Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1924, Page 4

BLOC SYSTEM HELD MENACE BY HOOVER Secretary Sees Parallel to European Dictators in Congress Impotence. Special Dispatch to The Star. EMPORIA, Xan,, January 5.—The ‘American bloc system in Congress Is threatening the United States with digaster. in the opinion of Becretary of Commerce Hoover, who has writ- ten & letter discussing the recent trend of politics to Willlam Allen ‘White, Emporia editor. Hoover sees in the congressional blocs symptoms of the same thing that threw Europe into chaos and which required the rise of the abso- lute dictator. Recently an editorial from White's pen pointed out that after five years of reconstruction practically all of the civilized world has turned to dic- tators; Italy to Mussolini, France to its military party, Greece to Plastiras and Russia to ~Lenin-Trotsky. The editorial caught the eve of Secretary Hoover and brought forth a comment on the political situation and its possibilities. The Hoover letter follows: “You have asked for my diagnosis ¢ the epidemic of dictatorship that ems to ha ted many of the Buropean democracies and my opin- fon as to whether it might be cateh- ing in our country. “As you know, all European demo: racies ‘were paiterned morc or less after the British or French form of so-called responsible government. That 1s, the entire administrative arm of the government—the cabinet—is choeen as a committes from the mem- bership of the legislative body, and can only continue 8o long as it has & majority. There is thus a profound distinction between their form of government and ours, bacause the administrative arm of our govern- ment springs directly from election by the pecple for a definite termn. New for the epidemic. No Majority Party “In practically every government in Furope thers are In these da from three to twenty political parti the legislative assembly, with no singlo partr in majority = In con- mequence their cabinets, and thus the administrative branches of thelr go ornments, have been necessarily founded on temporary coalitlons be- tween parties or ephemeral cabinets representing minorities. Likewise legislative work must be accom- Pplished coalition. _Any coalition Between groups of different political thought and objects is bound to re- sult in the abandonment of matters of important principle and the con- sequent adoption of the largely negative policies. Al virility and strength are lost, cabinets are but short lived and constructive and courageous policies in legislation or sdministrative action have been con- spiciously absent. The problems in economic and social reconstruction have been enormous, and in the face of the viclent differences of opinion between the different factions the negative policies have resulted in lit- tle more than drift and paralysis of goyernmert. “That is the disease. As a rasult the people In one country after an- other. in exasperation, have welcomed some form of dictatorship. This does not necessarily indicate = faflure of sentiment for the principles of lib- eralism. It is a fallure in making practical government machinery for thelr application. United States Will Suffer Less. “Our form of democracy will suffer much less than those of Europe from this sort of paralysis, because the a ministrative arm of our governmen springing directly from 4he people, has at least continuity of office and does have definiteness of administra- tive policies. e same disease. ho ever, can infect our Congress in such a fashion as to dissolve all conatruc- tive legislation and responsibility. In t, we have a slight infection of it right now p “It is possible that the world is fac- ing two alternative forms of democ- racy. Kither of the majority must be expressed through the parties, the party structure must admit of ma- Jorities, these majoritieg must assuma the responsibility of government—all of which is impossible for long if thers are more than two parties of any Importance; or alternatively, #ome new adventire must be embark- ed on, such as to attempt legislation through referendums upon all impor- tant questions. I do not believe the latter will work over the large popu- lations of the modern world (it may work in local issues), for it would re- duce the legislature to a nonentity and destroy the essence of construc- tive government, which is team work between the administrative and leg- islative branches in all questions, to say nothing of the destructive exag- ration of sectional and group emo- tions arising from referendums over #0 diverse a country s ours. It is, of course, the negation of representa- tive