Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1922, Page 3

. S > % ¥ ; 2 * MAY TAKE CARFAR CUT INTO COURT W. M. Clayton Holds Each Line Should Have Own Rates to Meet Revenue Needs. The decision of the Public Utilities Commission reducing street car tokens to 6 2-3 cents may be taken into court by a citizen or group of citizens, William McK. Clayton de- clared today. = Mr. Clayton said he was considering an appeal to the,éourts on the state- ment of the Washington Railway and Electric Company that the new rate will yield that company a return of only 3 1-3 per cent on valuation. Mr. Clayton expressed the belief that such a return is inadequate for the Washigton Railway and Electric Company. “If such a rate will not euable the company to maintain its property and Fender satisfactory service, the peo- | ple, who depend on Washington Rai way and Electric lines for transpor- tatlon will suffer as well as the com-; pany,” Mr. Clayton continued. Different Rates Desired. Such a petition, if presented to the court, would be for the purpose of having rates fixed for each company according to their respective needs. The Commission has adhered to the - belief that the fare should be the same on both roads. PRWNBROKER BL OFFOCHTRAPPED John Joy Edson Wants' One Favored by Commissioners Passed by Congress. John Joy Edson, In commenting today on the pawnbrokers' bill intro- duced by Representative Focht and discussed in the House yesterday, in a formal statement sald: . “Yesterday, in the House of Repre- Bentatives, on District day, Mr. Focht Introduced end urged the so-called |pawnbrokers' bill, H. R. 6309, This “|bill Is against the recommendation made by the District Commissioners in w letter to Senator Ball on April 26th, 1921, in which they disapproved the Senate bill, No. 984, which is practically identicai with the bill in- troduced by Mr. Focht, and again jursed the "enactment of their bill :r':n‘ndlnl: the present pawnbrokers’ |KING PYTHON DISRINS TENDER DEER MORSEL WHEN THRUST IN CAGE THe big fegal python at the Zoo, that had his first meal in Washington - last Tuesday, com- posed ‘of tender young antelope, which he devoured in fifteen min- utes, has had quite enough to eat for the present,thank you. " Satisfled with his meal uf juicy young antelope. the big python gave a disdainful flirt of his tail and & haughty snort tarough his nostrils when keepers Sund: thrust Into his cage a youug d of the Barasingha or Indian swamp deer species. Not course, did he do. these thing: the python is too ma. ture to descend to the gestures by which other animals show disdain. “All he did when kee the young deer into th. open a pair of sleepy long look on the fender n front of him and go hack continuing the stupor ¢h: istic of his kind when full of foud and in a good humor. However, keepers say, disdain was apparent in every inch of his twenty-five- foot length. King python will sleep for some time, Zoo attendants say, stirring from time to time to nncoil his Ereat length, and will then cast his snake eyes around in the search for more food. D. C. FISCAL CHANGE FOUGHT BY FOCHT (Continued from First Page.) ‘The only ‘experiment’ about the | present law was in making the rate {1 per cent. which law Mr. Focht voted for, against the advice and recom- mendation of the Commissioners and the citizens’ committee. In their let- ter the District Commissioners say. they consider a rate of 3 per cent necessary in the rict, and why Mr. Focht, after insisting on limiting it to 1 per cent, against the advice of the Commissioners, is now in favor of raising it to 3 per cent. also agai the recommendation of the Commi sioners, 1 do not understand. the gentlemen who so constantly in- veigh against the city of \Washing- ton and the Dijstrict as thouzh this was a District that belonged 1o a few profiteering shopkeepers, former Both street railway companies will | saloon keepers = and. real estale Thinks Feeht ia Erre: redeem outstanding tokens at five for | grabbers, will cease, for that fs not| “Mr. Focht is also in error, I think, 35 cents until a late hour this even- | the way to look at the District of |In declaring that the business has ing, it was announced today. Columbia. It is the center and seat|fallen into the hands of loan sharks, The main office of the Washington Railway and Electric Company, 14th and C streets, and the headquarters of the Capital Traction Company, 36th and M streets, will cash tokens until 5 o'clock. They will be redeemed at all barns of the Washingion Railway and Elec- tric until midnight, and at Capital ‘Traction barns until 9 o'clock. The same tokens will continue in use after 2 a.m. tomorrow morning, when the new rate of six for 40 cents becomes effective. Wage Cut Problematical. There were no definite indications today that the wages of motormen and conductors would be cut as a re- sult of the reduction in car fare. “I haven't a word to say on the sub- Ject,” was the answer of President Ham of the Washington Railway and Electric Company, when asked about the wage question. The Capital Traction Company has an agreement with its men, who are