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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Clark to Keep Post
On Group to Which
De Priest Is Named
North Carolina Democrat
to Abide by Decision
of Party Caucus.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Bayard Clark, Demo-
crat, of North Carolina, issued state
ment through his Office here yesterday
in which he said he would not permit
the presence of Representative Oscar
DePriest, colored. Republican. of ILL
nois on the House enrolled bills com
mittee to keep him of the committee.
Representative Allgood, Democrat, OF
Alabama, resigned Friday from the
committee because of DePriests as
signment Allgood said the committee
was an honorary one and that since
the assignment of the Chicago Re-
publican. he did not further desire
the honor
Having been assigned to certain
committees by the Democratic caucus. "
Clarks statement said, Il shall abide
by its determination. shall not re-
sign from the committee on enrolled
bills or neglect to perform any other
official duties, because Of the presence
of DePrieSt"
Clark is at Fayetteville, N. c., and
DePrieSt Is in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

that while the Treasury would be able
to afford this amount of reduction, he
felt that any greater amount at this
time would ieopardize the condition Of
the Treasury. never mentioned the
matter to the chairman OF the COM
mittee, nor did he TO me, but stated,
as did the Senator from MISSISSIPPI.
Senator Harrison, and Representative
Garner of Texas, that We were m
clined tentatively to agree TO the propo-
sftion and that unless we changed cur
minds. we would accord 1t on: sup
port. That is all there is about the
Simmons then recalled that when
IJndersecretary Mills Of the Treasury
was before the finance committee, ne
had asked him about the possibility oil
reducing the capital gains tax and also
about a reduction in the tobacco levies
The North Carolinian said that Mills
had warned this would menace the sta
btiity of the Treasury and for that
reason he did not support airy amend
ment.
Condemning past tax reduction pro-
grams of the Treasury, Couzens re-
called the contests for repeal of thu
estate tax and declared that a cam
paign had been waged for this by
lobbyists, supported and influenced by
the Mellon family"
"But they have not been successful
said CouzenS, land suspect the Secre-
t4ry hopes to get that result before III
passes his estate on TO posterity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
SENATORS STUDY
KEY COMMITTEES
"Young Guard" Members and
Independents in Line for
. Places in Groups.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Members of the so-called young
guard Republicans and the Western
independents arc in line for positions
on the key committees in the forth
coming majority reorganization in the
Senate
The principal competition centers on
the foreign relations, finance and COM
mercial committee vacancies. These
committees will be charged with the
formulation of much of the Hoover adj
ministration program during the ses-
sion.
Particular interest was evident last
night in the make up of the foreign
relations committee, which soon will
have before it the controversial World
Court issue and possibly treaty from
the Forthcoming London naval arms
conference.
Chairman Borah of the foreign rela
lions committee, and the two ranking
Republicans of the committee-Sena-
tors johnson of California, and Moses
of New Hampshire-are foes of the
revised World Court protocol which
President Hoover recently had signed.
While the President is understood to
have shown considerable interest in
making up this committee with those
sympathetic to his foreign policy, Sen
ator Robinson of Indiana. who voted
against adhesion to the Court, Is the
ranking candidate of seven seeking the
vacancy on this committee.
So far Senator La Toilette of Wis
conSin. a leader of the Western indie
pendents, is the ranking candidate for
the finance committee, which has
charge of the important revenue leglS-
lation.
Senators Schall, Minnesota, independ-
ent, and Allen, Kansas, a young guard
spokesman, are in line for the vacancy
on. the commerce committee, which will
be in charge of the gigantic inland
waterways improvement program.
Senator McNary of oregon. looked
upon as a leader of the young guard,
is the popular choice for the assistant
leadership of the Republicans, succeed
ing Senator Jones of Washington, who
becomes chairman of the appropriations
committee.
Senator johnson of California will
take over the craftsmanship of the COM
merce committee, succeeding Jones.
Senator McNary was in line for this
post but he preferred to remain at the
head of the agriculture committee.
With the Senate membership again
intact, the committee reorganization
will go forward probably next week.
Senator McNary is chairman of the
committee on committees and will pilot
the reorganization. Senator Watson of
Indiana, the Republican leader, will
call a party conference as soon as the
reorganization is completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
AIR CRASH DAY
DECLARED WANING
Senator Bingham Tells Schiff
Trophy Dinner Flying
Will BE Safer.

