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WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Unsettled, probably rains today, tomorrow colder. Temperatures: Hi p.m. yesterday; lowest, yesterday. Full report on page 5. 1,038.—No. 29,510. 0. PRESIDENT CALLS - SENATE IN EXTRA SESSION MARCH 4 Nominations of Kellogg and Jardine to Cabinet Posts to Be Confirmed. WARREN CASE PROMISES ALSO TO CARRY OVER Treaties Now Pending May Cause New Session to Last for | Days or Weeks. ! BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | The new Senate, revamped in the| recent elections, is to meet in spe-| cial session at noon on March 4. President Coolidge last night issued 4 proclamation calling upon the Sen- ate to convene at that hour and da; The text of the proclamation follows: “Whereas public interests require that the Senate of the United States be convened at 12 o'clock on the 4th day of March next to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive; “Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of Ame do hereby proclaim and de- | clare that an extraordinary occasion | requires the Senate of the United! States to convene at the Capitol, in! the city of Washington, on the 4th| day of March next, at 12 o'clock noon, | of which all persons who shall at Forecast.) light local cloudy and ighest, 48, at 6 Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C, Couple Use Puzzle To Break News of : Their Engagement 7 By the Associated Press. PIKEVILLE, K February 14.— A “unique cross-word puzzle ap- p‘enred today in the Pike County News, the solution being the an- nouncement of the engagement of Miss Katherine Langley, daughter of Representative John W. Lang- ley, to James G. Bentley of this city. The design was worked out by the engaged couple. The wedding date was set for next month. oot e FRANCE ALARMED BY FALL OF FRANC Herriot Appeals to Country- men to Avert Disaster. Against Capital Levy. e My ey By the Associated Press, PARIS, February 14—The shadow of the of the franc across the darkening financial horizon of France hung heavily over the budget debate In the Chamber of Deputies today. M. Violette, reporter for the finan- clal commission of the chamber; Finance Minister Clementel and Pre-. mier Herrlot, however, all spoke words of optimism in an effort to dispel the fast gathering clouds, and the figures of the unprecedented amount of 34,200,000,000 francs which must be found to balance the 1925 budget, also were eloquent. The chamber was stirred when Premier Herrlot sald: “I appeal once more to the sacred union of all that time be entitled to act as mem- bers of that body are hereby required | to take notice. { “Given under my hand and the seal | of the United es in the city of} Washington the 14th day of February! In the year of our Lord one thousand ! nine hundred and twenty-five, and of | the Independence of the United States| the one hundred and forty-ninth. “CALVIN COOLIDGE. Innugurate Vice President. i One of the first duties of the new Senate will be the formal inaugura- tion of Gen. Charles G. Dawes as Vice, President, who, by virtue of his office, becomes president of the Sen- ate. Further comes the | such cxecutive business as the President may recommend. Usually on such occasions it is confined to the confirmation of the President’s nomi- nees to cabinet office, and is quickly o transaction of | But at the coming speclal session| re may be contests that will de- the final adjournment ©f the| cnate for days and perhaps weeks. Looming up as a posaible bone of contention js the nomination of Charles B. Warren of Michigan to be Attorney General. Administration leaders and the President would very much like to see Mr. Warren's nomination confirmed at the present session. But consideration of thei nomination promises to be long| drawn out, threatening with failure much important legislatfon now | waiting its turn in the Senate. Also, | the opponents of the nomination are said to be numerous, and some of them claim that he would not be con- | firmed if brought to g vote now. In the new Senate the Republicans will have a stronger grasp on the situation. The political complexion of the Senate then will be 55 Repub- licans, 40 Democrats and 1 Farmer- Lalor Senator. At present the Re- publicans number 52, the Democrats 42 and the Farmer-Laborites 2 Two Other .Cabinet Posts. In addition to handling the nomi- nation of Mr. Warren, the new Senate | likely will be called upon to confirm the nominations of the other mem- bers of the cabinet. The Président sterday sent to the Senate the mination of Frank B. Kellogg of 3 at present United States dor at London, to be Secre- of State