Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1924, Page 2

rg * UTLER SATISFIED VIGE ON DECREASE Replaces Ousted Police Of- ficlals—Raids Continue. Crime Cut to Half. By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Jenusry 11.—Bes- fore leaving for his home early to- day to enatch a few hours' sleep, Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler ex- pressed satisfaction with conditions as he had found them at the end of the fourth day of his campaign to rid the city of vice and crime. “We shall drive right alon sald Gen. Butler. “Any knock that ap- pears in the machinery will be taken out so that ft will run smoothly.” He sald he believed that most of the lawbreakers had been run out of the, city and that the big job now was| to keep them out. The general lost no time in filling the places of the six police lieuten- ants anl two sergesnts suspended yesterday, when, at the end of the| forty-eight-hour 1imit, they had failed to ciean up thelr districts. But, he eaid, the new men will have to show they mean business. They also will be given forty-eight hours. Under the civil service com- mission laws, the suspended men will have five days {n which to show cause why they should not be demoted i While Gen. Butler was shaking up the executive personnel of the force raids on questionable resorts wers being conducted in nearly every di trict. They continued far into the night and resuited in scores of ar- rests and the confiscation of many stills and quantities of mash and high-powered beer. Police lieuten- ents, after making the rounds of their districts, reported that every known resort in the tenderloin was closed tight and that not a single gambling house was operating. To Clean-Up Clubs. Supt. of Police Mills unnounced that the drive would be carried into hotels and clubs where liquor has been openly displayed The city council has voted Director Butler a 33,000 ralse in pay, makin his salary §15,000 a year. The mea |I|r0. Lowever, must pass second read- ng. Gen. Butler, the mayor sald, had declined to accept the $3,000 a year half pay to which he was entitied from the feders] government by rea- ®on of his rank in the Marine Corps. “Take his name, Ellfott,” bids fair to become historic in the police his- tory of Philadelphis. Gen. Butler s | eccompanfed on his datly and nightly [ounds of police stations by George . Elllott, assistant director of pub- lic_safety. Wherever the general meets a pa- trolman or eommanding officer he un- ceremoniously asks questions, looks him over, and winds up by saying: “Take his name, Ellfott.” Sometimes he will add “and put it in the right column.” Pausing before the street sergeant | &t rotl call. Gen. Butler said: “What's | your name, sergeant?” Hogan, ‘sir,” was the reply. i How long bave you been in the business?” Thirty year Phew, thirty years. Say, you must be 2 real policeman,” was the wen- eral's comment. “And I like vour looks. Keep moving along and who can tell what might happen ia thirty years more.” On his way out he mat a street sergeant and shook hands. “You're a fine looking fellow,” the general said. “You have been doing | Some fine work. I have had my eyo on you up here. Take Lis name, Elliott.” The dictum to “Raid, raid until the: get tired being raided,” s being cur- red out by the police. Several places have been invaded more than once | and slleged high-powsred llquor seized. L Cafe Raid Repeated. The Venetian Cafe, which received publicity when Gov. Pinchot visited the place in a nocturnal inspection of aloons several months ago and which has been in the spotiight during the present crusade, is receiving close at- tention by the police. It was raided on Wednesday. Last night a truck loaded with barreis of beer was seized as it | drove up to the place. Farly today another truckload was taken by police before it was unloaded. Whether the beer contains more than the lawful al. coholic centent has not vet been de- termined by the police. Gen. Butler's campalgn showed its effectiveness in checking crime today, When police records revealed a decrease of 50 per cent in the number of rob- beries committed. Only ten were re. ported to headquarters and of these, Tour were thefts of motor cars, Obeying Gen. Butlers edict to_“go out and shoot a few bandits,” a West Philadelphia policeman engaged in a pistol battie with six men, who were attempting to start a parked cer. “Rush- ing” them, he forced them to take flight in their own machine, and emp- tied his pistol into it as it drove off. FOOD PRICES DROP | DURING DECEMBER —— 14 Out of 22 Cities Report De- creases—21 Note Increases for ‘Whole Year, However. Prices of food at retail decreased during the month ended December 15 in fourteen out of twenty-two cities where the goverhment conducts monthly studies of their movement, the Labor Department announced