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WEATHER. Unsettled and continued cool to- night and tomorrow, probably show- Temperature for 2 p.m. today: ers, moderate winds. twenty-four hours ended at Highest, 80, at lowest, 47, at 6 a Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 0 pm. m. today. Yesterda. No. 29,2 Tintered as second-class matter post office Washington, DL ERMANS ACGEPT ES REPORT AS * NEROTATING BASS Cabinet Acts Following Con- ference With Premiers of Federated States. EXPECT TO COMMENCE PARLEY AFTER EASTER Will Notify Reparations Commis- sion at Once of Willingness to Go Ahead. By the Associated Press BERLIN, April 15.—The German cabinet today decidéd to accept the experts’ report as a basis for nego- tiations and to inform the rep: tion commission to tkh effect T in line with atti taken by arday's meeting + the central crnment and foderated states. t has instructed Dr. ar burdens to notify the that Germany cgotiations on experts’ report. It ion with respect to which the parleys are resumed, but it {s assumed that will be initi d through oral ~_‘”1~~wn.~= shortly the I WRITTEN REPLY EXPECTED. French Think Germans Will Pre- sent Conditions the d conferecs In ve premiers of the The governmen Fischer of the G commission, in Paris, reparation commissior i< prepared to resume the basis of the mukes no sugge the manner in 10 be By the Ascociated Press. JAPANESE GRAVE Nation’s Leaders Express to Han BY the Assoclated Press. TOKIO, April 15—Eyes of Japan today are anxiously turned toward Washington and immigration has become an all-absorbing topic. The people ave following each detail of action in the United States Congress as chronicled in newspaper extras. | Official concern, already deep as a re- | sult of the passage by the House | | of the Johnson immigration bill, was | | further intensified by news of the | Senate’s overwhelming refusal to in- | dorse the “gentlemen's agreement.” | Foreign Minister Matsui, in a state- ment today to American newspaper | correspondents, protested against ex- |clusion of Japanese from the United | States, declaring “we have cause for | grave anxiety and we appeal against |any action which can only wound us |to some extent and bring little satis- | faction to you.” L A cabinet meeting was held to dis- | | cuss the problem, after which, accord- | 1& Lo vernacular newspapers, “new important instructions” were dis- patched to Japanese Ambassador Hanihara at Washington. The ques- | | tion was considered also at a meeting | of the Koseikai and Chawakai parties |in the house of peers, and leaders of | both parties demanded a stiffening of PRESIDENT LACKS ONLY 6 VOTES OF G.0.P NOMINATION Before May 1 Managers ch posed Ban—New Orders Reported Sent WASHINGTON, D. C, LY CONCERNED OVER EXCLUSION FROM U. S. Deep Anxiety Over Pro- ihara. the foreign office’s attitude the matter. Regret Hanihara's Term. in In some disposition quarters there was a to regret Ambassador Hanihara's reference to “grave con- sequences” if the pending measure providing for exclusidn of Japanese immigrants from the United States should become a law. It is felt a milder translation of the Japanese expression would have been better and more accurate. Interviews with officials disclosed an attitude bordering qn despair, al- though they still look to the Senate or President Coolidge to block enact- ment of the Japanese exclusion clause. ¢ ¢ Foening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TUESDAY, SENATORS DEMAND BAN ON JAPANESE, - COOLIDGE ADVISED Lodge Calls Attention to Overwhelming Vote Certain on Exclusion Issue. WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT ON PROBABLE ATTITUDE Walsh of Massachusetts Launches Attack on Whole Principle of clause. It was pointed out by the Tokio Asahi that there still are many stages to be passed Lefore exclusion is complished. The newspaper attacked the Johnson bill and stated the “ Gentleme Agreement’ has been honorably and efficiently observed.” Hochi branded as ‘“malicious false- hoods™" the remarks of adherents of the Johnson ®ill concerning immi- gration and Japanese in Californ: 1t went on to say that the represent- atives are either unable or unwilling to face facts and realize the conee- quences of their action Morning newspapers in editorials written before the Senate votg w "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) 3 Dashed to Death As Italian Airship Is Carried Away By the Associated Press. ROME, April 15.