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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
SENATE REVEALS
BIC TAX REFUND
Committee Reports Former
MeIIon-OWned Concern ES-
capped Millions in Taxes.
the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
That the Gulf Oil Co. escaped
S4,590,3S5 in Fedora taxes during the
years 1915 to 1919. when Secretary
Mellon was a chief owner, is asserted
by engineers employed by the Senate
committee investigating the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
The record in the Gulf Oil case, as
made before the committee last March,
was made public today upon its pre-
sentation to the Senate.
The engineers asserted that the
Revenue Bureau made an erroneous
refund of S3,996 .OS0 to the company
and failed to collect additional taxes
of s594 ,305.
A. II. Fay, committee engineer,
testified that the Gulf Oil CO. case
was rushed through the bureau and
closed with seven working days, be-
cause Mr.. Mellon desired to have all
outside interests with which he was
connected closed before he took office
in March, 1921.
Open defiance of both the Internal
Revenue solicitor and Commissioner
Blair by division chiefs in the han
ling of the tax case of the Standard
)il co. of California also was charged
IN testimony before the committee, as
revealed.
The case involves an overasse S.
ment or refund for the year 1918 of
s3.37S, 900 and hinges on whether the
company should be allowed to change
it's methods of charging development
costs from capital to expense.
Commissioner Blair ruled that the
change could not be made, but divi-
sion chiefs disagreed, and informed
representatives of the Senate com
mittee that they proposed to stand
pat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
DAWES SMILES AT HARRISON'S
SHARP BARBS AT REFORM DRIVE
Democrat Creates Merriment in Senate by CaustiC
Attack Vice President Prevented by
Rules From Answering.

Senator Butler OF Massachusetts,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, had stood up with the
rest. Senator Harrison quoted the
Vice President with saying, Il knew
that Senator Butler would stand up,
and Senator Gillett would stand up,
too. If he We're here. He told me So
Excerpts We're read also bX Senator
Harrison from the Elizabeth speech.
one among them quoting the Vice
President with saying that the fill
clustering Senators had given him
but l2iz minctes to speak, but that
he had made the most of II.
This brought another round Of
laughter from the Senators.
Holds Crusade Daring
Senator Harrison declared that eN-
cept for Cervantes' conception of Don
QuiXote's crusade, the present cru
SADIE of Gen Dawes was the most dar-
ing known to history.
This Heb and Maria person III
full ar1nor and mounted has started
on his crusade tilttng with everything
from geese to windmills." he said.
We have the counterpart of Don
QuiXote ia this remarkable crusade
OF the Vice President which has taken
him from coast TO coast and into the
Sunny South.
IF the delegates to the Cleveland
convention had known that you pos
sessed all these talents" said Senator
Harrison, turning to the Vice Presi-
dent, much suspense and contest
would have been avoided at the con
Continued on Page ., Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
BATHING POOL ITEM
CUT FROM BUDGET
Bureau Rejects Proposal to Provide
Substitute for Tidal Basin
Facilities.

Provision for two bathing pools for
the National Capital, which were put
in the estimates of the public build
ings and public parks Office, were re
jected by the Bureau Of the Budget, II
became known today.
Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff., retiring
director of the public buildings and
public parks office, said that he had
included an estimate of s345, 900 for
the construction of two pools, one for
the white population and one for col
ored. in order to replace the bathing
beach in the Tidal Basin, which was
ordered abandoned by Congress.
Unless the committees Of Congress
see tit to put in provision for these
bathing beaches it is probable that
the Capital will have no supervised
bathing facilities next Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Bull's-Eye Scored
By Irate Wife, But
On the Wrong Man

by the Associated Press
BERLIN, December l0.-Return-
ing to his home in the early morn
ing hours from a skat tournament,
Carl Fischer. one Of the best skat
players in Berlin. was struck on
the head with "a package of toma-
toes hurled from the third-story
window of an apartment house.
Fischer had Mrs. Anna Wuschek
arrested on a charge OF assault.
The woman admitted TO the court
that she threw the parcel.
II thought it was my husband
coming home late again" she
pleaded in eXtenuation.
But Fischer. unfortunately, was
not your husband" the court re
Piled
Thank goodness for that and
also that the package did not con
tain bricks" interjected Fischer.
Mrs. Wuschek was fined $3.50
and costs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Bills in Both Houses Would
Mean Abandoning of Smoot-
Brown System.
PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE
FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT
Smoot Sponsors Move to Name
Commission of Five to Study and
Suggest Changes.

