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| “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes . WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) tonight, minimum temperature degrees; tomorrow, increasing Joudiness; slowly rising temperature. Tempe —Highest, 33, at noon i | Il 1| Fill report on page 9. ] today; lowest, 24, at 6 a.m. today. Cl No. 29,892, Luerohie SE0 000 J00AIRBIL FOR ARMY 1S LAID EFORE PRESIDENT Chairman Morin Believes Coolidge Favors Plan, After Conference. 2,200 PLANES POSSIBLE UNDER 5-YEAR PROGRAM Revival of Council of National De-| fense to Be Sought Through Congressional Appropriation. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. tepresentative Morin, chalrman of House military affairs cominittee, President Coolldge today that he ting @ bill to provide for the \diture of $60,000,000 for build- g ireraft for the United States iy, He explained that this ex- dlture will cover an aircraft bufld- « perlod of five vears. 1 The Pennsylvania Representative, after the conference, sald he believed the President looked favorably upon e idea. He at least did not go away with the impression that the Pres-| tdent would vigorously oppose this tlay of public money, as W of Representative Butler Tennsylvania, chairman of the House naval affalrs committee, when he dis- ruseed a naval alrcraft program with the President several days ago. 2,200 ilanes Sought. Mr. Morin said that the $60.000.000 be snecified in his bill would make losing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 ¥intered as second class matter ‘Washington, |approval of his bill to cede the *‘ D, C. <h I{SAFETY ZONE FOR RUM STILLS © WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1926—FIFTY PAGES. 10 MILES FROM CITY CHARGED| By the Assoclated Press. A no man's land within 10 miles of the Capital where {llicit lquor stills | “can operate In safety” was described to a House subcommittee today by illepresehlath‘e Moore, Democrat, Vir- ginia. ] A 46-acre tract on the Virginia side of the Potomac was created by pump ing soil from the Potomac River in 1910 into Battery Cove, in the course of deepening the channel, he said,and fs clairged by Virginta and the Dis trict of Columbia. Mr. Moore urgec re- ated land” to Virginia to settle.a long dispute over sovereignty. “T offer by automobile to take mem- bers of the committee over there to- morrow,” he continued, “to help speed action to remove this tract's attrac- tion as a refuge to law evaders.” The cove near Alexandria and the | newly created land were held to b r jurisdiction of the District of Columbia by a decision of the United States Supreme Court in November 1921. The Virginia General Assembly 22 in a joint resolution request Representative Moore Declares Battery Cove, Claim- ed by District and Virginia, Serves Now Only as Criminal Refuge. I cession of the property to that State “ag necessary to the future of Alex- ndria and its shipping interests. The cove was occupled by the V. ginla Shipbuilding Corporation during he World War, Mr. Moore said. but since that time has been abandoned, except by law breakers seeking a refuge. Mr. Moore, following the hearing sald that he hoped the bill ceding this land to Virginia and placing it under the jurisdiction of the city of Alexandria would be reporfed by the committee within a week. He re peated that as long as the present situation exists there are possibilities of law violation in this niade area Another bill introduced by 5 Moore, providing for the removal of the old Acquedtct Brdigs across the Potomac River from Georgetown to Virginia, was the subject of a hear- ing before the samez subcommittee Maj. O'Conmor apy 1 in support of the bill. which has Leen approved Ly the Secretary of War, with cer tain modifications. Mr. Moore hopes » to get favorable action on this measure. MILL STRIKE RIOTS GROWING SERIOUS Police* Use Force Twice to Disperse Crowds—$4,000 in Cameras Smashed. By tha Associated Press. t possible to build at least 2.200 alr- planes and that if the Air Service of the Army Is to be developed suffi- | ciently to afford the proper amount of wir defense this amount of money should be spent during the period specified. He said also that his com mittee intends to revive the coumil nf national defense, which was & consplcuous factor in the Government nduct of the World Wur. but which went out of existence several years 2go because Congress declined to appropriate fands for its continuance. Mr. Morin said that he and his committee members are satisfied that there is work for such a body as Lis and hopes that Congress will evive it. President Coolidge let it be known everal days ago that he thought the 990,000 al program proposed or the Navy was entirely too large, especially during peace time, and during a conference with Re nta- tive Butler he urged that this fmount be considerably reduced, Af a re- rult of this | I boundary PASSAIC, N. J., March $.