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{ WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Light rain this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow: not much change in the temperature. Highest, 70, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 53, at 5 a.m. today Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 he Fntered as seco post office, No. 29.981. Washington, nd class matter D, C. *WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1926—FIFTY PAGES. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION pening Sfar. v The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. Yesterday’ s Circulation, 99,341 * @ M s Associated Press. TWO CENTS. SOV 5 EXPLODED ATU.S. LEBATION DOOR I URUELAY Some Damage Caused, But Minister and Staff Are Unhurt in Blast. SECOND OUTRAGE SINCE SACCO-VANZETTI RULING —_— | Today's Explosion Believed Cou- pled With That at Buenos Aires. Report Received Here. Br the Associated Pre: MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 4.- A homb was exploded at the door of the American legation today. Some Aamage was caused, but no one was injured. The entrance hall of the legation | was damaged by the bomb. The ex- | plosion occurred at a time when versons were passing the huilding, which is situated in the Avenida 18 de Julio, in the central section of the city The outrage it attributed by the | authorities to the agitation amons | radicals agalnsj the conviction of | Sacco and Vanzetti in Massachusetts. | I3xamination of the legation showed | that the material damage was more | extensive than at first thought. ecilinz to the entrance hall, which is elivectly under the office of the Amer- fean Minister, U. Grant Smith, was de- molished, the bomb apparently having been one of great power. many A report to the State Department #aid a bomb exploded at 8 o'clack this morning in the vestibule of the build- ing in Montevideo. Uruguay, in which the chancery of the American legation 1= located, but injured no one. The message, signed by U. Grant Smith, American minister, said de. tails would be telegraphed later. Second Within Few Weeks. The bomb explosion in Montevideo today is the second that has occurred in front of an American legation in South American countries within the | past few weeks. On May 16 a_bomb exploded in front of the United States embassy in Buenos Aires, causing some damage to the structure but injuring_no one. The Buenos Aires explosion, in police circles, was attributed to agi- tators who have been leading a mov ment in protest against the convic. | tion for murder in_Massachusetts of Nicolo Sacco and Bartholomeo Van- watti. Several days after the explo- sion the meeting place of a committee wvhich was carrying on agitation in behalf of the two convicted lldltsbA] ade. was raided and several arrests m: The minister of foréign' relations later called on Ambassador Peter Augustus Javaand expressed regrets for the fycident. Ambassador Jay was not in the embassy at the time of the explosion. which came shortly after Sacco and Vanzetti had been denied a new trial. “CONFESSION" INVESTIGATED. Providence, R. I., Man Says He Was Member of Bandit Gang. Br the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. L. June 4.—Dis- trict Attorney Wilbar of Norfolk County, Mass., came here yesterday to investizate an alleged confession relating to the murders for which Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van- zettl, world famous radicals, have heen convicted. They were found guilty of kiYing a pavmaster and his guard in South Braintree in 1920. The confession was by a man who <aid he and his associates from Provi- | dence committed the South Braintree murders. The papers relating to the case have been impounded with oth- ers filed in Norfolk County Superior Court. These are in support of a petition for a new trial filed by coun- sel for Sacco and Vanzetti. Paris “Reds” Active. PARIS. June 4 (P).