Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1926, Page 2

*¥ HUGE U. S. BUILDING URGED FOR CAPITAL New Offices to House Depart- ment of Commerce Would "Be Largest Here. The largest Government office build- ing in Washington. with floor space Approximating a million square feet In arpa in a structure nearly twice the size of the Treasury or Interior De - partment Buildings. would he erected for the Department of Commerce in the area south of R street hetween Twelfth and Thirteenth streeis der plans outlined to the Public Build ings Commission and the Commission Fine Arts today hy 1. Wa'ter Drake, assistant Secretary of Com merce. All the bureaus and divisions of the Commerce Department would he housed in this newest and larsest of Government structures in Wash ington, Mr. Drake told the joint meet- ing of the two eommissions at the Senate Office Bullding. At the same time the two commis- sions took under consideration the location of and plans for a new build- ing to house the Supreme Court of the United States and heard Justice Willis Van Devanter, Justice Harlan Stone and Justice Bdward Terry San ford explain the need of a new struc- ture for the court. All three Supreme Court justices agreed that the proper location for a new Supreme Court structure would be on a site adjacent un of to the Library of Congress and the two singles in the matches for the | is necessarily unreasonable. Capitol. Two Location Proposed. location on First street north- vetween Fast Capitol street and was discussed by A east Maryland avenue the justices and men commissions. and another the west end of the Mall, teenth street, near the site o posed Rookevelt Memorial, mhers of the two location at west of Kif- t the pro- also was The question of a need for increased facilities involving additional build ings at St. Elizabeth's Hospital al%0 |y, which the English woman rallied | emeient. was discussed hy memhers of the two cammissions, discussion centering Jargely around the query as to Wwhether enlargement of the hospital facilit ccope of the present public buildings lagiclation. Officials to Study Plans. The location and plans for the new Commerce Department building were Jeft to be studied by officials of the department and the architect of the Treasury Department, who recently made public plans for constr several Government structures south of Pennsylvania avenue The building. according to Maj. 1 R Grant, 3d. a member of the Public Ruildings Commission, would front on R street and he approximately on the line of the National Museum Building. Tt would he on a north and south line with the main huilding of the Depart- ment of Agriculture and would occupy the area now used for the green houses of the latter depariment. A planning committee of the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- slon two dave ago recommended that R street be widenad to 80 feet from the Potomac River to the Capitol 3 of the Mall, on which many of the new Government buildings would be constructed. Maj. Grant pointed out that the new structure probably would he of five or #ix stories, or five stories with a dum- my attic for storing of files and equip- ment. and would he adequate to house all the now widely scattered acticities: of the Department of Commerce. with the exception of the Bureau of Stand- | which now has it own establish- on Connecticut avenue. arde. ment Saving in Efficiency Seen. He added that the Treasury Build- ing which covers the entire block be- ! tween Fast Executive avenue and Fifteénth street, contains a little more than 300,000 square feet, while the new Interior Ruilding, erected in 1916, has only a little more floor space. Kecretary Hoover said recently that eight hureaus or divisions of the Com merce Department are now housed in rented structures Washington, while the. main huilding of partment, at Ninsteenth atreet Pennsylvania avenue, is also rented. He declared that the waving in ef. ficlency and loss of time hy housing all the department burezus under one reof probably would pay the interest on a structure sufficiently large to in clude the entire department. nual reports have consistently strezsed hte need of a new and larger two commissions reached no decigion on the lncation of a new building for the Supreme Court. Maj. Grant explained that there was a question whether or not additional land wonld have to he acquired to erect such a striucture. He =aid® the nd between Kast Capitol Maryland avenue wouid purchased. while the is now Government property. The prezent headquariers of the Nationu! Women's party, which was a hospital In Civil War days, is located on the First street site.’ While the Supreme Court justices did not express a preference for a location for the neaw courthanse, they fal that a lecation ne. branch of the G 2 desirable. Ma ndicated ths their views wouid receice consider:- tion when the Puhiic Ruildings Com mission decides on a site for the structure. The Supreme Court now occupie! a room in the center por tion of the Capitel Ruilding. Members of the Puhlic Buildings Commission expressed the view that while completion of the group of buildings for the Department of Agri- culture is desirable, the main ture must be completed bhefore pxtensive additional building progran ' Jaunched. The Fine Arts o mission. after (ts meeting with the Public Buildings Commission. went 1o its offices In the Intervior Building, where it will con. kider this afternoon a design for flags and fMagsiaffs to be erecied on the downtown streets, location of a new buildinz for the Police Court of the Distriet, and several other maiter on Firs: street have street to be oday in Congress Senate. . Senator Jehnson of California addressed the Sanate in support of the McNary farm bill, defending the canstitutionality of it. Senator Blease of South Caro- lin stion seek- ing tn prevent the President or the Secretary of State from taking any further steps toward ente World Court until the American people -of the Senate express themselves on the question again. w B. Wheeler, coungel for the loon League, was a witness before the special Senate commit- tee inquiring into campaign ex- penditures in the Pennsylvania primary. Commerce committee with hearing on the harbers hill Senate and Honse confereas on civil service retirement legislation mufiut aguin.this afternoon, went on vers and 1nds. forming the northern hound- | the de’ | and | His an- | and | and in the Mall | i struce any | Jazz 429 Feet Up Provided in Berlin Tower,Soon Ready By the Associated Pres RERLIN, June 17.—lazz and a thrill at dinner 428 feet up in the air atop the Kaiserdamm Radio Tower fs near at hand. Fanned hy breezes on even the hottest davs. diners in the tower_cafe, which is nearing completior, will he able to dance to the strains of jazz plcked out of the air a few feef ahove their heads. The cafe will have a seating ca- pacity of 50. It will be partly in- slosed in glass. Lower down on the | -foot level of the tower. a restau | rant seating 230 persons is being | built. From hoth eating places, | diners will command a view of the entire city of Berlin on one side | and of Potsdam, with itx castlex, | lakes and rivers, on the other, 1.5, TENNIS TEAM * GETSEVEN BREAK Browne Loses in Wightman Cup Matches. By the Assoc WIMBIL. Amer SDON, England, June 17, a and England divided the first Wightman Cup. emblematic of su | premacy for team play in woman's tennis. ~ Miss Elizabeth Ryan defeated Miss Joan Fry, 6—1. 63, while Mrs | Kitty McKane Godfree defeated Miss Mary K. Browne, the American cap tain, 6—1, 7—. Mrs. Godfree’s Victory was a revers. al of the verdict Miss Browne scored over the English star in the recent hard-court championships at Paris former Kitty McKane was en a keen battle by the Ame n tain. but her stroking was much | steadler, particularly in the second set, | 1o puli out after trailing at 1-4 on games. Mrs. Godfree displayed back-hand and clever a strong attack at the as she reeled seven games in with well placed drive off sIx of the last the deceding set. The weather was unsettled, with oc- | | casional light showers. Miss Ryan was st the first set of her against Miss Fr marked by frequent dy throughout opening match Her play was slashing place- | Miss Fry was obvlously nervous and | her service was weak. Miss Ryan was employing a strong | American twist service and getting {plenty of pace on her fore-hand drives. | Miss Fry was inaccurate and her footwork- was poor. She came back somewhat in the second set. but was kept runing by the Amer clever cross.court placement — |FLYERS JUMP TO SAFETY. | Two Army Men Escape Burning Plane 4,000 Feet in Air. | By the Associated Press. | DAYTON, Ohio, June 17.—Lieut. James T. Hutchinson and P. H. Stan- | ley, Army Air Service ohserver, today | made parachute leaps to safety fro |a burning McCook Field airplane, {4,000 feet above the village of Os- | borne. Neither of the flvers was injured. | | The plane, a flaming wreck. glided to the ground and burned itself out. Observers at Wilbur Wright Field saw the plane burst into flames nearly & mile in the air, and then saw the | two fiyers leap with their parachutes, McCook Field officials were imme. diatel i a detail was sent out from W ght Field to give first aid, it necessa TWO DIE IN EXPLOSION. Premature Blast of Fireworks Se- riously Hurts Two Others. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohlo, June 17 (®). Two persons were killed and two | seriously injured here last night by |a premature explosion of fireworks !during an Italian celebration of the Anthorny. ank Peluso, aged 19, Joe Ritale, aged 24, ewcastle, eweastle, An aerial homb exploded before it left the earth, and pieces of a heavy steel trough were biown through the crowd, . | CATHOLIC LEADER HELD. ! | Prominent Mexican Layman Ar- | rested on Way to Chicago. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. MEXICO CITY, June 17.—Luis Or- | vananos y Quintanilla, the most prom- inent Catholic layman in Mexico and [{lawyer to the Catholic official ele- | ments, ar well as Knight of Columbus | of highest standing, was arrested here {oday when his train was on the point ! of leaving for Chicago with the Mexi- can delegation to the Eucharistic Con- | gress. The reason for the arreat was | not given. Senor Orvananos’ [ ave making the journey alone. He { was traveling in a special private car. ! (Copyrizht. 