Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow, fair, slowly ris- ing temperatures; gentle Temperatures 2 pm.; lowest, 66, at 5 today—Highest, northwest winds. 81, at am, Full report on page A-2. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 16 85th YEAR. No. Ohio Governor Calls Out 4,800. ACT APPROVED BY ROOSEVELT Lewis Appears Be- fore Board Again, BACKGROUND— Steel strike, which has been marked by 12 deaths and hundreds infured, began May 25, when three big independents—Republic, Youngstown and Inland—refused to sign collective bargaining con=- tracts with John L. Lewis’ C. 1. O. Steel Workers’ Organizing Commit- tee later directed its eflort toward Bethlehem Steel, and Cambria plant at Johnstown, Pa., was closed by martial law on Sunday. Last night Gov. Martin L. Davey of Ohio called out National Guardsmen, who took over plants in the Ma- honing Valley early today. 85 the Assoclated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Bteel-helmeted National brought peace to the strike-ridden Ma- honing Valley today. Under orders of the Governor of June 22— Ohio and with the approval of Presi- | dent Roosevelt, the first contingents of & force of 4,800 men deployed along a 25-mile front to end a night of fear and forestall what John L. Lewis had called “contemplated butchery” scheduled reopening of four steel mills in defiance of Lewis’ steel union. Good humor and song replaced the fumblings that had threatened to break into clashes between adherents of Lewis’ Committee for Industrial Or- ganization and the ranks of “back-to- ‘work” men. { “Easy now, you mugs,” a National Guard officer admonished the strikers. *We're not here to break the picket | fines. We're here to see to it that no- | body goes to work.” “We've won the strike!” was the| Minionists’ cry. “We’'ll have a signed contract in our pockets before the first of next week.” Charles Fagan, a district leader, told 800 cheering C. I. O. men. Mediators Are Hopeful. Meanwhile the Steel Mediation | Board held a second conference with | Lewis and called the executives of | four strike-affected companies to an- other meeting tomorrow. | Chairman Charles P. Taft of the | Mediation Board expressed optimism | as to the board’s chances of bringing | & settlement. Taft said the decision of Youngs- | town Sheet & Tube and Republic not to reopen their Youngstown plants this morning contributed to the chances for a settlement. The steel men invited to meet with the board again were Tom Girdler, chairman of Republic Steel; Eugene Grace, president of Bethlehem; Frank Purnell, president of Youngstown Bheet & Tube, and Wilfred Sykes, assistant to the president of Inland Bteel. Lewis said he would return by plane to Washington, but would return to Cleveland at the board's request. Troops Move In at Daybreak. ‘The militiamen began moving in at daybreak; into Youngstown, where the mills, normally employing 25,000 men, have been idle since May 27, and into | ‘Warren and Niles, where smoke still pours from the tall stacks in defiance of Lewis’ strike order. ‘Thus for the third time in 10 days a Governor of a strike-affected State re- sorted to the use of military power to .meet a threat of violence and blood- shed. Gov. Davey, who twice before has sought strike peace by mediation only to see his efforts fail, issued the troop order late last night at the specific re- quest of Chairman Taft. He conferred at length by telephone with President Roosevelt, he said, be- fore deciding finally to call out vir- tually half of the State’s militia power. He read the full proclamation and troop order to the President, who said “he thought it very fair and the proper procedure,” Davey explained. Both Republic Steel and Youngs- town Sheet & Tube Co., the two cor- porations affected, bowed to the Gov- ernor’s order, but each issued sharp statements of dissent. The Governor's order etsablishes a (See STRIKE, Page A-5.) WIFE'S DEATH LAID T0 DESIRE TO HIDE Jos Angeles Resident Is Found Under House, Killed by Hunger, Exposure. B the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, June 22—Her de- sire to hide from people probably led Mrs. Alice Manning Jones, 42, to crawl under a house, there to die of hunger and exposure, County Autopsy Burgeon Dr. A. F. Wagner said today. The body was found under the house Sunday by a boy looking for a base ball. Police first theorized the red-haired woman had been slain. “There are no signs of violence,” said