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A—2 x» PRESIDENT'S WIFE HELDNOT FAVORED By Any Other Name, She Would Have Gotten Tax Advice, Official Says. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, by any other name, still would have received Treasury Department advice' as to her income-tax liability. The declaration, made today by & high ranking official of the de- partment, was the Treasury's first contribution to the mild controversy stimulated by Representative Hamil- ton Fish, Republican, of New York last week in his disclosure before the spe- cial congressional tax evasion commit- tee that Mrs. Roosevelt had escaped paying income tax on receipts from a radio broadcasting contract by means of assigning the income to a chari- table organization. Mrs. Roosevelt had beaten Fish to the punch a few days earlier by tell- ing how she had asked the advice of the Treasury Department on the ex- tent of liability under the circum- stances noted and had been told that she would not be subject to any in- come tax. A Long-Time Policy. According to the Treasury Depart- ment spokesman, it has been a long- time policy of such divisions as the Bureaus of Internal Revenue, Cus- toms, Narcotics and others to com- ply with written queries as to tax lia- bility under certain hypothetical con- ditions. One of the most famous such instances cited was as long ago &s 1920 when Daniel C. Roper, now the Secretary of Commerce, but then Commissioner of Internal Revenue, handed down a declaratory judgment for the late Senator Couzens of Mich- igan, then concerned about the tax liability involved in transfer of some ©of his Ford Motor Co. stock. Under the present administration, however, the policy has been extended gradually and efforts are being made to place its working on a more sys- tematic basis, thus lending greater consistency and authority to the rul- ings. It was explained, of course, that a lne must be drawn between queries which the department might reason- 8bly be expected to answer and those for which a tax attorney—of whom there are some 45,000 registered with the department—should be engaged. Was Typical Query. For instance, department advisers will not undertake advance opinions where the whole involved corporate structure and dealings of a company are factors. Neither will they give rulings calculated to facilitate avoid- ance nor those involving some hint of illegality. Few of the latter are submitted to the treasury in advance, it was pointed out. On the other hand, the compara- tively simple problem raised by Mrs. Roosevelt is typical of the kind of questions which are answered, it was said. Much of the impetus for extending the policy of declaratory judgments in the present administration of the department has been furnished by Herman Oliphant, general counsel, who calls the theory of making ad- ministrative law prospective “my par- ticular hobby.” Oliphant's contention is that the law should not be in such a “petri- fled” state that no responsible in- terpretation is available until after long litigation. U. S. ACTS TO BAR RAILROAD STRIKE Mediation Board Summons Em- ployer and Union Officials to Parley. *B the Associated Press. The National Mediation Board en- deavored today to forestall a major railroad strike, something the carriers have not experienced in 15 years. The board summoned representa- tives of the railroads and 14 non- operating unions to discuss wage de- mands. Negotiations ended yester- day in a deadlock. The railroads, asked by the em- ployes for a 20-cent-per-hour increase, countered with a 2-cent offer. The unions are composed largely of shop- men and clerks, who walked out in 1922 in the last important rail strike. Operating unions (enginemen and trainmen) have asked & 20 per cent increase. They are negotiating sep- erately. REPLEVIN SUIT ECHOES TRAGIC OCEAN HOP Bellanca Aircraft Co. Acts to Gain Possession of Beryl Hart's Jewelry. B the Assoclated Press, NEW YORK, July 16.—Beryl Hart's tragic attempted flight to Prance in 1831, 1n which she was lost at sea, was recalled yesterday when suit to re- plevin $11,550 in jewelry pledged by her to an aircraft company was flled in Supreme Court. The Bellanca Aircraft Co. filed the action, claiming the jewelry had been pledged to secure a $14,500 note to them from the aviatrix December 2, 1930. The jewelry, composed of diamond bracelets, diamond watch, diamond barpin and other articles, has been stored In a safe deposit vault since 1930. Mrs. Hart, with Lieut. William S, MacLaren, took off from New York January 3, 1931, for Bermuda, first hop of the flight. On another hop, from Bermuda, January 10, 1931, the ship and its two occupants disap- peared. REPRESENTATIVE FISH WILL SPEAK AT OUTING B> & Btaff Correspondent of The Btar. UPPER MARLBORO, Md, July 18.