The Washington Post
November 22, 1927

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The Ways and Means commit- tee—if any—tentatively agrees upon a vote-getting tax bill. - > - a | The people of Washington have contributed just $101 to the Red Cross for our own tornado victims. We never get real generous with our money until something sad happens in Tibet or Czechoslovakia. = 7 ~ a Alexandria raises $1,029 for the storm sufferers. That town ought to annex the District of Columbia instead of being satisfied with mere- ly Arlington County. Guest of the Ritz Tower varies the monotony of life a bit by sign- ing the check first and then eating a $400 meal. +. 7 +. - Judging by the unanimity with which the Ways and Means commit- tee overrides Secretary Mellon, as soon as the House gets a crack at the tax bill it’ll override the com- mittee, and then the Senate will over- ride the House. The steam shovel that began yes- terday the task of biting out a big hole in the ground as a foundation for the new Internal Revenue Build- ing, ought to dig up some interesting We should not be surprised to see it turn historic relics as it goes along. up the ribs of a petrified sloop, for in the old days the sailing boats coming up the canal used to anchor in a big basin which was along in this neighborhood. Rome hasn’t the only Tiber capable of furnishing an ancient galley to the museum. An open-air revival conducted in Washington at Thanksgiving time! It is understood that Prof. Beeswax P. McGinnis, general counsel of the year without a summer, positively refuses to attend. What this country needs is a law providing that tax bills shall be re- vised after election instead of be- fore. Sir Esme Howard, the British Am- bassador, is suffering from a severe attack of Anglo-American friend- ship, but we understand that al- though it is highly contagious, the epidemic hasn’t spread yet to Chi- cago. The Chicago gangsters who re- sume their warfare on the State street front probably haven’t heard yet that Mayor Nathan Hale Thomp- son abolished them a couple of months ago by an official order. Maybe the Mayor’s system in deal- ing with the gangsters is to wait un- til he can see the whites of their eyes. Georgetown vetoes the proposed $10,000,000 bond issue for the im- provement of Washington. ' The safest and cheapest bonds for this town are those of fair dealing be- tween the District of Columbia and the Federal Government. Eloquent clergyman preaches a midnight sermon to burglar discov- ered in his bedroom. “A soft answer turneth away wrath.”’ + 7 o * The steps on the gas. 7 * ~ > venerable Supreme Court The Bureau of Standards is now so splendidly equipped that its deli- cate instruments could probably de- tect the merit in the Hoggin’ farm relief bill. The Du Ponts declare the largest extra dividends since the late un- pleasantness. Peace hath her melons no less renowned than those of war. ’ nal - - The so-called Ways and Means committee, which has an invisible of- fice and a <heoretical occupation, also cuts a Mellon. The of Washington’s crime wave lies in the recommenda- tions of Maj. Hesse. You can’t fight a war without an adequate army. solution Standard Oil greases Russia’s palm to the extent of $40,000,000. * : . When it rains on Inauguration Day in Washington it’s hard luck, but not so in Morocco. Sultan Mulai Yussef hoists the royal red umbrella, and he sure did need it, and all we want to add is that we hope it’s a fast color. 2 * o - It looks now as though Mr. Cool- idge would be drafted by the “‘daisy chain” system. Nobody can stop this selective draft but himself. If the Chevy Chase pastor who drove a burglar out of his house with a sermon is a wise man he won’t preach the same one to his congregation next Sunday, CHAIN OF PETITIONS THAT COOLIOGE RUN CRCULATED IN EAST Majority on Record Before Convention. EACH VOTER SIGNING ASKED TO SIGN UP 10 Plan Regarded Ill-Advised by President’s Supporters in Connecticut. Special to The Washington Post. New York, Nov. 21.—From a simple beginning in Boston, an ambitious movement aiming to put a majority of the people of the United States on record for the reelection of President Coolidge in advance of the Republican national convention is gaining ground in New England. Links in a chain petition calling on the President to reconsider his decision not to run in 1928 appeared in various parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts today and were traced indirectly to Philip M. Tucker, a broker, of 201 Devonshire street, Boston. The plan, it was learned, is to ask each citizen signing the petition to get ten others to sign, branching out “infinitely” un- til the entire United States has been covered. To present a petition representative of a majority of the voters participating in the last presidential