Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1924, Page 5

NO.9 PPORTUNITY | ASSURED OF FUNIS Six Families Yet to Be Pro- vided For, Requiring $1,446 in Gifts. New Year family! s today assured of its quota for 1925, and s added to the other seven opportunities in the list which have met with equal good for- tune at the hands of Washington givers. The deficits still to be met in the remaining six opportunities are being gradually reduced. The largest, that in No. 12, is now less than $400, and the smallest, that in No. is but $65.25 The * Another Happy Opportunity No. 9 Just Us” Club, which has reg- ularly contributed $5 a month for Opportunity No. 11 during the past vear, has pledged a similar amount for 1925, This adds $60 to the credit of the family, leaving a balance need- ed of $234.50. The girl reserve de- partment of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. wW. C contributes to Nos. 11 and . Other organizations in to- day’s list are the Oldest Inhabitants (colored), which contributes $26 for the remaining opportunities, and Mount Zion M. E. Church. Boston Friend Sends $200. One of last year's contributors to the fund sends $200 from Boston, hop- ing The exact situ- ation opportu- nities Opportunity Opportunity Opportanity Opportunity Opportunity Opportunity S The New Year is close at There will be hungry mouths fed each day, children to be clothed and warmth and shelter to be pro- vided. A total of only $1,446.78 is needed to assure these comforts to all fourteen of these families without partiality throughout 19: Contributions may be sent to John Joy Edson, treasurer, Associated Charities, 1022 Eleventh stree west, or to the office of The S Present Standings Shown. Opportunity No. 2—Overworked and undernourished widow and three children Amount asked for, §$1,820. Pre- viously acknowledged, $1,544.50. Mrs. G., $1: Oldest Inhabitants, colored, $3 Helen Hirsh, $5; Helen M. B., $1; H., $5; Mrs. C. J. B, $10; J. W. B, $5; D. L. H., $50. Total, §1 ) Amount still needed, $195.50 Opportunity No. 7—Doing her full part. Woman separated and three children (colored). Amount asked for, asknowledged, $437.75. M. E. Chur. M. E. D.. $1; 0ld Inhabitants, colored, $4; M. A. McA., $5; Girl Reserve Departtment. Phyl- lis Wheatley Y. W S. L., $1. Total, $454 Amount still needed, $65. Opportunity $—Tk triangle. Deserted mother & children. Amount asked Previously acknowledged Mrs. “G.,” $1; Oldest Inhabitants, col- ored, $4; E. H. O.. §3; Miss M. P. M, $16. Total, $587.30. Amount still needed Opportunity No. take her daddy’s pl three children. Amount asked Previously acknowledged Oldest Inhabitants, colored, $50; A, 32000 Total, Closed. ity No. Widow and four Amount asked Previously acknowledged, $416.50. Mount Zion M. 1. Church, $5; M. . D $1; Oldest Inhabitants. colored, $4: Dr. A. B $5: Just-Us-Club, $60: Girl Reserve department Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A, $2. Total, $492.50. Amount still needed. $ Opportunity No. 12.—Shall they stay “put”? Widow and children. Amount asked for, $1.456. Previous. 1y acknowledged. $1,041 Mrs. £1; Oldest Inhabitants (colored), Mrs p. B Mr. M. W. H., $3; E. G. $10; S. G, $10. Total $1.074.02 Amount s Opportuni it is not too late in the six remaining is as follows Needed to clo £195.50 ~o. No No. § No. Previousl Mount ol 14 Ambitious Opportu 11.—Influenza’s aftermath (colored) for three $4: B 1 needed, No. 13.—Even ckens are trying to help. and five children (colored) Amount asked for, $1.144 Iy acknowledged, $ M. E. Church, $5: M. B, Inhabitants (colored). $4: Dr. A. B. J., $5: Mrs M. G., $1: Girl Re: Dept.. Phyllis Wheatley Y. W 2. Total, §7 g Amount still needed, $ ummary Total amount Total amount the Previous. Mount Zion D., $1: Oldest 06. asked for received $13,388. 11,941 Total amount still needed. $1,446 LECTURES ON GARDENS. Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston Is Arts Club Guest. Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston New York, who some years ago was one of Washington’s best known photographers, was guest of honor at the Arts Club last evening, at a di ner at which Mrs. Fulton Lewis w hostess. Following the dinner, M Johnston gave a lecture on gardens, which have been the object of her study in recent years. She showed the earliest garden plans, illustrated from ancient drawings and prints, tracing the development of gar lore through the centuries, Considerable attention was given to the assoclation of gardens with the healing arts, Miss Johnston showing a number of pic- tures from old editions of the “Her- ball,’ or treatise upon plants and their u Coming down to the pres- ent, Miss Johnston, by uneans of beautifully cole 1 slides, showed th progress garden art in America, discussing t various treatments of lands: pe, with combinations of tree. flowers sward and architecture. Sculptors, she said, are finding an in- creasing der nd for th works for the adornment of these modern gar- dens, as did the artists in stone in earlier times. Rarely has so enjoy- able discourse been gi n before the Arts Club, of which Miss is a non-resident member, ESCAPES FROM CUSTODY. Youth Accused of Robbery Now a Fugitive. James Robert Mothershead, 20, ar- rested in Baltimore yesterday morn- ing with James Reeder Garner, 19, and brought here to answer a charge of having robbed an Army supply store at 926 Pennsylvania avenue the night before, escaped from the police at the entrance to No. 6 police station. He is now booked as a fugitive from fustice. Mothershead and Garner, residents of Sixth street southwest, were taught in Baltimore offering alleged stolen blankets and overcoats for sale. They were brought here and questioned by detectives before being sent to the pollee station. Just before the station was reached Mothershead slipped out of his two coats and escaped. Beveral policemen and civilians par- tlcipated in a pursuit, but failed to apprehend him. Mothershead entered an alley, scaled a fence and, ran prough a howse. children | $728.11s a toj when a ba and | waves for, | grow { end of the pond and throw {inally wa Widow | left the Johnston { tist needs to consider light as travel- | retaining i cause LowRrilowaRD PAINE DR. W. J. SHOWALTER, Assistant editor, National Geographic Magazine, who spoke before the Aw- »oclation of American Geographers thix afternoon on “The Monroe Doc- trine and the Countries of the Caribbean.” SUNBEAM OFFERS BAFFLING PUZZLE Problem Is Whether Energy Can Be Destroyed, Then Recreated From Nothing. Locked in the sunbean which steals under your curtain Is one of the most bafing problems in all nature—the problem of whether energy can be destroyed and then recreate itself out of nothing. The old high school physics text books used to say that energy could ot be destroyed. When Jack Demp- sey punches somebody’s jaw the ener- £y that sends out the punch does not suddenly cease when the blow is de- livered. It transfers Itself to the recipient. He, in turn, falls on the floor of the ring and the energy delivered to the boards. They in turn redeliver it to something else. But! the exact amount of energy which Jack Dempsey sent out is retained forever, somewhere in the universe.| Contradiction Apparent. But there an apparent comntra- diction to this law. It was brought out yesterda¥ before members of the | American Physical Society by Prof. W. F. G. Swann of Yale University, in speaking of the present trend of thought in physics. It brings up one of the liveliest controversies in science today. | Light { move in is popularly waves from understood the sun tof Now | which until spread less and That me that ith, which they started, aused by throwing the the water, has become throughout the pond there somewhere, only cohesive for Light, apparently, travels from the sum in much the same way as those | waves in the water. The only differ- ence is that there Is some mysterious law involved somehow, so that if the water waves acted in exactly the same way the light waves they would pi stone at the other it up in{ as it orig- the boy out less ns gradually | they disap the energy the energy stone into dissipated The energy is| it no longer k up a the air the same distanc s thrown down’ by Fnergy Exerts That is, the light energy ap- parently becomes dissipated in space But when it hits an electson it exerts upon this infinitely little particle the same fore it carried when 1t sun Suddenly, out energy which the its long journey The recently accepted answer to this is that light in some way, while the wave movement, be- al phencomena is such annot be explained away, nevertheless travels as the stone would travel if thrown ac the pond by the boy to hit a boy on the| other side, rather than dropped into the water so as to set up waves. This the quanta theory of light, the lisht moves in little particles thrown off by the sun. The principal expo-| nent of this principle is Einstein, the author of the theory of a relativity. But this doesn't explain the nu- merous phenomena which demand that light travel in waves and not in particles, Neither do they explain why the light wave, which apparently has