Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1924, Page 2

RECORD YO SURE UPONMELLONPLAN Ways and Means Committee to Repert Bill With Changes Already Made. SURTAX RATE IS PIVOT Republicans Hope to Compromise on 35 Per Cent if Secretary’s - Figure Rejected. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Out of deference to Secretary of the Treasury Meilon, the republicans on the House v and means commit- tee have decided to report to the House the Mellon tax plan with the changes already made. Mr. Mellon has insisted on a record vote in the House on his proposition, which is taken to mean that he will not compromise till he sees the ne- cessity for it. Although the bill as it will be re- ported to the House provides for a 5 per cent surtax rate, even the re- publican leaders themselves conceds it cannot pass the House, and they anticipate a compromise at 35 per cent for the maximum surtax for ine comes of $100,000 and above. Mellon Blocks Compromine. A few days ago Representative Longworth, the republican House leador, began negotiations with the democrats in the hope of securing enough pledges to make sure of a 36 per cent surtax rate. Some of the democrats insisted that they would like to be assured that the President and Secretary of the Treasury would agroa to 35 per cent betore they would abandon the democratic program which provides for 44 per cent. Mr. Mellon would not budge and the whole negotiation fell through. So the only thing left to do was to re- port the bill to the House as Mr. Mel- Jon wanted it, and the rates will really be decided by a vote of the House in- stead of committee action. The vote in the republican con- ference among the members of the ways and means committee was 11 to 3 for the Mellon plan. if the democrats had been permitted to be present and cast their votes, their eleven ballots combined with the three negative republican votes would have de the vote 14 to 11 against the Mellon plan. But the three republicans have agreed not to vote against the Mellon plan when formal action is taken by the full committee, as they do not wish to be in the position of preventing the Mellon plan’ from getting before the House {tself for a record vote. Tope for 35 Per Cent. When the House has voted down the 25 per cent maximum surtax rate —a combination of democrats and insurgent republicans makes that almost a certaintv—the republican leaders will endeavor to et a 35 per cent rate through, though it is probable this will be done without Mr. Mellon’s sanction, as he wishes to make a final effort to get the Senate to stand for the 25 per cent rato. The Senate not likely to accept the 23 per cent rate either, as the republican majority is slim and {lie; demoergis.in:tho uppek honse are nelfned to follow thé Garner plan of 44 per cent surtax rates. Should it become necessary for the administration to _compromise on a 35 per cemt fate, the chances are an effort will be made to put theapplica- tlon of the rate as high as possible in the upper brackets. The more in- comes that would he subject to a 23 per cent suriax the better the Treas- ury feels the husiness condition of the country wifl become. Secretary Mellon is reported to be disappointed with the action of the House wavs and means committee in making the 25 per cent reduction on earned incomes apply only to parsons with an income of $20,000 or under. He is said to feel that if the principle of the thing is sound—and that seems to be recognized by both parties— then there should be no penalty on brains and no restraint upon Indl- vidual initfative. Status of Doctors. . As it stands now many doctorsand 1awyers and others who have made a success In their professions will not get the benefit of the 25 per cent re- duction on earned incomes. They will stand on the same footing as other individuals whé do not earn their incomes, but clip coupons from investment of funds inherited or ac- cumulated by other persons for them. The professional man has an aver- age of fifteen or twenty years within which to bulld a trust for his family. He cannot pass his praetice or ability on to another generation, whereas the man with capital can bequeath that to another. As matters stand now she doctor or lawyer with an In- come of $30,000 a vear pays exactly the same tax as the man with an estate of approximately a million dol- lars, whose annual Income from his investments {s In the neighborhood of $30,000. ‘The democrats have proposed a re- Quction of one-third on all earned in- comes without limit, but they voted for the $20,000 maximum Iin commit- tes, so that unless the House itself changes the blll as reported from the ways and means committee that will be the upper limit for the one-fourth reduction on earned incomes. MAN FOUND SHOT - TODEATH IN HOME Pool Hall Owner’s Death Is Mystery—Friends Think He Ended Own Life. ‘The body of Charles H. Morris, fifty years old, was found in the bathroom of his home, 2029 K street northweet, today with a bullet wound | in the head and a revolver near the feet. Whether the case Is one of murder or suicide is puzzling police. \Morris was last seen Wednesday night No one went into his room yesterday. This morning, however, Emanuel Williams, his assistant at a poolroom beneath his apartments, disocovered the body. The wound which caused death was & gunshot wound with an entrance point on the left side of the head above the ear and exit on the right side. “This is the first point which caused speculation as to whether the case is one of suicide, since Morris was known to be right-handed, and it would be virtually, impossible, ac- " eording to investigators, for such a man to inflict such a wound. Detectives on Job, . . Precinct Detectives Billman 'and Arrington of the third precinct and Retactive Sergt. Connors of head- quarters immediately started an in- vestigation. Although persons knowing Morris beliove the case was suicide, definite opinion has not yet been reached by the investigators who are awaiting the arrival of the coroner. and ‘was reputed to be well off, liams estimated that his prop- dings ran near 350,000. Sur- RBim are & daughter, stepson aughter, @ 4 Separated Only 40 Miles, Family “Lost” 33 Years Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., February 1.