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A—4 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 1, 1937—PART ONE. POLICE ACCUSED INFORD BEATINGS Judge’s Charge of Neglect of Duty Leads to Third Probe of Fighting. Es the Associated Press DETROIT, July 31.—Charges that Dearborn police “stood passively by™ during a riot near the Ford Motor Co. May 26 formed the basis tonight for a third official inquiry into the beating or nearly a score of union members. Common Pleas Judge Ralph W, Liddy asked the Safety Commission of suburban Dearborn. where the Ford Co. employs nearly 90.000 men, to discipline or remove five policemen and a police matron for “wilful neglect of duty.” The commission will meet Monday night. Judge Liddy said it must t the persons accused. Two Actions Under Way. A sergeant and two patrolmen, Judge Liddy charged, took no action when members of the United Auto- mebile Wi seeking to distribute union handbi under a Dearborn city per jected to phys- ical abuse and detention to an extent unheard of in this community within | the last generation.” Two official actions based on ing already are under way. ge Liddy. who conducted a one- grand jury investigation of the 26 d der, has bound to Circuit Court for trial eight men on (‘hm‘fim‘ iUt with intent to do great | rm, less than the crime of murder. A ninth defendant has not been arrested. L. R. B. Hearing Ends. ational Labor Relations Board | last night ended a on the N. L. R. B. 1g the Ford Co. with unfair labor practices and with in- stigating “malicious and brutal assaults” on the U. A. W. organizers who were beaten, lls vere the | N trial examiner month-long he: complaint cha Examiner John T. Lindsay's report, g more than 3.000 pages ting testimony from nearly witnesses, will go to the N. L. B. at Washington for action An independent union of Ford workers, the Ford Brotherhood of | America, sent to the Ford Co. today renewed “demand for collective of about 25,000 150 R. | it a trip to Washington. iliary of the C. M. T. C. Washingtonian May Win Trip to Washington |)FNCRATIC TEST Robert W. Foster (center), 519 Quincy street, a graduate of McKinley High School, who won the Camp Meade, Md., recommendation for the Gen. Pershing Award, a medal presented to the best qualified C. M. T. C. trainee in Nation-wide competition, is shown looking over his citation which he received from the corps area commander, Gen. A. J. Bowley. The award carries with Examining the citation with Foster are Vernon D. Acree (left) of Capitol Heights, Md., and Don D. Andrews (right), 4807 Illinois avenue, both Eastern High School graduates and winners of all around excellence medals presented by the Military Training Camp Association, an aux- —Star Staff Photo. MICHIGAN HOUSE 10 FIGHT SENATE Democrats Plan Showdown Moves in Special Session Break-Up. By the Associated Press. LANSING. Mich, July 31.—Militant members of the House of Representa- tives, loval to Gov. Frank Murphy and his legislative program, today ustee and treasurer, | s communications have gone unanswered and that the | organization “must now insist on | ¥nwwing your position in the matter, | before instituting proper proceedings.” 8mith said the 'proceedings” might take the form of a complaint to the N. L. R. B. CROP LOANS ARE URGED BY GILLETTE AND CLARK | Iowa and Missouri Senators Ask Funds in Advance of Farm Bill. Br the Associated Press. Senators Gillette of Towa and Clark | of Missouri, Democrats, jointly urged s vesterday to provide for crop | s this year, in advance of any | farm legislation. oduced a bill directing the Commodity Credit Corp. to make | lette said he believed there was chance” enactment of ment, and “Loans are needed to prevent a sea- sonal gl The market on oats is being beaten down right now by sales at 20 and 21 cents a bushel by| farmers who have to meet pressing | obligations.” ’:ha', were not started a three-day plan of action which they hope will make illegal the adjournment of the State Senate, h broke up a special session The Republican-controlled Senate adjourned last night after a stormy meeting which saw a fist fight and the shelving of the Governor's labor re- lations bill An official opinion from the State attorney general’s office held the ad- Jjournment illegal because there was no concurrent resolution in the House. Twenty-three members of the Dem- ocratic House met today, and plan to meet again tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday. “If the Senate has not met by Tues- day we will have a showdown,” said Speaker George A. Schroeder. According to the State constitution the Senate or House may adjourn for three days before failure to reconvene becomes a violation of the constitution. The handful of Representatives meeting today voted to