Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1922, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. - TEST OF FAIRNESS UPTOREALTORS Congress Members to Note Results, Should Ball Rent Law Fail of Extension. Prominent members, both repub- licans and democrats, of the House are expressing the opinion that it may be a good thing when the Ball rent act expires by limitation next Mon- day to give the real estate men of ‘Washington an opportunity to show how they would act with restrictions removed. Representative Frank C. Millspaugh of Missour], who led the fight in the House District committee against the new legislation to extend the life of the Rent Commission, said today that assurances he is receiving from his colleagues indicate that the House will go slow about passing a new rent commission act. He belleves that the Washington Real Estate Board will itself create an effective, Iair rent commission. The greatest evil in the situation, he says, is that of sub- letting, and he warns people who have been engaged in this business that If they attempt to’ take advan- tage of the lapsing of tke law they will find speedily enacted a new law designed especially to thwart their practices. Mr. Millapaugh Gratified. “It is extremely gratifying. id Representative Millspaugh today, ‘‘to know_that the Washington Real Es- tate Board has determined to create a fair rents commission from the per- sonnel of their board. While there will be some landlords who will doubtless seek to take advantage of the situation which will be created by the lapse of the Ball rent act, it is hoped that vigorous and fair action by the Washington Real Estate Board, working through their fair rents commission, together with the chasten- ing effect of public opinion, will so control the situation that there will be a minimum of distress caused by the lapse of the act. “The base ball interests and the moving picture Industry of their own initiativ Representative Mills- paugh continued, “influenced very largely by public opinion, have been ‘able to overcome very many of the reprehensible practices which had grown up in their business activitie 2nd {nasmuch as the real estate board -<ems disposed to profit by the expe- rience of the base ball and moving picture interests, it seems only fair that the Ball rent act should be al- lowed to expire and give them an opportunity to clean house them- selves. Points to Source of Trouble. ‘The hearings before the House District committee have established the fact beyond the shadow of a doubt that almost the entire trouble in the rent situation has been caused by the avaricious profiteering of sub- lessors instead of the owners of prop- ty,” Representative Millspaugh em- phasizes. “In thousands of cases,” he pointed out, “it has developed that parties owning no property whatever, some of them being government clerks, have leased apartments on the chain principle, have ipstalled a minimum of furniture of a very inferior grade —and In many cases second-hand-fur- niture—and have often more than doubled the rent by subleasing.. “It might be well to call attention to the fact that this reprehensible practice is doomed, whether:the Ball rent act is extended or not, for the bill, which has been reported by the Ho District committee, puts a quietus upon this practice, so that if the Ball rent act is extended this practice will be outlawed, and if the Ball rent act expires and is not re-enacted the. owners of the prop- erty will be able to control this sit- uation through the terms of their| leases. “I want to express the hope that landlords -who are not members of the Washington Real Estate Board j will give their hearty co-operation to the proposed plans of that board nd will refrain from paying any grudges that they may hold against their ,present tenants by evictions, to the end that a spirit of harmony and good feellng may again be e tablished by the landlords and ten- ants, as this is the ultimate solution the problem.” Fair Rentals Board Plamned. . First steps toward definite organiza- tion of the realtors’ fair rentals com- mittee will be taken this afternoon by a cial committee of the Washing- ton Real Estate Board, at a meeting in the offices of the board, Interna- tional building. The committee, composed of B. F. Saul, Thomas Bradley, William E. Shannon, J. C. Weedon and H. L. Rust, will develop preliminary Tange- and also will propose the names of members of the board for appoint- ments for forming such a committee ment to the rentals committee by the executive committee. The action today follows announce- ment of a policy of the board in an open letter issued Saturday by Presi- dent Harry K. Boss. This letter urged members of the Real Estate Board, other rental agents and property owners in general to refrain from taking advantage of any lapse of the Ball rent act by unjustifiably in- creasing rents, arbitrarily seeking possession of properties or discrimi- nating against tenants who may have I'DDOAI'M‘I before the Rent Commis- sion. Pledges to Take Action. The Real Estate Board accordingly pledged itself to create a fair rentals committes of realtors, to function in & manner that will assist landlords d tenants {n the adjustment of dis- utes and the fixing of fair rentals. hile without any legal status, it is expected that through the pressure of public opinion gained by publicity, owners and agents\as well as those tenants who sublet will respect and abide by its decisions in the adjust- ment of rental controversies, Execu- tive Sectretary Petty announces. e services of the committee will be free to both landlord and tenant. Mr. Petty