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QUESTION
By MICHAEL WHITE



rR. NOYO HIROSHIMA was
MU not quite as other Japanese,
IX that is, you did not run up
against mental blank wall
the moment you passed the region OF
conventional courtesy. If his use of
English acquired in Japan was per-
haps trifie quaint, he made up for
this disadvantage by an evident de-
sire to be pleasing. That was why
Bingham exerted a special effort to
respond to letter Of Introduction on
behalf Of Hiroshima. That was how
they came to be seated together at the
grand opera, waiting for the raising
Of the first curtain.
Hiroshima regarded the scene
through his gold-rimmed spectacles
with much interest, never having wit
messed "a grand opera before. He
watched the filling up Of the house,
the entry Of the orchestra, then swept
his eyes over the tiers of boxes. and
expressed his admiration for the ex-
qulsltely gowned and bejeweled occu-
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rance in diamond tiaras Then tba
curtain went IN On the tlrst act
Hiroshima was too polite TO stare
continuously at the box containing his
fellow countrywoman, but Bingham is
certain he saw and heard little Of the
opera His eyes, it Is true, were fixetl
steadily In front, but 1t was as If the
present scene were lost to view, in
some far-off reminiscence of which his
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Tips

Imagination is a wonderful thing.
said Uncle Eben. ITS what makes
YOU think no count tip on hoss
race is entitled to as much thanks as
an honest two bita.'-washlngton
Star.
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Patch 10 Repair Bottle

The bureau of standards suggests
that a hot-water bottle be repaired in
the same manner that one repairs an
inner tube Of an automobile tire
that is, by applying patch with rub
ber cement.
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NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
New Tax Bill, as Fixed by
Conferees, Now Is Law
Wet and Dry Conflict.
ey EDWARD ". pIcKARp

