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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
HUGE LIQUOR PLOT
PROBE NEARS END
Last of Witnesses in CIeve-
land Inquiry to Be
Heard Monday.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, February 27.-Ths
end of the Federal grand jury investi
cation into alleged nationwide boot
leg alcohol conspiracy is in sight.
State Attorney A. e. Bernsteer
declared tonight that the last of the
grand jury Monday, when 1t resumes
it's sessions after the week end re
cess, and that "the Indictment ought
to be returned not later than Thurs
day"
THE Indictment is a voluminous
one. containing approximately 100
overt acts and naming between 1OO
and 125 persons in II different large
centers," Bernstein declared.
Work of drafting the true bill will
have been completed by Tuesday and
the grand jury then will be asked &c
consider it's contents along with the
names of persons it Contemplates
naming.
During today's hearing Judge
Westenhaver ruled that the request
Of the Government attorneys that the
Western Union Telegraph Co. furnish
an unspecitied number of kilograms
was "a little unreasonable" He said
the request should be more specif1C
as to the kilograms in view of the
expense and time the telegraph com
pany will be put to supply groups OF
kilograms involved in a blanket sub
poena.
The number of persons arrested in
connection with the investigation
centering around the Superior In
panhn6 hO fOd9V
Government agents promise this
many more by the end of the coming
week.
The latest to be barred were Ed
mund Coy and Alexander McCool
railroad workers of st. Paul. Their
arrests on charges of conspiracy
bring the number of st. Paul men
apprehended to eight. OF the others
arrested, 19 are of Cleveland,
are Philadelphians. each from Min
neapolis and Duluth, 3 are Chicagoans
and / is a Milwaukee man.
Others Put Under Arrest.
Coy and McCool came to Cleveland
early this week in response to sub
poenas to appear before the grand
Jury. Each went to Jail pending ar
rangements for $1,000 bond set by
United States Commissioner NJ. J.
Monahan before whom they pleaded
not guilty Preliminary hearing was
set for March 10.
Four other st. Paul residents who
appeared here in answer to subpoenas
we're arrested on conspiracy charges
during the week.
Among the last witnesses to appear
before the grand jury will be Israel
Alpern of st. Paul, serving term in
the Fort Leavenworth Federal Prison
for violation of the prohibition law.
lie was ordered brought to Cleveland
by the Department of Justice after. it
is claimed, he volunteered to aid in
exposing the ring.
Alpern will be the third convict to
testify. Ben and Abe Gleeman, serv-
ing life sentences in the Saltwater,
Mimi, prison for the murder of Bur
ton Stevens during a bootleg war in
ST. Paul. gave testimony several days
ago which is understood implicated
several other Twin City residents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
BIBLE ADMONITION HALTS TRIAL
OF TEACHER ACCUSED OF HERESY
10 to Thy Brother First,'' Matthew Wrote, and
Elder Must Obey in Case of Man Who Denied
Spelling Bees Were Sins.
hH the Associated Press.

nA the Associated Press
fALM1RA, Ind, February 21.-De-
sire TO proceed in strict accordance
with the rules for church government
iaid down in st. Matthew's Gospel to-
DAY caused three members of the
Palmyra Church of Christ, sittinc as
Judges in the trial for "worldiness''
OF w. Clyde Martin. to remand the
case to the church congregation for
disposition.
Martin, a university graduate, is
threatened with expulsion from his
church as the climax of a disagree
ment with townsfolk over recreatiSnal
activities introduced by him among
the community's young people after
his return from college several years
ago.
The charges. preferred by Charles
fllls, deacon, We're set for hearing
today, but after a short and often
interrupted session the judges re
fused jurisdiction when Charles Bush
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

BY the Associated Press.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, February
27.-Judge w. A. White, presiding
at a session of Hancock County Cir
cult Court here today, issued an order
prohibiting any newspaper circulated
in Hancock County from publishing
any testimony brought out in the ap-
preaching trial of Jesse Favre, indict-
ed today on a charge of completely in
murder.
Favre is charged with participation
in the Staying of w. NJ. Mingee and J.
A. McLemore, Federal entomologists,
near Picayune.
Judge White said his order was
based on the presumption that other
indictments may be returned in con-
nection with the case. and that he
wished nothing published for circula-
tion in Hancock County that would
have a bearing on possible indict-
ments.
Favre. who has been held in Jail at
Paschagoula, will be removed to the
Harrison County Jail at Gulfport,
where Harold C'Doc'C Jackson. held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
MORE TAN EXPERTS.
Additional Men TO Aid Filling Out Re.
turns at Revenue Office

