Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1926, Page 2

; i [ 2 *¥ TAXCUT DISPUTE GROWS INVOLUME . Democrats Prepare Drive for . Permanent Reduction In- stead of Rebate. By the Aseociated Press. Indications that- the principal bat- _tle of the approaching session of Con- gress will rage about the tax reduc- tion continue to multipls Not only has opposition to the ad- ministration plan for returning the Treasury surplus to taxpavers through credit allowances on their payments next year been disclosed in Repub- lican circles, but Democratic leaders have made considerahle progress in preparing for a drive looking to enact- ment of permanent tax reduction in- stead of waiting, as Secretary Mellon advises, for a more complete demon. stration of the present law’s opefa- tion. A definite plan to reduce taxes by at least $325,000.000 has been worked out by Senator Simmons. Democrat, North Carolina, and Representative Garner, Democrat, Texas, the ranking minor- ity members, respectively, of the Sen. ate finance and House ways and means committees. Would Relieve Corporations. Their objective, which might he in- ereased to $400,000,000, would he at- tained through reduction of income tax on corporations from 131z to 11 per cent or lower, repeal of excise taxes and modification, possibly. of the tobacco tax and surtaxes on indj- vidual incomes between $30,000 and $90,000. Treasury estimates of the surplus which will be available at the end of the current fiscal year have ranged from $200,000.000 to $300,000,000, but Democratic leaders have ineieted that the present law is not likely to be so productive in its second year as it hae been in the firet. Lenroot Opposes Plan. TWhile the Democratic leaders were making known their plan, Senator Lenroot, Republican. Wisconsin, told a group of New York credit men that he also disapproved of the adminis. tration's proposal, and suggested, in- stead, that a measure be enacted re- ducing taxes on next yvear's incomes, payable in 192%. Tnder the administration plan. he eaid, the corporations and big busi- ness men would be the only large beneficiaries, and the people who ac tually paid the taxes would get little of the refund. “The taxpavers of next March.” he argued, ‘“‘will, generally speaking, have collected those taxes from the public by the firet of next January. 1t would be unjust to permit the cor- porations and others to keep a part of the taxes they had collected from the peopl CHARITY FUND IS $20,000. Catholic Workers Raise Half of Quota in Campaign. The executive committee of the Catholic Charities of the District met today at luncheon at the City Club to review the progress made by the cam. paign for $40.000, for its 1927 budget and to arrange for its appeal among the business men in the downtown sec- tion. Approximately one-half of the fund to he raised has been secured to date, the collections for the last two days totaling $7.000. At last night's meeting of the team workers at campaign headquarters at the City Club, the flag of honer for the highest amount raised yesterday was awarded to team No. 14, of which Miss Mary L. Bauskett i€ captain. The next highest team was No. 4, headed by Miss Estelle Kearney. DETECTIVE IS FREED. False Pretenses Charge Is Nolle Prossed by Prosecutor. Ralph Given, assistant United Etates attorney, today nolle prossed the charge of false pretenses pending againet Edgar G. Bovle. private de- tective, since September 29. This followed the receipt of a letter from Miss Lillian Joyee, complaining witness, requesting such action. Boyle it a former headquarters de- tective and resides at 51 Quincy place northeast. Lillian Joyce's residence is 1724 Seventeenth street. Royle was not asked to make hond after the filing of the charges. SCRIVENER PISTOL IDENTIFICATION BY MOORE DISPROVED (Continued from First Page.) The record also showed that the pistol was a blue steel [ver-Johnson revolver of .38 caliber Several points in the two distinet investigations are corelated. First it has been verified by the district attor ney's office that a pistol was taken, as alleged by Moore. from the Florida firm. Second. it has heen verified by the Police Department that a pistol was left in the trash hox. as alleged by Moore. Third. It has heen verified— not completely. but substantially—by the district attorneyv’s office that t pistol taken from Florida was an Iver Johnson pistol. Fourth, it has been verified by the Police Department that the pistol found in the trash box was an_Iver-Johnson pietol. The inference which investigators draw from these facts is that Moore wag telling the truth about obtaining a pistol from a certain Florida city and that he was telling the trutn about leaving that pistol in a trash box: but it is inferred. he was in error regarding his identification of | the Scrivener death weapon as the pistol which he took from Florida and left in the trash box Moore to Be Quizzed. The next move in the case undouht- edly will be a joint one to learn what Moore may have to say about the pistal taken from the irash box by Policeman Hevne Maj. Gordon today made it em phatically understood that no friction existed between hiz office and the Police Department. Detective E. J Kelly aleo this morning stated em- ically that the Police Department atore were still working on the cate without a_trace of friction | with the district attorney’s office. He said that since the inquest new “tips” had heen coming te the De- tective Bureau. which were being run down, without result thus far. He again questioned the credibility | of the identification of the Scrivener | death pistol by Moore, stating posi- tively that Moore had bheen inter- viewed three times and had seen the ! death pistol previous to his identifi- | cation of it as the weapon recently | in his possession. “And when I say Wwe took that pistel to him..1 mean that the pistol found beside the body of my partner, Arthur Ecrivener, wae really taken | to him to identify,” Kelly declared