Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U 8 Weacher Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy, probably local showers tonight and tomorrow; not quite so warm tonight; gentle east winds, becoming variable. Temperatures today—Highest, 82, at 2 p.m.; lowest, 74, at 4:15 am. Full report on page A-6. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 16 85th YEAR. 34,0 No. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. 77. JAPANESE FALLING BACK, BOMB CHINESE HORDES; REFUGEES DODGE SHOTS ¢344 Americans Aboard Ships | [, Ships’ Guns Join Battle at Shanghai. SIX STEAMERS SUNK IN RIVER . \ Outnumbered 4 to 1. Tokio’s Forces Yield. BACKGROUND— Battle for Shanghai grew out of killing there of two Japanese last week. Japan rushed reinforcements to Yangtze Valley metropolis and Chinese ordered troops now total- ing mearly 100,000 into Shanghai. Chinese airmen attacking Japanese troop and ship concentrations last Saturday loosed three bombs within International Settlement, killing 1,400 non-combatant Chinese and foreigners, inciuding three Amer- {cans. By the Assoctated Press. SHANGHAI, August warplanes crashed bombs into Chinese positions in a moonlight attack to- night against the Chinese hordes that are pushing Japanese land forces to- ward the sea. ‘While Japanese ps shelled Chinese positions north and east of Bhanghai, eight high-flying bombers passed westward over the foreign areas to drop explosives in the direc- tion of the Chinese Hungjao Airdrome, on the city's far west side. From this beginning there devel- oped, by 11 p.m. the heaviest night serial artillery duel of the week of fighting Finished for the time being with Western Shanghai, both the Japanese planes and warships pounded Chinese Pootung, on the east the Whangpoo, with Chinese artillery in Pootung pumped shells at the warships, machine gun- ners sprayed bullets into the sky at the Japanese planes. | The planes appeared as a full moon flluminated the cloudless sky. They flew over both the French concession and the International Settlement, bringing thousands of foreigners to rooftops to watch the raid. First Night Bombing Attack. It was the first night bombing at- tack of the six-day Shanghai warfare. On land, Japanese were outnum- bered almost four to one and were | reported slowly giving way in the | northeastern sector of the Interna- tional Settlement. Japan threw its combined first and third fieets into the battle to keep land forces from | being hemmed in completely. | During the day Chinese and Jap- | anese planes subjected outlying areas to the most terrific bombardment since the Shanghai warfare started. | From Shanghai to the mouth of the Yangtze more than 50 Japanese men of war lay at anchor or shuttled | back and forth, their decks under the fire of Chinese snipers. Volleys fired by Chinese rifiemen whizzed over the decks of the Dollar liner President McKinley as she lay in the Yangtze. More than 300 Americans fell to the decks of the | liner or her tender to escape the | tusillades. Six Steamers Scuttled. Earlier, farther up the Whangpoo, daring Chinese soldiers seized six | moored Japanese steamers from the | Pootung wharf, sailed them away and scuttled them in the channel, to block | Japanese warships from the upper reaches of the river. This was well s0uth of the course of evacuation. From 8 o'clock tonight to 8:40, the Japanese war fleet on the Whang- poo bombarded Pootung with gusto; then ceased fire for the time being. That was just after the Japanese planes had roared over the city toward Hunjao airdrome. Meanwhile, there were excited ru- mors that a heavy Chinese bombing squadron was winging down river from Nanking. The Japanese planes carried out their work methodically. The explo- sions of their bombs rocked Western Bhanghai. Civic Center Shell Target. The Kiangwan civic center, head- quarters of the municipal govern- ment of Greater Shanghai, was one of the principal targets of the shelling: Many direct hits were scored on the (See CHINA, Page A-3.) TWO FLYERS KILLED IN VIRGINIA CRASH Army Plane Fell in Flames in Powhatan County, School Officials Say. 2y the Associated Press. MAIDENS, Va., August 18.—Offi- cisls of the Virginia Industrial School for Boys reported two airmen were killed today when an Army plane crashed and burned in Powhatan County. C. G. Coppege, an official of the school, telephoned the Virginia attor- ney generals’ office shortly before noon that two bodies could be seen in the flaming wreckage of the airplane. Residents of Maidens, which is sit- uated on the north side of the James River across the stream from the school, said more than two men may have been in the plane, which crashed to earth in the late morning. 