Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1923, Page 2

&H = MILLION DOLLAR" " GROCER IS FINED Court Rules That Store at , Connecticut Avenue Bridge l Violates Zone Law. * What is known to the members of the District of Columbia bar as “the ilkion-dollar grocery store case,” a test case under the new zonming laws, was decided today in an opinion handed down by Judge Robert Hardison, in the District of Columbia Branch of Police Court, in favor of the govern- ment. The defendant in the case is Theo- dore Marcopulos, proprietor of a gro- cery store located at 2606 Connecticut avenue northwest, at the north end of the Connecticut Avenue bridge, from ‘which the case takes its name. Judge Hardison read his written opinion, in which he reviewed the cas= and, in conclusion, overruled the motion filed to quash and found the defendant guilty zs charged in vio- lating the zoning laws and fined him a_nominal fine of $10. P. H. Mar- shall, representing the defendant, asked that the cuspension of sentence be made of record and gave notice of his intention of applying to the District of Cojumbia Court of Appeals for a writ of error, with the purpose of carrying the cate for final adjudi- cation to that court. W. Gwynn Gardiner and J. Tomlingon were the other attorneys representing the de- fendant and the property owner, while Gillespic Walsh, assistant cor- poration counsel, represented the Dis- trict. Built Prior to Zone Law. The action was brought under the act of Congress of March 1, 1920. known as the “zoning law.” restrict- ing certain sections of the eity to residentiul uses znd other sections o business uses. The place in which the defendant operates his ore is the property of a Mr. Schwartz and was erected in_com- pliance of the laws regulating build- ings prior to the passage or going into effect of the zoning law. In August 10, 1921, the defendant opened & grocery store in the building and continues to conduct the place as a grocery store. The matter of whether the building as a business house bad Dbaen erected in accordance with the then existing laws has been passed upon by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the decision being In the afirmative. The case is now before the United States Supreme Court on appeal prosecuted by the District of Columbia government to sustain the zoning law. Others May Be Affected. The contention of the attorneys for the defendant is tiat if the owner of the building complied with the law at the time of the erection of the struc- ture, prior to the passage of the zoning law, it can be used for business pur- poses. It 12 also shown that the de- fendant made appl cation for permit to contin the operation of the place of business, but that the zoning commis- sion refused to grant the permit, us the htore is in u residential section and prohibited by the zoning laws. The fact that Mrs. Schwartz complied with the law when' she built the storeroom, the attorneys for defendant held, car- Ties with it the right of the defendant &5 tenar L0 operate the place as a store regardless of the zoning law, Wwhich is @ subsequent act passed after the building had been erected as a storeroom. The cour: held that the lawmaking Powery had the vested authority to make regulations covering such a case in point On the finul adjudication of case hangs the abolishment or tinuance of this con- a large number of places of ‘businees now operating in the Pesidential sections, and which the Bistrict of Columbia government offi- cials and the soning commissioners hold are being cperated in direct vio- lation of the zoning laws. The de- cision of the United States Supreme Court in this case pending before it, involving the principle of the law, will be looked for with interest by all concerned. PROVIDES INDUSTRAL HOME FOR WOMEN Establishment of an Industrial Liome for women on an hty-five-acre government property at Mount Weath: er, Va., {s proposed in a bill intro- duced 'yesterday by Representative Goodykoontz of “West Virginia, which was ‘referred to the House judiciary committee. Authority woulé be given the At- torney General, under this bill, fo estabiish such an institution, where would be placed women who are con- | vieted of offenses against the United States, including those convicted by the consular courts, whose term Is for one year or more. In this Insti- tution instruetion would be given and parole provided for. The bill calls “or appointment of A bosrd of advisers, consisting of four citizens, to he appointed by the President for terms of three, four, five and six years, who, with the Ate, torney General, the supervisor of prisons of the Department of Jus- tice and_the superintendent of th United States Industrial Home for Women would congtitute a parole boar The office of supervising architeet 6f tho Treasury s instructed by the Bill to prepare plans for such & home. ———— CONVICTED IN TEN DAYS. John Webb, colored, has discovered that there are exceptions to the prover- bial law's delay. He iz facing 4 possible term of ten years in the penitentiary within ten days after he shot Deputy Mar. shal Edward E. Guinane because the latter refused to take a drink_of whisky from a flask offered to him en the public street. The shooting ogcurred near the courthouse Janu- ary 10. Webb was indicted last Wed- nesday, pleaded not gulity Thursday and was tried and convicted yesterda: Befors Justice Stafford in Criminal Division No. 1. "Because of & pro- vision of law allowing four days in which to file a motion for a_new trial, Webb cannot be sentenced tdday. He was represented by Attorney Robert T. Miller, while Assistant United States Atiomey Bilbrey conducted the prose- cution. Col. Harvey Sails; “Silent on Debt; Weight Pleases | By the Associated Press. ': HOBOKEN, N, J, January 20— ! Ambagsador Harvey sailed back today to the Court of St. James on the Americs. He had no com- Mment to make regarding repara- tions or the funding of the British debt. A ked i1f he expected to attend y mesetings in ndon regarding tha debt, Mr. Harvey replied: “7 expect to attend striotly to my Job in London on my return. Aboyt the only thing the ambas- sador would’discuss at length was the seven pounds he had gained suring his brief stay in the United HUioE P Twas avcompanied by