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1 Si-M ROOKirN DAILY EAGLE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS COMPLETE STOCK MARKE CLOUD TOMrSlfT iVND SCN DAY: MODERATE TEMPERATURE. Comptet Heort rag 3. 3) lS3oo DRK CITY, SATURDAY. MARCH 1. 1924.

a -i THREE CENTS. Nn. 00 22 PAGES. HOP 3 BADLY HURT; SO tn Scene of $50,000 Fire Where Women Jumped to Escape Flan M'LEANS CODE WIRES DESTROYED $5010 LOSS NIGHTLY, JOHN MAJOR TESTIFIES; JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CIPHER USED A WIDE AREA 1 RITAN ARSENAL LXPLDS1QN5HAKES HUBBY JD. FIRE Teeter Home Gutted.

Women Injured in Jump to Safety. M'LEAN EMPLOYEE American Women Urged to Open 'Tensions" in Place of Cheerless Boarding Houses Newark, X. March A hcavy exploslon, which shook the surrounding territory for many miles, occurred nt the Itaritan Arsenal between Mcturhcn and New Brunswick (his forenoon. The blast prostrated wire communication. 'rw York City was rocked by the blast.

AGl phot meal of the United State. For lunch you arc apt to have some sort of spaghetti with a delicious wiuce, followed by meat and a vcgruiblc, salad, chei.se and fruit. For dinner, served usually from 7 to one has s'uip, nient and vegetiible, chlrk or other inem mid salad, dessert, fruit und nuts. All thlH. ih experienced botie.

keeper of the United will so v. is Impossible because of the icareity of serv.mis. linpoMHlblc. rh.ip. keep up an cstablhment with much style.

Impossible, undnul.tedlv, to make the maids addreps the boarders as "Gnadiges Fraulcin." or run to the rooms with hot water or lU'li! tires. But. nfter all. we have steam heat In America and the Witter runs by Itself, and is lt so tin possible to have maids dress properly or haxe meals served with sonic degree of dignity nnd grace? Where Boarding Houses I all. In' the larger cities of America criticism of American boarding houses Is not tho way they are kepi, but the fact that they are not kept at all.

In New Y'ork City, for instance, practically the only wuy for the unmarried business mnn o-woman to live, if he or she cannot afford an npartment. Is to live in a rooming house und take their meul. out. Boarding houses, unless conditions have changed enormously in the last six months, do not exist at all. I made a thorough canvass year ago of boarding houses somewhere near the penston class tn New York, and I found one.

It was full. It was always full. And. what'ii more, lt. was hereditary There was no chance to get in there.

I was lold. unless one of tho inhabitants died, and then they usually admitted only the relative of some other Inhabitant! It would cost more to conduct a pension in America, and it could not be done quite so well, but. one wonders, with the field open to no competition at all, if a good pension kept in New York City, for instance, could not be made to pay and pay handsomely? HERE AND NOW DENIES A. B. FALL USED PRIVATE WIRE His Memory Refreshened When Telegram From Secretary Is Shown Him Washington.

March 1 John F. Major und other employees of B. McLean, publisher of thu Washington Post, were questioned by Hie Oil Committee toduy lu its search for further details of the com niunieations that passed between Washington and tho CrLcan cottagi; at Palm Beach during December and Junuury. It was Major who signed most of the telegrams to McLean already put Into tho committee record. He wo questioned ut length about thes messages.

But ho suld the telegram Mint over the private wire by McLean between Dushlngton and Palm Beach hud been destroyed. John .1. Spurgeon. managing editor of (lie post, was culled us the nrst witness. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, asked about installation of the private wire, nnd he replied "I can't tell vou who Installed the wire.

McLean directed that it be He said that ho did not know what went over the wire or whether records aro kept. His duty as chief of the news department of the paper, he explained, did not require him to be responsible for such arrangi -rnents. Senator Walsh asked for the Identity of the "man who Is over yoe nil," and tne witness said it was Mir McLean. Wire Not I'sod for News. Senator Adams, Democrat, Colorado, asked If tho wire to Palm Beach had any news use.

