Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1927, Page 1

\WEATHER. (U. 8. Westhet Burecu Fair and warmer today. showers and cooler. cooler tomorrow night. Temperature: Highest, lowest, 46, at 6,a.m. Full report on page Forecast.) Tomorru + Considerably 70, at 4 pm.; he Sund WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION No. 1,175—No. 30,462 Entered as sccond class matte: post office. Washington. D. WASHINGTON, D. 0 ARMS SLASH PLE MADE IN ASSEMBLY BY STRESEMANN German Declares Military Power Will Not Form Basis of National Security. BROUCKERE DECLARES ‘ ROAD TO PEACE IS LONG| Every Nation Votes Wars of Aggression and Settle Conflicts Peaceably. to Outlaw EVA, September —once regarded as the greatest mili- tary power in the world—is now dis armed and calmly waits for her neigh hors to do likewise, Dr. Gust mann, the German foreign declared tonight In a plea from the yostrum at the gAssembly of the League of Nations for the speeding up of prep arations for an international confer- ence for reduction of armaments former enemies in . he continued by citin cident of a citizen who app ar among a peaceful crowd in the ancient Roman forum, armed to the teeth cretary, the an 2nd who, when justifying his arms on | t1he ground that he feared he mizht | be attacked, was asked, “Who zave | you leave to be afraid? “We in Germany quietly remarked the Reich leader, “are often tempted to say that to our neighbors i Holds Nations Must Disarm. Dr. Stresemann insisted that arma- ments could not and should not form the basis of security, arguing that their inevitable effect was a threat to other nations. Imploring the delegates of more than 50 nations not to shake | the faith of mankind that a better fu-| ture will follow the dark days of the war, he asserted that the League of Nations could not endure unless the duty of general disarmament was dis charged Dr. Stresemann, M. of France, Dr. Loudon of Holl: Senator De Brouckere, Socialist iamentarian _of Belgium. all v the disarmament plans submitted to the Assembly 1 It was the powertul address of Sen- | ator De Brouckere, who acted as re- porter for the disarmament committee, which challenged the most attention. With Years of experience ip the Teague's disarmament efferts, he sol- emnly warned his hearers that the d to success would be long and per- Hlous; yet he eloguently painted a pic- ture of fervent faith that the goal will finally be reached. “I do not say that peace now is as-| sured,” he exclaimed. “I do not say | that the wolves of war have ceased Fowling in the forests. But I do sav that under the auspices of the League forces are being organized which will clear the forests of these wolves; that e have realized some part of our Fopes and that the number of men of fimd will in all countries is steadily | creasing.” Slowness Causes Murmurs. ed, however. that the| s'owness of disarmament was caus- | ‘ing the murmurs of the people to zrow louder and louder, and declared anat muititudes are determined to Ynow the exact nature of the obstacles impeding peace. and de- termined also to prove that a man is not a primitive brute destined for- ever to slay his fellows. An impressive feature of today's session, which was adjourned until Monday morning for resumption of the disarmament discussion, was a | ®olemn roll call on the question of | acceptance of the Polish project for | outlawing wars of aggression and | 1he settlement of conflicts of what- | ever nature by rific means. Eve mation voted = The gene tenor of today's| mpeeches was that if the system of | security pacts like those of Locarno | can be extended. every country will | he ready to accept lower standards| ©f armaments when the disarmament | conference is held. ‘ Paul-Boncour | nd and | par- spok= were | He amphasi Regional Pacts Urged. Pedro Tniguez, former minister of justice of Chile, advocated regional s well as general security agree- ments and emphasized that the inter- dependence of the interests of all ions, which are primarly economic, daily pushing the world toward the mecessity of stabilizing peace. Dr. Loudon, who i president the League’'s preparatory com mission. on which the United States is repre- gented, said that Americi’s idea of 1he outlawry of war deserved earnest | consideration M. Paul-Boncour warned that work of peace, like that of war ard and long, and demanded patience | and pertinacity. If the League of Nations was unable to give the people that sense of security without which mations could not disarm, public | opinion would call #ailu of | the was | BANDITS’ LOOT IS $18,000 IN DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES Thieves Collect Cash, Cliccks Jewels in Two Bold Hold- Ups—Clue Found. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September —~Two bold daylight robberies, one in Man- pattan and the other in Brooklyn, netted the perpetrators more than $18,000 in_cash, checks and jewels. In the Red Hook section of Brook- Jvn two hold-up men knocked a bank messenger unconscious with a piece of lead piping and escaped with a portfolio containing $5.000 in cash and Y5000 in checks. Anthony Pugliez, the victim, was not expected to live An hour earlier three nattily dressed voung men entered an upper 1 il svenue jewelry store in Manhattar Jocked the door and backe arietor to the rear room. While two U.Ja him at the point of pistols, the third calmly removed his hat and Jooted the display window of jewels 1ed at $10,00 They fled in-an automobile, fnquisitive customér, who found Ano lwgflled outside, believing something »mi and furnished police with tha ) *nse number of the robbers’ ma and the pro- but an the ot | discussed the ma the League a | cutor, said locked when he tried to enter, | 'DEMOCRATIC DISASTER SEEN " IF DRY ISSUE IS PRESSED Robinson Thinksg [ | Senator \ Showdown Between Fac- | tions Would Wreck Party. Believes Amendment Wil Continue in Force—Seei Volstead Act Change. | NOTE: There is disagreement among leaders of both the major parties as to prohibition will be an_issue_in 28 presidential campaign. Mr well known in Washington. has wed leaders of both partics on subject and_will give the results series of articles. of which the is the first. After Democratic have had their say prominent s will be interviewed interview. with Senator sourt, will_be published tomorrow iesEvening Star BY ROBERT BARRY The ient of Senator i binson of Arkansas, Democratic teader in the Senate. is that it would | be “disastrous to the party and to the ! welfare of the country” to attempt to convert the Democratic party into | either “a prohibition or an anti-pro- hibition' party.” For the party to make prohibition the predominant issue would be to render doubtful the so-called 'Solid South." " To that r | \ | the a Juds Joe son adds this highly significant state- ment The fact that one believes the' policy underlying such laws to be un-| sound should not militate against him as a Democratic candidate, if the obli- | gation to enforce the law while it exists is recognized and assumed | ;Tlflfiynmr:[‘\‘lir‘ leader in the Sen- in-| “(ontinued on Page 5, Column 4) | sentiment Senator T NEIGHBOR ACCUSED NAVY PROBE LODNS INDOCTOR'S DEATH IN MAGRUDER CASE New. Jersey Man, Queried in Borah Praises Officer for Lilliendahl Slaying, Said Writing Criticisms—Disci- to Confess Relations. plining Problematical. By the Assoc | While Secretary Wilbur debated MAYS L3 J.. September vesterday whether to ignore or dis- .—Willis Beach, 50-year-old poultry |cipline Rear Admiral Thomas F. Ma- farmer. held here for questioning in |&ruder for his second offense in writ- | connection with the recent murder of (IN& an ‘‘unauthorized” magazine ar- r. A. William Lilliandahl, has con.!ticle criticizing the Navy, the spectre tessed into the with charges of inefficiency and costly red Lilliendahl, the slain ph ape arose, much to the chagrin of , it was announced tr)»')| Richard Black, specfal in- ' high officials. vestigator for the State, | Senator Borah of Idaho, one of the Beach was brought here from Ham. | M0ost outspoken of Navy critics, de- monton, where he had been questioned | ¢iares: “I would like to have a Ma- by detectives and State police. gruder in every department in Wash- | ington.” Beach confessed, Black declared. to | e writing the “Peggy Anderson” letters With many members of Congress drifting into Washington, Admiral to Mre. LiMiendahl; that he had met‘.\h:ruder'a cautic- arratgnnielt’ ol the physiclan’s wifs frequently at a | 2% P naval economy, in particular, gave trysting place in a secluded glen and | | o0 "eor vea] anxiety in the Navy that he and Mrs. Lilliendahl had used ooy thahe RS Eg 1oeq | Department. a hollow in a large ouk tree as & PIace | p,¢ the incoming Congress would | to conceal correspondence. | | seize upon the Magruder incident as Late tonight, Beach was released |, |lucitle excuse to give naval af- from jall under $5.000 bail, furnished | g0’ 2" thorough airing. Friends of by his brother, Roy. | Admiral Magruder were said to be ATLANTIC CITY, X Septem. | Teady to wage a fight for vindication ber 24 UP).