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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-12
BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
IntsrnationaI News service

81
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
Intsrnational News Service
With 4 $459. O00, 900 tax reduc-
ton authorized BY the rebellious
Senate and deserted by their for
mer Democratic allies, Admins
tration leaders today endeavored
TO restore enough taxes to the new
revenue bill to prevent deficit
in the Federal Treasury at the
end of the next fiscal year. The
measure now carries $134, 0O0; 900
greater reductions than proposed
in the dead line" program laid
down by Secretary Mellon.
Hopes are Slim
Administration leaders centered
their drive on two goals. First,
they sought to restore the $24. O00,-
900 tax on admission and dues-a
provision for a 10 per cent levy,
with an exemption Of Is cents and
second. they conferred with House
Republicans over a plan for re-
storing other taxes when the bill
goes to conference. Many of the
Senate reductions, 1t was said, will
be rejected by the House.
The definite break in the Admin
isfration-D Democratic tax coalition
in the Senate, however, endangered
any such plan. Should the Senate
Democrats stand firm with the Re
publican progressives for greater
relief on the poor mans" taxes, the
the Administration forces may have
to accept the lower rates II they
want their bill enacted into law be-
fore March 1.
Two additional reductions were
ordered last night, when Democrats
and a number of Republican Sen
ators continued to rebel against the
Senate Finance Committee.
Cuts for Rum and OH
The rebels first adopted the
House rates on alcohol, providing
for a reduction in the tax from
$2.20 to $1.65 a proof gallon, ef-
fective January /, 1927, and to $1.10
per gallon, effective January /, 1928
Just $4,000, 900 less revenue for
1927 than the Senate Finance Con-;
mfttee recommended. Then they
increased the allowance for oil de.
pletion to 80 per cent OF any oil
company's gross income. another
81 900, 900 loss OF revenue.
An upwelcome offer Of help TO re.
cover revenue was extended the Ad.
nninistration leaders by the Pro.
gressives when Senator Norris H
Of Nebraska proposed to increase
the surtax rates on incomes above
$780, 900 to a new maximum rate OF
rs per cent at $1,000. 900. Norris
announced he would force vote or
his new amendment before the bill
is finally enacted. It will be op
posed by the Administration, but II
the Democratic rebellion continues
q new surtax minimum may bt
written into the measure.
Although they look upon the bill
IN it's present form as a white
elephant" its authors viii attempt
to force a final vote either late
today or early tomorrow.
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All Political Faiths
Pay Him Honor
By Intcrnational News service

Aeross the sands 81 time the figure " Abraham lincoln
.tnds ont a. avs0f IoOsr e. huan liberty On
f cnipersay 81 international Netvs SerUice
snfs tuo 81 the ssoHe - dGwn ~ the
present esnsraton from he life " the "Grsat Emancpato
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Dizzy Dan Drives.

ST was crossing East .Execu-
tive Avenue and the defendant,
coming up from the Monument
grounds, cut the corner and
headed for me with everything
wide open, just as stepped off
the curb.
at used to work In the psyche
pathic ward Of Roosevelt Hoe.
pitaI, your honor, and I'm pretty
well used to 'em, so / didn't lose
my nerve when saw this one
coming at me.
ITS no use jumping unit!
they're practically on you, be
cause there's no telling what
they'll do next. AS a rule they
make quick turn to the right
% LETT Just about the time you
tsn,lp and it's q $3.50 chance
= - 1aAA Stand your
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Negotiable Permit

Witness: AZ hired the defendant
six weeks ago, your honor. to
drive a truck for our firm
did you make him show you
his permit?"
Eyes, sir-we always do that
with new drivers, and we send a
man out with 'em the first day to
check up on 'em. Yesterday he
found he'd borrowed the permit
from q friend Of his who was
leaving town for an indefinite
stay"
Where was he going?"
Down to Atlanta, Georgia"
Got an appointment down
there. did he?"
Eyes, sir-he expects the job
will last anywhere from IL to 20
years, according to how well he
does. The defendant was one of
his intimate friends-in fact, 1
understood the defendant assisted
in melting down the silver, al
though they couldn't prove any
thing on him. He got the permit
and some other little trinkets
when his friend went away"
Counsel: I'VE admit that he
obtained the permit by unethical
methods, but he's a very skillful
driver"
They've got lot of 'em
down at Occoquan. They need
one more down there"
There's nothing so precious as
liberty, your honor"
That's why you shouldn t
drive without a permit-you're
likely to lose some OF your
liberty. When's the last time you
were arrested"
'fOh, way last year"
What time last year?''
II think 1t was November, but
1t may have been December
What was the charger"
''Whiskey, your honor"
What did you get?"
Fifty dollars or so days"
How long have you been out?'
"Since the LIST of January. ]
took this job the next day."
Have you got any friends or
relatives or anyone that'll miss
your
Counsel: "I1l miss him. your
honor-he hasn't paid me VEL
That's only half the story
What's the other half, your
honor?"
He won't pay you for a long
time YETI Ninety days"
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By SENATOR BURTON 4.
WHEELER
De.nocras. e Msnaana

