Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) air and slightly colder tonight; to- morrow increasing cloudiness slowly rising temperature. Temperatures—Highest, 51, at noon today: lowest, 43, at 3 a.m. toda; Full report on page 7. New York Stock Market Closed Today Entered post _offic with second class matter Washington, D. C. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. “From P The Star” every city b ress to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers lock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’, s Circulation, 98,914 WASHIN GTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1925—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. * (P) Moans Associated Press. TWO CENTS. |WAR ON HEADLIG AS ELDRIDGE 1300 Specially Trained PAINLEVE DEFEAT N TAX FIGHT SEEN BEFORE END OF DAY May Be Ca SR BY WILLIAM ULLMAN, Aut Editor of The Star. Socialists to Refuse Vote of| recognising the menace 1o human 4 | life that blazes in the blinding beams Confidence—Herrict’s Re- | of out-of-focus headlights, as pointed vut in The Star of vesterday, Traffic turn Regarded Likely. 2001 | Director Eldridge and the members of is staff will turn their attention im- iediately to the task of eliminating om the District's streets and high | wavs all cars with lamps that consti THREATENED MINISTRY [iit i Lt 2o PLEDGED DEBT ACTION | Thix ascurance was given this morn | ing following u conference on the sub | ject in the divector's office, at which | time it was agreed that such a cam | paign just now Is of vital importance i to the welfare of all users of the Dis. | trict’s thoroughe: | | Refusal to Go Limit in Capital Levy Makes Short Life of HT PERIL OPENS en to Be Used in Curbing ! Menace of Hlegal Lamps—1,000 More alled Upon. he will approach Maj. Hesse on this subject without del If the plan of the traffic director is given the approval of Maj. Hesse, there will he 1,000 patrolmen added to the number of policemen already in structed in the correct methods of de- tecting and remedying defective head light equipment on automobiles in the District. pecial T Needed. Director Eldridge feels that the en- tire police force should be prepared to enforce the headlight law, and that the number of officers to be given in struction by Government specialists should not be confined only to those on traffic duty. He bases his opinion on the fact that motorists who are dis ding this regulition drive in all | | aining ares sections of the city, in outlying dis- | i Cabinet Assured. i 1,000 Polic tricts where no t policemen are ductive Labor. 2 3 olice Asked stationed, as well as in the congest- | gl e 3 Hpe. tiention was given ed sections, It 18 his belief that many | » Associated Pre fact that the city now is on the thresh- | 1 could be apprehended if all po-| Lasing its case, In 22 pamphiets. on | ARIS, Novembe I'he old of the Winter season, which brings | licemen were trained to spot these | (he table, to show the difficulty of 5 Sociatists #6 e support to | added motoring hazards, and there )| menaces to public safecy iating enough surplys wealth for pay 5 ot Pailove a paslinmentary | was a survey of men and equipment| Alrendy 100 motor cycle policemen |¥° B8 SUTEES PEREE TR R, (08 ) e avallable for checking law violators. 'have been trained by Bureau of /™ N i b X S el ot One of Mr. Eldridge’'s first moves Standards experts the technical | 00 vernment, Italy has \ s . |will be to g0 before Maj. Edwin B, phase of the work of identifying cars | made three specific suggestions as to 1 current in varlix- | e superintendent of police, and | Wwith offending lishts ldition to | how States, economically o ry and il eircles this morn-ask that all the patrolmen under his | this number of law-enforcement offi- | may strengthen Italy's resources and tro that the cabinet might not even | command, numbering about 1,000, be |cers who se_about the DIStrict | tnys enable it to pay 1 he Chamber of Deputles this|directed to take an active part in ap-|streets to apprehend traffic wrong- | rst. The United States could re. 4 that if it did 1t was | Prehending violators of the headlight |doers, there are 75 bicycle policemen | i o e T e o e | regulations. who will be given the training which | c¢lve more liberally Italian products, . foubtful whether it could last|"*RYGIS Lo e that all mem. | permits them to detect at & glance |and thus increase the export trade | 1 1 ut | bers of the force not engaged direct- | headlights which are out of align-|and prosperity of the country e possi a coup detat as a|ly in traffic work be sent to the Bu.