Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1926, Page 2

9 ¥ PHILIPPINE INQUIRY BLOCKED IN SENATE Harvison Provokes Tilt Over Thompson Apnointment in Asking Piobe. Br the Ascociatsd Press What to do about the Philippi has become ence more a much-discuss- | d_question in Washinzion Revitalized by President unexpecied appointment of # special sommissioner to investizate conditions in the i the old fizhting fssue of the days provided fuel v an hour's debaie in the Senate, prompted a proposal for a conzressional inquiry. and led to all of conjectures among officiuls and politicians The President’s selection Friday of Carmi A. Thompson of Ohio to muke his inquiry i the islands riously described In the d sions as @ wise and essential step refleetion on Gove oners Leon Coolidze’s for sorts was s discus: al a FEDERATION’S CHOICE FOR COUNCIL. ard Wood. an effort to zive support to what Gen, Wood has done, a move in the interest of Ohio rubber concerns 1o exploit the islands and an aitempt | 10 remove Mr. Thompsen as a facior in the 1925 Ohlo campaizn on T <al for & consre was made b a2, Mississipy slution that (wo Senatc Varri oposes Probe who ed in a res and two Rep partisen ing Tezislation resch a vote While speculation over the Thomn. £on appointment was running its un eren Seerecary Davis of ihe | Wor Departmenc. who, he tiiu'ar | cuard'an of the islands, was planning a wlp there this Summer survey | conditions. held his plans in abevance | while he waited for further informa- | tien from (he White House. The ap-| poiniment Friday tumbled out of an empty sky, and apparently neither | Mr. Davis mor others in the depart ment who deal with the islands’ af- esentatives make & non v us & basis for fuiure resolution did not fairs have a motion just what sort of | ~ inouirs Mr. Thompson will conduei. | A White House spokesman said Fri- | day that a thorouzh inspaction trip | tn the Philippines might take Secre- | tary Davis away from hig post for ton long @ period. but Mr. Davis may still find it advisable for him to take the | trip unless the Presidgent’s personal | ecommissioner expects to include in his | inspection all the milita: posts of the | slands. | Politics Figure. In the Senate debate yesterda tor Harrison made a p of Mr. Thompson s announcement, tmmedi- ately after his appointment, that the | journey would make it fmpossible for! him to be a candidatc this year for! the Republican nomination for gov-i ernor. It would not do, sald Senator | Harrison, for two administration can- | didates to go before the voters in| Ohio, and it may have heen thougit | advisable “to get Mr. Thompson out! of the country.” Both Ohio Senaters vrotested that no such purpose figured in the selection. Senator King. Democrat. Utah. sug- gested that the purpose of the Thomp- | #on investigation more likely was toi determine “how much farther we can | exploit_the Filipinos." i Tt'was conceded by Senator Harri- son that many explanations had been | made, some saying §t might be a re. flection on Gen. Wood and others that the President still had confidence in the general and wanted to reassure | the country by exonerating him after an investigation. Resolution Blocked. nsideration of the Harrison reso- | ution was blocked by Senator Moses, | Republican, New Hampshire, who :«ddl‘ he wanted to look it gver very care- ‘ully ahd perhaps suggest amendments to include investigation of ‘‘the politi cal. economic and financial condition of the black man in Mississippi.”” The New Hampshire Senator also stopped A later effort to take up the proposal, made by the Democratic floor leader, Senator Nobinson of Arkansas. The House was not in session ves- terday. but members who have taken an active interest in the Philippines expressed freely their opinions regard- ing the appointment of Mr, Thompson. Rcpresentative Begg. Republican, Ohio, said that “some such impartial investigation” was essential before hasic legislation could be passed. hompson being a leading Ohio husiness man.” said Representative | King, Republican, Hlinols, “he may well represent the rubber erowd at Akron."” Chairman Willis of the Senate insu- lar committce defended the appoint- ment as “wise and essential.” ‘Available information on the Philip- Dines ix so confilcting.” sald Senator Willis, “that for the President to send ! 2n nvestigator who commands his | confidence ix indeed opportune.” i WOOD “DELIGHTED.” i Sena- | { i Philippines Governoer Offers to Aid| Thompson Inquiry. BOGUIO, Philippine Islands. April 3 #).—Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood ex. pressed delight when informed tod..y that Carmi A. Thompson had been ap. pointed a special commissioner to study economic and internal cond; tions in the Philippines. Gov. Wood sald: “I am delighted that Thoupson is] coming. I shall give him every op. portunity to study conditions, and fee that his visit will be helpiui. FIRST WEEK ACTIVE IN SPRING CLEAN-UP| 442 Nuisances, #" Building De- fects and 1 Fire Hazard Are Reported. vhe firet week's activities in the Health Department's annual Sprihg | clezn-up npaign resulted in the | finding of 448 nuisances, in addition | to a number of plumbinz and build- | ing defects and 1 fire hazard, it is | announced vesterday by Health OM. | cer William C. Fowler. Notices of abatement have heen served in the nuisance cases) while the other com. plaints have been filed with the proner municipal departments. The clear-up drive i belng ductad by the corp. of <uni =pectors and will be continued until every section of the city has been canvassed. according to Dr. Fowler. He believes it will take several wesks to_complete the work, The cases referred o the bullding inspector total 80, to the inspector of plumbing 49. the board for condem. nation of insanitary buildings 21. the fire department 1, the street clean- ing department 5. the water depart- ment 1§ and the police depurtment 6. con- Some Meanness. From the New Orlea ‘Old Blinx is & mean old cuss, isn’ he?” “Mean! If that guy was cruising in the South Sea Islande he wonld Times-Picayune, | organization {ciations during Top: Left to right—Dr, George Center: Walter I. Swanton and Lower: Proctor L. THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, APRIL 4. 1926—PART 1. B FEDERAL WORKERS 10 AID MEMORIAL Chief Clerks to Accept Cora tributions for Temple to D. C. War Veterans. MEMBERSHIP PLAN Will Take Up Question of Re- apportionment Under Census of 1920. With plans rapldly ‘reaching con- summation for opening the citywide movement next week to raise $200.- 000 for the beautiful memorial in Po- tomac Purk 1o armed forces of the District of Columbia in the World War, executive branches of the Gov- ernment alrendy are - preparing to er opportunity for every worker to participate, At divection of the President’s cab- inet. chief clerks of all departménts and establishments have been author- ized to recerve subscriptions to the fund, Arrangements for earrving out this policy in a uniform manner throughout the city will be made at | & meeting Thursdiy morning at the | Under the very unusual proceeding of “a constitutional privilege,” the House next Thurs ¢ will take up the long-deferred question of reapportion ment- of membership In the House among the various States on a basis of the decennial census of . Less than two weeks age the House census committee, by a vote of 9 10 4, formally decided not to bring up any reappointed legislation until after 1930, Reprgsentative Barbour of Californis will bring the matter up in the House by raising a question of constitutional privilege. which will be recognized by the Speaker. Mr. Barboar will then move to discharge the census commit tee (rom consideration of the reap pointment question. Mr. Barbour is sponsoving a bill which will hold the House of Repre- sentativ at its present size of 435 member With this limitation, under a proportio digtribution of the sents nmong the Stutes. hased the elation the popula lon ach ate re to the total number of inhab ans in the Unpited 8 Sta would gain each trom | menls i the House and 11 States would lose seals. The States that would gain Federal-American National Bank, of the Association of Chief Clerks of the Executive Departments, with Jobn Poole, treasurcr of the fund and chairman of the campaign committee. | Preliminary work of an extensive nature has heen going on for some | time under the direction of Frank B.| Noyes, chairman of the memorial com. | mission created by Congress for the | purpose of crecting (he memorial, and Mr. Poole chairman of the cam- | paign commites, Everyvthing will be in readin ' the opening of next week, and appegl will be ninde divect to every individual In the city to join in the tribute of the Natfon's Capital s Havenner and Harry N, Stull, eorge R. Wales SIX COUNCILMEN ARE ELECTED BY FEDERATION OF CITIZENS A g (Continued from First e.) | Jesse C. Su ‘ ederation of halr ‘oun Building ter, pre Citizen: Frid, night. ldent of the i Associations, served ax man of the Citizens' Advisory | cil ex-officto, voting only in case of & | tie. | Mr. Syter, at the close of the elec tions lasi night, introducied the mem iers of the council to the federaiion, | expressing complete satisfaction with | the wouk of the council and hoping its work would continue as satistactorily | 10 the future a< It has in the past. He | sald he srutified ‘the ledennl'mi had given # vole of confidence in re-| electing four members of the council | and fel. sure the council would work | in complete harmony with the federa- tion Records of Victors. Dr. Havenner, who lives at 1745 Minnesota avenue southeasi, . re- elected. is an gxaminer in the Bureau of Efficiency. He fas becn in the Goveinment service since 1889 when he became a compusitor in the Gov- crament Printing Office. "The:gssoci tions ‘he represerits are all In ' the northeast and southeast sections of the city. | Mr. Stull, who lves at 408 Fourth | streel mortheast, nominated by the | Stanton Park Citizens’ Association, of which_he is president, is a reporter at the Unjted States Court of Claims. He has been a resident of Washington for 35 vears and has been active in civie affairs for nearly two decades. Mr. Swanton. 1464 Belmont street, a lawyer and civil engineer, is president ot and was nominated by the Colum- bia Heights Citizens’ Association. He has been a resident of the District for 23 years and has been active in the tederation for a number of vears. George R. Walex, 4609 Norton place nominated by the Cathedral Height Assoclation, is a member of the Civil | Service Commission and vice president | of the federation. ke is an attorney | by profession. a member of the Dis- trict bar, and has been u member of the Clvii‘Bervice Commissicn_ ince 1922. } Proctor L. Dougherty, street, a mechanical and engineer, has heen active in fairs for many vears, and has fived in Washington since 1899, Ta recent months Mr. Dougherty hus taken an interest in securing national repre- sentation for the District of Columbla He was a_member of the committee which drafred the council plan Mr. Faulkner, 1007 Taylor street northeast, is president of the Mich fzan Park Citizens’ Association, und was nominated to the counct! by . hat Mr. Faulknee has been active in civic affalrs for severa: vears, 18 an artorney and a former resident of Illinols. He has long been a_proponent of climination of the Michigan avenue grade erossing which the Commissioners have pushed during the present session of Con zress. Campaign Lasted 2 Months, f.ast night's elsction closed a cam- | paign extending over more tham twe months. during which several associa tions decliped to nominate candidates | Kive voted definitely not to nominate | nd three others tosk: no action The ecouncll was organized April 5t the direct suggestion of ® neer Commissioner Bell, who set forth his views jn a letter to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. Col. Bell believes the council has done muck: constructive work during its teny and presents the united opinion ol 713 Jénifer | tal of the United St | ment building in the District. H | mivic | side 10 be neil. 17 sxoci Heights— "It is very gratifying re-elected a member of the ¢ entered the because my ifon asikd me to become .u The work of the couneil in vear bas heen even more successful t n we dared to hope. 1 m con. fident that it will be even more. s cesstul this vear and as tim goes on. es Co-ope Swanton, Columbia should he the work this vear. There | hould be pperation Wetween the citizens' nsxociations and the federa tion to best reflect the sentiment of the community, My desire isx operate with Congress and officials of the District government in carrying torward the work making Wash Ington & model city and a model capi- tes. In this work we should all co-operate, and | am suve every one will work toward the | ame end; : 4 Proctor L. Dougherty, Chevy Chaxe D. C.—"1 believe in national represen- tation in the touse and in the Sel ate, with n vote for President and| Vice President of the United States, and for equal rights m the Feder: courts. | “I believe in a tax rate no higher than absoluteiy necessary to insure a steady development of our public schools, playgrounds and libraries | water and sewer svstems, proper| maintenance of our streets and| bridges, elimination of grade crossings, | construction of bathing beaches, and | the adoption of 2 carefully studied National Capital park and city plan-| ning system 1o gulde the future de-| Velopment of the District of Columi “I believe in more squit disirl bution of the District's expenses a| between the Federal Governmeni and the taxpayvers in the District Co-| hunbia,” race andidit Heights ke Swanton Ur Wil “o-opers of the co ote neil Lists Many Issues. R, Faulkn Park—1. “I favor national suffrage | and at least modi sulfrage -re- | specting local civie zovernment. As| the reasons for which - the . Distriet | was ereated ws the seat of the Fed- eral Government with power of the Congress (o ‘exercise exclusive leg- islation have vanisoed long ago, the | medy should likewise cease t 1 Ist. Now that the sup ¢ of the | I'ederan Union is firmly establishéd | the Congress ean and should cede to| the