Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1924, Page 2

CENTRAL HIBH{.AUDS 16-YEAR-OLD QRATOR Hailed as “True E}mple of School” at Chapel Exercises Held by Principal. TIED WINNER OF CONTEST Lost Victor's Award by Narrow Margin on Second Ballot. Miss Ruth Newburn. who won the accond prize of $1.000 in the national aratorical contest last week, today was hailed as “a true cxample of the Cen- tral High girl” at chapel exercises held it the Central School. - The sixtecn-year-old senior given an ovation when she Was pre- nted to the schaol by Principal cphen 1. Kramer at the exercises, during the course of which medals and other awards won by Central students were given out Mr. Kramer declared that the achool was proud of Miss Newburn, who had first won The Star's prize for being the best orator at Central, then this paper's grand prize as premier speakcr in the local hizh Sthools and then second prize in the Fational contest 4 School Proud of Her. We are proud of her, girl and as an orator,” Principal Kramer told the student body. e true example of the Central Hizh ool girl ™ t became known today for the first that Miss Newburn tied for first niace with Don Tyler, the eighteen- Vear-old student of the Franklin High Slhool. Los Angeles. Calif, who was awarded the first prize of $3.500 in the Tjamorable oratorical comtest of last Friday night. which Washington is ~till discussing, o interesting did the event prove far and wide Won by One Point. On_the next ballot, it may be stated, Mr. Tyler won first place by a margin one point. The seven speakers in “he national event were so close in ability, hoth as to writing ability and ity to speak, that the decisions of o judges were necessarily close. ‘The per tie was between John M. Dallam, . of Philadelphia, and Miss Eleanor Huber of Louisville, Ky. Tied for third place or, the second ballot for this position, Mr. Dallam won by one point. and was awarded the third national prize of $500. At the exercises at Central High School today the Washington Chamber #f: Commerce medal was presented by ¥ Gans, president of the chamber, to Tolbert Pelzman, captain of Com- pany F. the winning high school cadet in rifle shooting for athletic abil- was e’ school's ¢ were awarded Several Proiests eral protest. by The Star to the methods udod last Friday night in seating the public at the contest in the Memortal ontinental Hall The entire distribution of reserved meats and general admission tickets vas in the hands of the national management of the contest, Randolph leigh of Los Angeles being national director. As @ result of the crowds at the nall, it developed that too many gen- al'admission tickets had been given wut for the event by the national management, this paper being, but of the thirty-seven metropolitan newspapers which sponsored the con- “test Received. ¥ Crowd Jams Entrance. There were so many holders of eral admission tickets, in fact. that holders of reserved seats wero unable to get up the steps at the hall. although- they wera in plent time to get to their seats by 7 . the. stipulated time. had they able ' to press through the «rowds. The matter police as- sistance @lso was handled by the Da- tional management, and there were not enough police to keep the enor- thous crowd in line “The managing editor of The Star was himself one of the victims of the jamming. arriving at Memo; Continental Hall well before 7:43 a'elock. only to find he and his party could not get up the steps. After much ado admittance was secured by the official, when he discovered that his reserved seats already were cupied MOTLEY- OF NAMES MIXED IN RACE FOR VICE PRESIDENCY ontinued from First Page.) the argument have their heavy guns in’ place and are ready for the fray, with the National Woman's party, advocating the amendment, repre- sented by a delegation headed by Miss Alice Paul and Miss Maude Younger, veterans of the White House picket itye in_ presuffrage days, and the Nadtional League of Women Voters in opposition, led by Miss Belle Sherwin of Cleveland, president. and Miss Julia Lathrop of Chicago, vice pres- iagnt, ) Awkx Present Tariff Law. A “platfornt of American industry” also is being pushed by a delegation representing business “interests and inp American Protective Tariff léague has advanced a plank for indorsement of the present tariff law, ind_plan avoring a full treaty ~irength > and against reduction ,xpfl'm size of the Army aleo are réady for proposal. Another current in the tide of lobby talk—and maneuv- ering there and elsewhere—swirled “pd “eddicd today about and out of itip dissatisfaction among those de- feated in their contests for seats in the convention last week before the Republican national committee. Almost all of these decisions, it appears, will be carried to the com- mifttee on credentials, whicK will meet immediately after the opening ession of the convention to prepare a permanent roll in time to permit the perfecting of permanent organi- zation Wednesday. “§ conference of South Dakota dele- zwtes was called today to decide Whether to place the name of Sen- ator Hiram Johnson formally before ‘he convention for the presidential nomination. Despite his action in re- leasing all delegates pledged to him, X. Way, first of the South Dakota arrivals, said the California senator would receive their vote, since they were bound by their election to cast the state's ballots for him. La Follette Men Meet. “‘_Thp La Folletta delegates from sconsin, who also will cast a hlock of votes against President Coolidge, were called together today to take nnal action on the platform proposals they will “fight for” in the conven- tion. Robert M. La Follette, jr., said last night that “the delegation will -onduct itsolf here precisely as it did intChicago in 1920." Delegates and confirmed convention visitors who have found the pre-con- ventien proceedings tame thiw year in comparison with choice memories af past battles for the big pri: 1urned hopeful eyes toward the cau- oty tonight of the Ohio delegation hecause of statements by friends of former Attornay General Daugherty iht they intended to make him dele- zation chairman. Opponents of the Daugherty move including some who would rather have Senator Willis as delegation head, said it was “foolhardy” and likely to start a fight that would mdre than disrupt the purpose of its s=ponsors to demonstrate to the na- tion that the former Attorney Gen- cral remains a considerable factor in the Republican party in Ohio. Daugherty arrived last night from Columbus to delegate at jarge. . Senator Richard Ernst of Kentucky has been chosen as the chairman of the committee on rules of the con- vention, it was announced today by W. M. Butler, pre-convention cam- J paign manager for P'restdent Coolidge. sit as a both as al were received