Chandler Cobb, istant commer- ¢lal attache gt the embassy. Before the ship cast off Mr. Har- yey held a brief conference witn Mr, Cobb amd James T. Williams, SEES DEMOCRATS WINNING COUNTRY IN THE COUE WAY An echo of the visit to Wash- ington of Dr. Coue, exponent of autosuggestion, was heard in the Senate yesterday afternoon, when Senator Pat Harrison declared that “day by day, in every way, s0 far as the country Jeaning to- ward the democratic party is con- cerned, it is getting better and better.” Senator Harrison, in explanation of this assertion, said: “In November of last year up in the great state of Pennsylvania in one of the districts where two gentlemen were contesting for the right to serve the people of that district in the Pennsylvania state senate there were some twenty- 0dd thousand votes polled. In that district in the race between the present junior senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reed) and the democratic candidate, Mr. Shull, Mr. Reed received 12,682 votes and Mr. Shull 10,317 votes, about 2,500 majority. In the race between the republican and the democratic candfdates for the state senate There was a tie, both Tecoiving ap- proximately 12,000 votes. They Tan off this tie yesterday. I have waited now some three hours to- day to hear an explanation of the result from some one on the other side and for the information of the returns to be given. In the race yesterday between these two candidates who tied a short while ago for the state senate the demo- crat received 2,500 majority, and thus it {s that the republic ‘day by day, in every way ting deader and deader. —_— GARFIELD DRIVE GIVEN IMPETUS Special Effort Being Mpde to Attain $500,000 Goal by Monday Night. | | The men and women enfaged in Garfield Hospital's enlargement cam- paign are now hard at work in their final effort to carry the story of the hospital’s work and needs to the pub- lic so effectively that the subscrip- tions they obtain will roll the total up to the $500,000 goal by Monday night, when the closing dinner will 1be held at the City Club. There was ino rally lunch today, and will be none on Monday. All pledges obtained since Friday will be turned in and j announced Monday night. 1t is understood that the workers will make a special effort to explain to each prospective giver the ad- vantages of making his gift in th form of a memorial. so that, when the new hospital buildings have been completed he can have the satisfac- tion of seeing a room or department as a concrete and visible result of his gift and, If he wishes, as & .lasting tribute to & close friend or relative. Memerials Given. Quite a2 number of these memorial subscriptions hava been announced at the rally lunches. Among those an- ounced at the last lunch on Friday were the followin A $2,100 room as & memorial to Mrs. Robert Portner, for many years a di- reetor of Garfield, subscribed Ly her children, Mrs. H. D. Plood. Miss Alma Portner, Mre. A. L. Humes, Mrs. Pal mer Derby, A. O. Portner and Oscarj Portner. A $1,200 room as a memorial to Maxwell Woodhull and Ellen Marion Woodhull, given by their brother, Charles . Woodhull. A $1,200 room subscribed by Mrs. Julian 1. Saunders ax a memorial to her son. Fenton G. Saunders. A $1,200 room in memory of Lr. Dl\|dl°n given by his brothers. H. Brldlay Davidson and John C. Lavid- son, A’ $1,200 room given ny C Dunlop, one of the campaign halrmen. ——— RUHR “BARONS” SEIZED; BANKERS DEFY FRENCH MEDIATION PLAN LOOMS (Continued from First Page.) Thomas vice | to the fore as one of the most for- midable obstacles in the path of French and Belgian experts, who, in their firm determination to exact rep- |arations payments by force have al- recdy seized some of the Prussian {state mines and arrested several the magnates. To the murmurings of discontent at the presence of French bayonets was added today an atmosphere of unrest and uncertainty as the work~ men began to wonder where their pay envelopes were coming from. Delegates from the unions were in- formed last evening by the French that France was unwilling to assume responsibility for the wage payments, 5,000 Dem ‘Withdrawal. Five thousand workmen in the stats mines and ovens in the Recklinghausen district protested last evening against the confiscation of the properties there and the imprisonment of Herr Roch- stein, the director. ~They framed an ul- timatum to the French military author- ities demanding the withdrawal of the goldiers and the release of Herr Roth- stein within twenty-four hours. The latter request was refused point-blank; whersupon the workers adopted a resa- lution which said: “We will not work under French bayonets.” Strike Monday Threatened. The resolution threatened a strike on Monday unless the troops were withdrawn and the director set free. ‘Workmen at the Moeller pits at Glad- bach have already laid down their tools, and there were reports today that tech- nical experts at other places had also uit work. The troope stationed at the Gladbach and Buer mines, which were selsed yesterday, were said today To have been relnforced by a detachs ment of cavalry, equipped with m; chine guns and eight howitzers. T M:c\lngln‘ forces have posted no- tices that the confiscation of custom the -xrmuuon of tlle forests and the collection of the ceal tax would proceed in the Ruhr forthwith, thus extending the decree promulgated in the Rhine- land. The control mission h; also served notice that henceforth all ex- rt licenses must be obtained from the French. - Heretofore they have been i sued at Berlin, Coal Output Decreases. Uno{flc}l{ S "'fl, u‘m tlleodu;}} output of hr m ecreas 30 per cent during the first week of the ocoupation. The confiscation of fuel yesterday, as announced by the French, amount. ed to 14,000 tons at Duisburg, 14,143 tons at Langendreer, 2,22¢ tons at Herne and at Marten a train “of thirteen cars carrying fifteen tons each. In addition 7,800 tons in tran- sit_on bars were seized at Mannheim, The general association of German officials, including the “hiu.m and stal omrlovu. at & meeting—held r° Duesseld last night, Erotuud to Gen. Ds Goutte lllillll the Inter- ference of the occupying force. Release of Dr. Schlutius, president of the state finance department, who was arrested at Duessgldor?, was