asserted today that the realty board recognizes. it has a serious responsibility .in helping to adjust any housing conditions that may develop by reason of the lapse of the rent law, and is willing to use the strength and influence of the entire organization to see that fair and equitable agreements be- tween landlords and tenants are ac- complished. Senator Ball Doubtful. Benator Ball, chairman of the Di: trict committee and author of the Ball rent act, said today that he did not belleve the voluntary rent cam- mittes, which the real estate board of ‘Washington proposes to establish, would be adequate to meet the situa- tion here in the event the bill extend- of the rent act fails~to a law. Senator Ball pointed out that the proposed committee would have no authority of law to back up olsions, and also that the tenants would not be re| nted on the com- mittee, but merely the owners agents of the property. = LEVIATHAN TO LIVE. President Refuses to Allow Change of Name to Harding. President Harding does not approve ehanging the name of the Leviathan to the President Harding, as recently ord: by the Shipping Board, and today sent to Chairman Lasker of that board a request that he rescind Le that, in his opinion, it should continue to be knom‘: ..°=‘m 0. as it remains. servi umm Staton s $hos/ °", -| approve It. TREASURY “FIRE” AGAIN. Steam . Escaping Near Mf Calls Out Firemen and Press. ' Escaping steam from a pipe near the roof the Treasury Department this’ afternoon ‘led to a fire alarm which called out three pieces of apparatus and most of the newspaper men in Wasr- ington. Investigation showed no frace of a fire. The man who turned in the ;lurg was in demand, but couldn't be ound. —_— PRESIDENT FAVORS D. C. DAYLIGHT P K LAN (Continued from First Page. quently they are hungry long before my husband returns from work in the afternoon.” Children Refuse to Go to Bed, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the organization, said that mothers in all sections of the city have told! her that they capnot get their chil- | dren in bed any earlier at nights, and, therefore, they were 10sing an hour's sleep. “Children,”. she sald, "don't want to go to bed In the daylight” Mre. Beyler pointed out that she is forced to arise at 5:30 o'clock in the morning instead of 6 In_ order prepare her children for school. My whole famlly,” she declared, “has a grouch on account of this daylight- saving plan.” | A suggestion was made by Mrs. Courtney Dinwiddie of the Bright- wood Parent-Teacher Association that | all the clocks be advanced an haur.} Under this plan, she pointed out, there would be no confusion. One member of the assoclation, however. strongly defended the plan, declaring that she belleved the chil- dren were delighted to go to school at 8 o'clock and be dismissed earlier in the afternoon. “The mothers, t00,” she remarked. “ought to be glad to get the children out of the house an hour earlier, because then they start on their housework sooner.” Another member who spoke in favor of the present daylight-saving y arrangement said she belleved the children could do much better work lin their classes during’ the \ early morning _hours. She _voiced - the opinion that a child’s mind funotions better early in the morning. Regular W. R. & E. Schedule. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Company decided to' restore its regular schedule of cars at night. The company will continue to start a few cars from the barns at 4 o'clock in the morning intead of the old hour of 5 o'clock, and also will keep the rush-hour service moved back to meet the army of government em- ployes and others who are reporting an hour earlier, but the . theater crowd and others who are downtown at night will ind cars available to take them home on the old schedule. Officials of the Capital Tractien Company said today they were not yet able to state what adjustments they would make in the night service, and would not be able to announce them until after the circus leaves to- morrow night, which is located on the Capital Traction line on Florida ave- nue. Operating heads of both companies said today that there undoubtedly were people inconventenced in get- ting home from downtown last night, due to the moving of the car sched- ules one hour earlier. In the case of the Washington Railway and Electric Company_ this inconvenience will be prevented by the return to the old schedule at night, and the Capital Traction made it known that it also would adjust night service to meet requirements. Satisfled_with the operation of the informal daylight-saving plan in the District _school system, which thus far has been marked by no confusion, | school officials are intent on follow- ing it. A few protests against the 8 o'clock opening in the schools have been .received by the officials, but they are of the opinion that the ma Jority of the parents of school pu=- and early-to-play plan. Approves Plan. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superin- tendent, is in hearty accord with the plan. A number of other officials also “The daylight-saving plan may cause a little inconvenience-in the home where parents do not go to work,” sald Supt. Ballou. “I believe the plan is entirely practicable as far s the schools are concerned.” Dr. Ballou said he visited ten schools today and found no difficulty whatever at any of them due to the daylight-saving arrangement. A num- ber of these schools, he pointed out, are in the suburban sections outside of Georgetown, where the.children have to come from great distances to school. “There was mo tardiness in these schools yesterday,” said the superin- tendent, “and only one case'was re- ported today.” ington public_schools will continue to observe daylight-saving’ hours, hewever, will be brought up before the board of education tomorrow, {as the result of a protest made by Representative Loren E. Wheeler of 1llinos, acting chairman of the House District committee. In a tclephone conversation with the office of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, ‘Repr official responsible for the schools observing the daylight saving, the superintendent of schools could an his own initlative revoke the order. Representative Wheeler said today that practically every member of Congress resents the daylight-saving regulations in the District, especially those who have-childven in the D trict sghools. NEW U. S. MARSHAL APPOINTS DEPUTIES Resignations of Four Assistants Mark First Changes in Snyder’s Office. : Edgar C. Snyder, United States marshal, made the first changes in the personnel of his deputles yester- day. The resignations of James F. Splain, Michael Dugan, George Burgess and Milton Lee were accept- ed and In their places the marshal appointed John B. Newman; Steph B. O'Dea. Patrick H. Bartman an Charles E. Edmunds. Newman will have Mr. Splain’s desk. in.ihé office and Edmunds, who is colored;: will relieve Lee, a colored ‘man, af the Police Court. The others will,act as deputies, either in the District Su- preme Court or Iin the Municipal Court. Marshal Snyder stiated today that he has been charged by Attorney General Daugherty to make the ‘Washington office & model for offices- of United States marshals through- out the country. He has. adoptedl as his slogan, “Efficlency and cour- tesy,” and will see that all new| appointees, as well as those re- uhlnod in_their posjtions in the ‘mar- shal quirement 100 per cent. deputies, Mr.. Snyder said,: hi indorsements of member: and prominent ‘b ges tH: &t Chan, staft will mot be made has .]l s:lyn-r d-u‘ln e ‘n.f-' ganizatlo: contemplats W made with as little friction .1‘1“: sible consonant with efficiency.. - " S BAYONNE, lightnin, pils are in favor of early-to-school :! lpl- 4 DI ld Qifttord. VIO Marriage. of Film Star and _Miss Hudnut Void.in Cali- fornia.. . By the Associated Press. s LOS ANGELES, Calif.. May'18.—The marrjage of Rodolph- Valentino, screen actor, and Miss Winitred Hudnut, mo- 'tion picture art director, which was solemnized’ af Mexicall, Mexico, last Saturday, is Vold Im California, and ‘thi& bridegroom has made himself sub- ject to” criminal process, ‘according to judges of the superior court here. Jean Acker, film actress, from 'whom - Rodoiph = - Valentino, film actor, obtalned an “Interlocutory de- gree of divorce January 10, 1923, sald she “would 1tke to:do Something”. be- cause of his marriage ‘to Winifred Hudnut, dancer and film art divector, known professionally as Natacha Rambova. S Regarded Bignm “I.shall take the matter up with my attorney.” said Miss Acker, who, according to judges e Los An- geles_county superlor ‘court, still is Mrs. Valentino’and will be, if nothing happens to prevent, until the inter-, locutory degree is made final January 10; 1923, According to Judge J. W. Summer- fleld, such a marriage as that con- tracted by Valentino and Miss Hudnut is_bigamows. Efforts to-locate Valentino and his bride have failed. It was reported from cne source they planned to go to New York, and might alrendy have started for. that city to visit her fa- ther, Richard Hudnut, perfume man: ufacturer. Another report was that Valentino was at work on a desert picture in the Imperinl valley and would_remain with his bride or near Palm Springs for perhaps a 'month. Problem for State. Nell McCarthy, attornqy for Miss Acker, told newspaper ‘men that any prosecution of Valentino for bigamy was a matter for the state authorities, and he had informed Miss Acker that it was not necessary for her to swear to & complaint against him. = - T cannot state at present,” he add- “what other steps my client.may ‘wish to take.’ . BUCKINGHAM WILL SURRENDERSELF Voluntarily to Give Self Up Answer Charge of Kill: ing Wife. By the Awocinted Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 16.—Miles G. Buckingham, indicted yesterday at Canton, Miss, on a charge of murder in connection with the fatal wound- Ing of his wife, Mrs. Loraine Harris Buckingham, near Pickens, Miss., last Tuesday, was making ready to return voluntarily to Canton to answer the charge, while dispatches from Mis- sissippi stated - that an officer from nton would' reach Memplris' tonight { with requisitidh b efiforce %ls Tetirn. Announcement _that . Buckingham .would go to-Canton at once to an- harge, “requisition er.no was made today by D. of counsel for the de- Declared Accldental. “Mr. Buckingham has stafed that the shooting of Mrs. Buckingham accidental, and this we will be able t« demonstrate,” the attorney told news. per men. Meanwhile Mississippl officials. are reported moving rapidly in their ef- forts to obtain thé extradition of the Memphis man on the heels of the re- fusal of the police here o Tearrest him on the telegraphic request of the Madison county sheriff. Buckingham now is under $15,000 bond to answer a fugitive warrant issued at Canton weral days ago. ";!