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Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mrs. Caesar Ritz arrived at the vii
lard yesterday. She plans to remalr
here until late this week. having come
here from her home in New York.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Spea ker Robert r. Scholes of the
House Of Representative of the llli-
nois Legislature is At the Willard
where he arrived yesterday, TO remain
several days.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Rear Admiral Robert :. Griffin is al
the Hotel AStor in New York.
Mai and Mrs. Charles w. Thomas.
ir.. and Charles and Robert Thomas
are also at the Astor.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mr.. Andrew Wylie will entertain at
dinner this evening in compliment
TO Miss Virginia Blair and her fiance.
Mr.. Robert Clymer Brooke. and Miss
Ellen Blair and her fiance, Mr.. Ben
Il min LoMndes Jackson. il.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mrs. Rush Rowland Of Chettenham.
who has been visiting her cousin. Mrs
James e. MaCSherry. has gone to
Virginia To stay with relatives.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mr. and Mrs. \. Coonin have with
them their daughter. Mrs. Benjamin
F-urnnan. formerly Miss Ann Ceonin.
Mr.. Furman, who is now in North
Carolina, will join Mrs. Furman here
in several weeks.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mr.. Francis Winslow is entertain
Ing 2 dinner party Of young people
preceding the Junior League Cabaret
ball q the Willard tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mrs. Ross Thompson of Washington
is at the Weylin Hotel, In New York,
for short stay.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

The Catholic Daughters of American
Center. col f. street, VIII
give a card party tomorrow afternoon
for the benefit of the charity and its
scholarship fund. Mrs. Mary Trapp Is
chairman OF ARA ngements.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

on account Of the Army dance at
the Willard Hotel Saturday. the an
nual meeting and smoker of the Mill
tarv Order Of the cara bao that was
scheduled for that date is postponed
70 the following Saturday. December
u. at the Army and Navy 'Inh.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mrs Z. f. McGresor of Providence
II. l., and Maine will arrive shortly
at the Powhatan for three month
Evening star., 1925-12-03

DR. and Mrs. Charles Epson Clark
of North Hatley. Quebec. have taken
an apartment in the Shawmut, at 200
Ninet zenith street, for the Winter
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Miss Loretta O'Connen. niece OF
Cen. O'Connen. has returned to her
apa rtment in Wardman Park Hotel
after a short visit in New York. where
she attended the Army-Navy foot ball
game SATURDAY.
Evening star., 1925-12-03

The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church
will hold a bazaar and give a dlnner
tomorrow and Saturday evenings
Evening star., 1925-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. James True gave a
bridge party Tuesday evening. com
plimenting Mr.. and Mrs. Orme OF
Ss ntO Domingo. brother and sister-in-
law of Mrs. William Atherton Du Puy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
ATTORNEY EXPLAINS
FLORIDA LAND Room
Fred J, Rice Tells Cosmopolitans
Good and Bad Pictures of
Movement.

The fact that America is fast be-
coming a Nation of wealthy people
with plenty of leisure and desire for
attributed by Fred J. Rice. local attor-
resorts. in an address before the mem
bers of the Cosmopolitan Club at their
weekly luncheon yesterday at the
Franklin Square Hotel.
Mr.. Rice, as Cosmopolitan of the
day" told of his recent investigation
in Florida and of the good and bad
features of the boom. The absence
of State income tax and inheritance
tax. he declared. was resulting in a
great many wealthy people from the
North Stablishing residences in Flor
ida.
Decrying trashy tunes in many of
the modern hymn books, Miss Esther
LinkinS of the local Federation of Mu-
sic Clubs, outlined to the CoSmopuli-
tanS the plan of her orga niZation in
fostering a hymn memoriZing contest
in the various Sunday schools in
Washington. Tie federation will also
provide concerts and Christmas music
to the various local institutions dur
ing the holiday season.
Announcement was made that the
luncheon next Thursday will he dis
pensed with and a supper will be held
at $50 at the Lee House instead
Booster prizes for the week We're
awarded TO DR.. Edward Silver and Al
Lee Paul Branstedt, president of the
club, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
NINE HURT is RECORD
OF TRAFFIC CRASHES
Lieut.. Col. Mayback. U. S. A., Is
Among the Injured-Police Re
port No Fatalities.