also demanded. ——— Earthworms, which are eyeless, can feal light through the skin. The British army censists of-215,000 men, | 7 g 14 %t before several of the pitheads there | THE EVEmG STAR, WASHINGTO. WITH 54 PATIENTS Inmates of Washington Asy- lug Psychopathic Wards Sent to Gallinger. The new Galllnger Hospital was placed in active service today with the removal of fifty-four patients) from the psychopathic warde of the | old Washington ‘Asylum Hospital to the new buildings, George 8. Wilson, secretary to the board of charities, announced. This is the formal opening of an in- stitution for which the ofictals and citizens of the District, have been working for many vears. The Of linger project is not €omplete, there being two additional buildings to be erected within the next year. The three psychopathfc wards are finighed, However, and will accom modate a total of 200 patients. The two buildings for which plans are now being drawn will be for general hospital cases. Mr. Wilson said the board of chari- ties would continue to utilize, for the present, the epace vacated by | the patients transferred to'the npw lsuuumu AMUSEMENTS i The Denishawn Dancers. The National Theater was filled to overflowing with an audience which waxed most enthusiastic vesterday afternoon, over the program of dances offered by Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn &nd the Denishawn dancers. Tt was quite the most pre- tentious program ever attempted in Washington by Miss St. Denis and proved a close rival in settings and costuming to the productions staged here by Mme. Pavlowa, the Russian artiste. There were a few episodes so eccentric in costuming and pos- tures that they aroused instincti mirth. The majority of the dances, however, were beautiful in idea, pos- ture, and background and exciting the sincerest of admiration. The loveliest of all the numbers was Miss 8t. Denis' solo {nterpreta tion, using as her music Brabm walfz, opus 38, number 15, and Lisz Lieberstraum. The dancer might have just stepped out of the frieze of a wedgewood bowl. Her costume was soft, Greclan draperies. The lighting Bav dim, misty effect to the simple {background that aided in carrying out the dreamy charm of the dance. At no time in the entire program was the wonderful control over hande. arms and feet, for which Miss St. | Dents is particularly noted, so evident as_in this solo. The most unusual group dance was Xochit],” a dance drama based upon an ancient legend of the Toltec tribe of the Aztecs in old Mexico. The colorings were crude and clashed, yet their very disagreement added to the barbaric atmosphere of the dance. Mr. Shawn danced the role of Tepan- caltzin, the flery-tempered emperor of the Toltecs; Martha Graham, Xochitl, the lovely maiden, and Charles Weid- man was effective in the role of her father. The group of six court dancers was well trained and danced with precision and a nice sense of proper spacing_So essential for the proper effect. The court musiclan, & small role, stood *eut perceptibly be- cause of the artistic make-up of the man who had this bit and of the strikingly natural effect of his pos- tures. He would invite the brush of any painter of the human figure. The first group of dances, a Bpan ish_ suite, while effectively costumed and faultlessly danced, lacked that careless, wild abandom that ome as- sociates with dances from the land | of the bullring. The second greup, - Schumann's “Soaring” was danced by a group of five comely and graceful sea nymphs, and the effect was enhanced by the subdued lighting. A huge veil of a lovely sea-green tint was handled i with marvellous skill by the nimble dancers, who wore peculiar pale vel- low bushy wigs. In the oriental group. Denis’ dance of Juan Yin, lof mercy, symbolle of the spirit of China, was a wonderful bit of work, and again brought her matvelousi control of her slim hands into effec- tive display. Mr. Shawn's dance as ja priest of Knossos was grotesque {and jarring after Miss St Denis' {aesthetic number. The Indian dance showed Miss St. Denis in her fam- iliar role of the Nautch dancer, and she was.also the central figure in the pastel Japanese episode. The | Slamese dance was ariginal in con- | ception, but some of the poses seemed astonishingly awkward and at var ance with the grace of most of the other dances. Miss Martha Graham and Charles Weidman gave an in- teresting dance of the “Princess and the Demon.” In the final group number repres- enting Egypt, the dance of Miss St.( Denis and Mr. Shawn, in the Egyptian {temple, was beautifully do Miss {8t. Denis, in responsa to the thunder of applause at the close of the pro- Eram. miade a short speech of thanke and explained that she and Mr. Shawn have as thelr aim the deveiopment of a distinctly American - type of dance. The music of an instrumental quartet added considerably to the wuccess of the program. Louls Horst played the piano, J. Froling, the violin; Augusto Scalsf, the flute, and Peter Kleynenberg, tite cello. OFFICIALS HERE EXPECT NEW PROPOSALS (Continued ‘rom First Page.) % l pacity @f Germany is interfered with the Germans will be begging for a truce., for the French the drep in German receipts from e: ports will lulomldcllly diminish t amounts due France in taxes and t sums ‘originally sought will not have been forthcoming. Neither side will admit failure—both will try to put the burden of defeat om thé “other when mediation comes. Meanwhile the effect on American trade and cdmmerce as visualized here is about as follows: Germany's imports have about.ceased, American exports to Germany have been throt- tled. Foreign countries which have hitherto purchased from Olrm;ny. buying same kinds of mda America, This is temporaril, vantage, but it is not’ h.lnfuy for th. future. It means that while America may be selling more units of cer- tain goods, she ludng twenty units 't)-' mll‘u;l rohduuubw‘l Germany erself has been buying from th Unitea States. * Credits Virtually Exkausted. Heretofore Germany has piled up in forelgn countries the dollars and pounds she has received for the sale of her exports and:has been b goods with that money, but '3 credits ‘are sald to be virtuaily cx hausted'now and trade-Nas: luppld in both directions, wm:u::l L Ger- MAny's necessary requi gnu’.g