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2 ANTI-STRIKE PLEA SCORED BY UNION Operators’ Ad Is Declared Costly Burden on Coal Buy ing Public by Miners. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 28. Anthracite miners today criticized ad vertisements inserted in newspapers by the anthracite operators' confer-, ence as a “waste of consumers’ money." The advertisements were headed: “Why a Suspension of An thracite Mining: Is Indefensible” and broadcast the operators’ plea for ar bitration and a mutual pledge to con tinue work after September 1 if scale differences had not been adjusted. Philip Murray, Wee president of the United Mine Workers of America and spokesman of the anthracite miners’ scale subcommittee, shortly before en tering the conference room with- the mine owners today made the following comment: “Every dollar that operators spend in such newspaper advertising is one dollar more added on to the price of hard coal to the consumers, just as much as every dollar granted in a wage increase to the men. Better Spent in Wages, “We suppose that the operators, in preparing their cost sheets as they affect production will add to them the enormous sum they now are paying for advertising in daily papers in an thracite-consuming territory. ‘‘This money might well be divided between the consumer and the mine workers —to give the consumer cheap er coal and to give the miner a more livable wage." Operators have no comment to make on Mr. Murray’s statement other than to say their plea was in the public interest. Hard coal miners date part of their fundamental opposition to arbitra tion as now proposed by operators in event of a deadlock in the scale negotiations to what they say hap pened in Washington in i 920. Discussed Before Conference. Discussion of the matter was over heard today in advance of resumption of the conference this afternoon at which operators were expected to re new request for agreement to this principle. In 1920, records show, miners and operators were about agreed on a re newal of the term contract on the basis of a 17 per cent wage increase when rising cost of living caused the men to change their demand to 27 per cent. Failing to reach an accord on the new terms, the operators ac cepted the offer of the miners to arbitrate. The proposal was tendered by union leaders of the three anthracite dis tricts against advice of some of the international officers. President Wilson appointed an ar bitration tribunal of three —a miner, a mine owner and a representative of the public. Hearings at Scranton were followed by adjournment to Washington, where the commission ' took stock of itself and found the miner favored the miners, the oper ator the operators and that the third I non-partisan member accordingly held i the deciding vote. The night before this third member ■ was to announce his personal deci sion, -which would have the support of one of the two dissenters, miners re ceived reliable Information, they said, that his recommendation would call for the higher figure—the 27 per cent wage increase. Counted Victory Won. Miners asserted they had even seen the finished report. The men went to bed jubilant over the supposed victory, but they awoke the next morning to find that during the night the award had been shaved down to the original, and lower, figure of 17 per cent. Whether the miners were misin formed or whether, if correctly in formed. what they had reported see ing had been only a tentative finding, has not been disclosed. Miners in sist, however, that a passing operator : the next day told them with a smile that “some people abated their efforts ] too soon, while others kept on plead- ; mg." At any rate, there is no doubt, they j say, about their being opposed to leav ing any questions to similar decision j now. WILBUR’S PLAN FOR DIRIGIBLE CENTER IN WEST OLD IDEA (Continued from First Page.) States Navy were announced yester dav by Secretary of the Navy Wilbur. The unexpected announcement came voluntarily from the Secretary only a few minutes before he sailed with the congressional committee aboard the transport Henderson for Hampton Roads and Washington. "San Diego is the only logical place in the country where lighter-than-air training and flight operations of till kinds may be carried out under the best possible conditions the year round,” said Secretary Wilbur. Opportunities Greater. "It Is the intention of the Navy De partment as soon as funds may be come available, to transfer the entire lighter-than-air activities of the Navy to San Diego. The reason for tills is that there is greater opportunity here for training with the fleet.” The Secretary’s decision Indicates that it is the intention of the Govern ment to centralize at San Diego all flight-training activities of all types of aircraft, developing San Diego into one of the world's greatest air bases, if not the greatest. If that is done, lasge sums will have to be expended here for great dirigible hangars, shops, barracks and other buildings needed for the proper development of a lighter-than-air station. Officers Not Informed. LAKEHURST, N. J„ July 28 </P>. Officers at the naval air station to day said they had received no in formation on reported plans of Sec retary of the Navy Wilbur to make San Diego the home airport of the dirigibles Los Angeles and Shenan doah, and the main operating base of all rigid aircraft constructed by the Navy. The Lakehurst station was con structed at an approximate cost of $7,000,000, of which $3,500,000 was ex pended for hangars and shops. In addition the equipment includes a plant for refining helium gas and a mooring mast. At least three years would be required for establishment of a similar base. Coolidge Not Told. SWAMPSCOTT, July 28 GP).