Mr. Sturgeon said it had none. Spurgeon had wired McLean, mentioning a Jion.onn toon to A. B. Fall and Senator Dill.

Democrat, Wash, ington, asked about It. "Mr. McLean lold me of the Mr. Spurgeon said, "and said that if anvlhtng came out wc should print it like other news." i John Major then took th Httind. idcnt''yiug himself on dential of Mr.

He said he bad ordered tno privati, wire installed. The wire connection had been WrtV in the room where tho other Post telegraph facilities) were located. Major explained them was a New York and Cincinnati wire already installed. "Don't hang back and muke pto-rjuestlon you." Senator Walsh urged him. "Go ahead and tell us about this." "I sent messages over the Major replied, "and received them." "Where are the copies?" Walsh' asked.

Copies Destroyed. "They've been destroyed. They- By MAItY (Special Correspondent Th'i Lnnle.) Borne, Feb. 13 Why do not more American women take up the gentle art of pension keeping? One wonders seriously about this after staying for any length of time in a foreign city, where it is so easy to find a comfortable, cheerful place to live, where the food is good nnd where there is a fire to sit before in the evening. One recollects, wilh regret, there are no such places pi the larger cities in America.

Foreigners of the Intellectual classes or of the older aristocracies of Europe whom one meets at such pl-iees ou the continent assure you that though they would like to travel in the United states, they cannot because there are nothing but the expensivj hotels in which to live. Good Living Cheap in Borne. The difference between the well kept pension of a foreign city and the boarding house of America is so great that one wonders whether such comparisons can be made at all. For 50 lira a day, which Is about $2.25, one can live in Koine In not only comfort but with that extra touch of something which In a little more than comfort which addsi warmth and pleasantness to life. The servants are always freshly dressed in nest black, with crisp white aprons.

The table linen is always clean, the glasses shining, a few flowers prettily arranged about the room. The rooms, hull bathroom are clean with a scrupulous, shining cleanliness that Is not of America. And there is always some one ready to build one's- fire and rush In with hot water when one comes in. a Meals IVr Day Included. The two dollars and a quarter in-cludo three meals a daj', meals varying according as the ability of the managers of the pension vary, but averaging, I should say, far higher tban the average boarding houxj 7- REVENUE BILL IS IN SENATE COMMITTEE; PLAN TO SPEED IT UP Longwort It's Compromise Measure Adopted by the House by Vote of 408 to 8.

Washington, March 1 The revenue measure arrived in the Senate today to start the second lup of its legislative Journey. The House by a vote of 408 to 8 approved the bill yestorduy after sending it through a last-minute crossfire 111 which the Democratic Income tax schedule was knocked out and compromise, offered by Representative Longworth, Republican leader, and supported by every member of the party present, wus substituted. Members of the Senate Finance Committee have indicated a desire to hasten their consideration of the measure, but have determined upon no definite program. The Income tax rates voted Into the measure yesterday provide for leductio'n of the normal tux to 2 percent on incomes under $4,000, fi percent on incomes between $4,000 and $3,000, and 6 percent on incomes over $8,000. The surtax rates of the present law were reduced -5 percent all along, the line making I lie maximum 37 Vi percent on the amount of incomes In excess of $200,000.

The minimum is placed at 1 ia percent on incomes between $10,000 and $12,000, tho first bracket of the present law Incomes between $6,000 and $10,000, now under a surtax at 1 percent being eliminated. No change in the personal exemptions is mude. The vote placing the compromise plan into the bill was 21t to Republican Insurgents who previously had voted to substitute the Democratic rates for the Mellon schedule solidly supporting the proposal. Mellon Bill The Mellon ratts. proposed again by Representative Hawley, Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee, went down to defeat 261 to 153.

The provision granting a 23 percent cut In all personal income taxes payable this year withstood two determined assadlts and remained in the bill. Representative Crisp, Democrat, Georgia, twice proposed to eliminate the section, arguing that the $223,000,000 Involved In such a reduction should be used for the payment of a soldiers bonus. His proposal lost on a record vote. 348 to 68. Other Important provisions of the measure as finally approved were the 25 percent reduction Its taxes on earned Incomes, all incomes of 1 Couldn't Get "Central" To Answer Fire Call The charge 'During the five I tried' for fully five minutes to got Central on the wire, but fuili'd.

