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he E WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, CURTIS HAS KANSAS £.0.P.SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL RACE [Senatcr Will Be Choice of| | Delegation Unless He Declines to Run. | | l () Means Associated Press. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. WEATHER. 10 S Weather Barean Forecast.) Filir and slightly warmer tonight: to- morrow Increasing cloudiness. Temperatures: Highest, 78, at 345 p.m. vesterday: lowest, 47, at 6:30 a.m today. Full report on e 9. 1 4 411 ITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION l Saturday’s Circulation, 91,686 Sunday’s Circulation, 107,605 TWO CENTS. D. C. ASSESSMENTS ESTABLISH RECORD; REACH 3546.307 442 New Tax List Exceeds That Submitted Last Year. by $45,617,600. g Star. 26, 1927 —-THIRTY-TWO PAGES. L Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 18 and 19 30,463. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington. D. C. - 'REED DECLARES DEMOCRATS BleN [;APTURE SHOULD EVADE DRY PROBLEM SGHNE"]ER IROPHY Says.Party Has To: :?tuf:, to;" s Prohibition. Flight Lieut. S. N. Webster:Q”ess'”" u g‘ateffl:\:’ms . Smashes Records—Mate 1 Sl b e bl Important Issues. Flies at 272 Miles. No. SEPTEMBER * Note—This is the second of a seriex hach parcy " leaders that prohibition campaign issue will be with HOOVER AND LOWDEN ’ LAND VALUATION REACHES HOLD REGARD OF VOTERS; $400,882,739—RATE, $1.80 THIRD MAKES 291 MILES, BUT IS FORCED DOWN Wil- BY ROBERT BARRY. James A. Reed of Missouri, the| “Senator unafraid.” says the Demo-| crats have too many other things to| | think about to permit the prohibition | | Keen Fight for Support Likely il | State Chooses Between 250,000 Watch Great Britain's Aviators Win Historic Sea- Chart Compiled With Assessor's Report Shows Steady Gain plane Cup Race. VED Flight Licut supermarin today ptember 2 Webster, in Napier 85 monoplane, Il existing seaplane speed records in capturing the famous Schneider Cup for Great Drit Ttaly had held the cup for the past year as a result of iis victory over the Ur States at Hampton ds in 1926 Lieut. Webster ave! 2 kilo- meters, or 281.488 miles, an hour, compared with the record of 246 miles an_hour ablished by Maj, Mario de Bernardi of the Italian roy air force, who won the race last yi Associates Set New Marks. ght Lieut. 0. E. Worsley, also of | Britain, finished second : vging 439.472 kilometers, or miles, an hour, also exceeding th ord established last year by Maj. de Bernard Lieut. S. M. Kinkead of Great Britain, the third British entrant, and the three Italian competitors, Maj. Mario de Bernardi, Capt. F. Guaz- zetti and Capt. Ferrarin, were forced to_abandon the race. | Lieut. Kinkead was forced to stop | after completing the third lap, after having made a speed of 291 miles an hour. Capt. Ferrarin gave up ap- parently because of engine trouble. 250,000 See Contest. | It was estimated that more than 250,000 persons watched the competi- | tion, which was held over a 330- kilometer (217-483 miles) course along the front of the Lido bathing beach, the course consisting of seven circuits. Flight Lieut. Webster is 27 years old, and was the youngest of the three representatives of Great Britain in the contest. Webster joined the Royal Air Force as a second Jieutenant in September, 1918, after having served previously in the infantry as a private. He was granted a short service commission as a flying officer in December, 1919, and hecame a per- | manent commissioned officer in 1924. | He was promoted to-flight lieutenant in July of this ycar. He holds the Force Cross for —meritorious N smashed ar. Fl ireat Mark Set Last Year, The Scheneider Maritime Aviation | Cup. one of the most famous trophies in aviation, was captured by Italy from the United States at Norfolk, Va., last year, Maj. Mario de Bernardi of the Italian navy setting a new rec- ord for seaplanes by averaging more than 4 1-10 miles a minute. The major crossed the finish line with an average speed of 246.496 miles an hour. Lieut. C. Schilt of the United States Marine Corps, was second with 1.363 miles an hour as his average. The defeat deprived the United States of its chance of permanently retaining _the coveted international | trophy. The United States had won in 1923 and 1925. | The cup_was presented in 1912 to | the