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WEATHER.
(U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Unsettled and warmer today; tomor
row fair and much colder.
Tein]>e rat urea—Highest, 59, at 4 p.m.
yesterday; lowest, 34, at 6 a.m. yester
day.
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CHILE QUITS ARICA
PARLEYS ON ISSUE
OF ELECTORAL LAW
‘Edwards, Head of Delega
tion, Is Ordered to Withdraw
From Conference.
VIOLATION OF AWARD
OF COOLIDGE CHARGED
Hebiscitary Commission Will Con
tinue to Function in Spite
of Abstention.
fcv the Associated Press.
ARICA, Chile. November 21.
Agustine Edwards, head of the Chil
ean delegation, has been instructed by
Ms government to withdraw from the
Work of the plebiscitary commission
Constituted in connection with Presi
dent Coolidge's Tacna-Arica award
and to attend no further meetings of
the commission, which, it asserts, has
tio intention of promulgating an elec
toral law. '
The Chileans explain that Gen.
Pershing, head of the commission, a
Week ago personally promised both
fclenor Edwards and former President
Alessandri the early promulgation of
an election law, but shortly after
ward it was declared by the Ameri
can representatives that it would be
Impossible to enact such a law for a
long time.
This, the Chileans contend, is a
Violation of the award, which pro
•v ided for the immediate holding *of
elections, and they decline to sub
mit to further delay.
The commission in the meantime
Will continue to function, despite
Chilean abstention.
CHILEAN COMMUNIQUE.
Attitude of Santiago Government
Explained in Statement.
SANTIAGO, Chile, November 21
OP). —With reference to the with
drawal of the Chilean delegation
front the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary
commission at Arica today the Chilean
minister of foreign affairs has issued
e. communique emphasizing the atti
tude of the government.
It is declared in the communique
that at the last meetings of the com
mission the Chilean representative
. demanded fulfillment of that part of
the arbltal award in which the com
mission is instructed to give prefer
ence to the dictating of regulations
for the holding of the plebiscite and
the fixing of dates and terms.
The award itself is cited, setting
forth this provision and it is pointed
• out that since the first meeting, Au
gust 5, no action had been taken, and
on the agenda of the meeting today
neither discussion of the electoral
law nor the fixing of a date for the
plebiscite appeared.
Delegation Withdrawn.
The Chilean government, the com
munique declares, “is certain that the
extension indefinitely of the situation
* contravenes the spirit of President
Coolidge's award and creates the
greatest antagonism between the
parties.” It has, therefore, instructed
its delegation to abstain from partici
pating in any action of the commission
or its subsiding organizations until
the electoral regulations have been
clctated and the elates for registration
ami voting have been fixed.
"The Chilean government and
Chilean delegation,” says the com
munique in conclusion, “shall main
tain energetically their stand in order
that the purposes which inspired the
award of the President of the United
States shall not be frustrated.”
Embassies Uninformed.
The report that the Chileans had
refused to attend the plebiscitary
meeting Friday caused deep interest
In Latin-American circles here, al
though both the Peruvian and Chilean
embassies professed ignorance of the
pews until told by the Associated
Press.
The State Department, refused com
ment, although officials in close touch
with the Tacna.-Arica situation re
mained at their desks yesterday after
noon.
Army officers assigned to assist
Gen. Pershing, as he requested, will
probably sail as soon as they are in
dividually able to arrange their af
fairs.
GUNMAN MURDERS
FOE IN COURTROOM
Slays Witness as He Testifies in
Another Gang War
Killing.
Jij- the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 21.—Gang
warfare invaded the coroner's inquest
In Chicago today \Gien Sam Vinci, at
tending an inquest into the death of
his brother Mike, slain yesterday,
whipped out a pistol and shot to death
John Minatti, a witness, while the lat
ter was testifying.
For a moment after the crack of the
pistol shot, the courtroom sat silent
'and amazed as Minatti crumpled in
his chair. Then there was a wild
scramble for exits. A policeman sit
ting near Vinci grabbed his pistol be
fore he could pull the trigger a second
time. His indictment for murder will
he sought on Monday.
•Joseph and Peter Vinci, brothers of
Hie slayer and all members of the
Vinci family of gangsters, were ar
rested. Vinci told the police he believed
Jdinatti had killed his brother Mike
yesterday. He also maintained that
Minatti was implicated in the death
cf another Vinci brother, slain a year
ego.