to- Je- Mr. | Disabled Husband, The joy and happiness that radio has brought into the life of a Wash- ington invaiid, the first to receive one of the sets donated to The Stars “Radio shut-in fund." is described in a letter received today from the wife of the unfortunate man, who has been confined to his bed for almost thirty- five months. The set waa installed by Deputy Scout Commissioner Thomas A. King, who has been ap- Pointed to supervise the activities of the Boy Scouts who have voluntecred o install all of the sets donated to he Star’s fund. The name of the “shut-in” and his 2ddress is withheld for obvious.rea- sons. We'll lat the wife of the un- fortunate invalid tell what a_change the radio entertainment has brought into the man's lonely life, who has #pent nearly three years in bed walit- ing_for life to take its uncertain course. Gratefal for Gitt. “Words cannot express our thanks and gratitude for the radio that was installed in our home vesterday by Mr. Thomas A. King." wrote thé in- valid's wire. ~“Not only did he bring sunshine and comfort into our home, but Mr. King, the whole time he wus here, was telling something of interest and at that time my dear husband was in great misery, but he cnjored Mr. | King’s talk i "Il never forget the first sermon he heard. He was s0 happy to know he could jie in bed and listen to like that. Well, Just fllled |not help but shed tears. He repeats the Lord's prayer and says the Apos- tles' creed and hums the hymns right along with the congregation. It is pitiful to see one in such a position and condition. But oh. what a bless- ing it is to hear the beautiful serv- ) 1t lifted me up 80 in spirits, T felt like shouting along with my tears for joy. 1 could go about the house doing my work with so much ease be- cause I knew he was bappy. Oh!, how we thank God for this blessing for all the poor unfortunates. Praines Mr. King. all the ‘shut-ins’ who are to get radios could have Mr. King put them in they would certainly be comforted by his interesting talks while he works. Regardless of creed or color, rll are human beings with him. May {BORAH NOT IN RACE FOR VICE PRESIDENT Senator Positively Disclaims Be- ing Candidate, But Does Not Eliminate Himself. Senator Borah of Idaho, who is be- ing prominently mentioned as a possi- sible vice presidential nominee, after a conference at the White House to- day with President Coolidge, said with positiveness that he is not a candidate, but he did not eliminate himself from all possibility of nomi- nation. When asked if he would accept tthe nomination if offered, the Idaho pro- gressive Republican replied: “I have never said so. In the first place, it has not been olfered, and one does not care to refuse something that has not been offered. 1 will say. though, that I am not a candidate, that I am not seeking the place on the ticket, and that I have authorized 1o one to use my name in connection with it." Senator Borah sald his call upon tthe President was not of a political nature, but for the purpose of straightening out some reclamation matters. 125,000 MORE LOSE RAISE IN FINAL JAM (Continued from First Page.) he signed a pile of last-minute legis- lation which Congress jammed through before adjournment to December. The disputed question as to Whether the President might have ten days after adjournment of Congress to sign the bill would have no bearing what- ever upon this bill, it was agreed by all officials who had studied the sit- uation today. The measure first had o carry the two sigmatures of the Speaker of the House and the Presi- dent of the Senate before it could even be presented to the President of the United States. And the document arrived at the Capitol it was said officially this morning, too late to be signed by either of the presiding offi- cers of the two branches of Congress before adjournment. They must sign bills in_open session of Congress only, under the law, it was explained, and could not therefore afix their sigratures five minutes after adjourn- ment. The official status of the bill today was said to be “on the desk of the Speaker of the House.” He cannot sign it until the next session of Con- gress, which meets the first Monday in December. As the measure specifies that the money is appropriated for the “fiscal vear ending June 30. 1925." it was thought likely that not only the final details of enactment would be accom plished in December. but that, per- haps, some member of Congress might offer a resolution specifying that the measure be cffective from July 1. 1921, making the salaries and appro- priations for other purposes roir active. Tt was at first thought the bill had become law. Today., however, when the truth came out, there was no sub- jeot which stirred up more furore among government departments. Failure of the bill was deplored by both Director Lord of the bureau of the budget, and Chairman Bailey of the personnel reclassification board. i Field services in this city which will be affected by the strange mistake are scattered throughout many de- partments and_establishments. No official list of them was available to- day. Specified in the bill itself, how- ever, ure several items. which are known to be in the District of Co- lumbia. Many Local Itema. These local items include even sum of $29,420 for the White House, s follows: For repairs, fuel and 0 forth, $11.040; for improvement and care of public grounds of the Execu- tive Mansion, $2.640; for lighting and s0. forth, Exeeutive Mansion, $480, and for salaries, White House police, $15,260. . Other District_of Columbia items are as follows: For salaries of em- ployes, public buildings and grounds, 1$9,620; for improvement and care of public grounds, $89.220; for lighting public grounds, $480; for the Anacos- tia River and flats, $24,460: for in- creasing water supply, $25,100; for the Washington aqueduct '(payable from revenues of the water depart- ment, $22,210; for salaries, Supreme Court, $4,660; for probation system, Supreme Court, $2,220; for pay of balliffs, etc, Supreme Court, $5.520; for_salaries 'of employes, _courthouse, $7.836; for salaries and expenses, the Court of Appeals, $4,980; and for sal- aries of employes, Court of Appeals building, $1,680. Award $760,252 Contract. A contract t6 construct at Aspin- wall, Pa., 4 veterans' tuberculosis hospital, at a cost of 3$760,252, was awarded today by the Veterans' Bu- reau to W. F. Trimble & Sons of Pittsburgh. = me with joy—eo much o that I could | Star’s Radio Gift Brings Comfort - and Joy to Bed-Ridden “Shut-Ins” Invalid’s Wife Expresses Gratitude in Behalf of Who Was Inspired by Church Service Program. Radio Fund Receipts Cash “radio shut-in fund” Raturday night follow: Previously acknowledged . W. . Tribble. . Anonymous . Sz Mrs. C. B. King. .. E. R. Elliott, 804 King street, Alexandria, Va. ......... William B. Dulany, 939 8 str contributions to The Star's received since ..