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9 MOUNTAIN STORM HIDES GIRL'S BOD. Effort to Bring Down Re- mains of Heiress, Frozen, Renewed. ¥* By the Associated Press ESTES PARK, Colo., January 14.- Warned by pioncer mountaineers that their probably would be fu- tile and that her body would remain buried in the drifted Longs Teak until the Spring thre parties set out at dawn the effort bring back the form of Miss Agnes Vaille, who perished Monday to descend the lofty y blizzard The body Herbert Sortland. los member of the fi party which mought to save Miss Vallle after her escort forced to leave her and press on for help, also was an object of the renewed search. Searchers who returned to the timber line late last night reported no one could have lived the 24 hours Sortland had been missing in the subzero and gales which swept clouds of snow and sleet the jugged peaks Miss Vaille’s body was found pron ped in au crevics covered with gnow, but the fury the e made it impossibl bring it down the was left until a = favorable mo- ment and a larger purty might lower 1t through the snow-packed and dangerous ravines of the peak. Companion Tellx Story. Walter Keiner, who started with Miss Vaille on the fatal expedition, mission snow of thaws, in an to froz young heiress while trying k in a driving was of 1e mountainside. It today was in bed at Longs Peak Inn,| suffering from frozen hands and feet and severe shock. He and Miss Vaflle had gone on numerous mountain- climbing adventures. He sald that Miss Vaille fell and rolled 150 feet as they tried to descend the peak in a driving blizzard and temperature of 50 degrees helow zero. Shortly aft- erward, he said, her hands and feet were frozen and when carrying her proved too great a task he left her in the crevice and started for the help | Manufacturers which reached her too late temperature | ents |y, for the party ! pnittee fHoIds Gas Could ' Cut Off New York Food in War Time By the Axocinted Press NEW YORK. Ja 14.—New ork Cliy's food supply could be complictely cut off by gassing small con areas. precenting the op- erntion of railroads and poisening all food not In airtight tins, Capt. Adrian St. John. Chemical Warfare Service U. 8. A, said last night in a speech at a dinner of the New York Chapter. Amerfcan Assoca- tion of Engineers, Capt. St. Jobn said that out of the 51 different chemical gases ed Guring the last war. virtually all but 12 have been discarded. The American Army, he sald, has two gases which wiil penetrate any of the gas masks now In use THREE D. C. BILLS IVEN APPROVAL ! Favorable Report Ordered by | House Committee—Other Measures Discussed. | ! Three important pleces of District legislition were ordered favorably yrted from the House District com- and progressive action was taken on viher pending measures The proposed new insurance code for the District was ordered to be pasues | taken up on the mext District day in the House. ten to This bill will be rewrit- include several amendments which have been agreed upon, and will be reintroduced.and reported out at the next meeting of the Dis- trict committee Letters were received from the Board of Commissioners and from & special committee of the Board of | Education declaring that there is no { necessity for the passage of the |.~r'hnnl survey bill, as the Board of | Education has already made an in- | vestigation of the matter. Opposition to Rent Law. letter from the Merchants and Association opposing w, said that the A | the proposed rent L Friends of the family today pointed | members of that association “do here- to the queer tu Denver Chamber of Commerce. to death in the frozen fastnesses, 14,000 feet above sca lavel, while her father, ¥. O. Vaille, retired millionaire, was vacationing on the sun-swept shores of Honolulu. Fourth to Meet Death. Records available today showed that Miss Vaille was the fourth to meet tragic death on Longs Peak. The death of Miss Carrie J. Welton, a New Englander, 40 years ago, paral- leled the fate of Miss Vaille. Miss Welton had scaled the peak, but be- came exhausted in the subzero tem- perature during the descent. Her guide sought aid, but death arrived first On September 16, 1921, the body of Gregory Aubuchon, 18, was found at the base of the peak by forest rangers after a hunt of two months. While standing near the huge stone n that marks the summit of the mountain, August 1, 1922, J. E. Kitts of Greeley, ( , was instantly killed by a bolt 6f lightning. In the same month a year later Miss Ethel Ridenour of Kansas City was struck by lightning. She recovered, although her face was badly torn by the stroke. BY U. S. TO WORKERS Capital Man Favors $1,000,000 Re- volving Fund for First Payments. The proposed rent control law was opposed .today in a letter to the House District committee from F. G. Campbell, 734 Eighth street Stating that he s not a resident ©of the District, but that as an Amer- fcan citizen opposes the confiscation of property ag, he says, i3 proposed n the new bill, he refers to Mr. ‘s testimony that the Rent ion allowed returns of 6 per cent, and protests that though he is not a property owner in the Dis- trict this return is far too little. His letter reads, in part: “There is just one way in which the Government ocan legitimately combat high rentals and that s a way that I have urged for several years past, both upon the President and upon Secretary Hoover, with no results. Make it possible for the gov- ernment employe to become a home owner. A revolving fund of $1,000,000 will easily do the trick, at no cost whetever to the Government. The stumbling block of most of the wage earners is the initlal cash payment Tequired for the purchase of a home If the Government emplove could secure an amortization loan upen rea- sonable terms, there would be no rea- ron why most of them could not own their own homes. If it is proper to|ment lend money to the farmer, I see no reason why it is not proper for the | D¢ Government to lend money to itk own employe for such purpose as