Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1921, Page 2

- . hg T @ REPEAL OF-TAXES . ASKED OF HOUSE " Natjonal Manut:afeturers and .~ Film Men Appear Be- fore Committee. The National Mapufacturers’ Asso- clation asked the House ways and means commjttee today to repeal the excess profits tax, the surtax brackets above 35 per cent, and ex- cise taxes founded on war condi- tions. Opposition was expressed to any increase in thé present normal WX on corporate imcome. Y James A. Emery of Washington, speaking for * the association. said excise taxes should not be imposed in the light of present conditions, and that the present excess profits tax was impossible of administration ; Mr. Emery told the committee that #h 1917, 1918 and 1919 the manu- facturers paid the federal govern- ment three billions in taxes. and the state one billion. He added that of the whole federal tax, one-third was paid by .corporations, and U the manufacturers paid 'fram 68 to 70 per cent of that third. * Movie Men .Paint Gloom. iA gloomy pictyre:of conditions in the moving picture industry was Painted -to the committee by repre- entatives of mation picture producers ard theater owners. Samuel E. Rogers of New. York eity, representing the National “Association of Motion Pic ture Producers, 'said that in the last three months 4,000 theaters had closed. He and Harry B. Varner. also of Ne York city, and other spokesmen for the picture indugtry asked repeal ‘of the ‘seat tax on theajers. the 10 per cent admission tax and-the 5 per cent tax on the sales of films. D Mr. Emery said that if the cor- porations were going to be required to pay the same amount of taxes as at present they unquestionably would accept a higher corporate income tax t in preference to the present three- ; way system of taxation on excess § profits, income and the excise tax of i 31 a thousand on the capital in.excess i of $5,000. i} W. A. Brady Heard William A. Brady of New York, { speaking a!so for the motion picture industry, said that proportionately this industry was taxed more than any other, Urging that “the butter be spread ‘out a little thinner,* he said that only one motion picture company i * had paid a dividend that practically all.of the studios in i'the east had been closed because of the extreme depression in the ’I)usmessl. estioned ut _ hign salaries ol mavie. stars, nfi‘; Brady said these had disappeared in the last year. lLa- bor costs in the theaters and in pro- ' H H he added. £ Francis Hallay, representing the bu- reau of economics, -pleaded for the re- * moval of the 10 per cent admission t tax in the interest of the education of the masses. His bureau, he said. was putting out educational films, ! and wide circulation was obtainable ! only through established theaters. ! which rapidly were being forced to i 4 close their doors. i Another witness seeking repeal of taxes was Edward Fillmore of New I York city, representing the national } committee of the fur industry. With a few excepions, he said, fur clothing :'was the only kind subject to a tax. Few Changes Predicted. Tax revision got into the House de- bate yesterday .with a prediction by Representative Garmer _of Texas. . ranking democrat on the ways and * means committee, that the republican . majority of that committee would * make but few changes in the existing irevenue law. Javing to the Senate 3 the task of perfec the tax meas- ure. Representative Mamdell of Wyo- 3 ming, the republican leader, countered with the declaration that the House 3 would send to the Senate a bill, “the ; best possible produet of our judg- - ment.” *_ Specifically, Mr. Garner said the - House committee wonld provide only _for repeal of the excess profits tax, a reduction in the surtaxes to a max- imum of 25 to 35 per cent, and an 3 inerease in the taxes on corporations. He said all other taxes in the present .law probably would be left as at present. ¥ Changes as “Feeler.” Supplementing _his declaration to . the House, Mr. Earnkr said later that _his information was that the repub- ‘licans planned to offer the few i changes he had opthined as a “fecler” to the country, that the Senate finance commit uld redraft the tax bill in the '] of the reaction noted during the proposed recess of Congress. Representative Mondell told the House that what was to happen. a: he understood it. was that the way! and means committee would carefuil consider the question of revenue, re- port-a bill “in due time after delib- eration,” which bill would be “con- ered in.the House in such form and anner as may be determined upon ter full . consultation by the ma- jority in confererice.” The tax debate came between the two committee sessions, at which a number of additional witnesses ap- peared, asking for repeal of various wtaxes. $& I JOINT BILL AGAIN URGED. Representative Tilson Would Unite Tax and Tariff. The union of tax and tariff legisla- tion in one bill which will show at a glance how the federal government expects to raise enough to meet ex- penses during the next fiscal year was again urged today by Representative John Hugh Tilson of Connecticut, a member of the ways and means com- mittee, who took a forward part in preparing the tarift bill, having charge of the metals and sundries schedules. . When the ways and means commit- tee of the House and the finance com- mittee of the Senate held their joint conference in March, Representative Tilson proposed this plan. here is “more_reason now for its adoption,” sald Mr. Tilon today, “than ever be- fore. In fact, there is no good reason why both of these bills making up the ‘revenue legislation should not be com- bined in one great measure. “Such a program would be in line with the budget Wea. To divide up revenue legislation Into different bills is like a general dividing his forces and thus allowing his army to be de- feated in.detail, rather than keeping it together In one solid force. “In_my judgment the time s now ripe for such a program to be in- augurated. By the time the revenue /bill reaches the Senate, the tariff bill would be well on its way to comple- tion in that body.. When the rev- enue . bill arrives from the House, there would be no difficulty whatever An adding it to_the tariff bill as an ‘amendment, so that when finished in the Senate it would all come back to the House as one measure.” —_—— BOY BITTEN AT CONCERT. . A German police dog. said to belong to W. K. Bradfield, 5604 37th street. Iast night was in the group of persons attending the band concert at Chevy Chase Circle, and bit Roger Hanger, seven years of age. 3600 Albemarle street, police. of the {Tenleytown dis- trict reported. The dog was wearing a strap muzzle. The boy was taken ‘home and his wouhd dressed. Oakley Marcum, 519 3d street, re- ported to the police that he was bit- ten on the leg by a dog belonging to Samuel Peters, 513 E street, about 8:30 o'clock Wednesday might. He was passing Peter's home, he stated, when Ahe dog attacked him. He had a phy- ‘sician dress the wound. — NAMED FOR DENTAL BOARD. - Dr. Charles A. Hawley, member of the Board of dental examiners for the Dis- itrict, has beam reappointed to that posi- “ion by the .Cammissioners. The ap- ewastment is far g term of five years. last year and | duction had increased 300 ‘per cent.