—Representative Hamilton Fish of New York and W. David Tilghman, Jr., chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Maryland, will be the principal speakers at the an- nual outing of the Prince Georges County Republican Club at Glen Island, Md., tomorrow. Arrangements have been made for & motorcade to leave the Bladensburg Peace Cross and from the court house @t Upper Marlboro at 1:30 p.m. Senator Bridges of New Hampshire, Wwho was to speak, has been assigned to the delegation to accompany Sen- ator Robertson’s body to Arkanses, ' Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. INGENUITY. NE everiing not long ago a photographer on a local pa- per was asigned to go up to the Capitol and make a pic- ture of & new statue in the famous “Chamber of Horrors.” This being what is known s a pain in the neck to any photographer, the focus fel- low tarried a while in a nearby bar room, where he was suddenly taken drunk. By the time he arrived at the Capi- tol he could not for the life of him remember the name of the person, or piece of marble, whose image he was supposed to photograph. He re- alized dimly that this was bad, very bad, and something should be done. At first his impulse was to call the office and confess all, throwing himself upon the mercy of the city editor. Even in his condition, however, he re- tained vivid memories of the quality of mercy that is a city editor’s. Then, like a flash, he hit upon a wonderful scheme. Telephoned the office, got the city editor on the wire. “This is Blokes up at the Capitol,” said he, cheerfully. “I just wanted to tell you that guy you sent me up here to get a picture of has refused to pose. What do I do now?"” % ok X PRIZE. Speaking of our bright young journalists, a certain lad on this sheet who fancies himself as a mighty Lothario begged, battled and orated this week until he per- suaded the city desk to send him over to judge a beauty contest in Anacostia. After nominating his cholece among the beauties on parade, he was congratulating himself on picking a really snappy assignment when his reverie was abruptly in- terrupted—by the other fair con- testants, who picked him up and heaved him into the water. * % *x x PARODY. RVING TRESSLER, who used to be 8 newspaperman himself before he went to work for one of the picture magazines—those screaming joys of people who can't read—has decided to regain his literary status by writ- ing a parody on Dale Carnegie's “How to Win Friends and Influence Peo- ple” He wanted to call it “How to Cause Trouble and Make Frenzies,” but the potential publishers think “How to Cause Trouble and Alienate People” is a better line. (Shows you what comes of thinking through s lens.) Seems Mr. Tressler was selected for the job of creating this opus because statistics prove his apart- ment on Forty-fifth street (for ad- dress send 10 cents in stamps and a box of Corona-Coronas—to us, not to M. Tressler) is visited by more itinerants than Grand Central Sta- tion. Some of them he knows. Others just drop in to take a bath or call up a cousin in Seattle. Mr. Tressler is con- sidering setting up shop in a bath- tub himself while he writes the book (this will rule out some interference) and just putting in & pay telephone booth for the people who like to en- tertain themselves by jiggling the re- ceiver. While he is about it we think he might also follow up a recent sugges- tion for a sequel to the Carnegie vol- ume to be called “What to Do With Your Friends When You Have 'Em.” * ok ok % NIX, GRANNY. ’I‘O OUR great regret, names can't be used in this story, but here goes. About 10 years ago a girl in this city married a widower who had one child, a daughter, 10 years old. Step- mother was devoted to this youngster, Wwhose name we will say was Helen. Well, Helen grew up, and recently she eloped and married a widower who has three dauughters. This was & great blow to Helen's stepmother, who was telling a friend about it. “I hope," she said, “every one of those little girls will grow up and run away from home to get married. And let me tell you something else— I'm not going to have my stepdaugh- ter's stepdaughters calling me ‘grand- mother.’” * % ok x BOY WONDER. FAR be it from us to encourage the precocious young, who some day will grow up and get in their own hair, but we are compelled to admit we were fascinated by & young man of about 10, who came into our life at a bus stop the other day. First he waited for some one to step on he side-door treadle so that he could slip in unobserved. When this didn't come off, he scrambled through the window and landed plunk in an elderly lady’s lap. Quieted the E. L.s yells of protest by trying to sell her subscriptions to