Aero Club of France by Jacques Schneider, French sportsman and aviator, with a view to developing high-speed seaplanes. The country winning the cup is required to hold the race for the succeeding year. Unusual Preparations Made. Great Britain, pete last year, made unusual efforts this year to capture the cup, her sea- planes being developed and worked out in the strictest secrecy. Italy also preserved secrecy and little was made public concerning her entrants. Maj. De Bernardi was the ace of the Italian team. Great Britain's victory today repre- sented her third in the Schneider Cup competitions, her planes having won at Monaco in 1914 and at Naples in 1922, Italy 10 her credit, in 1920, at Naples at Venice and having won in 19 a Hampton Roads, off Norfolk. in 1926 U. S. FLYERS PRAISE BRITISH. Naval ‘Aviators Laud Speed and Skill of Schneider Race Victors, Great Britain’s victory in the Schneider Trophy race at Venice to- day, in~_which one of its seaplanes (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) " TIDAL WAVE DEAD PLACED AT 5,000 Heavy Property Damage Also Re- ported in Typhoon That Swept China. September Telegraph here annc receipt of a report that ished when an immense typhoen struck Yeungkong, ngtung Province, 150 miles south- vest of this city, on September 10. Twenty thousand homes were dam d and 400 junks and sampans de- stroyed, the report said. The total oss s estimat $1,000,000. The report from Hongkong would indicate that the tidal wave and ty- shoon which took 400 lives, injured 300 and caused trexnendous material the Japanese lsland of September 13 had first : Chinese coast along the ver part of Kwangtung Province. torm, which ravaged the Kiu- e and K Sea and traveled fter its force had sen expended in Kiu typhoon whipped towns on in Japanese island of Hondo, caus- minor casualties and damage be- e i out to sea. fhe distance from Hongkong asaki, cne of the cities on 1 struck by the typhoon, is Liiximiately 1,070 miles, to Kiu 2p 1 which did not com- | also has three victories | , came from across | issue to rend the party. Senator Reed gives notice that, so as he is concerned, he will not be party to having the prohibition fa 1 — | issue throw the Democratic National | Convention of 1928 on the rocks. “I do not think the prohibition issue ought to control in the convention,” Senator Reed said. “The question- is important, but it is largely a moral one. In my humble judgment, it is not nearly as important as other great national issu 0 Expects No Split. | Considering the prospect that it might be regarded by some ‘“wet” Democrats on the one side or by some ‘dry"” Democrats on the other as im- ! portant enough to fight out to a finish | NATOR JAMES A. REED. in the cenvention, Senator Reed had this to say: “I do ‘not believe the Democratic party will split over such an issue as prohibition, There are ahout as many Republican prohibitionists,” he added, ‘“‘as there are Democrats of that faith, m very sure the Republican party will not permit itself to be split on such an issue, and I see no reason why the Democrats should make it paramount.” 3 This question Reed: “If prohibition is not to be the issue in_the minds of Democrats as (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) was put to Senator LEGION GUARDED AGAINST BOMBERS Troops Surround Special Train After Two Attempts to Blow Up Veterans. By the Associated Press. NICE, France, September 26.—Sac- co-Vanzetti sympathizers were believed by the police today to have been be- hind two attempts to wreck trains in the Riviera region at the time the American Legion good will tourists were en route here from Paris. There was no clue to the persons who planted the bomb that wrecked 15 yards of track near Golfe-Juan Sat- urday midnight, some hours before the Legion train was due, but the authoris, ties are pressing their investigation all along the ocoast, from Marseille to Mentone. The second attempt was made at La Bocca, near Cannes, where a bomb, which failed to explode, was | planted. Train Heavily Guarded. Prompt work by the track inspec- tion force averted disaster in both cases. Soldiers and police guarded the Legionnaires when they departed for Genoa aboard their special train. Police who investigated the finding of a pile of boulders on the railroad track near Monte Carlo decided that they were not placed their intention- ally, but had rolled down the hillside after a rain. When the pile of rocks was first discovered it was believed that they had some connection with | the bomb explosions. The Legionnaires, headed by Comdr. Howard P. Savage and Comdr.