 1 : NAVAL HOSPI7AL GROUNDS 474-0 > ACADEM Y ¥ S SCIENCES™ Shaded portion of the map, between Twenty-'flnt, Twenty-third, C and E streets, just east of the Naval H:(;spitul pround&, s;),zow: xltbe sor tt):e gew War Department Building, which President Roosevelt today recommended in his budget to Congress. 1 with the new 7nterior Department Building, bet ween Eighteenth and Nmsteenth, C and D streets, in an orderly development of the above so-called “Northwest Rectangle” is indicated. How this new structure will balance NEW 326,000,000 BUILDING PLANNED War Department Structure,| to Occupy 4 Squares, Ask- ed by Roosevelt. A new building for the War Depart- ment, to cost $26,000,000, including the site, was recommended to Congress today by President Roosevelt to be placed on four squares bounded by ‘Twenty-first, Twenty-third, C and E ing the entire structure. This old Munitions Building, and its twin, the Navy Building, also in the Mall, along Constitution avenue, are destined eventually to be torn down, but such destruction apparently will await several future developments, such as completion of the new War Depart- ment, and other quarters for the Navy Department. A program for the new Navy Department has not yet been recommended to Congress, although the site tentatively has been picked along the Potomae River, adjacent to the Naval Hospital. Swanson Wants New Ships. Becretary of the Navy Swanson has insisted on new ships instead of a new building, and this policy is reflected in the budget, which provides jor a continuing program of warship con- struction. ‘The Government owns only a part streets. | In his budget, the President asked | an immediate appropriation of $3,000,- 000 to begin the project. He set up | the figure of $26,000.000 as a “limit | of cost” for the structure. | ‘The site was specifically named in the budget, which would authorize the Government to purchase, as soon as | funds are avaflable, any or all of the | property within those bounds. Tentative sketches for the new War Department already have been made, | to make it fit into the magnificent | plan for development of the so-called northwest “rectangle.” Would Buy F Street Building. | ‘The President also asked Congress for $200,000 to buy the old building at 1724 F street, formerly occupied by the | Civil Service Commission for many | years. He sent up in his budget re- quests for additional funds to go for- ward with construction next fiscal year, on the two other projects of the Government Printing Office—a ware- house and annex—and the annex to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, now under way. He asked for $2.325,- 000 for the Bureau of Engraving struc- ture. as compared with $2,000,000 this fiscal year. To continue with the Government Printing Office jobs, the President asked for $1,500,000 as ccm- pared with $200,000 this year. G. A. O. Extension Provided. Another public building item car- ried forward from last year was that of nearly $2,000,000 for “extension of a building for the general accounting office.” These funds were appropri- ated last year, but not spent, as no decision was reached as to what to do about a general accounting office. At one time, it was planned to put a new building in Southwest Washing- ton on Independence avenue, not far from the Capitol, but nothing was done about it. The original appropri- ation was to extend and remodel the old Pension Office Building, now occu- pied by the general accounting office, headed by acting Controller General Richard N. Elliott. ‘The new War Department Building actually would be constructed in two parts, according to preliminary plans. A larger building would be erected along the Twenty-third street west side of the area, from C to E streets, and a smaller structure woud be con- structed along the eastern front, sbutting Twenty-first street. This type of construction woud be designed to balance with the large development, the new Interior Department Building, just completed and ready for occu- pancy between Eighteenth ‘and Nine- teenth, C and D streets. Eventually, under the plan for developing & ma- jor concentration of Federal buildings around the center formed by inter- section of New York and Virginia avenues, there would be constructed & smaller building immediately to the west of the new Interior Department Building. Deflects New York Avenue. Under the present layout of the land Virginia avenue cuts off a small diagonal slice from the northeast cor- ner of the new War Department site and New York avenue cuts off & much larger slice from the southeast corner of the site. Under the plan for de- velopment of the whole section it is proposed to “deflect” New York avenue somewhat southward so that it will cut off only the same kind of & slice from the southehst corner as Virginia avenue cuts off the northeast corner. In other words, this deflection would make the larger triangle of land be- tween Twenty-first and Twenty-sec- ond, C street and New York avenue, sbout the same size as the smaller triangle now bounded by Twenty-first, E streets and Virginia avenue. Housed in 19 Buildings. ‘The War Department at present is housed in 19 different buildings scat- of the new War Department site. It has purchased two large apartments, the Potomac Park Apartments, at the | corner of Twenty-first and C streets, and the Mayfair Apartments, nearby at 2115 C street, and a garage. Title io the Mayfair has just passed to the Government from the owner at a price of $195,000. All tenants are out, and the Mayfair is to be remodeled to house the Headquarters Company of the Army, now housed in a temporary time building along Constitution | avenue, between Eighteenth and Nine- teenth streets. Eventually the War | Department, it is understood, will erect a permanent home for the Headquar- ‘ ters Company on a site bounded by | E and F, Twenty-fourth and Twenty- fifth streets. No funds for this are | available yet. Requires Buying