Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1929, Page 4

COSTA RICA PROVES FRIENDSHIPTOU.S. Shows Unmistakable Attitude in Warm Welcome Given Hoover Party. Note—Greater light and clearer perspective on Herbert Hoover’s trip to South America, in which untold diplomatic advantages were recorded jor the United States, are to be gained jrom the interesting story written by Rex Collier, The Star's own representative on the trip, which began January 20. The story, with all its intimate details, will continue in The Star until completed. BY REX COLLIER. XVL Costa Rica not only welcomed Her- bert Hoover with open arms, but she ave him an actual hug, in typical tin American manner. The Latin American shakes hands with ordinary acquaintances, but when he meets a special friend he throws his arms about him and gives him a couple of salutatory pats on the back. Mr. Hoover's introduction to this method of friendly greeting took him somewhat by surprise, but he found himself returning the squeeze without perceptible awkwardness. The demonstration of affection, staged when the President-elect was met by a delegation of Costa Rican officials at the torrid, dusty seaport of Punta Arenas was but the first link in a chain of incidents that was to convince Mr. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. U. S. S. MARYLAND AT COSTA RICA The good will battleship drops anchor in the Gulf of Nicoya, off the port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. model touring car of a popular Ameri- can make, but almost unrecognizable beneath a coat of brown dust. The chauffeur not only understood English, but said he knew precisely where the cable building was, and the car sped crazily down the uneven dirt street to Hoover that Costa Rica, all rumors to the contrary notwithstanding, is a real friend of the United States. Salute Is Fired. The Maryland dropped anchor in the opalescent waters of the Gulf of Nicoya about 8 o'clock on the morning of No- vember 28. Punta Arenas, usually asleep at this hour and generally quiescent at nearly all hours, was wide awake this sunny morning and to prove it she greeted the ship's arrival with a 21- gun salute from one of Costa Rica's very few batteries, set up on the shore just for this occasion. The one-pound- ers on the port and starboard sides of the Maryland alternated in responding, gun for gun. Launches gonveyed the advance guard of newspaper men across the placid sur- face of the harbor to the main wharf, 8 covered wooden structure with a spur of trackage running down the center, The stucco walls and tiled roofs of some of the buildings along the water front could be glimpsed .behind the palm trees near the shore, and on an exgl.nu of beach left muddy by a lately ebbing tide 1were groups of barefooted children at_play. En route to the dock the Maryland's boats passed close to & number of trad- ing vessels at anchor, flying European flags and decorated gaily with pennants in honor of the American visitors. Greeted by Officials. The general public had been excluded from the wharf and the landing party was greeted there by a small group of Costa Rican officials, including the son of President Gonzales Viquez. The San Jose Chamber of Commerce also was represented. The reception committee was advised that Mr. and Mrs. Hoover would come ashore within half an hour and the correspondents walked ahead into the town. Massed about the entrance to the dock were several thousand citizens of | ,, 0 the little town, undoubtedly the major part of the entire population. There were no troops to keep them. back, but the ple stayed within bounds without mfllm persuasion. ‘The town's sol- dierly police force was on hand, but had little to do. A brillidntly attired. and stood at one side, pangled Ban- ner,” and a few officers with military cocked hats and an abundance of gold braid were adjusting their sabers or wiping dust from their shoes or other- wise making ready. for as_impressive a military showing as Costa Rica’s unmil- itary policies would permit. The visitors . learned that the re- splendent band canstituted part of the army, for in Costa Rica there are more school teachers than soldiers, and all but a hundred or so of the enlisted men are musicians. There is a law limiting the peace-time strength of the army to 1,000 men and fixing & maximum of 5,000 men in time of threatened emer- {yency. The peace-time strength usual- falls several hundred short of the maximum allowed by law. Confusion in Directions. ‘Members of the constabulary politely directed the press contingent to a waiting special train backed onto a siding near the wharf, but the corre- spondents, as usuzl, wanted to be shown first to a cable office. A choice