Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1937, Page 3

CARRIER SIGNALS HELD EARHART'S Coast Guard Officer Credits Only Messages Last Saturday, Sunday. B3 the Assoctated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.—Lieut. Frank Johnson, San Francisco Coast Guard communications officer, said today while most purported “Earhart” messages had been discarded, he was confident carrier wave signals heard Saturday and Sunday nights came from the lost plane. Johnson asserted ‘“‘code” messages had been discarded because neither Amelia nor her navigator, Fred Noo- nan, could send accurately in code. Many Messages False. Purported voice messages could have been sent by Miss Earhart, John- son declared. Many have been false Supposed carrier wave signals have often been shown to be carrier waves from commercial planes. “We know the carrier wave signals Yeceived Saturday and Sunday night originated great distances from San | Francisco,” Johnson said. *“‘Had they | been faked by a transmitter on the | coast, we could have easily localized | them anrd Honolulu could have done the same through triangulation. Waves From Crystal Set. “It is not likely any amateur would operate on the Earhart frequency Which is assigned mostly to aircraft. It is possible, but not probable. We know the carrier waves heard in re- sponse to broadcasts by KGMB in Honolulu came from a crystal con- trolled type set such as carried by Amelia Earhart.” Johnson pointed out crystal con- trolled sets are costly and only a radio engineer can take an unfinished crys- | tal and process it for set use. | Triangulation of Sunday's carrier waves by the Coast Guard and Pan- | Americar. Airways in Honolulu &witched the search from north of Howland Island to the Phoenix group. Quiz (Continued From First Page.) practices of the individuals named were based on “hearsay from a reliable source.” The admission precipitated a heated exchange with Representative Vinson, Democrat, of Kentucky. “What are you doing except smear- Ing?” Vinson asked. “You're appear- ing here with a lot of hearsay. You refuse to tell us who gave you the in- formation.” “I certainly do,” Fish snapped. Tells of Evidence Offered. Fish told the committee a man named Darbey, with an office in Rocke- feller Center, New York City, had of- fered to sell him photostatic evidence that James Roosevelt and the Morgen- thaus had employed some of the tax- reduction devices condemned by the ‘Treasury Department. He declined t» tell how much Darbey asked and said | he had not made any purchase of this | nature. | The witness brushed several times with Vinson and once with Repre- | sentative Treadway, Republican, of | Massachusetts. Once when he admit- | ted not knowing just what practices | Elliot Roosevelt had followed to re- duce his tax payments, Vinson snapped: “About as much as you know about the others.” “That’s your opinion,” swered, “not mine.” Fish insisted throughout that he held | ho personal ill will toward any of the individuals he named. “'Holding as high regard for the high | office of President as any member of | Congress,” he said, “I feel, in view of the fact that the President has de- nounced these same legal loopholes as evil practices and as immoral, un- ethical and indecent, that I do not be- lieve it to be fair or right to make a Roman holiday of & handful of eco- nomic royalists and of Republican and | anti-New Deal campaign contributors | Wwithout exposing the fact that even the President has availed himself, ac- cording to his own admission, of legal loopholes about which he complains. “The remedy is that the administra- tion and the Congress should block all loopholes and make the law apply to | all equally.” Offers to Show Returns. When Fish had left the stand, Sec- retary Morgenthau stepped up to in- form the committee he would be “more than pleased to furnish the commit- tee with my income tax returns, those of my wife and those of my father, and to allow their careful examination by agents of the committee.” After the committee had adjourned, Vice Chairman Harrison, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he thought the New York Congress- man must have had a “brain storm” if he thought he had shown any tax avoidance by Mrs. Roosevelt in di- recting her income to a charitable or- ganization. Mrs. Roosevelt previously has been quoted as saying she had diverted some of her radio income directly to charitable institutions, as in the case cited today, and had been advised by Treasury officials that no income tax thus was collectible. At a recent press conference she denied she had dodged any taxes. “On every penny of income which T received,” she said, “I have paid my tax.” Fish an- Session Starts Early. Calied for the unusually early hour of 9:30 a.m., the committee was rapped to order before Fish had arrived. After some discussion of how to pro- ceed without the star witness, during which Representative Vinson sug- gested asking the aid of the sergeant- at-arms, a telephone call was made and the New York Representative hur- ried in. Fish prefaced his testimony by say- ing he would abide by the committee’s wishes that the President not be men- tioned. He pointed out, however, that