Two Apartments. The Government owns a large ga- rage in the War Department area, in addition to the two apartments, but lit- | tle else. Among the large pieces of property to be purchased will be the { Riverside Apartment, 2145 C street, | and Boulevard Apartments, 2121 New York avenue. Because acquisition of property is | slow, even with the new condemnation | | 1aw in the District of Columbia, which | gives the Government the right of quick taking, it will probably be many months before the site can all be ac- quired. Some idea of the progress ex- pected is shown in the budget esti- mates, which set aside $4,670,000 for site, out of the total of $26,000,000 total limit of cost for the new War Depart- ment. In other words, the entire next fiscal year probably will be occupied largely in the purchase of lands and the completion of plans for the build- property and many residences. May Be Largest Building. The recommendation of the Presi- | dent, however, launches the huge proj- ect, which eventually may result in one of the largest new public build- ings in the city. The huge Department of Commerce, which forms the western end of the big Federal Triangle in downtown Washington, cost about $17,000,000, while the new Interior De- partment is estimated variously be- tween $11,000,000 and $12,000,000. No item is included in the budget for going ahead with the new Apex Building, at the eastern tip of the Fed- eral Triangle, as complete funds for that project previously had been ap- propriated and are now available. Ex- cavation for the Apex Building is now well under way on the site between Constitution and Pennsylvania ave- nues, Sixth and Seventh streets. ‘The item for the War Department was sent to Congress in the Treasury Department estimates, which indicate the land will be purchased and the building erected under supervision of the Treasury Procurement Division, Public Buildings Branch. —_— SENTENCE APPROVED Court-Martial Dismissal of Capt. Fleischer Passed. President Roosevelt today approved s court-martial sentence dismissing ing. In the site also are some business | Cummings to investigate thoroughly,” Neutrality (Continued From First Page.) other foreign country for tnnl--mp-l ment to Spain, for use of either of the opposing forces in Spain.” War Implements Defined. “Implements of war,” are def:ned as all commodities listed by the President in his proclamation of April 10, 1936, forbidding munitions shipments for use in the Italo-Eth- fopian conflict. Military and non-mili- tary planes and parts are listed as such commodities in the proclama- tion. ‘The embargo will continue until “in the judgment of the President the con- ditions described in this resolution has ceased to exist.” | Customs collectors were notified im- mediately to enforce the new law. | Both houses approved the resolution | ‘Wednesday in an almost unprecedent- ed burst of legislative speed. But be- cause of a parliamentary over-sight— failure to authorize Garner to siga with the Senate in recess—it could not go to the White House until today. Expected to Stop Shipment. ‘The emergency measure was not en- acted in time to stop the first arms shipment to Spain by Robert Cuse, Jersey City exporter, but it was ex- pected to head off a bigger shipment of $4.507,000 by Richard L. Dineley of San PFrancisco. | Shortly before the measure was dis- | patched to the White House, Mr. Roosevelt said at his press confer- | ence that the State Department and | customs collectors were ready to carry out its provisions. Asked at his press conference if any consideration had been given to plac- ing a similar restriction on ship- ments of war implements to China, the President said that raised the question again over the definition of & civil war, but that he had given no thought to any other troubled area except Spain. Meanwhile, Mexico moved to reopen its ports to the arms trade. Ernesto Hidalgo, Mexico's secretary of state, said events of the last week caused his government to alter its policy prohibiting reshipment of United States arms to Spain. He indicated six airplanes of Amer- ican make now at Vera Cruz would be shipped to Spain's Loyalist forces. Recruiting Probed. Under orders from Attorney General Justice Department agents dug, mean- ‘while, into stories of recruiting in this country of men to fight in Spain. Cummings said complaints filed with Federal district attorneys in New York and San Prancisco charged violation of a law forbidding enlistments for foreign service. In New York the Socialist party an- nounced it would continue organizing volunteers to fight for the Spanish So- cialist government after legal advice that it was not breaking the law. ‘There have been proposals in Con- gress, one by Senator Borah, Repub- lican, of Idaho, that Americans who go RAILS ASK B0OST IN FREIGHT RATE Increase to Permit Purchase of Adequate Rolling Stock Sought. By the Associated Press. The Nation's railroads urged the Interstate Commerce Commission yes- terday to allow increased freight charges 3o they could replace what they sald was inadequate and obsolete rolling stock. Emergency surcharges expired Jan- uary 1. The commission now is hoid- ing hearings on application for rate structure revision. J. M. Symes, vice president of the Association of American Railroads, in charge of operation and maintenance, testified the number of cars and loco- motives was the lowest since before the World War, due principally to the roads’ lack of purchasing power. Symes said expenditures for main- tenance this year, while exceeding each year since 1930, was only about half as much as the average year from 1923 through 1929. A 5 per cent increase in traffic ir 1937 would require about 60,000 addi- tional cars and 800 locomotives, whil: 15 per cent increase would req 180,000 additional cars and 2,400 ne: locomotives, he said. Shippers, opposed to the rate in- crease, are awaiting their turn testify. Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) would entail some relaxation of the anti-trust la: A separate agency would fix the min- imum wage and maximum hour stand- ards, industry by industry, thereby getting away from a fault the President found with N. R. A.—that one agency had too much responsibility. Collective bargaining would be left to the Wagner Labor Board. There would be no code authorities, as under the blue eagle. Employment of children would be among the “unfair practices,” but the President’s letter indicated & hope this would not be necessary. He asked the Governors to make ratification of the child labor amendment a major item in their legislative programs. Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas has proposed in a letter to Chairman Ashurst of the Senate Judiciary Com- mittee that a Federal law against child labor be enacted even if the amend- ment is ratified. Cites Recent Decision. He saw the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the Ashurst-Sum- ners act, which forbids transportation of convict-made goods into States which bar their sale, as indicative that such a law would be upheld. Kansas is among the States which have not ratified the amendment. Other States addressed by the Presie dent were New Mexico, Nevada, North and South Carolina, New York, Texas, Nebraska, Maryland, Connecticut, Flor- ida, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Tennessee, Delaware, Georgia and Missourl. Text of Letter Given. The text of Mr. Roosevelt's letter follows: “I am sure you will agree with me that one of the most encouraging de= velopments of the past few years is the general agreement that has been reached that child labor should be permanently abolished. Outstanding gains were made under the N. R. A. codes which have been maintained in many establishments through the voluntary co-operation of emrloyers. “However, it is clearly indicated that child labor, especially in low paid, unstandardized types of work, is increasing. I am convinced that Nae tion-wide minimum standards ars necessary and that a way should be found promptly to crystallize in legal safeguards public opinion in behalf of the elimination of child labor. “Do you not agree with me that ratification of the child labor amend- ment by the remaining 12 States, whose action is necessary to place it in the Constitution, is the obvious way to early achievement of our objective? I hope that you will feel that this can be made one of the major items in the legislative program of your State this year.” The child labor amendment would empower Congress to prohibit the labor of persons under 18. Its text follows: “Section 1—The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate and prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age. abroad to fight in & war in which this country is not engaged, be deprived of their citizenship. PORTS ARE OPENED. Mexico to Co-operate th U. 8. en Neutrality Y. MEXICO CITY, January 8 (#).— Mexico opened her ports today for re- shipment of United States arms to Spain. Ernest Hidalgo, acting secretary of state, said recent events caused the Mexican government to modify its policy prohibiting such reshipments. “This government has gone out of its way to co-operate with the United States in its neutrality policy, and will continue to do s0,” the Mexican official said. “We can not, of course, impede shipments of arms for which the United States has given its approval. Capt. Ralph E. Fleischer of the Quar- termaster Corps. from the Army. Fleischer was tried while on duty at Fort Slocum, N. Y., on charges of violating the ninety-third, ninety-fifth and ninety-sixith articles of war in- volving alleged misappropriation of Army property and of conduct unbe- coming an officer. REICHSTAG CALLED BERLIN, January 8 (#).—The Ger- man Reichstag (Parliament) has been summoned to meet January 30, the beginning of the fifth year of national socislism in Germany, reliable sources knowledge of the convocation and that no call had been issued to the members. Congress in Brief Teoday. Convenes at noon to hear President’s =Es We can only hold shipments when the Government of the country of their origin disapproves.” A licensed shipment of $4,507,000 of war supplies would be permitted through Mexico eh route to Spain, Hidalgo sald, “if the license is not cancelled before the arms enter Mexico.” (The license for export of the arma- ments from the United States was granted to Richard Dineley, San Francisco munitions broker.) Race Results, Complete Market “Section 2—The power of the several | States is unimpaired by this article ex- cept that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent neces- sary to give effect to legislation en- | acted by the Congress.” NICE RECEIVES LETTER. Will Pass It on to Legisiature Without Comment. ANNAFOLIS, Md., January 8 (#).— Gov. Harry W. Nice today received a letter from President Roosevelt urg ing that ratification of the proposed child labor amendment to the Federal Constitution be made a major item of the Maryland legislative program. The Governor said he would trans- mit the President’s letter to the Gen- eral Assembly when it reconvenes, without comment. The Legislature has consistently defeated State rati- fication of the amendment whenever it was proposed in past sessions. Maryland now has a child labor law which applies to all children be- tween 14 and 16 years, who must pags an educational test and a physical examination made by physicians con- nected with the commissioner of labor and statistics before receiving employ- ment certificates. The commissioner Il.!lo enforces the State’s child labor w. Nightncl Delivered by Carrier Anywhere in the City ‘ Full Sports News of the Day, Latest News Flashes from Around the World. Whatever it is, you'll find it in The Night Final Sports Edition. ‘THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered - y carrier—70c a month, start at once. cp.l National 5000 and service