Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1924, Page 2

REPUBLICANS DEBATE - { CONVENTION LEADER ‘Committee Looks to President for |l 1 Temporary Chair-' man. SOON- TO MAKE CHOICE Selection of Successor to John T. i Adams Is Problem. President Coolidge’'s choice of a temporary chairman of the Repub- lican national convention, to be held in Cleveland, commencing June 10, will be made public within the next Yew days, it was made known at the ‘White House today. Although there is known to be a £trong sentiment in numerous quar- zers of the party that John T. Adams, the present chairman of the national «ommittee, remain in charge, the lat- ter has repeatedly intimated that he would like to retire from the ac- tive leadership of the party immedi- @tely after the smoke of the Cleve- Jand convention has cleared away. Those close to the White House have seen given to understand that while Mr. Adams’ relations with the White House are most cordial and that har- Jnony exists, President Coolidge and his closc advisers—those who have Been directing the pre-convention campaign—would favor some one of the President's own selection assum- ing the generalship of the party. Butler Suggested. In this connection William M. But- ler, Republican national committee- nan from Massachusetts, a close per- sonal friend of the President. and who Las been personally in charge ot NLis campaign for the presidential nomination, i+ thought by some to be under serious consideration as succes- Bor to Mr. Adams. There would be mome objection to Mr. Butler because of coming from New England, and it pointed out in certain quarters ©f the party’'s ranks there is a ten- dency to resent what is termed “too anuch Now England” in the adminis- iration and the management of the party. Then there are those who 1hink that Mr. Butler, while very ca- pable in many ways and possessed ©f rare judgment, is not sufficiently versed in the art of practical politics ndle successfully such a ma- s that of the Republican party during a national campaign 1f Chairman Adams is determined to resign, or if the President ex- presses desire for a change in chair- men, many of the Republican leaders feel 'that C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to the President, would be the solu- tion. His long experfence in Vir- Einia and national politics and his many vears in Congress have given him a knowledge of politics and hu- man nature that is closely associated with it that would make him most wuseful and valuable as the field mar- shal of the Republican party. Friends of the President, however, answer this suggestion by saying that Mr. Slemp would be far more valuable in his present place, and that his wide experience and_political knowledge would serve probably to a better pur- pose by keeping him alongside of the President during the coming cam- paign. ¥Favor Secretary Hughes, However, the selection of the na- tional chairman will not be made un- til the Cleveland convention has nominated a presidential and vice presidential candidate. The matter of the selection of a temporary chairman is looked upon At this time of being of moré moment, and, according to recent develop- merits, there seems to be a growing gentiment in favor of Charles E. Hughes. Secrotary of State. Selection of a temporary chairman was discussed without decision yes- terday by representatives of the Re- an national committes and rs of the Coolidge campaign. type of man desired was pretty determined, but no actual se- lection was made. Decision Wednesday. The national committee's subcom- mittee on arrangements for the con- Vvention will meet in Cleveland next ‘Wednesday to decide who shall be recommended to the convention as temporary chaignan and, inasmuch as party leaders without exception expect President Coolidge to be se- Jected as the standard bearer, it was deemed advisable to obtain his views on_the chairmanship, Such was the purpose of yesterday's meeting held here at the Metropoli- tan Club, and attended by Chairman Adams, David Mulvane of Kansas, ehairman of the arrangements sub- committee; C. H. Huston, chairman of the national committee’s ways and means division; Willlam M. Butler, manager-in-chief of the Coolidge campaign; C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to the President, and Frank W. Stearns, associated with Mr. Butler in the Coolidge campaign. Nearly a dozen names were con- sidered, and all of them previously have been mentioned in connection With the place of presiding_officer. Among them were Secrotary Hughes, former Gov. Lowden ot Iilinois, for- mer Senator Beveridge of Indiana, Gov. Hyde of Missouri, Gov. Groes. ‘beck of Michigan, Representative Bur- ton of Ohio, Representative Long- worth of Ohio, Senator Willls of Ohio, Senator Borah of ldaho and former Shoup of Colorado. ' BUSINESS MEN TO AiD OLYMPIC TEAM FUND { 'The unanimous support of the |Washington Chamber of Commerce will be given to the program to raise Washington's quota of $15,000 to the |fund with which to defray the ex- penses of the United States team to {the Olympic games. | The executive committee of the |ehamber, at a meeting in the Homer {Bilding this afternoon, voted to sup- Iport the program and assist in the {sale of tickets to a base ball game between the Washington base ball club and a team representing the |Marines at Quantico. Isaac Gans, president of the cham- ber, who presided, laid the plans of |the Olympic games committee before the executive committee. Mr. Gans also announced that there was ry good prospect that the foot- ball game between the Army 323d Corps Area team and the United States Marines' team would be held in Washington @gain this year. He said he had been in_communication with Gen, Charles H. Muir, command- ing the 3d Corps Area, and @en. Le {dazne, commandant of the United {Htates Marine Corps, regarding the V. maiter. He said the Army-Navy game ! wall Do held in Bxitimore and