he had intended only to remind the committee of the Chief Executive's own admission some years ago that he had taken advantage of exemptions allowed by law. He did not wish, he sald, to make charges against the President or to demand his returns be made public. “It's childish,” the New Yorker said, “to contend that all tax evaders are Republicans or any other party members exclusively. We all know that tax avoidance has been accom- plished by Democrats as well as Re- publicans.” Fish denied he was appearing to —_— e EDUCATIONAL. ook . Inquire Boyd's, 1333 F. NAL. e oeping, Touch-tny- koepi: & of her world flight. Paul Mantz, technical adviser to Amelia Earhart, examines the hand-crank generator which the flyer left behind at the start It was the only means by which she could possibly have sent radio signals should her plane have landed on water. It will give only a weak current. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. defend the foes of the New Deal and added that he personally favored the outlawing of personal holding com- panies and the banning of issuance of tax-exempt securities. Mrs. Roosevelt’s Contract. Fish's first allegation centered around the contract entered into be- tween Mrs. Roosevelt and the Shelby Arch Preserver Shoe Co. of Phila- delphia, whereby Mrs. Roosevelt re- ceived $1 for a series of 10 broad- casts in 1935, with $3,000 to be paid to the American Friends Service Committee of Philadelphia for each broadcast. He added that he understood Myles F. Lasker, agent in the contract, re- ceived $1,000 for each program, with $400 of this going to Miss Nancy Cook. “That contract was money Mrs. Roosevelt earned,” Fish said, “as much as anybody ever earned money and she directed where it should go. “If she can avail herself of a special loophole, then everybody else in Amer- ica may do the same thing; John D. Rockefeller may do it, and anybody else may do it. “It matters little to the Government that she fails to pay $25000 tax, but it matters greatly if others accept this principle and reduce their rightful obligations. If sugh practice becomes | widespread, it would cost the Gov- ernment hundreds of millions of dol- | 1ars.” As Secretary Morgenthau leaned forward, Fish turned his testimony to the cabinet officer. Asks Morgenthau's Returns. Asking that the Morgenthau returns before he became Secretary be ex- amined, Fish declared he had reason to believe that devices of family trusts and interchange of stocks within the family would be found. “I would like the committee to call also for the returns of Mr. Morgen- thau's father, a large Democratic con- tributor, and see if he hasn't used the devices of foreign holding companies and family trusts. “I think we ought to ask for the income tax returns of Harry L. Hop- Kins to see if there is any income noted from sale of books to W. P. A. workers. I'm not sure that it's proper for a Government official to sell a book to W. P. A. workers.” “I think you should call also for the returns of Mr. James Roosevelt, son of the President,” Fish continued, “to see if he has any personal holding company in Nassau. Also, you might inquire if other Roosevelt's are doing the same as Mrs. Roosevelt.” As he completed his half-hour of uninterrupted testimony, Fish said he would like to present his case against the President in writing. Calls Others Named. As Morgenthau ended his brief ap- pearance, Chairman Doughton asked if any other persons named in the open hearings desired to appear, At this invitation, A. Harding Paul, local tax attorney representing the New York Sun Publishing Co., stepped forward to say that his client had not by any means “questionable or other- Wise,” avoided the payment of taxes legally or morally due. Under questioning by Vinson, Paul admitted the existence of the C. W. H. Holding Co., which owne a controlling interest of the Sun stock and the filing of tax returns under the holding com- pany section, TREASURY CONSULTED, Pickett Says Mrs. Roosevelt Inquired About Tax. PHILADELPHIA, July 9 (P —Clar- ence E. Pickett, executive secretary of the American Friends Service Com- mittee, commenting on the funds given to the committee as brought out in a congressional investigation at Washington today, said Mrs. Roose- velt had consulted the Treasury De- partment before making her arrange- ments with the sponsors of her radio talks. “Every nickel Mrs. Roosevelt has received, approximately $100,000 in all,” he said, “has gone to our com- —_—— L SUNe M0 ofir com- PRATT & LAMBERT'S Quick-Drying ‘61’ Floor Varnish Dries in 4 hours. Heelproof. markproof. waterproof. For use on hard and soft woods. linoleum, porch floors, steps and oors in celiers and garages. les. Free color card. Phone your order. BUTLERFLYNN PAINTS—GLASS 609 C St. NW MEtro 015 mittee. Mrs. Roosevelt has not touched this money; it came to us directly. Before making this ar- rangement, Mrs. Roosevelt went to the Treasury and asked the experts there whether there would be an in- come tax to pay under the arrange- ment, and they said there would not be as the money would not be subject to taxation.” The American Friends Service Com- mittee is the social service organiza- tion of the Society of Friends in the United States. It carries on various forms of re- lief and rehabilitation work in Europe and In the United States with special interest in some of the social problems in the bituminous coal fields. 