Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1926, Page 2

2 * INTERIR BILL ASKS FOR §2:932.910 Measure Carries Proposal of $929,000 for St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital. Carrying $929.000 for St. Elizabeth's Hospital, an increase of $5.000; $368. 000 for Howard University, an i crease of $150,000; $188,000 for Freed- men’s Hospital, an increase of $21,610. and $113,400 for the Columbian Insti- tution for the Deaf, the Interior De- partment appropriation bill, recom- mending a total appropriaton of §259. 386,910 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, next, was reported .to the House today. This 18 the second of the nine big! annual supply bills for support of all activities of the Government $32,063.4 larger than the current appropriations and $1,1A1, less than the amount requested in the budget estimate. : The increase in the total appropria- tions recommended for the fiscal vear 1928 is made up largely by the in- crease of $28,787,460 under the Pen- sion Office, and 500 for the Reclamation 1.000 in- crease for Howard University is for a new dormitory building for girls. No Salary Increases. The bill does not provide for any es, because Secretary Work advised the House appropri- s committee that such salary increases were provided for in the estimates were disapproved by him, in consequence of which reduc- tions were made in the estimates where feasible to offset such dis- approved increases. For support, clothing and treat- ment in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for the Insane trom Navy, Marine Corps, rd and others, a total of §304.000 is recom- mended and for maintenance and upkeep of bulldings and groun $125,000, hoth of which items fdentical with the current appropri- ations. E For Howard University, in_addl- tion to the funds for the new dormi- tory, an item of $150,000 for and $68,000 for general expenses Is recommended. For Freedmen’s Hospital §113,000 1s recommended for salaries and pro- fessional services, which is a de- crease of $496. Seventy-five thou- sand dollas recommended for subsistence, fuel and medicing. which absorbs the increase OF $22,106. For Columbian Institution for the Deaf, the item of $102,000 for support of the institution, including salarie also includes purchase of a farm trac- tor. For repair to buildings of the institution, including plumbing and steamfitting and remodeling and equipping of the light and power plant, $11,400 is recommended. Pension Bureau Figures. For the Pension Bureau the bill car- ries $221.000,000 for payment of pen- sions to Army and Navy veterans and widows, an increase of $29.000,000 above the appropriation in this bill for 1927. The increase is due to in- creased rates given the Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans and their dependents In legislation effec tive early in the fis 27. A deficiency for 1927 must necessarily occur. The total expenditures for the present fiscal vear being now esti- mated at $238,000,000, the amount .000,000 recommended for 1928 in bill is $12,000.000 below the an- ticipated expenditures of the current vear, but is expected to be sufficient for 1928 by reason of the gradually diminishing roll of pensioners. The reduction of $157,540 below the budget figure for the salary roll is partly caused by the disapproval of salary increases and by transfer of employes; $121,000 of the decrease is by reason of expected reduction in personnel. For reclamation work on Western projects, $11,681,000 was provided, an increase of §4,062,000 over funds now available. Of this, $450,000 was al- 1o for the Baker project in Oregon, The committee, in recom- mending the expenditures, asked Congre to assume responsibility” starting the project, adding: 1is project, several times recom- mended for construction by the De- partment of Interior and five times approved by Congress through ap- propriations, is not held feasible by the present Secretary of the Interior, who declines to proceed with its con: struction except under an appropria- tion in form relieving him from the necessl! of finding the project feasible. Asks New Appropriation. “The committee recommends a new appropriation_stripped of all condi- tions and under which Congress as- sumes the responsibility for fea: bility of construction. The commit- tee makes this recommendation after careful conslderation and believes the Raker project offers a safer and more desirable use of money from the reclamation fund than some projects approved by the present Interior Secretary Other appropriations were as fol- Jows: Indian Bureau, $12,599,000, a de- crease of $301,000 under current funds; national park service, $3 100, de- . $336,000; General Land Office, 000, decrease, $44.00 log- jeal Survey, $1.807.000. decrease. $11.