Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1926, Page 2

BUSINESS LEADERS TOVISITHARRISON ?Vill Discuss Means of Keep- i ing Southern Railway Offices Here. The presidents of the Washington Board of Trade, the Washington Chamber of Commerce and the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- \tion will seek an appointment with Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway. to discuss the possibiblity of that or- ganization’s removal from Washing- ton and means to retain it here. This move was agreed on by representa- tives of the three trade bodies at a luncheon conferenc this afternoon. A The joint committee to visit the railway officfals is composed of Edwin C. Graham, president of the Board of Trade; Martin A. Leese, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Ross P. Andrews, president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ As- soclation. Will Seek Suggestions. The purpose of the visit will be to discuss, if possible, what can be done by Washingtonians to keep the rail- way company here and to get sugges- tions from railroad officials. Representatives were present at the Tunc he Wa Board | o A eaunEion | but it was drowned out in the buzz of of Trade, the Washington Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants and Man- ufacturers’ Association of Washington. While the statement of Mr. Har- rison, president .. the Southern Rail- way, in The Star yesterday indicating that his organization had nothing defi- nite in mind as to whether it would remain in or leave Washington hasg aroused anxiety on the part of Wash- ton’s trade bodies, the prime factor in bringing about this meeting was the information that Atlanta, Ga., through its Chamber of Commerce, has made a very substantial offer to the railway company to move there. Employes Greatly Concerned. Just what Washington can do to en- courage the railway organization to remain here is not known, but busi- mess men feel that there is some way of working out a solution through the co-operation of Washington business organizations and real estate men, who may counteract offers by other munci- ties which have their own affairs n their own hands. The general conclusion In regard to Mr. Harrison's statement yesterday by members of local trade organiza- tions is that it was designed in a large measure to allay the fears of the Southern Railway headquarters per- -sonnel that any definite decision had been made to move from Washington. Indications that a great many of the clerks employed at the Southern Rail- way office are greatly concerned about & possible move have been shown by a number of letters received from them by trade organizations and business men. . Officials at the Southern Railway this morning refused to enlarge on Mr. Harrison's statement, made yes- terday, and declined to give any infor- mation as to either their feelings in the matter one way or the other. Other Businesses Sought. Those who discussed the situation at the City Club today were: Representing the Washington Chamber of Com- merce, Martin A. Leese, president, and Dorsey Hyde, jr., secretary; represent- ing the Board of Trade, W. W. Everett, first vice president, and Samuel J. Prescott, one of the directors, and representing the Merchants and Man- ufacturers’ Association, Ross P. An- drews, president, and Edward Shaw, secretary. ‘The determination of Washington business men to retain and encourage other industrial organizations here is doubly emphasized by this joint meet- Ing, which follows a similar joint meet- ing of the various local trade body representatives yesterday to work out a plin for the encouragement of de- sirable commercial establishments in ‘Washington. T T R HONOR SENATOR WALSH. Archdiocesan Union, Holy Name Society, Tenders Reception. The Washington Branch of the Archdiocesan Union of the Holy Name Society will tender Senator David I. Walsh, Massachusetts, a reception at Holy Comforter School Hall, Fifteenth and East Capitol streets, tonight at 8 a’clock. “Cornelius Ford, president of the District Branch, will make the ad- dress of welcome on behalf of the lay- men of Washington. Rev. Thomas E. McGuigan, pastor of St. Paul's Church, will welcome Senator Walsh on behalf of the clergy. Other speak- ers will be Mgr. P. C. Gavin, spiritual director of the Washington Branch, and Rev Clarence E. Wheeler of Holy Comforter. Annulment Suit Abated, ‘The suit of Mrs. Frances J. Howard, 1015 Tenth street southeast, who sued Jay Howard for annulment of their marriage on the ground of fraud, was abated in District Supreme Court to- day with the filing of proof of her| death December 1. The suit for annul ment was filed October 1. Attorney Raymond Neudecker appeared for the wife. " Today in Congress S| T! River: cial order of business. Senator MeNary of Oregon intro- duced the revised farm relief bill to aid in handling surplus crops through an_equalization fee Republican conference met and rati- fied recommendation of Republicen committee on committees in restoring Senator Frazier of North Dakota to his former standing as a Republican in commitiee assignments. Conumerce comm ntinued con slderation of Johnson resolution re. lating to the sale of Shipping Board vessels. Smoot bill authorizing purchase of Pennsylvania avent - ernment buildings was f: ported and placed on endar. Joint postal commission met to con- , sider a bill relating to postal service, ou = eration of In fon bill. House contir terior Department approy Representative Howard of Nebraska allowed 15 minutes to address the House tomorrow lnstead of tuday. Subcommittees of appropriations committee in executive session on in- dependent oftice, Justice, Com- merce and Labor opriation bills. Naval affairs committee hearing on_comparison of the navies of the world Agricultural committee Jones cotton hill Immigration committee in executive session on bills on the committee cal- endar. Judiciary committee in session on contractors’ bill. Gibson subcommittee of the Jlouse District_committee continues hearing on District suffrage at 7:30 o'clock to- considered executive for next Thursday | at the Cjty Club ! nd harbors bill became spe- | continues | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 14.