Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1926, Page 5

VIRGINIA QUARTET | * STOPS RAL UNION Four Credited With Blocking | Van Sweringens’ Huge Merger Plan. HMOND, Va., March 6.—A lit fle group of determined men in this batt 1d for t the great Van Swering merger. Heaps of tele- letters on thelr desks to- Southern These men are Lred. Two of them fathers were offic Plate 1ne g tockhol: Uhto R the mer, These George ¢ b that their the Confed- nducted their the Nicke! pacity in as and vhich apeake of the would have absorbed. ilwart Virginians 3 banker and broke: mes @ ne tt today, an era in { ‘It is an era which the stor in United 1 and » protected. A nd the stock- saved a lot is not a borly town. The man who ymotives is welcomed in the Ecott, one of of John Mr. n's news. Richmond New: on f{ts In short, the financi stock in the Che had a friendly int cmployes of the railroa en interest In Richmond hold 'hesupeake and Ohlo securities, so that when it was reported that the Wan Sweringens, owners of a con- trolling t in the road, planned to mer ve roads Into a great s: tem the Richmond financlers pricked up their i asked to sea the | plan and “And, m gaid Mr. & suppor New York But we a tivery day or two s would Westmoreland Club ¢ drink nd and ta posed merger. Were Not Satisfied. tisfled with 1t Yarts of it were obsc We went to . & O. officials and_asked for addi- tional information. We did nc Wo went to the Van Swering data, We did not ge it. pegged along, studying w find.” They decided, Lave been Richion fs a ne whines 1¢ offices \ir; ole the itself yaper, prides held Ohio ond who and Richma The: financh i put their cautions Y groups of curious er at the in some soft pout the pro- hs ~We were not at we could these sclons of Vir- inia aristocracy, that the terms were infair to the stockholders of the “hesapeake and Ohio and that they ar on the it would Do unneigh surage a plan which wo C. & O. offices and shops from Richmond. When this little group of Virginlans decided 1o fight, Mr. Scott went to New York and notified the big finan- cial interests that the plan would have to be changed to meet the require- ments *. & 0. stockholde: blowing again along the s the heginning. A v ¢ fight had been won and Wall Street had taken a licking at the hands of a few deter d Virginians “We did not oppose consolidation, aid Mr. Scott. “We favored the right ind, but not this kind. We went to battle for our convictions and though our own Richmond Chamber of Com- gerce sided against us, we won and $mall stockholders everywhere can take heart.” CRYSTAL SET POPULAR. Still Predominating Type in Brit- ish Isles. The which yiear the British | of 1t Comme that ub fhe Bri some | ent number hecause « wets, Present PBritish 1 conducts Britain un ernment v receiving set, nly to the still is in the crystal sption ma din o receivers, gures show ing stations ffect on these t the . which. | indications nare oadeasting Camp: 1 sontracts from the gov- | obably will be hought by | dorsed a | might [LIMIT PLACED ON PUBLICITY OF 1926 INCOME TAX RETURNS List of Persons Included Under New Law to Be Open to Inspection, But Amount Paid by Each Individual to Remain a Secret. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. There is to be publicity of the in- come tax after all. However, there need be no undue alarm. The new law merely directs all collectors to and make avallable for in- spection a list of all persons making income tax returns. The amounts id by each individual will remain a and dark secret. The Paul Prys still call at the office and see if so-and-so made a return, but their joy during the past two vears of finding out just how much each neighbor, friend 6r enemy contributed to the Government is at an end, prob- ably for all time Persons Entitled to Know. Under the new law the income tax returns are available only to the fol- uthorized persons: sident of the United States. and means committee of | the House. The finunce committee of the Sen- ate. Any special or select committee named by Congress to inquire into the income tax. The returns of corporations alone may be revealed to: The proper officers of any State, on the request of the governor of the a 1l bona-fide shareholders of a par- ticular corporation, provided they own at least one per cent of the stock of the corporation. 1t 1s specifically provided in the law, however, that when shareholders learn the income of a corporation they must not divulge the information in any way not authorized by law, under penalty of a fine of $1,000. Aim in View by Congress. In framing the new tax law the effort of Congress was directed at making available to the proper per- THE CATHOLIC ALUMNAE CHOOSE OFFIGERS Mrs. Hartnett Again Named Governor of D. C. Chap- ter of Federation. sons all “relevant or useful' informa- tion. It was generally agreed that the indiscriminate pubilshing of all income tax returns of individuals and corporations was neither relevant nor useful, Both in Congress and at the Treas- ury Department the newspapers of the country, in publishing the returns during the past two years, are given ing about a saner view of the subject and of sealing probably for ait time the returns from curlous and prying eyes. It the newspapers had merely pub- lished a few of the larger returns, holding certain persons up to invidi- ous distinctions and comy result might not have been so good. The papers of the country did the proper thing by publishing virtually all the returns made. This carrying out of the law to its logical-conclusion appeared to arouse public sentiment and to direct it into the proper chan- nels, Change of Heart Manifested. When the first list was published two vears ago, causing a nation-wide sensation, there was much glee on Capitol Hill. Certain senators and representatives rushed into print with statements thdt a great good had been accomplished by the publicity provisions of the law, and that there never would be a repeal of the provi slons. By the time the second year lists were published, however, there was apparent a change of heart on the legislative hill, and while there were a few die-hards on the publicity clauses, there never was a chance that they would be re-enacted in the new bill, Congress feels the new law provides for all