Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Showeys today, fair a Forecast.) nd colder to- night; tomorrow dncreasing cloudiness, probably rain tomorrow Temperatures—Highes! p.m night. t, 55, at 8 lowest, 39, at midnight yester- Full report on page 5. No. 1,075—No. . BULGARS MOBILIZE T0 REPEL INVADERS; GREEKS HOLD LINE Volunteers: Flock to Defend Land Against Army of Invasion. INVADERS ARE ORDERED | TO ADVANCE, SAYS REPORT Athens Accepts Invitation to At- tend League Parley to Iron Out Dispute. Wy the A ted Press. 1A, Bulgaria, October 24.—-Bul- garia will repel by force of arms any further {nvasion of her territory. Mindful - of her signature of the Neuilly treaty, Bulgaria will ~fight with the few thousand men left her ®s a standing army. Volunteers, flocking to the defense of their national territory, although not officially mobilized or called to &rms, will be allowed to battle along- side their brothers to defend their =oil. Such {s the official information imparted by the ministry of national defense tonight. Terror Reigns In Macedonia. Meanwhile terror reigns in Mace- donia. The refugee problem, with men, women and children fleeing slong impassible roads, stumbling, falling and dying in exhaustion, hecoming too great for the Bulgarian Tted Coss to handle. Word comes that the Greeks have penetrated Bulgarian territory to a depth of 7 miles or more on a 20- mile front, and that Petrich, only a few miles to the northwest of Demirhissar, where the first clash eccurred, has been under a heavy bembardment of shrapnel. Belgrade, the capital of Jugo- slavia, thus far has shown a friend- 1y attitude, for which Bulgarian statesmen and people are duly ap- Ppreciative. Numerous houses in the villages occupied by the Greek troops have been burned. A large flour mill at Marescostinovo has also been de- stroyed by fire. Decide to Withdraw. LONDON, October 24 (#).— Reuters Athens correspondent un- derstands that the Greek government has decided to withdraw its troops from Bulgarian territory when the Bulgarians evacuated blockhouse 69, 10 the north of Demirhissar. It ap- pears, therefore, that the report last night of Greek evacuation was pre- mature. Diplomatic representatives who saw the Greek foreign minister today seemingly gathered the impression that the Greek government is desir- ous of conforming to the covenant of the League of Nations. A Reuther despatch from Sofla says that Greek artillery on the Mecedo- nian frontier resumed firing at 5:30 o'clock this evening and that Greek iv\f:nlry moved forward toward Pet- rich. The Bulgarian authorities are re- ported to have evacuated 10 villages, T of which the Greeks have occupled. ADVANCE IS ORDERED. Greeks Plan to Take Rupel Pass, Near the Frontier. VIENNA, October 24 Greek legation here this afternoon fs- | sued & communique from Athens stat- ing that the Greek commander or- dered an advance of his troops early today against the Rupel Pass, which the Greeks desire to occupy owing to its general use by the Bulgarians in their “incursions into Greek terri- tory. It is officially reported from Bel- grade that the Jugoslav undersecre- tary of state, M. Markovics, at the conclusion of a long interview with the British, erman and Bulgarian ministers toda gave assurances that his country as determined to ob- merve the strictest neutrality in t Greco-Bulgar trouble, Refuse to Withdraw. ‘able to The Star and New York World PARIS, October 24.—¢ fused By reece has re- to withdraw her troops from Bulgarian territory while the council | of the League of Nations tries to pre- | vent war in the Balkans at its ex- traordinary session in Paris beginning Monday. Greece has accepted the invitation to lay the frontier incident before the council, but has not complied with the | condition that she retire her troops within her own territory, refusing to do so until she recovers the repara- tions she claims are due her. Acting Chairman Briand informed the Pangalos government If Greece persists withdraw her council's decision in refusing to soldiers pending the responsibility for the outcome, whatever it may be, | rests on her. The Greek attitude has made a bad impression on the sve of the council's meeting, a news report from the troubled frontier earlier having created the public be- lief that Greece is in no such posi- tion with clean hands as to defy the council’'s demands. ‘The Greek bombardment of the un- defended Bulgar town of Petrich yves- terday has made a bad impresion. The few Bulgarian frontier troops are being reinforced and the danger of a battle on Bulgarian territory seems certain before Monday if the Greeks persist in thelr refusal to withdraw. (Copyright. 