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2 * §6.462.49 ASKED FORD. G BYBUDGE "Schools to Get $2,698,170 of Total—Many Other Projects Share Fund. The extraordinary total of $6,462,. 494.83 to be expended in the Nationa! Capital is asked by the Budget Bu- reau to be Included in the second de- ficiency bill, which Is expected to be to the House Monday and reported taken up Tuesday. Of this amount, distinctly District items, years lig schools, which will the District in United Treasury. the ing a total school budget proposed in the second deficiency bill of §2,698,170. ‘Other items distributed among the and h are various executive departments independent establishments wh 16 be paid for out of Federal funds, but which are for activities of the Federal Government in the District total §2,950,641.34. Items in S ‘hool F' Among the items included in the special school fund which comes out of the $4,500,000 surplus, are salaries, $15,430; deaf and dumb, $4 West- sfn High School equipment, $6,500; Western High School $32.530: land for Langley ~School, $5.000; contingent expenses, $3,000. Other District items: For assistant inspectors in the bullding Inspeciion division, $4.430; plumbing inspection division, $2,000; assessment snd per- mit work for the sewer division, 3125, 000, and for the street cleaning dfvision, $35,000. ‘ltems for the Public Library in- clude: Salaries, $6,623; books, $15,000; Pell-Deanwood branch, $1,750; repairs, $8.900. Items for the courts include §20,000 for fees for jurors, $20,000 for trans- pertation of convicts, $10.000 for the death house. Other items for the National Training School for Girls, $20,000; for St. E'izabeth’s Hospital for 1924, $18,041.46, and for 1 $136,000. For the Rock Creek and Po- tomac Parkway Commission $100,000 ts; asked, and for the Water Depart- ment, $50.000. Other Deficiency ltems. deficiency Other important but which are for activities in Wash- ington, include memorial to women of Government $3.200; Capitol power the World War, $150,000; Printing Office, plant, $312,361; Senate Office Building $81,268; White House, extraordinary pairs and furnishing, $50.000, and for improvements and maintenance, $12,640; salarfes for the general ac- counting office, $75: elevators, State, War and Navy Building, $50,000; greenhouse, Arlington Experimental Gardens, $3.000; additional land for the experimental farm at Beltsville, $13.000; radio investigation, $125,000; Pension Office, salaries, $93.000; Post Office Department, $600: Lureau of Mines, for installation of an electric fyrnace, $15000: for the Natlonal 2ining School for Boys. $4,000; for repairs to the elevator in Washington Monument, $10,000. Items for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing total $1.947,376.43 and fnclude purchases.of raper, $186,794.34 ahd $202,012.50; two salary items of $194.250 and $576468; for plate print. ers, two items of $216,921 and $175,200 for materials, two items of $70, and $92170, and for machinery, $233.300. FIND ‘BAD SITUATION’ “IN HAWAIIAN OFFICE Taspectors Report on Investigation | of Customs Service, Confirm- ing Previous Advices. The report of customs inspectors who investigated conditions in - the customs service In Hawa'l was said tdday by Assistant Secretary Moss of the Treasury to confirm previous advices of “a bad situation” there. It was added, however, that the raport, which has just reached Washington. appeared to deal only with detaila already brought out in litigation in Hawalf against the men uspected of responsibility Mr. Moss, who has Jurisdiction over the toms service, expressed the view that the investigation had done much toward cleaning house Charges had been entered against five employves of the service who were alleged to have accepied bribes and otherwise disregarded the law in handling imports at Honolulu. One has been cnovicted, and ths Treasury “Xpccts the others to be brought t6 trial soon, ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT. Young Man Accused of Using Revolver Butt as Weapon. James A. Mostyn, 25, of §15 BEighth strect northeast, ot was Detective Kane of the first churged with assault A. Brown, 231 Thirteenth street southwest, who reporied early This week to the police that he had heen attacked and beaten while in the W. B. & A. terminal waiting room at Twelfth stree: and New York avenue. Brown was treated at Emergency Hospiisl after the at- zck for lacerations to the scalp, sustained, he sald, from the butt of a revolver wielded by his assailant. ‘TENOR GIVEé 'REMCAITAL. Henry Moeller Sings at Govern- ment Hotels’ Concert. Henry Moeller. New York tenor. was given a cordial reception by an audience of several hundred, in re- cital with the Music Club, given last hight in Recreation Hall of the Gov- ernment Hotels. Mr. Moeller's selections included a recitati and aria from Handel's “jeptha.” La Force’s “Before the Crucifix” a group of German lieder and Italian songs: “Can’t Remem- her.” by Gostley; “I Look Into Your Garden,” by Haydn Wood; “Thanks Be to God.” by Dickson; “Danny Boy,” by Weatherly; “Pale Moon, by logan; “Love's a Merchant” by Carew: “To a Minlature” by Brahe, and “A Brown Bird Singing.” by Wood. Z The Music Club sang Silver's a rangement of Mendelssopn's “The Bees,” “Love for Love (Woodman), “The Primrose” (Scharwenka-Clough- l.eighter), “The Serenade” (Tosti- Aldrich) and two numbers with con- iralto solo by Thelma Smith, “The Sleeping Pripcess” (Smith) and “Rorked on the Rippling: Water" (Campana). [ £ $3.511,833.49 is In which will be paid for out of District taxes under the lump-sum fiseal policy approved fer the present and for the next fiscal The largest item in this Dis- teict budget is $2,631,500 for the pub- come out of the $4,500,000 surplus to the credit of States Other items amounting to, 546,670 are for District schools, mak- construction, | items npt included in the District budget, hrrested by | mAJ. JOHN H. HUNTER. One of five soldiers killed when 2 persons were Injured. - BIL IS CHANGED Amendments Offered at | Hearing to Eliminate Fea- tures Held Objectionable. . Denying that the policewomen's bill contemplates delegation of in creased authority to policawomen. Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, head of the Women's Bureau of the Police De- partment, told the joint Senate District committee at hearings on the measure today its that lish the Women's Bureau by law. tee. Two amendments which designed to eliminate which has arisen were opposition to certain clauses committee. The bill is expected to these amendments and a hearing held at an early date, Mrs. Van Winkle said that she be- {lieved opposition to the bill is due to misunderstanding. The place of the Women's Bureau, she pointed out, would be equal to thut of the Traflic Bureau and the Detective Bureau and superintendent of police The duties of the policewomen as set forth in the bill, she added, were those essential for achieving the primary purpose for which bureau was established—preyentive- protective work for women children. The two amendments, which were oftered by Allan Johnstone jr., of the American Social Hyziene Assoclation, provide that the Women's Bureau is to have the custody of women of whatever age who come into police custody or who seek the assistance and protection of the police, and to co-operate in proceedings which may lawfully result thereafter. And that the bureau shall exercise the power of police in dealing with all matters relating to cases of lost children, fugitives from parents, Ju- venile fugitives from institutions and cases of females who are unable to give proper account of themseives, but against whom no charge has been plac- ed. The first amendment kills a clause which received much epposition, and i en the right to apprehend and in. terview delinquent women and chil- Gren. The expected opposition did not de- celop, due to these two amendments, ! clared that the purpose of the meas lire was to set up two separate police Gepartments in Washington, and uther Witnesses submitted _objections to certain clauses in the bill. Among those who testified were Mrs. William E. Chamberlain of the Housekeepers' Alliance, Mrs. M. C. | Hobduy of the Travelers' Aid, Mrs. | E. R. Kalmbach of the District Con- gress of Mothers and the Parent- Teacher Association, Julla K. Jaffray and J. E. Stuart of the Board of Chil- dren’s Guardians. CHANGES ARE URGED. Stephens Sees Objectionable Fe; tures in Bureau Bill. | i | bill to give the Woman's Bureau of the Police Department a permanent status with well defined powers, Cor- | poration Counscl Stephens has sug- | gested a number of changes in phraseology to correct what he re- garded as objectionable features. bil' referred to the Women's Bureau as the agency to handle women who come into the hands of the police without charge. The corporation counsel said a person could not be held without a charge, and he recom- mended a revision to correct this ob- jectton. ‘Another clause in which he recom- mended a change was one in which he sald there would arise a conflict ot autherity between the director of the Women's Bureau and the higher offictals of the Police Department in the assigning of duties of police- | women. The corporation counsel said that, with the changes he suggested, he regarded as desirable the object of the bill. The commission on public weifare legislation will hold a public hearing in the boardroom of the District Bullding at 3:30 o'clock this after- noon to permit the public generally to discuss the measure before a re- port is made to the Commissioners. BANKTIAMED EXECUTOR. George C. Altemus Leav and Income to Widow. The Union Trust Company is named as executor of the estate of George C. Altemus, grocer, who died February 6, according to his will, dated July 25, 1913, and filed for prodate. His wife is given the residence at 1346 Harvard street northwest with the furnishings. The remalning estate is to be held in trust by the Union Trust Company until the voungest child of the testator reaches the age of 30 years. The income 18 to be paid to the widow and at the termination of the trust the property Is to be distributed among the widow and children. The will of Fanny Wood Arnold, dated April 27, 1923, was also filed for probate. She disposes of an estate valued at $45,000, and names the Na- tional Savings and Trust Company as executor. The heirs are said to be grandchildren, Conway Hillyer Ar- nold, 3d, and Frances Harvey Arnold. M. LeRoy Gough is named as guar- dian for the grandchildren. Home WOMAN'S BUREAU House and| the blll's sole purpose was to estab-| the | which would have given police wom- | of the Federation of Women's Cluba| While approving the purpose of the | In one place, Mr. Stephens said, the; | | | | | i i i | | | tations, but there are hopes that per- s | ‘Reports of British Willingness to| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925 IARMS PARLEY CALL HELD STEP NEARER, London Believes Parley Will Be Held in Washington This Summer. By the Aswociated Press. LONDON, February 20.