Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1924, Page 2

ADDITIONAL POLICE AND FIREMEN NEEDED Passage of Bill Giving Day Off a ‘Week Greatly Reduces Strength of Force. 300 MORE MEN REQUIRED Higher Salaries Should Draw Many Applicants. When the bill increasing the sal- aries of policemen and firemen be- comes Jaw by the President's signa- ture, the Commissioners probably will have to ask the appropriations | committee to provide for 170 more policemen and 130 more firemen, it was learned today. Th ry bill directs the Commis- sioners to give each uniformed man { one day Off a week. This, however. would have the effect of reducing by one-seventh the number of men on duty ‘each day. a More Men Necessary. With the two protective agencies of the city already undermanned, it is doubtful whether the Commission- ers could earry out the day-off pro- vision unless the personnel is in- d the wuthorize i appropriations committee ent of the addi- ivil Service Commis- sior to recruit approx- mately 300 for the two departments between now and July 1 The new salary measure. however, fixes the pay of privates of both de- partments at $1,800, $1.900 and $2,100 @ year. which is to attract more applicants than have responded fo calls in the past. Commissioner yster, who supervises the police and re departments, also believes the higher wages will prompt a high srade of candidates, Regular Examinations. The Civil Service Commission con- . Aucts examinations for the police and | fire departments at regular intervals, ¢ and officia at the eligi- if the in- orized no xperienced in making appointments The minimum physical requirements | »r both departments are 5 feet 8| nches tall and 145 pounds. The Clvil Service Commission will receive ap- | plications between now and May nation for the fire t. Chief Watson said today Smith, president of the Association. extended to Senator Ball and his colleagues. who aided in passing the police and fire- men’s bill, the thanks of his associa- tion and” the police generally for thelr interest in the measure. Presi- dent Smith was present at the Capi- the bill was passed and €ly went to Senator Ball with his message of gratitude | SENATE PROBERS ‘ SEEK REMUS’ CHECKS | (Continued from First the testimony Burns hat Mr. | Daugherty ordered the guns returned | ter a cabinet meeting, where the | SENATOR PAT HARRISO) Who has been selected ax temporary chalrman of the Democratic national convention in New York next month. PLAN CONSTITUTION FOR NEW ASSEMBLY | Cumberland Presbyterians Form Young People’s Group—Will Act on Modernism. By the Associated Press AUSTIN. Tex., May 17.—Seclection of a meeting place for next year and adoption of constitution for the Young People’s Assembly, @ new divi- sion of the church, erganized yestér- day. were on the program today of the general assembly of the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church, in session Although no invitations have been ville, Tenn., was mentioned as sible sele The specia resolution a referred wa ing its report today introduced by the Presbytery, demanding that church show the world there mixture or taint of evolution in our entire denomination.” placed the question of “Darwin wnd “mod- ernism” before th embly earlier han it would h been. hud it awaited the report of the committee on_cducation Delegates said the matter was re- .rred (o the committee on education n 1923 to be reported at this assem- Iy The women's presbyterial being held in_conjunction assembly will h iittee reports today. and will the lead of the assembly in naming its 1925 meet- ing place HUGHES LAUDS FAUNCE. Darw expected to The therf. ution Tex., “the meecting with the matter was discussed.” Senator Wheeler Fall was then a Don't vou that £250,000 1 interests ‘I don’t know,” ay be there. tor Wheeler had a lot of rec- ords which purported to be copies from the Department of Justice files, Reading from a report written by ®, the senator suggested that | mes had recommended that “Dato arefully handied” to get him to fy against Gershon, _“Dato can't be handled like an or- dinary crook.” Grimes said. “He is erstood to' have paid money to| Gershon. 14t me say that the Cantu | rebellion hasn't been taken seriousi By the State Department or anybod suggested @ cabinet member, know your files show | nt to Cantu from the that | Grimes said. It | Wrote Letter for Burns. There was a ez United officer up, Grimes said. “'So your sole purpose was to prose- | cute Gershon?" Senatur Wheeler | se of bribery of a States to be followed asked My sole purpose was that which is hundr, of cases” Grime: o get evidence for preparing a | vas Wheeler read him another extract from the files, signed by W. J. Burns. 1t said that Gershon was “posing zround as a moral uplifter and hous: leaner of the government service, and directed S. C. Wheeler, agent in charge at Los Angeles, to prepare a case against him, 1 wrote that for Mr. Burns, Grimes said. “We wanted to get Ger- i shon because we felt he was a crook. Mones Objects. Moses, Republican, New objected that Senator “impugning the motives” Senator Hampshire, Wheeler was Grimes “It's about time that some impugning of motives,” Senator Wheeler returmed. “They are indicting and scaring every witness they can.” Senator Moses replied that he hadn't objected to the “testimony of men dragged out of jail.” but did object to altacking “an honorable man.” “1 haven't been trying (o protect any- #Pods.” Grimes said after the row had “quieted. "1 didn't meet Mr. Daugherty ‘but_once, and I was there long before he was Senator Wheeler then called J. E. #Hoover, acting director of the bureau £uf investigation since W. J. Burns re- {Aizned , "Attorney General Stone has directed hat no new investigations be instituted the bureau except with his personal Lapproval,” said Hoover, as examination ¥began. He said he knew nothing about fithe prosecution against Gershon. L “Do you know anything about per- Tsonal files having been taken out of the ydepartment by Mr. Burns?" asked Sen- jmtor Wheeler. %, “1 know nothing of what Mr. Burns UMay have done with personal files,” {Boover replied. y b Orders Force Reduced. {7The witness also said the Attorney {General had directed him to reduce i#he personnel of the bureau, now Inumbering 607 employes, “as rapidly @r 1 can. 1% “I'm glad to hear that” said Senator {Jones, Republican, Washington. 