—The strike of 7,000 workers in the woolen mill district here, quiet for most of its slx weeks duration, today had assumed serious proportions. Within the past two d police have dis persed strikers by force twice, last night resorting to the use off night sticks to scatter 3,000 workers on the line between Clifton and this city. Strike leaders denounced the use {of force and announced they would continue picketing the mills. Newspaper reporters and photogra- phers were the chief suffers when police bore down on the gathering with night clubs. Ten still and motion plcture caméras valued at $4,000 were smashed when photographers tried to take pictures of the riot. One woman reporter's notes were seized and tore up. Too Cold for Baby Pickets. The riot was the sequel to another conference the House leadership has given evidence that it is willing to carry out the Pres-| dent's wishes in this matter. $60,000,000 Not Too High. i Mr. Morin, however, sald that the sident did not give him the im- pression that the $0,000,000 appro priation he is proposing was too high He sald he realized that the President 1 anxious to have appropriations kept | down as low as possibla as a means | of offsetting the large reduction in svenues brought about by the new rax revision law, but In his opinion, | he amount he {s asking is commen- | .rate with the urgent needs, and | des, it is not to be spent in one| vear, but epread over five years. Mr. Morin's bill will be drafted vir- sally along the lines recommended hy“ Dwight Davis, Secretary of War, whose | ecommendations were included as &) .upplement to the Morrow afreraft | oard report. Secretary Davis urged | 1§ program at an e ¢ the same as pro- t- 4 Congr authorize appropria- ion of $1,350,000 for expenditure over | a perfod of three years to equip six battleships with eatapults for launch- ing_planes. The vessels are the Florida, Ar- kansas, Utah, Texas, Wyoming and New York. In his communication to Speaker Longworth, the Secretary said that “at present airplanes em- rloved on these ve: is must be low- ered in the water and then take off om alongside.” “This is ineflicient as well as bein ngerous for personnel and ma terial,” he continued. “It, therefore, s proposed to Install & catapult on each vessel.” $18,360,000 for Oil Burners. Congress already has authorized 0.000 1o convert these six bat- from coal burners into ol | i | | Lenroot of Wisconsin made | with the President to- to the Whito House | the glee club of the reity of Wisconsin, 1t Coolidge actually entered | vear as President ay, but the signifi- casion did not cause | i to in any respect his | routine er of congratulatory messages and messages of felicitation it the White House, | but hese there was no sutward evidence that the day was any diiferent from any other. n his second his own ri ance of ange NOTE INTERESTS MEXICO. | American Embassy to Get U. 8. Re- ply by Monday. MEXICO CITY, March 4 P).—The American embassy here expects to re- | leive by mall next Monday & copy of | e latest United States note to Mexico regarding Mexico's new land aw. Meanwhile the forelgn office has | vecelved the note by telegraph from | nor Tellez, Mexican Ambassador to{ e United States. There is much interest manifested in what the American note will say. RERS———— KELLOGG ILL OF GRIP. Secretary of State Expected Back at Desk Shortly. By the Awsoclated Press. A elight attack of grip, accompa- nied by a slight increase in tempera- ture, kept Secretary Kellogg confined it_his home today. His physician advised that he re- main indoors as a precautionary measure, believing that with the rest nd medical attention he would re | wore | Mistinguette the day before in which strikers were dispersed with water from fire hose after gas bembs prov: Ineffective in & high wind. Albert Welsbord, union orgenizer, threatened to picket the Botany Worsted Mill and other mills with women, children and babies in carriages as the result of the first riot. Because of cold weather, only one baby carriage appeared, but manv women