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“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 WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Burean Foreast.ls Partly cloudy and somewhat colder, with lowest temperature about 24 de- grees tonight. Tomorrow fair. Temperature—Highest, 45, at 2:30 pm. vesterday: am. today. lowest, Full report on page 9. 31, at 8:30 %(losing N.Y. Stocks and Bonds, l’;ge 14 30,200, Fntered as sec o. ond clas: post_office, Washington, @ WASHINGTON, ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1927—FO 6, ¢ Foening Star. RTY-SIX PAGES. e as fast as the paper: s are printed. Yesterday's Circul (#) Means Associated Press. lation, 103,585 T™WO (1 TS. SIXMORE U. 5. SHIPS ITH 400 MARINES SENTTO NICARAGUA Two Cruisers, Three De-| stroyers and Submarine Tender Ordered to Sail. BLUEJACKETS ON WAY TO PROTECT LEGATION Latimer Under Imstructions to Guard American Lives and Prop- erty Thoroughly. By the Associcted Press, Six additional naval ves: been ordered to Nicaragu: an expeditionary force of rines. The ships are the cruisers Cincin- nati and Marblehead, the destroyers rker, Smith-Thompson and Os horne, and the submarine tender Argonne. They will report to Rear Admiral Latimer, in command of the Amer- fran force in N guan waters, for such disposition as conditions war- rant. Two other destroyers left Noi folk yesterday, and, although they were to replace two'other ships of thelr type, they doubtless will be used temporarily to increase the to- tal American naval strength avail- able to Admiral Latimer. Sent for Protection. The Navy Department said the purpose of the dispatch of additional troops and ships was to enable Admiral Latimer to “thoroughly pro- tect” American lives and property in the war-torn Central American country. A force of six officers and 160 blue- ckets and marines from the cruiser alveston was to arrive at Managua, | the capital, at noon today to act as a legation guard. The new contingent of mrines will | be taken from Guantanamo. A detach- ment of marines aboard the Argonne will replace the men from the Gal-| wveston at Managua, and the latter will return to their ship. The mine sweeper Quail has been| sent_to Corinto from the Canal Zone for temporary duty, and will remain attached to Rear Admiral Latimer's squadron. Orders Are Announced. An official announcement, issued by. Admiral Eberle, .the chief of naval operations, listed the six and said: “The above ships and men will be under the direct command of Rear Admiral Latimer for such service as he may assign them on either the At- lantic or Pacific coasts of Nicaragua. “The above naval forces aré being sent to join Rear Admiral Latimer’s squdron to enable him to thoroughly protect American interests and the Jives and property of American and| foreign citizens in Nicaragua.” The only explanation of the sudden move obtainable in official quarters was that the men taken from the Gal- veston to guard the Managua legation could not be spared indefinitely from their ship, and that the new marine contingent was needed to relieve them. With the arrival of the ships or- dered South today, the squadron un- der Admiral Latimer will consist of six cruisers, seven destroyers, one mine sweeper and the Argonne, which 18 avaiflable as a transport. The total complement of men will be approxi- mately 2,300, including 535 marines. Other Forces Available. The scouting fleet, which is to sail Saturday for Guantanamo Bay, places in Southern waters an additional naval force of three battleships, six ‘eruisers, 39 destroyers and auxiliarie including air squadrons. There are | about 10,280 men in the Southern | fleet. H The legation guard at Menagua will be under command of Lieut. Comd W. N. Richardson, jr., of the Galve ton. Hope fo Is have | 100 improvement in the Nica- rauguan situation has been revived at the State Department. Department officials base their be- ef that a change for the better will come about on the decision to restore the Managua legation marine guard, and the action to permit President Diaz, under an embargo placed last September, to import 1,000 rifles, 160 | machine guns and several million | rounds of ammunition, which he pur- | chased in the United States. | The latter step was decided upon | after Diaz had insisted that unless such material aid was forthcoming he would have to relinquish the reins of government to his Liberal oppo- ment, Juan B former vice | president, who has set up a govern- ment of his own at Puerto Cabeza and who, Diaz has repeatedly charged is receiving arms and supplies from Mexico, which has recognized him. | reasa, Prompt Action Expected. assumed immy n It was would t the Ame) here that Diaz | ate advantage of | action, in view of his | Stateme his forces were in! dire need of arms and ammunition. | Officials would not say whether addi tional arms shipments, if requested, | would be allowed g0 from the United State The American naval s established 1 commander, sutral zones on t coast at Puerto Cabezas and | ande bar for the protection of 1 lives and property, is said | by the State Department to have the | power to