—The Italian air- ship No. 1, moored at the airdrome at Ciampino, near here, was carried away today by a violent gust of wind, and two soldiers and a mechanic, who were unable to let go of the mooring rope, were carried 300 feet and dashed to death. | Reduced Quotas. With the Senate committed to p sage of a Japanese exclusion | Senator Lodge of Massachusetts went to the White House today to inform APRIL 15, | President Coolidge of the sentiment | of his colleagnes and to advise him to | consider the overwhelming votes on the question when the | reaches him for action The President was told that the measure possibly would be passed | today and surely by tomerrow and | that the vote taken yesterday was a | clean indication of the feelini of the Senate. With such a vote in the Sen- ate and a 4-to-1 vote in the House | the ‘opinion of Congress should be | glven due weight in the determina- tion of executive action on the meas- ure, the President further was ad- vised. measure Watch White House. The question of the President’s at- titude overshadowed today the actual approach of the vote on Japanese ex- clusion which is regarded as certain morrow. No inkling came from the White House or the State Depart- ment as to the position to be taken ~ |NEW D. A. R. BUILDING | DECLARED NECESSITY | — | Resolution Provides for Audito- | rium Large Enough to Hold | Membesship. AY Star. 1924 —FIFTY-TWO PAGES. YES, § WE'RE MAKING NO APPOINTMENT. i “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,619 TWO CENTS. 2 GENTS HOUR PAY RAISE T0 CAPITAL TRACTION WORKERS Arbitration Board Decision Adds $65,000 to $70,000 to Year’s Wage Item. NO ACTION YET TAKEN ON W. R. E. MEN’S SCALE BRepreseptative of Employes Body Votes Against Increase as Inadequate. on An increase of 2 cents an hour in the maximum wage of motormen and b “\. 7G — fre" 47’70»!:' z g~ £ _— President of Belief Dawes’ Report Will Not Affect Debt to U. S. President Coolidge hopes the Dawes report will result in the settlement by the allied powers of the reparations question. It is his understanding, it was made known today, that accept- | { | the BASE BALL LOVERS | PACK PARK STANDS Opening Game and Fair Weather| Attract Thousands to | Griffith Stadium. ! conductors of the Capital Tractior Company was granted today by the board of arbitration on a vote of to 1 William Knowles Cooper, chairmar of the board, and Stanton C. Peellc company’s representative, voled for the increase, while Representa- tive Peter F. Tague of Massachusetts spokesman for the men, dissented on the ground that the advance in pas is not sufficient. The men, through their local branch of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em- ployes, had petitioned a month ago for 70 cents an hour flat a Present Wage Scale. At the present time the scale of pay in effect for both the Capital Traction and the Washington Rail- way and Electric companies follows First yearfi 50 cents an hour; second year, 52 third year, 54, and thereafter 56 cents, The agreement reached today fixes PARIS, April 15.—Tt is expected in reparation cireles that the Germans will wward o written reply shortly to the | the following schedule for the Cap | tal Traction: First three months, 5 by the executive branch of the gov- | | CONGRESS lent was the Japanese em- | ance of the Dawes report will not affect payment by the central powers of money due the United Count on 650 Delegates, or MANINGTON REFUSES ernment. . Equally ADOPTS COLORS ]\o take place either late today or to- | RANKS AND CLASSES MIX ation to send a delegate to be heard | the reparation commission concern- 0 a settlement on the basis of the ex- perts' report. It is thought likely the jermans will notify the commission they will send a representative to open regotiations as soon as they have had time properly to study the lengthy docu- ment. The German translation of the re- port, which was made under the di- rection of Dr. ary of e German ition delegation in Paris, was re almost as soon as the report in French and English was printed, Dr. Meyer having been fur- shed 'with proofs before the cor- rections were made, S0 as to tate the task. 1In' consequence he as ready to send the report in prac- tically complete form the day before it _was presented to the commission It is supposed the Germans now have had ample opportunity to grasp the general principles of the plan, al- though they may want a few more days to study out the manner of presenting certain conditions which they are expected to offer previous to negotiations. One of these con- ditions, it is forecast in_reparation guarters, will be that the French and Belgians withdraw their troops as well as their civil administration from ‘the Ruhr. while another likely to be that a foreign assured before the reich promises to pay the amount provided for by the experts during the ensuing year. PLEASED AT FINDING. MacDonald Tells of Attitude Be- fore Commons. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 15—The first offi- cial expression of opinion of the reparation experts’ report from Prime Minister MacDonald came in the house of commons today when he announced that the government had lesarned with greatest satisfaction of the unanimous signing of the experts’ findings. The experts’ reports constitute, in opinion,” said the premier, “an sed and carefully thought-out vor to aid the governments con- rned in their task of reaching a set- tlement of this vital and long-stand- ing problem. 'he practical value of the applica- y of the experts’ conclusions and methods they recommend,” con- ued Mr. MacDonald, “have, more- over, received prompt and unreserved recognition by their unanimous adop- tion by the reparation commission on April 11, subject to the willingness of the German Fovernment to co-operate in their execution. Certain of Assent. “The British government feels that the reports, supported by such au- thority, must command general as- sent and there will be a universal desire to use the opportunity which such authoritative documents give to end the existing unsettlement. “One feature deserves special em- phasis. It is explicitly stated in the port of the first committee that it is an_indivisible whole and that the signatories in the terms renounce all <ponsibility if certain of their res- ervations are adopted and others re- ected, ‘Will Saupport Whole, “His majesty's government,” added the prime minister, “attach so much importance to the agreed recommen- dations, which can be brought into immediate operation, that they are prepared for their part to support the scheme in its entirety, provided all the other parties concerned are will- ing to take the same course, and on April 10 they communicated that view to the governments concerned, including the United States.” After the prime ministef had made his announcement on the experts' re- port Stanley Baldwin, his conserva- live predecessor, declared the pre- mier would have the united support of the British people in his attitude. This declaration was received with cheers. FOUR KILLED AT CROSSING Stalled Auto Struck by Car at Eal- amazoo. KALAMAZOO, April 15.—Four per- <ons were killed instantly at a grade crossing here late last night, when the automobile in wWhich they were viding stalled in the path of a Battle ireek-Kalamazoo interurban. Al were burled in the wreckage of their nachine under the front truck of the nterurban car. The dead are Charles Sitsworth, Kal- wazoo; Mrs. Elizabeth Trombley, ‘oldie Trombley, seventeen, driver of car, and_ Frank Trombley, eight, of Mrs, Trombley. The Trombleys at Comstock, Mich, facil- | 1s | loan be | | structed but publicly 94 More Than Majority. | By the Associated Press | CHICAGO, April 15.—Approximate- 1¥ half of the delegates to the repub- | lican national convention have been selected, and of them, managers of | the pre-convention campaign, in be- half of President Coolidge, claim 494 | instructed and favorable delegates, | with 556.necessary to nominate. Approximately 200 additional dele- | sates will be selected in four eastern states during the remainder of April, New Jersey and Pennsylvania select- ing 31 and 79, respectively, April 22, and Massachusetts and Ohio adding 39 and 51 a week later, and, according to James W. Good, western manager of the Coolidge forces, the President’s candidacy is expected to fare so well that before May 1, forty days before the opening of the national conven- tiow, the Coolidge delegations will to- tal well more than 650 definitely in- structed or avowedly favorable. Record of Twenty-eight States. Twenty-eight states and territories have selegged 544 of the 1,109 dele- gates who will sit at Cleveland be- ginning June 10. Of them, according to Mr. Good, 374 are instructed to support the President for the nom- ination, and 120 others are unin- on record as favorable to the Coolidge candidacy.. Thirty-four delegates are bound to the candidacy of Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, fourteen are instructed for Senator Hiram Johnson of California and two are in the free-lance class. Table of Delegates. The following table indicates the Coolidge strength as claimed by Mr. Good: 0)! States. wointaq “PataaLas 93p1100) |-atquaosny o 5 Connecticut . Colorado Georgia Hawail 1dahs ... Tilinos . Towa Kansas . Kentucky Louisiana Maine . Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North North_Dake! New York New Mexico . New Hampshire. Philippine Isiands. South Carolina ... South Dakota ... Tennessee . Virginia Washington . Wisconsin i 5 wERS Totals DEMOCRATS MAY USE ARMORY IN NEW YORK Seating Capacity of 22,000 Beats Madison Square Garden by 10,000. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, April 15.