—The Com. munists of Paris are trying to arouse public sympathy in favor of Nicola Sacco and Partolomeo Vanzettl. con. victed of murder in Massachusetts. In the top left-hand corner of a poster they are displaying, five gib- bets are represented, each with a fi ure hanging to it. Above this are the words, “Chicago. November 11, 1587," referring to the executlon of anarchists in the Chicago bombing care of that day. In the lower part of the poster | the electric chair is shown with two | men about to be executed, with the | legend. “Like the five martyrs of Chi- | cago, Sacco and Vanzetti are inno- | cent. Save them!” ! PROTEST MEETING HERE. To Be Held Tonight to Aid Sacco and Vanzetti. g A protest mass meeting will be held, under the auspices of the Inter- national Labor Defense. this evening at 8:30 o'clock at the Playhouse, 1814 N street, in the interest of the two radicals, Sacco and Vanzetti, under sentence, of death in Massachusetts. The meeting tonight will be one of A series of protest mectings being held over the United States and other countries to demonstrate the belief of workers in the innocence of the two men, it is explained. The public & invited to the meeting. PORTUGUESE ARMY ASKS NATION’S AID IN COUP Manifestos Pledge Military Gov- ernment to Establishment of Tolerant, Successful Rule. Br the Associated Press. LISBON, June 4.—Thousands of patriotic manifestos addressed to the people of the Portuguese nation have been dropped by airplane over Lisbon. Some of the extracts from them are: ““The army will rid the nation of poli- ticians, will give immediate attention to vital problems of the country and will not leave power until a plan for national reconstruction has been put into effect.” ‘“‘No more religious intol- erance, but liberty for all creeds.” ““The army is republican and Portu- guese. All patriots are exhorted to ]ve{\p in the national work it has under. taken. The | | *Uninjured by Bomb l ULYSSES GRANT SMITH, American Minister to Uruguay. DIN BY REDS MARS INAUGURAL OF NEW POLIH PRESIDENT | Cries of “Give Us Amnesty 5 and Work” Throw Assem- I~ blage Into Uproar. | By _the Associated Press | WARSAW, Poland. June 4.—The | inauguration of Prof. 1gnatz Moscicki s President of Poland today was marred by a Communist demonstra- tion. The President had just taken the {oath before the National Assembly in ! the historic Castle of the Polish Kings, when Communists shouted: “We want i the political prisoners released! Give us work for the unemployed!” The assemblage was thrown into an { uproar. Acting President Rataj rapped for jorder. When the Communists gave no heed the Assembly began shouting: “Long live Poland! Long live the President."” The demonstration for the President | was so vigorous that the Communist shouts: “Long live the peasants and ! workers’ Soviet government!” were audible to only a few persons nearby. Pils¢dski on Platform. 'BLANTON FINISHES Marshal Pilsudski, head of the mili- tary revolt which brought about the resignation of President Wojclechow- ski, was seated on the platform in a gilded armchair overhung with light- blue tapestry. The other members of the Bartel cabinet were ranged behind him. There was no demonstration { when he entered the hall. | Dr. Mosciciki in a clear voice re- | peated the oath phrase by phrase | after M. Rataj, who read from the joriginal leather-bound constitution | signed by the members of the first Republican Parliament. | The new President’s ftwo grown sons were apparently much® moved by the | ceremony. His wife, who is {ll, their | daughter and another son were not present. Ceremony Held in Castle. | The ceremony was held at noon |in the larze assembly hall of the his- ! toric Castle of the Polish Kinge. The ! members of the interim cabinet, un- | der Premier Bartel, the diplomatic {corps and important officlals were | | present. i |~ Acting President Rataj, head of the | Diet, presided at the ceremony. Prof. | Moscicki emerged from the private { apartment occupled in 1919 by Pad- erewski, where the President-elect had been staying since his arrival from Lemberg this morning. | Arriving upon the rostrum. the | speaker. in the name of the National | Assembly, asked him whether he ac- j cepted the post to which he was elect- | (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) {BRITISH PROS SWAMP © AMERICAN GOLFERS iMake Clean Sweep of § Matches. Tommy Armour and Fred Mec- Leod Among Losers. Br the Associated Press. WENTWORTH, England, June 4.— British professional golfers won all five two-ball foursomes matches to- iday from their American opponents, taking a commanding lead in the international professional goifers tour- nament which started this morning. { Abe Mitchell and George Duncan defeated Jim Barnes and Walter Hagen. 3 and 2. in the 36-hole play. Ted Ray and Fred Robson, British- ers, defeated Cyril Walker and Fred McLeod, 9 and Audrey Boomer and Archie Comp- ston_defeated Tommy Armour and Joe Kirkwood, 3 and 2. George Gadd and Arthuy Havers «;efeav.ed Bill Melhorn and Al Watrous, and 2. E. R. Whitcombe and H. C. Jolly defeated Emmet French and Joe Stein, 3 and 2. By the Associated Prese. RED BLUFF, Calif., June 4.