Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1940, Page 3

Roosevelf Recovered From Cold, but Stays In Private Quarters Is Expected to Discuss Senate Trade Battle With Harrison By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt's last trace of fever was gone today and aides de- scribed him as “all right” after a two-week tussle with a cold, but he still remained in his White House quarters. On the advice of his physician, Rear Admiral Ross T. Mclntire, to stay away from crowds, the Chief Executive canceled his regular Tues- day press conference and made only two appointments for the day. Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee had an engage- ment at which the main topic was expected to be the Senate fight over continuation of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. Lowell Mel- lett, head of the Office of Govern- ment Reports, was invited to lunch with Mr. Roosevelt. Stephen Early, presidential secre- tary, said the President had a “hope” _to leave on his usual spring trip to ‘Warm Springs, Ga., late this week, but he had no definite plans for the Journey. Mr. Roosevelt is expected to see Undersecretary of State Sumger Welles immediately on Mr. Welles’ return from his fact-finding visit to Europe. Mr. Welles probably will be back in Washington by Friday, and the Chief Executive could talk with him here or in Warm Springs. Asked whether Mr. Roosevelt might have a formal statement about the report Mr. Welles brings back, Mr. Early said none had yet been planned. Sir Richard Squires Dies ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, March 26 (#)—Sir Richard A. Squires, 60, former Prime Minister of Newfound- land, died today after a long illness. Tax Bill Vote House Shelves Revenue Measure, 196-106 LIMA, N. Y—TRAIN STUCK AS BLIZZARD HITS—Huge snow drifts piled up - across the right of way of the Lehigh Railroad during yesterday’s blizzard in upper THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. c, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, e % h"}l ? e . —A. P. Wirephoto. Ten Groups Collect $161,536 In D.C. for European War Relief Ten organizations with headquar- ters in Washington collected a total of $161,536.76 for relief in the coun- tries at war in Europe during the first six months of the conflict, their reports to the State Department disclosed today. The Bishop’s Committee for Pol- ish Relief co-ordinating Catholic relief activities for that war-rav- aged country, reported the raajor penditures through February of $14,813.38 for actual relief purposes |and $3,198.55 for overhead. | Reports from more than 200 or- | ganizations throughout the country }authoriz.ed to solicit funds for re- lief in the belligerent nations ‘showed total collections from Sep- | tember through February of $4,841,- | 358, with expenditures of $3,174.099 | for relief, $320,455 for overhead and | & balance of $1,353,786 on hand share of the collections. It's total March 1. Plane Sale Policy Meets Approval 0f White House Secretary Woodring Will Explain Plans to House Committee Tomorrow ‘The White House today expressed | satisfaction, through Stephen Early, | press secretary, with the newly de- and the Temple Center at Tenth ni the vicinity of the Center in an effort to eliminate a pest of rodents | blocks surrounding the Center with | ursery the and sometimes and M streets N.-W. today were dis- ‘ Chevy Chase Church is one of the tributing rat poison to residents of Center's principal sources of support. | The Mothers’ Club at the center | appealed to the District government | The volunteer exterminators were | for help and learned that the Sani- | handing out a Government-approved | tary Department had no funds for poison harmless to children, cats { exterminating rodents or removing | {and dogs to householders in 16 | conditions which breed them. Children Open War on Rats Harassing Temple Center Half a hundred young people of food for Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church‘damaged, needy has been children in the bitten. The Mercury Rises After Cold Sets 44-Year Record Spring, after an absence during which Washington had its coldest March 25 in 44 years yesterday, ap- peared on the way back today. | This morning's low of 25 at 7 o'clock was 6 degrees above the tem- perature at the same hour yesterday. By noon the mercury hac risen to 37, and it was expected to remain in the high 30's during the afternoon. The forecast for late today and tonight was fair and continued cold, with cloudy skies and slowly rising temperatures expected tomorrow. A low of about 25 is predicted