ropeans, interesting episodes: The | Indians and the cowboys. It was at Mandan Mak., that By Her Majesty the THE “WILD" WEST. November first was more or less spent on the train, but my helpers had arranged for me that I should meet #ome of the plain people, for it was my great desire to have some good talks with farmers and agriculturists of this mighty North Dakota land. Their intereats:are very much the same as ours at home, and I wanted to hear them tell me how they cul- tivated their land, when and how they £ot_their crops in, and if they had to fight with the same sort of diffi- culties a= we have in Rumania. We had that day two. for us Eu. a deputation of Sioux Indins came to admit me into their tribe. Revives Olden Memories. All the thrilling storfes of my child- hond, “The Last of the Mohicans, etc., came vividly hack to me as [ =tood in the midst of these warrior- like people. decked with feathers and paint. They danced their dances around us and uttered strange cries whilst one, whose face was painted bright yellow, heat incessantly upon a tom-tom. The chief. Red Toma- hawk. then stepped forward, and, in a thundering voice, hegan to say something to me whilst he seixed hold of my hand with an iron grip. During all this time his followers were dancing around us in weird cir- cles, which became narrower and nar- rower, till we were entirely closed in hy feathers and paint. Maj. Welsh was within the circle with us and translated to me what the noble chief- tain was saying. He was declaring that T was a “war woman.” and therefore worthy of wearing the chieftain’s headdress; I was a war woman hesguse I stood at the head of a nation. My red toma- hawk had sent many of his voung men across the ocean to fight the enemy. and that I had been active and made sacrifices in war, and_he knew that many of my braves had been burled far from home--no woman wears an_eagle's headdress unless she has performed some’ splen- did act of heroism —that my part in the great war had endeared me to them who were of the prairies. They felt that they had a comrade of the war trail in me. Therefora he was presenting me with his honorahle badge of bravery, giving me the name of “Winyan Kipanpl Win," which in our language means “the woman they have been walting for,” or something to that effect. 1 then had to participate in a strange ceremony. Red Tomahawk lifted the featehered aign of distinc- tion from his own head and placed it on mine; then he seated me upon a spread-out buffalo =kin. which was then lifted by his braves, and I was solemnly carried to hie wigwam. Tt was not an sasy matter to enter his tent with my enormous crown of feathers. It had almost to he done on hands and knees, and ence within, my somewhat forbidding host having followed me, we had to proceed to mixing our bloed in friendship, which used to he done by slashing the skin with knives, hut now was performed by being mutually pricked with the same needle 8o that our hlood mingled in a brotherhood that nothing could tear asuhder. Gifts Are Exchanged. Thix ended the ceremony and it v also time to depart. We exchanged gifts. His womenfolk presented us with head necklaces and head em- broidered bags, whilst 1 gave them bright embroideries brought from far Rumania, worked by our peasant women’s hands. Then into the train we got and away we sped. 1t was towards evening that we came to Medora, re a delightful company of ranchmen and their fam- {lfes were awaiting us on their shaggy stesds, they had brought saddie horses for us also and we mounted them then and there, proceeding in fplemn procession amidst much dust, noise and cheering to an inclosed field where we were to witness a rodeo. Thir was indeed a picturesque en- fertainment. There we all sat on our unkempt horses, surrounded by a troupe of cowboys, laughing and jolly brave fellows, full of fun and evidentlv very pleased to play host to this Queen who had come from so far with her children to take part in a cere- mony she had so often read about in that literature of the Far West so dear to Furope's imagination. We were shown the most hucking hronchos and the wildest steers, ad- mirable lasso play, all accompanied by Distol shots and joud screams, dust, turmeil, excitement—a glorious time ""‘A.:d!hmlgh to add to the charm of that extraordinary evening, tha sun went down in a blaze, painting the| eky a flery pink, whilst the rocky cliffts which xurrmm:!dku! became er and darker as dusk came on. A i {hat was a delightful hour spent amongst these cheerful fellows With their huge sombreros and color- ful bandannas, their many-tinted chirte and silver-incrusted saddles, hairy chaps and mighty spurs. 1 was offered a real cowboy hat to take hack with me in sign of friend- ship and as a souvenir of this evening spent so far away from my everyday life. My Impressions of America Written Exclusively for The Star and Other Members of the North American Newspaper Alliance Queen of Rumania By the time we parted, in a scuffle of horses and clouds of dust, night had_come on entirely and we could hardly recognize each other at all. Day of Mourning. November 2 is for me alway of mourning. In 1916, on that day, my little Mircea was taken from me, Maj. Washburn, who 1s on this train with me as my aide, was with us in Rumania then. He re- members the tragedy of those dayvs when my child was dying and the Germans from all sides were nearing our capital-—days of stress and disas- ter, which now lie far behind us, and which the 2d of November brings back to me ever anew in vivid torture. This day, however, in your far-off America, 1 was heing received with honor in one town after another, but we only stopped for a longer time in Spokane in the evening. One pathetic little incident, how- ver, took place hefore we arrived. At one of the stations, somewhere in Idaho, where our train slowed down without really stopping, a“Tittle hoy by the name of Lester Brown had for some reason heen left on the train, having clambered up, pushed by the