food- S Teopt for th :h“ tening sl xcept for the threatening situation in the Ruhr and its effect on the en- tire European purchasing power, the international business situation had been showing a gradual improvement. The question now is how long will the ~business interests of France, Great Britain, the United States and Italy let France and Ge: tinue thelr war of men alone can br. jtaken to Emergency Hospital. lxw-kn will be Mrs. Marletta John- HOSPITAL OPENED ~|MOTHER SEES DAUGHTER WANAMAKER LEAVES BIG STRUCKBY AUTOMOBILE Five-Year-0ld Martha Thibodeau Sustains Fracture of Skull in Accident. Suffering from a fracture of the skull as a result of being struck by an automobile in front of her home, 411 6th streét, yesterday afternoon, Martha Thibodeau, five years old, was Mrs. William Thibodeau. the child's moth- er, who recently recovered from an llness, witnessed the.accidnt. Jobn Rutgert Vander Veer, 407 Co- lumbia road, driver of the autimobile that injured’the child, took Ber to the hospltal, and later furnished bond of $1,000. He told the police the chila appeared in front of his machine.so suddenly that he was unable to_pre- vent the accldent. Hit by Ambulance. Mike Casistori, twelve years old, 127 E street, sustained injuries to his legs yesterday afternoon when his ni- cycle was struck by Casualty Homspl- tal ambulance in front of 475 Mis- sour! avenue. The injured boy was taken to Casualty Hospital. While crossing at 15th and G streets yesterday afternoon Mrs. R. C. Bassford, fifty years old, 2424 Pennsylvanta avenue, was knocked down by an automobile owned by Thomas A. McDonald, 1133. Girard street” Her face was painfully bruised. She was able to go_home after receiving first aid at Emer- sency Hospital. John A. Ryan, forty-nine years old, South Carolina avenue southeast, last night about 7 o'clock was knock- ed down by the automobile of Robert E. Rosser, 200 Q street, near Penn- sylvania avenue and 7th street south- east, and painfully bruised. Physi- Cians at Providence Hospital render- ed first ald. Bicycle Rider Hurt. A collision between an automobile driven by Inez E. Foley, 3931 Liv- ingston street, and a bicycle ridden by Woodrow ’Roberts, colored, ten years old, 2314 17th street, at Kal- orama road and Champlain street yes- terday afternoon resulted in the boy sustaining a fracture of the left leg. He was taken to Freedmen's Hos: pita! Max Zweig, 937 D street, was driver of an automobile that knocked down Julius De Franski, ten years old, 1353 Ohio avenue, near 10th and G streets yesterday afternoon and injured his left leg. The boy received treatment ;l Emergency Hospital and went ome. e SOCIETY OF NATIVES HAS UNIQUE CHECKER GAME Members Act as Counters on Large Board Drawn -on Floor With Chalk. Little business and tainment marked the m Society of Natives last room of the Gavel Club, 719 13th street. The society voted to continue the third Friday of each month as the regular meeting night, submitted a report for a society badge, gave a report of the school committee and admitted six new members. Special attention was called by Mrs. Anna B. Hendley, chairman of the school committee, to the impor- tant_mesting under the ausp! 13 the Progressive Educational A tion to be held in the auditor Central High School January this @neeting the Parent-Teacher Association, the educational commit- tee of the Twentieth Century Club, fhe ‘Anthony Leagus and other clvie organizations, it_was stated, wi in attendance. Senator Arthur Cap- per will preside and_the principal much enter- ng of the ight in_the Nirs. Charles §. Eisinger, Miss Lida H. Dorian. Jed Gittings, George A. Giddens, Risley G. Hunt and Miss zabeth Beresford were admitted as members. A report was made on 2 proposed badge for the sooiety by James F. Dahamel Entertainment features were pre- sented by Paul Grove and John C. Proctor, secretary of the society, fol- | ¢ lowing ‘which the members partic- ipated in games. including a game of checkers in which the men and women acted as the counters on a larger checkerboard drawn in chalk i e e —— MRS. CHAMBERS’ FUNERAL HELD AT 10 A.M: TODAY Services Conducted by Rev. W. S. Abernethy at Late Home of _ Deceased. Funeral services for Mrs, Elizabeth Keyser. Fracker Chambers, who died Wednesday night, were held this | By the Associated Press. SATURDAY; JANUARY 20, 1923. | BEQUESTS FOR CAARTY While Bulk of Estate Goes to Fam- ily, Genefous Provision Is Made for Churches. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., January 20. —The will of tae late John Wana~ maker, just filed, leaves the bulk of his estatg to members of the Wana- maker family and provides'substan- tial sums for religious purposes and for ‘charity. Two hundred 'thousand dollars is left to the trustees of the Presby- terfan general assembly for Bethany Collegiate Church, understood to com- prise three churches here, all started by Mr. Wanamaker. Fifty thousand dollars is given to Bethany Brotherhood and. 350,000 to the Friendly Inn, Philadelphia, an in- stitution Mr. Wanamaker established for deserving men while seeking em- ployment. Any residue is to be disposed of, subject to the approval of his son, Rodman Wanamaker, with preference being given for the “billding of a home for boys, in the city of Phila- delphia, whose misdemeanors have spbjected them to the law, and, for want of any other place, are dis- graced by being committed to the ouse of correction and other insti- tutions, that there may be a proper plage for temporary detention, at the discretion of the judges of the courts who desire to take merciful cog- nizance of a foolish boy who is led Into mischiet or crime, without know- ln; where he is going.” he petition for probate states that the estate is valued at $400,000 and upward. A statement issued by the Wanamaker counsel said this ‘“is simply a nominal figure for the pur- poses of fixing preliminary fees for the register of wills.” The text of the will was not made public, but a statement by counsel sald that “Mr. Wanamaker several years ago disposed of a large part of his estate by gift to his benefi- claries. Large trusts were created for the benefit of his daughters, Mrs. Barelay H. Warburton and Mrs. Nor- man MacLeod, while the entire capital stock of his mercantile corporations in