Although comparative great
ness n 3 matter. Of opinion,
4 believe 1 am safe IN the -
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BY SENATOR JAMES Il
WATSON
nepubIican, q IIdlaIIa

One 81 the guiding stars III
our history ID AbrEaal1 Lin.
coin, the savior Of the Union.
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.U,S,ANDBR|TA|N
DISCUSS RUM
BY international News service


LONDON, Feb. 12.-New negotia.
tions between Great Britain and the
United States with regard to control
Of rum.running have been opened.
The United States, 1t Is under
stood, has requested Great Britain
to alter its form of clearance papers
for ships so as to show clearly the
ultimate destination Of all shipments
Of whisky from British ports.
While Great Britain is willing to
cooperate it is understood she has
informed the United States she can
not ban the shipment of whisky.
ground and look 'em In the eye
is about your only hope.
t'I did that with this one, and
he put on his brakes and cane
to a stop y foot or so from me.
He said he was thinking of
something else"
Nut: There was no reason for
1t. YOUR honor-I just cut the cor
ner. that's all"
"Nope-$2 more"
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TT Staff Photos
IMPORTANT LINCOLNIANA ITEM BEARS STAINS
the famous New York
taurant king the pillow upon which Abraham Lin
coins died private dwelling from
the old Ford Theater Tenth Street here now in of
Girls School, l4O9 Massachu
w. presented with the item by
Charles Wenzg of Baltimore who directed by the
abOve) explaining to the girls
markings and caustic stains Lower picture
closeup Of pillow,
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with The
.AIbi Artists
A Cross Section of the
Daily Grind in Judge
MacdOnaId's Court
Read En- and Weep
b DONALD aIcDOUGAL
o. DONALD McDOUGAL
Traffic KatrenjamInsr KID


Last Saturday he was parked
on n Street between and 8
.. m. He said he couldn't get
around to court until today. go.
gave him card for this morn
ing.
Monday I found him parked
on New York Avenue between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth from
liz noon to 1:30 and gave him an
other card. Last night I found
him parked on Thirteenth Street
without any parking light and
dealt him another one"
Money Talks
Hell have full deck before
long-a card for every regulation
He'll be an expert traffic whist
player"
Traffic pinoche. your honor
that takes d larger deck. don't
think there's anything wrong
with him. except he's a little
dumb"
Boob: 1--WE nothing to say"
THE court will say it for you
-$5 over all /"
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Department Of Potomac
Republic win the First Congregational Church
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Lincoln's Gettysburg address win be
read by Samuel Warner.
Services &C Memorial
Evening star., 1926-09-26

s.a,e will be able to make the trip, for
I feel that the visual education de-
rived through seeing these exhibits
will give the average child a better
knowledge of history in one day than
could be acquired from books In sew
eral years. 1t will he Of adva ntaEe to
all teachers, as well. who can make
the trip.
The success Of District day is
squarely in the hands Of the citizens
Of Washington.
Days Official Schedule.
$40 a.m.-Leave Washington by
special train on either Pennsylvania
or Baltimore and, Ohio Railroad.
1880 a.m.--Arrive in Philadelphia
at sesquicentennia1 international ex.
position grounds,
11:45 a.m.---Reception by Mayor
Kendrick. Procession with military
escort. headed BY United States Army
Band from the station to the audi
torium, which In located just inside
the grounds to the right Of the en-
trance The entire delegation will GO
immediately from the trains to, the
auditorium for the brief exercises.
This l. the program of exercises:
Cuno II. Rudolph. president of the
Board of Commissioners Of the Dis
trict. of Columbia. presiding.
II II. - Address of welcome by
Mayor kendrick Selection. Song OF
America, by Theodore Henckels. U. s.
Army Band Address by DR.. William
Mather Lewis. Selection, u. s. Army
Band.
The afternoon and evening will he
Evening star., 1926-09-26

