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WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Fair tonight Temperature—F .m. yesterday; a.m. tod: Full report on Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 30,451, 158 omce PANAMAN HOLDS MONROE DOCTRINE IS NOW USELESS Delegate to League Says He Seeks to Get Decision on Canal Sovereignty. REPUBLIC DISCREDITS MORALES’ SUGGESTION Minister of Finance, jn Geneva, Holds America Should Try to Create Friendship. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Switzerland, September | 14 —Panama ha never abandoned claim to the sovereignty of the entire Canal Zone and never will, d her minister of finance, Dr. L Morales, who startled the League of Nations Assemb! st week by sug- gesting that the differences over the mew Panaman-United States treaty be submitted to the World Court, in an interview with a correspondent for the Associated Press today. When pressed for an explanation of his action, Dr. Morales, who was one of the negotiators of the treaty said that he desired to have the question of sovereignty ruled upon by some international tribunal. He declined to comment directly, but sa! “I did not come to Geneva to present any complaint to the League of Natlons, but merely to answer the charge that the 1926 treaty was a violation of the League pact. Holds No Hostility to United States. “panama considers that even the old 1903 treaty does not surrender her full sovereignty in the Canal Zone,” the minister of finance con- tinued. *Therefore, Panama has the right to co-operaie in the defense of her own territo; s has every mem- ber of the League. He then added my speech made in any spi L the United States. 1 merely wanted to explain that Article 11 of the 1 treaty, in which we pledge oursel to cooperate with the Ur in the defense of the tacked, is not cont ciples of the league covenant.” | wever, let it be| rican mixing | in Panama afl . not ":l]\\: v shed, even going so o say: re'l'll 1\‘0:1\1(!(-1' that (he Monroe doctring is now useless. It served a W ful purpose while the Latin American republics were yougg and struggling | and while there was still danger that | European potentates might seek to} recover their lost colonies in the new world, but that danger is now passed.” Cites Postal Issue. He spoke particularly of the in sistence of the United States in using, ita own postage stamps throughout| the Canal Zone instead of those of milingly: “I think | that it was not| against to the prin-| Panama. g “It is only a small question—an ex- pense about $30,000 annually—and we even offered to supply our stamps free of charge, but the American Gov- ernment would not hear of it and persisted in using its own,” he said. “The American Government is mak- ing & great mistake trying to force s like that. Of course, I, as a member of the Government who hav {had yearly trips to America in the fpast 20 years, can understand many | things about America. Every time I ! go there I have increased admiration \for the United States, but our com- mon people do not understand. They | are very sensitive to all these causes of friction.” |7 wAmerica needs to make a real | effort_to understand the mentality of !the Latin American peoples,” Dr. Morales continued. “In 1904 the same dispute over sovereignty arose. The ‘ American Government issued an ex- ecutive order opening the canal to the .trade of the world. I protested then and President Roosevelt sent Mr. Taft to Panama to arrange matter He then admitted that the Ame: | Government had not the right to issue such an order and finally we con- eluded the ‘Taft agreement,’ which ‘was in force for 20 , establishing that the American Government had the right to import into the Canal Zone anything it needed free of dut but that other nations had to pay cui toms duties to Panam: > gress obliged the Pr thé agreement. That is why we as . ed for and obtained a new tre The defense of the canal clause there- in was not forced upon us by the United States. It was we who pro- posed it.” Good Will Held Necessary. Returning to the general subject of the relations of the United States with Latin America, Dr. Morales said: You have got a gre: you, educa stand the You are American at work before an mentality. to want big South before long and cannot have ets without per- | manent ood I speak as an economist. I sometimes think it un- wise for es to lend | money 50 f n govern- ments. What do is to create centers for F tmmi- grants to Latin America to build up those