A PPROyED by the house and SEN
"A ate and signed by President Cool
idge, the revenue act of 1926" as
fixed up by the conference committees
is now law. The house accepted the
conference report by vote of 354 to
2S. The negative votes represented
the opposition of the radicals to re-
duetions Of high surtaxes and estate
taxes and the, protest of another group
that wished the estate tax completely
repealed
Republicans recorded in the mega
tive were Representatives Beck,
Browne, Lampert. Nelson, Peavey.
Schafer, Schneider and voigt of Wis
consin. Ramsey dowa), Anthony and
Hoch (Kan.l, johnson, Christopherson
ard Williamson Is. Dl. Simmons
(Neb.), and Sinclair IN. d..
Democrats were Representatives
Drane, Green and Sears tFla). All
good and oliver (Ala.), Howard and
Morehead (Neb.). and Gilbert (Ky).
Others voting In the negative were
Representatives Carss. Kvale- and We
fald (Farmer-I.abor, Afinn), and La
Guardia Socialist. N. ".
Representative McDuffie tDem.
Ala.), was recorded as present
Ten senators voted against the bill,
with 81 recorded In favor of it. The
negative votes were cast by Senators
Frazier and Nye tRep.. N. d.. Nor
beck (Rep., S. d., La Toilette (Rep.,
Wis.,. and Howell (Rep., Neb.). Walsh
and Wheeler (Dem., Mont.). Blease
tDem., s. c., and Trammell (Dem.,
Fla.), and Shipstead (Farmer-Labor.
Minn.).
With the exception of Senator Tram
nell. who registered his protest
against the continuance of the estate
tax, the opposition was based chiefly
upon reductions in high surtaxes and
estate tax rates. repeal of publicity and
other features which the more radical
senators have attacked.
BY the new law the governments in
come is reduced by about 1887 7,000,-
600 in 1926 and $S43.0O0,0O0 in 1927.
Though the cut greatly exceeds that
recommended by the treasury, Secre-
tary Mellon is not worried for he be-
-lieves that If business continues good
the revenues wifi be sufficient. The
President, too is fairly well satisfied
with The measure but counts on con-
gress TO he economical in appropria-
tions for new expenditures.
An important feature Of the new
law is the creation of permanent
joint congressional committee of ten
whose duty Is to investigate the opera
ton and effects of the present tax sys-
ten, TO investigate the administration
Of taxes by the bureau Of internal rev.
enue, to investigate measures and
methods for the simplification of such
taxes, to make a definite report TO the
senate and house embodying recon-
mendations not later than December
81, 1927. and to report otherwise to
the finance and ways and means COM
mittees and to the senate and house
from time to time as investigations
are made or recommendations decided
upon.
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Clerk-After the first few pages l.
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THROUGH trained observers assert
i there is not the slightest chance
for modification of the Volstead act
at this session of congress, the vets
are carrying on their campaign vigor-
ousIy. Their 'tface the facts confer
ence in Washington was attended by
more than 500 men and women from
all parts of the country and was
marked by Senator Edges plea for a
nationwide referendum on proposals
I'd legalize beer and light wines and
to tighten the law against distilled
spirits. In the house of representa-
tiyes wet and dry members are adyo-
eating. respectively, examination OF
the books and activities Of the Anti
Saloon league and the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment.
william II. Stayton, executive head OF
the association. has announced that
the organization is willing TO have its
hooks looked into if the league Is
ready to reveal Its records. and II the
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World League Against Alcoholism, the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
the board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. the Committee of
One thousand of New York, and the
Flying Squadron of Indianapolis are
willing to follow suit.
The house alcoholic liquor traffic
committee, having failed TO receive
from the rules committee recommen-
lation that 1t be given authority to In
quire into prohibition. plans to make
the Investigation on It's own account
G ENATOR WHEELER of Montana
y has introduced resolution calling
for an investigation of the alleged
activities Of the Hungarian minister
to the United States to bring about the
recent exclusion Of the Countess
Karolyi from the country by the State
department. The resolution asserts
that the charge has been made that
the countess exclusion resulted from
the "forglng Of certain documents"
which tended to connect her with un-
desirable political organizations with
which the United States was not on
friendly terms. 1t charges that the
Hungarian minister to the United
States paid private detective agency
$4,000 for inaccurate and false re-
ports obtained through the "houndlng"
of the Count and Countess Karolyi
while on visit in this country prior
to the trip on which she was excluded:
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE lets it be
known that he is opposed to the
development OF military aviation on
the scale advocated by Col. William
Mitchell and his followers because in
his opinion 1t would entail what he re-
CARDS as an enormous and unjustlfied
expense and also would foster the
same spirit of miIitarism in this coun-
try as moved Germany to embark In
the World war. Furthermore, he
thinks it would cause renewal Of the
old game OF armament competition be
tween nations. The President urges
the passage of the bills introduced
which carry into effect the recon-
mendations of the Morrow aircraft
commission.
The White House spokesman says
Mr. Coolidge is extremely gratified by
the performances of this congress up
to date. He does not hesitate to pro-
nounce It'll record breaker in prompt
disposition of the tax bill, the world
court resolution. appropriation bills
and other bills, and is not surprised
that the leaders now expect to clean
up work and adjourn the session by
June ]. He regards 1t entirely feas-
ible to dispose of agricultural and rail
road labor bills, Muscle Shoals, war
debt settlements, remaining appropria-
ton bills. and the aircraft program
without prolonging the session beyond
that date.
T-HERE is another fight on between
L the President and the recalcitrant
group in the senate, involving several
questions. These are the ratification
of the Italian war debt settlement, ap-
proved by the house; the resolution
aiming at prosecution OF Secretary
MELONS Aluminium Company OF Amer
lea. supported by most OF the Demo-
Gratis and by the radical Republicans
confirmation Of the appointment of
Thomas F. Woodlock to be a member
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sion, opposed BY those who call him
Coolidge Democrat" reactionary
and Morgan man ana eonnrma-
tion OF the appointment OF Wallace
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against the laws not long ago. and It
is likely that If Washington withdraws
recognition OF the Gales government.
the British will follow suit. English
Investments in Mexico amount 10
about ssO0,OOO.OOO.
CHICAGO'S determined effort TO rid
~ the city of the Sicilian gun men is
being aided by the federal immigration
authorities and is bearing fruit. The
police gathered in large numbers of
the Italians and sorted out more than
a score who could not show their right
to be in the country and will be de-
ported. Dozens of others have fed to
other localities, where they are being
rounded up, The imported Sicilians
have been especially active in the mur-
derous wars carried on by the rum
runners, hi-jackers and Illicit distillers
and they are held responsible for
numerous killings. The police raids
were brought on by a recent disclosure
In court that Amefican-born citizens
are AFRAID 10 serve on 1uries where
siclilahs are oeihg trled TOT crimes,
The Chicago authorities and the super
visors of immigration declare they are
prepared TO go the limit and Washing
son W ~ y 81" ~ 'ssue '"e
po' .''''on WV a"'s
PofE rus Al mas opened tne way
ior neso'iatlohs between the Nau-
can ana the Faseist government oil
italy Whien may result IN the seltle-
nlent sof the Whole Roman question
ana Drlng ABOUT an accord between
tlie fioiy see ana ihe itallan state. IN
ietter 10 Caroinal 6asparri the pope
said ne wouiu not recognize the iorth-
coming chureh reform laws soon 10
De passed Dy the itaiian parliament,
unless an oincial accord was reached
WIN Inc ioiy see Inc pope adueu
that no suen accord can De reached
while ne Is kept prisoner IN the vat
ieah ny .'the ihiquitous eonaltions
imposed on the pohtiif wnen the ital-
iahs occupied tome IN lo'V ana ue-
P0Pe'
III Il i-oha > Vi Europe aie 'oos'iis
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many no,u = pfe'iniinais iueel,ns
uale, : " 1s " eolue " an unue'
s'aiiuins W ."e ques''V" VI ee'a, s''is
'lie eouN1i' "S .aAi'is ~ o',inu' 'pr',n ,rs
anu pla1l, VI any one u % .ne'n' s.is lne
perliahs uo not opleet 10 EWING SPAN
pefhilnent sea- =, .ne soulien ".
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iieNe tile pc','''i,ene eouiie'' snou'u oe
enlarseu' ou. 'ne hri,'sn capilie. Is
salu 70 " nat,s Vnposeu to.suolt ae.ioi
" iills ,i'ne' no,uin 'i,"t = Mou'u oe
preach o' ii'," % germany anu d
oe'ras"i Vi '"e i-oe'''io p'e's-
hCR0WN PRINCE CAROL of Ru-
~ mania seems TO have won his tight
against Premier Bratiano and the lat
ter's brother-in-law, Prince Babu Stri-
bey, favorite Of the queen. and his
early return to Bucharest is expected
Bratiano's power is broken and he has
rendered his resignation, while Prince
Babu has been forced out of public at
fairs entirely. Carol arrived in Paris
last week, accompanied by Magda
Lupescu, and the official courtesies ac-
/ corded him were significant. He prob
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against the laws not long ago. and It
is likely that If Washington withdraws
recognition Of the Gales government.
the British will follow suit. English
Investments in Mexico amount to
about SsO0.0O0.OOO.
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DETECTIVE HOWARD VERMILLION.
Of police headquarters, who handled
the details of the probe prior to the
first trial of Wan. VermilDiOn died
here within the past two weeks, of
high blood pressure. Wan is ON trial
again.
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JURY
FINALLY
PICKED