election, nearly 15,000,000 signatures would be neces- sary. Four times that number would be required to speak for a majority of the American populace. mepublican leaders in Connecticut, which strongly favors the renomina- tion of Mr. Coolidge, are discouraging the plan. J. Henry Roraback, Repub- lican national committeeman from that State, said today that it was ill ad- vised and tended to defeat its own ends. He and other Republican lead- ers in New England see no barrier to “drafting” Mr. Coolidge and are out of sympathy with gestures that might call forth a statement from the White House putting the President beyond conscription. This objecting has ended the circulation of some of the peti- tions started in Connecticut. Some of the petitions are headed “Calvin Coolidge” and carry this in- troduction: “Judge Gary, head of the United State Steel Corporation for twenty years, shortly before his death, stated that he believed if the United States could keep Calvin Coolidge four years longer we would make more economic progress than might be made in 30 years under any other President. “Mr. Coolidge proved to be one of the best governors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and, since he has been President, he has become the out- CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 4. Cobham at Bordeaux On Way to Africa Marseilles, France, Nov. 21 (A.P.).— Sir Alan Cobham, noted British flier. who has heen called Britain’s “air taxi- man,” arrived here this afternoon from Bordeaux en route to Africa, where he will survey a proposed transafrican air route. The flier is planning a 20,000-mile swing around Africa. MOTHER AND SON DIE IN CAR AFTER REUNION Fatal Wreck Quick Sequel to Family’s Separation of 44 Years. Los Angeles; Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Reunited only a few hours after being separated 44 years, Clayton H. Nichols, 62, Em- metsburg, Iowa, and his 85-year-old mother, Mrs. Sarah E. Nichols, of Los Angeles, went to their deaths in an automobile accident mear here today. Mrs. J. W. Giddings, 58, sister of Nichols, also was killed. Her husband was injured. Nichols left home when he was 18 and saw his mother last night for the first time in nearly half a century There was happy reunion and Nichols started with his mother and Mr. and Mrs. Giddings early today to drive to Burlingame, Calif., to, spend Thanks- he had never sen. Coming dowa a mountainous high- way the car in which the four were riding struck a truck Marie Prevost Wins Divorce From Harlan Los Angeles, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Marie Prevost, film star, today was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Kenneth Harlan, picture actor. The action came after the case had been under advisement for several days, and an amended complaint had been filed Miss Prevost charged neglect and de- sertion. Anti-Fascist Plotting Charged to Prisoners Rome, Nov. 321 (A.P.).—Deputy Ponzio San Sebastiano and Gen. Ben- civenga have been arrested at Turin charged with having favored anti- fascist “subversives” to leave the coun- try in order to plot against fascism, Movement Aims to Put giving with Frank G. Nichols, a brother, | More Drastic Crime Laws Urged by Board of Trade Full Support Is Pledged to Hesse in War on Lawlesness. Major Wants Detective Force of 100 and More Automobiles. — Legislation which would aid the po- lice in their fight against the rising tide of crime in the National Capital, was indorsed by the Board of Trade last night, meeting in the Willard Hotel. The board adopted committee reports which detailed measures de- signed to this end, and pledged its full support to Maj. Edwin B. Heese, major and superintendent of police, and his men. The report of the committee on public order was adopted, after a speech by Maj. Heese, in which he stressed the need for more stringent legislation to check lawlessness in the National Capi- tal. This proposed legislation includes a recommendation of a measure similar to the Baumes bill in New York State for the District, which provide life im- prisonment for a fourth conviction of a felony; an increase in the detective force to 100 men, with a cruising squad of not less than ten detective sergeants for duty between the hours of midnight and-8 o’clock in the morning, the pur- chase of ten additional passenger auto- mobiles for the use of the detective bureau, and an officer not less than the grade of inspector on duty at police headquarters for 24 hours. Referring to the Baumes measure, Maj. Hesse declared he was absolutely in favor of “any law that put the fear of God in the hearts of the criminals in the District of Columbia.” Indicat- ing the recent robberies of the “Cat” burglar, he said no one knows what the police are doing in Chevy Chase, but indicated that the resources of his