Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1924, Page 1

WEATHE Fair change in temperatur moderate varible wind Temperature for 22 hours ending at 10 at 2 6 am. yesterday. Full report on Page p.m. last night—! HENRY C. WALLACE, GABINET MEMBER, DEAD OF TOXEMIA Poisoning Setting In After Operation Fatal to Secre- tary of Agriculture. EAST ROOM TO BE SCENE OF FUNERAL TOMORROW President Coolidge Says Nation Leses Valuable Official—Half- Holiday Ordered. Henry C. Wall rigulture, died afternoon at secretary of Ag- lock vesterday al Hospital of toxemia poisoning, which developed after an operation performed last week in an effort to relieve sciatica. He was in his 59th year. Death came p fully after long Tours of unconsciousness, and after miedical science.was unable longer to check the ravages of the poison. At the bedside were Mrs. Wallace and their daughter, Miss Ruth. No other members of the family were in the city Statement by Physician. Dr. Joel T. Tlouse physicians, constant attendance since the Secre- taken to the hospital, the following statement: he Secretary died at 4 o'clock. He slept very quietly. Mrs. Wallace and her daughter Ruth were present Immediate cause of death was bacter- emia, and the contributory cause was cholecystitis, inflammation of the gall bladder. News Shock to City. The death of the though expected throughout the day, came ax a shock to official Washing- ton, and to his many friends, both in the city and the country. After the operation, Mr. Wallace began to im- prove, and it was was convalescing rapidly. As late as Thursday night, the Sec- retary’ alarming, and at that time Mr. Wal- lace instructed Dr. Boone that the Agricultul Department might Is- sue a de 1 of a recurring report that he expected to resign his cabi- net post about the first of the year. The report had persisted for some time, and several friends werd pre- pared for sich a step because of the Secretary’s health. His condition after the operation became serious Friday, as an infec- tion developed and the poison began spreading through the ' Secretary's ystem. Despite every effort of physi- cians his condition steadily grew worse. Mr. Wallace lapsed into un- consciou: in the early hours of v s the morning wore <, although still clinging to a feeble hope that a change for the better might occur, announced, that his constitution was weakening rapidly. Boone, one of the White who had been in tary. was is- sue Secretary, al- away, Hope Ebbs at Noon. Shortly before noon it was said his condition “could hardly be more un- favorable,” and it was feared that it was only a question as to how long his heart action would hold out. Sev- cral times in the afternoon it was thought he way dying, but each time the Secretary retained his hold on the thin thread of life until he passed Deacefully away. In the hospital comforting Mrs. Wallace and her daughter throughout the day was Mrs. Weeks, wife of the Secretary of War, and James Davis, director of the Railroad Ad- ministration and Mrs. Davis, close friends of the family. As soon as Mrs. Wallace returned 1o her home from the hospital Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge called upon her to offer their condolences. Later, in a letter to Mrs. Wallace, the President said: = Sees Loxs to Country. “I am writing to you of the shock end of - the great sorrow that has come to Mrs. Coolidge and myself With the news of your distinguished husband’s death. Though we had fol- Jowed with much solicitude the re- ports from the beginning of his ill- ness, it had not seemed possible, un- til very near the end, that this great loss could come to the country. “I do not need to tell you that all of us who had been assoclated so long w are with you in the sorrow w s hour has brought. His loss will be indeed a grief to the entire nation, for his fine qualities and able, untiring services had en- deared him to all the people. Coming from private life to the post of Sec- retary of Agriculture at a tinte in “which its administration was sur- younded by acute and unprecedented difliculti e brought a particularly cifective equipment of wisdom,” in- dustry and executlve capacity. Through their unsparing _application he achieved a splendid series of suc- cesses in behalf of the restoration and rehabilitation of this supremely important national