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WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness; rain or snow tonight and probably tomorrow; not so cold tonight; minimum about 27 de- grees, noon toda: Temperature—Highest, 32, at owest, 16, at 4 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. #Closing N.Y. Stocks oz <30,180. 1 Bnt ntered as second class matter office, Washington, B.c " SECRET ARMS PLOT CHARGES UNSEAT GERMAN MINISTRY Marx Cabinet Resigns After Confidence Is Refused by Reichstag. dOVERNMENT BEATEN BY VOTE OF 249 T0 171 Overthrow Follows Accusations of Russian Gun Hoard Made by Social Democrat. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, December 17.—The gov- ernament of Chancellor Marx today re- | signed after being defeated in the Reichstag, 249 to 171, on a vote of non-confidence. The bourgeois coalition cabinet was | formed last May after the overthrow of the Luther ministry. The non-confidence motion was in- troduced yesterday after Philipp | Scheidemann, leader of the Soclal Democrats, had charged that a mon- archist military clique was secretly organizing a huge illegal army reserve and was undermining the Reichswehr as an instrument of the republic. Names and Places Cited. es were denied by Chan- but Scheidemann contin- ued to recite names, places and fig- ¥ Jto v iin the Chigl Palace. ures to prove his contentions, among them being accusations that muni- tions and arms were being stored in Russia. His charges produced bedlam in the Reichstag, and shouts of ‘traitor,” “blackguard” and “that’s treason” were hurled at him. Scheidemann also charged that Min- ister of Defense Gessler was a ‘‘tool of the monarchist junkers,” and de- manded that the entire cabinet re- sign, to be replaced by one made up of republicans. The Reichstag adjourned last night } without taking a vote on the motion, but debate was resumed today. The cabinet, which was automati- cally ousted by the adverse vote, will tender its formal resignation to Presi- dent Von Hindenburg some time this evening. It is expected that he will ask Chancellor Marx and his minis- ters to carry on temporarily until aft- er the New Year. The Reichstag, after the vote, ad- Journed until January 19. Presents Strange Spectacte. The vote today presented strange spectacle of the Natio joining the Socialists to ~support ‘& motion which protested against exces- sive armaments. Count von Westarp, Nationalist Jeader, explained this anomaly by saying the Nationalists did not sym- pathize with the Soclalist criticisms of the Reichswehr, but believe that Germany needed a stable government supported by a majority in the Reichstag. He added that the Marx cabinet existed only with the support either of the Socialists or Nationalists, neither of which parties was repre- sented in the cabinet. . the L Among the outstanding events which occurred during the Marx ministry were Germany’s entrance Into the League of Nations and the general de- velopment of a rapprochement be- tween France and Germany, particu- larly through the conversations of ¥oreign Minister Briand of France and the German foreign minister, Dr. Stresemann at Thoiry. Allied Control Settled. Only recently Dr. Stresemann ob- tained an agreement at a meeting of foreign ministers in Geneva to with- draw interallied control of German armaments on January 31 and to sub- stitute league =upervision by Investi- gations whenever they should be con- sidered necessary. Another outstanding event was the great referendum held last June on the question of the expropriation of the property of the former ruling houses of Germany. This resulted in defeat for the proposal when it did a sufficiently large major- & compromise agreement with the agents of the former Kaiser and of the other ex-ruling houses. Charges that monarchists have been secretly at work within the ranks of the Reichswehr and have been illegally engaged in activities reatening the safety of the republic have been frequent in the past few years, One of the most important recent in this connection was the rticipation of young Prince Wil. m, eldest son of the former Crown Prince, in Reichswehr maneuvers, This led to a great outer Republican and radical pres investigation wa in the resignation of Maj, ; Sececkt as commander-in-chief of the Reichswehr. Resignation I lia Followed. er of Defense Gessler asserted had not been consulted or of the presence of at army maneuvers, Mini that he advised William and that he consequently could not de-| fend Maj. C Reichstag, come up. The geners weeded by Von Seeckt 5 in the where the matter had resigned and was suc- en. Heye. HUSBAND ASKS .ALfiVIONY { FROM 18-YEAR-OLD WIFE Chicagoan, 20, Finds She Has Beaten Him to It in Filing Suit for Divorce. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, -old husband asked an 18-y 1 wife to pay him alimony in a suit . for separate maintenance on fil Shortly after Gerald Jiganti filed the alimony suit against his wife, Isabelle, he learned that she had beaten him to it by filing a suit for divorce, charging cruelty. The suit mentioned that she made more December 17.