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PI iwts FOUNDED JULY 29, 1786 140TH YEAR. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1926. TWO CENTS A COPY. UJ UuvJ wmsm mam Measures Passes State Senate Both of. Pinchot's Dry ARRESTED RAID ED: Coolidge Almost Run Down By Careening Auto; Saved As Body Guard Grabs Him PRESENT LAW MAKING PUBLIC TAX PAYMENTS TO BE VOIDED "Capital Limited" To Pass City on Its Trip Tonight The "Capital Limited" of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company will pass through Pittsburgh tonight at 10:30 o'clock bound for Chicago on the first lap of Its one thousandth round trip.

Making the trip of 786 miles between Washington and Chicago in 18 hours, the flyer has been late reaching Chicago only 62 times. It has reached Washington "on time" 962 times. It is duo to pass through here eastbound at 1:12 a. m. tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S. M. T. Times.) President Coolidge narrowly averted being run over while crossing the street between the White House and the Treasury Building in Execu tive avenue this afternoon.

He was held back by two secret service men, who seized him by the arm, one on each side, as a delivery truck swerved a corner from Pennsylvania avenue. The President went for a stroll about 5 o'clock, accompanied by three secret service men, one waiving beside the President, the other two following closely behind. On reaching Executive avenue the two men who followed the President came up in a line with him. President had just stepped off the curb and was ad C. OF C.

ORGANIZES TWO NEW DIVISIONS TO WIDEN SCOPE Service and Promotional Groups Created in Response to Civic Revival In Forward Drive. Meeting a growing demand for a better program of acttvi-t organization of service and divisions of the Chamber Commerce' has just been announced. The demand for the enlarged program is heralded as one of the direct re sults of the civic revival sponsored by the Pittsburgh rward Movement Both "divisions will be managed by a ined specialists. The service division will come into contact with Thomas K. Iloj le.

the general public through the assembling of research matter and statistics and will also aid institutions In bringing conventions to the city and help in their entertainment while here. This division also will disseminate general publicity regarding the city and will handle traffic matters. The promotional division will have charge of general activities, community affairs, charities, research work in educational, health, housing and recreational problems, further development of natural resources, aid to manufacturers already established Continue! on l'agc Sf-rn, Column Fanr. GERMANY SHAKEN WITH RAGE BY MUSSOLINI SLAM Feeling Reaches White Heat Government Hold-Ing Self In With Effort to Make Calm Reply. BERLIN, Feb.

8. (A. The temper of official ire over Premier Mussolini's denunciatory speech against Germany is- only a few degrees cooler than that in Reichstag circles, where the feeling has reached the white heat stage. It is with difficulty that the Germans are holding themselves in check, but it is expected that the reply of this government will take the form of a temperate and dignified statement- Committee Meets Early. The Foreign Affairs Committee has been convoked for an hour earlier than Foreign.

Minister Stresemann's appearance in the Reichstag at a plenary session tomorrow. The members of the committee will engage in a discussion of the incident, and later the Foreign Minister will go over the situation in South Tyrol. It is assumed that all the parties will send speakers to the fore to second the government's protest against the attitude of Italy as exemplified by Premier Mussolini. Concerning the affair the Vossische Zeitung says: "This most recent performance of Mussolini is no, longer a matter sole- f'ontinurd an Faxe five. Column Four.

WOULD DESTROY PLANES BY HEAT LENINGRAD, Feb. 8 (A. Projection of concentrated heat waves that will destroy airplanes 25 miles away is announced as possible with an apparatus Invented by Prof. A. N.