1925.) Complain to League. GENEVA, October 24 (#).—The Greek government made its first ges- ture toward the League of Nations since the outbreak of the Greco-Bul- garian trouble by communication to the league secretarist today of a tele- zram stating that Bulgarian troops upled a blockhouse ~situated on k territory, north of Demirhissar. Students Protest. X, October 24 () —Rulgari- BERLIN, an students. demonstrating against meeting. 29,762. is | UP).—The | through | Minister Carpanos this afternoon that | the | Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. he WASHINGTON, "D. Sunday Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 'FLORIDA’S REAL FUTURE Editor's Note—Thia ia the concluding , Article. of” the series on Florida. in which Mr. McKelway sums up his general con- clusions on' conditions in that State BY BEN McKELWAY. Staff Correspondent of The ORLANDO, Fla.. Octob (By nalyzing Florida's boom s become one of the most popular forms of recreation in America today. As this is written one may imagine long trains of Pullman cars speedinz down from the North or up from the South, their smoking compartments and club cars filled with wildly ges- ticulating expert analysts in heated argument over their own or some- body else's pet conclusion. In cities far and wide and in the village stores at countless cross-roads, John Smith, just back from Florida, is full of steam and ready to go as soon as somebody pulls the throttle by ask- ing, “Well. John, and what do you think of Florida?" Throughout the length and breadth of the State of Florida itself. along its smooth highways in automobiles, beneath the sheltering palms of its public parks, in the crowded lobbies of its hotels and on every street cor- ner, somebody is giving his own diag- nosis, the result of close, unbiased and consclentious study. And in the end, the conclusions group them- selves separately into three general classe: First—Florida is a great State touched: a veritable gold mine of the universe where there is bound- less opportunity for health, wealth and happiness. Second—Florida today is a snare and a delusion, the greatest swindle whose resources have scarcely been | NOT FOR 50-FOOT LOTTER State .Will Grow, But Staked Acres Likely to Stand as Symbols of Tragié Failure., | ever perpetrated on a trusting popu- lace, a land of swamps and water, a land whose greatest qualification for { popularity is that the sun shines the vear ‘round. making it warm when | the snow flies up North and hot as blazes when the North is comfort- able. Third—Florida is not place at it is a state of mind. By compounding these three con- clusions and allowing the mixture to so much a Pro and con, then cooling it in thought and sweetening it with a lit ration may be taken in one swallow or else thrown out of the window The result will have little if any ei country at large. Real Development Chance. Florida’s potentialities for develop. ment are unquestioned by any fair minded man who has seen the coun try. It is a ploneer § offers the usual opportunities for those who are willing to pitch in, work hard and grow up with it. Mod' ern advertising campaigns and means of transportation have combined to center the attention and interest of mil- lions of people upon a State formerly considered as the home of the alliga- tor, the lizard, the snake, the orange chaingangs, peonage systems, earl: tomatoes, celery, lettuce and the idle rich. A rush southward of tourists and investors has brought a_boom unique in the history of the Nation. The State lacks facilities for caring for its welcome visitors, and a period of intense building activity way to catch up in the (Continued on Page 12, Column 1) | 1 CHURCHMEN URGED Congregationalists Launch Campaign for Entry of U. S. Into World Court. A peace campaign with its immedi ate object the participation of the United States in the World Court, with proper reservations, was pledged by the 3,500 delegates attending the blennial gathering of the National Council of Congregational Churches in a resolution unanimously adopted at last night's session. One of the consequences of their action will be the launching of a determined ef- fort “as ministers and laymen. in our several localitles to arouse public n- terest in this country’s acceptance of the World Court.” Described as a matter of “over- shadowing importance,” the World Court resolution was presented to the delegates by ex-Gov. Sweet of Colo- rado following the set speaking pro- gram of the evening. Ex-Gox. Sweet told the delegates Senator Borah