this. If necessary, let the Government build the homes and sell them upon what would be substantially rental terms to their employes “If this rent bill will be a strong suspicion throughout the country that Congress was in- fluenced by a desire to insure cheap rentals for its own members, and to accomplish that end they adopted a policy in the District of Columbie that they would never have dared ad- vocate at home.” is passed there TWO-YEAR-OLD CHECK IS CAUSE OF ARREST George Leroy Miller Held on Com- plaint of Francis A. Crawford, Realty Operator, Charged with false pretenses grow- ing out of a 3200 check transaction more than a year ago, George Leroy Miller, 44 years old, was arrested at his home, 1433 East Capitol street, vesterday afternoon by Detectives Muller and Murphy. It is alleged that Francis A. Crawford, real estate deal- er, 522 Park road, cashed the alleged check for him Tt is_the claim of the realty operator that Miller interested him In a coal concern, making him president, and that he paid Miller $5,000, and cashed the check for $200. Crawford told the police that Miller had misrepre- sented his reported interest in Ra- leigh County, W. Va., coal property Miller was released on $1,000 bonds today In the Police Court. He is wanted in Baltimore on an alleged bogus check charge, according to the police. —_— Corn brings a greater total return 10 the farmera than any other cropy of fate which sent | b Miss Vaille, who was secretary of the | | | 1 record our opposition to this or other form of legislation which | sha create any commission for the | handling of any form of property or business A “We are decisively of the opinion that the intrusion of Government into business is warranted only in an emer- ney and in the Hght of the opinion and decision that has been presented we do not belleve such emergency exists at this time. Favorable report was ordered on the compulsory school attendance bill which has already passed the Senate. Favorable report was ordered on the bill introduced by Chairman Reed to amend the act regulating the height of bulldings in the District. The Senate bill providing for a permanent board of assistant assess- ors with the number increased from five to six, defining who are residents of the District, providing for assess- ments at true value and for personal returns in May, instead of July, was also ordered reported Representative Jost criticized the guides and protested that regularly employed by ment. Representative Rathbone of Tilinols moved that Commissioner Oyster should be required to submit a re- port on the case of Milton D. Smith, president of the policemen’s associa- lion, who was brought before the potice trial board, as the result of ving arrested Maj. Augustine Prentiss, and who has taken an ap- peal. The committee voted that this report should be asked for. The bill to widen Harvard street was urged for early passage by Charles F. Consoul of the Washing- ton Board of Trade and a report is to be made at the next meeting Ropresentatives Underhill of Massa- chusetts and Gibson of Vermont cen- sured the action of the District sub- ommittee of the House appropria- tions in eliminating entirely from the District appropriation bill .the ftem of $600,000 for parks in_the national capital, which had been Tecommended by the Budget Bureau. Representative Underhill says he will “take this matter up on the floor of the House.” POLICEMAN APPEALS TRIAL BOARD RULING Milton D. Smith Fights Decision in Arrest of Army Officer for Speeding. any of Missouri in the Capitol they should be the Govern- Milton D. Smith, traffic officer at- tached to No. 4 police precinct, and president of the Policemen's Assocla- tion of the District of Columbia, who was found “technically” gullty by the Police Trial Board of conduct prej- udictal to the good order, reputation {and discipline of the Police Depart- Armounced today that he had instructed his attorney to file an ap- from the findings with the Com- sstone T ren: "accordinig to the testimony, arrested Maj. Augustus M. Prentiss. U. 8. A, for driving at a speed of 30 miles an hour, and the officer forfeited collateral on the charge in Pollce Court. The charges grew out of an ode at the police station when Maj. Prentiss, who did not have col- lateral with him, was released fn the custody of Smith to obtain the neces- sary mon The testimony showed {hat after the station clerk at No. 4 nad refused to release the Army officer, he placed him in Smith's custody, and the latter took responsibility for Maf. Prentiss’ return. After leaving the station, the Army officer, the testimony further showed, accosted the policeman and asked his name, saying he was golng to take the matter of his arrest up with Col. Sherrill, whereupon Smith told him that he was still under arrest, and that if be didn’t appreciate the courtesy extended he must go back in the station and remain until col- lateral was posted. The Army officer was taken back in By the Associated Prese. LONDON, January 14.—The na- tive extremist newspapers of Indla have started a campaign against the wholesale exportation of mon- keys, which has reached remark- able dimensions in recent months, according to the Daily Telegraph Caleutta correspondent, who pro- dicts that this propaganda will arouse angry feelings among the Hindus, millions of whom worship monkeys. The writer declares the trafiic is exciting widespread. interest and that the Soclety for Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals s tak- ing action regarding it. He says the animals arrive at ports packed THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. NEW LAND POLICY ~ FARMER AID PLAN Coolidge’s Commission Says Present Agencies Can Give Needed Relief. Assistance for in- dustry through existing financial zen and through a new land policy to permit grazing on unappro- priated public domain were recom- mended today to President Coolidge by hig Agricultural Commission in a preliminary report A later report will deal with sible additional relief