Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. “air and cold today: tomorrowfair, Wwith rising temperature ; west winds. fresh morth Temperature for twenty- two hours ended at 10 p.m. Jast night: Highest, 35, at 2 am, est, 10 at 10 p.m. la Full report on page . nl sterday ; lows ght. No. 980.—No. 29,104, Entered as second-class matter vost office Washington, D. C. he WASHINGTON WELOROEFENTS | PUYTINE & WEAL: Suniow TAX CUT PROGRAM HITBY DEMOCRATS ' Whole Country Hurt by High!| Surtax, He Says, in Letter to Senator Couzens. MINORITY CHIEFS PLAN SHARP FIGHT ON BILL Robinson Asserts 40 Per Cent Rate Best to Stop Exempt Secur- ities Evil. | Mellon tax program will be- | ®ome a storm center in Congrese un- der plans of democratic leadefs. They | Tiade known yesterday- that they | were preparing for a sharp fight| against the préposal to eut {n half the present maximum surtax rate of E9 per cent and In favor of even greater reductlon in the taxes on small incomes than has been pro- Dosed by the Treasury Secretar: At the same time, Secretary Jon made public a letter to S Couzens, republican, Which he renewed his favor of per cent Melion ‘was not who have who are hurt by time high surta g Yit is the Whole country who would benefit hy 1ts productive use who suffers.” n Mel- o zor Michigan, In arguments in | rtax of declared it | the capital tem of war- those Senator Asks Proof. “Let us have diagnosis and cure, not | autopsy and verdict,” the secretary said n concluding his letter, which was in response to one from Senator Couzens. - Michigan se or had written Mr. lon that the secretary's communica- lons on the subject of a reduction in sur- xes did not seem to contain evidence o that the reduction proposed “would be for the good of the country as a whol He added that legislative action in con- formity with the surtax recommenda- tions “should be supported by very con- clusive evidence that such a reduction would have this effe The soldiers’ bonus again was in- Jected prominently into the tax situa- tion yesterday with the filing of for- mal petitions for a conference of House republicans next Thursday night to decide whether the ways.and means committee is to report a bonus hill ahead of tax legislation. For— mer service me who are members of Congress pressed thelr demand for | & conference desplte the- opposition | of some par leaders to their pro- gram. A call for the conference probably will go out early this week. Robinson Outlines Plan, The position of democrats | on the Mellon plan was outlined by |, Senator Robinson Arkansas, the minority v in the Senate, in an address broadeast to the country last nigt from a local radio station. His | pronouncement came after a confer- en of House wa, nd means com- mittee democrats wi representative Garrett of Tenn the minority Jeader in the House, at which a com- | hensive program Is understood to | ve been worked out. It probably | be formally announced in the iediate future. Senate ator Robinson the propose: surtax ra stified, ot 1 the declared that | reduction in the | on large incomes was | part at least, it could demonstrated that 25 per cent one and only rate which wiil h tment in tax exempt | invite them Into 1d commercial enterpris what evidence does it ap- | * he asked, “that a maximum of | 40 per cent levied on incomes above $200,000 will not have a similar eftect to a gzreater degree and in- om Asks Transfer of Tax. As 2 means of r¢ tax exempt securiti ching income from | without amend- the senator sug- 1 of transfer or | which distinguished | fair share of tax burden during | edent’s lifetime and securities | the same class which have not. | Senator Robinson declared that While “propagandist influences” un- doubtedly are at work behind the Mellon plan, “an overwhelming pub- lic sentiment is behind the movament for tax reduction and this sentiment | 48 based on justice and sound reason.” Chairman Green of the House ways aund means committee formally an- nounced yesterday that he would have some amendments to the Mellon ! plan to ofter before the committee, which he sald had been “progressing quite rapidly” in its consideration of the Treasury. bill. He sald he would propose a tax on gifts above a certain mount, sueh a tax not being con- ined in the draft bill submitted by the Treasury. Hits Tax Evasions. Also Mr. Green announced that.he would seek to tighten up by amend- ent some of the provisions of the Treasury draft designed to prevent tax evasion. His rroposed change would be aimed primarily to prevent tax evasion through reorganization of arporations. Among the suggestions considered by the democratic members of the ways and means committee