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WILL DELAY TEST ON TAX PUBLICITY Government’s Suit in Pub- lication May Not Be Filed for Weeks. The test case to try out in the courts publicity given income tax re- turns by newspapers under penalty Sections of the 1924 Internal Revenue law, will not be filed until sometime after the election. This was assured today when At- torney General Stone announced the Department of Justice is pursuing its usual course of procedure in prepar- ing for such a test case OF cases, Wwith prospects it may be some time before final decision will be reached 4x to what newspaper or newspapers may be prosecuted District attorneys in many parts of the United States have been advised to look over the situation in their fields and report to the Department of Justice. These reports, containing official information concerning the newspapers publishing income, tax returns, will be carefully surveved. and the case or cases picked for action Depends on Attorneys. When the department will be able to reach this conclusion depends, it was said today. upon the alacrity of the district attorneys, upon the situa- tion in the various parts of the coun- try and a number of other factors which enter the problem. Attorney General Stone indicated the department is giving to matter similar treatment which has been accorded other nation-wide problems. which have assumed like Troportion in the public mind. There will be no delay in the working out of this program, it was indicated, with the possibility, however, that it may be many days, perhaps weeks, before the suit is filed. It has not as yet been determined Whether one case will be made a test or whether several will be tried, ac- cording to indications at the depart- ment. This will be decided when the district atorneys reports are all “on the table. At the Treasury officials continued to take the same stand of keeping open for public inspection the lists in all parts of the country, with warn- ing that section 3167 of the revenue laws provides penalty for publication. Safexmards are Placed. Various methods have been adopted by the collectors in various districts to safeguard themselves, and yet obey the publicity provision of the law. A novelty has been introduced in Newark, N. J., whereby the taxpayer whose income has been inspected may be informed of the persons who have wanted to see his figures, and why. Each person who asks for informa- tion is required to fill out a blank, : “I desire to ascertain the income tax as filed on 1924, by whose ad- dress is This information is desired by me for the following rea- sons: 3 Instructions were added as follows: “Please file requests in duplicate so that one duplicate may be mailed to the taxpayer. If the information given in response to this request is published, the application will be for- warded to the Attorfiey General for prosecution under s ection 3167, Re- vised Statutes.” New York papers continued today to print extended lists of taxpayers, including not only persons of promi- nence in public life, but others as well. A question of law which is caus- Ing much speculation, but which has not 4s yet been decided is the matte of what constitutes an ‘“offense, against the penalty provisions of the law. Authorities are divided as to Wwhether an offense means one issue of a newspaper, several issues or whether the printing of each single name and figure could be construed as an offense. The penalty for the offense, under the penalty provision is “fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the of indications were forthcoming from any branch of the Government as to who, personally would be made the defendant, in case the prison penaity should be asked. The defend- ant might be, according to various thought on the subject, the publisher. the cditor, the manager, or the re. porter. No more light was fortheomin the disputed point as to whether the Treasury had violated the law in making ‘returns public this year in- stead of next. The opinion has gain- ed ground among many legal au. thorities that the law provides only for publicity for incomes of the year 1924, which would not be taxed by l.he Government until 1925, next year. Gavernment authorities are inclined to agree with the Treasury, while independent legal authorities are Dpressing the other view. Another Complication. Another element of confusion over a‘dmlnixlralion of the publicity sec- tion has grown out of the wide pub. lication of an executive order issued September 27. by President Coolidge. setting forth the regulations under which interested persons were per- mitted under the old revenue law to inspect, after filing, their own re- turns and other returns in which they had a direct legal interest. This executive order merely repeated, in effect, the regulations that have been in force for ycars. It was issued as a routine order before the tax re- turns were made available to general inspection under the new law. Internal Tevenue officials said today that it had Tothing to do with the question of in- epection by the public, from which arose the controversy over publication. The old regulations set forth the legitimate rights of stockholders, attor- neys in fact and officers of corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates and other such returns, all of which are enumerated in the law. e s “GIRL MARRIES TO SAVE LEGACY FOR MOTHER Step Will Insure Income From Es- tate in Case of Her Own Death. Ji¥ the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 30.