unionized. under which the wage ques- tion could be reopened in March by ei- ther side giving notice. Neither the company nor the union had given such notice today, and the impression pre- vailed that the wage agreement on that system would not be disturbed at this time. § Although expressing disappoint- ment at the reGuction ordered by the commission, Mr. Ham was non-com- mittal as to whether he would seek further relief from the commission. He said he had not had sufficient time 10 decide that question. He added: Sees Loss in Revenue. “The reduction means a loss in revenue to our company of $216,000 annually, as compared with the pres- ent rate, and $540,000 annually as compared with the rate in effect a year ago. “The new rate is estimated to yleld us only 31-3 per cent return upon the value of our property as fixed by the Public Utilities Commission, using the low prices of 1914. This is certainly far below what any one could consider e reasonable return upon capital invested In ahy enter- prise, and must necessarily interfere ‘with the ability of the company to go_forward as it would like to in the upbuilding of its service and facili- ties” PRINCESS FATIMA ESCORT INDIGTED ’Stephen Weinberg Charged With Impersonating Officer of United States. Stephen Weinberg, alias Stephen ‘Wyman, Ethan Allen Weiniberg and Clifford G. Wyman, was, indicted to- day by the federal grand jury on a charge of impersonating an efficer of the United States. He is alleged 10 have appeared at the White House July 26 last wearing the uniform of a commander of the United States Navy. Weinberg, or Commander Wyman, presented to President Hard- ing the Princess Fatima of Afghan- istan. He is said to have represent- ed himself as attached to the Brook- lyn navy yard. ‘Weinberg has been sought for some time by William J. Burns, director of the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice, where he is said to be known as the grand im- personator. 1t is not known wheth- er he has been located. The grand jury ignored charges of assault with 2 dangerous weapon against 8amuel Butler, Lucinda Mat- thews and Daniel Green and one of larceny agaifist Richard Williams. Others indicted and the charges against them are: Clyde H. Harris, grand larceny; Al- phonso Joseph Nash assault with a dangerous weapo! Wilder Gage, rape; James A. Monroe, housebreak- ing and larceny and assault to rape: Cecil Overton and Bernard Short, robbery; Thomas Collins, Joseph B. Coleman, George Willlams, August Bergen, Frank Mills, Willlam Ran- dolph, randoiph Thomas, Charles H. Simms, Lloyd B. Hudson, John B. g-dy. Frederick Degges and Jesse am of l(ovel'lu'nel'm of the whole United es. o because all the loan shark offices were closed by the faithful execution of the existing law, which has work- ed well, except for the rate, which was jfavored by Mr. Focht and fixed against the recommendation of the Commissioner: The present law has by several decisions Court of Appeals and twice by the Supreme Court of the United States. “The District Commissioners ves properly object to the substitution 1?;- this well tested law of a new law which provided only for loans by pawnbrokers, and thus would give them a monopoly of all the small loans In the District, instead of al- lowing loans on indorsed notes o other security, provided in the pre ent law, and which I am eonvince is for the benefit of the small bor- rowers, “The only way to solve this situ: tlon properly, in my opinion, t pass the Commissioners’ bill H. R. 5015, fixing the rate at 2 per cent. We then would have a good working law {:r all kinds of loans of this charac- Government Property. “I walk these streets feeling that'T own as much of this town as any man that lives in it, and I hope I am as proud of it as they are. But this is the point—men are overlooking the fact that the property belonging to the United States government is ]wonh more In acreage and govern- ment buildings than 21l the private Dproperty, while the government prop- erty is as much in need of fire and police protection as any other. Hence it is up to the government either to help pay its share or admit that it is incapable of doing so. ust briefly in regard to this water question. In the first place this is the unique city in the world. There is none like it anywhere, so far as the government of the District is con- cerned. We cannot treat this just as we would Wichita, Louisville, Harris- burg, Boston, Philadelphia, New York or any place else. We made this District of Columbia—at least in one ought to control it, and we ought to have patience about it. So far as the watel proposition is concerned, of course, we pay much more for our water at home for the reason that the water companies at home have been capitalized with private capital and built by private capital and so conducted. “The District of Columbia put in these waterworks and in return gets the water for the whole District, so far as the government is concerned, for nothing, and we pay the lowes rates possibly in the United States. In our own states at home, if the utilities commissions should give the water companies more