Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1924, Page 2

CRAMTON D. C. CHANGE MAY BE UP TO SENATE Record Vote Unlikely in House on Amendment Governing Fiscal Relations With City. TALK OF OTHER REVENUES Failure of $8,000,000 to Meet Re- quirements Discussed. Tt now seems probable that a racord vote in the House on the Cramton amendment, which entirely changes the fiscal relations between the federal and District governmentts, by substityting a lump-sum appro- priation of $8.000.000 as the federal government's share in supporting the National Capital for the time-honored proportionate contribution, will not be demanded. When the Crampton amendment was adopted in the committee of the whole by the insignificant vote of 28 to 5, it was generally expected that this would be reversed when a demand was made for a separate vote on this amendment when the bill was reported to the House by the com- mittee of the whole. Wonld Leave It to Semate. Representative Moore of Virginia, who made the point of order against the amendment, stated last night that he had not determined to ask for u vote in the House, and is in- ¢lined to believe that the matter may be just as well left as it is, so far as the House is concerned, Tor con- sideration by the Senate. Representative Moore does not | balicve that the Senate will approve the action of the committee of the | whole in substituting an annual con- | rribution of §5,000,000 for the present proportionate contribution without deliberate consideration. He said that aside from the wisdom of hastily rhanging the fiscal basis, it is very| significant that the author of the amendment himsclf recognized that the amount which it specifies should be increased, by conceding to the District the exclusive use of certain nmizcellancous revenues in which -the Eovernment now shares but was de- feated in his effort to have the bill modified in that particular. To show that such miscellaneous revenues are importaat. the chair- man of the committes of the whole said: “For 1923 the figures for which are not final, the receipts from_ these sources will amount to Shout $1,0: 207.07. What it will be for 192 body knows. No statement is made. Nobody can tell It might be on: million: it might be two million; it might be three million.” Representative Moore would be one thing to ange basis as a result of a careful quiry, but quite another thing do so in_response to an opinion ex- pressed by a small number of indi- vidual members. Onl thir three members voted on the Cramton amendment, ~ the division being twenty-eight to five. If the lump | sum contribution is to be put into ffect_at_all, ould be includsd in general islation which will stabilize conditions for the future and avoid the uncertainty and con- stantly recurring controversy whic now obtain. Comm ission: “In the event such legislation is en- acted it should definitely fix a fair| amount to be paid out of the federal Treasury and more clearly define the anthority of the Commissioners with reference to expenditures for District purposes, including any power they should have to issue bonds to care for necessary work. “It should take into account that no reason would remain for the con- tinued application of the budget law to_the District, while it might be de- sirable to provide for an official charged with the duties that are com- monly assigned to a controller in a municipal government. Comprehen- sive legislation would be made pos- sible by the appointment of a small joint committee, such as is contem- plated by the resolution which 1 of- fered the other day and which was raferred to the committee on rules for action. “Otherwise, it is obvious that the mtpation is apt to be dealt with in a pretty ocasual and unsatisfactory manner. The resolution is simply in line with views that have been re- cently expressed in the Hruse by Mr. Burton of Ohio and others, who recog- nize that some better method than now prevails should be found, and I hope that it may eventuate in some- thing of real value being accom- plished.” —e ARMS SALE TO CUBA AUTHORIZED BY LAW (Continy, said: “Tt | the | in- | to | brother of Gen. Carios Garcia Velez. that from 500 to 600 men are in arms in the vicinity of Cienfuegos were declared untrue by government officials today, as was also the an- nouncement credited to Gustave Gu- tierrez, secretary of tha Veterans' and Patriots' Association at New York, that a battle took place re- cently near Cienfuegos, each side Laving about 200 men. While information as to the exact number of troops sent to the scene of the operations is withehld, it is said that Cuba has 10,000 men in the standing army, including about 5,000 members of the rural guard, which s a part of the army and is used whenever necessary. The government is negotiating with Washington for the purchase of war material from the United States gov- ernment, it was learncd today, and at the palace, it was said that air- planes were on the way here. No details we given out, but at the War Department the information was vouchsafed that negotiations have heen opened with private firms in the United States for the purchase of air- planes. Announcement was made that news despatches from the scene of the re- volt are being supervised to prevent misleading statements and the dis- closure of military secrets. By both the government side and Mario Gar- cia Velez the belief is held that Fed- erico Laredo Bru, a prominent lawyer of Cienfuegos and veteran of the Cu- ban war of independence, is in com- mand of the rebellious forces around Cienfuegos. Senor Veles, who with four other members of the Veterans' ahd Pa- triots’ Association is in jail here, made a statement today that the out- break was not ordered by the heads of the organization, as had been | oath,’ Senate Votes $50,000 To Purchase Oldroyd Lincoln Relics Here Senator Fess of Ohlo reported favorably from the committee on library vesterday a Jjoint resolu- tion authorizing the purchase by the