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WEATHER. (U. S Weather Bureau F Snow. tonixht row, minimum temperat abont 24 degre=s: not S0 col Temperature: Highest, 38 lowest, 21, at 3 Yeport on page 9§ and probably orecast.) tomor- ure tonight 1d tomorrow. at 1:30 pm a.m. today. | | | Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 20 Entered as secol yost_office. CLOTURE ON COURT ARGUMENT VOTED, of 10 25, POINTING TOEARLY APPROVAL Adoption of Debate Curb Re- garded as Virtual Assur- ance That Protocol Will Be | Adopted Soon. j No. 29854 BALLOTING CONDUCTED IN TENSE EXCITEMENT Robinson, in Closing Speech, Warns That Defeat of Resolution Would | Long Delay Action on U. S. Ad-‘] herenec to Geneva Tribunal—As- sails Minority Stand. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. } The Senate clapped cloture on the! World Court debate today by a vote of A8 to 26, This virtually assures ratification of the World Court protoco! with the Swanson reservations within a short time. Under the cloture rule. cach Sena- tor is permitted only an hour's de- bate on the resolution and all amend- ! ments and reservations. Compara-| tively few Secnators are expected to| avail themselves of the time allowed | them, however. Dawes Submits Question. At 1 o'clock, in accordance with the | Senate rule for limiting debate, Vice President Dawes submitted the ques. tion. Without further debate the Sen- ate proceeded to vote on the motion for cloture offered by Senator Len- root, in charge of the World Court and signed by 48 Senators., equally divided between the parties. It re- quires 2 two-thirds vote of those present and voting to adopt cloture. The roll call follows: . Senators voting in favor of cloture- Republicans—Bingham, _Cennecticut: Butler. Massachusetts; Capper. Kan- sas; Couzens, Michigan: Cummins, Towa; Curtis, Kansas; Deneen, Illi nois: 'Edge, New Jersey: Ernst. Ken- | tucky: Fess. Ohlo: Gillet. Massa-! chusetts: Goff, West Virginia: Good- ! Iog Idaho; Greene, Vermont: Hale, ! Maine: Jones Washingtont Keyes New Hampshire, Lenroot, Wisconsint McKinley. Tilinols: McLain, Connec- tieut; McMaster, South Dakoia; Me- Nary, Oregon: Metcalf, Rhode Island: Norbeck. South Dakota: Oddie, Ne- vada: Pepper, Pennsylvania: Phipps, Colerado: Reed, Pennsylvania; Sackett, - Schall, Minnesota; Short: ridze, Smoot. Utah: Stan- field, Oregon; V sworth, N v York Warren, Wyoming: Weller, Maryland: Willis, Ohio—3 Democrats for—Ashurst, Bayard, Delaware; Bratton, ico: Bruce, Maryland: Caraway, kansas: Edwards, New Jersey Michigan: Fletcher, George, Georgia: Gerry, Rhode Island: Glass, Virginta: Harris, Georgia: Harrison, Mississippi: Heflin, Alabama: Jones, ew Mexico; Kendrick, Wyoming; | King, Utah: MecKellar, Tennessee: | Mayfield, Texas; Neely, West Virginia; | Overman, North Carolina: Pittman, | Nevada: Ransdell, Louisiana; Robin-: son, Arkansas, Sheppard, Texas: Sim- mons, North Carolina: Swanson, e ginia: Tramwell, Florida: Tyson. Ten- ! nessee: Underwood. Alabama; Walsh, Montana—31. Total 68 for. nators voting in oppos | i ! i | | | Ferris, tion were hart, Towa: Cameron, Arizona: Vermont: Fernald, Maine: North Dakota: Harreld, Oklahom: Howell. Nebraska: Johnson, California: La Follette, Wisconsin: Me: rado: Moses, New Hampshire: ris. Nebraska: Nve. North Dakota: Pine. Oklahoma: Robinson. Indiana: Watson. Indiana: Williams, Mis- sourif—18. Democrats opposing—Blea: Carolina: Broussard. Louisian: Washington: Reed. Missouri South (Carolina: Stephens. sipni: Wheeler, Montana—7. Farmer-Labor—Shipstead., rota—I1. Ranks Break in Test. Several Senators counted to vote in favor of the World Court today cast their votes re; they In- cluded both the = from In- diana. Watson and Cameron of Ariz sard of Louis South Dill, mith, Missis- Minne- aj nator Means of Colorado; Senator Norris of Nebraska; Senator Smith of South Carolina, Democrat: Senator Stephens of Missi: ssippi, Democrat, and Senator Wheeler of Montana, Democrat. When the final vote comes o adoption of the resolution ratifying the World Court protocol, there will | he a considerable number in excess of the necessary 64 votes to put it through roll call came after sn hour of | us debate, durinz which Sena- | inson of Arkansas, Democratic leader. supporter the court, oceu. pied five.tenths of the time, st he- fore the vole wnas txken Har vison of Mississippl souzht