Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
GOES TO NEW POST BYRD MAY GET Job
Rev. Clauds Smith Preach Vrginian Suggested for Place
es in Lynchbwg Today. Under Wilson Administration
FEEDS THOUSAND PEOPLE OTHERS ALSO MENTIONED
Also Sends Out 700 COL Willard and Hiram M Smith
Baskets to o Poor Among the Aspirants.
INTEREST IN WATER REPORT CHASES DOWN TAX DODGERS
Auditor of Public
n New
o Questions
Virginian Suggested for Place
Under Wilson Administration.
OTHERS ALSO MENTIONED
Col. Willard and Hiram M. Smith
Among the Aspirants.
CHASES DOWN TAX DODGERS
S. Lee Moore, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, Prepares New Forms
of Questions.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| RICHMOND, Va, December 2s, 1912.
With the belief that Col Joseph f.
| Willard of Richmond and Fairfax will
| land one Of the important foreign posts.
| there is report that Richard f. Byrd of
Winchester, who managed the campaign
| for President-to-be Wilson in Virginia. is
to get an appointment to some place
which is far above that of district at
torney for the western district of Eir
| ginia. with which his name has been as
ISOLATED for some time. Mr.. Byrd is not
saying a word, but among those who have
an inkling of the inner workings of poll
tics there is a suggestion that Mr.. Byrd
will be offered a place which will be far
more lucrative and responsible than that
of a district attorneyship. Just what
that may be no one seems to be willing
| to venture a guess.
Col Wizards friends are beginning to
offer early congratulations to him, and |
at least one person has made application
to him for a position when he shall have
been designated as the American ambas-
sador to France, the honor with which
his name is most generally associated
Col. Willard declines to discuss the mat
ter in any way, but it is no secret that
his friends throughout the state are of
the opinion that he is the man who viii!
| be honored by Woodrow Wilson follow
ing his induction into office. This APP
pointment would be one not In strict &C
cord with the political regime, for Col
Willard has not always trained with the
| dominant faction, whereas Speaker Byrd
| has ever been recognized as one OF the
! first Eeutenants to those who are sup
| posed to control the political destinies of
| the state
Next comes Hiram NJ. Smith. a son of
| Harry NJ. Smith. jr., who aspires to the
| of al east
| ern district of Virginia. Mr. Smith has
| been member of the bar for eight
years. is regarded man of consider
! able ability, and is a graduate of the
| University of Virginia. from which Pres
| ident Wilson also graduated.
Seeks Full Revenue.
| S. Lee Moore. auditor of public &C
| counts, has framed and is distributing
| new form for tax interrogatories for the
| use Of commissioners of revenue for the
| next year. 1t is very much different from
| that which has been in use in Virginia
| for many years. 1t is designed to compel
| tax dodgers to answer all the questions
| and to make a full and accurate state
ment to the commissioners of the revenue
| when they are asked regarding their pos
| sessions 1t is believed that the state
will be able to avoid much of the grand
! jury investigations in future II the an
| believed that it will be impossible for
any great amount Of taxes to be omitted
| unless there be collision between the
| taxpayer and the commissioners OF the
| revenue. While all of the state has not
| been heard from as a result of the inves-
| tigation Of the tax returns. II Is known
| that more than $S.OCO.OOO of values nave
been added. but in the counties, wnich
have long been a charge on the pubic
treasury, the grand juries could find no
wrong whatever.
| January 1 the banks, the insurance COM
| panies. the trust companies and other
| financial institutions will disburse TO
| stockholders in this city many hundreds
| of thousands of dollars. There is to be
| added to this nearly a million in interest
| for city and state bonds. The reports OF
| the banks and trust companies for the
year show that they have had wonder
| fully prosperous year, all of them having
| made money. In several instances state
| banks have been converted into national
institutions. several have doubled their
! capital with the stocks selling at far
above par in every case. One of the new
| est banks the Richmond Bank and Trust
| Company. has its stock now quoted at an
| advance of Is per cent and has been in
| operation less than year.
Gov. Mann as Santa Claus.
| Gov. Mann Thursday night played Santa
| Claus to several nieoes and nephews in
| the executive mansion, where his rela-
tives are spending the holidays. A huge
! tree was placed in the spacious hall in
the mansion. hundreds of electric lights
were entwined among the branches of the
pine and gifts innumerable were placed
/ thereon for the little folks. 1t was a
! great night for the governor and the
| members of his family, all of whom
joyed seeing the gay youngsters at play
|
| Claus brought them
| Floyd and Claude Allen. the members
! of the Allen gang now under sentence of
| death for the Carroll county horror,
spent a very lonesome Christmas In
| their narrow cells the men sat and looked
| out on the hard granite walls. They
! had two visitors-their spiritual adviser
and the superintendent of the prison.
| The men received no letters, no cards, no
! callers. Not a package OF any sort came
| to them from their mountain homes,
| everything they had being swept away
| as a result of the affair Maj Wood de-
| clared that had package of delicacies
| been sent to them he would have seen to
it that they were confiscated. taking no
| chances on the men being furnished with
| anything that might enable them In case
| the appeals for new trial and clemency
| are denied. to take their own lives. The
| men are being closely watched.
| The appeal to the supreme court in be-
| half of the Aliens will be presented to the
| court about January by Richard r..
! Byrd. the affidavits and petitions from the
| jurors having been got in shape. the new
| evidence arranged and the petition writ
| ten. One of the newspapers of this city
| has succeeded in raising about 500 to pay
| the expenses of the appeal now being
made by Mr.. Byrd.
WINS BRIDE IN VIRGINIA.