Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1924, Page 2

2 PLICE PAYBOGS " VIRTUALLY CERTA Increase to Park Officers In- cluded in Bill Ordered Fa- vorably Reported. The police and firemen’s increased pay bill was ordered favorably re- ported by the Senate District commit- tee today, after the committes had determined in include in the bill provision for increasing the pay of the park police, Before the report is made, however, Senator King of Utah is to be given an opportunity to examine the bill and a subcommittee will redraft it so as to include the park police. Col. Shervill, superintendent of pub- lio buildings and grounds, appeared Dbefore the committee today and urged that the park police, who come under his jurisdiction, should be granted an increase in pay commensurate with lh?‘t proposed for the Metropalitan Dolice. Smith Offers Protest. Private Milton Smith, president of the Policeman’s Association, spoke in oppoeition to the proposal to amal- zamate the two bills, one for the Metropolitan police and the other for the park police. He explained that the Metropolitan police and firemen pay bill has already been passed b the House, and expressed foar that if the Senaté now added a section giv- ing park jolice increaseed pay, it might o in_delaying passage of the bill wnen it goes back to the House. Senator Ball, chairman of the Dis- trict _committee, and Senator King, the ranking democratic member of the committee, both assured Private Smith that if ‘the bill went to con- forence inaluding the park police pay they, who would be members of the gonference committee, would yield on the park police amendmeént rather than permit any undue delay in get- ting through the bill for the Metro- politan polioe and firemen. Senator Ball explained alse that as the park police pay bill has not been aoted upon by t House, it probably could not rece attention at the present scssion 4s & separate meas- ure. Want Forces Co-ordinated. Mr. Smith de- would withdraw his oppo- the inclusion of the park the bill. He said he be- lieved the park officers coive an increase, too. did not wish to preve it at the present ses: Senator King sug thing should be done to o under one head, the organizations of the With this assuranc clared he sition to police in and that he their getting on of Congress. ested that some- rdinate, various gpolice Distris He pointed out that not only are there the | the | metropolitan police force and park police force, represented by Col Sherrill. but also police in the Zoo Park and other parks, which have nc identification with the park police. Sherrill Makex P The committee, tor Ball, authorized the appointment of a subcommitree consisting of Sen- ators King, chairman; Sheppard of Texas and Edge of New Jersey, to consider the question of co-ordinat- ing the police force, and especially the various park forces. Col. Sherrill expressed the opinion that the park forces should be co-ordinated, but he ded fhat the metfopolitan police and park poiic d be kept sep- arate, alth -operating at all times, as they do now. In urging upon the committee the adoption of the amendment granting the park police an increase, Col. Sher- rill said the proposed raises were similar to those proposed for the metropolitan police, except that the of the park policemen was fixed at $100 a year less, because the gov- ernment provides their uniforms. Members of the metropolitan police buy their own The park police also desired to be placed on the same tetirement basis as the metropolitan police, and that is included in the ameadment pro- posed by Col. Sherrill. ARMORY LACK HERE Praises Condition, However, Antiquated Building of D. C. Guard. of Headquarters of the National Guard of the District of Columbia and lhe‘ 20th National Guard Division, com- | prising the organized militia of this | vity, Maryland and Virginia, were inspected last night by Maj. Gen. Charles H. Muir, U. 8, A, command- | ing the 3d Corps area, and his staff, under whose jurisdiction both the ! regular and militia troops of this section come. Gen. Muir made a thorough inwpec- tlon of the armory at 472 L etveet merthwest and commented favorably on the condition in which he found it and the excellent way in Which ®n equipment is cared for, despite the most unfavorable armory building and facilities. He exprossed regret that the Capital city did not have proper and sufficient armory facili- ties, pointing out that he had done everything possible to help the Dis- trict get what it needs in the way of an_ armory and promised he would continue to do so. Gen. Muir was accompanied by Maj. Gen. Anton Stéphan, commanding the District of Columbia militia and the 28th National Guard Division, and his staff. Gen. Stephan also cailed atten- tlon to the great need of an armory in keeping with the standing of the National Capital. Gen. Muir told the officers of the local guard that an opportunity would be given them to attend the officers’ | camp to be held at Virginia Beach, Va, in June. Previous to the inspection, an informal dinner given at the C Club by Gen. Stephan and the s of the Incal militia and the 29th Divi- sfon. At the dinner there were pres- ent several veterans who had served together in the American expedition- ary force during the war, and many ‘were the reminiscences exchanged of the war days in France. Brig. Gen. Lioyd M. Brett, United States Army, now assigned to the lo- al milltla 3¢ adigtant censral, was gommanding officer_of the - fant-y Brigade, and Lieut. Col. C. Fred Cook, ?dju‘l-n‘t"aenendl'men‘fltmnt, of the local