Philadelphia and New York was transferred to his son, Rodman, who succeeds his father as president of both corporations.” NO OBJECTION RAISED TO MEMORIAL BRIDGE Georgetown Citizens and Board Committee Urge Draw in Structure. | o tae Baitor of The Star: 1 trust you will give space to the following,” as the public may have been somewhat misled as to the at- titude of the Georgetown Citizens' Association and the river and har- bor improvement committee of the Washington Board of Trade relative to the proposed Arlington memorial bridge. "The civic organizations are in favor of this great memorial project. and have no desire to place any obstacle in the way of its ulti- mate fullfilment. At the public hear- ing January 13 their approval was evidenced by formal resolution, read and filed, and such objections as were made to the ercction of the bridge at the point selected were based upon what s deemed to bc sound and logical reasoning, from the viewpoint of economic and commercial interests involved, and should not in any way be interpreted as inimical to the memorial aspect of the pla; Notwithstanding the views of the Arlington meniorial bridge commis- Sion, "as expressed by its written statement presented at the hearing | and amplified by verbal statements of its executive officer, we feel that a bridge could be erected that would meet all requirements of artistry in ::x:lfl:;:‘nd 3t ofter no obstruction ko on requirements, pre Prespectie. present or ere are on file in the office of th superintendent - of publtc bulldings and grounds several studies and plans. for a memorial bridge, designed to [cross the Potomac river at or about he poiat selected by the present com- mlsslon which were Wo‘l"k'd ou";mgy Edward Casey, architeot, in collabos ration with a Mr. Burr, engineer, at that time connected with the Colum- bila College of New York. The eleva- tion#® of these designs, or one of them in particular, which provides a draw- £pan of ample proportions, clearly ‘demonstrates the entire feasibility of & drawbridge embodying a high de- jbe closed for an hour beginning at gTee of artistry and yvet practical in its relation to the re gt quirements of While the particular design referred te may not fully satisfy the est eal of the bridge w,,,,,,,,,',,,"fi,‘j the Fine Arts Commission, neverthe- k;flt‘; refutes the claim of “impos. We therefore t: e aret ake issue with the ither there must be drawspan’in the Arlington memoris] bridge or there must be no bridge.” morning at 10 o'clock at her late resi- dence, T441_Q street northwest. Rev, Dr. W, §. Abernethy, pastor of | Calvary Baptist Church. of which Mrs. Chambers had been a member for many years, was the officiating clergyman. Thol included only relatives, cl and faitnful old slon of flowers, evidences of the wide- spread affectionate remembrance in which Mrs. Chambers is” held, filled the pariors of the home in which she had so long resided. The pallbearers, all relatives or connections_of Mrs. Chambers, were James W. Macartney and Norris W. McLean of New York and Henry k. Armes, Charles A. Beard, R. M. Kauft- mann and S. H. Kauffmann of this oity. Interment was in Rock Creek cemetary beside the body of her hus- band, the late David Abbott Cham- pers, who died in 1907 CATHOLIC MEN ELECT. Andrew 1. Hickey Chosen Presi- dent of St. Paul’s Council. Andrew I. Hickey was elected pres- ident of St. Paul's Council of Catholic Men at an organization meeting last night in the school hall, 15th and V streets, Other officers elected were ‘William J. Lyneh, vice president: Harry W Sghmits, secretary, and J. D, Leonard, treasurer. Mgr. James ¥. Mackin is honorary pre ent of the council. The council will give particular at. tention to the work of Catholic edu utlon by aiding in the conmstruction maintenance of the new school e built by the parish. o Th Theetings 1 be held monthly and a program of activities will be Inl.\lturltud nt the Next meeting.” An eppeal mad Admiral William 8. Benson to Cn olic men of America on Catholic education was Indorsed. FRANK P. LEETCH, Chairman river and harbor fmprove- ment committe: e e Washington Board DINNER PLANS COMPLETE, Board of Trade Midwinter Event to Be Elaborate Affair. Plans are practically complete for the fifth annual midwinter dinner of the Washington Board of Trade, to be held on Saturday evening, February 3, at the New Willard Hotel. The function is uader the auspices of the membership committee, with Fred J, ‘White as chairman of the special en- tertainment committee. The commit. {ee has given much time and effort to the question of entertainment and talent and promises an evening of fun and :vmh;xcsl:m‘:flf tupgl(‘ihufl with a menu mee appr the ‘most fastidlous spiearean " °f The program includes the Washin ton Quartet, with Mary Sherler Bowls soprano; Richie McLean, contralto: Fred East, basso, and John F. M. Bowie, tenor; Arthur Witcomb, cornet solos; specialties from Le Paradis Jazz Orchestra; “Our Own George O'Connor,” solo 'gypsy dance by Miss Edith Davis, .group dance, “Bacchan- ale,” by Miss Florence Fenton, Misses d Johanna Groncke; group “The Spirit of the Fountain,” s Florence Fenton, Christine and Johanna Groncke, Alice Louise Hunter and Edith Davis; Miss Agnes Whelan, 501 ':u ber of professional acts also ha: provided, which will round out an evening of jollity and good fellowship. John R, Casper, chairmen of the ticket committee, reports tickets be- ing wold at 3 rapld rate and urges members of the board to secure their reservations without delay. The Last Word _ —about the money market ! —the sports —the news from everywhen.h in The Foening Sfar, 5:30 Edition “'For sale by newsboys ~and newsdealers throughout the city DISTRICT HEADS SEEK MORE CASH Go Before Budget Bureau Chief Today to Urge Needs for Rest of Year. The District Commissioners and Budget ‘Officer Donovan will go be- fore Gen. Lord, director of the budget bureau, this afternoon in support of the supplemental estimates they: have submitted to carry on urgent munic- ipal functions for the balance of the current flscal year. While the amount of these esti- niates has not been disclosed, it is believed they total somewhere near $500,000. It is reliably roported that the list carries slightly less than $100,000 for essential sewer