| Show SM ' i$ t t H mnn jpt Kimrr r WZZ Vi f 'jdf 2 72 Saturday Morning- - iTljc Salt £akc Tribune- Seeks Fund Navy Orders 23 Warships Costing 350 31illions Guard Arctic Rights Byrd Warns House t Action Speeds Restoration Of 5 to 3 Ratio Over Favors $310000 U S Japan in Total Sea Power I WASHINGTON June Z CAP)— The navy making a tremendous spuit in the vvoild rate for sea power placed orders Friday n vessels The new armada for two 45 battleships and 22 other - — to is expected co't $350000000 al35 the six Secretary Charles Edi- ready building and battleships will have top son indicated that a major purpose speeds of "more than 28 knots" of this action unprecedented since (32 5 miles) an hour This is an inthe World war was to speed'Ves-toiatio- n crease of more than five knots over of the fic to three ratio of the speed of the 15 older capital superiority our Japan in tonnage ships already in service Four mw type 6000-tolight This ratio was established in naial Edison said would be ‘cruisers treaties but the treaties ai e now and Edison told reporters semewhat like oversize destroyers They will be equipped with high Fridaj ‘To the best of our information pressure high temperature engines the margin is now only about five (such as caused a recent controto four Japan and Great Britain versy within the navy) high speed were building during the years turbines and will be armed with guns when we were idle" deContracts for four 1630-toWait for Funds stroyers three submarines of 1475 Without waiting for funds to he- tons each the four cruisers and the 20000-toaircraft earner Hornet roine available July 1 the start of a new fiscal year the navy ordered were awarded to commercial shipwork started fen 19 of the 23 ships yards Aside from the battleships navy for which congress provided in the yards were allotted the construc$773 000 000 appropriation hill President Roosevelt signed last week tion of four destroyers three 1475-to- n submarines and one of 7Q0 tons Tne other five ships ordered Friday and two 1650-toseaplane tenders had been authorized previously Two concerns were given orders Involved contract procedure norfor six sets of mally followed was shortened by totaling $5430576 Diesel propelling machinery for bids in advance Edison receiving estimated that six months or more submarines would bs clipped from the time re- Plans Secret quired to complete the ships Remaining to be undertaken are Dividing the work between govcruisers ernment and commercial shipyards two new type 8000-to- n the navy awarded the two battle- about which Edison said the navy n was “not talking much" an ships and 10 other vessels to navy and a repair ship yards and let contracts for 12 craft submarine Meanwhile Edison reported that to private builders Almost as the already started awards were announced the presi- W'ork on 74 ships " dent signed a measure authorizing was “clicking In addition to saving time at the $54 000 000 worth of construction at naval shore bases The bill virtual- start the assistant secretary who said ly completed the navy’s legislative is in charge of shipbuilding plans without program for this session of con- that by duplicating sacrificing quality the time of buildgress Included In nearly 100 projects ing destroyers was reduced from 36 was a $8 485000 drydock for Pearl to 24 months Preparing for the record order Harbor Hawaii Pacific outpost the navy took options on steel and Cargo Vessels other material to Insure an adek In another development the quate supply and prevent price maritime commission called for rises Edison said Actual preliminary work has bids by July 11 on cargo ships of a started he added on the cruisers new ‘C-l- ” design to be 413 feet and some other vessels long and with sustained speeds of 14 knots fully loaded Builders may Polar Expedition v 000-to- 000-to- n 1 n six-inc- h n Silver Buying Bill Passes Senalc Test n WASHINGTON June 2 GD-- By a five to four vote a senate banking subcommittee approved late Friday legislation continuing for two years the administration’s powers to devalue the dollar further and to maintain the $2000 000000 stabilization fund The measure already approved by the house also provides a two-yeextension of the treasury’ authority to buy newly mined domestic silver at a prne above the world market All three emergency monetary powers are scheduled to expire June 30 The continuing legislation will be considered by the full banking committee Tuesday Chairman Glass (D) Virginia of the subcommittee said that the "sensible members" voted to eliminate the president’s authority to cut the gold content of the dollar The dollar already has been reduced to 59 per cent of Its former gold weight and under the pending legislation it could be cut another 9 per cent A test vote In committee came on motion to terminate the devaluation power Supporting the motion were