ask the at- torney general’s opinion, not only on the legality of the adjournment, but also of bills passed in both houses given immediate effect during the special session. Such bills become law 90 days after final ad- Jjourrment of both houses. The special session enacted only three minor measures. There was no accord on the labor bill, the Governor's chief aim in calling the session, aedh Rand Foreseer Dies. Edward J. Dunn, the geologist who forecast the wealth of the Rand in South Africa before the goldfields were opened up, has died in Australia. Army Will Take on New Face Under Streamline Experiments, Old Army men—top-kickers, mess | —responsible only for doing what ON COURT 1S SEEN Attempt to Obtain Record Ballot on Enlargement Plan Indicated. An attempt may be made to obtain a record vote: in the Senate on the addition of two more justices to the Supreme Court when the judicial re- form bill is taken up, it was learned yesterday. A similar atbempt, it was learned, will, in all probability, be made on the floor of the House. In fact, it seems possible that through motions to amend the bill as it has been reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee the attempt will be made to put the members of both Houses on record on several alterna- tive proposals for instilling fresh blood into the judiciary. Some of the .more ardent advocates of increasing the size of the Supreme issue. The President has never re- tracted his frequent assertion that he wanted a record vote on a measure to instill fresh blood into the judi- clary, and many of nis lieutenants are eager to force every member of the two houses to take an open stand on every important New Deal pro- posal. The emphasis laid on the value of party harmony by Vice Presi- dent Garner and others of the South- ern hierarchy by the Senate is not shared generally by the younger Sen- ators. Freshly elected and openly committed to support of the New Deal program, many of them have been complaining of the underground “sabotage” of the old line Southern- ers behind the closed doors of com- mittees. Several of the younger Senators are known to feel that it would be pref- erable to postpone the whole court reform issue until the next session of Congress rather than pass a purely procedural bill designed to write an end to the controversy. For that rea- son, the argument that it must be the present court procedure bill or nothing 1s not likely to deter the Senators who are now canvassing the possibilities of forcing record votes on proposals to enlarge the Supreme Court. (Copyright, 1937, by the New York Herald Tribune.) Court, including several of the Demo- cratic “freshmen” Senators, have made it plain that they do not regard | themselves as bound in any way by | the agreement between Vice President | Garner and the leaders of the opposi- tion to the court reform bill on &, “compromise” measure which makes no provision for new judges anywhere i the judiciary. Two Objectives in Mind. They are disposed to force the issue | with two objectives in mind: First, 10 put on record colleagues who man- aged to stay on the fence throughout the judiciary fight, and second, to| show that, despite all reports to contrary, & sizeable group of Senators are genuinely in favor of enlarging the court and that agitation on this| issue will not come to an end with | enactment of the present bill dealing | with procedural reforms. There is hardly a shadow of a | doubt that any amendment proposing | sergeants and even a brigadier general | they are cut out to do, furnish intelli- | to enlarge the Supreme Court would or two—will hardly recognize the new Army when the general stafl gets through with its streamline experi- mentations, if all goes well Out on the West Coast, in the 4th Corps Area, they are putting the fin- ishing touches to a lot of preliminary maneuvers that may mean drastic changes. In fact, the horses are about to go—and the brigadier generals are not sitting any too securely in their tents Under command of Maj. Gen George S. Simonds, the Army is now being put through its paces at such places as Camp Ridley, Minn.; Fort Riley, Kans.; San Louis Obispo, Calif., and Fort Lewis, Wash. This is a series of movements in far-flung con- centration camps aimed at the evolu- tion of an Army that can travel by | |CALIFORNIANS OPPOSE the fastest means of locomotion avail- able—and with the least impedimenta. When the 4th Corps gets through its big demonstration, now being watched by the general staff, the 2d | Corps will swing into action down San | Antonio way, where Fort Sam Houstan remains one of the best testing grounds in the country. The 2d Corps will take up where the 4th Corps leaves off. That will be in September some- time, and from there on—depending on