Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Barcau Unsettled tonight probably rain or snow, co minimum temperature a grees. Temperatures. 8:30 p.m. vesterday; lowest today. Full report on pag and Highest, Forecast.) tomorrow, lder tonight; bout 23 de- 50, at . 26, at noon i Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. as fast as th The. Star” every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers 1e papers are printed. Yesterday’: s Circulation, 102,293 tered as sec post office, 29,491, 0. Washington, ond class matter B WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1925 — "HIRTY-FOUR PAGES. > TWO CENTS. - WHOLESALE SLASH E¢hel Leginska, Noted Pianist, FEDERAL FORCES 0T CO0LDGEAW N President’s Economy Plea In- | tended to Eliminate Ex- cess of Workers. AFFECTS ALL BRANCHES OF SERVICE IN NATION With Salaries Largest Item of Ex- pense, Executive Sees Need for Watch Over Pay Roll. Pr sident €, recommenda- the further reduction Federal livered for a 1 of in personr it the of mean that ut ruthl to show that there number of he Govern does bri in order A certa bur; ide This an placed arks by a the White ned fur- referenc interpretation upon President him wa re spe f day. It expli t President’s be taken as a general sugges- that there must be frequently by departments a sur- foree House ther the was to made deter- to mine whether or not it is possible make reductions No Wholesale Dismissals. It was said that the President did not intend his remarks to be taken as fmmediate command to make whole sale dismissals, but more as a re minder to depurtmental heads espe- cially to again look over their rosters | nd see if it is not likely that they | have surplus help. | It was stated further by this presi- | fal spokesman that the Presi-| dent’s remarks were not intended to be to mean only those clerks employed in the District, but for the Federal force throughout the United States. Nor did he mean his remarks 10 be taken as a new idea on his part. It was sald that he had made similar statements regarding reduc- tion the Federal force before, when he was discussing reduction of | Governmental expenses, inasmuch as he realizes that the Government person- nel s the largest item of expense. taken Reductions Since tice. President with persons have from the rolls since the and realizes that when the extra- | ordinarily large temporary force of | the adjutant general's depactiment | now engaged in working on the ad- { justed compensation law completes | its work, it can be dispensed with, but he feels sure that a careful ! scrutiny on the part of the various | departmental heads will make It poesible to eliminate considerable surplus help without any fear of| impairing the eficiency of the Government i The President is represented as be- | ing of the opinion that a frequent re- minder such as he made in his speech | last night will serve a good purpose. | He belleves that there should be sur- | made by the departments fre-| quently, to see if it is not possible for | them to co-operate with him in the | desire to economize Government force was taken | by close to him to be more of | a suggestion to departmental heads, than a warning that a specific plan | for wholesale dismissals s being | worked out by the President. It was stated that he has no such plan, and that he has no idea of making such a plan. It is a matter to be dealt with by each department Individually. Val The President speech last night| was viewed generally ia the Govern- | ment departments today as “a gen- eral admo o department and bureau he that reductions in the force made by elimination | of duplication and apping '"dx‘ out of unnecessary work. | has been no arbitrary scheme | certain percentage of | Government pay roll nor has such a scheme the members of the cabinet in force will be accom- plished not by the elimination of en- bu Aus by the elimination of important nent work, but by cutting down entire administra- tive perso preventing duplica- tion work here, letting out em- ployes there whose work can be handled by others and by a sradual tightening-up of the entire adminis- irative ma: nery of the Government with regard to person required. cretary of Commerce Hoover said today he had no indication of just what form the proposed reduction would take, declaring that he re- garded the reference by the President utting down of the Federal pay as “a general admonition.” Arn he pleased 160,000 is fact known t to be at least | armistice veys in governmental | ed ax “Admonition.” | is m be over of tions or Gover th 1 Interior Department Cuts. of the Interior Work, un- L administration, both as er General and as Secretary Interior, marked reductions in ha been made and are still continuing, culminating only yester- day in the retirement of 11 employ the General Land Office, viewed proneuncement of the President indicating the administration de- to weed out unnecessary em- ploves, rather