Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (T, 8.«Weather Bureau Showers tonight; rain t ing by tomorrow. Highe: : lowest, 61, at 6:00 a.m. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 much change in temperaturs fo moderate Easterly winds: increas. Forecast.) omorrow: not gentle st, 79, at 2:30 Entered as sact No.' 30,088, : Eatgred as =g ond class matter ashington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, \ ning Star. ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION JULY MEXICO ORDERS MAYORS T0 NAME CHUREH BOARDS Pastors Will.Not Be Allowed to Appoint Lay Groups to Control Buildings. * MOB KILLS OFFICIAL FOR SHOOTING PRIEST Archbishop, 72, Confirms 35,000 Children at One Service, Then Faints From Exhaustion. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 28.—The gov- ernment today issued orders by which it refuses to permit Catholic priests when they cease to function at mid night Saturday to turn over their churches to committees of Catholic laymen appointed by them for each church. Instead the government has order- ed the churches placed in charge of committees appointed by the mayor of each town or city. The government's determination of unyielding pursuance of its announced policy of putting into effect the new religious regulations is further indi- cated by a letter Attorney General Ortega has sent to all prosecuting at- torneys and agents of the department of justice. The letter requests an im- mediate, specific and frank statement 1s to 'whether the attorneys and agent: unreservedly sympathize with the gov- ernment’s religious policy. M Discharged. This is construed as meaning that any persons not heartily in accord with - the government will be dis- charged from the service. The department of the interior has | sent the following letter to the gov- ernors of all states: “The executive is acquainted with the fact that the Catholic clergy is in a rebellious impulse and as a demonstration of their desire to dis obey the constitution they have or- dered a suspension of religious serv- * ~ice after the 31st, when the new re- ligious regulations become effective. “‘As the executive considers this new move of the clergy against the constitution tends to excite public opinion and to provoke disorders against the public peace, I urge to adopt the necessary measures for en- forcement of the law without excep- tion. Committees to Control. “Also notify the municlpat-authori- tles of vour jurisdiction that as soon as they are aware of & priest who in- tends .to abandon his church to de- mand of him the delivéry of the build- ing with a careful inventory. “Municipal authorities must turn over the church to a committee of 10 citizens to be appointed by the mayor. In no case will municipal authorities allow church buildings to be handed over to committees appointed by the priests themselves. “Please urge municipal authorities to see that this is enforced. -Notify the department of all citations of violators.” A detachment of federal troops has been ordered to guard the Chamber of Deputies for the purpose of prevent- ing clashes which are feared between rival political groups which are bit- terly contesting control of the next Congress. Offictals have denfed a report that one faction had installed machine guns in the Chamber of Deputies with the purpose of ousting its rivals. Women Parade Barefooted. The Chamber 18 not in session at present, and-will not meet until Sep- tember. But the Parliament Bullding | is occupied by committees of the op- posing party groups, who are contest. ing the results of the July 4 congres- sional elections, the final returns of which are still undetermined. It is the bitterness among these groups which caused the placing of federal troope in the buildings to maintain guard indefinitely. The chambers recently have been guarded day and night by 300 volun- teers of the Socialist and Labor parties, whi¢h control the majority of | the seats in Congress. These groups are called the “Party of Alllance.” The minority group, known as the ““Confederated Parties,” is attempting to secure control of the chamber by | gaining seats through appeals to the electoral college, which is still pass- ing upon many contested returns in| the last elections. Pueble. dispatches say prominent society women of that city paraded . barefoot through the streets yesterday: to show their sorrow over the religious restrictions. They marched 1o the cathedral, where special ceremonies were held and prayers offered for re- lef. MOB KILLS MAYOR. Reports Say Official Shot Priest and Was Stoned to Death. MEXICO CITY, July 28 (. —Gov- ernment officials today were