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. WEATHER. Razin this afternoon, colder tonight; colder. Temperature four hours ended at 2 Highest, 60, at 11 a.m today; lowest, 40, at 9 p.m. vesterday. Full report on page 21. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 tomorrow fair and cloudy and for twenty- p.m. today: . _No. 28,809, Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D u TRAIN IS WRECKED, BRIDCE DYNAMITED One Killed, Six Hurt in Seri- ous Outbreak of Sabotage in Rhineland. FRENCH HOLD GERMANS NOT READY FOR PARLEY Berlin to Treat Only After Evacua- tion of Ruhr, Reply to Invaders. DUESSELDORF, March 16. — One French soldier was killed, and three sol- diers and three French were injured when a French troop train was wrecked near Treves, in the Rhinelund. today the result of sabotage This was one of several serious cases " of sabotage reported by the French from varfous parts of the occupied territory The train was diverted from the main line by a switch being thrown and crashed into a freight train. Bridge Is Dynamited. Another case of violence was the blowing ‘up by dynamite of the rail- road bridge over the Kalkum river, between Duisburg and Duesseldorf. This was the first inst dynamite has been successfully ployed for this purpose. The French patrol guarding the bridge was fired upon by the perpetrators. hut none of its members was Injured Near oblenz three phone and telegraph cable., . cluded fourteen important wires, were cut out and The French said months to repair this damage. as which in- military destroyed. Bomb Thrown at Station. A bomb was thrown at the railway station at Wiedau, but only slight damage was done. Additional reinforcements to the guards for the civil engineers’ mis- €lon are bezinning to arrive. It was ernounced today that 15,000 French an troops were com- Brussels reports say troops are merely re- placeme: This will make a total of seven divisions in the Ruhr, be- sides various auxiliary forces. NOT READY, SAY FRENCH. although By * Belleve They Can Force Berlin to Different Views. iy the Awsoclated Press, PARIS, March 16 —The French are holding to the view that the Germans are not yvet ready to negotlate for a &ettlement of the Ruhr occupation ques: tion and the reparations problem in gen- eral, It was indicated at the foreign of- fice today. Likewise, a flat denfal was i given to reports that the Franco- Helgian allles have requested the Brit- | ish or a neutral nation to indicate the Franco-Belglan willingness for vention. The French insist that the Germans must make direct overtures to | Y¥rance and Belgium It was stated, futhermore, that the IRuhr situation was improving and the prediction was made that from now on the valley would become rap- idly productive of coal and coke, . which are being seized and daily in increasing quantities, It was pointed out at the foreign office that unemployment was grow- ing in Germany and that this was not the case in France, on which ground it was argued that France was the better able to continue the duel INSISTS ON WITHDRAWALS. 4 Germany Not to Negotiate Until Troons Leave. B the Assoclated Press BERLIN, March 16.—Germany’s ! ficial response to the recent an- nouncement that France and Belgium will evacuate the occupied regions as fast as Berlin makes tangible guar- antees asserts that only & complete Withdrawal of the allies will make possible any negotiations. This opinion so far has been ex- pressed only in the press and in hstag circles, but it is editors and politicians alike have been informed by the govern- ment that any negotiations on the reparations question are conditional 9 [ By the Amsociated Pres ~ WIRESCUTINRUHR railroad_ men ! nce in which | em- | miles of tele- | it would take six | inter- loaded i known 2-Minute Hold-up Nets $10,000; | Bandits Escape ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 16.—Six ban- | dits today held up the State Bank of | Welleston, just west of the city lim- its, lined up eight employes and three | |customers against a wall, scooped up | ‘between $10,000 and $15,000 from the | ! cages and escaped in automobiles. The robbery was executed in less than two minutes, it was sald. 1.5, AGENT JAILED WITH COMMUNISTS Sheriff Tells How Spy Got Evidence Following Raid ! on Convention. i i | | | i 1 1 | | | | | | 1 i | {SAW FOSTER AT MEETING | Federal Investigator Declares Al- H leged Red Leader Was | on Scene. ed Press. T. JOSEPH, Mich, March 16— | Sheriff George Bridgeman, who led |the raid last August on the com-| | munist party convention in the Mich- | iigan sand dunes, was questioned to- day concerning the activities of Francis Morrow, at the trial of Wil- | llam Z. Foster, charged with violation | of the state anti-syndicalist laws. ! Morrow, a Department of Justice | jagent who was also known as Ash-| | worth, was present at the convention s a delegate and was “arrested” | when the meeting was raided. i The sheriff admitted that when .