Nine persons were injured in traf-
fic accidents reported by the police
during the "a hours ended at o'clock
this morning. There were no fatali-
ties. Lieut.. Col. Alfred A. Mayback.
L. s. A, 1880 Fulton street, and Ida
V Hatch, IS years old. Falls Church.
Va, were injured in front of 2520
-MasSa chusetts avenue about $50
o'clock last night. The young woma n
was in the car of Allen II. Watson.
Falls Church. Va, that collided with
the Army officers car.
The injured were given first aid at
Emergency Hospital. Neither was
dangerously hurt.
William Brown, Colored, 30 years
old. sos y street, driver of truck
for the Consumers Coal Co., probably
was the most seriously injured victim
of yesterdays accidents. He was
standing by his truck in rear of the
Munsey building adjusting the lights
when another truck of the same com
pany backed against him. Suffering
from severe injuries to his hip and
back and possible internal injuries
Brown was taken to Emergency Hos
pital.
Lillian Barrick. years old, l5z.
Benning road northeast, ran against
the automobile of William r.. Rich
ards, 1920 Rosedale street northeast
at Fifteenth and Gales streets north
east yesterday afternoon and re-
ceived severe injuries to her legs
She was treated at home.
James Haley. Colored. 10 years old
I'LL Seaton street. suffered an injury
TO his scalp yesterday afternoon as
result of being struck by the motor
vehicle of Frederick II. White, 214
Tenth street, at Florida avenue and
Seventeenth street. First aid was
given at Garfield Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
bill INTRODUCED
FORPARK PURCHASE
ST 100000 Authorized for
Fort Reno Site in Meas
ure in House.

Legislation providing for purCha Sc
and condemnation of property in the
Reno subdivision and adjacent there
to, which comprises the highest land
in the District of Columbia, for the
purpose of improving the street plan
and establishing a model community
plant was introduced in the House to-
day by Representative Clarence J. Nc
Leod Republican, Of Michigan, a men,
Der of the House District committee
to which committee the bill was re-
ferred
The bill provides that the District
Commissioners be authorized and
directed to purchase or condemn all
or any property within the territory
bounded on the north by Fessenden
street on the south by Chesapeake
street on the west by Belt road and
on the east by Nebraska avenue and
Reno road. Upon the acquisition of
this property the District Commits
sioners would have the power to set
aside so much of it as they deemed
advisable to provide sites for reser-
voir, for school and playground
purposes, and for such parks as in
their judgment should be provided.
The measure authorizes an appro-
priation of $500 900 out of the Treas
ury of the United States. of $500, 900
from the revenues of the District
making a total of 81 600 900, to be
used in acquiring the property.
The Commissioners also are given
power to purchase any property lying
within the boundaries described by
separate purchase at different times
if in their judgment it would be ad-
ambiguous in carrying out the pro-
visions of this measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
ALFRED H. MILLS DIES;
35 YEARS IN U. S. SERVICE
Employe of Bureau of Engraving
and Printing-Funera to Be
Held Tomorrow

Alfred II. Mills, SO years old, for IS
years a plate printer at the bureau
Of engraving and printing, died at his
residence, 1872 Eleventh street south
east yesterday after an illness lasting
since July. He was a member of the
Plate Printers Union and was a ma
tive of New York.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Carrie n.
Mills: four sons, Robert r. Mills of
Manitowac. Wis; George G. Mills of
Miami. Fla; Alfred II. Mills, jr. and
Frank T. Mills, both of this city; three
daughters, Mrs. Ida l.. Raney of Lyn-
brook. Long Island; Mrs. Mary Scheuch
and Miss Carrie n. Mills, both Of
Washington, and a brother, Melville
Mills of Poughkeepsie. n. y.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. S. B. Daugherty
of the United Brethren Church will
otficiate. Interment will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
DAWES NOT DISTURBED
BY HARRISON SPEECH
Enjoys Caustic Comment. But Will
Push Campaign for Amending
Senate Rules.

Vice President Dawes campaign for
amending the rules of the Senate to
prevent filibusters and expedite bust
ness has been abated not a whit, it
was learned today. by the genial and
caustic comments of Senator Pat Har-
rison, Democrat, of Mississippi, who
caused both the Senate and the Vice
President to laugh heartily yesterday
afternoon.
The Vice President. commenting
later on the address of Senator Har-
riSon, said:
II enjoyed it very much. 1t was
good humored. and. so far as | could
see, in good TASTE
1t is expected that before long he
Senate rules committee will he called
together to consider the amendments
proposed by Senator Underwood of
Alabama, Senator FeSs of Ohio and
Senator Jones of Washington. Sen
ator Jones had his proposed amend
ments formally referred to the rules
committee by the Senate yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
COLLEGE STUDENTS
DEBATING COURT
Princeton Conference Weigh
ing Undergraduate Views on
World Tribunal.
BY tn A Associated Press.