I repeatedly pushed down the hook to flash her, but there was no response. A neighbor. Mr. Schwartz of 686, also made repeated efforts to get Central." Oeorgo W. Head 091 Kugby rood.

The answer "There Is no excuse for delay at that hour of the morning. We shall check up at once and find out where the trouble was." The Traffic Manager" of the Telephone Company. Firo gutted the fine residence of Charles Teeter at 687 Ttugby id. early today and was responsible not only for a $50,000 loss but for Injury 1o three members of his family who Jumped from second story windows. Neighbors complained afterward that many valuable minutes were lost due to their inability to arouse a response from the telephone central when they sought to give the alarm.

The fire burned rapidly and gave the tenants little chance to escape. It spread to the home of George V. Head at 691 Rugby burning through the woodwork of the walls nn the first and second floors, but the damage done there was nominal. Jump to Yard. Two daughters of Mrs.

Teeter by a former marriage, Alice and Helen Davis, Jumped to the yard and were injured so badly that they were removed to the Kings County Hospital by Dr. Snedicor. The "former's light hip was fractured; the latter sustained a laceration and possible of the left Jaw. Mrs. Anna B.

Teeter, their mother, also Jumped and her Bcalp was badly lacerated. Her mother, Mrs. Cor-: i deiia Brooks, suffered from shock. They were being cared for at the home of a neighbor today. The fire started at o'clock on unknown cause on the first floor of their three-story frame detached home which is at the corner of De Koven Court.

Awakened by Smoke. Mrs. Teeter first caught the odor of smoke and shouted for help from a window. She woke up the rest By that time the flames had gained rapid penning the family cm the second floor. Mr.

Teeter tried to get the i women out. on an extension, roof in the rear but they became panic-stricken and ran to the front. Mrs. Brooks alone managed to get down a rear stairway scantily clad and took refuge in the Teeter garage. Scores Phone ScrYlce.

Mr. Head and his family and several neighbors were obligrd to clear out because of the proximity of the tire and all decamped with very little In cover them in the sharp March nir. It was Mr. Head who declared that It took 10 minutes to get the telephono operator on the Job and he expressed the opinion that if the service had not been so tardy much less damage would have been done. Several families in the neighborhood seemed to experience dltflculty with the telephone service.

Dr. William S. Prensky, dentist, of 16 De Koven ct, was the man of the hour. Dr. Prensky went to bed last night feeling poorly, with a temperature of 101.

In tin sweep of excitement attending tho Are he awoke, slipped on his trousers and went out to see what he could do to help. He was Just In time to see the elrls Jump from a window and he picked tlicin both up from the ground and carried thera into his home. Tries to Call Hospital. llo made repeated efforts to get a Jiospltal call through, but no response. He was on tho point of firing a revolver in the air to attract attention when he decided to go back to the house, and see what he could do.

Ho found Mrs. Broeks in the Teeter garage and assisted her into his home. He also took in Mr. and Mrs. Teeter.

He said he felt much better today a result of his experience. His temperature had gone down. A telephone operator was reached finally, but by then the fire had gained considerable ground. "Smoky Joe's" Son Hurt In One Fire, Kenlon Among 48 Overcome in Another The first casualty in the New Tork Fire Department in March was recorded shortly after 2 o'clock this morning when Fireman Joseph B. Martin Jr.

of Hook and Ladder Company No. 6, a son of Assistant Chief "Smoky Joe" Martin, received contusions of the eye while fighting a two-alarm fire in a five-story loft building occupied by rag dealers at 77 F.utgers Slip, Manhattan. Tho lire caused damago of $10,000. It was said today that the nine firemen overcome by Inhaling acid fumes and smoke in the stubborn basement fire at 59-61 Roade Manhattan, last night and who were tn ken to hospitals, were recovering. -The fire broke out early last night and 48 firemen.