Dbeen robbed of its energy in space, de- livers such a healthy blow when it hits the electron Hold 1o Average Conmservation. Dr. Swann explained that recently some physicists, unwilling to accept the quanta theory as against the wave theory, had dropped the idea of the absolute conservation of energy nd hold only to the average conser- vation of energy. That is, they say that there is always the same amount of energy in the universe, but that it may not be possible to follow it in a straight line. They say that light really travels in waves and that its energy disap- pears just as the energy of the wave: ! set up by the stone in the water dis And then, at the moment is needed, new energy is somehow evolved. Physicists are seeking an answer to the problem in further study of the action of light on electrons, but it remalns so puzzling that for the present two almost contradictory ideas of the nature of light must be held in order to explain everything that happens. If one day the scien- oree. wave all lost the in of nothing light wave reappears phys that this ing in much the waves set up by same way as the the stone thrown into the water he is_free to do so. Next day he may need to consider light as moving in the same way as the stone which the boy throws across the pond to hit the other boy. He is free to do this also, Dr. Swann brought out that, while the new conceptions that have been brought into physics in the past few years may prove hard to accept, if they prove workable in yview of the facts at hand the physicist is justified in using them, even if he reserves his judgment as to whether they rep- resent a final stating of laws of na- ture. He dwelt on the Einstein theo- ry of relativity as a case in point. This explains some things which can.- not be explained in any other way in the light of present knowledge. Attractive Hangings | América throws a stone in a pond | current i dread. AID PROSPERITY Speaker Shows Trade Bal- ance of Caribbean Coun- tries as Proof. How stability in govermental af- fairs is unmistakably reflected in world trade and general prosperity by the different achlevements of the countries about the Caribbean Sea was told by Dr. W. J. Showalter, assistant editor of the National Geo: graphic Magazine, who spoke this afternoon before menibers of the A sociation of American Geographers on “The Monroe Doctrine and the Countries of the Caribbean.” Salvador, smallest of the Central American republics, is a shining ex- ample of the value of political sta- bility, according to the speaker. It has only 13,000 square miles of ter- ritory and most of that mountainous. Yet its million and a half people are able to Dproduce exports amounting to $15,000,000 annually, and have a trade balance in their favor of more than $2,000,000 each year. Costa Rica was cited as another favorable ex- ample. It has 19,000 square miles of territory and less than half a million inhabitants. But its yearly exports are valued at more than $14,000,000 and its favorable trade balance amounts to nearly $6,000,000. Cites Cuba and Porto Rico. Porto Rico, which has had a quarter of a century of American Govern- ment, and Cuba, which has had as- sistance in stabilization from the United States, were other examples offered by Dr. Showalter to show that freedom from revolutions and stable institutions bring prosperity. “All Central America together,” he said, “with an area 60 times as large as that of Porto Rico and a population more than four times as Strong nu- mercially, has an aggregate forelgn trade smaller than that of Porto Rico. “The showing that our little island possession makes is closely matched by that of Cuba. With an area of only 44,000 square miles and & popu- lation of less than 3,000,000, that is- land’'s foreign trade reaches a total of $634,000,000 annually.” The Monroe Doctrine has not been an economic panacea for the countries of the Caribbean, Dr. Showalter pointed out, but it has preserved the sovereignty of many of them and has given them an opportunity to work out their own fortunes. JAPANESE OPPOSE FURTHER ARMS CUT DUE TO U. S. ACTIONS (Continued from First Page.) Japanese never approve the Mutsu, and popular sentiment would of the scrapping of the result was that the ship was conceded to Japan. and Great Britain requisi- tioned for themselves, to match the Mutsu, two great capital ships origi- nally marked for destruction Yukio Ozaki, one of the most promi- nent Japanese liberal politicians, who has been called the Borah of Nippon, sha the foreign office view that developments in the United