Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1929, Page 2

2 N " PREACHER GOLLEGE {Impressive Ceremonies Mark Consecration of Episcopal | School for Prophets. A dream of the date Right Rev, Henry | Yates Satleriee, first Bishop of Wash- ington, of a school for prophets on Mount Saint Alban, became a reality today with formal dedication of the new structure for the College of Preachers within the shadow of Ca- thedral. ‘Two colorful processions of vtflun(l ‘members of the House of Bishops, promi- | nent clergy and laymen from all parts of the land preceded the dedication service at 11 o'clock. Right Rev, James E. Freeman, !l-!hop‘ of Washington, under whose direction the vision of his predecessor has mae terialized, conducted the service and de- livered the dedicatory address. Before this phase of the program, every unit of the building was consecrated. as the procession went from room to room. Greetings from the Church ut Eng- land were extended by Right Rev. Frank “Theodore Woods, Bishop of Manehester, England, one of ‘the visiting prelnu There also was an address by Right Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, former Btshop of Pennsylvania, trustee of Cathedral and warden of lh!‘ new College of Preachers, who di- rected, the vities undertaken by the college in past five years, After the ceremonies the new_ stru- ture, a stone bullding of English Gothic architecture, wn thrown open for pub- le inspection. The was_opens by William F. conhnn of Baltimore, & brother of the donor, assisted by Dr. Willlam C. Reeves of Washington, repr senting the Cathedral chapter. The gln of the late Al:xnmm' mlth oa °:.§m'"‘ by ‘{m. ‘made it tions, exc and - endowment possible, w !l‘l is & memorial to the late Mrs. Wil- m F. 5 Members of Mr. attendance today included Willilam ¥, Cochran of Baltimore, a brother; Mrs. Cochran and their daughter Gwendolyn. Anm.her sister, Mrs. Thomas Ewing, r. Ewing of Yochn. N. Y, ate unded vlth their daughter, Miss Ellen Ewing, and Mr, an l(!'. ‘Thomas Ewing, jr., of New York, Mrs. New- bold Noyes :t ‘Washingtan, & niece, also Wax, peepn Explaining the need for uleh an in- stitution, Bi&hop Freeman, B catory , said: “Our calling is one that must ever seek for fresh contacts with the Great for & vital modern to new g nf Mnnun m.humm “The College ot Pruewl is here be~ cause . it Bielh veliver‘l’ulunmunu- d pride and ar- today to ent ambassadors and e A a building whose ample halls speak or quiet and repose, have we here.” Building Is Conseerated. ‘The day's o'clock m{h tgn first cels the holy communion in the the new structure, Bishop wu the celel t, 'ery Rev. G. P. Bratenahl, deun Wuhlu um, ‘and Rev. George B. mnma of the clergy staff of the Ooueu of Preachers. The tion consist- ed of members of the tion of yesterday; Visiting at 3 ition o chapel of m Cochran and ‘The next Dhl- fl:zdl 3% ocloek. gho most, eation, at Anderson, |- Jurtc] Bishop Freeman, Rhinelander, the Lord Bmwp of Winchester, the clerical members of the OCathedrai Chapter and visiting clergymen in thelr vestments. After the guest bishops had been seated in the refectory Bishop Freeman knocked three times on the oaken door at the entranceway and began the con- secration of every room and corridor. Following these exercises the bishops returned to the hall where the addresses were made. In his dedicatory remarks Bishop Freemen Bishop Satterlee, consummated tod: is said to hl“ hud early concept! Bishop d Rhinelander for his valuable work in | Bis behalf of the Collgl: of Preachers. In reference to gift for the bufld- Bishop Freeman said: “If ever an xmtl(uuon was concelved and born in prayer, surely this one was. It been our privilege to promote, thruugh the generosity of friends, many mlg nificent and splendid enter) in rone has the spirit of more manifest than here.” Gift Was Holy Offering. “It would be impossible to relate in detail,” he continued, “the incidents at- tending the gift that made this bullfl- le. The excelling modesty of LR T S Bl preclu exten from me on L::‘ill, o jon. A friendship ripened through lang years of intimacy brings this sacramental offering today and lays it upon the altar of service. “Aleunaer Smuh Gochnn was not privil ness all its beauty this noble exgre-lon nl his consecrated generosity. Great as his gift was, he could not think of it in terms of mate- rial value. 