Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight, followed by showers in early morning tomorrow, fresh southerly winds. Temperature for twenty-four hours ending at 8 p.m.—Highest, 72, at noon today. Full report an page 7. Lowest, 45, at 3 a.m, today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 90 949 =9,242, Ei Dost No. tered as second-class matter ofice Washington, D ©. . POLIE HALT ROWS GROWS TURBULENT Speetators Join in Bitter Quarrels as Todd Seeks to Disprove Means’ Story. THEFT OF FAMED DIARIES DECLARED “FAIRY TALE” Assistant Attorney General Says Operatives Guarded House—Jibes Fly Back and Forth. Tue troubles of Gaston ar witness for the Daugherty mittee, were debated before the com- mittee today at a session resound with tumult from beginning to cud. Hiram C. Todd, assistant general in charge of the pros ainst Mcans in New Yo witness stand but embers and counsel for former torney General Daugherty toc much of the time with a series « attor: scution was on Guarrels so bitter that the spectators tried to join in, and w Capitol police. Todd, himself accused by Ch Brookhart of being “unfit for his job, fired sharply back across the table at the jibes of his ¢ declaring the committee shown “indignity” toward the o and reminding Senator Wheeler, committee prosecuto in story of t mous diar testimony of tw ce agents sidence. quieted by com proved easily by th Department” of Ju guarded the Means Near Row in Hal The only purpose of t over Means by the dep iusisted, was to oi and see whether he wa 1o come to New Y After the well committee the Daugherty counsel and renewed verbal hostilities in un ad- joining hallway, with the result tha & police officer intervened with a cau tion which ended the argument, nator Wheeler, the con cutor, first got Todd to de work for the governmens, pr his ceedings against railroad who_quit service at Needles, during the railroad strike of 1922 Cane Often Delayed. When Todd identified himself as a member of the law firm of Baldwin, Hutchins & Todd of New York Sena- tor Wheeler asked if Francis S Hutchins, also a firm member, had “not induced Mr. Daugherty to nol prosse the indictments and the case ainst the directors and officers of the United Gas Improvement Com- pany.” The witness said he had no knowledge of that, Means was Indicted on October 8, 19 the itn on three charges of cous eonnection with prohibitior “The cases have been adjour from time to time through the cu ng of Means,” he wen yaid §15.000 by one Johnson for ob- taining the removal of a large quan- tity of whisky from warehouse.” “You knew when you indicted Means that he had evidence to con- Vict a number of prominent bootleg- gers in New York?" Senator Wheeler asked. “I kKnew he was working with them for the purpose of filling his pock at the expense of the government, Todd replied. Says He'll Try Means. Senator Wheeler ordered the wit- ness to stop “putting conclusions into the record.” and Todd retorted that he “didn’t come here to be lectured.” “Didn’t you know that Means went 1o New York with a letter from the JFrresident of the United States dircct- ing him to investigate the bootleg ring?" asked Senator Wheeler. “I do not, and I don’t know it now, except as you tell jt’ “jsn’t it a fact tha where Means got evidence against bootleggers you “urned around and gave the bootieg- sers immunity in order) to indict Means?" ¢ “I don't know that.” Then in quick exchange. Todd wgreed he had called the bootleggers hefore the grand jury, or “some of them,” and that “he wis going to try Bleans if he got a chance.” Police Halt Uproar. George Chamberlain, attorney Sor Harry M. Daugherty, added fuel to the flames by saving the “com- anittee had let witnesses brand” his client as a crook witifout protest, The audience was being heard at | this juncture and the Senate police called for order. New York in Senator Wheeler then asserted Todd | Jiad “given the bootleggers Immunity Ly the grand jury call, and the wit- | ness retorted he would tell his in- terrogator “no secrets of the grand Jury room “Didn’t you tell them you would zive them immunity before you called them?’ pursued Wheeler. “I did not.” Declines to Divulge Evidence. Senator Wheeler said Means had been sent to New York to get in with 1he bootleggers and get their confi- dence. He asked whether there was any evidence to show that Means took a quart of whisky from a ware- louse? “That i 't a proper question,” re- plied Todd. “Means is a crook, but that's my statement on the conclu- ~ion of the grand jury.” ¥ “You've been so Iree in offering our conclusions about Means.” Sena- {or Wheeler proceeded, “isn't it a fact Ihat your evidence shows he never ot a quart of liquor?” "1t {sn’t proper for me to disclose cvidence,” Todd retorted. The witness then said,it appeared o be the effort of the commiftee “to srotect Means,” and Senator Jones, Republican, Washington, said the committee was “going too