— Although living but forty miles apart all their lives, John E. Kramer of Washington and his two sisters met here for the first time in thirty-three years yes- terday. Thirty-three years ago the par- ents of Kramer, Mrs. Margaret Elllott of Baltimore and _their sister, Mrs. Katherine May Plerce of Lutherville; died. Margaret, then one year old, was placed in an orphanage here. Mrm Pierce was adopted by a family in Vir- ginia and John went to Wash- ington. Since that time the members of the family have not seen or heard of each other until this week, when a story in a local newspaper attracted the attention of Mrs. Plerce, who got in touch with Mrs. Elliott and later with John Kramer. The meeting was then arranged. PROSPERITY SHOWN BY TAX RETURNS Increase in Excess Profits and Income Collections for “U. S. and Capital. Increase in prosperity for the Dis- trict of Columbia and the nation at large is reflected in the growth of in- come and profits taxes, which during the calendar year 923 rose 21 per cent over collections for 1922. The Increase for the collection dis- trict embracing Maryland and the District of Columbia was 16 per cent for the perfod, or $5,356,042.04, while the returns for the nation showed the 21 per cent increase over the previous year amounted to $314,- 958,346 The total collections for 1923 in Maryland and the District of Colum- bia were $38,366,003.23, and in the nation were $1,835, This was revealed in & compara- tive statement of the taxes collected during the two years made public today by H. F. Mires, Deputy Com- missioner of Internal Revenue. Previous Ipcrease. The increase for the calendar year 1923 was in line with an Increase for the first six months of the flscal vear which will end June 30, 1924, which was announced within the past few days to have amounted to a total of $172,151,023.73, including income and profits, taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Only two states showed a decrease in 1923, according to the returns, New Hampshire backsliding 40 per cent and Oregon losing 27 per cent The heaviest gain in 1923 was made by the little state of Delaware, which 100k an amazing lead over the entire country_with an increase of 201 per cent. The next largest gain was made by Idaho, with 72 per cent, with Mississipp!. ciimbing 66 per cent. New York state showed only a gain of 27 per cent, which was higher, however, than the 21 per cent average for the nation. FOLLOWING RELAPSE; END EXPECTED HOURLY (Continued from First Page.) sped back to the Capital City, and although he was able to walk out of the Union station and wave his hat to a Sunday morning crowd that had gathered to see him come home, there was a grave development a few days later and he has been able only for short perfods at a time since to ap- pear in public. He never again has left Washing- ton. Due to Overwork. From the special train it was an- nounced by Dr. Grayson that the con- ditlon of the distinguished patient was due to overwork, following on the heels of an attack of influenza while the President was at the Paris peace conference in the early spring of 1919. Even then Mr. Wilson was suffering from nervous exhaustion; it was siad he must remain qulet for a considerable time; and out of this grew the more serious consequences that have made him almost an invald over a long period. During his residence at the S street house, where he went directly he had turned over the reins of.authority to Warren Harding, he has received comparatively few visitors, Some of the ~ distinguished men of Europe with whom he had shared the lead- ership of the great years of the war have dropped In for a few minutes during visits here. He seemed to enjoy particularly the chats he has had {n the past few months with Clemenceau and Liovd George. But he has taken an even keener in- terest in talking over old times and present tendencles with that little coterie of personal friends that have remained in his confidence during the years of his confinement. First amon, these has been Dr. Grayson, witl whom he had exchanged views almost dally on every subject that has come within his keen observation of what is taking place In the world outside. Another with whom he often has taken counsel was Bernard M. Baruch of New York, and Mr. Baruch today was the first besides the physicians to call and personally express to Mrs. Wilson his hope for the former Presldent’s recovery. As head of the war industries boanl, Mr. Baruch was one of those gmong the wartime counsellors of she President in whom he always had im- plicit confidence; and it was Mr. Baruch with whom he conferred last, when he was setting forth upon his fll-fated trip for the peace treaty. He summoned him to hie private car in the Union station, had a tallk with him that ended only when the traln rolled out upon its 10,000-mile jour- ney. Another caller during the morning was Vance McCormick, former chalr- man of the democratic national com- mittee and also an old friend. MOSCOW RECOGNITION NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS sh Cabinet's Action Will Be Unconditional, Is Lon- don Report. By the Amsociated Press. LONDON, February 1.