—Cul- minating verbal battles between fac- tions of members of the First Baptist Church here, the Rev. J. Brooks Frost, resident pastor, and the Rev. G. Higginbottom, visiting evangelist, exchanged a score of blows on the church steps yesterday. Both minis- ters were bleeding from facial lacer- ations when witnesses separated them. - Trouble arose in the congregation when Charles C. Dale, head of a faction opposing the Rev. Mr. Frost on the ground that his' advocacy of| 4 FENNING EVIDENCE: T0 LEAVE CAPITAL Is Go.ing. to Av}oid Réqu.eélts That He Be “Guart_fian” of D. C., He Says. ASKS GIBSON COMPLETE PROSECUTION OF CASE Long-Heralded ~Witness From Texas Heard—Commissioner Resumes Testimony. Representative Blanton, Democrat. of Texas today rested his case against Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning, and at the same time served notice on the House judiciary subcom mittee hearing the impeachment charges that he would leave the eity at 10 o'clock tonight. v Mr. Blanton explained emphatically and dramatically that he is getting | away from the continuous flood of re- quests by people in the District to at tend to their business. 1 “They call my telephone all day long and knock at the door of my of fice,” he declared. ““Then they call me at the house at 12 o'clock at night and 5 o'clock in the morning. They think I am attending to their busi- ness. I am not their guardian.” vite Representative Gilbert, Demo- crat, of Kentucky. to assist the pro- ponent in case the session does not end today. Mr. Gilbert is willing to step into Mr. Blanton's shoes provided he_is invited by the committee. Mr. | Blanton also asked that the committee request Crandall Mackey, attorney, to argue two important questions of law, explaining the lawyer is willlng to do it if requested. Nathan Robbins Heard. The long-heralded witness, Nathan Robbins of San Antonio, a.former resident here for 53 vears, finally ar- rived on the scene today and proved 10 be of little or no assistance to Mr. Blanton. Following appearance on the stand, Mr. Fenning again resumed wis testimony, which twiceé had been interrupted, taking up the entire cor- respondence in the Roley Lee and Philip Berg cases. = Robbins had voluntarily submitted an affidivit from San Antonio con- cerning Mr. Fenning's activities as guardian for his mother in 1911. The committee refused to accept it and on the plea of Mr. Blanton issued a subpoena for him. Under direct ex- amination, he testified that his mother, Mrs. Barbara E. Rgbbins, wis an inmate of a Methodist Home for the Aged at Bixth and M streets in 1910. Early in the following year, Robbins said he received a telephone call from Mr. Fenning stating the woman had been committed to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on petition of the District of Columbia Commissioners and inquiring if approval would be ziven to his acting as guardian for her. Robbins sald he had no objection and his brother later agreed. Up to this point the purpese of Robbins’ testimony had not been made clear. Mr. Blanton asked him if he would have been willing to have | served as guardian for the mother if asked by Mr. Fenning. The witness replied: “No, T don’t think I wanted to.” Mr. Blanton then referred to.the affidavit, stating that Robbins in it had intimated ‘‘bad faith” on the part of Mr. Fenning in that he might have taken advantage of the son by not making it plain that either of the brothers could serve.in that capacity. Hogan Raises Objection. Frank J. Hogan, chief defense counsel, objected to the question and the committee sustained him. Mr. Blanton declared he thought the wit- ness would testify to the affidavit and added that all he knew about the case was in that document. He refused to question the man further. Mr. Hogan on cross-exam- ination emplasized that Rebbins lived within walking distance of the institution whevre his mother was con- signed, and that it was not until two’ months after she had been commit- ted to St. Elizabeth’s and on informa. tion by Mr. Fenning that he learned of her removal. At this point Mr. Blanton indicated he would have no closing argument, but would file with the committee & brief upholding 'his argument that Mr. Fenning can be held responsible for acts committed prior to his ap- pointment as Commissioner. Mr. Hogan, with his client on the stand, went into the Roley Lee case and developed that since 1921 Mrs. Eliza Lee, mother of the veteran, had received $5,726.65 from her son's estate for her support. The entire file in the Lee case then was read by Mr. Hogan. The purpose of this action was to deny the charges or barratry and champerty which Mr. Blanton had made, setting