Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Light snow or rain tonight and to- morrow slightly colder tonight, mini- mum temperature about 28 degres: Highest, 51, at 3:30 p.m. erda iowest, 32, at nooft today. Full report on page 9 Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 29,899, Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. 11 5. JOINS DEMAND No. ¢h OLD HORSE KEPT READY TO RUSH COOLIDGE TO FATHER’S BEDSIDE WASHINGTON, ¢ Foeni ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C Joy CRISIS IN LEAGUE D. THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1926 —FIFTY ON CHINA TO BREAK PEKING BLOCKADE Powers Warn They Will Take Any Action Needed to Protect Shipping. AMERICAN SHIPS HELD FOR USE WHEN DESIRED | Protest Served on Warring Fac- tions Believed to Have Full Sup- port of Washington Officials. B the Associated Press. | Decisive action by the United States fnd the other world powers is in pros- ect {n China unless the principals in he civil war there emend their prac- fices. Not only the Peking government, | tut the rival gener themselv have been notified by the @iplomatic corps in Chin governments will ¢ ever action is neces to foreign shipping between Peking and the sea. The safety of this water route was guaranteed by the Boxer protocol, but is endangered now by tnines and by an artillery duel. There is every indication that the | gtrongly worded “demand” presented! fo the Chinese leaders has the full bucking of the Washington Govern ment. American warships are inj $hina waters, and it is assumed they | | protect | 'Boy 16 Waits Night and Day for Chance to Aid Presi- | BY the Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Vt., March 11.—Up in this snow-blanketed region, where Col. | John C. Coolidge les fighting against illness and old ag youth of waits day a the ct help President Coolidge over the | | blocked roads, should the Chief Execu- | { tive be called to his father's bedside. shard Moore, son of Town nie Moore, ‘whose trusty | sior, has towed man) stalled automobile up the steep treacherous mountain grage from Ply mouth Union to the Notch. The Noteh is the site of the Coolidge hom stead and the birthplace of the Presi { de nee has toiled 20 3 ymouth grad does a creditable day's work. In his| . where he wrnessed and for emergency duty, the old , although he does not know it, | aiting for what his youthful owner | ares will be the thrill of his life- | time- uld the President come. | The condition of Col. Coolidge, which reported as giving cause for con- cern earlier in the weck, h improvement. Pain from which the | patient suffered has decreased, and his shysician, Dr. Albert Cram of | rs pulting | loads up I hut he still | v dent—Elderly Patient Is Reported to Be ightly Improved Toda | followed by 5 | 1 16|k | w s shown [ is pleased at the im-| it. ere heart illness last Fall was a loss of the power of his and since then Col. Coolidge bedridden. A telephone whi connects directly with the White House in Washington allows | him to converse daily with the Presi- dent. Dr. Cram said his little more comfort; been during the suffered A lat. been h patient was a Jle than he had L 24 hours and | ther weak be- aken much nour- ixhment since Sunday,” the physician siid. “This morning, however, he s able to take some nousishment and he appex to be sHghtly stronger His pulse regular ad no_recur- e of b I feel that his wdition no immediate canse for Col. ause he has not irt block. i 2 Coolid been bed- ridden for sev 1 months since he! lost the use of his legs as a result of | 2 heart affection, had been suffering considerable pain since Sunday. Dr.| am drove through snow-blocked | roads from Bridgewater today to visit him and planned to call at the wmhouse again later in the d ha ADVERSE REPORT ONMCAMANT SURE ludiciary Committee Stands will be used, if necessary, as they have heen frequently in the past, to enforce | the full protection promised in the | Boxer agreement. H “The protocol powers protest most urgently.” sald the note presented by | the diplomatic corps, “and demand| that the government of China bring| \hout the immediate cessation of these | acts of obstruction to open communi- | rvation to the sea, reserving to them-| selves to collaborate for the protec- tion of foreign shipping.” i TRepeating its warning to the mill- tary chiefs themselves, the diplomatic sorps added that protective measures | would “'be applied against either party without discrimination.” | | SHIP BLOCKADE LIFTED. | Still | @ituation Though Relieved, | Charged With Danger. TIENTSIN. March 11 (#).