‘;e telegram from the Canton sher- 4 stated that Buckingham has been indicted on a charge of murder and asked that the Memphis police “arrest a £ Declines to Aect. W. T. Griffin, chief of ‘detectives, de clined to act in view of the fact that Buckingham_ is now under bond to answer the Mississippl warrant. According to dispatches today, & requisition for his return has been ssued by Mississippl officials, and an officer was expected to:leave this af- fernoon for Memphis to take him in charge. Buckingham, head of an insurance agency here, s that the shoot- due to cidental dis- adison county & “fugitive” Jury turned an indictment charging mur- der after hearing half a dozen wit- nesses at the opening session of the Madison county court term. RS S BLIGHTED LOVE AFFAIR - REVEALED BY SUICIDE Daughter of Virginta Packer Takes . Life—Letters From Richmond ' Publisher Found. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 16—The story of a blighted love alfair bstween Mis Fannle Grasswith, thirty-two, daugh- ATTACK ON CHANG’S ARMY DELAYED BY WU PEI-FU Forces Insuffielent to Advance on Troops Now Iuntrenched Near Tangshan. By the Associated Press. TIENTSIN, May 16.—There is & mo- mentary lull in the military opera- tions morth of this city, owing to the fact that Wu Fel-Fu, victorious in his campaign against Chang Tso-Lin near Peking, has not concentrated sufficlent forces in the neighborhood of Tangshan for an attack on Chang's army, which is intrenched there. A movement of Wu's troops on a large scale is expected to begin shortly, Théusands of Fengtién soldiers who were disarmed and some even deprived of their uniforms after their capture in the Peking campaign are embarking for Newehang (Ying- chow), Manchuria. Among _ those leaving are about a score of Rus- ans from Manchull, who served a. gooperu in the Pengtien cavalry. . The ‘hihl] leaders appear confident that these repatriated prisoners Wil re- fuse to'rejoln Chang’s army. - BETTER CNDTINS SENBYCOLOGE Vice President Tells Coluin'l bus, Ohio, Business Body of New Prosperity. COLUMBUS, Ohio, ‘May 16.—The commerce of America is gradually working toward a stable condition, and a steady, unfalling return- to prosperity on the firm basis of & 1asting peace may be looked for, Vice President Calvin Coolldge declared in an address at the 'emi-cfintennllli celebration of the Columbys. Chamber of-Commerce here last night. = | While the federal government can- not make prosperity, it can do much to create the proper conditions, he sald, adding that this had been donel through many activities of the pres- ent administration, which he enu-‘ merated. | “The prices of merchandise have ceased their violent fluctuations.” Mr. | Coolidge said. “Values of agricul-} tural and other commodities which ! dropped below cost of production have wisen toward & reasonable; mark : l Output Increased. “The output of our industries has ry greatly increased. ' The Har vard economic service reports that; the production of seven leading! manufacturing groups, steel, lumber; paper, textlles, leather, food and ‘to- bacco -for the month' of February was one-third above the low period of last year. The post office Tecelpts lln large centers are steadily rising. “In the cnd prosperity, like the | government itself, is made by the people. Unless they provide it for themselves, it cannot be provided for them. Both are dependent upon the standards of civic righteousnes: Achlevements Enumerated. Among things which the present administration has achieved to help! commerce on its feet Mr. oolidge enu- merated peace treaties with the central powers of Europe and re- moval of misunderstandings with all other countries, except Mexico and Russia; the emergency tariff law, which, he said, saved the sheep and cattle industry from ruin; increasing the lending power of the farm loan 'banks $23,000,000;. additional credit of $1,000,000,000 to finance. agricultural operation and marketing under the War Finance Corporation; regulation of the packing industry and grain ex- changes; legalizing co-operative mar- keting_of farm products; sending of special agents abroad to enlarge for- elgn markets for cotton, corn and { meats; railroads have been returned lm private ownership and again are advancing to a state of prosperity; proposal to sell the merchant marine to private interests at prevailing world _prices; establishment of the budget system, which, he said, re- |.uned in a saving of $1,600,000,000 this year, and will reduce expendi- tures an additional $3,600,000,000 next year; revision of the taxation system which reduced this form of revenue 25 per cent or $800,000,000; repeal of | the excess profits tax and reduction of the surtaxes; limitation of naval armaments. ' PARCEL POST RATE UP. | Postmaster General Asks Opinions From Big Users. Postmaster General Work nounced today that in view of “fact that Increased costs of ha e | an- the ndling corre. ponding advance parcel pos rates,” he was writing to a large number of parcel post users to get their views on proposed changes. The changes which have been sug. gested, Dr. Work said, included pro- posals to affix a service charge of 1 or 2 cents on each parcel malled, regardless of welght or zone, and to readjust rates by weight and zone. -The Postmaster General pointed out that there has been practieally no change in parcel post rates since the service was inaugurated in 1913, al though the cost of handling the serv- ice amounted to $300,000,000 more in 1921 than in the year it was started. ON WAITING LIST. Commander Edwin B. Niver. Naval Chaplain Corps, at the marine bar- racks, Quantico, Va., has been placed on walting orders. Il { 8 { LEAGUE DELAYS TAKING UP PALESTINE MANDATE ‘ T N, Préssure on Council of Zionists From All Parts of World + Causes Action. By the Awociated Press. GENEVA, May 16.