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CARAWAY TO SIFT
TRIAL BOARD BATA
706 Cases in Past 3 Years,
D. C. Report to Senate
Shows.
The report transmitted to the Senate
today bv the District Commissioners
shew ms that 706 cases have been be
fore the Police Trial Board in the past
three years will be analysed by Senator
Caraway, Democrat, of Arkansas to ilnd
out how many members of the force
have been charged with violating the
prohibttW. law and what disposition
was made of those cases.
Senator Carawav. author of the reso
lution which brought forth the report.,
has not had an opportunity to go over
the report, since it was not presented
until the Senate met today. He indl- |
cateri however, that he was surprised
F the total number of trial board cases
for all olTenses in tl» three-year period
"It would seem from Hje total figures
that about 60 per cent ct'the force has
been before the trial ward on some
charge." Senator Car. wav said. *
doubt if you would find as high a iter
ccnt&cf from Riiy other conipßrsble
group of citizens**
Silent on Procedure.
Senator Caraway said he could not j
sav definitely until he has studied the
report what further steps he might
take, but that his purpose in calling
for the information was to find out the
number of policemen who had been
charsred with violating certain laws,
particularlv relating to liquor. He in
dicated that he did not believe a po
liceman who had been found guilty of
liquor charges could be relied on to en- ,
force the prohibition law.
Senator Caraway explained in dis- .
cussing his purpose that if a police- j
man becomes intoxicated, he must ob- |
fain the liquor somewhere and that he
therefore would be under obligation to
some violator of the prohibition law.
The report submitted to the Senate
covers all charges of every character
made against policemen since April.
1923. including alleged violations o,
disciplinary rules as well as offenses
that are violations of law. The volumi
nous document likewise includes the
cases in which the charges were dis
missed end the accused acquitted, as
well as convictions.
Study Penalties.
Senator Caraway probably will ex
amine the report carefuly within the
next few days to ascertain the number
of charges involving the prohibition
and other law's, and to find out how
severe the penalties were In those cases
which resulted in conviction.
Senator Caraway said tnafc in discus
sion of prohibition enforcement refer
ence occasionally is made to the ex
tent to which the law is violated in
Washington, and he indicated that he
wanted to find out from this report
to what extent members of the law
enfcrcing> agency were violating that
law
SHARESAGAIN SOAR
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Bulls on Another Rampage and
Ticker Falls 30 Minutes Be
hind in Heavy Trading.
®r the AfisoHsted Pr*,t.
NEW YORK. April 9 —The stock
market started on another bull
rampage today, under the leadership of
railroads, copper, motor, public utility
and merchandising issues. So great
was the volume of trading that the
ticker fell a half hour behind the mar
ket before noon, with the first hour's
trading close to 1,000,000 shares.
Pittsburgh & West Virginia, climbing
more than S 3 a share to a new high
record at 5!60,37 ! 2, was the leader of
the railroad group. Lehigh Valley.
Delaware & Hudson, Western Maryland
common. Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western,' Kansas City Southern and
Gulf. Mobile & Northern advanced $2.50
cr more, the first three to new peak
prices.
Brooklyn Edison, soaring $8 a share
to a new high record at $252, led a
sharp upward movement in the util
ities New York Tractions were heavily
bought on expectations that the Federal
court would authorize an increased fare.
Coppers moved forward under the
leadership of Anaconda. American
FmeHmg and Greene Cananea, all of
which advanced $4 a share or more on
buying, influenced by reports of im
proved trade conditions.
United States Cast Iron Pipe was the
sensational individual performer, soar
ing S4O 25 a share to a new high rec
ord at S3OO, as compared with a low
of sl9o,l2earlier in the year. The
stock jumped from $271 to S3OO on 6ix
transactions involving only 1,100 shares.
More than two-score issues reached
new high level* for the year or longer
before the end of the third hour.
U. B Cart iron Pipe broke from S3OO
to 1265 between sales:, indicating the
existence of a ’ hin market for the stock,
and several other issues sold off mod
erately in sympathy.
SAYS OUSTED KLAN
UNITS FAILED TO
PAY TAX TO ORDER
<Continued from First Page.)
call a or.g list of witnesses, but refused
v. name them.
k itnmom made a statement at At
lanta, February 2, covering 40 type
written pagf !• The deposition contains
charge* against Hiram Wesley Evans,
imperial wizard, tne allegation* being
mmslar to Btephenaon'*.
