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WEATH HR.
<O. 9. Weather Bureau fontut.l
Rain tonight and possibly tomorrow
morning; colder tomorrow.
Temperature—Highest. 47. at 3:30
p.m. yesterday: lowest, 33. at 6 a.m.
today.
Full report on page 9.
Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15
No. 30,607.
DRY ISSUE LOOMS
IN HOOVER-WILLIS
CONTEST FOR OHIO
Senator Seen Drawing Fac
tor Into Fight—Wets
Back Secretary.
LEGISLATOR IS VIEWED
AS REAPING BENEFIT
Commerce Head’s Reply to Borah’s
Questionnaire Is Awaited
.
by Both Sides.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN'.
The wet and dry question looms to
day as a possible factor of importance
In the Hoover-Willis fight for delegates
to the Republican national convention
This is true in spite of the fact that
both Senator Frank B Willis. Ohio's
favorite son. ’ and Secrctary Hoover of
the Department of Commerce are both
regarded as drys
It is true for two reasons. First, be
cause Senator Willis is apparently seed
ing to draw this issue into the cam
paign for delegates, and second, because
the wets in Ohio appear to have hop
ped on the Hoover band wagon.
Willis May Benefit.
Should the fight develop into an out- j
and-out wet and -dry battle, with the
drv organizations, including the Anti-
Saloon League, lining up for Senator
Willis, the Senator, it is believed, would
benefit by the line-up. The wets in
Ohio have fought Willis many times,
and rather emphatically are expected to j
tupport Mr. Hoover. Mr. Hoover. If he l
is to win. must have dry support in
Ohio, it is said, because the State has
nroved itself strongly dry in past elec
tions. indeed, dry 100.000 or more. j
The national headquarters of the j
Anti-Saloon League, which have been j
moved recently from Ohio to Washing
tan. is saying nothing at this juncture
about the Hoover-Willis contest in the
Bucreye State. So far as has been
learned here, the, State Anti-Saloon
League has taken no official position in j
the rustier. Nor is it believed that the ;
national or State organization of the
league mill officiaUv indorse Senator !
Willis as against Mr Hoover, or that j
It wib indorse Mr Hoover against
Senator Willis. Provided, of course. Mr
Hoover makes his position on the pro
mbitien question quite clear in a man- j
rer satisfactory to the league Mr j
Hoove 3 has yet to answer the prohibi
tion questionnaire put to him alone
with other presidential candidates, by;
Senator Borah of Idaho.
Kept* Expected Soon.
The reply of the Sectary, however. \
will be made soon, and his friends pre- |
diet that it will be dry. and of a char- j
acter to satisfy the drys Mr. Hoover j
took the letter of Senator Borah with
him to Florida. It is possible that his |
answer will not be made until early j
next week, when he returns to Wash
ington. although he might determine j
to send it to the Idaho Senator earlier
Senator Willis already has pointed
out that certain support now going to
Mr Hoover in Ohio is regarded as met 1
George JL Stauffer. United States mar- s
shal for the northern district of Ohio,
a Willis adherent, mho called on Sena
tor Willis yesterday, issued s statement j
declaring that Ohio voters m-lshed to
hear from Mr. Hoover on the wet and
dry question and on other issues, includ
ing the foreign pobcies of the United
States on the protective tariff and his
Republicanism. In regard to the wet
and dry issue Mr Stauffer said
"Naturally the people of Ohio are j
curious as to his attitude on the eigh
teenth amendment, since it has taken j
him already more than a meek to pre
pare his answer to a simple quertion ;
as to whether he u wet or dry. and the
answer is not yet forthcoming ”
been Avoiding Issue.
The failure of Mr. Hoover to reply
to the Borah questions before the Ohio
contest is settled would be regarded by
drys as an effort to avoid the issue in
Ohio and to straddle the subject in the
hope of winning both wet and dry sup- j
port. Mr. Hoover’s answer, however, te \
not to be delayed, it is said Further
more. he can scarcely Jo m liberal sup
port in Ohio because of his dry answer
to the Borah questions The liberal? j
are not likely to support Senator Willis. I
who has been the dryest of the drys ,
and has fought them again and again !
V.'a iter F Brown. Assistant Secretary ]
of yomtneroe. and Tb&d Brown, from
Toledo and Columbus respectively, both
r>t whom are eaders In the Hoover fight ,
for delegate* to the national convention
yre regarded as wets Maurice Masehke ;
the national committeeman and Clcve- ’
land leader is also railed a wet. Their
support of Mr Hoover has given:
Senator Willis an opportunity to raise
the cry that he is being attacked by
the wets. Representative Burton who
a l*o has espoused the Hoover cause i>
regarded as a dry But (Senator Willis
it rhe fair-haired son of the drys of
Ohio
League Fight Sighted.