far. Scores Todd Attitude. - “Gaston B. Means fis the ~man, shouted Todd while two or three committeemen were trying to talk at *). once. “A prosecutor who shows such bit- ter malice as Mr. Todd has here ~{Contlnued on Page 2. Column 2.) | In Broad Daylight AS SENATE PROBE - han who enough adjourned | Senator Brookhart, Paul Howland of Means which included the conduct of criminal pro- trainmen alif., Girl, 18, Abducted On Chicago Street BBy the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 23 Wie Taylor, eighteen-year-old ‘ ngiish girl, in broad daylight, in —Abduction of front of her uncle’s home yester- day, was the subject of police in- today. ‘Three men pushed the ming zirl into an automobile and escaped | Arthur Hennick, the uncle, was | unable to g the polie clue to | the abduction or the identity of | vestization scre; the kidnapers. The girl came here from England a year and a half COOLICGE MAY GET TAX BILL NEXT WEEK| Senate Action Sought Tomorrow. Longworth to Push Report in House After. MEASURE BACKED BY G. 0. P.i | | President Must Decide Between | Party Leaders and Mellon. | and breach between 1 | tive opinion on the pending tax- | reduction bill confronted President Coolidge to measure, supported by Repub- wiers in' Congress is expected him early next week in the | rm agreed upon by the Senate and conferees. Secretary Mello tax-reduction plan was sup the President but rej <, meanwhile has made opposition Lo several pro- bill. The n_ Congress sed with the measure severe” bill is A axe gislative visions of te ¢ main difference the publicity provisions and sective defieit.” which the m use. The conference wnate proposal allow tion of the tax return: ed an amendment directing furs of internal rev the name. address and x paid by eich taxpayer. the proposed board also would Le open appeals us. n Green of the House ways and means committee, issued a_state ment veste declaring the Tr would - enough of a surplus | year, considering the per cent | ctive income tax reduction, o | are of the cost of the bonus | tlic next two yvears, and contend- | the tax bill in its' firht year of speration would bing a surplus of | $135,000,000 instead of a deficit. | Mr. Greenw's figures, obtained from | he Treasu Department today, showed that there would be a surplus his year over current expenses of | about ~$300,000,000, which, he said, was | ‘much more (han sufficient to pay the | amount of the annual bonus expendl- | | tures for the next two years. “The gloomy predictions for a defieft| under the revenue bill agreed to in conference will not be realized.” Mr. Green declared. Will Push for Vote. | conference report on the bill | formally presented to the Senate | | by Chairman Smoot of the| finance committee, who gave notice he | would press for # vote tomorrow. ator Willis, Republican, Ohio, d the Senate he had to be away iy next weck and added that he| oped there would be a vote before | then. Replying to a question by Sen- Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, he suid he did not | believe there would be any serious! opposition to the report. | Ilepresentative Longworth, Ohio, | Republican leader, announced in the | | House that if the Senate acted favor- | | able tomorrow on the conference re- port he would move to make It the| irst_order of business in the House Monda | T IMRS. WILSON BREAKS | SHOULDER IN FALLING | Mishap Occurred on Recent Visit to Virginia—Is at Home Here. | By the Associated press. | Mrs. Woodrow fractured slightly a small bone in one of her shoulders, while on her redent visit to friends in the country ! in Virgin | Mrs. Wilson regarded the 'mishap | as of little tmportance at the time, but as it became more painful, she consented to having an X-ray photo- | Braph made which disclosed the frac- re. i It probably will be necessary to| use a plaster cast in the treatment, | and as soon as the swelling subsides, Mrs. Wilson will go to one of the | local hospitals for a day to have the | cast applied and then return to her | Home here. Aside from a painful swelling, the wife of the former President is suf- icring no inconvenience, and is up und about her home in active direc- tion of her household affairs as usual. Wilson fell and '2-CENT AUTO GAS TAX | IS EFFECTIVE TODAY | Washington motorists today began paying the tax of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline, imposed by Congress as the | basis for automobile reciprocity with | Maryland. Hundreds of car owners filled the tanks on their cars last night to take advantage of the last opportunity to buy gas at the old price. The District appropriation bill, now pending in the Senate, gives the Com- missioners authority to pave a score of main highways during the next twelve months out of the $300,000 which it is estimated the gas tax will raise. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor, sald to- day that this paving work, if finall authorized, will be done as rapidly a the gas-tax money is collected. . It is expected that the summer months, being the ideal time for mo- toring, will produce a large percent- age of the vear's estimate of gas-tax money. Tt is possible that by the end of August there will be several hun- dred thousand dollars in the fund and the cngineer department may then set out to do some of the paving. The individual motorist will have no relation with the District govern- ment in paying the gas tax. He will pay. it to the service station man as part of the price of gas. The service station will pay the tax to the whole- saler and the wholesaler will make 2 monthly return to the collector of taxes. _@h MYSTERY DEEPENS INMURDER OF BOY HELD FOR RANSOM Clues in Chicago Abduction Point to Culture and De- generacy in Guilty. | | | PHONE CALL SPECIFIED $10,000 FREEDOM PRICE Instructors in School Attended by Millionaire's Son Are Quizzed by Police. By the Associated P CHICAGO, May Clues leading | both to high culture und to de-! generacy mystified police today in| solving the kidnaping, murder and| attempt at ransom of Robert Franks, fourteen, son of Jacob Franks, a mil- lionaire Chicago manufacturer. Franks started to walk three blocks to his home late Wednesday afternoon after umpiring a ball game al the Harvard School and was not keen again until his body was found | nude and brulsed under culvert several miles away | The police and coroner said today there was evidence that a degenerate had attacked him and that poison apparently had caused death Phoned About Kidnaping. Soon after the kidnaping and be- | fore the probable hour fixed by the coroner for the death, Mrs. Franks, the mother, received & telephone call | from a suave-speaking man that the | boy was held for ransom, that direc- | tions how to pay would come later and warning her not to trace the telephone calls. | Injunction about tracing calls was/| disregarded, but their source was not | located. Next morning about the | time the body was discovered the family recelved a letter which police sald was written by a well educated | person demanding $10,000 ransom. In- vestigation as to whether it was cop- ied from a magazine story produced | no known analogy. l Chief of Detectives Michael Hughes and Samuel A. Ettelson, city corpora- | tion counsel, agreed on_the theory | a | that the boy was slain by one who | according to | had mistreated him, | Chief Hughes. Theory He Was Lured Away. here is no question in my mind but that the boy was enticed away | by some one he knew very well on| leaving school Wednesday,” 8aid| Chief Hughes. 3 H When the owner of a pair of horn- rimmed spectacles found near the body has beeh discovered one of the murderers will in all probability have | been found, Chlef Hughes added. The spectacies did not belong to the | boy, but are of small size. 1 Police are enlisting the help of | Frank's schoolmates in the hunt for his siayer. Irvin Hartman, eleven, said he saw the boy leave the school Wednesday and saw a big &ray auto- mobile standing at the curb a halt block away as Robert was approach- | ing. When he looked agaln, Irvii| said, the car was starting, but Rob- ert was not in sight. Movements of Inatructors. Richarda P. Willlams, athletic in- structor at the school, which is a fashionable private institution, when questioned, said he left the school about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in com- pany with Thomas Skillman, a pupil. He said he went to the Skillman home, 'where he remained during the evening. Mott Kirk Mitchell, English in- structor, said he left the school after 315 pm. and went to his home. Neither Willlams nor Mitchell knew anything of the movements of the Franks boy after he left the ball grounds, they said. Rewards totaling $10,000 for in- formation leading to the arrest or conviction of the boy's slayer have been offered. The boy's father 0fler-1 ~d $5,000 and a similar offer was made | Uy the Chicago Herald and Examiner. The body was found half extend- ing out of a culvert under the rail- road track. It apparently had been tossed into_the water head first. A (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) U. S. FLYERS CHANGE PLANS; TO SPEED ON Decide to Cut Stay in Tokio and Will Make Next Hop Tues- day or Wednesday. By the Assoclated Press TOKIO, May 23.