—A sis- ter of Theodore Roosevelt and the head of Woodrow Wilson's wartime committeé on public information have clashed publicly over the war Presi- dent's ideals and vision. In the midst of hundreds of Wilson admirers, Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Rob- inson questioned George Creel yester- day after his speech in Town Hall ex- plaining his view of his former chief’s personality. Mr. Creel said that Wilson's vision foresaw “a. tragedy of disappointment coming” even before the peace con- ference, due to the lapse in ideallsm that followed the armistice. “Tt is well for great souls such as these if, like Lincoln, they can die at the moment of their greatest achleve- ment,” he said. “There is nothing in the world more savage, more cruel and inhuman than a people’s reaction from its own idealism.” Mrs. Robinson’s Query. Questions were invited. Mrs. Rob- inson, who had been occupying an aisle seat, arose and in a voice that carried to every corner of the hall asked: “If Mr. Wilson had so much vision las you say he had, why did he not enter the war sooner and save thou- sands of lives?” Some applause greeted the question, excitement. Mr, Creel answered: “He did net enter the war sooner because, for one thing, New York and the Atlantic seaboard are not America. PAINLEVE FEARS FOR ARMY MORALE French Soldiers Profoundly Un- easy, War Minister Writes Premier Poincare. X Chicago Dail PARIS, December 14.—“The army just now is. suffering profound un- easiness,” wrote Paul Painleve, min- ister of war, to Premier Polncare in a recent letter. ‘““The officers are dis- couraged and looking for opportun- itles to leave the service. The best young men no longer are attending military schools, thus depriving the army of elements which, both moral- ly and technically, have made its strength and grandeur in the last 50 years. “One of the principal reasons for this is certainly the material diffi- culties affecting the officers and their enfeebled economic situation, espe- clally in the lower and the upper grades, in which young men about to choose a career no longer find either the possibility of founding a family, or of ultimately reaching a sufficiently remunerative position. “I know that a similar situation affects all government employes, but it is singularly aggravated in the case of soldiers, because of their special expenses and the prohibition of their earning money in other ways. t should, perhaps, be added that other considerations have intervened, which have led officers to think the nation no longer is interested in them, since the end of the World War, and is no longer disposed to offer them advantages corresponding to the sacri- fices demanded of them.” RUM CASE CONTINUED. Jury Unable to Agree in Trial of Capt. Jarvis at Norfolk. NORFOLK, Va., December 14 (#).— A jury in Federal Court was unable to agree in the case of Capt. Benjamin Jarvis, master of the steam yacht Laurentian, charged with violating the prohibition law after Coast Guard officers had discovered 724 quarts of whisky when they searched the yacht in York River on June 15. The yacht at the time was under charter of C. K. J. Billings, millionaire sportsman, who was aboard with a party of friends. Capt. Jarvis' case was contipued until May, and it is probable that hearing on a petition filed by Russell A. Alger of Detroit, owner of the Lauretian, seeking the releasé of the yacht from a bond of $150,000, will be deferred until after that time, Yester- day attorneys for Capt. Jarvis, who also represent the owner, attempted to prove that the search of the vesse. was unlawful and that therefore any evidence put on by the Government as to the presence of the liquor was un- lawful. St A, R S ARREST DUE TO INQUIRY. ‘Woman Heid Following Discovery of Infant's Body. Investigation of the finding of the dead body of a male infant in the woods near Nichols avenue and Halley place, Congress Heights, Saturday morning resulted in the arrest yes- terday afternoon of Miss Minnie Bur- 3720 Nichols avenue, Congress Heights. An autopsy performed by Dr. Her- bert E. Martyn, deputy coroner, ve- sulted in an order for an inquest as appear. NEW McNARY BILL OPENS SENATE WAR om Fi t Page.) (Continued f to co-operatives for the purpose of ac- quiring facilities for storage and proc- | essing with provislon for amortizing ver a period not longer 's. The total amount of such loans may not exceed $25,000,000. new provision authorizes the to make loans from the re- volving fund ‘upon such terms and conditions and in accordance with | coopegative assoclations handling any mmodity (whether or not it is a basie commodity) ‘for the purpose of assisting such operative associution !'in controlling the surplus of such com. | modity in excess of the requirement for orderly marketing. This extends the credit benefits of the bill to pro- ducers of any and all commodities, | Whet her or not they are defined in the | bill as bastc commodities. This pro- | Viston will enable the board to nccom- | the way of farm relief through loans to co-operatives. “Thus it will be noted that the new bill combines the plan for stabllizing the five basic commodiiles through the