Vinci shot just as Minatti denied
knowing Mike Vinci or the man who
phot him.
"When he denied knowing my
Mother,” Vinci said, “I was sure he
Jiad killed Mike, and I killed him. I
aimed straight at his heart. I looked
(round and 1 was careful that I did
pot hit any one else. There is noth
•jpg to be sorry for. His death was
nothing more than what my poor
Mothers had to suffer.”
MRS, FERGUSON FACES NEW FIGHT
IN THREATENED IMPEACHMENT
$600,000 Hoad Fraud Charge Climaxed by Demand
for Legislative Probe of State Officials.
Woman Governor Stands Pat.
By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex., November 21. —A
call for a special session of the Texas
Legislature “to impeach all those who
aided, abetted and contributed to
fraud against people of the State
of Texas” today climaxed the Texas
highway embroglio. The call came
as the newest development in the
situation which has resulted in many
charges and counter-charges, and it
was the second time Gov. Miriam A.
Ferguson has heard the word "im
peach" in the last few weeks.
State Senator T. K. Irwin issued the
call after events of the last two days,
which resulted in the State obtaining
an agreed judgment of $600,000 in ex
cess profits against the American
Itoad Co., cancellation of the con
tracts and business permits of the
company and allegations that a short
age of $250,000 existed in the Texas
Federal aid funds. The disclosure of
the alleged discrepancy in the Federal
funds has brought a threat of Federal
grand jury action into the ease.
In addition to the legislative call,
other events today were: •
Attorney General Dan Moodv, who
LAST-DITCH FIGHT
ENABLES HARVARD
TO STOP YALE, P
Dauntless Spirit of Crimson
Aided by Eli Fumbles and
Bad Judgment.
By the Associated Pres*. 1
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 21.
—Harvard fought Yale to a scoreless
tie this afternoon with as courageous
and sensational a defensive battle as
ever has been witnessed in the half
century of gridiron competition be
tween these two foes. Spurred on by
their indomitable captain, Doiph
Cheek, husky Californian, whose bril
liance stood out iu the trick of every
fray, the rejuvenated Crimson forces
put their backs to the wall and played
their rivals to a standstill In a succes
sion of thrilling defense stands.
Yale entering the game a three to
nne favorite, outrushed Harvard more
than two to one with an attack that
overshadowed that of the Crimson,
but the Ells, contributing to their own
failure with erratic generalship and
loose handling of the ball, lacked the
punch to penetrate the stonewall de
fense put up .by the Cambridge eleven.
A crowd o' 63,000 spectators, most
of them convinced that Yale would
make it three straight over Harvard,
saw the Elis come within striking dis
tance of the Crimson goal line six
times only to yield the ball on downs
or toss away opportunities because of
errors. Twice while the Blue stands
echoed their yells for a touchdown,
Yale advanced as far as Harvard’s 2-
yard line in threats which oddly
enough furnished both the opening
and closing thrills of this traditional
drama. It was typical of Harvard’s
whole fight that the Crimson should
throw up its final bulwark and stop
the Blue only a few feet from the
goal as the final whistle blew.
Cheek Saves Harvard.
There was less than 2 minutes to
play as Yale, fighting desperately,
planted the ball on Harvard's 5-yard
line when Bradley, substitute end,
grabbed a spectacular forward pass
which Quarterback Bunnell had
thrown from midfield. Only a desperate
tackle from behind by Capt. Cheek
prevented Bradley from going over
then and there for a touchdown, and
it scented that Yale finally was to
break through with four downs in
which to negotiate only 15 feet.
But Harvard had the defensive
stuff left for one more stand. Thrice
the burlev figure of Cladwell, a third
string back, hurled itself at the Crim
son jersev, but it yielded only
three yards altogether. Then as Yale
huddled together for one more lunge,
the shrill sound of the whistle broke
through the din of cheers to mark the
end of the game. Another few mo
ments and Yale might have gained
the remaining yardage to the goal,
but it seemed unlikely in the face of
the last-ditch spirit dominating Har
vard’s bulwark.
In between these opening and clos
ing high spots Yale had four other
chances to score, all in the final half
of the game, with the Blue attack
putting forth its greatest efforts and
throwing all its reserves into the
fray.