Furthermore, it may be expected that
the Anti-Saloon League will look
askance at the effort* of Liberals in
Ohio to v ir. leadership of the fte
pubiican State organization by holding
on to the coat tali* of Mr Hoover If
it becomes apparent that such Is tiw
'aw- it will not require any official
statement by the league indorsing Ben
fcu»r Whip */> line up thousand* of
rural drys for the (Senator
Ohio has been the teat of trie national
organlzatioai of Die league for years
end until headquarter* were recently
moved Uj this city. The sentiment bar k
of the organization In Ohio will take
sides with Will if it it becomes eteai
tk»at u* c.»-u are sieging to gam enn
* rol of i/-c fi'au through tuppoM of
H«»vtr delegates Senator Willi* lias
been defeated for governor on a dry
platform and n*s been elected governor
on a dry platform He won in* fight
for tii* Seriate on a dry platform.
L* seems clear that Die entrance of
tr*e wet arid dry issue into the Ohio
< iriipalg/. would favor Senator Willi*
and iose Mr lt<»ver possible sDength
It seem* also clear Dial the Hoover
‘n>erat (supporter* <ooid easily force
-iii* ifts'at into ti*e open, and that the
Willi* people are doing their beet now
<o make it an issue
The Aftti-tjajoon iaague may be caU
ed upon in this Ohio content to deter -
mine wnether a will oppow Mr H'rovei
in favor of fjenatpr Willie whether It
will oppose a man who i* dry and at
}•> esent appeare Uj ha ve an excellent
• fiance for tne piet-idmilai nomination,
in order Uj throw it* fcupport to fvna-
Vft Wilis*
Tj*e league may have Uj decide which
♦# the better par t of politic*, 'J he league
r v-v of course announce a n*uuai
4tfoutMiued on f J a*e 2, Column 6 /
Filtered as second class matter
post ortioe. Washington. I' C.
Lad Requests Ten
Warships in Note
To War Secretary
B.v the Associated Pits*
Secretary’ of War Davis, who every
now and then receives a letter ask
ing for a pup or a baby, got one to
day which exemplified the martial
spirit of Young America.
•‘Dear Uncle Sam - Please send me
10 battleships and one destroyer.”
read # the letter in a child’s hand
j writing. It was postmarked Mount
Vernon. N. Y.
As Secretary Davis has nothing
, to do with these war machines, the
tetter probably will be referred to
Secretary Wilbur of the Navy.
14 KILLED AS SHIP
EXPLODES AT SEA
j i
Blast Destroys American Oil
Tanker—2l Survivors Ar- j
rive at Tokio.
By th* Associated Pres*.
TOKIO. February 17—The captain
and 13 members of the crew of the
American oil tanker Chucky were killed
when the vessel exploded.
A trawler arrived here today with 21
survivors of the disaster, which occurred
Wednesday as the tanker was en route
from San Pedro, Calif., to Japan.
Several of the survivors were injured.
SAILED FROM COAST.
Tanker Left San Pedro January 19 for
Japan.
SAN PEDRO. Calif.. February 17
OP).—The oil tanker Chuky left here
January 19 for Tsurumi. Japan. At
! that time she was listed as being oper
, ated by the Chile Steamship Co of New
York. She Is registered under the own
ership of the Sheridan Steamship Co.
' of London.
The Chuky was a vessel of 7.335 gross 1
tons, built in Glasgow in 1922 The
size of the crew is not known here.
SINKS 150 MILES OFF TOKIO.
-j"
Fishermen Save Survivors Afte» Tanker
Goes Down.
I LONDON. February 17 OP).—A Lloyd’s
dispatch from Yokohama says the
tanker Chuky was blown up and sank ;
at the approximate position of 33 north
longitude. 140 east latitude, or more
than 150 miles south of Tokio.
Twenty-one members of the crew
were saved by fishermen.
PATTERSON TRACT
PLAYGROUND VOTED !
Park Commission Approves
Proposal—-30 Acres to
Be Used.
Establishment of a playground, cov- j
ering about 30 acres on the Patterson
tract, was definitely determined upon
today at a meeting of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
If the land cannot be acquired at a
fair price by purchase, It was an
nounced that the commission will in- j
; sist on condemnation proceedings for j
that portion of it immediately adjacent j
to the Columbia Institution for the 1
Deaf
The establishment of a playground in
this section was discussed at some
length by the commission in the light
of information thr.t certain commis
sion merchant# proposed to establish
their stores there when forced out of
; the Avenue triangle. It was said that f
j the commission would undertake to
purchase the lands from the commis
sion merchants if they have already
acquired them, and if thl# was impos
sible or negotiations were too long de-
Jayed. condemnation proceedings would
1 be insisted upon and th° Department
i of Justice will be asked to act prompt
ly in the matter
The whole Patterson tract which
ha* for a number of year* been pro
i po»>ed as a site for a large playground
I consists of 81 acres. Negotiation* were
instituted by the Park Commission some
months ago in an effort to acquire a
part of the tract from the owner*, but
without result The matter was renew- j
ed, however, because of the proposal of
certain commission merchants to open
j up their business house* in this area
The commission decided to ask for a
joint meeting with the National Com
mission of Fine Arts for the purpose
. of completing plans for the development
of the Potomac Park approach to the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, Including
the proposed water gate for the pas
j sage of traffic under the bridge ap
proach It is planned to hold this
meeting next month It was pointed
out that the bridge construction had
progressed to such a point that plans
for the approaches must be decided
; upon within a very short time
1 I’he acouisitlon of nine acres of Sand
: at Fort filocum, one of the Civil War
defenses of Washington, located a!