use of a stabtlization fund drawn from each with a credit plan for stabilizing all farm commodities in 50 far as it can be done through the wise extension of credit to co-operatives, and {s not in any particular a price-fixing device, plan or proposal, and if enacted will T.R.'S SISTER ASKS WHY WILSON - DIDN'T PUT U. S. IN WAR SOONER Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Puts Question to George Creel at Public Meet- ing Honoring Democratic President. roughs, 33 years old, housekeeper, at | soon as Miss Burroughs is able to! OVER FARM RELIEF | such regulation as It may prescribe,” to | plish all that can be accomplished in | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, It would have been impossible to com- mit_the American people to war any earlier.” Mrs. Robinson shook her head and exclaimed: “You didn't answer my question.” explained Mr. Creel, “the President can't declare war. Do you deny, madam, that Congress has the sole power to declare war? My an- swer in that Congress would not have declared war in 1915 or 1916—the anti- war and the pro-German sentiment was too strong.” Persists With Question. Mrs. Robinson was unsatisfied. “You are evading, not answering, this question,” she said. “The President has the power of leadership. It is said that he Kept us out of war. I want to know why he didn’t lead us in sooner." Robert Erskine Ely, presiding, waved his hand soothingly and an- nounced that the question had been answered. When other questioners arose with other topics, Mrs. Robin- son left the hall. The meeting was under the auspices of the League for Political Education on_President Wilson's Career. | The meeting marked the first show- | ing, of a six-reel motion picture show- ing the career of President Wilson from the New Jersey governorship | to the grave. It was presented by | the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and it is planned to send it to all parts of the country for showing without pri- | vate profit. Inconvenient, Says | Race Track Builder, | Uenying He’sDead | By the Associated P'ress. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Decem- Der 14.—Calling at the Associated Press office today in support of a denial, entered jast night, that he is dead, C. M. Walte, race track builder, of Jacksonville and New York, complained that “it is terri- bly inconvenient to die while you're at work and not know anything about it until you read the paper.” Mr. Walite was busy putting fin- track here on Kennedy Park race track here when dispatches from Miami Beach reported that a body washed ashore there had been “partially identified as his.” “I did a lot of work yesterday for a man that has been drowned,” Mr. Waite said. “I knew nothing about it untll I read the paper and friends began calling at my house to find out about the report.” CHANGES IN ZONING UP TO COMMISSION Amendments and Other Matters Affecting D. C. Regulations to Have Public Hearing. Ten applications for rezoning and two proposed amendments to the zon- ing regulations to prevent one busi- ness house requiring frontage consents in first commercial territory and for keoping out competitors by withhold- ing frontage consents in other cases, will be considered by the Zoning’ Com- mission at a_public hearing in the | boardroom of the District Building December 22 at 10 a.m. ; The proposed changes in zoning fol- ow: 1. Change from residential, C area, 60-foot, to first commercial, C area, 60. foot-helght: Frontage on both sides of Park road hetween the present first commercial property west of Four teenth street and the west line of Hiatt place, belng lots 809, 289, 186 to 189 inclusive; 801 and 814 to 818, in- clusive: square 2676, and lots 704 and 605 to 611, Inclusive; square 2674, 2. Change from residential, C area, 60-foot, to second commercial, C aren, 60-foot-height: Rear portion of lots 9, 10, 11, 12 and 183, square 2572, located at the northeast corner of Seventeenth and ‘Kalorama. road. 3. Change from residential, C area, 90-foot, to first commercial, C area, 90 foot-height: Lots 5, 9, 10 and 800, square 176, being the residential pro. erty on east side of Seventeenth street between the first commercial property south of I" street and public alley in square 175 Change from residential, area, | 60-foot. to residential, C area, 90-foot- height: Lot 819, square 156, being located nt the southeast corner of | Bighteenth and Q streets, Change from residential, 90-foot, to first commerciai, D area, 90-foot-he!ght: Residential property on both sides of Nineteenth street, between I and L streets, being lots 807 to 811. inclusive, and lot 14, square 106: lots 815 to 819, inclusive, square 107; lots 21, 24 and 825 to 829, | ‘nclusive, aquare 86, and lots 816 to | 819, inclusive, 19, 21, 23 to 28, inclu- sive, and 34, square 85. : Change from residential, C area, {90-foot, to first commercial, C area, | 180-foot-height: Frontage on south side of Pennsylvania avenue, between Twenty-second street and Washington | Crele, being lots 817, 816, 815 and 10, {square 54 ! Change from residential, area | €0-foot, to first commerclal, C area, | 80-foot-helght: | Lots 34 to 40, inclu- | slve, square 2967, being lots on the east side of Georgla avenue, extend- Ing for a distance of 160.20 feet south |from Dalhla street, | Change from residential, B area, 60-foot, to first commercial, (' area, {60-foot-height: ~ All lots fronting on |both sides of Massachusetts avenue | isoutheast. between Fifteenth and | Seventeenth streets, also lot 12,/ ‘square 1028, fronting on Seventeenth ; ptreet. | Change from residential, B area, | 40-foot, to first commerefal, ¢ area, | { 40-foot-height: Frontage on the west | {side of Capitol