Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1926, Page 2

TAX EXPERT RAPS | SIB0REALTYLEVY Dr. Thomas Walker Page Lauds Board of Trade on Proposed Survey. The tax rate of $1.80 on real estaie | In the District of Columbia was termed “abnormal and absurdly high” by 1 Thomas Walker nt of the Council ,of the Institute of Iconemics and mationally knowr authority on taxation, in an address before seveial hundred members of the Board of Trade at the Hotel lasi night. “The real estate tax in Washington s too high. In many States the & tual rate is higher, but the asse ments are much lower.” declared Dr. Page, who stated that sessiments are almost equal to the full mar. ket value and tions in any of as any eity In order fo illustrate his ook a $20.000 home as his basis and declared that the present rate of tax- ation here equals 18 per cent of the gross rental of the property and 36 per cent of the net rental obtained from such a priced house. “What would you say if you had an income tax of 36 per cent on net e ings? And that is what this is,” Dr. Page. Government Property Crux. The speaker declared that it i ible to assess Government e, pres at New Willard point he v portion 1o be contributed by the United States toward the keep of the National Capi of the abs of any value that « District eitizen: quired to pay according to their abil- ity on the basis of the average tax paid in other cities of the country and then appropriate the pay no more for the beautification of Washington in respect to a large number of things than other citizens of the United States, because many of the expenditures here are of as benefit to the rest of the country s they are to Washingtonian: the speaker. Many of the defects in local tion are the same as those in the States, sald the speaker. Dr. Page outlined the present sources of taxa- tion exclusive of non-recurrent reve- nues, such as fines, etc., as follows: Real estate tax, license taxes, tax on intangible property, corporation taxes and taxes on tangible property. Advocates Three Types. Quoting the report of a committee of tax experts which made a study of national tax conditions prior to the war, the speaker advocated that reve- nue-producing measures should be re- duced to three types, namely, a tax on real estate and tangible property, the use of an income tax instead of the intangible property tax and a tax on net business earnings. He declared that this would not bring about more revenue in the District because of the large amount of non-taxable property here, such as that owned by the Fed- | eral Government, embassies, etc., but that it would bring about a more just and equitable distribution of the tax fiurd‘fn based ‘‘on the capacity to y: _+He suggested that the license tax be vised and amended, that corpora- jons of other States doing business ‘here be required to pay local taxes ‘and business be taxed on its net earn- lings. . 1In speaking of the local tax rate of '$1.80, Dr. Page said that real estate ‘taxes would become prohibitive here Af some change in the system that made this tax the elastic tax instead of the stable and fixed tax was not made. Compliments Trade Board. He complimented the Board of Trade committee on municipal finance for its decision to make an ex- haustive study of the tax and fiscal situation here. The committee is being divided into sections, under Joshua © Rvans, chairman, and will employ Workers for the next two months in order to make, a very complete study of the tax problem here. After Dr. Page concluded his ad- _dress, Representative Upshaw of ‘Georgia, who was with a number of Representatives who sat in the audi- ence, rose to his feet and shouted: *Doctor, can vou as the result of your studies fathom the peculiar fun- damental theory of taxation without ‘Yepresentation which exists here?” A review of reports made during the year was made by a number of committee chairmen, including Alex- ander Wolf, law committee; A. J. Driscoll, American ideals committee, 8nd Frank P. Leetch, rivers and har. bors committee, The meeting was concluded with a buffet supper. Edwin C. Graham, president of the board, presided. W e SMITH APPOINTED SENATOR; ASHURST ACTS TO BAR HIM (Continued from First Page.) — Ed more besmirched by the contributions to his campaign from public utilities than is a Presldent whose campaign r partly financed by contributions rom manufacturers interested in hav- ing the tariff rates increased. Just prior to the election in November, Col. Smith gave out a statement saying ‘@8 much. w The second course would be to de- ecline the appointment, declaring that he did not wish to embarrass the Re- publican leadedship in Washington or to upset its plans for the present ses- slon, and in a statement outlining his case say that he would fight it out in the next Congress, to which he has been elected. The probubilities, according to those in Washington who know Col. Smith, is that he will determine to make his fight now, and will accept the nomination. Probable Procedure Outlined. The opinion was expressed by Sen- ate leaders that in the event Col. Smith accepts appointment and his credentia © presented to the Sen- ate, the contest would come over the seating of Smith and a subscquent in yestigation, and the alternative of re ferring