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vision for an annual pension for
our ex.PreBid dents.
Z. Very truly yours, -.
Home Trust. Company. Executor,
r. Al. Frank. President.
Hon. ThoEnas D: Sci1all,
House Of Representatives,
Washington. d. C.
February rs, 1923.
Mr.. Robert a.. Franks, Treas
urer, Estate Of Andrew Carnegie,
622 Firth avenue, NeW York city.
Dear Sir:
Your letter j replying to my
query OF the nineteenth instant
received today and +. beg to sub
nit that. ]. have just read the
Carnegie Will published In the
New York Times, August 20,
1919. and find as you say that
the codicn ! endowing the ex-
Presidents and their widows was
cut out of the will and trans
ferred to the Presidential Annui-
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MINE. Low, SOPRANO,
IS CONCERT FEATURE

= ! : = i
MFe. Rosa Low, soprano of New
York city. will be the feature of
the twenty-ninth free community
concert tonight at Central High
Community Center, at SIS o'clock.
Nine. Low has recently returned
from a tour of Canada where she
added many admirers. Her ap.
pearance tonight in Washington is
through the instrumentality OF
Helen Ware, the violinist, who has
become an enthusiastic supporter
of community music. Nine. Low
will be heard in the ''Pagliaccf
Aria and a group of recital num-
hers. She will be accompanied by
Ina Grange.
The Schubert vocal octette. Rob-
ert Lawrence, and the Washington
community orchestra viii supply
the other features of the evenings
entertainment.
The members of the Schubert
octette. which is appearing for the
first time on a community concert
program. are Mrs. Bowen, Mrs
Hamilton, Miss Mallet, Miss Bots.
ford. DR.. Wood, Mr.. Osborn, Mr..
Werline and Mr.. Hamilton. Their
accompanist is Anita Blanche Hunt
err, The octette will be heard in p
varied group of choral selections.
Mr.. Lawrence will sing, by request,
Long, Long Ago" and How Can
I Leave Thee" and the orchestra.
under the direction of Charles V.
Banner, will contribute two selec-
tions.
The doors will open at o'clock.
Ne children under the age of four
years will be admitted and all other
children must come with adults and
sit with them throughout the con-
cert
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Storm, Of Protest

The proposal created such q storm
Of protest that it was withdrawn.
The New York Sun asserted edito.
rally:
We can not see why a former
President should be a parasite on
a dropsical private fortune made
out Of outgrown commercial vices
like rebates, or out of outgrown
systems like protection for pro.
tection's sake: or fines levied on
the majority to give one little
strutting plutocrat immortal op-
portunity for ''adVertising."
There could be no objection to
a Carnegie professor emeritus, a
Rhodes scholarship, a Nobel prize
winner, but 1t Is another thing to
have Carnegie Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court.
At this time. Mr.. Taft, in his cam.
patgn for reelection. had just been
overwhelmingly defeated in the pop.
ular votes.
Carnegie arrived In New York
from his usual summer visit to his
castle in Scotland on October 49,
1912, less than three weeks before
Mr.. Taft's defeat. News had reached
the steelmaster at sea of the at.
tempted assassination Of Colonel
roosevelt at Milwaukee. This led
MIN to tear up a long statement he
nad prepared. attacking Roosevelt
politically but not personally.
Interviewed on arrival Mr.. Car,
negte merely said he and Colonel
Roosevelt had always been friends,
but were no longer in agreement in
political questions.
Mr.. Taft, while President, ordered
the Government suits to dissolve the
Steal Trust and the Harvester Trust
just 40 Roosevelt In the previous AID
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Changed His Plan