and children joined x gather- ing ut the line dividing Clifton <1ndl cities were gas mask hel- Passalc. Police of both present. One man bore a and another wore a steel tren met which police removed. The strikers and their sympathizers gathered slowly after attending meet- ings addressed by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, former I. W. W. leader. Police claim that trouble started after some of the crowd started jeering the police, and small boys began throwing snow balls, fce and stones. Patrolmen drove photographers from taking picture Four traffic officers on motor ¢ with side cars attempted to clear the way by riding through the crowds. Eight Arrested in Day. Director of Public Safety Abram Preiskel expressed his bellef that no Passalc police had taken part in the disturbance, and if they did it was without his approval. He sald he would see that camera men engaged in thelr duties were not molested. day. ews photographers who went to Chief of Police Zober of Passaic toda: were told that he could not guarantee them freedom from police interfer- ence. At the Botany mill 10 of the 300 persons who paraded up and down on the sidewalk opposite the entrances trench helmets. There were many women, but no children, in line. A move was sald to be under way ! by the camera men to hire an armor- ed car. ht strikers arrested yesterday for disorderly conduct in front of the Gera miils were released today by the court. RUM SHIP GUARDED. Eleven Held Prisoner on Cap- tured Boat With $200,000 Cargo. NEW YORK. March 4 P).— With the guns of a Coast Guard destroyer trained on her, the captured two- masted auxillary French schooner lles off the Statue of Liberty with a cargo of 3,000 cases of whisky valued at about $200,000. Fleven members of the crew @ere held prisoner on hoard the schooner, which was captured early Tuesday morning off Amagaggett, Long Island, after a short chase. the crowd off and sought to prevent Sight arrests were made during the ARKET STEADIED ON BANK SUPPORT Rally of 1 to 7 Points Follows Outburst of Buying in Stock Exchange. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March $.—The reuc- tionary movement in stock prices which has continued uninterruptedly for more than a week, and has re- duced the quoted vaiue of securitles by over $1,002,000,000, was checked at banking support was provided for a long list of high-grade railroad and in- dustrial shares. A rally of 17 points followed the initicl outburst of buying, with trading again in enormous volume. One hopeful sign seen by stock mar- ket observers was the fact that large blocks of stocks were no longer pre ed for sale, th ,l insactions were on the &lde rising pri The Increasing number of small lots of 100-and 200 shares, representing the purchases of what Wall Street regards as “‘bargain hunt- ers,” also helpad to restore confldence in the market. Rail Shares Rally. The rally was most pronounced In the rallroad shares and high-priced specialties, which bore the brunt the selling attacks in yesterday -breaking session. General Electrie bid up § points to 313, United States Cast Iron Pi~> 7 to 171 and American Can 7 to 208 before the end of the fl hour. American Smelting ‘Woolworth, Interns Mack Trucks and ye y¥'s finul quotations. Heavy buying of Van Sweringen raflroad shares probably was inspired by fntimations of its financial spon- sors that the proposed *'Nickel Plate™ merger would not be abandoned as a result of the adverse Interstate Com- merce (‘omm jon decision on original plan. Chesapeake and Ohio ommon, the only strong spot in that up, yesterday was quickly run up points on special buying, presum v influenced by the belfef that its stockholders would receive better erms under the new plan as a result { of the minority’s successful opposition to the original proposal. “Nickel Plate” common, which collapsed points vesterday, rallied 7 points, Early advances of 2 to near points were recorded by Pere Mar- quette common, New York Central, “Katy” common, Atchison, Erie com: mon, Rock Island common and Frisco commn. Break in Wheat Prices. A break of 2% to 3 cents u bushel |in wheat prices featured the opening of the commodity markets. commodities pointed upward, cotton futures rallying 10 points and coffee which were the onl “(Continued on ige 3, Column MEXICAN GOVERNOR SHOT. MEXICO CITY, March 4 (#).