Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1925, Page 1

4 v s WEATHER. « Mostly ers tonight tonight S. Weather Burean and Highest pWest, rt on pa today. Full rey loudy with occasional show- tomorrow, 46, at 5 a.m. Forecast.) warmer , 69, at 3:50 ge Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 @b ¢ Foen ¢ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Entered as zec post oflice, W 29,568. o. ond class matter ashington, D. C. WASHINGTO N, SOCIALISTS FORCE BR Agreement Reached for Bank to Get Vote Approving Overissue of Currency. PRESIDENT MAY CONSULT PAINLEVE ON NEW CHOICE | Senator Renoult Likely Would Be Recommended—Effect on Ger- man Race Considered. PARIS, April 14.—Former riana shortly after 6 o'cloc ring definitely decided to 2 to cabinet stry Premier this eve Jandon the attempt to form a in succes the Herriot m reached The Finance Rank of between and the ag Minister nent de Monsie authorizir frar in ratified at of France \dditional is to he 2 special weeting of the Chamber Deputies 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and then by the Senate at 5 p.m. This was announced after an interview to day by M. de Monsie and Gov. hineau of the Bank of France with M. Friznd It was held setry, being cha carrying on current aff stitutionally put this ratific tre through Parliament currency that the Herriot min red with the duty of could con tion meas- Briand Blames Socialists. M. Briand announced his determi- natien not to form a ministry to the Socialist-Republican group, to which he belongs, basing it on the refusai of the S lists to collaborate and the conditions they wished to exact in re turn for support. He considered the conditions incompatible with his con ception of the role of premier. The Socialists’ decision for non- ticipation referred only to a min headed by M. Briand. It left the open for participation in any ministry formed py a premier able to the Socialists, on Blum, the Socialist leader the Chamber, confirmed the oppo: jon of the Socialist party to any Briand combination. pa istry way other accey 7 in Briand Knew Opposition. The former premier is said to have heen aware of this attitude since ves terday morning, and the fact that he continued his consultation notwith standing was explained by his desire to settle once for all the question whether the Socialists shall be allowed | virtually to dictate the policy of the government without shouldering any | of the responsibilities of hesSOVErTr ey, ment. President Doumergue, if Briand fails, may again consult with Paul Fainleve, the president of the Cham- ber. If he it is believed that M. Painleve will recommend a cabinet headed by a member of the Senate, most likely Rene Renoult, a Socialist leader and minist of cabinet which has justiresigned. Around the lobbles of the Senate 1 nation has already been tentativel formed with M. Briand slated fo the post of minister of foreign affairs and an important portfolio for former premier Herriot Would Recall to M. grew this mo attitude was there was a demand for a revamped Herriot ministry Fear that the Senate would not accept as premier a man it threw down last week modified the ardor of M. Herriot's supporters, who showed a disposition to accept a cabinet presiged over by some one else, but in which their leader would have a prominent post M. Herriot, they sa; man to preside over municipal and cahtonal elections in May, which is taken as indication that they will push him for the post of minister of interior. EFFECT ON BERLIN FACTOR. Herriot. Briand in the rning after clearly growing Opposition radical party the Socialist defined and is just the the important Poincare Not Considered Owing to Hindenburg's Candidacy. BY BROWN. Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, April 14—The unified S cialists, who form the most powerful oup in the chamber, were unwilling Te accept a share of the burden, Lead- er Leo Blum openly stating that M Briand too oflen has changed his po- 1 convictions to be trusted. The reason, however, is that they do want to come into office unless are certain they will be able to CONSTANTINE real ne they it throug con. the only way to save Wk euptey. Domergue would consider asking M. Poincare to form a cab- inet, but far he has refrained even from consultng the former pre- mier on account of the effect suc action might produce in Germany, where such a choice would assure Hindenburg's election as President. One solution of the present crl i= seen in Domergue’s request for temporary cabinet, in order to facili tate voting pressing laws, and resign Jfrerwards (Covrright, FESTIVAL PLAY READY. 