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The Washington times., 1924-02-28
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GIL I BY
HOUSE
$23. 100000 Saved Autoists
BY Reduction Passed by
Overwhelming Vote.
BY A. o. HAYWARD,
International News Service

Plunging ahead with its tax
reduction program, the House of
Representatives today voted $685.
100000 into the pockets of
American motorists by abolish
ing the 3 per cent tax on small
motor trucks and cutting by so
per cent the present s per cent
tax on automobile tires, repair
parts and accessories.
There was no record vote, but
it was virtually unanimous, as
there were only a few scattered
noes.
The major part of the tax re-
duction bill will have been com.
pleted with disposition of the auto.
mobile taxes. Green expects to
drive ahead with the LEGISLATION
during the day to have it in shape
Tor the final votes to be taken to-
morrow when the bill will be passed
by the House and sent along to
the Senate.
Roll Calls for Record.
Each of the party leaders will
demand a number of record roll
call votes on different provisions
Of the bill Friday, and it is hoped
TO start these roll calls as soon
as the House meets. Insurgent
leaders are asking for these roll
calls as well as the old line party
leaders, that they may get their
position clearly before the public.
II Is the present intention
OF large number Of the regular
Republicans to vote against the
tax reduction bill on its final
passage through the House because
It has been rewritten by a Goa.
ltlon OF Democrats and insurgents.
Congressman Garner and Mills
nave issued statements analvzinp
the bill in its present shade. Gar.
ner, the Democratic leader. claims
1t will yield all the revenue neeJad
by the Government with excess
Lunus 10 lake care Of a soldier
Donus II such should be author.
lzeu py Congress. Mills, the lie.
pupllcan' Insisted it would result
=" AAOoSuTy U0IlClC.
Secretary Warned.
Secretary Mellon got Soma had
news from Congress today.
1t was carried from the Canitol
70 the Treasury Department nv
senator James E. Watson RepD Of
INDIANA and Congressman Ogden T,
Mills Rep) Of New York.
Mills told Mellon that efforts of
the regular Republicans in the
Rouse to win over enough of the
insurgents to save the Mellon tax
plan were apparently doomed 70
failure. and Watson agreed that +ho
situation in the Senate would he
about as bad. VIC
Mellon appeared considerably dis.
couraged after his conferences with
watson and Mills and declined 10
discuss the details of the infor.
nation they brought to him.
After his conference with Secra.
tary Mellon, Senator Watson dis.
cussed the tax situation with Presi.
dent Coolidge at the White House
Watson expressed the opinion that
the Senate Finance COMMITTEES. re.
CARELESS of the action of the HOUSE
i0pO't IdA OIL carrying
the principal features OF the Mel.
lon plan for a % per cent maximum
surtax rate.
Concluding. however. that the
Senate was more radical than the
House. Watson made II plain that
he did not believe the Senate would
increase the income tar rates an
wEa1aam hy the House
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
STAY
GWEN BY
Richie


AE.mhue 60 EeciprOcity be-
Sn HHryl4nd and tAe District
e. C@A7zhia has been extended
UmnR AErI I. Gov. Albert C.
marhz - Mzrylznd announced
60 - EE~C1.ive Mansion in
49,. Nd tS6Ay-
- EuV~rnar S1id ne would
49, = ztztemsn- l=ter giving his
Wn On thw m4tteF.
&C., T4A IN CruA-
TuHa sauzE-=- take= some def
60 $3.50 azrtzz Maryrh on the
D~rrns $500 tax hfl. a meas
- gs q $500 would insure
a2ar re1lurucEfy between the
EHEEaz an1 Maryland. Governor
49, - ~Ep-e1~d 20 bring to an
60 go u--1prE1ry agreement.
- 9s1-r.ar - stti not to have
hmm uarra-1laElv pisAsed with Sen
@T 49, pt~w of the possibility
e - $50 - the bfn by the
- go hs@~ver. has indi-
@nw4 - f>-mzs that he II most
awm@ ~ hrilE ahouf permanent
ErF so glH do everything
- - 49, - hrIng about re-
@unsM1 $3.50 relations.
r. H@sa~uh~r. IN District Com
- W-u1s o Governor
- unE -nfarrn-d ann that in.
- 81 thzf time were that
CWmww wmud at on the Gas bill
go @ww uarr g tn wear. The
g. askef the governor
- s@rE ~. . temporary agree
49, $50 th=m- granting reci-
Www@E &1rlE Ianmry and Feb
- Arr~us-A
- ruu1ssr1an g the commits
- w@s arusuaed ami Governor
49, $500 a exclamation which
amw~a muturazrs q the District Of
- - eueer Maryland with
80 49, 49, The Commission
- @@a q mewiiar exclamation.
r9@ NwTs@ua~m4 @Kpir~s tomorrow.
- 80 ewEm1ssioners wrote
- Elr-s1- 80 another extern
- ~ tsuEeFwur TO-DAY j. send.
~ wwwA ~ th@ CugnrmtN~loners that
80 m9E~wMu~-s IA - extended for
49, 49,
- 9frtrasls we're elafed To-
- 80 - u~Ss q the Governor's
- @m4 mwu@ wm@ eMpgessed that
- $3.50 8urtrE March an
- So ~ hsn uhlrh would he
- e. ~ motorists Of the
-
M9T AMn4 wmEmrt~r~ raw a two
80 - AZ When this meas.
- 80 rus-~1 ~ the MARYLAND
- ~ ~ a eiau-e VAS
- - - ~ Whirh provided
- t@rm@~r Maryland and
- - w@@1@Esr the District
- a.tsE.Ee-1 q similar EasO-
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
McADoo TO ANSWER
REED IN MISSOURI

