Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1925, Page 3

THE _EVENING CHARGES OFFICIALS PROTECT “TRUST” Manley Says He Will Probe| U. S. Stand on General Electric Co. Basil M. Manley People’s Legislative statement made pub) charged that the Dey ice had failed to prosecute the Gen- ral Electric Co. to determine whether had been engaged in an unlawful mbination and monopoly in restraint trade concerning electric of the in a st might tment of Jus director service, of n familiar with the general con ditions surrounding the manipulation of the General Electric Co. case by the Department of Justice,” said Mr. Man ley. “I intend, however, to press my investigation further determine what relation the overshadowing in fluence in the present administration possessed by Mr. Dwight Morrow the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. and a director of the General Electrie Cc s had to the suppression of the most_important charges against the so-called ‘electric_trust.” Mr. Morrow has been one of the most frequent participants in the Mayflower voy- Will Probe Radio Grants. T intend also to inquire into the ex traordinary radio faclities placed at the disposal of the present administra ion by the General Electric Co. with compensation. Mrs. Manly made written by Samu York attorney, on (1 the facilities of the People’s Legis tive Service be marshaled to collect evide “on which to place this mis- carriage of justice before the next Congr o the end of bringing about westigation that will uncover he facts and force a legitimate pros- ution of these powerful offenders.” The other letter of Mr. Untermyer, nddressed to Owen D. Young, chair- man of the General Electric Com- pany's board of directors, declared that Mr. Young had sent a letter to stockholders in which he to make it appear that had been “vindicated” by cision of charges made the Lockwood inve: of the New York Leg public Untermye two letters or, New A court de uinst it by ting committee Denies Charges Disproved. “It is not the fact,” Mr. Untermyer said in his letter to Mr. Young, “that rges have heen disproved ion in the case referred or that they have even , or that vour compa sought to disprove them. vernment has, on the contrary studiously evaded bringing suit upon the most serious of such charges and has by its tortuous course of conduct permitted vour company to continue in the uniawful exer and enjoy- ment of this monopoly to the great cost and injury of the public the disgrace of the administration of justice, notwithstanding the persist- ent, but vet unavailing efforts of the committee and its counsel to bring your company to the bar of justice upon these charges those the by by Dee SPECIAL NOTICE:! 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PIANOS AND PLAYERS repaired:_est. frea: terme:_work ruar M. WALKER. LEAVING CITY e for watches May 10. A NOT BE RESPON- left for revair 631 G st e onett THERE WILL of Local No day, May 0. R pm. at CHAS. F. O'BR WE MAKE Baltimore. Md B New Tork Ciy SMITH'S TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO, ARAMOUNT ORNAMENTAL TRON WORKS BE A 96, 0. P. instead of E_st Pre SPECTAL = Th Grn ; Bu: = WEEKLY Y ARTHUR JAY e 7 TOSEPH FURNARI FOR SOLID COMFORT ON YOI hile ta need my new e R AUTOMO. MFG D. ¢ RED Ve Washing Mary Ap o Tost, stolen Light Com \ duplicate one Tost ety to the said Company AMERICAN SECURITY & TRUST By HOWARD MORAN. Vice Pres i5th & P (Seal) Attest ¥ JAMES ¥. HOOD. Secret WHO'S THE BEST MAN; For that roof repairing expert roofers, of coursc by many years' experien sonable. Roofing 1121 5th n.w. TIRONCLAD &, ' Stain s The Best We Know How —that's what we put into every print- ing job. HIGH GRADE. BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S. ADAMS, FRINTER. gl < 512 11th St. Your Printing Desires in this million- certificats of stoc Any person having on of eaid certificate warned o game. American S Trust One of our Work backed Prices rea- job?, —may be matched here dollar printing plant. The National Capital Press D ST. W. “Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness” Why weas with grit and dirt? bottle. R