States will seriously jeopardize any conference called by President Cool- idge. Mr. Ozaki said. in a recent in- terview “Since there is no other strong power in the East, Japan's assumed enemy is either America or England. It goes without yving that the re- cent Japanese naval maneuvers were conducted with such a possible enemy n view. Thus, all nations concerned are adopting much the same tactics, and there is no particular reason to interpret the forthcoming American maneuvers as being calculated to ir- ritate the Japanese people. he people, however, do not al-| ways look at such matfers from an entirely rational standpoint. Un- doubtedly the Japanese mind has been considerably irritated by recent rela- tions between Japan and America. 1 am frank to say that I consider the approaching American naval maneuv ers with Hawaii as their base are ex ceedingly unwise, if the United States is sincere in its efforts for world peace and is looking forward to the success of a second disarmament con- ference at Washington.” Hit by Paper. The recognized organ of American opinion in Japan., the American-own- ed and American-es ed Japan Ad- vertiser, assails the outgivings of the Japanese foreign office as “astound- “There is an ironical note in at- tributing to publ opinion in Japan the power and influence to overrule any course upon which the govern- ment may decide. Reduction of the issue of disarmament tb a simple mat- ter of the sentimental relations be- tween Japan and America is a line of reasoning scarcely to be expected from trained diplomatic quarters. It is undeniable that developments in the United States during recent months have increased Japanese suspicion and ill will toward America. The immigration law cut deeply. Na- tional Defense day was misunder- stood and misinterpreted. The forth- coming American maneuvers have aroused apprehension, but that ap- prehension is based on fallacy and The tremendous gain which would come to Japan by further naval limitation is so apparent that even public opiuion in this cobntry must realize it. Japanese public opinion opposed the first naval conference when President Harding sounded the call. But the situation is altered at present.” (Copyright, 1924.) MEXICAN OIL LAW LOST. Action Now Must Await Special or Regular Session. New Copper Wire Is Able to Carry Increased Current Dr. W. P. Davey of the research laboratory of the General Electric Co. told the American Association for the Advancement of Science today that a new copper has been produced which is capable of transmitting 13 per cent more cur- rent than present conductors. Although the new conductor, which was developed in the Gen- eral Electric Co.s laboratory at Schenectady, N. Y. is not yet avallable for commercial use, be- cause of the delicacy of its crystals and the difficulties of manufacture, the results of the discovery may be far-reaching. One of the main difficulties of long distance power transmission has been the energy loss due to re- sistance of the wire. With the new wire it would be possible to trans mit power 13 per cent further without additional loss of power. Besides, the sizes of the wires could be materially reduced and a saving effected. e U.S-IAPANAMITY HELD PERMANENT Decision to Exchange Lan- guage Officers for Armies Acclaimed by Both. By thie Assoclated Press. TOKIO, December 31.—The recent announcement from Washington tell- ing of the approval of an_ arrange- ment whereby the United States and Japan will exchange language offi- cers in their respective armies for a period of six months, {s acclaimed here as a new year’s consummation of the recent amicable exchange of of- ficlal utterances between the two countries. Lieut. Gen. Issel Ugaki, minister of war, in an interview today with the Assoclated Press, sald: “I wish to indorse fully the state- ment of Secretary of War Weeks re- garding the friendly exchange of lan- guage officers between the armles of Japan and the United States. This exchange indicates a friendly feeling between the two armies. Relations Bound to Be Friendly. “Relations between Japgn and the United States are bound to be friend- ly by virtue of the geographical po- sitions of the two countries. Likewise, the political and economic ties of the two countries assure contfnued friend- 1y relations. War talk is powerless in presence of the solid facts. “Problems of a transient nature be- tween the two countries can be solved successfully by wise states- manship. We need fear nothing from these situations. However violent the propaganda which may arise, the policy of my government will be con- sistently for permanent peace and lasting friendship with no idea, no dream, of war with America. National Honor Only Aim. “How is war conceivable between two armies that exist to all intents and purposes only for the defense of the national honor and the liberty of their peoples?’ asked the minister of war earnestly. “Where there is no chance for aggression neither side would be given the chance for a war. “Let me assure you that the new year certainly will bring increased good feeling between our two peo- ples “This,” the minister of war in conclusion, “is my response to War Secretary's kind expression.” said, your A Bt HORSE DROWNED IN CANAL Mud Prevents Animal From Climb- ing Out of Water. Straying from the stable of Henry Stewart, near the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Potomac and Grace streets, early today, a horse became mired in the canal and drowned in feet of water. The splashing noise in the water was heard by early rising folks near- by. They sent up the cry *Man over- board.” Investigation revealed the horse. The soft mud on the bottom pre- vented the beast from disengaging his hoofs so as to save himself by swimming. Industrial and MEXICO CITY, December 31.—The Mexican Senate went into recess .without passing the proposed oil law consequently, unless an extraordinary sitting is convoked by President Calles, the present conditions will continue until September 19 next, when Congress again meets. Efforts by several senators to got action on the oil bill proved futile when other senators disintegrated the quorum. g 8 R1 Don’t Wait —for melting snow to apprise you of defects in -the roof. We can do a better job for you now than anyone can do while ice and snow cover your roof. {Repairs of all kinds to roofs, gutters, down- spouts and cornice work. 100% satisfactory service and prices. ~-Washington Post, Nothing makes the home so begutiful than Draperies— Exclusive and Newest Materials to select from—ail work gnaranteed and escept tionally reaspnable. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. \73-537- 714 13th 'St. NW. Main Maurice J. Colbert Heating—Plumbing—Tinning 621 F Street "oz e e R CHa | Leaders Give Voice to Optimism. |ELECTION A BIG HELP IN STABILIZING TRADE Gary, Kruttschnitt, Doherty, Teagle-and Knox Issue *Statements: . New York, Dec. 28 (By A. P.).= High hopes for 1925, in some cases mounting to conviétion that it may prove the greatest year in the his- tory of American business, are heid by varions leaders in basic indus- trial and financial aotivities here. LANSB 'AD'EXPERT RETIRES AFTER MANY YEARS W. G. Kent, Advertising Man- ager, Placed First Full-Page Advertisement in D. C. After 46 years' service in the ad- vertising fleld of Washington, during which time he saw the Palais Royal establishment branch out from the little store it occupied, on Pennsyl- vania avenue, under the eaves of the Raleigh Hotel, to its present structure, W. G. Kent, advertising manager of that store, retired last Saturday, it was announced today. During his career Mr. Kent num- bers among other high lights the placement, 80 far as he can recall, of the first page advertisement for a department store in Washington and probably the first advertisement of any sort which took up an entire page in a newspaper. ‘When he took charge of the Palais Royal advertising department in 1878 the store was doing a business of about $50 a day. Since then the busi- ness, he said, had increased one thou- sand fold, and the advertising alone amounts to far more than the dally income of the store at that time. “The successful growth of either store or newspaper,” he sald, “has to be built on the same foundation of reliability. This alone assures sta- bility and longevity. The individual, like the store and the newspaper, has to act as sanely, in order to attain old age satisfactorily.” Mr. Kent, who started as a youth in his early 20s, retires in good health and as the recipient of num- erous tokens of esteem and affection from fellow workers in the advertis- ing field and from assoclates and friends in other lines of work. PRESIDENT TELLS CONGRESS RENTAL ACTION IS URGENT (Continued from Fjrst Page.) take an attitude which is going to antagonize so many pf the real estate and business interests of tfe coun- try who worked for his election and who greatly admire his conservative attitude. “We belleve it is a serious mistake for him to allow the publicity which appeared, and which, since it was In the New York Times, was probably repeated throughout the country. We