\lor-‘ row was taken into another room, ap- parently for ‘questioning, he screamed and cried, apparently in great pain, {and when returned to a cell told his | fellow prisoners he had been beaten | | by the federal agents and deputi Confined to Jail. i | Morrow rematnea in J | to mingle with | munists. | Mr. Walsh brought out that Allen 1 0. Myers. general manager of the W.| | | all two days | the genuine J. Burns International Detective ! Agency, came to St. Joseph immedi- ately after the raid. The defense tried to bring out that | Myers and other governrrent agents| Which he transmitted in a memoran- had been given access to the piles of | evidence, and that Myers had sent| i some of the papers to New York or | Washington. | Sheriff Bridgeman admittod the fed- | | eral agents had gone through the! | piles of evidence. but denied any had been removed with his knowledge. | Mr. Walsh also tried to bring out { that ‘when Morrow was released he | !drew up a statement releasing the | Department of Justice agents from | i all elaims of damages for the beating | lie pretended to have received at their hands. | The sheriff admitted such a paper was prepared. but denicd knowledge | | where It is now. The sheriff nl!o“ denied knowledge whether Myers sent any of the seized papers to P. M. | Whitney of Washingion, who wrote | a series of articles containing alleged | | copies of some of the evidence which | were_printed in the Boston Tran- script. i Saw Foster on Scene. | Jacob Spolansky, a Department of | Justice agent from Chigago, testificd | he had watched the communist con- | vention at Bridgeman for several days Dbefore it was raided, and that on Sun- { day, August 20, two days before the | raid, he saw Foster on the scene. Foster was not present when the ratd was made, and when arrested in Chicago later denied having attended the convention. Thirty-two of the seventy-six alleged delegates to the convention have been larrested, or have surrenderéd, sixteen | being caught at the time of the raid. Foster was arrested in Chicago and ex- tradited. Evidence Was Buried. Chief interest in today's session cen- jtered in the probable introduction by | the state of the “regulations of ground | committee,” found among the evidence {dug up at the convention scene from |two buried barrels. The reeulations, ireferred to yesterday by Assistant At- torney General O. L. Smith in his open- }ing statement, show, the state main- | tains, the delegates themselves recog- nized the illegal status of their ac- tivities and took elaborate precautions | against discovery. Delegates to the convention apparently enjoyed littlec freedom. They could not | leave the grounds without a pass, wers | compelled to rise at 6 a.m. and retire at 10 p.m., could not talk to strangers, (Continued on Page 11, Column 1.) PRESIDENT SEEKS OPEN SEA IN QUEST OF BIG-TYPE FISHING By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, March 16.—President Harding today has gone fishing in the ocean. Using the Cocolobo Cay Club, situ- sted on a little island about twenty- fyve miles down the coast, as a head- quarters, the President’s fishing party put out to sea early today in the hope of reaching some amber jacks, kingfish, barracuda or other of the biz deep sea fish that come up on the reefs fo feed. Weather conditions out beyond the keys, which separate the ocean from Biscayne bay, were reported to be rot the best, however, for fishing. Marly yvesterday it appeared as though the weather would be almost perfect, but a stiff northwest wind came up and blowing against the ®ulf stream all day knocked up some nasty waves. The strength of the wind increased last night but fell back about daybreak today, and also changed direction so that fishermen said it would be possible for the Presi- dent to get some fishing, although not under the most favorable conditions. Expected Back This Afternoon. The fishing party, which is being en- tertained by Carl G. Fisher and James A% Allison, both formerly of Indianapo- 1is but now of Miami, is expected back 1o Miami Beach during the afternoon. (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.3 The President houseboat, the Pioneer, left early today for Palm Beach, where the President and his party will board it Saturday to resume the cruise north- ward to St. Augustine. The presidential party arrived at the | island late yesterday, after a round of 8olf earlier in the day on the Flamingo :()ul’sc. while Mrs. Harding spent her rst night ashos with 'her ‘hostess. Mrs. Eawird 5. N iIn a