Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1924, Page 2

2 - N ITea and Coffee Ban WL O e 1S NB{L IO, ke Cafes Closed i [ B the Awosiated Press. VEW YORK, February 13.—Hud- son Maxim, sctentist and inventor, believes tea and coffec to be in- toxicants within the meaning of the Volstead act, and threatens to bring suit to clese cafes in which these beverages are served unless the enforcement .nlhu“lfl!'x do something about it. He told the Freethinkers' Society hi that he first would ask eral authorfties to mct inst the sellers of tea and cof- Should they fall 16 do so, he sald, he would begin an action such as he would have & right to do against a saloon which the au- thorities would not raid and close. “T have corsulted many of the most_emi legal uuthoritles in the countr, lie sald, “und 1 speak with their aathority when I tell you that if all manner of alco- holic liguors were served at this dinner the provisions of the oight- centh amendment would not be jolated or disrespected ome whit mere than they are violated here to- Announcement Made as Re- ports Are Received at Luncheon of Workers. | | last I the i TOTAL FOR DAY, $17,466 Team No. 55, Headed by Miss Elizabeth Earnest, Wins American Flag. George Washington iversity ap- proached the $400,000 mark this after- noon In its endowment-fund cam- palgn, according to reports turned in D. C | INMUNTY IN'WAR JAUTO GIVEN NURSE | FRAUDS 1S I]ENIEfli TOHELP WORK HERE Daugherty Says No Persons Freed From Criminal Ac- tion, if Suspected. Gift by Dr. Van Rensselaer Announced at Meeting of Board of Managers. Attorney General Daugherty denied! Announcement of the gift of an au- in & communication sent today to the tomobile to the Instructive Visiting Senate that the Department of Jus-iNurse Society by Dr. John Van tice had made any settlement in war | Rensselaer was one of the features of contract cuses by which immunity |the February meeting of the board of from criminal prosecution was prom- . Managers of that organization held yes- ised, provided the civil liability was |terday at the residence of the secretary, met. { Mrs. Frankiin Ellls. _The announcement Many cases had been settled with- | Wa# made by Mrs. Willlam M. Grinnell, out criminul proxecution, the Attorney | chalrman of the finance committee. General said, but these involved, in| To’this welcome news was added the maim, o ‘ments by the gov- | the gratifying report, as yet unof- ernment through mistake of law or ficlal, however, of the gift by the fucts and other contentions which Kiwanis Club of Washington of the WEDNESDAY, -FEBRUARY 13, 192 American Likely For Governing Post in Hungary GENEVA, February 13.—Various American financial experts, whose names are not disclosed are being #nunded by the league of nations as to whether they would accept the position of high commlssioner in Hungary, when the league's financial reconstruction plan Is definitely undertaken. e Senator Oddie Believes Clique Was Carried Over From Forbes Regime. N Senator Oddie, republican, of Ne- vada, in a statement today reiterated his belief that a “ring” in the Vete- LIEUT. COL. C. L. FISHER DIES AT WALTER REED 5i.%.i.7 i S Retired Officer, Veteran of Spanish- i for Director Hines to learn all that American and World Wars, | s ooen Il Five Weeks. tee which Investigated th bureau, Senator Oddie said he would welcome the appearance of Gen, Hines before Lieut. Col. Charles L. Fisher, U. S.|the committee to A, retired, a veteran of the Spanish-;that & clique carried over from the American and world wars, died at the: ¥orbes administration still controls |SEES ‘RING’ RULING VETERANS' BUREAU Investigated the bureau, | As a member of the Senate commit- take up charges | at the luncheon of workers at the New Willard Hotel todiy. Total subscriptions for the day amounted to $17,406 Lringing the campaign total to date to $385,988. Team No. 53, captained by Miss Eliza- beth Earnest, won the American flag today, with subscriptions amounting to $1,215. Commissioner Oyster workers at toda greeted the 'S luncheon, wishing them great suc in their eéffort and telling of the relation of George Washington University to the city at large. “What the people do this month fer Georss University will live Commissioner Oyster said. Artiatic Group of Build'ngx. “The direct result of the contribu- tions made will be the completion of & group of colonial buildings ndy started and unsurpassed in by _any college group in the ishington all time,” fully and approved by < sion of. Fine Arts. Chairman Charles Moore says that the proposed huild- ings are such as Jefferson would plan and Washington approve. The. form with the v highest ideals ©of Washingtenians for the beautifica- tion of the ci “Imagine a_city- 1ts marvelous building: drives and memorials, the country, ex a fitting universits quate prov cation of it: our citv—with ts parks and the pride of for one big building and ade on for the advanced edu- Young men and women. Sees Wanhington Lagging. “If this need is not met and met now what sort of an idea will the people of the United Stat our vision and sincerity ton is the fourteenth the United States and the ©of the fourteen, except Milwaukee, that does mnot huve modern urban university facilities. Certainly ing can be of greater importance than a greaf, non-sectarian university. ade- quately housed and spreading out over the city that sort of service and cultural influence which typifies George Washington. “We have the opportunity now that may not come to us again., We have the finest sort of plan, an institu- tion old and tried and true on which to bulld. We have already gone half way towand raising the necessary amount on this day, which marks th half way In the campuign. Wash- ington has never before been asked to lend general support to its own university; it will not be asked again a5 far as this gencration is con cerned at least. “We have got to see this whole thing through and we are going to, do it. The whole city this arm behind of n i« proud of faithful workers. It FOu to urge