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Evening star., 1925-06-26
new CITIZENS TO GET
CONSTITUTION COPIES
Presentation to Be Made at July 4
Ceremonies of Community
Center Department.

A copy Of the Constitution of the
United States will be presented to each
new citizen taking the oath of citizen
ship at the Independence day ceremo-
MES of the community center depart
'ment in the Central High School Sta
dunn July 4, IL was announced today.
The presentation will he made by Jesse
6. Suter. president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
The oath of citizenship will be ad-
ministered by Commissioner Cuno n.
Rudolph or by some one designated by
the Board of Commissioners. should
Commissioner Rudolph be absent from
the city on that evening. and the ad-
ministrat ton of the oath will follow a
brief patriotic message to the people
of the District by Edgar &. Snyder,
chairman Community Center Council.
Members of the America nization
School who have just become citizens
will also be sent special tickets for this
reserved section to he occupied by new
citizens taking the oath of citizenship
that evening.
Evening star., 1925-06-26

The report of the city manager was
submitted to the city council yester-
day and accepted. 1t shows that the
city. since the council nager plan
went into effect, has been on a sound
financial basis, and there is a cash
bala nee in the general fund for the
year. ending May 81, of S14,0 The
city gas works had IA balance Of
S11.725.
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Young People Invited.

The committee on new citizens in
vites all young people of the District
who have recently become of age to
take part in this impressive ceremony
and to send their names and addresses
at once to Mrs. Snyder at ll12 Fair
mont street.
The committee on new citizens for
July has received word of the inter
est and cooperation of a number of
leading corporations. large department
stores md bureaus of the Government
in bringing the matter before their
junior employees, both young men and
young women who have recently at
taincd their ma jority. and these young
people will be registered. and their
names sent to the committee in order
that special tickets for reserved sec
ton seats may be sent to them for the
exercises. The cooperating burea us
include the Government Printing Of
fee. the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. Chesa peake and Potomac
Telephone Co, Southern Railway Co.
Woodward & Lothrop. Hecht. Lans-
burSh & Bro. =. kann Sons & CO.,
GoIde nberE's. Kings Palace and Pa is
ROYAL.
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Ea silly Pleased.

From Furniture and Finance.
Employer thiring new mann You
are not afraid of early hours, | sup
pose?
New Man-No. sir; You can't close
too early for me
Evening star., 1925-06-26

BY supplying substances that viii
prevent certain chemical agents from
wearing out, men may live to be 1000
wears old. SAYS Prof. Fritz Hsber,
noted German chemist.
Evening star., 1925-06-26

On one ship that arrived at Ply
mouth. England, last May were 1900
passengers from Australia who had
emigrated from the old country, many
Evening star., 1925-12-14
MAN SHOOTS TWO
AFTER FIST FIGHT
William Bell Rushes From
Scene, Buys Pistol and
Fires at Opponents.

