Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) tomorrow: change in_temperature. ~Highest, 71, at noon . s Fair tonight and much Temperatur today; lowest, 54, at 5 Full report on page 7. not am. today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 Che Toeniv WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 0. 29,61 post_office, Entered as second Washington, “laxs mattes D. C. WASHINGT( HOPE ABANDONED FOR 45 MEN STILL . RAPPED IN MINE After-Damp Feared, But Res- cue Workers Continue Labors Through Night. EIGHT BODIES ARE FOUND; EXPECT REST TOMORROW Hundreds of Relatives of Victims Stand at Pit Mouth Wait- v ing for Word. BY the Assoviated Press COAL GL N. (.. May 28.—The glimmer of hope that some of the 45 iners still entomed in the Carolina | surface, rescue workers declared despite this belief, they labored no less | faithfully in the effort to reach their| \imprisoned comrades. Throughout | the night hundreds of relatives of the entombed men strained azainst the | harrier ropes surrounding the dusky | entrance to the mine For hours after the disaster hope | that the imprisoned men might still | ive was nurtured by the report that | fresh air had been encountered by rescue workers, After-Damp Feared. Amundsen Saw 14 Days’ Trip, His Final Instruetions Show Ordered Two Weeks' Wait by Base Party, | Then Patrol of Ice Pack—Norway ‘5 Promises Two Relief Planes. \ | | BY JAMES B. WHARTON. |calculated thai his return might be | [*'I'PvmlA‘orr‘_nrmudem of The Star apid North | delayed in the extreme instance as mer n Newspuper Alliance. long as five or six weeks. KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen,” May 28] . The order-to patrol the edge of | |ty x Signed | the ice barrler for the last four | instructions which Amundsen left be.|Weeks Is obviously given with the idea that the planes might be de- serted for lack of fuel at no great distance from the northern tip of hindfor use in case of his non-return according to schedule were given to the 14 members of the base party at|Spitzbergen and the explorers thus Spitzbergen today: forced to end their flight on foot. In these instructions, addressed to|In such event the mother ships would the commander of the Farm as head | be at hand to pick up the party when of the base party, it is stipulated thay (It reached drift ice and open water. | the two mother ships are to wait 14/, Brief détalls of several proposals kAt 7 4 om_relief expeditions on hehalf of days in the vicinity of Danes Island|the Amundsen-Elisworth polar fiver: Amsterdam Island. At the con- have reached here over the radio and | and on of that period they are o g0 |were discussed Ly members of the north und cruise along the ice bar.'base party. irier for a further period of four weeks.| We continued our patrols of the The significa of these orders is Sea north of [Spitzberzen vesterday that Amundsen felt it possibie thut his | Landings were made at poinis along party might return by airplane long the edge of the ice pack. The me- after the hop-off. and he apparenty | (Continued on F e 4, Column 1.) Upon Private Loans Discussed—Di Mar- | | tino to Continue Parley. | | Frowning |$30,000,000 Annually May“’ Be Lopped Off Its ! Allowance. | Time after time fresh crews of - H cuers replaced tired workers until | BY the Associated Press [ Brthe ‘Ansoclated i ! the 1.800-foot level had been reached! The manifest desire of the American| The Army general staff has been without b ng evidence of the im-| Government to put additional pressure | directed to make a study of the effect | prisoned men. Then belief srew that|upon the debtor mations of Europe has | upon the military establishment of | after-damp had claimed as its toll the | revived the suggestion that Washing- | further progressive reduetions in | lives which might have survived the|ton might hereafter exercise a stricter | Army ywropriations, should that be explosior | oo Y orivite A o] ] B s B resent the sole fruit | SCTUtnY of proposed private American | ordered under the admimistration’s | | loans abroad. of the lab ue workers. Forty s jeconomy. nrogss i five men are buried ath the 1.500.