You on to see who are reluctant unless the propo- | sition 1s placed before them point- | blank. Good Start Is Made, “I am told that you have over 2,000 subscribers in the city of Wash- ington_so far, outside of the student body. That is excellent work for the first two weeks. I know you won't get discouraged, Some one must do this job, and if you, who are today, representing the best there ls in Washington, did not do it, there would be little hope. 1 am proud of the self-sacrificing way In which you e carrving out the project and I am absolutely certain that vou swill beF:,‘l’erQ7KYH| ¢ 3 owing is a list of patronesse for the George Washington Univer: 1- ty Glee Club concert, to be given to- morrow at the Masonic Auditorinm: Mrs. William Mather Lewis, Clarence Aspinwall, Mrs. Frank W Mondell, Miss Mary A. Sharpe, Mrs, Guy Despard Goff, Mrs. John B, Lar- ner, Mrs. Henry Dawe: William S. Culbertson, Mr: Dougl. Putnam Birnie, Mrs. Edwin C. Brandenburg. Mrs. Landon Burchell, Mrs. ldward Clifford, Mrs. Charles 'I. Corby, Mre Woodhull, Mrs. Francis M. Savage, Mrs. Alvin E. Dodd, Mrs, Joshua Evans, Jr.; Mrs, James Carroil Frazer. Mrs. William J. Galliher, Mrs. Biliof H. Goodwin, Mrs. Charles P, Light, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Abram Lisner, Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes, Mrs, | Charles W. Richardson, Mrs. G. White and Mrs. Louls Herile Apc concert will be for the benefit of the bullding and endowment fund. SAFETY BODY VOTES BUDGET OF $15,000 — A budget of $15,000 for the work of the Washington Safety Council thts year was adopted at a meeting ©f the council in the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday afternoon. Efforts were made to have the mmount set at $20,000, which would include 35000 for painting white Jines at street intersections and eround schools. The ma < Cided that this could De e Sor through congressional appropriation. A committec, however, was ap. einted, composed of John J. Boobar. Filllam ¥ Ham. Albert 1 Headley, ‘William F. Baker, Gus A. Schuldt and A. C. Monahan, to confer with the Commissioners and budget commit- 08 e Inclusion of th o ditfonal amount. oras Tt was decided to hold the annual meeting of the council February 28. In the meantime officers of the coun- cil will engage in a campaign to awaken the interest of Washington business interests to the need of con- tinutag safety work. Already some of the concerns which contributed to the council last year have signified thair desire to contribute again. The next meeting of the execative committes will be held Tuesday. CIVITAN CLUB TO BACK PATUXENT CAMP AGAIN By unanimous vote the Civitan Club yesterday decided to continue its sup- yort of the Salvation Army fresh-air camp on the Patuxent river, as has ‘een Its custom in_the past. It was voted to provide $500 out of surplus club funds, and individual members would either contribute or raise the remainder. ing the meeting, which was held at the Hotel La Fayette, the committee on the club’s garden proj- ot Whersby it e planned to ‘take over a plot of ground near Benny, Va., lh! turn delinguent and neary- .delinquent youngsters free to culti- vate it, reported that it was rapidly dwelopinT the matter and would re- port definitely at the next meeting. Assistance in the cultivation of the tract would be given by the Depart- ament of Agriculture, James M. Proc- tor, president, announced. Delegates to the national Clvitan convention at Miami, Fla., In May be named at the next business meW@ hington | con- | noth- | Mrs. | night in serving us Coffee. i | | | 'M’ADOO STAKES FATE | 1State Leaders Backing Him Sum- i moned to Chicago to Decide I His Availability. of William for the nomination i The que B¢ 1 Adoo availability {eratic presidential the put up to a conferen leaders fostering his candidacy. to be “held at Chicago, at his oWN SUEEeS- ! tion. | In a letter to David L. Rockwell of Ohio, campaign manager in charge {of his national headquarters at Chi- icago, Mr. McAdoo last night asked him to call the conference to deter- mine whether his service as counsel in the handling of the Mexican in- | terest: of E. L. Doheny “is prejudicial iin the cause of progressive democ- I rac He alxo fon Gl is to that democratic of labor, rep- mers and an dvisable” be n order that ible, a true recommended th jre | others you may {invited to nari {we may get, u as v | index of public opinion.” Rendy to Be Private. doo declared that it the hould decide that © \h-v"u able professional service ren- | derea by me jo a client, but having ino relation whatever to the ofl I now under investigation by the Jate committee,” had made him lavailable for the nomination, he {would “gladly withdraw and fight as {a private in the ranks.” 1If, on the {other hand, the conference thinks he ! should lead he “wiil do so with all | the power that is in me. H My political life,” he serted, “is {of no conscquence as compared with !the cause of progressive democracy.” H Mr. McAdoo's IGLKQ;'I follows: ca think ipate | onference to in Chicago i of the repres leaders in each state of the 8o i M. 1 want this con- i ference 1o consider and determine whether or not the fact that an | honorable professional service ren- [ dered by me to a client, but having no relation whatever to the oil leases now under investigation by the Se | ate committee, is prejudicial to my {leadership in 'the cause of progres- slve democracy. No Commection With Fall. “This has nothing whatever to do fith the betrayal by ex-Secretary [hu of his publi¢ trust and the dis- { covery and revealment of others who have betrayed the public interst or | Who have been gullty of wrongdoing | in_the oil scandal. { ™. What I am concerned about is not McAdoo. My political life is of no consequence as compared with the jecause of pProgressive democracy. i That cause must be preserved and made victorious at_any cost or in- dlvidual sacrifice. The very security of our institutions depends upon it. {The appalling conditions prevalling {in _Washington