Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1927, Page 2

. > * LEVINE 1S FORCED ~ TORETURN HERE Bad Weather Makes Contin- uation of Flight to Rich- mond Dangerous. Charles A. Levine, who, while en route to Richmond yesterday with a party of six New Yorkers in a Fok- ker monoplane piloted by Bert Acosta, Janded Here when darkness overtook them in their flight, and who spent the night in Washington, took off at 12:40 today at the Naval Air Field 10 ‘resume the trip to Richmond, but was forced to return to the landing fleld a half hour later when in:lement ‘weather made the flight impracticable. Levine and his party will leave by train for Richmond, and Acosta has been instructed to follow them in the Plane as soon as the weather per- mits. 1 thought that it was best to aban- don the attempt to make Richmond today,” said Acosta after landing, *twhen the weather conditions became 80 bad after we had flown for several minutes over the river that we could not make any sort of headway. e- ¥ine did not want to cause an comfort to the ladies in and it was decided that we turn back t Washington.” Mr. Levine explained today that he was on his way to Richmond to open &n airplane factory to turn out planes 20 sell at £1,600 each, and a number of larger planes modeled after the Co- Jumbia, which he used in the trans- atlantic trip, and that he hoped to establish a flying school in the Vir-| ginia capital. His plans, he said, were | inspired by Col. A. A. Anderson, ‘member of the party, who will join Bim M backing the venture. Plans Transport Lines. Mr. Levine said that he also planned to foster the establishment of long- distance airplane passenger transpor- tation lines between the big cities of le country in the mear future, de. @laring that while in his opinion this form of transportation would not de- wvelope as rapidly in the United States it had in Europe, because of our perior railroad facilities, that regu- ly establish long distance routes mre practical and are in demand to- “‘Such air lines over short distances, a8 between Washington and New York, would not be feasible at this time™ he said, “and until better facllities are developed,” because over an hour would be lost going to and from the Janding field and only a few hours are Tequired for the trip by train. - “Aviation has come into its own in this country, and rapid progress is being made at last,” Mr. Levine de- , predicting that “we will have soceanic air mail service within the next two years,” and that “before many more years have passed” huge mhultimotored planes will make daily ts across the Atlantic on regular schedules unaffected by storm or cold T. Will Fly Across Again. “I am going to fly again across the Atlantic, possibly in the Spring, and 1 am going in a multimotored land plane. They are safer for these long flights. Seaplanes offer but a small margin of safety, as no seaplane has vet been designed which will with- stand the rough waters of a tossing sea. My next flight will probably be made from East to West. This time 1 will carry a radio operator and a navigator as well as a pilot and will most likly take off from England.” Levine, who has planned the con- struction of a 50-passenger 7-motored fransatlantic alr cruiser, said that he would begin the actual work of build- ing this “first air Leviathlan” as soon as New York decided upon its mu- micipal airport. | Wi e His Star BRIG. GEN. OTHO B. ROSENBAUM. LEITCH PROMOTED T0 MAIOR GENERAL 3d Division Chief Advanced, With Col. Rosenbaum Named to Brigadier Vacancy. By the Associated Press. Promotion to the rank of major general of Brig. Gen. Joseph D. Leitch, now commanding the 3d Division, with headquarters at Camp Lewis, Washington, was announced today at the War Department. Gen. Leitch will take over his new rank Novem- ber 5 on the retirement for age of Maj. Gen. John M. Jenkins. The vacancy in the grade of briga- dier general created by the promotion of Gen. Leitch will be filled by Col. Otho B. Rosenbaum, now on duty with the general staff in Washington. Gen. Leitch, at various times during the war commanded the Sth Division at Camp Fremont, Calif., and at the close of the war w in command of the 13th Division, with the temporary rank of major general. He served as chief of staff of the American Expedi- tionary Forces in Siberia and received the Distinguished Service Medal. Gen. Rosenbaum, a native of Vir- ginia, commanded the 315th Infantry, at Camp Meade, Md., until his promo- tion to brigadier general during the war, when he took over command first of the 173d Infantry. with which he went overseas, and later of the 155th Infantry Brigade. . ESTEP STILL OFF COMMITTEE ROLL Two New G. 0. P. Members of Ways and Means Body Made an Issue. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER &% 10%V. COURT AID ASKED -~ INPOOL PROTEST |Citizens Seek Injtnction : Against New Bathing Tank, Holding Act Violated. | Intervention of the District Supreme Court to stop the work of constructing an artificial bathing pool on land ad- jacent to the Langley Junior High School at Second and T streets north- cast, was asked today in a suit for! injunction brought against Col. Ulysses 8. Grant, 3d, director of pub- lie buildings and public parks; Frank White, treasurer of the United States, and C. G. Lochler, I'ranklin National Bank Building. the contractor. he plaintiffs are Henry B. Myers, 3300 Rittenhouse street, a member of the Tech High School Alumni Association: William W. Spencer. 