cottage near the Flamingo Cut off from the main line b, - cayne bay, with radio the only mesms ?:yf:mmunlcalhlm“the President is en- g more seclusion than at since m}sl vacation began. At Sitime rs. Harding, after seeing the - ident off on ‘his fshing tripe Evr::t With Mrs. McLean to the cottage men- tioned, where she spent the afternoon and night. The Pioneer, on which the cruise from Ormond to Miami was nhmeé.;:g.x;»ded with gasoline and oil ¥ ey, preparator: today for Paim Beach, > '° leaving May Go to Palm Beach by Train. i The President and Mrs. Harding, | with members of their party, accord- ing to present plans, will go. to Palm Beach by traln and motor tomorrow. and begin the northward cruise from that place, probably Sunday after- noon, with. stops to be made at Vero, Ormond and other places for golf. The President, it is learned, plans to spend about a week at St. Augus. tine, and then go to Augusta, Ga. for a stay or four or five days. i | constderation Justice. | man U... TO DETERMINE AMNESTY FOR a0, FOLLOWING QUIZ {Action of Department of Jus- tice on Political Prison- ers’ Case Near. PEPPER AND BORAH PUSH ACTIVITIES FOR RELEASE Work of Pennsylvania Senator In- spired by “Sense of American Duty.” The cases of the so-called “political prisoners”” now about fifty in num- ber, it is believed, will receive early by the Department Infuential dependent investigations of these cases, and the resuits of thess inve: tigations Lave been transmitted the Department of Justice, upon whose recommendation only the Pres- {ident acts in such matters. Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania and Senator Borah of Idaho have given jattention to those cases. Senator Pep- per las gone thoroughly into the Chicago cases, where members of the I. W. W. were tried and convicted d are now in jail for conspiracy to ause insubordination In the Army and Navy and to obstruct recruiting. He has submitted a memorandum to the Department of Justice on each of the individual cases, this memora dum being based on a searching re- view of evidence. Investigation Duty. The Peunsylvania senator was in- duced to take up this inquiry as the result of an appeal made to him some | menths ago to sign a petition praying | for a general jall delivery of the war prisoners. Senator Pepper declined to sign this petition, but to those who | had solicited him to do so he sald in| substance that if the question of hu- iliberty was put up to him, he could not, as an American Jawyer, United States senator, evade the duty of making an inquiry. Those who were interested in prisoners took him at his word ard be an to feed the cases in to him. Senator Pepper has examined vol- umes_of the testimony of the trial in the Chicago 1. W. W. cases, and ha reached the very definite conclusion, dum to the Department of Justice, that the men should be released. There {were twenty-eight cases, and in each | of these Senator Pepper came to the conelusion that executive Tt would not appear that the views of Senator Pepper and the Depart- ment of Justice are widely at vari- ance, except in one respect, as to the (Continued on Page %, Column 7.) USH DRY FORCES TORUH LANDIGS Long Island and Jersey Coast Points Active With Smugglers. By the Associated NEW YORK, March 16.—Forces of prohibition enforcement agents have | been dispatched to Long Island and| New Jersey coast points in an effort to stem the tide of liquor being smuggled into the country from the fleets outside the three-mile limit. R. Q. Merrick, zone chief. sald that while he was without first hand in- formation of the existence and oper- ation of rum fleets off the coast, he did not care to deny that liquor was being smuggled “The customs service and the coast | guards.” he sald, “are trying.to stop It is our job to get the nners. the 0 We are trying liquor that is landed. to do that.” WIND HALTS RUNNERS. iy Customs_and Prohibition Officers __Also Increase Activities. By the Associated Press. HIGHLANDS, N. J., March 16.—The Highlands rum fleet, now numbering sixteen vessels, was robbed of cus- tomers today by strong southerly winds that kicked up a high sea and hela New Jersey and Long Island bottle fishermen inshore. Enthusiasm of the rum runners fur- ther was dampened by the increased actlvities of customs and prohibition enforcement authorities which greet- ed yesterday's burst of spring ac- tivity along rum row.- With the cus- foms boats Lexington and Porpolse lying in walt offshore and numerous prohibition agents circulating on Jand, concern was expressed lest the hazards of the trade be Increased! ond the profit point. P htormation that became available today on yesterday's activities, how- ever, showed the enforcement au- thorities had only limited success. A number of small runners made port during the night with light supplies of liquor, while three larger boats apparently eluded the customs boats and got in with goodly cargoes. SUIT AGAINST BABE RUTH IS FILED BY MISS DIXON Home-Run King Father of Her Child-to-Be,, Declares Petition in $50,000 Action. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 16.—The $50,000 suit of Dolores Dixon against Babe Ruth, Yankee home-run slugger, ac- cusing Ruth of attacking her during motor trips to Long Island, was flled in the New York county clerk’s office today by George Feinberg, her lawyer. The complaint alleges that Ruth is the father of a child, as yet unborn to Miss Dixon. y ¢ Foening Star. of | members of the administration have been making in- | to| the release of the | clemency | should be granted. | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION i 1 | | LS 8, WIRES 5 :Village of / Savage Wrecked. | VictimsTaken to Hospitals | in Memphis. c | apa ftion as a | | com-!apart from his official positi {SNOW BLANKET IN WEST! Forecast Blizzard for Lower I.nke| | Region Fails to Ma- terialize. Ry the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 16.—Eight persons were killed and fifty or more | injured in a storm which wrecked the village of Savage, in Tate county, Missi#sippi, late vesterday and &wept through sections of Panola and Quit- man eduntics, according to word re- ceived today from the storm swgpt’ area. John Kerr. a merchant:crushed | when his store at Savag€ was demol- | ished. died early today at Crenshaw, where he was.tuken for medical at- tentlon, acpsfding to W. S. McCoy. a telegraph operator at Crenshaw, who browght the first definite news of the storm™s havoc to Memphis today, and | three otker persons, a man named Chambers, his wife and son were | drowned when they were blown into Cold Water river. Four negroes were reported killed on plantations near Lambert, Miss. Mrs. T. H. Rich of Savage was brought to a hospital here today with her skull fractured. Her condition was reported as critical. SNOW BLANKET IN WEST. | Blizzard Predicted for Lower Lake Region Fails to Materialize. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 16.—The blizzard predicted for the lower lake region | had-not materialized early today, al- though temperatures were reduced sharply from those of ytesterday. Blown by a strong gale, snow fell in sheets in Chicago early today, but by dawn had glven way to sun- shine. Much of the western plains states today lay under snows of from five inches to a foot and a half, but snow- falls has ceased. Farther south strong winds marked the eas progress of another storm swept up from New Mexico. Swirl- ing into a tornado, that storm ap. i parently took its heaviest toll in northern Mississippi. Wire Service Stricken. With wire communication in the stricken area entirely eliminated lit- ‘AKING tle was known early today of the eftects other than the death of four persons at Lambert, Miss., and al. most total destruction of the town of Savage, Miss., Injuries to a score or_more. and damage to property in a half dozen towns and farming set- tlements, reports of which were re- ceived last night before communica- “'ol";l was Io.'.l B 18 e storm in the middle portion the Mississippt valley left Kanl:l{ OF H The Star’s delivered to —— “From Press to Home | Within the Hour” carrier-system covers every city block and the regular edition is ‘Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 96,442 WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1923—FORTY-SIX PAGES. STRANDED WHALES. M'SSISS]PPI SmRM ilOO-Year Figures Blast Theory That Winter Is Passing Forever [If Slightest Change Has Occurred in Normal Temperature It Is Too Small to Measure, Forecaster Says. Modern sages who wag their headsterms of apparent ass\xra‘chdé{\‘;“li}l\ci The warmer; that the days-of deep and |board follows: their | president. and Norton M. Little, Mrs. and proclaim that the good ship earth is fast sailing into warmer at- | mospheres. where summer is perpet- | ual and snows are unkwown, are merely indulging in self hypnosis, according to Forecaster C. L. Mitchell of the United States weather bureau here. 1f even the slightest chang | has occurred in the normal tempeme= tures of the United States, he-%¥aid; it has been too small far “scisfic modern instrumenty to, ffegsare. Every winter brifigg -forth new self appointed prophetsiho assert in RUNAWAY LOVERS, [BAND 17, AREHELD Police Await Word From Richmond in Case of Couple With Auto. Hastily arranged plans of Dan Cupid went to smash early this morning when police, acting on a telegram from Richmond, Va., au- thoritics, arrested Thomas Gray Had- don, ir., eighteen vears old, and Miss Nancy Holland Chalkley, seventeen, both