investi- gating reports from Aguascalientes of the first death by violence as an out- growth of the religious situation. Meanwhile Catholics throughout the republic continued to flock to the churches to hear mass and receive the sacraments, because after next Saturday services in which priests take part will be discontinued by the church as a protest against the regu- Jations. Mass is Being said every half hour. The death reported is that of Mayor Humberto Cervantes of Nochi- stan, State of Zacatecas. One report is that he was stoned to death by a mob, after he had murdered a Catho- lie priest and that all the members of his family were killed. Another re- port says he was hanged after he had fired at the priest and ordered his arrest. Pligrims Visit Shrine. Today there were more pilgrimages by the faithful to the Shrine of Geudsloupe, the shrine most dearly haloved by the Mexican people, which is situated just outside the capital. off in villages, en- tire Indian families have | beel trudging along roads by .da clesping by the wayside at night. The women carry babies, tied in shawls, npon their backs.' while the THIRSTY IN DRY ARTICLE 1V. BY BEN McKELCWAY OTTAWA, Ontario.-—If a situation existed in Washington comparable to that found here in Ottawa, capital of the Dominion of Canada, it is certain that not only would it be viewed with alarm but such views would be accom- panied by urgent demands that some- thing be done about it. For Ottawa lies on the border of the province of dry Ontarlo, and is itself dry. But directly across the Ottawa River lies the city of Hull, which is in the wet province of Quebec. Hull, according :‘)1 l“;fi drys, should be spelled with From the viewpoint of the drys this geographical catastrophe is a menace, a problem, a noxious evil and a grave warning. , From the viewpoint of the wets this geographical windfall is a recompense, a salvation, a deiight and—as to the {drys—a grave warning. | . Regardless of either side, however, | here 'is an excellent opportunity to study first hand some of the contrasts which the drys claim is their most convincing argument in favor of pro- | hibition, and which the wets claim, with equal conviction, is the perfect exemplification of their contentions i regarding the evils of prohibition. | Ottawa, in addition to being the seat | of government of the Dominion, home of the governor general and one of the | popular resorts of Canada, is a clean, | bustling city of 140,00 Many of its | citizens are French Canadians, so that | everybody in town, ranging through | street car tonductors, traffic police- | men, néwspaper reporters, bank presi- | dents, speaks French and English with {equal fluency. It has its fine hotels {and office bulldings, clean streets and |hurrying crowds. The government LIQUOR EASILY ACROSS RIVER Hull, in Really Wet Quebec, Is Wide Open, and Both Tourists and Residents in Oatario Capital Well Know It. OTTAWA GET bulldings are set in a framework of green lawns and colorful flowers, and from their perch on the edge of a high cliff look down on the rushing Ottawa River as it foame about its task of grinding the wheels of power plants and factories. And across the river lies Hull. o Tourists Find It Out. -The American tourist, arriving here for the first time by automobile or train, soon learns of Hull and hurries to investigate. He may leave the auto- | mobile to be washed up and tell| mother to take the children to look at the Parliament buildings. Then he catches a street car and goes to Hull. Directly . across the long inter- provincial bridge he comes upon a| reStaurant rlastered on the outside | with the once familiar advertising ex- | tolling the qualities of this and that beer, ale and porter, as an aid to health, happiness and the general well- | being of mankind. In the United | States the name of such a r | taurant would be “First Chance. | he enters, a strange sort of “‘restau- |rant” greets him. There is a large | room, with scores of little tables. The |alr is blue with tobacco amoke and white-aproned waitérs rush hither and | von. Although it is only 11 o’clock in | | the morning, the place is well filled. | | The tourist sits down and makes | known his choice to the waiter, who | takes his 25 cents and returns with a | full quart bottle of beer and two sand- wiches. The sandwiches cause some surprise. He did not order them. But in these restaurants one may get drink onlz’ with food; the food comes auto- ma 3 The tourist loeks around, and all about him sees these sandwiches ly- | (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) ASSERTS MTKINLEY PAID FOR CAMPAIGN ! Personal Attorney Declares Senator Accepted No Out- | side Contributions. | By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 28.