| -AUGUST FLY’S HEYDEY, DECLARED OPPORTUNE TIME TO DO SWATTING Swat the fly hard in August! This is the appeal of District health department cfficials, who point out ilhe pest operates with unusual vigor !during the last summer month. August is the fly's heyday. It is a great food month. - Almost unlim- ited opportunity is given the fiy at this time of year to track his germ- laden feet over the food intended for human consumption. It is a time, say health officials, when infants are mest severely tried by summer compluints and when to keep them protected |against flies is of more importance than at any other time in the Health officials are going to w food places next month more c'osely than usual, to see that regulations requiring certain foods to be scrécned against flies are complied with. They believe that if home owners will i pecd np their warfare on the fly to a_similar extent, the net result to Washington during the next few weeks will be less sickness due to contaminated food or other infec- tion caused by the fly. DAY, CADET INSTRUCTOR, PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN Military Teacher Is Revising School Manual Before Going to Dallas, Tex., Position. Promotion of Lieut. RicRard R. Da lu. who recently resigned a: milita ructor of the Washingt | High School Cadet Corps, to a cay taincy was announced today. Capt. Da was instructor of the cadets for more { than two years, and under his leader- ship ‘the 'high school military body | made the greatest advances in its his- tory. | Capt. Da; resigned his position with the public schools here to become jcommandant of cadets of the high schools of Dallas, Tex. He will leave | Washington early in September to | take up his new duties in Dallas. | The former military instructor is Inow at work revising the manual of the Washington cadet corps. which | he considers too complex and obsolete. {He plans to bring the book up to !date and to make it more simple. He ‘will add in the manual the principles ! of the war map games, a recent inno- vation in the cadgt corps. When the book ia completed’he will submit it to the board of education for approval. TESTIMONY IN STILLMAN | i i {Dr. Russell's Alleged Violation of i Professional Ethics to Be « Investigated. cLEVELAND, Ohio. July 29.—The jalleged violation of professional eth- jics by Dr. H. L was up before the house of delegates {of the American Osteopathic Associa- | tion yesterday and a heated discus- { sion ensued. The New York Association of Osteo- {paths was ordered to make a thorough jinvestigatfon and submit a report with { recommendations to the national or- | ganizs tion Action was deferred pending receipt of the report when the point was raised that under its ‘constitution the national association could take no ac- tion until the New York association had made recommendations. A telezram received from his attor- ney stated Dr. Russell is on a vaca- | tion in Canada. but that he will wel- come an investigation “which will af- ford him an opportunity to defend himself against this unfounded criti- cism.” —_— PRESIDENT LEAVES ON VACATION TODAY (Continued from First Page.) |ana ‘beautiful White Mountains is ifully expected to produce just what the President and Mrs. Harding need and want, and their friends anticipate a wonderful change for their better- ment and that they will return to their White House duties thoroughly rested and refreshed. iillette Among Guents. Although the White House has not made known the names of those who will accompany them on the May- flower _tonight, it is_known that eaker lette of Massachusetts. and Representative Walsh of that State, will bé among the party. President Harding will not take up the question of a peace proclamation until return from his New England trip. Attorney General Daugherty said that he had talked over the sub- ot with Mr. Harding from time to time and that the department’s sur- vey of war legislation was progres- sing. but it was thought advisable to defer formal recommendations until after the President's trip. Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge, accompanied by their two sons, left for Boston this morning. where, Sat- urday, the Vice President will oper- ate the key which will open the pageant of progress at Chicago. Mon- day he will join President Harding at Plymouth and participate in the exer- cises there. —_— PRESIDENT RECEIVES. blican Candidate for Virginia Governor Calls. President Harding today received Henry W. Anderson of Richmond, Va., who recently was nominated as the republican candidate for governér of that state. The latter was accompa- Repul county, who is the nominee for corpo- ration commissioner, and John K. Branch, a prominent banker of Rich- mond. The callers gave the executive a fair idea of the political situation iin the Old Dominion and discussed certain features of the platform adopted by the state convention. Mr. Anderson also took this occasion to thank the President for the letter of congratulation sent to him the day he was nominated. Besides his two hours with the members of his cabinet this was the !