Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and cooler tonight row; moderate 68, at 5:30 am. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stucks and Bonds, Page 26 northwest Highest, 90, at noon today; and tomor- ‘winds. lowest, Entered as secor post office, Wa; No. 29,625. nd class matter shington, D. C. BALDWIN DECLARES SECURITY PACT HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED Asserts No Agreement Will Be Made Until Parliament Has Voiced Views. MACDONALD HITS PLAN AS SOURCE OF WARFARE Unfavorable React'cn ‘n London and Berlin Tends to Lessen Optimism in Paris. By the Associated Press. n LONDON, June 10.—Premier Bald- win today told the House of Commons that no security ad been con cinded with and that rone wonld he concluded without Parlia ment beir an opportunity for full discussion The & question Liberal men Shetland, said In view of certain misapprehen sions which have arisen in the public mind, it is well to say that the posi tion to date is that the British and French governments, considering all German proposals, have reached a complete agreement on certain basic principles to which a mettlement must conform and to which there is every reason to expect the adhesion of Belgium and Italy.” No One-sided Plan. Premier Baidwin reiterated that the contemplated settlement would be “strictly of a bilateral character and not one-sided, as possibly hus been inferred from some reports that have appeared.’ He concluded with the statement that as soon as the reply to Germany's urity pact proposals have been for- warded to Berlin he would take steps, with the consent of the French gov- ernment, to place the matter before the British Parliament. While the proposed pact is certain to meet strong criticism in the House of Commons, the Laborites aione of the political parties have thus far expressed their attitude. Laborites Are Hostile. They are uncompromisingly hostile to the agreement, on the ground that it involves Great Britain too deeply in possible European em- broilments. Former Premier Ram- say MacDonald, the Laborite leader, is quoted by the party organ, the Daily Herald, as saying: “The agreement is the beginning not of a general understanding to maintain peace, but of individual al- liances and guarantees. It will not in the end promote peace, but in- crease the organization for war, and this is true, whether it provides only security for France or security for Germany also.” The Westminster Gazette, one of the leading mouthpieces of the Lib- eral party, says that while there is rome anxiety in Liberal quarters regarding the British commitments, no positive exception is taken to such a bilateral guarantee as out- Jined. pact France replying to Hamilton and who was Robert from premier ber Orkney Adherence Is Expected. The Anglo-French agreement grew out of Germany's proposals for a security pact, and a repl roposals, outlining the plan framed vy Foreign Secretary Chamberlain and the French foreign minister, Briand, at Geneva, will go forward to Berlin within a few days. It was sent yesterday to Brussels and Rome for mpproval, which in both cases is con- fidently expected. 1f accepted by Germany, the pact will provide a guarantee of the fron- tiers of France, Belgium and Germany us established under the Versailles treaty. Great Britain would be pledged to use all her forces against any nation making an unprovoked at- tack on the frontiers, such defensive action to be taken under the aegis of the League of Nations. The Morning Post, conservative, editorially praises the agreement. If the past materializes, the paper says, 1t will do for Europe what the Wash- ington agreement did for the Pacific; 3t will profoundly affect the whole in- ternational outlook and complete what the Dawes scheme began, that is, the gradual linking of Germany with the ~western nations and the weakening of er associations with bolshevik Russia. Waits on Germany. The Daily Telegraph, emphasizing that the move toward a mutual pact is thus far tentative, urges the utmost yeserve until Germany's attitude to- Wward the proposal becomes known. The paper also says there are some differences in dominion circles, where the question is being revived “‘whether Great Britain by mortgaging her fight ing resources in defense of the Euro. Pean powers, is not running the risk of leaving the dominions inefficiently protected in the event of a crisis breaking out, say in the Pacific.” The Dally Mail eulogizes the agreement & going far to prevent war and dis- courage ag; n The Dail press, Lord Beaver- brook’s paper, which presumably rep- resents the views of Canadian circles in London in the matter, is hot against the agreement which it terms ‘*a wanton and dangerous departure from the sane and safe lines of the British foreign polic: OPTIMISM IS LI SENED. Paris Hears of Unfavorable Reaction to Pact. PARIS, June 10 (#).