Mr.. Carnegie, in 1911, prepared
deed of trust providing pensions for
all ex-Presidents. After Theodore
Roosevelt made his famous speech
faVoring "the recall Of judicial de-
cisions," and later bolted the nonai-
nation of Mr.. Taft. Carnegie changed
his plan. A specific annuity of
$4,000 a year was provided in his
will for Mr.. Taft, and also one of
$4,000 for Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
and one of IS 900 for Mrs. Cleveland,
but Roosevelt was cut out.
Mr.. Carnegie afterward trans
ferred the annuity of Mr.. Taft to
the Carnegie Corporation, which now
pays it,
Mr.. Carnegie's will, drafted by
EIihu Root, was written in Mr.. Car
negie's owe handwriting. The Wash
ington Times-Herald reproduces or
this page Photographic facsimile
OF that will, now deposited in the
Hall of Records, New York city, III
which, in Mr.. Carnegie's own hand
writing, appears this annexation OPP
posite the name OF Mr.. Taft:
This annuity to President Taft
DENTAL Annuity of Carnegie New
York Corporation.
GSigned) ANDREW CARNEGIE"
The reason which, obviously
prompted. Mr.. Carnegie to provide
an annuity for Mr.. Taft and to cut
out of his will any provision fol
Mr.. Roosevelt is highly interesting
II not significant, in view OF tho
movement; now backed by able ant
influential members of the United
States Senate and the House of Rep
: resentatives, to curb the reactionary
minds of certain justices of tn
United States Supreme Court. I
Is their tendency to usurp the powe
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revolutionary in that it assumed
the right of the court to decide
what is good public policy-the
function solely of the legislative
branch of the Government. The
New York American said in an
EDITORIAL at the time:
IL the Supreme Court is
packed with reactionary, though
inc0rruptible men in whose hon
/ est opinion the rights of democ-
racy are inferior to the rights of
private property, then we shall
have n menacing situation i'm this
country that needs only TO be
stated TO be appreciated.
Under q representative demOc-
racy like ours, any arm of gov
eminent Is tOIerable only SO long
as IL facilitates the enactment of
the public will, when deliberately
!, and lawfully declared. If judges
become an instrument for defying
public opinion and abOrting the
public will, they will be as dam
gerOuS as any other revOlutiOnists.
Let us beware of Judges who
forget that they are Judges only
and conceive themselves to be
statesmen and subIimated. guard
ians of the social order, charged
with the duty of holding the
pass against all progress in which
they do not happen personally to
believe.
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Continued from First Page,

NConLlnueQ LrOm IlrSL EdSosA
Supreme Court may be re-enActed
and become law despite the Su-
preme Court by a vote of two
thirds of the members of the
House and Senate, precisely as a
Presidential veto may be overrtd-
den by Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt, one year before he
became the Progressive candidate
for President, made one of the
greatest speeches of his life before
the Constitutional Convention in
Ohio, advocating "the recall of jul
dicial decisions" that is, confiding
to the people the power by popular
vote to nullify any decision of any
court
That speech opened the breach
between the Progressives and the
stand-pat Republicans. President
Taft represented the stand-pat Rel
publicans. He was renominated for
President by the Old Guard in a
Root, who threw out Of the con-
Vention sufficient contesting Pro-
gressive delegates to accomplish the
denomination for President
Mr.. Roosevelt was later noTni-
mated by the Progressives, and he
polled more votes than Mr.. Taft,
who led the regular Republican
ticket. Mr.. Taft carried only two
of the forty-eight States.
Rooseyelt's breach with Taft EVIL
IDENTIFY influenced Andrew Carnegie
when he wrote the provision in his
will providing pension for former
Presidents. Eiihu Root drew the
will, executed February Is, 1912.
Mr.. Carnegie had been much more
intimate with, and a much more
outspoken admirer of Theodore
Roosevelt than he ever had been Of
Mr.. Taft.
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8 o'clock on the
evening of April
rs. The princi-
pal S p e a k e r S
will be G e n .
Amos A. Fries,
of the chemical
warfare division
of the army, and
DIR. J. w. Hill,
of Lincoln Uni
Versity.
The celebration
will be held un-
der the auspices
of t h e Depart
ment of the Dis
trict of Column
bia, Veterans of
TN1~N;1~, " IN
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ministration had ordered suits to dis
solve the Standard OH Trust and the
Tobacco Trust. 1t is a detail of no
consequence In this connection that
the Roosevelt suits succeeded and
both the Taft suits failed. The dis
solution suit against the Steel Trust
was a complete failure and the Har-
vester Trust was ordered merely to
divest itself Of some Of its minor
subsidiary corporations, its organiza-
ton being left intact.
Mr.. Carnegie had no interest what
ever In any OF these suits, whether
they succeeded or failed. because he
held a first mortgage on all the
plants Of the Steel Trust and was no
longer interested in the stock or in
the profits.
Il Andrew Carnegie's admiration for
Taft was often expressed. The two
men held many views in common.
Carnegie would probably rejoice to-
day in the fact that man of Mr..
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for information az TO the Presiden.
tjai annuities follows:
WASHINGTON, D. Co March 10.
Mr.. Robert A. franks, PreSi-
dent Carnegie Corporation, New
York City, z.
MY Dear Mr.. Franks Please.
accept my thanks for the infor-
nation contained In your letter
Of February 3 respecting the
Carnegie annuities to former Pres
idents of the United States. In
pursuing my inquiry farther,
am indirectly informed that the
Carnegie Cooperation annuity
will terminate when CONGRESS
makes adequate provision. This
has been reported IA the press
aa having been the late Mr.. Car
negie's intention.
AS. the question of adequacy
must necessarily arise when the
matter of fixing a pension for
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which our people should enter
tain for the Supreme Court.
At the time Mr.. Carnegie made
public his pension proposal ~ 1912
the newspapers reported President
Taft's friends as stating Mr.. Taft
intended to return to the practice
of law and would certainly refuse
a Carnegie pension. =.
Ex-President Roosevelt remarked
in his usual forcefuf style:
MY interest isn't in pensions for
cx-Presidents but I'm pensions for
the small man, who doesn't have q
chance to save and who, when he
becomes superannuated, faces the
direst poverty. think the small
Government employee, who gives
years Of faithful service at small
emOIument, is deserving Of a PEN
sion and should be pensiOned upon
his retirement.
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Senior Vice Commander George A.
Void, former major in the A. E.
F., is chairman of the committee on
arrangements.
Music will be provided under the
direction of Miss Maud Alton, princi-
pal of the Americani2ation School
of the District of Columbia.
A feature of the program will be
a tableaux entitled, The Birth of
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars. f"
The general public is invited, al,
though seats win be reserved for
Y. F. w. members and the menihers
Of veterans organizations.
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A Former Addison