crowd behind him. He was brought to us all in tears. He looked like a poor little swallow that had been caught in a room and could not find the window through which it could escape. My children, however, quickly consoled him and Tleana used every tact to beguile him to take part in thelr game, a rowd exercise in the train corridor, con- sisting In pitching small sacks filled with heans at each others heads. Lester Brown could not resist - the charm of this sport and soon one heard him laughing and I understood that this deplorable incident which had at first frightened him out of his wits was turning into a glorious ad- venture. The end of it was that Lester Brown dized as the fourth at our family hourd and was sent homa by the next train, laden with all sorts of souvenirs to commemorate the interesting event. Spokarie was glorionsly illuminated to receive us. There had heen elec- tions that night, %o the town was in a turmoil of excitement for both events. We drove, as usual, in solemn procession through the streets with a great display of military and bands, with a waving of flage and many cheers In the Rumanian language, for there, too, are many of our country men. We were driven to the Davenport Hotel and there in the great hall we were received by a beautifully dressed committee of ladies—the gentlemen had recelved us already at the station —and we wers seated upon a platform facing the crowds which kept moving through the hall, so as to afford them a good look at us, as in the evening all outside ceremonies are impossible. Retween us and the ever-moving pro- cession of townspeople a picturesque group of Indians had assembled. Garb of Indians. They were marvelously garbed in clothes of leather embroidered with bheads, fringes of buckskin and little ermine skins hung from them on every side. Their feather crowns were superh, many of them having long tails touching the ground. They danced and sang in their own weird way. An Indian princess was pre- sented to us. She walked with nohle gait and her costume was beautiful; around her forehead lay a bright band of cloth, her raven Black hair was plaited in two long tresses, her moc- casined feet made no sound. On this occasion it was my son whe received the feathered crown, a sign of chiefdom, and with it the name of “*White Whirlwind,” which his sister considred entirely suitable. Ileana. herself, although she was not given a feathered headdress, was given the charming name of “Red Rird." The whole of Spokane seemed to have gone mad with pleasurable ex- citement that evening and wherever we showed ourselves we were I cived with mighty acclaim. I was taken to a chamber above, where T had to speak a message into the radio, always a shy business when people are looking on. One feels so completely fdiotic, standing in front of & dumb listener who does not even look at you, but stands stolidly there as though defving your imagination. On this occasien I for the first time heard a praver heing spoken into the radio and 1 marveled at the strange forms modernism takes. Later a lady who had heard me speak from faraway told me that she was =0 disappointed not to know what dress I was wearing that eve. ning when I spoke. This confession tickled my fancy. It was here that Mr. Samuel 'Hill met us, & quaint and imposing figur. all in gray, with a sombrero worthy of our vesterday evening's friends. From this evening on he was to be our host for several days. . L) . y . Copyright. 1926, in the Unitedt States. Great Britain’ and other “countries by the 1 SOCIETY DISMAYED BY MARIE'S PLANS Elaborate Functions Called 0ff on News of Queen’s Decision to Sail Soon. Washington socfety gvas busving itself today with the unwelcome duty of undoing all it had so eagerly done | in preparation for Queen Marie's re- turn visit to the Natfonal Capital, next week, which was canceled yes- terday. Instead of plunging next Wednes day into a three.day round of brilliant | hanquets, teas and receptions as a | guest of local diplomatic and social celebrities, her majesty will launch | herself upon the high seas, en route | to_ Bucharest. Invitations =0 carefully gotten out a few days hack were heing racalled by disappointed hostesses, whose | hopes of entertaining a reigning queen had heen dashed hy the an- nouncements, first through the press from the Queen herself and later ves- | terday evening from the Rumanian | legation. | The legation was thrown into a| temporary quandary vesterday upon receiving, almost simultaneously, con- flicting messages from the roval party. Right on the heels of a tele- | gram from her majesty’s ladv-in- | waiting, assuring Minister Gretziano | Gems from M | that the local program had been ap- | | proved, came positive advices from the Associated Press announcing can- collatian of the trip. Legation officials preferred to be- “He looked at it for a long tim and then stated it was not the on l he referred to.” % lieve the ‘official’ wire from the lady-{n-waiting, rather than the “un- official” press reports, however, and [} not for several hours did the legation issue the following formal announce- ment: “Due to the anxiety regarding the health of his majesty the King, her majesty the Queen, thought it ad- visable to renounce, to her deepest regret, her entire program. “‘Leaving Louisville tonight (Thurs- day) and proceeding to New York, where she will probably arrive about Saturday morning, her majesty and her suite will sail for Europe the first of next week."” Among the more elaborate func- tions which have been called off b the change in plans are a dinner and reception at the Rumanian legation next Wednesday evening, luficheon at the British embassy Thursday and dinner at the Italian embassy Friday evening. The Italian dinner was to yhave been permitted through a spe- cial decree of the King of Italy, lifting a period of mourning which has been in force by reason of a death In the royal family Among other individuals or organi- zations which were expecting to en- tertain members of the roval party were Mr John Stuart McLennan, Mrs. Mar- shall Field, the National Park Sem- inary, the Federaiion of Women's Clubs. the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Girl Seouts and the Daughters of ithe American Revolution. . BAND CONCERT TOMORROW. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall at 5 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Emil A. Fenstad, assist- ant leader. March, “Victorious Phalai Overture, “Light Cavalr: -Suppe Entr'Acte: (a) “The Sleepy Four O'Clock” (Schuler), (b) Serenade FErotique” (Slater). cal Comedy, “Song of the Flame, Stothart and G shwin Fox Trot, “That's a Good Girl.” Rerlin Waltz Suite, “Sourire d'Avril” (“'Smiles of April”) Depret Finale, “Just Wa ‘nown As Susie's Feller”.. Drever : (2 —_— THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1926. -_ e —_— . Little Ninth and B Street Site Selected for Temporary Station. Washington's first real bus terminal will he established in the old Bijou Theater Building at Little Ninth and . it was announced today by E. R. Covell, senior Assist- ant Engineer Commissioner and Pub- lic Utilities Commission attache. The building is now being remod- eled and will open ahout December 1 for the use of all interstate bus lines terminating in the congested zone. The buflding will include a ticket office, public telephone, newsstand and other conveniencea. “The officers of the Utllities Com- mission look with faver on this en- terprise as an excellent semi-perma- nent accomodation for the public un- til a permanent union terminal can he constructed, where busses can lond and unlolad off public streets.” sald Maj. Covell. “It will he at least a year and a half, however, before such A terminal can be constructed, and the public will be well served in the meantime by this enterprise.” The interstate bus lines now termi- nating at Little Ninth and B streets, John Hays Hammond, Mrs. b which the commission expects will make use of the terminal, are the Washington, Marlboro and Annapolis Line; Hyattsville Hills Line; Alexan- dria, Bareroft and \Washington Line; Virginia —Transit Co., Washington- Luray Line and the Cheverley Mary- land Line. “It is expected that as soon as the terminal Is completed,” sald Maj. Covell, “other interstate bus lines will be rerouted to terminate or touch at this localit; LA PLATA RELIEF DONATION 15 §25%0 Combined With Maryland Gifts, It Is Less Than Is Needed Immediately. . The T.a Plata relief fund as contrib- | uted through The Star had reached $2.930.42 at noon today. | While the contributions that have | heen made since yesterday were heing tabulated, the committee of husiness men of La Plata under Walter Mitch- ell, State Senator, and G. B. Gwin of the Red Cross were meeting at La Plata to determine the most advan- tageous methods of disbursing that fund and the money raised in Charles | and Pfince Georges Counties. The total is considerably less than the | $25.000 immediately needed and for| that reason it will have to he propor-| tioned among the persons in greatest need. In addition to this sum, $35.000 is being sought fo rehabilitation work. | In the meantime the relief fun campaign will remain open in an ef. fort to secure adequate money to car- ry on with the rehabilitation program | of the Red (‘ross. That orgar tion | is supervising the reconstruction of | the demolished homes and harns in| the two counties which suffered se- | vere damage in the recent storm. Providence Hospital th#s morning | announced that the school children of l.a Plata who were serfously injured when the schoolhouse was demolished a week ago Tuesday are “improving nicely.”” Some of these yvoungsters who were hadly hurt survive little brothers or ‘sisters who were killed in the dis- | aster and many of the families from wh' 1 they come will be henefited by the. contributions of Washingtonians and residents of other pfaces who con- tribute to the relief fund through 'I'hfli Star. The contribution list today stood as follow: Previously acknowledged. Blunt ary Standa T. L. Mockabee. John Schaefer . Helen Haytard Elinor €. Rowie Society of Mayflower Descend- ants of the D of Columbia . 3 I M. K R. G. P. A.M. B ot Maud G. Sewell. Woman's Club of Sixteenth Street Highlands ..... 3 J. BE. Taylor for Grimes family ... Mr. and M Edna Jane and Winfleld Raden 2 Evelyn Lee Fi Cash ; George M. Miller.. Richard T.. Quigle. Anonymous .... Total COMMITTEE TO NAME SCHOOLS APPOINTED E. (. Graham, president of the Roard of FEducation, today named a special committee of board members to consider the selection of names for a number of new schools. The com- mittee follows: Mrs. William H. Her- ron, Charles F. Carusi and Dr. J. Hayden Johns Mr. Carusi is known to be in favor of naming new schools after local educational leaders “who have left their impress upon the school sys- tem.” and it is expected that the special committee will promptly ap- prove the proposed name for the new Brightwood Junior High Scheel, which is the Edward A. Paul School. Mr. Paul is a former principal of the Cen- tral High School and had a particu- larly brilliant school record. The committee will take under con- sideration the plea that the designa- tion of the two Brightwood schools ag the New Brightwood and the Old Rrightwood is causing endless confu- sion. 1t is the hope of school officials that the new Rrightwood grade school will be known simply as the Bright wood School, and an entirely different name given the Old Brightwood until it is eventually abandoned. on. Mrs. Hngar;t Dye Dies. Mrs. Margaret Dye, 82 yea old, visiting her son, William R. Dye, 1920 Seventeenth street, Anacostia, died suddenly this morning. Mrs. Clara V. Dye, her daughter-in-law, found her dead when she went to her room about § o'clock to call. her for breakfast. Coroner Nevitt gave a cer- tificath pf death fro itural causes. ICITY BUS TERMINAL | TREASURY PLANS TOBEREADY DEC 1| TAX AUDIT NOTICE_. Would Inform Income Levy Payers as Soon as Possible of Status of Return. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Plans are being considered by the Treasury Department whereby it may be possible to notify taxpavers Just when their income tax returns shall have been audited. Many business institutions, for example, have been seriously incon- venienced because they have as- sumed that their returns were cor- rectly made, only to have them sud- dently reopened two or three vears later, when they had felt confident the matter was closed, Under the present system a tax- paver files his return and that is the last he hears of it unless there is some mistake made. With the average taxpaver it makes little dif- ference when his return is audited, but to large business inatitutions it is important to know whether the hooks can. be closed for each year. Sometimes a mistake in income tax auditing on the part of a company means an extra essessment, which works hardship hecause it may he asked for during a vear when busi- ness is not so good as in the vear it _should have heen paid original The whole prohlem of the Treasury is to expedite the auditing of the re- turns g0 as to minimize this kind of inconvenience. It lately has heen called to the attention of officials, however, that there ir no reason wl the business institutirns which ha made correct returns should not have this information as quickly as possi- e. Cost Relatively Small. The cost of sending a communica- tion to every taxpaver is considered hy Secretary Mellon to he a rela- tively small matter if, indeed, there is n0 other obstacle to the process. One of the difficulties, of course. will be that the Treasury dnes not always finish auditing the returna and re- serves the right to reopen considera- tion if a new line of thought develops with respect to the income tax re- turns of a particular type of husiness or industry. This, however, is dimin- ishing as the internal revenue admin- istration grows each year more fa- miliar with the intricacies of modern buginess. Sometimes the delay in auditing is due to ambiguities in the new laws and sometimes to the hazi- ness of the returns themselves, thus requiring consultations with the tax- payer or hisx representative. Generally speaking. the number of returns which seek to evade the law are a small minority. Up to now the Treasury has had to make a quick examination of many returns and if on the face of it there appeared to he something wrong. the Government has asked the taxpayver to waive his rights under the statute of limitations 0 that the time for further considera- ion would not be limited. Seek to Aid Taxpayers. The problem now being considered, however, is how to aid the taxpavers who do not have anything wrong with heir returns and who would like to know at the earliest possihle moment hat their returns have been audited. n some instances this will he of as. istance, hecause if the Government approves of a certain method of ac- counting in a particular case, the same taxpayer will be ahle to carry forward the same system from year to year. Final decision on the plan will not he made until every advantage and disadvantage is carefully weighed. The information concerning the audit- ing of each return Is. of course, to he kept confidential and will not be made public by the Treasury. Sealed en- velopes instead of post cards would have to he employed for the purpose. Officials are hoping a practical plan can he evolved to keep the taxpayer: constantly advised from vear to vear as to the status of their respective returns in the income tax uni FERDINAND ILLNESS JUSTIFIES ANIETY |Vienna Banks Get News. Marie Plans to Sail for Home Wednesday. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, November 19.—The con- dition of King Ferdinand of Rumania is considered in banking circles here, which are in close touch with Rucha- rest, to be so serious as to justify the anxlety of Queen Marie, who has can- celled her tour in the U'nited States. All official sources, however, are silent or evasive regarding the condi- tion of Ferdinand. Marie Chooses Berengaria. QUEEN _MARIE'S TRAIN, Novem- her 19 UP).—Queen Marie today is speeding homeward to Rumania and her King, Ferdinand, who is ill. She has no thought of further sight-seeing or receptions. She virtually concluded her tour vesterday at Louisville and has canceled all plans for visits to other cities in America, expressing the desire to obtain the first steamer avail- able from New York. Reservations have heen made on the Berengaria, leaving New York next Wednesday. Leaving Loulsville at 12:30 o'clock. this morning, her train crossed the Ohio River into Indiana, with a delay at some unnamed Ohio point to allow the Queen and her party undisturbed rest. The Royal Rumanian was sched- uled to reach Cincinnati at 9:20 o'clock this morningfi but no stopover there was ordered. Shenandoah Valley Ride. The. only point in the day's itinerary for which a pause was or- dered was Storrs, Ohfo. There her majesty planned to present auto- graph photographs to the boys of a foundling home. Col. John H. Car- roll, who is acting as host to Marie, was ratsed in the home. Her majesty will go directly from Storrs to Martinsburg, W. Va., where she is scheduled to arrive at £:20 o'clock tomorrow morning. Thence she will be driven by auto- mobile to Harpers Ferry by way of Winchester, Va., and will proceed directly to New York, arriving at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. —_— e Senator Reports Campaign Cost. Arthur R. Robinson, Republican, Indiana, reported today to the secre- tary of the Senate that he spent $3,047 in his successful senatorial campaign Contributions of $1,800 during the cloging dars of the campaign were listed by the Senator, A. !