1978, hr Chicago Daily News Co.) 3 STOREKEEPERS FINED. Three store proprietors were fined each in Police Court today by Judge Gus A. Schuldt for dispensing to patrons without hav- brought into Police u investigation by De- tectives acy squad. The basis for the was that the remedy con- cetanilid, bringing it into the covering drugs. he three store Keepers w Charles Gotkin, 301 D atreet south- least: Frank Lazzari, Eighth street southeast, and David Winakur | of 601 F street’ southeast. Judge Schuldt warned each against a repetition. Tank to Join Parade. Regarding such a trip as-good prac- tieal training, the War Department | has authorized the participation of a tank and the necessary personnel of {Camp Meade, Md., in a parade to be | given at Welsh, W. Va.. September 11, [ finder the auspices of the Siate con: | vention of the American Legion. . Child Bitten by Dog. A dog. uniicensed and unmuzzled, at- tacked Catherine Crowner, colored, 10 ears old, 1413 Twenty-sixth street, while on the street near her home ahout 8:30 o'clock last night, biting her In six places on hoth legs. The child was treated at Georgzetown Uni versity Hospital. The dog was taken by the poundmaster, and police say they will ure a warrant for the wnor»of-malmfl. [ |Miss Ryan Wins, Mary, an girl's | wife and family nders and Warfield of the | gl UPHOLDS INCREASE . INWATER RATES | ‘Maryland Commission Dise | | misses Suburban Property ‘ H.o!ders’ Complaint. Special Disvateh to The Star. BALTI June 17.—The Mary- {1and Public Service Commission this | {morning dismissed the complaint of | {James E. Steele and other owners and | jvesidents of Hyattsville against the | |Increase in rates charged by the { Washington Suburban Sanitary Com- mission for service in the towns of ‘II_\'MIMHI'. Riverdale and elsewhere in the district. The commission in dismissing’ the |<--mnla|n|. d. in part: his commissian after an exhaus- {tive hearing of the case, a study of | {the testimony and a careful reading | of the briefs submitted by council has | failed 1o find any evidence to sustain the charge of unreasonableness. It ! therefore concludes that they are not | unreasonable, ‘So far as ‘he illegality of the in- cerned, that is & matter and courts are set up pining such | crease is con {purely of law for the purpose of det {issues. s commission. therefore, tdoes not feel called upon (o pass Lon it I Not Privately Owned. | | rhis commission dves nof find | that an increase in the assessment It must d that the Washington | Suburban Sanitary Commission s not {a privately owned utility operating | for the profit of its stockholders or ;uffi als, but is an agency maintained, ot for’ gain, but for the welfare of #1i those within 1ts sphere of op- eration. 1018 & community enterprise v a forfu of municipal corporation { No one makes x profit out of it. {7 When it began operations there {was no unitied water or sewerage | system i fis territory. There were A number of separate systems in the ,l!ldll‘l\hl 1 settlements, more or less ‘The purpose sought in the sanitary district and wax to provide water o be rememb creation of the sanitary commission & unified and comprehensive and sewerage system adequate properly comes within the |net, passing Miss Browne frequently | peet the needs of the raptdly growing [territory adjucent to Washington, and Lto remove obvious dangers to the | health of the people of the section.” After quoting the action of the neral Assembly of 1924 in removing the restriction upon the increase in front fool assessments, leaving these {10 be determined from time to time by the commission A% costs and con- uction of |ments and xirong back-hand work. | gjijons require, the commissfon con- | tinued: As to Lack of Uriformity. - busis for complaint is the charge (hal the axsexsments are not Luniforns throughout the sanitary dis | trict. rhix allegation is based largely lon the fact that in Capitol Heights and Mount Eainier no increase in the lissessment was made. IU appears |that the churge upon property in ! Capitol Heights was mude in March before the increase in Lyattsville and Riverdale was ordered. Instead of | makiog the charge in Capitol Heights {uniform with that at Ilyatisville and | | Riverdale at that time and increasing | {it tn July, the amount of the Increase | | which had already been decided was | {included in the charge when wade. he rate in Mount Rainfer \creased, because Mount Rainier has a wooden water-pipe system and the | sanitary commission did not wish to hurden the general system by main- | taining these wooden pipes and re- | placing them out of a general fund when it became necessary; therefore lit was agreed with the authorities of | Mount Rainier that the maintenance | | uf these wooden pipes would be borne { by the people of Mount Rainier and { that the property owners of that town | should hear the cost of replacement When it becomes necessary to replace | {hem. In both these situations the | sunitary commission exercised only | !that discretion which any business {organization or any State, county municipal administative agency naturally be expected to exer Unless it is allowed reusonable it cannot be expected to properly. In making these in_the case of Capltol | Tleights and Mount Rainfer for the reson stated, the sanitary commis- | sion did not, in the opinion of this commission, violate the principle of uniformity in its charges. | i noth for | would cise discretion | function exceptions Are Part of Functions. “As to other issues raised in the | complaint, including the