And before he became justice
OF the Supreme Court Mr.. Shiras had
been one of the legal advisers Of
Mr.. Carnegie and the Carnegie
Steel Company.
Senator Borah instanced also the
child labor law CAT U. s., STD.
which, he said, was another five
four decision. Chief Justice Taft
wrote the majority opinion. Mr..
Borah said:
There can be no doubt that
these decisions have in measure
undermined the great respect
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Herald's Society Editor
Will Speak to School

Senior Don Jaime Agelet v Gar
riga, secretary of the Spanish Em-
hassy, Senior Don A Fernandez
Concha, and Mrs. Evelyn Hunt,
society editor of The Washington
Herald, will address meeting Wed
nesday evening at the Pan-Ameri-
can Schools of Spanish. 1412 1
street northwest, in memory of the
307th anniversary of the death of
Don Miguel De Ceramics Saave-
dra, author of Don Quixote," it was
announced Yesterday.
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GRAHAM ESTATE LARGE.

Thomas p. Graham. who died
March 80, left an estate valued at
s13O,204, according to the petition
for letters testamentary filed yes
terday in Probate Court by Helen
z. Fowler, of 1882 Irving street
northwest and the American Sc
curity & Trust Company, executors.
The nearest relative is "a sister,
Mary E. Graham. of Troy. n. Y.
but the principal beneficiaries are
friends.
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WOMAN CHARGES SANDER

Katherine .Vansyckle flied suit yes
terday in the Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 damages from Car
rie Robbins for alleged SANDER.
Through Attorney NJ. c. O'Brien,
the plaintiff claims that on August
26, last, the defendant made re-
marks reflecting on her honor.
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Taft's economic and social views is
invested with the enormous power
and influence Of Chief Justice OF the
United States.
He would probably rejoice. too, at
the great Influence of Mr.. Taft in
selecting new associate justices
among the nine men who have been
termed ''the actual rulers OF the
American people.
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his Handwriting PrObad
ten d
aunuy M Ia Their remained t pL Wh Roosevelt became ProOy
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of the legislative branch of the Gov
eminent by nuIlifying the laws en-
acted by Congress and approved by
the President that excites criticism.
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land he had to change his vote
to achieve the result) delayed tax
alton of large personal incomes
eighteen years.
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New Citizens
To Celebrate

An elaborate celebration of Amer
icanization Day will be staged In the
Central High Schooi auditorium at
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ties OF the Carnegie Corpora
ton. Therefore, / am now writ
Ing TO ask IL Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Will.
son, Mrs. Cleveland Preston, and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, have
received or are receiving at the
present time, any part of these
annuities named by Mr.. Carnegie.
Will You have the kindness to
reply Immediately, and oblige,
Sincerely yours,
THOMAS D. SCHALL.
rDsG. {
Estate of Andrew Carnegie, =
No. 622 Fifth avenue,
New York.
February %, 1923.
Home Trust Company,
Executor.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter Of the
26th inst, Mr.. Wilson (ex-Presi-
dent was not mentioned in Mr..
: Carnegie's will and Is not receiv-
Ing an annuity.
@Cleveland) and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt were mentioned in Mr..
Carnegte's will. and are at pres
ent receiving their annuities.
These were all old friends Of Mr..
Carnegie's OF long standing.
Very truly yours.
HOME TRUST COMPANY,
Executor,
n. A. FRANKS,
80 President.
HON. THOMAS D. SCHALL,
House OF Representatives.
Washington, d. C.
Public announcement of Carnegie's
plan to pension future ex.Presi
dents or their widows" was mad,
after a meeting Of the directors o.
the Carnegie Corporation, at Car
negie's home, November 81, 1912.
Evening star., 1923-07-15