-elcct E. E. Spafford, knew nothing of the attempts against them until after their arrival. The incident recalls the explosion of a bomb in the gardens of the | American consulate here in July re- portedly in connection with the Sacco- | Vanzetti case. As in the present in- stance, no one was injured. Several weeks ago there was an- other bombing in the Riviera region with more serious results, when one person was killed and a score were |injured by a missile thrown into a | ancing establishment at Juan Les Pins. Get Cordial Welcome. | The attempts at the Legionnaires, instead of adversely affecting the welcome accorded them here, seemed if anything to make it more cordial. Crowds lining the streets in solid | masses drowned with their cheers the NATS BEAT RED SOX, 12, INFIRST CAME Boston Hurlers No Puzzle and Lisenbee Is Well Supported by Teammates. BY JOHN B. KELLER, BOSTON, September 26.—The Nats won the opening game of the double- header with Boston here this after- noon. The score was 4 to 2. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON — Rothrock threw out Rice. Hurris doubled to left. Ganzel sacrificed, Hauriss to Todt. Goslin flied to Flagstead. No runs. BOSTON—Rothrock fouled to Tate. Harris threw out Rogell. Flagstead singled through the box. Regan flied to Goslin. No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Regan tossed out Judge. Tate walked. HKluege singled to left center, Tate stopping at sec- ond. Gillis was out, Rogell to Todt. Both runners advanced. Lisenhee fanned. No runs. 4 BOSTON—Harris threw out Car- Iyle. Myer lifted to Goslin. Todt flied to Rice. No runs. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Rice hit the first ball for a_single to center. Harris sacrified, Harriss to Todt. Ganzel walked. Goslin was hit by a pitcned hall, filling the bases. Judge forced Goslin, Regan to Rothrock, Rice scoring and Ganzel going to third. Regan threw out Tate. One run. BOSTON—Gillis threw out Hartley. Harriss struck out. Rothrock ground- ed to Harri: No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Bluege popped to Rothrock. Gillis doubled down the left field line. Lisenbee fanned. Rice waiked. Harris singled to center, scoring Gillis and sending Rice to third. Ganzel was again applauded as he came to bat. A double steal was broken up when Rice was caught between third and home and put out, Hartley to Rogell to Hartley. One run, _BOSTON—Rogell grounded to Har- ris. Flagstead singled to center. Regan fanned. Tate signaled for a pitech out and got it, but he threw the ball into center field, Flagstead get- ting credit for stealing second and tak- ing third on Tate's bad throw. Harris threw out Carlyle. No runs, FIFTH INNING. the left-field wall. Goslin walked. Here (Contintied on Page 4, Column 3.) | WASHI | AB. | Rice, rf 4 | Harris, 2b | Ganzel, cf . !(iol n, #£... ’.Indgt. 1b ‘Tlte, ik | Bluege, 3b. ... | Gittis, ss.. | Lisenbee, p ! Total ; Rothrock, ss | Rogell, 3b. | Flagstead, cf, Regan, 2b.. Lundgren, p Bradley, p.... Carlyle, rf Myer, If. Todt, 1b. Hartley, c.. Harriss, p . Rollings, 2b Tobin Total Tobin batted for Lundgren in th | | | 1 o [ Washington Boston . « Two-base hits—Harris, Gillis (), Flag- wteud. Three-base hit—Carly Stolen base—Flugst Sherificer—Ganzel, Triple play—Flagxtead Left on haesWushington 7 is—Of Liscobee. e. | to Hartles. n. 9. Boston, 9. By off Har- SCORE BY 0 (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) [ BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME I NGTON R. 1 0 A 0 [ 0 0 0 EF TR lew- g'ccc—eccwcg [ - SSSSmpC RS 22 e eighth inning. INN 3 1 o 1] [ SUMMARY Struck out—By Lisenbee, 5; by Harrls, 1: by Lundren, 1: by Bradley, 1. 8 Hits—ON Hurris, 6 In -5 inning zren, 3 In 3 innings. Hit by pitcher—By Harriss (Goslin), Umpires—Menrs. Dinseo cno _ off Lund- | | | | WASHINGTON—Ganzel doubled 0!