countries and have great markets in its own hemisphere.” :s threw out the sug- Latin_ American ribute to the pub- vk of a daily h, setting forth ail of Lati nd commer everything that iness men. goin, t all important nev , crop a tions, and, in short, would interest American bus “U. 8. Could Lead Nations.” wThat would make for better all- around understanding,” the Minister said. “The only Latin American news that seems to get into American papers are accounts of our quakes and revolutions, so naturs You are bound to think of us as a people continually subjected to up- heavals. Such is mot the case, and 1he better you understand us and our ways and we yours, the brighter the outlook will be for our joint prosperity in the future.”” “I have no intention of saying whether the United States should_or should mnot enter the League of Na- tions,” Dr. Morales concluded, “but I can tell you that if she were here, she could mssume the leadership of the whole Latin American bloc and would je followed. However, she is not tReatinugd on Fage 3 Columa 2. and tomorrow, much change in temperature. Entered as second class matter Washington, g ALFONSO'S RIGHT TO THRONE CHALLENGED BY CONSERVATIVE Iln the undertaking. Bureau Forecast.) not. 84, at 3:45 69, at 6:30 Tighest, lowest, page 3. D C Oath Taken at Coronation Held Violated by Backing Rivera. Former Premier to Leave Country at Once After Attack on Ruler. By the Associated Pre HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Fron- tier, September 14.— King Alfonso's right to sit on the throne of Spain is challenged in a letter sent to the sov- ereign by Jose Sanchez-Guerra, for- mer premier and leader of the Con- servative party. Incensed over the king’s action in approving the plans of Gen. Primo de Rivera, premier-dictator, for a non- elective national assembly, with great- Iy restricted powers, instead of a duly elected parliament, Senor Sanchez- Guerra declares that, in supporting the dictatorship, Alfonso has forfeited his crown and is “outside the law.” Will Leave Country. The letter, a copy of which has been received over the frontier, will be published in Spain, it is understood, as soon as Sachez-Guerra leaves the country for France, where he intends to make his permanent residence. Reviewing the history of the royal house. the former premier declares that upon the death of Ferdinand VII in 1833, the Liberals supported SCHLEE AND BROCK DECIDE 70 GO ON World Flyers Reach Tokio. Say They Will Go On to Hawaii if Midway Is Missed. @h WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1927—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. - By the Associated Press. OKIO, September 14.—Ignoring protests, advice and caution, Edward F Schlee and Willlam S. Brock, reund-the-world flyers, announced here today their intention to fly to Midway Islands, starting Friday. They de- clared they would carry enough fuel in . 'r m-noplane, Pride of Detroit, to continue on to Hawaii in the event hat they miss~1 the tiny coral forma- tion in the middle of the Pacific. The fiyers said they expected success A flight from Kasumiguara, near here, to Midway means a non-stop flight of 2,480 miles, and, if they are unable to locate Mid- way, another 1,400 miles to Honolulu. “tock and Schiee smilingly made the announcement immediately after com- pleting their 600-mile hop from Omu- ra, where they were held up two days by bad weather. They insisted that overseas flying was no more dangerous than fiying over land. Given Big Ovation. The flyers were met and cheered by a large crowd of civilians, naval of- ficers and newspaper men. Presented with flowers, they smiled through their excitement and declared the trip from Omura had been ‘“not so bad,” al- though they had struck fog and storm, which caused a deviation from their cour-e. They declared “the old Pride of troit was hitting on all cylin- ders. The reception was featured by sev- eral splashes of color. Robert Burger, secretary of the American embassy, first to shake their hands, delivered a stack of cablegrams to the round-the- world flyers. Most of the messages warned them against attempting a flight to Midway Islands, which they seem determined to undertake. Both were dressed in ordinary white (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) o DEPUTY SHERIFF DIES IN BATTLE AT JAIL Another Wounded in Fight Fol- lowing Attempted Delivery of Prisoners. By the Assoclated Press LACROSSE, Wis., September 14.