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Evening star., 1925-10-22
TAX CLUB METHODS
MEET OPPOSITION
Open Threats to "TelI Con-
stituents" May Lead to Con-
gressional Investigation.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Murmurings, which are perhaps the
forerunner Of congressional inquiry,
are being heard about the various
tax clubs" which are descending on
Washington in private cars and serv-
ing sumptuous banquets for members
of Congress and the press.
The motive is legitimate-to infiu
ence Congress to make a scientific tax
law-but the method is calculated to
arouse antagonism.
It's hard for people outside Of Wash
ington 10 understand why as free
American citizens they can't organize
and come to the National Capital and
urge their theories of legislation with
out running into opposition. But
there's something about the congress
sional temperament which instinCtively
sets up a mood of resistance to for
mally organized movements to affect
legislation.
Some Make Threats.
The tax clubs are born of a desire
to tell Congress that the taxpayers,
especially those upon whom the
greatest burden of taxation falls, are
asking for reform, not merely be-
cause of their own business, but be-
cause every tax rate affects in some
way the cost of living and conditions
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1925-10-22
DEATH ENDS 24-DAY
SAFE TRAFFIC PERIOD
First Fatal Accident Since Septem-
Der 26 Reported-Only
8 Last Month.

The accident at Connecticut avenue
and Porter street Tuesday, as the re-
suit of which one man died, ended
period Of "a days without a traffic
death in Washington, according to
records in the office of Director Ell
bridge. The last previous death was
on September 26.
In the month of September there
were only 3 traffic deaths, which was
an exceptionally low record, and
three weeks of October have passed
with only one fatality. Mr. Eldridge
today expressed qualification at this
recent Improvement in the situation.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ring
gold Hart is engaged today in going
over the legal phraseology of a num-
Der of amendments to the traffic code.
among which is one relating to pc
destrian control, which Mr.. Eldridge
may be ready ia submit to the Com
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
DAMASCUS. SET AFIRE
800 REPORTED DEAD
Two U. S. Destroyers Ordered to
Egypt to Stand by for
Syrian Trouble.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October ga dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Bag
dad reports that 800 persons were
killed when the Druse tribesmen and
Arabs burned the native quarter in
Damascus.
Vice Admiral Roger Welles report
ed to the Navy Department today
that the destroyers Lamson and the
Coghlan of the European squadron
had been ordered from Gibraltar to
Alexandria, Egypt, to be within easy
reach of the Syrian coast.
Admiral Welles was directed to
send the destroyers when the Ameri-
can consul at Beirut reported that
the disturbances in Damascus might
lead to danger to Americans in Syria.
The destroyers will arrive in Alex
andria in three or four. days
Evening star., 1925-10-22
GERMAN CABINET WEIGHS
L0CARNO SECURITY PACT
1ndorsement Is Withheld PENDING
Effort to Win Support of the
Nationalist Party.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, October 22-The German n
CABINET under the craftsmanship of
PRESIDENT Won Hindenburg, TODAY CON
cluded its deliberations on the report
OF the German delegates to the Lo-
carno security conference.
Because of difficulties which might
nave arisen between the Nationalist
capinet members and their party. no
Fote was taken, but Chancellor Luther
and Foreign Minister Stresemann were
@uthorlzed to present the govern
ments views at this afternoon meet
ing of the Reichstag's foreign affairs
committee. 1t is learned that while
the Nationalist cabinet members per
Sonaliy sanction the work of the Lo-
carno delegates, provided the allies
keep their promises, it was considered
ihadVisable for the cabinet to come out
with positive Endorsement while ne
Eotlatlons still are going on in an at
Tempt to win over the Nationalist
party leaders.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
BY BEN MCkELWAY.
STAFF Correspondent of The Sta.