Designed to take the intricate queS-
tion of Government reorganization out
of the hands OF Congress and give to
the President necessary authority to
make needed transfers and changes.
Identical bills were introduced in Con
-gress today which carry admiustra-
tion support, and upon which early
and favorable action is expected. The
substitute legislation is interpreted as
virtual abandonment of the Smoot-
Brown reorganization plan.
Senator Smoot of Utah and Repre-
sentative Mapes of Michigan intro
duced bills in the Senate and House
today providing for creation of a re-
organization board by the appointment
of two Representative by the Speaker
of the House. two Senators by the
President of the Senate, and Il chair
man, appointed by the President of the
United States, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, who will re
ceive $4,000 a year.
The bill also directs the heads of
departments TO detail officers or en-
ployes of the board for service under
its direction, empowers the board to
make Investigations and surveys Of
the administrative branch of the Gov
ernment and permits the President
to carry out its recommendations by
executive order.
Introduction of the bills today fol-
lowed conference at the White
House early this morning between
President Coolidge. Secretary OF Com
merce Hoover. Senator Smoot and
Mr. Mapes.
This proposed legislation virtually
turns the matter OF bringing about
practical reorganization Of the Gov
ernment over to the President. AL
though he cannot make changes or
transfers unless they have been
recommended by the proposed special
board. 1t is not proposed. however, to
give authority to create new depart
ments nor to reduce the present num-
Der Of department\ If there is TO be
a Department of Education and Relif,
as was proposed in the original re-
organization plan, d special act OF
Corptas yvfI-f,fs }5{tAxSrary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
LIQUOR SEIZED IN ROOM
OF BANKERS CONVENTION
Florida Dry Agents Get Whisky
in Headquarters of Meeting,
They Claim.

IDs INT -Ae>OcldttL tTtsS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. December
I0.-A room in the SOreno Hotel con
vention headquarters of the Invest
ment Bankers Association OF Ameri.
ca. was raided last night by three
PinelaS County officers and a quau.
tity of liquor seized, officers announced
today.
The liquor. they said, was in pos.
session of James l.. Coad, executive
vice president of the st. Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Coad. the
three officers added was not arrested
last night. but they We're quoted ~
saying. we are leaving for Clear
water at noon to obtain a warrant
for Mr. Coad's arrest Clearwater is
the seat Of Pinellas County.
The whisky seized was in Il room
used as the headquarters of the local
Chamber of Commerce in entertaining
the investment bankers, officers say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
PATRICK UPHOLDS
MITCHELL IN PART
Air Service Head DiSagrees
With Colonel on Several
Charges.

Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick chief
OF the Army Air Service, called before
the Mitchell court-martial today by the
prosecution, gave testimony i'll support
of some of the contentious of his for
rner assistant, and at the same time
registered diSa greement with other
statements of the accused on the con
duct of aviation in the Army and un-
der the War Department.
The outsta nding feature of Cen.
Patrick's testimony came at the close
of two hours crosS-eXaminatiun by de
| fense counsel. Asked if the War De
partment ever did help him i'll the
management of the Air Service as
much as it should have, Gen. Patrick
replied: i 1aon't think / have re-
ceived as much assistance as could be
given or I should like to have.
Questioned further by the court
Gen. Patrick explained he thought
there was "a lack of understanding in
the War Department on Air Service
problems.
Il have tried TO get certain things
not many, approved by the War De
partment which ] believed would be for
the betterment of the Air Service" he
continued. las | look at il, the de-
L
would have liked. But | always have
said the War Department has done as
much as IL could. Many Of my Off
GERS, unfortunately, are placed on the
promotion list unfayorably. ] have
made recommendations about this, but
the War Department has not taken
/ favorable action. Also l have made
suggestions as to legislation which the
War Department has not approved
-, 7 OF I,I
much assistance as | would have
liked, but / have no doubt that other
chiefs OF branches have had somewhat
the same experience"
Disagrees With Mitchell.
Gen. Patrick was examined briefly
this morning by Col. Sherman More
land the trial judge advocate, and
then submitted to Representative
Frank r. Reid for cross-examination.
In direct examination Gen. Patrick
did not agree with Col Mitchell that
Capt. Skeel and Lieut.. Pearson were
killed in "dilapidated racing planes"
and, further, that this type of aircraft
should not be used for more than one
year. He also disagreed with the ac
cused's characterization of DIS as
flaming coffins," but admitted they
We're highly susceptible TO fire on
crashing He placed the relative air
strength Of the United States among
other powers as third. ranking France
and England ahead, but explained
that in technical development America
was abreast if not superior 20 other
nations.
One of the outstanding statements
of the accused to which Gen. Patrick
agreed was that the bombardment
group was interfered with in its duties
and ordered to spend the Summer
towing targets for antiaircraft bat
terieS.
do you consider anti-aircraft as an
important factor to national defense"
at bears certain Importance in
connection with national defense, as
it has a deterrent effect on the pilot.
In Il measure, it gives a degree of
protection on the ground, but not
very great one. The positive means
of defense against airplanes are air
planes" This last statement also is
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
RiOTING AT KARPATHOS.
Natives Resent Order Making Ital
ian Nationality Compulsory.