is | determined the World Court shall not pass the Senate, and unless Christian men and women oppose Borah Presi- dent Coolidge will be defeated on this subject.” Terms It Church’s Duty. “We would be derelict in our du tles,” continued ex-Gov. Sweet, “if at this time we didn't pass this resolu- tion assuring_the President how the | council stands. We can negotiate loans but we can't negotiate peace. Let’s start the bonfire on all the hills of America in this campaign.” Earlier in the day in adopting a so- clal creed the delegates had made plain their attitude on peace when they adopted the following dictums: 1. That the Church of Christ as an institution should not be used as an instrument or an agency in the sup- | port of war. | 2. A permanent association of the { nations for world peace and good will, | the outlawry of war and the settling | of all diffecences between nations by conferences, arbitration or by inter- national court. The adoption of the World Court | resolution last night brought to a { close an ewgntful day. looked upon by many as the most important since the | council convened last Tuesday. Other | outstanding action taken by the coun- i cil yesterday follows: New Building Assured. | Unanimous adoption of a resolution gational denomination in the building of the $1,250,000 new First Congrega- { tional Church, Tenth and G streets. Selection of Omaha, Nebr., as the host city for the next gathering of the | council ‘two vears hence. | Final adoption of the entire state- | ment of social ideals as recommended | by the Commission on Social Service. cil regarding the fund, it was stated sures the speedy raising of the | necessary money. Within_the next few dhys a committee of 50 will be | announced to carry on the national campaign. The only discordant mote which preceded the adoption of the reso- local building last night, as- (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) 10 COMBAT BORAH pledging the support of the Congre- | The favorable action of the coun- | FRANG AT LOWEST Cabinet Crisis Likely in Paris Tomorrow Over Cail- laux Program. By the Associated Prese. PARIS, October 24.—The rise in the dollar and sterling to heigths un- known on the French hourses since the armistice, excepting for the March, 1924, flurry, was the only outstanding | feature today in the development of | the two problems, financial and po- | litical, facing the French government. The franc today sold above 24 to the dollar; exchange transactions at the banks were made on the basis of 24.15 francs to the dollar, and 117 to the pound sterling. As compared with the March, 1924, forthcoming to bring the francs back to relative commercial par value. Cabinet Changes Likely. The financial crisis, with the franc change market, and an_increasing cabinet must be made, are problems which French political leaders must take cognizance of immediately. De- spite official denials from the ministry of finance, it is known on unimpeach- able authority that the cabinet is di- vided on the merits of M. Caillaux’s financial policy, and that there must be a showdown at the council of min- isters Monday. M. Caillaux has devoted his most urgent efforts to stem the unfavor- able tide against the franc. Reliable Bourse brokers are responsible for the statement that $40,000,000, thrown upon the Paris exchange market at the opening of the Bourse Friday, only caused the dollar to recede from 23.98 to 23.58—"one centime drop to the million dollars.” Public Watches Mark:t. And today they watched the dollar oar from the closing 23.58 to 24.15 |in the unofficial exchange market. In | the meantime all foreign stocks quot- | ed in sterling and guilders are like- ! | wise soaring. i The political crisis, although more acute in official circles, is causing less popular interest than the antics of | the dollar and the sterling on the | Bourse. The general public seems rec- | onciled to the fact that M. Caillaux is ' likely to be forced out of the cabinet | next week, but opinions differ as to | the manner in which he will depart. Those close to the finance minister | and aware of his combative qualities | say that M. Caillaux will not go down without a fight, cabinet may come to grief before Par- liament. This M. Briand is said to be resolved to avold, as he is desirous of obtaining ratification of the Locarno accords, which ‘he personally ated. LEADER OF KEYMEN DIES. UP).