Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (. Increa morrow or night Tei tod: ¥ S. Weather rain and lowest, 46, ing cloudiness much colder Saturday. perature—Highest, 66, at noon 1l report on page 9. Bureau Forecast.) tonight: to- colder in afternoon at 7:30 a.m. today. Iintered as second class matter ‘Washington, D C. b ®(losing N.Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 WASHINGTO WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION HURSDA = (5 FEBRUARY 1 1927—-FIFTY PAGES. ¢ Foening Star. * The Star's as fast as the paper: (#) Means Associated Pres: “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ¢ carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes s are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 105,624 TWO CEN1 CANTONESE ENTER HANGCHOW AS SUN TROOPS FALL BACK Shanghai Hears of Collapse of Defenders’ Army, Only 113 Miles Away. 1,200 MARVINES RVEPORTED GOING DIRECT TO CITY Transport Chaumont Would Raise U. S. Force There to 2,300 for Emergency Duty. 113 miles from Shanghal of Chekiang Province, ter of the civil war in the Cantonese, or Na iming its capture and idvices indicating its imminent 1 Northern army of Sun Chuan- . defending Hangchow appeared lave collapsed, but whether to 1 degree as to leave Shanghai to a Cantonese attack was un News from the Province of Honan that the orthern armies of \al Chang Tso-lin and his ally : Tsin-chang continued nee on the Cantonese-con Yangtze Valley en, their adv trolied upper orthern Chiefs Confer. Chieftains of the Northern alliance continued their conferences at Peking 1 w the Honan campaign. The League of Nations at Geneva ncknowledged receipt of Peking's com- wunication demanding withdrawal of British troops en route to Shang- the British press is apparently little impressed by the demand. The aemand of the Cantonese for- eign minister, Eugene Chen, that he be recognized as the official spokes- man for all of China and that the entire concession problem be settled nkow caused the present sus- pension of negotiations there, official ndvices to London say. Foreign authorities here believe - farshal Sun has finally lost Chekiang | >rovince, unless he receives reinforce- nents from the Shantung northern army. No Shantung support has been forthcoming up to the present, HANGCHOW BELIEVED FALLEN. Troops of Defense Army Retreating : Toward Shanghai. SHANGHAL February 17 ®.— Hangchow, regarded as the gateway 10 Shanghai, was believed tonight to bave fallen into the hands of the Cantonese invaders, The troops of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, ruler of the Province of Kiangtu, of which Shanghal is the chief eity, were re- ported evacuating Hangchow after their defeat by the Cantonese. Fighting was taking place in the outskirts of Hangchow, city of 800,- 000 population, as early as last night, gaid a foreigner who arrtved here by wrain. The soldiers of Sun were fall- ing back then, demoralized, before the Cantonese onslaught. For some time Marshal Sun has been paying Gen. Chang Tsung- chang, Shantung commander, $600,000 « month on the condition that the lat- ter would aid the Shanghai defender when called upon. Issued Call for Help. Two days ago Marshal Sun issued & call for help, and several trains have been standing by at Nanking, capital f s (Kiangsu) province, ready. to hantung troops southward. Chang Tsung-chang’s failure 0 move in this direction was regarded indication that he intends to it until Marshal Sun's retreat be- comes a collapse and then he will be able to take Shanghal for himself. Marshal Sun drove Gen. Chang from Shanghai In 192 Meanwhile it was learned that the transport Chaumont, now en route to China from Honolulu with 1,200 Ma- ryiues from S2n Diego aboard, has been 4 to provced directly to Shang- They are due here February will make the number of Ameri- N troops d ships here total 00 for shore duty in case of emer- 21 War At present t Craft in Port. » are 21 war craft in the harbor k five of which ure Ameri the cruiser Pittsburgh, Admiral C. S, Williams, nander; the Asheville, | and McCormick. British ft, the of Vice Admil the Carlisle, Vindictive, En- 1 and Scarab. Japan » four and Italy one. ionalists assert that their entered Hangchow after the defending army of Marshal Sun split in-three parts and retreated in sepa rate directions When the southerne: ted their offensive some time ag h Shang $ai as their objective, their supporters here de »d that if Hangchow fell into their hands the largest portion of their task was over. Control of that ¢ explained, would enable the to transport by water Supplies and artillery that heretofore ve been lugged on human ver tortuous mountain roads and arails, are six