Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1924, Page 1

N WEATHER. Heavy snow or rain tonight and to- morrow; little change in. tempera- ture, lowest tonight abqut freezing. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 39, at 3 p.m. vesterday. Lowest, 29, at “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes 4:30 a.m. today. Fuil report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Ronds, Page 20 Tntered as geco; _No. 29,155, rost office Washington, nd-class matter p.c * ' | NEW LEADS IN 0L SCANDAL REVEALED IN' TELEGRAMS BY . PROBE. COMMITEE Public Hearing Suddenly Ad-| journed for Private Reading of Messages to A. B. Fall and E. B. McLean. MEMBERS DIFFER UPON “SENSATIONAL” NATURE Suddenly interrupting its public hearings, the Senate oil committee closed doors today and spent! nearly two hours looking over a sheaf of telegrams sent from Wash- ington to A. B. Fall and E. B. Mec- Lean, publisher of the Washington Post, while they were in Florida. The results of the examination were | not disclosed, but e committee | m‘rmbfirs hinted that the files had pro- § diiced some highly Interesting 1 formation. Some of the teles re to be placed in the public record to- morrow. Spectators Sent Away. Local managers of two telegraph €ompanies had been subpoenaed in the hope of establishing whether Fall or | McLean had been in communication from Palm Beach with administration officlals or individual members of the committee. When the two witnesses laid on the table the evidence they had been asked to bring with them, however, there was a hurried consul- lation among senators who got a ook at the messages, and an.an- nouncement that the room would be cleared of spectators. _In announcing the executive ses- sion Chairman Lenroot sald it was the | committee’s desire to decide which the telegrams were “relevant.” At | t end of the long secret meeting | o said that tusk had not been com- ! pleted. Another member of the committee, Senator Adame, democrat, Colorado, deciared no messages from individual @aummitteemen had been found so fa: He added that there was a differen of opinion as to whether anything “sensational” had been found. Some Mesnages in Record. i “1 do not think there is anything highly sensational,” said Senator Adams. The chairman dismissed all the witnesses who were walting to tes- tify at today's open session, and said that when the public hearings are resumed tomorrow he will put into the record such of the messages as committee belleves pertinent to its mquiry As soon as the committee adjourned Senator Walsh renewed on the Senate floor his quarrel with the news bu- reau of the republican national com- mittee by contradicting In unequivo- | cal terms the bureau's charges that he sponsored the law under which the oil leases were made. Denles Supporting Rlider. Ho declared the leases had nothing to do with the general leasing act, and he also denied the ussertion of the news bureau, that he supperted the rider to the nuval appropriation | Bill of 1920, giving the Secretary of | the Navy authority to exchange roy-| alty oll for tank storage. %It is not true that I supported it, as the Record will show,” Senator Walsh said. “Nor dld any other sen- ator say anythinz about the amend- ent except the senator from Utah M. Smoot), who offered certain amendments, and these were accepted \without discussion of any sort.” Tpon request of the senator from Montana, Senator Smoot confirmed his statement, and Mr. Walsh then | challenged any republican senator to | arise in his place and state whether I have stated the facts incorrectly.” Backed by Lenroot. Senator Lenroot, republican, Wis- consin, said the statement was accu- rate, ept that the leasing act did authorize the leasing of flowing wells." “Having thus demonstrated that the republican national committee and its official organ is an _inveterate liar,” said Senator Walsh, “I shall not’ trouble the Senate further. I would say, however, that the repub- lican national committee is not thus attempting to enlighten the country as to the facts in the situation, but, rather, s attempting to embarrass and retard the inquiry, For it ob- viously will be useless for us to pro- ceed unless we have the confidence of the publi 1 Used Leased Wire. Some senators said the records of the telegraph companies examined today by the committee showed that McLean had a leased wire from the office of the Washington Post to Palm Beach and that he was kept closely Informed as to developments in the oil inquiry by his employes | minimum applying to amounts not in | declared Saxon City Puts Taxes on Unwed Men and Maidens By the Asoctated Yress. STOLLBER xony, February 26.