Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1925, Page 2

o xx THE EVENING MAKERS OF TREATY REACH DEADLOCK Germans Advise French Cologne Action Controls Trade Situation. By the Assoclate PARIS, January 6 between the French and Negotiations ermans for a commereial have reached a deadlock At the are av forms in ¥ the both sides declara- be interpreted as a but no secret is made that ng any action ov ight rupture oh fr Gern elegates returned o Ay trip tiations fw- di neg sdus ch viver pre 1 resort d been edingly Refase to Scparate weil that G French commerc fron Germa the que allied forces ded that not is stated sld apart slities separate the rom trade rela- chemical experts, as egate presenting the ecel interests, notified the re unable a German legates y W the negot velopm vith that &0 ¢ aining nts of 1tinu sossible. The then proposed a modus vivendi » avoid too violent uj neo-( commercial 10, but po- of h 1t conversa al made ec ex- the the in ¥ change T January Germans held out i position would be roposed Tarifis Prohibitive. posed t tariffs that ally the Germans pro- French products ibitive, it would ules furnished the uving heavily products. A the Germans a for old Also pur ermany, a reach the tariffs of luxuries and foc quarians that their principal furniture and pictures. chases of wines and bra being made for export to great on of which will German border after the new €0 into effect. In view of the pros of a tariff war between the two countries, the French are be ginning to examine again their new schedt te whether it 1s visable to revise some items in orden to meet the German offensive. The French schedules average much low- er than those of the Germans The grea immediate effect will be upon Alsatian products, particu- larly Alsatian wines which hereto- fore have been used extensively for mixture with German Rhine wines. SCORES ALLIED NOTE. consumers pects a Berlin Calls Arguments in Cologne Issue Weak. By the Associated rross BERLIN, January newspapers tod cles to discussions of the allied note, handed to the German government vesterday, which s described as weak | in argument and as failing to justify | prolongation of the occupation of the | Cologne bridgehead { Catholic organ, which | quently voices the Views of Chan- | llor Marx, says the note is one of the weakest documents Germany. ever received, and also one of the most re- | grettable, for the reason that it seri- | ously threatens to destroy the mutual confidence of the nations which was | ntly evidenced. | The Kreuz Zeitung, 1 paper, declares the real reason for the | failure to evacuats the Cologne zone | 18 that Great Britain needs the sup- | port of France for her policy outside of Europe and therefore is giving France a free hand on the Rhine. “Might for Right.” 6.—The Berlin devote leading arti- | Germania, | | | nonarchist The democratic Roersen Courler #ays the communication denotes a re- version to the most evil methods of the post-war period, when at the Rlightest opportunity resort was had | to might Instead of right. The paper | believes serious dangers are threat- ening the relations between Germany and the other nations and that these can only be dissipated if London and Paris decide to have open and honest hegotlations instead of futile and em- mittering exchanges of notes. The Tageblatt thinks the German people will unanimously refect “this monstrous attempt to place a popula- tion of over two million people under forsign domination for indefinite period on a flimsy pretext. ITALIAN CABINET NOW ALL FASCIST Only One Not Actually in Party, But Strictly Faithfui to Principles. By the Associated Press. ROME, January 6.—Premier Mus- solini today a cabinet composed entirely of Fascisti, with the excep- tion of Cesare Nava, minister of national economy, who telongs to that section of the Popular party remaining staunchly faithful to Mus- solini and to Fascism. Alfredo Rocco, the justice; Prof. Fidele, the minister of instruction, and Glovanni Gluriantia, minister of public works, all of whom were appointed by the King ay to fill posts made vacant ons, were recelving the | of their friends and minister of day. cco was acclaimed b: throughout the country, who have admired his tact and energy as president of the Chamber of Deputies. The selection of Prof. Fidele was also well received, as it is believed he will be & most acceptable minister of instruction owing to his long training as a university instructor. ‘Wind Ship Makes Nine Knots. KIEL, Germany, January 6.