citizens of the District as je a modifie suffrage and control of its local Tairs, | o “Unrestricied exercise of the ‘nalienable rights’ of free citizens through representation, to legislate all local mattecs involving the rals- ing of revenues by taxation, and the | appropriation and expenditure there- | of. Taxation without representation | is unrepublican. | 3. “Restoration of the 5030 plan | of financing the District especially in | the light of the recent proposal to| expend $30.000.000 for needed Govern- Robert Michigan | 4. A couricil ponsive to the ' wishes of the taxpayers of the District, | is voiced hy their representatives in he federation. “Full public matters veferred and rec #etion s better ed action. Ixtension of time in pay assessments for reduction of the § charge on defer peclally in new the District. hearings on to the council mmendation. than hasty il all tor No con- | { ll 6. which to new paving and per cent interest ed payments, es. v developed sections of | the citizens of Washington on matters affecting them and the Capital City. Active opposition to the council a at present constituted was led by th Georgetown and Dupont Circle Asso. the preelection cam paign. Senator Arthur Capper a fe: doys ago expressed the belief that although the idea of such an agene ix a goed one. he feels the method of choos'ng the members proved upon. Members Issue Statements. ‘'he members of the council, after the election last night, outlined their views on the work of the couneil o issuéd short statements concerning 1heir beliefs on matters of interest to Washinzton. as follow Dr. G Hivenner-—Anacos tw-Conzress Heights—"1 think the conneil has heen a ereat ald to the \itizens und to the Distrlct ment. Its recommendations have all heen consiructive. Its Jezislative wor'k and its work on the hud=el have heen constructive and sane. Its report on individual matters reiferd to it by Con- giess have been complete and have co- incided with the views of the ciiizens of Washington as represented by the cltizens of the city through the or- ganizations.” Harry N. Stull. Stanton Park—"1 the copncil has runctioned vir pn<idering the handic:ps ander which it hae had to work. The m e councll ure conseientions sincere, The council mav hava . de 2 Tstak but 1 thik ihe look The prestize «f o ganized citizenship has never hecn throw lead nickels over the rail for the natives to dive after.” I higher than . it is tod: George R. Wales, Cathedral could be im. | govern. | “Speedy provision for adequate !school accommodations providing full time education for the children of the | | elementary grades. Half-time accom- | modatiops can not provide adequate fuil-time education.” iDECORATOR DISPARAGES | “RUBBER-STAMP HOMES”| | | | Exposition Speaker Says floulen[ Should Reflect Individual | i Character, as Do Clothes. | By the Ammociated Press. | CHICAGO, April 3.—Dream homes |00 often take substance as “rubber- (sump homes,” Lionel . Robertson, {euhority on nterior decoration, de- | clared last mizh at the “Own Your | Own Home Exposition” here. * | [ *“Home builders invariably - ape standard designs. The result is that | our streats throughout the country are lined with houses as allke as { though they had been turned out of | the same mold. People often. undergo | | severe sacrifices and save for many | | years in order to be able to buy or {bulld thefr humes, and vet they bu: {tub cr-ctamp housdes that in no wa treproseni thelr dream homes or ex- ! poes< thalr individuali v he added. Architeciural desi<n, Robertson sald, hould reflect the owner's character and 1ustes as do one's“elothes. | . New York State maintains the larg. | est forest tree nursery in the United States. > erans | Heved.who wili not ‘have péeutiar in- | California, 3: Michigan and Ohio; 2 h, and Connecticut, New | Jersey, North Carolina, Texas and Washington, | each. her veterans, are Consider House-to-House Method. Serion city may consideration is being given whereby each block of the Le covered by persons in a house-to-house presentation of the me- morial. Thie has not as vet been worked out in detail Numerous orzanizations of various| Kinds have been approached. and the eivie groups of the city have given | indication that they will add the weight of their influence to the mo. | mentum of the movement | The pature of co-operation by vet- bodies the District has not as vet been de armined, but they ure seriously tirnins the matter over and according to som> of their leaders, will probably outline their program during thix wee lhen he memorial, which will be situ- | " ated in Potonac Park in a grove o trees south of the Lincoln Memorial | and north of the Tidal Basin, will | Dorie temple of white marble Such