Twice in the third period Yale
thrust her way into Harvard territory
only to lose the ball on downs each
(Continued on First Sports Page)
Grange Turns Pro, Will Head Own Team;
Caps His Career With Brilliant Game
By the Associated Press.
OHIO STADIUM, COLUMBUS.
Ohio, November 21. —Capt. Harold
“Red” Grange finished his brilliant
intercollegiate gridiron career today
by leading Illinois to a 14 to 9 victory
over Ohio State before a record-break
ing crowd of 85,500 spectators. He
then announced that he will piay pro
fessional foot ball, organizing and
managing his own team.
Grange made known his decision
five minutes after today’s game, as
quickly as he reached the Illinois
dressing room.
“I am not going back to Champaign
tonight. I am leaving for my home
in Wheaton, and I am quitting col
lege. I plan to organize a profes
sional foot hall team of my own of
which I will be the manager. I prob
ably will take my teammate, Earl
Britton with me and some of the
Notre Dame four horsemen of last
year. We will sign no players who
have not completed their college ca
reer.
“AVe will play our first game on
Thanksgiving day. It may be at Chi
fflhe Suwku StaL
X WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION
WASHINGTON, I). C., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 3925.—110 PACKS. »
began the highway investigation
which'brought him into conflict with
tlie Ferguson administration, obtained
an injunction restraining the Hoff
mann Construction Co. of Eastland,
Tex., from collecting $351,047 on road
cpntracts.
l\£iiiik V. Lanham, chairman of the
highway commission, declared Moody
had faiied to stive the State anything, j
charging the attorney general permit
ted the American Road Co. to “escape j
with Summer profits on highway work
at 33 1-3 per cent profit.”
Gov. Ferguson and her husband,
former Gov. James E. Ferguson, who
has been charged with dominating the
highway department, refused to com
ment on the case. The governor,
however, said "Oh, dear, no!" when
asked if she intended to ask the resig
nation of Chairman Lanham.
Irwin's call for a special session is
in the form of a resolution to be]
signed by members. It requires 50!
signatures, which Irwin said are as- j
sured. The resolution declared that, ;
in addition to the highway depart- ;
ment, “many other State departmental
(Continued <>n Page 4, Cohunn 3.1 j
LOWER TAX RATES
BRING MORE MONEY
TO FEDERAL PURSE
Report on 1924 Collections
Shows Increase of Prosper
ity and More Rich Payers.
Growing prosperity with an in
creasing number of Americans mov
ing into the wealthier classes is re
vealed by the Government's report,
made public last night, on Federal
taxes paid this year on incomes of
1924.
There was a great falling off in the
number of persons with small in
comes paying taxes, and in the total
amount of their taxes. But the
swelling number of wealthier tax
payers and the substantial increase
in their incomes, and in their taxes
paid, sent the total of Fncle Sam’s
returns from all individuals over the
top of total returns for the previous
year by 3.7 per cent, or a margin of
$26,482,680.
The number of personal returns
filed up to September 30 of this year,
according to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue’s preliminary report on
statistics of personal income for 1924,
was 7,298,481, the aggregate net in
come $25,023,210,893 and the tax
$689,134,185. As compared with the
previous year, this was a decrease
of 399,840, or 5.48 per cent, in the
number of returns, but an increase
amounting to $183,073,529, or .73 per
cent in the total net income, and the
increase of $25,482,880, or 3.7 per
cent, in the total tax.
Average Net Income.
The average net income reported
rose from $3,226.70, in the calendar
year 1923, to $3,428.55 in 1924, while
the average amount of tax paid in
creased from $86.21 to $94.42, during
the same period.
The falling off in small taxpayers
was attributed in some quarters
partly to the increased exemptions
and deductions granted in the 1924
revenue act, and partly to the as
sumption that some of the taxpayers
probably moved out of the lower
brackets into the higher ones, with
increased incomes.
The entire report was interpreted
as reflecting unusual prosperity.
In some quarters the figures were
also declared to he a vindication of
the principles of tax reduction, em
bodied in the 1924 tax bill, in so far
as they were intended to get more
money out of the American public
by reducing some of the tax rates.
Will Get Close Study.
The figures, it is predicted, will
receive the closest scrutiny by the
House ways and means committee,
which now is engaged in the task
of preparing a new tax bill for pres
entation to the forthcoming session
of Congress, with a view to cutting
taxes still further. Some of the
figures in the report, it is believed,
had been transmitted to the commit
tee prior to their being made public
last night at the Treasury.