Including Fire Chief John Kenlon, were overcome. Of the nine taken to tho the most seriously nffected nan Battalion Chief Daniel C. I'avanaugh of the 2d Battalion. It was thought at lirst his condition was critical, but he recovered quickly. The fire gutted the baserm nt of the building, occupied by the Ex-cello Shoe Company.

Chemicals used in tanning shoes produced an acrid smoke which bowled the flre-nin over. The firemen in the hospitals are: Chief Daniel C. Cavanaugh, j.t William Klein, W. J. Mooneyen.

J. Ciipt. Walter Lamb, Lt Honry Ferguson, James Sullivan and John Boyle. USED BY M'LEAN WAS JUMp ONE Secret Service Chief Denies He Is in Pub lisher's Employ. Kagle Bureau.

Colorado Building. By IJKMtY Washington. March 1 William J. Burns, chief of the United States Secret Service, admitted today that agents of Edward B. McLean in Washington had used a Department of Justice cod" In telegraphing to McLean! at Palm Beach concerning the Teapot Dome investigation.

Publication this morning in the New York World of decoded telegrams to McLean, hitherto unintelligible to committed members, caused sensation when one mcs. sago showed that Burns had tipped off McLean that special agents of the Department of Justice wero Investigating tho wealthy Washington publisher. "Yes; that was an old Department of Justice code," Mr. Hums admitted today; "but lt has been dropped. I won't say why.

There were messages sent, but they have not been decoded right. Not Working for MrU-an. "I'm not Working for Med McLean and It is preposterous to say 1 gave him any tips. "These sensation mongers will be greatly disappointed when the truth comes out, I won't make, any statement until the Public Lands Committee, calls for the facts. There isn't a word of truth in the newspaper's story." The most important part of Mr.

Burns' statement is regardtd as nis mission that he knew certain mes sages had been sent to McLean, with whose text he must be fully fnmi'lar, as he denies that the newspaper decoding Is correct. Warren F. Martin stc-retary to Attorney General Daughery, made the following statement to The Lagle: "I doubt if the Attorney General knew anything about It. That mat ter would clmo under Mr. Burns and we would not have anything to do with it.

Of course this may be an old, discarded code which some agent car-Vied out of the servict with him. supposed to be -Btrkly guarded. I couldn't tell you a thing about it." Aninzlns Situation. The Committee on Public Lands would naturally have had these cipher messages decoded in du course, but their decoding on the part of a newspaper has precipitated an amazing situation that will be at once further investigated. Burns admits that McLean's agents here were using a Department of Justice code, even though Burns de nies having tipped McLea noff.

It has already been proven that Rochester, one of Daugherty's confidential assistants, was communicating with McLean from his official vantage point. The whole thing impresses committee members as re. quiring tho most searching scrutiny. Burns Brought Into Scandal. Deciphered code telegrams con necting William J.

Burns, head of the Bureau of Invest igatiton in this Department of Justice, directly with tho exchange of messages between principals Involved in the Teapot Dome oil scandal, are published by the New York World today. The messages were written ill a code which that tiewspaper says it has rea.son to believe Is one of the codes used by the Department of Justice, of which Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty is the head. Under the Federal, law such codes may not be used for prlvute business and are not supposed to be understood by persons outside tho dcriartment. The messages as decoded Indicated a line of communication between Edward B.

McLean, Harry F. Sinclair and others and the Inside of (he Department of Justice, by which important advance information was hustled through to the principals In the oil scandal. One such message was a warning from Burns that p. probe of McLean was under way by the Department of Justice agents. It was a telegram scut beforu Jan.