—Pressur 2Zlo s in all parts of the world ied the council of the league of na- tions to reconsider its decision not to take up the Palestine mandate at its present session, and the question of placing it on the agenda will be dis. cussed tomorrow. It is still regarded as highly im- probable, however, that any action o t . G, TUESDAY,' RECEPTIONAWAITS NEW GIANT LINER % « ot Majestic Nears Sandy Hook -'on Malden Voyage Across Atlantic. : By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 16—The Majestic, 1ooking to confirmation of the British | world's largest ship, was rolling down because of the opposition from French and Italian quarters. 'mandate will be taken at this session, from Nantucket to Sandy Hook today on the last lap of her maiden voyage The Zionlst representatives here are | 8cross the Atlantic. Shortly after day- ressing for a decision and say a de-|break all arrangements had been made |- ay .of another three months will mean just that much time lost in es- 1o give the new empress of the seas a tablishing the Jewish national home. | triumphant entry to the harbor. ‘The council met today to discuss the Russian famine situation and the | White Star Hne officials, Norweglan request for a league in- {ry into the effect the famine may | Uited-States Shipping Board tu, u gnn on the prosperity of Europe. DIRECTORS RATIY B STEEL MERGE Bethlehem Lackawann: Stock Agreement An- nounced. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 1G—Meses Taylor, chairman of the Lacka- wanna Steel Company, and Eugene G. Grace, president of the Bethle- hem Steel Corporation, were sum- moned Inte today to appear before the Lockwood legisiative commit- tee Thursday for examiaation com- cerning the merger of the twp con- cerns, ratified earlier in the day by their boards of directors. NEW YORK, May 16.—The Bethle- hem-Lackawanna Steel merger was ratified today by directors of both companies. Bethlehem will pay for the Lacka- wanna properties in 7 per cent pre- ferred stock and class B common stock, giving an aggregate amount {of the two classes equal at par value to the part value of Lackawann outstanding stock, $35,108,500. Forty per cent of the payment will be made in 7 per cent preferred and 0 per cent in class B common, Bethlehem reserving the right, how- ever, to reduce the amount of pre- ferred_and increase the amount of class B common paid by $1,543,000 par value upon payment of approxi- mately $300,000 in cash. Bethlehem Assumes Debts. Three White . Sfar . tugs, carrying the. palice F...Hylan,“with a band, ; in several ler ts were in ness to go down to quarantine to give the glant craft a fitting welcome. The Majestic, which is of 66,000 tons displacement, is not only the largest but probably the speediest passenger ship now afloat. She has a record of twen- ty-five knots an hour, and her engines are still stiff. When they limber up her officers and officlals of the line be- lleve she will make at least four more knots, and during her summer runs eclipse the transatlantic record now held by the Mauretania. Two Giants May Race. boat John @ | FProbably the first week in August, when the Mauretania Is coming this way and the Majestic is Europe- bound, the two glants will race. By that time, officers of the Majestic sa; her great oil burner and her eight ma; turbines, each weighing 375 tons, will drive the Majestic at top somewhere in the vicinity of t y-elght knots an hour. The Majestic, even as a German ship before the war, never made A passenger voyage. She was built in Germany as the Bismarck, laid up in Hamburg _during the war, and then sold to England by the reparations commission. She was then converted il burner, made more luxurious | th and named the Majestic, Loaded as she was today, the Ma- jestic -weighed close to 64,000 tons. With the passengers, crew, ofl, store supplies, baggage and mail, she b comes the heaviest boat in the cross- Atlantic service. Room for 4,100 Aboard. The liner can accommodate 4,100 passengers—more than the largest hotel in New York can put up com- fortably over night. There are 1,245 staterooms, 472 of which are first class, most of them being at least as luxurious as ‘the rooms in the most exclusive hotels. In the second cabin are 212 staterooms, in the third 561. Every room has electric lights, 15,000 bulbs being used. Most of the huge liners now sall- Ing_the seas are built around the engines—that is, they are built in such a way that dining rooms, quar- ters, cabins. even stairs, are made secondary to the engine room. On the Majestic it Is the reverse. All irs are on the side of the ship. The smokestacks and ventilators are built along the sides, connecting in alr spaces at the top of the elevator shafts on the emergency boat decks. Bethlehém assumes all the debts|Thus the center of the ship is given and obligations of Lackawanna. Bethlehem stockholders will be asked soon to authorize the addi- tional amount of stock necessary to consummate the purchase, President Eugene Grace of Bethlehem an- nounced. ~'No financing is required a part of the transaction,” said Mr. Grace's statement, “but consideration is being given this time to providing the moneys for the improvement and ex- tension of the consolidated propertie: to the extent of $15,000,000 -to $25.- 000,000. It is very likely that provi sions also will be made simultaneous- ly with this financing providing for the 1923 $11,000,000 Lackawanna bond maturity. $10,000,000 in Improvement “Without reference to the consum- mation of any public financing it will be the policy at once to authorize the expendityre of $10,000,000, mainly for improving and developing the Lack- awanna property, which the present managgment in Lackawanna recog- nizes should be done. “Although the transaction takes form of the outright purchase of Lackawanna properties it is most gratifying to Bethlehem that Mr. Tt lor and other important {nterests sociated with him in the control of the Lackawanna company will be- come closely associated with the di- rection of the consolidated properties, and it is expected that they will be liberally represented on the Bethle- hem board.” —_— 100 IN _ANNAPOLIS'CLASS TO GRADUATE AND RESIGN Expect to Seek Comminlm in Ma- rine Corps or Army—=8Some to Look for Outside Jobs. ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 16.—That something more than 100 members of the first class of midshipmen will resign following graduation to ac- cept tenders of civilian positions or commissions in the Marine Corps or the United States Army, and that the balance of the class, numbering. more than 400, will get their com- missions in_ the Regular Navy, are the latest. developments in connec- tion with the status of the class which is to be graduated from the Naval Academy on June 2, according the the _to well authenticated reports here. i l l over to parlors, dining room, dance floor, swimming pools and libraries without obstructions. SEES LIFE MADE HARDER. Correspondent Discusses Hardships Imposed by Daylight Saving. To the Editor of The Star: You are giving sensible advice in the matter of “daylight saving.” This childish idea of a few self- centered persons, who wish more.time for_sports, of obliging everybody to conform to their wishes regardless of inconvenience or hardship, is not such a small matter as it might seem. It is difficult to understand why the merchants here, who wish to do so, cannot open their places at 8 am. and close at 5 p.m., just as they used to do, without obliging every one else to do their work on a changed schedule. Certain facts with regard to the so-called daylight saving plan seem alwavs to be ignored. These are that thousands of people who,under stand- ard time, must arise very early and have a very hard life regularly must have life mage harder for them. To people who feed the public and to housekeepers it generally means one more hour work a day and saves more artificial light, whether the clock is changed or not. Congress will be wise if it does not legislate further in this matter. People who do the hard, physical work of the world are greatly op- posed to it. and though they are not the sort who readily make known their opposition, each one has the right to vote and they have an eye on Congress. Any action on the part of Congress would be construed as the forerunner of a national la; later, and,.believe me, the country at large will not stand for that again. L. BAINS. ORDERED TO SELL STOCK. Trade Commission Acts to Dissolve Armour Subsidiary. Armour & Company. meat packers, ‘were ordered today by the Federal Trade Commission to divest them- selves of all capital stock of the packing plant of E. H. Stanton Com- pany at Spokane. Wash. The com- mission declared it had found that acquisition by Armour & Com- pany_of the entire capital stock of the XK. Stanton Company under the conditions and circumstances con- stituted a violation of the Clayton act. NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR ARRIVES IN WASHNGTON. ter -of & Richmond, Va., packer; ‘and { O. 8. Hunsioker, manager of the Hill ' Directory Company of Rich- mond, was revealed :in the death of the young womhy "here last from asphyxiation, She had tuzned on.the gas in her Toom, after weeks ot brooding. = longing t: desert 4! { to_tal 1ro) o tives, fncls Mifan Mattle Grasswith of Richmond, told the story. Since last August Miss Grasswith has been emplo‘;d at & Chicago? pubifshing 'house. o was formerly manager of the letter shop._ak ~of the Hill company Bicem ooy And sald £o be matried; thirty-nlite, sal 0 be mar with one daughter. $50,000'SLANDER SUIT. his:brother, Cabaniss:Bryan, twenty years:old, both.bank clenk: ezt "tlend, W. C. Wright, Suits- - | nothing, but rather necessitates using | Cantigny, I l | l | 1 { AMBASSADOR ON DUTY. Germany Represented First Time Since February, 1917. The German embassy housed a Ger- man ambassador today for the first time sincé midnight February 13, 1917, when Count von Bernstorff, with the passports which had been handed him by tne State Department, left Wash- ington to salil for home., Dr. Otto Wiedfelét, the new ambas- sador, arrived at the embassy late last night, having come to Washing- ton from New York, where he landed last Saturday. A CANTIGNY VICTORY TO BE CELEBRATED (Continued from First Page.) uated in one regiment after gas at- tack and bombardment. That served the purpose, though, of showing the French and the British nearby how dependable the green American troops were. It resulted in a building up of a morale which later played a prom- inent part in the allled victory. Case of Deserter-Spy. There’ll be much to talk about when these veterans gather. For instance, there’s the case of a deserter from the ranks who had enlisted and gotten into the front-line trenches to carry on his work as a spy.. Absolute se- crecy was the primary requisite for success in the attack. the time for the attack he deserted and headed for the German trenches. Discovered half way across, rifle fire was resorted to, in an effort to stop his progress. It failed. He told his story to the Germans, it seems, but they ref\ll:’ed to belleve him. In fact, every evidence they had int aitorent plana, polnfedute There'll be talks of the raids which preceded the attack, when the Ger- mans took a prisoner from the Amer- ican ranks who told them a story of fresh troops, which made them belleve that the deserter and spy lied to them, Then there will be