of directions was offcred the confused scribes by several citizens of Punta- renas with a smattering of English. One fraction contcnded the cable office lay to the left, down the water-front street, while another insisted it was several blocks back in the town. ‘The party split, all but two of the Journalists choosing the water-front lo- cation. The pair which ventured in- land was led four blocks through a quiet sun-baked ‘“‘calle,” lined with one-story weather-beaten houses of frame or adobe construction, into what appeared’ to be the business section of Puntarenas. Turning a corner, the per- spiring correspondents, burdened with their portable typewriters, were relieved to hear their guide announce “Here 1s oficina.’ The “oficina” was little more than a shed, with a “Telegrapho” sign over the open doorway. The familiar identifying marks of the cable companies were painfully lacking, however, and the writers had grave misgivings as they entered the dark front room and asked"| the swarthy clerk behind the counter if they were in the cable office. The clerk replied volubly in Spanish, and the guide, with profuse apologies, ex- ained that there had been a mistake. is was a domestic telegraph office. ‘The cable office was, indeed, down on the water front. Modern Taxicab Service. Time was growing more preclous every minute. A taxicab was asked for and, considerably to the surprise of the visitors, one was forthcoming within a few moments. It was, moreover, CLAFLIN Opticians—Optometrists 922 14th St. Vision Not Visionary 1T STOPS THAT COUGH JUNIPER TAR COMPOUND GIVES QUICK RELIEF FOR Colds, Coughs due to Colds, and Common Sore Throat oBEN T Sxtanmeny: T ic e — 1t will velie i i mfil’s’i‘. Knouws! the wharf section. The cable office proved to be just a few hundred yards from the dock, in a sizeable building, with up-to-date equipment. Best of al an American manager was in charge, and he promised to have the dispatches in New York City in 15 minutes. He kept his promise. Word came that the Hoover launch was leaving the Maryland, and there ensued a renewed concentration of hu- manity at the wharves. The scarcity of Indain and Negro types among the spectators was worthy of note. Costa Rica's population is almost entirely white, of Spanish descent. There are only a few thousand Indians remain- ing, descendants of aboriginal tribes which had fought flercely against the invasion of Spanish colonists. The Ne- fia are mostly immigrants from the itish West Indies. Change to Formal Attire. Since this was to be his first visit to a Central American capital, Mr. Hoover had unpacked his long-tailed morning coat, striped trousers and silk hat for the first time since leaving San Francisco. Ambassador Fletcher also had changed to formal attire, but all other members of the party capitulated to comfort and the array of varying modes no doubt startled the sartorial senses of the clothes-conscious Costa ‘There were felt and straw hats, a derby, several caps and two tropical helmets. There were palm beach suits, woolen suits and sweater-and-white- ducks combinations. And there were black shoes, tan shoes and tennis shoes. Mrs. Hoover, and her secretary, Miss Fesler, were dressed attractively in light afternoon costumes. The well trained band struck up “The Star Spangled Banner” as the Hoovers climbed onto the dock, and fol- lowed this u‘p quickly with the “Himno Nacional” of Costa Rica. It was at this juncture that one of Costa Rican officials—it must have been the minister of foreign relations, although this has not been verified— stepped forward impetuously and threw his arms around the American Presi- dent-elect, ‘The alert secret service men were dumfoundéd, but they diplo- matically restrained an instinctive urge to look into the situation. The em- brace lasted only long enough for Mr. Hoover's host to bestow the usual friendly. pats, and for the President- elect to return the tribute in like manner. Then the party walked down the rusty railroad bed leading from the wharf to the siding on which was parked the private coach of President Gonzales and a long string of creditably The F, that is found by dental research to discolor teeth and foster seri- ous tooth and gum disorders Court Procedure Selection Costs Man Term in Jail Resort to Habeas Corpus Instead of Writ of Error Causes Defeat. Because he elected to proceed by ha- beas corpus to correct an illegal action of a Police Court judge instead of suing out a writ of error to the District Court of Appeals, Charles A. Godfree must serve a term in jail for operating a motor vehicle while under the influ- ence of liquor. The District Court of Appeals so declared today when in an opinion by Chief Justice Martin it up- held