—Another step toward bringing about a new limitation of armaments conference in Washington developed today when it was announced in diplomatic cir- cles that the attitude of the British government was at all times to back up any move by the United States to establish International peace on & firmer basis. While the conversations designed to bring about such a conference had been going on for some time in Lon- don and Paris, as well as in Toklo, it was stated, it was considered that the plans for the conference were well along now in the preliminary stage, and that the conference was likely to} be called for the coming Summer. | Chamberiain Wou'd Come. This was predicated on the under- standing that the attitude of the Americans who have been consulted was to endeavor to set a date Which would make It possible for Austen Chamberiain, British secretary for forei§n affairs, to attend the confer- ence. and that he had promised to make the journey to Washington, It possible. As vyiewed in London, the confer ence would be confined to naval limi haps the conversations sooner or later | might be developed to consider armies. U. S. OFFICIALS GRATIFIED. Aid Parley Received. Br the Associated Press. ' | Unofficial reports of British willing- | ness to co-operate toward limitation | of naval auxiliary craft at a new armaments limitation conference were | received by officials here today with| Witnesses both for and against the| ) | v fore any step of a formal Kind re- measure were heard by the commit-| 'S ®O S CP L (tion of a time and ! | | | | { | | and | although James F. Easby-Smith de-|to testify for the State. gratification. x Similar expressions of co-operation | from Parls and other capitals will| necessarily be awalted, however, be- | place for the conference can be zl\'enj any serious consideration. No information on the subject has| were offered and agreed to by thely .. recelved here from Ambassador Kellogg. now on his way to the| be reprinted with the additlon of|(pjieq States to take over the office of Secretary of State on March 4. Whatever announcement has been given him is being brought by him | personally to be taken up with Presi- dent Coolldge. | Administration leaders meantime | regard the informal discussions which have been proceeding in London, | directly under the control of the|Pave POt RIOCTEG ML T irely int | definite status. COERCION ALLEGATIONS IN STOKES CASE PROBED | i Former Cabman Reiterates Charge | That State Attempted to Get | False Affidavit. i By the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, February 20.—The de-| fenss today resumed cross-examina- tion of Joseph Bruner, former cab- | man and State witness, in_the m-li i 2 of W. E. D. Stokes, New York mil- lionaire, tn an attempt to show co- ercion. Stokes is charged with con- spiracy to defame his wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes. Bruner, who yesterduy admitted he was held In jail for a time, said that after telling officers at the police station he wanted to talk with the! assistant State’s attorney, Milton DI Smith, by whose orders he had been | Placed in a cell, he was taken to the | State's attorney’s office. Bruner saidj his incarceration followed his refusal, | Bruner sald that after he was taken from the cell he said he would testify, | and that he had been in the custody | of a policeman, sleeping with him ut, a hotel until last night. “No attempt was made, was there, to obtain fal; ked(.V. J. Healy, counsel for Daniel R. Nu- gent, attorney on trlal with Stokes. | “I wouldn't say that” said Bruner; “it isn't true” { —_— MRS. R. ANNE COGGINS, 60 YEARS IN CITY, DIES | day in Daughter's Home—House Chaplain to Oficiate. Mrs. R. Anne Coggins. 86 vears old, wld‘lorv:' of John Coggins and & resident of this city for the last 60 years. died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Ella E. Nash, 3221 Thirteenth street, yester- ay. . e uneral services will be conducted at the residence Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Dr. James Shera Mont- gomery, chaplain of the House of Repre- sentatives and pastor of Calvary M. E. Church, will officlate. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Coggins also is survived by eight grandchildren and eight great-grand- children, all of this city. The grandchil- dren are John Orville Nash, Mrs. Wil- liam Gunthums, Mrs. Lawrence Ha||l'.[ Mrs. Francis Crawford, Mrs. Herman | Wilson, Preston Nash, Ellsworth Nash and Stanley Nash. Two brothers-in-law, the late Robert } and James Coggins, for many years had H charge of the delivery of The Evening Star over the old Georgetown route, while her husband, the late John Cog- gins, had charge of the old Capltol Hill route. Mrs. Coggins was a member of Cal- vary M. E. Church and a charter mem- ber of the Golden Cross. EQUALITY BILL BEATEN. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 20.—The bill to put women on a political equality with mon by granting them the vote at the age of 21, instead of the pres- ent age of 30, was killed in the House of Commons this afternoon When the House refused it the second reading by a vote of 230 against 153. The amendment offered by Sir Wil- Jiam Joynson-Hicks, the home secre- tary, to postpone franchise reform action until later in the life of the present Parliament was carried. SRR AN Start Student Paper. The Knights of Columbus Evening School, 1314 Massachusetts avenue, has started the publication of a new paper known as the Knight Owl, the first edition appearing thia week. The entire edition was sold. The paper will appear twice each month and will be edited by the publication committee, composed of Harry Bru- nett, Harry Kabat, Albert J. Kearney, John A. McGuinness and Desmond ¥. Murphy. W. C. Murphy of the Na- tional Catholic Welfare Conference News Service assisted in editing the first number of the Knight Owl {not MUST PASS NEW RENT BILL NEXT MONDAY OR NEVER House Legislative Jam Is 0 District rent legislation must be cafled up in the House on Monday, which is the regular