Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1925, Page 3

PROHIBITION TEST STILL UNSETTLED Five-Year Trial of Dry En- forcement Leaves Issue Yet in Dispute. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Five years of prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating lquors still finds the question deep- Tooted in American politics, but with the cause of law enforcement taken up In earnest at last by a President of the United States. Slowly and without ostentation the de has made its impression on Calvin Coolidge, so that law enforce- ment may be expected henceforth with all the vigor that the Govern- ment can command, Mr. Coolidge in his early Jitices was counted as not altogether but whatever he might have cen »re, he stands today as the only President in the last five years Who has won the absolute confidence of the “drys.” Tribute of Church Bonrd. Here is a significant announcement by the Board of Temperance of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh “The vigorous and intelligent action of Attorney General Stone in New Jersey, together with the quite evi- dent personal interest of the President of the United States in the problem of law enforcement, clearly heralds the dawn of a new day. Recreant officials will be ‘put down.' Falthful men wlill be elevated. Criminal re- bellion will be crushed. The prohi- bition law will be enforced.” For several weeks there have been whisperings that Mr. Coolidge had taken the prohibition problem Into his own hands and was watching enforce- ment very closely. The “drys” have been jubilant. They claim to have licen harassed and obstructed at every turn by subordinate officials and that the President’s recognition of the situation is a moral victory for the cause of enforcement. Mr. Coolldge has had relatively little to say about prohibition since Y took office. He Is represented, however, as viewing the matter from the viewpoint of law and order. An emendment forbldding the manufac- ture and sale of Intoxicants fs a part of the Constitution; a law has been passed providing penalties for violation, and there is nothing for an honest and sincere public official to do but enforce the law. days in Seek Enforcement Transfer. Some of the feeling expressed by the “drys” that they have not been given co-operation by the Govern- ment is due to the presence In high administration quarters of pro- nounced “wets” The Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew W. Mellon, is called a “wet.” having had large in- terests in a distillery before prohibi- tion came. He Is much too busy with the financlal side of the Government to give personal attention to the woric of one of his bureaus—that of {nternal revenue, which Inciudes the prohibition unit—and, while no one has ever proved that he interfered with prohibition enforcement, the “drys” have never been satisfied, and there is pending in Congress a bill to reorganize the prohibition unit by removing it from the authority of the commissioner of Internal revenue. The “drys” have been besieging every President since the elghteenth amendment was adopted. Iresident Wilson was not in sympathy with the Volst act, in fact he vetoed it on a technicality but plainly didn't like the measure anyhow. Mr. Hard- ing never served liquor at the White House table, but took a drink regu- larly after his golf game until some- one reminded him that his act in carrying any liquor from his own SPECIAL NOTICES. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE- holders “of The Cranford Company will be held at its office, 3058 K street n.w.. Wash- ington, 1. C.. at'11 o'clock a.m., on Tuesday, January 20, 1925, for the election of dlrectors for the entulng year and the transaction of such other busiuess as may come before the meeting. J. H. CRANFORD, H. 8. President. i WILL NOT BE R debts other than those cont RUNYON W. TINDELL, 2124 P st. n.w. 165 FOR Y CHOICE CHICKES turkeys, day-old eggs, high-grade bitte in or phone. DALE PARK JERSEY Four_Corners, Md. ~Woodslde 31-M. (RS, LEON, BEAUTY PARLOR, 1220 G ST. FORANTY i by myself. EMIL 5. 