prevent the Liberals from ! using these zones as supply bases. Wheth: authority extends to| the point he could intercept | arms shipments from outside sources to Sacasa has not b it is belleved certain that such ship ments could not be delivered by w of these zones Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign relations committee, who is an advocate of American withdrawal from Nicaragua as soon as the need for protection disapp in a state ment last night cha zed the State Department’s action in granting se 1o import arms as “in- on this country’s part circumstances and con ditions prevaling,” he said, “this act .45 intervention The foreign relations committee, which has before it a resolution by i Rio Ame this where jlost ---Shenandoah, mew sbipS|mege. Republican, Ohio, declared it | that en disclosed, but |y n | bullding Declares Prohibition Law Re- acts Against Poor Man and Favors Rich. Enforcement Just Bluff Case of Those With In- fluence, He Says. By the Associated Press. OAKLAND, i Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, distin guished soldier and foe of illicit alco- hol, who spent months fighting graft and bootleggers as director of public safety of Philadelphia, has changed his mind about the Volstead law. Speaking before a luncheon ciub here, the commander of the Marines on the Pacific Coast January 6. saying it reacted a t the man and favored the rich one. Its principal demerit, he indicated, is the manner in which enforcement has grown out of it. Calls 1t “Fool Act.” Gen. Butler, who won much pub- licity for having the late Col. Alexan- der S. Willlams of the San Diego Marine base court-martialed for serv- ing cocktails at a party at which the general was the guest of honor declared in his address, which wa: delivered yesterday, that he originally believed tjo Volstead act was written to apply“to everybody, but that he has discovered that such is not the case. “There is plenty to supply the demand for vice and corruption in the ‘upper poor GEN. BUTLER CHANGES HIS MIND | AND DENOUNCES FOOL DRY ACT' denounced the | prohibition statute as class legislation, | GEN. BUTLER. | crust,” but the poor man is left with | nothing.” the general asserted. “When | | the American people give a man the | task of enforcing a law, I, as a | dyed-in-the-wool Matine, conceive it that they mean it shall be enforced. Maybe I didn’t finish learning to read before I got into the Marine Corps, but I read this fool Volstead act as intended to apply to every- body. Bluffing, He Says. “It appears, however, that all it is supposed to do is to keep liquor| away from persons without influence, and doesn't apply at all to those with influence and the money to pay for it. It's a case of enforc w - in (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) SOUGHT FOR HUGE AIRSHIP Fight on Navy Bill Launched by Plea for Funds to Start Work. By the Associated Press. The first attack on the naval appro- priation bill, in which is involved the dispute over the fitness of the Ameri- can Navy, was made in the House today with an effort to have Congress direct construction of one of the two dirigibles already anthorized. Proposing appropriation of $200,000 for initial work on the airship, which would he three times the size of the Reprasentative ‘would be “shameful” to del.y dirigible construction until ‘“foreign nations have completed their experiments.” Asked by Representative Wefald, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota, if the President favored the dirigible, Begg quoted Mr. Coolidge a having said in September, 1925, that the Shenandoah “must be replaced by another great airship.” An amendment-reefed course faced leaders guiding the bill in accordance with the President’s injunction that no additional appropriations be au- thorized and thus keep within the budget recommendations. In his note yesterday to Representa- tive French, Republican, Idaho in charge of the measure, Mr. Coolidge expressly warned against providing funds for construction of three cruisers authorized in 1924, but House leaders today were not certain they could muster sufficient strength to defeat amendments to appropriate the money. $400,000 for Plans. A prospective amendment, in prin- ciple in accord with the President's wishes, but technically at variance, and designed as a compromise which its sponsor hoped would be agreeable to both groups, loomed as the focal point as the battle resumed today. The {amendment, suggested by Representa- tive Tilson, the Republican leader, would appropriate a nominal sum, possibly $400,000, with which the Navy could draw plans for the three cruisers and thus prevent lapse on next July 1 of congressional authority to build them. Mr. Tilson, who discussed the mat- ter with the President, said the Execu- tive was not opposed to the change o long as it did not disturb the budget total. He pointed out that to win the complete approval of Mr. Coolidge it would be necessary to make a reduc tion somewhere in the Navy bill equal to the amount to be provided for the cruiser plans. ‘Wants More Submarines. That the compromise is not accept- able to big Navy