twice 1o offer again the proposal for unanimons consent submitied by Senator Robin- son last week, fixing February 10 the day fof limiting debste. Senator Borah of Idaho ebjected | on the first occasion and Senaior Bruce of Maryland on the second, Senator Robinson in vigorous style | defended the course of the pro-couri | Senators, insisting that they had been perfectly fair and had ailowed full | time to the opposition to dzbate the ! court issue. The Ku Klux Klan was_ brought into the debate by Senator Robinson, | who pictured Senator Reed of Mis souri advancing in opposition to the | World Court with “the king kleagle | on one hand and a grand dragon on | the other.” “Does the Senator say that I am a member of the Ku Klux Klan?" de. manded Senator Reed. “'No, T do not.” said Senator Robin- son. He said that what he intended to convey was that the Senator from | Missouri and the Kian were together in opposing the World Court, al-| though the Senator from Missouri | “was in favor of unlimited immigra- | tion.” The inference was that the Klan, (Continued on Page 2, Column £) Was INTEREST ARQUSED - |cardinal's secretary threatened to close 10 pass by the bier | far are Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago, . Paris: ¢h WASHINGTON, 'NEITHER PEARY NOR COOK FOUND| POLE. IS GEN. GREELY’S BELIEF Doesn’t Think Either Lied | —Just Believes They | Are Mistaken. Leader of 1l-Fated Party Which Failed Supports Amundsen. nd class matter shington, D. C. | | Without questioning the integrity of either of the two Arctic explorers bout whose cluims controversy has raged for 16 yvears, Maj. Gen. Adolphus W. Greely, U. 8. A., retired, who in 1881 made an unsuccessful dash for the North Pole, said today that he was WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening D. NUARY WOMAN SLEW SELF,, HE CUT UP CORPSE, DOCTOR CONFESSES C.,, MONDAY, J! 1926 - Chiropractor, Fearing Blame, Says He Tried to Hide Suicide in Office. ADMISSIONS ARE MADE IN FRENZY OF TERROR | i convinced that neither Dr. Frederick A. Cook, much-maligned claimant to | the discovery, nor Admiral Robert L. I'eary, generally accepted as dis- coverer of the Pole, had achieved suc- Gen. Greely who now lives at 1 R street, orously upheld the st- ment by Roald Amundsen. discoverer of the South Pole, which last week re. newed the controversy. to the effect that Dr. Cook’s claim was just as good as that of Admiral Pea MAJ. GEN. A. W. GREELY, i = | Amundsen when he announced that | he had reached the South Pole. i N . his is a mooted controver ' Calls Neither Liar. jone that never can be settled.” said the ‘1 am not calling either Dr. Cook or | veteran explover. a little wearlly. | Admiral Deary a liar,” said Gen. | "The claims of both Dr. Cook and Ad- ! Greely with emphasis, but 1 am con. | miral Peary arc based on their own vinced that neither one actually | Statements, which are not supported reached the Pole. Neither s able | by ‘testimony of other persons of in- to give unquestionable proof that they | tegrity. T have read the detailed ac- had reached r zoal; neither had |counts of the explorations of both and | testimony of scientific witne: to| find_myself unable to helieve that substantiate their claims, had |~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) and | s HEAVY SNOW DUE, - . SAYS FORECASTER Strong Wind May Even Raise ; Storm to Blizzard—Plows ; Are Ready. i INMERCIER'S WiLL Believed Cardinal Referred to Union of Roman and Anglican Churches. By the Associated Press MALINES, Belgium, January fuch interest was aroused today by the revelation that Cardinal Mercier had left a religious will addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The details of this document have not yet been made’ public, but, as it was written shortly after the visit to the dying cardinal by Lord Halifax, president of fhe Andlican Church Union, it is believed that it has ref- erence to the question of a union of the Roman and Anglican Churches, for which the cardinal long had been working. The will was written in the cardinal's own hand. Hundreds Seek Admission. So great has been the desire of the people to show their love for Cardinal fercier that last night several hun-|that made motorinz risky dred. believing that the doors of the |slowed down abruptly " and archepiscopal residence would be elos- | \Weather Bureau's advice 1o ed