Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1926, Page 3

v SUMMERS, IN TALK, HITS NEW YORKERS Would Exclude Congress 'Del- egation From Testifying on Dry Law Amendment. “Federal D of New York that Siate At the torney elegation from in Congress should be dis 10 testify e hearings Volstead John “law hot ved subconunitt the sentative ngLon at a Summe: v should be disqualified from testiiying ew_York delegation in C and various polit t have done ali in their power to nullify the cighteenth amendmen:. He re ferred to Gov, Smith as one of the leaders in the attempi (o do away With that part of the Constitution Referendum Held “Unlawful.” Referring to the proposeéd refér- endum vote on the Volstend law, Mr. Summers declared that the Supreme Court has held that It is ul to take u referendum to amendment to the Cox only way be “obtained method in through an States, could appeat budies of the aidfcrent St for the amendment and oniy 3 1 1 Mr. Summers belittied the straw| on prohibition and the modifica- | tion of the Volstead act, taken by the newspapers, claiming that only i\the wets have voted and that many of them voted twice. He sald also that prohibition had not been forced upon N i Buckner D.C.FISCAL INQUIRY | URGED -ON , HOUSE IN ZIHLMAN REPORT ntinued _from, First Page) Columbia appropriation bill in charge | and was not determined by any in- vestigation as to the fair portion of the expenses that should be borne by the District and the Federal Gov- ernment “hairman Zihlman reports that the; House Disirict committee believes that this important matter should be settled and that it should be settled on a fair, and equitable basis to- | ward Dot ties concerned | {atrict government is entirelw! nds of Congress, he says. All| arv municipal activities of ave controlled by Congres: Its appropriations and expenses, even to the minutest detail, are considered by the commitiee on appropriations, subjec to the approval of the House enate. The citizens and taxpay- he District have not voice in s and Cougress has again and sagin determined that this is essentially a Federal c A fair plan of financing the activi- ties of the District should be agreed n states, and this termined after & on into the re- e Federal Govern- hd the District governmgent. Zihiman, in his report today, tells the House that the District com- mittee believes this bill meets the needs of the conditions as they exist the present time; that it is in line h the orderly and fair method of reaching a nermanent basis of fiscal relationship and recompends that the bill should pass. — e TWO MEN KILLED. 35 STILL MISSING. IN 4 OIL DISASTERS Page.) TR | (Continued from First In the of the burning reservoirs there flowed waves of flame as the tanks boiled over. The remainder of the tank farm lies to the windward, where it was protected by the stiff breeze and by dykes of sheet iron and earth. A new method of firefighting was given a trial when 20 artificial wind machines were rushed to the the people, as has been charged, while the soldiers were overseas Quotes Election Figures. raid, went dry than 68,000, and late ne home it went « went dr while in And, namir and | he | i overseas ¥ 61,000 when they reiurned, e was emphatic permitting ‘the saie and beer would in no w with the sale of strong ing statis from other illustrate his point ways be smuggling v whether liquor is sold country or not,” he said. Representative Ketcham's Views. Representative John C. Michigan, in a brief address, said he believed the wets have overplayed their hand, and the prohibition ques tlon has gone further than they hoped 1t would. *“They don’t want it 1o come to &.ote,” he sald. He told of the | general disrespect for law caused by persons criticizing the e.ghteenth amendment, Law laughed at' by ihe opponents of Volstead act; he gaid. A program of music Mrse Wavne B. Wheeler, Miss Mary Apple, Mrs. Raymond Dic and Mrs, Chester Adair completed the program. Mrs. James M. Doran of the Mount Pleasant W sided at the meeting in declaring that | E - wines | do away | drink. quoi- | here will al- gardless lawfully in a| Keicham of