PRINCETON. y. J.. December H.
\ national expression of undergrad
uate opinion on American entrance
into the World Court and the feast
hility Of establishing Il permanent
union Of American students for con
sideratior of important questions viii
occupy the attention of the national
student World Court conference AZ
Princeton University tonight and TO-
morrow.
About one-fourth of the 5S7 uni
verSitieS. colleges and other institu-
lions of higher education in the United
States will be represented by student
delegates
should America join the World
Court" will he debated tonight a the
opening session, with United States
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, advo-
eating such action and Clarence Oar
row. Chicago LAWYER, opposing.
Resolutions on American entrance.
the selection of a delegation to convey
such resolutions to President Coolidge
and the establishment Of n permanent
union will he discussed on Saturday
night.
Tomorrow will he devoted to round
table discussions. the leaders inClud-
ing DIR. Henry Van Dyke and Dear
L
faculty: Henry L. Stimson, former
secretary Of War; Herbert Adams
Gibbons, war correspondents; Norman
Thomas. Socialist candidate for mayor
of New York: Harry A. Garfield, presi-
dent of Williams College: Mary
Wooley. president of Mount lIolyoke
College: Ivy i. Lee, publicity director:
John Dulles. New York attorney;
Royal Meeker, formerly connected
with the International Labor Bureau
at Geneva Hobart Houston, member
of the American committee of the In
ternational Chamber of Commerce:
Gen. Henry T. Allen. commander Of
the Rhine army of occupa ton, and
Raymond Robbins of Chicago.
Closing addresses will he delivered
tomorrow night by Mr.. Houston and
DR.. George f. Vincent, president Of
the Rockefeller Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
SEEK NEW SCHOOL.

After listening to a complaint that
more than $50 children in Potomac
Heights are without adequate school
facilities, Supt. of Schools Ballou
promised the members of the Potomac
Heights Community Association. who
held a mass meeting last night 10 dis
cuss the situation, that he would do
all in his power to remedy the need
Dr. Ballou said that if he felt the
need of school was greater in that
section than in some others, he would
strive to secure sufficient funds for
the erection of a five-room building
at least.
Clinton l.. Marshall presided over
the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
Delays Obtained, Is Charged.

The Sinclair Oil Corporation had
been able to obtain delay after de-
lay in the settlement of its tax ca ses.
with a result that it was not closed
for 1915.
Charges also were made that the
tax cases of s. G.. Kennedy and T. A.
Springer who made a profit of $4,000
900 on the sale of Oklahoma oil lands
in 1916. were Kicked around from
pillar to post until the statute of lini-
tation ran and no tax was assessed
against that profit.
With reference to the Gulf Oil Cor
poration, A. III. Fay, engineer for the
committee, charged that this case was
damned through the bureau in Feb
ruary. 1921, because Secretary Mellon
wanted cases involving companies in
which he held an interest settled be
fore he took Office in March of that
year. The case was closed under an
agreement that it could not be re-
opened except on an allegation OF
fraud.
The charge was made that the bu-
reau allowed too great q discovery
value for the oil properties of the cor
porstion and it's subsidiaries, and that
instead of refunding $3,996.0S0 to the
CORPORATION, as was done for the five
wear period. it should have collected
an additional tax of 1894 ,304. Spokes-
men for the bureau defended the set
Element as right and just and denied
that there had been undue speed in
settling the case.
Change Overruled.
With respect to the Standard Oil
of California, representatives. of the
committee said it had sought to
change it's system of charging devel-
opment costs into capital account, 50
as to include them into expense ac-
count, thereby saving levy of
$3,378,000 in the year 1918. Commits
sioner Blair and the solicitor of the
bureau ruled that this change could
not be made, but L. C. Manson, coun
sci for the committee said that S. NJ.
Greenidse. chief Of the engineering
section OF the bureau and the head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
City Heads Seek to Make Abandoning
OF Family in District a Misdemeanor

An amendment TO an act making il
a miSdemeanor for any person in the
District to A bandon or Willfully neglect
TO provide for the support and main
tenance of his wife or minor children
in destitute circumstances was ap-
proved today by the Board of District
Commissioners and will be forwarded
to Senator Capper of Kansas. chair
man of the Senate District copmittee.
with request for its introduction and
enactment
The purpose Of the bill is to restore
to the Juvenile Court. Jurisdiction to
hear and determine non-SuppOrt cases
This court exercised such jurisdiction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
BUSINESS ALUMNI VOICE
PROTEST TO NAME CHANGE
Object to Rechristening School to
Honor Former President Roose-
velt-AppeaI to Board.