it was 0t the desire of the Army or Marines to play second to the big foot ball classic. NEW FIRE REGULATIONS. Rules Amended to Insure Safety ‘Where X-Rays Are Used. Upon recommendation of Fire Chief Watson, the Commissioners today @mended the police regulations to re- qQuire hospitals and other buildings in which X-ray work is done to pro- wide certain safeguards against fire, %'he chief told the Commissioners these rules were necessary because ©f the highly inflammable nature films used in X-ray work. [ - The mew rules are along the ling COMMODORE RAY DIES. Betired Naval Officer Filled Many Important Posts. Commodore Charles Michler Ray, . S. N, retired, died at his residen: in Philadelphia Wednesday, the Navy Department is informed. He was born in this city December 21, 1856, and was appointed to the Naval Pay Corps March 3, 1879. Since then he cruised in all parts of the world and filled many important posts in the service. He reached the grade of pay director with the rank of cap- tain February 18, 1905, and was re- tired as a commodore in December, 1920. Following his retirement he made his home in Philadelphia. HOUSE D. C. BOD FAVORS PARK PLAN Will Report Out Measure Provid- ing Commission to Work Out Program. TAX INCREASE IS TURGED Blanton Would Raise Rate Here From $1.20 to $2.50. The House District committee to- day favorably reported the bill pro- viding for a comprehensive program of park and playground development in the National Capital through the appointment of a park commission at a spectal meeting-held today. Representative Rathbone of Illinois said that this is a place which be- longs to the nation, and that all the people are interested in the park system in the Capital. He said that Congress has not the time to study the park needs each year. Acting Chairman ¥Fred M. Zihlman of Maryland called attention that the total cost of the parks has been only $3,500,000, while the cost in Chicago has been $60,000,000. Lieut. Col. C. O. Shorri!l.' officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, said that he is impressed with the absolute impossibility of se- curing even small areas through con- gressional action. Economical, Says Sherrill. “This bill has great economical fea- tures”” Col. Sherrill stated. He pointed out that as soon as any piece of property is desired for park pur- poses the cost is boosted. The com- mission could buy land at a much lower rate than is now paid through waiting for Congress to act. “1 consider this one of the most vital matters that has been before ngress in many years,” sald Col. Sherrill. Representative W. Gibson of Vermont was instructed to write the report on the park commission bill. This measure was unanimously re- ported from the subcommittee. Rep- resentative Thomas L. Blanton, Den:- ocrat, of Texas, offered an amend- ment which would incre the tix rate from $1.20 to §$ When it was suggested that this proposal should come in the form of & sepa. bill, Representative Elanton “n- nounced that he would intraoduce such a bill today. Several members of the House District committee told Representative Blanton that they would vote for such a measure. Representative Florian Lampert, Republican, of Wisconsin, offered a resolution that the District com- mittee should indorse the Begg sub- stitute to the Lampert Rent Commis- sion bill, which comes up in_the House under a special rule on Mon- day. Representative tanley ¥. Kunz, Democrat, of Illinois, said that in the face of the Supreme Court’s action he thought the committee should not take any such step. Representative William C. Hammer, Democrat, of North Carolina, said that this rent legisiation would not be in conflict h the Supreme Court’s dec:sion. He pointed out that the court has ruled that legislation has a right to declare an emergency e: ts, and that after investigation the Tlouse District committee 1 found that an emergency in rent Washington does exist. “This is a_move to show how this committee stands,” said Representa- tive Hammer. The Lampert motion was adopted. An effort by Repre- sentative Kunz to have the Fitzgerald workman's compensation bill recon- sidered in committee was defeated. ALUMNI TO HONOR AMHERST PRESIDENT George D. Olds Will Be Guest at Luncheon Tomorrow at Chevy Chase Club. in George D. Olds, president of Am- herst College, Who is a guest at the White House, will be guest of honor at a luncheon to be given at the Chevy Chase Club tomorrow after- noon by a number of the Amhers: alumni of this city. Although Presi- dent Coolidge is a graduate of Am- herst, it is not thought likely that he will be able to attend, but he will be represented by Frank W. Stearns of Boston, also of Amherst. who has been staying at the White House more or less continually since Crol- idge became President. President Olds, _accompanied by Mrs. Olds, arrived in Washington yes- terday afternoon in answer to a spe- cial request from the President that they spend some little time with him and Mrs. Coolidge at this season, when Washington is considered to 1ook its best and to be most interest- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Olds expect to stay at the White Housz until next Mon- day. Mr. Olds and President Coolidge entered Amberst at the same time— 1891—Mr. Coolidge as a freshman and Mr. Olds as a young professor of mathematics. The latter several vears afterward was made dean, which po- sition he held until a little over a year ago, when he was elected presi- dent of the institution. AN AWAIT RITCHIE REPLY ON RECIPROCITY LAW Although the Commissioners have not yet heard from Gov. Ritchie of Maryland, they regard permanent automobile - rebiprocity between the two jurisdictions as a settled fact. At the present time reciprocity is in effect under a temporary agree- ment that expires next Wednesday. If Gov. Ritchie feels that a new proclamation is necedsary to make the agreement permanent, the Dis- trict authorities will