1"’At to “under-cover men,” Hoover {laccounted for twelve at present, and {aic that by order of Mr. Stone, the {dist was “being materially reduced.” LWithin the last few days a circular fifestricting activities of the agents iilso had been issued, he declared, and {#® policy of employing no one but #young graduates of law schools had been initiated. 1 “The bureau is ready to respond to {@ny request of this committee for es or information,” "Hoover con- ude somebody did Honor Secretary Hoover. BRUSSELS, May 17.—Prince Leopold the American charge d'affaires and M. Francqui, who was a member of ihe Dawes committee, attended a re- eption today at ‘the University Foundation where a portrait of Her- bert Hoover, honorary president of the foundation, was presented. M. Francqui, as chairman of the foundation’s directors, reviewed Sec- retary Hoover's war-time work in i tribute to President [tal Secretary Speaks at Dinner for Brown U. President. PROVID! R. 1. May 17.—A W. H. P. Faunc of Brown University. describing him as “the example of what a Christian scholar and gentleman should was paid by Secretary Hughes here last night. speaking at a dinner given in honor of P'resident Faunce to con gratulate him upon R Quarter-cen- tury of service as head of the univer- sity. “In my own time," Mr. referring to his vears “Faunce stood out us young men of dem: of highest character. He is stiil the preacher, the inspirer, the courageous ender of the faith which seek conviction at the price rectitud, The secret solution of the racy lay in education.” ARNSTEIN GIVEN CELL. Reaches Prison—To Have Clerical Work Today. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Nicky" Arnstein of New re at the federal here yesterday. Arnstein was convicted ington on a conspiracy connection with the theft of $3,000,- 000 in government bonds and was sentenced to two years Four of Arnstein's associates were among sixteen prisoners brought here in a special car. They are Wilen Easterday, said by authorities to have been leader in the alleged conspiracy, who was sentenced to four years, and Isadors Cohen. David W. Suliivan and Norman Boles, each sentenced for two vears. It is expected Arnstein will be as- signed to clerical work today: MILLERAND OUSTER, DEMAND OF FORCES SUPPORTING BRIAND (Continued from First Page.) Hughes said t Brown of the rstrated ability of men- sald that the onls problems of dem ucation, and still mof May York was penitentiary In Wash- charge in ment with their votes, but to abstain from accepting ministerial positions. As the situation now stands, Her- riot must consent to form a govern- ment without the socialists, or the socialists must change their minds and agree to take portfolios in the new ministry, or a new combination headed by Briand must be sought. The writer believes that Herriot will finally decide to form a cabinet without the socialists. Internationalism will be a feature of the new government program, it ap- pears from a joint statement of the principles of the new parllamentary ma- jority, issued by M. Herriot, leader of the Radicals, former Premier Painleve, leader of the Republican Socialists, and Leon Blum, head of the Socialists’ “The program of the future major- ity is a program of conciliation and of International understanding,” they say The declaration adds that the pro- gram contemplates a real balance of the budget and a fight against the high cost of living, which means a struggle against the depreclation of the franc. + Separate declarations by the lead- ers of the different factions support the idea that the future government will endeavor to reach a complete un- derstanding with Germany. M. Her- riot characterizes the foreign policy of the forthcoming cabinet as “more humane.” More Parleys Seen. This attitude is.regarded in diplo- matic circles as certain to bring on another series of imternational con- ferences. The chance for a rebirth of the supreme council is remote, because the Radicals and Socialists prefer to widen these discussions by the admis. sion of the former enemy countries and the neutrals. Premier MacDonald of Great Britain also is understood to be of this mind, Yo early summoning of a Buropean parley in which Germany will take part is expected. The Socialist party congress on Belglum and reiterated the Belgians'® gratitude to him and to the United States, June 1 will decide whether members of the party shall take office. no | be.” | does not | P THE: E SENATORS TOUR D. C.