forth spe- cifically that Mr, Fenning solicited the Roley Lee guardianship. Correspondence 1Is Cited. The point was made late yesterday that Percy Dennis, a friend of the mother in Grundy, Va. had corre- sponded with Mr. Fenning prior to Mrs. Lee's signing the petition naming the Commissioner as lan. Mr. Fenning could not recall whether the origin of the case was by letter from Mr. Dennis, by teélephone or by per- sonal request and Mr. Hogan prom- ised a further search of the files to produce such a letter if it existed. Mr. Blanton interrupted at this point (Continued on Page 2, Column 2)) {Pastors Exchange Blows at Church When Doctrinal Row Grows Acute “praying for the sick” and other practices were contrary to Baptist tenets, demanded the key of the church and when it was refused, took P The Rev. Frost caied e Rev. called upon 8heriff M. O. Ballard to eject the invaders from the church, but the sheriff de- clined to take any action without a court order. The Rev. Mr. Frost mo- bilized his own supporters and march- ed to the church. How the Rev. Mr. Higginbottom entered the fracas is.not known. He sald atterward he was a mon-combat- it and had mere besn visiting. ! IPROBE OF PRIMARY He requested the committee to in-| | THE PR "DEMocraTIS PaT ESIDENTIAL. PORTRAIT P! " ‘Wills Fund to Buy AINTER. WILL BEGIN JUNE 3 Senate Committee to Go Into Charge of Excessive Spend- ing in Pennsylvania. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN Investigation of alleged excessive expenditures in the Pennsylvania senatorial primary will be begun by the Senate investigating committee! ‘Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Senator Reed of Missouri, chairman of the special committee and author of the resolution creating it, made this announcement following a meet- ing of the committee in his office today. With respect to the request made by Cel. Smith W. Brookhart, candi- date for the Republican senatorial nomination in Iowa, for an investiga- tion of allegéd corruption in the Iowa campaign, Senator Reed sent a tele- gram to Col. Brookhart and to his campalign manager, Maj. Frank Lund. pointing out that, as the Iowa primaries are to be held Monday. it| would be impossible for the com-| mittee to reach Iowa and hold hear- ings before the election. Senator Reed in his telegram, however, gave assurance that charges of corruption in Towa would be thoroughly in- vestigated by the committee. Governor Offers Help. The list of witnesses who will be summoned in connection with the in- quiry into the Pennsylvania senatorial campaign has not yet been announc- ed. Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania recently wrote to Senator Reed offer- ing his services and those of the State executive offices in sifting to the bot- tom the charges of corruption in the Pennsylvania primaries. ,This letter has been acknowledged by Senator Reed, who expressed appreciation of | the governor’s offer. i Charges that from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 were expended in the Penn- sylvania primary campaign were made in the press just before the Sen- ate adopted the Reed resolution cre- ating the special investigating com- mittee. These charges of excessiva| expenditures will be inquired into very closely. Gov. Pinchot, who was | a candidate for the Senate nomina- tion against Representative Vare, who won the nomination, and Sena- tor Pepper, who was seeking renomi- nation, during the campaign made statements charging that his oppo- T {Continued on Page 6, Column 6.) N FOUR BURNED TO DEATH IN ROOMING HOUSE FIRE Whole Building at Hamlet,. N. C., in Flames When Alarm Is Given. " Others Unaccoupted For. By the Associated Press. HAMLET, -N. C.. June 4. —Four pergons are known to have perished when fire swept a rooming house here early today. Among the vic- tims was B. B. Baler, manager of the rooming house. The known dead, besides Baker, are a man named Kelly, mechanic: a railway clerk named Eagleska and another who is still unidentified. Ten persons are believed to have been in the house, but a check was hampered by the death of Baker, who had the roster of guests. Origin of the fire has not been determined. Virtually the entire building was in flames . when the alarm was given. JURY TO PROBE PRIMARY. Deféated Chicago Candidate Says Terrorism. Was Employed. CHICAGO, June 4 (#).