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WEATHER FORECAST. Rain to-day; to-morrow clearing, not much change in temperature; fresh, east to south winds. Highest temperature yesterday, 6a; lowest, 4a, Detailed weather reports wld 1m found on the Editorial part. A HAPPY BLENDING The amalgamated SUN AND HERALD preserves the best traditions each. In combination these two newspapers make a greater newspaper than either has ever been on its own.

AND THE NEW YORK HERALD VOL. LXXXVII. NO. 240 DAILY. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1930, ly The Corporation.

Enteroil aecond clan matter, Poat Omcw, Naw Tork, N. T. WIRE IN SEABED TO CARRY MCE ACROSS OCEANS Major-Genera! Squier Announces Revolutionary Discovery in Radio. CABLES UNNECESSARY Unprotected Strand of Metal Utilized Merely for Direction of Signals. DETAILS READY TO-DAY Will Form Basis for Paper Bead Before National Academy of Sciences.

$ticial to Thb Sew AND New "loss Ueiaid. Washington, 26. An Important development which may revolutionize the present system of world cable communication 13 to bo announced hero to-morrow afternoon before the National Academy of Sciences by Major-Gen. George O. Squler, Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army.

The announcement is that bare wires, laid in the sea to replace tho highly expensive and extremely deli cate submarine cables now required, may bo used for the transmission messages, both by telephone and telegraph. Tho uso of bare wire in this manner is said to represent an entirely new principle In tho science of communication and opens a way for a tremendous development which would make 6lmple a telephone conversation between the United States and Europe or even China. It is a new application of what Is known as "wired Wireless," being the transmission of a radio current be tween two or more points with tho wire used merely as a guide. This means of communication, In which the message is not sent through the wire but alongside of It, was developed sev eral years ago by Gen. Squler and al ready has been placed in commercial use in the United States eflldenUy and economically.

As many as forty dlf. ferent and distinct messages have l-een sent in this manner with a single wire as a guide. The advantages of "wired wireless" are in Its multiplex possibilities and Us secrecy, which is not posslblo In tho ordinary use of radio, where the message Is scattered to tho four winds. Insulation jrot TTecesaarjr. Of secondary Importance In the announcement 1b tho further fact that it possible to use the bare wire for the lame purpose when burled In the earth, doing away with telegraph poles.

The lre simply is placed in a furrow and wered over. The heavy insulation now required for buried wires is not neces-arv. The ability to use bare wires for such communications, both in the sea and tuned In the earth, comes through the use of vacuum tube amplifiers. There no grounding of the wires as ordinarily is the case. An open circuit is used, An accurate description of the Mghly scientific development will be contained in Gen.

Squler's paper before the American Academy of Sciences tomorrow. Gen. Squler refused to-night to discuss development In any way in advance cf the delivery of the paper. The first Intimation that such an announcement ould bo made came through the offlclal Rogramme for the American Academy of Sciences, issued to-day. which said Gen.

Squler would read a paper en-' i.ueu Multiplex Telephony and Telegraphy Over Open Circuit Bare Wires wd In the Earth or Sea." This sup-Wed the key which enabled The Su.v nd New York Herald to obtain the "formation presented herewith in ad- nce or tho official announcement, STATEN ISLAND TROLLEY STRIKE BEGINS TO-NIGHT Men Vote Early To-day to Tie Up Richmond Light Power Line at 10 P.M. DEMANDS ARE REFUSED Hylan and Whalen Try All Day to Ward Off Trouble Without Success. BUS CHAUFFEURS UNEASY Mayor's Substitutes for Midland CaVs May Quit Only Stcani Rvad Is Left. PRICE TWO CENTS I.V NKW YOIIK CITY, JI'OUU 0KXT3 KLSEWHBltK. I I I Theatre Receipts Here in January $7,838,914 idea of tho amount of money tho people of this city aro spending for amusement can bo gleaned from figures mado public yesterday by William H.