Dr. Wagner. Chemical tests will be made for traces of poison, he added. Harold F. Jones, vice president of & wholesale optical company, who identified the partly mummified body 34,020. Guardsmen | Entered as second cli post office, Washingt ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTO 1) 'SOLDIERS BRING PEACE TO STEEL STRIKE FRONT:; 'MEDIATORS ARE HOPEFUL “ Six Rich Men Cut Income Tax By Insurance, Treasury Says !F ormer Member of Hughes Firm Among Those Who Bought Policies in Baha- mas Company, Witness Asserts. BACKGROUND— When income tax returns of last March fell below expectations, Treasury Department made quick survey to determine reason. Suspicious at shortage in centers of greatest wealth, investigators uncovered use of several devices for decreasing tar liability. Receiving report, the President thereupon asked congressional in- Qquiry with legislation to plug loopholes. BY the Associated Press. RICHARD E. DWIGHT. —Harris-Ewing Photo. was announced recently. Wwas a member of the firm. law firm unless the tax difficulty was straightened out. The lawyer, he said, asked that the bureau accept an oral offer of payment of the back taxes plus interest, but the bureau decided that agents should go first to the Bahamas and investi- gate the entire matter. Leming said that for the period, 1932-1935. the bureau decided Dwight owed $230,399.74 in taxes. Commissioner Guy T. Helvering of the Internal Revenue Bureau testified that “an offer of payment was made at my office two weeks ago.” He said the offer covered payment of the deductions for Insurance loans, plus interest, but not the 50 per cent penalty. After Leming introduced an exhibit showing the amount of deductions claimed by the six taxpayers in con- nection with the insurance transac- tions, the committee adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Lists Taxes Claimed Due. For the six taxpayers, he listed the following sums of taxes which the In- ternal Revenue Bureau claimed to be due, together with the amounts he said the men actually spent in the in- surance transactions: Dwight—Taxes due, $230,399.74; ex- penditure for insurance, $37,115.49. Ayres—Taxes due, $1,642.09; pended for insurance, nothing. Lowe—Taxes due, $137,495.68; ex- pended for insurance, $23,489.72. Marx—Taxes due, $129,337.99; ex- penditure for insurance, $2,500. Schwab—Taxes due, $45476.98; ex- penditure for insurance, $1,637.80. ex- A Senate-House Inquiry Committee received testimony today that six New Yorkers bought big insurance policies in a Bahamas company in an effort to reduce income tax payments between 1932 and 1936, Mason B. Leming, a Treasury attor- ney, testifying at the congressional in- vestigation into tax evasion and avoid- ance, explained what he termed “the device of foreign insvrance companies” for escaping tax payments. By this method, he said, taxpayers paid single premiums for large poli- cies, then borrowed on the policies and took interest deductions on the loans. Six Names Given. The six New Yorkers were listed by Leming as follows: Richard E. Dwight, attorney, with a $4,000,000 policy. Winfield Ayres, a doctor, $400,000 policy. Henry W. Lowe, insurance broker, $2,500,000 policy. Lawrence Marx, cotton broker, one $2.500,000 policy in 1934, and another $2,500.000 policy in 1936. Jacob W. Schwab, cotton broker, one $1,500,000 and one $1,000,000 policy. George Thoms, attorney, $875,000 policy. Leming said the policies all were taken out with the Standard Life In- surance Co. Ltd., of the Bahamas. Leming said Dwight reduced his 1932 income tax payment by $53,448.48 through the insurance company de- vice. Testimony. was developed that the reported manipulation and resultant hegotiations between Dwight and the ‘Treasury had caused dissension in the New York law firm of Hughes, Schurman & Dwight, dissolution of which Charles Evans Hughes, jr., son of the Chief Justice of the United States, Hughes Made Threat. Morrison Shafroth, Internal Revenue Bureau general counsel, said that early this year—probably shortly before February 19—a tax attorney had come to his office and asserted that Hughes had threatened to break up the | MASON B. LEMING. —A. P. Photo. ‘Thoms—Taxes due, $5149.49; ex- penditure for insurance, $2,983. For all six men, the exhibit said $549501.97 in taxes was due. This (See EVASION, Page A-3.) BONNET TENTATIVE CABINET MINISTER French Ambassador U. S. Will Start for Paris Tomorrow. BACKGROUND— Leon Blum, swept into the pre- ‘miereship of France in 1936 by Peo- ple’s Front, has had stormy regime. Coming into office after Stavisky scandal, Blum's first trouble came with labor strikes. Since then he has been in constant hot water be- cause of his fiscal policy, which finally brought his resignation. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Georges Bonnet, the French Ambas- sador in Washington, is sailing to- morrow morning for France, having accepted in principle the part of min- ister of finance and national economy in the new Chautemps cabinet. The Ambassador was awakened at 2 am. teday to answer a telephone call from Paris by the premier-des- ignate, who asked him to accept the difficult task of putting the finances of his country in good shape. He accepted conditionally. Among other things, he demanded that the ministry of finance be merged with that of national economy, as it 1s in Germany. to as that of his wife, said she had dis- appeared from a rest home Decem- ‘ber 14. ‘ It is impossible, thinks the new cab- inet member, to deal with the finances (See BONNET, Page A-4.) Page. Amusements B-20 Comics __B-18-19 Editorials ____A-8 Financial ___A-13 Lost & Found B-14 Obituary ____A-10 FOREIGN. Eden spikes plan to mass ships as warning to Spain. Page A-1 Franco demands surrender of San- tander. Page A-3 NATIONAL. Farley defends Post Office refusal to handle strike mail. Page A-1 Vandenberg proposes that States take over jobless problem. Page A-1 Dickstein offers film to back up Nazi spy charges. Page A-1 ‘Troops bring peace to Mahoning Val- ley strike area. Page A-1 Railroad workers to get preference in rail pension set-up. Page A-2 Soviet flyers predict regular polar flights in three years. Page A-2 Administration seen seeking vote on court compromise. , Page A-4 16 colliers tied up at Norfolk by marine workers' strike. Page A-5 WASHINGTON AND NEARBY. Slaughter house plans assailed at House hearing. Page A-1 Firefighter's head injured by fuglitive in police chase. Page A-2 8enators plan revision of House D. C. tax bill. Page A-2 Youth, 16, slugged and robbed by fill- ing station bandit. Page A-3 House group to investigate Capital Tramsit Go - r‘n B-1 Short Story...B-8 Society ..... B-3 Sports A-12-14 Woman’s Pg. B-13 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, TUESDAY, EDEN SPIKES PLAN 10 MASS SHIPS AS WARNING TO SPAIN Rejects German Demand for Demonstration of War Vessels. FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS’ WITHDRAWAL IS URGED Announcement Follows Report of Virtual Ultimatum From Reich Officials. BACKGROUND— Outbreak of Spanish civil war last July found Europe without ma- chinery for preserving peace in face of open support by powers for one or other side in conflict. Non- Intervention Committee formed to Prevent involvement of those pow= ers in war, with possibility of er- tending struggle beyond the Span- ish frontiers. International patrol established in May, and since then armed at- tacks have been made against two German warships participating in the patrol. A number of German sailors were killed in the bombing of the cruiser Deutschland by Spanish government planes. BULLETL. LONDON, June 22 (#)—In- formed sources late today said ne- gotiations among the four neutral- ity powers were broken off after Great Britain flatly rejected a Ger- man-sought plan for a display to the Spanish government of naval strength, | By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 22 —Great Britain | flatly turned down a German-sought plan for a four-power warning of naval might to the Spanish govern- ment today and countered with an {urgent proposal that Europe begin | the immediate recall of foreign fight- ers in Spain. | told the House of Commons that Great Britain had no intention of joining Germany, Italy and France in a mass warship review off the Spanish govern- ment capital of Valencia—something Germany wants to “impress” the Spaniards that they must stay away from foreign warships. Then, just before entering pro- longed four-power conference on the dangerous Spanish-International prob- lem, the young foreign secretary said the governments represented on the International Non-Intervention Com- mittee have been served with a British | fighting volunteers without waiting |for & plan of mass evacuation of foreign soldiers from Spain. Eden Answers Atlee. , Eden’s reply on the German de- mand for stringent measures to counter alleged “repeated” attacks on her warships by Spanish