|ment. Besides the 175 mounted offi | Necond. The United States could 3 of solving France's political | reau of Standards in squads of about | cers who within the next few davs|supply remunerative work for Italian i \was suggested publicly this| 100 to receive speclal training under | Wil be equipped with the technical | jap, he congress of the So-| the bureau experts, to fit them to de- | knowledge necessary for ferreting out | oy i.g » United States could in ¥ b s tect Instantly lamps th t of | violations of the headlight law. there cialist party by Compere More!, a} nstantly lamps that are ou 2 2€T8 1 vest more capital in Italy looking to s | adjustment. Mr. Eldridge said that |~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) | wura the progressive development ¢ There is no way out but to resort | her productive resources. 1 egal means,” he declared, and | Dcclares These, in a nutshell, comprise the formation o | ich would be ready a govern to resort | WALKERIS 15704 Reference Explained. ence to gality th deputy had| hind al meast s to overcome | e he resistance of the Senate to revo-| lutionary financial ;v;vih’);l-: 5 el Parliamentary and official ¢ i 5 condier i ot dikely, in case .| Tammany Confident Wigwam nle L n vw:i::\\ ”:“,( .r:'.‘i.;i ) B s et Will Win Mayoralty Elec- S s i s tion Today. an | B the Asociated Prese situation, of which eric Qebt settlement is one of the most im-1 NEW YORK, November 3.— portant feat dominate the min-|Smith's battle for a new Democratic Isterfal declarations with which the | mayor of New York was before somo new cabinet faced Parliament 11,000,000 voters today for declsion. Although emphatic in expressing de- termination to arrive at a_definite set tlement of the debts to America and Jingland, the declaration does not men tion the means by which such result It s | The voters of the entire State passed | upon his efforts to amend the State constitution. Tammany Hail was highly confident electing mayor State Senator of as may be reached st However great might be the in-{James J. Walker, former song writer ternal effort of the country, it cannot iand sponsor of legislation permitting | definitely shelter the franc from all|hoxing and Sunday b ball and i<k so long as we have not concluded un accord on the war debts with the great friendly nations. Determined Effort Pledged. ‘Therefore we intend resolutely to pursue, with the determination nece: gary to complete it, an equitable solu- tion of the negotiations begun in Lon don and Washington by the preceding government. “The effort that -movies. Tammany preédictions of Wal- ker's plurality ran from 300,000 up. | Walker was a 15-to-1 favorite in specu {lation. Some Republican { predicted the election of the Republi !can candidate, Frank D. Waterman, manufacturer and a novice in politics. Predictions over four constitutional amendments were not o certain as in { the mayoralty fight, though confidence was expressed by their supporters. the nation itself will make to save itself will at the game time be the best guarantee for i i e success of the negotlations.’ | Republican| Gpposi The Socialist council last night| One wouid provide a $100,000,000 gen- woted lack of confidence in him, espe- cially because it was not his purpose to go far enough in the direction of a capital levy. The vote was 1431 to 2,228, | Having recently resigned in order to eral public improvements bond issue, { another a bond issue of $300,000,000 to eliminate grade crossings and the other two would make possible State administrative and judiciary reforms. the State oust Minister of Finance Caillaux from | Gov. Smith has stumped his cabinet because of his .. | for them ng that as he intends to tory debt arrangement with to private life he wants them to States and his opposition to a_capit s heritage to the State in grati- levy, and after having decided | tude for the honors it has shown him shelve the American debt question for | Although there has been some Re- o time and finally having decided to | publican machine opposition to the take it up again forthwith, M. Pain-| amendments, several leaders of that Jeve last night went over the entire | party have indersed all or some of financial situation in detail with a|them. Former Gov. B. B. Odell, Re- imittee of the Socialist parliamen- | publican, last night expressed his ap- Ty up. | proval. ~Republican opposition has One of his ideas was a sinking fund | been specially Keen against the pro- which would be derived from the pro- | posed bond issues. ceeds of a speclal contribution in the | ~ The campaign for the amendments form of a sort of increased income tax, | has overshadowed the city campaign which would permit of the amdrtiza- | in State interest since Gov. Smith's 1 f between 60,000.000,000 