Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1924, Page 2

COOLIDGE DENIES SHOALS “DELIVERY” Restates His © Recommendation Made to Congress in Message Dated December 6. WAS GIVEN TO NEWSPAPERS Senate Committee Hears Former Reporter's Telegram Read. recommendation to Congress in his message December 6, President Coolidge has flatly denied the assertion that he was “trying” to “deliver Muscle Shoals” to Henry Ford, contained in a telegram placed n the record of the Senate agricul-| Restating his | | | ture committec’s hearing on the Ford and other bids for the propertles. The telegram, dated October 12, 3, and addressed to “Willlam J.| meron or Krnest Licbold, Independent, _ Dearborn, James Martin Miller, -for- newspaper corre- | pondenf, was read yesterday by Chairman Norris after he had asked | Secretary Weeks about a call made | by Mr. Ford at the White House De- | cember 3. which was followed by his | indorsement of Mr. Coolidge. | “avor Not for Sale” ent, pointing out that ad been placed in_the newspapers five day Ford's call, not only | stand with reference and denied the pur- quotations in the . but expressed manufacturer's “favor’ “for salc Statement of President. The President’s statement in full fol- | lows “My stated 19 Ca Dearborn Mich.,” by mer Wgshington care position on Muscle Shoals is fully in my message to the Congress ed Do r 6, where 1said: “The | nent is undertaking to develop a | power project known n which s on_dollar Subject f war, zreat wat o has expend- | The work 1s| to the right to! ! recommend | ed still 0ing in on time ke that this property, with a location for|dent hi liary Th plants zhts of way, be | ent bur- turn to | price possible | for the convent there even more price is an importan is another considera- compelling, the agri culture of the nation needs a greater | supply and lower cost of fertilizer.| This is now imported in large quan- tit The best information I can secure indicates that present methods of power production would not be ble profitably to meet the price at| which these imports be sold. To obtain a supply from this water powe would acquire long and costly ex perimentation to perfect a process | for production. Otherwise, our pur- pose would fail completely. It seems | desirable, therefore, in order to pro- -ct_and promote the public welfare, 1o huve adequate covenant that such | experimentation Le made and car- | ried on to success. The advantage of low-priced nitrate must be secured | tor the direct benefit of the farmer nd the indirect benefit of the public n time of peace, and of the govern- nent in t war. If this main ob- ished, the amount of for ‘the property is | or majer consideration. | Urzed Joint Committee, i tion will involve com- ions and there is no I there- the Congress appoint committee to | consider ¢ conduct negotiations | and report definite recommendations.’ ‘From the position of this message I have never departed. I have never said 1 trying to deliver Muscle Shoals to Mr. Ford or to any one else. | T do not think his favor is for sale. I | wanted him to have his proposal | fairly considered, just as 1 wanted | any other proposals fairly considered. My mind was made up when Mr. Ford led on me on December 3, and at that time my message was aiready written and printed and had been sent | to the press for five days. My mes- | age went out November 28, five days before Mr. Ford came to see me. 1 xpected there would be other bids and wanted all of them considered on their meri “This question ought to be decided on its merits. 1 have no other method of Acaling with The should have none.” Pinchot Expresses Views. fford Pinchot vernor of Penn- Ivagia, told the committee today that Muscle Shoals is the key to the | power situation in the southeast and that it is the second greatest power plant in the United States. “In my opinion Muscle Shoals should be handled not from a power stand- | voint, but from a social viewpoint,” { he said. “It seems to me the ques- | ion is not o much the individual Liu, but the procedure to be followed. W should know exactly what we to accomplish. Ford's bid does guarantee anything but that it will build up a great industrial cen- ter at Muscle Shoals. “It will hamstring the south, as the reat water power composes the key to the industrial and agricultural fu- ture on the whole great southeastern plain Opposed to Ford Proposal. I see no reason in the world why 20 careless a form of contract as the ord bid should be accepted,” the governor continued “There is no venalty for forfeiture and no guar- antee of any sort I would not ac- «ept th contract at all, but first} find out what the company wants. What possible Gbjection could there Le to making certain that the gov- ment's interests are protected enatr Ralston, democrat, In- diana, asked “Who on this committee represents Hen Ford—if he is here 1 would like to ask him what ob- Jection For \as to ame; o joction ndments t Senator [ T not a’pi rimar Suct cated s authority int was ft. Congress it Caraway, Democrat, Ar- ansas, said he favored an amend- ent to Ford’s bid to make non- compliance with the contract a forfai- lure of the contract rather than the privilege to sue in Alabama courts, right the government already has. e MOTHER EXPLAINS BERGDOLL’S ABSENCE Draft Evader Expected to Return to Germany After Visit With Relatives in Switzerland. By the Associated Press. PHILADELFHIA, April 29.