—The demo- cratic national convention next June may be held in the 258th Field Artil- lery Armory in the Bronx, instead of Madison Square Garden, it was learned today from authoritative sources. The subcommittee of the national committee, which is arranging de- tails of the convention, has considered a possible change because of the un- precedented demand for seats. The Garden can only seat 12,231 persons, whereas the Bronx armory can seat between 22,000 and 25,000. The huge armory, descgibed as the largest convention hall in the world, covers 180,000 square feet. It fs 600 feet long and 300 feet wide, and there are no posts to obstruct the view of the spectators. The gallery alone will care for 5,000, TO ANSWER SUBPOENA |: Senators Decline to Take State- ment from Attorney in Daugherty Probe. TELLS OF LIQUOR DEAL Paroled Prisoner Says He Bought 196,000 Gallons of Alcohol. Howard Manington of Ohio, friend of former Attorney General Daugh- erty and proprietor of the “Little Green House on K Street” today refused, through his attorney, to ap- pear before ths Senate Daugherty investigating committee. His attorney sought to present a written statement of explanation, but the committee ruled it out and the law- ver then informed the committee prose- cutor that “if you want Manington you'll have to get him. In the rejected statement Maning- ton had sought to question the au- thority of the committee to question him, but did not fall back on the con- stitutional prerogative of refusing to testify because it might incriminate im. Mentioned varieusly by previous witnesses in the inquiry as having been one of the owners of the Demp- sey-Carpentier fight films, having taken money in liquor cases and hav- ing received twenty-case liquor shipments at the K street rendez- vous, Manington had been sought for by the committee for weeks, finaily had been located in Paris, and had been served with a subpoena in New ork as fie was returning with the announced intention of testifying to clear his name. Since then the committee has not been apprised of his movements. Divided on Future. The Bmmittee appeared divided as to dts future course in regard to the elusive witness. Senator Wheeler in- dicated that he might ask that Manington be arrested if he could be located, and brought before the com- mittee. Chairman Brookhart thought it might be best not to pursue the case farther, because it might result in Manington securing court immu- nity. C. H. Kerns, recently released on parole from the Atlanta penitentiary, told the Daugherty committee today what he declared was the inside story of the liquor conspiracy in which he had been convicted in Ohio. He named A. Ungerleider of Ohio as one of those to whom he sold 2 large consignment of whisky, and declared Ungerleider had told him he was in a position to dispose of the liquor be- cause he had contributed to the re- publican campaign fund. At one time, -Kerns also testified, an Ohlo attorney named Warren Bar- nett had offered to get liquor permits for him at $17 a case through How- ard Manington and Ralph Cole, in, ‘Washington. The witness said he employed John Todd, a former partner of Harry M. Daugherty, to represent him in order to secure influence at the Capitol, but went to the penitentiary, anyway. He was released on parole in Feb- ruary, but declared that since he had talked to several people about ap- pearing before the Daugherty com- mittes he had been ordered by Heber Votaw, tbe prison commissioner, to return to Atlanta as soon as'he was released from subpoena. The warden at Atlanta called him by telephone in New York recently and told him to return to the prison, Kerns testified, after he had ‘“dis- cussed with some people” his prob- able appearance before the Daugherty committee. Later, in Washington, he said, Votaw told him there had been “some mistake” In his case and that he was to go back to Atlanta when released from the committee sub- poena. Three “Deals” Put Over. It had been explained to him, he sald, that in_the granting of his pa- role, signed by Votaw and Harry M. Daugherty, certain conditions relat- ing to _his case had been looked.” Kerns said there had been “three deals put across” in connection with 100,000 gallons of alcohol at the Old Hickory powder plant, Nashville, 0. e witness said he heard from a Columbus_broker in January, 1922, of the Old Hickory alcohol and made a contract there to purchase 196,000 gallons at 30 cents a gallon. Five carioads were taken out by workmen, he added, who were there ostensibly to do the dematuring, “over- assy, from which no expression ha. emanated since the storm on the Sen ate floor raised by the protest of Am- | bassador Hanihara | _When debate opened today, Senator | Walsh. democrat, Massachusetts, leay | ing%side altogether the Japanese pro- | visions of the b |on the quota polic Effect of Amendment. | | The effect of the “exclusion amend- ment,” which, according to its author, Senator