Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1926, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, ‘D. €., WEDNE SDAY, MAY 26, 1926. L — e —— SOME_DIPLOMATIC TENNIS. At left and 17 ight: Misses Pearl and PRESIDENT GR RED CROSS DELEGATES. President A CUP FOR THE CALIFORNIANS. Yachtsmen of the Pacific coast VISITING IN WASHINGTON. Count and Countess Emilio P: ook : a A ¢ CAL NS. E ri g ) SHI 'agliano - g Res i e et TdIng vestordas. The. Chiet are to race for this cup, presented by Sir Thomas Lipton, internationally taly here for a short stay hefore xailing for Finland, where the count O O TP T O Bl Sl i G Executive nddressed the delegates to the Pa 2 R0 Cioes known sportsman. Miss Judith Nelson holds the cup, and near her is will serve as Italian Minister. He formerly represented his country Minister from Bolivia. Photograph snapped yesterday afternoon at Conference. Copyright by 1 4 & Underwood. a model of one of the yachts entered in the race. Photo by Acma. in Panama. S National Photo. the Wardman Park courts. National Phato, THEY WILL ENTERTAIN (;{(0“'5' PRINCE AND PRINCI me. The heir to Sweden’s throne and his wife are coming to Washington for the unveiling of the Ericsson Minister to Washington, Memorial, in Potomac Park. SS OF Bostrom, who will entertain the crow SWEDEN. W. Bostrom, Swedish n prince and princess this week. National Photo, COUNGIL APPROVES MODIFIED HAUGEN [C-YEARGITY PLAN Civic Development Program | of Wide Scope Begun at Meeting. Formation of a 10.vear tentative eonstructive, financial and civie de. | velopment program to provide for a | more orderly and systematic growth of the District was approved in prin- elpla by the Citizens' Advisory Coun- | ol at a meeting last night in the | District Bullding. The council also | Yoted to invite the Commissioners, the | director of the Bureau of the Budget and the chairman of the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- alon to Join with it in an informal conference to plan the program. The program would include the five-school bullding project, extension of the work and equipment of the Public Library and its branche sewer and water systems, street lighi ing, water-front improvement, police and fire equipment and other munic- ipal activities. The council's action was taken on recommendation of a special commit- tee. headed by Councllman W. I Bwanton, which made a comprehen- sive study of the subject as well an similar_plans worked out in Detroit and other cities. Location of Pools. Location of the proposed white and golored bathing pools in Potomac Park, the former south of the rail- road tracks and the latter north of B street, adjacent to the colored golf links, is suggested in a letter which the council authorized its special committee investigating this question tn send to Chairman Madden of .the House appropriations committes. The special committee, of which C. Havenner i chairman, wi tinued and instructed to seek a con- ference with the Commission of Fine Arts tomorrow to make similar recom- mendations. The letter was draffed by the com- mittee, following a conference with Maj. U.+S. Grant, 3d. director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks at which a protest was made against ' the . location of the colored pool in section C of -Anacostia Park. A report on the bill, which recently passed the House, authorizing the Washington Market Co. to lay refrig. eration conduits across Twelfth street southwest in the vicinity of the Muni- cipal Fish Market, submitted by Mr. Swanton, was recommitted _aft Jengthy discussion. The report de- clared that authority to grant such permils should be vested in the Com- missioners and not made the subject of congressional legislation. Admits Confidence Shaken. Chief objection to this recommenda- tion was registered by Councilman Havenner, who said that his confi- nce in the Commissioners had been shaken by their action in permitting the laying of an oil pipe line in the public streets without even knowing the owner of the property to be benefited. The Coundil approved bills provid- w'f:;tho opening of & minor street avenue and Florida BILL INTRODUCED Anthony Offers Measufe Which Is Slight Change From One House Defeated. The Haugen farm relief bill, which | was defented in the House last Fri-| day, was reiniroduced vesterday in ! a modified form hy Representative | Anthony. Republican, Kansas. | It wonld retain the equalization fee to he levied on hasic commodities, | including wheat, cotton, corn, hogs. | cattle and butter. Price stabilization | would he left to_the proposed Federal | farni board, however, with no provi- | sion, as_ in the Haugen bill. for the price of each product to he main- tained