—Prepara- tions to send down to Taku a con-| gular representative ab d a foreign gunboat toremedy ¢ opditions attendant upon a blockade of hipping brought | about by factional Chinese fighting ware abandoned today upon receipt of information that the ships were re~‘ guming their movements. ! Tt was ascertained later om the-ar-| rival of a pilot at Tientsin that the| situation still is unsatisfactory, as per- ! mission to move had been limited to two shipping companies, whose rep- resentatives at Tanghu had interced H ed with the brigadier general com- manding the Kuominchun. Pilots went out Wednesday morn | ing and notified the waiting ships of | the situation, warning the Chinese and Japanese ships not to attempt the passage of the river. The dangerous character of the arrangement was re wvealed when a Chinese steamer, ap- parently misunderstanding the orders, followed the steamer Lianchow into the river. Fortunately the military | sdentified the ship, which was allowed | to pass. ! The military explained that trans- | ports twice have tried to enter the; river jn the wake of merchantmen. | They also fear the movement of a | ship from Chefoo, carryving troops disguised ordinary passengers. | Dissatisfactiol among the _ships | with the Taku bar arrangement led | to further eséntations and it 1s' understod th Japanese vessels were today permitted to come and go. 1t is uncertain whether mines have mctually been laid. A battery com- mander notified ships' pilots that he was laving 10 mines across the nar- rowchannelandthe pilots observed sol- | diers carrying heavy objects suspended | from poles to the jetty, later operat- ing from fishing boats around the bar channel, but there is a suspicion {Continued on Pagy 1S IRISH HAPPY THAT U. S. LIFTED SHAMROCK BAN Ireland’s National Emblem Can Be Imported Despite War on Plant Disease. By the Associate®Press DUBLIN, March 11.—Iveland is re- joleing in the knowledge that the be- loved Shamroc in not forbidden entry into the United States. Many Persons who previoucly sent the national emblem to friends and relatives in the United States as a St. Patrick’s day token were under the impression that Amer regulations had stopped the importation of the ghamrock bLecause of the danger of plant disea Inquiries at the American consulate-ge 1, however, revealed that shamrock could be sent s <he United states without restric- won if the soil was enirely removed and the roots washed, or if the leaves were cut and placed in moist moss or wther preservatives. indications are that many Irish in America this year will wear the real shamrock on March 17 instead of the imitation green silk badge generally used as a substitute, GIVES SOVIET WARNING. All Zinovieff Says Activities in Countries Will Continue. MOSCOW, March 11 (®).—In the course of a long speech, M. Zinovieff, president of the Third International, told that body that the work of the organization in all countries would continue unabated, largely by clan- destine methods *“demanding a great number of victims.” Special attention would be giv-n to America and Great Britain, which the International had placed at the head of its propaganda list. “The American Government is inst recognition of Soviet Russia,” he sald, “but as far as I kpow the | Cam: 8 to 3 Against Judge, Op- posed by Johnson. By the Associated Press. An adverse report on President Coolidge’s nomination of Wallace Me- Camant of Oregon as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court was made ceitain toda; An official poll, with 11 of the 16 members voting, stood 8 to 3, with at least two others certain to vote for ejection. Those recorded against the ination are Chairman Cummin; nator Borah, Republics ‘Walsh, Reed of Mi: Ashurst and Car crats. Those favori Me( enators Deneen, Goff and Ernst, all Republicans. Five members of the committee were absent, and it was agreed that they should be polled before a report n the nomination was returned to he Senate, Chairman Cummins hopes to complete the poll within a day or two. President. heen advised previously that the nominagion would not be approved, but he elected to let it remain before the Senate. Johnson Leads Fight. The fight on Judge McCamant holding a recess appointment, has been led by Senator Johnson, Republican, California, on the ground that Me- ant violated a primary election pledge in failing to vote for Johnson in the 1920 Republican national con ventfon. The jurist nominated Presi- dent Coolidge for Vice President at that gathering. A mant's case has furnished the vehicle for an unusual procedure in the Senate. The judiciary com- mittee once favorably reported his nomination over the protest of Sen- ator Johnson, who then took his fight to the floor. Although launching out single- handed, Senator Johnson soon won over a majority of the Senate with his charge that the Oregon jurist had violated his pledge to support the winner in the presidential pri- nom- Neely, man, now the growing sentiment st the man who overturned plans of Republican leaders in 1920 to make Senator Lenroot, Repub- {Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) COUPLE ARE ACCUSED OF PLOTTING MURDER By the Associated Press, LOS March 11.