—The previous- 1y prevailing optimism regarding the prospect for a western European se- curity pact, based upon the Chamber- Jain-Briand agreement reached at Gen- eva regarding Germany’s proposals, was slumping somewhat in official cir- cles here today. This was due to re- yorts of some unfavorable reactions in J.ondon and Berlin. It was remarked by some Parisian spaper editors that the followers he Painleve government may have heen @ trifle premature in their en- thusiasm, “as Germany, after all, will have something to say about signing the proposed pact.” Official quarters were uneasy over the emphasis which has been placed on the supposition that Great Britain's air, land and sea forces would rush to France's defense in case of aggression ugon France. Officials here would i referred a discreet silence upon 1 &r ‘which has rred opposi- after carefully | In Hands of Kidnaper MARY ESTELLE WELSH. BIRL, 5, ISTAKEN Carried Away by Man in | Auto Bearing Tag Issued to Father. | ! Mary Estelle Welsh, 5-year-old | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. | Welsh, was taken from the lawn near |the home of her aunt, Mrs. Charles |G. Ross, 5 Primrose street, Chevy Chase, Md., today by a man described {as “large and wearing a Palm Beach sult,” carried to an automobile which {had’ drawn up to_the curb near the {home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Powell, 6 Quincy street, with whose children she had been playing, and driven |away. “fhe automobile, a coupe, bore a Pennsylvania license number and it was identified at Harrisburg, Pa., over long-distance telephone as having been issued to Albert D. Welsh, the Lor- raine Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Welsh, it was stated, are separated and Mrs. Welsh was due to arrive here this afternoon from her {home in St. Louls, Mo. | At first the child’s absence led to reports of kidnaping, which were ap- parently set at rest when the license number of the automobile correspond- ed to that issued to her father. Girl Visiting Aunt. The little girl was on a visit to her {aunt. Eugene Ryter, chauffeur for Mr. Powell, who is president of the F, H. Smith Co., said he saw the man walk across the lawn, talk with the child, and then pick her up in his arms and walk to the car. The little girl made no effort to get away from him, Ryter said. It was not until about two hours later, however, that Ryter informed | Grace Butler, ‘colored, maid at the | Ross home, that the child had disap- | peared. The maid said Ryter came to the house shortly after the child's disappearance and inquired for Mrs. Ross, who had gone to market. | He was asked about the child and replied, the mald said, that she was |all right. At 11 o'clock, however, | the maid went to him for informa- {tion about Mary and he told her she {had been taken away by a man in an automobile. A few moments later Mrs. Powell, informed of the disap- pearance, telephoned the Ross home. ROMMEL HELD IN BAIL ON FIGHTING CHARGE Athletics’ Star Pitcher Under $800 Bond for His Part in Free-for-All By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, June 10.—Eddie Rommel, star pitcher of the Philadel- |phia Athletics, was held in $800 bail for court today on a charge of assault and battery, the result of a free-for- all fight at Shibe Park Monday night during a boxing show. Cy Perkins and | “Mickey” Cochrane, catchers, and Ira | Thomas, coach, also accused, were discharged by -the police magistrate who heard the case. The prosecutor was Arthur Goodle- man, one of four brothers attending the boxing show. The brothers had seats near the ball players and dur- {Ing the semi-wind-up_there was con- siderable bantering. Witnesses today save contradictory testimony, but all agreed that there was a general melee, Rommel was accused of hitting Arthur Goodleman who displayed a damaged {face to the police magistrate. | The rumpus is alleged to have |started when Rommel made a dis- | paraging remark about one of the |boxers favored by the Goodleman brothers, i POWER WIRE KILLS FIVE. HAVANA, Cuba, June 10 (®.— Five persons were electrocuted at Santa Clara last night when a high- tension wire across the Beiico River fell on the bridge. Three men, a woman and a little girl were instantly killed, and a boy, | Oscar Santoya, whose tather, mother | and sister were Kkilled, was miracu- lously saved after receiving sciere burn: By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 10.