J E M> Q unn of Washington, D C„
cashier tm the Kian and a member of
the national ooard of director*, was
first to testify Questioned by Con
na .ghtoii ne aid tne organization op
erated throughout the United JStabes
and Its po&seasKms with 'over 3b,000"
local lodges lie said the Kian first
started to operate in Pennsylvania ia!e
in 1921 or early in 1922, He was not
cross-e/amiped
T tv Kian tn<-n introduced into evi
dence copies of tne diUlOf in Georgia
and jn Pennsylvania
W G. fciiaw of Harrisburg, Pa , tes
tified lie was giand dragon in Pennsyl
vania and i.ad charge of all activities
in tlie Btale, He said he was a former
MeUe/d: 1 minister of Erie, Ills testi
n' on/ dealt largely with the expulsion
#4 the fiv ißWilert who were banished,
ft was riiarged, vnen they refused to
carry out order* of fitate officers
r tu crose-< lamination by BarrPkmart
feha w said that no p/«- vious notice of
tneii dismissal from the Kian was given
the five men,te r*, because such notice
v.fes no* ie».■>./»d unde/ Kian law Ques
tioned at It /,g .o as to the metiaaf of
"trying members who feij from favor,
fieri p rman bo ,gi,t Ur develop wijet,)<er
tie Kian was repre.vnUd by officers
wiien a 'rib .r.ai was set up Ur conduct
tile trial. A Kian objection was sus
tained with Barrie* man contending
that tftoae present at such trial* in*
chided only witnesses and prosecutor*
ftbaw said that Hiram W <fv an#, Irn
pnii wi;iard, idid five j*gnt Ui banish
inembp'" *bo, in turn, had Wi day*
Jit wbKii to appeal such action He
read a section of the Kian by-law*
vh:eh lie said, gave Evans this powet
Pv oust,
'Hi* witness testified ♦he' Karrickman
and Use four oti-ent were offered a trial
br fore a Kian tribunal but that they
refused if The > were banished bj
J- an* b»< ause ’hey refused ui carr j
Oat US order 6, Ilia* said. f
Resigns
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FRANK WHITE.
Treasurer of United States, who has re
signed. effective May 1.
FRANK WHITE QUITS
AS U. S. TREASURER
Submits Resignation to Pres
ident, Effective May 1.
Will Head Bond Firm.
Frank White, Treasurer of the United
States, today presented his resigna
tion to President Coolidge to become
president of the Southern Mortgage
Guaranty Corporation of Chattanooga.!
Tenn, I
The resignation will become eflective
on May 1, Mr. White said today. His
successor has not yet been chosen. Mr.
White came to Washington from North
Dakota, where he had engaged in
banking and insurance business.
Impressed With South.
In announcing his resignation. Mr.
White issued this statement:
“During mv term of office I have beeh
to quite an extent in contact with the
financial and industrial conditions of
the entire United States and have been
particularly interested in the great
development now going on in a con
siderable portion of the Southern section
of our country. While on a recent motor
trip of 1.800 miles through a part of this
section, I was greatly impressed with
the progress made and the great pos
sibilities of its future. This section has
all the essentials of a great manufac
turing center. It has almost unlim
ited hvdro-electric power and large
beds of coal for fuel and power. It has
the raw material, both mineral and tex
tile. right at its door. It is in the center
of a large consuming population. The
eves of the manufacturing world are
turned that way and numerous new en
terprises are in formation.
Cheaper Money Needed.
“At the present time more and cheap
er money is the greatest need. The
South has been and is paying too high
an interest rate on its loans even though
secured by first class mortgages on in
come-producing property. It needs one
or more strong organizations to sta
bilize and guarantee the loans. With
this need in view a group of substantial
business men of that section have re
cently organized the Southern Mortgage
Guaranty Co. at Chattanooga. Tenn.
These men subscribed $1,500,000 to the
capital stock of this company. This
capital is being increased, the ultimate
plan calling for a total of upward $25,-
000.000. as its business needs require.
This company proposes to uncondition
ally guarantee first mortgage real es
j late bonds on income producing prop
erties which meet its rigid requirements
so that the Investor will be absolutely
assured of the payment of both the
principal and interest of the mortgages
or bonds that he may purchase.”
LEVIATHAN’S BOW
DAMAGED BY WAVE
Searchlight on Foremast, 85
Feet Above Water Line,
Is Wrecked.
By the Associated Pi**«.
NEW YORK, April 9.-The United
Elates liner Leviathan arrived today,
damaged by an immense wave Thurs
day night, which even wrecked a search
-1 light on the foremast, 85 feet above
water line.
Four lifeboats were smashed and
about 20 third-class passengers were
drenched by witter pouring through a
i broken ventilator.
Forepeak Deck Sink*.