1). Walsh First Involved Burns. It was recalled today that on Wednesday of this week, after Senator wialsh" hud asked why the Department of Justice Investigators had done noihlng to probe the oil leases. William Burns in a wire to The Eagle stated that the Bureau hud not, horn usked by Congress or Senator Walsh to aid in (ho probe and that the Bureau never offend its services to Congress without sumo request The telegram by which Burns appears to have warned McLean of the Impending probe of his connection with the oil matter wis signed which is alleged to be the signature of Mary Quigley. a telephone operator in the private Washington office of McLean at.

the Washington Post. The translation of the message was as follows: ''Sent for by Burns, who told me to say McLean investigation is under way by special agents of Justice De part men, He believes information is important." "Grapevine" Communication. Translation ot four of the secret Ulegnims shows a grapevine communication which seems to have existed between the Department of list to in Washington and Mr. McLean's place of residence tem porarily at Palm Beach. The links in the line of communication appear as Col.

J. W. Zevely, attorney lor Harry F. the man who got the oil lease from Fall; Wilton J. Lambert attorney for McLean; William O.

Duckstein, confidential employee of McLean: Mary Quigley, telephone operator at the Washington Postoffic.e, and George B. Fraser, financial secretary to Mc Lean. It is reported also that Duck-stein's wife Is or was tt confidential stenographer in the Bureau of Investigation. telegram of tho date of Jan. 9.

signed WOD, uranslated as William (Continued on Page 2.) BURNS SAYS 2 INVOLVED IN VET Bribery of Officials Also Indicated by Federal Grand Jury. Chicago, March 1 Transactions reported by the Federal Grand Jury which yesterday Indicted Charles R. Forbes, former director of the V. S. Veterans Bureau, and John W.

Thompson, St. Louis and Chicago contractor, on four charges, will be laid before President Coolidgc and Attorney-General Daugherty for official action in Washington or investigation in other jurisdictions, according to John W. Crini, special assistant to the Attorney General In chargo of the prosecutions. The grand Jurors In their special report declared that the transactions uncovered but not pursued for want of jurisdiction included payment "of certain sums of money to two members of Congress; speculation by one or more Government otTl-cials where official information was used; acceptance of money by certain individuals for obtaining clemency for prisoners, and acceptance of money for obtaining, through acquaintance with officials, permits for Intoxicating liquor Thompson on Bond, Thompson, named with Forbes in indictments charging -bribery and conspiracy to defraud the Government, surrendered last night to Federal officials and vas released under $10,000 bond. Elwood Godmnn, attorney tor Thompson, indicated that Forbes probably would cornc, to Chicago soon and give bond in the same, amount.

Thompson protested his Innocence of the charges preferred 111 the Indictments, Two indictments name the defendants Jointly, charging conspiracy to commit bribery, and conspiracy to defraud the Government. One indictment naming Thompson individually charges him with Indirectly giving a bribe of $5,000 to Forbes and the separate indictment against Forbes charges him with accepting this alleged bribe. The likelihood of further investigations into affairs of tho Veterans Bureau under the former director was Intimated at the office of Prosecutor Crljn. CITIZENS UNION IS SCORED BY HYLAN The Citizens' Union Is referred to as a "cheap political organization" by Mayor John F. Hylan in a letter to Police Commissioner Richard K.

Enright. dated Feb. 23, and made public today at City Hall. In a recent statement the Citizens' Union criticized Commissioner Knright. who, It doctured.

was responsible for the method employed in the. annual sale to the public of Police Field (ianio tickets. The Mayor's letter follows: "Pay no intention and do not answer the citizens Union with reference to the falc of tickets for the Police Day games, theproceeds of which arc to go to help the widows, orphans and deserving police officers who arc ill. The Citizens Union imposes upon the public by sending out misleading letters about my administration to secure contributions of money to help k'-p their organization alive and for pro-paeanda purposes. "The contributions the make by purchasing tickets to the field day games give them some amusement, if I hey attend, and the money is used for a deserving cause.

Sec to It that a proper accounting is made of all moneys for the sale of tickets. I "This is the same Citizen's Union that was responsible for the notorious Meyer political Mayorallty campaign investigating committee, that came down from Albany and cost the people almost The counsel to the Citizen's Union. Wall-stein, got thousands of dollars for fees. "Do not waste any more Ink and paper on this cheap political organization. Very truly vours.