18.—Japanese W side of Bolling Field officials are investi- gating the crash near Maidens,"Va., | State Department that they will be | ch WASHINGTO! D. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., WEDNESDAY, Targets for Chinese Sni pers Women and Childre of 8. S. President McKinley to Escape Rifle Fire. BY JAMES A. MILL SHANGHAT, August 18 (#).—Chinese snipers ! iled Americans today while the Dollar 1 women and children refugees off Shang Near-panic broke out on the tend gers on deck flopped to their stomachs, for protection below. Twice shore snipers opened fire on the tender. Once Chinese bullets whistled over the President McKin- ley's decks and through her rigging when riflemen along the shore began peppering the riverful of Japanese destroyers. The first fright came when bombs from Japanese war planes fell danger- ously close to the liner itself in the Yangtze River, although Capt. Bryant had ordered huge American flags flown from every mast aboard the Dollar Line tender which took the women and children from Shanghat to the ship and trans- | ported 50 passengers back into Shang- | hai tried to reassure the Americans. The most dangerous moment oc- curred on the tender's return trip, when a third battery snipers, evidently mistaking the tender | on her. | a display of naval might that seemed | formidable enough to blow Shanghai from the map, tonight swung at dent McKinley when Chinese snipers, evidently mistaking the craft for a Jap= anese vessel, despite waving American flags, peppered it with rifle fire A company of United States Marines | of Chinese | for a Japanese craft, twice opened fire | More than 50 Japanese men of war, | n Fall F l;ll on Decks " bullets three times imper- iner McKinley evacuated 294 American hai today. er carrying the refugees to the Presi- | Passen- | not daring to stand long enough to race | anchor or darted swiftly about the waters from Shanghai to the mouth | | of the Yangtze. | | I counted 38 destroyers, six cruisers, | four dreadnaughts, an airplane carrier | and numerous gunboats with their decks cleared for action. | The pilot houses and turrets of all| of them were barricaded with sand- | bags. From the bridge of the President Mc- Kinley, bringing me up from the China | Sea, it seemed as though fully half of | Japan’'s entire navy was concentrated between the mouth of the Yangtze | estuary and Shanghai. | Only a few of the Japanese ships were anchored. Most of them were | parading swiftly up and down the| Whangpoo River inviting guerilla war- | fare with Chinese on the shore. The McKinley, on which I came from Kobe to Shanghai, had ploughed through a forest of Japanese warships that stretched all the way from the | mouth of the Yangtze estuary at the| China Sea 50 miles on up the Yangstze and Whanpoo to Shanghai. | POWERS WARNED U. S. to Hold China, Japan Responsible for Losses to Americans. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. ‘The Chinese and Japanese govern- ments have been informed by the | held responsible for any damage which the present war in Shanghai may | BLACK TO LEAVE SENATE AT ONCE First Roosevelt Appointee to | Supreme Court Dons Robes in October. By the Associated Press. Hugo L. Black, who came out of the deep South as a liberal Senator 10 vears ago, will put on the robes of a Supreme Court justice next October. cause to citizens of this country who have important investments in that | metropolis of the Far East. OLhEr‘ governments, including that of Great Britain and France, have made sim- | ilar representations in Tokio and | Nanking. | These steps were taken only after the Chinese and the Japanese disre- garded the repeated and urgent re-| quests of all governments interested | in saving Shanghai from being the | center of military operations. Tokio | and Nanking were told by the diplo- | mats of these powers that Shanghai has been made into one of the most | prosperous cities in the world, thanks | to relentless efforts of foreigners who | settled in that former swampy region. These people have invested billions of dollars and worked for many years to make those swamps into one of the richest and most progressive cities in the world. Powerless to Protect Buildings. The military forces of the United States, Great Britain and France are in a position to protect the lives of their respective citizens and help their evacuation in an emergency case, but they are powerless to protect the buildings and the stores, representing hundreds