from fashionable Richmond homes, at a downtown hotel, and locked the young couple up on charges of. being “fugitives from justice.” Policeman McDonald and two others from the sixth precinct made the ar- rest after discovering Haddon's name on the hotel register. This was about 3 o'clock this morning. Just as the discovery was made young Haddon came down from his room to get some- thing from his father's automobile, which had brought the couple to the city, 4 Drive to Police Station. Haddon was attired in street clothes and, after talking to the po- licemen, he led them to the room occupied by Miss Chalkley. Then the party motored to the sixth precinct statlon in Haddon's machine, where the charge was placed against them, Capt. Doyle explaining that this was & mare formality necessitated by the wording of the telegram from the Richmond police. Haddon was detained at the sta- tion and Miss Chalkley spent the remainder of the night at the house n. o‘;::;:“?m tory told by Haddon this morning: “We Yerebsxén‘xz to t;: . We had only abo ] ,;:‘r;‘:tr\lween us, but 1 thought we (Continued on Page 11, Column ntinued on Page 1 views: of the treasures Remarkable Articles From Tomb of King Tutankhamen Pictured in the Rotogravure Section Of Next Sunday’s Star These official photographs will appear only in The Star in Washington. In Next Sunday’s Star They are close-up from the famous tomb. | seasons are becom frequent snows. ging on crests snappy br es and ice skating, have gone forever. idea. whichAhe weather experts sa is rapidj-becoming a general be lief. s/ Uttefly without foundation and false, 7 _AFitty Years of Records. weeks of _PAccurate records of temperatures | in.Washington have been kept at the ! ocal bureau for fifty vears and an examination of them shows that there has been no measurable per- (Continued on P’age 2, Column 1.) TWOD.C. STATUES MAYBEEXCHANGED Gen. Washington Memorial Likely to Occupy Place in Lafayette Park. Transfer of the Gen. Washington equestrian statue, now being taken down from its pedestal in Washington Circle for repairs, to the position in Lafayette Park now occupied by the equestrian statue of Gen. Andrew i Some Believed in Favor of Giving Commissioners Opportunity to Show Preference. i Yannigans Beat Regulars Again, 1t00,at Tampa Special Dispatch to The Star. TAMPA, Fla., March 16.—George Fisher's terrific three-bagger over Wade's head, followed by Joey Evans' clean single to center in the fourth, gave the Yannigans their second successive 1-to-0 vic- tory over the Regulars here to- day. Only five innings were played, the pitching supply failing to last. 8lim McGrew was struck on the pitching arm by a liner from Lapan's bat in the fifth and forced to the clubhouse for repairs. GUARDIANS BOARD LIKELY TORESIGN Change in Method of Ap-| pointments May Lead to Changes. MEMBERS ARE . DIVIDED! Change in the method of appointing members of the board of children” guardians may lead to a blan resignation of the present board? it was learned today, when dejafls of a meeting of the board yesjarday after- noon became known,~At this meet- ing, and after a léfigthy discussion the board is reported to have ad- journed wish the understanding that each medfiber would decide the ques- tion~fGr himself. What the final re- sGlt will be could not be ascertained today. This | | Grosvenor, Judge George C. Aukum, i Dr. William A. Warfield, Mrs. Thomas | Jackson, and the transfer of the lat- | ter to Washington Circle, |s being considered by the office of public bulldings and grounds. The latter {s satisfied that the change will meet with almost unani- mous approval in the District, and that when Congress is asked to pro- vide the necessary authority and money it will do so readily. One of- ficial of the public buildings and grounds office who is prepared per- sonally to draw the plans for the proposed shift, today stated his belief that before the spring of 1924 the change will have been completed. Preaident Favors Change. It is known that President Harding favors the change, and there is not the slightest doubt but when the proper time arrives he personally will suggest to Congress to enact the nec- essary legislation. He has been known to remark on more than one occasion since his occupancy of the ‘White House that the view from the front windows of the White House wag, in his estimation, the most beau- tiful one In the National Capital. One glorfously bright morning late last summer the executive and two very high officials of the government were standing looking out of a north wi dow in the eastroom. During pause in the conversation the Presi dent is reported to have said, “There is the finest view in Washington.” The fact that the Mills statue of Jackson has