Boyka of the Russian Magnetic Observatory. PROTEST MADE TO TACTICS OF DRY OFFICERS IN CABARET Diners Floored, It Is Declared, by Agents; Police Close Another Downtown Club. The ar on liquor and gambling was continued last night by prohibition officers and police with these results: Tlie ixon Care, Sixth avenue, was raid-d shortly before 0 o'clock last night by prohibition of Ihts who reported seizing a quantity of liquor from patrons an arresting The Ilepuhlioan Athletic Association, second floor of 431 Fourth avenue, was visited and ordered losed late yesterday by Inspector John P. Clanoey, who reported finding evidenecs of gambling. Forty-seven persons were arrested when police raided a Negro caltaret at 6 12 I'enn avenue, late last night.

A Iollsh dance hall, at 937 Ilcrron avenue, was raided last midnight. Two alleged proprietors of a barroom on the first floor were arrested. were not molested. The Nixon Caff was invaded while more than 300 "dinner guests re being served. The raiding party spread through the restaurant und ordered the jatrons to remain in their chairs.

Culinary activities in the kitchen were ordered suspended. Four patrons in whose possession liquor was reported found were placed under arrest, charged with Illegal possession of liquor. The two proprietors and a waiter were also arrested, charged with both jsale and possession, although the raiders failed to find intoxicating liquor in the establishment. A test of the beer at the bar revealed it near beer. Those Arrested.

Those arrested were Andrew Tucci cf 1230 Oak avenue. Dormont, and Antonio Confortl of Park drive, Dormont, proprietors; frank J. 1222 Aschenez street, waiter; Harry A. Jraikraillng of Albemarle street. East Knd: It.

R. Ieut-linger of Philadelphia, F. W. Hurncr Continued on Pae Two, Column Keren, TO DEBATE BEST 'BOB' SUBSTITUTE NEW YORK. Teb.

Many members think the bob has reached the end of its career, and others are sure it is permanent, so the American Master Hair Dresners' Association is going to dbate the subject in convention next month and offer prizes for the best transformation to cover up a bob. SAILED ATLANTIC IN 1827; DIES 116 CHICAGO. Feb. 8-(A. Mrs.

Pauline Fatei, aged 116, who came to Chicago when the city was a village, died here yesterday. She crossed the Atlantic from her native Italy, 99 years ago, a Journey that required three months. CAN'TEVEN TEAR UP $20 BILLS NOW NEW YORK, Feb 8 (A. It is unsafe to tear up good $20 bills. John Juke strewed bits of $2,000 around and was arrested for littering Battery I'ark yesterday.

laughing, he would not explain, except to say that he had more in the bank which also would be torn up. Death Claims Two Men While Eating Evening Meals Here Death claimed two men while eating their evening meals last night. John Ludoldt, aged 47, of Penn avenue and a i street, choked to death when a piece of wiener lodged in his throat while eating in the John C. Seebacher hotel, 2200 Arlington avenue. While dining with his friend, Giacanio Casacas, shoe repairman at 2514 Carson street, Frank Kay-lor, aged 56, of 80 South Fourteenth street, fell over dead.

Morgue officials pronounced death due to acute alcoholism. PEPPER AND DAVIS REPORTED SLATE OF ORGANIZATION Vare May Have to Choose Between "Going Along" or Making State-Wide Fight. Gnesslng on Salus. By WALTER J. CHRISTY.

HARRISBORG, Feb. S. (Special.) Political gossips are busy tonight with stories that the Republican State Organization is preparing to go into tne May primaries behind the candidacies of George Wharton Pepper for United States Senator and Secretary of Labor James J. Davis for Governor. The carrying out of such a program would mean that Congressman William S.

Vare of Philadelphia i j. tonal candidacy or go into a state wide fight against the organization. Coupled with the publication of a story this evening in Philadelphia papers that Mr. Vare had been given to understand by Wililam L. Mellon of Pittsburgh that his support would go to Senator Pepper, was the vote of Senator Samuel W.

Salus tonight for the passage of the Pinchot bill regulating the production and distribution of alcohol. Mr. Salus is president pro tempore of the Senate and a close follower of Mr. Vare. He has always voted with the wets in the past.