—J. W. Anderson of St. Louis, vice president of the Order of Rail- way Telegraphers, died suddenly in tonight. Automobilists and pedestrians in the vicinity of Dupont Circle last night were attracted by a shaft of light which pointed straight toward the gloomy skies. Another shaft pene- trated the shrubs and bushes which thrive within the circle. Investigation revealed an automo- a sturdy tree. It was slightly cock- eyed from the impact, one of its eyes gazing toward the sky, the other down Connecticut avenue and points south: ‘Witnesses told police that an auto- mobile coming south on New Hamp. shire -avenue and believing that a straight line is the shortest distance hetween two points. headed through bile, which had come to rest against | Stubborn Fountain in Dupont Circle Refuses to Get Out of Autoist’s Way fountain in the center of the circle, witnesses say that a number of pro- longed honks emanated from the ma- chine, the same being interpreted as warnings that the lady, in sculptured marble, had better get out of the way. Evidently coming to the conclusion that the lady of the statue was a pedestrian who claimed the right of way, the automobile started again, one of its wheels half climbed the coping which runs around the fountain, and, swerving sharply, attempted to circle the obstinate statue. The machine's. carcer was suddenly halted hy a misplaced tree. and Robert F. Kastham, said to be a civil engi neer, living at 1341 Madison street. was arrested and taken to No. 3 pre. cinet. where he was charged with the circle. Stopping in front of the;driving while drunk. A simmer for hours over hot arguments. | tle common sense, the following prepa- | fect upon the State of Florida cr the | ate today and | SINCE MARCH, 1924 sinking fast on the international ex- | prospect that changes in the Painleve | WILMINGTON N. C., October 24| his room at a local hotel here at 7:30 | ARTICLE INDICTING MITCHELL ILEGAL, - COUNSEL CHARGES | Unconstitutional If 1t Denies | Right of Free Speech, | Reid Asserts. TRUTH OF STATEMENTS NOT QUESTIONED, HE SAYS | Department Defends Separation of! Military Authority as Legal and Necessary. | By the Associated Press The 96th Article of War, which Col. William Mitchell of the | Army Air Service has been indicted | for court-martial by the War Depart’| ment, may ltself be brought to trial This possibility developed last night l when Representative Reid of Illinois, | counsel for the air officer, made publt two statements challenging the con-! stitutionality of the article, although | he failed to reveal any indication of | the procedure he would follow when | the trial begins Wednesday. | Free Speech Issue. ! “The right of freedom of speech is | 1 under undoubtedly guaranteed by the Con- stitution,” Mr. Reid said, “and if the 96th Article of War abridges that right | it is unconstitutional and void.” | In the second statement, Mr. Reid {invited attention to the fact that al- { though his client had been charged with conduct prejudicial to good order { and military discipline by issuing cer- {tain statements in violation of the 96tk Article of War, the truth of such | statements were not questioned in the | charge. “If the construction attempted to be | put upon that article by the War De partment is allowed to prevail” he | added, “it will set at naught the Con-| stitution of the United States, and the Army and the War Department will| become a law unto themselves, which will never be permitted under our ! form of government.” Calls Statements “Mild.” i Mr. Reid asserted further that the! | War and Navy Departments had pre- i | viously been "subjected to vigorous | criticism from within and that the, | statements made by Col. Mitchell e’ i#hild compared to those of en. | Hooker, Gen. McClellan, Col. Theo- 'dore Roosevelt and Admiral Sim: i which were published broadcast, ve ! no disciplinary action was ever taken against them. “Rome endured as long as there were Romans; America will endure as {long as thére are Mitchells,” the Illi | noix member said. | War Department legal officers de- | clined to argue the question of con- { stitutionality, but their conviction that | no court would agree with the Tllinois | representative was clearly indicated. | | It was pointed out in this connection that freedom of speech, even (hough‘ secured by the Constitution, is not an situation, there is no Morgan loan | absolute license to speak anything a|at one time under | person pleases, fres from legal liabil- | | ity, elther civil or criminal. Precedent for this position by the courts could | be cited, it was intimated, if the neces- | sity arose. Separate Military Case. | In a general way the opinion was | obvious that Federal court decisions | dealing with questions raised under { military law tend to show conclusions | that a separate military code to deal | with military offenses is not only es- ! sential but legal. In drafting the arti- | cles of war it was pointed out, Con- | gress saw fit specifically to denounce | | certain crimes and to group others un- der such a provision of law as_the! 96th article, described by Mr. Reid | as a “catchall.” Discussing Col. Mitchell’s attitude | on the question of free speech, Mr. | Reid sald the officer “stands for the beliet that in time of peace soldiers and sailors have the right to offer constructive criticism which they be- lleve wil work for the best interests of their services.” 