to- day. As & result of changes during preceding months, however, for the twelve months' period ended Decem- ber 15 there was an average increase of food costs in twenty-one cities out of thetwenty-two. Figureswere not given in the current report on the trend of food prices in Washington. The decrease during the last month wero especially notable in Seattle, amounting to 3 per cent; in Colum- bus, Ohlo; Portland, Me.; Salt Lake City and 'San Francisco, amountin to 2 per cent, and in New York, New Haven, ; Manchester, N. H.; Butte, Buffalo, N. Y., and Louisville, ., amounting to 1 per cent. Among the eight cities showing increases for the month were Peoria, 11, where it amounted to 2 per cent, and Birmingham, Ala.; Jacksonville, Tla., and 8t. Paul, where it was 1 per cent, I For the entire year, an increase at Manchester of 6 _per cent was the greatest noted. Food prices at Co- Jumbus and New Haven increased 5 per cent and at Buffalo, Little Rock, k.; New York, Portland, Me.; St 'aul, Richmond, Va., and Sait Lake City the year's increase amounted to 2 ber cent. ARM COBLENZ POLICE, Occupation Authorities See Danger of New “Putsch.” By the Associated Press. BERLIN, January 1L—A telegram from Coblens today says that the oc- cupation suthorities, owing to the im- minept danger of 3 neW separatist “putsch,” have returned to the German police the firearms they were obliged 1o _surrender last October. The on their part, have strengthened the garrisom of the at lenz, t castle Butler Puts Show Houses on Honor To Uphold Law B the Asseciated Press. PHILADELPHIA, January 1 Theatrical managers of Philade| phia have been put on their honer by Gen. Smedley D. Butler, the new director of public safety, to keep performances clean. Heras- tofore policemen in plain cloth have been sssigned to theaters to act as censors. “I'll yank the police said Gen. But! . have people w busine: have out today,” better to understand the act as censors than o e police do the work.” SMITH SEEKS AID IN CUTTING RATES New Commerce Chairman of Senate Issues First Formal Statement. A plea to the effect that “all inter_ ested should co-operate to provide ri lief from the burden of excessive freight rates,” is contained In a statement issued today by Senator Smith of South Carolina, democra: newly elected chairman of the inter- state commerce committee. Senator Smith pointed out that there is widespread demand for a reduction in freight rates, particu- larly on agricultural products. Sena- tor Smith made no prediction as to what legislation, if any, his commit- tee would bring forth on the railroad situation. His statement follows: “As a resuit of unusual conditions, 1. a democret, have been elected chairman of the committes on inter- state commerce st u time when my party is in & minority in the Senate, It is not possible at this tims to an- ticipate what action the committee will take touching the Important measures which it is expected will be brought before it. “There is a widespread demand for @ substantial reduction In frelght rates. All interested should co- operate to provide rellef from the burden of exceseilve freight rates. “This applies with a special empha- 88 to the intolerable burden imposed ynder present rates on agriculture. 1 think all falr-minded persons realize that I am not in a position to define a hard and fast progrem for the nmittee on interstate com- merc It is expected that Chairman Smith will call the committee together at an early date to consider various pro- posals which have been made 100%Ing to the amendment of the transporta- tion act Would Amend Transportation Aet. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, leader of the republican progressive bloe, who was largely responsible for tha election of Senator Smith, demo- crat, as chairman of the interstate commerce committee, yesterday pro- posed drastic amendments to the transportation and raflroad valua- tion acts. Under the amendments proposed by Senator La Follette rallroad rates would be fixed on the basis of the cost of service. Mr. La Folletts ex- plained in a statement that by cost of service he meant operating ex- penses, pius actual capital cost, such a8 interest on bonds, plus fair divi- dends for stock that represents money inv 4 “I reject the theory,” Benator La Follette said, “that publio utilities have any right to earn profits on In- flated and fictitious values.” Senator La Follette's amendment to the valuation act would direct the In- terstate Commerce Commission to as- certain the original costs of rallroad properties, 0 as to determine the amount of money “actually and pru- dently investe Referred to Committee. It also would provide that “where reliable records have not been pre- served by the railroads, original cost shall be estimated from t data which are availabl amendments were referred to the