men was indicated in the announced intention of Repre- sentative Britten, Republican, Illinois, member of the naval committee, to offer an amendment to appropriate { nearly $10,000,000 for actual construc- tion of the ships. Although confident his own amendmant would be adopted, Britten declared acceptance of the compromise provision would | constitute a victory for the Navy bloc and “rout of the administration.” Representative Black, Democ New York, who said the Tilson p posal would satisfy “President Cool- idge who wants paper cruisers,” also fostered an amendment which would upset the budget. He declared the Navy submarine fleet now is three short of its 1916 authorized strength and he proposed to ask for money to build them. WILL OPEN BIDS FOR CRU RS, stimates for Three larch 10. Navy to Receive Vessels on construction of light cruisers, authorized along with five others by Congrs ago, will be opened March 10. retary Wilbur said oposals would be rds as well as private ship- companies Of the eight 10,000-ton cruisers au- , work has Bids for thorized in December, 1 started on two. $1.200,000 is available to begin worfl on ihe three affected by the March 10 | bids, while no funds have been pro- | vided for the other three. They are the ones for which President Cool- jdge is unwilling at this time to E(m.n funds. ! John W. Hallowell Dies. | BOSTON, January 6 (#).—John W. | Hallowell of Milton, president of the Assoclated Harvard Clubs, died yes venator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, “{Continued on Page b, Column 4.) terd: at the Massachusetts General Jospital of typhoid fever, A three | power Co. Installs Lights on Rhode |; An appropriation of | HOLDS SO0 RAL PAPER, SAYSWOODS Ex-envoy, Named to I. C. C., Tells Senate Probers He Will Sell Securities. By the Associated Press. ‘rus E. Woods., nominated by President Coolidge for the Interstate Commerce Commission, told a Sbn:llei committee today that he has holdings of nearly $200,000 in railroad and coal companies. Replying to Senator Wheeler, Demo- crat, Montana, Woods listed the fol- | lowing bond holdings: Pensylvania Railroad, $25,000; Nor- folk and Western, $25,000: Atchison, $25,000; Union Pacific, $25,000; North- ern Pacific, $25,000. He said he also held 500 shares of Pennsylvania Railroad stock, of a par value of $50 per share; 107 shares of the Pittsburgh Coal Co., and about the | same number in the Westmoreland Coal Co., which has holdings in West Virginia. Ready to Sell Holdings. “Of course, I shall divest myself of all of these bonds and stock holdings as requested by law if I go on the commission.” Previously, under questioning by Senator Goff, Republican, West Vir- ginia, Mr. Woods had told the com-! mittee that he was attorney years ago for the Pittsburgh Coal Co., and in one instance had been an ‘“attor- ney of record” for the company in a proceeding before the Interstate Coma merce Commission. “Who owned the Pittsburgh Coal Co.?" Goff asked. “ “Oh, there was a diversity of own- ership.” “Tell us some of them.” Doubted Mellon Control. Woods hesitated, and then said it was_difficult to recall, but did not think “the Mellons had any sub- " (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) =4 JUDGE LANDIS TO GET SPEAKER-COBB CASE Attorneys for Accused Players Have Appointment With Com- missioner on Saturday. | ! I CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 6.— William H. Boyd, attorney for Tris Speaker in the former Cleveland man- ager's fight to clear his name of the charges of dishonesty in base ball pre ferred against him by Hubert (Dutch) Leonard, announced today he would | carry the case before Judge Landls, commissioner of base ball, Saturday. Boyd and Judge James O. Murfin of Detroit, attorney for Ty Cobb, also | involved in the charges of a “fixed” | game between Cleveland and Detroit in 1919, have an appointmert with tHte base ball commissioner in Chicago aturday. Boyd said an effort will be made to clear the names of the former base | ball stars without resorting to legal action Cobb is in Chicago as a_witness in | the case brought before the commis- sioner by “Swede” Risberg. Speaker was uncertain today wheth- er he would accompany Boyd to Chi- cago. | NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS. | Island Avenue. addition to Washington’s {automatic traffic light control system was started today by the Potomac Electric Power Co. The new installa | tion is being made on Rhode Island avenue between Fourteenth street | and Connecticut avenue. The work is expected to be completed early next |week and the lights will be turned {on immediately thereafter. Plans are being made mnow by Traffic Director M. O. Eldridge to in- stall trafic lights on E street between Fitth and Thirteenth streets. Mr. | Eldridge also is giving considerati Another be turned on an hour earlier in the morning because of the density of traflic at this point. The lights aow are placed inQperation dd-&-G.is CHINESE DEMAND BRITISH APOLOGIZE FOR RIOT INJURIES Indemnity and Withdrawal of Gunboats Included in Pro- gram at Hankow. ALL FOREIGNERS IN FEAR AS WOMEN ARE REMOVED American