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WEATHER. Showers and probably thunderstorms today; partly cloudy and cooler to- ‘morror for 20 hours ended at 8 p-m. last night: Highest, 82; lowest, 67. Full report w. Tempefatu on page 15. No. 834.—No. HARVEY AT COUNCIL MAY BE INFLUENGE 10 COMPOSE ALLIES Americankepresentative, Al- though Only Consultant, to Play Important Role. 28,224, NEW CHAPTER IN WORLD AFFAIRS ABOUT TO OPEN Fate of Silesia, Situation in Near East, War Criminals’ Trials and Russia on Program. BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER. By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, LONDON, August 6.—A in new chapter international relations will begin Monday, when Ambassador Gieorge Harvey of the United States will in Paris in company with Premier Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and Sir Robert Horne sit in conference with Premier Briand of France, Baron Hayashi, Japanese ambassador to Great Britain; , Premier Bonomi of Italy and Foreign Minister Jaspaar of Belgium. At this historic conference will be discussed the Silesian ques- tion, the situation in the near east. the trials of German war criminals and recent developments in Russia. On the eve of his departure for Paris and under instructions from Washington, the ambassador has been at pains to emphasize that he will sit in the supreme allied council not as a full member, but merely as a consultant and reporter. The very fact, however, that America will be represented at the allied council table for the first time since R. U. Johnson attended the San Remo meeting is indicative of the change which has come in America's foreign policy and also emphasizes the grav- ity with which forthcoming delibera- tions are regarded. Policies Sure to Confifct. The British cabinet met last even- ing and again today to consider the details of the policy which will be followed at Paris, where decisions of the utmost importance to European peace will be made. From this angle, it seems certain that the British and French poli- cies will come into violent conflict, and Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. EUROPE PLAYING POLITICS he ~WASHINGTON, D, C., SUNDAY AND BLOCKING NORMALCY BY EDWARD N. HURLEY, Former Chairman United States Shipping Board. By Cable to The Star. PARIS, August 6.—What has be- come of all the industrial efciency and added productivity engdndered by the war? What is the explana- tiofl of the paradox that now, when millions of men have been released from military service and millions of dollars’ worth of material is no longer destroyed daily in warfare. the production of useful Gommodities is actually lower the world over than during the war? Why is the world not getting back to mormal? To discover an answer to the riddle, not by theorizing, but by actually in- vestigating the practical causes of production stoppage, was the object AMERGANS LEAVE RUSSA TOMORRDH Al Prisoners to Be Sent Across Border by Mon- day at Latest. ARRANGE FAMINE RELIEF erdneld:y Suggested as Day to Discuss Means of Giving Aid to Starving. By the Associated Preas. LONDON, August 6.—All the American prisoners in Moscow and Petrograd will be sent across the Russian border by Monday at the latest, according to a message received here today by Walter L. Brown, European director of the American Rellef Administration, from Leo Kameneft, chairman of the Russian rellef committee, z The telegram from M. Kamenef?, dated Moscow, August 5, read as follows: Kameneff Telegram. it is quite possible that Ambassador Harvey. despite his po: aloaf: ness, will be called u more than once to act as an intermediary and compromiser. For many weeks the British gov- ernment has been pressing for con- sideration of the Silesian problem and Premier Briand has been constantly delaying the assembly of the coun- cil. The French find themselves in the minority in their attitude toward Silesia, but they have Italy as an ally in their near-eastern pdcy, though the recent successes of the Greek army has altered materially the situation in that section of the world. French Spura Russia. To understand the British policy, it is necessary to accept'as a fact that Britain has established a strong trade agreement with Germany and has made a commercial treaty with Russia. To that extent the statement made recently in Le Matin, that an Anglo - American understanding ex- isted for the exploitation of Russia is true, but it takes a wide stretch of the imagination to believe that any more formal deal has been arranged. French and German business and financial interests have held several im- portant conferences recently, but France has spurncd all overtures from the bolsheviki, her policy being to form an eastern alliance against Russia, which also would serve as a threat to Germany on the east. With these two divergent policies so much at variance in their fundamentals, it is plain that the Silesian problem pre- sents the greatest difficulties. Those closest Lloyd George’ declare that the French policy, if persisted in, will make Upper Silesia another Alsace-Lorraine and bring about another war. Briand is regarded as personally sympathetic with the British point of view, and Italy and Belgium may be regarded as wholly sympathetic. Much Depends on U. S. Attitude. 