—The British cabinet at its meeting, it was under- stood would make decisions upon various questions which have been discussed in committee during the last few days, Including that of recogniz- ing Russia. Preparations for this ste serted in labor quarters, ing forward rapidly and smoothly, e recognitiomr of the Moscow gov- ernment will be entirely uncondi- tional, but after diplomatic relations have been established a number of out- standing questions will be taiked over by the two natlons. Miss Kathryn Daly has been actin; as oourt stenographer in New Yorl city for nine years, being the firat mnn" ever appointed to that posi- on. Brif / THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY; FEBRUARY T, 1924. CONTRASTS WISON CASE WITH FALLS Ashurst Notes Bitterly For- mer’s Sickroom Was In- vaded, Other Respected. ' The treatment accorded former President Woodrow Wilson by repub- lican senators, includlng the Senator Fall of New Mexico, and the treatment now accorded former Sec- retary Fall by the Senate public lands committee were contrasted on the floor of the Senate today by Sen- ator Ashurst of Arizona, democrat. He took as his text remarks made by Senator Moses of New Hampshire in the Senate yesterday afternoon, in which Mr. Moses said: “Here I sup- pose we shall continue to see and the country will not fail to take no- tice of a proceeding in which we find sick chambers invaded by a jazz band, a ghoulish dance performead in a cemetery and partisan snipers mak- ing a rifle pit of the grave of Warren Harding.” “I wish 3 gbservations of the senstos Ty N mpshire,” said Senator Ashhurst. hey are without foundation and Wwhoever Informed the senator that such proceedings were going on here or elsewhere is very much mistaken. Cites Wilson's the cont December 6, a man lay at the White House. He was a casualty of the war as truly as any soldier was. He is a man whose soul may soon become a part of eternity itself. He is a man Wwho never used the precious gift of God, called life, for other than to ad- vance the ideals he belleved to be right for peace, justice and truth. On the 26th of December, 1919, a procedure tool; pkace, emanating from a committee of this body, the like of Which was never before known in the American government. The precincts of the sickroom were disturbed. The door was rapped upon and a bitter partisan in the person of the then senator from New Mexico, Mr. Fall, entered, causing the sick man to lay aside the covers that he might see - condition of this man who was so serious! 1 ow~ what Case. “On 1919, on is_ the - tuation? A great misfortune has come Lo the life of Secretary Fall. But the commfttes on public lands and surveys refuses and disdains to rap at his door to as- certain his condition. No member of the committee on public lands went to the sick cham- ber of that unfortunate man to as- certain his condition. They have (0o much respect for the propriettes of the occasion. They have too much respect for a sick man, and too much sympathy for human suffering to do such a thing. Calls Speech Offensive. “The speech of the senator from New Hampshire is offensive, coming from the side that prompted, encour- aged and voted to send an offensive partisan to hammer upon the door of the sick Presiden Senator Ashurst had reference t a visit made to the White House by republican senators to ascertain Wwhether President Wilson was phys- ically able to conduct governmental affairs some time after he had been stricken with illness, ODDIE WANTS HINES TO “CLEAN” BUREAU (Continued from First Page.) that he has made a number of changes in the bureau personnel as a result of the Senate investigation, but Senator Oddie and others on the committee contend that he has not gone as far in this dfrection as he should. Hines Defends Course. Replying to the statement of Sena- tor Oddie, Director Hines sald “to have followed any other course” than the one he has consistently pursued in making changes in the bureau's porsonnel “would have resulted in great dertiment to the disabled man.” Obviously provoked by the state- ment, Mr. Hines immediately called each member of the Senate investigat- ing committee by telephone to discuss the senator's remarks, “Upon taking charge of the Vet- erans’ bureau, in March, 1923, the director said in a statement, “I found a very large and complicated govern- ment activity, running at high speed. Any move tending to slow down the machine would, manifestly, operate to the dissatisfaction and detriment of the disabled man.” Reasons for Moving Slewly. “While 1t was apparent at the start,” he added, “that changes in organiza- tion and personnel would be neces- sary, it was essentlal that those changes be made gradually for two important reasons: First, that the Benate investigating committee would have the benefit of those who had charge of the activities as witnesses before the committee, and, second, that changes would only be made in such 2 way @6 to avoid slowing up the machine by the placing of those in responsible positions who were un- :“Amlllu' ‘with the duties of the posi- lons.” Mr. Hines sald that changes have been made “compatible with the fore- golng, and other changes manifestly will take place from time to time.” He sald there has been great dif- ficulty in obtaining high-grade and efficient personnel, particularly pro- fessional personnel, for the burcau. “A great many changes have been