- 000; government in Territories and Alaska railroad, $1.620,000, decrease. $375,000, and for continui - tlon of the Coolidge Dam in Arizona, 750,000. Asserting that attendance in na tlonal parks had increased 38 per cent in the last three years, the committee rdcommended an’increase.in the au- thority to incur obligations to the dmount of 0,000, instead of $1. £00,000, as proposed by the budget, for road construction. “If the recommendation should be approved.” the report sald, “it would stand as an approval by Congress of an expenditure of not less than $2,500,- 000 per year for road construction in the parks Other Recommendations. Other recommendations of the com- mittee included an appropriation of $400,000 for the Payette division of the Bolse project in Idaho to obtain water for land heretofore homestead- ed, and $400.000 for canal construction to utilize surplus waters in American Falls reservoir, in Idaho. It also cut $800,000 from budget figures for this reservoir on the ground that the prospect of the use of more than one unit of the proposed power plant is sufficiently remote to make it undesirable to expend more than $700,000 it provided for construc- tion of the plant at this time. FOG BLANKETS PARIS. Street Traffic Is Hampered—All Trains Late. NEW YORK, December 10 (#).— Paris today was enveloped in the worst fox in vears. Street traffic was greatly reduced in speed and business serfously hampered. Breakdowns in the lighting current added to the dif- ficulties. Suburban trains crept gingerly toward the city and arrived behind schedule. The subway was the only sure and safe way to get abouty the Arm Const Gu & and is! ANNE CALDWELL. ANNE CALDWELL 5 GIVEN SE00 lury Awards Damages in Breach of Promise Action Against J. W. Hubbard. By the Aseociated Press. ldwell, New York showgirl, rded $30.000 by a Iederal today in her $500,000 breach of promise suit against John W. Hub- . wealthy Pittsburgh shovel man- cturer. ‘The award was made in a sealed verdict agreed upon during the night and returned to Judze W. H. S. Thomson at the opening of court. The suit of the musical comedy actress was based upen allegations that Hubbard proposed marriage to her in Atlantic City in 1922 and re- pudiated the engagement two years later, after her return from a venture in motion picture work in California. Hubbard Makes Denial. Hubbard denied there was any en- gagement or mention of marriage in relations with Miss Caldwell. He tes- tified they came to a rting of the just before the actress went West, when she told him that Norman Bel Geddes, theatrical producer and scenic designer, had promised her parts in movie productions. Both Miss dwell and Geddes testified they were on the same train on the trip to the coast. Miss Caldwell testified that follow- ing their engagement Hubbard in- duced her to leave her job in an At- lantic_City modiste shop and go to New York where she took a course in a dramatic school to educate her- self to become Hubbard's wife, the shovel maker paying the bills. Hub- bard told the jury he was “very fond” of Miss Caldwell and he “supposed” he “loved” her, said he gave her money and presents, but insisted there was no engagement to wed. 12 Hours’ Deliberation. Trial of the case occupied more than a week. It was given to the jury yesterday afternoon and agree- ment reached early today after nearly 12 _hours' deliberation. ‘The jury in its verdict making the award found “there was evidence of a marriage contract between Miss Qaldwell and Mr. Hubbard.” Neither principal in the suit was in court when the verdict was opened. Attorney TRody P. Marshall, chief counsel for the shovel manufacturer, in commenting on the verdict said “personally T would immediately take steps to appeal for a new trial, but before any further action is taken I will first consult with Mr. Hubbard. Judge Thomson expressed surprise when informed the jury had reached an agreement. “I thought it would take them several days” the court remarked. CHARGES HE WAS JABBED. Conductor Says Woman Stuck Him With Hatpin on Car. Charging that he was jabbed with a hav; Yy a womarn passenger while making the trip from Riverdale to Fourteenth and G streets northwest today, Charles McCracken, conductor, requested that Mrs. Cecil Malberg, 42 vears, of Riverdale, Md., be taken into custody by police here. McCracken explz>nied to Traffic Policeman Hosier, who escorted Mrs. Malberg to the House ¢f Detention that copzp nts have byen made by conduziors on the line Against a wom- an, who had assaulied them with a hatpin. 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Haskin, Director 2Tt and € St ‘Washington, D. Inclosed find 6 cents nstamps ostage and handling char | BOSiamy Sl Ehealbenhar™e Tor the | STATE.. . Mt bt b | THE EVENING CHRSTIANSAPEA FORAD FOR WS Local Committee Asks C.api- ital to Contribute to $25,- €00,003 Fund. The local committee of the Ameri- | can Christian Fund for Jewish Rellef | ssued an appeal to the Protestant and | Catholic citizens of Washington today | to contribute generously to the $25. 1000,000 fund that is being raised to | save the Jews of Russia, Galicia, Aus- ! tria, Lithuania and other Iiuropean ! states from starvation and extermina- tion. | " The committee pointed out that a ! Washington laborer sent in a check | for $33 about a week ago. It was his ! wages for an entire week. He sald he was a gentile, but that he wished | to do his share toward saving the per- | gecuted and starving Jew | “We invite you,” the committee de- clared, addressing Its appeal to Prot- estants and Catholic everywhere, “to match his spirit my making a com- mensurate gift.” Signers of Appeal. Among those who signed the appeal are Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Bishop Willlam F. McDowell, Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce, Rev. James {H. Ryan, Mgr. C. F. Thomas, { Admiral ‘W. S. Benson, Daniel J. Callahan, Rev. Dr. W. L. Darby, [ Bishop James E. Freeman, Charles C. Glover, Willlam Green, John Hays Hammond and Harry