HARRIS & CO.. Corner 7th and D Sts. N.W. A DAY THAN A CENT HI)I L MEG GO #10 ¥ NO RUST—_NO DECAY Let s keep your roof free from rust and leaks with our famous “Protec-Tin Roof Paint. + KOONS EOOFING 110 3rd st. SW. COMPANY Phone Main 933. Diamond Rings bedimmed Use Jem Kleno: large LESS Will_pay for light | of | urging that | sought | the company | and to| Franklin 9104, 4% | _lwomen in the be closed from | WASH., | Com- | T This | | HARRIS BEEWING Uppe: MRS. CHESTER D. SWOPE Chairman of exhibits for the qu quennial of the International Council of Women. Lower: MRS. ALVIN E. DODD, Chairman of the transportation com- mittee. RED PLOT TO WRECK WOMEN’S COUNCIL MEETING CHARGED (Continued from First Page) when women of those nations lay down programs of work which require league co-operation. | Hoover to Welcome Delegates. Convention Hall a babel this morning when approximately 230 | women from ail parts of the world received their credentials and picked {out the seats they will occupy for | the session. Committee meetings will | start this afternoon following ect | ing of the international officers morning. Separate groups will cuss the international standing and proj s of women in finance, laws | and legal status, suffrage and immi | gration! | he ceremonial opening will place tonight, when Secretary { Commerce Hoover will welcome the delegates for the United States and Lady Aberdeen will deliver her presi- dential address. Forelgn delegates afternoon with sightseeing t about Washington, arranged by | transpor ation committee, of which {Mrs. Alvin E. Dodd is chairman iSixty Washingtonians have loaned automobil for the purpose. A three 'huur trip will end at the home of Mr |John B. Henderson, who will enter. tain the delegates at te: The com. {mittee includes Mrs. Merle Thorpe, ’A\Ir:lv Davis Skinner Miss Harlean James, Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abran \:..tl Dr. Mary B. Harris. Opportu: {ties for light lunches were provided Khr delegates at the Auditorium was dis take of were entertained Work Is Exhibited. One of the attractions of the quin | quennial is the exhibit of the work of | basement of the Audi torfum. These exhibits were put in place today. The committee in charge includes Chester D, Swope, Mrs. Burt Smelker, Mrs. Clyde | B. Asher, Mrs. Benjamin C. Marsh land Miss' Mary V. Robinson. Among the exhibitors are Among the exhibitors are Woman's Bureau, Department Labor; Children’s Bureau, Depart | of Labor; American Child_Health sociation; National Child Welfare As sociation, Child Welfare League of America; Juvenile Court of Cook unty of Illinois: Playgrounds and creation Association of Amer Public Weifare Committee of General Federation; American Dance Society; Needlework ild of Ame the Peace | House; Home Economic Division of | Agriculture; American Women's Hos: pital Association: Business and Pro- fessional Women’s Association; Amer ican Lovers of Music; International Council of Women: Christi | Monitor; Prison Exhibit Work: Committee of Permanent Peace; the Woman Citizen; the | League of Nations Non-Partisan As sociation | { 2 of nent As- Ik of Indus: Officers | An advance list of the nominations ito be made for international and conveners of international stand- ing committees to be elected in the ses. jslon of the quinguennial include the name of the preside: rhv) Marchiones: of Aberdeen and who, it is learned, will not the nomina. tion. Marchiness Aberdeen has also been nominated for office of honorary |international president, which she is ted to accept. | Nominees for vice president include Grafin_ Albert Apponvi of Hungary Mme. Avril de Sainte Croix of France Fru Anna Backer of rway, Mme. ‘alypso Botez of Roumania, Mrs. C E. Chappe of South Africa, Princess ‘antacuzene of Rumania, Miss Caro ine Carmichael of Nova Scotia, Henry Dodson of Australia, Frok { Henni Forchhamner of Denmark, Mrs. \(u.xl\\e Gordon of Londo M Kallas of Esthonia, Senora F r Mor- |1on de Menendez of Cuba. Mrs. Philip North Moore of the United States, Mme. Plaminkova of Czechoslovakia, Senora Jullieta Pueyrredon of Argen- tina, Senora Jean de ynes of