Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair todsy and change in temperature; west winds. No. 29,174. DALGHERTY SHVES AMMUNTION TO AT HARD AT AGCLSERS Promises to Tell Public Rea- sons for “Malicious and Scandalous Stories.” 990.— No. PRODUCER LAYS BARE PRIZE FIGHT FILM PLOT Senators Also Hear Evidence of Gun-Running and Liquor Schemes on Texas Border. New and surprising allegations of deals and frame-ups, of unprosecuted violations of the law and of money payments for protection, were tumbled across the committee table yesterday in the Senate’s whirlwind investiga- tlom of Attorney General Daugherty and the Department of Justice. Gun-running, bootlegging and un- lawful circulation of prize fight films were the subjects around which the testimony centered throughout a four-hour committee session scarcely less colorful than those which have Preceded it. From his office at the other end ©f Washington Mr. Daugherty again struck back last night at his ac- cusers. He reserved until a later time, however, the detailed statement he is preparing in refutation of in- sinuations made against him on the witness stand, and contented himself with a brief announcement that in due time he would “advise the public of tho influences behind these malicious and scandalous attacks and the character of the tools that are being used in this cowardly manner by my adversaries.” Fight ‘Films Deal, How the Dempsey-Carpentier prize fight films were exhibited with profits of $125,000 in twenty-two to twenty- five states with an “understanding” against Department of Justice inter- ference despite the law was related on the witness stand yesterday by Fred C. Quimby, New York producer of the films. In many particulars his story followed the previous testi- mony of Gaston B. Means and Miss Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of Jess Smith, dead friend of Mr. Daugherty. Both these witnehses had testified that Smith was Interested financially in the film deal. Other witnesses made charges of derelictions in prosecuting Mexican gun-running, bootleggers and Texas il stock promcters. Friends of for- mer Secretary Fall and prominent Texas republicans were named in this connection, and Federal District At- torneys Henry Zweifel and John D. Hartman were charged with delay and failures of prosecution. The witness sald he “believed” Zweifel Wwas Involved in a “blackmall” scheme against oil stock promoters. Not Direetly Involved. Attorney General Daugherty was not directly implicated by any of * yesterday's witnesses, but the testi- mony often trailed to the door of| his office through his friend, Jegs Smith, and subordinate officials. While the committee was in ses- sion Chairman Adams of the repub- lican committee issued a statement that “nothing discreditable” to Mr. Daugherty ha® yet been developed, but the 1epublican ieaders in the Senate are known to be studying the developments carefully with a view to possible renewal of pressure upon the administration for action. Statement by Daugherty. Tho statement Issued by Mr. Daugh- erty was as follows: “In view of the Roxie Stinson, | o d!-cz that Miss e divorced wife the-late Jesse Smith, .:i u.:{ Gaston B. Means, formerly in the bureau of investigation_of the De- partment of Justice, but not now connected therewith, were not called to the stand today to continue their! . statements, and in view of the fur- ther fact that the statements sub- mited by Capt. Baldwin, formerly in the bureau- of investigation of the Department of Justice, but not now connected therewith, and by M. Quimby, cwner, with Tex Rickard, ot the Dempsey-Carpentier prize fight films, presented no features which are ' not easily explained by documentary and other evidence, it has become unnecessary at this time for the At- torney General to burden the press or ask the reading public to spend any time considering the minor and unjmportant matters which took up the session Saturday. ' Will Answer Charges. “As. soon as Gaston B. Means and Miss - Roxie Stinson have concluded their, statements and been cross-ex- amined, I will issue a statement that will, I think, be decidedly interesting and in which I will advise the public of the influences behind these mall- cious and scandalous attacks and the character of the tools that are being used in this cowardly manner by my sdversaries.” The Capt. Baldwin mentioned in the statement, now a member of the exas Rangers, was one of the wit- nesses who brought gun-running and bootlegging Into the inquiry yester- day by testifying that there had been failures and neglect by Depart- ment of Justice officials to prosecute