memorial, it is f by the com- mission, will serve a dual purpose, perpetuating the valor of the Dis trict's participants in the Werld War not only through enduring stone, but through frequent miliiary eon- when music will also apise to its wribute to the living and the es to Lose Seats, lose seats Towa Maine I<land that wenld 2. and Indiana, Louisiana Ithode The States are Missour| Kansex, Kentuclky Mississippi, Nebraska ind Vermont. | each Representative Tilson cut, Republican floor leader, is not particularly opposing the move that will be made to discharge the census committee, of which Fenn of Connecticut is chairman and expects that his convenience will be consnited when the motion for dis charge is made, although It could he lone almost at any time because it been held before, and Speaker Longworth shares the view, that re. apportionment constitutes a matter of the highest privileze. In other words it has richt of way. As now planned the wction will teke place on day Mr. Tilson. however k. increasing’ the membership ihe House which now stands 425, Other Republican leaders are likewise, hut the feeling among those well in formed as ta what miy be expected to happen is that §f ihe subject ever 18 brousht up the increase will evitable. Various plans of tionment have heen worked out one which gives & minimum feasible increase would inlarge the member- ship of the lower hod: already a very unwieldy bhody, to 4835 Another plan would raise it to 485 A Politi apportionment is a decidedly po- litica] question. Some expe say that any fairly equitable plan adopted would be to the advantage of the Democrats, w» -the minogity party probabl,can Be'Founted Vipon to as- sist In putting through the motion {0 bring the subject hefore the House and then look after l1s Interests in whatever way seems wisest Frankly, some Republicans are ep posed (o taking up the matter, not alone hecause they believe it unwise further to increase the size of (‘on s« hut also because they helieve ¢ this is done the Democrats f Conneet pool e a is opposed_to of at alsa certs add dead Names to Be Carved in 1k % Other menuments and memorials speak for mational pr hut this Greek temple (o be raised in Potomac | Park will he specifieaily Washingion's own. s to “spesk our own more intimate gratitude to those more inti- | maely houn 16, says a statement | by the commission, and is ta be built by subscription from the people of this city alone. The temple ie to be | useful as a center for concerts, and it is to be a memorial In the truest | sense_ of woid: +jn design. m‘ Peauty and dignity. Within the dome will Lo carved. the names of | thyse who sevved from this city. There | ave few percons fas the iy, ft Jk be. | 1 Issue. he in teresi in one or more of these names Although details for the plan for | ticipation by Government workers | remain to b w ed out, it was sald by E. W. Libbey, chief clerk of the | Department ol Commerce, who is I chairman of the Association of Chief | 1ld gain by the complexion of the Clerks, that it is possible that posters | districts that would have to be estab- may be placed in promineni places | lished, although one of the bills which throughout the Government buildings | the census committee put on the shelf in the District, with notification that | provides that any additional members voluntary cantvibutions may be made | which may accrue to a State as 4 re to the chief clerks sult of reapportionment shall be o elected at large Allowed to_Aceept Funds. IM-mhfl's of the California delega- Solicitation as such, in the depart- | tjon, who seek an increase of three in ments, has been prohibited by a rul- | thejy representation In the House ing, Mr. Libbey explained, saying |puve been urging constantly that re that the number of pleas for money an C fC0 SN be taken up. Repre- had hecome xo great’long Ao A% 10 |gamtative Barbour proposes that the bring about the rule delegation from that State be raised In the case of the District of Co ; from 11 to 13. lumbin. War Memorial, however, he | chiirman Fenn voted In favor of explained, word had comé, down s«helving the bills hefore his commitiee Cabinet officers that the chiei el on March 23. and Mr. Tilson is would he authorized to receive furds. [ liced to inereasing the membership It was probable, he said e ve t of the House bevond 435. so that it sponse on the part-of the Governmen: | cinnot be said their attitude is indu workers throughout the DIStrict | enced by the desire to get an addi would-be early and zene fioval wember from <Compectitut Contributions will bhe re which now has six. Mr. Poole at the Faderal Ameri Bank, and from preliming indic Partial to Plan. tiohs, members of the commission feel | graiker Longworth, however, is