| There is no tangible evidence that| The study is undersicod to have | foot level. Of these are white and ; Such a policy actually Is in prospect. | been ordered on the basis of a White | 23 negr but particular significance attaches (0| joues communication to the War! The bodies of George N fireboy, and Shubert brought to the surfa Anderson t 3:30 this morning. The bodies w 1 800 feet down the slope. Six othe were recovered at sunset last night. A 1 of a mine rescue car from West Virginia, whence it was ordered by the Bureau of Mines, wa to, facilitate the work of rescue. Mine offi 18 believed the wmen would he found in thg jpain shafy after a wall of dp\»r!sgfiink the maln passageway had been cleared away, but it is not thought the poini where they were caught can he reach- ed hefore tomorrow. rson were | conference between Secretaries iof the War Debt Refunding Commis- the suggestion because of the recent Kel- [logg, Mellon and Hoover, all members Department. Whether other Govern- ment departments.-have received sim- | ilar budget economy suszgestions has 2 not been disclosed. At the Navy De- | | sion, at the State Department. partment. Secretary Wilbur would | It was disclosed some time ag6 that | o o v \whether naval budset ofi- | expected | Make use of the loan scruting lever- ¥ While the Federal Governmeént has ! no legal authority to prevent the ex- ¢ | tension of private American credits to | {foreign governments . and their na { tionals, proposals for such loans are President Coolidge was willing to cers were engagzed in a study similar {0 that of the War Department. Despite refusal of War Department | officials Lo _discugs ;the, subject wnd the unusual secrecy which, surrounds the study being made there, it is in- dicated that the prog: »f appropriations under consideration | would become effective for the fiscal age if any serious move toward debt repudiation took shape among the debtor._countries. =ive reduction | ; { submitted to Washington in nearly |3 to run for several vears Hospital and other relief facilities | SUDTHEEC G0 Aashingt - tietare reachlne the Chntl. able to care for an¥ | “'gpould the administration express | total reduction contemplated $ scued alive. .\ hOS-| gisapproval of further loans by Ameri- | in the White House suggestion. The pital unit from Fort H 3 an bunkers to the countries that have | zeneral budget business meeting of sent here yesterday, stood by 1o ald- - |y,5¢ tunded their war debts, it is taken | the Government will be held June por Through Nigh! [for sranted that the action would be 122 and it is probable that the War . L suffieint to put an end to Buropean | Department study. as well as any | + The American Leglon Auxilary of iy o0 ouwing in America atmilar studics Which may be. ro- Sanford and the local chapter of the Amertcan Red Cross wi on duty ministering to the physical wants « the rescue workers. Through the long he of the ght the andwiches for the v {hose who had by with coffee and and tod I night were wi worked e out from S: other shift which e ford women stood | phe embassies of the countries most relieved by an-| Shortly before 10 o'clock the from the Bu f Mines arrived o the mine In ge of T T. Re v service director of the b and E aff, foreman of ope ion: Th experts were accompanied by workers of the bureau RED CROSS AIDIN Agenfs Sent 1o Scene of Carolina Mine Disast Royal Clyvd Agne sistant to the ! vice chairman of the American Red Cr ., left Washington at noon today for Cumnock. N. C.. to direct Red Cross re operations at the Carolina Coal Co.’s mine. where 531 men were entombed by an explos Red Cro: pre t Brag > he vest yelief wor COMMONS DEFEATS CENSURE OF SPEAKER Unusual Procedure Aimed by Lib- erals at Own Party Mem- ber Is Voted Down. lor ceeding in other departments, are in- tended for consideration and final sc- | tion at that time. May Cut Off $30,000,000. No Decision Reached. 1t was declared generally today that no such step had yet been decided on. concerned said they had heard no sug- No definite information as 1o the gestion, formal or informal, that Gov- | cbntemplated aggregate cut in War ernment approval of private loan proj- | Department . appropriation is avail- ects to those countries might be with. held pending war debt refundin, agreements. it 15 now known. however, that the attention of European officials has been directed recently to the yuestion the desirability of offerins Luro- peun securities to American investors until there should be evidence o, ter credit conditions through the over hauling of financial policies. The high rates of interest at which the most re. cent