Wardman. The appeal follows: “One-third of our Jewish brethren over the world are in a desperate plight. They are literally starving to death in Russia, Poland, Galicia, Aus- tria, Lithuania and other countrie: Bables are dying for lack of milk. Seventy-five per cent of the school children are absolutely dependent upon charity. In great cities 90 per cent of the Jewish population is des- titute. Anti-Semitic wars, famine and pestilence, together with the deteriora- tion of money, and the closing of orphanages and other charitable in- stitutions have created a challenge not only to the fortunate Jews of America, but to our Christian people. “Our Jewish brethren of America are striving to raise $25,000,000 for this relief. Because the need is far beyond that amount, and as an_evi- dence of our own sympathy and ef- fective co-operation we desire to greatly augment this sum. Ask Citizens’ Aid. “Our hearts were deeply touched to have an unknown Christian work- man of this city contribute the whole of his pay check, $33.00. We invite you to match his spirit by making a commensurate gift. “We ask the Christian people of Washington to send checks immedi- ately for this cause. Checks should be made payable to the American Christian, Fund for Jewish Rellef and should be sent to the Riggs National Bank, 1503 Pennsylvania avenue. Due acknowledgment will be made and the total amount raised will be added to the Jewish fund.” To date thers has been received from non-Jewish contributors in Wash- ington, $5,776. Of this amount $4,513 has been sent to the Jewlsh campaign headquarters and $1,263 to the Riggs Bank. The contributors are: Theo- dore W. Noyes, Rev. James T. Mar- shall, George 1. Bryan, John Hays Hammond, Clifford Lewis, Francis R. Weller, Rev. W. L. Darby, Edwin E. Slosson, Emilie C. Riley, B. L. Du- laney, D. J. Callahan, Mary McKims Crane, S. A. Staunton, A. B. Coppes, Henry P. Blair, Gorsuch Methodist Episcopal _ Church, _Willlam John Eynon, Virginia _Stuart Mackay- Smith,” Alice K. Earnshaw, M. R. George, W. §. Benson, Rev. Edward iL. Buckey, Louis P. Gatti, Mary L. McGee, Charles C. Glover, Ida Camp- hell, Hugh Reilly, T. T. Lemon, John Joy' Edson, Benfamin S. Minor, Rev. Jason Nobie Pierce, Byron S. Adams, Mabel T. Boardman, Leon J. Dra- caporilos, Mrs. J. C. Elegood, Edwin H. Etz, George Horning, Mrs. Mary Johnson, F. V. Killian, Margaret Kyle, Margaret E.. McCann, M. D, Mon tague, Dr. Lulah Papplow, C. A. Paf- flow, E. A. Revnolds, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, Francis M. Savage, Albert Schulties, Frank J. Stryker, Dr. R. L. Silvaster, B. E. Skinker, J. P. Tumulty, J. I. Weller, Rev. Frank X. Bischoff, Peter A. Drury, president of Merchants' Rank; Barber & Ross. Carroll Elec- tric Co., Guy Curran Co., Elite Laun- dry. Jacobs Transfer Co., O'Connor & Marks, Palace Laundry, Washing- ton Post, Washington Star, Washing- ton Times and Herald. HOUSE TO TAKE UP IMPEACHMENT CASE Charges Against Federal Judge English, Who Resigned, Likely to Be Dropped. By the Associated Press. The first order of business in the House tomorrow will be consideration of a motion to dismiss impeachment charges brought last session against Federal Judge George W. English of Tllinols, who resigned, shortly before the date set for his trial by the Senate. House leaders feel that in view of his resignation there is no need to press the impeachment charges and anticipate little difficulty in adopting the motion, although Representative La Guardia. Republican, New York, has announced he will seek to have the trial proceed. Today in Congress SENATE. With the poison gas treaty ex- pected to go over until Monday, the Senate may devote the after- noon to bills on the calendar, in- cluding the measure for construc- tion of a bridge between the States of Oregon and Washington. Senator Smoot, chairman of the Public Buildings Commission, pre- pared to address the Senate this afternoon on the Government's building program in Washington. The commerce committee heard arguments today in favor of estab- liehing the metric system on ‘weights and measures in the United States. “The committee on Territories considered proposed legislation af- fecting the Virgin Islands. The Reed investigating commit- tee held another executive session today. HOUSE. Interfor Department appropria- tion bill reported to House today following executive meeting of full committee on this supply bill. Committee on flood control holds session to outline program of legislation during present session. House in committee of the whole continues consideration of Treas- ury-Post Office appropriation bfll. A new national women's club, the Soclety of Woman Geographers, has been organized with Mrs. Harriet C. Adams as president, non-Jewish | STAR, WASHINGTON, 'S all a lot of applesauce!” shouts collective high school Washington in answer to the charges of the Con- gress of Parent-Teacher Associations that the health and morals of boys and girls of the high school age are belng _undermined by ‘“wee hour dances” that amount to ‘drinking | orgies. These charges were made at a meet- ing of the congress last night, when it was voted to urge all the associa- tions of the city to co-operate in stamp- ing out the liquor phase and in mak: ing_the hours for student affairs earlier. And the students themselv hdd something to' say about it all at their respective schoois today. “Well, if they want to make