de- partment were being fully utilized to apprehend the thief. Before listening to the address of Merle Thorpe, editor of Nation’s Busi- ness, on problems affecting the future of Washington, the board adopted a report of the committee headed by H. H. McKee on referendum No. 50 of the United States Chamber of Commerce, which rejected two of the three rec- ommendations of the chamber but ap- proved the third; that Congress provide full opportunity for the joint congres- sional tax committee to perfect pro- posals for revision of the Federal tax laws and their administration. The report of the special committee, which recently conferred with officials of the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research, was heard. It was submit- ted by Joshua Evans, jr., chairman of the committee on municipal finance CONTINUED ON PAGE 14, COLUMN 1. POLIGE, DEFIED BY GANG, TOLD 10 KILL GUNMEN Chicago Henchman of Capone Tries to Shoot Way Out of Detective Bureau. GUNMEN’S NEST SEIZED Chicago, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Rival Chi- cago gangsters, opening a new war of extermination for gambling supremacy, today carried their feud to the doors of Chicago’s largest police station, where it was nipped by the authori- ties who for two days lave been mak- ing a desperate effort to prevent the initial crack of gangsters’ pistols and the roar of their sawed-off shotguns. Chief of Detectives O’Connor, in- censed over the brazen effrontery of the gangsters, ordered the féfmation of ten machine gun squads with instruc- tions to drive the gangsters from the streets. He ordered every detective in his department to view the men in custody. “These are the type of men to hunt for,” the chief said. “When you give chase to gangs like this, riding in a car, 1 hope to go out and find the top of their car shot off, with most of the men in it dead.” All the men in custody, including the three Capone bodyguards, were hand- cuffed together, and Chief O’Connor said he intended to keep them standing all night so his men could view them. “At least we'll persecute them if we can’t keep them in jail,” O’Connor said. A series of raids on machine gun and shotgun nests by the police last night to frustrate un assassination plot believed directed mainly against Al, “Scarface” Capone, notorious gangster, culminated today in the arrest outside the South Park Street Police Station of three armed men believed to have been Capune’s bodyguards, and the unsuccessful attempt of one of them to shoot his way boldly out of the of- fice of William O’Connor, chief of de- tectives. After questioning the three men, the police said they had obtained infor- mation there had been a plot to kill Capone when he appeared in court to- day, and that two killers were in the courtroom actually waiting for him. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13, COLUMN 4. Supreme Court Rulés On 118 Cases in Day (Associated Press.) How to treat congested court dockets was demonstrated yesterday as the Su- preme Court disposed of 118 cases at one sitting and set a record which court officials believe will stand for some time. Of the total cases decided, 34 were taken off the docket by written opin- ions, while 84 struck from the list were actions in which reviews were granted or denied. TEXAS JURY ORDERS DEATH FOR ROBBERY Hold-Up Man Who Had Fire- arms but Did Not Fire, is Sentenced. Waco, Tex., Nov. 21 (A.P.).—For par- ticlpating in the robbery of the First State Bank, Texarkana, Tex., with fire- arms, A. P. Bruton today was given the death penalty by the jury before which he was tried at Groesbeck, Limestone County. No shots were fired in the holdup. Four other men arrested in connec- tion with the robbery, in which about $2,000 was taken, will be tried later. One of these is Bruton’s son. The penalty is the most severe re- turned in a bank robbery case in Texas. Some convictions have brought 99-year sentences. Any robbery with firearms in Texas may bring the death penalty. DU PONT MELON 1S CUT; BIGGEST SINCE THE WAR Two Extras and Increase in Regular Dividend Rate Are Authorized. $19 IS TOTAL FOR YEAR Wilmington, Del., Nov. 21 (A.P.).