made,” he sald, “as a study of the orgapization of nt.x;; Veterans® Bureau and those in e responsible Dosttions will¥ indicate. < The Senate committee is famillar with the diffi- culties in this regard. In my judg- ment, to have followed any other course would have only resulted in great detriment to the disabled man.” BILL BEFORE CONGRESS. Hines’ Plan for Hospitalization of Veterans Submitted. The draft of the bill to carry into effect the original {dea of Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the United States Veterana' Bureau, for provid- ing hospital treatment and care in government institutions for veterans of all wars without to the origin of thelr disabilities, was sub- mitted to Congress toda: The director laid- stress on the need for such legislation and declared “that the existing law pro- vides for the care in government hos- pitals of veterans of the world war, but only when their diseases and In- juries are of an origin directly at- tributable to thelr service, a matter often somewhat difficult of proof. There are also other conditions in the law which limit the authority to hospitalize even veterans of the world war, such as that the aid ma: not be given If the disability to be treated is the result of the soldier’s own willful misconduct.” ‘The bill would: 1. Authorize granting of hospital relief to vet- erans at the.moment that it is need- ed. without walting to prove the service connection, and l‘..!kuz‘d the same rellef to all veterans as there can potemsts of o pars. & Gre’ czn men who served thelr country, b SESRR A SLASER SORRIR ol o, S AT ARSI 2 I A O S I I then | I Rear Admiral Cary T. . with mewspaper mes at the (National MINERS DECLARE FOR 4 YEAR PACT Indianapolis Convention Overwhelmingly for Scale Committee’s Proposal. By the Associated Pres INDIANAPOLIS, February 1.—Dele- gates to the biennial convention of the United Mine Workers voted over- whelmingly today in favor of the pro- posal of the scale committee that a four-year wage agreement be sought when the miners’ and cperators’ rep- resentatives meet at Jacksonville, Fla, on February 11, to negotiate a new contract for the bituminous fields. A long-term contract was urged by administration leaders, who held that it would give stability to the industry. Policy Committee Authorized. The econvention also adopted the recommendation for the formation of a policy committee, which would act in emergencies and in case of neces- sity determine upon a general strike. The vote upon this question and also upon the question of the long-tarm wage agreement was by a show of hands. Both proposals were accorded ample majorities. John L. Lewis, president, speaking in behalf of the four-year agreement, pleaded with the convention to accept the recommendation, declaring it was a policy determined upon after the earnest consideration of the interna- tional and district officers. Delegate tn Opposition. Some opposition was expressed by Thomas Parry, delegate from a local union at Divernon, Iil, who pointed out that the union would be bound for the four-year period to the eight- hour working day. The convention yesterday had debated the subject of demanding & six-hour day, but upon the plea of Frank Farrington, Illinois district president, and chairman of the scale committee, and other lead- ers it was voted not to incorporate a demand for the shorter work day In the forthcoming contract to be sub- mitted to the operators. Delegates favoring the six-hour day had argued it would provide more employment for the umion members, but Farrington declared it would raise the cost of producing union- mined coal to such & point that oper- ators of non-unton mines would have a great advantage. ALASKAN FISHERIES POLICY IS CRITICIZED Commerce Department Favors Packers Over Native Industry, Says Delegate Sutherland. Sharp criticlsm of the Department of Commerce's policy toward the Alaskan fisheries, coupled with the charge that it has worked to the ad- vantage of the packing interests and to the detriment of native fishermen, ‘was voiced by Delegate Sutherland before the Hou merchant marine and fisheries committee yesterday. He expressed this view after Com- missioner O'Malley of the bureau of fisheries had told the committee that “utter destruction” of the salmon in- dustry in Alaska was inevitable un- less remedial measures were taken at once. He advocated enactment of legislation authorizing the President to establish reserves in territorial waters for conservation of salmon. In this way, he said, the emergency could best met. Hoover is Criticized. Mr. Butherland, who during his testimony criticized Secretary Hoover in connection with the fisheries bu- reau’s policy, expressed opposition to this proposal and instead urged pas- sage of a bill which would give the Commerce Department control over Alaskan territorial waters so far as salmon are concerned. Such legislation, however, should contain a stipulation, he said, that no fishing rights should be recog- nized in territort! waters by the department, the Alaskan legislature, the Alaska fish commission or any other agency except Congress. This restriotion, he added, should not ap- ply to native fishermen. Charges Packer Ceatrol. The Alaskan dele; I?l declared !h?t king interests held a monopoly Dver Alaskan waters and that indi- viduals were being deprived of fish- ing rights to which they were en- % his connection Mr. O'Malley as- serted that if a monopoly existed it had been bullt up before the bureau took control eighteen months ago i an effort to majntain the “status quo” until Congress could enact remedial legislation. NOMINATED AS JUDGE. Lake Jones of Jacksonville was nominated by Presid ‘:.