the starting time of dances earlier, 1 can see no reason why they shouldn't, and vet, I can't see why they should be earifer,” was the statement of Rod- ney Hatch, 17-year-old president of the Senior Council of Central. Dances End at 12. “In the first place, you know, ‘school dances’ are not held later than 12 right now.” he continued, “and if we go to dances that are on the ‘out side,” well, nobody has anything to do about that except the parents themselves. “As for the liquor—yes it's there all right, but I'm darned if everybody drinks it so that you could call it an orgy! You can always put your finger on the ribald minority that can be relied upon to bring the liquor— and they keep it pretty well hidden and drink it mostly after they leave our dances.” “But now this business of making the starting hours lier—well, the point is that even though the dances are scheduled to begin at 8:30 or 9 o'clock, nobody wants to be the first to arrive and they’ll all begin strag- xling in and so the dance is run later to glve them all a real evening of dancing. Who wants to pay $2 for a few minutes dancing?”’ Miss Caroline Sanderson, vice presi- dent of the student committee of Western, was just a little more virile in her defense of school affairs. “Listen, when Jane comes in at o'clock in the morning and tells mother that she has just come from the school dance, Jane is just plain lying, that's all'” s Miss San- 2 school dance con- that doesn’t mean that the students can't go to other places afterward she carried on. “There's the hot-cake restaurants that are always crowc The “outside those that are given in establishments other than the school buildings and that are therefore not under the jurisdiction of the school authorities, were admit- ted -to be possible offenders by all the interviewed students. Miss Sanderson explained that they no tinues beyond 12, D. C., HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DENY| DANCES ARE TURNED TO “ORGIES™ | Affairs Under School Aus;i—c—es End at 12 and Only Drinking Is Done by Small Group, They Insist. were given by clubs and fraternities composed of present students and graduates. “If these dances are objectionable— and I've seen nothing ‘disgraceful’ at| them—then let the parents forbid their children from going to them and make them mind!" Miss Sander- son said. “As far as I see it ‘charity begins at home,' and that's where the responsibility for the attendance of students at any dance lies. Little Drinking at Dances. “Drinking? Well, there is some little, I suppose, and only a few will do that, and then they have to be} mighty careful or they'll be sent right cut. As for the dances that are given right here in school, T have never seen a student ‘spiked’ here. An out- sider might get in, start his drinking, but he's not one of us, and the stu- dents should not be blamed for it." William Park, president of the stu- dent committee of Western, voiced the same opinion as the vice president, and he declared that he would be willing to help in a movement to make the starting hours earlier, but that he believed it would be a “mighty hard job. Miss Sanderson convinced him of that when she emphatically declared that she would not say she would be willing to leave any dance that is scheduled to end at 1 o'clock, as some of the “outside” dances are, at 12 o'clock, “when everything is just get- ting hottsey!” . Nancy Elsroad, a student of McKinley Manual Trainihg School, was so convinced that the whole af- fair is “applesauce” that she stamped her foot when she said so. Some Want to Act Smart. “I have never seen anything objec- tionable going on at any of the parties and I have been to many, too. All that talk of the Parent-Teacher Assoclation is ‘applesauce.’ Some of the boys want to act a little smart and they try to act ‘woosey.' They want people to think they are col- leglate, I guess, but they are not really drunk.” Jaek Russell, also of Tech, said he had been to parties where liquor was drunk and also to affairs where liquor was absent, and he declared that the drinkers were always from the same crowd and that they were of the minority at that. “If they are going to drink, they will drink and that's all there Is to it, and the only thing the Parent- Teacher Assoclation could do would be to havs curfew, and that would be a joke None of the students interviewed, however, expressed animosity toward the assoclations that are attempting to curb what it believes to be a serious trend. On the contrary, the voungsters semed just a little tol- erant and entirely willing to co- operate with their elders. PRESIDENT STILL SEEKS QUARTERS Authorizes Denial of May- flower Choice During Re- pairs to White House. President Coolidge has not decided where he and Mrs. Coolidge will live in Washington while the upper floors of the White House are undergoing rebuilding, and while they have re- celved any number of offers, inciuding dsome private homes ana the downtown no large han suites in several of hotels, so far they selection. 3’ 5 making this known at the White se today, the President authorized fi"’,{i’m;l of a published account that fhe Mayflower Hotel had heen de- termined upon. It was explained that this hotel is among others that have been suggested to the President, but s heen chosen. m!:‘li.