and | sensational fight against Willlam Ran- 6 00,000 francs in 15 years. So- | dolph Hearst and Mayor John F. « 1ght this plan not entirely | Hylan to win the Democratic nomin: f1 accordance with the party’s ideas.” | tion for Senator Walker. Hearst se od6s: Birts Biosgast | eral deys ago indorsed Walker and Opp arty Proposal. | vesterday he came out with criticism The Socialists brought up the ques-| of Gov. Smith, saying he had made 1k notes, in ord times the mistake three of support- that mig ing him for governor and that that S v ‘ was three times too many. The pub- ! ’ lisher accused the governor of ‘al ehifie s Slicim | ways making deals with the big in-| At nference the Socialists | terests.” appeare e th el g : B bated the situatic Painleve was | Opposed By Miller. Sataen LS by (Compere | pormer Gov. Nathan L. Miller. who who was supported by Paul{ geteated Smith once for governor, op- Jranre, general secretary of the party. | poges the $100,000,000 bond issues. b resolution proposed by M. Faure | Goy Smith brands as “‘misstatements | ed. 1t declared that under | ¢ ga0t, known by you not to be the us decisions of the party ft was ' ¢ e ' charges of Gov. Miller that vpelled to withhold confidence from | 10" ymendment was _rallroaded e ity e | themeh e Republican Lesislature c . st 1 &re P utie 4 § a closing session. Rl Lahe bhoter e o confidence | 44,2, CUSIES JENSE fight in Buffalo. | should take the form of & hostlle vote | yr, vor Frank X. Schwab, Republican, 1 abstention from the ser for specified reasons. he general presumption had been the Socialists would aid Painleve » prevent the px ministry being overthrown members of the Right. seeking Republican. Charges involving | “wide-open town" and a “whispering gn” of religious bigotry have figured in the campaign. LEGIOI;I MEETING SHOW OPERATORS INDICTED «Gay Paree” Cabaret, Closed Dur- ing Convention, Basis of Federal Grand Jury Action. STATE OFFICIAL MISSING. Delaware Secretary and Comrade Disappear on Cruise. WILMINGTON, Del, November 3 (P).—No word having been received | for a week from Secretary of State | Willlam_G. Taylor and Edward R.| By the Assoclated Press. Yusey, both this city, who are| OMAHA, Nebr., November 3.— cruising in Southern waters 2 | Eight Omahans, operators of the “Gay small boat, Gov. Robinson, through |Pparee” cabaret, in operation here dur- Senator Bayard at Washington, has'ing the American Legion convention enlisted the aid of the Navy Depart- | week, have been indicted by a Federal ment in_an effort to locate them.|grand jury. No other indictments Senator Bayard reported to the gov-| concerning the legion convention have ernor that the Navy Department had | been returned. sent Coast Guard cutter to search The men operated the cabaret, for the boat. which was closed during the last days The two men left October 17 in M=.! of the convention by prohibition Yusey's 33-foot boat Bunny III, in-|agents, who charged that the liquor tending to take the inland route to!law was openly violated. Miami, Fla. They were heard from| No action was made by the grand vegularly untfl last Tuesday, when | jury relative to the films shown by communication stopped. At that time| the Fontenelle Film Co., in the “40 they were at Southport, N. C'., seem-|and 8" hospitality hut. Max Win- ingly, according to the last word re-|troub, president of the company, re- sived, awalting improvement in|fused to testify, and it is assumed the cather conditions to proceed. The | Government is pressing a further in- stlies of hoth men today said they | vestigation of films which depicted Lad leard noihing. Jife in “risque fashion.” .. Al spokesmen | re-election for a fcur-year | term, is opposed by Ross Graves, also | gl French | Understated Toll | In Damascus Fight By the Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA. Egypt ber 3.—A traveler arriving here from Damascus states that the French bombarded three villages near Damasc Wednesday in reprisal for of brigandage. The French ate that 1,200 people were killed in the bombard- ment incidental to the suppression of the recent insurrection in the city referred only to those found dead in the streets, the traveler as | serts. as additional bodies to the | number of 440 were discovered in | the ruins of houses. KLAN AND DRY LAW ENLIVEN ELECTIONS One or Both Issues Before Voters in Louisville, Detroit, New Jersey and New York. Novem By the Associated Press Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan furnish the issues in some of the more spectacular of the election con- tests which are to be decided today in 13 States. The wet and dry question is right at the front in the New Jersey guber- natorfal