A& mewspaper. Furthermore, she sub- scribed. Then he concentrated on the other passengers, making several sales as he went along. One lady was 50 en- chanted by him that she offered an invitation to come along to her house and go swimming in a pool in the back yard. He sold her a three-month deal on the paper, then said, “Nope, can't g0 swimming. Sorry, but you see I have to hurry home and open up my ice cream stand.” CORRECTION. Local screen mogul sent out @ telegram to the drama desks the other day, advising them that & certain comedy would be acreened Jor preview on such end such @ date. The telegram failed to men- tion the name of the picture. Nest day came an oficial THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, - D. O, FRIDAY, JULY 16, _1637. —_%'—_—4——‘“1———-—__——“_——_“ POLICE SEIZE PAIR Death Shadows Their Holiday INTWO ROBBERIES Capture Follows Chase by Scout Car and Gun Skirmish. A series of depredations that in- cluded two robberies, & wild ride and, & skirmish with police over a period of four hours beginning at midnight, resulted early today in the capture of two of three suspected white men. The sequence of events started when two bandits invaded the property of the Langdon Mill & Lumber Co., 2150 Bryant street northeast, where they seized Paul Kearney, colored night watchman. They trussed him up, hand and foot, knocked off the combina- tion of the safe, but failed to open it, stole three adding machines and three typewriters, loaded them on a Langdon 1}%-ton truck and drove away. Tatteo on Arm Clue. Kearney later freed himself and notified police. He told them he had noticed a heart-shaped tattoo mark on the arm of one of the men. Meanwhile, Archie Lawrence, taxicab driver, 803 E street southwest, was driving past the Globe Liquor Store, at 793 Seventh street southwest, when he spied the Langdon truck. The glass window of the door had been smashed in. Three men inside the store, carrying cases of liquor to the truck, threatened to shoot him if he did not keep moving. Finishing their job, the men sped away in the truck, which was later sighted at Howard road and Nichols avenue southeast by Patrolmen R. E. Burton and F. W. Sanford, who were cruising in an eleventh precinct squad car. When they pulled alongside, the policemen said, the driver tried to sideswipe them, and then sped away. The officers fired, one bullet piercing the truck's windshield. The driver had his head out of the window and the bullet barely missed him. Truck Chased to Line. Burton and Sanford chased the truck to the Maryland line and then abandoned the chase. Back at the precinct station, they found a lookout for the robbers. Starting again, they scoured Anacostia. They found three men walking on Alabama avenue at Ainger street southeast. They fled, and the officers, giving chase, captured two of them. From this point the officers drove with their prisoners to Wheeler road near the District line, where they found the truck abandoned. On it they found a supply of whisky, but none of the articles stolen from the lumber mill office. On the arm of one of the arrested men was a heart-shaped tattoo mark. The two were booked for investigation, while police continued the search for the third one. TRAFFIC FATALITY PUTS TOLL AT 58 Pedestrian, Identified as Spar- rows Point Man, Dies of Injuries. Fatal injury of a pedestrain tenta- tively identified as J. P. Seymour of Sparrows Point, Md.,, at North Cap- itol street and New York avenue to- day marked Washington's fifty-eighth death this year. There had been 46 on this date last year. The man believed to be Seymour died in Sibley Memorial Hospital a short time after he was struck by an automobile whick police said was driven by Herbert H. Scott, colored, of Culpeper. Va. Scott was held at the second precinct pending investiga- tion. Viola Christensen, 22 - year - old Homeopathic Hospital nurse, suf- fered a broken arm and other injuries last night when an automobile skidded on N street between Kirby and Pirst streets and struck her as she walked along the sidewalk. The driver, police said, was Fred W. Hopkins, 39, colored, 1715 P street. Miss Christensen was taken to Homeo- pathic Hospital for treatment. She lived at the nurses’ home there. Two children suffered minor in- Juries in other accidents last night. Albert Pollin, 8, of 3451 Eleventh street, was hit by an automobile driven by Walter C. Lucas, 27, of 621 Quackenbos street, when he reportedly ran from between two parked cars near the Lucas home. The boy re- fused medical aid and returned home. Louise Lockhart, 3, colored, 907 Eighth street northeast, was caught in the automatic door as she left a street car at Eighth and K streets southeast ‘last night. She was treated at Casualty Hospital for minor in- juries to the left arm and thigh, where she was pinched by the door. SLAIN GIRLS’ SISTE TELLS OF 4 ATTACKS 11-Year-0ld Charges Recreation Supervisor in Los Angeles “Molested” Her. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 16.—District attorney’s investigators disclosed to- day that Olive Everett, 11-year-old sister of two of three girls allegedly slain by Albert Dyer, W. P. A. cross- ing watchman, told the county grand jury that four men had attacked her at various times in Centinela Park, from which the girls were lured to their death June 26. District Attorney Buron Fitts at the same time ordered Haskell Wright, recreation supervisor at the park, held in technical custody on Olive’s charges that he had “molested” her. ‘Wright has insisted that a man nsmed “Eddie the Sailor” not Dyer, lured the girls from the park, killed and ravished them. He was sums moned before the grand jury a short time after Olive told of the asserted attacks on her. The girl previously had identified three men as “Eddie the Sailor.” Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lawyers’ Club opened an independent investi- gation of the case and charged the district attorney’s and sheriff’s offices had violated Dyer’s constitutional rights in obtaining his confession that he killed Madeline and Melba Everett and Jeanette Stephens. Several lawyers said they had learned the confession was obtained by force. ‘- make the second line read quote preview of most novel comedy pop- per featuring etc., etc. unquote sender’s correction.” Which vas fine, ezcept the name o/ the picturs s net "Pm.“) Logan Kline, 9, and Betty, 5, of 3914 K street, who returned Jrom Central Union Mission Camp Bennett yesterday to learn that their sister, Mary Louise, 12, had been drowned last week in the Potomac during their absence. Mary Louise and another vacations there. Slain DR. GEORGE W. WEBSTER, Fatally wounded in a mys- terious shooting at his home, in Providence, R. I. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. (Story, Page 1.) b.0.P. SHAKES P - RACE COMMISSION Stewards and Inspectors Ousted, but Democrat Chairman Retained. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, July 16.—The State Racing Commission, with a Republic- an majority for the first time in its history, replaced its chief steward, de- moted an inspector, but retained a Democrat as chairman. The appointment of Frank Small, jr., Prince Georges County Republican leader, gave the board its Republican majority. However, Georges R. Nor- ris, the other Republican, voted with the Democratic Jervis Spencer, ir., against Small on one matter at the first meeting. Harron Named Steward. Small proposed the name of Dr. Charles S. Warner of Bel Air as steward at the mile tracks in place of George Brown. Norris and Spencer voted together against Warner. Nor- ris said the nominee had no experience with racing. Dr. Warner was ap- pointed commissioner of labor and statistics early in the present Repub- lican regime and was later given a post on the Industrial Accident Com- mission. Small then proposed William L. Harron as steward at the main tracks, Norris and Small voted for him and he was appointed over Spencer’s ob- Jection. Harron, who lives at Broomes Island, Calvert County, has been an inspector for the commission. The commission put Douglas C. ‘Turnbull, former chief inspector, in charge of testing horses for doping. It appointed George D. Stanley of Salisbury chief inspector. Stanley is & son-in-law of State Senator O. Straighn Lloyd, Republicah, of Wi- comico. Inspectors Appointed. Four new inspectors were appointed. They were Carroll Brice of Annapolis, Bernard Beall of Prince Georges County, William F. Broening of Balti- more, son of the former Republican Mayor, and William B. Wade, mem- ber of the Baltimore City Republican Committee. ‘The steward receives $60 a day for the 100 racing days in Maryland. The inspectors get 110 days of work at $25 per day, a total of $2,750. The commission retained its veteran secretary, James F. Hayward of Balti- more. Among the inspectors dropped was Charles §. Early of Brandywine, for- mer Prince Georges County sheriff. James T. Wolfe of Hagerstown was named steward of the half-mile tracks. MISS MARGARET GEDDES TO WED PRINCE LUDWIG Daughter of Former British Enc voy Here to Marry Great-Grand- son of Queen Victoria. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 16.—The engage- ment was announced today of Miss Campbell Geddes, daughter of 8ir Auckland Campbell Geddes, former British Ambassador to Wash- ington, and Prince Ludwig of Hesse, great-grandson of Queen Victoria. A member of one of Germany's old- est royal houses, the prince is an at- tache of the German Embassy in Lon- don. He is the second son of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess von Hessen und Bei Rhein of Darmstadt. The date for the wedding was not oot i sister, Nellie, 11, were to have gone to the camp today, with the second group of 88 boys and girls who are spendin, two-week taff Photo. 