Edwards, Collector of Internal Revenue, which show that the theatres of Manhattan collected $783,891.42 in war taxes during January and in February. Tho tax on all theatre tickets is 10 per cent, so Mr. Edwards' figures indicate that the income of Manhattan theatres during January was $7,838,914.20 and the following month it totalled $6,956,207. Tho collector declared his office up all box office receipts and that tho auditors have not discovered any attempt to cheat Uncle Sam. INSIST ON HUGE COUNCIL'S NOTE WAR PROFIT TAX TO BERLIN BASIS TO MEET BONUS OF NEW ACCORD Democrats and Insurgent Allies Declared to Be as Republicans to Demand United as in Successful 80 Per Cent.

Levy. Conduct of War. WILL RAISE 2 BILLIONS DEMAND GOOD FAITH Following a day of conferences, In which they wore asked by Mayor Hylan and Grover Whalen, Commissioner of Plant and Structures, to de lay action and therebv savo Richmond county from complete tleup of its surfaco lines, delegation of employees of the Richmond Light and Railroad Company returned to Staten ismnu anu early to-aay called for a striko to begin at 10 o'clock to-night Tho vote was taken In Emerald Hall New Brighton, and as a result there will be no trolley wheels turlng after that time. The situation resulting from the strike order will be complicated by tho fact that the Richmond Light and Railroad Company operates all the lines that handle traffic on the north side of the island and that the Mid land Street Railway Company, the only other surface lino company In tho territory, ceased operation sometime ago when permission to charge a ten cent fare was denied them. Since that time, the traffic of the discontinued lines has been handled by tho Mayor's bus lines In various sections of the island.

A limited amount of traffic can bo taken cam of by tho Staten Island "Rapid Transit Railroad, which operates steam trains. BARONET' HELD FOR CANING BOY D. J. Wcrnher Seized in Street by "Witnesses to Alleged Cruelty to Youth. Proposal to Be Introduced Germany's Difficulties Rec- To-day as Solution to ognized by Invitation for the Problem.

Conference Mav 25. PAY BY INSTALMENTS WILSON'S HAND SIIOWN LAD SKATED INTO HIM All Members of Amalgamated The 375 men who will quit the cars and the shops to-night aro motprmen, conductors, linemen, mechanics and In. spectors. All are members of the Amal gamated Association of Street and Elec tric Hallway Employees of 'America. They are employed on the Castleton avenue, Bull's Head, Ellzabethport, Jer.

sey street and South Beach lines. About the time It became evident the car lines would cease operation it was reported that agitators were working among the chauffeurs of the Mayor's bus lines in an attempt to get them to strike. Every effort was being made, it was said, to have the chauffeurs demand permission to charge a 10 cent fare and threaten a striko if the permission was not forthcoming Immediately. Mayor Hylan and Commissioner Whalen tried ineffectually all day yes terday to hold oil tho strike. JoseDh Costello, orto of the delegates to tho con.

ference, said that tho men cpuld not be put off longer that they had been prom Iscd an Increase on the first of the month and that they were in tho humor for a walkout. Company Ilejects Demand. From the Mayor's office tho delegation was led by Commissioner Whalen to the office of the Richmond bight and Railroad Company, at 60 Wall street There William Huntington, president of the company, was Interviewed. They told him they wanted 75 cents an hour Instead of the 45 they receive now. He said It would be Impossible to pay1 It He then told them that unless the company was permitted to charge a dime fare no raise could be expected, and that In tho event of a strike the company would not attempt to operate cars.

An attempt was mado then by the delegates to obtain satisfactory action on a com promise for 65 cents an hour, but they i i A were lorn it waa uaeiess uieui iu further. Tho striko order was issued to take effect at 10 o'clock to-night Instead of this morning, because the men were de sirous of giving patrons of the lines Son of Rich Diamond Merchant Locked Up "Just Shoved Brat," Ho Says. Individuals Exempt Up to Would Have Blamo for Bojcc- $20,000 Corporations, tion of Armenian Mandate 000 a Year; Back to 1917. Put on Congress. That tho news nf thft dovAlnnmunt will toje great interest, commercially and ithou say ng.

it wl oner "ur electrical 1 suraclent warnIn ot 0,0 t0 1)0 tXiM In ioumeying to work us adaptability to the communication fc been familiar with it say is self-! RUSSIA AND FINLAND "a revolutionary character. ever. 19 ernectprl fn riu.n phnnlr Jo those who have been engaged for ln Present system of ocean -oiing, Of reat Commercial Value. Squler, It Is understood, does not "-wi to present the system to tho "rid as a completed invention. He be-'M that ho has establlnhed nrln.

