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Evening star., 1927-03-08
WILL MEET TO STUDY
REDUCTION IN TAXES
House Ways and Means Body,
Lacking Official Consent, Plans
to Hold Sessions.

Although official consent Of Con-
gress was not secured for the ways
and means committee of the House
TO meet before Congress assemblies
in December. for the purpose of con-
sidering further tax reduction. Chair
man Green is going ahead with his
plans and does not expect to run
afoul OF any serious opposition.
Belated study OF the Congressional
Record yesterday disclosed to Mr..
Green that while early on the last
day of the session the. Senate ap-
proved the House resolution au-
thorizing the committee to meet dur
ing the recess for this purpose. the
Record showed that later Senator
Harrison. Democrat. Mississippi.
moved to reconsider approval of this
resolution. His motion was not
acted upon nor withdrawn In the
closing hours and the resolution Is
therefore declared not to have been
approved.
Senator Harrison said yesterday
that In the last minute of the friaf
session he sought to withdraw his
motion but could not obtain recog-
milton from Vice President Dawes.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

March payment on income and prof.
its taxes this year will probably ex.
ceed $3.50 600, 900, 1t was estimated last
night at the Treasury, a substantial
increase over the $494 900. 900 collected
during the same period last year. The
gain was attributed partly to the In,
creased prosperity Of corporations
over last year, and to the increased
rate OF tax on corporations, which
stands at 1914 per cent at present. The
increased taxes from corporations, II
lis believed, will more than make ur
for the repeal of, the capital stock
tax. and help roll up the growing re
turns for the drst1Ssuarter ending
March Is.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
SHANNON & LUCHS, INC,
OPEN NEW QUARTERS
1905 Call on Twenty-first Anniver-
sary of Founding Of Real Es-
tate Firm.

Marking the twenty first anniver
sary of the founding of the organiza
ton, Shannon & Luchs, Inc, real es
tate brokers and builders, yesterday
formally opened their new home,
which recently was completed by the
construction department of the firm
at 1435 K street.
By coincidence, the number of
persons attending the opening, accord
ing to an actual count taken, as fel.
low real estate men, bankers. CITY
officials and other friends called to pay
their regards, totaled ], ,906, which ex.
actiy duplicates the figures In the year
of the founding of the concern, 1905.
The Shannon q Luchs company
was established by Herbert r. Shan
non and Morton J. Luchs In a small
office at 704 Thirteenth street, 21 years
ago. Expanding, they later moved
to 713-15-lI Fourteenth street, which
location they moved into their new
home Saturday
The new building, which Is five
stories high and has a facade of black
granite and sandstone, is executed In
early italian style Of architecture, and
represents an investment of approx.
mately $500, 600
Evening star., 1927-03-08
CAPPER TOSTUDY
TROLLEY MERGER
Chairman of Senate District
Committee Plans Move to
Unite Lines.

WAYS and means Of bringing about
merger of the street railway lines
of Washington will be one of the first
problems to which the Senate District
committee will devote itself at the
next session of Congress, Chairman
Capper announced today.
Senator Capper said that with the
work of creating the 1ew Public util'
tiles Commission complete. the com
mittee will be in position to concen-
trate on the question of merger at the
next session. The chairman said he
did not have any definite plan In r.,tnd
at this time, but said rhe subject
would be taken up for careful study
early in the next session.
Few Measures Left Over.
Congress a few years ago enacted
law permitting a merger and leaV
ing it to the companies and the com
mission to work out the terms, to be
submitted to Congress for approval
The Senate committee had only a
few other measures left unacted upon
when the Sixty-ninth Congress ad-
iourned and these also are virtually
certain to be reintroduced in Decem
ber. They include:
Juvenile Court Included.
LEGISLATION to improve the insurance
code of the District; proposed reor
ganization of the Juvenile Court law
to bring the District into line with
modern principles of dealing with
child delinquency; the bill to enable
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission to control the use
of proposed park sites while condem
nation proceedings are pending. tc
prevent the cutting of trees or other
steps that would make the land un
desirable for park purposes: the bill
to give a permanent status to the
Woman's Bureau of the Police De
partment, define it's duties and in
crease its personnel.
Senator Capper expects to leave
Washington before the end of March
for his home in Kansas.
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Deny Intentional Plunge.
POPE HONORS SCIENTIST,