—Willis Beach was arrested I he is subjected to any degree of tonight atter three hours’ questioning | disciplining for writing so candldily at the State troopers’ barracks at about conditions in the Navy. Hammonton in connection with the| Sims Incident Recalled. recent killing of Dr. William A. Lil-) _ e : lian il "while' he ‘was riding «in ‘an| Fallure of the Geneva. anms con D ity with. nis wite. Mre. Lil.| ference is likely to bring maval mat- e amer hall of §2,500 In the | ters to the fore when Congress con- o RS venes and officials in the depurtment, case. | % . who are favorable to leniency in the AES e onk i i e ctives, | case of Admiral Magruder pointed out | B o ; that the charges contained | : 3 . 4 i rticle form ample basis for an InteEtan -« withy |} e "“’;ee‘s mi'h']inqulr,\ by the naval committee of D e ons chbiaeor o s sxloute, In ~iew of the storm | g % D that arose over Admiral Sims, these the “Peggy Anderson” letters, which | contended that _Secretary Wilbur vaguely have been mentioned in the | would serve the Navy better by soft- se, lleged to have been received | pedaling the Magruder incident. el ey The Navy Department’s informal in- B e quiry into the conduct of the admiral, meanwhile, turns on what regula- | 1ions may have been violated by the 2y This will be determined, it said, before any official steps are but etary Wilbur indicated | would be taken “io | Postmaster Is Queried. William Tamberlain, postmaster, was called outside, and a general con- sation ensued, the detective plyin Tamberlain with questions and the | (2% SOWE A0 postmaster addressing his replies 10" yqpiral Magruder's article is heing Beach, who occasionally cut in with | siudied by high officials of the depart- omment, delivered in a calm tone. | ment to determine i it contains spe. Thus far the police have been un-|cific misstatements of facts, whethe: f -om | in writing he was disrespectful to able to get a definite statement from | I iiiic or whibthes heycguls Mrs. Lilliendahl, they say, on her e\, Toyorceq with insubordination. Sec- ported correspondence with Beach. | etary Wilbur explained that the offi- Beach recently has declared that he|cer who so publishes a criticism of was merely a neighbor and friend of | the Navy is held strictly responsible both Dr. Lilliendahl and his wife. | for what his article contains under Leon Collins, monument maker of | various forms of naval regulations. Hammonton, today, told authorities | G Beach had been in'his company be- | Refers to Naval Custom. tween 1115 and 4 o'clock the afternoon | Though he declined to comment | of the killing of Dr. Lilliendahl. They | further on Admiral Magruder's case, | ter of markers to be | M. Wilbur vesterday disclosed that placed on the Deach family plot in arthe admiral had failed to follow the cemetery. Collins said he noticed. ysual practice of submitting articles nothing out of the ordinary in Beach's! 1o the department before their publi-| demeanor {eation. In reply to inquiries, he also | said that it was the admiral’s second | |offense as he did not submit a previ- contends two ne-,ous article dealing with cruisers. band and beat her| The naval regulations do not state im in fighting | whether articles written by naval per- cons shall be submitted to the de- D. Comerst Himkle, assistant prose- | partment before or after publication today that Mrs. Lilliendahl {and there is & division of opinion Will he asked to go with the author-!among officials as to whether Admiral ities 1o the scene of the crime and re- { Magruder could not abide by the regu- | enact the alleged hold-up and murder | lations by filing copies of the article in so far as she can in u few days, iwith the department now. That was | and that when she is taken there it{a point, however, on which Secretary | will be in the Lilliendahl car, which, Wilbur declined to commit himself. now is locked up in Hummonton. Mi. Wilbur declared yesterday that “This will take plzee as soon as the {a young officer i W in the midst workmen have finished hackinz the jof a ccurt-mar for failing to sub-| underbrush and heeinz the ground in{mit his manuseript before publica- {an effort to locate the zun which fired |iion. His e however, also includ- | the two bullets into the head of Dr.