Additional experts will be on. hand
Al 1922 Pennsylvania Avenue, the Of
fee of the deputy collector of internal
revenue for the District OF Columbia
tomorrow morning to assist Washing
tonians make out their income tax re-
turns under the new law.
President Coolidge having signed the
hill Friday, there was a rush to the
local tax paying office yesterday,
, which is expected to continue until
the time has expired for filing returns,
March Is. Only II days remain, and
the additional business which has piled
up on account of the late date of en-
aCtment of the bill is expected to
bring "A big rush to the local office,
as well as to those throughout the
country.
Washington banks. it is expected,
will cooperate as they have in the
past. and special deputies for the Gov
ernment will probably be placed in
convenient stations throughout the
business district within a few days
to assist the public.
In connection with its announce
ment that extension of time to May
IL for filing returns had been granted
in the case of citizens and residents
of the United States whose net income
for 1925 was in excess of $4,000 and
in the case OF domestic corporations,
It was explained in an official state
ment at the Treasury that extension
Of time of making return does mot
carry with 1t an extension of time in
which to pay the tax.
Tentative returns are required on
or before March l5, 1926" said a
statement from the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue" and must he ac-
cumpa MED by at least one-fourth of
the estimated amount of the lax.
Tentative returns should be on the
usual return form-l040 for individ-
uals and 1920 for corporations
plainly marked 'Tentative' at the top:
contain a statement of the estimat ted
amount of the tax believed to be due
and be properly executed. No other
data need he given.
Where a taxpayer files tenta-
tive return and fails to file a COM
plete return within the period of the
extension granted. the complete. re-
turn. when filed, is subject to the
penalties prescribed for delinquents.
IF the estimated tax on the ten
tative return is less than shown to
he due on the completed return, the
difference will bear interest ut the
rate of 6 per cent per annum until
paid.
copies of the farms will be mailed
taxpayers. but failure to receive a
form does not relieve the taxpayer
of his obligation to file a tentative
return on or before March Is, 1926.
Copies will be available at the offices
of collectors of internal revenue and
bran anch Offices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
ELDR|DGE TRAFFIC
LAW DRAFT READY
"Composite" Measure, With
Permit Revocation Clause,
to Go to Committee.

Traffic Director M. o. Eldridge COM
pleted the draft last night of a compre-
hensive traffic control bill embodying
various measures now before Congress
in addition to important provisions
which he believes should be included
to make the streets of Washington
more safe for motorists and pedes-
trians. The bill according to Mr.
Eldridge was prepared at the request
of the House District traffic sub-com-
mittee and will be submitted to it for
consideration tomorrow.
While the traffic director declined
to make public the text of the new
bill, he explained that it contains
many of the provisions Of both of
Representative Blanton's traffic con-
troll measures. 1T is just compo-
site traffic bill" he said, designed to
clarity the different measures dealing
with that subject now being con-
Sidered."
Permit Clause Is Feature.
The chief feature of the bill, it is
understood, deals with the subject of
revocation and suspension of drivers
permits. The phraseology of this pro.
vision, it was indicated, follows closely
that in the revised Blanton measure
which would give the traffic director
authority to revoke operators per.
mits for any violation of the traffic
act or for ANY cause which may be
deemed sufficient This provision
a permit pending a hearing when he
has fn hpliaUn that the holder.
is an improper or incompetent person
to operate an automobile.
Improper" or incompetent
persons, according to Mr.. Eldridge' s
oft-repeated views include those who
have been declared insane, those who
suffer with sporadic epileptic fits, the
blind and cripples in whose hands a
car would be dangerous.
Inmates of St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Mr.. Eldridge contends, should not be
given hearing before their permit
is revoked, as this would be a super
fetal procedure. He argues that there
should be different provisions for GER
tain cases.
Would Change Trials.
The new bill also contains, it was
reported. a provision giving the traffic
director authority for compulsory re-
vocation in certain cases, revocation
after hearings for others and a flexible
provision. Recommendations will he
made, too, it was said, that all traffic
cases be handled in traffic court and
prosecuted by the corporation counsel
instead of dividing them between the
United States branch Of police court
and traffic court as Is now the prac-
tiCe.
Mr.. Eldridge intimated that the bill
would be worked, at the request of
the committee, to bring street cars
under his control. This provision was
one of those found Objectionable by
the Commissioners in the revised Blan.
ton bill. The Commissioners believe
that the operation of street cars should
continue under the jurisdiction of the
Public Utilities Commission.
In connection with the provision for
the revocation OF drivers permits, Mr.
Eldridge said he based his phra seology
on the New York law. which provides
that the authority in control Of traffic
Continued on Page 4, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
VALENTINO IN ACCIDENT.
Film Star Has Marrow Escape From
Death.