—Gen. Tomas Garrido, governor of the state of Tot , and a friend were wound- ed, but apparently not serfously, when assassins last night tried to kill the Cit | Four wmen, political enemies of Gar- rido, opened fire with revolvers on him and a party of frlends as they were | entering the residence where Garrido is stopping. The fire was returned, but none of the attacking party was wounded. They fled. but later were rounded up and put in jail Sign Anti-Smuggling Treaty. HAVANA, Cuba, March 4 (£).—The anti-smuggling treaty between the United States and Cuba was signed here today by Gen. Enoch H. Growder, the American Ambassador, and Secretary of State de Cespedes. Reaction in the stock market dur- Ing the past few days was the result of ‘“excessive speculation,” in the opinion of Secretary of Treasury Mel- lon, who believes, however, that the setback of prices on the exchange will not seriously affect the funda- mental economic business conditions of the country. Prosperity which has been evident to Government officlals for many months, Secretary Mellon thinks, will not be seriously affected throughout the country by the developments on the stock market. In times of prosperity, it was point- ed out on behalf of the Secretary, iwhen so-called bull markets develop it has been more usual than not in the past that setbacks have occurred. This reaction, however, was sald to cefve Mr. Kellogg would be in condi tlon within the next day or so to ve ‘urg to hie desk, have been of somewhat larger volum ! han the ordlzacy Market Break Won’t Seriously Affect | Business of Nation, Mellon Thinks As a matter of fact, the present reaction may prove to be a whole- some influence to the markets, ac- cording to Mr. Mellon. Reports that the administration within the past few weeks had been somewhat adverse to the market, such, for instance, as the suits to prevent a baking merger and deci- sion by the Interstate Commerce Commission against the proposed Nickel Plate merger, were interpreted by Mr. Mellon as not having been primarily responsible for the reaction. Had prices been going nhead at a normal rate of increase and without excessive speculation. he believes, these recent moves by the Govern- ment would have been ignored by the | Street. The administration is not worried |over the break in Wall Street, it was plainly evids at the Treasury. when strong ! regardless of bids, and | ractically all the large i flhhl-l of | the | 'GERMAN ROYAL LAND Other | { thé League of Nations' council to | | By the | coming guided by the principle of doing noth- {tain the views of the French govern- | expected to be | anybody. 33 | | futures 10 to 64 points. Rubber prices, | 20 years of age sign the lists, a plebi- weak spots in ves | scite of the entire nation will be held | | | governor, who is on a visit to Mexico | )f the former royal property. DECLARES BRITAIN WILL 0. K. LEAGUE' STAND ON COUNCIL Chamberlain Says He Will Accept Unanimous Agree- ment on New Seats. WILL AVO|_D ANY ACT HURTING LOCARNO PACT Speaking Warily, Foreign Minister Warns That Spirit Must Be Preserved at All Cost. Associated Prese. LONDON, March 4.—Speaking wa- rily and admitting the “delicacy of the 101, Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign secretary, told the House of Commons this afternoon that Eng- | land would not oppose a unanimous agreement of the other members of award a permanent seat to some na- tion besides Germany. In his promised outline of British policy regarding enlargement of the council Sir Austen declared, however, t British representatives at the Geneva meetings would be ing to Jeopardize the result of Lo- carno. They must be parties, he declared, to nothing “which would make it tmpossible for Germany at the last moment to enter the league, when she presented herself at its doors.” Replying to a question by former Premier Lloyd George, Sir Austen made the most explicit statement he has yet given concerning - the inter view he had in January with Pre mier Briand of France. He admitted that he sought at that time to ascer i i § ment and the sons for which thev] held them, but he sald his first words to M. Briand were that he could give | no pledge as to the attitude of the British government until he had con- sulted his own government. The diplomatic gallery was well filied to hear the speech, which was an important pro- rouncement. Those present included the ambassadors of Belglum, Turkey, | Japan and Portugal and the Swiss Minister. Many Diplomats Present. Austen, speech, he had prog- ress of the International contro- very regarding the council of the| league with grave anxiety