TAMPA, Fla. October 20 tby maid.
= memorandum to the Managing
Editor: Sir-Anticipating some slight
argument with the auditor when he
reaches an item marked 'Taxicab
S2o, in my expense account, | wish
to submit the following and enlist
your support, if any.
On or about the 18th day of October,
In the city Of Tampa, Fla. and about
O'Clock in the afternoon of the same
oay' decided to investigate agricul-
tural conditions in this part of the
country. same being part OF my
general assignment, as you no doubt
recall. Asking n policeman as to
where | could find an honest taxicab
driver, he was unable to give me any
definite direction, but said there was
4 cab stand down the middle of the
next block. I found it ard went into
Where the manager was. l said to
him:
Where can find some truck farms
around here?"
He asked somebody else, Where
can the gentleman find some truck
farms around here?"
A man standing nearby said there
We're plenty of truck farms down at
Ruskin, which he described as being
place, although l found he was mis-
taken.
How much will you charge to take
me there?" 1 asked, adding as an
afterthought, II am a poor man and
do not want to buy any truck farms.
l can take my truck farm and lot or
let it alone"
Twelve dollars" he said, land
three dollars an hour for as long as
you stay there"
He said it was about 20 miles
down the road and / said "All right
I win GO"
We started out, and as it was in the
cool of the evening and the car was
big one and the roads were smooth
Evening star., 1925-10-22
Having Time Of My Life" Says Minister
OF Visit as Guest of President and Wife

How it feels to be a house guest
of President and Mrs. Coolidge and
have the freedom of the White House
was modestly related today by Rev.
DR.. Nehemiah Boynton Of New York
City, one of the seven Congregational
clergymen who are stopping at the
Executive Mansion during the nine
day biennial gathering of the Ma
tional Council of Congregational
Churches of the United States.
I'VE are having the times of our
lives" Rev. DR.. Boynton said today.
Imagine the memories our little
group of Congregational ministers are
storing up; the inspiration they are
Evening star., 1925-10-22
STATE BANK ROBBED.
Loss at Rushville, N. Y, Institu-
tion Estimated to Be $4,000.