—Presi dent Coolidge has not been advised of any Intention by the Navy Depart ment to make San Diego, Calif., the home base of the dirigibles Los Angele 3 and Shenandoah. It was declared to day at White Court, however, that if Secretary Wilbur has such a plan he could carry it into effect without ad vising the President. North Carolina was the first State to provide a specific compulsory educa tion law for the deaf. Not to Enter Politics p ' - MRS. KOBhIUM LA FOLLFTTI . MRS. LA FOLLETTE NOT IN SENATE RACE, SHE TELLS WOMEh (Continued front First Page.) are vested with great responsibility and power. I need not suggest how vitally the choice of Mr. La Follette’s successor may affect the cause. "When the Progressive voters of Wisconsin perform the solemn duty of choosing a candidate to fill out the unexpired term, I would ask them to think not only of the unswerving devotion to the cause, capacity and fitness, but also the iron resolution, enthusiasm and faith necessary to carry on the work Senator La Fol lette has laid down.” Declaring that Mr. La Follette’s autobiography, issued in 1912, had served as an inspiration to thou sands of men and women, Mrs. La Follette said it had been his inten tion soon to publish a second volume covering his experience and knowl edge of the intervening years. “The writing of the record of that period, including the World War, of fers a great opportunity for service,” she added. "I undertake the work humbly, but gladly.” NATIONAL PARTY PLANNED. Progressives to Continue Move Inau gurated By La Follette. Steps looking to the continuation of the progressive movement represented last Fa!! by the La Follette-Wheeler independent ticket have been inaugu rated here by a group of progressives. Delegates to a recent meeting here, said a statement last night from national progressive headquarters, were unanimously in favor of calling a national gathering of progressives this Fall for the formation of a new national political party, but a final decision was left to the executive com mittee appointed in Chicago last February, with William H. Johnson, president of the International Associa tion of Machinists, as chairman. The meeting in Washington, which was attended by progressives from nearby States, voted to increase the membership of the executive com mittee from 5 to 15. Besides Mr. Johnson, those attending the meeting here included Dr. Mercer G. Johnston and W. O. Feldmeyer. Baltimore: Miss Florence Halsey, New Jersey; Mrs. Gordon Norris, New York; Robert H. O. Schultz and Mrs. J. B. Dickson. Massachusetts; Charles Kutz and Miss Cora Bixler, Pennsvl vania: W. H. Allen and Arthur Bentley, Indiana: Andrew A. Meyer, Ohio: G. A. Meade, Illinois, and Ralph G. Simerson, North Carolina. (From the .V3O Edition of Tosterda.fs Star.) WOMAN SHOOTS SELF. Despondent Wife of Clarendon Man Commits Suicide. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER. Va„ July 28.—Mrs. Louise S. Harrison, 32 years old, wife of Joseph Harrison, Clarendon, Arling ton County, Va„ committed suicide yesterday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Davis Butler, near Bluemont. Va., with a shotgun which she exploded with her foot. She had been melancholy for about 7 weeks, relatives said, and had come to her parents’ home in the hope the change would benefit her. She was accom panied here by her husband. She was missed by her parents during the night. Relatives found her body in the front yard. She leaves her hus band. a baby, her parents and two brothers. The funeral will be held tomorrow near Bluemont. Shipping News Arrivals at and Sailings From New York Dayliffht Savin? Time. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Ceit-o Kingston. July CO And inia Hamburg, July 15 • onto Verde Naples. July 17 Ohio Hamburg. July Iff D ul-chland Hamburg. July 17 Baltic Liverpool. July 18 Bogota ... Puerto Colombia. July 17 C . abobo . La Guayra. July CO Fort St. George Hamilton. July 25 Santa Luisa Valparaiso, July N Ponce San Juan. July 22 Monterey Progreso. July 21 Stockholm ...Gothenburg. July 1(5 Minnetonka London. July 18 DUE TODAY. Vandyek Rio de Janeiro. July 12 Siboney Havana. July 24 Samaria Liverpool. July 18 DUE THURSDAY. D? Grasse Havre. July 22 Fort Victoria Bermuda. July 28 Muramar Nassau. July 24 Silvia - St. John’s. July 25 <anta Marta Santa Marta. President Polk ‘.Marseille. July 15 DUE. FRIDAY. Berengaria Southampton. July 23 Gcorre Washington Bremen. July 22 Panama Christoba). July 23 OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAILED YESTERDAY. Sable I—St. Johns IX :00 P.M. SAILING TODAY. Bremen —Bremen 12 .00 M. Resolute —Hamburg 1 :00 A M. Halerie—Port Said 2:00P.M. Aquitania—Southampton 12 :00 P.M. SAILING WEDNESDAY. La Savoie—Havre 10:00 A.M. Olaneho —Puerto Cortez 10:00A.M. Fort St. George—Bermuda 11:00 AM. Trilillo— Sap Juan 11:00 A.M. Duilio—Naples 12-00 M. Carrillo—Kingston 12‘00M. CaHiliian —Prince Trinidad 1:00 P.M. Waiton Hall —Pert Said 2:00 P M. Pc-ia —St. Thomas 2:00P.M. Julia Luckcnbach—Cristobal 0:00 P.M. SAILING THURSDAY. Zeeland—Antwerp 10:00 AM. Monterey—Havana II :O0 A.M. Porto Rico—San Juan 11:00 A.M. Mongolia—Cristobal 3:00 P.M. City of St. Joseph—Naples 11:00 A.M. SAILING FRIDAY. Munamar —Nassau 12:00 M. Heglevside—Buenos Aires 12:00 M. Prins Fred’k Hend k—P t au Price 3:00 P.M. Kentuckian —Cristobal 5:09 P.M. SAILING SATURDAY. Baltic —Liverpool 12.00 M. Minnetonka —London 10:00 A M. New Amsterdam—Rotterdam . . .10:00 A.M. Pres. Roosevelt —Bremen 12 :00 M. Stockholm—Gothenburg 12:00 M. Conte VerJte—Genoa. 