2 The officer's civilian ‘counsel re- ferred also to the “appalling condi that maladministration.” FLYER KILLED AS PLANES COLLIDE IN MIDAIR Lieut. E. L. Adams Victim—Two Others Injured in Crash Over Pacific Ocean. By the Associated Pres SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 24.— Lieut. Comdr. Ralph Wood, command- er of Squadron No. 1 of the aircraft | in which the entire | squadrons of the battle fleet. and tWo | yime she had refused to recognize the { of his fellow pllots returned here late [ today with accounts of the manner in | which Lieut. Edgar L. Adams, 31 . years old, was killed today near negoti- | Oceanside as the squadron was wing- | appeal. | ing its way toward San Francisco for | | flights on Navy day. Lieut. Adams | met instant death when his plane and | that piloted by Lieut. L. H. Stevens {crashed in midair. The planes fell in the sea near shore, lighting in about 14 feet of | water. Lieut. Stevens and Aviator | Chief Machinists’ Mate Mills, who was | with him, swam ashore and tonight | were reported not to have been in-! jured severely. Lieut. Adam® how- {ever, was found dead in the seat of his plane, with his neck broken. | The machines were flying at an ! elevation of about 600 feet and were going 110 miles an hour. Seven of the planes continued to- ward San Francisco. WATER SHIPPED BY TRAIN. | Nine Tank Cars Sent to Drought- Stricken Town. HIGH POINT, N. C., October 24 (P). —Nine tank cars, filied with water, !left High Point today for Asheboro, approximately 30 miles away, to re- lieve that town's water shortage, r ! sulting from the prolonged drought. City officials here said that they ihad arranged to furnish Asheboro { with approximately 100,000 gallons of | water daily until the drought is ended. i The cars today were attached to a | regular trfIn, but authorities said a special train would be placed In serv- ice, effective tomorrow. o | | ] 1 i { vears ago by | nate, James | her | eighth street doubtes 19: Sunday morn: 60 cents per and service w “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and ing to Washington homes at onth. Telephone Main 5000 Il start immediatel 5.--106 PAGES. (# Means Associated Pre: FIVE CENTS. DREAMING. $7. MRS, LILLIAN DUKE DIES IN POVERTY One-Time Mistress of Huge Tobacco Fortune Has Nothing at Death. e oI cost! pris fron app: but By the EW YORK n N. Duke, oclated Press October 24.—Mrs, who was divorced the late tobacco mag: B. Duke, died t studio on West She had been uncon: scious since October 22, when she suf- fered two cerebral hemorrhages. Since the death of her former hus- band on October 10, Mrs. Duke h been greatly depresse cording to | her attorney. Miss Lillian Pugh. who | aid Mrs. Duke’s condition was un-! v complicated by lack of food. music be sub; (0 d William H 50 Silk Shirts Barred by McCarl For EX-COIIJViCls la o = but hap; he Associated Press. ontroller General MecCarl has down a rule against the pur- se of silk shirts as a part of the arel with ‘which the Federal ernment clothes its prisoners n discharge from penal institu s. . The ruling did allow the chase of one such silk shirt, Mr, McCarl said it must not pen again Monsen, inspector of Milwaukee County House of ction, had bought a silk shirt ing $7.50 for one of the Federal oners about to be discharged m that jail. The bill was not roved by Mr. McCarl at first, he later granted the request with the warning that there should no more of the same charges mitted. RPSE FACTORY he had refused to accept loans from friends, her attorney said Died in Penury. The tobaceo man's first wife died | in penury. although 20 vears ago she | was misiress of a fortune. then esti mated at $100,000,000. At the time]| Mrs. Duke presided over her hus.! band's mansions in New York and | Newport. In recent vears she had been | reduced to giving -music lessons to a handful of pupils. She had studied Jean de Reszke. Miss Pugh sald Mr. Duke knew of his former wife’s financial difficulties before his death. In his will, filed for probate on October 23, he made no provision for her, but left the bulk of his estate, now estimated at S$150 100,000 to his second wife, Mrs. Han aughter, Brit diers befor night W “horrible boiling down of German STORYS USEDENED ish General Says Confi- dence in Talk on German War Policy Was Abused. 