co-operate. Corporation Counsel Stephens is now preparing a blank form to be used by the district assessor in col-/| lecting the gasoline tax from the large wholesalers. The tax of 2 cents per gallon will beé paid by the motor- ist wherever he buys his gasoline, but the District Will get the tax through the wholesaler. This is done to sim- plify bookkeeping, since there are only about a dozen wholesalers. ‘Wade H. Coombs, superintendent of licenses for the District, is in Atlantic City today attending a conference of the motor vehicle commissioners of the eastern section of the country. ose of these periodical meet. $600,000 LOAN ASKED | Railroad Drops 8 Feet; 15-Foot Fissure, 35 Feet Deep, Opens in Eart FOR APARTMENTS Proposal to Build Hotel to Take Place of Plaza Dormi- tories. COLORED HOME PROJECTED Government Funds Also Sought for This Undertaking. A proposal that the government loan $600,000 to aid in the comstruc- tion of a hotel apartment house for woman employes of the government in Washington was laid before the Senate District committee at a hear- ing today by Mrs. J. H. Boggs, Miss Louise E. Tomlin and Peter A. Drury, president of the Merchants' Bank and Trust Company. Such a building, it was explained, would be a blg step toward relieving the housing conditions now found in the ~Capital and would undoubtedly lead to the construction of other such hotels. Not Asking Charity. The proponents of the measure in- sisted that the worsn workers were not asking charity of the govern- ment; that the money so loaned would be fully secured; that it would be paid back in fifteén years, with regu- lar annual payments, and that it was proposed to pay Interest at the rate of not more thn 2 per cent to the government for the use of the money. Mrs. Beggs told the committee that a group of the women employes of the government already have raised some of the money needed to finance this project; that a site has been ten- tatively selected, and that plans for the building had been made, and es- timates covering il costs and proba- ble receipts were in haad. . Senators Take Interest. Chairman Ball of the Senate Dis- trict committee and Senator Cope- land of New York both expressed their interest and sympathy with the proposal. Senator Ball said that in his opinion It was the duty of the government to see that its employes wers properly housed. Mrs. Boges said that the proposed building and ground would cost $630,720—$75,000 for the _ground, $510.720 for the building and $45,000 for furnishings. The housing condi- tions in Washington, she sald, were bad. She pointed out that in the near future the government hotels for woman employes, now located on the Union station plaza, would be pulled down, thus making it neces- tary for hundreds of girls to find homes elsewhere. | Operated By Women. She pointed out that the praject now proposed would not be a government institution, that it would be owned and operated by the woman employes them- selves or their representatives, and that, as a matter of fact, it was 1o aid in taking the government out of the hotel business in Washington. Miss Tomlin said the group of women interested in the project aiready had raised $35.000: that it was pro- posed to raise $15,000 more before ob- taining the loan from the government. The proposed hotel, she said, would have 800 rooms for permanent’ guests, renting at §20 a month, and fifty rooms with bath to rent to transients at $3.50 a day. Revenue Expected. The income per year from the 300 rooms, she said, would amount to $71,520 and from the other rooms to $63.000. © A ballroom would be con- structed which would rent, she fig- ured, at $25 an evening, probably four evenings a week, bringing in $4.000. | It is proposed to let out the dining- | room concessions at & per cent of the gross proceeds. A conservative esti- mate, she said, is that this would bring in $30,000 a year. The total in- come, she estimated, therefore, at £168,520 Miss Tomlin said that certain fixed sums would be set aside each year to pay off_the government loan, running from $55,000 the first year to $41.250 the fifteenth year, when the payments would be completed. She estimated the operating expenses at $70,912 a year. Terms of Private Loan. So far 166 girls have agreed o go into the plan, Miss Tomlin told the committee, and 125 more stand ready to join in as soon as they have as- surances that it is going through. In reply to questions as to whether funds could be obtained from other sources for this hotel, Mr. Drury told the committee that only 60 per cent of the cost could be raised if the loan was made privately. The committes 3lso heard John Lewis, a colored builder, in the in- terest of a government loan to erect 500 houses in the northeast section of the city to help house the colored population, particularly those who at present are living in the alley dwell- ings. Cowt of Proposed Homes. He figured that the cost of the houses would be in excess of $4,800; that they would contain five rooms and bath; that a loan could be paid back to the government in less than fifteen years., at the rate of $25 a month. He proposed that the gov- ernment should receive interest at 4 to 41 per ocent; that the loan should be secured by a first deed of trust and that the funds should be handled by a committee authorized by Congress. Senator Copeland said he would be glad to help put through such a project as now advanced. Mrs. Boggs also gave her hearty indorsement to the plan. FINANCIERS’ OPINIONS UPON MEETING DAWES (Continued from First Page.) actuated the members of the commit- tee during their investigations, and demands that Germany be guaranteed oration of her economic and ad- nistrative sovereignty and pro- tection of her currency in connec- tion with the so called “transfer” of reparation receipts. OCCUPATION COSTS RISE. German Finance Minister Sees Budget Figures Exceeded. to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1924, BERLIN, April 25.