today—corruption, graft, incompetence—huve created a !sitnation more dangerous to govern- jment than bolshevism itself. Those who have betraved the : trust must be driven out and dignation. Those who are fghting yme with disreputable that if I had power 1 would scourge ithe grafters and faithless .servants, drive them from every bureau and @epartment of government and pun- ish them, and all others guilty of wrongdoing, to the utmost limit of the law. Fought by “Interests.” “The powerful financial influences which I had to fight for six years while Secretary of the Treasury, un- crupulous railroad officlals who have | filed false claims against the govern- ment, the bosses and other sinister influénces, are determined to control government at any cost. They are ar- rayed against me because they fear {to have a man in the presidency who knows them and their methods and who cannot be swerved from the path of duty and justice. “The most immediate and vital is- sue before the American people Is whether these sinister and danger- ous forees shall control government, or whether honest and clean govern- nrent ghall be restored to the people, administered in the interest of all the people and not prostituted to the service of the privileged and fa- yored few. Asks Cold-Blooded View. “I want this conference to consider this situation. I want the progressive men ané women who attend to be cold-blooded about it. 1 want them to disregard my personal interests or political fortunes =mrd to say, in the light of their Well considered and deliberate judgment, what is Lest for {the cause of democrpcy and clean | government—jhat #8 best for the {future of ‘the ‘Aatian.” If they think {1 am unavailable F shall gladly with- i i I | ranks; 1f they 1 will'do so_witli all the power that is in me. 1 will do anything that they think is right and best for the {service ol the party and the country. “To this conference it would please me imnrensely if you would Invite alse representatives of progressives outside .of the democratic party, rep- resentatives of labor, representatives of the farmers and any others you think advisable in order that we may get, as far as possible, a true index of public cpinlon. " “We must all fight and sacrifice to the limit of human capacity the viclous and sinister combination of finance, transpertation, bosses - and graft, which has destroyed confidence iz government and will destroy democracy itsel? unless it is whipped into obdlivion.” SEMINARY FUND, $35,000. ‘Washington Responding in Drive for $1,000,000 Endowment. The Virginia Seminary Centennial Fund annotnced today that $35,000 has been reached in the Washington drive of the national campaign to raise half a .nlllion dollars for the sheoloflcll Seminary in Alexandria, a. The institution is sesking funds to build a new dormitory, enlarge the chapel, build a home for one of the faculty and estabiish two professor- ships in memory of two of the semi- nary's test | alumni—Bishop Pot- ter of New York and Bishop Phillips Brooks of Massachysetts. For lack of w &?fiu—wm - Suraod Wy, ON PARLEY HE CALLS, of state methods know . a and fight as & private in the anke wey (hink T should lead | would not warrant criminul prosecu- tion. “In the settlement of civil lability, {In the matters and cases referred to,” Attorney General Daugherty wrote, “there his never been in any instance or cuse any agreement whatever, di- rect or indirec, iImmediate or remote, pressed or inferentiul, by the De- partment of Justice not to prosecute for any criminal liability where there was such lability.” Answers Senntor Norriw, v« munication was sent in response to a resolution introduced Senator Norris. publiean, Nebraska, and adopted by the Senute u week ago. It follow: “In partners with ecutlon of no person. corporation. charged the government in any war contruct. wherein both a criminal and civil lability was elther alleged or cluimed, has the Depart- ment of Justice made settlement of the civil Habili thout prosecuting me defendants for criminal lia- bility where criminal lability existed or was developed, »s growing out of war been settled and no secutions hrought there- es, in the main, ments ' by the gov- mistuke of law or facts, misconstruction or illegality of ctors to re- contentions instances or eriminal p: i fund and which would in amount fn law to constructive fraud, but which wonld not constitute a criminal offense or warrant a criminal | prosecution. Deniex Agreements, “In the settlement of civil liability, In the matters and cases above re- ferred to, there has mever been In any insts or case whatever dircet or indirect, imme- diate or remote, expressed or infer- ential, by the Department of Justice not to prosecute for any criminal la- bility where there was such lability. “On the contrary, in each instance in negotiations for scttlement of civil Habilitles the defendunts were warned that no settlement of any rossible criminal llability was in- colved or contemplated by such a Jeivil eettlement and that any state- ments they might make in the nego- tiations relating to such civil settle- ments were not privileged and could and would be used against the de- fendants in the event criminal lia. bility should develop In such cases. 