government. Compromise Vital te Cure. “Whether the disturbed countries in Furope can recover from their paralysis and return to liberal di mocracles by better party organiza tion can only be determined by time, and depends upon y factors. One factor Is the penetration into the individual mind of the necessity for a band by compromise which _suc- cessful democracy implies. Prac- tioal democracy requires two party vernments; otherwise there s un- likely to be any stable majority, and this implles a willingness and spirit ot comnromise in {ndividuals of per- hans o diverse point of view to work er within a single party ‘where they can Agtaeon & consid- erable portlen of objectives. I doubt whehter any two thinking men will == AN ImMOVATION FOR You'tL Al ) HAVE THERE ARE JUST € Fiee 2 TABLES. THE GAME wetLe, Come TimME CorR e % Y W VIEW OF PHARAOH’S COFFIN SOON HINTED (Continued from First Page.) last February the doors were found to be unsealed and that on being opened they disclosed within a sec- ond shrine with between them a as alabaster vases, gllt staves, bows, ete. Doors Were Opened. A short while ago these doors, to- gether with the treasures. were re- moved to facilitate the work of re- cording, and thus the doors of the second shrine stood fully. revealed magnificently incised scenes in relief lot King Tut-ank-Amen in various at- titudes of worshiping, With, at the top and bottom, bolts of ebony and in the center staples of bronze fasten- ed by & cord on which the sealing is still intact. Carefully the cord was severed, the bolts drawn and the doors opene. and a third shrine was reveaicd ex- actly similar in design, of gold throughout like the other two, with similar ebony bolts across its doors and its cord and sealing still in po- sition, the sealing in this case being a variant of the regular royal necrop- olls_ sesling that bore the cartouche of King Tut-ankh-Amen, well as the ordinary representation of the jackal od triumphing over its nine foes. Fpon the doors were represented, carved upon the gold, a number of curious figures of gods of world. n each succesding shrine the goll was cleaner and brighter, and as the succesive doors stood open, their in- her faces covered with gold, like the outer ones, the sight was dazzling, superb, almost blinding in its effect. Fourth Shrine Revealed. Once more the bolts were drawn and the seal cord cut and then the doors of this third shrine were opened, revealing yet a fourth shrine, also of gold, brighter and more daz- zling than the last. This likewise had bolts of ebony, but there Was no sealing. That there weres now between us and the heart of the nest of shrines only the doors confronting us was evident from the fact that depicted thereon were the figures of the pro- tect! goddesses with outstretched The decisive moment was at l‘\vll:rlnfl ‘we all watched with tense excitement as the bolts of the last doors were 'wn aside. The doors swung slowly open and the under- entirely agres in every particular of political nhllolo‘hy or or agree fracll y on all the items of a legis- stive or administrative program. In- dividuals will always find difficulties in aceepting the oconflicting points, but the whole survival of our form of democracy Wwill depend upon a willingness to adopt team play and 1o fight out the secondary conten- tions within the main ranks. “Qur political parties change their objectives with time and changing problems, or new glrt are born which bury the old, but 1l very helpful periods. A crystalll tion of new objectives In old partle: 18 the safest course for demoormoy, but ‘:ll. wur.lr has not al “We have hitherto accomplished this fairly well in America with a few ‘exoeptions, and unless we can main- tadn it our Congress will become im- tent. until it permits by its own negligence. “Obviously progress requires that men shall advocate their own ideas Ty every means possible. Likewise the eompromise necessary fo: «cesaful government requls should advance these I or the other. I know that @ jibe at such an ide: for i) DINNER BOARD NAMED. Charles W. Morris Hoads Board of > Trade Committes. Chairmen of committess which will have of the arrangems New Willard Hotel Pebruary 16 w youts a8 lollwr"l: mr.l:: genersl chairman; George t, George Mil- C. | entifio records ha will , filling the entire area within here: rine and eftectusily barring ail llbodl:';fi enormous hagus O cryst ine san D atact, with the 1id still firm e modeled in _the 1 further progre! At the T et, highest rel the stand- in the store cham e stone of the sar- 1 their arms and wings ::Yht:'::m along its sides, while the entablature comprised a frieze of in- scriptions miving th e cartouches of King Tut-ankh-Amen, round the ber, but cnut in th o thus confirming that this was his tomb and that with- in_the sarcophagus re his mor- tal remains. 