—The burden of foreign occupation on Germany can- not be held down to the outlined 300,- 000,000 gold marks annually if thd present system is continued, accord- ing to Finance Minister Luther in a brief statement to the writer. , The German budget for 1924 allows 377,- 000,000 gold marks for occupation costs, divided into 315,000,000 marks for regular occupation, 5,500,000 for interallied commissions and nearly 57,000,000 for territories occupied as sanctions by the French. “Moreover.” continued Luther, “it must be noted that the figure allowed will. not suffice if the interallied Rhineland commission continues, on the basis of regulations issued dur- ing the Ruhr struggle and not found in the treaty of Versailles, to burden the reich with the costs of the Franco-Belgian pledge. and policy. “Should such _procedure by the Rhineland commission continue, there is mo telling how far the occupation costs will exceed the figure foreseen.” Spain Bars May Day Event. - MADRID, April 25—The grnilitary of . y de By Radio | announced PLAN WILL BE SOUGHT| By the Associated Presa, HILO, T. H., April 25.—Seismic dis- turbances of the last few days have dwindled, the last being felt at 4:30 am. yesterday. The subsidence of the railroad tracks at Kapoho, previously re- ported at four feet, has Increased to elght. It will be several days before the rallway can resume operation. A. J. Lafferty, chief engineer of the raflroad, believes that the country below the main fault in the line has settled several feet. ‘Workmen and police, attempting to go to Ki ho to repair the railroac PEN WOMEN WRANGLE "OVER HONOR LIST Heated Debate Follows Choice of Mrs. Rinehart as Honor- ary Member. LEAGUE 1LAUDS WRITER Mrs. Tiller Scored for “Indulging in Personalities.” Heated debate marked today’s ses- sion of the biennlal convention of the League of American Pen Women in the Shoreham Hotel today when an effort was made to place the selec- tion of honorary members in the hands of the state boards instead of the national executive board. The name of Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart was mentioned in the course of the debate by Mrs. Theodore Tiller of this city, and resulted in loud protests from other delegates that “personalities” should be barred. Mrs. Tiller objected to Mrs. Rine- hart as an honorary member, because, she said, the noted authoress had “done nothing to further the inter- egts of the league.” rs. Tiller pointed out that it would be “unwise” to place the select.on of honorary members solely in the hands of the national board and deprive other members of the opportunizy of expressing approval or disaporoval She declared she Bad opposed the election of Mrs Rinehart last year and “was surprised to find she had been made an honorary member any- how. irs. G. M. Brumbaugh, also ashington, criticized Mrx. Til indulging in personalitie moved that the name of M hart be removed from the record and “4n authoress” substitated for it The mot on was carrizd al.Jh)lai‘ l:\‘!; lowed by another that the new papers be requested to refrain from publishing the proceedings, Which also was passed. Instant'y, lmw{y.:r. there were objections _that “the League of American Pen Women was attempting to suppress the press. Mrs. Rhinchart Homored. Eventually a motion was adopted which invested the selection of hon- orary members in the national board. Virtually the entire morning was oc- cupfed by the debate, and numerous of delegates denounced the attack on declaring she was & member _of the her name had been Mrs. RInehlm, . ‘welcome leaguer and that unfortunately mentioned. The er joined the o mged that the session had, "un- ately, been dealing in person- L ea*ana ‘should not have done so The resotution by wh the teague would have admitted “highly sp cialiged” writers, who accept no com pensation for their work, tu membe ship was withdrawn after un e planation that it had excited “undue concern. A number of resolutions Wera adopted, but the resolutions committee refused to indorse Ene at- tacking the daily press for “vulgar pictures.” Animated Book Review. ijon, modern and historic, pass- e 1 animated review at the Ward- man Park Hotel last night when the members of the League of American Pen Women and their guests made merry at the annual costume carnival ball of the organization. Gayly dec- orated in mystic Arablo style, the supper room was crowded with revel- TS, “Most of the frolickers wore fancy costumes, many representing well known books of both the present and a past generation. Others represent- od famous characters of history and petite pages lent an ultra-modern effect to the scene by appearing as mah-jong tiles, including charters, bamboos, circles and the wind. Many speclally arranged features were provided for the entertainment of the guests, lnddonel of 'u;: most tive was a rendention of the pea- e dance by the Caroline McKinley Dancers, _ including Misses Marian Chace, Florence Thompson, Evelyn Davis and Judy Lyeth. Mrs. Coolidge is to receive the dele- gates to the convention at 5 o'clock this afternoon. BALLOON NO. 7 DOWN; ONLY 2 STILL IN RACE All of Army Entrants in National Elimination Out—One Travels 1,200 Miles. By the Associnted Press. DUBUQUE, Iowa, April Bal- loon No. 7 in the national balloon race, in command of Lieut H. V. Tha- den, landed in a fleld five miles south- west of Dubuque this morning at 4 o'clock. Trapped in three electrical storms, the bag was forced to land after traveling about 1,000 miles. The balloon was not damaged. Only Two Left Up. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 25.