$156.00 ..’ 6.00 1.00 2.00 Crystal sets and equipment recelved since Saturday night follow: Previously ~acknowledged — Fifty- two crystal sets. sixteen pairs of headphones, antenna wire, crystals and other equipment for installation F. M. Adams, Seminary Hill. Alex- andr Va.—Signal Corps crystal set converted into a one:tube set and batteries. E. L. Peffer, Colorado building—One crystal set. Anonymous—One crystal set. Total—Fifty-five sets, sixteen pairs of headphones, antenna wire. hat- teries, crystals and other equipment for installation. God bless the good people and the g00d work that is going on. Pray for my home. We neced the praver. Again my family joins me in gratitude.” The first delegation of Boy Scouts selected to install the sets donated to the fund will begin work this | afternoon. They have been ordered to report to Scout Commissioner King at their base of operations in The Star building this aftérnoon at 4 o'clock. Although the boys will only work after school® hours in the aft- £rnoons and evenings, they expect to have all of the sets thus far donated, installed and in working operation in the homes of the “shut-ins” by the end of the weck Contributions Received. Additional cash contributions to the fund received by The Star since Sat- urday night brought the total today to $171. Three additional sets also have been received since that time. One of them is a signal corps crystal set, which has been converted into a one-tube set. The donor also gave the necessary batteries to go with it. | LODGE SHUNTED ASIDE BY OWN DELEGATION (Continued from First Page.) Coolidge campaign. was chosen for national committeeman. He will head the national committee when its or- ganization is completed later. _The delegation adopted a resolu- tion unanimously in favor of the proposal to give the women equal voting representation with the men on the Republican national commit- tee. World Court an Issuve, Had Senator Lodge been slated for membership on the resolutions com- mittee, what might have been the fate of the proposed world court plank? This is one of the matters upon which Senator Lodge and the President have not gone along to- gether. And the world court plank is ome, it is belleved, that will be i the shiape that the President desires Senator “Jim" Watson of Indian who arrived here yesterday, sprea the report that a “compromise” plank on the world court had been worked out that would be satisfactory to the President and those senators who have sought to bring about an en- tirely new constitution of that court. But to those who have followed the course of the organization of the con- vention so far, entirely dominated by the Coolidge forces. this report re- called the Story of the man who dis- agreed with his wife over a proposed trip to Europe. The husband was opposed to going. The wife was Sirong for the (rip. ~Atter a long a n & husband = argume d said to a How They Compromised. “Well, we compromised. “"What was the compromise?" asked his friend. “We are salling for Europe in two weeks." - l:iuther C. Steward, president of the ederation of Federal Em in Cleveland for the purnoflo?f.l;f pearing before the resolutions com- mittee in support of a plank strengthening the civil service sys- tem. He intimated that a strong ef- fort would be made to have the civil service system extended to cover the prohibition enforcement forces. Bills for such a purpose have been intro- duced several times in Congress, and several are now Dending and may be ed upon when Congress again in December. &5 s Confers With Postal Men, Mr. Steward will confer with the representatives of the postal em- ployes in regard to the civil service plank now lLere before the plank is actually drafted. _The floxible provisions Fordney-McCumber tariff act, under which the President is authorized to raise or lower 50 per cent the tariff rates on dutiable goods after exumi- nation snd recommendation by the Cnited States Tarlff Commission, will be given special recognition in the platform adopted by the convention, it was predicted here fpday. Vice Chairman Culbertson of the { Tariff Commission. who has been & strong advocate of the fiexibie pro- ions of the tariff law, is now in Cleveland. e has lead one faction of the commission, which stood for wide application of the flexible pro- visions of the tariff act, in opposition to another group, headed by Chair- man Marvin of Massachusetts, which was inclined to soft pedal that pro- vision of the la Praise Flexible Feature. The expectation is that the plat- form will approve in a general way the protective tariff as enunciated in the Fordney-McCumber act, and that it will lay particular stress on the flexible provisions. These flexible provisions represent the extent of the success of those who for years have been attempting to get the tar: iff on a scientific basis and ocut of politics. 3 . There will be opposition, however, from the American Protective Tariff League and others, it is expected, to placing in the platform anything fur- ther than a general indorsement of the principle of the protective tariff. 2gue has opene: < tl'r;hhere. pened its headquar- e happenings in Washington during the Dast fow days, more par- ticularly the circumstances surround- ing the adjournment of Congress on Saturday with many things left un- done, and the veto of.the postal pay increase bill, has added nothing to the gaiety of the pre-convention spirit. All of the comment as to the last acts of the dying Congress is spontaneously critical. Postal Vete Alarms Seme. It must be said also that such com- ment as is heard expresses a degree of disappointment that the President found it necessary to veto & measura in the interest of so large a class of working government employes on the eve of a presidential campaign. The fact that the veto message hold: out the hope that further and re-arrangement of post of the thanks and | LAW AGAINST BEER UPHELD BY COURT Willis-Campbell Act Prohibiting Sale "or Importation Held Constitutional. BREWERS SPONSORED SUIT Differed From Case Won by Dr. Lambert of New York. __The Willis-Campbell law prohibit- ing the sale or importation of intox- icating malt liguor for medicinal purposes today was declared valid and constitutional by the Supreme Court. The law. known as the Willis- Campbell Leer act, was attacked in Appeals brought by the James Ever- ard’s Breweries, New York, and by Edward and Willlam Burke, brewers of Guinness stout. It was contended that the national prohibition amend- ment limited the power of Congress to legislation dealing with the use of intoxicating liquors for beverage pur- poses and that the states.alone had authority under their police powers to n-ful.m the use of