through vision of transportation charges and |4 protective tariff. The commission | suid it wished to emphasize now that | “The welfare of agriculture also de- mands an- early and thorough re- vision of the freight rate structure. | Declaring existing agencles can | handle the live stock financing situa- tion, the commission declared the Federal intermediate credit banks “should assume the full responsibil- ity Dby aggressively and sympa- thetically undertzking to cover the field and thus support and supple ment the normal financing or llye stock paper.” cgixlati The only legislation sumesied was amendment of the agricultural crad- its act to eliminate the provision that prohibitis rediscounting by Federal in- termediate credit banks of loans ne- gotlated by federally chartered agri- cultural credit agencies. ‘In recommending use of the public domain for cattle grazing, the com- mission suggested that A uniforin policy for grazing on national forests and public land be drawn up by a committee on which the live stock industry would be represented. Mean- time, the commission declared no in- crease should be made In grazing charges. Urge Early Adjustment. The report expressed confidence in the live stock industry and urged that adjustments be made as speedily as possible These adjustments should deal with finance, transpor- tation costs, tariff and grazing, it said The root of .the present credit prob- leni, the commission declared, lies in the “breakdown of the old packer- controlled live stock loan companies, the weakened and restricted condi- tion of many local banks of the range country and the lack of available primary discount sgencies.” It was urged that the intermediate credit banks grant only such loans as are “safe and will carry the confidence of the investors in Government de- bentures” and that the Farm Loan Board enter upon a campaign to in- form cattle men and bankers that the credit banks are able and willing to provide adequate rediscount facilities for all sound loans Advise Board ix Ready. The commission was advised, its re- port said, that the Farm Loan Board stands ready to carry out this pro- gram. Horizontal changes in freight rate the commission found, and depressio of agricultural prices have laid a spe- cial burden upon the cattle industry. A serious emergency was said to ex- ist not only in freight rates, but also in the lack of provision of interline rates.and in routing arrangements. Lack of tariff protection from com- petition with hides and meat proucts from foreign countries, “produced by cheaper labor and under different standards of production,” the com- mission reported, also are hurting the industry. Other agricultural enterprises were said by the commission to have suf- fered from similar competition, but on this subject the commission sald it had found it “best to reserve its recommendations.” QUICK ACTION EXPECTED. the live stock es pos- re- | | Sugzested. President Coolldge’s agriciltural fact finding commission informed him at White House breakfast con- ference today of its report, and acquainted him with its recommen- dations. President Coolidge is understood to have been greatly impressed with the progress made by the commission. Little opposition to any of this leg- islation recommneded {s anticipated and the President and leaders of the administration party feel confident that the farm relief legislation in its entirety will be enacted into law be- fore March 4, therefore removing any necessity for calling an extra session of Congress. HUNGARY IS AROUSED OVER MYSTERY PLANE Airship Carrying Two Veiled Wom- en and a Man Lands on Esterhazy Estate. By the Assoclated Press VIENNA, January 14.—The land- ing of a mysterious airplane on the estate of Count Esterhazy at Tata Tovaros, Hungary, is reported by the Burgenland correspondent of Der Abend. The plane carried two veiled women and one man as passengers. A walting carriage conveyed them to the Esterhazy palace. One of the veiled women, says the correspondent, is believed by the pop- ulace to have been former Empress Zita, and they express the bellef that she has come back to Hungary to pave the way for her som, Prince Otto, to ascend the Hungarian throne. The correspondent also says the pilot of the planc was recognized as Zimmerman, who brought the late Emperor Charles to the same spot the iecond time he returned to Hungary and he was sent into exile. the station and remained until a friend came with the collateral and he was released. The Army officer contended that he was arrested twice for the same offense, although' the station clerk said that he never re- leased the Army officer, but placed him in Smith's custody, and that the Army officer technically was under arrest the whole time. It is on ac- count of the decision In the face of this testimony that Policeman Smith will note an appeal. India Starts Fight to Save Monkeys As New Gland Fad Threatens Species to suffocation in railroad cars, the shipments being consigned mainly to Germany, Austria, America and England, partly to re-stock zoo- logical collections and also to moet the demand for monkey glands for medicinal purposes. He quotes one of the Calcutta papers as sayin The Buropean craze for re- juvenation is denuding India of its monkeys. the sacred animals being slaughtered so that the senile and debauched may win back a problematical youth.” The editorial warns the govern- ment that unless it forbids this ‘develish trade” it will have & terrible responsibility when the consequences of the popular Ine dignation become manifesty. .. ™~ { pri ]D C., BULLARD, 40 YEARS IN ARMY, QUITTING SERVICE TOMORROW General Emerged From World War With No- table Record. Led Counter Attack on Germans W hen Order Came to Retreat. “The American flag has never been forced to retire!” The author of a phrase which will &0 down in history as one of the proud traditions of the American Army-—Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bujl will close an active military ser of 40 years tomorrow und retire