3:00P.M. Samaria —Liverpool 10:00 A.M. Andania—Hamburg 12:00 M. Silvia —St. Johns 11:00 A.M. Aconcagua—Cristobal 11:00 A.M. Fort Victoria —Bermuda 11:00 A.M. Siboney—Havana .11:00 A.M. Linneil—Buenos Aires 12:00 M. Ponce—San Juan 12:00 M. Toloa—Port Lmion 12 :00 M. Lcimpira—Puerto Cortez 12:00 M. Bogota—-St. Vincent 12:00 M. Sues—Monte Christi 12:00 M. Iroquois—Turks Island 12:00 M. Western World—Rio de Janeiro.. 1:00 P.M. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C„ TUESDAY, JULY 28. 1925. RITCHIE TO PERMIT D.C. POLICE WORK Says If They Are Detailed as Federal Dry Agents In cursion Is Legal. Discussion, of whether Washington policemen should cross the line into Maryland in pursuit of bootleggers was characterized “a closed incident” 1 by Engineer Commissioner Bell today after lie learned that Gov. Ritchie of Maryland had stated he would not request District authorities to stop the practice. The question was brought up sev eral weeks ago when Representative John Philip Hill of Maryland ad dressed a letter of protest to Com missioner Penning. Col. Bell, as act ing president of the Board of Com missioners, advised Representative Hill Saturday that the practice would not be discontinued unless the Mary land authorities objected, in which case the matter would be referred to the Federal prohibition officials. "My understanding of the situation is that the police only cross the line when they. In company with prohibi tion agents, are pursuing violators," Col. Bell said. When told of the statement of Gov. Ritchie, the Engi neer Commissioner added: "That would seem to close the incident.” Only Cross in Pursuit. Inspector Evans, acting police chief, also stated a few days ago that the Washington police never journey into Maryland except when a car they are pursuing crosses the line. He pointed out that Maryland officers have the same privilege of entering the Dis trict when necessary. “It would he foolish for me to take a position which I could not defend,”. Gov. Ritchie is quoted as saying in reply to the suggestion of Representa tive 11111 that he protest against “in vasion” of Maryland by District po lice. "I personally have yet to hear of a single complaint of the actiqns of the Washington police in Maryland coming from any one other than Col. Hill. If Federal officers choose to op erate in Maryland there is nothing we can do to stop them. “I had no idea of entering into any controversy with Col. Hill, although I think he is mistaken in saying that the authority of the District police officers to act as Federal prohibition agents would he withdrawn if the Maryland officials requested it. Col. J. Franklin Bell, acting president of the District Board of Commissioners, dis tinctly said that such a request would he referred to the Federal prohibi tion authorities. “I do not think that Col. Hill Is any more interested in the principles of self-government than I am. I agree with him entirely in not approving the action of the Federal Government in constituting the District of Columbia police officers as Federal prohibition agents. At the same time they have done so. and as Maryland leaves en forcement of the prohibition law to the Federal Government, Maryland authorities hardly have any standing to protest because we may believe that the Government ought to select other agents than it does, or because the particular agents the Government chooses to select to enforce prohibi tion in the District of Columbia now and then cross the District line into Maryland in doing so.” Hill Answers Governor. After Gov. Ritchie had made known his views, Representative Hill issued the following statement: "The District of ColumblaM’ommis sioners have specifically stat(*fl that if they receive objections from the State authorities they will stop the coming of the District of Columbia police into Maryland in their extra capacity of Federal prohibition agents. The Fed eral Government has every right to send prohibition agents into the State of Alary land to execute a Federal law. To this there can be no possible ob jections except the general objection to the Volstead act itself, which is no objection to its enforcement while it is a law. "The District of Columbia police have a local prohibition law which is totally different from the Vostead act, and which applies exclusively in the District of Columbia. To me it is fun damental law that to enforce the Dis trict of Columbia prohibition law they have no right to go into the State of Maryland. Their duties are exclusively in and for the District of Columbia, in addition to this, they are sworn in as unpaid Federal prohibition agents. In this capacity it is their dutv to enforce the Volstead act. which is a Federal law and not a District of Co lumbia law, although it applies in the District as throughout the whole United States. Practice Is Scored. “If they come into Maryland as Fed eral prohibition agents they are neg lecting their local duties in Washing ton. To me their presence in Mary land is a plain violation of the local police jurisdiction of Maryland. If a man robs a hank in the' District of Columbia the District police cannot arrest him in Maryland; he must be arrested by Maryland authorities and returned by them to the District of Columbia. So it is with any other breach of law in the District of Co lumbia. The District police have no right to go into another State. This is wise jurisdictional procedure. "The Anti-Saloon League and the prohibitionists are always attempting to put the Volstead act on a different basis from any other law. I stand for putting all laws on the same basis. In my