these violations in Texas. Quimby was called unexpectedly yesterday in place of Means or Miss Stinson, and supported Means' story that a “deal” for exhibition of the fight films had been made in 1921 with Jap Muma, friend of Jess Smith and New York correspondent for the Cin- cinnati Enquirer; William H. Orr, ex- igecretary to formér Gov. Whitman of fi\u‘ @ Page 6, Columa E5) ! A velt ; _mo fresh morth. ‘Temperature for twenty- two hours ended at 10 p.m. last night Highest, 38, at 4 p.m.; lowest, 31, at 1 p.m. Full report on page 7. Entered second. post office Washington, CO matter D. C. he OLIDGE STANDS CLEAR Third Party Prospe . cts and Democratic Uncertainty Puzzle Veteran Politicians Here. BY N, 0. MESSENGER. Veteran noliticlans at the Cap- ftol declare that never in their experience have they seen nation- al politics in such a disturbed and uncertain condition as now exists. What the ides of November will witness the boldest of them dare not venture to predict. The possi- bility of a third party taking the field is not overlooked in their calculations. Whom the democrats will nominate as their candidate for the presidency is one of the uncertainties of the hour, with no political weather vane yet indicat- ing the possible set of the wind. If a third party candidate should enter, the election would be thrown into the House of Repre- sentatives, but, although the re- publicans have a majority of the state delegations, that present ROOSEVELT BACKED AS DEMAND GOMES THAT HE QUIT POST Stevenson, in House, Criti- cizes 0il Connection—De- fended by Longworth. The resignation of Theodore Roose- as assistant secretary of the Navy was demanded in the House yesterday by Representative Steven- son, democrat, South Carolina. The demand was made during de- bate on the naval appropriation bill and was immediately met with a de- fense of Mr. Roosevelt by Representa- tive Longworth of Ohio and other republicans. Cites Denby As Parallel. “If Mr. Denby ought to have got- ten out, Mr. Roosevelt ought to get out, t0o,” Mr. Stevenson declared. “Denby is not supposed to have been the reciplent of a loan or to have had any connection with the ol people. . “Several attorneys were rejected in connection with the oil casés be- cause of their previous connebtion with ol companles. The assistant secretary of the navy was a.director of the Sinclair company up to the time he entered the war. He re- turned and took up a position with a bank controlled by that company.” Statements by the South Carolina representative concerning ownership of Sinclair stock, were disputed by Representative Longworth, after the former had declared that the wife of the assistant secretary “owned Sin- clair oil stock at the time the leas were made." Quotes Record in Rebuttal. In reply, Mr. Stevenson read from the Rosevelt testimony before the oil committee that Mrs. Roosevelt had owned such stock. Insisting that “the gentleman has made a positive statement that Mrs. Roosevelt had stock when theleases were made,” Mr. Longworth asked if he was prepared to prove it. “She did when negotiations were going on and the Presigent signed t@e order,” Mr. Stevenson retorted. “I am prepared to make a state- ment that Mrs. Roosevelt was not in vossession of the stock three months before the leases were made,” said Mr. Longworth. Representative French, republican, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) URGE STRINGENT - OIL REGULATION Attorneys General Call on U. S. and State Govern- ments for Action. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 15.—The exec- utive committee of the national con- ference of attorney generals at a spe- cial meeting today formally called upon Trade Commission and the executives of states to take immediate action to establish a more stringent regu- lation of the petroleum industry * The committes outlined a program of activity and requested Congress “to provide immediately a special and sufficlent appropriation to the Federal Trade Commission for the conduct and prosecution of this work.” Reciting that “the Industry seems prince has a strong will and will not’ to be under such control that prices feasily be deterred from his favorite! may be raised overnight at every gasoline station in the nation” the statement demanded “that all unfair trade practices in the production, manufacture and distribution of gaso- line and other petroleum products be abolished without delay.” Would Abelish Agrecments. The action suggested, according to the statement, seeks the execution in “true spirit” of the Standard Oil dissolutiodn decree of 1911, abolition “without delay of all unfair trade