avenur northeast, be- | |tween Central avenue and Fenwick | street, in squares 4043 and 4044. | i Change from first commercial, C| |area, 40-foot to residentinl, A area, | 40-foot-height: First commerelal prop- | erty abutting both sides of Meade | street northeast, between Fort eighth street and Forty-ninth street. | FAIRFAX BODY TO MEET. , - Special Dispat D area, FAIRFAX, Va., Decembs = Fairfax County ot o merce will meet tonight at 8 o'clock | in Ploneer Grange Hall, on the Mason- | viile roud, to consider business of the | | | | | h to The Star. ! | Chamber of Com- recently appointed public utilitie: commission, which has been working on the extension of telephone and electric lght facilitles in this county. | The chamber will also hear the re- | ports of the committee appointed to interview Gov. Byrd und Chairman H. . Shirley of the State highway com- mission and the committee appointed night in caucus room of House Office| include the American farmer in the _to meet executives of the State Cham- Building. American atandards of living. ber of Commerce in Lynchburg. | New | province of Segovia | California estate of William | being |on news about it. a8 the government | men’s Bank for Savings, after & LIGHTING GOMPANY WINSD.C. TAX FIGHT Justice Stafford Rules Levies on Poles, Wires and Lamps Are Unlawful. Justice Wendell Philips Stafford of the District Supreme Court today rendered an opinion sustaining the contention of the Potomac Electric Power Co. that assessments and taxes levied on its poles, wires, conduits and lamps by the District of Columbia sre unlawful and void. The District sought to assess the poles and equip- ment as real estate, and the com- pany claimed that whatever tax should be levied was covered by the tax on its gross earnings. The tax levied by the District, dat- Ing back to 1917, totaled $190,614. The decision of the court saves this amount to the power company, which may be shared with the consumers, through additional reduction of rates. May Benefit Phone Co. The decision is expected also to inure-to the benefit of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.,, which paid under protest a similar tax, and recently brought suit to recover it from the District of Columbia Justice Stafford, after setting forth the contentions of counsel for the district and for the company, con cluded his opinion with the view that “there has been no clear indication of the legislative will that the articles in question should be taxed as real estate at all, and certainly none that they should be taxed at their cost price merely because they have been annexed to the sofl of the highways in the manner shown, under the provi- sion granted and for the purpose agreed. Gives Company's Views. Attorney S. R. Bowen for the com- pany contended that the poles, wires and conduits, if assessed as real estate, could only be assessed as im. provement on the land, and pointed out that the poles are in fact located in the streets and public places, the title to which is in the United States and in which the power company has no ownership. If Congress had in; tended that. the poles should be a sessed, it would have expressed its in- tention in apt language, Bowen con- tended. The lawyer pointed out that, al- though the act relied on by the Dis- trict for the issessment was passed in 1894, it was not until 1917 that an effort was made to tax the poles and conduits as real estate, thus indicat- ing the doubt entertained by the authorities of the intention of the act relied on. 3D CAVALRY TROOP Fort Myer Soldiers Training for Stunts to Be Given at Army Relief Fete. Troop G, 3d Cavalry, United States Army, has returned to Fort Myer from Philadelphia, where it conducted exhibition drills and acted fs official escort to noted visitors at the Sesqui- centennial Exposition, The outfit, under its Sesqui com- mander, Capt. V. L. Padgett, U. S. A., is now training for its part in the Army relief fund ride January 8. The men are perfecting their “mon- key drill,” the feature of which is a seven-man pyramid riding at a gal- lop on their several horses. Other events on the program will include artillery drills, musical rides and jumping through fire and the whole will constitute, it is believed, one of the finest horsemanship ex- hibits ever given by the men of the post. HEARST BleS CLOISTER OF TENTH GENTURY DATE Is Removing Structure, Stone by Stoneé, From Spanish Village to California - Estate. By the Associated Press. o NEW YORK, Decembér 14.—The York Times understands that a tenth century cloister is being taken stone by stone from a village in the Spain, to the ndolph Hear; A large part of the ready arrived in this country and is shipped West. The stones were moved by 0x team over 40 miles of specially built road. Twice during the work of removal, ays a copyrighted dispatch to the sloister has al- | Times from St. Jean de Luz, France, villagers banding together drove the workmen away, claiming that for- elgners were robbing the community of its greatest treasure. The govern- ment, however, permitted the work to continue, but imposed a censorship The cloister will be the last work of art to leave Spain, two months ago passed a law prohibiting further ex- portation of works of art or ruins. Bank Drops No. 13. NEW YORK, December 14 (&) The board of directors of the Seq vely considering the warning of an ancient mariner depositor that the address, 76 Wall street, “added up to 13, has adopted a motion to change it to No. 74. The bullding covers both lots. D. €., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926. SUFFRAGE FOR WASHINGTON PEOPLE URGED AT HEARINGS FRENCH FIGHTER DIES AFTER BOUT Friedman Held Under Bond in Hartford