1 the French remain obdurate it will be integpreted here as final proof that France Nas abandoned all interest in the Anglo-French alliance. Much will depend on the attitude of America, for both Great Britain and France are eager for American co-operation. America’s relief meas- ures for aiding Russia and Am- bassador Harvey's presence in the council will give France an excellent opportunity to revise her Russian policy gracetully. All Europe is suffering from a lack of trade, France as well as the others, and Russia is considered a gopd market, however doubtful her finan- cial guarantees may be. Eventuallv British and American financiers are expected to give Russia credits, guar- anteed by concessions and raw ma- terials. Finally, some action will be taken | on the Rhineland sanctions, both the British and the Belgians favoring their immediate total withdrawal and the French determined that they: stall remain unchanged. TURKS WILL QUIT ANGORA “All Americans detained a Moscow, e sent over the frontier tomorrow, or by August 8 at the latest. The delay in due to unavoidable formalities con- nected with granting free pardons. The central authorities are unaware of any Americans. being Interned or in prison in provincial places, but orders have been given for the release of Americans if there are any. M. Litvinoff, a member of the ail- Russia commission for combating famine, is leaving for Riga on August 8. and is due to arrive there on Au- gust 10. He is authorized to discuss with you and to arrange all details for American relief in Russia and to 8ign an agreement. He proposes to meet with you Wednesday at the Rus- sian legation at Riga.” If this arrangement for the meeting should be unsatisfactory to Mr. Brown, the message suggests that he “please suggest to M. Litvinoff some other time or place.” Mr. Brown will leave here for Riga tomorrow morning. Relief Delegations. - The soviet authorities have decided to send three special delegattions abroad on behalf of starving Russia, declares a Reval message forwarded by the exchange telegraph agency from Copenhagen. Prof. Bechterev, formerly of the Uni- versity of Petrograd, will head the dele- gation to England, France, Spain and the United States, the message said. Adolph Joffe will head the delegation to Switzerland, Italy, ‘Cszechoslovakia and Poland, while M. Lunarcharsky, former minister of education, will head the delegation to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium. Meanwhile, asserts the dispatch, the soviet representatives abroad have been ordered to suspend propaganda work. It also is reported that orders for ma- chinery and other goods will be heid up, the money remitted being used for the purchase of food. Executed for Hoarding. By the Associated Press. RIGA, August 6.—The beginning of the food tax collection by the Russian soviet authorities was marked by the execution of @ group of rich peasants in the Mariopol district who had concealed their grain and were trying to dodge their tax, says a dispatch received through the. semi-official soviet ‘wireless service from Moscow today. An example jwas made of these peasants to prevent the practice of hoarding, it is declared. The district mentioned is in south Russia, near the Sea of Azov. At the. same time, adds the mes- sage, counter revolutionary bandits in the Volga and Ural districts are destroying what grain was left in the flelds, “to block the soviet food campaign.” The general public in Russia so far is apparently ignorant of the fact that the question of the release of American ‘prisoners is involved in famine relief, as Moscow newspapers received here today make no mention of the. récent notes of | Herbert Hoover - and Secretary of. - -State Hughes. 3 Nationalists\Said to Have Decided to Retire on Caesarea. PARIS, August 6.