District day, as lone of the most important pleces of District legislation to be passed, or not at all. This is the flat of Chairman Snell of the rules committee after con- sidering a resolution which Chairman Reod of the House District committee introduced yesterday asking for a special rule to bring the rent bill up on the floor with privileged status and debate limited to two hours. Chairman Snell explained that throughout the present session he has co-operated with House Leader Long- worth orf a definite policy to allow the District fts regular days in the House, which, he thinks. is a fair proportion of division of the time of the House, considering the many legislative propositions of major im- portance that have besn before the present Congress. In fact Mr. Snell belleves that the’ District has had proportionately more time than has been allowed for other phases of legisiation. Extra Time Hel kely. After working day and night on the legislative program, Chairman Snell and House Leader Longworth can find no time that can be allocated to the District for rent legislation or any other measure outside of the regular District day. As the program now stands, today will be taken up with the game ref- uge Dill and the Garrett resolution for amendment of the Constitution. Saturday and late into the night wHl be given over to the program of agricultural relief. Mond: Is District day, with the House District committee decided on & program of three measures in this order: First, the traffic bill; second, the five-year school building pro- gram, and third, the rent legislation. It is known that the rent bill will provoke controversy and for this reason any legislation that follows behind it on the program ,will fail for the lack of time. The House leaders are convinced that the Senate will not pass this measure, and there- fore they feel jt would be a waste of time in the House to consider Tt Heavy Program Ahead Next Tuesday Chairman Madden of the House appropriations committee wants the time of the House for con- sideration of the second deficiency bill, carrying much-needed funds for many activities of the Government. including the largest deficiency and supplemental estimates ever campiled for the District of Columbia. Next Wednesday the House begins on a program of six solld days under BORAHWILL PROBE MUZZLING' CHARGE Authorized by Senate Com- mittee to Quiz Hughes in Karolyi Case. Chairman Berah was directed to- day by the Senate foreign relations committee” to ask Secretary Hughes for the facts regarding charges that the State Department has “muzzlcd” Count Michael Karolyi, former Presi- dent of Hungary, during his visit to this country. The committee w prompted by assertions that Count Karolyi permitted to make political speeches or statements during his visit here, made primarily for the purpose of being with his wife, ill in New York. 1t recently was sald at the State Department, when he applied for a passport to visit the United States, Count Karolyi veluntarily agreed to refrain from discussion .of political subjects. ATTEND MEETING. | School Officials Leave for N. E. A. Gathering in Cincinnati. A group of District public school officers today followed Supt. of { Schools Frank W. Ballou to Cincin- {nati to attend the annual meeting of | Puneral Rites Will Be Held Mon- | the department of superintendence of the National Education Associa- tion. Dr. Ballou left Washington last night and will not return until the Iatter part of next week. The school officers who left today for Cincinnati are Robert L. Haycock, assistant superintendent of schools; Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assistant perintendent in cherpe of colored schools; Miss Rose Lees Hardy, di- rector of primary instruction; Miss Elizabeth A. Hummer, director of in- termediate instruction, and Miss Catherine Watkins, director of kin- dergartens. Lol CONDUIT CHARGE LOWER. Reduced Rate for Extending Elec- tric Lights to New Customers. A reduction of 25 per cent in the rate charged by the Potomac Electric Power Co. for extending its conduit to furnish service to new customers was announced today with the ap- proval of the Public Utllities Com- mission, Accerding to C. Melvin Sharpe, an officlal of the company, the new charges will amount to & sav- Ing of approximately $60,000 annually. There is a long schedule of th rates, including a different one for each class of' paving sufface that has to be cut through in making the extension. e Rides in Pullman To Escape Banana And Peanut Eaters The age-old American tradition which has made it nece: y for parents riding on local rallroad trains to buy their youngsters bananas, peanuts and all sorts, shapes and colors in confections, ®ot into the hearings today of the House committee considering re- moval of the Pullman surcharge. Speaking for Western railroads, James L. Coleman of Chicago =aid one of the witnesses who had in- sisted on wiping out the sur- charge had admitted that he rode on parlor cars to get away from the bananas and peanuts. There- fore, he argued, the traveler had a cholce, and selected the more luxurlous way to travel, and should pay for it. Users of Pullmans, he said, are seeking to persuade Congress te make the “poor pay for thelr fugery.” - ther Time for Considering the Measure. Declared to Prevent Any 1 suspension of the rules in an effort to clean up non-controversial meas- ures which are awaiting action on the calendar. * URGE COOLIDGE TO ACT. Tenants and U. S. Employes Send Plea for Rent Bill. Emphasizing that abundant evi- dence was submitted at the recent rent hearings to show that there is & pressing need for a Rent Commis- sion, officers of the Tenant's