than to cut out im- portant work Secretary Work declared the fault of the present unwieldy Government personnel lies not with the employes but with the system. He regarded | much of the présent overstaffing of | the Government departments as still | t outgrowth of the war and ome of the blame at the door bitious bureau chiefs who want expansion of their retary der wh P of the “ire ai natural bureaus Mr. Work made employes of the are not it plain that the Government them- responsible for the ition that still exists, notwith- tanding a retrenchment program that has been in effect since the date of the armistice. He pointed to the drastic reductions already made in Interior Department under his directorship, beginning practically at time he was transferred from the Post Office Department to the Interlor Department. Reductions in force have been made in the Reclamation Service, the Pension Bureau and the General Land Office Among the first dismissals expected been dropped | |of her picture with the understand- | with reference to | Vanishes on \Police Aid Is Asked | After Artist Fails to Reach Hall, to Lead New York | \ Symphony. BY the Associated Press | NEW YORK | Leginska nist, January Ethel famous English and is | ter of imtensive search today, begun last night after her friends |became alarmed when she failed to | appear at a scheduled concert at Ca negie Hall, where awaited her. So was concern world conductor composer, large audience First Woman| Way to Concert HEL “EGINSKA. the first woman to conduct an or- over her disapp that poiice were requested to send out a seneral arance arm | Miss Leginska's disappearance reported by her secretary, Miss Oliver that while had gone to call a taxicab the noted pianist left home unescorted earch at Carnegle Hall and agaln at her home failed to reveal the where- bouts of the pis In order not to disappoint the concert audience Micczyslaw Inunz, just off the train | from the Pacific Coast, was pressed | into service and gave the recital. Miss Oliver advanced the theory that Miss Leginska, becoming impa- | tient at walting for the taxicab, had | | wandered off in a fit of absent-mind- | cdness. She was attired in evening | 1 nd did not carr: purse Leginska recently conducted w York Symphony Orchestr cile who said she a | her nist Miss| the STARS BOUGHT OFF 'KNOCKS, THEY SAY Had to Pay for Advertising to | Prevent Bad Publicity Is | Testimony at Trial. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, January ‘The cur-| tain rose today in the Federal Court on another act of the case of Broad- way Brevities, in which stage stars| d ‘other notables of the Roaring | Forties have described how they pur- chased advertisements to prevent further untaverable mention in the magazine. Stephen G. Clow, publisher of the Brevities, and three of his advertis- ing solicitors are on trial on charges of using the mails to defraud. Peggy Joyce testified vesterday at she pald $200 for the publication | th: ing that Clow would discontinue all slighting comments about her. Coun- sel for the defense, In cross-exam- ining Miss Joyce, read an item from Brevities headed “Peggy's Annual Donation,” contalning caustic refer- ence to the size of the tips she gave stage hands. Actress Greatly Annoyed. “Money flows like glue from Peg- gy, the “way it does from Harry Lauder and Ed Wynne,” the article said Miss Joyce reddened during reading and jumped to her feet “I consider that the greatest insult I have ever had,” she said. “And they put that in, too, after I had given them $200 not to do such things.” Miss Joyce admitted that she once attended a theater performance with Clow and that he had visited her at her home. She denfed that she had ever recelved from Clow a telegram “love and kisses.” The prosecutor read to the jury an item in the publication describing Miss Joyce as “beautiful, sweet and charming.” Experience of Rickard, Tex Rickard, sporting promoter, testified to giving two checks of $125 each to advertising solicitors of the publication to stop the appearance of derogatory things about him and that there then appeared an article head- ed “Richard the Great,” in which he was praised as a man who enriched charities. Edith Bobe, a fashionable modiste, who attracted attention when held up and robbed of jewels while in the company of Robert L. Hague, a Standard Ofl official, testified to pay- ing $75 for advertising because of the magazine's comments about her. Hague told the jury he refused to ad- vertise and that his friendship for Miss Bobe was thereupon the subject of comment in the magazine. its DELAY DISTRICT BILL. Report Planned for Tomorrow Postponed Until Thursday. The District appropriation bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1, which was to have been reported to the House tomorrow, has been de- layed until Thursday. It will be taken up in the House the latter’ part of this week according to present plans of House Leader