flagship Propaganda Is Effective. said that toward Shanghai, ovince of ists rushed in re Fukien Province The Nationalist report Sun’s forces fled Soochow and the While the Natic suforcements from Sun's troops wavered, their morale cen perhaps more by the enemy’s Jroadside of propaganda than by powder #nd shot In the other honan Province, active war sector, to the north and vest, far in the interior, no actual Jighting has been reported, but the iroops of the northern armies con Tinue to advance, preparatory to their upon the Cantonese-controlled Upper Yangtze River valley. The antungese, allies of Marshal Chang s0-Lin sneralis Yees, were veported to hs ifeng, capital of the provin were I ng hengchow, an nt rail center. A scries of conferences amon of the Northern al campai impor was still in the hang Hsueh Clang, who was desig 10 lead the expedi (Continueg pu Page 4, Lolumn 2.) n, are sincerely—however armament Japan, as the world's great naval they desire, but will refuse to enter into any arrangement whereby, the French people tions would be placed at the mercy | his name. backs | ! Anhwet. | Elihu Root Laughs When He 1s Told Of Report of Death By the Assaciated Press NEW YORK, February 17.— lihu Root, former Secretary of State, who celebrated his eighty- second birthday anniversary on Tuesday, laughed today when a &roup of reporters called at his ifth avenue home to run down report, printed in an English spaper, that he was dead. Mr. Root appeared to be in e cellent health and left for his office at his usual hour. BRITISH REJECTION SEEN BY FRANCE Japan and Italy Also Ex-| pected to Disapprove Naval Arms Cut. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daiiv News. Copyright, 19! PARIS, February 17.—France ex- pects Italy certainly, Great Britain probably and Japan perhaps, to follow the French lead in refusing the Wash- ington disarmament proposal. How- ever, the French answer was not based on consideration of what others might do, but solely upon what was considered the best interests of France, It is significant that French opinion, from extreme Right to extreme Left, including the liberals, pacifists, radicals and Socialists, is entirely united in opposing President Coolidge's ideas. American Prestige Gone. So far as France is concerned, the United States has entirely lost the great moral prestige it enjoyed a few years ago. Instead, American aims unjustly—re- garded as systematically egoistic and some times harshly unfair. The French disarmament views, on the other hand, are known to be shared by a considerable number of countries. A large part of French opinion believes staunchly in_ the League of Nations and is unwilling to admit the American thesis that the League will fail in ifs disarma- ment projects. ‘When the preparatory commission on disarmament meets again at Geneva in March, it is announced France will present concrete pro- posals looking toward a general dis- conference, perhaps in October. France sees no objection to the Tnited States, Great Britain and powers, maklng ~any agreements as think, French colonies and maritime communica- of these powers. French experts believe that neither (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) e ASWELL DEFEATED ON FARM-AID BILL House Refuses to Substitute His Measure for McNary- Haugen Proposal. By the Associated Prees. The House today refused to substi- tute the Aswell farm relief bill for the McNary-Haugen measure. The vot against substitution was 160 to 144. Immediately after the vote, Repre- sentative Crisp, Democrat, Georgla, moved substitution of the bill bearing Although a second vote on the As- well bill may come later, this action narrows the fight more closely be- tween the Curtis-Crisp bill and the McNary-Haugen measure, and gives the first preliminary test of strength as between this and the rival bills. There was no record vote. Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the Democratic leader, supported the Aswell substitution, declaring man® members in supporting the McNary- Haugen bill were submerging their own -convictions. Attacking the Haugen bill as a vicious plece of legislation, he sai “Every man who votes for the equal izatlon fee, which threatens to destroy all agriculture, will be on the defense as soon as it becomes effective.” GETS EAL“TE;JIALAN POST. American Named Technical Ad- viser on Customs. GUATELMALA CITY, Guatemala, February 17 (#).