}:mmu and $300 from Garth B. Nelson. SHAW HOPES HIS NOBEL PRIZE STAND STARTS AWARD DEBATE phone number registered in his but- ler's name. All telephone calls to the Shaw home usually are answered by his house- keeper or secretary. Shaw does not care for interviews, either, and to make certain there are no intruders, an iron gate in front of the en- h trance to his flat. Curlosity Overcomes Him. But he is intensely curious, and was much more curfous than usual this morning—so curious, in fact, that his secretary could not quite satisfy him after the interviewer had twice talked to her on the phone, saying he had an interesting dispatch from Stock- holm. The secretary that the was told Stockholm message was of much in-| terest to Shaw, but was not told what it was all about. “Is it a long dispateh?” the secre- tary asked. e, quite lengthy,” she was told. Well, walt a moment, I will see what Mr. Shaw is doin; Then, a few seconds later. a voice thundered over the wire: “Rernard Shaw speaking. What is it. anyway, that vou have from Stockholm?" He was told briefly that the Swedish reaction to his letter accepting the honor of the award, but declining the prize money, was that it was tanta- mount to declining the entire award. Thinks He Started Something. “Well, well,” he chuckled. “It ap- pears as if T had started something. T certainly didn’t intend to—nothing of the kind ever entered my mind. 1 had heard of the Nobel prize, 1 —_———— PRIVATE PARK SITE PURCHASE FAVORED BY PLANNING GROUP _(Continued from First Psge.) and declared his organization would not guarantee repurchase of any area hought originally by an individual for park purposes. The commission authorized today the purchase of a small parcel of land at River road and the District line to complete the Fort Bayard Park project. The amount involved is ahout $1.000. The commission ‘alzo author- ized the purchase of 214 acres of land north of Conduit_road and in the vi- clnity of Chain Bridge road as part of the project along the Potomac. This purchase will involve about £6.000. The recommendation of Col. U. 8. Grant, the Virginia Park Commissions he vited gatherings of the national organiza- tion, was adopted. Accordingly, two representatives from each State commission will attend the meeting set for December 10 and succeeding sessions, While the State memhers will have no active voice in the proceedings. they will he called upon from time to time for their views on matters of Washington's planning affecting their respective territories. NICARAGUA ACTION CONSIDERED BY U. S. AFTER DIAZ APPEAL (Continued from First Page.) 3 that representatives of newly created Maryvland and in wation here has come ne indication that new instructions have heen for- warded, since the receipt of President Diaz's ' request, Dennis, charge at Managua, or Rear Admiral Jullan L. Lattimer. com- manding American naval foices in Central American waters. War Vessels Ready. Six or seven vessels are under Ad- miral Lattimer's command, scattered at various ports in Nicaragua, Hon- duras and Guatemala, and presumably they are alart to the gun-running situ- atfon. If such action should be deem- ed warranted, they are in position to run down and capture the Mexican filibusters, and might have the co-op- eration of the Central American gov- ernments which have established em- hargoes. While the filibustering activities and attendant developments have over- shadowed the other elements of the strained relations between Mexico and the United States, they are not being overlooked. Charge Schoenfeldt, at Mexico City, has just been instructed to make represeniations to the Mexi- can government looking to removal of agrarian trespassers on property owned by Mrs. Virginia King, an American. The statement at Los Angeles last night by Adolfo de la Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, that 20,000 men were in arms in a general rebellious movement in Mexico was received here with skepticism. In making his announcement, he took occasion to renew the charge of bol- sheviatic tendencies againat the Calles government. Mexico City was not the only Cen- tral American capital in which the Washington Government's recognition of Diaz caused intense interest, San Jose, Costa Rica, having found the news sensational. with the Diario de Costa Rica suggesting that it repre- nted a change in American policy. Nicaraguan liberals there said the fight against the conservative admin- istration in their country would be continued, and that 5,000 men wers under arm: Talk at Managua of an American loan meanwhile, has evoked no con- firmation among New York bankers who would be concerned, although they would not be surprised if Diaz should seek $200,000 or $300,000 for in;modhle use and a larger amount ater. to participate in the monthlyf, either to Fawrence | believe, before I wrote the work which won the award—whatever it was—but I certainly did not try for i Inderstand me,” anarled the volce, “I did not try for it.” i Here the author warmed' up to his | subject and apparently placed his be- | ‘whiskered face nearer the monthpiece, settling down for a good cha! “Look here,” he remarked. enthu- siastically. “How's this for an idea?” and he ‘whispered, almost confide tially: “Let's have it out in the press. Without awaiting a reply, he went on to say that he most assuredly was interested in Sinclair Lewis' asssrtion | that prize giving had a tendency to influence writers to keep an eye and a half on the prize and the little sight that remained on the work itself. As the author took a breath the interviewer wentured to ask: ‘“Do vou agree with Lewis?" It was at this point that Shaw rat- tled the phone—earplece, mouthpiece and everything it seemed by seplying in his deepest and gruffest voice: “I don’t agree with anything! There were a few seconde of silence, and the interviewer thought he heard a series of chuckles, which threatened | to hecome real laughter, but ‘didn't. | Then the voice at the other end.be- came milder and took on quite af serious tone, saving: “Let's have a general discusson in the press as to whether awards are ally good for literature. I certainly will be interested in the outcome.” Some one in the house banged a door, but, this distracted