1348 Monroe | street, also an alumnus of Tech High School; Edwin B. Lawless. 310 Ran-| dolph street northeast, member of the North Capitol Citizens' Association, and Robert C. Carter, 130 R street northeast, member of the latter as- sociation and a member of the Lang- ley Parent-Teachers Association. The plaintiffs also sue in the capacity of taxpayers. The charge is mada that Col. Grant |18 dievegarding the law in proceeding with the work after his attention had been called to the plain provisions of the acts of Congress relating to the location of bathing pools. The court is asked to enjoin Loehler from pro- ceeding with the construction of the pool under a contract with Col. Grant made October 6 and to enjoin Col. Grant and Treasurer White from pay- ing out District funds provided under an appropriation of March 2 for the construction of the pools. Col. Grant. |it is also charged, did not have the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts before making the contract. Claim Acts Violated. The plaintiffs point out that Con: | gress February 28, 1923, appropriated $215,000 for the purchase of land for school purposes adjacent to the Lang- ley Junior High School, and the Dis- trict Commissioners purchased land on Second street mortheast between R and T streets. On May 4, 1926, the court is told, an act was passed for the establishment of bathing pools, which appropriated $345.000 for the purpose and provided that the Com- mission of Fine Arts should be con. sulted as to the location and construc- tion of the pools. which were to be lo- cated on lands cquired for park. parkway or piaygrounds.” The land now being used was not acquired for the purposes named in that act, but for school buildings, the plaintiffs as- sert. ‘The Commission of Fine Arts, un- der date of September 19. the court is advised, wrote Col. Grant that “it Is unfortunate that the land for the swimming pool must be cut out of the grounds of the Langley Junior High School and of the McKinley Manual Training School. The space itself is inadequate. Site Held Inadequate. “It is in too close proximity to resi- dences on one side and to a school playground on another side. The pur- chage of the ground to the north of the Emery School, where the land is cheap and where there is room to de- velop a swimming pool adequately, would have been the economical course to pursue. On the site select. ed the pool must suffer undue con- fraction; space needed for schoo! pur- poses must be taken and two jurisdic- tions must be maintained.” About 200 residents of the District and members of the Langley Parent. Teachers Assoclation, it is stated, pro- ‘When asked about his flight over the English Channel last Summer Le- ¥ine said that although it was the first time he had taken off and made the least afraid, only wishing *a cou- %’ of times” that Clarence Chamber- , the Columbia’s pilot, was with him f£o give him directions. Glad He Réturned. I reached England my friends advised me against going back %o France, telling me that I would be mobbed,” Mr. Levine said, “but no such thing happened. I am glad that I did return because I was #d with a very warm and friendly re- geption. T am all for the French peo- and hope some day to fly back France again.” He would not discuss his connec- tons with Acosta and would not say whether or not he would pilot him on his next flight across the Atlantic— “I have plans for him,” is all that ke would say. Mr. Levine will leave Richmond to- might or tomorrow morning, he said, and would then fiy to Trenton where & luncheon has been planned for him. “f will fly back to Washington a week from Monday,” he said, “and 1 am coming here with some very defi- nite plans, which I am not at iiberty %0 discuss at this time." . Besides Acosta and Col. Anderson accompanying Levine are Mrs. Hen- mander Rocher, Mrs. Irene Dudiey, Edwin B. Steiner and E. J. Demgas, &1l of New York. | PIMLICO ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. FIRST RACE—2- : 300: | gy year-olds: purse. $1.300; uregard Nexopoif ctorian Ellen 0. . THIRD RACE—The Madison Hi Syear-olds and up: purse. $1.500: 280 a furlong. andicap: Tk . 108 Dolan ... 120 Bockhawk . 125 2-year-olds: £ air dge . FOURTH R purse, $1.300; 6 furlongs. Burning Bush .. 118 . 2 Charles 3 Golden & Red Brid Rosinante a Sister Ship FIFTH RAC: gea:-ald colts 1 mil eigh Count Cioudy. a Penalo Eugene § o E—The Pimli Liles: $4 and Al Not Guiity 1'Sun Meddl it Walter J o Wheatley © Greentree Siable entry. 1 Sagamore Btable entry SIXTH = RACE—3-saer-oids purse. $1.300: 17, miles Iyhawk .. ‘andering Mini Clear Bk claiming: - D108 1 10; The Patapsco Claiming ds and up: puree. $1.804 .. 