worlk, including needed extensions to provide service for new houses that are being bullt. Between $80,000 and $100,000 is said to have been requested to carry the city refuse division through the bal- ance of the fiscal year. Refuse on Increase. An unprecedented Increase in the volume of garbage to be collected has taken place, increasing the expense of the service. This is one of the Dis- trict agencies which makes back part of the money it spends, by the sale of grease and salvaged paper, bottles and other trash The electrical _department _also needs additional money to maintain the strect lighting system from now until July 1, when the new appro- priations become available. It is understood that the Commis- sioners also have had to seek an added amount for the support of in- sane persons committed as charges of the District. WALLY REID GOES ON LAST ‘LOCATION Body of Screen Star Lies in State Pending Funeral Services This Afternoon. By the Associated Press, LOS ANGELES, January 20.—The body of Wallace Reid, motion picture star, was to go on its final “location” today. That was the word used to explain his absence to his small son Billy, and that was the word used generally throughout filmdom, but it had a dit- ferent meaning in each case. To the boy, it merely meant his father was out of town, making pic- tures gt some sceme nmot readily du- plicated at the studio. Billy, who is five years old, and his tiny adopted sister, Betty, will not attend their father's funeral and an attempt will be made to keep them at play at home this afternoon when the last rites are performed for him, Lies in State. The body was to lle in State from 10 o'clock this morning until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the First Congregational Church, near the cen- Yer of the downtown business ac- tivity, but several miles from the Reid ‘residence and from the sana- torium _in the Hollywood district where Reld died. The doors of the church were to 30 o'clock, and at 3:30 joint services were to be held by Episcopal clergy and the Benevolent and Protective ‘Order of Elks, of which Reid was a member. The Rev. Neal Dodd, rector of St. Mary's of the Angels, was to read the Episcopal service. He is known as the “chaplain of the movies” and his church as Hollywood's “little church avound the corner.” The offi- cers of the Elks are to give the ritual of their order. { Players as Pallbearers. Chief of Polica Oaks detailed a large number of uniformed policemen to handle the crowds outside the ehurch. Active pallbearers included Benny Frazee, Reid’s chauffeur; William S. “Bill"” Hart, Ed Brady, Noah B William Desmond and Eugene Pll lette. Honorary pallbearers were Theodore Roberts, Jack Holt, Wood, Conrad Nagel, Antonio Moreno and Victor H: Clark, who will repr ipaid § 30, 1878, which was subsequently col- | MORE TIME IS ASKED TO WEIGH DISTRICT’S CLAIM TO $5,000,000 (Continued from First Page.) 2 whose salaries are paid jointly by the District and federal government, says: D until the act approved June 29, 1922, making appropriations for the government of the District, there was no law authorizing the payment from District appropriations of any such Increased compensation. However, there was a law granting such incréased compensation to the District employes, and the same was paid from the funds of the United States. There would seem to be no violation of law in such payment. The act making appropriations for the fiscal year 1923 corrected this and pro- vided that such increased compensa- tion should be paid from District ap- propriations. Therefore, it seems that from a policy thus expressed by Congress, there is perhaps a strong’ equitable case that the District should bear its proportion of such increased com- pensation of the employes whose salaries were paid from joint appro- priations, but whose bonus was paid wholly by the United States, and to this contention it {s my understand ing that the District of Columbia of ficials do not strenuously objec In another part of his report Mr. Galloway says: Reference to Taxes. “Reference is made in the auditor's report to the fact that more than $1.600,000 of uncollected taxes at June 30, 1878, were collected and deposited to’ the credit of the District in the general fund. Elsgwhere in the re- port it is suggested that the ‘consid- eration of this might materially change the balance, as it now stands on_the books. The organic act of June 11, 1878, provides that the Commissioners of the District shall have power to ap- ply the taxes and other revenues of the District to the payment of the ex- penses thereof, and that thev shall take over the books, papers, records, money, credit, securities, assets and accounts belonging or appertainiag to the business or interests of the Lis- trict; and another part of the same act provides that all taxes shall be in the Treasury of the United States and the same, as w=ll as _the appropriations, to be made by Con- gress, shall be disposed for the ex- penses of said District on itemized vouchers, etc. In other words, it seems that there was an intention to change the forms of government, giving to the new form whatever ‘assets had accrued or were in process of accrulng for the purpose of beginning and carrying on the new plan. Even actual money then on deposit was transferred, to be used in accordance with the new plan and it was certainly not the intention of Congress to deprive the District of all means during the first year of carrying out its duties under this new plan. And had these taxes collected at June 30, 1878, been used for other purposes than the purposes of the new form of government the District would have been unable to contribute 1 cent toward carrying out {ts part of said plan until it was able to asses: and levy & new tax. 1t is my opinion that from a legal standpoint, Con- gress showed that it intended that these uncollected taxes be deposited | in the Treasury to the credit of the | District exactly as they were de- posited.” Taggart's Report. Reporting on the audit submitted to the committee, Darl Taggart, the general accounting officer, said in re- gard to the work of the accountants: “1 believe the work was done in a logical and fair manner, and am pleased to note that the balance found to the credit