Kansas avenue and Nicholson street,
was approved by the commission.
•
Hinkler Reache* Rangoon
RANGOON Burma. February 17 { A‘)
Bert Hinkler British aviator, who i»
on a flight to Australia, arrived here
today at 315 pm He flew from Cal
cutta where he had arrived yesterday
Bride Quits Altar as Fiance Gives
Last-Minute Rules for Wife s Duties
i
hr th* a *•»<<' i a i*'i (*f *»•
UT O.AIItBVJM.E Ohio, February
117, Because he laid down 10 rules of {
conduct for hia nr«>»ji*ttlvtj brld* as
they bU*<>d lx*for* tine i tiun h altar Nick
Mesclarelh l* still a bachelor.
Nuk chose the last mlnutt to tell
l4itM Rosie Oevecky what would M- ex- ;
pecud of Iwr after she bw'»m* hi* wife
Hearing th* last of the JO ruler, Itosle
; east away her hr Ida i vail, hurled her
1 rorbag* bouquet at Hick and stormed .
' j oo* of Uie church
! Rost* to <n* opinion of the would h*
groom, should h* to wash all
©he fhenitM Jto.
J WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
WASHINGTON, D. 0., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY .17, ID2H - FORTY-EIGHT PAGES.
I. C. C. INTIMIDATION
IN LAKE COAL CASE
CHARGED BY REED
Missouri Senator Involves
I Presidential Appointments
in Allegations.
CLAIMS VOTES CHANGED
j TO AID PENNSYLVANIA
Namesake in Senate Accused of
Wielding Sword Over Rate-
Making Board,
i *
By tl'" Associated Press
Intimidation of certain members of
the interstate Commerce Commission in
the lake cargo coal rate case by a po
litical influence emanating from Penn
sylvania and running into the White
House itself was charged in the Senate
1 today by Senator Reed. Democrat. Mis
souri.
Asserting that the commission had
reversed itself in this case so as to
favor the coal operators of Pennsylva
nia over those in West Virginia Ken
tucky. Tennessee and Virginia. Sena
tor Reed declared it had rendered a
decision “not only revolutionary and
unjust," but "probably the most arbi
i trary yet handed down by a Federal
board or tribunal"
|
Names Pennsylvania Senator.
Speaking on the eve of his departure \
on a stumping tour which is to take ;
him across the continent, the Missouri
Democrat said it was "hard to escape
1 the conclusion that the Interstate Com
merce Commission reversed itself be
| cause it sat under the shadow of the
! suspended sword of Pennsylvania.'
wielded by Senator Reed of that State,
I who. the Missourian said, "possessed the
advantage of long experience and inti
: mate association with the Secretary of
the Treasury."
Recalling that only two years ago the
commission had refused the petition of ,
the Pennsylvania coal operators for a
higher differential in rates on coal to
the lake ports and the Northwest, the
Missouri Senator said it was then that
the "political battalion” was called into
action, with the Pennsylvania Reed
boldly declaring that Pennsylvania
should have the representation on the
commission which would correct the
conditions of which the Pennsylvania
operators complained.
Cites Woodlark Case.
• “Having lost the case upon Its merits
; in the court,” he said, “it was now de
! termined to change the personnel ol the ;
! court.”
The Missourian reminded the Senate
'that hfs Pennsylvania cousin had op»
, posed the nomination of Thomas P.
Wood lock of New York to the commis
sion until he had had assurance from
the White House that Pennsylvania
would be considered in the next ap
• pointment
“Time ran on,” the speaker continued. .
"but it did not run very long until the ■
articles of the treaty of peace between
the Senator from Pennsylvania and the
President were put into force.
“The term of Commissioner Cox. one ;
;of the commissioners who had con- ;
eurred in the majority opinion «against
rhe Pennsylvania operators! was about
[to expire.
S ‘‘He had been a good commissioner, i
So far as I know, neither his ability |
nor fidelity had ever been questioned. I
“But Pennsylvania had to be taken
care of.”
Hoods Wax Rejected.
The Missourian then told of thp ap- j
pointment of Cyrus E. Woods of Penn- I
iyl vania. to .succeed Cox and of the re- |
lection of his nomination by the Senate.