in- terstate commerce committee., “These amendments, If enacted,” Senator La Follette said, “will fix as the rate base the amount of money prudently invested in the properties by the owners and will outlaw for rate-making purposes the inflated and fraudulent claims of alleged ‘values now put forward by the raflroad “The highest courts have held re- peatedly that rate regulatfon is the function not of the courts, but of the legislature. It {s, therefore, the un- doubted right of Congress to define what are ‘reasonable rates’ I pro- pose that Congress shall adequately Perform this long neglected duty.” WOULD COMMISSION SANITARY ENGINEERS Engineering Council Backs Bxl;l Pertaining to Public Health Service Officers. The American Engineering Coun- cil of the Federated American Engi- neering Societies, in the final session of the convention at the Shoreham Hotel, today adopted a resolution urging that the sanitary engineers attached to the United States public health service be made commissioned officers. The council at the same time indorsed recommendations of its executive board looking to im- provement in the public health serv- fee. The council favored the passage of the bill prepared by the Treasury De- partment “to promote the efficlency of the United States public health R service. = & " "Copies of the resolution addpted to- day were at once sent to President Coolidge, Secréetary Mellon and the un’nmuuu' of (ionm- to which this bill was referred. Engineers of all branchas today ex- pressed their indorsement of the at- titude of ex-Gov. Hartness of Ver. mont, who, delivering his first public utterance as president of the Fed- erated American Engineering ‘So- Siation S M Froke at ine Mellon tax plan. He socleties’ annual banguet last night. A feature of today's session was an enthusiastic tender of co-operation in the 'h;:ulufl.\ reparedness pro- gram o ar Sponso to the e 'ir"";‘;‘a:’f,.“"""" Bec- retary Dwight F. Mr. Davis, in a personsl statement, outlined the role which the depart- ment expected the engineers to play in the mobilization scheme. Presi- dent Harkness pledged the united support of the engineers to the de- partment. Charles F. Loweth of Chicago, speaking for the American Boclety of Civil eers, formally tendered the sid of thiy branch of engineering. CUBAN SUGAR MEN STRIEKE. HAVANA, January 11.—~Workers in the Guispuscoa sugar mill, near Martl, province of Matansas. have gone on strike to enforce & demand of the cane cutters for $1.30 for each 100 arrobas (an arroba is twenty. pounds) of cane cyt by them. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924 DRY CHIEFS GATHER! HERE FOR SESSION Bryan, Pinchot and “Pussy- foot” Johnson Among Ce- lebrities to Attend. The dry leaders of tho world were arriving in Washington today pre- PATAtory to the Inaugural session to- morrow of the thirtieth gnnual con- vention of the Anti-Saloon League of | America in the First Congregational Church, 10th and G streets northwest. Prankly admitting the existence of & widespread sentiment against na- tional prohibition, the dry leaders as- sembled prepared to adopt one of the MmOoAt strenuous campaign programs lnI the history of the league. t Will be & program of educati rather than leglalation, it way stsieq. lllhfiu"h additional laws to strengt £n enforcement of prohibition may be asked of Congress. The earliest Brrivals sald “they were cowvinced, however, that the ary question had reached & point where ucation would accomplish more good than more stringent police measures. WOrld Drive Planned, One of the most important announce- ments to be made at this convention of the Anti-Saloon Lesgue of America will be formal announcement of a campaign to make the entire world dry. Although the Anti-Saloon League 18 Tiot expected to conduct such & drive In 1ts own name, it will lend such ma- terial support to organizations pledged 1o world prohibition that the announce- ment will amount to the official entry of the league In that battle 1j Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Chicago. resident of the leugue, will preside. he meeting of the board of directors, which will take place beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the Ra. leigh Hotel, §s the first thing on the convention program. It will bs fol. lowed in the afternoon by u meeting Of the Intercollegiate Probibition As soclation, also at the Raleigh Hotel, Special Services to Be Held, Bunday the pastors of many Wash- gton churches will * preach spesial ermons and a general service wiil be held in Calvary Baptist Church. at 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Senatory Wil lis of Ohio, and Col. Dan Morgan Bmith of Los Angeles, will be ihe #peakers. The first formal session of the convention as a whole will begin at 9 o'clock Monday morning. The convention will remain in session