Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain or snow this afterncon and to- night; temperature tonight 32 degrees; tomorrow fair. Temperatures—High. est, 32, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 29, The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news at 7 am. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 _— second class matter ., _Washington, 2 | = No. Entered a post _offic 29,869. . REQUEST BY SENATE FOR COOLIDGE COAL MOVE ORAWS FIRM ANDINMEDIATENO President Responds at Once After Resolution Is Passed by 55-to-21 Vote, Reiterat- ing Previous Stand. THINKS FEDERAL ACTION WOULD BE FRUITLESS Chief Executive Regards Passage of Measure as Sop to Backers to Stop Obstruction of Tax Bill. Other Observers See Decision Forced by Public. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Senate today requested Pre: deut Coolidge to intervenc in the an- thracite strike, but scarcely had the result of the vote been announced when a spokesman for the President at the White House asserted that the . President saw no reason for a change in the attitude of the admin- | istration regasding the coal strike. By a vote of 35 to 2 e Senate lopted the Copeland re = that the President call tors and miners to Washington for a conference. The intimation at the White House was that the Copeland resolution had heen permitted to go through in erder 3 prevent further delay on the tax reduction bill, and that the admin- tion had not vielded & jot to the demands of Senator Copeland New York, and other Democru the President intervene. Another construction, however, was placed on the vote In the Senate today in some quarters at the Capitol. The pressure, it was declared, had become too strong to permit the Sen- ate further to decline to permit vote on the Copeland resolution. Text of Resblution. The Copeland resolution adopted to- v 15 as follow: “Resolved, That the President be re- quested to invite to the White House such time as he thinks best the mmittee of operators and miners, in order that he may urge upon them > national importance of &n imme- dlte settlement of the anthracite coal surike.” Bafore adopting the resolution, an endment offered by Senator Reed Pennsylvania, Republican, was adopted, inserting the provision “at such time as he thinks best.” Senator Copeland, author of the on, said he had no objection, 1 the resolution was adopted in tha The roll call follows: Senators voting for the Copeland resolution: Republicans — Bingham, Connecti- cut: Brookhart, Jowa; Butler, Massa- chusetts; Cameron, Arizona; Capper, Kansas: Cummins, Towa; Curtis, Kan- Deneen, Iilinols; Frazier, North Hale, Maine: Howell, Ne- Johnson, California; La nsin; Lenroot, Wisconsin Connecticut; Moses, New Nerbeck, South Nye, North ko- Pepper, Pennsyl- vIvania; Robinson, California; Wel- s, Ohio—26. Vote of Democrats. Dt braska; lette, W by} n, Jlampshire; Norris, Nebras ta; Oddie, Nevada ia; Reed, Penn Indiana: Shortrides ter, Marviand; Wil Democrats. 1, Delaware Bratton, Louisian shu; Ble: Arizona; Bay- . South Caro- New Mexico; Brous- Bruce, Ma ¥, Arkansas; Copelan, Dill, Washington un; George, Georgia; sard, Caraw York; ippl; Heflin, Alabam: voming; McKellar, Ten- 5 Shepperd, Texas; Simmons, North Curol Smith, uth Caro- lina; Stephens, Mississippi: Swanson, Trammed, Florida; Tyson, nd Walsh, Montana—28. ¥armer-Labor—Shipstead, Minneso. al voting for the resolution, 3. nators voting against the resolu- ns—Borah, Idahc ouz- Dale, Vermont; Edge, Kentne Fe: chu. Jones, ens, Michi tts; Goff, Washington; alf. Rhode Is- Pine, Okla- Kentucky: Smoot, York; War- Williams, Mis- Asworth, oming, and Democrats—Glass, King, Utah—2 Total votin; slon, 21. Virginia, and against the resolu- Called Up at Once. The resolution was called up in the Senate by Senator Copeland immedi- cly after the Senate met. Senat Reed of Pennsylvania, one of tha representatives of the anthra- cite State, who has hitherto objected on every occasion when Senator Cope- Jand sought to bring his resolution to i vote, announced that he would no Jonger oppose the resolution, provided his amendment permitting the Presi- dent to use his discretion as to when he should call the operators and miners * to Washington be adopted. “It seems pitiful that those people suffering from the coal strike should think that this resclution might effect « solution%of the controversy,” said Senator Reed. “I can't see uny good that will come from it. Heaven knows the President knows what has been #oing on and has been worrylng about it