his credentials immediately to a committee without allowing him to take the oath of office. In all prob- ability the Jatter course will be fol- lowed. ‘Whether the credentials will be re- ferred to the Reed committee or the committee on privileges and elections is another matter that will have to be decided later. There seems little probability that the Ashurst resolu- tlon, to prevent Smith taking the oath of office, will be acted upon prior to the presentation of the Smith eredentials. I Col. Smith accepts the appoint- thent and comes here, a motion will be made to him and then to in vestigate his case. This motion prob- ably would be made by Senator Deneen of Tlinois, Sentiment ap- pears to have set strongly against 1his course of action, however. _. The report of the Reed committee on Washington | * | i up- | uch ! the Illinois primaries showed a' Figures in Senate Appointment Row ! | | | | | i KEVSTONE i ' | | | | of Minois (below). itotal expenditure of comyhitee stated, however: “These do not represent the pos- sible tots enditures on behall of Frank | So far | as contr is concerned, your committee was unable to obtain a list of the contributors to the Smith cam- paign. In fact, the only information which your committee obtained cov- ering this important subject were unwilling admissions made by wit- ne: s the result of repeated ques- tioning and in reply to specific ques- tions. A great deal of time was con- sumed in this fashion.” Tota! Expenditures Listed. The total expenditure for Smith, | as obtained, was subdivided as fol- lows: Smith expenditures (including unpaid bills), $253,547; Samuel Insull (Anti-World Court propaganda), $33,- Crowe-Barrett expenditures, Cook County (estimated), $171,500. The report of the committee con- tinues- “The following contributions were elicited from the testimony of Allen ¥. Moore, manager of Smith's cam- paign, tire testimony of Samuel In- sull and Ira C. Copley and Daniel J. Schuyler: “Col. Frank L. Smith, personal con- tribution, $5,000; Allen F. Moore, cam- n_manager, personal contribution, $73,117; Samuel Insull, $125,000; Sam- uel Insull, anti-World Court campajgn, $33,735; Ira C. Copley, $25,000; Clem- ent Studebaker, jr., $20,000; Daniel Schuyler, $3,600. “This list does not tally with the totals expended, but represents the best information at your committee’s disposal. “The personal contributions of Col. Smith and Allen ¥, Moore represent about 25 per cent of the total. Of the nder 93 per cent of the disclosed coritributions to Frank L. Smith’s senatorial primary campaign were made by traction powers and public utility owners, “Col. Smith was and is chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, which is empowered by law to fix the rates and control the operations of public utilities in the State of Illinois. Because of this fact, your committee gives especial attention to the con- tributions by the owners and op- erators of public utilities in the State of Iliinois.” Statement Accompanies Report. When Senator Reed submitted his report to the Senate he made a brief statement as follows: “I am directed to make the follow- ing partial report confined to the Il- linois situation because a number of Senators have asked for committee information on that situation. The rest of ‘the report will be tiled in a few days. The report contains no recommendations, but simply states the facts. The committee reserves the right hereafter to make such comments as may be appropriate. One reason for this kind of preliminary report is the absence of Senator La Follette. The four other members of the committee were unanimous in making this repor The committee report estimated the total investment in Illipois of the public utilities companies of Samuel Insull to be in excess of three-quarters of a billion dollars. Mr. Insull's contributions to the Smith campaign were paid to Allen F. Moore in thpee payments, two of $50,000 each and one of $25,000, and each payment was paid in cash. . Attention was called to the fact that Ira C. Copley, another contributor to the Smith campaign funds, is presi- dent of the principal gas works of Chicago, the Western United Gas and Electric Co., and of its holding com- pany, the Western United Corpora- tion. Clement Studebaker, jr., another contributor to the Smith fund, was shown to be president of the Illinois Power & Light Corporation, whose properties are valued at $163,000,000. McKinley Expenses Cited. The report of the committee showed that the total expenditures for the primary campalgn of the late Senator McKinley who was defeated by Smith, were $355,000, of which $350,000 was contributed by Senator McKinley him- self . The report showed that the National Republican committee of Cook County designated as the Deneen group expended $159,143. The total expenditures of George E. Brennan, the Democratic candi- date in the primary, were fixed by the committee at $20,841. The con- tributors to the Brennan campa‘gn were Samuel Insull, $15,000; John O. O'Brien, $2,500, and John A. Muldoon, $500, a total of $18,000. Mr. Brennan, the report said, testi- fied that he pald out of his own pocket the excess of expenditures over the contributions listed. The committee veport places the total expenditures in the Illinols Sena- torial primary at $993,766, the aggre- gate of the McKinley Smith and Brennan campaign expenditures. Report Not Complete. The report declares “‘that the con- tributions and expenditures on behalf of the senatorial primary candidates so far as has been ascertained by your committee, are not to be accepted as final or complete.” The report of the committee com- plains of the lack of co-operation in its investigations on the part of polit- ical organization leaders in Illinols. It called attention to the fact that Robert E. Crowe, of the Crowe-Bar- rett faction and a Smith supporter, protested the jurisdiction of the con mittee over the blanket expenditures and refused to state sums of money received, or from whom received. “The operations and affllations of the 1llinols Anti-Saloon League, both in the primary and general elections,” the report said, “will be dealt with § a separate partial report covering e Antl-Saloon League as a national | tionnai | the Associated 1 jas belief in THE EVEN RELIGIOUS BELIEF -~ GAINING IN POLL Resuits of 1,700 Baliots Show Percentage of 23 « PerCentinD.C. With The Sta poll of local religious sentiment drawing to u close tomeo row, Washingionians participating iv the balloting, with the first 1,700 ques- es tabulated. indicate that this ity Is in a fair way to be leader of lu cities of the country in the perceuiuge of its vesidents hold- ing beliel in God and religion, When the poll started the lallots i showed that 91 per cent of those re- turning in God. This 1 them held a beiiel tio hus been Of the 1.700 voting, 1,582 for this question. In New York. the world's poll, which closed last night, revealed that only 72.9 per cent of the voters were bellevers in God, and s average for the entire country in the national poll on religious sentiment showed that the voters professing hellef in God were only 89 per cent of the total. Results to Be Given Sunday. Answers to other questions in the I'st also indicate that Washington holds a similar advanced place among the religionsly inclined cities in so fa immortality and in the divinity of Jesus Christ is concerned. Almost 89 per_cent of the voters in The Star's poll expressed belief in tmmortality, while §4.5 per cent voted " on belief in the divinity of Another inference drawn from the | local poll is that early religious train- ing, despite the alleged manners and customs of the time, sticks. Answer- ing the tenth question, as to the rear- ing of the voter in a religious home, some 1,548 answered “yes,” comparing closely with the votes on the belief in God, in immortality and in the neces- sity of religion as an element of life for the individual and for the com- munity. Tomorrow's Star will contain the last ballot to be printed in the poll. 1t is expected that the complete count will be finished Saturday and an- nounced in Sunday's Star. Totals to Date. The totals to date are: 1. Do you believe in God? 1,582; no, 109; not voting. 9. 2. Do 'you believe in immortality? Yes, 1,511: no, 165; not voting, 24. 3. Do you believe in prayer as a. means of personal relationship with God? Yes, 1,507; no, 175; not voting, 15. 4. Do you believe that Jesus was divine as no other man was divine? Yes, 1,487; no, 243; not voting. 20. 5. Do you regard the Bible as in- Yes, 5. spired in a sense that no other litera- ture could be sald to be inspired? Yes, 1,404; no, 277; not voting, 19. 6. Are you an active member of any church? Yes, 1,314; no, 368 not voting, 18. 7. Do you regularly attend any re- liglous services? Yes, 1,328; no, 354; not voting, 18. 8. Would you be willing to have your family grow up in a community in which there is no church? Yes, 175; no, 1,496; not voting, 29. 9. Do you regularly have “family worship” in your home? Yes, 600; no 972; not voting, 128. 10. Were you brought up in a re ligious home? Yes, 1,543; no, 145; not voting, 12. o:'l.‘DD you send your children to any school of religious instruction? Yes, 743; no, 196; not voting, 761. 12. Do you think that religion in some form is a necessary element of life for the individual and for the community? Yes, 1,556, no, 127; not voting, 17. BELIEF I New York and London Share Same Proportionate Creed. NEW YORK, December 16 (#).— Residents of New \;ork and London apparently share the same propor- tllzl::,te bellef in God, religious cen- suses conducted in the two cities re- veal. . The New York survey was made in connection with the religlous census sponsored by the International Adver- tising Association through question- naires in 160 newpapers. In New York City the questionnare was print- ed in the World and final figures pub- lished today showed 7,600 persons who answered in the metropolitan dis- trict belleve in God and that 2,924 do_not. In London a similar question asked readers of the Daily News brought 9,991 affirmative replies and 3,686 in the negative. Responses from read- ers of the Nation and Athenaeum, however, gave 743 believers in God and 1,024 agnostics. These two papers circulate among the so-called intellectuals. A comparison between the percent- age of bellef in God in the United States as a whole andsthe percentage indicated in the returns of the London Daily News, however, showed 16 per cent greater bellef in God in the United States. On the question of immortality the returns indicate that there is more belief in the survival of the soul in London than in New York. The vote in New York was 6,292 ves and 3,954 no, while the Daily News returns showed 10,161 yes and 3,178 no. organization and its operations in the States covered by investigations on the part of vour comittee.” APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED. GOD IS STRONG. Acceptance of McKinley's Post Taken for Granted. DWIGHT, T, December 16 (#).