"JOHN F. HYLAX." AMERICAN WOUNDED IN HONDURAS-MARINES LAND Washington, March 1 Continued disorder at Ceiba Honduras, where American Marines were landed yesterday, have prompted Hear Admiral Dayton to tend ashore 35 additional men. An American destroyer has been ordered from Kingston, Jamaica, to Fuerto Cortez, on the Atlantic Coa.si. of Honduras, where the situation also if disturbing. One American, a negro, has been wounded.

CHARGED WITH BURGLARY Jamaica. L. March 1 Charged with entering a building In course of construction on Hollis cast of Springfield Queens, and making off with three boxes of floor tiles valued at $35, Joseph Stepliano, 30, of Crescent Queens, wus arraigned before Mugistrute Kochcndorfcr yesterday morning In the Jamaica Court and held In $1,500 nail for trial on March 10 for CONGRESSMEN BUREAU SG Music with operations is said to be the latest hospital experiment. Do-i't see, for instance, how they could play jazz steps while operating on the ieet. Code messages between Mr.

McLean and others mention only peaches, apples ami cherries. Yes. tlicy had uu bananas. And now 'they Inlttnfite'tWt "oil "Is not gold that gushes. THE TEAPOT DOME CASE.

A. Conati Oyl'e. My "Hiawatha" seemed oil mixed to mc, but I did not dare say so to Holmes, who called for another stanza, so 1 reluctantly resinned: "Ed Doheny got up oily, Very oily in the nioriiin, Put some lenses in his pocket. Waved a note above the Ten pot. At the great magician's bidding Oil enmo gashing fortli in barrels, Gushing from the tntiglc Teapot, From the famous Dome called Teapot, In the oil fields of Wyoming Holmes checked mc with a question: "How ninny verses do you get on a gallon of oil, Watson?" lie asked.

That made me mad so I started aa-othcr stanza: (And tho end is not yet) N. H. The Feature Section of Today's Eagle Is Combined With This Section PRINCE MATSUKATA, JAPANESE FINANCIER, DIES Toklo, March 1 (By the Associated Press) Prince Masayoshi Matsukata. one of the genro, or "elder statesmen." of Japan, who has been critically ill for several days, died today. Prlnc Matsukata was considered the founder of 'Japanese finance.

He; was born. In 1835 and served through the Japnncsc Civil War of Restoration. 'He was many times a member of the Japanese Cabinet. RIEGELMANN CALLS BEDFORD A V. TRAFFIC TOWERS Sight Will Give Citizens a Pain, He Tells Board of Estimate.

Boro President Riegelmann, who some time ago told the Hoard of F.s-tinmto that Brooklyn was being treated as the "stepchild of Greater New York," did not repeat that Phrase at yesterday's meeting of tho boarVl, but he no doubt had it. in mind when he decland that the traffic towers now being erected in Bedford ave. were "nothing but Junk." adding, "I thought we were to get decent towers. Instead of that we are getting towers tho sight of which will give the average citizen a pain." "Those towers are all right." said Commissioner drover A. Whalen, who had submitted plans and specifications for the electric equipment.

"Of course they are from your point of view," Plegelmann retorted. "Uiegelmann," said Acting Mayor IliiWiert iVwantR- how i-bittideonK? towers in 6th ave. over here taken down and set up in Bedford ave." "I'll say," responded tho Boro President, "that the. towers we are getting are not good enough. I am going to insist on traffic towers suitable to the dignity of Bedford ave." The matter was referred to tho Committee of the Whole.

4 BANDITS KIDNAP SILK TRUCK DRIVER; GET $30,000 IN LOOT Four bandits riding in a closed motorcar held up a live-ton truck loaded with silks and laces early today at. West and Hector Manhattan, and with drawn revolvers forced the driver and his helper to climb dowu and enlr their macli'ne, after which two of the bandits drove their victims about the city while, the other two drove off with the truck, the contents of the truck are valued at $30,000. The truck, driven by Ooorue Mehri and a helper, both employees of 'he Porto Ktcan Express Company of 50 Church was bringing the merchandise to the express compnny's olflnes when the holdup occurred. For an hour and -i half Hehrl end hi helper were driven about the downtown section of the city before being released. Hurrying to the olllce of the company, th i men reported tho robbery.