‘[| These Two. nsas Republicans are pretty well set to send a Curtis-for-President delegation to the Republican national convention next vear, unless Senator Curtis should issue an “I do not choose” statement. Such a statement is not expected here, and prominent Republicans. are confidently predict- g that the delegation will be in- structed for the Republican leader of the Senate. Senator Capper, twice governor of | the State and leader of the farm bloc mn the Senate, was urged by many of his friends in the State to get in the race for President immediately after President Coolidge had an- nounced his wish not to run again. But Senator Capper has returned to Kansas and gracefully given his seal of approval to the Curtis boom. Hoover Has Following. So everything is lovely apparently | i Republican ranks in the State so far as the delegation to the national convention is concerned. The Kansas Republicans would very much like to see Senator Curtis nominated for President. They realize, however, that it may not be possible to bring about this desired end, much as they may wish it. So there is talk here of a second choice for the presidential nomination to whom the Kansas dele- gation may turn if it becomes appar- ent that Curtis cannot be nominated. Right here it may be said with em- phasis that there is a strong sentiment in the State for the nomination of Secretary Herbert Hoover of the De- partment of Commerce. This is not confined to the old regular Republican group by ary means. Mr. Hoover is looked upon as more progressive than any of the other “possibilities” who have been prominently mentioned, in- cluding Hughes, Lowden and Dawes. He is likely to have the support of former Gov. Allen and of William Allen White, who have been powers in the State, and of other progressives, as well as of Republican ational Committeeman David W. Mulvane, who has been identified with the regular wing of the party for years. Mr. Mulvane has stated np prefer- ence for the Republican nomination, except Senator Curtis. But he was Assistant Secretary of Commerce under Mr. Hoover, and it is known that he has a warm admiration and friendship for the Secretary. There is activity in the State, how- ever, for the nomination of former Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, “the friend of the farmer.” The Farm Bureau Federation of Kansas is favorable to Mr. Lowden, and there are Lowden emissaries at work here for him now because of Mr. Lowden's known support of the principles of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill. Farm Bill an Issue. The organized farmers, or the or- ganizers at least, are boosting him for the nomination, because of Mr. Hoover's opposition to the McNary- Haugen bill, and because some of the farmers remember that while he was nationai food administrator during the ‘World War the price of wheat was fixed by the Government below the price the farmers otherwise could have received. The Lowden support- ers are opposed to Hoover. But not all of the farmers in Kansas are enamored of the Mec-Nary Haugen bill. Indeed, the farm situation in Kan- sas today is far better than in some of the other States. Crops have been good . this year and the State is in pretty fair shape take it by and large. It must be remembered, however, that both Kansas Senators voted for the McNary-Haugen biil Not much is heard here so far of the candidacy of Charles Evans Hughes, former Secretary of State, or that of Vice President Dawes. Hughes is looked upon as an Easterner, ex- emplifying the ideas of the East. Fur- thermore, it has not been forgotten out here that Mr. Hughes was the un- successful candidate of the G. O. P. in 1916, They still remember Mr. Hughes in political circles as an aloof presidential candldate in that year, with whom it was difficult to establish contact. Re- ports that Mr. Hughes is a very differ- ent man in that respect are received here skeptically. This does not mean that Mr. Hughes is not highly respect- ed for his accomplishments as Secre- tary of State and for his qualifications as a statesman if he should become the nominee of the party. The State would doubtless go Republican in the election next year with the same regu- |larity that has marked its perform ances in past election: But the feel- ing out here is for a Western man for President if he can be had. Dawes' Position. Vice President Dawes is not particu larly well known in Kansas, His sup- port of the McNary-Haugen farm biil ‘doubtless would give him many of the same friends in the State that Lowden has, if it becomes apparent that Mr. Lowden cannot make the