Reed, republican, Eennsyl- vania, will “definitely and effetively bar Japanese from entry into the United States, follow: No alien ineligible to citizenship shall be admitted to the United States unless such alien (1) is admissible as a non-immigrant under the provision | of section 3; or (2) unless such alien is an immigrant who continuously for lat least two years immediately pre- admission to the United States has been, and who secks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of, carrying on the vocation of min- Ister of any religious denomination, or professor of a college, academy, seminary or university; or (3) unless | such alien is an immigrant who is a bona fide student over eighteen years of age, and who seeks to enter the United States solelysfor the purpose of study at an accredited school, col- lege, academy, seminary or university, | particularly ~designated by him and approved by the Secretary of Labor: or (4) ufless such alien is the wife or the unmarried child under eighteen years of age of an immigrant admis- ble under subdivision (2) of this | paragraph and is accompanying or following to join him. Industrial conditions do not justify a further departure from the immi- gration policy adopted in 1921, Sena- tor Walsh said opposing reduction of the quota from 3 to 2 per cent as provided in the bill. “If the Congress, state governments and religious and social organiza- tions would spend more time consid- ering the many problems that con- cern not only the aliens in our midst, but all the great working classes of our people,” he said, “it is fair to as- sume the problem of assimilating the newcomers would cease to exist.” The Senate late yesterday gave em- phatic answer to Ambassador Hani- hara's vigorous protest, by voting, 76 to 2, to reject the proposal that would have recognized the gentle- men's agreement. ecretary Hughes called at the White House twice while the Senate was discussing the committee amend- ment and the ambassador's action, but no intimation was given as to the subject or substance of his confer- ences with the President. Exelusion Provision Predicted. Many Senate leaders had predicted that an exclusion provision would be adopted despite the administration stand and that sufficient votes would be available to override a possible veto, but the overwhelming count against the amendment yesterday was clearly a result of the Hanihara pro- test. Among the votes changed from support of the amendment by the pro- test, which was described as a “veiled threat,” were those of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader and chairman of the foreign relations committee, and Senator Reed, who has charge of the immigration bill on the floor. Senator Reed announced during the discussion that an exclusion amend- ment similar to the provision incor- porated in the bill passed by the House would be drafted for presenta- T (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) HARDWICK RESIGNS AS JUSTICE OFFICIAL Former Govermor Quits Post as Special Assistant to At- torney General. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, April 15.—Former Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick today announced 'his resignation as.special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States and member of the advisory council of the Department of Justice. The resignation is effective today. The resignation was offered in February and was not accepted until a few days ago. The former governor said his retire- ment was not connected in any way with the investigation of the Depart- ment of Justice. I, leveled an attack | ceding the time of his application for | | Blue and White Formally Author- | ized by Delegates. With the ceremonies of | tion written into history, the thirty- | third Continental Congress of the D. A. R, meeting in Memorial Con- tinental Hall, settled down to busi- ness today, | committee reports and received sev- | eral important resolutions. One of the first acts the delegates committed today was to formally | adopt blue and white as the society's official colors. Although they had al- ways been worn by the natiohal and | state officers, and were used on the society’s pennant, blue and white had never been definitely adopted as the official national colors. Arrangement of Colers. The question was placed before the congress in the form of a résolution which pointed out that although it is gustomary for military and pa- triotic organizations to have distin- | guishing colors for their banners, the | D. A. R. had never taken such action. The resolution provided that the colors should be arranged in three vertical stripes, blue, white and blue, the central white stripe to carry the insignia of the society and the legend, “National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.” The