of millions of dollars, against destruction from airplanes and gun shells. Because of this situation the foreign ministers of China and Japan have been earnestly requested to think twice before deciding to make Shank- hai a theater of war. The Chinese government was willing to leave Shanghai out of their scheme of military operations. But the Jap- anese decided otherwise. The Nan- king government pointed out to. the Ambassadors of the Western powers that at no time since July 16 have any troops of the national government been sent near the city. The only military forces were those of the local government which for many years have exercized police duties outside the international settlements. Nanking disclaims any responsibility for what may happen to the “Pearl of the Orient”; it maintains that the Japanese naval forces in Shanghai have created an incident, like in 1932, surprise, before the Nanking regular forces could arrive to protect the rights of the Chinese government. This has not succeeded and the battle which has been raging for the last six days is the result of Japan's unprovoked aggression. Cannot Force Evacuation. While all the American women, children and aged persons have been instructed to leave the war area, the various governments have no means to force the evacuation of the able bodied men. Consequently, it appears probable that many Americans who have im- portant business interests in Shanghai will remain there repardless of the dangers of war, under the protection of the American Marines and warships. RELIEF CLIENTS WARNED WINDSOR, Ill, August 18 (#)— Husk corn or don't eat was Relief Supervisor Art Fling’s edict to Windsor township’s welfare clients. Fling learned of a farm labor shortage and in the hope of occupying the city by | The 5l-year-old Alabaman, con- firmed by his colleagues late yesterday by a 63-16 vote, is the first Roosevelt | appointee to the high tribunal. By their one-sided confirmation Sen- ators rejected the contention of op- | ponents that he once belonged to the | Ku Klux Klan and was temperamen- | tally unfitted for the bench. ‘ Black, accepting congratulations with a broad smile, said he will resign | from the Senate at once. After a vaca- | tion he will take the seat of the con- servative Justice Van Devanter, retired, when the Autumn term of court be- gins. Black pledged himself to “serve the‘( people to the best of my ability.” He| will have opportunity, if he wishes, to help pass on constitutionality of laws | which he helped make. Despite the vehemence of the oppo- sition, fewer Senate votes were regis- tered against him than against con- firmation of either Chief Justice Hughes or the veteran Justice Bran- | deis. Burke Climaxed Debate. A handful of foes pounded all after- noon against the advisability and legality of his appointment. Their at- tack reached a climax when Senator Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska, de- clared two men now in Washington were ready to testify they witnessed the initiation of Black into the Klan many years ago. Black's supporters did not reply directly. Dr. Hiram W. Evans, im- perial wizard of the Klan, had said earlier in Atlanta that Black was not a Klansman. Burke afterward refused to discuss | B the Associated Press | grams. | | strikes,” said its appropriation was be- CONGRESS WORKS OVERTINE 70 END SESSION SATURDAY House Undertakes to Draft Satisfactory Low-Cost Housing Measure. SENATE HOLDS BULK OF BILLS TO BE PASSED Finance Committee Approves Tax Measure With Two Minor Amendments. The House, rushing headlong to- ward adjournment, undertook today to solve its knottiest problem—a satis- factory low-cost housing bill. Most members agreed that slum eradication and construction of in- expensive homes for poor families were good ideas, but they split over | the proposed cost. As a result, leaders advanced the meeting time to 11 am. and warned Representatives for the third succes- sive day not to count on dinner at home. ‘When today’s discussion began, Rep- senetative O'Connor, Democrat, of New York sought to eliminate from the bill a prohibition against allotting more than 10 per cent of the total funds to any one State. O’Connor, chairman of the Rules Committee, said the limita- tion “would work to the disadvantage of some big States that really need slum clearance and inexpensive hous- ing and inspire other States to demand their 10 per cent whether they need it or not.” He argued that a projected Federal | housing authority should have discre- tion to determine how much money should go to individual States “We shall make every