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Evening star., 1926-10-28
LETTER HEIRS ORDERED
TO GIVE UP ,O0O,O 600
Three Children of Levi Instructed
by Judge to Pay Fund to
Estate for Grandchildren.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, October 2S-
The Illinois Supreme Court has
ordered payment by the three children
of the late Levi u. Letter of approx
mately 81 100000 to the estate to be
held for the II grandchildren of the
tinancier. Most of the fund will go
to the children of the late Lady
CurZon.
Joseph Letter, defendant in the suit
brought by his sister. the Countess of
Suffolk, to remove him as trustee of
their fathers estate, has contended
that $1,0000 900 paid him as interest
when he purchased the Zeigler coal
lands should be divided among the
heirs as income. The countess claim
ed that the money was part of the
estate
Evening star., 1926-10-28
Mai. Gen. Bell Nears Death.

CHICAGO. October IS R.-Maj.
Gen. George Bell, L. S. A, retired,
is seriously i'll IN a hotel here. The
commander of the 33d Division in the
World War is near death, according
to DIR. Gustavus Blech. Gen. Bell re-
turned from California a week ago.
Evening star., 1926-10-28

British industries employ approx
mately 1000 900 women.
Evening star., 1926-10-28

GUS. If the full Republican vote can
be polled, G. o. P. managers claim
they have nothing to fear.
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., grandson
of the late Senator, has been drafted
from his newspaper work at Boston
to drum up and get out the young
G. o. P. vote. For that purpose he
has organized and is actively leading
1.-The Republican Associates of Massa-
chusetts'
Evening star., 1926-10-28
Personality an Issue.

Personality is cutting almost more
II figure in the senatorial conflict
than issues. Butler is conservative,
capitalist and man of somewhat
Evening star., 1926-10-28
CASHIER ADMITS THEFTS
IN VIRGINIA BANK FAILURE
Pocahontas Institution Official Says
He Has Been Taking Money
for IA Years.

BY the Associated Press.
BLUEFIELD. W. Va. October IS
The First National Bank of Poca-
hontas, at Pocahontas. Va. across the
State line from here, closed its doors
Yesterday and was placed In the
hands of d. r. Wood, Federal bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
Drys ITO Dry Up Cities" and Vets to
Seek Country Aid.

CHICAGO, January &c P).-The
sixth anniversary or prohibition today
found dry workers and wet forces each
expressing confidence and both agreed
that the battle is far from ended.
+. Scott Mcbride, general superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League.
and other dry leaders said that hence
forth the dry campaign will be con-
centrated in the cities. because en-
forcement is established in the coun-
try districts.
on the other hand. A. d. Plamon-
don, president of the Illinois division
OF the Association Opposed TO Prohibi-
ton. said the campaign of the anti
prohibitionists will be waged in the
country. for Chicago and the big
cities are firm against the drys."'
Mrs. Ella a. Poole of Brooklyn.
Temperance Union, speaking in Ev-
anston. national headquarters of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
said that prohibition is merely follow
ing the normal course of any great
reform. which takes a generation or
more to become entirely effective
The habits of lifetime must be
changed" she said. The proposed
reinstatement of beer and wine is
propaganda of opponents Of prohibi-
ton and is no solution of the present
problem of enforcement.
I'VE will win," Mr.. Plamondon said.
THE cities are now definitely with us
What we want is modification of the
present law. We want light wines
and beer. The present law cannot be
enforced, but the other could, to ad-
vantage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