—Mr Olive Bowers, 38 vears old, is under technical arrest, and Klmer M. Archer, 37, of Santa Monica, is in jail on charges of plotting to poison . Bowers' husband, W. H. Bow- ers, 68, attorney and banker of Saw- telle, a suburb of Los Angeles. { Archer is said to have confessed to police that he bought poison which he gave Mrs. Bowers to administer to her husband and to have declared his love for Mrs. Bowers. Mrs, Bow- ers, however, declared she never in- fended to poison her husband, that she destroyed the polson as soon as she received it, and that she was “just kidding Archer alon Discovery of the alleged plot came when two women overheard a con- versation between Archer and Mrs. Bowers on a two-party telephone line and reported it to the pastor of the church where Bowers is a Sunday school teacher. Archer is a clerk in ihe Sawtelle Bank, of which Bowers is attorney and director. Mrs. Bow- ers' brother, Judge Warren H. Orr, of Carthage, Ill, was notified and is now en route here. SENATETO PROBE TARIFF - BOARD Will Inquire if Officials Have Influenced Actions of Members. By the Associated Press. Investigation of the Tariff Commis- sion by a speclal committee was or- dered today by the Senate. At the insistence of nator Nor- Republican, Nebraska, the scope of the inquiry w broadened so that the committee will delve into the | question of whether any attempt has | been made by Government officlals others to influence the official | on of any members of the com- mission. The vesolution offered by Robinson of Arkansas, the cratic leader, went through without a record vote. The amendment to | broaden it would encompass the in- quiry into charges of presidential in- terference with the commission led to a fight, but was aproved, 38 to 30. The special committee will be ap- pointed by Vice President Dawes, and will consist of five Senators—two regular Republicans, two Democrats and one Republican insurgent. RIVER BED DROPS INTOHUGE CRATER “Bottom Fell Out of Earth,” Says Dazed Observer of Phenomenon. Senator Demo- By the Associated Press. SHARON SPRINGS, Kan., March 11. crater, formed suddenly in the bed of the Smoky River near here, continued to enlarge all night and today it had grown to a diameter of 300 feet and to a depth estimated at 500 feet. Persons who rushed to the scene could not account for the phenomenon. . The bed of the river was dry when the hole appeared, but today about 25 feet of water stood at the bottom of the crater, apparently having come from subterranean streams. At first the hole looked like a large well, with its sides almost perpendicular. Later, however. the surrounding ground be. Ran to sink slowly and some of the dirt dropped in from the sides, until this morning it was shaped something like a funnel. v “The bottom just fell out of the earth,” was the way one man, who lived mearby, described it. “The first we knew about it was when a dense cloud of smoke was seen over the lo- cality. Apparently the occurrence was local in nature, as there was no earthquake.” Level prairle land surrounds the place. There are no mines or ofl or gas wells in this locality to which the occurrence could be attributed. “The cloud of smoke.” which was seen over the region, had disappeared today. It is believed to have been composed mostly of dust, which was stirred up when the ground gave way. The earth formation here is mostly sandy loam. 01 settlers in this locality recalled today that, in the early days, there was a hole in the ground near or at the place where the crater now is forming, and that it had been filled up by the washings of the river. Professional Faster When Manager BY A. R. DECKER. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Dail. BERLIN, March 11.—Erik richstrasse's “Hungerkunstler”—hun- gerartist—has quit, or rather he is eating again. For days he reclined in a glass cage on the sole nourish- ment of thousands of clgarettes and cases of soda water while thousands bald 12 cents to have a look at him. Throughout Berlir hourly it was re- ported that the “hungerkunstier now has stomach pains,” or “Today his eyes are inflamed,” or “He hasn’t a craving to eat.” The glass cage was in a restaurant where sightseers could see the hun- ger artist and at the same time Russian cabinet will quietly and con- fidently await recognition. which will end must come. satisfy their appetites. Erik quit he- cause evervhody éxcept himself madg Eats Up All Profits Chucks His Job owner saw his guests come in hun- dreds to satisfy their stimulated appe- titoy Erik’s manager pocketed nearly $2,000 in a week while Erik got nothing but soda water and cigarettes. Every day Erik urged his manager to bring a lawyer to draw up a “fifty- fifty" contract, but the manager was {layed by important consultations. | and immediately conferred with M. Paul too busy having a good time in ex- pensive restaurants on the gate re- ceipts. Finally he came, resplendent In new clothes, looking fat and pros- perous. Erik threatened to break the glass unless the locks were opened. ‘When he got out Erik staggered to the nearest table and ordered his first meal in a week on the strength of 20 marks, which was all the manager surrendered, and Berlin's sensation was over. + profit from his fast, The restaurant iy eight, 1926, by Chicago Daily News Co.) TACKLED IN'SECRET COUNGIL MEETING Briand Looked Upon as Only One Capable of Saving In- ternational Body. ADMISSION OF GERMANY 0K.'D BY SUBCOMMITTEE Brazilian Envoy Creates Fears by Late Appearance at Important Session. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, March 11.—Members of the council of the League of Nations went into a secret, unofficia fon late this afternoon to resume the ne- gotiations on the problem of recon structing the council and of Ger many’s election to a permanent seat, which broke up sensationally las night. Premier Briand replaced M. Paul Boncour as the French repre- sentative. The secret meeting followed a brief public session under the presidency of Viscount Ishil of Japan. The nub. lic meeting was delayed by the failure of Afranio Mello Franco, the Prazil fan representative, to appear, he be- ing the only absentee. In view of the critical situation caused by Brazil's attitude toward the council problem, the public began to wonder whether his absence was premeditated The council began its public pro-| ceedings after waiting nearly half an hour for Senor Franco, He appeared | later, explaining that he had heen de { | For German Admission. The outstanding development this forenoon was the unanimous adop- tion by the assembly full political committee of the subcommittee’s re- port recommending Germany's ad- mission to the league. Premier Briand arrived at 9:15 a.m. Boncour and Louls Loucheur of the | French delegation, who described for him the development of the council controversy since his departure for Paris to adjust the French ministerial | crisi: In adopting the s port, the assembly political com- mittee smashed precedent by re- nouncing the right to convoke repre- | sentatives of the German delegation | to give information concerning Ger- many’s international status and her desire sincerely to conform with her international engagements. | Complications Avoided. Renunciation of this privilege pre- vented further complication of the | delicate situation, as it was realized that the German leaders, in view of | the uncertainty over the council mem- | bership question, might well decline to | send delegates before the committee. The fact that Premier Briand abandoned Paris at such an impor- | tant moment in French politi life | was taken as an indication of how se- rious the international situation hnvl“ become in Geneva, for today opened | with the League of Nations in peril and the entire Locarno policy of | European reconciliation jeopardized. Last night M. Paul-Boncourt said ~(Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) beommittee's re- | SNOW, MOVING NORTH, HALTS HINT OF SPRING| Flurry, Probably Too Light to Stay | on Ground, Will Con- tinue Tonight. Yesterda hint of Spring had a sethack today as threatening snow- flakes caused a new survey of the coal pile and put lightweight overcoats on the shelf again. The snow is going to continue today and tonight, the weather man It may be so light that little of it will stay on the warm streets. The temperature is expected to hover around the freezing point most of today and to go down to a mini- mum of about 23 degrees tonight. If any snow stays on the streets it prob- ably will be during the night hours. Cloudy weather, probably accompa- nied by snow flurries, also is in pros- pect for tomorrow. The snow is traveling with a storm that was central over Georgia this morning and is moving northeastward out to sea. It has caused rain in the Southern States. et D. C. COAL AUDIT DATA IS SENT TO SENATORS District Committee Goes Into Executive Session Im- mediately. ‘Phe Senate District committee went into executive session at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon to consider the data re- lating to coal prices in Washington transmitted to Chairman Capper yes- terday afternoon by the office of Con- troller General McCarl. H. A. A. Smith, who has represented Mr. Me- Carl's office in collecting the informa- tion for the committee, is expected to attend the meeting. Senator Capper said today he could not predict what the future course of the committee will be on the coal in- quiry until the meeting is held. The committee, at a conference with representatives of the coal dealers sev- eral weeks ago, worked out a plan for the compilation of reports showing prices paid for coal at the mines by Jocal dealers, the cost of bringing it| to Washington and the costs entering into the distribution of it to consumers here. Mr. Smith turned over to Senator Capper yesterday a partial report of the work of the auditors. Radio Programs—Page 34 | appointed ‘SMITH EXPELL FRANCE REOPENS PARLEYS ON DEBT Berenger in Conversation With Mellon on Repayment of $4,000,000,000. By the Associated Press. France has reopened discussions with this country for settlement of her §4,000,000,000 war debt. Ambassador Derenger, the newly French envoy here, h been in conversation on the subject with Secretary Mellon. While the Secretary declined to dis cuss the negotiations today in Jdetail it was disclosed that he had advised President Coolidge that settlement of the French debt hinged to some ex- tent_upon the action of Congress on the Ttalian agreement, now under fire n the Senate, It Is believed, therefore, that the French negot’ “‘ons will not be has- tened until t. Senate acts on the pending debt pa. .. The French debt is the largest re- maining to be settled. Several inef- fectual efforts to make a funding agreement have taken place since the close of the war. D BY VIRGINIA SENATE Vote, 30 to 7, Taken at 2:30 A.M., After 4-Hour Speech by Norfolk Man. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMON, Va., March 11.—After Iistening to a four-hour speech in his own behalf by Senater Alfred C. Smith or Norfolk County, charged with having been convicted of forgery at Fort Monroe in 1914 and in South Carolina in 1913, the Virginia Senate at 2:30 c'clock morning voted, 30 to 7, for Smith's expulsion. His name was then stricken from the Senate rolls. Emith prepared today for his return to Norfolk, saying he would not with- draw his candidacy for Congress from the secopd district. In his speech he said he was a victim of persecution by political enemies, and named Sen- ator James S. Barron of Norfolk City as representing the Knights of Co- lumbus in the fight against him. Senator Barron denied he was con- nected with the order. Smith sald a man who closely re- sembled him was the real forger in the Fort Monroe case, in which con- Viction was recorded by a court-mar- tial, and declared that this man has been pointed out to at least two mem bers of the Legislature. He said in the other conviction he had befriend- ed a person unable to write, and the conviction was a mistake. Senators who voted against expulsion were Morgan R. Mills, S. L. Ferguson, W. H. Jeftreys, John H. Johnson, J. M. Parsons, R. H. Stubbs and J. B. Woodson. _ Those not voting were R. L. Noell and W. W. Workman. DEER HERD HALTS TRAIN. 500 Animals Take Up Position on Tracks in Colorado. DENVER, Colo., March 11 (#).— Days when great herds of buffalo halted trains crossing the Western plains found an echo here when State Game Commissioner Parvin reported that a herd of 500 deer last week held up a_ Denver and Salt Lake train near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo. The herd settled down comfortably on the tracks and the train crew was forced to stop the train and_chase the animals off the roadbed, Parvin said. Heavy snows have driven herds of deer from the higher ranges and many reports have come to the com- missioner’s office of deer raiding farm- er's haystacks. Marshall Jury Obtained. PHILADELPHIA, March 11 (#).— The selection of a jury to try David L. Marshall, charged with killinf- Miss Anna May Dietrich, and dismember- ing her body, was completed at 11:25 a.m. today, after 146 talesman had been examined for jury duty. ’ a Star. PAGES. Ransom of $10,000 Paid for Release Of Wealthy Cuban| By the Associated Press. HAVANA, March 11.—A ran- som of $10,000 has been paid for the release of Col. Enrique Pina, wealthy planter, captured by ban- dits last week in the province of Camaguey. and it is expected he will be liberated by Saturday. Reports say that Pi twick be- fore has been held for ransom by bandits, presumably the same group now holding him. FUGITIV IS SHOT: LIQUOR CAPTURED Police Take Man and 180 Gallons After 60-Mile-an- Hour Chase. & After a 60-mile-an-hour chase from Minnesota avenue southeast to Thir- teenth and D streets northeast about 6 o'clock this morning, an interchange of shots between pursuing policemen from the eleventh precinct and two fugitives resulted in one of the latter | begin shot in the leg and captured, while the other escaped. Police also seized 180 gallons of liquor, they re- ported. According to Detective C. A. Berry of the eleventh precinct, who conducted the chase with Policemen Nicola, Dull and Fleischaur, after discovering a large rum-running automobile speed- ing toward the city on Minnesota avenue, near the junction of Penn- ylvania avenue, occupants of that automobile opened fire on the pursu- ing policemen when it appeared they would be overtaken near Thirteenth street and Kentucky avenue south- east. The second exchange of &ho resulted {n the wounding and of one of the two occupants of the liquor car, took place after the fleeing automobile, attempting to negotiate a corner at Thirteenth and D streets northeast, skidded and swung almost entirely around to head again in the direction from which it had come. The car came to a stop. Two men jumped out and fled. Policemen drew their revolvers to return a fire after the fugitives had pumped two_ shots at them, according to Berry. Berry's officlal report was to the effect that Nicola fired, and it is believed by Berry to have been Nicola's bullet which struck one of the men in the right leg. The wounded man was picked up while trying to escape and taken to Casualty Hospital, where Dr. Siercia administered first aid treatment. He gave his name as Francis Abersolied, 19 years old, of 3929 Ellicott street. The wounded youth later was re- moved to Gallinger Hospital, where his congition today was reported sat- isfactory. In the automobile which was cap- tured by the police, 180 quarts of corn whisky were reported found. BRIDE DIES REFUSING TO NAME ASSAILANT Husband of Two Days, Held on Suspicion, Faints When He Sees Body. By the Associated Press. MULLENS, W. Va., March 11.