government planes and submarines was made to the House in answer to a question from Maj. Clemert R. Atlee, leader of his majesty’s opposition. The announcement followed swiftly upon an excited report that Germany, demanding punishment of the Spanish republican regime for what the Third Reich contends was a torpedo attack on her cruiser Leipzig, had presented France and Britain with a virtual ultimatum for stringent action—per- haps a four-power naval display of WArning near Valencia. as he went on to declare that the Brit- ish government feels the principal source of trouble in Spain is the presence of foreign fighters and that the government wants these fighters removed immediately. Government Dissatisfied. “His majesty's government,” said the young foreign secretary, “are most dissatisfied with the present state of affairs! “His majesty's government, there- fore, have offered to place their serv- ices at the disposal of the Non-Inter- vention Committee in order to facili- tate and hasten the first withdrawal of foreign combatants, which they de- sire to take place without further delay.” Today’s Star Co-operation with suburbs mapped for Chest drive. Page B-1 New safety regulations to affect Wash- ington Airport. Page B-1 Transit company loses 1,000,000 pas- sengers, says accountant. Page B-1 Forbush returned to Washington, faces questioning. Page B-1 EDITORIALS AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page A-8 This and That. Page A-8 Political Mill. Page A-8 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-8 Answers to Questions, Page A-8 David Lawrence. Page A-9 H. R. Baukhage, Page A-9 Mark Sullivan, Page A-9 Jay Franklin. Page A-9 Delia Pynchon. Page A-9 FINANCIAL. Corporate bonds ease (table). Page A-15 Shell Union boosts dividend. Page A-15 Oil output gains. Page A-15 Steels lead stock rise i (table). Curb list uneven (table). Acceptance rate reduced. MISCELLANY. ‘Young Washington. Shipping News. Traffic Convictions. Vital Statistics. City News in Brief. Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. Nature's Children. Crossword Pussle. Bedtime Stories, Letter-Out. Page A-16 Page A-17 Page A-17 Page Page Page Page Page Page A-11 B-§ B-6 B-§ B-6 B-13 Page B-13 Page B-18 Page B-18 Page B-19 Page B-19 JUNE | Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden | proposal to start the withdrawal of | thorities in the controversy between it Members of the House cheered Eden | 29 Ll 3 \ \ A\ S > ESue o 1937—THIRTY-EIGHT THE NEW DEAL SINDBAD! PAGES. ##%% The only FARLEY DEFENDS OFFICEINMAILROW Postal Head Charges Re- public Tried to Involve U.S. in Strike Dispute. BACKGROUND— Following refusal of postal an- thorities to deliver food by parcel post through picket lines of strikers to loyal workers in Republic Steel plants at Warren and Niles, Ohio, suit was brought in District Court to compel Postmaster General Far- ley to make these deliveries. A Senate investigation of the situa- tion also is under way. Refusal of the Post Office Depart- ment to carry food to workers inside picket lines at the Republic Steel | Corp’s strike-besieged Warren and Niles, Ohio, plants” was defended by Postmaster General Farley in District Court today as justified by the haz- ardous conditions existing there. His answer to the suit by Republic for a writ of mandamus requiring mail delivery, charged the steel corporation with attempting to involve postal au- | | | and its striking employes, and lacking in “good faith.” Statutes under which the Post Of fice Department operates not only per- | mit, but require, the Postmaster Gen- eral to exercise discretion in the ac- ceptance and delivery of mail, Farley | stated, denying that refusal of Niles and Warren postmasters to accept | packages of food was “arbitrary or capricious.” Hoped to Involve Government. Agreeing with Republic that there have been acts of violence duxing the | strike, Farley said that to furnish such service as the steel concern demands would require, under existing circum- stances, “additional equipment, which the defendant has not available, and, in addition, would expose its employes to grave risk and danger in making deliveries.” Applicable statutes constitute full authority for this position, the court was told. Republic was attempting to use the mails to affect deliveries of food to its workers which it was unable to make itself, it was stated. Farley asserted that the mail offices were not made for the sole purpose