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I - COOLIDGE INVOKES 1 } + \ S . T L, s WEATHER (0. S. Weather Bureau F' g0 Mostly cloudy tonight i, row, probably showers; > perature tomorrow. % Highest, 78, at 1 H lowest, 63, at 4 a.m. toda Full report on page 7. New York Stock Market orecast.) and tomor- 4 rising tem- 0 a.m. yesterday; y. Closed Today ¢ Foening - WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Sta The o nly evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press .service. L 4 news Saturday's_Circulation, 91,122 Sunday’s Circulation, 103,066 30,015, Fuetohes We Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, MODN DAY, JULY 5, 1926— HIRTY-TWO PAGES. (#) Means Associated Pre: TWO CENTS. SPT OF FATHERS N SESQI ADDRES Declaration of Independence Called Result of Religious Impulses of People. OBSERVANCE OF LAWS HELD VITAL TO NATION Changes in Constitution Should Be Made Cautiously, He Adds—Warns Against Materialism. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, July 5.~ The spirit of the fathers: of the Republic was invoked by President Coolidge today in an address at the Sesquicen- tennls Exposition commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Declara- tion of Independence. Referring to the Declaration as a great spiritual document, whose principles yvere the result of the re- ligious teachings of the preceding period, Mr. Coolidge said the real heart of the American Government depended upon the heart of the peo- ple and that it was from that source that the Nation must look for all genuine reform. “We live in an age of science and | of aboundi accumulation of ma-| terial thir he said. “These did not create our Declaration. Our Dec- laration created them. The things of | the spirit come first. Unless we cling | to that all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren scepter in our grasp. 1f we are to maintain the great heritage which has been be- queathed 1o us we must be like-minded as the fathers who created it. Danger of Materialism. “We must not sink into a pagan} materialism. We must cultivate the reve > which they had for the things that are holy. We must follow the spiritual and moral leadership | which they showed. We must keep | replenished, that they may glow with | a more compelling flame, the altar | fires before which they worshiped. A passing reference to law obser ance ivas made by the President in discussir sibility of the | people to the Government ! “Of cour the Government can | help to sustain ideals and can create | institutions through which they can | be the better observed, but their source, by their very nature, is in the people.” he said. “The people have to bear their own responsibilities. | There is no method by which that | burden can be shifted to the Govern- | ment. It is not the enactment but | the observance of laws t creates | the character of a nation.” ! Ideals. America True to . he added, “in the development of its institutions America can fairly | claim that it has remained true to | the principles which were declared 150 | years ago * * * f there is any one thing among us that is developed beyond question, it | 1s s vernment—the right of the people to rule. If there is any failure in respect to any of these principles, it is because there is i failure on the part of the individuals to observe them * * Ye “Ours Is a government of the people. It represents their will, Its officers may sometimes go astray, but | that is not s reason for criticizing the | prineiples of our institutions. The | (Continued on Page 3, Column 1. U. 5. TO RUSH TRIAL OF KING OF OSAGES, Hale, With Ramsey, Taken to| Oklahoma City to Face Charge of Murder. By the Ascociated Pre OKLAHOMA CITY, B.—Acting on authc granted in a | recent United States Supreme Court decision, the Federal Government has again interceded to speed the trial of | two men charged with murder in con- nection with Oklahoma’s Osage coun- try “reign of terror,” in which 17 per- sons were killed. W. K. Hale, wealthy rancher, known as “King of the Osage Hills,” | and John Ramsey, cowbo; farmer, were brought here yesterday from Pawhuska, Okla., charged by the Gov- ernment with the murder of Henry | Roan, Osage Inds Hale and Ram- Bey were held at Pawhuska on a State Okla., July charge of slaying W. E. Smith, Fairfax rancher. Ernest Burkhart, nephew of Hale and co-defendant in the Smith s recently convict- ed in State District Court and sen- tenced to life imprisonment. i Roan was found shot to death near Fulrfax vears ago. After three years of investigation, in which both Fed- eral and State agents were employed, Hale and Ramsey were arrested, ! charged with sl ng Roan as part of | a plot to obtain control of the for- tunes of weaithy Osage Indians. State courts then ruled that the Federal Government did mnot have Jurisdiction, even though the slaying | occurred on Indian lands. The United States Supreme Court reversed the decision and the fight for a Federal trial wus renewed Burkhart pleaded guilty to a part in bombing the Smith home, which resulted in the deaths of Smith, his Indian wife Rita and a white servant. In his confession he charged Hale Wwith being the instigator of the plot, Hale and Ramsey will be arraigned in Federal Court at Guthrie, Okla., Tuesday, O. R. Luhring, assistant | abandoned i which are expected to be held in Sep- | Autumn. i terials [Mussolini Cancels His Trips to Assist |Economy Campaign By the Associated Press. ROME, July 5.