~ TO STUDY STREETS { Visit Proposed School Sites Also for First-Hand In- formation. LUMP-SUM PLAN OPPOSED Citizens Object to Cramton Amend- ment for Fixed Share. With the hearings on the District appropriation bill practically com- pleted, the Senate appropriations sub- cogmittee in charge of the bill head- }ed Wy Senator Phipps of Colorado, to- day made a tour of inspection in the northwest, to survey personally the need for certain proposed street im- provements. The members of the ‘subcommittee also visited several proposed sites for public schools, in- cluding one on Rittenhouse street and another near the Upshur street tract. Chairman Phipps of the subcommit- tee said today that he had not closed the hearings on the bill but that he did not expect thero would be need for further hearings. The subcom- mittee will now get down to work on the bIll itself, considering various amendments. Oppose Lump Sums. Arguments in support of the reten- | tion of the 60-10 plan of appropriat- ing for the District—a definite, fixed | proportionate contribution by the | District and the federal governments | towara the upkeep and development of the National Capital—were made vesterday afterncon by the District Commissioners and representatives of |the citizens' joint committee, at a | hearing on the District appropriation | bill before the subcommittee. Maj. Bell, the Engineer Commis- sioner, presented the argument for the board of District Commissioners He was followed by Edward F. Col- laday, chairman of the joint com- mittee, and by Theodore W. Noyes, chairman of the executive committee of the joint committee. 1aj. Bell laid stress on the fact that Congress, in the District &ppropri tion bill ‘for the fiscal year 1923, had | enacted into law a definite plan for car- ing for the financing of the District overnment. 1f this is to be abandoned, s proposed in the Cramton amendment, ‘h would substitute & lump sum of 0.000 as the contribution of the fed- eral government toward the upkeep of the Capital. Congress should put through a substantive act and not at- tempt to accomplish this end through a rider on the uppropriation bill Urges Volce for Peeple. He sald also that if it is the pur- pose of Congress to have the federal government contribute a fixed lump sum and to turn over to the people o the District the financing of the de velopment of the National Capital, Con- gress should give to the people of the District more authority to say what shall be done with the money raised by taxation Mr. Colladay pointed out that Con- ress, in_the District appropriation act for the fiscal year 1923, had set new organic law for the Dis- to take the place of the old arrangement, enacted in 187 He called attention to the language of the District appropriation act for the fiscal year 1923, which specifically tates that the 60-40 arrangement shall be considered a fixed proportion of contribution in_making appropri atfons for the District. It was the understanding of the peo- ple of the District. Mr. Colladay said that Congress had entered into 3 nite arrangement with the District in this act. He described the platform of the .citizens’ joint committee as fol- lows: *“That the United States should contribute generously to the expenses of the National Capital; that this contri- bution should be a fixed and definite | proportion of the appropriations made, 4nd that this proportion should be §0-40—80 per cent by the District tax- | pavers and 40 per cent by the federal government People Are Protected. Mr. Colladay said that the Cramton amendment would destroy the defi- nite proportion contribution system; that it would remove the system of checks and balances established and under which, when the money of the District was appropriated, a fixed proportionate sum had to be appro- priated from the United States Treas- ury to match it. This system, he said, protected the people of the Dis- trict_from excessive appropriation and from excessive taxation to meet such appropriation. ~ Until the period 1874-78 the na- tional and local contributions were indefinite and unrelated, Mr. Colladay said, and the federal government paid almost nothing toward the develop- ment of the District. The District raiked and spent its own taxes, ex- ceeded its resources, and became practically bankrupt. Mr. Colladay asked if it was now Intended that the United States shall release its control over the District and leave the District to finance itself as best it can, and whether the people of the countfy would approve the abandon- ment of the work of the federal gov- ernment in developini the District as the Nation's Capital. He asked If the District were to go backward to the conditions which prevailed prior to 1878, Mr. Colladay pointed out that the District appropriation. act for the fiscal year 1923 had seitled a dispute which had continued for eleven years over the fiscal relations of the Dis- trict. He said that the people of the District had been told that if they accepted the adjustment in that act that the District Commissioners would make the estimates and would fix the tax rate to meet them. He said that they are now told that if they accept the Cramton amendment disturbing discussions will end and that the | tréuble with the rule,of fixed pro- portionate contributions. “But will this prevent the members of the House from insisting that the annual sum represented by $8,000,000 in the Cramton amendment, contrib- uted by the federal government, be further reduced?’ Mr. Colladay asked. Mr. Colladay said that the Cramton amendment, if adopted. would be a Jong step toward turning the Dis- trict adrift financially, and leaving the Nation’s Capital to such develop- ment as can be made with District revenues. lvan H. Tucker, president of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Asso- clation, appeared before the committee in support of the junior high school, and other public school improvements for the northeast section, and in the in- terest of additions to the public park systems, including the Patterson tract, the Klingle Valley tract, and the Piney Branch tract. —_————— OBTAINS DIVORCE AT 68. May BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Ada J. Willson Gill, gray-haired and feeble, granted from Francis thirty-three. L. Hall Gill of Darien, husband, she said, she was capti- vated by Gill, year ago, after an acquaintance of a week. Within marriage, she testified, Gill obtained $12.000 of her funds and she was forced to obtain’ an injunction to prevent dissipation of the remainder of her $50,000 fortune. — Permit Granted for Bond Issue. .The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion today authorized the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company to issue $450,000 of first consolidated mortgage 6 per cent bonds and $450,000 of common capital stock, to be exchanged for. $300,000 .of income bonds outstanding. NING STAR 17— sixty-eight, has been a divorce by Judge Banks A widow for fourteen years since the death of her first whom she married a two weeks of their # o et WASHINGTOX, D. O, SATURDAY, Poincare May Come|COMPLETES OLYMPIC To U. S. as:Special Or Regular Envoy By Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public Ledger. Copyright, 1824, PARIS, May 17.—Premier Poin- care, following his exit from the government, is likely to make a trip to the United States It has been suggested that the distinguished French statesman accept the post of ambassador to Washington, which M. Jusserand has long desired to relinquish. M. Poincare could either be ap- pointed ambassador or be given a special mission to America by President Millerand. The premier has long desired to visit America, where he has been assured the warmest welcome awaits him CONTESTS TIE-UP TAX BILL CONFEREES Senate Amendments for Publicity of Returns Among Stumbling Blocks. s over provisions in the revenue law so serious as to compel the conferees to return tg their re- spective houses for instruction loomed yesterday during the meet- ing of the Senate and House c ferey It was indicated that among the real stumbling blocks are the Senate amendments for publicity of tax re- turns and a graduated tax on undis- tributed corporation profits. In this connection Secretary Hoover issued a statement yesterday assail- ing the full publicity proposal as un- fair to small business and as opening the door to fraud. House conferees. It is understood, have stood firm against this amend- ment, which was voted into the bill by the Democratic-Republican insur- gent coalition in the Senate on motion of Senator Norris, Republican, Ne- braska | A similar proposal was rejected by | @ decisive margin in the House | House leaders privately predicted t day this amendment would be turn down by the conferees. Agree (o Inspection. the House and the finance committee. however. agreed to open the tax returns to inspection by certain congressional committees empowered by resolutions. Denouncing the Senate amendment which would allow Inspection of re- turns under rules applying to other public documents, Secretary Hoover declared “it will enable strong com- petitors to take advantage of tem- {porary weak conditions of smaller concerns, and, on the other hand. | fraudulent concerns would xladiy pay a few thousand dollars a vear falsely isguised as profit, in order to mis- lead the public.” Apparently the biggest the conferees, however, is the amendment proposing to lower the flat tax on corporations from 12 to 3 per cent, and impose in additi a graduated scale of rates on und tributed profits. | PAINTING OF BARNARD PRESENTED TO COURT Portrait of Late Justice Is Bar Association Gift to D. C. Supreme Bench. Both Senate facing Senate n | ! B | The Bar Association of t { of Columbia yesterday afternoon pre- | sented to the District Supreme Court an oil painting of Job Barnard, | former associate justice of the court | The presentation speech was made by Henry E. Davis, a personal friend of the dead justice. Mr. Davis was introduced by Stanton C. Peel president of the association | " In accepting the portrait Chief Jus- | tice McCoy paid high tribute to Jus- | tice Barnard and declared it was fit- ting to have his likeness on the wall of the courtroom, s that those ing after may inquire about him and learn of the sterling qualities that endeared him as lawyer, justice and friend District close Family Is Present. Justice Barnard's widow. Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard, Mr. *. Arthur Barnard and a grandson, Job Barnard, 2d, attended the pres- entation. John Joy Edson and a large number of members of the bar also attended. Justice Charles H. Robb and Justice Josiah H. Van Orsdel of the Court of Appeals occupied seats among the guests. The entire mem- bership of the District Supreme Court was present on the bench The portrait was painted by Louis H. Gebhard, a local artist. who has also made portraits of other former Justices, among them Chief Justice Clabaugh, Ashley M. Gould, Thomas H. Anderson and the late Chief Justice Shepherd of the Court of Ap- peals. The arrangements for making the plcture and for its presentation were in the hands of a committee compris- ing Stanton C. Peelle, W. W. Millan. W. C. Balderston, Peyton Gordon and P. H. Marshall S S GRAVES FUND CAMPAIGN HERE TO BE INTENSIFIED With the first week of*the cam- paign for funds with which to pur- chase embelfishments for the graves of soldiers at an end. members of all veterans' bodies in the capital. headed by the Grand Army of the Republic, are today laying