—Chicago’s gangland again is planning a lav- {sh funeral for one of its fallen leaders, Walter O'Donnell, beer runner, who was slain mysteriously ! in a suburban road house last | Sunday. | “Eight of O'Donnell’s brothers are | busy planning for his funeral Fri- day, and “Spihe,” the leader of the O'Donnell forces, predicted it ! would be conducted in as great | style as the burlal ceremonies for Dion O'Banion and Angelo Genna, | most prominent of underworld fis- | ures killed in recent months. A huge silver and casket, which weighs 1,000 and cost several times a dol- lars, Teceived O'Donnell's yes- iy FROM CHEVY CHASE a@h WASHINGTON, D.—_C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. U. 5. HOSPITAL HIT BY CHINESE SHELL INCANTON BATTLE Fighting Growing in Inten- sity—Foreigners Are in Danger Zone. AMERICANS WARNED TO LEAVE SUBURBS Yunnanese T-rces Prepare for Long Seige in Heart of Busi- ness District. By the Associated Press. Fighting between Yunnanese troops for poss Canton “continued with growing tensity” on Monday. the State partment was advised today in layed dispatches The Canton-American Hospltal was| “one small shell and several rifle bullets” the advices said, and| two American launches en route' to| the Christian College at Canton “were frequently hit by rifle shots, but the | occupants escaped injuries.” On Monday afternoon dispatghes | saild the Cantonese and Yunnanese forces were firing across the water- way dividing the city from l‘lcmlnI Island and gunboats loyal to the| Canton municipal government ‘fre- quently ran through the waterway,” shooting poinc blank into the native section of the city. The Cantonese forces at that time were reported to be receiving re- enforcements from the outside, al- though not as rapidly as had been ex- pected. The Yannanese troops were holding their ground. Governor a Fugitive. The Canton governor, accompanied by other city officials loyal to him, had left Canton for Wampoa. Leaders of the Yunnanese announced their support of the Kuomingtang | party, but declared at the same time they were opposed to communism. Consul General Douglas Jenkins cabled that he had protested to the leaders of the military forces against injury to the Canton-American Hos- pital and the firing upon the two American launches. He also has given new warning to Americans to keep out of the area subjected to fire. “Most of the women and children have moved from Tungshan suburb and other strategic points,” he said. The gunboat Pampanga had taken station near the Christlan College when the dispatches were filed, while the gunboat Asheville was standing off Shameen. % INTRENCH WITHIN CITY. Cantonese and | fon of | in De Il de Yunnanese Forces Refuse to Leave Business District. CANTON, June 10 (®).—Efforts of the Canton Chamber of Commerce to induce rival Chinese leaders, now fighting for possession of Canton, to move the seat of warfare outside the business district falled today. The commander of the Yunnanese troops is unwilling to leave his pres. ent position because he is drawing a large income from gambling, opium sales and varlous other sources. The Yunnanese troops are apparent- (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) LEAGUE ADJOURNS AS ROW IS AIRED Excitement Comes as Charges Against Lithuania Are Made in Meeting. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, June 10—One of the stormiest sessions in its history oc- curred during today's meeting of the council of the League of Nations and caused Count Quinones de Leon of Spain, president of the council, to adjourn the session hurriedly. The excitement arose over charges made before the council that Lithu- ania is confiscating the lands of for- eign residents who in the past fought | against Lithuania and that impris- onment has been threatened persons in the political minority in Lithu- anfa If they send petitions to the League of Nations. In a secret session the council adopted a resolution by Viscount Ishii of Japan to the effect that Germany and the other central pow- ers are clearly bound by their treaties to permit such complete in- vestigations of their armaments as the council by a majority vote may judge necessary. The council is convinced this stip- ulation will be accepted by Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Hungary, and voted to send letters expressing the council’s viewpoint to those coun- tries. Discussion of the problem of the League of Nations supervision of | the demilitarized Rhineland