—Mrs. tmma C. Bergdoll, mother of Grover Bergdell, notorious draft evader, said last night there was no mystery about her son’s disappearance from Eber- bach. She said that he was visiting relatives in Switzerland and that he would return to BEberbach in about three weeks to reopen negotiations with representatives of the American jegion for his surrender. She said Bergdoll had informed her of his plans in a recent Jetter. Mrs, Bergdoll said that her son had requested her to open negotiations with the government for his return to this country. but that so far the zovernment had ‘refused to negoti- Lte” “If those offers of other or- =anizations had been made. by the Zovernment, officially,” she declared, “I kmow that Grover would be here now. He wants to return and 1 know ¢ Wil i @ reliable offer is made." v ! the engaged problems arising after the armistice. WOULD CONTROL ARMS. League Subcommittee Favors Re- stricted Manufacture. By the Associated Press. PRAGUE, April National con- trol of the private manufacture of arms and war implements is favored by the league of nattons subcom- mittee on disarmamen its sessions hcre yesterday. Tke French delegate, M. Jouhaux, however, regards this control as in- efficient’ to forestall the dangerous consequences of private manufacture and urges that the control should be international. A report embodying thin view will be laid before the plenary meeting of the mixed dom- mission on disarmament, After the proposals are accepted by all the members of the league of nations they will form the basis for domestic legislation by the respective governments. BURTON PERSONAL CHOICE OF COOLIDGE President Reveals That He Sug- gested Representative to Party Leaders. STATED WITH EMPHASIS Statement Refutes Rumors of *“0ld Guard” Dictates. Burton, to be Selection of Theodore representative from Ohio, temporary chairman of the can national convention, wu last week with the Kknowledg approval of DPresident Coolidge, it was stated today in connection with rumors that Mr. Burton was selected Ly the “old guard” without the President’s knowledge. This fact was stated today with emphasis by more than one intimate of the President. One spokesman for the latter went so far as to say that | Representative Burton was chosen as the temporary chairman in the proper way and that it was the Pres| elt who first suggested the name of the Ohio representative. And it was he who placed the name before the members of the national com- mittee who are making arrangements lmpressed by Burton. The I'resident was represented by this spokesman as being very much impressed with Mr. Burton as the logical man to make the keynote ad- dress at the opening of the Cleveland convention, and that when he sug- gested the name to Chairman Adams f the Republican national committee nd to David Mulyane, national com- mitteeman from Kansas, chairman of committee on ararngements for the convention, when they conferred with him last Saturday morning just prior to the announcement of the selection, he said that he did not wish to be presumptous or to tate to the committee, but he thought that it was his privilege as a candi- date to offer a suggestion. and that was what he had in mind when he mentioned Mr. Burton The President was represented also as looking upon Mr. Burton's selec- tion as a very happy choice, aside from his ability as an orator. Authorized Publication. He thought it was a most happy circumstance that he lives in the city of Cleveland, in which place the con- vention {8 to be held, and that he comes from Ohio, which was the home of the late President Harding. This spokesman said also that the President told him today that he not only picked Mr. Burton himself, but he authorized the publication of the selection last Saturday. He could see no reason for withholding this until after’ the meeting of the committe on arrangements in Uleveland tomor- row. Regarding this rumor, President Coolidge was represented today as having not only been consulted about the selection, but with approving it. It was stated that oughly satisfied with the choice and that when it was finally he expressed himself as being pleased and looking upon Mr. Burton very happy solution of th» pro lem that was then confronting those arranging for the conven sides this, Mr. Coolidge was sented as having authorized Iohn TI. Adams. chairman of tne national ommittee, to make public the selac ns. MILLER REAFFIRMS repre- MESSAGE TO FORD| Says He Quoted President Correct-| ly on Muscle Shoals Statement. the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 26.—James Mar- tin Miller, wlhose telegram to the Dearborn Independent quoting Presi- dent Coolidge as saying he would try to deliver Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford has been repudiated by the President, states that his telegram was correct. Mr. Miller, who said he was employ ed by the Ford interests solely to ob- serve the progress of Ford's presiden- tial boom, insisted that he had tran. mitted Mr. Coolidge’s words accu- rately. He denied statements made by Ford representatives in Detroit last night that he was not on the Ford pay roll He declared he had besa engaged ‘n December, 1922, He said he resigned last January 1, and had since instituted suit against the Independent for back salary and expenses. “I was not emploved t> ook after the Muscle Shoals project znd did no lobbying for that or any othe: meas- ure before Congress” Mr. Miller said. “My telegram read before the Wash- ington committee stands. So far as 1 know there was no deal batween the President and Mr. Forl regurding Muscle Shoals or politics. ARTS CLUB ( GIVES PLAY. Presents Program as Tribute to Shakespeare. ‘The April offering of the dramatic committee of the Arts Club of Wash- ington took the form of a “tribute to Shakespeare” in the clubrooms last night, & group under the direc- tion of Charles B. Hanford present- ng scenes from “Othello.” Those articipating were Mr. Hanford, Othello; John Kline, as lago; Eld- ridge Monroe, aa Cassio; Mrs. Henry Wood White, as Desdemona, and Mrs. Charles B. Hanford, as Amelia. Not- withstanding the narrow limitations of the space available in the Arts Club parlors for dramatic rendition, these scenes were effectively present- ed, with appropriate and artistie cos- tumes. On the 27th of May the dramatic committee