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(U. & Weather Burean Cloudy today, probabl rain or snow. #0_cold. Temperature—Highest lowest, 27, at 10 p.m. Full report on page 7. No. 1,133— No. CONGRESS STARTS SHORT SESSION AT NOON TOMORROW Both Houses Will Adjourn Quickly to Honor Lately Deceased Colleagues. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WILL BE READ TUESDAY Three Senators-Elect to Take Seats. Farm Relief and Taxes Are in Van for Consideration. BY G. GOULD TANCOLN. The legislative wheels begin to grind again at noon tomorrow. The Sixtr-ninth Congress opens its final session. The legislative grist is likely to ba short, as shart as this session, which ends at noon March 4 House and Senate assemble at 12 o'clock. In both bodies the roll will be called to develop the necessary quorims. Committees will be ap pointed to wait upon the President to inform him that Congress is in ses &lon and ready to hear any communi cations he may desira to make-to it Then both bodies will adjourn out of rezpact to the memories of the Sena tors who died during the recess nmow closing—Senators Cummins of lowa &nd Fernald of Maine. Three new Senators, two Democrats and one Republican, are to take the oath of office and enter upon their duties. The expectation is they will dn &0 during the brief session tomor- row. They are Senator-elect David 1. Walsh of Massachusetts, who sue- ceeds Senator Willlam M. Butler; Senatorelect Harry Hawes of Mis €ouri. who will fill the seat hitherto held by Senator George B. Williams, end Senator-elect Arthur R. Gould of Maine, elected to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Senator Fernald. All three Senatorselect were in Wash ington last night Message on President Coolidge’s annual mes. sage, setting forth the administra- tion's program of legislation and rec ommendations to Congress, will be transmitted to Senate and House on Tuesday. The President will not go to the Capitol to read the message in person, as did the iate Presidents Wil &on and Harding and as he did him elf on the first occasion he sent a message to Congress. He will send the decument by messenger, and it will be read in each House by the clerks, At_the conclusion of the reading of the President’s message in the House that body will adjourn out ef respect to the memory of “Uncle Joe' Can. non, for many vears Speaker and “czar” of the House. The program for the Senate has not been fully de- termined. into legislative work. Many bills are on its calendar awaiting action, in cluding a measure to establish a new Tuesday. bureau of prohibition enforcement in | the Treasury Department, separating prohibition enforcement from the In ternal Revenue Bureau. If this meas. ure is called up a flood of oratory on the wet and dry question and the re- sults of the recent elections may be expected Budget Message Wednesday. While the Senate is still pondering fts program for the first week of the gession. the House leadership is pre pared for a quick get away of the ses slon. On Wednesday both Houses will listen to the reading of the President’s | budgat message. which will accom pany the estimates of appropriations arranged by the Rudget Bureau work fng in conjunction with the various Government departments and bureaus. The House, as soon as the message has been read. will turn its attention to the firet of the big Government £upply bills, the Post Office and Treas- ury bill, which is ready for submis sion by the committes on appropria- tions. On Thursday the House will va to the judicial sal which increases the pay of izes, and also to the which, it is ex the remainder of cansideration as possible the House will leration to the regular ap on bil st pass and become lawe pr réh 4, noon, a jon of the Sev Congress is to be called next While there has been some “forcing an spocial s talk of throug! more of the appropriation there has ion of sentiment in plan. In fact md Democratic lead ced to a special seesion Spring The Demo- would be poor poli ties and the Republicans are confident the session will not he necessary and that the country will be glad of a recess of Congress E vy massion ing one ¢ bills n the coming session erats figure t Problems Await Solution. ny suhiects of great public in await consideration s Not the least lief and tax re Already the forces and against the pet e of the corn and wheat helts. Cary-Haugen bill. A hill has been prepared 1ction in the Senate A s ire will he introduced in and within a short time the of hoth and ning up for for milar farm relief bills McNary Haugenites owing. in part < of cotton. They believe