Ar- gentina, Dr. Phil Alice Salomon of Germany, Senayor Mlie. Josephine Szebeko of Poland, Prof. Marion P. Whitney of the United States and Mrs, \1.unlf‘ Wood Park of the United ites. There are six international vice presidents to be elected from this list Mej only retary List of Sec Nominated. ( B « 1 L. A. Eeghen of H nominee for nd is the corresponding sec- taries Designated. The nominees for the two record- ing secretaries are Mlle. Helene An- tonopoulo of Greece, s A. Chri itch of Jugos Froken Hambro of Finland, Mme. Calypso Botez of Rumania, Froken Margin Mainsten of Sweden, Advocat Mme. Ella Negruzzi of Roumania, and Mme. Isadore Sekulitch of Jugosiav for two corresponding sec- au Prof. Altmann- heimer of Germany, Mile. Helene | tonopoulo of Belgium, Kadae ( s of Switzerland, Froken Ka of Denmark, Froken Elise of Norway, Dr. Teresita Scelba of Italy, Fraulein Zellweger of Switzerland, Charles Thorburn of Can- { ret are | Hambro Sandeski Elizabeth and Mrs. ada. The nominees for conwcners and vice conveners of international stand- this | being | The | Mrs. | ZONING HEARINGS SET FOR MAY 14 Commission to Take Up 14 Preposed Changes in Scattered Areas. i Fourteen proposed changes in zoning in various sections of the eity will be considered by the Zoning Com mission at a hearing in the boaddroom of the District Building Thursday, May 14. The schedule of cases was innounced by the commission today as follow To change from commercial, property at 1803 Biltme street and the frontage on the west side of Columbia_road between Bilt more street and Mintwood place. To change from first commercial to | residential, the east side of Columbia road between Belmont road and Lighteenth stree To change from commercial, both street between the line of Twe: To reduce from the 90 foot height limit. both teenth 't between Spring road Conecticut Avenue To change from residential commercial, both cut avenue between and Macomb street, and also the prop ty on the west side of Connecticut avenue between Macomb and Ordway streets; north side of M street cen Fifteenth street and Thomas Circle. To change from second commercial to industrial, property bounded by the B. & O. Railroad, Eighth s Ham lin street and Michigan avenue north cast. To change certain lots on the north side of B strect southeast between Eighteenth streét and the alley east thereof, from residential “B” area t first commercial “C” area. To change from residential “A stricted” area to fl mercial area, both sides of Third street north west between Rittenhouse and Sheri- dan streets To change fr ar second com Church street Fourteenth and to first Calvert 1 and residential sides of ms Mill h street the of 60 Six and sides U str Plans. ) first sides Conecti Garfield street re- st com residential to first ercial, north side of northwest between | teenth streets. on Lamont Street Change. » change from first commercial Lamc stree | Georgia avenu i Sherman avenue lexcept the property within 100 feet of the east side of Sherman avenue To change from “B" restricted “C" area, the northwest corner Thirty-first and N streets. o change from “B” to area, the northeast corner of Sixth-anda- Half and E streets southwest To change from residential {first commercial “C." sou ner of Eleventh street and both sides of Montello avenue n ea between Queen and streets, and east side of First s southeast between I gnd F streets To change from redidential to first commercial, certain lots on west side of Seventh street between Island avenue and R street southeast corner of Twelfth streets northwest to of n sides betwe residential ‘. both northwe: to wpe to and 1d R w ACCIDENTAL DROWNING VERDICT IN ASHBY CASE Coroner Reports Result of Inquiry Into Death of Capitol Park Hotel Manager. in. the ed an today in Nevitt cor at the morgue of George Bennett Ashby, 39 old, manager of Capitol Park who was drowned in the river from a canoe near the foot of Wis in avenue, Friday afternoon. The reported a verdict of accidental owning and Leslie T 17 old, of Norfolk. Va., he canoe with by when ident happened, was released. return home tonight. Funeral services wiil be held in Trinity Episcopal Church, Third and {C streets, at 11 o'clock tomorrow ! morning. Interment will be in Glen wood Cemetery Coroner | quest | case | vears { Hotel Gross, vea | ves wi the Adopted Son of Late Commodore | Plant Not to Marry June 5. NEW YORK, May 4.