Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. tonight and tomo in temperature: north and north for 24 ho Itighest, 44, at 6 am. ge Fair chanze moderate Temperature at p.m. tod today: lowest, Full report on pa rrow: little gentle to west winds. urs ending 66, at noon today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 12 Enterea as secu - 90 207 Ne. 29397, - 5ot ofice Was ny crass hington, matter D. C. Th WASHINGTON STORM OF PROTEST GROWS AS FURTHER SECRETS ARE -BARED TO' PUBLIC Murmur of Discontent Comes From High Officials and Others With Warning of Possible lllegality. CURIOUS THOUSANDS i PORE OVER OPEN LISTS! Blair Stands on Flat Statement That Penalty of Fine and Im- prisonment May Follow—Jus- tice Department Rushes Decision on Publication Rights. With no clean-cut Government ruling on the two apparently paradoxical pro- visions of the revenue act providing en the one hand publicity for income tax records, and on the other hand sharp | penalty for publication of such records, | newspapers of the Nation assumed the | “responsibility” laid on them by the Department of Justice and today con- tinued to print lengthy lists of the tax Teturns of American citizens. Avidly a curious public perused col- | umn after column as first records of | the wealthiest, of acquaintances and friends were bared. But, rumbling and complaining, an almost ominous murmur of public discontent aro: and, assuming various forms, from idle | curiosity to growing resentment, began | to find expression in caustic words, as the private affairs of the individual American citizen were slowly exposed to the public gaze. i of Warnings Recalled. The recent solemn warnings of See- retary of the Treasury Mellon that the “Constitution zuarantees to the citizen | the sanctity of his private affairs,” of | Secretary of Commerce Hoover that publicity to income taxes would be a “serious jeopardy” to business. and of | President Coolidge that publicity would be “harmful to the government rev- enue,” came up out of the recent past, | 10 lend themselves almost the weight of prophec; At the offices of the collectors of internal revenue newspaper report- | eis continued to dig deeper into the maze of figures where lay the secrets, lously guarded for years by the American Government, but now, under the revenue law, bared for the eager consumption of the public. Department of Justice experts be- | &an the study of the two disputed | provisions of the revenue law and| will have ready for Attorney Genflml‘l Sto when he returns from lowa | Sunday night, a preliminary survey of the situation for his consideration. No decision by the department is ex- pected before some time early next week. "he Treasury to the pulic record may stands on its warn- that publication of be violation of the ing the law Troublesome questions of all kinds bobbed up for Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue Blair and his 64 col- lectors to solve, as they were pursued by not only newspaper men, but by commercial concerns, by salesmen, curiosity seekers and others for a peek at the valuable books Further Ruling Vital. Evidently kind of more ex- tended rulin will be ' necessary ither by the commissioner himself | or by the collector to decide who shall see the records, and when, according | 1o some officials | Although Commissioner Blair, when | interviewed this ‘morning, declined to | lay down a hard and fast rule as to low far the records shall be exposed, e gave it as his personal opinion that Congress never meant that thei records should be used by any per- »n who chooses for advertising pur- ) mailing lists and similar pur- poses. Commissioner Blair stood fast on the text of his telegzram to collectors of | internal revenue, which ordered all| collectors to call specific attention of | «every one who requested to look to the | penalty provisions of the law. | The Commissioner feels that the| Treasury has done its duty in warning the public, and in expressing its opinion that Congress never meant the lists for general publication. Wherever possible, he explained, all provisions of a iaw are placed into effect. In the opinion of Mr. Blair| (nd associates it would be possi- ble for them to open the lists for in- sphetion, and at the same time do all they can to call attention of the public that