1;3:\: ‘Through me he would speak in tl resence today." BlsI;\op Rhinelander introduced as a speaker who brought tidings !mm the Church of England, Bishop Woods of ‘Winehester. “It “;m{h"“ md p;tvuqe to represent, the churel " said Bishop Woods. He particularly -wm.\umi the Archl of Oanurb aier it i:m mbun 0 thn lue whose B RIGHT REV. CHARLES PALMERSTON ANDERSON. NEW EPISCOPAL PRESIDING BISHOP ASSUMES OFFICE (Continued Prom First m&n the dbe{'led” m;:l intend ta cago which he has administered for mny Despite the fact that the na. onal headquarters of the church are h qu York ‘where he will be required Mumt attendance on church alhln. he intends to maintain his own arters in Chicago. Anderson was born in Ontario Pnau’:‘u;n Canada, (] eze tem:er 9, 1865, an vigorous ane lm'.h ithough foreign born, he has been far “{Vm a naturalized citizsen of this Prominent Writers Studied. An omlve reader, Bishop Anderson t wril of all A writer muuel! of talent, he is the ‘author of "olfmn to uym:n." widely quoted, chairman of the House of Bishop “Anderson was educated at Juli Trinity coluce ‘Toronto, and was made Episcoj deacon of the pal Church in 1887, udmmnmdlprlminnn!ol lowing year. He was given a charge a HiL, 1. Jjutor Bishop of death of :Blshep Mcwe succeeded to the full bishopric jurisdic- tion of the di locese. Married in 1889. Bishop Anderson married Miss Janet Glass of Belleville, Ontario, September 4, 1889. They have three daughters. A son was killed while serving with the e]mtflem forces overseas in the World ar. The end of the long deadlock in the election disclosed when the strains of doxology, ;rollu God Prun whom the o( Bcnhzlehun Chapel n! Wuh- bishops were muf.u Tonngelooed 400 ¢l rs. .| Bishop Andersen t the ch L On the first ballot it was sald that -lblmhnu were nominated. Unable to elect vmldin& bishop before the e selection of & mis- dnnny bishop for Honolulu was taken | o up ‘mr the session resumed. The re- t of this was the election of Rev, g Dr. 8. Hnrrlnmn Littell, who is at pres- ent in Hwangpl, China, where he is in charge of the Church of the Heavenly Way and 11 other missions, When the balloting on a residing | o bishop resumed, it was found uut the till between three or four ‘ashing James de Wolfe Pexry%'fnnhm As inhe balloting continued in_dead- lock, unexpected support cnme to_ore, of the younzer bishops, Right Rev. Hen- has | ry St. George Tucker of Virginia, fllled with the greatest interest in this mp Wuods hllhlfi praised the de- vclnpmem. In t urm in its by the Churcgeo‘l England. ‘While 1%5 ’: rertx‘t that the y er genera ent of -uthulty. usually heed the authartty of mes of deep conviction lnd e rience, hz sald. ‘The training of suoh thendnhm.hzuld.kthanm of the College of Preachers. His first official act follo tien, was to appoint the Hugh L. lurl-on South Dakota, ant, & under Tnhlmnwu-holyo(-u!m ckcunm. w presiding bishop tion s mr&:‘umr of world peace and | merger prohibi m' v, rbl held fln conference 'm.h:nltlnllm when a group of £ ': inent cl religious leaders meet u"-’fiz Savies Qur and Morality,” all of which | pe his eue- nof JUDGE STAFFORD'S . PROMOTION SOUGHT = Bar Association Will Ask Elevation on Retirement of Chief Justice McCoy. President Hoover and Attorney Gen- eral Mitchell will be asked by a com- mittee of the Bar Association to promote AID FROM FLORIDA Reiterates That State Con- tributed $2,050 to Taxpay- ers’ Association. By the Associated Press. J. A. Amold, manager of the Amer- fcan Taxpayers' Association, who has answered more questions from the Sen- ate lobby committee than an; other witness, was ke] an the brief per! uny.al igar . Prod vice fi“';:mz of t.he m'num Sugar Arnold also’ sho the copy of a journal Bcnl'c dated mylw: ernor tee g'l pear before the House ways and mln:r:;. . Mvoe-u Tepeal of the Pederal The journal slld mn the National Council of State Legislators had vanced money for expenses of the dele- nuon on condition that it be reim- .lomt offices are maintained n Wash- lnmn for the legislators council, the League and the Bo\mum ‘!