Shaw only for a_morhent. “What's that? * he remarked aside: then continued with something not ! quite clear about “*fmerican million- aires,” and the interviewer ventured | to ask: “What was that, please, | about the millionaires?" Where Would It End? “There may he more prizes for lit ature at any time,” Shaw continued. “Suppose any American millionaire. or a millionaire anvwhere else, gets the idea of making awards and the idea_hegins to spread—where may it end? “Rut don't misunderstand me. 1 do not say that prizes are apt to cause writers to write with a hias. [ really haven't any thoughts on the ‘subject and, as usual, have nothing to say a8 to my views. “Oh, ves—my letter of vesterday. It went through the Swedish Minis ter. He is a personal friend of mine. I wouldn't think for a moment of doing anything ‘to ruffle him. The whole matter is now up to the acad- emy. [ am not worried—I put the onus on them.” Then chuckles came over the phone again, and after the lapse of a few seconds the author remarked that he really must get back to work, and kindiy and politely said good-b Mr. Shaw's declination of the prize money was handed to the Swedish Minister in London, who forwarded it to the Swedish Academy at Stock- holm, where the award was made. In his letter Shaw said: “The award of the Nobel prize for 1925 to an English work is a very wel- come reinforcement of the cordial un derstanding between British and Swed- ish culture established by the famous bequest of Nobel. It will not he lost on my native country, Ireland, which already claims one distinguished Nobel prize man—W. B. Yeats, 1923. “It is naturally very gratifying to lot to furnish the occasion for such an act of international appreciation. “I must, however, discriminate be- tween the award and the prize. For the award I have nothing but my best thanks. But after most careful con- sideration I cannot persuade myself to accept the money. My readers and audiences provide me with more than sufficient money for my needs, and as to my renown, it is greater than is zood for my spiritual health. Under these circomstances, money is a lift- helt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the shore in safety. I therefore respectfully and gratefully heg the Swedish Royal Academy to confar on me the additional and final honor of classing my works in that respect hors concours (out of competi- tion). . Urges Exporting of Books. “Should this event have heen un- foreseen and unprovided for by the founders of the prize, it may have the effect of placing at the disposal of the Nobel directors a sum as to which they are not hound by the dificulty and occasionally impossible conditions of prize-giving. May I therefore seize of the board to the following consid- eration: “Some of the most advantageous sites in London are being rapidly filled up with agencies in which not only the British dominions overseas but European powers exhibit their choicest products and advertise the attractions and traveling facilities of their coun- try. Fruits, cereals, stuffed animals and birds and fabrics of all sorts tempt the importer. The one thing that fs rarely exhibited is a book. Sweden invitex us to buy her paper, but there is nothing printed on it. The function of Swedish paper, it seems, is to wrap Australian apples in. And yvet Swe- den's most valuable export is her liter- ature, of which we in Britain are de- plorably ignorant. “The Swedish Minister in London, Baron Palmstierna, who is a proved friend of British men of letters and an indefatigable champion of Swedish lit- erature In our country, has informed me of Swedish books of great value which, for lack of means. cannot be translated, and of organs working for intellectual intercourse bhetween us which are in need of Support. [ there- fore venture to propose to you that the money ‘which accompanies the award be funded by the Royal Acad. emy or by the Swedish Minister in London, and that the annual proceeds he used to encourage intercourse and understanding in literature and art hetween Sweden and the British Isies. “It would be desirable for many rea- sons that the Swedish Minister should me personally that it has fallen to my | this_opportunity to call the attention | ORMISTON BRANDS LOVELETTER BUNK Missing Radio Operator De- ‘nies Knowledge of Trunk Found in New York. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 19.- Edward H. S. Martin, attorney for Kennath G. Ormiston, missing radio operator of Angelus Temple, Los Angeles, to day made public a letter purporting to be from Ormiston, who branded as “bunk” the “dear darling man" lat ter given out hy District Attorney Keyes, and also the trunk of feminine finery found in New York. It was Ormiston's first expression since the trunk’'s contents and letter were made public. Califernia anthori tles had announced their helief that finery found in the trunk bhelonged to Aimee Semple McPhersen, Los An geles Evangelist, and fhat the “dear darling man’ letter was a missive exchanged hetween Mrs. McPherson and the radio operator Ormiston in the letter repeated his denials that he was with Mrs. Me Pherson in‘a sojourn in a cottage at Carmel-by-the-Sea. Does Not Know of Trunk. Stating that his attorney had in- formed him that “the dear pubiic wants to know what 1 think ahout the amazing ‘trunk ,and love letter’ Ormiston wrote My opinion can he adequately ex- <ed in one word ‘bunk.’ egarding the trunk [ naturally have no means of knowing. I do not know if the trunk reported as deli ered to Mr. Keyes in Los Angeles {s or ix not my property. As for its con- tents, T knaw no more than any gul lible reader of the ‘scardal shee “Now we come to that touching though cryptic little letter. 