League of Washington and of the Federation of Federal Employes’ Unions of the District of Columbia request that the President urge Congress to pass ire rent bill, in a letter sent to the White House last night. The communication states that the situation in respect.to rental proper- tten 18 serfous and will be made more s0 If Congress adjourns without pas ing a rent bill. President Coolidge is told that there “exists special leg: warrant, well as general, for action by the Chief Executive in this matter, since by Constitution there is specially com- mitted to his charge the oversight of executive affairs.” The present situation is declared a detriment to the welfare, comfort and efficiency of the force of the “vast executive es- tablishment” located here. The letter astates that employers of large num- bers of workers know that the high- | est eMciency can be obtained by tuk- ing In the human factor. Eviet! s Are Cited. Attention of the President is also lled by the writers of the letter to, he sudden flood of evictions, rent increases and cases in court,” follow- ing the decision making the present| Rent Commission inoperative. The lite of the commission expires in May. | Evidence submitted at the hearings. | the letter reads, establishes that there exists “widespread profiteering in rents, extending from desirable apart- ments down to alley abodes; the pres- ence of monopoly or trust practices in | the real estate business, so that the natural law of supply and demand is | thwarted, whereby the presence of vacant houses and empty apartments | does not appreciably affect high rents.” The letter also calls to the attention of the President that those opposing the establishment of a rent commis. siop opposed it during the World War he communication is signed by E. H. Schirmer, president of the Tenant's League; Mrs. Henry C. Brown, secre- | tary of the Tenant's League, and| George A. Warren, for the Federation | of Federal Employves' Unions of the Distriet of Columbla. DENIES CHARGES . AGAINST HOOVER Chairman of Agriculture Con- ference Says Secretary Did Not Dominate Work. Charges that the President's agri- culture conference report was “demi- nated” by Secretary Hoover were de- nied today before the Senate agricul- ture committee by Chairman Carey of the conference, who said none of the cabinet members “had the silghtest in- fluence” on the drafting of the report. Mr. Carey declared the organization making the charges had declined to be represented before the commission. Senator Gooding, Republican, Idaho, took issue with the witness' declara- tion that there was “no present emer- gency.” “If there isn't one now, thére never disappointed with the work of the commission, which apparently had just frittered away its time.” Chairman Carey said many eritics | had overlooked the purpose of the pro- | posed Federal Co-operative Marketing Board to “provide general co-operation between the various Government agen- cles in behalf of the farmer, than simply to ald co-ope: | 2 COUNTERFEITS FOUND. Silver Certificate Faked. Two more counterfeit bills have been detected by the Secret Service | Mr. and Mrs. H. G S0 PINTIG STOLEN FROM HOME Rich Danzig Firm Head Re- ports Looting of Cali- fornia Residence. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, February 20.— Renaissance paintings and other art treasures valued at nearly half a mi)- lion dollars were missing from his Hollywood home, Martin Wein- schenck, president of the Danzig firm of M. Weinschenck & Co., reported to the police when he returned from Catalina Island last night. Among the paintings cut from their frames or carried away all he listed: Coello’s “Daughtar of Phili Spain and Elizabeth of Val ued at $135,000; “Vocal Lesson.” by Metsu. valued at 3$125,000; Murillo's famous “Boy Blowing Bubbles,” val- ued at $60,000; & series of pictures by Tenlers; a “Madonna and Child” and other paintings by Corregglo. and other works by Backer and Lorrain. Old Laces are Taken. The thieves also obtained, he said, old laces valued at $12,000, and other 1 ef val- |art objects, but left behind a eollec- tion of paintings and other treasures virtually as valuable as that taken away. Five special investigators, repre- senting a London firm of under- writers which, it is said. had insured the stolen collection at $216,000, joined detactives in the hunt for clues The poiice estimate of the loss w $471,000. In a Jocked closet, undisturbed amidst the general disarray of the looted home, was antique silver val- ued at $60,000. Some of the precious objscts which the thieves left behind were de- atroyed or damaged by carelessness or haste. A white marble Christ lay shattered to bits. One canvas lay on the floor wi(:\ the mark of a shoe imprinted on it. Twe Thearies Advanced. Investigators advanced two theories of the theft. One was that the paint- ings and other valuables were taken by thieves hired by a private collector willing to go to any length to obtain them for his own collection. Tha other | was that an international band of crimi- nals planned to hold the loot until the insurance company involved wa willing to offer a “no questions asked" reward. All of the paintings carried away are listed in catalogues the world over, Weinschenck said, ard are so well known that it would be impossible to dispose of them to any reputable art dealer, collector or museum. The thieves apparently obtained en- trance to the home by breaking a pane of glass in a rear door. Detec- tives asked, however, for a list of all persons who had been employed in the house and might be in a position to obtain keys to it. Occupling the Weinschenck resi- dence in addition 1o the owner are art collector's son and daughter-in- law, and Baron E. R. von Gerstorff. Young Weinschenck and Baron voa Gerstorft are former German army ENGINEERS TO HOLD CONVENTION MONDAY Members From Four States and Dis- trict of Columbia Meet Here Next Week. The first annual convention of Dis- trict No. 10, American Associatien of Engineers. under the new reorgani- zation scheme of the association, will be held in the boardroom of the Dis- | will be” he sald, adding that he was|trict Building at 9:30 a.m. Monday.