that are more rors from the South will be more | i to vote with them than at the | {Cuba Guards Soviet Woman Envoy's Ship To Bar Her Landing on Way to Mexico bill was de. They may be information when their both Houses & without full Senator FPat ssippi is back in Washington. de claring he will support farm legisla- | is sound and rational. but that not surrender the princi- ples of der which he has held for so many ve in order vote for the McNary-Haugen bill. That measure, he and other Southern Demo that crate insist, is based on the protective | tariff theory. which their party has opposed for vears The administration is desirous of do. ing something for the farmer. It is anxious te bring about some solution of the farm problem along &ound lines. How far it will go toward a comp with the M~Nary Haugenites re ~ (Gentinusd, o Ra&e be Columan 3.4 - WEATHER. Porecast.) v followed by ‘Tomorrow, rain, not , 45, at noon; . nd WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION y Star 30,168. It may launch immediately | extra | the means of block- ! the | to| revised | the | to the flop in | Harrison of | up- | Entered as second class matter Post office, Washington, D. C. | Plan Would Aid Any League Member Held Victim of Aggression. Meeting of Mussolini With Paris-London-Berlin Min- isters Dropped. By the Aesociated Press. LONDON, December 4.—Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, the Sunday Express asserts, has authorized the British members of the League of Nations finance committee to consider the granting of war credits, possibly up to £10.000,000, to any member of the League which becomes a vietim of aggression. The Express states that this is in connection with the alleged proposal by France, Poland and Finland that the richer powers should pledge them- selves beforehand to finance any member state unjustifiably attacked. The Express editorfally protests strongly against the British taxpayer being saddled with such an unknown responsibility. It argues that this means pawning the British navy to the League and asking the British taxpayer to undertake to finance Eu- ropean war. “Once we are in for £10,000,000," WASHINGTON \CHURCHILL PLEDGES $50,000.000 TO BLOCK WARS, LONDON HEARS WINSTON CHURCHILL. saye the Express, “we may be in for a hundred, or even a thousand mil- lions.” + Big Four Won't Meet, PARIS, December 4 (4).—The much- talked-of “big four” conference, with Premier Mussolini of Italy sitting in with M. Briand, Sir Austen Chamber- lain and Gustav Stresemann, the for- eign ministers of France, Great Brit- ain_and_Germany, ‘ respactively, has (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) ALL HALL MURDER CHARGES DROPPED AFTER ACQUITTALS Widow’s Bail Remitted, Ste- vens Brothers and Carpen- der Released From Jail. By the Associated Press. SOMERVILLE, N. ., December 4. —Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, her brothers. Henry and Willie Stevens, and their cousin, Henry Carpender, today were cleared of all charges in connection with the slaying of the Rev. Fdward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. The men were released from jail And the bail of Mrs. Hall was re- mitted. The motion to nolle pros the re. maining indictments was made by At- torney General Katzenbach, and was granted by Justice Charles W. Parker, who presided at the trial. Mrs. Hall and her brothers were | acquitted yesterday by a jury of the murder of Mrs. Mills, and the indict- ments quashed today were those charging them with the killing of Mr. Hall and the counts against Carpen- der, accusing him of the double slay- ing. Cleared, Says Carpender. Carpender, who was indicted jointly with the others, but not made a de fendant in the action which culminat- ed in the acquittal of his cousins, de- | clared, through Robert H. Neilson, {one of defense counsel, and his rela- | tives: | ""Xo trial of my own is necessary now to clear my name. No more could be done to clear my name at any other time.” | During the trial he took the stand |as a witness for the defense and | denied all knowledge of thé crime be- | fore the prosecution could object. | In a statement made immediately | after the acquittal last night, Mrs | Hall expressed her gratitude for the | opportuntty she and her brothers had |to obtain complete vindication by the | broadcasting of their testimony | through the press. Simpson Fails to Appear. Attorney General Katzenbach moved | to nolle pros the indictments when | Senator Alexander Simpson, appoint- |nd special assistant attorney general to prosecuts the case when it was re. opened last Summer, failed