—Anton Flettner's sallless, wind-driven ship Buckau, today attained a speed of & knots ina trial in a heavy sea. Flettner he was satisfied with the sea- worthiness of his vessel in_rough weather. On Thursday, the Buckau said they | cupation | ad- | | Congress.” | tew dollars | [ I | i | | el 2 i s leahiga b0, | MRS, [ MRS, SCOTT GRILLED FRANK D. SCOTT. - ONGAY PARTIES” Renresentative’s zed About Affairs at Which Spouse Was Not Present. | By the Assoctatea P | ALPENA, parties | Frank D. Scott went without |present. were the subject on which | Mrs. Scott was cross-examined when {the Scott divorce hearing was resum- |ed this morning | Much of the testimony was devoted the questioning of Mrs. Scott in {connection with her alleged friend- hip lcers of the Air Service ves. and soclal activitie Scott to which her husband 3 t 8 Mich.. on wh ges his wife, her husband ames ed like given Mrs. AT the names of Mitchell, Maj. and Mrs. . ol. and Mrs. Robert . George F ner and Licut liked A s attorney duced them to Mr. Miss Kennedy (Mr. | that they were ‘up Scott was by B register, rig. Gen ey Bur- Lynch, , Capt. Wil- Don Sautelle nd found them told I. S. Can- fntro- and 1 told Scott’s secretary) nd going’ people.” questioned about nation husband ¢ incident,” involving an officer and the clerk in the ho- in which the Scotts lived. *Mr. | Scott did not question me,” she said. “He just told me he was ‘checking’ on me." The kimono incident |admission you made, | plain?" asked Mr. Canfield <M. it talked about the no,” was Mrs. Scott’s reply Exhausted from the grilling she re- ceived vesterds afternoon, Scott still was able to muster a smile Scott was the or tried to only ex- Kl she stepped from the witness stand | {at the end of the day's hearing. “It seems to be the Army against she remarked, “and you who won in 1918 A softer mnote found {the marital dissonanc {letters introduced into etters written by Mrs. Scott to her | Representative husband, following their separation. One of them said “I want you to come back to me. I will be willing to help you pay off rour gambling debts to Mr. Moore, and we can start again. I have a and everything I have is ikr,n\\ its way yesterday in the records— yours, “We have split over nothing. There has been undue influence. A vulture has swept over our little nest and ruined us. We were always happy happy until the dav we parted. I want you to come back!" Yeste ‘s testimony swept over wide territory—the Scotts’ Washing- ton apartment, Jamaica, wher “lHguor cards were given them upon landing”’; to Detroit and Lake Orion nearby, scene of an alleged “pajama party, d to a New York hospital, where. cording to Mrs. Scott underwent a serious operation her husband absent. HITS OFFICIAL VIOLATORS. with Anti-Dry Scores Lawmakers Who Break Laws. Charge of flagrant Volstead act by “dry” representatives were declared to have added to the Iready overwhelming contempt for the act otherwises law-ablding 2 statement today by W. nt of the Associa- rohibition Amend- iolation of the in H. Stayton, tion Against ment He referred especlally, he sald, to testimony in the divores nction brought by Representative Fraik D. Scott of Michigan, in which, he said, a witness testified that three Repre- sentatives brousht liquor into the cenniry from Panama. “When the members of Congress whose record are 100 per cent dry and whose politicial aspirations have al- ways been supported by the Anti-Sa- loon League violate the law they are responsible for enacting,” he said, “how can we count upon the public to respect the law? “It would seem that there should be an item in the current Treasury Department appropriation bill for the education of dry congressmen to re- spect the law they are responsible or. MOTHER, BABY IN ARMS, SHOT BY FORT SENTRY Wound Inflicted While Woman Was Riding With Hus- band in Automobile. Serious By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 6. While holding her baby, Mrs. Charles W. Rockwell, wife of a San Diego real estate man, was shot in the back by a sentry at the gates of Fort Rosecrans, while she was rid- ing into the reservation In an auto- mobile driven by her husband. The bullet from a service revolver lodged in her lung. She was taken to the military hospital, and her condition is serfous. The baby was was {njured. The sentry, Pvt. Sterrett, is under arrest. It is reported that the sentry said he shouted for the automobile to stop, and when it did not he fired at a rear wheel. Maj. Duvall iast night sald the sentry had intended to stop the automobile party only to make certain that no cameras were carried, as was his duty, and that he probably nred at the ground and the bullet glanced into the car. Sterrett has been ar- rested, the major said, and would be tried by court-martial, Maj. Cadwalader Ordered to, Berlin Maj. Bertram L. Cadwalader, United States Infantry, has been detalled as will leave on a cruise to Lubeck and possibly to Sweden. Betore you invest imvestigate, assistant military attache at Berlin, Germany, and Maj.. Willlam C. Koenig, United States Coast Artillery Corps, as assistant military attache at Paris, France. Wife Quiz-| ! trom ! Treasury Col. | Mrs. | into | | that | mobiles sha | | Washington (Police List Sidewalks Not Cleaned But Prosecution Improbable Now. While partment Distriet Sirest-cle s hands f from depatment thoroughfar new downtown had a it when the incts report- 100 private faited to clean their . the thrust L list of t s who sidewalks. Under the of the lem upun polive of ed dividu re in- ve now becomes Department sidewnlks of owners ir ad have be- main trafc g0 ¢ 1 cea delingue thes prop ety