is the rendered by The number of passengers carried hyv French airplanes in 1924 was more than 16,000, and the quantity of mer- chandise carried about two and one- half wmillion pounds. | fice of the area | spread of the fire countries to . tank farm to keep the draft away from the remainder of the storage. The wind that held steady through the night proved more satisfactory. however, than its mechanical aids. The protection of the remainder of the tank farm has been at the sacri- in the direction of however, Ten cottages that for housed employes of the tank and several acres of orange and n orchards were destroved early Brea rerly nipany officialé directing the bat- ainst the blaze near Brea suc- ‘ecdeq 1 havimg all of the smaller surface tanks, in which the more atile oil was stored, pumped out thus lessening the danger of the Third Tank Explodes. While the loss in the fire is esti- mated in excess of $3,000,000. about U5 per cent of this is said to be cov- ered by insurance. Following the firing of the first | tank yesterday. the most spectacular event in the progress of the blaze | came late last night when the third tank was ignited as the other two boiled over. The tank, of 1,000,000 harrels capacity, exploded as it caught fire. Both fires were caused by lightning. The brea refining tank and a num- ber of, Jarge gasoline and .distillate | tanks last might fell before a flaming wall of fire that erupted from reser- voir No. 10. the .most morthern of | the three burning. Jumping an earthen dyke, the over flow rolled downward in a north- | westerly direction toward the refine: The gasoline and distillate tanks of | 10,000 barrels capacity each, exploded | in spectacular fashion, throwing their | blazing contents in all directions for ! ! : | Just |J|ior to the overflow of the reservoir a force of between 200 and 300 men was working between the refining plant and reservoir No. 10, building the dyke. Without warning the reservoir erupted and it was only SPE¢ M NoT i Loty cxons h ntracted by ‘my: - wonalls. BALPH W nhv'z,!.'ki:.m.\:fllrf.f‘::n. Va 10 vestl Ay-m (LS eliey bery iurm - in first-class order witl HE s P aesondee with i R of st muun—o 726 10th st. ne. 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Call Potomac 3146 Prices © peasouable. - Eetimate aily given. WM ELEOT 0. 168 Tl . |of the Silvanus were unaccounted fo by superhuman efforts that they out- distanced the rapidly moving wave of | flames. So rapid was the advance of the burning ofl that an over-curious dog, ch was up near the edge of the reservolr when it overflowed, was unable to escape. The animal at- tempted to out-distance the flames but was caught before it had traveled very far. J BODIES' SOUGHT IN RIVER. NEW ORLEANS, Aprii 9 ®.— Searchers today continued their task of searching for bodies of more than 35 sailors who are believed to have lost their lives in two Mississippi River disasters in the New Orleans district yesterday and last night. Au- thorities believed it possible that the death list will not be as large as had been expected. Several boats today centered their activities near Pointea la Hache, La. about 40 miles below New Orleans, where the Dutch steamer Silvanus last night collided with the Standard 0il Co.’s tanker, Thomas H. Wheeler. Early today 30 members of the crew Nine of the Thomas H. Wheeler seamen were badly injured. Five men were officlally reported as missing, another unaccounted for by relatives and two critically hurt as a result of five oil explosions aboard the Standard Oil tank steamer O. T. War- ing in a dry dock here ynterrhy. Those officially missing from the O. T. Waring are Edward Balser, Joseph Reiss, E. T. Bayhi, Manuel Auvine, Perry Laurier. 'All of these were resi- dents of New Orleans. In addition, Sider Roth, a loc.l.l sallor, was reported missing by mem- bers of his family. Forty-four other membufl of the cuvr re hurt. ‘NO LOSS ‘ToAny Investor IN 53 YEARS THE F. H. SMITH CO. First Mortgoge Bonids 815 15th St., N.W.,Washington, D.C. 