2.000 Invited to Opening of Ger- rance from President or ago Daily News €o.) mer Museum. MUNICH, hart Bavaria, April 14 Hauptmann, the German just completed the festival which will be given here on M: 6 and 7 at the opening of the German \fuseum. The music for the play has been written by Herman Zilcher. 4 professor at the Munich Musi College. More than two thousand persons from all parts of the world have been fnvited to attend the opening of the ynuseum, which was founded in 1903. Most of them have contributed in some manner to the collections in the institution. ~Ger poet 1 Radio Programs—Page 34. /AND T0 DECLINE 10 FORM MINISTRY the Issue | justice in the | was said that the Renoult combi-| a capital levy plan, which | al iPlane to Broadcast Polar Trip Story So All Middle West St Experiments now are being made in Chicago with the view of broadcast- ing {rom one of the Navy's amphibian Dlanes in flight over the Arctic for reception at a specially constructed station in the Middle West which would rebroadeast the veices from the Pole the country at |a strenzth which would be picked up by the average radio set ow When Donald B. into the Aretic I was equipped with set, but when the reached nothing was heard back |here, although radio messages reached him from the States. Em- { ploying the short wave length to penetrate and go beyond a certain “dead” belt in the North around the magnetic pole, those connected with the expedition’s radio section are confident of tangible results this vear There seems to be no doubt of the success of direct broadcasting from MacMillan's ship to the Middle West =tation, so the radio engineers have turned their attention to pro viding a vehicle for a running story of Mights over the unknown nerth nd The tvpe of radio equipment to be installed in the planes for direct con ct with the MacMillan ship has not | been decided upon, and it is dependent “KING BASE BALL" BECINS RULE TODAY thronghout er. MacMillan went 3 his boat a broadcasting destination w: | ] { World Champion Griffs, With | Mogridge in Box, to Play | Yankees at 3:30 P.M. | | Special Dispaten to he Sta NEW YORK, April 14.—The weary | waiting of many million base ball fans comes to an end this afternoon when 16 major league clubs get under way | in the 1925 base ball campaign that leads through the balmy months of May and June, the sultry heat of July and August and on into Seplem‘ber and early October, where awaits the wreath for the triumphant. | King base ball will hold"the center 1 of the sporting stage and the sporting | page for the next =ix months. Inaugural contests were to be held this afternoon in efght cities of the Atlantic seaBoard and the Middle In the American League, the | world champion Nationals were to op- | pose the Yankees in the big stadium {in the Bronx, while the Boston Red !Sox were to meet the Athletics in | Philadelphia, the Chicago White Sox were to encounter the Tygers in De- troit and the Cleveland Tribe was to battie with the Browns in St. Louis. National Leazue opening games were scheduled between the Giants and the Braves at Boston, the Phillies and the Dodgers at Brooklyn, the S Louis Cardinals and the Reds at Cin cinnati and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cubs at Chicago. Game Starts at 3:30 P.M. The main interest in this immediate vicinity was centered upon the Yan- kee Stadium, where the Washington club that last vear surprisingly fought its way to the National Capital's first big league pennant and a world title was to engage in argument with the locals, who for three successive vears grabbed the American League flag and in 1923 captured the world champion ship. The teams were to swing into action at 3:30 o'clock. The Yankees were to start their sea- son under handicap. They were to face the Nationals without the sery- | ices of their greatest star, Babe Ruth, who lies in St. Vincent's Hospital re- | covering from several maladies which jleft him in a state of collapse at the lend of the training season. And | Everett Scott, shortstop, who has ved in more than a thousand con: ecutive games in the American League, was not expected to be able to take the field for the Yankees to- day. as he is suffering with a wrenched back. Mogridze to Pitch. On the other hand, the Nationals were well conditioned for the grueling campaign in which they hope to get a second successive pennant. They were to present the same line-up that carried them through the last thrill- ing days of the 1924 season. The fa- mous infield of