Longworth and the Republican _steering committe: $100,000 Approved |in chestra concert of such importance this country. Her appearance such a role here followed a tour of Europe, where she madg her debut as a conductor. She aroused interest in the musical world two months ago, when she announced from ku- rope that she planned to stage an opera in which the singers would sit in orchestra pit while actors and actresses portrayed .the roles on the & In 191% Emerson veland she s divorced Whittern, from composer Roy of Thousands of radio fans in this| heard the concert of York Svmphony Orchestra directed by Miss Leginska, which was broad- cast by a string of stations, includ- ing WC. Miss Leginska at that time played a concerto with the or- ches She has appeared in con- ert in this city several times. WILL FIXPROGRAM FOR SURPLUS FUND Commissioners to Decide on| Use to Be Made of Money | in Treasury. city the New AP, As soon as the bill recognizing ex- | istence of the District's surplus of | $4,438,154.92 in the Treasury becomes | law the Commissioners will set them selves to the task of preparing a de- talled program of the projects on which it is to be spent, Commissioner | i in| e i | would HEFLISAYS STOE DENEDA. . CTZEN HSRGHTSATLAW {Appointment of Attorney General to High Court Again Under Fire in Senate. |MAY APPEAR TOMORROW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS Whether He Will Discuss Wheeler Indictment Before Jury Acts Is Uncertain. Debate ney the nomination of Attor- Stone to Justice of | the Supreme Court was resumed on the s floor today while the judicia committee was completing plans to talk the question tomorrow with the | Attorney himself. Senator Democrat, w out of order Saturday to discuss the nomina- tion in the ope! ate, returned to the attempt today with better President Cummins, whose ruling gainst the Alabama Senator on Sat- urday forced an executive session, re- ed his opinfon and permitted Mr. to proceed. Wheeler Cane Not Considered. Declaring the attempt to return & second indictment here against Senator | Wheeler of Montana had nothing to do with his attitude toward Mr. Stone, Senator Heflin said he was objecting to | confirmation entirely ou account of Mr. | »ne’s arguments before the Supreme ourt some years ago, in behalf of ex- [ ecutors of the J. ilerpont Morgan es- | tate, in a case brought by James Own- bey ‘of Colo He was convinced, he | sald, that in the Ownbey case “a eiti- | {zen of the United States was denied his | rights under the law “It is a serious thing,” he tinued, “to appoint a man for life to | the Supreme Court of the United States. No lawyer who aspires to| that place ought to object to having | his record discussed. Reviews Record of “No lawyer's duty to his warrants his doing anything which | deprive another of the pro- | tection of the laws; no duty warrants | a lawyer taking advantage of technicality which would have that| effect Senator Heflin reviewed the record of the Ownbey case, laying emphasis on the order of the Delaware court| fixing the bond of the defendant at| $200,000. | Senator Heflin declared that Own- ! on General be a nate ove neral Heflin who ruled when tried Alabama, success ve | Hett con- | ane. | client | Rudolph announced today The language of the bill as it now stands limits the use of money to erection of schools and purchase nf‘ park and playground sites, but the| Commissioners, Mr. Rudolph said, | must d W up a detailed list of the items. No Effect on Tax. i Mhj. Daniel J. Donovan, District | auditor, stated today that the recog- nition of the surplus will have no ef- | fect on the tax rate for the next fiscal | year, because the surplus is to be ap- propriated for schools, parks and playgrounds in addition to the regu- lar appropriations for the same pur- poses. The Commissioners expect to have the program of expenditures for submission to the Bureau of the Budget in the Fall, so that it can be transmitted to the new Congress in December for actual appropriation Commissioner Rudolph was not prepared today to predict how much of the surplus should be devoted fo school needs and how much to park and playeround purchases All three of the Commissioners | were elated today over the action of the House yesterday in passing the surplus bill, for which the Distriot authorities have been contending for a number of years. ready Senate Has Acted. The Senate already has actgd on the measure, but one amendment added In the House will have to be concurred in by the Senate before the bill goes to the President for s Bi or signa- '{:‘u\ H‘I‘N;‘slnt of the su gether with the regular ap z tions which Congrans s esponcry o make in the new District bill, means that the fiscal year 1926 will mark a big step forward in meeting the neod_uf the school system for more bulldings and the urgent necessity for extension of the park and play- ground system before avallable sites are taken up in private