With the selection of jury at
11:25 o'clock today, after three
DAYS of examination of more than
100 prospects, the second tria! of
Ziang Sun Wan, for the murder
of Ben Sen WI in this city IN
1919, got under way.
District Attorney Peyton Cor
don, in his opening address to the
jury, was giving account Of TIE
Governments expectations in the
case at the time of the noon re-
cess. He recited the events lead
ing up to the Staying and gave a
detailed statement of the subse-
uuent arrest of Wan in New York
TIN ee days after the murder is
said to have occurred.
Confession" to Be Barred
Wilton j. Lambert. chief counsel
for the defense, told the court at
one point in Gordon's address that
he would object to any reference
to alleged statements by Wan in
conversation with police during the
prisoners detention in Washington
after his arrest.
This was generally understood to
mean that Lambert will fight any
testimony related in the slightest
way to the confession" Wan is
alleged TO have made to police here
and which was later declared mad
missible by the United States STU
preme Court.
The point at which Gordon was
ir terrupted concerned question
and answer between Wan and the
police during his detention at the
old Emergency Hospital Building
on Fifteenth street northwest. Jus
Continued on Page ?, Column ~
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WAN CASE DEATH TOLL
REACHES MYSTIC IS

Have The Ieerlng gods Of evl
ancient Orient to Wreak their
a-day city?
Has the curse of an aged. blind
mother been hurled through China's
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War Profiteer Sends
$500 to Conscience
Fund of j. S.
staff Photo