— Col. Frank L. Smith, Senator-elect of Tilinols, today was formally appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator William B. McKinley. Braving the cold, Col. Smith left this morning for a tour of his farm property about the time Gov. Len Small signed the appointment. He was soon far from the reach of scores who sought to congratulate him or to counsel with him on the new post, and his office attaches declared that he did not plan to return until late tonight. Acceptance Expected. Tlig acceptance of the appointment is taken for granted, because of his known desire: to be named, despite warnings of friends in the Senate that his credentials might be refused in order to avert until the next Congress the impending struggle over his seat- ing, objected to by Democratic leaders because of his large primary cam- paign fund. Senator Smith has made no state. ment since the five-word comment on his election in November, expressing gratitude to the voters. He took cognizance, however, later in his Fall campaign, of objections to acceptance of $125,000 in his behalf during the primary campaign from Samuel In- sull, utilities magnate, and $45,000 from two other utility chiefs; and de- clared that such contributions to his primary war chest were no more rep- r“;:lr‘“’h than cot::.r{bmlons to a Re- publican presiden campaigg by beneficiaries of a protective - ed the | aised to more | than 93 per cent In the later returns. | professed | belief in God, 109 denying belief and | | 9 questionnaires showing blank spaces | ¢ | continued ?Midshipmen Contribute $420.75 to Save By the Associated Pr Old Ironsides ! which yeai of the Nav: the hoary arried midshipmen demy on many alkedow n’ se, but s m of decay and needs mot for airs, has touched the ‘cl bie d in the hearts of present naval warship, now ne | a Iy Admiral Nulton, superintend- ent of the academy. reported to Se jretary Wilbur thatin connection with i | | | | Old Ironsides; Represents 100 Per Cent! Ithe “save old Tronsides drive” he had |invited donations and that the mid- shipmen had raised $420.75. represent ing a 100 per cent subscription of the ent Lody. i was remembered_at Annapol illl t from 1860 to 1871 the frigate | served as the academy school ship. {and at the ontbreak of the Civil War {carried a contingent of midshipmen who went into the service of the | Union to the temporary training sta | tion at Newport, R. L. MINARY FARMBILL TO UNTE BODSTERS Members Dron Pet Measures to Strengthen Fight—Tariff Looms as Issue. | By the Associuted Pross The care with which the rv bill was devised to | demands of farm iponents is reflected In the decision o several Representatives to forego of fering proposals of their own in order new M meet the ot pro- imous g . but it is regarded many relicf advocates as the best compromise obtainable at this time. One of the members, who has dis- considoration of a bill of | his own Representative William- {#on, Republican, South Dakota, who had in mind a measure’ to stabilize prices of farm products by market- ing them only when sufficiant demand developed to command fair pric is “However, introduction’ of the MeN: new and tly improve shall my bill. While the Senate hill does not entirely meet my views, T belleve it is the hest so far drafted, and, if passed, should materi- fmprove the farm situation. It gives recognition to the farmers’ co- operatives, and to the farmers them. selves a volce iff the selection of the Farm Board. Taking advantage of debate yester. day on the Agricultural appropriation Dbill. Representative Dickinson, an Jowa Republican, declared that if re- lief were not provided as set forth in the new MeNary bill, there might fol- low a division of party lines, with Middle Western Republicans seeking to ease the rural situation by down. ward revision of the tariff. This brought a demand for ate tarlff revision from Repre tive Connally, Democrat, Texas, who charged the Towan with seeing that it was done “now and not after Mr. Lowden is nominated for President.” Speaker Longworth Appears. As he was mentioning the former Tllinois governor, Speaker Longworth emerged from the lobby wearing a red carnation and took a seat to the left of Connally. “And as soon as we get into this presidential discussion,” Connally said, “the Speaker emerges from his stud He not only peeps through the cloak- room door, but sits right here in fr where all may have a look at him. The inference brought a ripple of laughter. Representative Dickinson’s hint that party lines might be divided over farm relief with tariff revision a possibility, also received attention from House members, “There is a firm conviction in the minds of a great many in the West,” he said, “that the revision of the would be beneficial to the agricultural interests of the country.” ‘Downward Revision Helpful. He said he was of