ager OF radio broadcasting of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, is published because OF Its
interest to readers of this column:
The President OF the United
States expressed such interest in
wEAFs broadcast of his ad-
dress delivered at st. Louis and
Kansas City of June 21 and 20 that
we would like to know whether
you have had reports from your
radio readers regarding the sue
cessful reception of his speeches.
We have endeavored to furnish
our radio listeners with the most
acceptable kind of programs and
in the course of the past few
months have received hundreds of
letters requesting that we broad
cast speeches by the Chief Execu-
tive. Having been able to accom-
plish this successfully, we wish to
learn whether the radoi audience
would like more presidential
speeches.
The Importance of radio broad
casting In arousing interest in ma
tional questions has never been
fully realized until the recent
speeches of the President gave in
dication of it's far-reaching effects.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

While Luis Firpo of Argentina and
Jess Willard of Kansas. Mo, were
fighting at BoyIe's Thirty Acres
Thursday night for the opportunity
of wrestling the world heavyweight
title from Jack Dempsey. Washing
ton radio fans and their guests fol-
lowed each blow as it was delivered
until thu ringside representative OF
WCAP, the new broadca sting station
Of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephone Company announced the pass
ing from pugilism ofsJess Willard
one-time world champion.
Despite the fact that hundreds of
miles separate Washington and the
scene of the encounter there was no
lack of realism or glamor in the ra-
Geographic account of the battle. The
vivid descriptions of the announcer
as he recorded each blow were pune
tuated by the call of Come on. Jess -
from the crowd as they urged the
big fellow on to greater effort and
as each round terminated the bell
could be heard distinctly above the
noise of the mob.
described the crowds as they filed
into the arena and the voices OF many
could be heard as they passed near the
point from which the announcer was
sending his messages. SO clear was
the transmission that it was unnec-
essary TO repeat the introductions of
the referee as he led the contes-
tants to the center of the ring for
presentation to the audience. Later
on when the tactics of a figher in
Cured the displeasure of the crowd
their denunciation needed no eXpla-
nation by the announcer, their "boos"
and misses" were sharp and clear
and likewise their Alta boy. Jess
when the big Kansan stopped the
wild Bull of the Argentine"
Taking advantage of the occasion.
owners of radio receiving sets made
the event the feature of bridge and
supper parties utilizing the early
musical program for dancing.
Portable radio sets were placed in
windows and doorways in all sec
tions of the city for the benefit of all
those who cared to stop and follow
the fight.
At the Radio Sales Studio, 14th
street and Park Road, great crowds
of people gathered to hear the re-
Evening star., 1923-07-15
Federal Radio Omcers.

Radio fans, both the amateur re-
ceiver and the broadcaster, should
keep informed on the officials of the
radio section of the Department OF
Commerce in his district, SO that he
can get advice. keep In touch with
new regulations and not be imposed
upon by bogus representatives.
AT headquarters here in Washing
ton. Chief Supervisor of Radio W. ID.
Terrell is in charge. under Secretary
Hoover and Commissioner Carson.
Mr.. Terrell Is assisted by w. z. Dow
ney. supervisor of radio. In the nine
districts as shown the following men
are in charge:
First district-He eadquarters, Bos-
ton; c. c. holster. supervisor.
Second district-New York head
quarters; Arthur Batcheller, super
visor.
Third Observation-Disclosures. head
quarters: r. Y. Cadmus. supervisor.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, headQuar-
ters; r. Y. Cadmus, supervisor.
Fifth district-New Orleans. head
quarters; Theodore G. Deiler, super
visor.
Sixth district-San Francisco head
quarters: ]. F. Dillon. supervisor.
Seventh district-Seattle, headquar-
ters; o. r. Redfern. supervisor.
Eighth district-Detroit, headquar-
ters: $. w. Edwards. supervisor.
Ninth district-Chicago, headquar-
ters; E. A. Beane. supervisor.
Diaphragm Delicate.
The diaphragm, the little black disk
of metal inside the phones, is more
Evening star., 1923-07-15
CAPTIVE HITS OFFICER,
BUT GOES TO PRISON