—The Turkish nationalists have decided to_evacuate Angora, their capital, and retire on Caesarea, according to a despatch from Constantinople, These newspapers, however, report that famine conditions are growing worse, particularly among childrens, 300,000 of whom in the Volga dis- trict are reported by M. Lunarchar- sky, a leader in the soviet relief measures, to have been abandoned by their parents to the care of the state. in prisons and the camps willl” EdwardN. HurleyFindsFrancelsa GreatA.r'm/y With Service of Supplies Behind It—Sees Solution for Problem in Disarmament. Jof my trip to Europe, which unfor- tunately 1 shall be compelled to cut short. Thus far my investigations have covered only France, but I plan 4o return later to complete the study. It must be recognized at once that the questions asked above cannot be answered with a glib formula. The reasons for the world's present eco- nomic paralysis are not simple, but highly complex. Sees Too Much Politicn. A first conclusion, which applies especially to France, Is that too much politics is being played. During the | war the belligerents and many neu- trals were forced to nationalize their industries. Central direction was necessary and only the governments Possessed the necessary central or- (Continued on Page 7, Column 4.) JAPANESE CONSENT 10 NOVEMBER 11 Foreign Minister Announces Date for Disarming Con- ference Agreeable. CONFERS ON NEGOTIATION Former Premier Urges Money Saved on Armaments Used for Educational Purposes. By the Associated Press, TOKIO, August 6.—Japan has agreed to November 11 as the date for the beginning of the disarmament con- ference in Washington, as suggested by the United States, according to this morning’s newspapers. Foreign Minister Uchida, the news- Papers state, told the cabinet he had informed Edward Bell, the American charge d'affaires, that Japan had no objection to November 11 for the con- ference date. Sir Charles Eliot, the British am- bassador, had a conference Yesterday with Forelgn Minister Uchida over the preliminary negotiations for the con- ference. The disarmament question was touched upon incidentally today by Marquis Okuma, former premier, in an address to the education soclety. If Japan, he sald, could save 200,000,~ 000 yen annually by armaments re- duction it should all be spent in education. While the powers are discussing the program for the proposed confer- ence at Washington the trend of public opinfon here continues in the direction of regarding the conference as an epoch-making ‘effort to re- duce unremunerative expenditures and reach a practical understanding on the meeds and wishes of the nations of the world. This is evident despite the reiterated fears of some pub- licists that Japan will have the place of “a chopping board” at Washington. Constructive suggestions are being made, while the idea is beginning to take hold that reduction of border armaments would permit Japan to improve commercial development in Asia, particularly in China, by di- verting to industry the wealth spent on warships, Race Equality Ratsed. Some of the members of the Ken- sei-Kal, or opposition party, favor = movement for Japanese-Chinese co- operation for thd introduction at the conference of the question of racial equality. They also urge the in- clusion of Holland, on account of the vital interests of that nation in the far east, and the exclusion of Italy because of the absence of such in- terests. Some of the latest comment in the newspapers indicates = how certain Japanese circles are convinced that the conference should be seized as an orportunity for the consideration of matters vitally affecting the empire's economic future. After recommending the destruction of the naval and mili- tary equipments of the Yarthern Pacific islands of Ponin, Liu-Kiu and the Pescadores and Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines, the Osaka Malnlcllil Iopponunny throughout the world, the | establishment' of the principle of eco- nomic freedom by equitable distribu- tion of raw materials, frée immigration of the race, with the guarantee of freedom for labor and protection, the soverignty of China and finally, the establishment of a peace policy to- ‘ward Russie. American Report Denfed. A ‘report printed by. the- Hochi Shimbun that Japan had received a communication from the United States spggesting the abandonment of Japan’s claim to a special.position in China ‘is declared to be untrue, but the newspapers insist that such & propossl has been made . informally to Baron Kijuro Shidehara, the Japan- ‘ese’ambassador at Washington. ‘They say also that Marquis Curson, the British foreign secretary, h been ‘broached on the subjéct in connection with the discussion of the agenda of the Washington conferenee. ‘The government of the far eastern republic is desirous of Zbeing repre- Sented .at the Washington conference. L N e e e e e s ROADS DENIED PAY | FOR LABOR ‘LET-UP l. C. C. Rules Guarantee Does Not Cover In- _efficiency. Cost of labor allowances to !'n.ll-l roads for the six months’ guarantee ; period following government control will include only increased wages and not alleged “inefficiency .of labor” factors, under a decision handed down yesterday afternoon by the Interstate Commerce Commission. 