|tne District No. 10 is composed of the District of Columbja, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania Following the instaliation of the new director of the district by Na- tional President Morris Bien, former assistant director of the United States Reclamation Service, there will be a round-table discussion of the accomplishments of each chapter, conducted by Harold Almert, direct- ing manager. There will be & number of techni- cal discussions at the afternoon ses- sion and addresses by: A. B. McDan- tel, on w. and means of obtaining $10 Federal Reserve Note and $5: more general adoption of the asso- clation schedule of salaries; George E. Taylor, on improving existing con- ditions and enforcement of laws reg- ulating the practice of engineerin Division of the Treasury Department. They are a $10 Federal Reserve nate on the Federal Reserve Bank of Wos- ton and a $5 silver certificate. The Federal Reserve note is de- scribed by W. H. Moran of the Secret Service as follows: “Check letter ‘F,’ face plate No. 271; A. W. Mellon, Sec- retary of the Treasury; Frank White, Treasurer of the United States; por- trait of Jackson. The $6 certificate is described as follows: erfes of 1839; check let- ter ‘E'; face plate No. 140; H. V. Spellman, Register of the Treasury; Frank White, Treasurer of the United States; Indian portrait.” HOUSE VOTES BILL TO RAISE OWN PAY. GOES TO PRESIDENT (Continued from First Page.) tention, Speaker Gillett held that the rule was in conflict with the Consti- tution, which, he said, gave Congr the right to fix the salaries of members. Musters Large Attendance. Preliminary to the short debate, a point of no quorum was made, and 266 memb: were brought to the floor—perhaps the largest number present at any time during the pres- ent session, Under the rules, had not & quorum been maintained, a roll call vote on the salary provision would have been automatic, and proponents of thé increase kept their forces on the floor. Representative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, nevertheless, demanded a roll call, but falled to obtaln a sscond from the required one-fifth of the members present. About 50 joined him in the roll call demand, but the minimum required was about 70. The salary increase s the first voted by Congress for itself since 1907, when the annual pay of Sehators and Representatives was increased from $5,000 to the present figure. Brief speeches in favor of the in- crease were made by Chalrman Mad- den of the appropriations committee and Representatives Snyder and Mills, New York; Tilson, Connecticut, Re- publicans, .and Johnson, Demoerat, | Kentucky. Opposition wi by Representative Byrns, its ' ; Blanton, and McLaughlin, Republicaa, Michigan., i 5 Dr. F. H. Newell, on fuel economics: A. B. McDaniel, on motor safety and traMc control, and Dean A. N. Johnson, 'on amplification of ideals and object: The delegates will have their fi annual dinner at the Frankiin Square Hotel in the evening. which will be a testimonial to National President Blen. The speakers will include Ad- dison T. Smith and Harold Almert. Those delegates in the oity Sunday will be taken on an automobile sight- seeing tour of the city. RICH MINE DEAL CLOSED. American Interests Get Gold-Bear- ing Property in Mexico. MEXICO CITY, February 20.—It is announced that the Lewlisohn inte ests of New York, operating in Mex- jco under the titie Reforma Mining & Milling Co., have completed lengthy negotiations and finally secured con- trol of the Campo Morado mine from the Ortiz helrs. The Campo Morado is popularly belleved to bs among the greatest gold-bearing properties in Mexico. It is situated in the Balsas River region of Guerrero state. Although discovered more than 300 years ago, it has not bean worked to capacity by modern methods because of dis- turbed conditfbns and conflicts among the heirs. The new controlling interests plan to inaugurate an extensive develop- ment program. 21,000 Added to List Of U. S. Job Seekers In Year, Tests Show Examination for a thousand dit- ferent positions were held by the Civil Service Commission, last year and 21,000 more persons entered them than in the year befors. The fon reported today that 18,000 persons competed in the ex- amination _for general clerical positions and 15,000 for the steno- ~graphic. Operations of the commission were featured for the first time by the use of radio broadcasting, which was said to. have proven an effective means ef reaching per- sons Interested tn the various ex- aminetians. frames and | Weinschenck, the | Protection of Co-Ed Against Flirts Is Proposed in Bill By the Associated Pres: RALEIGH, N. C., February 20:— Objectional flirtation with or other annoyance of school girls would be outlawed in North Carolina under provisions of a measure now before the State Senate committes on education for consideration. The bill would class this 'so- called offense as a misdemeanor, punishable with fines of not less than $5 nor more than $50 or Im- prisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 30. Any one disturbing teachers also would come within provisions of the measure. GOVERNOR ORDERS POISON INQUIRY Ohio Executive Announces In- tent to Get