RUSHVILLE, N. Y, October 90
R.-The Rushville State Bank was
robbed during the night of all the cur.
rency and valuables in the safe and
offices. Officials Of the bank refused
to estimate the loss, but said every
thing was insured and there would be
no loss to depositors.
Bank employees on reporting this
morning found the safe had been
moved to the rear Of the bank An
acetylene torch was used to open it
and was found nearby.
Deputy Sheriff Kerskie said the,loot
probably amounted to $4,000 In cur
rency and 100000 in registered bonds.
The robbery was the Second in a
decade in which the Rushville State
Bank had been victimized.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
GREEKS SMELLING
TOWN IN BULGARIA,
SOFIA REPORT SAYS
Five Sentinels Killed, Dis
patch States-Troops
Ordered to Resist.
LEAGUE OFFICIALS DENY
RECEIVING ANY PROTEST
Macedonian Refugees Crowd Town
Where Fighting Is Be-
ing Centered.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Greco-Bulgarian situation grow
ing out of the border clash near De-
mirhissar on Monday apparently has
reached a crisis with the official report
of invasion Ct Bulgarian territory by
Greek forces.
The Bulgarian border troops are
said 10 have been ordered to otter
the utmost resistance
The Sofia government, accordlnS 10
Vienna dispatches, has protested the
alleged violation OF her territory TO the
IACue of Nations. League officials,
however, say no protest has been re-
ceived
Semi-otficial Sofia dispatches state
Greek artillery is shelling the village
of Petrich, near the border, which Is
crowded with Macedonian refugees
Bulgaria claims to have received no
response TO her thrice-repeated oe-
mand for an immediate inquiry into
the Demirhissar incident.
4 Sofia Semi-otticial news agency
claims advance information of Greek
plan for an advance movement In the
Petrcih area was received by the Bull
garian foreign office several days ago.
Official quarters in London profess
not to be unduly apprehenSive, helleV-
ing the League of Nations strong
enough to prevent serious f1ghting un-
til the council can act.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
FIVE SENTINELS KILLED.
Greek Artillery Sheling Border Town,
Sofia Reports.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, October p, IL
am. OPT is officially reported
that Greek troops have invaded
Bulgarian territory. No declar-
alton of war, however, has been
received from the Athens govern
ment.
The Bulgarian government has
been unable to get in touch with
the Greek government for the last
three days, although three urgent
messages have been sent to Athens
urging a joint investigation into
the border incident at Demirhfs-
sar.
The Spanish minister, Senior
Romero who returned from Sa-
loniki this morning. informed the
Associated Press that the Greek
general staff was in a high state
of excitement.
The Bulgarian Telegraphic Agency
declares Greek artillery has pene-
trated Bulgarian territory, killing five
sentinels and firing shells against the
village of PetriCh.
The Greeks occupied three Bull
garian posts, the agency adds.
The Bulgarian agency says the
foreign office several days ago re-
ceived information that Greek troops
planned an advance movement in
the Petrich area. This movement, 1t
adds, now is reported to be under
way along the entire front.
The agency says that at pm,
while a Bulgarian press official at
Demirkapau was waiting for an in
with a. view to arranging an tnvestiga-
ton of previous incidents, soldiers of
the Greek post opened fire and tried
TO push forward
IL is added by the agency that the
Bulgarian government has made
further representations to Athens, re
questing that measures be taken tC
end such incidents, and insisting on
the investigation into the commence
ment of the trouble. which IL preVt
ously asked for.
The Greek version OF the affair, to
the effect that Bulgarian soldiers at
tackled the Greeks first and occupied
several high points along the border,
is officially denied.
Ordered to Resist.
VIENNA, October % LF).-Sofia ad
vices say the Bulgarian government
as a counter move to the Greek ulti-
natum, has forwarded q protest note
10 the League of Nations based on
article 10. The Bulgarian troops along
the Greek frontier have been instruct
ed to offer the. utmost resistance to
the Greek advance against Petrich.
Article Y of the League Covenant
binds the members TO respect and
preserve as against external aggres-
sion the territorial integrity and ex-
listing political independence OF all
members of the league" 1t provides
that in case of such aggression the
league council shall advise upon the
,sNI. ylz, II to-
be fulfilled"
Both Greece and Bulgaria are mem.
bers of the league.
Petrich, against which the Greeks
are moving. is a town OF about 5000
only a short distance over the Bull
garian border and almost directly
south of Sofia, the capital.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
WAR DEBT MISSION
LEAVES ROME FOR US.
Mussolini Has Long Conference
With Count Volpi. Leader
of Italian Party.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ROME. October 22.-Members OF the
Italian war debt commission depart
ed today for Washington, where they
will attempt to negotiate a settlement
Of what Italy owes the United States.
Many officials and friends expressed
wishes for a satisfactory result of the
parley as the missions special train
left for Naples. All members of the
cabinet bade the mission farewell ex-
cept Premier Mussolini but he had a
long conference last night with Count
Volpi, head of the mission.
Wishes for permanent settlement
and not q temporary arrangement
have been expressed by Count Volpi.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
TRUANT LAW HITS PARENT

HAVANA, October % R.-Em.
ployers, parents or guardians Of chill
dren under IA years OF age who are
absent from school are to be proceed
ed against under the truant law.
Children of school age to the num-
Der OF 627 have been taken into Gus
tody during the past two days, and
their parents have been fined for not
having seen to it that they attended
classes. The department of the in
terror announces that an active inyes-
tigation Of child labor has begun.
Evening star., 1925-10-22

gaining to take back to their COM
munities.
Each of us is being treated like
members OF the family. Every move
our hosts make and every word thew
utter is designed to make us feel at
ease, to feel like home folks and it
Is not hard to fall in with their plans.
I'VE have been taken on a tour to
greet the White House pets, intro
duced to various celebrities, and are
otherwise being entertained royalty"
DIR. Boynton has known the Presi.
dent for 20 years and followed his
political fortunes since his earliest
victories in Massachusetts. He and
the President had frequently spoken
from the same platform.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
Soviet State Fund Embezzlers Besieee
Officials to Be jailed for Thefts

IN the most serious case has terrified
Would-be embezzlers, and a notable
diminution in the theft of government
funds has been observed in the last
few weeks. The criminal investigation
chief remarked that thefts had be-
come so numerous that scores of Of
tenders voluntarily surrendered. There
were long lines Of offenders outside
the department asking to be impris-
Oned for embeZzlement.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
Asks Repeal of Levy.