Congress did not intend the record should be published, as laid down in the penalty provision. some Stands On Telegram. _The telegram to collectors, which Mr. Blair again emphasized so em-| phatically today, is short and to the | point. he says, and in full reads as follow. “With reference mimeograph 3249 J4w does not authorize preparation of copies income tax lists by public. P6 permit persons to prepare dupli- cate lists of income taxpayers would seflously obstruct efficient manage- mént of your office. Post conspicu- ously and call to attention of all who wish to examine income tax lists pro- ~vislons of section 3167, Revised Stat- utes, particularly that provision mak- ing 1t unlawful to print or publish any Income tax return or any part théreof under penalty of a fine of one tliousand dollars or imprisonment for wne year or both.” Telegrams Pour In. Telegrams of protest against the action of the Treasury in opening the books for inspection began to pouf in from various parts of the country. Some of these assailed the motives of the administration in making the lists available. Others complained against the general pol- jty of revealing the private affairs of an American citizen. And one was understood bitterly to protest against the matter, criticizing the Treasury for doing what the sender evidently thought was the result of simply a Treasury ruling. Commissioner Blair said in answer to such criticism that there was nothing left for the department to 20 but to follow the law as amended Jast Spring. He smiled at the ig- Tait to Resist Credit Men’s Invasion to Scan Tax Reports Collector Plans to War on Possible Step or General Use of Information in Returns*by Business. By & Staff Correspondent. BALTIMORE, Md., October Temporarily dispossessed of their once orderly offices by u veritable army of eager newspaper men, bent upon com- pletely baring the new open secrets of the income tax report books, Internal Revenue Collector Galen L. Tait and his deputies were seriously wondering to- day whether or not this precedent is but the forerunner of an even more serious invasion by credit men, collection agencies, investigators and innumerable other commercial reporters. Although Mr. Tait has ordered the books of the income ta department opened without any limitations to the newspaper men, he pointed out to each one that publication of the data they find therein will subject them to a pos- sible fine of $1,000 or a year in jail, or both. As a further gesture, he notified the editors of every paper in this col- lection district that infraction of the law might bring quick punishment. In the meantime the internal revenue col- lector has diverted most of his force { from the business of tabulating income tax returns to a minwte scrutiny of | voluminous-looking State books, in the desperate hope of finding some clause that will authorize him to close his doors to every Tom, Dick and Harry who ¢ might wish to use the books to look up the wealth or credit possibilitics of pros- pective customers, defendants in suits at law and what nots. Under the exiting law it appears that only a ruling from the Attorney General's office in Wash- ington will save this bureau from be- coming a literal information booth. Reporters Jam Office. the present, at least, Mr. Tait is safe from such a commercial invasion, because his office is too owded morning, afternoon and late svening with flushed, shouting news- paper men, each yelling bewildering across tables at one another. ic remarks about the in- ports of persons who & | regarded as celebrated with parts, and whooping with mingled jealousy and poy when they .come upon some “big guy” whose bill to Uncle Sam runs well into six figures Yesterday, every newspaper in Washington was represented by at least one reporter, Baltimore papers kept several busy and there were correspondents for publications throughout this collection district. Today Mr. Tait found the same For his office again when he appeared on the job at 9 o'clock. !,‘,e begged to “~(Continued on Page 3, Column Z.) NCOME TAX PAID BY D. C. RESIDENTS AS REVEALED BY FEDERAL FIGURES i A partial list of Washingtonians who paid incomes taxes, with the collector of internal revenue, in B | amounts of such tax as revealed from the records of the office of the altimore, follows below. In connection with the list printed, attention is called to the fact that not corporation returns. The list follows: | Adams, Mary B, care of Francis A. R ! the taxes listed are the gross income taxes for the year 1923, upon which a reduction and rebate of 25 per cent was later granted to individual, but [ to* have the same guarantees A hardson, Cosmos Club, $33,184.10. Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company, $2,017.50. il Anderson, Isabel, 2118 Massachusetts avenue northwest, $39,338.86. Anderson, Larz, former Ambassador Japan, $29978.78. | Andrews, Julia Du Pont, Bethesda, Md., $15.687. < | Abbertini, Mary Reynolds Diaz, American Exchange Bank, $93.491.18. |Ailes. Milton E., president Riggs Bank, $8,033.79. B Barry, David S., Bakhmeteff, Mary Beck, James M., Biythe, Samuel G Bliss, Maj. Gen. care of Trux sergeant-at-arms, Senate, $2010.36. olicitor general, 1624 Twenty: stre news _correspondent, Hibbs Building, Tasker H., governor of Soldiers’ tum Beale, $2477.55. rst street, $10.230.35. 211872, Home, $209.51. Bliss, Elinor L., Soldiers’ Home, $42.92. Bn‘;?i, Kate, 1621 Twenty-second - street northwest, $1882898 Beale, Truxtun, 28 Jackson Baird, Licut. Col. William, V Barr, Lester S, 1870 Wyomin, Borah, Senator W. E., Idaho, $534.5: Brawner, Henry N, jr., proprictor Brandeis, Louis D.. Supreme Court Westmo place northwest, $7,282.05. reland Apartments, $609. avenue northwest, $10,542.77. 5. Chestnut_Farms Dairy, $19,39.06. justice, Stoneleigh Court, $9,50822. Bruce, Senator William_Cabell, Maryland, $475.40. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. (Balti Buchholz, Gus, 1411 Pennsylvania a more), $123,343. venue, $8,359.94. C Columbia Hotel Company, Twelfth s west, $14,319.85. 2 Capital Traction Company, $4.415.16. Carmack, Elizabeth M., 1446 Rhode Chesapeake and a e City and Suburban Railroad of W treet and Pennsylvania avenue north- Island avenue, $18,693.23. Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia, $857.15. ashington, §1.278. Cohen, Myer, 1868 Columbia road, $4,951.37. Columbia Country Club, $58.50. Corby Baking Company, $347.40. Corby, Charles I, Garrett Park, Md. . $13.937.24. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, §64.00. e Chapman, Edward J., 391 Livingstone strect northwest, $4,316.66. 1816 H street Carpenter, Frank G. 310 Newark st Connelly, Martin J., Chiswell, Corby, V northewst, $4,507.91. rect northwest, $38,120.06. Benjamin W., 2335 Twenticth street northwest, $1,636.28. illiam S., Chevy Chase Circle, $22.980.38. Curley, Archbishop Michael J., Baltimore, $125.10. (‘l‘:;rec‘l,l Melville, 1608 Twenticth street northwest, $11,009.23, Colladay, Edward F., Union Trust Building, $8.361.42 Chateau Thierry Corporation, $113.40. City Investment Corporation, $254.22 D Davis De Knight, Clarence, Hibbsville, Md., i Downs, Robert S., manager, Washin, . Annie H., 2410 Wyoming avenue northwest, $8,872. , $4.287.62. gton Hotel, $6,916.31 Donohue, John O., 1428 Buchanan street northwest, $10,185 Dixson, K. B., Lafayette Hotel, $5.177. Dill, C. C., Senator, Washington, $280. Denby, Charles, and wife, $268.18. 64. E Elkin: Eustis, Edna M., 1500 Rhode Island Eyerly, Charles H., Hagerstown, Md. Edson, John Joy, chairman board Stephen B., son of late Senator Elki 24 3 2,290.63. Washington Loan and West Virgini; avenue northwest, $20,31 , $27.272.45. of directors, Trust Company, 1324 Sixteenth street northwest, $3.087.55. Emmet, Helen Pratt, 1647 Thirtieth street northwest, $7,270.55. Evans, Joseph W., and wife, 1818 Lamont street, $1,448.03. F Fairfax, Charles W., 841 R strect northwest, $1.242.09. Flannery, John S., lawyer, 2411 California street, $2,284.39. Fahnestock, Mrs. Margaret, 2520 Massachusetts avenue, $20,424.89. G Gardiner, Washington, $27,022.72. Garfinkle, Julius, Thirteenth and F commissioner of pensions, Pension Bureau, streets, $79,643.16. Georgetown Gas Light Company, $267.25. Gizycka. Gude. William F,, florist and mem! leanor, Union Trust Company, $6,650.61. ber of Rent Comniission, 3800 New Hampshire avenue northwest, $1,520.63. Gutheim, August G., 8 Jackson place, $4.415.53. 