Judge, Harris, Peck- inpaugh and Bluege remains intact. Goslin, Rice and McNeely again will be in the outfield and Ruel behind the bat. Veteran pitchers weré slated to be slab opponents in the opening conflict. | Bucky Harris, vouthful pilot of the world champions, this morning named George Mogridge, southpaw who for- merly belonged to the Yankees, as his pitching choice, while Urban Shocker, right-hand spitball flinger obtained by the Yankees from the St. Louis Browns in a Winter trade, was Man ager Miller Huggins' nominee. As the season starts there will be many stars missing from their usual positions because of injuries, and some others will be missing of their |own free will. In addition to the Yankees, the Athletics, Cubs and Phil- Jies have men on casualty lists, while (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) arrested for driving a under, the influence of liquor. all that Clarence Washington, colored, could be tried for today in Police Court before Judge Isaac R. Hitt was the charge of intoxication. The venalty for this charge, how ever, was a jail sentence of five days and a fine of $15. Unable to pay the fine, Judge Hitt imposed an addi- tional 15 days. Under a recent ruling by Judge Gus A. Schuldt it was decided that a de- fendant qperating a motor cycle while intoxicated could not be charged with driving while intoxicated, as the law Aithough motor cycle U. S. May Listen, Messages and Relay Them Over Nation, MacMillan Plans. upon the kind of instrument the ship will carry. One Instrument, however. is sure to be used—the radio compass, which will give the plane its bear |ings. Signals from the plane will be | received on the ship on u loop which will turn in all directions. When the ma direction the plane is flving. The ship then can send back, “You are bearing so-and-so,” which will aid the plane in getting safely to its base. Additional details of MacMillan's plan of operation received from the explorer today by the National Geo- graphic Society call for a flight over the great Greenland ice cap, 500,000 square miles of area, and supposed to reach a height of about 10,000 feet, No one has ever visited that part of the ice cap between north latitude, the center of which is roughly 340 miles off Etah, he said. “This will mean a continuous flight of 680 miles which can be accomplish- ed in about five hours. The con ditionof the eenland ice-cap is such however, that our planes should have | no difficulty in making a landing | every few minutes. This work done in the North, it is my purpose to re turn southward following the eastern | shores of Ellsmere Island to Bylot Is. land on the northern shore of Baftin Island,” said MacMillan. The explor- er hopes to reach Etah, where the ship will halt, about Augustl, he said. {Ancient Fortress | Found Near Site of | Dakota Villages ! Ry the Associated Press. MANDAN, N. D, April 14.—Dis I covery of an anclent fortification, three miles south of Price, in | Oliver County, which antedates the ’ Lewis and Clark expedition, was announced today by Maj. A. B | Welch, Mandan postmaster, Indian | student and historian | Maj. Welch, with L. F. Craw- | ford, curator of the North Dakot | Historical Societ nd F. W. Wild- shute, archeologist, a week ago, cidentally found the stronghold | while on a trip to tKe site of the | ancient Mandan villages at Fort ‘1 Clark, 10 miles farther north. Maj. Welch plans to explore the ruins | this Summer. The fortification, which m: be a relic of a prehistoric people, em- braces about six acres adjoining | the Missouri River. RS, MCLINTCK LLED BY POISON : : g Coroner’s Chemist Finds Considerable Quantities of { Mercury in Body. CHICAGO, April 14 —Sufficient mercury to Kkill a person within 10 days was found in all the organs of Emma Nelson McClintock, ac- cording to the completed report of Coroner's Chemist William D. Mec- Iy, submitted to Coronmer Oscar Wolff today. It was stated at the coroner" that Dr. McNally's analysis w on the b: with mercury and that his laboratory is said to have done more work with mercury than any other laboratory in the world. office made | possibility of its being_administered | as medicine,” said Dr. McNally. “We | found mercury in all the organs in amounts such as are found in the organs of people dying from mer. curial poisoning. The amounts were similar to those found in the organs of persons who have lived 10 days ter the mercury “We know from experience the dis. | tribution of mercury in the organs In the case of mercurial poisoning. “We found trace of formaldehyde due to the embalming fluid. It is | highly significant that we could find that after 16 years of hurial.” BRITISH CRUISERS COMING Three Warships Will Visit Wash- ington June 9. OTTAWA, Ontario, April 14.