{only set engagement on the Presi- dent's list today. Before leaving Washington this afternoon he will confer with the newspaper' corre- spondents. ———————— HELD FOR BAD CHECKS. Young Man Arrested in Cleveland Charged With Swindling Here. A young man giving the name of! D. Vincent Swinney, charged in this city with passing worthless checks, is under arrest in Cleveland, accord- ing to information received from the police of that city. Detective Edward Kelly has gane to Cleveland with a warrant for him and will ask that he be surrendered for trial here. Swinney, it Is charged, represented that he was connected’ with a shoe firm, and wanted to open stores in this city. Reports to the police were to. the effect that he passed eight checks for sums aggregating more than $400. the checks being drawn on a Los Angeles bank. GIVEN FIVE YEARS IN JAIL Mary Coles, colored, has been sen- tenced to serve five years in_the pen- itentiary by Chief Justice McCoy in Criminal Division 2. The woman was convicted of housebreaking and lar- ceny, it being shown that she would secure employment as a domestic and rob her employer. The specific case was the breaking into the home of Floyd A. Compton and stealing a string of pearls and $23 in cash. The 'tpn‘lgldn had a criminal, record, it .was stated.:: 2 E o | CASE STIRS OSTEOPATHS | Russell of Buffalo in: | testitying in the Stillman.divorce case ' nied by Gilbank Twigg of Fauquieri SERIOUS UPRISING IS FEARED IN CH |Yangtse Kiang Area Men- aced by Hostilities Bea’ tween Provinces. - By the Associated Press. PEKING, July 28.—Fear of a ggn- eral uprising along the Yangtse tkiang is felt here' as a result of hostilities between the provinces of !Hunan and Hupeh, the former under control of the Canton, or southern Chinese, government and the latter under jurisdiction of the Peking, or duly constituted Chinese, government. Troops from Hunan have invaded Hupeh with the evident intention of ousting Wang Chan-Yuen, inspecting commissioner of the two provinces, whose _authority, however, is not recognized by Hunan. Wang Chan- Yuen is one of the threa “war lords’ who met recently at Tientsin to im- pose their will upon the Peking gov- ernment, causing a reorganizatlon of the cabinet. The invasion appears to be directed by Chao Peng-Tix, governor of Hu- nan, for an alleged violation of the Hupeh-Hunan_ interprovincial peace agreement. Gen. Pu Pei-Fa, com- {mander of the government troops In !Hunan and idol of the hordes, haf been ordered to lead the advance on Hupeh, while Gen. Chang Tsao-Lin, ! governor of Manchuria, is ditpatch- |Ing troops from Mukden to aid the northern_forces. | Dispatehes from Canton, seat of the | southern gcvernment, would seem to indicate that the invasion is prompted by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, head of that government, and is in line with his plan to accomplish coalition of the Yuangtse ng and southwestern provinces against Peking. WILL FIGHT PEKING RULE. Canton ' Government Orders Five Prvinces to Render Aid. CANTON, July The constitu- tionalist government here has issued instructions to the provinces of Hu- nan, Sze-Chuen, Kwan-Tung. Yunnan and Kwei-Chow to co-operate in ef- forts seeking to abolish the military domination of the Yangste-Kiang river territory by forces operating under the Peking government. Troops from Hunan and Sze-Chuen provinces are advancing on Hupeh, { for the purpose of eliminating Wang- Chan-Yuen, inspecting commissioner of the two provinces, who holds office by virtue of the northern or Peking government, but who is not recog- nized by Hunan. In addition to these troops, the Canton government also is dispatching forces from three other directions, with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, head of the Canton government, reported jto be persomally leading one division. Unconfirmed reports reaching here say that Chang-Sha, in Hunan prov- lince, was 1ooted during an outbreak attending a coup axainst Chao Peng- Ti. governor of Hunan. QUIZ FOR POSTMASTERS. Civil Service Announces Examina- tions in 32 States in August. Fxaminations for the office of post- master in thirty-two states were an- inounced today by the Civil Service Com- | mission. Examinations will be held August 12 for positions open in the following states: i Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Dela- {ware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, | Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min- nesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraeka, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennesser, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. —_— o BAND TO OPEN PROGRAM. Hundreds Expected at Community Sing at Central High Stadium. Hunderds of persons are expected to attend the recreational sing and vaude- ville entertainment to be given in the | stadium of Central High School tonight jat 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the { community 'center department of the public schools. All arrangements for the affair were completed today, it was an- inounced by Miss Cecil B. Norton, gen- eral community secretary. The Navy Yard Band, under the lead- iership of Charles Benter, will open the program with several selections, which ill be followed by the singing of 'America” by the audience, led by Rob- ert Lawrence, organizing director of Washington's first music week. A num- ber of vaudeville acts, interspersed with songs by the audience and selections by the band, will follow. The vaudeville acts include the Gaud- schmidts from the Cosmos, the Blue Devils from Keith’s and Basil Lambert a_xylophone artist from the Strand. ! The program will close with the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” by the audience, accompanied by the band. SHIP MADE OF U-BOATS. German Oil Tanker Built From ‘Shells of Two Submarines. Construction of an oil tank ship by utilizing the inner shells of two for- mer submarines was announced in {advices to the Department of Com- terce from Consul Francts R. Stewart, Arferican consul at Hamburg, Ger- {many. The tanker is the Ost Preus- {sen, which was launched on May 81 iat the yards in Kiel for Hugo Stinnes. The ship has a capacity of 3,000 ton and is intended ofily for the trans- portation of oil. The hull consists 6f two inner shells of submarine cruisers, each with a maximum diameter of 5.75 meters and 77 meters in length. The oil is carried not only in the inner shells, but in the spaces between and above them. Power equipment of the vessel also was_originally intended for a_ sub- marine and consists of two Diesel motors placed in the after end of the shells. Each motor can develop 700 horsepower, and used together give the loaded ship a speed of ten ndu- tical miles per hour, ATTACKS SUGAR MEN. Gompers Bn‘yl Statement by Head of Hawaiian Planters Is False. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation ,of Labor, today issued a formal statement declaring that expressions contained in the statement of E. F. Bishop, president of the Ha- walian Sugar Planters, as published ‘in a dispatch to The Star last Wednesday, were ‘“‘untruthful.” Mr. Gompers' statement Is as follows: “The Washington Star of July 27, as published in the American Federation Daily Bulletin yesterday, stated that Mr. E. F. Bishop, president of the Ha- wailan sugar planters, denied the state- ment of the legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor to the effect that planters are trying to admit Chinese coolies into the ~Hawaiian Islands as an absolute falsehood “The fact is that the Hawailan leg- {islature, controled by the sugar planters and other big interests, cre- ated a commission to come to Wash- ington and urge legislation by Con- gress, to admit Chinese coolles in bond to work upon plantations of “I had a conference with _this commission in thé American Federa- tion of Labor office. The commission is pressing for the passage of legis- lation for ithe admission of Chinese coolies into Hawaii. Hawailan or: ganized labor has sent a delegation here to Washington to oppose that legislation. I have helpe ,vent its passage: Mr. Bishop’ mact is untruthful Lk THE EVENING STAR, WASHI | tiea, DYING GYPSY CHIEF BEGS TO SEE HIS SON, WHO CAN’T BE FOUND In a little southeast home Mickeo Marino, gypsy chief, is dying. About him are grouped his wife, numbers of children and friehds. He pays no attention to them. He wants his son, George Marino, whose whereabouts is not known, and time and time again in his delirfum he calls out for “George, my son George." This was the story brought to the office of The Star by # gypsy girl about twenty years old with saddened brown eves, a_yellow scarf covering her head, wearing a _gaudy waist and flowing skirt. “He 18 dying,” she said, speaking perfect English. “He wants his boy. He was last heard from in Minneapolis. Minn. We want you to. print this because we think some one who knows George might read it. The father is at 1271 1st street southeast. He is dying.” to Be Principal Puzzle. “With all rate hearings ended, the Public Utilities Commission today faced the responsibility df deciding what changes, if any, shall be made in the charges for public utility serv- ice rendered in the District. The traction problerth continued to|House by a close vote and promised to be the principal puzzle. If the hear- | be the storm center of Senate tariff | ings have enlightened the Commis- sioners to any considerable extent as TON, D. RATE CHANGES UP |CHEMISTS PLEAD 10 COMMISSION Traction Problem Continues|Urge Senate Committee to | | to how this question should be set-| led, they have given no Indication of it. 5 Commissioner Oyster said today he still is of an open mind as to this question, but indicated he would stick to' his plan to divert to the Washington Railway and Electric Company a cent and a half of every 10 cents paid for electric current in order to reduce the car fare to'7 cents, unless some better solution of the problem is offered. Plan Is Indorsed. This plan has the indorsement of the joint committee on street rail- ways of commercial and civic bodies. Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of the committee, was not in the city when it adopted a resolution to this effect this week. Returninge today. Mr. Prescott gave out a statement, in which he said: “I am only too glad to add my per- somal word of indorsement to the ac- tion of the executive committee. There is every reason why this mat- ter should be settled quickly and along the lines indicated by the reso- lution.” Mr. Prescott said he would name in the next few hours the three subcom- mittees provided for by the joint com- mittee during his absence, namely, subcommittees to consider the finan- cial. communal and historical aspects of the railway problem. ———e REPORTS TO SENATE. Mr. Weeks Gives Costs of Keeping U. 8. Troops in Germany. Germany owed the United States up to April 30 last the sum of $240,i44,- 511.89 for maintenance of American troops in occupied territory, accord- ing to a report transmitted to the Senate yesterday by Secretary Weeks of the War Department in response to a resolution bv Senator Borah, repub- lican, Idaho. The total cost of the American oc- cupation forces from December 18, 1918, to April 30, the last date for which accounts were available, Secre- tary Weeks said, was $275,324,192.18. The average monthly cost was placed at_$966,049.50. There now are 500 officers, 13241 enlisted men and 54 members of the Nurse Corps in German territory, Sec- retary Weeks stated. The Borah resolution was under- stood to be preliminary to agitation for return of the American occupation forces. SHORT POSTAGE TO CHINA. Letter Writers to Orient Are Warn- ed by Department. 1f vou're writing letters to China, be sure to put enough postage on them to carry them through. Ac- cording to second assistant post- master general, the department has been advised from time to time of the receipt in China of quantities of let- ters mailed in this country and pre- paid at the domestic letter rate of 2 cents per ounce or fraction of an ounce. The rate of postage applica- ble to letters for China, other than those for delivery in the city of Shanghai, is 5 cents for the first ounce or fraction thereof, and 3 cents for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. And when the letters are short- paid ‘the. postman in China collects dobule the deficient postage. NEW AUTO TAG BILL. Mr. Appleby Urges Federal License Good in Every State. A bill\requiring the owner of every alitomobile to obtain a federal license. good in any state, was introduced by Representative Appleby, republican, New Jersey, yesterday, as a means of clearing ‘away the conflict “between states, against which many motorists have complained. The license, the fee for which would be on a basis of 40 cents for each horse power, would be in addition to the regular State license. . Explalning the measure, Mr. Apple- by declared that every automobile tourist had to contend ‘‘with conflict- ing and burdensome provisions and regulations of the various states.” and that all would be glad to be rid of this trouble by having a tag which could tdke them from coast to.coast withoyt being held up and subjected to annoyance. U. 8. A “BEACON LIGHT.” Peruvian Ambassador Sends Trib- ute as His Country Celebrates. Admiration of the Peruvian govern- ment and people for *‘the great Ameri- can republic” was expressed by Ambas- sador Pezet in a letter yesterday to Miss Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma, only ‘woman member of the House. The