|ed inother alleged violation for writ- Lilliendahl,” he said. ing under an assumed name and in “Reports from the Vineland Bank | inother important respect, about show that Dr. Lilliendahl drew out $25 | which Mr. Wilbur does not care to which is contrary to Mrs. Lilliendahl's | comment, 'difters from the case of statement that the phyuk‘l;in had $200 | Admiral Magruder. s pers e on his person at the time of the| “Gag” Rule Disclaimed, crime,” Himkle asserted. Late tonight it was decided to re-| Officials hastened to explain that it lease Beach in $5,000 bail. s not the department’s policy to at- — — tempt to “gag” officers, but the yegu- {lation is designed to prevent inac {FIVE DAYS LEFT FCR TAX.| curacies trom creeping into publica- ! 8. ! s tions and to safeguard against divul- nee of mili secrets, Despite denials of “gag rule.” this is a charge thot is frequently heard in Congress !and is likely to bob np again if Ad- five | pural Magruder is either censured or !days in which to pay the first hall of | <ciplined for what the department | the 1928 tax bills without in-|clearly thinks is an indiscretion. o , Tax Collector Chat- A cursory examination of the ad warned yesterday. | miral's article, it was said, has con- Unpaid initial installments ~become | vinced Seeretary Wilbur that it con- | delinquent Saturday and will draw a | tains a number of inaccuracies. These | penalty of 1 per cent a month are being cavefully checked to deter- Mi. Towers has not made a tabula- | mine their truthfulness, and if the | tion of the number of property own-|claim of inaccuracy or misstatement ers who have paid their tax bills th s sustained, it is said to be extreme- | far this month, but he said the ve-|lv probable that the gdmiral will h‘i wurns are coming in an-v._ too slow, ! he'd o a stres 2 Wiil Revisit Scene. Mrs. Lilliendahl groes shot her hu when she tried to aid h them off. 27 28 Bills | First Payment of 19 Due Thi ck. District taxpayers have only | 1 | sections. | nouncement | or Gov. Bakes | dent. | vored the principles of the McNary- | Clubwomen of the { Radio | Marine Corps Not W C., SUNDAY MORNIN AGTIVITY OF G.0.P. IN MISSOURI HELD 10 LOWDEN BOOM |“0ld Guard” Group Is at' g Head of Movement for For- | s | mer lllinois Governor. } STRONG ELEMENT HELD IN FAVOR OF DAWES Reed or Smith Nomination Feared as Endangering State Ticket in Next Election. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. KANSAS CITY, Mo., September rmer Gov. nk O. Lowden making all the running at present for | the Missouri delegation to the Repub- lican national convention next year That does not necessarily mean, how ever. that Mr. Lowden will land the delegatiop and get Missouri's vote in the convention for the presidential nomination. Support for the Lowden nomination is coming just at present from the Missouri farmers' organization, head- William Hirth, a Democrat. by a the same organ tion which denounced Senator “Jim" ‘Reed as a traitor to the farmer because he op- | posed the McNary-Haugen farm relief | bill. The farm organization is nu merically strong and activ in the State. Lowden has been hailed as a iend of the farmer, friend of the farm relief bill, and as such he fits into the picture in many of the rural | 24 is Leaders Not Aiding. The head and forefront of the Low- den movement among the politicians of y the State is found in the “Old Guard” group, with E. Mont Reilly, William Sacks and Walter S. Dickey playing leading roles. This is the on which was overthrown sev- eral years ago, control of the organ- ization passing into the hands of the group represented by former Gov. Ar- thur M. Hyde, Dr. E. H. Clemens, Re- publican national committeeman, and Gov. Sam A. Baker. Furthermore the faction now in control climbed | into power over the backs of the old guard largely because of the chargi that Lowden money had bought Mis souri delegates to the Republican na- tional convention in 1920, when Mr. Lowden made a strong bid for the presidential nomination, Some of the friends of Lowden here say that it is a great mistake to have his hoom handled in Missouri by some of the same faction which was discredited after the flasco of 1920. . The Lowden boom is not attacked by former Gov. Hyde, Dr. Clemens or Gev. Baker, but it is noticeable that they have not leaped on the band wagon: Dr. Clemens, soon after Presi- dent Coolidge issued his “I do not choose” statement, put forward the name of former Gov. Hadley of Mis- souri, w chancellor of Washington Univer: as Missouri's