the reports—the soldiers will know where they stand. The general staff, when all the maneuvers have been completed, will | probably let the Infantry parade on foot. In other words, the guvs who shoulder the muskets will still have to hit the dust. On paper here is about the way | the new stmearlined Army lines up: | Division strength will be dropped | from 22.047 officers and men to 13.152 That does away with the brigade or- ganization and the two brigadier gen- erals usually associated with a division Three infantry regiments of not more than 2,400 men each will make up the main part of the new division Non-combatant units will no longer be assigned to divisions. This means the Signal Corps, the Ordnance De- partment and the Quartermaster Corps will string along on their own | | | gence service, bring up the ammuni- tion and provide the beans. Field trains, howitzer companies and bands will be separate units—and all motorized. The caissons will go roll- ing along behind 12-cylinder motors. The cavalry—if there is any cavalry— will charge to the smooth-running rythm of the latest V-8 motor or some other streamlined model. Yessir, they'll bardly know the old | Army. The sergeant majors may still sport their trick chevions and the colonels can keep the eagles on their shoulders, but when the proposed divisional organization is finally com- pleted it will be good-by for the old Army mule and all the mule skinners. Oh, ves! They are going to keep the bugles—to play reveille! C. 1. 0. AIDE FOR POST House Delegation Accuses Adoo of Hoping to Gain Labor Support by Appointment. The House delegation repx'ofi?nlinl’ the southern end of California has joined hands with the American Fed- eration of Labor in an effort to block the appointment of John C. Packard, local counsel to the Committee for In- dustrial Organization, as United States attorney for Los Angeles. Opponents of the C. I. O's candi date charge that Senator McAdoo is forcing the appointment in the hope of gaining labor and left-wing support | in 1940, when he plans to run for re< election. A. F. of L. officials opposing the appointment of Packard contend that the C. I. O. is backing its local counsel with the idea of having a friendly Federal attorney in office when its organizing drive in Southern California is in full swing. Although the term Hall, the incumbent, expired last April, the Department of Justice has | continued him in office and is said now to be reluctant to replace him. Hall has the indorsement of the Los An- geles Bar and Civic Associations, M- | of Pierson M. | be rejected by the Senate. &vemll of the Democratic leaders who stood | with the President in his unsuccessful | | fight probably are bound by the agree- | ment to a compromise—although the | number of Senators who assented to that agreement seems to have been | | very small. Other Democrats inter- | ested in party harmony and never| o enthusiastic about the court bill | might vote against amendments to! | the bill, however, with the explana- tion that they felt bound by the agreement. But most of the mem- bers of the Senate unquestionably re- main free of any obligation, moral| or otherwise. And persons close to | the President, when asked about the matter, have indicated that the Presi- dent is in no way committed to the “compromise” worked out by Vice| President Garner. In fact, close as- | sociates of the President have been accusing the Vice President of ne- | gotiating a “complete surrender” when |he was authorized to negotiate a compromise. Attitude of President. Whether the President would like to have the Senate forced to a record vote on enlarging the court under ex- | isting circumstances is open to con- | Jecture. It is assumed that his at- it:lud? would depend largely on the | probable outcome in votes. If, at | this late date, after the fight has been dropped by Democratic party | leaders and an agreement has been | struck in the Judiciary Committee, a proposal to enlarge the Supreme Court should receive even as many as 30 votes, the White House should not be embarrassed by the test, in the opinion of those who are considering foreing the issue. On the vote to re- commit the Hatch-Logan compro- mise there were 20 negative votes cast even though Senator Alben Barkley, majority leader, and other party lead- | ers voted in the affirmative. Some of the Democratic “fresh- men” who openly supported the President’s court reform plan and remained loyal to the end are known to be especially resentful 'of the ac- tion of a group of their colleagues in agreeing to vote to recommit the bill, | thus avoiding an open stand on the Taxes (Continued F‘mmj\rst Pafle ) dations back to Congres by January 15 next. This recognizes the tempor- &ry nature of some of the taxes just sgreed upon and opens the way for revision of the program next year. The tax survey is all right as far as it goes, but it suggests that the next | gession of Congress should review also the present ratio of Federal payment to the amount the District is now pro- ducing from its various revenue sources to maintain the Capital. Before counting up the new taxes that are in the pending bill it is inter- esting to note other levies that have come into existence in the recent past. Liquor Taxes Increase. Under the District liquor control act of January. 