the opinion that a revision downward ‘“on a limited number of commodities, such as steel, aluminum, chemicals, ete.,” would be helptul. “In_my judgment,” he concluded, “the’ party leadership that efther ad-: mits the lack of a program or shows a. disposition to further delay an effort to pass this legislation with no substi- tute to offer, should be repudiated and dethroned.” ! One of the farm relief bills was of- fered by Revresentative McLaughlin, Republican, Nebraska, who would create a Federal corporation with a capital stock of $1,000,000,000 to pro- vide economic guidance of the produc- tion and marketing of agricultural products. Another relief proposal wuas ex- plained to President Coolidge by W. I. Drummond, who was active at the re- cent St. Louis conference. He sug- gested a Federal board with a $100,- 000,000 revolving fund to loan to co- operative farming organizations for buying up surpluses of non-perishable commodities. A An attempt was mide in the House to force consideration of farm legisla- tion when _Representative Howard, Democrat, Nebraska, offered a reso- lution to devote half of all legislative hours between now and Christmas to the farm question. The resolution was_blocked, however, by Chairman Snell of the rules committee. TENNIS EXPERT SUICIDE. A. Larned, Once Champion, Shoots Self in New York. NEW YORK, December 16 (#).— William A. Larned, former national tennis champlon, committed suicide by shooting in his room today at the Knickerbocker Club on Fifth avenue. A nervous breakdown from which Mr. Larned had been suffering. for the past two years was believed to have caused his act. His last ap: pearance in a tennis match was at Forest Hills, N. Y., in 1922, during the Metropolitan championship play. w. DERMOTT TWICE IDENTIFIEDATTRIAL | | Defendant | Watched Slain Publisher 7 ' Through Window. | BY the Associated Press | COURTHOUSE. CANTON, Ohio, De cember “16.—Patrick Eugene McDer- mote, on trial for the murder of Don Mellett, pul f the Canton State witnesses today. Charles Gaston testified MeDermott came to the Canton Daily News office the day before the murder and |to see Mr. Meliett. Gaston is cireu Jation manager of the News, Previously O, Crouse, Canton sinking fund trustee, had testified he [Had seer MeDermott go into pol headquarters the Sunday night pre ceding the murder, iuston declared McDermott s office the afterncon of July asked to see Mr. Mellett. Watched Through W McDermott was told Mr. Mellett was in the business office, McDermott went out, and Gaston said he saw him watching Mellett through a win- sked ame to and dow. . L. Mills, on cross-examination of 1ston, inquired about the campaign Mellett is said to have waged in the News against vice conditions in Can- ton. He also asked Gaston if the News had not “paid a bootlegger's fine” and g ted stuff from a disbarred attor- replied Woods, he did not know. Massillon, told of having a conversation with Ben Rud- ner, also charged with the murder, several fter the murder, in hich Rudner told him he expected “to be framed in this case. Woods said Rudner told him he was going to be framed because he and Burton (Detective Tl Burton of Columbux, had had words in front of the Canton police headquarters and he had knoeked Burton down. John Van Allman, the next witness, snid a man under the name of Charles Thompson roomed at his house in July and left on a Friday. Mellett was killed shortly after midnight on the morning of Friday, July 16. He identified McDermott as = “Charles Thompson.” He said “Thompson™ left without making his departure known. Vere Van Guaten then testified. He corroborated Van Allman’s story and algo identified McDermott as “Thomp- son."” Peggy Cavanaugh, pretty waitres who was expected to add a formid- able link to the chain of circumstan- tial evidence against McDermott, proved a disappointing witness, Her Answers Vague. Peggy gave vague answers to questions of Presecutor McClintock when he brought up the subject of “Pat's” trip to Massilon, a week after the slaying, when the defendant was alleged to have received money from the “pay off” man who plotted the murder. This “pay off” man, the is Ben Rudner, Mas- are merchant, and a co- defendant with McDermott. Miss Cavanaugh admitted accom- panying Pat on that trip, but with that her testimony was limited to “T don't know,” and “I don't remember."” Peggy testified when they reached Massillon Pat stopped at a store to see “a friend,” but she didn't know which store it was or who the friend was. When he returned to their auto- mobile he had a $10 bill in his hand, she said. McClintock tried to elicit further in- formation from her, but upon defense interruptions she declared that she knew nothing more about the case. sillon hard STUDY APARTMENT DATA. All the data and questionnaires re- celved by the Commerce Department on the plan to erect moderate priced apartment homes. for Government workers in Washington have been turned over to the unnamed sponsors for the plan and an intensive study of the financial aspects of the plan and its possible benefits to the Army of Federal workers in Washington is now under way. The scheme has not been dropped, according to Secre- tary Hoover, although for the present nothing can‘be made public on it ex- cept that progress is being made. The Commerce Secretary has indicated that the name of the sponsor or spon- sors for the plan may never be re- vealed. About 10,000 questionnaires were re- ceived by the Commerce Department from Government employes, a large percentage of them expressing ap- proval of the plan and announcing the intention of the signers to lease apartments in the proposed _struc- tures. The apartments, according to the original announcement, are to be built_within 10 minutes of downtown Washington. YOUR RELIGION What Do You Believe? THE QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTION o you was _divine? 