in pre paring their program were ¢hose to increase the exemptions allowed un- marrled persons from $1,000 to $2,000 und also to| increase the exemption for married ‘men; to extend the “earned: income” credit of 25 per cent, proposed in. the bill, definitely to farmers and small store proprietors; and to increase the ranze of pro- posed nuisance tax repeals. The minority members of the com- jnittee are understood to have agreed W | Tut-ankh-Amen’s cartouches, Contenders Now Swinging Into Stride, With Promise That Enjoyable Time Will Be Had by All - By N. 0. MESSENGER. The contenders for the presiden- tial nomination of the democratic and republican parties are swing- Ing into their gait with vigor, and the campaign is beginning to show signs of “having a puneh™ in it. Senator Hiram W. dohn- son is contributing most~of the punch at the moment in his speeches, and his manager prom- ises to “keep ‘em“stepping” from now on. He jw golng to take an- other wallep at the epposition in March, ,° Prefident Coolidge is pursuing hls personal policy of silence on politics, but comments to the point on legislation and administration. His staff of managers are actively At work in the Chicago headquar- ters and “report progress” in their campalgn. It is noted that “expert” politi- cal talent is being employed by some of the candidates on thelr managerial staffs. Senator John- son has put State Senator George H. Bender of Cleveland in charge of his Ohio interests. Mr. Mec- Adoo has selected Robert Woolley to take charge of his New York headquarters. Mr. Woolley was active the Wilson campaigns. Senator Underwood has picked Charles C. Carlin of Virginia for the Underwood Washington head- quarters. Mr. farlin managed the A. Mitchell Palmer campaign in 1920, President Coolidge has the ad- vice of Willlam M. Butler, Frank Stearns and C. Bascom Slemp, all astute politicians. Secretary of War John W. Weeks, who was prominent in the New York head- quarters of the Harding pre-elec- tion management, will be an act- ive force in President Coolidge's campaign, The McAdoo forces are reported to be watching closely the spread of the favorite-son movement, which has been started by the faction in the democratic party which opposes his nomination. It is sald that this faction is soliciting the instruction of delegates in several states having democratic governors, in the name of the state executive, hoping to lessen the showing, which Mr. McAdoo UNTILNEXT SPRING tCarter Then Will Unwrap Pharaoh’s Mummy and De- cide What Caused Death. By the Assoctated Press. LUXOR, Egypt, January 5.—Howard Carter's surprising last-minute decision on Thursday to postpone further work on Tut-ankh-Amen's shrine and open the doors of the successive caskets to establish whether the pharaoh’s sarco- phagus was really within has given him the satisfaction of knowing that at length his ambition has been realized and that this modest tomb, trith its wealth of treasure, is indeed the sepul- cher of the mystery monarch. The frieze of imscriptions on the pink coffin, Treely intérspersed with definitely established this, but the immense and solfd lid of the coffin, which is perhaps tone {four inches thick, effectively bars the way to further investigfition untll the surrounding shrines shall have been dis- mantled. May Have to Wait Year. The world will have to wait possibly until next season before the mummy of the king can be unwrapped and radio- graphed to establish two important his- torical points—namely, the age-at time of death of this ruler, who is every- where portrayed as a slim, handsome, | 5 athletic youth, and whether the cause of death was natural or he died, as some hold, slain by his successor, King Ay. An official communique today con- firms the recent announcement that | the Egyptian government has decided to leave the king's body where it lies in ‘the sarcophagus, following the precedent set in the case of Amen- hotep I whose mummy lies in its brownstone coffin exactly as discov- ered in its tomb in the Valley of the Kings. No Tomb More Impresstve. No tomb in Egypt will be more im- pressive” than Tut-ankh-Amen's, for when the resplendent canopy and the other shrines have been dismantled, the mortuary chamber should prove a full proportionel setting for this | beautiful, gleaming pink cofn, un- jscratched and unchipped by the hand of man; unmarred by the finger of time. Osice more the two impressive life- sized statues of the king, grasping thelr staves and maces, and adorned with gilded wigs and - sandals of pure gold, will take up their watch ‘on the threshold of the sepulchral ehamber, from whose walls brightly procession .of :gods look down