1 have to thank Mr. Keyes for a real thrill. Tha newspapers inform me in great head lines that I was a ‘dear darling man’ in some lady's estimation. “While T am really an optimist, T knew there must he a catch in it some- where, and sure enough upon wading through many lengthy columns [ found that 'twas only Mr. Keves try ing to establish a reputation as an ex- pert in the art of cryptography “Had I been the recipient of the mis- aive in question, 1 am quite certain that 1 would have failed miserably to grasp its import and the signature Jackie' would have rung no hell of recognition in my think tank. “At any rate I did not receive it and am quite sure that it was not intended that 1 should receive it and 1 do not know who wrote it. though I h: sort of sneaking idea. You see, was ‘found’ by a newspaper reporter.” The letter wound up KGO signing off. Good night.” It was not stated where Ormiston’s letter was postmarked. Several recent mmunications from Ormiston have been made public by Mr. Martin. |$40,000 SUBSCRIBED " T0 RED CROSS FUND [ Annual Roll Call at Half-Wa 1 Mark, With Less Than Week Remaining. With less than a week fa g0, the tenth annual roll call fund of the Dis- triet Chapter of the American Red {Cross was nearing the half-way mark today in the drive for $40.000. Nearly $17,000 was reported in hand last night, and this mark is expected. to he considerahly eclipsed when to- day’s returns. are tabulated Employes of Federal offices contin- ue to show a gratifving response. it is stated. The Veterans' Bureau sent in $232.80 vesterday and promised move special gifts reported vests From Mrs. William I”. Board man, Mrs. Imer Schlesinger, $500; Miss Mabel P. Boardman, $200. Judd & Detweiller, $200; Secreta of the Treasury Mellon, $150; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Winston, $100; Mrs. Hugh Wallace, $160; Mme. Hauge, $100: William M. Riiter, $100; | Mrs. Nathaniel Scott, $100: Mrs. 15, H. later, $100 win White, 50; Mrs. Kurl : : Mre. Fn gene Hale, $50: John Hays Ham a0: Mrs, A. Reever, $50: ce Denio Litchfield, $40; Mrs Therese . McCagg, $35; Mrs. George B. McClellan, Lanman Engrav $15, and the Peoples Drug Miss Katherine Morse, an occupa- tional therapy aide of the American Red Cross, is in charge of the exhibit of handiwork of veterans of the United States Naval Hospital at the roll call headquarters at 1405 F street. Tha e\ hibit contains many leather articles as well as woven novelties, which are gold for the benefit of the veterans. BOWIE ENTRIES FOR SATURDAY | FIRST RACE—S$1.300: claiming: 2-year- olds: 1 mile, Ambition .. 102 Olive Dext Bobby Jones 105 *Long Vi Pomonkey 108 Grierson .. *Swept Away.. 9L Handclasp 2 SECOND RACE—$1.300: claiming: year-olds: 1 mile. *Vortex 12 Miniato 11 Sstenols ;e enny Dean 103 sGolden Box 11 100 roomones 101 rden aes to% THIRD RACE—$1.500: the Tip Top Han- he a member of the board e controlling FENNING HAD RESIGNED AS GASKELL COMMITTEE Ex-Commissioner Replies to Court Citing Him to Appear in Man' Claim to $9,000. Frederick A. Fenning, former Dis- trict Commissioner, against whom a rule was issued yesterday by Justice Stafford on a petition of John W. Gas- kell, formerly detained at S8t. Fliza- beth's Hospital, to show cause why he should not surrender ahout $9,000 due the former soldier, s'gted today that he resigned »< committee of Gas- kell last August : 14 early in Septem- ber submitted hi: account to Justice Hitz of the Dist:ict Supreme Court. The account has not yvet been settled and Mr. Fenning declares he can do nothing in the matter pending the de- cigion by the court of the questions involved in the accounting. John E. Laskey, before whom is pending the final account of Mr. Fen- ning in the Gaskell case, declared that he is held up by the fact that there has been no judicial determination of the preceding account. Mr. Laskey has been ngmed a special auditor of the court th examine and pass on the final account of Mr. Fenning. Skunks are good mousers. They alen eat grasshoppers, crickets, locusts ;M other insects. says Nature Mage. Ine. ACADEMY TO MEET. Wi Take Up Shaw’s Proposal About Nobel Prize. STOCKHOLM, November 19 (#).— }The Swedish Academy will meet to- morrow to discuss the action of George Bernard Shaw in acceptin, the honor of the Nobel prize in Tl’!l 5 ture for 1925, but declining the mone; |prize. Permanent Secretary Kerfeldt sald that he was unable to predict what would he done with the prize, as Mr. Shaw had apparently both re. Jected and accepted it. While Mr. Shaw's decision is re. | Bretted, it is felt it can in no way be regarded as a sign of disrespect to the academy. One member of the acad- emy pointed out that under the rules regulating the distribution of Nohel awards the money cannot he used in the manner suggested by Mr. Shaw, but must remain in the committee’s hands, as has been done in all cases where the award was not made. ‘The Svenska Dagblad. the Stock- holm Tidningen and the Social Demeo- crat are favorably impressed by the form in which the “refusal” is con- veyed, but the Dagens Nvheter con. siders the delay of a week between the academy’s announcement of the award . Shaw's notification wa racteristic plece of Shavanism. For " savs this news- paper,,“Mr. Shaw kept his admirers in auspense and thoroughly enjoved the distinetion. He played like a true ac- tor.” l The Stockhelm Tidningen suggests that the names ef future prize win- ners be net divulged until the recip- fent has announced acceptance. dicap: all ages; b furlongs. 18 Norris. 140 tCudgell .13 Locnater fvorrin: 148 1hd"Feathen 1 108 Fatal Dart . 116 Mino .. 3. Poly : 111 Witeh Mo ida 7 134 tBulletin oy’ Arko .. 132 Patricia J Glister " 139 Avestls Bull Run .00 123 H. G. Bedwell entry. di Po star Ray . Lasea ... Sport ‘T'rail Al Blue Contemplate IFTH BACE—Handicap: i Gutiatn 5. Bryan M mile. Peanuts 1Titan jinend o inpiay ] Celidon 0 S PR ) Jor Emoke 2 Jox Sm Nad o M [ e ;»« ' 0 104 Harry Baker il 10 Laurs Diant? - 103 $Clouaian ] Willie K. ... L1 This race will start and fini; and.one-sixteenth pole.) 1+ . Brown entry. I3 lF Rosenberg antry. ;glnv‘cr. Stable eniry. "G Becwell entry. . Whitney entry. 89 Lord Martin B Rty e . 109 *Horol 31,'1 -: Rul . 105 Chink m SEVENTH RACFE—$1300: claiming: “3- r-olds and up: 1's miles. .