— A deputy sheriff was shot dead by a fellow officer, another deputy was wounded and the masked leader of an attempted delivery of prisoners was shot and captured when guns blazed at the county jail last night. The dead deputy is Hubert D. Staats, who also was county clerk. He was mistaken for one of the mem- bers of the band that attempted the jail delivery and was shot down by Herman Ricks, city policeman, whose command to halt Staats ignored. D. L. Klunder, another deputy, was wounded in the arm by a shot from the revolver of Lawrence Alien, who captained the unsuccessful raid on the jail. Allen was slightly wounded and” was captured in a cornfleld nearby. The suspicions of officers were aroused earlier in the evening by re- ceipt of a telephone call which sald that Federal officers were bringing in several prisoners. When two motor cars filled with men drew up at the jail and Allen, masked, stepped into the Jail office the sheriff’s force opened fire, Allen recently was released from KING ALFONSO. his daughter, Elizabeth II, only be- cause she gave her oath to uphold the constitutional and parliamentary principles. Alfonso XII continued this policy, he continues, and the present King, his son, was proclaimed sovereign only because he promised to maintain the oath of his ancestors. By inter- rupting the constitutional and par- liamentary lfe of Spain, Sanchez- Guerra contends, Alfonso has no long- er any legal base on which to sup- port his throne. Monarchy Held Illegal. His monarchy, the former premier writes, “is illegal before God and be- fore the law, because it only rep- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. FURTHER EUROPEAN TRADE PACTS SEEN Agreements to Organize Mar- kets for Old World Fore- cast in League Circles. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 14.—The re- cently signed Franco-German com- mercial accord, which brought protests from American quarters, may be the forerunner to additional agreements between European nations calculated to organize European markets prima- rily for Europeans, many delegates present at the League of Nations be- lieve, The idea behind this policy is said to be the long-felt necessity of prevent- ing Europe from falling into economic anarchy, which in the long run can only prové harmful to the interest'of non-European nations, including espe- cially the United States. Organization Urged. The necessity of organization and better distribution of markets with a lowering of tariff barriers was one of the chief recommendations of the re- cent international economic confer- ence. The impression exists in French circles that Germany will not press her demands immediately for the restoration of her lost colonies, but will seek instead to penetrate her lost colonies by the formation of mixed industrial and exporting companies, especially in thoso territories in Africa which are under mandate to other powers. German industrial leaders are belleved to consider this the best way of recovering economic and finan- cial strength. Want Economic Power. The Frenchmen here think that the German leaders are more interested in regaining economic power than in regaining political power. Another opinion freely voiced is that general economic relations with Russia will find a steady development despite political disputes arising with the Soviet government and the break- ing of diplomatic relations with Rus- sia by Great Britain. As an instance of this the Germans remarked that zommunistic activities in Germany are always more pronounced when Berlin shows less keenness in developing economic relations with Moscow and cease when the Recih begins to talk business again. = 12-YEAR-OLD BOY SAVES BABY AND NURSE IN LAKE Releases Child From Carriage and Keeps Both Above Water Until Assistance Arrives. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 14.—A baby and his nurse live today because of the heroism of 12-year-old Robert Styber. The infant, in a baby buggy, was pushed into Lake Michigan yesterday by a boy on a bicycle. The nurse, who could not swim, leaped into the water to save the child. Styber followed, released the strap which held the baby, and brought the child to the surface. He then suc- ceeded in holding the nurse's head above water until a policeman swam to her aid. o Chiang Not at Shanghai. SHANGHAI, September 14 (P).— Recent reports that Gen. Chiang Kai- Shek, resigned commander of the Na- tionalist armies, had returned to Shanghai are denied here. He re- mains at Fenghwa, Chekiang Province. the jail. He said he had been offered $1,000 to effect the release of Robert Holt, held on several robbery charges. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., September 14. —The average American eats more than any other person in the world, and his fare is *‘course and vulgar foods,”. in the opinion of L. W. Huil- lery, Chief chef, attending a meet- | ing "ot catering managers of leading hotels. The American, he said, is no epicure, because “he has no food that develops a fastidious taste.” “Without wines you cannot make fine sauces, gravies and soups,” he ex- plained, adding that until “prohibition is abolished” hotel mapagers of Ampse Associates say he may take a trip abroad, but that nothing deflnite as to his plans is known. Americans Hold Eating Record, But Food Is “Coarse and Vulgar,” Chef Declares fca will go on “looking for the ‘per cents' which come in profits from course foods.” “Give the average American beef steak, or ham, potatoes and cabbage and he is contented,” he concluded. The caterers have appointed a com- WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION BIG LOSS OF LIFE FEARED IN STORM ON MEXICAN GOAST Seahoard Lashed by Wind and Waves for Distance of Thousand Miles. 400 DEAD, 2,300 INJURED IN JAPANESE DISASTER Typhoon and Flood Strike Kum- amoto—Other Provinces Hard Hit. By the Associated Press. NOGALES, Ariz., Sepember 14.—The collapse of communication, both by telegraph and railway today still kept from the world details of the whole- sale death and destruction believed to have been dealt out by a storm which for three days last week lashed -a thousand miles of the west coast of Mexico's seaboard. Officials of the Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico, last night report- ed that no train connection with Mex- ico City or southern coast points would be made today. Guaymas, So- nora, main seaport of the west coast of Mexico, is the northernmost coast point on the Southern Pacific of Mex- ico. Below that point communication was virtually impossible. Meager reports that the death toll in Salina Cruz and Manzanillo, both important west coast seaports, was enormous, gave cause for speculation regarding the picture which would be revealed with improved communica- tions, Salina Cruz Hard Hit. Salina Cruz, port town of the state of QOaxaca, according to dispatches from ‘Guaymas, felt the full fury of the hurricane. The town was said to be in ruins and it was believed that the loss of life ashore and at sea might run into hundreds. Twenty-five-foot breakers tore across t! . water front and rolled far into the town., Two ships of the National Line, the Jalisco and the ajoa, were re- ported missing and there were fears for the safety of the fishing fleet, which put out from Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Government officials were inclined to believe, however, that the fishing craft might have reached safety at some point on the peninsula of Lower Cali- fornia or might even have returned to Mazatlan, Latest reports from Mazatlan, a city of 30,000, were that it had escaped great’ property damage. One death wag_reported, a child having, been swept over the rea wall. A wing of the Hotel Delmar was endangered when part of the sea wall collapsed. Damage at Guaymas, Yavaros, a port of Sonora, was said to have been hard hit, with several causeways and piers swept away and the customs house damaged. At Guaymas the streets were flood- ed and there was some damage due to high winds. No loss of life was re- ported in the vicinity. The force which the storm evidently attained was shown in the report of the Guay- mas Meteorological Station that at that point, where it had lost much of its fury, the wind attained a velocity of 60 miles an hour. The storm apparently originated near the coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, about 125 miles from Salina Cruz. It probably extended across_the isthmus to the State of “(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) TRAIN HITS TROLLEY, SEVEN MEN ARRESTED Crew of Engine, Motorman and Towerman Held When 31 Are Injured. Na By the Assoclated Pre WEEHAWKEN, N. J.,, September 14.