%L““ day to be edditional fi torm”'mmm i ] Reports on Condition of His Noted Patient Grayson, former President Wilson's physician, Wilson residence on § street. 1 Photo.) ADVOGATE DELAY ' OF BUILDING BILL i Country Not Yet Ready for $50,000,000 Program, G. 0. P. Leaders Say. Opinion of two promiment repub- lican leaders in the House—Chair- man Madden of the appropriations committee and Chairman Snell of the rules committee—that the $50,000,000 public building program for the ) tional Capital, which was an out- standing recommendation of Presi- dent Coolldge in his budget message, and for carrying which into effect Chairman Smoot of the Public Build- ings Commission has introduced legts- lation, shonld wait until the general public building situation all over the country has been taken care of, was expressed on the floor of the House yesterday. The subject brought up by Representative Snell when, Chairman Madden was addressing the House in explanation of the Treasury-Post Office_appropriation bill, Representa- tive Snell saying “I notice there is a movement on foot at the other end of the Capitol to spend about $50,000.000 in the Dis- trict of Columbia in the construction of new government buildings. 1Is the gentleman in favor of such a movement when there are several places in the United States where, because of lack of government fa- cilities, we are sorting the mail out on the sidewal Chairman Maddem Replies. Chairman Madden replied as fol- lows: “I am very frank to say that there i3 no more rea: the District ould be especially favored than there 18 why New Orleans, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco or some other city somewhere else in the United States should be favored. ‘There is a great dearth of buildings everywhere, in the District as well as everyswhere else, and this was caused largely by the fact that we would not allow any bulldings to be erected anywhero in the United States during the war un- less those buildings were to be erect- ed for for war purposes. “During the war the cost of bufld- ings went up to about 249, assuming 100 as the basis. During that time they would not let any one build even @ schoolhouse. The only kind of schoolhouse that they would allow to be bullt was one of these wooden perambulators, which you could move from one corner of the street to the other. After the war was over the housing facilities were so meager that beople did not have anywhere The cost of building still maintained its high level, and a little later on it went down to about 166, and when it reached that point all of the people Who needed houses everywhere in the United States started to build, They started to build and there has been the greatest building boom that the United States has ever known. The cost of labor and the cost of materfals of all kinds entering into bullding construction has gone up un- til today it is over 200 per cent be- cause of the boom. A great many sug- gestions have been made that we should go on and erect a lot of build- ings for public uses, and it is not de- nied that these bulldings are essen- tial and necessary for the public serv- ice, but we must face the fact that the people of the United States main- tain the government, that they pay the bills, and that thess people at this time are now trying to construct for themselves homes at the excessive costs that exist today. “If the government of the United States were to enter into competition with them b{ starting on a program of public bullding, it would increase the cost of every home that is in pro- ess of erectlon, and add ome more burden to the already great burdens that are being carried by the taxpay- ing public. “So I say that we ought not to construct public bulldings anywhere, either in Wl!hlnrwn or anywhere else, until the private needs of the people of the United States are sup- plied. When that is done the ex- cessive cost will drop and labor will not be so plentifully employed in the building trades. Then it should be the function of the government to employ the labor in the erection of a system of bulldings needed for the guslio service throughout the United tates. We would then be able to get the labor at a normal cost without going into competition with our own people.” In Accord on Subject. Then both gentlemen showed that they are In accord on the subject, and opposed to the $50,000,000 government building program for the Capital at this time, in the following dialogue: Mr. Snell—I entirely agree with the gentleman, but when we do start that program it seems to me that we should take the emergency situations first rather than to enter upon an ex- tensive program of building here in the District of Columbia. Mr. Madden—I agree with the gen- tleman. A public buildings pro covering & period of years, Ytk & limitation that expenditures should not exceed $20,000,00¢ annual- 1y, was advocated yesterda¥ by Rep- resentative Mageo of New York, a member .of the republican sateering committes. A commission should be he #ald, to supervise such & Hre Tran § Tne Wi construction vy a. - CANDLER CLOSES DEFENSE IN SUm !Letters of “Sweetum” to “Darling,” Last of Evidence, Read Into Record. By the Ansociated Press. ATLANTA, February 1.