—Bachelors and bachelor malds alike are to bear a speclal tax in ity. The district council has ded thut the unmarried of both *hull pay a head t to lessen the burden on familles. B o S BIFT TAX IS CUT: INSURGENT RANKS BREAK ON SURTAX Woodrutf to Back 37 1-2 Per Cent Rate—Must Win Wisconsin Members. | | | | | | | | | i Lenroot Promises Pertinent Wire| Correspondence Will Be Read Into Record Tomorrow—Long- Distance Calls to Be Examined | for “Evidence."” A gift tax was placed in the re onus bill today by the House. It would imnose a graduated scale | of rates, from 1 to 40 per cent, the | excess of $50,000. The vote was 191 to 65. Democrats | voted almost solidly for the amend- | ment, which was proposed by Chair- man Green, Iowa, of the ways and means committee. Negotiations between organization leaders and insurgents today on the Longworth comproimise income schedule of the revenue | bill developed a definite break in the ranks of the latter group, which voted’ to put the democratic rates in the bill. Representative Woodruff, Michigan, one of the tnsurgent leader would support the comprom viding for a 371 per cent m republican ximum and of below in view ate taxes. 6 per cent on incomes above $4,000, respective the Increase voted in Some Yet to Be Won. Representative Bege, republican, Ohlo, who conferred with Mr. Wood-| ruff, sald, however, that before the! democratic rate schedule could be| thrown out of the bill when it comes up for final passage some of the Wis- | consin delegation of eleven members | must be won over to the compromise. | Representative Nelson, Wisconsin, i members from that state) Lad not changed and would support ' the democratic rates if a vote came| again. i Uncertain of Income. No estimate as to probable increase | in revenue which would result under the change in the estate tax ,rule!' voted into the revenue bill yesterday ! was given, although both Represent: | ative Mills and Representative Long- worth, republican leader, declared not more than $25.000,000 additional an- nually could be expected because of the Frear amendment, which allows credit on state estate taxes. Exemption allowed estates of for- | mer service men from the estate tax under the present law was eliminated on motion of Representative Fair-| child, republican, New York, who in- | sisted the mass of enlisted men were not affected by such a tax, and the exemption resulted merely in dis- crimination in favor of relatives of rich Army officers who served in the world war. An amendment proposed by Repre- sentative Dickinson, republican, Iowa, to place & graduated tax on tax- exempt securities in the estate of a decedent, was voted down, 146 to 132. An amendment also was voted to, allow credit for estate taxes paid | to states up to 25 per cent of the| tax levied by the federal govern- ment. This was proposed by Repre- sentative Frear, republican insurgent, ‘Wisconsin, in reply to the argument | of “Representative Mills, republican, ! New York, that an Increase in thisi tax would make It a permanent part of the federal taxation system and eventually deprive states “of a vital | source of thelr revenue.” Administration spokesmen let it be known yesterday that if their tax| reform program, as carried in the Mellon bill, does not get through at this session it will be brought! up again next winter. . Secretary | Matlon belleves the country will show | its favor toward his pian at the| elections this fall and that its suc- cess In the next Congress will be assured. Representative Frear, speaking for | the republican insurgents, issued & statement yesterday declaring his group was not disturbed over the Longworth compromise for a 25 per Sent reduction in the surtax rates, which would cut the maximum 373 per cent instead of the 44 per cent now in the bill. He called upon Mr. Longworth to make public his plan ®o that study might be given it. Mr, Frear also denied Any formal coa- Ittion with the democrats, declaring the insurgents supported 'the demo- cratic plan because it was the “next best plan to our own.” He called attention that democrats had aided in defeating their proposals for tax- ing present tax-exempt securities, New Estate Tax Rates, The new estate tax rates, compared | with existing rates, applying to the amounts of the net value of an es- tate in excess of those stated, follow: rates. rates. Per cent. Per cent. 1 e 3 £ e 858 {51 H o 3. here. Most of the Western Unlon tolegrams submitted were addressed to McLean, but there were some to ¥all, according to committeemen. A’ number