108 & Contemplate port Trail ... trifugal . ATl Bl it 3& W R a 1 10l By the Associated Press, A breach that developed in the ranks of House Republicans in the closing days of the last session over filling two vacancies in that party’s membership on the ways and means committee, has had an echo during the present hearing by the commit- tee on tax reduction. The two new Republican members, Representative-elect Harry A, Estep of Pennsylvania, and Representative ‘haddeus C. Sweet of New York, have not been placed upon the com- mittee roll call, because, it was said, there s some uncertainty over whether Estep will retain his tenta- tive place on the committee. The status of the two members was argued at some length during a re- cent executive session of the commit- tee but there has been no public an- nouncement as. to what took place. The fight against Kstep was based on the fact that he was a new mem- ber and that a post on so important a committes should be given to a member older in point of service, es- peclally with a number of such mem- bers clamoring for the assignment. Another factor discassed when the breach developed a year ago was ad- visability of placing two members from large States on the committee. A group o Republicans, including Representative Tilsun of Connecticut, majority House leader, argued that at least one of the vacancies should be accorded to a so-called small State. As Mr. Sweet hag been in Congress for several terms, no opposition was raised as to his selection, and the fight was concentrated against Estep. He was selected, however, and the fact that he is not now considercl as a full member of the committee i causing considerable speculation at the Capitol over what developments in the matter have taken place dur- ing the Summer recess. o WALTER BROWN TAKES COMMERCE POST OATH In the presence of Secretary Hoover and other Commerce Department offi- cials, Walter F. Brown of Toledo, Ohio, was sworn in today as Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Brown succeeds J. Walter Drake, who re- signed his post as assistant secretary several weeks ago. After the ocath of office was ad- ministered Secretary Hoover issued the following statement: tested the location of the pool October 18 and the North Capital Citizens' Association October 24 volced its dis- approval as did also the executive committee of the Tech High School Alumni Association. All these pro- tests were without avail, the court is told, and the petitioners, through At- torneys Adrian J. Humphreys and Robert K. Anderson, inform the court that in their opinion Col. Grant disre- garded the express provisions of the act of Congress and that the contract 18 unauthorized by law and the work is being done in contravention of the statutes. WELFARE STAFF PLANS OBSERVANCE Neighborhood House to Hold Exhibition Saturday, Its 26th Birthday. The varlous activities of Neighbor- {hood House, 470 N street southwest, will be demonstrated to visitors at a celebration of the twenty-sixth anni- versary of its founding. in the house Saturday afternoon and evening from 4 to 10 o'clock. Articles made in the craft classes will be on sale. The elebration will be under the auspices f the board of trustees, members of which are as follows: 1 Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. Charles | . Bell, Mrs. George Barnett, Porter H. Dale, Mrs. Charles Denby, . Herbert | C. Hoover, Mrs. Frederick J. Horne, | | Mrs. Willlamson Howell, Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie. Mrs. William Bailey Lamar. Mrs, William De Witt Mitchell, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, Mrs. Thomas W. | Phillips, jr.: Mrs. Robert C. Roebling, Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph, Miss Clara J. Sproul, Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard, Mrs. Joseph Strauss, Mrs. Walter R. Tucker- man, Miss Ellen A. Vinton, Mrs. George Wadsworth and Mrs, Curtls D. Wilbur. | The resident staft of workers at Mr. and Mrs. J. P. 8. Neligh, Miss Jeanette R. Holt, Miss Dorothy Elllott, Miss Lena Barghausen and Miss Louise MacDonald. “We are all gratified that Mr. Wal- ter Brown has decided to accept the sistant secretaryship of Commerce. Mr. Brown brings not only a long background of practical experience and high ability to the job, Lut he aleo has a greater knowledge of the Federal mechanism and its duties than any other man in the United States.’ e PROTEST GREETS PARADE. Neglect Charged by Virginia High- lands and Aurora Hills Citizens. VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va., No vember 3. Vhen Arlington County's great water carnival parade passed here sghortly after noon today the participants were treated to a demon- stration not on the program. The figure of a camel had been painted on a banner at the fire house with signs reading “To fight fires we must have water,” and in the street in front of the bullding several mem- bers of the department were seen struggling with a small fire beside which there was an empty hose. Some of the citizens of Virginia Highlands and Aurora Hills refused to participate in the parade because, they sald, they had not received extension of the inains from Addison avenue as FAvprentice allowance cluined Py eatber ehowery; track §00d. promised severalinonths ago hy Asa Phillips, engine in charge of the instaliation of walr malns. SHANTUNG ARMY TAKES TOWN IN HONAN DRIVE Feng's Troops Retreat to South- west—Railway Junction Is New Objective. By the Associuted Prese. | PEKING, November 3.