employees IL expected at the celebra.
ton as q result OF the advertising
campaigns now being carried on. in
the Government departments.
Chief clerks of all of the depart
ments have been active for the past
week In broadcasting information
about the District day program. ex-
planning the significance of the occa-
sion and urging the employees to take
advantage Of the reduced rates offer.
ed by the railroads.
A number of public school children.
aS well as represe natives of the varf-
GUS civic and trade organizations. are
expected to make the trip A large
delegation from the Stanton Park
Cttizens' Association already is as
sured, according to Harry n. Stull,
Its president. who also has been in.
strumental in interesting other civic
bodies In thF "trip.
Civic Opportunity Here.
Civic pride should impel every
Nashingtonian who can possibly
spare the time, to make this trip
Mr.. Leese said yesterday Every
right-thinking resident of the Capital
believes that we have the greatest city
on earth. and this Is an opportunity
to Impress our public-spiritedness
upon the thousa nds Of others who will
be on the Sesqui grounds that day.
THE trip will be an education in it.
self. Historical events OF the past
century and half are depicted in a
manner that cannot fail to- impress
even the casual observer. and | hone
that as many school children as pos.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
BIG DISTRICT FETE
PLANNEDAT SESQU|
Supporters Say Three or
More Trains viii Be
Needed for Crowd.

Three or more trains will be needed
to carry the Nl,cal delegat tion to the
District day celebration. October 4. at
the Sesquicentennial Exposition IN
Philadelphia, according to officials in
charge Of arrangements.
Several organiZa tions have asked
for special cars for the trip. and at
least one trainload. 1t Is said. will
be composed Of Government employees.
The railroads have agreed to supply
special cars for parties Of 90 or more
The executive committee. Of which
NJ. A. Leese is chairman and Edward
ID. Shaw, secretary. has prepared
brief program which is designed to
furnish ma aximum of entertainment
and also TO impress on others present
the desirability of being q Washing
tonian. Commissioner Cuno II. Ru-
dolph will preside at the short exer-
cises, and there will be an address of
welcome by Mayor kendrick Of Phila-
delphia and a short talk by DR.. VIII
liam Mather Lewis. president OF
George Washington University.
Marines Head Parade.
A colorful parade from the trains
to the auditorium has been arranged.
Through the courtesy of Secretary OF
War Dwight r. Davis, the United
States Army Band, now playing at
the Sesqui. will play for this parade.
The American War Veterans Club
will take its coors with an armed
color guard Of Marines. which will
head the parade. The club will also
attend in a body headed by Lieut..
Col. Fred r. Ryons. Veterans not
members Of the club have been in
vited to join the parade.
A large representation of Federal
Evening star., 1926-09-26
TINY GIRL LEADS FIRST WHITES
TO JUNGLE ABODE OF PYCMIES
Ait ed for Hostile Reception,
They Meet instead With
Happy Greeting.
Little Felix Submit to Tape
Measure and Sneedily
lake Friends. :"

BY the Asso.aatei Pess
nAs;., r.. .i..DEN. Java Septem-
her 2o.---Sin.'!ng ana pmyInk with
bright heads which theY hat given
nei. tins p.emy girl recently led
American ana. Duich scientists Of the
81 riihs expeditWn into village of
pysmies In ihe jungies OF Dutch New
r'i'd ii > nloiinf2in-. She was the
tirst ot y newly discovered race OF
= eHier - ~ see, ~ white men
For four mon hs The expedition had
negotiated tne oin.> :rrus rapids of
'n> Aano@rano ti..t,r. nad climbed
T. ,",,eF.ti. -,Ht, ..sss Mountains.
IA ha1 nra Ve.i Il, .sy tropical fever
i thsh ;.tt~st Of the pySmies for
AthnoiogI"a. study. Their success In
.nui"g ,ae dwarf people after other
expeditions had been turned back
Wilh heavy loss due to disease. was
.2rgely achieved by use of an air
)iane which few over swamps and
lcGse equa torial growth.
PxEmy Land was found after five
.'rS o. climbing steep mountains,
'N''h rose st, a height OF Is. 900 feet
First the party came upon the Rouf-
.t.Ireti down a
:."r2". t.rh high cliffs on both
sides. Across the gorge was a rattan
suspension bridge.
.it partN .ru.,Sed 2inaerly. half
u>peciing treachery and prepared
ur hostile reception they had been
Cd to expect Instead. they met the
smiling little black girl.
Following her they entered a vii.
lage and soon were surrounded by the
people Of Pysny Land. But they
were friendly. Smiling and making
signs of good will. they brought pres.
ents Of their primitive bows and ar.
rows. ornaments and other crude i'm.
plements'of the stone age development
to which they belong. In return they
eA< essed their delight with the. ma
rine shells of trifiing value which the
men Of the expedition gave them, The
pygmies spoke in low tones. were un.
,btrusivc. but not timid. Ages of i'm
munity among the mountain heights
from the fierce bushmen of the plains
had made them calm and cool and un.
afraid.
The scientists were able to make
careful mea surements and determined
hat th"v were Of the true pygmy
type. They studied them to Ak their
relationship to other tribes and to col
lect chronological data for the National
Museum in Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
REPORT NOT READY.
Citizens Given Last Chance to Vote
on School Hours.