of the McLean messages were purely personal or on matters not related to the ofl inquiry. Sena- tors also said code words were used in_several of the messukes 'Wilton J. Lambert, counsel for Mr. McLean, was present at the reopen- ing of public hearings at the invita- | tion of Senator Walsh, who had| sought a conference with him. The purpose was not disclosed, but it was stated that the_time for the exam- ination of Mr. McLean by the com: mittee still was undetermined. Manager First Witness, F. F. Taft, Washington superin- tendent for the Western Unfon Com- pany, was called as the first witness chen today's hearing began. Senator “Walsh took the records of telegrams submitted by the witness, while Sena- tor Smoot, republican, Utah, read . TIContinued on Page 4, Column 3.) | { CHICAGO POLICE SEEK FEEEHE 2552 ERa8ESnann V! 333238388288 5 g e and over. - 5 | COUNTY BANK BANDITS By the Aseoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 26.—Six squads of detectives, armed with rifies and shotguns, sped to the southwestern city limits today in search of five bandits reported to have broken into the State Bank at Kinsman, in Grundy county, and to have hauled away a safe con: taining more than $16,000. ‘The report of the robbery was given the Chicago police by Sheriff James Mack of Grundy county, who said he had pursued the bandits several miles. The safe, he sald, is four feet high and welghs 2,800 pounds. = | administration ithe ! Senator Curtis of Kun surtax rate and normal rates of 2 and | ? {urgent enough £ e WASHINGTON, CONFERENCES HELD BY PARTY LEADERS ON DAUGHERTY ROW! President Discusses Situa- tion With Senator Curtis and Cleveland Lawyer. DECISION ON RETENTION IN CABINET IS DUE SOON; Lodge Blocks Bringing Up of ‘Wheeler Resolution—Resigna- tion Near, Officials Hint. During a truce in open hostilities officials negotiated fur u settlement of the row over retention of Attorney General Daugherty in the cabinet. Another succession of conferences. including a cabinet meeting, vesulted in no surface development, but gave Increasing {ndications that some defi- nite decislon might be announced in the near future. WeEite House officials insisted after the cabinet adjourned that the ques- tion of Mr. Daugherty's resignation had not come up for general discus- ston, and neither the President nor Attorney CGeneral had any state- ment ke tuday to m Previously had talked toweve the . the President situation with as, one of the republican Senate lea and later with Paul Howland of Cleveland, who acted as Mr. Daugherty's counsel during the impeachment proceedings | | e the Senate floor, the republican organization staved off consideration of the Wheeler resolu- | tion for an investigation of the De- | partment of Justice. The purpose of the delay was not explained, but it! has been apparent that republican | senators are convinced there may be ! a development making further action | by the Senate unnecessary. Objection by Lodge. It was Senator Lodge of Massa- one of those who have told the Presi- dent Mr. Daugherty should retire, who objected to a request for unanimous consent to bringing the Wheeler reso- lution up for debate. Because of the memorial service to be held tomorrow for President Harding, action prob- ably will go over until Thursday, at|phs taken behind closed doors snd the | least. While the cabinst was meeting to- day, a Senate messenger arrived at the Department of Justice with a communication for the Attorney Gen- eral. Department officlals were very secretive regarding the nature of the message, but they considered it to forward immedi- ately 0 Mr. Daugherty in the cabinet room. After the cabinet meeting broke up Mr. Daugherty sald the mepsage ‘“re- lated to another matter, on which I must make a decision this afternoon,” and did not concern in any way the attacks made upon him. Last to Leave Session. The Attorney General was among the last to leave the cabinet session, but it was stated emphatically by other members that the question of his retirement was not considered. Asked by newspaper men about re- ports of @ move in some administra- tion quarters toward persuading him to resign_effective at some future date, Mr. Daugherty sal “You who have known me since T have been in Washington should know that I never pre-date or ante- date anything. Whenever, and if ever, I have any communication to write or statement to make, you may rest assured it will bear the date of the day my action Is taken.” He declined to discuss the earlier conference between the President and Mr. Howland. Answering inquirles as to whether any statement would be forthcoming from him in the near future, he said that if so “every- body will be notified.” ¥ CONFIDENCE VOTE DELAYED IN GREECE : Action Probably Due to Ve- nizelos —Kafandaris Cabi- net Due to Fall Soon. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 26.—Adjourn- ment of the vote of confidence in the Greek national assembly last night at the request of Premier Kafandaris, and apparently on the suggestion of M. Venizelos, makes it difficult to “size up” the situation in Greece, says a Reuter’s dsipatch from Athens. Apparently, however, after hearing the report of Gen. Othonalos on the spirit of the army, In the presence of Georges Rousses, M. Venizelos deem- ed it advisable to make a concession to the republican party by accepting Roussos’ suggestion for proclamation of the downfall of the Glucksburg, dynasty In the national assembly, | subject to confirmation by a pleblescite. Roussos to be Premler. This will lead, the correspondent continues, to the resignation of Ka- fandaris and the assumption of the premlership by M. Roussos. (An Athens dispatch to the Daily Express yes- terday said the Kafandaris govern- ment had already fallen.) The republican leaders are reti- cent as to whether they will support a Roussos cabinet and the conserva- tives as well as the liberals do not seem favorable to it. The corre- pondent says the Roussos cabinet will perhaps be supported tempora- rily as a modus vivendl in order to gain time, but it does not seem to present a_definite solution and the situation continues intricate, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY sonality, D. C, LUDENDORFF TRIA OPENS I SECRE Sessions to Be Held Largely | Behind Closed _ Doors. By the Associated Press, MUNICH, Bavaria, Februar The sangulnury events of last No- vember became again a topic of in- tense interest today with the opening { chusetts, the party floor leader and|of the trial of former Field Marshal ! Ludendorft and his nine associates for thelr parts in the attempt to over- throw the government. While provisions for the press have been made in the Military Academy, wirere the trial is being held, the most important of the testimony will public sittings are not expected to develop. much in addition tg the facts already published. The pro- ceedings are expected to consume but a few days. Aslde from Ludendorff the defend- ants are: Adolph Hitler. leader of the Bavarian “fascisti”; former Police Chief Poehner: Dr. Frich, ex-presi- dent of the Munich district; Lieu Henry Purhet, who is Ludendorff stepson, and five men accused of be- | ing Hitler's aides, and Brueckner, Capt. Weber and Col. Kriebel. “Putsch” Short-Lived. The nationalist “putsch” was ex- tremely short-lived. It started the night of November 8 in a beer cellar, when Hitler, at the head of his men, raided a meeting attended by the Bavarian government leaders and proclaimed the cabinet overthrown. Hitler named himself chancellor and Ludendorff, dictator of the entire Ger- man republic. Hitler's well organized troops of the Oberland organization occupled different quarters of the city and ap- parently controlled the situation. The next day, however, reichswehr forces under opders from Dr. von Kahr, the recently resigned Bavarian military dictator, attacked the Hit- lerites and after brief fighting re- gained possession of the war minis- try. Ludendorff and other leaders were arrested, but Hitler fled and was not taken until later. Reports are current that many of the witnesses will not appear against the defendants, on pleas of illness. Four on Hunger Strike. Four defendants are reported to have gone on a hunger strike. The prisoners each have separate rooms in the military academy, which is used as a temporary courthouse, nd the authorities are sald to have taken strenuous measures In an en- Licuts. Wagner Roehm, Dr. deavor to break the strike and keep the prisoners in good condition for rance in couri. SR pretzels, cheese, sauerkraut, rye bread, wienerwurst, bock beer’ and other’ things_ for which Bavaria is famous, but drank the beer only and declined to partake of the food. Gen. Ludendorff appeared in court attired In & civillan suit of dark ma- terial, and wearing the iron cross t class. Of R A edondorif. who has been at liberty, shook hands with Hitler when they met in court. HITLER PRIME MOVER. Declared, in Indictment, to Be .Leader of ‘“Putsch. By the Assoclated Press. . “BERLIN, February 26.