J'P which lends Itself to further per-ion. but a principle about whose j'TOercui importance there is. no mis- h' value readily i3 apparent when it m.vi cd 0,01 submarine cables aro "lily expensive and delicate. Before war tho estimated cost was more "an 12.000 a mllo In place. Thev nro intricate construction and require vy armor to protect them from chaf-ft against the rocks.

Even the sfight-'-t leaks put these cables out. of common until repair is possible, often en i ys ot search. Tho cables at beet "Wd be used only for duplex communi-uon-that Is, for carrying two mes- one In each direction. h. bare wire, on the nd' tho cost ot the would be Such a wire probably would wi 8 palnte1 or enamelled to pre-h ry by fca water- hut-that would Wt 8lmP'y would be put ovcr-ra from a steamship and weighted wn to place.

Water, according to tho -ments of those who have followed experiments, cannot Injure com- Continued on Fovrth Pejje, CLASH ON ARMISTICE Negotiations Reach Crisis Red Delegates Recalled. Moscow, April 25. The armistlco negotiations between Russia and Finland reached a crisis to-day and ended with the recall of tho Russian delegates. The Russians demanded as a basis of the negotiations the status quo ante ot 1914 and the Finns the status prior to their last offensive. This Involves Finnish occupation of Fetchenga and Karelia, a wide strip of territory extending almost to Murmansk, and giving Finland great strategic advantage in the peace negotiations.

The Lettish-Russian peace negotiations were suspended to-day over the question of A member of tho Letvlan delegation said thatj the demands of Letvla were known to be indorsed by tho Entente Powers and that the Lettish Government did not Intend to recede from Us position. A man who described himself as Derrick J. Wernher, son of tho lato Sir Julius Wernher, wealthy British developer of diamond mines, was locked up ln tho West Forty-seventh street station last night on a charge of felo nlously assaulting Frank Sassa, aged 11, the son of Edward Sassa, a tailor, of 113 West Forty-seventh street. Young tjassa, according to tho complaint mado against Wernher by his mother, was beaten with a cane in front of Raleigh Hali Hotel at 106 West Forty seventh street, the Englishman's home. Wernher denied to the police that he was Sir Derrick Julius Wernher, second baronet of his line.

He said the title was inherited by a cousin. The British "Who's Who," however, lists "DcrricK Julius wernher' as being SI years old and tho second to hold tho title. Tho prisoner gave his ago as 31. Young Sassa, according to the police, when skating in front of Raleigh Hall when Wernher, 6 feet Inches ln nelght and 225 pounds in weight, turned the corner on his way home. The youngster slipped as Wernher passed htm and his knee Btruck that of tne man.

Imme diately, the boy said, lie was struck heavily over tho back with the English, man's stick. His hand was hurt too. Passersby who saw what was haoDen- Ing told the police later that the boy cnea out in pain and tried to scramble to his feet but that Wernher. ctvlne mm no chance to explain, struck a sec ond time. A largo crowd had assembled and without giving the man a chance to escape, two of them grabbed him.

Ho protested vigorously, but was held until Policeman Collins arrived to take him in charage. In tho station house Wernher de clared he could not understand why the citizens should make such a dls. turbance over what occurred. I just shoved tne little brat," tho police quoted him as saying ln explanation. They said ho told them young Sassa almost knocked him down and that his glasses fell oft Mrs.

Elizabeth Sassa, the boy's mother, appeared In the station house as tho complainant against Wernher. He was finger printed by Detective Mc- Oann and locked up pending tho result of efforts by friends to obtain ball for him. The prisoner said ho was employed as an editor In tho Funk Wagnalls publishing establishment, and that he recently quit the British army. He was a Major during the war, he told tho po lice. According to newspaper flics of 1912 Derrick Wernher was described as a graduate of Eton nnd Oxford.