as much as we have! Last night, in New York. I understand, at a mass Sueeting, the operators’ spokesman =iid they would be willing to abide by uny proposal the President made. But the miners’ spokesman, I understand, suid that the miners would not be bound. “This resolution just holds out false nope. T do not think that any of us reallze the extent of the suffering that .is going on in the anthracite region. _ {Centinued on Page 4, itul\;mn 1) , he opera- | ol- | i | ditional appropriated for hard roads D. C. MALL, OV, SMALL MUST " RETURN $1,100,000 Court Reiterates Ruling That lliinois Executive Withheld State Funds. | | Bs the Associated Press @h WASHINGTO T8 ARE ARRESTD 3 NORE ACLSED NBGLIQUORRLT Persons in Many Cities, In- cluding Capital, Named in Federal Warrants. CONSPIRACY IS DECLARED TO BE ONE OF GREATEST Flooding of Entire East With Al- cohol Said to Be Aim—Two | D. C, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TUESDAY, FEB Revenue Employes Held. By the Associated Prees CLEVELAND, Ohto, —Thirty warrants were here today charging conspi violate the Federal liquor laws result of a Federal grand jury inve tigation of an alleged nation-wide al- cohol conspiracy plot. The warrants include persons in Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Baltl-| more. It is understood persons in St. Paul, Washington and several other large cities will aiso be named in the warrants. 1rebrus Many More Involved. The Government is bringing to a head In Cleveland what is expected to be one of the larzest liquor conspiracy cases in the history of prohibition. Iready involving two employes of of collector of intern ne woman, 118 o t spread by Government repre. tives from two invest { 9. SPRINGFIELD, 1L, February 9. | Reaffirming its previous decision, the | Supreme Court of Illinois today denied | a rehearing, and directed Gov. Len | ! Small to account for $1,100.000 in- terest money alleged to have been withheld by him while he was State | treasurer in 1917 and 191S. It was a divided deciston, two justices repeating | their original dissension. The court held in its previous de- | cision that . Small, the late Sen- | ator E. C. Curtis and V. C. Curtis withdrew more than $30,000.000 from the State treasury for investments and relnvestments in packers' notes, and that none of the resulting inter- est money was paid into the treasury. ! Today’s court action exhausts the | Governor's last alternative. He must account. It ends another phase of | his troublous career as Illinols' chief | executive. In 1921 and 1922 he was indicted, tried and ucquitted of a criminal charge of conspiracy based on the same evidence used in the sult | for an accounting. Removal Talk Heard. ;ov. Small's continued incumbency as chief executive and his right to an appeal to the United States Supreme Court were questions brought to the fore by the decision. Anti-administra- | tion 1eaders have contended that he is | ineligible for office under the State onstitution. A question left for the master in chancery to determine is the exact amount collected by the Governor from the banks and the packers and the sum paid into the treasury. The court holds him liable for the differ- ence. Attorneys have stated that it would be possible for the amount to he reported to the Circuit Court with- in 60 days and a final decree entered by May 1. Fund Drive Started. Gov. Small and his advisers, who evidently expected an adverse decis- fon, already had started to raise a fund by popular subscription to re- lieve the governor of a personal ac- counting, the necessity for which he lald to political persecution.” Thousands of letters have been sent nufl)\gm‘:vhnn owners_asking contribu- tions, pointing to Gov. Small's hard road program. Sixty million dollars have been spent and $100,000.000 ad- since he became governor. On December 16, when the Supreme Court handed down its 5-to-2 opinion _upholding the Sangamon County Circuit Court, Gov. Sn\iltll ad- dressed “the people of Illinois ay- ing that ‘‘a great mistake has been made.” Shortly afterward he asked rehearing. * In'Ms petition he stated that “a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty,” and declared that this presumption was denied him, that he had been ordered to account without . fair trial in the civil suit after he had been found “not guilty” in a criminal trial based on the same charges. Deals Held Concealed. In the majority opinion the court held that the Grant Park Bank at Grant Park, Ill, was a mere name used by Gov. Small and the Curtises