candidate, a favorite son candidacy. But Mr. Hadley promptly declined to be con- sidered. | | | | | | Dawes Is Favored. While there has heen no formal an- by the Republican na tional committeeman, or Gov. Hyde, it is reported that th ure inclined 1o look with some favor on Vice President Charles G. Duwes as the Republican nominee for Presi- Dawes, like Lowden, has fa Haugen bill, and, like Lowden, hails from the Middle West. Like Lowden he seems to fit into the political pic- ture in Missouri, it is said, better than does Seeretary Hoover of the Depart ment of Commerce or former Ses tary of State Hughes of New York In ‘many quarters Dawes is regarded as the inheritor of the Lowden strength in the national convention, it Mr. Lowden is not nominated. And | as Gen. Dawes is not expected to | make a campaign for delegates, it ' probably would be just as satisfactory | to him to have the Missouri delegates | g0 to the convention instructed for | Lowden. On the other hand, how- " (Continued on Page 5, Column 5.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—40 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 24 and 25. Around the City—Page 30. Spanish War Veterans—F and| News of the Clubs—Page 31. Financial News—Pages 32, 33 and 3 ws and Programs—Pages and 36. PART TWO0—16, PAGE; Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Reviews of the New Books—Page 11 Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 14. PART THREE—11 PAG Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- Music—Page 5. ors and Moutoring—Pages 6 and tional Guard—Page §. ews—Iages 10 and 11. age 11. Veterans of the Great War—pPage 12. C. T. U. News—Page 12. . W. C. A.—Page 12. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— Page 12. Serial, “The Black Joker”—Page 13. Civillan Army News—Page 14. Army and Navy News—Page 14. PART FOUR—1 PAGES. Pink Sports Section PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. raternal P | PART SIX—12 PAGES. | Classified Advertising. D. A. R. Activities Disabled American 11. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 11. GRAPHIC SECTION—10 PAGES. ‘World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. utt and Jeff; Reg'lar Feller and Mry.; High 1.ights of Histor ¥e 11 Veterans—Page | M Mr. | bling about it. | ern replacements, and we m 60 cents G, SEPTEMBER RecKoN THENEES Boys WERE RIGHT. y Star, () Means Associated Pre 1 DONT SEEf To HAVE ONi “FOLLOWER' BOY KING, NEARLY CARRIED OFP: BY KITE, RESCUED BY AMERICAN “Don’t Tell My Mother,” Michael Pleads as He Is Taken Home. “Hey, Mister, Help Me,” Youngster Yells, While Be- ing Dragged Toward Sea. By the As ted Press DNSTANZA. Rumania, September 2 While Robert M. Patierson of Ann Arbor. Mich., charge d'affaives of the American legation in Rumania, was motoring along a smooth beach on the Black Sea here. he heard cries for help from a small half-naked boy fly- ing a huge kite which was carried so high by the wind that it threatened to pull the youngster into the sea. The frightened urchin was ar- old King Michael of Rumania who, despite his elevation to the throne, cares more about kites than kingdoim: The only raiment the juvenile sovereign wore was a pair of tiny trunks. “Hey, mister, help me. I'm losing my kite,” cried the young King to the American diplomat in the tones of a New York street stripling. “Come quick, or I may be dragged into the water Mr. Patterson, who knows Michael from babyhood, stopped his motor and ran to rescue the frightened King nd his kite. Taking the thick cord from the ho; blistered hands he KING MICHAEL. pulled in the kite, which was twice | the size of Michael, and required all his strength “Don’t tell my mother.” admon the anxious Michael, “she will mé. Sha doesn’t know I'm out. Mr. Patte placed the “mis. chievous Mickey” in his automobile and drove to the Princess Helen's house, overlooking the sea. Deposit- ing the little King safely in the hands of “his English nurse, he whispered: “Ssh! He's been ont on the beach again and_he almost flew away with his kite. Don’t tell on him.’ shed kill 1.5, NEEDS SHIS, TELLER DECLARES Commissioner Says Foreign Lines Are Driving Ameri- cans Off the Seas. By the Associated Press Immediate replacements are neces sary or the Government merchant marine will be “frittered awa; sioner Teller of the Shipping Board declared yesterday upon his return from an inspection trip on the Pa- | cific Coast. ““Foreign competition will drive the American marine off the