TVernher was released in J1.000 ball after friends located a representative of a surety company. Magistrate MoQuado In Night Court accepted the bond. Before he left tho station houso the Englishman was asked again If ho was not Sir Derrick Wernher and If ho was not related to Major- Harold Wernher, whoso engagement to Countess Zla Torby, daughter of tho Grand Duke Michael ot Russia, was announced ln June, 1917. He became angry, declared he would not answer further questions and ended by telling the detoctlve who asked the question, "That's my brother." ARABS AND BRITISH FIGHT IN PALESTINE Cairo Reports Clash but Gives No Details. Sptcial to Tub Sck and Kew Yoiik child.

Washington, April 26. An eighty per cent, tax on war profits Is tho plan tho Houso Democrats and In surgent Republicans, under the leader ship of Representative Johnson (S. will insist bo passed as tho method of raising tho money necessary to carry out tho soldier bonus pro gramme now being formulated by tho Ways and Means Committee. Such a measure was agreed to by Representative Ralney (111.) nnd Mr. Johnson to-day.

It will be Introduced to-morrow with tho statement by Mr. Ralney that it will ralso $2,000,000,000. Tho hugo levy would affect all ex traordinary profits mado during the years 1917, 1918. 1919 and 1920, and would bo paid in quarterly instal ments, beginning March 15, 1321. For Individuals tho tax would be placed fly liAUIlEXCE HILLS.

Staff Corrtipondent of Tub Sck aki Ntw Yoax Herald. Copyright. 190, oj tub boh iXD New Yoax Hieald. i San Remo. April 26.

The Supreme Council conference practically wound' up Its work to-day with the Issuance i of an allied manifesto which is the basis of a new accord. I Germany must show her good faith and Hvo up to tho terms of tho Treaty of Versailles. Tho Allies were de-1 clared to bo as united on this as they were on tho successful conduct of th ar. But Germany's difficulties were rec ognized, and thereforo sho was invited to exchange views with tho Allies in a conference to be held at Spa, In Belgium, May 25 relative to Ger many's well being, especially as re gards her national affairs. This for on the difference between the average tho moment seems to have brought tho April 26.

Fighting Is reported to be taking place between Arabs and BrltUh troops In Palestine. No details havo been received here. Warsaw, April 26. Tho Foreign Office announces that a treaty between Poland and Ukraine will be signed within a few days. The Independence of the Ukrainians JLbe proclaimed soon afterward, Great Britain has Just received a mandate for palcstino at tho San Remo Conference.

There were clashes between tho Arab 3 and British troops in Jerusalem recently at tho time of the religious holidays. DRY RULING AGAIN PUT OFF. BUILDING IlETTER BLOOD. Pithar John'i Medicine lUDDllts Naturt'i food medicine, which li Milly made use ot Inr thosa who down; Aivi run Supreme Cbnrt Will Ileceia Next -Monday to Mar IT. WAsniNOTOK, April ,26.

Tho Supreme Court failed again to-day to hand down a decision on the constitutionality ot tho prohibition. amendment and the enforcement act Recess will bo token next Monday by the, court until May 17. The final week of arguments on pending cases started to-day. After tho two weeks recess final adjournment for the summer will bo taken early in 'June. net Income during tho years named and the year 1914, after deducting nil taxes paid and eliminating all those whoso lncomo was less than $20,000 a year.

For corporations the net war Income would bo compared with the pre-war period of 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, with additional tax on ten per cent, of the amount ot capitalization increases. Corporations earning less than $200,000 woud bo exempt. Details of tlie Tax. The proposal is by far the most sweep. Ing and drastic of Its kind made ln Con gross during th'o last few years.

A draft of the bill reads That In addition to all other taxes there Bhall bo. levied, assessed, collected and paid upon the net lncomo of every Individual and corporation for the taxable year 1920 a tax equal to 80 per cent, ot the war profits of such Individual or corporation. Sec. 2 The tax imposed by section 1 shall not apply to any Individual whoso nvcrago net Income for the taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 does not exceed $20,000, or to any corporation whose averago net Income for tho taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 does not exceed $200,000. Sec.