for many years been the brunt of criticism and abuse by vis- | ftors and even old-time principally because of “hobby-horse” effect, was called to his attention. He was asked if he did not think the view he admired so greatly could not be improved by the removal of the Jackson statue and the erection in the center of the park of a more pleasing work of art. When the suggestion was made to replace the Jackson statue .with the greatly admired Washington statue, Which is so little known by the citi- zens of the city and is seen by only & few of the visitors because of its rather remote location, the Presi- dent is said to have agreed most en- thusiastically. He was familiar with the Washington statue. More than once he had paused to view it. Same Sculptor Made Statues. The office of public buildings and grounds was very shortly afterwara acquainted, with this little conversa- tion In the window of the eastroom and’ thus was born the seed of an idea that may develop into an actual fact within the next twelve months. Strangely enough both of these art works were created by the same man residents, its so-called —Clark Mills, one of the most du-l (Continued on {H. Carter, Mrs. Lois K. Marshall and | former Judge Michael M. Doyle. | smembers to remain. Appointed by Judges. present membership of Willlam W. the Millan, lizabeth B. Ufford, Mrs. Gilbert | Untila few weeks ago the board of guardians was appointed by the two | Police Court judges and the justice {sitting in Criminal Division 1. | Congress, however, wrote into the District appropriation act for the next fiscal vear a clause transferring this appointive power to the Commission- ers, thereby bringing the board di- rectly under control of the municipal authority. How the question of resigning came before the board of guardians could not be learned. It may have been prompted by a desire to give the Commissioners an opportunity to say whether they wished the present Involved in Comtroversy. The board of guardians and the trustees of the Industrial Home School became involved in a spirited | controversy last summer over thel! question of how the school should be used. In designating the Commissioners to appoint the guardians in future. Congress at the same time abolished the board of trustees of the home school and placed the school under the | management of the guardians. The]| effect of this legisiation was to con- tralize control over both the school and the guardians in the Commis- sioners. 5 The guardians, it is known, began discussing the proposal to tender their resignations to the Commisston- ers at a meeting Wednesday after- noon. The first conference, it is under- falled to result in a definite o dion and the board resumed dis- cussion yesterday. According to re- liable reports, the members again found themselves divided. RUSSELL WINS DIVORCE. Wife Found Guilty of Misconduct in British Society Case. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 16—The Hon. John Russell, son and heir of Lord Ampthill, was granted a divorce to- | 346,104,613, FRST QUBRTER AX ON INGOMES BRINGS OVER $400,000,000 Specific Figures From Col- lectors Will Bear Out Esti- mate, Treasury Believes. SUBSTATIONS HELP HERE Biggest Check Paid Is for $1,750,- 000 by Corporation in New York. Indicating what officials describe as further evidence of a wave of prosperity, preliminary reports to the Treasury today point to more than $400.000,000 income tax from tho first payment of income and ex- cess profits taxes for the calendar year 1922. Although specific figures were not ailable early today at the Treas- ury from collectors of internal revs.- enue throughout the nation, camf- dence was expressed on all siged re- ceiving reports that the_-payments due March 15 would much more than equal the expectationsof officials who had hoped the figfre might $400,000,000. .~ ;m}’}/l::u in Washington. w ington paid taxes not only at thé office of Deputy Collector H. Clay owell, 1422 Pennsylvania avenue, but at eight other substations located at downtown banks and the Treasury building. No estimate of the Washington ra- turns was_available today, Deputy Collector Powell indicating that he would be unable to determine for some time whether the city of Wash- ington paid as much or more than last year Unofficial reports, however, concern- ing the local situation were to the effect that there were a few less tax- payers this year than last, This, however, was wholly unofficial and it was thought might not be borne out by figures later avallable. Some pre- dicted that Washington at least equaled its last year's record. Many Pay in Baltimore. Owing to the fact that a large num- ber of District of Columbia taxpayers probably sent their returns to Balti- more, the headquarters