Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1924, Page 1

\J WEATHER. ir and tonight and winds. mperature ended at 10 p.m 67, at 4 p.m.; lowest I report on Page warmer to tomorrow; T twent 62, unsettled fresh south- y-two hours, last night: Highest, at 10 p.m, No. 999.—No. 29,237. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. "REPASSEDINHOUSE, BONUS HELD SURE OF SENATE VICTORY Effort to Rush Vote in Upper' Branch to Override Veto at Once Fails. ACTION MAY BE PUT OFF UNTIL MIDDLE OF WEEK Prospects for Sustaining President Slight, Although Message ‘Wins Over Senators. Overriding the President’s veto, the Jlouse vesterday passed the soldier honus bill by a vote of 313 to 78, 52 more than the necessary two-thirds. Bight Republicans and seven Dem- ocrats were not recorded as voting or paired. They were: Anderson, XKahn, Kiess. Langley, Reed of West Virginia, Rosenbloom and White of Maine, Republicans; Clark of Florida, Ilivan, Gilbert, Huddleston, Lilly, Fark of Georgia and Ward of North Carolina, Democrats. Speaker Gillett and Representative Cole of Ohio, Dever taken his seat, did not vote. 23 Republicans Change Vote. Twenty-three Republicans, among wihem Representative Longworth, Ohio, | the party leader, and two Democrats who voted for the bill two months | ago, voted yesterday to sustain the | President's veto. The republicans, in addition to Mr. Longworth, were: Beers, Bixler, Darrow, Edmonds, Watres, Welsh and Wertz of Penn- svlvania; Demp: Stalker, Sweet and Taber of New York; Fleetwood of Ve »nt, Graham, Madden, Moore | and Sproul Hlinois; Hudson, Scott | and Williams of Michigan, and Paige | of Massachusetts, Brand of Ohio and | Newton of Missouri. | The Democ s were Hawes and| Jost, both of Missouri. i Three Republicans absent on the previous roll call—Britten and Chind- | bloom of Ilinois and Fredericks of California—voted to sustain the veto. Spearing, Democrat, of Louisiana, who voted to sustain, was sworn in &s a member Friday. The only hope the opponents of the measure now have lies in the Senate ~—and that hope is not very great. There is no doubt that the President’s veto message has won over some of the Senators who voted for the bonus bill on its passage. But there is considerable doubt that a sufiicient | number will change their positions to sustain his veto. ) Senate Vote Monday Asked. The bonus bill was sent to the Sen- mte yesterday afternoon immediately wmfter the vote in the House. Senator Watson of Indiana proposed that it be voted upon immediately. But Sen- Cator Wadsworth of New York and| others objected. Efforts to fix a time on which to vote failed, and finally Benator Curtis of Kansas, who has | had charge of the bill in the Senate, fave notice he would call the measure up tomorrow immediately after the close of the morning hour. That the bill will be voted upon tomorrow, however, is extremely doubtful. A number of senators who | desire to vote on the bonus bill may be absent. For example, Senators Pepper and Reed of Pennsylvania are ' mpelled to be in Pennsylvania for 4in important political meeting to- | The he WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY CHOICE OF VICE PRESIDENT PROBLEMFOR G. O. P. CHIEFS Many Mentioned, But Followers Wonder if President Will Spring Dark Horse. McAdoo Grows Stronger. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. With the Republican national convention almoa* at hand there is as yet no indication of who Presi- dent Coolidge's running mate is to be. The politicians talk about the Possibility of Judge Kenyon of Towa, Senator Capper, Senator Watson of Indiana, former Senator Beveridge of Indiana, Gov. Hyde of Missouri, Gen. S. then wind up by whether President Coolidge has somo “dark horse” in mind to spring on the convention at the eleventh hour. While it is not in- timated that he will dictate the selection, it is taken for granted that he will have a great deal of influence in namjng the candidate for Vice President. In this lull in Republican presi BLACK GOLD TAKES DERBY BEFORE 80,000 Greatest Crowd in U. S. Race His- tory Sees Western Horse Beat Field of Nineteen. Dawes, and speculating § e CHILHOWEE RUNS SECOND Butler Third—Winner’s Time Is 2.05 1-5. Beau By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky triumphed over the time since 1921 in the historic Ken- tucky derby today, when Black Gold, the favorite, won the race by a scant half length in a slashing drive to the wire, defeating eighteen of the noblest three-year-olds in training before a crowd of 75,000 to 80,000 per- sons—the greatest throng that ever May 17T=—West st for the first | witnessed a horse race in America. The west's victory was 6verwhelm- ing, as the first four horses to finish are western