1330 New York avenue northwest, | Guy, Benjamin W., 315 Ninth street, $12.171.80. | Grandin, Alice E., 1515 New Hampshire avenue northwest, $10,980.60, | Graham, Edwin C., president of the National Electrical Supply Company, , $3,060.07. Gompers, Samuel, president of the American Federation of La Thirty-fifth street northwest, $888.75. qRaord ahon 0 Gregory, Rear Admiral Luther E., $377.55, Gedney, Joseph B., Lafayette Hotel, $6,248.18. Glassie, Henry H., lawyer and former United States .87. Dradiey lane, Chevy Chase; $102. tariffl. commissioner, H Hass, John I, 3203 R street northwest, $5,776. Harman, Frank P., coal operator, 1900 Florida avenue Hamilton Hotel Corporation, $1,005.92. Hamilton Hotel Corporation, $68.90. northwest, $7,034.36. Herter, Mary C., 1612 Twenty-first street thwest, : Hieght, Frank S., New Willard Hotel, szw"fi)' sy Himes, John , trustee for Canfield S. Himes estate, $3,586.21. Himes, Joseph H., 1627 New Hampshire avenue northwest, $14,845.28. Hurt, Estates of Annie, $13,368.22. Hawley, Charles B., consulting engineer, 1103 Munse Horner, Stanley H., 1015 Fourteenth street, $10,86. y Building, $5,062.04. Howard, Grace A., 1410 Sixteenth street northwest, $24,010.96. Herrmann, J. Philip, president House & Herrmann, 901 Seventh street northwest, $8,561.14. - Ham, William F., president Washin, 2621 Woodley place northwest, on Rail d El & g;),lSfl.OL lway an: lectric Company, Hall, Prof. Asaph, United States Naval Academy, $175.75. Hogan, Frank ., lawyer, Colorado Building, $41,524.52. Halliday, Estate of Henrictta M., American Security and Trust Company, s i Hill, Re'presenlative Joi:n Philip, MgrylaflLmfi‘___— {Continued on Page 2, Column &) | (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) mingled | vigorous army waiting to take over! ¢ Foen * WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g B, MEXICO RECALLS CONSULS IN BRITAIN RESENTING STATUS Republic Declares Business Relations Without Recogni- tion Cannot Continue. BRITISH OFFICIALS STILL WELCOMED, HOWEVER don Decides Not to Follow Action of Obregon. | Br the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 25.—Mexi- [co has suppressed commercial rela- | tions with Great Britain, the depart- ment of foreign affairs ordering the consulates in London, { Glasgow closed, as well as all the honorary consular offices throughout the United Kingdom. This step was decided upon, in the words of Foreign Minister Saenz, not to show hostility to Great Britain, but because the Mexicans believe it “u worthy” of themselves “to maintain consular representatives under a gov- ernmeng which does not congede cial relations, thus implying that it does not consider Mexico has the moral and legal capacity inherent to | sovereign countries | The foreign minister added that the decision would remain effective while | the present “abnormal relations” be- i tween the two nations endur as { before in the event the London gov- | ernment did not see fit to recall them. ‘, The Obregon regime in Mexico has { never been recognized by Britain. Several months ago ! London government was reporte | the verge of sending a commi to Mexico with the object of prepar. | for recognition, but the { ans case intervened. | This involved the virtual expulsion !from Mexico of the British !'des archives, H. S. Cunard Cummins, !who was accused by the | Bovernment of adopting unduly | gressive and discourteous me supporting the claims of n-born widow in her Tight the Mexican ling the way { Cummin: &- sures bject, | against tion of |1and laws to her estate. Mrs. Evans {was subsequently slain near | haclenda, her death being attributed {by the British to persons interested | to_brigands. Since Mr. Cummins’ departure the British government's interests in the Mexican capital have been cared for by the American embassy. { U. S. MAY ASSIST. Should the Mexican government’s withdrawal of its consular repre- {sentatives from Great Britain result iin similar action by Great Britain, it is probable the State Department will be asked to take care of British con- sular interests in Mexico. No official word of the latest de- | velopment in the controversy be- tween the British and Mexican gov- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) FORDS SRS 6 i | | | | i ‘Jynior Rockefeller Paid $7,- '435,169—1John W. Davis, $84,425. | Topping the list of nationally known taxpayers revealed when rec- ords of the Bureau of Internal Reve- nue were made available for the pub- lis is Henry Ford, who turned over to the