1. 6. RSLEY, 72, DIES IN ILLINOIS Department of Labor Solic- itor for Many Years Was Active G. 0. P. Theodore G. Risley, solicitor of the Labor Department during the admin- istrations of Presidents Coolidge and Hoover, died of dropsy late yesterday At his home in Mount Carmel, 11, ac- cording to the Associated Press. Mr. Risley, who was 72 was known as one of the most effective political orators of the Republican party and during several national campaigns was one of the chief speakers in the na- tional fleld. On a number of occa- sfons he was Acting Secretary of Labor, Born at Mount Carmel on Decem- ber 4, 1864, Mr. Risley was the son of a farmer and he passed his child- hood on his father's farm. He took a law course at Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 1, graduating in 1888. He began practice as counsel for the Southern Rallway. He was married in 1898 to Miss Edith Luella Shaw and they established their home at Mount Carmel. They had two children, Maynard Chapman and Sherwood Bingham Risley. Early in his career Risley went to Oklahoma Territory and in 1890 he became first clerk of the United States Court of Oklahoma. Back in Illinois by 1896, he was chosen presidential elector for the twenty-third congres- sional district. He acted as special counsel to Charles G. Dawes and W. B. Ridgeley in 1901-05. He was ap- pointed postmaster at Mount Carmel in 1911, serving four years. During the World War Risiey served as s member of the Belective Service Ap- pellate Exemption Bosrd for the eastern district of Illinois. He came to Washington in 1921 and was a District resident for more than 10 years. He made his home here in Fontanet Courts. He was in national demand as a speaker on labor and immigration problems and was regarded as an authority on the relationship of labor organizations to the rest of society. Mr. Risley was a thirty-second degree Mason, a member of the Order of the Moose and an active Kiwanian. During the greater part of his life he was active in the affairs of the Methodist Church. JAMES ROOSEVELT MAPS WORK PLAN Will Announce System to Absorb Relief Employes Into Pri- vate Industry. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, July 16.—Disclaiming “immediate political ambitions,” James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, summoned 229 Massachusetts editors and Publishers to conference this afternoon to propose making this State a testing-ground for a “definite plan” to absorb relief workers into private industry. No hint of the proposal came be- forehand from Roosevelt, “out of courtesy” to those attending the meet- ing, he explained. But United States Representative John W. McCormack, Democrat, of Massachusetts, said he understood the editors would be asked to “conduct an aggressive campaign on the necessity for property owners to make improvements at this particu- lar time and thus bring about the employment of many thousands of persons who are at present unem- ployed.” Announcement of the conference last week revived frequent rumors that Roosevelt, resident of Massachusetts, might run for governor, but when he arrived for today’s session he checked such talk with a light comment that “I think we have a pretty good gov- ernor now, don’t you?” “Anyway,” he added, “I'm 80 busy in ‘Washington that I have no time for immediate political ambitions.” Roosevelt reiterated his “annoyance” that his “every move and statement” should be linked to political aspira- tions. Young Roosevelt made clear his “definite plan” for absorption of re- lief workers into private industry was “not & panacea.” He said the con- ference would be open and “all are welcome,” though invitations were Trestricted because of lack of room. e o T U. S. EMPLOYES TO MEET The Committee Against False Econ- omy will meet at the Hamilton Hotel at 8 o'clock tonight to discuss plans for carrying on an organising cam- paign locally for the United Federal ‘Workers of America. ‘The committee is composed of those lodges suspended by the American Federation of Government Employes which are forming the nucleus of the Washington membership of the U, . W, an affiliate of the C. 1. O, ) ] h —Star HICHWAYS COMBED FOR 3 KIDNAPERS Abductors of Oil Official’s Son Hunted After Free- ing Him. By the Associated Press. S8APULPA, Okla, July 16—Posse- men stood watch on blockaded high- ways today for Roy “Pete” Traxler, the Southwest's No. 1 bad man, be- lieved fleeing northward after releas- ing the kidnaped son of