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BIVES HUGE ESTATE | oo moows =] KANSAS CITY STAR 10 DRIVE ON WAR English Capitahst Starts Campaign to Unite Churches in Peace Move. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 1.—A mission- ary's zeal, once thwarted by 11l heaith, has led Sir Henry Lunn, English capi- talist, to give his wealth, estimated in the millions, in order that the churches may present a united front to outlaw war. Sir Henry's wealth was amassed from his English touring agency and from his hotels in Switzerland. He will retain only an income of $2,500 a vear. He has made provision for his| wife, and has established a_private trust fund of half his fortune for rela- tives, which will revert to the founda- tion on the death of the beneficlaries. Forty-(wo vears ago Sir Henry was o Serier of orticles pased on chanoes tn foc Teptatation o the revenue act of 1926. TAe re‘ucmm [ rates, increase in the amount of personal cemption, credic on earned income, now applving onearned income not to ex- 79,000, “and other benente of the now Gct as ihey fl;ect the average tazpayer are set fort, Ne artictos 1oifl appedr in The Btar daily. Your income tax for the year 1025 18 less, in proportion to your income, than was the tax for 1924. A rate re- duction, however, is not the only benefit afforded by the revenue act of 1926. Increase in the exemptions and other changes in revenue legis- lation are of immediate interest to every taxpayer. The revenue act of 1926 requires that returns be filed by every single person whose net income for 1925 was $1,600 or more, or whose gross in- come was $5,000 or more, and by every married couple whose aggregate net income was $3,500 or more, or whose aggregate gross Income was $6,000 or more. Last year returns were re- quired of married couples whose ag- gregate net income was $2,600 or more, and of single persons whose net income was $1,000 or more. Hus- band and wife, living together, may include the income of each In a single joint return, or each may file a sepa- THE ISWILLED TO CITY Paper Earning $1,000,000 Annually to Be Sold After Two Years. By Consolidated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 1.— This city today owns one of its lead- ing newspapers, property reported to be earning approximately a million dollars a year and estimated to be worth in exceess of ten million dol- lars. By provisions of the bill of Willlam R. Nelson, who founded the Kansas City Star, 40 years ago, that paper and at least ten million dollars worth of other property, mostly real estate, becomes property of Kansas City with the death Saturday, of Mrs. Laura Nelson Kirkwood, last survivor of the publisher's Immediate family. But there will be no elections to Declares Man Wounded Her After Off Cliff to Kill Wif e, Jury Holds By the Associated Press. BEATTYVILLE, Ky., March 1. —Victor A. Holmes was found gullty of willful murder yesterday and sentenced to life imprison- ment. The jury by its verdict de- cided that Holmes _deliberately sent over a 200-foot cliff an auto- mobile in which his wife, Mrs. Louisa Holmes, and their 2-year- old child, Titney Holmes, were seated. Holmes' defense was that the automobile accidentally ran off the road while he was directing his wife to back it slowly while he ad- Justed chains. Holmes, a World War veteran, met his wife, a nurse, while he was in a hospital recovering from ‘wounds which cost him an arm. WOMAN IS SHOT. an Argument. Pistol shots in the house at 31 I IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS Child, Two Men ani Two Women Hurt in Accidents Over the Week End. Five persons were injured in week end traffic accidents reported by the police. Annife Washburn, 47 years old, 1446 Harvard street, crossing at Connecticut avenue and Q street last night about 7 o'clock, was knocked down by the automobile of Herbert M. Swartout, 2821 Thirteenth street, and bruised about the head and body, She was_treated at Emergency Hos- pital by Dr. Bowie. Joseph Goheen, four years old, 1111 D street goutheast, ran in front of an automobile in an alley near his home vesterday afternoon, was struck and slightly hurt. Hattle Hooding, 23 years old, 3249 Newark street, was slightly hurt by a taxicab that was in a collision at e R e e A Very Desirable Apartment For Rent In EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1926. 'Man Let Auto Run|FIVE ARE INJURED | Thirteenth and U streets with a street car Saturday night. She re- fused hospital treatment. Charles Hillard, colored, Summit Hotel, was knocked down at Seventh and P streets yesterday afternoon by an automobile driven by Mrs. Viola Leavitt, 1625 Varnum street, and slightly hurt. He was treated by a physiclan from Emergency Hospital and held by the police to answer a charge of intoxication. Wallace, jr., 1347 G street south- east, knocked down Benjamin Chumm, colored, 45 years old, 1329 Cedar street, near Florida avenue and Thir- teenth street Saturday night and slightly injured him. He was treated at Freedmen's Hospital. Egyptian brides protect themselves against divorce by stipulating in the marriage contracts that a certain sum of money must be paid in the event of a_divorce. To Close an Estate An automobile driven by wmu.m‘ Window Shades Made to Measure—a “‘Shade’ Better Our Factory Prices Will Save You Money Call Us Up for Estimates __!30 13th St. N.W. W. STOKES SAMMONS, Proprietor LOOK AHEAD! rate return showing the income of each. Net Income 18 gross income less certain specified deductions for husiness expenses, losses, bad debts, contributions, etc. The period for filing returns ends March 15, 1926. The return, accom- panled by at least one-fourth of the amount of tax due, must be filed with the collector of internal revenue for the district in which the taxpayer