That the preliminary report will
have a favorable effect upon the pros
pects for tax reduction by Congress
was taken for granted by observers
last night.
There had been a flat 25 per cent
reduction made retroactive into in
comes of 1923 by the 1924 revenue
(Continued on Page~47 Column 2 )
cago. We are not certain yet. We
will play games in Florida during the
Christmas holidays.”
Britton indicated that he would ac
cept Grange's offer, leaving school im
mediately, although he has not been
graduated.
Grange, although scoring no touch
downs, played a sensational game,
figuring in 23 plays for a total gain
of 187 yards. He also heaved five for
ward passes for 42 yards. He threw
one of his passes to Kassel for a touch
down. Kassel catching it behind his
own goal line.
Grange was taken out of the game
at the end of the first half, but came
touring back after Ohio State crashed
over with a touchdown in the third
period and threatening to wreck the
game for Illinois.
Grange brought the huge crowd in
the thrill of excitement by getting
away on two sen.sational runs, one for
25 yards and another for 36 yards. It
was unusual that Grange should fig
ure in the final play of the game that
ended his amazing career. He. bagged
a forward pass, Intended for an Ohio
receiver just as the pistol barked end
ing tlie game and Grange’s intei'col
legiate career.
PEDESTRIANS MOST
OBEY SIGNAL UNDER
NEW TRAFFIC ROLE
Subjected to Regulation Like
Autoists at All Policed
Intersections.
MJNIMUM OF ARRESTS
IS HOPE OF OFFICIALS
Two-Hour Parking in Some Sec
tions 0. K.'d—No Action Taken
on Tiuck Limitation.
Traffic officials hope to enforce the
new regulation requiring pedestrians
iu obey signals at all policed inter
sections with comparatively few ar
rests, Col. I. C. Moller, assistant dl- i
rector of traffic, declared last night, j
This new venture in the field of ,
traffic control in Washington was ;
one of a number of changes in the .
traffic code announced by the Com- j
rnissioners yesterday afternoon, ,
among which were the following:
Amendments permitting two-hour j
parking at a number of points down- j
town, principall around triangular ;
parks and other public reservations, j
An amendment prodiving that. I
effective January 1, no motor hus j
seating 10 or more persons shall i
stand on downtown streets longer ;
than is necessary to take on and let i
off passengers. This means busses j
will not be allowed io use special !
parking spaces as terminals or lay- j
over points.
May Increase Speed Limit.
An amendment officially designat- ;
ing the system of “boulevard high- ■
ways" and "arterial highways.” The j
“arterial highways” are merely the
outlying portions of the “boulevard
highways” that are already in
operation. On the arterial portion
Director Eldridge inay increase the
speed limit, but on the boulevards ’
the general maximum of 22 miles an
hour cannot be increased.
The amendments adopted yester- !
day do not increase the speed on the
arterial highways, but merely define
the stretches on which Mr. Eldridge
may later do £n. And no increased
speed, when decided upon, will be
effective until signs have been
erected.
Out of all the amendments recom
mended to the Commissioners several
weeks ago by Mr. Eldridge, only a few
failed to win the approval of the city
heads. f
The proposal that solid-tire trucks
and horse-drawn vehicles be kept off
four main highways except when
making deliveries was not finally re
jected, but was laid aside by the Com
missioners for further study. This
change drew vigorous opjiosition from
j business men and truck owners, and
the city fathers desire to consider it
j carefully before acting.
Parking Abreast Disapproved.
i The amendment which would have
permitted vehicles to stop abreast of
] parked machines for ten minutes to
i load or unload, allowing the driver to
! leave provided he remained within
"sight and call.” was turned down.
This amendment was sought by mer
j chants, but the Commissioners felt the
existing rule on the subject is more
• desirable. The present regulation al
| lows vehicles to park abreast long
] enough to load or tinload, but requires
| the licensed operator to remain in
constant attendance.
| None of the changes in the code
! adopted yesterday will be effective un-
I til the text has been advertised for
ten days. The legal notice probably
will not be published by the Commis
sioners until Tuesday, which would
i make the effective date about Decem
ber 3.