a wealthy New York oil man. Thé youth, 3l-year-old Baird H. Markham, son of Gen. Baird Mark- ham, an official of the American Petroleum Institute, was seized near Ads, Okla. Traxler, his left arm shat- tered by a bullet, and two companions, All escaped Texas convicts, took young Markham's automobile and forced him to accompany them. - Held Eight Hours 15 Minutes. Markham was released near here after eight hours and 15 minutes, dur- ing which time he said the men criss- crossed through the country, dodging & posse from which they had escaped by abandoning their own car and tak- ing to the woods only shortly before. Markham, & Yale student, is work- ing for an oil company for experience during the Summer. His family for- merly lived in Oklahoma City. Young Markham said all three men admitted they were fugitives from the Texas Prison Farm at Huntsville. Be- sides Traxler, he identified a second man as Charles Chapman. Chapman was wounded in the shoulder, Mark- ham said. Prison Break July 8. The third man, Markham said, was referred to as “Fred.” Pred Tindol of Jasper, Tex., was one of the nine men who, with Traxler and Chapman, es- caped the farm amid gunfire July 8. Four of the nine were recaptured, ons killed and a guard was wounded. “Pred” was not wounded. “They discussed tieing me to a tree,” Markham said here today. “But then they decided if they dumped me out far enough from town they would be safe. “They finally decided to let me out of the car near Sapulpa. They seemed to think they could get to Tulsa before police would be notified.” “They weren't interested in me,” he said. “It was my car they wanted. They soon admitted their identity. All aaid they were escaped convicts from the Texas Prison Farm., “They decided at first they couldn't let me go because of the quickness with which I would notify police. Then they decided that if I was with them, the police wouldn't shoot, should they encounter any. “Traxler was driving. He was wounded in the srm. Chapman was shot in the shoulder. T directed them through Seminole, then we waited until dark. “After that we circled toward Bris- ton and then came toward Sapulpa. “They said they wouldn't waste any time at all shooting if ofMcers stopped them, although it wasn't quite clear what would happen to me In that event. However, they seemed sure the police wouldn’t fire on them with me in the car. “Great” to Be Free. “They talked about how great it 'was to be out of prison and said be- ing caught was a matter of life and death with them. “When they first stopped me they told me they wouldn't hurt me. I'm all right. I feel fine.” Markham said the three men blocked & road to halt him as he drove near Steedman, Okla., toward an oil well test. Markham will be a junior at Yale next Fall. His father was formerly adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard. Later he became controller of the Continental Oil Co. in Ponca City, Okla. Gen. Markham at present is vacationing 1n Nisswa, Minn. Young Markham is working as a scout for the W. A. Delaney Petroleum Co., an independent company. Besides his parents, young Mark- ham has a sister, Jewell Marie Mark- ham, 25, who lives with the parents in New York City. F. B. L JOINS HUNT. Invekes Power Under Natienmal Aute Theft Act. The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion today joined with State and local police in the search for Pete Traxler, escaped convict, and two companions, who released 21-year-old Baird Mark- ham, jr., & Yale student, after kidnap- ing him yesterday near Atwood, Okla. Young Markham, son of Brig. Gen. Baird Markham, president of the American Petroleum Institute, was seized when the trio, one of whom Was believed to be Traxler, held him up and stole his car in an attempt to | escape capture. Although there is no evidence so far that Markham was taken forcibly across a State line, in violation of the “Lindbergh law,” F. B. I. officials took up the hunt under authority of the national automobile theft act, for vio- lation of which Traxler has been sought for some time The desperado is suspected of having committed sev- eral holdups and kidnapings since his escape from a State institution more than a week ago. s WORK AT PLANT CURTAILED BY FORD Partial Shutdown at Factory Where C. I. 0. Is Mak- ing Drive. BY the Assoctated Press. EDGEWATER, N. J, July 16— Partial shutdown today of the large Ford Motor Co. assembly plant here ‘Was announced as the C. I. O.’s United Automobile Workers of America made its first concerted drive to organize the 3,700 employes. A company spokesman said the par- tial shutdown was the annual Sum- mer curtailment and would last for “several weeks.” W. J. Carney of Akron, Ohio, regional organizer for the C. I O, estimated 2,400 of the 