as Pegulihan Succumbs. By the Associated Press. HARTFORD, Conn., December 14. “harles Pegulihan, French light heavvwelght, died at St. Francis Hospital early today, following his ring fight with Elmer Friedman of Boston at the State Armory last night. The Frenchman died of a frac- tured skull. It was his first fizht in this country. Friedman was held by the police. Pegulihan collapsed in the cighth round of his bout with Frieiman. The end of the contest came unex- pectedly, for the French boxer, who had been substituted for. George Lameon, the Cherokee Indian fighter, had been more than holding his own. Complains of Butting. The Frenchman had complained that Friedman was bgtting, but de- spite this he was fighting hard, glving and taking heavy punishment in every round. In the early part of the eighth round Friedman drove his right to Pegulihan's stomach and followed with a rain of blows to the head. The | Frenchman was driven to the rops where he braced himself. They cli ed and Friedman punched away. Pegulihan then staggered and sank fo the canvas. He arose at the count of 10 and then collapsed. National guardsmen carried the unconscious boxer to his dressing room and Friedman was taken to po- lice headquarters, where he was held on a technical charge of breach of the peace. Held in $1,000 Bond. Priedman was charged with man- slaughter when he was given a hear- ing before Judge Day in Police Court. ‘The case was continued to December pending an inquiry by Coroner Calhoun. Friedman was ordered held in bonds of $1,000. Pegulihan, who was 21 years (ld, came to America early in September. The Hartford bout was his sixth pro- fessional engagement, and the first in America. He had fought in 28 bouts as an amateur, winning 24 of them. His home town was Pau, in the southern part of France, though his fighting headquarters was in_Paris. His father, Louis Pegulihan, is pro- prietor of a gymnasium and swim- ming pool in Paris. SENATE VOTE CLOSES IMPEACHMENT CASE Some Members Regret Trial of Judge Did Not Go on as Had Been Planned. Acting at the request of the House, the Senate yesterday afternoon aban- doned impeachment proceedings against former Federal Judge George W. English of Tllinofs, thus closing the case. The House last week voted not to go on with the trial in view of the resignation of the judge. The vote in the Senate was 70 to 9 in favor of dropping the case, but be- fore the decision was reached half a dozen Senators expressed regret that the trial could not be continued to a definite concluson. Senator Reed, Democrat, of Mis- souri, sald that while he would vote for the recommendation of the House to drop the case, he regretted that such a course was necessary. He suggested that the Senate devise some means of ascertaining the facts in future without having the Senate listen to oral testimony, and surprised his colleagues by adding that “if T havé been correctly informed, other impeachment proceedings will be nec- essary In this country—a statement that 1 regret to make, but one that 1 believe is justified.” Senator Reed did not amplify his statement. MRS. OELRICHS’ ES?ATE BEQUEATHED TO SON Only Other Legacy in Wiil Is Trust Fund to Provide for Former Nurse. By the Associated Press. NEWPORT, R. I, December 14— The bulk of the estate of Mrs. The- resa Oelrichs, who died at her home recently, was willed to her son Her- man. The will, which was drawn in 1924, was admitted to probate here esterday and letters testa- mentary were granted to the son. Bond s fixed at $900,000, with no surety required. Except for a legacy to a former nurse-companion, the estate, which came to Mrs. Oelrichs from her father, the late James G. Fair of San Francisco, will go to her son. The will stipulated that in the event of Herman's dying before hix mother, or in the event of his death without issue, the residue of the estate should g0 1o the sister of the testatrix, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, 2d, the former Virginia Fair. A trust fund was created from which $200 a month will be paid to Antoinette Paige, at present in Paris, who was for many years nurse and companion to Mrs. Oelrichs. YOUR RELIGION What Do You Believe? THE 'QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTION you believe in Géd? 2. Do_you believe_in_immortality? 3. Do vou belleve in_prayer as tionshi God? Do you belleve that Jesus was was divine? 5. o other titernture 6. Are_you an_active member of an; 7. Do _you regularly attend any religious services? 8. W communit 9. Do _youn regularly have you regard the Bible as inspired in a sense that no uld be sald to be insp onld you be willing to have your family grow up in a in_which there is no_church? “family worship” in your home? means of personal rela- divine as no other man ired? in_a_religious_home? 1. Do you send your children fo any structior Do you think that religion 12, element of life for the individual and for the Capital Leaders Attend Meeting of Gibson Sub- committee of House. Rathbone Makes Plea for Citizens at Hearing Before Subcdmmittee. The demand, as their right, in be- half of more than a half million resi- dents of the National Capital that | they be granted voting representation | in national affairs, through, an amendment te the Constittufon, was voiced befors the Gibson subcommit- tee of the House District committee last night, opening hearings on ail phases of the suffrage question, in- cluding proposed changes in the form of the local government. Proponents of national representa- tion were glven right of way last night, and the speakers were: Repre- sentative Henry R. Rathbone, Repub- lican, of Illinois, a member of the House District committee, who 1s a native