dition to t Trea of up fore them opening Street-cle the ning Department sidewa ks the corpora- is required to file suits in icipal Court to recover tie cost in- curred by District in cleaning each ividual stretch of waik, plus a pen- Few Apply For Jobs. Although Morris Hacker, supervisor of aning, was pressing into ser aborer wu'd be borrowed ng branches of augment his there did not be s outside workingmen t the city's call for ary snow-shoveling work at $3.04 who dlar force of 400 men, secm te witling emp T. J. Costig assistant superin- tendent of street cleaning, said that when he visited the northwest stables of the department this morning only a small number of outsiders had ap- plied there for work Mr. Hacker's program today was to clean Seventh, Ninth and E streets in the downtown business district, and at the same time to put gangs the sewer and highway divi- fons to work from the vicinity of the westward through the b territory as far as eteenth street. More Equipment Favored. Before going to the Capitol this morning to attend the hearings on next year's appropriation bill, En- gineer Commissioner Bell sald he agreed that the Street Cleaning De- partment uld buy more plow quipment for use when the next snowstorm hits the city. Maj. W. E. R. Coveli, the public utillties commission, held a conference yesterday street railway officials, today that plans would be made for the fullest co-operation in the future be- tween the companies and the city government in keeping transportation facilities in operation. Maj. Covell stated reaching him indicate there were more street cars running In Wash- ington than in Baitimore during the heavy period of suow. assistant to who with that reports Traction Lines Active. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Co., Maj. Covell sald, had 22 trol- ley sweepers and nine motor plows in’ service during this storm. while the Capital Traction Co., had 11 sweepers and seven motor plows in use. The Washington Rapld Transit Co. has notified Maj. Covell that it plans to purchase motor plow equipment so in future storms it will clean the streets on which its busses oper- ate According to Maj. Covell, the rail- way companies plan to o even fur- ther In future by helping the city to clean part of the roadway besides the car tracks as a means of induc- ing automobilists to keep off the rails 5 Autos Partly Blamed. Tn the opinion of Maj. Covell. the railway companies did a creditable job of cleaning their tracks Friday, but, he said, it was brought out at yesterday's conference, that automo- biles packed snow in the rails later. ome of the tie-ups, he said, result- ed from snow and ice becoming clogged in the slot ralls, due partly but not entirely, to automobile travel. The companies also stated at the conference that skid chains on auto- have caused more than a score of tie-ups of car service by becoming wedged in the slot rails. —_— LIBRARY OFFICIALS— POINT OUT NEEDS TO COMMITTEEMEN (Continued from First Page.) impressed with the need for excellent library facilities in Washington, ex- pressing the opinion that the Capital has an unusually large reading public. He asserted it was his belief that stould not fall behind other cities as regards its public library system. Starts on BIIL In executive session this afternoon the subcommittee on the District budget of the House appropriations committee started making up the bill which will be reported to the House early next week, allocating funds for the various activities in maintenance of the National Capital for the fiscal year beginning July 1 next. It is anticipated that this will be probably the largest appropriation ever made for the city of Washing- ton. Hearings were concluded today, when representatives of a number of citizens’ associations and other or- ganizations outside of the Govern- ment service were heard mostly in support of the school program as drafted by the Board of Education in conference with representatives of all the citizens’ associations. Tomorrow morning the subcommit- tee will grant a brief audience to Maj. Childs, who wishes to discuss the lighting program for the Na- tional Capital, emphasizing the desir- ability of continuing the use of gas in co-ordination with the electric system. — The world's longest tunnel—a bore 18 miles long through the rock of the Cats- kill Mountains in New York State—was made entirely by electric power. the | announced | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1925 Picture releascd today by President Coolidge and members of hix officinl fomily. Arou of the cabinet are: Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Attorny General Stone, Se retary of Commerce Hoover, Secretary of the Interior Worl Lahor Davis, & Hughe. BUSINESS MEN HIT RENT CONTROL BILL Board of Trade Directors Unanimous in Opposition to Further Legislation. Opposition to the proposed rent control bill for the District of Col- umbia spread yesterd from the real estate organizations to the local merchants and business men The board of directors of the Washington Board of