— 3n order to protect her mother in the . cnjoyment of a legacy under the will of her grandfather, Miss Frances Os- burn of Cambridge agreed to a civil marriage with Richard Wait, son of Justice William C. Walt of ‘the Su- preme Court, ¢ became known today. Marriage interntions have been filed at the city hall here. Wait is a gradu- ate student at Harvard. The will of Miss Osburn's grand- father, Henry Osburn, provided an income to be paid to the girl for her lifetime and to her husband in_the event of her death. This income Mis: Osburn has used for the support her mother. She said that her mar- riage at this time would protect her mother in that the income would be paid to her husband in the event of her own death. Wait will continue his studies at Harvard and Miss Osburn her work in an advertising office until next this | ASKS COURT BAR TAX REPORTS PUBLICATION Ohican Seeks Injunction to Pre- vent Release of Return—Judge to Decide Case Tomorrow. Ty the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 30.— Application foran injunction restrain- ing C. F. Routzahn, internal revenue collector here. from temporarily mak- ing_ public_income tax returns was filed in Federal Court yesterday. Judge D, C. Westenhaver said he will rule on the petition today. In the meantime he ordered the collector not to release the plaintiff's list | " Although Judge Westenhaver de- clared the order does not apply to other returns, Chief Deputy R. B. Ellars announced that all lists would be held secret pending the decision. BETTING OUT VOTE - Hope of 35,000,000 Ballots Expressed, But Not Certain. ! Registration Heavy. | BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. In many respects these are the hot- {test and busiest days of the whole campaign. The presidential candi- |dates have made their appeals to the people. The Republican, Democratic and Progressive cases are before the country. With probably few excep- tions, “voters have made up their minds and selected their candidates. { The problem of problems now left. and all three parties confront it—is to get the vote and the voters “out.” To that end every energy will be {tion day but throughout November 4, up to the last minute the polls are | open. Indeed, activities will become most feverish of all while the ballot- ing hours are actually in Progress. Seasoned politicians declare that it is often far easier to win a voter over to one side or the other of a campaign than to beguile him to the polls. This year better things are hoped for than in 1920, when less than 50 per cent of the qualified elec- torate took the trouble to vote. There has been a heavily increased regis- tration generally throughout the country. ~That would indicate, de- spite the dullness and apathy' that marked the 1924 campaign, that this year's popular vote will materially exceed the 1920 total of 2 More Voters This Year. Because of natural increases in the voting population during the past four vears, the national electorate in 1924 is probably well over 56,000,000, compared with the 54,000,000 odd en- titled to vote in 1920. There are hopes that 35,000,000 men and women will vote on November 4. That would rep- resent a percentage of nearly 62 per cent, compared with 1920's ‘‘slacker” record of 49 per cent. The League of Women Voters embarked upon a cam- paign to bring out a 75 per cent popu- lar vote this year, but only optimists expect such a demonstration of suf- frage enthusiasm throughout the country. Presidential years customarily bring out a bigger vote than “off years,” when congressional and state elections are the only ones held. Thus, at the last congressional pollings in 1922, there was an even heavier “slacker” record than in 1920. In April of this year, Senator Wesley L. Jones, Republican, of Washington, read into the Congressional Record an amazing tabulation of official fig- ures, showing the lethargy of Ameri- can voters in 1920 and 1922 It revealed not only that the Hard- ing landslide of 1920 was an expres- sion of less than half of the Ameri- can electorate, but that not a single United States ‘Senator elected in 1922 received anything approaching one- half of the qualified votes of his own | State. Some of them, especially in the i South, received as low a percentage {as 5 and a fraction. Key Pittman, in Nevada, led the high percentage with 41.9 of his State's total vote. Comparisons of Years. These are the percentages of quali- fied votes cast in 1920 and 1922 1920, 1922, Per cent. Per cent. 5.0 8.8 1 8 7 4 23 e . u. 61 [ 6. a2 62 & 6 6i 0. EETIEB! w Hampshire . Towa Nevada' . Ohio S New Mexico .. Montana Idaho illinois Minoesota New Jersey .1 111110 Rhode Island Kansas ........ Connecticut . B S ERECRe RSB R AEEEINE sgus 2285 L2588 Oklahoma .. Arizona ..... Maine Vermont ... ... North_Caroiina 38 Penn: Georgia Missinsippi | South Carolina’... eoSEEEENERARES A2, 2o B2 555E SxapRanok i The following tabulation United States Senators elected in 1922 and the percentage of his State's voting population received by each: Arisons, H. F. Ashurst (D.). Californis, Hiram W. Johnson Connecticit, G. P. McLean Delaware, T. F. Park shows .3 268 2 Tows, Brookhart (R.) Maine, Frederiek Hale (R.).. Maryland, William C. Bruce (D) Masmachusetts, Henry C. Lodge (R.). Michigan, W. N. Ferris (D.).... s Minnesots, Henrik Shipstead "(F..Lj. m"':.