grade in the convention. But the Vice Presiden: is not a candidate, not now at least, for the nomination, and it is under- stood he will not become a candidate as long as Mr. Lowden is in the run- ning. In Kansas there is no presidential preferential primary for the election of delegates to the national conven- tion, which casts a very different light on the matter. Mr. Lowden, Mr. Hoover and Senator Curtis will not go before the voters in the selec- tion of delegates. Consequently the party leaders will have a great deal to say regarding the personnel of the delegation which is to represent Kansas. Before President Coolidge issued his statement, which has been interpreted NEW OYSTER EDICT | posed to government own AROUSES SENATOR Edge Tells President Ban on Floating Bivalves Dam- ages Industry. Charging discrimination on the part ot the Department of Agricultui v reason of its recent order prohi oyster growers from floating oys for fattening preparatory to market- ing them, Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey, following a conference with President Coolidge today, threat- ened a congresional inyestigation, un- less the order is repealed. The New Jersey Senator said his purpose in conferring with the Presi- dent was to explain the situation to ‘him and to ask him to call for a thorough study of ‘the subject on the part of the Agriculture Department. He explained that the oyster growers along Maurice River, N. J., have for many years been “floating” oysters principally for the purpose of cleans ing them and making them otherwise marketable. He stated that the ques- tion of contamination as a result of this process does not figure in the de- partment’s prohibitory order, and that the only reason given by the depart- ment is that the floating constitutes adulteration. Says Growers Lose Money. Senator Edge stated that although the order went into effect only as late as September 1 it already has cost the oyster growers affected by the order more than a guarter of a million dol- lars. He said the conditions are grow- ing worse, and that the industry on Maurice River and other places where oysters are floated faces a complete tie-up unless some relief can be had. He said he found the President very symj.athetic and most willing to call on the department for a full explana- tion. During his talk with the President, the first one he has had with him since early in the Summer, Senator Edge congratulated him upon his ap- pointment of Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey as Ambassador to Mexico, Senator Edge stated that the country is extremely, fortunate to obtain the services of a man so eminently quali- fied as Mr. Morrow. Senator Edge said that he and the President did not discuss politics. When asked what the situation was in New Jersey, Senator Edge replied without hesitation, “New Jersey is still hitched to the Coolidge band- wagon, despite his statement that he does not choose to run again.” He gdded that while the Republi: cans of his State do not question the President's sincerity, there is a strong sentiment for him for another! term, and there is a general feeling that he might change his mind or else permit himself to be drafted when the time comes to nominate the standard bearer for 1928. He said there 1s a likelihood that New Jer- Sey will send an uninstructed dele- gation to the Republican convention which will stand ready to vote for Coolidge if the occasion arises. { Urges U. S.-Owned Ships. He added that, with Coolidge entire- ly and definitely out of the running, ¢ he believes Charles E. Hughes and Sec- retary Hoover would possess the great- est strength in New Jersey. The senti- ment for these two is about evenly di- vided, he thought. Senator Edge, while bitterly op- ip, has come to the conclusion that if this Na- tion is to have a merchant marine, it must be Government owned and oper- | ated. He said experience has shown | that it is not possible to turn the oper- ation of an adequate merchant ma- rine over to private owner: and Ih_:\l the Government must now prepare it- self to shoulder this problem and to build new ships to meet the needs of American shipping. QUEZON TRIP OPPOSED. MANILA, September 26 (#).