and William M. Jardine of Kansas to be Secretary of Agri- culture. Both appointments become effective March 4, when Hugh steps out of the partment to resume practice of law | and Secretary Gore becomes governor of West irginia. The expectation is that the nomina- tions of Mr. Kellogg and Dr. Jardine will be confirmed with little or no opposition. They will be considered promptly by the committees on for- eign relations and agriculture, re- spectively. cretary | State De- | May Take Up Treaties. Whether the new Senate will un- dertake to consider any of the treat- fes and protocols no pending, or which may be pending when it meets, remains to be seen. Senator Jones of Washington, Republican whip, has declared himself in favor of taking up and acting upon the World Court protocol at that time, but other Sen- ators on the Republican side have frowned on such a plan. Some of the Democratic Senators are favor- able to the suggestion, but still oth- ers are as anxious to get away from Washington as are many of the Re- publicans. 1 The treaty with Cuba, recognizing| the sovereignty of Cuba over the Isle of Pines, which is now on the Senate's executive calendar might upon then, too, and the Lausanne treaty with Turkey, if it should be| determined to enter the field of for-| eign relations, and these pacts do not reach @ vote—as they are not likely to do—in the present sessfon Another matter which the new Benate will have to determine is whether it will formally organize, electing its officers and filling fits standing committees. If the nomina- tion of Mr. Warren goes over to the new Senate, and it becomes neces- sary to refer it to the judiclary com- mittee for action, then it may be necessary to fill that committee, on which there will be three vacancies after March 4, one Republican and two Democrats. It is understood that Senator Curtis of Kansas will call a conference of the Republican Sena- tors, including the new Senators, to pass on this matter at the conclusion of the present Congress. That con- ference will undoubtedly re-elect Senator Curtls chairman and Republi- acn leader of the Senate. be acted| President Pro Tempore. Senator Cummins of Iowa, Presi- dent pro tempore of the Senate, it is understood, will not again be a can- didate for that office in: the incoming Senate. Senator George Moses of XNew Hampshire, it is expected, will " (Continued on Page Z, Colulun 3 Frenchmen, regardless of party pol- itles, for the defense of our nation- al currency.” Says Limit Is Reached. In introducing the finance bill, as the revenue side of the budget is called, Deputy Violette merved notice that 34,200,000,000 franes—an Increase of nearly 6,500,000,000 francs over last year's expenditures—was the ex- treme limit the country could stand. { As a matter of fact, he said, instead of applying new taxes, Parliament must decrease the taxpayers' burden, and a great consolidation loan must be floated. “Under no circumstances,” the re- porter declared, “must France look to_inflation as a remedy.” The exodus of capital abroad w given by M. Violette as the cause of the “lack of confidence crisls,” and the consequent deprectation of the franc. - “Frenchmen Wwho send their capital abroad,” he asserted emphatically, “are gullty of theft toward those “countrymen who maintafn theirs In France or have nothing to send away. The exodus of capital. must be stopped at all costs.” Agaiaxt Capital Levy. Asking the government to pledge itself not to resort to inflation, he continued: “The entire world must know that France is unwilling to re- sort to inflation or a capital levy. We must all work for the redemption of the franc on ‘the foreign exchange market.” M. Clementel explained that for the past six months the franc, as regards the dollar, had not changed. He sald it must be considered that sterling had n&afly resumed its par value, and thus the franc had been unfavorably impressed, but that so far as the dollar was concerned, it had held its own. M. Bokanowski, budget reporter under the Poincare government, in- terjected that if the 1925 budget were balanced, it would be due to the efforts of the former government in pushing through additional taxation amounting to six billion franes. Appeals te Patriotism, The remarks of Premier Herriot took the form:of an appeal “Nothing must be said here,” he drged, “which might increase the grave financidl dificulties the coun- try is encountering. It is bad policy to repeat everywhere and at all times | that the country is suffering from a lack of confidence crisis. At the present hour, when the fate of the country is at stake, our debate here must remain above party politics. Our financlal policy has been safe and sane. I ask you all to join me In a patriotic appeal which I address to all Frenchmen to save the franc.” The sum of one and a quarter bil- lion francs as proceeds from the Dawes plan was mentioned in the estimated revenue column of the budget, the balance of which must be raised im taxes. Out of 34,200,000,000 francs expenditures, . 