‘::P“e Association of which Arnold is h!.l wor‘k. "Mead sald he :l‘l‘: 8] n?mlmmlw lll 1921 on"nll a protective -dded .he also m M have c’n‘l‘i Benntor Smoot of Utah, chairman of m Sen- ate finance committee. Fails to Get Boats. In the same year, he continued, he mdetgl:d u'ao get boats from the shtp go transport laborers from r‘(:. Ricco and thc Phl"wlns Islands l\lfil’ fleldl tness salary of $20,000 yearly and could draw up to $6,000 for perwml expenses. FAILURE TO ¢ GOVEHN D. C. PROPERLY LAID AT CONGRESS’ DOOR (Continued From First Page.) ing many millions of dollars, from concern, and that Associate Justice Wendell P. Stafford to | Part the position of chief justice of the|thing—thg District Supreme Court on the retire- ment of Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy, which is looked for by the end of the d | ealendar year. Chief Justice MoCoy will eligible to retire December 8, on which day he becomes 70 years old. 1] 2 g e g g =H Fabis L fi its meh Nlhogal %‘a‘plw, ‘would subjected to at least & reasonable s In another part of his apeech, Senator Brookhart declared: Cites Age of Bullding. “I have hmmlou referred fact that sold by the !mlfl! Co. gate sym of three to Hamilton that cost, with its mately a million and & bas lived ioe bond issues roximate $10,000 per room and that the interest payment and y | the general oxponn of operating the '- wm-un my memory—in s | the past five hotel are far grester than its earning upulw ever hu been or can hope to to say nothing of the payment of L when thny become due. fact, within | Was years—two of the compa- .| nies that have attempted to operate become bal C. | that hostelry Chie! PJ:llil MeCoy has ice - nounced his de dfl to i retire and the ruolllunn is o (o "‘;fi:‘ to read “if and Lromthejudldnlw-l i oad: | CAPITAL TRACTION . TO APPEAL DENIAL OFFARE INCREASE | Baniru (Continued Prom First Page.) financial relief could |- necessary Iu uMllnea in other ways, in particular by a mmer of the transportation com- gnl of the Distriet, lnd has referred -ueh merger as now authorized by Valuation Methed Is Cited. “The value of the company's pnwty as proven in me fare hearin vulue affixed b) J lut nwrt as ol January 1, 1935, \h'l lue heing brought up to January 1, xm by '.hz same me and ‘fprovefl by the courts in i‘.the value as of January 1, 1925. % mmission ealls nmnunn to ods which wer¢ | BY. have nl 't it has been subsequently mert- and bonds have been sold for b-nknwh: m& the lullmmt the building was umm incumbered with ld m- or much more than it o equip it and pay for the and e | denied any . | rence. He tl sald to have denied Allen's t | Botts is understood to d papers never were produced, bu :I.;n. on the contrary, the United States attorney was advised that they eould net be located and were ne longer available. Claims Data Removed. “A few days ago I nntlud in the mn.hnnd subsequel that when those boon tnd and. documents were naned our ,nnfl jury last May they wer not in fact produced, but nat at.the time that it was claimed that they Wm not _be certain errors in accounting practice. d Testimony disclosed minor errors in unting, amounting to f poximately '61 2217 The total value of all of the items questioned by the commission during the hearings, but concerning whieh no pmol was offered showing them to error, amounted to -ppmxtlnlhl! OZM 23¢. These two ificant in com) l.len vdth tm wm proved value of $26, 000, and as was shown, the wupu the year 1928 would have eamed unly 3.57 per cent on its value had all of the corrections indicated by the quuuml the commission been. made, an amount so far under a reasonable return 2 1 as to admit of no question. “With Tesmect 10 the question of & merger of the companies and the pos- liblll!y of obtaining the needed relief through that means, the company would eall af wnuon to the fact that no merger is at present authorized by law unless and until its detailed terms have been approved by Congress. The two com- ies have taken every step pormmnd bout this desired mitted by the commission to Congress. Al'-hough this was done over 18 months ago, Cowul neither approved nor re- the agreement, nor did it indicate teyms of a merger, which would be in | approved by it. Gives Merger Stand. “Under these circumstances, it can- t be sald that & eorponu merger e ve own remfi.m: the condition of eral offices of the the farm of a man named Porter, in Maryland, and that they were not brought back until the umlnnflon of the grand 2 o it ¥ shoed, uylh.t!l:\ the farmer who so without any knowledge of the pur- pose or intent of those who arranged flmmm«u.