Trade was unanimous in opposition to further rental legisla- tion of any type in the District. Not only did the organization on record against such legislation but it empowered the siden, Samuel J. Prescott, to appoint com- mittees to go to the Capitol and in- form the members of Congress of the pposition. The question of referring action to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was looked upon favorably by the board &0 Members Voice Opposition. Several members of the board took the floor and expressed their opposi- tlon to rent legislation In peace time John Jov Edson declared that whila the regulation of real estate was per- fectly proper during the war, it was his opinion that if the law had ended with the war emergency more nearly normal conditions would prevail in the National Capital today, and pres- ent troubles would, he believes, have been avolded. The action of the hoard of directo was based upon a report adopted by the organization last year, whicn stated: “From the foregoing information your committes is of tha opinion that the rental situation in Washington s Improving, and recommends that if the committee of Congress, after con- ducting hearings and making the survey that The Star of Sunday, Feb- ruary 10, reports is to be made by the Senate, should find that an emer- Eency still exists justifying the ex- tension of the rent act, your com- is mittes recommends that the present| law be greater extended for a period than one vear from May 1924, which, in their opinion, will give ample time for the rental sit- uation in Washington to adjust itself by the law of supply and demand.” M, and M. Assoclation to Act. not This afternoon the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association will hold a special meating to discuss the pro- posed bill. The assoclation opposxed the inclusion of business properties in the present rent act. The council of administration of the District of Columbla Bankers' Association also held a special meeting to discuss the rent law for the purpose of making recommendations to the association. At a meeting of the associate mem- bers’ division of the Washington Real Estate Board the group composed of real estate salesmen unanimously op- posed the proposed bill, Letters now are being received daily from members of the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the National Building Owners and Managers' Associations, oppos- Ing the mea RAISES FINE ISSUE FOR U. S. COMMISSION (Continued from First Page.) terest rate of only 114 per cent during the moratorium. This contrasts with the 62-year British period, no mora- torium and interest at 3 per cent for the first 10 years, and 33 thereafter. The British and the French debts, however, are understood to be con- sidered by this Government as two separate entities, with no obligation on the part of the American debt com- mission to deny a hearing on terms more lenient than the British. Some members of the American commission in fact have indicated that France should be glven a sympathetic hear- ing, at least, on whatever she has to discuss. Most of the funding agree- ments negotiated since the British follow that precedent in general, but there have been some slight devia- tions The concluding of an agree- ment, however, with France would not only depend on the entire accord of the debt commlission itself, but the approval of Congress. Whether Congres would counten- ance letting the French off much easier than the \British, is, in the minds of observers here, a question. Lieutenant’s Widow Gets First Check Under World War Bonus Measure Mrs. Irene C. Crisp of 3331 Ten- nyson avenue, Chevy Chase, D. C, today received the first check from the Government under the World War bonus. Mrs. Crisp was presented with a check for $1,553 by Director Frank T. Hines, director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau, as the first cash payment to be made un- der the insurance feature of the adjusted compensation act. Mrs. Crisp is the widow (of former Lieut. Fred William Crisp of the 64th Coast Artillery, who was ac- cidentally killed August 29, 1924, by Deing run over by an automo- bile truck belonging to the convoy of his organization at Brown Camp, Oahu, Hawalian Islands. Under the compensation act it is be made to the dereficiary of the veteran of the full face value of the insurance policy. Mrs. Crisp appeared at the bu- reau this morning, at the office of the adjusted compensation divi- sion, and was escorted by Maj. O. ‘W. Clark, chief of that division, to the private office of Director Hines. There, facing a circle of news pho- tographers, the young woman re- celved from Gen. Hines her check. Mrs. Crisp is_employed in the Washington office of Will H. Hays, the film czar. Lieut. Crisp's father and mother are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Crisp of 800 E street northeast. He left also two brothers, Thomas B. Crisp, § and Edward S. Crisp, and a sister, Mrs. Katheryn Mal- lett of this cityy | | | Blamed for D. Should Be Available Belleving that the fundamental evil