1 Under the ruling the carriers mult[ stand any loss incidental to alleged unwillingness or inability of labor to perform during the guarantee period of private control as much work as before the war. volves the basis of- claims by tl ratiroads against the government for labor costs in operation _and main- tenance. Claims founded upon alleged inef- fectiveness of labor during the period amount to “some tens of millions of dollars,” the decision said. Centract Terms in Dispute, The controversy centered on the meaning of the words “cost of labor,” as they were used in the standard contracts between the government and the railroads at the time the roads were taken over during the war. The director general of ratl- roads contended that the contract intended to guarantee the rates of pay per unit for railroad labor, while the carriers argued that the labor should bé computed in terms of the accomplishment of a given result, and hence the words included in their meaning quality as well as wages of labor. Intent Held to Be Clear. “The words ‘cost of labor,’ the com- mission held, “do not, we think, open the door to a comparison of the quali- ty or efficiency of labor. To hold otherwise would be contrary to the plain intent of the proviso, for it is impossible by resort to the accounts of the carriers to determine the rela- tive efficiency of labor at various pe- riods, and the introduction of this indefinite and intangible factor would have relegated the ‘accounting’ test to the very limbo of controversy and sonflict of opinion, which it was de- signed to avoid. : “If it had been the intent to in- clude the factor of quality or ‘effec- tiveness or efficiency, whatever it may |. be térmed, this would have been done i anffounced, that McHargue, who had', in apt and unmistakable language and not by the strained construction of a phrase susceptible of simpler in- terpretation. This view is strongly confirmed by the history of the nego- tiations.” ! FALL 2,000 FEET IN AIR -AND ESCAPE INJUR Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 6.—Two thousand feet in the air and his en- Shimbun urges insistence upon equal gine going dead and landing without { body. was being injured, and having the plane considerably damaged, was the ex: perience of Capt. John Minnix of the Quantico Flying Field and his me- chanic, Corp. Taylor, at noon today. Thes captain piloted his machine on a‘straight downward course, and was almost ready for a perfect land- ing when, it is reported, something went wrong with his- steering gear add the machine crashed into a ditch. Both occupants ecaped injury, al- though the big plane was: consid- erably damaged. r/ X The accident happened at Burgundy'! farm, Fairfax county, thrée miles southwest of Alexandria. Many farm- %rs nearby saw the descent made by the machine, and they’ thought tRat possibly both of the occupants of the car had been killed or badly injured. Capt. Minnix . teléphoned police headquarters and Chief Goods sent Policeman Durrer to the -scene in a mator cycle and brought Capt. Minnix to_this city. Corp. Taylor was léft guard over the machine. Arrange- 4 N r ‘ment were made for the removal of wss said that'he had:been hea to | the Qr?:fllhu*luu before re- the airplzne wquy.ho."“ The question in- MORNING, AUGUST | Devil Smiling Cherub ! Beside This $10-Mule, : So Value Drops $30 ’ i By the Associated Prees. GRENADA, Miss,, August 6— ‘The tax supervisors of Gremada county have reduced the as- sessment on W. W. Whitaker's from $50 to $20, the value eriginally placed on the animat by its ownmer, after having rained the assessment to the larger figure, In a letter to the supervisors, Mr. Whitaker states: i “In valuing this mule to the asnessor at $20 I was ex- tremely liberal with the county. It would have seemed too ridiculous to have placed him at i bis real value, which, at the time of falling val could mot have exceeded $10. “I hereby make this propo- aition. to any man of the Board, te any eother citisen of the ! » -seunty or state: “Clve me $20 and take the mule, and may ‘he good Lord Be with you until we meet beyond the river” “For imherent wickedness of heart and meanmess of dispo- sition, this mule {n eomparisen, makes the devil a wmiling cherub; for a disinclination te diasipate usefyl emerxy. this beast makes of the grasshep- per a model of industry.” MAN KILLS THREE, THEN SLAYS SELF Murders Mother, Wife and Stepdaughter Before Com- mitting Suicide. MOTIVE NOT ESTABLISHED By the Associated Press. CORBIN, Ky.. August-6—Richard McHargue, forty-five years old, a ma- chinist; his mother, wife ard