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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
PRAYER FOR TAFT BROADCAST
Bishop Of Washington Conducts Inter.
ceSsi0nal Service in Chanel.


cessional Service I'm Chapel.
The voice of Bishop Freeman calling
the Nation to prayer for former Presi-
dent and Chief Justice Taft went out
OF Bethlehem Chapel over q coast-to-
coast network Of radio sstations yester-
day afternoon as william Howard Taft
lay IN the shadow Of death at his wy
oming avenue home.
The prayers were spoken from the
little Bethlehem Chapel Of Washington
Cathedral, wherein lie the bodies OF
another former President, Woodrow VII
son; Admiral Dewey, Melville Stone and
other famous Americans.
The service, which went out on the
Columbia Broadcasting System network
from WMAL here. was the first of the
sort ever broadcast and was put on the
air without regard to the religious con-
yictions Of Mr.. Taft, who is q stanch
Unitarian.
Listening in while Bishop Freeman
prayed, Hear, o Lord, we beseech
Inee, our prayers as we call upon Thee
on behalf Of this, Thy servant, William
Howard Taft. and bestow upon him the
health of Thy merciful consolation,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord" were
Mrs. Taft and the former Chief Jus
tees daughter, Mrs. Helen Taft Man
ming. both of whom have stayed close
to the bedside of the stricken jurist
since he became ILL.,
Bishop Freeman prefaced the service
with the following announcement:
From the Cathedral in the Capital
"a Nationwide call to prayer is made
at this hour in behalf of one of Amer
ica'S foremost sons. Former Chief Jus
tice Taft lies critically III In his home.
His Incompatible service to the Nation
as Secretary of War, President of the
Republic and Chief Justice of the SUI
preme Court gives him unique place in
our history. We bid our people to pray
er for one who universally is held as
the most beloved of the Nations out
standing public servants. May the God
and Father Of us all have him in His
gracious care and keeping"
During the service the boys choir of
the Cathedral sang the Esd Psalm. ''The
Lord Is My Shepherd" and the l3Oth,
out Of the Deep Called Unto Thee,
o Lord" The hymn was MY Faith
Looks Up to Thee"
The service was conducted by the
Rev. Raymond l.. Wolven, Canon of
washington. Music was under the d.
rection Of Edgar Priest, organist and
choirmaster Of the Cathedral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
TAFT'S LIFE EBBS;
SLIGHTLY WEAKER,
HIS DOCTORS SAY

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mediately. The bulletin was issued at
1l:40 am It reads:
THE former Chief Justice is slightly
weaker. is able to take very little
nourishment. There is no decided
change In his condition since yeSter-
day."
1t was signed by DR.. Thomas A
Clayton and DR.. Hagner.
Mrs. Hoover Calls.
Mrs. Hoover called at the Taft home
late yesterday to express her sympathy
and solicitude to Mrs. Taft. Charles
Evans Hughes who succeeded Mr.. Taft
as Chief Justice, and Mrs. Hughes also
visited Mrs. Taft for q few minutes.
Mr.. Taft resigned from the Supreme
bench on February 3, when 1t became
apparent that q soiourn in the South
was not having the expected beneficial
effect upon his health. On the same
day he started back to Washington.
He was suffering from an old nervous
ailment, a weakness of the heart and
bladder trouble that developed some
six years ago. To these have been
added grave complications Of the cir
culatory system. Thickening of the
arteries has placed severe strain upon
his already over-taxed heart.
Strength Ebbing Away.
For the few days that followed the
yettil5ls to, Washington Mr.. Taft seemed
10 be improving, and then for days the
physicians reported that his condition
was unchanged, finally expressing alarm
that he did not gain ground. Since
then his Etren1th has hnaY1 ora l,,aIlv,
ebbing away and any improvement he
might show now, the doctors say, will
be only temporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
IMPORTING FRUIT FLY
LAID TO PLANT BOARD
Florida Inspector Denies Charge
Made by Representative
Wood of Indiana.