before they had time to pass hy | drivers this morning was te put the bier, rushed past the attendants chains before rting home nd gained entry to the vestibule. The | cvening. police made several arrests and the Snow Sqund Oepanieed: Just as soon as the flakes began to fall ‘in quanity Morrls Hacker, superintendent of city refuse, organ. ized a snow-removal squad and sent it out on the streets to keep the lanes of travel open. The force is com- posed of about 400.men from the Street Cleaning, Water and Sewer De- partments of the municipal govern. ment. Thirty-five plows are being used in Snow for the next 24 hours, at| least, was the Weather Bureau's pre. diction for Washington today. The precipitation, the forecaster an-| and possibly heavy. the more seriol fall depending altogether upon coudi- | tions that are slowly moving in trom the West. There will be little change in temperature for possibly as long as| the next three days, it was said, the thermometer hovering just above or| just below freezing. Strong winds may sweep up from the South | Atlantic, however, and lend biizzurd- |like conditions to the storm. The snow began to fall shortly he fore 11 o'clock this morning and. iine jand d soon covered housetops and streets i a thin, sHppery film the the palace until after the funeral if further untoward incidents occurred. Many of the persons ‘who came to pay tribute to the prince of the church brought with them medals and other holy objects with which they touched the cardinal's body, believing that hereafter they would carry with them the attributes of blessing. Although only three Belgians thus far have been honored with a national funeral, the homage that is being paid | addition to fifteen trucks. ipecial ef- Cardinal Mercier transcends even that | forts will be made to kecp strests given a monarch. In his robes ul{uver which street cars are operated purple, mitre in hand and the great | free of snow, and motorisis are ur gold cross upon his breast. thousands to kéep off the track Shovel zan, of people in all walks of life continue |al:o will werk fto keep €rossavalie n which his body !in_the business section clear. lies in the archepiscopal residence The plan of opening two lanes here, to which it was transferred ves- | 13th <:reet hetween F and 1 terd: htm'\ the hos 11 in Brussels | hy pushing the snow to ths center where ha died Saturday. the street, experimented with durins (1he last snow. will be continued, hui will not be extended to other streets. Mr. Hacker said, as he does not be lieve this method would work success- fully on narrower streets. The cost of snow removal Is already making deep inroads into the street cleaning department's appropriation for the current fiscal vear. Approxi- mately $14,000 was spent to remove the last snow, Mr. Hacker id, and if the present fall iz heavier it may take at least $20,000 additional irom {the appropriation. Coolidge Sends Condolences. From all parts of the world have come messages of condolence. Among these is one from President Coolidge, sent to the embassy here by Secre. tary of State Kellogg. In it there was reference made to the indomnitable courage of the cardinal toward hu- manity and better world conditions. The cardinal will be intomber Thurs- day in a crypt in the Cathedral of St. Rombau besides the bodies of for- mer primates of Belzium. King Albert. the Crown Prince, members of the cabinet and other high state and ecclesiastical officials will be present. Dr. Fowler Issues Warning. Althoush Conzress provided no special appropriztion this year for snow removal, Mr. Hacker indicated that he plans to submit a supple- mental item for the Street Cleaning | Department to cover the cost of re. moving snow. With the fall of snow today Dis- trict Health Officer William C. Fow | ler reiterated his warning that people should keep thelr feet warm and dry as a_ preventive against pneumonia, { which has been unusually prevalent in_Washington since Christmas, Sixteen new cases of pneumonia and six deaths from the disease were re- | | ported to the Health Department over {the week end. Pnecumonia deaths for the month now total 108. There have | been 307 caxes since January 1. 