step- daughter were found dead In their home near here today,, with the part- 1y incinerated body of his stepdaugh- ter, Thelma Atkins, fourteen years old. The indications ere, the authorities been on a prolonged -spree, shot his mother, beat his wife to death with a club, and, after building a.fire around her, shot-end killed himself. Girl's Body Burmed. The bodies were found by a neigh-{ gy caple 10 The Star and bor, who came to deliver. the family's daily supply ef milk. A subsequent T, 1921, SPEEDERS T0 PAY | MORE COLLATERAL Oyster’s Order Calls for $10 From All Who Pass Limit Up to 20 Miles. From today on, higher collateral will be demanded by the police for the re- lease of autoists charged with exceeding the speed limit. This was ordered“yesterday afternoon by Commissioner Oyster with a view to breaking up the practice among speed violators of depositing collateral in a station house and then forfeiting it rather than appear in court. Maj. Gessford announced, following a conference with the Commissioner, that he had fnstructed precinct captains | = to require §19 collateral for speeding up to twenty miles an hour, and $26 col- lateral where the motorist is accpsed | of exceeding twenty miles. The speed limit is eighteen miles an hour. Order Dates From 1912.. Ban Against Smoking | at Annapolis Lifted _ by Admiral Wilson Special Dispatch 10 The Btar. ANNAPOLIS, Md., August 6— No more will midshipmen of the Naval Aeademy be compelied to hie themselves to a quict eorner, or nome seeluded spet about the sovermment reservation, for fear of breaking aeademy regula- tions, to appease their appetites for a “drag” e a cigarette, or & | upult® on a pive, tor Admiral Ijenry B. Wilson, superintend- ent, has promulgated an erder reveking the former edict which prohibits smoking. The middies may mow smoke in their rooms, or whenever and wherever they please, except that the admiral disapproves of amoking in uniform, while about the streets of the eity. This Intter is alse applicable to officers attached to the imstitu- | tiom. Speaking of the matter today, ! Admiral Wilson xaid it s not to ®e understood that he would en- i cournge use of the weed by the youngsters, although he does mot feel that moderate indulg- ence will hem harm. The | admiral said he appreciates the fact that most young men like to smoke, and intimated that he | does mot feel like treating the ! big corps of students under him like “doll babies.” The mew fourth cinss, pr “plebes,” who had been secustomed “smokes,” are now In their hearts content. PRESOENT LEAVS ON AETURN CRUSE Crosses Maine by Auto to Board Mayflower—Speaks at West Brook. VISITS SOLDIER HOSPITAL Declares America Must Keep Hat on Straight and Be Confi- dent of Herself. Ry the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Me., August §.—Presi- t and Mrs. Harding left Portland at mignight tonight on the presiden- tial yacht Mayflower for Washing- ton. They are expected to arrive at the <apital Tuesday noon. 3 Accompanied by Mrs. Harding and —r FIVE CENTS. TASK OF REWRITING FEDERAL TAX LEVY BEGINS TOMORROW Ten Days May Be Required to Put Measure in Shape for House Action. ' iCHAIRMAN FORDNEY OUTLINES PROCEDURE ihmused Corporation Income Tax Suggested as Substitute for Excess Profits. The rewriting of the lev: pro- visichs of the federal tax law of 1918 probably “will be begun by the ma- jority members of the ways and means committee tomorrow, Chair- man Fordney said last night. The icommitteemen plan to get down to hafd work on the measure and to have It completed within the mext ten days, unless unexpected snags arc encountered. When the bill has been. reported to the House. it was generally con- ceded, consideration of the measure in the House itself will require onl- a few days. Excess ProSts Provisions. With revision of the administrative features out of the way., the work now before the republican committee- men is to determine the extent of the cuts possible and just where they are to be made. The general belief seems to be that the committee will propose repeal of the excess profits tax, but whether the effective date will be last January 1 or next Janu- ary 1 apparently remains to be de- termined. As a substitute for the excess profits tax it is planned to increase the corporation’ income tax from the present 10 per cent to 15 per cent and also to repeal the $2.000 ex- emption allowed corporations under the existing law, Chairman Fordney said, however, that it might be neces- sary to make some ,specific provisions in the bill to relieve the burdem it has been claimed this would impose 'on the small corporations with lim- ited incomes. The chairman also disclosed a pro- posal to write into the mew bill & provision taxing the income of the