chats about the rations which they had to go on be- fore going into that attack. Many of © “vets” remember the coffee, once a day, wine twice a day, ration of the French which they were placed on, with distinct disappointment. The fact was that liquor was banned in the American ranks and for some time they got nothing but one coffee ra- tion per day. Started Last January. The District branch of the society was started last January, with a meeting in the offices of the chief of infantry, at which the attendance wi approximately sixty. Since that time the District branch has expanded healthily. Lieut. M. §. Stevenson, who happens to be national president of the Disabled Emergency Officers’ As- sociation, was elected president of the District branch. The vice presidents are Kenneth E. Barber, secretary of Representative Copley of Iilinois; Col. Francis C. Marshall of the office of chief of cavalry, and Representative Ogden Mills of New York. Cornelius Ryan of this clity, is secretary- treasurer, and the members of the board of directors, besides the above- named officers, include: Col. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the avy; Anthony L. F. Lucas, Sergt. Pat M. Minish, now at Walter Reed Hospltal; Capt. J. A. Malterer, Serg David L' Friesel of Fort Myer an Capt. Charles S. Coulter of the adju- tant general's office of the War De- partment. The membership includes a number who were prominent in the prosecu- tion of the war at the battle front in France, among whom are Maj. Gen. E. F. McGlachlin, now head of the War College; Maj. Gen. Patrick, Ma Gen. F. W. Colt, chief of the coa artiilery; Col. Campbell King, Col. F. C. Marshall, Col. Willlam C. Crull shanks, Col. W. S. McNair, Col. George C. Barnhart, Col. Harold D. Fisk, Lieut. Col. Augustine McIntyre and Ma. George C. Marshall, the personal ‘a of Gen. Pershing. Gen. Pershing applied for member- ship on the basis that he was the first officer of the 1st Division and as such one of its members. Promisent Speakers. Arrangements have not been fully completed for the dinmer, but inv tations are being prepared for a number of persons well known In military circle: Among the speak- ers, it is planned, will be Brig. Gen. Henson E. E. Ely, who commanded the 28th Infantry In the assault on which took the town. Col. Roosevelt's 26th Infantry accom- panied the attack with a forward movement just at the opportune time and the colonel will be called upon for an address. 1t is expected to make the celebra- tion of Cantigny day & permanent in- stitution among the men of the lst Division in Washington. At Camp Dix, where the division is now sta: tioned, the day is observed regularly each year. ¥, PLEADS FOR CHILDREN, Correspondent Suggsets Autoists Provide Oqfinn. To the Editor of The Star: The call means very little to hundreas of poor children in the District, while !:ou- sands of automobiles flll the city streets and country roads in an ef- fort to enjoy the beauty of this time of the year. The writer suggests that Washing- ton kiddles be given an opportunity to share in the wonderful beautles of springtime weather by organising :Vhll might be termed “Sunday kiddie ours.” I belleve there are enough tender- hearted motorists in Washington who would be glad to volunteer their services as chauffeurs for a couple of hours Sunday mornings, and enough tender-hearted women who would volunteer their services as chaperons. Then it would be possible to give them the benefits which at present are only derived by those ‘who afford it. To make this suggestion practical, it would only be necessary to decide on the number of cars to be used and arrange & schedule—the same meet- ing place each Sunday, but different cars with different cl . E. R. HAAS. OSCAR M. JUDD DIES. Masonic Funeral Service to Be Con- ducted Tomorrow Afternoon. Oscar M. Judd, a veteran employe of the Treasury Department, died at his home, 214 Holly avenue, P:;:t. fv“&'d yutnra.bz.r . Jul was n in Hancock county, Ohio, May 1851. He' came to Washington In 1386, where he was employed in the Indian - division, Treasury Department, at the time of. hifi death. - e was an honor graduate of th class of 1890, National Law Schoo‘ F. A. Masonic services will be at his home tomorrow .nf::?:::' :dl 2 S rviving Bt [ urv m _are five children: Ol L., Dean W. T, Carl .nx?mfll M Judd. e e [ ye Just before ] of the great outdoors ] | Takoma | LAPPER AGAIN RPS VALLATIONPLAN Charges Tariff Scheme Is Ef- fort to Conceal Rate- Raising Extent. American valuation again wag brought into Senate discussion of tha tarift bill today, Senator Capper. re- publican, Kansas, chairman of tha Senate agricultural bloc, charging that “the most zealous advocates” of this system desired it because they belleved that by it they could *con- ceal from the American people tha extent to which they desire to raise rates. they are seeking rates so high as to teh yare seeking rates so high as to be unpopular; that they are ende: oring not to represent the will the people, but to fool the peopl: In Spite of Semator's Action Senator Capper predicted that the “real propaganda” for American valu- ation was coming in spite of the a tion of the Senate finance committc in abandoning it {n favor of the for- eign valuation, and that it would bs launched by those who “desire exces- sively high protective duties on manufactured articles.” Senator Capper said American valu- ation might be properly resorted to to meet unusual competitive situa- tions, as proposed in the present bill, but added that “beyond that it is a cloak for excessive protection and a needless political burden for the re- publican