opinion, it Is the duty of Gov. Ritchie as a State authority to demand the District of Columbia policemen to remain in AA'ashington. Os course, prohibition authorities can send into Maryland all the dry agents in their department if they desire, but they should not be permitted to send camouflaged AA'ashington police. “State’s rights means local self-gov ernment and local police control, and, as an adherent of States’ rights, were I representing the State authority, I would certainly make the District of Columbia police mind their own busi ness and keep out of Maryland. “There are Tight and wrong ways of attempting to enforce laws. Obviously, it would be wrong for New York po licemen, sworn as unpaid dry agents, to come into Maryland to attempt to enforce the Volstead act. It is equally improper for District of Columbia po lice to do so. “The District of Columbia Commis sioners evidently recognize this, and for this reason state that they will keep their policemen at home if the Maryland State authorities wish them to. I have therefore made easy the path for the Maryland State authori ties, believing, as we all do, in State’s rights. I am sure they will make the proper objection which is invited by the District Commissioners, and thus put a ‘crimp’ in the Anti-Saloon League." RITES FOR F.’ H. PARSONS. Funeral services for Francis Henry Parsons, for many years assistant in charge of the Smithsonian Division, Library of Congress, w r ho died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alice James, in Purcellville, Va., Saturday, were conducted at the Church of the Reformation (Lutheran) today at 10 o’clock. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. Parsons retired from his posi tion at the Library of Congress the 22<1 of January, after serving as an employe of the Government for 52 years. NEARBY VIRGINIA AREAS RAPIDLY BEING BUILT UP S'* e. V WAs *i» c> ? />> a / EXECUTIVE o/57\ § * |C// -i vMSv Jr vyAFORT / \ \ v-V***'*") eP U^ ER - AiuiNaroH ' y x\ j £ 4?> v* c V METtR v ° IjL <f A O / %s ; Vjg \ rrfZTZftr $ a v v \ g ARLINGTON / V. \ _ u> A K> \ lp€\ ) f -? l / Vi l * V^i^ALEXANDRIA^ TJiis map shows the location of the various towns and subdivisions, whwe a great amount of new building construc tion has taken place In the past two years. ARLINGTON COUNTY IS LEADER IN PUSHING FOR DEVELOPMENT Legislation to Be Sought to Allow Area to Expand Along l rban and Fit in Scheme for Great Metropolitan Section. ,Editor's note. —An adequate pic ture of the great development of Maryland and Virginia suburbs which are to be embraced in the regional development of the Na tional Capital and its environs never hrts been presented. The Star has made an extensive inves tigation of the subject and this is the third and last of three articles prepared by Mr. 'Wheatley. NO. 3. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. A’irginia. or that part of it adjacent to AVashington in Arlington County, is striving hard tb climb out of its rural sphere, to which it has been weighted by antiquated laws, into a thriving urban community, to fit into the scheme being planned for a met ropolitan district developed around the Capital City. Its progress is nota- ; ble to close observers and to those who live in this area, but functioning as the county does, it provides no ac curate figures on which to base a true picture of its growth from year to year, nor can any figures be found there to indicate to the house and its cost just where the development has been. Those on whose shoulders now rests the responsibility of modernizing the county into a city are fully cogni zant of the conditions. They see the shadows cast already by AVafihington's expansion, and are rushing to help it spread. Aided by Trinkle. In fact, it was a little group of men in the Arlington County Civic Federa tion who foresaw the coming events and who conceived the idea of regional development now coming into being, and which resulted in the formation of the Greater Arlington County Com mittee. They have met with support on every hand, and Gov. E. Leo Trin kle, the State’s chief executive, is standing with them to give them sup port in making Arlington County part of a city. AVithin the next year or two there is going to be considerable smoke raised in this section, and when it subsides there will appear the nucleus of a city, and the antiquated laws which have impeded its progress, it is freely predicted, will be cast into the discard. Those responsible for the county's affairs now assert that in the next two years they "expect to cut a swath that will put Arlington Coun ty on the map.” Rigid Building Code Planned. Arlington County now does not have the building permit system. Any one can go in and build a house on a lot. and whether it is good or bad the county officials cannot say a thing. Therefore, there is no accurate check on building. But the officials realize the seriousness of this haphazard method and its effect on buyers who go there if they should get a house put up to sell quickly by some un scrupulous builder. So there now is being drawn up a rigid building code, i fashioned somewhat after that in the District of Columbia, which will re quire a prospective builder to present his plans in order to get a permit to erect •&. structure, and it will be watched by county inspectors. This will go to the Legislature January next. The county now is divided into three districts for the purposes of assessment of taxes. The first. Jeffer son district, follows the Potomac River shore southward from Rosslyn to its junction with the Alexandria City line and then inland t«> a short distance from, and