—A. special grand jury to investigate alleged frauds in the primaries of April 13 was ordered today on petition of State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe, 2¢ hours after Municipal Judge Daniel P. Trude had charged .gang interference with the . Republican county judgeship nomination. Joseph P. Savage, an assistant State’s attorney, by the Cook (Chi- cago) County returns, defeated Judge "Trude for the nomination for county judge and the latter yesterday filed a petition for a recount, alleging terrorism at the polls by members of the Crowe faction of the party. Radio Programs—Page 34 £ Blind Boys Form Human Chain to Escape Fire Pan By the Associated Press JANESVILLE, Wis., June {. Clasping hands and forming a chain, Boy Scouts of the Wiscon- sin State School for the Blind here avoided a panic among the 125 sightless students yesterday when fire broke out in the garage of the institution. The students were at assembly when the cry of “Fire!" was heard. The Boy Scouts checked a rush for exits, then regulated :\u orderly emptying of the huild- ng. SENATORS REVEL, IGNORING DAWES Underwood Starts Half-Hour Frolic With Plea for Rules Change. Br the Associated Press. The Senate engaged in a 30-minute frolic today, and laughed gleefully at its own remarks, while Vice President Dawes pounded in vain with his gavel. Senator Underwood, Democrat, Alabama, started it with a lecture on “archaic rules” of the Senate and a comparison of “a little game called draw poker” and ‘“‘the game called filibustering." His remarks brought from various members disclaimers that they had any knowledge of poker, to the mer- riment of the chamber as a whole. ator Reed, Democrat. Missouri, nally got into the Record with the remark that, “We seem to have a demonstration here of not deuces running wild, but of a very fine deuce running wild.” Not to be disconcerted, the Ala- bama Senator insisted he believed in playing the game “according to Hoyle” and added that one of the les with the Senate had been that "we conduct filibusters and then deny that we are conducting them.” Senator Underwood was speaking on his measure seeking to limit de- ! bate on revenue and appropriation measures. .. LIST OF EMPLOYES DUE FOR DISMISSAL SOUGHT Senate Resolution Asks Personnel Classification Board for Names. Laid Over to Tomorrow. A resolution calling upon the Per- sonnel Classification Board to furnish the Senate with the names of employes in the Treasury and Interior Depart- ments who have been listed for sep- aration from the service duced in the Senate this afternoon by Senator- Cummins, Republican, of Towa. At the request of Majority Leeader Curtis, the resolution was laid over until tomorrow for action. The resolution would direct the Persounel Classification Board to sub- mit the names of these employes, to-| gether with the State or Territory. from which they were appointed, and also with the record of the eficiency ratings that have been given these employes ‘for the purpose of separa- tion from the service. The resolution further calls for in- formation as to the method in arriving at the efficiency mm?” When the request was made that the resolution lie over until tomorrow un- der the rule, theré was no discussion to indicate its purpose. GIRL BABY DISAPPOINTS FATHER, WHO ENDS LIFE By the Associated Press. GREENSBURG, Pa., June 4.—Mi- chael Dorotsky, 28, a coal miner of Salemvile, disappoinied because . a new arrival in the family was.a girl instead of a boy, committed suicide by shooting himself last night. ~ Sergt. Andrew Hudock of the State police, sent to investigate the. case, found.| Mrs. Dorotsky in bed with her two- day-old baby. She told the officer that her husband wanted a.son and when the girl arrived he was greatly dis- aPpointetia he ‘abused her when he learned the child was a girl, and that after drinking heavily yesterday he barricaded himself in a room and fired 2 bullet into his head. ic * was_intro- | CONSTABLES FIGHT . IN GAMBLING RAID | Dispute Over Authority Part | of Confusion Near Suitland. Woman Holds Court. A raid on the Hardway gambling place, on the road near Suitland, Md., | early today brought in its wake a chain of confusing circumstances, in- | cluding an argument between two constables as to who had the right to make the raid, an alleged assault by one constable on the other, final | victory by Constable Guy Robey, who headed the raiding posse, and con- viction of “John Smith of Washing- ton” on charges of conducting a gambling house. Midnight had not long struck when Guy Robey, at the head of a posse of deputizedZofficern. walked up to the doar of the Hardway. There he was groeted, it is alleged, by Constable “Buster”” Balley, who was on the porch. p Bailey, members of the raiding party say, refused to allow Robey to | step into the place because he was | there