Government in income tax for {himself and family $18,902,981. Mr. Ford, $1,984,254.83; Henry Ford, 2d, $554.50; Benson Ford, $553.09, and the | Ford Motor Company, $14,449,673.04. | Contrasted with the $7,435,169 tax Ipaid by John D. Rockefeller, jr., is {that of J. Pierpont Morgan, who | turned over to the Government $98,- |643. John D. Rockefeller, sr., paid a [ tax of $124,266.47. Davis Pald $54,425. John W. Davis, Democratic candi- | date for President, paid $54,425.20, while C. W. Bryan, his running mate. paid $364, and President Coolidge paid $6,643.01. Douglas Fairbanks headed the list of taxpayers in the millionaire movie colony with a return of $225.769 while ‘his wife, the famous Mary Pickford, paid $2,444. Gloria Swanson | paid $38,800.55, Other movie actors paid as follows: Cecil B. De Mille, $741.55; Jackie Coogah, $500.95; Har- old Lloyd, $22,662; Will Rogers, $5,966.01; Constance Talmadge, $10,- 450.05; Poli Negri, $14,681.30: Ru- dolph Valentino and wife, $2,335.92; D. W. Griflith, $20,167.42; Marie Prevost, $1,216.78; Ben Turpin, $10,- 986.77, and_Charlie Chaplin, $6,363.03. Senator George W. Norris, Republi- can member of the farm bloc, and author of the amendment to the in- come tax law, giving the public access to the income tax returns, is listed in Nebraska as giving $412.72. Mellon Paid $1,173,987. In the Pittsburgh district, Secretary of Treasury Andrew W. Mellon's name led all the rest. His tax return was listed as $1,173,987. The Secretary's brother, R. B. Mellon, paid $348,646.25, and W. L. Mellon, a nephew, paid $225,834.51. Total for the three of $1,748,468.61. Many upsets among Chicago's mil- lionaires are indicated in the returns for that District Persons formerly rated as multi-millionaires do not show up strongly, while other new- comers seem to have taken their places. Willlam Wrigley, jr., chewing gum king and base ball magnate, tops the Chicago list, with a tax of $1,- 154,420.25, Next in line is the Mar- chal Field Estate, which pald $1,401,- (Continued on Page 3, Column 4) SATURDAY, Guarantees Will Continue if I.on-I Liverpool and ! Mexico the honor of maintaining ofii- | but | | that British consuls would continue | Great | the | charge | Obregon | Mrs. | ber | in the land case-and by the Mexicans | TOPSINCOVETAY {Ford himself paid $2,467,946; Edsel B. | OCTOBER WALLACE'S DEATH ISBELIEVEDNEAR ?Physicians Say Condition! “Could Hardly Be More Unfavorable for Recovery. | | Physicians | Wallac attending - Secretar. of the Agriculture Depar ment, who is lying betw life and death at a hospital here, said shortl before noon today that the Secretar: condition favorable” for recovery There still is a slight hope, but Mr. Wallace has been unconsclous since early this morning. and the poisoning which followed an operation a week ago appears to have spread to all parts of the body. Fear End Is Near. Dr. Joel T. Boone, the White House physleiank ho is in attend: indi- cated after his morning examination that it was only 2 question of how long the heart action would hold out. There was grave fear that the end might comé within & few hours. Mrs. Wallace and their daughter, Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the | Presbyterian Church, attended by the Secretary here, and James C. Davis director of the Railroad Administra- tion, and Mrs. Davis were at the bed- side throughout the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Davis long have been close friends of the family. The Agriculture Secretary is in his 59th year, and although naturally of a robust constitution, the effects of the toxemia poisoning have made serious inroads on his vitality. He ilost ground during last night, when a rally had been hoped for by his physicians, and as the day passed ap- peared to be growing weaker and weaker. Toxema poisoning set in vesterday lafter the Secretary underwent an op- leration last week for removal of his appendix and gall bladder. Mrs. Wallace spent the night at her husband's bedside in the Naval Hos- pital, and Dr. Boone, with physicians called in for consultation yesterday, including Maj. James F. Coupal, per- sonal physician to President Cool- idge, and Dr. Thomas Boggs of Johns Hopkins University, maintained a similar vigil. ‘s WALES KEEPS JOLLY ON START FOR HOME Prince Gazes Wistfully at New York Skyline as Olympic Sails. Bq the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 25.