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TH&:— EVE] WATER RATE RAISE | REFUSAHSSEEN, !Senate Commuttee Expected\ to Eliminate-Rrovision From | Distriot Bill Today. « The Sepate appropriations commit- 1 take final aetion’ on’ the Dis- probriatioi bill this atierneon, liabte teports are tha: Tt will elimiate: the House provisions for a 25 per cent increase in water and for a resiviction o! per cent in excess nssessed - valuo on tought fer, park and school site: The subgommittee, headed by Sen- Phipps. of Colorado, which spent more than three weeks studying Dis- trict needs, has mot made known its conclusfons. but it is understood that when the ruii committee meets today the subcommittee will recommend the: striking out of the water vent in- crease ana the limitation on purchases. 1f, as _seemed likely this morning, the' full committee approves this course, it will constitute a recognition of the plea made by local o tions that both the water rate boost | and the restriction on land to be ac quired would be harmful to the wel fare of the District The on where tiw is change from (b unnder the heading provements. On phase of municipal 4 the bill he much action is street im- important v. the sub- und to have larger allotment for 1-out asphalt streets iple elimination of a paving projects. The bout four years resurfacing, place in ely to House of this is recormmended & vesurfacing wo with the pos few of the rew highway division is | behind “its schedule on | whish means that some of these thoroughfares have reached an age where they cannot be satisfaciorily patched. As passed by the House the D trict bill carried approximately $33,- 700,000. This total will be altered somewhat by the Senate commitiee, but it is not expected the difference will be great. OPEN CARS SOON. flashing beacons on Connecticut ave- Dupont Circle have back 12 inches at The two eiect at the car stoy nue south of been moved the reques way and Electric Co.. because of danger to conductors and passengers s by the beacons, which were too close to the track: dent Ham said the company’s ope acrs would be put into service the Desirable unfurnished and fur- nished apartmenta for rent in THE DRESDEN John W. Thompson & Co,, Inc. 1638 Eye Street Main 147 FRANKLIN 5416 PEARLMAN'S, 933 G St. N.W. Rebuild Remodel Repair TONEBRAKE FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS TOMO AL &.‘Y A.‘-flgh nnodbyml:m’- -d-e- ot which -:.":.m' '-0-3' Get a 25c. Box. SOLD BY YOUR DRUGQGIST: Peoples Drug Stores RROW rates | land | land .| | of the Washington Rail- | MOVING. 8 GE FOR FURNITU] ’1&% NITURE AND Px?,rgos 920 Main 5 aMain 500 Without Worry or Risk. Re- MOV B e Bervie Low Storage i Fooms. 53 mo- and’h for 'shi] Ding. 7059 Florias Ave. NORTH MOVING KRIEGS PACKING ‘' SHIPPING 16 EYR ST.NW WAIN 2010 uNG man'cs Movsiis 1412 Eve St. N.W. _ Franklin 9503. II’ VOU STHE!T, N. W. | PHONE.NORTH 3343 PACKING & STORAGE. XPRESS CONTROL OF PARTY' REAL ISSUE BEHIND ILLINOIS G. 0. P. ROW . i€ onunuefl from First Page) {ica first—rio World Court/”- which |scarcely ‘seems to have much to do with the governnient of Cook County. The booklet 4! the Deneen group |signed by Roy O. West, secretary of the Hepublican national committee, at- tacks the other groun on the ground artisanship,” and savs: ‘he right of -Repullicans in Chi- | ¢ago and ‘Cooli County’to. cantrol the { Republican party is cha'lenged in this | campaign’ by a bi-pariisan combina- {tion of political office headers and managers, who control certain groups in the Republican and Democratic partie It chirges that the Crowe-Barrett fon has formed a-combination with George i, Rren Democratic: boss, which has dominated the sanitary ais- trict of Chicago and the board of county commissioneys, The mud_slinging i the campaign here in Chicago mow vivals the famous - Smith-Walker-Hylan . cam- paign in New York City last year. | Former. Mavor: Thampsan recently staged a sKit with two live rats, one of which he labeled “Fred Lundin” d the otner “Dr. John Dill Robert- n.t $ | 'This, not unnaturally, enraged Lun- who has replied by paraphrasing ’mmm‘kt made by Thompson some time ago to the effect that “when the {voters of Chicago find me on the {same