1221 Connecticut ave. Riterations. Wil reopen shortl RNITURE ing—Special RET furniture made to order; chair- canlng. willow and reed furniture finished in auy color desired; alwass reliable. RIGHT- WAY FINISHING CO. Finishers from Grand Rapids, 1415 6th st. n.w. Phone ROOMS PAPERED WITH £ to §10. P PRE-WAR PRICE ontmesl. new goods, Col THE TOCK. holders vings and Trust Company” for "the election of ‘directors, and 7ot Wch other business as may propery’ come Defore it, will be held at the offce of the company, northeast corner of 15th street ani New Yok avenue on’ Monday, the 19th Quy of “Janunry. at 4 oelock pm. AN DY HOOVER, "President. old s, refinishiog: :'moderate_pri EMITI'S TRAN st nw. furniture made estimates furnished. ORAGE CO., 1313 43, 5 AND COAL LS, A carload gurchased trom the Goverameat. New, 5oc. Used, 40c. K R CO., Camp Meigs, 5th and Florida ave. northeast. in office, 6th and C sts. southwest. Tike her customers she will be at | Aided Bribe Expose | (9 Glen Davis (upper), paroled mur- derer, who says he wax used by Gov. Jonathan M. Davis of Kansax ax “go- between” In deal whereby Fred W. Vollman, convict banker, was to pay Russell G, Davis, the governor's son, $1.250 for a citizenship pardon, grant- ed by the Kansas governor, and Ben Johnson (lower), former prizon guard, who aided in the investigation, which resulted in the arrest of Gov. Davis and his son. Photos by United. rooms in the White House to the, golf club was a violation of the Volstead law unless he obtained a permit. After that Mr. Harding re- trained and toward the end of his career became a teetotaler and made at Denver a plea for law enforcement which entirely satisied the “drys.” Stricter Penalties Sought. There are various measures pend- ing in Congress relating to law en- forcement. Most of them look to- ward the strengthening rather than the weakening of the Volstead act. The Stalker bill, for instance, would provide jail sentences for first of- fenders. The Johnson bill provides for deportation of allens convicted of violating the Vol 1 law. It once passed the House but failed to be voted on in the Senate and Is now up again before the House. In addition to the foregoing, the “drys” are trying to get legislation which shall place all beverage alco- holic liquors under control of Gov- ernment agencies for sale and distri- butfon #nd that particularly the Gov- ernment shall acquire all liquor now in Government bonded warehouses. The purpose of this is said to be legi- timate distribution. This {s not all, however, for the “drys” are urging, too, that “eventu ally Congress should place under the provisions of the prohibition act all intoxicating liquors made and pos- sessed before the passage of the elghteenth amendment; at present wealthy owners of ‘celiars’ provided they can establish the fact or fiction that their liquors were obtained be- fore prohibition being undisturbed by the prohihition law." For the thirsty there is little hope that the Volstead law will be repealed for some time to come unless public sentiment changes materiall So far as Congress is concerned, it is in the control of the “drys.” What may re- sult from strict enforcement of the law Is another question, as some “wets” think it will provide the re- actlon they long have expected. FLINT MAKES IT HOLIDAY. City in Michigan Rejoices on An- niversary of Prohibition. FLINT, Mich., January 16.—Flint rejoiced today in prohibition. Commemorating the fifth versary of the day on which the eighteenth amendment became ef- fective, church and school bells were rung and whistles were tooted, with dry forces champloning what is be- lieved to be the first civic celebra- tion over the body of Barleycorn ever held. The idea, a semi-holiday to honor prohibition, was conceived by various dry and church units and was given official indorsement by Mayor Tran- ue. The mayor yesterday fssued a ‘public suggestion” that the day be observed. “January 16 Is the fifth anniversary of the coming of na- tional prohibition,” the mayors state- ment sald, “and we feel it is, indeed, a time for rejoicing.” anni- LUMP SUM DIVORCE FROM D. C. SURPLUS ASKED BY CRAMTON (Continued from First Page.) P-RIN-T-I-N-G —execated the best we know how— Fesaiie ttract atiention HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S. ADAMS, ERINIHE, x ? 512 11th 8t “Cleanliness Is Next to b Godliness Why wear Diamond Rings bed!mmed i i enn S Do Jemkiens: Tares Bottle, 50c. R. JIARRIS & CO. Corner_7th_and D Sts. N.W. WE M £ EKLY TRIPS To Baltimore, Md. Vilmington, Del., e ey SOME PEOPLE THINK that hair mattresses are the only kind that may be renovated. This fs incorrect. FELT, COTTON AND OTHER KINDS may be RENO- VATED equal to NEW. For our service phone M. 3621. Bedell Manufacturing Company Iengthen the Life Of Your Roof Hiaee our expert roofers put It in sood JRONCLAD e, imzass, YOUR ROOF SAFE? Better get in touch with us before storms comee Feel safe for winter, IDEAS ON SELLING by the PRINTED word—give us your next printing job. ‘The Naticnal Capital Press 12101812 D