Various Stories Told. Various stories are told about the reason for the vote of Mr. Salus. Some politicians are inclined to view it as a demonstration on the part of Mr. Vare that it would be a difficult maiter ior nun to break company with the Republican state organiza tion if his claims for the senatorship are ignored.

Another talo is that the Salus vote was directed against some enemies or Congressman Vare in Philadelphia who do not want any ad- Continued nn Fe Two, Column Two. to Be U. S. Ambassador (o London Feb. S.

(A. The American Ambassador to the Court of St. James has to pay from $25,000 to $35,000 a year out of his own pocket to run the Embassy in London, it was testified today before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Frank C. Page, son oi Walter Hines Page, who was Ambassador to Great Britain in the Wilson administration, said that one year cost his father to run the Embassy.

The salary is $12,000. The committee is considering a bill to provide for embassies. Representative Linthicum Maryland, offered an amendment to double thz amount, and a number of members indorsed the proposal. 'WAITERS' AFTER ANOTHER NAME NEW YORK, Feb 8. (A.

Regarding the term "waiter" as of menial significance, which does great injustice, the United Restaurant Owners' Association is to conduct a prize contest for a new name, they announced today. vancing toward the middle of the street when a delivery auto operated by a Negro driver swerved around the corner from Pennsylvania avenue on the left down Executive avenue with in a few inches only of the President, who was checked by secret service men who rushed to seize him by each arm. Coolidge Undisturbed. Although it had been alternately snowing and raining throughout the day and the air this evening was cold and damp, the President wore no overcoat. i bodyguards were warmly wrapped.

The President Continued on Page Ten. Column rive. U. S. ASKS COURT TO BREAK GIANT BAKING MERGERS Proceedings Started Against Seven Corporations to Block Biggest Combine WASHINGTON, Feb.

8- (A. The Federal government moved today to prevent formation of "a gigantic combination for monopolistic control of the baking business and to force dissolution of such of its component parts as are alleged to have been already assembled. Procedings were started by the Department of Justice in the Federal Court at Baltimore against seven great baking corporations and eight individuals, including the recently chartered Ward Food Products Corporation and William B. Ward. The court was asked to view the defendants as having violated both the Sherman anti-trust law and the Clayton act and to permanently enjoin them from continuing in the alleged merger.

Other defendants named in the ac tion Were the Ward Baking- Corporation, the Ward Baking Company, the General Baking Corporation, the Con tinental Baking Corporation, the Mu tual Bakeries Corporation and How ard B. Ward, William Deininger, Paul II. Helms, J. W. Rumbough, B.

E. Peterson, George G. Barber and George B. Smith. The Department of Justice, in a statement, declared the action had resulted from a series of investigations which began with the first tumors of important mergers in the baking and related fields and con-Continued on laffe Three, Column Seven.

Stillman has begun his reading in psychology, under the tutelage of his wife, in an effort to grow spiritually to the stature required before his flaming, youthful wife will consent to again live with him. "Pretty hot on the firing line," refers, evidently to the abortive efforts of press associations and newspaper representatives on the ship, amateur and professional, to force the couple into public utterance. MOB STORMING TRIAL ROUTED BY GASJ50MBS Four Are Overcome When Guardsmen Hurl Tear Grenades at Crowd "That Threatens Girl's Attacker. GEORGETOWN. Feb.

8. (A. Delaware National Guardsmen were forced to resort to tear gas bombs today to protect Harry Butler, aged 21, Negro, from a crowd of threatening citizens who surged about the Court House during his trial on charges of feloniously attack ing a 12-year-old girl. Three guardsmen and a young woman were overcome by the fumes as the bombs were hurled into the crowd of more than 2,000 by members of the Ninety-eighth Anti-air Craft Artillery, who were stationed here until late tonight. After the crowd had been dispersed quiet settled down over the little town and tonight there was no indication of further trouble.