—Senator Wil- |liam B. McKinley decided to stand | all of the expenses of his fight for | renomination in the recent Illinois | primary, Henry I. Green, his person- al attorney, testified today, hefore the Senate campaign fund committee. In line with that policy, the Sen- ator, who was defeated for the Re- publican senatorial nomination by Frank L. Smith, accepted no outside contributions, Greéen said. It was disclosed yesterday that the campaign cost McKinley, $350,616.72. Green declared that this method of financing the campaign might seem ‘“singular,” but that the idea was that of the Senator, in which he concurred. The witness sajd” there may have been some small sums spent |or services rendered by others, but that, all he had heard of would not | exceed $5,000. | | Money From Mrs. McCormick. “Pardon me,” he added, “I under- stood that Mrs. McCormick was to | Have cpent some money for advertis- |ing in foreign languages newspapers, but whether she did or not I do not | know. 3. ‘“Were there not a large number of circulars sent out by individuals or ups of individuals?” asked Reed. “'There were, but I paid the expense out of his funds,” Green replied. | Chairman Reed turned the inquiry | back to McKinley's donation to char- | itable and educational institutions. { ‘Do you know of a man named Hill | being in the State to speak for the | World Court?” “John Wesley Hill,” said the wit- ness, and, with Reed's help, identified him as chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University in Kentucky. Gave $5,000 in Stock. “In 1923,” said Green, “I was di- rected to have reissued .for the benefit of this school $5,000 in stock held by | Senator McKinley. That is the only contribution I know of by the Senator | to_that university [ Hill and McKinley had been friends ifm’ years, the witness Knew, and it was his impression that Hill came to Illinois to speak in the recent primary | without getting any money for it, ex- | cept his expenses. \ Green said several persons spoke for McKinley or for the World Court dur- ing the campaign, but could think of none but Hill from outside the State. | Green testified that Gen. John | Frank Dixon and J. H. Barnhart, former aide to the late Senator Mc- | Cormick, were factors in McKinley's campalgn in speaking or providing | speakers. Both were compensated for their services, Green said. Barnhart Paid Dixon. “1 think I paid:Barnhart something | over $5,000 and something less than 1 $10,000; I should say it was between $6,000 and' $7,000. ‘Out of that he paid Gen. Dixon.” . .. ¥ The witness said he did not have a full list of expenséd in the campaign, but did have some notes. -“The largest- single individual who recelved money from mée was John W. Stipes of Champaign, neighbor of the Senator, who was in what has | been called the Champaign office writ- |ing some letters and doing work,” Green, testifted. * “That was in the Summer, Along in the Fall I.told him the Senator wanted to pay him and that we | wanted to enlarge his actlvities.” Senator McKinley did net want Stipes to incur any personal expenses, Green said, adding that in all he paid over to Stipes ‘right around $100,- | 000." 3 i Russell Got $30,000. "Between $30,000 and $40,000 was advanced to Andrew W, In charge of one of McKinley’ | | lough! says it $55,000 and un- vteaiy His edsllection Us botter than mine. _.»° “T gave 430,000 to Mr. Roy O. West.” » ‘Willoughby 18 secretary to Senator _@"‘"‘“"‘ on Page 7, Column 5. Radio .Ifrpmnx—l’m. 30. 2 = SOLD 3500 GALLONS POINCARE SHELVES DEBT PACTS - UNTIL AFTER LONG RECESS Announces Agreements Will Not Be Brought Up Until Chamber Reconvenes. NEW FINANCE PROGRAM AROUSES SKEPTICISM Economists Doubt Plan Will Stabi- lize Franc or Result in Bal- ancing of Budget. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 28—Premier Poincare told the Chamber of Deputies finance committes today that he would not in- troduce the Washington and London Asbt funding agreements for ratifica- tion before the Chamber's vacation. M. Poincare’'s overwhelming politi- cal success, achieved through the vot- ing in the Chamber of Deputies yves- terday, is received with general relief, but his financial scheme arouses less enthusiasm. His critics among the Communiste declare he will get 9,000,000,000 francs from fresh taxes, but that most of the money will come through general in- coms tax. Some economists doubt whether the plan will suffice to stabilize the franc or even really balance the budget, and are inclined to look upon it rather in the light of a temporary remedy. Lucien Romier, one of the country's leading economic writers, says in Le Figaro that, if the opposition is slight in the Chamber, it will rapidly grow in the country itself in consequence of the hardships which the new taxes cannot fall to create. Sees Success in Haste. Therefore, he adds, the success of the government's monetary policy OF POISONLQUD "|Chinese Allies Lose Many Troops Man Accused of Murder Says He Destroyed Lot on Leam- ing Effects—39 Now Dead. i By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 28.