than they ought to have, might I not say that they are gullty of favoritism? The statement was made here by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Mann), who cleaned up the question most beautifully, that is the best evidence in the world that the affairs of the District of Columbia—at leas! in one { instance—are better conducted than B S T S¥ys san et [PRESIDENT ASKS $4,500 ‘water here for $7.20 an ive to pay; FOR BATTERY B AHMORY mething like §50 at home, as 1 do, Sum Is in Addition to Present Ap- “We should fellow the example o Boston and New York and prepare propriation for National Guard. twenty years ead. We should re- President Harding toda; move every abitation from the watershed and prepare to have this the Senate & supplemental estimat for $4,600 for the District of Colum’ city grow three hundred or five hun- dred thousand more in population, and bia National Guard to be used during the current fiscal The sum we should do it now.” Renews Water Supply Plea. year. asked s in addition ‘to $7,000, the present appropriation for th Again, toward the close of the ses- rent year. The letter of tra; sion, Mr. Focht renewed his plea for fr the White House u‘}fl'.a Sen, | | | Pawnbrokers’ Bill Debate Not Fin- | ished Yésterday in House. The bill to legalize the buainess of pawnbrokers in the District of Co- lumbia, after being debated at some length in the House yesterday, re- mains as unfinished business to come up again on the next District day in the House two weeks hen unless the regulur District day is set aside. The House late yesterday recom- mitted-a bill fathered by Representa- tive Millspaugh of Missouri, which proposed to amend an act “to re- vive with amendments an act to in- corporate the medical society of the District,” approved July 7, 1838. The purpose of this amendment was to allow the District medical soclety to hold in its own name certain real estate which it now holds under a form of trusteeship. COMES UP NEXT WEEK. early action on the legislation to give the National Capital an adequate and safe water supply, saying: “I would like to refer to a question Tetior that has been raised here this after- e hadaee Tn el noon which pertains particularly to|Dawes gave his indorsement of the the District of Columbia and, I might add, to all who come to the capital, and that is the question of an ade quate water supply. 1 cannot com- prehend what can actuate any citizsen of tae District or any member of the Sen- ate or House in opposing the early consideration, and seriously, with a, view of promptly making provision for a number of years ahead, as well tion. from the standpoint of hyglene, and we take it for grant- ed that every man in this civilized time has daily use for a bathtub. When we look back over the wide sweep of Listory and find that Pliny speaks of pistons and cylinders for pumping water and also we read of Roman baths, and even down in Mex- ‘The money is to be used to t an armory, drill hall and storage space for the equipment and use of t- tery B and to secure fedoral recogni- tion of the battery, which is part of the reorganised 110th Fleld Artillery, District National Guard. Battery B is fully recruited, but the ‘War Department refused to recognise the unit or supply the equipment o account of the poor armory facilities available for the batter: DECISION LIMITS STATE - RATE-MAKING POWERS TU. 8. Supreme Court Bays I. C. C. May Make Intrastate Rates Con- form to Commerce Requirements. The power of the Interstate Com- merce Commission under the tranes: portation act of 0 to fix intra- state passenger rates to make them conform to interstate commerce re- quirements was upheld by the United States Bupreme Court yesterday in a unanimous decision of the court, an- nounced by Chief Justice Taft. Two cases, from New York and Wisconsin, brought to test the law, were decided. The decision declared that com- merce is & unit and does not regard state lines. “Congress In its control of its inter- state commerce system is seeking in the transportation act to make the system adequate to the needs of the country by securing for it a reason- able compensatory return for all the work it does,” the Chief Justice stated in the opinion. are seeking to use that same system for intrastate traffic. That entails large duties and expenditures on the interstate commerce system, which may burden it, unl compensation is raceived for the intrastaté busin. reasonably proportionate to that the interstate business. 1 Congress, as the dominant con- {covered to have were conduits run. {ning up to the mountains for their 3 iown water supply. Strange, is it not, that the last thip § we thought of in our civilization was to have an adequate water supplv in our homes? “Now, when we have this grea luxury 1 cannot understand why there is-any one so far behind the times, so unfair to his own body, in- side and out, to oppose an ade- quate water pply. It marks the high point of civilisation and is only following the divine word of the Master to keep clean, while common prudence should warn us to be ready for conflagrations.” 