ST. N.W. schemo of definite worked admirably. “You merely took the people of the District by the nape of the neck and sald to them: ‘Take what we are will- Ing to give you and go to thunder and get the rest’ I do not see how the lump sum can be as practical as a fixed proportion,” said Representa- tive Hammer. He also asked whether Congress should not couple up with any such logisiation right of suffrage to per- sons resident in the Capital. Chair- man Reed discussed the fact that the National Capital is spreading over into Maryland. Acting Chairman Zihlman differed with Representative Cramton, and said, rather than being generous with the District, Congress has been “par- simonlous.” proportion had Blanton Takes Exception. Representative Blanton told Mr. Cramton that acceptance of the lump sum arrangement last year was not a general indorsement or approval of the Cramton plan, but represented the votes of men who wanted to get a higher tax rate in the District of Columbla, In the letter from the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, which was signed by Jesse Suter, president; Da- vid Babp, secretary, and three mem- bers of the committee on fiscal rela- tions, Thomas S. Frederick, George A. Finch and Frank S. Perry, it was stated that in making this request for continuance of the definite pro- portion system the people of the Dis- trict believed they are asking only what is manifestly just, fair and equitable. “It is not contended nor even sug- gested that residents of the Federal territory are entitled to special privi- leges or to any greater degree of ‘consideration than that which would (2N EVENING PETERSONRESIENS INKANSASSCANDAL State Bank Commissioner Defies Prosecutor to Prove Bribery Charge. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, January 16.—Carl Peterson. State bank commissioner, involved with former Gov. Jonathan M. Davis in an alleged pardon traf- ficking ring, presented his resignation to Gov. Ben S. Paulen yesterday and demanded that his accusers mect him in court. Faced with the demand by Attorney General C. B. Grifiith that he quit his /Mee or answer to ouster proceedings n the supreme court, Mr. Peterson lected to withdraw, but denied the ouster threat influenced his deciston v. Paulen sald a successor prob- Ably would not be named for reveral days. £ The bank commissioner, who had been former Gov. Davis' chief politi- cal adviser, declared he would take up the fight and defend Go Davis against the mallclous and viclous at- tacks of his political enemies. Witness Being Sought. Meanwhile Volny O. Johnson, con- victed Aulny bank embezzler, was being sought by the State in an effort to link up Davis and Peterson in the alleged sale of executive clemency. Johnson Is charged In an affidavit by C. S. Bartholomew of Wichita with having been an Intermedlary for the former governor and Peterson In the sale of a parole to Bartholomew's son, Ernest Bartholomew. The elder Bartholomew states he pald Johnson $1,250 and recelved the parole. Johnson has disappeared, and ef- forts yesterdag to locate him or his wife and chlld failed. He was paroled last month by Gov. Davis and hls sen- tence commuted to one year. Capt. Willlam A. Smith, assistant attorney general, spent yesterday in Wichita, whenee Mrs, Johnson was reported to have fled. Twe Cases Are Ready. Two cases, both Involving Davis and Peterson, are virtually ready for court actlon, officials sald. Attorney General Gritfith turned over to the county attorney's office aflidavits charging Peterson with soliciting a bribe in return for the freedom of Walter Grundy, convicted Hutchin- son banker. The State bases Its second case, ac- cording to the attorney general, on the aflidavits signed by Bartholomew, who declates Johnson told him $1,000 was to be split between Davis and Peterson. Proceedings contemplated by the county and State officers would charge Davis and Peterson with so- liciting and accepting bribes. The former governor and his son are al- ready under $1,000 bond on the same charges In connection with the par- don of Fred W Pollman, former La Cygne banker. Republicans of the lower house of the legislature yesterday expressed opposigon to any legislative Investi- <ation ‘of the scandal. . WAVE LENGTH REDUCED. Test at 38 Meters Successful at Schenectady Club. By the Assoclated Pres SCHENECTADY, N Y., January 16. —The Unlon College Radio Club an- nounced yesterday the development for what is sald to be the first time of a radio wave lengzth of only 3.8 meters. The lowest recorded wave length pre- viously was said to be seven