—More than 3,500 gallons of polsonous alco- hol has been sold in western New York and Ontario through bootleg channels, according to ‘a partial con- fession by James Voelker of this city, who is charged with first-degree mur- der for his share in its distribution. Maj. Eugene C. Roberts, jr., Federal dry administrator, made it known to- day that Voelker had informed him that this alcohol was brought to Buf- fale from New York in a freight car. Voelker sald when he learned it was bad he destroyed what he still had on hand and went to New Tork to see the wholesalers from whom he pur- chased it. Word received here that Fred W.| Reynolds of: Cleveland died from the effects of drinking poisonous liquor purchased in Buffalo and that a laborer died last night in Toronto from aloohol poisoning brought the death toll to 39. Several others are ill and blind from the poison at points in tern New York and Ontario. Voelker was arraigned in City Court today on a charge of first de- gree murder. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to jail without bail for the grand jury, which meets in September. Federal agents and police today made six more arrests in the case. Those arrested included Carl Voel- ker, father of the principal prisoner, who is held on a mansiaughter cl the other prisoners, four are Buffalo moonshine makers and handlers and the fifth a saloon owner, who is accused of conspiracy to vio- late the national prohibition act. Hamilton, Ontario, reported two ar- rests as the result of the arrival in that city of some of the poison con- cealed in a carload of coal. Another Victim Dies. CLEVELAND, July 28 (#).—Fred Reynolds, 41, died today, and his wife, Mrs. Anna Reynolds, was in a serious condition, the result, police said, of drinking poisoned- liquor. Police de- clare the liquor was brought from Buffalo by Mrs. Reynolds. PACT WITH PANAMA ' SIGNED BY KELLOGG Francis White Also Puts Signature on Commercial Treaty in Ne- gotiation Two Years. By the Associated Preds. The long delayed commercial treaty with Panama, negotiated to supplant the Taft agreement which was abro- gated in 1924, was signed today at the State Department. Secretary Kellogg and Francis White, retiring chief of the Latin American Bureau of the departmert, signed for the United States, while Minister Ricardo J. Alfaro and Com- missioner Eusebio Morales affixed their signatures in behalf of Pafiama. The treaty has been in negotiation almost two years. The ft agree- ment consisted of a seris€ of executive orders issued from 1904 to 1911 to govern relations -between the two | countries affectéd by construction of the Panam: ‘anal. r { The new” convention will be sent to the Senate for ratification when that body reassembles in December. Mgariwhile its terms are kept secret. © 10,000 DESERT CHANG. . Ain Battle Near Peking. PEKING, July. 28 (®).—From 7,000 to 10,000 soldiers have deserted the allied armies who are fight the na- ticnal armies near the cap (Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchurian die. tator, and Wu Pei-Fu are the of the allied armies, while Feng Hsiang and Li Chang-Lin are head ing the nationals, who:were driven out. of the .W‘ jsome months must be rapid enough to forestall the effects of a wave of discontent which will call everything into question again. The treasury is no longer in a po- sition to meet normal payments, and the government once more must re- sort to additional taxation. First will come indirect. taxation, because such returns are immediate. Although the | sacrifice demanded of the country i heavy, it is pointed out such measures are less dangerous than inflation. The | increased revenues will be turned over to a sinking fund for the grad redemption of national defense bon The bill itself comprises 29 articles, the first of which authorizes the gov- srnment to legislate by decree until December 31, 1926, with respect to the discharge or removal of employes in the state services. Article 2 gives the government au- thority to readjust by decree taxes, ac- cording to the present value of the currency, in 'no case higher than six times the existing rates of July, 1914, | for