liquors for medlcinal purposes. Lambert Case Recaled. The cases differed from that brought by Dr. Samuel W. Lambert, a New York physician, who won before Fed- eral Judge Kriox, in his contention that physicians could not be ré- stricted in the quantity of intoxfcat- ing liquor they could prescribe for medicinal purpose. e joined in the assertion that the eighteenth amcndment was restricted to the use of intoxicating liquors for beverage purpose: The government combatted the breweries' cage with the contention that beer had no medicinal value. The federal government and twenty-five states urged the court to interpret the prohibition amendment as leaving Congress dlscretion to determine what constituted a legitimate use of intoxicating liquors. Difference of Opiaion. Declaring the purpose of the eight- eenth amendment was to prevent the traffic in intoxicating liquor for bev- crage use, Justice Sanford in handing down the opinion said that in deter- mining the power of CONgress to pro- hibit the use of malt liquor for me- dicinal purposes it was necessary to consider whether the Willis-Camp- bell law was aimed to carry out the purpose of the prohibition amend- ment. There considerable dif- ference of opinion, he sald, as to the medicinal value of beer 'and other malt liquor. That question should be left open and debatable. he said, but there was no doubt that there was availabla recognized medicine com- monly available which could be used as_substitutes for mait liquor. “We cannot say that prohibiting the use for medicinal purpose.” Jus- tice Sanford said, not adopted to accomplish the end of making pro- hibition effective. The use of liquor for medicinal purposes can be made to open the doors for the use of such liquor for beverage purposes. Enforcement Work Hampered. Such use of malt liquor for medici- | nal purposes, the court said, hamper- ed and obstructed the enforcement of prohibition, and could not be said to o an arbitrary exercise of legisla- tive discretion Tt is clear that Congress in enforc- ing prohibition may adopt any law- ful means to make it effective, it was held, and the only question presented was whether in prohibiting phy- slclans from prescribing malt liquora for medicinal purposes, it had exceed- ¢d lts legisiative autharity. The court answered that question in the nega- ti may make it possible to increase the pay of postal employes some time in the future tempers the disappoint- ment among_supporters of the ad- ministration here, for the politically- minded are fearful that this particu- lar veto will cost the Republican par- some thousands of votes in the November election. In both houses the Republicans have a paper majority and party leaders assembled in Cleveland are afraid the Republicans will be held to a greater responsibility than the Democrats when the campaign gets underway. The expectation, of course, of the Coolidge campaign managers is that the voters will make a dis- tinction between the Republican Con- gress and the Republican President to the great advantage of the lat- ter, and that the criticism of Con- gress will not touch the Presidential nominee. ‘As a matter of fact the most de- pressed crowd at the Capital during the past few months have been the members of the Senate and House, who are to come up for re-election this autumn. The Congress has managed to make itgelf unprecedently unpop- ular. The embittered farmer did not receive at the hands of Congress the big things promised—the Ford offer for muscle-shoals and the McNary- Haugen bill for example. The Republican leaders apparently have found that the Ku Klux Klan is such A big issue that the only thing to do about.it is to do nothing about it. That is considered the per- fect political strategy, If a question is too important or too hot to let it alone. Then you won't bufn your fingers. i So the assembling G. O. P. chief- tains, who would like to have some- thing to say about running their party convention, decided today to ig- nore the Kian. in spite of the fact that a number of things are hap- pening here which make it extremely difficult for them to keep their hands off. Among them the following: Fiery Croas Greets G. 0. P. The night time burning in Brook- side Park here of a flaming cross eight Teet high, with its bright, glar- Ing message was read by some as a greeting to the Republicans. The vigorous declaration of Rx B. Creager of Texas, himself a member of tha national committee. and as volutle a crusader as any man in | party councils, that he will carry the fight on the floor if the resolutions committee tries to duck his plank and “allow a racial and religious prejudice to become a part of our political life’’; and, finally, the arrival here today of President Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve Univer- sity, who mes with the support of a distinguished group of non-partisan Americans, demanding that the Re- publican party go before the country With a plank a8 unmistakable as this, even though it does not use the exact wording: *This party pledges itself and its candidates to stand inflexibly for gov- ernment by due process of law and against all groups, open or secret, which attempt to take the law into their own hands. If its candidates are elected this party gives assurance that no act of theirs will render aid or comfort to any organigation based on prejudice or discrimination against any citizen for reasons of race, oolor or creed. Among those who signed this plea are President Hopkins of Dartmouth, and President Faunce of Brown Uni- versity. e, MGLEAN 51,000 AHEAD. Leads Democratic Race for North Carolina Governorship. By the Associated Press. ’RALE!GH. N. C., June %—Angus W. McLean of Lunberton, former chairman of the War Finance Corpora- tion_and former assistant secretary of the Treasury, was leading Joslah W. Bailey of Raleigh, former col- lector of Internal revenue, by more than 51,000 votes early today for the Democratic namination for Governor of North Carolina. Belated returns from isolated precincts, which trickled in late last night and carly today, in- creased Mr. McLean's lead and with seventy-nine countles reporting, Mr. Bailey was leading in only sixteen of them. The vote carly today with 1,018 precincts reported out of 1,719 stood as_follows. McLean, Balley, 56,183, - = |LA FOLLETTE Auto Mounts Walk, Hits Carriage, But Child Escapes Unhurt Bettle Jane Austin, eight months old, narrowly sscaped death yester- day when an automobile mounted the sidewalk and orashed into her baby carriage in front 'of 3420 War-" der streét. The carriage was demolished an the infant thrown to the streel. She suffered no_serious injury. James S. Anderson, 655 Morton street, was operating the car at the time of the accident. The Austins reside at 614% Park road. FACTION DEMANDS BLOW