—A ¥ had was said, en. Von ) Prince | ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Eoening Star.. WASHINGTON, D. C,' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1926—SIXTY-TWO PAGES. MUSSOLINI WANTS TO VISIT U. S.; FASCIST KINSHIP SEES AMERICAN Energy Here Is Quality His Followers Exalt, Says Italian Premier. Press Censorship Defended as Limitation Only on Irresponsibles. BY P. H. WINNER. ROME, Italy, December 17 (#).— Premier Mussollni has always longed sist the United States, he told a correspondent for the /Mesociated Press in an interview at his office “I have often thought of visiting America,” the Duce declared. “In fact as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to see your country. A people who built rapidly with their own hands such colossal fortunes and formidable power could not fail to attract me strongly. ““Then, my sympathy is greatly in- creased when I notice that, despite the fact that an ocean divides us, our revolution and the work of Fascism have been more quickly and more completely understood in America than fn many other countries sepa- rated from us by a few hours’ train journey. t Sees Kindred Traits. “America’s understanding our move- ment is easily explained if it is con- sidered that your pioneers raised with : their robust arms on the virgin soil of America a temple to a new goddess which is the same to which all Fas- cists have raised a similar temple on the banks of the Tiber—energy.” The recent drastic national defense decrees, he said, were issued for the sole purpose of protecting the “pro- ductive rhythm' of the Italian nation. BENITO_MUSSOLINI. Wide World Photo. "ascism has nothing to fear from its encmles at home or abroad, he added, but since it is using every bit of its energy in a struggle for develop- ment of the national strength it can- not afford, for the sake of some ab- stract principle of freedom, to permit individuals _or groups etard_its (Continued on Page 2 SRTISH RUSH R WARSHPS TOCHIA Fourth Destroyer Flotilla Gets Sailing Orders. Cruiser May Go. By the Associat Lress. VALETTA, Malta, December 17.— The fourth destroyer flotilla has been ordered to China by the British The vessels today were loading munitions and stores, with the prob- ability that they wouid sail late in the day. The cruiser Caradoc, it might accompany the flotilla. British Envoy Sees Chen. SHANGHAI, December 17 (®).— ‘That Great Britain is making gestures to the Cantonese which are inter- preted as being of a friendly nature is Indicated in dispatches received here today from Hankow, which say Miles Lampson, new British Minister to China, and Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the southern government, have been holding conferences almost daily. Although mno officlal statements have been given out, it is understood that a considerable number of questions have been discussed by the diplomats and that many misunderstandings have been smoothed out. This is re- garded as the means of continuing progress toward a diplomatic under- standing—if not toward a solution of all the complicated problems involved in the question of recognition of the Cantonese government, then at least toward a better position for each of the representatives regarding their stand in the matter. Minister Lampson is expected to go to Peking at once to take up his du- ties. He made a special trip to Han- kow immediately after his recent ar- rival in China, postponing the inaug- uration of his work at Peking to go to Hankow to survey the situation there. Northern Situation Obscure. In the meantime, the military situa- tion in the north is obscure to neutral observers at Hankow and they are awaiting developments. They fur- ther report that it is impossible to gauge the strength @f the Southerners there in spite of the fact that Can- tonese authorities have taken con- trol of the whole of Hupeh Province and are moving government offices to ‘Wuchang, the ancient city across the _river from Hankow. F.D. UNDERWOOD RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT OF ERIE Veteran Railroad Man, Head of Line 26 Years, to Be Succeeded by J. J. Bernet. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 17.—Fred- erick D. Underwood, for 26 years president of the Erie Railroad, today announced his retirement, to take ef- fect January 1, when he will be suc- ceeded by J. J. Bernet, president of the Nickel Plate Railroad and chief operating official for the Van Swerin- gens. The action places the Cleveland interests in direct charge of the Erie, which is one of the links in their pro- posed Nickel Plate merger. Mr. Underwood, one of the veteran railroad executives of the country, will remain with the Erie in an ad- visory capacity. His intention to re- linquish _active management of the road had been known for some time, but it was delayed until the Van Sweringens could_salvage their con- solidation plan after its disapproval by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion last Spring. Before taking up the presidency of the Erle in 1901 Mr. Underwood had attained prominence as a railroad- operating expert. Beginning service as a clerk and brakeman with the z0, Milwaukee and St. Paul, he ed up to the post of superintend- ent and later became general super- :ndent of the Minneapolis and Pa- and general manager of the S0o” lines. The Baltimore and Ohio than her husband and did not ask support. , Jigantl's lawyer sald that the ali- suit was filed only so the hu .band could meet his wife and try to &ffect a reconciliation, Rallroad brought him East in 1899, making him a vice president and gen- eral manager. e Radio Program: s—liage 46. STOCK PRICES SOAR ON STEEL DIVIDEND Frengied Buying Attends Roaring “Bull” Market on Wall Street. . By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 17.