upon the dead sovereign, and among them the prominent flgure of King Ay, shown in the act of performing for his predecessor the mystical funeral ceremony, “the opening of the mouth." Carter's Feelings Not Known, It 1s mot known whether MF. Car- ter's personal feeling, that when the scientific worlk is ended-the, 11a shoulq e replaced upon.”the sarcophagus | Continued on Page 2, Column 2,) ~ (Continued op-Page 6, Colun /“‘ ? ONTMOLESTKING makes on. the first ballot In the convenuon, The plan of the anti-McAdoo dorfiocrats is reported to be to nsoclate all faverite sons, includ- ing the governors, with the Underwood vote, trying to build up a bloe, which would withhold the necessary two-thirds from Mr. McAdoo. It is recognized that from now on Mr. McAdoo will draw the fire of the political artillery of all those in the party who do not want him to be nominated or want some one He will seek, it is sald, to shoot the favorite-son movement full of holes wherever it appears In states whose fa- vorite-sons nat regarded bona fide candidates for the nomlna- tion. It is expected that at the meet- ing of the democratic national committee in this city January 15 James M. Cox of Ohio will an- nounce whether he is to be a candldate for the presidential nomination or not. It has been generally assumed that he would be and would sponsor the drginal league of nations. AWhile the natfonal committee does, not coneern itself with the ambitions of candidates, there will inevitably be much conferring and colleaguing among the members. The polley of taking up the leaguo as an fssue will necessarily be discussed outside of the meeting and may be suggested in the ses- sion. It Is assumed that Mr. Cox desires to feel out the sentiment of the democratic leaders, who will attend the meeting before making final announcement as to his candidacy. * % % x Senators and representatives were interested yesterday in Sec- retary Hoover's letter to Editor William Allen White on the dan- ger of coalition in Congress among parties and factions. Sec- retary Hooxer pointed out that in practically every government in Europe there are from three to twenty parties in the legislative Assembly, with no single party in majority. Consequently, he ‘Continued on Page 2, Col GREEK ASSEMBLY Four Doctors Labor Over For- mer Premier After He Suf- fers Bad Heart Attack. By the Associated Press. ATHENS, January mier Venizelos, ~—Former Pre- who was taken 111 during the day’s session of the na- tional assembly, of which he was elected president, became worse after reaching his home, and an consulta- tion of four physiclans, including a heart speclalist, was called this eve- ning. M. Venizelos was extremely pale as he walked slowly to his seat in the chamber, and after the cheering sub- sided he threw back his head re- peatedly, as If catching his breath. Supported for President. The acting president announced that the assembly would proceed with the election of & permanent presi- dent. The liberals having announced ithe candidacy of Venizelos, the leader of the republicans, M. Papanastasion, arose and sald they would vote for Venizelos owing to his services for the country. The leader of the radical republi- cans, Admiral Hadjikiriakos, then be- gan a violent speech attacking Veni- zelos and denouncing his followers as herg worshipers. During the course of his remarks he declared: “I am for ideas, not for idolatry.” During a pause in the admiral's speech, Venizelos, growing paler, put aside his hat, which he had been twitching nervously, and made as if to speak, but the admiral motioned him down, saying he had not finished. Assisted From Room. At this juncture M. Doxiadls, mini- ster of public rellef, who was seated next to Venlzelos, took the former premier's pulse and whispered for him to leave the room. The admiral was just finishing his attack when M. Venizelos walked out, assisted by M. Doxladis, who immediately took him home in his car. Later it was an- nounced that he had suffered a heart attack, although not’a serious one. After the voting, resulting in favor of M. Venizelos, the acting president thanked the assembly on behalf of the ex-premier, made it known taat he had been obliged to retire owing to an indisposition, snd quickly ad- Journed the proceedings. FLEES AFTER FATAL SHOT lWITS SISTER BY ACCIDENT By the Associated Press, NEW TYORK, January G.—Twenty- year-old Michael Aniello of Jamaica to- night shot and killed his fourteen-year- old sister Carmela and fled, hatless and coatless, into the bitter cold night, police reported. detectives declared, was D.