taking in, the Mount Vernon boulevard. The rail road line from AA’ashington to Alex andria runs through this district. There is the Arlington district with AA’ilson boulevard as Its main artery leading from Rosslyn, and the AVash ington district with the Lee highway as its artery of communication lead ing from the Highway Bridge at Rosslyn. Arlington District Figures. The figures which were obtained came from the county assessor's office at the Arlington Court House and are for the period from February, 1924, to February, 1925. During this period there were constructed in the Jeffer son district 249 new houses, ranging in value from SIOO to $20,000. The average assessment on each was $1,450, which is one-third of the ac tual value. ’ In this district are the subdivisions of Aurora Hills, Hume, Del Ray, Mount Ida, Potomac, North Braddoek and Braddock. In the Arlington district there were constructed 329 houses during this period, the prices ranging from SIOO to $20,000, with an average assess ment of $1,360. This district includes the subdivisions of Colonial, Arlington. Lyon Village, Lyon Park, Clarendon and Ballston. In the Washington district 89 houses were constructed, ranging in . value from SSOO to s2s,(>io, with an average assessment of $1,410. This district includes Rosslyn, Park Lane, Thrif ton, Maywood, Cherrydale, AA’est Cherrydale and as far as East Falls Church. Increase Is Shown. This shows a total of 657 houses built in the entire area during the period covered, while the previous year, or from February, 1923, to Feb ruary, 1924. 520 houses were built, according to the county assessor's figures, or a net increase of 137 houses. Those familiar with the building in the District point out, however, that since February, 1925, there has been a notable increase in building for which there are no ac curate figures available. As the fig ures indicate that the Arlington dis trict experienced the greatest amount of house building for the year enJßig February 1. 1925, so observations have shown that the greatest development is in the Arlington district, following generally the line of the AS'ilson boulevard. While the last decennial census showed a population for the entire county of 20.000 people, officials of the county say that a conservative estimate from those in close touch with the development places th« pres ent population at 35,000, or «n in crease of 15,000 people in the last five years, or 75 per cent. Laws to Be Sought Many matters affecting the develop ment of this district will be presented to the Legislature after it meets in January. These will have for their purpose the bringing of Arlington County, so authority will he asked for placing it in the city class, so that it can be improved as a city. The State law now provides only for 30-foot streets. This will never do for a city such as is planned of Arlington county, so authority will be asked for 60-foot streets, to provide sidewalks and ample room for modern traffic conditions. Even now the effect of 30-foot streets on traffic is felt in this territory. Arlington County supervisors have no direct authority to approve the streets through subdivisions. Persons opening property can put streets in as they wish, and the supervisors can not reject them because they will not eventually connect up in straight lines with other subdivisions as they all grow and expand. But they have this to hold over the subdividers’ heads, and It has worked successfully In many Instances: If the streets are not laid out in accordance with devel opment plans, the county supervisors can refuse to take over their main tenance, and thus leave them to the property owners to keep in repair. But this is another matter which is to go to the Legislature this AA’inter. Arlington County officials will seek a law similar to that governing the Washington suburban sanitary dis trict in Maryland. There no subdivi sion can be opened until its plan has been approved by the sanitary com mission and the plat recorded In the land office of the county affected. Sewer Plans Held Up. Even efforts to put in sewage dis posal for the towns and villages have met with snags. A sanitary law was passed, but it was declared unconsti tutional. The trouble was this: The magisterial districts were used as a basis for the sanitary districts, thus directing the taxing of all the people of the district for a sewage disposal plant from which they obtained no ad vantage, for the reason that the natu ral drainage areas did not conform to the magisterial districts. In other words, man-made laws did not follow nature's work. However, a sewage disposal system now is being con structed in the Arlington district by the people themselves—that is, the peo ple are paying for it, using the county engineering facilities for directing the work. Those who tap the sewer pay for it, and those who do not use it will not have to pay. Thfc disposal plant is’ to be erected at the junction of Spout Run with the Potomac River, just above Georgetown. For the purpose of providing an ade quate and safe water supply, two sur veys now are being made, one by a firm from New York and another by a firm from Alexandria. Generally, the plan, as so far developed, provides for the erection of a waterworks at the mouth of Plmmit Run, which empties into the Potomac River right along side the A r irginia end of the Chain Bridge. WOMAN KILLED WITH HOE. CREEMORE, Ontario. July 28 GP).