classification | of property, the size and character of | Water and sewer main extension, they | are matters involving the Sanitary | Commission’s administrative fune- | tions and which, according to the opinton of the attorney general in the | case. thix commirsion is not called upon to pa. “Pursu the conclusion reached the foregoing opinion, it is, the! { 16th day of June, 1926, by the Public | Service Commission of Maryland, ordered that the complaint of James | Steele and others ugainst the i Washingion Suburban Sanitary Com- | i be and it ix hereby dis- { mtssion nissed.” The commissioners, Har man; J. Frank 1 { Whittman. in der wus signed by the thre Id k. West, cha rper and E: e 'ASKS AID FOR MOTHER OF FIRST WAR DEAD Bloom Seeks $10,000 Insurance for Parent of First United States Sailor Killed. ! i { — A speclal grant of $10,000 by Con- gress to Mrs. Annie M. Eopolucel of this city 18 provided for in a bill in- troduced in the louse today by Representative Bloom of New York. Mus, Kopolucel Ix the widowed mother of the first American sailor killed in {the World War, Boatswains Mate John 1. Eopoluccl, who served 10 ears in the Uinited States Navy. Topolucei had heen serving on the Tnited States Dolphin when the vessel | was stationed at the Washington for the use of the Secre- | tary of the Navy. He was sent to the | steamship Aztec, o merchantman, as a member of the armed guard of that vessel ®ix days before the United States declared war and at the time of the adoption of the policy of armed neutrality On A 1, 1917, when off the coast of Fran the Aztec was torpedoed or mined. - Eopolucci was last seen help- ing members of the armed guard into a life boat. There is no information as to when he actually died, and the purpose of the present law is to give his widowed mother compensation under the war risk insurance act, which did not go into effect until later in 1917, Another son of Mrs. Eopolucei, Wil- liam, died on_the battle field of the | Argonne on September 28, 1918, and Iu was pointed out that these two hoys AT MR | merefal | five memb | the | it the option of which one will best HE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, VEHICLES FIGURING IN FATAL COLLISION Aut bile operated by Guy Edeli 124 Eleventh street southeast, whi was struck by the motor cycle rid by Thomas J. Rouse of Atlantic City. +Both machinex were damaged -and Rouse was killed o MOTOR CYCLE DRIVER KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH WITH AUTO __(Continued from_First Page.) the dead by man Detective Is at Coast fingerprints of taken and checked RBrownell with the rec Guard headquarters, where police were informed also that Ronse has & mother living in Norfolk, Va. Edelin Badly Shaken Up. Fdelin was badly shaken his right hand cut deeply. “I was running at a fair rate of speed beside the street car,” he said, “when we got to Seventh street. conldn’t see the mot P because of the streel car on my until after it had shot in front of the street car. Then it was too late to vold the accident. | swung the car to the right and it fell over just as It reached the curbstone. It must have been right there that the motor cyele hit . Edelin_has been a Marine for 20 vears. Since the war he had been as signed to this city as a clerk at Marine headquarters fn the Navy De. partment. Policeman Reed of the ninth pre. cinet made the investigation for the Police Department Inspector Brown of the Traffic Bureau, Director of Trafic Eldridge and Col. Moller, his assistant, also made a personal in- spection of the scene of the accident. Coroner Nevitt will hoid an inquest tomorrow. BORNO ON PILGRIMAGE TO WASHINGTON HOME President of Haiti Pays Homage at Mount Vernon After Visiting Alexandria on Way. up and today Vernon of President Borno of Haiti made a pilgrimage to Mount to do homage to the memory George Washington. Escorted by America’s official mill- tary and naval afdes, the Haltlan ex- executive was driven over the Virginia hills to the shrine, stopping briefly on the way in historic Alexandria. An inspection of the old mansion and grounds was included in the tour. following which the party returned to thix city, preparatory to making & visit this afternoon to the Corcoran Gallery of Art A final reception in honor of Presi- dent and Mme. Borno will be held this evening fn hte Pan-American Bulld- ing. The list of invited guests is very comprehensive. The couple will leave Washington tomorrow to begin a sightseeing itin- erary aroa will embrace a large num- ber of typleal American cities. DISTRIC:T bAY PLANNED AT SESQUI EXPOSITION | Commissioners Suggest September 22, October 6 or November 21 for Participation. The District Commissioners today accepted an Invitation of the Phila- delphia. _Sesquicentennial Exposition | Assoclation to set aside one day as strict of Columbia day™ at the in ternational exposition for the purpose of stressing the “historical and com- greatness” of the Nutional Capital. At the same time the Commission- ers wrote to the presidents of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, the Board of rade and the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association ask- ing them to appoint committees of each of thelr respective bodies to arrange a suitable program. The assoclation requested the Com- missfoners