practices” and abolition of trade (Continued on Page § Co} pwy ) . fact does not assure the choice of a republican, because of the close- ness of the majority, with tie votes in several delegations, and the uncertainty whether radieal republicans would “stay put” and vote for their party candidate. Tk ey President Coolidge appears to be the only figure standing out clearly in all this haze and mist of uncertainty, In that the drift of events seems to point to his nomination. No headway appar- ently is being made by the oppo- sition to his nomination. His friends point out that no valid ob- jection has thus far been estab- lished to his‘nomination, and that there is only the claim that an- other wants it, without furnishing £00d_reason why the President " (Continued on Page 5, Column 4 CASH OPTION PLAN OF BONUS ASSURED SENATE SUPPORT House Advocates Meet Un- broken Opposition to Paid- Up Life Insurance. Advocates in the House of the proposal to incorporate a full cash payment option in the soldiers’ bonus bill received assurance from some Senate leaders yesterday that favor- able consideration would be given to such a scheme when the bill reacnes that body. Meanwhile the opposi- tion to the paid-up life insurance bonus bill to be reported to the House appeared unbroken. Under the agreement reached Fri- day the bonus bill will come up for a vote Tuesday in the House, with amendments prohibited. In view of this procedure, considerable oppcsi- tion to the measure had developed among veterans in the House yester- day, particularly on the democratio side, and & plan was under consid- eration to defeat the bill and attempt then to bring out from the ways and means committee a measire provid- ing for a full cash payment option. A two-thirds vote will be necessary for passage of the measure Tues- day under the rule adopted. Right-of-Way Diseussed. Some discussion was had among members of both houses of a plan to put the bonus ahead of the revenue bill in the Senate. No formal move- ment to this effect has gotten under way, however, and Senate leaders ex- pressed the opinion that, with the revenue bill already before the finance committee, it would be gotten out of the way ahead of the bonus Senator Robinson, Arkansas, dem- ocratic leader, sald yesterday he was in favor of disposing of both meas- ures as soon as possible and that if the revenue bill were reported first it would be kept before the Senate until passed. Meanwhile the finance committee put over until tomorrow further hearings in connection with the tax- reduction bill, other business claim- ing the attention of committee mem- bers. Chairman Smoot plans to pro- ceed with: examination of Treasury officials again tomorrow with a view to ascertaining the exact revenue needs of the government next year. Sy WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1924. -104 PAGES. RULING MAY FORCE ALL ARMY OFFICERS OUT OF GIVIL POSTS |McCarl Tells Weeks Details to Outside Work Must End by June 30. KIRBY’S REMOVAL FROM BUREAU IS BOMBSHELL Controller General Notifies Treas- ury Major Cannot Hold Engrav- ing Post Under Law. Hundreds of Army officers in civil positions and a large number in the { War Department itself, may be forced back into active military service at the end of this fiscal year, ending June 30. This was revealed yesterday, fol- lowing the recall of Maj. Wallace W. Kirby, acting director of the bureau of engraving and printing, and as- signment to his former military post as head of the engineering reproduc- tion plant at Washington barracks. Maj. Kirby's return proved to be only a small part of a comprehensive program being worked out by Secre- tary of War Weeks and controller Gen- eral McCarl, which may change the status of the Army officers in many parts of the world. Controller McCarl has ruled that no Army officer, under the law, may hold a civil position after June 30, 1924, without specific authori- zation of Congress. Basis of Contentlo; The controller bases his decision principally upon section 1222, Revised Statutes, which provides: “No officer of the Army on the ac- tive list shall hold any civil office, iwh:thar by election or appointment, and every such officer who accepts or exercises the functions of a clvil | office shall thereby cease to be an officer of the Army, and his commis- sion shall be thereby vacated.” Unless Congress interwenes with ! new legislation In the meantime, such prominent officers of the Army as Col. Henry C. Smithers, chief co- ordinator of the bureau,of the budget; Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, with the governor general of the Philippine