constitutes the first step in the en-
! trance of the United States into the
League of Nations
Senator Moses said that Elihu Root.
one of the committee OF jurists which
drafted the plan for the World Court,
! had failed in his efforts 10 bring about
| the establishment Of a real World
! Court
Mr. Root was politely handed a
few kind words and a glass Of water"
said Senator Moses. and though MIR.
Root throughout the sessions OF the
committee battled valiantly to pro-
duce a real court to which litigant ma
lions must repair. the children of his
thought received scarcely more nour-
ishing treatment at the hands OF his
colleagues"
At no time. Senator Moses said, was
there any Misrepresentation on the
part of the committee Of jurists that
| they were working under. IL not for,
the League OF Nations. He said that
IL had been asserted that the court
Is a most essential part Of the League
of Nations" lie quoted Mr. Hagerup
of Norway as saying, when the report
OF the committee was submitted to the
assembly OF the league to his col
/ leagues in that body the court was the
first step leading to the entrance OF
! the United States into the league.
Questions Membership.
I'm the progress OF the discussion
here" said Senator Moses. we have
been repeatedly assured-and even
more frequently ! have read in news
papers which are devoted to the
League of Nations-that some As
countries belong to this court. The
number Of countries which have &C
H., aaI ,ic to u
of these there are five-namely, Aus
traiia, Canada, India. New Zealand
and South Africa-which are not real
ly independent states at all. There are
some co independent states in the
world. so that this court accordingly
cannot be much more than half of a
World Court at the best calculation.
For example, the Irish Free State does
not seem to belong to the court at all.
1t is not listed among the members
of the court in the courts report and
Is not listed as having at any time
even signed the protocol. Among the
nations of this continent there are Is
which either have never signed at all
or else after signing have not ratified
the protocol. 1t does not seem that
there Is any tumultuous movement on
this side of the ocean to assume mem
| hership in this court.
Nevertheless. while the statute of
! the so-called court and the method
pursued by the various signatories to
| the optional clause Of this protocol
may seem to limit the effect of the
courts action upon the United States
which effect We may further limit by
appropriate reservations-there still
remains a fundamental characteristic
of the tribunal which may be found
in it's organic law, namely. the cove
nant of the League of Nations.
| The covenant, under it's fourteenth
! article empowers the court to give an
advisory opinion upon any dispute or
| question referred to 1t by the council
or by the assembly of the League Of
| Nations. This means any case and
! every question, and it is not limited
! to a controversy submitted by the
parties thereto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
D. C. HEADS MAY OPPOSE
TRAFFIC BILL FEATURES
Parts of Blanton Measure Raising
Directors Pay and Adding to
Powers Fail to Please.

A report on the bill Of Representa-
tive Blanton TO increase the salary
and authority of the director Of
traffic is expected to be adopted by
the District Commissioners at their
semi-weekly board meeting Tuesday.
The Commissioners already have
given considerable study TO the meas
ure and have sought the views not
only of Traffic Director NJ. o. Eldridge
but also of Chief of Police Edwin &.
HeSSe and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Ringgold Hart. Commission
er Rudolph has gone to Florida for a
Today Winter vacation, but he out
lined to Commissioner Bell his atti-
tude with respect to the bill before
leaving.
Certain provisions OF the measure
are to be approved. it is understood.
The chief provisions increasing the
salary of the traffic director to $40, 900
a year and giving him control of the
traffic bureau are expected to be OPP
posed. The Commissioners are said to
be skeptical concerning the latter pro
posal, which they say will divide
police authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
SUDDEN DEATH" DINNER.
PussyfOOt johnson Guest of Honor at
New York Affair.

NEW YORK, January 16 P).-In
observance Of the sixth anniversary Of
prohibition the New York Anti-Sa
loon League held Sudden death"
dinner tonight to show the dangers
that lurk in forbidden bottles. Coun-
terfeit labels and strip stamps confis-
Gated in plants devoted to the pro
ducing Of bootleg liquor from dena-
tured alcohol We're exhibited as evil
dence "of the kind of stuff vets
drink
The original plan to include an ex-
hibit of bootlegs liquor fell through
when the Federal attorneys Office re-
fused to cooperate. The dinner was
given in honor of William F. Pussy
foot" Johnson, veteran campaigner
for prohibition.
Plans for a Showdown exposition
to be held in New York in June to
allow vets and drys to meet in graph
ic encounters were announced at the
dinner by Arthur J. Davis. State SUI
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