50,000 Persons Assemble. It i= estimated that 50,000 persons came here from other parts of Bel- gium yvesterday, hoping to get a glimpse of the cardinal's features. Extra police were summoned for to- day and arrangements made to pre- serve better order. The streets were filled with automo- biles all day, among them those of the French, Spanish and Japanese Ambassadors, who made the trip from Brussels. The question of a and the arrangements for mony are beinz settled cabinet meetinz in the mier Poullet and Baron minister of the interior, initiative. Among the prominent persons send- ing such messages of condolence thus national funeral the cere- t Mail Loss Case Decided. Money lost through the theft of unregistered war ngs stamps can- ' not be recovered in the courts in suits against the United States, the' Supreme Court decided today in a case brought by Sidney Mandelbaum ' . of Des Moines, lowa. ! | | | | Cardinal O’'Donnell of Ireland, Cardi- nal Cerretti, the papal nuncio in : the Archbishop of Canterbury. (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) Mind-Changing Government Writers Cost Treasury $220,327 in One Year| pcsam o s Ofcial writers of the Government, 236 pages. bit He adds this advice: | 4 . “ongress, cost “An individual who aspires to\read {ncluding members of Cong ho Toat |21l the literature of the' Government | the Treasury $220,327 during the last|oylq have to outlive Methuselah, | scal year by changing their minds and even then he would fn a few | » their writings had been set in|years be hopelessly behind the current publications of the vast army of Gov- | ernment writers.” 1 The nightly dispatch of the Congre: slonal Record alone, he said, requires 250 mail sacks. The Post Office De- partment led the others in amount of printing, while the White House economized on that score, its bill total- ing $3,268.81, a saving of $771.08. expense of revising proofs of typed articles and speeches fs dis- closed in the annual report of George H. Carter, the public printer, with the dded information that the figure this vear is $34,510 more than last year. Mr. Carter offers the information that he has facilities for increasing the size of the Congressional Record from an average of 80 pages daily to i i a new record—342,303,710, |clump of woods near Media, | overlooks the ravine where the younz tic. “the woman's death and the dismem- | trelghter Antinoe, after answering an | afirmed the conviction. 1 mid-Atlantic. | still_in vicinity searching for her. “Antinoe’s No. 3 hatch stove in. All merger will become effective at the | ; Postal card output for the year set |boats gone. Water in'fireroom. Radie |end of the present school year, it was|Judd. a Washington correspondent for [ hizh. Declares Milliner, Disappointed in | Love, Took Poison While Wait- ing for Treatment. By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, 1, David M. Marshall, 4 chirepractor, to- | day confessed that he had dismem- hered the body of Miss Anna May Dietrich after she had committed sui- cide by taking poison in his office. Stoutly maintaining his innocence of her death, Marshall said she had come to his office for treatment and that while he was out fo get some- thing to eat she took poison. Fearing he would be charged with her death, he decided to dispose of the body. Marshall told the Delaware County THE P HIRTY-FOUR PAGES. tion 1s deliv as fast as t “From Press to Home The Star's every city block and the regular edi- Within the Hour” carrier system covers ered to Washington homes he papers are printed. 1 | Saturda; Sunday" Star. ROPOSED MINES-TO-HOMES PLAN. autherities that she had heen disap- | pointed in a love affair hy a wealthy New York man named Nichols. In- vestization showed that Miss Catha- rine 8. Girling. the milliner who em- ployed Miss Dietrich, had heard her ! speak of a man named Nichols. Marshall bhroke down after a tense nd dramatic series of questions, giv- | ing in completr detail how he dis. membered the body and disposed of he different parts { Bedy Bauiid'in Woeds. iDeath of Representative Miss Dietrich’s body, with the head | and legs missing. was found in a, Raker Causes Postponement and 2-Week Delay. QURDISTRTBLL ISE DAY N HOLSE seven miles from Philadeiphia, last V\'cd—‘! nesday. An hour later the legs were discovered nearby. The head was found last Saturday under a railroad trestle at Bywood, just over the western city line of Philadelphia. ~ The police still have to solve the proMlem of whether Miss Dietrich committed suicide. A