interest. His work has won for him the unstinted confi- dence of all citizens, as his high character and appealing personal qualities gained for him the affection of all who enjoyed the privilege of intimacy with him. Caneels All Engagements. “To you and the others of his fam- jly I extend for Mrs. Coolidge and myself the profoundest condolences. We_want you to know that we share with you alike in your sorrow, and in the pride that must be yours as you contemplate the splendid legacy. that his great career has left to you and 2o all who are nearest to him. ‘The proclamation formally announc- ing the death of Secrétary Wallace was issued last night by Joseph C. @rrew, Acting Secretary of State. It ardered the Natfonal flag to be dis- played at half mast on all public buildings + throughout the country Ffom now until the burial at Des Moines on Wednesday. It also di- rected that the executive departments Tere be closed Monday, the day of the funeral, from 9 am. until 1 p.m. “His death is a grevious sorrow' to the Government and people of the country,”” the proclamation -said. “They have lost an upright and able :public servant. His kindly sympathy, his generous willingness to. aid, his wholehearted devotion to the inte ests of his fellow countrymen, en- Ocared him to all._He rose to a plyce ~ AContinued on Page 2, Column 2. today and tomorrow; p.m. vesterday; lowest, 43. thought that he| condition was not considered | he R. little e; gentle fo Highest, 69.5, . at Entered as second class matter post office Washington, D. C. Next Move in Tax Publicity Dispute Rests With Stone Attorney General Returning to Solve Tangle Due to Conflicting Provisions in Law Passed by Congress. On the shoulders of Attorney Gen- ful for any person to print or pub- eral Harlan F. Stone now rests re-| lish in any manner whatever not pro- sponsibility for the next step in the|Vvided by law any income return, or i & any part thereof, or source of income, s B e -apital to- | Profts, Josses or expenditures appear- i ing in any income return; and any night from Des Moines, lowa, the At-| ffense against the foregoing provi- torney General will find confronting | sion shall be a misdemeanor and be him a question of interpretation of |punished by a fine not exceeding the revenue laws, solution of which|$1,000 or by imprisonment not ex- will be awaited eagerly by literally | ceeding one year, or both, at the dis- millions Br A i | cretion of the court; and if the of- Is bablication of imcome tax re.|fender be an oficer or employe of the LS o | United States he shall be dismissed turns, such already h in all corners of the taKen | grom office or discharged from em- A in | ployment.” and shades of on of the pen- Lists Thrown Open provision re-cnacted into the | revenue law of 19247 Or does the publicity provision authorizing “pub- lic inspection” of. the records make |legal such publication? Such is the { problem. Two Provisions of L In brief here are the two provisions of the law: Section 257 (b). “The commissioner shall as soon as pragticable in ecach year cause to be prepared and made available to public inspection in suc manner as he may determine, in the |office of the collector in each internal revenue district and in such other places as he may determine, lists con- taining the name and the post office address of each person making an in- come tax return in such district, to- gether with the amount of the income tax paid by such person.” Section 3167. “It shall as rtion The lists have They have been combed as with a fine-tooth comb in all corners of the Nation for the morsels of news con- tained therein. And the world now knows the names of America's léad- ing taxpayers and what they paid. What will happen next? This ques- tion went the rounds yesterday, as practically all newspapers joined in publishing income tax records, and, as officials of the Treasury refused to lay down a hard and fast ruling, but gave it as their opinion that such publication was against the in- tent of Congress. Not since the days of the draft during the World War, perhaps, has the public scanned so closely long columns of figures and of names. Not in months has there been a subject provoking such widespread be unlaw- | (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) ADDITIONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS MADE BY D. C. AND NEARBY RESIDENTS the amounts of such tax taken irom the records of the office of the col- lector of internal revenue, in Baltimore, is revealed herewith. In connection with the list printed, attention is called to the fact that | the taxes listed are the gross income taxes for the year 1923, upon which | I not corporation returns. The list follows: v A Asher, Cylde B., 2500 Upton street, $11,972.55. _ X Alvord, Elijah S; Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, $438.94. B Albert E. president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, $4,649.47. . Browne, pA]e’xa?der B., 1207 Connecticut avenue, $6,277.58, Bliss, Alonzo O., Bliss Building, $10,913.67. Bones, Thomas P., 1328 Sixtcenth street, $6,323.36. 2 Buchanan, Gen. James A., 2210 Massachusetts avenue,, $60,534.82. Bryan, George E., 101 B street southeast, §5540.60. Boardman, Florence S., 1801 P street northwest, $5,576.48. Blake, Harry, Barber & Ross, Inc., $18.781.85. Boyd, James S. 5323 Sixteenth street, $8,249.49. 3 Bayard, Mrs. Mary W. C., 1617 H street northwest, $13,596.05. | Beneman, George R., 621 Union Trust, $18,232.76. | Boss, Harry K., 1417 K street, $6979.72. ) | Bright, Frank S., Colorado Building, $22,104.36. | Bebrend, Rudolph B., 3814 Keokuk street northwest. $11,628.80. Brosnan, John, jr. 738 Twelfth street northwest, $320.63. Brown, Chapin, 600 F strcet northwest, $126.19. Barnhart, Grant 1434 Rhode Island avenue, $153.59. Buckingham, Margaret C.. 1525 H street, $19,594.25. Brandenburg, Edwin C., 344 D strect northwest (office address), $8,304.16. | Breuninger, Lewis E., 706 Colorado Building, $2,064.20. | Breuninger, L. T., 706 Colorado Building, $1,184.46. Blair, Henry P.. Colorado Building, $875.38. p. Burling, Edward B., 2408 Massachusetts avenue, $53,105.78. { Brunetti, Virginia W. L., Washington, $15,593.68. Barber & Ross, Inc, $50,198.65. Ber: Cc Covington, J. Harry, 2400 Sixteenth strcet, $43,056.94. Colver, William B., Washington, $4,019.79. Cross, Mrs. Virginia, Chevy Chase, Md., $7,392.55. | Carmalt, James W., 1822 Massachusetts avenue, $8.644.59. Coonley, Queen Ferry, 2601 Newark street, $47,687.72. Councillor, James A., 827 Whittier place northwest, $10,371.66. Cook, Levi, Union Trust Building, $16,186.71. 3 Curren, Joseph H., 315 Ninth street northwest, $9,960.41. Curzon, the Marquis of Keddeleston, Washington Loan and Trust Com pany, $248524, | Campbeil, Helen, Paris, France, $113,198.18. i Capitol' Park Hotel Company, $5,524. { Capital Traction Company, $142,265.13. Calhoun, C. C., Evans Building, $920.50. Chiswell, Wallace, 702 Continental Trust Building, $3,422. Cooper, Wade, 2000 Fourteenth street, $1,868.32. 3 D Dunigan, David J., 1319 New York avenue, $32,173.32 Duchay, Francis H., Rochambeau Apartments, $9,182.13. Dorsch, Peter M., 36 T street, $5,260.16. b 57 Davis, Floyd E, 501 Seventh street southwest, $9,691.34. Drury, P. A., 1521 Rhode Island avenue, $40024. , De Vore, Helen, 2200 Massachusetts avenue, $53,794.92. FDove, J. Maury, 1740 New Hampshire avenue, $533.44. E Evans, Joshua W. and wife, 1818 Lamont street, $1,448.63. | Edmonds, Frank H., 917 Fiftecenth street, $7,515.09. Emmons, Hambleton, Southampton, England, $56,105.04. | Eynon, William J., 512 Eleventh street, $3,835.73. Eynon, Edward B., jr, Wardman Park Hotel, $504.20. i S F | Field, Delia S., National Savings and Trust Company, $45,18485, Freeman, Rt. Rev. James E., Cathedral House, $521.57, Freeman, Isabel C., 1525 H street, $24,33507. : Federal American National Bank, $15863.15. G Glover, Charles C., 1703 K street, $5,524.68. Glover, Charles C., jr., Orchard Hill, $1,397.98. . Grady, J. Dallas, Maryland Building, $8.899.19. Grosvenor, Gilbert H., 1328 Eightecnth 'street, $7,429.09. Giles, Carl C., Cuba, $33,954.96. 3 Grice-Hutchinson. George W., Madrid, Spain, $74,004.62. Gawler, Joseph Sons, Inc, 1730 Pennsylvania avenue, $267.85. Grayson, Cary ‘T.. 1600 Sixteenth street, $307.67. Gordon, Peyton, Wardman Park Hotel, $186.49. Gans, Isaac, Jowa Apartments, $97.47. H Hutchins, Stilson, W. J, Dante, trustee, $27,008.35. Heurich, Christian, 1307 New Hampshire avenue, $40,217.30. Hamilton, George president, Capital Traction Company, $13,370.47. Hibbs, William B., 725 Fifteenth street, $32936.18. | Howard, Bloomfield H., $9,495.08. A % , Mrs. Sallie R., 1501 New Hampshire avenue, $79,608.76. Hitt, William F.,'1501 New Hampshire avenue, $7,517.56. Hill, William A., 730- Seventeenth street, $14.045.63. Henderson, Mary F., 2200 Sixteenth_ street, $8291,37. Hayes, John T., Munsr:iy Building, $7.380.33. Hayes, William Edward, Munsey _Bulldmg_ $9.603.69. Hayes, Charles D., Munsey Building, -$7,253.86. Harper, Robert N.; District National Bank, $4212.72, ? J X Jackson, W. P., Salisbury, Md., $19814.14. - Jameson, Thomas_A., 906 New York avenue, $1L14127. | Johnson, Waltér P.; 3940 Morrison street, $204.35. 