in traffic control in the National Capital lies in poor street lighting, lack of flicient p remen, and “nig- gardly” appropriations for the partment and eity Dr. John A ries, special deputy commissioner New York City, and an international- 1y known traffic expert, told the joint committes of t House and Senute District committees vesterday that un- less these thin were remedied noth- ing could be done for the betterment f conditions Dr. Harriss, who with Bruce Cobb, also of New Invited to appear before mittee to discuss a model for Washington, urged a complete change In the attitude of Congress toward Washington, pointing out ne improvement could be hoped until an adequate number of police- men were on duty and the police de- partment had sufficient money avail- able to experiment in traffic reforms Ures 500 Policemen. Five hundred policemen, for traffi alone, should be put on the streets immediately and any =sum up to $25,000,000 should be appropriated, in the opinion of Dr. Harriss. This money, he said, would go to better lighting, proper equipment of the city with traffic towers and for mobile ap- paratus for the Police Department. “I can best describa Washington's trafc situation,” said Dr. Harriss, “as a chronic disease. There is nothing to cure it other than to take care of the complications, and the main com- plications, I believe, are two in num- ber—lack of police and lack of funds to experiment with. “I understand that there are now only 68 policemen avallble for cross- ing duty. That is a ridiculous num- ber for a city with practically 5,000 automobil In order to adequately handle the situation there should be at least 500 policemen appointed im- mediately for traffic Of these men, 200 should do crossing duty and 150 of them should be equipped with the latest type motor cycle. Small au- tomobiles should also be furnished so that sergeants and lleutenants could oversee the work of tbeir men. Duty of Congress. “I understand that this committee is seeking to frame a model traflic law It is fitting that the National Capital should have such a law. The city of Washington should lead the world in traffic matters but it can- not do it unless appropriations are large enough to make it possible. It behooves Congress to be up and doing for the District instead of standing still. “Congress. should be willing to spend up to $25,000,000, if it is neces- sary, to teach the rest of the world the lesson of traffic control. Much more can be accomplished by the addition to the police department and the tools with which it must work than by the making of laws. “The street lighting in the Nation- al Capital is the worst that I have seen in any city in the world. Con- gree should not hesitate to install an entirely new system of illumina- tion."” Senator Copeland of New York at this point asked Senator Ball of Del- aware, chairman of the Senate Dis- trict committee, the Teason for the “pitiably” inadequate lighting system in Washington. $517,383 in Fines and Forfeitures Yielded by Courts Increases annually of the number of cases filed in Police Court and the totd]l amount received from fines and forfeitures during the past five years are shown in the figures made public today by Frank A. Sebring, cierk of Police Court for the past 18 years. Total amounts received from both branches of Police Court, the United States branch and the District branch, show that for the first time, during the last calendar vear, more than half a million dollars was received. In the minds of Police Court of- ficials these figures only bear out their contentions as to the immediate need of better court facilities be- cause of the increasing congestion. A comparative table for the.past five years appears below. Cases Filed. U. 8. D. C. 8,949 85.359 7.518 40,200 8,380 44,402 9,115 43,274 10,008 52,347 Momey Received, U. 8. D. 0. $00.270.69 $200,878.63 88,010.50 246,822.10 Mar- of W Judge York traf for Total. 42,308 47718 52,982 51.3%9 62,555 seo1 18631 83483260 429,687 40 481,164.52 517,383.20 110,001.91 819,595.49 117.004.88 344,159.86 140,650.40 876,73280 BOAT SEIZED WITH RUM. NEW LONDON, Conn., January 6.— The gas sloop La Felice, laden with liquor . estimated in value at $40,00 was captured near Montauk Poinf, Long Island, early today by a Coast Guard patrol boat after a chase of 2 miles, dur- ing which the patrol boat fired two shots. The captured vessel was brought here. LS Al AN e Y Before you buy securities from any one be sure they are as good as your dollarm. Poor Lights and Few Policemen New York Expert Tells Congress Committee 500 Men and Regulating Motorists. de- | AN retars tmaster General New, Secre C. Traffic Trouble for Duty at Crossings | “There Is no reason.” | Senator Ball, “except that Congress | will not appropriate the money. Ever | since 1 have been in Congress District clitizens have pleaded for appropria- tlons for street lighting, but Con- gress has done nothing.” Senator Copeland said that, in opinion, the situation was just | e reason why Washi have representation in “I am frank to say is a crime against