-_ha:'nnled:n has made numerous house-hunting expeditions. Every day or so during the past few weeks, she has personally looked at some one of the private residences offered as a temporary White Hous Prefer Private House. s understood that both she and ml‘ !h Sident would prefer to occupy a private house, rather than a hotel, it the location and other details in- cident to the housing of a President satisfactory. flr:vm‘l‘c discussing this subject re- cently, the President indicated he wants a place sufficiently large to Make it possible to entertain on a large scale and one not toa far removed from the executive office. He intimated that he is hoping to be able to walk to and from the executive office each day. Prominent among some of the larger private residences said to have been offered to the Coolidges are the homes of Larz Anderson and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, on Massachusetts avenue near Twenty-first street; the home of Bdward B, McLean, at Fif- teenth and I streets, and the home of Mrs. John B. Henderson, on Six- feenth street, which she has also offered as a permanent home for the Vice President. l’l‘ie President is_known to have asked Maj. U. S. Grant, 3d, officer in charge of public buildings uand grounds, to assist him in this house- hunting task. Maj. Grant is a mem- ber of the Engineer Corps of the Army ana the President has fnrdl- cated that he wants the latter's oX- pert opinion regarding_ the physical aspects of the places being consid- d. €'ft was said that this need not be taken as a determination on the President's part to select a private home, rather than quarters in a hotel. Maj. Grant's sclentific and practical knowledge as an engineer is to be utilized even in the case the President decides to go tu a hotel. have made Still Time to Consider. There is some little time vet for the President and Mrs. Coolidge to con- sider this important matter. The work on the White House, which will cause its temporary abandonment, will not be started until after the lst of March. But President Coolidge gave the impression that he wants to reach a decision as soon as possible. Blds for the reconditioning of the White House will be received by Maj. Grant, who will supervise the work, on December 22. Preliminary to this, 11 prospective bidders were today shown over that section of the White House that is to be reconditioned. They were accompanied by Maj. Jo- seph Mehaffey, assistant to Maj. Grant, who personally described the contemplated work. When President and Mrs. Coolidge abandon the White House th will be the third .presidential fa to seek temporary quarters in 3 ton, the first being the wheh they fled upon the capture of Washington by the British, and the Roosevelt’s during extensive repair work and the building of the two White House wings and the executive office. Mayflower Statement Issued. A. J. Harnett, resident manager of the Mayflower Hotel, issued the fol- lowing statement today: “The published statement that Presi- dent Coolidge would make his tem- porary home at the Mayflower during alterations at the White House was not given out by the hotel manage- ment, nor did it emanate from any person connected with the hotel. “The Mayflower extended an invi- tation to President Coolldge to make the hotel his home during his absence from the White House, but no deci- sion haying heen announced, the May flower did not, and, of course, would not, think of making any mention of the subject.” SMOOT PROPOSES 2-YEAR $34,000,000 BUILDING PROGRAM (Continued from First Page.) within the triangle for parking thou- sands of automobiles. He pointed out the exact location of buildinigs for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, the Achives Building, a building for the independ- ent offices, another for the Internal Revenue Bureau and for the General Accounting Office. He spoke of the present offices of the Southern Rail- way, sayving that the government of the District of Columbla would need that space, which is right next to the present District Buildng, and that he undersood the Dstrict would purchase it and that another location in Wash- ington would be sought for the offices of the Southern Railway. Senator Smoot concluded his speech by expressing the hope that early ac- tion would be taken on his bill au- thorizing an additional $25,000,000 to complete the purchase of the triangle. After he had fully explained the buildings contemplated by the Gov- ernnient, Senator Smoot told of the hope entertained by the building com- mission that some individual would provide for an imposing national art gallery on the south side of B street. Cost to Be $10,000,000. “We expect to have there an art gallery that will cost $10,000,000 and will be 900 feet long. I am living in hope of having that money pro- vided without the necessity of the Government buflding it, and we have fairly good prospects. This is the richest government in the world with- out a suitable art gallery. I have been told that at least three of the great art collections of America would come to this gallery if it is provided for.” Before closing, Senator Smoot again predicted that a great avenue would be developed through the Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monu- ment, to the Lincoln Memorial and the Memorial Bridge. {n addition to volcing its approval of the Smoot-Underhill bill for the purchase of the land in the triangle between Pennsylvania avenue and the Mall and west of Third street, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission today approved certain changes in the highway plan, which already has been approved by the District Commissioners. e BAND CONCERT. TOMORROW. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45 o'clock; John S. M. Zimmerman, leader; Emil A. Fenstad, second leader. o Last Bible Lecture Tonight. Dr. Willlam T. Ellis, traveler and writer on Biblical lands, will deliver the last of a series of three lectures in the Central Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Irving streets, tonight. His subject will be “What Old Lands and Old Times Say to the New World and the New Times.” Fifty-three women now claim mem- bership in the Fascsti of Italy, b FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926. PACHITCH, SERBIAN EX-PREMIER, DEAD Long, Tempestuous Political Career Ends on Eve of Return to Power. By the Associated Press. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December 10.—Nikola P. Pachitch, former pre- mier and minister of foreign affairs, dled today. M. Pachitch had been in ill health | for months. He would have been 81 years old December 19. He continued active, however, dur- ing the latest political crisis in Jugo- slavia growing out of the signing recently by Italy and Albania of a pact which has been considered by the people generally as detrimental to the interests of Jugoslavia. It appeared certain that he would form a new ministry to take the place of that of Premier Ouzounovitch, which resigned eeveral days ago in consequence of the Italo-Albanian treaty. M. Pachitch died from apoplexy, which {8 believed to have been brought on by intense excitement, be- cause of the crisis centering in the Itallan-Albanian treaty, in addition to a political scandal in which his son is the storm center. Had Tempestuous Career. Pachitch at the time of his election to the National Assembly of Jugo- slavia was a Serbian statesman with 8 long and tempestuous political ca- reer. * He was born in 1848 and educated at the Polytechnic School In Zurich, Switzerland. His public life was punctuated with two death semtences and several exiles, as a result of which he became an extreme radical. At the time of his death, however, Pachitch was known as one of the most conservative statesman in the Balkans. He was, successively, mayor of Bel- grade, president of the Skupshtina, head of the first radical cabinet and Minister to Russia when, in 1899, the attempt was made to assassinate King Milan in the streets of the Serbian capital. Pachitch was placed on trial and sentenced to prison, but afterward pardoned. In 1902 King Alexander asked him to form a ministry, but he failed. After the assassination of Alexander and his consort, Queen Draga, Pachitch be- came minister of foreign affairs in the Gruitch cabinet. Subsequently he was also premier during the reign of King Peter and occupled this position when the World War broke out. Led Country Through Crisis. In 1908 the annexation of Posnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary and the revolution fn Turkey brought about an acute crisis. The whole nation clamored for war with Austria- Hungary to bring about the realiza- tion of the dream of many Serbs, that is. the unfon in a single empire of Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Monte- negro and the Sanjak of Novibazar, including northwestern Macedonia. Pachitch induced Serbia to abandon her claim to territorial “compensa- tion” and leave the Balkan question for solution by the powers, During the World War he was a frequent visitor to Paris, where he represented Serbia at the interallied conference. On January 17, 1919, he resigned the premiership. Less than two vears after his with. drawal from the government he w again called upon to form a cabinet, which he succeeded in doing. It was in this government that he undertook the portfolio of minister of forelgn affairs as well as the premiership. Eight menths later he submitted an- other resignation. but was requested to continue in office and form a new cabinet. He relinquished the portfolio of forelgn minister and retained the premiership. Opposed Croatian Republic. The premier's opposition to the formation of a Crotian republic within the monarchy of Jugoslavia, together with his loss of control over the Belgrade Parliament, however, forced him from office in December, 1922. The downfall of his government on this occaslon was said to have been due to M. Raditch, a Croatian bookseller, who controlled a bloc of 60 peasants holding the balance of power. It was Pachitch, premier a dozen times and cabinet minister probably 30, who received in 1914 the fateful Austrian ultimatum which precipitat- ed the World War. He was also at the helm in the ‘Winter of 1923-1924, when a crisis arose over the disposition of Fiume, the fate of which had not been definitely settled by the treaty of Rapallo. Restraining the hotheads who demanded forceful action, Pachitch negotiated an agreement by which Fiume went to Italy and Baros to Jugoslavia. His last cabinet whs that which resigned in April of this year, to be succeeded by the Ouzounovitch gov- ernment. Of the million and a half workers in Wurttemberg, Germany, more than one-third are women. NIKOLA P. ¥ DRY.LAW BRANDED BREEDER OF CRIME Results in Ruthlessness, Says New York Grand Jury, ’ Urging Repeal. CHITCH. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 10.