SAN. LUIS OBISPA, Calf. Febru-
ary 27 OP).-Rudolph Valentino. film
actor had a miraculous escape from
serious injury and possible death last
night when his automobile was
wrecked and it's occupants hurled
out after the car had struck a rail :
road guide post while travelling at
at a high rate of speed.
Valentino, accompanied by a di-
rector and a chauffeur, was driving
to Hollywood. He was unable to
negotiate q sharp turn near Santa
Margarita and the car whirled around
several times and crashed into the
guide post. The three occupants
were thrown out. but none was in
jured. The actor left for Hollywood
by bus two hours later, none the
worse for his experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
BLIMP TEST SUCCESSFUL.
Amundsen Ship Makes Trial Flight
Over Rome.

ROME. February 26 CP).-The diri-
chile Norges, with which Roald
Amundsen plans to journey to the
North Pole, carried out successful
eight hour trial flight over Rome to-
day.
The blimp, carrying 30 persons, In
cluding Engineer Mobile and the Nor
wegian and Italian members OF the
polar expedition, circled over Rome
several times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
SHENANDOAH LOSS
NOT TO HALT WORK
Naval Committee Votes to
Spend $85, 900, 900 for
Aviation Program.
: BY the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
The House naval committee is con-
vinced that the Shenandoah disaster
should not halt the progress of air
ship development.
ITO stop this development in the
face of misfortune would be un-
American the committee yesterday
reported to the House in formally
submitting it's five-year program 10
spend S85, 900 900 to build up naval
aviation. The report in part said:
THE utility of disasters is in what
they teach.
"Out of the welter of charges and
insinuations which have character
lied, so unfortunately, the inquiry
into the Shenandoah crash. 1t begins
to appear that that catastrophe
teaches us no lesson that airships
are impossible.
"The construction of the two rigid
airships leach three times the size of
the Shenandoah) included in the
program. will go far toward building
up in this country an airship in
dustry.
Should BE No DiscOuragement.
The committee does not feel that
the crash of last September. terrible
as it was, should discourage further
experiments with airship navigation.
All the worlds accomplishments that
are of any value have cost money
and lives. Money and lives are rot
wasted if only the work goes on
They are wasted if the work is
aba ndoned.
Further, the committee believes
there is definite public sentiment In
favor of replacing the Shenandoah by
a larger and more thoroughly modern
rigid airship To stop this worthy
DEVELOPMENT in the eace of misfortune
would be un-American. If such tao
tics had been followed in the past
many of the machines which serve
commerce today would be noneX-
istent.
so great are the possibilities, IT
is felt, that this country cannot
afford to do otherwise than to follow
up it's present advantage end de-
termine definitely the utility and
limitations of rigid alrships when en-
ployed in the Nations active opera
tions with our other naval forces.
Memorial TO the Dead
THE disaster of the Shenandoah h
and others that have gone before
with their lamentable loss of life
have all pointed the way to better
and safer construction, and the new
and larger airships which we can
build will constitute monuments to
those brave officers and men who
have given their lives to this great
development which seems TO hold Sc
much promise To mankind.
Air navigation is necessarily a
pioneering business. Pioneering is
always dangerous and usually en-
pensive. But it is necessary.
"If those Egyptians who first took
their f1imsy wooden shells of the Nile
into the waves of the Mediterranean
had gone home discouraged after
their first wreck, where would be the
ocean navigation of today? If the
Wright brothers had quit work in
despair when their airplane fell at
Fort Myer and killed Lieut.. S"lfridge,
where would we have found aerial
eyes for our Army in the great War?'
The program as made public would
allot S8,000,000 for the Two new
dirigibles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Some Departments Flout McCarl Ruling
By Paying Employees Ahead of March l