Tin; wall of water, which many of
•he 878 passenger* termed a “tidal
wave,’* struck the gnat liner shortly
after 9 o’clock
It m bent seven upright stanchions
| supporting the forepeak deck that the
deck ;anlt 14 inches. A three-ton dcr
i rick boom was wrecked and an inch
j thick steel partition in the companion
j way shelter in the forepeak was crutn
■ | pied
j While Ui* nose of the liner bore the
j full brunt of the tons of upflung water,
windows in the promenade deck aft
were shattered.
No passengers were injured.
Passenger Drenched.
'ihe water which came through the
damaged ventilator caught about a score
in tlnlr lads sod caused a momentary
‘ i panic in the third-class section. Those
whose beds were drenched were given
■ | se/ ond-class accommodations
! | Many passenger* were attending a
: motion pi< tore chow, but noticed a qulv
' !er in the big shin as ihe waves struck
i flap! Cunningham, who said the wave
was “unusually great.but not of
“Udai' proportions, remained on duty
1 continuously sot 48 hours to In lug the
' i pride of the (Shipping Board through
‘ ; the fog on schedule time today,
MENTIONED FOR D.C. POST
! Senator Vandenberg Mny Be As
j
signed »o Capital Committee,
Senator Arthur H Vandenlsng, Re
publican, of Michigan, reccntl y ap*
1 pointed to finish the unexphed term
fc of tire fate Kenator Ferris, may ire as
' signed to membership on the Henat*
* District committee, it was rep'nted at
1 ] i/r< Capitol n,day.
j 7he committee on »ommitf.ee* how
ever, has not yet anrurumed the a*
” j signmenUi of tire ii>-w Wru»ator.
y I *
y * Many government project* are tmdei
way in South Africa. ,
THE EVENTTTO STAR, TV Aft TTTN i, T>. %?&!!*• MOST) AY, APRIE 0, * T 323,
EASTER SUNSHINE
DRAWS THOUSANDS
Out-of-Town Visitors Add to
City’s Throngs in An
nual Promenade.
Bullied in warm sunshine nnd tinted
with the pastel shades of Spring, the
■stately avenues and blossoming parks
of Washington furnished nil inspiring
I background yesterday for another of
' the city’s nationally famous Easter
i Sundays.
Thousands of citizens and visitors
; from out of town joined in the spirit
J of the day with a round of observances
;—devotional or otherwise—that cx
; tended from sunrise until nightfall.
| The afternoon, almost universally,
j was turned over to a communion with
nature —the principal rites of which in
i volvcd a saunter along the tree-lined
; boulevards and a visit to the magnifi
| cent cherry blossom spectacle in Po
tomac Park.
President’s Church Packed.
Although deprived of its chief arbiter.
Mrs. Coolidge, who was with her mother
in Massachusetts, t lie annual Im
promptu fashion parade was never more
dazzling nor interesting than that of
yesterday.
President Coolidge made his way into
the First Congregational Church, ac
companied only by the White House,
guests. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns
of Boston. There he heard his pastor,
the Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, sound
the deathless keynote of the day—the
story of the risen Christ.
It seemed that most of Washington’s
throng of visitors had assembled In the
vicinity of Tenth nnd G streets to get
a glimpse of their President, and they
had bedecked themselves with their
best frocks and suits.
The church itself was packed to
capacity, and more than 5,000 persons
had to be denied admission for lack of
space. The throng in the street and on
I the sidewalks in front of the church
was so dense that it was with some dif
ficulty that the President's car reached
the curb. It was necessary for the
police to make a lane for the Executive
to walk from the car to the church
door.
There was no disorder. More than
30 policeman, under the personal com
mand of Maj. Hesse, superintendent,
were on hand nnd they were kept busy
principally in turning the crowds away
from the steps leading to the entrance.
The crowd was made up for the greater
part by visitors.
Crowds at White House.
The President's Easter greetings were
not confined to the front of the church.
More than 1.000 persons were stationed
about the front portico of the White
House to see him when he appeared on
his way to church, and a still greater
crowd was on hand to cheer him on
his return. Large crowds were gathered
about the gate leading from the White
House grounds to Pennsylvania avenue.
In his Easter sermon Dr. Pierce
stated that Easter is the most signifi
cant Sunday of the church year, be
cause it was commemorative of the fact
that “thase who believe in Christ shall
never die.” Recalling the sayings of
St. Peter, he said. By the grace of
God, I am what I am.”
Some time prior to leaving the White
House for church the President went
for a long stroll in the business section.
Even at that early hour the streets
were fairly well filled and he was kept
busy bowing and lifting his hat In re
sponse to greetings from passersby.
After dinner, which was at 1 ’clock,
the President went for a motor ride
through Georgetown and Arlington. He
rode alone.