ROME, March s P).-On the oc-
casion of the eightieth birthday of
Father John George Hagen, director
of the Vatican observatory and for.
merly Of Georgetown University,
Pope Plus personally presented the
veteran astronomer with specially
cast gold medal.
The Pontiff visited the observatory
and walked through the Vatican gar
dens with Father Hagen, who ex-
planned to him his recent researches.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
TELLEZ SUCCESSOR REPORTED
Envoy Will BE Replaced by GiIberto
ValenzueIa, Dispatch Says.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March
R.-A Mexico City dispatch publish
ed today by La Prensa, Spanish Ian.
guage newspaper. said that Manuel
c. Teller, Mexican Amba ssador to the
United States. will not return To his
post at Washington. The Ambassa-
dor. who arrived at Mexico City last
night gave family reasons as the
cause of his absence.
1t has been learned from reliable
sources. the dispatch to La Prensa
said. that the reason the diplomat
will not return In because of a recent
difficulty he is said to have had with
Arturo Elias. brother of Presi-
dent Gales and financial agent for the
Mexican government at New York
City.
The dispatch further said that GIL
berto Valenzuela, Mexican Minister at
London. will be sent to Washington
to take Tellez's place.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
NEED OF KNOWLEDGE
OF RELIGION STRESSED
Rev. DIR. Earle Wilfey Gives Ser
mon at Noon Lenten Services
Held in Theater.

The need of knowledge and under.
standing of the word of God was
stressed by Rev. Earle Wiley. pastor
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. at the second Lenten service.
held in keith's Theater today. under
the auspices of the Laymen's Asso-
citation OF the Episcopal Diocese of
Washington, in cooperation with the
District Federation of Churches.
Page NICK. Etchison presided.
Prayer and benediction were offered
by Rev. A. r. Bird, pastor of the
Church of the Pilgrims.
Tomorrow's service will begin at
1925 O'Clock. DIR. Wiley will deliver
his third sermon of the series on "The
Glory of the. Burning Heart" On
Thursday DR.. Howard A. Kelly,
prominent Baltimore surgeon, will be
the speaker. DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen
will preside at the meeting. Mrs,
Mary Sherier Bowie will be the soloist
at tomorrow's service. DR.. W., J.
Showalter will preside.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
TELLEZ, IN MEXICO,
HURR|ES TO GALES
Goes to Palace and Later
ConferS With President
and 0bregon.

nv the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March s.-ManueI
TelleZ. Mexican Ambassador to the
United States. arrived here last night.
He detrained a few miles outside Mex.
leo City. where he boarded waiting
automobile. which brought him TO the
foreign office.
Depart for Conference.
shortly afterward. accompanied hy
Foreign Secretary SaenZ and Under
secretary Estrada. he departed from
the national palace. meeting President
Gales and former President Obregou.
1t was not long before the entire
group left for some unknown place
for dinner and a conference
Mystery still surrounds the recent
note of the United States to Mexico
and the Mexican reply to II. There
continues to he much conjecture as to
what the correspondence was about.
No New Notes Expected.
From circles close to the foreign
ONCE IL is learned that no further
communication has been received from
the United States. and none Is ex.
pected, because the mystery" note
did not have TO do with "contro-
versial subject These circles say
the affair was considered closed with
the Mexican reply.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
ONTARIO PROPOSES
STRICT LIQUOR LAW
Tourists and Transients May Be
Required to Buy Drinks Under
Government Permits.

BY the AesOCIateu FTess.
TORONTO, March S.-Tourists and
transients in Ontario would require
government permits for the purchase
of LIQUOR under provisions of a gov
ernment bill, 1t Is understood
Sale of beer by the glass and with
meals, 1t is understood, would he pro-
hibited and single bottles would be
sold at the government stores.
No government stores would be es-
tablished in areas which were under
local option when the Ontario Temper.
ance act came into force unless re-
quested by a three e-fifths vote.
The bill has been under prepar ation
by the government as the result of
general election In which the issue
was whether the province should mod
ify its prohibition of the sale of intox-
icating liquors.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
MAN FREED FROM JAIL
FACES VIRGINIA CHARGE
Maine Governor Honors Requisi-
tion Papers for Alleged Passer
Of Worthless Checks.