The police of the Old Slip station were notified. "PLAYED SICK" HERE, JAILED IN BALTIMORE Baltimore, March I Edward Roinick, alleged to have "played sick" 'in the Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn. N. in order to delay his trial, which followed a tax scandal here, today was sentenced to one year Imprisonment. Itolnick was tho alleged go-between for a ring, which included officials and which reduced tux assessments for merchants and others willing to pay for the service.

Two city officials also were sentenced today to tho same term of Imprisonment. All were given their choice -of the1-Maryland Penitentiary, the City Jail or the House of Correction. dancing stopped abruptly. The guests went. home.

When asked about the incident today Dr. Dane said: "It Is absolutely untrue that It was advct-tiHcrl in any wuy that dancing would take place here last night. There is a small minority in this church who would dance in God's house. "At the end of a three-hour pie gram some began to move chairs away and make the floor ready for dancing. I stepped forward and announced that there would be no dancing in God's house.

Mr. Hommel. who has no authority, got up and said, 'There will he dancing." "I can assure yon." he said, "th.it there was no dancing in St. Mark's last night, and there will not be while I am pantor here. This whole matter will ronie up before the church boards and congregni ion soon.

I am confident that my stand will be vindicated by them." riiinon ran ntilt lie nnrehnflri! fur tlit mnll Mim of 460 if you rrnd 1-onilfil "Musical in Tho every day. Adv. wCre destroyed every night. "Why?" i "They were confidential messages between Mr. McLean's confidential employees and himself." "Who did it?" "I did it." "That's the way you handle your duties as confidential man, ia it?" "Yes, sir." Major said E.

W. Smithers. the (. White House wire chief, had been employed to operate the wire's Washington end. "He was there from 6 p.m.," hc said, "until 9 p.m..

sometimes later." "What does Smithers do at the White House?" "I don't know other than to be a telegraph operator." Senator Walsh pressed for a replv ns to what else Smithers did at the White House besides run the tele-grnph wire there and there was on altercation when Major hesitated to reply. The Senator then asked who suggested the employment of Smithers. The witness thought It was W. O. Duckstein, another of McLean's nun.

"There are no copies of messages anywhere now, which went over thi wire?" "No. sir." Major testified that former Poere- i tary Full never sent or received any messages over the private wire but. when his recollection was refreshed by Chairman Lenroot, Major said he had shown the chairman a telegram from Fall relatinag to McLean's appearance before the oil committer. Excusing Major temporarily, the committee went into executive, so- slon to examine additional telegrams and records of long distance tele- phono calls. SEEKS TO SAVE SOX'S T.IFE.

Ossining, March Mrs. Gertrude. Guerierri of New Baltimore, N. mother of 17-year-old Lester Gcrs-tenberg, the youngest prisoner in the Sins Sing death-house, is today getting ready to carry out her plan of personally appealing to Governor Smith. He is to be executed on a charge of having murdered his stepfather, Marco Guerierri, his mother's second husband, near New Boys Club Nickel Swells Coolidge Campaign Fund Washington, March 1 Tho Coolidge campaign fund was augmented toduy by one nickel.

The smiii in herd was received at the While House, accompanied by this letter in a boyish scrawl, from Central Falls, R. 1.: "Dear President Coolidge In honor of you some boys of Central Falls have formed a club. It is called the Coolidge Club. As a beginning the club consists of live members. Tho ages range from 11 to 13.

"Inclosed you will find as a token of respect the first nickel we received. The members of the club wish you luck in your Presidential campaign. "The names of the members are: "Prcsid ent -Trcasu rer. Leon ard Grove; vice president. David Rcr-nack; secretary.