let- ter, directing attention to the fact that Peru was celebrating the 100th anni- versary of jts independence, was read in the House. The Peruvian ambassador referred to the United States as ‘“‘the beacon light that guides other republics of America.” Miss Robertson, as Speaker pro tem., presided recently over the House when a resolution authorising lflgflhtmem of a commission to attend the Peruvian centennial celebration was adopted. “FANCY FLYING” BARRED. Army aviators are forbidden to make spectacular flights or do “acro- batic flying” over cities or other pop- ulous: districts in general' orders is- sued yesterday. Secretary Weeks said it was the intention to eliminate dan- ger from low flying, and directed that both aeroplanes ‘and- lighter- than-air craft use every precaution when passing over cities and other trowded places. H i e T e T O e e 'whole commercial and industrial situa- c, 38 PIECES OF LEAD IN BRAIN, SOLDIER SAYS AT HOSPITAL Joseph Friedberg, twenty-seven years old, who was shot while serving in the United States Army in Haiti, was a patient at Emerg- ency Hospital last night, having been taken there from the Men's Service Club, 1004 E street, un- conscious. Dr. Bray took charge of the patient and soon restored him to consciousness. Friedberg explain- ed that he has thirty-eight pieces of lead in his brain, several other pieces having been removed by surgeons in , Polyclinic Hospital, New York cify. Friedberg has a silver plate in the back of his skull, /and he ex- plained that he is easily rendered uncohscious by the slightest injury to his head. Last night he was rendered unconscious by striking his head against a bedpost. He was able to leave the hospital this morning. " FIRDYE AR Favor Choking Off Imports From Germany. The much-fougbt-over chemical schedule of the Fordney tariff bill, mi- nus the proposed three-year embargo | on” dye impogtations, was up today before the Senate finance committee. | The embargo plan went out in the | discussion. 1 Dyemakers reiterated their appeals | for governmental restrictions to choke | off dye imports from Germany. Sev- | eral witnesses said conditions in the chemical industry were worse now than expected and that need of the embargo was as great as at any time. | Henry Howard of Clevelgnd, repre- | senting manufacturing chemists' as-' sociations, said dye imports in the last | six months had substantiated conten- | tions that the German dye syndicate | would attempt to destroy the Ameri- | can chemical industry. He presented | no figures. “As a matter of fact,” said Senator | Reid, “vou merely assume that the de- ! pression in the chemical trade is due | to German competition. Cannot the| same assumption be drawn on the | tion?" Mr. Howard said he was not familiar with other lines. The senator said| dye companles appeared to have been able to pay their dividends and he could not believe the government should legislate a monopoly for them. Wool Schedule Attacked. A vigorous attack upon the wool schedule of the Fordney tariff bill was launched in the Senate yesterday after- noon by Senator Gooding of Idaho, re- publican. Senator Gooding said that the wool schedule (schedule K), in the Payne- Aldrich tariff law, which drew so much fire, was “very commendable” when com- pared to the schedule proposed in the Fordney bill. / “The wool schedule in this bill is not called schedule K.” Mr. Gooding said, “yet T am sure it is worthy of the name. What schedule K did in an indirect way | for the manufacturers the wool schedule of the Fordney bill does direct], Wool schedules, he explained, were generally conceded to be the hardest to write or understand. adding that the “‘republican party cannot go on making mistakes such as schedule K without meeting other and more serious defeats.” He declared that the Fordney wool schedule was all the more dangerous politically, because, he said, it endangered the principle of protection. The Idaho senator gave detailed con- sideration to various provisions of the bill concerning duties on the products of wool, charging that they gave 200 to 300 per cent greater protection to the manu- | facturers than the rates on the raw product gave the sheep grower. He felt that such disparities could have but one effect—destruction of the in- dustry furnishing the supplies. OVERNOR T0 STICK 10 STATE BUSINESS Indicted lllinois Executive “to Forget Charges_ and Serve People.” By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 29.—Gov. Len Small returned to Chicago today with the announced intention of devoting his attention to state business to the ex- clusion of all other matters, including the fight against the indictments re- turned against him in Sangamon county last week. The governor's attorneys, who spent yesterday and Wednesday in confer- ence with him here, have left Chicago for their homes, and there is no indi- cation that conferences will be re- sumed before next week. “1 don’t propose to be annoyed fur- ther in serving the people,” Gov. Small sald prior to leaving for his home at Kanakee last night after an all-day conference with attorneys here. “Others are trying to keep me irom looking after the affairs of the people, but I intend to go ahead and do my luty. Believes He Wasted Time. “I am going to stick to business as closely as possible and I will not tolerate any further interference. I believe I have wasted too much time already on them.” It, was understood today that the gov- ernor probably would not be back in Springfleld for several days. He re- turned here today to attend a conference of Lake county delegations desiring improved roads. It also was understood that Gov. Small probably would spend the remainder of this week and the early part of next week inspecting roads. 