first, and if any ralding was to be done he. “Buster,” was the logical one to do fit. Robey didn't like the proposition. | He broke in the doors. Thé argu- | ment, however, had made the posse a bit uncertain as to thelr strength, and the ensuing confusion resulted in a hurry-up call to police headquar- ters in Washington for assistance. Learning that it was a matter in the hands of Prince Georges County of- ficials exclusively, police officials at hoadquarters here refused to dispatch detectives there, but Sergt. Dent and Policeman Rone, from the eleventh precinct, were sent out after an ap- peal to that precinct, which did not specify why the men were needed. They acted megely as official observ- ers, it was said. Man Leaves by Window. Robey’'s men overcame resistance, | but one of the gambling patrons in the confusion jumped from a second story window and escaped. His iden- ity was not ascertained. z Evervthing was going along nicely upstairs when “Buster” came back, according to Robey's account, to have a conference. As a result of the en- suing argument, a warrant was jssued later for ‘“Buster’s” arrest, alleging that he struck Robey in the face and attempted to take a pistol away from one of the raiders. The warrant charges assault and interference with officers during the performance of their duty. As soon as things quieted down suf- ficienyy. the observing presence of local lice having a salutary effect | on the nervous excitement of some of | those present, the raiders telephoned for Mrs. Retta B. Morris, justice of the peace at Hyattsville, who im- (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) S E e T MAN ARRESTED AFTER WIFE AND CHILD BURN Carried Insurance on Them, Grand Jury Is Told—Fire Was of Incendiary Origin. By the Aseociated Press. MURPHYSBORO, Iil, June 4.~The death of Mrs. Harry Chamberlain and a daughter Frances, 4, in a fire which destroyéd the family home three weeks-ago, has ed in a murder indictment against Chamberlain, a life insurance salesman. He was held in jail today without bail, after the grand jury had been told that he carried a $3,000 life -in- surance policy on his wife and smaller policies on the children. : The fire marshal’s investigators are understood to have found evidence that the fire started from oil-soakeéd rags or paper. Exhaust Gas Piped By the. Associated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 4.— The bodies of William Barnes and his two children of Alliance were found today at Ellsworth, Ohio, in a closed automobile, the exhaust of which had been piped into the car. The discovery was made by Wil- liam Barnett, who noticed the auto- mobile standing behind a school building "at .Ellsworth with the en- gine nmnlnf. P 5 . Investigation showed that an lnner. 900 Children Ice Cream Cone Yearly By the Associated Press. SCOTCH PLAINS, N. 4.—One ice cream cone each a year is provided for 900 school children in this township by a fund set aside in the will of the late Dr. J. Ackdrman Coles, widely known educator and philanthro- pist, who died a few months ago. He left $1,000 for the purpose, the income of which will buy 900 cones per year. 1928 TAX CUT SEEN IF PROSPERITY OF NATION GONTINUES Mellon, Smoot and Simmons Think 1927 Incomes Will Be Further Relieved. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘The American people confidently may expect a reduction of taxes on the in- comes earned- during the calendar vear 1927 and payable in March, 1928, | assuming that business conditions in | the next 18 months show no serious slump. This is the consensus given the | writer after interviewing Secretary Mellon and Senators Smoot of Utah | and Simmons of North Carolina. the | Republican and Democratic leaders of | the finance committee of the Senate. | | Al three were agreed that business | { conditions alone could cause a change. and that if thinge continued as they are today the next tax cut safely could be made not later than March, 1925. Mr. Simmons felt that the tax re- | ductlon might possibly come sooner. | | but this optimism was not reflected | | at the Treasury Department or by | Senator Smoot. ‘The North Caro- lina Senator significantly pointed to the corporation taxes as being most | likely to benefit by the next cut, for | he declared the corporations had had relatively little relief since the war. Scouts Early Forecast. | Mr. Mellon feels that it is really too | early to forecast just what rates can be revised, and he points out that a careful analysis is necessary of the| next 12 months’ tax receipts. While | there will be a surplus of more than | $300,000,000 