1 Dispatch to The Star YORK, October 24.—That which dragged into discussion the National Arts Club Monday . was described with cynical hu- mor as a_propagandist shot that vas COUZENS TAX CASE ~ GOES TO APPEALS | Treasury, Unable to Settle Controversy, Turns Issue Over to Board. | By the Associated Press. The Treasury has abandoned hope of settling the controversy over al- leged deficiencies in income taxes on the sale of Ford Motor Company stock by Senator Couzens of Michigan and the estate of John F. and Horace E Dodge, and the issue will be deter- mined by the Board of Tax Appeals. Counsel for the Dodge heirs have | filed an appeal from the final Treas- | ury ruling with respect to their taxes, | and the declaration vesterday that | attorneys for Senator Couzens would make no further concessions indi cated that the Couzens controversy also will be in the hands of the ap- | peals board within a few weeks. Solicitor Gregg of the Internal Rev- enue Bureau, who conducted the con- ferences on the Couzens case, said the same facts and principles were |involved in the two disputes and the Treasury appeared to be “entirely | willing that the independent agency should iron out the controversy. Al- though no official would comment lon the cases, it was recalled that the | assessments, levied arbitrerily, had | come at a time when the Michigan | Senator was guiding the investization |of a Senate committee into internal | revenue affairs. The assesment against the Senator was about §$11,000,000. That against the Dodge estate first was $6,854,000 fired for China, but ricocheted around but in the papers filed with the Lillian Duke stood on a knoll the w Central Park and with streaming down her , the funeral procession of her former hus- band on its way down Fifth avenue She had several fainting spells after returning to her studio, but continued to give music lessons for several day without regard for her condition. On: of her few remaining pupils found her after the first hemorrhage and called a physician and obtained some food. | After the second hemorrhage Mrs. held Duke became completely paralyzed on | OPen Bri; of a B ing mood. {ing down” orld today causing the boiling up tish soldie! g. Gen. J. V. Charteris, chief of the intelligence service of the British | vesterday to sa v during_the r war, stood on the of the Transylvania, sailing for ow, and facing in the general di- confidential. It was the Men's Table. He did not deny the “boil- story. But he said the | | I | York broker, by the left side and lapsed into a coma. Divorced in Year. Before marrying Mr. Duke in Cam- den, N. J., in 1904, she was Mrs. Wil- | liam E. McCredy, wife of a New whom she was di- | ition in our Air Service,” andasserted (o-ced, “the many fatalities and acci- | {lents are practically attributable to | puie’ brought their ma for divol ing espondent Maj Huntoon, a former officer of the Old | Gua nd head of a mineral water | concern. 1 It was said at the time the divorce was granted that Mr. Duke made al settlement on her of $500,000. but Miss | Pugh recently denied that Mrs. Duke | received any sum from the tobacco man after the divorce. Three vears ago Alfred E. Lindsey, a broker, was sent to Sing Sing p for swindling Mrs. Duke of §; in cash and $50,000 in jewelry. Mrs. Duke brought suit last May to after suit A year dent member | General | “corpse factory” story was never used by the British army. Thought Speech Was Private. Tonight with Charteris somewhere on the high seas, the National Arts Club began to wake to a delicate p sition. It appeared that. by dent,” Charteris referred to the pre: t the Men’s Open Table. . lawyer, is president He sa'” he was not_at Column 8.) John A. Ag: of the club. (Continued on Page 2 TODAY’S STAR = E—44 P,—\GxES.l PART OM News—Local, Foreign. Around the City—Page 20. Schools and Colleges—Pages 22 and 23. Current News Events—Page 23. and haye her former husband’s divorce in- validated, on the grounds that at the | D. A jurisdiction of the New Jersey courts and had reserved all her rights. Her application_was denied. Miss Pugh said Mrs. Duke was about to file an | Ra UNIVERSALISTS UPHOLD REFUSAL TO FIGHT IN WAR': rl Church Recognizes Members’ Right to Be Conscientious Objectors. By the Associated Press. | SYRACUSE, N. Y., October 24.