to appear |at the courthouse here this morning. !" atr. Katzenbach notified Simpson | 1ast night that he desired immediate i e (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) | PACIFIC COAST FEELS SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE i | Tremors Also Noted in British Co- lumbia and on Vancouver Island. I By 1 clated Pre | ATTLE, Wash., Decembher 4 ~A {light earthquake shook northwester: { Washington and eastern British Co- Jumbia early today. No damage was ! done. the shock being barely strong | enough rattle dishes and disturb ric.abrac. Very few persons in tle noticed the disturbance {smographic records at the Uni ity of \Washington showed tremors began at 5:37 a.m. and lasted two minutes. At Victoria, a rumbling noise among the rocks of Gonzales . where the government observa- is situated, frightened birds into the afr Reports showed the shock was felt | ! throughout Vancouver Island, as well as in the neighborhood of Puget Sound. WILBUR TO TESTIFY TOMORROW ON HIS OIL SECRECY ORDER He Restrictéd Testimony. Robison Faces Grilling. Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur will be called to the witness stand to-morrow at the FaliDoheny trial, now entering its third week, to answer why he sought to withhold from the record testimdny concerning the Navy's “state secrets” of the Pa- cific, regarded by counsel as of vital importance to the defense case. Following the guarded story of the Navy's plans to strengthen the strate- gic importance of the Pearl Harbor base in national defense plans, given reluctantly vesterday by Capt. John K. Robison, U. S. N., retired, under compulsion of the court, Government counsel are preparing to put the for- mer chief of engineers under a gruel- ling cross-examination tomorrow. Capt. Robison's testimony went into the record after a ruling by Justice Adolph A. Hoehling, who is presiding at the trial in Criminal Division 1, of the District Supreme Court. The trial judge held that the court alone would take the responsibility for what may or may not go to the jury concern- ing “state secrets” of the Navy De- partment. P Owen J. Roberts of the Government counsel is “particularly anxious to question Capt. Robison about these confidential matters, in the hope of exploding the “war scare bubble” of 1921, upon which the defense is pin- ning its faith in justifying the par- ticipation of Edward L. Doheny in the bidding for the Pearl Harbor con- tracts when appealed to on patriotic grounds. May End Case Next Week. Events of the trial are expected to progress so rapidly this week that de- fense counsel are anticipgting the case 50ing to the jury by Tuesday of next week. Attorney Frank J. Hogan will put on the stand as the next defense witness, when the Government is through with Capt. Robison, the presi- dent of the Pan American Petroleum Co., J. A. Anderson of Los An geles. Bevond that the defense has not yet mapped its plans, but Mr. Hogan said last night that he expected to close his direct examinations by the middle of this week. Then would be- gin a few davs of rebuttal before the case is finally ready for Justice | Hoehling's instructions to the jury. There has been talk of phtfing the two defendants, Albert B. Fall, for- mer Secretary of the Interior, and own version of the §10,000 loan, which | seems to have dropped out of the case |during the last few days. The Cali- | fornia ofl man, in that event, may be {called upon to give his own account of the dramatic episode related yvester- day by Capt. Robison, when the naval mn}.«rfl nprl:gal';fl to him, “For God's ake fix this thing so the Navy won' | get bilked.” = s | But Mr. Hogan would have nothing to say last night regarding the pos- | sibility that the two defendants might be called as witnesses. He would | neither confirm nor deny the rumox |1t was not regarded as likely, how ever, that he would subject either | S |y Government counsel. Account of Interview. Capt. Robison’s account of this in- | terview with Doheny was one of the most picturesque incidents during the two weeks of the trial In an en |d-m-9r to overcome the impasse which (Continued on Page 6, Column 1. Br the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, December 4. _Special guards were placed aboard |the steamer Lafayette, when it ar- rived here today with Mme. Alexandra | Kollantay, Russian Soviet minister to | Mexico, to prevent her from landing !RUSMA and Mexico and to establish }mors active commercial relations. | Russia_today. she went on. has {many industries which reached ' their prewar level or above, and the | country offers a stable lie, and