of getting sup- plies to the workers, but with “the design and ultimate real purpose of involving the postal authorities and employes in the controversy between the relator and its striking employes.” A statement in the Republic’s suit that the postmasters at Warren and Niles had stated a postal inspector had reached an understanding with two union representatives that no “irregu- lar” mail would be delivered into the plants was vigorously denied. Denies Non-Delivery Practice. Farley also denied that Deputy As- sistant Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson stated there was an estab- lished practice not to deliver unusual meil to an address at which unusual conditions such as a strike obtained. However, it has been the practice of the Postmaster General to regulate the delivery and use of the mails under unusually hazardous or dan- gerous conditions, the court was in- formed. The answer was filed through Sam E. Whitaker, Assistant Attorney Gen- eral; United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett; his assistant, Harry L. Underwood, and Karl A. Crowley, so- licitor of the Post Office Department. ‘The steel company has five days in which to reply to the Government's answer, and an additional five days must be allowed Farley to take some action concerning whatever reply Re- public makes. TALKS SET TOMORROW ON G. M. C. CONTRACTS Negotiations Will Be Begun Seek- ing Amendments to Agree- ments Signed Previousy. Bs the Associated Press. DETROIT, June 22—Homer Mar- tin, president of the United Automo- bile Workers' Union, announced today negotiations for contract amendments with General Motors Corp. will begin tomorrow. Union sources also reported John Brophy, as personal representative of John L. Lewis, C. I. O. head, will ar- rive today to participate in a union inquiry into reeent unauthorized strikes in Flint, Mich. & Boston Schools Ban Classic as Insult to Jews ‘Merchant of Venice’ Class Discussion Forbidden. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 22—Class room | reading of Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” was banned today in Bos- ton public schools as a result of com | plaints that the character of “Sh; | lock” was offensive to the Jewish race. ‘The School Committee decided stu- dents could select the play for vol- untary reading, but prohibited class | room discussion. Leading the fight for restriction, School Committeeman Maurice Tobin said that “if any other racial group were subjected to the same embarrass- ment that the Jewish people are in the book they certainly would also protest.” Tobin Venice™ said “The Merchant of had been banned in schools | of about 100 other cities. At present class room reading and | discussion of the play is optional with | heads of English departments ‘The committee ruled that students who do not care to read it should not be re- quired to do so. SLAUGHTER HOUSE| Interior Department Man Calls Plans “Not Most Modern.” BACKGROUND— Request for permission to erect a slaughter house in Benning raised a storm of protest last Fall. When the Commissioners turned down the application the contro- versy subsided, only to be revived when the firm which planned the slaughter house changed specifica- tions to fit objections. To forestall the project the King-Norton bill was introduced to outlaw “nui- sance” industries, into which cate- gory ‘the abattoir was brought. Hearings were held some time ago before the Senate, mow continue before the House District Com- mittee. BY NELSON M. SHEPARD. ‘Testimony unfavorable to the pro- posed slaughter house of Adolf Gobel, Inc, at Benning was given the House District Committee this morning by Frederick H. Walton, an Interior De- partment expert on the packing . in- dustry. “It cannot be said that the plans of the Gobel company call for a most modern design,” he told the commit- tee, .which is considering legislation banning so-called nuisance industries in Washington. At the direction of Secretary Ickes, unable to attend the hearing because of illness, Walton had made a scien- tific study of the Gobel plans. He has built and operated such plants in a number of countries. ‘The proposed Gobel plant would not (See SLAUGHTER HOUSE, Page A-4.) VANDENBERG ASKS RELIEF PLAN SHIFT Proposes Jobless Problem Be Put in Hands of States. BACKGROUND— For two months opponents of the President’s relief wishes have beat | vigorously at the $1.500,000000 | works bill. The battle in the House | centered on the questilon of wheth- er the money should be earmarked. The President won: the earmark- ing was voted down. Some Sen- ators sought to slash the appropri- ation: even Majority Leader Robin- son came out for a lower sum. But again the President won. BULLETIN. ‘The Senate today approved the administration’s $1,500,000,000 re- lief bill, winding up six days of heated controversy. | By the Associated Press. | Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, proposed today as a| substitute for the administration's | $1.500,000.000 relief bill that the States take over the unemployment problem., He suggested a $1,250,000,000 np-l propriation for Federal aid to the States, and $100,000,000 for a Federal Relief Board to replace the Works | Progress Administration. | Vandenberg revived the State con- trol issue, brought up in the 1936 | presidential campaign, as the Senate! approached a final vote on the relief | bill after five days of heated debate. | Senator Barkley, Democrat, of Ken- tucky, marshal of administration | forces which defeated two attempts | yesterday to make States and cities | pay a greater snare of relief costs.| Jocularly commented he had *rescued | the plan from the mildewed tomb of the Landon campaign.” Robinson Amendment Fails. Barkley's allies first voted down, 49 | to 34, an amendment by Senator Robinson, Democrat, of Arkansas, the majority leader, requiring States and cities where able to pay 25 per cent of the expense of relief projects. Then they defeated, 58 to 25, a 40 per cent matching proposal by Sena- tor Byrnes, Democrat, of South Caro- lina, head of an economy bloc. The Senate joined the House, how- ever, in approving a two-year ex- tension of the Public Works adminis- tration. Robinson's amendment, which had the support of Republicans and some (See RELIEF, Page A-3) WEATHER TO BE FAIR Comfortably Warm Is Also Fore- cast for District. Fair and comfortably warm weather was in prospect for the District to- night and tomorrow. The Weather Bureau predicted a maximum temperature of 81 for this afternoon, 5 degrees less than yes- terday’s hign of 86, with slowly rising temperature tomorrow. No showers were in sight. The humidity was not expected to be so oppressive as yesterday, when it was blamed for two prostrations. Movies of “Nazi In U. S. Promised by Dickstein By the Associated Press. Representative Dickstein of New York City said today he would back up his charge that “Nazi spies” are drilling in this country with motion pictures of the military groups in action at Northbrook, Ill. Dickstein said in the House yes- terday he had “definite and posmye proof” that several thousand Nazis are concentrated in the Cook County community and engage in military drills. “They are uniformed and armed and have planes and horses ready to go over to Germany to bring about another world war,” he said. Dickstein, chairman of the House Immigration Committee, sought un- succesfully to have the House author- ize an investigation of “un-American” activities. He said he had arranged to get copies of motion pictures of i Spy” Drilling the group drilling in the Midwest. “These pictures were taken to send to Germany to show Chancellor Hitler how well prepared his followers in this country are,” he said. Dickstein also said “hundreds” of American boys have been recruited for service in the Spanish civil war at “Nazi recruiting stations” in this coun- try, and 80 per cent of those who have been sent over have been Killed.” He asserted the German Consul in New York passes on all applicants for membership in the Nazi groups in this country and that the names are then forwarded to the war office in Berlin for final approval. He read from a German newspaper a notice he said called on all Nazis in the East to attend a State convention of the group in New York on July 3. 