contest, with Harry Moor the Democratic candidate, declaring for modification of the Volstead act and repeal of the State enforcement act, and State Senator Arthur Whit ney, Republican, favoring enforce- ment of both of these acts. The Ku Klux Klan issue has been raised in the mayoralty fights in De- troit and Louisville, Ky. Prohibition Wso has figured test as well as in the campaign for mayor of New York, between State Senator James J. Walker, Democrat, and Frank D. Waterman, Republican. Klan Charge Made. In the Detroit non-partisan elec tion supporters of Mayor John W. Smith have accused Charles Bowles, the oppesition candidate, with being |2 Klan candidate. Bowles denes he i3 a member of the Klan and charges that Detroit is a “wide open” town, which he promises to “clean up.” ‘Injection of the Klan issue in the Louisville mayoralty fight had an un- usual result, Willlam T. Baker with- | drawing as the Democratic candidate | within 45 hours of the election after the Republican committee had offered a reward of $1,000 if he could prove that he was not or never had been a Klansman. Joseph T. O'Nell, former judge of the State Court of Appeals, replaced Baker as the can- didate against Arthur A. Will, Re publican. Two Seats in House. Two seats In the House of Repre- sentatives are at issue in today's election, with the Republicans seek- ing to retain control over that from the third New Jersey district and the Democrats seeking to keep that from the third Kentucky district. Frank T. Appleby is offering in New Jersey for the seat made vacant by the death of nis father and is opposed by J. Lyle Kinmouth, Democrat. Thurman B. Dixon, Democrat, and John W..Moore, Republican, are con- testing in Kentucky for the place in the House made vacant by the death of Robert Y. Thomas. New York, Kentucky, New Jersey and Virginia are to elect members of the State Legislature, while the voters of Pennsylvania will fill one State office. Constitutional amend- ments also are voted upon in New | York and Ohio. | Virginia voters also will elect a governer and six other State officers s well as State officers in the various cities of the Commonwealth. Boston furnishes a special mayoralty contest unique in the number of can- didates offering for the place—seven Democrats and three Republicans. At one time 17 were in the field. Kansas City, Indianapolis and Pitts- burgh are among the other citles where contests for mayor are up, while San Francisco is to decide the question of the purchase of a munici- pal street raflway. Radio Programs—Page 34. in the Detrolt con- | TALAN DEBT BODY HAS LAN 10 PEED * PAHMENTSTOLLS |Offers Three Suggestions Aimed to Increase Italy’s Ability to Pay. | {ASKS THAT AMERICANS | BUY OF HER LIBERALLY | | | Urges Investment of Capital With Her to Employ Her Pro- | direct and obvious | from a conel sfons drawn vo 1s documentar. v at th t formal sterday of the Ameri n Debt Commissions No Definite Offcr Made. | ‘Negotiations were proceeding ir formaliy tos with no | scheduled between the two commis the Americans time to and reflect upon the case for laid down vesterday by the | finance minister, Count Volp!, and his | compatriots. The next joint session will be held tomorrow morning at 11 | oclock ! A spirit of mutual respect and good will pervaded both Dalian and Ameri | can quarters today the n - ons entered their T pha there was no authoritative informa as to who would make the next ste; States or Italy. Pre sumb overnment will make some answer, Informally at least, to the Italian presentation, and later on both will get down to a discussion of te No offer on the funding of the | debt at all has vet been made by the Italians, 2 member of the commission sald today. | What the 1 | ing for in the wa; their three specifi nomic assistance from America was | intimated by Count Volpi in the con usion of his address in reply to the an commission is hop, of consideration of proposals for eco | greetings of Secretary Mellon yester- day. t Capacity to Work Chief Asset. | After summarizing the pamphlets he had formally presented for his gov- | ernment, Ci nt Volpi, according to | the official statement issued afterward, | said: “In fact, T believe that once re tions as of debtor and creditor existing hetween Italy and the United States ire definitely settled, a new and larger basis will be created for the develop- ment of fruitful economic relations between Italy, oung nation, poor in natural resources, but rich in capacity to wo and to produce. and wealthy American | Republic, which has already contributed so much to | the economic development of the { world, under the enlightened and wise guidance of its President, Calvin