effort to com- plete the bill today.” O'Connor told his colleagues, “no matter how late we have to stay to do it.” Some members feel, the New Yorker asserted, that the bill's maximum con- struction cost limit of $5,000 per dwelling unit may be too small. He said a provision that would require that for every unit of new construction an old one must be demolished “might | be characterized as foolish.” If all goes well, House and Senate chieftains agreed, the session will end Saturday night after nearly eight months of continuous but leisurely work, For the first time in weeks, the Senate held the bulk of the measures slated for enactment before adjourn- ment. The two principal ones—aside from the housing bill—were the measure to close tax law loopholes and the final appropriation bill, | The Senate cleared the way yester- day for disposal of both by confirming | the nomination of Senator Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court. Arguing until long past dusk, the House passed the third deficiency ap- | propriation bill last night. Farm Belt Representatives succeeded in add- ing $20,000.000 for farm tenant and submarginal land retirement pro- In 0 doing they overrode their Ap- propriations Committee, which had recommended omission of the item, proposed in President Roosevelt's budget estimates. An $867,500 addition | to funds for the National Labor Re- lations Board also was restored by the House. The committee had deleted it from budget recommendations. The bill, passed without a record vote, included $22,500,000 to start a three-year program of constructing 380 post offices and other public buildings. The major dispute was over supple- mental funds of $1,785,000 for the Na- tional Labor Relations Board. Repre- sentative Rankin, Democrat, of Mis- sissippi declaring the board “fomented ing wasted. He said Congress should be told whether the three members belong to the Committee of Industrial Organization “If they do,” ought to be fired.” The legislation altogether carried $98.880,375 for a wide variety of Fed- eral activities that require additional appropriations. The Senate probably will hold it up until the closing hours and insert funds for the housing pro- gram if that bill is enacted. The fight over the housing measure he shouted, “they (See BLACK, Page A-4.) Summary of Page. | Page. Comics ..B-18-19 | Radio ---B-13| Drama . A-10-11 | Serial Story B-10 Editorial ___ A-8 | Short Story A-15 Finance ____A-17|Society .. .- B-3 Lost&Found B-13 | Sports _ A-12-14 Obituary ____A-6 | Woman’s Pg. B-12 FOREIGN. Retreating Japanese open air attack on Chinese hordes. Page A-1 John Roosevelt accused of throwing wine in Mayor's face. Page A-2 “SBhoot-to-sink” subs, Britain orders warships. Page A-1 NATIONAL. Congress works overtime to quit Sat- urday. Page A-1 Roosevelt party boards cutter for Roanoke Island. Page A-1 Black to quit Senate at once, take court seat in October. Page A-1 Clues to missing polar flyers supplied by Eskimos. Page A-4 Trunk slaying confessed at police line-up. Page A-4 | WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. President signs District tax bill, as- sails rider. Page A-1 Gobel Co. warned by Commissioners on sewage menace. Page B-1 House kills $500,000 item for Jefferson Memorial. Page B-1 Soybean's versatility shown in exhibit declared “no relief orders will be issued but they said they did not believe the Plane was from the local airport, » to able-bodied men after August 18 until after corn husking is completed.” on visit here. Page B-¢ Engineering projects test skill of D. C. National Guardamen. Page B-11 i (See CONGRESS, Page A-4.) Today’s Star EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page This and That. Page Questions and Answers. Page Washington Observations. Page David Lawrence, Page H. R. Baukhage, Page Dorothy Thompson. Page Constantine Brown. Page Lemuel Parton. Page [ 24 d 2 d © oD D D 30000 = SPORTS. “Dead” base ball next year to be boon to pitchers. Page A-12 Clean-up hitter still crying need of Griffmen. Page A-12 Bereaved Gomez exemplifies adage “show must go on.” Page A-12 Tennis, golf titles both may fall to the West. Page A-13 Alling Yankees enhance Britain's Wightman Cup chances. Page A-13 Exacting pitch to green rated toughest golf shot. Page A~14 MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Men'’s Fashions, Shipping News. Service Orders. Vital Statistics. Traffic Convictions. Nature’s Children, Dorothy Dix. Cross-Wood Puzzle. A-2 B-6 B-9 B-9 Page Page Page Page Page B-9 Page B-9 Page B-11 Page B-12 Page B-18 AUGUST 18, | cancy Bedtime