1934, the city has collected in licenses and taxes $1.713.896 for the fizcal year 1935, and $1,821,628 for the fiscal year 1936. For the past fiscal year these taxes amounted to $1,- 975352, With the beginning of the present | fiscal year a few weeks ago water rates were increased 25 per cent by direc- tion of Congress. The new appropri- ation act required a return to the old | basic rates by terminating a cut authorized a few years ago. This means water users will pay between $500,000 and $600,000 more this year. While the social security program s Nation-wide in its application, the taxes it calls for are none the less 8 part of Washington's present day and prospective tax burden. Under the District unemployment insurance law, local employers paid & 1 per cent pay roll tax during the calendar year 1936, are paylng 2 per oent this year and for the ensuing three years they will pay 3 per cent. Prom and after 1941 employers will be classified on the basis of unem- plovment hazard, and the rate of tax could fluctuate between 1!> and 4 | per cent. For 1936 this unemployment | tax amounted to $1,706,659. For the | first half of this calendar year, with | the rate up to 2 per cent, $2,008,563 has been paid into the fund. Old-Age Retirement Tax Begun. For the Federal old-age retirement system employers and employes each began paying a 1 per cent pay roll tax this calendar year. These taxes are paid to the Federal Government and the Internal Revenue Bureau states that from January to June 30 the eollections in the District of Columbia amounted to $1.423440.06. These both from employer and employe after December, 1848, There is a third phase to the social security program—old-age pensions. There is no direct tax connected with this system, but it is one of the new items of expense local taxpayers must meet out of their general revenue fund. During the last two years a total of $357.000 has been appropriated from District funds for the city's share of these pensions and for the year just starting $390.000 has been made available. This is a total for three fiscal years of $747,000—repre- senting & new drain on local rev- enues. The new tax bill now awaiting final congressional approval is estimated to produce $8,075.000 this fiscal year and $800,000 additional later on when the inheritance and estate taxes begin to come in, This new revenue will come from property owners through the increase from $1.50 to $1.75 per hundred in the rate on real estate and tangible personal property, an estimated in- crease of $3,125,000; from business and professional groups, through the two-fifths of 1 per cent tax on gross receipts in excess of $2,000, estimated to yield $3,000,000: from motor ve- hicle owners through a weight tax, $1,500,000; from a higher rate on net premiums of insurance companies, $200,000, and from personal taxes through improved collection methods, $250,000. Wage Law Adds to Costs. Revival of the minimum wage law, OFFICIAL PIANO of the taxes also will increase, but more gradually, to a 3 per cent maximum r METROPOLITAN OPERA while not & tax measure, is expected to add to the operating cost of busi- ness establishments employing women and minors when the new wage board fixes rates in the near future. In viewing Washington's recent and pending new taxes it is important also to consider that these additional municipal revenues have been required mainly for maintenance and operating expenses as distinguished from capital improvements. Back in 1930, 1931 and 1932 appro- priations for capital outlay ranged from $13,000,000 one year to $16,000,- 000. In 1933 the expenditure for new improvements was $9,000,000, which was about the average for the past 10 years. But after that the amount for new improvements and replace- ment of municipal facilities took & sudden drop, as follows: For 1934, $4,092,381; 1935, $5,513,071; 1936, $5,- 870,091, and for the year just ended, $7,083,400. This curtailment of physical better- ments was coincident with the cutting of the annual Federal payment plac- ing & larger part of the city's total budget on local revenues. And in con- sidering the question of what comes after this year, it means that im- provement needs, such as school