The day will come when an aviation
crash will be considered a cause for
ridicule and shame rather than for
condolences, Senator Bingham of Con-
necticut, president of the National
Aeronautic Association, said last night
in an address at the Herbert Schiff
Trophy dinner in the Mayfower Hotel.
The dinner was given in honor of
Training Plane Squadron 7 of the
eleventh naval district, San Diego,
Calf, winners of the trophy by virtue
of 5000 hours, or more than $4,000
miles, without a serious accident. The
squadron was represented by its COM
mander, Lieut. Thomas Geary Fisher,
who flew across the country to receive
the Schiff Trophy from President Hoo
yer at the White House at noon yes
terday.
Senator Bingham paid high tribute
to the efficiency of the officers and men I,
headed by Lieut.. Fisher for their skill
and the mechanical efficiency of the
unit. He also paid tribute to Navy
flyers in general for their many records
during the past year, giving especial
praise to Comdr. Richard z. Byrd for
his flight to both Poles.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett,
chief of the Navy Bureau of Aero
nautics, characterized the wonderful
safety record of the Seventh Squadron
as victory not only for naval aviation,
but for aeronautics as a whole.
Unless we can show the country at
large that aviation can be operated with
safety and efficiency" he said, "avia-
ton will not progress as it should. The
work f>.this squadron is an important
step IN the right direction"
Lieut.. Walter Bryan, Navy Reserve,
was POSTMASTER. Arrangements for the
dinner were made by Lieut.. w. NJ. Dill
lon of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.
Among those present were leaders of
Army and Navy aviation and famous
flyers of both services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
MORE LIGHTS ARE URGED
ON H STREET NORTHEAST
Business Mems Association Votes
to Provide Community Tree
for Christmas Program.

Additional street lights along H street
northeast TO make that thoroughfare
one Of the best lighted streets in the
city were urged by speakers before the
meeting of the Northeast Business
Mems Association Friday night at the
Blair School,
The association voted to erect COM
munity Christmas tree at Eighth and
H streets northeast and a committee
composed of James Nealon, Hubert
NewSom, John Beane and Robert Nc
Cullough was elected to sponsor the
event.
Election of officers will be held Janu-
airy %. The annual banquet is sched-
uled for the last week in January, when
the new officers will be installed.
DR.. A. A. Thompson was awarded
first prize in the attendance contest
Second prize was given to Meyer Cohen
and third prize went to Leo Waterman.
John Beane, president, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
VETS IN CONGRESS
PLAN CAM PAIGN
Committee Calls for All Dry
Foes to Attend Daily House
Sessions.

B" the Associated Press.
Calling on all wet members for "con-
slant and daily attendance on the floor
of the House," an informal committee
of Is leading anti-prohibitionists in
the House met yesterday to form per-
manent organization against the dry
laws. .,a.
At the call of Representative La
Guardia, Republican. of New York, the
group met in his Office, agreed to hold
further organization meeting January
g., and announced I'VE are in a posi-
ton as national legislators to observe
the hypocrisy and the costliness of pro-
hibition and the breakdown and failure
of the attempted enforcement"
Representative iLnchicum, Demo-
erat, of Maryland, present president of
the unofficial committee for the modi-
f1cation of the Volstead act, was absent
Linthicum explained in a letter to La
Guardia yesterday that he believed the
meeting was unnecessary at this time.
but rumorS of rift among the vets
were answered by the groups state
ment yesterday that there is complete
harmony in our ranks and an earnest
determination to carry on the fight and
take it to all parts of the country
Inc commttee deemed u JUS duty 10
compel the facing of the true facts
and actual conditions created by pro-
hibition," and said, ''it is unnecessary
to point to the organized propaganda
of the dryS and the energy and industry
of their advocates. This House group
calls upon all members earnestly and
sincerely opposed to prohibition to take
an active part in the militant and ag-
gressive opposition which they intend
to initiate"
The statement was signed by two
Democrats. SABBATH, Illinois, and O'Con-
nor, Louisiana. and IL Republicans, as
follows: Britten and Irwin, Illinois,
Connolly, Pennsylvania; Kahn and En-
glebright, California; Lampert. Schafer
Kading and Schneider, Wisconsin;
Mas, Minnesota, and La Guardis,
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
FELIX B. SEIBERT DEAD;
NATIVE Of WASHINGTON
Merchant Had Been in Active
Business in City for Nearly
Half Century.

Felix B. Seibert, ~ years old, WASH
ington merchant for nearly half CEN
fury. died Friday at his residence, 9l5
Massachusetts avenue northeast, fol-
lowing long illness.
Mr.. Seibert, native of Washington,
had maintained butcher stand In the
Eastern Market for many years. Six
months ago he was forced by illness to
business.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margaret B. Seibert; three daughters,
Mrs. j. B. Coffman, Mrs. r. M. Trip
lett and Mrs. j. F. Padgett, and a
daughter, Miss Mary Seibert. He was
q member of the knights OF Columbus
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning from the residence, with
mass IN st. Joseph's Church at O'Clock.
Interment will be in st. Mary's Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
TROOPS STAY IN SYRIA.