By the Associated Press.
DOVER R-FoxCROFT. Me. March
s.-Dr. Earl s. Cummings. who claims
Detroit as his home, and who has been
serving . sentence in the Piscataquis
County jail for passing worthless
checks at Greenville, yesterday was
turned over to an officer of Lynch
burg, Va, police department. Cum
mings Is wanted i'm Virginia on
charges similar to that on which he
was arrested in Maine.
Gov. Ralph O. Brewster honored
requisition papers from Lynchburg.
While Cummings was in Jail the
police of many cities advised county
authorities that they wanted the man
on various charges.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
Pensions to Be Paid July /.

Payment Of Mexican, Indian and
Civil War pensions. held up for May
and June because of the Senate's fail.
ure to pass the second deficiency ap-
preparation bill, will be made as soon
as funds for the next fiscal year be-
come available July i. the Interior
Department announced today. Oficials
have concluded that there ts no way
to furpjeh the funds until then.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
British Air Force Plans Record.

LONDON, March s OPD.--The royal
air force is planning an attempt to
break the world distance record for
a nonstop airplane flight. A power
full plane IL to start from Cranwell
Lincolnshire, England. and fly in the
direction Of Karachi, British India. as
far as Its fuel and other equipment
win permit
Evening star., 1927-03-08
MILLIONAIRE SAVED
BY JOB[ESS YOUTH
Expert Swimmer, in Search
of Work, Rescues Business
Man From River.

CHICAGO, March S.--Wandering in
search of any work to end five months
of enforced ideleness, Alvin OFT found
a hero wanted, and the 20-year-old
youth snatched drowning man
from the chilly waters of the Chicago
River to qualify for the job.
The man he saved proved to be
William l.. Bush, former millionaire
head of piano company and patron
of the arts, but 1t was hours before
the youthful rescuer could be found
and told.
Plunging from the lower level of
the busy Michigan Avenue Bridge yes.
terday afternoon, the 66.year-old busi-
ness man was being swept under
bridge after bridge when young Ott,
off in a swift dive while a policeman
tugged at rainy day uniform,
plunged to the rescue, accomplished
only after struggle, then he dis
appeared.
'sNo Use Sticking Around"
II didn't see any use of my sticking
around any longer. so l left the
youth later explained to newspaper
men who found he had hurried home
while hundreds milled about the scene
OF the rescue.
1t was then found that OFT, who is
an expert swimmer. and who once
served as a beach life guard and pre-
viously had rescued another drown
ing man, had been brought to the
vicinity Of the river in his search
for employment. He still wears ban
dages over the injuries received In
foot ball last Fall which have neces.
STATED operations to graft skin on a
bruised forehead and kept him idle
all Winter.
MFR. Bush. who withdrew from the
piano house Of Bush & Gerts to
head piano sales agency under his
own name, said at the hospital that
he did not know how he came to fall
from the bridge, but thought he must
have become dizzy.
Deny Intentional Plunge.
Members of his family said he re.
Gently had been under treatment for
a nervous disorder and they denied,
with business friends, that there were
recent financial reverses which might
have led the elderly business man to
deliberately plunge into the river
They expressed belief that he might
have been a victim of a sudden at
tack Of amnesia.
With his father, Mr.. Bush founded
the Bush Conservatory OF Music here
and also was head of a conservatory
in Dallas, Tex. He was at one time
president of the Chicago Harmonic
Association and a director of several
banks.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

Truck Driver First to Be Convicted
for Restricted Zone Speeding.

The first conviction OF speeding IN
a zone restricted to Is miles an hour
In the District Of Columbia, follow.
ing the ruling yesterday Of the Court
Of Appeals 'upholding Traffic Director
Eldrtdge's authority. was recorded in
Traffic Court today when Ernest
Hawkins, colored. pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Gus A. Schuldt. A fne of
SO was imposed.
Hawkins was arrested by Sergt. W.
d. Vaughn Of the Trafic Bureau after
driving light delivery truck over
Knngle Bridge at 25 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
Lineman' Turnbled
Out of Tower in
Battle With Hawk
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. March S.-A
hawk. which evidently subscribed
to the theory that the bigger they
are the harder they fall. put up n
battle in defense of it's nest which
left a Los Angeles Gas and Electric
Co. lineman in hospital today with
a broken leg. two fractured ribs
and numerous cuts and bruises.
The lineman was working in a
tower on power lines near Saugus,
according TO the report to Los
Angeles headquarters, when he
noticed the birds nest and showed
1t over with his hand.
The hawk attacked so viciously
that the man fell from the tower.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

SAN FRANCISCO. March 8 Cp).--
Maurice Browne, pioneer of the little
theater movement in the United
States. and Miss Ellen Jansen, poetess,
Browne is the daughter OF a pronfi.
nent Seattle family. The couple plans
to leave ThursaIfy for Mr.. Brownies
home In Englana
Evening star., 1927-03-08
DUCE AND BANKER CONFER
Premier Talks Finance with New
Yorker.