‘f'l:‘ H. D, Step! u.“’(l))_) ssourl, james A. Reed (D.).. Mo B. K. Wheeler (D.)... R. B. Howell (R. ‘Nevads, Key. Pittman (D.)...0: New dersey, E. 1. Edwards (D) A A Jones (D)0 R. . Copeland (D). North Dakota, L. J. Fresier (R Ohlo, Rimeon D. Fess (R.). Pennsylvania, David A. Reed Pennaylvania, G. W. Pepper (R.). Rhode Island, Peter G. Gerry (D Tennesnee, Kenneth MacKellar (D, Texas, E. D. Vit B King (5, Ttah, Willlam ing (D)0 Vermont. Frank L. 5 BEZRER.4 Iy 33 8 0_!:1“( Wesmor C"c pa West Virginia, M. M. Neely (D.) ‘Wisconsin, R. M. La Follette (R.) Wyoming. J. B. Kendrick (D.). The census of 1920 showed that “men and women of voting age” in that year were about equally divid- ed—27,528,892 males and 36,600,003 females. 1In 1920, altogether 54,13 895 Americans could have voted, only 26,657,674 did so. In 1922, only 20,579,191 votes were cast in the congresbional elections. Patriotic organizations like the American Defense Soclety, which has been specialising on a get-out-the- vote campaign this year, are hopeful that the slogan, “The United States o R RERE o NOW BIG PROBLEM bent not only until the dawn of elec- | ¢ ' UNION AID PROBED Conductors’ Chief Says Mem- bers Not Coerced—Budget Fixed at $35,000. By the Associated Pross. CHICAGO, October 30.—Through L. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, counsel for the Republican national committee sought to show today before the ! Chicago section of the Senate cam- paign committee that “the LaFollette campaign is subsidized by the rall- road brotherhoods.” Sheppard object- ed to being questioned regarding let- ters he had written to members of his order, including one to Fred Stewart of Oakland, Calif, saying that he wanted protection from going {into matters that might cause con- troversi within his organization. Weymouth Kirkland, counsel for the Republican national committee, in- { sisted on having the correspondence, saying he thought the committee should be interested in getting at the { facts and that he thought it would be interested. He added that he wanted to show that the railway labor organizations were interested in future legislation as to govern- ment ownership of the railroads and ‘laws affecting the use of the injunc- tion in labor disputes. E | Labor Paper Mentioned. | Kirkland inquired into the methods |of the support of Labor, a Washing- ton publication. Sheppard said the | members paid $1 a year for the paper by their own vote. The witness said there was no “co- ercion” of members to support any political candidate or to contribute to |a campaign fund. Kirkland started to question the | witness about a letter written to | Stewart, a member of the conductors jorder. Counsel could not produce the {original letter and Chairman Borah ruled that the letter would have to be produced. “Have you coerced any members of the organization to support any can- didate or to contribute to campalgn | funds?" asked Chairman Borah. “On the contrary, we have told them they could support whom they chose,” Sheppard said. “The organization has endorsed Senator La Follette.” Wants Letters Produced. Kirkland asked that Sheppard be required to produce the letter to | Stewart and to “a Mr. Drew.” He | said the committee ought to be in- | terested and he thought there would be in it evidence that mikht show that the La Follette campalgn is “subsi dized by the railroad brotherhood: Samuel Untermyer, New York law- ver, and a supporter of John W Davis, objected, and he and Kirkland had several sharp tilts, with a re- sult that Chairman Borah said that the committee might have to conduct the inquiry exciusively and independ- ent of counsel. Senator Borah took over the examination Sheppard sald his organization has been active in politics for some time, supporting candidates for Congress and State office. He stated that it had been behind a Republican can- didate for Senator in Nebraska and a Democratic candidate for Governor in_that State. In the present campaign, the Order of Conductors has field workers out. They have reported a total of $318 and in addition $302 has been contributed by local labor organizers. Borah Presses for Facts. Senator Borah pressed for the proximately total contributions the 17 labor organizations to the tional campaign. Sheppard said he had about 30 full time field workers throughout the country campaigning for the inde- pendent candidates. Salaries and ex- penses of this group were pald from the “protective fund” of the railroad labor organization, to which each member contributed $2 annually. In certain localities, Sheppard con- tinued. local organizations were con- ducting systematic work in behalf of certaln congressional candidates, but any funds expended in such work was entirely outside his jurisdiction, which centered on the national ticket. “Can you tell us how much you have spent in this campaign?” asked Sen- ator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, Minne- sota. “Our budget calls for $35,000 for presidential, congressional and State,” Sheppard said. Hodges Denies Charges. ‘William V. Hodges, treasurer of the Republican national committee, and the first witness at the opening of the hearings in Chicago yesterday, testi- fied that collections