in- | dustrially, rapidly increasing produc. {tion. It ‘would be to the interest of | both countries. she declared. if the Doheny Defense to Ask Why. Mr. Doheny, on the stand to tell their | Iselationg which or the staging of a demonstration in | United States and Russia enteped”into | her honor by radical organizations. | official relations. A Her miesfon to Mexico, Mme. Kol-| Mme. Kollantay already has been lantay said, was the normal and |refused a passport visa by the Ameri- general task of developing the good jcan authorities tp pass through the alreads; b boincan [ United Staiam VIRGINIA T0 BUILD 365,000,000 ROADS IN5-YEAR PROJECT 1,200 Miles of Improved Highways Will Add Noth- ing to State’s Debt. PROGRAM IS CALLED BOON TO WASHINGTON Fifty Per Cent of New Routes De- clared to Have Capital as Ultimate Destination. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. | "RICHMOND, Va., December 4.— Sixty-six million dollars in five vears is the price Virginia will pay to put itself prominently on the ‘‘good-roads’ map of the United States. Not only is this sum assured, but it will be acquired and disbursed without sad- dling a single penny of debt on the State, Existing tax levies, a small State appropriation and the usual Federal contributions will pay the bill entirely. These facts were disclosed here to- day by Col. H. G. Shirley, chairman of the State Highway Commission, as he breathed a deep sigh of relief over the final session of the thiee most riotous and amazing road appropria- tion hearings the Old Dominion has ever witnessed. And in the realization of his ambitious program, Col. Shirley will have the active assistance of Gov. Harry F. Byrd. Means Much to Washington. The successful completion of this program will mean much to Wash ington. It is safe to estimate that 50 per cent of the paved highways now definitely planned have the National Capital as their ultimate destination. Two, which will be finished immedi- ately, radiate from Washington—the Lee Highway to the Shenandoah Na- tional Park and Shenandoah Valley, and the North-and-South Highway di- rect to the North Carolina boundary. To complete its system of trunk line State highways, Virginia must lay down about 1,200 miles of paving— it must build the equivalent of a road that would reach more than a third of the way across the continent. But Col. Shirley iz confident that it can be accomplished within five years, and without asking the State government to borrow a single dollar. Gov. Byrd added that he intends to see the arte- rial highways finished in three years. “My adininistration is pledged to that goal and I _shall see that it is attained,” Gov. Byrd said, during an interview. “We will spend $32,000, 000 on roads in the next two year All of this will not, of course, he used for new construction. About $6.00 000 will go to maintenance of ex ing highwaye, about $5,000,000 to the counties for county roads, and the re- mainder will add new mileage to the State's paved system.” Lee Highway Comes First. @0l Shirley explained why Arling- ton County had failed to receive any share in the State funds. The com: mission felt, he explained, that col pletion of the Lee Highway immedi- ately was of first importance because of the approaching establishment of the Shenandoah National Park. Around $500,000 was needed for that. It will be used to complete the gap in the Lee Highway between Cherry- dale and Warrenton, which will save | motorists a detour of fully 20 miles. “We could not possibly apportion any more money to that section,” the road commissioner said, “and we felt that this highway would be of the utmost benefit to Arlington Count Wae feel, too, that Arlington County has been pretty well taken care of. We shall complete the Glebe road as goon as possible, and in the mean- time we are planning to survey the two boulevards Arlington County wants.” This, it was intimated, ends Arling- ton County’s hopes for this year. Col. Shirley pointed out, however, that each county gets two-thirds of its gasoline tax collections. Arlington County's heavy traffic nets handsome incomes. While none of this money |can be used on State roads, the com- mission feels that it insures excellent county roads, while the State can lend its aid to those sections which are less fortunate. . Richmond Road Nearly Ready. Within a fortnight, provided there is no prolonged spell of bad weather, the last mile of the Richmond-Wash- ington road will be paved. This will be a boon to Arlington County, too, it is held. Tt will be the northern sec- tion of the North-and-South Highway to the North Carolina