militia, an jutant gen. eral of the mtn Xational Guard Di- wvision, was bgrigade adjutant under Gen. Brett. Col. Frank 5. Cocheu, U. 8. A, now Gen. Muir's chief of stafr, commanded the 319th Infantry, which i should re-} i and wholesale evictions will result !to the House and its adoption at the ; earliest possible date recommended Ziklman to Move To Put Property Tax in Auto Bill| Asting Chairman Zihlman of the House District committes will ask the -Tiouse to send to conference tomorrow the gusoline tax bill, which. is designed to effect reoci- procity betwsen Marylind and the National Cupital, with an smend- ment to correct the joker which has been discovered in the bill. ,, This amendment will provids for imposing a personal property tax, it having been shown to be the in- tent of both the Heuse and Sen- ate to Im this prevision, al- thoagh, in making amendments, both the House and Senate unin- tentionally omitted .the personal property tax from the legislation. GALL CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT OUT Favorable Report Ordered for Resolution by House Ju- diciary Committee. | 1 Favorable report of a resolution | proposing a child labor amendment to | the Constitution was ordered today by the House judiciary committee. The committee approved, without change, the resolution intreduced by Representative Foster, republican, Ohio. Republican leaders have given assurance that the House will have an oppertunity to vote on the ques- tion at 'an early date. Fourteen members of the judiciary ocommitiee favored the resoiution while six, among them Chairman Graham, an- Inounced “they would oppose it on {the floor. " Mr. Foster will lead the i fight for the resolution. The Supreme Court has twice de- | clared child labor laws unconstitu- tional. Representative Graham sald that the attack on the resolution would be based on the contention that there is too great a tendency to tamper | with the federal Constitution when | there is no pressing need for amend- | ments, and the belief that regula- tion of child labor is properly a state function. VOTE ON RENT ACT EXPECTED TODAY (Continued from First Page.) tension only of the existing rent legislation to August 1, 1926, with some amendments and modifications, should be made Cites High Renial. I *The subcommittee finds that ex- tcepting in cases in which the fair and reasonable rental has been fixed {the Rent Commission rents here have riven continuously and demands for {increased rentals have been and now | tare being made by owners and agents | | | on motion of Sena-|ynder threats of eviction upon the'a resident expiration of the present legisiation on May 22 next. Families have been ‘and are being crowded ;nto smaller {and poeref quartors and many have {beer compelled to double up. Some- | Itimes two families are obliged to ldwell in rooms which prior 1y 1919 { were occupled by and were only i itended for a single family. Many more have been and now are forced to take in lodgers to meet the | jheavy increase in rentals. i !_“Dilapidated, insanitary, old houses. for years almost uninhabitable, are ' inow fally occupied and In many cases Vahina Eliis, held for twenty vears|INEton of the Capitol Theater enter- (overcrowded. For the last five years iowners have been and now are mak- {ing none_but the most imperative r pairs, The service formerly cus- {tomary in apartment house buildings ! has been reduced to a minimum and conditions in this respect appear to | be growing steadily worse Building Owners’ Report. “A representative of the Washing- ton Association of Building Owners and Managers submitted to your sub- committes a report dated February | 11, 1824, to the board of directors of | ithe Washington Board of Trade. The | {report was made by five gentiemen, four of whom are engaged in bus imess, the profits in which must neces- sarily be almost wholly derived from | landiords and owners of real estate. “The fifth member, « lawyer, is {prominently connected with building | loan associations in the city of Wash. {inglon. Tt is clear that their atti- | tude would not be favorable toward a law regulating rentals, The re- | port, however, confirms the opinion {of your subcommittee as to the neces- | sity for the extension of the rent legislation. “If the landlorde, with their organiza- | zation. their agenciee and all their facilities for obtainin information as to vacancies throughout the city, cannot make a better showing it i9 clear that the emergency has not passed and a survey by the metro- politan police would be futile. Blames High Rentals, “In view of these reports, after the efforts made by representatives of landlords, your subcommittee does not find that vacancies exist in apart- ments In such numbers as to permit freedom to contract between land- lords and tenants. On the contrary, it finds that vacant apartments are held at such high rentals and the surplus i 50 smail a8 to require the continu- ance of the present rent legislation in the District™ The repoct then discusses In detail the proposed changes in the rent law. In concluding his report Repra- sentative Lampert said, "Your sub- committee believes that no rentals have been and now ‘are baing raised out of all just proportion to values, the determinations of the commission have brought relief to thousands upon thousands of tenants and their fami- lies, and its existence and the effect of prior rent legislation has deterred and prevented many landlords from making unconscionable and exorbit- ant increases. Fears Expiration of Law, “Your subcommittee Is of