—Wall Street's joy at the unexpected distri- bution of a $200,000,000 melon to com: mon stockholders of the United States Steel Corporation was reflected today in one of the greatest “bull” move- ments in recent Stock Exchange his- tory. United States Steel common, Atchison common and a handful of other high-grade industrial and rail- road issues soared to the highest prices ever recorded, while dozens of others mounted to new peak prices for the year or longer on gains run- ning from 1 to 25 points. Total stock sales in the first two hours approxi- mated 1,475,000 shares, as against slightly less than 1,140,000 shares in the same period yesterday. Transactions in United States Steel common alone exceeded half a mil- lion shares in the first two hours of irading, or more than one-third cf the total sales in that period. The stock had touched the new record high of 161% before noon. Extreme gains of 4 to 7 points were recorded in the early trad- ing by Commercial Solvents “B,” Al- led®Chemical, National Lead, Ameri- can Smelting, Atchison, United States Cast Iron Pipe and American Type Founders. Frenzied trading characterized the opening of the market, the floor of the exchange presenting a scene of wild confusion as brokers struggled to exe- cute the orders which had poured into the market overnight from all sections of the world. Post No. 2, where transactions in. Steel common take place, was surrounded by a tightly packed mob of broker: gong sounded. The ringing of the gong was drowned by the shouts and shrieks of brokers. It was nearly 10 minutes before a committee of the ex- change could decide upon a fair open- ing price for Steel. Huge Blocks Bought. After the first sale of Steel, strings of transactions, running from 5,000 to 20,000 shares, changed hands at fre- quent intervais, the stock holding well within the limits of the opening quo- tation during the first half hour. Total sules in the first 15 minutes of this stock ran close to 120,000 shares. In addition to the United States Steel dividend, Wall Street was con. fronted by another series of favorable overnight news developments, includ. ing the raising of the Crucible Steel dividend from $5 to $6, the resumption of dividends on United States Indus- trial Alcohol common and Freeport Texas common and a batch of “Christ- mas dividends” by smaller industrial companies. Atchison opened 3% points hi at 162%, the highest price evéfihle":: corded for that stock, and New York Central, Texas and Pacific, Pullman. Baldwin, American Smelting, Interna. tional Harvester, South Porto Rican Sugar and United Drug showed early gains of 2 to 3 points, Texas and Pacific land trus sold early this year at $510 e m;’:: change hands today at $1,925 a share. a record high price and an overnight jump of §25. Workers to Benefit. Thousands of steel workers, the puddlers in the mills to the of. ficials in the executive offices, will benefit through the cutting of the steel “melon,” as they were’given an oppor- tunity earlier in the year to purchase stock on the installment plan at $13¢ a share. Subsequently, they witnessed the stock drop more than 10 points (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) COOLID_GE SHARES PROFIT, President Owns Small Block of U. S. Steel Stock. NEW YORK, December 17 (#).— President Coolidge is one of the 90,000 owners of United States Steel who will benefit in the distribution of the 40 per cent stoc dividend, it was learned today. The President is cne of the smaller stockholders, with reported holdings of some 60 shares. A 50-share holder will receive 20 additional shares, which probably will give a profit of between $2,000 and §3,900, s the opening, from ! SENATE POSTPONES DECISION ON SMITH - NTIL HE APPEARS Ashurst Resolution to Lie on Table Awaiting lllinois Appointee’s Presence. STATEMENT FROM HIM EXPECTED LATER TODAY What Gov. Small May Do if Re- jection Is Voted Arouses Speculation Here. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Action on the Ashurst resolution | denying Col. Frank L. Smith, who has been appointed to the Senate by Gov. Len £mall of Illinofs, the right to be seated, was deferred today until Col. Smith should present himself and his | credentials in the Senate. Senator Ashurst of Arizona, author of the resolution, himself asked that it | go over without prejudice and lle on the table ready to be called up by him it and when Col. Smith comes to Washington to be sworn in as Sen- ator. With the granting of Senator Ash- urst's request, discussion of the| Smith case, which has had the Senate by the ears was allowed to go over. Now Col.