What appeared to be Potomac Park’s
greatest crowd participated In the
cherry blossom review yesterday after
noon, and the congestion of automo
biles that resulted taxed the resources
and tempers of all park police that
could be marshaled.
Thousands of automobiles converged
In the park, filling the broad roadways
from edge to edge and at time over
flowing onto the forbidden grass park
ways. Progress was by inches, due to
numerous jams that could not be avoid
ed at certain junctions and over the i
tidal inlet bridge between East and
West Potomac Parks.
At the bridge approximately 23.000
automobiles were counted In the space j
of a few hours, and at the Fourteenth
street entrance to the park a police es
timate placed the number of passing
machines at 75.000. One motorist de
clared It took him nearly two hours to
make *he circuit of Hains Point. A
number of cars exhausted their gas
supply and added to the congestion.
Sunrise Services Held.
Outstanding among the special Eas
ter programs were the sunrise services
at Walter Reed Hospital and Temple
, Heights, and the eventide service in
the Sylvan Theater.
Some 8,000 person* attended the im
pressive service at the Army medical
i center and viewed with awe the gigan
tic "living cross,” formed by 500 uni
formed Red Cross workers. Army nurs
es and men of the medical detachment.
Lieut. Col. Edmund P Easterbrook. the
new chief <>f chaplains of the Army,
made his first official appearance at
the services, delivering ihe Easter mes
sage, A sacred concert by the Army
Hand opened the exercises. An officers’
1 chorus of 32 voices, led by Maj. Lee
, Til tot son, and a children’s choir from
. the medical center led in the vocal
. program. Mrs Walter K. Wilson, so
prano, sang “Hosanna.” Staff Capt.
Ernest H Holz, divisional commander
. of the Salvation Army, gave the scrip
-1 ture reading and prayers were offered
by Rev Daniel L. Snyder, pastor of
1 Emory M. E. Church, and Capt. A. C.
Oliver, Jr., chaplain of the medical
center.
, The service* at Temple Height* were
. under auspices of the Federation of
Churches. The message was delivered
to Rev. Dr William 8 Abernethy,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church. There
was responsive reading by Rev, F. C
Reynolds, and prayers by Rev. J. it.
Duffield and Rev. Dr, John C. Palmer.
Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania
presided,
B. M Parmenler, Assistant Attorney
. General, delivered the principal addre.s*
at the services under the apsplces of
the District of Columbia branch of the
National and Internationa) Community
Bible Readers’ League at the Hylvan
Theater, His subject w*a« “Easter."
More than 2,000 persons attended the
■ exercises, which begun at. 5 10 o’clock
» and closed one hour later Senator
r Jones of Washington presided. He was
* Introduced by Mrs I nulw Harding
i Earl), president of the District organi
zation.
i The Bervle.es opened with the hoisting
■ of the United Htab’s Navy church pen
nant by a squad of sailors from the
U. 8 M Mayflower, the presidential
f yacht. Music was furnished by the
V i United B tales Army Hand, under the
“ | direction i>t Capt William lilaimaid
* J Dr Frederick Brown Harris, pMtpr
i of Foundry M E. Church, gave the in
| vocation and Capt C, If Dickens, chief j
r | chaplain of the Navy, pronounced the
Ijeuedtetiofi Mrs Howfett-Wright was
i In charge of the arrangements.
Many Visit Cathedral.
Mount B! Alban, the site of the
new National Cathedral, was visited
* yesterday by mole than 8.500 worship
er* in an Eastet pilgrimage and aitl’v
(* j< c» in tlie lJct hlebem Chapel, the
- Chapel of the Resurrection and the
•’ little sanctuary of Washington Calhe
-1 dr a I were thronged to overflowing
Members of Cfongiess, btgh Government
’ officials and lepresentallves of Hie dip*
* iornatte corps were among the crowd.
For the first time in til* cathedral'*
history, simultaneous services with
y music were held in the crypt <ha pels,
v.btji at lo odock, slights and nmu*
CHILLY WINDS FAIL TO STOP THE EGG ROLLING
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U. S. WORLD COURT
HOPE HELD SMALL
Borah Says That Senate Is
Unlikely to Modify Res
ervations.
By the Associated Pres*.
Agreement between world powers
over America’s reservations on entry;
Into the World Court was declared “al
together Improbable” today by Chalr
| man Borah of the Senate foreign rela-;
tions committee.
Only two steps are now open. Sen- j
ator Borah declared. Either the Sen- !
ate must modify its reservations or the
23 foreign governments which have ob
jected to the reservations must recede, j
•'I think either step," he said, “alto- j
gather improbable,”
The Idaho Senator indicated the res- j
olution of Senator Oiiiett. Republican j
Massachusetts, before the foreign rc
! latlons committee proposing that the .