by the national committee up to October 28 had been $3,500,000, of which $750,000 had been returned to the contributing states. A protracted wrangle arose between counsel over ‘“insinuations and in- nuendoes,” involving the relationship between Hodges and the Holly Sugar Co., for which he was counsel before the Tarifft Commission in the sugar hearing before his connection’ with the Republican natfonal committee. Untermeyer Examines Hodges, Samuel_Untermyer, a supporter of John W. Davis, associated with coun- sel for the La Follette forces, ques- tioned Hodges vigorously as to his preeent interest in the sugar industry, alluding in his interrogations to the de- cision on the sugar tariff now pend- ong before President Coolidge. At another point he sought to develop that “members of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co.” had been interested in Hodges' appointment as national treasurer. The culmination of these exchanges came after Hodges had made a some- what impassioned and. dramatic de- fense of himself against what he termed “Insinuations and innunen- does,” emanating from Democratic and La Follette headquarters, that he had something to do with the de- lay in a decision by the President cn the recommendation of the tariff com- mission that the sugar tariff be lowered. LINER WITH 250 ABOARD GROUNDS, DROPPING PILOT Nieuw Amsterdam Stuck in Eng- lish Channel Four Hours. Coming to New York. By the Associated Press. SOUTHAMPTON, October 30.—The lner Nieuw Amsterdam, bound from Rotterdam for New York with 260 passengers aboard, was aground four hours this morning on _the Shinglebank, southwest of The Nee- dles, in the English Channel. The vessel left Southampton last night, and went aground about 3 o'clock this morning, while slacken- ing her speed to drop off the pilot. The ebb tide carried her onto the bank, where she remained until freed by the efforts of her crew. She was undamaged and is proceed- ing on_her voyage to New York. The Needles is a cluster of pointed rocks west of the Isle of Wight, at the entrance of the Solent. —ee ap- ot na- on November 4. S0 does nearly every candidate seeking office, for on a big vote all parties are staking their June. when there will be a church|expects every American to do his|ghances. ‘wesdding, she said, s iokes’ WUL_RFaye & Jpoleak gna Cast and West. This is not an exce GOURT ISSUES RULE - INCLINIG DISPUTE | Women Must Show Why In- junction Shall Not Follow Mismanagement Plea. Justice Hitz in the District Su- preme Court today lssued a rule on Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner and Mrs. Jeanette V. Burrell to show cause No- vember 7 why they should not be en- Joined from interfering fn the man- agement of the clinics being held by the Women's Welfare Association at 1022 Eleventh street The defendants are also required to show cause why they should not account for the funds of the assoclation, which are said to be held by Mrs. Burrell as its treas- urer. Suit was instituted in the name of the assocfation through its presi- dent, ‘Muriel Crichton, who claims that during her absence in Europe Mrs. Stoner called an illegal meet- ing, in which she was selected as president in the place of Mrs. Crich- ton. On the return of Mrs. Crichton, October 14, at the request of 25 mem- bers, a meeting was held, and the resignations of Mrs. Stoner as a direc- tor and Mrs. Burrell as treasurer were requested. Says Doors Were Lecked. Although notified, neither has ten- dered her resignation, the court Is told, and last Saturday officers of the association called at the clinic and found the place locked, with police officers stationed there. Mrs. Stoner is sald to be in possession and to have refused access to the asso- ciation’s offices. Through Attorneys ILeckie, Cox & Sherier, the court is told that the as- sociation was Incorporated January 21, 1921, and under its charter acquired real estate and established a medical and dental clinic, where patients were treated free of charge. The funds to carry on the work were obtained from voluntary contributions. it is stated, and March 18 last there was in the treas- ury in the custody of the defendants approximately $3,000 thus contributed. Mrs. Crichton tells the court that Mrs. Burrel declined to inform her where the association'’s money was deposited. She claims the work of the association is being seriously hampered by the re- fusal of permission to inspect the books. BOY HELD BLACKMAILER. Effort to Get Money From H. G. Lapham Fails. BOSTON, October 30.—An attempt to blackmail Henry G. Lapham, financier, has resulted in the arrest of Salvatore Schiazone, 19 years old. The youth was trapped yesterday when he ac- cepted from a messenger a package containing marked bills in place of the $5,000 which had been demanded under threat of death. Mr. Lapham a year ago gave a $350,000 clubhouse to Yale University. The youth told the police, they say, that he got the idea of demanding money when he read about the gift. Mexican Peon Strike Spreads. MEXICO CITY, October 30.—The strike of peons for higher pay on eleven of the most impbrtant hacien- das in the state of Michoacan is be- coming worse, with possibilities of its extension into Jalisco and Guana- juto. The strike has caused a serious situation because the gathering of the harvests is almost impossible in the vast sone, which is considered the granary of the country. FOR FRIDAY. RACE—Purse, $1,300; for maiden L -olds; 5 fariongs. flles: 2-year Rin Tin Tin.... Miss Greble....... 