line, and some- thing like $1,500,000 has been appro- priated to complete the southern half. | When it is opened up, much of the traffic that uses the Valley pike in { western Virginia en route South will | fellow this more direct route and pass | through Arlington County. | About $10,000,000 is to be spent on new highway construction ~during This has heen apportioned over the eight State road districts more or {less evenly, with the more western and southern counties faring s I hetter than the others, hecats | suffered the most neglect in the past and the need has grown correspond. jingly acute. This amount applies on! the [Fall or Doheny to cross-examination | to State highways and does not take | into consideration what the counties {will disburse. Virginia is embarked energatically upon its “good roads’ program. When the remaining 1.200 miles of the main State highways are com- minion will have at least as many and | possibly more milés* of paved roads: than Maryland unless the latter takes a sudden spurt. Maryland to Hold Edgé. Maryland, however, being a much smaller State, will stillhold a decided edge on Virginia in/the percentage figures. ot aryland now claims to lead all of rcentage of paved wjth 3,000 miles of its 15,000, 00-mile system completed. During the pext three years, however, it plans to €pend only $3.000,000 annually for new construction. Since 1308 Mary- land had spent $50,000,000 on building new roads, $35.000,000 of which was | provided by State road bond issues. These figures indicate how seriously | Virginia has set about winning a more honorable place on the Nation's “good roads” map. The people of Virginia decisively de- eated a plan to build fts roads (Centinued on ?‘ue4 .‘ Columa 11 pleted, five vears hence, the Old Do- | "' MUNCIE, Ind., December 4.—George D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1926.—130 PAGES. e ) % < > DEFENSE WARNING SOUNDED BY DAVES Secretary Speaks Against| i Blind Delusion About Mili- tary Policy. By the Associated Press. A warning against “blindly delud.n= ourselves” on the subject of national defense is sounded by Secretary Davis {of the War Department in his annual report, released for publication today There has been only partial execu- tion of the plan of defense mapped out in 1920, he said. and even the mainte- nance of the Army on it present basis “requires the appropriation of more funds each vear.” “With the exception of a slight restoration of the supply of ammuni- tion at the expense of a reduction in personnel, and the inauguration of the so-called housing program,” he con- tinued, “conditions have changed but little since the rendition of my last annual report.” The Secretary discussed at great length tha peace-time uses of the | Army, ranging from the running of | barge lines to teaching enlisted men | professions or trades into which they | go on completing their “hitch” in the | Army. Even the Air Corps came in| for treatment from its commercial rather than its combat aspects. Provided by 1920 Policy. “The national defense act of 1920 provided a defense policy in full ac-| cordance with our national ideals and traditions,” the Secretary says. “Ac- complishment of its provisions would | reduce much of that high toll which | has characterized our previous expe- rience with war. The act provides for | the maintenance in time of peace of a democratic military system, one which has been shown in this report to con tribute greatly to the peaceful prog- ress of our Nation. “The national defense act of 1920 contemplated that the Regular Army would constitute our first line of de- | fense in event of major emergency ! It alone has the permanency of per- d_for the isons of 2, Column 1.) JURY IS DISCHARGED IN MORSE TRIAL — Voted to Acguit- fio Defendants, But Disagreed on Others After 36 Hours. | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, December | jury in the Morse mail frauds trial| Wwas discharged shortly after 1 oclock | this morning, when, after deliberating since 1 p.m. vesterday, it reported a Verdict of not guilty for two of the defendants and disagreement on the other four. The jurors said the two men they ad found not guilty were Ggorge W. b gt and Henry E. Boughton, but were unable to agree on the other four defendants, Rupert M. Much and | Benjamin W.. Erwin A. and Harry F. Morse. sons of Charles W. Morse. EDITOR GETS 90 DAYS AND $400 FINE FOR LIBEL Muncie Puylzllsh!r Had Previously | Appepled Weapon Case to | “ U. S. Supreme Court. 5.