that Washington as a community will | 5ocpsed In some quarters of bein: ise to the patriotic priviicge of hon- | partial to a reapportionment plan on oring its “defenders.” ard at an early | zocount of the prospect that his State date make possible ereciion of the | ()l zet an inerease of two members beautiful marble temple. Folne from 2% to 24, That s, he f: : |<ald to be prejudiced because he " = | agrees wit s parllamentarian. Lehn FORTY NAMED IN TAMPA | Foves that reanforionment is 5 it RACING GAMBLING CASE |ter of the highest privilege. which Capiases Issued for Officials and | could be brought up in the House a. | almost any time. and so he would Employes of Jockey Club on Conspiracy Charge. | worth have to recognize a member sought the floor to make a motion to discharge the census committee from further consideration of a particulai bill referred to it. The parliamentarians. however, a< sert that in view of the well estub lished precedents #nd the exigencies of the situation. there is no other at Hillsborough County today held | titude that Mr. Longworth could take for the arrest of 40 men, |unless he wanted to appear in a ridicu fliclals and employes of the West |lous situation. Coast Jockey Club, on charges of | The Californians who threaten gambling and consplracy. bring up the matter have been, ur The capiases were issued vesterday (and pleaded with not to embarras after a bill of information was filed | the House leaders, who, so far as leg in eriminal court hy the county solicl.| islation 1s concerned, have handled tor, whe has already made two unsuc| the situation exceedingly well. They cessful attempts (o close the refuse to vield, however, and are de track. More than 20 prominent Tampa | termined to go ahead with their plans citizens have bheen named as wit-|to bring a reapportionment bill before nesses. ‘There are five counts in the |the House, When they make the mo bill of information. tien they probably will try to have Among those cited the Barbour bill brought before the Meyers: president of the club, who ix | House, but there is every expectatio: from Covington, Ky. and H. H.|that if the matter comes up it wil’ *Flash" Covington, former star hoot | he impossible to prevent an increasc ball player with Centve College. Cov-|in the House membership. To changc ington has been selling premium |the representation on any other basie tickets at the race track. would inwplve taking something from The others named in the capiases |some States and giving it te other ranged from officials to siarters. The |States, and if persisted in would cause race track here is operating under a .serlous disturbances. supersedeas granted by the Supreme T Court to an injunction which was obtained in eounty court on February 18, a few days before the racing meet opened. Py the Associated Press TAMPA, Fla., April 3.—The sheriff of caplases ce are Harvey The Catholic Daughters of America propose huilding a $2,000.000 hotel for working women in New York City. s $19,000 More The undersigned members of the Faster campaign committee of the Associatéd Charities’ wish to make an eleventh-hour appeal to all the generously minded men and women of Washington to make such contributions as they can in ald of the family care and relief work of this society, which faces a seglous shortage, They wish the public to know that as the Easter campaign now comes ta a close there has been recelved $40,000 in round numbers. This leaves a balance of $19,000 to be obtained in order to meet the unprecedented calls for help and to cover the $39,000 budget. It is still not too Jate for y who have not vet given, to be one of the 10,000 partners In this service, helping to cave for families in troubie and preventing, as well as relieving, distress. In this emergency are yvou willing to do your parl Contributions sent 1o Ord Preston, trensurer, 1022 Eleventh street, will be acknowleds- ed individually. * : Clevetund Perkine. Charles C.%Glover, Jr.; William J. Flather. Jennings, Lee Jonés, Newhold Noyes and R. H. campalgn committe Easter Aid Require chajrman: Franklin H. Ellis, Dwight Clark, th ‘Arthur Hellen, Coleman Wilmer, Baster HOUSE T0 CONSIDER who | J \ 4 Representative | Thurs. | | | | 1$300,000 VWouId Be Author- i | | Smithsonian | others, > B e B and the Rock BILL IS APPROVED TO VIEW STREETS ized for Mount Hamilton Project’s Development. unanimons of the House committee on agriculture the hiil athered hy Chairman Lude of ‘the committee on the lihrary for purchase of the Mount Hamilton tract at the east entrance to the National Capi tal for a national aboretum was favor ably reported to the House late yves terday A similar bill_has been favorably reported to the Senate. but the Sen ate