ended, the money must not be paid
until the day following. This was
the substance of the ruling as given
yesterday by the Office of the Con-
troller General. Any departure
therefrom, it was stated, is tech
nically illegal.
The departments paying off yes
terday were the Post Office. Agri-
culture. State, Navy, Labor and the
Office of Public Buildings and Pub
lie Parks of the National Capital
Other departments declined to pay
off until tomorrow-choosing to stick
closely to the McCarl ruling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

Paw day in the Government de-
partments--always a matter of con-
troversy when the month ends on
Sunday or a holiday-promises to
provoke another one as the result of
the action of several Government
departments yesterday in paying
their employees while others declined
to do so until tomorrow.
Under a ruling made a year and
a half ago by Controller General
McCarl, compensation shall he
awarded employees only upon com :
pletion of their services. and when
it is found impossible OF impracti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
WARNED BY CHURCH BELL
German Police Unable to Find
Wine War Leaders.

GRAACH, Prussia. February q CP)
When a detachment of police ar
rived here today to make new ar
rests of alleged ringleaders in Thurs
days wine growers riot at Bernkas-
tel. the church bells were tolled
summoning all citizens to the streets.
The police. unable to locate the want
ed men in the crowds, were compelled
to leave with their mission unful-
filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-48 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and. Colleges-Pages % and %.
Current News Events-Page 23.
Boy ScoutS-Page 32
Y. w. c. A. News-Page 80.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page SO.
Around the City-Page 3S.
Spanish War Neterans-Page SO.
Civilian Army News-Page 3S!
AT the Community Centers-Page 80.
Serial, THE Adopted Wife'-Page A.
Radio News and Programs-Pages 43,
A and As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Chicago Europe Freight Line.

CHICAGO, February q @.-Inau-
guration of direct freight service by
boat from Chicago to Europe was an
nounced today by the Great Lakes
Transatlantic Lines. The first sailing
is scheduled for April II. when the
Texas, a 3.500-ton freighter. will hoist
anchor for Eu. ope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
PART TWO-18 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page i.
Reviews of Winter Books-Page T.
Tales of Well known Folk-Page II.
The Starry Skies in March-Page 13.
Boy Scout News-Page 13.
News of the Clubs-Page IA.
ID. A. r. Activities-Page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

This is me drst ot a series Of stories
on the great Canadian god rush TO the
nearly discOUered feid at Red Lake. The
dispatches sent back By dog team ,ciU
0ppeQr as Neu are receiped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
PART THREE-14 PAGES.

AmusementS-Thea and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington-Page 5.
Motors and Motoring-Pages and Z.
Veterans of the Great War-Page 8.
District National Guard-Page 10.
F'raternal News-Page IL.
Army and Navy News-Page 13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
WIN 6-YEAR CAMPAIGN.
Businessmen Hail End of Tax On
Foreign Earned Income.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February 27.-One of
the many hundreds of paragraphs in
the 1926 tax revision bill just signed
hv President Coolidge, crowns six
wear campaign by the national for
slgn trade council and American
Nontinued on Page 4, Column 6l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
New Legislation Feared.