— Mrs. Edward Dunseath, mother of two children, was battered to death last night with a hoe handle in the vege table garden of her home while pick ing berries. Her assailant set fire to the barns, and police believe he perished in the flames. They are hunting Frank Dun seath, a brother-in-law, who had quar reled with the murdered woman. GOULD’S WIDOW WEDS EARL’S SON Former Actress Becomes Bride of Viscount Dunsford. Heiress to Fortune. B.v the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 28.—Mrs. Guine vere Gotlld, widow of George J. Gould, and heiress to a large part of the Gould fortune, was married at Montreal today to Viscount Dunsford, son and heir of the Earl of Middleton. They were married by the Rev. Dr. Hanson of the American Presbyterian Church, and it was announced that they would make their home in Lon don. Viscount Dunsford is 37 years old, was educated at Oxford and served with the British forces during the World War, .being twice decorated for bravery. Lady Dunsford came to the United States in 1913 as Miss Vere Sinclair with an English theatrical company slated to produce "The Girl on the Film." Nine years later, according to official record filed in Trenton, N. J., she married George Jay Gould, 58- year-old millionaire widower, giving her own age as 29. Following her husband's death she instituted a suit in chancery against the trustees of his estate for a trust fund of $1,000,000 claimed to have been set aside for her three children, all of whom, she testified, in the succeeding litigation, were offspring of her relations with Mr. Gould. Acknowledged Children. The marriage with Mr. Gould was performed at Lakewood, N. J., May 1, 1922, or barely six months after the sudden death of Mrs. Edith Kingdon Gould, first wife of the financier, on the golf links at Lakewood. In the several court actions, which have since ensued, it was brought out that the second Mrs. Gould resided under the name of Mrs. Guinevere Sinclair on a SBOO,OOO estate at Ma nursing Island, in Long Island Sound, opposite Rye, N. Y. Other heirs refused to recognize the Sinclair-Gould offspring until the will of George Jay Gould was probated June 4, 1923. In that document Mr. Gould publicly acknowledged the three as his own. and placed them in the division of the estate on a virtual parity with the seven children born to himself and Mrs. Edith Kingdom Gould. CAPITAL PREPARES TO PAY FAREWELL TRIBUTE TO BRYAN (Continued from First Page.) and William J. Bryan, jr.—reach r Washington, and join the family cir -1 cle with Mrs. Bryan. Both are en route from California. The services will be held at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, where Mr. Bryan was a con stant attendant during the days of his service in the cabinet. Mrs. Bryan had expressed the wish that Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emeritus of the church, conduct the rites, but it was said at the church today that he is abroad and that the present min ister, Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, also is out of the city. Friends of Mr. Bryan literally del uged the New York Avenue Church with requests for tickets to the fu neral as soon as the report circu lated that it would be the scene of the service. Those at the church, however, have received no official word that it had been selected. The funeral car carrying the body of Mr. Bryan, the widow and other mourners is scheduled to arrive in Washington, attached to a regular Southern Railway train, Thursday morning at 7:45 o'clock. According to present arrangements, the body will be removed to an undertaking estab lishment, unless it is decided to have it lie in state. It is doubtful whether this final public tribute, if carried out, will be paid in any public building. Attorneys to Come. Accompanying the body will be Mrs. Bryan, W. E. Thompson, Mr. Bryan’s personal secretary, and several resi dents of Dayton became fond of the Commoner during his visit there in connection with the Scopes trial. Among those expected in the party are Sue Hicks, Ben Hicks, Ben G. Mc- Kenzie, Gordon McKenzie and Gen. A. T. Stuart. Mr. Davis said today that he could not continue with the funeral ar rangements until Mrs. Bryan reaches Washington. He has advised her fully by wire of the preparations al ready completed. ‘ Friends of Mr. Bryan already have Size of Food Order Gives Aivay Number Os Coolidge Guests By a Staff Correspondent. SWAMPSCOTT. Mass.. July 28. —Swampscott housewives have a way all their own of determining the number of guests at White Court. Unable to observe the activities on Patties Point, they gather at the grocery and meat market patronized by "the Cool idges” at the hour that the order for the Summer White House is put up. If the basket contains a 12-pound roast, rather than one of smaller size, if there is a bushel of spinach instead of a peck, they experience little difficulty in esti mating the number of visitors be ing entertained. Incidentally they pay the First Lady of the Land the compliment of not having lost the cunning so commonly attributed to the New England housewife during the • years she has spent in Washing ton. COOLIDGE OPPOSES MOVE TO ABOLISH TRADE COMMISSION (Continued from First Page.) tory. He is told that this country now is making more woolen cloth than be fore the war. Because of the changes in styles, the worsted industry has suf fered considerably during the past year, the President is told, because the public generally has been wearing wool. His latest reports, however, indicate that the Fall fashions will shift Lack more to worsted. There was a report here today that President Coolidge would be called upon to designate some person to act as arbiter in the building trades war that is on in Boston. The President said today that he has received no such information and that he sees no reason