the opin- fon that failure to continue the pres- ent rent legislation would disas- trous, and If it is permitted to lapse a period of greatly increased rentals | i | After the expiration of the present aw. It therefore recommends that the proposed bill be reported favorably so that the fears and anxieties un- was of the 160th Infantry Brigade during the war. The guests at the dinner were: Maj. Gen. Muir, Col. Cocheu, Col. Ola W. Bell, Lieut. Col. W. V. Shipiey, ag Raymond F. Fowler, Capt. Terrill Price and Capt. Herman H. Pohl, the Iatter Regular Army instruotor with he local Guard. The National Guard officers it Bna Lisut. der which thousands of tenants are now laboring may be allayed as soon as_humanly possible. Representative Underhill read the tentative report that has been pre pared in opposition to the Lampert Dbill, as follows: Outitacs Oppouttion. “First, such & law aa this is utterly incompatable with and destructive of the liberties of contract. It carries government intrusion into and con- trol over ?u ly private afairs to the point of intoleranca. If persisted in and insisted on as a fixed principle in our policy, it means A gOvernment paternal that Despeaks the of business freedofn. “Second, even the Mmost that its ad- vocates ever claimed for it is that it was made necessary by the exi- gencles of the late war. Such was the reason ed in the majority opinion of the Supreme Court sus- taining the original law. The govsrn. ment was under the necessity of bousing and an unprecedented number of now emergency employes heces- sary to the government's business in the ng on of the war. Such was the ition ‘which ‘for the I it rontal property. in’ o Wil 2 public lotorest THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1924 TATH ST. EXTENSION READY FOR HOUSE D. C. Committee Orders Fa- vorable Report—Subcom- mittee Named on Parkways. The House District committee to- day ordered a favorable report on the bill which already has passed the Semate for the ecxtemsion of 14th street through Walter Reed Hospital grounds, This bill is to be brought up for consideration in the House next Monday. As it passed the Sen- ate the bill contained an amendment differing from the House bill, restrict- ing the width of Piney Branch road between Blair road and Butternut street. ‘This amendment is accept- able to the House committee. | A subcommittee consisting of Rep- resentatives _Beers, Pennsylvania; Stalker, New York, and Kunz Illinols, was _appointed to consider the bill regulating the practice of chiroprac- tors in the District. To consider the bill covering a' comprehensive plan for parkway de- velopment, on which a favorabie re- port has been made to the Semate, and which it is heped will be included in the program of constructive legis- lation to be considered at this session of Congress, a subcommittee was ap- pointed con; presentatives Gibson, Pennsyl- vania, and Jost, ) Votes to The committee ordered a favera- ble report on the bill granting the District Commissioners authority to close a part of an alley between O and P streets and to open up new cross-section alleys at the same loca- tion. This legislation is required to allow the colored vocational school to ereot a new building, for which appropria- tion has been made. The District owns the property fronting on O street and on P street. which backs up on this alley. Maj. Holcomb, from the office of the Enginecer (ommis- sioner, explained o the committee that it was desired to erect the new school across this alley. The Com- missioners now have authority to cloge the alley, but they lack authori- ty to use any of the land purchased for 8¢hool purposes to open up cross- section alleys on either side of the ! new school so thal an outlet to the main alley may be afforded. Representative Stalker of York was authofized to make favorable report to the House. g THOMAS ELLIS DEAD; 61 YEARS IN CAPITAL Drummer Boy in Civil War Served in Treasury Half Cen- tury. New, the Thomas Ellis, for sixty-enc vears of the District, and a civil war veteran, died at his home, 130 13th street southeast, today, fol- lowing an illness of one week. Mr. Ellis was born in Glenn Falls, and came to Washington in 1863, after a vear's service in the Union Army, at Richmeond, as drum- mer boy. For nearly fifty years, he was _employed in the Treasury De- partment's auditor's office for post- masters, # position which his father, | beiore him. Mr. Eilis was one of the first to be retired under the govern- ment retirement act. He was married in 1868 in George- town and, with M#s. Ellis, celebrated | their fifty-fourth wedding anniver- sary last May. Mr. Ellis was a mem- ber of the Association of Oldest In- | habitants, G. A. K., La Fayette Lodge, | No. 15, F. A A. M. and the Lincoln Park Citigens’ Assoclation. Besides his widow, he is eurvived | by two sons, Edmund P. Ellis, Nor- | man D. Ellis. and two daughters, Mre. | V. Hawworth and Miss Gertrude Elli Funeral services will take place Fri day at 2 p.m. at the residence. Inter- ment will be in Rock Creek cemetery. LABOR AGAIN WINS. Captures 25 of 50 Beats in West- ern Australia House. PERTH, Australis, March 26.