5 o {Captinued on been thrown open.! A second partial list of Washingtonians who paid iricome taxes, with | a reduction and rebate of 25 per cent was later granted to individual, but | um WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER LA FOLLETTE PERILS FUTURE OF NATION, HUGHES DECLARES Court Plan Is Called Step Toward Destruction of Government. SEEKS TO CONCEAL AIM, CABINET HEAD CHARGES Praises Coolidge and Asserts Po- litical Corruption Will Not Go Unpunished. By the Associated Press. ' ST. PAUL, Minn, October 5. Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State, told a political audience here tonight that whatever success the La Follette-Wheeler party “may achieve in this election 13 progress toward the overthrow of our system |of government.” Himself a tormer | assoclate justice of the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Hughes attacked the La Follette proposal for a con- stitutional amendment that would |give Congress power to override de- cisions of the highest court in the land. “If the proposal of the third party were adopted,” Mr. Hughes said, “you would have no rights whatever to life, to liberty or to prosperity, ex-! cept as Congress might allow .nem. All that you would have would be at | the mercy of a congressional major- | ity.” i Praise For Coolidge. Referring to President Coolidge, | the Secretary of State defended his administration and told the audience, | which filled the municipal auditorium, ! that “if you desire a leader who in- carnates Americanism you could find no ome better than Calvin Coolidge.” | Mr. Hughes laid at the'door of the last Democratic administration re sponsibility for “the serlous econor :onditions” of recent years, and told 1 of the present administration’s efforts to accomplish “the difficult task of ! restoration.” plan, he said, "hasi pencd the way to economic recovery | broad,” while here at home Presi- | i dent Coolidge Is practicing govern-| mental economy, “a paramount need | iin all our cfforts to promote pros-| ; perity.” H “There are two menaces at this! time which threaten stability and! confidence and a blighting of our hopes for increased prosperity,” he | sald. ‘Both of these menaces proceed directly from the third party. The one Hes in its disruptive proposals, the other in its endeavor to prevent an election on November 4 and to { throw the election into the House of | Representatives. Sees Attempt at Deception. ! “The third party appears at this| | moment to be soft-pedaling on its | chief issues. . But they are there. and | i the measurable success of its tflorlx’ | would shake public confidence. For | | it has disclosed its alms. | *It aims at Government ownership of railroads and of all public utilities, which would impose an intolerable burden upon the tax payers with no| advantage either in ‘service or In| rates. 1f the Government is com- | petent to regulate. it can regnlale[ now. The power to regulate inter- | | state commerce is as broad as the de- | mand of any exigency. | “The most serious and dangerous| | aim of the third party is in its at- ! tempt "to destroy our system of Go\'-‘ | ernment by its assault upon the juris- | | diction of the Supreme Court in the ! interpretation of the Constitution. | "“This is the proposal of tne third | party—that the Constitution be | amended so as to provide ‘that Con ntinued on Page 5, Column 1.) WU, DEPOSED, STILL AT FIELD QUARTERS Chinese, in Panic, Pour Into Foreign Areas—ltalians Landed at Tientsin. By the Associated Press. TIENTSIN, October 25.