19,500,000,000 francs is interest on the French public debt, exclusive of war debts, nearly 6,000,000,000 are for the upkeep of the army and navy, while the actual cost of running the country amounts to only about 8,000,000,000 francs. et HORSE KILLS TWO MEN. Enocks Victims to Floor of Stall, Then Tramples Them. COLDBROOK, N. Y., February 14.— Two men who were kicked and tram- pled by a viclous horse last night died here today. They were Alex- ander Christman and his son-in-law, Alfred Sweet. Sweet entered the stall in which the horse was kept and the animal reared and struck him with its fore- feet. Mr. Christman heard Sweet's calls for help and ran into the stall. The horse struck him in the, same manner and then trampled the pros- trate men. he WASHINGTON, PROBERS 10 STUDY U1 S. VULNERABILITY 10 AERIAL ATTACK Report of Foreign Planes With Unlimited Flying Range Stirs Committee. SHOEMAKER DENIES .BOMB TEST REPORT CHANGED Admiral, Under Oath, Tells Full Story to Inquirers—Defends Pay System. After a week of hearing charges and denials by Army and Navy, their two air serv- ices and civilians, on matters pertain? Ing to the efficiency of airplanes, the House aircraft investigation commit- tee appears to have obtained unani- mous opinion on only one subject— that anti-aircraft guns are not an effective means of defense against airplane attacks, whereas other air- craft are. The committee begins the week with several new important subjects before it, having yesterday disposed of the last of the allega- tions, when it received testimony under oath from Rear Admiral Shoe- maker, chief of navigation, denying he censored a statement prepared for the press on the ground that its re- lease in the original form would “ruin the Navy.” The latest 4nformation commanding the attention of the committee. which has resulted in a decision to request permission to report next December instead of this session of Congress, Is that the United States no longer is safe from an aerial attack, owing to the development of a system by cer- tain foreign nations whereby air- planes in flight can be refueled from surface craft also in motion. This is sald to have increased the range of alrcraft to an unlimited distance. Has British Ship Data. Information concerning the last two battleships constructed for the Brit- isr navy and which are reported to be “floating alrdromes” also is in pos- zession of the committee along with multiple power plants capable operating at a great range. It is un- derstood that details of the foregoing subjects have been given the commit tee by Lieut. Col. Harold E. Hartney, Alr Service Reserves, a war pilot of this city and now engaged in com- merefal aviatlon projects. Several days ago while testifying in open session on the value of anti- 3?511(!. Col. Hartney told the com- ittee in a vague way of the perfec- tion of a new development in aviation by an American, who received, he sald, little or no encouragement from the Navy Department. At the time, Col. Hartney sald he would prefer to reveal his knowledge of the subject to the committee in executive session. Report Is Made Public. Representative Perkins of New Jersey, the committee examiner, made public a portion of the commit- tee’s deliberations in executive ses- slon yesterday afternoon on authori- zation from the members. He said certain tests had been conducted by the Army Air Service at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohlo, on several planes submitted for purchase and these planes had been rejected. A report Irad been made by the engineers and after much discussion it was decided not to make the findings public at this time. Witnesses on this subject included Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service; George " "(Continued on Page 3, Column 2) BUSINESSWROW CAUSED KILLING OF THREE MEN Two Die in Fight With Negroes, and Deputy, Making Arrests, Is Shot Accidentally By the Associated Press. ORANGE, Tex, February 14— Three white men are dead as the re- sult of a quarrel over a business deal between two of them and two ne- groes here today. Those killed were: Joe Prejean, about 46; Dallas Morris, about 22, and Basil Stakes, deputy sheriff. Two negroes are under ar- rest. After Prejean and Morris had been killed, Deputy Sheriffs W. C. Woods and Basil Stakes attempted to arrest Frank Wilkes and another negro named Natchan. Wilkes started to- ward the officers, carrying a rifle in one hand and a revolver in the other. Stakes grabbed the rifle and the butt hit the negro's hand. It was dis- charged, killing Stakes. —_— MRS. FERGUSON DECLINES Texas Governor Unable to Attend Inaugural March 4. AUSTIN, Tex., February 14.