in the fiscal vear ending ! on the 30th of this month, he thinks, and Senator Simmons s inclined to| agree with him, that there must be! sharp pruning of expenditures in| order to escape a deficit or to make isure of a slight surplus in the fiscal | year ending in June, 1927. But that another tax cut is coming | and can reasonably be expected before | the next presidential election seems to be assured. The general belief now is ! that President Coolidge's indication a | few davs ago that a tax cut was not immediate was not intended by any | means to foreclose the possibility , Within the next two vears. The new | | surplus will be fully explained by the | | President on June 22, in his speech be- \fore the business organization of the Government. It will be pointed out that this year's surplus takes in tax | receipts collected for nearly nine months under the old revenue law be- fore certain indirect taxes were re- duced. Also, the rapid rise in imports | as well as the general outpouring of funds that had been held in tax ex- empts for several vears had much to do with the extraordinary income from taxes even under the new law. Mr. Mellon feels that most of the profittaking has occurred and that while lower surtax rates may show even more productivity than the | present rates there hardly will be the same increase in income as there has been in this the first year of reason- ably low surtax rates. Sees United States Debt Retired. “1 knew there has been discussion of a possible deficit in June, 1927, | said Senator Simmons to the writer, “and we cannot, of course, anticipate what business conditions will be in | advance, but I feel confident we will have a surplus just the same. We | now have payments coming in from | foreign governments and we have a| sinking fund requirement, so that by | using both funds we will pay off our| public debt in less than the 25 vears| that has been contemplated. Having| given foreign countries 62 vears in: which to pay their debts to us. it! would be outrageous if we in America continued to pay high taxes in order to pay off these debts in a shorter period. I don't think the country would stand for it.. There will be a demand for tax reduction. “1 think the Republicans always have counted.on a surplus, but noth- ing like the surplus that has come in | vears old, is from Louisville, Ky. Kills Ohio Man and His Two Children this year. And they have felt that they could ' réecommend another tax | reduction before the next presidential election. o “But the surplus this month may | force them to act ahead of time. It! might be difficult to take it up in the short session which begins next De-. cember and ends on March 4, 1927, so it seems more likely that the matter will come up in the Congress which begins in December, 1927. Thus, the new law would take effect with the payments in March, 1928, retroactive | with the incomes of 1927. ! Should End Excise Taxes. ! “I believe the next tax cut should remove all excise taxes. The corpora- tions have been paying just as high a rate while other income rates have come down. They therefore require some consideration. If there still is a | surplus after that we ought to make | some reductions in the maximum (Continued on Page 4, Column 4. Into Small C_oupe tube had been cut, one end tide to the exhaust pipe of the small coupe and the other end car. Physicians sald that after the engine was started death of :the occupants from 'the fumes of the exhaust was a question of only a short time. The tragedy took place some- time during the night, but the exact time has not been fixed. -Officers were unable.to Aind anybody who saw the -car drive into the school yard, placed in - the|t [CHAMPION ORATOR OF SCHOOLS T0 BF CROWNED TONIGIT | | | | _Seven Young Students to Vie ~ for Honor Before Huge | ‘Cr:owd in Auditorium. CHEERING SECTIONS TO URGE CONTESTANTS ON Supreme Court Justices to Judge Speeches—Hall Will Be Packed to Capacity. Standing before the largest and most distinguished audience ever to pack the Washington Auditorium and sending their voices into a million American homes by radlo, seven | vouthful high school students. chosen through successive eliminations from among 1,800,000 pupils in every State of the Union, tonight will strive for the matchless honor of heing acclaimed ‘“national oratorical | champlon,” carrying with it the su | preme privilege of defending Amer ica's laurels in the International Ora torical Contest to be held in this city next October. Sitting inconsplicuously in various portions of the Auditorium, Chief Justice Wiliam Howard Taft and