— Reading of letters from Mrs. Onezima de Bouchel to Asa G. Candler, sr. was {completed shortly after court con- |vened here today and defense an- 'nounced its case was closed in the sult for $500,000 brought by the New Orleans soclety leader against the |Atlanta capitalist. They were term- ed “pursuit letters” by Mr. Candler's |attorneys. Mr. Candler, the elderly soft drink king, according to letters read, was | “Darling” and Mrs. de Bouchel, prom- |inent in New Orleans soclety, was [ “Sweetum.” Describing the fnner secret of her heart, her growing attachment for I3Mr. Candler, her decision to_seek a | divorce in Reno from Adolph Rocquet ot New Orleans, her pangs of loneli- iness while “sojourning” the require !time_in Nevada—a series of twenty lone letters written by Mrs. de Bou- Ichel to the Atlanta capitalist— read into the record yesterday. i The letters wera !b-r\’.\.ls over a period which began hortly after the meeting of Mrs. De ouchiel and Mr. Candler. or severa onths before she is said to ha ken steps to secure a divorce, Will Attack Diverce. Mr. Candler's attorneys have indi- cated that the defense will attack the divorce granted Mrs De Bouchel, centering around the contention that the engagement broken by Mr. Candler was null and vold because she still was the wife of Rooquet when she contracted to marry him, and, should the attack on the legal- ity of the Reno decree fail, that they would hold that it would not be recognized in Georgla, since it was obtained on grounds of non-support —insufficient. they eay, In this state. Early in 1920 the romance had de- veloped from “the very best of good wishes” stage to whers Mrs. De Bouchel, in writing of her intenttons to come to Atianta, stated: “I shall stop off at Atlanta for a day or so for the sole purpose of seeing you and, of course, I expert your und i vidéd attention, you gay Lothario ur days later a letter addressed Dear Mr. Candler,” declared {it was impossible for her to go abroad without telling him good-bye. She stated, “Since the mountain won't come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the mountain.” Gets “Hin Sweet Letter.” From New York, after her return from abroad, she penned “My Darest Friend: The beautiful littls ring ar- rived today, * * * your sweet let- ter also came today. It was the dear- est you have ever written me.” Mrs. De Bouchel stated in that letter her plans to go to Remo, and deplored the fact that she would be unable to see Mr. Candler prior to her departure, stating that “I intend to devote my life to your happiness and comfort. Twelve ‘months s a long, long time, ism't 1t? ® ¢ ® you must never for- get you belong to “sweet on In Denver, “between trains” for Reno, the romance reached the “My Darling” stage, and Mrs. De Bouchel wrote of an attempt “to be frightened out of myv purpose by a cowardly, contemptible blackmaller. * * | must and shall be free.” Another letter to “My .Darling," written in Reno, stated: “I had hoped now all financlal troubles that by would have automatically readjusted themselves. She Distrusted Republicans, “The sum the government is trying to extract from you really sounds unreasonable—and a democratic gov- ernment at that—what will .the in- coming republicans do next year?" On September 15, 1922, & letter to Mrs. De Bouchel from Mr. Candler, without salutation, found the writer “In a state of great perplexity.” He tnformed her that he had heard two men living in Atlanta claimed to have visited her by invitation at night in her hotel room. “To marry you with these reports in force could not in any case be right or fair to elther of us.” he wrote. “Even though they be untrue.” Thirteen days later Mrs. De Bouchel wrote to Mr. Candler: “My attorney informs me that vesterday you re- fused to divulge the names of the men in Atlanta who, you say, claim to have visited me there in my rooms for improper purposes. Do you ex- pect me to let this hideous slandar g0 ‘unpunished?” Tl publish it to the whole world.” -— SAYS PACIFIC PAPER TRADE FIXES PRICES Federal Trade Commission Orders Association and Members to Cease Practice. Paper dealers on the Pacific coast afMliated with the Pacific States P; per Trade Association and its local units were declared by the Federal Trade Commission today to be en- gaged in price fixing and conducting operations in “a manner that re- strains, limits and lessens competi- tion in interstate commerce.” With local assoclations in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Port- land and Spokane, they were ordered to “cease and desist” from a series of specified actions, including an al- leged boycott of the Americaa Writ- ing Paper Company of Massachu- tts. H.'l';a concerns and individuals cited, the commission report sald, are en- gaged in wholesaling of all types of apper, exoept nmews print, and about 76 per cent of the paper trade in the Pacific states was said to be handled by them. All were ordered to cease “conspir- ing, or combining to prevent by intim!dation, coerclon or any similar means, the American Paper Company, or any manufacturer, from making sales of paper or paper products at any price or upon any terms such manufacturer may elect.” They were ordered to cease “distributing price Uists which fix prices for shipments of paper in carload quantities,” and from conspiring to “hinder or prevent any dealer from purchasing paper in interstate commerce directly from the manufacturer.” —_— FORMER KAISER SHOWS EFFECT OF ILLNESS Walks With Difficulty Beside Physician in Grounds of Doorn Castle. By the Associated Press. DOORN, Holland, February 1.— Former Emperor Willlam was ob- served this morning walking In the l grounds o his catle accompanied yalol o ex-kaiser Pvared £ walk with some dimculty, o _chief o8 assured t.s!m. mm Homge 3 H ten at in- Woman Registers Quake Shocks in Seismograph Way By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 1.