3 In case of an individual tho term "war profits" means tho amount by which his average net Income for the taxable years 1917, 1318, 1919 and 1920 less his averago lncomo, war profits and excess profits taxes for such years exceed his net lncomo for tho taxable year 1914. Sec. 4 In caso of a corporation In existence during tho pre-war period the term "war profits" means tho amount by which Its average net Income for tho taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 less Its average Income, war profits and excess profits taxes for period, plus or minus as tho case may bo, 10 per cent, of the difference botween Its average Invested capital for the pre-war period anl Its averago Invested capital for tho taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920. Sec. In the caso of a corpora tion not ln existence during the whole of any one year during the pre-war period, tho term "war profits" means tho amount by which Its average net lncomo for tho taxable years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 less Its average income, war profits and excess profits taxes for such years exceed 10 per cent, of its average invested capital for the taxable years 1917, 1918, 1319 and 1320.

Sec. 6 The tax Imposed by this act shall bo returned, assessed, collected and paid upon tho same basis, in the samo manner and subject to tho samo provisions of law, Including penalties, as the taxes Imposed by titles 2 and 3 of tho revenue act ot 1918, at the samo tlmo as therein provided for tho return and payment of lncomo taxes for tho taxable year. Sec 7 Tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue may grant a reasonable extension of time for tho payment of the tax Imposed by this act whenever, ln his Judgment, good cause exists, and he shall keep 'a record of every such extension and tho reason therefor. In case an extension of tlmo Is granted; tho taxpayer shall pay In addition to the tax due Interest at the rato of one-half per cent per month on tho amount of Allies together again respecting the German situation. Meanwhile tho Armenian question Is left unsettled, and to-day tho Adri atlc settlement was postponed at the request of tho Jugo-Slavs.

Probably no definite decision will bo taken with regard to Russia, but negotiations wll'i bo continued with Krasslne, the allied Powers acting Individually ln this mat. ter, but at tho samo timo trying to harmonize their conduct. Johnaon'a Presence Interpreted. President Wilson has until May 11, it Is understood, to reply regarding the Armenian mandate, which everybody hero is certain will bo refused by the United States, ln the opinion of many persons ln San Remo tho action of the President in sending Robert Underwood Johnson, American Ambassador to Italy, here was dictated by homo politics. Mr.

Johnson is believed to have suggested that the conference formally request that the United States the man date for Armenia, with tho Idea that President Wilson could then place re sponsibility for the rejection of It on the Republican Congress and use this for campaign purposes. The Allies lent themselves to this, not bocauso thoy sympathizo With President Wilson, but because they havo for months repeatedly expressed their de slro to have America assume the Ar menian burden. Indeed, after they had divided other parts of Turkey among tnemseives. tney could not very well havo refused what seemed to havo been a Wilson suggestion, conveyed hero very quietly, to put the Armenian proposition formally up to the United States, although prior to Ambassador Johnsons arrival in San Remo they naa aeciaea mat Armenia would bo an Independent state and had virtually rixea ncr boundaries, Germany Is Bitterly Denounced for Failure to Execute Treaty SAN REMO, April 26. The text of the common declaration adopted by the Allies at the close of the work of the San Remo conference says: "lllod Powers havo taken cognizance of tlm letter of Dr.

GoeP' PCTC (l)Cfl(l Clt tlm rinrmnr. .1 ,.1 .1.,., I Tinrlal Anrll fl trnnKmlt. "if, request from tho Gcrmnn Minister of War uskliig that tho bo authorized to retain an nrmy of 200,000 instead men, as provided for In the Versailles treaty, and affirming urn, 18 a necessity la order to maintain order. llio Allies must declare Immediately that a proposition of this naturo cannot even bo examined os long ns Germany is failing to meot the most important obligations Imposed by tho peaco treaty and does iuowwu witn disarmament, on which depends the peace or tno worm, uGriliniiy ias not fulfil Itu ninr Am Ant a tiaI Mmr rnnpnrnlnrr thn de StrUCtlon Of War mntnrlnl nnv thn iWrnnun nf Ha nff(cMves. nor for tllO VI UV.V1 a 1 uiinyntjj of coal, nor for reparations or tho costs of tho armies of occupation, it lms given neither satisfaction nor mado excuses for criminal attacks of which several times members of tho allied missions in Germany havo been the victims.