Glass and Senators Adams (D) Colorado Townsend (R) Delaware and Taft (Ft) Ohio Opposing were Senators Byrnes (D) South Carolina Barkley (D) Kentucky Smathers (D) New Jersey Bankhead (D) Alabama and Miller (D) Arkansas In the latter group all except Barkley voted by proxy ar 800-to- bid on from one to five vessels The navy's order involved 159 800 tons which Edison said was "a good size navy” in itself All but two seaplane tenders are combat ships One battleship will be built at the New York navy yard and the other at the Philadelphia yard Edison disclosed that they would be armed with nine guns the same as Dispute Berths Ship SEATTLE Wash' June 2 (UP) crew of the S S U S maritime commission "trouble ship" was paid off late Friday but Captain J O Storey said no effort would be made to sign on new crewmen until negotiations In a dispute with maritime unions here were completed —The Cold-broo- k WASHINGTON June 2 (AN Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd conqueror of two poles told a house appropriations subcommittee Friday that a government expedition should be sent to the Antarctic continent early next fall "to protect this nation’s rights" President Roosevelt asked con0 gress last week to appropriate for an expedition to be made under the supervision of Dr Ernest H Gruemng director of the interior department's territorial division After hearing Byrd the subcommittee approved the president' request Chairman Woodrum (D) Virginia said it W'ould be rushed to the house In a separate measure as 100 n as possible "because they are in a hurry for it ” Byrd was accompanied to the hearing by Dr Gruenlng and Richard B Black a member of Byrd’ 1933-3- 5 expedition Although the admiral testified at a closed session Informed source said he told Chairman Woodrum (D) Virginia of the subcommittee that the United States should act quickly to protect it mineral rights in the Antarctic Predict Military Need He euggested also that the continent some day might prove to be of strategic naval importance particularly in connection with the operation of commercial and naval aircraft in the southern Pacific Although scientists have not yet determined what natural resources lie beneath the vast ice cap that covers most of the Antarctic regions Byrd said that if this nation wished to share in any future development of the area steps should be taken immediately to make formal claim to Mane Byrd Land Germany recently laid claim to many thousand square miles of territory east of the Weddell sea area and since 1928 there has been a marked revival of international Interest in ths entire continent "Floating factories" capable of processing whales entirely at sea have spurred the activity of British Norwegian and Japanese whalers and led to several new territorial claims by foreign nations none of which this nation has recognized Explorers Guide Polleles Both Admiral Byrd and Lincoln Ellsworth another veteran polar explorer are serving as advisers to the Interior department Ships have not been chosen but there are indications that at least one coast guard vessel will be used If approved by congress the expedition would sail from some Atlantic seaport possibly Boston in late September or early October The committee did not indicate what action it would take but said If the Appropriation were approved it would be included in the third annual deficiency bill now being drafted for enactment late this session Interior department officials have emphasized that haste Is necessary if the expedition Is to be outfitted In time to reach the Antarctic all before approaches become choked with winter ice Pick-Me-U- p Turn it on and tune it in anywhere any place © No external wire © Nothi ngAo connect C ’mpltely teriifoof airplsnIuggje th cowering 250 Down— 250 a Monili Fee Finer Madia Pmrtormanco RCA Victor Radio Tuba WHFN IT COMFS TO DEPENDABLE s a U -r The Day in Washington By Associated Press Ernest G Draper of the federal reserve board recommended that reserve law be changed to provide loans and credit to small Secretary of Commerce Hopkins said that business representatives had asked President Roosevelt to seek Wagner labor act amendments at the present session of congress The navy awarded contracts for 24 warshipB estimated to cost $350000000 — largest single order In peacetime Included were two 43000-to- n battleships biggest ever to be built in this country Repeal of the undistributed profits tax and imposition of a flat 15 per cent corporation income tax was urged by the United States chamber of commerce Attorney Genera) Murphy testified in support of legislation Xo forbid labor spies and restrict activities of industrial police senate banking subcommittee approved legislation to extend for two years the administration's emergency monetary powers A ‘Labor Liberty’ Bill Gains Murphy’s Aid Group Limits Scope of Tax Hearing