meters. sdmund B. Redington of Waverly, Y., president of the club, sald the new low wave length was produced through the use of standard equip- ment. Colls and inductors were elimi- nated from a radio set, and two 50- watt tubes were employed. These were attached to flexible leads and the wave length was obtained by extending or decreasing the distance between the tubes. Elimination of the tube bases, it was sald, probably would reduce the wave length still more. be accorded to any other citizens of the United States similarly situated. Fair Basis Obtainable. “It is contended, however, that no body of people, making up the popu- lation of an exclusively residential area, should be expected to carry the extraordinary burdens incident to the maintenance and development of an area which because of its political significance and extensie govern- mental Interests presents elements of a fiscal nature not incident to or- dinary areas of development.” The tederation, speaking for the District residents, submitted the argument “that a fair and just proportionate obligation of the Federal Govern- ment and District Government is as- certainable. In 1878 a joint select committee of Congress, after a thor- ough and complete, Investigation, found and established’a fair and just proportionate obligation. - It 1s, of course, possible that the ratio of ob- ligation then established is now ob- solete, but it is manifest that new ratios should be established period- fcally only on a basis of actual ex- isting facts and not in a random, hap- hazard way. Justice to neither the Federal Government nor to the Dis- trict of Columbia has been, nor can it be, obtained by the latter methtod. “That a definite ratio of contribu- tion should be observed in making appropriations for the District of Columbla, is deductable from cer- tatn pertinent facts, among which are: Diviston of Acreage. “The District of Columbia contains 44,400 acres, of which 5,000 acres are submerged; 6,000 embraced in streets and roads; 8,000 used by the Federal Government; 700 used by the Govern- ment of the District; 1,500 used by tax free religious, educational and charitable institutions and by for- elgn governments, and 23,200 consti- tuting private holdings. It will thus be seen that of the total acreage of 44,400, 21,200 acres are tax-free. In area, 52 per cent of the land within the District bears the real estate tax burden for the whole. “The Bureau of the Budget fixes the value of the realty holdings of the Federal Government at approximate- 1y $375,000,000. District officials esti- mate the value at $400,000,000. The estimated value of tax-free realty, used by religious, educational and charitable bodies, and by foreign gov- ernments, is placed at $50,000,000, con- sidered a very conservative estimate; and that employed for municipal pur- poses, at $30,000,000. Private hold- ings of real property are of the sessed value, $767,066,555. The gr: total of the value of real estate i herefore, $1,247,066,555, of which $480,000,000, or about 40 per cent, is exempt from taxation. These figures on exempted property are most con- servative, and If the present -high price of construction be allowed in a new estimate they would be increased anywhere from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. The new assessment on private FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS Service Charge Never Over $1.00 STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1925. HILLEARY G. HOSKINSON, Newly elected vice prexident of Riggs National Bank. holdings of real property will be about $820,000,000. “In considering the extent of tax- exempt realty, both in respect to area and value, It is well to consider the constantly increasing acquisition by the Federal Government, through £ift, purchase, dedication, condem: tion, ete. For instance, we cite the Glover gift, the acquisition of land for enlargement of the National Bo- tanic Gardens, the purchase of the Klingle Valley tract, dedication of streets and alleys in newly recorded subdivisions, acquisitions for small parks, etc. In the year 1924, 33 pe- titions for the condemnation of land for various purposes were filed in the Supreme Court of the District. “Personal property, both tangible and Intangible, of private owners is taxed; that of the Government and of religious, educational and charitable bodies and of the forelgn govern- ments s exempted. “The Federal Government uses, without cost to it, 40 per cent of the water consumed in the District. Courts of Dual Character. “The courts of the District have the