will present the three one- act plays which were recently se- jected in a competition of club mem- bers which the committee promoted. These_plays, by Mrs. Alice Barney, Mrs. Edith Ogden Heidel and Miss Anna C. Laws, will be given under the direction and with casts com- posed of members of the Arts Club. Thursday night at a dinner which Mr. and Mrs. Claude M. Ben- nett will be hosts Arthur Bullard, American war correspondent, will be guest of honor and will relate his experiences at Memel, where he was in_ the settlement of difficult which ended | Republi- | made | and | dic- | he seemed thor- | as HOUSE PROBES CLAIM AGAINST SHIP BOARD Atlantic Corporation of New Hampshire Involved in $1,000,000 Case. QUESTION PEPPER'S PART Choice of Senator as Unofficial Ref- eree Investigated. The ;‘ the House committee investigating Shipping Board today again went into the claim of $1,024,000 against | the board by the Atlantic Corporation | of Portsmouth, N. H., in connection with which Senator Pepper, Republi- | can. Pennsylvania, a previous witness | had testified, had been asked to act | as an unofficlal referee. | Representative Cooper, Republican, | Wisconsin, developed from the wit- ness that Senator Pepper's name was | suggested to former Chairman Lasker | by Senator Moses and that the rec- | ords showed the Pennsylvania Sena- tor’s opinion was “completely at vari- ance with all our legal people and | the board's claims committee.” Commissioner Haney of the board | testified there was no “personal pres- sure” brought upon him, but tnat the records showed an “undu amount | of letters from many persons pres |ins a settiement. Asked by Representative Connally, | Democrat, * Texas, it he had talked -nator ’épper regarding the m, Haney declared he had never seen Mr. Pepper, but that the records showed he made a finding in the case. Haney. replying to another question sald he was under the Impression that letters were on file in the board from Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, bearing on the corpora- tion's claim, but that they pre-dated his coming to the board Haney d of the claim had been informall: considercd on cleven different oc- board officials and each was an adverse decision The witness sald the board's claims committes had found the gov- crnment was not obligated to the Atlantio Corporation, but, on the other hand, it had sold government property worth approximately $100, 600 which was “unaccounted for.' Foreclosure proceedings are in the course of preparation for the De- partment of Justice, he said 45 DEAD TAKEN OUT OF BENWOOD MINE; | 66 BODIES REMAIN (Continued from First Page.) | inevitable preparations. Farm wag- | ons, each drawn by six ho; began | the long, slippery climb up “the hol- low In each were great rolls of canvas—erude material for the hasty manufacture of temporary caskets. Preparations are being made to bring all of the bodies out through the alr shaft, because .its location makes it virtually inaccessible to the familigs of the victims, and th workers may prepare the bodies for quick shipment to Wheeling before they are turned r to those who wait in heart-Lreakir ilence to claim them. State police have closed the mudd;, sticky littie road to the shaft to all but doctors and rescue workers, Women Pace Street. All day yesterday scores of women and children paced the street here onto which the mines open: drenched by a‘steady rain, they were persuaded to go home for supper, but with the first streaks of dawn they began to gather again, pitiful, weeping objects bundled up in great shawls and hoods. Already they have accepted the worst_and the usual scenes that are attendant upon mine disasters when there is still reason to hope some of the victims may live are not present here today. dren play, but there are no scenes of hyst This is believed to be large- 15 due to the fact that the relatives o7 the victims canmot reach the scene of preparations and_grave fears are felt that when the first wagon loads of bodies begin to come down the hillside it will be difficult to maintain such conditions. Every effort is be- ing made to have the women home at | that time and it is likely the bodies | will remain in the mine until they | be moved under cover of night. Famlly Losses Heavy. One woman is said to have lost a {husband and three cons in the dis- |aster. Another Is grieving the death of two sons. Still another was to !have been a bride in a few days and | many are those who mourn for father, | husband, brother or son. One of the | |vietims was said to have escaped from another mine only recently and had changed to the Vulture Hollow work- ing “for luck.” The list of men who entered the mine for the day shift vesterday has been offictally announced by Wheeling Steel Company and counts 111, Many more may have been trap ped—had the day not been a religious Roliday for some of the miners who remained away from work. The blast occurred just exactly five minutes after the day shift had started to Wwork and had it blasted the mine few minutes earlier it might have caught some of the night shift, too. Clergy Pray in Mine. When 21l hope of finding any living men in the wrecked mine had been abandoned early today the rescue workers paused in their ghastly la- bors long enough to kneel in the darkened tunnels in prayer with Catholic priests and Protestant clergymen, who had been admitted to the smoky tunnel to administer the last rights of the Christian churches posthumously. It Was a tense moment when three Catholic priests and as many Protestant ministers appeared at the mouth of the tomb. There was a brief conference and then, one by one, they were lowered into the pit, there to take their chances with the rescue squad while they sped the spirits of the mine's victims on their long journey, ac- cording to the rites of the churches. The clergymen remained in the mine