and English Warships at Hand, But London Is Hopeful Crisis Is Passed. By the Associated Press HANKOW, China, January resentatives of laborers, farmei mer- chants, students and soldiers of Han kow have formulated demands to be presented through the nationalist, or Cantonese government, to the British consul, including a demand for in- demnity for Chinese alleged to have been killed and wounded in the dis- turbances of Monday, the withdrawal of gunboats and an apology to the Chi- nese government. The demands, formulated in five articles, are in the nature of an ulti- matum, to be complied with within 72 hours. They are as follows: Article 1. That a protest be sent to the British consul by the nationalist government; that a request be made to the British government for the pay- ment of an indemnity for those killed and wounded in the disturbance of January 3; that punishment be meted to British uniformed men who used force to hand over Chinese to the Chi- nese authorities; abolition of all volun- feers, the withdrawal of gunboats and the presentation of an apology to the Rep | Chinese government: that Chinese in the British concession be allowed to hold mass meetings, make speeches and hold processions; that volunteers and armed police no longer carry arms or wear uniforms: that the Chinese government must send civil armed po- lice to the British concession to main- tain peace and order and that the headquarters of the garrison troops to be established there. Demonstration Is Planned. Article II. That a big demonstra tion and parade be held in the native city this afternoon. Article TIT. That a boycotting com- cott committee he organized. Article IV. That a boycotting com- mittee Dbe organized in the Wuhan citfes. Article V. That telegrams’ be-sent throughout the world declaring the outlawry of the British. Labor parades were staged through- out the afternoon through the conces- sions without opposition. Troubie was feared in the other foreign set- tlements, but a rainstorm caused the demonstrators to break up. All_residents of the British conces- sion have been moved to other parts of the foreign quarter. Evacuation of the British concession was carried out_on an order of the British consul. Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the Natlonalist government, issued the following proclamation: “You are hereby notified that the Nationalist government ‘has ordered the police and military force to pre- serve peace and order in the Brit- ish concession and the lives and prop- erty of British and other foreign na- tionals on daid concession.’ British Not Reassured. Despite the proclamation the Brit- | ish fear to return to their concession. The situation here is growing more critical every hour. Foreigners were amazed at the withdrawal of the Brit- ish armed forces and the feeling was that all concessions will fall into the hands of the Chinese. The position of foreigners remaining here is de- cidedly insecure. All business is at a standstill All British women and children are being taken to Shanghai. The great mass meeting, comprised of all the members of labor unions in Hankow, was planned late in the day for a demonstration against the Brit- ish activities of January 3, when the Chinese allege several of their number were killed and wounded in the riot- ing occasioned by anti-foreign feeling. The British forces were accused of using bayonets in holding off in furiated mobs at the concession en- trance. The Chinese authorities refused to admit responsibility for the incfdent and demanded damages. A report that the Cantonese had torn down the flag over the British consulate and had hoisted the Nation- alist banner was later corrected with the announcement that the act had taken place at the British Municipal Council Building and not at the con- sulate. LONDON MORE HOPEFUL. Order Issued, However, for Destroyer Flotilla to Prepare. LONDON, January 6 (#).—Great Britain today was breathing a little eagier over the tense situation at Hankow, where seething crowds of Chinese ' coolies have overrun the British _concession. The slightest provocation on the part of the British, however, it is felt, is likely to turn the ugly crowds there into uncontrollable mobs. The foreign office this morning sald that no furthér sensational develop- ment had occurred in Hankow since the_British marines were withdrawn “(Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) GUESS PLLTACKLE SOMETHING NOT SO INFISCAL MEASURE Independent Offices Bill $603,128 Under Last Year. $2,500,000 for Bridge. Carrying recommendations totaling $512,901,808, the independent offices appropriation bill was reported to the House today by Representative Will R. Wood, Republican, of Indiana. This amount is $603,128.64 less than the current appropriation and is $6 833 less than the total of the esti- mate submitted by the Budget Bureau for 1928. E This measure carries the annual ap- propriation for the Executive offices, Alien Property Custodian, American Battle Mopuments Comumission, the Board of Mediation, the Board of T# Appeals, the Bureau of Efficiency, the Civil Service Commission, the Com- mission