—In- complete returns from the western Australia state election show twenty- five labor candidates rsturned out of a_ total of fifty seats for the house of assembly. A labor government to Sucoeed the gcountry party ministry of Sir James Mitchell now seems a certainty. — the passing of the war passed all pos- sible reason or justification for such a law. “The vigorous dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice McKenpa and his three associates, including the Chief Justioe, clearly demonstrated the fallacy of the majority opinion and that neces- sity, however great, can never justify the appropriation of private property except through the agenay of emi- nent domain, which legally implies Ppro nr compenation. “The dissent opinion al main. tains to the satisfaction of llh.gundld mind that the so-called police power oan never be exercised against an in- dividual or his property in the teeth &f.n.expremd constitutional prohibi- Four Dissenting Judges. “Only two members of the court participating in the majority opinion are now on the bench. Three of the four dissenting judges are fortunately 8till in the judicial service of the na- tion. 'The new judges who have mounted the bench since that opinion was handed down, if,one may judge by their previous professional con- nection, are not likely to align them- selves with the socialistic pronounce- ment of Mr. Justice Holmes, but may be expected to support the same American principles enunciated by Mr. T onflaently Smert. that the presemt “I oonf Aser the court will repudiate the opinion of Mr. Justice Holmes at the very first opportunity and _relieve commu- nity of the baneful effects which en- sues and still exists as a result of that judicial pronouncement. Says Act Is Abhorreat. ‘“Third, such principles as 1n this ast and And SXpreasion Ta the mac ority opinlon are abhorrent to an ver of American libetty. They shoul: not receive the further deliberate wmu‘?: lu‘( the l:lgll‘:ubve ansembly. ® should eman eus, m}':.“i enstave 1L usn = representing the real estate owners in the mn'not. pro- posed _amendments to the hurn bill. He asked particularly for three egislation. important changes in the One was to reduce the sige of the Rent Commission from five members to three. He asked that the law be allowed to lapse some time in August in order that the effeot might be tested out. He also asked that only roperty renting for $60 a month or ems be included under the jurisdie- tion of the Rent Commission. Urges Three Members. g7 EEmns e o em] . m':‘ the docket K sion is nowhere near large was Chat far Tower asee are bor ing takea m-nfi - p of thres “.ml‘% { hospitals, for the benefit of the world | bring down | rest rooms of the many big hospitals | struction available Was not revealed. Dr. George Otix Smith, direetor of the Geological Survey (left), and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jonex of the general hoard of the Navy, who, with R. D. Bukh of the Onlifornia Staté Burean of Minerology, were named ye: terday by President Coslidge as an. oil c rvation commission VETERAN WOUNDED O1L CONSERVATION 0 GET RADIO SETS) COMMITTEE NAMED Hines Orders Instruments In- stalled in All New Hospitals. President Appoints Body to Carefully Study National Defense Problems. Radio today took another long stride forward, when plans were made by Director Hines of the Vet- erans’ Bureau looking toward the in- stallation of radio sets in all bureau Estimates of the general board of the Navy that at the present rate of production there is but twenty vear | of oil supply within the limits of the | United States led President Coolidge yesterday to appoint a commission to ascertain the best means of conserv- ing the nation's oil. The commission | will be Intrusted with review of the situation in each of the naval oil reserves and with ascertaining whether it would be possible by as- signment of additional public land, transfers, trades, purcha: or other- wise to create I er or better pro- tected reserves than the present ones. The President named the fol to serve on the commission: George Otis Smith, director of the geological Rear Admiral 8. N, president of the neral board, and former command- | er-in-chief of the United States flect, and R. D. Bush of the bureau of minerology of the state of California. President Insues Statement. In announcing the commission, President Coolidge issued this state- ment: “The purpose for which the naval oil lands were set aside was to pro- vide reserves for the future. In order to do this in the best manner the oil should be, wherever possible, retained in the ground. Where this is not possible, however, it thould be retained in’ tekage-@bove ground. This oil is an important part of the national insurance. “At the present rate of production here s estimated to be but twenty years of oil supply within the limits of the United States. When this is exhausted we will be dependent upon foreign sources for our supply. In time for war such supply will cer- tainly be jeopardized and poesibly cut off. Unless, therefore, the Navy has |conserved in this country sufficlent oil wherewith to fight a war, our na- tional security is seriously endanger- ed. “The general board of the Navy. which has made a careful study of the problem of national defense. has recommended a President commission to give more careful study to the fuel question. In view of present condi- tions, 1 have Qecided to appoint this commission now. is commission will have the same access to data and information contained within the gov- ernmental departments as was grant- ed to the United States Coal Commis- sion (H. R. 12377 Sixty-seventh Coun- grees. Names Commisalon Members. **This commission will have as its mission the general study of this prob- lem, but specifically it will review the situation in each ‘one of the Navy's resorves, and endeavor to ascertain war veterans. The construction division has re- ceived orders to place radio in all the new