issues of French bonds wore put the American market is cited in s connection. It has also heen pointed out abroad that the most ceriain way of improv- ing credits in the United States would lie in the making of agreements for repayment of the war debts. ‘The attitude of President Coolidge can be judged only by his reaction last December to reports of a possible re able. There ar indications. howeve that it ould run to a figure of he- tween $25.000,000 and $30,060,000 to be | lopped off the military appropriation included in the total of $339,797,971 appropriated for all War Dej riment activities for the 1926 fiscal y The military portion of the budget for that | (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) WEEKS IS RESTING t pudiation by France of her war uebis. | Condition. Described by! An authorized statement of his views | : at that time made it clear that he | \ould mot hesitate to throw cold wa.| SUrgeon as Good. After lter on projects for private loans to 1 By the A P LONDS 1y 25—The House Commons, by @ vote of 306 to 10~ day rejected 2 Liberal motion for vote of censure of the speaker, (he ! Right Hon. John Uenry Whitley The motion to censure the speaker, a very unusual proposal in the House of Commons, had addi 1 import- ance from the fact th vas nade by the Liberal party. of which the Speaker is a member The expressed grisvance of the Liberal party against the speaker was that ry to recent precedents he granted a closure of the first day's debate during the second reading of the finance bill. the preventing the Liberals from making as strong a case in the debate as they desired. The motion for censure maintained that this action of the speaker did not accord the Liberals the protection due minorities in the House. he _motion Was _supported by David Lloyd George, Sir John Simon and other Liberal leaders. The office of Speaker of the British House of Commons is not involved in partisan politics, and is regarded as almost sacrosanct. The last occasion when the house was called upon to “con ely discuss a motlon to censure the speaker was in 1902, In the debate on that oceasion it was said there had been no similar discussion in parliament since 1770 ; Tn moving the censure Capt. Wedge- wood Benn of the Liberals said there was no reflection intended upon the xpeaker, hut the motion was offered as a vidication of a great principle. | Although acting as a friend of the | | | court on the ground that its deci- countries inclined toward repudiation Ambassador de Martino of ltaly has cabled his government for additional {2 Ordeal This Morning. information upon which to_continue discussions with ~Secretary -~ Mellon | BY the Associated Press relative to funding the Italian debt BOSTON. May 2§.—Secretary of Secretary Mellon regards the War John W. Weeks was operated of the Ambassador iwo days ago upon today at the Philipps House, of Active negotiations | the besginni i Massachusetts’ General Hospital, fo for a tunding settlement. He is con- | zall stones A bulletin issued by Dr. vinced that flaly I8 desivous of con- | papje] ke Jones, the operating tinuing the conversations 10 & CON-| g geon, said that Mr. \Veeks' condi clusion. 7 While. there is said to have been no (Continued on Page 4, Cotumn 3,) tion was good. The bulletin said that the gall stones | had been removed and the gall bladder | drained, the operation heing pe: 3 o i formed under local anaesthesia. - Sec- | s. | Five Die in Australian Flood: retary Weeks withstood the ordeal | SYDNIY, New South Wales, May | well, Dr. Jones said. | 25 (), jous foods were reported ecretary .Weeks was brought from ! have occurred in the Quean-| n district, | Washington 'last Saturday for a con- | Bey in_the southern part|sultatidn with specialists here regard- | £ New South Wales, where five per-|inz gall bladder trouble from which | % were reported drowned and about | he had suffered some time. He re- amilies made homeless. A flood | mained at the home of Henry Horn.