President reopen discussions looking to ;
, an agreement was without effect.
The President, he declared, was pow
; erless to act and the entire responsi
bility was with the Senate.
! Discussion of the World Court was
opened by Senator Reed. Republican.
Pennsylvania, a member of the foreign
I r lauons committee, with a protest
against what he described as a propa
ganda campaign in form of the Gillett
resolution, conducted by the American
Foundation, Inc., which conducts the
American peace award.
Senator Reed told the Seriate that he
and other Senators were receiving hun
dreds of letters a day from persons
who did not know what the Gillett
resolution really meant.
"Let us contrast the propaganda let
ters and the actual facts." he said. "The
trutli Is that protocol to the World Court
has been acquiesced in by only five
nations. Twenty-three nations have
replied to the letters of the State De
partment and each of the 23 finds fault
with reservation No. 5. This was that
the court should not render any advis
ory opinion until after a hearing by all
the states that might be Interested in
the subject."
MERGER INFLUENCE
IN COUNCIL DENIED
Stengle Declares Transit Question
Did Not Enter Into Advisory
Body’s Election.
An echo of the election of the new
citizens' Advisory Council Saturday night
by the Federation of Citizens’ Associa
tion was heard today when Charles I.
Btengle, one of the newly elected cotm
dlmen, issued a statement denying that
the transit merger question entered into
t lie selection of the members.
Mr. Btengle also declared that he Is
■quite certain” that the street railway
Interests had no part whatever In the
make-up of the new council.
"Os one other thing I am quite cer
tain” mud Mr. Btengle's statement. "The
street railway Interests did not did ate
nor seek to dictate the make-up of any
ticket which was offered for support on
Baturday night,”
Ijcis of the faculty of the National
Cathedra! School for Girls gathered
In the Chapel of the Ressurreetlon to
receive communion and to hear a
million by Rev. Anson Phelps Htokes,
raium of the eathedral, as morning
prayers were being read in the Bethle
hem Chapel, Bei vices for Ihe students
mid fueulty of Hi. Alban’s, the National
Cathedral Hchool for Boys, were held
in ihe little sanctuary, the official
, Impel for Ho* school, which contains
the Canterbury ambon, the Glaston
bury cathedra and other treawned pos
sessions of the cathedral.
Right Rev James K. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington, officiated at the cele
bration of the holy communion at 7;30
o’clock and was the preacher at both
the II O'clock service and Hie 4 o'clock
people’s evensong Members of the
eathedral atalf assisted In conducting
the services and Easter hymns and
anthems were sung by the cathedral
choir of men and boys
The Easter pilgrims slip visited the
bishop's garden and the tan cathedral
schools, which were founded more than
20 years ago and are aUenffled by stu
dents from newly every section of the
country, j
Top: General view of the crowds which swarmed Into the White House
j grounds.
Center: A cross section of the throngs of visitors.
Below : This little miss went to the Zoo to roll her eggs hut the April winds
proved too much for her. She Is covered with newspapers to shut out the winds.
(Star Staff Photos»
President Gets Dyed Chicks for Easter;
Two Kittens Sent for Mrs. Coolidge
Among the President's Easter remem
brances were two dozen chicks, their
down dyed with bright colors after the
fashion of Easter eggs.
They were sent from a Savannah,
Via, concern, and after a brief glance
from the President were transported to
the Zoo to be cared for. The hatchery
sent dyed chicks last Easter and at the
Zoo, where they, too, were sent. It was
reported today that most of them are
alive.
Two kittens, from all appearances of
the common garden variety and of no
WIVES OF CABINET
OFFICIALS AID WHITE
HOUSE EGG-ROLLING
(Continued from First Page.)
seemed eminently pleased that his
generosity in turning over to the chil
dren the broad green slopes in the rear
of the White House had lent an official
sanction that made the happiness
complete. , , t
While the basket-loaded boys and
girls did not have the privilege of seeing
Mrs Coolidge, they seemed to get a
compensating thrill In gazing upon the
wives of cabinet members who gathered
main the east portico with younger
members of their families. Among
there were noted Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur, Mrs. Harry S. j
New and Mrs. James J. Davis. Secre
tary of Labor Davis accompanied ids
wife and children to the White House
Mrs. Prank W. Stearns of Boston and
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson and her boys also
were among the White Houka guests.