—Gen. Chang | | Teung-Chang, Shantung Northern commander, who is conducting a drive In the province of Honan against Gen. Feng Yu-Hsiang, reported further suc- cesses, The Bhantung forces north of the Yellow River are reported to have | captured the important town of Weihwel after defeating Feng's troops, who are retreating toward Sinsiang, 15 miles to the southwest. The Shuntung troops operating in Central Honan have captured Hsuchow. In tie meanwhile, the main S8hantung army still is engaged in a desperate battle to the west of Chunghowhsien, its objective being Chengchow, im- portant junction _on the Peking- | Hankow-Lunghal Ruilway | | Transferred from Canal Zone. Lieut. Col. George L. Wertanbaker, | ment in the Teapot Dome case makes | the public turn up its nose higher { crime of the oil scandal, so far as its | olegeaneous to corrupt a jury it was ‘Mes. Ellen G. Ramsey (rlght) who (center). At the left is M with the search waged here for the mis William Mac MOTHER AIDS IN HUNT FOR DAUGHTER has come to Washington in_connection wife of Rev. Dascomb E. Forbush Farland, a friend of the famil; Jury Tampering in Sinclair defense fore en quick trial by the tion on the charge of the jury in the nd have heen st. unanimous rmine one The Hai have been press of the > seeking to corrupt Binclaiv-Fall trial her found guilty, by vote, of seeking to » of the pillars of Ameri society— the sacredness of the courts. And there is unanimous demand in edito:- ial comment gathered from all sec- tions of the country for relentles prosecution of the person, or person responsible for the alleged jury tam- pering. The young juror, Edward J. Kid- well, whose indiscreet utterances broke the case wide open, comes in for a generous mensure of tolerant under- standing and sympathy from many of the editorial The general at- titude seems to at it is not surprising that ounz leather worker, enjoying the limelight for the first time in his ould have heen dazzled by inclair millions and by his desive for an automobile “‘a block long.” Eastern Comment. Typical of Eastern comment is the editorial in today's New York Times, which dismisses as relatively unim- portant the question whether any of the jurors actually was corrupied, and continues as to Mr. Sinclair's possible personal guilt: “If a man with ample wealth and no embarrassing scruples, bound te get what he wants, bought and paid for a Secretary of the Interior, why should he boggle at tampering with a jury? * * Whatever the techni- calitles of the law or the weaknesees or worse of any juryman, he has de himself a figure of public infamy. ‘The New York World sees the case as “a test as to whether the criminal law in the United States applies to very rich men,” and continues: *“The proceedings are Intolerable. They constitute a defiant challenge to the authority of the United States which must be met relentlessiy and.swiftly. ‘We shall find out now whether or not a man like Harry F. Sinclair is more powerful than the Government.™ Points to * Following are extracts from edl- torials which have appeared fn new: papers of every section of the countr: New York Herald Tribune.—"We had not supposed that anything could add to the shame attaching to the names of Albert B. Fall and Harry F. Binclafr. * ¢ ® It isx with a feel- ing of dismay and rising anger that the Nation reads these charges of fresh corruption arising about the he- smirched figure of Harry F. Sin- clair.” New York Sun—"The latest develop- than it went at the charges that are being tried. * * * One scandal has piled on another, and the odor of the second is ranker than the first."” New York Telegram—"If a multi-| millionaire * * * can be permitted | to use his wealth to tempt humble citizens who have been selected to act as jurors, our system of justice is a complete failure.” New York Evening World—'There must be something more in this case than a mistrial and a new trial. We have here a new case. It involves the integrity of American courts.” Philadelphia _ Bulletin—“The chief revelations can be substantlated. is its utter disregard of and contempt for the essence of our governmental insti- tutions—the honor and integrity of public office—it's befouling and be- trayal of public trust. 1f to this noxious record there shall be found to have been added a like contempt for the integrity of judicial processes and similar encoiling of one or more jurors, or other attempt to besmirch justice, the strong arm of the law should not he restrained.” 0l Called “Polluter.” Newark, N. J.. Evening News—"It has been notorious, especiaHy since the transaclions in the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills naval oll reserve fields, that ofl has been a polluter of public Ufe. * * * A mistrial means a further delay in the Fall-Sinclair case, which has been dragged out for so long a time. It is worse than a mis- fortune.” Chicago Daily News—'The princi- pals in the conspiracy to corrupt} jurors must be exposed and punished | with due severity if that result is pos- sible. It is high time that an impres- sive example be made of audacious; men who endeavor to pollute the sources of justice. Such attempts in! a grave criminal case constitute a challenge to the people’s tribunals that requires a stern response. S8t. Louls Times—*"'Whatever the outcome of the doings at Washington, somebody has been a chump. 1f an effort was made by the defense worse than folly. 