ROME, March 8 Cp).-Prernier Mus.
solini yesterday received Andrew
Miller, New York banker.
They discussed the financial situa.
e,on oa sr;sap r au ann;n n tne possiollties
this country.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
Youth Ends Life by Hanging.

MODESTO, Calf, March R.--.
William Horwitch, II, hanged him
self yesterday In the family garage.
The body was found by his mother.
The parents could give no reason for
their sons ct.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
RIDES CAB EIGHT HOURS.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. March 8 Op.-
After riding around in a local taxi
eight hours, the fare directed the
driver to stop at a police station,
alighted and registered" for nights
lodging.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
February Circulation
Daily. y...1O3,218
Sunday

Dist1et Of Columbia. s.:
FLEMING NEwBOLD. Business Manager
of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR. does
solennly swear that the actual number OF
copies of the paper named sold and distrib-
uted during the month of February. AID.
1927. was a. follows:
Evening star., 1927-03-08
BAND CONCERTS.
Tomorrow.

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, at the Marine Barracks.
$50 O'Clock, William H. Santelman mn
leader; Taylor Branson, second leader.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

MOBILE, Ala, March s R).-
Joseph C. Rich. ST.. general counsel
Mobile, Gulf and Northern Railroad,
died toby.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
THREE BANKS SHUT
DOORS IN FLORIDA
Two State Institutions in ILL.,
nois Also Suspend
Business.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, March
s.-Two banks here and one In Palm
Beach failed to open for business to-
day.
Police took charge of the crowds that
gathered in front Of the institutions
and maintained order.
Officials Of the Citizens Bank an
nounced that an armored car had left
Miami for West Palm Beach. bearing
large sum of currency for the Citi'
zens Bank and the Farmers Bank
and Trust Co.
Directors of the First American
Bank & Trust Co. stated that the
bank is solvent and would be opened
after reorganization. The directors
stated that they have more than A
legal reserve on hand.
Bank Issues Statement.
The First American was capitalized
at 100000 and a statement issued
this morning showed:
Loans and discounts. $3416.503.52
cash in vault, S58.255.35 cash In other
banks, $553, ,730.85: liabilities, bills pay
able, 81, lac, ,000 deposits, $2,9S2, ,7S7.67
said 1t had to be closed because of gen
eral conditions following the failure
of two Palm Beach banks last June
the hurricanes, the continued depres
sion In real estate, the upheaval ir
city affairs. the failure of the First
Bank & Trust Co, n few weeks age
in Lake Worth. and continued large
Withdrawals by depositors in the past
few weeks.
More than s10,50o,0 900 has been
withdrawn from the bank from a
peak of $13.500,000 deposits a few
months ago, directors said.
Run Seemed Imminent.
The First Bank and Trust Co. OF
Palm Beach is capitalized at $4,000,
and has 100000 as surplus and un.
divided profits. No reason was an.
nounced for the closing, but 1t Is be-
lieved that the bank closed in order
to forestall a run.
The Northwood Bank, which serves
the northern part of West Palm
Beach. Is believed to have closed for
the same reason.
Closing of the reorganized First
Bank and Trust Co. of Lake Worth
a few weeks ago had apparently in
spired depositors here to withdraw
their accounts in large sums.
Illinois Banks Closed.
MENDOZA, ILL.,. March LAp.-The
Arlington State Bank. only bank at
Arlington, near here, was closed today
by the directors, who are awaiting
examination of the books by the State
auditor. Frozen assets were assigned
for the closing Of the bank, which had
farmers mainly as clients.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, March s GP).-
The Marbold State Bank at Greenwich
was closed today after a run started
yesterday, when it was rumored that
the bank had heavy holdings in the
North Side Bank of Springfield, which
closed last week. Bank examiners
were in charge today.
Evening star., 1927-03-08

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, March s GFD.-
The Marbold State Bank at Greenview
was closed today after a run started
yesterday, when it was rumored that
the bank had heavy holdings in the
North Side Bank of Springfield, which
closed last week. Bank examiners
were in charge today.
Evening star., 1927-03-08
Illinois Banks Closed.