for tonight. Easter Monday’s mean tempera- ture was 26 degrees, 20 below nor- mal for the day. High for the day, one degree above freezing, was re- | corded at 3:30 p.m. PFrom upper New York State the | Associated Press reported five cities and many smaller communities snowbound in the worst blizzard since 1888. Police barred egress from Syracuse, Utica and Rochester, and Rome and Malone were re« ported to be virtually without vehic- ular outlets. Hundreds of automo- miles were trapped by snow over | the State. ‘The Rio Grande became a raging torrent after a generally heavy rain throughout Texas. Starr county had | 8 inches. | WRITE PIANO SALE Reduced prices all this week on large group of floor sample and reconditioned in- struments. See our large ad in this paper. National 3223 JORDAN'S Corner 13th & G Sts. “When | Can Afford It ... « o« I'm going back to my doctor”! Don’t delay. The Exchange will pay that bill. You repay in small amounts with no in- terest or extras. Ask your physician or dentist, or call: REpublic 2126 Medical-Dental Exchange Keith-Albee Bldg., 15th & G Sts | MAILOANS New York. This freight engine and railroad car got stuck in the huge drifts and it | took relief crews six hours to clear the roadbed. PERSONAL AND AUTOMOBILE LOANS COMPLETED BY MAIL THE CITY BANK WASHINGTON D.C. Money for the extermination of | the request that the poison be dis- | rats and vermin has been sought of | veloped policy providing for the sale | Congress without success, it was said. | receipts up to March 1 amounted | State Department reports did not of latest-type American-made mili- tributed tonight. The record 196-t0-106 vote by | to $142,633.60, with $105,197.41 cf which the House yesterday after- | noon refused to consider the new | District revenue bill follows: Those who opposed consideration of the | legisiation: JONKMAN KEAN. N. KNUTSON KOCIALKOWSKI LAMBERTSON LANDIS LANHAM LekE" ™ LEWIS. Coo. LEWIS. Ohio LUCE U LUDLOW. 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The 10 local organizations had an aggregate balance of $143,534.43 on hand March 1, the State Depart- ment report showed, with total ex- | cover funds collected by the Amer- | ican Red Cross, which reported sep- | arately to the Secretary of War, or | those contributed for relief in Fin- | land, which never was named a belligerent under the Neutrality Act. Only those organizations solicit- | | ing funds for relief in Poland, Great | Britain, France or Germany are required to register under the Neu- | trality Act and submit monthly reports. D. C. Taxes (Continueq _From }-‘fifit_ gggg.[ 3 than 16,000 non-taxable returns, for a total so far of nearly half the number expected to be received, and a payment of $2069,000 from corporations, which pay a flat rate of 5 per cent, there being filed so far something more than 11,000 returns from corporations. One reason why Maj. Donovan is a bit skeptical as to whether the income levies will produce as much as $3,200,000 is the thought that perhaps many of the Government workers who anticipate they will be exempted from the personal income levy, on the basis of the recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District, consti- tute a large percentage of those who so far have delayed filing their per- sonal income tax returns. Today's meeting of the Commis- sioners with Auditor Donovan and Corporation Counsel Seal followed the suggestion made by Chairman Randolph of the District Commit- tee that they develop a new tax- raising program. “Another plan must be worked out that will have some chance of enactment by Congress,” declared Representative Randolph. “The Dis- trict faces a serious revenue problem that must be met. The new plan, however, should not contain a sales tax. I am confident it would be futile to even advocate such a tax.” Mr. Randolph said as he views the present tax dilemma, the Com- missioners have one of two alterna- tives: Recommend an increase in the present $1.75 tax on real and personal property or propose higher rates for the existing tax on per- sonal incomes which reaches down into the lower salary brackets. Request Follows Vote. The request for a new revenue program was made by Mr. Randolph after the House late yesterday vir- tually killed the proposed combina- tion 2 per cent retail sales tax and a tax on earned incomes in excess of $10000 a year, by refusing to even consider a bill designed to put the plan into effect. The pro- test against this proposed legisla- tion was reflected in a decisive 196- t0-106 record vote. Representative Nichols, Democrat, of Oklahoma, chairman of the Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the District Committee in charge of revenue- legislation, agreed with Mr. Ran- dolph that an increase in the real and personal property tax rate ap- peared to be the principal solution of the existing tax problem. He estimated the District would face a deficit of $2,000,000 in the coming fiscal year, which would Conveniently Located HOTEL NEW YORKER 34th Street at Eighth Ave., New York Private Tunnel from Penn. lhfiu. Every room hcs nedio, tul nd _shower Frask L Andrews, Presitent. 