at Bottom of Students’ Deaths. By the Assoc'ated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, February —Gov. Vic Donahey today requ M. M. N. Ford, secretary of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, to conduct a personal investigation of the poison- ing of Ohio State University students here several weeks ago with a view of prosecuting the person or persons responsible for the alleged laxity in the conduct of the university dis- penszry. The investigation Gov. Donahey told Ford, until every resourca has been exhausted. The chief executive said he was convinced from informal evidence called to his | must not end, ary was loosely conducted. | Two Students Die. Two Ohio State U ersity students died from effects of strychnine poi-| soning which they received at the university dispensary when they cali- ed for quinine capsules. Severai other students were made seriously ill from the same cause. Strychnine was found in a number of capsules which were supposed to contain quinine. How the strychnine came to be in capsules or how they were placed in the quinine capsule bottle never has been explained. City Prosecutor John J. Chester, jr., conducted an investigation and ques- | tioned more than 50 pharmacy stu- | dents and all of the inatructors inj the department. No light was thrown | on the mystery as a result of this investigation. = Prosecutor Chester, however, has not vet made public his | formal report. Several davs ago it was announced that the univarsity officials would continue the investigation, and it was announced that the dispensary had| | been closed indefinitely. i GIVEN BELATED HONORS. Three Officers Receive Citations for Acts Many Years Ago. Brig. Gen. Ramsay D. Potts, U. . A, retired. and Col. Tenney Ross, 65th Infantry, both of whom entered the military service from the District of | Columbia, have just been awarded silver star citations for gallantry in action. Gen. Potts is cited for gallant conduct a Aibonito, P. R., August 12, 1898, and Col. Ross for gallant con- duct against hosiile Chippewa In- dians at Leech Lake, Minn., October 5, 1898, Gen. Potts lives al the St. | Nichclas, Wyoming avenue, this city, {and Col' Ross is stationed. with his regiment at San Juan, P. R. Col. Louis M. Nutman, U. S Infan- try, stationed at Omaha, Neb., has received three silver star citations, one for gallantry at Santiago de Cuba July 1, 1883; another for gallantry at | Yang-tsun, China, August 6. 1900, and third for gallantry &t Bayan, Philippine Islands, May 2.3, 1502 HITS LAKE DRAINAGE. Weeks Disapproves Volume of Diversion at Chicago. Secretary Weeks, at the beginning of hearings here today on the ques-| tion of dralnage of Lake Michigan water by the city of Chicago, de- clared that engineers.had held that | 10,000 cubic feet per second diversion was injurfous to navigation and that he did not desire argument justifying- a permanent diversion at such a fig- Secretary an official.” he said, “grant any permission to exceed the diversion heretofore authorized, ex- cept as a temporary measure, and then only for such a time as Is necessary for the sanitary district of. Chicago, in good faith, to meet the conditions that now contront them.” L DR. A. STEWART ELECTED. D. C. Chapter, Society of War of 1812 Names President. Dr. Andrew Stewart was elected president of the District of Columbia Chapter of the Society of,the War of 1812 at the annual meeting held last night in the Cosmos Club. _Ad- dresses were delivered by Col. Mer- vyn C. Buckey and Maj. Chandler of the general staff of the Army. Other officers elected weare: Col Mervyn C. Buckey, first vice presi- dent; Col. Edgar E. Hume, second vice president; Willlan, Howe Som- ervell, secretary; James M. Henry, treasurer, and William M. Beall, registrar. The executive committes selected were Paul N. Peck, Dr. An- drew Stewart, Col. Edgar E. Hume. Delegates to the meeting of the general soclety: Paul N. Peck, Wil- llam H. Somervell, Col. Mervyn C. Buckey and Samuel Herrick. -— TRIBUTE BY WAR MOTHERS A wreath was placed on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery today by Mrs. Josephine Pteil of Milwaukee, Wis., in the name of Milwaukee and Wisconsin war mothers. Mrs. Pfeil was attended at the cere- mony by Mrs. Margarite McClure, national war mother, and Mrs. Rus- sell 8. Langdon, president of the So- ciety ©f Sponsors of the United States Navy, and members of thelr staffs. Mrs, Pfeil represented the Milwau- kee County Chapter of American War Mothers, the Soclety of Sponsors and the 9th Naval Brigade. —— Ship Builder Found _Deul BALTIMORE, Md., February 20.— The body of Theodore H. Rohde, 48 years old, general manager of the shigbuilding firm of Charles L. Rohde & Sons, was found in the harbor to- day, # few feet from the shipyard piler. He was last seen Wednesday afternoon on the pler. Members of [ attention that the university dispens- pTAntain super | ness and civic leaders of the city { Harper, Ernest Hathaway { John C. 0. C. CONVENTION BUREAUPLANNED Move Is Launched to Make Capital Meeting Center for Nation. ‘Washington 15 to have a convention bureau through which it is hoped to make the National Capital’ the con- vention city of the country and the center of international as well as na- tional conferences, it was announced today. While this plan has long been in the minds of business men and vari- ous organizations have had inde- pendent conventien committees no steps have been taken to creats a central bureau until Arthur Carr, sec- retary of the Washington Board of Trade, today sent out letters o rep- resentatives af all organizations and businesses in the District inviting them 1o attend a meeting next Thurs- day at