taxes existing on that date, and | six times the original amount the | taxes created since then, | i Liquor Tax Provided. Articles 3, 4 and,§ provide for ad- | ditional tax on heers, wines and min- | eral watérs, raliroad passenger fares and automobiles. i Articles 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 deal with | river and canal freights, imposing a | tax of 8 por cent on the value of the ! freight. Article 11 fixes a hul(nea!l turnover tax at the uniform rate of | 2 per cent. | Article 12 concerns the turnover | taxes on export business, which will | pay 12 per cent on luxury articles, and 1.30 per cent on other commodi- ties. Articles 13, 14 and 15 are taken up with the customs tariff. The gov. ernment {s empowered to readjust these levies by decree. Article 16 increases by 50 per cent the income tax on stocks and bonds. | Article 17 reduces the tax on stock exchange transactions. Articles 18, 19 and 20 deal with a al supplementary tax on first| ters of realty-and good will in| business, which is fixed at 7 per cent, and interitance taxes. It provided | that the taxes in certain instances | shall not exceed 2 per cent in the case | of direct descendants, 35 per cent fo: collateral and 40 per cent for non-re- . lated legatees. The proceeds of both | these taxes will go to the sinking fund. Income Levies Increased. Articles 21 to 26 concern direct | taxes, principally the income tax. The schedule of income tax rates is increased all around. On industrial and commercial profit the increase is 50 per cent. At the same time, the incidence of smaller incomes is mod- ifled, so that on salaries under 40,000 francs there is no increase. Article 27 opens a credit of 668,000, | 000 francs for a provisional increase in the salaries of government em- ploves. ! Article 28 opens credits of 1.350,000,- | 000 trancs to enable the treasury to! ‘meet the charges of the external debt not covered by speclal revenues and pay interest on the floating debt. Article 29 provides that the credit of 19 millions for printing the guards famous stock coupon récords books, made available by abandonment of the scheme, be devoted to increasing the number of tax collections. The finance committee of the Cham- ber of Deputies today adopted in prin- | ciple the financial bill and passed onto the discussion of each article sepa- rately. The vote was 20 to 12, with 6 abstentions. | ! ? { CONCERTED MOVE SOUGHT. | Belgian Ministere to Go to Paris to Confer on Francs. BRUSSELS, -July 28 (®).—Minister of the Treasury Franqui and Foreign Minister Vandervelde will go to Paris | soon' to interview Premfer Poincare with -a. view to concerted n in behalf of the French and gian {ranc. Belgian m::lnm l"’“’ obtained a § nt increase in wages, beginn: mt 1, while the price of coal be fixed by the government at tomor- row’s’ cabinet council. ———e : COMO, Italy, July 28 (#).—Several raft have been wrecked \ I\ 28, 1926—THIRTY-SIX PAGES, L 2 PENNSYLVANIA PRIDE. P Meane Associated Press. Yesterday’s Circuiation, 94,427 TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT HIS OWN SPOKESMAN AS 10 US. FOREIGN POLICY Statement Seen as Rebuke to Borah for Reference to THOENGINES TED FORSTARS TROPHY No. 21 and No. 23 Companies Leave Quarters in 7.2 Seconds in Tests. Faced with the alternative of equaling its own record or turning The Evening Star cup over to an aggressive competitor uptown, No. 28 Engine Company, stationed on G street near Twenty-second street, met the challenge gamely this morn- | ing and whizzed out of its quarters In_ exactly the necessary 71-5 sec- onds to enter a tle with No. 21 En- gine Company. quartered on Lanier place near Ontario road, for depart- mental speed honors this year. The contest for possession of The Evening Star cup came within one- fifth of a second of ending in a triple tie when No. 6 Engine Com- pany. Massachusetts avenue near Fourth street, flashed across its sill in 7 2-5 seconds. This company was the last {o be tested and for a few minutes it seemed that three companies would have to run off the tis on neutral territory. Examina- tion of the stop watches with a magnifying glass showed, however, that No. 6§ had falled almost by a hair’s breadth. . No. 12 Truck Wins. The Merchants and Manufacturers' Association Cup, which was offered to the District of Columbla truck com pany leaving its quarters in the short- est time on a regular alarm of fire, was won by No. 12 Truck, stationed on Wisconsin avenue near Friendship. It succeeded in crossing its sill in 745 seconds yesterday. Although this time was not equaled by any other truck companies, No. 5 Truck, commanded by Sergt. J. A. Mayhew, a