and that it | the more extreme forms of the con- troversy represented the minds of the nations one might take a gloomy view of the situation. However, he was encouraged to hope for better things from the moderation of the state- ments of representatives of the na- tions most closely concerned, whether German, French, Belglan or Polish. He declared that the British govern- | Sir id opening his watched the | issues had arisen now, but | would not say it was the fault of | It was perhaps inevitable, | he added. i The foreign secretary safd it must| be the guiding principle of the British representatives at Geneva that they should be parties to nothing there| which endangered the success of the Locarno accords or which would “(Continued on Page 5, Column 4 he FATE UP TO PEOPLE Referendum Lists Ovened to Decide Whether Plebiscite Will Be Held on Question. the Associated Press. BERLIN, March 4-—Referendum lists were opened today on the ques- tion of confiscating the property of the former German rulers. If between today and March 17 4,- 000,000 German men and women over to declde whether the property of the former rulers and their familles shall be confiscated without indemnifica- tion. Despite the fact that all the Reichs- tag parties except the Communists, Nationalists and Democrats have in- structed their supporters to boycott the referendum and that various local authorities oppose it, there seers lit- tle doubt that the 4,000,000 names will be easlly forthcoming. The next step will ba the submis- sion of a bill advocating confiscation of the former rulers’ property to the Reichstag, where it is almost certain to be rejected. In that case a plebiscite of the en- tire electorate will be held. Fifty per cent of the electorate, or’about 20, 000,000 people, must vote. A simple majority will suffice to settle the fate —_— GERMAN SAYS U. S. ARMY ! BEST EQUIPPED IN WORLD Defense Minister Deplores World «Bristling With Arms,” With Curb on Central Europe. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March 4.—"It is an untenable condition that the rest of the world bristles with arms while in Central Europe tofally disarmed people continue to exist.”” Defense Minister Gessler declared during yes- terday's debate on the Army and Navy budget in the Reichstag. The American Army, he sald, was the best in the world in respect to technical and scientific equipment because the United States had the money to spend on it. Dr. Gessler professed the greatest optimism as to the growth of the re. publican spirit in Germany, declaring that even in the ranks of the Right parties the present form of the state acknowledged as the only one THE WAR IN BLANTON SCORES WALL Third Wife Uses Ax As Man Seeks 6th; POLICE OFFICIALS| hersGototonr Says District Has “Wrong Kind of a Man as Com- missioner.” An attack on the Police Department of the District was launched in the House today by Representative Elan- ton of Texas. The demotion of former Inuspéector Headley Lo be captain, by the order of Commlssioner Fenning, and the retirement of Sergt. Robert E. Lee from active duty were taken as ex- amples by Mr. Blanton of the alleged poor management of police affalrs here. The practice of retiring men at an early age which has grown up in { the Army and Navy, said Mr. Blan- ton, is getting into the District gov- ernment. “Robert E. Lee, a_ phygical glant. 6 feet 233 dnches tall, weighing 225 pounds, ai with 29 years of service, {and 55 years old, in the prime of lifs has been ordered off active dut d Mr. Blanton. “You tell me that man is old enough | ant lfllnred the widely felt regret |to be retired?” demanded Mr. Blanton. that th | “I'm nearly that old myself.” Scores Retiring of Lee. Mr. Blanton declared that a police doctor had gone to Sergt. Lee's house and {nsulted him and that Lee had or- dered him out. Mr. Blanton charged that his retirement was a result of this ineldent. The Texas member read from the testimony given before the board ex- amining the case of Sergt. Lee. He sald that the assistant superintendent of police had testified that Sergt. Lee was an “A No. 1 private and ser- geant, always good in dlscipline and always able to hold up his own.” He quoted from others, including Capt. Flather and Lieut. Reading, who had declared that Lee was a fine police officer and had never lost time. High blood pressure was given as the reason of Sergt. Lee's alleged dls- abillf Mr. Blanton sald. He added that a doctor had testifled that Lee was all right for duty and that thou- sands of persons are walking the street with blood pressure. Cites “Fool Questlons.” “What fool questions did they ask this man?" sald Mr. Blanton. “Thev asked him what the ‘V' stands for, his wife’s middie initlal. asked him how old his wife was.