—At | Al the last business session of the Uni- versalist general convention here to- day a resolution that the conventian recognize the right of members of the | ecia Universalist Church to refuse. on | it conscientious grounds, to participate | in warfare, was passed after a long | debate. | The delegates also passed a motion | Pink for the appointment of a commission to confer with members of the Uni- Note mu: Musi tarian Church regarding the proposed | Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea merger of the two denominations. tur | The CITY MAY SELL COAL. NEW YORK, October 24 (M. Doubtful that settlement of the an-! thracite coal strike is in sight, the New York State Coal Commission is . R. Activities—Page 29. Veterans of the Great War—Page 30. District National Guard—Page 31. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page §1. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 32. Vews of the Clubs—Page 34. | Veterans of Foreign Wars—Page 35. dio News and Programs—Pages 38| and 39. Fraternal News—Pages 40 and 41. Scouts—Page PART TWO—14 PAGES. ! Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. s of Art and Artists—Page 4. PART THREE—12 PAGES. sements—Theaters and the Photo- play. c in Washington—Page 5. | Motors_and -Motoring—Pages 6, 7, § and 9. “The Dquble Cross’—Page 10. lan Army News—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 PAGES. Sports Section, PART FIVE—8 PAGES. res. g Rambler—Page 3 PART SI PAGES. Classified Advertising. L X W Financial News—Pages 9,10, 11 and 12 GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. C. A. News—Page 9. considering plans for the establish-| World Events in Pictures. ment of depots where the city can sell | coal at eest to offset the effects on the poor of the threatened fuel short- age. ¢ F et COMIC SECTION—4 PAGES. Rez'lar. Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.. Mutt dnd Jeff. hoard it was disclosed a cut to $4,3 009 had been made by the bureau in its negotiations. Officials refused what had been done {in the controversy with the Senator, but it has been generally accepted | that the arbitrary figure of $11,000,- rection of the National Arts Club, de-| (00 was employed merely to prevent clared his confidence had been violated. |operation of the statute of limitations Gen. Charteris was not in a forgiv- [ which, had it been allowed to go into He said he had received|effect without action by the bureau. | assurances that what he said would be | would have precluded any | further |action by the Government. The appeal papers showed that the Dodge estate had sold 1,000 shares of | Ford Co. stock at $12,000 a share, and | the estate held them to have had a | | 1913 value, for tax purposes, of $9,489 | {a share. Tt was claimed also that the { Internal Revenue Bureau had at one time accepted that basis of calcula- tion, but the present Treasury admin- tration refuses to agree. The pres- ent figure which the bureau contends {as a 1913 value is about $3,547 a share, | In each case the difference in the | value has become the crux of the | controver for without an agree- ment on that point. there can.be no | calcuiation of the taxes due. 1t has not been determined yet when | the tax hoard will hold public hear- | ings on the case, although it was be- lieved the date would be set within a few week: LEVEE BREAK FLOODS THOUSANDS OF ACRES Damage to Cottorl Heavy in South- east Missouri as River Spreads Over Land. | By the Associated Press. KENNETT, Mo., October 24.— | Thousands of acres of land south of | here was under water today as the result of a levee break on the S Francis River near Holly Bridge. The damage In this southeast Mis. souri section will be extensive, espe- Reviews of Autumn Books—Page 4. cially to cotton. The water was pourlng today | through a place in the levee about 125 feet wide and was fast covering and 30 miles long. The depth varied from one to three feet. The cres of the St. Francis River flood reached here last night. Several men patrolled the levee for two days before the water broke through. They notified farmers in the low sections to get their live stock | out. |Forty Shi;sgmk . By Storm in India; | 7,000 May Be Dead By the Ascociated Press. KARACHI, India, October 24— Forty vessels have been sunk in the Persian Gulf in the worst cy- clonic storm in the memory of the present generation. Messages from Bushire. Persia, estimate the death list at from 1,000 to AUTO MEN PLEDEE LOWER CAR PRICES FIAKIS REPEALED Promise Buyers Will Get Full Benefit From Removal of $150,000,000 Levy. | TOBACCO AND THEATER | INTERESTS ASK RELIEF | Both Agree to Pass On to Public Any Reductions Made in New’ Measure. Br the Associated Press. Promise of autom ers to pass on lower-priced car: repeal of the $1 eral tax levies ,‘M.