final report on the referendum
conducted by the Board OF Education
and The Star on the question OF
lengthening the school hours will not
be made until after all the citizens as
sociations and parent-teacher organ
izations have had an opportunity to
hold their October meetings, it was
announced last night by Harry O..
Hine, secetary OF the Board, Of Ed
ucation.
Mr. Hine has compiled a detailed
table Of the result of the referendum
as obtained to date and 1t is shown
that nine out of every ten persons
who sent In ballots are opposed to
any change In the school hours.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
ASKS AID FOR SETTLERS.
Colombia Industries Department
Seeks Colonization Funds.

BOGOTA. Colombia. September 25
tP).-The department of industries
has presented measure to Congress
for the COLOMBIA ton of government
lands and calling for an appropriat ion
to assist with money and farming i'm
plemants.
AT a public meeting Of influential
citizens plans were rawr- for the
creation Of a national department Of
agriculture, the establishment OF
schools in each state and the develop.
ment OF cattle raising
Evening star., 1926-09-26
PATUxENT OUT OF BANKS.
Motorists. However, Are Getting
Through at Affected Points.

The Patuxent River il out Of its
banks just north Of Laurel on the
Washington Baltimore boulevard. and
between Ashton and Highland on the
Ellicott City road, the American Auto
mobile Association reported last night.
but motorists are getting through
without a great deal Of difficulty.
In each instance the stretch OF road
affected is less than half a mile. and
the water Is up only to n depth of
about Is inches at the deepest point.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
Big Mexican Silver Carro.

BY Gable to The Star and New York World.
VERA CRUZ. September 25.-One
thousand and thirteen bars Of silver.
valued at more than a million dollars,
were shipped today to the United
States. England and France on the.
German steamer Rio Bravo, bound
for Galveston. The silver came from
the Real del Monte mines in the State
Of Hidalgo.
Evening star., 1926-09-26
CAR HITS TWO VEHICLES.

George Goldiner. "a years old. 472l
Eighth street. was slightly injured
last night when his automobile collid-
ed with a tAxicab at Fourth and F.
and then swerved into a truck. He
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for a possible fracture Of the left
hand. The taxicab was operated by
Frank .Ianey OF Clarendon. Va. and
the truck by Peter McClein, colored.
1A16 Fifth street.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

ROME. September IS GP-The on
cial organ Of the Fascist party today
announces with great praise that the
workmcn in the Fiat factory have vol.
UNFAIRLY renounced an increase in pa v
in order to contribute their share in
the economic struggle toward the re-
valuation OF the lira.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

Reappointment of the following
named brigadier generals in the Re
serve Corps of the Army are an
nounced at the War Department: vii.
liam G. Davis, California, Auxiliary
Corps: Paul II. Weyrauch. Washing
ton; Lewis A. Connor. New York City;
Joel l.. Goldthwait. Boston: Frederic
r. Russell. New York City. and Viii.
liam n. Wilmer. Baltimore. Medical
Corps, and Samuel II. Wolff, New
York City, Finance Department.
Evening star., 1926-09-26

(ConyriRhf. 1Q2R !
Evening star., 1926-09-26

free fer the attending delegates TO
visit the exhibits.
q p.m.-Trains leave for Washing
ton.
12-p.m.-Arrive in Washington.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
MANIAC SLAYER
SHOOTS ANOTHER
WITH u RIFLE
49, nisnatcn N P. Miral