why this matter, which is purely a local affair, should be brought to him. Will Entertain President. The biggest Summer political event in the country is scheduled for to morrow, when the Essex County' Re publican Club will entertain President Coolidge and be addressed by impor tant national Republicans at Centen nial Park, 20 miles from here. President Coolidge will be on hand but will not speak. Senator Deneen of Illinois is expected to discuss the farm situation and the trend in pol itics in the radical States. Former Senator Beveridge of Indiana will be another speaker. Gov. Fuller of Mas sachusetts and Senator Butler of this State also will be among those who Will “say a few words." The gatherings of this club are the chief political events in Massa chusetts, and this year it is expected to have a bearing upon the senatorial fight next year. Republican leaders are hopeful that it will mark a har mony deal between the Lodge and Butler factions in this State. TRUCK SIX MAKES 8-SECOND RECORD ANSWERING ALARM (Continued from First Page.> Fought commanding. Pvt. TV. A. Walker driving, 11 seconds: No. 2, Capt. W. J. Garner commanding, Pvt. H. L. Stout driving, 12 seconds: No. 8, Sergt. H. H. Harrison commanding, Pvt. P. W. Burton driving, 12 sec onds: No. 1, Capt. P. Cross command ing, Pvt. N. O. Teates driving, 12 sec onds; No. 4, Sergt. J. J. Liston com manding, A. F. Gauvereau driving, 12 seconds; No. 10, Sergt. G. C. Weit zel commanding. Pvt. C. J. Moffit driv ing, 13 seconds; No. 9, Capt. O. C. Bas ford commanding. Pvt. E. Davis driv ing: No. 7, Lieut. C. A. Wells com manding, Pvt. J. R. Ihrie driving, 33 seconds. Because of the decision to give a special cup to the truck companies, the date for the presentation of the trophies has been postponed until Sat urday evening. The presentation cere monies will be held separately at the headquarters of the two winning com panies, the first one at Engine 23, G street between Twenty-first and Twen ty-second streets, at 7 o’clock Satur day evening, and the second at Truck fi. Fourteenth street near Park Road beginning about 7:30. It was also decided to hold the ceremonies in the evening so that the large number of persons in the re spective communities who have indi cated a desire to attend may be pres ent. The communities claiming the winning companies are proud of their firefighters and there is every indi cation that a large number will be present to applaud when the big lov ing cups are formally turned over to the. commanders of the companies, to be retained at the company headquar ters for a year. Commissioner Fenning will deliver the main address at each ceremony. Col. C. Fred Cook will present The Evening Star cup and an officer of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ As sociation will present the cup offered by that association. All members of the companies will be drawn up at attention during the ceremonies and high officials of the Fire Department will attend both exercises. BRYAN’S BODY DUE HERE ON THURSDAY; U. S. HONOR ORDERED (Continued from First Page.) remained on duty as the visitors came and went. Mrs. Bryan declined to accept a military' guard to attend the body on its last journey. "We are simple people,” she said, “and we want all arrangements sim ply' made.” Hundreds of telegrams have been received by the widow, each bearing another consolatory note; each add ing a bit to the tribute to her hus band. From President Coolidge, from Sena tors, Governors, ministers, church or ganizations and othef institutions notes of condolance arrived. "The American people have sus tained a tremendous loss in the death of Mr. Bryan,” declared Judge John T. Raulston, who presided in the evo lution trial. "He fought heroically for what he conceived to be the interest of the masses. He gave his talents unspar ingly and in return received from the people abundant love. "His presence inspired confidence and admiration. He was truly the Commoner of America.” From the Rev. Howard Gale Byrd, who quit his pulpit here in the Meth odist Episcopal Church because of dis agreement with his congregation over the evolution issue, came this tribute: “A great man has fallen. The whole country' is shocked by Mr. Bryan’s death. While I did not agree with some positions he maintained, I be lieve Mr. Bryan has done great good in the world.” considered plans for a memorial to stand over the noted peace crusader's grave, but Mr. Davis indicated that this is another detail which will have to be approved by the widow and children before it is carried out. A fitting shaft of sqjpe kind is proposed. WILL NOT CHEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS District Heads Ref'ise to Lower Standard of Build ings to “Cut Costs.” The Commissioners will not lower the standard of school building con struction in order to begin work im mediately in cases where the prices quoted by contractors exceed available appropriations. This decision was announced by r En gineer' Commissioner Bell to-lay, fol lowing a lengthy conference between himself and Commissioner Fenning and members of the Board of Educa tion. The question became serious last week when it was found that all bids on three new school buildings were far in excess of the amounts fixed by Congress, due. to increased building costs since last year, and also to the incorporation of several im proved features in the plans. "We decided,” Col. Bell said, ‘‘that it would not be desirable or wise to proceed with the erection of buildings of an inferior type in order to keep within the money we now have, when the only purpose to be served by such a course would be to