—An- other of the seven balloons entered in the national elimination _that started from San Antonio, Tex., Wed- nesday was counted out early to- day when it was forced down by a storm near St. Anagar, Towa, leav- ing but two of the original entries in the running. One of those still in the air was the Goodyear Num- ber 3, last reported to have passed over Volga City, Iowa, near Daven- port, about 1,150 miles from San An- tonio. The S-14, the last of the Army en- tries to remain aloft, had traveled ap- proximately 1,200 miles when it ran into a storm & few miles south of the ta line and landed amid dark- Y in s rainstorm. . Neither the b lot, Maj. Norman W. Peek, nor h aide, Lieut. W. A. Gray, was injured. Maj. Peek said he would have broken the world's record had the storm not been encountered. £ » 1 The Honeywell, piloted by t. H. E. Honeywell and entered by the Kansas City Co-operative Club, is still in the air. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. MOND, Va, April 25—The renienation of Dr. . Hussell Bowis, New York, as the editor of the South- -ern Churchman, & publication of the Epl The pre- | nd D. T, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 3 ware blocked by a new opening in the earth fifteen feet wide and thirty- five feet deep. Supt. Boles of the Hawaiian National Park report that with the geophone run- ning lava was detected some distance beneath the earth's surface. In the Puna district there are approximately 100 fissures a foot wide and thirty feet deep running toward the Kilauea volcano. The Hilo seismograph re- corded forty-three temblors during the past twenty-four hours. The road supervisor of Puna re- ports that in places between Kapoho and Hilo the ground has sunk thirty feet. A number of large trees were shaken by the earth shocks. Fissures in the ground continue to open In many directions, but they are much smaller than previous one; BONUS ELIMINATED AS CAMPAIGN ISSUE Both Parties Likely to Use Money Waste Charges as Chief ‘Weapons in Race. SOLDIER RESENTMENT ENDS Most “Paramount” Questions Fad- ing From Political Picture. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The soldier bonus has been shelved as a “paramount issue.” Irrespective of the action of President Coolidge, the controversy will not be a vital part of the coming presidential cam- paign. The bill passed by the House and Senate has enough votes to be- come law over presidential veto. It is being discounted already as a law. The Republican national platform will “point with pride” to its accomplish- ment. The fact that a Democratic nominee might say he would have signed the bill that Mr. Coolidge might veto is not likely to be of any considerable value on the stump. The main thing is that members of the Senate and House will not have the bonus to contend with in the elections and there will be little organized opposition to the few op- ponents of the measure. The Democrats have as much right to claim credit for the passage of the bill as the Republicans, for they sup- ported it overwhelmingly. Had there been vigorous opposition from Demoerats, the issue might ha proved troutlesome. The vote on the cash faature may here and there arise to plague a few members. but on the whole one of the most vexing issues | in American politics has been re- | moved. Resentment Allayed. President Coolidge is strong enough | politically to be nominated even though he vetoes the bill. But there is no likelihood of much resentment being expressed next November against the President on this one point. The election will turn on other issues, ‘Whit will they be? With the sol- dier bonus out of the way and both parties likely to support the tax bill which is finally brought out of con- ferences of . the two houses of Con- gress, the so-called “paramount’ is- sues are vanishing. The Democrats, of course, will insist that Teapot Dome proves what happens when the Republicans are in power und will ask the country to point to a single case of corruption of cabinet officers under their rule, to which the Re- publicans will answer, as usual, witn charges of waste and mismanage- ment in war time. And thus the de- bate will be developed, with the Dem- ocrats seeking to win by undermin- ing the confidence in the Republican party as an institution in Washing- ton. Resignations Help Coolidge. Mr. Coolidge’s acceptance of the resignations of some of those con- cerned in the oil controversy has helped him from the viewpoint of disclaiming responsibility for their acts. He has not been effectively tied up with the misrule of the few who have been exposed in the oil scan- dals. 1f Mr. Coolidge's own charac- ter is sufficiently impressed on the electorate to overcome any iack of confidence in the R:publican office- holders, it will take away much from the force of the oil cases as an issue. The Democrats will hammer away on that just the same, arguing for “clean government.” " In the West the Dem- ocrats will probably take advantage of the discontent inside the Repubii- can party on proposals for agricul- tural relief. It begins to look as if the issues will not be principles of action so much as men and their character, their sincerity, their in- tegrity and their individual capacity for efficient administration. (Copyright, 1924.) ADMINISTRATION PLANNED. Should the soldiers’ bonus become law, the Veterans' Bureau will admin- ister both cash and insurance fea- tures, and would probably add three or four hundred employes to its per- sonnel. This was announced today by Director Hines of the bureau, who estimated the cost of administrating the bonus at about $1,000,000. The bureau already is preparing, Director Hines said, to open the business of handling Insurance at the rate of issuing ten thousand policies a day, this to be increased later with more effective organization, he said. The Veterans' Bureau while handling the principal features of the adminis- | tration, it was sald, will of course, co-operate largely with both the War and Navy departments, which have the military records of the service men. Detail plans for handling the bonus would not be revealed unless the bill became law, Director Hines said, ex- plaining, however, that such details have already for