THing, afternoon an L, 4 through me of ‘the best known dry leader, of the world will be present at the sessions. Willlam Jennings Bryan will attend with W. E. “Pusayfoot” John- #on. The governiors of a dozen or more states members of Congress. influcn. tial business men, the bishops of many churches and others will ad- dress the delegates on the different days. The conventlon will sonciude with & general session Wednueiay night to be addressed by Gifford I'in rol. governor of Pennsylvania and Mr. yan. — SWEEPING CHANGES IN VETERANS’ BUREAU OUTLINED BY HINES (Continued from First Page.) members, will continue under that form, with Capt Charles O. Shaw, chairman of the board, dlrectl . der the director. - The six assistant directors, who will be in charge of services. and the outline of thelr responsibilities and Present status are as follows: Flanning service—R. C. Routsong in charge, including office manage-. ment division, and policy and proce- dure aivision.' chiefs for which have not as yet been appointed. Control service—Maj. Davis G. Ar- nold, former assistant counsel for the Senate investigating committee, and former head of the inspection division of the bureau, in charge, including statistios and cost division, and In- spection division, chiefs have not as yet been named Hospitalization and _rehabilitation service—Col. George E. Ijams, fo merly executive officer, in charge, in. cluding medical division, the chief of which, Dr. L. B. Rogers, has been transferred at his own request to be director of the New Haven, Conn., Hospital, and the rehabilitation d vision, of which the chief is Omer W. Clark. Claims and insurance service—Col. Chasles E. Mulhearn, in_charge, in- cluding claims division, H. H. Milks. chief, and insurance division, Col. C. A. Pennington, chief. Finance service—Harnld W. Brein- ing. in charge; including disbursing division, W. H. Holmes" chief. and accounting divislon, U. . Schommer, chief. Supply service—Col. W. C. Conklin in charge; inciuding supply division, J. E. Sasser, chief; construction dlvi- sion, L._H. Tripp, ‘chief; chief clerk, W. C. Black, and personnel, W. M. Cobb, Dorjty Is Transferred. Raiph Dority, who, the director said, had extensive experience in the fleld sorvice of the bureau. us well as in the sdministrative service as assis ant executive officer, has been trans- forred to Mount Alto Hospital, this city, under the new plan of assigning to Bospitals highly trained “business executive: Director Hines has re- peatedly declared he hopes to make Mount _Alto, the only strictly Vet- erans’ Bureau Hospital in the Capital, one of the model institutions of its ind. K cerning the transter of Dr. Rogers, head of the medical division, to a ho: tal at New Haven, to succeed the of that hospital, transferred to pper Lake Hospital, Director Hines Dr. Rogers had repeatedly request- ed to be transferred to the fleld. Dr. Rogers had been taken from the fleld, against his wishes, it was explained, by the former director, Charles R Forbes. i personnel of in This touring car, owned and driven by MERGER OF PACIFIC SHIPS UNDER WAY Capt. Robert Dollar Will Head Most Powerful Combine Since Morgan’s Day. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE To this writer comes news of the greatest Amerfcan steamship deal launched since the late Plerpont Mor- gan, in 1501, organized the Interna- tional Mercantile Marine. Under the leadership of Capt. Robert Dollar of San Franeisco, the veteran Scottish- American shipping magnate of the Pacific coast, negotiations are in progress in New York for the merg- ing of the Dollar line, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Admiral Oriental line. When consummated, the transac- tion will bring under ome control the entire American passenger traffic on the Pacific ocean. It will enable the United States to present a united front against Japanese and Cana- dian competition for the fast-growing carrying trade to the far east and South Amerfca. Stanley Dollar, son of Capt. Dollar, is now in New York, | completing the merger in Wall street. Gie'Ta cald to have broukht with him from the coast §30,000,000 in Kold for the purchase of the ‘controlling in- terest in the Pacific Mail and Admiral ines. ¥ Finality has not been reached in the negotiations, but the Dollar in- terests are confident they will eu ceed. They will make Capt Dollar, at the ripe age of elghty, the most potent single figure in the mercan- tile marine industry of the world. All three of the companies involved in the merger are operators of United States Shipping Board vessels, but the proposed combination is in no respect connected with or depend- Shich | ent upon the Shipping Board. WOMEN PLANNING WORLD MEETING The executive board of the Wom- en’s International League for Peace and Freedom fis meeting in all-day session today, at