14 NEW MEMBERS.. Executive Committee of Board of Trade Meets. Fourteen new members were added to the rolls of the Washington Board of Trade a meeting of the execu- tive ‘committee of that organisation yesterday in the Board rooms in The Btar b‘:ldln‘. ‘The hew members are James W. Ayers C. R. Graham, J. R. Devereux, Joseph S. Dow, John T. Dugan, Law- rence R. Smoot, Morris E. Marlow, Bart J. Long, James R. Mays, R. M. Hicks, C. J. Bergmann, F. W. Porter, Joseph S. Devereux and Robert C. Johnson, non-support. ; COLLECTION PRESENTED. Herbert Ward Objects Given to i | ested supplemental appropria,|from Nichols avenue westward. This i THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922, STREETS ACTUALLY DANGEROUS TO LIFE ‘AND LIMB y. It was thi yen! birthday, necessiting his sendi: out g» S. 0. S. ecall, r-old young: became stranded om which brought a mumber of neigh- Ph _strect, where it was necessary It was meCessary to terns placed there, eer clear of. Reside: lowing the recent raims. week ago to assign a special police to let it t to indicate shoal DISGUSS ROUTES | OF LEE HIGHWAY :Directors of Association Hear Proponents of Two Pro- posed Plans. Proponents of the two proposed routes for the Lee highway between Memphis“and Chattanooga, Tenn., pre- sented their claims today at the annual meeting here of the board of directors of the highway assoclation. From Washington the Lee highway runs through Alexandria, Fairfax Court House, Middleburg and on down through the state of Virginia. Dr. 8. M. Johnson of Washington, general director of the association, an- nounced at the outset of today's meet- ing that construction work oh every unfinished gap between Washington and San Diego would start this spring. The case of those favoring construc- tion of the highway between Memphis and Chattanooga by way of the Muyscle | Shoals projects, as opposed to the‘all- Tennessee route by way of Nashville was presented by Representative Almon of Alabama. who, in the course of his address, deciared he was confident Con- | gress would accept the Ford offer for the government properties at Muscle Shoals. —_——— TRUCK AND CAR CRASH. Accident at East Capitol and 8th Streets Early Today. A _motor truck belonging to the Walker Hill dairy and a street car met on a crossing at the intersection of East Capitol and Sth street short- 1y before 6 o'clock this morning. The truck was overturned and several orates of milk was destroyed. Robert Wehre, twenty years old, 737 Gth street southeast, driver of the truck was thrown to tffe street and seriously hurt, while Charles W. Coxall, motorman, was slightly by broken glass. The injured men were taken to Cas- ualty Hospital. Coxall was able to return to work after receiting treat- ment, but Wehre was detained at the hospital. Wehre suffered from con- cussion and injuries'to his shoulder, arms and ear. —_— LONG GIVES $3,000 BOND. Released Until Hearings in Case of Threatening Bodily Harm. George E. Long, charged with Lower—Knnsas avenue detail to keep :.u from being e it depths of mud which pedest there was six feet of water in DANGER TO TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS * INMUDDY STREETS -mus! this area foll CITIZENS DISCUSS STREETS. {Randle Highlands Association Takes Up Impassable Conditions. Bad streets occupied the attention of the Randle Highlands Citizens' As- sociation at a meeting last night. The condition af the streets and al- leys was the principal topic of dis- cussion, several members in short talks telling of the virtual impossibil- utheast from Savannah to Trenton | ity to drive autoviokiles through the streets, Congress Heights—one square. | alleys. Many of the streets are almost The Star man found a roadbed of [ impassable, it was declared by other clay and stones there. and the street | members, and censure was: given to was improved with detached houses t men, who were charged with lit- on_either side. tering the neighborhood with refuse. The only estimate allowed by the| &£, A. Barker was appointed by the bureau of the budget'and which also | chair as a representative of the asso- was fortunate enough to pass through | ciation to take up with the authori- the House of- Representatives was|ties the situation at 17th street and one of $2.400 for grading and improv- | Pennsylvania avenue southeast, where t, Con ight: nes of e Capital raction Company Ing Ralelgh otre et O ari. his|and. the East Washington Helghts Rallway Company cross. The action was taken following reports of the dangerous crossover at this point. JAMES T. TREW, JR., DIES. Secretary of Motor Company Suc- cumbs of Double Pneumonia. James T. Trew, jr. thirty-two years old, and a resident of Washington for the past fifteen yea: dled at his | home, 5529 9th street northwest, last night of double pneumonia. Mr. Trew is the son of James T. and Mary Billingsley Trew and was born at Westmoreland, Va, January (Continued from First Page.) the Commissione: estimate of $837 for grading and improving 5th street street is improved on one side by houses but the residents cannot reach it by way of Nichols avenue, and have to make a detour of three squares by way of Esther