' because he had been connected with the i
Pennsylvania coal industry, both as at- !
torney and stockholder.
“Under the circumstances, it would I
not have been wise to have just then j
and there appointed anotner man like !
Woods," Reed continued, "so Mr ‘
Brainerd was appointed to fill the seat
made vacant by Cox. And be it said to
Brainerd s credit, he did not undertake :
to participate in the decision on rehear- I
! ing.
"But. nevertheless the removal of j
Cox had removed one of the obstacles j
to the reversal of the case
“The term of Commissioner Esch was
about to expire
"Hi# emoluments and honors were, of
course, dependent upon reappointment
Charge* Votes Here Changed.
"He must have known of the threat :
of Senator Reed that Pennsylvania pro- 1
posed to be represented
"He had doubtless observed that the
Senator from Pennsylvania had climbed
; to the very apex of political power and
influence.
“1 doubt not that the commissioner
often viewed with disconsolate eyes
Cox's scalp already suspended from the
l pole of the Reed tepee. He naturally
desired to avoid a similar fate.
| "Cox had been removed And upon
i rehearing, although the case had been
fully tried in the first instance and
there Jiad been no change in conditions,
Esch and Aitchison changed their vote*
and rendered a decision fixing the dif
ferential at the point demanded by the
Pennsylvania interests.”
MRS. COOLIOGE IMPROVES.
Able to Leave Bed for First Time
i
Since Taking Cold.
Mr* Coolldge wa* "much belter" to
day. White House physicians ret*orted
Her ailment, described as a cold, has
kept her to her apartment for a week
and prevented her from psrUeipaUug
last night in the Army-Navy reception
at the White House.
For the first time since sic* became
j 11l Mrs Cooildge was able to leave her
I bed and walked around a bit today
the dishes, have meals ready on time,
sJuiuld not walk the streets at night and
! avoid looking at other men There
were other rules less Imtrorlanl
And now Nick Is trying In gel his
money hack for the marriage license
"This Is a lesson to those who would
get on.rind said Nick "Always ex
plain Just what you are going to re
quire nf your wife before buying the
license."
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HAVANA CONGRESS
HITS NEW BARRIER
i
Pueyrredon’s Resignation In*
| terferes With Agreement on
International Law.
i
i Bv tb* A*.i»'Ut(*U Pnri>*
HAVANA. February 17.—Resignation
! of Dr Honorio Pueyrredon. head of the
Argentine delegation, proved a barrier
; today to attempts of the subcommittee
on public international law to reconcile i
differences as the Pan-American Con- ’
gress neared its close. The committee
is debating a definition of national in
dependence. which involves discussion
of the right of intervention
Other subcommittees of the confer- ■
encc today pushed on with their work
in an effort to clean up before the con
ference adjourns Monday,
i The subcommittee of the Pan-Amrr
• lean Union met this morning on a
definition of the word independence and ;
planned to present a report to the full
committee later In the day. The gist
of this committee report will be a
recommendation to refer a definition of
the fundamental rights and duties ot
states to some future conference.
Argentine Delegate Absent.
i The Argentine delegate was absent
i from the session, as were several others
The subcommittee which is consider
ing the Pacific settlement of interna
tional disputes went into session late
! this morning and was hopeful of being
able to make prelimlarv recommendn
i tions on the subject before he con
ference adjourned.
Chairman Guerrero of the public in
, temational law committee, stated this
j afternoon that the committee intended
' to complete consideration of a conven
tion specifying all formalities regarding
treaties and also one defining the rights
and duties of diplomats and consuls
Before the subcommittee on law
began *lts labors last night the j
I resignation ol Dr Pueyrredon as
! Ambassador to the United States and ;
i leader of the Argentine delegation was
I announced. When the committee met j
i it was found impossible to agree on the
j final procedure, and the task was made
I more difficult by the absence of Dr
; Pueyrredon. The Argentine Ambas- j
sador. with Gustavo Guerrero. Salva- J
dor. had upheld the doctrine of abso
lute prohibition of intervention by one
: state in the internal affairs of another
Keck Beat Procedure.
Most of the members of the subcom
i rnittee were convinced that the best
procedure would be the frank admis
-1 slon to the full committee that it could
not reconcile varying views on the fun
damental issue, the extent to which the
independence of one a’ate was depend
ent upon respect for the rights of other
I slates They thought, therefore, tha*
; the matter should be referred to the
next Pan-American Congress with
v»me previous study of it, by a body
of experts. If possible .
Dr. Pueyrredon. in making public his
resignation, said It. had first been sub
mitted Tuesday night, but that lv.
government asked him to reconaidei it
rhta he refused to do He would rather
abandon his |Kist». he explained, than
! abandon his stand for the inclusion of
a declaration in favor of the removal
of tariff barriers in the Pan-American |
i Union convention
Dr Laurenllno Olascoaga, Argentine j
i Minister at Havana, who succeeds Dr j
j Pueyrredon as lender of the delegation
j Immediately cabled Ills government for
fresh instructions.