Supreme Court Justices Willis Van Devanter, George Sutherland, Pierce Butler and Edward Terry Sanford, the official contest judges, will weigh with the same judicial calm which they exercise on the Supreme Court bench the relative merits of the 10- minute speeches of the vouthful ora- tors on “The Constitution” and its kindred topies. Cheering Sections Planned Swaying with buoyancy of school spirit, 3,000 Washington high school students as well as substantial dele- gsations from New York City, Penn- sylvania and Georgia, will occupy vantage points in the balconies and on the main floor and will make the auditorium resound with the cheers of seven schools represented, with | the sportsmanlike determination of making every one of the young ora- tors feel he has a crowd with him who, regardless of partisan predilec- tions, are content to see the best young man or woman win. Tonight's finals in the third annual National Oratorical Contest promises to be the most significant event in which the school children of the United States ever have participated Promptly at 8 o'clock, and thosc not in their seats at this time will forfeit them, Johp. Hays Hammond, presiding officer, will call the throng to order. He will make a brief intre- duetory speech and introduce Vice President Charles G. Dawes, who will speak. Music will be furnished by the band of the United States Naval Academy of Annapolis. First Oration at 8:15. It will be approximately 8:16 when Thomas P. Cleary of St. Joseph's College High School of Philadelphia. the first speaker, will ‘formally open the series of seven orations. Mr. Cleary will speak on “The Constitu- tion.” His supporters, a sizeable dele- gation from various portions of Penn- sylvania, are keenly anxious for him to triumph as they feel it would bring additional recognition to their city during their elaborate Sesquicenten- nial. Herbert Wenig, representing the Hollywood High School and the city of Los Angeles, speaks second. His subject also 1s “The Constitution.” In the audience to root for Wenig will be his grandfather, J. A. Wenig, a member of the New York Stock Ex- | change, and a group of his friends. John_Also, a young Japanese, oratori- cal companion of Wenig who' came here with him to the coast, also will be alert to flash back to the Pacific Coast the result of the contest. Miss Guita F. Bearman of Minne- apolis, Minn.. the third speaker, will be the first of the four girls who are scheduled to compete. Miss Bearman will speak on “Lincoln and the Con- stitution.” Her mother, Mrs. A. N. Bearman, will be in the audience. Louisville Speaker 16. Miss Ann Hardin, the fourth speaker and the youngest girl in the contest, will talk on ‘“Jefferson and the Con- stitution.” Miss Hardin, who is 116 n front-row seat will sit Miss Fannie May Baldridge, her chaperon and | coach. Fifth on the program comes Miss Myrtle Posey, 17i-year-old Eastern High School senior and the District |of Columbia's entrant in the contest. | Miss Posey will take for her subject i “America's Contribution to Constitu- | tional Government,” the newest and considered by many the most difficult of the® subjects which will be treated tonight. Miss Posey's mother and father Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Posey, will occupy a nearby box, while hundreds of her fellow students will render her a snappy “Punch and Judy” after she has concluded her oration. The East- ern High School cheering section, how- ever, refusing to make their sentative appear more favored than the others, has learned the school yells of the other six contestants and will render them with the same zest they do that of their own school. Many Support Georgian. Joseph A. Mullarky of Augusta, Ga., will be the sixth speaker. He will talk on “The Constitution.” There will be a delegatjon of Mullarky's schoolmates from the Academy of Richmond County in the audience as well as hundreds of Georgians who have evi- denced high interest in his oratorical ability. It was Mullarky who went | into Kansas City and defeated the best orators of the section to make him- self the Southland's representative in the national finals. Miss Helen Bylund of New York City will be the final speaker. Miss Bylund will talk on “Lincoln and the Constitution.” In the audience -will be a large delegation of Wadlsigh girls, as_Miss Bylund is girls aleo_will have on hand to root her Miss Clara L. Carson, her coach. After Miss Bylund has concluded, Walter A. Strong, publisher of the Chicago Daily News, will make a short talk on “Newspaper nd zenship RBuildin, as w%$ ‘ontinued on Page. 2, Column