government of the Oldroyd Lincoln relics, now displayed at 516 10th street northwest. The resolution authorizes the expendi- ture of $50,000 to purchase these relics, some 3,000 pieces in all. Senator Fess also reported favor- ably from the same committee a resolution authorizing the appoint- ment of a commission to make plans for the celebration of the bi-centennial of the birth of George Washington on February 22, 1932. BEDLAM FOLLOWS MRS. POTTS’ DESCENT ON PEACE MEETING (Continued from First Page.) tion of the peace delegates behind her. Qutgide of the auditorium, in the basement corridors of the hotel, how- ever, the delegation of “no more war” advocates surrounded Mrs. Potts and another verbal battle raged. Augmented by Col. H. H. Sheets, Officers' Reserve Corps, and several other men, Mrs. Potts again opered fire with her battery of questions, while the peace delegates, with hastily mustered forces, shot back answers. In the din of the heated debate Manager Downs of the hotel inter- posed. and with employes of the hos- t put an end to the arguments, Many Questions Awked. Some of the questions which Mrs. Potts aimed at the enemies of armed conflict between nations were: “Do vou personally, or does the Women's Teague for International Peace and Freedom officially or ‘lhrn wise favor the abolition of the®War Department or any other important part of the executive machinery of our government?' Do you favor the abolition of the National Guard, an organization for defense of our people and our homes against fire, flood, riots, dumestic order of aill kinds “Do you favor the so-called nd urge that it be signed by spineless young men who may be in this country, to the effect that they in its defense? “Do you favor a plcdge to be signed by women that in case of war they will not nurse a sick soldier a bandage, nor buy a bond? nor sew Asks of Seviet Views. “Do you faver the sovietization, u la Russia, of our beloved republic of the United States? Or do favor the official recognition of Russia by the United States”’ “Do you favor the abolition marriage vow “Will you and the organization raise your right hands and swear everlasting, allegiance to the Stars and Stripes, that you will love and cherish the old banner of the free, and defend it, it nced be, with your lives?" you or any member of league are not and enthusiastically to stand for the right on the above and very falr and proper yuestions, are you willing to &et out of this country and sail for Russia, or elsewhere, where you may mingle with other deluded people of the earch who have lost their na- tional soul?” After a quartet of officers of the organization had endeavored to reply to some of the above questions dur- ing the clash outside the auditorium, Mrs. Potts and her supporters launch- ed an attack on u statement sald to have been made at an earlier session of the congress by Yella Hertska of Austria, to the effect that 700 service men are now confined to hospitals as the result of experiments with chemi- cal gas Ban Gen. Fries’ Speec Mrs. Potts asked Miss Amy Woods, secretary of the league, if the organi- zation would permit Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of the chemical warfare service of the Army, to address the congress tomorrow to refute the charges. Miss Woods ultimately de- cided that the congress would not listen to the remarks of Gen. Fries. but would accept a written statement from him. = Some of the officers of the Peace League who were cross-examined by Mrs. Potts and her sympathizers were Miss Caroina Wood of New York. Miss Mary Windsor of Phila- deiphia and Mra Effie Woods. Before Mrs. Potts had thrown the congress into turmoil Florence Allen of Ohio, the first woman to be ap- poinfed to a_supreme court bench in *he United States, outlined her views on the methods of abolishing war, and Dr. Woker of Switzerland had deacribed the effects of chemical war- fare. Rosika Schwimmer of Hun- gary and Marcelle Capy of France also spoke. Peace will not come to the world until nations abandon the legal rec- ognition of war, Judge Allen point- ed out. “Neither The Hague nor the world court can prevent war in every instance,” she said, “so long as there is no law making armed conflict a crime. We have got to build up and develop these two courts for the ad- judication of disputes.” e 47,500 COAL MINERS WILL RESUME WORK By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 3.-~The strike of approximately 40,000 coal miners in Missouri, Kansas, Okla- homa and Arkansas was settled here late today and the miners will return to work May 5, W. L. A. Johnson, general commissioner of the South- western Interstate Coal Operators’ Association, announced. The new contract, carrying a re- newal of the 1923 basic wage scale, is effective for three years from last April 1. The agreement was reached, Mr. Johnson said, “on the basis of adop- tion of the 1923 basic wage scale, to- gether with the present interstate and district agreements for 1923 as agreed upon or amender 1t was further agreed at the con- ference late today, Mr. Johnson sald, of the members of your your charged, but was started by impa- tient members who grew tired of de- lay in their campaign againkt alleged evils of the Zayas administration. The United States cruiser Cleve- land, which came into port here Wed- nesday, received orders today to sail Monday for Mexican waters. When the vessel arrived it was announced she was to stay ten days or two ]wmh to give officers and men shore eave. The Cleveland will act as radio relay | of the 7,500 anthracite mine workers | g ship, relieving the Tulsa, which is stationed mear Progreso, according to information received on board - the *hip this afternoon. The cruiser left Mexican waters a short ‘time &go, going to Key West, and then coming to Havana for a brisf stay to give . that some of the unsettled points pending will be further considered in 1 each district. The strike began with the expira- tion of the old contract March 31, the miners demanding, among other things, the renewal 6f the 1923 basic wage scale. Coal Strike Ends. LANSFORD, Pa., May 3.