« pledged veste: to the House ways and means committee. Urging repeal of the 1 I ger automobiles, those on automobile tru ories, the National mber of Commerce reported it ha | the signed pledge of every manufac turer that if the tax was repealed it | would be cut entirely from the buy €rs’ purchase bill. Lower-priced cig: and theater tickets also were promised by repre | sentatives of these industries if the Federal tax on cigars and admission< were reduced. of Motion Picture Producers and Distrih utors of America deciared benefits repeal of taxes on lower-priced adr sions would be passed on fully to pa trons. to et 100 ann this indus Appeals for Relief. | The committee work a week from drafting of a tax re appeais for from more ti national or. | Secreta place for t | gram _submi: He suggeste missions, nually, be re senger automo! $90,000,000, als Federal approp He did propose. thoug! on automobile trucks, tires and acces sories be repealed. After hearing protests Mortgage Bankers' Associa the American Farm Bur tion azainst Mr. M to repeal the estat Green announced he of the Federal tax after a period six vears. on heard ta sction re from these owever. gave no the levies about $33,00¢ ed and those on pas vielding about return for s for good roads. fr i Favors Six-Year Plan. | M. Green indo mitted Friday the na ed the plan deric Denic committee on inher: |tance tion, recommending repeal after six vears with immediate mod | ion of the rates to vide for i T um tax on a te to col- lect not more than per cent of the entire estaic. The report furth proposed that e credit allowed f ments on an estate to a State be increased from 25 to 80 per cent the collection Mr. previously had repeal of the estate t izreed to a plan to credit allowed for na taxes. He said he t year period tunity to wo heritance tax ! sion of the levy Questioning representatives of the automobile industry as to how much of a saving actually would be gziven buvers if the Federal levy were re pealed, Representative Treadway, Re- | bublican, Mass., inquired if it would mean actual cuts in the advertised prices of cars or just elimination of opposed 1t ha increase the State s to prevent eva- the tax now added to these prices. tax to the regular price It was admitted that only the added would be .| Appeals a strip from two to four miles wide | dropped. | Protest Auto Tax. | Protests against continued taxation | of passenger cars, “because it is easy to collect,” George C. Graham, Cleve- land, representing the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce, disput- { ed the theory of Secretary Mellon that | this levy should be retained because | of the Federal aid in road building. { Automobiles, he sald, already paid their way on the roads in numerous | State and municipal levies. | “We believe that consumers should not be penalized,” Mr. Graham said, “and T have letters from the motor vehicle manufacturers, from the indi- vidual companies, pledging to lower | the deltvered cost of the motor vehi- | cle o the buyer to the full extent of | the relief as soon as these taxes are repealed.” Oscar Brown, Syracuse, N. Y speaking for the American Automobilt Association, also assailed the stand of the Treasury for retention of the | passenger car levy. Recalling that it was the policy of the G: aid in read co | before vehicles | mobile and described which ency taxes of these repeal presented otor and Acces |turers’ Association: Davis Widman Automobile Bodv Bullders’' As: tion; F. O. Van Cleef, Rubber . |siation of America; P. H. Kelly, |tional Battery Manufacturers’ sation; F. Duncan Black, Automobile Equipment Association of Chicago. nd Charles F. Bulte, Automobile “lubs of Rochester, N. Y. Levy on Misfortune. Representatives of the accessories 1ssociations argued the tax on auto mobile parts constituted a levy misfortune, by penalizing the motor- {ist who had hard luck. Presenting the appeal of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Jack Connolly and Charles {C. Pettijohn of this city, argued the |admissions tax “is in ‘a very real sense a tax on a necessity.” “The amusement tax was excusable {in the beginning,” Mr. Pettijohn said, “‘only beeause it was an emergency { war measure. The conditions which | made it a necessity are now definitely things of the past and it ought to be ! abolished as soon as conditions will permit.” The tax was described by A. Julian " (Continued on Page 4, Coluiia 4) lalso were tant, M s Manufac