1 THELDINRAILROAD STRIKE ASSAULTS Two Sentenced to Jail May Go Free as Result of New Indictments. The grand jury today reported an indictment charging* seven former jemployes of the Washington Terminal Company, who went out on strike in September, 1922, with an assault with a dangefous weapon on James R. XKeeton and Judson R. Powers, who refused to join the strike. Those in- dicted are Raymond F. Erhardt, 433 H street northeast, machinist helper: Charles B. Austin, 614% Park road northwest, an electrician; William B. Beckett, 2621 24th street mnortheast, machinist; BEdward A. Smith, 1008 9th street northeast, electrician; Norval C. Pumphrey, 226 12th place north- east, sheet metal worker; James J. Dugsan, 10 Baltimore street, Hyatts- ville, Md., car man, and William Phil- lips, 617 11th street northeast, ma- chinist helper. The assault is al- leged to have occurred September 20, Island avenue northeast as the two men were leaving the company's shops. May Save Two. The indictment discloses an unusual saving Morris J. Sullivan, forty-five years old, from serving a term of seven years in' the penitentlary and Robert W. Sisson, twenty-three, convicted with him, for assaulting Keeton, from serving five years. Earl D. Dean, thirty years old, 1517 Gales street northeast, is also under sentence ©of five years for his part in the alleged assauit. Sullivan and Sisson on the Witmess stand steadfastly proclaimed their in- hocence and testified that they were not at the scene of the assault. Kee- ton, however, identified them as amoRg the men that attacked him with an iron bar. Attorney James A. O'Shea took the case te the Court of Appeals, but that tribunal was umable to find lany errors of law in the réecord, and 1 February 4 confirmed the conviction of the three men. Still Sullivan and Sis- son maintained their innocence. Fimds Them Innmeceat. Assistant United States Attorney Arthur N. Presmont, struck by the continued protestations of the two men, made further investigation into the matter and discovered that Sul- livan and Sisson are innocent of the charge and both Dean and the mea indicted today exonerated them from complicity in the assault. . Attorney James A. Q'Shea will pre- sent to President Coolidge an applica: tion for the pardon of Sullivan and Sisson and Assistant United- States Attorney Presmont will concur, he eaid, In the request. As so0on as the indictment was re- ported the weven men wers arraigned before Justice Hoehling and entered pleas of guilty to the indictment. The case was referred to Probation Officer Steele for investigation and report. Others indicted and the charges against them are: Molly Boccuecl, receiving stolen “property; William Martin, housebreaking and larceny (two cases); Willlam M. Raynor, non-support wife and minor children; Morgan P. Daniels, non-support wife and minor children; Josep! thews, houssbreaking and John “R. Hammond, joyridl homx Vil latihg hand *narco! W cneral Daugherty's com- * ¢ agreement | sulary of a nurse for one year, and jstill another motor car to ald the staft ‘of graduate nurses in thelr work. This will bring the metor fleet of the 1 V. N. S. up to four cars, With & consequent increase in ils important communicy health-conservation pro- ®gram. Report of Director. ! The revort of the director, Miss Ger- Itrude H. Bowling, showed that these 1gifts were most opportune, as the pressure of winter worlf san the visits for “January up to 6,268, with 1.664 patients carried on the active files of the awsociution. Of these 4.024 were visits where bedslde care was given, 1,087 instructive, 400 pre. natal, 22 venereal disease follow-ups, 185 o tuberculosis patients, 676 miscellaneous and woclal service. Walter Reed Hospital Monday fol- lowing an fliness of about five weeks. Funeral services will be conducted at his late residence, 1737 New Hamp- shire avenue northwest, tomorrow afterncon at 2 o'clock. United States Army Chaplalns Col. Julien E. Yates and Capt. The funeral procession will be met ) Py @ military escort at the Arlington cemetery, where the usual military | rites will be accorded. | Col Fisher was born in Alexandria, Va., October 21, 1866. He served as {a first lieutenant in the 3d Virginia Infantry from May to November, in the year 1598. as a second artillery_of the Regular Army No- vember 5, 1801. He was promoted to This registers a thousand more visits than were made in December and 200 more patients than were carried at that time, The assistant director, Miss Rachel Colby, "described to the board the standards of supervision and public health teaching as carried out by the supervisory staff of the association in order to conserve high professional i standards in the nursing work. 1 Cont of Vinits. The financa committee reported that the present cost of a nursing visit is 971 cents, and recommended that inning March 1, the patients w 1se the pay service of the associa- ion be asked to pay the actual cost r visit, in round figures S7 Gents. t year about one-elghth of the pa- -nts used this full pay service, es- pecially designed for the convenfence of those in moderate elrcumstances. The part-pay and free services arec carrled on aus heretofore for thbs ‘who are unable to pay or ecan only Ipay in part for the service rendered. 1 _Mrs. Whitman Cross, president of ,ch board, presided, and the follow- lngnmvmh-rn ‘were present: Mrs. A. C. Miller, Mrs. G. Brown Miller, Mrs, ranklin Mrs. Frank Weedei 3 . Grinnell, Miss Far- rar Smith, Miss Elizabeth Adams, { Mrs. C.J. Roweliff, Mrs. F. A. Delano, Mra. Eliot Wadsworth, Mrs. R. M. Kauffmann, Mrs. David Potter, Miss Sarah Lee, Mrs. Northup Dean, Mrs. Emory Land and John Ihlder. o CHARGE TO DEMAND JURY HELD ILLEGAL Justice Siddons Holds Prac- tice in Court Here Vio- lates Constitution. u t I T t Justice Siddons of the District Su- preme Court today decided that the Municipal Court may not presoribe a trial fee of $10 for a “demand for a Jury trial,” as the law authorizes only a fee “for a jury trial” and not a | mere demand for one whick never { takes pluce. The question is raised {In & mandamus proceeding brought half of William W. Bolly against Blanche Nefr, clerk of the Municipal Court, to require her to refund the difference between the §10 deposft for 2 jury trial made by his client and the actual costs connected with the docket entries concerning such de- mand and its later withdrawal. _The rule of the Municipal Court, the justice suggests, may be amended so as to prescribe a fee or cost for & jury trial, which actually takes placs. The present rule requires a deposit of 310 on demand for & jury trial, but does mot permft return of that de- posit unless notice of discontinuance, settlement or walver be given the clerk in writing at least five days before the time set fot kuch trials. ‘This latter provision, the court firds, runs