the action of the District Supreme Court in dismissing a petition for God- free’s discharge from custody. The case arose under the application of rule 2 of the Police Court, which pro- vides that the judge may refuse to sign a bill of exceptions unless approved b{ counsel for both parties. The assistan corporation counsel declined to approve the bill of exceptions, and the judge for that reason under the rule refused to sign. The appellate court approved the finding of the District Supreme Court that the action of the trial judge was erroneous and called the rule “unrea- sonable, null and void.” Counsel for the petitioner, instead of bringing the mat- ter to the attention of the Court of Appeals, went into the other court after the trial judge had signed a bill of ex- ceptions with a second petition for the discharge of Godfree on the plea that the subsequent signing of the bill of exceptions was a nullity because of the passage of time. The appellate court held that he could still have applied to it and so had an adequate remedy, which he failed to use. Mrs. Lydia E. Christian Dies. MARION, Ohio, February 4 (#).— Mrs. Lydia E. Christian, 78, mother of George B. Christian, jr., private secre- tary of the late President Harding, died Saturday night at her home here. Mrs. Christian was the wife of Col. George, B. Christian. appointed parlor cars, making up the Hoover special train. ‘The conductor blew a shrill blast on a warning whistle strung around his neck, and the train started forward on its picturesque journey through the banana and coffee plantations to_the progressive inland metropolis, San Jose. | empt by law. RIGGS BANK WINS TAX REFUND SUIT Appeals Court Holds District Must Return $18,574.43 to Institution. The District of Columbia must refund to the Riggs National Bank $18,574.43 which it exacted as a tax on the por- tion of the bank’s gross receipts for the year ended June 30, 1927, obtained from interest on Government bonds and other evidences of public debt tax-ex- The case, decided today in the Dis- trict Court of .I_A‘%pesh in an opinion by Justice Van Orsdel, afirms the action of Justice Stafford of the District Su- preme Court. It is regarded as a test case on which is said to hinge similar applications for refunds from other banks and trust companies, which made ayment under protest, as did the iggs Bank. ‘The bank reported its gross earnings for that taxable year at $1,968,537, of which sum_$309,573.90 represented in- terest on alleged tax-exempt securities. The bank deducted the tax on the lat- ter amount and sent its check for the difference, but the collector refused to accept the check and threatened to charge the penalty for non-payment. The full amount then was paid and suit instituted through Attorney Frank J. Hogan for the return of the excess payment. The decision was based on the United States Supreme Court, case against the State of Wisconsin. in which it was held the State lacked authority to tax such securities. Counsel for the Dis- trict contended that, even if beyond the power of a State to tax Govern- ment bonds, Congress could provide for the taxation of such bonds in the Dis- trict of Columbia. In answer to this claim, Justice Van Orsdel reviews the Liberty loan acts and finds there is nothing i the lan- guage of the taxing act or the acts under which the bonds were issued to indicate any such intention of Con- “If such an inference cannot be read into the taxing act,” says the justice, “the fact remains that the bond] acts were passed long subsequent an whatever exceptions or exemptions ap- pear in the bonding acts must be con- strued to limit the uxk:g‘ power under the earlier act. Considering the swecp-‘ ing language of exemption used in the bonding acts, we find mo difficulty in holding that they apply to the District of Columbia as well as all other por- tions of the United States, placing a limitation, not only upon the legisla- tures of the States, but upon Con- , at least until it is attempted to mmovsd by that body.” New Reduced Life Rates end Date of Birth for Illustration Le Roy Goff Insurance—All Forms RHEUMATISM! The painful condition of the muscles and joints causes great suffering and misery. Don’t risk ffects of Rheuma- and Neuritis. The tain Valley Mineral Water from Hot Springs, Arkan- sas, is the matural aid for expel- ling and eliminating the acids, toxins and dangerous waste materials which are causing most of your troubles. Thousands and thousands of rheumatic sufferers visit Hot Springs, Arkansas, each ear for relief. This famous water is now _available right here at If you want today; or phone for Mountain Valley Water Co. 212 Co Blde. 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