butld- ings, hospitals, bridges and similar capital items have been accumulating. Capital Items Outlined. In testifying before the House Sub- committee on District Appropriations this year, District Auditor D. J. Don- ovan outlined various capital outlay N ARISTOCRACY . of refinement and musi- cal culture is constituted in the thousands of owners of the Knabe. For a hundred years its incomparable tone and beauty of design. have maintained its great reputa- tion, Knabe purchase leaves no regrets. KITT'S 1330 G Street items awaiting consideration during the next 10 years. He gave one list of ordinary improvements, such as schools, streets, sewers, libraries, pub- lic welfare building needs, P. W. A. repayments and reimbursements for park development under the Capper- Cramton law. This list came to $74,- 950,000 over a 10-vear period, or a yearly average outlay of $7.500,000, which is only slightly more than the | capital expenditure during the past fiscal yvear. It did not cover some large projects that also have been dis- cussed from time to time. “Which of the foregoing projects the Commissioners should contemplate as proper to be included in the budgets for & 10-year program, and the amounts at which they should be in- cluded in any such program, are all matters of policy,” Donovan testified. “As to some items there are already commitments, such as the P. W. A. loan and the Capper-Cramton act. In almost every other instance the question as to whether a given project should be undertaken depends upon public demand, in other words, whether the public wants it or not.” The District government cannot borrow money except when specifically authorized by Congress, as in the case of a few P. W. A. loan projects in recent years. It cannot, therefore, ... you buy a good piano. When it's a Wurlitzer, you know it's worthy—that it will afford you years of happiness and lasting sat- istaction. This new Spinette is a little beauty, noted for its lyrical delicacy of tone as well as its ability to make the most of small spaces! under existing law, finance its physi- cal improvements by bond issues as other cities do. For many years the general policy of Congress in govern- ing the District has been to authorize improvement projects on a pay-as- | you-go basis. Heavy Burden in Prospect. If. however, the proposed capital | improvements that have accumulated | are to be carried forward in the im- mediate future on a pay-as-you-go | basis, Washington seems destined to face a continuing heavy tax burden | on the present small ratio of Federal | lump sum payment of $5,000,000 | toward an annual appropriation total that is now up to about $45.900,000. | When the local tax structure is| being restudied by Congress next January, therefore, a like study of the adequacy of the Federal payment is involved. If no change is to be made in present lump-sum policy, it will be relevant to consider the advisability of allowing Washington to amortize its capital requirements over a longer period of years, through a loan policy. For the situation at present shows that even with the heavy additions to the tax burden, the District is unable to undertake any substantial program of permanent improvement, while the maintenance and operating expenses of the municipality, by reason of new governmental responsibilities and func- tions, is on the increase. Model 221 Illustrated Only $345. Other Spinette Model as low as $235 ON VERY EASY TERMS H. R. NASH TO DIRECT HOTEL IN ASHEVILLE | Washingtonian Takes 12-Year Lease on Establishment in North Carolina. Harry R. Nash, formerly connected with & number of Washington hotels and more recently managing director of the Hotel Woodrow Wilson, New Brunswick, N. J, will take over the management of the Pisgah National Forrest Inn, near Asheville, N. C., Au- gust 10, according to word received here. Born and educated in Washington, Nash entered the hotel business at the Raleigh here 16 years ago. He subsequently was affiliated with the | New Ebbitt, Franklin 8quare, Burling- ton, Grafton, Annapolis and Ham- ilton. He had been connected with the Rogers Smith Hotel Corp. operators of the Hotel Woodrow Wilson, for six years. He has taken a 12-year lease on the North Carolina inn. = . 5 ‘The first motion picture with sound was shown in 1926. SQUAD RESCUES BOY.T Colored Youth Found Wedged Be- tween Fence and Post. A hastily organized rescue squad from the tenth precinct saved a 7« year-old colored boy from an uncome fortable predicament Friday evening. Alfred Taylor, who lives in the 1100 Ibln(‘k of Columbia road, was playing jon a fence at the Wilson Normal ‘Srhml playground, Eleventh and | Harvard streets, when he slipped and fell between the fence and a lamp | post. 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