much heavier plece of apparatus, came within one-fifth of - a second of tying this record. Under the rules, the two tying com- panies must now run off the tie to see which assumes possession of The Evening Star Cup, which was offered to the engine company in Washington leaving its quarters fastest on an larm of fire. The three judges, Battalion Chief Thomas O’Connor, W, W. Dean, fire prevention engineer of the War Department, and a_reporter for The Star, will confer with Chief George S. Watson tomorrow to de- termine how this shall be done. Will Go to Neutral Place. It is probable that fhe two com panies will be taken to a neutral en gine house, where both will have identical opportunities, - such. as the pitch of the floor, width of door and |other features that essentially vary in different quarters. The new en- gine house on Conduit road was sug- gested as an ideal place for the su- preme test and it is probable that the run-off will be held there next Monday if Chief Watson consents to the suggestion. The Star mistakenly reported the time made by No. 21 Engine Company yesterday. Its time was quoted as 726 seconds, whereas it was really 715 seconds, tying the national rec- ord set by No. 23 last year. As a result the championship outfit of 1926 was left no alternative but to equal its own record when the judges arrived at the quarters shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. Every man was on his toes, too, determined to accept the challenge that had come | from Lanier place. Lieut. W. A. Bryarly was in com- mand and the driver's job was turned over to Pvt. Plerson Talbott. The equally important task of turning the starting crank was assigned to Pvt. J. D. Hall. e distances were meas- ured to makd sure the apparatus was in the right position and two of the judges with stop watches sta- tioned themselves at the door. The third remained inside to see that all ! | rules were obeyed. Started at Sound of Gong. " At the prearranged signai the, big | gong began to sound an m box 13. Those men in the engine house moved with the precision of ma- chinery. It takes 41; seconds for (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Mrs. Wilson Plans Second Pilgrimage To Home of League By the Associated Press. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is plan- ning another pilgrimage to Geneva, home of the League of Nations. Accompanied by her brother, Wil- mer Bolling. the war President's widow will sail on the Leviathan Saturday. Before going to Geneva she will make a brief visit to England. ’ GARFINCKEL BUYS §1,460.000 CORNER Acquires 14th and G Streets Property—Store Building Erection Is Forecast. The Stilsan Hutchins estate at the southwest corner of Fourteenth and G streets, recently purchased by the H. L. Rust Co., has been transferred to Julius Garfinckel, local department store owner, for $1,460,000, it was re- vealed today. This property extends from the rear of the Wyatt Building, occupying the northweet corner of Fourteenth and F streets. north to 1400 G street and |takes in also 1406 G street, up to the building occupied by tional Bank. This is the second notable deal in this block reported in the past two days, as the Rust company yesterday reported the purchase of 1421 F street, a short distance west of the front of the Wyatt Building. New Building Forecast. It is stated by those closely con- nected with Mr. Garfinckel's pur- chases that he owns the Wyatt Build- ing and property extending west on F street a considerable distance to- ward Fifteenth street, and it is gen- erally heid in realty and financial cir- cles that the purchase yesterday was an addition to Mr. Garfinckel's hold- ings. It is generally conceded that he intends to erect a large department store on the site of his recent pur- chases, although he still has a lease on the building the firm now occupies at Thirteenth and F streets. These people who are closely con- nected with Mr. Garfinckel's activi- ties in his purchases predict that if the building is erected it will very probably face on F street opposite the Willard Hotel and run back to- ward Fourteenth and G streets. It was explained that the probable rea- son for Mr. Garfinckel's purchase of the entire Hutchins estate at Four- teenth and G was that he needed an alley located there as well as part of the property and thaf he could mnot obtain these requirements without the purchase of the whole estate located there. Two sites in the estate—the cigar store at the corner of Fourteenth and G and a building just to the south on Fourteenth, are on the mar- ket now. Purchaser in Europe. \tha District Na- ficials at his store declined to discuss his holdings on G street, Fourteenth street and F street. Mr. Rust also explained he was acting in a confi- dential capacity. In connection with the purchase of the Hutchins estate, a deed of trust for $860,000 has been given by Mr. Garfinckel to the trustees. —_— HUNGARY TO RECOGNIZE Press Grand Duke Already Has Buda- | pest Legation Quarters. | By Radio 10 The Star and Chicago ‘Dally News newspaper ! Mr. Garfinckel is in Furope and of- CY_RIL’S THRONE CLAIM Report Reveals Russian VIENNA, July 28.