place. There is a short square just west of Nichols avenue which has not even been opened, and the part that has been opened has a roadbed of clay and stone. Virtual River of Mud. Sheridan road, running southeast from Nichols avenue at a point at the foot of the asylum hill, is just a river of mud, and is in great need of im- provement, being the feeder and about the only means of travel for a section largely inhabited by colored people. The police of the eleventh precinct in- formed The Star man that this road was In great need of improvement. straet southeast, "Anacostia, is improved right up to Fendall street by houses on.both sides of the street. It is a gravel roadway v_aerudd;i fter heavy rains. t of Fendal street it becomes a county road, and the failure to Iimprove. it in any tly has ratlrkd;d fiha de- velopiient any farther castward. Nlpynl‘ur road from its junction with Alabama’ avenue and running east- ward is just yard after yard of mud It became so dangerous after the recent rains_that the police reported it unsafe. It; would furnish, if im- proved propérly, a_feeder for traffic ween southern Maryland and the Pennsylvania avenue ridge, by way of 25th street southeast. Dasgerous Condition. Alabama avenue from Nichols avenue, Copgress Helghts, to its junction with Bowen roail near the head of Penngylvania avenue @outh- east is ifi & dangerous <dondition. B W. cut (Continued from Tirst Page.) chase of a site for this building is made available for the erection of the building. The appropriation for salaries of teachers and janitors in night schools i8 _increased from $75.000 to $90,000. The items of increase for the police department include provision for seventy-five additional privates of class 1 at $1460 each. The Senate committee made this increase in the police force in view of the growth of the city and the need for more ade- qute protection. The committce added $20,000 for a new station house in the suburban section of the District, and added $5,000 to the appropriation for the purchase of motor vehicles for the police. Under the head of improvements and repairs the committee increased the item for assessment and permit work from $225,000 to $285,000. For paving roadways under the permit system an item of $50,000 was recom- mended. Street Improvements. Street improvements are recom- mended as follows: Northwest—For paving west side of Connecticut avenue, Ingomar street to Chevy Chase Circle, sixty feet wide, $45,000. Northeast—For paving East Capital street, 15th street to 15th street, fifty feet wide, $37,000. Northeast—For paving Rhode Is- 1and avenue, 12th to 16th streets, fifty feot wide, $45,000. Northeast: For paving 12th street, Michigan avenue to Upshur street, forty feet wide. $17,200. Northwest: For paving Randolph street, 13th street to 14th street, thirty feet wide, $10,700 Northwest: For paving 28th street from Woodley road to Cathedral avenue, $10,000. For the grading of streets alleys and roads an item of $35000 is in- creased to $50,000. For current work of repairs of streets, avenues and alleys, includ- ing resurfacing and repairs for as- phalt pavements the appropriation is increased from. $431.250 to $500,000. For construction and repair of side- walks and curbs around public res- ervations the item Is increased from $15,000 to $20,000. The Senate committee in providing for the payment of interest and for the sinking on the funded debt, made this money payable one-half out of the revenues of the District and one- half out of the federal Treasury. w Buy Parks. The committee authorized the pur- chase for public parks of the Klingle Road Valley Park, containing about seventeen acres, at a cost of $186,600; the Piney Branch Valley Park, at a cost of $237,700. and the Paiterson tract, at a cost of $600,000. It appro- | priated $300,000 toward the purchase | of these parks. To meet the needs of the office of the building inspector, which has been emphasized since the collapse of the Knickerbocker Theater, the Senate committee has provided four addi tional assistant inspectors of build- ings at $2,000 each, making a total f five principal assistant inspectors. | It has also provided for an additional clerk for this office at $1,140. In the office of the inspector of plumbing an additional principal as- sistant inspector is provided at §1,5! For Library Bramch. For the Southeast branch of the Public Library, the Senate committee has Inserted an item of $5,000 for salaries in connection with the or- ganization of that branch. A proviso is added that no person shall be em- ployed in that work at a rate of com- pensation exceeding $1.500 a year. The committee also added 35,000 for the purchase of booke, perlodicals and newspapers for the library and all branches, making the total $17.