~ I ask you what has that to do.wéth his physical ability to be & ‘policeman. They asked him what was the name of the minister “Who had married him, and what was the denomination of the mihister. fect health, that he won't be able retired. I say that his retirement is a damnable, Infamous outrage! I see that glant sitting in the gallery now,” continued Mr. Blanton. He told him to stand up. The sergeant arose amid considerable handclap- ping and laughter in the House. “We have the wrong kind of a man as Police Commissioner,” sald Mr. Blanton. “What was the first thing Commis- sloner Fenning did when he came into office? It was to order Inspector Head- ley demoted. He called him in and sald, ‘I have demoted yo Go to & precinct and be a captal; ‘“‘Capt. Headley doesn't know yet what he was demoted for. He Is of an age soon to be retired and by de- moting him he will be retired as a cap- tain instead of as an inspector, as he should be. I have prepared a resolu- tion and I want you all to help me pass it, so that when Capt. Headley is to be retired he shall be retired with the rank of inspector Instead of captain PANTHER SPREADS HAVOC. Beast at Large in Cuba Kills Horse and Other Animals. FHAVANA, March 4 UP).—A panther which escaped from a clrcus near Manzanillo, Oriente province, 10 days ago, is reported to be ranging the thick woods between the city and Bayamo, a district which has a pop- ulation of 50,000. Since its escape, the animal is re- ported to have killed a horse, two oxen, three calves, several pigs and many dogs. Groups of armed youths and rural guards are on the lookout for the | beast, but the thick underbrush grow- Radio Programs—Page 34 ing to jungle thickness allows it easily to elude iis pursuers, He says he's in per- | Theya to keep his boy.at college if he is| | By the Assoclated Pre MOSCOW. March, 4.—Ivan Shuri- gan, & member of the Communist party, was haled to court yesterday on a charge of bigamy when four of his five wives held a meeting and decided he should be prose- cuted. He had been about to take @ sixth when the third wife, Yev- dokia, learning of the fact. hit him on the head with an ax. Shuri- gan survived the blow, and his as- sailant was placed on six months' probation. The four other wives then held their meeting. The public prosecutor further ac- cused Shurigan of marrying one of his wives in a church, which is against all the temets of com- munism. Shurlgan is faced now not only with the loss of all his wives but of his membevship in the Commun- ist party, and is likely also to re- celve a prison term. R A, HUGE SNOWDRIFTS HALT MACMILLAN Arctic Explorer Misses Lec- | ture Engagement Because of Fall in New York. By the Associated Prees, ALBANY, Y. March 4 Northern and Western New York struggled today to put traffic baci on a normal basis after a snowfall that marooned Donald B. MacMillan, Arctic explorer, in Westfield on the shores of Lake Erie. The explorer, who had a lecture en- gagement last night in Jamestown, engaged a motorist for a trip to May- vil'e, where he hoped to get a tryf but the driver turned back when drifts blocked the way. Whell plows |falled to clear the tracksfrom James- | town, MacMillan gave up the struggle and telephoned thit he was compelled [the. “taw. ot to miss a leeture engagement for the first tipase in 18 vears. Wifid drifted the roads to a depth of 10 feet in some places. The storm, which began Sunday, had continued steadily until today, and rural schools have been compelled to abandon sessions, A pacsen~er train was de rafled near Waddington. Another was snowbound near South Montrose, Pa. A crew of six men and seven passengers was aboard. TRY BERGDOLL SOON. waved his hand to Sergt. Lee and | Mosbach Court to Hear' Seduction Charge in Two or Three Weeks. KARLSRUHE. Germany, March 4 P).—Grover Bergdoll, American draft evader, recently arrested on charges of seduction, will be brought to trial within two or three weeks. it was stated at the Baden department of Justice today. While the preliminary examination is still continuing, the attorney gen- eral is convinced that the accusations already seem suffictently backed by evidence to render formal indictment advisable. The trial will be held at Mosbacli. Cat’s Perfect Right To Roam Any Time t Upheld by Judges By the Associsted Press. LONDON, March 4.