—Three British cruisers, the Calcutta, Curlew and Constance, will visit Washington about June 9, it was announced here today The cruisers are part of a British fleet which will be in Canadian waters during the Summer. Burke's Condition Improves. The condition of Charles H. Burke, commissioner of Indian affairs, and former Representative from South Dakota, who underwent an operation a few weeks ago, has improved to such an extent that he plans to leave Providence Hospital shortly to resume his duties. Drunken Motor Cycle Driver Is Held Immune Under Law drawn vehicles. 'The new law, which will be effective May 2, Judge Schuldt sald today, specifies motor vehicles, under which a motor cycle can be rightfully classed. Washington, a resident of nearby Maryland, was arrested yesterday by Policeman G. L. Atkins at Seventh street and Rhode Island avenue. The defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated. The information was about to be made out and sw:rn to for that charge in Police Coort this morning, when Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Edward Thomas, be- coming aware of the nature of the case, had the charge changed (o jg specified only autemebiles and horse- toxication. | consciousness |them the shooting was accidental. [ Going After Rats. | s of extensive experience | “The amounts found preclude the | was administered. | | to 1895. | when Judge Kelly was chosen to the D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1925—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. ny Sfar. The Star’ every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,334 * ximum sound is reached the direc- | tion the loop is pointing indicates the | | | | and 80 degrees | | JURISTIN VRGN ISKLLEDBY N Judge Joseph L. Kelly Was| Hunting for Rat—Prede- | cessor Was Suicide. | By the Associated Press { BRISTOL, Va.. April 14— Judge {Joseph L. Kelly of the Virginia Su !preme Court of Appeals died at his {home here this morning 30 minutes jafter a load from a shotgun had en- | tered his left side. | Relatives said the Supreme Court | justice was going down stairs to the hasement when the shotgun weat off, | | the entire charge entering his side { They added that the judge regained momentarily and told | | Relatives explained that Judge Kelly and his son started to the base: !ment after a rat. The Loy. it was | declared, insisted on taking his rifie but the father told him he would take {his shotgun instead. The family said {the jurist had just started to descend {the ‘stairs, which they described as faulty In construction, when he fell and the gun was discharged. It was found 15 feet from Judge Kelly's un conscious form. Every available physician was hur- {riedly summoned when the report of ithe exploding shell and the cries of {the family were heard by neighbors, Ibut no hope was held out from the | i start. S | Predecessor Was Suicide. | Judge Kelley had been in ill health | | many months. He retired from the i State Supreme Court, January 31, 1924, to enter private practice, but soon afterward his health became worse, and he was granted an extend- ed furlough by the Southern Railway, of which he was division counsel, and spent six months in Florida recuperat- | ing. He was president of the court at the time of his resignation, and was re- appointed to the bench to succeed his successor, Judge Frederick W. | Sims, as president, when the latter | committeed suicide by shooting him- | self with a shotgun in a Richmond ! hotel, February 21 last. Judge Kelly showed considerable | improvement 'in health since his re- turn from Florida and was seen often on the golf links here. He was origi nally selected for the bench in 1915 to serve until 1927, raduate of Virginia. Born in Smyth County, Virginia, March 4, 1867, Judge Kelly was the son of Judge John A. Kelly and Martha Peck Kelly. He received his education in public and private schools, taking his first college degree at Emory and Henry College in 1886, He later attended the University of Virginia, where he was made a Dachelor of laws in 1889. R. A. Avers, a former attorney gen- eral of Virginia, was the first law associate of Judge Kelly. The two practiced at Big Stone Gap from 1889 In the latter year the jurist entered the firm of Bullit & Kelly, which association extended until 1903, Corporation Court bench at Bristol. He sat in that capacity until 1915, when Gov. Westmoreland Davis ap- pointed him to the Supreme Court of Appeals. Judge Kelly was a trustee of Emory and Henry College, a Methodist by faith and a member of the Kappa sigma Fraternity. He was married July 29, 1896, to Miss Mary Eloise Hull of Marion, Va. MILLION BUSHELS OF RYE IN SHIPMENT TO RUSSIA One-Seventh of Amount of Grain Ordered Is Forwarded Through Baltimore Agencies. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md.. April 14.—About | 1,000,000 bushels of the 7,000,000 bush-| els of rye sold recently to the Ru sian government through Baltimore agents, to move througth this port, has left Baltimore, it was announced yesterday by Dennis & Co., the agents. The grain already moved required a large number of ships, not all of them, however, being full cargo ships | ! and taking but part of their cargo in rye. The remainder of the grain is expected to leave Baltimore by the end of the month. Most of the grain shipped thus far has been consigned to Black Sea ports. The destination of that which still re- mains in the elevators is not et known to Baltimore operatives. | COOLIDGE T0 SPEAK |to the importance of the contest and| TWO CENTS. Dogs to Be Dyed Deatrs Dectare |\ FEDERAL FORCE By the Associated Press LONDON, April 14.—Owners of fancy dog shops are doing a flour ishing business this Spring with the coming in of the vogue for women to have pets to match their | gowns, or schemes to respond with the of favorite dog o jumpers, which have been popular in London, have cre- ated an unprecedented demand for little Pomeranians of this particu- lar shade. Dealers aver that if the craze continues it may be necessary for the animal shop- keepers to devise some means of boolidge Gets Report as Part of Economy Program Check-Up Monthly. dress cor- coat their Under omy President Coolidge’s econ- program Government depart ments dismissed during the month of March 2,618 employes in the District < | There were added to the Govern dyeing the coats of lap dogs to | ment pay rolls during the same time, e o Inaiat.upan. dags to mateh | per fogis for the month of 1003, All_kinds ‘of little fawn, by Zhose figures were contained in a and _brown shaded dogs are FRnpe 2 SFe OieH BEERkS ComTiatc At e pghaded dogs are In | sion’ to the President for the month harmonize easily with the fashion. | f March. It is the second monthly o et ettorashion- | report of this nature submitted since their halede-rose coate wee poma | TS order to the Government depart. l4r also for promenaders who like | TENts some time ago to sharply re- duce Government personnel. to have their pets on leash. Total Force Now 64,884. The total number of permanent employes dismissed during the month was 1,207, while separations from the temporary rolls totaled 1,111. The total number of employes in the Dis. trict on March 31 is shown on the reports to the President at 64,884. The War Department led the list in dismissals, having discharged §08 {in the District during March. | Among other separations by de- partments and establishments were State Department, 11: Treasury De- partment, 134; Department of Justice, 13 permanent employes, 1 temporar™ Post Office Department, 32 permanent and § temporary; Nav strates Interest in Contest Endi H May 8 {120 permanent and xlbflfig::ae:‘l‘ nding fere May 8. | Interior Department, nt 83 permanent fand 8 temporary. Department of Agriculture, 63 permanent and 28 temporary. Department of Com- {merce, 33 permanent and 66 tem- |pora 'ry:Department of Labor, § jpermanent and 1 temporary. Gov- | ernment Printing Office, 210 per- {manent and 1 temporary: Smith- | sonian Institution, 10 permanent |and 3 temporary; Interstate Com- merce Commission, 5 permanent Civil Service Commission, 6 permanent Federal Trade Commission, 1 perma- nent and 1 temporary; Shipping Board, 60 permanent; alien property custodian, 6 pcrmanent and 1 tem stressing the importance and value of | POrary: Tariff. Commission, 6 perma- the undertaking. In February, wheninlent and 1 temporary; Employe's the newspapers announced that the|Sompensation Commiselon, § perma. contest would he repeated upon a na-| BENt Wederal Board for Vocational tion-wide scale, President Coolidge| Education, 1 permanent; Panama Hon e el o Taaident (CoolldEe] Canal, no’ change: Public Buildings expressing his pleasure in learning |nd Bublic Parks of the National Capi- of that fact. In agreeing to take part | '}, 39 permanent and 12 temporary: in the final meeting this year the| General Accounting Office, 13 per- Executive gives additional emphasis| manent; Veterans’ Bureau, 119 per- manent