Perhaps the most interesting to the
I public generally of all the amend
ments acted on yesterday will he the
new pedestrian regulation, since it
represents the first serious attempt
that has been made in Washington for
a number of years to restrict the
movements of the great army of
walkers. As amended yesterday, the
pedestrian regulation reads:
“Pedestrians shall have the right of
way at all cross walks except those
controlled by traffic officers and the
traffic devices, at which points
pedestrians shall obey the instructions
of the traffic officer of traffic, device.
Pedestrians shall not cross the road
way through moving traffic on any
street upon which traffic is controlled
by electric signal lights.”
, Hopes for Few Arrests.
Col. Moller pointed out last night
that 10 days will elapse before the rule
goes into effect, and that Director Eld
ridge, who was out of the city yester
day, probably will confer with police
officials in the meantime to work out
a plan for enforcement.
"Although this pedestrian regulation
will carry as much weight as any
other section of the code, it is the hope
of this office that the rule can be m.ffle
effective without many arrests," said
] Col. Moller. “Los Angeles, Calif., has
had a similar regulation in operation
for about eight months, and in all
that time only a dozen walkers have
been arrested. When the trifle officer
notices a pedestrian walking against
the signal he warns him to wait for
i the signal to change.”
The effect of the regulation, it was
(Continued on Page 4, Cofumn~3.)
RUM FLEET’S TACTICS
BAFFLE DRY PATROLS
22 Boats, Recently Scattered, Re
turn to Jersey Coast—Liaison
Is Mystifying.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 21.—Coast
; Guard officials announced today that
I 22 vessels, scattered recently by the
i Government agents, have reassembled
I and are ljing off tbe New Jersey
I coast with their holds filled with
liquor intended for the holiday trade.
[ The Coast Guard asknowledges Itself
I puzzled at new tactics employed by
] the rum carriers and rum runners,
; which have been ranging from Mon-
I tauk Point to Atlantic City, keeping
constantly on the move and approach-
I ing from 100 miles out to within 15
miles off the coast. Just how the
carriers are keeping the rum -unners
1 informed of their whereabouts is wor
• rying the Government forces
■
COMFORTING
POLICE OPEN DRIVE
TO STOP ROBBERIES
$2,600 Stolen in Day and
Another Hold-Up Balked.
24 in Five Weeks.
Every available detective on the po
lice force was working last night to
stein a tide of robberies and attempted
robberies in Washington which has re
sulted in two dozen unsolved and un
punished crimes of this sort in the
last five weeks.
Yesterday’s police calendar recorded
an attempt to hold up and rob the pay
master at the Chapman Coal Co. late
in the afternoon; a successful hold-up
and robbery of the store of Jacob
Protas, 1104 Fourteenth street; an
’inside” job at the New Willard
Hotel which netted a thief about
SI,BOO In cash and jewelry, and
a safe-cracking robbery at the
plumbing supply shop of Patrick
J. O'Hanlon, 4100 Georgia avenue,
early yesterday morning, which result
ed in theft of $429 in cash and $250 in
checks.
Ileld-up Attempted.
The attempt to rob the coal com
pany was made by a bandit late yes
terday afternoon, who entered the
offices of the concern at 37 N street
and told S. H. Burgess, paymaster, to
hold up his hands. He displayed a
pistol and ordered Burgess to summon
into the office the colored man outside
the door who was cranking a truck.
Burgess went to the door, ostensibly
to call the man in, but ran away yell
ing “Police!" at the top of his voice.
The bandit fired one shot and ran
away. The shot missed Burgess.
About 7 o'clock last night a man
entered the store of Protas while the
proprietor and his son were busy at
tending the wants of half a dozen
customers. He bought a handker
chief and as the store gradually
cleared of customers. Hashed a pistol
and held tip Protas and his son while
he went through the cash register. He
got about $125 and fled. Police think
he may have been the same man who
attempted the Chapman robbery.
The Willard Hotel robberies, accred
ited by the police to an entirely differ
ent individual, remained with but a
scant clue for the police last night.
Here a sneak thief, working skillfully,
entered rooms through doors adjoin
ing his own and obtained a total of
more than SI,BOO.
Clyde A. Dewitt of New York suf
fered a loss of approximately $1,400 in
cash and Jewelry, while Oscar Setro.
another guest, reported the loss of
somewhat less than S4OO in cash and
jewelry.