development, Fathered by Phipps. The bill authorizing the use of the surplus revenues of the District now In the Treasury was fathered in the Senate by Senator Phipps of Colora- do. Senator Phipps was chairman. of the joint congressional committes which during the last Congress made an exhaustive study of the fiscal re- lations of the District ana Federal Governments. At the conclusion of the committee's Investigation a report was drafted showing the amount due the District and Senator Phipps pro. pared a bill to carry out the findings of the committee. Action, which foi. lowed, was largely due to' the earnest efforts of Senator Phipps and other members of the committee to see that justice was done to the District of Columbia and the Federal Govern- plus, to Column 1 to Make Study Of Peculiar Antics of Radio Waves A $100,000 expenditure has been approved by the Budget Bureau for a Commerce Department investi- gation to determine why a radio receiving set within 10 miles of a broadcasting station may fail to receive its transmission, although in another direction receiving sets as much as 200 miles away may be obtaining good results. Detecting devicas will be Install- ed at different points and from the results It is hoped a better alloca- tion of wave lengths and territo- ries to broadcasters may be made. Secretary Hoover explained to- day that the problems involved in the Government's attempt to regu- late broadcasting, and provide wave lengths for the incfeasing number of broadcast stations. Re- cent experimental work has dem- onstrated very thoroughly, he said, that the territory around each sending station in which its sig- nals could be efficiently heard was far from being a perfect circle. The Government will install a large number of detecting devices which can measure the strength of the broadcast signals from various stations as they are received at different points, and from the re- sults attained it is hoped a bet- ter allocation of wave lengths this matter were getting continu- ously to be of more importance in N and territories to broadcasters may be made, ! couldn’t bey “sat in court and heard himself | deprived of his property hecguse he muster $200,000 and have himself given the rights of American citizenship. Makes C “He couldn’t be re of a technicalit “Ownbey appealed to the Supreme Court. Mr. Stgne appeared for the Morgan heirs, knd he took the posi- tion that no injustice had been done. Now when a man who becomes At- torney General of the United States! holds that view of the Constitution, | his record ought to stand agalnst| the credibility of his position. He is as much responsible for the treatment of Ownbey as the lower court “This Ownbey case is one of the worst pieces of judiclal tyranny 1] have ever come across. Nobody was | allowed to appear for him. My eriti- cism in that case lies on the Supreme Court also.” Stone May Appear. Whether the Attorney Genggal him- self will appear before the committee in connection with the charge that the Department of Justice in at-| tempting to indict and try Senator | Wheeler is “persecuting that Sen- ator” will depend upon what action the committee takes at its meeting tomorrow, it was said today. The opinion was expressed, how- ever, by Republican members of the committee that the Attorney General would be Invited to appear and that he would come before the committee and give any information that might be necessary. In some quarters the suggestion made, however, that the Attor- ney General might not care to dis- close all the facts in the case until after the grand jury has passed on the Wheeler matter next week. Until that has been done it was suggested the full facts in the Wheeler case might not be given to the committee. Stone Would Testify, A suggestion that the nomination go back to committes pending an in- quiry in the Wheeler matter was made at the executive session last Saturday, and this information was conveyed to President Coolidge and the Attorney General. Senate leaders who conferred with Mr. Stone later said they were of the impression that he was not only ready but entirely willing to respond to an invitation of the committee for a statement. While Chairman Cummins, in call- Ing a meeting of the committee for tomorrow, said he would not him- self issue an invitation, it is the un- derstanding that the committee will direct that one go forward. What- ever statement the Attorney General makes will be in executive session, under present plans. WHEELER TRIAL AT BUTTE. arge of Injuntice. resented because he continued. Venue to Change From Great Falls, ‘Walsh Reveals. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon- tana will probably go on trial at Butte instead of Great Falls, that State, it was revealed last night. fol- lowing correspondence between At- torney General Stone and Senator Walsh of Montana, Wheeler's counsel. ‘Wheeler is charged with accepting a| fee improperly in a land case. 60 BELOW IN YUKON. x DAWSON, T. January 27.