and 290 temporary: Railroad Administration, 15 permanent: Rent Commission, no change: War Finance Corporation, 6 temporary; Federal Re- | | i AT ORATORY FINALS President Again Demen- President Coolidge ha invitation extended by the sponsol o participate in the fi 1925 na- tional oratorical contest, to be held in the Washington Auditorium on the evening of May 8. He will make a brief address. This is the third instance in which the Chief Executive has given un- mistakable proof of his indorsement of the contest. At the national finals vear, held in Memorial Conti- Hall, he made an addres: s 2ccepted the to_his appreciation of its value. | The element of the contest which has appealed most strongly to leaders throughout the Nation has been its|Serve Board, 2 permanent. blending of youthful enthusiasm and| There were no dismis: intensive scholarship. It was this| White House establishment, the total which the Chief Executive had in[ number of employes there being given mind in his address last vear, when|as 46. he sald of the contest that “it repre- — e L Sl g GLASS GOING ABROAD. sents the most effective method of en- listing the interest of the young men and women In the study of our gov ernmental institutions.” s The seven sectional champions Who | Senator and Wife to Take Tour of Several Weeks. Special Dispatch to The Star DANVILLE, Va., April 14.— United will compete on the evening of May States Senator Glass and Mrs. Glass 8 for the national awards totaling $5,000 will be the picked orators out will shortly leave for Europe, where they will spend several weeks. of approximately 1,400,000 participants There is no political significance in in the national oratorical contest. his trip abroad, it is said. Senator They will have fought their way through competitions within their Glass spent Easter here visiting his daughter, Mrs. John Boatwright class, within their school, within their own school district, within their own city. within their own State and finally within their own zone, com- prising 'a number of States. The speeches this year wiil be two minutes shorter than last year’s. In the 1924 contest the time limit was 12 minutes this vear, 10. The ora- tions will be on the Constitution or the relationship thereto of seven out- standing statesmen. Each of the seven national finalists will receive one of the following cash awards— £300, $350, $400, $450, $500, $1,000 or $2,000. No .charge will be made for admis- sion to the contest. Persons desir- ing tickets should apply by letter or in person at the national headquar- ters, 323 Star Bullding. WOMAN IN SENATE RACE. tins Yan Renaelasei Tadareed by Sex in New York. NEW _YORK, April 14.—Miss Martha Van Rensselaer, head of the New York State College of Home Eco- nomics at Cornell, was indorsed as candidate for the United States Sen- ate in 1926 by women attending the annual meeting of the New York State Home Economics Association, held at the Hotel Commodore yester- day. Recalling his own boyhood an- gling days, President Coolidge gave his approval today to the plan to stock with fish the Tidal Basin The President was represented as saying that while he was not very familiar ‘with the present plan un- der consideratfon, he favored any scheme which ‘would provide rec- reation for the boys, so far as it met with the approval of those in charge. ‘When a youngster the President did his fishing in the brock run- ning through the meadows on his father's farm. Although he later lived in Boston, he did not follow up the sport as a man, and for that reason he associates the game almost entirely with boys. In this connection the Executive has given his indorsement to the Junior ent ' movement, al | BRITISH NAVY MEN DROWN | Six Lost When Launch Collides With Barge. NDO! April 14 A the Press Association from Chatham | says that an officer and five men were drowned when a launch belonging 1o the Bacchus, an auxiliary vessel of the British fleet, collided with a barge Jast night and overturned i ANTHSTRIE LAWS OEAD, LBOR FELS Decision Against Compulsory Arbitration Hailed as Big- gest Victory of Age. dispatch to BY DAVID LAWRENCE. celebrating today it Labor is _the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that compulsory | arbitratiop is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution | While the case involved pretation of the Kansas Court act, its application than the destruction of statute. It bolsters up the viewpoint of those members who have insisted that anti-strike clauses when inserted in transportation legis- lation and any other compulsory