League. One-half of the exposition
floor will be left open to the anti
prohibitionists to fill. if they choose,
with their own exhibits to offset those
being prepared by the prohibitionists
Our challenge to the vets is more
than a gesture" Mr.. Davis said 1--WE
have sent them written invitations to
meet us in the open on fair field of
battle. All they will have to do is to
prepare and display their own exhibit.
IF they are ~%cid to present their
facts, if they dare not see the public
with their arguments, we will leave
their side of the exhibition han vacant
and the public will know this vets
have quit"
Mr. Davis promised an exhibit that
"will be living demonstration of the
benefits of and necessity for prohibi
ton showing what prohibition has
accomplished since the various States
began going dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
ASK QUICK HEARING
FOR COLLEGE BILL
Measure Would Establish
Institution as Part of
School System Here.

Senator Tasker l.. eddie and Rep
resentative Samuel s. Arentz Of Ne
vada will seek early hearings on their
bills for establishment of a Junior col
lege as part OF the public school
system Of the District of Columbia
School officials are considering the
bills and some are said to be favoranlv
inclined toward the proposal. The
junior college is favored by Secretars
Of Labor Davis, the Manor Park Citi-
Zens' Association. the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, the Par
ent-TeaCher Association Of Central
High School and others.
Or. r r. Read Of the school com
mittee Of the Manor Park Association
is arranging for presentation Of arGu
ments in behalf Of the bin before the
District committees, which will prob
ably include delegations from these
bodies, as well as local school Off
cials and officials of the United States
Bureau of Education. Mr. AREN'T.
who has three children in Washington
public schools Will also appear for
the measure. which authorizes an APP
preparation of S15. 900 for preparation
Of plans and specifications for the
college, which it is proposed shall be
located on the eastern end Of Rock
Creek Park near Kennedy place, Six
teenth street and Colorado avenue.
Ends With Twelfth Grade.
Senator eddie and Mr.. AREN'T point
out that there is now no provision for
public education in the District OF Co
lumbia beyond the twelfth grade, al
though in the several States Of the
Union public education 10 the six
teenth grade is generally provided
They call attention that the Fedora
Government, through the Bureau OF
Education Of the Interior Department.
urges the public provision of facilities
Cor higher education throughout the
United States, although such provision
is not now being made by the Govern
ment in the National Capital. They en-
phasiZe that maintenance Of the seat
of Government as a non-industrial city
results in relatively small opportunity
Tor employment of the inhabitants in
occupations requiring nut little educa-
ton, and consequently educational f.
ciiities here should be above rather
than below the average standard.
L. S. Workers Need.
Mr.. Arentz also calls attention 10
the fact that employees of the Federal
| Government here have no public pro
vision for higher education for their
children, such as is generally provid.
ed for State employees.
This is a situation which IS incon-
sistent with the duties imposed on
| Congress by the legislation creating
the seat of government" Mr.. Aren't
says, and there is no relief possible
save by action Of Congress
His resolution proposes an appro-
priation of SIS, 600 for the preparation
Of plans, TO be submitted TO Congress
by the District Commissioners not
later than December !, 1926. 1t also
provides that the District Commits
sioners and the Rock Creek and Pc
tomac Parkway Commission he direct
ed to set aside as a site for such
junior college that portion of Rock
Creek Park lying east of a line drawn
1900 feet west of the west side Of
Sixteenth street and extending from
Colorado avenue TO Kennedy place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
BRYAN MEMORIAL
IN CAPITAL WILL
FEATURE CARLTON
Continued from First PageD