-numzuww e el The ALLEN TELLS JURY OF “MYSTERY MAN Suspended Officer Reiterates Story of Seeing Prowler on Apartment Roof. (Continued From First Page.) days to be heard. The first two days he appeared at the courthouse in the dungarees in which he works at a llsollne filling station, but today he was in business clothes. Allen indicated he was not permitted to expound upon his opinions or theories in the case, but answered questions having to do with his actual knwledx of facts corinected with the t the mvflo\u grand jury huflng Allm is said to have made an eloquent ad- dress to the jurors, over the protest of Assistant District_Attorney Willlam H. Collins. Allen a claimed speech brought tears to the eves, of mn and womnn members of the “illegal” grand jury. A Repeats Earlier Testimony. Allen had no criticlsm to make of the current grand jury, however, de- claring he was given “a liberal oppor- he anty" to.state what he knew. He as substan- - m‘:fi&:’of 'm'h‘ told_the d He t nnd- g;n’u:y Was nof o o wit- of what he saw at m Park lane Apartments, wl oV~ flhu between 2 and 3 o'cloek on the night Mrs. McPherson from strangulation with a pajama belt knot- ted around her throat became public for the first time shertly priar to - the | ing of the first grand jury o Asked why he had not of this Important occurrence earlier, Allen ex- plained he had been holding it as a “trump card.” He sald Botts was beside ‘secon fleor window and lllnk mto the dark- Mll. yond his_range of vision, He edll’l E:fi.l b llallon him in front of the apartment house while he (Allen)) ran around to the rear to see where the man had gone. The figure had disappeared, how- ever. When questioned by reporters, Botts failed to corroborate Allen’s tale.. He recollection of the eccur- claim in so far as Botts' oonueotmn with the incident was concerned in & the | statement to his superiors at police headquarters. It has been reported Botts wld the other grand jury he could not remember any such happenini a Allen_described. When questione the Department of Jumce. )mnwr have given an entirely new version of the controversy and ene that did not tend to correbar- ate Allen’s assertion that Botts was with Allen when the latter says he was across mm uu Park Lane and saw the prowler. eaving the courthouse today Allen uu lu felt convinced the present grand Jjury will concur with the opmlon of the former body that Baben A. McPherson, '+ murdered his wife. Drug Clerk ¥s Questioned. Temple! youthful d clerk at the Park Lane, and l“olru. friend of Mrs. cPllfl‘!oleth'flll Wwitness examined ‘Templeton took two pnc es nl rettes to Mrs. McPherson early on fatal night, and found har in a black dress, appar- ently ready to out. Templeton pre- lously had he asked her where she wu.o\n.nudmewldhlmm destina- tion was a dance in Gcorlatovm He S T S quof as reply! Boh. of course.” Templeton said Mrs. MePherson seemed in excellent spirits at that time. Templeton's visit to the apartment is presumed to have preceded the husband's eall about 7:30 o'clock. McPherson has said he went to his wife's apartment that night, !ollowlnl an estrangement of several days in order to straighten ou! certain matters connected with the separation. The husband’s Vl!n was a brlel one and he left the Park Lane in a taxicab to at- tend an athletic club meeting. Eliot Thom) , fellow e!llDlUY‘ of McPherson in’ a downtown bank, who, in his off-time capaciiy 83 & ‘minister, | Barried the. Mepheon witness today. the | visited Mrs. McPherson at 8 | O "the Lombardi hersons, was another Mr. and Mrs. Thompson the Park Lane on the evening before her death and are said to have discussed with her the domestic difficul ‘which had resulted in separation of couple. Witnesses Tell of Screams. ‘Testimony concerning screams an other noises heard in the vicinity of the Park Lane late on the tragic night was recelved y from several wit- Mills, colored janitor ents, next to the Park Lane, told the grand jury of s woman's shrieks which sroused him & sound sleep hetvun and 3 o'clock on