the most part been completed. Nearly all of the insurance policies and cash payments to veterans of the world war could be handled within a year, it was estimated. MRS. E. M. GIBSON DEAD. ‘Was Daughter-in-Law of Late Brig. Gen. Horatio G. Gibson. ‘Word was received here today of the death in New York yesterday of Mrs. Elizabeth McGann Gibson,.wife of Dr. Horatio. Gates Gibson and daughter-in-law of Brig. Gen. Ho- ratio Gates Gibson of this city, who died a few days mgo. Mrs. Gibson had been a resident of New York for many years. REPORTS RING MISSING. Cleveland Woman Says $800 Dia- mond Taken on Train. Mrs. C. E. Durshlag, 4537 Broad View road, Cleveland, Ohio, on har way home, from Jacksonviile, Fla., stopped at Union station this morn- ing and told the police of the disap- pearance of a solitaire diamond. ring valued at $800. Mrs. Durshlag said she made the acquaintance of men and a an on the tralniand «iv-rulm th One of the left the train em. Ders; 1924 PRESIDENT TO GET BONUS BILL SOON Conferees Rush Measure to White House—Early Agreement Is Indicated. MAY BE READY SATURDAY Phipps Urges Coolidge to Sign Act at Once. Early agreement between the House and Senate on the soldiers’ bonus bill, which will be promptly sent to the President, was predicted by leaders of both houses of Congress today, while the conferees are considering the amendments made by the Senate. Senator Curtis, Republican, Kansas, sponsor of the bill in the Senate, and Chairman Green of the House ways and means committee, indicated they hoped the measure would be sent to the White House by early next week, if mot on Saturday. The Senate amendments were generally of a minor nature. Some discussion was heard today as to the effect of the amendment adopted by the Senate, on motion of ator Jonesy Democrat, New Mex- making dependents 'of all vet- erans who have died eligible to re- ceipt of the adjusted service pay of such veterans. The amendment struck out a provision which specified that if_the dependents had received war risk insurance as a result of the veteran’s death, the adjusted service compensation could not be paid. Pro- ponents of the bill believed, however, that this change would cause no dif ficulty in conference. President’s 0. K. Asked. Senator Phipps of Colorado, at a conferenoe at the White House with President Coolidge, urged the Presi- dont o sign the bill immediately. Mr. Phipps explained to Mr. Coolid, the bill supplements the governm insuranoo policy adopted during the war; that it will not unduly burden taxpayers: that it will prove an ac- ceptable substitute for the pension system in succeeding years and will be of lasting benefit to ex-service men and their dependents throughout the nation. Reassertions of claims that a two- thirds’ majority could be obtained for the bill to override a presidential veto, if such action were taken by President Coolidge, were made pri- vately today by leaders in both houses | of Congress. The House named as conferees Rep- resentatives Green. lowa: Hawley, and Treadway and Collier, 5 the ranking members on the ways and means committee HOLDS SCIENCE CAN CURE THAW AT ONCE (Continued from First Page.) body and will give a new lease of relatively normal functioning power to those on the shady side of middle age. “Rejuvenation means more today than any subject that can concern a man or woman,” Dr. Bailey said. “The wrinkled face, the arawn skin, the dull eye, the listless gait. the faulty memory, the aching body. the de- structive effects of sterility, all spell imperfect endocrine performance. So definite are the external evidences as indicators of the endocrines func- tioning that we have worked out a chart which enables a very accurate diagnosis of endocrine functioning to be arrived at, although this endocrine ‘picture’ be separated by an ocean or a continent from the patient.” Insanity Is Gland Condition. Turning to insanity and its causes, Dr. Bailey declared that we have too long regarded insanity as purely a brain condition. He declared that its seat is_ unquestionably in the endo- crine glands, “which absolutely con- trol every gland function.” “The Thaw case and the fact that more than )00 people commit sui- cide vearly in America should awak- en scientists to an intensive study of mental aberrations along the lines of endocrine analysis.” he added. 'Suictde is not confined to any one class—millionaire_and pauper, bank president_and office boy, ministers, judges, doctors, editors, are found in the list. If we look more to the endocrine glands and less to the head, we have an excellent chance of eradicating insanity. “No greater truth has been vouch- safed to mankind than that these lowly masses of colloidal ooze regulate all body activity, down to the tiniest cell. Racial character- istics as well as the distinctive marks of personality known throughout history and branding and setting apart the recognizable types of the human races find their origin here.” ‘Warns of Auto Gases. No measures of precaution should be overlooked in the prevention of the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning from the exhaust gases of automobiles, Dr. W. P. Yant of the bureau of mines declared in an ad- dress. There scems to be no limit of time during which the engine may be run in a closed private garage with safety to the occupant. Dr. Yant said. “The doors of the garage.” ha said, “shoyld be opened previous to starting the shine, even if it is only intended to take the car out, because no mat- ter how careful people might be, a few unheeded minutes taken to icok at the tires or measure the gasoline tank might prove disastrous. 