Stories. Letter-Out. Winning Contract. Page B-18 PageB-19 Page B-10 Congressmen from Alabama said to- day they understood Gov. Bibb Graves | of that State had decided to appoint his wife, Mrs. Dixie Graves, as tem- porary Senate successor to Hugo L Black, new Supreme Court justice They said Mrs. Graves might be in ‘Washington tomorrow to take the oath as Senator. The Governor was expected to call an election next year to fill the va- for the remainder of Black's term, which expires in January, 1939 If so, Mrs. Graves would serve dur- ing at least a part of the 1938 session of Congress. Election Next August Seen. MONTGOMERY, Ala., August 8 (/, —Mrs. Dixie Graves, a source close to | her husband-governor said today, will be appointed to the United States Sen- | ate as soon as Hugo L. Black, Dem- ocrat, of Alabama formally resigns to become a Supreme Court justice. Gov. Bibb Graves will call a special election for “about next August 1,” the same usually reliable source said, with primaries to be held simultan- eously with those regularly scheduled | in May and June, 1938, ¢ Foening Star 1937—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services:. Yesterday’s Circulation, 135,620 (SBome returns not yet received.) F¥¥ Graves to Appoint His Wife To Succeed Senator Black () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS 1S WARSHIPBLAST LS 4, HORTS 1 | Steam Pipe Explodes on MRS. DIXIE GRAVES. “No poll lists are made up now,” the source said. Under this set-up, Mrs. Graves pos- sibly could serve out all of Black's term. expiring in January, 1939. PRESIDENT TAKES BOATTO SLAN Boards Cutter at Elizabeth City on Way to Virginia Dare Celebration. By the Associated Press 18.—President Roosevelt embarked on a Coast Guard cutter shortly before 10 am. (E. 8. T.) today for Roanoke Island, where he will make an ad- dress this afternoon. Hundreds of spectators lined the streets over which the President rode after leaving the special train which brought him here from Washington. A band joined in the welcome. At Roanoke Island Mr. Roosevelt will speak at the 350th anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare, first child born in the “Lost Colon whose brief and tragic history w a prelude to the settlement America. With him was a party of Senators, Representatives and administrative officials appointed to represent the Federal Government at the exercises which have been in progress since July 4 On that date was memorialized the landing in 1587 of Sir Walter Ral- eigh's second expedition to these shores. Virginia Dare, born a month and a half after the party landed, was the daughter of Ananias Dare, as- sistant to John White, Colonial Gov- ernor, and Eleanor White Dare. Gov. White left for England nine days after her birth, but when he returned three years later there was no trace of the Dares or any other members of the colony. The President will watch a historical pageant tonight before he starts back to Washington. In the President’s immediate party were Secretary Marvin H. McIntyre, Capt. Paul Bastedo, naval aide, and Capt. Edwin M. Watson, military aide. The congressional group on the train, changed in personnel after some appointees decided to stay in ‘Washington, included: Senators Reynolds of North Caro- lina, Clark of Missouri, Dieterich of Tllinois, Bilbo of Mississippi and Bu- low of South Dakota, all Democrats; Representatives Rayburn of Texas, Warren, Doughton and Barden of North Carolina, Bland of Virginia and Boland of Pennsylvania, all Demo- crats, and Plumley, Republican, of Vermont. JEWS HAVE OWN SEATS 92 of 100 Benches in Berlin Park Limited to Aryans. BERLIN, August 18 (#).—Strollers in Teutoburger Platz today found 92 of 100 park benches stenciled “For- bidden for Jews.” On the other eight, constituting the “Ghetto section,” Jews could sit. Similar arrangements will be made in other Berlin city parks snd public A of SPURNED MOTHER TRIES TOWIN SON Sees Boy, 12, in Court in Effort to Make Him Love Her Again. | By the Associated Press. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, August | ELIZABETH, N. J. August 18— Mother love began a crucial test today in the struggle of Mrs. Rose Franki of Brooklyn to win the affection of her 12-year-old son against his outspoken preference for his stepmothr, By court order, Mrs. Frankel must gain her son’s love or lose him to the stepmother. Nervous in her eagern Mrs. Frankel met her solemn-eyed little boy today and made halting efforts at “getting acquainted” interview in the House. “I feel I have broken the ice,” the mother said after the interview in an emotion-choked voice. “I know that I have made definite progress with my little boy.” Will Bring Cookies for Him. She said she would bring cookies (“he always liked them very much") when she comes to the court house next week for another “get acquaint- ed” visit. Then there will be only two more visits before Advisory Master Dougal Herr decides whether the boy, How- ard, will go to her or to his father's second wife, Betty, whom he says he loves better than his real mother. The boy was shielded from ques- tioners both on his arrival and de- parture. What happened during the meeting was recounted by Mrs. Frankel, who brought a 13-year-old niece with her so that the child's presence might make the boy less self-conscious of the occasion. Voice Is Uncertain. “I showed him pictures of him and myself and he seemed very enthused,” Mrs. Frankel said, but her voice sounded uncertain. She told how she reminded the boy of a vacation they had spent swimming and playing to- gether when he was 6. Then she asked him of the sports he enjoyed now. Base ball? Swim- ming? The boy answered many of the questions with a quick nod of his head, his mother said, but she indi- cated he had not been very demon- strative. “I was only with him 25 minutes, but it was worth the two and a half hours I waited for him,” she said. “He looked very good. I'm going to do everything in my power to win my boy back to me. SHIP IN DISTRESS CASABLANCA, French Morocco, August 18 (#).—A distress signal from the Dutch freighter Willemsplein was picked up today by the Casablanca radio station. The report said the freighter had struck an unidentified ship in fog at 4131 north latitude and 9.34 west longitude. Chancery Court 4 in a half-hour | Destroyer Cassin at Philadelphia. the Associated Press FHILADELPHIA, August 18.—Four men were killed and ten injured by a explosion aboard the U. S. de- \ today at the Philadel- | Yard, office announced The Cassin, one of the Navy's new- est destroyers, wa< in drydock at the navy vard for repairs when an explod- ing steam pipe showered a crew of workmen in the fire room with metal and scalding steam. The announcement was made by Rear Admiral W. T. Cluverius, com- | mandant of the fourth naval district, | after a board had inquired into the | cause of the accident and the casual- ties the commandant's blaze which resulted from the explo- sion and assisted in removing the injured men to hospitals. Lieut. Comdr. William W. Behrens, aide to the commandant, said: “We do not know the cause of the ac- cident. A Board of Investigation has already been appointed Three of those taken | Aznes Hospital were identified as civilian workers at the navy yard. They were burned seriously. v were Daniel Vautier of Cam- J, Jerome Sullivan and Sherby of Philadelphia dead were civillan workers at the navy vard One of those Henry Marshall, g of the vessel. Six others injured were Na enlisted men and three were civilian employes. Their identi- ties were not immediately available. | The Cassin was launched in Nav | day exercises at the Philadelph Navy Yard on October 29, 1935 | is the second naval vessel to bear the |name of Capt. Stephen Cassin, who commanded the Ticonderoga in the battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. 'SEEKS TO BAR SEAT T0 SENATOR BLACK Former Federal Judge and Aide to Cummings Asks Court to File Petition. By the Associated Press. Albert Levitt, former Federal judge |in the Virgin Islands, sought today to prevent Senator Black of Alabama from taking his seat on the Supreme Court bench. Levitt, who recently resigned as a special assistant to Attorney General Cummings, asked the high court for permission to file a petition praying that Black—confirmed by the Sen- ate yesterday—be required to show why he should be permitted to serve as an associate justice. Levitt contended Black was pro- hibited from going on the court be- cause he was a member of the Sen- | ate when the “emoluments” of the justices were increased by legislation permitting jurists to retire on full pay. Levitt also asserted that Justice Van Devanter legally was still a member of the court and that there was no vacancy to be filled. Legal experts said the action was unprecedented in the annals of the Supreme Court. The petition, in nor- mal course, will be acted on October 11. Black is eligible to present himself for admission to the court on Octo- ber 4, the first meeting day after the Summer recess. SIGN PAY ACCORD. TOPEKA, Kans., August 18 (P).