to conceal loans made from the State | treasury to several Chicago packing companies; that the private dealings \were concealed by noting the amounts used as ‘“safe accounts,” and that there was nothing in the treasury to show that the money was loaned one. e total zmount collected from the packers as discount or interest on the loans was about $1,100,000, the opinion sald, and the total collected from banks with definite interest con- tracts, and from State Auditor | Andrew Russel's bunk of Jacksonville, | which had a $3,000,000 deposit on an | interest contract and which the court | held Gov. Small did not explain, was | about $450,000. Substantially the latter amount has Dbeen paid over by Small, but leaving none of the milifon dollars collected from the packes accounted for, the court found The delegation of coal merchants appointed at ameeting yesterday after- noon to confer with Senator Arthur Capper, chirman of the Senate Dis- trict commiftee, on the proposed audit of the dealers’ books, arranged for a conference with the Senator at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. LeRoy King, W. W. Grifith and Roger J. Whiteford wiil present the conl merchants’ side of the case. Mr. Whiteford has been retained as gen- eral counsel for the merchants and the § | land within a few days. | information Coal Merchants to Confer With Capper On Proposed Auditing of Their Books hes of the Treasury Depart | ment is expected to catch many more before the full extent of the alleged conspiracy is revealed. | Elmer L. Irey, chief of the special | intellience unit, has just returned | from Cleveland, where he made a. trip to supervise the case now being pre sented to the Federal grand jury there. He will return again to Cleve- ased on developments and his cor with U'nited States Attorney ternsteen, and George B. Golding, | intelligence unit agent who has been ! conducting the probe in co-operation with Thomas E. Stone of the prohibi- tion unit, Mr. Irey intimated today that the case would probably be larger even than was first estimated. The alleged conspiracy involves the Super- | ior Industrial Alcohol ¢ Charged With Selling Information. The two Government employes arrested were Charles E. Cummings | and Albert Oertel, both deputy col- lectors of internal revenue, in the| office of Collector Carl F. Routzahn. | Oertel was in charge of the alcohol' division in the office, according to Mr. Irey. Tnformation is sald to be in the| hands of the Government that Oertel | received $200 a week for furnishing his alleged co-conspirators with advance | on_ the Government's | plans and procedure. i Others Under Arrest. { The list of the other persons already under arrest, and their connections | and occupations include: W. J. Gillien, president of the Superior Industri Alcohol David Roth, secretar. Louis Warren, director; Ul Shanks, gauger in the Internal Reve. nue Bureau; Capt. E. P. Flynn_and Lieut. Dan Kunkle of the New York Central Railroad police: Andrew Kitko, rallroad employe: Ralph C. Curtls, president of the Curtls Brothers | Transfer Co.; Mrs. Walter J. Gillien: | Walter Engraseer, chemist; Percy | Corbeman and Ben Miller and Sam Kessler, R. B. Transfer Co.; Mike and | Frank Sweeney, employes of the Cur- | tis company; Isaac Tamber. New York Star Moving (o.; Morris Erris of the | Prospect Refining & Chemical Co.; W. N. Condol, truck driver. < The two deputy collectors of inter- | 1 revenue were arrested last Fr day and taken to_the Federal Buil ing for grilling. Following this they were named in warrants as co-con- spirators with President Gillen and 18 | others, Federal officials in Cleveland intimated that it was the plan of the alleged conspiracy to flood the coun- try east of the Mississipp! with alco- hol for the bootleg trade. CLAIMS DRINKING TITLE. District of Zenicka in Bosnia Con- sumes 35 Gallons Per Head. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, February 9 (®).—Thirty-five gallons per head-—— including the children—is the alcoholic beverage consumption registered dur- ing the past year in the district of Zenicka, in Bosnia. This {s shown in returns just made to the Jugoslavian government. Zenicka, which held last year's all-! Jugoslavian championship for lquor | onsumption. is now being put forward | ¢ the government authorities as a . candldate for the championship of the world. Large quantities of wine are made in the region. MILLIONAIRE ATTACKED. Attempt Made on Life of G. C. Hiner, He Tells Police. CANTON, Ohio, February 9 (#).