e Mfe. . Something mere than six years ago he was a major gencral commanding the 1st Division in France and, with two Ifrench divisions, the troops were holding the front &t Chateau-Thierrs under the command of a French corp: commander. The odds were heavy. The enemy outnumbered the allies and their attacks made dally were taking heavy toll in life, while the troops were under constant and heavy artillery bombardment. The French thought it best to re- tire, for strateglc reasons, to a stronger position. Gen. Bullard's troops were holding the salient, with the French troops on either side, So the French commander sent the order to retire to Gen, Byllard Gen. Bullard knew the situation was fraught with danger. But he also knew the caliber of his troops. He replied with a message which is one of the sacred memories of the troops of the 1st Division Refused to Retreat. “We regret being unable on this occasion to follow the command of our masters the French, but the American flag has never been foroed to retire. That is unendurable, and none of our soldiers would under- stand their being asked to retire, a situation which fs humiliating to us and unacceptable to our country's honor. We are going to counter attack.” Following that message, the Ameri- can troops began a savage counter at- tack and carried the battle Into ter- ritory held by the Germans, thus in- itiuting the movements that effectu- ally checked the German offensive on the Marne. The result clearly justi- fled the action of Gen. Bullard in ig- noring the order of his superior offi- cer. and the incident was dropped without official investigation. Just how the higher authorities in the United States regarded the alleged breach of discipline, in view of ail the circumstances and the result, is shown by the fact that shortly afterward Gen. Bullard was elevated to the rank of lleutenant general Winner of Decoration. Moreover, he was awarded the Dis- tinguished Service Medal for his serv ices in command of the 1st Division, the 3d Corps and the 2d Army on the Marne sallent and the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He received, also, the French Croix de Guerre, and wa made a commander in the French Le HOUSE TAKES VOTE ONBANKEBILL T0DAY Amendments Adopted on Controversial Sections on Branch Banking. The McFadden banking bill con- tinued before the House today, with leaders determined to press it to a final vote before overnight adjourn- ment, in order to permit consideration tomorrow of the $39.000,000 rivers and harbors authorization bill The rivers and harbors measure, originally scheduled to come up to- duy, was put over when slow progres: on the McFadden bill, due to an un- expected number of amendments of- fered, prevented a vote on it yester- day Of the dozen amendments proposed to the banking measure, the three adopted dealt with the controversial provisions for branch banking by national banks. Postpone River Bill. Consideration of the $39,000,000 rivers and harbors appropriation bill ‘was postponed until Thursday when the House late yesterday found itself unable to reach a final vote on the McFadden banking bill. This shift in the legislative program allowed the McFeadden bill to be taken up again today, with the leaders determined to press it to a vote before the close of the session. More than a dozen amendments were offered yesterday, but only three—all of them acceptable to Chairman Mc- Fadden of the banking committee, au- thor of the bill—were adopted. Two of them were put forward by Repre- sentative M. D. Hull, Republican, Ilii- nois, and the other by Representative Stavenson, Democrat, South Carolina. All of the amendments dealt with the branch banking provisions, which are designed to place national banks on a better competitive basis with state institutions by permitting them. where State laws permit, to establish branches in the city in which the parent bank is situated. One of the Hull amendments, which was opposed by a vole of 124 to 62, provides that in any State which hereafter enacts a law legalizing branch banking national banks shall not have authority to establish branches unless especially granted by Congress. ‘The other Hull amendment, adopted by a viva voce vote, would deny privileges of the federal reserve system to State banks establishing branches under State laws hercafter enacted. The Stevenson amendment stipulates that national banks, in the event the State In which they are =ituated re- peals its branch banking law, cannot proceed with the establishment of branches under the bill. The voting down of the amendments opposed by proponents of the bill strengthened the belief that votes were in sight for passage of the measure. W. R. E. ASKS PERMIT TO OPERATE BUS LINE The Washington Railway and Eleo- tric Co, today applied to the Public Utiliti Commission for permission to operate a motor bus for an experi- mental period of three months from Anacostia to the Barry Farm and Garfield communities. The route proposed is from Nichols avenue and Good Hope road, along Good Hope road to Alabama avenue, along Alabama avenus to Nichols avenue in Congress Heights and re- turn. At the outset the company plans to operate one bus for a five-hour period in the morning and a five-hour period 4 the evening, MAJ. GEN. ROBERT BULLARD. gion d’Honneur, and grand oficer in the Belgian Ordre de Leopold and the Italign Order of St. Maurice and sSt. Lazarus, Tomorrow Gen. Bullard will relin- quish command of the 2d Corps Area, with headquarters at New York Where he has been stationed most of the time since hisx retyrn from the battleflelds of France. In Ap 1917, Gen. Bulla command of the officers’ training camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark., and in the following July went to France with the first section of the American Expeditionary Forces, be- ing In command of the 2d Infantry Brigade. He established various Tn- fantry schools in France, and had charge of them until December, 1917, when he was placed in command of the Ist Division, a