- Smith’s Move. In the opinion of many-Senators, it | is now Col. Smith’s move in the con- test between himself and the Senate | | over his right to be seated, either un- | der appointment by Gov. Small go fill | { the vacancy caused by the dedth of Senator McKinley or under a_certifi- cate of election declarimg him the | choice of the people of Tllinols for Sen- | ator in the next Congress. Col. Smith must accept the appointment tendered | him by Gov. Small. and present him- | self in the Senate with his credentials before that body will take action in regard to his case. According to Information received here today, Col. Smith is desirous of learning what the Senate will do re- garding the Ashurst resolution before he reaches a decision regarding the appointment. It now appears he must | decide without this action of the Sen-! ate as a guide. Some Expect Acceptance. i In some quarters it was reported to- | day that Col. Smith would accept the appointment as Senator and would leave Chicago today for Washington. ‘Whether the postponement of the congideration of the Ashurst resolu- tion by the Senate will change his plans remains to be seen. ‘What Gov. Small may" do in case the Senate rejects the appointment of (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. AND GET §7600 Thousands See Bandits Rob Bank Messenger on Kan- sas City Street. By the Associated Press, KANSAS CITY, December 17.—A half dozen bandits slugged a guard and robbed a bank messenger of $79,600 in cash on a downtown street corner here at noon today while thou- sands of Christmas shoppers milled about the scene. 1 Obtaining the money, the bandits jumped into a motor car and escaped. There was no shooting. The hold- up took place at the entrance of the Fidelity Bank, at Ninth and Walnut streets. Loot All in Cash. 10-dollar bills, $27,000 in 5-dollar bills, $14,000 in 20s, $11,000 in 1s and $600 in 2s. Bank officials said the loss was covered by insurance. W. A. Green, a negro messenger, was carrying the money in a sack to tHe Fidelity National Bank and Trust Co., from the Federal Reserve Bank for use in making week end payrolls. W. M. Macavage, the guard, walked a few yards behind. Near the entrance to the Fidelity Bank, at Ninth and Walnut streets, two men suddenly appeared out of the crowd and grabbed the bag, while at the same time two more began slugging Macavage, knocking him to the sidewalk. Macavaga shouted as he fell and Green attempted to sprint for the bank entrance. The two bandits, however, grabbed the bag off his shoulder and jumped into the car, where witnesses sald two more men ‘were waiting. Macavage rose and rushed into the bank. He grabbed another pistol, his own being lost, and fired twice at the fleeing car. Trail Lost in Chase. Motor cycle patrolmen, attracted by the melee, began a chase and were reported to have lost the trail near the city limits. The hold-up, the second largest ever perpetrated in Kansas City, is believed by police to have been exe- {cuted by Chicago or St. Louls | gangsters. Green, however, was un- {able to identity pictures of three gangsters who. are known to have | been in Kansas City during the last 10 | days. Highways throughout Missouri and Kansas were being patrolled at the request of Kansas City police. The bandit car headed north, but detectives pointed out it could have circled back to the concrete road between here and St. Louls. SR EMPEROR UNCHANGED. TOKIO, December 17.—(P).—Em- peror Yoshihito, who lies gravely ill of pneumonta n his seaside villa at Hayama, continues to hold an uncer- tain grip on life. A bulletin issued at 4:30 o'clock this The lpot was all in cash—$27,000 in | LITHUANIAN ARMY SEIZES PRESIDENT Government Overthrown and Cabinet Members Arrested in Sudden Revolt. By the Associated Press. RIGA, Latvia, December 17.—Dis- patches received here today from Kov- no contain the first definite informa- tlon that the Lithuanian government has been overthrown by former Presi- dent Smeltona with the support of the | army. The dispatches state that President Kasmir Grinius, who was elected to { the chiet executive post last June, and | all ministers within reach, were ar- | rested The, reported motives of the upris- ing are a widespread feeling against the policy of the government toward | Soviet Russia and its indefinite atti- jtude of the minority question. Further dispatches stated that all was quiet at Kovno and that the coup ————— | 1 !h:ui been carried out bloodlessly. All Lithuania_was placed under martial Jaw and Kovno is in a state of slege. Col. Grigoliunas Glovatsky was ap- pointed commandant. Placards were posted on the streets of Kovno this morning which read: “The government is selling the coun- try to the bolsheviks and foreigners, | therefore the Lithuanian military forces are temporarily taking over the situation.” 