Washingtonian; Edwin C. Brandenburg, in behalf of the joint cltizens' committee on national rep- resentation; Frederic William Wile, representing the print and publicity committee of the citizens' organiza- tion, and Jesse C'. Suter, also u men- ber of the citizens' committ until recently chairman of the zens’ Advisory Council. Heckling Is Suppressed. The members of the subcommitte showed a sympathetic attitude and expressed themselves as eager to be helpful in bringing about any change that is beneficial to the people here without surrendering any essential control by Congress of the Federal City. They suppressed several sporadic attempts at heckling the speakers. Mr. Rathbone expressed a long-time and deep interest in the question and said he is “convinced representation | for the people of the District should be adopted. The history of the United States,” he said, “is a steady march in the direction of universal suffrage. Why should more than a half million people in the District of ColumbW be denied the right accorded all others and which the people of the country treasure as their choicest possession?"” £ He said that the burden of proof is on those who would deny this right. The men who drew up the Constitu- tion, he pointed out, “could not have been expected to foresee how great the District of Columbia“was destined to become.” They realized, he argued, that “the Constitution “was not a finality” and showed their intention that it should be changed by providing for changes in Article V, and 19 amendments have followed. Believes Nation Is Interested. am convinced that the people all over the country are interested in the question of enfranchising the voteless residents of Washington,” he continued, “and are favorable to this proposal for a constitutional amend- ment,” In confirmation of this, he cited widespread approval of his Fourth of July address here in which he called attention to the anomalous condition of " the residents of the Capital. The District committees in Congress, Mr. Rathbone said, would be greatly helped in framing legislation for the District by having the constant coun- sel of an official, elected, representa- tive of the people in Congress. ‘‘There will continue to be an increasingly strong effort on the part of the people here, and elsewhere,” he continued, “based on sentiment and reason, un- til national representation is granted. We ought to do our full duty toward the people here, and I am satisfied our duty is to propose national repre- sentation.” He quoted Madison in the Federalist as looking toward such action. There never was any inten- tion, he insisted, on the part of the founding fathers to deny any Ameri- can the right of suffrage. Representative Rathbone was espe- clally effective in replying to objec- tions which members of the commit- tee pointed out might be raised. ‘When Mr. Gibson pointed out that the Constitution gave Congress absolute legislative jurisdiction over the Dis- trict, Mr. Rathbone replied that the primary reason for this was to recon- cile the rivalry and jealousies of the States, so that no State could claim the Capital, and he called attention to a similar situation in Australia, where Canberra has been established as the capital city. Holds Constitution Is Flexible. Representative Houston, Republican, of Delaware, objected that giving lo- cal residents the vote would give them sovereignty of the District, which would mean taking that soverelznty away from Congress. Mr. Rathbone replied that there is no reason why the flexible Constitution could not be changed so as to provide the vote and at the same time safeguard the control of Congress. Representative Hammer, Democrat, North Carolina, said it was ‘“ve unjust for the people of the District to have no authority, no right to say how they will ba governed. Mr. Brandenburg told the subcom- mittee he was appearing in behalf of a well organized committee which had fully argued the question of na- tional representation before both the Senate District committee and the House judiciary committee last April. A great interest was manifested by practically all of the judiciary com mittee, he said, apd-a favorable re- | port was anticipated. while a similar report was promptly made by the enate committee. i “The citizens of the District are united in this plea.” he sald, “through | practically all of the worthwhile business, civic and patriotic organi- zations. There is no division on the question of national representation, although there are widely divergent views on the question of purely local suffrage.” Power Vested in In stating just what the people of Washington are asking, Mr. Branden- burg_said: “We propose amendment of the C'onstitution of the United States by inserting_at the end of section 3, Article IV, the following word ““The Congress shall have power to admit to the status of citizens of a State the residents of the District constituting the seat of the Govern- ment of the United States, created by Article I, section 8, for the pur- pose of representation in the Con- | gress and among the electors of President and Vice President, and) for the purpose of suing and being sued in the courts of the United States under the provisions of Article 111, section 2. “‘When the Congress shall exercise this power the residents of such Dis- trict shall be entitled to elect one or two Senators, as determined by thel Congress, representatives in the House, according to their numbers as deter- mined by the’ decenntal enumeration, ! and presidential electors equal in num- Dher to thelr aggregate representation | in House and Senate. “‘The Congress shall provide law the qualification of voters and the time and manner of choosing