resolution precipitated a brief thirty-third. congress. Scarcely had the recording secretary finished read- ing it when half a dozen delegates jumped to their feet and demanded to know whether it would mean dis- carding the society's pennant, which has been in use for more than twenty years. Finally, one of the delegates made a motion that the resolution be recommitted to its committee until the congress could determine whether or not the new banner would result in the old one being discarded. Remolution Is Adopted. After several delegates had de- bated the merits of the motion pro and con, the question was put to the congress and the motion was lost without the formality of a record vote. The question on adoption of the resolution was then placed before the delegates and it was almost unan- imously, thus immediately making blue and white the official national colors of the D. A. R. A resolution that may be the basis for a warm battle on the floor was presented by Mrs. Howard H. McCall and would empower Mrs. Anthony ‘Wayne Cook to appoint a committee whose duties would be to submit to the thirty-fourth Continental Con- gress next year plans, specifications and methods of financing a building to be placed on land in Washington owned by the socicty, “which build- ing shall contain an auditorium ade- quate for the future proper seating of our_ever-increasing -membership.” Although 333 alternates to this con- gress were refused admission because there were not enough seats in Me- morial Continental Hall, the resolu- tion created a murmur of surprise from every section of the auditorium. It was referred to the committee on resolutions and will be reported out probably by Thursday. , Site Not Determined. ‘Whether or not it Intended that Memorial Continental Hall should be raised and an entirely mew structure reared on its site, or whether the movers contemplated using other land was not stated, but these ques- tions are sure to precipitate an ex- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) COUZENS RESTS WELL. Senator at, Johns Hopkins for Treatment. BALTIMORE, Md., April 15.—Sena- tor James Couzens of Michigan, who became a patient at.Johns Hopkins Hospital yesterday, enjoyed a ‘real night's rest;” it was stated at the hos- pital today. He slept well and had no fever. Senator Cousens is suffering from a recurrence of an old bladder trouble. He is undergoing observation, and it ‘was added that it will be another day or so before a deécision can be made as to wether an operation will be nec- essary. - inaugura- | accepted a number of | States for maintenance in Germany of its military forces which re- mained in the Rhineland after the armistice. GLASS JOINS FIGHT ON COOLIDGE LETTER of Spirit “Must Feel Indignant. The democratic assault upon Presi- dent Coolidge's letter of last Friday relating to the conduct of investiga- tions was renewed in the Senate to- day, Senator Glass of Virginia de- elaring the President’s.letter to be “an amazing imputation” upon that body. Denying any purpose to attack the President or the Secretary of the Treasury because of their attitude to the investigation of the internal reve- nue bureau, the Virgiina senator said he arose to “express in a temperate way the indignation every senator of spirit must feel.” “The President and the Secretary of the Treasury,” Senator Glass sid, “have directed amazing imputations against this body in'language of of- fense as heedless as, in truth, they are devoid of justification.” It became known as the senator was speaking that he had decided on the major points in his address after | conferenoe with a group of influential but spirited debate, the first of the | ‘men of his party both in and out of Congress. His colleagues were near- 1y all in their seats, and listened to the speech with an ak of expectancy, which indicated that they regarded the utterances of unusual significance. Hits “Unprecedented Assault.” “I feel constrained by every con- sideration of self-respect to repel the unprecedented assault made by these public officials upon the integrity of the United States Senate. “Some weeks ago when the Senate adopted a resolution ex- pressing its conviction that the pub- lic interest would best be served by the dismissal from the Presi- dent's cabinet of Secretary Debby I hazarded the opinion that we were deliberately inviting, and I con- fidently believed would receive from the President the very rebuff which he was entitied to make and quickly did administer. “Other Executives had done the same thing, in better behalf, I think, but not more tersely nor in better tenor. They were widely applauded, just as President Coolidge was, and just as any President must know he will be, for a_vigorous assertion of constitutional