- €, VEMIZELOS SICK IN 1 { WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12 DIE INGOLD WAVE SWEEPING NATION; SUFFERING INTENSE, Temperature in Capital Drops to 10 Above Zero; to Go Even Lower. FROZEN AUTOS STALLED IN ALL PARTS OF CITY —_— Mercury Reaches 39 Below Minnesota Town; Trains and Service Suffer. in Llasts from the frigid north- west, which have held the west in their grip for several days, stru«'kl ‘Washington yesterday afternoon bringing with them the coldest wave since the winter of 1917-1915. The offictal thermometer at the weather bureau at 10 o'clock last night registered 10 degrees above zero. The forecaster predicted that it would tum- ble to at least'S befors morning. It will be “nippy” today and to- night, Forecaster Bowle announced lust night, but tomorrow it will warm up materially and by Wednesday the severest cold wave of the winter will be a bitter memory. Fair weather also is forecast for the next two days. The cold wave advanced rapidly outhward and has brought frigid weather to all sections east of the Mississippi river, except extreme southern Florida. Temperatures also were below the freesing point last night as far south as Louisiana, Ala- bama, Mississippl and Northwest Florida. Drop Comes Rapidly. The first of the cold blasts hit| Washington ubout 10 o'clock yester- | day morning, when the thermometer | registered thirty-two degrees. Dur- | ing the afternoon the temperature ! dropped decidedly until & o'clock, when it had tohoggoned to twelve. | Two hours later it registered ten,: although In outlying sections lower | temperatures were reported. | The present Arctle weather, how- | ever, will not set a new low record | for Washington and contiguous ter- | ritory, it was sald by Forecaster Bowle. The coldest wave that ever struck Washington was on February | ¥, 7189%. wiverr the temperature went down to 15 degrees helow zero. On January 1, 1881, the temperature came 1 degree within this record, when 14 degrees below zero was recorded. The only other sub-zero temperature recorded in Washington was on January 1877, when the thermometer dropped to 3 degrees below. Many Autos Stalled. The cold wave played havoe with motorists. Scores of machines with raclators frozen were stalled in all sections of the city last night. One taxi company _reported towing twenty-two of the frozen cars. The demand for alcohol for automobile radiators resulted In a boost in the | price of the anti-freezing fluid. Some | service stations, which had been re- talling the alcohol ‘for 75 cents a gallon, Increased the price to $1. ‘The only serious accident as a result of the strong winds reported to the police was the case of W. J. Parr, sev- enty-eight years old, 411 Cummings lane, Chevy Chase, who was blown off his feet while at 12th street and Penn- sylvania avenue near the Raleigh Hotel. He was uncondclous when picked up and taken to Emergency Hospital. Physiclans at the hospital treated him for a severe injury to his head, but have been unable to determine defi- nitely whether hehad sustained a frac- ture of the skull. It s possible, they sald, that he was suffering from an attack of apoplexy about the time a strong gust of wind blew him oft his feet. By the Associsted Press. 1 CHICAGO, January 5.—Upward of a dozen deaths resulted today from | one of the most severe cold waves that has swept the entire country in! years, disrupting transportation and communication and causing untold suffering. ¢ The north central section was the greatest sufferer from the cold, Chi- cago and Illinois having low marks which have not been passed since 1305, while Kansas, Missourt, Wis- | consin, Nebraska, Minnesota and Towa also reported exceptional cold, some temperatures being the coldest in many years. The coldest point In the United States today, according to unofficial reports, was Virginia, Minn., where 39 degrees below zero wag reported, | but this record was closely approach- | ed by Mankato, Minn., with 38 below | and Gordon, Neb., 37 below. Three Die in St. Louis. Tonight the death list in Chicago, where the lowest official reading today was 16 below, but where —unofficial readings in suburbs reached 22 below, stood’ at six. ~Three deaths had been reported at St. Louls, Mo., and at St. Paul a park policeman was frozen to death. . The Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Towa reported.the.lowest tem- peratures of the day. In Fargo, N. D., 35 below was reported, while sev- eral South Dakota .points indicated 30 below and colder. At Sioux Falls the lowest was 34 below; at Huron 31 be- low, and.at Watertown 31 below. Nor- folk, Neb., and Fort Dodge, fows, re- ported .32 below: Sioux City, Iowa, registered 25 below and Des Moines 22 below. B Lacrosse. Win.,, reported. the low- est temperature in that state, with 28 below, = but according . to . re- ports from Milwaukee, the weather in certain parts of the state, was (Continued on Page 2, Column3.), wndl {Mexican revolutionar: HUERTA INSTRUCTS PURCHASE OF ARMS INU.5. FORREBELS Action Based on Opinion From| Washington It Would Violate No Law. By the Associated Press, NEW ORLEANS, January structions from Adolfo de la Huerta, leader at Vera Cruz, to purchase and assemble in New Orleatis 2,000,006 rifle cartridges. 