counter to the provision of the Constitution guaranteelng a| right of trial by jury where the value in controversy shall exceed $20. In establishing judicial tribunals, Jus- tice Siddons declares, to satisty the eral government must provide a jury as an integral part of such tribunals as much as providing a judge for a s by Attorney Andrew Bradley on be- | first leutenant September 27, 1904, and was promoted to the rank of cap- tain in the Coast Artillery Corps Oc- tober 8, 1908. During the world war he was com- missloned a major in the fleld |artillery August 21, 1917. He was |for some time stationed at Camp Dix, N. J., where he had charge of training troops for overseas service. He was retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel, due to’ disability incurred in service, July 1, 1920. He is survived by his ‘wife, Mrs. ulien Fleming Fisher of Washing- : three brothers, John, nd _Edward Fisher, and a . Mrs. William Smith,” all of Alexandris, Va. VANDERLIP ASSAILS HARDING’S HONESTY __(Continued from First Page.) mittee was issued today by Chairman Lenrcot, He will be asked about references he made in a speech at Ossining, N. Y., last night to the oil inquiry and to' the source of funds used lusi year to purchase “a certain Marion news- paper.” Mr.” Vanderlip's address created something of a sensation both at the Capitol and fn other official quarters. The time of his appearance before the committee has not been determined, but the subject probably will be take: up by the committee tomorrow. “Mr. Vanderllp has given circula. tion fo the story about the Marion Star,” Senator Walsh said. ‘‘More- over, he has charged that the com mittes declined to hear Mr. Fall n further because he was ready to]niversary of the former President and ‘peach’ and to lead to acts of high officlals which the committee did not dare go into.” Vanderllp “Glad” fo Come. NEW YORK, February 13.—Frank | A_ Vanderlip, when informed today that he had been summoned to appear be- fore the Senate ofl committee, said : “I'll be glad to tell what I know about the eircumstances surrounding the sale of the late President Hard- ing’s newspaper.” DENIES IRREGULARITY. Brush Says Moore and Self Fur- nished Money. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 13.— Louis H. Brush of Salém, Ohio, who, with R. D. Moore, purchased the Marion, Ohio, Star from President Warren G. Harding, when shown the statement of Frank A. Vanderlip at a Rotary Club address last night, en- tered a flat denlal that there was anything irregular in the purchase of the paper. I “Mr, Moore and myself furnished all i the nioney to buy the Star, outside of {the sale of some preferred stock,” Mr. Brush sald. “All the common stock of the Star i{s owned absolutely by Mr. Moore and mysel Mr. Brush sald he would issue a formal statement tonight. Termed “Unweceavarily Faise.” MARION, February 13.—Roy D. Moore, who, with Louts H. Brush of Salem, Ohlo, purchased the Mar- fon Star from President Harding, to- day emphatically denied that their purchase of the Star was in_any way connected with the Teapot Dome scandal. ‘I hesitate,”” says & ‘statement is- sued by Mr. Moore, “to dignify Mr. Vanderlip's Ossining speech, which apparently tries to implicate the sale of the Marfon Star fn the Teapot Dome scandal, with denfal. 1If Mr. 1922, at Brentwood road and Rhode | constitutional requiréments the fed-iVanderllp were a newspaperman he would edit his copy and watch his facts more closely. “If the Teapot Dome bunch could John Hall will officlate.’ He was commissioned | leutenant in the coast | i the burean's policy. “I believ said Senator Oddie, { “that Gen. Hines Is honest in his en- deavor 1o do everything possible to put the bureau on a business basis. Of his sincerity there can be no doubt.” Senator Oddie added, however, there should be no doubt in the mind of Hines that a “ring” does exist, and that it could not be broken “up by shifting its personnel from one Dosi- tion to another. He pointed to the Teport of the committee's counsel as bringing out these charges. The very fact,” Senator Oddle said, “that most of the assistants to the present director were Inherited from the Forbes regime and the unsatis factory conditions existing during that administration, would be suffi- visers, He urged, for the sake of morale, that men now in the bureau who had proven their qualifications be pro- moted to these fmportant posts and denfed that personnel changes would hamper the work of administering to the veterans. Cites Canes of Suffering. “Tt Is my bellelg’ Senator Oddie con- tinued, “that the disallowance, for one reason or another, of many claims which have been filed with the bureau has caused untold suffering and hard- ship to disabled veterans. Many of theye clalms are classed by the bu- reau as ‘failure to prosecute.’ To my certain knowledge this failure, in many cases, has been due to the lack by the bureau of properly advising claimants as to their rights under the iaw &nd a tendency on the part of the law. “Every possible means should be exhausted to assist the disabled men rather than set up an ofganization 1o defcat the will of the people.” LINCOLN IS HONORED BY CIVIL WAR HEROES “Abraham Lincoln was the foremost {man of all this world,” | sentative E. C. {an address before the Department of ! the Potomae, Grand Army of the Re- ipublic, in the First Congregational Church, 10th and G streets northwest, last night. The occasion marked the; celebration of the 115th birthday an- marked the 59th annual observance of the occasion by that branch of the G. A. R. Compating Mr. Lincoln with Shake- speare, he said: * speare far and above all other men of our race, have reflected the feelings, | the aspirations. the sorrows, the hu- | mor, the ambition and the highest thinking of all our people. Speaks on Lincoln. braham Lincoln, born in a log cabin, educated in a village store, carrled into the palace of the repub- lic a complete realization of the needs of the lowliest people,” he continued. | Both Linceln and Shakespeare