t Official Opposes Use of Spies Against Workers WASHINGTON June to restrict the activities of industrial police and forbid the use of labor spies and strikebreakers won a hearty indorsement Friday from Attorney General Frank Murphy In testimony before a senate labor subcommittee Murphy expressed the opinion that some such legislation was "greatly needed to insure industrial peace Senators La Follette (Prog) Wisconsin and Thomas (D) Utah members of the are authors of the subcommittee 2 bill Byrl A Whitney director of the educational and research bureau of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen asserted the bill should be enacted to safeguard the civil liberties of the nation’s workers Rejects Label U S Agencies Officials Give Views on To Corporate Levy Wagner Act WASHINGTON June 2 (A”— The house ways and means committee in a drive to bring forthva tax bill immediately voted Friday night to confine It hearings to corporate -cial June 2 security public health and children’s bureau officials Indorsed Friday a proposed national health program but asked for some changes in the suggested plan of administra- WASHINGTON levies This committee action will exclude testimony on the excise or "nuisance" taxes and also on any changes In income surtaxes which Secretary Morgenthau suggested might be revised downward if congress prohibited future issuance of Nuisance Taxes Chairman Doughton (D) North Carolina previously had indicated the committee probably would bring out a bill extending present nuisance taxes which expire June 30 and revising corporate (axes at three or four points One of the three or four changes is expected to be repeal of the undistributed profits tax Doughton expressed hope Friday night that the committee would finish hearings on the corporate taxes Saturday and get down to writing a bill next week for probable presentation to the house the following week The United States chamber of commerce approving in general “the objectives and the program" of Treasury Secretary Morgenthau proposed to congress Friday that a flat 15 per cent tax on the income of corporations be substituted for present graduated levies Under the plan presented to the house ways and means committee by Ellsworth C Alvord the first $2000 of Income would be exempted from tax This he asserted was designed as an aid to small business Alvord vice chairman of the chamber’s committee on federal finance submitted "for immediate action" a nine-poiprogram includin'!: the flat corporate tax and repea of what remains of the undistributed profits levy Offer Program He also proposed a long range program of tax revision which he urged the committee to study between now and the next session of congress His first item on this second program was a recommendation that congress lay down a system of basic tax principles not to be changed for a period of years so concerns may plan for the future with knowledge of what they have to expect in the way of taxes The chamber proposal for flattening out present corporate income tax rates to 15 per cent compares with that of Chairman Harrison (D) Mississippi of the senate finance committee for a flat levy of about 18 per cent OPl-So- tion House Member J$1tnesses for the three agencies appeared before a senate labor subcommittee holding hearings on the legislation drafted by Senator Wag- ner (D) New York Dr Thomas Parran surgeon general who spoke for the health serv- ice said the program was not s proposal for socialized medicine as some m the medical profession have contended Demands Moseley Probe Applied to Costs "It would socialize more of the cost of medical care but not socialize medicine itself” he said He urged that congress “pay more attention to balancing the health e securities The action also was In line with a recent agreement between President Roosevelt and congressional tax authorities that changes in the revenue structure at this session of congress would he confined to corporation levies Dr Thomas Parran Denies ‘socialized medicine’ tag budget" remarking that "it up cheaper to keep a woman from dying in childbirth than it is to take care of an orphaned child in an institution" Parran Arthur J Altmeyer chairman of the social security board and Katherine Lenroot chiel WASHINGTON June 2 (UP)— of the children’s bureau of the deof labor agreed that adRepresentative John M Coffee (D) partment ministration of the act should be Washington Friday night disclosed made as uniform and compact as that he has written to President both as to federal particiRoosevelt requesting a thorough in- possible and state functions pation of the of activities vestigation Major General George Van Horn Moseley Labor Unit Opposes retired who advocated denial of Verne Zimmer director of the dicitizenship rights to Jews In a stateof labor standards said howment prepared for the house com- vision