—Plowing her way across the Atlantic ocean, the liner Olymy is Dbearing the Prince of Wales back to England with souvenirs and memories of his American visit. He was a little wistful as he looked for the last time at the jagged skyline of New York. A score of reporters boarded the vessel at her pier soon after the prince and his staff had hurried up the gangplank. He bantered with them and. posed for photographers willingly, though he still showed a little embarrassment. On the ship he was greeted by the British Ambassador, Sir Esme How- ard. and Capt. Howarth, commander of the Olympic. He was led through lines of sailors to the suite that had been reserved for him. He thought the mahogany .and gold finish “too pretty” for him and turned it over to G. M, F. Trotter and took another, done in white and gold, for himself. Lean 2o Quake'Rocks Britain. BIRMINGHAM, England, October 25. —Severe earth tremors, lasting four minutes, were felt within a radius of 30 miles of Birmingham yesterday. Al- though the buildings in Birmingham were severely shaken, no damage has been reported. 7 | The United States Expects Every American to Do His Duty— VOTE “could hardly be more un- | | tions | lence, Star. 1924 —-THIRTY PAGES. The Star every C“i’ tion is deli as fast as t Yesterday’s Circulation. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ’s carrier system covers block and the regular edi- vered to Washington homes he papers are printed. 96,860 * TWO CENTS. U.S. TO AID WORLD, BUT STANDS ON RIGHTS, COOLIDGE DECLARES Golden Rule Is Basis of This Nation’s Foreign Policy, President Asserts at Near East Relief Dinner. Wants Permanent Peace. Citing the Golden Rule jas the asis of the foreign policy "of this nation and declaring that the United States and the world is moving to- ward a consummation of its aspira- for the blessings of assured peace under a regime of free insti- President Coolidge, in an ad- the Golden Rule dinner at Willard Hotel last night, at the people of the United tates will sacrifice no part of their absolute control over their destines in doing their full share to assure world peace. The President told his listeners that “the hope of America is to hgip Kurope help itself.” He said that FEurope®does mot want our benevo- but " that it .does want our help, and that we are ready to give it. Continuing this assurance of friendliness and good wiH and the at | ready | quently application of th President xaid: today, as alw share. It wants good will and of the Golden Rule; not the peace of force imposed by those who have power. It does not want peace as an interlude bright- ness here and there in a world still ddicted to war. It wants peace, as the moral, the right, the assured te gencration shall lawed aggressive war.” The President spoke with deep feeling and his utterances were fre- loudly applauded by those seated around the tables in the banquet hall. The gathering was a picturesque and interesting one. More than 600 men and women sat about tables upon which - had ‘been served & dinner identical with those served to the guests at a regulation orphan- age in_the Near Fast. The tables {Continued on Page 4, Column iden Rule, merica s, to do its the peace of the full have forever out- COOLIDGE READY NEW YORK LEADING TOAGT ON RENTS Taking No Sides, President Intimates He Is Prepared to Help if Emergency Occurs. Without attempting to express an opinion regarding the housing sit- uation in the District of Columbia at this time or regarding the alleged wholesale eviction of tenants because of rent boosts here. President Cool- idge let it be known today that the Government stands ready to render every possible assistance to those in distress or to meet an emergency. The President went on to explain that besides his natural interest' in the Capital City, the Government itselfl has more than an ordinary inter- est in the housing situation here, in- asmuch as a large majority of the citizens of the Capital are employ- ed directly or indirectly by the Go ernment. The President said it would be poor business on the part of the Government not to see that its employes were properly housed. This expression of opinion by the President was in response 1o the communications received ai the White House during the past week, one charging that high rentals in Washington were resulting in many evictions and asking that the evicted persons be allowed to use Army tents " (Continued on Page z / —_— DE VALERA IS SENT BACK OUT OF ULSTER Irish Republican Leader, Arrested Yesterday, Warned Away Un- der Penalty of Prison. By the Associated Press. BELFAST, October 25.