—Wu Pel Fu, deposod_ commander of the Chinese national armies, was still at Chin Wantao, his field headquarters in the war with Manchuria, today, according to reports from rellable sources re- ceived “here late tonight. The police commissioner of Tien- tsin tonight informed the Italian con- sul that he had received word that 5,000 troops were coming here from Peking to protect the city. Ninety of 130 men aboard an Ital- | tsn gunboat were landed today to protect the Ttalian concessions. Ital- jan ex-service men also were warned to-stand by in case an emergency 1& arise. s"x“m')rllf.nl of the 86th Division, com- manded by a brother of President Teao Kun, came up from Tangku' on the coast, this morning, on.an as- signment to keep the Tientsin-Pukow rei'way line open. Reports were received ‘that four trainloads of Shantung province troops were en route here. Local Chinese are panicky and to- day were pouring Into forelgn con- cessions by the dozens, carrying all of their belongings. —_—————— The United States Expeets Every Americin { By the Associated Press. | government over failure of the Per- |and sentenced to death for the crime. to Do His Duy— VOTE s N L) b T oigpaly g well Ia icld to'be at A PERSIAN ACTION Clemency Shown Maj. lm-li brie’s Slayer Strains Rela- tions With America. Diplomatic tension is increasing be- tween the Washington and Teheran slan authorities to carry out sentence of death against all three of the men found guilty by a Persian military court of the murder of Robert W. Imbrie, American vice consul at Te- heran. Recent. advices.reaching .\Washing- ton show that while the execution of Morteza, a private soldier in the Per- slan army transport corps, was car- ried out with due formality, Seyid Hussein, convicted ringleader of the mob that beat Imbrie to death in a hospital, has been granted clemency by the Persian cabinet. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. as was that of a third man convicted Causing -Serious - Concern. State’ Department officials have had no statement to make on the cases since they .made publié some time ago a detalled report of the exccution of Morteza. It is known in diplo- matic circles, however, that the pro- crastination and delay of the Persian authorities in bringing Imbrie's mur- derers to justice in an adequate way is causing the Washington Govern- ment serious concern. There is little doubt that action of the Teheran cabinet in commuting the sentence of Seyid MHussein will be the subject of sharp diplomatic protest from Washington, if such a communication has not alréady gone | forward. Hussein is said to have been proved conclusively by evidence before the military court, as well as by the vari- ous police and other Investigations at | the time, to have been the chief | inciter of the mob which attacked the hospital where Imbrie lay in- jured as a result of the first attack upon him. The man now granted commutation of sentence led the group which broke down the door and beat Embric to death with ciubs as he lay on the operating table. Later Hussein proclaimed to those of the mob who could not force their Wway in that he and those with nim had killed the two Americans. Sey- mour, Imbrie’s companion, escaped death by & narrow margin, however. Part of Morteza. rteza's part in the murder is de- cllr;d by those familiar with the offi- cial reports and proceedings of the | military court to have been much less aggravated than that of Hussein. The Washington Government is! fully advised as to the situation. Jo- | seph S. Kornfeld, who resigned re- cently as Minister to Persia, came at once to Washington from Teheran and conferred at the State Depart- ment before returning to his home. Since he had first-hand. information, considerable new light on the situa- tion was undoubtedly obtained from B ong other elements of delay, it is known that the Persian authorities invoked Moslem law and customs several times. There has been mno disposition in Washington to debate this, provided it meant delay only, and the murderers ultimately were to be brought to justice. Action of the} Persian cabinet in commuting the | senetnces was taken, however, with- | out any notification to American of- ficials and in the face of reiterated | official assurances at the time of the | murder that no. guilty person would be permitted to g0 unpunished. Descent From Mokammed. i Ofe explanation advanced for the attitude of the Persian cabinet as to Hussein by those familiar with Mos- lem customs is the fact that he bears the name or title of Seyid, which in- dicates’ direct. descent from Mohammed and endows the person Involved with special privileges. During the Roose- velt administration a similar situa- tion arose over the murder in Persia of an American missionary. by a Per- sian bearing the Seyid title. Seyeral years of sharp diplomatic exchanges Were required befort satisfaction was obtained. o 3 Whatever the reason, the Washing- ton Government will regard the es- cape of any of.the convicted murder- ers as a gross miscarriage of justice, STar, 26, 1924—ONE HUNDRED PAGES. CROSS-WORDING. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—36 PAGE National Politics—Pages 4 and 5. Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 23. Schools and Colleges—Pages 26 and 27. Radio News—Pages 30 ana 31. At the Community Centers—Page 31. Financial News—Pages 32 and 33. PART TWO0—16 PAGES. | Editorial and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 13. D. A. R. Activities—Page 14. Around the City—Page 14, District National Guard—Page 14. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 15. News of the Clubs—Page 16. PART THREE—I2 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo. play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 to 10. Reviews of New Books—Page 10. Spanish War Veterans—Page 10. Fraternities—Page 11. Serial, “Captain Bloo8"—Page 12. JPART FOUR—1 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Features. The Rambler—Page 3. Classified Advertising. Veterans of the Great War—Page 8. Army and Navy News—Page . The Givilian Army—Page 9. 8oy Scouts—Page 9. GRAPHIC SECTION—10 PAGES, World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—i PAGES. Mr. Straphanger; Reglar Fellers; and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. DOCTOR KILLS TRIO, THEN SLAYS SELF Estranged"Wife, Her Father and Sister Are Victims of Domestic Trouble. Mr. By the Associated Press. GUNTERSVILLE, Ala., October 25.— After killing his wife and two mem- bers of her family, Dr. Curtis Johnson, practicing physician of Meltonville, Ala, 15 miles from here, ended his own' life toda He had been sep- arated from his wife, and authorities blame dome: troubles for the tragedy, which was witnessed by the couple’s two children. The dead, besides Dr. Johnson, are: Mrs. Curtis Johnson, the wife; A. O. Caston, his father-in-law, and Miss Jessie Caston, his sister-in-law. Mrs. A. D. Caston, his mother-in-law, was shot and dangerouly wounded. According to officers, Dr. Johnson went to the home of his father-in-law and, without a word, opened fire with a revolver. His wife and sister-in-law were instantly “killed. Mr. Caston was_shot three times while trying to protect members of the family. He died while being rushed to a hospital. Dr. Johnson is then reported to have backed against a wall and fired a’ bul- ‘let into his brain. Dr. Johnson was a brother of State Senator Joe Johnson, who brought the first news of the shooting to Gun- tersville, when he came for the cor- oner. Senator Johnson stated that his brother had been brooding over his domestic troubles. The doctor and his wife had been separated three months. They had five children, two of whom are students at the State Agricultural School at Albértville. - | The United States Expects Every American -to-Have , The Right to:Vote,— Therefore, VOTE for National 2 d not to e tolerated. The question B0es beyond that of the individual|! case of Imbrie in the American view- point, sinoe the safety of other Amer- .§ officials in several countries and can and.other Christian na- stake. Sy Representation’ for the District- . of Columbia, | explanation, Sunday 60 cents RUSSIA DISAVOWS PLOT IN ENGLAND Soviet Charge Describes Al- leged Zinovieff Letter as Clumsy Forgery. s the Associated Press LLONDON, October 2. ‘The British note to the Soviet government, which has provided the only really | class sensation in a rather gdull el fon campaign, had a new but not al- | together unexpected development to- night, when Christian Rakovsky, the Russian charge d'affaires at London, promptly replied, denouncing the al- Jeged Zinovieft letter as a clumsy forgery, and adding that as the British foreign office conclusions were based upon it, no detailed answer was required M. Rakovsky further invites authorship of this “malicious” docu- ment, and. protests against the de- parture of the foreign office from the established