Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER %, & Weather Bur r oand sl tly mum temperature tomorrow ir miperatures—Hi pom. yesterday: | u K colder about st} tonight; Full report on page 7 Closing N. Y. Storks and Bonds, Page 30 Fntered as s post office. cond class matter Washington, patte HINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. THURSDAY, CONFLICTING PLOTS TORESTORE CROWN " OF HUNGARY SEEN Supporters of Prince Ottol Reported Gathering for Budapest March. FASCISTS BASE PLANS ON ARCHDUKE ALBRECHT Thirty Billion Franc Counterfeit- ing Case Declared Mixed With Politics. origin 1sser fan was some 50 hering on the days. ast of Bud march thre n two or that premier. Count was the pur neans to put down ik and elevate Otto to irehy ent of the inc note that the Fasc of the counte the money putting o in cireulation -billin hottom nd that the the feitir obtain spurious ) e 1 up r Charles to the who banished him to Mac Pr Bethlen ers has The have mier nd Beniczky e interior on the was imprisones Horthy of 1 reets of Budapest Bristle Armed Police. VIENNA. January 7 (®.—The streets of Budapest are bristiing with { sointely neg] armed police, seemingly in expectation of ts from the Hungarian capital he Wiener Tageh correspond- t reports that the administration of public building even remotely fnvolved in the franc coun feiting plot appears to have over night from civil to military without notice French police connection with t plain that they are delayed in their searches by the demands of the mili vv for speclal p: The State’s attorney is s Yannounced that he will the property of all 1 ns i n the feiting, including castle Prince Ludwig Windisch Gractz, udapes nch offic & ays disorders, say repc 1t en every at counte of detectives, accompanied by are exploring miles of and poking intc 1 the the vast rambling castle, t Saros-Patak Jus stories are in circulation. one the notes were printed Germany during the war with the of depreciating French cur- fon in Germany. s to have heen established 1t_hevond the excha f two of e false bills in empt le to circulate them other than Holland, whers the first arrests were made MAY DEMAND DAMAGES. ¥rench Consider Action in Forgery Case. Cahle to The Star a PARI governme from Hun, hank note Chivazo Daily News nch zes eries of French ted with the tacit Janu t in perpetr svernment According to Horthy cahinet French detectives an tion only after the er Budapest threat with an ultimatum. officials are aiting fram Budapest in 7 the kind of claims 0 case it is proved thy involved in the French gov: ernment intends to ask damages mounting some $20.000,000. In case Horthy is proved not guilty ihe French foreizn office will insist that the culprits recelve drastic pun fshment, regardless of their social fir reliable cided participate in the d nvestig French Mi ened Hunxza @Oy o Quai irther der to establi t_forwar Admirs unique ¥ rep i (Copyricht. 1926, by Chicago Daily News Co.| MAN-MADE LIGHTNING IGNITES OPERA SCENERY Metropolitan Stage Hand Averts! Gov Panic by Putting Out Fire on Stage With Hands. 5 the NEW from Assoriated Pre YORK. January A spark man-made lightnin which a giant tree and rekindles the icred fire of the vestal Virgi third _act of Spontini’s opera, *La Vestale,” Jast night set fire to a plece scenery ueffing in the Metropoli- tan Opera House. Before the buzz from a capacity au dience grew to its final volume, a ushed on the stage, quick- rope which lowered the strips d prevented a pos-|tences of Thompson and Col. Charles ing out the blaze | B. Forbes, former director of the Vet- erans’ Throuzh it all. Jose Mardones, basso, | conspiracy case were affirmed last Sat- sible panic by c with his hand: he Pontifex Maximus of nz his role, while Tuillc ted. the orera, DI BULDING NEED Te'l ernfieit | ramshackle bui i With | rate of {ides lin the District of Columbia in the in- | terest Htrict | | construction of building | trict of Columbia to properly house ! | | sent of members of the Hungarian | information | to allow | | s in the | By the Associated Press. rafin eon- | « | | | the Government’s workers. | counsel, 1 COURT HOLDS RULE FOR REGULATION dF PEDESTRIANS VOID Decision by Judge McMahon Makes Traffic Situation | Mote Chaotic. i ALL-NIGHT PARKING BAN, | PUSHED, ROUSES SENATOR | Eldridge Letter Accusing Police of Non-Co-operation Brings Retort From Hesse. of | was | with be McMAHON. skein 3 JOHN P tangled enforcement knots today. result will than ever Washington's and traffic tighter that the ricate puzz tr tied prospect in into more | tore D Police “Traflic < new pedestrian stunninz hlow Tue John I d void any fur brou From the Conrt Eldrid was dealt a ruling by that it was il would dismiss