plans for a more concerted drive next week. Department stores and other large business houses will be visited by auxillaries of the American Legion, Spanish _War Veterans .and the G. A. R. during the forthcoming week, it was announced. It Is also possible that stands will be erected at the entrances of these business establishments. So that none of the 75,000 veterans' es go unadorned on Memorial Dr. A. H. Johnson, 1213 Lamont street northwest, head of the Memorial day committee, urged that contributions be made as soon before May 27 as possible. Dr. Johnson and A. J. Kimmel, vice chalrman of the committee, who lives #t 613 A street southeast, are still receiving dona- tions. OLVANY HELD CERTAIN AS NEW TAMMANY HEAD By the Associated Press. VEW YORK, May 17—Judge George W. Olvany appeared today to have the strongest support for the leader- ship of Tammany, and his friends pre- dicted that he would be named by the executive committee ecarly next week. > The “Old Guard,” headed by Thomas Foley, who is favorable to Olvany's candidacy, plans to have the jurist leave the bench, if necessary, and re- sume the leadership of his old as- sembly district, from which post, they said, he could be easily elected as the late Charles F. Murphy's successor. The subcommittee of seven elected to designate a new chief, heard opin- ions from a number of district leaders yesterday and will continue their ses- sions on Monday and Tuesday. It is unofficlally announced that the new leader will be named on Wednesday next. Mr. and and Mrs. com- | FUND FETE PLANS Committee for Games at Griffith Stadium Arranges Final De- tails of Program. SPRINTING “FLASH” TO RACE Number of Athletic Stars Will Be on Hand When Gates Open. With everything assured but the weather for Monday, backers of the local Olympic fund benefit at the American Ieague Park for that d when the Marines and the Nationals | will hook up for an exhibition game, | weres completing the final details of | the program today. 1t was offictally announced by Col. Robert M. Thompson, head of the local committee, that Loreh Murchison, the sprinting fash of the Newark A. C. will be here. Arrangements to test his comparative speed in a race with the speediest hase ball runners have been comploted. Full detalls of this event may be gleaned by turning {over a few pages to the sports sec- tion Gntes Wil Open at The gates will be swung open | 2r0'clack. The schedule at present is to have the features start at 2:30 | o'clock.” Nick Altrock, who is plan- | Binz to enter the international Olvn e in the comedian compet | tion. will demonstrate the delicat art of animated caricaturing. A | dancing horse from Fort Myer, which will be in the Olympics. has been groomed to perform the Argentine tango steps for the audience, includ- Ing the well known Valentino “dip.” A number of Olympic stare will be on hand. including, of course, Loren Murchison, himself. ckets have been placed on sale at ocal hotels, stores, at the head- quarters of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Board of Trade, and the Chamber of Com- merce, and they will also he on sale at the little hoxes where patrons stop to deliver contributions en route to the turnstile on ordinary base ball game days Most Choering News. The most cheering news of all was | received from the weather forecaster toduy. He said Mondasy would be mild. warm and a bit cloudy, which Wwould prevent the sun from blazing too intensely on the assemblage. Pos- sibility of showers. he said, was re- maote 1 of the L at day today at the headquarters committee in the home of Col. Thoriipson streams of patrons of the Olympic committee have been send- | ing In requests for boxes and for tickets. Col. Thompson and his niece. Mra Frederick Neilson, w busy hroughout the day. acting as box dispensers and program arrangers. Mise Janet Moffett, head of the | group of debutants who will sell | Olympic shields and membership |cards. has called a special meeting |of her committee coach them in their duties for next Monday | Many Diplomatx Expected. atives from virtually foreign government will In a representatives will Cabinet officers ds of here have sig- of occupying ons prominent up box told the every their personal occupy their seats and dep: went he | mental institutions | nitied their intention | 1 scores of per |in local society have made | letin, the s govern- | | parties for the game. All | audience promises to be one | most distinguished that has o | the stands at the Griffith St since itk erection. A statement was issued by Col. Thompson today. on behalf of the lo- cal committee, thanking Mr. Griffith, president of the Washington base I ball elub, for the wholehearted 8up- port and warm enthusiasm he has dered to the benefit of the pied dium |TAILOR HELD IN QUIZ | OF PLOT ON FORBES | |$2.500 Bail Demanded for Tata, ‘Who Denies Telling Woman ! of Scheme. | » | v the Awsociated Pross | PHILADELPHIA, May 17.