D. S. for Anil-War Move.
losing no time In the discussion of
ihe Pacific settlement of International
disputes, the subcommittee named to j
j consider that subject was summoned to i
I meet today. Before It was the question j
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MRS. E. G. DAY, MOTHER
OF OIL DEFENDANT, DIES
j -
j Native Virginian Succumbs in New
York—Court Here E»-
cuaea Sou.
j By llie Aumii UleU l*it*»»
NEW YORK, February 17 Mrs j
Em i lie Garnett Day. mother of Henry
' Mason Day, vice president of the »tn
< lair Exploration Co., a subsidiary ot
the Harry F ttlmlalr oil Interests, died
at tier home here last night after an
Illness of several years Mhe was a
native of Norfolk, Va Her daughlei
said her brother had not hern told
of the death
Mr Day, who testified in ills own
brhalf yesterday In the Hluclah-Burns
criminal contempt proceedings, was ex
cused today from attendance at court
until Tuesday because of the death
of bin mother in New York last night
Before Day went on the stand yea*
In day he was Informed Ids mother
whs near death |t« was not told of
her death until UtU morning
Woodsman's Ax
Turns Up Buried
California Gold
By th» Associated Pres*
i MODESTO. Calif . February 17
A molaermg sheepskin bag contain
ing SI,OOO in double eagles burst and
j scattered its treasure when Frank
Dittmar. Sawmill Flat rancher, drove
his heavy ax into the roots of a
! scrub tree near his ranch yesterday.
The gold was hidden by a miner
j during the early days of the Cali
fornia rush, it was believed Ditt
mar’s blow cut one of the gold pieces
in half .
FINDS HOOVER AIDES
IN EMPIRE STATE
Representative Snsll Says
j Some G. 0. P. Leaders Are
Friendly to Secretary.
; The presidential aspirations of
Hoover Low den and Dawes all were
given a series of boost* today from the
steps of the White House, but there
was r.olhing but coincidence to connect
these political discussions with Presi
dent Cooiidge
One after another. Republican lead
ers from New York. Wyoming and Min
nesota. who had called on the Presi
dent separately and on varying errands,
emerged from the executive offices to
discuss with newspaper men the rela
tive strength of the candidates
Representative Snell of New York,
who came to talk over legislative mat
ters with Mr. Cooiidge. said afterward
that the Republican leaders slated for
delegates at large from his State to
the Kansas City convention all were
distinctly frtendiv to Secretary Hoover
! Yesterday one of Senator Curtis' Now
; York supporters claimed half the dele
gation for Curtis.
Calling to present a batch of frontier
! photographs to the President. T. Joe
\ Cahill, head of the Wyoming State IV
-1 partment of Commerce, predicted that
j Wyoming's delegation would go to the
I convention uninstructed, but would be
i for Hoover, with Vice President Dawes
as second choice.
William F Brooks. Republican na
tional committeeman for Minnesota, re
ported that a hard fight was brewing in
hts State between Secretary Hoover
and Frank O Lowden He said It looked
as though Lowden would get a bare ma
jority of the 20 distrtet delegates and
thus would capture the delegaies-at
large; but he added that there also was
a lot of talk of Dawes tn Minnesota
SANDINO RECEIVES
; U. S. PEACE TERMS
Messages From Admiral Sellers
Dropped From Plane Over
Rebel Positions.
1
I _ !
j py llir Anwt.ut.il l*!r»e
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. February 17
| -Communications said to deal with
.’ terms of pence have been exchanged be
tween Augunttno Sandino, rebel leader. j
and Rear Admiral David 8 % Sellers, j
| commander of the United States spe
! rial service squadron, who arrived at
i Cnrtnto yesterday
letters said to include peace terms
written by Admiral Sellers for Sandino I
and chopped by alrplaiie over San*
j dlno's positions were received by the
rebel chieftain Sandino replied to the
i letters giving the terms under which
| he would lay down hts arms, but the
| terms have not been given out
Admiral Hellers arrived al Managua to- i
| day Irom Cortnto for a conference with :
| Charles K Eberhardt. American milt- j
I later In Nicaragua, and Brig Gen D»-
gan Frlaitd, commanding the Amerl
| can Murine forces here.
•
FRENCH LIFT TAX. ,
PARtH, February 17 t4»»,-The|
Chamber ot Depuliea. during discussion '
of supplementary credits, today voted t
an article removing the business turn* •
over lax of 'J pet cent on Imports j
of gold ore. dust. Ingots and coin !