Headquarters Detective Cox walked
into a fight at 7th and Water streets
yesterday afternoon, when he and De-
tective King arrested J. w. Braxton
oolored. Of 917 Gloden court. follow
ing the report Of thefts of tobacco
In that neighborhood.
According to the police. Cox had
noticed-from a place Of coucealment
the movement of Braxton in taking
a quantity of tobacco from a hiding
place and placing it on A truck. While
Cox went after Braxton King went
after the truck. Cox walked Braxtor
to q patrol box. He was fumbling for
his box key to call the wagon" wher
his prisoner struck him in the eye.
A crowd gathered, and 1t looked like
riot until reserves from the harbor
precinct put in an appearance. Brax.
ton was taken to headquarters and
held for further investigation.
Evening star., 1923-07-15

wave lengths from $50 to 200 meters
and those using spark, ACCw, 1Cw,
unnitered CIV and phone are directed
TO keep within the band of 176 to 200
meters only.
Radio saperyisors throughout the
country have been advised Of these
reguIations which are signed by A. j.
ryrer. acting commissioner. and 8. B.
D~Sis' acting secretary of commerce.
Notes Mistakes in Sleep.
Further reports from the naval air
station at Pensacola, Fla, on the sue
cess that has been attained in teach
ING raolo code to student aviators in
their sleep give interesting informa-
tion on the progress Of this novel and
useful experiment. In fact 1t may be
SAID that the experimental stage In
the trials has been past and the
method has become standard. as a
means ,,r OF saving students from fail
when the test was started twelve
students were unsatisfactory in their
progress in radio code. After two
nights during which radio code was
sent to the students In their sleep
only two of the students were un-
satisfactory, and these two men had
left before the experiment was fir
ished. processing. disbelief in 1T.
The procedure has been to have the
radio room where the code Is taught
In the regular school periods. Oper-
ators send messages at varying
speeds all night. The students con-
centrate on the messages that are
sent through until they drop off to
sleep. To quote q report on the SUBJ
ject:
ut is very interesting to watch the
students during one Of these nigh,
periods. II the operator Intentionally
and continuously makes errors In
sending the students will toss around
most unusually in their sleep. If the
sending stops or the rate of sending
changes appreciably. 1t Is sure to dis.
turb them. and in most cases will
arouse them. Even in the midst OF
their deepest slumbers the cal
s. O. s. at different rate of speed
will awaken them instantly"
1t Is planned to secure electrical
sending machines which will send all
night and do away with the necessity
for an operator for future classes.
Presidents Speeches Wnntedt
The following communication to
The Star from w. e. Hardness, man.
Evening star., 1923-07-15
WCAP-C. & p. Telephone Company
(460 MeterS).

$40 to S p.m.-Musical program
broadcast direct from the Capitol
Theater. New York City, by courtesy
of s. L. Rothafel and the Capitol
remarks by S. L. Rothafel; overture,
'The March of the Toys" (Herbert),
by the Capitol Grand Orchestra, Emo
Rapee conducting; "Stabat Mater"
tRossinD. cornet solo by Pietro
Capitol Grand Orchestra; baritone
solos by Greek Evans: incidental
music to Capitol Magazine; Capitol
ivertissements-ta) syrian Sword
Dance" tb) Danse Javanese." tc)
:to1 Grand Orchestra. and interpreted
by the Capitol Theater Ballet Corp.
Bruce scenic, :.The Priekly Con-
Broadcasting Studio" with DIR. Will
cello soloist of the Capitol Grand
Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy-B
concertmeister; Paul Schedtze, harp
ist: Capitol Mixed Quartette. Betsy
Ayres, soprano: Louise Scheerer. So
prano; Patrick Keller. tenor: Ray
William Robyn. tenor; Douglas Stans-
bury, tenor; announcements by j.
Parker Coombs. Special program of
featured artists direct from the
studio in the Capitol Theater. There
win be vocal soloists from the Cap
itol Theater Grand Orchestra
to p.m.-Organ recital by Henry
F. Seibert, direct from the studio of
the skinner Organ Company, New York
city; solos by Esther Nelson, soprano
and Charles Hart, tenor
DISTANT STATIONS.
All programs scheduled for eastern
standard time
WBAP-FOrt Worth (4.6 Meters),
II to lis pm.-Services of the
First Methodist Church.
$50 to 6:i5 p.m.-Base ball scores
$50 to $3.50 p.m.-Sport review.
WFAA-DalIaS GIG NeterS).
$50 to 4:30 .m.-Chapel Bible class
1890 TO II p.m.--Male quartet