The cool weather resulted In dimin
ished crowds at the White House, the j
Zoo, the Monument Grounds and the
other parks and lawns which always are
tire meeca for children on Easter Mon
day. The chilliness served only to in
crease tile zest of the celebrants, and
the treatment accorded the thousands
of brightly colored eggs was even
rougher than usual, if possible.
This exuberance was well examplifk'd
when news photographers attempted to
stage an egg battle near the fountain
in the White House Grounds, for the
edification of news reel fans. The mo
tion picture men carefully instructed
the children to throw their eggs at an
improvised target near Hie cameras,
Upon a given gignui. After much pa- :
(lent explaining nod demonstrating, the
iigunl wmh given mid tin?
I Kgs Thrown at Cameras,
Unfortunately for lire cameramen,
some lit the children had misunderstood
where the target was located and a
number of the eggs were aitned squarely
at the cameras and their operatuis.
The scene ended abruptly.
A fair-sized aggregation of children
and 11 all' parents was waiting when
Ihe gales of the White House ground*
vu re thrown open Hits morning at H
o'clock Home of the children and
their mothers had been standing at the
gates for more than an hour. John
Adams TllloUon, H years old. of 440 J
Htanfoid street, Chevy Chase, Md , was
the first to enter tire gToutids, night
behind him were: Eugene S Leggett.
34 vests, of 1750 fifteenth street and
Hilly Whitmore, yews, of 170$ t)
great line of ancestry, were received j
at the White House during the past
week from an admirer of Mrs. Coohdge
in Mississippi. The kittens have been
welcomed Into the White House
menagerie and will await Mrs. Cool
idge's return before they are formally
christened. . , '
These are the first members of the
cat family to be included in the Cool
idge household since the disappearance
of Blackie and Tige, which occu- j
pied the White House pet limelight j
about two years ago. i
street, who toddled along holding to the :
hands of their parents.
The size of the White House crowd j
grew as the day lengthened. The gates |
were to be thrown open to grown-ups
at 3:30 o'clock, when the United States
Marine Band will give a public concert, j
With the conclusion of the concert the
tired, egg-and-candy-battered children
and their parents will evacuate the
battleground and leave the littered lawn
to the kind ministrations of a be
wildered clean-up force.
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UTILITIES BOARD
APPROVES MERGER
PLAN AT CONFERENCE
(Continued from First Page)
1 original merger plan provided for 12 J
directors. 6 representing each of the !
two traction companies and 3 who !
would have been nominated by the
Public Utilities Commission to repre- j
sent the public. The commission, how- '
ever, objected to this provision, and. as
a result, the 3 public representatives j
i were eliminated.
As It will go to Congress, the revised
unification agreement provides a $50,-
000,000 valuation for the new company,
which, it stipulates, shall lie In force
for 10 years. John W Childress, chair
man of the commission, declared that
this $50,000,000 valuation should not be
construed as capitalization, but purely
as a eon|promlse rate base In eliminat
ing the original demand of the com
panies for permission to earn a 7 per
cent return, Chairman Childress said
It leaves it up to the commission to fix
the rata of return in the usual wav.
The revised merger agreement was
signed bv William F Ham. president of
the Washington Hall wav A: Electric Co ,
John It Hanna, president of the Capital
Traction Co, amt Harley 1* Wilson,
principal owner of the Washington
Rapid Transit Co. and author of the
merger plan Others who were piesent
at the final conference with the Utilities
Commission Included H H Howell, rice
president us the Washington Hallway .V
Electric Co.; George E Hamilton, chair
man of the board of directors of Hie
Capital Traction Co ; G Thomas Dun
lop. counsel for the Capital Tract ion
Co , and Brice Clagett, counsel for Mr,
Wilson.
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Oalles Returning to Capital
MEXICO CITY, April « <4‘> Dls
patches Horn Vera Cruz today said
President Calies was on hi* way back
to Mexico City after a vacation of *
week at Ban Juan Deulua Castle.
Oyster Bed, Traced |
To lce Age, Found
On Lower Potomac!
By th* Antedated Pr<?M.
An oyster bed, now high and dry
above tide level, and containing
shells of oysters thought to have
lived In the last stages of the Ice
age, has been discovered by W. C.
Mansfield, Government geologist, on '
the lower Potomac at Wailes Bluff,
near Cornfield Harbor, Md.
The bed, says Mansfield, an ex
pert of the Geological Survey, is
covered by several feet of earth and
owes Its present high position to
changes in water level, and not to
any human agency.
Although the shells found are be
lieved to be those of oysters living
in the Ice age, the expert declares
the temperature of the water must
have been about the same then as
today, or perhaps a little warmer,
as the shell of a clam that now
flourishes In Mobile Bay was dis
covered.