—Caesar told Eliab of a government . of an alleged plot to do away with Col. Charles R. Forbes, former head of the Veterans' Bureau, was to- day held in $2.500 bail for a further hearing on technical charges of dis- orderly conduct and attempted black- mail. Police and a 'newspaper reporter | yesterday concealed in the home of |3 Mortimer's mother are said to vo heard Tata tell Mrs. Mortimer the alleged plot, involving Mr. Mor- tim AMrs. Mortimer, who is suing her husband for divorce, testified at the hearing how Tata calied her on the telephone vesterday to arrange a meeting place, so he could give her valuable information, and of Tata's visit 10 her parents home, where he told of the alleged plot. Mrs. Mor- timer testified that Tata told her he had been aporoached by a man named Codina. who had taken him to a ho- tel. where he met Mortimer and sev- eral other men. Refumed to Participate. She also testified that Tata told her that he refused to have anything to do with the alleged plot. Tata, according to Mrs. Mortimer's testimony, =aid he had been told any amount of money would be forthcom- ing for the plot. “He said he came to see me to tell me about this, as he thought T ought to know it,” Mrs. Mortimer said. Tata also told her, Mrn Mortimer testified, that he was out of money and work. Tata, who was not represented by counsel, made a statement to the po- Jice magistrate regarding what he told Mrs. Mortimer. He said he was introduced to Mortimer in a hotel by Codina, who told him Mortimer was having trouble with his wife. Ac- cording to Tata, Codina mentioned an Army officer, and said_Mortimer wanted the man scared. “Just scare him; do not kill him,” is what Codina told him, and, according to Tata, this is what he told Mrs. Mortimer yes terday. He denfed that he told her that Col. Forbes was to be done away with, After a policeman, who said he lis- tened to the conversation yesterday, testified, corroborating Mrs. Morti- mer, Tata was heid for a further hearing. < e John Hall McClemont Dies. NEW YORK, May 17.—John Hall Mc€lemont, a director in many cf porations, and formerly controller of the Edison General Electric Company, died suddenly yesterday _at his Brooklyn hpme. He was born in Philadelphia in 1862, Before going with the Edison company he was controller of the Northern Pacific Terminal Company, at Portland., Ore. At the time of his death he was a director in the General Motors Com- pany, the Allis-Chalmers Manufa turing Company, the Missouri Pacific have Mrs wife witn H. Mortimer, | Sunior |Greenwood of V | of Tata, Philadelphia tailor. who was ar- | rested yesterday after he was said to | investigation | Soctrines ot the | citizen in public Railroad Company and the Empire Engineering Company. He was a member of the Union League, Law- yers, Hamilton, Brooklyn, Repub- iican’ and other clubs. . AY 17, 1924, RUTH NEWBURN, Grand prize winner. CENTRAL HIGH GIRL WINS ORATORY PRIZE (Continued from First Page ) the Powel she wer A m which school, from which school to the Central High Sche r of the debating society ain of the debating team uary 11 of this vear weam of the Ph debate on That the be ¢ negative in uld Newburn led the Debating Team Member. Last year she was a member of t debating team which defeated the team from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, High School the subject of International Court of Justice Newburn is editor of the s book of Central, “The B a member of the staff of the on Miss or year and B cky hool weekl She plans use t prize, as well as the sented her as winner to further her educatior attend George Washing: 3300 grand rize pre- r school o | next year. To each winners of were d s Newburn is . ¥ fond of the stu, of English, and savs she wants a hort gtory writer Both® winner and named Ruth, and vears old. Miss Greenwood. the al- ternate, who will stand ready to “fill in" should an emergency arise at the time of the natio; contest next month, a popular member of the s at the Eastern High of the this cight local br district $100 School. Represcntative’s Daughter. The daughter of presentative Ind, Miss Greenwood was born in Dav coun- ty, Ind., Dece She has had considerable experience in public speaking. A vear ago she won the gold medal in dramatic reading in the South Cen- tral =sociation of High Schools in southern Indaina. She has taken a prominent part in the plavs staged at Sastern High School. Her oration dealt with the structure, adjus sovereignty and efficienc parts of the Constitution “Central High School is united in declaring that The Star oratorical cont has aroused in them a renew. ed devotion to the Constitution and a zeal to become worthy eitizens on the Constitution.” Prin- cipal Kramer said today, after ex. pressing pleasure that a student of his hool had won the contest “We are, of course, disappointed in not getting first place. but a number of us heard Miss Newburn's oration, and we think that the judges showed excellent judgment,” said Principal Hart of tne Eastern High School. Congratulated by School. ashington, We feel that Miss Greenwood did excellently, and represented High School in a way t proud of her,” he con students of ‘astern are awaiting another contest of this sort, which combines competitive in- terest and civic welfare so fitly.” The fudges, following their de- cisions, expressed their great interest in the work done by the competitors, and said that the interest evinced not only in the District but through- out the country affords gratifying evidence of awakening public reali- zation of the paramount importance of studying the Constitution. Miss Newburn's oration will be printed in The Sunday Star tomor- row. In it she makes a plea for the interest of tha individual American ffairs, and sayvs the American citizen should know not only his rights under the Comstitu- tion, but also his duties and his re- sponsibilities. 3 PICK DXSTB.ICT' WINNERS. sastern makes us nued. “The By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY. May 17.