3,700 employes would temporarily be out of work. Two men were arrested yesterday 85 C. I O. organizers distributed union literature to workers leaving the plant. Police Chief Frank Joret said John Kaufmann, 18, of the League for Industrial Democracy Summer School, New York, was charged with distributing circulars without a permit, and David Clend- enin, 30, treasurer of the Workers' Defense League, with disorderly con- duct. Police had issued a number of per- mits to union organisers to distribute pamphleta, Kidnap Vietim BAIRD MARKHAM, JR., Son of the nationally known oil executive, kidnaped near Ada, Okla., by a trio of fleeing Texas convicts. He later was released. PETE TRAXLER, No. 1 bad man and one of the kidnapers. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. DONATIONS GROW FORHEALTH CANP Receipt of $101 Enables Two More Tubercular Young to Attend. The number of tubercular children fighting their way back to health at| the District Tuberculosis Association | camp on Bald Eagle Hill continued growing today as contributions flowed in to provide for their care. Two more youngsters won today the" chance to spend the Summer at the | camp, making a total of 15 for whom the life-giving treatment has been made possible by donations from or- ganizations and individuals aroused by the plight of those left behind when the camp opened last week at half capacity because of lack of funds. $101 Contributed Today. The contributions received today. ranging from $1 to $75, amounted to 101 and brought the total donated %0 far to $1,277, Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, managing director of the association, reported. When the thirteenth child | was taken te camp yesterday there | Temained in the fund $49. making | $150 available today to finance the | care of two more children. The association’s limited budget pro- vided for only 60 children when the health camp opened. Even with the contributions enabling 15 more to re- ceive the camp treatment, there still is room for 50 children who can be cared for only through additional do- nations. It will cost $70 for each child during the remaining seven weeks of the camp period. Three of the contributions today were received by The Star and for- warded to the association. These donors were Mrs. John Storrs Cotton, 3939 Morrison street, Chevy Chase, $5; Miss Renere Godding, 3060 Sixteenth street, $5, and Mrs. Ruth Hofstead, 1031 North Danville street, Arlington, Va, $1, Funds Lack Termed “Tragic.” Mrs. Hofstead attached to her con- tribution a clipping from The Star, in which Mrs. Grant described as “tragic” the lack of funds that forced the camp to open at only half capacity, and wrote: “I think it is & crime that such a conditien should exist in our city. I feel sure there are many thousands who would gladly join me in giving $1 or more toward this worthy cause. Surely there is some one who can and will take charge and in some way bring the matter to the attention of individuals who will subscribe for the amount necessary to send these chil- dren to the camp.” There still are nearly 300 children on the association’s waiting list, for ‘whom the Summer at the health camp might mean the difference between life and early death. They are suf- fering from tuberculosis in the early stages which can only be cured by bréaking the contact with advanced cases of the disease in their homes, and such rest, nourishment and medi- cal care as provided at the camp. PRESIDENT TO VISIT NEW APARTMENTS McDonald Stirs His Interest in Falkland Properties, Built With U. S. Aid. President Roosevelt yesterday ex- pressed his intention to visit sometime soon the Falkiand properties, a group of apartments at moderate rentals on Sixteenth street, just beyond the Dis- trict line, built with the assistance of the Housing Administration. The President's interest in this project was aroused by Stewart Mc- Donald, housing administrator. Mc- Donald said this is looked on as one of the best projects of its kind ad- vanced by the Housing Administra- tion. He said the rents average about $14 per month per room and the sur- roundings are attractive. The project cost about $2,500,000, McDonald said, and others like it throughout the country have been s0 satisfactory it is planned to build projects aggregat- ing sbout $30,000,000. EXPENDITURES PUT - AT 7500000 Federal Figure for Year In- cludes Interior’s Estimated $133,298,999. By the Associated Press. Congress has appropriated mors than $7,500,000,000 this year for Fed- eral expenditures, committee records showed today. This includes an estimated $133,« 298999 for the Interior Department, which the House may cut to some. ex- tent before giving final approval next week. The Budget Bureau recommended general - expenditures of $7,834,036.