zone was postponed until the September meet- | ing of the council because of the pending negotiations regardinz Ger- | many’s proposal for a western Bu- | Chicago Gangland Planning Lavish Funeral for O’Donnell, Slain Chief | ropean security pact. ‘Walter O'Donnell will be the ninth prominent gangster to be buried in local cemeteries in recent years. Each of the nine was slain. Arthur Youngreen, former prohi- bition agent and now claiming to be a real estate broker, was arrest- ed today by Sheriff Peter M. Hoff- .man in connection with the fight which resulted in the killing of Henry Hassmiller and the fatal ‘wounding of O'Donnell. ‘This action was taken when the sheriff became convinced that Youngreen did not testify correct- ly when questioned-concerning an alleged death plot against another former dry agent, John Peoples, hatched by O'Donnell. Sheriff Hoffman said he was sat- isfied O'Donnell and ‘were killed WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. ALL DR NEXT D BUDGET T0 ASK 55000 Commissioners Would Trim Estimates $10,000,000. Conferences Next Week. Although calculations just com- pleted show that the original esti- mates of District department heads for the fiscal yvear 1926-27 exceed $45,- 000,000, it was reliably stated at the District Building more than a week ago that the Commissioners plan to keep the new budget down to about $35,000,000. It has been known for several weeks that the sums asked for by the varfous division chiefs of the muni- cipality would be well in excess of 840,000,000, and tabulations now avafl- able show the figure to be $45,458,189. This total represents the amount asked for by the heads of those agencies that come directly under the Commissioners. There are several Federal agencies, such as the office of public buildings and grounds, which come under the District budget, and when their estimates are all In the aggregate may be more than $47,000,- 000, Conferences Next Week. In view of the indications given more than a week ago that the new budget will not go much beyond $35,000,000, it means the Commis- sloners must pare off itéms of lesser importance to the extent of about| $10,000,000. This reducing process probably will begin at conferences next week. Meanwhile the Citizens' Advisory Council is holding executive sessions in order to determine what figure they will recommend to the Commis- sloners as a desirable total for the next budget. It is usual for the preliminary es- timates of departmental heads to reach an aggregate far in excess of the amount the Commissioners feel justified in recommending to the Bureau of the Budget. This is be- lieved to be because nearly all de- partment heads have more worthy projects in need of attention than could be provided for in one year. The task of the Commissioners is to welgh the relative importance of the improvements recommended by all of their assistants and determine which ones can best be deferred in order to keep the budget within rea- sonable bounds. $35,000,000 An Increase. Even a $35,000,000 budget would be an increase over the last appropria- tion act. Here are some of the prin- cipal sub-totals, as recommended by department_chiefs: Salaries for general offices, Includ- ing the Free Public Library, §1,987. 520; general, contingent and miscei- laneous expenses, $534,478; street and road improvements and repairs, $4,- 897,163; sewers, $2,696,280; collection and disposal of city refuse and street cleaning, $1,679,000; playgrounds, $493,- 195; electrical department, $1,146,900; public schools, $13,553,863; Police De- partment, $3,352,620; Fire Depart- ment, $2,614,300; police and fire pen- slons, $500,000; Health Department, $921,075: Juvenile. Municipal and Police Courts, $263,294; charities and | corrections, $4,191,640; Water Depart- ment, $1,385,970, and trust and special funds, $1,629,000. It has been estimated that $25,000,- 000 is required for the annual cost of irict government, so that a $35,000,000 budget would include $10,000,000 for new projects under the heading of city progress. MEXICO PLANS ROAD 12,000 MILES LONG| Will Connect U. S. and Guate- malan Borders With Capital and Open Rich Lands. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 10.—Twelve thousand miles of roadway, to connect the United States and Guatemalan borders with the Mexican capital and tap rich but now inaccessible regions, are planned by a technical commission representing governments of 22 Mexi- can states. Work will be started as soon as the ministry of communica- tions approves the plan, according to a statement by the commission. The sum of 5,000,000 pesos is avail- able to begin the construction. The Toads are expected to be completed within five years. Six Soviet Planes Seek Route Across Siberia to China By the Associated Press MOSCOW, June 10.