— Subzero temperature halted ail traffic here yesterday. Thermometers regis- tered 60 degrees below zero, while 70 below was reported at Mayo. Mail stages were held at stations and delivery of city water was stop- ped, the residents getting water from the river or from a faucet at the ad- minjstration bullding. Radio Programs—Page 16. | their | of Onio ana G. 0. T0 CHOOSE SPEAKER FEB. 21 Caucus to Select Sixty-Ninth Congress Heads Called for Next Month. House Republicans will caucus Fr day night, February 27, to decide upon candidate for Speaker and a floor leader. This decision was reached today at a meeting of the Republican commit- on committees of the House and s said to be agrecable to the forces both Representatives Longworth Madden of Illinois, who are candidates for the speakership. Under a resolution adopted by the committee, Republicans who will serve during the Sixty-ninth Con- gress and are not members of the present House will be Invited to par- ticipate in the conference. No metiom was taken as to whether La Follette insurgents should be invited to at- tend. There were indications, however, that a move would be made either before the caucus or after it gets un- der way to bar the Wisconsin dele- gation and perhaps one or two other Representatives from that and future conferences of House Republicans. UNDERWOOD BILL 1S BEFORE HOUSE Supporters Fight to Have Shoals Measure Sent to Conference. of The Muscle Shoals question was brought before the House today when the rule to send the Underwood bill direct to conference was called Debate on_the rule two hours. This means on the rule will be o'clock. Supporters of the Undgrwood bill are insistent that it be ®ent to con- ference, contending that if it is refer- red to the House military committee, no Muscle Shoals legislation will be enacted at this session. Representative Garrett, the Demo- cratic leader, also supported the rule, pointing out that only 30 legislative days femained of this session, and said for this reason it was necessary to send the bill to conference. If sufficlent time remained, he said, he would prefer having the bill sent back to committee. “The Underwood bill,” the minori- ty leader declared, “must be modified to make it sure beyond any doubt that it will be mainly a fertilizer and explosive proposition. Muscle Shoals should be dedicated to nation- al defense and to the manufacture of fertilizer.” He declared that the necessary adjustments to the bill could be made in conference in which the House managers would have free rein in amending the measure, COOLIDGE PAVES WAY FOR FARMER REPORT Whit.e House Breakfast Confer- ence Held With Leaders on Legislative Plan: that the vote called around 4 President Coolidge sought at a White House breakfast conference to- day to pave the way for transmission to Congress of the legislative recom- mendations of his agricultural com- mission. Those present at the conference in- cluded the ranking members of the Senate and House agriculture com- mittees, Secretary Gore and Senator Curtis of Kansas, and Representative Longworth of Ohfo, the Republican leaders of Senate and House. The leaders said some of the legislative proposals of the commission, to be made public tomorrow, when they are sent to the Capitol, might be en- acted into law before adjournment of Congress, but that differences over the major recommendations might prevent action on them at this ses- elon. Coolidge Opposes Plan for Unifying Of Air Services President Coolidge | to unification of th | Navy air services | | s opposed Army and proposed in Wilbur use military i to the Curry bill, today informed the committee The Naval discuss th 1 the utive ocreation « He he re tary cretary President’s bare saw declined views statement that the no need for the sparate air force. talked to Mr. Coolidge about the this morning and had been authorized to make the statement as to the President’s views DAUGHERTY DENIED CHANCE 10 “TELL” Called in Means Trial, He Seeks in Vain to Give “True Story.” to be- | said proposal | | | | | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 27.—Harry M. Daugherty, former Attorney Gen- eral, called as a witness for the de- fense today in the Means-Felder trial, was refused permission by Fed- eral Judge Lindley to tell the details of the “situation” existing at Wash- ington during the events leading up to the indictment of the defendants. Mr. Daugherty said that for some time the state of affairs in Washing- ton was such that there were men in the Capital who were “hell bound and spelibound.” “I would like at this time to tell the true story of that situation, if I am permitted to do s0," said Mr. Daugh- erty. Judge Lindley, however, refused him permission. Mr. Daugherty denjed that Thomas B. Felder, one of the defendants, ever talked to him about indictments then pending against the Grager System, a‘company manufacturing glass