the tember mornirg of Sep! d | 13. Mills was so startled by the screams 11 others who knowin t transaction,” e Peat Bog in Beauty Seap. complex- o be ‘l:d to \wo apartment Wufluludnvnfihh'm- M 1o the College of Preachers which pree this -om‘th. contes of the growp ia the Might Re - 2 Mellon, Laughingly, Denies He Is Helping Buy Standard Stock By the Associgted Press, Nfifl 4 Secretary Mellon laug! lug up an old story m“] deny t interests with which he is u-ocmnd in Pittsburgh made the bid in New ank yesterday for 1,000,000 shares of Standard Ol of New Jersey stock at $50 a share. At the Secretary's press con- ference, he was told that reports that the bid sald came from Pittsburgh and that it had been pointed out that ne one there except these with whom he has associated could have and Mrs. Willilam Brown of the Lom- bardi. Mrs. Heavrin told the previous grand jury she plainly heard screams from the direction of the apartment, and later said she voice of & woman and !hmunl':r of two men. Mr, 4 former grand jury that some of the screams heard ht have ecome from hll mt alhnee, me . mitud huinc probtbly Taise during the altercation. she was awakened around 2 or 3 o' or_k in the mz:‘rnlnc by screams outside her a) Also called to testify today was Con- ductor J. H. Lewark of the ave- nue street car line, new “mystery wit- nes,” discovered recently by the De- partment of Justice. benrk ‘who claims to be p friend of )lehcuon. operated an “awl” car that carried 1 passengers downtown from the m worth section after midnight of Sep- umhcr 13. Onur witnesses subpoenaed Pnclnct Insj r Wil 8. Shell lormer detective chlel and Mary w PGne af i e s mony a; .mum&: erun m urller have grown w-kcr -m: tm the sccond Jury ‘This the h\ubnna actually went inside "bedroom when he dis- eovered his wife's body. ppeared _be! the first d jury were of the donnltc opinion McPherscn had been in the ment m: t_and tfin the hus- band BW had told them so. The witnesses were Wiimer C. Rufl. Sue Trompson, desk clerk. Both witnesses now appear less mnn- J, J. Ramsey of No. 3 erts, former telephone operator at m stages of the death ing it n! point is vlhelg the Two witnesses who a room prior to summoning the manager of the Park Lme. and M dent 1n their opinion and are un jury, Ruff testified at of the new mvuunum wh bave had & i on. ve a Mrs. Thompson, fi.yutfldly, sald lho mld the Jurorl &l gendm‘ on her memory as to what Mc- herson had said when he first broke the news of the tragedy, apd that her memory might be faulty. To the best of her recollection, she said, McPherson said his wife was dead, u\d when the clerk pmmud she might be only ill, McPhergon sald something to the effect that he was sure she was dead because “she's eold"mh finu;pmhn‘:lgo::e jury er closel: {nd 3\“ she cnuld not give them any- more deflnl mfi' mphatically denied, how-vsr. Lhut uc’hcmm had told her he had ol felt uu body to see h!é t ‘wWas o o saving i‘.h'euruw the previous in- is understood that Federal agents who lnv-l«hlud the case checked care- fully on the disputed angle of the hus- band's movements after entered the :g: rtment and discovered the body, and t they were satisfied the husband did not enter the room, but mnhad around the edge of the door to drape the dress over the corpse. If this were the case, the assertion of Ruff that he coyld not open the door wide enough to enter would lose any possible signi nce. JEWELS ARE STOLEN. CHICAGO, November 14 (#).—Fash- d | jonable North Shore's losses in recent weeks through theft of jewels, !utl and other valuables amounted today to near the $75,000 mark. Jewelry valued at $5,000 was taken from the Glencoe home of John R. Montgomery, former mt of the Chicago Bar Association, last night while Mrs. Montgomery way enterta ing guests at dinner, Forced Down in Fog, Pilot Safe. CLEVELAND, November 14 (#).— t P, H Pilot Rober! 