—The Social- ist News Service publishes today v orts to be an extract from B B letment agsinst those accused of participating in the Ludendorfr- Hlitler “putsch” at Munich last No- vember. Ve ding to this extract, the con- duct of Dr. von . the former Bavarian dictator, and Gen. von Los- £ow. who headed the Bavarian rejchs- Soehir, was held to be “harmless,” al- though « they had relations with Adolph Hitler and the others and were well informed of théir plans. The indictment describes Hitler as the prime mover, asserting that he aimed at the overthrow of the gov- ernments of Bavaria and the reich ond that he allotted the offices of state, giving himself the leadership. Gen. Ludendorft is declared to have peen acquainted with all the plans for “this violent, unconstitutional undertaking” and to have acted as Jeader of the newly formed ‘“na- tional army.” He Is aiso alleged to have lssued directions to the reichswehr regard- ing protection of the frontier and formation of national forces and to have placed himself at the head of a procession in Munich to influence the reichswehr and police in favor of the enterprise by his prestige and per- They were of- | “VERY GOOD, EDDIE!” 'HONDURAN REBELS ARE NEAR CAPITAL ;Bonilln's General Says Government | Troops Are Near De- | moralization. ! February 26—The Honduran | rebels, commanded by Gen. Gregorio, | Ferrera, supporter of al | | aspirations of Dr. Po! | have captured Com iles northwest of Teguclgalpa, the capital according to advices received here. The rebels are preparing to advance ( on the capital, where, they claim, the government forces are in a state of demoralizatl, The occupation of other important towns is reported by the rebels. | *— | HARDING MEMORIAL RITES TOMORROW | Hughes to Deliver Eulogy at Services in House—WCAP to Broadcast. i ! Memorial services for Warren Hard!ng, late President of the Uni States, will be conducted in the ¢ ber of the House of Representatives | tomorrow promptly at 12 o'clock, with Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes delivering the eulogy. A1l seats in the galleries have been reserved by number, with special res- ervations made for Mrs. Harding, who | has announced her intention of being ! present, and special reservations for the executive, diplomatic and gal- leries for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. All other seats are distributed cquitably to members of the House and Senate. This is the first time in the history of the American Congress that tick- ets of admission have been jssued for specially reserved seats hy numbers. All of the chair seats in the galleries must be occupied before 11:40. Seats on the steps in_ the aisles must be occupled before 11:55. There are 594 chair seats and 24 bench seats and nearly 100 step seats. Marine Band to Play. For half an hour before the memo- rial service the Marine Band, station- ed in the Speaker’'s lobby, will play favorite hymns of the late President. The services in the House will be broadcast by WCAP, the Chesapeake |ana Potomac Telephone Company, on a 469 wave length and relayed to New 1York, Providence and other re- | broadcasting stations. It is exactly twenty-two years ago to the day and hour that the McKin- ley memorjal services were conduct- ed In the House chamber and forty- two years ago to the day and hour that the James A. Garfleld memorial services were heid, Mrs. Harding, accompanied by four- teen relatives and close personal friends, will occupy seats in the gal- lery directly facting the Speaker's Haw, chair. Beautiful memorial cards have been cngraved, on which appear a picture of the late President Hard- |mg with the White House and Capi- tol on either side, representing his service in both the legislative and eexcutive branches of the govern- ment. On the card is_engraved “Memorlal Service of Warren Harding, born November 2, 1865, a Blooming Grove, Ohio, died August 2, 11923, at San Francisco, Callf.; aged ; President March 4, 1921— Eulogy by Hon. Charles I. Hughes, House of Representatives, February . 27, 1924> and signed by’ Frank B.| Willis, chairman of the Senate com- mittee, and Theodore E. Burton, chairman of the House committee. Capitol to Be Closed. All arrangements for the memorial service were made by a joint com-| mittee of Congress, composed of one member from each state, with Sena- | | Memorial folders, carrying the pro- gram of arrangement, have been iprinted for the convenience of mem- bers of Congress and others who se- cure cards of admission. The Capitol will be closed tomorrow imorning to all persons except mem- bers and officers of Congress. At 10:30 ‘o'clock- the east door leading to the rotunda will be opened to those to whom invitations have been extended junder the joint resolution of Congress tor Willis and Representative Burton, both from President Harding's home (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.