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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
INITIATION LINKED
WITH TAX POLICY
Stock Owners Believed to
Have Held On to Avoid
Excessive Charges.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

When the furry in the stock market
has become past history and an in
vestigation of some of the causes of the
speculative waves is completed, Treas
ury Department officials believe that
the tax policy of the Government will
be found to have been a fundamental
cause of imitation.
Examination of the income tax re-
turns of the last two years shows that
the revenue from capital stock gains
was considerable and there is every
reason to believe that, rather than sell
stocks at normal profit, many indi-
viduals and companies felt compelled to
hold on and avoid what they considered
excessive amounts that would be due
the Government in the event of a sale.
Surtax Rates Cited.
Apart from the capital stock tax, the
high surtax rates have also played a
part in maintaining the high levels in
the stock market. All of this, of course,
now works the other way so far as the
Government is concerned because heavy
losses in the market can be deducted.
In fact, the Treasury really post
poned a general revision of tax rates
this year just as soon as it was learned
stock market losses in the market can
be deducted, substituting instead fiat
reduction of corporation taxes and nor
NAL taxes.
Nobody in the Treasury is able to
estimate at this time what the deduc-
tions will be as the result of stock
market losses, but it is felt that the
demand for tax revision is not as in
tense, anyhow, and Congress, in view
of the uncertainty of estimating the
returns, will hardly press for any gen.
eral revision.
Rate Adjustments Anticipated.
There is no reason, on the other
hand, why general readjustment OF
rates should not be attempted year
from this December, particularly as a
surplus of Government revenues is eX-
pected for the fiscal year ending next
June 80.
Every experience the Treasury has
had with the SurtaX indicates that
the lower the rate applied the greater
is the return to the Government. Any
tax rate which is so high as to prevent a
sale of property or the taking of a
profit is considered a restraint upon
the normal exchange of goods and
equities. 1t is this phase of the Gov
ernment's taxation policy which finds
little sympathy in the Treasury Depart
ment, but which has been maintained
because of the political difficulties in
Congress.
Analysis Is Proposed.
It is, on the other hand, impracticable
for the Treasury at this time to Sug-
gest any revision of tax rates. An
analysis will be made, nevertheless, Of
the deductions for losses, which is
likely to reveal the extent to which
the penalties of a high tax policy have
been imposed upon those who have been
part and parcel of the imitation move
ment. In some quarters there is a dis
position to blame the tax policy for the
frozen character of many of the stock
holdings prior to the stock market
break.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
new YORK BANK
AIDED SUGAR FUND
Official Admits Donation to Present
Views of Cuban Producers
on Tariff.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated FreSS.
Gordon S. Rentschler of the National
City Bank of New York, testified before
the Senate lobby committee today
that the bank had contributed $4,000
to be used in helping present the views
of Cuban producers to the congressional
committees handling the tariff legis-
lation.
RentSchler, one of several witnesses
called before the committee to tell of eff
forts to raise or lower the sugar tariff
said the money had been expended to
obtain statistical information so that
the views of the Cuban producers could
be given to the House ways and means
and Senate finance committees.
The money was turned over to H. G
Lakin, president of the Cuba Co., and
Edwin P. Shattuck of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association, he testified
The National City Bank, he added
had issued literature to present the
facts regarding Cuban sugar production
Asked if it was done to influence Con-
gresS, the witness said he thought the
company had a right to present its
views on any economic problem.
"I know nothing of any publicity that
has not been open and above board, y
he asserted. .
Before Rensselaer, appeared, j. G.
Holton had told the committee that he
became suspicious" of the Southern
Tariff Association after Senator Harri-
son, Democrat, of Mississippi, wrote a
letter to the Greenwood, Miss, Cham
Der of Commerce. The contents of the
letter was not divulged.
Holton, a Mississippi commissioner Of
agriculture, said, however, that the as
ISOLATION paid his expenses to meet