Cool iidge, and of the Government which | assists him in his worthy endeavor: It is known that the statements of | the Itallans in opening their case receiving the most serious considers m of the American commission ach member of the American com missfon was provided with a full set | of the pamphlets, bound in blue paper backs, and concluding with the three suggestions for forelgn co-operation. Mr. Grandi for the Italians ex- { plained that the agreement reached between the commissioners as to publictiy of the actual progress of negotiations precluded his making a | statement as to the facts in the case. In regard to his general impressions of the first conference, he responded, | through his interpreter, with a hearty and energetic, “Good, good!” Has Power to Negotiate. ! | The Itallan delegation differs in its personnel from the recent French | Debt Commission. In the case of the | French, Fimance Minister Caillaux had gathered representatives of the arious political parties represented {in his Parllament at home, and brought to Washington a group of great political complexity, represent- In the case of the Italian delega- ity, the group is a unit, representing the administration in power at Rome, and Is clothed with authority to nego- tiate and sign an agreement for fund- ing the Italian debt. Should an agreement be reached by the Itallan commission now here, it was declared in some circles here to- day, there would be no doubt about its acceptance in Rome. President Coolidge entertains the two commissions and prominent lead- ers of the Senate and House tonight at the White House. For Frank Discussion. The two opening addresses by Sec- retary Mellon and by Count Volpi ‘were made public in a statement from the Treasury Department, after the meeting, as follows: The Secretary greeted the Italian commission: ‘“The American commis- sion wishes to express to you our pleasure in meeting you here in Wash- ington around the table for a frank discussion of the matters involved in the debt settlement. v “We thank vou for the complete the condition of Italy which were pre- Fnred for us as the result of our pre- iminary conference with your Ambas- sador and Mr. Alberti last Summer. We are studying your documentation in connection with similar investiga- tions by ourselves. I wish to express our appreciation of the exhaustive na- ture of the documents you have fur- nished us and of the prompt arrival in_America of your commission with (Continued on Fage 4, Column 1) J SRR L ing all principal viewpoints at Paris. | tion, it was said today on good author- | economic, fiscal and social studles of | HOW TO GLT ACROSS—THAT THE MITCHELL IS GIVEN RIGHT TO SUMMON LONG WITNESSLIST | Court Recesses Untii Monday to Permit Agreement on Subpoenas. : MOTION OF DISMISSAL AND ACQUITTAL IS DENIED PROBL G” OF “MILKIN vres-| Former **Millionaire Bootle BIG LIQUOR STORE ‘" BASIS FOR INDICTING OF 39 MEN ger” Tells Story of Tak- ing Contents of 893 Barrels of Whisky From Bonded Warehouse in By the Asso ST. LOUI story of how S¢ whisky tents today { ments a Mo, barrels of Jack Danie their November The el were ‘1 while the bonded ouse in St. Louis is retold here It is the basis for four indict- st 39 persons from Mis Tennessee and Indiana, which Federal Government sing its prosecution on charges of onspiracy to violate the Volstead act. The Iy told to a | granad polis last week by George nus, former “millionaire bootlegger.” In felling it he escaped indfctment and will be the chief prose. | cution witness when the 39 defendants are tried | Double Cross Alleged. | Remus, as alleged leader of the con- | spiracy, was well informed as to de- tails of the gigantic “milking.” Re- sentment against a “double cross” is | sald to have prompted him to talk As related by Remus. it appears | that Lem Motlow, wealthy Tennessee { distiller, who inherited the Jack Danel property, arranged with a group of St. Louis. Indianapolis and Cincin ati persons for the sale of the whisky. souri pon The price paid was about $200,000. A Jegal transfer of property was also made, Remus ¥ £ the purchasers. | {and subsequent sale of the liquor at | bootleg prices is alleged to have netted | {a profit of $1,500,000. This was in | June, 1923 | vensib t. Louis. J Arnold J. Hellmich 1 revenue for the of Missouri, had the warehouse nney. brothe: Kinne “ appointed as gua his duty being to withdrawals from the barrels in ae- rdance with Government permits. While Kinney was serving er the whisky from all but 594 barrels W siphoned out building a shed away and there bottled v prepared for bootleg t Barrels Filled With Water. of | wstern dis. supervision William J. Senator Hellmich