—George C. Chumos, seventeen, Topeka, Kan. high school boy. last night won the right to represent the middle western zone at the national oratorical con- test on the Constitution to be held in ‘Washington, June 6. Chumos was awarded the decision over five other youthful orators rep- resenting . fifteen middle western states. He represented the territory of the Kansas City Star, which con- ducted one of the district elimination contests recently, Robert E. Lee Saner of Dallas, Tex president of the American Bar Asso- ciation, presided. Southern Winner Chosen. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 17.—Jack h\;sled compensation Turner, Birmingham high school bo: will represent the south in the ni tional oratorical contest at Washing- ton, Juhe 6. He was adjudged the winner in the southern finals here last night over the other speakers from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Victor on Pacific Coast. 1.0S ANGELES, Calif.. May 1 Tyler of Franklin High School. Angeles, won first place in the Pa- cific coast final of the national ora- torical contest here last night, there- by earning the right to compete for national honors in the finul competi- tion to be held in Washington, D. C., June 6. Nine Planes Hop Off. MITCHEL FIELD, N. Y., May 17.— Nine bombing planes, under com- mand of Maj. John F. Pierie, took oft here at 8 o'clock’ for Langley PFleld, Va. c planes arrived here from Langley Field last Thursday. anxiously | the | | RUTH GREENWOOD, Alternate. HOUSE OVERRIDES PRESIDENT'S VETO OF BONUS; PASSES MEASURE, 313 T0 78 (Continued from First Page.) bonus bill of last session finally went on the rocks after President Harding had vetoed it and it had been repassed by the House. The bonus advocates still claimed they had three or four m ough votes 1o make the present measure a law. Veterans Divided. Hor prepared today to ction on the veto of the bonus veterans' organizations taking intereet in the subject di- vided into two camps and threatened that body if it should act contrary to their wishes. War on every member of Congress who votes to override the veto would be declared by the Ex-Service Men's Anti-Bonus 1 it would organize to carry the fight fnto every state where necessary next November. The American committe Taylor, it As th take bi an active Legion's through John vice chalrman to every member of Congress de- clared “‘the service men and women look with confidence for you to keep the faith and override this veto. passing the bill, he said, Congress determined its attitude “upon the in- herent justice of the principle of the measure.” Knowlton Durham, president of the Ex-Service Men's Anti-Bonus League said “if a member of Congress has conscientiously favored and voted for the bonus, that is hiz affair: but if there are those who belfeve the bonus wrong in principle and yet are influ- enced by what they consider political expediency to cast their vote against the presidential veto, we intend to show that there are at least two sides to the question, and we cxpect to ap- peal to the voters who agree with us—and we believe they are the great majority of the voters of this coun- try—to support and defend those who uphold the principles enunciated by the President”’ Had Full Informatio: Mr. Taylor said that it was known when Congress passed the bill what would be the cost and how the cost must be met. "It is upon these ques- tions and * principle—that the President bases his opposition, al- though he bLrings mo information to the Congress which it did not posscss when it voted overwhelmingly in fa- vor of the measure twice during the past month.” Declaring arguments that the cost of the bill "will wreck the nation's finances” had been discarded, M. Tay- lor alluded then to President Cool- idge's declaration in his veto mes- sage that the bill would destroy “our theory of patriotism. “The veteran asks no reward for his patriotism,” the lctter continued. “That is his pride. For the hardships, dangers and sufferings he endured have already been paid for in his knowledge for all time that in the hour of his country’s need he was called and not found wanting. “In this statement Mr. Coolidge loses sight of the fact that the ad- measure is not legislative in a letter —cost pay for patriotism, but is designed to rectify the economic handicap which Veterans and their families suffered While fighting, and have not yet over- come. “His loss was not caused alone by the less than living wage which the soldier and his family recelved. It Wwas magnified many limes by the enormous increase in the cost of bare necessities, which brought debt upon the soldiers'’ dependents in order to live Cites Civic Readjustment. “War-time pay was readjusted by all employers of labor and hundreds of millions were spent in this. The government recognized this necessity and to date has increased salaries of ts civilian employes by $294,000,000. The government also recognized the railroads and _increased their war compensation by $1,696,000,000, and the government recognized the war contractors, who had already salted ague, which announced | Thomas | COOLIDGE SUPPORT PLEDGED BY GILLETT Speaker Seeking Senatorship Says There Is No Chance of Vol- © stead Law Change. ENFORCEMENT ONLY ISSUE Letter to Roosevelt Club, Boston Doubts Repeal Possible. A pledge to “support whole-bear: edly the policies of President Cool tdge,” if elected senator from Masss chusetts, is given by Speaker G lett in a letter to K. M. Washburn secretary of the Roosevelt Club Boston. The Speaker al. declarec “there is not the slightest chance of any substantial change in the Vo stead law. Declining an invitation to address luncheon meeting of lup toda because of his inability to et awa from Washington, Mr. Gillett refurre to President Coolidge as the “zreates asset of the Republican party.” “You remember when