its headquarters, 1403 H street northwest, to formulate plans for the international congress meeting of the league in this city the 1st of May. Among those attending the meeting are: Amy Woods, national secretary; Miss Mary Ingham, Philadelphta; Mrs. Lucy Biddle Lewis, Philadelphia; Miss Sophia Dulles, Philadelphia; Miss Anna Graves, Mexico; Miss Walter Cope, Philadelphla; Mrs. Robert La Follette, Mrs. Louis F. Post, Mrs. Maud Odell and Mrs. Harriet Connor Brown, Washington, and Caroline Roberts, Baltimore. The meeting will mark the fourth blennial congress of the league and will be attended by delegates from all over the world t said that mem- bers of the league from thirty-flve countries will be present. An aver- age number of twenty representa- tives from each country will come here. An address by Miss Isabel K. Mo- Dermott, managing editor of the Bul- Jetin of the Pan-American Union. on some of the thoughts of the average Latin-American, featured an open dinner of the léague at the Woman's University Club last night. OLD BANK IS CLOSED, the ‘Director Fines -tta.huf South Dakota Imstitution Had serve, and “wanted wa the director the only personnel, he did not in- :’u‘:m changes might be ex- 1t was understood ! found the present personnel en- {hiimated that i dicate divector $2,500,000 Deposits. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, January 11.— from this new plan of | The Sioux Falls National Bank, capi- which be contemplated | talized for $160,000, one of the oldest banks in South Dakota, failed to open t if the | this morning. The bank opened May 1, 1882. The December 31 statement of ius Ketchell, ski Five splendid reindeer arrived at the National Zoological Park teday from Bergen, Norway, and were | placed in paddocks next to the buf- falo. near the Connecticut avenue en- | trance. These animals, two males and three femaler, are the first of their species to be exhibited in Washington since | before the war. They were selected from herds in the mountainous region of west-central Norway, where the world's best specimens of the family |are secured, and driven over the fey | passes to Bérgen by skilled herdsmen At Bergen their horns were sawed off and they were crated on board | | the Bergenford. They arrived in New | | York December 26 and have been in lquarantine until yesterday. when they were shipped to Washington They reached here in good condition. Easy to Acclimate. | Little trouble is anticipated in ac- | climating them to their surroundings, | Dr. Hollister, Zoo superintendent, said. They will be fed on reindeer jmoss from their native hills during | the remainder of the winter. A large quantity of this lichen was shipped with them. Next spring they will be | gradually weaned off on to alfalfa and other rich grasses. Reindeer have been kept in the London Zoo to & ripe age, Dr. Hollister says. | Last week Dr. Hollister received CAMPUS TAGGED COP | SPOILS RUM GEYSER Suspected Source of Coliege Boys’ Punch “Spike” Trapped by Police Trick. Acting on information that college boys were obtaining the wherewithal ifor spiked punch from a house al- most in the backyard of the seventh precinct, police last night set & trap that netted about 1,000 gallons of red wine and corn whisky and a wine press, together with two men, who are charged with violating the Volstead act. Frankly skeptical about reports that snappily-attired univresity stu- dents had been seen entering the house at 3367 P street with knowing looks and leaving with mysterious packages and satisfled smiles, Capt. {Bean and Lieut Plerson of the sev- jenth precinct, ever champions of youth, and determined to spike the rumors once and for all, mapped out careful plans for a denouement. A police agent was prevailed upon to emulate a typical Johnheldian campus cowboy—orushed hat, wool soarf, drooping clgarette, swagser afr and all that—and, assuming the reported knowing look, he walked into the house and, it is alleged, gave the ocoupants a wink and $1.25 in marked money. In exchange he Is :sald to have received a guart bot- ele of fruit juice that had become all worked up over prohibition. The marked money was recovered after the raid, the astoundea police assert. { John Buzzanca and_ Pletro Spinelli were arrested by Revenue Agent |Hines and Privates Burke and Buck Berry of the police department. The officers say t they found a well equipped plant for the manufacture of wines and fifteen barrels of wine, each barrel containing fifty-two gal- lons, or 780 gallons barreled: ‘110 quarts of wine bottled, fifteen gallons of wine in bulk and four quarts of ed off the Bowle road, near Bladensburg early to- day, grazed a telephone pole and crashed Into & tree. Two passengers in the car were killed and sfx injured Five Norwegian Reindeer Arrive Here to Make Home at National Zoo Four Beaver Also