— Directors of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. today declared their third and fourth extra dividends of the year, and for the second time increased the an- nual rate of payment on the common stock, when they authorized two extras totaling $4,25 and raised the quarterly rate of poymegs. from $2 to $2.50 a share. The larger of the two extras, $3.75 a@ share, passed on to the stockholders approximately $9,971,000, received re- cently in the form of a $2.50 extra dividend on Du Pont’s holdings of 3,992,488 shares of General Motors com- mon. The other extra of 50 cents a share was derived from the company’s earnings from regular channels. The payment of the new quarterly dividend will increase the total regylar payments on the stock in 1927 to $8.25 @ share, or $21,958,678. Extra disburse- ments of $5 in January and $1.50 in July, together with today’s extra, raise the total of such payments to $10.75 a share, or $28,612,823, making a grand yearly total] of dividends on the 2,661,- 658 shares Of common outstanding, of $50,571,502. This is the largest amount paid out to stockholders of the Du Pont com- pany since the war year of 1918, when $26 was paid in regular and extra dis- tributions. The record was achieved in 1917, when regular payments totaled $6 and extras rose to $94, $57.70 of which was paid in Anglo-French bonds. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14, COLUMN 2 SEVERE EARTHQUAKE AWAKENS ALASKANS Second Tremor Follows, but No Damage Is Done by Either. Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—-A severe earthquake at 6:15 a. m. today awakened many residents of Juneau. The motion lasted about 15 seconds. Magnetic Observer Pulrich at Sitka, near here, registered the shock at 6:14 a.m. The tremor was strong enough to shake moveable objects, but no ma- terial damage was reported either in Sitka or Juneau. A slighter and slower earth movement was felt 15 seconds later. Ulrich said the shock at Sitka was the heaviest since the quake of October 24, which shook all of southeastern Alaska. (Associated Press.) Three earthquakes, two of slight in- tensity, rattled the sensitive needles of the Georgetown University seismo- graph yesterday. The instrument’s tiny metallic fingers pulsated most at 6:55 p m., when the maximum of the day’s greatest disturbances occurred about 4,400 miles from Washington. This tremor began at 6:25 p. m Two other quakes of lesser extént were recorded at 10:36 a, m. and 2 p. m. Mother Dies in Vain As Her Children Burn Concord, N. H., Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Mrs. Charles Marshall perished today in a heroic effort to save her four children from flames which destroyed their home. One child was saved, Neighbors who discovered the house in flames said they saw Mrs. Marshal] fight her way to a window through which she flung her son, Walter, 6 years old. She then ran back into the fire. Her body was found in the room in which the other children, Ruth, 11; Robert, 4, and John, 8, were suffocated as they slept. . §MLLED, 20 HURT AT COLORADO MINE; TROOPS IN CONTROL State of Insurrection and Riot Decreed by Governor. 2 WOMEN WOUNDED IN HAIL OF BULLETS Strikers Blame Police for Volley; Deny Attack on Coal Property. Denver, Colo., Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Mili- tary rule prevailed tonight in coal min- ing areas of northern Colorado where five strikers were shot and kilied and more than 20 wounded by State pvlice today in the first bloody outbreak since the strike was called five weeks ago by Industrial Workers of the World. The shooting occurred near the Co- lumbine mine, in Weld County, where guards recently were placed under or- ders to shoot any strikers who sought to invade the mine property to picket Conflicting versions,of the shooting were given by representatives of the strikers and State officials. A commitvee representing the strikers placed full blame on the officers, de- claring not a single miner was armed and that they were not marching toward the mine, but were on their way to the rostoffice, which is on the prop- erty of the Columbine mine. Governor Backs Police. Gov. W. H. Adams, who issued an executive order declaring a state of riot and insurrection in Weld and Boul- der Counties, asserted the State police fired to protect themselves from an at- tack by the strikers. The executive cloaked Adjt. Gen. Paul P. Newlon with full authority to proceed as he saw fit to command the situation, and guardsmen were in con- trol of the fields tonight with the same jurisdiction as under martial law, ac- cording to State officials. Five com- panies of infantry, two troops of cav- alry, two armored tanks and a medical detachment of the 6State National Guard were detailed to the scene. The strikers’ committee also placed responsibility for the casualties on “a fool speed cop,” who, they said, fired into the strikers. This shot, the state- ment said, caused some fighting and precipitated the point-blank volley fired by the officers. Twenty officers, lined up in front of the mine, fired the shots. Bullets Fell Strikers. A hail of bullets felled the ranks of the pickets and the advance was stopped. Twenty of the wounded strikers were taken to the hospital at Longmort, a nearby town, and toctors said that at least four of them did not have a chance to live. Two were taken to a hospital at Boulder and other of the wounded were taken to their homes CONTINUED ON PAGE 14, COLUMN 1. Firebug in Midland Theater Imperils 100 Midland, Md., Nov. 21 (A.P.).