command he r tained until the following July, all during its famous operations. Commands Second Army. In October, 1918, he was promoted to the grade of lieutenant general, and given command successively of the 3d Army Corps and then of the American 2d Army, operating in the Aisne-Marne and the Meuse-Argonne offenses In addition to his brilliant services in the World War, Gen. Bullard was an active participant in campaigns against hostile Indians on the West- ern frontier in the late eighties and early ninetles, in the Philippine in- surrection and in the Mexjcan border troubles in 1915-1916. In the latter campaigns he commanded the border patrol and the provisional brigade. While in the Philippines he served as governor of the Lanao district of Moro Province. In 1906 he was on duty with the provisional government of Cuba. He was born at Youngsbero, Ala., January 15, 1861, and was gradu- ated from the United States Military Academy {n June, 1385. Until he reached the grade of brigadier gen- eral, in June, 1817, his entire service had been in the Infantry WORLD COURT ISSUE OES OVER WEEK Senate Committee Postpones Its Consideration, Due to Other Pressing Business. rd was in The World Court vas submerged today before the Benate foreign relations committee, and consideration of the several pro- posals for American adhesion was postponed until next Wednesday. The committee occupied . itself instead with consideration of treaties with the Dominican Republic and Rumania. Proponents are pressing for an early report to the Senate where one proposal already is on the calendar. Two Others Claim Attention. question again Besides the proposal offered by Senator Pepper, Republican, Pennsyl- vania, for the creation of a new court independent of the League of Nations, two others have been ad- vanced, one by Senator Swanson of Virginia, ranking Democrat on the committee, and the other by Senator Willls, Republican, Ohio. Both of these proposals contain the reservations suggested by Secretary Hughes and approved by both Presi- Gent Harding and President Coolidge. In addition, the Willls resolution em- bodying the recent recommendation of Mr. Coolidge for a reservation under which the United States would not be bound by opinions of the court on matters not voluntarily submitted by the United States. Even if the committes makes an early favorable report, many Sena- tors, including Chairman Borah, doubt that there will be sufficient time at this short session for Senate action. INAUGURAL PLANS ARE PUSHED AHEAD; PARADE ISSUE IS UP (Cont rst Page.) Brandenburg, Henry Jr.; W. F. Brenizer, Frank Alexander Britton, Chapin_Brown, Gustav Buchholz, N. Landon Burchell. Clarence C. Calhoun, D. J. Calla- han, 8. T. Cameron, David S. Carll, William A. H. Church, William Cla- baugh, John H. Clapp, Appleton P. Clark, jr.; Richard E. Claughton, Walter C. Clephane, Edward Clifford, Myer Cohen, E. F. Colladay, Charles F. Consaul, Wade H. Cooper, William Knowles Cooper, Charles I Corby, William S. Corby, J. Harry Covington, H. M. Crandall. Charles F. Crahe. Joseph H. Cranford, George W. Cros- by, John B. Colpoys, A. E. Chaffee, Joseph I. Crupper, J. Harry Cun- ningham. Floyd E. Davi Charles Demonet, Deyber, R. Golden Donaldson, Clarence F. Don- ohue, Charles A. Douglas, Albert Douglass, Robert S. Downs, James A. Drain, Fred A. Delano, Fred Drew, Edward H. Droop,. P. A. Drury, H. Rozier Dulany, Thaddeus C. Dulin, D. J. Dunigan. F. H. Edmoénds, John Joy Edson, John L. Edwards; Wade H. Ellis, William Phelps Eno, L. W, Estes, William C. Bustis, Joshua Evans, jr.; Willlam W. Everett, Willlam John Eynon, Frederick A. Fenning, Dr. Mark F. Finley, Robert V. Fleming, Col. Wil- llam E. Fowler. Willam T. Galliher, TIsaac Gans, Julius Garfinckel, M. G. Gibbs, Fred 8 Gichner, Charles C. Glover, Pey- ton Gordon, Fdwin C. Graham, Gil- bert H. Grosvenor, Willlam F. Gude. William F. Ham, George E. Hamil- ton, John Hays Hammond, Robert N. Harper, George W. Harris, John R. Hawkins, Harry V. Haynes, Melvin C. Hasen, James B. Henderson, J. T. Hendrick, A. G. Herrmann, J. Phillp Herrmann, Willlam B. Hibbs, F. 8. Hight, Willlam A. Hill, Frank & WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1925. DEFICIENCY BILL . PASSEDBY SENATE First Emergency Appropria- tion Measure of Year Totals $159,000,000. The Senate yesterday passed the first deflciency appropriation bill for this year, carrying $159,000.000, of which $150,000,000 is to be used for tax pefunds. A sum of $2,600,000 was added by the Senate to the measure as passed by the House. Of this amount, $200,- 000 was approved for use on the Yuma, Ariz.. irrigation propeet on the motion of Senator Cameron, Repub- lican, of that State. . The Senate also approved the ap- propriation of $40.000 carried in the first deficiency bill to meet the ex- penses Incident to the inauguration of President Coolidge on March 4. Protest Tax Refunds. Senators King and McKellar, Demo- crats, protested against the large amounts of tax refunds pald by the Governmant. Chairman Warren said refunds had amounted to about $400,- 000,000 since the income tax law be- came effective, as against about $26,- 000,000,000 in taxes collected. Senator King said he realized certain refunds Were necessary because of misinte pretations of the law. but he d clared investigation by the special committee into administration of the Internal Revenue Bureau had dis- closed many and huge iMegal repay- ments, An item of $30,000 for expenses of the farm commission arpointed by President Coolidge, rejected an amendment by the House, was ap- proved by the Senate, and $50,000 also was added to the bill for the Presl dent’s oll conservation board. Increase House Allowances. A sum of $1.950,268 for judgments and audited claims constituted the principal Increase over the House measure voted by the Senate. Other additions to the House bill included $150,000 for the Bureau of Reclama- tlon, $101,420 for the Interstate Com- merce Commigsion for enforcement of safety and equipment regulations: 311,250 for expenses of the Intern: tional = Fisheries Commission, and 315,000 to be divided equally among the heirs of Senators Lodge, Massa- chusetts, and Colt, Rhode Isiand, de- ceased. The provision for tax refunds stirred considerable debate, and on the motion of Senator King, Demo- crat, Utah, It was amended to provide that the report of tax refunds to Congress should include the names of all persons and corporations involved. This was opposed by Chairman War- ren of the appropriations committee, and Chairman Smoot of the finance committee, Republicans. Such a re- port, however, is now sent annually to the House ways and means com- mittee. ARGUMENTS IN PHONE RATE HEARING ARE ON Attorneys Limited to Five Hours Each in Case Near End in U. 8. Court, Baltimore. Special Dispateh to Tbe Star, BALTIMORE, Md., January 14.