| of the Murrumbidzee River apparent-| blower during the examination by the W was sweepinz foward Waggs | physicians. and rested there in prep. | Wagga, threatening inundation of | aration for the operation which was ' that town. ! decided on. California Scores Supreme Court o For Holding D. C. Wage Law Invalid By the Associated Press Severe criticism of the recent de- cision of the Supreme Court hold- ing invalid the minimum wage law of the District of Columbia was made by the Industrial Welfare Commission of California in a brief filed today in the Supreme Court to sustain Arizona in its appéal to have its minimum wage law for women declared valid. of the Legislatures and governors of 13 States. : ! Pointing out that the question be- | fore the court in the District case, | and which will come before it again | in the Arizona case, was whether the denial to women of less than a Hving wage impaired their health and morals and was a detriment to the public ‘welfare, the commission declared that the Supreme Court should in such matters accept the | judgment of Congress and of Legis- [ i Jatures throughout the country, and | not insist upon entering the field of | poliey and fact-finding itself, espe- cially when in doing so the court divided, the commission empha- sized, five to three, on the facts, with one justice refusing to par- court in filinz.the brief; the com- mission bitterly condemned the sion had ignored the great.weight of judicial opinion throughout the country. .and the judgment of Con- gress and the Pres| , as well as BYBLOW ATCREDT BIg T INBUDGET ven et on | to Be Given Vote. P Niladelphia, Bases on ball—OH Zacha off Russell. | . S et 5. offt Kelley, 2 off Walberg, 1. Struci out | By Russell Keiley. 2; by WAIDUTE. | Be the Amcociated Press ! Umpiren—Messrs. Dineen. Geisel and Mc- | { Gowan. Time of game—z2 hours and 10| PARIS, May 28.—French losses so minutes {far in the campaign in Morocco against | BY JOHN B. KELLER. ?-\M‘o“\‘rnm's invading tribesmen HIBE PARK, Philadelphia, May ! 400 killed, 1.100 wounded and 33 | 35 The Athletics defeated Wash.|MIissing, Premicr Painleve today told initon In the opening same of the |the Chamber of Deputies. in defend- double-header here today. The score|iN8 the French'government's Morce: | 1oy | this rrame. | Two runs. out Poole. Galloway walked. S. Har-[but Abd-el-Krim's regulars are mak- vis made a fine stop of Cochrane’s|ing the movement most difficult. drive in back of second and threw tv| In some instances the garrisons Peck, forcing out Galloway. Four | were relieved only after bombardment | | runs, : |of the Moorish positions and sharp | | - | AFTER OPERATION : | field for Washington. ticipate, ito J. Harris. IN, MAY 'S BEAT NATS, 113, IN OPENING CLASH : OF DOUBLE-HEADER D. 28, 1925 ., THURSDAY, Champions Get Off to Flying Start, But Cannot Hold Advantage. ZACHARY IS DRIVEN OUT BY FIRST-INNING ATTACK \ Miller, Peck and Bishop Hit for Circuit in Early Frames. { 15,000 Out. | BOX SCORE. H R H o o 1 o I o 0 0 0 0o T FRENCH LOSE 400 IN'FIGHT ON RIFFS o 0 o o Gallowa, Cachr. Walbers. p Totalt ....... 34 *Batted for Zachary wn 2d inn Batted for Russell in 7th 1 Batted for Kelley in 9th inn Washi 2001000003/ $2010004 x—11 Simmons, | Poole 1.100 Wounded. 35 Missing | in Campaign—Painleve Zton op. Hite— :off_Ruseell, Stolen base ble playe—Dykes to Bishop | FO i {can policy. 'he defeat deprived the Natiopals{ The opposition ol a chance to nto the league lead toduy Zachary, siarting on the mound for the Nats, lasted only through the first inning. an attack by the.Nationals that netted two runs being followed a~couater-offénsive by the Ath- letics that produced four. Miller hit & homer with one on in parties decided to {support the government because its| announced Moroccan policy was one lof resistance to invasion and not a campaign for territorial conguest. The casualties, it was announced, were one-third French seldiers and two-thirds Senegalese. All deputies except 26 Communists lined up solidly with the government | Moroccan policy. ! This gave assurance of an over-! whelming majority for the govern. | ment when the vote is taken late f« night or tomorrow Premier Painleve was given an o tion by the entire membershij the | Peck and Bishop also hit homers early in the game. | More thun 10,000 fans were in the | capacious new Shibe Park at the he- ginning of hostilities. FIRST INNING. chamber, Communists exceptad. when WASHINGTON — Rice hit the | he_concluded with this deefaration: first ball pitched for two bases to| “If France Is at wal"-is In spite center. S. Harris beat out a bounder | Of herself and she”is pt“war only tor back of second, Rice stopping at third. Harris fanned. Goshn doubled to | peaceful end Fight Sharply. right, scoring Rice, while S. Harris| < pulled up at third. Judge lined to| The French command in Moroccy Miller, 5. Harris scoring after the orts that the percentage of Riffian atch. Bluege lifted 1o Himll\nnr,t‘?egula shiz\r::l:esnle“m‘,\"": ]‘:::“fe‘\‘\!