— Police today are searching for two men who Guy C. Hiner, wealthy steel manufacturer, savs attempted to kill him late last night. As Hiner was leaving his garage, after putting his car away, he was greeted by a fusillade of bullets. Seven shots were fired at him. He was un- able to give any reason for the at- tempt on his life. He is president of the Hiner Steel Co. conference was arranged by him this morning. The decision to seek this means of mediation was reached late yesterday afternoon when about 25 of the clty's leading retail coal dealers met in the office of the Washington Retall Coal Merchants Board of Trade. In the meantime it was stated the dealers will not submit their books to an audit until they have definitely ob- tained accurate Information as to the basis on which the accounting is to be obtained, RUARY 9, TAX PUBLICATION REPEAL ASSURED Senate Action Ends Fight to| Stop Opening Returns Books for Public. By the As: ated Press. Repeal of the law allowing publica tion of the amounts of income tax payments is assured, the Senate hav- | ing approved this provision written into the tax reduction bi by the House Hefore accepting by acclamation the repeal provision the Senate rejectsd, 49 to 32, an amendment by Senator | Norris, Republican, Nebraska, propos. ing ot make all income tax subject to public inspection. This acttorf, taken last nicht at the first night sesslon. disposed of one of the prineipal points of controversy In the revenue bill and which developed a four-day fight, followed by a per. sonal exchange between Senator Couzens, Republican, Michigan, and Chafrman Smoot of the finance com mittee, in charge of the bill. Charges Sharp Practice. Senator Couzens charged Senator | Smoot had engaged in “sharp prac tices” in obtaining an agreement from | him on an hour for a vote on the pub. | Uclty provisis n and then “tricking him | out of proniised time in which to! speak.” After Semator Couzens had | been denfed the floor on a point of | ¢ Senator Reed, Demo- crat, of Missour!, who said he was violating Senate rules “by impugni: the Integirty of a Senator,” Senator | Smoot vigorously denfed the accusa- | returns | | 85 D’Annunzio Salutes Mussolini’s Speech | On Tyrol Situation By the Absc ROMF Musse istie ftati man relations speech fr D'Anminzio, the sol telegraphed & lent ted Press Febr 1 has re 4 (D'Annunzio) Lake Garda ulates you r manl and from the prow of the Puglia comments upon them with w salvo of cannon s The our at Puglia is &n obsole presented to the poet by nment and now dry_on the With its & and ve TYROL SITUATION WAY GOTOLEAGUE Germany to Make Formal Ap- plication for Membership Tomorrow. y U VIENNA, Februa —The cial Diet of the Tyrol at Innsbruck adopted a resolution today demanding that the Austrian government appeal to the League of Nations Premier Mussolini’s “thre to his speech of last t.” referring Saturday on | Ttalo-German relations Later, when offered an opportunity in which to speak, Senator Couzens sald he felt “too contemptuous t make any statement which will be | within the Senate rule: | Both advocates and opponents of the full publicity provision denounced the | present law allowing publication of the amounts of income tax payments, and no attempt was made to amend the bill to provide for its continuance. Despite the decision on publicity the Senate still faces more than 50 amend ments pending against the tax reduc tion bill, including the proposal of many Serators to continue the inheri- tance and gift taxes, which the Sen- ate bill would repeal. Promise Long Fight. Opponents of the repeal of the in- heritance tax, comprising about the same group who fought for publicity of returns, have promised a “long fight,” and managers of the bill were prepared today to continue the pro- gram of long day and night sessions. Wednesday had been set as the dead line for passage of the bill. Fifteen Republicans, 16 Democrats and one Farmer-Labor voted for pub- licity, while 33 Republicans and 16 Democrats opposed the provision. The vote removed one of the main stumbling blocks in the Senate con- sideration of the tax reduction bill and followed four days of debate on the question of publicity. ‘Those voting for publicity were: Republicans, Borah, Capper, Couzens, Frazier, Gooding, Howell, Johnson, Jones of Washington, La Follette, Lenroot, McMaster, McNary, Norbeck, Norris and Nye. Total, 15. Democrats, Ashurst, Blease, Brat- ton, Dill, Ferris, Harris, Heflin, Kend- rick, King, McKellar, Neely, Reed of Missouri, Sheppard, Smith, Trammel and Walsh. Total, 