PARIS, December IA R).-French
troops will remain in Syria and France
has no intention of abandoning its
League of Nations mandate in the Near
East
The French position came out clearly
in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
when the opposition parties made a
determined attack on the Tardieu gov
eminent and demanded the withdrawal
of French soldiers from Syria.
Minister of War Maginot made a
point-blank refusal and the government
Staked the question of confidence on
the rejection Of the proposal. The gov
eminent was sustained by a vote of
$50 to PAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
POISON IN STOMACH
OF DEAD. MISSOURIAN
Evidence Corroborates Confession
of Daughter-in-Law and Her
Son Held on Murder Charges.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST PLAINS, Mo, December IA
Reports received here today from st.
Louis chemists said the stomach of E. E
Trimmer victim of the confessed poison
plot of his daughter -in-law, Mrs. Laura
James Trimmer, and her son. Sylvester
James, was found to have been filled
with poison.
The chemists report corroborates a
confession by James, who told officers
here Wednesday night that his mother
poured half the contents of dollar
bottle of poison on a poached egg,
which she gave to Trimmer Tuesday.
He died Tuesday night at the Trimmer
home in Pomona, Mo-, near here. Mrs.
Trimmer denied James statement, say
ing she poured only a drop or two of
the liquid poison on the egg.
Both Mrs. Trimmer and her son are
held on first degree murder charges.
They confessed they poisoned Trimmer
to cover up a theft of $3.50 from him
by Mrs Trimmer, and in the hope of
obtaining his estate, which, it developed,
was small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Two Hurt in Forced Landing.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, December IA
t4p).. j. Warren Smith and Clarence
Trout both of Detroit, were cut and
bruised, not seriously, this afternoon
when a tri-motored transport plane
Smith was flying upset near Warren, a
one Of the motors forced the plane
down in field. The plane upset in a
ditch. The flames we're soon eXtin-
guished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Plans New Chinese Alphabet.

Chinese should have new alphabet
created by the direct application OF
psychology, according to Lob Seng Tsai
Of China. He would break up the old
style characters into letters" of one or
two strokes each. After finding which
were most legible and quickest to write
he would assign new phonetic sounds
to them and recombine them into new
word characters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15


were summoned and an investigation
begun. At first the useless rifle was the
only gun the officers could locate. They
searched the woods carefully, however,
and found the other gun under some
leaves. The boys explained it had been
dropped there hastily in the excite
ment.
While police located the dead boys
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben S, Franklin
of 632 Quebec place, the other five boys
were taken to No. 10 precinct for ques-
tioning
Beigler was detained at the precinct
pending the coronors inquest. set for
tomorrow, while George O'Donnoghue,
Is, of 444 Newton street, and Wellens
were temporarily admitted to the Re-
ceiving Home for Boys. Parents of the
other two we're told to have them at
the inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
DE PRIEST REPLY CURT.

CHICAGO, December IA (P.-"Who
cares!"
This was the reply of oscar De
Priest, Negro Representative. today
when he was informed that Representa-
tive Allgood of Alabama had resigned
from the honorary enrolled bills COM
mittee because a place on 1t was given
to De Priest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Twelve Die in Shipwreck.

CADIz, Spain. December IA LPl.-
Twelve members of the crew of the
fishing vessel Duque de Barbes today
were reported drowned, with only two
surviving, when the boat was ship
wrecked near Alcazar Quivir, Morocco.
The vessel was registered at Cadiz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
TELLS OF METHODS.

PITTSBURGH, December IA (P).-
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, whose
address here on December is a sub
Ject for inquiry in Washington by
Secretary Adams, was quoted in news
papers here as saying concerning the
election in Nicaragua, where Marines
were stationed, 1.-The opposition candi-
dates became bandits when 1t became
necessary to elect our man to Office"
Sinclair Lewis, the writer, telegraphed
Senator Borah of Idaho December 6,
telling him Gen. Buffers remarks war
ranted an immediate Senate investi-
CATION" Lewis telegram said Butler
"laughingly" confirmed bitterest charges
against Marines. Quoting Butler, he
said, from newspaper story which he
claimed he had confirmed through
Robert K. Cochrane, secretary of the
Pittsburgh Builders Exchange, before
which Butler spoke, Lewis telegram
said in part:
Concerning elections in Nicaragua,
he (Butler) explained that the oppose
ton candidates were declared bandits
when 1t became necessary to elect a
candidate.
Regarding Haiti. Butler told how
the Marine-controlled President had
dissolved the Congress to prevent the
tCSAoldCANC bOdS AlOIn passing new
constitution. He aided the President
in drawing up the edict that dissolved
the Congress" the speaker said
Lewis told Senator Borah that he
had a list of persons who heard Gen.
Butler speak, if the Senate wanted to
summon them.
The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph to-
morrow will quote Butler as saying:
In one election nobody liked the
fellow in there, but he was a useful
fellow to us, so we had to keep him in.
How to keep him in was the problem.
We looked up the election laws and
found that the polls had to be opened
a sufficient length of time tat least
that's the way We translated it, and
that voter had to be registered to be
eligible to vote. The district was then
canvassed and 400 were found who
would vote for the proper candidate
Notice of the opening of the polls was
given five minutes before hand The
400 voters were assembled in line and
when they had voted, in about two
hours, the polls were closed. The other
citizens had not registered and were in
eligible to vote"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