Islands; Maj. Howard S. Bennion of the Federal Power Commission, and many others may be relieved of thelr present executive posts on June 30. May Aftect Mamy Ofieers. Even the personnel of the War De- partment may be widely invaded by the application of the law, under Con- troller General McCarl, working through Secretary Weeks. The program of return to military duty has been already started. Cer- tain payments to Lieut. Col. Willlam N. Haskell, cavalry, who had been detailed for duty in Europe with the American Rellef Administration, were definitely suspended. The payments were made later, however, with the return of this distinguished officer to military duty. Secretary Weeks, at first, it is un- derstood, defended the long-estab- lished practice of the War Depart- ment in detalling Army officers to civilian posts, without specific au- thority of Congress. Sees Violation of Law. In the operation of the budget and accounting act, however, Controller McCarl discovered that, according to his interpretation of federal posi- tions, principally in Washington, and in other places of responsibility throughout the world, were drawing pay in violation of law. Secretary Weeks, after going over the whole legislative history, admit- ted that such details were without the law and agreed to co-operate in a program of establishing which officers were involved. Putting the matter frankly to the | 1 | { ! l | (Continued Page 3, Column 6.) British Fear Prince (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) May Get Killed, As Wales Is Thrown Second Time Riding in Steeplechase, He Suffers Slight Concussion, but Mabkes Light of It. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 15.—National con- cern for the life of the heir to the throne received another shock today 'when the Prince of Wales, only just recovered from a serious riding acci- dent, involving the fractare of a col- ! President Coolidge, Congress, the Federal [larbone, again Indulged his love of steeplechasing and got a nasty spill, but without serious consequences. Much as the public admires the high courage of the prince, this in- cident is certain to revive in inten- sified form the national agitation for some check upon this undaunted spirit which places a heavy risk on the suc- cession to the throne. Precisely how the necessary pressure could be ap- plied is hard to imagine, for the sport. Entered Two Events The prince was entered in two events at a steeplechase today in the army point-to-point meeting at Abor- fleld, near Wokingham, and he met with mishaps in both. Prince Henry also came a cropper, but escaped with little damage. Both princes were un- seated early in the afternoon, but ‘were merely shaken up. Prince Henry was to ride in the last event of the jday, & steeplechase for the Earl of Cravea’s cup, but withdrew. Prince of Wales, however, was ono of Horse Unseats Him and the elght starters. He got away ‘well, but at the first fence his horse stumbled and fell, throwing the rider heavily on his head and hands. The large crowds of spectators hur- ried to the place of the accident, among the first being the Duke of York. An ambulance was quickly on the spot, and Wales, bleeding pro- fusely from the nose, was taken to & Inearby farmhouse, where it was | found his injuries were not serious. ‘Wanted No Ald, 5 The prince tried to get up, protest- :ing to the stretcher bearers that he i was. quite able to walk, but gentle j Pressure was applied to keep him on the stretcher until the farmhouse reached. His injuries having ybeen attended to by physicians, the prince later in the evening was suf- ficiently recovered to return to Alder- | shot by motor car, and it was then| officially ascertained that he was suffering from a slight concussion. His injuries, which brulsing of the face, are not looked upon as serious, but he will remain at Aldefspot over the week end. A late message from Aldershot says that the prince is quite cheerful and makes light of /his mishap. He is staying at the residence of.Col. Gra- The |ham, commander of the Prince of Wales Own Hamar Reglments > “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and unday morning to Washington homes at per monta. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. HOUSE PAVES WAY 10 PASS MEASURES VITAL O DISTRICT Start to Be Made on March 31, Day Set Aside for Capital Legislation. LONGWORTH AND OTHERS ANXIOUS TO AID CITY THE PRESSING HOUSING PROBLEM. THOROUGH BRIBE PROBE HOUSE AIM Congress, However, Not to Impede or Embarrass Grand Jury Quiz. Still in the prellminary stage of its inquiry into graft charges against two mefQers of Congress, the special House committee announced its determination yesterday not to impede or embarrase the grand jury investigation under way here into the question. At the same time, however, it was made clear through the committee chair- man, Representative Burton; republican, Ohio, that the House investigation would be pressed to a fnality regardless of the grand jury findings. ' Besume Session Temorrew. In recess pesterday, the grand jury will resums its session tomorrow with Department of Justice officials directing its investigation hopeful that a report can be made by the middle of the week. This, it was Indicated will depend largely on the ability of the government to round up its witnesses. . After another executive session yesterday at which for two hours the House committee.questioned Elias H. Mortimer, who testified in Chicago in the Veterans’ Bureau case and has also appeared before the grand jury here, it was anounted that public hearings would not begin until the 1ast of this week at the earliest. Committee members expressed a desire to avold publicity which would attend such hearings until the grand jury can conclude its work, but it was indicated that if a report was not made by the jury by the end of the webk the hearings would go on regardiess. BAS TAXD. G ASKED 1S SENT T0 SENATE The gasSline tax bill, as amended by the Senate District committee, was formally reported favorably to the Senate late yesterday by Senator Ball, chairman of the committes. It was placed on the Senate calendar and Senator Ball said later he would seek to have the measure considered by the Senate this week. - The bill as reported carries a tax of 2 cents per gallon'on motor fuel s0ld in the District of Columbla and a license tax of $1 a year on motor vehicles, except steam and eleotric, which are otherwise provided for in the bill. It abolishes the present prsonal property tax on automobiles in the District. Neo Hint of House Action. Senator Ball said that he believed the Senate would pass the bill in the form reported from the committee, which is virtually the bill as it was recommended by the District Commissioners The committee amended the House bill so as to conform to the Commissioners’ bill, What the House will do with the bill, if it is passed in the form reported to the Senate, remains to be seen. Senator Ball expressed the hope, however, that the House would its way to agree to the bill if the Senate passes it in form it now holds Otherwise there seems little likelihood of the gasoline tax bill, designed to bring about permanent reciprocity with Maryland in the matter of automobile licenses, being enacted into law. The bill. states that gasoline tax shall be in lieu of the personal prop- erty tax mow charged on motor ve- hicles here, ' 1 ' TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—40 Pages General News—Local, National, Foreign. National Political Survey—Pages 4 and 5. Around the City—Page 20. The Civilian Army—Page 25. Schools and Coliges—Page 26. | Radio News and Gossip—Pages 30 and 31 v At Community Centers—Page 32. Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 33. Serial—“The Mystery of Lynne Court’— Page 36. Financial News—Pages 37, 38 and 39. PART TWO—18 Pages Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 13. | Veterans of the Great War—Page 15. Army and Navy News—Page 16. District National Guard—Page 16. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 17. ! D. A. R, Activities—Page 17. Girls and Their Affairs—Page 17, Girl Scouts—Pa 1. Spanish War Veterans—Page 17. PART THREE—14 Pages Amusemente—Theaters and the Photo. play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 to 11, Boy Scouts—Page 12. Fi raities— e 13. Reviews of New Books—Page 14, PART FOUR—4 Pages Pink Sports Sectlon. PART FIVE—S Pages Magazine Section—Fiction and Features. PART SIX—S8 Pages Classified Advertising. News of the Clubs—Page 8. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 Pages World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—4 Pages Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and M Mutt and Jeff. 