—The strike willing immediately | strikes and | audience, | livered. siacker's | | somathing |in Washington GIRL ORATORS GET TRIALS TOMORROW Western and Central Gifll, Win- . mers in Two Districts, to Be Heard by Judges. BOTH ARE CONFIDENT Eliminations to Continue . Until Eight Are Tested. Two Washinzton high school girls today are eagerly anticipating a trial tomorrow before three District judges. . They are Dorothy B. Smith of the Whastern High School, who won the prize in the sixth district of the local zone of the national oratorical con- test, being conducted under the auspices of The Star, and Ruth New- burn of Central High School, winner of the prize in the second district. These two girls will present their winhing orations tomorrow afternoon beforc the hoard of judges, selected to choose from the tight local district winners the one to contest with the six other national zone leaders, se- lected as best from the secondary schools of the nation. Both Are Confident. Sach girl, appearing by herself at| her own school looks forward to be- | ing chosen ultimately to contest in the national meeting to be held June 6 at Memorial Continental Hall. Justices McCoy and Siddons of the District Supreme Court and Justice Robb of the District Court of Appeals will “try” the first two orators i morrow. These are the judges, judges | in their occupation. and now judges of the eight local contestants for the | grand prize in, the oratorical con- test, organized’ to increase respect for and interest in the Constitution. Miss Smith will present her prize- winning oration, “John Marshall and the Constitution.” hefore the judges at 3:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at_the Western Hizh School. Miss Newburn will give her prize winner, Constitution of the United States,” at 1:15 o'clock at the Central High School The three judges will be taken from their respective courts in an automobile of The Star to the West- ern and then to the Central schools. At each place they will sit in the noting the orations as de- e System of Grading. in il the of juris- | the judges w ke men of the abilit marking them on Skille will not fig their c ¢ even | Per cent for delivery and 50 per cent | not fight for their country, even | {5 content of the oration itself These two orations will present | entirely new in this line | as they will set the | pace ior sis other adjudications of | the six other contestants for the local | | grand priz | | | vate ! the right | i3 to preside. undying | One by one, beginning with th tomorrow, the distinguished b judges chosen by The Star w upon the abilities of the eiznt winners in these finals. President to Preside. until the entire eight heard will the judges, at meeting, cast up the bal decide which one of the cight to represent ik the mational cont which President 7| 1 p: 2 Not nave | been < pr wins | tiunal hore | Coot Capital June 6, in at Hoth of the girls who will be heard | first by the judges are typical high school ™ girls.” who worked hard to win the prize of $100 each given to| the District winners by The Star. Winning that prize put them all i line for the grand prize of $300. an a chance at the three prizes, $3,500, | $1.000 and $500, to be awarded in’ the national contest in.Jun Miss Smith a Senior. Miss Smith is a_senior at Western having won her “W™ in hockey. and having previously won honors in ora- torical contests. Her home is at 3740 Kanawha street, and she is the daugh- ter of Dr. Frederick . Smith “The girls were anxious 'n the boys Western that they could | debate. and so they all pulied to- gether in theis contest and that is why they won,” is the modest way Miss Smith puts it She 1s active in dramatics the school, and says that English iz her favorite study. Like many i modern high school girl, she has bobbed hair. She_expects to go to Carlton College: in Michigan, when she is graduated from Western. Miss Newburn is a senior at the Central High School. She, too. is a member of the debating society and was captain of the team which de- feated the Philadelphia Girls' School in debate. ditor of Year Book. She is editor of the senior vear book, the “Brecky”; member of the Bulletin staff, plays basket ball. als likes English best of all her studies. She has not bobbed her hair. he plans to go-to Georgr, Washington Unjversity. She is the® daughter of T. W. Newburn of the Wardman Park annes. Thursday wiil sce two more con testants, winners in their districts, | judged in the presence of their schoo mater. Frank Ingersoll Winant will be heard at 3:45 o'clock Thursday aft- ernoon at fhe McKinley Manual Training School, he beinz winner in the fourth district. At 4:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon ! Edith Miley, winner in the first di trict, will be heard at the Busine High School. At 2:45 o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, May 12, Rozier Gaddis of the Armatrong Manual Training School, winner in the seventh dis- trict, wil be heard, while at 4: o'clock that afternoon Lillian L. Washington, winner of the fifth dis- trict, will be judged at the Dunbar High School. Other Dates Are Fixed. uth Greenwood, .winner in the third district, will ‘be’ listened to by the judges at o'clock Tuesday atternoon, May at the Bastern High School. and Ruth Craven. win- ner in the eighth district, will be heard at'4:15 o'clock that afternoon at the Holy Cross Academy. As the final judging approaches the interest in the high schools and throughout the city has grown by leaps_and bounds, o that it seems certain that the presentations will be heard by scores of parents and teachers, despite the late hour in the afternoon. Already claborate preparations have been made to give the contestants a_“good send-off’ at some of t schools. If school spirit and “‘pe) have anything to do with such mat-. ters, it is‘likely