- 500. For repairs and improvements to the bulldings, £3,000 is provided. For the purchase or condemnation of a piece of ground to take the place of Columbia Heights play- grounds, an item of $50,000 was in- serted. Imereanes for Sewers. For sewers, the Senate committee has increased the item for main and pipe sewers and receiving basins from $120,000 to $125,000, the item for suburban sewers, from $125,000 to_$150,000. For cleaning the streets and snow removal the committee increased the ! SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS $3536.164 to D. C. APPROPRIATIONS building and ladd, $140,000; Phillips School, building and _land, ' $140,000; Tenley School. land, $25,000; Dunbar High School, land, $50,000; Armstrong Manual Training School. land and 0,000 Total, public Metropolitan police—Salaries, $109.- 4; additional motor vehicles, $5,000 station house in suburbs, $20,000. ‘Total, metropolitan police, $134.644. Fire department—H $3,000; re- pairs and improvements to fire boat, permanent improvements, $25, 650. " Total, fire department, $29,150. Health department—Maintenance of disinfecting service, $1,000; drainage of lots, $1,000; special services in de- tection of adulteration of drugs and foods, $100; chemisiry laboratory. 750; Garfield Hospital. repairs, dispensary for treatment of per- sons suffering with tuberculosis. $1.- 000; Child Welfare Sociely, $3.000: aid to persons of moderate means suf- fering with tuberculosis, $3.000. Total, health department, $14,550. $1,000. Courts—Writs of lunac Emergency fund, $5.000. Courts and prisons—Fees of jurors, $5.000. Charities and correction—Eastern Dispensary and <(asualty Hospital, $10,000; Gallinger Municipal Hospital, $55,000; board of Chiidren’s guardians, ealaries, £7,680; Home and School for Feeble - Minded Children $125,000: Home for the Aged and Infirm, $1.500: Municipal Lodging House and Wood Yard, $ onal Library for the 90 Total, charities and cap- Public buildings and grounds—Con- tingent expenses, $100; park polic $10.850; laying cement walks, '$500; broken stone road cov- ering for parks, $3,000; improvement, etc., of West Potomac Park, $5.000: improvement, etc., of East Potomic Park, $5,000; maintenance of tourists’ camp in East Potomac Park, $5,000: improvement of parks for outdoor sports, $5,000; increased cost of park maintenance, $15,000; center parking in Pennsylvania avenue southeast. $500; purification of water of tidal basin, $2,000; construction of bathing beach,, etc., for colored population, 00; repairs to statue of Gen George Washington in Washington Circle, $500; care and maintenance of Mount Vernon Park, $1,000% operation of pumps which operate fountain in Dupont Circle, $2,500; heating offices, watchmen's lodges, etc, $1,500. Total bufldings and grounds, $52,480. Rock Creek and Potomac parkway commisgion, Klingle Road Valley and Piney Branch Valiey parks and Pat- terson tract, $300.000. Water department—Increased water supply (authority to contract for $1,400.000 in addition), $1,500,000; in- stalling water meters, $10.000; total water department, $1,510,000; total increase, $3,560.66: Charities and corrections—Indus- trial Home School, $4.500. ;l::rule. 24,500. Net increase, $3,53 VITAL ITEMS SUPPORTED. Senator Phipps to Make Effort to Have Them Retained. Senator Phipps of Colorado, chair- man of the subcommittee in charge of the District appropriation bill, who will have charge of the bill in the Senate, sald today that it had been the purpose of the committee to add to the appropriation bill items which it deemed vitally essential to the District's welfare. He indicated that he would seek, in every wav possible, to have these items retained n, the bill, n regard to the proposal to change the fmethod of sppropriation for {he District from the 60-40 plan in vogue in recent ars, Senator Phipps point- ed out that the committee had placed in the bill the plan agreed to by the Senate when it put through the fiscal relations bill introduced by Senator Jones of Washington. EXPECT BONUS BILL item from $350.000 to $400.000. Increases made for the fire depart- ment inclulle one additional eombina- tion chemical and hose wagon, motor driven. $8,160, thereby providing for two euch wagons: for additional pumping engine, triple combination, motor driven, at $12,5600, providing for two such engines: for repairs. im- provements and alterations to engine heuse No. 16, D street, between 12th and 13th streets northwest, $5.000. The Senate committee has increased the emergency fund to be used in nlsti of riot, pestilence or calamity by fire or storm. from $3,000 to $8,000. Repair of Hespital. For repairs to the old Psychopathic | Hospital building to make it avalla- ble for female nurses and employes an item of $10,000 has been added. The Senate committee has inserted an item for the purchase of a site and the erection thercon of a home and school for feeble-minded persons at a total cost not exceeding $300.