'MARLBORD BLAZE DAMAGE, $40000 Fire-Swept Viliage Turns to Finding Homes for Victims. D. C. Aid Cuts Loss. By a Staff Correspondent, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., March 15. —After the biggest and most spectac- ular fire in its history, which turned I/the main street into a seething In- |ferno, this little town tonight is en- gaged in finding homes for those ‘whose residences were wiped out, and moving Into cellars for storage such of the household ehuipment and per- sonal effects as the little band of volunteers saved before the flames drove them back. s All that remains of what were two stores and three dwellings are stone foundations and brick chimneys, but with a populace thankful that there were no casualties. So flerce were the flames that everything they touched was consumed? and for a long time it looked as though the entire town would be destroyed. Only a fortunate ift in the wind and the efficient wurk of expert fire fight- ing ald from Washington and An- napolis and- Eastport,” Md., kept the damage to a figure of approximately $40,000. A Began From Hot Flue. The fire originated on the roof of the building océuvied as a lunchroom and dwelling by Mrs. Sarah Bennett. | roaq, came Into Michigan avenue and ' ‘W. T. Davis, register of wills of PASSION PLAYERS MANAGER REBUKED Press of Other Business Makes Local Consideration Diffi- cult Problem. BY WILL P, KENNEDY, A program of constructive legisla- tion for the National Capital likely will be passed at this session of Con- gress. A start will be made on Mon- day, March 31, the fifth Monday in |the month. Such a program will have the support of House Leader Longworth and the republican legis- lative steering committee. This is good news for the District, especially in view of these facts: That the press of other important general legislation is giving party leaders a vexatious task to find time for consideration of the various meas- ures in the House chamber; that while all of the big departmental ap- propriation bills that must be passed before July 1 have been prepared in committee, the House is far behind schedule in passing them; that Conm- gress is trimming its salls to ad- journ in time for the republican and democratic national conventions. Lest Regular Day. ‘The National Capital lost its regu- i Coolidge Cuts Short Audience When Speaker Injects _Political Issue. Injection of what White House offi- cials described as “political discus- sions” into a visit to the White House yesterday of the Oberammergau Pas- sion Players causea President Cool- idge to cut short his reception to them. The Passion Players were received by the President in his office just be- fore the usual public group of those wishing to ghake hands with the exr ecutive. After the Players, number- {ing about fftéen, had shaken hands with the President, they grouped themselves at one sidé of the office and Ludwig Nissen of New York, chairman of the Americah reception committee, delivered a short address, explaining that the Players wers making their first American tour and were exhibiting their wood carvings and pottery. Appeal Offends Coolldge, Mr.. Nissen's address, White House officials later sald, also contained an appeal to the American government to interpose itself in the German sit- uation, and this, it was added, of- fended the President, because of its violation of the international custom against presentation of appeals by private citizens of one country or their unofficial spokesman direct to the head of another government. President Coolidge, in his response made no reference to the “political” phases of Mr. Nissen's address and merely bespoke a welcome to the Passion Players, because of their fame as depictors of the life of Christ and because of their model lives. Abruptly Emds Imterview, At the conclusion of response, Mr. |Nissen turned to introduce Anton Lang, the “Christus” of the last three Passion Plays, who also had prepared an address, but the President ended the reception by asking that those waiting outside his office to shake hands with him be admitted. Mr. Nissen's address as given to the newspapers prior to his visit to the White House declared the Players were brought to the United States “in the spirit of purely altruistic philan- thropy In the minds of a few Ameri- cans * * * who know of their sufferings, because of their "peculiar economic conditions.” It then went on to describe the mode of living of the Oberammergau people and to praise the play they produce every ten, years. FOUR KILLED IN CRASH OF TROLLEY AND AUTO Machine Strikes Street Car Head- On on Road Near Detroit. By the Assciated Press. . DETROIT, March 15.