Little Clue to Thief.
The only clue is the meager identi
fication of the individual occupying
the room adjoining the room of the
victims.
Earlier yesterday, another safe
cracking job confronted the police.
Resembling in several aspects the
work of the safe-crackers who got
$425 from the Old Dutch Market. 811
Fourteenth street, earlier in the week,
this operation at the O’Hanlon shop
early yesterday morning netted
thieves $429 In cash and more than
$250 in checks. Again, as in the Old
Dutch Market case, and in the case
of safe-cracking at the National Bis
cuit Company, there were no clues.
Late Friday night the hold-up
man. answering the general descrip
tion as to rather a light satture given
of the chain store grocery bandit,
walked into the Sanitary Grocery
store at 1522 L street and robbed
Ellis Smith,, manager, of $55. There
was no clue.
Last night Inspector Grant, chief
of detectives, said he had every man
on the force working on the robberies.
So far they have failed to obtain a
single clue to any of them.
BOY, 127 WRECK PLOTTER.
Unsuccessful With Bowlder and
Log in Derailing Trains.
RAPID CITY, S. D., November 21
OP). —Two unsuccessful attempts to
wreck trains on the Chicago and
Northwestern line near here this week
were traced today to a 12-year-old boy
of Wasta, S. D.
i Arrested by a special agent of the
railroad, the boy, whose name was
not made public, admitted that on
Wednesday he had placed a 75-pound
bowlder on the track. The stone was
struck by an eastbound passenger
train. He also admitted he had placed
a log across the tracks on the fol
lowing night. It was struck by a
freight train.
The boy received a suspended sen
-1 tenpe of one year in the reform school.
TODAY’S STAR.
PART ONE—44 PAGES.
< General News—Local. National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges—Pages 22 and 23
Current News Events —Page 23.
Boy Scout News—Page 33.
Serial. "Joanna” —Page 34.
Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 35.
Radio News and Programs—Pages 38,
3? and 40.
Boy Scout News—Page 40. ,
I>. A. It. Activities —Page 40.
At the Community Centers —Page 41.
PART TWO—I 6 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Reviews of Autumn Books —Page 4.
Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4.
Around the City—Page 12.
Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 13.
News of the Clubs —Pages 14 and 15.
Y. W. C. A. News—Page 15.
PART THREE—I 3 PAGES.
Amusements —Theaters and the Photo
play.
Music In Washington—Page 5.
Motors and Motoring—Pages t», T. 8
and 9.
Army and Navy News —Page 10.
District National Guard —-Page 10.
Spanish War Veterans —Page 10.
Fraternal News —Page 11.
Civilian Army News —Page 11.
PART FOUR—4 PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE—B PAGES.
Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea
tures.
The Rambler—Page 3.
PART SIX—I 4 PAGES.
Classified Advertising-
Veterans of the Great War—Page 10.
Financial News—Pages 11, 12 and 13.
GRAPHIC SECTION—B PAGES.
World Events in Picture?.
COMIC SECTION—4 PAGES.
Betty; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.;
Mutt and Jeff.
HUNTER LOSES LIFE
IN FALL FROM TREE
Climbs to Shake Opossum Off, and,
Losing Balance, Falls
to Ground.
George Thomas Brent, jr., 40 years
old, of Capitol Heights, Md., was killed
last night in a fall from a tree which
he had climbed during a 'possum hunt
to'shake the quarry off, in Johnson
woods, near Capitol Heights.
Mr. Brent was accompanied by his
son and other hunters fhen the pos
sum was treed. He went up the tree
after the animal and either lost his
balance while trying to shake it down
or fell when the branch gave way
with him.
Dr. W. A. McMillan of Capitol
Heights was summoned and pro
nounced him dead. The body was
later removed to Casualty Hospital in
a ninth precinct patrol.
ASKS TRAhTaWAKENERS.
Village Board Seeks Aid for Com
muters at Night.
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y. f Novem
ber 21 t/P). —The village board tonight
took official cognizance of the large
number of Valley Stream commuters
who go to sV>ep on the night trains
out of New Tork and are carried be
yond their home stations.
In an official request to the Long
Island Railroad the board asked that
"apparatus to restore the conscious
ness of Valley Stream commuters at
the Valley Stream station be installed
on the trains.”