hospitals to be erected. Ni are under construction, and nine more are planned. Hospitals now in operation will be equipped later Exact details of how the govern- ment will reach out into the air and to the besides and the the wealth of entertainment and in- It was understood, however, that some plans call for large central re- ceiving sets in the Lospitals, with wiring so installed as to bring radio to ecach bedside and elsewhere throughout the buflding. Started by Roxie. In many of the hospitals already in operation there are fadio receiving sets installed by friends of the war veterans. It was not known today whether Director Hines had received bis idea from the gift whioh 8. L. Rothafel (Roxie) and hia artists from New York are presenting to three local hospitala : But it was understond Roxie plan had at influence in the matt Roxie funds, which ing the several da. that the least a strong ef. Already tha ere raised dur- visit to Wash- tainers, has mounted to $6,000. This money will be used to pur- chase radio for Walter Reed Gen- eral Hospital. under the War D, partment; Mount Alto. under tre ‘eterans’ Burean, and Naval Hospital. Tentative plans for the installation of sets from the money raised by “Roxie” call for one large receivin, set centrally located in the hospi with wiring 80 placed 8o as to bri the “air” to every patient’s bed, sick room, rest room, or ward. HUERTA LOST AT SEA IN FLIGHT, IS BELIEF Mexican Revolt Leader Not Heard From, Says Newspaper, Since March 18. ¢ | with By the Amoriated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La. March 26— The New Orleans Item today prints a story to the effect that Mexican and American government officials here were of the belief that it was possible Adolfo de la Huerta, Mex- ican revolutionary leader, might have been lost at sea during the storm which swept the coast of Tabasco Wednesday and Thursday. The Item quoted A. M. Hlias, Mex- fcan consul general, as stating he had definite information that de la Huerta decided to 1 from Frontera March 18, &nd that he is understood to hlv:llel:bl{knd on the Exploradora, a smi 0 - 'This vessel h not been heard from. & 'W. H. Cowley of the Cowley Hteam- ship Company, was quoted as having information that de la Huerta ma have sailed on the Tabasco, & Iarger vessel, about the same time. The basco has not been located. Mrs. de la Huerta, wife of the rebel chiel n, arrived here from Mexico City March 13, and, aecording to the newspaper, ediately began an el municate with her husband. No re- ies were received. D\Te“ Obregon government at Maxico City has been endeavoring to solve the mystery, the newspaper said. BREWER DROPS SUIT IN ENGRAVING CASE Sought to Keep Documentary “Proof” From Mellon and Daugherty. Charles B, Brewer, special assistant to Attorney General Daugherty, today dismissed {he sult which he flled Feb- rusry G last in the District Supreme Court against Secretary of the Treas- ury Mellon and Attorney. General Daugherty to prevent interfereace b!l those officials with his possession of oertain bonds and securities which he | contends are duplicates and are “proof” of alleged irregularities in the bureau of engraving and priat- in; o ssourities had been impounded h:q.; tice Stafford in the custody of Morgan H, Beach, clerk of the oourt, and probably will bo surrendered to the House committee recently ap- inted to inquire into the alleged uplication of bonds and iato th conduct of the bureau. Brewer declined to discues the rea- the dismisssl, but it 18 Known r’ the ST tainment. "Anorney ‘Wampler announced he whether it will be possible by assign- ment of additional public land, trans- fers, trades, purchases or otherwise, to create larger or beiter protected Te- serves than those existing at present. This not only pertains to the United States proper, but in addition to such oil lands as might exist in Alaska. “I appoint as members of the com- mission Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the geological survey; Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, U. 8. N., president of the general board and ex-commander- in-chief of the United States fleet, and Mr. R. D. Bush of the bureau of min- eralogy of the state of Californén. LICENSE ESSENTIAL FOR COVER CHARGES Amusement Permit Required to Sell Seats at Dining Room Tables. Local cabarets, restaurants and ho- tels which furnish amusements to diners and exact a “cover” charge are violating the law, unless they have an amusement house license, it was decided today in an opinfon banded down by Judge Gus A. Schuldt of the Police Court, in & case against Thomas E. Gardiner, propri the “Old Dutch MilL™ - The decision was based on a state- ment of agreed facts submitted by Assistant Corporation Counsel Frank W. Madigan and Attorney T. Morris ‘Wampler, representing Gardiner, ‘This statement showed that Gardi- ner operated the Old Dutch Mill un- der a license to sell meals or junches to transient guests and that an or- chestra, dancing for guests, musical numbers by artists and cabaret stunis for the pleasure of guésts were sup- Dlied. It was charged that no license was held by Gardiner to ‘conduct a lace ‘of amusement, althougn a charge of 75 cents was imposed on all guests when admitted to the place, this having nothing to do with pay- ment for food pr ref ts. It 18 belleved that this decision will 'make it necessary for all hotels, caba- rets and other amusement places where dancing and music is furnish- ed, and where a cover charge is ex- acted, to obtain a license for eater- ould Irll from the decision of the court and o case to the Di of Appeals. Slow Change in: Climate. ‘The idea often advanced that win. and numzo:x- are changing is a Roted solentidoatly due to n a writ of error taks the rict of Columbia Court CRLWINS FGHT TOREENTER .U President Woods Scored in Ruling Upholding Miss Simpson. Speeial Dispatel to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 26.