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100000 which it is planned at this
time to expend on the memorial.
Before the question of the location
Of the pronosed memorial commons is
given definite consideration. Mr..
Daniels said. the matter will be dis
cussed further with members of the
Fine Arts Commission, Maj. l. >.
Grant, 3D. officer in charge Of the
office of public grounds and public
parks OF the National Capital, and
other authorities in the Capital.
Drive to Start March 10.
The committee plans to launch the
campaign for funds with memorial
meetings and dinners throughout the
country on March 10. the anniversary
OF Mr.. Bryans birth. II is hoped that
the fund can he raised before the end
Of the year iE order that the plans
for the memorial can be fully COM
pleted within that time.
The carlton planned will be after
the design of the great carillons Of
Holland. Mr.. Rice recently visited
Antwerp to study the great bell in
struments there, whose notes fill the
air for a radius of several miles. The
instruments are played electrically
from q keyboard. and some of them
have more than 100 notes, each bell
giving perfectly attuned note.
Some of those in Holland are said 10
have maintained their perfect tone for
several hundred years.
The height of the carlton tower
Mr.. Daniels said. will depend largely
on its location. If located in an open
space the notes will carry from a
tower of only moderate heights and
such location is considered desirable
to prevent echoes from the bells. Mr..
Daniels believes there are several To-
cations within the District of Co
lumbia that would be suitable for the
memorial, but any decision as TO this.
he says, Is being left for future
consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

operates like a bank. The money in a
bank belongs to the individual de-
positors, he said, but is used by the
bank until the depositors call for it.
At present there IS a large balance
In the fund. but Chairman Lehlbach
asked Mr.. Biller If he had any COM
putations to show when annuities and
refunds going out of the fund would
overtake the contributions being put
In by the employees.
Committee Thanked.
Mr.. Biller replied that would de.
pend on the extent to which Congress
increases the amount of annuities by
new legislation. The committee ex
poets to obtain data as to the cost of
the various plans for increasing the
annuities before reporting out the
new legislation.
Before the hearing closed Robert H.
Alcorn. chairman of the joint confer
ence Of civil service employees on re.
tirement, thanked Chairman Lehlbach
and the members Of the Senate and
House committees for the careful con-
sideration they gave the various or
CARNATIONS appearing at the hearings,
and expressed the hope that a liber-
allied retirement law would be re-
ported out in time for action at this
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

report of the tax bill to the Senate
! on Tuesday. The bill will be taken
/ up for debate as soon thereafter as
| possible depending somewhat upon
what determination is made OF the
! World Court matter.
The Democrats sought to have
| their plan adopted for dealing with
! the public debt. providing for paying
the debt entirely from the sinking
fund provided by law, but requiring
| that the cost of the sinking fund be
| cut by applying to 1t the annual re
! ceipts from foreign governments on
| account of war debt payments. But
| this plan was voted down by the Re
! publican members of the committee.
! The Democrats claimed that the debt
could be retired under their plan in
81 years. 1t is the expectation of the
administration to retire the debt in
from 20 TO % years.
Surtax Vote Unanimous.
The vote of the committee on the
surtax rates adopted was unanimous
Payments under the compromise rates
as compared to the payments under
existing rates and rates provided in
the House bill would be as follows
For an income of $4,000. under com
promise rates, 1868: under House
rates $685.; under existing rates, $40;
for an income of $50 1000, under the
compromise rates S2.925. under the
House rates, $3,405; under the present
rates $3.50; for an income of $40. 900,
under the compromise rates, S6.G05;
under the House rates, sos: under
the present rates. $7,780: for an income
Of 100000, under the compromise
rates, $11. sos; under the House rates,
$l2 ,305; under the present rates, Sl7,'
020. These figures are based on the
exemption allowed on $50, 900 earned
income. as provided in the pending
bill. The present law allows for Slo,-
OOO The reductions in tax under the
compromise rates below the House
rates begin with incomes of SIS 900.
The estate tax. it had been esti-
mated by the Treasury Department,
would yield Sl1O. 900 900 in 1926. The
Senate committee not only voted to
repeal the tax, but provided that the
rates in the 1921 revenue law should
apply on all inheritances since the
1924 rates became effective. The re
peal of the estate tax is effective from
the date of the approval of the pend
Ing bill.
Gift Tax Vote, 16 to 1.
The committee voted to repeal the
gift tax by a vote of IL to |.
Acting on admission taxes, the com
mittee raised the exemption from 80
cents to Is cents. The bill also re
peals the House provision eXemptinG
tickets to the spoken drama.
Senator Smoot estimated that II
would be possible to pass the bill
through the Senate in two times of
actual consideration, provided. of
course. the debate was not compli-
Gated by an attempt on the part OF
anti-court Senators to hold the tax
bill before the Senate so as TO prevent
the World Court protocol from com
ing up soon again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
COURT ON PROGRAM.
johnson Is Slated to Speak OH ResO-
luton Tomorrow