1f it turns out that | gabby juryinen were merely talking to make themselves heard, the joke is hard to place. San Francisco Bulletin—"In all but the seemingly impossible task of en- forcing prohibition, Federal law is as| vigilant and efficient ever * there is a political angle to the ceedings. The Coolidge adminiatra- tion has been charged with negll-! gence in prosecuting the ofl ca How negligent it has been may b judged by the vigilance shown in the Fall-8inclal: prosecution. “Trail of Bribery Loz Angeles Express—"Throughout | the entire history of the Teapot Dome affair is the same slimy trail of bribh ery and corruption and deflance and disregard for law and government. It is time the Government took a firm grip o. the coat collars of those responsible and shoved them into jail cells, where they belong.” Denver Post—"Men who could stoop to %o Infamous a conspiracy as charged in the Teapot Dome deal would not hesitate at trylng to bribe now stationed on the Panama_Canal Zone, lias been assigned to h20 Ccast Artillery, at Fort Eustis)]Ygy. a juror. They do not overlook any weliome 1o keep out of prison. ® * ¢ The lonper they can stall the case SINCLAIR DEFENSE FLAYED ‘BY PRESS AS TRIAL IS ENDED Editorials Emphasize Grave Offense of Comment on Sud- along, the more difficult it will be for |the Government to produce witnesses | C needed to get a conviction Dayton, Ohio, Daily News—'‘Once more these oil cases have produced a situation which outrazes the Nu tion's patience. ¢ * ¢ The exact re- sponsibility for the debacle remains to be ascertained. * * * But on one point the people of the United States ® ¢ * must insist. The perpetrators of this attempt to corrupt the course of justice must be sought out and run down, and when known they must be dealt with without mercy, no matter who they are. For these tamperers with a jury have struck a dastardly blow at the foundation of all that is America.” Buffalo Evening News.—“The oil scandal has been vastly enlarged by the developments that made it neces- sary for the court to declare a mis- trial. The persons responsible are guilty of a greater crime than that charged in the indictments against Fall and Sinclair. The crime they plotted against the Government was as vicious as any ever framed by the mind of a Red.” Roanoke, Va., World News.—"It is only too evident money had been brought into play improperly and methods used for which somebody may go to jail. Harry Sinclair's mil- lions thus far have thwarted every effort of the United States Govern- ment to bring him to an accounting for his conspiracy with Fall to loot the Nation's oil reserves.” Refers to “Collosal Fraud.” Omaha World Herald.—'The exist- ence of this situation and the manner in which it comes about seem to be typical of the calm, judicial, detached attitude of official Washington toward this, the most collosal fraud against the American Government in its his- tory. Everything that has thus far been’ done, the purging of the cabinet of Denby and Daugherty, the cancel- lation of the oil leases, the recovery of the Government’s property has been done not on the initiative of the ad- maistration but because it was harried into action by a few indivi- duals of the opposition.” St. Paul Pioneer Press—"Through these transactions runs a trail of de- ceit, subterfuge, fraud and corruption reaching apparently even to the court- room where Fall and Sinclair were on trial. In view of the whole history of this case, the failure of the court to keep the jurors under surveillance seems inexcusable.” Utiea, N. Y., Observer-Dispatch— ‘‘Conspiring to take property from the Government is the taking of mere trash, but to corrupt a jury which is a vital part of a court of justice is to strike at the very foundations of the Government.” alt Lake City Deseret News— “Full responsibility for what appears to be a grave indignity against Ameri- can justice should be determined and the guilty parties should suffer the penalty they deserve.” ‘Worcester, Mass., Telegram—*If there are to be attempts at jury tam- pering in any law ease it would naturally be in the Fall-Sinelair pro- ceedings which have reeked of greasy money and sly evasion from their very start. ¢ * The case cannot come to an ending of propriety until any who attempted to tamper with jurors and any jurors who became a party of it are put where they belong.” HOUSE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX LEVIES (Continued from First Page.) ing that these schedules were cut to the minimum in the last two tax- reduction measures. Little also has been said Ly com- mittee members as to thelr views on the Treasury recommendation for a revision of rates on incomes In the higher brackets, although Representa- tive Garner of Texas, ranking mi- nority member, has said that a cut on incomes of hetween $14,000 and $90,- 000 also would afford some slight benefit to persons with incomes in excess of the higher figure. Some Reductions Promised. The Treasury also referred to this in presenting its recommendation, arguing that “by the simplest ex- pedient of adjusting the rate so that it will rise uniformly, increasing 1 per cent for each additional $4,000 of income on incomes from $10,000 to $70,000, some reductions will be grant. ed to all surtax payers, but more particularly to those whose incomes fall in the intermediate brackets.” Mr. MacChesney in concluding today sald his organization felt Its members were being discrimi- nated against in being taxed on the basis of all profits received in sale of real estate ¢n the instaliment plan before payment had been com- pleted. He asked that this be cor- rected. He also dvocated placing 60 per cent 18 a down payment on " | real estate sales us the flgure allowed hefore such a sale is taken out of the installment sales class of taxa- tlon, instead oi the 25 per cent down payment which now removes such wules from this class. o TWO SISTERS TO DIE. Pair Sentenced for Poisoning Their Father. OLMUETZ, Moravia, November 8 (®).