—England has a “human selsmograph,” a woman who registers earthquake shocks wherever they occur, says Prof. H. H. Turner, in the Quarterly Review. “A woman of pecullar sensitive- ness,” he writes, “has for many years past -been able to report almost every earthquake i all parts of the world be- fore any news comes in. She suffers from a curlous nervous tension as though under the influence of electric- ity. It almost incapacitates her while it lasts, but it ends suddenly The professor quotes a letter dated September 10, which asserts that “these Japanese earthquakes have af- fected her badly and she had a bad attack yesterday.” “Almost immedi- ately,” he continues, “the explanation of the ‘bad attack vyesterday' was realized. There was a considerable shock in India on September § at 11 p.m. of our summer time.” 5 MISSING IN WRECK OF OHIO RIVER BOAT Powell Hits Submerged Obstruc- tion and Sinks Within Three Minutes. CAPTAIN ACTS QUICKLY Turns Boat for Submerged Bar, Saving Lives of Others. B the ciated Pres PADUCAH, Ky., February 1.—Two passengers and three negro deck- hands were missing today as a re- sult of the Wreck of the river steam- er Thomas C. Powell. {n the Ohio river at a point near Wilson's light, elght miles from here, last night. Survivors of the wreck, landed here by the towboat Marcia Richardson, told graphic stories of the wreck and expressed bellef that those missing were trapped below by an onrush of water or pinned by shifting freight when the boat listed. Shepherd Green, captain and pilot of the Powell, declared the boat struck a sunken obstruction while moving in midchannel and within three minutes. As soon felt the blow, Capt. Green turned steamer and ran for a submerged bar. The boat grounded with only the Texas deck and the top of the pilot liouse above water. The sur- vivors found temporary refuge on the Texas deck and later some of them were moved ashore in the boat's yawls. Mary McReynolds of East St. the only woman passenger, rescusd with difficulty after freight had pinned her was shifting against the side of a cabin. All lights on board were extinguished, with the ption of a single lantern, and it this dim flare that Capt. broke through the tloor of the T. deck to rescues Engineer W. I Pemberton, a helper and a passenger. who werc imprison- ed below. The trio were in imminent danger from rising water. ‘The bozat is believed to have struck a large ice floe. The force of the blow and the subsequent list to star- board was so great that Archie Drummond, a cabin boy, was thrown through a window and severely cut by_broken glass. The missing passengers were named Brewer and Turner and lived in the vicinity of Sugar Grove, Ky. The dense fog and presence of ica in tho river added to the difficulty of rescue work. First reports were that twenty-one persons were miss- ing. Later it was indicated all on board had been accounted for. A check of survivors after their ar- rival here was followed by the an- nouncement that five were missing. Tho Powell was enroute to Nash- ville, Tenn, and carrled thirteen passengers and a crew of seventeen, including deckhands, —— LINE-UP FOR FIGHT ON CLASSIFICATION Groups From Departments Form Committee to De- mand Investigation. ex was by Green and help Opponents of the personnel classifi- cation board today girded themselves for action. Gathering several dis- satisfled factions from government departments and independent estab- lishments, leaders organized into the departmental classification protest com- mittee and laid down the principles of their campaign, which include demand for a congressional investigation. A public mass meeting will be called shortly, it was said, probably at some {school bullding, when the classifica- tion problem will be gone over thor- oughly and opportunity offered for more comprehensive and powerful organization. ) Wittner Heads Committee. Announcement of the new protest committee was made by Loren H. Wittner, general chairman. Mr. Wittner said several different depart- ments and establishments already were _represented on this committee. Mr. Wittner is chairman of the pro- test committee from the auditing sec- tion of the general accounting office. | “Misinterpretation of the classifica- tion act of 1923 by the personnel classification board and the bureau of efficiency” is charged by the com- mittee in its first formal announce- ment. “The committee will fight for job classification,” said the statement, “instead of ‘Individual classification, and insists that the present pay basis has been the main influencing factor in the arbitrary tentative allocations for estimate of appropriations by the board. One of its first aims will be to correct mistakes in allocations to two or more grades of inaividuals in similar if not identical ~work. The committee holds that all comparative information available should be pub- lished which would enable the em- ployes to ascertain whether evasions of the law have occurred, either d partmentally or interdepartmentally. Raps Bureau of Eficiency. “The committes will not hinder any action attempting to secure compli- ance with the law, but will not coun- tenance any outside action by the bu- reau of efficiency, the appropriations committee and others tending to pre- vent the full compliance with the law. “The committes will represent any and all individuals with just griev- ances against the arbitrary alloca- tions of the personnel classification board with as much force as it will give organized protesting bodies. Every employe, and not a select few, will be protected, without fear or vor. ““The committee will work for a general public hearing before a con- gressional investigating committee that the glaring rating disparities by the board may be exposed. “The committse protests the utter disregard for the law as shown by the attitude of the burcau of effi- clenoy. and by the recommendations of the board to Congress. ¢ { VERACRUZDRIVE . INFULL SWin 8 4,000 Casualties Likely Cost __to Rebels in Rout From Orizaba. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 1 (By radio via Fort Worth Star-Telegram).—The federal cavalry has reuched Fortin, near Corboda, in its advance upon Vera Cruz, according to a war department announcement, which also states that Gen. Urbalejo has occupied Orizaba without resistance. Offictal announcemert of futurs fed- eral movements was withheld, but it is intimated that capture of Cordoba is considered probable, since the fallure of the revolutionists to defend Orizaba and their precipitate retreat after thelr de- feat at Esperanza indicates they have no ready reserves. Indications are that the federals will attempt to take ad- vantage of the broken morale of tho fleeing rebels and try to dominate the difficult country in the vicinity of Metlac bridge and adjacent tunnels. Rebel Casualties Likely 4,000. Specials from Vera Cruz indicate tht the first statement of rebel casualties placing the number at 2,000, was too conservative, since numerous wounded prisoners still are being counted, with prospects the total will reach 4,000. This number udes many prisoners and deserters, The report of the senate foreign rela tions committee recommending ratif tion of the United States-Mexico ge eral claims convention was redrafted yesterday to meet the views of minority members, who have bee refusing to form a forum, and an agree ment was reached to accept the re- port at today’s eession. According to the redrafted text, pub- lished in El Universal, no changes in the convention are mads, but the orig- inal report was altered for the pur- pose of inserting a clause stating that it is the committes’s conviction that the convention does not infringe on the national constitution. NO ORIZABA RESISTANCE. ol Rebels Retreat in Disorder Upon Arrival of Troops. ssociated Press ICO CITY, February 1.-—Ger- nal Urbaljo, heading the federal vas- guard, occupied Orizaba at 1° o'clock p.m. - yesterday without sistance, according to an offic statement issued by the war depari- ment. The forces of the rebel genera Sanchez, the statement adds, are treating in disorder, and it {s be- lieved the way i8 open to Vera Cruz, however, the possibility of re- ce being offered at Soledad y miles west of Vera Cruz, if a reorganization by the rebels can b effected. Otherwise, it is stated, the revolutionary army will be divided. Finance Minister Pani has left for Celaya to confer with Presidant Obregon relative to plans for relfev- ing tho present economic crisis and to report on the results of his inves- tigation to discover new sources of generally believed that the finance minister will inform the pres- ident also of the results of the negn- tiations entered into h Philad phia bankers, represented by Buckner, for s loan to the govern- ment. FINAL CLASH FORECAST. Embassy Learns of Rapid Advance of Federal Forces. The Mexican embassy, In a state ment issued last night, declared ti federal forces in Mexico, stimulatej by dacisive victories, are “advancin; rapidly to the final clash with th Vera Cruz rebels. Large groups of rebels of the dé 1a Huerta forces in the region of E: peranza and Orizaba are surrendering | to federal headquarters in the fleld the statement continued. The army marching through the state of Tamaulipas to the north is making rapld progress and clearing the oilg flelds of rebel units as it advances: the embassy added. 100,000,000 TEAPOR VALUE IS DISPUTED’ Sinclair’s Alleged Estimate Causes Wrangle at House Committee Hearing. The House naval committee, inquir- ing into the Doheny and Sinclair oil leases, today directed a wide range of questions at Rear Admirals Latimer, Jjudge advocate general of the Navy, and Gregory, chief of the bureau of vards and docks, as to various features of the contracts. Republican and democratio com- mittee members got into an argument as to whether Doheny or Sinolair had testified at the Senate investigation that their leases were worth $100,- 000,000 to then > When Representative Vinson, Geor- gia, ranking democrat on the commit- tee, said Sinclair made such an esti- mate, Representative Britten insisted Sinclair at the time was not under cath “Well, sworn or not.” broke in Chairman Butler, *he seems to be & man who suddenly got rich and got drunk over it." TWO ESKIMOS HANG TODAY FOR SLAYINGS - Gallows Scene at Herschell Island 3 Recalls Love ! Tragedy. » By the Associated Pres DMONTON, Alta., February 1.—: Two Eskimos, Alik Omiak and Teta- mangma, go_to the gallows today & the royal Canadian mounted Do barracks at Herschell Island to the penalty for the slaying of Doak of the mounted police and O Binder, Coronation Gulf trader. The tragedy, which resulted in ¢} death of the two white men, as wi as several Eskimos, grew out of feud which began when Binder fel in love with a native girl. She wa# already promised in marriage to member of her tribe, but opinion of the group was divided as to whether she might pot disregard this be- trothal and marry the white man, and argument ended in bloodshed. Corp. Doak was killed by Omiak, whom he had arrested for his part in the feud. Five persons were tried on various charges. Besides' the two sentenced to death, one, a medicine woman, wa. found guilty of manslaughter and i serving & years imprisonment. T e