116 Flivver .. Browa _Stout..... 115 Noble Lady.. 115 iming; parse, $1,500; The matlee. e 113 Rolster 18 08 SECOND RACE—Cl tor 3-year-olds and up; SRrush Ali.. *Attorney Muir... 1 *Trooper 'mu;n ;u(ihs—cmnlu: purse, $1,800; 2- -ol mile. Thlomar 1% 'lg-dbuhh" . *Bryn Dear... t Moments. . Great Mment URTH RACE—Rilicott City Claiming mr‘%k.,; purse, $1,500; all ages; 6 furiongs. ewraith .. 108 *Lieut. 11 102 115 102 10 100 FIFTH RACE—Claimi yearolds and up; 1% *Bounce .. reher. T Fattaéai. " 108 XTH RACB—Purse, $1.000; for 3year- .l:.'; 1 mile and 70 yards. striving to correct. Here, it can be observed, vehicular traffic is going DEAF WIFE “HEA COURT RULING Emile Clerc, a deaf-mute, resid- ing at 1218 N street northwest, was arraigned in Police Court today to answer to a charge of assault brought against him by his wife, also a deaf- mute. Only through the able as- sistance of the president of Gallaudet College, and Ralph Given, assistant United States attorney, was the court able to “hear” the case. Rapidly the fingers of the parties concerned went, and equally rapid did the hands of Dr. Hall and Mr. Given go. The story briefly told of their marital unhappiness was as follows Mr. Clore and his wife lived to- gether in a house with their two children. a sister-in-law, and several boarders. Mr. Clerc wanted his home for just his wife and children, and according to Mrs. Clerc, that was where the differencse began. She stated that she was in poor health G. 0. P. CHIEF BALKS AT CALL TO APPEAR IN CAMPAIGN PROBE (Continued from First Page.) ganization fs spending “enormous sums” in the campaign. Helps National Committee. J. Henry Rorabach, Republican na- tional committeeman for Connecticut, the first witness called, testified that the Republican committee in his State had received 57.45 and has on hand $7,669.89. He declared all of the money had been received in con- tributions within the State. Instead of receiving donations from the Re- publican national committee, he said, the State committee had given the national committee $20,000. In answer to Senator Bayard, Demo- crat, Delaware, he said he expected to recelve from $25.000 to $30,000 addi- tional from the Connecticut ways and means committee. The national com- mittee, he said, had not set a definite amount to be raised in Connecticut, but had asked him to “get all we could for them. During cross-examination the wit- ness saild part of the money was to be used in taking voters to the polls. $113.64¢ to Ald Semators. Henry Rogers Winthrop of New York, treasurer of the Republican national senatorial committee, testi- fled he had received $113.644.57 and had spent $78,0117. The national committee contributed $106,000 of the total recefved. William Skinner, a silk manufac- turer of New York, told the commit- tee that he had collected $34.000 for the Republican fund from silk, cot- ton and wool manufacturers of New York City. He said he had $3,000 on hand. W. Harry Baker of Philadelphia, chairman of the Republican sena- torial committee in Pennsylvania, testified he had received in contri- butions $173,863 and had on hand $226.21. A total of $64,350, he said, was received from Joseph R. Grundy, who has charge of collecting funds in eastern Pennsylvania, and $14,500 from the national committee. Insarance Man Testifies. William J. Tully of the legal de- partment of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, named in pre- vious testimony as head of the speclal committee collecting Republican funds among life insurance men, tes- tified that employes and officials of the Metropolitan Company gave $1,- 660, of which he himself contributed $500; and that 3885 was contributed among the personnel of the New York Lite Insurance Company. Hendon Chubb, also an insurance man of New York, said he raised $822.50 from marine insurance men for the Republican fund. George Murnane of the New York Trust Company, who said he was chalrman of the bankers' group of the greater New York Republican com- paign fund committee, testified he himself had received $3,090 and that the bankers' group, as a whole, raised $77,000. He declared that $10 was the largest amount contributed to him by & board chairman of a national bank in New York, although he had re- ceived $1,000 from the chairman of the board of the Bankers' Trust and $500 from the president of the same bank. ‘Wanted Colored Vote. Joseph L. Crupper, Republican State chairman of Virginia, the next witness, was questioned regarding the check of $300 which he sent to D. A. Ferguson, the negro treasurer of the “Lily Black” section of the Republi- can party in Virginia. “What was your purpose in sending the check?’ Caraway asked. “My purpose was to get the colored vote. I heard it was slipping away from us to Davis and Bryan and heard that Joseph R. Pollard was the best man to get it back.” Pollard is head of the negro Re- jublican faction. b “Why did_you send the check to Ferguson?’ Caraway agked. “Pollard told me to send it to Ferguson as he was treasurer of hte organisation,” Crupper replied. Crupper sald he had received $10,000 from the Republican national com- mittee for use in Virginia. He de- clared he was using the fund in the congressional districts and had sent $2,000 into the second district “with- out instructions” He said he had spent $8,600 and had $1,500 on hand. Crupper said in reply to Walsh that contributions from Virginia were sent direct to the Republican national woljus = 1s collecting funds from the m" in Virginia?’ Walsh HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924 ! RS,” PROTESTS IN MARITAL ROW | and wanted her sister with her, and | believed that a few boarders would give them a little more money. Their arguments went on from time to time, with the result that the hus- | band, according to his own version, became incensed one day recently and slapped his wife several times He told the court that he was an | employe of the Government Printing Office and would try to do better in the future. Judge Schultz took the defendant's personal bond and asked Dr. Hall to transmit to Mrs. Clerc that she would be protected and to go back to her husband. Such a storm went up on the sign language that Juge Schultz asked Dr. Hall if she had not said that she was through with him. Dr. Hall sald the judge had guessed the reply very accurately The pair departed from the court- room, each one leaving by different aisles. “There is a collector in each dis- { trict who collects from postmasters or anybody, no matter whether they were officeholders or not,” the witness ou know that contributing?" I have no doubt of it.” How much has been collected Virginia?" “1 was told a $21.000." “Who told you?" “Mr. Marcause of Richmond. presi- dent of the Bedford Pulp and Paper Company.” Crupper said the check for $300 had not been returned to him. postmasters are in little more than Advertising Isx Studied. Chairman Caraway turned the com- mittee’s attention to copies of adver- | tisements appearing in the Daily News Record of New York, signed by | business enterprises. One of the advertisements carried ai notice of a meeting to be held in the | Metropolitan Opera House, when Sec- retary Hughes was to address a meet- | ing under the auspices of the New York Business Men’s Republican As- sociation. It ends with: “Coolidge and Dawes." “ptown Dry Goods Association.” pace donated by the American | Woolen Company, the James J. Regan | Manufacturing Compan: William | Whitman Compan .. Waterhouse Worsted Company, Parker, Wilder & Co., the Schwarzwaelder Company and the United Worsted Corporation.” Skinner agreed with Waish's asser- tion that all of the concerns were “protected _corporations,” but dis- agreed with his charge that the dona- tion violated the federal statute pro- hibiting campaign contributions by corporations. ‘Wants Shubert Called. At the close of the morning ses- sion. W. L. Bourland, Repubiican counsel, requested that subpoenas be issued 'for Lee Shubert, New York theatrical producer; William Burch, who was described at yesterday's hearing as being a representative of the McCutcheon-Gerson syndicate, and Cornelius Wood, vice president of the American Woolen Company. He asked that Ben McCutcheon of the syndicate appear before the Chi- cago section of the committee. The attorney said testimeny would be presented regarding the charge that a theatrical syndicate had of- fered to sell political infiuence in theatrical programs, addi; that Shubert declared the charge was “en- tirely false.” Wood will be asked to testify re- garding the statement of Henry L. Ramm of Lawrence, Mass., that men “had been dismissed by the American Woolen Company for supporting La Follette.” Bourland added. Other subpoenas issued at the request of the Republican counsel were: Fight Papers Wanted. Charles A. Stoneham, William J. MacCormack and William Muldoon of New York, who were requested to bring all correspondence relating to the $80,000 fund arising out of the Dempsey-Firpo fight. Jesse Jones and Norman H. Davis, both identified with the Democratic committee, were requested to bring all correspondence or documents re- lating to underwriting any deficit of the Democratio national committee. Dwight P. Morrow of New York was subpoenaed at the request of Frank P. Walsh, counsel for La Follette. Zanni Denies Trip Ended. Dy the Associated Press. TOKIO, October 30. — Maj. Pedro Zanni, the Argentine round-the-world aviator, denies that he has aban- doned his flight. He still hopes to secure ships to patrol the trans- pacific route, fic control duty in Washington. Co-operation by traffic officers, This picture was snapped at Twelfth and F streets yesterday. It speaks more ecloquently than words ever could of the traffic menace The Star is North and South in a steady stream, while pedestrians are happily wandering along tional instance; it is a rule that can be scen almost any day at the rush hours in Washington, $100,000 OFFERED FOR WU BY FENG Christian General Wants Rival Leader Captured Alive, if Possible. Associated Press KI October 30.—Feng Yu Hsiang, the “Christian general,” in control of Peking, today issued a proclamation offering a reward of $100,000 for the capture alive of Gen. Wu Pei-Fu, former head of the Chihli army. A reward of $50,000 is offered for Gen. Wu's body. Reports from the Chihli-Manchuria border state that the retreating troops of Gen. Wu defeated by the forces of Gen. Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchuria “war lord.” are boarding steamers at Chinwangtao for Taku, Gen. Wu's troops, numbering 20,000, are declared to have already reached the latter port, which is near Tientsin In the meantime, Gen. Feng is ex- pected to launch an attack tonight against Gen. Wu's army at Langfang, a point midway between Tientsin and Peking. The Christian general is said to be rushing reinforcements to Langfang. MANCHURIANS ADVANCE. Chihli Troops Use Gas for First Time. BS the Associated Press MUKDEN, munique issued vesterday said that after they had captured Lwanchow, southwest of Shanhaikwan, the Man- churians advanced toward Ch wangtao, while two brigades executed a flanking attack on Changli, between Chiwangtao and Lwanchow. The communique also said the Chihli troops used poison gas for the first time. The Manchurians, using gas masks, remained quiet until the Chihlites approached, however, and then opened fire with machine guns, inflic g severe casualties. Lu Yung-Hsiang, former tuchun of Chekiang, who fled to Japan after he lost control of Shanghal, arrived here esterday. He was met at the station v an escort of officers and accom- panied to the headquarters of Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchurian leader. October 30, A com- BUSINESS IS WORRIED. Chaos Feared Under New Chinese Leaders. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Da. KYOTO, October 30.—Special dis- patches and private advices from Peking indicate the opening of a new phase of China's political _troubles, which it was at first hoped Gen. Feng Yu Hsiang’s coup might terminate, tem- porarily at least. The Imminent elim- ination of Gen. Wu Pei Fu and Presi- dent Tsao Kun by Chang Tso Lin, Feng Yu Hsiang and Sun Yat Sen, with Tuan Chi Jui as their president, has caused a panic among a number of financial, mercantile and political com- binations_which had placed all their eggs in Wu Pei Fu's basket, believing him surely to be the strong man of China. While undoubtedly Chang Tso Lin and Tuan Chi Jui might be regarded as most friendly to Japan, which loaned Tuan Chi Jui some 200,000,000 yen. of which he has so far repaid neither principal nor interest, it is not at all certain that Japan welcomes the entire new combination, which, if an agree- ment were reached, undoubtedly would hasten unification of those elements in China_which for more than a decade have been divided. Sun Yat Sen will not join the combi- nation unless the original constitution and a new representative assembly are pledged, while it is doubtful if the views of Feng Yun Hslang, Tuan Chi Jui, Sun Yat Sen and Chang Tso Lin regarding centralization gnd decen- tralization can be reconciled. It {s quite evident now that Wu Pei Fu has been inspired with fresh hopes, while the extreme nervousness among the various representative groups betrays anxiety as to what is best and that the new control of Peking may mean disintegration of their carefully laid plans. Dr. C. T. Wang, who is fhe natural selection as premier under the new temporary victorious combina. tion, is now reported as positively de. clining. He says the views of the va- rious factions are irreconcilable. (Copyright, 1924, by the Chicago Daily News Company.) News. CO-OPERATE The Trafiic Bureau announces that what maybe called “The Warn- ing and Interval System” is henceforth ‘to be used by officers on trat- motorists and pedestrians is essen- tial to its success. The obligations of each are herewith briefly listed. THE OFFICER’S DUTY. To blow a long blast on his whistle as a warning that he is about to shift the direction of traffic. To see that the intersection is clear of moving vehicles and pedestrians before he completes the shift. THE MOTORISTS DUTY. 1If in the moving stream of traffic, to keep his ears open for the warning whistle. To stop back of the sidewalk intersection, when it is blown, or if e has already passed that interscction, to proceed. If in the waiting stream of traffic, to prepare to move forward upon the blowing of the warning whistle. Not to move until either semaphore is turned or the officer motions him to do so. the THE DUTY OF THE PEDESTRIAN, To notice the direction of the flow of traffic and to keep off the crosswalks being crossed by traffic. ‘When the warning whistle blows, to clear the crosswalks across which traffio is about to be ordered to SOME POLICE FAL TOOBEYNEWRULE | Check-Up Discloses stances Where Traffic Order Is Ignored. In- While observation of traffic cor ditions in Washington has disclosed that most of the Capitai's crossing policemen are exerting themselves to enforce the regulation requiring them to clear their intersections of pe- destrians as well as vehicles before changing the direction of traffic, it also has shown that a few are bland ly ignoring their orders and jeopar dizing the lives of pedestrians. ‘When thie fact was brought to the attention of Inspector Albert J. Head ley, chief of the traflic bureau, he ad mitted the possibility of its truth but pointed out that his allotment of sergeants has been cut so low tha' he has not enough men to go arcund and see that the officers stand striet- 1y to the regulations. This situation., together with the dangerous conditions that existed at virtually every busy intersection some weeks ago, prompted The Star to send reporters around with strict orders faithfully to report conditions as they saw them, giving credit to those officers who are doing their duty properly, but just as truthfully exposing those who do