3 =~ MagniScent Ploce of Work. From the doorway only one end of the sarcophagus could be seen, but that was sufficlent to show what a magnificent plece of work it is, and its vastness, the superb nature of its decoration and carving, and with the dassling of the golden doors and the des of the various shrines, all com- bined to create an awe-inspiring {m- pression, which was accentuated by the mystic mauve lights cast on the scene by the electric reflector behind us. It was a most thiilling moment and we gased on the sl spellbound and _ silent. wnai:ver _doubts may have e: a8 the contents of this nest of shrines have thus now been effectually set at reat. We have seen _the actusl sarcophagua wherein the ki lies buried, and therewith © heiug we must bs con- L BE CRAZY ABOLT \T Too. 2 SETS OF MAH JONGG AP NnouGH OF Us To | CAM TEACH You . An HOUR OR So. Ora. WE'RE WASTING quantity of wonderful treasures such | before our gaze, completely gilded with | Now,Bovs, | Kfiow You ExXFPECTE D To PLAY POKCR TOMIGHT BUT | HAVE You. LL BET NES, Ty EvER- Si Turs i e WORK TURNS DOWN COAL DEALERS’ PLEA TO CLOSE U. S. YARD ____(Continued from First Page.) | { | | cents per ton, should be interpreted a5 one to cover/the whole margin on | coal trucked. If 1 am in error in this and you do in fact propose out of the 92 cents to assume all the charges | enumerated as atill being left for the sovernment to meet, I would be glad o be set right. The dealers clalmed in their pro-! posal submitted three weeks ago that any reduction in the cost of coal at the dealers’ yards, in overhead, operat- | ing expenses and fair profit, would be reflected in the price of coal to the consumer. This was attacked by Seoretary Work's informants, as being vague and giving no promise of protection to the private consumer. The Interior Secretary was also in- formed that instead of the govern- ment realizing a galn of about a mil- lion dollats over the five-year period covered by the dealers’ proposal, the loss to the government over a flve- year period by acceptance of the pro- posals of a 92 per cent margin (which he was infomed covers but a part of the total cost) would be $450,427.43. Dealers Cite Clatms. Regarding coal receiving facilities, the dealers claimed they have a re- celving capacity of more than two million tons of coal a vear, which they estimated to be twice the annual household and commercial needs. Their elghteen coal dumps are on several raflroads entering Washing ton, their brief sald, while the gov ernment fuel yard dump is on but one—the Pennsylvania—and in case of a tie-up on the latter road, deliv- eries of coal to the government yard would be suspended. The brief of the local retall dealers was prepared by the Coal Merchants Board of Trade, of which practically all local dealers are members, and went into the position of the local trade at great length. Figures were submitted by the dealers detalling operating costs of the government fuel yard brought up at hearings be- fore " oon onal “committees and before the budget bureau. posals e turned over by Seore- tary Work to offiolale of the govern- ment fuel yard and the bureau of mines, its operating agenoy, and re- plies were made to the Interior De- partment head by these officlals to s and subject matter of costs queatinoed by Secretary Work, the head of one of the large coal companies declared this afternoon. Whether the government buys the coal or not from the mines and de- Mvers through dealers’ yi the margin covers all costs, this dealer said. Although the government is required by statute to leck care fully a1l deliveries, and must pay th of. employes to do this, this dealer declared himself willing to { loan his own men for th ~ ‘The dealer also decla that he and his assoclates probably could bind | themselves not to accept & margin on isales to private consumers over a Cer- tain price, but could not set a stand- ard price at which coal would be sold over a five-year period. —ee this should be done, and 8o far as liss in the latter's powsr he will insur hat this wish, which exactly inter- rd Carnarvon's feels into effect. "5,~The_. €or+ respondent of the KExchange Tele< Taph at Luxor, Egypt, forwarded the following dispatch: { “Following Howard Carters mag: nificent discoveries of the contents of the second and successive shrine in the Tut-ankh-Ams b come a sudden slump. Mr. Carte ttlu"lw-nh'o{,llu‘lm ;h" ;:;nh‘;fl‘nxv ension and | ! of his