—The Volstead act is a breeder of “ruthless and dangerous criminals’, and should be repealed, in the opinion of the Fed- eral grand jury, as expressed in a resolution adopted, 19 ‘o 1, after con- sideration of liquor cases. The November grand jury adopted the resolution upon its dissolution, De- cember 6, but it was not published un- til today. Copies were sent to Sena- tors from New York, Federal judges and public prosecutors. Officials here said they believed it to be the first ex- pression of its kind ever made by a grand jury. Most Cases Due to Rum. The copies were signed by L. W. Flaunlacher, foreman of the jury, who said that 95 per cent of the cases han- dled during November were prohibi- tion cases. The grand jurors accord- ingly considered themselves in a posi- tion to express an opinion on the law, he said. The resolution says: “We, as members of the grand § of the second district of New York, s ting for the November term, having had during this period ample opportu- nity to observe, by reason of personal testimony and evidence presented to us, the baneful effects of the Volstead act, under the workings of which ha evidently been developed a very ruth- less and dangerous set of criminals, have reached a full realization, and it is our opinion (only four dissenting) that_this law in i§s present form can- not be enforced. Modification Is Urged. “We, therefore, submit that such modification of this law as will bring it within the bounds of reason and possible enforcement is necessary for the general good of the Nation, and recommend and urge that, at the next regular session of Congress, that body recognize the result of the vote of the referenda had November 2 as ative of the opposition of a large part of the population of the United States toward this law as it now and so modify it that it may become safe, sane and workable."” Most of the men on the grand jury were retired manyfacturers or officials of companies. $1,252,116 RESEARCH FUND IS OFFERED FOR THE NEXT YEAR (Continued from First Page.) tory, in California, as epochmaking. These Included Millikan's investiga- tions of fundamental problems in the structure of matter, Michelson's study of the velocity of light and Hubble's contribution to man's knowledge of the structure and ex- tent of the universe, and of new meth- ods employed in a study of the sun. The advances in determining the relation of the thyroid glands to physiclogical processes upon which the department of genetics has heen at work, the work of the department of terrestrial magnetism in an inter- pretation of magnetic and electric conditions in the earth and the in- creasing value of the annual exhibit, both to the institution and to the public, also occupied Dr. Merriam's attention, YOUR RELIGION ‘What Do You Believe? If you have not expressed your opinion about the great religious problems suggested in the question- naire which The Star has been print- ing this week, today is your last chance to do So. , Everybody should have a definite idea about every one of these ques- tions. They are all vastly more im- portant than most of the things upon which we put many an anxious thought. The Star isn't trying to ‘‘convert” anybody, but it is interested in what people are thinking about, and the conclusions which they have reached. But more important than the interest of The Star in this matter is that of its readers. It is those that The Star is_trying to serve. ‘Whether you are ‘“religious” or not, you would undoubtedly like to kno what others believe about the .sub- jects presented in the questionnaire. There are others who would like to know what you think about them. You can therefore serve each other by making your opinions known. Fill out the questionnaire, then mail it to the church editor of The Star. Itl{s not e sign your name., complete summary will be later in The Star. s THE QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTION 1. Do you believe in God? 2. Do_you believe in_immortality? 3. Do you believe in prayer as a means of personal rela- tionship with God? 4. Do you believe that Jesus was divine as no other man was_divine? 5. Do {lml regard the Bible as inspired in a sense that no | other literature could be said to be inspired? 6. Are you an active member of any church? - Would you be willing to have communit Your family grow up in & tn which there Is o church}. . 10. Were you brought up in a religious home? Do you send your children to any school of religious in- struction? 12. Do you think that religion in some form is a necessary element of life for the individual and for the community? l “MODERATE GAINS | Secretary Makes No Effort to Hide Serious Issues in Farm Conditions. Secretary of Agriculture W. M. Jar dine, in his annual report, made put lic today, described the Am ricultural situation as showin, | ther moderate improvemen made no effort to shield the fa | farmers still face serfous probic a mp in co . may even halt the siow agriculture has been rd a more prosperous since 1921. “Even a go % Secretary reported, “would ispoken of in terms of im rather than of full prosperity. situation continues to present lems of heavy produsion and lingering disparity between the of farm products and the pr industrial goods and services. facts must not be forgotten On the other hand, Secretary Jar dine_continued. they should not blind the Nation to the real gain that has been made. ions have suffered