jurisdiction. That was quite right—a thing finely done in an unhappy cause. “But a dignifled, unyielding asser- tion of constitutional prerogative is one thing and an unrestrained ar- raignment of a co-ordinate branch of the government is another. The con- trast is painful. But in no circum- stances could it be more deplorable than when the President of the United States, through the prescribed medium of communication, lgvels at the Sen- ate of the United States accusations which gravelx impeach its honor, in justification of which indictments he does not, as T am sure he cannot, offer any proof, from the record.” For the first time in history, the senator declared, a Chief - Executive has “abruptly faced the Senmate with the official charge of having insti- tuted ‘a government of lawlessness' and has pointedly impeached its pro- bity with a charge of “subterfuge and insincerity.” In so doing, he added, the President acted upon ‘“the un- authenticated suspicions of an avow- edly partisan senator, actuated by the personal antipathies and appre- hensions of a cabinet minister.” “The Senate is charged,” he de- clared, “with the creation of a condi- tion actually subversive of the most sacred guaranty of the Constitution. The President himself has not bother- ed to disguise it. Not in a line or sen- tence is there hesitation or conceal- ment. The President intended to be vehement, he intended to be threat- ening.” “Quite_intolerable - enough it is to have individual senators go about broadeasting the accusations = that their colleagues here are ‘indecent’ and engaged in ‘dirty business’ when they bring into the light of day the hidden offenses of maladministration. Bad enough it is in this fashion to apply the fagots of misinformation and vituperation to an already in- flamed and poisoned public opinion which would stop pursuit of the act- ual criminals and punish the Senate for_exposing crime. “For one, I am totally unwilli (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Virginian Declares Every Senator | President to Throw First Ball,‘ { Starting Season. | The sun, Clark Griffith, the Olympic high cods, Cornelius MacGillicuddy |and Stanley (Bucky) Harris emiled | today as they watched thousands pour | into the National's stadium, just north of Tth street and Florida avenue, to | usher in the first game of the year. | The sun smiled because Jupiter | Pluvius, Olympian weather director, | |at the behest of the nigh gods, or-| |dered it. “Clark Grifith A be- | cause the more who entered the wider his club’s treasury expanded Connie Ma Philadelphia pilot, smiled because he saw victory in sight. Bucky Harris, Washington pilot, smiled because he saw victory In sight. 1t is a day of smiles The presidential box is waiting now for the first citizen of the republic, Calvin Coolidge, who will throw out the horsehide globule which will start the fray. smi All Ranks There. In the yelling stands, among other smiling humans, are Army officers and buck privates, naval officials and gobs, senators an dschoolboys, rep- resentatives and messenger boy: flappers and dowagers. The Army and Navy officers, senators and repre- sentators sneaked out to the game on the pretext they were going to at- tend an important conference. office and messenger boys were kept away from work through illness in the family. The others needed no rea- sons. They're cheering and shrieking at every opportunity. The Elks, in the south end of the grand stand, greeting Brother Bucky Harris all sorts of acclamation. The Navy Band warms up and produces same real symphony that \is disregarded sadly by many who are looking at Walter Johnson warming up. Every body is waiting for the start. Py nuts are being consumed at the rate of fifty bushels per minute. Pop is being imbibed at the rate of thirty- five gallons per minute. Hot dogs are everywhere. . ‘White hats are selling score cards. Bankers have forgotten those call loans, senators those investigations, the buck privates and gobs the dreaded field inspection, the office boys the problem of making good their excuses—every one%has turned to base ball's call and is excluding everything else. Men There on Daty. There are five groups of workers at the park, numbered in scores where others are mumbered-in thou- sands. Base ball writers and pho- tographers, white-coated salesmen, detectives and secret service men, telegraphers and gatemen and at- tendants. They are on duty. The others are not. In an hour or so there will be a procession to the flag pole. The new Secretary of the Navy will march to the staff in centerfield with an escort of bluejackets headed by the Navy Band. Base ball players will line up. Old Glory will be run up. The pa- rade will come back. All eves will turn on President Coolidge. He'll whip out a ball