ther ca of pedestrians before him for its violation While Commissioner Fenning and other authorities the District Building were whipping into shape a new regulation designed to abolish all night parking in the District, Senator Jones of Washin dire threat that if su unnecessary” rezulation is pl effect. he will institute leg ve it nullified One Regulation Openly Flaunted. Although the \ new reg on the books prohibiting solid-tire hicles from certain of the city’s main avenues, a number of Washington res. | 1t were openly and flauntingly vi ting the statute by driving their car << on the prohibited streets, with en letting them Answer ing questions at the District Buildin as to why the r m was not be- | ing enforced, police officials took ref- | uge behind vazue [ rector wol law | throuszh MceMahon and that OF U. §. STRESSED INHEARING ON BiLL he ses Fund Merely a Beginning, Committee Is Told. ridiculous, ed into ion to | 1 i | | | { The teral Gov- buildings in | t important Government. which fire-trap, the most overnment thousands of daily ng wcute need of the for proper which to transact the activities of th re overcrowded in lings where is | ve-! me now miny U the op wrings today on a general public bill before the House com- public buildin and rilding mittee on rounds. At the hearin admission of for better housin tivities in it wa appr mittee. ol properly tions. tion by 3 police. me. where to find it | Meanwhile the Senate District com- | { mittee seemed fo take a sane view of { | the problem when it met today, and | although there was an exchange of | ideas on the subject, the sentiment of | the committee was that it is only fair | that Director Eldridge be given an opportunity to work out his problems before any attempt is made to solve them for him. The far-reaching decision invalidat- ing pedestrian control was issued in the cases of James W. Grant and Ed- | ward Glassford, who were arrested during the recent police drive against eless walking at downtown inter- sections. There being no the director of tra to control the movements of |>QIXF.'"| trians at the crosswalks of the Dis. | * Judge McMahon's decision said. regulation compelling pedestrian swalks _controlled by traffic and trafic devices to obey the tions of such traffic officers or traffic devices is null and void, and a judgment of not guilty will tered in each of the cases herein.” the police are not the traffic regula to the accusa . superintendent of fiies don’t hother tight, he knows was general | of the need ernment ital and it the proposed 000,000, at the ear, by no means the Government eral buildings all over the coun try, but is enly a start on a public building program which has been ab- ted for Reads Coolidge In opening the m Elliott read from the Coolidge to Co he outlined conditions as follow “Again T urge upon the Cong the need of additional office building urzency for e ational the fon of Sif 000,000 the needs of ) statement. eting, Chairman sssage of Pres- s, in which | | | | ¢ and econ that face Fed omy. The acty some of the Go t im- portant activities bec lack of sufficient and suitable working space ire almost inconceivable. The De- rtment of Agriculture occupies 45 widely £s in the Dis- ounting office ent locations, 1l Revenue E u of Department, with its oblems _invoiving the ter bulk of the Federal Govern- ment's receipts, is housed in 11 in- different and in some cases MOSt un- ry offices. Efficient and eco- nomie: administration for which we are striving is impossible under thes conditions. I repeat my former rec. ommendation that in the interest of vod administration of Federal busi- ision be made at once b ss for an annual appropr excess of $10,000,000 for the in the Dis power vested in | authorizing him | The general ttered in > Tnter be en-| 1 Comes as Severe Blow The court’s ruling came as a severe blow to traffic officials, who had been congratulating themselves over the way pedestrians had obeyed the auto- matic signals just put into operation on Sixteenth street. Pedes lans, un. der the ruling, may disregard these signals at will. Advised of Judge McMahon's d cision, Director of Traffic M. O. I dridge declined to comment, but in- dicated that he may recommend that | the Commissioners take the case to | the Court of Appeals. Chief of Police Edwin B. Hesse merely declared that the Police De- |ymr|me~m would abide by the court’s [ ruling. in i not in “No general building bill has been enacted since before the wa Thi matter must necessarily come up for consideration. I am not in favor of the m of an act which would be “(Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) Judge | MeMahon s T do not intend to APPLIES FOR WAR BONUS (M ind St ! et 2 ON EVE