- 000, of which not more than $40.000 shall be expended for a Eite. sum, $125.000 is made gvailadble for use ‘immediately. For the National Library for the Blind, located at 1729 H street, north- west, $5,000 has been added. For the Columbia Pol stitute for the Blind at 1 northwest, there has been af $1,500. For the support of Indigen: insane in ¥ nic In- 808 if street dded AGREEMENT SOON Majority Members of Com- mittee Predict Lack of Revenue Provision. Majority members of the House {Ways and means comnrittee indicated today, after'a conference of more than an hour, that a soldiers’ bonus bill without any revenue provisions | would be agreed upon soon. It was sald that there had been no discus- sion of postponing action. The conference was taken up large- ly with consideration of administra- tive detaéls of the proposed bill, and Of this | members said the sales tux had not been discussed. Another meeting will be held later in the day. Confer With President. Representative Mondell of Wyom- ling, the republican leader, held the 1opinion today that it might help the situation to postpone action on the bonus bill for a while. After be and Mr. Fordney had conferred with President Harding at the White St. Elisabeth’s Hospital the ap- propriation has been increased from $850,000 to $900,000. The Senate committee has pravided for eight additional privates for park police at $1,360 - each, ing a total of sixty-one park police priva For the maintenance of tourists’ camp tn East Potomac Park $5.000 has been dded. For the construction of a bathing beach and bathhouse for the colored population of the city the appropria- tion has-been increased from 325,000 to 0,000. “The changes made in the amounts in the bill by the Senate committee are summarized in the report as fol- lows: ; Increase, General expens: Executive office, salaries, $10,690; eare of District building, - $1.200: assessor's office, 2,600; license bureau, $1,500; collec- e, ‘&200: sinking-fund office, 500; coréner's office, $430; Engineer Commissioner’ jce, $2,120: munici- office, $7,20 ission, $500; depart- rveyor's tor's offic pal architect’s Utilities Comm| ment pf insurance, $600; office, $1,000; minimum wage boar« $1,000; free Public Library, $12,000. Total, general expenses, $42,590. Contingent and miscellaneous enses — -Miscellaneou: expel 5,000; postage, $2,500; general at vertising, $2,000; purchase of small Public | House yesterday Mr. Mondell gave it as hie own opinion that a little delay might serve to “clear the skies.” anford McNider, national com- mander of the American Legion, con- { ferred with the President on the ibonus eltuation today, urging imme- diate enactment of the legislation. Mr. MacNider and John Thoma: Taylor, legislative agent for the le. gion, who accompanied the com- mander, declared on leaving the White House that they were “per- feotly satisfled” with the results of the conference. Predicts Action Without Delay. There will be no delay in the pas- sage of the soldiers’ bonus legislation, the legion representatives declared, adding that the President was “heart and soul with the American Legion' and that he understood fully its po- 1 sition. Mr. Taylor said they did not dis cuss with the President any plan for raising the bonus or the question of the tax features which the President has emphasized must be inciuded in any soldiers’ bonus legislation. |l';ELEBRATE “HOME WEEK” Chief Justice Taft Tells of Univer- troller of interstate commerce, may therefore restrain undus limitation of the earning power of the inter- state commerce system in doing state work. Lisd Smithsonian Institution. Presentation of the Herbert Ward African ethnological collection, in- cluding sculptures of African sub- jects. and objects representing the arts and industries of the natives of the dark continent, to the Smith- sonian Institution by Sarita Sanford Ward, widow of the late Her- ‘bert Ward, was announced by the in- stitution yesterday. The collection Shaw. $450,000 FOR NEW HALL. Encouraging Reports to Washing- ton Auditorium Committee. Team captains and workers for the roposed $500,000 new Convention Hall I‘;Qm reported to the Washington audi- 3 = of premacy of the national power this fleld.” —— the in threatening bodlly harm in connection with letters whigh he confessed he wrote to several prominent Washing. ton women threatening death penalty for fallure to comply demands for large sums of money, today was released from custody on $3,000 bond. 5 . The bond was previously fixed at $5,000 but was later luced. Pre- liminary hearing in the case will be held in Police Court Thursday be- Police have reported it as dangerous, d:‘n‘erulli 0 automobile traffic that oodworth June 27, 1917, and has Voloping, -and new streets are being | Hi 3: property owner seeks the section|a mei r of Almas Temp road is .compelied to bear Funeral services will be l | l es of-groceries, $200; employ- ment service. $2,500; tablets to mark historic places, $500; property yard alterations and improvements, $3,500. Total contingent and miscellaneous expenses, §: . Improvements and repairs—Assess- ment and permit work, $60.000; pav- ing roadways under permit system, ts, $184, quantiti A pairs alleys, - $68,750; sidewalks curbs around reservations, $5,000; repairs to sity Club’s History. Reminiscences of the University Club's history from the time of its orgsnization in 1904 to the present time were related by Chief Justice Taft, first president of the club, at the “Old Home Week” celebration last night. In 1904, Mr. Taft eaid, the club had only about, 300 members, while today it i oge of the largest and most prosperous, and has 1,400 will be on exkibition to the public at fl‘x!.lnlatnéllt hllxl'ory. nlflllfln‘ of al has the United States Natios useum led; ‘or subscribed. ] beginning Thursday. Mrs. Ward by | *ambne s momber of substantial eub the gift carried out the wish often | s riptions was $2,000 from Clark Griffith, expressed by her husband during'his | presjdent of the Washington B”"xm NEW YORK, February 38.