Representative Hawley, Republican.
Oregon, then presented petition from
the Western States Tax Payers Con-
ference, asking repeal of the in
heritance levy. Milbank Johnson,
president of the conference, in a mes
sage to 'the committee, said the con-
ference unanimously disapproved of
the tax except in the case of emer-
gencies, such as war. Citizens of IL
States, Arizona, California, Colorado.
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming, are represented In the
conference.
George A. Wicker of the Illinois
Agricultural Association sought re-
vision of the section exempting GER
tain corporations from income tax as
applying to non-profit cooperative or
ganiZations, on the ground that the
present language of The law does not
specifically carry out the intention of
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Evening star., 1925-10-22
MRS. T. VANDERBILT
AND GERRY Welded
Ceremony Held in Historic
Savoy ChapeI-Auto Hon.
eymOOn in Europe.
By the Associated Press

LONDON, October Ex-senator
Peter Goelet Gerry Of Rhode Island
and Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, widow of
George w. Vanderbilt, We're mar11,d
this morning in Savoy Chapel, one of
the most historic places of worship
in London.
The religious ceremony followed a
civil marriage at the Princess street
registry. The only attendants were
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. A. Cecil of Lon
don and William H. Thornley, of Prov
idence, r. l. A wedding breakfast was
served in the Cecil apartment. Mrs.
Cecil is the brides daughter. Cor
nelia.
Later the couple started on an auto
mobile tour of England. After going
TO the continent they will sail for New
YORK late next month.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
Two Killed in Crash.

NEWARK, Ohio, October % CP.-
Joe Levin and Walter V. Watt, sales
men of Pittsburgh. were instantly
killed this morning at Luray, west of
Hebron, when their automobile was
struck by a Southern Ohio Transpor-
tation Co. interurban car,
Evening star., 1925-10-22
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, October 22.-Embezzle-
ment of state funds by trade union
cooperative employees is becoming
quite frequent, the head Of the Soviet
criminal investigation department and
chairman Of the Moscow District
Court announces. In the last six
months there were more than 1000
thefts, involving several million rubles.
. The inf1iction Of the death penalty
Evening star., 1925-10-22
Fireman Snatches
Child From Death
Under His Engine

BY the Associated Press
BEAVER CITY. Nebr.. October
22.-Climbing, from his cab and
posing on the pilot Of the engine,
r. f. Sutton, Burlington Railroad
fireman, snatched a 2-year-Old child
from in front of a moving train
yesterday.
The squirning child slipped from
the freman's Eloyed hand before
the train stopped. however, and fell
between the rails. He was picked
UP few cars back. suffering only
minor scratches. The child was
Cecil Keyser
Evening star., 1925-10-22
GERRY'S SISTER TO MARRY
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 22.-Miss
Mabel Gerry. sister of Senator Peter
Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island, and
r. 5. +. Drury obtained a marriage
license here yesterday. Senator Gerrv's
coming marriage to Mrs. Edith Van
derbilt was announced in London
yesterday.
At the request of Miss Gerry and
Mrs. Drury, their ages were omitted
from the application record. Both
gave their address as Newport, r. l.
Miss Gerry has been reported en-.
gagged on three previous occasions
since her debut in 1895 Francis Bur
ton, Boni de Castelane and Edward
victor LoeW were reported engaged to
the heiress, but it was said each time
that the marriage had been forbidden
by her father, Commodore Elbridge T.
Gerry
Miss Gerry received a fourth of the
sl4,SoO,OOO of her mother, as did Sen.
ator Gerry
Mr.. Drury was a son Of the late
Archdeacon Drury, former chaplain OF
the House Of Commons. They will be
married in Trinity Chapel next
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
j. s. RESERVE BANK
EMPLOYEES HELD UP
Messenger Robbed in Daring
Early Morning Raid
in Chicago.
By the Associated Press.