— Mrs. Tom Nicolloff, 16, declining to the very end to divulge the name of the person who last Saturday struck down herself and her mother with a sledge hammer in their home here, died Tuesday. “The mother succumbed soon after the attack. Tom Nicolloff, 33, the girl's husband of two days, has been under arrest since Saturday, but steadfastly denied any knowledge of the crime. Threats against Nicolloff in this region, State police sald, led them to the decision to remove the man to the Wyoming County jail at Pineville today. Nicolloff fainted when he saw the body of his bride on a hospital cot and doctors who attended him said there was no doubt as to the sincerity of the faint. State police and county authorities continued to Investigate every clue in connection with the double crime. % “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 as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 104,142 TWO CENTS. WET BILLS' STUDY BY SUBCOMMITTEE (®) Means Associated Press. FIGHTIS EXPECTED ON TUITION PLAN Zihiman and Moore to Op- pose Charging Non-resident Pupils for Schools. A bitter fight on the floor of thel House was forecast 1o over the} provision in the District appropriatic bill reported to that bod which would make it 1 more than 3,000 non-resident children now’ the schools to pa is the most drastic ever framed cerning the non-resident which has been an issue in Congress | for more thun 20 years and would likely result fn a majority of the 3,000 pupils being withdrawn from the local system ! From time to time Congress has | decreed that Maryland residents send- | ing children to the District schools must pay tuition, but they have gen- erally exempted Maryland residents emploved in the District. The | vision included in the pending appro- | fation bill makes no exemptions and | is designed to net the District gov- | ernment $274,000 addit revenue | if the slightly more than 3.000 non- resident pupils continue in the schools. school | local | Zihlman to Lead Fight. Opposition to the provision is 1 | to be led by Representative Zihlman | land, chairman of the Hous rict committee, and Represent oore of Virginia, both of whom | represent the counties adjoining the | District most affected by the drastic | non-resident provision. | In addition to making it mandator: for all nonresident pupils to pay tuition, the pending bill gives the | Board of Education authority to de: ignate what District schools non- resident pupils can attend. In short, the non-resident pupils nat- urally desire to attend the border | schools nearest their homes, resulting in the schools becoming extraordi- narily overcrowded. Not beli=ving this situation is fair to District pupils, the Board of Education has held that it | has the right to designate what Di trict schools the non-resident pupil: can attend on the theory that most of them come to the District in street | cars, busses or automobiles, znd can travel farther without undue incon-| venience, | The non-resident issue was brought | to_the attention of the Funk subcom- | mittee of the House District commit- | tee through Chevy Chase residents terested in the E. V. Brown S This school is overcrowded. The s tion also is acute on the Takoma Pa border. It was the opinion of the me bers of the Funk committee that the | Maryland residents should support Maryland schools, and it now appears that if the provision is finally enacted the Maryland and Virginia resi- | dents will press their States for better | school accommodations in order that | they will not have {o meet the tuition | fees exacted by the District. | If the pending non-resident provi- | sion results in the loss of the majority | of the 3,000 non-resident pupils nl)\\'i enrolled it will give the local system space equaling _aproximately 10 eight-room school buildings, material- ly relieving the overcrowded condi- ! tions in the District proper. Fees Highest Ever Charged. The tuition fees charged non-r dent pupils this vear are the highest | ever assessed due to the recent in| crease of teachers' salaries. At pres ent but 108 non-resident pupils pay tuition, they being pupils whose fa- | thers are employed in Maryland and | they net the District Government, but $7,000. Following are the tuition rates which all non-resident pupils would have to pay if the Funk provision is | 1 enacted, making it apparent that the s | and other fertilizers, cost would be considerable in familie: where there are a number dren of school age: Non-resident tuition rates, school year, 1926:1927: Normal schools, | $186,02; senior high schools, $116. junior high schools, §91.56; elementary | schools, $63.88; special schools, $117.51; vocational schools, $83.04; vacation schools, $4.33; night schools, §11.02. | of chil-| King Guest of U. S. Envoy. SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 11 (#).