— Argyments were begun this morning in the Chesapeake and Potomac suit for a temporary injunction to prevent the Public Service Commission of Maryland from interfering with a rate increase. The arguments were to be con- cluded late thix afterncon at the case submitted to the three judges of the United States court before whom the case was begun Tuesday of last week. The attorneys were limited to five hours each in their discussions. Hogan, William D. Hoover, Hopfenmaler. Stanley H. Richard W. Hynson. Thomas E. Jarrell, Frank R. Jelleft, Coleman Jennings. O. H. Perry John. son: Jobn A Johnston. A F. Joras, eorge Judd, Willi Lewis, Thomss L. Jones = Jlother Sigmund Kann, Rudolph Kauffmann, Carter B. Keene, F. V. Killian, Harry King, Wilton J. Lambert, Soi Lans. burgh, Robert Lansing. John B. Larner, Ralph W. Lee, Joseph Leiter, John C. Letts, George R. Linkins: Thomas P. Littlepage, Morton J. Luchs, David Lynn, John MeElroy Townley A. McKee, Fred W. Ma Kenzie, Arthur D. Marks, Chief Jug. tice Walter I McCoy, Edward B. McLean, Warren F. Martin, Whitfleld McKinley, Frederick D. McKenney. Dr. Charles H. Marshall, Arthur . May, George Willer, N. M. Minnix, Benjamin S. Minor, Lennard I Mitchell, William Montgomery. Tom Moore, Howard Moran, Willlam M Mooney, Thomas P. Morgan, Arthur C. Moses, Edward J. Murphy. John L. Newbold, Clarence ¥, Nor- ment, Frank B. Noyes, Theodore W Noyes, Frederick D. Owen, George W. Offutt, jr.; James F. Oyster. Charles H. Pardoe, Myron M. Parker, James Parmelee, 'G. Logan Payne, William Tyler Page, Gen. John J. Pershing. Duncan C." Phillips, George Pty John Foole, Samuel J. Progcott, W. I, Radcliffe, 'William H. Rapley, Dr William _P. Reeves, Hugh FHeilly James B. Reynol Edmund D Rheem, Dr. Charles W. Richardson, Col. William M. Ritter, Roland Rob. bins, Willlam F. Roberts. Paul V. Rogers, Maurice D, Resenberg, Samuel Ross, Cuno H. Rudolph. B. Francis Saul, Judge Gus A. Sehuldt. Emmett J. Scott, William K. Shannen. James Sharp, C. Bascom Slemp, Dr. Abram Simon, William V. Shipley John H. Small, Emmons S. Smith: George Otls Smith, Odell S. Smith, Edgar C. Snyder, Henry B. Spencer, Edward J. Stellwagen, Anton Stephan. Conrad H. Syme, Galen L. Tait, James Tanner, Alfred P. Thom, Cercoran Thom. Busens E Thompson, Hugh 4 ritt, Leon Tobriner, T. Townsend. ool Fred W. Upham, W. J. Waller, Harry Wardman, Joseph 1. Weller, L. Perry West, Willlam D. West, George W. White, John F. Wilkins, Alexander Wolf, Willlam R. Wilcox, Donald Woodward, Rishop Willlam F. McDowell, Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, Rudoiph Jose, David S. Barry, Bishop James E. Freeman, Stanton C. Peelle, W. Gwynn Gardiner, Roe Fulkerson, Rev." Charles W. Lyons, Charles C. Glover, jr.; Jesse C. Suter, Rev. W. H. Jernigan, Edward T. Clark, Perry S. Heath, Frank W. Mondell, Dr. Themas A. Groever, Col. J, Frank- lip Bell, C. B Lyvdane, J. W. Mclntosh eorge W. Bean, L. A. Snead, Cha E. Gallther. e Mrs. David H. Blair, Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, Mrs, Mar- fon Butler, Mrs. Henry C. Corbin, Mrs, Henry M. Dawes, Mrs. Louls A. Dent, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs, James Carroll Frazer, Mre. Henry D, Fry, Mrs, John Hays Hammond, Mrs. D. Perey Hickling, Mrs. May D. Light. foot, Mrs. Ellen S. Mussey, Mrs, R. Ross Perry, Mrs. Earnest W. Rob- erts, Mrs. Willlam Wolff Smith, Mrs, Mary Logan Tucker, Mrs. Hacry Milton Horner, ‘Wardman, Mrs. Harold Walker, Judge | of Maryland, Mary O'Toole, Mrs. Robert H. Terrell, Mrs, Stanley M. Rinehart, Dr. Aman- da V. Gray-Hillear, ‘White Speel and Mrs. Willlam | Providence, Call's license was in error and not CAPTAIN IS CLEARED. ‘Wins License Revoked After Ship Crash. BOSTON, January 14.—The license, of Capt. A. W. Call, who was in command of the steamer Boston when it collided with the tanker Swift Ar- row off Block Island in a dense fog, July 21, last, will be restored by order of the Steamboat Inspection Service at Washington, Capt. Call was notified yesterday. The Wash- ington bureau has found that the de- cislon of the local inspectors at R. L, revoking Capt. Jjustified by the circumstances in con- nection with the collision. EXPERTS DECLARE ARBORETUM SITE PURCHASE VITAL (Continued from First Page.) terest to the people throughout the country “The 5008 women 1 represent in America are behind this bill, heart and soul,” Mrs. Noyes said, “and explained | that she has been personally inter- ested in this proposed development for more than ten years. Mrs. Noyes told the committee that Former Secretary of Agriculture David M. Houston had told her that expert sudy had shown Mount Hdmil- ton tract to be ideal for an arboretym, having several excellent heights and lowlands and a very great variety of soil Mrs. Noyes in consultation with Dr. Sargent of the Harvard Arboretum has been told by him that the conditions | in Washington for an arboretum were | far different from those st the Harvard Arboretum gnd that Wash- ington elimatically offered opportuni- ties for @ much larger study of trees and shrybs, She impressed upon the committee that in nearly all other coyntries a national arberetum is one of the most important institutions and that such an institution