the Sen ator_or Sen the Representative or Representatives and the electors herein-auf k *‘The Comgress shall have power Congress. Upper: Representative Henry R. Rathbone. Lower: Edwin C. Brandenburg. to make all laws which shall be neces- sary and proper for carrying into ex- ecution the foregolng power.” " Residents’ Plea Read. The plea of the voteless residents through the citizens' joint committee and the presidents of its constituent and cooperating organizations was then read, which “reaffirms the prin- ciples previously announced by the founders of the Republic that— ““Taxation without representation is tyranny; that— “‘Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the gov- erned;’ " and in order that— “Giovernment of the people, by the people, and for the people,’ may be- come an accomplished fact for all the people of the United States, respect- fully represent: “That nearly one-half million total- Iy disfranchised people of the Distriet of, Columbia, who obey national laws, pay more national taxes than many of the States; who oversubscribed every war-time fund, including the Red Cross and all Liberty bond issues; who sup- plied to the Army and Navy of the nited States nearly 18,000 men in the World War—a larger number than any one of the seven of the States— and who are now living under an anomalous condition in which they have no voice in the National Govern- ment, are entitled fo representation in Congress and in the Electoral Col- lege, with access to the Federal courts upon the same terms as those enjoyed by other citizens of the Republic. ““We, therefore, respectfully petition the adoption of S. J. Res. 7 and H. J, Res. 208, proposing in identical terms a constitutional amendment empow- ering Congress to grant to residents of the District of Columbia representa- tion in House, Senate and electoral college with the same rights before the Federal courts as are enjoyed by the residents of the States.” i The list of those signing this pe- tition was_given as follows: Theo- dore W. Noyes, chairman® Citizens’ Joint Committee on District of Co- lumbia National Representation and 'president of the Association ofgOldest Inhabitants; J. Harry Cunnifgham, president Board of Trade; M. A. Leese, president Chamber of Com- merce; Jesse C. Suter, president Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations; Mrs. Georg. Alfred Ricker, president Dis- trict of Columbia League of Women Voters; Clarence Cooper, presidsnt Central Labor Union; R. P. Andrews, president Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association; Dovrsey W. Hyde, jr., president Monday Evening Club; John Lewis Smith, president Bar As. Anton 'Stephan, president Club; William - McK. Clayton, presidént . District Delegate Assocla: tion; Evan H. Tucker, president Northeast Washington Citizens' As- sociation; Clarence F. Donehoe, pres- ident Washington Real Estate Board: J. O. Martin, president Advertiging Club of Washington: (Mrs,) Burnita Shelton Matthews, president Woman's Bar Association: (Mrs. Kugene E.) Gertrude M. Stevens, president Twen- tieth Century Club; (Dr.) A. Frances Foye, president Women's City Club; (Mrs.) Virginia White Speel, president Federation of Women’s Clubs; Anna E. Hendley, president Anthony League, now Susan B. Anthony Foundation; Charles M. Emmo M. D., president East Washington Citizens’ ~Assoclation; David Sanger, president Assoclated Retail - Credit Men: O. A. C. Oechmler, president Washington Florist Club. Would Retain System. _Mr. Brandenburg, in reply to qu tions, said that there is no remedy e: cept through a constitutional. amend- ment. Personally, hé& sald. he doe: not want local self-gc ment. His theory is that if the constitutional amendment resolution s passed tha the system of I government should not be changed. But he made it very plain that his only mission before’ the subcommittee was to ask their support of the constitutional amendment on which the citizenship is united. While being questioned as to how the cendition of the District would be improved through having elected Rep- resentatives with a voice and vote In Congress, Mr. Brandenburg made a telling point with the subcommittec by stressing that cach of them makes a’ personal sacrifice to serve on the District committee, which entails a great deal of work for which not one of them gets any credit in their home districts. Mrs. W. T. Bannerman Brandenburg why the V Board of Trade, of which b former. president and now sked Mr. hington is a geéneul j counsel, argues for national represen- tation, but bitterly opposed the Gasque bill for popular election of the school board. He explained that the action of the board, representing 2,800 of the business and civic leaders, after a careful study, took that action, with which he was in full accord. Opposes Local Self-Government. Mr. Brandenburg said that he was | opposed to local self-government be- cause he believes that Congress will never surrender ahsolute control of the Distriet to the people. Represent-| atives Gibson and Hamner agreed with him in_that conclusion. Frederic William Wile, representing the print and publicity committee of the Joint citizens’ committee, told how the people of the District are taking their case to the mflbof the country in a very compréhensive way and have | Department, SUPREMACY.OF U.. IN AIR PROPHESIED Hoover Says Civilian Planes Are Developing Faster Than Officials Had Hoped. A picture of a United States supreme in air services, with private pilots and planes forming an invalu able adjunct to the air forces of the military arms of the Government was drawn today by Secretary of Com merce Hoover. Declaring that the Commerce De- partment plans to facilitate