AT FALL AND DAUGHERTY | (Continued from First Page.) tives for display of courage and inde- pendence in “voting for the tax bill enacted into law by both houses of Congress and signed by the I'resident, as a substitute for the Mellon plan.” In this connection request is made for legislation to give “full and com- plete publicity on tax returns” and for u “pledge to the American people that neither the Mellon plan, nor any other tax bill providing for unwar- ranted reductions in supertaxes of multimillionaires _and _profiteering corporations shall recelve the support of the Republican party in any future session of the Congress.” Would Ban Contributions. Another plank proposed by.the Wis- consin delegation In its stajement provides that neither the Republican national committee nor the Repub- lican congressional or senatorial campaign committee, in the preei- dential and congressional campaigns of 1924, “shall accept any contribu- tion in any amount whatsoever from any individual, or from any individ- ual connected 'in any way with any cofperation subject to prosecution as a truge or monopoly or other illegal combination, or having any interest in oil, coal, timber or other natural re sources found on the public domain.” Finally, the statement calls upon the convention to extend its ap- proval and commendation to the fol- lowing senators for exceptional serv- ces: Ask_Praise for Norris. George W. Norris of Nebraska for opposing the effort to deliver Muscle Shoals “'to private interests upon im- proper conditions and with fnade- quate compensation”; to James Cou- zens of Michigan “for his zeal in un- covering the frauds and irregularities in connection with internal revenue and_prohibition enforcement’: David | A. Reed of Pennsylvania for “disclos- |ing the widespread graft and cor- ruption in the Veterans' Buread under the administration of Charles R. Forbes"; Tasker L. Oddie of Nebraska for “demonstrating that grave condi- tions of neglect and inefficiency are still_permitted to persist in that bu- reau”: Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa | for “his vigor in conducting the in vestigation of the outrageous n- dals in the Department of Justice”; to R. B. Howell of Nebraska for “expos- ing serious irregularity and lack of efficiency in the administration of the federal farm loan act’: Willlam E. Borah of Idaho for “the judicial man- ner in which he conducted the inves- tigation of the unwarranted indict- ment of a fellow-member of the Sen- ate,” and to Robert M. La Follette for “his signal service in bringing about an investigation of the corrupt leas- ing of Teapot Dome and other naval oil reserves.” © Comter With Warren. Tépublféan regulars aetefibléd’ in conference from time to time during the day with Charles B! ‘Warren ot Detroit, selected for the chalrmanship of the resolutions committee. Among those closeted for the greater time with Mr. Warren were Willlam S. Vare of Pennsylvania and Ogden Mills, New York, both of whom will represent their delegations on the resolutions committee. Mr. Vare and Mills were in con- ference with President Coolidge at the White House just before they left the National Capital for the con- vention city, and are known to be fully informed as to the President's desires on platform planks. particu- larly that dealing with the world oourt issue. . In this connection Mr. Warren said today he had been strengthened in the belief, as a result of the con sations he had had on the court plank. that the issue could be adjusted in a way that would permit the conven- tion to indorse the court idea and, at the same time, bring the party and the chief exe;u(l\'a'l policy into harmonious accord. Others who visited with Mr. War- ren on platform proposals -included representatives of the farm bureau federation, who sought a plank for agricultural relief; manufacturers and general business leaders, who urged the adoption of a plank giving in- creased protection to business and industry, particularly from inter- ference or restriction by the federal government. ‘Wayne B. Wheeler, general. coun- sel for the Anti-Saloon League, told Mr. Warren the organization he rep- resented would prefer a straight in- dorsement for law enforcement rather than any plan for strengthening by legislative action the existing Vol- stead law. Ths light wine and beer plank which will be submitted to the resolu- tions committee and possibly to the convention by Ralph Beaver Strass- burger, delegate at large from Penn- sylvania, was drafted finally today. Its language is as follows: “The Republican party stands for the rigid enforcement of the law. It believes, however, that the Volstead act as at present construed, does not reflect the will of the majority of the people and that its more liberal inter- pretation to admit lawful sale of light wines and beer is desirable.” Three tentative platform drafts will be laid before the resolutions commit- tee by the advisory committee desig- nated to receive recommendations from varied sources. Five women members of a subcommittee were named today to present its drafts and a mass of petitions and sugges- tlons which it has reviewed. World Ovurt Untomehed. None of the drafts makes any ref- erence to the world court, leaving that issue up to the resolutions com- mittee. All contain law énforcement planks. without specific reference to the pro- hibition act, and ond of them refers to the Philippine question, commend- ing the administration of Governor General Wood and the desire of the Filipinos for' independence, but sug- gests no date for divorcing the is- lands from the United Statea Other planks touch on equal rights for women, good roads, Hawaii, anti- Iynching, oil conservation, the mer- chant marine, Latin American trade, national defense, prison reform, the Irish question, votes for the District of Columbia, narcotic control and the proposal for a federal department of education. ‘The women designated to present the drafts to Chairman Warren of the resolutions committee are Mrs. John Gordon Battelle of Ohio, Mary Giles Howard of Tennessee, Mrs. Louise M. Dodson of Iowa and Mrs Louise Thompson and Mrs. Charies Sabin, both of New York. S e Counsel’s Illness Delays Trial. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June 9.