—Seven men were held today in bail aggregating $50,000 because of a collision at a grade crossing between a freight engine and a trolley car in which 31 persons were injured, two perhaps fatally. Those arrested after the crash dur- ing the rush hour last evening were the crew of the locomotive, the rail- road towerman and the operator of the one-man trolley. The towerman said the mechanism of the crossing gates failed to work. A switchman, whose duty it was to derail the trolley if there was not a clear track ahead, was missing after the accident. Reports from hospitals indicated that only six of the injured were be- lieved to be seriously hurt, although rescuers marvelled that any of the 40 passengers came out of the car alive. The trolley waited until one freight train passed. The gates were ralsed and the trolley proceeded. Midway of the four tracks the motorman sped up but the locomotive caught the rear of the trolley and scattered its wreckage along the tracks. Passengers with broken legs and arms were entangled in the wreckage. o SERVANTS LOCKED UP, $75,000 JEWELRY STOLEN Robbery Reported at Home of In- surance Man—Guest’s Valu- ables Taken. By tho Associated Press. SAN MATEO, Calif.,, September 14. —A jewel robbery in which two men were said to have escaped with $75,000 in gems, taken from the home of B. U. Brandt, San Francisco insurance man here, was reported to the San Mateo police last night. The robbers ransacked the house after locking up the servants, the only persons in the house, and escaped with 36 pleces of jeweiry, the report said. Ten of the pleces, valued at $35,000, were said to have been the mittee to find a suitable location for a culinary college site, with a view to developing chefs who in turn would uudu fastidious appetites to be cre- ated. Radio Programs—Page 40 property of Miss Dorothy Smith of New York, a guest of the Brandts. After learning from the cook that none of the Brandt family was at home, the robbers drew revolvers and forced the cook into a closet. It was some time after the intruders left OPTIMISTIC FLOOD REPORT IS READY Hoover on Way Here After Tour, Doubtful About Winter, However. BY REX COLLIER. Staft Correspondent of The Star. ABOARD HOOVER PRIVATE CAR, EN ROUTE TO WASHING- TON, September 14.—Secretary Hoov- er, returning from a post-flood tour through half a dozen States, is pre- pared to submit to President Coolidge an optimistic report on the progress being made toward rehabilitation by the Mississippl Valley. That is, the report will be op- timistic, in so far as it concerns the attitude of the people themselves, but Mr. Hoover points out that his op- timism concerning the prospects for the coming Winter is not so pro- nounced. “Ninety-two per cent of the flood victims are at present back at a self-supporting basis,” Hoover said today. The Secretary explained that a check-up on Red Cross funds re- maining for continued care of the people will be made when he gets back in Washington. He will then be in a position to tell just what the situation is with regard to ex- tension of relief through the Winter. Venturing by special train, autom bile and boat into the ‘‘sore spots, the President’s flood relief chief has listened sympathetically to the pleas for more food, clothing, feed, seed and household furnishings for Winter, and has approved additional grants of Red Cross money sufficient to meet the needs of the entire flood area at least until the first of the year. The nmew allotments, which includs funds for repair and reconstruction of thousands of damaged or destroyed houses and farm buildings, for farm implements, for live stock, sanitation, medical supplies, etc., bring the total expenditures of the Red Cross to date to approximately $14,683,000. There remains money enough to look after individual cases of need over the Win- ter, the Secretary believes. $7,500,000 Spent by United States. The Red Cross total does not take into account $7,500,000 spent by the Government, $3,000,000 by the rail- roads and $1,500,000 by the Rocke- feller Foundation. The work of the Red Cross has been closed 'in most of the counties and parishes originally under water, Mr. Hoover states. Some of the counties in the lower valley, where successive rises have blasted all hopes of crops this season, will have to be assisted through the Win- ter and provided with seed for Spring planting, he found. The President will be advised that the health of the valley generally is excellent, bar- ring sporadic outbreaks of malaria and pellagra, which are always preva- lent at this time of the year; that (Continued on Page 8, Column 3. ANTI-JAPANESE FEELING GROWING IN MANCHURIA Railway Center of Storm—True Developments Observed by Mass of Propaganda. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 14.