1f it is necessary to run the engine for any Jengthy period, the car should by ail means be run into the open and even then the direct exhaust should be avoided in order to decrease the pos- sibility of headache and discomfort. A method whereby apples can be canned with no destruction of vita- Tins was described before the so- Clety today by Dr. Edward F. Koh- man of the National Canners’ Asso- ciation. Canned spinach was declared by Dr. Watter CH. Eddy of Columbla Uni- versity to be one of the richest sources of vitamin “A” yet found and is also one of the richest sources of vitamin the anti-scorbutic vita- min. Nutritional chemists have be- lieved the latter vitamin was an un- stable compound, but Drs. Kohman and Eddy showed that certain tech- hical procedures in commercial can- ning ellminate the destructive fac- tors. P Dr. E. F. Smith Presides. Dr. Edgar F. Smith, provost emeri- tus of the University of Pennsyl- vania, presided at today’s session of the section of chemical education, at which various reports were sub- mitted, including & report by Prof. Neil E. Gordon of the University of Maryland for the committee on chem- 1 education. “’Sesslonn were also held by the divi- sion of petroleum chemistry, the di- vision of rubber chemistry, division of agricultural and food chemistry, division of 'pny‘alul ‘and Inovganic istry, division of sugar chem- f.’if-‘;‘ 3’ division of organic chem- istry. Prof. S. W. Parr, a member of ‘|the American engineering council's ‘coal “storage study committee, was chairman of a meeting of the section of gas and fuel chemistry. Eight papers describing the activities ot federal bureaus relating to industrial chemistry were presented at today's session. SIS Buys Mansion. 108 _ANGELES, Calif, April 25— The $100,000 mansion of Norma Tal- lon picture actress, as Buor ola. 10 Mrs. . 1. Doneny. Jr MONARCH CLUB MEETS. Newly Formed Organization to Limit Charter Members. The charter membership of the Monarch Club, now in the process of organization. will be limited to 100 instead of 150 members, as originally planned, it was announced at a luncheon of tentative members of the club in the Raleigh Hotel vesterday. Additional charter members of the club are J. William Wood, A. D, Gard- ner, Clarence Parsley, Herman L. Bon- ney, Dr. R. Schman, A. L. Leeth, R. N. Holmes, Ottway Pratt, W. B. Wil- liams, A. E. Landvoigt, M. C. Walker, E. W. Bradford, B. L. Mantz and Lyle O. Gook. Entertainment was furnished by Arthur Pierce and J. W, Mullings, in monologues, and Dormer's Orchestra. NORMAN L. PULLIAM DIES SUDDENLY HERE Spanish-American War Veteran Succumbs From Heart Disease. Norman L. Pulliam, fifty-seven years old, world traveler, veteran of the Spanish-American war and well known in this city, died of heart dis- ease at his residence, 1919 Calvert street northwest, last night. Mr. Pul- liam was well known to his many friends In the city as a fisherman and had only several hours before his death returned from a fishing expe- dition up the Potomac River. While preparing to retire he was side. Dr. W, moned and while he wam preparing a dose of medicine the pati the floor dead PRy Funeral arrangements beéen made. Mr. Pulliam was born in Spottsyl- . county, Va., September 6, 1866. He spent much of his early life in travel, during which time he visited many countr| where he learned half dozen forelgn lan- guages sufficiently well to enable him to converse in them freely. During the Spanish-American war he was stationed in Cuba, and in ad- fl'pl,‘)"? to lh;} war period, he served approximately five more years L‘n,n{ml tates Army. ¥ s e e had been a resident of this city for about thirty-five years and for many years conducted a confectionery s\!::rn at 2957 (;al\'flrl street northwest, AL one time he a motorma the Brookland and Chevy ( .” s Higa and served in the D, 2 ment. Mr. Pulliam is survived by his wife Mrs. Lillian Pulliam, who before her marriage was Miss Watts of Lynch- burg, Va.: three children, Miss Vir- ginia Pulliam: Norman L. Pu liam, Jr. and Miss Sarah Puiliam, and three brothers, G=orge T. Pulliam of Chev Chase, W J. Tulliam of Spottsylvania unty, Vi, and Judson H. Pull of Chevy Chase. = CHICAGO GIRL SLAYER NOW SOUGHT IN EAST Pursuers Believe She Fled After Killing Caretaker at Man Friend’s Home. have not vania BY the Associated Press, CHICAGO, April Wanda Elaine Stopa, twenty-four, Chicago's youngest woman lawyer and former assistant United States district attorney, was extended to the east today in the belief that, eluding pursuit here after killing the caretaker at the home of Y. Kenley Smith, wealthy advertising man, with whom she was infatuated, she fled to New York with her husband, Vladimir Glaskofr. During the last four months she had lived in New York, her expenses paid by Smith, who told state's attor- neys he had befriended her because she was the brainiest woman he ever knew. He said sheformerly occu- pied a Bohemian quarter studio in a building he owned and that he h taken her to restaurants and thes ters on various occasions, sometimes accompanied by Mrs_ Smith. Jumps From Sick Bed. Although sick in bed, Mrs. Smith jumped through a window yesterday when the girl fired several shots at her. In her automobile, believed by the police to have been driven by Glas- 25.—Search for koff, Miss Stopa yesterday went to | Smith's home in Palos Park, a suburb, fired at Mrs. Smith and shot and killed Henry Manning, fifty-five years old, caretaker, who rushed into the room. Declaring she was going to his office and shoot Smith, she ran to the wait- ing car, which disappeared. Smith was hurried from his down- town office to the state attorney office under guard to prevent an at- tempt on his life. Smith said the young woman had tkreatened him when he refused to divorce his wife and marry her, and that by agree- ment with her husband, after an alienist had pronounced her “highly emotional,” she left Chicago. A short time ago Smith notified her.his pay- ments would, be. stopped. Was Graduated at Twenty-One. According to Mrs, Harriet Stopa. her mother, Migs Stopa.was graduated from: law school when -twenty-one years old and was adiitted to the bar, latef belng sworn i 4s an as- sistant district attorney tb take