for perhaps an hour, wearing gas masks much of the time, and when they emerged their faces were as grimy as those of the miners. Sev- cral waited for another trip into the sickening tunnels late today if tbe sappers succeed in boring their way through. Find Tunnel Choked. At noon they had penetrated the debris for a mile and a quarter, but there they found the entire tunrel literally choked with pleces of wood- en supports, slate, earth and coal. So thickly were the bodies scattered in that section that the rescuers had to work with extreme care to keep from hacking them to pieces, and the farther in they bored, the more hor- rible the scene and the worse the condition of the victims, indicating that the seat of the explosion was probably about in the middie of the sbatt. No_definite cause for the disaster has been decided upon; probably it never will, for there is no one alive today, the experts feel confident, who can fell just how it all happened. Mine bureau officials from both West Virginia and the federal government expressed the opinion, however, that a pocket of mas had collected and was set off, igniting the deadly coal dust with which the shaft was llhfi— | arcd that various phases Women weep and chil- | the | GOV. WARREN T. McCRAY. Of Indiana, who was convicted charges of using malls o defraud, who will rexign. BARING ATTORNEYS | WILL ASK FOR BAIL Three Indictments Returned for By the Awsocia WHITE PL Attorneys fo: wealthy chemist and manufacturer, who was indicted by a grand jury yes- terday, after witnesses testified he tried to kill his wife by m polson and typhus, scarlet fever, pneumonia and | diphtheria germs with her food, today | plan 1o seek his release on bail | District Attorney Rowland announced | that he would oppose their efforts Baring, in a highly nervous condi- | tion, is watched by special guards | posted outside his cell. His trial is set for May 12. Three Indictments Returned. ree indictments, charging at vted murder, food poisoning and | attempted were returned azainst him < wife, who is| ven 3 s senior, and a number es had told a story o difficulties and “another woman.” which ended, they charged, in a flve-months series of efforts by Baring to poison his w In a statement _to Rowland after his arrest Baring was have admitted he had mixed germ cul- | tures in his wife's foods and aiso had | administered arsenic, but denied that | he intended to kill her. He merely de- | sired to make her so ill, he was said to | have related, that she would let him accompany her to California, where | she could recuperate and he would free | himself of “the other woman.” Obtained From Howpital. The germs, the police said, were ob- tained from the Willard Parker Hos- | pital in New York. Attendants there said they gave the cultures to “C. Barnes,” later identified as Baring. on recommendation of Columbia Univer- sity laboratory workers. “Barne told them he was using the germs in experimental work Baring’s mothe Stroud of Pittsbur, day that her som's that of insanity HELD ON THEFT CHARGE. Bride Alleges Husband Departed With $525 on Lone Honeymoon. Harry J. Lambert, old, a printer, who was arrested in | New Orleans, La., several days ago | on a charge of larceny after trust,| was brought here vesterday by a deputy United States marshal and lodged in the District jail. The story leading up to Lambert's arrest as re- lated to the police is: Miss Alice Posse, a clerk in the Vet- | Jureau, and Robert B. Tol-| mer at her mother's | home, 1102 P’ street, had a quarrel. | | Then' Lambert appeared as a roomer and boarder and in less than a week | had Miss P'osse for his bride. He bor- rowed $125 from Mrs. Kate Danforth, his mother-in-law, and $400 from his wife whiie preparing for a honey- moon trip in an automobile yet to be purchased Lambert went on the honeymoon alone and detectives located him by means of messages sent his wife and mother-in-law from New Orleans. A Press 1 April Baring, 29— | arence 0. shortly | said to | Mrs. Walter . indicated yester- Qdefense would be thirty-six vears | present, however, all persons are too much concerned removing the dead to consider causes BLAMES GAS FOR BLAST. B the Associated Press WHEELING, W. Rescue crews’ are toward north entry, No. 8, of Ben- wood mine, where it was believed that fifty-five men went to work ves- terday morning 4 few minutes be- fore the blast shattered the interior of the workings. Gas fumes are pouring into section 8, the rescuers reported, making it dangerous for them to work more than a few min- utes at a time. But they are press- ing on in the hope that some of the trapped -miners might have reached a room and erected brattices to keep out the deadly after-damp. Mute evidence of the fight of three miners for_ their lives was found at entry No. 3. The bodies of the men indicated that they had fought their way through the main channel, seek- ing refuge from the gas. At entry No. 3 they made a valiant attempt to fight off the gas, digging at a cave-in, which blocked their passage into a nearby room. But as they worked. the fumes spread slowly through the entry. The after-damp was the victor, these three miners finally dropping In front of the pile of rock and slate. Only a few feet separated them from the room in which they would have found fresh air and a haven from the death-deal- ing gases. In a statement issued today, I M. Scott, president of the Wheeling Steel Corporation, said the rescue crews were doing everything in their power to open all the entries in the hope of finding some of the men alive. “The explosion unquestionably came from gas,” he said. “The Benwood mine is one of the oldest in the state and had never shown any signs of gas until seven months ago, when an explosion occurred, clalming three lives. “Since gas was found in the mine we found it would be a good thing to install a new air shaft. This shaft