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-William q.
McAdoO will go into Missouri to
answer the attacks made on him
BY Senator Reed. 1t was announced
today by Judge David L. Rockwell.
81 Ohio. McAdoo's campaign man.
ager.
Arrangements for the trip are
being made today. and McAdoo will
invade Reeds home State before
March :. Judge Rockwell will leave
tonight for Chicago.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28

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The Washington times., 1924-02-28
HARRIS CLAIMS
FRAME-UP ON
STAND
Banker Declares Marriage
Was Plot to Wiring $780,
600 From Him.

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-"I was
the victim OF frame-up-a plot of
the underworld of Memphis to
wiring $4,000 from me-" Beverly
ID. Harris. former vice president Of
the National City Bank of New
York. testified today at the trial in
which he seeks annulment of his
marriage to the attractive and DASH
ing Eleanor Elaine Lee Harris.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
GIVES
STACKS OIL
DATA
Attorney Declares Sinclair
Contract for 100000
With BonfiIs Was Legal.

Karl Schuyler, Denver attorney,
today took the stand in the Senate's
oil investigation to explain the
million-dollar contract which J.. Leo
Stack, of Denver, and Fred G.. Bon.
fills, publisher Of the Denver Post,
obtained from Harry F. Sinclair for
Quieting the claims on Teapot Dome.
In lengthy prepared statement,
Schuyler strongly defended the con.
tract, under which Sinclair agreed
to pay Stack and Bonfils 81 200. 900,
and repudiated all reports that the
settlement resulted from newspaper
attacks upon the oil magnate.
Schuyler served as Stacks attor.
ney in the negotiations leading to
the contract.
Schuyler. under questioning by
Walsh, said he had served as coun-
sci for the Midwest Oil Company
and the Pioneer Refining Company.
Prior to 1920, Mid-W West was a lessee
Of the Pioneer Company, claiming
also about 7 per cent Of the stock,
he said.
stack has been a close personal
friend Of mine for about ten years"
Schuyler said. AT one time he was
employed in my office. He has fire.
quently requested my counsel and
advice. I am fond of him and II has
given me pleasure to help him when.
ever 1t has been possible for me to
do so.
Advice to Stack.
ION several occasions / expressed
to Stack the opinion that If he could
demonstrate that the Teapot naval
reserve was being drained, and, as.
Stunning that the Government did not
care to go into the oil business to
prevent such drainage, that his ef.
forts to secure q lease were well
worth while: that he was justifiNl in
the time and expense devoted TO the
matter: that If lease with reason.
able terms could be acquired he
would have no difficulty in financ.
ing the operations required of him:
that his pioneer efforts, his diligence
and good faith in the matter, the
establishment by him Of the fact Of
drainage. his priority position in the
effort to get such a lease and the
financial backing that he could un.
doubtedly assemble. ought to entitle
him to preference consideration:
that such a lease. assuming its
terms were reasonable and that tn.
Continued ~ RAsA = OalumA e
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
STOCK EXCHANGE Fires"
JOHN FARSON. BROKER