—Anti-Japa- nese demonstrations in Manchuria are apparently growing, judging from dis- patches received by Rengo, the Japa- nese News Agency. In one blg manifestation the pa- raders are said to have shouted: “Down with the South Manchurian Railway!" This railway is Japanese owned. The Japanese Minister in China re- cently charged the Chinese with vio- lating an undertaking not to construct a line paralled to it. The foreign office is reported to be worried, but expresses hope that the movement is only sporadic. There is difficulty in getting a true picture of the developments in Manchuria, ow- ing to propaganda activities. o 90 HOURS SLEEPLESS. Boy Ill After Reading All Books of Bible. DES MOINES, Towa, September 14 (#).—Ninety hours without sleep while he poured over books has caused the serious illness of Fred Bauder, high school student. The boy, regarded as possessing ex- ceptional ability in music and litera- ture, had just completed the reading of all the books of the Bible when his health gave way under the strain, ac- cording to Chester Breckenridge, man- ager of the pharmacy operated by Hguder:s ¢ Foening Star, Boy, But Other By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 14.— The alleged shuffle of Smith babies at Fairview Hospital which has resulted in a habeas corpus court action by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith to force the hospital to give them a baby boy instead of the girl they now have today promised further complications in case they win their suit. For in addition to Mrs. Sam Smith’s child three other babies were born at the hospital about the same time, two of them having the parental name of Smith. And the mothers of all three of these babies said today they are satis- filed they have their own offspring and will “never, never give them up.” The little infant which Mrs. Sam Smith nursés st the hospital is known in the records only by the label, “Baby Smith, female.” But . neither Mr. nor Mrs. Sam Smith hmve parental inclinations to- CLINE SENTENGED 10 YEAR IN KILLING $1,000 Fine Is Also Imposed After Charge Is Changed to Manslaughter. By the Associated Press. ROCKVILLE, Conn., September 14. —Leonard Cline pleaded guilty to a | charge of manslaughter in the Tol- land Superior Court today and was immediately sentenced to serve one | year in jail and pay a fine of $1,000. Cline had been {indicted for the first degree murder of Wiltred P. Ir- win in Mansfield on May 16 and his change of plea came after four days of court procedure during which the jury had been impanelled but no evi- dence taken. The change of plea followed a con- ference between counsel for the State and Cline with Judge Edward Yeo- mans. The conference lasted for more than an hour. When the court ascended the bench following the recess the clerk asked: “Leonard Cline, do you desire to change your plea Cline leaned toward his counsel and after a whispered consultation an- swered in a subdued voice: “Yes.” The clerk then asked: “Do you plead guilty to manslaughter?” Another consultation followed and Cline answered in a voice barely audible: “Yes.” Judge Yeomans then, immediately passed sentence. State's Attorney Thomas F. Noone addressed the court saying: “After investigating the many con- flicting stories and after conferring with defense counsel in a fair manner, the State agreed to the defense plea of guilty of involuntary manslaughter.” Cline will serve his sentence in the Tolland County jail and not the State’s prison. — GILMORE IS INDORSED. Democratic Party Caucus at Manila Urges Him for Woods’ Post. MANILA, September 14 (P).—The Democratic party at a caucus today urged_appointment of Acting Gov. Gen. Eugene A. Gilmore as governor general to succeed the late Gen. Leonard Wood. An announcement said the indorsement was informal. as no formal action in that respect would be taken. unless the party is asked by President Coolidge for an opinion. The Democratic pasrty has a minority in the insular Legislature. —_— UNEMPLOYED LIST GROWS British Trade Gains Offset by Labor Conditions in Isles. LONDON, September 14 (#).