The tax has been In effect several (
years
Bupiuesslou of the tax Is Intended I
to prepare the wav to normal monetary !
conditions and to facilitate the re- 1
entry of gold Into France The tax!
waa staled In be a considerable oh-;
stacle tn the entrance of gold, mean- t
while Working for the benefit of other •
mark.* is.
9mm am
FOR CITY HIGHWAYS
—■
\
Browne Bill Proposes Lib
eral Grant for Boulevards
in Washington.
Expenditure of approximately S2O
- in the construction of boule
j vards w ithin the regional area of the
j National Capital, under supervision of
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, is provided for in the bill
fathered by Representative Browne of
Wisconsin, providing for a fund of
$407,341,143 for special highway con
struction in the United States, on which
la hearing was held today before the
House committee on roads.
| Mr Browne and other supporters
argued that passage of this measure
would speed up highway construction
throughout the United States five times
as fast as it is now progressing Dr. S
M. Johnson, chairman of the Good
Roads Board, and officials of the Ameri
can Motorists’ Association presented
statistics In support of this argument.
Before being introduced to Congress
! this measure received the tentative in
dorsement of the governors and high
way commissions in 19 States, accord
ing to the testimony of Thomas J.
Keefe, general manager of the associa
tion. The unusual feature of the
measure is that it does not lay any
additional burden on the taxpayer, as
the cost would be paid from the $407.-
000.000 m Franch bonds which mature
next year and which France gave to the
United States in payment of road con
struction equipment owmed by this Gov
ernment following the war
A brief was filed with the committee
by Harvey L, Cobb, general counsel for
the association, showing the constitu
tionality of using these bonds for high
way construction.
At the close of the war road con
struction equipment, comprising more
than 20.000 pieces of machinery, was
ordered returned to the United States
and distributed among the State high
way departments for use in road con
struction But this equipment was
later sold to France for 20 cents on
the dollar, th? bonds being taken in
payment.
FARCEL POST TO CUBA
MAY CLOSE MARCH 1
Rejection of Packages in U. S.
Ordered as Cigar Embargo
Hangs Fire.
H> in- V«»!».'!at**l
Advance notices to some 50,000 post
masters in the United Stat >s order o
them to oe prepared to decline all
pareei post shipments to Cuba winch
could not arrive in that country onor
to March 1. were sent out today bv
W living Glover. Second Assistant
Postmaster General,
On that date the modus vtrend! de
laying final abrogation of the parcel
post convention between the two
countries will expire unless legislation
is ei.acted meantime to permit Cuba
i to send cigars to the United States in
lots of less than 3.000 This. Cuba has
| insisted upon if existing pareei jnvst
! relations are to continue The House
j wavs and means committee has favor
able reported a bill to that end. but its
t hames of adoption before March J
are regarded as slim
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Haldeman Takes Off
OAK IMU. W Va February 17 >-P'
Delayed for two days by bad weather.
George Haideman whose plane was
forced down here by a storm, hopped
off today for Clearwater. Fla He was
accompanied by K W. Stifel, Wheeling
manufacturer They planned to land
at Augusta, Oa for gasoline, and re
sume the flight at once
Story of Ancient Egyptian Battle
Retold in Soldier Mummies' Wounds
It, lUi* \ ■**<«■) t*'e»»
NKW YORK. February 17 The story
of a battle on the river Nile 4.000 years
ago. as revealed by the mummltted
i bodies or 00 soldiers. found burled tn a
loyal Theban tomb, ts told In a bulletin
, of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
i |>r. II K Wtniock, associate curator
of (Egyptian art at the museum, rrcon
struct* the battle from reports of the
wounds found on the mummies hy the
must urn s Egyptian expedition
From ttie small head wounds ami the
downward course of arrows found in the i
bodies, Ur Wtnlock says the men must
have died storming a castle, the heart
wounds evidently having been caused
by smalt missiles troiu above They
were soldiers of King Menthuhotrp. and
ihe unusual tumor paid them of burial;
tn a royal tomb led to the conclusion
they tell tn an Important engagement, ,
“From Pre»» to Home
Within the Hour ”
The Star's carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers arc printed.
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Man to Offer Self
As Bait for Sharks
To Support Theory
Hv ih<" Awtf-iatPri
SPRING LAKE. N. J. February
17 —Van Campen Heilner, field rep
resentative of the American Mu
seum of Natural History, left today
for the Bahama Inlands to pursue
his studies of ocean life, which thr
ume will include an effort to dis
prove the belief that all species of
sharks are man-eaters. Heilner said
ne would offer himself as shark bait,
“It has long been a question
whether a shark will attack a hu
man being unless provoked.” Heil
ner said, adding that it was the be
lief of scientists that only the white
shark and barracuda would. "I in
tend to prove it by swimming in
shark-infested waters while my as
j sistant makes underwater motion
pictures."
NEW LINE-UP SEEN
| IN MERGER DEBATE
i
Federation May Join With
People's Counsel—lo Ob
jections Urged.