Protests against changing the
name of Business High School to the
Theodore Roosevelt Business High
School, as proposed by school off :
Gals. were voiced at a meeting of
the alumni association of the school
held last night. The association voted
so to against the change of name
and the following committee was ap-
pointed to lay it's case before the
Board of Education: Alfred A Nc
Garraghy. president of the .associa
ton: James &. Wilkes, Fl. CLAY
Espey. Henry Schweinhaut, John A.
Reilly and Joseph G. McGarraghy.
Speakers declared they feared the
change of name would be the begin
ming of a move to abolish the spe-
cialized commercial curriculum now
employed at Business High.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
WILLIAM F. SLATER DEAD.
Former Postal Clerk Dies at
Emergency Hospital

William +. Slater, so years old. a
clerk in the United States Post Office
Department for many years, died III
Emergency Hospital yesterday. Death
was ascribed 10 shock from a fall last
Monday.
Mr.. Slater was a member Of st.
Johns Lodge. No. IL, +. A A. NJ.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his residence, Sal Seventh street
southeast, tomorrow afternoon at ,
o'clock. Interment will be in Con
gressional Cemetery.
Mr.. Slater had been retired from
the Government service for about IL
years. lie was the husband of the
late Mrs. Marta +. Slater. lie leaves
niece. Mrs. Laura c. Slater of this
CITY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
AIR BILL REPORTED.
Senate Gets Measure Creating New
Federal Bureau.

The new Congress took it's first &C
tual step today toward carrying into
effect the recommendations of Presi-
dent Coolidge's air board.
A bill by Senator Bingham. Repub-
lican, Connecticut, for encoura cement
of civil aviation, was reported by the
Senate commerce committee. 1t pro-
NideS for a Commerce Department Blu
reau of Civil Aeronautics, and an adj
ditional Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, to coordinate all Government
facilities for the development of civil
alton.
Provision is made for lighting of air
ways and airports, licensing Of COM
mercial pilots. inspection of CONNER
cial craft and a special weather report
for aircraft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
CAPPER REGRETS
SCHOOL FUND CUT
Senator Points Out Building
Program Demands Full
Yearly Appropriations.

Disappointment over the action of
the Budget Bureau in reducing the
estimates for school buildings for next
year by Sl.500, 200 under current ap-
propriatiOn was voiced Yesterday aft
ernoon by Senator Arthur Capper,
chairman Of the Senate District com
mittee upon his return from Chicago
where he addressed the American
Farm Bureau Federation. The chair
man Of the District committee was
sorry to learn of all District estimate
cuts, but particularly the items for
new school buildings. The Senator
pointed out that Congress adopted the
plan of putting through a $4,000 600
school building program in five years,
which would call for close to 81 600 600
year. Senator Capper said he be-
lieved the citizens of the District want
10 see the school building program ad-
hercd TO.
The current appropriate ton for school
building and grounds. the first install
ment of the five-year proCra m. is
S4176.500. The Budget Bureau recon-
mended for next year only 81 .672 800.
the greater part of which will come
out Of the Districts accumulated sur
plus in the Treasury.
Will Call Meeting.
Senator Capper plans to call the
District committee together early next
week to organize and appoint subcom-
mitteeS and assign for consideration
the District measures that have al
ready been introduced in the Senate.
One of the first matters awaiting
attention of the Senate District com
inittee is the nomination of Commits
sioner Frederick A. fleming. Senator
Capper said no opposition to the con
firmation of Mr.. Fenning has come to
his attention and added that he was
inclined to feel that the President had
given the appointment careful con
sideration The Senator said he eX-
peCted the nominate would he con-
firmed.
\ number of District bills that fail
ed to obtain action in the last Con
gress already have been reintroduCed
and will he referred 10 subcommittee
of the Senate District committee for
consideration next week.
The District Commissioners have
before them q number of other i'm
portant pieces of proposed legislation
which it is expected they will trans
NIT to Congress later. These include
a bill To create a commission TO work
out "a settlement of fiscal relations he
tween the Federal and District gov
ernments. a reorganization of the
Public Utilities Commission. mOdlfiCd-
lion Of the Boriand street paving
assessment law. i bill TO increase the
powers of the Commissioners. amend
ments to The traffic law and bill to
open and extend a number of i'm
portant highways. such as Fourteenth
street.
The bill to create a department of
public welfare in the District govern
ment already has been forwarded TO
nv the commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
CHARGES Of LOSSES
IN OIL TAXES MADE
Couzens' Committee Testi.
mony Says U. S. Lost
Large Sums.