so-called personal service corpora- tions, such as architectural firms not incorporated under law. the same as income of gther corporations. Supreme Court has held that the ! The An order issued by the Commissioners | "tReT members of the vacation party. | present law is not applicgble to such in 1912 directed the police to accept § collateral for the first offense of speed- ing, where there was no evidence of reckless driving, and $10 for the second oftense. In cases of reckless driving the order called for $20 on- the first occa- sion and $40 for a second offense. Under the. orders issued yesterd: by Maj. Gessford no alleged speeder will bepermitted to deposit less than $10 for his appearance in court, and it he is making more than twenty miles he will be required to put up $20. Commissioner Oyster said yester- day afternoon he took up with police officials several weeks ago the ques- tion of raising the collateral in order to put a stop to the practice of for- feiting deposits. Few Cases Tried. Police Judge McMahon stated in a public letter yesterday that out of 1,439 arrests for speeding during May and June, only sixty-seven, or less than 5 per cent, were tried in court. The other 1,372, it is presumed, for- feited the collateral they had deposit- ed in the station houses. Officials at the District building agreé with Judge McMahon that an increase in the amount of collateral 1 will cguse motorists to think twice before they speed. |MRS. CARUSO ACCEPTS WILL MADE THIS YEAR slaying the girl and| Widow = Will Have Usufruct of Estate to Be Divided at Her Death. Copyright, NAPLES, ‘August 6.—Mrs. Enrico country trip by automobile, starting carly in the day from Lancaster, N. H. where he has been the guest of Secretary of War Weeks since Tues- day. He went ‘out of his way to visit a soldiers’ sanatorium at Oxford, Me.; stopped at - Poland Springs for lunch and a -game of golf and accepted an invitation to pay a brief call and make a speech at West 'Brook, just outside of Portland, in the early eve- ning. . The stop at West Brock was ar- ranged at the request of Senator Hale of the state, who has been one of Mr. Harding’s companions on this and several previous vacation trips. Sev- eral thousand,gathered to hear the President's speech greeting thé peo- ple of the state and reiterating his prediction that America would find .t possible to assume thq leadership lor world peace at the coming dis- wrmament conference. Plays a Round of Gelf. Before he said good-bye this morn- ing to the mountain lodge near Lan- -aster which has been his home -for he past four days Mr. Harding played a round of golf on the diminu- tive course laid out on the Weeks place for the use of the vacation party. The play today was the final .natchr of a tournament for the cham- pionship of the party, and aithough Alr. Harding made a low score, the title went to Senator Hale. During the stop at Oxford both the resident and Mrs. Harding assured che disabled world .war -veterans ander treatment there that the gov- srnment would .do everything pos- sible for their welfare. Both asked many questions about the needs of the .atients, most of whom are suffering 1oayy York Tribuse | ;rom tne effects of gas, and before leaving made a thorough inspection examination of the premises disclosed | Caruso is ready to accept the second |of the whole establishment. blood-stained bed clothing, indicating; | will of the departed opera singer, it the . authorities - believe, “I am happy,” said the President, in that Mc-| Was said today by those in close touch | his short.speech at West Brook, “to Hargue slew the members of his fam- with the Caruso family, and is anxious | 0ome here and say to you how grate- ily ~while they “slept. The women for a' quiet settiemient of the estate,|ful 'We are for the cordial greeting were lying fear their beds, and the girl's 'which. will. avoid legal complications|we have received in the states of in the center of the room, with noth- ing of it left.but the torso. The au- in a. heap, of Charred, wood |over the claims of various heirs. The ‘second will is the one executed at Sorrento this year. giving the shorities advance the theory tllxl'.,lc- widow the usufruct of the estate and Hargue, after kindling the fire armndl;vrgvlding that ‘after “hér death it the body of ‘the girl,;libored “umder should be divided among. the chilaren. the belief that the' Bous¥and its tons tonts would bé destroyed,‘and.com- pleted the tragedy by shooting him- self with ohe of “the remaining car- tridges in hia pistol, which wes found by his side. i : Hear Pistel Shots. The crime_occurred within, “three thinly populated’ section of the town{ " Little ‘Glorin Caruso. in obedience |10’ you .that<no. Presi |1t