—FPremier Musso- lini has made a personal contribu- tion to the national economy campaign by cancelling his plans for visits to various parts of the nation and voyages to the colonies. Such trips, the premier declared in declining an invitation to visit one city, are luxuries which cannot be afforded at present. A drastic economy move is ex- pected soon in the form of dis- missing 25,000 persons from the government's civil service pay roll of 500,000. Another 25,000, it is said, will be dismissed within a few months, TORRENTIAL RAIN HALTS HOT WAVE Low Temperature to Last| Today Only, Weather Forecaster Says. Cooled yesterday by the heaviest downpour of the year, Washington to- day continued to enjoy the lowered temperature, although occasional rains checked many outdoor ctivities. Fore- caster Mitchell today indicated that the maximmum enjoyment should be gotten from the present reading of the thermometer, as a rise in tem- perature is scheduled for tomorrow, At no time today, he thought, would the reading go above 76, which was the maximum for yesterday. The downpour of rain established a record for the year and vied for hon- ors with many in the past. The offi- cial tabulation showed a fall of 1.04 inches in 13 minutes, while the total for an hour was 1.25 inches, Records at the Weather Bureau showed that in the last few years there has been only one instance in each period where the rain has been an inch or more. The last recording, in September, 9 showed 1.14 inches in 39 min- while in July, 1923, 3 inches fell hours and 43 minutes. Fol- lowing the deluge, the thermometer went on the decline, reaching minimum drop at 64 degrees at 4 a.m. today. Hailed by the farmers in the nearby the rain likewise was welcomed v all Washington, although it cast a damper on many Independence day activities. Sewers weré temporarily checked while water rushed down the gutters with torrential force; street cars were halted and automobiles stalled; cellars were flooded and de- pressions ‘in_suburban roadways were inflicted. A broken spout at Casualty Hospital sent a quantity of water into the basement, flooding the dining room and kitchen. A tree in front of 4401 Georgia avenue fell during the rain. FRENCH URGE ECONOMY IN BASTILLE DAY FETE Agree to Fireworks, But Decry Spending Money to Organize Street Dances. By the Associated Press PARIS, July 5.—Economy in ggle- | brating the national holiday, Bastille | day, July 14, is demanded by many who are protesting against an appro- priation of 340,000 francs by the muni- cipal council for a fete. This sum is but a small fraction of the city but it is argued that the city ought to set an example of rigorous economy, as its finances are In as much embarrassment as the state's. » Marguerite Durand, editor of the woman's daily. La Fronde, who is among the critics, agrees to spending money for fireworks and free enter- tainments for the poor, but suggests (here is no need to squander any for street dances when every corner saloon is prepared to organize a ball before its doors, nor for printing no- tices and programs telling people what they know already about the holiday, | nor for making the streets hideous with banners and out-of-date deco- rations. PARLEY MAY BE DROPPED Canadian Elections May Halt Brit- ish Imperial Sessions. TORONTO, Ontarfo, July 5 (P).— The London correspondent of the Canadian Press learns on the highest authority that the British imperial conference, set for October, will be if Canada is unable to send representatives owing to the nearness of the general elections, tember. Doubt is expressed concerning Can- ada’s ability to provide representa- tives in time for a meeting FLIGHT PLANS SECRET. Materials Shipped From Italy to Australia for Pinedo. NAPLES, Italy. July 5 (#).—Ma- for Comdr. Francesco de Pinedo’s projected world flight were loaded on a steamer bound for Mel- bourne, Australia, toda All details concerning the flight are being withheld, the aviator desiring to postpone announcement of his in- tentions until preparations are com- plete. Fires at Kensington and Alta Vista, Md., late Saturday and yesterday caused damage of $20,000. The store and residence of Frank Krouse in Kensington was ignited by the explosion of a gasoliné tank when a firecracker wasg thrown, and $5,000 damage resulted. Krouse was in his bath at the time, United States district attorney, said. Radio Programs—Page 19 but dressed and saved some of his belongings. Firemen checked the blaze- before it enveloped the entire building. ALAlta Vista the handsoma