— Trial of Clarence O. Baring, indicted on charges made by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Baring, that he had attempted to poison her, was indefinitely post- Charles E.;Long, couns¢l for Baring. L2 CONGRESS PASSES BY JAM OF LEGISLATION Fnils.to Act on Many Proposals, Inclndiig Farm Relief, Shoals - and Dry Law Changes. RECESS PROBES SCHEDULED Treaties Await Confirmation—Pay Increases Also Lost. More than a score of legislative proposals dealing with outstanding Questions of domestic policy, with farm relief, Muscle Shoals, railroads, prohibition and reclamation, as the headliners, were left on the congres- sional calendar Saturday night, to be taken up when_ the next session be- gins, in December. In addition, the world court issue was left untouched so far as afirma- tive action was concerned; plans to curb - rum-running by reciprocal agreements With all the ‘macitme nations_similar to that mads with Great Britain were halted by the Senate's failure fo ratify saveral treaties recently negotiated; failure also of the new treaty with Canads put & 8top to preparations for an im- mediate tightening of restrictions along the Canadian border: and ne- gotiations for remaking the whole fabric of commercial {reatles to fit post-war conditions came to a stand- still when that with Germany. in- tended s a model, remained unap- proved in the hands of the Senate foreign relations committee. The only technical cffect the adjourn- ment of the session will have on {hese measures will be to postpone action. So far a some of the more active issues are concerned, however, the in- tervention of the summer recess s expected to have the effect of compell- ing the new session next December to bufld from the ground up. This is particularly ‘true of farm legislation, Which will have to be reshaped entire- ly in view of the faflure of the Mo- Nary-Haugen bill and all attempts to frame an acceptable substitute. .In the last-minute lesislative jam the Smith-Hoch - resolution, 100king. to 5 downward reviston of railroad freight rate on farm products falled fo receive Senate approval, and the Norbeck reso: lution calling for a bounty of 35 cents on 3 bushel on’ exported wheat was mot Prohibition Probe During Rece At the December Bession aiso fight will be renewed to materiall modify the Esch-Cummins law. Ieor. midable groups of Democrats and in- ;ur'gem. Republicans in both houses iave announced their intention of seeking abolishment of the Railroad Labor “Board as provided in (he Howell-Barkley bill and of making chanzes n the rate making and other As to probibition, the S v have before it the ”lmll?:nzifi:;} Projed by the House, to divorce pro- ibition ‘enforcement from the in- ternal revenue bureau. In addition. both houses will have acoess to the findings of & Senate committes which during the recess will investigate the whole question of the dry laws It 18 expecte that efforts will be | placed under to_modify the Reclamation the civil se: "lfllfllud m‘rnce and & egislation, :\.uh -recommendations of Selgi-mla‘?; Vork's fact-finding commission, wiil be pending before the House Ihe bill approved by the House irrigation committee is similar to that which the Senate tried in the closing days of the session to attach to the de. ficiency appropriation bill, Navy Bills Pending. Modernization of the Navy, em- bracing improvement of & number of battleships and construction of eight new light crulsers and six gunboats. Tust be acted upon by ihe. Senate. as i ! approved the pro- 50 pending will ®e bills providi for the ciection of a §ovtrnor by tha Porto Ricans, dealing with Philippine independence, to modify the national banking laws, to reorganize the exec- utive departments of the government, to expend $53,000.000 for rivers and bharbors te provide penalties for lynching, to appropriate $165,000,000 for highway construction, to control aviation und ragio activities and to orize the Boulder Cany con Canyon dam By December the Post Office: De- partment is expected to be in position to make recommendations as to the rate increases necessary to provide postal salary increases along the line. of the bill vetoed vesterday by Presi dent Coolidge. The omnibus pension bill. adding néw names to the pension rolls, aleo will be ready for considera- tion. and the Bursum pension bill, in- creasing civil and Spanish war vet- erans" compensation, vetoed by Presi. dent Coolidge, will be on the calendar. Treaty Before Senate. There will be a revival of the fight over naval oll reserves when an at- tempt is made to translate into law whatever conclusions may be agreed upon eventually by the Senate oil committee, The Senate also must yote on the seating of Senator May- fleld, Democrat, Texas, whose election " robaniy’ the Aret obably e action to be sou; in the field of forelgn retations S be ‘a decision on ratification of the treaty recpgmizing Cuban sovereignty over the Isle of Pines. Chairman Lodge of the foreign relations com- mittee has anounced that within ten days after the oponing of the De- cember session he will seek to have consideration of the question begun in open session. The treaty with Tur- key also is before the foreign rela- tions committes, but there has been no indication as to when action will be taken. _Appropriation bills will have the right of way at the December ses- sion, which under the law, must ad- Jjourn on the following March 4. The Short session will make it necessary that unusual legislative speed be maintained if all of the pending busi- ness is to be disposed of. The fact that the committees arc all organ- ized, however, will permit a- great deal of business to be done during the recess, including the preparation by the appropriations committee of a large part of its program. U. S. BOARD BLAMES SIDDONS IN APPEAL The United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation today asked the District Court of Appeals for a mandamus against Frederick L. Siddons, associate justice of the Sur preme Court of the District of Colum- bia, to compel him to eubmit to a jury the issues involved in a suit brought against the Fleet Corpora- tion by Maurice H. Eichberg, trad- ing as the National Timber Company, to recover $120,970.80, said to be due for the purchase of lumber for war- time ships. The case has been pend- ing in the courts for seven years. It is claimed that Justice Siddons refused to follow the mandate of the Court of Appeals, delivered December 22, 1922, ordering the case calendered for trial by jury upon the issues raised by the pleadings. Last Monday, the Appellate Court is told, Justice Siddons struck from the record_the exceptions made by the Flest Corporation to a report by the auditor of the court and thereby deprived the Fleet Corporation I s trial by jury on the issues made by the exceptions. While United States Attorney Gor- don and_Bolitha J. Laws, special counsel for the Fleet Corporation, were applying ‘for relief " to the higher court, Attorneys Clinton H. Robb, J. Harry Covington and Spen- cer Gordon, representing Eichberg, filed 2 motfon for judgment for the full amount against the Fleet Cor- peration. -Unless the Appellate Court &rants the mandamus agsinst the jus- 107,423; | poned today because of the illness ‘of |tice, it 18 ¢fli€¢“d- judgment may be granted against the government. renewed to have prohibition