—The projected trip of Manuel Quezon, pres- ident of the Senate, to Washington for a confcrence with President Coolidge on the appointment of a governor general for the Philippines is being strongly criticized by the minority Democratic party and by Emilio Agui- naldo, reformed rebel leader. ‘Aguinaldo has termed the proposed trip a vacation and totally unneces sary. He also says 1f it is necessary for some one to go to the United States, Quezon is not the proper man, because of his non-co-operative policy during the administration of the late Gen. Wood. Emiliano Tirona, leader in many quarters as taking him defi- nitely out of the race, Kansas Repub- licans were prepared to_stand for his renomination. Many of them now : Ra'dio Prograi of the Democratic party, holds a sim- ilar view. Bottle From Sea Bears Plea Signed Nungesser and Coli By the Associated Pre —A bottle containing a message signed “Nungesser and Coli,” and purporting to be a call for ald by the two French airmen, who were lost on their Paris-New York flight, has been picked up by a Coast Guard patrol man near Manteo, N. C. If the message was a hoax, ac- cording to witneses of the discov- ery, it was somewhat carefully planned - The message was written on a piece of dirplane linen in Eng- lish and read: “We are lost at sea off Halifa: Please send aid immediately. Airplane wreck find- er please notify,” and was signed with the names of the two avia- LLLENDAHL DEAT ARREST HELD NEAR | At Least One Person Will Be Charged With Murder, Prosecutor Says. By the Associated Press. HAMMONTON, N. J. September With developments moving swift- ly in the investigatién of the fatal shooting of Dr. A. William Lilliendahl, the authorities said today they were nearing a solution of the mystery. Louis Repetto, prosecutor of Atlantic County, predicted that at least one arrest on the charge of murder would be made. The prosecutor declined to reveal the identity of the suspect or to state whether the person to be charged with the siaying was a man or a woman. “We are nearing a solution of the crime,” said Mr. Repetto, “but are awaiting certain developments, which are being thoroughly investigated.” M Margaret Lilliendahl, widow of the physician, and Willis Beach are under bail as material witnesses. Farmer Admits Tryst. Beach, a 50-year-old poultry farmer, is alleged by the authorities to have admitted being the author of letters addressed to “‘Peggy Anderson” said to have been received by Mrs. Li- liendahl and to have met her many times at a trysting place I a secluded glen. A hollow oak tree was used as their post office, he was quoted as having said. His confession, the po- lice asserted, was made after he had been informed that Mrs. Lilliendah! had revealed the trysting place. Most of this information, the investigators stated, had previously been obtained from neighbors. The physician's 4l.year-old widow denied that Beach's relations with her were anything but those of a family friend. “Mr. Beach was not my friend much as the doctor’s,” she said. was never with him in an automobile | except when the doctor was with us. except once or twice for a short drive, and the doctor knew all about it.” Mrs.. Lilliendahl still maintains that her husband was shot by two negroes, who ‘leaped on the running board of his automobile while she ‘was driving him ‘along the Atsion road on Sep- tember 15. She said she was prepared {0 2o to the scene of thé slaying and re-enact_the killing, in_so*far as she {Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) | TRIANGLE SQUARE FIXED AT $815000 | Commission Reports Price| for 10th, 11th, B and C Streets Block. — | The United States will pay $815,000 | for the property comprised in Square | 350, lying between Tenth, Eleventh, B | and C streets northwest, if the report | of the condemnation commission, filed today. is approved by the District Su- preme Court. This is the first of the condemnation proceedings within the triangle hetween Sixth and Fifteenth streets: and south of - Pennsylvania avenue which is being sought for sites for various Government buildings. "The commission was composed of Joshua Evans, jr., Herbert C. Easter- day and Levi T. Jones. The Govern- ment was represented before the com- mission by Special Assistant Attorney General Hei . Glassie and by As- sistant L'nnne? States Attorney James J. O'Leary. ‘There are 15 parcels of land com- prised within the area. The proper- ties and the prices fixed by the com- | Barcel Parcel 0—T010°C