bunga- \ DEFYING WEATHER, | CAPTAL OBSERVES INDEPENDENCE DAY Pageant, Musical Program and Fireworks Scheduled for Tonight’s Spectacle. BUSINESS HALTS AS CITY HOLDS BIG CELEBRATION Series of Community Affairs Being Staged Throughout Day—Safety and Sanity Hold Sway. Undampened In spirit by threaten ing skies, Washington's own Sesqui centennial observance of the declaru tion of American independence wen: forward today in a series of com munity celebrations toward the grand climax tonight, when the fanfare of pageantry and the blaze of pyro technics will mark the official close of Independence week. The business of the nation and of its individuals continued to mark time while the citizens of the National Capital, in common with those of the country at large, paid tribute to the ideals of 'T6 in speech, in patriotic song and in w considerably ‘more spectacular, according to taste Washington's participation wis of the safer and saner sort, but whole hearted and pretentious neverthel Fight Weather Dogged! Bidding deflance to the occasiona showers from the beclouded firma ment, those in charge of the half : dozen or s0 community programs emu lated the determination of their fore fathers and refused to give in to thr elements, and at the same time an nouncement came forth from the ¢om mittee supervising the big municipi celebration tonight that no postpone ment will be considered unless it is actually raining at the time for start ng the ceremonies The pan-community observance scheduled to be the most ambitious undertaking here in several vear: was to feature two major events, a colorful “panorama of history” on the light-floaded east steps of the Capitol and a brilliant fireworks display on the Monument grounds immediately thereafter. The evening's proxram was to begin promntly at 7:45 o'clock with a massed band concert by the Marine and Army bands at the east front of the Caplitol. 175, Prizes o Be Awurded. At 8:15, there will be an award of prizes by, Engineer Commissioner J. Franklin Bell to winférs in the Dec laration of Independence essay con- nd then wil come the principal s of the occasion, delivered by Representative Henry R. Rathbone of Illinois. The pageant, presenting “The Story of Americ will follow the appear- ance of a large chorus from the Wash- ington Federation of Colored Church Choirs. The spectacle, conceived and directed by Marie Moore Forrest, will start at 9 o'clock. More than a thou sand persons will be required to pre- sent the three episodes into which the pageant has been divided. Edgar C. Snyder, chairman of the committee on arrangements for the entire pro- gram, will preside. The pageant is timed to close early enough to give the spectators an op- portunity to adjourn to the Monu- ment grounds tp witness the fire- works. Fireworks and Music. A magnificent display of “bombs bursting in air” is promised by the citizens’ committee. Stirring music will be interspersed by the Navy Band playing from the Svivan.Theater at the foot of the monument. The princlpal community celebra- tions of the day took place in Takoma Park, Michigan . Park, Petworth, Wesley Heights and District. Helghts, while civic exercises also were held by the Association of Oldest In- habitants. Hundreds of other citizens celebrated the day after their own whims, many families spending the week end and the holiday in divers places out-of- town, from seashore to woodland camp. Among those who left the city today to observe the occasion elsewhere was President Coolidge, who attended the Sesquicentennial ceremonies in Philadelphia. Takoma Park carried out its plans of holding an all-day program, be- ginning with a parade this morning. Parade in Michigan Park. The Michigan Park Citizens' As- sociation sponsored a parade this morning, in which prizes were given for costumes, (ollc{ved by flag-rais- ing exercises at thé community ath- letic field. Robert R. Faulkner, presi- dent of the association, was to speak. Prize athletic contests were to be held this afternoon. Petworth citizens raised a flag with appropriate ceremonies in Sherman Circle, following a motor parade, and vere to stage athletic contests in the thisTatternoon. Wesley Helghts also held a flag ceremony this morning, to be followed by a program of sports, and District Heights staged a parade, band concert and athletic events, The Association of Oldest Inhabi- tants met in the parish hall of the Church of the Epiphany for its custo- mary Independence Day celebration, which included the reading of an orig- inal poem by John Clagett Proctor. The observance followed a business meeting at 11 o'clock this morning. Yesterday's observance was center- ed in churches where sermons of ap- propriately patriotic tone were the rule. Special joint patriotic services were held by the ecity's Lutheran churches at the Georgetown Lutheran Church, itself 157 years old yesterday. Firecracker Starts Blaze in Gas Tank; Lightning Causes Burning of Home low of Henry Brown was destroyed, during a_ rainstorm, lightning