officers | WAY TO PAY POLICE, FIREMEN, TEACHERS RAISES IS OUTLINED __ _(Continued from First Pag ‘gress and reapproved in the confer- ence report.” The bill tailed only on account of & one-man slibuster in the Senate over a reclamation item put on this oppraprlnuon bill as a rider. Therefore. it is recognized by lead- ers in Congress, by the District Com- missioners, by the District auditor, and by every one familiar with this legislation, that these new salaries are authorized in law: that they failed only because through a last minute blockade the money was not matle available that Congress in- tended should be available, and that they constitute a deficiency which must be met by retroactive legisla- tion when Congress reconvenes. Way Aroand Is Sought. In the meantime, these 4,000 police- men, firemen and teachers, on whose devotion to duty the welfare of the community is so dependent, are al- ready having a hard time to make both ends meet, and they and their families will actually suffer keenly, through no fault of their own, if obliged to wait until December or January for the money to be made available. Right here {s where The Star, with the united support of all taxpayers and residents of the Dis- trict, intends to do something to get Justice done. The -District Commissioners have today asked the controller general for a ruling on several suggestions as to the best way to meet this temporary situation, and to find a way around 8o that the clearly ex- pressed will and intent of Congress can be carried out. i. 1t is suggested that the Presi- dent, as it was intimated at White House he Intends to do re- garding the soldiers’ bonus law might issue an executive order au- thorizing the creation of = deficit to carry out the administrative features. As there is a_sligntly different wording -in the law, which ~would make this course proper With the bonus law, but not for the District employes. it is pretty certain that the controller general will rule against_ such a procedure for the police, firemen and teachers. Might Draw on Surplus. 2, Suggestions that the District government be allowed to borrow Whatever sum may be necessary from its recognized surplus of nearly $4,- 500,000 in the federal Treasury until Congress can act to make up what- ever sum may be thus used. 3. That If all other efforts fail, the District merchants may declare a moratorlum, advancing credit fo these government employes until Con reconvenes and makes money avail- able to pay the overdue amount to these police, firemen and teachers. 4. This seems today to be the prob- able solution—for the controller gen- eral to recognize the right of the Dis- trict. to borrow from funds made available for the entire vear to make up the amount pro-rated by months to pay the police, firemen and teach- ers the full salaries provided for them by the new salary laws. Put Before Controller. This proposal by The Star wzs put up today to the controller general for a ruling, and it is known that officials in the District government and in the budget bureau are inclined to favor such a solution. Controller General McCarl will have a very careful study made in an effort to see that such a course is not contrary to law. The argument behind this proposal is that Congress authorized these new salaries to be paid, but due to an unexpected, stubborn action by one senator the money which the Presi- dent, the budget bureau and both branches of Congress intended should be made available was not actually appropriated. With this recognized as a deficiency which Congress will undoubtédly. providé for by making funds retroactive, the question before the controller general is whether it is not.right for the District to bor- row from month to month during the next six months sufficient amounts from the money actually made avail- able in the District appropriation bill. The District appropriation made this money available for pay ing salaries for the full twelve months, and it would be only bor- rowing during the first six months money that will be paid back by di- rection of Congress during the last six months of the vear. Rudolph Expects Loans. Commissioner Rudolph, who him- self was & banker before becoming Commissioner, expressed the beliet today that the banks of the city probably would be willing to advance needed loans to policemen and fire- men, basing the security on the cer- tainty that Congress in December will appropriate the lost pay for these men, retroactive to July 1. Maj. Sullivan pointed out this morning_that many policemen are buying homes and that the unex- pected withdrawal of $§20 a month from their envelopes for a period of six months would probably place these men in a financial predicament. The same situation exists in the fire department and among school teachers. Bill's Fallure Regretted. Members of Congress generally are bill grieved and hurt at the faliure of the deficiency appropriation bill Representative Thomas L. Blanton the ranking minority member of the House Dietrict committee. who has been recognized as a “watch dog of the Treasury,” said today: “It is most regretable, indeed, that a Senate filibuster killed the deficiency bill. This damper should not have blighted the happiness of so many de- serving peopie. “The teachers. police and firemen should not be discouraged. It means only a little delay in getting their money. They have been granted their increases by substantive law, whioh fixes their salaries. and makés same a just claim agalnst the government. Congress will provide the funds im- mediately when it meets again. Wash- ington banks will undoubtedly make advances to these deserving employes covering such increases, Where the money is needed. “The disappointment, however, to our ex-service men is almost unfor- givable. They had waited patientl for this adjustment. And to mmy‘& them the small stipend granted by Congress means everything.” URGES POLICE LOYALTY. Asgociation President Regards De- Iay of Higher Pay Temporary. Urging that the members of the police force give .their best service to the city, and to prove their un- selfishness in considering the protec- tion of the lives and property of the citizens of the District before them- selves, Milton D. Smith, president of the Policemen’s Assoclation, issued the following statement in regard to the failure of Congress to appropriate funds to carry out the city police- men's pay increase: “It is rather & blow to awake and find that instead of the increase you bad figured on, you will, in reality, get a decrease. But it is only tem- [ porary, because Congress intended that the police and firemen of Wash- ington should get. an increase, and just as soon &s the next session con- venes 1 am sure that Congress will take care o’ the money part, and, of course. it will be retroactive, and all will receive their back pay in & lump-su: e pam— It matters little what it is that you want—whether a gituation or ser- vant--a want ad in The Star will reach the person who will fill your want. IN ¥ the | BIGWAR GAME OPENED BY NATIONAL GUARD 29th Division, in ‘Cnmp at Virginia Beach, Studying Coast De- fense Problems. GEN. STEPHAN COMMANDING D. C, Maryland and Virginia Taking Part. By a Staff Correspondent HEADQUARTERS. 