MENDOZA, ILL.,. March LR.-The
Arlington State Bank. only bank at
Arlington, near here, was closed today
by the directors, who are awaiting
examination of the books by the State
auditor. Frozen assets were assigned
for the closing of the bank, which had
farmers mainly as clients.
Evening star., 1927-03-08


complete zoning plan so this sort of
thing will never happen again." he
said.
Former Representative Campbell de.
clared that If Arlington County starts
with a slaughter house 1t will have to
20 on with this class of development.
and the establishment of soap and
clue factories and fertilizer plants
would soon follow. "a slaughter house
in Arlington County would result in
the destruction of the most desirable
residential section In the world" Mr..
Campbell stated.
Sees Threat to Federal Aid.
Mr.. Campbell urged that everything
he kept out of the county that is in
conpatible to a great residential COM
munity. He expressed the opinion that
the establishment of the slaughter
house would drive millions of taxable
properties out of the county and pre-
vent other millions from coming in.
"If we permit this unthinkable thing
all efforts to secure aid OF the Federal
Government on parks and bouleVards
will be futile"
Frank G. Campbell, after reviewing
efforts of himself and other county
citizens to defeat the aims of the Auth
Co. refuted a charge that the people
Of Arlington County were willing to
upset the park and boulevard plans
of the Government for the little f1nan-
cial gain the plant would bring to the
county through taxation. He said he
felt the board of supervisors in grant
ing the permit had been convinced
that the plant would not be objection.
able and that 1t was guilty only of
an error OF judgment, which he hoped
would be corrected.
Mr. Campbell said that the Legisla-
ture which meets in special session
March 16 would be asked to provide
the proper authority for zoning in
Arlington County.
DIR. Fl. G. Corbett, president of the
Citizens Association, pre-.
sided.
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
FOR SALE
WANTED

WOMAN WANTED-To do light
house work and cooking in family of
four. Can sleep in the house if preferred
or can live out. Address p. o. Box 426.
Milford. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1927-06-24
MISS ANNA PRATT BRIDE
OF CHARLES D. ABBOTT, JR

A marriage of interest to Milford
took place on Wednesday at four p
m daylight saving time, in 81
Mary's Church of Ardmore' I'd:
when Miss Anna Pratt, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry SherrlnS Fratt'
became the bride of Charles ID. Ap-
hott Jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
n Abbott, Sr., of Milford. The cere-
monv was performed by the rector OF
st. Mary's church.
The bride, who was given IN mar
riage by her father, wore a sleeve
less gown of ivory-tone satin, trlIn-
med with Brussels lace. Her tulle
veil. which was held in place by
orange blossoms, was arranged III
can effect over her head, 1allihS
gracefully into train. She carrieu
a bouquet of brides roses lnd lines
of the valley. Miss Grace Pratt at
tended as maid of honor, and was
gowned in a smart frock OF orchlu
seorgette over apricot satin. she
wore a large leghorn hat with
hand of orchid, apricot and yellow
satin. and carried large bouquet OF
yellow bridesmaid roses. Mrs. Pratt,
mother of the bride, wore a printed
gown of f1owered georgette in gray
and pink and large white picture
hat. Mrs. Abbott, mother OF the
bridegroom, wore georgette gown
of new blue and a black hat OF straw
and velvet.
The bridegroom had for his best
man his brother, John Evans Abb
bott.
The ceremony was followed by a
reception on the beautiful lawn OF
the brides home, which is on the
campus of Haverford College, at
Hayerford, Pa. A number of out oil
town guests were present. and
among those from Milford were: Mr..
and Mrs. S. C. Evans, Mrs. S. 2.
Richardson and daughter Jean, Mrs.
Robert Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. II. M.
Pierce, Mrs. Thomas Davis, Mrs.
George Baynum, Miss Anna Ratclif,
Miss Bessie Ratcliff and George Bay
mum, Jr.
After wedding journey by motor
in the Poconos, Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott
will spend the summer at Stafford,
Pa, and in the fall will go to Buffa-
10, Mr.. Abbott having accepted a po-
sition to teach at Buffalo University