‘?iah\:!: Abd-el- PHILADDLPHIA—Bishop flied deep | The tribesmen won over to to Kice. Dyhes walked on fous pitch- | Krim's cause are said to be showing | ed balls. So did Lamar. -Simmons | more znd more reluctance to fight his doublea against the lefi-fleld stand, | battles and the’ Adfir Sultan’ has been scoring Dykes ana Léamar. obliged to call upon his best and most drove the ball intw~the uppe reliable troops. peld stand for a homer, scorin The evacuation of the French posts north of the Ouergha River continuy mons ahead of Kim. . Harris threw hand-to-hand fighting. | Interest in today's debate now at- taches to the speech to be delivered hy KForeign Minister Briand, in whicn | it is expected he will reveal something of the result of Louis Malvy visit to Madrid. The Krench are believed to have received a tentative promise , permitting them to pursue the RIf- Waiberg threw out Kice. No runs. | fians across the border of the Spanish PHILADELPHIA—Russell now|;one, or at least to bombard them pitching ifor W ashinglon. ~Walberg | from the air while on Spanish terri- Hied to Goshn. Bishop doubled agamst | tory, if necessary. the right tield fence. Dykes singieu Yo leit center, scoring Bishop. Lamar SPANISH BOMB REBELS. doubled down' the right field line, scor KECOND INNING. WASHINGTON— Peck singled past Galloway tumbled Ruel's and both batter and Peck were Johnson batted for Zachary anu roiled into w double play, Dykes tu Bishop te Peole, Peck iaking third. ing Dykes. Simmons grounded to| % E : biuege, and Lamar was run down,| Seaplanes Attack Centers on Tizza Bluege to S. Harris. Simmons stole Azza. second. ~ Milfer walked. " Poole fled 1 \LILLA. Spanish Moroeco. May Goslin. Two ‘runs. | »8" (®).—Spanish_air squadrons are! THIRD INNING. i oncentrating their bombing raids on* Tizzi Azza and other rebel centers. WASHINGTO. Bishop threw out S. H is. J. arris walked. Goslin singled to right, J. Harris stopping at second. With u three-and-two count, Judge took a third strike, Cochrane threw to Dykes, who touched out Joe Harris coming into third, completing = a double play. No runs. PHIL IELPHIA—Galloway flied to Goslin in left center. Cochrane fanned. So aid Walberg. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Bluege flied deey to Lamar. Peck hit into the upper le.. Seaplanes are dropping bombs mall groups of rebels. < “The troops holding the first line of he Spanish fronts have been relieved by new forces. on| loubled down the left field line. Lamar valked. Simmons walked, filling the S Attempting to duek an inside -h, Miller rolled an easy grounder o0 J. Harris. No runs. ) SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Ruel doubled down field stands for a home run. Rue.| yo third base line. Shirley batted doubled down the left field line, buc| o Russell gnd took a third strike. tried 10 make the hit a triple and wa: | Rice walked. S. Harrls fiied to La- out, Lamar to 1 es. Bishop tosse. nar. J. Harris lined to-Bishop. No out Russell. One rur runs. ' PHILADELPHIA—Bishop PHILADELPHIA — Kelley now the right field wall for a circuit. Dyke. | itching for Washington: Bluege Judge made a fine stop o.| hrew out Poole. Galloway walked. sharp grounder and force. | ‘ochrane singled to center, sending kes on his throw to Peck. Judg: hurt his knee in making the play, but n the game. SImMMons 1orce alloway to third, but tried to make he hit a double and was out, Goslin to 8. Harris. Walberg was out, S.| remaine out Lamar, S. Harris to.Peck. Sim | farristo J. Harris. No runs. { % mons died stealing, Ruel to 8. Harrix. EIGHTH INNING | One run. NG 2 ~ WASHINGTON—Goslin singled to ight. McNeely flied to Miller. Bluege olled into a double play, Dykes to 3ishop to Poole. No runs. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Rice singled pas. Bishop. Rice took second as Bishol. | ~pHILADELPHIA—Bishop lined to threw out 8. Harris. J. Harris poppe.. | ;oq1in. Dykes walked. Lamar scratch- to Poole. Bishop threew out Goslin | 4 5 single past Peck, Dykes stopping No runs. % PHILADELPHIA — Miller _walked Poole took a third strike. Gallowa. | flied to Goslin. Cochrane* went out. RusseH to Judge. No runs. SIXTH INNING. t second. Simmons singled to left anter, scoring Dykes, and took second m the throw intended to prevent La- rar from reaching third. Miller sin- <ded to left, scoring Lamar and Sim- nons. Poole’s double down the left- ‘eld line scored Miller. Galloway took WASHINGTON—Iudge flied to Sim third strike. chrane fanned. Four mons. Bluege flied to Lamar. So dic | ‘uns. 5 Peck. No runs. NINTH INNING, PHILADELPHIA—J. Harria nov ASHINGTC plaving first hase and McNeely in lef. | ions. Ruel lifted to Lamar. McNally Walberg rollec | yatted for Kelly. He went out, Wa So did Bishop. Dykes’ berg to Poole. No runa. —Peck flied to_Sim- | | B Boys Throw Baby Child Is Drowned By the Associated Press LOWELL. Mass., May ~25 Vivian Mary Husson. 20 months old. was drowned vesterday when two boys, 6 and 9 vears of age, threw her into the Merrimack River here “for excitement.” The police took John Veres, 9, and Mil- tiades Karltos, 6, into custody Both boys, they said. told the same story, except that neither would admit that he was the one who threw the child in. Veres was held by the police pending further investigation. but Karites was re turned 1o his parents. SR ADJBOST COmparis of Expenditures for-Present’ and Next “" " Year Is Made. © gl An increase of $3.400,000 in amount to be spent for public educs tion in the District during the next 12 months over the sum spent in the cur rent fiscal year i< the ontstanding fact recorded in a chart made public today by Auditor Daniel J. Donovan, show- ing an analysis of the last two appro- priation acts. The chart for use by the was prepared primarily the Citizens’ Advisory Council in making up its recommenda tions to the Commissioners as to what should be sought from Congress for the fiscal vear 1 High lights rpvealed on the chart are: Total District appropriation for the twelve months -ending July 1, exclu- sive of Water Department, $25,805,359 total appropriation for the 12 months beginning July 1. without the Water Department, $.641. Education Figures Up. education, including libraries— $8,885, 2,332,945, and property— For $3,645,281. 2 Charities and corrections—1 123,504; 1926, $3,045,987. ealth and sanitation—1 733 1926, $3,009,983. ecreation—1915, $1,454,967; $1.939,566. Public service, including markets and ter supply—1925, $1,568,420; 1926, §2,546,160. eneral government—1925 1926, §1,307,712. ellaneous—19: $132,656. The chart is reproduced elsewhere in The Star today. CABINET DISCUSSES NOTE. $1,279. $416,094; Briand Explanation on Security Pact Before British Body. LONDON, May 28 (#).—The cabinet today considered the explanation r cently furnished it by Foreign Min- ister Briand of France of details of the draft of the proposed French re- ply to Germany’'s suggestions for for- mation of a security pact. The French are very eager for Brit- ish approval before thé vote is semt to Berlin. Well informed authoriti:s said the British attitude was that nothing would be discussed but a pact limited to Germany’s western frontier: It was regarded as probable that the cabinet would consider some way to state very clearly this position. ‘Prosecutor to Go After “Big Fish” In Liquor Pool, Ignoring “Small F ry”l By the. Associated Press. NEW, YORK, May 25.—Federal " Attorney: Emory R. Buekner, who was formerly law partner of Elihu Roof, and whose padlocks have closed scores of all-night cabarets in the “Roaring Forties,” an- nounces - that hereafter he will prosecute only the big fish in the liquor puddle and let the small fry alone. / The Faderal prohibition depart- ment and the police, he says, have approved this policy. “I have no sympathy with that kind of prohibition enforcement.” Buckner declared, in an ad- dress last night, “which clogs my calendars with criminal charges q Star. —FIFTY PAGES. * | | | FBoard of Trade of Chicago must 'SCHOOLS WILL GET | | | | | JARDINE DEMANDS In River “for Fun”;| | mate functions of the Board of Tr “From Press to Home Within the Hour™ The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edie tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,823 TWO CENTS. PHONE RATE CUT TOUSERS DELAYED WHEREVER GG i District Tribunal to Stay Order. (®) Means Associsted Press. TRIM UTILITIES COMMISSION GRANTS EXTENSION | Sets Time Limit for Reduction as June 10 to Permit Filing of Appeal Formal announcement was made by |the Chesapeake and Potomac Tale- phone Co. today that it