ATHENS, December 10 GP.-DiS-
patches from SamoS state that Il
traveller reaching there from the
Island of Earpathos has reported that
serious disturbances occurred at
Karpathos when the governor of
Rhodes arrived to enforce application
OF the new italian order making
Italian nationality compulsory for the
inhabitants OF the Dodecanese Islands.
II is asserted that the inhabitants
fired on the governor. whereupon the
soldiers accompanying him replied
With a fusillade. There were many
casualties.
The traveller also reported that
trouble occurred on the Island of
g[alymnoS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
FORMER JUSTICE ON TRIAL
Keeping 5000 Given as Collateral
Charged to Bethesda Man.
Special Dispatch 10 The Sta

ROCKVILLE. Md. December "
The trial of Upton B. Perrell, until
recently justice of the peace at Be
thesda, was placed or trial before u
Jury in Circuit Court here this morn
ing charged with misconduct in ofIics
and embezZlement.
1t is alleged he failed to turn over
to the proper authorities last August
5000 given him as collateral by Hand
lev D. Dale of Chevy Chase, who WAS
arrested on a charge of assault. \
small sum IS involved in an iudict-
ment involving another transaction.
Crittenden Walker. jr., Il farmer OF
the Laytonsville district, was fined SO
for failing TO answer u summons for
jury service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
RUSSIA RElNFORCES
CHINESE BORDER ARMY
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 10.-War office
advices from Harbin say that the
Russian forces on the Russo-Chinese
frontier apparently are being rein
forced, although there is no explain
able reason for this.
1t is reported there are $4,000 Chi
nese refugees in the railway zone at
Mukden and 5000 at Dairen. The
railway zone is policed by Japanese.
PEKING, December 10 R)-A de-
tachment of American infantry, as a
special guard, was aboard the inter
national train, operated under the di-
rection of foreign officials, when it
left Peking for Tientsin At 8 o'clock
this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
10 KILLED, 30 WOUNDED
Riff Chiefs Followers Raid Village
Near Tangier Frontier.

TANGIER, Morocco, December 10
@.-Ten persons We're killed and SO
wounded yesterday when the large
village of Melussa, near the Tangier
zone frontier. was raided by follow
ers of the Rifiian chieftain, Amaryou-
cefel Ghornar The villagers had re
Gently surrendered, and the town was
occupied by 80 Spanish soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Warm Winter Chippewa Forecast

GREAT FALLS, Mont, December
10 CP.-A warm Winter, says Buffalo
Roller, old Chippewa, although others
predict unusual cold. Indians STUN
bled on a nest of rattlesnakes, un-
common In Montana, in December.
Earth heap hot. Warm Winter come
now" grunted Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
COMES TO RESIGN.
Portuguese President Reported
Quitting His Post Today.