— Six air- planes left Moscow this morning to survey an air route through Si- beria and across the Gobi Desert to China. If the venture is suc- cessful, it is planned to form a Chino-Soviet association for the establishment of permanent aerial communication between Russia and China. . Thousands of persons, including members of the government, were present at the departure of the expedition, which is escorted by many other planes on the first stage of its journey. COOLIDGE IS BACK; CHEERED BY TRIP Has Movies on Train of Mid- west Fete—Starts Work at Once. it By the Associated Press. President Coolidge returned to Washington today from Minnesota, where he attended the Norse American celebration. The presidential train arrived at the Union Station here on time, after hav- ing encountered comfortable weather throughout the night. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge and other members of the party had breakfast in the dining car just before the train entered Wash- ington. President Coolidge appeared In fine spirits. He was plainly pleased with the trip as a whole. Last night mo- tion picures of events at the Minne- sota State Fair Grounds on Monday, where he was cheered by a great throng, were shown aboard the train. Returning to the White House, Mr. Coolidge decided to go immediately to his oflice to resume the work he laid aside upon leaving. — VAN ORMAN IS STILL FACTOR IN BIG RACE American Balloonist May Yet Be Declared Winner of Gordon Bennett Cup. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, June 10.—The Ameri- can balloon Goodyear IIT., Wade T. Van Orman, pilot, may yet be de- clared the winner of the Gordon Ben- nett cup balloon race, which started here Sunday, it was belleved here today. The previous assumption of his disqualification may be incorrect, experts said. Van Orman traveled 441 miles from Brussels, the greatest distance so far reported (with all contestants heard from except the Belgian bal- loon Prince Leopold, piloted by M. operation and maintenance of the Dis. | ' constra) and landed in the Atlantic near the Ushant Light. The receiving of assistance in a landing at sea would constitute dis- qualification under the conditions of the race. But Van Orman landed on the deck of a steamship, the Vater- land, and it was believed today such a landing may not be construed as “receiving assistance.” De Muyter Went 422 Miles The distance next to that covered by Van Orman was made by Ernest de Muyter, Belgian pilot of the Bal- loon Belgica, who landed at Quimper, Brittany, 422 miles from Brussels. Van Orman’s report is awaited with intense interest by Aero Club officials here. The first messages said the American ballonist descended at sea and was rescued-by a German steamer. This would automatically have disqualified him. Later reports. however, said he descended on the deck of ‘the Vaterland. Such landing would be a new thing in ballooning, experts said. They be- lieve that Van Orman attempted to cross the English Channel, but was being swept toward the Atlantic and tried to remain Jow and drag a guide rope to be caught by a passing steamer. .In this way, it was P | BY ORDER OF CONGRESS SED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO! SHORT LEASE HIT BY SHOALS BOARD War Department Has Right to Sell Power Before Con- gress Meets, View. Opposition to any short-time lease of the power facilities at Muscle Shoals was expressed by the President’s Mus- cle Shoals commission, in a letter transmitted today to the War Depart- ment. The commission, meeting in first reg- ular session, decided that if the War Department desires to sell power that may be developed before Congress takes final action it has that authority without further warrant from the eommissioners. Official information before the com- mission is that the production of pow- er will be delayed well beyond July 1, the time at which it had been expect- ed some units of the great plant on the Tennessee River could be put in operation. Machinery to Be Installed. Turbines and generators are vet to De installed, and some members of the commission said it might be a month or two or even longer before power in any commercial quantities would be steadily available. - Members of the ommission are op- posed to any sHort-time lease, for two major reasons: That the company ob- taining such a lease would have an advantage if small operation is de- cided