will appeal to the District Supreme Court from the nt findinzs of the Utilities Com- mission a new value for the telephone property and reducing the |rates for two classes of residence tele- phone service Whether the legal action will in- clude a request for an injunction to i prevent enforcement of the new rates pending the outcome of the litigation was not ‘revealed in the statement issued, which follows: “At the office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. today S. M Greer, vice president, stated that the | company. having ziven the recent or- ders of the commission affecting prop- erty valuation and rates the most cgreful consideration, had decided that GRAN BETTIG {it should ask the Supreme Court of {the _I‘A'\‘le'! 1o review the commi sion's orders. The bill t6 this effect 1is now being prepared and will be filed | with the court in a few days." Chicago Board of Trade Must Put House in Order, Says Secretary. ! Commission Grants Delay. | The utilities commission today i granted a request of the company, ex tending until June 19 the time period {in which the company is required to file a schedule of the reduced rates, the | extension being made to enable the By the A 4 Press | company to complete preparation of CHICARO, May 25—Secretary of | it% Petition to tthe court Agriculure’ William X. Jardine. ar 1,,:\""ll"‘,“fl";,‘fl",:"’{‘,",‘;}"",“,‘,("“ e 8 > e aluatio; Ap: e commis rivipt today on a tour of Mid-Western!jon ordered the rate for unlimited agricultural States, decls red that the | household service cut from $5 to $4.15 putia month, and directed that users of s house in order, and expressed in-|party-line residence service be allowed Yorpat, i Letforts. 0 nize the{4% calls. instead of 35 a month, for Grain Marketing Company- {$2.30. These reductions were to apply {to June bills rey The Secretary said that tomorrow i ‘U Plle o e he would call on officers of the Amer- | jyn.. D e ot op &u N 5 e e I |dunction (o restrain_enforcement of can Farm Bureau Federation, the|the new rites pending Setilomens of Tilinois Agricultural Association and!the valuation, the situation would be the National Livestock Producers’ As-|similar to the one in which the com- soclation, and might have an oppor-|Mission and the Potomac Electric | tunity to see Board of Trade men, but | POWer Co. were involved for seven St nd which was settled by agree- added that his visit had not contem Yy agre o ment hetween the partles last January plated any conferences with the Board While the cour i e r oard | ourt proceedings on the of Trade or the Grain Marketing Com- | electric light valuation sere in pros pany officers. ress the company collected the old He said there had been s 10-cent electric light rate and retained e infor mal conferences in Washington re. in & separate fund the difference be cently conc the Grain Market- | tween that sum and the rate of ap ing Company h has been opposed | proximately s cents allowed by the in selling stock to farmers by the In-|commission. This impounded fund diana Farm Bureau Federation and|=rew to $6.000.000 and was divided the Illinois Agricultural Association. ' equally between the public and the 2 company when the case was settled Interest in Farmers. I the telephone « e commis: 1 am naturally interested. as Sec-!sion called a hearing last Fall to con retary _of Agriculture,” he said. “in | sider a reduction in rates, but the any ‘effort to reorgunize the Grain ccmpany took the position its prop- Marketing Co. and 1o regain for it the lerty should be revalued before the confidence of the fariners. Without reasonableness of the rates was con the contidence of the farmers no mar- ' sidered, since rates are fixed to yield keting compony can accomplish any- |a fair return on the valgation thing. Grain marketing is one of the g = important problems of American agri Cut Nearly $7,000,000. culture today. One of the agencies in | The commissior SR the - field of grain marketing s the | (o toyeo ussion agreed to revalu he . rain n the telephone plant. and the ¢ Grain Marketing Co.. and we aré afro; an inventory, askes ation of approxiniutely Then followed the taku mony of enzineers and r obliged to take it into consideration.” He said the Board of Trade, where, earlier in the season, wide price fluc- of tesu- W estate tuations had caused the Secretary to | pioilers Gtter which the. Comimiesion order