were close to the hearts of the people, in sympathy with their motives and ex- pressed aptly and generously the genius of the Tas back of the pulpit, and led the audi- |{ence in singing several numbers. Al of the past commanders of the department and the st presidents of the Woman's Relief Corps present were introduced. Among the past commander: iCol. John McElroy, B. P. Entrikin Samuel G. Mawson, Newtion Ferree and H. L. Deam while the past presi dents ‘of Relict Corps included Mr sabel Worrell Ball, Miss I L. Hamil- } ton, Mrs. Mamie Dors Loebsack, Mrs. ¥ Lydia_E_ Oldrovd, Mx Mrs. B. P. Entr Mrs. Moree B. McEiroy Charlotte Lewis. meeting W Commander John W, Reid. ' “Foully Assassinated,” by Tom-Taylor. in Lon- don Punch, was read by Mrs. Ball. Col. McElroy, past senlor vice commander- -chief, ma 35“5';15 Invocation was delivered by Rev. Jason Noble Plerce, while bene- diction was pronounced by_the depart- ment chaplain, Rev. R. E. McBride. Presentation of colors was berformed by John Middleton, officer of the day. That part of President Coolldge's ad- dress in which he referred to Lincoln Nora Beatie, and Mrs. | | constitutional court compozed of both {have manipulated thé purchase of the | before the National Republican Club in Judge and Jjury. right of jury may be waived by the parties, but even then, if either party | vided. Assuming, without deciding, that the legislature may direct the collection of fees for a.jury trial in a civil case when demanded, Justice Siddons questioned the right to penalize a litigant for de- manding his constitutional Hght, while an act prescribing a fee Of costs for ac- tually having a jury trial might be up- held, he states. The court points out that often after a demand i3 made for a jury trial the litigants compose their differences or a judgment by confession 18 taken after the five-day limitation {all the Teapot Dome scandal s based | ler, fixed in the rule of the Municipal Court,{on information ®o ridiculously and: Dr- unnecessarily false as Mr. Vanderlip's DENIES QUESTIONING McADOO’S AVAILABILITY Misquoted on Labor Attitude, Says Head of International Machinists. Special Dispatch to The Star. ST. LOUIS, Mo, February 13— William H. Johngton, president of the International A’;‘ml-uon of Machin- ists, today denied responsibility for a published statement purporting to e come from him, that Mc; assoctation with the Doheny oil in- terests made his availabiiily as a dential candidate doubtful. Mr. ohneton ie ‘”n::-r ot'luu ;:lt‘lam ference for essive Action . which has been in sessl here. Mr. Johaston's statement: “When the question of Whether ‘“e“-lg ml\qme- would indoree by stating that in ty opinion there would beé no in- dorsement of any ocandidate. Such action would be premature. “I did say that McAdoo had the support of a very considerable por- tion of organized labor, with teference to his possible nomination that his enimies would doubtl use the fect that he had been counsel for Mr. Doheny as an excuse seeking to vent hia securing the homination. gr:r.nnlll I _have a very high gard for Mr. McAdoo and nothin, 1aken place that has In any way el ~ray - regard- or: cagsed /e 'te 0D Bis SRLOET Yl A vt 1gor =z apory 7 paid for it, they would have found it a very good bargain, but they did not condition and may be the means of demands it, the jury must be pro-jbuy it. “The control of the Star was bought by Mr. Louis H. Brush and myself as individuals, the Harding estate still holding a large amount of stock in the company. We regard it as worth all we paid for it, which figure, in- cldentally, has never been available for Mr. Vanderlip's investigation. “Had Mr. Vanderlip taken the trou- ble to consult the records in the probate court of Marlon county and ascertain the facts he would not have 'made himself so uttetly ridicalous. If Ossining speech it shouid de very en- couraging to the American republic. ———— e COMMITTEE TO SOLICIT FUNDS FOR INSTITUTE Colored Population Here Already Has Subseribed $5,000 for Purpose. A committes has been organized recently to solicit funds with which to build the Cardinal Gibbons Institute, national school for celored youths Bobs izt B S0l 45 o) Population of ‘Washi; ; e committes Wwill announce the donors at a reception and dance at Convention Hall h 3. £ The chalfrman of the subscription committee is Prof. Eugene A. Clark, rineipal of the Miner Normal School. Ennlu L. BUlings is sectetary. The e:?num,o( the various teams are as foliows: B. F. tler, James A. Smackum, Joseph B. Johnson, BEdward 8. Mrp, Eligabeth Greenleaf, Mrs, Annie . Mrs. Katherine Smart, Edward N. Colbert, Miss Annie Pye, Mrs. Amelt: ilehire, Mrs. Ma: Shiriey, Charles W. Bdeln, Mrs. Mary Wright, Mrs. Akears. In connection with this same affair, Mrs. M. A. Mahoney is alting as ch-lmt&ol 'ommittee selling tags in the loBbies of several colored mov- ing picture theaters. In civil cases the IStar for $550,000, which was tha price | New York last night was read by Mrs. Ball. Committees in Charge. The committees in charge follow: Committee on arrangements—John McEiroy, chairman; B. P. Entrikin, 0. H._ Oldroyd, Samuel G. Mawson, A. H. Frear, Thomas S. Hopkins, New- ton Ferree, F. W. Archibald, John A. Haskin, George O. Burke, Charles H. Babbitt, Lemuel Warner, A. J. Whita- ker, E, C. Grumley and J. H. Johnston. Executive committee—John MeEI- roy, chairman; John W. Reid, John Middleton, F. J. Young, James H. | Perkins, John Finn, Watson B. Mil- John Joy Edson, M. M. Parker, H. T. Dunbar, m;s,hcm;. A(!;lon i n, Mej. Gen. John L. Clem, Secmen W Y vona, James Murphy, Herbert Rutledge, louis P. Rich- mond, Paul J. McGahan, Sid Hous- ton, 'Miss Jennie Hamilton, Mras. Mary V. Fauth, Mrs, Helen Temple, Mrs. Emma Hempler, Mrs. Isabel Wor- Tell Ball, Mrs, Mary M. North, Mrs. K. P. McElroy, Mrs. Mamie P. Dorsey and Mrs. Lida A. Oldroyd. The ushers, Sons of Veterans, wer: Corbin Birch, Thomas W. Bresnahan, Frank A. De Groot, Fank P. Hartle 3. Clinton Hiatt, Chauncey O. Howar Frederick F. T, Johnson, E. Albert Lang, J. F. Oulahan, Charles M. Over- acker, Solomon A. Smith, J. E. Stark, Adelbert A. Taylor and Everett Fran- cis Warner. —_—— WILSON FOUNDATION AWARD DUE THIS YEAR Nominations Must Be in Hands of Officials by June First. By the Associated Press. NEW . YORK, February 13.