upon, and that with revenue ac- cruding to the Government from such a lease there might be a disposition by Congress to delay disposition of the plant at the coming session. With the plant entirely ready for operation with the convening of Congress in Decémber, the Commis- sioners feel that the problem of ulti- mate disposition will be so urgent that Congress will act without any un- necessary delay. None of the Com- missioners would indicate what their recommendation to the President as to the form of final operation will be. National Defense Project. Some of them, at least, take the view that the project should be re- garded primarily as a national de- fense project In war time and a fer- tilizer project in peace time. They do not believe that power should be regarded as the controlling factor. Should the ultimate decision be for Government operation, some of the Commissioners are of the opinion that all of the power that might be developed could be readily utilized by the Government in the manufacture of guns and other materials for na- tional defense as well as nitrate. Similarly they are of the opinion that any concerns leasing the plant could dispose of the power without injuring power companies already in operation in the adjacent territory. HERRIOT STAYS AS MAYOR Friends in Lyon Get Him to With- draw Resignation. LYON, France, June 10 (#).— Former Premier Herriot, under pre sure from his friends, has withdrawn his resignation as mayor of Lyon, which he tendered yesterday. The last elections gave the Social- ists a majority in the city council, and the resignation incident arose from the replacing of a radical friend of M. Herriot's on one of the commit- tees. Dr. Antoine Depage Dead. BRUSSELS, June 10 (®.—Dr. An- tolne Depage, famous Belgian sur- geon, died at The Hague, it was an- nounced here toda! every city b as fast as th “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers lock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes e papers ave printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,626 (P) Means Associated Préss. TWO CENTS. SENATE AND HOUSE LEADERS ASKED T0 0. K. BATHING PLAN Tidal Basin and Jones Point Are Urged as Sites for Beaches by Council. WIRES GO TO MADDEN, WARREN AND CAPPER $20,000 Needed Likely to Be Raised by Subscription—Legality De- clared Unquestioned. Whether Washington will have two bathing_beaches this Summer, one at the Tidal Basin and the other at Jones Point, depends pparently on the answers to telegrams dispatched today by Jesse C. Suter, chairman of the Commissioners’ advisory council, 1o Senator Warren of Wyoming, chairman of the Senate appropriations committee; Senator Capper of Kansas, irman of the Senate District com- mittee, and Representative Martin B. Madden of Illinois, chairman of the House appropriations committee, ask- ing their approval to opening both beaches. If these three assent to the proposal to use the Tidal Basin temporarily this Summer as a bathing place for white people, and to construct suit- able facilities at Jones Point for the colored bathers, the Commissioners, it was indicated today, will request Col. Sherrill to go ahead with making both | places available. 1 To do this, Col. Sherrill must be supplied with necessary funds, which, he has ‘estimated, will be $20,000 if the waters of both beaches are to be properly chlorinated. To raise this amount by public subscription the Commissioners, it was indicated to- day, will make an appeal to the| public of Washington through the | various newspapers, and little doubt was expressed today that the neces- sary money would be raised Believes Step Legal. Col. Sherrill made it plain today that he has no doubts of the legality of opening the bathing beaches with popularly subscribed funds. He also stated that he will endeavor to carry out the wishes of the Commissioners and the Citizens’ Council, both of | which already have gone on record | if the Congressmen approv | The text of the messages sent to! the Senators and Representatives to- day by Mr. Suter follows: “Excessive heat and numerous drownings make imperative immedi- | ate opening of Tidal Basin bathing beach. Col Sherrill will operate on private funds if approved by chair- men of appropriations and District committees. Satisfactory arrange- ments also for colored bathers. Citi- zens' Advisory Council, including two colored members, recommend and ask your approval. Wire answer.” It was recalled today that Congress has been blamed somewhat unjustly for Washington'’s lack of bathing facil- ities this Summer. Congress, it was pointed out, did not “fail,” but “re- fused” to make the necessary appro- priations -for maintaining the white bathing beach at the Tidal Basin and for constructing the colored bathing beach. The refusal of Congress, it was emphasized today, was made on the ground that the waters of the | basin were polluted, and that the| health of bathers was thereby endan- gered. This condition still exists, in | the view of some experts, and will in- fluence largely the statements which are to be made by the Senators and Representatives who are queried on the subject. Urged by Council. The sending of the messages by Mr. Suter is the result of a meeting of the council yesterday evening, at which resolutions were adopted favoring the opening of the Tidal Basin beach as a temporary expedient this Summer and the designation of a similar beach for colored people. The council will sug- gest to Col. Sherrill that he confer with the Federation of Civic Associa- tions, composed of the colored citizens’ associations, as to where the colored beach should be, if it is decided to op- erate one this Summer. Mr. Suter, chairman of the council, stated at noon today that no further action will be taken by the council looking to the opening of the beaches until answers have been received from the telegrams sent out this morning. Meanwhile, Government officials, Federal and municipal, and citizens’ agencies are strenuously striving to provide bathing facilitles for the re- lief of young and old against the siz- zling heat of the past week, which has driven thousands into unprotect- ed bathing places, with its usual toll of casualties. May Use Reservoirs. Every possible place where bathers might enjoy themselves is being ex- amined, and the situation today was as follows: Consideration is being glven to the matter of using the Georgetown Reservolr as a bathing pool, and its use may be decided on within a few days. Stmilar consideration is being given to the Sixteenth street reservoir, now out of commission as a part of the| District’s water supply system. Children within & day or two may be allowed to splash around in the several score of park fountains with- out disturbance from the park police, for Col. Sherrill is planning to give them this privilege. The Georgetown reservoir belongs to the Federal Government, and also has been cut out of the District water supply system. Col. Sherrill said that he had just examined it and believes that it would make an ideal bathing (Continued on Page 2, Column §.) Navy Men Only May Drink Is Plaint In Civil Rule Plea for Virgin Islands By the Associated Press. _ Declaring that only a naval officer may drink in the Virgin Islands, former Federal Judge Lucius J. M. Malmin of the islands has arrived in Washington to wage a fight for civil government for the islands, which now are under naval juris- diction. 2 Prohibition laws are being en- forced on the island, he told Sec- retary fV¥ilbur, under the guns of the N ‘The possessions, he less and less valuable to the United States. The English flag, he declared, is the only one carrying malil to the islands. Oll-burning vessels, he added, have taken away a source of revenue formerly available through coal loadings. The Vol- stead act, he continued, has killed off the manufacture of rum and bay rum, with unfavorable reaction on sugar and molasses production. - Judge Malmin dec] the Navy dominates_ the istration of Justice in the and that he ‘would this uatl f 3 ;@hlmbh when , the appropriations o] Page 2, Column FIGHT FOR 819,373 URPLUSIS WONBY HEADS OF DISTRICT Controller McCarl Upholds Claim for Disputed Rev- enue Cash. TOTAL OF $5,257,528 IS NOW AVAILABLE Decision Sustains Contention That Big Sum Was Withheld Erroneously. The District of Columbia today won out in its claim to a disputed amount of $819,373.83 of surplus revenues ing in the Treasury when Controller General McCarl rendered an opinion sustaining the contention of the Com missioners This sum of money was made of several smaller items of surplus which were not definitely conceded as due the District by Congress when it passed the act authorizing the city to use $4,438,154.92 of its surplus in the Treasury The act provided that the additional disputed item of $819,373.83 could be made available if the controller decid ed it was rightfully District money. All Claims Allowed. Maj. Daniel J. Donovan presented a strong plea to troller in March, setting fo sons why the Commissioners believed this sum also should be credited to the District of Columbia, and the de cision handed down today by Mr. Mc Carl sustains the position of the local authorities. The