—The Guatemalan government has contracted for the servic of ¥indley B. Howard, an ‘American, as technical adviser 1o the customs department. . Howard will assist in reorgan- ation of the personnel of the customs | DEAD AND 5,000 OMELESS, TOLL OF ALIFORNIA FLOODS Damage From Four Days of Rain, Snow and Wind Esti- mated in Millions. TWENTY CITIES PARTLY OR WHOLLY DELUGED Wire Communications Crippled. Railroad Tracks Washed Out. Another Storm on Way. N FRANCISCO, February 17— <pite the condition and roar of high water, flood-stricken souhtern Call fornia today turned an eye toward the growing totals of death.and de- ruction as the result of the worst storm in its history, while thousands of its besieged citizens sought refuge from a menace still unabated. With the known death toll stand- ing at 21, property losses from rain, snow and wind which have beset the southland with unprecedented violence for four days probably will total sev- eral million dollars. Up to an early hour today, 5,000 persons had been driven from their homes. A survey late last night, made up from reports received over limited lines of communication, showed at least 20 cities had been partly or wholly deluged. Damage to bridges alone in Los Angeles was estimated at $1,000,000. San Diego in Danger. San Diego stood in imminent danger of a catastrophic flood for several hours last night and early today, but the waters finally receded to below the danger point. At one time engi- neer were considering a plan to dyna- mite a Sante Fe railroad bridge, there to lessen the danger because the structure had been holding back the roaring overflow. Communication was limited and the city was cut off from all wire service except one or two congested tele- graph and telephone lines. No esti- mate of the San Diego losses could be made early today. * A survey of damage at Taft, which is out of the Southern flood area,! where a windstorm toppled over, nearly 100 oil derricks, indicate the} loss there would run to $250,000 or more. San Francisco shippers olaimed a loss of $100,000 due to the weather, Union Pacific Rallroad officlals said equipment destroyed in the wreck of the road's Los Angeles-Chicago Flyer at Whittier Tuesday night would rep- resent $150,000 loss. Untold damage was caused to crops, orchards, highways and homes in the San Fernando Valley, where several towns were inundated. 13 Killed by Snowslide. The death toll in the snowslide in the mountdins above Fresno reached 13 last night, when coroner's reports had been checked. Two avalanches ! struck the camp of the Southern Cal-{ ifornia Edison Co. there, causing the greatest tragedy of the storm. Twenty-four persons caught in the slide still are in hospitals, many of them seriously injured. Besides San Diego and Los Angeles, the badly flooded citles include Long Beach, where some 2,500 persons were | driven from their homes by high water, 64 city blocks having been flooded; Venice, where 600 or more were forced to flee; Anaheim, with 20 blocks inundated, and Fullerton, where 40 blocks were under water. | At Anaheim, an oil tank, under- mined by flood waters, toppled over | and added its 80,000 barrels of petrol- | eum to the flood, covering the sur-| face of the water with a greasy mix-| ture. At Escondido, one of the show | places of San Diego Ccunty, 662 inches of rain fell Tuesday night and early Wednesday. While some of the rivers and creeks| were reported receding and the flood | crest passing, weather reports said| another storm of unknown propor-| tions was rolling in from the Pacific. More rain today also was promised. The Pacific storm was reported to be 48 hours away. Storm May Delay Fleet. At San Pedro, storm conditions threatened to delay the departure of a section of the Pacific coast battle fleet today for the Atlantic to partici pate in joint maneuvers with the East- ern naval unit. Traffic in the Southland was com pletely paralyzed for a time, but limit ed train service was resumed at Los Angeles toward the East last, night. The death list included one’ drown- | ing at San Diego, four from traffic a cidents in Los Angeles, one death at Taft, and one at Riverside. In sev-| eral of the cities the water reached a | depth of three to six fee ome places in the Mission Valley of San| Diego County were reported to have| been under 10 feet of water, San Gabriel River threatened for a time to break through the control levees and the Santa Ana River left its banks late yesterday, imperiling the Anaheim-Garden Grove district. service and also will draft new regu- lations. Other rivers in Southern California, (Continued on Page 3, Column 2 By the Associated Press. WOODRUFF, 8. C., February 17.