brightest ssible to raise the l'h. have en dismantled, and it is useless to :nvulnu ‘how long that will take, for, as pre' s dispatches have shown, the task involved is - stupendously aifcult. Of one thi O Whet. the time, somee for th L. on e time co r o :l'«ll to be raised and the mummy of Seosiates will e i made ve been be left In peace within the Dossible. <0 Ud of the 5 .u%m the lfnfln vernment are gettin tolerable all the time, whln‘ 5 re- Coupled with th 8. over-! eibility Of the tomb, is affecting hich has not beem coup! hi- constitution, wl robust for some yq:: “‘Nevertheleas he ‘sontinuin work, which for the next fe must be robbed of its “Mr. Cartar uu.n-%‘ be able, the :‘h‘ ‘where it will be & his. W 5 oY tonnage of government, District and | ¥ AT WiLtL B4 / o Jotty k|- WATERS OF OHIO ' CONTINUE TO RISE (Continued from First Page.) bound to Florida by motor were re- ported temporarily halted and mail service partially disrupted. RED CROSS OFFERS AID. Four Field Workers in Ohio Order- ed Ready for Duty. The area around Cincinnati and Louisville now menaced by floods will be sent relief by the Red Cross if found necessary. A wire to this ef- fect was. sent today by the disaster relef division of the Red Cross here S chairman in that if re- lief supplies were needed that they could be procured from the chapters in ‘Evansville, Bloomingten and I dianapolis, Ind. Four trained Red Crosa fleld work- ers in Ohlo were notified to hold themselves in readiness. FREEZE SAVES PITTSBURGH. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, January —After reaching a crest of twenty-seven feet four inches vesterday the Ohio river here began to recede and last night twenty-five feet and atill falling. By Monday a twelve-foot stage will be reached, If the cold weather continues, t was said at the office of the United States engineer of the Pittaburgh district. Thousands of workers in _plants |along the Ohto, Allegheny and Monon- |gahels rivers have been temporarily thrown out of employment by the rise of waters. The heaviest damage in the city was done on the north side district where a number of Stree were {nundated and the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad sub- merged. Soores of families of the north side and suburban districts last night were ocoupying temporary er, having been, in a' great mm{ in taken from their homes in rowboats. Tracks of the Plttsburgh and Lake Erie rallroad on the south side sec- tion of the city were also inundated in_many places. From many towns along the Ohio river in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Weat Virginia come reports of submerged streets and waters sweeping through the first floor of homes. There has been no report of 10ss of life. United States Weather Forecaster higher river stage. e present flood is the most disastrous sinoe 1913, WORE TO SEAVE DAM: By the Associated Press. SHEFFIELD, Als, January 6. Officials and workmen at Wilson Dam are making heroia efforts to prevent further damage to construc- tion work due to a rapid rise in the ‘Tennessce river. The big oconcrete mixing plant has been flooded and attention is being diverted toward the coffer dams, where an overflow would seriously impair work. Col, Spaulding, United States en- gineer on the job, reported that whil the crest of the river was not ex- pected until tomorrow, there was small r of the coffer dams being Railroad traocks l:fllln to the mixing plant have been -s 23 & precsutionary measure. 3 Cattle have been swept down the river from ds the dam and dashed against the plera. Drift- wood and other - del have also lodged against the pier. The stage of the river was reported at 30 feet. ‘The Florence, Als., eleoctric pumping station near here on Tess oreek, *has been flooded and the old steam plant has been put baok in use. The oreek was backed up by the rive finm in this seotion are swol. KELLOGGS ARE WEEK END GUESTS OF LADY ASTOR inunda: n | 3 Mrs. L the ! tion of Mr. and . king have not yet besn the ceremony. will B I&-m Bt FOR ORIGINAL RECIPROCITY BILL| OF BUSINESS BUREAU - ington Will Have' IN DEMAND mpt to Change Measure So Motorists 0f Wush-|Succeeds Clande H. Woodward to Pay More Meets Vieorous Protest. B That Washington motorists want rectprocity with Maryland If it can be obtained withithe original pro- posal submitted to Congress—a §as tax in }leu of the tag fee and per- sonal property tax—but that the im- portance of reciprocity and elimina- tion of the automobils war with] Maryland fades into Insignificance if the original bill 18 changed and the personal property tax retained, fs the concensus of opinion of District civic