—Gov. Miriam M. Ferguson has declin- ed an invitation to attend the President's inauguration in Wash- ington next month, she announced today. Official duties in Texas will prevent her from making the journey, she said. s CHEYENNE, Wyo., February 14— Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross plans to ac- cupy a place in the Inaugural parade in _honor of President Coolldge on March 4, and to attend the Inaugural charity ball to be held that night, it was announced today. Ohio Governor’s Son, Doing Three-Day Turn in Jail, Worries About Church By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 14. —A tow-headed kid of 18 Sum- mers, his auburn, curly hair now slightly rumpled from excitement, rests in a tiny cell at city prison here today and wonders if he will be able to attend religious serv- ices tomorrow. The boy is the son-of Gov. Vic Donahey of Ohio and that he is serving a three-day jail sentence for automobile speeding seems not to - worry - him--so. n:‘h as to whether he will be able to main- tain his habit of attending church service: The youngster does not doubt that he will have to'complete his sentence. 3 “Dad won't do anything for me,” he said. He seems proud of the fact tbat his father, Ohio's Governor, would not set the law aside for his own son. “Dad’s right,” he continued. “He had warned me about driving and I disobeyed him. Now you see where 1.am,” data about giant foreign planes with | of | WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION D. C, SUNDAY 7 v representatives of the | MODIFIED TRAFFIC BILL PASSAGE SEEN {Amendments Offered Make Measure Less Drastic in Penalties. Passage of a modified traffic bill for the District is expected in the ! Senate in the next few days despite the “flasco” Friday night when the measure was brought up but was delay- i ed by objections on the floor. Senator McKellar of Tennessee and Senator Stankey of Kentucky, both of whom objected to certain provisions of the joint committee traffic bill, yesterday introduced amendments to the measure which they believe will modity it sufficiently to assure quick pa ge. Amendments Sweeping. The McKellar amendments reduce the number of new policemen to 100 instead of 300, cut out the annual charge for operator's permits, change I!he reckless-driving clause so that the burden of proof rests on the State instead of the motorist, increase the speed limit from 25 to 30 miles an hour, provide for an appeal from a revocation of permit by the direc- tor of traffic, cut down the penalties the director may prescribe from one year to 10 dayvs, create a differ- ence in pemalty between those who flee after injuring an_individual and those who flee after damaging prop- erty and change from 16 to 18 the age required to obtain an operator's permit. Senator Stanley's amendment cuts out an entire section of the original bill dealing with leaving the scene of an accident without making identity known and intoxicated drivers, and substitutes a less drastic provision. He belioves that in case of a minor accident, where both parties are agreeable, there should be no necessity of a police report. $3,000 Fine Provided. His amendment provides that any person who knowingly strikes a vehicle or individual must, on request, glve his name and address; that in minor acidents, if both parties con- sent, no report need be made, but that if a person is operating an auto- mobile with negligence and strikes a vehicle or Individual he is com- pelled to give his name and address (Continued on Page 4, Column 8.) MRS. BUDLONG GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE Loser in Divorce Suit Bars Self in Bedroom of Husband’s Apartment. By the Assoclated Press, NEW YORK, February 14.—Mrs. Jessie Margaret Budlong, whose suit for divorce against Milton J. Budlong, vice president of the North Central Texas Oil/ Company, was declded against her in the superior court at Newport, R. I, February 10, went on a hunger strike today in her husband's apartment here, She locked herself in a bedroom | and neither asked nor received food during the day. Visitors were barred. Through the locked and barred door of the apartment the voice of a man who said he represented Mr. Budlong, spoke guardedly. “If the person who is in the apart- ment is really Mrs, Budlong and if she were ill, we would take care of her,” the voice said. *Mrs. Budlong came here yesterday, but I was asleep all night and for ail I know, she may have left durlng the night and some one else may have come in and locked themselves in the bedroom.” First Woman Governor’s Veto. CHEYENNE, Wyo., February 14.