— Ring, a little dog held fast by rocks in a narrow underground passageway for 110 hours, walked from his prison just before dawn and bounded into the urms of his master, with tail wagging | furtousiy. Twenty men, who through the night had worked with pick and shovel, | paused expectantly while Willie Nel son. 19, crawled into the passageway at 3:45 oclock. They did not, see | Willie as he made his way 30 feet Lo | where the dog was lodged, nor could they watch him as he pulled the little animal free with an iron hook. They saw him u moment though, for the dog bounded past Willie and out into the open. Twenty hats went up and sh split the countryside a3 Ko No Bgdy. bachelor- later, | farmer, gathered Ring in his arms and wrapped his overcoat about him. It was a happy calvacade that quit the scene. Kelly, careful that Ring was comfortable in his arms, carried | his pet home for some hot milk, the first meal for the dog since last Thurs day when he chased a fox into the passageway and became imprisoned, The fox was removed yesterday, dead. Ring had killed it. News of the rescue preceded the band into the dark, qulet little town, Shafts of light framed neighbors who opened doors to hear the tidings. Ring, a fried of the community, had become a popular concern in his predicament. The rescuers were to gather at the scene of the rescue later in the day to ,GARIB;‘LDI R 190 Men Dig Out Hound Imprisoned g 110 Hours After Chasing Fox in Den| i i}Tomato Shipments U. 5. SENDS PLANES 10 NICARAGUA PORT Six Aircraft and 200 More Marines Dispatched—Ships Held Ready. By the ‘Associated Press. Concern for the safety of American lives and property because of the re- cently increased outbreaks in the Nic- araguan civil war evidently has vrompted augmentation of United States Naval forces in the Central American republic. The additional forces included a company of 200 Marines and a division of six airplanes, making the dispatch of aircraft to the Nicaraguan zone for the first time. Both units were or- dered from San Diego to %w. on the west coast of Nicaragua, and will be taken on the destroyer tender Mel- ville as soon as the. are made ready for ahlpmiw Further Precautions Necessary. While the Washington Government is.hopeful that the recent conference between Rear Admiral Latimer, in charge of the special service squad- ron in Nicaraguan water, and Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, Liberal faction lead- er, may inaugurate a peaceful solu- tion of the civil warfare, it feels fur- ther precautionary steps toward the protection of American interests are necessary. Considerable anxiety is manifested by the Washington officials over the continued fighting in impor- tant towns in Nlcaragua, where Ameri- cans and other foreigners are resi- dents. In addition to the San Diego units, the naval transport Henderson, which is preparing to sail today from Phila- delphia to Newport, R. L, to take aboard 800 bluejackets for duty with the fleet in Cuban waters, also is being held in readiness by the Navy Depart- ment to transport Marines from the Quantico, Va., base to southern waters if need for them arises. Three Cruisers Detained. Three cruisers, the Richmond, Cin- cinnati and Marblehead, which arrived vesterday at Honolulu from Nicaragua en route to the Asiatic fleet, are being detained at the Hawaifan port to await further orders. The alrplane division, consisting of 100 officers and men, will be used for reconnoisance work, particularly to keep the American naval commanders on both the east and west coasts of Nicaragua posted on the movements of the Nicaraguan factions’ forces. The planes also will carry standard machine guns and bombing equipment. MORE MARINES HELD NEEDLESS Latimer Says He Has Not Requested Additional Troops in Nicaragua. PANAMA, February 17 (#).—Rear Admiral Latimer, in charge of the spe- cial United States service squadron in | Nicaraguan waters, said today he had not_requested additional Marines. “There is really no need for them, as there already is a sufficlent number of Marines and bluejuckets in Nicara- gua to fulfill the requirements,” he said. Rear Admiral Latimer, arrvived here on his way to Corinto, on the west coast of Nicaragua, from conference at Puerto Cabezas, on the east coast, with the Liberal President, Juan B. Sacasa. He characterized his talks with the Liberal chieftain as “having no particular significance.” He said the situation had not changed as a consequence of these meetings, EPORTED ON SHIP NEARING CUBA Group in Havana Seeks Means to Allow Italian to Land for Few Days. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, February 17.