OF EXECUTION : ox than the director this District. other than the director of traffic, possessing police power to Condemned Murderer. to Be Elec- Asks Com- regulate and control the movements of pedestrians crosswalks. My ruling applies solely to the power of the director of traffic to make such a y. |resulation.” trocuted Tomorrow, pensation for Service in By the A LITTL Facing electrocution tomorrow for the murder of a Sulphur ker, Terus Clark, 28, formerly of South Rend, Ind.. has applied for adjusted compensation for the time he served in the United States Army during the World War. After Gov. Tom Terral announced vester that he would not_intervene to save Clark’s life, the condemned application to the Veter: his wife, Mr Okla.. as beneficiary \merican Legion officials declared that there is no doubt that the elev- enth-hour application 4vill he granted, as no exceptions are named in the ad justed compensation law. Clark ser ed in the Army for more than a vear. Mrs. Stout. widow of L. M. Stout, the banker Clark was convicted of killing in a bank robbery at Sulphur Springs last July, was the central figure in a hearing hefore the gover- nor and pleaded successfully that the sentence of death be not changed by “Terral. i | Portions of Decision. Portions of the which comprises pages, follow “The questions to he in the instant cases are- “I. Has the director of traffic power | to make any such regulation control- | ling the actions of pedestrians upon | our streets? | Even if the director of traffic has the ceneral power to enact # reg. ulation upon the subject, is the reg- ulation here involved unreasonable, unusual, unjust and oppressive, and iz it restrictive of or in violation of the rizhts of personal liberty guar- anteed to every cltizen by the Con- stitution of the United States? i “Primarily the whole of what is called the police power of the State | resides in the State itself, to be ex. | ercised whenever necessary by its | Legislature, and when any part of | this power is conferred by the Leg- islature upon a municipality, or upon | any other sub agency, no (Continued on . Column 2) | court’s five opinion, typewritten determined Contractor Sentenced With Col. Forbhes | Claims Leavenworth Might Cause Death | was examined by a physician before | he left here a week ago. This physi- cian prepared an affidavit for the ap- pellate court stating a chronic disease of the heart makes it imperative that Thompson ‘remain in the mild climate | of Florida, away from all causes of worry. Removal from Florida, the physician certified, would be “fraught with serious danger to his life.” Thompson’s counsel have indicated they would first endeavor to take the case to the Supreme Court and keep the Circuit Court of Appeals at | Thompson at liberty on a supersedeas % bond until the hizhest court has pass- npson, now at Palm Beach, Fla., | ed on the appeal. ST. LOUIS, January 7.—Commit- ment of John W. Thompson, wealthy St. Louis contractor, to Leavenworth Penitentiary will be opposed by his it was announced today, on the ground it would endanger his life. The convictions and two-year sen- Bureau, in the bureau fraud day b {0 Thi . - \ | the i entered | Ta |attacked 1 | there, | renewed. JANUARY 7, IF You DONT WATCH ‘E 1926 —-FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. LASSITER MAY G PERSHING'S PL Canal Zone Chief Spoken of as Successor in Tacna- Arica Dispute. By the Associated Press Maj. Gen. William Lassiter, Army commander of the Panama Canal Zone, has been suggested to replace ien. John J. Pershing as neutral head of the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary com jon in the event a substitute is appointed to carry on the work in Arica during Gen. Pershing’s return trip to this country for medical and dental treatment. It is possible that Gien. Lassiter may be named to act only temporarily for w | Gen. Pershing, but should the latter find it impossible to conclude his labors in South America, the appoint- ment may be made permanent. As vet, however. no decizsion has been made on this point and probably will not be untl it is decided whether Gen Pershing will return to Arica Would Have Approval. Gen. Lassiter's selection undoubt edly would meet Gen. Pershing's ap proval. He ix recognized as one of ‘my’'s best administrators, and when Gen. Pershing was chief of staff he selected Lassiter as assistant ‘chief Another advantage of such an ap- pointment would be the close prox imity of Gen. Lassiter's post in the Canal Zone to Arica. Gen. Lassiter the Army in 1889, served with the Vera Cruz expedition, military attache at the American em- bassy in London, and during the ! World War rose to the grad2 of major general. He holds the Disting Service Medal for “marked of his commands in France. During the Spanish War he was recommended for brevet captain for gallantry in action at Santiago, Cuba. DISPUTANTS IN BATTLE. ished Chileans and Peruvians Fight at Tacna—One Hurt. ARICA, Chile, January (#).