think at the present time that some one whom he relies upon should be conferred with and the matter brought to his attention, with the idea that the misrepresentation of the President’s attitude be corrected in the local Washington newspapers and with the press associations. “You see that a correction of this obvious error will not only help de- feat the bill in Congress, but will also set President Coolidge right before our national association and the prop- erty-owning business men of the country, who in general heretofore have been solidly behind the Presi- dent in all his policies and hope to continue to be. Sees Danger of Precedent. “You, of course, realize the serious- ness of this from your standpoint in Washington and from the standpoint of your local assoclation. T hope you will realize from this letter how seri- ous this is to the national association, to have a precedent created in Wash- ington for a permanent Government control of all or any rents, and how much more serious it is to have the country believe that President Cool- idge and the Government and the Re- publican party favors or is likely to enact any such legislation. If this legislation is enacted it is bound to be reflected in the State legislatures throughout the country, which are mostly Republican in character, and before many of which rent control laws may come up this Winter.” In referring to his letter to the local assaclation of Bullding Owners and Managers which refused them an in- terview with the President, C. Bascom Slemp, the President’s secretary, said today that he was still of the opinion that an interview with the President was not necessary. However, he said that should there be ample reason for such an interview he would arrange one. Mr. Slemp feels that all confer- ences and views should now be pre- sented to Congress rather than the President While President Coolidge's survey of the real estate and rental situation Financial thesh exécutives ayy 7th Thru to 8th to E Rent Survey Blank DEPARTMENT OF CommEnce 'suneav or e cansus VACANT APARTMENTS: JAN. 2, 1925 ctisn of oIty in... (Northeast, Worthwest, ‘Soutbpast, Southeset) Houss No. and Brest L. Hage of house,’ 1f &MY wsmmpimacn D R — (wiite, colored, Vacant apattaents < Porson giving information ... —.r..... (Manager, janitor, telephons operater, eto. LT AR R S T A S the total figures compiled by the Census Bureau. On the reverse of the card is another mk for vacant houses, to be filled with information applying to resi- dences. Police are expected to get the blanks in a few days. in the District of Columbia was get- ting under way, it was learned at the Department of Justice that there has been no rejaxation of that department’s probe into real estate practices here, with a view to finding if there has been violation of law. For several weeks the Department of Justice has been making an in- vestigation of its own Into the Wash- ington real estate situation, following charges by the Senate committee, which alleged combination and illegal practices. The Senate report was in the hand of the district attorney’s office here for several months, and when turned over to the Department of Justice resulted in the department starting another investigation. The department’s agents, it is known, have not only followed the leads pre- sented by the Senate report, and whatever report was made by the district attorney, but have been de- veloping the probe along lines of their own. Nothing was ever made public as to the contents of the recom- mendations forwarded by the district attorney to the Department of Justice. tice. Housing Survey to Begin. The probe will continue during the progress of the new survey, which will be conducted by the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice and the Metropolitan Police of the city. Attorney General Stone and Secre- tary Hoover have been in conference over the rental and real estate prob- lem in Washington, it was revealed, and feel that additional facts as to rentals, their relation to population and price, should be obtained before final action of any kind should be taken. President Coolidge was 8o ad- vised and ordered a survey. The survey will bring before offi- clals in charge a complete picture of the entire situation in the District and will give much enlightenment on the problem, it was said, as to whether the high prices in Washing- ton are due to the operation of eco- nomic law or whether they are due to other operations which may come under the purview of criminal law. Police to Make Survey. There had been