form of settling disputes would be declared invalid by the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court lays down the broad principle that an employer ca not be forced to keep emploves ges and hours which make it im- sible for him to operate his busi as he wishes to, and that em cannot be compelled to work do not like their wages of employment in the absence of a contract. In other words, cap- ital and labor have the same right to negotiate agreements or the same liberty of action, and ne can be compelled by law against its will to submit to conditions regard | as burdensome. Long Contended By Labor. an inter Industrial is broader a single of Congress hours or cont Labor has all along contended that | compulsory arbitration was a viola | tion of the Constitution which gua tees freedom of contract to every body, but the Kansas law introduced the idea that some businesses were vested with a public interest and that | “public necessity” in effect super seded any other consideration. | The Supreme Court holds that the packing business was not vested with such a public character though preparation of foods affects the public. The court did not indicate what business it would regard a public nec but the language of the decision is such that it would be | difficult to fmagine any kind of busi ness that would permit the compul- sory arbitration principle to be ap- {Plled. " In case of public necessity, the State always ha the right to pass laws taking over public utilities age 3, Column | (Continue don ¥ 2) COUNT OF TRAFFIC S DUE TONORROW 1600 Boy Scouts to Be Sta- tioned at 140 Intersections. Later Check-Up Planned. Six hundred Boy Scouts with isters will station themselves at more than 140 important intersections throughout the city tomorrow to tak the first traffic count for the infor- mation of Traffic Director Eldridge in making rules to improve the handling of vehicles. There will be four boys all the intersections selected and one Scout will tabulate the number of ve hicles passing the corner from each of the four directions A similar count will aturday, April to whether conditions are the different times in the week. To avoid making the task tiresome for the boys, there will be intervals of rest every two hours, * reg at nearly be taken ascertain same at on Club to Serve Lunch. The Cosmopolitan Club has offered to provide a light lunch for the Scouts | engaged in making the count. Director Eldridge announced today | that Warren G. Evnon and E. Huish, local officials of the Ford Motor Car Co., have offered to arrange for the testing of brakes and headlights on all Ford cars in_Washington when the new traffic code is put into effect The advisory committee named to co-operate with officials in drafting the new traffic regulations will meet tonight with Director Eldridge ana his assistant, Col. 1. C. Moller, to go over the tentative recommendations that have been drawn up covering speed limits, brakes, headlights and similar important rules. Coolidge Gives Approval to Plan To Stock Tidal Basin' With Fish which originated in New England, but he makes no effort to conceal the fact that his father played the roll of organizer in this line when he was a boy, and that this achievement was confined princ pally to the wood pile and hay field. This season of the found the President on his grandfather's lot, and if his grandfather were living still he might be engaged in that activ- ity today. Subscriptions to the fund which is being raised by The Evening and Sunday Star to construct prop- er screens at the outlet and in- let gates of the Basin, are still com- ing in, but it was emphasized toda that more money is needed. When the wire screens are put in place the Basin may be stocked with fish in time to take advantage of the spawning season. often sowing wheat vear greatest legal victory in a generation | 10 CONTRAGTORS - PLEDGE FIGHT ON | -~ WAGE INCREASES |Only Four of Larger Firms Refuse to Sign Agreement to Oppose Unions. PICKETS ON LOOKOUT FOR STRIKE-BREAKERS ’Centm] Labor Body Votes to Pre- pare List of Friendly Banks for Patronage. As a result of the activities of a special sub-committee of the Citizens Fair Wage Committee, 70 builders and zeneral contr in the city have signed a pledging them selves se in wage in the this time it was disclosed today This sub-committee been at work for the past week lining up the builders and contractors and, to Rufus S. Lusk, secretary Fair Wage Committee, the | have been beyond expectation. Never before, it is pointed out have many concerns the con struction