reverses, notably the cotton ates and part of the Spring wheat where the drought brought crops. Generally king, ho 'r, he feels that the position of agriculture is better now than it_has been in any year since 1920. Live stock, dairy products and Winter wheat have earned good returns $2.757,000,000 Income. “For the crop year 1925.26," the report stated. “the net income of the agricultural industry as a unit is esti- mated at about $2.757,000.000, or 4 per cent more than for the crop ve 1924.25. In the same period the r return on the value of the capital in vested was about 4.6 per cent, com pared with 3.1 per cent in the crop year 19, 2. Unfortunately, the re. cent slump in cotton prices makes it doubtful whether 1926-27 will carry forward the story of improvement at the rate established in the last few years.” Glancing briefly at the present situ- ation of the leading « Jardine finds that Winter wheat gi ers have harvested an excellent crop While the price dropped, he feels that the higher yvields in many States will recompense most of the farmers for this condition. The faflure of Spring wheat, however, has had a ¢ pressing_effect on business gene: in the affected States. Corn More Favorable. In the corn belt conditions are now “somewhat more favorable than they have been for several years.” Simi- jarly optimistic conditions prevail in the live stock industry, and the sheep industry is “enjoying its fifth con- secutive prosperous vear.” On the whole, Secretary Jardine has found the dairy industry in a relatively fa- vorable position. Judzing conditions from a on standpoint, he feels that the Far West has shown contin ued improvement, the Pacific Coast has had a favorable season, but the Sast suffered from drought. Secretary Jardine declared that ag- riculture’s antagonism to a protective tariff is unwarranted. He predicted that in the near future industry and agriculture may change places as re- gards exports. While agriculture de- pends upon exports more today, In- dustry is expanding its forefzn com- merce to the point where it may soon outstrip the farmer. He cited, for in- stance, that in 1901 agriculture occu- pied 65.2 per cent of American ex- ports. Last June it had dropped to 40.6_per cent. “American agriculture,” he savs, “is moving steadily toward a position in which the home market will absorb more and more of its total production, whereas industry is becominig increas- ingly dependent on export sales In a comparatively short time agricul- ture is likely to have more need of ctive tariff protection than indus- It would be in the highest de- gree unwise for farmers at this time to launch an attack on the tariff.” 455 OF 500 IN CITY BELIEVERS IN GOD, STAR SURVEY SHOWS (Continued from First Page.) malkin condit . therefc the ive to he vement The proh. <omic 11 and twenty-four voted “no” to this question—it being noted that this amount is 39 less than the number expressing belief in God and 31 less than those expressing bellef in Christ’s divinity. Just one less than 300 voters pro- fessed that there was no “family worship” in the home. And many of the affirmative ballots on this ques- tion, incidentally annotated the votes with the remark that grace at meals was considered sufficient to answer vex"" to that query. From the following table it can be seen that the belief in the necessity of religion in the life of an individual and in the existence of a community is widespread, as is also bellef in im- mortality. Messages accompanied many of the ballots, showing intense opinions pro and con many of the questions. Sev- eral letters were bitter in denuncia- tion of religion; otherc were emphatic in the support of speclal questions. It will be noted that the “not vot- ing” column contains varying figures for each question. It may be stated that each of the 500 ballots counted contained answers to all but one, two or three of the questions, leaving blanks in the spaces not voted on. These blanks were listed as ‘“not voting” units in the count. The count of the first 500 votes is as follows: 1. Do you belleve in God? Yes, 455; no, 42; not voting, 3. 2. Do you believe in immortality? Yes, 435; no, 61; not voting, 4. 3. Do you belleve in prayer as a means of personal relationship with God? Yes, 432; no, 66; not voting, 2. 4. Do you believe that Jesus was divine as no other man was divine? Yes, 408; no, 87; not voting, 5. 5. Do you regard the Bible as in- spired in a sense that no other litera- tu¥ could be said to be Inspired? Yes, 399 no, 94; not voting, 7. 6. Are you an active member of any church? Yes, 388; no, 107; not voting, 5. 7. Do you regularly attend any religlous services. Yes, 383; no, 111; not voting, 6. 5. Would you be willing to have your family grow up in a_community in which there is no church? Yes, 63; no, 424; not voting, 13. 9. Do you regularly have “family worship” in your home? Yes, 177; no, 299; not voting, 24. 10. Were you brought up in a re- liglous home? Yes, 463; no, 34; not voting, 3. 11. Do you send your children to any school of religious instruction? Yes, 200; no, 106; not voting, 194°. 12. Do you think that religion in some form is a necessary element of lite for the individual and for the community? Yes, 437; no, 57; not voting, 6. *Many who had no children answered No. 11 by making such explanation; scores of others for that reason prob- ably left it blank. All such are counted here 2s not voting, A