seas unless something is done immediately to meet it,” he said. “There is no quib- ‘We must have mod- have 2 now. Teller said he favored a pro- program of replacement to cover a period of 10 years which would provide Deiselized ships with proper refrigeration and other im- provements, particularly for the long | routes in the Pacific. Declaring that foreign shipbuilders engaged in building fast, modern ips “to compete with our war-built merchant fleet,” he added, “we par- ticularly feel it on long voyages, as we cannot expect to get a cargo when it required 30 days to deliver against 10 days for a competitor.” Commissioner Teller said he would ommend to the board the sale to private operators of the American Oriental Mail Line, operating from Seattle to the Orient, and the Oregon Oriental Line, running from Portland fo the Ovient, but that he would ad vise against the sale of the America- Australia Orient Line, operating out of San Francisco. The earnings of the Seattle and Portland lines, he sald, justify a rea- sonable assumption that they could be profitably operated by private opera- tors, buf that the San Francisco line would not come within the board’s policy of selling only paying lines to assure their operation. NTS . TO OWN SHIPS. Senator Fletcher Predicts Legislation for Government Control Legislation providing for the perma- nent ownership and operation of an American merchant marine by the Government will not only be brought up during the coming session of Con- gress, but will be enacted into law, according to the prediction made at the White House yesterday by Senator Fletcher of Florida, ranking Demo- cratic member of the Senate commerce committee. The Florida Senator doss not ap- “(@ontinued on Pege & Column 2J LADUE WILL HEAR BRICK BID FIGAT Conference Tomorrow Set| With Disgruntled Group | Who Lost Contract. Complaints of Henry E president and manage Hydraulic Press Brick ¢ Clark, Washington representative of | the Victor Crushwa Co. of Hagers. | town, Md., over the award of brick contracts for District government construction projects, will be heard tomorrow by Engineer Commissioner | Willlam B. Ladue. Roger J. Whiteford, attorney for Stringer and Clark, yesterday made | an appointment with Col. Ladue for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to fur- !ther discuss the hric ards and to | present briefs outlining the reasons | for the criticisms of his clionts. ringer, of the nd John | vice Two Complaints Made. Stringer has complained over procedure followed in the pu of brick, which he claims has r in an injustice to the products of his | i firm, while Clark is protesting the| recent award of a contract for 1,000.- 1000 vitrified brick for sewer construc- tion work, which he charges should | have gone to the firm he represents, as it was the low bidder. Col. Ladue spent seve summarizing data in connec h the vitrified br award to submitting a report to H. Smither, chief co: ordinator of the Bureau of the Budget. A report on this ¢ * was several wee o by Gen. but no reason was given by him for making such a A copy of this rep "(Continued on Page 5, Column the al hours yes- | i | By the Associated Press. ! | When little Morton Alan Susskind of Philadelphia read that the War De- | | partment had been unable to find a | ! surplus haby for a little girl out West | {he figured that maybe it would be ! different as to dogs—and it was. “I have just fead in the paper that you did not have any baby to send to some little girl,” Master Morton wrote to Assistant Secretary MacNider, “I would like a little dog. a dog that does not bite and one that will like me a Jot. I don't care what color so it is real. I hope you can read this. Iam just learning to write, Thank you so much,” U..S. MAY BEAR COST OF TRIANGLE MAINS District Also May Escape| Paying for Sewers Under Treasury Plan. The Treasury Department has taken | the position that the Federal Govern- ment and not the District government “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington hor month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. homes at FIVE CENTS, NEW D. . TAX PLAN AND BETTER FISGAL RELATIONS SOUGHT | Taliaferro Laying Founda- tion for Determined Drive by Commissioners. DETAILS TO BE LEFT TO EXPERT COMMITTEE Washington Bankers, Economists and Other Authorities to Go Over Entire Situation. An energetic move for revision of xisting fiscal relations between the Federal and District governments and a modification