—The illness | of Philip Morgan Plant. adopted son | of the late Commodore Morton F Plant, has caused indefinite postpone ment of his marriage to Miss Judith M. Smith of this c! announc today. The ma was sched uled for June 5. Plant is heri to a portion of the millions made by the Plant family in railroads, hotels and steamship lines. ing committees are Willoughby Cumming of Can: Miss Edith M. Lloyd of Great press Wilouam McCloy, con- vener, Miss Mary Jay of New South Wales, and Mrs. Lessie String- fellow Read of the United States, vice ace and arbitration, of Great Brit- of Rou- rancken- Netherlands, con- d'Arcis of Switz- nd and Mr Barney of nce, vice convener na legal position of women, Mrs. Edwin Grey of England. | Holstein of Sweden, convener: Maria Verone, vice convener. and rights of citizenship, Frau milla Lellinek of Austria, Mme. Plam inkova, Mme. lateers-Sellier of France, Dr. Aletta Jacobs and Mrs, {Maud Wood Park of the United | States, conveners; Frau Tilma Hain- ari of Finland, Frau a Lindeman of Germany, Mrs. Percey Pennybacker of the United State: e conveners. Selections for Other Positions. Equal moral standards—Mme. Sainte Croix of Fr Deracheid-Delcourt Mevr van Shaik Netherlands, Dr. Venert of Ruman vice Public health—Mi; the United States, ler-Landi Finance, Mrs ia and itain; Cantacu W neess mania and Mevr Dyserinck of the veners: Mme. Clax Avril convener; of South Dobbelmann Mandicatide conveners. Abbot of r; Dr. Thuil- Laura Tur- Inau of Germans nveners. du- jon—Prof. Marion P. Whitney of the United S convener; Frau Dr. Gertrud Baumer of Germany, Dr. Be. duschi Todaro of Italy, Mme. Botez | the Hon. Mrs. Frankiin of Great Brit Froken Elise Hambro, Dr. Inge- Palme of Sweden, Frau Helene CheuRiesse of Austria, vice con vener migration—Mrs, Canada, Dr. Elice many, conveners the Netherlands, Mrs. Allan H. Bright ngland, Mrs. Horace Parson of ice conveners. Trades and professions—Prof. 15 Altmane-Goth- einer, Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chica- go, convener; Mme. Calypso Bot vice convener. Child Ogilvie Gordon of Great Britain, Mme. Eugene Simon of Greece, conveners; Princess Cantacuzene, Miss Julia Lath- rop, Dr. Helga Meisen of Sweden, vice conveners, de -ance Mme. Africa of the M. A. Dennis of Salomon of Ger- Mej. . Baeld ! residential to first oceupant | e | roken Matilda Stael von | of | welfare—Mrs. | 1 { become Rhode | the | ILLNESS DELAYS WEDDING | { for admission have been received from | | ‘ | | { Applications Pour in, CADET BATTALINS DRLL IS DELAYED Anrual High School Competi- tion Postponed by Rain This Afternoon. Rain this afternoon caused the sec- ond postponement of the annual bat talion competitive drill of the Wash- ipgton High School Cadets. Another date for the drill will be set tomorrow by Lieut. Col. Wallace M. ( igie, 1 A professor of military science and ta in the high scl hools. A competition between the tw det bands will be held in connec: with the battalion drill. A loving cup offered by the milita structors in the high schools is the br The 1st Regiment band of ‘entral will play for the first half of the drill, while the 2nd Regiment band of McKinley will provide the music for the drill of the last four battalions on the drill field. Army Oflicers Judges. J. J. Toffey and Majs. Jesse C. nd Paul Baade, all of the Reg- ular Army, will judge the battalion drill. The judges for the band com. petition will be James E. Simmons, Manuel Comilada and Robert Resta of the Army Music School. The 24 Battalion of the 1st Regi- ment, composed of Central companies, | in command of Maj. J Edgerton, will open the drill. The seven other battalions will (ollow in the order named at intervals of 20 minute: Second Batt 2d Regiment, composed of companies at McKinley High School and the Langley and Junior High Schools, in command of Maj. Dallas Cahsell Third