Sent From Utah to Replace Old Herd—Male Yak and Rocky Mountain Sheep Come From Canada. i | whisky. The defendants, charged with sale on and manufacture of win. in violation of the national prohibi. tion law. were arralgned in the United States branch of Police Court today before Judge John P. McMa- hon by Assistant District Attorney David A. Hart and pleaded not gullty. Their bond was fixed at $1,500 in each sfactory after due trial under |the bank gave deposits of more than [case. They will be tried by juries :x‘::';c:‘;h-n ‘he ‘would make no changes. | $2,500,000. IN RABBITBORO —Benny Puts One Over on Ma BSOME OLD, CLOTHES? later. Dumbunny. NO'™M! ALL 1 SWANT 15 A QUARTER, MA'AM, TARE ME WHERE % FAMILY 1S — from the state fish and game commis- gion of Utah four beaver, the first at the park for many years, From these he anticipates raising a considerabie herd which may rival that previ- ously maintained here. They have been piaced in the beaver pond near the sea lions and already have adapted themselves to| their new surroundings. The beaver is among the easiest animals to keep in captivity at the local park, Dr. Hollister sa) They rapidly " be- come not only tame but affectionate. Previous Herd Died Off. The previous herd here was allowed to dle off untii oniy one old male re- mained. This animal became go rascible in his declining years that | he wouid allow no others of the spe- cles in the beaver pond In_addition to the beavers, Utah hek presented the Zoo with more than thirty specimens of wild duck, which have been added to the North Amer- ican water fowl collection. This col- lection rapidly is becoming complete, 28 frequent new specimens are re- ceived from all sections of the coun- try. A male yak and two female Rocky Mountain sheep were shipped to the park on January 7 from Banff, Al- berta, a gift of the Canadian govern- ment. These are expacted to arrive eariy next week. There are speci- mens of both these animals in the park, but Dr. Hollister long has felt | the need of introducing new blood in order to continue the strain. TAX-CUT BILL VICTORY OVER SOLDIER BONUS IS NOT BELIEVED FINAL (Continued from First Page.) House at the moment are to get the tax bill acted upon, feeling confident that the bonus would then lose votes because of the necessity of reopening the tax measure to furnish the rey- enue needed to pay the bonus. Expect Publie Pressure. A readjustment of the entire rate structure might become necessary. ‘The anti-bonus eiements think that, in the face of such a contingency, pub- lic opinion would rise up and com- mand Congress to abandon the bonus measure till it is conclusively demon- strated that the nation could afford a bonus and a cut in taxes such as has been proposed. Time works in favor of the tax re- duction group and against the bonus, in the oninion of the former. They are playing for ume constantly and their strategy thus far has been suc- cessful for if the vote had been taken in a republican caucus before the hol- idays, the bonus would surely have been given priority. As 1t stands to- day there £r5 votes enough to pass & bonus bill but it has become doubt- ful whether there are enough to over- ride a presidential veto. Ultimate Vote Umcertaim. The action of the republican caucus will have an indirect influence. It will enable republicans who favor the bonus to defer to the will of the ma- Jerity in the party in helping to get the tax bill passed and it may even encourage some members to change their minds on the bonus jtself. There-is no question but that the gction of the cauous is a §ign of the weakening of the bonus sentiment at this time, but it remains to be seen whether 'the sentiment is strong enough to force the abandonment of the proposal altogether. (Copyright, 1824.) TAX BILL OUT FEBRUARY 11. Instructions have been given the House ways and means committee to report the tax bill on or before Feb- ruary 11. After that date it is to take up soldiers’ bonus legislation to determine whether an adjusted com- pensation bill should be reported. ‘This program was decided upon last night at a conference of House re- publicans, who refused, however, to pledge themseives to the passage at HIGHKLAN CHIEFS WEEKS SEES STANT * REPORTED QUSTED Simmons and Clarke Fired for Opposition to Evans, Atlanta Journal Says. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, January 11.