preliminary ex- | This is District day in the House | according to the calendar, but he | tour District measures favorably r { ported from the House District cor mittee which are awaiting action in nounced, would be aj least moderate {amination of the body last week failed | the House will probably not come up | DoUgherty was Was to establish the cause of death. No (o, consideration for two weeks. ce of poison was found. In viewi " e postponement of District d of Marshall's statement that she had I3 BOWPOTEREAL OF BIFICE T a fatal drug caused the - | v e e e Amother | sentative John E. Raker of Californin. and more complete autopsy. | out of respect for whom the it After his confession Marsh.'l wa: adjourned Saturday. taken to a restaurant. where he at A T e a hearty breakfast. Later he made! Boxinese. Aot anticineting & formal-confession in the presence. that that could be disposed of in a of a stenographer. | couple of hours, the House last Frid Murshall is about 42 vears oid. tall] gave privileged status to the Haugen anfl’gaunt {n appeamanics.’ He has &) cooparative matcketing bill for con: wife and a younz child, | sideration following the naval bill. A brief half hour hefore Te hroke i e e ahall raa ] Lobbyists Are Disturbed. bent over and looked sty ht into ”BN':INQP:l'(Pl]hl!{(':nql‘x)l‘:glr;‘.ev\lwn the he disfigured face © woma ouse opened fo - e e ih House Leader Tilson asked mous consent to postpone District until tomorrow. This was objected to by Minority Leader Garrett. Later after a conference with Chairman Zihlman of the House Dis trict committee. to whom he made a proposal to take up any one or two small bills that might be quickly pass- ed, Mr. Tilson announced that he thought it would be impossible to give a v for District legislation until the next regular District day, two weeks hence, This decision raised havoc delegation of welfare lohbyis New Y k., who came to \Washington today to prime New York members and others with arzuments to he used when the mothers’ pension bill ame up for consideration. Pension Bill Held Up. The mothers’ pension bill was one of four measures on which action was axpected today. The bill as reported trom the committee follows the New York plan of putting administration of the §100.000 pension fund. which comes entirely from District revenues, under the administration of a sep arate board The bill which provides for erection of two artificial bathing heaches at cost of $345.000 to District taxpayer the hill authorizinz payment of som¢ $68,500 past due in annuities to re tired police and firemen and the bill which authorized metropolitan pwiice- men ::nd firemen fo he furnished with uniforms and cther necessary equip- ment are also on the calendar await m zuiltless. ession Frantic. The confession. made in the office of District Attorney William Taylor. at Media, came in tumbling, franti after the chiropractor ha examined for four hou He was taken to Media from his home in Byvwood Heights. which was found wedged under a railroad trestle Saturday. and where vesterday searchers came upon remains of the clothi e hid | <ht last Tuesday, the dav she dis- appeared. to wear to a dancg the fol- | night. Marshall had zlibly answered multitude of questions. in the distr office, in his own home. in Philadetphia offices and in the ence of the mutilated body at morgue. ad with a from woman's head heen left alone with ‘Mr Tavlor,” he began suddenly. after a tense silence of five minutes. I want you to promise me one thing | —that you will take care of my wife and child.” Then there was another pause. | Admits Part in Crime. ‘I did it,” he cried suddenly. 1 don’t know why 1 did it—I was fran- with fear. Then he hegan the brief story of . berment and disposition of her body. | re™ 108 P G0 GIC O 1 met the girl Tuesday night out- side my office on 17th street in Phil- adelphia,” he began. She said she did not feel very well. 1 proposed that she go up to my office—I told | OFFICER'S SLAYER'S ner the door was unlecked—and ie; GENTENGE IS UPHELD something_to eat. RO “‘I was gone about an hour. “'her\" 1 came back I went to my office. hut | Los Angeles Man Loses Appeal At- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) ! tacking Validity of Giving Death Penalty in Absence. CRIPPLED SHIP LOST BY RESCUING LINER i Snow Squall Wives Out All Traces' of Freighter While Aid Is © Being Given. Isaac Wolfgang. convicted in Los Angeles. Calif.. of the murder of : policeman who was attempting arrest him for stealing a bottle of milk. today lost his appeal in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court merely an- below was affirmed on the authorities cited. Waolfgang contended that been illegally resentenced to death during his absence. He was present when the death sentence was im- posed in the trial court, but he was not present when it wae reimposed he had By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. January 25.