to select three dates for “District day” program, leaving The Commissioners 22, October 6 and fit its schedule. chose September November 21. PERCIVAL PADGETT DIES; TAUGHT FOR 42 YEARS Latin Instructor at Eastern High School Retired Last June After 22 Years. Percival Padgett, 71 years old, who taught Latin in Eastern High School for vears, died at his residence, 1833 Park road, today after an illness of elght weeks: He was retired last June. A graduate of Trinity College, Mr. Padgett had a career as a teacher for a period of 42 years, having taught in . Paul's School at Concord, N. H. and at schools in Minnesota befo: coming to Washington. He s survived by his widow, Mrs. Rore M. Padgett; a son, Percival Pad- gett, jr., and a daughter, Miss Alice Padgett Funeral arrangemen completed. ts have not been Special Dispatch to The Star BALTIMORE, June 17.—OWIng to the number of hold-ups In_ the sub. urbs just out of the city limits, Lieut. William B. Dorsey of the Baltimore County police has issued orders to all his policemen to shoot to Kill when they come across these hold-up bandits and says motorists should carry guns and do the same thing. t they held me up I'd shoot to Kill, and it some of the other people that are heing robbed' would shoot we_ wouldn't have any more of this were the main support of their mother. 1t you need work, read the want golumns of ‘Fhe Star, trouble,” he declared. “There are so many roads in were | D. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1926. Shoots BOBBY JONES T0PS BRITISH GOLF FIELD Sensational 134. Roland MacKenzie Has 155, But Qualifies. By (he Ausocialed Pross. ~—Bobby SUNNINGDALE, England, June 17. Jones, American amatenr goif champion, followed up his record DR.WILLIST. LEE CLAIMEDBY DEATH Noted Geologist Dies After 3 | Weeks’ lliness—Held | Many Honors. Dr. Willis T. Lee, ceologist of the [nited States ical Survey since 1903, died last night at 9 o'clock at his residence, 1340 Randolph street after an illness of three weeks. Di | Lee, who was in his sixty-second vear | was stricken with typhoid fe ‘er while ted king Investigations in Sowtheastern | Virginia. He recently completed an extensive | s rishad Cavern. New = of his labors being Natlonal Geographic as well known amon, for his re Mountain re- un exhaustive and water the irriga- exploration of « Mexico, the resu published in the magazine, e w | scientists” and searches in the Rocky zion, where he made 1y of the coal resvurces supply and made pluns tion of Salt River valley He was fellow in geology at th University @ Chicago. 18 19007 a ut Johns Hopking, 19023, lle headed the department of geology at the Uni- [ versity of Oklahoma in 1919 and lec- | tired at Yale the sume year. The son of John (. and Louesa J. | Garland Lee. Dr. Lee ‘was born on De- cember 24, 1864, at Brooklyn, Pa.. and received his education at Weslevan University, where he received fhe de | grees of Ph. B. and M. &, as well as | many honorary degrees from other in- | stitutions of learning at which he held fellowships, He was # member of the | Cosmos Club of Washington, | American Academy for the Advance- | ment of Science. the Geological America, the Washington Acad | Scfence and the Washington cal Societ | He is survived by his widow, Mrs. | Mary Ingham Lee. and two children, | ¥ izabeth L. Lee and Dana Wi'lis Lee. Funeral services will be held at Hines' Funeral Parlors, 01 Fourteenth | street, ut 2 o'clock and interment will |be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. BALTIMORE BOY, 6, KILLS HIS PLAYMATE, AGED 3 “Virgie Would Not Go Home.” He Says, So He Fired Revolver Sister, 5. Gave Him. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, June 17.—Six-year- old Frederick Parker shot and killed | Virgil Beeler. jr.. a vear-pld play | mate, hecanse “Virgie wouldn't home." Tha shooting occurred in the Par- ker residence. the Voungster manag- ing to fire his father’s 32-caliber re. volver, obtained for him by his sister, FEdith, 5. The children are the young- est homiclde principals on record here, police raid. ROTARIANS VOTING. Three Entered in Race to Head International Organization. DENVER, June 17 (). —Balloting to select a new president and hoard of directors was started this morning by delegates at the annual eonvention of the Roetary International. Three candidates are in the race for . the presidency. They are Arthur H. Sapp of Huntington, Ind.; Thomas J. Davis of Rutte, Mont., and Harry H. Rogers of San Antonio, Te: n case no candidate receives A majority of the votes, a ballot will be tak Friday with the low man in today's voting_eliminated. The convention ends Friday. CUT DOWN U. S. FLAG. Prominent New York Woman Re- leased on Fail for Trial. NEW YORK, June 17 (#).—Charged with malicious mischief for cutting down an American flag in front of the building where she lives, Mrs. Harrlet Fowler 46, described as the wife of a former judge and granddaughter of a former mayor of this city, was re- leased in §1.000 bail for trial after pleading not gullty yvesterday. She said she thought the flag was “a piece of bunting.” |Shoot to Kill, Autoists Are Advised As Bandits Scourge Maryland Towns county that it Is impossible for my men to patrol all of them, though I have had them out every night.” Lieut. Dorsey said he believed sev- eral gangs of young men are op- erating. i One of the gangs is composed of residents of the county and members are thoroughly familiar with the net- work of roads in the Green Spring Valley and Dulaney Valley Speeial policemen in automobiles and motor cycles.are patrolling roads of the county, Lieut. Dorsey said. All patrolmen are armed and have deen instructed to ghoot. ¢the | FARM BILL BLAME SHIFTS TOMELLON Secretary’s Letter Seen as Diverting Criticism From President Coolidge. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Was Secretary Mellon maneuvered into bearing the brunt of the attack by the Western Republicans on the | Coulidge administration for declining | to permit any bill containing farm | subsidy or price-fixing 1o become law? on the surface, the letter of the! retary was fssued in the natural course of things in respouse lo An inquiry ss to his views. But the 1 who elicited the letter were Rep- resentatives Haugen and Dickinson of | and Anthony of Kansas, and in turn were induced to ask | cretary his views through the stion of Representative Menges Pennsylvaniu. The latter knew | that Mr. Mello did not fuvor the | Huugen bill, So did the men from | the Wast who came to see him. There was some talh that the visit} wax arranged to obtain a compromise suggestion. But as it tu it. Mr. Mellon with characteristic courage k the whoele problem under consid- eration and announced his views in unequivocal fashion with the result | that today the attack has been shifted | from Mr. Coolidge to Mr. Mellon. One of the Ideas back of the plan| to let Mr. Mellon do the fighting was | that his views on banking and finan- | clal matters would he apt to carry welght with the country. But the | Mellon letter contains an argument | against the equalization fee which the | Democrats and Western Republicans are contending now is really an ar Eument against a protective tariff! system. { Letter to Be Made TIssue. With Congress about to adjourn | at the end of this month, the op- | ponents of the administration will | take the Mellon letter to the country as the basis for the Summer and Autumn campaign. The entire titude of the Western insurgents h been that big business “down Kast hax been opposed to their plan of farm rellef, and now that Secretary Mellon has taken the lead in the fight, the country may be prepared to hear for the next several months | much of the same line of thought on ' the alleged domination by big busi- | ness of the legislative policies of the administration. President Coolidge has said nothing publicly about the pending Haugen ! hill. His speech in Chicago early this year was a presentation of his views on general principles of farm relief, | but he has not specifically attacked the Haugen bill. The letter from Mr. Mellon is taken as a reflection of the President’s position, but it is a matter of comment here that the President chose the Secretary of the Treasury instead of the Secretary of Agricul- ture for an officlal announcement of the viewpoint of the Administration. Were it not for the Haugen bill the tarift issue might be expected to slum. berr. But the Democrats who oppos: the protective tariff system are mak- ing a good deal out of the contention of the western Republicans that the equalization fee in the Haugen bill is nothing more than an extension of the tariff principle. Borah Paraphrases Ietter. The letter of the Secretary of the asury was. for example, para- phrased by Senator Rorah in M: ad- dress to the Senate, using the word “duty” for “equalization fee" and the word “‘foreigner” for farmer. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, told the Senate that the Hau- gen bill was killed by Mr. Melion's letter. The Democrats have been only too anxious to have the administra- tion fight the measure, so that they could go to the voters in the rural districts and_make u plea for it. There are some {nsurgent Republicans in the West who prefer inaction to action because il gives them ammunition for the campalgn, But the luteresting thiug is that Mr. Mellon does not run for office in Western States and is an ap- pointive officer, with some credit for taxation policies on ‘his side of the ledger of national prestige. Mr. Cool- idge, on the other hand. ix not en- gaging personally in any controver- sles that he can avoid. All of which generally is regarded even by dis- interested observers as good strategy on the part of the White House, par- ticularly in a campaign in which the is.ues show no signs of heing defi- nitely efllb:l!hfled on any such cleav- age as anti-administrati - administration. e (Copyright. 