ing of agriculturistS.
Holton was asked by Chairman Cara
way why he took money from the
tariff association to attend the meeting
What do you think of dragging the
dignity of a commonwealth around like
that?" Caraway asked.
Holton replied ne did the same thing
as the agriculture commissioners OF
Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The
witness said j. NJ. Aldrich, Edgar VIII
son, Horace L. Stansel and P. H.
Sanders also had been designated as
Mississippi delegates to the Washing
ton meeting and their expenses had
been paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
FRANCE PAYS HONOR
TO AMERICAN DEAD
Government Represented in Tribute
to War Victims as Bodies
Are Started Homeward.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHERBOURG, France, November 20.
The last military honors in Europe
were paid last night to the bodies of
rs American soldiers who died in Rus
STA and are now homeward bound
aboard the steamship President Roose-
Veit.
The French government was repre-
sented by Pierre Berlandi, In behalf Of
the minister of pensions and officers Of
the French army. Samuel Wiley, Amer
lean consul, thanked the French gov
eminent for the courtesy it has shown.
A squad of French sailors gave fare
well salute as the President Roosevelt
cleared away. A heavy sea was run
ming when the ship left.
Eleven bodies of the Sc recovered and
brought here from Russia will be buried
in France in an American war dead
cemetery.
The Sc bodies recovered were those
of Michigan soldiers who died during
the Archangel campaign in Russia. The
Veterans of Foreign Wars made the ar
rangements for the return of the bodies
to the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
ROCKNE IS ORDERED
TO REMAIN IN BED
Doctor Bans Trip to Evanston,
Where Notre Dame Will Play
Purple Team Without Him.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, November 30
Knute K. Rockne, Notre Dame foot
ball coach, was informed today by his
physician, DR.. r. L. Sensenich, that he
must not accompany the team to Evan
ston, Ill, next Saturday for the North
western game. Rockne also was d.
rected to remain in bed for another
week. He has been afflicted with a
blood clot on one of his legs.
The physicians orders preclude the
possibility of Rockne having direct
charge of the team in preparation for
the Northwestern contest and the Army
game, which is to be played in New
York City November 80. Tom Lieb,
assistant coach, will direct the remain
ing workouts.
it is doubtful if Rockne will be able
to accompany the squad TO New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
TAT. REWARDS FLYER
WHO LOCATED PLANE
Western Air Express Pilot to
Divide $4,000 With Two
With Him in Search.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED FTcSb.
LOS ANGELES, November 90
George K. Rice, Western Air Express
pilot, who located the lost TranSconti-
mental Air Transport plane City Of
San Francisco, which crashed into
Mount Taylor, New Mexico, with a loss
of eight lives, yesterday received a
$4,000 reward.
The money will be divided equally
between Rice, his co-pilot, A. w. Bieber
and Chris Johnson, steward on Rice's
plane.
The City of San Francisco struck
the mountain during a snowstorm last
September 3. Search was started as
soon as the plane failed to arrive at its
destination. For several days planes
toured the vicinity where the ship had
been seen last, but without success. Rice
plotting a regular passenger liner, went
of his course to Mount Taylor and
found the lost ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
SILVERWARE POLISH
CAUSE OF POISONING
Hundreds of Recent Cases of Illness
in Chicago Mistakenly dag
nosed as Ptomaine.
Nv the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, November 20.-The Chi
~cago Department of Health believes II
has discovered the cause of several hun
dred cases of food poisoning, which IN
recent months have been mistakenly
diagnosed as ptomaine.
Seventeen persons were poisoned at 9
hotel banquet month ago, DR.. Arnold
Kegel. health commissioner, said, and
the case supplied data on which the
department made its investigation. The
poisoning was traced to a chemical used
for polishing silverware.
"Dishwashers are usually none too
careful about such things" DR.. Kegel
said. mot knowing the polish was poi
sonous, they were probably not as par
ticular about removing 1t as they would
have BEEN"
AS an emergency measure, DR.. Kegel
said he would prohibit the use OF the
poison for silver polishing in public
places. An effort later will be made to
obtain legislation regulating its use.
There have been no deaths from the
poison. DR.. Kegel said, but many cases
of serious Illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
Asks Bull6ght Ban.