—The | liner President Roosevelt wirelessed the United States Lines today that | ‘she had lost trace of the British| g¢ier the State Supreme Court had While the from her yesterday in|case was pending the laws of the The President Roose., State were amended So as to permit several hours but trace was lost in | STeT APPest 1n the LRsence of T a heavy snow squall. | lenged the validity of the new law. All of the freighter's boats were | O gone, the message said, water was in | the firerqom and her radio was put | out of commission. The Antinoe sai- | d from New York January 14 for | aueemflo\\'n with a cargo of wheat. 'New ¥York Conservatory to Be The message from Capt. George | ried of the President Roosevelt said;| Meintained by Juillard Funds, “Picked up SOS from steamer| NEW YORK. January 25 (@).— SO8 call Fi ! Antince. Proceeded and arrived noon An urrangement has been concluded | William T. Dewart, executor, found Sunday. Weather foggy, heavy snow, | under which the institute of musical westerly gales, rough seas. Remain-|art of this city will become the con- ed alongside until 9 am. when lost | servatory in the proposed institution | to be established and maintained by | trace of her In heavy snow squall. Am | the Juillard Muscial Foundation. The out of comission.” announced yesterday. - Edwin L. « | the $4.000 nounced that the decision of the court | MUSIC SCHOOLS TO JOIN.| ROXY DEMANDS £5,000 DEFICIT BE PAID BY MRS. DOUGHERTY sists Chairman of Hospital Benefit Concert Be Held Responsible for Expenses of “Gang”— Other Costs Nearly Equal Receipts. In “Roxy and his gang” now are hold ing Mrs. John Allan Dougherty per sonally responsible for the $5,000 ex- pense account incurred by the organ- |ization for its visit to this city Jan ary 8 and 10, at which time it gave four concerts for the benefit of the National Sanitorium for Tubercular Children to be located in New jexico and for which movement Mrs. ington chairman developed today in letter here from L. Rothafe] in_answer to a request by Wilson. a Washington at waive his claim to any af | proceeds of the entertain ments. Mr. Wilson wrote the letter at the request of several Washington women interested in the difficulty which nas arisen. Meanwhile a conference is heinz | held ¢his afternoon between Mr. Wil- | son and Charles Howe, treastre ’r\r the American urity and Trus | Co. and treasurer of the local c¢nt tainment program. with the view dishursing the $4,000 proceeds 1 creditors whose bills total almast at amount. Included in the bills are items for rent of the Washington Auditorium. newspaper adverti which was given at reduced r and expenses for assistants to Mrs. Dougherty Indications were todar that the Washington debts would be liquidated and Mr. Rothafel could continue h ezotfations with Mrs. Douzhe against whom he has laid his claim On the other hand. there was just 2 tronz sentiment in favor of pro- ing the $4.000. now in the trust com- pany, in hopes the matter will close there 1 10c t This | received | ' Rox torney, t Another Roxy Statement. - There is one feature enterinz into the discussion which supports the ip dication that Mr. Rothafel will hav a hard time collecting what ts due him. This is his re sertion both in public and te that he would see to it there would be no loss to the committee promoting the henefit performances here. On (Continue: . Column 1) EXPERTS INDORSE REVISED TAX BIL CAPITAL PARK BILL OPPOED INHOUSE | Additional Cuts Would Mean $167,000,000 Excess Loss, Green Explains. o on Pa | Others to Appear Before Dis- | trict Subcommittee at Hearing Tomorrow. B the Associated Press Already facing stiff opposition in the Senate. where it will be consider ed this week, the tax reduction bill had new troubles before it with notice from the House of its unacceptabitity as revised by the Senate finance com mittee. Chalrman Green of the House ways and means committee. which drafted the bill approved by the House, op- 1m.