16 Farmer-Labor, Shipstead. Total, 1. Grand total, 32. Opponents of Provision. Those voting against were: Republicans, Bingham, Butler, Cam- eron, Dale, Deneen, Edge, Ernst, Fer- S illett, Goff, Hale, Harreld, McKinley, McLean, Metcalf, Oddie, Pepper, Reed of Penn- sylvania, Robinson of Indiana, Sackett, Schall, ‘Shortridge, Smoot, Stanfield, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, ‘Williams and Willls. Total 33. Democrats: Bayard, Broussard, Bruce, Copeland, Edwards, Fletcher, George, Gerry, Glass, Harrison, Overman, Pitt- man, Ransdell, Simmons, Stephens and Swanson. Total, 16. Grand total, 49. ‘The bill, as it now stands, provides that tax returns shall be opened to investigation by speclal congressional committees and also provides_for the appointment of a joint congresstnal committee of 10 to investigate and keep in touch with the administration of the Internal Revenue Burean at all times. The latter committee would have power to inspect all returns, and those opposing full publicity regarded this as a comprom}se on the present law allowing publication of the amounts of tax payments, Radio Programs—Page 32. By the Associated Pr Switzerland, February 8. st in League of > was focused upon Germany today. In the midst of the [ 4gainst | der Dunn, watchman at the Chestnu 1926—THIRTY-EIGHT | | | provin- | tions eir- | lo-German | polemics over the Italianization of the | South Tyrol, formerly Austrian terri tory, to the alleged detriment of the erman-speaking section of the popu- vernment it would make ation for league member- pecial league assembly #t which will be clected to member ship probably will be set for March 10, thus permitting Germany to be represented at the latter part of the March session of the council In view of the Italo-German situa- tion, it is thought that Germany will take advantage of her position as a member of the council to make a spe- clal drive eoncerning the treatment of minority populations, as in the South Tyrol. May Ask Colonies Back. League circles believe the Berlin government also will make a second drive for restoration of one or more of the former German colonles in Africa. These activities, with the general move for reorganization of the coun- cil, are expected to open a lively era in league history, perhaps having far- reaching effects on the structure of the institution. That this development will increase e scope and responsibility of the league's activities is indicated by a communication received today from the allied council of ambassadors con- cerning the fixation of frontiers, which is regarded here as tantamount to a surrender of the council’s prerogative to the league. ] Similarly it is belleved that the in terallied board of military control will i he merged into the league, thus, with ! the exception of the reparation com- - mission, bringing about a liquidation of the post-war organization set up for the control of Germany. Changes in Frontiers. The communication from the am- bassadors' council contains a collec- tion of maps and documents outlining the new FEuropean frontiers fixed since the peace conference by pleb- iscites or special commissions. It is remarked here that if Forelgn Minister Stresemann of Germany forces the South Tyrol dispute into the league as a matter endangering good understanding and peace, it may cause a grave conflict between Ger- many and Italy and a real crisis in the league. Txhe league itself is unable to take the initiative because Italy has signed no minority treaty with Austria and a direct appeal under the covenant must come from some member state. Chamberlain Unchanged. George I Chamberlain, former Senator and Governor of Oregon, who suffered a paralytic stroke here Fri- day, had a_comfortable night at his Wardman Park Hotel apartment, and his physicians asserted this morning that he was holding his own. | ¢ Toening Star. PAGE SEEKS ABOLITION OF ALL CROSSINGS Zihlman, Spurred by Tragedy‘ at Takoma Park, Gives Bill to House. crossing watchman an in Takoma Park, D. C. Jund expression today on apitol 1 nd in st sent to the Dist mmissioners urging the city heads to press Congress for ap- propriations for elimination of the two dangerous crossings in the sub. terday, Spresent ihlican yian, District committee providing for an of t abolition of all grade crossings in the District after con ferring with District officials on the grade crossing situation. Senator Arthur Capper, Republican of Kan. sas, chairman of the Senate District committee, sajd he was in favor of the gradual