that the contestants will be helped by such displavs. Seven Zones in United States. The contest, whioh is being con- ducted here by The Star. is of na-| tional scope, the country having been | divided into seven zones, of which the Distriot comprises one. Finals are to be held in the varicus zones somewhat similar to those about to be conducted here, with the same object in view—that of secur- ing the contestants to appear at Memorial Continental Hall. Final meetings will be held else- ‘where as follows: show | UNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, DOROTHY B. SMITH, ‘Wentern High School. Prohibition Enforcement Heads Turn Attention Toward Canada Liquor Smuggling Across Border Disturbs U. Officials—Brewery Pays $300,000 Tax for Exporting 600,000 Cases of Beer. Its program for checking rum-run- ning along the Atlantic seaboard un- der way, the Treasury vesterday turned its attention to the Canadian border. Orders yere issued which will place nearly double the personnel of pro- hibition, customs and Coast Guard agents at work between the east coast and the reuches of the prairies of North Dakota. Definite jurisdic- tion has been assigned by Assistant Secretary "Moss 1o euach .of the three enforcement arms and officials believe liquor smuggling from Can- ada will heneeforth be-more difficult, rd Patrol Coast Guard crews will attempt check rum-running by boats deep waters of the Great Lakes customs service agenis will e responsible for all ports of entry. and with prohibition agenis will direct their attention to rum running by land and on small streams. The Canadiun distillers and brewers, unhampered by thetr own govern: ments, are aiding in the smuggling, | ccording to reports received h | and Judge Moss said the Treasury's| k was to build a wall « nts that would permit as little us pos- e of the liguor to leak through. Detroit Is Big Problem. Prohibition agents at all crossn and thos scatered between cust houses heen equipped NATIVES TO OBSERVE | D. C. ANNIVERSARY Celebration Tuesday Evening to! Mark Corner Stone Laying and U. S. Founding. Coant G to | in the and | | g s ha with | Upward of 200 members and guests | of the Society of Natives of the Dis- | trict of Columbia will join in celebra- | tion- of the anniversary of the corner | stone laying of the federul city and the establishment of the federal government at Washington at the third annual din- ner of the organization al the Meridan Man:fons, 2400 16th strect, Tuesday eve- ning. There will be entertainment and dancing. Many have already afranged par- | tles ut the dinner. Judge Gus A. Schuldt will have guests. Miss Fiiza- bet Beresford will entertain with a party of six, her guests being the Misses Frank, Miss Estelle Foster, Miss Yost and a_sister, Miss Heres- ford. William H. (;rovermann will en- tertain seven guests. Mr. and Mrs. G. Percy McGlue will have as their gucsts Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Fernan- dez and Miss Grace Shropshire. Miss Mary 1. Hunugerford will have four Zuests. Miss K. Margaret Tripp will have as guests Mrs. Catherine Miller and Mrs. A K. Wiegand. Mins M Elizabeth Youns will have Euests her sister and Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby S. Cheslev. Mr. and Mrs Lisle & Linscomb will entertain Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Barton. Mrs. Louise C. Chase and Grant Chase will have as their guests Miss Braxton and Mr. cago. May with Frank O. Lowden presidin Zone Montana, Wyoming, Colo- rado, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Mis- souri, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota and lowa. Meet- ing in’ Kansas City, May 16, with Robert E. Lee Saner, president of the American Bar Association, presiding. Zone 7—Washington, Oregon, Idaho, fornia, Nevada, Utah, Arizona. New Mexico. Meeting, Los Angeles, May 16 with Secretary Herbert Hoov- er_presiding, From the list it may be seen that the oratorical contest is truly na- tional in scope, more than a million 1 | not | entry | are among those who will be hosts. |Connery, jr. . D. C.. MAY RUTH NEWBURN, Central High School. moter cveles. with which they guard the border more closely ix in the citiex. however, where the Treasury's greatest problem lies. De- troit was said to present the worst of these situations, as was indicated by un unofficlal report that ome brewery across the river from that city last vear paid the Canadian go ernment an export tax of approxi mately $300,000, on the basis of 50 cents a case of beer. Most of it is said to have come to the United States. - One can it phase of the situation at De- troit the Treasury is powerless to deal with. Excursion boat owners on the United States side are daily be- coming more aroused, it is safd, be- cauge Canadian-owned steamers can pick up lvads of excursionists on the Detrolt side. o b to their own landings, stock their barrooms and €o into waters on the Canadian side of the lake for a flourishing business. The Treasury, hdwever, is determined that the passergers shall not become pockrt-flask smugglers. “Bumper Crop” of Tourists. Farly indications are for a bumper f tourists traveling northward anada. Horder agents have re- ported that Cgnadian liguor sellers. where they can under their own laws, have arranged ax many selling agencies usx they believe can be made to pay While the tourists last n did | present a difficult problem, an increasing number will require extra | men for inspection duties at ports of | At present the Treasury hus | more men on the border than ever be- fore . B. Coflin. will have a Mr. Albert Miss I. Taggart large of friends. Harper will have a num- ber of guests. Mr. and Mrs. Alexan- der H. Bell, Mr. Herman H. Pechin, Dr. Rosalind M. Bain, Mrs. Mary M. North, Miss Sallie J. Chalk, I. H. Ent- wisle, Mrs. Mary N. Smallwood, M, E. Lyddane, and Mrs. Anna E. Hendley Special Invited Guest special invited guests include Henry R and Mrs. Representative The society Mrs, tive of the and Representa- | David H. Kincheloe, and Mrs. William P. Mr. Allen €. Clark, presi- of the Columbia Historical So- Mr. and Mrs. George H. O'Con- nor, Miss Chenowith, Edwin Callow and Ambrose Dierkin. heodore W. Noves, who is a member of s0- ciety, is president of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants, and Represen- tutive Rathbone, who spent his early youth in Washington, is also a mem- ber of the society. He will visualize Washington of the past, present and future in his address. Besides the musical numbers in the entertain- ment, Happy Walker's “Golden Pheasant™ Orchestra will play during the dinner and the dancing that will follow the program The dinner is in charge of a spe- | céal committee, which inciudes Fred A. Emery, chairman; Miss Elizabeth Beresford. Miss K. l. Taggart, Miss! May E. Hungerford, Mr. William H.