at its world market quota- tion plus the import tariff. Advances Cut Down. In the Anthony measure the ap- propriation for advances to pro- ducers would be $100,000,000. In the Haugen bill it was $175.000,000. The section in the Haugen bill ex- empting cotton from the equaliza- tion fee for two vears and creating a special fund for it is left out of the Anthony proposal, which would as- sess cotton and the other basic crops immediately. There were no further develop- ments on farm relief in the House vesterday. The agriculture commit- tee has decided to devote the remain- der of the week to minor bills. - Says Plan Is Seund. Discussing the agricultural = situ- ation in the Senate, Senator Watson, Republican, Indiana, =aid that the Senate must deal with “the real farm problem™ if it faithfully discharges its obligations. He asserted that Sir Josiah Stamp, noted English econo- mist, who is now in this country, had expressed the opinlon the plans of relifef contained {n the Haugen, Tincher and Curtis-Aswell bills were sound economically. 1 ‘The farmers' percentage of the na- tional . income has been decreasing steadily, Senator son said, and the value of their capital interests has been falling at the rate; of $3,000,000,- 000 annually. T ONAT S Despite that farmers of Hungary had good crops last harvest their con- dition is even worse than before, be- cause grain prices were 80 low. avenue, in the vicinity of the Wash- ington Base Ball Park, and the regu- lation of the practice of pharmacy and the male of poison. Seven bills relating to the appointment of a pub- lic administrator, guardians for insane | persons and similar subjects growing out of the Fenning charges were re- ferred to a committee composed of George R. Wales, Dr. George H. Rich- ardson, Robert V. Faulkner and Proc- tor L. Dougherty. Representatives of the Board of Ed- ucation, the Monday Evening Club and the District Health Department will be invited to appear before the Council at an early meeting to discuss the bill proposing the creation of a bureau_ of school hygiene in the Health Department. % G -~ P o BUDDHA GIVES UP N. auction. manuscripts and man, not been determined." TREASURE. rty of Richard Mansfield, actor, was sold at Greenwich Village, In an inside compartment of the figure was found rare ¥ colored stones. This Buddha, forme the The value of the latter has Wide World Photo. STILLS CAPTURED BY CAPT. BURLINGAME AN HIS “FLYING SQUADRON.” This outfit—six 25.gallon copper stills, six gas stoves, 250 gallons of distilled “peach brandy” and 27 barrels of mash— was found in the attic of a house on Maryland avenue northeast distillery were not at home when the officers made their call. yesterday afternoon. The owners of the Washington Star Photo. CARBERY SCHOOL PUPILS TAKE PART IN MAY DAY CELEBRATION. And these kindergarten youngsters were the center of all eyes. One of the features of the “show” ,was the children’s orchestra. ‘Waahington Star Photo. CREDIT MEN ASK END OF ISOLATION Say Dependence on. Others for Raw Materials Makes Change Necessary. By the Associated Press. 3 NEW YORK, May 26.—With Amer- ica. dependent on other countries for| raw materials and billions of doflars | lent abroad, this country no longer can avold close international relation- ship, commercially or politically,’ says & report by the foreign credit depart- ment of the National Assoclation ef Credit Men, made public today. The report, submitted at yedterday’s session of the association’s annual convention, declares that world econ- omic and political conditions have im- proved in the past vear and that each year ‘‘sees increasing recognition of the importance of foreign trade in our_national econcmy.”_ “With the rapidly increasing. 'in- dustrialization of the United States,” the report continues, “our dependency | on foreign supplies of raw materials | and food produets admits of no denial. i Only By exports of commodities, serv-. shipments of gold or earnings n our foreign investments can these imports be paid for. We are, | therefore, inevitably committed to in- tensive activity teyond the seas.” Pralsing the efficlency -of the for- eign service of the State Department, the report: bespeaks ‘‘unstinted sup- port” for thoss government agencles engaged in’ fostering’ and supporting'| American trade Interests-abroad. < WEALTH OF NATION 353 BILLIONS IN 1922, FEDERAL BOARD FINDS Trade Commission Reports to Senate That Figure Represents Gain of 72 Per Cent in 10 Years—An- nual Income $70,000,000,000. Reporting on national wealth and | found diminished céncentration of national income in response to a Sen- ate resolution, the Federal Trade Com- mission yesterday placed the wealth of the United States in 1922 at $353.