owned. Chilhowee, rank- ing among the worthiest of contend- ers and owned by Gallaher Brothers of Lexington, Ky., was second by the margin of a short nose over Beau Butler, which, in a heart-tearing ef- fort, beat Altawood for third honors by @ half a length. Beau Butler was the entry of Col. E. R. Bradley, whose Behave Yourself won the derby in 1921. Black Gold won the race at one and a quarter miles over a track lightning fast, in 2.051-5, which is two seconds slower than the record established by Old Rosebud in 19}4. horse belongs to Mrs. R. M. Hoots of Tulsa, Okla, the second woman ever to have sent a derby winner to the post. Jimmy Mooney, black haired and deeply tanned, was the triumphant jockey, and Harry Webb, affectionately called the *Old Man,” was the proud conditioner of the victor. Race Pays $52,77 Black Gold won for his owner $52,- in cash and gold trophy worth $5,000. For himself, Black Gold merited a rose wreath with sentiment above the sniff of money and the ad- miration of the record-breaking crowd which never will forget the courage of his conquest. Chilhowee earned for his owners, the Gallaher brothers, the sum of $6,000, while Beau Butler earned $3,000 for his owner. Altawood, own- morrow afternoon and Tuesday. Also, it is believed that there will be | considerable debate on the bonus | bill. Well informed senators last night were predicting that it would te the latter part of this week before | the Senate finally acts on the bonus | measure. | The de o be the advanta of the bonus. Se defuged with letters and buttonholed by the supporters @nd opponents of the measure. Tre- ynendous pressure is being brought 10 bear upon them both for and ugainst the bonus. The opponents of the bonus last \night were still lacking a number of votes to sustain the President's veto. Many of the senators confidently pre- dicted they never would be able to | obtain votes enough to prevent the passage of the bill by the necessary Iwo-thirds vote. This was the views 1aken by Senator Lodge, the Re- publican ieader; by Senator Capper of Kansas, chairman of the farm bloc, and others. See Democratic Gain. in the vote is believed = of the opponents are being telegrams, From the democratic point of view, 3¢ would be to the political interests ©f the Democrats if the veto of the 3 Jdent should be sustained, it was faid In some quarters. But Demo- itic leadors were confident that the Pemocrats, cxcept those who voted priginally against the bill, would all y1ote to override the President’s veto. In the light of President Coolidge’s gtrong plea for economy the opinion was expressed in some quarters, how- ¢ver, that support for the veto might ©c gained on the ground that the neasure threatened the tax reduction Dill now in conference. What effect this sentiment may have had is un- i termined, however. Members of the Senate who are on yicord in favor of the soldiers’ bonus Jiive been “hearing from the country.” J.iterally hundreds of telegrams have Joured into the Capitol, @ very great Juajority of them urging senators to Vote to sustain the President’s veto ! the so-called adjusted compensation 1. Great pressure is being brought 1. bear on senators from the New Jnglamd states, especially the two \ TContlnued on Page 3, Column 3.) | track history. ed by C. Bruce Head of Louisville, took down $1,000 in fourth money. The racing achievements of Black Gold is one of the amazing stories of The little jet black colt, the son of Black Toney-Useeit, was lightly regarded by the winter forecasters of the winner, who had such names as Wise Counselor, St. James and Sarazen on which to spec- ulate. Black Gold at one time during the winter book was a 100 to 1 shot in today's race, and until three weeks ago the price was 40 to 1 on (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) 1,000 HEAD OF STOCK DIE Fire in Chicago Menaces Entire Yards District. . CHICAGO, May 17.—More than 1,000 head of cattle and sheep were burned and a number of pens destroyed in the heart of the stock yards district late today by a fire which for a time threatened the entire district. Police and spectators worked with yards employes in driving more than 5,000 sheep and a number of cattle to safety. A wooden viaduct was partially destroyed, as were several thousand tons of hay in the barn where the fire started. Loss in buildings and pens, owned by the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company and leased to packers, was estimated to be less than $100,000, but the loss in cattle, sheep and hay was not known. e HAVHE_DE GRACE RAIDED. ‘Woman and 14 Men Arrested and Two Trucks of Liquor Seized. BALTIMORE, Md, May 17.—Pro- nibition agents numbering fourteen trom . Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia today invaded Havre de Gface, Md. One woman and fourteen men were arrested and two truck- loads of alleged liquor was seized. The agents made eighteen raids, in which they visited cafes, lunch rooms, confectionery stores, peol rooms and a gas filling station, dential politics interest in the democratic situation Is keen, in ‘View of the uncertainty attending the probable nominee. William G. McAdoo surprised the politicians by dropping into New York last week to attend the meeting of the national committee which is ar- ranging the temporary organiza tion of the convention, in the se- lection of the temporary chair- man and the maker of the keynote address. Mr. McAdoo showed mitteemen and others that he is very much alive to own inter- ests and does not propose to allow his rivals to “put over” anything on him. He has by far the great- est number of delegates in his string than any of the other can- ge 4 Column the com- (Continued on IMMIGRATION BILL IN HANDS OF HUGHES State Secretary to Prepare Written Report for Consideration of Coolidge. THROUGH CAPITOL ROUTINE President Has Until May 29 to Take Actior. The immigration restriction bill and its Japanese exclusion provision is in the hands of the State Department for study and preparation of a report to President Coolidge. The measure was pa its final routine stages the Capitol, sent to the White House, submitted by the White House to the Labor Deparment and returned by that department with a report, and then sent to the State Department. Labor Department Reports. The Labor Department's dealt only with the administrative provisions of -the bil and is under- stood to approve these sections. report to be submitted by the State Department, however, will be based on policy, particularly with reference to the Japanese exclusion section. President Coolidge has been ac- quainted thoroughly with the posi- tion of the State Department by Sec- retary Hughes, and the report to be prepared by that department will be merely the presentation in written form of views already expressed orally by Mr. Hughes to the Presi- dent. On the report, however, will depend to no inconsiderable extent the action that Mr. Coolidge will take on the bill. Time Left to Act. Indications still prevailed today that the President had not decided what action he would take on the measure. He has until May 29 to act on it. He was understood to be con- sidering two courses of action. One is to sign the measure and issue at the same time a statement or other. wise make representations designed to soften the blow to Japanese sen: bilities. The other is to send the bill back to the House unsigned with a message expressing hearty approval of all provisions excepting that pro- viding for exclusion of Japanese im- migration after July 1. REDUCED RAIL RATES DENIED G. 0. P. DELEGATES Centra] Passenger Association Says Such Procedure Not Customary. Regular Service. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 17.— Railroads have refused a request from the Cleveland convention com- mittee for reduced fares to this city {during the Republican national con- vention next June. The reply of the Central Passenger Association, Chicago, stated that it was not customary to grant reduced rates for these gatherings. Only regular train service from Ohio and nearby states will prevail Dbefore and during the national Re- publican convention, according to James E. Jappe, secretary of the committee. During the convention railroads will pool their office quarters here and there will be ample facilities to care for the increased traffic. Railioad Em_p_loye Kills Self After Causing Collision By the Associated Press. Italy, May 17.—The Simplon express, bound from Con- stantinople to Paris and traveling at seventy kilometers an hour, to-* day crashed into a freight train standing on a siding near the sta- tion Postojna, Italy, killing the French baggagemaster, an Italian caribinier, and injuring a number of passengers. E The stationmaster at Mategna, who inadvertently had routed the express onto the siding, became frantic over his mistake and com- mitted suicide. Later, a rescue train, speeding back with a number of the in- jured, ran down and killed a peasant woman at the little village of Grignane. The loss in the wreck was es- timated at 1,000,000 lire. 1SS SLEUTH VORK ORDEREDBY STONE CONMITEE TOL Daugherty Probers Hear That Espionage Service Will Be Cut to Minimum. “UNDER-COVER” MEN GO; ONLY LAWYERS WANTED Wheeler Hints $100,000 Doheny Paid Fall Was to Promote Revolt in Mexico. Aid from the Department of Justice in getting more of the story of George Remus about payments for “protection” while operating in the bootlegging industry, was sought yes- terday by the Senate Daugherty