Butler, whose trial was started shortly after 10 o'clock this morning was convicted by a jury of Suffolk county farmers a few minutes after 4 o'clock. He was sentenced to be hanged in the yard of the county jail hexe on Friday February 26, between 10 o'clock and 3 o'clock. Erect Barbed Wire Barriers. Threats had been made against the Negro, who criminally attacked Elnora Steinmetz, of near Bridgeville, DcL Three companies of National Guardsmen were sent here to prevent possible trouble during his trial and barbed wire barriers were erected about the Court House. Expression of fear that the jury and the court might be influenced by the Negro's youth and threats to break through the barriers to gain custody of the prisoner were heard ulltipard on I'aac Four.

Column Five. Mercier's Hat Will Hani; in Cathedral; Custom Revived BRUSSELS. Feb. 8. (A.

Mercier's red hat is to hang permanently in the choir of the Cathedral of St. Hombaut at Malines. reviving an ancient custom which lapsed at the time of the French revolution. Horkmcn now are chiseling a cross on the stone slabs in the choir to mark the exact spot in the subterranean crypt where the Cardinal lies, and over which the hat will hang. A public subscription has been opened in Malines to erect a statue of the prelate.

ure makes its apptaiance are taken to indicate that the business and commercial organizations of the first magnitude are back or the measure and that it will be enacted after minor amendments. The provisions are broad enough to permit the retention of rnuc-h self-government by all the communities, although the purpose is to so amend the constitution as to permit "the consolidation of the county, poor districts, cities, boroughs and townships of the county of Allegheny and the office thereof into a consolidated city and county, vith the constitutional and legal capacity of a municipal corporation to be known as the City of Ilttsburgh. and to provide a charter for its government." First Bearer of Lincoln Assassination News Dies IUMDK.V, Feb. 8. (A Charles Roberts, aged 84.

well known as a horspman, died at his home here yesterday after a short illness. Following the Civil War, Mr. Itoberts went West, settling in California, where lie drove a stage coach on the old Santa Fe trail. He was the first to carry the news of the assassination of President Lincoln into Southern California and along the Mexican border. Returning to the East he entered the horse-trading business.

Radio Programs on Page 18. PUT BREWERY AND ALCOHOL BILLS THROUGH Salus, Philadelphia "Wet," Backs Distillery Measure. Fight Goes to House With Close Vote Predicted. By WILLIAM I. CltlXDISII HARRISBURG, Fob.

8. (Staff Special.) Both Administration prohibition enforcement measures were approved by the Senate shortly before midnight tonight. The measure designed to give the state power to check the flow of illicit alcohol was passed with 31 Senators voting in its favor and 15 against it. The so-called brewery control bill was approved by a vote of 28 to 18. The action of the Senate marked victory for Gov.

Pinchot, the more striking when compared to the manner in which the same body swamped his recommendations on the Public Service Commission a few weeks ago when he was able to muster only four votes. The Allegheny county delegation split even on both bills. Senators James J. Coyne and Morris Einstein opposing them while Senators C. M.

Harr and William I. Mansfield voted in their favor. The eigrht Democratic members voted six to two in favor of the Pinchot measures. Salus Votes for Alcohol Bill. One of the features of the deel on the alcohol bill was an address by Senator Samuel W.

Salus of Philadelphia, President Pro Temore of the body, and a supporter of Congressman William S. Vare. who declared that while he believed the Eighteenth Amendment to be a mistake he intended to support the one bill. He voted for the alcohol bill but opposed that "designed to regulate breweries. This action on the part of Senator Salus, although predicted earlier in Conlinned on Fuse rolomn Three.

NON-SMOKE, DRINK, CUSS HERO DIES AT 85 Believed to Be Last Survivor of Monitor's Crew to Pass Away. ELIZABETH, N. Feb. 8. (A.

P-) Willis Sanford Drake, believed to be the last survivor of the crew ot the U. S. S. Monitor of Civil War fame, is dead here. Drake, who claimed to have kept a promise made to his mother when he was six years old that he would never swear, drink, use tobacco or gamble, always contended that the Merrimac sank from design by her own crew and not from effects of gun fire from the Monitor.