cas- kets. Felder and his former client, Gastin B. Means, are being tried on charges of conspiring to bribe high Government officials, including Mr. Daugherty, in attempts to quash the glass casket indictment. “Did Gaston Means ever talk to you about it?" he was asked by Frank P. Walsh, defense attorney. “He never did,” replied Mr. Daugh- ert. “Did Jarnecke (Means' former sec- retary) ever talk to you about it? “He never did,” answered the wit- ness. “I will ask you whether or not it is a fact that Col. Felder called upon you on one occasion when you were ill in Washington and spoke to you about the glass casket case?” “He never did,” said the witness. “None of these men ever discussed the glass casket case with me.” — Railroad Official Dies. MEMPHIS, Tenn, January John M. Egan, vice president of the Missourt Pacific Rallroad, died last night at his home in St. Louis, Mo., according to advices received here by his father, Col. A. H. Egan, superin- tendent of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Mr. Egan had been ill for a week. Mitchell’s ‘ Claims Statements of Brig. Gen. Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army Air * Service, as to the disastrous effect of aircraft bombs ,on naval craft, were challenged today by Secre- tary Wilbur during testimony be- fore the House military committee on the Curry bill to create a de- partment of aeronautics. The Naval Secretary read an ex- tract from a magazine article by Gen. Mitchell, in which the Army officer said that during recent bombing tests the condenser sys. tem of a battleship a mile and a half away was so badly damaged by water pressure from the ex- piosions of bombs that the vessel was compelled to limp into port at greatly reduced speed. Seoretary Wilbur then read a re- Za e SR REALTY FIRM QuITS BOARD UNDER FIRE |Quinter,"Thomas & Co. Re- fuse to Appear at Hearing Before Associates. | Quinter, Thomas and Company, agents of the Earlington Apartments, today sent their resignation to the Washington Real Estate Board. This information was given by Mr. Quinter today when he was asked what his company would have to say at the hearing before the board's executive committee in regard to the Earling- ton, which was set for this afternoon. Following the receipt eviction notices by tenants of the Earlington last week and subsequent complaints the Washington Real Estate Board asked the Quinter, Thomas Company to furnish certain data and later decided to ask repre- Tore the executive committee. In a ‘letter to the joint subcommittee con- ducting the rent hearings the Real Estate Board stated that it had requested the Quinter, Thomas Com- pany to influence the owner of the Earlington apartment to place the after maintain it in a style to com- pare with thé rents asked. Firm Will Not Appear. If the owner did not consent to this the company was asked to refuse to represent him further. also asked to appear before the com- mittee this afternoon and explain their part, if any, in connection with the financing of the building. not appear before the hearing this afternoon nor at any time. He stated nation to the board and felt that the matter had been “precipitated,” and that they had not been fairly treated. The executive committee of the board will meet this afternoon and consider the resignation. Get Facts for Blanton, Following the suggestion of Rep- resentative Blarton of Texas at the hearing yesterduy on the bill, the Waskington Real Estate Board is now actively engaged in col- lecting data on the number of volun- tary decreases in rent covering the period contained in the statement of rent increases submitted by Chair- man Whaley of the Rent Commission. Due to the snort notice and to the little time .now left before the record of the hearing is closed, the Real Es- tate Board has many of its members actively working on the survey. It before the record closes. The reduc- arate, the addresses of thé properties involved with their former rents and reduced rents will be shown. Each individual firm's statement will be tendered under oath. FIVE PERISH IN FIRE. Three Persons in Burning Home Succeed in Escaping. BARNUM, Minn., January 27.—Five |persons burned to death near here early today when the farm home of Mrs. John Gerard was destroyed by fire. Three persons escaped. The dead are Mrs. John Gerard, a widow; her two children, Ruth, 14, and Russell, 12, and two grandchil- dren, Esther Walberg, 3, and Arthur, jr., 1 year old. for Aircraft Challenged by Navy Secretary vort from the naval officer in charge of the ship denying this statement and declaring that half an hour after the bombing his ves- sel steamed at full speed, but later developed condenser trouble in no ‘way related to the bombing experiments. A statement by Rear Admiral Strauss, who had extensive ex- perience with bombing operations in the North Sea during the World ‘War, was read also by the Secre- tary. It said is was inconceivable that