MEXICO CITY, November 20 Dr.
An appeal for prohibition Of bull fights
and cock fights In Mexico as horrible
spectacles, highly incongruous to a civil
liked nation" has been made to Presi-
dent Emilio Portes Gil by Fernando
Sotelo Regil, Deputy for Campeche. He
added that he was drawing up a similar
petition to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
PAN AMERICAN PLANE
FILLS EMERGENCY CALL
Craft Is Pressed Into Service as
Flying Ambulance Between
West Indies Islands.
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, November 90
"A Pan-Anerican plane was called
into emergency ambulance service to-
day between islands of the West In
dies when request was received to
send plane to Trinidad to take two
doctors to Antigua.
Save that haste was requested details
we're unknown here, but a plane was
Immediately dispatched to Trinidad,
which is approximately 800 miles from
San Juan. Pilot w. A. Brook planned
to make one stop en- route. Antigua is
about 400 miles from Trinidad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
White House Social
Events Cancelled for
Month of December

The White House today can
celled all social functions on the
calendar for December out of re-
spect for the memory of the late
Secretary Good.
Included were the diplomatic
reception, usually one of the most
brilliant of the season, which was
to have been held on December
5, and the cabinet dinner, on the
program for December IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
LANDLUBBER COWBOYS
LOSE STEER IN RIVER
Police Make Capture When Animal
Takes "Unfair Advantage"
in Water.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 20.-New
York's cowboys are strickly landgoing
fellows.
When a huge black and brown steer
escaped from the stock yards at the
foot of Thirty-ninth street yesterday
and plunged off the dock into North
River. the cowboys washed their hands
of the affair.
The agile animal was far too eIu.
sive for their lassos and they vainlS
tried to encircle the steers neck from
the dock.
Some one suggested the police. An
emergency squad, with truck, crane, q
small boat and several yards of rope
had the steer tied up and hauled bach
on the dock in no time at ALL
The cowboys refused to admit de.
feat.
THE steer took unfair advantage OF
U.S." they explained. who ever hearC
of a seagoing cowboy?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
JUDGE ASKS PROBE
OF BRIBE CHARGES
Report That Wires Into Chicago
Court Had Been Tapped Also
to Be Investigated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 20. - Judge
Joseph B. David has demanded grand
Jury investigations after q witness IN
the trial of nine men charged with
slayi2E iJctaYius Granady, colored poll
tician, in last years primary election.
had testified that State investigator
had offered 81 900 for an untrue YER
sion of his story and. after 1t was
charged that telephone wires had been
fapped to the Judges chambers, the
! fury room and the homes Of defense
. and States attorneys.
The witness, Rev. Joseph Mcmillan OF
! Muskegon, Mich, colored, said that Mr.
. Brusseaux (Sheridan Brusseaux, former
States attorneys investigator said
. there would be 1000 in 1t for him II
! he would implicate one OF three men
Harry Hochstein, Johnny Arnhndo OF
: Sam Kaplan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
FOR Staying INDIAN
John Ramsey, Cowboy, of Usage
Valley, Convicted Second Time
by Jury for Murder.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PAWHUSKA, Okla, November 90
John Ramsey. cowboy, of the Usage
Hill; country, was convicted the second
time today of the murder of Henry
Roam, Usage Indian. and sentenced to
life imprisonment by Jury in Federal
Court.
Ramsey was accused Of Staying the
Indian at the instigation of william K.
Hale, so-called cattle king of the Usage
HIS so Hale might collect $4,000
insurance which he held on Roans life.
Ramsey has faced three juries on the
charge: The first disagreed. The second
found him and Hale guilty, but Ramsey
was granted new trial. Hale, who is
serving a life sentence for the murder,
was brought from prison to testify for
Ramsey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
WED GIRL TO GET HER
INTO U. S., ASKS DIVORCE
Keeps Pledge to "Wife," Who
Loves Another and Seeks Re-
lease From Court.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 20.-Abe Holz-
man is making good his pledge to di-
vorce the woman he loves.
HolZmans wife, Helen, was native
of Poland and she desired to enter the
United States four years ago, although
the Polish immigration quota had been
exhausted. Holman, as a friend,
offered to marry her, bring her in as
his wife and then grant her her free
dom.
But Holman fell in love with his wife.
Since then he has tried in vain to win
her love.
81 have never even kissed her." Holz-
man told Judge SABBATH. "She is in love
with another man now, and must keep
my promise"
Judge SABBATH indicated he would
grant the decree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
FIVE MEN INJURED
IN 100000 BLAZE
Fire Destroys Engraving Plate
Factory and Radio Company
Plant in San Francisco.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCICO, November 90
Five men, including Fire Chief Charles
j. Brennan, were slightly injured in a
fire which destroyed the plants of the
American Engraving & Color Plate Co.
and the Gary & Danielson Radio Co. in
the industrial district here last night.
Twelve men were known to have been
In the building housing the plants and
all were believed to have escaped. A
search of the ruins was ordered, how
ever, when firemen told of seeing two
men trapped on the top floor plunge
into the fire below
Chief Brennan estimated the loss at
$350,000. Owners Of the plants in
volved asserted, however, that their
combined losses would approximate
S5OO,O0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
POPE IS EXPECTED
TO NAME CARDINALS
Secret Consistory Is Set for Deem
Der 16-Many Places in College
Are Vacant.
BY the Associated Press.