BY the Associated Press.
ORLANDO. Fla. February "a
Charges that the Mediterranean fruit
fly was planted" in Florida by in
spectors for the State plant board were
made here today by Representative
Wood, Republican, Indiana, chairman
of congressional subcommittee in
vestigating the expenditure Of funds for
graduating the insect.
He produced an afidavit from For
rest Stone. filling station operator near
Maitland, which he said corroborated
his allegations.
DR.. Wilmon Newell, commissioner of
the plant board, denied the charges
and presented afldavits made by q
number of inspectors which lie de-
clared substantiated his contention that
Representative Woods allegations were
false.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
INTERNATIONAL TAX
RECIPROCITY URGED
Mellon Gives Plan to Avoid
Levying on Same Income
by Several Nations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reciprocal exemption as the best
method OF avoiding the taxation Of the
same income, profits or property by this
and one or more other countries was
advocated before the House ways and
means committee today by Secretary
Mellon.
Appearing at hearing on Chair
man Hawley's bill to reduce interna-
tional double taxation, in which have
been incorporated his recommendations
as to the manner in which this Govern
ment could participate in worldwide
effort to solve this problem, Mellon said
there were two lines of approach.
The first, he said, is by treaty with
one or more countries, which involves
mutual concessions in respect Of the
taxation of nationals of the treaty.
making countries. He gave as objections
to this plan that the concessions were
more likely to be based on bargaining
than on sound principles of taxation,
and that this method resulted in the
nationals of different countries on dis
ctnnilar bases.
Second Plan is Explained.
The second plan, he explained, vas
exemplified by the present law covering
the taxation of shipping profits and au-
tnoriz1ng the exemption of foreign ship
ping profits providing those of Ameri-
can companies are exempt from taxa
tion in foreign countries.
While there are some obvious adj.
vantages in the treaty method" he said
the Treasury Department believes that
what may call the reciprocal exemp :
ton method is the sounder of the two
ana more in accordance with traditional
American policy"
The reciprocal exemption of the items
OF income considered should not mean a
Sacr1nce OF tax revenues by the United
States, he said, but an eventual gain.
@ie explained, also the workings Of va
rlous other provisions of, the plan, and
said an increase in revenues should re-
suit In other instances.
Machinery Is Simple.
The Secretary said the machinery for
putting the plan into effect was simple.
consisting of extending the application
OF the principle of reciprocal exemption
now observed IN the case or shipping
profits to dividends, interest and other
items OF income affected
1T Is hoped" he concluded, chat
other countries may meet this offer Of
reciprocal exemption by means of corre-
spending enactments, just as has been
done in the case Of shipping profits"
Representative Garner Of Texas.
ranking Democrat on the committee
interrupted to say that both Treasury
officials and congressional leaders had
previously agreed that mo further in
ternal revenue legislation would be
taken up at this session.
Mellon Explains.
The Secretary replied that the meas
ure was of q different character than
tax reduction and did not come within
the terms of that agreement.
Chairman Hawley added, the agree
ment was made only on legislation deal
ing with tax rates and not to admink-
trative bills.
Garner asked If an administrative
change might not have q very material
effect onxthe revenue of the Treasury.
Mellon said this was possible, but
that the Hawley bill would not have
an appreciable affect on revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
Hat Troubles Of the Turk.

At the entrances of the Turkish
mosques there Is now to be seen rack
conts ming q rather miscellaneous col
lection of hats and shoes, which are
temporarily discarded by the worship
ers. Good MoslemS are embarrassed by
the legally required hats with brims,
which make it difIlcult for them to touch
the ground with their foreheads. A ban
is on the fez, but not few are unable
to break away from the head covering
that they have been used to so long and
they wear q hidden fez. In this case
they leave the hat with the brim at the
door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
REFUSES HIGH PENAL TIES
UNTIL BRIDGE ARRESTS
By the Associated Press.

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark, February a.
When police raid elite homes and ar
rest fine ladies playing bridge for
prizes, then-and then only-wih NUM-
stern penalties upon gentleman or
tramp caught rolling the dice for fun
and pastime.
He announced his judicial policy In
assessing 3 light fine against q youth
who pleaded guilty to "crapshooting. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
CRUISER IMPASSE
BELIEVED SOLVED
Settling of U. S.-Japanese
Difficulties Held Near
at Conference.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE,
staa r.nrra~nona.nt ~ The sta

By Radio to The Star.
LONDON, February 2s.-From q
quarter in peculiarly excellent posi-
ton to know the facts, The Star cor
respondent has learned that the jap
anese and American cruiser difficulties
have been reconciled. Formal agree
ment over them is all but completed.
Some further exchanges between Lon
don and Toxic are required to clear
up some minor points.
Then the conference will be informed
that the snag, second only IN gravity
to the French demands, has been
cleared away. The prospective agree
ment win reveal neither victor or yan-
pushed. The argument, which event.
ually carried the decisive weight with
Wakatsuki and his colleagues, was the
assurance that the American friendship
for Japan, which Is already strong,
materially would be strengthened by
Japanese acquiescence to the United
States proposals.
/ These proposals 60 far toward meet
ing Japan's 10 per cent desires. The
Island Empire will not have more than
so per cent eight-inch gun cruisers
this was Americas irsistent and irre-
ducible demand-but in smaller CRUZ
Sers, destroyers and submarines the
much higher than that Of American
ships Of the same categories.
Actually VIII Have 80 Per Cent.
One of the factors which has per-
suaded the Japanese to adopt a con-
ciliatory attitude toward the big cruiser
proposition is the circumstance that by
1896, on the basis of existing programs
in both countries, Japan will actually
have 80 per cent Of American S-inch
gun cruisers.
The United States with eight ships
of the old program built or being built
and seven of the 1929 program to be
completed during the next six years,
will have Is. The Japanese will, at
that time, possess IL.
When the history of the japanese and
American negotiations at London can
be detailed, it will be found that one
Of the trump cards the United States
played was the ability to 60 on build
ing ships, especially costly battleships,
in case the conference failed.
MinseitO Forces Safe.
The Minseito government now is safe
enough, and strong enough in power
and does not need a success" at Lon
don In perhaps the same degree the
Labor party Graves one in England, or
he Hoover administration In America.
ALI that Japan requires, irrespective OF
parties, is rigid retrenchInent. In ex-
penditure. The necessity to build battle
ships was the one thing above all others
that Wakatsuki did not want to take
back to Japan.
The utmost credit Is due Senator
Reed and Ambassador Matsudaira for
bringing about the final accord between
their respective governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
CAPITAL CIRCLES HOPEFUL.
Word Of Truce Reaches Washington
From Minister Curtis.