party to carry. He added that within a few years it was not unlikely that the provision of the bill for the proclamation of America valuation by the President ‘would be- come a dead letter. Presents Some Figures. To support his argument that Amex- fcan valuation would conceal the amount of protection accorded, the Kansas senator presented some fig- ures from the valuation report of the finance committee, in which House bill rates were converted to the basis of foreign value Senator Capper asserted that if American valuation was to be used to conceal undue increases in protec tive rates it would become clearls @ “bunco game” at the expense of the farmer because it would not aj ply to his products, the rates on which would be specific and not based on value, while its use would Increase the price of many products which he uses. “Again” he continued. “America valuation, by increasing the heig of the tariff wall, would limit U exportation of agricultural product in exchange for manufactured g00dy bought in foreign countries. Many of our -agricultural products are on . export basis and the tariff will nc help the producers of these products except under exceptional conditions and on special grades. If, In addition to this, the power of foreign coun- tries to buy, the products of our farms and ranches is limited by a tarift which prevents our people from buy- ing on a fair competitive basis the manufactured articles of the highly industrialized countries of -Europe. the plight of agriculture will be even worse than it is at present. Farm Products Dutiable. All products of the farm are on tii dutiable list in the McCumber-Ford- ney tariff’ bill, Senator Gooding ot Idaho, chairman of the republican agricultural tariff bloc announced to- day in the Senaute. t any farm product is on the f{ree Ust, 1 do not know what it Is" I sald. “If we find it we will put it on the dutiable list if it needs protec- tion.” Senator Gooding said the average rate of duty in the bill on farm pro- ducts was 21 3-10 per cent, and called attention that only a few things pro- duced by the farmérs were on the du- tiable list in the Underwood law. The tariff bloc chairman asserted that “all this talk about McCumber bill framed behind . closed doors is without foundation” - He said that when the doors were closed any senator was welcome, adding that he had been present with farmers on_several occasions. Declaring that this was the first tariff bill ever framed ¢t the farmer a “square de: Gooding charged that “all this deiay in the Senate” was for the purpose of “molding public opinion to the idea that this bill is infamous” The Senate republican tariff bloc, which succeeded in having the finance committee accept most of its tagiff rates on products of the farm and ranch, was defeated yesterday in the | Senate in its first test of strength {against the committee. The margin iwas only three votes, however, and leaders of the bloc expressed confl- dence that they would be successful in future efforts, as some of their group were absent today or paired. The test came on an emendment by Senator Johnson, republican, Cali- fornia, to increase the committee rate of 6 cents a pound on citrate-of lime to 9 cents. In rejecting the amendment, the Senate approved the committee rate and also approved the committee duty of 18 cents & pound on citric acid, the finished product of citrate of lime. Senator Johnson had urged that the duty on this be 20 cents a pound, but did not offer an amend- ment. A proposal by Senator King, democrat, Utah, that the duty be reduced to 5 centy a pound was re- Jected. Fight Over Citric Aecid. Another fight over products of the far west followed disposition of the citric_acid, the democrats opposing committee rates of §0 cents a gallon on olive oil.in containers weighing not more than forty-four pounds and 50 cents a gallon on all other such . These rates were approved after the Senate had rejected by ove whelming_majorities amendments b Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa- chusetts, to cut the figures to the &9 cents and 20 cents in the Underwood . The Senate also rejected amendment by Senator King to ma the rates §0 cents and 40 cents, as originally proposed by the committee. A committee rate of 5 cents & pound on the hydrogemated or hard- ened oils and fats was agreed upon without a roll call. The committee rates on castor, linseed and rapeseed oila went over after some discussion, which was opened by Senator Ladd, republican, North Dakota, who sup- ported committee rates and -urged also that the duties recommended by the committee on cocoanut, cotton- seed, peanuts and soya bean ofl be approved. Senator King made a fight last night against proposed duties on perfume mu terialt s, arguing that they were so high as to shut out forelgn compet| l ition, Sen- ator republican, Utah, denied ~ that tais would be the effect and he and; Senator Fletcher, democrat, Florida, eaid these were luxuries and. should |bear a heavy tax for-revenue purposcs. Amendment Voted Down. An amendment by Senator King to reduce the duty on Paris green to one- tenth of & cent & pound was defeated 17 to 35, and he gave notice that he would later move to 2dd it to the free list. After rejecting an amendment by Ben- | ator King to make the rate 10 par cent, the Senate approved the committee rate yof 30 pe;;..m on distilied lemon and orange ol l A _committee amendment increasing the House rate of §2 an ounce on Co- caine and its derivatives to $2.60 was agreed to without a roil call YOUNG WOMAN ARRESTED.. A you ‘womal ‘who name n.l:mm Pa.lur. arrested s u:“ukd: !,"at_.. 1 was