relevant and useful informa- tion, whilo at the same time safe. guarding the personal rights of indf- viduals and corporatio (Copyright, 1 Mrs. James F. Hartnett was re- elected governor of the District of Columbia Chapter of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae at the annual convention of the organiz. tion at the New Willard Hotel yes day. Other officers elected to lead the organization which is composed of graduates of Catholic women’s institu- tions in all parts of the world were ¢, first vice 1y, second son, Miss Elizabeth Dolan, The principal spea vention, which ended yester noon, was Archbishop Cu Baltimore, who spoke on educatlonal malters in the archdiocese. in Washington had been greatly proved by more parochial that free Catholic high s be the next step. Prai: Sisters’ College. He praised the Catholie out that the siste attend it are recelving advanced education and their degrees, thereby bringing about a competent and highly trained teaching staff in the Catholic schools of the country. He deplored the Catholic foundation plan advanced by some. This plan he explagned, would create a Catholic college near the State universities as a constituent part of these univer- | sities. He declared this would not be | true Catholic education, as the stu. ARAWAY TAKES HEFLIN’S NOTES TO STOP SPEECH, BUT FAILS Alabaman, Assailed by Half a Dozen Senators for Muscle Shoals Stand, Fights Back, While Galleries Roar With Merriment. By the Associated P The Senate was thrown into an up- esterday when Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, was assailed by half a dozen Senators simultaneously for his position on Muscle Shoals. Standing at bay, the Alabama Sen- ator fought back in characteristic manner, and during the sharp repartee the gallerfes and Senate floor rocked from laughter. Senator Blease, Demo- outh Carolina, happened to be presiding at the time, and when re- peated hammering of the gavel failed to bring order he stopped the debate and_shouted: ? the galleries don’t keep quiet I will have the sergeant-at-arms put you out.” Whilo the verbal foray was at its helght Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, who had been walking about the chamber making vocal thrusts at the debaters, went over to Senator Heflin's desk and picked up the Alabama Senator’s notes on his speech & hem in his pocket. As he ay with the notes, he remarked in an undertone: I hope that will stop his speech." But it didn't. Senator Heflin, who had become aroused at the accusa- tions of the opponents to the reso- lution, arose to great heights of ora- tory. The discussion started when Sena- tor Heflin again charged a group of Southern Senators with reversing their pogition on Muscle Shoals by failing to support the resolution which incorporated the provisions of 1 Ford’s bid, which they in- few years ago. “Who is going to get Muscle als under this resolution?” asked replied Senator Heflin. “But I want somebody to get it under the same terms as We would have given it to Henry Ford.” Senator Caraway accused Senator Heflin of trylng to turn Muscle Shoals over to some unknown persor under any terms which the lessee e declared that once a con- drawn by the proposed Joint congressional committee it yuld have to be adopted by Con- gress or else Congress would be “put in the ridiculous position of cringing before this lessee and whining avound him to make a change “That is not the situation,” shouted Senator Heflin. I want the comthit- tee to bring their recommendations before this Congress and let Congress pick them to pieces if they can.” “fertilizer trust remarked the representative into the Senate cham- ion of P~ NO M ber to discuss the lease and it would ¢ to go outside.” ONEY DOWN | Fiak SALE TRADE-1. PLAYERS $140. Rarge Stook to Choess From Exchange your ald piane as the first pay- ment PAYMENTS as low as 1.50 Per Woek Deltvery TRADE-IN * PIANOS $26. Inciuding Woll Known Makes .YRIC PIANO CO. 1738 14th Street N. W. Senator George, Democrat, Georgia, | s well be invited to send a | dents would still be brought into con- tact with socialistic texts and teach- ings. He explained that Catholic edu- cation did not mean a teaching of secular education plus religious in- struction, but that it also meant the elimination of immoral textboeks and teachings that are immoral, frreligious and not of Catholic standards. Rev. Dr. James H. Ryan opposed the proposed Department of Educa tion bill and declared that there had been no demand for a department of education. He proposed, instead, an increase in appropriation to the pres ent Bureau of Education for research work in educational flelds. Addresses were also made by Mrs. Harry M. Benginger, president of the International Federation; Right Rey. Mgr. Edward A. Pace of the Catholit University, Sister Dr. M. Louise, J., and Miss Agnes Regan, of the following constituent _Hotel Inn Phone Main $108-8100 604-610 9th St. N. 6 weekly: $10.50 rooms. S14 with toilet, shower and lavatory, $10 i room. 50+ more. Reoms like Mot 9th for Lease With Basement Term mes The Georgia Senator declared he was opposed to the Ford offer and was opposed to turning Muscle Shoals over to any private corporation under the “blind” of helping the farmers. Heo declared he did not believe farm- ers would get fertllizer any cheaper from Muscle Shoals than they would from private fertilizer manufacturers. He sald he opposed letting a corpora- tion have Muscle Shoals to make fer- tilizer at a loss and make up the profit on the sale of power. Senator Heflin declared he favored letting the operator make his profit on power and letting the farmers get the benefit of cheap fertilizer, “Then you had better pay the fertilizer trust an outright subsidy,” Senator George retorted. “Why tu this great property over to them. 1f you want a subsidy at Muscle Shoals then have the courage to say so.” Senators Smith, South Carolina; Copeland, New York, and others afo took part in the debate. “-( of years com. Mare h 1. Pest buniness block Inquire Hotel oth wt. A = Detailed as Instructor. Maj. Thomas W. Hammond, Infan- try, at St.° Paul, Minn, has beem ordered to this city for duty as an in- structor at the Army War College, and Maj. Max B. 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