} state, as chairmen. FUND OF 865,000 VOTED FORHOWARD Senate Restores $500,000 for University, Eliminated by House. The Scnute this afternoon voted 000 for addition to the Howard Uni- versi Medical School, after defeating a number of points of order raised against the proposed appropriation, us incorporated in amendments to the In- terior Department appropriation bill. The bill, which will go to confer- ence, will carry not only the $500,000 for the Howard University medical school addition, Lut also the $207,000 for Howard University stricken out of the bill by the House on a point of rder. The House passed the hill carrying an appropriation of §157,600 for ‘the university. The Senate has made this sum $865,000. The Senate had previously, by a vote of 54 to 19, held that the proposed amendment providing for the was germane to the bill and therefore in order By a vote of 19 to 18 the Senate sustained a ruling of the chair hold- ing that the items had been esti- mated for in accordance with Without record votes, the Sen- ate then adopted the amendments proposing $370.000 for an addition to the medical school and $130,000 for equipment for the same. RUSSIA AND RAGS RATHER THAN DESERT HER SPOUSE Mme. Lavrovia, Singer, Admitted to U. S. as Artist, But Maimed Husband Detained. 1o Associated Press. W YORK, February —Rusesia and rags with her husband are pref- erable to America and affluenee with- out him, Mme. Vere Lavrovia, Rus- sian singer, declared today. She was told she could enter the United States as an artist, but that her war-maimed and impoverished husband, Baron Royce Garratt, would be detained Pending the report of a board of in- quir; The couple arrived vesterday from South Africa third class. While fighting with the white army the baron lost his fortune and was maimed. Mme. Lavrovia is the daughter of a grand overa singer and of a member of the first duma. She is In her early twenties, slight and blonde. They now are at Ellis Island, al- though Mme. Lavrovia is at liberty to g0 where she pleases. “We shall wait here,” she said. “Whatever we do we shall do it to- gether.” UNDERWOOD ATTACKED BY BRYAN AS “WET”| By the Associated Press. DECATUR, Ala., February 26.—In attacking the prohibition record of Senator Oscar Underwood in an ad- dress here last night, Willlam Jen- nings Bryan said he would rather trust Gov. Al Smith In the White House than Underwood. He charac- terized Smith as a wet “In a wet environment” and Underwood a “wet in a dry environment." The commoner declared that now is the time for the democrats to nominate a progressive. He pralsed L. B. Musgrove, opponent of Under- wood in the Alabama presidential primary, as “a_well-to-do man who would “spend his wealth for the masses.” FIND 5,000-YEAR-OLD BOAT SITTINGBOURNE, Kent, England, February 26.—Believed to be of the neolithic period or later stone age, a boat, eleven feet long and three feet ‘wide, hollowed out of the trunk of an oak tree, has been found in the mud at Elmley Ferry marshes, near here. It is estimated Dy experts to be 5,800 years old. NEW RED PREMIER ILL. MOSCOW, February 26.—M. Rykoff, who succeeded the late Nikolal Lenin as president of the council of commis- sars, has gone to the Caucasus for his health. MM. Kameneff and Tsurupa, members of the council, are acting as heads of the government during the premler’ - Star. 26, 1924 —THIRTY PAGES.’ the | * Violet Ray Makes Thin Folks Fat, Fat Folks Thin By the Associated Pre PARIS, February 26.—The ultra- violet ray is equally eftective as a welght reducer or producer, ac- cording to Doctors Livet and Vautler, who described to the Academy of Medicine the excel Tesults obtained when the 5 were applied to a number of obese patients, bringing about a loss in welght of from eight to twenty pounds after thirty applications. The same rays are used to cause other patlents to put on flesh. PERSONNEL BOARD SHOULD GO, SAYS CHAIRMAN BAILEY of Opposes Transferring Functions to Civil Serv- ice Commission. “I have lost all the friends I Lave ever had, but I must tell the truth. i I believe the personnel classification board ought to be abolished.” This was the statement of F. J. Bailey, chairman of the classification board in concluding his testimony be- fore today's sessfon of the hearings being held at the Capitol on Repre- sentative Lehlbach's to abolish the board and vest its functions in the civil service commission. “It ought not to have been estab- lished in the first place,” continued Chairman Balley, his statement