28 On September a treaty of neutrality and non-aggression between Lithuania and Soviet Russia was signed. The signing of the treaty had a sharp repercussion in Poland, Bome Warsaw newspapers demanding inter- vention in Lithuania and calling Lithuania a “Russian tool.” | “On October 23 the Polish govern- ! ment transmitted a mild protest to Russia against provisions of the !treaty which were interpreted as recognizing Lithuanian claims to the city of Vilna, which the League of | Nations in 1923 awarded to Poland. Despite the pacific tone of Poland’s communication to Russia, rumors of a coup d'etat against the Kovno gov. ernment by Polish elements were cir- culgted for a time. ¥EAR OF POLAND ALLEGED. Coup Due to That Feeling, Say Dis- patches to Berlin. BERLIN, December 17 (®).—Popu- lar fear of Polish aggression against Lithuania is declared to have been the cause of the coup d'etat in Kovno which has resulted in assumption of a dictatorship by former President Smetona, stated dispatches received here today. Fear of aggression on the part of Poland, the dispatches say, has been at fever heat among the people since Minister of War Marshal Pilsudski is quoted as having said in a speech at Vilna that he wanted a “friendly ap- proach” to Lithuania. SENATE OBSERVES BIRTH OF AVIATION Congressional Medals for Byrd and Bennett Voted on 23d An- niversary. By the Assoctated Press. The twenty-third birthday of avia- tion was observed in the Senate to- day with oratory and appropriate resolution. At the Instance of Senator Swan- son, his fellow Virginian, Lieut. Comdr. Byrd, and Floyd Bennett, Byrd's mechanic in the North Pole flight, were added to the list of illus- trious Americans deemed worthy by the Senate of a congressional medal. Senator Bingham of Connecticut, who was an air service officer in the World War, reviewed the develop- ment of flying since Orville Wright made his first successful flight 23 years ago today, and introduced a bill to erect a monument commemo- rating the feat on Kill Devil Hill, at Kitty Hawk, N. C. The flight made by Wright at that place on De- cember 17, 1903, sald Bingham, was “the greatest victory of man over nature.” Senator Swanson’s resolution was adopted unanimously. It not only would give Byrd and Bennett the afternoon said his condition remained unchanged. Members of the imperial family and the cabinet remain at the yillay 5 congressional medal, but would ad- ! vance each of them one grade on the Navy list. The House has not yet acted on the proposal. Wi OSS)ENC?OING ) HCAUSE.S REAL ME REGRETY LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW FORECAST FOR TONIGHT Weather Will Not Be as Cold as During Past Two Nights, Says Prediction. Light rain or snow—probably rain —is promised for tonight and tomor- row morning. It will not be quite so cold as it has been for the past twp nights. The mercury will go no lower than 27 at the most. Tomorrow night it will be colder again, but probably will not go so low as In the past two days. FAKE BONDS ROB - POOR OF S500000 50 Western Swindlers Cash In on New York East Side Rebuilding Publicity. By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, December 17.—Cash- ing In on the publicity glven August Heckscher's plan for rebullding the East Side, a band of about 50 confi- dence men and women from the West have defrauded residents of the dis- trict of $500,000 obtained in payment for home improvement bonds, the Downtown Chamber of Commerce as- serted toda; . Harry H. Schlacht, president of the downtown organization, which is as- sociated with Mr. Heckscher, said that the money obtained under false pre- tenses represented in many instances the hard won savings of the poor peo- ple of many nationalities who inhab- it the district. Savihgs Are Withdrawn. The investigation, disclosing the operation of the gang, was begun two days ago, Mr. Schlacht said, when savings banks became curious as to why poor families were withdrawing their funds. It is. believed between 2,000 and 3,000 individuals have already bought the spurious “bonds” which they were told were to return 10 per cent in- terest and result in the construction of new cheap living quarters. “We, shall spare no expense,” said Mr. Schlacht today, “to run down this band of human vultures, There has been no bond issue. And we are warning people that if any one seeks to sell them so-called bonds, to call & policeman.” Numerous Women in Band. The material collected in the inves- tigation ordercd by the Chamber of Commerce, he said, will be turned over at ence to district attorneys for action. The rebuilding idea has found such favor among residents of the con- gested district Mr. Schlacht said. that, the eagerness to buy the false securities has been pathetic. The operators have been posing as out-of-town brokers, it is believed, al- though a local office address has been given. This address proved to be fictitious. Mr. Schlacht said there was evidence that the band came to New York from the West. Numerous well dressed women, with suave and plausible talk, are declared to be among the group. . TEACH-ER REPORTED SLAIN BY TWO OF HIS PUPILS One of Kentucky Boys Had Been Whipped—Victim Called to Door and Shot. By the Associated Press. HAZARD, Ky., December 17.