start. ing the fire. Members of the family were away. Kensington firemen were short of hose for the 2,000 feet to the nearest plug, and Rockville fire- men, who reached the scene as the blaze was at its height, were unable to supply the deficient hose. Most of the furniture was destroyed with the building, the total loss being $15,000. Insurance partly covers the according to information 71 DI IN GERMAN STORM AND FLOOD Property Damage Estimated at $3,000,000 — Danube Floods Threaten Peasants. Thirty-one deaths damage estimated at $3,000,000 and wre attributed to Sunday's storms and floods in Germany. Thirteen persons were killed and 50 injured in the collapse of a howl ing gallery near the capital. Four were drowned in the capsizing of boats here. The sinking of a motor on the German shore of Lake Constance cost six lives. Five flood lief workers were drowned near Hirschberg. and three farmers in the vicinity of Chemnitz, despondent over the destruction of their crops, commiit ted suicide. Trunk-line railroads were washed out at Magdeburg and Halle. e Serlous Flood in Hungary. VIENNA, Austria, July 5 (®).—The flood situation in the low-lying dis- tricts of Hungary and Transylvania, due to the overflowing of the Denube ind its tributaries, is daily srowing more serious. Already immense property damage is reported, and it Is feared there will be considerable loss of life. Many thousands of peasants have been forced to quit their homes. The trans- portation and communication services are demoralized. MANY DIE IN FIGHT AT MEXICAN ELECTION One Deputy Killed, Another Wounded, Report Says—Labor and Socialists Ahead. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 5.—Several persons were killed and several wounded in two disturbances that accompanied the senatorial elections throughout Mexico it has been re- ported to the Department of Interior. Deputy Luis Dominguez was killed and Deputy Angel Ibarra was wound- ed at Oaxaca the department was in- formed in a telegram which gave no detalils. ¢ Federal troops had to intervene in a clash between opposing political factions at Tehuantepec in which sev- eral were killed and wounded. A few quarrels were reported at the polls in Mexico City but no fight resulted as the police succeeded in promptly separating the belligerents. The Confederation of Regional Par- ties had one political opponent ar- rested on a charge of firing a revolver at confederation headquarters from a passing automobile. First reports indicated that the Labor and Socialist parties had won the elections in the federal district TWO BELIEVED KILLED IN GASOLINE SHIP BLAST 45-Foot Cruiser Was Making Maiden Voyage—Twelve Others Aboard Are Injured. By the Associated Press. AVALON, Santa Catalina Jsland, Calif., July b5.—A 45-foot gasoline cruiser, the Una-C, making its maiden voyage, exploded near here last night, causing the probable death of two persons and the injury of 12 others, all_Californians. Those thought to have been killed are Mrs. Roland Tyler of Pasadena and Dora _Riggins, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Riggins. Both are missing. SURRENDER TO FRENCH. Important Rebels in Southern Syria Reported Disarming. BEIRUT, Syria, July 5 (#).—Sub- missions of important rebel leaders in southern Syria are claimed by -the French. Relatives of Sultan Attrache, the Druse leader, are said to be among those turning over their arms to the French commanders. ‘The Druses are reported to have lost 30 killed at Mayamas and five killed at Jale during the advance of Peru Influenced | U. S. Officials, Says Chilean Admiral| By the A 1ated Press. TIAGO, Chile, July 5.—Ad miral Luis Gomez Carreno, former ministrator of the Province of Tacn is quoted in El Mercurio today as sa ing that a plebescite in Taena-Arica would be impossible unless with the cooperation of the United States. He declared that the failure of the plebescite negotiations was due to the partiality of the Americans, who, he sald, allowed themselves to be influ- enced excessively by the intrigues of the Peruvians. Announcements here that all Peru- vians are retiring from the disputed provinces are commented on by the newspapers as alarming. WELLS, CONFIDENT, HOLDS JULY 4 FETE Only Mishap to Liner Can " Prevent Seattle Arrival on Time. BY LINTON WELL Special Correspondent of The Star and North American Newspaver Alliance ABOARD §. 8. EMPRESS OF ASIA, July 4 (by radio).