— America’s first gubernatorial veto at the hands of a woman was trans- mitted to the Wyoming House today by Gov. Nellle Ross. The measure regulated the manner in which county treasurers would transit tax collec- tions to the State treasurer's office. S Klan Appeal Is Denied. TOPEKA, Kans, February 14.—The Supreme Court today denied the plea of Ku Klux Klan attorneys for a new hearing of the ouster suit won by the State a month ago. Whether the klan would take its case as a last resort to the United States Supreme Court was undecided today, MORNING, -||" A W TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—36 PAGES. General News—Local, National, Foreign. Veterans of the Great War—Page 18. Army and Navy News—Page 19. At the Community Centers—Page 21. D. A. R. Activities—Page 21. Current News Events—Page 22. Schools and Colleges—Pages 22 and 23. News of the Clubs—Pages 26 and 29. Y. W. C. A. News—Page 27. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 28. Serial, “The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith"—Page 29. Girl Scouts—Page 30. Radio News and Programs—Pages 32 and 33, Boy Scouts—Page 34. PART TWO0—20 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Featur, Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 16. Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 19. Around the City—Page 19. Spanish War Veterans—Page 19. PART THREE—12 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo. play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6, and 9. District National Guard—Page 3. Reviews of New Books—Page 10. Civilian Army News—Page 10. Fraternal News—Page 11. PART FOUR—i PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Features. The Rambler—Page 3. 7. 8 Classified Advertising. Financial News—Pages 8, 9 and 10. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION— G Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. BERLIN ARMY STAFF RAWS ALLIES' FIRE Retention of Leaders to Be Complaint in Military Mission’s Report. Mr. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 14.—The report of the Allied military control mission on armament conditions in Germany, which probably will be in the hands of Marshal Foch before Monday, will, it is asserted by those who have seen all the semimonthly reports from which the final document was made up, purport to prove that Germany has by no means disarmed, materially or morally. The principal features dwelt upon by Gen. Walsch and colleagues of the mission are that Germany has main- tained a complete staft for an army, such as existed before 1914, and has found means for training young men for service, almost equivalent to the military service they performed pre- vious to the great war. It is taken for granted in French official circles that the poinion of the allied war committee, headed by Mar- | shal Foch, will agree with the finding | of the control mission and that con- sequently the allies will be bound to notify Germany that much remains to be done before the Cologne Bridge- head can be evacuated. The council of ambassadors will pass upon the report first, in connec- tion with the war committeee’s rec- ommendations. Then it is thought the matter will come directly before the various governments for the drafting of a note to Germany through the chancelleries. The French gov- ernment has decided to publish the report at some time as yet not fixed. ek I P B el MAYOR KILLS SON-IN-LAW Suit for Annulment of Marriage Now Pending. By the Associated Press. WICHITA FALLS, Tex., February 14.—Frank Colller, mayor of this city, tonight shot and killed his son-In-law, E. L. Robertson, filling station em- ploye. Collier immediately surrendered and was released on $20,000 bond. A sult for annulment is pending between Mrs. Robertson and her husband, | FEBRUARY 15, Sy Star, 1925—102° PAGES. The Star is “From .Press to Home Within the Hour” delivered cvery evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. and service will start immediately. Telephone Main 5000 * FIVE CENTS. VASHINGTON W.R &EBUS PERMIT DECLARED ILLEGAL Senator Copeland Tells Bell Commission Had No Right | to Grant Franchise. i The recent action of the District Pub- | lie Utilities Commission granting au- thority to the Washington Rallway and Electric Co. to operate a bus line is illegal and opposed to-the best public policy, Senator Copeland of New