Battalion, 30 Regiment, com- posed of companies at Western, com- manded by Maj. Pearce Davis. “irst Battalion, 1st Regiment, com: posed of companies at Central, in command of Maj. P. H. Brady. First Battallon, 3d Regiment, com posed of com ies at Iastern, com. manded by Maj. W. D. Burch. First Battalion, 2d Regiment, com- | posed of companies at McKinley, in command of Maj. Richard G. Kieffner Third Battalios 1st Regiment, com osed of three companies from Cen Wl and one from th Macfarland j Junior 1 School, commanded by | R. E. Edmonston Third Battalion, 2d Regiment, com posed of companies at Business, in command of Maj. John R. Larcombe. Western Winner Last Year. tion silver v in- Col, Drain | It tr | become the of the school captures it for two It has been in Western won | the hion of ex he Craigie cup will hermanent possession whose battalion consecutive years. competitior it last ye public school 1922 in nee e mil into permanent us the result of today's drill The military instructor’s cup will | the permanent possession of the school whose band comes out vic torious in two competitions. Central and McKinley each have a leg on this The batta first of the mpetitive drill is the important events heduled this week for the cadets annual regimental mpetitiv 1 will be held Wednesday and wi sllowed Thursday by the annual | inspection and review. All will be held at the Central sta the regimental and| 1w the | rig. | 1 | | | 1c won in battalion drills will be brigade inspection and Gen. Hugh A. Drum. assistant chie the Army, will be the off reviewing office 29,231 SEEK ENTRY INTO TRAINING CAMPS Although Opening Date Is Still Two | Months Off. | of i the civilian military ! \ will not open for months vet, more than one-third of | the 35,000 young men that can be provided for under the appropriations | made Ly Congre ady have been | ~cepted for training. Applications | ough camps train- two ut 60 per cent of the total author ized quota. Reports from corps eas up to April 30 show a total of 1 applications, as compared with 7 during the same period last vear The Fifth Ohio, We: Virginia, \'mx\ml\ is leading \y»h( ations with a total of & 165 | 86.1 per cent of its quota. The | Fourth Corps area, embracing North | ind South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. . Tennessee, Mississippi and | Lnul.\l na, is second in the number of | applications, a percentage of 78.7; the Sixth Corps area, including the | States of Illinois, Michigan and Wis- consin, is third with a percentage of 3: the Second Corps area, New York, New Jersey and Delaware, fourth, with a percentage of 66.9; the | Ninth Corps area, V ington, Ore- | gon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Ut Nevada and California, fifth; Third Corps area, embracing the Di trict of Columbia, Pennsylvan Maryland and Virginia, sixth; the First Corps area, including the ew | England States, seventh; the Eighth Corps area, including Southwestern States, eighth, and the Seventh Corp: including_Missouri and other Mid- western States, ninth. The Third Corps area, including | the District of Columbia, with a quota of 5,600 applications, is credit- ed with 2,584, an increase of 894 ap- plications over the corresponding number received during the corre- sponding period of last year. MEANS VERDICT UPHELD. Corps area, embracing Indiana and | in the number | NEW YORK, May 4.—The convic- tion of Gaston B. Means, former De- partment of Justice agent, by a jur lust July, on a charge of having co ired to illegally remove liquor from 1 bonded warehouse, today was con- firmed by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Means, who has been on bail, was ordered taken into custody that he might begin the two years' term in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, to which he was sentenced at the time of conviction. A $10,000 fine also was imposed. WALES IS CHEERED CAPE TOWN, Union of South ica, May 4.