—The At- lanta Journal today Js publishing what it terms a “generslly credited report” that Willlam Joseph Sim- mons, imperial emperor and founder of the Ku Klux Klan, and Edward Young Clarke, imperial glant, had been “expelled from the Klan for their opposition to the regime headed by Dr. Hiram Wesley Evans, imperial wizard.” High Klan ofictals could not be reached at the imperial palace, but. according to the Journal, confession of the report that Col. Simmons and Mr. Clarke have been oustéd came from persons closely identified with Dr. Evans. It was stated that the action was concurred in and agree- able to the grand dragons of the Klan and was not ordered independently by the imperial officers. = The Journal declared that Emperor Stmmone and Mr. Clarke, long prom- inent in the high offices of the Klan, were expelled at a conference of im- perial officers in Washington. y 1 Atlanta, * the Jol?:lmr:‘tllerd.,l:zr:‘m the effect that Klan headquarters have been moved 1o Washington; that Dr. Evans and| his family have taken up resl- dence there and that Milton Elrod. director of publicity, also has estab- lished headquarters in the Capital City. SUSPECT, IN AUTO, LEADS POLICE CHASE| Colored Man, Pursued Through Al- ley and Over Dump, Throws Gallon Away, Is Charge. Over the streets, through an alley, | over a dump and back on the street sped an automobile operated by Rob- ert Caldwell, colored, before Police- | men F. L. Arrington and J. W. Cole of the third precinct stopped him, early this morning, according to the police i They spotted him at 26th end T| streets and started in pursuit, in the | Dbelief that the machine was carrying | liquor. The police allege that two half-gallon jars of corn whisky were | thrown out of the automobile en/| route. The car ducked into Hughes alley and out again over a dump into | another street, where it landed on | four wheels and kept going. About| thirty blocks were covered in the chase. The police charged the operator of the automobile with reckless driving. SEEKS MORE FOR SHIPS. ecretary Denby has requested Con- grssu t5 increase from $300,000 to $500,000 the statutory limit for re- pair and changes to capital ships of the Navy. The $300,000 limit, in ef- fect since 1916, is regarded as in- sufficient in view of present material and labor costs. e this session o!} C?nzflll of either tax = bonus legislation. DR:greunt:tlve Longworth, the party Jeader, with others who belleved taxation should have right of way, checked the faction advocating bonus action at every turn. Amendments Are Beaten. At the outset of the meeting, which was behind closed doors, Mr. Long- worth proposed that the ways and means committee be instructed to con- tinue consideration of the tax bill “to the exclusion of all other general leg- islative propositions,” with 2 view to making a report by February 11, after which time it should procecd to con- sideration of borus legielation. mendments were offere 0 the Congworth resolution and both ected. . i ';{:p;:’unmm Fairchild of New York proposed a stipulation that a bonus bill be reported “as soon as possible.” This proposal was reject- 4. 100 fo 87. The other amendments, ottered by Representative Fish of New York, a war veteran, fixed February 25 as the latest date for & report on bonus legislation. On 2 roll call the e nEwor (h resolution then was adopted by viva voce vote, but the soldier bloc made one more effort to Tsure favorable action on the bonu Mr. Fish proposed that the confer- ence record itself in favor of eaact- ment at this session of Congress of both a “reasonable” tax reduction bfll and & bonus measure. On mo- tion of Representative Lehlbach of New Jersey, however, this proposal was tabled, 97 to 94. Take Fight to House. Routed in the conference, members of the former service men's group lared they would take their fight e e floor of the House and would attempt to have the ways and means committes discharged from consid- eration of the bonus bill. This, they pointed out, would bring about a Tecord vote. which would include democrats as well as republicans. Victorious fn the first shewdown on the taxation-bonus question, Mr. Longworth said the tax bill would be given right of way in the House when it i8 reported and its consid- eration would be expedited. With its new instructions the ways and means committee continued consideration today of the adminis- trative foatures of the Treasury tax bill and members are hopeful that this phase of thelr work can be completed by the middle “of next week. The committee has been proceed- ing under a program which called for disposition first of the adm.inis- trative provisions of the bill, then as to a decision of the bonus and finally aotion on rate schedules in ! partment INN TRANSFERS Thinks Many Bureaus Proper Place and Should Stay in War Department. in Nothing would be gained, and per- haps something lost, by the transfer of the office of public buildings and grounds from the War Department to the Interinr Department, Seere- tary Weeks testified todey before the joint congressional committee on or ganization of the government de- partments. Secretary Weeks said he had no objection to the. propos chaznge in principle Secretary Weeks pointed out thar in plasning the city of Washingto, the streets wers lald out