any damage of the nature related by Gen. Mitchell could have been done. The Naval Secretary reiterated his opposition to any legislation which would divest the Navy of control over its aircraft opera- tion: of the four | sentatives of the firm to appear be- | building in proper repair and there- | They were | Ac-| cording to Mr. Quinter, their firm will | Whaley | is the Intention to submit the result | tions of each office will be kept sep- | FRAMING OF MODEL TRAFFIC MEASURE LIKELY TOMORROW Joint District Committees to | Consider Bill in Execu- tive Session. PROVIDES FOR DIRECTOR AND 300 MORE POLICE Also Calls for Two More Judges and Stringent Penalties for Violations. Completion of the ~ | for the District pected to take p the joint committee District « consideration mode bill ex- hen - and te of the Hou the scheduled meeting is be for the Franklin er he H Holcombe and corporation to various provisions of the counsel, discuss bill tts work Provisions of BIIL jor provisic an bill | namely | the police judges with an assistants, traffic director for consolidation of of the Traffic vision; strir datory jail drivers, drivers who 1 of ident without their identity, and screens to evade arrest ment of arterial high M traffic regulations left to the traffic director I derstood. He will be in with changes in conditio nd in co-operation with the Commissioners will be expected to promulgate necessary regulations for the smooth running of traffic Place for Court. Whether or not the joint committee has worked out a plan for the housing of the new traffic court outside the al- ready crowded Police has not been learned have pointed out that a premium in the build room for large additions wo: to find Every effort will be made, it Is under- | stood, to rush the completed measurs | through both houses of Congress at this | session. Members of the ee, it is said, have been assured by House and Senate leaders, that if the bill was non- | controversial it would stand a good | chance of pas: The only | the bill which would be likely | discussion would be the lurge to the police force, but it is expe that when members of comm demonstrate the necessity for this item opposition will be eliminated DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR DISTRICT URGED | King Offers Resolution to Provide for Presidential Com- mission. 1S of the already been incr annour of 300 men of number an adequate the Police Courts the District, with various branche: Bureau under his super- gent | and sentences intoxicated the scer aking known of establ £ users and smoke are to be it is u ose touck that hard and be e. item in arouse addition ed t | | | i | that he forwarded his letter of resig- | A commission to plan for the devel- | opment of the National Capital is pro- | vided for in a resolution introduced | today by Senator King of Utah | The commission would be appointed | by the President, would consist | of five members Including one from the Commission of Fine Arts and | another an engineer of recognised | standing. Senator King is a | steps must be taken to bring | an orderly development of Washing- | ton, and the commission would be | authorized to study all existing plans | for development and to report to Cor.- | gress a comprehensive plz Senator King has been disturbed by the manner in which business houses have advanced in certain sections of the city, and the construction of row upon row of cheap hous sections he believes should be developed along better lines. He is interested, too, in the proper development of the park system. His idea is that the Presi- | dent, in selecting members of the | commission, would pick men of the | highest ability. and that bout convine: | | | TURKEY BANS FOREIGN CLOTHING FOR OFFICERS Three Months From Now All Must Buy Garments Manufactured in Homelard. By the Assoclated Press CONSTANTINOPLE, January Under a law just passed members of Parliament, mayors, teachers, gov- ernment officials, troops and pelice- men will be compelled to wear cloth- ing and footwear manufactured in Turkey. Within three months from the date of the decree all the cloth- ling will have to be officially stamped | with a Turkish sign to show that the garments have been made in the homeland. Heavy fines, together with confisca- tion of the clothing, will be imposed upon those wearing anything of non- Turkish manufacture MOR(; OUTLAW KILLED. By the Associated Press MANILA, January agumpa tan, notorious Moro outlaw, who ter- rorized the populace of Lanao Prov- ince, was shot to death today with seven of his confederates. when they barricaded themselves in a fortress and opened fire on the officers. The outlaws used homemade guns and bolo knives in their defense “It was a neat job,” said a telegram from the constabulary, received to- day, glving an official account of the battle. *There were no casualtics {among the attacking constabulary.” The Moro outlaw was sought on & charge of murder. }