1926.) Chocolate Nut Caramels. Put two and one-half tablespoon of butter In a skillet and when meited udd two cupfuls of molasses, one cup- ful of brown sugar, and one-half a cupful of milk. When the boiling point 18 reached, add three squares of chocolate, stirring conatantly until the chocolate is melted. Boil until a soft ball is formed when dropped in cold water. Add one teaspoonful of va- nilla, one pound of broken English walnut meats, or one-half a pound of chopped ajmonds which have been blanched. Turn out onte a buttersd pan, cool and mark in squares, Towa they breaking 66 of 68 in the second reund of the qualifi- cation play for champlonship tournament today, giv- ing him a low aggregate of 134. earned every {administrator sterday by skooting the RBritish open Jones leads the fleld of 142 who are striving for the 49 places allotted to this, the southern section of the qualification play. Forty-two places are being decided among 123 plave in the central section at St. Anne’ Crowds of golf enthusiasts snapped their fingern at the fashionable Ascot races, near Sunningdale, and came over in their gray plug hats and long- talled coats to follow Jones today. The young amateur star rewarded them with golf which upproached yes terday’'s surpassing brilliance. e stroke, playing with scientific perfection, wilh the excep- tion of the short fourth, where he took a four instead of three and the tenth, where he made Lis only five. Those qualifying will start in the championship proper. which begins at St. Anne's next Wednesday and con- tinues for thiree days. Jones’ card: him an aggregate of 15 " it was doubtful if this would qualify. George von Elm experienced a few nerveus moments, due to erratic putt- ing and occasional visits to the traps, but he steadied and brought in a 74, as he did vesterday, giving him five or | six strokes to spare for qualification. Other scores were: K. Compston, 69 73 . A. Whitcombe, 143. Cyill Tolley, 145, Harry Vardon, 151 Joe Kirkwood, 71--74 -1 Hagen Leads at St. Annes. ST. ANNES, England, June 17 (®) Walter Hagen, American profes- sional, leads the field in the central sectlon of qualification play for the British open golf championship. He turned in a fine 71 today after his 72 of vesterday, giving him the low ag- gregate of 1 Roland Muckenzie, Washington, vouthful member of the Walker cup team, added a 76 to his 79 of yester- day, glving him an aggregate of 155, which qualified. Other scores were: Watts Guni Emmet enc Fred Mcl.eod, Cyril_ Walker, Jim Barne: i3 mmy Armour, 74 Al Watrous, 5 74 6 148 751 75— 149. 5149, 148, -149. 149, 'SAYS RUM FLOWED DURING PRIVAR Updegraff Tells Committee Liquor Was Plentiful in Pittsburgh. By the Associated Press. K. M. Updegraff, a former prohibi- tion agent, of Pitsburgh, today told the House alcoholic liquor traffic com- mittee that preceding the Pennsyl- vania primaries recently “you could get a drink in any saloon” in Pitts- burgh with “a Pepper-Fisher” cam- palgn sign on the outaide. The witness was put under exami- nation after James J. Britt, counsel of the prohibition unit, had entered a denfal of charges that dry officials had been lax in acting on informa- tion that banks were active in financ- {ing whisky transactions, as made be- fore the committee yesterday by Wil- llam C. Davidson, a former Los An- geles hootlegger. Secretary Mellon’s qualifications as of the dry laws came | into the discussion, and finally Repre. sentative T.a Guardia, Progressive Soctalist, New York, asked Updegraff: Said He Got Liquor. “Did you go in anv saloon with a 'epper-Fisher campaign sign and get ink 2" Mr. Britt entered a spirited defense of Secretary Mellon's administration. Leading up to his question by ask fng Mr. Britt whether an ex-bootleg- ger or ex-brewer would make a good prohibition agent. Representative La Guardia finally asked ahout “an ex- distiller.” “If you mean Secretary Mellon." Rritt replied. “I say T know he is a good Secretary of the Treasury. I do not know as to hix heing an ex- distiller. TIn four years he hax never laid a straw against enforcement of the dry law."” Chairman Hudson asked ahout in- atances where druggixt whisky per- mits were revoked but issued in other names, but the witneas denied this was a practice. sn't it an open scandal?” Hudson said. referring to compromises by the bureau in retall forfeiture cases. 1 deny there is anything like a scandal,” Britt replied. lLa Guardia asked about “the Howell and King brewery.” espe- clally @s to whether t(he cuse wus comp ised with the ldea that the company would “support some one.” Britt denled this also, saying a com- promise had been sought by the company to settle civil liabilities but was rejected. During his testimony Updegraff charged that while he was employed as a Federal dry agent last November “a Mr. Cavanaugh.” hi= superior in the Pittaburgh diatrict, asked him to make false aMdavits. Changed Affidavit Dates. He said at the time an agent ob- taining evidence in more than five cases in one day laid himself open to the charge of becoming intoxicated on the evidence. Cavanaugh wanted dates in amdavits, he said, to obviate this threat, and while Prohibition Chiet Baird for the district sald it was fr- regular, the dates were changed. In reply to a question he said whisky was sold in the Duquesne Club in Plttsburgh. “Did you have a drink there?" Chalrman Hudson. o “How do you know it wax liquor? “I eould smell it. I was only three feet from the hottles.” “Is Secretary Mellon a member of the chib inquired Represzentative Green, Democrat, Florida. .."1 am mot sure, but 1 think so.” TEACHERS RETIRE UNDER NEW LAW Supt. * Ballou Commends Services of Five in Pub- lic Schools. Retirement of Miss Annie M. Wil- xon, director of drawing, and four other teachers in the school system, wag approved ai a meeting of the Roard of Kdueation yesterday after- noon. They are: Mrs. C. L. Stanton, teacher of domestic art; Mrs. B. T Heaton. teacher at the Bradley School: Dr. W. F. Dales, teacher at Central High School, and E. F. Pywell, man ual training teacher in the elementary schools. Commenting on the retirement of Mise Wilkon, Dr. Frank W. Ballon, superintendent of schools, =aid: I wish to recommend that the Roard of Fducation congratulate Miss Wilson on the culmination of a suc cessfub and useful career as teach and officer. She is one of the first 10 henefit by the more generous pro visions of the new retirement law vecently approved by the President Director Since 1906. 