com- mittee. At the same time, in a heated open session, the committee strove to find | why one of the witnesses long held {in reserve in its been made the object of a federal prosecution, and learned incidentally that the department’s bureau of in- vestigation organized by Attorney General Stone ince W. J. Burns, its former chief, esigned. Senator Wheeler, the | sion the theory that the $100,000 paid heny was intended to finance Mexi- can revolutionary activities, supported by testimony. Remus, now in Atlanta penitentiary, told Friday of paying $2560,000 or reporty The | more to Jess W. Smith, dead com- | panion of former Attorney General cd through | Daugherty, for “protection,” and of- | esterday at |tered to go personally and bring | | cancelled checks from “a secret sc | cluded spot” if the committee would arrange it. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, (Continued on Fage 3, Column 4.) PRESIDENT CONQUERS HIS COLD BY REST Malady Contracted Pri.dny, But He May Be Back at Desk Tomorrow. | | | | President Coolidge, after a day of almost complete rest, had gained mastery last night over a slight bronchial cold which had compelled him to cancel the day's engagements and remain away from the exccutive offices. The President was still suffering somewhat from the cold contracted two daye ago, but White House offi- clals said he probably would be back at his desk tomorrow. He is expected to spend today in much the same manner as he did yesterday—loung- ing about his room, reading and sleeping—although in doing so he will break a record of never having missed church attendance on Sunday since he came to Washington as Vice President. The cold was described ds entirely of a bronchial nature and such as Mr. Coolidge has suffered from at times over a long period of years. It never has developed into anything alarming, always having been dissi- pated by a short rest. The President has,a slight bronchial weakness and frequently goes to a specialist here for treatments, particularly before he makes an address that possibly would involve a strain on his throat. Weather Effect Likely. Weather conditions in Washington the past week and unusually hard work for several days are considered as having led to the President's in- disposition. On Thursday Mr. Cool- idge stood in the open air bare head- ed for two hours greeting guests at a garden party at which he and Mrs. Coolldge were hosts. Late that eve- ning he and Mrs. Coolidge, despite a pouring rain, motored to the navy yard to fulfill a promise to attend a Navy ball The c6ld also was superinduced by a heavy drain on -the President's vitality brought about by long hours at his office. With legislation pour- ing into the White House In a steady stream from the Capitol, he has been spending about nine hours a day in his office and also spent several eve- nings at work on his bonus veto mes- sage and other matters. Volce Husky Friday. Mr. Coolidge suffered from the cold all during the day yesterday, and newspapermen who conferred with him late in the day noticed a huski- ness in his voice. Immediately after his conference With the correspendents he went to see the throat specialist e often visits and expected the cold to pass away during the night. It still was troubling him yvesterday morning, and after C. Bascom Slemp, his secretary, had conferred with him, it ‘was announced that all en- gagements had been cancelled for the day. Several pressing matters in the form of a few letters and three nomi- nations were taken -over to him by Secretaries Slemp and Clark. Secretary Weeks saw the President during the afternoon, and said he found him feeling much better than he had felt early in the day. Brig. Gen. Charles * E. Sawyer, the House pHysician, called at the Execu- tive Mansion twice, but he did' mot consider the President’s indisposition sufficiently * serious to warrant fis- suance of a formal statement. inquiry has lately | | is being extensively re- {COUPLE FOUND DEAD committee | | prosecutor, introduced into the ses- | | tormer Secretary Fall by E. L. Do- | but the | suggestion was not followed up, or| Sundl WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION MORNING, MAY | | | FROM SAME BULLET High School Youth and Teacher on Flower-Hunting Trip in Mountains. BLAME RUM TRAFFICKERS Believe Moonshiners or Bootleggers Shot Victims. By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa, May 17.