—Col. Ric- ciotl Garibaldi, a citizen of Italy, who Was ordered to leave France recently because of complicity in a Catalonian separation plot, is understood to be aboard the steamer Oroya, due here in several days. Although the {mmigration depart- ment has displayed firmness in its de- cision that he will not be allowed to disembark on Cuban soil, a group of Cubans are making efforts to secure permission for him to land here in a few days. They called on the secre- |tary of the interior and he referred them to the immigration commissioner, at whose offica they were told that the Commissioner had no power to abro- ose for a motion picture camera man. “I don’'t know how soon,” said Kelly. “My dog needs sleep and rest. We'll let him sleep and rest. decide.” gate existing regulations covering the case. We'll et him Radio Profgnn—l’age 34 NEW UPfiISING OF MOROS FACED IN PHILIPPINES Luther Stevens, Who Down Datu Tahil, on Way to Subdue Outlaws. By the Associated Press. COTOBATO, P. I., February 17. Conflicts between Philippine govern- ment forces and Moros in the up-river districts of Cotobato province were indicated by a message received today Luther Stevens of the con- Col. Put tierrez of Cotobato and called for Steven's immediate presence, saying that 500 Moro outlaws in the district were defying the government force. Stevens, who only recently quieted the Datu Tahil Moro disturbance, on Jolo Island, left last night, taking with him the same artillery used against Tahil. The present situation promises to be more serious than the Tahil uprising, as the outlaw force is larger and the territory is more ex- tensive. COLD WAVE 15 DUE TOMORROW NIGHT Frigid Spell Is Sweeping on to East From Montana and South Dakota. Washington had better take fullest advantage today and tomorrow of the present spell of Springlike weather, for the balmy zephyrs are due before long to meet with some rude opposi- tion from another cold wave. Leaving in its wake last night in Montana and South Dakota tempera- ture falls of 44 and 40 degrees, respec- tively, the frigid disturbance was cir- cling today through the West and on toward the East, Forecaster Weight- man announced. It was 24 degrees below at Havre, Mont. Much colder weather will greet the city by tomorrow evening, and the mercury will go down even lower Sat. urday, Mr. Weightman declared, prob- ably well below the freezing mark. The magimum temperature for the past 24 hours was reached at 2 o'clock this morning, when the thermometer at the Weather Bureau registered 61 degrees. The lowest mark for that period was 46 degrees, recorded last night. The temperature was expected: to rise some more today, and another warm night is in prospect. Raid is on the horizon for tomorrow. SOUTHWEST TO GET COLD. Flowers Bloom in San Antonio, but Winter Is Returning. KANSAS CITY, February 17 ().— Spring frocks and budding shrubs, brought forth by Springlike tempera- tures of several days, are due to re- ceive a shock in the Southwest tonight with the sudden return of Winter. The Weather Bureau announced to- day that a cold wave, the first effects of which already were noticeable, would send the mercury tumbling to as low as 10 degrees above zero as far South as central Oklahoma by morning. The cold wave, sweeping out of the Northwest, will be, accom- panied by snow. Temperatures reached $0 degrees in San Antonio this week, where flowers were in_bloom, and 70 in Oklahoma and 67 here yesterday Tl g == CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Febru- ary 17 (®).—Blind fog 40 s, Paul Marquie is able to see for the first time since he was 14 vears old. Physicians removed bandages yes- terday after an operation through which several cataracts were de- stroyed. Now an operation for his brother, 52 years old, who has been blind since birth, is contemplated. Miners’ Homes Dynamited. BRONSVILLE, Pa., February 17 (#)—Three men were injured, one grobfl.bly fatally, when three boarding ouses at the Crescent Mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. were dynamited early today. All three houses were wrecked. Two suspects were arrested. ‘The mine has been operated on a non- union basis since last November. $1,086,000 Barracks Asked. Barracks costing $1,086,000 for a regiment of Infantry would be built at Fort Jay, Governors Island, N. Y., under a ‘b.la Intr?'dumd yofit by Representative lames, epul n, Alschigmiie 5 Iy - gl CLOVES PRESENTE FOR HOUSE 0TS Two Pairs Offered for All “Official Matches” Held in Future. Speaker Longworth today was of- fered at his desk in the House two pairs of boxing gloves to be kept in the Speaker's office and used at all official bouts between members under the new proposed House regulation on fistic encounters. The presentation was made by Representative George A. Welsh, Re- publican, of Philadelphia, who had received them for his personal pro- tection from the members of the Twenty-fourth ~Ward Republican Club, of whigh he is president. Al though Mr. Welsh won considerable local fame as an expert boxer, his friends wrote that they realized he was in a dangerous