—The first award by the Woedrow Wilson Fund cient grounds for a change of ad- | bureau to visualize the intent of the | in properly presenting their clatms, | saild Repre- | Little of Kansas, in| Lincoln and Shake- Pupils of Grant School were seated | kin, Mrs. Alice Stein, | s called to order by { e a few introductory re-| {PROGRESS REPORTED { IN ALLEY CLEAN-UP | 689 of 1,428 Nuisances Complained of Already Corrected, Says Report to Oyster. | i i Out of 1,428 nulsances complained of by the health department in its recent inspection of alleys 689 have been corrected thus far, Health Oficer Fowler reported to Commissioner Oyster today. Dr. Fowler said that when the re- port was prepared the time limit: had not expired on all of the notic served and that the number of ecase in which the objectionable conditions have been abated bay be higher. The commissioner announced that ¢ he would direct the police to make a ‘!nur of inspection of the alleys to note the progress of the clean-up movement, and after the bluecoats )!a\'(e reported on present conditions ommissioner Oyster and Dr. Fowler will make a personal inspection. Although they regard open wire fences are more desirable around back vards than solid board _nelosures, .both the Commissioner and Dr. Fow- iler Indicated tthey did not believe the District had power to compel prop- erly owners to make such a change. FIGHT ON “VICIOUS” RECIPROCITY BILL | BEGUN BY CITIZENS (Continued from First Page. | i i 181,000,000 was raised and needed be- afore, and that the idea of a special fund for streets and highways alone without congressional assistance, un- d the sixty-forty arrangement, seri- ously would e anger the whole future fiscal tionship between the federal government nd the Di triet. | “From every angle,” said Mr. Co- {lumbus, “the bill as passed by the House of Representatives is inimical to District interests. The two-cent gas tax alone, without the personal property tax and without a horse- {power charge, would work a hard- {8hip on some 'District motorists, but these motorists were willing to tand for it because by so doing we could {end the unneighborly war with Mary- land. But this thing that has com: ‘oul'of the House, this distorted ide of “Justice,’ is momething else agai By this new plan we pay a two-cent Bas tax, a cent-per-horsepower ifee on tags and « full personal prop- lerty tax, nakin little total Tof approximately @ year additional for District motorists to | pay for operating their automobi ! Specinl Fand Wedge. And not only that,” broke Darr, “but it can easily be seen that | this the entering wedge for all! sorts of special funds to be created by Congress so that it can evade its | agreement under the 60-40 relation- ship. “In the first place we don't ne $2.000,000 year for road fund: imagine that with more fnough money raised by Listric torists i to care for the road 5 S going to appropriate othe funds in addition? The anewer to thas will be that, with t heavy tax in fo. District paying for all 3 will decide 00ls can be run on the Just add a little tax here and there and there will be no need of Congress assisting the Dis- trict at all under the relationship agreed upon in 1922, The committee plans to ask the Sen- Aate committee to report out the bill as | originally submitted by thé Distriet | of Co.umbia Commissioners not possible, to favor the ported for the House namely, a exemption on personal and a $1 license fee promise can be effe . 1o use ever effort to have the bill killed. 1 It was the consensus of opinion that the strongest effort should be made immediately to defeat the bill in its present form. and that to this end measures xhould be taken to convince | the Senate District committee of the unfairness of such motor legislation in Washington, SENATORS DISCUSS BILL. tn Mr. | | ed | Do than » a i ili #s ree | Committee to Make Changes in the House Measure. The gaxoline tax bill, it was dicated st a meeting of the District jcommittee today, would bs reported {to the Senate carrying the Z-cent- {a-gallon tax, a_license fee of $1 for automobiles, and the existing personal property tax on automobiles. Iur- ther, the bill will probably provide that' the money raised through these ! taxes and licenses shall be teed for street paving and for street lighting, | { i i H i in_addition to the regular annua appropriations made under the 60-40 iplan for those purpose: A subcommittee consisting of Sena- | tor Ball, chairman; Senator Weller of Maryland and Senator Edwards {of New Jersey will consider the gas tax bill, which will be referred to the District committee today on its re- ceipt from the House, where it was passed on Monday. enator Ball said today that the | Senate District committee would .not meet to take action on the bill until two [ weeks from today In the mean- time the subcommittee will meet ! with the committea representing, thé | arious trade and clvic organizations of the District which are opposing {the gas tax bill in-the form passed Dby the House. nator Ball expressed the opinion | that at least one-third of the fnoney raised by the gasoline tax in the Di trict would be pald by visitors to Washington. For that reason, he said, he thought there should be no op- position to the plan to have this money used for street improvements without the addition of the usual 40 per cent by the federal government. The discussion of the gas tax bill today was informal, since the bill was not actually’ before the commit- tee. Senator Ball sald it was his desire and the desire of other members of the committee to bring about prompt action of the Senate on the gas t bill €o that the bills might go to con- ference with the House and become a law as soon-as possible. He said that he belicved the Maryland authorities would be willing to extend the pres- ent period of reciprocity in the mat- ter of automobile licenses if the gas tax bill does not become a law by March 1. 