2,323 Americans Decorated by France
Range From Race Horse Men to Pastors
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November '2l.—The
Brooklyn Eagle tomorrow will print
a list of 2,323 Americans who have re
ceived from the French government
the decoration of the Legion of Honor.
The Eagle will say the list was care
fully prepared “in an effort to ascer
tain to what extent foreign propa
ganda In this country has taken the
form of foreign decorations to Amer
ican citizens.”
United States Senator George W.
Norris of Nebraska has written to Sec
“From Press to Home
Within the Hour 9 *
The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start immediately.
( A* ) Means Associated Press.
CHRISTMAS CLUBS
SAVE $4,206,870
60,047 to Share in Sum to
Be Distributed in Cap
ital Soon.
BY (HAS. P. SHAEFFEK.
The purchasing power of Washing- ,
ton will be swelled by an addition of
$’4.206,870 during the next few weeks:
or between December 1 and Decem
ber 10. when local banking institutions
release their Christmas Savings Club
funds accumulated during the last 12
months.
This is the largest amount ever
saved in Washington through this
medium. Initiated only a few years
ago, it has gained in favor by leaps
and hounds, showing a gain of more
than $1,250,000 over last year.
The greater part of the money will
be used to meet the usual demands of
the holiday season, but no inconsid
erable sum will find its way back into
permanent savings. According to a
recent survey on the disposition of
Yuletide moneys. Herbert F. Rawll,
president of the Christmas Club, dis
closed that 45 per cent of funds thus
accumulated was utilized in Christmas
spending, 28 per cent was redeposited
in permanent savings, 12 per cent
used in meeting insurance premiums
and in mortgage interest, 11 per cent
for payment of taxes, and the re
mainder, or 4 per cent, being used in
meeting fixed Christmas charges.
Principle Generally Same.
The basic principle of local Christ
mas Savings Clubs is carried on uni
formly. Starting, about December 15
and before January 15, members are
enrolled in the new clubs for the
ensuing year. These accounts are
opened at the bank, trust company
or financial institution, and the
members select the class of payment
best suited to their individual re
el uirements. These classes range from
50 cents to $lO a week, with the life
of the club existing 50 weeks. There
arc no fines, no dues and all the
money is returned by the holding
bank in one lump two or three weeks
before Christmas.
The. American Security and Trust
Co. operated the largest club this
year, having a total of at least $405.-
000, accumulated by approximatelv
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BLOODED HORSES KILLED
IN GEORGIA TRAIN WRECK
Racers En Route to Miami Valued
at $3,000 to $20,000 Each—7
Passengers Injured.
By the Associated Press.
BAINBRIDGE, Ga„ November 21.
Ten race horses, valued at $3,000 to
$20,000 each, were killed today, when
an Atlantic Coast Line passenger
train was derailed 3 miles from
here. The horses, in charge of George
Aaron, were en route from Kentucky
to Miami for the Winter racing sea
son.
Eight of the horses were killed out
right and two others died later in the
day. Seven of the passengers suf
fered slight injuries. Traffic was tied
up several hours. The cause of the
wreck has not been learned.
Break Up Anti-Fascist Parade.
NEW YORK, November 22 (A 3 ).
Police prevented a proposed parade
today of several hundred Italians
members of the Anti-Facisti Alliance
of North America. The parade was
planned as a protest against the die
tutorship of Mussolini, but police offi
cials broke up the line on the ground
that no permit had been obtained for
the gathering.
retary of State Kellogg- for a list of
Americans thus decorated, the paper
will say. Actors, clergymen, Army
and Navy officers, lawyers, Journalists,
members of the diplomatic service and
university presidents are included in
the list, as well as race horse owners,
philanthropists, and at least one den
tist. On the list are such names as
Gen. John J. Pershing. Florenz Zieg
feld, Admiral Benson, Mary Garden,
David Belasco. Gen. Tasker Bliss, and
many other prominent persons.
The name of Woodrow Wilson does
not appear.
FIVE CENTS
PAVING TAX REPEAL
AND SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTION INDORSED
Citizens’ Council Approves
Law Change Proposals in
Shaping Program.
FAVOR UNIFIED WELFARE
CONTROL IN DISTRICT
Would Give Commissioners Some
Increase in Authority, But
Not All Asked For.
A change of law to permit the
pie of the District to elect member t
of the Board of Education and a re
quest that Congress repeal the Bor
land street-paving assessment lan
were indorsed by the Citizens’ Advis
ory Council at the District Building
last night.