HOWARD DEDICATES
MEDICAL BUILDING
Secretary Work, for Govern
ment, Presents Structure
to University.
The two-day program of dedication
and formal opening of the new $500,000
Medical School Building for Howard
University, at Sixth and W streets, was
inaugurated this morning by exercises
at which Secretary of Interior Work
presented the structure to the uni
versity.
The building was accepted on behalf
of the university by Dr. Emmett J.
Scott, secretary-treasurer of the insti
tution. and by Dr. Michel O. Dumas
on behalf of the board of trustees.
Greetings were extended by leaders of
the medical profession.
This afternoon ceremonies were be
ing conducted dedicating a bronze
tablet containing the names of 63 col
ored persons who donated SI,OOO or
more toward endowment of the Medical
School. The program continues through
tomorrow night, when a banquet of the
faculties and alumni will be held in
the hew dining hail of the university.
Dr. Johnson Presides.
Dedicatory exercises this morning!
opened in the assembly hall of the new
building, with Dr. Mordecai W. John
son. president of the university, pre
siding. A letter of greeting from Presi
dent Coolidge was read.
Secretary Work, who referred with
pride to his profession of physician.
»aid‘
! "We here are not only celebrating the
beginning of a new era for the uni
versity. but are establishing a human
beneficence. Referring to the fact that
"many men of both colors” had risen to
eminence from their start in Howard
University, Dr. Work said the graduates
iof the Medical School now number
| 2.526.
"It is a tribute to the colored race."
■ he said, “that the medical department
has been maintained so successfully.
! The success of Howard University has
| been founded on the disposition of the
j white and colored races to work to
gether in harmonious association. The
j appeal of the university to the colored
j youth of the Nation has raised it to the
■ eminence of being the largest uni
versity of its kind in the world."
A Modern Structure.
The building. Dr Work said, added
I a total of over 70.000 square feet of
lecture room and laboratory space. He
described it as “architecturally beautl
i ful" and added that “for the practical
> purpose for which it is intended, it Is
one of the most modem structures of
its kind.”
Dr. Johnson said the building had
! been constructed by an appropriation
j of $370,000 by the Government, and
$130,000 from* the General Education
Board of New York City. He expressed
appreciation for the Government’s part,
declaring it “evidence of the interest
of the Government in the negro people.”
In accepting the building. Dr. Scott
said, “We assure Secretary Work, and
through him the Government, that
while we have made good use of our
old facilities, we shall with these new
facilities not only add much to Howard
University, but also to the life of the
12,000,000 colored people of America."
He said that the Government had ap
propriated a total of $1,402,500 toward
a building program laid down in 1919
proposing expenditure of $1,580,000,
and he announced that the institution
intended asking shortly for the re
mainder. He read the letter from the
Sfhite House, a telegram from Julius
osenwald, and greetings from others,
' including the dean of the medical
i school of Harvard University, and
Surgeon Gen. Ireland of the Uni tad
1 States Army.
Praises Government.
Dr. Michel O. Dumas, member of
the board of trustees, characterized the
building as an evidence of the "mag
nificent philanthropy" of the Govern
ment.
Albert I. Cassell, colored architect of
the building, was praised by both Dr
Work and Dr. Johnson Dr. Johnson
also expressed appreciation to the Con
solidated Engineering Co., contractors,
whose representative was present.
Greetings were brought by several j
representatives of the medical profes
sion, who spoke on various aspects of j
the advance of medicine.
Dr. N. P. Colwell secretary of the j
Council on Medical Education Anuri
j can Medical Association, told of efforts
|of his group to eliminate unworthy
• schools, reduce the number of medical
| schools and raise their standards Other
; speakers included: Dr T. Spotuas Bur- |
'well of Philadelphia, president-elect of I
! the National Medical Association: Dr
! William Pepper, dean of the School et
| Medicine. University of Pennsvhania
Dr George M Kober. dean of the
School of Medicine, Georgetown Uni
, verslty; l)r. John J, Mullownev. presi
dent of Me harry Medical "College.
Nashville, Tenu, and Dr. Joseph H
Robinson of Darlington, 8. C
Tablet Dedication.
This afternoon s program includes;
dedication of the bnmve tablet bv Wade
11 Cooper, president of t he Continental \
Dust Co of this city, and an address I
by Dr. William H. Washington of New--
ark.
The session tonnight on public health
will open at 8 o'clock, the speakers in
cluding Dr Hugh 8. Cuniming. surgeon
general, United States Public Health)
Service. Dr. Percy \1 Ashburn. Medi-,
cal Corps, United States Army Dr
Charles ll Garvin of Cleveland and
Dr I .onla 1 Dublin of the Metivinvlttan
Ufa Insurance Co,
MRS. E. S. OHLANDER DIES.