- 000,000,000 . and the national income that year at $70,000,000,000. Although the increase in wealth be- tween 1912 and 1922, measured in dol- lars, amounted to 72 per cent, the com- mission said, the real increase would be 16 per cent, allowing for changes in purchasing power of the dollar, and would compare with about 15 per cent increase in population. About 35 per cent of the total wealth was in land values and the aggregate of real es- tate, . land and improvements Was $230,000,000,000, of which $43,000,000.- 000 was tax exempt as government- owned, Federal, State or municipal. . More than onefourth of the total was in dwellings “and other .gobds used for persomal necessities and en- joyment,” the summary added. Agril- culture accounted for 18 per cent, Mining and manufacturing 14 cent and utilities 12 per cent. + Examined 43,000 Records. In eatimating distribution of wealth among individuals the commission ex- amined 43,000 probate records in 24 typical counties and also estimated unprobated estates. “‘On this- basis,” the commission’s summary sald, ‘“about 1 per cent of the number of decedents owned 59 per cent of the estimated wealth and 13 per cent of the number of dece- dents owned over 90 per cent.” During the perlod under considera- 1tion—1912 to’ pPEZ—Lha commission i / ’ wealth in the later years. “In counties having a city of more than 60,000 population.” it noted, “the average estate was larger and the concentration of wealth greater.” As to ownership ‘of natural re. sources in 1922, the summary sald that “six companies controlled ahout one-third of the developed water nower, eight companies three-fourths of the unmined anthracite coal, two companies over one-half of the iron ore reserves, four companies nearly one-half of the copper reserves, and 30 companies, about one-eighth of the petroleum reserves.” Rallroads Lead Industries. Book. value -on Tréasury Depart- ment records of corporation wealth was placed . at - $102,000,000,000,. of which 84 per cent was held by manu- facturing concerns, metal producers being the most important. “The railroad companies had a greater amount of, wealth than any per | other single industry and much the reiiroads and other public largest average amount per com- pany,” it was added. The commission. found ownership of corporations widely distributed. It examined returns from 4,367 corpora- tions,. with an aggregate capital stock of $9,000,000,000 and 1,074.851 hold- ings of common stock. 90 per cent of which was in the handg of individuals and only 1.1 per cent held by corpora- tions. The aggregate wealth of religious, educational and . similar . non-profit Institutions was placed at $14,500,000,- 000, of which $7,600,000,000 was equally distributed between public and private educational organizations. JURY MUST DECIDE [FSCOTTIS INSANE Judqé Refuses to Pass on Murderer’s Status Alone. Opposes Delay. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May undertake the job himself, Judge W1I- liam V. Brothers yesterday called a jury for next Tuesday to decide whether Russell' T. Scott is sane or insane. If the verdict is ‘“sane” a date will be set for Scott's execution, the judge sald, for the murder of Joseph Maurer, young drug clerk. Scott's lawyer objected at every turn. He objected to the jurisdiction of the court, to the right of the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane to turn Scott over to the sheriff, to a Jury trial and to the brief time given him to prepare his case. Judge Brothers resisted the sugges- ;Ion that he try the issue without jury. “Not 1,” he sald; “there’ll be a jury it it's before me. I have no feeling of pride in trylng this case.” He advised Willam 8. Stewart, the law- yer for the defense, that one week’s time was as much delay as could be granted. ‘“We owe it to the defend- ant to avoid delay,” he said. “And to the public,” Assistant State’s Attorney Gorman enjoined. i ol vy Some Strain. From the Toledo Blade. Lima Beane says the puzzle that bothers him is how women can lis- ten to a soprano singer over the radio without knowing how she is dfgsod. for Motor Oil Urged to Weight Experts. Standard measures for the public against short weight and leakage in bulk sales were described by speakers at the second ses. sion of the National Conference on Weights and Measures at the Bureau of Standards today. A new system for taxicab mileaze registers _was deseribed by Capt George F. Austin, city sealer of welghts and measnres of Detroit. He said that after se ence with taxicabs In which the taxim- eters were connected to the trans- mission drive shaft instead of to the front wheels, as formerly practiced, he has not received any complaint of