PARIS, December 10 LP).-A Havas
dispatch from Lisbon says that Presi-
dent Teixeira Comes of Portugal is
70 resign today, and that Parliament
will elect his successor tomorrow.
Lisbon dispatches two months ago
said President Comes was suffering
from an ailr1est which probably
would uecessitate his departure from
Portugal for a considerable period.
Later it was reported that Duarte
Ieite. Ambassador to Brazil, would be
invited to succeed to the presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
FRENCH LOAN FROM BANK
FAR LESS THAN PAYMENT
2OO,OOo,O00 Francs Advanced.
While 2.5oo.cCo,ooo Was Paid to
Meet Bonds, Says Ministry.

BY the Associated Pres.
PARIS, December l0.-The finance
ministry in a note draws attention to
Iodays statement of the Bank of
france. which shows that the bank S
advances to the state increased by
only 2O0.0O0 900 francs during the
week, although the treasury had TO
meet maturing treasury bonds to the
amount of 2.5OO 900 zoe francs ON De
Cember s.
This shows. the note explains. that
the money paid out in meeting the
treasury bonds has been largely in
vested in national defense bonds or
left on deposit with the treasury. To
days statement covers only the pay
ing off operations in Paris. but these
represent more than half the total
FOR the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
LIBERALS OUSTED
FROM HOUSE POSTS
Lampert and Nelson Re.
moved as Chairmen of
Two Committees.

House Republicans today rejected
two members Of the insurgent group
from chairmanships OF committees III
completing its organization.
The majority party removed Rep
resentative Lampert from the head of
the patents committee and deprived
Representative Nelson Of his place as
chairman of the elections committee.
Both are Wisconsin Republicans.
The committee on COMMITTEES, which
renewed its work OF filling the Re
publican committee assignments to-
day. disposed only Of the chairman
ships of the regular standing commit
tees. Mr.. Lampert and Mr.. Nelson
We're the only members of the insur-
gent group which held chairmanships
in the last session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Foreign Minister Holds Coun-
try Will Refuse to Recog-
nize Leagues Decisions.
WHOLESALE DEPORTING
OF CHRISTIANS ALLEGED
Councils Agent Reports Extreme
Cruelty to People of Frontier
Villages.


GENEVA. December 10.-Tewtil5
Rushdi Bey. the Turkish foreign min
lister, told the Associated Press CORE
spondent today that the Turkish dele
cation would not participate in amy
further meetings Of tho council % the
League of Nations for discussion o,
the Mosul controversy.
The Turkish foreign minister de
Cldred his delegation would refuse II
recognize any decision regarding Mo
sui which the council might take as
u decisive arbiter under the terms OF
the decision recently handed down at
The Hague by the Permanent Court of
international Justice, ruling that the
council. by a unanimous vote. not in
Guiding votes of the interest ed par
ties, was empowered definitely 10 IN
the Mosul boundary.
Atrocious acts Of violence going az
far as massacre. have been committed
by Turkish soldiers along the proyi-
sional frontier of Mosul in northern
Mesopotamia. Gen. Laidoner Of Es
thonia, special League Of Nations
agent, declared in Il report submitted
at today's session Of the League
Council.
Deportation of Christians.
In his report Gen. Laidoner asserted
that the Turks had carried out whotc-
sale deportationS of Christians from
the villages along the Musul frontier
as defined at the Brussels conference
occupying villages, confiscating arms
imposing heavy fines, demandirg
women. pillaging houses and i'll some
cases taking life.
During the deportarions. the report
said, the sick We're abandoned To die
Others periShed Of starvation or e..
pOsure. while the survivors were left
III an basolutely pitiable state
Cause Much Agitation.
The deportations are continuing
causing fairly serious agitation ard
nervousness" not only among the
Christians. but among the Noslems
favorinE 1rak' s claim to MoSuI.
Regarding the reported border raids.
Gen. Laidcner found the situation was
not serious, but resulted from mutual
/ tribal quarreling.
The council made note Of the report
but took no action on it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Labor Agreement 0. KID.