—This morn- ing, the nineteenth day of our trip around the world, Evans and I held a double celebration. After a night of perfect rest aboard the Empress of Asla, on almost the last lap of our trip, we felt rested and deliriously happy. We got up not too early and opened the supply of fireworks which we had telegraphed ahead to have sent aboard. Then we celebrated the Fourth of July and the almost certain success of our effort to break John Mears' record in a hilarfous manner. The passen- gers did their share, however. Delayed by Photographers. Last night at 830 o'clock, 15 min- utes behind schedule, we climbed the side of the Empress of Asia, which was awaiting us just beyond the breakwater, and 27 minutes later had departed for America. But one thing marred our arrival. Even here we had to pose for photographers. Last night we lost five minutes on our dash to the boat in a stop at a silk shop, which had its stock laid out | to facilitate our rapid selection of | some “things. I almost believe we | would have lost an hour had it been necessary, for we had a mighty yearn- ing for some new clothes. The reception we got in Yokchama beat anything we have met on the entire trip. A crowd of well over a thousand people at the station sur. rounded us, while some news and movie photographers subjected us to a bombardment of calcium flashes for fully 16 minutes before we managed to break through the circle with the ald of Fitgerald and Ryan of the Canadian Pacific. Those two men helped us into a Packard, which dashed away to the aforementioned silk shop, from which we reached the boat by jinrickshas. All Kinds of Vehicles. The jinricksha s the sixth type of conveyance we have used on this trip. To date we have traveled in automobiles, boats, trains, airplanes, drosskys and jinrickshas. On July 12, unless the Empress of Asia fails to cut down on her run. ning time, we will reach Seattle, and there we will take an airplane to New York, arriving one day later. Thus we expect to complete our trip in 28 days, unless unforseen good luck or bad luck comes our way. By doing this we will beat the record of John Mears by 7 days. (Copyright, 1926. by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) GOVERNMIENT BUSY WITHOUT CONGRESS Departments Active in Work of Interpreting Laws Passed at Session. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Although the country may have the impression that Government more or less ceases to function when Con- gress adjourns and the President de- parts for the Summer White House, the truth is the next few months will see some vital decisions carried into effect by the Government departments charged with the enforcement of the laws just passed. Seven hundred and fifty-nine laws have been added to the Natlon's stat- utes. They require interpretation. Regulations explaining their limits usually have all the force of the law itself. Regulations are awaited with almost the same degree of interest as was exhibited by interested parties in the making of the legislation. This is because a regulation may over- step the bounds or it may not go far enough. In any event, the regula- tions must be drawn up by bureaus and departments and proclaimed at once. Farm Measure Watched. Take, for instance. the only piece of farm legislation passed by Con- gress, the measure creating a_bureau in the Department of Agriculture to supervise co-operative marketing. There are about 11,000 co-operative organizations. They are intensely interested in just how the Govern- ment is going to co-operate with them. They have always been sensi- tive on the subject of too much su- pervision, but they are, on the other hand, anxious for such co-ordination as the Federal Government can give them that is effective. ¢ Then there is the new railroad Igislation, known as the Watson- Parker law. The President hag named and the Senate has confirmed the men who are to serve on the new mediation board. The transporta- tion interests of the country are con- cerned vitally in whether the new scheme works, and there are indica- tions that some test cases will be shortly placed before the board for consideration. Regularly, too, the Bureau of In- ternal Revenue is proclaiming new regulations with reference to the re- cently passed tax legislation. The bureau is in some respects the center of Summer activity here, except pos- sibly _for the all-important work of the Department of Commerce, which maintains a contact with business problems unaffected by whether Con- gress or the Chief Executive is here. | Matters of large policy are sent to the President by Secretary Hoover, but in the main, the department func- tions along well defined lines. Justice Office Active. The Department of Justice shows signs of taking an even m@g= active inferest than ever before in eom binations of big corporations and there are evidences that this phase of public policy will attract more and more attentipn as the - attitude of the department is evolved along the lines of Col. Donovan's recent speech. The colonel, as nt to the At- torney General, has more voice in policies than is customary with an assistant attorney general. Then there is the big item of appropriations. Congress author- izes the expenditure of more than $3,000,000,000, but the Government Departments do the spending. The sums needed for public bulldings will attract the eye of construction com- panies, engineers and architects, as it will mean a stimulus to the build- ing industry here as well as in other parts of the country. On the whole the country may see little of the spectacular and dramatic, and may hear less