platform with States Attorney Crowe and former Attorney General Brundage they will kunow that Bill ‘Thompson has gone crooked.” Senate Court Foes Speak. Three anti-World Court Sena | tors Borah of Idaho. Reed of Missou ri and Shipstead of Minnesota—have spoken here to large crowds, denounc- ing the action of the Senate in vot- ing adherence to the court, and Sen ator McKinley by implication. Me- Kinley appealed to the administration for aid in his fight, and it was re- ported at various times that Secre. tary Hoover, Senator Pepper of Penn« sylvania, and others would deliver addresses n Chicago that should be helptul to him The gentlemen came, however, on invitations to speak issued long be- 1e A Embasgsy gpartments | De Luxe | N.W. Corner of 16th and Harvard Sts. N.W. A few apart ments still avail- able in this new white stone apart- ment building of 1 to 5 rooms and bath. Re- f r i geration and the very latest improve. ments. 1 flat of 5 rooms L,.and bath for £ $100. Inspect Tonight H.R.HOWENSTEN G BIL M STREET NORTHWEST “| fore this 1asui | N RRRRRERR R SRR SRR | | Nations: gouncil, and, that thig Goverh- ‘arode, ana - aifeiived entirely different matters. In order to offset some of the nppo‘| sition aroused by the World Court! vote, Senator McKinley and his friends have stressed the fact uhq.z "fi reservations adopted by ‘the safeguard *American intérests uni keep us entiiely outside the league In- fluence, nor have they fafled to. call attention to the fact, that President Coolidge hus turned a cold shoulder to the suggestion from the Leage of ment refused to sénd an American Tepresentative to (Geneva next Sep- tember’ 19 deal with .ebrsaen;g.fl, . of‘the ‘members of! th court. taservations. esident -:Cool own speech, dellve vesterday | Washington at u-e?‘uym;of thie - cor- ner. stone of the Nafional Press Build- Ing, declarifig for the American reser- vations to the firish, .and - declariig that thege raseryations would tend to strengthery the independence ' of ilve court, ,comes in the uitl\ of ‘time fol Senafor McKinley. Senator MeKinley and. Col. mnlu\ are‘ald opporients. Six years ago. Cof. Smith souglit the Republican nomina- tion against McKinley and McKinley won by about 11.000.votes—-not a wide margin in.a State with the large vote of Iilnols: ; : ]\eevh“ ‘rabbits, which lie sells: ip the shape of fur to a famous Parisian modiste, is the latest way in which a young peer is endeavoring (o retrieve the family fortunes. SRR ORI R foi We have an opening for wish'to make a permanent RS ASSOCATIONASKS GARDINERRENOVAL Mrs. Avery, Vice President, Charges Manager With En- ! dangering Business. ! The Provident Rellef Association, through its vice president, Eunice V Avery, today asked the District Su- | preme Court to remove W. Gwynn Gardiner, former District Commis- sioner, from the position of manager of the association, 15> which he was appointed some months ago by Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court. Mrs. Avery is represented by Frank R. Reid, Representative from Tllinois, and Attorney W. Bissell Thomas. Justice Frederick L. Siddons will hear testimony on the application tomorrow. The association first attacks the legality of the appointment of Mr. Gardiner and then asserts that the business of the corporation has suf- fered under his management. The asserted, of losing licenses in the Dis- trict 9t flolurpbla , and in Virginia. Among the specific allegations against lhe munaxsr are the accumulation of npaid policy claims, delay in pay- menl of salarigs and expenses to the disorganization “of the agen force. Waste is also alleged and the claim is made that the association will be iulned if the present manager is per mitted to continue in charge. The statement is made that Mr. Gardiner was counsel for the plaintiffs in the suit, which it is asserted was improperly instituted, and should not 3 have ‘been appointed manager. Mrs. Aver ¢kd o confplete account fromy Mr. indr of tHe receipts and dis-| bursghdents since he took over. the| conduct of the affairs of the corpora tiop.. 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