0] ny'I:c c'ih. night alr mall from lev , made a forced landing in Edgewater aver the | took o have indicated. this 1 the | departm eded the dedication of the institution on Mount St. Aljan James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. —Star Staff Photo. NEW DISTILLERIES 10BE AUTHORIZED Pennsylvania and Maryland Plants as Well as Three in Kentucky Planned. With three Kentucky distilleries al- most ready for operation to manufac- ture bourbon medicinal whisky, it was learned today that th. Prohibition Bureau soon permits for operation of some di tfl!eflu in Penn- sylvenia and Maryland for the manu- facture nrr‘y:w T Pragress reconditioning - tilleries in Kentucky, which have been closed down ll.nee the advent of pro- hibition, 'o nmuu id' according it reports to prol m hearquarters, an the first ne’w legitimate corn whisky lou\ will bl process there. pll'mit.l for the Eastern n.lln'.l will be issued has not been de- definitely, but it m learned uul they are expected to ed within a short time. The three en- distilleries which are to turn out Co., Prankfort They , and were named some iime ago as the Western plants tur manufacture of bourbon - | whisky. ’l& new Wl under of Gavernment g:n in wood before it eomplies standards of the United harmacopoeis, & MELLON'S TAX CUT WINS APPROVAL OF PROMPT APPROVAL OF TAX CUT IS SEEN House Path Believed Smooth, as Garner and Hawley Favor Slash. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The legislative path of the Federal income tax reduction resolution, which is to be recommended to Congress by President Hoover, when the regular ses- sion opens December 2, today appeared smooth, particularly so far as the House is concerned. Chairman Hawley of the House ways and means committee and Representa- | tive Garner of Texas, ranking Demo- cratic member of that committee’ and | leader of his party in the House, both | announced intention of supporting the resolution. | “I, realize,” sald Mr. Garner, “that | there may be advantage to the Repub- lican party in the campaign next year | from the passage of tax redu legis- lation at this time. But I look at the | proposal from the point of view of the | good of the country and I shall support it. There is danger to the whole eco- | nomic _structure from the conditions | which have existed in the stock market. | Even though a business crash might aid in placing the Democratic party in power, the price would be too great to /pay for party success.” Sees Cut as Stabilizer. Mr. Garner indicated that he the proposed tax reduction might aid materially in stabilizing conditions the country. He said he believed it to be his patriotic duty to support it. Chairman Hawley said he would in. troduce a joint resolution iw the pro- posed tax reduction immediately llht the open of the regular session Congress. country, he said, would approve reduction. He sald he belleved that the joint resolution would be put through House with the mp uf the Demo- crats as well as the Repul He added that he dld not look for leng deh-u on the pi tax reduction in the House or (or any llund.nnl of the administration’s gml. would lop 1 per cent ll-l-l Federal income tax on tlllhu incomes of individuals and corporations. Garner Would Faver Speed. to | reds , making & to the taxpayers of $160,000,000. “The proposed resolution really be .an am ent to laws,” said Mr, Hawley. “It will in an entirely new when it comes to .5‘.5555 CONGRESS LEADERS t‘-:"m"' (Continued From First Page.) revenues should warrant or reconsider another plan of up.:?ry reduction. Representative Ti the Republican floor leader, Nd -.uy attempt to increase the reduction be: mdmlnrummwmflu opposed by the House leaders of both mm who had agreed upon the re- Representative Garner of Texas, the floor leader, said the pro- gram would hz!p to restore confidence in the market. The Treasury, he said, would have an indicated surpius of about $225,000,000 next year. He add- ed the temporary reduction plan was » protection to the Treasury in event of & decline in revenue. ‘The statement by Secretary Mellon was issued after a series of conferences with his ranking lieutenants in the ent and with rmwe-z ‘Hoaver. ‘The desire of Mr. Hoover and Mr. Mellon for tax reds has been well known for many ths, but in their own view a aetermination of the effcot the Na- hetare Although saying that complete esti- mates of Governm.nt needs as enm- with prospective Gavernment rev- enues were not yet available, Mr. Mel- lon, in his statement, asserted that the study of the situation had progressed to such an extent that a recommenda- tion for tax reduction could be made. “The indications are