—One bullet, believed to have been fired from =& high-calibered automotic pistol, killed both Harry Ganster, twenty-one, president of the Marys- ville High School senior class, and Leah Ellenberger, twenty-two, a teacher of Hollidaysburg, Pa., whose bodies were found early today- in the automobile in which they set out late yesterday on a flower-picking trip in the mountains near here. The bullet was found late today in | the girl's body, where it had lodged apparently after having passed through that of the young man. No weapon was found. See Liquor As Cause. State police joined with county of- ficlals in the search for the slayer, but with few clues on which to pro- ceed. The possibilty was considered that the young people met death in a moonshiners’ feud or that Ganster's life was sought by bootleggers, whose activities he had been investigating. The bodies were found by the young man's father, Joseph Ganster, and the girl's uncle, George Albright. Ganster's body was in a half-stand- ing position, one foot on the ground, the other on the running board of the automobile, the head resting on the floor of the car beside the girl's feet. Miss Ellenberger's body was in the seat beside the steering wheel. In the back seat were-several bundles of wild flowers. Boys camping near the scene told the investigators they heard shots early last night, but were unable to locate the sounds. They were uncer- tain as to whether one or more shots were fired. No Evidence of Struggle. There was no evidence of a strug- gle in the vicinity of the car, and the bodies apparently had not been touched after the shooting. Ganster was a leader of his class and was to have been graduated with honors May 31. Miss Ellenberger, a frequent visitor to Marysville, where her mother formerly lived, taught school near Hollidaysburg. She had been visiting in Marysville two weeks. Since her arrival she fre- quently had been In the company of the high school boy. Ganster was known as an amateur photographer, and frequently set out alone in the quest for pictures. Among those which he was reported to have in his possession were sev- eral of stills which he is supposed to have discovered in the fastness of the mountain region a few miles from his home. These, and the fact that he was involved in a shooting aftray a year and a Half ago.near the moonshiners’ cabin in the moun- tains, led to the belief that the shoot- ing may have been by moonshiners. G S Tax Collector Removed. ALMA, Ga, May 17.—The county commissioner of Bacon county this afternoon removed Tax Collector J. J. Willlams from office, announcing at the same time that auditors had found that his books showed that he was short $10,331.87 with the county, and ‘$2,700 with the state. J. M, Meadows, tax collector-elect, was installed in office. Williams was serv- ing his eighth year as tax collector. No criminal action has been taken against Williams. > Two Shot in Liquor Hold-Up. NEWARK, N. J, May 17.—James Canefo and Santo Rittico were wounded seriously tonight in a gun battle with federal prohibition agents at the Essex bonded warehouse. Two others of a band of elght who at- tempted to rob the warehouse were captured. The warehouse is said to contain Nquor valued at $500,000. }dohn AL Y Stae. 18, 1924--106 PAGES. — /il > e = T . BMCLE = TODAY’S STAR’ PART ONE—44 Pages. General News—Local. National, Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Page 26. Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 33. Radio News and Gossip—Pages 36 and 37. Reviews of New Books—Page 38. The Civillan Army—Page 38. Spanish War Veterans—Page 39. Financial News—Pages 40 and 41. At the Community Centers—Page 42. Around the City—Page 42. PART TWO—16 Pages. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 11. Army and Navy News—Page 12. D. A. R. Activities—Page 13. Y. W. C. A. Notes—Page 13. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 13. News of the Clubs—Page 14. District National Guard—Page 14. PART THREE—12 Pages, Amusements—Theaters and the Photo. in Washington—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5 to 9. Fraternities—Pages 10 and 11. Serial—‘One Year to Live"—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 Pages. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—10 Pages. Classified Advertising. Girl Scouts—Page 9. Veterans of the Great War—Page 10. Boy Scouts—Page 10. GRAPHIC SECTION—S Pages. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—1 Pages. Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. TWO GIRLS AMONG 7 ORATORY WINNERS Miss Newburn ef Washington and Miss Eleanor Huber of Louis- ville Are Victors. Mr. Ruth Newburn, selected yesterday as premier high school orator in The Star's oratorical contest on the Con- stitution, will be one of two girls to compete against five boys in the national contest to be held June 6 at Memorial Continental Hall. Central High School's winner of the $300 local grand prize will find her- self with but one feminine companion on the stage of the D. A. R. Hall that night, when President Coolidge will preside. Miss Eleanor Huber of Louisville, Ky., who was the grand prize winner in the fifth zone of the national con- test, centering at Chicago, will be the other girl. Miss: Newburn, sixteen years old, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W, Newburn of Wardman Park annex, is the winner in zone 3—the District 6t Columbla—and has the honor of competing for the national prizes of $3,600, $1,000 and $500. Five Boys to Compete. Her boy competitors for June 6 are Dallam, 3d, winner in the second zome, centering in Philadel- phia. Vail Barnes, zome 1, of which New York City was the center; George C. Chumos, zone 6, centering at Kansas City, Mo.; Jagk Turner, zone 4, centering at Birmingham, Ala., and Don Tyler, ozne centering at Los Angeles. Plans will be made tomorrow for presenting to Miss Newburn the $300 prize which she won when the judges, the Justices McCoy and Siddons of the District Supreme Court and Jus. tice Robb of the District Court of Ap- peals, unanimously selected her as winner from a fleld of eight, the othér seven the choice of . the .other -high schools. Superintendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou and Principal Stephen E. Kra- mer of Central High School will be called into conference with Grant Al- len, manager of the contest In this (Continued on Puge 3, Column 2.) 60 cents GLOBE FLYERS MADE PACIFIC HOP BY NIGHT Message Says Army Airmen Were Forced by Storm to Land Crossing Ocean. WERE ALOFT 12 1-2 HOURS Feat Thrills Japanese, Who Give Unstinted Praise. By the Associated Press. BREMERTON, Wash, May 17.— Three American aviators who yester- day left Atta Island and were stopped three and a half hours by a storm; | flew the most part of a night to reach Paramashiru Island, it was figured here today at the Puget Sound navy yard. A ‘correction raceivad on a report that had been caught earlier in the day from Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, acting commander of threée plases in the flight around the earth, indicated that he had used 180th meridian time throughout his message. Aloft Twelve and One-Half Hours. The corrected message and result- ing revision in figuring by the Navy experts gave an elapsed time of twelve hours and thirty minutes for the first spanning of the Bering Sea in the air, linking the United States and Japan. The correct message, which was official from Lieut. Smith and was forwarded to Maj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the Army air service, in Washing- ton, read: Gives Data on Trips. “Left Attu at 11. Snowstorms over Pacific forced us to light off shore at Komandorfski at 8, Arrived Para- mashiru at 11:30, 180th time. Flight over fog 25 per cent of distance; snow 10 per cent and excellent weather rest. Planes and personnel Okeh. Leave next good weather.” By reason of crossing the 180th Meridian, the flyers left Attu, which is at the west end of the Aleutians, Friday, but arrived at Paramashiru Island, which is at the northern end of Japanese Empire, Saturday. PRAISED BY JAPANESE. Army Airmen’s Feat Puts Exclu- sion in Background. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, May 17.—The Japanese ex- clusion question and all the bitter- ness it engendered is momentarily forgotten while Tokio thrills over the feat of the American aviators in linking in the first time in history American and Japanese territory by air. American Army officers here are tonight recelving messages of congratulation on the success of their comrades. Jupanese army and navy officials are ungrudging in their congratula- tions. The British and French officers here to receive flyers from their own cquntries are heartily applauding the men who have accomplished the most difficult Jeg In the round-the- world flight. The flight is the big news of the day, the newspapers issuing specials this afternoon announcing the arrival (Continued on Fage 2, Column 6.) FEoi -Mishap Perils Battleship. BR!-IMERTO% Wash, May 17— Blowing out a cylinder head shortly after leaving Puget Sound Navy Yard | late today to rejoin the battle fleet at San Diego, Calif., the U. 8. S. Ok- lahoma was in peril of being thrown on rocks near Waterman, across the channel from here by tide rips, for nearly an hour before being rescued undamaged by naval tugs. She was towed back to the Navy Yard for minor repairs. Billy Sunday Still Holds Own. ROCHESTER, Minn, May 17.