~ the Associated Press.
washington was hopeful today that
the Dominican Republics present reyo-
luttonary troubles were ended.
The State Department was in recent
OIL q dispatch from Minister Curtis that
an armistice had been reached between
the contending factions and that the
basis OF q permanent settlement had
apparently been attained.
At the same time, there was word
from Curtis Of British plans to send
the cruiser WiStara to Santo Domingo.
1t was understood that no landing Of
troops nor any act which might be in
terpreted as an infringement OF the
Monroe doctrine was contemplated and
that the ship was merely to stand by in
case it might become advisable for
members Of the British legation to leave
the island. 1t cruises regularly in the
Caribbean.
Santo Domingo is quiet Curtis re-
ported, and although there have been
indications OF alarming tendencies, he
has seen only a few skirmishes, and
these in the outskirts of the city.
The American legation acted as a
mediary IN bringing about the truce
Curtis said he hoped final agreement
would be reached at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
MALTBIE Is NAMED
TO new YORK POST
Succeeds Prendergast as Chairman
of State Public Service
Commission.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 2s.-Goy.
Franklin d. Roosevelt today announced
the appointment of Milo r.. Maltbie as
chairman Of the State public service
commission to succeed william A.
Prendergast, resigned.
Mr.. MaItbie, a native Of Hinckley.
Ill, and formerly professor Of mathe-
mattcs and economy at Mount Morris
College, Mount Morris, Ill.,, Is regarded
as an expert on public utility regu-
lations.
He was member Of the advisory
board on railroad valuation Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission from
1918 to 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
BRAZIL TO ELECT
GOVERNMENT HEADS
President, Vice President, Senators
and All Representatives
Included.
~ the ASSOCIATED Press.

RIO JANEIRo, February 2s.-The
Brazilian elections will be held tonor-
row, with a president, vice president
one-third of the Senate and the entire
membership of the House of Repre-.
sentatiyes to be chosen.
Fears OF serious trouble during the
election, which was indicated in
countrywide clashes several weeks ago
now seem unfounded, although it Is
thought there may be minor 'isputes
The government ticket is headed by
Julio Prestes, candidate for president
and Vital SoareS, running for vice
president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28

what after blood TRANSMISSION WedneS-
day night, but this improvement was
only temporary, and she soon afterward
lapsed back into inconsistencies, and
has remained so virtually ever since.
During her more than 10 years resi-
dence In Washington, Mrs. Richey has
made many friends, and her room at
the hospital has been kept banked with
flowers. The President and Mrs Hoover
have sent flowers daily. Mrs. Richey,
with her husband, accompanied the
President and Mrs. Hoover on their re-
cent vacation trip to Long Key, Fla,
and during that outing Mrs. Richey ap-
peared to be in the best of health. She
became slightly indisposed while return
ing to Washington. and it vss not until
several days afterward that her illness
assumed serious proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
siamese Resent Flanners.

NEW YORK, February 2o B.--Bare-
legged girls and men wearing plus
f0urs are barred from the presence OF
sacred elephants in Siam. Adviees
from BANGKOK are that American tour
lists visiting the elephants stables were
compelled to @eturn to liner and put
on more diahined garb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
DOMINICAN REBELS.
SEE OPPONENTS IN
EFFORT FOR PEACE

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several citizens with a WeWs To some
ones selection as minister of the in
terror to act In accordance with the
constitution, both the President and
vice president being without power.
During the night there was heavy
shooting In Santo Domingo, but this
morning the city was quiet. It could
not De determined Immediately what
was the cause or results of the shootius.
Tnere were reports that a British
Warsnlp was en- route to Santo Domingo.
the British sloop Of war Wistaria
leI 81 Thomas, Virgin Islands. yester-
Gay for Santo Domingo in connection
With the revolution there.)
CAPITAL CIRCLES HOPEFTu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28

More than half the cigars and cigar
cites made in Venezuela produced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28

Women Of Yugoslavia used more than
$4,000, 900 worth Of perfumery and
cosmetics last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28

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Evening star., 1930-06-22
BY CHARLES FRIEND, IR.