The Federation of Citizens" Associa
tions may align its lorces with Ralph
B. Flehartv. people's counsel, before
the Public Utilities Commission in
the forthcoming street car merger
hearings rather than present its case
independently This was indicated to
day when William A. Rob°rts. vice
i chairman of the federation's public
utilities committee, made an appoint
ment to confer with the people’s
counsel.
The utilities committee of the federa
tion already has mapped out tentative
procedure to follow at the merger hear
ings. which it will submit to the full
membership of the organization for
approval. The program, which amounts
to a virtual declaration of war on th?
merger agreement now before the
utilities commission, was drawn up at
a special meeting of the committee
last night in the office of David Ban?
in the Southern Building Mr Babp
is secretary of the federation and a
1 member of its utilities committee.
. Items of Objection.
Ten mayor items of objection were
. adopted by the committee to be re
ported to the federation They follow:
The proposed capitalization of $52,-
400.000 was called unduly high and not
representative of the value of the
transit properties for merger purposes
There should be no fixed rate of re
turn on valuation for an indefinite pe
riod. as proposed in the agreement.
The plan proposes a "perpetual" fran
chise by not naming any period for
which the Capital Traction Co. should be
i chartered.
Information should oe furnished as
to what disposition is to be made of de
preciation reserves and surplus In the
coffers of the present companies
Th*re should be universal free tra: s
fers from busses to street cars and v;re
versa, instead of between street cars
alone.
There should be a provision* in the
agreement and in the charter to be
granted bv Congress for adjustment of
labor difficulties
* There should be half-tar* rates tor
school children cn all street errs ani
motor busses.
Wilson Statement.
The federation should request an ex
planation of Harley p Wilson's written
statement that he was to get no profit
from the sale of the Washington Rapid
Transit Co. to the consolidated com
pany at the price of *U46.99§ to b*
charged by him. $596,000 in cash, with
interest, and $550,000 in assumed obli
gations of toe bus concern.
The merger authorizations shou %
contain a mandat“ that transportation
service under unified operation be su
perior to present service bv the com
panies operated separately
Resale of the Potomac Electric Power
Co. to unrelated transit companies by ■
th* consolidated company should not
be permitted and at this time th*re
should be a fixed rale for power bought
bv the merged company from the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Th? provision in th? merger agree
ment for a board of directors of 15.
three of whom would be public repre
sentatives. might result in th? Public
Utilities Commission losing control of
th ( pew company, it was intimated by
William McK Clavton. chairman of the
committee This might be accctnp’ish
ed he said, through th? medium of the
three public directors
Urges Thorough Study.
Col. Harrison Brand, vice chairman
of the commission, said that a thorough
study would be made of this feature of
th? merger plan "Frankly. I don't
understand how such a condition can
exist." he said I tall to see how a
board so constituted can function A>
it now stands th? commission represents
the public. It is true we do not sit in
meetings of th? boards of directors of
th? transit companies, but we do keep
in touch with their activities”
PROTEST U. S. LABOR.
lb the V««,v’ Or-,1 Pte*«
KATrmvm. Polish Vpjvr Silesia
February 17 - The trade union* have
protested to the government against the
reported signing of a contract by th?
llarrunan interests with several hun
dted American miners fu wet's n
Silesia
The unions state shat the contract
calls for one to two wars work m the
Qtusch* mm? of the Harrtman interests
The trade unions at th? same time
stall'd there were already 46.000 nn
emplowd miners m the district
Other wounds on the bodies the ar
ticle say* shows that tire soldiers we e
dispatched vtUt clubs by the \ tclots
after their comrades hah retreated An*
‘other attack, however. must hare Iwr
successful as the tv sues were recovered
tor burial
The tomb was hist discovered lit
bill because ot «h* dvsorder, showing
pie v lolls vis its ol thieves, u was sealed
and not oivned unit) recently Mean
while the expedition devoted itself 10
mote promising excavations When the
tomb was reopened marks on the Ulten
o< the soldiers showed thetr period to
b»» that of 2 th*d W 0., an important
find. as excavations trad ptv>louslv faU
ed to discover what manner of men
were the Invaders who descended on
Kgvpt from Thebes tu thHW H O, con -
nnered Memphis and slatted the second
i giea> period or VyvpUan culture
i
Yesterday’s Circulation, 105,468
3M FUND
FOR DISTRICT USES
REPORTED IN HOUSE
1
Committee Continues Lump
i Sum in Belief That 60-40
Principle Is ‘■Superseded.”
OUTLINES METHOD TO
FIX FEDERAL SHARE
Should Consider Needs, Set Fair
Tax and Have United States Pay
Balance, Says Report.
Carrying a total of $39,755,235, an
increase of $706,032.56 over current
appropriations and a reduction of
$533,451 under the budget recommen
dations. the District appropriation bill
• ; for the fiscal year 1929 was reported
to the House today by Chairman Sim
mons of the District subcommittee of
the House appropriation committee. It
will be taken up immediately for
consideration.