an investigation, must “put its 'fived the new value at $1 56, house in order,” although he inti- |\hich was nearly $7.000.000 less mated he was not to be understood as ' the company had asked for and not opposing the board as an institution. “We are not opposed to the legiti- de.’ rain gam- nning to think been far from the valuation adhered to by the commission prior to the revalua tion proceeding. Taking this new the commission decided to allow the company a rate of return of 7 per cent and found this could be accomplished he said. “We do oppose bling. People are begi it is a nuisance, bes running wild.” value as a basis ause it has The board. he added, must cease 10 'sfter making the two reductions in stroy confidence in it if it is to sur tes for service cited above. It was vive. i itk estimated by Maj. W. R. Covell The Secretary spoke before the Mid- | yssistant to the commission, that the west Motor Transport Conference reduction in rates would save tele this afternoon and talked informally at the stockyards at noon. SOVIET AND CHINA ARGUE ON RAILWAY OPERATION ™1 that the company takes e issue with the commission on the Chinese Chairman of Chinese East- dmounts allowed in the new valuation phone users about §90,000 a vear. Charge Valuation Too Low It is understood the company’s court case win be aimed principally the valuation, which the company regards as unreasonably low. for gzoing concern value, for certain ern Reinstates 200 Men Ousted - overheads and for depreciation. The company also objects to the disallow- by Russian. ance by the commission of the value of several pieces of land bought by By the Associated Press 5 the Associ 3 the company but held by the commis- MOSCOW, May 28.—Soviet Russia is| sion to be not yet in actual use in the at odds with China over the manage- | rendering of telephone service ment of the Chineése Eastern Railway. “The Chinese chairman of the board re- cently repealed an order by the Rus- sian chairman dismissing 200 employes of the railway regarded as counter- revolutionists. The Soviet minister at Peking, M. Karakhan, has handed the Chinese government & formal note of protest, declaring that the action of | the Chinese chairman violates the agreement governing the management of the road. SMOTHERED CHILD. Religious Fanatic Cleared of Mur- der, But May Go to Asylum. NANAIMO, British Columbia, May (). —Declaring that Leslie Dickie had smothered his 2-year-old grandson The official newspaper Izvestia, com- | in a fit of religious frenzy, a jury in menting on the difficulty, says it|assize court late vesterday acquitted touches the vital political interests of | him of charges of murder, but recom Soviet Russia dnd shows the enmity | mended that he be held for commit toward Russia o/ Chang Tso-lin, the | ment to a hospital for the insane. Manchurian war lord, who suspects| Dickie was used of holding his that Russia is supporting his enemies. | hand over the child’s face for 15 min- | utes when it whimpered during a 36 hour religious ceremony in his home. Sixty Indian Rebels Shot. SHAWAR, British India, May 28 ty rebels who took part in the | recent disturbances in the Khon;ddis- 2 c A stan ar rted to against men caught with a single | {5IC% e Soot by order of the Kmir bottle of liquor when hundreds of |} rebel leader, known as the “Lame bootleggers and rum runners go |Mullah.” who had been confined at | unarrested and unconvicted. sta; was also executed. “From now on waiters, peddlers, |<2PUl as @ hostage, porters and clerks will not be ar- rested. An attempt to handle petty cases would result in neglecting other Federal statutes which were on the books before the prohibition law was passed. The padlocking campaign, however, will continue.’ Mr. Buckner has started what is regarded as the first prosecution of an alleged hootlegger for failure to pay an income tas. Charles J. Steinberg, an attorney, is charged with defrauding the Government of $300,000 tax on bank deposits of $1,500,000 since 1921. Rain Hurts French Crops. PARIS, May 28 (®).—Considerable | damage has been done to crops by the { continuous rains of the last 10 davs hroughout France, and if the down- pour continues agricultural experts !fear there will be u deficiency, necessi- tating purchases abroad. A { shortage, it is s in view of the fina downward tendenc ‘Rtrd_io P?ograms—l’age 42, 1 crisis and the of_the franc.