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Expulsion
OF John FarsOn, of the brokerage
firm Of Farson. Son & Company,
from the New York Stock Elk.
change. was officially announced
today.
The announcement said that Far
son had been found guilty of VIC.
lations Of the Stock Exchange con-
stitutiOn.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
WHEELER
To FORCE
BILL To
VOTE
Early Passage of Resolution
Certain to Bring on
Bitter Fight.
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON.
International News Service.

ny WILLIAM n. hO1NnlNSON,
International News Service.
The Senate jauggernaut, with
one Cabinet victim to its credit,
was in motion again today to
grind out authority for a "public
trial" of Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty on charges of
neglect of duty.
While the Attorney General
calmly went to Chicago, a thou
sand miles from the scene OF
battle, the Senate was stripped
for action on the Wheeler resolu-
ton providing a special investiga-
ton into his conduct of the De-
partment Of Justice. With its
enactment only a matter Of hours,
the Coolidge Administration faced
its second great political crisis
within fortnight.
Coolidge on Defensive.
Friends and foes Of Daugherty
were agreed that passage Of the
resolution would force the Admin.
istration into a vigorous defense
Of the Attorney General.
The maze Of charges flung at
him have involved practically the
whole Administration, for they were
aimed at his conduct Of war fraud
cases, the Veterans Burueau in
Vestigation, prosecution of prohi-
bition violations and the oil scan
dial among others.
With a dozen bureaus inter.
related, it was said the whole
Administration would be forced on
the defensive, and therefore to the
aid Of Daugherty.
1t was finally decided today that
the Attorney General will not re-
sign until after he had made a
complete defense to the Senator ial
charges, as stated exclusively in
International News Service dis.
patches on February 26.
Later, regardless Of the outcome,
he will voluntarily retire from the
Cabinet.
Even though his record should
ultimately be approved by the SEN
ate, serious illness in his immedi-
ate family will impel his retire
ment from public life.
Approved by President.
This position Of the Attorney
General has been approved by the
President, it was learned. At the
series of conferences which pre-.
coded Daugherty's departure for
the West, the Attorney General
was reported to have won the
President over to his viewpoint.
The Presidents decision was
reached after Daugherty had been
vigorously defended by Senator
Frank B. Willis (RepJ of Ohio, who
succeeded the late President Hard
ing in the Senate.
Willis was said to have told the
President bluntly that Daugherty's
dismissal now would split the Re.
publican party wide open, bring
discredit upon the whole Admins.
tration and send the party into
the next election in a weakened
condition.
Political Die Is Cast.
For Daugherty, the political die
was cast. He had invited the in.
vestigation and urged his handful
Of friends in the Senate to sup.
port 1t.
In addition. on the eve Of his de.
parture for the West, he tossed a
final defiance to his foes who vain.
ly sought to compel his resignation
from the Cabinet.
"It Is not my purpose, said
Daugherty, Ito even consider ten.
dering my resignation a. Attorney
General until after q fair hearing
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
The WEATHER

~ t9igAe anA Friday; little change in
Swme@S; lswsst tonight slightly below
49, wo6sEnAe northwest winds.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
JUco-sLoVAKIA TO START
FUNDING DEBT TO o. s,

Negotiations looking to the fund.
tuG - IuEO-SlOvakia's s6I 900 900
49, - the United States will be
enr@r~a fmro spsn by The Jugo-
-,uHaktan e-bt commissioners and
80 at-.i Stafes dsbt commission.
80 9nnounesd e. the Treasury
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
Columbus First Pirate
in American Waters

Christopher Columbus is said TO
have been the first person who prae-
tieed piracy in American waters. II is
said that his second voyage was noth-
ing less than an expedition for the
sake of plumber. Natives were IN
shaved, and subjected to the gredssst
hardships so that they died In large
numbers. A pack of bloodnounas'
which Columbus brought with him TOT
the purpose, was used to hunt down
the moor Indians when they endeav-
ored to escape from the hands OF their
oppressor, and in every way the isiand
of Haiti, the principal scene o. 'he
actions of Columbus. was treateu as
If its inhabitants had committed
dreadful crime by being In possession
of the wealth which the Spaniards oe-
sired for themselves.
Queen Isabella was greatly opposed
TO these cruel and unjust PROCEEDINGS.
ana she sent back to their native lnna
about 900 slaves WHICH Columbus had
shipped to Spain, and gave POSITIVE
orders that no more Of the innabiIants
be enslaved and that they oil De
treated with moderation and Kindness
According to Frank r. Stockton, I'D
his buccaneers and Pirates o. our
Coasts 1t was because Of his alleged
atrocities that Columbus was super
seeded in his command, and sent back
to Spain In chains. Detroit news.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
INDIA MUST STORE IT'S RAlA
Millions OF Human Beings and Ami
mails Dependent Upon irrigation
for Existence.