—-The lives of more than 100 persons were endangered tonight when, according to county officials, an attempt was made to burn the New Theater while a mo- tion picture was being exhibited. Investigators said they found a quan- tity of waste, excelsior and wood under the flooring of the theater, where the fire started. A strong odor of kero- sene also permeated the place, firemen declared. No one was injured. 2 Hunting Accidents Make 7 Fatherless Special to The Washington Post. Traverse City, Mich., Nov. 21.—Hunt- ing accidents today left seven father- less children in Kalkaska County on the southern border of the deer coun- try. Archie Wonsey, Kalkaska garage owner, who had a wife and five chil- dren was killed when his gun dis- charged accidentally. William Smith, a wood cutter, was mistaken for a deer and shot through the heart while trudging home with an armful of groceries. His widow and two small children are destitute. RED FLEET REVOLTS; OPENS FIRE, REPORT Black Sea Sailors Support Trotzky; Shell Cities, Bucharest Hears. (Special Cable Dispatch. Bucharest, Nov. 21.—A sensational re- port of the revolt of the Soviet fleet in the Black Sea is published in several newspapers in this territory, one lead- ing Bucharest newspaper stating that a report from Constantza declared the fleet revolted over the expulsion of Leon Trotzky, and Gregory Zinovieff from the Communist party. It states that the fleet fired on Odessa and Se- bastopol. Several persons were reported killed, and.numerous buildings were destroyed. The Black Sea fleet always has been the center of dissension. Formerly it was with Gen. Wrangel, but it usually changes sides as the political wind blow... FELIGIOUS LEADER SEIZED AS PLOTTERS OF OBREGON'S DEAT |Mexican Chief of Police Declares Trio Has Confessed. PRIEST, HIS BROTHER, AND ENGINEER TAKEN Arrests Made on Story Told by Men Who Attacked General’s Auto. Mexico City, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Gen. Roberto Cruz, chief of police, issued an Official signed statement tonight, de-. claring that three prominent members of the League for the Defense of Re- ligious Liberty—the organization which is opposed to the new religious law— were the\actual and intellectual leaders in the recent plot to assassinate Gen. Obregon, and that they have been ar- rested and have confessed their guilt. The names of the men are Luis Se- gura Vilchis, an engineer employed by the Mexican Light and Power Com- pany; Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez, a Catholic priest, and his brother, Hum- berto Juarez. Gen. Cruz, in his statement, says that Vilchis assumed entire responsi- bility for the plot to assassinate Gen. Obregon, but the police believe that this was done in an effort to shield his accomplices. Accused by Men Who Died. Vilchis, the statement continues, also confessed that he cofitinually has been shipping arms and ammunition to Catholic rebels in the States of Jalisco and Zacatecas. Vilchis, Father Juarez and the priest’s brother have been placed in jail, pending further investi- gation. The arrests came after confessions by Juan Tirado and Lamberto Ruiz, two of the men in the murder car who were shot by Obregon’s companions after they had attempted to assassinate the general. Both of these men have since died. The police, on information glean- ed from t he ponfessions, found the house whére, they allege, the three leaders in the conspiracy, with Tirado and Ruiz, and perhaps two others not yet located, met to plan the death of Gen. Obregon. The conspirators styled themselves the “action group of the league for the defence of religious liberty.” Bomb Factory Found. In another house, the statement con- tinues, where lived the priest and Miss Josefina Montes Deoca, niece of the de- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 8. 47 Reds Arrested At Banquet in Poland Warsaw, Nov. 21 (A-P.).—Forty- seven persons were arrested and a quan- tity of communist literature was seized at a secret banquet at Mlawa yesterday in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Soviet revolution, according to reports received here today. Police consider that the arrests will give a severe check to the increasing activities of communists in the Mlawa section. Lady Mary Scott Hurt; Thrown From Horse London, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Lady Mary Scott, daughter of the Duke of Buc- cleuch, is in a private clinic near Sel- kirk, Scotland, the Daily Mail says, owing to a bad fall while she was rid- ing to hounds today. She suffered se- vere injuries to her chin. Lady Mary was once reported en- gaged to Prince Henry, son of the king, but nothing has been heard of this recently. Lady .Mary’s brother, the Earl of Dalkeith, was thrown while hunting a few days ago. His collar- bone was dislocated. -Index to Today’s Issue. Pages. | 1—$250,000,000 Tax Cut Voted. Petitions for Coolidge to Run. 5 Killed, 20 Hurt, in Mine Fight. Churchmen Seized in Plot. Trade Board for Crime Check. Police Told to Kill Gunmen. Bedroom Sermon to Burglar. 