—Judge Charles W. Heuisler, in city court, this morning granted a writ of man- {damus to Miss Vivian Simpson of Ta- koma Park, Md., to compel the Upi- Versity of Maryland to reinsiate her sity Ias u student. She charged this right | was “arbitrarily denied” her at the Dbeginning of the term last year. Judge Heuisler characterized the publication of an attack on the fac- ulty of the Maryland University in a Washington newspaper as llous” He said no “self-respecting newspaper” would have given space to such an article. } Flays Newspaper. ’ He took occasion to severely score President F. Woods of the university |for what he termed an i make a detective or telltale Miss Simpson,” and said that . present executive head of the v was afraid to exercis authority given him under the Yin the way of discipline or « students for violation of 8, he should be put out.” He also said would not send a daughter of his to the Maryland University to be made “a plaything for the whims of those in authority.” “Not a single instance of insubordi- nation or rebelling against the rules of the institution by Miss Simpeon has {been brought out by the testimony, ithe opinfon continued. “But on the contrary the petitioner was given a clean bill on as late as Augusi, when the registrar of the university wrote ito the registrar of the George Wash- |ington University that “there was othing in the conduct or standing of Miss Simpson that would bar her from entering any other similar fin- stitution, but that she had refused to answer such questions propounded to iher by the president of the Mai and |University, which was the reason for his refusal to readmit. Blamed for Artiete. “The publication of the article, to which the faculty naturally took ex- tion in debarring Miss Simpson, and for some reasons undisciosed in the placed upon the petitioner. Not one that she had anything to do it, outside of the unsupported statement of the defendant that ‘she had reason to believe that she knew who made the affidavits referred to in_the artiol She was not oon- fronted by any witnesses nor given any chanoe to defend herseif. | show institution for their conduct {vacation. and the publication of the article reflecting upon the faculty oc- curred on June 18, after the time had jended, and the students had been dix- missed. Misx Simpeon therefore was {personally within her right in re- fusing to answer any questigns pro- {pounded to her by tne dent in connection with the article. “By refusing tho petitioner the right o re-enter the university the presi- dent reflected upon the character of Miss 8impson without just reagon or causé, thereby placing a black mark upon her name’ INCREASES IN PAY FOR WORKERS HERE INCLUDED IN BILL (Continued from First Page.) 1 i Tariff Commission, $15.930; Ship~ ing Board, $160; Veterans' Bureau, 54,738, B Smaterial reductions are made {in the amounts recommended by the {committee for the use of the Housing | Corporation, except in the Govern- ment Hotels for government work- ers. The committee recommends an appropriation of $700,000 for the fiscal vear 1925, which is $100,000 less than the amount available dur- ing the current fiscal year, but which is the amount submitted in the budget. Rate Imcrease Reguired. In order to maintain the hotels without loss to the government the payment of ground rent made it necessary to imcrease the rates for service. The maximum accommoda- tions would house approximately 1,800 guests, but since the increase in rates the number of people oc- cupying rooms in the Government Hotels has dropped to 1,300. This {decreass in the number has made it | necessary to close two dormitories and one dining room. The estimated saving as a resalt of closing the dining room will be approximately 32,800 per month and with a reduc- tion in expenses contemplated it is believed that the Government Hotels will be able to operate efficiently with the appropriation recommended, Rep- resentative Wood poiated out. Civil Serviee Imcrease. An appropriation of $473,000 is recormmended for salaries in the Civil Service Commission for the fiscal vear beginning July 1 mext. This is the amount of the estimate, but exceeds the appropriations for the current fiscal year by $69,020. This sum in- ecludes a former appropriation of $107,500, carried as a separate ftem for the compensation of additional employes. For the rent of the Civil Service Commission_building the appropriation committee recommends An af pria- tion of $21,875, which is $5,000 more than the appropriation for the cur- rent fiscal year, but $2,000 less than the estimates for 1325. The building was erected in 1911, and a lease was entered into for a period of ten years at an annual rental of $16,875, or 36 oents a8 s‘me foot, which expired during 1922 ‘There are 47,753 squara fest of space in the bullding and with the inarease recommended In thé bill the rental is approximately 45 cents per square foot. The committee repor ed that it belleves this increase is reasonable and should be approved. Under the Smithsonlan Institution appropriation are found two new items. The first i8 an appropriation of $6,000 for an additional aseistant Secretary of the Smithsonian, who is 10 