was sunk and had been working but 2 couple months. ‘We haven't the least idea as to where the gas came from causing sterday’s explosion. i ‘Andy Boyce, & Moundsville miner, today owes his life to a card game. Sunday night Boyce met a few triends and they invited him to join in o poker game. He accepted, and played until dawn, when he went home to get an hour's sleep before going to work in the Benwood mine. He overslept, and when he reached the mine mouth a half-hour late, he found that the workings had been wrecked by the blast and his com- rades entombed. “I didn’t know 1 was playing“for my life when I sat in that game,” Va., April pressing forward | White | plies to over 850,000,000 of the human IMMIGRATION BAN DELAY IS HINTED Coolidge Compromise Intimated as Providing Period for Negotiations. CONFERENCES CONTINTUE Reed and Lodge at White House. Silence Is Maintained. Pressing forward his plan for com- promise of the Japanese exclusion problem President Coolidge again to- day held a scries of conferences with congressional leaders. Prior to the meeting of the Senate and House conferees on the immigra- tion bill the President talked again with Senator Reed, Republican, Penn- sylvania, one of the Senate conferees, and Chairman Lodge of the Senate foreign relations committee. All of those acquainted with the proposal put forward by the Presi- dent after consultation with Secre- tary Hughes continued their silence. Intimations continued, however, that the compromise contemplated altera- tion of the exclusion provision to make it effective at some future date, which would allow negotiation in the meantime of a diplomatic arrange- ment with Japan to accomplish sim- ilar ends. No ohe ventured to say whether such a plan could be put through Congress, even if agreed upon by the conferees. EXPLAINED TO PRESIDENT. Senator Shortridge Writes Mr. Coolidge Urging Bill. Approval of the immigration bill as a “greal service to our country” ves- terday was urged upon President Coolidge by Senator Shortridge, Re- publican, California. Denying that the exclusion provi- sions were aimed at any nation, Sen- ator Shortridge in a letter sent to the louse declared the President was in a position to assure Japan the measure was designed solely to pro- tect “the economic, racial, political welfare” of the United States. “I conceive it my duty,” said the let- ter, “to address to you a few earnest words concerning the pending immi- gration bill which as to certain pro- visions is now In conference. “The two houses having agreed as to provisions in the bill which ex- clude from our country ‘aliens inel- it to citizenship,'~ with certain pecified exceptions, these provisions not in conferende. “The exclusion clause of the bill under immediate consideration ap- amily, all of whom are denied United States’ citizenship. ~Such has been our rational policy for over 134 years, or since the act of 1790. “Of the more than 850,000,000 orien- tal or Asiatic people affected by this bill, Japan. which contains but 7 per cont of the vast number, alone affects to see In our legislation some intend: ed insult. Of course, no insult is in- tended. Upon a little calm reflection Japanese statesmen will perceive that in shaping our immigration policy we are not giving just cause for offense, for thev will observe that we are exercising _an acknowledged right, even as Japan is exercising the same rignt.” If his remarks in the Senate debate to this effect have failed to reach “the car of Jap Senator Shortbridge continued, u, Mr. President. can, with perfect propriety and in better phrase, utter the same sentiments, and your authoritative words will be portent for good.” “You can make known to Japan,” the letter went on, “and to all the world that we are legislating, not in nostility 10 any nation, but with proper and first regard for the economic, racial, politi- cal welfare of our own. 'And no just or peaceful nation can find cause for offense with us for safeguarding the present and the future of America, “In urging your approval of the action of the Senate and the House as it relates to the exclusion of aliens ineligible to citizenship 1 am moved by no other motive than to serve our com- mon country. “A great opportunity to serve our country is at hand. Not in anger, not in fear, but ‘with malice toward none, with charity for all' approve an act which, assuring the unity of our people and safeguarding our civilization,.will remove all cause for future misunder- anding and further the peace of nations.” OLD FIRE APPARATUS | BROKEN BY STRAIN| Five Pieces Now Out of Service, With No Funds Available to Repair Them. With five pieces of fire apparatus out of service and no funds available to repalr them, Commissioner Oyster and Fire Chief Watson are disap- pointed at the cuts made in the fire department estimates by the House subcommittee and are hoping the Senate will increase them. Although the new appropriations will not become available for ‘sixty days, the repair fund is exhausted and t department must wait for a pending deficiency allotment of $5,000 to put back in service the engines and hose carts now in the repair shop. Repairs Don't Last. The pleces of apparatus now out of servjce are among the oldest in the department, and they do not hold up long after they have been repaired, Chief Watson said. Several of them are horse-drawn engines that had tractor wheels placed on them after they had been run for ten or twenty years with horses. While responding to an alarm yes- terday No. 4 engine broke its crank shaft and went to the repair shop. Engine No. 14, another old one, was put in its place, and on the next alarm it _also became stalled. The House subcommittee cut a total of $73,500 from the various items making up the fire department estimates, leaving an aggregate of $300.300. This sum includes $20,000 for two new engines, but fire