method of seeking verbal which, he declares, ! would speedily have extablished the the overthrow of the British govern- ment. Thus the matter ends for the pres- ent, but there is still much mystery its reverberations are likely to per- election campaign. Assuming the correctness of M. Rakovsky's explanation—although b: the anti-government parties here the part of the Soviet government— the question is asked why MacDonald took this course, instead of asking the Russlan charge for ex- planations. A somewhat cryptic statement emanates from Labor head- J. D. Gregory, the foreign office of- ficial who signed the British note of protest, acted without referring the matter to the prime minister, who is also secretary for foreign affairs. It is also noticeable that most of tioned today on the subject confessed ignorance and were inclined to view the document as a fake. to be established that the Unionist session of the alleged Zinovieff let- ter and were intending to publish it as a bombshell the Labor party just before polling day. One ‘explanation of the prime min- ister's action is that he was aware of this: attention, and may have de- cided, in view of the shortness of the period before the election, that it was advisable to take the wind out of the sails of the Conservatives in their maneuver. Seeking explana- | tions verbally, it is pointed out, was certain to prove a cumbrous method. with the loss of valuable time, and thus the plan of a protest, which would insure a quick official rejoinder, was decided upon. Scores of Foremost Foot Ball Games Yesterday Three of Washington's five college foot ball feams won yes- terday. George Washington de- feated St. Joseph's of Philadel- phia, 41 to 0, and Gallaudet downed Drexel, also of the Quaker City, 39 to 0, in games here, while Mafyland scored over North Carolina‘at Chapel Hill, 6 to 0. Georgetown suc- cumbed to Bucknell here, 14 to 6, and Catholic _University bowed to Westerns Maryland at Hanover, Pa., 13 to 7. There was only one startling upset. That was Navy's defeat at the hands of West Virginia Wesleyan, 10 to 7. However, Dartmouth’'s 6-to-0 win over Harvard was somewhat unex- pected. Other big games resulted as follows: , Notre Dame, 12; Princeton, 0. Yale, 13; Brown,3. Lafayette, 20; Washington and Jefferson, Syracuse, 10; Penn State, 6. West Virginia, 13; Centre, 6. Penn, 27; Virginia, 0. Chicago, 3; Ohic- State, 3. Michigan, 21; Wisconsin, 0. Towa, 13; Minnesota, 0. Nebraska, 14; Kansas, 7. Alabama, 14; Georgia Tech, 0, Georgia, 3; Vanderbilt, 0. Virginia Poly, 0; Washington and Lee, 0. first- ! the | British government to investigate the | falsity of the letter, which called for about the genesis of the incident and | sist throughout the remainder of the is regarded as another maneuver on | Premier | quarters tonight which suggests that | the members of the government ques- | It appears | pafty headquarters had gained pos- | formal note of | “From Press to Home 'Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and to Washington homes at month. Telephone Main 5000 and urvupeeer will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. SHENANDOAH ENDS JO0OMILE FLIGHT, OPENS NEW AIR ERA Dirigible Lands at Lakehurst Gracefully After Cruise Around Country. THRILL AT—'IH’; END LIKE ARMY’S RETURN | Tests of Communication Facilities Demonstrate New Accomplish- I ments in Effectiveness of Radio. By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J. October 26— The Navy dirigible Shenandoah came to earth at its home station here just iat midnight, after a journey of 9,000 miles_across the country and back, which had taken 18 days and a half, After circling above the field of the Navy air station, the crew of the aire ship dropped a coil of rope from = trapdoor at 11:50 Saturday night. This was immediately grasped by t! ground crew and the ship was draw to earth, the control cabin touching ground just at midnight, ailors immediately swarme | aboard and assisted the ground cre {in completing the landing. A largs {crowd witnessed the housing of tie dirigible i NEW NAVIGATION ERA. 1 T Sane | Great Dirigible, Built in U.S., Shat, | ters Records Over Its Own Land. | By the Associated Press ABOARD U. S. VIA RADIO TO FORT HAYES, CO- LUMBLUS, Ohio, October 25.