-—The | By-fhe Associated Press. R. Dale, Muncie editor and publisher, was found guilty of criminal libel by a jury here tonight and was fined $400 |and sentenced to 0 days on the penal farm. The charge resulted from an article in Dale's newspaper concerning Ray mond Warner, a member of a jury that convicted Dale some time ago for carrying concealed weapons. Dale recently attracted wide atten- | tion by filing an appeal from his first conviction with the United States Su- preme Court after the Indiana Su- preme Court affirmed the lower court's decision. . A bullet was fired through the front door of the Dale home late tonight, narrowly missing members of his fam- | ily, the publisher reported to ‘police. It is the fifth time the home has been attacked in recent weeks. The editor, his wife and two daughters were in QUEEN MARIE IS BACK |@uéen of Rumania, returned to her the front room at the time. The bul Igt travessed 1wWo rooms, TODAY’S STAR General News—Local, National and Forelgn. Schools and Colleges—Page 26. News of the Clubs—Page 30. * Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 32. D. A. R. Activities—Page 33. Radio News and Programs—Pages 46, 47 and 48. Financial News PART TWO0—18 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Soclety. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Reviews of Winter Books—Page 4. Around the Ci Roy Scout News—Page 9. iirl Scouts—Page 9. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 14. The Starry Skies in . December— | Page 15. Pages 54, 55 and 56. FPART THREE—12 PAGES. ;\m:fl@menlsf‘l‘hea!ers and the Photo- | play. Musie Motors and 8. Army and Navy News—Page 9. District National Guard—Page 9. Veterans of the Great War—Page 9. Spanish War Veterans—Page 9. Serfal, “'L: Civilian Army Fraternal News—Page 11. Page 5. | and Motoring—Pages 6, 7| PART FOUR—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. —10 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Y. W. C. A. News—Page 9. GRAPHIC SECTION—14 PAGES. World Events in Pictures, L COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. Mutt and Jeff;, Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs,; High Lights of History. HOME IN BUCHAREST G S | Only Few Subjects Greet Royal| Train as It Crosses Na- tion to Capital, .~ By the Assoclated” Prees. BUEHAREST, December 4.—Marie, kingdom today after an absence of | two months, 37 days of which were | spent in the United States. The Queen reentered her country at the little Jugoslavia frontier town of Jimbolia about midhight Friday and arrived at Bucharest in a special train sent down from the capital to meet her. She was greeted at the station by | King Ferdinand and numerous court | and government functionaries, As the monarchs praceeded to the palace they were acclaimed by cheering crowds The Queen crossed virtually the en- tire country from west to east, and the snow-covered fields surrounding the little way stations appeared to chill somewhat the warmth of her re- ception by her subjects, only a few of whom gathered to watch the train pass. This was in sharp contrast to the enthusiasm of throngs which fol- lowed her progress across the United States. i Marie appeared refreshed after three days' rest, but the others of the party. among them Princess lleana and Prince Nicolas, looked as if they were greatly relieved that the trip was over and they were back home. NEW YORK, December 4 (#).— Arch Selwyn cabled his New York office from Paris today that he ex- pected to complete ~arrangements shortly whereby Queen Marie would make her screen debut under his man- » | regular agement. The picture would be made in Rumania Arithmetic Easier and Children More | Mischievous on Sunny Days, Survey Shows By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 4.—The per- son who is “poor at figures” can now blame the weather. Because when skies are overcast, arithmetic becomes more difficult; when the sun is shining, addition and subtraction is easy. Furthermore, on sunny days, chil- dren are more mischievous. On cloudy days they are well behaved. And on daye when the sun s hid. den, students excel at reading and 60 cents CITIZENS TO HOLD HEARNGS ONBILLS Federation Authorizes Public Discussions to Develop Stand on D. C. Measures. Holding of joint public hearings on the policewoman's bill and the Juve- nile Court bill for the District by its legislation and charities committees. to develop a definite stand on each one of these important measures, was authorized by members of the Federa- tion of Citizens’ Associations at their | meeting last night in thez hoardroom of the District buflding. 