In no other country in the world are
so many millions Of human be-Ags and
animals dependent upon irrigation rs
in India. Ninety per cent of midas
rainfall is precipitated during the
monsoon or rainy season between the
months of June and October For
seven months in the year the Intensity
of the Indian sun over the grealer por-
ton Of the plains is rarely relieved
by as much as n cloud.
From the dawn of history, therefore,
the Indian peasant has collected as
much Of the copious monsoon rain as
possible into tanks" or small artifi-
cial lakes from which water was spar
ingly drawn off to the soil during the
dry months. Large wells have also
heen used throughout the country in
districts where water is found fairly
close TO the surface. and this well
water is lifted by hand or by water
wheels operated by bullocks.
A few large irrigation works were
initiated by the great Moghul emper'
ors, but these fell into disuse during
the chaos which descended on the
country after the eclipse of this dy-
nasty. Little of permanent value was
done then in the way of comprehensive
irrigation projects before the country
came under British rule.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
ODD VERSION OF 4sHYLocK"
On the Japanese Stage shakespeare's
Famous Character Is Made
Fisherman.

The globe trotter went to perform.
ance of 'The Merchant of Venice" re-
Gently. He had but recently returned
from the Orient, where, he told his
friends that were at the theater with
him. he had seen Japanese version OF
that Shakespearean play.
"It's interesting TO note the changes
they make in it" he remarked, accord
Ing to the New York Sun. "Of course
they have to loealize it. or else they'd
miss the meaning of it altogether. For
instance. the part of Shylock, as played
In the japanese Merchant is not q
Jew, because the japanese could not
understand the anti-Semitic feeling
prevalent In certain Of our occidental
countries. Instead, he Is pictured to
them as a fisherman. which Is rather .
despicable type In Japan.
"Then Shylock does not cry for HE
pound Of flesh. Instead. it Is an inch
Of flesh he demands. The japanese
Shylock, when Antonio the merchant
bares his breast, marks with brush and
paint a square inch on the latter's flesh
Just at the moment he Is about to draw
forth his knife, longer and far more
murderous looking one than any used
n English productions. Portia ID
brought to the court In her dainty jln'
rikisha.s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
Coal Tar Is Source
of Numerous Products

When William Murdoch first made
gas from coal in 1902, the Shiny black
coal tar that remained was merely an
Objectionable by-product.
Today coal tar Is the source Of al
most countless products, from per
fumes to medicines. and from high ex-
plosives to delicate dyes. The most
recent product to be made from coal
tar Is a weatherproof paint for metal
roofs that will stretch as the roof ex-
pands under the sun and shrink as the
roof contracts. This new paint, which
is made Of coal tar, melted rubber
compound and varnish, promises to do
away with the cracking of roof paints
that has been source of trouble and
expense.
One ton Of coal, distilled in gas
retort, produces about twelve gallons
of coal tar. Because 1t was an I'M
avoidable part of gas manufacture,
chemists have been experimenting
with it for hundred years. Thus
far more than two hundred compounds
have been discovered In 1t, and his
tory of its products is In large part q
history of modern chemistry.
In 1923 napthaline was produced
from coal tar, and two years later ben
zine. Aniline, originally distilled from
indigo, and the base of thousand and
one coal-tar dyes, was discovered in
1884, and, four years later, carbolic
acid.
The earliest aniline dye, deep pur-
pie, was made by accident in 1856, as
the result of experiments designed to
produce synthetic Quinine.-Utility
Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
THE MINns OF MARCH.

ny PAUL KELLER, WOODSTOCK, VA.
When the Winds of March are stormy
and high
When the clouds come sailing thru
the sky,
And things that re loose and things
that re free
Come flying down at you and me,
Blow off our roofes, taken down our
fence
Do all the damage at our expence.
Unset our trees, take off our shutters
Remove our hats into the cutters,
Fill our eyes with dirt and sand
And make us seek better land.
II makes us wish that we could go
Where the winds of March could
never blow.
But now good friends, no use to get
blue,
And say these things that you re
going to do,
For the winds of March don't always
last,
They come in storms and soon GO
past:
Then the trees are pretty and the grass
gets green
The flowers are sweet and the air
serene.
IT'S then our friends are heard to say
This is the place ! IN going TO stay.
So tits in life my friend so kind,
Our troubles come just like the wind,
They come by storms and soon are
past,
For no ones troubles can always
last.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14