of Fine Arts, the Employes’ Compensation Commission, the Fed- eral Board for Vocational Education, the Federal Power Commission, the neral Accounting Office, the George Washington Bi-centennial Commis- sion, the Housing Corporation, Inter- state Commerce Commission, National Advisory Commission for Aeronautics, Public Buildings Commission, Public Buildings and Parks Office of the Na- tional Capital, the Rallroad Labor Board, the Smithsonian Institution, the Tariff Commission, United States Geographic Board, United States Ship- ping Board and the Veterans' Bureau. Increase of $116,100. For the office of public buildings and Parks of the National Capital, the to- tal appropriation recommended is $2,- 422,950, which is a net increase of $116,100 over appropriations for the current fiscal year. This includes an increase in salaries of $18,500, bring- ing the salary total up to $1,694,000. It is provided that not to exceed $25,.- 000 may be expended for seasonal or intermittent employes at per diem rate. There is an increase of $117,- 650 for general expenses of this office. For support of the Government ho- i is d 1§23, MESSAGES ON POISON RUM FLOOD OFFICERS Treasury Plantting Formal Reply to Be Sent to All Cor- respondents. By the Associated Press. Messages protesting nd approving the denaturing of industrial alcohol with_poison ingredients are flooding the Treasury, and a formal statement to be used in reply to all is being prepared. The answer, it is understood, will reiterate the view of Secretary Mellon that wood alcohol should be eliminated as a denaturant when a proper sub- stitute is discovered. In regard to the Senate’s request for any correspondence received from Wayne B. Wheelcr of the Anti-Saloon League relating to use of wood alco- hol as a denaturant, it was said today at the Treasury that apprently there was no such_correspondence. - Assistant Secretary Andrews, chiéf of the Prohibition Service, is prepar- ing the statement, and he is seeking all the records in connection with re- cent deaths on account of drinking, which, it is believed by the Treasury, will show that wood alcohol was not a factor. H. G. WELLS Foremost English-speaking man of letters, during 1927, will be a fortnightly contributor to the Editorial Section of The Sunday Star He will write on timely topics under the general head- ing of “The Way the World Is Going,” his first article appearing next Sunday. x| Carol in Rumania Visiting Sick King, Friends Believe By Cable to The Star and Chicagzo Daily News. Copyright, 1927, VIENNA, January 6.—Prince Carol is believed to be in Rumania. on a temporary visit to the sick King Ferdinand. People who know Carol well claim they saw the ex- Crown Prince in Vienna at the end of December on his way to Ru- mania and Sinaia, the royal Sum- mer palace. Telegrams show that Prince Carol traveled under a new name, Caraiman. The Rumanian official press bu- reau announces that King Ferdi- nand’s health is very satisfactory. The King works at his desk a few hours each day in Cotroceni Palace. On Christmas eve the King, in ordinary dress clothes, personally distributed gifts. On Christmas day he participated in_religious services. The latest physician’s bulletin reports that the King has _gained much weight and eats Tnormally, . BOULD CHARGES WILL BE PROBED Senate Elections Subcommit- tee Votes to Start Hearings Tomorrow on Case. By the Associated Press. The Senate elections subcommittee today unanimously decided to investi- gate the bribery charges against Sen- ator Gould, Republican, Maine, with- out formally passing on the motion to dismiss the case for want of jurisdic tion. Taking of testimony will begin to- morrow on the charges, made during the senatorial campaign of Mr. Gould, and involving a railroad contract in Canada some years ago. Chairman Goff explained that since the subcommittee was *“‘only a sub. agent of an agent of the Senate, the members felt that they should complete the investigation and refer all of the facts to the full committee for appropriate action. It was in the nature of a reserved opinion, he added. e {DIRECT VETERANS' LOMS (PPOSED Mellon Disapproves Plan for Government to Advance Money on Certificates. In the face of a steadily growing demand in Congress that the Veterans’ Bureau, instead of banks, be autkor- ized to lend money to ex-service men on their bonus certificates, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon coday ex- pressed his opposition to the Govern- ment going into the business of making the loans direct. Declaring that the banks generally are making loans satisfactorily on the soldler bonus certificates, Secretary Mellon said he saw no need for the Treasury shouldering the responsi- bility which Congress has placed on financial institutions. Mr. Mellon’s stafement was inter- preted in some congressional circles as indicating that the Treasury De- partment would actively oppose ma- chinery already set in motion to relieve the banks of the burden of making loans direct to veterans. Several Bills Introduced. Several bills having this intention in view have been introduced in the House and additional