—In contrast to the improved British for- eign trade situation as revealed by export and import figures just pub- lished, the number of unemployed is ng. Twenty-five thousand were added to the idle list this week, making the every cit; (/) Means Associated Pre: THREE SMITH FAMILIES IN UPROAR OVER CLAIM BABIES WERE SHIFTED Sam Smiths Say They Got Girl Instead of Two Smiths Are Satisfied With What They Have. 7 ward “Baby Smith, female,” nor do they want her. Instead they are asking the hospital authorities for “Baby George Smith,"” who, they claim, was born to them. Mr. Smith said the attending physi- cian told him the baby was a boy and made out a birth certificate giving the male sex. Mrs. Smith said the nurses talked to her continually about her “boy.” came “Baby Smith, female.” It was due to a mix-up in records, for the Sam Smiths never had a “Baby George,” hospital officials de- clared. Common Pleas Judge Carl V. Wey- gandt is the modern Solomon who must decide the parentage of the in- fant girl. He said he will order blood tests if necessary. Because the chief nurse who at- tended Mrs. Smith is on vacation Judge Weygandt adjourned the hear- ing yesterday until September 22. If Mrs. Smith is still in the hospital fi‘lden it will be resumed at her bed- side. INSURGENTS HOLD CARDS IN TAX GAME { Republicans and Democrats Agree on Reduction, Diffef on Extent. By the Associated Pre ‘While both Republicans and Demo- crats in Congress are agreed that there should be substantial reductions in the Nation's tax bill, effective next year, a composing of widely divergent views will be necessary before the legislation can be sent to the Presi- dent for his approval. The House ways and means com- mittee will begin drafting the meas- ure before Congress meets, with a view to putting it through the House before the Christmas recess, or im- mediately afterward, but when the bill reaches the Senate it will be sub- jected to the rewriting which has been done there to all revenue meas: ures since the war. With a presidential campaign in the offing Senate Democrats are not likely to enter into the tacit agree- ment they did two years ago on the major features which the Republican majority of the finance committee wrote into the revenue law. This of itself will complicate the situation and make for delay. Insurgents Hold Power. ‘With neither Republicans nor Dem- ocrats able to muster a working ma- jority in the Senate the insurgents, who have pronounced views on_the form reducticns should take, will hold the balance of power and probably will be able to delay action until farm relief, flood control and other meas- ures have been put well on their way or have been enacted. Admittedly these and other ques- tions, such as naval expansion, will have their effect upon the amount of reductions which can be made without impairing the operations of the Treas- ury in the coming years, when there may be a decline in industrial pros- perity. Differences of opinion as to what and how much reductions in taxes should be made exist, not only as be- tween the leaders of the major par- ties in Congress, but also among the members of each individual party. This is illustrated in the matter of surtax rates, which have been a chief bone of contention in Congress since the first post-war revision bill was introduced. Some Republican leaders favor a further reduction in the max- imum rate, whereas others hold that the present rate should be retained, basing their argument on the prin- ciple of ability to pay. Democrats at Odds. Some of the Democrats want a re- vision of the intermediate surtax brackets, claiming that the present are prepared to resist any changes in surtax rates, holding out for a re- duction of rates which would relieve from all income taxes persons having an income of less than $5,000 an-|,upiican, nually. Then suddenly “Baby George” be-| “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers A block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 97,991 TWO CENTS. MELLON REPORTED FAVORING HUGHES, BUT BACKING NONE Secretary Seen as Regarding President Definitely Out of Race for 1928, SUPPORT STATEMENT DENIED BY NEPHEW Fact That New Yorker Is Not Can- didate Held Basis of Offi- cial’s Reluctance. While he has not declded to support any Republican presidential candidate at this time, Secretary Mellon was said today at the Treasury to favor Charles E. Hughes from a personal point of view. It was added, however, that this did not necessarily mean he would be behind Mr. Hughes should the latter declare himself a candidate. At a special press conference called at the Secretary's office it was de- clared that Mr. Mellon regarded Presi- dent Coolidge as definitely out of the fleld through his statement in the Black Hills that he did not choose to run in 1928. Close associates of Secretary Mellon today denied emphatically that there is foundation for published reports from Pittsburgh saying that Mr. Mel- lon has decided to back the candidacy of Mr. Hughes. Republican State