Robert McElroy; assistant secretary, George An-drews; member, Leo Sonkin." 000 and less being defined as earned for taxation purposes; the repeal or reduction of many of the miscellaneous or excise taxes: increase in the estate taxes of about 38 percent: institution of a gift tax with the same rates as carried in tho estate, tax. and creation of a board of tax up-pea is. The eight who voted ngaint the measure were Representative Racha-rach; New Jersey; Fenn. Merrltt and Connecticut; Mill and Wain-right, New York, and McFsridec, Pennsylvania, and Howard, Democrat, Nebraska. Boro Votes "Aye." Voting us a Democratic unit.

I he eight Brooklyn Congressmen yesterday cast their ballots In favor of the compromise bill. Congressman Kindred of Queens voted likewise. There were no absentees. Congressman Bacon of Long Island voted for the Ixmgworth comprnmtHe and for the final passage of the bill. BROADWAY TRADE BOARD FAVORS 14TH ST.

SUBWAY At a meeting of tho executive committee of the Broadway Board of Trade a resolution was unanimously ado'dod -Wluring that tho most needed public improvement and the essential first rtf tho transit step iuwuhi ti nw.v,..., congestion is the construction of the 14th District suoway, wun adequate transfer facilities at Myrtle and Wvckoft and with a physical connection with the present structure at Fast New York. That this improvement would be a help to traffic originating in Ridgewood, Olendale. Maspeth, Jamaica. Richmond Hill, Woodhnven, Cypress Hilts, Fast New York.vRrownsvlllo and Canarsle and will alleviate the. chokeiip at the Williamsburg Bridge and the dangerous confusion at Canal st.

Is the belief of th members ot the board. creases' wherever practicable rather than having Congress dictate such increases by law, necessitating heavy tax increases to make up the payments. In spite ot the President's disapproval of a postal wage increase, public hearinits on this proposal will be started next Monday by a Joint committee of the. Senate and House. There are a number of bills Introduced wliich provide for increases in pay for these postotliee workers, most important of which is the Fdge-Kelly measure, lt Is believed that the joint committee, in spite of the President's siand, will go ahead and frame some sort of a general bill boosting postal wnses and present it to Congress.

In view, however, of the fact that the President's disapproval constitutes a vlrtuiil threat of veto. It is uncertain whether Congress win see tit to puss this postal legislation at this session. Dr.DaneDefiedinDanceBan After Clash With Trustee White House Against More Pay for P. 0. Employees more, N.

1., Nov. 5, li'23. Say, folks, the funny section of tomorrow's Eagle is going to be something delicious! I'm to be in it (with my new road-burner) Hairbreadth Harry will be in it; Uncle Wiggily will be in it and Mr. Straphanger (who lost his dog) will be in it! Don't miss us in the colored funny section! CARRIE (And Her Car). The affairs of St.

Mark's Congregational Church, Decatur st. und Ralph are in an upset state today as tho result of a clash last night between tho pastor, the Rev. Dr. Charles W. Dane, anefmembers of the board of trustees over the subject of dancing.

At the conclusion of a minstrel show at the church last night, when dancing was scheduled. Dr. Dane stepped to the middle of tho platform and announced there was to be. no dancing. There was a buzz of comment and Frederick Hom-mel, vice president of the board of trustees, objected on the ground that dancing had been advertised.

"There will be no dancing here while I am pastor of the church," the clergyman declared. When he said this James Keed, the pianist, refused to supply the music. However, hivclyn Dcvore volunteered to take his place. The music ntnrled and tho couples otenped out in foxtrot. The clergy Eagle Bureau, 901 Colorado Building, tvnshinzton.

March 1 The hopes of Brooklyn postal employees for a. raise in salary will be seriously dimmed by the announcement just made at tho White House In behalf of President Coolidge that the Administration does not look with favor upon the proposal ogive these Government workers morn money at this time. In opposing this increase fae President takes the attitude that it would cost the Treasury a least $125,000,000 a year to carry out such a program and that such an expenditure would throw the general fiscal arrangement of tho Administration out of focus. Tt lu iv.lt nt the White House that executive officials of the Government should be lctt free to allocate pay in A I.I. HA1IIO STATIONS In tie J.

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Vor- tor and tndj, $1 30; by tl.9. Ad. man protested vigorously ami inc A.