Drake was injured by the recoil of one of the Monitor's guns during that historic battle between the world's first armored warships and was discharged from the Navy five days later. He was then 17 years old. He engaged in merchant service and acquired a vessel of his own, but ship wrecks deprived him of the small fortune he had earned. He was aged 85 at the time of his death. Boys Snowball Wrong Car, Cops in It Arrest Them Snowballs thrown at automobiles that happened to have' policemen driving them caused the arrest of Frank Bender, aged 14.

and Harold Shilling, aged 14. of 6587 Frankstown avenue, in Washington boulevard near Shetland avenue late last night. Motorcycle Policeman Frank Hutchinson and FoU'ocmaji Robert Zeek, who made the arrests, lodged the boys in the Frankstown Avenue Police Station. A charge of disorderly conduct was placed against each. the Downing company offices and when they attempted to leave the building, found the door locked and the janitor gone.

About midnight firemen were called by telephone and the two men climbed down a 25-foot ladder to the street. TXOKmA 9 THRP TRAINS Tt. 1 1 over dmjhlo tra-k electric Binalii rout from Weahtncton vta Atlnntie Crt 1.1 OfTIre trs. Oliver Bld. TeL Atlantic Advertisement.

House Has Voted for Its Repeal Congress Committee Given Access to Records in Senate Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (A. Repeal of the law allowing publica tion of the amounts of income tax payments was approved tonight by the Senate. The action of the House in putting this provision in the tax reduction bill was accepted by acclamation after the Senate had rejected, 49 to hn 'Nric, all income tax returns to public inspection.

The Senate went into its first night meeting of the session before reach ing a vote on the publicity provision. which was regarded a3 one of the most controversial points in the bilL. Determined to get a final voteQJl the measure before the end of tho week, both Republicans and Demo cratic leaders are preparer! to- con tinue the day and night sessions. Wednesday has been set a the deadline for passage of thp bill by the Senate if tax reduction is to assured by March 15, when first in come installments- are The bill, as it now stands, provides that the tax returns shall be opened to investigation by special congressional fcommittees and also provides for the appointment of a joint con gressional committee of 10 to investi gate and keep in touch with the ad ministration of the Internal Revenue Bureau at all times. The latter committee would have power to inspect all returns and those opposing full publicity regarded this as a compromise on the present law allowing publication of the amounts of tax payments.

The present law permitting publication of income tax payments was con- Continued on Pace four. Column X'oar. Real Live Boa Found In Bunch of Bananas BUFFALO, N. Feb. 8.

(A. Prof. William. P. Alexander of ths Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences has a fine live five-Toot boa constrictor on display today.

The snake arrived in Buffalo from Guatemala Saturday in a bunch of bananas. William J. Westfall, a storekeeper, found the reptile and, grabbing It behind the neck, succeeded in placing it unharmed in a large glass case. The snake, according to Prof. Alexander, was large and strong enough to strangle a man to death.

Fortunately for Westfall the boa wrapped himself around his wrist Instead of his neck. DIDN'T DEAL 'RUM' RIGHT, KILLS HER PEORIA, Feb. 8. (Universal.) Because she didn't deal a hand of rummy correctly, Mrs. Anna Mat- tocks, aged 39, is dead here today.

She was killed by her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Mattocks had been playing with a neighbor. When an argument arose between the couple over the manner of dealing the cards, the neighbor started to leave.

Mattocks, who is said to have been drinking, seized his revolver, and shot his wife twice. She died instantly. absolutely ab initio" any marriage entered into between such a "colored" person and a white. The only exceptions under the bill would he the descendants of Indians and whites married prior to 1619, under which exceptions Pocahontas and John Rolfe are included and descendants of the civilized Indian tribes of Oklahoma and Texas. It does not except the descendants of two very famous marriages between Indians and whites, which took place in 1634 and about 1644.