5. Do ou regard the Bible as inspls elleve that Jesus was divine as no other man in a sense that no other literature could be said to be inspired? 6. Are you an active member of any church? 7. Do_you regu . Would you community in_wl e 1y have “famil send your chil -tnmnf . Do you think t el.ll{o'ntolm.hflho ndf attend any religlous services? il to have your famll Meh‘ there “: no_church grow up in a eligion In some form dual and for the Said to Havej dentified” twice by | NG 'STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1926. ISCHUNEMAN IS AIDE CHOSENBY MELLON Be in Charge of Big Build- ing Program. Carl T. Schuneman of St. Pau selected by S casury Mellon to be Assistant & retary of the Treasury in charge of the huge Government public bui na certain other miscellane My program. ous activities of the department. Schuneman has been mended to Presic . but has not yet been sent to the Senat Announcement of the selection of M Schuner made last night by 5 . Schall of Minne by Sect ind confirmed today tary Mellon, The post for which Mr. Schuneman has heen selected is of the utmost Limportance to the District of Colum Dia, 48 it I8 the assistant secretar: of extensive building and Washington, according to present prospects, is to be the scene within the next few years of one of the most far-reaching Federal building projects in its history. Lawyer and Merchant. Mr. Schuneman is a < been engaged in merc suits, however, and is now Schuneman, Mannerheimer department store, & 1 rec y mounced that to give up the active this enterprise. He is a graduate o ass of 1908 and durin ved for 18 months joned officer. e is a of the National the Morris Plan chuneman terested in civic home city. The post for selected is known Secretary of the Tr of “internal revenue laneous.” lawyer. ntile pur- head & Eva il It w. of the World Yale the activities of his which he has been the Assistant ury in charge and miscel- ow in City. The miscellaneous includes office of the supervising architect | thtough which the great building program will be handled: the Public Health Service, the Bureau of Supply, the General Supply Committee, chief clerk of the Treasury, the Di vision of appointments and the Divi- sion of Printing. Mr. Schuneman is now in Wash- ington and has been in conference with Secretary ellon and the as- sistant secretaries. When appointed and approved by the Senate, Mr. Schuneman will take over the public building work which’ been in charge of Charle s Dewey, Assistant Secref . but this change will not take place at once, as the project is so far reaching. Seeretary Mellon confirmed this. Mr. Schuneman is to succeed Me- Kenzie Moss. who, several months ago, was appointed to the United FRLUORPL Treasury Officials Set Maxi- mum Needed in Medicinal Project at $35,000,000. The proposed corporation for pur- chase. manufacture and distribution of medicinal liquor under a “benefi- cent monopoly” would involve a capital of about $100,000,000. it was explained today by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, but under the terms of a bill almost ready for sub- mission to Congress, the Government would not be asked to loan funds un- less private capital failed to float the enterprise. The maximum new financing neces: lsary, it was explained, would be |about $§35,000,000, which the Govern- { ment might be asked to advance. This dwas expected to be necessary, how- only in an emergens and of- ficials of the Treasur: including As sistant Secretary Andrews, who was said today personally to have initiated the project, are hoping that no Gov- ernment loans will be needed. Name Is Selected. In return for the purchase of their huge stocks of medicinal liquor now on hand, the present owners would & paid some cash and some stock. The maximum amount of preferred stock which it is planned to issue would be about $60,000,000, acaording to the best indications. The name of the proposed corpora tion has been selected by Tre: officials, but has not been d S Although it was said in the offi announcement that the corporation would be a “private” enterprise under Federal control, the name itself, it was learned today, will include a definite Federal designation. It may be something like 'he United States Medicinal Liquor Corporation.” Would Bar Customs Men. Customs Service men must not be drafted by the Treasury for prohibi- tion duty, the Senate finance commit- tee decided today in attaching an amendment to that effect to the pro- hibition reorganization bill. The bill, which was approved by the committee as amended, would create separate bureaus of prohibition and customs distinct from the Inter- nal Revenue Bureau, under which prohibition enforcement is now placed. The National Association of Manu- facturers had expressed fear that the reorganization would permit the u of customs agents as prohibition men. Assistant Secretary Andrews, chief of the dry forces, informed the com- mittee that he had no intention of using customs personnel as dry agents, and sanctioned the change in the bill. Customs agents are used now, ho said, only in enforeing the smuggling laws relating to prohibi- tion work, and they can be used in the same capacity under the bill. BURNS MAY BE FATAL. Colored Man's Clothing Ignited at Stove in Southeast. Dayid Henson, colored, 76 years old, who lived alone in a frame house on Fort place, Garfield, a short distance from Good Hope southeast, probably was fatally burned shortly before 10 o'clock this morning when a fire oc- curred in his home. Henson, who is said to have been feeble, is believed to have fallen while starting a fire in a stove, his clothing igniting. His niece, Carrie Coates, re- siding nearby, discovered the fire and went to the assistance of her uncle. Mrs. Coates and neighbors assisted the burned man from the house, and he was taken to Providence Hospital The-fire digienly about $10 damage to the hp and contents, the | New Assistant Secretary Will| | - SUES SECOND MATE he expected | leadership of | hange Bank and | Bank of St. Paul. || as been actively in- | In Marital Tangle PRINCESS TROUBETZKOY PRETTIESTNORSE 11| Returned From “Dead” After ot | She Married Again, Former Russian Princess Says. 1 December 16.—Princess oubetzkoy, member of the Death and once st beautiful nurse divorce from ce husbands. York City ctor A. ar th nurse in a he s iously cer ih the Imperial Russian C: a French or American officer and a motion picture actor, whom she mar- ried in 1917, When she Turin married he w | supposed to be a member of a Rus: war mission, and she was aff with the Red Cross. They went to Milwaukee to live, but the captain left her to return to France and the war. Is Dead. he heard he hiad been killed, ied, but although she went to 3 search for proof, she was unable to obtain an official vecord. 20 she married Capt, Wal- itz of Milwaukee, whom patient. she testified before Judge Hall yesterday, there came a letter from Turin demahding $20,000 in return for his self-effacement, and when she showed it to Schutz she told him: “Wally, I have no right to live with Hears He not seen pt. Schutz since, nor did she succeed in locating Turin, Capt. Schutz had their mar- riage annulled in Green Bay, Wis. The present divore se. is com- plicated by records showing that Turin sued the princess for divorce here in 1921, naming Capt. Schutz. This action was never tried. In March of thig vear a tor A. Turin, who gave Tifflis, Ga., as his birthplace, was married in New York to Miss Anna Hearons, former over- seas war worker, who came from Millerstown, Pa. % Escapes From Siberia. The princess she escaped from iberia by wa. Japan when the <heviki forces overturned the oz st army in Russla. She was several times wounded in battles with husband, the 4 before catastrophe en- veloped the imperial house In her present action her appears as Mrs. Nadine Turin, The {case has been continued by Justice Hall, who has requested further docu- | mentary evidenc: name ted Cross officials recalled today that the Princess Troubetzkoy was in Washington during the World War and sought permission from the Red Cross to visit the military and naval hospitals, stating t she had been an Red Cross nurse. Since she did not have the formal creden- tials in her possession required by the Red Cross, she was not accorded it ils to visit the hos- LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT FORECAST; WARMER TOMORROW (Continued from First ‘Page.) States heralded the passing of the bit- ter weather that has held sway since Sunday, but the forecasters promised no general return toward seasonable thermometer readings until tomorrow. Even with the advances recorded into the Central States, the mercury was uncomfortably close to zero over wide areas, and additional snow was predicted in Western States and the Great Lakes region. Communication and traffic move- ments, madly discupted in many places by blizzards, were on the mend, but suffering from the cold continued and further additions to the wave’s death toll were counted. Searching parties went out from Sioux Falls, S. Dak., last night in quest of four persons believed lost in drifts, radio stations aiding in the search. At Sheridan, Wyo., a _Civil War veteran 86 years old was found frozen to death and a storm fatality at Sidnaw, Mich., added to the score already reported. The ‘wave reached down to south- orida today, but in modified de- crusher S: Winter moorings. The Weather Bureau at Chicago of- fered consolation to a shivering Mid- west by revealing that 25 years ago today the mercury went to 12 below here and never passed a minus 2 all day long. DR. T. E. McARDLE DIES. Retired Physician, in His 75th Year, Was Widely Known. Dr. Thomas E. MecArdle, retired Washington physician, died shortly before noon today at his apartment, in the Blackstone, Seventeenth street near K street, following a long ill- ness. He,was in his seventy-fifth year. Dr. McArdle gave up a large prac- tice in Washington several years ago. Ho is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marion V. McArdle, and two sons, one of whom, M. McArdle, is a law- yer in the Colorado Building. Funeral Services have not been completed. —— BAND CONCERT. TOMORROW. By the United States Marine Bamd Orchestra, atzthe Marine Barracks, 8:30 p.m., im . Santelmann, leader; Taylor ranson, second leader, i LIAN-GERMAN PACT COMPLETE Friendship and Arbitration Treaty Due to Be Signed Within 15 Days. By Cable to The Star and Chicaso Da News. Copyright. 