bill calls for an appropriation $500,000, while the House bill would authorize an appropriation of only | $300,000. The bill gives to the Secretary of Agriculture authority to make the purchase and provides that the arbo. retum established by that official “shall be a nationul arboretum in the most liberal sense, 1t shall be un der competent scientific divection, in | order to stimulate research yand dis covery, and shall be administbred sep | avately from the agricultural. horti cultural and forestry stations of the | Department of Agriculture, but i shall be so correlated with them a: to bring about the most effective utilization of its faclities and dis | coveries.” The Secretary of Agriculture,is au | thorized (o recognize and consult an advisory council in relation to the na tional arboretum to include represen. | tatives of the following organizations: | National Academy of Sciences, Nation: | al Research Council, Smithsonian In stitution, Garden Club of America, Bo- | tanical Society of America, American | Soclety of Landscape Architects i ican Assoctation of Nurserymen, tional Audubon Societies, American Forestry Association, American Pharmaceutical Association and ! American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science. The national arboretum had the strong support befora committees of Congress of na tional orgdnizations represented L | officers, as follows: Mrs. Frank B, | representing 5000 women in | den Club of Americ . Kelsey, American Association Nurserymen; Robert Pyle, By vore legislation | represent |of fof Harlar | ing: | char | dent of Ages dens. Subcommittee Plans Third Tour Before Acting on Appropriation Bill. After careful and pains the suhcommittee, headed Iy Phipps. Republ of Colorad District appropriation hill to he reported to the King hy tor the pected | before the end of this week Although the ttwo trips around inspecting str &0 on another subcommitice the city last the members will tomorrow in order to familfarize themselves thoronghly with existing conditions hefore decid ing how niuch shonld he recommended for_highway improvements, While the final amounts have net heen fixed, it is understood some mem bers of the suheommitte ave : ing an increase of eral thousand dollars over the House ures for the h v depurtment Aside from pavi ments. there Lefore the sulx water Whether limit of value pl made ots, tonr are two important issue mmitiec. the matter rates and the quesiion there should be an arbitrary per cent above on the purchise land for schools and parks Both proposals have been hy representatives of the people of the District, and while memebrs the subcommittee have not _intimated what they will recommend, it is known they have’ given careful thought to the arguments advanced against both propositions. PROSECUTOR ACCUSED. Art Expert, Acquitted, Gets Per- jury Warrants for Dealer. CHICAGO, April 3 (#).—Mauric Goldblatt, art_expert. today obtained from Judge Francis Borelli two war. rants charging Bernard Devine, Chicago art dealer, with wiliful and price od opposed H. hearines | corrupt perjury. ioldblatt recently was discharged in Judge Borelli's court after Devine had caused hix arvest upon allegations that Geldblatt had stolen seven paint- Judge Bonelli remarked, in dis ging Goldblatt, that it was evi 10 him that there wus malice ing the committee on wrboretums of | hehind the prosecution. the Amerjcan Assoc men: Henry Westhury, Long Island: Dr. William | A. Taylor, chief of the Bureau of! Plant Industry, United States Depart ment of Agriculture: A. F. Woods. | president of the University of Mary land: John C. Merriam, president Car. | negle Institution of Washington;. W de Ravenel, representing the ! Institution, and many.| fon of Hicks, 1 Nursery } A white elephant owned by Dr. Saw- pomen of Tuongoo. has recently heen shipped from Rangoon to the Londoh man | statements ntx for Dévine concerned he made in ubtuining writ against Goldblatt. The war a . Rather Inconsistent. Fro Vouh's Comuinion. Little Mary always had an abjec tion ready to hand either ahout going to bed at fight or getting up in the morning. - One night, when her mother reminded her that it was her bedtime, she said: “It isn't fair. At night you tell me I'm too litte to stay up, and in the morning_you say that I'm too big to stay in b‘fl - ek | EASTER VISITORS BOOM PARK PLAN }40,000 Here Spend Much | Money, Indicating Benefit of | Shenandoah Project. | 'Fhe flood of sightseers that has | beens pouring through Washington's | gates for the Faster holidays is only yan example of the tourist tide that will 3oll into the National Capital every day of every Summer month if | the Shenandoah National Park be comes a fact, according to the ex i perience of