"It has taken no steps to determine, as was provided for in tho protocol of tho treaty, its obligations concerning reparations in ordur to make propositions with tho view of fixing the total amount which it must pay, tho urgent character that a settlement of this sort presents ln the interests of nil tho parties concerned. It seems to have not even considered how it can meet its nblltrutlons when they become due. "The Allies realize the difficulties met bv tho German Government and do not seek to impose too narrow nn interpretation of the treaty, but they arc unanimous in declaring that they cannot tolerate a continuation of these Infractions of tho treaty of Versailles: that tho treaty must be executed and remain as the basis of relations between Ger-niauy and the Allies, rind that they aro resolved to take all measures, een, ir necessary, the occupation of an additional part of German territory, in order to insure execution of the treaty. Thev nffirm. however.

that they have no intention of annexing any part of tho German territory. "At the samo time the Allies deem that questions arising from violations of the peaco as well ns from tho measures necessary to insure its execution, would bo more easily solved by exchnnges of views between tho chiefs of tho Governments than by note. Thus they decide to Invito the chiefs of the German Government to a direct conference with tho chiefs of the allied Governments nnd request that at the proposed meeting tho German Government present to them explanations and preqlse propositions upon all tho subjects mentioned in the foregoing. "If a satisfactory settlement is arrived nt on these points tho allied Governments will be willing to discuss with tho German representatives nuy questions which affect the internal order and economic well-being of Germany. But Germany must understand that 'the unity of tho Allies for execution of the treaty is as solid as it was for war, and that the only method of taking her place in the world Is loyally to execute the engagements to which she hns subscribed." It was announced that' representatives of the Allies will meet the German Chancellor nt Spa, Belgium, on i II WARNS OF PLOT TOSADDLEWAR DEBTS ON U.

S. Senator Lodge Quotes l'oiii- enre's Plan Showing New League Danger. POOLING PLAN REVIVED Says Proposal Was Opposed Unanimously by Our Delegates to Versailles. EYES ON OF Asserts Votes of European Countries Would Control In Amending Covenant. ROBBERS SLAY BANK DIRECTOR Seven Masked Bandits Raid First National at Sandy Springs, Md.

ESCAPED IN TOURING CAR Only Stolon in Swift Crime, Thousands in Cash Being Overlooked. Profeia to See a Joker. Continued on Fourth Page. ooma Qipiomausis nroress to see a. Joker in tho, request for President Wil son to act as arbitrator of the questions or wnether isrxerum should be Included in tho new Armenian State and on the Armenian boundaries In general.

Tho recognized dislike America has shown to mix ln such affairs has caused many persons In British and French clrclen hero to think that this will make trouble tor me resident at home. However, it is a direct result of fh President's sudden change in policy In sending Ambassador Johnson to San Remo hurriedly, with a virtual Invitation again to bring America Into support of luiviimiiuuttiisni issue. From talk heard hero, tho Premiers do not expect a change ln the American sentiment regarding an Armenian mandate, but could not overlook the opportunity afforded by Ambassador Johnson's mission to 'again show their desire to havb America shara their troubles ln Europe and in Asia. Will Meet Germans at Spa. It is virtually agreed that the Geri Special to The Sis and Kiw York Hiialp.

Baltimore, April 26. Seven armed bandits this afternoon entered the First National Bank at Sandy Springs, Montgomery county, Maryland, shot and killed ono of the directors, locked the clerks and officials In a vault and made off In a big touring car with $4,500. In their haste, tho robbers, who wore masks and carried rifles and revolvers, overlooked several thou sand dollars. Believing the outlaws may bo hiding ln the woods, armed posses are searching Howard county. It was because of his deafness that Francis M.

Hallowell, ono of the di rectors of tho bank lost his life. At the tlmo of the entry of the robbers his back was toward the door and he did not hear their command "hands up." Ono of tho outlaws interpreted Hallowell's falluro to obey, as either defiance, or an attempt at a subterfuge, and killed him. Tho outlaws worked with amazing quickness, and Intimidating tho clerks and officials backed them into the vault and swung the heavy door shut Whllo tho employees and officials were helng corralled by two of the bandits three others gathered up currency and packed. It into money bags which they threw to two sentries who remained ln the auto mobile, There were few persons In the bank when tho robbery occurred. It was near o'clock, tho closing hour, when Frank Miller, a clerk, who was on his way to bolt the front door of the bank, Baw big car stop.