finish the build ing a few months before the next school year closes. “It was decided to ask Congress in December for the additional amoun's needed to put up the proper kinds of school buildings. Os course, if wo do not get the additional money' vc will have to proceed with the best possible ty'pe of building." The Schools Affected. Col. Bell said it was agreed in the conference that in the cases of the Manor Park School, the Brightwood Park School and the building to be erected at Fifth and Buchanan streets the limit of $140,000 on each build ing would not permit the erection of a building that would even measure up to schools that have been Imilt it the past, much less provide for any Improvements over older buildings. He pointed out that it would be neces sary to eliminate nearly $20,00c worth of work from each building. This, he said, would mean inferior heating and plumbing and a curtailment <>f many other important features of the specifications. Col. Bell said that when bids exceed an appropriation by a few hundr* i dollars it is practical to eliminate some feature that will bring the >-t within the bids, but when the price exceeds the appropriations by thou sands of dollars it is not desirable to go forward. The Commissioners also discussed with the school hoard officials what should be done in the case of the Western High School athletic field, in which the District Supreme Court, a few days ago, dismissed a condemna tion proceeding for the acquisition of lands between Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth, S street and Reservoir road, on the ground that an athletic field there would be inconsistent with the zoning law. Want Law Defined. Col. Bell said he would have to con fer with Corporation Counsel Stephens before deciding whether to appeal from that decision or turn attention to the selection of some other site. The Engineer Commissioner state !, however, that the Zoning Commission, in order to take care of future cases, probably would consider clarifying the zoning regulations to permit play grounds adjoining schools. He ex plained that a considerable amount of playground space may be acquired near school buildings in the next few years, and that it was essentia! to have this permitted. AMBASSADOR BANCROFT SUCCUMBS IN JAPAN (Continued from First Page.) report in favor of his Republican client. Gen. Philip Sidney Post, whose plurality was only 29 votes. In 1892 he went to Chicago and be came solicitor for Illinois of the Atchi son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co. When, in Juno. 1894, tl strike and boycott tied up nearly all the railroads entering Chicago, he se cured the first injunction against the* strikers acting under the leadership of Debs, and afterward participated in the contempt proceedings which re sulted in six months’ imprisonment for Debs and his fellow officials of the American Railway Union. (U. S. v. Debs, 64 Fed. Rep., 724. 738.) In 1595 he was made vice president and gen eral solicitor of the Chicago and West ern Indiana Railroad Co. and the Belt Railway Co. of Chicago. He served in this capacity' until June. 1904, when he returned to general law practice in Chicago, as a member of the firm of Scott, Bancroft. Lord & Stephens. While never seeking political office. Mr. Bancroft had always been inter ested in public matters, particularly in laws to improve the civil service of Chicago and of Illinois. He served a,s a member of the city council of Gales burg. and was a Republican presiden tial elector In ISSB. As a result of his work in the Debs case.- he wrote an account of the great railroad boycott, which was read be fore the Illinois Bar Asociation in 1895, and was later privately publish ed under the title of “The Chicago Strike of 1894.” Mr. Bancroft was president of the Chicago Bar Association in 1905. of the Chicago Law Club in 1907. and of the Illinois Bar Association in 1909, and was a member of the American Bar Association. He was a member of the following clubs: Union League (president, 1903); Commercial. Uni versity', Hamilton, Chicago, City, Cliff- Dwellers and Onwentsia. Married in 1896. He was married. April IS, 1596, to Margaret, daughter of Richard Healv of Boston. Mass.—graduate of Vassal* College—one of the organizers of Pratt Institute, and founder of its settle ment work, the Neighborhood Asso ciation. During the World War he was ac tive in patriotic affairs as chairman of the executive committee of the Chi cago branch of the National Security League, and speaking for the Liberty ldhns. received the decoration of tho Legion of Honor from France, of St. Sava from Jugoslavia and of Leopold II from Belgium. In 1923 he and Mrs. Bancroft were among eight Americans invited by the French government to visit Morocco and Algeria to inspect the French co lonial administration. He was chairman of the Chicago race commission which investigated the Chicago race riots of 1919. Mr. Bancroft has written a number of monographs, including "The Chi cago Strike of 1894,” "The Moral Sen timent of the People” and “Destruc tion of Regulation ” Cos business com binations) and “Marshal Foch The death of Ambassador Bancroft was unexpected at the State Depart ment here, where the last advices re ceived several days ago from Tokio said he was convalescing from the ill ness which had afflicted him. The stay of Mr. Bancroft in Tokio and in the diplomatic service had been brief, his appointment having been announced August 16, last year. He succeeded Cyrus E. Woods. The man who can Umpire a base ball game and please both sides can figure on a reserved seat in the front row of the heavenly orchestra, ~