position here and were considerably worried regarding his safety and so they sent the gloves that he might be more ade- quately protected. ‘They said that it was their bellef that such weapons of defense in the manly art were more necessary in Congress today than any other requirement. Mrs. Kahn Approves. When Mr. Welsh received the gloves, he showed them to Mrs. Flor- ence Kahn, the Congreswoman from California, who yesterday protested t Speaker Longworth that for the pro- tection of members, especially women, in the House chamber, an official ref- eree should be appointed to be present at all sessions. . Mrs. Kahn tried on the new gloves and. expressed her belief that they would be adequate protection for her if the House leaders would agree that all members engaging in fights would be compelled to wear these gloves or else be prohibited from fisticuffs. As the gloves are unusually light Mrs. Kahn felt that her personal safety would be sufficiently protected with this proviso. Mr. Welsh then walked over to the Democratic side of the House and with the gloves in his hand, told Represent- ative Blanton that he now challenged him to a bout. Apparently taken aback and not quite appreciating the humor of the incident Mr. Blanton shook his head and_declined. Snell Wants Bodyguard. Chairman Snell of the rules com- mittee, to which both the Carew and Gallivan resolutions introduced yes- terday for official supervision of all physical contests in the House had been referred, said today that hear- ings on these two measures wil! be started just as soon as he can secure the presence of Gen. Pershing and a regiment of regulars. “I do not propose to take any chances,” said Mr. Snell, “I want a man as my bodyguard, who is used to action and T don’t propose to trust my safety to any tin soldlers. I waat regulars.” It was reported today that a num- ber of former Marines in the House have volunteered to be “first to fight” if such service is requived for the protection of the rules committee, Representative’s Mother Dies. Word reached here today of the death of Mrs. Amanda Osburn, mother of Representative Mansfleld of Texas, at her home in Wayne, W. V: Heavy From South; Spring Forerunner By the Assaciated Prese CHICAGO, February 17.—Robin red-breasts are in danger of being outdistanced by red tomatoes as forerunners of Spring. More than 100 carloads of toma- toes from Florida were reported today by the Government Bureau of Agricultural Economics as hav ing been shipped in the last week This is in contrast with only 9 cars during the same period a year ago. Besides the gay-tinted tomatoes, other Spring vegetables starting to move include express shipments of asparagus and of early Texas beets and carrots SHITH'S ILLNESS POSTPONES PROBE Testimony During Absence of Senator-designate. Frank L. Smith, Senator-designate and Senator-elect from Illinois, caused an indefinite postponement of his case before the Senate privileges and elections com- mittee today C. J. Doyle, counsel for Col. Smith told the committee when it assembled today that counsel did not wish to proceed with an analysis of the testi- mony before the Reed slush fund com- mittee, taken in Chicago last Sum- mer, without Col. Smith's being pres- ent. He explained that Col. Smith was ill at his home in Dwight, IIl., and not in condition to appear before the committee. His physicians had declared he was in no condition to come to Washington. Last Spring Col. Smith underwent a very serious operation, and at present he has been suffering from an absessed ear, and every effort is being made to avoid the necessity of a mastoid operation. Committee Agrees to Request. Chairman Ernst and the other mem- bers of the committee agreed to the request of the Smith counsel for post- ponement of the hearing. Senator Watson of Indiana asked Mr. Doyle if he believed that Col. Smith would be able to appear before the committee within the next 10 days, apparently having in mind the fact that Congress is to adjourn soon thereafter. “Your guess about that is as good as mine,” was the reply of Mr. Doyle. _ While a majority of the committee is favoreble to Col. Smith’s being sworn in, accepting his credentials as prima facie evidence of his right 1o bé seated, and then taking action to oust him, if such action be war- ranted, it doés not appear now that the Senate will have an opportunity to vote again at this session on the proposal that Col. Smith be seated. The committee apparently is disin- clined to make a partial report to the Senate on the right of Smith to be sworn in, and reserve its report on the right of Smith to retain that seat. It is doubtful Col. Smith will be able to appear before the committee before