1906 Miss Wilson has been of drawing in the ele mentary schools. Her influence in the field of fine arts has been felt throughout our school syvstem. In this field she hus alwavs heen a most enthusfastic leader. For many years Misx Wilson was in charge of the work In drawing at the old Central High School. Hundreds of men and women throughout the city remember Mise Wilson as their teacher of draw ing during their high school days “Mrs. Beaton.” Dr. Ballou informed the board. “has taught continuousiv in our schools for a period of 43 years. Auring which time she has taught in all of the primary grades from one to six. Her first appeintment was to a-first grade in the Henry School in July, 188 “Mr. Pywell,” he continued, “was appointed as a manual training teach er nearly 30 years ago. Although the pay was inadequate, Mr. Pywell continued in the service of the schools when he could have earned more at his trade out in the field of industry He was recognized as one of the lead ers in his corps, well known for his faithfulness and efficiency. Praise for Mrs. “In the case of Mrs. Stanton 1 also desire 1o recommend to the board that it express its appreciation of the ex cellent service rendered by her as a teacher in our public scheols. She has taught continuously for a periad of 36 vears and I wish to commend her for the wholesome influence exer- cised in the work by Mrs. Stanton and her conscientious attention to her dutles. “I wish to recommend that the board also congratulate Dr. Dale: n the culmination of a successful an: useful career as teacher and head of {he department of Latin and Greek in the senior high schools for a period of 10 years. He served faithfully in organizing and administering his department.” TILSON DISAPPROVED FOR GEORGIA POST Adverse Vote Given Brother of G. 0. P. Leader Named to Be United States Judge. “Since direct By the Associated Press. The Senate judiclary committee to day voted adversely- on the nemina tion of William J. Tilson to he judge of the United States District Court of the new middle district of Georgia. Roth Senators_George and Harris, Democrats, Georgia. who had led the fight against the nomination, declared today that a poll showed a majority of the Senate against confirmation. The nominee, who is a brother of John Q. Tilson of Connecticut. Repub lican leader of the House, has heen supported by some of the regular ad ministration Republicans. but the op ponents, consisting of Democrats and Progressive Republicans, have assailed him as lacking in proper legal training and as a non-resident of the district. HINES RESTRICTS INSANITY CASES OF WAR VETERANS ‘ontinued from First Page.) ings heretofore or hereafter taken for the commitment of mentally incom- petent persons to institutions for the care or treatment of the insane.” Thousand of Cases. OQpevatior! of the order will be di rected at the patients in St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital in this city, as well as all other patients of the Veterans' Hureau hospitalized throughout the United States. According to Maj. Davis G national guardianship officer, recommendations submitted (o the House committe on veterans' affairs investigating the Fenning case, there were, on March 1 of this year, 19.27% mental incompetents, and 21.042 minors. or a total of 40.3%7 hurean Arnold, in his anked | heneficiaries under guardianship. Ap proximately 50 per cent of the incom petents were said to be in hospitals. 457 at St. Elizabeth's. According to the record in the Fen ning hearings, Maj. Arnold, when questioned by Representative Milligan, sald there were 457 patients in St. Elizabeth's Hospital that had not been legally committed. Pressing the matter of illegal con- finement of persons at St. Elizabeth’s, which would be changed under the procedure, Representative Milli- asked Maj. Arnold: Now, is it not a fact that under the law these 457 patients now confined in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital are there contrary to law and illegally confined. and if you were to go into a court of record and sue out a writ of haheas corpux you could have them re leased?" “Yes. sir,” replied Maj. Arnold. I think that is true of most every hos. pital, though, of that type: there are some in most every hospital. OUTBID GERMANS ON ART. Foreign Collectors Get Treasures Auctioned at Leipzig. BERLIN, June 17 (®).—Foreigners have successfully executed what ix called another “rald” on Getman art treusures. In Leipzig at an auction of black and white drawings of fa- mous masters, American, English, Swiss and Holland collectors obtained every one of the offerings, paying about $50,000 for them. Rembrandt’s “Hut With a Thatched Roof” went for $3.025 to an agent for a Netherlands ‘gallery. Representa tives of erman museums were un able to outhid cempstitors becausg of limited funds.