Postmarked "Wall Street Sta
ton, New York." letter was
received today by Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon containing
two 500 bills as a contribu-
ton to the Governments con-
science fund. In part, the let
ters said: ..t. ..-,
Enclosed is a sum which l
would appreciate your turning
into the United States Treasury
to ease my conscience for a
more or less selfish act Of mine
during the World War in plac-
ing my personal desires ahead
of the best interests Of the
country"
The writer expressed the hope
that the New York newspapers
would publish the story in order
that he might see it,"
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COLLECTOR
HELD Up
AGAIN

Two calm, laughing bandits, who
took $1,000 from Raymond Whit
mer, a Sanitary Grocery Store
supervisor, less than two months
ago. trailed Whitmer into the SAM
tary Store at 1880 U st. N. W.,
this morning, held the supervisor
and three other store employees
and two women customers at bay
with cooked pistols, and escaped
with nearly 500.
The method of the robbers in
the u street haul today was tire
same as that adopted November
%, when they first made Whit
mer their victim in the store at
1924 Eighteenth st. In both in
stances. they joked with their vic
tins and made no attempt to
harm them.
Same Men, Says Victim
Whitmer is certain they are the
same men. and the description he
has given of them is expected to
furnish the police clue.
Chief of Detectives Henry G..
Pratt, Immediately after the rob-
berry, spread a drag-net over the
city, in the belief that, in the cap
ture Of the two men. the police will
have solved a long series Of similar
holdups within the last year.
1t was shortly after 9 this morn
ing-almost at the same minute
that the previous ho1d-up of Whit
mer was staged-that one Of the
robbers followed Whitmer into the
U Street store.
Monroe Miller. clerk, was
cleaning the store window He
turned and spoke to Whitmer. who
was making his rounds of stores
in the district, collecting yester~
days receipts.
l. E. Laws. store manager. and
his son, Kenneth, a clerk. were be-
hind the counter at the far end
of the store, but went into a small
Darkroom, where the safe is kept,
when they saw Whitmer coming
for the money.
The bandit stood at the counter
for the few seconds it took Whit
mer, Laws, and Laws son to dis
appear into the back room.
Then, just as Miller was about to
step from the window to wait on
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TIE WAN JURY

Cht>ley II. Ray. of the Nor.
folk and Washington Steam
boat Company
John :. Fsaa. salesman. Al
Ian K. Walker 4 Co.
Robert l.. Bradshaw, asSO-
ciate fie' manager. United
States Chamber Of Commerce.
Addison l.. Sampson, cashier,
Willard Hotel Restaurant.
Eugene Ii. Perry, Vim Sport
ing Goods 20.
Charles L. White, jr., porter
at Harrington Hotel.
William w. Upchurch. time
keeper, Washington Terminal
Go.
Austin r. Garner, shipping
clerk, Morris & 60.
Nicholas QueSenberry. en-
.pIOyed by Lewis Manufacture
ing Company.
Theodore X. WaggOner. en-
plOyed by Penn Electric Com.
pany.
BerthOId J. Hamm, manager
of the Traffic Service Corpora
ton.
Leonard VI. Cooley. ticket
seller. Washington Terminal
Company.
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NINTH MAN
ESCAPES
MINE
BY international News Service

BY international News service
WnBERTON. Okla. Jan. IA
Fires in the Degnan-McConnell
mine were extinguished shortly
after 10 O'clock today. and re-
noval of the bodies of approx
mately 100 dead was resumed |
Cecil Mckinney, 26. emerged
from the mine alive today, having
eiawled through hundreds of feet
OF debris He brings the total Of
: SURVIVORS, TO nine. Sixteen bodies
hnve been recovered, ten OF them
NTH the arrival today Of add
t!onal rescue crews and a fresh
supply of fire-fighting apparatLo
rom nearby mines, renewed eff|its
al rescue work, abandoned becauo,
of fire. were frantically resume.
Although no hope was held out
by Ed Boyle. State mine inspector.
that any more entombed men
would be brought to the surface
alive. efforts were TO be made. he
said, to blast away the debris to
recover bodies Of men known to
have been buried alive w1cn the
explosion yesterday rocked the en-
tire 600-foot mine.
Rock Falls Bury Bodies
Reports from those who have
i,een inside the mine are that heavy
rock falls and cave-ins have &c
cured. burying many of the bodies.
The seven bodies brought to the
surface were found near the en-
trance 20 the workings Two OF
tine dead were colored.
An effort to get from the mine
SURVIVORS coherent story of the
blast has not yet been successful.
The sudden explosion, the rush
~ the wind and the falling Of
timbers and earth. followed by six
hours OF Imprisonment near the
Continued on Page ;. Column 81
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BERENGER DUE
IN D. c. SOON
BY international New. Service