—Two sisters, Theresu and Anna Zboril, today were sentenced to death by hunging for poisoning their father because bhe would not permit his younger daughter to marry the muan of her choice, The sisters, who were charged with putting polson in hix mik, bought mourning clothes atd ordered a cofin one week before 1 father's death, [STALINT0 CRUSH PARTY BETRAYERS | Soviet Chief Attacks Trotsky for Attempt to Have Him Removed. \ | | | | | | | By the Associated Press { MOSCOW, Russia, November 3. —Russfa’s “man of steel Joseph Stalin, determined to crush ruthlessly those who “faithlessly try to destroy the Communist party has thrown| down the gauntlet to the opposition in | general and to Leon Trotsky in “par. ticular. Trotsky. fighting futilely to hold his | place on the central committee of the | Communist party at a recent special | meeting of the committee, violently attacked Stalin and other leaders of | the party. Lenin, under whom Trot- sky was commissar for war and marine, had wanted Stalin removed from his post of secretary general of the party, Trotsky declared in that denunciation uttered a few hours be- fore the central committee stripped him of his last post in the Communist | party. Stalin Held “Too Rough.” Trotsky read a letter written by Lenin, prior to his death, in which he urged the removal of Stalin as “too rough.” “Yes, I am rough,” Stalin answered, looking Trotsky straight in the eyes, after the latter had finished his tirade, “Yes, I am rough,” repeated Stalin, ough regarding those who roughiy nd faithlessly try to destroy the ‘ommunist party To give his words time to penetrate Stalin paused. Then he continued: “I have knowledge of all opposi- tion tricks, better than they are aware, perhaps. It is not easy to fool Stalin at any time, day or night." Removal Turned Down. He admitted that Lenin had willed his dismissal from the post of secre- tary general in the letter which read: “Stalin is too rough—a defect fully tolerable in our midst, but it becomes intolerable in his post as secretary general. Therefore, I propose, com- rades, a deliberate means of taking Stalin out of his post and replacing in the following respects: More pa- tient, more loyal, more courteous, more attentive to his comrades, less i capriclous.” Stalin said he had pleaded repeat- edly with the central Communist committee to fulfill Lenin's wish and remove him from his post, but that his pleas were not heeded. ARMOUR 4 DOWN AT END OF ROUND Walter Hagen Regains Lead After Cut at Turn in Golf Tournament at Dallas. By the Associated Press. CEDAR CREST COUNTRY CLUB, him by some one differing from Stalin | retary of Giraffe’s Ailment | Causes Hurry Call | For Animal Doctor| When animals at the Zoo are ill they get the best the world has to offer in the way of medical atten- tion. Hiboy, the young male giraffe, who has been showing al symptoms characterized by swell- ing about the knees, alarmed Zoo officials and this week Dr. Her- bert Fox, professor of animal pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, and considered the foremost specialist on wild animal diseases in the world, was called into consuitation. Dr. Fox pronounced that the gi- raffe was a victim of osteo-arth- ritis, or swelling of the bones, a rare malady. It is believed due to some deficlency in diet In early in- fancy. The ailment is believed in. curable, but not necessarily fatal. CANADIAN SHAFT TOBE PRESENTED Diplomats and Soldiers Will| Join in Arlington Ceremony to Americans. Americans who went to the World War to die in the uniforms of the Canadian army will be remembered on November 11 in the dedication of the monument presented to the United States by the Dominion in Arlington National Cemetery. Diplomats and soldiers will participate in the cere- monies, Comrades in arms of the Americans who sleep in Flanders flelds will a tend the ceremonies in the persons of soldiers of Canada. Invitations have been issued to all cabinet members, Vice President Dawes and Chief Justice Taft to at- tend. Secrefary Kellogg, Sir Esme Howard, Ambassador of Great Britain, and Minister Vincent Massey of Canada will lay wreaths on the new monument. Minister Massey will un- veil and present the monument after a prayer by Canon Almond, chaplain general of the Canadian forces. Sec- War Davis and J. L. Ralston, defense minister of Canada. will then deliver addresses. Two honor guards, including detach- ments of the Royal Canadian Regi- ment and the Royal 22d Regiment, will represent Canada. A band and pipers of the 48th Highlanders of Toronto will accompany the Canadian troops. The 12th Cavalry will be the American military escort. The exact number of American sol- diers who were killed in the war with the Canadian forces has not been ascertained. Records show that about 36,000 gave the United States and Alaska as their place of birth when Joining the Canadian forces. The monument is aiready in place in Arlington National Cemetery near the Maine mast. (/GAR STORE FIRN T0 SUBMIT PLANS i | i Dallas, Tex., November 3.