1,000,000 rounds of machine gun am- munition, 5,000 rifles and ten ma- chine guns, were received today by the Teod: Frezieres, revolution |agent, according to the New Orleans Dally States. The action followed recelpt of press dispatches from Washington to the effect that there was no embargo on the shipment of arms to Mexico, and that no law would be violated if this country was | not used as a base of operations against a friendly power. Frezieres |cabled the gist of the dispatch to de {le Huerta nt Vera Cruz and instruc- |tions to make the purehase came im- mediately. Instructed to Obey Law. De la<Huerta instructed Frezicres, says the newspaper, to in mo way violate the laws of the United States. Frezieres immediately called upon Col. George R. Shanton, federal De- partment of Justice here and In- formed him of the instructions he had received. Col. Shanton told the revolutionary representative that he had telegraph- ed Washington for official confirma- tion, adding that if such confirmation was reccived there was nothing to prevent assembling of the cargo. “But until I do," Col. Shanton in- formed Frezieres, “I have no choice in the matter except to arrest you after you have completed your pur-; chase and made plans for shipment, and seize the munitions pending the outcome of the case. I will also have to file charges of conspiracy (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) THREE BOMBS HURLED AT JAPANESE PALACE Korean’s Missiles Fail to Explode and He Is Arrested * Immediately. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, January 5.—Three bombs were thrown at the Imperial palace by a Korean during a demonstration tonight. The bombs did not explode and the man was immedlately placed under arrest. The emperor and his family are not at present occupying the palace. The bomb thrower is sald to have ar- rived from Shanghai this morning. —_— FERDINAND TO RETURN AS BULGARIAN CITIZEN Former King, Who Fled Country in 1918, Asks Right to End Days in Homeland. By the Associated Press. W GENEVA, January G5.—Ex-King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has been granted permission to return and re- side in his former kingdom, whence he fled shortly after his abdication | in 1918, the Geneva Tribune says it has learned on good authority. The request made of the Bulgarian gov- ernment by the ex-monarch, the newspaper adds, stated that he “de- sired to end his days in Bulgaria as a private citizen, willing to ac- cept 8ll measures of police survell- y Star. PART ONE—28 Pages. { General News—Local, National, Foreign. National Political Survey—Pages 4 and 5. Schools and Colleges—Page 20. | Radio News and Gossip—Pages 22 and 23. | National Guard News—Page 23. | Financial News—Pages 24 and 25. I ODAY’S STAR | PART TWO—16 Pages. | Editorials and Editorial Peatures. | Washington and Other Society. | Tales of Well Known Folk—Pages 10 and 11. | D. A. R, Activities—Page 12. | News of the Clubs—Page 13. { At the Community Centers—Page 13. | The Civilian Army—Page 14. | Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 15. | Notes of Art and Artists—Page 15. Serial, “Above Suspicion"—Page 16. PART THREE—I12 Pages. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 to 10. | Young Folks' Page—Page 11. Girl Scouts—Page 11. Boy Scouts—Page 11. Fraternities—Page 12, PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 Pages. | Magazine Section—Features and Fiction. PART SIX—8 Pages. Classified Advertisements—Pages 1 to 6. Army and Navy News—Page 7. Veterans of Great War—Page 7. Spanish War Veterans—Page 7. Reviews of New Books—Page 8. Around the City—Page 8. GRAPHIC SECTION—S Pages. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—4 Pages. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; Mr. and Mrs. JUDGE BANISHES TRAFFIC | OFFENDER FROM STATE New York Finds Comfort in Los- ing Thomas A. Dolan, He Says, Imposing Sentence. By the Associated Press. SYRACUSE, N. Y., January 5. —Hav- ing figured in automobile accidents in which several persons were injured, Thomas A. Dolan today was sentenced by Judge Barnum “to keep away from the state of New York.” Dolan was warned that if he came back to any part of the state he would ‘be arrested. “The fact that we are going to lose you,” the court said, “is of great com- fort to us.” Dolan packed up and boarded a train, his destination being Los An- geles. May Clear Mys Riddle of American History for Three Centuries| Recalled by Possible The Star 60 cents 6, 1924, -EIGHTY-EIGHT PAGES. G 7 7 BITTER WORDS FLY -IN SCHOOL BOARD Peyser and Greenwood Flay | Unknown Who Aided Salary { Bill Change. | Verbal pyrotechnics that soared to {the heiiht of bitterness and descended ! ultimately to the horizon of tranquillity marked the public “trial” of Superin- |tendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou jconducted at the Franklin School yes- | terday afternoon by Capt. Julius I Pey- ser and Ernest Greemwood, who con- stitute the so-called “progressive bloc” on the board of education. most unusual event ever recorded in | the history of the District public schools land attracted one of the largest throngs that ever jammed their way into the school board's chambers. It was not a “trfal” in the ordinary sense of the word, for no formal |charges had been filed against Dr. Ballou. It was intended by those who called the meeting that it be an informal conference. The superin- tendent, however, was the target of many insinuations and interrogations, fired at him In rapid succession by a assoclate, in an effort to draw from him an admission that he was aware the Commissloners had drafted a sub- stitute for the original teachers' salary bill and had falled to report this fact to the board, his employer. Dr. Ballou stood his ground bravely and apparently satisfied the “court” that although he had conferred wih District government and budget bureau representatives regarding the teachers' salary legislation, he was totally ignorant of any substitute bill. Ceremony Unprecedented. The entire personnel of the board was drawn Into the unprecedented ceremony. Fach member was ques- tioned regarding his or her knowl- edge of the substitute bill. Each made an emphatic denial. After all testimony had been taken Capt. Pey- ser fired his rebuttal remarks (n im- passioned. tones, aiming them not only at Dr. Ballou, but the Commis- sloners and Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor. Capt. Peyser then pleaded for peace and harmony on the school board and, turning to his assoclates, said: (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) Lead Slab Dug Up in Back Yard Here tery of Lost Colony Marker for Virginia Dare, First White Child Born in Virginia. Whether the burial place of the first child born of English-speaking parents in America—Virginla Dare— had been discovered in a Wishing- ton back yard, following the digging up of a lead slab bearing the date 1590 and the name “Virgin Dare,” remained a mystery last night. Discovered by Russel Kaufman, an ex-service man, and Eloy Yerovi, an employe of the Spanish legation, as the two were digging a hole in the back yard at 1520 P street, where they reside, the slab became a matter of almost clity-wide interest. The | young men were planning to plant a holly tree. ! : | “Interesting, 1f true” was the gen- eral view, although sclentists of the Smithsonian Institution dodged any jopinion as to the authenticity of the find, Armly declaring that the slab must be submitted to them first. This will be done tomorrow by Mr. Kaut- man. Tnscription on Siab. The slab, after a coat of wax had acld, revealed the following inscrip- tion in straggling characters “Virgin Dare “Died Here “Captif Powhatan “1590 “Charles R." After the two young men had dug & few feet down In the hard ground used by Kaufman struck a hard ob- ject, and, raising it from the ground, he was about to throw it away. “Hold on, it has writing on it his companion. about an eight of an inch thick and approximately fourteen by-six inches, was bent into a roll and had to be unrolled. The slab was covered with a green substance, and this coated with a wax, both being removed by the applica- tlon of carbolic acid and the vigorous use of cleansing compounds. Underneath the inscription showed forth, as if burned into the plate with a hot point of some description, All the characters were M scrawling, cried ' SEARCH FOR ‘LEAK' It was the | lawyer, Capt. Peyser, and his “bloc” | yesterday afternoon the shovel being |, “From Press to Home Within the Rour” delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. LETTER ON WHISKY ‘STOLEN FROM DESK, DIPLOMAT CHARGES |Was Legal Request From Honduran Legation for Release of Liguors. {MINISTER EXPLAINS | RIFLING OF HIS FILES Mystery Surrounds Use Made of Document Seized in Bootleg Raid. | A thorough