Charges that the Government has
lost large sums of money in handling
tax cases Of the Gulf oil Corpora =
ton. the Standard Oil Co. of Cali
fornia and the Sinclair Consolidated
Oil Corpora ton are contained in the
testimony before the CouZens inves-
tigating committee, presented to the
Senate yesterday by Senator CouZeps
chairman of the committee, and made
public yesterday.
The counsel and engineers en-
ployed by the committee charged that:
The Government lost S4,590,385 in
taxes from the Gulf Oil Corporation
from 1915 to 1919 at the time Secre-
tary Mellon held a large interest in
1t.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Blair and the solicitor of the burea u
had been defied by division chiefs in
the efforts to settle the Standard Of
California case. involving $S37S.o00
in taxes directly and So5, 600, 900 indi-
rectly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
TURKISH BATH IN WILDS
is DEVISED BY INDIANS
Heated Stones Doused With Water
in House and Natives Force
Heavy Perspira ton.
BY the Associated Press.

L
OTTAWA. December 11.-Although
far from civilization in the plateau
region of British Columbia. the
Thompson River and Currier Indians
have their Turkish baths. Harlan I.
Smith, dominion archeologist, is the
authority for this statement.
When a member of either tribe de-
sires to enjoy a Turkish bath he
builds a fire and rolls powders into
it. When the big stones are thor
oughly heated they are rolled into n
house constructed of timber and
earth. The "bather," nude, lies on
cot and the hot powders are sprinkled
with water. causing steam to arise
and making the bather perspire vio-
lently.
To top off the bath a dash is made
through the door Of the house and
the bather plunges into the river for
a swim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11

Concurrently with the Supreme Court
of the District. until a decision was
rendered by the Supreme Court of the
United States in the case of the United
states vs.. Moreland.
The changes proposed in the bill
provide for striking out the provision
for = sentence to hard Ia Dor and If en-
acted will restore to the Juvenile
Court jurisdiction to hear and deter
mine such cases upon information.
The draft of the bill was prepared by
the commission on public welfare leg
islaticn of the District a nd it is under
STOOD, according tn the Commissioners,
will meet with no opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11

of its oil and gas section, had refused
TO be bound by the solicitors deci-
sion. This case still is open in the
bureau.
Before Cha irman CouZens submit
ted the testimony his committee met
and decided TO send its complete
findings to the Treasury for criticism
and comment before filing them with
the Senate. probably some time next
month. With the submission of that
report the Senate inquiry into the
Internal Revenue Bureau, begun more
than 4 year ago, will be finally closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
One Shot Kills Two Deer.

ATLANTA. Ga, December II CP).-
The legal bag limit for deer in Geor.
gia is two. Miss Eleanor Hopkins.
after having killed one, dropped two
more with one shot. What to do?''
asks Game Warden Peter Twiddy
Accidents will happen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
CUTLER HEADS MONARCHS
Elected President of Club at An
nual Meeting.

Howard w. Cutler was elected presi.
dent of the Monarch Club at its an,
nual meeting in the City Club yester-
day. Otto \. Schlohohm was elected
first vice president.
Other officers elected were Archie d.
Engel second vice president: Stephen
O. Ford. trea surer: Harry c. Allen.
secretary, and Alfred klessner. SER
geant-at-armS.
Mr.. Cutler succeeds Prof Henry G.
Doyle of George Washington Univer.
sity as president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
Living Dead Man" Kills Self.

NEW ORLEANS, December II F).
TIN just a living dead man. l have
everything In the world | want. but
there is something else that makes me
wish to die wrote stephen Michea1,
so, then killed himself. He asked that
his brother Franz. at Lyden. Wash,
be notified.