such poor lighting here. I think the members of this joint committee should make it their business to im-| press upon Congress the necessity of treating Washington as the Capital lof the Nation instead of some small| country town. It is disgraceful. answered his an- £ton ehould ongress that 1 think it decency to have Experiment in New York. Dr. Harriss said that in Pennsyl- vania avenue Washington had what he would term a superstreet, and that ha would like to see it used as the first experiment for express traffic, with a higher s d rate and the| tower light-control system. He also suggested that Connecticut avenue could be widened and used for the| same purpose. He said that the plan | had been tried with great success on | Fifth avenue, New York City, and| that despite a speed of sometimes as high as 30.miles an hour there were practically no accidents. | The witness said that he dld not believe traffic laws should be confused | with felonies and misdemeanors, or that the man driving an automobil should be treated as a criminal e said at with the exception of five major trafic crimes, the police should strive to educate and not to arrest The five crimes, in which drastic and uniform penalties should be imposed he named as follows: Reckless d - ing, driving while intoxicated, pass- ing street cars discharging passen- |gers, flagrant speeding and |away after an accident. The rest of | the ‘minor traffic laws, he asserted, should be largely a question of give ind take, because without the active co-operation of the public traffic laws were to a large degree Ineffective. running | Limit on Parking. In connection with public co-opera- tion, he cited the recent drastic park- ing limit of 20 minutes set in New |York. More than 1100 summonses a day wera issued while this law was | in effect, he said. clogking the courts and antagonizing the motorist. A 60-minute rule was then promulgated, | with an idea of giving the autotmo- billst time enough to carry on his business, and the summonses dropped down to & very low figure. The wit- ness pointed out that this showed that the public was eager to co-op- erate in a reasonable law, whereas with an unreasonable one nothing but bad feeling was stirred up. Dr. Harriss strongly urged the con- struction of an underground munici- pal garage in Washington. The ground under some of the downtown parks could be excavated he said, making an ideal place for the #soring of cars. Dr. Harriss and Judge Cobb left for New York last night. They will draw up what they consider a model traf- fic law for the District, and are ex- pected to submit it to the committee at an early date. The committee is not expected to' meet again to con- sider the rtafic situation until it re- ceived the bill. MRS. TAYLOR BURNT N PREPARING MEAL Spark Ignites Dressing Gown Worn by Rent Com- missioner. Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, a mem- Ler of the Rent Commission, was se- verely burned about the head and body this morning when a silk dress- ing gown she was wearing caught fire while she was cooking breakfast. Mrs. Taylor 1s expected to recover. Mrs. Taylor, who lives in the Mon- tana Apartments, at 1760 M street, was cooking, using a small electric stove, when some shredded wheat caught fire, and a spark fell upon her silk wrapper, which burst into flames. Dr. Leon Martel, in the building, was called, and later Dr. B. P. Larkin, with a skin speclalist and another doctor, were immediately summoned. They stated Mrs. Taylor would re- cover. It has not yet been determined if she will have to be taken to a hos- pital. Mrs. Taylor has been home indis- posed for the last few weeks, by reason of a bad ankle, the result of a fracture she sustained several months ago from a fall. Florida Plans Record Ceremony. TALLAHASSEE, Fla, January 6. —The inauguration today of Gov.- elect John W. Martin was planned as the most elaborate in Florida's history. Cary A. Hardee was the retiring chief executive. D CABINET d the table heginning at the President's left the other members of the Navy Wilbur, Secretary of Axrie Iture ¢ f War Weeks and Se re, Secretary of etary of State COOLIDGE PROPOSES BANKS AID REALTY PROBLEM SOLUTION (Continued from First Page.) situation in Washington would be materially remedied. Dispossession by the Government of the buildings now occupied by its agencles would make them available for private rental and would clear up the housing situation here to a large degree, Mr. Hoover sald. Carrying through of Senator Smoot's building program would “be one of the soundest pieces of legislation ever put over for the District of Colum- bia,” Mr. Hoover declared. The Com- merce Secretary said the contracts under which the Department of Com- merce building is rented are due to expire soon, adding that the Depart- ment 1 stice, he understands, is now engaged in a controversy over the rental to be pald for the apart- ment building it now occupies Mr. Hoover would not comment on her the Government was forced vay exhorbitant rentals for the of the apartment buildings now upied 1 of