com- ing as the climax to the second cross- examination by members of the House civil service committee, begun yes- terday. The chairman of the personnel classification board sald he dld not feel the board ought to be abolished because of the allegations that It has not followed either the spirit or law of the classification act, but rather due to the more fundamental fact, in his opinion, that it ought never to have been established. Thanked by Committee. The classification act, Mr. Bailey said, ought to be administered by one heaa, “a strong man, with access to the President of the United States,” he said. Ho said he did not want the administration in the bureau of the budget, but added: - “But I think it should be in the bureau of the budget.” Mr. Bailey was given an informal vote of thanks by the members of the committee, upon the conclusion of his testimony shortly before noon, members_expressing thelr apprecia- tion of the honest endeavor made by the witness to express his views upon addition | (o%3ificult and technical a subject as he reclassification problem. H. wves, bureau of efficlency representative on the classification bhoard, took the stand immediately after Mr. Bailey, and read a prepared atement, in which he combated the views which have been put forth that the procedure of -the board violated the classification act. Charges Act Upheld. Mr. Graves sald he took entire re- sponsibility for the actions of the board, saying that the board had acted upon his recommendations, and that the board “had conformed 100 per cent to the letter of the reclassifi- cation act” His testimony was Intended to show that there had been no illegality in i proceeding with classification some- {what upon the basis of the executive order of October 24, 1921, which au- thorized the burcau of efficiency to set up salary schedules; or in not setting up first of all complete class specification, or in not making the field classifications according to the exact same plan as the classifications of federal employes in the District of Columbla Mr. Bafley, in_concluding his testi- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) TWO DEPARTMENTS WINMORE REVENUE Treasury and Post Office Ap- propriations Raised $6,- 916,430 by Senate. The Treasury and Post Office de- ments appropriation bill was re- ported to the Senate today from the appropriations committee carrying a total of $736,867,380.25, an increase of $6.916.430 over the bill as it passed the House. The Treasury Department gets $4,- 040,680 of the increase proposed, and the Post Office Department, $2,875,750. The Senate committec made no change in the provisions of the bill relating to the distribution of salaries under the classification act of 1923, One of the large items added by the Senate committee provides $1,500,000 | for the operation and maintenance of the airplane mail servico between { New York and San Francisco, via Chi- cago and Omaha. The *internal revenue service is glven an additional $1,100,000 by a committee amendment, The Proposed Increases. Other proposed Increases are $2,- 1 500,000 for collecting the revenue | from customs, $12,000 for salaries in ithe office of the treasurer, $8,800 for suppresing_counterfeiting and other crimes, $124,000 for the division of Venereal diseases of the public health service, $294,600 for the office of the supervising architect, $6,000 for sal- arles In the office of the Postmaster General, $9,000 for salaries in hte office of the first assistant postmaster gen- eral, $10,000 for traveling expenses in the office of chief Inspector of the Post Office Department, $740,750 for the general field service under the office of the first assistant postmaster general, $300,000 for the transporta- tion of forelgn mails, $310,000 for the office of the fourth assistant post- master general, for the rental, pur- chase and repair of canceling ma- chines and for the purchase, manu- facture and repair of mail bags 2 as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 104,503. TWO CENTS. BALL IS UNMOVED BY CITIZENS' VETO OF AUTOTAX BILL Colladay Stands. Firm for Commissioners’ Original Measure or None. COMMITTEE IS UNITED, SENATOR IS INFORMED Ball Replies D. C. Motorists Seek to Evade Just Taxes—Says He Can Do No More. E. F. Colladay, chairma special joint committee tax, told Senator L. Helsler Ball to- day at a hearing in the District of Columbia committee room that Wash- ington desired no reciprocity with Maryland if it could not get It through the Commissioners’ original bill, and that no substitute or co! promisa was acceptable to restdent of the Natlonal