IaobONtuNNN4
VATICAN CITY, November 20.-Om-
cial announcement that the Pope would
hold a secret consistory on December
l6 and a public conSistory three days
later has led to almost certain belief
that a number of cardinals would be
appointed to fill the many vacancies
now existing in the Sacred College.
OF the maximum of 10 cardinals
there now are only So. owing to series
Of deaths.
1t was generally believed today that
the United States would not receive a
fifth cardinal at this c0&istory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
Floods Menace Wales.

CARDIFF, wales, November 20 (Hl
Southern Wales for the second time
in recent weeks again is suffering great
distress from serious floods, which fol.
lowed "a hours of tremendous rainfall
Only one death has been reported, bu
there have been narrow escapes from
drowning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
Princeton Center Marries.

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. November
20 (P.--Matrimony is preferred to q
degree by William G. Caldwell, center
on the Princeton foot ball team, which
has closed its season. His marriage
90 Miss Mary Folk, which occurred
during the height of the foot ball
season, Is announced. He has left the
university to 60 into business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
FOUR BANKERS ACCUSED.
Additional Men Are Named in SO,
$4,000 Defalcation.

FLINT, Mich, November 20. Dr.
Warrants naming four more employees
of the Union Industrial Bank
here as participants in sthe 1892 900
defalcations of the banks funds were
issued here today. The men charged
were: Frank D. Montague, assistant
Vice president: j. w. Barron, A. j.
Schlosser and G. A. Plumb, tellers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
OKLAHOMA PENSION TO
ALICE M. ROBERTSON
Amount to Be Given Former Mem
Der of Congress Not Yet De-
termined Definitely.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, November 90
In recognition or her services to the
State, the Oklahoma Memorial Asso-
citation has voted Miss Alice M. Rob-
ertson of Muskogee, only woman ever
elected to Congress from Oklahoma, a
pension. The amount of the pension,
to be paid monthly, has not been def
nitely determined.
In recent years. Miss Robertson has
met with financial reverses. During
the World War, soldiers were given
free meals at a restaurant operated by
her in Muskogee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
KING TO GIVE HUMBERT
CHATEAU AT WEDDING
Racconigi Fortress, Long a Sum
mer Residence of Royalty, to
Be Marriage Gift.

ROME, November 20.-The wedding
gift of King Victor Emanuel to Prince
Humbert and Princess Marie Jose OF
Belgium will be the chateau Of Rae
conigi in Piedmont, birthplace OF the
crown prince, Popolo di Roma said to-
day.
The chateau was built as a fortress
in 1904. 1t has big park and lake
and has been used as Summer residence
by italian royalties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20

Gasoline was reE emily sold in Toxic
Japan, at II cents gallon.
The Washington times., 1929-12-02
UP
GASOLINE
STATION

An unidentified bandit. armed
with two revolverS, shortly after
10 o'clock this morning, entered
the Ralph Oil Co.. a gasoline
filling station at Fourth and
Bryant Streets Northeast, held up
the proprietor, Richard r. Ralph.
and robbed him Of $2,230.
Ralph, who was counting the
cash in the office preparatory
to going to the bank, was alone
when the man entered. After
the bandit had pocketed the large
roll of currency, he threatened
Ralph with his life If he made
an outcry and then left the build
ing.
The gasoline station proprietor,
who was unarmed, said that the
robber after leaving the building
walked across a nearby vacant
lot and then disappeared between
a row of houses.
Ralph, who lives in the 5000
block Illinois Ave. N. W.. called
headquarters tectives and
Twelfth precinct police. In
spector SergeantS w. J. DuBuskey
aad William Messer were assigned
to the case.
AS nearly accurate description
as possible of the robber was
given to them by Ralph and by
several people who reported see.
ing the man run across the
vacant lot.
The bandit, apparently, watched
Ralph's activities for sometime
and had picked a moment when
he was not busy. Few cars were
on the street, due to the slippery
pavement.
Ralph said that the loss was
not covered by insurance.
The Washington times., 1929-12-02
INQUESTIN'
BLAST HELD