ter rict over of the feet of In lieu of whisky the rifled barrels | led with wate seve weeks before revealed. Huge profits were realized by local retailers from that part of the whisky which found its way into the illicit liquor channels of Louts. Profits were increased by dilution of the whisky and addition of alcohol. It sold for 75 cents a drink. It 43 also learned that seven al- leged overt acts enumerated in the indictments refer to the passing of and it was the theft was were f money used for the purchase of the liquor, the transporting of an elec trie pump from Cincinnati, via In- dianapolis. to St. Louls for use in ing* the whisky sipho nd five spe- he liquor from St. utside the State. | CHNESE TARIF - AUTONOMY GIVEN, Powers in Customs Parley; Accept Principle of Pro- posal by Peking. | I By the Associated Pres PEKING, November 3.—All the| powers represented in the tariff con- | terence today accepted in principle the | Chinese proposal that China be grant |ed tariff autonomy, conditional upon | China’s abolition of the Likin tax. With this development the activities | {of the conference shifted to commit- tee No. 2, dealing with provisional measures to be taken in the interim | period. This committee will meet on Frid: Following the acceptance of the| principle ‘of autonomy, the American | delegation presented a plan for put-| | ting this principle into effect, provid- | !ing for the removing of all treaty re- | strictions on China’s control of her| customs to be effective January 1, 1929, on the condition that China| meanwhile abolishes the Likin gnd| other restrictions on ‘Wade. In ‘the| interim, China is to enjoy an in- |creased tariff on imports up to a maxi- | mum of 121 per cent, and on exports | of 714 per cent. The plan covers the tariff situation in great detail. The American proposal outlines a new tariff treaty, providing for in- terim surtaxes, for uniform tariffs at land and sea frontiers, specifying the use to which the increase revenue shall be put, providing for the aboli- tion of the Likin, and agreeing to ac- ceptance of a Chinese national law committee into force not later than Janpary 1, 1929. | o WIRELESS STRIKE. 150 Operators Quit in England, Ty- ing Up Communication. LONDON, November 3 (®.—A strike of about 150 wireless operators and recelving clerks in London, Liver- pool and Manchester has cut off Mar- coni wireless communication between Great Britain and the continent and transatlantic countries since yester- day. The trouble arose through the dis- missal of nine operators for reasons of economy. The rest of the staff quit work, and have thus far refused to negotiate with the Marconi com- pany or the Engineering and Allled Employers’ Association, to which the men’s union was referred. The government wireless continues to function. RECALL OF BUTLER T0 MARINES LIKELY Coolidge Expected to Decline Plea That General Remain in Philadelphia. By the Assoctated Press. Probability that Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler would be allowed additional leave from the Marine Corps to con tinue as head of Philadelphia’s po- lice department was said today at the White House to be slight. President Coolidge still is consider- ing the request from Mayor Kendrick that the general be allowed to stay in Philadelphia, but the White House considers the letter to the mayor last vear opposing the practice of using military officers for police duty gives ample answer to inquiries in advance of his final decision. President also has received in the case from several other sources, but he has given no in- dication as to when he will dispose of the matte The President discussed the Butler »n at the cabinet meeting today. sers are said to be of the opin- ion that Gen. Butler should return to the Marine Corps at the expiration on December 31 of his present leave. ORGY FATAL TO TWO. Men Burned to Death in Fire Fol- lowing Drinking Bout. WASHINGTON, N. J., November 3 (#).—Two men were burned to death in & fire following what police say was a drunken orgy in the home of An- drew Gunderman last night. The dead are Andrew Gunderman, 30, and Marshall Price, 35. George Gunderman, 60, father of Andrew, is in the Easton, Pa., hospital with burns that are expected to cause his death. record | instances of transportation of | Louls to points | RESIDENT HOPES FOR HUGE TAX QUT Thinks Total Slash May Ex- ! ceed $300,000,000 Limit Set by Mellon. | | | | Press Coolidge is T il that ta be reduced by re than 300,000,000, although he eves no ma: 1 can he fixed 1 the budget e coming flscal year is | completed Secretary Mellon's recommendation was for a reduction of from $2 | 000,000 to $300,000,000, but it was