organizations. ] The Merchants and Manufacturers’ Assoclation. the Washington Auts motive Trade Association, the Amer- ican Automobile Associution, the Na- tional Motorists' Association and the Washington Board of Trade are some of the powerful organizations which have adopted the slogan, “Reciproc= ity is wanted, but not at the $600,000- a-year price demanded.” All of these orgunizations have approved the orlgl- nal bill, which, it 1s pointed out, merely changed the method of cole lecting the same aytomobile revenus and not the amount of revenue, and ail of them are vigorous in their pro- tests against the attempt to change the bill so that motorists in Wash- ington will have to pay more than they ever did before. Trade Board Protest. ‘The Board of Trade, through it special traffic committes. added. it protest at a meeting yesicrday after- { noon. he committee, which is authorized to act for the organiza- tfon, unanimously adopted a resolu- tioz asking that the bill be killed if #Me amendment with the personal property retention is incorporated. “It is to bo regretted,” said V. Pearce Raynor, mittee, “that thi toniana and Marylanders to end an annoying and harassing _automobile war, which has been going on for years, should end in such & disastrous manner. Every one wants reaiprocity, Every one wants the elimination of bad feeling betwoen the two com— monwealths. ~Every one wants to eliminate also the buying of two tags, and the people f Washington, and, am sure, those In Maryland, want to promote’ friendship and harmony be- tween two great communities. “But as much as the people of Washington want this ideal state of affairs to be brought about, they do not want It enough to pay almost 600,000 a year for it, especially with the knowledge that the additional taxes do not meet vy apparent need nd will be put to no use. “This committee sincerely hopes ‘that If the personal property tax is fivally {ncorporated into the bill, that the bi)l be killed Immediately. "It is far better to go along in the same old way than to have an additional burden put on the motorists of Wash- ington, who, with the necessity of buying Maryland tags, petting Mary- Jand registration, Maryland titie an Maryland drivers permfit, are bur- dened enough.,” resolution fouowing adopted: “A proposal has been made to in- coporate-into the gasoline tax bill an amendment to retain the personal ropérty tax on automoblles in the istrict of Columbia- “Such an amendment would increase the taxation of District motorists to the amount of approximately $600.- 000 a year. “This sdditional burdensome and unnecessary taxation is not in accord- ance with the original proposal of the District -Commissioners, which w. merely to change the method of col- lecting motor revenue and not to.de- crease or increase that revenue. “The purpose of the original bill was to secure reciprocity with Mary- land through a two-cent gas tax. Protest Against Change. “The Washington Board of Trade, therefore, protests against any change in the original bill and/ urges that in the event any change is contemplated, v be killed. Commenting on the reciprocity sit- uation_and the difficufties that had been encountered in seekifig to obtain peace and harmony with Maryland over the automobile question, Payl ‘Lum, president of the IWashingto) Automotive Trade Association, sald: ©The people of Washington want reciprocity by means of a gas tax, but they do not want it hy. means of a personal property tax added to a gas tax. The gas tax alone would mean hardship to many companles in Washington, who deliver goods only in Washington and are not concerned in any way with the Maryland con- But these companies and was troversy. individuals have realized that the gas tax and reciprocity means a @great deal to the large majority of local motorists, and to bring about this state of affairs have been willing to sacrifice their interests to the inte ests of the majority. This was a fine thing to do, and the people of Wash- ington, who are interested in sceing a_ reciprocity arrangement brought about appreciate it. But no one, 1 am sure, wants reciprocity with an added tax burden of $600,000 a year. e e e— RECORD COLD WAVE DUE HERE TONIGHT (Continued from First Page.) ban trains it was not unusual to see men scraping enow from platforms to rub on frozen ears and nipped fin- gers. Temperatures from 15 to 20 degrees below mero were reported from sub- urban cities within a thirty-mile ra- dius of Chicago. Although the sky was cloudless the downtown streets were covered with a fine snow caused by the congealing of steam from the sKyscrapers. Temperature Still Drope. Another Chicagoan was found dead a block away from his home. Heart disease, aggravated by the cold was pronounced the cau: of his death. Gieorge Simitzes was taken to a hospital by policemen who _found him with a frozen hand and foot, and a woman, struck by an automobile, wae frozen when she was left lying in the street for half an hour before found. beé‘al‘clll temperature readings at 8 o registered 16 degrees below zero. The government theremometer at A b., registerd 32 blow this { Freezing Temperature Predicted in General Cold Snap. By the Associated Press. ,AmN‘l'A. Ga., January 5.