The council also voted to place or
its list of urgent legislation the bill
to create a board of public welfare in
the District government, to bring to
gether the functions now performed
by the Board of Charities, the Board
of Children’s Guardians and the trus
tees of the National Training Shcool
for Girls. This measure passed the
House at the last Congress.
Power of Commissioners.
In considering the proposed bill .•>
enlarge the powers of the District
Commissioners, the council arrived at
the following conclusions:
That the Commissioners should no
appoint the judges of the Police. Juve
nile and -Municipal Courts, as sug
gested. They are appointed by tie
President.
That the Commissioners should be
empowered to appoint the recorder of
deeds and the register of wills, and
that both these positions should be
tilled by bona fide residents of the Dis
t rict.
That the Commissioners should n<‘t
be granted authority now exercised by
Congress to fix license fees for trades
professions and vocations.
These are only a. few of the mat,
ters over which the proposed bill
would give the Commissioners more
i power, but the council adjourned
! without completing consideration of
• the measy re. The bill will be takes;
! up again tomorrow night.
Decide Not to Act.
The council decided not to take a>
tion at this time on the suggestion
I that the Federal budget law be modi
j fled In its relation to District esti
i mates. It was the consensus of the
\ council members that the question of
| fiscal relations between the United
I States and District governments is a
| more important one to the people of
i the District at this time, and that no
j recommendation should be made with
i a view to changing the budget law
I until It is known how the fiscal ar
rangement is going to be settled.
| This was one of a series of meetings
I being held by the council for the pur
j pose of shaping a legislative program
i to be recommended to the Commission
j ers for action at the coming session
;of Congress. It was explained by of
; ficiats of the council last wight that
| the conclusions being reached in these
' meetings are more or less tentative
and may be modified before a rom
j plete report is made to the Commis
j sioners on all pending District legis
| lation.
Favored in Principle.
j The council approved in principle
' the proposal to allow the people of
| the city to elect the board of educa
tion, but reserved the right to con
J sider the details of any specific bills
| that may be prepared for Congress on
; the question.
The issue came up when Harry N.
: Stull submitted a report on the Cas
que hill, which would provide a tie
failed method of electing the school
i board. The council decided that
while it favored the principle, it was
I not prepared to pass on the details
of the bill at this time,
i In recommending that the council
[approve the principle of electing the
schoolboard, Mr. Stul! said it is gen
erally conceded the present method of
having the justices of the District
Supreme Court name the school board
| “is erroneous, and because of the fact
] of the isolation of the Judiciary, they
I are not in a position to know the
I school situation generally nor the best
: available material for appointment to
| the board."
1 There also was a clause in the bill
to enlarge the powers of the Commis
; sioners which would transfer power
| to appoint the board from the judges
;to the Commissioners. The council.
! having voted for election of the
! school board, took no action on this
: clause in the Commissioners’ bill.
Action on Borland Law.
The proposal submitted to the
j council by the Commissioners with
i regard to the Borland law was that
i it merely be modified so as to relieve
I abutting property owners of the as
sessment. for resurfacing a street
[after the original pavement wears
j out. Councilman George Wales rec
! ommended. however, that the council
seek complete repeal of this assess
, ment, and the report was con
| curred in.
: When the suggestion to modify the
budget law was under discussion it
was stated by members of the council
1 that if Congress continues to appro
priate a lump sum toward the annual
upkeep of the National Capital, con-
I sideration of District estimates b\
; the Budget Bureau should be curtailed,
i but if Congress returns to the time-
I honored method of appropriating on
ja proportionate ratio the Budget
; Bureau supervision over estimates
i should continue. It was on this basis
i of reasoning that the council decided
! to lay aside the question of modify
ing the budget law.
The several decisions reached on the
powers of the Commissioners were
' based on recommendations by William
jS. Torbert. He urged disapproval of
i the proposal to allow the city heads
I instead of the President to appoint the
j judges of the Police, Juvenile and Mu-
I nicipal Courts on the following
grounds: That the Commissioners are
parties to litigation in these courts,
that the President has not expressed a
desire to be relieved of the duty of
making these appointments, that it is
an advantage to the people of the Dis
trict to have the President Interested
j in local afTairs and that the Senate
confirms these judges.
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