not. Sheer public safety demanded such action. egligence In Uncovered. The result was complimentary fo Washington’s traffic officers in &en eral, but there are some particular caxes that deserve severe reprimands and summary action If there 1s repetition of such plain negligence Inspector Headley has asserted tim and again recently that he has i structed every officer to blow a warn ing whistle stopping all traffic long enough to permit those pedestria and vehicles in the intersection tc reach points of safety before traffic in the opposite directions is startes This does not mean. it has been pointed out repeatedly, that tne officer need hold up traffic and jan | his corner just to permit pedestrians in the middie of the street to walk | the entire distance to the curb befor letting the traffic start. He nee only make sure in his own mind that the pedestrian is near enough to the curb to reach it before the moving traffic can reach him. Only a few seconds are required for this. o dinarily, although, of course, ther are exceptional instances at certal corners where more time Is neces- sary. | Four Breaches Cited. Neither the officer on duty a Twelfth and F streets late vesterday afternoon nor the one in charge at {the same corner this morning was noticed to pay the slightest attention %o this regulation. The officer at Eleventh and F streets was gullty o as open a disregard for orders, and the one on duty at Ninth and F 'nreels this morning was scarcely $mnrn careful of his instructions, at least during the interval that a re- ter stood and watched him. p?rr(rrv‘ and again at the Twelfth street crossing the officer would blow his whistle and signal traffic to dart ahead at once, paying no heed what- |ever to the hundred or more pedes- trians who were in the middle of the ‘5\!"?9[. some of them only a foot or !two in front of the bumpers of the | automobiles waiting for the word to o Fearful of being “bawled out for not hurrying, the motorists were 'uhllk(‘d to steer in and around the ed pedestrians. e ofcera at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, Fourteenth and F streets, Ninth street and Penn- Sllvania avenue and Ninth and H | streets were noticed particularly to | make sure pedestrians were beyond danger before signaling traffic to go ahead. Of course, as usual, the pedes- trians themselves were utterly negli- gent, and most of the signals found them all tangled up in the vehicles that were trying their best to miss them. & Jay Walkers in Evidemce. ese instances, however, were due lo'l'-‘;'ay walkers” who had deliberately stepped from the curb in the face of the officers’ warning whistles, and the | trafic guardian certainly could not be held responsible. A number of times this morning women Wwere again seen to “cut cormers” and trot gayly diagonally across the stregt as though to defy the irate motorists they so deliberately held up, and each time a traffic jam resulted, again due to no fault of the policemen. One incident was noticed at Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue which might have resulted in a seri- ous accident. A pedestrian step- ped out to the policeman’'s sema- phore and asked the dlrecl!on_ to some point The policeman, obliged to give the interrogator the informa- tion politely, had to neglect his sema- phore, dig into his coat pecket for a street guide, look up the place in question and answer the guestions put to him. Care Not Possible. In the meantime he simply had to swing his semaphore back and forth without giving sufficient attention to the conditions existing. It was the only time that officer failed to ob- serve his orders and he could scarce- 1y be blamed for it, because he also has orders gladly to give pedestrians or motorists any information re- quested if possible. Elevator oper- ators are forbidden to talk while op- erating their cars: so should traffic policemen, burdened with so much more responsibility, be told not to answer any question or talk to any person, except in the event of &s aa cident, during the rush hours at least. One of the most dangerous prac- tices that might be charged to the motorist is the apparent determina- tion of every ome to “get away” fipst from the intersections. At Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue four cars stood abreast. One was a road- ster, another a touring car, which was separated from a machine of like style by a speedy truck. The man in the roadster and the driver of the touring car raced each other up Pennsylvania avenue in second gear for half a block, missing pedestrians and other vehicles by inches. Both should have been arrested for reck- less driving, but it is a common prac- tice here in Washington. CHINA FLOODS TIE-UP MANY FARMS AND TOWNS Destitute Victims May Be Requir- ed to Wait Years for Chance to Till Soil NEW YORK, October 30.—Recent floods in North China were the worst since 1890, with many towns still surrounded by vast lakes, Willlam A. Mather, Presbyterian missionary in the flooded region, has reported to the Presbyterian board of foreign mix- slons here. Large areas of farming land were flooded to a depth of 10 to 15 feet, he reported, and it will be impossible to till the soil for two or three years. Residents of some towns expect re- lief only with the coming of Winter and the freezing over of the A great number of people aro destl- rehas