on the unification agreement, which the
companies later followed
In opposing the recent application OF
the Capital Traction Co. for fare
raise. which was denied by the COM
mission, F1eharty insisted that the COM
pany was not entitled to an increase
because it had failed to do everything
possible to bring about a merger. He
also commended that an up-to-date re-
valuation should be made of both COM
panies before the question of fares was
considered.
Aside from these major cases Fleharty
investigated scores of individual COM
plants from users of Washingtons va
rious utilities and in many of them
satisfactory adjustments were made
either voluntarily by the companies or
on order of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Berlin Warmly Greets Gina Pinnera

BERLIN. December IA R).-Gina
Pinnera, New York soprano, was called
back repeatedly for encores at her deout
In the Philharmonic Hall tonight until
fhe ianitor finally turned out the lights.
The frenzied audience applauded par
ficularly her operate selections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
November Circulation.
Daily. .11O,232
Sunday, 114,513

District of Columbia. S.:
FLEMING NEWBOLD, Business MANAGER
Of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR.
does solemnly swear that the actual number
of copies Of the paper named sold and dis
trlbuted during the month of November,
AID. 1929, was as follows:
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already has investigated Buffers activ-
tiles with the Marines at the time
he was in Nicaragua several years ago
In the last occupation of Nicaragua,
an election was held and the Liberal
candidate was chosen president and
there has been general feeling at the
Capitol that this election was held in
regular order. Gen. Butler was not
with the Marines in the last occupation
of Nicaragua.
TELLS OF METHODS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Individual Tax Cut
Ranges From Half
To Four Per Cent

By the Associated Press.
Rates on income taxes to be
paid next year, as provided by
the resolution adopted yesterday
by the Senate and sent to the
White House, follow:
Individuals
Present.
Net Income. Tax. TAX.
"a, 600 and less. y pct. IL pct.
$4,000 to $4,000 2pct. 3pct.
$4,000 and over 4 pct. 5pct.
No change is made in the sur
tax rates on individual incomes.
Corporations and insurance
companies
Tax next year--l1 per cent.
;. Present tax--l2 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
MILLIONS SLASHED
FROM TAXPAYERS
DUES BY SENATE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
MARYLAND BANK
REOPEN|NG SEEN
Status Undetermined, But
Feeling Prevails Depositors
viii Not Lose.

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apartment and hotel properties here
financed by the Smith Co., 500 issues
bringing bids of $50 and SOS.
BANK REOPENING SEEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
YOUTH FATALLY
WOUNDED BY PALS
IN SCUFFLE FOR GUN

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
FLEHARTY RESIGNS
UTILITIES POST TO
RESUME PRACTICE

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BUTLER MAY HAVE ....~
TO EXPLAIN SPEECH
TO SECRETARY ADAMS

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Daily average net circulation. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
HAWKS ANNEX FIRST
HALF IN LOOP PLAY

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December 31.-
Brentwood Hawks today have lead OF
game and half and have clinched
the flrst-half series crown in the Prince
Georges County Basket Ball League.
The Hawks path to first-half honors
was cleared last night when Company
F, National Guard Quint, which had
been just game behind the leaders
bowed to Berwyn A. c., 26 to 80.
In another league game last night
Dixie Pig A.1lC, drubbed HyattSville
Southern MethodiStS, A to IL, to gain
fifth place in the flag race.
Fine battling marked the Berwyn-
Company F game, with the former team
coming from behind in the late stages
to triumph. Getting an early lead the
soldiers led at the first quarter, 10 to
8; at the half, II to IL, and at the
third quarter, % to 10. In the final
quarter Paul Brown, former Tech High
mainstay, came through with a floor
goal to tie the score at 24-all. Then
Johnny Devlin, who used to play for
Company F, found the cords for a q
pointer that gave Berwyn the lead,
which 1t held.
Brown and Devlin, along with Bill
Werber, Duke University player, and
Rich Reeley, another former Company
F player, scored all except one of Ber-
wyn's points. Rufus Vincent and Will
bur Wright, with and points, re-
spectively, were high scorers for Com
pany F.