department of- ficials say this is not enough to buy the desired type. It also includes $15,500 for a new truck. The House bill allows $95,000 for one new engine house and one truck house, but, officlals say, they cannot buy the land and build satisfactory quarters with that amount. MRS. RAFTER NAMED. Nominated for Eleventh Term by Parent-Teachers. Mrs. Glles Scott Rafter, for ten years president of the District Con- gross of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations, was nominated for her eleventh term as head of the organi- zation at its annual meeting today at the Ebbitt Hotel. Other officers nominated arc: Mrs, J. N. Saunders, first vice president: Mrs. Virginia White Speel, second vice president; Mrs. J. H. Newton, third vice presi- dent; Henry C. Clark, fourth vice president Charles ~Hart, fifth vice president; Mrs. H. §. Parsons, record- ing sccretary; Mrs. James B, Byler, \ Dictator for France By Both Royalists and Communists By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 20.—Two of the four- teen political parties of France have boldly decided to recommend a “good dictatorship” to the French voters as the best solution of the problems of the day. One of them picks the Duke of Orleans, pretender to the French throne, as a proper Mussolini for France, while the other thinks that Moscow can name the proper man. Neither the Royalists nor Communists, however, can count on a large repre- sentation in the chamber which is to be elected May 11. The Communists want the” labor people, properly armed, to replace the present army; their dictatorship PACIFIST SESSIONS TO OPEN TOMORROW Jane Addams to Preside at Peace League Meetings in Wash- ington Hotel. With the ideals of “open diplomacy, international understanding and good will, and total disarmament, the fourth international congress of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom will open at the ‘Washington Hotel tomorrow, for one week, to be presided over by Miss Jane Addams of Chicago. Who was expected to arrive late this after- noon. Delegates are en route from twenty-two countries. The congress has been subjected to animated attacks from patriotic or- ganizations in Washington, particu- larly the Daughters of 1812, who re- cently adopted a resolution to inve: tigate the aims and purposes of the congress, and the Disabled American Veterans. Will Welcome Probe. Miss Amy Woods, ‘secretary of the American national headquarters here, announced today that plans were un- der way to carry out the program of Congress, despits the opposition which had developed here. “We wel- come Investigation from any source she said. Mrs. Noble Newport Potts, president of the Daughters of 1512, in the District, is directing the opposi- tion for her organization The committee from the Daughters of 1812 has already begun its inves- tigation. it was revealed today. What tha findings of the committes are has nou been disclosed. Miss Woolds tuok |objection to their methods. Tw) wom- ea, she said, had come tc national heacquarters, 1403 H strest nort west, asked for pamphlets und mua- terial, obtained them, and when invited in to see the national secr=tary hal refused, and waiked out. The first formal session of tne con- | gress will be Wednesday night, in the najure of an orening reception. ~he congress will close May 7, following which several delcgates plan to -ravel throughout th: counmtry in a Fax cial” privaic car to “carry rthe message from the fourth international | congress to the American people.” HOUSE IS CONSIDERING D. C. APPROPRIATION BILL; DEBATE IS CURTAILED (Continued from First Page.) | | the ‘sum now required to pay the 3240 bonus, propostag appropriations approximately $80.000 in excess of the current appropriations. ‘"The bill provides for eighty-four additional school teachers, required for new school buildings, for teach- ing special subjects, conducting kin- dergartens, etc. It provides for twenty- nine additional building attendants for new schools or additions; it provides $152,169 more than was appropriated niture and equipment for new school for the current fiscal year for fur- buildings and additions. It provides| $875,000 as requested in the budget for continuing work on new con- structions.” A Representative Davis discussed in | detail the school-building program as | considersd by the appropriations com- mittee. He pointed out that since the school year terminating in June, 1920, high school accbmmodations have been provided for 2.850 pupils, and that two | new junior high schools have been built, the Macfarland and Langley, and that ‘the old Eastern High has been converted into a junior high, as like- wise the Randall School. Provides More Police. Both the police and fire depart- ments have been adequately taken care of, Representative Davis assured his collcagues. He pointed out that an appropriation will have to be pro- vided later to cover increased com- pensation for the police and firemen in lieu of the 3240 bonus, which will make the appropriations for 1925 cxceed those proposed in the blll and in the budget. The bill provides for twenty additional policemen and four additional firemen, as recom- mended in the budget. Regarding Anacostia flats, Representa- tive Davis called attention that the usual amounts, as recommended in the budget, is included—$150,000. In former bills all appropriations were provided to be expended below Benning bridge. Much work still remains to be done in this section. ‘On October 1 last the ex- penditures amounted to $1.610,647. Ap- proximately $900,000 would be-required to finish this part of the project. The total cost of the work above Benning bridge under the revised plan is §1,- 806,000. Provides for Parkway. Regarding a connecting parkway between Rock Creek and Potomac parks, Reprosentative Davis sald that funds have been made available for purchasing but 