ever that the labor department wa' mittee investigating opposed to requiring state health movements Indus He said that he wanted the war department supervision of woik which he con-- j trial department to ascertain whether tendedhygiene should be left exclusively Moseley has been guilty of "conduct with of labor when the departments an ' officer a and unbecoming gentlestates so desired man ” bill the federal govern- the Under An identical request was made ment would make grants to states by Coffee in another letter to Sec- for various kinds of health pro-- j retary of War Harry H Woodring I Coffee said that "disclosures" grams of! expressed approval Altmeyer made by Moseley during two stormy a section which he said would en-- i days of testimony before the house able states to establish compulsory! group prove the neceseity for the health j insurance programs He out the that pointed inquiry ‘Every substantial study of the! army is empowered to restore Mosehe asserted "shows that ley to active army status In that subject" if medical care is to be made more Would Inquire Into Conduct As Army Officer event it would be possible to stop his retired pay of $8000 annually if hts conduct was deemed unsatisfactory As a witness Moseley said that n the bund wa trying to protect democracy termed George Deatherage head of the Knights of the White Camellias an organization along the lines of the Ku Klux Klan a d paand said that subversive triot movements in the United States are largely controlled by Jews German-America- effectively available to all families with small or modest incomes atf costs they can afford the costs must be spread among groups of people and over periods of time " MERC NAN PIS E ONLY RADIO COME TO HIE PARIS LaCtianlia NEW YORK June 2 GP)— Visiting Mayor F II LaGuardla Friday Tom Mooney recalled that as a LaGuardla wa tho migreo-smafirst (0 introduce a resolution Becking to free him from a life sentence Imposed os a result of Kan Franciscos PreparedneM day bombing n navigation The lieutenant was nuked by hie commanding officer to explain why he had missed his destine--tlo- n J’awnee 'lexis on a routine flight from Randolph field Texas the armv principal student training center replied 4hat has navigation had been too perfect He ctiri ked his radio and map laid out a H Right vouive to Pawnee bl imas awnv and flew exactly accord ng to regulations eveq correcting v his flying for the torque or pull of the motor When arrlvihg over the point which should have been Paw no ‘my consternation and distress were a sight worth traveling nulc to e" he declared ’loiter I found that I had passed directly over Pawnee If 1 had not been eo larcful to correct fftr the torque or If I had not sat 0 Hv In the center of the cockenough pit I would have pas-rto Ihe right or lift of I’awnie to have seen it’ sido-wa- Prosecutor Arrives d mong ensio ion 0 gnor O’D lonth in aign ainly menc ener ouse pon vied ltuti Und ersor ion ri ition ould ash 0 $1( ome p to uarn oubt Dou ral latch lie n ervei hly irme In ignec It c po atio hen ione’ nasm otes enati ass tltut uy s que iteni lopei He $350 $500 Arthur Frank 0 sp 1 e ral EVEN OUR CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING ANXIOUS FOR US 10 MOVE pace for summer 1939 with the featherweight “wide open” weave one of which is shown aho$e They're the year’g smartest hats A nvin ive ge No longer are you limited to a elioiec Between a sailor and a Panama though we June plenty of Both Dohhs get the style 208-21- ut tt list p Tex e DOBBS of Course Pardoned In January after 22 year In prison Mooney was and appeared physically fit os he and a group of New York lalxir leader chatted wllh the mayor at the summer city hall In Queens Moyncy scheduled to appear at a Inbnr meeting in Mad Hon Fquare ald he Garden Monday night would present then a program for labor unity t oils y thi 2000 cisco In 1916 ons atur toFfatar O11 bill ml r n p ne as men or a ext ’ Slight Mistake II Develops Is Vital to ‘Perfect’ Flying Gov 1 ary I The ’ Toni Mooney Calls lbera1 lay t t ren ilth “Wide Open” Weaves Set the Style Pace Committee members emphasized that the bill must be approved before June 30 the date the "nuisance" levies expire to prevent a lerlous loss of federal revenue Therefore rethey asserted the corporate tax visions must be few— probably only three or four Morgan-thau’- s Referring tax and other fiscal recommendations to the committee last Saturday Alvord asserted "we are very happy to Indorse and approve the objectives and the program of the secretary of the treasury’ However the chamber representative made two exceptions to this He said he did not indorsement know what Morgenthau meant by a more equitable distribution of income" Secondly he obnetional Gains Barrymore I'x-Iail Official Dios to coupling a reduction In Injected CHICAGO June 2 (Ab— John taxaTOFFKA Kan June 