pressure was being brought to bear today to have the ways and means committee con- duct hearings on the question. In Mr, Mellon's opinion, the prob- lem confronting the banks in obtain- ing proper identification of the cer- tificate holders would be a greater problem for the Government, in the event of appgoval by Congress of 1 lme proj 1 hefore It that the Treas- Acmu;uod % Page b, Columa ) NO-PARKING RULES STILL IN'EFFECT Commissioners Order Laws Be Enforced Despite Judge’s Decision. Taking issue directly with the ruling yesterday of Judge John P. McMahon in Police Court, that they had no authority to set aside reserved park- ing spaces at the shipping entrances the District Commissioners today de- clared the regulation still ta be in ef- fect and directed that the Police De- partment continue to enforce it. At the same time, the city heads instructed Corporation Counsel Fran- cis H. Stephens to file an appeal from the decision of Judge McMahon, hold- ing that Congress, in the recent traffic _act, . gaye - to “the-eity. gevernment ample authority to make necessary regulations affecting the parking of automobiles. Merchants Join Fight. Determined opposition to the ruling of the police court judge also de- veloped today from another quarter as merchants of the city joined forces to seek to set aside the ruling. A special meeting of the traffic com- mittee of the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ Association was held at noon and after hearing an explana- tion of the confused situation by Traf- fic Director M. O. Eldridge voted to tender their support to the District Commissioners in-opposing the ruling and to seek to restore the provisions of the regulation granting ‘“‘shipping | entrance” parking bans. Merchants declared the abandonment of the re- served spaces would completely tie up their business, handicap deliveries and only add to the congestion of downtown traffic. In announcing that they had di- rected that an appeal be taken in the case on which Judge McMahon ruled, the District Commissioners as- serted that the fundamental principle of all regulation of parking was in- volved. They pointed out that the traffic act gave to the director of traf- fic the power of making regulations for the parking of vehicles. Reserv- ing spaces at shipping entrances for the loading and unloading of mer- chandise falls into that classification, they held. Commissioner Dougherty this morning, following the announcement that the ruling of Judge McMahon would be appealed, informed Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants Manufacturers’ sociation, that regulation still would be enforced. With a view to working out a solu- tion of the problem ‘members of the traffic_committee of the merchants’ organization will meet Commissioner Dougherty tomorrow morning. In outlining the regulation to the merchants’ traffic_ committee this morning, Traffic Director Eldridge pointed out that there 100 “no parking” reservations in the eity for the use of business concerns as “ship- ping entrances.” In each case, before the permit was granted, he said, a careful investigation was made to see that the space desired actually was needed. Mr. Eldridge explained that while there are only 100 such “shipping en- trance” reservations, there is a total of 512 similar reservations, where parking ‘of vehicles is prohibited, in front of theaters, hotels, clubs, hos. pitals, churches, apartment bufldings, etc., which also are provided in the same Commissioners’ regulation and which Judge McMahon did not de- clare to be null and void. Appeal Is Planned The District Commissioners today decided to appeal from the decision. The appeal will be noted by Corpo ration Counsel Francis H. Stephens and it will have the effect of staying the execution of the court’s action. Corporation Counsel Stephens is now studying Judge McMahon's de- cision preparatory to noting an ap- peal. He declined, however, to com- ment on the opinion at this time. TUNNEY TO SIGN TO FIGHT. ST. LOUIS, January 6 (#).—Gene Tunney, world heavyweight cham-; pion, today agreed to defend his title next September against any con- tender selected by Tex Rickard, pro- moter, for what was declared to ‘)«‘, the largest guarantee ever made for a fight. Rickard, who came here last night from New York, announced after a conferenge with Tunney this morning that the’ champion would sign a con- tract this afternoon. Terms were not revealed, but it was understood Rick- ard plans to stage the fight in the Yankee Stadium at New York on which he holds a lease. Ftwo VOTING ON STRKE ON 22 SOUTHEAST RALROAD. LINES Balloting by Conductors, Trainmen and Yardmen Af- fects 4 Systems Here, PROTEST ON FAILURE TO GET PAY INCREASE Eastern Territory Has Granted Raises, Say Workers' Executives, in Requesting Expression. By the Associated Bress. RICHM( January 6 Richmond Ney er today say strike vote is being taken by conduc tors, trainmen and yardmen of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Norfolk and Western, the Richmond, Fredericks burg and Potomac, the Seaboard Air Line and other railroads of the Southeastern territory. Other roads