the close of the present session, owing to his physical condition. And even if he does. the time intervening before the end of the session makes it doubt- ful a vote could be reached after the committee submitted its report. Ballot Boxes Arrive. The belief still prevails that, even though the committee reported Col. Smith was entitled to take the oath of office, a majority of the Senate would hold otherwise. It voted be- fore, 48 to 33, to refer the matter to the committee. If another vote were taken and Smith was again turned down it would re-establish a precedent for denying him the right to take the oath of office when he appears as Senator-elect at the opening of the next Congress. The committes formally instructed Chairman Ernst to report the creden- tials of other Senators elected for the term beginning March 4 to the Sen- ate. They had been referred to the committez on motion of Senator Reed l)f Missouri to examine their regu- arity. 1 have no objection, Waison, raising a among the bunch.” The flrst of the ballot boxes used in Alleghany County, Pa., in the Wil- son senatorial election arrived today and were stored in the basement of the Senate Office Building. They will remain under guard until their ex- amination is begun after the adjourn- ment of Congress by representatives of the Keed campaign fu; - Ll paig) nds com: Tliness of Col. said Senator laugh; “mine is Woman, 126, Dies. DAYTON, Ohio, February 17 (#).— Mrs. Susan Watkins, a negro, said to have been 126 years oid and the moth. | er of 20 children, died at her home | here last night. Only two of the | children are known to survive, the | others having been sold into slaver prior to the Civil War and all trace of them lost. 3 Rich College Youth, “Rolled” for $7.000, | Blamed for Raid on “Tex"” Guinan's Club By the Associated Press. NEW YOR! February 17.—A wealthy college youth with a grudge against New York's great white way caused a prohibition raid early today on the Three Hundred Club, in West Fifty-fourth street, and sent Texas Guinan, widely known night club host- ess, to jall for the wee small hours. This college youth, Federal agents sald, furious at hating been fleeced of $7,000 in one of the night clubs, went to Washington, obtained a posi- tion as a prohibition agent, and has been spending his own money in get- tllng- eyidence against high-class night clubs. The agents refused to reveal the young man’s identity, but it was said he, with seven others, including four woman agents, had been guests at various night clubs. The party was said to have been in the Three Hun- dred Ch he time of the raid and to have @pped off the raiding party. Eighte@n agents, including the four women, §escended on the club short- terfh? o'clock, threw the room of \bly attired guests %) consternation, seized a small quantity of alleged liquor and ted Texas| and four male assistants to the pre- einct police station in a patrol. Bail was refused when Capt, John W. Iglesby of the prohibition forces explained to the police magistrate that in addition to being charged with illegal sale and possession of liquor, | Miss Guinan was charged with vio- lation of a personal injunction, which, he asserted, carried a jail sentence upon conviction. Ball, he said, only could be taken by the Federal judge x:o had signed the original injunc- . “How sweet,” said Texas, she learned she would have to .‘;:':: the night in the police station. “What & thrilll Texas Guinan going to e Guinan, who gave her the desk sergeant as 36, too.kgah:: arrest in good humor and entertained the hundred or more persons who fol- lowed her to jail with impromptu se. lections of popular songs. Then, the “booking” over, she retired in her elaborate ermine cloak and brilliant headdress, to spend what remained of ‘the. night .in" perusing a magazine. Counsel Opposes Study of| $37.000.000 BILL FORD. C. MAY PASS INSENATE TODAY {Commissioners Retain Power to Select Corporation Coun- sel for New Office. LEGAL DEPARTMENT SHAKE-UP IS EXPECTED Phipps Predicts Approval of $600,- 000 Item for Purchase of Pat- terson Tract. With an amendment already agreed 1o in committee of the whole by which the Commissioners would retain the power of appointing the corporation counsel, the District appropriation bill may pass the Senate before adjourn- ment today carrying close to $37,- 000,000. Senators In charge of the bill agreed yesterday evening to strike out the clause transferring power to appoint the city legal adviser to the Presi- dent, but it was clearly indicated by the debate that they expect the Com- missioners to make a change in the office of corporation counsel, which is held at present by Francis H. | Stephens. Senator Phipps of Colorado