the depart- s, but wa inclined to believe if the buildings were rented tc Government on a eompetitive the situation might be made worse instead of better, Government Pays Heavily. The Government of money every ers for the cupied by pays a large sum year to private own- rental of buildings oc- @ v Mts departments and bu- eaus in the District of Columbia This would all be done away with under Senator Smoot's measure and each department would be housed in & of its own. At p homogeneous unit housed in nment-owned building. The Department of Agriculture, for ex- ample, is scattered all over the city with offices in rented quarters, while the Treasury Department also rents a great deal of ofice space. Mr. Hoover, commenting on the Fine Arts Commission plan for the location of Government offce builde ings along the Mall, took the view that the plans drawn up sbout 15 vears ago were probably out of date now and that additional floor space would be needed in the buildings templated south of Pennsylvania avenue The National Estate Boards than 40,000 active and associated members throughout the United States, today released a statement to the press from its headquarters in Chicago, and forwarded a telegram to its entire membership of 500 boards opposing the contemplated rent con- trol bill in Washington, Assoclation of Real representing Danger to Rights. The statement points out to the members that “a new legal principle would be established which would endanger private property rights in real estate everywhere, and would tend to drive capital out of this field of investment.” Every effort, it is stated, will be made by the National Association to fight the bill nationally. Similat action s now in process by the Na- tional Association of Building Own- ers and Managers. The telegram sent out from Chicago to members and released to the press reads as follows: “The proposal that the Government shall assume through a commission control over all residential property in the city of Washington of a char- acter more far-reaching than any hitherto enacted in this country is contained in measures introduced into both the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives recentl “The National Association of Real Estate Boards is necessarily deeply interested and profoundly concerned in possibilities of such legislative en- actment, due to the wide publicity and prestige which measures affect- ing the Capital City obtain. Emergency Called Past, “Heretofore legislation of this character has been limited to rent control during periods of national emergencies, but in times of peace to take contrel of private property permanently out of the hands of the owners and place it in the hands of # Government bureau is a step which this country has never yet taken. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia has held that the hous- ing emergency created by the war no longer exists. “Owners of real estate in Washington, therefore, are confronted with the pos- sibility of permanent Government con- trol of their property in time of peace and in the absence of any emergency. “If the regulation of rentals and the control of the character, terms and duration of occupancy of residential properties were to pass from the hands of individual owners and Investors into those of the Government in the City of Washington permanently, as it is pro- posed in the pending bill, & new legal principle would be established which would endanger .private property rights in real estate everywhere and would tend to drive capital out of this field of investment.” COOLIDGE AFFIRMS VIEW. Need of Rent Legislation Main- tained by Executive. President Coolidge has shown no change of mind regarding the need for rent legislation in the Distriot of Columbia, despite the arguments of representatives of real estate men who have talked with him, it was in- dicated yesterday by a White House spokesman. In fact, it was indicated that the statement attributed to Lee Thomp- son Smith, president of the National Assoclation of Building Owners and Managers, that the President did not favor the law which he sent to Con- gress not only was erroneous but has nt the | more | INAUGURAL PLANS LIKE THOSE OF 1520 Virtually Same Ceremonles as Those for Harding Planned at Capitol. Standing room only will be vided for the general public at inauguration eeremonies on the Cap- itol Plaza March 4. Under local aus- pices, however, stands will be erected along the line of the inaugural pa- rade on Pennsylvania avenue. As in the case of the Harding in- auguration, the President’s inaugural | address, delivered from a te ¥ | stand the Capitol steps {earried out over the plaza plifiers pro on Arrangements About Same. Virtually the same at the Capltol for the inaugurat of the late President Harding a the then Vice President Coolidge will be carried out at apitol, it was practically decided a ting today of the joint congre committes charged with handling the inaugu- ration President Coolidge's matter will, of course, it was sald. Should he desire a more elaborate plan it will be