of the conversation for which Congress is noted, but the action of the Federal Government will in the next few months touch vitally a multitude of interests. For the beginning of the fiscal year—July 1st—was.like New Year day in Gov- ernment, a day of beginnings on a vast number .of tasks, some of them impossible heretofore because of the 7 SI!RELY. there are 100,000 Was| onians who will gladly mm dollar et e the District of Columbia who served their in the uncertainties of legislation, and some Jjust neglected till Congress could go away and the Government administra- tors be left to work out their prob- lems undisturbed by the overhanging club. of congressional inquirfes and resolutions. Queen Seriously Il STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 5 (@).— Queen Victoria’s health continues un- satisfactory. It was announced today that her temperature was rather high and thkat she had been from = . Wife Wins Di‘;;)ice And 30,000 Francs Extra for Damages By the Associated Press, PARIS, July 5.—A wife who wins a divorce in France has a right to collect damages as well as ali- mony from her husband. This principle was recognized by the Appeals Court of Montpellier in awarding a wife 30,000 francs damages for what she suffere from her husband’s conduct, which compelled her to seek divorce. NG WL PRES CAVPAEN INQURY Stayton to Go on Stand To- morrow—NMay Publsh Dry Fund Contributors. By the Associated Press. While members of Congress hurry home to take personal eommand of their forces in the political fields of battle, the Senate campaign funds committee is preparing to follow the winding trails of many primary and elections contests, past, present ani future, while the heat of conflict is still in them. Not only will the history—now the making—of the activities of sena- torial candidates and their organiza- tions be carefully scrutinized, but those of groups interested in prohibi tion and other legislation involved with campalgn issues will be given a | thorough study With Chalrman and the investigation o Pennsylvania_ Republican primary most concluded, the committee will not meet until tomorrow, when Ses tor King, Democrat, Utah, wi side. Reed fn Missourd £ the $3 000,000 Stayton Will Appear. William H. Stayton, head of the sociation Against the Prc Amendment. and Repre Morin of Pittsburgh, west palgn manager for Representative Vare, the successful candidate for t senatorial nomination in the Penns vania primary, are the witnesses list- ed for appearance, but chief interest lies in the possibility of a decision on publication of the names of large con- tributors to the Anti-Saloon League. Committee investigators brought these names back with them after their examination of the league's books at Westerville, Ohio, but they have not been spread on the record thus far, due to objections d by Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the erganization, who has con tended that they should be immune from such publici on the ground that the contributions were not made to a political fund. Senator Reed sought to get a de- cision on this question last week, but was unable to do so because Wheeler insisted upon a closed conference on the subject with full committee and this was made difficult by the rush of other business incident to the ad journment of Congress. Votes Before Leaving. Before he left for Missouri the chairman deposited his vote on the question with Acting Chairman King, and Senator La Follette, Republican, in! §1.80D. . TAX RATE 1S EXPECTED TO B FIXED TOMORROW New Schedule Represepted as Absolutely Necessary in Meeting Situation. |DONOVAN HINTS REPORT [WILL OPEN PUBLIC’S EYES Protests Already Received Against Higher Ra‘'c Deemed Essen- tial by Commissioners. ct's tax rate for the eur | 1 vear will be announced to. | morrow by the Commissioners, it indicated today at the District ing. According to re likely 0 re: J. Dono has completed a co for consideration of the Commggsion- ers, which @ recommenda- | ion for the x rate and the amount of r Il yield. The audi the report, but indic of the infor- | on the public 1eial situation | the prospective 1 in ed revenues v » from the biennial asses vear, Dis trict officials decl + higher rat solutely | The t X rate of $1 AT, gether with the is “n and other forms of en in by the District, yie $26,000,000, more t} an_ inc n $4.000,000 over t preced ing fiscal year, when the rate 18140 Auditor’ Donovan revealed what a §1.80 rate | potential increase in valua {to the new assessment will | but this ‘ormation was said {forms a pMt of the comprehens report he has prepared for missioners, the C | $2 Rate Inevitable, | A further increase in the | mated needs subm, i 28 budget by h municipal department ations aggregat | highest in history, [to carry out the rec | This total, however, |ed materially by the ¢ - | before the tentative budget is frame i but unless a number of public improvements are completely, it was said, a | close to §2 ‘will be inevitable. 'OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED AS RESULT OF SLAYING | Kinsmen of Man Ki;;d in Fight | With Officer Rush to Scene I of Kentucky Shooting. Wisconsin, has announced that he favored placing the names in the record. Wheeler, meanwhile, has furnished the committes a large amount of | data to support his charges that large funds are being raised by the wets for use in this year's cam-| paigns. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, the largest organization opposing the ideas re| resented by the Anti-Saloon Leagu alone is attempting to ralse $600,000, he said, citing a letter stating that the cost of orgzanizing {n congression- al districts averaged $1,500 each “liquor element,” he added, “various camouflaged names,"” under has sent out letters requesting campaign | fund contributions TOWN WHERE AMERICA WAS NAMED CELEBRATES Tourists Take Part in Ceremony at House in Saint Die, Where Serre Lived. By the Associated Press. SAINT DIE, France, July small town, in the Department Vosges, which calls itself “Ame godmother,” because it was here that for the first time the word America was printed, is celebrating the sesqui- centennial with a display of flags and buntings The house occupied 400 years ago by a drugglst named Serre, who is cred- ited with referring to the new conti- nent by the name “America,” yester- day was the scene of a fete in which municipal authorities participated. A large number of American tourists flocked to the house to witness the installation of 2 commemorative plaque. This of Services Held in Hungary. BUDAP! . Hungary, July 6 (#).— A wreath at the foot of a monument in Toron Park to George Washington evidences today the esteem of the Hungarian government for its 150- vear-old neighbor across the sea. The Archduke Joseph yesterday headed a party of members of the Hungarian government and Parlia- ment, representatives of the army, the clergy, the city and all national organizations and accompanied by the American Minister, Theodore Rrentano, which decorated the monu- ment with flags and flowers. Count Albert Apponyi, former pre- mier, who is related by marriage to the American Vanderbilt family, got great applause from the crowd by a speech in English. Mr. Brentano made a speech in reply. Church bells rang throughout the city in honor of American independ- ence. SE e INDIANAPOLIS STRIKE ON. Street Railway Employes Out. Partial Service Maintained. INDIANAPOLI§, Ind., July 5 (P). —Indianapolis street railway employes who are members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rallway Employes, went on strike here today. Union officials said 1,100 men _were on strike, but car company officials insisted less than 400 were out. A partial service was being maintained on nearly all lines. The | | By the Associated Press | HYDEN, Ky.. July 5.—As the resuit | of a still ratd Henry Howard is dead, two of his kinsmen and an officer are iously wounded and further trou le is feared in the neichhorhood as armed parties are reported on thelr sle. rd, encountering George W heriff, and John Cornett, his rrested two pris. wl with them sun fight, ac The shooting oc way to the scene of the tre How ich precip: cording to reports. { curred on Muncys Creek, near Hyden, at 3 o'clock vesterday afternoon | Revis was taken to the home of | neighbor and his deputy returned | here. Friends both of the sheriff and of the Howards are said to have arm- ed and gone to the stene, and the sit- uation is considered serious. WOMAN KILLED BY AUTO. Three Children and Husband Hurt as Resutl of Blow-Out. 1 Dispatch to The Star. IBERLAND, Mr., July & Pearl Diehl was killed and her nd and three of five children in their automobile were injured, when a blow-out caused the machine to leave the highway near Bedford and {overturn. Two of the children were unscath- ed. Dalton Diehl, 9 years old, is be- ing treated in Western Maryland Hospital for serious lacerations of the legs. 21 PRISONERS ESCAPE. ).— | wh | HOUSTON, Tex., Twenty-one Mexican night cut and sawed their way through the floor of the main building at the Blue Ridge State prison farm. One was captured on the prison grounds, the others escaped in the darkness Blood hounds wera placed on the trail, one pack starting toward Al meda, and another toward Houston. There were 53 prisoners in the bufld- ing, the majority refusing to take part in the break. prison officials safd. Several of the escaped prisoners were serving long terms. Trains in Collision. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 5 (#.—An Erie Raflroad passenger train and a Nickel Plate freight train were in col- lision yesterday at the Blasdell cr ing. south of here. The passenger . train was derafled and several cars of the freight train were buckled. None of the passengers was injured serfous- ly enough to require medical atten tion. The passenger train was from Hornell. The freight engipeer said he was unable to stop after the crossing signal had been set against him. No 5:30 Edition of The Star Will Be Issued Today