dual character of Federal and State. A vast amount of the time of the criminal branches of the Supreme Court of the District is consumed in the trial of purely Federal cases, a striking instance being the recent so- called Morse trial, which consumed the entire attention of one of the criminal branches for three and one- half months. The business of the Court of Appeals is approximately 50 per cent Federal, 40 per cent of the whole number of cases heard and de- cided by that court being patent and trade-mark cases on appeals from the Commissioner of Patents. “The education of non-resident chil- dren exempted by Congress from pay- ment of tuition adde about §200,000 annually to the cost of our schools. ‘Of the taxable real estate in the Dis- 5.000 acres consists of low lands of smail value, while most of the Gov- ernment holdings and other exempted property is of large value. D. C. Funds Ald States. “The States are recipient of various forms of Federal aid, for roads, educa- tion, etc., carrying large appropriations of funds from the Treasury of the United States, contributed, in part, by the people of the District of Columbla. In the application of these appropria- tions the District does not share. “Appealing to the sense of justice and falrness of the American Comé gress, we ask the appointment of an official commission, consisting of an equal number of members of the Congress and bona fide residents and taxpayers of the District of Colum- bia, to make proper inquiries and re- port to Congress and the people of the District- of Columbia & perma- nent plan for the equitable appor- tionment between the Federal Gov- ernment and the District of Columbia of the expenses of maintaining, ex- panding and beautifying the Nation's Capital. In presenting this petition to the Congress, we studiously refrain from indulging in argument relative to the rights of the people of the Dis- trict of Columbia. We rest our case on an appeal for exact justice, be- lieving that the members of the Sen- ate and of the House of Representa- tives, fair-minded Americans, will b zealous to see that it is accorded. The letter says that the foregoing statement was adopted by the Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations by an unanimous vote at Its regular meeting on Saturday January 3. TRADE PEACE ASSURED. Wood Heel Makers Sign Agree- ment With 900 Workers. HAVERHILL, Mass,, January 16.— A two-year working agreement, in which existing scales of wages are guaranteed and strikes and lockouts barred, was signed last night by the Haverhill Wood Heel Manufacturers' Assoclation and the Shoe Workers' Protective Union. The agreement affects 900 workers in 16 factories, and is the third peace pact signed in the local shoe industry in two weeks. Firemen to Givé Oyster Supper. Special Dispatch to The Sta, ARLINGTON, Va., January Continuing its campalgn to raise funds for a new engine house, the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department will give an oyster supper tonicht between 5 and 9 o'clock in the pres- ent quarters of the department. The department has hopes of breaking ground in the Spring for the new bullding, which is to be erected on Columbia plke near the Arlington Post Office. The new home will be of stone construction. ARGONNE 16th and Col. Rd. Several very at- tractive 4-room, re- ception hall, ‘kitchen and bath apartments, unfurnished. Reason- able prices. Telephone Col. 4630 THE ' ARGONNE ! 16— (GOURT CONFIRMS - | bishops. BISHOP'S QUSTER Rev. Brown’s Formal Expulsion Now Up to Prelates’ Vote. Rt. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohlo, January 16.— Expulsion from the ministry was an- nounced here yestorday as a fitting punishment for Right Rev. Willlam | Montgomery Brown, retired bishop of | the Protestant Episcopal dlocese of Arkansas. The finding came from the :hurch’s board of review after three| days of argument on the action of| the trial court. which last May found Bishop Brown gullty of uttering doctrines contrary to those held by the churc The reviewing body discovered no error In the trial, afirming those proceedinge without excaption. Rishop Willlam A. Leonard of Cleveland, pre- siding officer of the court, explained the power to put the sentence effect rests with the house of That body, which meets at the general convention of the church In New Orleans next Spring, will hear the reports of the trial and review courts and approve or disapprove them. Approval can be given only by a two-thirds vote of all the 130 bishops entitled to cast ballots. If this majority Is obtained in