for this dis- trict, it will probably be some time before accurate figures will be avail- able concerning the capital Highly optimistic reports from all parts of the country, however, flowed into Washington, indicating increases in some large financial centers, par- ticularly New York. Special. reports from Chicago, although unofficial, ex- pected that last years payments there would be exceeded, although first reports were that there would be a reduction at the Illinois me- tropolis. Increase in Manhattan. The Manhattan district of New York, according to Frank K. Bowers, the collector of internal revenue, indicated an increase of more than $3,000,000. A statement by Mr. Bowers last night shows recipts for the Manhattan district up to midnight receipts for the corre- last year totaling reach sponding period $42,153,564 Tax payments on the last day, March 15, in the Manhattan district, it was pointed out, showed a heavy increase over last year, yesterday returning $28,306,065. as compared 94,864 in 19! gest check received in New York was said to be from a corpora- tion amounting to $1,750.000. An individual return there was reported as accompanied by a check for {$1.600,000 for the first quarterly in- stallment on the tax. There were sald to be several payments of more than £1.000,000. Collect $17,380,292 in Chicago. Unofficlal reports from Chicago showed at 7 o'clock last night total collections of $17.389.292, which was virtually the same figure reached at midright March 15 a year ago Whether the increase would seem to be general was due to more taxpay- ers, to more persons returning the entire vear's tax on the first install- ment or to an increase in business, officials seemed to be unanimous in the interpretation that the income tax figures showed that the much dis- cussed wave of prosperity was ac- tual. ; Treasury officials expected to receive later today preliminary reports from all collectors of internal revenue throughout the country and indicated some kind of a preliminary aggre- gate total might be struck. The Washington situation was re- lleved during the last day by addition of the eight substations to such an day. A jury found Mrs. Russell ¢ of misconduct with an un- Fhown ‘man, but ot ‘with ~Harold ver, the corespondent. M e case atiracted wide attention fn social circle U. S. Dark Spot { | By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 16.—A tribe so primitive that it believes Americans live on the bottom of the world and are, therefore, in darkness, has been foynd in the mountain villages of the Daghestan by Dr. F. A. Golder of the | Hoover Foundation. These people, Dr. Golder said, upon his return here, think that Americans do their plowing while walking up- side down, with oxen to whose horns candles are tied. Belleving that the world is table-shaped, with them- selves on its top, they feel that the Americans are, indeed, unfortunate, because they are compelled to live in eternal night. From World Below. Dr. Golder said that in many of the villages delegations greeted him as a man from the world below. Some I were anxious to know how Americans managed to get about. One old gray- beard, sorely perplexed by what seem- ed an unsolvable riddle, finally came I extent that the crowd at haadqu ters, 1422 Pennsylvania avenuc, dwin- dled later in the evening instead of increasing. Only a few straglers ap- peared after 10:30 p.m. althougn the office was open until midnight Upside Down, Primitive Russ Tribe Thinks from the fly and learned to walk up- side down. “They thought I arrived by way of a hole in the ground, the ladder to which {s kept by the Czar of M cow,” Dr. Golder asserted. These people still make fire with flint and steel and use stone ham- mers and shepherds’ pipes. Justice is administered through trial by ordeal The men, who are of remarkable ph) sique, go about armed to the teet for they are feudists. The familiex live in ‘stone huts in the practically valleyless mountains. Wear Scanty Clothes. Although the people are Moslem: the women are not veiled and becau of the present shortage of cotton cloth their only clothing consists of simple sheepskin coats. “They nearly overwhelmed me with hospitality,” Dr. Golder said, “ap- pointing as my special guard a one- eyed bandit who had thirty-five notches in his war club. He would not let me out of his sight.” As a result of Dr. Goider's visit into this unfrequented region, the Ameri- can Rellef Administration has - sent rations for 10,000 children to the . mountain villages, where starvation is to the conclusion that inasmuch as Americans are a wonderful people, &%, Column Z) ' they have undoubtedly taken a lesson general. William Driscoll has gon to Daghestan to take charge of t ! operations. >