Chairman W. L. Melion, whose conference with Secre- tary Melloh, in Washington, led to the reports upon his return to Pittsburgh yesterday, gave out a flat denial to- day. As a result of a telephone mes- sage with his uncle, Secretary Mellon, the following statement was auathor- ized: “Mr. W. L. Mellon denfed that he made any statement for himself or as { coming from Secretary Mellon, his ":?do' relative to the presidential situ- ation.” Report Proves Embarrassing. Other than confirming the telephone conversation with his nephew, which followed published statements that the Secretary of the Treasury had started the ball rolling for the nomination of Mr. Hughes, Secretary Mellon ignored | the situation today. It was known, however, that such reports, coming after Mr, Hughes’ re- cent disavowal that he is a candidate, have proved exceedingly embarrassing to Secretary Mellon. Associates of Mr. Mellon let it be known today ‘that the Secretary has taken no stand in favor of any of the feaudidates mentioned in connection ‘l\\lth the Republican nomination, and | does not intend to do so until what | he ir-unicvch-e: as the proper time has arrived. Hughes Not Yet Candidate. It is generally known that Mr. Mellon is favorable to the nomination of the former Secretary of State, but his reluctance to come out in its is bised on the knowledge . Hughes is not a. candidate | for President. This fact Mr. Hughes | made known to Secretary Mellon at he time of their recent shipboard con- ference. According to those in a posi- tion to know the attitude of both per- ons, nothing has occurred since that conference to change the situation or |to warrant any assertion that Mr. Mellon thrown his choice or sup- port of the Pennsylvania machine to Mr. Hughes. Rumors to the effect that Secretary Mellon will dictate the nomination of his party’s candidate have been circu- lated since President Coolidge's an- nouncement that he “does not choose’ to be a candidate, but friends of Mr. Mellon today said that he is taking no hand in the present shaping of candi- dacies. Mr. Mellon’s attitude, sumed, does not mean that he will not support Hughes if the latter eventually announces as a candidate, but it was distinctly pointed out that there is no certainty that the former Secretary of State would permit his name to be presented to the conven- ion. Holds No Names Mentioned. ‘When the Secretary’s nephew vicited him in Washington it was understood at the political sicuation as well as business matters were discussed at their conference. But the discussion consisted of generalities and the name of no candidate entered into it. “7hile it is known that Secretary Mellon's influence in Pennsylvania and administration circles gives basis for endless speculation as to the part he will play in the Republican conven- tion, it was declared any report that has selected a candidate at this stage is absolutely groundless. This concerns rumors linking Mr. Mellon's n. ae with that of Secretary of Com- merce Hoover as well as that of Mr. Hughes. RED SLAIN AFTER SHOTS WOUND TWO FASCISTI Communist Fires on Officers of Militia in Italian Public Square. By the Associated Press. RAVENNA, Italy, September 14.— Two Fascist officials were wennded here today bv a Communist, named Missiroli, who opened fire upon them with a revolver and in turn was shot to _death by one of his victims. Missiroli fired several revolver shots at a group of officers of the Fascist militia, seriously wounding the com- mander of the 81st Legion and inflict- ing a less grave wound upon the sec- retary of the local Fascisti. The latter returned the fire, shooting twice and killing the assailant. The attempted assassination, which took place in the King Victor Em- manuel Square, in the center of the city, has produced much feeling here. [ FLOOD PLANS DUE SOON. it is pre- he ones are inequitable, while still others | House Committee Will Be Called in Session to Aid Work. NEW ORLEANS, September 14 (#). —Representative John A. Tilson, Re- Connecticut, told Mayor Arthur O'Keefe today that the House One feature of tax revision on|food control committee would be call- which both parties seem to be agreed ed into activity soon to work out now is that providing for a reduction of the corporation taxes. How much | e added :fi'{“":.‘&”mm‘mf,‘;‘mk the cut will be remains to be deter- mined, but some leaders are suj gone theroughly into the matter by t: ! October 15 and would have some sub- ARSI 3 f‘—————'_W.(:muM)mnm’-w-_ tions to offes ]