— Serious disturbances took place upon the arrival of the steamer Rimac, at a today, when 36 Peruvians were Chileans. 1In the battle, which became general, many of the Peruvians were bruised or otherwise wounded. One report has it that Gen. Pizarro, former Peruvian minister of war, fired a revolver and wounded a Chilean. The Peruvians, “who arrived at Arica aboard the Rimac, préceeded immediately to Tacna to assume vari- ous duties under Gen. Pizarro. They were met at the Tacna station by a crowd of Chileans and immediately fighting ensued. Both police and troops were hastily called to the scene, and after a semblance of order was restored the Peruvians marched under military protection to Gen. Pizarro’s residence. A still greater crowd had gathered and the demonstrations were Chilean reports assert that Gen. Plzarro appeared on the balcony of his house and fired into the crowd, the bullet hitting the Chilean. Police nd troops again intervened and the ioters were dispersed. — FALLS 12 STORIES—ALIVE Workman Breaks Leg and Wrist. Not Badly Hurt. NEW YORK, January 7 () —After falling 12 stories to the basement of a building under construction on River- side Drive yesterday, Paul Rockhold, a structural fron worker, was found alive by fellow workers on a plle of debris. He calmly told the men that he had suffered a broken leg and broken rwrist, and asked them to call an ambulance. Rockho!d had fallen seven stories through an air shaft, landing squarely on a bricklayer's scaffolding, from Which he bounded and fell five more Hoors into the basement. His condl- tion was said not to be serlous. —e iPl’!()BEiAALLE(:‘nED FLOGGING HAINES CITY, ¥ January 7 UP). —Authorities are reinvestigating a re- port that F. S. Barlow, Haines City hotel man, was kidnaped and flogged last night by a band of five men. The alleged abduction and flogging became known tonight when Barlow brought an advertisement to & local newspaper offering a reward of $500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his abductors. Police declared the matter had not been reported to them. | MAJ. CHALLENGES NYE'S REHT AS SENATOR Goff Says North Dakota Gov- | ernor Lacks Authority to Fill Vacancy. GE! LA BY GOULD LINCOLN. The right of Gerald P. Nve to a seat in the Senate under appointment by Gov. Sorlie of North Dakota to fill the vacaney caused by the death of Senator Ladd was challenged in the Senate teday. Senator Goff of West Virginia, who submitted a majority report for the -ommittee on privileges and elections adverse to the seating Mr. called up the resolution, declarin “That Gerald P. Nye is not entitled to a seat in the Senate of the United States as a Senator from North Da ko The vote in the Senate will come on that resolution, or in an amended form, declaring that Mr. Nve is e titled to be seated, provided Mr. Nye's supporters can muster strength enough to adopt the amendment. Such a substitute was offered today by Sen- ator Stephens of Mississippi. Senator Goff took the floor in sup- port of the resolution reported 1 the committee on privileges and elec- tions and made a_detailed argument to show that the State of North D: kota had never, through its Legisl ture, given the governor authority to fill vacancies in the Serats since the adoption of the amenbment to ihe Constitution of the United States pro- viding for direct election of Senators in 1913. “Enactment Not New Senator Goff declared that an analy, sis of the North Dakota law of 1917 authorizing the governor to fill_va- cancles in State and district offices discloses it to be merely an amend- ment, a_reenactment of earlier luws of North Dakota extending back into the days when it was a Territory. This law, he said, has been re-enacted from time to time with slight chanzes and could not be construed as a new enactment giving the governor au thority to fill a vacancy in the Fenate under the provisiohs of the direct election of ‘Senators amendment to| the: Constitution. Senator Goff discussed In detail the question as to whether a sena- tor of thé United States is a State officers, as claimed by some of those, supporting Mr. Nye. Senator Goff sald it would seem to be established, “That a United States officer is not a State offi- cer, and that a_ Senator is an offi- cer of the United States, holding un- der the Constitution, and not a_civil officer of the United States, holding directly under the national Govern- ment as created and organized under the Constitution. The one holde &i- rectly and immediately under the Constitution. while the other holds (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) ICE SPANS NIAGARA. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., January 7 UP.—A large ice_ bridge spans the Niagara River below the cataracts to- day reaching from the foot of the falls to the upper steel arch bridge. \An ice jam is forming in the lower Niagara River from Lewiston to Fort Niagara and the water has risen four feet. Precautions are being taken to protect property along both the American and Canadian shores. SWELLING FLOODS MENACING PARIS High-Water| | Seine Nears Mark, With Peak Two Days 0ff—Hundreds Fleeing. By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 7.—A rapid rise of the River Seine last night and this morning brought its height at the Aus- terlitz Bridge, in the heart of the city. to within § feet flood level of 1910, when the most de- struetive floods in the history of Paris occurred. The river is within less than 6 feet of the level of the 19 overflow. The peak of the rise probably will be reached Saturday, when the flood wa- ters of the upper valley arrive. Hun. dreds of families in suburbs of Pa have abundoned their homes for higher land. M. de Monzie, minister of works, has decided to confer daily with all com- petent officials and discuss necessary ures and promptly take steps to ¢ them out Thousands of Homes Flooded. The principal sufferers thus far the eastern subuxbs, where thous of houses have héen invaded b waters. Even where occupants are not obliged to decamp they are suffer- ing discomfort. The Invalides railroad station. across the street from the ministry of foreign affairs, was closed last night., owing 1o the rising waters. Traffic was sus. pended from Pari Rambouillet, Dereux while St. Denis abandoned their ing the evening. Hundreds of refugees are sheltered in Fort Vincennes Along the wrought the length of thé valley where the water is nearly a mile wide At Guise the people are living in the upper stories of their homes and are being victualed by means of boats sons on the Aisme is cut off from railroad communication. The lower arters of the town have been evacuated. The Marne is way out of its banks. Chateau Thierry is badly flooded. Destruction Reaches Huge Total. In Belgium, with the exception of the territory lving along the River iscout, which has a tendency to rise still higher, the sit ion continues to improve. Normal conditions are re- turning slowly as the flood waters fall back. There has been much devastation. however. Some persons estimate the destruction by the waters as nearly great as that done by fire and word in 1914. The towns of Sambre nd Meuse, which hafl just been re. stored from the devastation of the war, present a pitiful aspect. It is estimated that the damage through out Belgium will run into hundreds of millions of franes. Parliament has been called to meet next Tuesday and vote relief and rehabilitation funds. — SMUGGLING INCREAéES TO FORESTALL TREATY Impending Pact With Cuba Report- ed to Have Caused Spurt in Operations, By the Associated Press, HAVANA, re and January 7.—In conse- quence of the recent anti-smuggling | treaties arranged between Canada and the United States and Mexico and h and th Unlted States and the formulation of a similar treaty between Cuba and the United States, it is unofficially report. ed that there has been a great in- groase in smuggling, both of liquor ens, from Cuba to the s United States. i Assistant Solicitor Vallance of th American State Department and Cuban state department officials are putting the proposed anti-smuggling ! treaty into shape for presentation to the two governments. It.is expected to provide regulations for passenger and freight vessels plying between the two countries. Megan Lloyd George Under Knife. LONDON, January 7 (#)—Miss Megan Lloyd George, daughter of England’s wartime premier, under- went a successful operation for ap- pendicitis this morning. A bulletin issued after the operation said the patient's condition was entirely satis- factory. * Mr. Lloyd George, returning from a vacation in Italy, was expected to reach London some time today. Radio Programs—Page 36 &= | nds | flood | the residents of the Island of | homes dur- | Oise disaster has been | The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press service. Yesterday's Boys Must Study Salads and Carving To Win Diploma By the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla., January 7.