avercharging which could be attribut- ed to wheel slippage. Opponents of the transmission drive for taxicabs have contended that passengers would be continuously overcharged on ac- count of the spinning of the rear cah wheels. months’ experi Cab Upkeep Cut. “Cab owners have reported.” Capt. Austin said, “that the change has re- sulted in a saving of hundreds of dol- lars in the upkeep of their service process of repalrs.” | Use of glass containers for dispens. ing automobile lubricating oil was de- scribed as a means of protection to the motorist against the practice of unscrupulous dealers of straining used oll and reselling it as new oil. H. R, Estes, sealer of weights and measures of Flint, Mich., said that on this ac- count the botties should be made of clear glass, so the purchaser might 26.—Refusing t0' have the best opportunity of examin- ing the ofl. He-said' the use of metal contain- ers for selling lubricating oil is con- ducive to short measure. Less Ofl Given. “It takes a trained juggler to fill a metal measure full of oil, trana- port it 10 feet to a waiting motor car and pour it into the proper place without spilling sonfe.” he said. “Because of this, station at- tendants are prone to fail to fill the receptacle or use a larger ¢a- pacity measure_ for a' smaller de- livery.” Mr. Estes severely con- demned the latter practice. George M. Roberts, superintendent of weights and measures of Wash- ington, described the regulatory ac- tivities of hig department, deciaring his office is handicapped by a short- age of inspectors. Varied problems of bulk sales and proper welghing of foodstuffs are to be discussed tomorrow. On Friday the delegates from 26 States and 60 municipalities will be received at the White House by President Copl- idge, Col. 'I. €. Moller, assistant traffic director ef Washington, will speak Friday on Wuck overloading. br T 5y Motorists in the Unitd States are spending approximately $333.000,000 yearly for auipmobile accessories. during the past six months, due to| the absence of cable trouble and the ! laying up of their cabs during the | ) PROTECTING PUBLIC DONAEY WILL RUN THEME AT PARLEY' THIRD TINE IN OHIO New Taxi System and BottlesEGovernor Says Refusal of Senate to Confirm His Nomi- nees Forces Candidacy. protecting | Br the Assoriated Press COLUMBUS, Ohin, May 26 Gov. A. V. Donahey today announced his candidaey far reelection to a third term. His ficht for renomination and re-election on the Democratic ticket will be hased on refusal of the Senate to _confirm his appointments to the ntilities, tax and civil service commis sions. By its action. the governor said the Senate denled him his constitutiogal rights, and kept those commissions in the hands ot persons hostile to his ad- ministration. Under the circumstances, the executive said he deems it his duty ‘“not te relinquish the governor- =hip veluntarily at this juncture.”” . Recounting that the next governer, hecause of the Senate’s refusal to can firm his appointments, will have to appoint all three members of the utli- ties commission, two members, » ma. jority. of the industrial commission: three members of the tax commission and hoth members of the civil service commissfon. Gov. Donahey said this was not an accident or design of law, “but by reason of a carefully planned and plotted conspiracy.” Laws contemplate a governor dur ing his term to appoint only one member of those commissions,. Gov. Donahey said, but “unable to dictate my appointments, certain selfish utility interests, fearing loss of their strangle hold on the present utilities and tax commissions, entered inte bargains with the political bosses and leaders of the last two Ohio Senates to reject my appointments.” SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TO COMBAT “BLUE LAWS” “Qur Fight Is for Principles of Government as Laid Down by Founders,” Says Leader. By the Amociated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 26 Concentrated action against Sunday ‘blue law"" advocates will be taken by the, Seventh-Day Adventists during their quadrennial c ention which opens here Thursday. Prof. C. . Longacre, known as the ‘“eternal foe of blue laws,” will lead the fight. “Our fight is for the principles of government as laid do by the founders of the country,” the Rev. W. A. Spicer, international president, declared. - “The blue law advocates are striking at the vitals of our Con- stitution. “Between 40 and 50 bills now pend- ing in Congress-aim directly at relt- glous libérty in this country,” he con- tinued. “Should any be successfully it will mark the start of & ingerous period in American life.” R —— The 1926 National Dairy Exposition in to he held at Detroit the sfl of October 9.