dis- closed today at the White House that the President was not convinced the | cut would have to be held within that | limit. | Estimates made run all the way to $500,000,000. in Congress have | | Hearings Near End. | The House ways and means com- | mittee called upon officials of the | Internal Revenue Bureau to outline | conditions there at the concluding ] ms today of its hearings pre- | paratory to drafting the new tax b | The com tee has heard gu- ments for repeal or reduction of al most every tax now in effect, and to- morrow it plans to start the actual work of whipping the new | bill into shape. The committee has before it es- timates of the Secretary on the cost of collecting various taxes. These place the cost of collecting each $100 of revenue during the | last fiscal year at $1.44. He did not | have figures on the cost of collecting revenue specified forms of taxes, but esti- mated_that it cost about $5,000,000 to collect returns on incomes of §5,000 and less, with about $167,000,- 000 netted from this source | At the opening of today’s hearing {a maximum income tax rate of per cent normal and surtax rates | continued, and repeal of the inheri- | tence and’gift levies was proposed in { a_statement submitted by Eugene I | Thompson on behalf of the Invest | ment Bankers' Association of Ame: ca The assoclation also asked elimina- fon of the provisions of capital gains nd losses for purposes of the incom | tax. Exemption of interest on bonds of domestic corporations held by non resident allens except in cases where | a country imposes taxes on its bonds held by a resident of this country also | was urged as was repeal of the clause turns, | Gregg Supplies Dal The Internal Revenue Bureau Dects to bring the work up to date b the close of this fiscal year, A. W. Gregg, solicitor of the bureau, told the committee. He said at that time all but 15,000 contested excess cases and only claims filed fiscal year would be pending.- A plan to give field agents power to settle small claims for refunds also is under consideration. Proposals to eliminate provision for capital gains and losses were frowned upon by Mr. Gregg, who warned if such actlon were taken it would re- | quire many other changes in the law 1 As he was and Representative Garner, ranking | Democrat on the committee, compli- | mented the administration of the bu- reau, Exemption from the on _coin-operated for thi: 5 per cent tax devices of plaver pianos was urged by W. D. Nance of Chicago, speaking for the J. P. Seeburg Plano Co. Pianos with slot devices are widely used by com- munity centers, he said. Revision of the prohibition law to permit policing of breweries rather than extension of this power to prohibition officials through imposition of a_tax on beverages was proposed by Lev (Continued on Page 2, Column 3. Coolidge Will Not Sponsor Movement To Make Armistice Day National Holida President Coolidge has ho intention of fixing a siandard of observance of Armistice day nor has he any idea at this time of asking Congress to make Armistice day a national holiday throughout the Country. With the near approach of Armistice Day, November 11, President Coolidge has received many inquiries as to his idea regarding the proper observance of the occasion. The President said today, while dis- cussing the matter with callers that the manner of observing the day a should be left entirely to the dispo- sition of the different localities and to the individuals themselves. As for him- self, the President proposes to carry out the usual practice of going to Ar- lington National Cemetery and plac- ing a wreath upon the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. That will be the extent of the President’s observance. Without attempting to set up any standard, however, for others, he be- lieves it would be very appropriate to conduct observances in the public | schools and possible at places of wor- lghip and at other public places. | whether Col | the defense motion for a “not gutlt: providing publicity of income tax re- | ex- | profits | testifying, Chairman Green | High Officials to Be Called—Great Mass of Data to Be Brought to Trial. important question of William Mitchell woulc be granted witnesses to testify in his behalf before the general court-martia i trying him on charges of violating the 96th article of war was settled today | when the court, after turning down verdict, charged the trial judge ad { vocate to facilitate the calling of wi | nesses, securing of documents and everything eise asked for by the ac |cused. To enable the prosecution to {accomplish this, the court recessed | until Monday morning at 10 o'clock Col. | Mitchell yesterday presented