of the present method of taxation will be made by | the District Commissioners at the furthcoming session of Congress. | Commissioner Sidney Taliaferro, under whose supervision falls the tax collecting and tax assessing depart- ments of the municipal government, is quietly but effectively laying the foun- | dation for this double-barreled cam- paign which he hopes will result eventually in a more equitable financial agreement between the United States and District govern- ments and also produce a more satis- factory method of taxation. Made Study of Relations. Virtually from the outset of his career as a Commissioner, Mr. Talia- | ferro has made a comprehensive study | of the fiscal relations between the Dis- trice and Federal Governments and the system of taxation now in vogue in the District—partly because it is | necessary for him to have a complets | understanding of these vital subjects, | but chiefly with a view to bringing out rtain reforms which he most sin- | cerely believes are needed for the fu- | ture welfare of the Nation's Capital | City., Mr. Taliaferro, however, has ne definite solution or remedial prescrips tion to offer at this time. His inves- tigations and studies have convinced should pay for installation of all the | jin “‘nevertheless, that the present scwers and water mains in the great Pennsylvania avenue building pro- gram. Not only has the Treasury recom- | its estimates sent to the | mended in Bureau of the Budget for the next fiscal year a figure of $225,000 for this purpose, but Secretary Mellon, it was learned, has asked Controller General McCarl if the Federal funds may puy | for diverting sewers and water mains, and connecting them up anew., when they are struck in excavations. At the same time it was learned last_night that the first awards in condemnation proceedings in the tri- ingle, which it is expected will be fol- lowed by many others, as the Gov- ernment may acquire all the land for building in the triangle, will be re-| ported to equity court tomorrow morn- | ing by the Commissioners in the con- | demnation proceedings. Valuation Vital Point. The amount of valuation fixed by | on the property in this frst proceeding, involving the quare bounded by Tenth and sleventh, Little B and C street, is of the utmost importance, as it is ex- pected to form a kind of key to what action the Government will take to- ward future condemnation pro- ceedings. As the huge Department of Com- merce and Internal Revenue buildings are to be constructed during the next year, it is expected that there will be a heavy outlay for sewer and water main constructions soon. The condemnation awards. which are looked forward to with keen in- the commission | terest, are in the case of one square 1o he used as part of the site for the Internal Revenue Building. Prolonged hearings were held by the Comm sioners, fixed as a fair value will be reported to the court. The court will refer them in turn to the Department of stice for transmission to the Treas- Department. The Treasury De- partment will then study them witn a view to determining whether they will confirm the award, or appeal in the court from the findings of the Commissioners. Other Proceedings Started. Other condemnation proceedings are in process for acquisition of a site for the Department of Agriculture bounded by B and C streets south- west, Thirteenth street and Linwood place; for the Supreme Court of the United States, bounded by East Capi- tol, First and Second streets and Maryland avenue, and for the Gov- ernment Printing’ Office a small plot directly west of the oftice running between G street and Jackson alley. running about 98 feet west from the Government Printing office. Plans for the Internal Revenue and Department of Commerce Buildings will be formally submitted to the Fine Arts Commission in New York Cit at a special meeting Wednesday when it is hoped approval will be given. Should no further hitch in the public building program occur and the District be able to get the old farmers’ market sheds out of the wi in time, the Treasury hopes to start excavations for the Commerce and internal Revenue Buildings next month. Vitale Named to Fine Arts Body. Ferruccio Vitale of New York was appointed a member of the Commis- sion of Fine Arts yesterday by Presi- dent Coolidge. MacNider, Touched by Plea, Gives Dog o Was Longing for Pet Having a vounkster of his own, MacNider couldn't resist the appeal. ar_ a quite unofficial letter