| Grovermann. Mr. Almus R. Speare, Mr. John R._Shields Miss Emma Hright., Mm. E. K. Mears and Mr. Jesse (" Suter, ex-eflicio. The exocu- tive commitire of the =ociety com- prises Jegse (. Suter. prosident; Lee D. Latimer, first vice president: Miss Margaret ¥. Forbes, second vice presi- dent, Miss Maude B Morris, thifd vion ‘prosident: John (lagett Proctor. historian; Miss KEmma S. Brizht rcording secretary; Mrs Mary L Clain corresponding secretary Capt. Geoge W. Kvans, teasurer; Al- bot Harper, chairman _membership committee, ‘and Mrs. Ella Knight Mears, chairman pfogram committee. Plan Dramatic Art School. An academy of public speaking and dramatic art is to be opened here in the fall, according to Mrs. Anne Til- | lery Renshaw, which will be founded on the Curry principles. Mrs, Ren- shaw announced this academy has no connection with Howard University, as_was announced in The Star of Friday. | Representative Rathbone dent ciety secondary school children having par- ticipated and derived the benefits which such a topic—the Constitution —and the resuiting work drew forth. If You Tire Easily —if you should also have a persistent li cough, loss of weight. some chest pains or vou may be developing consump- tion and you should lose no time to hoarsenes: See a Doctor, or Have Yourself Examined at the Free Health Department Clinic 409 15th St. NNW., Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o'clock. To Prevent Consumption 1. Aveid house dust and impure or close air, day or night. Zone . 1—New York, exclusive of he territory immediately around Buffalo, -and all states northeast. Final meeting May 9 in New York Glity, with Dr. Frank P. Graves, presi- dent of the University of the State of New York, presiding. Zone 2—Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. Final 7 seting, Philadelphia, May 12, with &.nator Pepper presiding. Jone 3 is the District of Columbia. Zone 4—Virginia, North Carolina, outh Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala- of the Lehigh Coal and Nayigation | bama and Tennessee. Meeting, May Coinpany, which has been in progress | 16, at Birmin two weeks, énded late today when the | d€TWood pres ‘men voted to return to work on Mon- day. -A . satisfactory understanding has been reached between the éom- the crew shore pany and the officers of the umion,.jt am -with Se ng. N Lowden to e. “Zone 5—'Wigconsin, o} nots, Indiand, “Ohio; ; Virginia and that part of New York adjacent Lo Buflalo, nator Un- 2. Get all the light and sunshine possible Into your home. 3. Avoid raw milk, raw cream and butter made of unpasteurized cream. 4. Eat plain, nourishing food. 5. Get & Try acts on your bedy. Annual Health Insurance A Thoreugh Examination on Your Birthday enough sleep by retiring carly enough. to avoid worry. Be cheerful. Think kindly. The incorporators of the academy | are Mrs. Renshaw, President J. Stan- | ley Durkee of Howard University and Mrs. Mario Moore Forrest. Your mind Association : for the Prevention of Tuberculosis ‘ Telephone Main 992 1022 tith Street N.W. 4, 192 | said | becoming more serious. are 24—PART 1. WILL SAVE DOGWOOD Mrs. Frank B. Noyes Convinced Aroused Public Opinien Will Disconrage Tree Desecration. “THOUGHTLESSNESS” BLAMED Law to Protect Wildflowers and Shrubs Now Being Urafted. Condemning as either “ignérant” or thoughtless” those few persons who have been breaking and cutting dog- wood this season, Mrs. Frank B. Noves last predicted that the campaign being waged for conserva- tion of the beautiful flowering tree eventually would be a success, even without the aid of a prohibitory law. Mrs. Noyes, who is president of the committee of the National Capital of the Garden Club of America, is one of thé founders of the campaign thi season, and has been active in from, the beginning. “I believe that we can accomplish our purpose, even without the aid of Jaw,” said Mrs. Noyes. “Destruction of the dogwood is due to either ignorance of thoughtlessness. The amount that has been guthered in the past, in Maryland and Virgini threatens the destruction of the tree altogether, since it cunnot replace itself.” night it aw Being Drafted. A law somewhat similar to that Maryland, which prohibits the pick ing of wildflowers off the propert of another, is being drafted by friend of the dogwood and wild plants, fo the District of Columbia. But so suc- cessful has the campaign of educa- tion and appeal already been, opinion of Mrs Noves, that she feel that the public may be rallied save the dogwood before the pro- posed law could he passed and placed in_cftect Conservation of the arbutus, laurel and, holly also have greatly inter- ested Mr-. Noves, who will plan to arouse the public next fall against the “indiscriminate use of holly." Some more adequate plan for beautification of constantly growing Washington should be projected, Mrs. Noves believes, if the city is to con- tinue along the lines of beauty and grandeur originally conceived in the L’Enfant plan. Beautifying Rio de Jamerio. In Brazil, Mre. Noyes said, a f mer ambaswador from that country once told her a plan of beautifying their capital, Rio de