—A new era in the history of lighter than air navigation was written tonight when the big Navy airship Shenandoah hov- ered gracefully over its home hangar at Lakehurst. N. J. completing its remarkable and record-breaking nine thousand miles cruise. i Not only were the world's records {of achievement broken, but a greater thrill came to the country from that fact that the first American-built rigid airship had made the first voy- age across the United States and re- turned. The test of ship and of men a test as severe as any ship ever faced, has been successfully met. The Shenandoah cast off from the mooring at Lakehurst and started ki | long cruise at 10 am. Octoper . 1AL 11 o'clock tonight 415 homs o passed since the start. In thas uf the Shenandoah had been fiying with its engines running f6r 257 hours and 38 minutes, and mooted to a mast for 187 hours and 22 minutes. The Jatter includes five days or 120 hours that the ship was being repaired. R None of the precious heliufo was lost by difficulties during the voyage All that escaped was valved to permit landing or set free by automatic safety valves, under the expansion of the high altitudes, Communication Perfeet. For every minute through the en- tire cruise the ship was able to main- tain constant radio communication with the land, frequently with sta- tions several thousand miles distant. Weather reports. official messages, instructions as to mooring hours and | thousands of wWords of press messages were sent and received. New discov- eries in the possibilities of radio com- munication from high altitudes were made. All of the radio equipment carried on board was manufactured at the Bellevue experimental labora- | tory, ‘Washington, many ot the tech- I nicalities of which never had been {tried out before, and their success | was evident. As remarkable as the effectiveness |of the radio apparatus was the | promptness with which communi tion was established in almost every | part of the United States. Thou- | sands of radio amateurs picked up { the ship’s messages and relayed them to their destinations. One of these | amateurs was bedridden, and not a | few retired telegraph or radio oper- ators keeping their wrists limber and | nightly talking through space with acquaintances they had mever seen and knew only by call in San Diego. Execeds Express Speed. The actual flying time between cities deducting the time taken in locating the mooring masts through the foz was 235 hours and 11 minutes The fastest express trains between the same cities make the run in.272 hours and 30 minutes, also dedueting the time for connections. The five 300-horsepower. motors of the ship ran without a stop during sailing hours. The shortest voyage between ! cities was a 36-hour period. For most of the cruise the motors were turning over at 0 revolutions per minute. During the few critical hours when the big heavily loaded sifip was cross- ing the crest of the Rockies at a height of 7,200 feet, the engines were roaring at 1,400 revolutions per min- ute. Had a single one hesitated, the Navy's pride of the air probably would be_ resting today a ‘rulned wreck in a mountain chasm. Gallon of Fuel to Mile. Fuel consumption, including & small amount for the radio generator and the cooking range, averaged a gallon per mile. The 20 immense gas cells, each from 15,000 to 20,000 cubic feet capacity inside of the long silvered tube of the ship, stood up ecqually well. Yesterday’s vovage was bumpy, the ship rising and felling in long glides, 1,000 feet between crest and trough. An average speed of 55 miles an hour was maintained. Enginemen in their cramped cabin gave an extra turr to their motors for home when the mooring mast came in sight. The men experienced the, same . thrill -at the sight of the mooring mast Lakehurst as our soldiers did whew passing the Statue of Liberty on their return from Framce. ———— CHINESE SEEK DAMAGES. By the Associated Press. . MANILA, October 25.—Chinese mer- clLan*s whose property was damaged in the anti-Chinese riots of the past week announced today that they intended to file claimis totalng many' thousands of dollars against the city of Manila to compensate them for their losses. 1f they are unable to colléct dam- ages from the city, it was stated, the Chinese storekeepers will:take. ‘up the damages _question , with . Wushington ?:‘hmem. of the Philippine gov- S, SHENANDOAH general, TR —