Mr* Edna 8. Ohlander, 53 years
old, died suddenly Saturday night at .
her home. 3107 Twenty-fourth afreet!
northeast, and Coroner Nevttt gave a
certificate of death from natural causes
She i* survived by her husband. Eugene
Ohlander. and two sons, leo K and
l.yle W Ohlander, She also umu
vived by two sisters, Mrs John C
Cited later, Munis, 111., and Mrs W
G Hitchcock, Denver. Colo
funeral services were conducted at
her home this attemvn and interment
win be v «a Morn*, in.
* 3
: AUTOS HELD UP'
BY MEXICAN BAND
Armed Group of 25 Robs
Occupants of Seven Cars.
i
Military Patrol Disarmed.
By th <■ A««oel»N Pr«!M
MEXICO CITY, April 9.—Newspaper
advices today said that 25 armed and
mounted men yesterday held up seven
autonloblles about 65 miles from the
capital on the road leading to the sea
port of Ac?.ptxr<\
The passengers were not molested Y
and the highwayman made off after
taking their valuables and money.
Before stopping and looting the auto
mobiles they had disarmed a small
military patrol of eight men and one
officer.
The band wa.s commanded by Maxi
miliano Villegas, who was believed to ,
havo directed the holdup on the Puebla
highway two weeks ago when the pas
sengers of 15 automobiles and motor
buses were robbed.
Troops were rushed from various
points to pursue the highwaymen, who
fled to the mountains with their booty.
The holdup occured near Tres Marias
midway between Mexico City and Cuer
navaca.
The highwaymen were all resident*
of the village of Ajitzingo, State of
Morelos, according to Juan Garduno,
who was captured by them last Thurs
day while walking near Xochimilco, the
resort noted for Its floating gardens,
which is situated 15 miles south of
Mexico City. Garduno and two other
captives managed to escape while their
captors were engaged in holding up the
motorists. He said the robbers were
well armed and equipped, getting their
ammunition in Mexico City, to which
some of the members of the band had
been making regular trips.
Robert Lee Ratto, an officer on the »
Pierce Oil Corporation's Mexico City
branch, who was traveling in one of
the cars held up. said the leader told
a group of frightened passengers that
he had ordered the release of the eight
soldiers and an officer of the military
patrol. >
INQUIRY™ COAL
COSES CHALLENGED.
Stanley Denies Senate Inter
state Body Can Probe Op
erators’ Accounts.
f By the A«#oei3ted Pr®*«.
The right of the Senate Interstate
Commerce committee to examine pro
duction costs of West Virginia coal
operators was challenged today as the
committee, after a week recess, resumed
its investigation into the bituminous
mining industry.
Former Senator Stanley of Kentucky
again declared this power was not
granted by the Constitution, contending
on behalf of the subpoenaed West Vir
ginia operators that their accounts
were private and bore no relation to .
interstate commerce.
Chairman Watson earlier had an
nounced that the committee had re
plied to Gov. Fisher of Pennsylvania,
regarding questions asked by him In
response to the invitation for him to
testify in the investigation. The In
dianan said that the committee letter
would not be published here until after
the Pennsylvania governor had had an
opportunity to examine it. The com
mittee preferred that it be made pub
lic by Fisher, he added.
This reply was understood to Include
a second invitation for the appearance
of the Pennsylvania governor.
I
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52 ARRESTS IN 2 DAYS.
Arrests for sale, possession and trans
porting intoxicants during the 48 hours
ended at 8 o’clock this morning totaled
52. Seizures in connection with the ar- ,
rests included 232 quarts of whisky. J
quarts of gin and 3 automobiles.
Four persons were arrested on charges
of driving automobiles while under the
influence of liquor during the two-day
period, and 120 persons were arrested
on charges of intoxication.
BAND CONCERT.
TONIGHT.
By the United States Navy Band, *:
the sail loft. Navy Yard, 8 o'clock;
Charles Benter. leader.
March. Across the Atlantic."
Alexander
Overture. "Orpheus in the Underworld.”
Offenbach
Solo fer piccolo, Birds of the Forest."
te Thiere
Two numbers. *a> "La Lettre de
Manon" Oillet
<b> Entr'acte “Mimi” Clara
Grand scenes from the opera Aida”
Verdi
Excerpts from “Sunny” Kem
Second movement front the opera
"Benvenuto Cellini” Berber
Fantasia. "Tannhauser” Wagner
Valse. A Day in Seville". .. Wateteufti
“The Star Spangled Banner.'*
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