went to Maj. J. M. Thompson, Reserve Corps, of the 305th Cavalry headquarters in Philadelphia. Within a few days, Thempson in full uniform, riding in |an official Army car and with a wrig- gling pup at the end of a fine new chain drove up to the Susskind home to present the dog. “It was worth a million dollars to see the boy's face when I said I had been directed to give him the pup from the Assistant Secretary of War,"” the major reported to Mr. MacNider. “I have never seen a boy more thrilled in my life.” w3 | | | and the figures they have | | i » plan, under which the Federal Gov- ernment contributes $9,000,000 tgward the expenses of the District a the lcity makes up the remainder of an ever mounting budget, js certainly in- | equitable. Moreover, he is equally as | confident that the existing system of | taxation is not entirely satisfactory. Turns to Committee. Instead of attempting to work out a more satisfactory plan in either of these cases, the Commissioner has de- cided to turn this work over to a com- mittee of prominent Washington bankers, economists and tax autnori- ties. This committee is the same that has been delegated by the Commis- sioners to represent the District next month at the annual conference of the National Tax Association in Toi- onto, Canada. Surrounded by the country’s leading authorities on taxation, Mr. ‘talia- ferro is confident that the committee will be able to gather considerable in- foimation and ideas which will aid it | in formulating not only a new fiscal relations policy that will meet the ap- proval of the public and Congress, but a scheme that materially improves the present method of taxation. The com- missioner has arranged to attend this conference himself tor at least three days of its six-day sessions with the hope of obtaining a better knowledge of the various methods of taxation in force in different municipalities. Civic Approval to Be Sought. ‘When the committee returns from Toronto and produces satisfactory plans for changing the fiscal relations arrangement and the system of taxa. tion, Mr. Taliaferro proposes to sub- mit both to the various civic_and trade associations for approval. With the united support of these organi- zations, the Commissioner feels confi- dent that Congress will indorse the new plans. Against Intangible Tax. Whatever share of the District expenses Commissioner Taliaferro thinks the Federal Government should bear he has not revealed, but he does express the opinion that the present sytsem of taxing intangibles in the District is unsatisfactory and that a better plan can be evolved. A substitute for the intangible tax in the form of an income tax is what he has in mind. But the Commis- sioner is not yet ready to advocate such a change. He first wants th advice and counsel of the special tax committee afrter the deliberations in Toronto, and if it recommends some uther method of replacing the intan- gible tax, he said, he is prepared o support it. Although the time is short before the convening of Congress, Commis- sioner Taliaterro hopes the commit- tee is able to work out a new fiscal relations scheme, together with a modified tax system in time to have both given the sanction of the inter- ested organizations in the District be- fore December. FALLS 8 FLOORS, DIES. Salesman, Suffering Malaria, Falls Over Stair Rail. ATLANTA, Ga., September. 24 (®). An eight-story fall down a stairway shaft in a local skyscraper resulted in instant death for B. W. Hensley, raveling representative in Florida for a map concern. From his widow's account of a re- cent severe attack of malaria in Florida, it is believed Mr. Hensley fell over the stairway railing on' th eleventh or twelfth floor of the build. ing while suffering from a fainti spell. A doctor who was within feet of where the fall stop, on th third floor said that death wi instan. taneous from a fractured skull. Mrs. Hensley said that her. husband was barely able to leave the bed Satur- day morning before he left for the downtown district. FOUR BURN TO DEATH. Father and Uncle Lose Lives in Vain Effort to Save Children. MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan, Septem- ber 24 (P).—Four persons lost their lives early today in a fire which destroyed the farm residence of O. W, Huyck, five miles north of Pu*;l according to word received he: 0 children were among the victims. ‘William Huyck, their father, and his brother Frederick perished in an effor te save the youngsters { s