investigation t de- | termine how a cor of a letter from |a former prohibition official addressed to “The Honorable, Charge d'Affaires of Honduras” came into | the possesston of John J. Lynch, who was arrested Friday night on charges of selling liquor, was promised yes- | terday afternoon by Prohibition Com- | missioenr Roy A. Haynes. This letter was dated January 16, 11920. Tt replied to a request from | the Honduran legaiton relative to | the relcase of three barrels of whisky from a bonded warehouse for diplo- matic use. Stolen From Files. While Dr. Salvador Cordova, Hon duran minister to the United States, ated last night that he was certain there had been no “leak” from the le- gation, the secretary of the legatlon Senor R. Camilo Diaz, who was charge @affaires in 1920, recalled that one night last summer the door to his apartment had been jimmied open and papers In his files rifled, although no Jewelry or other valuables, which were lying about. were touched. At the request of The Star, he went through his files last night and said the origi- nal of the letter—the copy of whici was found in the possession of Lync —was not to be found. “I don't know how a copy of this letter came Into the hands of such peo- ple” he said. “It is absolutely un- explainable to me.” Letter From Hughes. ‘While this new angle to the Cap- ital's latest liquor scandal was in teresting officials last night, Repre- sentative Ewin L. Davis of Tennes made public a copy of a letter re- ceived from Secretary of State Hughes, replying to one he had writ- ten requesting information on diplo- matic liquor. After detailing the varlous provisions of the regulations relating to diplomatic immunity, Sec- retary Hughes declared that if any diplomat is found failing to observe the spirit of the laws of this country relating to sale and transportation of liquor, “there are doubtless available methods of causing the abatement of such conduct, the application of which would fall within the sphere of ex- ecutive action at the discretion of the President. After saying that he had completed an informal probe inte the connec- tion of the legation with the letter found in the possession of Lynch Friday night, Dr. Cordova said that there had been only about seven cases of liquor ordered for his use a short time before Christmas, and he estimated there were not more than five or six cases at present among the other members of the le- gation staff. Prohibition Commissioner Hayncs said last night that every effort will be made, to run down every angle of this case, and, he add, if this missive formed a clue with a work- able basis no stone would be left unturned in the attempt to learn if diplomatic liquor from any legation - or embassy was finding its way into illicit liquor trafic channels. Letter Is Legitimate, It was explained at prohibition head- quarters by Commissioner Haynes that the letter, on its face, is a perfectly |legitimate document, dated on January 16, 1920, the day when prohibition went into effect for the nation, and contain- ing a reply to a previous letter from the charge d'affaires relative to allow- ing three barrels of whisky to be re- leased from a bonded warehouse for diplomatic use: ‘The mystery i{s: Why did a person apparently with no concern as to why Honduran diplomats in this country should get three barrels of whisky have this paper in his possession almost four years after its date? This is the angle about which the probe will center. It was made clear by Commissioner Haynes, however, that in so far as forelgn legations are concerned, the prohibition enforce- {ment unit has no jurisdiction. On lthe other hand, Judge Britt, advisory {counsel for Maj. Haynes, pointed out that if this copy of a latter should {turnish a clue to connection between lillicit liquor traffic and a foreign le- |gation, the case will be turned over to the State Department for action. Search for Man. i | ‘The first move will be to ascertain whether the man to whom this let- iter was addressed is still in the .country. The next will be to at- {empt to trace, via the illicit llquor trafic route, any possibilities of In- The slab, which 18t erjocking interests between any le- gation and any set of fllicit liquor distributors. As for the list that was captured last night—that also was seen. It Is on a few little sheets of white paper— about the width of this column and about six inches in length—and the names appeared with eryptic charac- ters In back of some and with other insignia and numerals in back of otbers. First names were not used in the list. There are some on that (mumz.wmn. 5) list_that are attached to some of (Continued on Page 3, Column