BRUSSELS, Belgium. December 10
P).-A convention between Belgium
and Argentina dealing with repara-
ton for injuries resulting from labor
accidents was approved(by the Cham
ber of Deputies today without discus
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Two of Crew Wash Ashore

CARDIFF, Wales. December ~
R.-The owners of the British
steamer Competitor, which went down
off the South African coast a week
ago, are informed that two bodies
washed ashore at Port Elizabeth have
been identified as members of the
crew. There are no hopes that the
38 others survived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
GIRL EXPLOSION VICTIM.
Seriously Injured Pouring Oil on
Fire-Brother's Hands Scared.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 1u.
Miss Pearl L. Brothemarkle, u
years old, daughter of Andrew J.
Brothemarkle, is in critical condi-
ton at a hospital here from burns.
Early today she poured ell into q
stove. causing an explosion and fire.
The house was partially destroyed.
A brother, Jess w. Brothemarkle, IS,
was burned about the hands in res
cuing her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
S1OO,OI)O,ODO TO BUY
PLANES S|SO.K .'DBY
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Army and Navy Accused of
Failing to Recognize Avia-
tons Importance.
S2O,OOO,OOO ANNUALLY
ASKED FOR EQUIPMENT
Five Year Program Mapped-Reld
to File Brief for Uni
fed Service.

T. the Associated Press.
Expenditure of $4,000, 600 annually
for five years Tor procurement OF air
craft for the Army and Navy Is
recommended in the report of the
s,rcrial House aircraft committee a.
uSrecd upon today.
The recommendations. which center
about creation of u Department o.
National Defense, covering land, sea
and air. were concurred in by all
members.
Representative Reid Of Illinois,
court martial counsel for Col. William
Mitchell, however, will file supple
mental brief advocating a unified Air
Service.
The proposed Department of Ma
tional Defense would supplant the
present War and Navy Departments
and would not necessarily give avia-
ton a co-equal status with land aud
sea armamentS.
The Army and Navy are accused OF
not giving aviation proper recogni-
ton.
Other Recommendations.
other committee recommendations
include:
\ separate budget for all aviation
activities.
4 bureau of civil aeronautics in
the Department of Commerce.
one procurement agency foI>all air
activities.
Increased representation for the air
services on the Army general staff
and the Navy general board.
Government aid. in the establish
ment OF airwayS and airportS.
;r,
and destruction Of those found IN
safe.
Creation and maintenance OF al
adequate air reserve.
Increased promotion opportunities
for air officers and pay commensurate
with the hazards Of their work.
Would Make Tests Here.
The report also recommends that
experimental and development work
now done at the naval aircraft fare
tory at Philadelphia and at McCook
Field, Dayton. Ohio. be transferred
as far AZ possible 70 the Bureau OF
Standards. II does not. however, ask
Tor the closing of the factory or of
tn" McCook Field work.
Legislation is recommended TO pro
Vide a way for inventors in the air
craft industry TO secure redress for
infringed patents other than in the
Court 6f Claims.
The new secretary Of national de-
Tense would be empowered to take
such steps as necessary to bring
about complete coordination of the
defense system.
commercial aviation is held in the
report to be OF prime Importance as
au adjunct to national defense and
the proposed bureau of civil aero
i7aEIticS would be dirpcte ed 10 tax any
steps necessary for complete develop
ment of this service.
The $20,000.000 to he spent aunu-
ally for new equipment would be di-
vided equally between the Army and
Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
SUSPECTS TEACHER
OF SELLING LIQUOR
Ohio Dry Head Says Order
Book Was Found in In
StruCtor's Home.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, December TO-
Il. +. Mcdonald, State prohibition
commissioner, said today that an or
der book had been found in the home
OF Dabney Horton, graduate instruc-
tor in tie English department at Ohio
State III iversity, who is at liberty on
81, 600 bond on charges of having
liquor making apparatus in his home
According to Mcdonald. the book
contained several names with numer-
ais entered after them, which he took
TO represent the quantity to be deliv-
cred. He said the orders We're for
Christmas delivery.
Mcdonald pointed out that the
chargessa against Horton do not involve
a penitentiary sentence. If found
guilty, he may only be fined.
Thorough and prompt investigation
of the case was promised today by
Acting President George W. Right
miere Of the university. Pending
Horizons hearing, the English in
structor has been relieved of his school
duties, President Rightmiere said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Andre Beaunier Dies,

PARIS, December 10 LP.-ALlrc
Beaunier, critic and novelist, died to-
day.