be pladed in charge of the admin. istration of the National Museum, art galleries, Zoologioal Park, the bureau of Amorican ethnology and such other duties as the seoretary may direot. The second new item is the sum of 8,500 for additional fire protection 'or the Smithsonian and National Museumn buildings, theluding the lay- ing of the necessary eight-inch whter main and the erection of four mod- fern fire ' hydrants. Representative Wood explained Ahat the present equ it is antiquated and entirely inadeq and the Distriot Commis- sioners have urgently requested that the situation be remedied o as to ‘reduce the fire hazard to & minimum. P ' It matters little what it [y s van the “scanda- | uni- | w ting | he | ception, was the sole cause of the ac- | testimony blame for the article was| bit of evidence has been produced to | “Students are not responsible to the | during | Death Rate Rising, i Births on Decline, U. S. Census Show The deatl of the continues se while birth rate continues to decline. Statistics compiled by the cen- sus bureau show the annual death rate to have been 12.6 per 1,000 of population in the first nine months of 1923, compared with 11.8 for the same period of 1922, The annual birth rate was 22.8 per 1,000, com- pared with 23.1, Montana had the lowest death rate, with per 1000 population, and Vermont had the highest rate with 15.5. North Carolina b higheat birth rate with ¢ 1,000;. Montana had the With'17.5 rate country to- incre the | Towest From Yesterday ition of The Star MELLON ASKS OWN - TAXES BE PROBED !Asks Senate Act as Matter of Justice—Promises to Aid Inguiry. tary Meollon denied that he had “ever interfered in authority with the bureau of Internal revenue in any way {in any tax matter,” in a statement terday laid before the Senate special committee investigating the bureau. At the same time Mr. Mellon offered the committee full information on tax matters of companies in which he is personally interested, adding that, in fairness to himself and to the com- panies, the committee should make an immediate investigation. Refers to Hearing. “In the hearing before vour cor mittee yesterday,” sald the ment, “what purported to be a copy |of a memorandum delivered by an { ex-employe a member of your { committec was introduced, and has been made the basis for headlines in | the newspapers. which might lead the public to believe I had sought to in- fluence the bureau of imternal rev- enue in its consideration of the ta | liability of eertain which I am interested as “As 1 stated, 1 have |never interfered in any way with the | bureau of internal revenue in any tax | matter. Least of all, would T do so in {cases in which it might be charged that 1 was personaily concerned. 1 feel, how- ever, that it is due to me, and to the companies involved, that your commit- tee make an fmme tnvestigation, in order that you may thoroughly satlsfy vourself and the public whether or not these companies have received any fa- vors from the government. Waive Right te Privacy. “Three companies which have been state companies s 1 have aiready pany and its subsidiaries, the Stand- ard. Steel o, e B Aluminum Company of America. Bach of these companies has advised the commissiener of internal revenue that it waives its right under the statute and sioner is authorized to your committee. without restriction 5f any kind, all of the tax return and accompanying papers for cach tax vear, “Messrs. Ernst & Hrnst, certified pub- lic accountants, are familiar ‘with the {tax adjustments of these | since they handled their presentation be {fore tha bureau. They can undoubtedly {be of assistance to your committee in explaining the complicated questions in- voived. and 1 am informed are ready to reapond to any call of your committee, “Mr. A. C. Ernst will be in Was ington on the 26th and will be av. able then or thercafter. If question i | i | to. privacy the commis produce to | other companies in which I may be interested, I shall be glad to do what 1 can to obtain similar publicity to their returns.” Couzens Tax Discused. Solicitor Nelson Hartson of the bu- reau, at the request of Senator Cou- zens, republican, Michigan, who is conducting the inquiry, produced the senator's own tax returns involving mentioned are the Gulf Refining Com- | companies, | is later raised with respect to any | MOTORISTS CLUBS INCITY AFFILATE N. M. A. and A. A. A.-Merger Brings Two-Year Strife to End Here. Bringing to an years of warfare toris members committee of the Club, local affili this morning ve xank " of the fit of tion This makes another |toward the consolidation of | big national |is stated, a bodies cannot | consent of the end amon of 1 v ion of the 1 the neariy local executive two mo- fugton Motor A s me ror ion 3 A A the men Distr the b bers of each orgar step idvance orzanizations, me the be effected local clubs relations clubs become is said, without Reciprocal {10cal effective it Ithough the merger o not be formally perfected until April between the once, | younger with the ¢ fices of th 2 j the consolidated organizatior jtinue at A, A s headquarters Differs in Balimore. In Baltimore, it is explained, | example. the "Automobile Club of ‘MEI’_\ and, which is_the older organ- izatfon, and an M. A affiliation, will continue, he recently es- tablished A. A lub in that city will se its offices. This the principle to he followed throughout the United States. amensit rms of the stated de for and ex of both organizations {club in for « lidation, the The it continuance activities of motor affilia v Automokbile Al