Capital. Senator Bal expressed keen disappointment at the commlttee's report. “We come before you,” eaid Colladay, “abgolutely united. Th! committee represents every civic un motoring organization in Washing ton. We have held two meetings since you last granted us a hearin We have considered the mat every possible viewpoint. We hav come to the only conclusion possibi- for us, and that is that we cannot a cept vour proposed substitute, & bill 120, or House bill 655, on the & tax. Neither of the three carries c our wishes. Better no reciprocity all than reciprocity under such c ditfons. “We object first of all to the large increase in taxes that District mc torists would be compell under the three bills proposed, un. we object particularly to the pre vision In your eubstitute whic! would relieve the federal governme of its tfixed proportionate share | the expenses of the National Capital.’ Mr, Colladay then read the resol: tion unanimously adopted at a me- ing of the joint committee yesterd afternoon. Ball Says Taxes Low. “I am extremely sorry,” repl Senator Ball, “that the citizens ‘Washington have taken this po. tion. It is a position that Congre cannot support. It takes & stan that exempts you from taxatior There {s no excuse upom which fair-minded man can exempt yo from this taxation that is pald la other states. “There is & lower tax rate here than in any comparable city. Maryland and Virginia each pay personal taxes. Why shouldn’t you? In these two states one pavs 2 cents a gallon for gasolino tax and the other 3. The money so raised goes to the highway improvement. That provision 1s in my proposed substitute. It was put there so that you could not come back at Congress and say that although money was raised it was not appro- priated. My substitute provides fo- the automatle appropriation of this money each vear. “On what ground can I or any one else In Congress stand now? Wash- ingtonians are not their just share of tax by the decision of this committee. cannot go now to Congress and sav that the people here are willing to pay thelr full share and that fund should be appropriated for improve- ment of the city when it is evide that they are not. “Want to Be Fatr” “I want to be fair, and I am sur that every one in Congress wants to be falr to the District. But we can't lbe fair when residents of the city will not meet us half way. “The 60-0 relationship betweer Congress and the District is not permanent one. It Is a proposition that supposes that 40 per cent of the property here s taxable as it belongs to the government and 6. per cent to the District. For the last seven or cight years the government has built no property, and, there- fore, the 60-10 rate, at this time. is not fair to the government. The District now owns more than 60 per cent of the property. “If the government builds new buildings here, which it should do, ) belleve that tho rate may go back to 50-50. Otherwise, if the District forges ahead, the rate may go tb other way. n the automobile question we only want to pay here what the resident of the states on each side of you pay 1 am extremely sorry and disappoi ed about the whole thing.” Mr. Colladay pointed out to Senator Ball that while the 60-40 arrangc ment may not be permanent it is th hope of every Washingtonian that fixed proportionate contribution prin ciple is permanent, Ziblman Asks Questions, “fs it only the distribution of th funds collected from the propos: taxation' of Washingtonisns that committee I8 opposed to?” asked R resentative Zhilman of Maryland, w attended the hearings. “No,” answered Mr. Colladay. “the whole bill has been worked around into such a shape that we cannot prove it.” enator Bal T sal” sal . Column SEVERE STORM DUE IN DISTRICT TONIGHT Probably Will Start With Snow and Turn to Rain—May Become Blizzard. A storm of unusual intensity that might develop into a blizzard is duc {n Wathington tonight and tomorrow, according to the weather bureau. The storm, which will cover & wids area, was central this morning off the Alabama coast and is moving in au northeasterly direction and increas- ing in intensity. Officials at the weather bureau stated today that Washington will be on the border line between heavy snows In the north and heavy rains in the south. They predict that the storm will begin with snow in the District and gradually turn to rain, with strong winds tomorrow morn- ing. Ships on the Atlantic have been warned by wireless and storm sig- nals are being flown along the en- tire coast from Key West to Boston. The storm will be very severe off the Atlantic coast, With heavy sous and winds. 5