York declared in a letter yes- | terday to Lieut. Col. J. F. Bell, chair- man of the Public Utilities Commis- | sion. Senator Copeland, who is a mem- ber of the Senate District committee, insisted that the action taken by the commission therefore is void. In his letter to Col. Bell, Senator Copeland said: Grounds of Illegality. “I conslder this action to be illegal for several reasons. The chief one is: ‘That the Washington Railway and Electric Co. has no power to operate busses. All the acts of Congress, from 1875 to date, conferring powers | to operate street rallroads in the District, use practically the same language. Each corporation is ‘au- thorized to construct and lay down a street railway, with the necessary switches, turnouts and other me- chanical devices, in’ the District of Columbia, and run cars thereon.’ “It is a well recognized principle of law that a corporation crgated by statute can exercise no powers and has no rights except such as are ex- pressly given or necessarily implied. Limits of Corporations. “Away back in 1804 Chief Justice Marshall used language which has been repeated many times since.. In | the case of Head vs. Providence In- | surance Co. this great jurist said: It is a general rule that a corpo- ration can only act in the manner prescribed by law.” “Certainly the street railways of | the District of Columbia were given no power, and no rights are implied, to run busses over the streets of Washington.” Even in the public utilities act of 1913, Senator Copeland said, there is nothing to indicate that the street rallway companies can enter into any business other than the operation of street railways. Operate By Charter. “Every street railway company in the District operates by virtue of a| charter granted by Congress, giving it the exclusive right to operate street cars over certain designated streets and avenues in the District of Colum- bia. The acts of Congress conferring this right confined it to the operation of street cars. It did not give the right to operate any other kind or character of public transportation vehicle, “The public utilities law provides for the extension of lines or of serv- ice of the different public utilities in the District of Columbia and for rea- sonable additions to service equipment. Nowhere does it give the commission the right to authorize a street railway company to use the streets of Washington for any other service than that contemplated by and provided for in the act of Con- gress under which it was incor- porated. Right to Franchise. “It must be apparent that the Pub- lic Utllities Commission erred when it undertook to grant a bus line permit to the Washington Railway and Elec- tric Company. The commission has not the authority to modify the statutes and the Washington Rail- way and Electric Company has no right to accept a franchise to operate busses. It must follow ‘that the re- cent act of the Public Utilitles Com- mission in undertaking to grant a bus bermit to the Washington Rail- way and Electric. Company is vold. “There {s no-doubt in my mind DIRT FALLS DELAY and | board of inqui GOLLINS RESCUE BY 8 HOURS OR MORE Dangerous Area Expected in Next 15 Feet—May Reach Him Late Today. INQUIRY HELD TO SHOW NO HOAX PERPETRATED Corrugated Pipe Brought to Cave Shaft May Be Used in Lateral Tunnels. By the Associated Press ND CAVE, Ky., February 14— erious dirt falls tonight on three! sides of the shaft being sunk to re cue Floyd Collins from his under- ground tomb has delayed work in the sinking of the shaft to a deeper depth by eight hours,” said an official bulletin issued at 9 o'clock tonight by H. T. Carmichael, in charge of the rescue work. “It is undesirable on account of the most unfavorable and dangerous ground expected in the mext 15 feet| sink the shaft lower tonight than the statement said. d Quicker Route. “An attempt was made” said the bulletin, “to tunnel toward. Collins, but the result of this exploration, which now shows no immediate re- sults, may do so at any time, and is thought on account of the cavern- ous territory transversed in the firs few feet after leaving the shaft that possibly a quicker route reaching to Collins may be developed thereby. “Unusual precautions are being taken and the result and progress of | the sinking of the shaft will suffer; according sald Prof. Funkhouser, | Who issued the official statement along with Mr. Carmichael. It was thundering and lightning| here at 9:45 o'clock tonight and it/ was feared that rain and wet weather again would interfere with progress in sinking the shaft. Next Step Not Indicated. The official bulletin issued by Mr.; Carmichael and Prof. Funkhauser to- night