—Walter Hagen held a lead of 2 up over “Tommy Armour of Washington at the end of the first nine holes here this morning in a battle of champions for a place in the semi-finals of the Pro- fessional Golfers’ Association tourna- ment. ‘The national professional champion dropped the third hole to Armour, American open title holder, but there- after got down to business and won four holes in & row. Armour won the ninth when Hagen missed a two-foot putt. Armour cut Hagen's lead to 1 hole on the twelfth when he dropped a putt for a par 3, while Hagen took a 4 after missing the short green with Lis tee shot. Both were in trouble on the 595-yard par 5 tenth. Tommy making a pratty out from a head high ditch to halve with a 5. The eleventh also was halved with fours. Hagen Gets Auother. Hagen got the hole back at No. 13 when he made a beautiful shot over the trees at the tip of the dog leg and dropped four feet from the pin on a 100-yard carry. Armour was away and failed to sink a 20-footer, and then missed again, while Hagen put his three in the hole. * The Washington star had an oppor- tunity to retrieve a hole at 14, when both had five-foot putts for threes. Ha- gen's hung on the rim, and Armour faced an unplayable stymie and was forced to halve in flves. The fif- teenth was also halved when Armour's 12-footer failed to drop for a two. Hagen's deadly putting eye put him 4 up on the morning round, when he took the seventeenth and eight- eenth holes after he had halved the sixteenth with Tommy. On the six- teenth Hagen sank a 10-foot putt for a birdle 3, while Armour was taking a 4. Another long putt dropped for Hagen on the eighteenth and he cap- tured the hole with a par 3. Hagen Lost Thi Hagen was the first to lose a hole when he made a bad out from a trap at No. 3, but Armour handed the hole back to his opponent at 4, where Tommy laid himself au unplayable stymie, Before the Scotchman could steady himself after this mishap, | Hagen had taken three more holes and a commanding lead. Tommy braced and took the ninth after Hagen had missed a two-footer, and captured the twelfth, but “The Haig” was 2 up again at the thirteenth and finished strong with a 16-foot putt for a birdie to win the seventeenth and another long one to win the elghteenth with a par 3. The cards: Hagen Out— In— Armour, Out- 483566285 In—- h4dd Al Fapinosa, Chicago, at of the morning round had n lead o Morte Duty Wash. At one point in Dutra war 6 down, but teok tho last three holes, to end the eighteen 3 the end 3-hole United Company Agrees to Permit Commission to Pass on Building Design. Officials of the United Cigar Stores Co. of America following a conference this morning in New York City with Rufus 8. Lusk, representing the com- mittee of the Washington Board of ‘Trade on public and privaté buildings, voluntarily agreed to submit their plans for the new building sooa to be erected at Fourteenth and E streets to the Fine Arts Commission for criti- cism and suggestions as to its archi- tectural design, according to word re- ceived here at noon today. This action, made following several conferences here regarding plans for the buildirg, was taken in order that the architectural design of the new structure, originally planned to be of two-stories high and of brick con- struction, might harmonize so far as possible with the great Federal build- ing program now in progress of con. struction on the south side of Penn- sylvania avenue. Mr. Lusk stated following a confer- ence with Willam Baeder, vice presi- dent of the United Cigar Stores Co., and H. G. Mitchell, arcihtect in charge of construction projects for the com- pany, that officlals of the organization voiced keen interest in the movement for beautifying Washington and read- ily agreed to submit their plans to the fine arts body. While work of razing the present old structures on the site on the northeast corner of Fourteenth and E streets, just above Pennsylva- nia avenue, is to be started probably Monday, Mr. Baeder said the plans for the building would be laid before the Fine Arts Commission tomorrow. Decision to appeal to officials of the United Cigar Stores organization in this matter was taken following a conference held here yesterday with Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Lusk and Robert F. Beresford, chairman of the committee of the Board of Trade. Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Commis- sion, and Maj. Carey H. Brown, repre- senting Col. U. 8. Grant, 34, were observers at the conference. et et TARKINGTON GOES HOME. Novelist Leaves Maine for Return to Indianapolis. KENNEBUNKPORT, Me., Novem- ber 3 (#).—Booth Tarkington, Hoosler Novelist, left the Tarkington Summer home today with his wife for a leisurely return to Indianapolis. Visits | be made to friends In several cities, and the Tarkingtons will reach thefr Winter home about December 1. Tarkington said that the sight of his left eve is improving, and although he cannot work as long as he could when he had the use of both eyes, he had heen able to do considerable swriting since the first of September. He sald | ne had entirely given up writing at night, a habit which is believed to have been at least in part the cause down, By the Amaciated Piem, BOSTON, November 3, ~Bootlegging in bread was on the books for Boston next Sunday If pollce succeed In fol- lowing out (Instructions by Supt. Michael Crowley to enforce an anclent statute confining sale of the staple ex- clusively to the comparatively few re- tail master bakers in the city. Ilven they must do their selling before 10 a.m. and between 4 and 6:30 p.m Hut fruit stores, corner groveries, delloatensens and other customar: venders of bread must not oblige the customers, oven though they ave of the dimming of his sight. WARYLAND “GAS" TAXS S50, Steady Increase in Motoring Shown by Controller’s 1927 Report. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., November 3.