29th NATIONAL GUARD DIVISION, Virginia Beach Va., June 8.—Starting one of the big- Zest war games in post-war Nationa! Guard history, the 28th National Guard Division, comprising militia troops of the District of Columbla, Maryland and Virginia, MaJ.'Gen. An- ton Stephan of Washington, com- mandiRg, today plunged directly into a problem for the defense of the At- lantic coast from Delaware to the Carolinas. Gen. Stephan has establishe headquarters at the rife range hers from which point he is dirccting the forces of the three states and the Dis trict of Columbia. Figuratively th I8 a division encamped at this point. but literally there are several hundred field, staff and company officers from the division and numerous detach- ments of enlisted men from all arm- of the service, with officers of th United States Army as instructors and observers. Campaign Opens Todas All of vesterday. and during night as well as this morning, t trains were sent in from the {line to the spur leading into camp. This afternoon the bi started in earnest, and will last Thursday morning. when the fores will be returned to their home sta tions The last to arrive was B Gen. M. A. Reckord of Maryland, com manding the G8th Infantry Brigadc . Besides the 58th, there is represen: ed here the 91st Infantry Brigade. Virginia National Guard; 115th In- fantry Brizade. Virzinia Nationa Guard; 183d Infantry Brigade, Vir- glola National Guard; ist Marylana nfantry, representing units in Kens ington, Hyattsville and other points in Maryland adjacent to the District 5th Maryland Infantry from Bal more; 110th Field Artillery, Maryland National Guard, from Balitimore; Air Service, Maryland National Guard from Logan Field. Baltimore: 104th Medical Regiment, Maryland National Guard, Baltimore: 121st Regimen! Engineers, National Guard, District of Columbia. Camp Organization Completed. Organization of the camp was com- pleted today with the issuance of orders by Stephan making cer- tain camp detalis and assigning_th various troops and_schools. Capt Peyton G. Nevitt, N. G. D. C. was deslgnated camp adjutant; Maj. Way- erly W. La Prade was named camp quartermaster; Maf. Harry F. White Verginia National Guard, medical offi- cer. Maj. R. T. Barton of Winchester, Va, was detailed in charge of the school for company officers and se- lected enlisted men. Brig. Gen. S. Gardner Waller, Front Roval, Va. is in command of the Virginia units. Gen. Stephan also designated the following grounds for instructior purposes: First, general officers and their staffs; second, commanding cers of infantry regiments and their staffs. In this group is Col. Oehmanr comanding the 121st Regiment Engi- neers, N. G. D. C.; third, commanding officers of field artillery and their staffs; fourth, comanding officers of engineer regiments and their staffs fifth, commanding officers of medical regiments and thekr staffs: sixth commanding officers of infantry bat- tailons-and their staffs and officers of the air.companies. Early Morning Movements. Officers of the Distict of Columbia National Guard with others were turned out of their bunks carly today and by 7:30 o'clock were in the field formed into infantry companies for instruction The District officers feel perfectly at home here since shortly after their arrival there was a drenching rain which turned this place into a litera! camp of mud and when they went into the field today the rain was coming down in torrents. The plan for instruction in connec- tion with the war games is a full one and will Keep the officers busy in the field from early morning until late in the afternoon and it includes prob- lems dealing with every implement of land and afr warfare. Airplanes were fiying over the camp all morning and target practice on the range by United States marinés gave a touch of realism to the program. D. C. Contingent on Special Tratn. The District detachment mads ths trip from Norfolk to Virginia Beach yesterday on & special train. Gen Stephan was met at the station and camp by Maj. La Prade and Cap! Jackson, for many Vears a member of the District National Guard, and now with the Virginia detachment. The general was assigned quarters in a hie gam nt large home on the field over Which flew the two-starred flag of & major general. This_afternoon the entire detach- ment is out on the Atlantic coast di- recting the work of the 29th Division in repelling an imaginery force. There behind the sand dunes which predom- inate, they are mapping out projects to prevent this force from landing under the direction of Gen. Stepha who, recelving his reports in head quarters here, is transmitting ordc for the movement of the various arms under his command. Regular Army instructors hers are Lieut. Col. Townsend. with Marvland National Guard, headquarters, Balt more; Lieut. Col. Davies, with Virginia. National Guard, headquar. ters at Richmond; Capt. H. H. Poh With the District of Columbia Na- tional Guard. _— —— | MRS. ROBERT T. LINCOLN BREAKS LEG IN FALL Local Woman, Daughter-in-Law of Abraham Lincoln, III at Summer Home. By the Associated Press . MANCHESTER, Vt, June 8—Mrs Mary Lincoln, wife of Robert T. Lin- coln, only surviving son of President Abraham Lincoln, is ill at her summer estate hers, suffering from a com- pound fracture of her leg, it became known yesterday. News of the injury, which resulted from a fall in her home shortly af- ter the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Lin- coln from their home in Washington. D. C., a few weeks ago, has been with- held. _ The_attending physician said that Mrs. Lincoln was resting com- fortably and that her condition was improving satisfactorily. Mrs. Lincoln is seventy-eight years old. It was said that the services of a New York speclalist and speciai nurses had been obtained. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE STATIONS WILL CLOSE Deficiency Bill- Fails to Provide Funds to Defray Expense of Operation. Three of the municipal public con- venience stations have to close their doors until July 1 because of failure to get enough money in the deficency bill ‘to complete the fiscal year. The stations at Sth street and New York avenue and at 15th and H streets northeast closed Saturday an: the one at 13%2 street and Pennsy sania avenue will shut downr Wedne: &y They will 1eopen on July 1. when the new 'District appropriation aet becomes operative.