— Officials of independent unions rep- resenting 26,000 employes of the Santa Fe Railroad said they had signed agreements with the company for blanket 5-cent-an-hour increases in pay, effective as of August 1. ‘The new pay rates mean an increase of $3,244,800 a year in the Santa Fe system pay roll, they said, with $1,- 497,600 going to 12,000 members rep- resented by the Association of Main- tenance of Way and 81,747,200 a year to the 6,000 members of the Carmen’s Association and the 8,000 members of the Consolidated Metal Crafts. to the St. injured was Lieut engineering officer Navy Yard firemen extinguished a | It | PRESIDENT SCORES RIDER IN SIGNING DISTRICT TAX BILL Anti-Trust Laws Weakened, He Asserts, by Price Maintenance Plan. COLLECTION MACHINERY FOR NEW LEVIES SPED Commissioner and Auditor Seek to Forestall Army of Job-Seekers. BACKGROUND— Congress agreed on provisions of District tar bill after numerous conflicting views as to best means of raising needed revenue had been fully discussed. Proponents of an income tar for the District made a determined eflort to hate such a proviso incorporated in the meas- ure, but failed. Similarly, an eflort to provide a sales tar for the Dis- trict was unsuccessful. Adaption of price maintainance rider had made approval of the bill by the | Presigent dou President Roosevelt has signed the 5,000 District tax bill, it was ane the W House, objéction to th Tydings 1 the me price. maintenance ride In a T action, thi | the first ir office that tt tach propria The rider retailers of commerce ta state 2 my term of s vicious practice of ate d riders to tax or ape occurred.” permits wholesalers and commoditie interstate to make contracts main- standard price for their resident said he had no hesi- i n approving the tax legislation the Dis but had “distinct tation in approving the rider, h weakens the anti-trust laws." Cut-Rate Prices Fought. 5 sald the legislation was w the retail store -advertised to attract of goods at cut-rate prices | session Mr. Roosevelt | wrote Vice President Garner that he | thought the lezislation unwise. He said it would tend to r prices at a time when the cost of living was | advancing too rapidly. Mr. Roosevelt apparently signed the tax 1 before leaving Washington last night to attend today's celebra- action safe 10,000 Dist wo lections are made vetoed the b 1 could not have been pa | District has no authority | money. | District offi | motion mact | probably . since the to borrow eau had aproved expendit 890 of e appropri | the nec crease A total new employe, i d as fast as he Commissioners can sort out the hundreds of applications and make the | appointments. | Real estate tax bills will be payable | this vear in October instead of Sep- | tember. Because the rate has been | increased from $1.50 to $1.75 per $100, | Congress has extended the time for payment for a maximum of 60 days- essor Fred Allen advised Hazen today the assessment schedules wers all prepared and that he believed the caleulations for the bill could be com- pleted by October 1 Normally penalties begin to run if bills are not paid by October 1, but under present plans they will not start this year until November 1. If there is delay in prep: ion of the bills | beyond Allen's estimate the Commis- sioners could set back the tax pay- ments for a total of 60 days. Civil Service Lists Taken. Both Commissioner Hazen and Maj. Donovan, seeking to forestall a new avalanche of job seekers, declared all of the new appointees must be drawn from the eligible lists of the Civil Service Commission. Despite the fact this information has been published heretofore, scores of politicians have been calling District officials to seek appointment of their friends. President’s Text. The text of the President's state- ment announcing the signing of the bill follows: “There has been before me for 10 days an important and lengthy bill to provide additional revenue for the District of Columbia. To this bill, dur- ing its discussion in the Senate, was attached a wholly unrelated amend- ment pertaining to existing anti-trust laws in so far as they affect retail sales, This is the first instance during by (See D. C. TAXES, Page A-5.) YANKEES LEADING GRIFFS, 3-0, IN 2D Dickey Crashes Homer With Two on Base in Opening Inning. By a Staff Correspondent of The Sta: NEW YORK, August 18—Bill Dickey poked his twenty-fourth home run of the season into the right-fleld pavilion in the opening inning of to- day's game between the Yankees and Nationals, scoring Di Maggio and Cro- setti ahead, and the Yanks were lead- ing. 3 to 0, at the end of the second inning. Linke and R. Ferrell composed the battery for the Griffs, while Malone and Dickey worked for the Yankees. <