—The Prince of Wales, h the chorus enthusiasm aroused | v his unification speech at Satur- day night’s dinner still resounding through the city, left today on an automobile tour ~ through the old Huguenot country. His departure was cheered by thousands of people who had left their work to line the streets and wish him good luck. — In Spain it is the custom for the bridegroom to present his bride with STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, | early on {Doheny f [ preme her wedding gown and as many other dresses as his means allow. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1925.° PROMINENT AT COUNCIL B bt s Upper left: Barney of Fri right Mme. e. Lower left: DELAY IN ACTIONS TO RECOVER OIL LAND REGARDED AS CERTAIN (Continued from First Page.) and Roberts appointed and confirmed as_Government’s spi counsel March 13 Civil cases filed Cheyenne ags Sinclair_inter for recovery ot Dome serves March 17 4 Los Angeles against for recovery of Elk October 20, 1¢ on for trial, counsel co-opers »nelusion nst it ts of re Civil cases filed at Doheny interests Hills reser Doheny citse came rnment and defense ing to bring it to Go Nover Los Angeles time both rendering case ripe for March 1925 Sinclair case for trial*at Chevenne afte due in part to desire of Government counsel to submit evidence of further illicit transactions between Sinclair 1 Fall in cohnection with the Con nental Trading liberty bond ransaction March 26, 1925 Cheyenne concluded., ripe for de Appeal Certain. Doheny tr since at which filed briefs, decision sides came Sinclair trial briefs fil ision 1t be put down as certain that the decision in either the clair or both, the and the defendants alike the United States uit Appeals. It is within the sllities that the civ et beyond the Fed Appeals, that United St It may whatever Government will go to urt of range of ases will n Cireuit case. poss| eral is to the ies revised ¥ bench of the ¢ Appe consists three judge: The appeal from Doheny-California case would rd by three judges sitting at S . The appeal in the Sin g would be heard sitting, probably. appeals, in other been argued before | six United Sta eral cuit Court pr Is th be bt The have by a_ similar Denver. ords, will land decided |judges. Counting the two judges who first total have instance. of eight already the oil cases judge less than Supreme Court are inclined Supreme Court this the mean Fede judges passed judgment on This will be but one the full bench of the Law authorities doubt whether the unc courts that in | desirable to review a decision made b a Federal bench numerically virtuall as large as itself, particularly if t respective Circuit Courts of Appea should reach concurrent decisions. The statute passed by Congress on| February 13 known as the Fri . the 13th law,” limits the number of cases that g for review. Under ft litizants only the right to apply for a r of a Circuit Court of Appeals deci: which it is within the rights of Supreme Court to grant or denc discretion. Under the best finality in off (Copyri v o the tions, a long way Aino Kallas of Esthonia. Mrs. A cess Alexandrine Cantacuzene of Ruman delays | 4| of the 1 to | i ler the circumstances would find it | to the Supreme Court | Iimse | OF WOMEN Upper right: a Hans of Denmark. Lower COMMUNITY CHEST PLANS UNDER WAY | Commissioner Rudolph to Invite Civic Leaders to Dis- cuss Welfare Project. Cuno Board forward of a me ssioner | chairman of the { sioners, is going H Rudolph of Commis- with plans ti the civie 1 to con- possibility of blishir ty chest method of rais the social and welfare | nea sider | the imu ing funds agencies of The date and pla have not heen dec Mr. Rudolph said, many communications {with the tion The developm e est for the | e of the meeting but he in ta on ¢ in_all this inf the people of 1 conside g the estab- community cl ommuni | chest parts adn of United and available for n is lishn Thlde o we lucted by the c ent of the mmunity becoming a pe institution, accordin ement contained the nt's booklet on social agenc ! the communi indicates t in the way ricar of nent to a lepart i TEACHERS’ RATINGS UP. School Heads Seek Uniform tem for Grading Instructors. Sys- | uniform system for teachers wi rating public be discussed by officers at a conference tomor on with Supt W ich mooted tutes an emine: acher, an excellent teache »od teacher and an unsatisfac- teacher will be considered The rating officers include principals of seni and junic high schools, su pervising princi and director ~,.. cial departments in the elementary schools “rank questions [ what cons Iy supe. ver | tory | als Mme. Dreyfus | Mr. | o5 and | EXPLAINS CREDITS OF GOLD STANDARD British Treasury Secretary Says Two Conditional Loans Secured. By the Assoc LONDO 4.