— Maryland collected $3,520,711 in gaso- line taxes for the fiscal year ended September 30,-W. S. Goroy, controller, reports in his annual report. A steady increase is indicated. A gazoline tax of 1 cent a gallon in th_ fiscal vear just ended produced $1.269,000, whereas in the previous fiscal year, 1926, a tax of 1 cent pro- duced $1,057,000 and in 1925, $341,000. If the consumption of gasoline con- tinues in the fiscal year of 1928 as last vear, there will be available for the maintenance of roads, the con- struction of new lateral roa. . and the elimination of grade crossings approxi- mately 25 per cent more funds than was es'imated when gasoline tax bills were presented to the Leglslature last Winter. Under Recent Legislation. There was only a 2-cent tax on gaso- line prior to April 1, this vear, conse- quently figures for the additional late eral road tax of 15 cents and the grade-ciossing tax of 13 cent, as en- acted by the last General Assembly, are available only for the latter half of the fiscal year. The figures tor the second six-month period are: Receipts—Two-cent tax, $1,367514.- 98; 1ij-cent tax, $764,230.86; lj.cent tax, $254,746.16. Total, $2,386.492.. Refun-'s—Two-cent tax, $48,600.18; 115-cent tax, $25,340.58; ls-cent ta $8.446.51: 1-cent tax (T. R. tags), 247.97, T refunded to holders of “T. represents money returned to owners of motor vehicles operated exclusively within the limits of Baltimore city and other Incorporated towns of the State, The other refunds were to purchasers of gasoline which was used in tractors, pleasure boats and similar vehicles which never use State roads. The State Roads Commission re- celved $197,029.73 for elimination of grade crossings and $387.679.40 for construction of lateral roads. For maintenance, the commission received $1,055,131.82. As the grade-crossing tax of % cent, is one-quarter of the tax levied for maintenance of roads, which is & cents, these figures on the surface are difficult to reconcile, because in actual totals the amount received for grade crossingsis approximately $66,000, less than one-quarter of $1,055,131.82. . CUTRATE PAY WAR SEEN ATNAVY YARD Labor Delegate Assails U. S. Procedure at Wage Parley. A salvo went rumbling across the table at which the Naval Wage Board of Review was sitting at the Navy Department today, when it:was charg- ed that got only the general board in past years, but the local navy yard board, were openly changing statutes, were legislating for themselves and were creating a wage competition downward that was gradually under- mining the standard of American liv- ing for the working man. The board side was opened by James J. Higgins, general organizer of the United Association of Journeyman Plumbers and Pipe Fitters of the United States and Canada, and his raking fire was flanked by other workers' representatives appealing for & compliance with the law and pro- vision of sufficient pay to maintain the American stan: 1 of living. Cut Rate Competition. Mr. Higgins alleged that the Gov- er.ment yards were entering into & cut-rate competition with private cm- ployers and they are the means of cutting down the standard of living. He said that local wage boards at- tempt to and succeed in making = wage law of their own, adding that administrative officials of the United States have no authority to change the laws of Congress, nor even the right to interpret the law so as to pervert it. But he sald that it is be- ir : done right along. He sald that the mechanical forces of the Navy Yard are faced with the question as to whether the law re- quiring this annual adjustment of wages was a mere slip of paper, for, he continued, the general wage in the past has not even followed the local board, and many times has made cuts in wages when the data and the reports of the local showed conclusively that an increase should be granted. The action of these boards, he went on, has forced the labor organizations to spend thousands of dollars, with the addition of time and labor. mai of living that the Navy wage boards are continually tearing down by this cut-rato wage competition. He took exception openly to the right of any wage board to substitute its opinton for the law. James Lennon, representing the sheet metal workers, flanked the Hig- gins attack with a demand that the Navy Board show some respect for the law. He sald that falr wage for this class of workers, as evidenced by wages paid outside the yards, was $1.10 an hour, while the Loards geuer ally had recommended only 30 cents He sald that the prevailing rate fur such workers in private empioymdet in Washington is $1.37T1; 2a dowr while the local board had revorsSe+t ed only 90 cents. Increase 1s Sought. Joseph M. Armstrong of A\uwwaye o representing the Assockated Govesun ment Employes at the Naval Avades also asked for an invivase o w for the employes there, amd that it appearsd that Re wesdon ever GAr Wele spendiing Wy o lesaly Appoaring Pelore (e (uoaal Board asking for incredses B ot i ity with the law, Bl f Bmed (i refectod, Mo revosmiendud 4 agaad BALON OF all mechankal WAgS ki the lards and waval sietohm A number o8 wines mvmm..‘-\:x of erploves fom VaVEuR aun hih e Bootlegging in Bread Is Forecast As Boston Enforces Ancient Statute| licensed and may sell any other vie | tuals on the Babbath, News of the ediot was yevelved with | varied sentiments. { “Let them try it one nm*vlufx 1 told newspaper men. “You'll naa i | speclal pollce 1o entuyos (he kw. " 1 “Don‘t be cvasy. 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