—Two mountain school boys, angered be- cause one had been whipped by their teacher, called him to the front door of his home and killed him, according to information brought here today from Hyden, county seat of Leslie County. Bud Morgan, 35, who taught school on the middle fork of the Kentucky River in Leslie County, was slain Monday night by two sons of Ardill Farmer of Leslie, it was reported. The boys called at Morgan's home Monday night after he had whipped the younger lad in school that day. Morgan is survived by his widow and five children. Leslie Co has neither rallroad nor telegraph service, and news of the killing brought to Hazard Ey ;'Perry County citizen on horse- as fast as the paper: s Associated Pres: “From Press. to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the reguiar edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes s are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 103,307 TWO CENTS. SINLARCASEOF UNTINEAT W Motion to Quash Indictment to Be Argued Tuesday. Fall Not in Court. Justice Jennings Bailey, in Criminal Division 2, today. continued until Tuesday the hearing of the motion of Harry F. Sinclalr, oil magnate of New | York, to quash the indictment for al- leged conspiracy against him and Al- bert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interfor, growing out of the leasing of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve in Wyoming. The postponement was made necessary by the congestion of the court’s docket for the day. Attorney Levi Cooke, representing Mr. Fall, told the court that he ex- pects to file a similar motion on be- half of the former cabinet officer, and was told to file it during the day. The court limited the argument on the motion to one hour on each side. Attorneys Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, special counsel for the Government, will file a. brief Tues- day in opposition to the motion. Sinclair in Court. Mr. Sinclair was present with his counsel, but Mr. Fall was resting at his hotel, and his lawyers arranged with the Government counsel that he event the arraignment, scheduled to follow the disposition of the motion to quash, was to take place. The grounds of Sinclair's motion are that the appointment of special counsel and singling out of the ofl equal protection of the law; and that the passage of the Walsh act taking Jjurisdiction from the Court of Appeals after a special appeal had been grant- ed the accused and the passage of the recent act of Congress allowing the Government to serve subpoenas on Americans found outside the juris- diction of the United States, further impaired the defendant’s rights. Attorney Wilton J. Lambert was in court as counsel with Mr. Cook for Mr. Fall. Dohenys Going to Coast. Edward L. Doheny, exonerated yes- terday as a eo-defendant with Fall in the Elk Hills conspiracy case, will spend Christmas at his Los Angeles home. Accompanied by his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Edward L. Doheny, jr., and his grand- daughter, “Dicky Dell,” the ofl man will leave Washington early this eve- ning on his homeward trip. They have abandoned their plans to go first to New York, it was said. Mr. Doheny's wife, who was one of the witnesses at her husband's | trial, has been ill for several days, | suffering from a cold. She has re. covered sufficiently, however, to stand the long trip westward. Letters and telegrams at the rate of about 800 a day have been received by the Do henys since the vindication. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, it was re- ported here, the elder Doheny will be given a reception by his friends who have stood by him loyally during the three yvears of legal prosecution. For the present Mr. Fall will re-| ‘main in Washington with members of his family. His departure from | the city is contingent upon the date set for his second criminal trial. e e BANDITS GET $7,000. PHILADELPHIA, December 17 () —The usual Friday pay roll holdup occurred today whén five men robbed | two clerks of $7,000 as they were! about to enter the mills of F. W.| Maurer & Sons Co. manutacturers of fabrics, in e Nicetown tabrics. in section of Only 8 More Days Christmas Will Be Here of Stores and Mails - could be called by telephone in the| cases deprived the accused of lhe( §100,000,000 ASKED FORU.S. BUILDINGS OUTSIDE CAPITAL Reed Measure Designed to Free Local Legislation From Encumbrances. MQNEY WOULD BE SPENT AT $10,000,000 A YEAR Committee Expected to Push Pas- sage Ahead of Plan to Purchase Avenue Triangle Here. Another hundred million dollar public buildings bill was introduced in the House today by Representat Dan Reed, Republican, of York and a member of the House committee on public buildings and grounds, This additional $100,000,000 is for post office and other Federal ing needs all over the count None of it is for Washington. The new