business in Washington stood together in opposition to the demands of the building mechanics. Today only four construction compa- nies of any size have refused to sign the statement and many of the 15 not vet approached are expected to with the 70. These are sm rfn:‘-r 3mrn cerns, it is said Text Is Withheld. While the text of the statement which those firms »d their from pu rstood that ctors statement opposed to bi trades ine ilding 2 has accord of the results to 1greeing have signatures will be with ation at present, it Is the firms signing will a1l in their power to assist th sub-contra 41 the fullfiliment of hould they be faced their contrac with a strike. The latter provision is a very im- portant one, as t pport of many of the subcontractors employing unfon labor is very largely dependent upon co-operation with the builders and general contractors. The names of the firms are also heing withheld from publication at present, but it is under stood that the list contains practically all of the large contractors and bufld- ers and many wh ave heretofore to ord against the refused 0 demands of | o to get man of nittee, in . Robertson, vice president ociated General Contracto Arthur L.Smith, presider of the Building and Manufacturers' Exchange; Herbert T. Shannon, pres dent of the Operative Builders: C. H Galli tary of the Samuel H. Pre nd W. E. Mooney of the Exchange. Pickets Watch for Strikebreakers. Pickets are touring the city wa a 1i cha wage com James ( of the As of America 1 was it Co. Builders h nstances where strikebreakers are being employed to take the place of the striking painters on jobs where other union men are Ac to Arthur Chamberlain, presi the local painters’ and unions, the Buil will “pull with their kebreakers are emploved Chamberlain said that other me- chanics in the building trades working on jobs are also on the lookout for strikebreakers and will report any in- nces once. Mr. Chamberlain has appealed to the local carpenters’ union for its support. The carpen- ters do not belong to the Bullding -ades Council and will take up the appeal at their meeting on Friday Thus far only one sympathy strike has be ed, that on_work lLeing done,at the Holy Name Church School. Mr. Chamberlain said, how ever, others will be called wherever it is found necessary. By a vote of 39 to 6 the Central La- Union last night decided to select list of “labor bar from among the 42 financial institutions replying to their recent letter. The executive committee is empowered by a resolu- {tion to study the letters, make a se- lection and report back to the central body. Indications are that the com- nittee will choose about six banks. Text of Resolution. The resolution, which was adopted after considerable parliamentary de bate and was opposed chiefly by dele- gates from the Federal Employes’ Union, read as follows: The replies shall be placed in the hands of the executive committee, who will study and select clective list' favorable to us. to which we can give our patronage.” The suggestion that labor patronize no bank that does not have union |labor’s approval was loudjy cheered | by the delegates at the meeting. An- other suggestion was made that the Central Labor Union form a build- ing committee to create a plan whereby the organization could build | cheap houses for its members. | Secretary Rogers of the association outlined the necessity of labor banks. “There is no reason why the trades unions should not control the credits of the world if they deposit in their own banks,” declared Mr. Rogers. The speaker pointed out that labor banks were of great value to the unions and said “the Mount Vernon vings Bank has been a source of information for us that we coull not get any other place.” The arrest of a picket on ¥ street last Wednesday by a dquarters detective drew much comrenti und decision was reached to right the |right of picketing through to the ! highest court Council affiliated wher T orzanization str was SARGENT AIDE NAMED. Harvey E. Goodell Is General's Special Assistant. Attorney i | | Harvey E. Goodell of West Dover Vt., has been appointed special as. tant and secretary to Attorney Gen- | eral Sargent. succeeding Warren F. | Martin of Philadelphia, who will leave soon for Europe on a two or 1 three month investigation for the De- partment of Justice. Mr. Martin, who has served in the capacity of special assistant and sec- | r to Attorneys General Daugh- lerty, Stone and Sargent, will leave the department when his mission abroad is completed, to become secre- tary to Senator du Poné, Republican, Delaware,