—Eamonn de Valera, the Republican leader who was taken into custody at Newry yes- terday when he attempted to address a meeting, was sent across the Ulster border this morning, having given an understanding to leave quietly. ~ There was no demonstration when Mr. de Valera departed. He was warned ‘that he would. incur two years’ imprisonment if he returned. The :authorities took the precaution of stationing armed police outside the bedroom in the head constable quar- ters in the Newry barracks where the Republican Jeader slept. He refuse, to eat breakfast when it was brought to- his room, but fellow prisoner disposed of the meal. Mr. De Valera arrived in Dublin this morning and visited Repyblicén headquarters, where he ma ar- rangements for visits to Sligo (omp'r row, Derry Monday and Tyrone and Arnagh Tuesday. He declared he in- tended to keep these engagements, notwithstanding the threats of ar- rests by the Ulster government. By Radio Programs—Page 9. ! i | being expendea INGIFISTOG. 0.P. $514,521 Donated Up to Oc- tober 10, Campaign In- vestigators Are Told. New York was first among the States in the amount of contributions to the Republican campaign to October 10. \An official report of the Republican national committee received today by the Senate cam- paign fund investigating committee showed New York's total to have been $514,521. Illinois was second with $390, and Pennsylvania third with $2! 3 Chairman Butler of the Republican national committee has testified that | it was the purpose to obtain $2,000,- 000 of the maximum budget of $3,000, 000 from those three States. Total contributions from other States fol- 1o District Gave $9,271. b Massachusetts, $73.710; Ohio, $71,- 956; New Jersey, $66,249; Missouri, $58,302; Michigan, $57, Vermont, $37597; Wi Q Colorado, 3 Indiana, $1 Nebraska, 39, Minnesota, $ Connecti- cut, $6,008; Iowa, California, $5,465; Oregon, $5,285; Kansas, $5,026: Rhode Island, $4,906; Nevada, $2.500; New Mexico, 41; South Dakota, $1,235; West Virginia, $1,217; Maine, Kentucky, $461; Washington, Delaware, $105; Maryland, North Dakota, $44; New Hamp- $32; Oklahoma, $6; Montana, Utah, foreign countries $1,400: D of Columbia, $9,27 Alaska, $3 The 11 Stat, contributed $ from the solid South ,397. There were three States on the list—Arizona, ldaho and Wyoming -from which no con- tributions were receited. Hits Back at Walsh. Chairman Borah received gram today from J. W State chairman of the Farmer-Labor party of Montana, saying there was no evidence that large sums were in Montana to defeat Senator Thomas J, Walsh, Democrat, but that there was indication that much was being spent on behalf of his candidacy. The telegram follows: “There {s no evidence that large sums are being spent in Montana to defeat Senator Walsh, but scores of (Continued on I'age 2, Column a tele- { The United States [ Expects Every American to Have The Right to Vote,— Therefore, VOTE for National Representation for the District of Columbia. stands | a world from which a wiser ! fund up | Anderson, | | | which T3AD KUN RESIGNS: GONTROL OF PEKING BY FENG ABSOLUTE War Ended and Mukden Leader Chang Becomes Real Ruler of China. AGREEMENT SUSPECTED TO OVERTHROW WU PEI-FU Peking War Lord Had Weak Sup- port for Drive North That Brought Downfall. By the Associated Press PEKING, October has ed the presidency central Chinese government It is understood that Gen. Feng Yu- hsiang, who is incontrol of the capi- tal, has instructed the cabinet carry on. | A mandate last night by President Tsao Kun ending the war in which | the Peking forces had been resistinz | the armies of Gen. Chang Tso-lin, th. { Manchurian leader, and exiling Gen { Wu Pei-fu, military head of the P | king government, to Tibet, led to th assumption that the Manchurian ar chieftains had reac Kun the —Tsao of res Peking military ed an agreement. Agreement Suspected. The surmise that the overthrow the Peking government by Gen. Fen: ng. the “Christian general with the knowledge and pro! by agreement of Gen. Chan -lin, was voiced in many quarter ien. Feng returned to Peking to ou the government under the bann which he was thought to be fighti | while his armies were supposed to I defending Jehol against Gen. Chan Manchurian invasion. Failure of President Tsao Kun fulfill his pre-clection promises, pled with the domineering attitude « | Gen. Wu Pei-fu, who controlled th« { actions of the President and used h { influence to promote his ambi the expense of others, made possil the overthrow of the government | Feng. | Chanee for Change. The action of Gen. Wu, as mi head of the government. in em |inz upon the war with Gen. Chan { Tso Lin without the nec re | aration afforded an opportunity to | the dissatisfied elements to effect | change which they much desired. bu | which they despaired of obtaiminz while Gen. Wu maintained undivided strength at Peking. Gen. Wu was aware of the lack enthusiasm in the ~anks of the poli ical rivals in his citp and sougnt t« send the apathetic military chiefs d the front lines as po . Wu seemed to hope thut to G | ould be able to inflict a decisiv. |blow upen the Manchurian armis= jwith his loyal front lime troops b. fore the hostility of his politicat enemies in the rear developed intu an opposition. . Delay in Start. The delay encountered by Gen. W u in getting Gen. Feng and Gen. Wans | Chung Hui to depart for the North {apparently gave Gen. Chang Tso Li time to organize his forces, which re- | sulted in the halting of the Peking troops at Shanhaikwan, a town near the Manchurian-Chihlian border at the eastern extremity of the great wall. Meanwhile negotiations be- | tween Gen. Feng and his adherents |on one hand and Chang Tso Lin and Taun Chi Jui. former premier and Anfu leader, who has been living in retirement at Tientsin, passively op- posed to the Peking government, | were going on. | " There are no grounds for the belief |that an understanding was ‘reached in principle, between the “Christian ‘L\!‘mr:\l" and the Manchurian leader during the early days of the cam- paign. Balked by Censorship. | It became known today that Gen Feng endeavored to circularize the | country telegraphically about a week ago, voicing his belief as to the de- | sirability of ending the war, but his |efforts were balked because of the | censorship. About the same time press reports from Shanhaikwan deait with the visit to Gen. Feng of an emissary of the Manchurian forc fight against the Peking forces on the Je- kol front. What the mission of the emissary was has never been dis- closed, but it is now generally as- sumed that it had a direct besring on the details of the coup of the “Chris- tian general.” For days Peking was without word intimation of Gen. Wu Pei-fu's in the face of developments or course there. CHANG BACKED BY BRAINS. Has Following of Cleverest Men in China. | By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. | "MUKDEN, October 25.—The col- lapse of the Chihlis is now certain. Feng Yu Hsiang, the Christian gen- | eral, has occupied Peking. taken over jcontrol of Peking's telegraph and |telephone wires “and _established a military control in Peking, while | President Tsao Kun has taken refuge Vin _the legation quarter. Feng Yu Hsiang has seized all thé rolling stock of the Peking and Mu! den Railway. After surrounding the president’s and the cabinet members | offices he arrested Wang Ke Ming, the minister of finance, and Lu Chin, the minister of war. Urges Aid to Peaece, Feng Yu Hsiang has cabled the provinces that he is now acting in union_with Chang Tso Lin, terming Tsao Kun and Wu Pei Fu mere ban- dits whom he is helping to suppress, and urging them to co-operate to bring peace to the country. His troops, in conjunction with those of Hu Ching Yi's, are marching on Ching Liang Cheng, completely cutting off the Chihli's rear. Conse- quently they must eventually surren- der. Wu Pei Fu is endeavoring to es- cape into Shantung with 10,000 troops all that his ships can carr. Feng Yu Hsiang has wirelessed all his naval units to eliminate all “ban- dits” from the country. It is expected that within a week the Mukdenites will completely dom- |inate the situation. Tuan Chi Jui land a number of prominent officials are already in Peking preparing to (Cont ; i { |