the electior was held six years ago,” the Speaker said, “the main argument the Democratic candidate was that a ser ator was needed who would Vor President Wilson You also r ber the rcsult. If I should t I promise there shall be no appointment. My purpose to support whole-heartec cies of President Coolid; greatest asset of the Repub and has shown such sound judemen and such a wise and thorough gres of our national problems tha: | glad to trust his leadership. so the ¢ can par Enforcement Only Issue. “I note from the press that both t | so-called wets and drys are trying 1~ make of their differences a politica issue in this campaign. It seems ty me the only issue related to that sub ject mow is law enforcement. Th eighteenth amendment has been adopted and is the law of the land Until it is repealed, which I do not belleve will ever be possible, certatnly not in my lifetime, the only issue is its enforcement “There is t the slightest chanos of any substantial change in the Vol stead law. Most of the changes urged are both illegul nd impracticable and seem to me merely a device for | agitation. 1 favor strict and vigorou law enforcement. not that lip service which declares for law while patron izing and sh ing bootlegger bu that genuine service whic earnestly to root out the evil McADOO CONFIDENT FACING CHIEF FOES (Continued from First Pa nominee on that subject. For t moment foreicn policy is not an issus as between idates for the nom nation itsedf. The Wilson following in the party is for the most part be hind McAdoo, thoush he has recruite some of the old anti-Wilson men to Challenge to Smith Seen, Another thing on which the M cohorts are not silent is prohit They point to him as the only and progressive candidate seems, of course. a challe Al Smith. Whether the McAdoo can make of Al Smith a ¢ by declaring Tammany progressive remains t the fight appears to developin: largely between the MecAdoo and Smith forces, with all sorts of rumors floating around just now that at the peychological moment both the Un derwood and Cox strensth will thrown to Smith rather than McAd in order to head off the latt | nomination, The preconvention offor- to persuade influential men behind the Scemes to cast their support int the camp of Willlam Gibbs MeAde are becoming intensified. There wiu a time when the skeptics thoug! him eliminated on account of the c mixup. He has now carried sever primaries and has come herc to as the doubtful ones what they thini about that and to persuade them t climb his band wagon. For McAd is one of the chief strategists of h own campaign. 1servat far fro seen. Rut b [ down billions, bLy increasin the war compensation $706,000,00 “In his message the President ad heres to the old theory, since discard ed by the awakened conscience of America. that, in addition to bearing all the hardships and dangers of hat tle, the soldier alone, for his pri ilege, must be denied the right adequate maintenance for his fam in war time: that, although | just to compensate all others in f for their financial losses due to w the soldier must be made the sing exception to this, and that, whic cheerfully compensating in full the losses that others sustained, the so dier must be denounced as unpatriot because he shows his empty larde and says, ‘While I was fighting an you were profiting my family suffered Doverty which has not yet been ov: come.’ Patriotiam Theory Change. “The heart of America long abandoned the theory of patriotisn which the President champions. Th Congress and the people have de cided that the soldier alone shs not be discriminated against, to thr further financial gain of a natio teeming with prosperity. “In every instance where the ican people have registered will directly upon this question have voted overwhelmingly irn of it. In twenty-two states the ple have voted for state compe tion, and the majorities have be high as eight to one All n " polls taken on the question show tF DPeople favor it overwhelmingly “Override this veto and vou write upon the statute books America for all time a iaw will make operative the convic which has grown in the consc of the nation. And that is that lars are no more sacred than b life—and that if compensation to be paid for the use of one in tincs national stress, then compensatio: must of right be paid for the us the other also.” Although Congress has the al ted right to raise funds for tl pense of government by (u Walter H. Wilson, Chicago broker a telegram dispatched yesterda members of the House and addresse: to Speaker Gillett, asks whether if has the right to give proceeds of ation to anybody or any class. Tiv telegram is aimed at the bonus =en timent in favor of overriding President’s veto, and it says “Government has no money. the right to levy and colleet taxe defray the expenses of government Has it the right to levy taxes and give the proceeds to anybody cr an class? Ask any able-bodied veterar if he would seil his experience 010 there'; if so, for what price? W he sell it for $50, for $500, for $50. What is_our American citi worth? Would any of us. anywhert sell it? Who would buy it—the gov- ermment? Your honorable body IS composed of high-ciass citizens, who are honoring us all, our government included, and you are doing it at an honorable sacrifice. most of your own individual interesis. cause, God bless you. of your dev to our country. No money consids tion for any purpose could swer. from that duty. Now, as sometime happens in peaceful governmeni. o crigis has arisen. Is the President wrong? If so, wherein? 1f he i+ right, why shouldn’t we sustain him”" faver