of the District on June 30, 1922, is in practical agree- ment with that found by the general accounting office and the auditer of the District of Columbia J “In addition to matters affecting the actual charges of credit in the District’s accounts with the United States, this report calls forceful at- tention to the very unsatisfactory con- dition obtaining in several offices. It is believed that these conditions can be| remedied by the proper functfoning | with the co-operation of the offices | involved, under the budget and ac- | counting act, unless Congress de- sires to take specific action to correct tlese conditions. “It {s to be regretted that Messrs. Haskins and Sells (the expert ac- countants employed by the commit- tee) have not mede specific recom- mendations of the amounts to be charged against the District or cred- ited to it, but it is noted that cer- tain items in their opinion should be considered by the committe Opinion on Taxes. Mr, Taggart takes these items up for comment. Referring to the $1 $622,000 of taxes uncollected. Jun { lected and deposited to the credit of the District, he says: “It would seem equ!!nbu that this amount should be applied to the lia- bilities of the District accrued before the United States began to share in expense of the District, unless Con- gress subsequently assumed liability mccrued on the date when the organic act became operative. However, at- tention is invited to paragraph 6 in section 3 of the organic act as follows: follows: “‘All taxes heretofore lawtully as sent Jesse L. Lasky, director of the Famous Players-Lasky west coast studios, where Reid was employed. The 'body will be cremated at a cemetery {n Glendale, a suburb AMUCK ON TRAI, NEGRO KILLS MAN Special Dispateh to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., January A negro running amuck and firing a pistol in all directions threw passen- gers Into a panic aboard a Baltimore and Ohio train which left Washing- ton yesterday afternoon for Chicago. U. B. Hennencamp, ifty, a farmer residing near Rockwood, Pa. was fatally wounded, and the negro was shot down by Capt. Harry D. Schmidt, chief of the Baltimore and Ohio po. lice force in the Cumberland division. The negro started on his rampage as the train was nearing Cumberiand. He suddenly leaped from his seat, flourished a pistol and started firing. Passengers ducked under their seats, while others ran from coach to coach as_the shots went wild. ‘When the train arrived at Queens jon here Hennencamp boarded the he platform of which the negro_ wa tanding. The ne; opened fire and Hennencamp ’?“ dead, Capt. Schmidt, who was stand- ing on the station platform, fired at the negro, who returned the shots. Schmidt escaped unharmed, while one of his bullets took effect on the negro. ¥From Army discharge papers found in his clothing, the negro was identi- fled as John Richards of Beatrice, Ala. The :.?" showed Richards was drafte Gulfport, Miss.. in 1917, and was discharged in 1921 en account of “inabllity. PICKED UP BY POLICE HERE. Richarde was found in Egst Poto- mac Park about 9:30 o'clock yestere day morning by Park Policeman R. L. | colored man to tAe park policeman, his manner being that of a man who was slightly demented. “If you are going to shoot me,” the colored man added, extending his arms, “I can't help it Harper assured the apparently men- ly aist man_ that there was er him and that he had no intention of shoeting him. Learning from Richards that he was from Be- atrice, Als., and that he had served in the Army during the war, he stat- ed, he thought his trouble was tem- porary and decided to do what he could to assist him. The.colored man was escorted to the first precinet po- lice statiom, which place he left shout noon. sessed, and due or to become due, shall be collected pursuant to law, except as herein otherwise provided. “This provision was apparently co sidered sufficient authority to cover all of these taxes collected into the general fund of the District. With regard to fees collected by the ch & of the Supreme Court of ‘ie DlI"‘lCl and the United States inar- shal, Mr. Taggart says: ‘Notwith- standing the fact that the.expenses of the courts are borne 60 per cent by the District ang 40 per cent by the United States, the earnings of the Supreme Court of _the . District. through its clerk and marshal, are coversd_wholly to the credit of the States. H{!:ldould recommend that when and after July 1, 1922. the earnings of all courts of the District be divided be- fween the United States and the Dis- mcz 'of Columbia in the proportion in which expenses of said court are ald out of the United States and f)mrlct of Columbia revenues, and that all fines, forfeited collateral, marshal's fees, fee and emoluments of clerks, and so forth, be considered 2s earnings of the court. With regard to revenues from motor vehicle tags. Which have been covered 10 per cent to the United States and §0 per cent to the District since July $° fo22. and prior to July 1, 1922, t0 the District, Mr. Taggart says there was no requirement of law for the District to eredit the United States With any part of the fund o collected prior to July 1, 1922 Are Personal Views. expert accountants, in their re- poTr'l‘? cuggested that the salarles of Atmy officers detailed in Washington, frhuding the Engineer Commissioner, ghould have been paid in part by the District. Mr. Taggart, in his report, 81 has apparently mnot been the policy of Congress to charge for the urvk-cl of engineer offcers for river 4 harbor improvements even where the whole cost of the work is pald by states, municipalities or even by private interests. can, therefore, make no recommendations as to ‘whether or not the alaries should be charged to District appropria- ions.” ™ In conclusion Mr., Taggart said the opinions discussed in his report were personal and not intended to reflect the official views of the general ac- eounting office or the controller gen- eral. ————— ART LEAGUE TO MEET. A meeting of the Art and Archae- ology League will be held at the Art Center clubrooms this evening, with a buffet supper at 7 p.m,, follow- ed by an illustrated lecture 'on “Art Features of the Brazil Centennial,” by Dr. Mitche]l Carroll, who was a dele- gate at the South American Congress Tagt summer. A short musical program arranged by Miss Julia Schelling, chairman of the music committee, will precede the lectyre, The artists will be Miss Helen Van Ende, violin- fst; Miss Mabel Goldenstrapt, vocal- ist, and Mrs,” Carl ~Chindblom, ac- compaanist. DX SHERFF SLAN, FRIEND ARRESIED Death of Former Louisiana Offigial Occurs in Midst of Murder Probe. By the Associated Press. BASTROP, La., January 20.