—Cats have a perfect right to roam day and night. This decision has been handed down by the Court of Ap- peals in Leeds in a case which ralsed the point regarding the lability of the owner of a cat® which had killed a neighbor's pigeons and chickens. The courts previously had de- clded that the responsibility was upon the pigeons’ o r to keep them out of the way of the cat and not upon the owner of the cat to prevent the feline attacking the plgeons. In this Lord Justices Bankes, Warrington and Atkins concurred after an allday sitting and dismissed the appeal of the owner of the pigeons, ! ¢ Foening Sfart. e Yesterday’s as fast as the papers are printed. Circulation, 103,961 TWO CENTS. BILL BEING DRAWN 5 STREET, 600 URGE SUNDAY OBSERVANCE BILL Commissioners Oppose the Measure, Declaring District People Do Not Want It. attendance of Wbout church workers, the Lankford Sun- day observance bill was the subject of a hearing today before a subcom mittee of the House District commit- tee, with Representative McLeod of Michigan presiding. The hearing will be resumed at 8 o'clock tonight. At the same time today the Dis trict Commissioners sent to Chair man Zihlman of the House District committee an adverse report on the bill. With any large publ the District ip favor of passage of a measure of this character and recom- mended that it not be enacted into law. The Commissioners said the bill might be construed also to prevent the operation of strect railways and sight- seeing buses. Says Episcopalians Favor Law. Rev. George T. Dudley of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church declared that the Episcopal Church is in favor of such & law. Rev. E. L. Darby, secrctary of the Federation of Churches, said he lieved that if the District of Columbi had been permitted to vote on it th law would have been passed long ago. ““This is a reasonable bill,”" he sa “It is not one we would term drastic. It takes care of necs busin Colin treasurer for as ar 16 years what he termed o greatgt desecration of the Sabbath in the District of Co- lumbia than in amy other city in the United States.” Chairman McLeod ed, “Dogs this bill interfere with religious ~freedom?” Mr. Livingston replied: "It does not.” Mr. McLeod asked if there are others Who believe in other days of worship, and Mr. Livingston repiied that there are. “Then why pick out one day?" asked Livingston reminded him that majority rules in United States.”” Mr. McLeod (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) then - = CHARGE PRISONERS U. S. Agents Declare New Orleans Criminals Are Allowed to Play Horse Races. By the Associated Press NEW ORLEANS, La., March 4.— Allowing prisoners to bet on horse races, furnishing them with liquor and entertainers and letting them leave the prison without guards, are some of the charges Federal authoritles are investigating today against Supt. Mau- rice Picheloup and two attaches of the House of Detention here. Picheloup, Gustave Cantrell, day keeper, Louis Schellhass, the superintendent’s chauffeur, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government. They were later re- leased.on bond. Government agents who filed the charges said they had watched the lail for a number of months and found the inmates had paid large sums for privileges. They described as “more flagrant than the Ter Druggan affair in Chicago.” More than a dozen prisoners are | said to have been accorded spectal privileges, including Pete Herman, former bantamwelght champion, who is serving a contempt of court sen- tence In connection with the sale of liquor at his night club. ATTACK DUTCH PATROL. Chinese Rebels Kill Ten of Garri- son and Wound Six. BATAVIA, Java, March 4 (#).—Ten Dutch soldiers were killed and six wounded in a fight with 30 Chinese who attacked a Dutch patrol near Achin, Sumatra, yesterday. The pa- trol lost 17 rifles to the rebels, whose { losses are unknown. Dutch” reinforcements are proceed- ing to the scene from Koltaraja. 