partly f utilization for defensive purposes and the system of public parks for possible use of gurrisons, The Secretary said that as far as he knews the so-called “preaident's plan” for reorganization of the de- partments s not binding upon mem- bers of the cabinet in any desres 4nd has been submitted mersly 2s a tentative plan for a starting point for the commmittee. Disapproves Combine. “1 have never been in favor of consolidation of the War and Navy departments, ux proposed in the pla and never have hesitated to say o' Secretary Weeks declared. “Do you know if the President hes approved the plan? asked Senator Smoot. . “Some parts of i1, replied Secretary. © He told 'the com: that the proposed consolidation of his department with that of Secretary Denby never had been discussed b tween him and Walter F. Brown chairman of the joint committee. whn was not at the hearing todas, and that since his appearance before the committee Mondey he has discussed the proposition twice as much as he ever had with any member of the committee before The =~ Secretary spoke st Bgainst transferring the bureau of sular affairs to the State Departme The military government in the Phil. ippines {s 80 closely interwoven witn the civil that it would be & mistake to change it, he said. Fights Other Tramsfers. No particular economy would be ef- fected, the witness continued, b transferting _engineering activities now under the War Department to other departments. With the exception of ths board of road commissioners of Alaska, whic he sald might be transferred eise where with benefit, Secrotary Wee':s said other engineering services under dispute might as well be kept in the War Department In connection with a question asked as to the use of Army planes to keep waich for forest fires Secre- tary Weeks said this was largely a matter of having enough planes Secretary Weeks strongly recom- mended that the National Soldiers’ Home here be kept under the juris- diction of the War Department Senator Smoot announced the journment of the hearings until 9.3 am. Monday, when Secretary of the Navy Denby and officers of that de- Wil be heard. Secretary Denby spoke briefly against the pro sed amalgamation of the War and vy departments Monday SUNKEN SUBMARINE IS REPORTED FOUND L-24 Thirty Fathoms Under Water, With Slender Hope for Crew of Forty-Three. By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, England. January - An object belleved to be the British submarine L-24, which met disaster Off this coast yesterday in a collision with the dreadnaught Resolution, has been Jocated off the coast at a depth of thirty fathoms, according to officials here. A heavy sea was running this morn ing. 50 ‘that it was impoesible for divers to descend to investigate. If the bad weather continues eforts will be made to drag the submarine into shallower water with grappling hooks. HOPE, NOT ABANDONED. By the Associated Prees. LONDON, January 11.—The British submarine’ ‘L-24. rammed the dreadnaught Resolution ¥ dey, is 1ying thirty fathoms deep about eleven miies south of Portland Bi according to the latest reports fro. ‘Weymouth. There is nothing to i dicate that her crew of forty-threo men have not perished. All the men were below when the boat left Portland for the maneuvers in which she was to take part. as (b weather was too heavy to ailow them to_remain on deck, it was said Until further investigation has been made. it is impossible to tell just how the disaster happened. However, the latest report says that the L-24 rose beneath the dreadnaught and struc the latter's bow. Last night was unusually dark, and despite the numerous searchlights brought into play, little could be done until daylight, but the salvage craft kept busy, while special boate, equip- ped with hydrophones, tried vainly to catch any sound that might be made by the imprisoned men. Hope of the crew’s safety lias not been entirely abandoned, yet most ex- perts think it will be miraculous it the men are rescued. The submis rine's commander, Lieut. Commander Bddis, was a man of much experience and there is confidence that he would know what to do in the tragic cir- cumstances. Cammander Eddis had a close call during the war as junior officer of tha submarine E-13, when that craft grounded on the coast of the Dauish islund Saitholm in 1915 German destroyers arrived and opened fire, and the E-13 was soon ablaze commander ordered the crew to swim ashore. Nearly all were shot down by the Germana Lieut. Comm Eddis, one of the few men to escape, was interned in Denmark. It is reported but not confir that the submarine K-12I. badly aged in a collision with the scene of the L-24 disaster, has the revenue measure. sunk in shallow water. —By ALBERTINE RANDALL CODRSE ! 1T Do T To WISH 6 J0i ERE 1S YOUR “PoOR SouL.? = ] THEY'RE AT THE .MOVIES ! SO o = »Randalls