350 GUARDSMEN QUIT DISTRICT TOMORROW Will Travel in 50 Trucks to Two- Week Encampment at Fort Story, Va. About 350 District National Guards- men will leave Washington tomorrow at 6 a.m. for a two-week encampment | at Fort Story, Va. Traveling in 50 trucks, the men will reach camp tomorrow afternoon and will begin the regular program of drills and target practice Sunday. Col. Walter W. Byrnes, command- ing officer of the division, is now directing camp preparations by a small advance detachment, which left Washington Wednesday. About 900 men, under Col. John W. Oehmann, will begin the second camp period for local Guardsmen August 7 at Camp Ritchie, Cascades, Md. Island Birds’rEggs Would be Meals For Missing Flyers Miss Earhart and Aide Could Subsist Indefi- nitely Is Belief. Another faint spark of hope for Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, was seen today in the fact that the islands about Howland are natural habitats for birds, whose eggs would furnish the missing fiyers with food indefinitely. Dr. Irvine Gardner of the optical division of the Bureau of Standards, who recently returned from an eclipse expedition which was housed on one of the islands in this vicinity, made the point. Some observers have ex- pressed the opinion the Earhart plane would have “gone down” in the Phoenix Islands group, just south- east of Howland Island. The flyers carried a vaporizing de- vice for making drinking water from the sea. Whether this was rescued, providing the aviators were enabled to save such paraphernalia—or them- selves—still is & mystery, however. Even 30, Dr. Gardner was dubious as to whether any of the islands would furnish fuel—shrubbery, brush or drift wood—enough to operate the “still,” or if such could be used in a machine designed for operation’ by gasoline. = 1011 - E - NW SPECIALS Sea Food Platter 85¢ Consists of soft shell crab, fried acallops, fried shrimp, Chesapeake cake, coleslaw and French fried pota: toes. Try it! Try the Best ELLIS’ FAMOUS CRAB IMPERIAL JUMBO SOFT SHELL CRAB PLATTER, 75¢ SPECIAL SEA FOOD LUNCHEON, 40c ADVERTISEMENT. If Constipated Take This Tip Here’s one of the friendliest tips one can give another—how to really re- lieve Constipation. It is simply this: One or two E-Z Tablets taken when bilious, due to Constipation, are amas- ingly effective . . . yet so mild .and gentle. If you haven't felt good for feeling, no pep, you may be suffering from Intestinal Fatigue, commonly called Constipation. If so, E-Z Tab- lets are what you need. You get 60 little E-Z Tablets for 25¢c. At all good drug atores. A ., WASHINGTON, U.S. FROZEN' GOLD MAY REDUCE DEBT Question of Whether Treas- ury May Use Part of Hoard Debated. By the Associated Press. Piscal authorities speculated today on the question of whether the Treas- ury may use part of its “frozen” $1,. 143,000,000 gold hoard to pare down Federal debt. = The big supply of metal has accu- mulated since last December, when the Treasury instituted its gold steriliza- tion program. The program was designed to keep the supply of credit stable through Treasury borrowing in amounts equal to gold inflows. In this way, the Government re- moved from the money market funds equivalent to those added by gold im- ports, thus maintaining a steady sup- ply of lendable funds. Informed authorities said there are indications the gold flow to this coun- try will drop sharply under the $5,- 000,000-a-day rate of the last few months. Gold May Be Utilized. If this occurs, they said, the Treas- ury may consider utilizing some of the gold already bought with borrowed money. This could be done by issuing gold certificates against the metal to Fed- eral Reserve Banks. The certificates would be used to retire Treasury obli~ gations held by the banks. Officials said this operation would not tend toward credit inflation un- less the Reserve institutions exer- cised their authority to issue notes against the gold certificates and re- invested the money. Any reinvest- ment would send the funds into com- | mercial banking channels, increasing their supply of lendable funds. George L. Harrison, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, called on Secretary Morgenthau yes- terday. Officials said they discussed the possibility of retiring part of the Reserve banks' $2,526,000,000 holdings of Federal securities through the is- suance of gold certificates. Immediate Action Unlikely. It was emphasized, however, that no such action was likely in the next few weeks. Treasury officials expressed hope the Federal budget can be brought into approximate balance during this fiseal year by impounding 10 per cent of | all except irreducible appropriations. President Roosevelt received as- surances yesterday from the heads of 28 independent Federal agencies that they would make every effort to save the 10 per cent. Broiled Maine Lobster Luncheon ___ Air_Conditioned. Saddlery and Tn“"x Luggage Repairing of Leather Goods G. W.King, jr., 5i1 11th St. N.W. 