st. n.w port of the commission was made, signed an order requiring all objec- tions from property owners to be filed by October 14. Should no objection be filed, the report of the commission will be approved at that time. SENTRY DISAPPEARS FROM REED HOSPITAL Police Asked to Aid Search—Miss- ing Man's Life Had Been Threatened. A search was begun today by the| police, in co-operation with the au- thorities at Walter Reed Hospital, for George W. Keffer, 18 years old, a sen- try at the hospital, who has been mis: ing since 2:30 o'clock Saturday after- noon. His disappearance was re- ported to detective headquarters by | the hospital authorities today. It was stated as a possible explana- tlon of his disappearance that Kefter ) | personal property. in District Property. The assessed value of land and im- | provements in the District reached an unprecedented total of $946,367,442 dur- st fiscal year ending June rding to the annual report of sor William P. submitted today to Commis F. Taliaferro. Compared with the preceding twelvemonth period, this new high level represents an increase of $45,617,600. The assessment on the land alone, the report showed, amounted to $400,- 8$2,739. The total assessed value of the improvements was $545,484,703. With a tax rate of $1.80 on $100 of as. sessed valuation, it pointed out, the revenue ylelded by the total assess- ment was $17,034,614, compared with $15,312,747 in the previous fiscal year when the tax levy was $1.70. New Values During Year. Mr. Richards’ reports also showed that the value of new buildings and additions added during the year amounted to $47,476,300, located as fol- iows: Northwest city, §8,542,800; north- east and southeast city, $2,396,500; southwest city, $205,900; northwest county and Georgetown, $32,427,900; | northeast and southeast county, $3.- 903,200. The amount of a: ment for improvements removed was $629,- 050. Mr. Richards featured his report with a statistical chart showing the steady increase in the value of prop- erty in the District since 1914, when the total assessment on land and im- provements 45,124,144, figure passed the $400,000,000 mark in it jumped to $7 The total for 1926 was $900, | | The personal tax levy for the last fiscal year, according to the report, had a grand total of $6,200,134.72, de- rived from three different classes of aseessment. First, an amount derived from a levy on household furniture above $1,000 in value, merchandise, jewelry, boats, vehicles or what is commonly known as tangible personal property; second from a tax on the gross earnings of banks, trust com- panies and public service corporations. and third, from the tax on moneys and credits, including money loaned and in- vested, bonds and shares of stock, or what is generally known as intangible The tax on tan- personal property produced $1,883, 66; on public service corpo- rations and banks and trust com- | panies, $2,043,923.63, and on intangible personal property, §2,362,984.43. Gasoline Tax Increases During the year Mr. Richards re- ported that his office entered the data relating to the transfer of 17483 pieces of property as compared Wwith 13,433 the preceding year. He also fe- ported that 24 oil companies and four Government agencies acknowledged the sale of 54,560,613 gallons of gas line on which they paid the tax of 2 gallon, which produced $1,091,- This indicates an increase in the number of gallons reported- over 1926 of 6,506,569 gallons and an in- crease in tax of $30,131.39. The num- ber of gallons reported, Mr. Richards said, would indicate that the average tax per car on motor vehicle fuel for the 12-month period was 10.91. Mr. Richards’ oustanding recom- mendation to the Commisisoners was that every effort be made to have Con- gress enact the bill introduced in the Senate two vears ago which would permit the District to enforce overdue liens through a court sale. He pointed out that there is a long accumulation of taxes, which will not be paid until there happens to be a change in owner- ship of the property involved. “It has been suggested that one di vision of this office should function with the combined care of current axes, back taxes and tax certificates in other words, there should be no arrears division,” the report said. “This is perfectly feasible if there can be a general cleaning of the back taxes covering many