2500 ROOMS 4 from $3.50 necessitate an increase of about 20 cents in the present real and per- | sonal property tax rate. Mr. Nichols, however, said per- | | sonally he would oppose an in- | crease in the real and personal prop- entire tax load, he explained. Suffrage Argument Seen. Obviously bitter over refusal of the House to consider the proposed dual sales-income tax plan, Mr. | Nichols declared: “The demonstration in the House was one of the strongest arguments I know of in favor of local suffrage. The spectacle that took place on the House floor was amazing, espe- cially in view of the fact that the members would not even consider a plan to permit the people of the District to tax themselves to run their own government.” Mr. Nichols then warned: | much as the members of Congress who voted to keep the tax plan from being considered. Those folks here working for the Government now have one of two alternatives. They must either quit their jobs and g0 home or ‘domicile’ themselves in the District and give up their vot- ing residences in the States. If they choose to do the latter then the members of Congress will suffer through the loss of votes.” House action in refusing to con- sider the revenue bill came after several filibustering moves had re- quired the members to answer a useless roll call on a point of no quorum. The apparent death of the measure was due to a Repub- lican-Democratic coalition. Of the 196 members who voted against consideration of the bill 119 were Republicans, 75 were Demo- crats, 1 a Progressive and 1 a Farm- er-Laborite. Those who favored consideration included 95 Democrats and 11 Republicans. By its action the House did not remove the bill from the calendar. Another attempt could be made to call it up on the next “District day,” April 8. But Chairman Randolph and other members admit such a ;ntze Pprobably would meet a similar ate. Unusual OId Silver and Antique Jewelry Moderately Priced LOUIS ABRAHAMS 711 GSt. NW. E& FRESHEN UP YOUR HOME! Low Easy Terms No Money Down HOME OWNERS—Ask abeut our F. H. 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Continued protection of several | devices believed exclusive with this! | Government. | Subject of bitter controversy for as the Anglo-French purchasing mission fretted at their inability to get clearance for arders | of the most advanced type of fight- | erty tax rate, since property is now | ing equipment, the administration’s the two firms at first refused the | bearing an “unfair" share of the | policy received apparent clarifica- | OFders, despite their liberal terms, | local tax burcen. Real estate now 1s | tion a week ago when .President | Decause of fears that Great Bt carrying about 62 per cent of the |Ruosevelt told a press conference | 2nd France would strike back by that he favored foreign sales as a | means of building up our own pro- ductive capacity. Making the res- ervation that no secret devices would be included, the Chief Executive nevertheless indicated he favored the selling of first-rate fighting planes rather than ones which al- ready can be classed as obsolete. Since that time, long and secret conferences have been held at the War and Navy Departments, pre- | sumably for the purpose of drafting i in formal fashion a broad policy by | which the sales might be speeded up | without conflicting with our own na- tional defense. Mr. Early today reiterated the | President's policy as expressed last week -and pointed out that its appli- cation is in the hands of the de- partmental committees supervising the sales of military equipment. In event of any prolonged differences within these committees, he con- tinued, the issues presumably would be brought to the President for de- cision without delay. British Move to Reopen Italian Trade Talks By the Associated Press. | _ ROME, March 26.—E. W. Playfair, British government commercial ex- pert, conferred today with Italian apthorities with a view to reopen- ing trade negotiations suspended more than two months ago. 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