'If this plan is followed and Bheriff Mester of Sangamon county pursues his policy of refusing to serve warrants on the governor outside Sangamon county, the situation will resolve itself fhto one of watchful wait- ing on both ‘eides until the governor goes back to the state capitol. - —_— LADIES TO BE GUESTS. Board of Trade Committee Will Make Visit to Great Falls. Mysteries of the frequent outings of the membBership committee of the Board of Trade, if there are any, are to be opened for the first time to the wives and sweethearts of the mem- bers. The committee is planning an excursion to Great Falls, Va., on the afternoon of Thursday, August 18, and it was announced today that the event would be anything but stag. A chartered car will take the mem- ‘bership committee members, their wives and friends to the amusement resort, where a varied program of entertainment will be provided. An old-fashioned Maryland chicken din- ner, with a bountiful supply of liquid refreshments, will crown the event. There will be dancing and a fishing party arranged for the anglers. Charles J. Waters is chairman of the committee arranging for the outing. Those assisting him are Arthur Carr, John R. Casper, George Plitt, E. J. Murphy and Fred J. White. Reserva- tions must be in the hands of the com- ndittes bv-August 5 i ¥ FRIDAY, JULY 2 CAPITOL WILL AID " FIGHT ON BODKIES Officials “on Hill” to Co-Op- erate With Police to Curb Handbook Making. Co-ordinated efforts may be made by Capitol officials and the Washington police to stamp out bookmaking and placing bets on horses under the big white dome. This was indicated to- day following a telephone donversa- tion between House Sergeant-at-Arms Rogers and District Commissioner Oyster. Mr. Rogers said his office would be glad to co-operate with the police department in investigations of handbook cases, but pointed out that members of the municipal police force are without authority to make arrests on the Capitol grounds. Senate Sergeant-at-arms Berry made a similar statement, expressinz hi re to co-operate with the Commissioners. It was indicated by the Senate and House officials that they would request James K. Abbott, chief of the Capitol police, to confer with the Commissioners for the pur- pose of insuring co-ordination be- tween the Capitol and District police forces in future investigations of the handbook_situation. 1 When Commissioner Oyster's flying handbook _squadron, composed of De- tectives Sweeney and Messer, ar. rested an alleged bookmaker thi week on_information charging him with having operated a book at the Capitol, the question was raised as to the right of the District police oper tives to conduct investigations at the | Capitol. The defendant in question was placed under arrest outside the Capitol grounds, but the information upon which the arrest was.based was gathered by Sweeney and Messer dur ing an extended investigation at the Capitol, made independently of the | gyl L e Capitol police force. It was stated ‘;{‘,::,f,:g"{:,’;‘°;‘,,,:‘,;}’:af'§?“'.f,',d,," The by the detectlves that they had evi- | anductor and. 1 said ty hawe dence implicating members of the | tempted an assault on & young woman Capitol police force. | patient, May 21 Chief of the Capitol Police Abbott! “The chief justice imposed a sen wrote the, Commissioners today he was in svmipathy with the crusade to stop bookmaking, and that if any per- sons had been engaged in bookmak- ing at the Capitol, he hoped they would be arrested JUSTICE TAFT ASKS CLOSERWORLD TS Principal Speaker at Notable Opening of Institute for Politics. By the Associated Press. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., July 29.— The Institute of Politics, a forum and a school for the consideration of in- ternational problems and relations, was opened at Williams Collége to- day. William Howard Taft, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. presided. Statesmen of high standing, among them Viscount Bryce, were present as members of itg fac- uity. In the chairs as auditors and istudents were the executives or fac- ulty members of many American col- leges. Tt was a gathering unique if its kind, set in what has been de- scribed as’ New England's most pic- turesque college town. To determine the means by which international relations may be so ad- justed that the strength of each may be developed for the welfare of all was advanced as the fundamental ob- ject of the institute in the opening address of Dr. Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams College. . To the foreign statesmen who are to lecture before the institute President Gurfield extended a welcome and an appreciation. Chief Justice Taft, Gov. Channing H. Cox, President A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard Univer- sity and Mayor Andrews J. Peters of Boston were other speakers at the opening session. Mr. Taft's Address. “Never before has it been so clear,” said Chief Justice Taft, in opening the ‘institute, “that our prosperity is de- pendent on our relations to other countries, and the maintenance of those relations in a friendly state of mutual confidence and good wishes. Men and statesmen may differ as to the means by which we shall give permanence to this change of mind and embody it in.formal asociation with other natlons, but circumstances are forcing us to a closer actual re- lation with the world. “The greatest obstruction to the world’s maintaining harmony among | \ere its members is the misunderstanding Letween them and the lack of accu- rate information which one nation | Gelida Manina, may have of the exact situation of the other and of the necessary effect of that situation upon that other's views of their relations. “Progress made in any field of hu- man activity is dependent upon reli able and accurate relevant facts. B; as much as that evidence fails in ac curacy or extent, the deficiencies of progress are measured. This institute is to help perfect the evidence as to & upon the interna- relations between countries. Foreign relations are not affected by the facts bea tional material statistical and economic facts alone, but also by the interpretation of those facts or the belief as to what the facts are by, the people of each cotuntry. Conceived Before War. “This institute was conceived be- 'GETS TWENTY-YEAR TERM |degree in connection LEGISLATORS BECOME PUPILS IN SWIMMING AT MUNICIPAL POOLS A congressional swimming class is now being conducted by®Supt. Bruner of the municipal pools. The class was organized by Rep- resentative Underhill, and Repre- sentatives Swing and Parnelle are among the star pupils. A spirit of reluctance was scen at first, on account of the possi- bilities 'of propaganda _distribution, while the non-swimming legisla: tors were at a disadvantage under a swimming expert. But when it was discovered that there was a strict anti-propaganda rule at the pools, the class became popular. 