should be set up in the National Capital to establish stand. ards here for hortleulture and nursery 4ndustry all over the country. In re- ply to questions by Representative Kincheloe, Mrs. Noyes explained that it is desirable to locate a national arboretum here becausa people are coming to the Caplital from all over the country to conshlt with the De- partment of Agriculture and to get standards in horticultural matters she emphasized that Washington is a non-equaled canter for sclentific| study and that the Department of Agriculture has the force but not the place to make very necessary Inves- tigations. Harlan B. Kelsey, president of the American Assoclation of Nurserymen, also urged upon the committee the very great importance of early action to se- | cure this site before it is lost by being cut up by residential developments. He eaid nursery industry repre- tment of over $300,00 000, and that his organization repre- sents the leaders in the growing and selling of plants, and particularly hardy perennials. He explained that his asso- clation, i co-operation with more than a dozen leading horticultural organiza- tions, realized that the industry was in a state of chaos because he had had no standard nomenclatyre, so a joint committee was organized which bas produced a dictionary of standard plant names. He illustrated to the committee how some were known by twenty to many hundreds of different names. Six | years were spent on this study, and | 45,000 names of plants in commerce aave been standardized. Would Identify Plants. Mr, Kelsey then told that com- mittee that although the industry has these standard names it has no place to go_for proper identification of trees, shrubs and plants. The everywhere | N. Elliott of Indfana ASK WORK AT ONGE ON MEMORIAL SPAN Representative Moore and Miss James of Civic Asso- ciation Before Congress. Presenting argumenta for the im mediate construction of the $14,000,- 000 Arlington Memorial Bridge, Dr H. S. Johnson of the Lee Highway Association, Representative R. Wal- ton Moore of Virginia and Miss Har- lean James of the Amerjcan Civic Assoclation appeared today before the House of Representatives committ on public buildings and grounds. This bill, which has passed:the Sen- ate, was not voted upon by the com- mittee, because of the desire to hear Col. Sherrill, superintendent of public buildings and grounds. on the ques- tion. Another short hearing will e held, it is understood, for this pur- Ppose. Dr. Johnson said that the cons tion of the bridge was an integral part in the development of the Lee Highway, which stretches from coast to coust. He pointed out that the Lincoln Memorial on one side of the Potomac and the Lee Mansion on the other and with the Lincoln Highway being the northern transcontinental road und the Lee Highway the south ern, the bridge would link the me morials to these two fa men of American history “Nothing has ever before Congress for action th has had such deliberate and comprehen sive investigation over a long period of years as the Arlington Memorial Bridge project,” he said. “Although the bridge in itself will be a beauti- ful addition to the National Capital, it will likewise furnish the main Southern gateway to the National Capital. The construction of this bridge cannot be started too soon, as with the gradual opening up of the peved roads of the Lee Highway from the South the transportation facili- ties will become acute. Another feature of this bridge is that when the Shenandoah National Park is formally opened it will mean a distance of only 80 miles to see the National Capital, and the people of the South are bound to take advan- tage of this opportunity. The Lee Highway Association even now planping a 100-foot road through the South as a connecting link i the Lee Highway to Washington.’ During the testimony of Repre- sentative Moore, Represemtative 1T acting chair- man of the committee asked about the item in the bill which improves the general approach to the bridge from the Washington side. The item provides for & total of $2,230,000 for the extension of B street northwest and Twenty-third street. Represent- ative Elliott asked if the District wad to bear any part of the cost of the improvement of District highways. Question a New One. Representative Moore eaid that the question had never before been pre- sented. He pointed out, however, that these streets were included in the general bridge scheme and advised that inasmuch as the value of the property might increase that the full appropriation be made avallable to carry out the entire project. “What could be more appropriate.” asked Representative Moore, “than to connect up the Lincoln Memorial with the Arlington Cemetery. This bill has the backing, as far as I can iearn, of the sentiment of the entire country. We are now working under an economy program. but I don’t be« lieve that in carrying out this pro- gram it is necessary for Congress to yus been brought proposed arboretum would provide such a place. The location is ideal. he said, and the varlety and charac- ter of land and variety of soils af- fords a wide field for studying & very great number of important economic plants. He emphasized that it would be of great value to all the Americagn people, pointing out that the Govern- ment is constantly introducing new and better varieties which nurseymen want to take up, and that in sueh an arboretum the new importations can be tried out side by side with the old plant lite, so that it may be seen by comparison which are the preferable tvpes. He also explained how the plant quarantine has tremendously raised the price of plants that have to be imported. If the great experimental arboretum was established by the Government, so that a larger variety of plants could be imported and tried out, prices would be greatly lowered | to_the people. Robert Pyle, representing the com- mittee on arboretums of the American Association of Nurserymen and the committee on legislation of the East ern Nurserymen's Association