—Health Commissioner Copeland has notified District - Attorney Banton that pur. suant to a resolution of the health Doard, “no cigar cuttér for common usage shall be manufactured or used torium tion committee last nlgl at the w. Willard Hotel that $450,000 of ount being sought litetime. ia quoted as sayli s —_— Srond "aea. cltisen of Washingtom o |in any public place In the city of New make this g:rwn.l investment in our | York. EX-REPRESENTATIVE. DEAD. |city and I believe every public-minded citisen who gives the matter thought will feel the same way. —_— ORDERED TO WALTER REED. ‘Warrant Officer Byron H. Mills, at the air intarmediate depot, Richmon: ‘Va., has been ordered to Walter Ree General Hospital for dental treat- ment. CLAY CENTER. Kan.. February 28. —Ex-Representative W. D. Vincent of this eur. died today In a hospital at St. Louls, according to word received here. He had been operai en for throat trouble. Mr. Vincent elect- ed by the populists in the 30's to rep- resent the fifth Kansas district In Congress. LIVINGSTON, 28— w.lllni:on D. Rankin, attorney in- eral of Montana, and a brother of Miss Jeanette Rankin, the first woman member of C«an:n-. nounces that he will be a candidate for the republ can nomination for United States sen. ator at tae primaries next August. ary Iiion at Sheboygan. - '. fore Judge Mo on. BOSTON WANTS $1 BACK. red clay, now badly cut up, andfii, 1891, He married Miss Gertrude on either side of this avenue is de- |old. A. A. M, and was raised to olded, whether the automobilist | Rite Consistory, in 191! ormed The Star man the|Trew Motor Company here. e under th Henwood cemetery. JAMES T, TREW.' gation that it is nothing but a bed of T e ':nnu an hour. The scction bordering|and James T. Trew, 3d, three year: @ was'a member of Acacla Lodge, are going up. - The mud road cannot, the tairty-second da:ree. Scottish nd the bridge or the Anacostia bridge. The|years he has been seeretary of the m roadway will be able to|2 o'clol and interment will be in bear the trafiic. al ‘The -aualm l)‘vln' Just -;:_:.gou« og . Ponnsylvania avenue ga an touth of nnesota aventie is being SEEK T0 IDENTIFY MAN. developed rapldly in every Way| The local police have been asked to except the streets. Clay, large stoned | assist in securing the ldentification of and ch'u]l‘.rl furnish the roadbeds on |y white man who was killed B; Asks Sum ‘for Submarine Chaser. y & Seeks turn of the streets here.|Southern rallway traln, February 8, toome Boats is situation applies to 23d, 24th|gbout a haif-mile west of Alexandris, 35th ani 26th streets, as well a8 Q|va. The request was sent today to street and Park place. Maj. Sullivan, chief of police, by the ———n. m;{or ol.Ahxlndrll. & T atips e man wore & lue pin-stri GIVEN SPECIAL DUTY. suit, gray plald overcost, tan oxford Sergt. Frank F. Ammon, 13th En-|shoés and greenish velour hat. In his at Camp Humphreys, Va., h: ineers, as kets were found a small locket g-o detailed to duty with the Na- poc| f Wi sin with sta- -kara smond ring, cheap tional Guard, of sconsin s o e T £ g 5 BOSTON, February 28,—The city of Boston spent_a dollar for a submarine chaser and now wants to return the beat and get its dollar back. Mayor Curley sald that the chaser, p from the Navy ministration of former r for conversion ‘into a fireboat, would be returned to the government because f the expense involved in plans alterations. v and The Star man found by {nvesti- to nefotiate it faster than five|two children—Virginia, aged four, mapped out ani marked. New homes|No. 18, F. He was also by way of the Pennsylvania avenue)Board of Trade. For the past seven heavy trafic, and nothing short of a good dlrecm:;‘:( of the Masons tomorrow af acads: urchased Department in the ad-|retirem Mayor Peters : l suburban roads, $50,000; construction and tepair of bridges, $2,500. provements and repairs, ?van—fldn and pij $5,000; ‘suburban sewers, ‘Total, i $416,150. $55.000. To- and snow removal, grounds, $50,000; board for condem- nation of insani buildings, $500. Total. streets, $100,600. blic leho%l cers’ salaries, el repairs buildings, $50,000; 240; equi t of additional school playgrounds, $2,400; Lovejoy School, names on its roll. Col. Myron M. Parker, retiring pres- ident, made a brief address, in which he expressed his gratification at the growth of the club during the last year. Judge Martin Knapp, the new ident, was installed In office. Claude M. Bennett was chairman of the committee on arrangements. BURNED BY TUB OF WATER. Mav Acala, nineteen old, 400 E street portheast. scalded about her side-and back yes. terday as a result of the aceidental overturiiing of a tub of hot water wkile xhe was washing clothes. She was tuk:n to Casualty Hospital