did not indicate what steps next would be taken by them to clear the| aft of the fallen debris, neither did | t contain any more information as to | the nature of the three-sided cave-in than the statemeng that serious dirt ‘falls had occurr'edhon i:h‘r!ee sides of r part of the shaft. o newapapermen withheld from the mouth of the shaft by a 35-foot military area radius, no one knew, outside of the officials, just what con- dition existed at the bottom of the shaft, and the officials refused to fssue’ any further information than was contained in the brief bulletin at 9 o'clock. Expected Earlier Rescue. The thoughts of millions tonight were centered on the heroic rescue effort. Collins has been imprisoned for 15 1-2 days. State officials direct- ing the untiring volunteers earller today had expressed strong hopes of reaching Collins by § o'clock Sunday morning at the latest and finding him alive. The shaft, at 55 1-2 feet, was bent | toward Collins’ prison late this after- | noon by the most experienced crew | of hard rock miners among the dig-| gers. Twelve feet of space separated | the shaft from a nine-foot cavern,| which all hoped would lead to the im- prisoned cave explorer. | They hoped that most of this dis tance would be empty space and the | wall between the shaft and the cavern | would be thin. They based this hope | on the exchange of soundings be- tween the natural channel of the cave | and the rescue shaft. At noon they were able to hear each other's voices and encouragement to Collins was shouted down the hole. Yesterday five of the miners heard Collins gasp and groan, they told the military court of inquiry. Rumor Source Traced. Brig. Gen. H. H. Denhardt, lieuten- | ant governor of Kentucky and In| supreme command of the ¥escue ef- fort, tonight issued a 1,500-word statement laying the blame for cir- culation of rumors that Collins might not be in the cave, current last Sun- day, February 8, on a correspondent of a Chicago newspaper. Gen. Denhardt sald this corre- spondent came to him Sunday eve- ning saying he planned to make these rumors the basis of a stofy, and Gen. Denhardt protested strongly against| it. “He sald the days of fake journal- ism were not passed and I told him I held views to the contrary,” Gen. Denhardt's statement said. “I be- lieve he and a companion newspaper man were responsible for the circu- | lation of these rumors. Put Case Up to Governor. “I drove all night to Frankfort to lay the situation before the governor and get him to authorize a military . Monday, February 9, the military inquiry was ordered. “I do not know the name of the newspaper he represented, but he has been replaced. 1 was anxious to have him appear before the military in- quiry, but he had gone before its in- vestigation could get under way. I believe his newspaper accented story in good faith and I do not blame them. “I have been here constantly, with the exception of my trip to Frank- fort, since February 5, and 1 have yet to hear a single person express the (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) Girl Bites Bandit And Regains $600 either that denying the application of another company for. a permit to operate cross-town .bus lines, with cars running from early morning.un- til midnight, was contrary to public Ppolicy. the Distriot to realize hqw inadequate is the service from certain sections. of the city to the Capitol. As I.un- derstand it, a proposat made to run busses over lines such as I have suggested. 3 “I conceive it to be the duty of the Public Utilities Commission to serve the community.in the best possibly way. The recent actions of. the commission, in my opinions have been violative of tho.highest intere®-of the publia™, 2 I have lived long enough in|. Taken in Hold-Up By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., February 14.—The bravery of Esther Pe- coraro, 18, clerk in the private Italian bank of her father, Gen- naro Pecoraro, frustrated a beld daylight highway robbery today when an unidentified man seized a handbag in which she was taking $600 to a national bank. Though unnerved by the en- counter, the clerk ran after the robber, who stumbled and fell. Leaping upon him. she fought for | quantity of poison. DISTRICT FUND BILL ON LUNP-SUW PLAN READY FOR SENATE Committee Not Believed to Have Made Effort to Re- store Proportional Basis. HALF MILLION ADDED SINCE LEAVING HOUSE Measure Now Provides for $31,- 500,000 for Fiscal Year—Re- port Expected Tomorrow. rying more has subcommittee hen it npl in eted Senate charge and will be reported to the full appropriations committee at a meeting tomorrow morning. The expectation is that it will be reported