A gas explosion and not the
bursting of hot water storage
tank was the primary cause of the
death of six persons and the in
jury Of more than two score
others at the McCrory 5-and-10-
cent store. November 81.
This was given as the expert
opinion of Maurice Colbert. who
installed the heating plant nine
years ago, when he testified be-
fore the Coroner's Jury late this
this afternoon. Colbert said he
could not account for the gas ex-
plosion, but that in all his expert
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The Washington times., 1929-12-02
Smith Granted
New Trial in
Staying
Franklin Ellsworth. Smith, So

Franklin Ellsworth. Smith, So
year-old, half blind watchman,
who is under sentence of death
for the murder of his 19-year-old
daughter, Bessie, on September
26, 1928. was granted a new lease
on life today when the Court OF
Appeals handed down decision
by Justice Van Orsdel, reversing
the conviction of the defendant
and remanding his case for a
new trial.
The sole plea offered in Smiths
behalf when his case was carried
on appeal by his counsel was that
of insanity. It was contended
during the trial of the case. as
well as on appeal, that Smith was
following IAN irresistible i'm
pulse" when he killed his daugh-
ter and that this condition comes
within the definition Of legal in
sanity.
Smiths Testimony Cited
The lengthy opinion OF The
higher court in supporting its
action, recites the testimony Of
Smith on the witness stand when
he declared that after he had
grabbed his daughter by Che
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-02
What Scrivener Case
Witnesses Testify

JOHN F. MARAGON, ScriUener's friend, Who
married ScrtUeners fdncee: Scrivener told him
he was secretly investigating theft of seized liquor
from police headquarters property room by police
officials and that he feared he might be slain. Also
told him of expected marriage and asked him to
help arrange honeymoon. Maragon says that sew
sral months after tragedy Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly
berated Scrvener and expressed belief latter killed
self
3. Parker, of Mclean Va: Was to have married
Scrivener night of tragedy First met Scrivener at
wild rum party attended by Detectives Kelly and
Joe Waldron and several girls. Says Kelly tried to
get her to identify death gun she had seen in
Scrivener's but she refused. Says Kelly ntimi"
dated her and asked her not to tell Coroners Jury
about party.
DR. JOSEPH D. ROGERS AND DR. HERBERT
MARTYR, uUho performed autopsy: Bullet fired into
Scrivener's left chest Gun apparently held between
and IL inches away Scrivener not hopelessly i'll
POLICE SERGT. A. S. BOHRER: Ordered to scene
of tragedy to investigate. Found man lying back
in alley with torn necktie in right hand and gun
nearby Lit match but did not recognize Scrivener.
Ran Scrivener's house to get detective to
help case. Learned Scrivener had not returned
home. Then discovered dead man detective.
LIEUT.. FRED SANDBERG chief Of police bureau
of Identification: Took fingerprnts of Scrivener.
Serial numbers had been filed off gun, which ap-
parently had been taken from police headquarters
CATHERINE DOEHRING, ScriUener neighbor:
Dozng when heard Scrivener enter alley. Heard
shot, grOans, then Sound like baby's footsteps
faint scuffling irregular" Saw body IN alley and
had brother call police.
ROBERT DOEHRING, the brother: Thought man
in alley was drunk and that shot backfire of
auto. Called police on telephone and asked them
to investigate.
Mr.. AND MRS. MATTHEW WALSH, at whOse
home ScriUener roon,ed for II years: Scrivener
in cheerful mood just before tragedy. Had no
known enemies. Was planning marriage to Miss
Parker. Both deny that torn tie belonged to
Walsh.
AMELIA P. TURLEY: Says husband, friend of
l. SHIMA
minus necktie. First time he had remained
out all night. Couldn't explain where he had been.