—The American Army aviators flving around the world have changed the plan which would have kept them here a week, and will iy on to Kushimoto, probably next Tuesday or Wednesday. The change was made in the inter- est of speed, the flight already being many days behind its schedule. As a consequence of it, the time spent in idleness while Japanese navy me- chanics install new motors and over- haul the American planes will be re- duced almost to nothing, as an elabo- rate program of entertainment had Dbeen arranged for the fiyers and now has been compressed so as to occupy most of the time at thelr disposal. Eager to Press On. The Americans express themselves as eager to press on, and declare they will fly again as soon as pos- sible. The fiyers were to have been en- tertained for four days in Tokio. Under the changed plan, they .will spend only two days, Saturday and Sunday, in the capital. They will be guests at functions given by the min- {ster of war and other Japanese notables and by American organiza- tions and officials. Today, instead of resting, all three pllots and thelr mechanicians spent a considerable period working on their -planes. _Tonight they were ¢ Foening WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 23, BRYAN FIGHTING HARD TO GO TO CONVENTION Commoner’s Chances of Being Del- egate From Florida Are Improving. STUMPING STATE IN FLIVVER Chooses Method to Get Closer to “Common People.” BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Willlam Jennings Bryan is making what may prove to be his last political stand in Florida. He has been fighting for a place on the Florida delegation to the Democratic national convention in | New York, and whereas a few months | ago it was virtually certain that defeat was staring him in the face, the latest | word from Florida is that he may win the coveted honor. - Mr. Bryan's state campaign has been as picturesque In its way as any he has made eince that’fateful day twenty= cight sears ngo when he dramatioally declared that labor should not be cruci- fied on a cross of gold, nor have its brow all cluttered up by a crown of thorns. On Tour in Flivver. Mr. Bryan has been touring his adopted state in a flivver. He is sixty-four years of age and the hand of time does not-sit as lightly upon his shoulders as once it did. Never- theless, he has come through the strenucus. campalgn with plenty of physical strength in reseve, and If he s elected he is ready to wade into the convention with all the old- time energy. Mr. Bryan's trip has taken him into every county of Florida, except two that include a goodly part of the Everglades, The Florida 'glades rapidly are being opened up to civilization and oulti- vation, but most of the inhabitants are still non-voters, so Mr. Bryan's campalen may be faid to have in- B virtually the entire v strength of the state. e The commoner might have trevel- £d in a limousine if he had desired, but he felt the Ford would {et him oser to the common people, and he chose that method of transportation. Back of the strenuous campalgn Mr. Bryan has been compelled to make lies an interesting story. When he first announced his intention of asking to be sent to the New York convention as a delegate at large he felt that the mere announcement was sufficlent to assure him of election at the primaries, which are to be held the first week in June. So certain of election was Mr. Bryan that he fol- lowed his first announcement with a second onme, saying that If the state primary instructed the delegates to vote for Oscar Underwood for Presi- dent he would not be bound by any such directions. - Found Chances Uncertain. It was not very long after this that the fact became gradually but surely borne in upon the commoner that all was not gold with his chances of election. R Thereupon he conceived the grand idea of saying that if elected a dele- gAte to the national convention he would propose the nomination of a dry Florida Democrat for the presi- dency. This announcement fell flat. There were demands that he “name his man,” and insinuations that per- haps after all Mr. Bryan was himself the good dry Florida Democrat who might be uried for the nomination. The Commoner vehemently denied these “baseless rumors.” He came out at last with the statement that he was in favor of Prof. A. A. Mur- phree, head of the Florida State Uni- versity, for President of the United States. Mr. Murphree was as much taken by surprise as the people of Florida generally. - This correspondent, writing from Florida at the time, said that Mr. Bryan was In for a severe drubbing at the primary polls in June; that his Various moves in the race had all re- acted against him. Abides By Instructions. At last Mr. Bryan took the advice ‘and counsel of some of his closer friends. He announced that if elect- ed a delegate he would ablde by the primary instructions. Thereupon, a number of the papers which had been attacking his position ceased thelr assault and some actually urged his election. Among the latter was the Miami News, owned and edited by former Gov. James M. Cox, Dem- ocratic candidate for President in 1920. Gov. Cox personally urged that Mr. Bryan be given the honor he de- d. =!$ext came the strenuous speaking and canvassing campailgn by Mr. Bryan. Now Mr. McAdoo has asked that he be supported, so, altogether, it looks at last as if things might be guests at a dinner given by the Fly- ing Corps at Kasumigaura, the naval aviation base, which was thelr latest stop, reaking better for the commoner d his last political fight may prove successful one. ° (Copyright, 1924.) AT IT ALREADY. JUGOSLAVS FIRED UPON. Italians Shoot at Customs Boat Violating Frontier. ROME, May 23.