Billy Evans, the umpire, will put it in play and then they'll be off. And every one will forget to smile a while while Walter Johnson will start smiling in the box as he hurls the old ball home to Muddy Ruel's pillowlike glove. Crowds Start Late. The crowds didn’t start to come in until late. - Fifteen thousand reserve- seat tickets were sold out days ago. There were 15,000 unreserved seats available, and they went steadily, but not feverishly to applicants through- out this morning. About 1 o'clock the real vanguard of fans started pil. ing into the -reserved section. Then it was a steady stream. Then it be- came a bit of a flood. But every one got in nicely and was sitting tight When the game got under way. The park has been somewhat changed. The new stand in_center field makes the outer edge of the park look much closer. It will be harder to wallop the ball over the stand this year, however, because of the high wall surrounding the stand. Well, here they go—they're off— and maybe the next opening-day story will be written in the fall, dur- ing the initial game of the world championship series. The | | cents an hour; next nine months, 56, and thereafter, 58 cents. This makes the maximum now 12 cents less an hour than the men asked for. Upon learning of decision Wil- liam F. Ham, president of the Wash- ington Railway and Electric Com- pany, was asked what action he would take Position Not Defined. have no statement to make ¥." he replied Up to this time it has been deemer advisable to keep the wages equal on both roads. It was roughly estimated by an offi cial of the Capital Traction Compan | this afternocn that the increase would | add between $65,000 and $70.000 a year | to the company’s pay roll expense In answer to a query as to whether this increased operating expense would affect the present rate of cur fare, George E. Hamilton, president of the Capital Traction, saié he had oniy just learned of the decision and w not_prepared to discuss its effects. Maximum in Nine Months. The award was made public John H. Cookman, union secretar had presented it to the Capital Tra tion trainmen at a meet graphical Temple at noon ton to granting a 2 the award enables a man to get the maximum wage after nine months, in- stead of three years The majority members of the boars of arbitration made the following statement: “Hearings were held under the terms of the arbitration agreement, | during which time both parties to the controversy were given ample time to present their testimony and to present argument, after which the ar bitrators met in session during a pe- |riod covéring approximately two days, hoping thereby that a unan- imous agreement might be reached. This being found impossible, a de- cision was reached in which two members of the board concur, Messrs Peelle and Cooper, and one, Mr. Tague, | dissent g In a dissenting opinion Representa- tive Tague declared he could not sign the report because “the claim of the employes for a living wage as prsent- ed in their budget was fair and hon- est and was not and could not be de nied.” Earnings Declared Large. He further asserted the men obliged to work overtime in order tu earn sufficient to support their fam ilies. He also declared “that the com pany has been paying 7 per cent ou capital stock and setting aside more than one-tenth of its earnings as sur plus, which the records disclose was unnecessary and unused.” If the Washington Railway and Electric should decide to adhere tu present policy and grant the same wage scale, it probably would have a more serious effect on that com pany’s rate of return, since the Washington Railway and Electric earns considerably less on its valu ation than the Capital Traction. BELIEVE BOB-HAIRED BANDIT HIDING HERE Baltimore Detectives Say Girl and Accomplice Have Had No Chance to Leave D. C. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., April 15.—De- tectives who have been following the trail of the bob-haired blonde bandit and her male accomplice since the dar- ing hold-up and robbery of a lunch- room here last Friday today an- nounced that they are positive that the couple is still in Washington, where they went shortly after the robbery. This _is made positive, detectives say, through the finding of the baggage of “Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert” at the Unio: station’ in Washington, where it ha been left. Gilbert is the name under which the couple stayed at a rooming house here, where they paid a week's rent in advance but left the second day. The taxi driver who took them to the station said they asked him the time of the next train to Washington and bought tickets. All railroad statlons and roads in Washington have been watched, an detectives here believe the couple ara “laying ivw” in the Capital