to the Senate to- morrow afternoon and soon put upon its way to passage in that body. In round numbers the bill as amended by the subcommittee provides $31,- 500,000 for the Nationzl Capital dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, The details of the amended bill have not been made public by Chair- man Phipps of the subcommittee. Lump Sum Retained. Tt is understood, however, that the subcommittee has thought best to leave in the bill a lump sum appro- priation of the Federal Government's funds to supplement the revenues ralsed in the District, instead of at- tempting at this time to restore the §0-40 plan or any other percentage basis of apportioning the expenses of the National Capital between the Federal Treasury and the District This does not mean that Senators have abandoned the belief that fixed proportionate plan is the better and fairer way of apportioning the District’s expenses between the Fed- eral Government and the people of the District. But they realize that in | @ short session of Congress a contest over this matter with might result in bill. the the failure House of the May Ask Lafger Sum. It is possible that the Senate com- mittee may recommend a larger sum than $9,000,000, which was fixed by the House as the Federal contribu- tion to the upkeep of the Capital. But the committee is making no state- ment regarding this matter at this time. Suggestion has been made that a provision be included in the appro- priation bill for the appointment of a joint congressional committee to in- vestigate the fiscal relations of the District, to determine whether he lump sum plan of contribution or the | 60-40 plan or a 70-30 plan or some other method should be made perma- nent. But members of tee do not look suggestion. the subcommlit- with favor on the They are not opposed to the creation of such a joint commit- tee. They do not believe, however, that it would be possible to get mem- bers of the House and Senate to re- main in Washington during the re- cess of Congress, which begins next month and continues until next De- | cember, in order to make the inquiry. That being the case, they say that it would be wiser to let the matter g0 over until the next session of Congress. A concurrent resolution roviding for such a committee and inquiry can be put through at that time. Some of the Senators are known to be strongly in favor of such an investigation, believing that it would lead to legislation that would determine more fairly what should be the fiscal relation between the Federal Government and the Dis- trict. Need of Standard. If a lump sum is to be the perma- nent method of appropriating for the District, then there should be some way of ascertaining Jjust how big such a sum should be, instead of arbitrarily fixing it at nine million or ten million dollars, it Is said. Senator Cameron of Arizona yes- terday introduced an amendment which he will offer to the District appropriation bill. It provides that any public school teacher employed continuously since June 30, 1906, who has been demoted in grade or re- duced in salary without trial shall be immediately promoted to the grade and salary to which he or she would have been entitled but for such demotion and reduction. DISCOVERY OF POISON CLEARS TINSLEY CASE Detective Reports on Find at Home of Man Who Died From Ef- fects of Liquid. Following the supplemental report to Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt and a coroner's jury at the mogue yester- day in which it was stated by Detec- tive Dennis Murphy of police head- quarters that he had found a bottle of poison at the residence of Roger W. Tinsley, who died Thursday night from poisining, announcement was made officially that the case ‘was cleared, and the verdict of the cor- oner’s jury at the inquest Friday, which stated that the poison was ob- tained from ‘“source or sources un- known,” would stand as final disposi- tion. Murphy's report was made merely to satisfy Coroner Nevitt, and the jury that the proceedings aiready taken were in complete accord with the facts. The verdict of the jury was rendered on the strength of Deputy Coroner Herbert E. Martyn's report of an autopsy, wherein he ascribed the cause of death, but chemical analysis was needed to determine the Analysis by Dr. T. M. Price, District chemist, com- pletely confirmed Dr. Martyn's report, Dr. Price finding a large quantity in the stomach, and the amount found, it was said, corresponded with the amount used from the bottle discov- ered by Murphy. the bag and by biting his hand finally compelled him to drop it And run, No poison was found in liquor which had been imbibed by Tinsley ’Tm‘ his death,