—A skirmish be- tween Itallan carabiniers and Jugosiay customs agents who had entered Ital- ian territorial waters, during which | the Italians nirea a number of shots, | four of which lodged in a Jugoslavian | customs boat. is reported in a dis- | patch from Zara today. The Jugoslavian customs boat fol- lowed into Itallan waters a number | of fishermen. The Italians, upon see- | ing their frantier violated, fired three | shgge into the air, but the Jugoslavs | coritinued to chase, whereupon the | carabiniers fired at’the boat. which ed. TAFT T0 HEAD BOARD | T0 JUDGE ORATORS Four Other Members of U. S. Su- preme Court Will Aid in Se- lection of Winner. | RECEPTION "PLANS MADE Miss Newburn, Star Prize Winner, Youngest Finalist. i Five justices of the Supreme Court | of the United States, including the | Chief Justice, will comprise the board | of judges In the national oratorical contest to Le held June 6 at Memorial Continenatl Hall The board selected today is as fol- lows: i Chief Justice William Howard Taft, | Justice Willis Van Devanter, .Justice | Edward Terry Sanford, Justice Plerce Butler and Justice George Sutherland. | The seven national contestants, in | which number is Miss Ruth Newburn of Central High School. who will rep- resent the District of Columbia, thus will speak on the Constitution before | a most distinguished group of econ- stitutional authorities. Chief Justice Taft, a former Presi- dent of the United States, will de- liver the awards of $3.500, $1,000 and $500 to the winners, while the Presi- dent of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, will preside. Reception Plans Made. Selection of the board of was completed as plans were being made for the reception of the six zone winners who are to come here in June to compete with this city's representative. Headed by Chief Justice Taft, the board of judges will use the “low point system" of marking the orators as they speak on the Constitution in delivering their orations on the night of June 6, in the hall made famous as the place of mesting of the inter- national conference on the limitation of armaments. Each justice will set down his estima- tion of the seven orators and their ora- tions is his own estimation of thelr ranking in relation to each other. Thus the grand prize winner with a perfect score would be marked “1" by each judge, receiving a perfect grade of “5.” 'It is not anticipated, however, that any one contestant will be so ranked by all the judg A “box score” will be issued after the judges have made their decisions, so that the standing of each con- testant as judged by each justice will be made known. To the contestant whose score totals lowest will go the grand award of $3,500; to the second Lomen $1,000 and fo the third lowest, judges Miss Newburn Youngest. Miss Newburn, the sixteen-year-old Central High School senlor, youngest of the seven competitors, has been awarded The Stars grand prize of $300 as winner In this zone, and pre- viously had received The Star's prize of $100 as winner in her school. To each of the eight finalists in this zone went a check for $100. The Star is custodian of the national prizes. Each of the contestants will speak on the subject, “The Constitution,” with the exception of the competitor from Topeka, Kan., whose subject is “Hamilton and the Constitution.” Miss Newburn will speak fourth in the list of seven Dremier secondary school orators. Selection of the board of judges was - widely applauded today. The Chiet Justice of the United States needs no introduction to the American people. His distinguished service as lawyer, .judge, first civil governor of the Philippine Islands, President of the United State nresident of the American Bar Association, president of the American Red Cross and other works are known to the world. Mr. Taft was appointed Chief Jus- tice of the Supreme Court by Presi- (Continued on Page 3, Column 2. Star. 1924 —FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. _FIJNNNG URGES ALL CHURCHES! UNITE TO PUSH PEACE Methodist Conference Committee Wants President to Call Arms Parley. WOULD CONSCRIPT WEALTH Declares Glorification of War Must Be Ended. B the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 23.—A Proposal that a world conference of religious forces be called to consider plans and methods against war was introduced before the Methodist Epis- copal general conference here today. The proposal was incorporated a resolution reported to the confer- ence by a special committee of thir- teen. The world conference would be called by a special commission of the church to be appointed by the con- ference before final adjournment. The resolution stated: “We set our- selves to create the will to peace. * ¢ * The glorification of war must end.” The report urged the President to | summon another conference of na- tions for a more drastic reduction of armaments. The resolution follows: _“Milllons of our fellow men have ied heroically in ‘a war to end war.’ What they undertook we must finish by methods of peace. War is not in- vitable. It is the supreme enemy of mankind. _Its futility is beyond question.” Tts continuarice is the sui- cide of civilization. We are deter- mined to outlaw the whole war sys- | tem. Patriotism Never Challenged. *“The patriotism of the Methodist Epis- copal Church has never been challenged. Neither our motives nor our loyalty must be impugned when we insist on the fulfillment of the pledges made to the dead and assert our Christian ideals for the living. Governments which ignore the Christian conscience of man in time of peace cannot justly claim the lives of men in time of war. Secret diplomacy and political parti- sanship mus dilemma of deciding between support f country and lovalty to Christ. The world is now open to a cru- sade for peace, War-weary nations everywhere are cagerly America must lead the way. Our na- tion and our church can do what we may never be able to do again ‘We set ourselves to create the will to peace. We recommend that a prayer for peace be prepared and used at every communion service End Glorification of War. “Through its educational program our church must mold the present youth of all races into a peace-loving | generation. We shall launch an ag- gressive campaign to teach the na- ture, causes and consequences of war, The glorification of war must end. | “We set ourselves to create the conditions for peace. Selfish national- ism, economic imperialism and mili- tarism must cease. The establish- ment of the principle that conscrip- tion of wealth and labor must be the counterpart of any future conscrip- tion of human life will be a powerful | deterrent against war. “As great odium must be put upon the war profiteer as was ever put upon the slacker. The protection of special privileges secured by inves- tors in foreign lands has too often imperiled the peace of nations. This source of danger must be prevented The rights of the smallest nation must be held as sacred as those of the strongest. We hold the cause of peace dearer than party allegiance. and we shall tolerate no dilatory or evasive attitudes on the part of those who represent us. Demand Aggressive Peace Policy. ‘We set ourselves to create organi- zation for peace. Grateful to our gov- ernment for its leadership in the movement toward reduction of arma- ments and the promotion of tribunals for international arbitration, we in- sist upon a more decided and aggres- sive policy In these directions. ‘“We urge our President to summon another conference of the nations for the more drastic reduction of arma- ments. We demand the immediate entrance of the United States into the Permanent Court of Internationai Justice. The _participation of the United States in a league of nations will receive our active support. We shall elect men to public office pledged to secure these ends. The ballot and other direct processes of democracy must now be employed in securing & warless world. “World Christianity is enlisting in the campaign for peace. We seek alliance with all the forces which {Continued on Page §, Column 3.) “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- in | not draw men into the | waiting. | as fast as t tion is delivered to Washington homes he papers are prin(ed: Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,374 * Woods® ‘Democracy’ Wins Plaudits of Tokio Newspapers BY E. R. EGGER. By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily News._gg@v'ght, 1024, TOKIO, Y 23— Ambassador Woods, retiring Amer- voy to Japan, set a prec- in diplomatic circles in visiting the various lapanese newspaper oflices and ex- pressing his apprectation of the support and co-operation of of- ficials In efforts to arrive at a proper and amicable settlement of the outstanding International issues, notably, the immigration problem. The Japanese press {s enthusi- astic over the ambassador's ac- tion proclaiming him one of the most democratic and friendly diplomats ever stationed at Tokio. Large sections of the papers are given over to reproauction of speeches during v A John Hays Hammond, mentioned as a possible successor to Woods, is known here, having visited Japan. Although Medill McCor- nick is a_member of the Senate .gainst which the majority of the condemnation of the exclusion leglslature is aimed, it is general- 1y believed here that if appointed to Woods' post he would receive courteous acknowledgment among the press, government and public leaders. g WORLD COURT ACTION | TOMORROW ASSURED | Foreign Relations Committee Ex- | pected to 0. K. Composite of Several Plans. ‘ | PEPPER OFFERS CHANGES fl’roposes Modification of Tribunal | Backed by Harding. | Agreement was