NEW YORK, Jan. Ex-senator
Henry V. Berenger, the new
French ambassador to the United
States, was to start for Washing
ton today after having spent the
night aboard the liner Paris on
which he arrived.
Receiving reporters in his suite
on board the ship. NJ. Berenger de-
clined to discuss his mission, say
ing:
1T is with the greatest happi-
ness | am now back In America,
where on a former occasion / re-
ceived such a splendid welcome
from you all.
"Of my mission you will readily
understand that l could not speak
at this time
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Painter Taken
inDeathRu
Probe

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. ID.
First arrest in the poison liquor
investigation at Annapolis, Md,
was made today.
Joseph Lewis, painter, of that
town, is being held charged
with selling liquor without a
license to Charles Thompson.
Thompson is one of the few
survivors who was stricken i'll
Sunday from the effects of
poison alcohol. He is stone
blind but is improving slightly
physically, physicians say.
Six of the persons taken sick
Sunday have since died of al
coholic poisoning. according to
coroners verdicts.
Since then States Attorney A.
Theodore Brady has been con-
Quoting a relentless and wide
investigation to determine the
source of the poison.
Murder charges will be placed
against persons arrested on sus-
pect of distributing the contra
band liquid, States Attorney
Brady announced today.
Lewis will be given a hearing
either today Or tomorrow.
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SYNOPSIS OF STORY

Philip Jones, who had al,V0ys
made his living honestly, as ont
of tOork. His toife, Eileen, is
under a surgeons care and IN
the hospital. Their baby has Just
been born. Hospital and doctor
bills are mounting. He mast haze
ready cash. He could mortgage
his home, but With no money IN
sight to satisfy the mortgage he
might make himself and family
homeless. He made reputation
in France as ar ambulance drirer.
BotCdoip, master mind of bootleg
ring offers him $50 night to
dfirc rum to Washington from
Baltimore. Tom Brennan, BO,C-
doin's lieutenant, has Just con-
uinced Jones that i-nm running Is
his only a0dy oUt-RoW go on Nth
the sfOTu,
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old, old walls, across the wide Pa
Continued on Page ,. Column 81
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POLICEMAN THOMAS Nick IMMEY,
Who was guard over Wan at the
Harris Hotel prior to his arrest and
during the grilling. Wan was
sentenced to die on the galIOws. Wan
lives, but Mckinney is dead.
The Washington times., 1926-01-14

JUDGE ASHLEY GOULD,
OF the District Supreme Court, who
heard the Wan case and upon testi-
mOny submitted sentenced Wan to
death. The case was appealed. Judge
Gould is dead. Vans new trial is
under way.
The Washington times., 1926-01-14
THE WEATHER

Official L. =. Weather Bureau Report
Partly cloudy with rising
temperature tonight; mini
mum temperature about "a
degrees; Friday increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
T e m p erature yesterday
Highest, 90; lowest, Is.
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No, Sir; He's Not Dead

NOT Elm previous
edition a photograph of De-
tectiUe Harry Wilson Gp-
pe0red in this connection.
1t W0s picture of the
wrong Wilson, the original
of the picture, Harry K.
Wilson, being an able and
efficient member of the
present detectiUe force.
Apologies to a very IiVe uirs.
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UNDERMINING IN
WASHINGTON
By DONALD McDOUGAL
CHAPTER w

CHAPTER w
49, -.-"I
1T don't taste so good that
way. If | believed the mirror
shut up!-I'd think l still had my
right arm
"Of course. the mirror shows
everything reversed"
mot by a d--n sight, it don't.
1t shows some things reversed.
1t shows my left. arm where my
right one was-why don't it show
my head where my feet are? 1t
Continued on Page 5. Column L.
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Paris Senate Renames Head

PARIS. Jan. l4.--Senatof lie
Selves was reelected president OF
the Selae this afternoon by q
vote Of 2I3 10 Al.