2—Parade Opens Highway Link. Soft Coal Parley Is Asked. 3—Coercion of Watson Denied. 4—Court Clears Tax Questions. 5—Taber Renamed Grange Head. Plot Seen in Remus Killing. 6—Editorial. 7—Society. 8—Wilhelm’s Sister Married. 9—At the Loca] Theaters. 10—Radio News and Programs. l1l—Magazine Features. 12—Weather and Vital Statistics. 13—Klan Suits Are Thrown Out 14—School Segregation Upheld. 15-16—Finance. 17-18-19-20—Sports. 21—The Post’s Comics. 22—Classified Advertising. 23—Daily Legal Record. 24—-Building Program Is Begun. Old Merger Bill Held Valid. 40,000,000 RUSSIAN OL [O BOUGHT BY OTANDARD Increases Annual Purchases to 1,400,000 Tons Despite Dutch Shell Protest. OTHER LARGE CONTRACTS New York, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—The New York Times tomorrow will say that the Standard Oil Co., of New York, has entered into a contract for the purchase of 360,000 tons of Russian oil over a period of six years. This will bring the company’s total purchases of Russian oil to about 1,400,- 000 tons a year, representing an outlay of $40,000,000 during the life of this and two previous contracts with Rus- sian oil interests. All three contracts have been made since last December over the protest of the Dutch Shell group of Europe. In addition to the purchases by Oil Co., of New York, a member of the Standard Oil, of New York, the Vacuum Standard Oil group, has arranged to buy about 225,000 tons of Russian oil yearly for a period of years, and is negotiating for additional purchases. 26 Injured When Bus Strikes Freight Train Jonesville, Mich., Nov. 21 (A.P.).— Twenty-six persons were hurt, four of them serious enough to require hos- pital attention, when a Chicago-Detroit motor bus skidded down a long hill here into a standing New York Central freight train The bus was over the top of the hill when the driver, sighting the train. applied the brakes. The machine, how- ever, skidded into the train and was overturned. Americans to Officer Nicaraguan Militia Managua, Nicaragua, Nov. 21 (A.P.). An agreement is being drawn up be- tween Nicaragua and the United States for reorganization of the Nicaragua Na- tional Guard to be officered by United States Marine Corps officers and en- listed men. Brig. Gen. E. R. Beadle, now com- manding the National Guard, says that new recruits of the National Guard are being trained to take over areas now held by the Marines. $200 Clothes Budget Called Girls’ Least New York, Nov. 21 (A.P.).—Two hundred dollars a year is the least a working girl can spend on clothing and still retain her self-respect, Prof. Lil- lian Locke, of Columbia University Teachers College, today told the As- sociation to Promote Proper Housing for Girls. From 19 to 24 per cent of the work- ing Girl’s income, she said, must go towar. being “well dressed and well groomed.” Bedroom Sermon “Cat” Burglar Gems from Saves Rev. J. H. Hollister Delivers Homily to Intruder He Finds in Home Armed With Gun and Flashlight. Repentant Robber Leaves Loot Behind. The Cat, daring robber of the fash- ionable Northwest section, listened to an impassioned sermon delivered by the Rev. J. Hillman Hollister, pastor of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, in the minister’s bedroom last Friday night, police learned yesterday. The robber gained entrance to the residence of Dr. Hollister at 3913 Ingo- mar street northwest. While he was prowling about the minister’s bedroom, Dr. Hollister was awakened and con- fronted the burglar. According to police, the minister in- quired if the intruder was the robber known as the Cat and received an af- firmative reply. The Cat had gathered jewels from other rooms in the house, which were piled nearby. In his hands, the police were told were his blinding flashlight and his revolver. Dr Hollister, the police were told, ‘then drew the robber into conversation. Few words were spoken, when the Cat asked who slept in the bedroom adjoin- ing that of the minister and was told that the aged mother of Dr. Hollister occupied the room. The Cat was re- quested not to disturb the sleeping woman, and in compliance, the intruder walked over and closed the door. Then, according to the police, the minister began a discourse to the Cat, pointing out to him the error of his way anc exhorting him to begin life anew Throughout the entire sermon, the police were told, the Cat remained silent. When Dr. Hollister had finally com- pleted his exhortation the Cat, his boldness and daring vanished, trod softly from the room, leaving a promise that he would consider mending his