— Billy Sunday, the evangelist, under observation at the Mayo clinic here following an attack of kidney trouble at Memphis, Tenn., is holding his own and the doctors have not yet decided whether an operation is necessary, according to a statment issued to- night, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at r month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. RENT ACT EXTENDED YEAR AS PRESIDENT SIGNS RESOLUTION Board’s Right to Exist, How- ever, to Be Tested in Court Tomorrow. AFFIDAVITS OBTAINED TO PROVE EMERGENCY | Government and District to Seel: to Halt Issuance of Injunction. President Coolidge late yasterdat afternoon signed the joint resolution extending the life of the Rent Com- mission another year. Under the present act, the commission woull have ceased to exist Thursday of thi week. The measure, reaching the Whi House from the Capitol yesterd: noon, was sent immediately to District Commissioners for the fo approval required from thcm on Di trict legislation. Late in the after noon, it was returned to the Whit House, and the President’s Secretar: C. Bascom Slemp, took the measure | the President's room along with sor other official papers requiring his « tention. The President s megiately. Court Fight on Tomorrew. o While the President's signature tends the Rent Commission's life 1. another year, the real test to deter- mine the commission's right to exi under the law will come in the court and a decisive battle in what i believed to be a'long struggle ahe will be fought in the District preme Court tomorrow. H. L. Underwood, special assist to the Attorney General, and Cha Brown, counsel for the Rent Com sion, have obtained a number of fadavits, which they will present to- morrow to Justice Stafford in an «f fort to show that the housing emer- gency in Washington has not passcd Both lawyers will argue that th showing made by these affidavit changes the record as presented to the court by counsel for Bates War- ren, who obtained a ruling by the court that there exists sufficient prob- ability ‘of the passing of the emer- gency as to justify the court in granting a temporary injunction against further functioniAg by th Rent Commission. Held Up Imjuneti Justice Stafford deferred the &ign ing the temporary injunction, whicii he had decided to grant last Tuesday when Attorney General Stone on be- half of the United States filed a peti- tion to intervene in the case in the interest of the 65,000 government erm- ployes, most of whom are tenant« Counsel for Mr. Warren and for Hur ry Norment, who has a similar pet tion pending, consented to the grant- ing of the intervention to the govern- ment. Justice Stafford then gave Mr. Underwood until tomorrow to get affidavits to offset the showing mad by the columns of vacant houst advertised in The Star that there is no longer a housing shortage. Justice Stafford pointed out mere high rentals are not a justit cation for the Ball Rent Act, ana could not be made to supply the emergency, which alone forms th. basis for the continuance of the operations of the Rent Commission He followed closely the intimation of Justice Holmes of the United States Supreme Court in the Chastle- ton opinion, in which he said that it the Supreme Court was passing on the question of the present exist- ence of an emergency, it would b- inclined to hold that the Ball Act had ccased to operate. Expires May 22, 1923, Approval by the President of tii joint resolution makes the date of ex- piration for the commission, May 22, 1925. As originally planned by the House the joint resolution extended the life of the rent act two years When it came up for consideration in the Senate, however, Senator Overman of North Carolina objected strenu- ously to the two-year period and Chairman Ball of the District commit- tee finally agreed to make the exten- sion one year, to get prompt action on the resolution. The resolution continues the rent act without change. An amendment oftered by Senator Caraway of Arkan- sas and finally included in the reso- lution, requires hotels to post their rates for rooms in a conspleuous place, and to give thirty days' notice of a change in rate. The purpose of thix amendment is to prevent a hotel from raising its during conventions or on other occasions, which bring large crowds to Washington, when hotel accommodations are in demand Held Emergency Exists. Had the joint resolution failed to be enacted into law, the District rent act would have expired Thursday. It was contended by supporters of the resolution in both the Senate and House that a housing emergency still exists, making it necessary to con- tinue the rent commission to protect tenants from exhorbitant rentals. that rates The Senate District committee, un- der authority of a resolution adopt- ed by the Senate, recently conducted a survey of the housing situation and an investigation of charges. that com- binations have been entered into by owners and real estate dealers to keep high the prices of rental ana sale properties here. ' At the time the joint resolution was before the Senate, Senator Ball sul- “(Continucd on Page 3, Column )