—In moving the second reading of the gold standard bill in the House of Commons this afternoon, Walter Guiness, financial secretary to the treasury, said two credits had been conditionally nego- tiated in connection with the stabil- ization of exchange. The first of these, he stated, was with the Federal Reserve Bank, | which had undertaken to give the |bank of England revolving credit of |$200,000,000 for two years, from May |10, or the date of the British govern- ment's guarantee, whichever date was the latest. The second arrangement was with syndicate headed by the house of Morgan, with the British government direct, for a revolving credit of $200,- 000,000, In cach case the arrangement was for two y . to be paid and when the credit was drawn on, 3 per cent above the Federal reserve discount rate, with a minimum of 4 | per cent and a maximum of 6 per cent or if the Federal reserve discount r exceeded 6 per cent, then at the count rate of that ban Discussion of the measur pected to occupy the House next two or three days. Press. ai is for th Snowden Leads Opposition. Phillip Snowden, in the Labor cabinet, rejection of the bill on the ground proposed action is undul precipitate and may aggravate the existing condition of the unemplo. ment and trade depression, but it is not expected that his motion will be pressed to division. Meanwhile the controversy over the | proposed duties on silk waxes hot, land rumors that these taxes are to be |abandoned are given much prominence in newspapers opposed to Pl Government supporters, however, T cule the idea that any administration even a weak one, would abandon important item in its budget in de erence to what they describe as car fully engineered clamor. They admit that some modifications in de‘afls may be conceded in conse- quence of the conferences being held between treasury officials and repre sentatives of the silk trade, but con | tend that this is quite an ordinary happening who was chance BlLL—JACK_RALPH SKILLED PRESCRIPTION OPTICIANS Perfectly ground glasses 610 Thirteenth St. N.W. Between F and G Nis. Phone Franklin 131 Streets Are Being Cut But NOT the Trees ges &1 M1ddleton, lnc. REALTORS 1412 Eye St. 'FLAT TIRE? - MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS the ofl cases is still Bank of France Officials Hit Ru-| mors, Newspaper Repeats. PARIS, May 4.—Reports that Robineau of the Bank of France has resigned were denied today at the nk. However. the reports which were circulated S urday soon and that the question of his suc- cessor is being discussed. The In transigeant says the French cabinet will consider the choice of a new gov- ernor at its next meeting. REBELS SEIZE VESSEL. 0S AIR May 4.—Official received here are to the effect that the rebels in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, have seized a Pura- guayan steamer in the Parana River for the purpose of proceeding to Matto Grosso. The advices add that Brazilian troops hav d the port of lena_on_the Upper Paran ///”/// ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Road BUF advices ate Santa. 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Ave. g A il il plans to move | When Washingtonians think of Bread, they | think of Old Dutch Big Pound Loaf at The Bargains Good Until Thursday C/lickens Frying | E Baking Stewing 28cu BEEF SALE Ib. 37¢ Ib. 29¢ Ib. I7c Ib. 9c Sirloin Bouillen Chuck Plate - VEAL SALE Cutlet - - Ib.39c Loin Chops, Ib. 35c Stew Veal, Ib. 9c Rib Chops, 1b. 29c LAMB SALE Leg - - Ib.35c Loin Chops, 1b. 8¢ \Breast Ib. 10¢ Shoulder - Ib. 2¢ GROCERIES \Tomatoes, No. 3, 12Y¢ Steak Salmon 20¢ . 1 Can Sunshine Soda Crackers, 2 for 9c | Navy Beans, 4 Ibs., 25¢ SUGAR 10Lbs. 58¢