1 ——— The State University of Holland has two woman professors. THE EVENING {Pennsylvania; Stalker, | Ham jand God k | Blanton, T if this Is & i w | seruim: D, G LEGISLATION PLANS IN HOUSE Committee on Local Affairs Forms Groups to Consider Specific Measures. MOTHERS’ PENSION, ITEM Members Declare Against Hearing Evidence of “Lascivious” Char- acter Submitted Last Year. Three subcommittees to consiger specific legislative proposals for the District of Columbia were appainted today at a mecting of the House Dis- trict committee, Because it is anticipated that number of bills will be introduced concerning the mothers' pension and jurisdietion of the Juvealle Court, a standing subcommittee, which 15 ex- pected to unite with a similar sub- committes from the Senate in a joint committee to draft suitable legisla tion on this subject was appointed, with Representative Oscar Keller of Minnesota, as chalrman. The other members are: Representatives Beers, New York: Blanton, Texas, and Gilbert, Ken- tucky. This committee wa the suggestion of Elanton after practicall bers of the committen expressed them ves) friendly to legislation of this character and impressed with the need for a proper law on the subject. Prior Testimony Scored. Representatives Underhill of Mase husetts, republican, and Hammer of North Carolina, democrat, made it matter of record that this committ s not to couduct hearings similar to those held last vear. Representi- tive Underhill described the testimony when given filth, aseassination of cl Representative was never £ asham. in his life as when it was insisted on putting “such lascivious language into the Record.” Representative Underhill spoke in favor of the so-called mothers’ pen- sion bill, kaying: “We haven't it here, JWs we need it! He de Judge Kathryn llers « ‘one of the finest women it has ever been my privilege to meet,” but said that in her officlal position she hadn't sufficient power to handle the charges brought before her or to protect the people who come before her. Discusses Retirement Pay. Representative Gibson of Vermo asked for the appointment of a sub- committee to consider the bill, which he introduced at the suggestion of the District Commissioners, which provides for payment to retired mev bers « the poltce and fite depart- ments of the District of the balance of “etirement pay due them from Jan- wary 1. 1911, to June 30, 1815, because th was not sufficlent amount in the pension fund to meet their appor- and which now amounts ty .06, The committee appointed sisted of Representatives Gibson Vermont; Rathbone, 1llinofs, and as Representative Underhill of Mass- achusetts empl ed the fact th a precedent w established some years ago by Congre authorizing milar payment of accumulated appointed on Representative all the mem- = seribed shortags The ~District Commissioners dis- cussed the,yuestion in a letter which wag read to the committes by Repre- sentative Gibson. in which it was stated that the director of the budget s not in conflict with the policy o > budget bureau Tiathhone Bill Referred. On motion of Representative M- Leod of Michigan, & bill intreduced Ly’ Representative Rathbone of Illi- nois, to regulate the sale of viruses, toxins and &nalagous prod- ucts, referred to a subcommitter composed of Representatives McLeod, Rathbone and Kunz, Illiuois. A bill introduced by Representative Moores of Indiana, authorizing the in- corporation of the Grand Army of the District, was referred to a subcom- mitice of one, Representative Jost of Missouri, to'pass upon legal ques- tions. It was pointed out that the purpose of this legislation s to al- low the veterans to secure a bequest of $2,000. TEXAS LAND DEALS INQUIRY ORDERED Senate Adopts Resolution of Heflin to Investigate Fraud Charges. W Inquiry into charges of fraudulent d operations in Texas was ordered today by the enate in adopting resolution offered by Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama. The Inquiry. to be conducted by the Senate post offive committee, will be directed especially into operations of the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. of which 1. B. Creager, republica: national committeeman from Texas is president. Consideration of the resolutfon was blocked by Senator Harreld, republi- can, Oklahoma, until he had been giv- en permission to insert in the record a number of editorials from Texas pa- pers dealing wtih the proposal. “Mr. Creager is wot a member of this body,” said Senator Harreld, “and has no other way to be heard at this time. He requested me to nsert these editorials as illustrative of the othey side of the matter. WEALTHY MAN DROPS DEAD. 1.0S ANGELES, Calif,, February 1: —Edward Gailor, seventy, delegate (v the Common Brick Manufacturers' As- sociation convention here, and sald be a wealthy business man of Troy N. Y., fell dead of heart disease i his Notel last night. STAR COUPON “THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT” By Frederic J. Haskin l 1 | Fotundation to the individual who has performed during the year an act o “unselfish public servicé of enduring’ value,” Which exemplifies the “ideals and nrlnelvlo: £ ‘which Wood: on Beodmber 58 next, it. w on nounced last night ‘y foundat e nmwt'&.‘.?&'fl'&"'w“mg"i : S row | ite,” will be made | an- n offi- p The Book_That Skows Undle Safy: At Work {] e of his Present . this coupon and $1.00 at the Business Oifice of The Evening Star and 'Ses cure your copy of the book, a S-color map of the United States, 28x22 inches, and a 32- page booklet containing the Constitution of the United States. . Mall Orders. Add for poStage up to 150 miles, 6c; 300 milen, Sc1 greater distances, ask postmanier rate for wish _every American could fead “The American Government,' by Frederic J. Haskin, could know ‘understand the machimery Governme: JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary of Labor, ’ ’ ‘ v