—~The Budapest DISTRICT T0 BUILD BIG DUMP SYSTEM Yard Will Collect Trash to Fill Oxon Run Bay. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. With the disposal of refuse in the District of Columbla already becoming a serious problem, and with the vol- ume of city dirt sure to increase with the growth of the municipality, a new and larger dumping ground must be provided for use in 1928, the District engineers have found as a result of eight months’ careful study. An appropriation of $325,000 will be included in the budget take care of the city refuse through a plan which will develop ystem which will make adequate pgovision for many years ahead, which Wwill re- claim 300 acres of ground now covered with water, and which will add 5 miles of modern street. construction to the highway plaf of the District. Would Have Transfer Point. Briefly, the plan proposed {s: (1) Ac- quire .a site in the zoned “industrial” dictrict adjoining the navy yard on east as a transfer point for units col- lecting refuse in the city, where large concrete bins would be built for re- ceiving the refuse and a garage to house necessary trucks and tractors; (2) construction of 5 miles of concrete avenue or Magazine avenue, in order to give a direct and low-grade road for tractor hauls of the refuse to the new dumping ground; (3) filling in the bay just southeast of Shepherd Land- immediately adjoining the property which the District owns at Blue Plains, and which is used as a home for the aged and infirm. This plan was worked out in con- ferences by Maj. W. E. R. Covell, assistant to, the Engineer Commis. sioner, and Morris Hacker, supervisor of city refuse. It has the indorse- ment of Engineer Commissioner Bell; of C. B. Hlnt, engineer of highways, Disposal 1s Serious Problem. Mr. Hacker reports that the dis- posal of refuse in the District is becoming a serious problem. Here- tofore there have been large parcels of low ground available for filling. but with the increased area being covered with new buildings the large amount of excavated dirt from the foundations of these structures and the improvement of the Anacostia become very much diminished in num- ber and size, and the haul to them has become inceeasingly long. As the land around these dumps is improved and residences built thereon an unsightly and unpleasant condition is created by depositing in these low places street cl ngs and other refuse. The District government is now dumping in the following places: James Creek Canal and 5 street, probable life, two years. James Creek Canal and U street, nrobable life, three Congressional Cemetery, three years. Northeast dump, Twentieth and E streets, one year. Randolph street, west of Fourteenth street, one year. Woodley road and Twenty-ninth street, one year. S street and Wisconsin avenue, one year. 5 Georgetown College grounds, three years. Depends on Building* So _the probable life ‘of these dumps in short, and even these esti depend upon the amount of dumping done by fes other than the Dis- trict. If fbuilding construction con- tinues at the same rate it has held for the last three or four years the life of most all of these dumps will be very much shortened because of the excavated material from these im. provements being deposited in these low places. This is something that the District cannot control. It is evident, therefore, - that axtensive dumping grounds must be selected for the future needs of the city. In consequence of this some eight iths ago Engineer Cyril's representative, Matausoff, al- uarters ready has. obtained legation in Budapest. by (Copyright, 1926. CAPE GRIS NEZ, France, July 28/ UP).—The N stad, o'cloc Wi English morning in an inglish Chann arw‘:uh swimmer, Farn- ke&t«l!lm ‘the water at 10:43, attempt tul notice. “iibin the 1" and pressure has beon e ure S n brought to bear by the public to dis- Transfer Station Near Navy, Churchill Remarks. PLEADS FOR TOLERANCE AND INTERNATIONAL FAITH Realizes That America Would Make Adjustment of Debt Pay- ments, if Necessary, in Future. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. PAUL SMITHS, N. Y., July 25.