He saw that It contained seven men, all of them big and rough looking. Three stepped out of the ton-ncau and wero followed by two others who occupied the front scat Reaching tho entrance of the bank, the live men brushed Miller aside and strode Into the room. The last man turned suddenly and covered him, while tho others drew automatic revolvers and covered EXPECT RADICAL TROUBLEMAY 1 American Legion lias Uprising Here Is Imminent. Special to Tne Sux and New "Vnnt Herald. Washington, Aprili 26.

Senator Lodgo Republican leader, following his acceptance ln his Atlantic City speech Saturday night of President Wilson's challengo to carry tho Lcaguo of Nations IswrtTto tho country ln tho Presidential campaign, opened flro to-day on the league from a now point of attack. He charged that the European allies nro planning to pool tho world's war debts under a general guarantee by all tho debtor nations, which In effect would make tho United States the chief guarantor with Great Britain as an associate. The guarantees of the other States, pointed but, would bo of little value. Ho asserted that during tho Peace Conference determined effort was mado to havo tho plan adopted and for a time it looked menacing. Now Judging by recent utterances of European leaders ho warned that tho plan is being resuscitated and will bo" urged before tho coming meeting of tho Lcaguo of Nations at Brussels, Mr.

Lodge gained tho floor during tho discussion of the rlvor and harbor bill and Introduced his remarks by reading from a Paris despatch outlining tho debt pooling plan. Raymond Poincnrf, formerly President of GA SOVIETS France, was quoted as author of an ORGANIZED article going into some detail on the project and approving it, and it was said other French statesmen honed 3Iajor Lorillard Spencer Says the plan wouM De Il(opte(1 3Iany 'Respected Persons' Aro in Movement. the mans will bo asked to meet the Allies at 'cashier, Frederick Thomas.who was at vm iuu jj4 jiuiia uera suggested the total amount of reparations demanded of Germany bo fixed at gold, payablo ln equal Instalments through a period of thirty years. The French proposition was for gold, ns a minimum amount or indemnity, tnis to bo, Increased If I uerman revenuo snows an unexpected augmentation. Brockdorf-Rantzau, one time head of the German peace delega- Contlnued on TAIrd Page.

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8 P. M. at all ether Branch Offices. (Locatloru lUtajl on Editorial Vast.) SUNDAY ISSUES 6 P. M.

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M. at ail other Branch Officer. (Location! lilted on Editorial Page.) one of tho windows. "Stand still ono of tho men snapped out "And bands up, all of you. We'll shoot and shoot damn quick If you don't Dut 'cm up.

Now, quick, Hallowell, because of his affliction, did not turn until oaa of tho automatics was fired, and thcrt'he whirled, as he fell to tho floor, mortally wounded. The bullet entered his back and penetrated the heart Two of tho men wero counted off to care for tho officials and clerks, while the others emptied the cash drawers. When tho door of tho vault had been locked on the prisoners one of the out laws whistled and tho bandits sped away. 4,000 Ciecaa neach Home. Washimotom, April 20.

More Uian 4,000 of the Cxecho-Slovak soldiers re-natrlated from Siberia havo been de- barked at 9,745 ore cn route and 5,612 remain at Vladivostok await- Ing transportation. Secretary Baker announced to-day. Tho army transport Mount Vernon, which transported somo of tho troops, has brought to the United EUlei 693 prisoners of war- aermans, Austins and Hungarians. The New York County Committee of tho American Legion has received information through various sources which Indicates that thero Is about an even chanco for serious radical demonstrations ln New York on May 1. This was announced last night by Major LorlL'ard Spencer, a member of the committee, who said that tho proba bility of disorder is about fifty-fifty.

Major Spencer told the members of tho committeo, ln session at tho Hotel Pennsylvania, that he had been informed tho Reds had organized sixty- four Soviet committees in Manhattan to "take over" tho Government when the revolution follows tho disorders, and that on tho lists of theso commit tees appeared tho names of some of the most "respected citizens of tho community." "Wo must take somo action on this." said Major "unless wo don't bellevo In tho American form of government. If that Is so we do not need the legion." As soon as Major Spencer had told of the Information ho had received the committee adopted tho report of the Com mittee bn Americanization recommendlne the enlistment of volunteers and tho or ganization of legion members to act ln cases of disorder In connection with trikes of a revolutionary naturo. Thn legion members under tho terms or the report may bo called only if tho emergency is caused by radicals and a strike without just cause. Tho delegato of Tiger Post of tho Legion announced it had prepared a list of legion volunteers for this purpose moro than six months ago and submitted It to Lieut-Gen. Bullard at Governors Island for cooperation with tho army authorities In the event of trouble.