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Salt Water Taffy Regularly 29¢ 1 lis. Nutted Fudge (Chocelate or Vanilla) Fresh Coeoanut Kisses Regularly 24¢ Choeolate Covered Thynmints Regularly 39¢ Briareliff Milk Assortment Regularly 69¢ 1 Ib. is of the age of twenty-one | PATRICK HALTIGAN, HOUSE CLERK, DIES Served as Reader Under 7 Speakers—Came Here in 1889, Joined G. P. 0. Patrick J. Haltigan, reading clerk of the House for the last 26 years and former head of the Archdiocesan Union of Baltimore Holy Name So- cieties, died last night. At his bedside when death came were Mr. Haltigan's wife and their 10 children. He had been gravely ill for several months. Tentative funeral arrangements call for services at the Haltigan home, 2440 Sixteenth street, and celebration of a solemn high mass of requiem in St. Paul's Church, Fifteenth and V streets. Delegations will attend from Congress, from the Ancient Order of Hibernians, in which he had been prominent for more than 40 years, and from Holy Name Socleties, in which he had been a crusader for 35 years. For the last 17 years he had been reading clerk at Democratic National Conventions, and it was he who in 1924 read off ballot after ballot, the reply to the first of which was “24 votes for Underwood.” Bankhead Gives Tribute, Extraordinary tribute to Mr. Halti- 8an was paid when the House met today. Speaker Bankhead said: “I am assuming the liberty of an- nouncing to the House the death of | Patrick J. Haltigan, late a reading clerk in the House of Representatives, | T feel that it would be evidence of | Bross indifference to the long, faithful and efficient service of.a devoted pub- | lic servant were we not to take notice | of the departure of Patrick Haltigan. “For 26 years he stood at his post on the Speaker’s rostrum and in a | most capable and satisfactory fashion performed the delicate and yet most | exacting responsibilities of one of our | official reading clerks. During that period every man and woman who has served in this House was familiar with the sturdy figure, the noble voice and the circumspect actions of this man. “In response to his voice during that period at least one-half of every piece of legislation in our congres- sional annals has been recorded. Always at his post, always vigilant in the discharge of his duties, always personally interested in preserving the | high and noble traditions of this body, he performed a public function of great and far-reaching importance in | legislative affairs of our Republic.” Honored by Pope. One of Mr. Haltigan's most notable achievements was in 1924, when he| | was in charge of arrangements for the Months Straight THOMPSONGS DAIRY DECATUR 1400 ASSORTMENT 39~ 24/ 23+ 1. 19¢ 1. 297 Cheecolate ocola; 49’{ Speeial 1 Ib. 2 1bs. DB F Regularly 8138 FAMOUS ICE CREAM Special Week-End Prices Bulk Ice Cream Packed in the Store—25¢ Pint—49¢ Quart 1103 H NE, 3115 M N.W 800 7th N.W, 3|02'HH| N.W, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1937. Illness Fatal PATRICK J. HALTIGAN. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Holy Name parade and conclave in ‘Washington. In appreciation of that service the Pope bestowed on him the honor of Knight of St. Gregory. He is to wear the ribbon of that office on the lapel of his coat when he is buried. He was born in Ireland, where a brother, Andrew, still lives, and four years ago visited his native land. At 20, “P. J.” as he was affectionately known, landed in New York, where for seven years he worked at the printing trade. He came to Washington in 1889 and worked as a compositor and proof- reader in the Government Printing Office for 11 years. In 1892 he married Miss Mary Eliza- beth Grady, and 5 sons, 5 daughters and 11 granddaughters resulted from that union. His oldest son, John E. Haltigan, was Mayor of Carroll, Iowa, at 29, one of the youngest mayors of any city in the United States. The son now is chief attorney for the Vet- erans' Bureau. While working in the G. P. Haltigan studied at Georgetown Uni- | versity Law School, where he earned his LL. B. degree. Meanwhile, he had been first historian of Columbia Typo- graphical Union. Prominent in Hibernians. For years he was prominent in the Ancient Order of Hibernians, being chosen editor and publisher of the National Hibernian in 1901, & post he filled for 14 years. In the Holy Name Boclety at St. Paul's Church he served as branch president, vice president of the Washington section, president and head of the Diocesan Union. He also was active in the Knights of Columbus, the Elks and the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce. Several months ago, when it was foreseen that Mr. Hpltigan would never be able to return to his post, the House paid him an extraordinary tribute. The Speaker and other lead- ers announced he would be continued in his position as long as he lived, while they made arrangements for training-a successor. Mr. Haltigan's 10 children are: Mrs. Frederick F. Ploehan, Audubon, Iowa; John Emmett, Daniel G., Mrs. Leo H. Bartimeler, Detroit; Mrs. Edward L. Pugh, wife of a Marine Corps captain at Quantico, Va.; James P., Patrick J., jr.; Miss Helen Agnes, Joseph A. and Mrs. James J. 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