Reused to uncomfortable passion
after engaging in fist fight with two
other colored men, William Bell, 80
years old, of 712 Pleasant court. rushed
from the scene of the conflict to a
nearby store. purchased a pistol and
shot his adversaries. Both victims
will live. it is said, but one may be
crippled for life.
The tragedy occurred at Four-and-
a-Half and F streets this morning.
1t is said, struck a crippled man
and James II. Gross, 25. $40 Groff
court northeast. and Harris Jackson,
80. 619 Gordon avenue northeast, in
terfered.
Second Best i'm Fight.
In the fight that resulted, Bell is
said to have come out second best.
He is said to have admitted he in.
tended to shoot seven men when he
ran from Sixth street and Virginia
avenue southwest where the quarrel
started. to a store where he paid S12
for a pistol.
Returning to the vicinity of Four.
and-a-Half and f streets southwest
it is charged, Bell shot Gross in the
left arm and hip, and before an am
bulance reached there from Emer-
gency Hospital he is alleged to have
shot Jackson in the arm.
Bell went home and barricaded the
front door. He relea sed the bolt when
he realized that Detective KelIy
threatened to break down the door.
Another case of a man, In the
heat of passion. being able to buy a
gun in the open market without any
questions being asked" said Inspector
Grant. 1T Is just another illustration
of the necessity for a law governing
the sale of deadly weapons"
Evening star., 1925-12-14
S2l5,OOO TAX ON E. r. BRADLEY'S
FLORIDA GAMBLING HOUSE ASKED
Famous Palm Beach Resort Owner Should Pay on
Income From Gaming Place, U. S. Revenue
Agents Tell Senate Probe Committee.
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
Assessment of s215,Ooo in additional
taxes against E. r. Bradley. race
morse owner of Louisville, Ky, be
cause of the operation of his cele-
Drated gambling house at Palm Beach,
Fia., has been recommended by in
ternal revenue agents.
This is disclosed in testimony pre-
scented to the Senate investigating
comittee and made public today with
Its presentation to the Senate.
In presenting the case, George B.
Box. chief auditor of the comittee. said
Bradley had contested the legality of
this gambling income" and had stated
that he would take the case to the
Supreme Court. The case has not yet
been closed in the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
BoX's statement to the committee
was that Bradley conducted the
gambling house in partnership with
his brother, J. r. Bradley, and that
an examination of the partnership for
the years 1919, 1920 and 1921 was
made by c. r. Spillane, a revenue
agent of the Atlanta office.
In his report" Mr.. Box said, the
agent stated that the beach club is
most exclusive restaurant and cafe
patroniZed by prominent and very
well-to-do Northerners, not for the
purpose of dining, but to gamble, for
this is their main feature and drawing
card. He stated that no books nor
records pertaining to the gambling
Evening star., 1925-12-14
MANDATE RIGHT CONSIDERED
Turks Show No Enthusiasm Over
MOsul Mediation.

GENEVA, December IA Cp).-Article
% of the covenant of the League of
Nations. which provides former Turk
ish territories, should be handed over
to ma ndatory power until they are
able to stand alone, is being considered
in connection with the dispute between
Great Britain and Turkey over the
Mosul boundary line.
The Turks still evince no enthusia SIN
over mediation in the dispute. Tewfk
Rudshi Bey. head of the Turkish dele
cation which has refused to continue
the discussion here, is in Paris, where
he conferred with the Turkish minister
and possibly may have a talk with
Premier BRAND before he returns to
Geneva. Meanwhile from Angora
come adVices saying Ismet Pasha, the
premier, imam address to the Assembly
denied that the Turks were preventing
settlement of the controversy. He
added that no serious offer of media
ton had been put forward, and de-
clared that no offer which would act
as the basis for an understanding had
been proposed.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
KUNZ LEAVES HOUSE
D. C. COMMITTEE POST
Illinois Democrat Takes Assign.
ment to Rivers and Har-
bors Body.