supersedes- a-will-mecuted in New (York,in 1919, which has Feen declared (null and-vold ties. * 3 It is possible that an arrangement will ‘be made By which - Gloria, Ca- Maine and New Hampshire. Believes Seu! Is Feuad. - “I have thought what a change has come about. You haven't gathered here to greet me personally; because I've been here before and you searce- Iy noticed it. But you have come to he tonight because I am your spokes- hy. (ll.tvlt‘ilhn authori- | man. When a man is a candidate for office he is always seeking to come among you and make himself heard, but when & man is in affice the peo- ruso’s two-year-old daughter, will re- ple want him to come amopg .them, ceive ‘his art collection, while other|and he ought to come among them | relatives will recetve ample life in-{and be heard and hear {rom them. blocks of the Corbin post office.. Al-}.cous, the eatate eventually going to h though ;the McHargue home, is in &lGioria. . “That’s as it should be, for this is a popular government and let me-say t ever could and separated from it by .a ‘smalllto the dying wish of her father: will| do anything of which the American stream, ' nesghbors today said - they | aiyide: her heard the pound “of /pistol -shots ‘at|tinited States inclined to the beltef that the tragedy | that was eriactedat that time., Cartisa; vear ay, rin. ice Between the | people did net appreve. taken 'to 'the 1ama of | ernment of the United States. *Let ‘me tell-you also that.it is We 5 the President made the 140-mile cross- | concerns. Mr. Fordney also said it was not proposed to relieve public service corporations from a part of the 15 per cent income tax provision of the bill. The chairman indicated that he was not particularly impressed with the argument that this would hit many such corporations very hard, saying that electric light, strget railway, gas and such companies having a small net income would pay a proportionately small revenue to the government. Other Proposed Changes. Aside from revision of these levy sections of the law, the minds of many committee members are turn- ed to a repeal of the higher income surtaxes, of all or part of the trans- portation taxes and of the fountain and ice cream levies. It is explained. however, that it does not necessarily follow that these changes will be made or that other changes ip the 1918 law will not be made. The actual revisions are yet to be agreed upon, with indications of some fghis in “the committee before the comr pleted bill comes out. 3 1t was estimated yesterday by some that immediate repeal of the whole transportation tax, the soda watgr tax and the higher surtaxes, togethér with the $55,000,000 which the Treas- ury experts figure will be lost this fiscal year through repeal of the ex- cess profits tax as of last January 1, would approximate the half billién dollar cut which republican leaders in the House insist can be made in the tax levy.® Receipts and Expenditures. ‘With such a reduction, the taxes to be paid this fiscal year would approx- imate $3,070,000,000, on the basis of Treasury estimates presented to the committee, and would include $235,- 000,000 estimated back taxes. In ad- dition to this income, the Treasury figures customs receipts under the proposed new _tariff law at- $370:- 000,000 and income from miscellane- ous sources at about $350,000,000, making 2 total income of $3,790. as .against an outgo esti- mated in the Treasury statement at $4,554,000,000. = Supporters of the tax cut declare. however, that the apparent deficit of $764,000,000 would be greatly de- creased through additional collections on back taxes, estimated at probably $100,000,000, a larger income from miscellaneous sources, and decreases, in . éxpenditares, including -these on account of the public debt and the various federal departments. " _RIDDLED WITH SHOT. ‘JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 6.— ‘The body of Carl Pearson, aged forty- jthree, a farmer, who resided mnear asked | a dificult thing to conduct the gov- Moncriet Springs, six miles from liere, was found in front of his home his birth for-#t 163t three months in| have just emerged-from & cataclys- |late today riddled with buckshot. A No motive for the crime had been|every: ‘vear. ynd 'this Mrs. Caruso|mic world war. Things ‘have ‘beea stated today, although residents| promised. " MeHargue had not been on| . Mrs. 2 ~ ! turned upside:down. ' It is a time Céruso ‘will remain -for the| when America must keep her hat on |heard shots ‘fired early last - night. the. body, tol@d the authorities he friendly ‘termis' with his: mother, and it|present fn Naples'and later will visit| straight, when America must b con- | Pearson, who was from Massachu- BGatiting setts,” lived alone and 30 far as A A