conside tion, it was understood, that per- haps the Post Office Department might be able to help in making the survey through the use of mail car riers, but evidently it was determined that the metropolitan police could be of more service in this particular. The three agencies concerned were formulating their plans today for pushing ahead with the survey Attorney General Stone indicated that the Government had an interest in the rental situation from several viewpoints, one of which was that Washington should be made a place where Government officials and em- ployes could live under the salaries which the Government pays. some ‘Why not add to the pleasure of your New Year’s eve party by at- tending the performance of “A Story of Pierrot” At Wardman Park Theatre? The pantomime will start at 8:15, closing early to allow patrons plenty of time for supper parties. For reservations, phone Col. 2000 R AR AR AR P AR A AR AR AR RN AR New Year Greetings— & EAEKTEST BUSNESS IV HISTOR-0F 1.5, PREDICTED FOR 428 It is our most earnest wish that a liberal portion of this 1925 pros- ‘perity, as predict- ed by leaders in the business world, be yours! Store Closed Thursday—See 3 Papers for Important Friday Sales URGH & BRO. DR SEEK ACTION NOW ON RENT MEASURE Advocates of Permanent Bill to Try for Passage at This Session. - A determined effort will be made by supporters of rent legislation to obtain passage of the bill introduced in the Senate and House providing for a permanent rent commission in the District of Columbia, in which President Coolidge is reported to have interested himself. Members of the Senate District committee today expressed them- selves as entirely friendly to the en- actment of such legislation provided it can be made to “stick.’ Senator Ball of Delaware, chairman of the District committee, author of the present rent act, the operation of which has been nullified by deci- slon of the courts, is planning to give the measure early consideration in his committee. He introduced the bill in the Senate and Representative Reed of West Virginia, chairman of the House committee, sponsored the measure in the House. The present rent act is due to ex- pire on May 22 next and would have expired at that time whether the courts had upheld it or not. Friendly to Act. Senator Capper of Kansas and Sen- ator Jones of Washington, members of the District committee, today ex- pressed themselves as friendly to the proposed legislation providing for a permanent rent commission. Senator Capper said he understood that the President was taking an in- terest In the matter and that he be- lleved something might be done by Congress in spite of the fact that this is the short session, expiring March 4. The principal cause of complaint in Washington,” said Senator Cap- per, “seems to be a pyramiding of values. Values are placed so high by speculators and unscrupulous per- sons that the people are forced to pay exorbitant rent in Washington. 1 have been told that rents here are much higher than they are in other cities comparable in size to Wash- ington. 1 think that the whole mat- ter should be thoroughly looked into. The opponents of rent legislation should be given a chance to be heard.” Senator Jomes said that he had hoped the situation would straighten itself out here so far as rents were concerned. “This does not appear to have hap- pened,” said Senator Jones. “While I am not yet familiar with all the pro- visions of the bill recently tntroduced | for a permanent commission, I ex- pect to study them.” Senator Sheppard of Texas, Demo- cratic member of the District commit- ! tee, said that he was not vet prepared to say whether he would support th proposed rent legislation or mot. Senator King, ranking Democratic member of the committee, who at one time opposed rent legislation, when the last bill proposing an extension of the rent act was before the Senate, withdrew his opposition. He is out of the city today. Senator Copeland of New York, an- other Democratic member of the com- mittee, and former health commis- sioner of New York City, is expected to take an interest in the proposed legislation which is based on the au- thority to control the health condi- tions. Senator Wadsworth Heads Frat. ST. LOUIS, December 31.—James W Wadsworth, United States Senator from New York, last night was elect- ed honorary president of the Dalta | Kappa Epsilon fraternity, holding its eighteenth annual convention here. AND RETURN ‘D Sunday, Jan. 4 SPECIAL TRAIN Lv. Washington.. ..12:30 a. m. 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