affected by the vote are the Atlanta and West Point Rail- road, the Atlanta Joint Terminals, Central of Georgia Railway Co., Charleston and Western Carolini Railway Co., Clinchfield Railroad Co., Florida East Coast Railway, Georgis Railway, Gulf, Mobile and Northe Railroad Co.: Jacksonville Terminal Co.; Louisville, Henderson and Louis Railv Co.; Louisville ani Nashville Railroad Co., Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Nashville, Chattanoogu and St. Louis Railway: Norfolk South ern Railroad, Tennessee Central Rail- way, Western Railway of Alabama and Winstch-Salem Southbound Rail- ~The The order for the strike vote was namllfld from Washington on December 23 last. Committee Requested Vote. The newspaper says the men are being asktd to ‘“vote as to whether or not they will remain in the ser of the employers unless a satisfactory agreement can be obtained which is agreeable to the general chairmen and executive officers of the orsaniza tions.” The ballots are being cast a: the request of the executive commit- tee of the organizatichs with the ap- proval of L. E. Sheppard, presidenc of the Order of Railway Conductors, and W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Distribution of the ballots was be- gun this week, the News-Leader says: The order follows: “Supplementing earlier attempts which have been made to induce the conference committee of railway of- ficials, representing the above named rallroads, to grant the fncreases to their conductors, train and yard men which were filed in common by the members of the two organizations throughout the United States in the |early part of this vear, we met the conference committee of managers for the Southeastern territory on April 28, 1926, and were met with a blank refusal. “We suspended further negotiations and frankly stated to the officers with whom we were dealing here that we expected to go elsewhere and renew | negotiations which had failed in the other territories, after whicn would again ask for a conference. we Won Some Concessions. “The general proposition was again taken up with the representatives of the Eastern railways and when fail ure to agree followed, arbitration pro- ceedings were entered into and an award was handed down, effective De cember 1, 1926, which gave to all classes Tz per cent increases in all standard rates and a like increase in the same amount of money to all spe- clal and miscellaneous rates. In ad- dition to the increases in rates the arbitrators also concurred in three of four requests embodied in our original proposition for the preservation higher rates, differentials, etc. other words the usual clauses wh we have fncorporated in this and sev- eral other preceding wage movements were concurred in and thereby pre. served. We also obtained at the hands of the board a pickup and drop rule as plied to men paid on through and irregular freight basis and o elear definition of what constituted local ight service. We then requested further confer- ences with the officers committee rep- resenting the Southeastern railways and the date of December 15, 1926, was set for conference. The general chairmen representing the two organi zations for the territory were con- vened in WashingZon on the 1ith, and we said to them very frankly that we felt that the award in the Eastern ¢ was reasonably satisfactory, and therefore our members in the Southeastern territory could not con- sistently expect more, while on the other hand the railways could not ex- pect to pay less. To be consistent and with a view of a quick and amicable settlement when we met the managers we explained our proposition as above indicated and tentatively submitted in lieu of our original request, which the railway representatives claim in- volves 19 per cent increase, the East- ern award in its entirety. Asked to Change Rules. “When the representatives of the organizations originally ap- proached the officers of their respec- tive railways and asked for the in- creases they were confronted with counter propositions in almost ever; instance, in which the railway com panies endeavored to bring about a consideration of and changes in rules more favorable to the railway com panies. In most instances the pro- posed changes seriously impaired tha value of several standard and funda- mental rules. We were confronted here by further efforts on the part of the representatives of the railways to not only have the standard and funda mental rules changed, but many changes were sought on the various valiways in rules that were largely local in character. “Disagreement followed and tne ailway representatives suggested arbi- tration. This we declined, but we finally agreed that if they would re- quest mediation at the hands of the United States Board of Mediation we would not object, although we would not _request it, “We have been in conference with the Board of Mediation for several days without the least change in the Radio Programs—Page 34 situation. The rallway representa- tives throughout insisted on main- (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.

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