the prosecution with *a partial list of persons he desired subpoenaed t testify for the defen and whicl numbers 73 names. amination o the list showed that the majority o names were conected in some way with, or had some knowledgo of, the controversy over aircraft matters and national defense, In which Col. Mitch ell played the leading part. Tt therefore was regarded that these per | sons would be called to the stand b | the dete Dbstantiate the state ments n the aviator and fo | which he is being tried | i Recesses Until Monday. The decision to adjourn and call the witnesses came a few minutes before noon and after the court's denia er an hour and a half's { argument of th i that the ac: e defense, for a motion 1sed be found “not guilty 1 the ground that the prosecutior d failed to prove the charges lodged against him. i A brief recess was taken at this 1 point to el sle both sides to confer on the witness subject and when | court was convened Col. H. A. White, | nfilitary defense counsel, asked for an {adjournment until Friday to prepara | the witnesse: Representative Frank | R. Reid, chief civilian counsel, moved {10 amend the motion until Mondav { because “we want to examine wit nesses on the truth of these charges which is easily provable.” On agree- ment by Col. Sherman Moreland, the trial judge advocate, the court grant ed the request. u Howze Ts Annoyed. President Ho wed his however. cleari: 1oyance over this He "inquired of the e reason for the delay ess matter. and wher Joseph I. McMulle: the trial judze advocate, said was th t time he knew of any defense witnes Gen |Howze pointedly deciared, *Your statement is admission of your fault to have had the witnesses ready for the stand.” McMullen begged the presi pardon and sald that when he served the charges on the accused be asked for witnesses, but the first wit Lieut. Col. assistan vesterday he had seen in that connection was the rtial list” given him vester- {day. He said he issued summonses sht by teiephone for those in | the cit nesses here in an hour if the court adding. “'I could get 20 wit- | destred.” Gen. the duty of the | the witnesses Howze said it prosecution to have thoroughly prepared yutside” of court and ready for the nd at any call Dismissing the was, argument, Gen Howze then declared: ““As president of i the court, T would like to charge the | trial judge advocate and his assistants {to take immedlate steps to facilitate | the defense in securing documents, wit nesses, etc., 5o this case can go on in suitably orderl ntinueus man- ne He explained that the word “immediate” did not mean this after- noon, tonight or tomorrow o Raises Point of Dispute. Maj S. Graves asked { of the pe y the defense and Agreeing on certain i be called which the court to settle Monday morn- r delay the progress of the case, this question remained unanswered when Col. Moreland arose A said an effort would be made to rike out cert names of persons ‘\\hr\ re at far distant points. When the court had cleared Gen. i | Howze detained the trial judge advo. cate and the defense counsel for an “executive” conference. It was said that both sides would confer this aft- | ernoon on what witnesses are to be called. Repredentative Reid's lengthy argu- { ment for a verdict of *‘not guiity” for Col. Mitchell was begun when court convened. The first move on the cal endar was the opening statement by the defense, but just before adjourn- ment last evening Representative | Reld made the mution and requested time overnight to prepare an argu- ment, which he satd would be given on the opening of court. | Asks Case Dismissed. ‘ Upon the convening of the court {today Representative Reid moved to strike out the charges and find the | defendant not guilty, citing the 18 | separate grounds. He then proceeded to take up each charge in the specifl- cations to show the prosecution had | offered mo proof of any criminal in- | tont when he issued his statements of | September 5 and 9. | He pointed to excerpts from the | Army court-martial manual as au- | thority for the court to consider at {this_point whether the evidence is |legally sufficlent to sustain the charges, and if not sufficlent, then to direct the finding of not guflty in open court. Then taking up each of the specifi- cations in turn, he pointed out that the prosecution had not offered a scintilla_of proof to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had intended that some harmful result would come from the issuance of the statement, or that he intended to bring discredit on the Army and Navy services. On the other hand, Representative Reid pointed out, the accused intended “(Continued on Page 5, Column 2] i) | | | |