—H. E. Blankenship testified today be had identified a Ford truck bear- ing Louisiana license tag No. 74657 as the truck he saw on Au- sust 24, in whick Watt Daniel was a prisoaer of hooded men. Blankenship said two of the masked men he recognized ax Oli- ver Skipwith, youngest mom of Capt. J. K. Skipwith, head of the Morehouse parish Ku Klux Klan, and Smith Stevenson. By the Associated Pre MONROE, La., January John P. Parker, jr., former sheriff of Oua- chita parish, who was shot on the Bastrop road, fifteen miles from Bas- trop, last night, by Carey Calhoun of Monroe, died at a local sanatorium here_early today without having re- gained consclousness. The shooting of Parker is shrouded in mystery. Ouachita parish officials stated that the shooting was not re- ported to them until after midnight and that no details of the killing were made known. They stated there were no witnesses to the actual shooting 80 far as known. Calhoun, who is superintendent McGowan Brake Fishing and Huati Club, near_Sterlington, La., was a rested at 3 o'clock this morning Sheriff Arthur Grant and Deputy Sheriff Milton Coverdale at the homw of Mrs. R. L. Rhinehart, where he and his wife boarded. Calheun would make no statement. Weeps Over Shooting. “I was a personal friend of Jack Parker,” he said. “I have known him since boyhood and we ware triends for years. I hate the shoot- ing as much as anybody else, but I have no statement to make as to it All that I can say is that I am sorry.” For hours Calhoun, who is well guarded at Monroe police headquar- ters, has spent his time in weeping because of the killing of his former friend. Parker was the son of John P. Parker, sr., whose name has been prominently mentioned in the open hearing. He, according to evidence, Wwas a member of the “peace confer- ence” held at Monroe between citizens of Bastrop. Mer Rouge and Monroe and officials of the Ku Klux Klan to restore order in Morehouse parish. BURNETT ALLOWED BAIL. Prisoner in Lake Murder Case Has Been Il BASTROP, La., Janu 20—T. J Burnett, held on an affidavit charging murder in connection with the death of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards, wlil be released on bond of $5,000, it has been officially announced Burnett arrived here early todav from Shreveport, where he has been confined in a hospital because of an illness he contracted while in the small parish jail here. A conference between attorneys for defense and members of ‘the attorney general's staff resulted in an agreement to al- low ball for him. A coroner's certificate was presented to show if the prisoner was recon- fined in the Bastrop jail he would more than likely euffer a relapse. Burnett Identified. Burnett was identified yesterday as a member of the black-hooded band which kidnaped Daniel, Richard, W. C. Andrews, “Tot" Davenport and J L. Daniel on August 34. R. A. (Ber- ry) Whetstone testified he saw Bur nett with his mask up while the bund was assembling in @ woods about two miles from Bastrop for the wholesal- kidnaping. A. V. Coco, attorney general, early today anrounced he would leave here this ‘afternoon for Baton Rouge for « conference tomorrow with Gov. John M. Parker. The attorney general said the con ference is for thewpurpose of discuss ing the investigation into masked activities and the report ma im by Department of Justi agents yesterday that a black-hooded band continues to operate in More- house parish. Gov. Parker communicated with the attorney general early today by tele phone, urging him to be in aton Rouge at an early hour tomorrow Mr. Coco_will return here ilonda, Sidney Rogers, a youth who claimed he was a_victim of a masked band near Mer Rouge Thursday night, will be brought here today by Department of Justice agents for further ques- tioning, and will be placed on the witness stand at the open hearing some time during the day, it “as offi- clally announced. Report of Hold-Up. Rogers reported to Department of Justice agents yesterday he was held up about two miles from Mer Rouge by six or eight black-hooded men, who asked him if he was “Mr. Knight." He identified himself and was released. Rogers, according to the reporl, claimed that while driving a team of horses attached to.a light wagen he was stopped by six or eight black- hooded men, one of them holding hi up with a pistol. The federal officers report said that the man wanted was J. M. Knight, & grocer of Mar Rouge Knight, according to the official re- port, could give no reason why the hooded bund was after him. In a statement given to federal agents the grocery man claimed that he had only one enemy in Mer Rouge, and that had resulted from a quarrel over the payment of rent. Ordered to Leave Town. A personal experience with hooded men in Morehouse parish was de- scribed today by E. C. Osborne, twen- ty-nine, @ witness testifying at the open hearing here. Osborne, now a resident of Madison parish, testified he had an order from vigilant committee giving him ten days !D leave Morehouse parish. He said he Teceived the nouce in Febru- stigation,” advised to © at once. dellvered to m$§ by a asked him to be al- lowed to stay, but' he merely flashed a 1ight on his Food and then Tode away: 1 was up against it. I had to sell my property, 1 realized $160 for sixty acres of land. I went to -the sherlif and told him I had been accused of making whisky, and for him to §o to my place and make a search. “I then went to a lawyer, and .he told me I was powerless and he said the court was powerless. I waa then advised to leave the parish.’ The witness said he went to his brother-in-law, Bud McCowin, and learned he, too, had received a warn- ing. 41 stayed there for about a day and that night I was walking about three miles from Bastrop when 1 was sur- rounded by mesked men. -I made a break through the woods and got to Monroe,” the witness concluded, note wa