— President Coolidge has in effect ad- vised the whole world that the Chief Executive and not the chairman of the Senate foreign relations com- mittee is the spokesman for the United States Government in mat- ters of foreign policy. This is the interpretation which must be placed on the extraordinary session which the President had with the newspaper correspondents here on Tuesday. As usual the exact words of the President were no- given out for publication, though some of the newspaper men thought the utterance of such international importance that they asked specifi- cally if the precedent could be broken and the impromptu remarks made public as taken down by the official stenographer. The request was declined and it is assumed that Mr. Coolidge did not wish to dignify the recent hostile demonstrations against tourists by anything so formal as a statement. For the whole subject of good relations with Euro- pean people was* outlined, not only the necessity for circumspect be- havior on the part of tourists in foreign lands but the suppression of irresponsible utterances and criti- imates to | roadway on the line of Firth Sterling | ing in the mouth of Oxon Run, and | and of J. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer. | River, these dumping places have | clent B e s 28 { cism on both sides of the Atlantic. Statement Meant for Borah. No mention was made of the state- ment made last week by Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign relations committee, in which he spoke of the ut- terances of Winston Churchill of Great Britain as insulting to the United States. But since the only criticism emanating from persons in official life have come from Secretary Mellon and Mr. Borah, the former arguing tem- {perately on some differences of | opinion over the record of expendi- | tures on war debts, and the latter answering Mr. Churchill's statements with an utterance full of sarcasm, {there was no doubt here as to who j was being chided. | The President has always endeav- {ored to maintain the friendliest pos. | sible relations with Senator Borah, {and this is one reason why he did not | grow more specific in his observations | to the correspondents. For there was a danger that unless something was | given out officially by the President the British people would take Mr. | Borah's caustic statement as reflecting the attitude of the Government of the United States. Plea for Tolerance. It is even possible that the British |government pointedly asked that ques- tion through diplomatic channels, and that the President’s informal remarks to the correspondents were not as {casual as they appear. In any event, the little speech made to the correspondents was as diplo- matically phrased as if it had been a Department of State note. The corre- spondents were taken by surprise, for every word had a direct bearing on the general subject of criticizing the Eu- ropeans for their outbursts. In other words, it was made clear that allow- ances must be made for the state of mind of peoples who are working des- perately to overcome handicaps and burdens left by the war. Some day, if the utterance is ever made public, it will go down in history as one of the most tolerant and broad-guaged statements made since the war, and more than one correspondent regret- ted that Europe today could not read the exact words, for it might have al- layed ill-feeling and shown Europe that in the White House is a man full of sympathy and understanding, who need not be shocked into comprehen- sion by parades of protests and edi- tlnflala charging America with Shylock actics. Respite if Necessary. The Presidént feels that the debt settlements are a matter of history nowi and that no good can come by provoking debate or controversy over them. He does not minimize the dif- ficulties which Europe will have in paying America, but after all a 62- year “period has been given fin which to make payments and the American people can be depended upon through Congres to make what- ever adjustments should be necessary if there should be a default on repara- tions and an economic crash. The point is that no private understanding to that effect was made either in the diplomatic correspondence preceding the final settlements or in the con- versation of the negotiators, Nor is any official or unofficial prom- ise made at this time, but Europe can take it for granted that during the next 62 years, if a moratorium or ad- justment should become temporarily necessary, it will-be as much to the interest of American trade to grant a respite as to the debtor. (Copyright. 1026.) “FLYING FLIVVER" SEEN. mw without any great amount means. However, Mr. Ford made it _(Continued on Page 2, Cou