1t starts early on certain mornings of the week, and several members of various congressional families are now included in its number. FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE Cunningham Sent to Penitentiary. Other Sentences Hand- ed Down. Justice Bailey, presiding in Crimi- nal Division 1, today sentenced W liam Winston Cunningham, colored, to serve twenty y in the peni tentiary. Cunningham T nvicted of murde in the s ith the Killing_ of his wife, Florence, Junuary 23. The court said he thought the jury might well have returned a_ verdet of murder in the first degree, but in considera- tion of the good war record of the prisoner he would impose only the minimum sentence allowed under the law. William Claughton, seventeen years old, colored, was sent to the peniten- tiary for ten years today by Chief Justice M, The prisoner was re- convicted of an attempted us assault on a young w woman. William B. Dixon. colored, a ple, was given a term of five in the penite ry by Chief Justi McCoy for a similar attempted as- tence of five years in the penitentiary on Silas Hutchinson, colored. con victed of an assault with a dangerous weapon. Hutchinson shot Charles V Simms July 1. Justice ~Bailey sentenced Jackson. colored, to three ye: the penitentiary. Jackson gto from Charl W. Dean, ay like sentence was given Fred colored, who used a_razor on wife, Julia, June 9. Because he had been two months in jail the court re- duced the sentence to two years and ten months. TWO BOYS DROWNED IN LOCAL WATERS H. H. Hanson and Leroy McGill Victims of Boating and Bath- ing Accidents. Harry H. Hanson, seventeen years old, and Leroy McGill, fourteen, lost their lives by drowning yestere Young Hanson, " who parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Han- son. at 133 R street northeast, and who his was drowned in Little Hunting Creck near Mount Vernon, when a small skiff son, his mother. and a s the accident, but were unable in his rescue. His body 5 2l hours after the accident. The McGill boy, who lived at 760 6th street southeast, was drowned in the Eastern branch near the foot of street northeast while bathing wi several companions. One of them made an effort to save him, but the swift current counteracted the at- tempted rescue. George Ratherdale recovered the body several hours after the ident ‘and the coroner gave a cert ccidental drown- ing. Mrs eir. mother of the boy, underwent an operation at the Emergency Hospital yesterday and was not told of the fatality. The de- was a stiMent of McKinley High School, | LOSES POST WHILE - RECENING TRIBUTE Herman Laue, Now Out of lived with his | that he was paddling overturned. Mrs. Han- | 14Ty ceased was a sixth-grade pupil in the Lenox School and was a member of the Boy Scouts. P S —— DINNER AT ARTS CLUB. Songs and Readings. Mr. and Mrs. R. Woodland €ave an unusually artistic program of songs and readings last evening at the Arts Club on the occasion of {the last Thursday dinner of the son, which was served in the gar of the club, at 2017 I street. Gates, who during the war sang frequently for the entertain- ment of the soldiers at the camps in the vicinity of Washington, and has appeared successfully on other oc- casions, rendered three groups of songs, which displayed his pure tenor voice good effeq These songs ielo e Mar,” by Ponchielli; “For You Alone,” by Geehi: “Little Mother of Min Burleigh: “Che en Mr. period Come to Me.” by Denza: “. S. rs. Gates; “Christ in F Ward-Stephens; “Lonesome, AlL” Roberts, and tian Song.” by Tosti. Mrs. Elizabeth Coombs accompanied Mr. Gates effec- tively. - Mrs. Gates read two groups of her own poems: “The 1 “Hope.” “Dimples, ley.” “The Riddle" anders,” by That's and | ry. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lyon were hosts at the dinner for the club. BACKS NEW ARMY PLAN. that the had been supplanted by Ship Board, Honor Guest at New York. While a dinner was being tendered in his honor last night at the W dorf-Astoria Hotcl in New York, word was brought by a late arriving gue that Herman Laue, for the past year advertising manager States Shipping Board, had been sup- planted by a new appolintee. The ncw advertising manager is D. E. Brun- dage of Chicago, pert, who came to the Shipping Board from Agency of Chicago. of the United an advertising ex- the Erwin-Wasey Advertising Apparently Mr. Laue did not know Mr Brundage until he was told after the dinner by a friend. Mr. Brundage took up his new dut today. Addresses by Guents. Addresses were made at the dinn last night by Rear Admiral Willin: S Benson, former chairman of the Shipping Board and now a mémber nd by many friends of the former hipping Board advertising muna- ger. The speakers included Commis- sioner Murray Hulbert of the dock department of New York: Frank sson, vice president of the Guar- nty Trust Company; E. A. Quaries assistant to the president of the ited States Mail Steamship Con pany; Avery D. Marks of Washing- ' ton, president of the National Pre Club, and s ral advertising mer The speakers pra ed the adminis- tration of Mr. 1 as advertisin manager. Admiral Benson. in par ticular, pra & the work of the f mer 4 official. A Ben: to Mr. Lawe man ¥ responsible for br b 1o ttention of the American people the fact that there was such L thing as the American merchant | marine. Lnawn Change. Mr. Laue listened attentively to the praise aeccorded him Ly the peakers. unaware that Chairman r of the Shipping Board the before had- appointed a m 1o ceed him cording to reporis aching Washington today. Mr. Laue could not be reached today in Washington. His whereabouts were not known at the Shipping Board Mr. Brundage said he did not know whether Mr. L that his term + had been informed vertising manager of the board was at an end. He said he was appointed Wednesday and took up his new duties t CLASH MARKS HEARING ON HAWAIIAN LABOR 3ompers Resents “Insinuations” of Representative Johnson About Labor Department *‘Spies.”” President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor reiterated to the House inv ation committee charges certa n Hawaiian ottic al bor reports bearing on conditions had been suppressed, precipitating a sharp clash with Chairm “The report of D, ommig- sioner of 1 igration Secre- of Labor and ( ErCe Kome ye suppressed,” Mr. Gom- pers said. “You can verify that by caliing Keefe.” or eight nd now the De- partment of s been so filled with spies th cuments cannot be I safely intrusted from one department tu anothe Chairman Johnson as- serted. ven Commissioner Cumi- netti's report could not be honestly written there Reference by the chairman to the serv of Samuel J. Gompers, jr., son of the labor leader £ chief clerk at t Mr. Gompers ng at what he rized as d not get the position through my influc but on his merits.” Mr Gompers ted