that business profits, dividends, interest and wage payments in 1829 will considerably ex- ceed those of the year 1928, he said. “Our estimates indicate that the Gov- ernment should close both the fiscal years of 1930 and 1931 with a surplus. ‘nkln' all tlmn into consideration, Secretary of the Treasury, with the uwmvnl of the President, will recom- mend tax reduction to the Congress.” Since the reduction is effective on - | sees greatly A aearly w'hi‘um‘fndu;cgl F the f 0= E D e At 1e to the plane was o Rt e | incomes of this year and taxes to be collected in the mext, with returns to be filed by March 15, 1930, it is ho) that Congress will avoid all possil le fation. ™ 3P Mdllon:_sugaested tion, r. Mellon hfll‘ltloll take the form of a joint igressional resolution, rather than D! a llx bill, as the latter would throw the Federal tax structure open to a general revision. Some speculation was aroused by the wording of -the statement as vlhemer President Hoover alteady had approved the proposed plan, or was withhold! his aj tion until com- pletd estimates of Federal needs and prospective revenues for this and the next fiscal year have been completed. In this connection, it was pointed out that the statement was given to the press by Undersecretary Ogden Mills after returning to the Treasury from & conference with the Chief Executive. Earlier, Mr. Hoover had conferred with Mellon, Mills and Roy A.' Young, gov- ernor of the Federal Reserve Board. ‘The announcement was interpreted as indicating that the Treasury fore- increased governmental revenues in the next two years, due to tuulnuu and industrial prosperity. Income taxes were the source of more than half of the Government's total revenue the fiscal year endlng lnsz June 30, ring $2,330,711,822 in 1 | administration. Senater Borah of Idaho, a lndar of t.he Repubncnn-?mgruslv. n{mn fight sald that naturally In . Ilvored tax redfiction, but that he had not studied the xroposal of the admin istration yet and therefore was unable to express a definite opinion. Norris of Nebraska, another of the gressives, indicated that he too fa tax reduction, but he added that also was in favar of pa nfl s;lhllc debt gmwtng out ol ar as rapidly as It was recalled thn the Demo- crats, when tax reduction lullla was up two years ago, favored red the tax rate on col;;mrnhu to ll g‘ cent, which now Republican Progressives m l with the Dsmoerats in believing that the illu dzbt Ihlflld be reduced as rapidly mu at & time when the eo the oo ntry were making large r'umw ml!!!ll\ of the administration mterh ly would reduce the normal in- come tax rates, which effect particular« Iy the small tax payers of the country and at the same time would grant further relief !tlgd the‘ (‘::r'pocr:mt The opinion pmvn al today that the wr‘ou'l:' be |;l; -nz u ooun{ry an YML m"'"“hu would be forth- coming. May Get Senate Right-of-Way. If the House puts # Jjeint resolution for tax reduction accord ance with the administration’s recom- mendations promptly and it is sent to the Sepate before that bedy tes consideration of the tariff bill, tax reduction reselution may be given the fl%ht-ohwny in the Senate, it wasg indicated. Chairman Hawle; nf 'he Hmue Ways and’ means eommittee that his committee probably 'ould cul ‘before it represéntatives of the Treasury De- partment to give them the ncu lnd figures on which the proposed tax duction was based. He said he did m believe that extensive hearings would be necessary or that it would be neces~ l::ly" to hear other than offi- of o et st Rockets May Start Planes. Experiments in starting airplanes seaplanes with rockets are sald to .hd ntnvl?.‘ :ll;cce?ml l.n'm N m Tockets will not propel the except at the take-off, after wi the power will be used. The rocket st B dycgoce s R o [ 7 renrdleu uu \ lm coxun'x'. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra at Stanley Hall afternoon at 5:30 o'cleck. John l IL zlmmemnnn. uw, Polntner, assist Treasury. Indieations shortly after Mr. Hoover office were that both he and See- rcl.ll’)’ Mellon had in view, first of all, & lessening of the tax rden of fi(}lle increasing the emption in the lower huckeu or 38 ’nr cent credit mow allowed income.” o March, “Sons ol Nzi hllnfi" Overture, “The Hand 'I% ‘acte— Wl“l