2 I 'D-- D S dividual surtax rates withof thefederal said h riday his heart conIssues of tion future dition had "improved so well" he Farley 69 retired official of the state and municipal securities would be Hhle to resume his role in Santa Fe railway died In (he com" s here Rfler hospital pany Friday the stage plav My Dear Children an illness of several davs Monday night AUC 'exas ng tl "tw’o-fiste- WASHINGTON June 2 Albert assistant prosecuting attorney of Manila PhilipPresent Tax Range pine Islands arrived Friday and courtesy calls on Vice President paid 12’ti The piesent tax ranges from Sergio Osmena and Resident Comto 18 per rent on the first $25 000 missioner Joaquin M Elizalde income of corporation Corporations with income over $25 000 are subject to the umfistributed profits tax which is 16S per cent if all profits are disbursed as dividends to stockholders and 19 per rent if all profits are retained in the corPartial disburce-ment- s porate treasury are assessed rates ranging between lfl1 and 19 per cent Indnntions were that at least part of the chambers program would be rejected for this session The committee plans of congress to tack whatever corporate (ax revisions It recommends onto a measure continuing the present “nuisance" taxes Deadline Near ffc La Urge n Change In Health Bill fFii House Committee Confines Quiz Outline of IHan Questions ‘Fingerprint Clause Murphy sounded a note of caution about a proposal in the bill to make available to employers the identification records of the department of justice so that they could determine whether an applicant for a guards job had a criminal record "It has been our policy to keep these Identification records confidential and to change this policy might be detrimental to the best interests of law enforcement” he said He told reporters later however he believed some system of available making the records through offmal sources might be worked out Murphy said he wanted to Indorse particularly a seition of the bill which would prohibit armed private police from leaving the property of the employer in carrying out their duties He said testimony obtained the civil liberties committee conJune 2 GD- -A by WASHINGTON the activities of some such senate subcommittee will hear ar- cerningin the "little steel" strike of poliie to 8 a bill on proJune guments 1937 had demonstrated the need for vide federal inspection of coal such legislation mines The measure Introduced by Sen- Tear Gas Restricted ator Neelv (D) West Virginia and The bill also would forbid private Representative Keller (D) Illinois to use tear Ras During diswould create a mine safety inspec- police of this cussion section La Follette tion division in the department of asked Murphy if he believed the use the interior of offensive gas had not touched off The subiommittee headed bv In a picket line at the Newa Senator Logan P) Kentucky and tonriot Steol company plant at Monroe Schwartx (D) Including Senators Mich in the "little steel" strike Wyoming and Davis (R) PennThe attorney general who was sylvania began consideration of the at the time of measure Thurwdny with presenta- governor of Michigan he thought it had tion bv representatives of the Unit- the strike said ed M ne Workers of statistics In aggravated the situation ‘It might have resulted far more support of the proposal than it did" he continued Many coal operators have an- seriously nounced opposition to the bill on "I doubt that the situation could be without more tragic regrounds it would duplicate work repealed He asserted that in his sults" Of state mine inspection organizaopinion the riot was not only "untions fortunate” but “unnecessary" 'The Uni'ed Mine Workers Whitney read a lengthy prepared ald state ng the proposal slalement In which he said thHt xafotv regulations were generally Tom Girdler chairman of the board but added "in some satisfutory sc at tired sections enforcement is of Republic Steel lorporilion and lax Tlie federal inspection would William F Iaing general manager of the Associated Industries of give more forte to the safety regu- Cleveland had condemned labor lation'' spying WASHINGTON June 2 GPAn army air corps lieutenant promised the high command Iridey that in the future he would always make a slight mistake in CTi-- i 3£ - L (3 i:asy ti:is3is -- ’ e light-weig- Hv i June 3 1939 Mine Safety Bill Studied Radios— finished RCA Victor in latest airplane type luggage cloth— make tuneful and cheerful companions wherever batteries neatly tucked you go Long-lifcabinets provide inside smart plenty of power Outstanding tone and performance Now everybody can listen while they work and w hilc they play Come in today —there’s a new radio treat in store for you tf - business $340-00- Admiral Byrd Kays Antarctic region riches nerd exploration n Fund for ta r JS!'V tf u) SO MAIN ST Eve )’Dn natei ent re ! mnu |