Mr. Johnson said he m personzl in th erence to Mr. Gom- pers’ son, and was willing to strike it from the “Please v plied ard urself, Mr. ompers re- resented d b, ou of my vith your reference to the its bt hot day, so well drop rman said the George W. Wright. president of the Honolulu Ce I Labor Union. op- posing the listing of immigration laws to admit Chinese for work on sugar plantations. told’ the commi tee that labor difficulties there could ! be solved if planters would endeavor to incry the efficiency of their en- , ployes. Mrs. George F. Harting Takes Legal Action Against Husband. Justice Hoehling of the District preme Court has issuel a rule George F. Harting, a hauling - on con- tractor, to show cause August 5 why he should not return his two children to the custody of their mother, Mrs Clara Harting, an en.ploye of the bu- reau of engraving and printing The parents have pending in the court counter suits for a limited di- vorce, and the wife complained that while she had the children in a day nursery during her working hours the father called and spirited them away She has been feeding and clothing the youngsters, she asserts, out of her emall earnings. The court rule also requires the hus band to show why he should not piy alimony for his wife and children Secretary Weeks has approved a|attorney D. Edward Clarke appears new policy with reference to as- for the wife, while Attorney Michael fore the war came on, but its or-|slgnmenyts of general officers of the | ('Brien répresents the husband. ganization had to be postponed be- cause of the war. - The war made its usefulness clearer. We are apparently to indulge in a pessimistic estimate of the good that the war has done because of the failure to re enthusiastic hopes of the noble me and women of all the nations, Whi offered up their great sacrifices i the confidence that the defeat o Germany and the victory of of the world over the German ambi- tion would end war forever, and lead to an abiding peace and pros- perity under peace. “Such an end as_this is not achiev- ed all at once. The elimination of Germany's destructive ambition is a great step forward, but it is not everything. A huge task confront the world now won. The war has done much to change the international mind and|eign service roster is to be scru-|presented by T the psychology of the peoples, a has impressed the whole world, a: alize the | oT: that victory has been | take Army. ' Heretofore brigadier gen- erals have been habitually assigned to command troops of the arm in which they served before appoint- ment to the-grade of general offi- the combined which practice, it is held, oper- |John Petras Alleged to Have Forg- o jated to prevent such officers from o |getting the experience to fit them o |for the command of % [arms if promoted to major general. e hat reat | Hereafter they will be assigned to|had not a ce HELD FOR GRAND JURY. ed Name to Contract. John F. Petras of New York, who nt in his pocket when commands without regard to the arm | arrested by Detectives Embrey and of origin. Where deemed advisable to assign a brigadier gencral to a command not of the arm with which he originally served, such assign- ment will be effective after a short tour of temporary duty at the spe- cial service school of the arm him. Secretary Weeks says that the for- pulously observed hereafter. As a rule general officers will go to for- never before, with the inevitable in- | eign service in turn without regard terdependence of peoples and coun- to the duty on which employed in tries, and the necessity for recognizing | this country. Line officers on duty Thompson several days ago, because it was alleged that he was dicker- ing for the purchase of the Biltmore apartment house, and.that he had to | forged the name of the owner to a s | which his intended assignment will contract, was arraigned in Police Court Wednesday afternoon on a charge of forgery. The contract wi ras after he had had dealings with the John F. Maury realty firm. Judge McMahon heard the testi- mony and held the prisoner in bond in the sum of $5,000 to await the ac- and acting upon it if prosperity 8 to | {n the general staff or other staff |tjon of the grand jury. be restored, If the world is to pro- gress at all, living in.” 5 —_— / A. F. OF L. TO AID NEGROE Qrgnnludon Will Assist Freight Handlers With Grievances. Announcement that it had under-fihe last twelve years has been station, corps will go as determined by their and if it is to be worth|place on the foreign service roster of such staff corp: S| PIRE CAPTAIN TO RETIRE. ‘The District Commissloners have ap proved the retirement application o Capt. G. F. Helff, in charge of No. 8 engine house. . Helff has been in the fire department twenty-four years, and for taken to aid negro freight handlers|at No. 8. He was granted a pension of in the south in organizing and in the {$79.16 a month. presentation of their grievances to rajlroad managements was made to- day by the American Federation of Labor. ‘The prom ise of assistance, which |pew Motherhood Clinic for Birth will be extended until such time as|(rol in London, will come to New York | ©! DR. STOPES TO SPEAK. Dr. Marie C. Stopes, founder of ghe on - the negro unions may be admitted to|in October to speak on the social and membership by the railway brother- hood, including freight handlers, was given, Tecent conferences between repre- sentatives of the brotherhood and the | scribed as a “pro-| 'interested negro unions. human—value of clinics, similar to that in England, at a meeting to be held | the bil it was said, as the result of | under auspices of the Voluntary Par- enthood League. Dr. Stopes is de- birth control.” ed | ve baby advocate of | will be sent to the HOSPITALS AGREED ON. Agreement was reached by House and Senate conferees yesterday on the 1| hospital section of the Sweet bill for fire | consolidation of government agencies dealing with former service men. Under a compromise, the proposed terans’ bureau will have authority to contract for the use of private, mu- nicipal or state hospitals for a period of five years or less. As passeq by the House . the bill would have 'permitted leasing of hos- pitals for a ten-year period. A Sen- ate amendment cut the maximum to ne year. While the conferees are still dead- Jocked on half a dozen provisions of 1, Representative Sweet is hope- ful that an agreement will be reached on all points at issue, and that the bill President befo: the Congress recesses. —'3.