New Orleans, the sentence announced will| be formally pronounced by the pre-| siding bishop of the church, the post now held by Bishop E. Talbot of Bethlehem, ¥ Fallure to obtain a two-thirds vote of all members of the house of bishops would, it was sald, amount to a disapproval that would in effect be a reversal of both the courts. into Vote May Be Taken. A possibility that the New Ci- leans meeting may not be called upon to vote on the questlon, was revealed when Joseph W. Sharts of Dayton, Ohlo, chief counsel for Bishop Brown, notified the appeal court of his clfent’s intention to petition the house of bishops for the selection of a court of ultimate appeal, to which the case might be further referred. Such a court s provided for in the consti- tution of the church, but it has never been constituted. The board of review held in the proceedings concluded vesterday that the consideration which the house of bishops was bound to give the case was a suffi- clont safeguard of Bishop Brown's rights Unless the house of blshops grants Mr. Sharts' proposed petition, the open hearings of the case have end- ed. Debate by the house will be, like all its proceedings, behind closed doors. ,Refuses to Retract. Concluding scenes in the trial were marked by the personal participation of Bishop Brown. At the morning session vesterday he addressed the court in aflirmation of his bellefs and during the afternoon session, at which the findings were glven, told his fellow bishops flatly that he ha no desire to retract one word of his teachings. “Oh, I cannot do that!” he ex- claimed when Bishop Leonard asked if he wished to do so. “I did not intend to make my statement of this morning 50 obscure as to glve rise to any such possibility. Is there any idea to the contrary among the bishops?” You made so positive a statement of bellef that some of us were un- certain as to your intention,” ex- plained Bishop Leonard. Bishop Brown then asked that the members of the court read a lengthy pamphlet which he recently circu- lated under a title indicating that it was a memorial to the reviewing court. “I have read it and I think the others have.” rejolned Bishop Leon- ard amid nods from the other seven members of the court. Bishop Leonard then announced the finding that the trial was conducted without error and that the verdict of gullty was affirmed. He polled the court and in turn Bishops Irving P. Johnson, Colorado; William W. Webb, Milwaukee; J. De Wolfe Perry, Rhode Island; R. H. Nelson, Albany: C. B. Brewster, Connecticut! Willlam Cabell Brown, Virginia, and Davis Sessums, Loulsiana, confirmed the finding as their own. Again Bishop Brown was asked if he wished to make any statement before sentence was announced. After a brief consultation with his client, Mr. Sharts answered for him in the negative. The white-haired defend- ant arose, however, while Bishop Leonard read: “It is the judgment of this court that you, William Montgomery Brown, should be deposed from the sacred ministry.” Bishop Leonard also announced that the appeal court would later hand down a written opinion dealing with the disputed sections of church law and the doctrinal principles in- volved Im the case. Members of the court went to thelir homes last night, saying the opinion would be agreed upon through cor- respondence. Precautionary. From the Boston Transeript. Doctor (cheerfully—Your husband’s pulse has dropped from 100 to 80. Patient's wife—For mercy sake, don’t let him know about it, doctor. He’s a bull operator in stocks and a drop like that would worry him to 3old Exclusively in Washington By This Company. $10 Per Ton JOHN P. AGNEW & CO. 728 14th St. N. W. Main 3068 THROUGH AGES Centuries ago sturdy Norse- men realizzg the benefits of health-building cod-liver oil. Scott’s Emulsion brings the same vital- naurisl';‘tonye::‘tl xheac enabled these mighty men of old— exemplify strength. 24-12 RUEDIGER DENIES ATTACK ON BALLOU; DECLINES TO APPEAR (Continued from First Page.) that this interdict has resulted from the fact that the idea of platoon schools is a subject of controversy in the District, but I had no knowl- edge that Supt. Ballou had been in- strumental In bringing it about, and it never occurred to me to make such an assertion. 