total District surplus, therefore, becomes Approximately half of the surplus was appropriated by Congress before adjournment to be used for school building program, and the balance will be asked for by the Commissioners in the budget to be g;esenled to the lawmakers in Decem = Maj. Donovan explained today that the granting of this of money to the District makes the balanc plus revenue still in the Trea to be appropriated at the nex of Congress approximately § After quoting the act of Congress disposing of the District's surplus revenue question, the controller said 1n his decision: “Pursuant to the provisions of this statute, T have ascertained and deter- mined that the following items were improperly charged by the joint select committee to the District of Columbia in the adjustment of the accounts r;lzlh the United States as of June 30, up ditor the con th the rea . The sum of $169,508.85. Excess revenues collected by the District of Columbla and deposited in the Treas- ury of the United States during the fiscal year 1922, over and above appro- priations and other charges against the revenues of the District for that year. This amount was included as a part of the balance in the general fund in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia on June 30, 1922, under item (a) (1) of the act of February 1925, but was 0 erro- neously included as a part of item () (1) of said act, one of the charges against the District of Columbia, based on the committee’s report. This last action was apparently because the amount had been used as a basis for fixing the tax rate in the Distr of Columbia for the fiscal year 1923. Wrongly Held Charge Item. ““Consideration of the fact of the ex istence of this amount did not have the effect of constituting the amount as an obligation of the District. The money was actually in the Treasury {on June 30, 1922, to the credit of the | District of Columbia and should not have been included as a charge item in the act of February 2, 1925. This {item is described in the first proviso of the act of February 2, 1925, as surplus | of revenue of said District collected {and deposited in the Treasury of the | United States during the fiscal vear | 1922 over and above all appropriations land other charges for X “2. The sum of §2 h District of Columbia’s proportion of deficiency appropriation warrant num- ber 3, dated July 1, 1922, totaling $3 051.20, act of July 1, 1922, 42d sta Because this appropriation was not approved until after the fiscal year 1922, the amount thereof was not con- sidered or included by the general ac- counting office of the United States or the auditor of the District of Colum- bia in their respective statements of account between the United States and the District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, but was in- cluded in the statements of account for the fiscal vear ended June 30, 1923 Charged Twice. “To include 60 per cent of the amount of this deficiency appropria tion as a charge as of June 30, 1922 would result in the District being charged twice for the me amount Accordingly. the inclusion thereof as & part of the charge item in the act of February 2. 1 W erroneous. | “3. The sum of $11,679.14. The | District’s proportion of miscellaneous |revenues deposited directly into the | Treasury—not through the collector of taxes—during the fiscal year 1 o the credit of the District of Co- | lumbia.’ | The controller then gives in detail |the miscellaneous items making up Ithis $11,679.14 and continue: | “This amount was actually in the | Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District prior to_the {close of the fiscal vear ended June ‘30. 1922, and is included in the gen- leral funds balance of the District of ithat date as certified to by the con- roller general of the United States This amount was, therefore, errone lously included in the charge item in the act of February 2, 1925. “4. The sum of $398,755.12. This amount represents the District of Columbia’s proportion of ‘surplus war- rant number 48, dated June 30, 1922, totaling $722,740.36. Under the pres- ent accounting system the revenues of the District of Columbia for a given year are charged with its proportion of total appropriations made by Congress for that vear. As required by law, such appropriations are carried on the books of the Treas- ury for two full fiscal years subse. quent to the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriations are pro- vided, when the unexpended balance is covered by warrants into the sur- plus fund. This action releases the charge raised against the District