the headquarters of the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States to form a joint convention commii- tee of 100 to represent the National Capital. % T Represent AUl Growps. The plan is a direct outgrowth of an idea approved some time azo by the convention committee of the Washington Board of Trade. It is pointed out, however, by those intex- ested that the central convention bu- reau will be representative of e en- tire interests of the city and not amy particular organization The Chamber of Commerce of tha, Uniced States is strongly backing the movement While uitimately it is expected that the bureau will cost about $35,000 an- nually, Mr. Carr states that for the first year an expenditure of about $15.000 will he sufficient. Kach year the bureau will be extended The plan calls for a director of the bureau who will be a specialist in con- vention work. The Committee of One Hundred will sion of the bureau. A publicity director will also be engaged to posaibly publish a journal and attend to general publicity work in respect to ad- vertising the city and handling conven- tions. Small Force at Firat. Mr. Carr states that this year a diree- tor, two clerks and possibly a publicity man would be enough to start the hu- | reau until it gets properiy going. ‘When the bureau is well under way and proper estimate has been made ,of its worth, representatives will be sent to various conventions in all parts of the country to get them to come to Wash- ington. Hotel accommodations will be sufficient for the visitors, Mr Carr states. Mr. Carr stated that conventions will be encouraged to come to Washington and given every service and entertain- ment pos; but that there will be no attempt to underwrite any of the maet- ings to get them to come here. The cxperiance last year of the Washington Chamber of Commerce and the convention work of the Washington Board of Trade, those interested say, has proved beyond Question that by proper methods and through - “Uip-top” convention bureau representative of the entira city of Washington, the National Capital can easily become the natura: meeting place for conventions and large gatherings. Mondell Backs Project. Frank W. Mondell, former member of Congress and Interstate Com- merce Commission commissionar, is interested in the project as are | several officials of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The original convention committes of the Board of Trade, which ap- proved the idea of a central bureau consisis of Arthur Carr, R. P. Andrews, David A Charles: I. Corby, William Mont- gomery, Robert N. Harper. Joshua Evans, jr.: Frank Hight and Frank W. Mondell The invitations that have been sant Arthur Carr to the various busi- to form the committee of 100 include Arthur Carr. chairman;: R. P. Andrews Leon Arnold, C. B. Asher. Bruce Baird. P. S. Ballou, Claude Bennett, W. W Bowle, B. A. Bowles, Henry W Brawner, D. J. Callahan, David S Cayll, Merritt O. Chance, R. T. Cissell. A. L. Cline. E. F. Colladay. Arthur Copeland, Charles I. Corby, Harry Crandali, Samuel M. Darragh. Charles Demonet, George De Neale, Victor B. Deyber, C. H. Dikeman, Peter M Dorsch, Thomas P. Dowd, Horace Dulin, Joshua Evans, jr.. W. W Everett, Frank P. Fenwick, D. M. Fisher, William T. Galliher, Isaac Gans, Jullus Garfinkle, M. G. Gibbs. C. J. Gockeler, E. C. Graham. William Ham, C. L. Harding, Robert N. S. B. Heg M. E. Horton, Frank S. Hight. Geor, W. Hutchinson, Frank Jelleff, Cole- man Jennings, Rudolph Jose, George H. Judd, D. J. Kaufman, Walter Leaman, M. A. Leese, E. Leesnitzer, Letts, George A. Lewis, Fred A. MacKenzie, Arthur J. May, George Miller, Frank W. Mondell, Willlam ontgomery, E. J. Murphy.” H Norton, Theodore oves, Henry Offterdinger, Joyee O'Hara, H. D> Ormsby, Logan Payne, Horace W Peaslee, Charles W. Pimper, Georg Plitt, S.'J. Prescott, Roland S. Robbins. Charles Ruvey, E. B. Thompson, David A. Skinner, C. H. Warrington, W. W Spaid, Eugene E. Thompson, John H Small, Ernest Smith, J. Lee Whitniore, H. L. Rust, jr., and Burdett Stryker. by Denies Woman Is His Wife. William Kesterson today told the District Supreme Court that he is not and never was the husband of Myrtle Kesterson, who has brought suit for maintenance against him. He de- clares her real name yrile Baker and that she knew ‘“she is not and never was his wife.” ~ Through Ai- torney Crandal Mackey, Kesterson says the plaintiff secured a divorce in Alexandria from John N. Baker July 8, 1921, and within six months went through the marriage ceremony with Kesterson. Under the Virginia law, the defendant claims, she was still the wifs of Baker and his marriage was null and vold. Miss Amy Hillebrant Dies. Miss Amy E. Hillebrant, daughter of the late Frank J. and Mrs. Caro- line Hillebrant, died at Providence Hospitel Wednesday. She had been an employe of the Government Print- ing Offre for several years. Funera! services will be held at Zurhorst's vndertaking parlors . tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Kings- ton, N.°Y. Miss Hillebrant is sister, Mrs. John Lewis Kingston. her ot irvived by Heiser Executed by Firing Squad. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, February 20.—Henry C. Hest, alias George Al- len, was executed by a firing squad at the Utah State prison here at 7:45 o'¢lock this morning for. the murder of Police Sergt. N. P. Pierce on No- vember 27, 1922, _ Representative Garner Better. Representative Garner of Texas, who Is suffering from pneumonfa at s hotel here, was sald today his family sald he had been suffering from severe headaches. ~There were @ marks of # somewh: mproved, after a more comfortable night's rest. The crisis of his iliness has not been reached.