—Cen- tral High School of Tulsa is going to make geod homekeepers of its boy students. A new ruling re- quires all boys to take a year's cour in home mics before receiviy dip? The home- craft course compels the student to buy his own neckties, to learn to carve a duck, to mak table salad, and also i terfor decoration The course, the States, according to the Burean of Zducation, adopted after trong indorsements in ques naires sent to 500 parents. RAIL LABOR PLANS TOLD T0 COOLIDGE Abolition of U. S. Board Ad- vocated by Workers and Employers. first in the | | President Coolidge was advised to- day that both the railroad companies and thelr organized employes desire the United States Railroad Labor Board abolished. This ‘information { was officially conveyed to the Prest | dent at the White House today by ili n. W. W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania system, and repre- | senting 20 of the largest carriers in | the country, and four delegates from | the railway brotherhoods. i From both sides of the railroad view- | point. President Coolidge was frankly that “through his has been brought railroads and their ploves can agree on new legislation { which would enable them to settle their differences between themselves without discomfort to the public. help” about em informed uation where the : Closeted for an Hour. lway brother- delegation, | sel for the combined ra ! hoods, headed the labor | which w W. N. Doak. pr {erhood of Railw Firemen; D. B. hood M. Jewell {Shop Craft however, was alone The railway union leaders were { closeted with the President for near- |1y an hour. When they emerged from of Railway Engineers, and Bert president of the Railroad Unions. Gen. Atterbury, { the conference. Mr. Richberg said that | they had informed Mr. Coolidge that both the railway unions and the com- { panies had agreed on a bill which, if adopted by Congress, would eliminate Ithe United States Railroad Labor Board and set up in its place sectional organizations created by the carrier and the workers themsel" Under this system. Mr. Richbers ex- plained, the companies and their em- ploves would first co der between themselves any differences that might arise. Should agreement become im- possible. the controversy would then | be placed before a national board. pos- sibly to be appointed by the President. Both sides would be obligated to re. frain from the strike until that hoard had reported on the controversial sub- ject to the President and permitted the public, through their subsecuent publications in the newspapers, to judze between the right and the wrong party. Would Obviate Strikes. Mr. Richberz decl. that carnestly believed such a system ! would almost make another big rail- road strike impossible. Public opin- ion, under this plan. would force the aggressor to submit to the ax N of justice. The plan is regarded as being more or less in accord w called Massachusetts plan, which the President to favor. Assenting to all that Mr. Richberg had said, the other three railway union chiefs added that they had told | the President that his message to the ! present Congress, in which he refer- | red to the desire of the railway com panies and employes to henceforth set | tle their own disputes, had reaily Ipaved the way to fruition of this {plan. For thix they extended their incere thanks, and declared that, al- !though they could not foretell | Congress might do. they believed the plan would prove successful now. | Gen. Atterbury was with the Presi- dent a few minutes. As a matter of | fact, the brotherhood chiefs overstay- d their time and took the 15 minutes red arbit is known allotted to the representative of the | 0 organized railroads that have lined up solidly behind the proposed legis- lation for virtual abolition of the Rail- way Labor Board. That Gen. Atter- ury had sufficient time to conduct his husiness, however, is indicated by the brief but pointed statement he gave out to the newspaper men, which fol- lows: i 1 ] Similar Proposition. express by appreciation for his help and consideration in bringing about {a situation where the railroads and | their employes could agree on a piece jof legislation which would enable { them to settle their differences be- tween themselves without discomfort | (o the public.”” A somewhat similar proposition was presented in Congress by the railway of passage for want of approval by i the railway executiv Having the unanimous support of both sides of the railroad industry now, however, it is felt that the proposed legisla: tion will experience little difficulty in passing through the present Congress and then receiving the necessary sig- nature of President Coolidge. OSWALD TOWER— On the sports page today, talking to the boys of Wash- ington on the best way to learn basket ball. Mr. Tower is a member of the rules committee, and is an authority on the sport. He is one of the regular aft- ernoon