—Mr. and M Harry D. Moulton of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mills of Wind- isor, Ont.,, were killed here late today !when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by an inter- urban car at Michigan avenue and Telegraph road, just beyond Dear- born, a suburb. Mr. and Mrs. Moul- ton came here about two months ago from London, Ont. ‘Witnesses of the accident said the automobile; northbound on Telegraph swWung across to the car tracks on and that one-half of the ! Prince Georges county, while going the north side of the road, striking gasoline tax shall be pald into the|home to lunch, saw the flames. just|tne interurban head-on. The bodies Treasury of the United States to the |leaping through the roof around the|yire wedged in the wreckage of the include soms | entire credit of the District of Co- |chimney of the Bennett building. lumbia and the other half shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit of the United States and to the credit of the District in the same propor- tion the appropriations for the Dis- trict of Columbia are paid from the Treasury from the revenues of the District @uring the fiscal year h‘ which the tax was collected, 1t is believed that it started from an overheated flue. He promptly gave the alarm, but a heavy March wind soon whipped the flames into a seeth- ing blaze, attacking everything in their path. Hurrled calls were made for volun- teers, and a small army of willing | automobile between a telegraph pole and the interurban car. Electrocuted by Aerial. CHICAGO, March 15.—Jobn Lender, ten, was electrocuted today while in- stalling a radio outfit in his home, when the aerial came in contact with & cable. lar day in the House last Monday, be- cause important fiscal legislation had right of way and took precedence— and quite properly so. House Leader Longworth is ex- tremely anxious to be “absolutely square” with the District of Columbia, even though he i3 being pressed hard on all sides for time on the floor for scores of measures. He is willing to give the District committee Monday, March 31, to bring up legislation of- fecting the National Capital. He is willing, and even anxious, to take delegates from the District committee before the republican steering ocommittes. with 3 definite progrem of legislation for the Dis- trict and argue that time be allocated for action in the House upon such & program, preferably on the regular District days and even on other days when it can be fitted in. To Avoid Time Waste, ‘Mr. Longworth, however, will re- quire that the District committee co- operate by preparing a schedule fair- ly free of controversial bills which would start a wrangle and waste time without reasonable prospect of being passed—just as the Fitzgerald ‘workmen’'s compensation bill served as & legislative dam to hold back scores of other desirable measures in the last Congress. : The teachers' salary bill Is an ex- ample of constructive legislation that can be passed, even though there Is now somo difference of opinion. The committee is unanimously behind this bill, with Representative Thomas L. Blanton of Texus objecting to only one maximum salary rate, which can be easily settled by an amendment, if not by compromise. Individually, the members of the committee are “good fellows,” proud of their National Capital, and intend well towards helping to make it “the most beautiful and best governed city in the world.” as they have fre- quently stated. A sincere effort will be made this week to have the com- mittee come just as close as it can by compromise to reaching an agree- ment upon a legislative program of bills to which there is little or no serious opposition, which can be laid before the steering committes for priority consideration. Suftrage Bill Chamce Slim. ©Of course, such very important measures a8 voting representation for residents of the District, or local suffrage, or street car merger, are not in such shape that action on them could fairly be asked now from the steering committee. Nor, If Repre- sentative Fitzgerald of Ohio and Representative Underhill of Massa- chusetts persist in their bitter rivalry over their respective-workmen's com- pensation bills, is there hope for pas- sage of either, and in that event workmen's compensation must not (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) FILE SUIT TOMORROW ON DOHENY OIL GRANT Pomerene and Roberts Reach Los Angeles to Institute Litigation. By the Amociated Press, LOS ANGELES, March 15.—Former | Senator Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. { Roberts, special government counsel appot: to handle litigation for cance!ftion of the Teapot Dome and California naval resgrve lease to tho Sinclair and Doheny oil companies, arrived here today. They announced that the government sult.against the Doheny interests will be filed Monday morning In the district court. The board of directors of the Pan-Ameri- can Petroleum and Transport Com- pany, with E. L Doheny presiding as chairman, held a meeting here today. Later a company officlal announced there was nothing to be said con- cerning the meeting,