1 The action was taken under a sus- | pension of the rules. whith was voted | after President James G. Yaden, pre- | siding at the first gathering of ths | body since his election, had enunciated a new policy for the federation re-| garding District legisiation. Presi- | dent Yaden sought the reaction of the delegates to his views and they con-| curred. evidencing that from now on' the federation will play a more prom- | inent part in so far as pending Dis- trict legislation is concerned. Cites Pending Bills. i “I am tired,” said President Yaden, “of letting the Citizens' Advisory | Council hog the limelight in making | recommendations concerning District | legislation. In the past I have been | disappointed that the federation has | not acted on measures affecting ! shington that are before Congregs. | “There are now two bills pendin on the hill, before which, due to the | flerceness of their opponents and pro- | ponents, the World Court and League | of Nations paled into insignificance at ' the last session of Congress. As a re-| sult no action was taken on them. They are the policewomen's and Juve- nile Court bills, and I present as a suggestion that our committees on Jaw and legislation and charities and | corrections hold joint public hearings | for the purpose of enabling us to take | a definite stand on each measure.” President Yaden ~eXplained that under the federation's constitution no | matter could be initiated by the body | itself save through suspension of the rules by a unanimous consent or| three-fourths vote. A few of the dele-| gated' ventured the opinion that the | initiation of new business by the fed. ! eration was “a dangerous step.” but when the motion was put for unani- mous consent it was carried. Hearing on Bond Issue. | The federation also voted to have its committees on fiscal relations and education hold a public hearing on the feasibility of raising a bond issue | for the guaranteeing of “rapid con- struction_of &chool buildings.” After listening to long reports en the recommendation of the Mid-City | Citizen's Association that the sysem | of magistrates’ courts be inaugurated in the District, by Charles I. Stengle, | who_presented the majority, report | (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) WON'T INSURE HAPSBURG. | Jugoslav Insurance Firms Eejeet‘b Policy Plea Promptly. 1 BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December 4 (®).—Jugoslav insurance companies shy at the idea of taking a chance on | the life of a Hapsburg. When the Fonciere Insurance Co. of Budapest suggested to Beogradska Zagruga, the most important insur- | anée company here, that it carry part | of a $1,000,000 policy on Archduke Al brecht, the reply that came was: ““Neither we nor any other Jugoslav insurance company will fnsure a| Hapsburg.” | Possibly the company had in mind | the fate of Archduke Ferdinand, whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 was the spark that precipitated the World War. history; while on lighter days, the»ei subjects are more difficult. These are conclusions of Principal June McConkey of the Dante School here from experiments at the school. The Dante School acts as a reservoir (®) Means Assoclated Press. | few minutes previou: for the overflow of truants from oth- er Chicago schools; so when Prof. E. G. Dexter of the University of Tllinois recently advanced the theory that sunny days were conducive to mischievousness, Principal McConkey tried out the theory. The additional g:eriu were drawn as results of ' “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at per month. Telephone Main S and service will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. TALIAFERRO TAKES - OATH; DOUGHERTY HEADS NEW BOARD Commissioner Bell Again Named Acting Chairman at Reorganization. RUDOLPH IS PRAISED FOR HIS LONG SERVICE Retiring Official Expresses Pleas- ure at Being Freed of Bur- dens of Office. Sidney F. Taliaferro was inducted into office as District Commissioner yesterday afternoon, and in an in- augural address marked by the ut- t brevity pledged himself to give arnest, ser‘ous thought and con- sideration” to the problems of the municipal government. The new Commissioner took the oath of office shortly after 3 o'clock, scarcely less than 24 hours after his appointment had been announced by President Coolidge. The ceremonies were held in the hoardroom of the District Building before a crowd that taxed its capacity. Among them were persons prominent in the business and civie life of the Capital, officials and mployes of the District government and many of Mr. Taliaferro’s rela- tives and intimate friends. Immediately after the exercises Mr. Taliaferre met with his colleagues, Commissioners Proctor L. Dougherty and J. Franklin Bell. for a reorganiza- tion meeting of the Board of Commis- sioners. Mr. Dougherty, who only last August became a Commissioner, was elected president of the board. Com- miszioner Bell was re-elected acting chairman. Dougherty Presents Badge. Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the Board of Commissioners, administered the oath to Mr. Taliaferro as he stood almost motionless. Then Commis- sioner Dougherty pinned on the left lapel of his coat a badge emblematic of his office, which had just previously been surrendered by Cuno H..Ru- dolph. his predecessor. “Washington has many problems in its city government,” said Mr. ferro in his short inaugural speech. “As they come I will give them ear- nest, serious thought and considera- tion. and do for the peopls of Wash- ington the best that 1 can with the best of my ability.” Commissioner Bell, who presided, lauded the President’s selection of Mr. Tallaferro and also paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Rudelph who retired from office with one of the longest records of service as a head of the Di trict government “After very careful consideration,” said Commissioner Bell. “the President has appointed Mr. Taliaferro as com- missioner of the District. He comes to this office exceedingly well qualified and with the vouth, energy and legal knowledge to assist him in the onerous duties which lie before him. Rudolph Ts Praised. “Those who know him will speak in the highest terms of his character, his judgment, and his ability to co- operate with his associate: and character, judgment and a spirit of co- operation are fundamental characteris- ties essential to a satisfactory per- formance of public service. “Mr. Taliaferro is succeeding -irf office a man who has the unqffalified respect of every man Who has been associated with. hitii in his long term of service #and who is retiring from office- With the love and esteem of the people whom he served so faithfully and efficiently. I hope that the new commissioner may serve as long and with such distinction and credit. o easy task lies befora the new commissioner. Our National Capital has entered on an era of building de- velopment and reconstruction that will demand the best that any man can give to promote- the public welfare and to advise and guide “Commissioner Taliaferro will find hers loyal and efficient assistants whose most earnest desire is to serve the public faithfully and well, and T wish to assure him that in the meet- ings of the board of commissioners he will find the finest spirit of co-opera- tion and helpfulness.” Office Sign Changed. Mr. Taliaferro did not take the oath of office as a member of the public utilities commission which is given | customarily when a new commissioner is installed by a clerk of the District Supreme Court. This oath will be given to him sometime this week, ac- cording to present plans. The new commissioner arrived at the District 10 minutes befort the in- augural ceremonies were scheduled to begin, accompanied by his wife and Thomas P. Littlepage, his law part- ner. He went to the office of Com- missioner Dougherty. As the group stépped from the elevator their eyes unconsciously turned toward Mr. Ru- dolph’s office where workmen just a had put a glass in the transom over the outer door bearing the inscription “Com- missioner Taliaferro.”” They stopped momentarily. passed several inaudible remarks and proceeded toward the board roem. At the close of the inaugural cere- monies a reception was held. Mr. Rudolph stood in the receiving line beside his successor and received the affectionate farewell greetings of his associates and friends. Assignments are Unchanged. ‘While no changes were made in the assignments of the commissioners at the reorganization meeting, it was in- dicated that several shifts might be effected Tuesday at the semi-weekly meeting of the board of commission- ers. As a result Mr. Taliaferro will have supervision temporarily, at least, over the departments which were un- der -the direction of Mr. Rudolph. These include the offices of the audi- tor, tax assessor, tax collector, sup- erintendent of licenses, disbursing of- ficer, playground department and the board of public welfare. Cuno H. Rudolph is now a private citizen, and contrary to reports yes- terday, he will not return to the Dis- trict Building this week to help ‘“break in" his successor. Mr. Ru- dolph is “through,” and any doubts which may have existed over his de- sire to return to private life were dis+ (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)_