« 159.59, while the comparable appro- priations for last year were $8,703,= 324,108.52. Although an economy campaign ree sulted in holding funds some $300,~ 000,000 under the Budget Bureau's recommendations, this year's approe priations would be more than $1.000,- 000,000 ahead of last year's had not > Congress voted $2,237,000,000 in 1936 to pay the soldiers’ bonus. Last Year's Figures. Including miscellaneous appropria= tions, such as those to pay claims against the Government, permanent and indefinite appropriations, the grand total approved by Congress last year was $10,336,399,272.65. Not until the present session ends will the total of this year's miscel- laneous appropriations be known., A third deficiency appropriation for un- anticipated expenditures must yet be passed, Usin the estimate for the Interior Department, appropriations for regu- lar Federal activities have aggregated = $4,547,047,903.63 this year, compared with budget estimates of $4.885,513, 517.25 and last year's total of $5959,- 673,869.05. Included Bonus Payment. The latter included the bonus pay- ment, but not the entire appropriation for farm activities. Records of the House Appropriations Committee show these comparisons for regular appropriations (relief and de- ficlency appropriations are not in- cluded). The list of appropriations, giving first the allotment for this year, fol- lowed by last year's appropriation fig- ures, follows: Department of Agriculture, $630,- 381,208 and $173,565,606. The latter figure, for last year, does not include agricultural adjustment funds in- cluded in supplemental appropriation. District, $45.915,641 and $43.573,910. Independent offices, $957,738,963 and $3,396.751,905. The latter figure in- cludes $2,237,000,000 for the soldiers’ bonus, Interior Department, $133,298.- o 999.85, estimated and subject to change by the House, and $114,- 579,357.05. Legislative, $24,085,736.78 and $23,- 214.428. Navy, $516.258.808 and $526,546.532. Four - department appropriations, $126,127,387 and $116.370,395. Treasury-Post Office, $1,503,441,943 and $992,524.892 Military, $415,263,154 and $383,- 104.859. Non-military, $189,341,985. < Total, $4,547,047,903.63 and $5,- 959,673,869.05. CLIPPER SET DOWN IN NEWFOUNDLAND Passes Britain's Caledonia Mid-Atlantic on Re- turn Hop. By the Associated Prass. BOTWOOD, Newfoundland, July 16. —The Pan-American Clipper III landed here today at 7:52 a.m. (5:32 am., Eastern standard time), after a flight across the Atlantic from Foynes, Irish Free State. Capt. Harold Gray, commander of the survey flight of the Atlantic Air- ways, set the Clipper down in Botwood Harbor just 16 hours and 27 minutes after leaving Foynes for the return leg of the round trip. It was three min- utes ahead of the unofficial schedule Capt. Gray had set for his ship. Before taking off from the mouth of the River Shannon, he estimated his time for the westward hop at 16': hours. The British flying boat Cale- donia made the same trip in 15 hours and 9 minutes a week ago while the Clipper was flying east. Today the two boats passed over the mid-Atlantic just as they did when they were flying in opposite directions on the first flights of the friendly race to gain supremacy of the Atlantic air- ways by being first to establish regular commercial service. Foynes, Irish Free State, July 16 (/P). —The British flying boat Caledonia landed on the River Shannon at 10:32 a.m. (4:32 a.m., Eastern standard time) today after crossing ¢he North Atlantic Ocean in 12 hours and 7 minutes from Botwood, Newfoundland. The Caledonia had passed the Pan- American Clipper III over mid- Atlantic at 4 am. (10 p.m. Thursday). The Clipper III was headed westward for Botwaod to complete & round trip survey flight of the trans-Atlantic air routes similar to that the Caledonia ended when it landed here. The Caledonia beat the time made by the Clipper III on its Eastern flight by 13 minutes. The official time Capt. Harold Gray, the Clipper’s skipper, an- nounced for his flight from Botwood to Foynes was 12 hours and 20 minutes. ROBINSON HONORED Senator Remembered in Adjourn- ment of Police Court. On motion of Attorney Robert E. Miller, Judge Edward M. Curran agreed that when Police Court ad- Journs today, it adjourn in memory af the late Senator Joseph T. Robin- son. The procedure is unique in Police Court. ~ N $194536,063 and in Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Holds state funeral for Democratic Leader Robinson. House: Joins in funeral service. Banking and Currency Committee continues hearings on replacing Fed- eral Reserve notes. Interstate Commerce Subcommittee considers food and drug bill. Rivers and Harbors Committee con- tinues hearing on regional planning bill. a2 .