12.68 acres of the ninety-two acres which have to be thus acquired. Thess twelve acres, it timated, will cost around ?5‘0‘0,%:;“ %Cy are situated chiefly in the built-up section in the vicinity where Pennsylvania avenue crosses ook Croex. Condemnation proceed- ings will have to be instituted, and therefore it is difficult to approxi- mate what the awards will aggre- gate. The committes in the present bill propeses to appropriate $75,000, which the commission can use in purchasing I eain very small tractg or parcels of land which may become necessary to properl; ‘make the connection be- tween Hock Cresk and Potomac Park. ot increasing the local water sup- ply the committee proposes an ap- propriation of $800,000 which accords with the, budget estimate. ik sessbey PREPARE BUREAU PROBE. House Committeemen to Conduct Public Hearings. The committee of the House instructed to investigate charges of irregularitiés at the bureau of en- graving and printing was in session today, working out its program for conducting an active investigation. Chairman McFadden said that the committee had ordered & considerable | { | | | corresponding secretary and Mrs, Z. D. Blackistone, treasurer. The elec- tions will be held this afternoon. The association voted to change its name to the District Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations. It _also decided to hold the election of officers every two years of amnually, number of affadavits and other evi- dence printed, which were not yet in shape. Witnesses will be summoned to appear before the committee Is Advocated | | would then, they think, be in a fair way to impose itself and to succeed in the carrying out uf the following pro- gram: xtinction of the pubilc debt by the confiscation of great fortunes: soclalization of banks, mines, rail- roads, industries and insurance; requi- sition of dwellings for the benefit of the propletariat; creatlon of a work- men’s and peasants’ militia; constitu- tion of a high court of justice to try the persons responsible for the war and its prolongation and the military leaders and profiteers: cancellation of the treaty of Versailles; conclusion of a new peace without either war indemnities or annexations; putting in_common of reparations and war debts, and substitution for the league of nations of a United States of Ku- rope, with an alliance with the Soviets of Russia. IRISH BOUNDARY TASK T0 GO TO COMMISSION Failure of A,g-ru;nent Between Dublin and Belfast Announced in House of Commons. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 29.—J. H. Thomas, the colonial secretary, announced in the House of Commons today that as no settlement by agreement was pos- sible, the boundary between Northern Ireland and the remainder of Ireland must be determined in accordan with Article XII of the Anglo-Irish treaty. This article provides for the establishment of a boundary commis- sion. The note which, according 1o sev- eral Dublin reports, the Irish Free State government sent to Great Brit- ain requesting immediate abl ment of the boundary commission, it is believed, influenced the London government to' take the definite step of bringing this dangerous problem to the front. Tax Statesmen's Powers. The sequel to such a move is likely to tax the statesmanship of the ad- ministration to the utmost unle sume ground of agreement can be found, and of this there is said io be little hope in London, Dublin or Belfast. FORT FOOTE WANTED IN D. C. PARK SYSTEM Senator Fernald Introduces Reso- lution to Transfer Land to Army Engineers’ Chief. Transfer of the Fort Foote military reservation in Prince Georges County, Md., to the chief of engineers of the Army to be administered as part of the park system of the National Capi- tal is provided for in a joint resolu- tion introduced today by Senator Fer- nald of Maine. It was referred to the BIG VIOLIN ENSEMBLE AT CENTRAL CONCERT Joserh Kaspar to Lead Twenty- Six Players in Community Musical Tonight. SELECTIONS ON PIPE ORGAN Robert Lawrence Will Lead Andi- ence in Popular Songs. Music fete, Central High Au- ditorium, tonight, 5:15 pm. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Pro- gram: 7:45 P.M Concert by the Army Band Capt. P. W. Lewis, commanding William J. Stannard, Director. March, “Pit Panther”..Pannella Qvertire, “Jubel”.. W Suite, “A' Day in Venice™ $:15 PM. (a) America. (b) Salute to the Flag (¢c) Oath of Allegiance (d) Marching to Glory. Everybody “Pagliacei,” gcene 1 act Leoncavall Netta Craig, Sopran In_costume. Charlotte Klein at (a) Minuet (b) Waltz senwsssn Josef Kaspar Viol Dora Minovich at ¢ Community singing— Everybody (8) “Toccato” Reverie” arlotte Kieir “The Debu the piano. The Army I Community singing Everybods (a) “Lungi Dal Caro Bens tand (b) “Life and Death Coleridge Mrs. William T. Reed Charles T. Ferry at | - singing March, visior Interm Josef Kaspar Violin players.) Miss Minovich at the piano Characteristic, “Evolution SEDIXIE” L s The Army Band. “The Star Spangled Ba Everybody. | | | A public music fete will be tonight at $:15 o'clock in the aud torium of Central High School, witt a prelimingry band concert by the Army Band, beginning at 7:45 Army Band, commanded by Capt W. Lewis and directed by William J | Stannard, will furnish additionai f« |ture numbers on the general pro- |gram. These features are Sante | mann's valse, “The Debutante”; “The Fifth Division,” by Capt. King Lake's “Evolution of Dixie,” tasia depicting the evolution “Dixie," beginning with “The Crea- tion” through the well known of “Dixie” and ending with | opera. | an fan Big Violin Ensemble. The Josef Kaspar Violin committee on public buildings and grounds, of which Senator Fernald is chairman. The Fort Foote military reserv: tion has been advertised for sale by the quartermaster general of the Army. It contains about 66 acres with a few frame buildings and a small wharf. It is 2 narrow strip of land along the Potomac river eight miles below Washington. including a bluff alwmut 100 feet above tide- water. It is covered with forest and extepds about three-quarters of a mile along the river front. In the development of the park system of the Capital it is planned to extend a river drive or boulevard from Anacostia River to Fort Wash- ington, and the land in the Fort Foote = military _reservation ~would constitute an Important feature of this park development. 