elimination of the remain ing & crossin as pos Lle. The Citizens' tion Takuma Park sent # request to the Comn n their backing of the deficlency bill 00 for construction of subw: the two dangerous cross s in Takoma Park. Will Reward Widow. Meanwhile, officials of the more and Ohio Railroad, whi tol Limited struck and killed Ale Balt - t street cro: ory, 8-vear-old son of V 14 Clev nd avenue, Takoma Park, vesterday, puid tribufe to the by of Dunn. Dunn’s widow 8 burg, Md., will receive insurance and E. Gregory, monetary road plan. An inquest into the double tragedy v was held at the District irly this afternoon. Funeral vouth will n_ Church enefits from the : held at the Presby in Takoma Park at 1:30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon. Dr. Thomas C. Clark will officiate. Interment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery The Takoma Park civic organization told the Commissioners that last vear Congress appropriated money for the construction of Van " {Continued on ¥ PERSHING REACHES FLORIDA ON RETURN General's Health Held Will Enter Walter Reed on Arrival in Capital. By the Associated Press. KEY WEST, Fla., February 9. —Gen. John J. Pershing arrived here today aboard the cruiser Denver en route to Washington, D. C., from Chile, where he served until recently 48 meutral chairman of the Tacna- anca Plebiscitary €ommission. wen. Pershing appeared in very wpoor health, but announced that his condition was “falr,” declining either to confirm or deny persistent reports that ill health had prompted his resignation in the South American boundary dispute and his immediate return .to the United States. “I am not on the sick list, but I suppose my health for the past few months would entitle me to be, except for the fact that I have not been on active military duty. It s true that I have been under my physician’s care. 1 intend to enter the Walter Reed Hos- pital on my return to Washington, but cannot say how long I'll stay there,” he declared. This statement was made after Maj. John G. Quakemeyer, Gen. Pershing’s aide, had characterized the general's condition as."bad.” He was said to have kept below decks during the entire journey here expect for brief intervais during clear days, when he walked about the ship. P Arica Appeal Received. The Chilean and Peruvian appeal to the arbitrator upon the regulations for registration and voting, which were certified yesterday by the com- mission at Arica, reached the State Department this morning. It is not vet known whether they will be placed in the hands of President Cool- idge before tomorrow morning, but it has been stated at the State De- partment that the decision will be made in the shortest possible time in order to avold delays in the plebiscite. > House | introduced a bill of ing, and Alexander Greg- “Bad.” 1 Arica, | service. Yesterday's * UP) Means Associated One Bandit Killed, ' Four Taken After Rescue Is Foiled ! By the Associ CHADWIC I, Felr One bandit is dead, one is dyving a third is wounded and two othe are in the custody after fight near here today. The quintet, d Fairfield and iwyer, attempted to the rough rd Presa inc had hoot fleeing af two Clinton, heriffs this morning. CASQUEBLHT BY SCHOOL BOARD !Seven-Page Statement De- nounces Measure Providing for Election of Members. | A scuth Gasque ele contained in {embodying the | members of the 2 made public at the Franklin [ today. The statem resentative Frank R. Heid 'of the House subcommitice { hearings on the Gasgue bill Opposition to the - | voiced by the | numbe the view that this aspiration election of the Ik Would seem to be stance to grasp < Uphold Present ition, School nt is addressed to Re chairn holdiy bill rs from u is Method. the it the s considered ent mode of ¢ Edu | Board of md that «x"been of the city rul waid to the va in the selectia At the outset of the stat length, 31 pi «nd the of the Gasque bill is criticize who voiced the of the electc : them board wot to either au n or terested in educi Emphasis is L that it is the belief of rd that the berately invite which the defe become excecd Sees Racial Antagonism. “It i not helicved, statement, “that the pr Gasque bill have elimi; ger of racial antagonism, whi election of the Board of Education accordance with the provisions of th bill, deliberately courts. plan of d icting Washington or limiting the 1 in a way to pr izens from havi should be tolerate This viewpoint reference 10 that se il which provides t | dents should vote only 1 dents on the boar: continue visions ¢ in the