1 can account for this assertion as printed only as an in- ference from what I did say. To me it came as a complete surprise when I read it the next morning. “It surprised me, too, to have at- tributed to me the assertion that the Washington teachers did not dare to express themselves on the subject of platoon schools. What I did say was that if a full and frank expression of the teachers could be obtained it was my opinfon that about 75 per cent would be found to favor the platoon system. “Now, there are several obstacles in the way of getting this full ex- pression. The first, in my mind, was the physical diMeuity of getting the vote. In my talk I referred to this physical diffieulty eapectally in ro- spect to getting the sentiment of the people of the District. Not having the franchise, the machinery for get- liflg @ representative vote Is not in existence. Another obstacle to getting a full expression is the hesitation that some teachers would feel because the swb- Jeet Is In controversy. This h+>.a- tion is perfectly natural and raed not be directly Inspired by any one. To me it had not occurred that it was inspired.” Oppoxe Personal Attacks. Dean Ruediger added that is entirely contrary to his policy and his mode of thought to make per- sonal attacks, which to him are “ex- tremely offensive and undignified.” “I have for many years enjoyed the most cordial and co-operative rela- tlov= with the public school officials a7a 1 should regret accordingly to .4ve an unintentional misinterpre- tatlon brought in extraneously to disturb this relationship. “Even though we have not always agreed on educational quest.ons, these officials have nevertheless al- ways enjoyed my full esteem and re- spect. Such disagreement, as a rule, is a sign of wholesome growth and vitality, and is regarded by me al- ways In a purely professional light. “I.appreciate your invitation to ap- pear before your committee next Sat- urday afternoon, but in view of the facts mentioned above, I see no need for such appearance, and respectfully request to be excused. I could add nothing to the Information contained in this letter. I have made no charge against Supt. Ballou, or against any other school official, and so have no charge to defend. So far as I know, Supt. Ballou and all other school offi- clals are co-operating fully with your committee.” it Hark, Hark, the Lark! From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. A little daughter of the slums, on her first day iIn the country, saw a lark motionless, high in alr, pouring forth its lovely music. She listened a moment, then she ran to the matron. “Oh, Miss May,” she sald, here's a sparrow up there, and he <an't git up and he can’t git down, and he ain‘t doin’ a thing but holler about it.” Choice Apartments For Rent in New Building Location 1107 16th St. 24-hour Elevator Service McKeever & Goss Realtors 1415 K St M. 4752 HEADQUARTERS FOR Rainy Day Specials Ladies’ Yellow Slickers, strap col- lars (Towers fish brand) .......... Men’s Yellow Slickers (Towers fish brand). Men’s Yellow SHckers, strap col- lars (Towers fish brand) ... . 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Bell may also seek the views of the trade body spokesmen on his proposal that Congress give the Com- missioners a contingent fund of pos- sibly $1,000,000 a year to be used not only for snowstorms, but for any sim- flar emergencies that might arise. As an example of how such a fund ~0uld be used to avold nexlectine es- sential work, Col. Bell a few days ago called attentlon to the present shortage of funds for extenslon of sewer and water mains to new houses. Wil Discuss Trafc. | The Engineer Commissioner also| aid that he is considering asking | the business men this afternoon to| unite with the city authorities in an | effort to have some correctlve traflic | legislation passed at this session of Congres On the question of snow remova | Col. Bell sald that while he has some | definite ideas of how the problem | should be dealt with in the future, he will seek the views of those who attend the meeting before suggesting his proposals to them. It Is expected the conference wiil| o Into the question of how much | money #hould be spent in snow clean- | ing, ~what additional mechanlcal | cquipment Is needed and which sec- | tlons of the clty should be cleaned first. | | Trees Purify the Air. From the Desert News, | Trees besides being the most per- | fect of adornments of the landscape, | from an artistic viewpoint, have a| utllitarian function of great impor- | tance. Trees constantly glve out enormous quantities of oxygen to the | alr. This oxygen emerges through the tiny openings of the leaves, and at the same time they drink in from the air the polsonous gases given off by humans and animals, and In other ways. It Is for this reason 'that life in the forest is so healthful. 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