1. Livingston, who has been | of the ‘Boy | outs of America, protested agamst | the BET AND GET DRINKS | and | were arrested yesterday, | the case | FOR INDEPENDENT UTILITIES BOARD House D. C. Subcommittee Sees Step as Wedge for 5-Cent Car Fare. SAY VALUATIONS BASED ON COMPANIES’ REPORTS | ' Members Score Present Commi: - sion for Failing to Furnish Useful Information. | The public utilitles subcommittee of | the House Distri.. ~ommittee is drafte | ing a bill for creation of & new Publia Utilities Commission distinct from the Board of District Commisstoners, with provision for a peoples' counsel, which | probably Avill be reported to the full committee at its meeting next Wed- nesday. The subcommittee declared today & {can not get the information it needs |In order to legislate honestly on & & jcent or a Tcent street car measuro | because it can not get from the Public | Utilittes Commisston now {tuted the information it requires | Tt was admitt Bachman,. chief Public Utilities Comunission | W. E. R. Covell, Assistant & Commissioner, and by Wiiliam | Clayton, attorney for the F of Citizens' Associations,. t} tions of public utilitie | made by the commission, with statis {tical information furni House District committes, value ir va of ade by the Public sion through are based sol | by the individ as ngineer McK. the Uil il compantes Issue Brought to a Head. informs th. This which on eer the Public <ht to acked Bt of the sut Representative of West Virginia e Hammer, Demo- of North Carolin . Bow- man brought out that Public Utilities Commission has never bee: able to make & complete by it own accountants, but the ports of the con nies, that he ports made 1 Public Utilitle A District Commis t the companies ther es would make, | Mr. Rowman asked: “Is it fair to yourselt and the commitice to make statements and report as com- ring from the Public Utilities Com mission which are ng else but the reports m: utllities compani “Would it not be better and fairer |to yourself and to the committes to make a frank statement that impossible tor you to kive t stateme ! that bec of belp you these studies Turning to his asgoflates the | committee, Mr. Bowman said: “We cannot get the f.fts we need from the Publlc Utilities Commission isa they” cannot make the -y audft and valuation ther | Turpifig to Maj. Covell, Mr. said: “It would be far better for \wou to come in and tell us you ha not made the andit we supposed v making. There is not 1 singlo soul connected with the Public Utili- |ties Commission that knows a_think pout what we are really trying find out as a fair basts to the situation that exists. Fault Lies with Housc. “The fault is with the Hot {because we have not furnished with the help and money you need to do the work we have given you | to do.” | Representative Gasque, of South Carolina said: “We have nothing to act on here besause wo haven't the information we need and no chance to get it. The first thing to do is to remedy the sftuation hv providing properly to have the survey made.” Maj. Covell told the committee that at last “the right note has been sound- | ed by Mr. Bowman. That is the r | dificulty against which I have been fighting ever since I came to work in the District Bullding.” He explained that he had made a fight before the Budget Bureau and hopes for somo relief during the next vear through one additional employe.” Maj. Covell caid he has prepared two bills to re | llove the situation, one for reorganizs- | tion of the public utility work with ir creased legal assistance and the other | to modify the public utility act of 1913 | by providing funds, through the put le utilities companies themselves, to E revaluation Mr. Hammer has by questions member: | mitte n man, nd erat Repub) Repr the n che w make urself on | were | | Democrai, | HALT GREEK’S FLIGHT. Jugoslavian Authorities Arrest Gen. Plastiras Second Time. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, March 4 | P).—Gen. Plastirus, the Greek states man _recen arrested and then placed under surveillance by the Ju goslavian authorities, has been ap prehended and taken back to Skoplje after attempt to reach the Greek frontler. He left the town on the pretext of looking for a villa in the suburbs. A guard has been posted to prevent further attempt tlight. | | Gangsters Active in Case Againsf Two Who Killed Policeman. CHICAGO, March 4 (®).—Polica said today that threats continue to be made agalnst State witnesses in tha trial of Albert Anselmi and John Scallsi, charged with the murder of a Chicago policeman in a battle witi gangsters A jury to try the men who have already been convicted for a part In the slaying of another offt cer, was impanelied yesterday ‘Are vou with the coppers or ave you going to stick with us?’ was the message which came to one State wit ness, who is now being guarded. Efforts are being made to trace the threats, delivered in_broken English | 1