~p.\ the revised measure on the und that its additional re- duetions would mean an ultimate an nual loss in revenue of $467.000,000. or 167,000,000 more than Secretary. Mel- lon previously stated could be allowe Describing the estimates of re tions prepared by the finance mittee in its report of the bill as con tamning some’ “very misleading in ferences, 1o say the least,” Mr. Green protested vigorously against the pro Described by Maj. U. 8. Grant Engineer officer in charze of public | huildings and public parks in the Dis triet of Columbia, as the most impor- tant legislation affecting the National Capital that has been considered by Congress in many years. the bill to enlarge the National Capital < Commission and to give it city plan- | ning powers was considered today by | & subcommittee of the House Distri committee. of which Representative Gibson of Vermont is chairman. Many distinguished men who have extensive experience in city planning testified in favor of the bill. These include Maj. Grant, Fred Coidren. chair- man of the Board of Trade commit-| te= on parks and attorney with the| National Capital Parks Commission Maj. Carey Brown, execttive officer of | the National Capital Parks Commis- | sion: Frederic A. Delanc resident | posed repeal of the inheritance and of the American Civ n and | capital stock . contained in chairman of the Committee of One|(he Senate measure. Hundred on the Federal City. who was | Unless the Senate itself revises the a member of the commission which |bill to suit the House views, Mr. made the famous McMillan Park re-|Green indicated that the fight on sev- port about 20 years ago. | eral pro Morris Knowles of the American the m after passage in the Society of Civil Engineers and chair- | Senate. goes to conference for adjust- man of the Planning Commission of ment of differences with the House, |the City of Pittsburgh and former| To assure tax reduction by March | chairman of the Board of Appeals for | 15. when first income tax payments oning and a member of the Hoover are due, Chairman Smoot of the Commission in_City Planning and| fnance committee has Sei Februare | George E. Ford of the Ameri- | 15 as the deadline for final action on Planning_Institute of New the bill by the Senate. M. Spofford. head of the | Department of Civil and Sanitary En- ineering of the Massachusetts Insti- | tute of Technology and a director of {the American Society of Civil Engi- [ neers. and Carl R. Parker. represent- | | inz the American Society of Land- scape Engineers. The subcommittee adjourned the hearing until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when other engineers with wide city planning experience are to be heard. 3d, | com Guatemala Bars Red Leader. v CRUZ. ). Heron Proal, expelled leader of the [ed tenants here, is reported to he in the custody of federal soldiers in Chiapas, the Gualemalan authorities having refused to admit him, although he is a citizen of thag country. The military have asked the government for instructions. January Numerals Found in Munsey’s Effects Prove Size of Hat Intended for Coolidge The numerals 71 written by the late Frank A. Munsey on a sheet of ‘White House stationary are respons- ible for President Coolidge being sent a nobby Spanish felt hat from the ex: ecutor of Mr. Munsey's estate. idge if he could throw any light upon its mysterious numerals. The Presi- dent informed Mr. Judd that, Mr. Munsey had told him about some Spanish hats he had recently bought and asked for the size of his head, saying he would like to send one. This cleared the mystery and the hat is | nOw on its way to the President. This hat is liable to create a mild sensation on the streets of Washing- ton if the President wears it. It is known to the trade in Spain as the Sevillano. It has a broad brim and a lightly conical crown and is ‘Alr, Munsey’s Pamers 1o ask Ar. Cool-ldark gray in color. this mysterious memorandum ingMr. Munsey’s effects. He could not fom- prehend the meaning of the fizures, but, remembering that Mr. Munsey had visited the President a short time befora his death, he delegated Maurice (#) Means Associated Pre sions will be resumed when | s Circulation, Circulation, T™WO 100, s 1 %5 