reached today by | the Senate foreign relations commit- | tee to finally dispose tomorrow of | the several propositions before it dealing with American adherence to the world court. The decislon was accepted by most members as as- suring a favorable report on a com- | posite plan. { | amendments must TWO CENTS. HOUSE APPROVES POLICE - FIREMEN - PAYBILL CHANGES | Lower Branch Accepts Sen- ate Amendments—NMeasure Ready for President’s 0. K. TEACHERS’ BILL, IN LAST STAGES, IS EXPEDITED Slight Revision in Upper House and photographs taken | Calls for Further Action Be- fore Final Approval. The police bill and schedule, lation vitally and firemen' the new teachers’ two pleces of legis affecting the Distric government which their proponents have pushed vigorously and long reached the final stages today pre- paratory to becoming law. The House dgreed to the Senate amendments covering the park police farce into the legislation fixing the salaries of the Metropolitan police fofce and the fire department, thereby making their bill ready for President Coolidge’s signature. The teachers’ pay bill, which pass- the Senate last night, is now in House, where either the Senate be agresd to the bill sent to conference, As the Senate amendments to the police and firemen's salary iegisla tion went through the House onl: one echo of comment was heard and that came from Representative Thon L. Blanton, Democrat, of Tex: who volced the opinfon’ that the new pay schedule and provision for one day off in seven in lleu Sunday, Washington should have the best police force in the United Stats “And I belfeve it will,” he added Rnise Inspectors’ JPay. nerease ary ed the The Senate amendments also creased the salary of inspectors the fire department from $2.000, | carried in the House bill, to $2.160. The Senate amendments agreed to today provide that the U. S. park police shall be under the exclusive charge an The committee was In session only ten minutes today, owing to the early convening of the Senate. Most of | the members present agreed, however, | that sufficlent discussion of the subject | already had been held to enable the committes proceed with balloting on the various proposals. Permanent Court Plan. A composite plau for adherence 10 | the permanent court of international justice with reservations was laid before the Senate yesterday in a res- olution drafted by Senator Pepper, Republican, Pennsylvanla, after two days of consultation with his col- leagues on the foreign relations committee. It was referred at once to the forelgn relations committee. It pro- vides for modification of the proposal transmitted to the Senate by Presi- dent Harding in February, 1923, so as to transfer the clection of judges from the council and assembly of the league of nations to similar bodies appointed by signatories to the court statute, and proposes also the sum- moning of a third Hague conference | to clarify ‘and codify international law. The same object was sought also {in a resolution introduced during vesterday by Senator King, Democrat, Utah, who proposed adherence to the Harding plan, with definite amend- ments to protect the United States in the election of judges, voting rep- resentation and the rendition of ad- visory opinion: Semator Pepper Explains Senator Pepper said he was acting for himself alone, although he be- lieved the proposal submitted did, in fact, meet every phase of opinion in the committee. “The resolution contemplates ad- herence by the United States to the permanent court in response to the recommendation of Presidents Har- | ding and Coolidge,” he said. “It does hot provide for a new court. but ac- Cepts the present tribunal. The pre ent judges continue in office and the jurisdiction and procedure of the court are unaffected “The resolution gives effect to the determination of both Presidents to lavoid all legal relationship to the | league of nations. The court, under | the resolu a world court and all American | terests would be safeguarded To Reconelle Views. | “The resolution is an attempt to give effect to the President’s policy and to reconcile as far as possibl. all divergent views as to how this ean best be done.” In its preamble the Pepper resolu- tion_declares an intention to insure | the United Sattes remaining “wholly free from any legal relationship to the leagué of nations.” This purpose in- of a long and technical arrangement. with two annexes, and with six amendments to the statute creating (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) \OFFERS CASH BONUS ' PROPOSAL IN SENATE Senator Walsh Asks Modification of Bill—Sees Billion Saved by United States. The first move to modify the four- day-old bonus law was made today, when Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mas- sachusetts, proposed an amendment substituting cash payments for In- surance on the same per diem basts now contained in the bill. He esti- mated the government