Representative Stanley H.. Kunz.
Democrat, of Illinois, has left the
House District committee to accent
an assignment to the rivers and har-
bors committee, before which i'm.
portant legislation affecting Mr..
kunz's district in Chicago will be con-
sidered during the present session of
Congress.
No other Democrat will be appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. KunZ on the House
District committee because the Demo
Gratis in the present Congress are to
have only eight places on the District
committee, where they had nine in the
last Congress.
The three new members, Repre.
sentatives Norton of New Jersey, Lit.
tie, Kansas, and Whitehead of Vir.
ginia, already have been named as
successors to Representatives Jost.
Missouri; O'Brien. New Jersey, and
Kent, Pennsylvania.
The Republican committee on COM
mittees, after conference today. ad-
journed until tomorrow without an.
nouncing any committee appointment.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
COMMITTEE VOTES
NOT TO SEAT NYE
Senate Elections Group De-
cides, 9 to 2, Appoint
ment Was Illegal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An unfavorable report on the seat
ing of Gerald z. Nye as Senator from
North Dakota was adopted today by
the Senate elections committee.
Only two members of the committee
voted in favor of seating Nye, who
was appointed by Gov. Sorlie to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Ladd.
Nine Opposed 1t.
A subcommittee consisting of Chair
man Ernst and Senator Gof. West
Virginia, Republicans, and Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia, was
appointed to prepare the report for
submission to the Senate,
Those who voted to seat Mr.. Nye
were Senators Smith of South Caro-
lima and Neely of West Virginia,
Democrats.
Those voting in opposition were
Chairman Ernst, Senators, Watson,
Indiana; Shortridge, California; :;
Green, Vermont; Deneen, Illinois;
and King, Utah; George, Georgia, and
Stephens, Mississippi, Democrats
Senator Caraway. Democrat, Arkan-
sas, the other member of the commit
tee was absent
The committee sustained the find
ings prepared at the direction of the
committee by Senator Golf. who
held that the governor did not have
legal authority to fill the vacancy by
appointment. The case will now be
taken up on the Senate floor. where
it is expected to be the subject of
prolonged debate.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
GREECE MUST PAY,
COUNCIL DEGREES
Adopts Report on Uniustified
Violation of Bulgarian
Frontier.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, Switzerland, December
14.-Greece violated the Bulgarian
frontier in the recent incident between
the two nations and must pay repara-
tions of 80 900 900 leva (about s21s, ,O00)
the League of Nations council today
decided
The council adopted a report by Sir
Austen Chamberlain of Great Britain,
NJ. Hymans of Belgium and Viscount
Ishii of Japan. This report found
Greece's invasion of Bulgaria unjus
tifable. maintaining ''the broad prin
ciple that, where territory is violated
due, even If at the time of occurrence
1t was believed by the party commit.
ting the violation that circumstances
justified the action"
The report thus rejected Greece S
reference to the Corfu incident lin
which Italy temporarily took posses
sion of that island) on the ground that
il was "justifiable aggression"
The council also adopted a proposal
by Sir Austen that two Swedish off
GERS act as arbiters of border disputes
between Greece and Bulgaria In
order to eradicate causes of friction
recommendation was made that per
sons of Greek origin living in Bulgaria
be transferred to Greece.
The Chamberlain report was identi
cal, except for minor details, with that
the commission of inquiry sent to the
scene by the league council. It's adop
ton is regarded as completely liquida
ting the incident, with the consent OF
Foreign Minister Kalfoff of Bulgaria
and NJ, Rendis, the Greek represent
ative.
MANDATE RIGHT CONSIDERED.
Evening star., 1925-12-14

operations We're kept, as the taxpayer
destroyed all memoranda early every
morning when the gambling was over.
unless he could produce some records
the total deposits by him at the
Farmers Bank and Trust Co. at West
Palm Beach would be considered his
income, against which would be al
lowed any legitimate losses, and the
tax computed on the difference"
The committee was told by Box
that this case had been referred to
S. Alexander and c. #. Hoffman in
the bureau and that on last January
p they had recommended that the re-
quest for an investigation in Florida
should be recalled, as it would be of
books We're kept on the Palm Beach
transactions.
In connection with the Palm Beach
transactions, there was placed into the
committee record confidential report
from Internal Revenue Agent +. r.
Burch, which said, in part:
MIR. Bradley states in this connec-
ton that it is felony to operate A
game Of chance in Florida. and that
the season for play covers period of
less than three months each year
during January, February and March
and that 1t is only occasionally that
the house makes a profit. He stated
further that. owing to the unfriendly
attitude of State officials. they were
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Evening star., 1925-12-14
Firemen to ROut FlOcks of Birds
From Trees Along Avenue Tonight

District Government departments
were astir today with intensive prepa'
rations for the impending offensive
against the thousand Of starlings that
roost in the sycamore trees along the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
Lieut.. o. r. Moxley. detailed by
Fire Chief George S. Watson to rout
the birds, was busy corraling a special
corps of firemen to assist him in wash
ing the feathered pests from the tree
tops, while the police department noti-
fed Capt. Flather of the first pre-
cinct to divert pedestrian traffic from
the block when the big fire hose is
turned on. Capt. Flather also will
see to 1t that motorists do not park
Evening star., 1925-12-14
AUTO FATALITIES GROW.

CHICAGO, December IA R.-
Automobile accident deaths in nine
middle Western States reached the
unusually large total of 12O las
week. Casualties in Ohio were
33. Eighteen persons We're killed in
Illinois, while the Missouri total stood
at Is. Other States were Michigan,
Is; Indiana, IA; Oklahoma, 10; Texas,
8; Minnesota, 4, and Kansas, 1.
Three deaths in Chicago Sunday in
automobile mishaps brought the
number of fatalities in the city and
vicinity for the year to $50. far above
any previous wear
Evening star., 1925-12-14
HALF OF TAGS ISSUED.