The $3,000,000 lump-sum policy that
was first carried as a legislative rider
i on th- District bill in 1925 is continued.
Among the new positions created
are: An assistant municipal architect,
■ two new assistant corporation counsels.
, one to handle condemnation proceed
ings and one to assist at the Police
. Court, an additional field party for the
surveyor's office, two new positions
under the director of traffic. 10 new
; positions in the fre? public library.
Salary Boosts Granted.
The bui provides 5171.400 for salary
increases, provides for a reorganization
of the municipal architect's office, very
• substantial increases for the corpora
tion counsel's office, a new branch li
brary on Conduit road, one new play
ground. 25 additional policemen. 15 ad
ditional firemen in a new house to be
1 opened.
1 For the schools there is an increase
of $145,515. including pay for 50 new
teachers instead of the 95 requested.
There is a net increase of $18,024 for
the courts, which absorbs a saving of
nearly $5,000 due to the recommended
discontinuance of the Nigh: Police
Court.
There is earned $100,900 for odd
■ timung the permanent housing con
stnictam at the Lorton workhouse.
$465,000 for continuing wort on the
domestic science and ward buildings at
the Galling cr Municipal Hospital, and
an increase of $248 250 for the care of
■ indigent insane at St. Elizabeth's
■ Hospital.
Th* committee did not include Use
* $350,090 authorised for a new nurses'
home at Columbia Hospital.
Th’ budge: recommends tiens of
3180.003 for continuing work oc recla
mation and development of Anaeostia
* 3 ark is included in the bill.
To prevent th? use of the partially
■onstructed apartment on B street south
of the Capitol Grounds for the House of
Detention a legislative provision is In
cluded "that r.o part cf this appropria
tion shall be extended for the mainte
nance of a Reuse of Detention tn the
territory abutting or adjacent to the
grounds of the Capitol Building, the
Senate and House office buddings and
the Library of Congress. '*
lump-suna Explanation.
For th? water service an increase of
$222,790 is carried for maintaining and
operating the new water supply svstem.
The bill, m addition to $37,035,735
for current maintenance and improve
ment items, an increase of $528.032 58
ever current appropriations, also carries
52.720.C00 for permanent annual fndeft
nit? appropriations.
In explaining the attitude of the
committee regarding fiscal relations
and th? lump-sum policy. Representa
tive Simmons said
The bill contains the prov iskor., that
. has been earned for several years past,
appropriating a lump sum of* $9,000,000
as the Federal Government's direct
contribution or share cf the expenses
of th? government cf the District of
Columbia. This is in conformity with
the Plan initiated by Congress in 1925.
! m lieu of the then existing 80—40 di
vision of expenditures between the Dis
trict government and the FVdera Go>-
ernment. and has continued since that
::rn? In adopting the lump-sum pian
of contribution. the Federal Govern
ment released to :h? District govern
ment the proportion of certain miscel
•umvus revenue which the Federal
Government was entitled to under the
60-40 ratio of contribution. This pro
portion of revenue has increased frvsn
$564 31913 in 1925 to an estimated
mount of *s9ViX\v tor 1929. and in
reckoning th? variation between the
; mount contributed bv the Federal
Government i«v»er the present $9,900.-
003 lump-sum plan and the former
60-4> ! plan. « should be taken into
consideration, and the Federal iVtwa*
menus share stated accurately as mere
nearlv sloa\\*a\V
"The committee in reporting the
tCoiifm;:od on Dig? 6 Column l.»
SALARY INCREASES
FAVORED IN BILL
D C Measure WpuU Gnat iUuw
to Workers on Per
Pern Bans
Th* Distrh't appropriation MU ne
tvited to the House today cart tee an
item of ss7’ 4V for vaiary increaaaa
for employes of th? Distract govern
meat not on a per diem bast* VtWs,
st is estimated, wc: provide an av«tagt
increase of S3O a war for each of UN
employes.
Vhe tnevase has been sdwxwial ha
several veart by the National Federa
te" - ? Federal Bknpioyaw, aocvwvtakg *>
i.nthev x' Steward, us vvresH'ient. W
eause th? -alary -ohedute of Datnct
employes s* about $350 below the ivw*
age of Federal employes donvg the yaaaa
kind of wort l'he vlaxsvVution act,
h? said tailed to remove this Mwan
ttal
In »ev\wmvH'i\d;nk the tncreas* the
appiojw latKMv. committee. Mr Steward
x.vkl iwcognwed for the first time the
extsten." oi tht* discrepancy Tha
♦ 171400 will make up about o»e-hait
of th? difference. h' exoiamed and the
o«nmus»y ha* Gv-nv assurance that H
will b» soivpu v eradicated next
♦ear,
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TWO CENTS.