and the Pennsylvania Nursery Association and the American Rose Soclety, teld the committee that the legislation under conslderation would _establish a bureau of standards for horticulture. Regrets United States Lags Beai) Mr. Pyle told the committee that he visited all the great arboretums in this country and throyghout the world_and that he had come bgeck from England and France feeling de- jected because of the fact that there were none in this country natienally owned and conducted, like those he had seen abroad. He pald a tribute to the specialists in the De- partment of Agriculture, saying that nowhere in the world was there so great an organization of trained men, but that they were not used to the best advantage because they were not provided with a field lajoratory to carry on their research work. Ha also discussed the fabt that other countries have pald many mil- lions for the desirable tracts, while the Mount Hamilten tract, much more desirable, can now be secured for $200,000, and for vears could have been secured for $250,000. Mr. Pyle also described how estab- lishment of an aboretum on the Mount Hamilton would fit in with the general plan of park development and give a dignified approach to the Capital at & time when automobile travel Is rapidly increasing from that direction. Sees Chance for Specialists, Dr. W. A. Taylor, chief of the Bu- reau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, said that this arboretum would give specialists an opportunity to study economically potential plants and trees, which could not be done at smaller estab- Jishments. He said that climatic con- ditions here are unexcelied and that there are more than 200 trained botanists in Washington engaged in various phases of plant research and that an arboretum would be conven- iently located for a very large num- ber of educational institutions. Dr. Taylor told the committee that Col. Greely, chief forester, would be glad to discuss for their benefit forestry questions and the breeding of trees for timber to meet the in- creasing national need. In reply to questions he promised to prepare and sybmit to the committee a detailed statement on many phases of the work proposed to be done by this arboretum. Backed by Colleges. Dr. A. F. Woods of the University president of the As- ciation of Agricultural Colleges| and Experiment Stations, sald that Mrs. Virginia | the land grant colleges have long realized the need for a national arboretum undea- such y | interest refrain from appropriating where appropriations are shown to be need- ful and beneficial.” Miss James, who is the secretary of the American Civic Association and of the Committe of One Hundred on the Federal City development, said that on a recent trip she found great in- terest throughout the United States in the bridge project. She said steps must now be taken to meet the transportation mneeds of the future, pointing out that the two bridges across the Potomac were both street car bridges, and that the construc- tion of the new bridge would enable the people of the South to view the National Capital She strongly urged the passage of this bill in the House of Repre- sentatives. — e are proposed in the pending bill, and are In accord with this legislation because it is of great educational value to the whole country. He told the committee that in these colleges there is a ve rapid increase in in horticulture and forestry C. Merriam, president of the Carnegie Institution, represent- ing the National Research Council emphasized that this aboretum would provide an opportunity for the best talent of the Nation to solve the im- portant problem of efficient utiliza- tion of the remaining natural re- sources, which have been willfully dis sipated. He spoke as chairman of five organizations connected with such a study and said that a national abore tum would be a great center for de- veloping Information now lacking on this problem. Has Tmportant Funection. Covell, chief botanist of Department of Agriculture, summar- ized Important reasons for the estab- lishment of the National Arboretum. He said that it will contain a com- prehensive collection of trees and other outdeor plants for purposes of scientific research and education: it will serve as an introduction gar den for the permanent preservation of authentic living specimens of the thousands of plants introduced by the department from foreign countries it will contain all the wild relatives of cyltivated plants which will grow out-of-doors in this climate, and will ba an invaluable source of material for the breeding of more valuable ties. Ve S iving collection of the species and varleties of trees and other cul tivated plants it will constitute a series of standards by which to es- tablish the identity of plants in th American horticultural trade Dr. John the Sanctuary for Birds. The plan of the arboretum. he cx plained, includes the preservation of a large tract of the original wild riec growth of the Anacostia River marshes as feeding ground and ref- uge for bobolinks, bluebirds and other migratory birds which have frequented these marshes. The ar- boretum would constitute a perma- nent bird sanctuary. The marsh area of the arboretum, Dr. Covell said, is well adapted to the development of the water garden. % Under the arboretum bill it will be possible to purchase the Mount Hamilton and Hickey Hill tracts of 367 acres of forest and intervening farm land before the advance of the city sweeps that area to other uses Whether the arboretum is developed rapidly or slowly, this area ought to be purchased at once, he warned. The examination and mapping of the arboretum site by a soil expert several years ago by direction of former Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston showed that the soils of this area are very diverse over 30 different types being shown on the map. The area was described by former Secretary Houston as “ad- mirable in location, topography, pres- ent plant cover and in capubllities’ of future development.”