thousands of gible arrested an ex-soldier on September 1, and that his by the man. | Keffer's parents live at Pembroke, | Va. It was learned at the executive | office of the hospital this afternoon | that no information of any sort had | been obtained as to Keffer's where- | abouts. | Prince Isaburo Yamagata Dies. By Radio _to The Star and Chicazo Daily News. Copyright, 19" TOKIO, September has been announced of Prince Isaburo | Yamagata, adopted son and heir of | the late Genero, or elder statesman, Marshal Prince Yamagata. The young- er prince was governor general of Korea from 1910 to 1919, and held the same post in Kwantung (Manchuria) from 1920 to 19: He had been a member of the council since | 1922. He was 70 years old. | Jail Alimony Club Put to Work on Road For Support of Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md.. September 26.—Eight men from the Allegany County Jail, “The Alimony Club,” are carrying out the mandate of the Ju- venile Court that they work on the reads to support their wives and children, cutting down an embank- ment 'and widening shoulders on a curve on the National Highway at Sand Spring. above Frostburg. The men had been idle in jail, some since June. Under an act of the last Legislature they could be sentenced to work, thus providing a fund for the support of their families. Ac- cording to Sherift William R. Har- v who went along, the men did a fair day's work. On their return the eight men asked that they. be given Quezon plans to sail October 1. T ms--Page 21 a_conference with Judge Robert E. King of the Juvenile Court to find out how ‘they would' be sentenced to work ® had been Wives and Children| sentenced to pay a fine of $300 fol- | lowing their refusal to support their families, or undergo a vear's impris- onment. Under the new law they can be sent to work on the roads ! until the fine is worked out. It has been arranged with the State Roads Commission foremen to carry them on the rolls and credit them with each day worked. Fifty cents is deducted to pay the sheriff for jail maintenance. The remainder will be sent to the court to be paid over to their wives. The prisoners were garbed in new overalls, shoes and caps and carried new dinner buckets with a good, substantial meal. One prisoner declared after he ar- rived on the job that he would nat g0 to work. The deputy in charge started to handcuff and confine him with a chain to a telegraph pole until the afternoon, when the objector could be taken back to jail for a bread and water diew He changed his mind. ife had been threatened 1 | which will eces of property and extending over many vears. During the tax sale of ast year pearly one-half of the lots offered were bought in by the District and this thing has happened for many vears, so that there is a long accumula tion of taxes, most of them small § amount, but with a large aggregate, not get paid until there happens to be a change in ownership. Court Sale Bill. “A bill was introduced in the Sen | ate about two years ago with the idea of clearing up the situation by allow- ing a court sale of these encum bered parcels. There is every reason to believe that the District should have the same opportunity of enforcing overdue leins as the trustee or the holder of a mortgage has and if ac- tion can be obtained along these lines it will greatly curtail the work of the arrears ion and make possible the amalgamation of accounts, thers- by enabling the office by the examus tion of a card to at once give a certi- :ied statement as to the status of the ax.” M Richards also asked that Con- gress be urged to appropriate funds to provide for the installation of a ledger system recommended by the Federal Bureau of Efficiency which would ultimately enable his office to mail out all bills both personal and real and would further show at a glance the axact status of an account against each individual, holding or l‘op‘or parcel of land within the Dis- rict. WORKERS AéEEPT RAISE. Longshoremen Approve Increase of 5 Cents an Hour. NEW YORK, September 26 (#).— Longsohremen of the Neorth Atlantic district voted today to accept the offer of the steamship owners granting :lhem a wage increase of 5 cents an our. The vote was not unanimous. ‘The checkers’ local will vote on the offer tonight. The checkers have been offer They raise from $8 to $6.50 a day. asked f\or 37,