the o executive anizations er formal ratif he Chicago ¢ £ the two at nventior in | ckholder. lelub, will eo, ity with the consol | Al memberships I Motorists Associat in the new terms, Members of the in a similar lated organizaton. in_the National n will be renewed for their unexpired | s National Motoris {Association executive rd_ vot. {unanimously in favor of the consoli {dation. They are: Bdward S. Bra- | shears. chairman: Rudoiph Jose, Wil- {liam Ullman, George Walson. Dr. Seibert, Clarer Harding | Walter R« | in a brier statement made following the meeti irman Brashe |G » longer any the fight of th | Sears, while thero are many reasons why we should now join hands. A | consolidation at this time is for the {general Lenefit of the members of |e organization. | bining the service facilities of the two local ctubs‘means bigger and |better map and general touring sers- ice, enlarged emergency road service jand more strength and influence in {contentions for motorists. R “Consolidation also means elimina ion of much useless duplication of {effort, and a great saving in money that ‘can well applied to more oustructive metivities.” SOVIET LEADER KILLED BY SON OF SLAIN MAN | Davidoft Brained After Indorsing | Slaughter of Peasants by i Provincial Checka. { By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 26—The boishevik [leader Davidoff, a member of the all- Russian central executive committee, has been murdered in a village near |Stavropol, Ciscaucasia, according e | the Daily Mail's Riga correspondent. | Davidoff headed a commission sent from Mo: to investigate the al- H reason for continuing past two i w a proposed additional tax in 1919 of | leRed execution of hundreds of peas- $2,147,000. The main question at is- sue was an allowance to be made as to “fair market value” of a table gift” of property by Senator Couzens, valued at the time of the gift at $1,796,995. An_ opinion by Hartson in 1923, in another case, laid down a principle resulting in a re- duction of the Couzens assessment by about $1.000,000. Senator Couzens said he had no knowledge of the details of the case until he heard them from Hartson. The senator suggested that “the rul- ing that proposed the additional a sessment against me was the fairest.” REGARDS AMERICA AS NEW HOLY LAND Representative Kelly, Speaking at Lenten Service at Keith's, Says Justice Is End of U. S. Religion is a dynamic force Kelly of Pennsylvania told the Lenten congregation at services this after- noon at Keith's Theater. “I believe America is the holy land,” Mr. Kelly said. “America is destined to have a place in the world to show the nations the way to justice.” Representative Igelly said that jus- tice is the end of America, and pic- tured how our _institutions were founded by religious men and women who held the idea of justice firm in their minds and hearts. He expreased the hope that religion today might have the conceptrated power of religion, and said: “We must be bridge builders for those to come. | That is the challenge of America to- day. We can make Christianity real with our power if we only will.” MACMILLAN’S SILENCE NOT WORRYING SISTER Thinks Explorer Has Left Ship to Investigate Surrounding Country. By fhe Assoclated Press. 3 CHICAGO, 'March 26.—SHence of the wireless thansmitter of the Bow- doln, the ship of Capt. Donald Mac- Millan, arctice explorer, now in the Polar seas, has not yet alarmed his sister, Mrs. Letitia Fogg, she said today. The explorer has not been heard from for nearly six weeks. “I think it likely-that he is absent fremd:n- lhlpmllbon : lyl:dol lcxlllt rounding region,” she sald. “I kno he had sevoral such Investigations planned.” F l } | big | enough for 1924, Representative Clyde | {ants by the checka, the former politi- i cal police organization, for resisting lthe tax collectors, | He was just leavinz a meeting of | the local soviet, at which he indorsed { the action of the checka, says the dis- patoh, when he was struck over the head with an ax by the som of one | of the checka's victims. |CAPT. L. C. ARTHUR, IR., BURIED IN ARLINGTON Was Native of Virginia and Grad- uate of West Point—In France During World War. | , Funeral services for Capt. Louis ¢ | Arthur, 5r. United States Fisld { Artiller ho died at Pittsburgh. Ta,, | Monday, were held at & residence | of Frank W. Hill, 2 Hillyer place, i this afternoon. Burial was made at | the Arlington national cemeters with { the usual military honors Capt. Arthur was a native of Jg§- ginia and was graduated fronr - military academy in J 1916, e served with the 7th F A Artillery in | France during the world war and with the Army of o patio in Ger- { many, following the armistlesy turning to the United States In Jhné, 1818, he served successively with troops at Fort Bliss. Tex.: Fore. Si Oklaa and ut Flagstafl, Ariz. AT the time of his death he was stationed at Pittsburgh as iostructor,: frand artillery, Pdnnsylvania Nallbral Guard. | | i | Pulverized Coal B Railroads in Australia are experi- menting with pulverized cogl »for their locomotives. Engines have been | equipped with special devices and the | first trials have proved quite satis- { factors. A soft brown coal is used !and by pulverizing it this fuel will develop heat in greater quantities than when burned in its natural state, and likewise a tender can carry more, and the waste will be le NOON-DAY LENTEN SERVICES B. F. KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 0'Clock SPEAKER TOMORROW . Rev. J. Noble Pierce CONDUCTED BY Mr. Claude Bennett Every One Invited No Collection eing Tried