4 and 5. The location of the conven- tion was not given, Dickstein said, ‘“because it is & military secret.” \ in Washington wit Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. () Means Associated Press. | they | recommendations evening paper the Yesterday’s Circulation, 137,781 (Some “returns not yet received.) TWO CEXN D. . TAX HEARING BEFORE SENATORS STARTS THURSDAY Views of Community Due to Be Weighed Prior to Re- visions of Measure, CITY HEADS INVITED TO PRESENT VIEWS Alterations in House Proposal Believed Necessary Are Re- quested by King. BACKGROUND— As deficit upward of $6,000,000 loomed for District, Congress de= cided to impose additional tar bure den on Capital residents and work= ers. Sales taz first received major at- tention, but was discarded for in- come tax. When members of House rebelled at thought of tazing selves, increase in realty tar and heary business became major provisions of new schedule BY J. A. O'LEARY. Hearings on the seven-point House tax program to meet the city's im- pending deficit will begin at 10 am Thursday before the Senate Di Committee, Chairman King announced today Preliminary comment of committee members indicates revision of some features of the House plan. but specific changes will not take shape until after the views of the com ty have been heard. The hearings are expected to last several days. In announcing the hearings, Sena- tor King also accepted the offer of Chairman Kennedy of the House tax subcommittee to be present and ex- plain details of the measure as it stands Confers With Hazen. In a conference with Commissioner Hazen late yesterday King invited the city heads to prepare any alterations believe should be made in the House proposals Meanwhile it Commissioners appeared likely the would confine their to the following the chain stor power to borrow pending tax eollectio Opposition to restoration of the Treasury | and a request for ten or fifteen thou- {sand dollars to defray the cost of a | more thorough study of the local tax | situation during the congressional re- cess. Indications today were the city heads will not put forward modifica= tions of the far-reaching gross re- ceipts business tax or for substitue tion of alternative levies for those adopted by the House unless Senate committee members take the initia- tive in proposing different revenue sources. Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal, one of the Commissioners’ tax ad- visers, believes the gross receipts tax will bring in close to stead of the tentative es $3.000,000 used in House tions. The Board of Trade last week figured it would be $6,000.000. Hazen Voices Opposition. Commissioner Hazen, president of the board. went on record individually today as opposed to the 20-cent boost on real estate. which would take $2,400,000 additional from property owners. He said he would prefer to put the money from the motor vehicle weight tax in the general fund instead of the special highway account, and add 1 cent to the gasoline tax to pro- vide the desired highway revenue. There were no signs, however, the board would initiate these changes. District officials take the view the pending program temporary to meet the approaching deficit, and that a more carefully worked out tax schedule could be presented to the next session in January. This is re- flected in their request for an ap- propriation to make a tax survey /The revenue sources tapped by the House were: A business privilege tax based on a flat rate of three-fifths of 1 per cent on gross receipts on virtu= ally all business establishments, voca= tions and professions, except individ« uals working for a salary; a special tax on chain stores in addition to the business levy, motor vehicle weight tax in addition to the present personal property tax based on value, an inheritance and estate tax, a 20- cent increase in the rate of real estate and tangible personal property, an increase in the insurance tax on net premiums and a section to tighten en- forcement of the personal tax law. Income Tax Stand. Most of the senatorial discussion since the House acted has dealt with the business levy, chain store and real estate tax features. While there is considerable sentiment in the Sen- (See TAXES, Page A-5) POLICE HUNT FOR MAN MISSING SINCE JUNE 5 Veterans’ Administration Em- ploye Left for Philadelphia to Sell Some Stocks. Police have been asked to aid in a search for Allen Alexander Stager, 45, a Veterans' Administration em- ploye, who disappeared June 5 after saying he was going to drive to Phila= delphia to sell some stocks. Stager's wife, Mrs. Alice Stager, told police last night she learned her husband failed to visit the business associates he had planned to call on in Philadelphia. Mrs. Stager said her husband had not been heard from since he left his home at 109 Fourth street southeast on the business trip. Police were given a description of the missing man. Stager’s wife said he had suffered a nervous breakdown in recent months. The stock which he had intended ta sell had a face value of slightly more than $400, she said.