city hi by the n of t e board is - ( lored res asque [Rejects Blanton Amendment | to Force D. C. to Pay Entire Cost. | The House today by a vote 145 turned down the amendment of jed by Representative Blanton, Den {crat, of Texas, requiring that $340,000, }the cost of two artificial bathing pools. be paid entirely from District func |This confirmed the action of the T |10 the committee of the whole vester {day in taking favorable action on this measure. Under the lump-sum appropris would make no difference in the assessed, but the 60-40 plan of sh of the National Cap fon it | | the co: | keep is still sub: ichanged all Distr | should be made on such busis, Chair. | |man_ Zihiman and other members of | the House District committee contend- | ed. If Mr. Blanton’s proposal had pre- | vailed, the precedent would have been iestablished in substantive law, under !which all future bathing pools would have been paid for entirely out of Dis trict funds and not uccording to the. method employed in making all appro- | priations for District activities i With the final action today on the | bathing heach measure, the House District commiitee has cleared its calendar. Five measures were passed yesterday and now go to the Senate for action. Other Measures Approved. | i Besides the bathing beach bill. the | other District measures upproved by the House without a record vote were: Authorization for the $68,425 due to retired me of the Metropolitan Police and Fire De- | partments, due because of a shortage | in the fund from January 1, 1911, to | July 30, 1925. Directions to the District Com- missioners to provide the metropoli- tan police and firemen with uniforms and all official equipment. Establishment of a $100,000 fund for the home care of dependent chil dren, commonly called ““Mothers’ pen- sions,” to be administered by a spe- | cial board, as distinguished from the | plan worked out by a Public Welfare | Commission here. Enlargement of the National Capi- tal Park Commission and intrusting to it the duties of city planning. The principal argument in_support of the “mothers’ pension” bill made by Representative Oscar k. | Keller, Republican, of Minnesota, whe originally introduced the bill drafted for the local welfare council, which was later changed in conference t carry out the principle of the Mills bill (or New Yorl nlan) for adeinj- | “t appropriations | payment of | antive law and until | 5 Circulation, 103,923 TWO CENTS. Press. AN CASE WILL G0 10 JURORS TODAY AS DEFENSE ENDS |Lambert, in Closing Argu- ment, Dissects Evidence of Prosecution. CLAIMS CIRCUMSTANCES POINT ALSO TO KANG LI Doctor Is Innocent, Lawyer Asserts, But Story Fails to Meet Test of Creditibility the defer Lambert, delivered his ment to the J wve o forces ¥ tness, as strong s whict n ever, & rtion has soug I the prosec 1bout Wan serted 1 mber: Aefense War with squandered”; night n ¢ Harrts Hotel uld have ohse even Jack the found V rter Hits Kang Li Story. Li's tes he np Kang ned did he leave the 1 you suppose would 1 innocent are th and have those » talks 1 he = New dead ma Mr his openin: pre house ¢ a on ed the attorney. they had the slizh d belng there r Grant, work testified he “Nobody." sver testified th est knowledge And why would Ins ing arm and arm with Mai | on the case, leave the sce to Snead’s house to bring him there’ Asks for Amends. Mr. Lambert concluded his ment with this ch to the jury “There is not rer to 1l soul of any true American than lit erty and honor. We inherited it fron Washington; it was fought for died fo by Lincol it was n of our Anglo-Saxon juris prud When Wan came from China, when Ar xons were ‘h others’ throats to maintain Iib he was guaranteed protection of our laws—protection of i square deal s it was called by Theodore Roos t—justice. favor and protection his liberty. For seven vears we have deprived him of his liberty, and 1 now ask vou to make amends and enable him to liberty and restor; tion of honor and wipe out the stuain by a verdict of acquitt United States Attorne: ed for a verdict of guilt began his argument noon, wai the usual hour for recess and elect to occupy his allotted time of 1 Lour and 15 minutes to sum up the Goverr ment’s case. He belittled the story told the jury yesterday by former & ator Stanley of Kentucky, who opening for the defense declared the triple murder was the climax of mighty Strugg it the Chinese educ tlonal mission. Maj. Gordon de whoever the assassin was he was lylng sordon lead- Maj. 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