adopted Senator Curtis of Kansas, cha n of the Senate rules committee s elected chairman of the committee and Representative ¢ Pennsylvania d viee chairman The Harding-Coolidge inauguration was of the simplest ceremon of the kind ever held at the Capital. A small etand, from which the Presi- dent delivered the inaugural address, was erected. On this stand were a limited number of seats for the members of the Supreme Court and the cabinet and a few others. The plan to erect a huge stand seating many guests, as had been done in the past, was abandoned. Amplifiers were Installed and it was possible to hear distinct President’s ad- dress far across the Capitol grounds It is expected amplifiers W again be installed arrangeme wishes in the be consulted Esimates of Cost. | While no finai cost of the arrangement tol has vet been made, it is believed that an appropria of from $35,000 to $40,000 will be asked to cover the cxpenses a: the Capito After consultation the geant-at of the Senate, David S. Barry; the Sergeant-at-arms of the House, J. G. Rogers, and David I the architect of the Capitol, who w lay before the ittce the exact 1an of four ¥ go and also such modifi 4 ggested, a resolution will be prepared. As it carries an appropriation, it will 1 introduced first in the House by Mr Grist enator Curtis will | gural plans further w Galliher, selected by P idge to be rman |inaugural committee, at the Capitol this afternoon. ator Curtis has {made it clear that the congressional committee has to do only with t jarrangements for the inaugural ce ! monies at the Capitol itself. and that the arrangements for the downtow pration will be handled by the rict of Columbia inaugural com- mittee. It understood, however. that the joint committee will co-oy jerate with the local committee so far as it is able of the at the ~api estimate be s discups inav h William cident (ool of the local the displeasure ¢ the Chief Executive Those close to the Chief Executive say that the ! President most certainly did not make statement to the realty rep- tive, and the giving out o | such a statement was certainly in bad form, as it was not authorized by the President Unauthorized Quo | There is an unwr rule at the White House that tho who see the President for interviews do not quote him in s equent interviews with others unle by the express permis- sion of the Chief Executive. Mr. Smith's | name was not on the regular ap- | pointment list of the President terday, but he was admitted dur in the early morning, after made appeals for three or four days. White House attaches, it was learned, were quite reluctant to llet him see the President at all on I'the local rent sitwation. The net result af the interview by mith, in addition to incurring th displeasure of the White House, prob ably will be to present further in- terviews by real est men with the President on the local rent situation. It was indicated hat no more real estate men will obtain an audience with the President, and in this way will be prevented from using state- ments purporting to coms from the President as propaganda in secking | to prevent rent legislation. . WEATHER THE WE: District of Columbia—~GC tonight and tomorrow not much | change in temperature; minimum | temperature tonight about 24 degree: moderate west and northwest winds. Maryland—Generally fair_ tonight , and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; moderate to fresh north ‘winds. Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in tem- perature; moderate northwest winds. West Virginia—Generally falr to- night and tomorrow; not much change In temperature. served to { such | reses tions. ten a he had a nerally fair Records for 24 Hours. 588 28; 8 Thermometer—4 p.m., 36; 12 midnight, 32; 4 a.m,, 28: noon, 40. Barometer—4 p.m., 30.10; 12 midnight, 30 8§ a.m., 30.07; noon, 30.11 Highest temperature, 47, occurred at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. ¢ Lowest temperature, 26.1, occurred at 5 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest. 23; lowest, 9. Condition of the Water. pam, am., 30.11; § pm 4 am., 30.0 Temperature and condition of the water at $ am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 32; condition, clear. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Surv Today—Low tide, | tide, 5:29 am. ana Tomorrow—Low tide, 12:31 and 12:39 p.m.; high tide, and 6:33 p.m. The Today—Sun sets 5:01 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises sets 5:01 p.m. Moon rises 2:44 p.m.; sets, 4:17 am. Automobile lamps to be lighted one-half hour after sunset. am. 6:17 a.m. » Sun and Moon. rose 7:27 am.; sun 7 a.m.; sun Col. Ge;rée S. Gibbs Transferred. Col. George S, bbs, Army Signal Corps, has been relieved from duty with the Washington-Alaska military cable and telegraph system at Seattle, Wash., and ordered to Fort Sam Hous- ton, Tex., for duty with the Signai¥ Corps, 8th Corps Area. Col. Gibbs ‘was formerly attached to the office of the Assistant Secretary of War and made several trips to England in con- nection with the Alaskan eable system.