bill would {ncrease the amount avail- |able for expenditure each year under the public buildings program as ap- proved in the last session of Con- gress from $25,000,000 to $35,000,000 a year. The entire membership of the pub lic buildings and grounds committee is agreed that the $25,000,000 authori | zation for acquiring the triangle south | of Pennsylvania avenue to the Mall { for the new Government buildings in | Washington will be passed promptly. | There is considerable effort being | made, however, to load that bill with | other propositions to care for needs of the country outside of Washing. | ton. Those in charge of the public building program in Wasington desire, however, that the proposal here | should not be incumbered by any gen- eral provisions. Would Prevent Filibustering. For this reason the Reed bill intro- duced today will probaply be promptiy approved by the committee and an effort made to pass it in the House before the Underhill bill for purchas- ing the triangle south of the Avenue | is called up. It is argued that this | would be an assurance to the country that the needs throughout the States are to be taken care of and would prevent filibustering or attempts to amend the Underhill bill in the House. The Reed bill, while not officially a committee bill and while not having been submitted to the Treasury and the Budget for approval, yet carries the support of a majority in the com- mittee, both Republicans and Demo- crats, as well as approval by Secre- tary Mellon. | It is based on the testimony of Sec- retary Mellon and the supervising architect before the House committee on Wednesday, when they stated their beligf that an additional $10,000,000 a year can be used efficiently to meet the post office needs throughout the country and that eventually at least $200,000,000 will be required ade- quately to house Federal activities in the States. i Congestion “Intolerable.” | Emphasizing that his bill in no way {changes the policy as adopted in_the | public buildings bill approved May 125, 1926. Mr. Reid said today that until 1913 it was the custom of Con- gress to pass a public buildings bill at least every two years carrying ap- propriations from $30,000,000 to $40,- 000,000 Since the and because {of it, nothing has been spent for pub- lic buildings except as authorized un- der the act of 1913. “The growth of population,” Mr. Reid points out, “together with the | increase in parcel post and the ex- | pansion of rural free delivery, have made congestion in many post offices { intolerable. In an effort to meet this situation and the one existing | in the District of Columbia, there was enacted on May 25, 1926, a bill au- thorizing the construction of public buildings in the District and outside the District. This bill provides total authorizations to the extent of $165,- 000,000. Ffty million dollars may be expended for sites and buildings in the District of Columbia, and $15,000.- 000 to complete buildings authorized in 1913, which could not be held | within the limit of cost because of war prices. “Under the provisions of that bill expenditures may not exceed $25, 000,000 per annum, and of this not more than $10,000,000 may be expend- ed annually in the District of Colum- bia. The act leaves only $10.000,000 annually for new projects, to be spent outside the District to reach the very urgent needs of the country at large. $35,000,000 a Year Needed. “The act of May 25, 1926, will have to be liberalized to take care of places where public buildings are desirable and desperately needed. “At a recent hearing before the committee on public buildings and grounds evi@ence was disclosed that $35,000,000 instead of $25,000,000 could be spent annually and economically to meet very urgent conditions outside the District of Columbia. ““This bill does not change the policy of the act of May 25, 1926, but simply liberalizes it to meet the urgent con- ditions of the country at large. It will facilitate construction of build- ings in those places where the need is | very urgent and which could not be met for years to come without the liberalization of the provisions. This, of course, is manifest when we con sider that as the situation now stands the needs of a few large citles will require the greater part of the $10.- 000,000 available for the construction of public buildings outside of the Dis- trict.” Treasury Driving Ahead. ‘While Congress has been making vapid strides toward expanding the Federal building program for Wash- ington, the Treasury Department is driving ahead on plans already au- thorized, with a view to obtaining as soon as possible sites for the new Department of Agriculture and Ar- chives bulildings. Condemnation has been ordered on block No. 264, it was learned today, to acquire part of the site for the $5,750,000 agriculture project. This block is bounded by B and C streets southwest, Thirteenth street and Lin worth place. Condemnation proceed- ings will be carried forward by the Department of Justice. The Treas- ury had failed in_protracted efforts " (@futinued on Page 2, Column 1)