by tnt Associated
CHICAGO, October 22.-In a dar-
ing holdup in Chicago's financial dis
trict early today, three Federal Re
serve Bank messengers We're robbed
of an express package and two small
sacks of registered mail by three men
who escaped with others in two auto
mobiles.
James McDougal. manager Of the
bank, said it was impossible to iden-
tify the nature of the shipments to
the bank or the extent of the loss,
pending checks. Under ordinary
circumstances. money or bond ship
ments were not dispatched to the
bank SO as to be delivered at the
institution after its closing hours.
The messengers, G. W. Nordell,
Richard Flaska- and Julian Glomb,
were returning to the bank with the
pouches in a handcart when they
We're stopped two blocks from the
bank, which is in the heart of the
La Sale street district.
police Are Notified.
Threatening them with pistols and
a sawed-off shot gun, the robbers
compelled the bank employees to raise
their hands while they tossed the
sacks into one OF the waiting auto
mobiles and took the express package
from Mordell. They leaped back
into the automobiles and sped away.
George Kasbohm, a taxicab driver,
half block away, saw the robbery
and notified the police. Hundreds
of detectives. armed with riot guns.
searched until dawn for the two cars.
The bank messengers said their
assailants appeared to be between
% and 80 years old and that the
waiting automobiles contained prob
ably seven others. They attempted
to identify the robbers from photo
graphs at the Bureau of Identified
ton
Storm Hampers Searchers.
Nordell told the police he followed
his usual custom in going alone to
the express office and then to the
post office, where he was joined by
F'laska and Glomb with the regis
tered mail.
The robbers apparently were
aware of the practice and We're wait
ing in the parked automobiles at
Quincy and South La Sale streets.
The messengers were armed and
Nordell attempted to reach for his
revolver. He was struck on the
wrist with the shotgun and warned
he would be shot If he repeated the
attempt.
The escape of the gunner was
aided by a Snowstorm of almost
blizzard proportions, which began to
sweep the city just before the
hold-up.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
PARIS TOPAY MORE
UNDER NEW OFFER
.Caillaux, However, Wants
Insurance Against Harm
to French Resources.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 22-Belief that a
new plan which Finance Minister
Caillaux proposes to submit to the
American Debt Commission would
involve larger annual payments than
previous French proposals was gen
eral in political circles today.
On the other hand, it is known
that NJ. CaillauX feels that even the
temporary arrangement offered by
Secretary Mellon would be better
than any plan involving higher pay
ments unless such a plan carried
some sort Of insurance against the
crippling of French financial re-
sources.
Mellon Plan Opposed.
In view of the fact that many
members Of the French Parliament
are vigorously opposed to the tenn
porary arrangement which NJ Call
lauX brought home from Washing
ton, this arrangement will not be
submitted to Parliament. Instead,
there will be new proposal which
Is expected to be a definite refund
ing measure covering 81 years.
proposal Will ne loI"
shortly, proba bly, soon after the re-
opening of the Chamber of Deputies
next Thursday.
Although at the recent Radical
congress in Nice there was some
demand that France should under
take to pay no more on her war
debts than she received in German
reparattons, the belief prevails that
NJ. CaillauX Will not consider this
when he next approaches Washing
ton. and also that he will not at
tempt to couple up war debt pay
ments with reparations.
1t is asserted that the finance min
lister is not willing to put off a re-
newal Of the debt negotiations until
domestic problems have been
smoothed over. although it Is gem
orally agreed that Frances capacity
to pay viii depend on solution of
the pressing difficulties of the treas
ury.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather BuTeau Forecast
Fair and colder tonight, with heavy
frost; lowest temperature tonight about
"a degrees: tomorrow, cloudy.
Temperatures: Highest. 54, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, SO. at AIS am. to-
day. Full report on page Il.
Evening star., 1925-10-22
From Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi"
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1925-10-22

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