would save one billlon dollars if the change was approved. Such a proposal was advanced by Senate Democrats during considera- tion of the bonus bill, but was de- feated on the floor of the Senate. At that time minority leaders withdrew support from the proposition on the ground that it endangered enactment of any bonus legislation. Notice was served, however, that a move would be made later to substitute the cash amendment. There was little indicatian from | control n, would become in fact | it proceeds to accomplish by means | of the officer in charge ¢ public bulldings and grounds, unde the general direction of the chief o engineers, and that the force shall consist of an active officer of the Army detafled by the War Department, one | lieutenant with grade corresponding to i that of lfeutenant in the Metropolitan police force, one first sergeant. five | sergeants with grade corresponding to that of sergeant in the Metropolitan force, and fifty-four privates with the same service requirements for the three classes as in the Metropolitan force, Annual Salary Seale. The annual salaries for the par! police force are as follows: Lieuten- |ants, $2,700: first sergeant, $2,400; ser- geants, $2,300; privates, class 3, $2,000 privates, class 2, $1,800; and pri- vates, class 1, $1,700: Another section provides that th park police shall be furnished with uniforms, means of transportation and such other equipment as may be |necessary, including badges, revolvers and ammunition. The United States Army officer detalled as superintend- ent of the k police is allowed extra compensation not exceeding $480, for maintenance of an automo- |bile, and members detailed to the motor cycle service receive the addi- tional compensation of $120. As agreed to the bill provides that the officer in charge of public build ings and grounds may appeint spe- cial policemen, without compensatior for duty in connection with the po & of the public parks and reser sns. The bill also provides for a refund, as provided for in the civil service retirement act, in whatever amount the member of the park po- lice force may be entitled by reason of contributions previously made to the retirement fund. Metropolitan Scale. The new schedule of salaries members of the police force Major and superintendent, sistant spectors, inspectorr signed to supervision of the bureau would receive the pay of an assistant superintendent); captains. $3,000; lieutenants, $2.700 (the lieu- tenant assigned as assistant to th inspector commanding the detective would receive the pay of a sergeants, pri 2, $2.100: privates, class 2. privates, class 1, $1,800. Driver privates would have the same rank and pay as privates of the | three classes. Horse-mounted police uld eive extra compensation of 50; those using motor vehicles, ex tra compensation of $480 for m nance; policemen detailed to detective headquarters would receive extr compensation of $600 a ear; th mounted on bicycles would recelve $70, and those detailed for special service in the precincts in the pre- vention and detection of crime would receive $240 extra: motor cycle po- licemen would receive §120 extra. Firemen's Pay Schedule. The annual basic salaries of officers and members of the fire department as provided in the bill passed today are as follows: Chief engineer. $6,200; deputy chief engineer, $3.50 bat- talion chief engineer, $3,05¢ fire marshal, $3.250: deputy fire marshal, $2.500; inspectors, $2,160; captains | $2.500; lieutenants, $2,350; sergeants $2200: superintendent of machinery $31250: assistant superintendent machinery, $2,500; _pllots, $2,250: marine engineer, '$2.250; 'assistant marine_engineer, re- for are 0; as- $3,500; as- $2,160; marine men, $1,800; privates, ciass 3, $2,100: privates, class 2, $1,800; privates. class 1, $1.800. In liéu of Sunday, there is granted to the Metropolitan police and to each officer and member of the fire depart- ment one day off in seven, in addition to the annual leave and sick leave now allowed by law. There is spe- cific provision, however, -that in an emergency requiring continuous serv- ice of all members of the police and fire departments, this one day off iu seven shall be discontinued during the continuation of the emergency. Tenchers' Bill Changed. In passing the teachers' salary bill the Senate made only three changes in the measure as it passed tie House. It increased the salary of the superintendent of schools from $,500, as provided by the House, to $8,000 for the first year, with an ad- ditional $1,000 increase for two years. making & maximum salary of $10,000. The other two amendments related to credit for service prior to the passage of the bill. None of the salary schedules carried in the House measure was changed by the Senate Democratic leaders today that the Walsh amendment would be pushed to a vote. ! except that of the superintendent. The measure passed with little (Continued on Column