Janerio, had been outlined. Within five years, with in- n. application, the government had completely accomplished the plan, she said. Mrs. Noyves believes firmly in ideal of planting, not So much the present, but for the future. is with the ideal of the future in mind. she says, that all persons should be interested not only in con- servation of the beauties of nature already native to this climate, but alfo in planting flow irees and shrubs that may enrich the living of future generations. Inspired to a love of beauty and nature in the Montecito Vailey of California as a child, Mrs Noyes she hax attempted to carry out her purposes of trying to make more beautiful, by methods of conserva- tion and’ of planting, every commu- nity in which she has lived. Twelve years ago. with the co-operation of the Engineer Commissioner of the District, she was instrumental in having planted the willows and shrubs at the old Pierce mill, in tock Creek Park. Desecration of Landscape. Descration of the landscape by bill- board advertising, especially where it is prominently contrasted with an attractive bit of nature, is particu- larly deplored by Mrs., Noyes “TRere,” she said, is most ab- horrent 1f only some of those billboards which despoil the landscape in beauty spots could be used to screen some unsightly back vards of Washing- ton “along the routes of entry and exit 10 the city, it would be a better advertisement for all concerned,” sh. suggested. Through the activities of the mittee of the National Capital, Noyes has succeeded in interesting in garden and conservation questions not only 4 group of women in Wash- ington,” but the far larger number reached by the official bulletin of the Garden Ciub, throughout the United States. Women in all parts of the country have been urged by Mrs. Noves in 4 number of articles in the bulletin of the Garden Club, to realize more than ever that Washington is not only the home city of those who live here, but also the city of all Americans, in which they should take proper pride and interest. Several lectures have been held in her home, on garden and allied sab- jects, and Mrs. Noves announce. the next will take pl the month, with Dr. David Fairchild of the Department of Agriculture as the speaker. He will discuss the new na. tional arboretum. “The arboretum.” said Mrs. Noyes “is a matter of great importance in the preservation of all our freas shrubs. 1 feel that too much attsen-. tion cannot possibly he ziven to it at this time™ the for 1t ch it ‘com- Mre e SITUATION IN SYRIA BECOMES MENACING | By Cabie to The Star and Philadelphia Public ledger. Copyright, 1924, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3.—The situation on- the Syrian frontier is The French reporied to be sending many troops to Syria and the Turks are countering by announcing war maneuvers will be held at Adana, near the Syrian frontler, and by sud- denly prohibiting @ Franco-Ru- manian company from continuing its aviation service between Congtan- tinople and Angora. JERUSALEM, May 3 (Jewish Tele- graphic Agency).—More than a dozen villages along the northern border of Syria_have been destroved and the Armenian population of the district is living in perror, following initiation of guerilla warfare by Turkish bands, according to Armenian refugees who are arriving daily in Palestine and Mesopotamia. A repitition of former Armenian masscres is feared. MAIN WITHSTANDS STRAIN ‘Water officials last night were pleased with the way the welded main at 3rd street and Rbode Island avenue northeast held up during the fire yesterday afterndon at the Bar. ber & Ross warehouse fire at 4th and Channing streets, a few blocks away. A bronze ?l’emun ‘was used to weld the main, which broke one day last week ,instead of replacing a sec- tion. The welding was completed only Thursday and the water turned in again only Friday. Officials of the District water de- partment feel that the welded main passed a severe test with flying col- ors during the fire, with ita fidctuat ing pressure, &s it .held in shape, and 'last night no Against Unions to Prevent “Lockout” Special Dispatch to The Star. munent injunction restraining Allied Building Trades Council from an alleged “lockout” against the firm of Vaile & Young because it refuses to adopt a * policy was granted by Judge Walter I Dawkins in circuit court No. 2 today. Vafle & Young alleged that they stand in a fair way to lose $2,500,000 | worth of contract work through the | action of the trades council. They | charge that the labor organization has intimidated builders into refusing the firm contracts by threatening to call strikes on jobs where part of the | work is done by the non-union firm. HOUSE MAY TAKE ANOTHER WEEK TO COMPLETE D. C. BILL (Continued from First Page.) that purpose shall constitute one fund: Provided, That no part of such fund shall, be used for the improve- ment of any street or section thereof not herein specified; Provided further A separate amendment offercd by Representative Cramton, which pro- vided that hereafter any moneys de- rived from assessments against pri- vate property for paving and resur- facing streets under provisions of ex- isting law, arisihg from the expendi- ture of the fund created by such act of April 23, 1924, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and be credited to and shall constitute a purt of said fund, and shall thereafter BALTIMORE, Md., May 3.