will en- deavor to have the Senate resume con- sideration of the bill this afternoon. Copeland to Resume Fight. It is understood that Senator | Copeland of New York will make an | effort today to have the Senate place a limitation in the bill to prevent the Commissioners from erecting the heating plant for the new McKinley High School, on the corner of Se ond and K streets northeast. Al- though work has been started on the plant, Senator Copeland contends it is a mistake to place it on one of the corners of the large tract acquired for this high school. He believes the heating plant should go on the interior of the site, near where a similar plant was erected for the Langley Junior High School. Senator Phipps is hopeful the Senate will sustain the committee amendment adding $600,000 to the bill for the long-delayed acquisition jof the Patterson tract for a park and playground in the Northeast. The Senator pointed out today that this may be the last chance the cits will have to acquire this park site and that it this land is devoted to private uses within the next year or two, there is practically no other available place in the congested part of the Northwest that could be bought for park purposes, Publish Sales for Taxes. The Senate, in committee of the whole yesterday evening, agreed to the amendment under which the Com missioners will be required to publish in two local newspapers a complete list of property to be sold for non- payment of taxes, in place of the past | practice of printing a pamphlet which property owners can see only by going to the District Building. The oniy change made by the Senate from the committee recommendation was to stipulate that the Commissioners shail Invite competitive proposals from the local newspapers for the publishing of the list. - This change is being made because { the Senators felt owners of property {do not get from the pamphlet proper notice of the tax sale, with the result that in many cases property is sold merely because the owner did not know his taxes were overdue. The Senate also approved yesterday the committee increase from $19,360 (o $28,540 for salaries in the director | of traffic’s office, together with an in- crease from $70,000 to $75.000 in the item for traffic signal lights and other devices. The Senate will begin today where 1it left off last night, with the amsnd- | ment striking out the House item for the paving of Thirty-eighth street | southeast, from Alabama avenue to Suitland road and Suitland road from Thirty-eighth street to the Dis >t line. Senator Bruce of Maryland is endeavoring to have this item re- illol‘fll. " 3 Members of the Senate appropria- tions subcommittee stated during de- bate yesterday that they were not par- ticularly concerned over whether the appointing power was given to the Commissioners or to the President. i{They said they felt satisfled the re- Sult they were after—a complete re organization of the corporation coun- sel's office—would be brought about now without changing the appointive power. Salary Changes. The Senate amendment as modifled vesterday raises the salary to be paid the corporation counsel after July 1 from $6.000 to §7,500, but reduces the total allotment salaries in_that office from $46.000 to $42.360. There- fore, if the plan revealed vesterday of demoting Mr. Stephens and appointing a new corporation counsel at $7,500 i3 arried out, it may lead to the dropping of one or two other assistants in the office in order to keep within the allotment for salarles. The Senate approved the amendment increasing the salary allotment in the hasing division from $43,560 to the corporation counsel amendment was reached, Senator ess, Republican, of Ohio made a point of order t the proposed change in appointive power from the Commissioners to the President was new legislation and, therefore, not in order in an appropriation bill. enator Moses, presiding at the time, overruled the point of order, following which Senators Willls of ‘Ohio, Bruce of Maryland, Copeland of New York and Bratton of New Mexico all spoke in opposition to the change in appointive power. Phipps Explains Recommendation. Just before he agreed to strike out the clause naming the President as the appointing power, Senator Phipps made the following explanation of why the subcommittee recommended the change: “The House committee, as T at- tempted to say, thought, in the in- terest of the public welfare, that the- legal department of the District should be recast. They have expressed to us—1 want to modify my statement there in a little particular, because this comes, perhaps, second hand from the District Commissioners— the service they have been get. %fld on Page %, Columa N