CENTS. SEEK SECOND e AS REAL MURDERER OFWOMAN REELSE 'Man Who Knew Miss Kirk Directed Actual Slayer, Police Now Believe. FINGER MARK ON GLASS OFFERS DEFINITE CLUE | Two Now Held, But Only One Is | Linked With Murder—Inquest | Is Deferred. Two men were 1 of Miss night in k ible for Kirk rella shop to an hy tectives this aft the theory alread d the capture these men, whose belteved those found near the Kelly and Seri adquarters are now ben i - effort Arst of these two men was we'l [known to Miss K B but the second was a stranger second man was called in b at he could keep in ound. directing 1tions f his knowl the house, keeping out of h n. Lecan could identify hir h =limpse of his features was not to kill Miss Kir: lieve, but merely the secret of her money the murder last Thursday At $19 R streer it is formed 1 ernoon, amplifyir held. and it is t of the second of finger prints a on the eyegl that Detectiv, of police h ing The e lei rody of ntent lice he to suppo: Finger Print Is Clear. <ing on this certain that when found he will be positivel the nt left on the were found tn a This print, when de cle the deline of the loaps constitute havacter theory She eve. veloped tions of the whor! that istie The print is that of neither of the twn row held. Information com > in the last 12 hours showed its these two men While detective {uncovered Lasis on which to proceed Liberty Bond Found. 0 Liberty band was found h nd a picture frame in the )W police vesterdas told them wher 1dditional $10 was found 11 A 85 den bej theory held stror Th, . that the mitted the murder w vith the daily life of Miss } kne: of her secluded life and sol ex istence. mistakenly supposed she had a hoard « and committed the murder in an attempt to choke from her the secret as to where the money was hidden. One angle of this theo however, not being regarded highly today. Although Miss Kirk was clothed in neat and clean cloth apparently just put on short befor the murder, and the sime clothes ir which she’ appeared in the early morninz. the belief has cropped ay that she was Kkilled du hursday night. Saturday than ever person who as wel night tod 1inted sy Gaskins' Movements Studied. Close attention the police to all of the acts of Gaskins on Friday and Saturdav. One of the discoveries in connection with his ar vest was the discovery in his home of 4 quantity of twine resembling in texture and quality the twine which was used to bind Miss Kirk hand and foot. It is chalk-line. similar to that used by mechanics and workmen in placing guide lines over places where work is to be done. The twine found in Gaskins' home, however, was new and clean. That which bound Miss Kirk was old and soiled The conflcting statement to which most attention is bei P police SAN that Ga ins alleged he first heard of the murder from persons at ©15 R street, as compared with the siatement at his home that he was told all about it there and failed to comment. Another angle which is receiving at tention is the attitude of a colored next-dooc neighbor of Miss Kirk with reepect to one of the men who re. paired a fence between Miss Kirk's house and the house of the neighbor at 821 R street. One of these men was refused ad mittance to the home of this neigh | bor because some eigth years ago a ‘robbery had been committed there police were told. since which time the relations between this next-door neighbor of Miss Kirk and the person who worked on the fence have been strained. \While doubting that there 1$ any great advantage to come from this angle of the investigation. po! re proceeding with it. in order tn verlook no insignificant fact that 1y have a bearing on the case has been paid by m PROPdSES BOXING HERE. Introduces i i | | Pepper Measure to Create Commission. A bill creating a boxing commis- | sion for Washington was introduced |in the Senate today by Senator Pep- per of Pennsylvania. and is stmilar |10 the measure introduced in the | House by Representative MacGregor. | The bill would authorize the Commis- sioners to apvoint a commission of three local citizens for a period of two years, to serve, without pay, in | supervisinz and directing boxing | matches ir the District of Columbia. | “The bill will be referred to the Senate District committee for con- { sideration. Editorials..............Page 8 Society News. . Pages 16 and 17 Radio Presrems....|.Page 28 |