every other city that has wen fortunate enough to he located near ome of the Government's big loor playgrounds. Within a single day's ride of more han 40.0M.000 persons, the grent reservatio that the Government i considering creating in the Blue Ridge Mountains of would command a tourist more than ai million persons national park experts declare and support their clatms h xtatistics showing the popularity of the West's national a vear, t parks. City Logical Gatews Washing s the he proposed Sher Park is on M ere the 1 Highwa b 4 route from the cnd 1 entua fcal g Nt t loulevard o oah iona It v eady the and w ch over the dze a . rough to trathic of decades to direc into the engineers are st noria to ighf and running drive that ining for the park ix estimated that at least 40,000 persons are in Washingion for the Faster holidayvs. Hotels are jammed ind reservations bhecame exhausted long ago. Of these itors, 13,000 are figured, by conservative estimates, o he stopping the citv's hotels, 1 each one of these 13000 spends only $7 a day in the . it will meany that the hotel industry alone will b enriched $91.000 a day by thess toure ists during their stay in Washington, That i« held only fair idea of what tourist trade means to a city in theas davs of quick transportation, automo. biles and the popular demand for travel. Although 40,000 persons would not come into Washington every single day en route-to the Shenandoah National Park, the tour flood would maintain an averag population of that size here, even if the most con were accepted servative estimates Would Come in Dull Time. yurists hese ome ar 1 would come here during a hat ix naturally dull. leaving millions in weulth that would Washington through no other agency Eve day in the he like Haste the busy the merchant ner an other the « And of 1t pir its way, in some manne inte the pockets of citizen . These of the andoah the pointed period behind reach hotel man, restaurant men in strean business ally the irist 1 find eqst eve it fn deciared Visible are only some reasons he Shen Park committee o District of Columbia f fied in asking the business the citizens of Washington tribute $250.000 of the site that the Govel wants to creat great park—the first of its size and opment this side of the Rocky ains, v and Chise nment national deve Mo toward the p ne idea of how p Washinzton gleamed from } that tell the growth during nee when gan making the true city beautiful almost doubled, its wealth has more an doubled, and its business turn over has multiplied 10 times it th expan uiv of the figures f Washingtor par will the city fathers ba jonal Capital th its population has Wealth Increased. Washington's populat was 278 today it is 513,994 { the ci \ was $928 | day it is more than $2.000.000. 000 ank deposits have 000 to $229.506.000. 2 | resources from $43,360.000 10 $284 377 000 And the clearings of Washingtan hank creased from $131,5 in $1,204.320.000 now Faced with this prosperity paign leaders d e, | not afford to fail to raise Tourists cor In 0,000 iped from $31 fdits hafks' the cam- ishington ¢ its & HNE 1o see the sig it is assert most toward this mpaign predict that if the Shenandoah tional Park is created. bringing mil 1 more tourists through the Na. I Capital, history will repeat it<el Washington T | Washingtor | the { pro; dent] N lie tion | for contribn vears of real ek, ( REGULATED BY COPS. Pedestrians Kept to Right in Rin de Janeiro Street. RIO DE JANEIRO. April 3 (M), affic cops now are posted in the con ter of the wide. mosaic sidewalks of Avenida Rie Branco. the main down town shoppinz street of the eity. 1o see that pedestrians keep to the rizht There is no wandering alonz against in order to stare at the dow displays. Thoss on the outside half must must walk down to corner and turn back if they wisk look in the store windows - 1 i, of cour right ang inside fine of Hibe aters i | the to s, <6, permissible and cross through the traffic in order to enter and woving picture the to turn Stores March Circulation Daily. . . 101,729 Sunday . 108,582 District of Columbia LEROY W H THE EVEN d SUNDAY STAR siemniy swear that the actual nim { copies of the papers named. sold and pbuted during the month of March, A.D . was as fohows Advertising Manage of Copies. 104, Comiec 103906 104.151 - Less adiustments Total daily Total ave Daily ave et circulation age number of o ete. . Daily average net u Coples. 109,950 109,456 440.207 3068 434378 140 Lews adjustments “Potal Sunday net Average net pa Y R Average’ number ‘copies for serv. e, ote. e cireulation Sunday cireiia: 107958 a1 Average Sunday met cirenlation 108,582 0Y W. HERRON, Advertising Manager Subseribed and sworn to before me thi ard dog of Aoril. 1030, 0 o g Seal, G