Only about one-half of Washing
tons motorists have taken advantage
of the early Identification tag shop
ping plea of District officials. Fig
ures compiled today by Wade H
Coombs, superintendent of licenses
show that approximately 10000 OF
the orange and black 1926 tags have
been issued, and only Is days remain
for the remaining 10000 to get the
necessary plates.
The Commissioners are not likely to
grant an extension Of time this year
to procrastinating motorists. Drivers
of machines who venture on the
streets after January 1 with 1925 tags
will be arrested.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
HOUSE PASSES TAX
RATE REDUCTIONS
Cuts Approved, With Increase
in Limit of Deduction for
Earned Income.

Reductions in the normal income
tax rates proposed in the new revenue
bill were accepted today by the House
without debate.
The new rates are one-half percent
on the first $4,000 of taxable income,
3 per cent on the next $4,000, and 5
per cent on the remainder, instead of
>. and per cent, respectively, as
in the present law.
The new rates are 12 per cent
discussion the section of the bill pro-
viding that the limit of income on
which the 25 per cent deduction for
earned income" applies shall be in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
Surtax Schedules Hit.
The surtax schedules providing cuts
in the maximum rate from 40 per
cent to 90 per cent were the target
of the first real attack on the mea sure
Representative Rainey, Democrat
of Illinois, offered an amendment to
make the maximum rate 25 per cent
He proposed rates of 20 per cent on
incomes between $4,000 and $780,
600. % per cent on incomes between
$4,000 and Sl30, 900, % per cent on
incomes between 100000 and S140,-
600, "a per cent on incomes between
SlfD,UUu ana Sl0U,UUU ana 20 per cent
on all over that amount.
He estimated this would bring in be-
tween $50 900 900 and $50 900 900 addi-
tional revenue, which could be alb
sorbed by the repeal of the automo-
bile levies.
Final Vote Friday.
A final vote probably will he reached
Friday, and the bill then will go to the
Senate, where the finance committee
will begin it's consideration January 2.
with Il view to a report by the mid
die of the month.
The fight over the passenger car
tax has been reopened by the Ameri.
can Automobile Association. which
demands repeal of this levy which the
new revenue bill cuts from to per
cent.
Would Prevent Fight
Chairman Green of the ways and
means committee expected to prevent
this fight through an agreement
reached with leading automobile man.
ufacturers of the country.
Under this agreement Mr.. Green
said, the automobile industry, which
receives cut of more than $50 ,000, 900
in the 1925 900 900 tax reduction pro-
gram, accepted the per cent reduc-
ton in the passenger car tax in return
for a provision allowing automobile
dealers refunds of the difference be
tween the old and new taxes on cars
in stock when the latter go into eff
feet, 80 days after enactment of the
measure.
Letter to Chairman Green.
The request of the American Auto
mobile Association was set forth in a
letter to Chairman Green by Thomas
p. Henry, president of the organiza-
ton.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton is receiving anxious inquiries
from it's members" the letter stated,
due to an impression throughout the
country that a compromise has been
effected with the ways and means
committee whereby the owners of 49,
000,0 900 motor vehicles in the United
States will be deprived of the total re-
lief from war excise taxes to which
they feel they are clearly entitled.
I'VE are responding that we, who
still continue to pay the war taxes on
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Evening star., 1925-12-14

ing hung who ought to have been
hung"
Representative John J. kindrid of
New York, an expert in mental dis
ease, briefly defended DIR. White, say
ing that he was recognized every
where as an authority on mental cases
and that it was perfectly proper for
his expert knowledge to be made use
Of in such important cases. DIR. Kin
drid declared that the st. Elizabeth
institution goes along just as well with
DIR. White away.
Mr.. Blanton asserted that all sorts
Of scandals are connected with the in.
stitution and said that DR.. White
must stop that sort of work If he ex-
poets to hold his position with this
Government"
Evening star., 1925-12-14