--A per-| the | | clared be available for appropriation in the | same manner as the proceeds of the | gasoline tax, was rejected when the | chair sustained a point of order by | Representative Thomas [ Democrat, of Texas. ) Representative Davis explained that | Chairman Madden of the House ap- | propriations committee, accompanied by members of the subcommittee on | the District bill had visited premises occupied by the recorder of deeds, and had reached an agreement With the owners, whereby the entire build- ing would be supplied to the recorder of deeds for $14,400. New Building Planned. Chairman Davis assured the House that in a few years a new building would be erected near the courthouse to be occupied by the office of the gressional Record. A Representative Chindbloom of 1i- nois told his colleagues that he had recently visited the office of the re- corder of deeds to look up a title and that he never saw a public office so congested and men working under such cramped and practically impos- sible conditions Representative Blanton rose in op- position to the amendment for the purpose of discussing his own pro- posal that the two street car com- panies in Washington shouid be forc- ed under their charter provision to give trunsportation for five-cent fare. He declared that 70.000 school | children are now compelled to pay cenis for street car rides. 1. Blanton, Has Lixt of Names. In advocating a District tux rate |ot 0 he showed pictures of an estate whose owner he said he could not mention by name on ac- count of congressional courtesy, butl that the owner of that estate has declared his intention of defeating the Cramton amendment which changes the fiscal relations between the federal and District governments by establishing a-fixed contribution of $8,000,000 instead of the §0-40 pro- portionate arrangement Representative Blanton said he has a list of senators and members of Con- | gress showing what property they own in the district, and that if they persist in an effort to keep the tax rate at $1.20 he will print that list in the Con- gression=! record. Makes Point of Order, Representative Blanton made a point of order against all street im provements, which was overruled. Representative James B. Begg, Re- | publican, of Ohio, offered an amend- | ment, increasing from $482,750 to $600,000, the appropriation for street improvements, which he later with- drew, his purpose being to gain recognition S0 as to make a speech, in which he declared that the policy of parsimony practiced by Congress to- ward the District of Columbia was wrong. He said he would like to see the District streets and schools the best in the whole country. He de- clared that the streets were in horri- ble condition. Representative Begg said that the people in the District have greater difficulty in getting street improvements than in any large city. There the people simply peti- tioned the hoard of aldermen. while in the District they have to first Tof | commission. b satisfy the District officials, then the budget bureau and then they have to satisfy five members of the sub- | committee on appropriations. Methood of Work. He alsn criticised the method of | improving streets by first,dumpine | in ashes, =0 that when a windstorm comes up, he said. it beats any alkali | storm he ever read ahout. If an at- tempt was made to do work like that in any other city those performing the work would he arrest®l. Representative Blanton referred to Representative Beggs as the “cutest” member of the House, who, he said, was anxious to get his picture in the Sunday morning papers. Representative Cramton, when ar- guing in support of his gasoline tax street improvement amendment and lis proposal to credit all assessments to the gasoline laxystrect improve- ment fund, said he?did so, to keep faith with the people of the District. “We want to be fair,” Representative Cramton said. “I do not want the time to come when T.find that T have not kept my word with the people in the nation’s capital.” During the debate Representative Lozier of Missouri declaréd that the system of governing the District of Columbia is_all wrong. ‘ongress ought to be relieved of the necessity from passing upon all details of local government,” he said. Representative Lozier declared that there never will be peace between the people of Washington and Congress until a new svstem is evolved. When he suggested that it might be desirable to deed back the District to Maryviand, Representative John, Philip Hill of Maryland expressed “keen interest.” Representative Blanton interposed that there are only thirty-five or forty members of the House who devote time to District business. Blanton Move Defeated. An amendment proposed by Repre- sentative Blanton which would saddle on property owners the entire oast of making sewer connections was de- feated by a voto of 13 to 3. Throughout the bill Representa- tive Cramton offered amendments to make the bill as drafted by the sub- committee conform with tha Cramton amendment making a lump sum ap- propriation by the federal govern- Mment in lieu of the 60-40 definite rtion. P presentative Ayres, the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee han- dling the bill, complained because this measure has been before the House four days and very little head- way been made. He sald that he, for one, was-willing to stay in session until 11 o'clock at night to get the measure passed. Has Limit Adopted. Representative Summers of Wash- ington succeeded in having, a limita- tion adopted on school appropriations |a | resolution propesing that scohol p providing for withholding the salary of any teacher or supervising official who was found teaching partisan palitics, disrespect for the Holy Bible CITIZEN FEDERATION ASSAILS HOUSE VOTy City Heads Also Censured in Dy bate for Alleged Fiscal Plan Support. ISSUE Press Censorship in Schools Al! Taken Up at Meeting. - RENT DEBATE] The condemnation of the Federatiy of Citizens' Association at a meeting the District building last nizh was placed on the House far 2dapting in committec of the whole the amend. ment the District appropriatioy bill calling for a fixed amount 1o by provided by the federal governmer| for meeting the expenses of the Di trict. The original refblution deyel oped considerable debate, which on the shoulders of the District Corn- missioners censure for what was de. to be their support of tie measure. The association for more than twg hours guve its attention to rent | islation, the press .censorship in the District schools, d