air trans- portation have progressed far bevond the hopes of officials, Mr. Hoover said that as soon as contracts for the air mail service are let by the Post Office the nation will have between 8,000 and 9,000 miles of privately operated airways. This total, he said, is expected to reach 10,000 miles by July 1, 1927, all to have the ground, map and inspection service of the Commerce Department and ultimately to be equipped with the new radio beacon signals that are being tried out at College Park, Md. Mileage Is Increased. Original department estimates pro- vided for 4,000 miles of regularly op- erated airways to go into service dur- |ing the next fiscal year, but estimates {have been raised to 10,000 miles on the basis of development since the estimates were drawn. The depart ient is asking $4,000.000 to provide lights, plane inspection, emergency landing fields, maps and radio beacons. The studies made by the department, Mr. Hoover said, all indicate that a large demand for fast airplane and express service exists, principally be- tween large cities, such as New York and Chicago. In addition a large de- mand exists in the vast spaces of the West, where the time factor in trans portation is a vital one. Mr. Hoover predicted that the de velopment of air navigation in America will be in the direction of supplying air and express transport rather than in transportation of pas- sengers, which is the chief business of the subsidized European aircraft operating companies. In this connec- tion the Commerce Secretary said that, although the Philadelphia-Wash- agton alr service operated during the latter months of the Philadelphia squicentennial Exposition was not a financial success, the line may be continued through Georgia to New Orleans, Subsidies in Europe. Mr. Hoover drew a parallel between European privately operated air serv- ices and the future development of privately operated routes in this coun- try. All _the privately operated routes in Europe are subsidized, he said, while “we are trying to build them up without subsidy by the Gov- ernment.” One commercial service in the South and several in the West are now on a commercially profitable sis. Mr. Hoover saw no interocean pas- senger service development in the near future. |JEAN WORTH, FAMOUS DRESSMAKER, DEAD Friend of Celebrities, He Also Helped Young Artists in Their Careers. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 14.—Jean Philippe Worth, famous as a dressmaker for women, died Sunday after a short illness at the age of 70. M. Worth succeeded his father, Charles Fred- eric Worth, founder of theé House of Worth and the creator of the couture | industry in France. M. Worth was an artist and always a friend of artists, He aided in dis- covering and encouraging young and promising artists, many of whom to- day are regarded as masters. His profession also brought him in con- tact with the celebrities of dramatic art, such as Duse and Mme. Dartot, who often asked his advice. During the last years of his life he established a home for wounded apd blind soldiers. He leaves two nephews, Jean Charles Worth and Jacques Worth, who will take charge of the House of Worth, in the Rue de la Paix. MINISTERS OFFEND. Warsaw's Traffic Regulation Net Catches Mighty. WARSAW, December 14 (#).—Traf- fic woes have developed in Warsaw and even cabinet ministers run afoul of the severe regulations introduced by the police. In one day three dignitaries had conflicts with the police for failing to comply with the new rules, which were designed to relieve the situation resulting from increased street traffic and which are still a novelty to the populace. Romocki, minister ofs communica- tion, paid a fine for parking his auto- mobile in a prohibited place. Zaleski, minister of foreign affairs, and the chief protocole were reprimanded as they crossed a causeway at the wrong place, and the car of Skladkowski, minister of -the interior, was stopped hecause its lights were too bright. recently sent a circular letter, empha- sizing sallent facts, to nearly 2,000 leaders of thought and molders of public opinion in all parts of the coun- try. Very encouraging responses are coming in, many expressing amaze- ment at the anomalous condition that exists here. “The country is ripe for education on this subject,” Mr. Wile “and we are taking our case to in a legitimate and dignified Chairman Gibson stated the attitude of the subcommittee as being of opely; minds, attempting to get light on aM subjects that might be beneficial in improving conditions. “We have m thought of ‘getting’ any one, or di ging into scandals,” he said. “If w can help the peoplé of the Distriet ) a better understanding of Congre: and help Congress to a better under standing of the people in the Distriet, thereby bringing about better co-ope ation, the work of this subcommittée. will be justified,” concluded Mr. G}o! son. Suter Also Speaks. Jesse C. Suter, a member of ibe joint citizens’ committee and forpagn chairman of the Federation of. Citt* zens' Assoclations and chairman of the Citizens' Advisory Council, also spoke briefly in support of the pro posed constitutional amendment, Among those who offered sugges- tions from time to time were W. R. Bushong, & member of the Columbia Heights Cltizens' Association: Grover W. Ayres and George E. Miller, who were told that they will be given an opportunity to present their views later, Representative Hamrer ex: plained the proceedings of the com- mittee to allow proponents of leg- islation to be heard first, xo that there b something orderly before the committee before objections are will be continued to- o’clock {n the caucus night at 7: room of the House Office Bullding. ‘