All of the speakers and members of tho Americanization committee mado It plain that tho men of tho legion would not act as strikebreakers and would not enter Into any controversy between cap ital and labor. One Plan la to Finance Germany. Tho programme according to this despatch Is either to have tho debts pooled and tho debtor States become coguar-antors or, as an alternative, to have the United States advance the capital neces sary to put Germany back on Its feet and Into production. 'During the sittings of the Versailles peace congress," said Mr. Lodge, "I heard from a member of our delegation that there was strong pressure to get an agreement written Into tho treaty or the league covenant whereby all Uio loans of the countries ln the war would bo merged and all tho war countries becomo Jointly rosponslbie.

Ot course that would mean making the United States and Great Britain alone tho guarantors, for In most of tho other countries guarantees would havo been of small valuo. "This despatch states that Messrs. Thomas W. Lament and Henry P. Davison, financial advisers to the American delegation, along with others, opposed the plan.

I had not been Informed that these gentlemen wero amonc "tho oddo- nents, but I do know that our delegates thero opposed It nnd for a tlmo were much disturbed about It. It was well known that the plan was backed strong', ly by the French, who wanted an international loan to fund all tho war debts. Tho alternative plan was that proposed by John Maynard Keynes In the last, chapter of his book on tho peace conference. "It Is coming up again and cither by giving power to the league by necessary amendment or as a. separate proposition wo shall be brought to face It.

Of course, not being ln the league, we shall not bo liable unless wo voluntarily Join or Join ln a treaty to pool all tho debts. To my mind It Is a very great danger, not that I think that we are going to accede to it, but if wo bo 'drawn Into such a treaty it would become a serious danger to tho whole American people and would mean a burden of taxation which It would bo difficult to estimate." nidlcnled by Hitchcock. Senator Hitchcock (Neb.) ridiculed tho idea that such a proposal would be considered seriously by tho league. Tho Senator, of course, docs not mean that thn 1an will h.v. SECRETARY HOUSTON the -distribution ot AGAINST CAPITAL TAX' Hltchcock- "ot course many pre.

ihxhvmius BULieiiiems nave Deen made. Fa 11 ij irom Jiassacnuseits would UUP wwuuia MJisiocaie in- not credit tho statement that twenty dustry and Lead to Waste. 8piclal to Tns Son axd New Tonic Hiiald. Washington. April 26.

Secretary of me Areasury jiousion is opposed to a tax upon capital. Such a tax, ho states, would dlslocato industry and production and put a premium upon extravagance and. waste. He Is convinced that such a tax Is not necessary in the financial situation of tho country with the public debt being systematically reduced. Tho Secretary's views on this tax wero set forth to-day In a letter to an un.

named correspondent who asked his BaId SIr- Lodga. "Tho people who opinion of statements as 'to national I assume tho debt will bo thoso who owe financial operations made recently by 't and the object is to make it Joint Glen E. Plumb, head of the "Plumb hut the neutrals will havo no objection' Plan League." which advocates tho sov-1 to having ua pay tho debt" tetlzlng of the railroads. Senator Hitchcock asked If Mr. The Secretary declared that Mr.

Lodge though It worthy of any credence Plumb's statements about an Increase In I that tho members of tho league would currency and public expenditure wero amend the leagues constitution bo ns Incorrect, as were yso his remarks that to take over control of the debts of all the Federal ream's banks oporated in I the natlonr. of the world. favor ot a particular class. "i think It is the most obviouk-7 ig thirty nations In tho league would hava anything to do concerning tho distribution of the debts of tho nve six nations that fought tho war." "It Is not preposterous at all," replied Mr. Lodge.

'The opinions of these Frenchmen and Englishmen are not preposterous; nor Is Mr. Keynes's." "Does tho Senator think theso nations which had nothing to do with fighting the war would assume voluntarily a shore of the debtT" asked Mr. Hitchcock. "I am not saying they would assimiA.