minor matters which brought numerable parliamentary tangieqf developed b motions to table, commit, points of order, etc not reach the fiscal relation lem until well after 11 o'clock Rewolution as Adopted. Suter presented the lution on the fiscal relations, read, as adopte that the “condemned the passage House in committec of the whole by a vote of 2K 1o 5 of the menarment to the District of Columbia wppra. priation biil, providing for thr b stitution of a lump sum approprii tion by ihe federal government iy / lieu of the present appropriwtions o the 60-40 basis W it petitioned the House of Repret sentatives to reject the amendm:uy and continue the present fiscal re lations beiween the federal gove ment and the Distriet of Colum during the period contemplated the new organic act of 1922, resolution further stated that ing in the rejection herein peti - petition the Senate of the ates to retain the present appre tion by the federal government of a fixed ratio not favorable than the 60-10." Copies were ordercd sent Senate and the House Dist mittees During the debate on this rese tion, and ubstitute offered by D gate J. W. Murphy, William M Clayton placed the blame for House action directly on the ders of the present District Commis- I “These Commixsioners.” ng #aid, “whom vou have Leen lauding and whom you propose to ban Jelly Fishes, He Says. “You are not going to have support of your Commissioners i this resolution,” he continued. “The trouble in the District of Columbis is that you are a lot of jelly fishes You extend the glad hand to the men who sticks the knife into your ri just as quickly as _you do 1o Yo Ereatest friend. You are fightir your Board of Commissioners on th proposition. They had a chance take a stand on this and they disapprove it. Don’t throw all your jabblin, against the members of the Houw The fault is with your Commissioners, They are to blame. What would any, member of this body do if he were & member of Congress, and received & letter from the Board of Commission- ers favoring such a plan? The ch. man of the board comes out blunt and says he favors it.” Asked by a delegate if he would propose stopping the plans beinx made for a banguet to the new Com missioners, Mr. Clayton answered the negative. Mr. Murphy, after ealling attention to the conditions of disfranchisement here, sugzested that the people of 1h. District should merge with Marviand in the matter of voting for the House and Senate members, suggesting that Maryland's representatives and Sen- ators could represent the District This could be done, he said, withou a constitutional amendment. «n needed only the consent of Congress nd Maryland. Avoids Rent The federation twice tion on the extension It rejected the repo of its committee on law and islation which opposed the exte of the rent commission. and refused to adopt a motion of Hurr Stull, proposing to put the feder tion on record as favoring the ext. sion of the commission The press muzzling order in District_schools was on the floor more an hour of debate, in to ai Jesae C, wh federat by United mett bl Action. side ac of th ¥ than finally resulted in adopting the repnrt of the schools committee present v Snowden Ashford, saying that t ter cemplained of had been rected and that any one could any information regarding the schools from the education off It approved the proposal of a five- vear schaol building program, and requested the commissioners and school afficials to make plans for s program. and likewise adoptr 1| grounds be kept open durinz the summer months and placed under the direction of the municipal grounds direction. anv damag school property to be paid out of municipal playverounds funds or that the American form of government. Representative Joseph W. Tennessee, ranking minority memt on the 'appropriations mmitt complained vigorously against crowded schools in the District, and spoke particularly of the Clevelund Park section and the John Eatus School, where, he isad, there are now 799 pupils. or 121 more than was it tended. He told his colleagues thut there are 730 new homes and build ngs in process of construction in that section, and said it is conservi- tively estimated that, due to the n~v building in progress’ within the net few years the school population ‘n that “section will be increased by 3,750 pupils. Critieises District of Columbia Heads Representative Byrns criticized District authorities for neglec failuure to estimate for additi #chool facilities in that neighborhood Representative Davis, in charge of the bill, argued that 164 rooms aré provided for in the measure unde’ consideration, which would make e commodations for 9,558 pupils in he elementary grades and 3,000 in ipe high schools. - i Among the principal items in (5 1, which were approved in the enm- mittee of the whole yesterday, wom? contingent and miscellaneons #x- penses amounting to $455.472, which - cludes the Increase for rent for tht recorder of deed’s office; for street and road improvements and repair, fi- 876,370 besides the $890,000 for strst improvements to be paid for from (he gasoline tax fund; for sewers, $7%i. 000; for collection and disposal of refuse, $1,365,200; for puplic pla grounds, $151,270; for the ¢ trical department, $656,560. School Funds Approved. The entire program of appropris tion for public schools as provided for in the District appropriation bill which includes salaries of official® and teachers, night schools, expenses for the deaf, dumb and blind, Amer- icanization work, communmity centel department care of buildings an grounds, hygiene and sanitation, and miscellaneous items, of school fur niture and supplies, amounting in sl to $5756,007, was approved in ine committee of the whole. The next important item to com up on Tuesday will be the progr.igy of school buildings and grounds, ! which the bill carries a total $1,215,000, & The police and fire departmen: (ol- low the school building program In the bill, v inferior Byrns o v |