(By Dispatcn A. p. Wirel
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 19.-Ross w.
Johnston, railroad detective, was shot
four times by man with .22 cal
ibre rifle in the railroad yards in
Southeast Council Bluffs late to-
night. He probably will die, physl-
clans said. Police of the two cities
were working on the theory that the
shooter was the so-called maniac
rifleman," who has terrorized Omaha
five days.
Johnston was shot four times from
behind a pile of ties but few feet
from him He said he heard no re-
port but heard the mechanism OF the
weapon. Omaha police have declared
the rifleman here used a silencer
He was shot in the back, the left
shoulder right elbow and right hand
He whipped out his own weapon and
fired twice as his assailant ran into
the darkness, but believed he did
not wound the man.
Doctors picked a .22 calibre pellet
from Johnston's hand at the hospital
to which he was taken and imme-
diately operated to save his life. The
bullet which struck his back, how
ever, was feared fatal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
CAPTAIN FRIED
REFUSES FUND
FOR HIMSELF
(Bv Dispatch a. P. wirs,

loV G1SpdCcu a. WAHSP
NEW YORK, Feb 19.-Captain
George Fried of the liner President
Roosevelt which rescued the crew of
the Antinoe, today wrote Mayor
walker that he would not accept any
for himself from funds
raised by various organizations to
express the city's gratitude.
He submitted plan for distribu-
tion of the money without regard to
rank or compensation of those who
would be benefited. It provided that
half of the total be donated to the
families of the two men who lost
their lives, with a maximum of $4,000
to each family.
Of the remainder he would distri-
butte so per cent to members of the
three boat crews, share and share
alike, while the remaining fourth OF
the total would be distributed equally
among the entire crew of the Roose-
Welt,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
80 BODIES HAVE
BEEN RECOVERED
in UTAH SLIDE
1Ru nisnatcn A. z. wirsl

BINGHAM Titan, Feb. 19.-Unless
there are some unknown bodies IN
the debris of Sap Gulch, the death
toll of Wednesdays snowslide Will
stand at 40. Thirty y-nine bodies have
been recovered One man, Frank
Miller, is missing. Twelve are in the
Bingham hospital No bodies We're
recovered today.
This fact was established this after
noon. Mrs. ]. T. Mcdonald who the
day before the disaster, sold her
boarding house to her son, Jimmy
Mcdonald returned to camp. She
Immediately set to work checking
over the list of missing and dead.
she made a trip to the morgue at
the foot of Bingham canyon and
identified sevkral bodies, re-identi-
fled others and then cleared UP the
discrepancies existing in the lists at
the Highland Boy mine offices and
the morgue.
Mother Mcdonald, as she is affee-
tionately known among the miners
and mushers in the camp, is beloved
by all. AS many of the men ap-
peared in the property room to claim
their effects recovered by the search
ers in the guleh, she would greet
them with hug and kiss and Sthen
would lead them to the front room
where The Associated Press has es-
tablished headquarters. "This is
she would say, "You have his name
among the missing. He is alive and
well, as you see" After two or three
of these visits, Frank A. Wardlaw,
superintendent of the Utah-DelaWare
Mining company, obtained copy Of
the lists compiled by The Associated
Press and got in touch with Mother
Mcdonald"
With a knowledge that seemed al
most uncanny Mrs. Mcdonald elimin-
ated name after name from the list.
s.This man is in Wyoming" she
would say, pointing to a name Or
perhaps he was in Colorado, or some
other of the numerous mining camps
of the Oquirrh mountain district. And
she always gave a reason for know
ing that seemed sufficient
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
GREAT SUN SPOT
NOW VISIBLE TO
THE NAKED EYE
(By Jack o'Connor)

Through the medium of a piece of
dark-colored glass or used film
negative, the great sun-spot" which
is now making it's fourth traverse of
the suns surface in the past three
months, may be easily seen by the
naked eye.
The dimensions of this solar chasm
are impressive 1t is 100000 miles
long and 10000 miles wide, and
crosses the face of the sun from east
to west in about IA days, the solar
period of revolution being approxi-
mately % days. Its present position
on the suns disk is almost central,
and it will disappear around the
western edge in 10 days, probably to
reappear on the eastern limb some
two weeks later. The larger sun
spots continue in view for periods
varying from three months to a~year,
while some of the smaller ones last
only few days.
Periods of sun-spot maximum occur
with remarkable regularity every IL
yearss. The last of such periods was
in 1917 so it would appear that the
present outbreak is premature, OIL
else will prove to be of greater in
tensity than usual.
Advocates of the "sunspot theory"
of long range weather forecasting,
among whom is FATHER Jerome Ri
card of Santa Clara, Calf, whose
forecasts of remarkable accuracy
have been published monthly in the
Dispatch for the past six months,
look for violent atmospheric disturb
ances this year as a result of the
unprecedented upheavals now occur
ring on the sun. Many months ago
Ricard foretold the unusually cold
and stormy weather which has pre-
vailed over both hemispheres this
winter and his surmises for the re-
mainder of this year are not encour-
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