Passage of House bill creating
the Office oil. motor vehicle com
missioner. 4
Passage of the Senate bill to
authorize sterilization of inmates
of state institutions for the in
sane upon agreement of the
parents of guardians of the indi-
viduals affected,
Passage of the racial integ.
rity' bill.
Passage of the Willis measure
removing all exemptions from the
anti-gambling law.
Passage of the House bill
raising the age of consent from
is to 10 years.
Passage of a resolution to ap.
point special committee to in.
vestigate the State Department
of Game and Inland Fishers,
following charges by Senator
Stubs OF Middlesex that State
funds have been wasted and
boats of the department used for
Immoral and illegal purposes"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
FEAST CHANGED IN MEANING
jewish Passover Originally Agrieul-
tural Festival--Now Refers Di-
rectly to Escape From Egypt.

The Jewish festival of Passover com.
mernorates the release Of the Hebrews
from Egyptian bondage. The festival
opens with a household ceremony.
called file Seder, at which collation.
Is served and various religious rites
performed, including q recital Of the
events of the Exodus, from a special
ritual service compiled for this occa.
sion.
Originally Passover was an agricul
rural feast. At later period 1t be
came ASSOCIATED in part from its prim-
tive nature and came TO refer direct.
iy to the escape from Egypt, which in
vested the festival with the new and
highly significant spiritual message of
liberty for all mankind.
p the synagogue the note of spring
u reflected In assigned scripturai
adding wherein the worshiper Is re-
ended that the winter is over. This
y in harmony with the purpose of the
Passover, which is to recall to mind
the many miracles which were wrought
| In behalf Of the House Of Jacob by the
never-slumbering guardian and keeper
Of Israel. Israel Is hidden, through
| the annual message II Passover, to
1 work for the eventual triumph Of hu.
manity over the tyranny Of injussics
and iniQuIty. News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14
Prohibition Department Returns
LARGE Sum to State Treasury

For the first time during the
history Of its existence the De-
partment of Prohibition, now un-
der direction of the Office of the
Attorney General, returned at
the end of its fiscal year this
month a credit balance to the
State of several thousand dol.
lors. During the year the De-
partment seized property valued
at upwards of hall million dol
lars. In other respects its re-
port for the fiscal year just closed
was gratifying to the Attorney
General. The report disclosed
the following facts and figures:
Credit balance returned to the
State-$l1, 240.93; men arrested,
Its; stills DESTROYED, 1,439;
mash destroyed, So, $50 gallons;
wliiskey destroyed, %, 1888 gal
Ions; malt taken. 1912 bushels;
automobiles coufscated Gin adj
dition to horses and other!
vehicles), 200; total value of
property seized, S556,O65.
1t is very generally believed
that Colonel John r. Saunders,
the present ATTORNEY General, |
will offer to succeed himself in |
office. He is the first Attorney
General ever vested with the en-
forcement of the prohibition lawsj
in Virginia, which arduous duty
was added TO his other activities
by the General Assembly of 1922.
According to Colonel Saunders
the Department of Prohibition is
now operating with as full a
complement of employees as isl
justified under its appropriation,
its officers being siugularl,
efficient. Colonel Saunders also
expressed qualification at the co
operation of the Courts and Com
monwealth Attorneys tliroug L.
out the State.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-14

Massanutten Academy has succeeded
in producing very excellent school
paper this year. 1t is gotten up in an
attractive style with numerous articles
well written. concerning various events
and activities at the Academy. The
issues thus far have shown very care
fully and commendable work On the
part of the Staff.
The first issue contained a tribute to
President Harding written by the
Editor-in- Chief, Ray Harris OF New
York City. This issue brought forth
letters of commentator from Mrs.
Harding, Hon. Charles E. Hughes, and
Theodore Roosevelt, Asst Secretary
of the Navy. The Oyez also received
an appreciative letter from The Hard,
ing Memorial Association.
Any of the Valley residents who
would like to subscribe for the re-
mainder of the, year may do SO at the
cost of 80 cts. The Oyez is issued
semi-monthly::
Massanutten is to be congratulated
on this excellent represe NATIVE OF the
school.