MANY there are who think the West is out
of it this year; that the Eastern crews
will decide the supremacy of the river among
themselves. For the first time in nearly a
decade all of the colleges along the Atlantic
Seaboard have turned out strong, capable crews,
any one Of which seems good enough to win.
Columbia's gallant 1929 boatload was broken
up by graduation and only four of that combi-
nation are seated in the Blue and White shell
which will defend the title
But, despite the four newcomers in the varsity
shell, Columbia can't be counted out of the
race this year-not by a couple of boat lengths
Look at what the Blue and White oarsmen
have shown this year. They opaned the East
ern rowing season by defeating a powerful Navy
crew and q strong Massachusetts, Tech aggre-
Cation flashing across the finish line a scant
10 feet ahead of Navy and a couple lengths In
front Of the heavy M. I. T. oarsren. And
Navy will be one of Columbia's most dangerous
rivals at Poughkeepsie.
The following week Columbia lost to Yale
by boats length in one of the weirdeSt races
ever seen. Because Of rough water the referee
held up the race until darkness fell, counting
on the wind dying down at sunset. In the
murky darkness punctuated now and then by
the bright beams from automobile headlights
on the shore road, the Columbia shell went of
the course in the final mile and last hit a
marking buoy at the turn. Pennsylvania, like
wise befuddled finished about three lengths
astern of the New Workers.
But Columbia came back to show her real
power and brought the season to a close on
May 81 with an impressive victory in the Childs
Cup regatta on the SchuylkiI River, beating
both Pennsylvania and Princeton No, Colum-
bia can't be counted out of the race this year.
And neither Cornell.
In that short sentence is packed one of the
most dramatic stories of the sport of sweep
swingerS. For the first time in a long barren
decade Cornell has real chance to win. For
the first time since the far-off days of Pop"
Courtney's regime when Cornell literally ruled
the river, the big Red crew from Cayuga Lake
has real chance to regain the title it once
held constantly.
For nearly two-score years Charles Courtney
ruled the Cornell navy and for nearly two
score years his oarSmen were invincible So
successful was the shrewd old veteran in mold
ing his crews that the newsboys' cry of Cornell
sweeps the river" aroused little or no excite
ment after time. Only when Columbia, Penn
sylvania or Syracuse won . desperately fought
Evening star., 1930-06-22

stretch was probably the most dramatic in all
rowing history. Fought in the gathering dark
ness of the June evening, it was battle as
much against the elements as against rival
sweep swingers. A spanking Souwest breeze
ruffied the Hudson, turning 1t into a river of
whitecaps. Choppy waves played havoc with
the rhythmic beat of the oarsmen. Crews
halted their disorganized strokes, started again
in unison and soon were disorganized again.
Wave after wave splashed into the boats
Some of the shells were In difficulty soon
after Julian Curtiss, the veteran referee, had
sent the nine boats away with his booming
Ready all? Row!" Three Of them sank before
the first three miles had been completed, and
the tired oarsmen were pulled out of the river
into launches that sped to their rescue Two
OF the others were plowing along splashing
water everywhere, their gunwaleS nearly awash.
Those that were able to keep afoat fought
gamely on, disregarding the water that sloShed
about in the bottom of the shells thinking
only OF the coxswainS' commands to Keep
her up! Keep her upl"
Through the gloom and the whitecaps the
light blue-tipped oars of Columbia's great eight,
which had gone through its early season un-
defeated, flashed IN and out with q perfect
cadence. There was no diSorganization in that
boatload. Behind them came Washington
pennsylvania ana navy, well r1gged Tor the
rough going, but unable to match the speed
and endurance of the boys from New York
Time after time the coxswain in the Wash
ington boat called upon his huskies for 'ten
long ones" in a frantic effort to catch the fly-
ing Columbia craft, but Rich Glendon's crew
was invincible Going into the final quarter
mile, AlaStair MacBain, Columba's redoubtab!e
stroke oar, sent the beat up to Al to the min
ute, and with final burst of speed he and his
mates hurled their shell across the line three
lengths ahead of the sturdy crew from the Pa
cific Coast. Columbia's boat was half full of
water, but the fighting crew had battled on to
victory through the last long mile.
There Is going to be another battle royal all
the way down that tortuous last mile this year
The results of early-season regattas have shown
that. 1t will be another struggle between East
and West with Columbia, Cornell, Navy Penn
sylvania, Syracuse and Massachusetts, Tech
hghting off the challenge of the powerful west
ern eights from Washington, California ami
Wisconsin.