ways. Behind him was the pile of loot. The police were told that the sermon was given while the minister sat up in his bed and the Cat had seated himseif on a chair near the bed. The minister CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 3 HOUSE cIMAITEE VOTES $250 00, inheritance Levy to Be Retained. DEMOCRATS BEATEN ON $300,000,000 CUT Mills Is Again Questioneds Longworth Consults With G. 0. P. Colleagues. (Associated Press.) Overriding the Treasury proposal to limit tax retluction to $225,000,000, the House ways and means committee yese terday tentatively voted to set the maximum at $250,000,000 in framing @ revenue bill. | It likewise turned thumbs down on Secretary Mellon’s recommendations for repeal of the Federal inheritance tag and a downward revision of surtax rates on incomes falling within the intermediate brackets. The committee decided to confine prospective tax cuts primarily to rée duction of the levy on corporation ine comes and either reduction or repeal of those on admission tickets, club dues. and automobile sales, Determination of what changes would be made re- garding these taxes was deferred. Adoption of the motion to set $250,- 000,000 as the maximum cut came near the close of a stormy session and after @ number of other proposals had been cast aside. At the outset the Democratic meme bership lost a motion to authorize a reduction of $300,000,000. This was rejected on a Strictly party vote. Next, a motion to fix the maximum at $275,000,000 was defeated on a bale lot that found one Republican voting with the minority. Overwhelming for $250,000,000. Then on a vote, described by one member as overwhelming, the commite- tee approved the $250,000,000 total. The committee sidetracked the proe posal to repeal the inheritance levy by a 17 to 6 vote, and disapproved, 21 to 2, the suggestion for downward revision of the surtax rates. A motion was adopted to refuse to consider proposals for repeal of reduce tion of the tax on tobacco sales and also the levy on stamp sales. A motion to reconsider action regarding the stamp taxes, however, was pending at adjournment. The committee also voted to eliminate the tax on cereal beverages, a levy pro- ducing about $150,000 annually in revenue. While the action yesterday is regard- ed as definitely indicating the program the committee will pursue in drafting the new tax bill, it is possible that some changes may be sought. Under committee rules a vote always is taken on bills as a whole at the time they are reported to the House. Confer With Longworth. Announcement of the committee’s ace tion, taken in executive session, was made by Chairman Green. He declined, however, to say by what vote the varie, Ous proposalg had been approved or re jected, and this information had to obtained from other committee meme bers. Green likewise declined to come ment on what had been done, After the meeting several Republican meme bers held an informal session, which was attended by Speaker Longworth. It was the second time that the Speaker has conferred with his Republican cole leagues since the present tax sessions of the committee started. At the outset of yesterday’s session Undersecretary Mills, of the Treasury, was questioned at some léngth by the committee. It was his second appeare ance since executive sessions began, an he was asked to explain the me employed by the department iy reach- ing the conclusion that $225,000,000 represented the maximum Fraiianie for tax reduction. Garner Predicts Larger Cut: Representative Garner, of Texas, declared he had hoped sor a larger maximum, “It is not as high as it should be,” he declared, “but it will be more than $250,000,000 before the House gets through with the bill. It will be even more before the measure becomes a law.” Garner said the program approved yesterday embodied practically all rece ommendations proposed in the Demoe cratic tax bill which Republicans pige eonholed in the ways and means come mittee last session. He predicted the committee, in view of the day’s action, would proceed in drafting a tax bill about as follows: Cut the tax rate on corporation ine comes from 13% to 11% per cent, Estimated loss in revenue, $172,000,000, Reduce the sales tax on automobiles from 3 to 1% per cent. Loss about $33,000,000. Repeal the tax on admissions up to $3 tickets. .This, he said, would still enable. a tax on prize fight tickets. Loss estimated at $10,000,000, $10,000,000 Loss on Club Dues. Eliminate tax on club dues. Loss $10,000,000. Garner also predicted that instead of the Treasury suggestion for modification on the tax rates on corpo. rations with small incomes a substitute would be adopted. The substitute, CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COLUMN 3, ranking Democrat on the committee, AEUITION IN TAXES Mellon’s Plan Rejected; © ea ——-