speakers before The Evening Star Boys Club, which got in operation last Monday, and is growing rap- idly. #P) Meanx Associated Pre: a| he | th the | what | “I visited the President merely to| | brotherhoods last Winter, but it failed | news Circulation, 101,577 TWO CENTS. OBJECT T0 PLACING ON DISTRICT ENTIRE COST OF PARK SITES Commissioners Say Pro- visions of House Bill Are Manifestly Unfair. | WANT U.S. TO PAY HALF, AS WAS FIRST INTENDED Measure Provides for Acquiring Parcels to Connect Two Great Parks nection between tomac Parks { \pprox | paid out of the |10 the credit of the trict in | Federal Treasury, as provided in the bill favorably reported to the Houss | vesterday by the District committee | will not be approvea the C | sioners unless the Fede ment contributes an | the necessary revenues | Commissioners Bell | both potnted out tod | propriation of $1,300,000 | the connection pr { 50-50 proportion b |and District Governme | the few remaining parcel | acquired on t ]mnnL as f cost of equal share of nd Rudolp ect was n he Federa! nd that ould be irrange twoen Unfair to District. T agree with Representative |man that the language of the lact should be continued, making pay- | ment for this land on a basis | declared Commissioner Rudolph. would certa i District buy the remaining parcels ou | of its surplus rev D Commiss origin [to rec of the disastrous| gohertson, president of the Brother-|said, the Federal Gov | contribute 40 per cent of the $600,000 it doe: j original | | The bill originally was worded that the entire cost of the project | would be paid by the Federal Gov- ernment, Commissioner Bell explained, but this was later changed 3o that | the Distrjct would be required to pay 50 per cent of the cost. Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor, {explained that only $600,028.75 mains in the Treasury to the credit of the District of the original surplus of $5,257.528.75, and the $600,000 had been set aside for p chase of the land needed to complete the park connections. While Potc mac and Rock Creek parks, as well as the Zoological Park, are entire under Federal jurisdiction and con trol, Mr. Donovan said that the Dis | trict contributed toward their development on the 5 5 “The Commissioners and all others concerned have repeatedly maintained that the Federal Government should match surplus revenues §1 for S1. it accumulated under the old 50- asis,” declared Maj. Donovan when Congress recognized the trict surplus it stipulated that should be expended on public schools parks and p ounds, and the item of $600.000 was reserved at that time for completion of the Potomac-Rock Creek Park connection.” Might Delay Project. Opposition_to the proposal to take $600,000 of District surplus funds in the Treasury for the purchase of 11.73 acres of land necessary to com plete the Rock Creek-Potomac Park way would seriou retard the work of preparing this great connecting link between Rock Creek and Potomac Park for the use of the people, it ¥ ! bointed out today at the office of public buildings and public parks | People of the District of Columbia | would obtain full advantage from the { use of this money for park purposes !it was stated, and if they insisted | that the Federal government match the sum. this might serve to delav ompletion of this parkway for rs, | " Even after the land is acquired, it | was pointed out, the Federal zovern ment _ will to__expend about (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) NEBRASKA STORM CLAIMS VICTIM; TWO MISSING Drifting Snow, December 13, Isolates Many i | Continuing Since Unfortunate Travelers. By the Aseociated Prese | BAYARD. Nebr., January 7 | Snowstorms which have swept this area since December 13 ve cost one life and isolated many traveler Two person: e believed to ha been lost in vast snowdrifts. John Kelth of Alliance died in the storms, while 4 searching party has been unable to find Mr. and Mrs. E. Shay, who have been missi sincé December 13. Many travelers, some of them women, have been stranded at fso- lated ranches and some forced fo sleep in haystacks and abandoned huts. It is feared many others are still stranded. The snow is still drifting and im- peding progress in opening roads. e GREEK DEBT DISPUTED. Certain Claims Raised by Athens Prior to Reaching Settlement. A Greek delegation has presented to the Treasury a memorandum con- cerning their government's debt (o the United States. A credit of $50,000,000 was extended to Greece during the war, but only $15,000,000 of it ever was advanced. The Greeks believed they were to have all of the credit extended, and they now have developed certain claims which must be smoothed out before a friendly arrangement can be reached.