While the bill is expected to reduce
revenues 1887 600. 900 this calendar
year ii has been estimated that the
Government receipts during the next
fiscal year will be reduced by only
S3l9 900 900
on the present basis of Government
operations if the old law had re-
manned in effect, Treasury calcula-
tons show that a surplus of $3.50, ,000,-
O00 could have been counted on in that
year, leaving a margin of S11 900 900
Tor probable surplus under the new
law. As far as the current fiscal
year Is concerned, a sufficient surplus
Is in sight to meet the effect of the
reduction in taxes effective prior to
june 80.
Approval of some of the numerous
bills now pending in Congress. which
propose additional appropria tions
Treasury officials said, will more than
wipe out this prospective 81 ,0O0, 900
margin. Besides the public buildings
bill, which has received the indorse-
ment of the administration, the House
has in preparation a rivers and har-
horS bill as we'll as measures to au-
thoriZe increa sed funds for the Army
ana Navy. Concern lest the latter
measure add a heavy burden on the
Treasury was expressed yesterday at
the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
u. s. ASKED TO SAVE
CHICAGO FROM GRIP
.OF ALIEN CUNMEN
Dawes Presents Citizens
Petition, Charging Super
government to Senate.
POLICE ARE ACCUSED
OF AIDING GANGSTERS
Grove, Chief Target of Allegations,
Denies He Is Failing to
Enforce Law.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Anappeal to the Federal Government
to rescue Chicago from a reign of
lawlessness under alien domination
was presented to the Senate yesterday
by Vice President Dawes at the re
quest of the Better Government Asso-
citation of Chicago and Cook COUNTY.
Alleging a coalition between the un-
derworld and enforcement officials, the
petition declared that the community
was helpless and that citizens were
compelled to surrender many of their
rights without protest.
There has been for long time in
this city of Chicago" the petition
said, "a colony of unnaturaliZed per
sons, hostile to our institutions and
laws, who have formed supergovern-
ment of their own-feudists, Black
Handlers, members of the Mafia-who
levy tribute upon citizens and enforce
collection by terrorizing, kidnapings
and assassinations.
Charge Officials Aid.
Evidence multiplies daily that
many public officials are in secret al
lance with underworld assa ssins, gun
men, rum-runners, bootleggers, thugs.
ballot box suffers and repeaters; that
a ring of politicians and public Off
cials operating through criminals and
with dummy directors are conducting
a number of brewerieS and are selling
beer under police projections: police
officials, working out of the princlpa
law-enfOrcement office of the city, have
been conveying liquor-namely. alco-
l. II .rly nd nd nm
such police officer who IS under Fed
eral indictment is still acting as pc-
lice officer
The petition was presented in per
son to Vice President Dawes by Dean
Edward T. Lee of the John Marshall
Law School and acting president OF
the Better Government Association.
and Dr.. Elmer l.. Williams, director OF
law enforcement of the association.
The document was referred to the
Senate immigration committee.
Sweeping Probe Asked.
It is urged In the petition that this
committee make a complete inVeStiEd
ton of the whole situation i'll ChicaG"
with a view TO having deported those
aliens who are alleged TO form the
backbone of outlawry in the nation
second largest city.
Although he is not named. States
Attorney Robert f. Grove is es-
pecially assailed in the petition. par
ticular reference being made TO the
Morrison Hotel banquet to that official
by the late Tony Genna when he was
in power. Genna and two or his
brothers later were killed in one ot
Chicago's frequent gang wars.
The petition asserts that more than
100 bomb outrages have been per
petrated in the city during the past
year and that there have been no
convictions except where the de
PENDANTS pleaded guilty. Even then
they were released without adequate
punishment. it was asserted.
GROVE DENIES CHARGES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
.S11,ODO,OOO SURPLUS
SEEN BY TREASURY
DESPITE TAX CUTS
Coolidge Fears of Huge Def
icit Believed Based on !.
Proposed Bills.
REDUCTION IN REVENUE
is SET AT S319,O00,O0
Officials Declare That Books Will
Balance Unless Congress Passes
New Appropriations.
BY the Associated Press.

Fears of President Coolidge that a
deficit of 10000, 900 1T the end of
the next fiscal year might result from
the operation of the new revenue law
are not shared by the Treasury
where it was estimated yesterday the
year should be completed with sur
plus Of $l1 900, 900.
The Treasury calculation is based
on an estimate of present eXpendi-
lures and receipts. but does not take
Into consideration any increases in APP
propriations above the budget by
Congress.
1t is believed the estimates on which
the White House fears were based
took into account the possible ap-
prOval by Congress of several pending
bills calling for additional appropria
tions, such as the public buildings
mea sure, which already has passed
the House and calls for an appropria-
tiQn of S165, 900 900, payable at the
rate Of $25, 900 900 annually
ON the ba sis of present estimates
OF expenditures and revenue receipts
for the next fiscal year, ending June
30, 1927. however, Treasury officials
are confident that the new revenue
bill will not cut receipts below the
estimated surplus.