The Indian in each case was the daughter of a famous Indian chier. From these two uniona are sprung many of Virginia's leading families. It is understood that a judge of the present State Supreme Court of Appeals would fall under the ban. From one of these families have come, two governors of Virginia. -1" k' Move for Greater Pittsburgh Metropolitan District Resolution Offered, in House and Senate Embraces Whole County Backed By Business Men.

Stillmans Report Progress Wireless From Ship 'Delighted With Life' On Reconciliation Trial Trip Studying Psycho-Analysis. HARRISBURO. Feb. S. (Staff Special.) The metropolitan district plans for Pittsburgh made its reappearance In the legislature tonight, joint resolutions being simultaneously introduced into the Senate by Senator Morris Eicnstein and in the IIouscby Representative Joseph C.

Marcus providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment opening the way to the Greater Pittsburgh project. The measures were brought to Har-ri-sburp by County Commissioner Joseph (r. Armstrong, whose job would be abolished by the new charter under the amendment, and given to the House and Senate sponsors for introduction. The auspices under which the meas VIRGINIA'S FIRST FAMILIES TO FIGHT RACIAL INTEGRITY BILL; HITS "BEST PEOPLE NEW YORK, Feb. 8.

(Universal.) Reporting the progress of their startling "reconciliation" trip to Eu rope, James A. and Anne U. Still- man today sent their first direct radio message from the White Star liner Olympic. Everything O. K.

with us. Pretty hot on the firing line. How is your sector? Mouth shut tight. Delighted with life. Affection.

Thanks for your assistance." 'Everything O. K. with us," means Wilson Shown In Role of House's Novel Hero Col. House wrote a novel before he elected a President. "Philip Dm," hero of the book, ncrmnplislirxl great government "reforms" in the story including a new currency system, corporation income taves, tariff revision and the like.

When the Texas Colonel became "The Power Behind the President," he promptly set to work to so pilot the Administration that his fiction might be translated Into fart. Head about it in 'ThelntimatePapers of Col. E. M. House' ay RECHRISTEN LINER WITH "WEE NIPS" TAKEN FROM 60 PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE TWO LOCKED IN DOWNTOWN OFFICE CALL FIREMEN AND ARE FREED WITH LADDER RICHMOND.

Feb. S. (N. T. Times.) Pointing out that the racial ntegrity bill introduced in the Legis-ature a few days ago would classify "colored" some of the most prominent families of Virginia, various patriotic societies are preparing to the measure, it became known today.

One historian who has studied the question expressed the belief that the passage of this bill would mean the classification as "colored" of at least a dozen members of the General Assembly as well as not less than 20.000 of the most distinguished people In Virginia. The racial integrity measure classifies as "colored" all white persons with any "known, demonstrable or ascertainable admixture of Indian or Negro blood," forbids their marriage i to white "persons and declares "void NEW YORK. Feb. 8. (Special) The Fumeus-Bermuda liner Fort Victoria from Bermuda, which was originally named with champagne, was renamed today with what looked like a pousse cafe when Customs Inspector J.

B. McManus broke many bottles of different colored liquors rmainst her side after the ship bad docked. The liquor, Including cordials, brandy, Scotch and gin, was taken from the passengers, 60 of whom were detected smuggling In one or more bottles In their baggage or clothing. Most of the smugglers were women, who carried the liquor in their handbags or the lining of their coats. Fines ranging from $2 to 510 were placed against the would-be smugglers, eonie of whom had brought in only sample sized bottles containing no drink.

Firemen have more to do than fire alarms. IOo K. Elikan of Bellalre, and J. Mackreth, president of Downing real estate agents, faced a dull night locked In the Freehold Kenl Estate Company Building, 319-311 Fourth avenue, last night until fire truck No. 1 arrived.

Mr. Mackreth and Elikan had a long talk over business matters in.