The World Court will come before
the Senate for consideration AGAIN
when that body meets tomorrow.
Efforts of anti-court Senator's To
bring about a legislative session so
that other business might be given
the right of way proved unaVallln@
Yesterday and the Senate took re
cess until noon tomorrow. Senator
Hiram Johnson of California is ex-
pected to speak IN opposition 10 the
court.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
Republican, was the only speaker on
the court at yesterdays session of
the Senate He laid down four pro-
posals which he said represented an
irreducible minimum of reservations
and amendment to bring about Ameri
can adherence to the World Court.
Would Survey Sentiment.
He urged that the nations already
members of the court be sounded out
through diplomatic channels as to
their attitude toward these proposals
before the Senate should act on the
court.
The four conditions upon which Sen
ntor Moses would rest adherence to
World Court follow:
First. To provide SO that future
=
shall be brought about, not by the
league. but by Independent general
international conferences such as Mr..
Root struggled for in the committee
of jurists-
Second. To provide that the court
shall no longer be elected by the
League Of Nations, but shall be chosen
as we'll as nominated by the national
groups of the existing permanent
court Of arbitration at The Hague.
groups of the existing Permanent
Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
Would Change Financing.
Third. That the pay, pensions and
expenses of the court shall be met
not by contributions to the general
treasury Of the league, thence to be
allocated as the league sees fit, but
through the permanent administrative
council or the international bureau of
the Permanent Court Of Arbitration
at The Hague-bodies still existent
and still capable of functioning and
open TO no implication that they are
attempting to carry forward the am
billions of the League of Nations to
become a supergovernment of the
world.
Fourth. To provide, not as now
rendered by the court to the League
of Nations shall not be binding-as
they are not in any real sense-but
to provide absolutely that such opin-
ions shall not be rendered at ALL
Senator Moses characterized the
World Court as it stands as the
league court. He traced the lineage
of the protocol now before the Senate
for ratification to prove that 1t had
its origin in the League Of Nations
covenant, and is still so intimately
bound up with the league that the
United States, by joining the court
could not escape ENHANCEMENT with
the affairs Of the league.
Sees League Around Corner.
"The central thought Of the pro
ponents Of this court as 1t now stands
in pressing our adherence Is that il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
20 LEAVE LEAVENWORTH
FOR NEW REFORMATcRY
Will Prepare Chillicothe, Ohio, In
stitution for Receipt of Other
First Offenders.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEAVENWORTH, Kans., January
16.-Twenty prisoners from the United
States Penitentiary here are sched-
uled to leave early tomorrow morn
ing aboard a special car bound for
Chillicothe. Ohio. where they will be-
come the first inmates of the national
reformatory, a Government institu-
ton now being started to care for
young first offenders and to relieve
the menacing overcrowded condition
of Federal penitentiaries.
The 20 pioneers" at the national
reformatory will be detailed at once
to the task Of preparing buildings for
the receipt of others.
With the establishment of the ma.
tional reformatory, the system OF
having young prisoners confined with
old and hardened criminals will be
eliminated. Only first offenders and
Federal prisoners under 80 years of
age will be sent OF the reformatory.