in the vicinity while the firemen are
bird.fghting.
Fire Chief Watson is qua riding the
time Of the battle with utmost secrecy
but it is understood tha Lieut.. Mox.
ley will lead his gallant band with
several hundred feet of hose to the
Avenue front about twilight this
evening. Capt. Moxley observed the
habits of the birds closely yesterday
and learned that they seek their roosts
just before twilight. He also was
advised by the Department of Agri-
culture not to wait until dark to
turn the hose on the birds as they
would only fly to adjoining trees.
The campaign to rid the Avenue
trees of the birds was initiated by
Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning,
who received complaints concerning
t'lc birds
Evening star., 1925-12-14
MEXICO CITY ELECTION
HELD DESPITE COURTS
Ruling Postponing Balloting 72
Hours Disregarded Under,
Instruction of Gales.
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, December 14-Not-
withstanding a court ruling postpon-
ing the municipal elections for ~
hours, balloting took place yesterday
under instructions from President
Gales.
There were no disorders.
1t Is probable that the balloting
will involve legal contest which may
go to the Supreme Court. Only La
borttes voted. The adherents of the
opposition parties did not go to the
polls.
The Laborites are expected to con-
tend that the election was legal and
that the Labor ticket was successful.
On the other hand, the opposition, it
is presumed, will maintain that the
balloting was illegal and institute
court proceedings
Evening star., 1925-12-14
DR.. W. A. White Assailed by Blanton
For Leopold-Loeb Case Testimony

Vigorous attack on DR.. William A.
White, superintendent Of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, was made on the floor
of the House today by Representative
Thomas L. Blanton, Democrat, Texas,
who declared that DR.. White has no
right to sell his services for hire.
Mr. Blanton emphasized that DIR.
White has testified in the defense Of
the Leopold-Loeb case for $3.50 a day
and that testimony in this case show
I'd that he had received $3.50 day for
10 days. He said that in response to
a letter he had sent to DIR. White the
latter admitted having received $3.50
a day for two weeks.
He has no right to sell his services
in this way" declared Mr.. Blanton,
"testifyinG to keep two men from BE-
Evening star., 1925-12-14
G. Bascom Slemp Ill.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December
IA P).-C. Bascom Slemp, formerly
secretary to President Coolidge, was
stricken i'll here yesterday with an
attack of ptomaine poisoning and was
confined to his room in the Mason
Hotel. Physicians said his condition
was not alarming and that he would
be fully recovered in a few days.
Evening star., 1925-12-14

Flood of Measures
In House Continues;
$500 Are Recorded

The food of bills and resolutions
being introduced on the House side
of Congress continues unabated
and is far in excess of last year.
Already $500 have been record
ed by the clerk and assigned to
committees. which have not yet
been organized. At the close of
business Saturday more bills had
been introduced than were put in
up to January IL a year ago, so
that the record stands full month
ahead on the Introduction of bills.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
BOBBED GHOST APPEARS.
Famed Wrath of Three Centuries
Follows Latest Fashions.

LONDON, December IA R.-Ru.
mors that a celebrated lady ghost has
reappeared. this time with bobbed
hair, are attracting wide attention in
the south of England
The famous apparition. presuma blv.
has appeared for more than two cen.
turtles to succeeding generations in
the same family. Her long, flowing
hair and white robe were outstand-
ing marks OF identification, so folks
who had made her acquaintance said
This time the lady in white is re.
ported to have stopped off at a bob
shop before materializing.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
NAMED TO TRADE POST.
c. c. Miller Made Assistant Com.
missioner to Rome.

Appointment of Christian C. Miller
of Washington as assistant trade
commissioner to Rome, Italy, was an
nounced today by Director Klein of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. The new assistant trade
commissioner will sail for his post
January 5.
Mr.. Miller is a native of Dubuque,
Iowa, and was educated in the public
schools and Columbia College of Du.
buque and the Catholic University
of Washington. Before becoming as.
sociated with the Commerce Depart.
ment in 1920, he served with the con.
sular service for five years, stationed
at various posts throughout Italy
Honduras, Argentina and Canada.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
Asks Wilson Holiday.

A joint resolution providing that
Woodrow Wilson's birthday, Decem-
ber %, be made regular legal holiday
was introduced in the Senate today
by Senator Nicely of West Virginia
and referred to committee for re-
mort