has his legal residence or has his street northeast about 12:30 o'clock this morning attracted the attention of nelghbors and the police, who upon I reaching the house found Estella Stuart, colored, 27 years old, suffering | from bullet wounds in her neck and | thigh. She told the police living there shot her after an argu- ment. The wounded woman was treated at Casualty Hospltal and re- decide the newspaper's policies. City counctls and other officials will not be called upon to decide what candidates the paper will support. Instead, the presidents of the State universities of Missourl, Kans Oklahoma today are taking over the estate. They will appoint two trustees, who will publish the paper, but they are required by the Nelson will to sell the paper within two years. & Methodist medical missionary in India. His health failed, and, much against his will. he was forced to leave the field. He went into business and built up his fortune, at the same time rving on r»llvluus work as a layman. He is now s old and | & wmember ‘of the!Ghurchior England. Will Begin Work Soon. The World Alllance for Interna- tional Friendship announced his gift Business Property Fronting 77 ft. on 14th Street, beween Massa- chusetts Avenue and N THE DRESDEN John W. Thompson & Co., Inc. 1636 Eye St. NNW. Main 1477 BOOKS BOUGHT lmn Them In or Phone 3200 10th St. N.E. BROOKLAND Buy this home for yourself and family now that a man vesterday e reciplent is the newly established Sir Henry Lunn Trust| Foundation. It will begin to xununml March 31. Sir Henry has left New Montreal, beginning a we tour in behalf of internati Before leaving he said th son for the present annou his plans was because York for 1d lecture nal peace one rea ement of e wanted people to know when he went around | - lecturing and preaching, that had finished money-making, and that he no longer was adding to his personal fortune. sy that Englishmen come to this country to lecture for the sake of the dollars,” he said. “But I've not come over for the dollars. I take no fees and I pay my own hotel ex- penses. I've come here with a mes- sage and that message is to bring the churches into line with a united front to outlaw war. “The money, of course, is of no con- sequence compared to the gifts by your creat fean_capitalists and philantt like John D. Rocke: feller it is all T have and I give t Sir Henry™ also has edited, a financial loss, the Review of the Churches, and this is to be continued under the trusteeship which he has created He will continue to direct the various businesses connected with Sir Henry Lunn, Ltd., his tourlst organ- fzation. It maintains the Church Touring Guild. which provides holi. days for overworked clergymen and invalids. It also has been his p tice to bring together every vear a hundred or so European religlous Jeaders at one of his hotels to further his desire for church unity. at SUNDAY LAW PROTESTED. Lankford Bill to Regulate Observ- ance Meets Opposition. kford bill pro- vance law for on which will subcommittee ommittee next a resolution £ of Takoma Park, Md., resid turday at Wash- ington Missionary College. venth- day Adventist clerzymen of Washing- ton, Takoma Park and other nearby communities also took occasion in thelr discourses turday to speak against the bill committing the Federal Government to ‘religious} slation.” Representatives of the Lord's Day Alllance and other organizations favoring passage of Sunday observ- ance laws will be heard in favor of the Lankford bill at the subcommit- tee hearings, while representatives of the Religious Liberty Assocfation, in- cluding a membership of clergymen and other “anti-blue law" organiza- tlons, will appear to urge its defeat Opposition 1o the 1 be held by of the House Distric Thursday, afopted by principal place of business. U. S. CHURCH ATTACKED. Chiness Students Wreck Interior of Edifice in Chungking. CHUNGKING, China, March 1 (®). Students and soldlers during an anti. Christian demonstration today wrecked the Interior of the American Adventiat Church. Many EmsiE s arrested. NAMED FOR WEST POINT. Secretary of War Davis today des- ignated 77 soldiers of the Regular Army to take the West Point en- trance examinations which are held annually throughout the country during March. These soldiers were named follow- ing preliminary tests held at the con- clusion of special preparatory courses | recently established for men in the | ranks who seek cadetships at the | Military Academy. Those designated today will be | examined along with youths appointed | by their Congressmen from civil life. The soldiers are from all corps areas of the Army Marriage Licenses. dde Shoelo and Myrtle P. Wetmore. Wi r 1 Ruth Lw(,n in. 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Irwin R. Kirk- wood, husband of Mrs. Kirkwood, never ceased to stand guard for the policies that her father advocated when alive. Dispute Leads to Shootmg An argument about a plece of meat in the store of Isadore Koblen, 13 South Capitol street, late Saturday night resulted in the merchant being shot in his left shoulder. The wound was inflicted by an unidentified col- ored man. who, it is stated, started the argument when he made a pur- chase. Koblen was treated at Provi- dence Hospital and police are search ing for his alleged assallant. FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS . made from the world’s seeds, blended with de- READY TO USE BRUSHING ALONE WON'T SAVE YOUR TEETH —A ¥ FORNT: | T trom New Fork Priisders bia 10 0o SMITH'S -mun-:x' "RRD STOR: LOR PART REORD WANTED TO HAUL TO OR_FROM NEW C,. BOSTON. PITT: v NAL E. it I di h:uw on Feb lt;{)d ulll of lwdmrn‘l‘lule business senberg,_conducted in pj enA - and nrwrM! llld M T PONSIRLE FOR_ y A other ‘than myself. 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