1926 ROME, December 16.—The { German pact of friendship and tration will be signed within' 15 days In order to make the pact more portant. Premier Mussolini and eign Minister Stresemann will at a city of northern Italy. According to the ( rie Is the pact will be similar to leoncluded by Ttaly recently Switz will not have nen political ngs attached. Its scope is to ach understand the other peaceably. It is, the |cal complement to Locarn: jcounterweight to Thoiry This pact proves Mussolini's suc- icess in preventing the political i {lation of Italy as a result of the political intimacy of France «nd Ger nd the solemnity which is to signing demonstrates its activities be Iy and Germany, adds the Della Sera, is unusual be- e of the similarity of the prob- lems of the two nations. It indicates that the quarrel of last Spring be tween Italy and Germany has been completely otten, he pact intensifies both countries in the League of tions. hey il collaborates to vindicate their own claims, to colonial mandates. essentially political, but it that " important _economic also are involved. tesides collaboration with Germany in the economic penetration -of the Near East, Italy will turn to Ger many for raw materials. THREE 0. 5. SHPS SEIZEDBY CHINESE Removal of Vessels From Ichang Prevented by American Gunboat. ¥ mex De! th with of cordial fie the power_of re questions {A1, December 16.—A wire- less message from Ichang, Hupeh province, says Chinese have seized three American river vessels, but that the American gunboat Elcano is pre- venting their being moved. The dispatch states Gen. Yang-Sen, a northern commander, seized the ships to transport his soldiers back to Ichang after they had been routed by the Cantonese. However, after Gen. Yang had packed his troops on board, the Klcano moved alongside and notified him the Elcano would open fire if an attempt was made to move the commandeered craft or un- less the soldiers were removed soon. The message declared also that sev- eral Japanese boats were seized by the Chinese and that a British gun- boat was standing guard over two British vessels in the vicinity. OIL VESSEL FIRED ON. December 16 UP).—Au ative foreign sources at Han v the Standard Oil Co.’s steam- er Meifu was fired upon heayv Shasi, about 250 miles up the Yaogtze River from Hankow, by Kweichow troops, who entered into an allegiance with the Cantonese. There were no casualties. Today in Congress SENATE. Appointment of Frank L. Smith by the governor of Illinois to fill the unexpire term of the late Senator McKinley was brought up on the floor of the Senate as soon as it met by Senator AShurst, Democrat, of Arizona. Treasury-post office appropriation Dill remained the pending business of the Senate, Senate and House conferees on radio legislation held a meeting and reported some progre Senator Dill, advocating one plan of con- trol, will confer with Representa- tive White, author of the House plan, The special Senate committee on campaign expenditures held an executive session. Finance committee considered minor changes in the bill to re- organize the Customs Bureau of the Treasury. Commerce committee continued hearings on proposed sale of Ship- ping Board vessel HOUSE. House considers alien property restoration bill, with provisions for five hours’ general debate. Severe criticism of St. Eliza- beth's Hospital contained in report by Controller General McCarl, pur- suant to a direction in law by the last session of Congress. Delegation from House commit- tee on public buildings and grounds makes personal inspec- tion of ground south of Pennsyl- vania avenue which it is proposed to acquire under the Smoot-Un- derhill bill. Subcommittee of appropriations committee, in executive session, continues hearings on War D partment, independent office: State, Justice, Commerce and La- bor appropriation bills. Naval affairs committee in ex- ecutive session on state of the Nav Committee on agriculture con- tinues hearings on Jonmes’ cotton bill. Indian affairs committee contin- ues hearing on oil leasing of In- dian Jand. Immigration committee in ex- ective session at regular meeting. Military affalrs committee con- tinues hearing on retirement and promotion. Foreign affairs committee con- tinues hearing on erection of monument to Columbus at Santo Domingo. Veterans: committee conducts hearing on sale of hospital sites at Broadview, IIL Post office committee continues hearing on admission of certain publications as second-class mail. { Massey Due in January. OTTAWA, December 16 (P).—Vin- cent Massey, Canada’s first Minister to the United States, is expected to be- gin his duties in Washington late in January. Mr. Massey has been in Ottawa for several days arranging with the gov- ernment details for the Washington legation. 5