5 - ABOLISHING KEY BRIDGE TOLL IS RECOMMENDED The Commissioners today address 2d a letter to the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce, urg- ing enactment of & bill to abolish the charge of half a cent on every street car passenger carried across the Key pany “There seems to be no reason why persons crossing in a street car should pay where all others are exempt,” the Commissioners said. “Bridge tolls, formerly very common, are now rec- ognized as an unreasonable obstruc- tion to traffic, where traffic is hea It is belleved that the bill should be enacted.” The street car company sells bridge tickets at the rate of two for one cent. In a report to the Commission- ers, Walter Allen, secretary fof the Public Utilitles Commission, points out that motor busses use the bridge and are not required to collect the bridge tax. 0y = SLEEP SICKNESS SPREADS Great Britain Alarmed Over Rapid Increase. LONDON, April 29.—The rapid spread of the sleeping sickness in Great Britain is causing some con- cern. In January there were sev- enty-five cases, in February, 217; in March, 468, and in the first three weeks of the present month, The proportion of deaths ha: been large, but the after effects the disease very often are serious. STONE T0 AID SENATE ATTEMPT TO PUNISH DAUGHERTY’S BROTHER (Continued from First Page.) according to a letter of the secretary of the association, decided that “the intrinsic value of their product had increased $5 per thousand.” The de- cision, the secretary’s letter said, had “a good effect on sales price.” The Pennsylvania Hemlock and the California White Sugar Pine associa- tions were all included in the trade commission’s investigation, and Wooden said “their practices wers substantially the same.” The Depart- ment of Justice got data in 1921 which, in his opinion, constituted evi- dence ‘of disregard of anti-trust laws by these associations, but instituted no action. Says Others Were Lax. George Chamberiain, counsel for H. M. Daugherty, suggested that previous attorneys general had been as negligent as Mr. Daugherty, If there was negligence, in anti-trust prosecutions. sn’t it true that the Sherman anti- trust law and the Clayton act are be- ing disregarded In practically every industry and has been so since 19147 Mr. Chamberlain asked. “There is increasing violation and it may go back of that date,” Wooden d. Senator Wheeler apnounced that “withi few " and it is prob- bio that the Bedcings " will be " able that open to the publie, Chairman McFadden the -committee would next take up charges of anti-trust violations in © bridge by.the Capital Traction Com- | composed of twenty-six players. {the J Kaspar Violin Trio w Ithe outstanding instrumental fe | tures of the evening. The ensembic will present Johann Smunicko's termezzo” and the trio will be lin Dusek’s “Minuel” and a {by Brahm The vo {imm T 1 soloists will be Mrs. contralto, and Craig, Mrs. Reed wi Secchi's Dal Caro Bene “Life_and Death'" by lor. Miss Craig will present’the sec- | ond scene from act 1 of “Pagliacc | in costume. Pipe Organ Group. Charlotte Klein, orga Thomas’ Episcopal Churck heard in a pipe organ group, sisting_of Bonnet's “Toccato “Reverie.” Community singing will be directed | by Robert Lawrence, assisted at the ‘xvinnn by Helen Burkhart and at the organ by Mrs. H. Clyde Grimes. There will be 1.000 seats fre the public and 1.000 seats reserved for members of the association and {those desiring reserved seat prii- |ileges for 25 cents. Children undcr four vears of age will not be admit- |ted and all other children must |come with adults and sit with them | throughout the ncert. The doc will open at 7 o'clock. on- and | Reception for G. A. R. A reception and “ladies night honor of the Grand Army of the Re public will be held by the National Press Club Post of the America Legion at the National Press Club Thursday night, beginning at £:30 o'clock. Lieut. Gen, Nelson A. Mile«. Maj. Gen. John Clem and Col. Jo! MeElroy will be among the speak | ers. The United States Marine BEand | Orchestra will give a program of civil war music. Maj Frederic Neilson of the Press Club Post preside. HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY. FIRST RACE—Purse. $1.200: three-year-olds and up; six furlongs. Round Robin Heavy Artillery Carajo .. 'Fi?nh e 0 eligible— Aflmnarh“ .. 110 Care Fres. "l 108 Dr. Chas, Wells.. 106 Chas. J. Oragmile 100 Marie Maxim 108 claiming 108 106 6 SECH RACE—Purse. $1.200; claiming; e Talds s5d up; Gne mile and three- sixteenths. East Indian. Royal Crown. Neapolitan . *Rechabite West Pittston. 0Id° Faithful .. Attorney Malr. *Ashland ..on2 o106 THIRD RACE—The Flash handics $1,500; three-year-olds and up; six furl Hesl Taps rs. B. . C. Miller entry. [¥hree pounds aliowed for rider. FOURTH RACE--The Chesapeske stakes $5,000; three-vear-old colts and fllies; one and & sixteonth. {Semator Morris .. 181 Faztiont .. itadort .1 118 BT, Witers Hoir at Law 110 Leonard . fSerko .. 118 Sun Shot .. {Kenton stabie entry. 14 110 18 FIFTH RACE—The final handicap; purse $2,000; three-year-old and up; one mile and a furlong. erness 122 Gold Bug 98 Rejection .. . Thoughts. Rekstone .. 81 teiowerui to, 24 . 108 {Seagram stable entry. SIXTH RACE—Purse, ,200; claiming ; three-year-olds and up; uu“n.u‘ and & six- N 26 D101 ] SEVENTH BACE—Purse, $1.2w; claiming: three-yeer-olds and up; ome mile end = fur- long. 101 99