— King Boris sct a precedent in his social relations with representatives of the great powers when he was guest for the first time at dinner at the American legation Tuesday night. He was accompanied by his sister, Princess Eudoxie. The King con- versed in French with the American Minister, Charles S. Wilson, and his sister proved herself fluent in Eng-| | mittee dry question | ! | outright | purpose to appoint | the OF SENATE ORDERED 'Grou_n of Five, to Be Named. to Report on Need for Public Hearings. | SIX MEASURES LISTED FOR EARLY ATTENTION All Call for Modification or Repeal of Prohibition Law—Real Issue Untouched. fary drman commit Cummir Senate judic rious p s fo peal of the prohibl Authority to hold public any of these me; 1 d from the subcommittee ver. The subco e full comm public heari ted, whether in its oy bills should be repe r whether they sho + to report tee wheth were on ted f: be reported on providing of the subeomm! Senator appoint e 1 , announ 1 either today or Action Not Decisi The action of the committee todis was not decisive. The main question as to whether public hearings sh: or not, as demanded by 't heen settled f the judich however, is overwhelmingly the suhcommittee determines that it is to the hest interests not to hold public hearings on the pro- posals to repeal nr modify the law. it is doubted that hearings will be held The subcommittes will have before for cor n five bills and one vint re: The joint resolution Senator Bruce of Mary a constitutions! amend the manufacture, sul rtation of alcoholic bhev the hands of the oyn h the Governm: t as that Tquo: palities Cummins sonné tomorrow it e erage ent which vote dry Three of the hills are introduced b < Jersey. One of the bills prop to amend the YVolstead act o that the definition of in toxicating beverages shall e changed. The Volstead act at present provides that beverages containing more than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol by volume shall be heid to be intoxieat ne. The Edg provides that in stead of this definition beverages must be “intoxicating in fact” to come un der the ban. The second Edze bill would autherize the manufacture and sale of per cent heer. and the third Bill would repeal the resirictions placed upon phy s by the pres ent la prescribing liquor as medi cine. Edwards' Bills Listed. Senator s of New Jersey is hor of two bills, one to repeal the Volstead act and the other to amend the Vulstead act so to permit 4 per cent beer. The committee settled as a side fs- sue the controversy which arose over the authority of the chairman to ap suhcommittee. At the last of the committee Senator announced it had been his subcommittee to consider the modification and repel bills. His right to appoint a_subeom mitee was then challenged by Sena- tor Walsh of Montana. A resolution drafted Senator Cummins authorizing the chairman to appoint subcommittees and those sub committees to hold hearings unless otherwise directed by the full com mittee was adopted by the full committee to after considerable discussion. . Senator Cummins and other members of the commit. tee insisted that the right of the chairman to appoint a subcommittee had been recognized about four years in_the judiciary committee. The drys continued to assert that anti-prohibitioners are seeking merely to make the judiciary com- mittee a vehicle for publicity and advertising of the wet cause. The wet Senators threaten to take the matter to the floor of the Senate to discuss the prohibition issue there daily if they were denied the right of public_hearings on their bills. The subcommittee, when it is or- ganized, may call the authors of the various bills before it before taking action on them. th as meeting Cummi HOUSE HEADS AGREE T0 SHOALS MEASURE Concur in Amendments to Reso- lution With Demand for Safe- guard for Nitrate Production. By the Associated Press House leaders today agreed to ac cept the Senate amendments to the Muscle Shoals resolution with the added provision that no lease be ac | cepted that does not guarantee and afeguard the production of nitrates The resolution as approved by the Senate and as agreed upon by the House leaders today requires the com- mission proposed to negotiate for a se or leases of the Government properties at Muscle Shoals, Ala.. and to report back to Congress by April 26. Elections Are Planned. BUCHAREST, March 11 (#).—The Government is understood to have decided to dissolve Parllament on March 27. The Bratiano ministry will retire April 6, and the parllamentary elections will be held early In June. Epidemic in Austria. LINZ, Upper Austria, March 11 (®). —An influenza epidemic of alarmingz proportions has developed here. The schools have been closed. A larce number of soldlers have the disease.