—South- orn states today faced the prospect the stage was officially reported at|.s golder weather tonight, with freez- | ratures forecast for many ‘Weéather reports indicated a general sweep of a cold wave through the soukth. The government thermometer reg- fstered freezing temperature in At- l-n.u. last night, with the highest in the past twenty-four hours given ing tempe! 46. ““The cold wave was expeoted toj strike most southern states tonight, to be preceded bdy rain and followed by clear and cold weather tomorrow. MANY WIRES USELESS. ces, | Cold ‘Wave Interferes With Com-, munication to West. By the Associated Press. ¢ NEW YORK, January 5.—The-cold in the central west today caus- ed serious Interference with tele- graph and telephons service. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company which leases a large num- th fifty per cent of normal in number of wires working and that wires in service were operating only ‘half time. " The states of Ohio, Indiana and Illi- nols were from the cold which y wires. snapped man: fllmnfl‘. houses stated they had no service to Chicago or St. Louls but had maintained communication with intermediate points. — SENATOR TO TALK AT WRC. Senator Robinson _of Arkansa democratic leader of the Senate, will make & statement of his position on the Mellon tax reduction plan which will b cast from at 9:30 o’clock tonight. contracted and said to bs suffering most | TWO HELD IN HOLD-UP. Store Proprietor Identifies Men He Put to Flight. street southwest, has identified Lin- wood Gaffney and Augustus Jackson, both colored, as the hold-up men he put to flight in his store Monday night. Gaffney and Jackson, residing at 405 Huntoon court southwest, were arrested by Detectives Sweeney. Jack- son, Waldron and Jones. Gaftney is said by the detectives to admit participation in the attempted hold-up, while his companion denies it, It is alleged that the colored men, store, ordered & pound of sausage and then attempted the hold-p. 1 Avbraham Borak, grocer, at 201 M one displaying a pistol, visited thé IR EVANS CHOSEN HEAD After Years’ Bervice as Vice Chairman. Joshua Evans, jr. was elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Better Business Bureau at @ meeting of the board at the City. Club. Mr., Evans succeeds Claude H. Woodward, whose term as chairman expired January 1, 1924. Due to his duties as governor of the Capital Dis triet of the Ki- wanis Clubs which will require his absence from Washington, Mr. Woodward = re- fused to consider JOBHUA EVANS, Jr. man of the by for several years and in accordance with the custom was unanimously elected chairmam. He has Deen a charter member and supporter of the Better Business Bu- reau and among other civic and com- mercial activitles, is a member of the governing board of the American Bankers Assoclation. Mr. Evans was formerly president of the Bankers fiuuoclauon of the District of Colum- ‘The Better Business Bureau,” Evans said, “is now rendering an in- valuable service to the public of Washington, first through its ‘be- fore you invest—investigate' pro- gram to prevent the flotation of fraudulent securities and ‘second through its ‘truth in advertising’ ac- tivities which work to make ad. vertising worthy of the public con- fidence.’ FIRE SWEEPS FILM CITY, *-TYING UP 5 COMPANIES Flames Destroy 28 Sets at Uni- versal Plant—Incendiarism Suspected by Official. By the Associated Pres LOS ANGELES, January 5.—Fire de- stroyed the West End stage in the ‘niversal Film Company's studios at Universal City, beyond Hollywood, and caused damage estimated at $230, 000. Eighteen interior sets and ten to | fourteen exterior sets were burned ve production companies were tied up as the result, An_investigation has been ordered Julius Bernheim, vice president general mgnager, who said there vas a suspicion of incendiarism con- nected with the fi —_—e——— 10WA PRESENTS FLAG. An Towa state flag, presented by the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the state has been pre- sented to the Post Office Department. “What state will be the next to_help complete the collection?’ asks R. S. Regar, chief clerk of the department. The' department now possess the fiags of Alsbema, Celifornia. Col rado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florid Georgia, Hawail, daho, Indiana, Iow: Loulsiana, Maine, Maryland, Mass chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis. souri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New 'York, Ohio, Pennsvivania. Porto Rhode Island. South Dakot Texas; Virginia and West Mr. | { T TWO LINCOLN LETTERS BRING $1,250 EACH Hitherto Unknown and Important Documents Are Sold in Phila- delphia Collection. FORESAW DEFEAT AT POLLS Emancipator Predicted Would Be Dissolved. Union Special Dispateh to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. January Abraham Lincoln's letter in which ho predicted the election of his bpponent, Gen. George B. McClella and fore cast the dissolution of the Union has been sold for $1,230. The letter was written a few weeks before the election of 1864, and hitherto has escaped discovery b biographers. It was found among the papers of Gideon Welles, the famou editor of the Hartford Times and Sec retary of the Navy In both Lineoln cabinets. These papers, containing many documents of great historical interest concerning the policies and personages of the civil war and re- construction periods, were put on sale by Stan V. Henkels, An equal amount was paid for an other letter almost as remarkable This was Lincoln's letter written 1o Welles prior to the defeat of the Cor federate ironclad Merrimac, the President expre. opinion of the prowess of th Hoth letters we bought b Forty-six other autographs by dent” Lincoin brought prices betwe, 82 and $375. Ex-Gov. Sproul patd $31 for a letter containing the rather rare autographic frank of Lincoln on the envelope. Feared Publication. This letter evidently referred to t Mason and Slidell episode. Tt reads “I fear that the publication of : part of the intercepted correspond ence just now may do harm, and | have to request you that, so far as ir your power, you will suppress any further publication of any part of elther here, at New York or ewher Yor a few days. LINCOL: Mr. Sproul also bought & letter Andrew G. Curtin, war Governor of Pennsylvania, to which Lincoln had added an autograph indorsement. He pald $60. ‘Admiral Farragut's account of the New Orleans expedition went for $110 While & letter by Admiral Foote, iu which he annoupced his intention of attacking the forts, brought $190. SUES U. S. FOR $160,108. Carnegie Steel Company Charges Tax Wrongfully Assessed. The Carnegle Steel Company ew Jersey corporation, yesterd brouss ection in the United State Court cf Claims to recover $160.105 which the company claims it wa illegally compelled by the interna revenue bureau to pay as capital stock tax for the vear ending Jur 30, "1919. N ‘The company savs that under the revenue act of 1918 it is entitied & credit against its capital st of the amount paid in munitio or tho year, whic was tota 97865, Such credits wer. allowed by the bureau under the 1910 Tevenue act, but the stock tax pro Yision of the 1918 law has been other- wise construed by the bureau Mississippi totaled $1,8 ANNOUNCEMENT After January 1st, 1924, the .opcratiug firm name of The Wm. H. | Butler Company will be changed to the BUTLER-FLYNN PAINT COMPANY Mr. Maurice F. Flynn has been the sole proprietor of The Wm. H. Butler Company since 1902 and has been connected awith the busi ness for over 36 years. ously to make any change in the firm name, For sentimental reasons he has hesitated previ- but certain local conditions have arisen during the past year that make a change advisable. He is, thercfore, including his oton name‘in the firm name. As previously, the business will be owned solely by My. Maurice continue under the same management, carry out F. Flynn and will 1 ' ’ the same policies and distrib BUTLER-FL Oneé Block East of 7th and Pa. Ave. 609 C St., N.W. The loyalty of our clients is one of our biggest assets. ute the same manufacturers’ products. YNN PAINT COMPANY Loyalty at “The Loan and Trust” It is not so tangible; perhaps, as our resources, but it is just as significant. _ foundation Their firm loyalty is the of our present strength. Itis one reason why we are so well able to serve you, now and in the future. To individuals, corpora- tions, firms and societies, we offer all the conveniences of modern banking, together with interest on deposits and the interested, personal serv- ice of our officers. 900°F Street " $15,000,000.00 - JOHN B, LARNER, Prasident ‘West End Branch 614 17th Street