tes- timony before federal grand jnries. Glaskoff is said to be the ‘€on of a Russian nobleman, e TEACHER PAY BILL ASSURED BY KING Utah Senator Denies Seeking to Delay Measure, Expecting Pas- sage Next Week. The public school teachers’ pay bill will be reported to the full District committee when it meets next Wed- nesday and by that body reported promtply to the Senate and passed, Senator King of Utah predicted today. He is a member of a subcommittee, ‘with Senator Capper of Kansas, which has been considering the bill. He de- nied that he iIs seeking in any way to delay the measure and said that the bill will reach the Senate in plenty of time to be passed at the present session of Congress. It has already passed the House. Senator King indicated that he would offer an amendment doing away with the supervising principals in the public school system. He said that it was proposed later to abolish these offices anyway, and that he thought it might just as well be done now. He "@ill propose also “a few’ reductiops_in salaries, he said, but very few.dlhase are matters, he said, wh pommittee will have to 3 Howard was sum- | | | Barnard Col WOMEN ARE DIVIDED OVER EQUAL RIGHTS Vote of University Convention Del- egates Is 299 to 177 to Delay Decision. MISS PAUL SEES VICTORY Opposition, However, Says Status Has Not Been Changed. Advocates and opponents of an equal rights amendment to the Con- stitution were widely divided today over announcement of the vote of 239 to 177 by the American Association of University Women, at the Washing- ton Hotel, which postponed consider- ation of the merits of the question for one year. Miss Alice Pau vice president of the National Woman's Party, sponsor of the proposed amendment, declared it a victory for her fo and a with- drawal of the assoclation’s opposi- tion. Mrs. Raymond Morgan of the legis lative policies’ con which re- ported in favor of nued opposi- tion to the dment, lared th )t withdrawn its op- D n, 11y postponed consid- eration. Provides Study of Issue. The vots taken two days ag announced today ater reference the credentials committe was c¢n a motion by Dr. M. Carey Thomas, for- mer president of B 1 Maw= College The Thomas provided post- ponement of conside foa for one vear and study by the braaches dur- but motion nouncement of the vere which was several vot orabls to the The the preliminary figu night, the associat tion by would fore Nove “the "A. A. U. founded for the ad cation, should vote o than_educational on al rights amendmen The motion provide the mail ballot resuite vote against the proj be considered final, a should be interpreted as meaning that the asso- ciation ta no action either for or against it Fight Ix Continued. Carrying on the fight over an equal rights amendment, it was indicated that advocates of the amendment will have the national officers that organization nut of edu- further that if in two-thirds it should announce Ly gre ters to all members of Con to_the Pre Such effor posed by the opposition, wh dicted that no such comr could be sent out. Meet in Indianapolis. The association adopted the report of its committee on place of meetin deciding (o €9 next to Indiar t trenuously op- should meet in Washington. nvention closes where they will be guests of Goucher College. 2 The final reports o fund A't'm'uu'.l!-:‘r‘-:i el 0,000 project. Give International Dinner. A fe ship in by tional dinner ington Ho tries were gram of were ex tions whetre universi organized and repor ities were given Tean Virginia C. Gildersleeve of who is to be nom- d for president of the Interna- 1 Federation of University Women at its conference at Chris- tiania, Norway, next July, declared he organizatio 1d_be a power the disseminat of friendship. culture and highest standards. Com- mending the forcign speakers, all of m had addressed the gathering glish, Dean Gildersleeve sald “When we introduce into American leos such 2ds of teaching are employed we not achieve™ R. Mann, director of the can_Institute of Education, de- seribed the international fellowship plans of that institute Dr. M. Carey Thomas, former presi- dent of Bryn Mawr Coll toastmistre: The other of were: Mlle. Mar- guerite Mespoulet of Paris, Miss Jo- hanne Stochholm of Denmark, Selma Ekrem of Turkey. Bryn of Norway, eron, New Zealand Hinder, Australi Washington tival of inte cood will W Nine represented on the evening. ded from the va w speakers Miss Mrs. | Vaughan of Canada, M ton Turbervill of Eng Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, of the American association. Miss_Florence M. Poley of Cleve land, first woman to be elected & member of the American Assaciation of Engineers, is a civil engineer for the Nickle Plate railroad. HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES FOR SATURDAY. FIRST BACE—Purse, $1200: claiming: thres yeurolds and up; six futiongs. Excuse Me . 112 *Sweepstakes . Morry Lamd .10 110 Invictus ... “Capt. Costigan .. *Seth’s Lomon arléycorn -..... 103 Flax *Faith president Stockmar “Mablo K, Julin’ M. The Hibernisn . Super King . mile and a sixteenth *Royal Charlie Salmon ... Vaouum | Frosty Boy 84 Dandy Brush . *Vics Chairian | 105 *Sea Stake THIRD RACE—The Frolic purse, $1.200; thronyourold filies; v and & Baif Furssnge, June Flower ..... 113 Just .. Nancy Langhorne. 105 Sun Lady Leopardess .. 110 Blue Moon 100 POURTH RACE—The Ecli handicap, $17500; throe-yoarolds and up: wix furoemn Dunlin §Comiza St. Valentine SWellfinder . Fast Mack .0 . 96 P-ince of Umbria 413 e 108 ram_stable entry. . §E. B, McLean entry. FIFTH RACE—The Aberdeen stukes, $5.000 added; two-year-olds; four and & half furlegs. 1Edisto .. 7 . 113 John F. Kleaver.. 116 Thompson and H. P, Whitney . 8. Cosden entry. §E. F. Whitney entry. 1 T SIXTH RACE—The Old Dominion handioap. $3.000; threo-year-olds and up; mile aad & six- gty K. 2. Whitaoy entry SEVENTH RACE—Purse, $1.300; claiming; three- Teae-olta 434, apy mie aod ' sixsonmia: