Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1927, Page 2

2 - HOUSE PASSES TWO DISTRICT MEASURES " Three ‘Others Are Defeated on Points of Order Made by Blanton. Two District measures were paseed by the House today and three were de- feated on points of order by Represen- tative Blanton, Democrat, Texas. Four of these measures were called up by Chairman Zihlman of the House District. committee, and had aiready passed the Senate. One orhmese provides that a license to préctice dentistry shall be increased trom §$1 to $2. This measure passed under unanimous consent. and this completes legislative action Mr. Blanton objected to the H which would increase the fee for| licenses to nurses from $5 to §15, de claring that such an increase to the poor nurses is outrageous Mr. Blanton also objected to the bill authorizing the commissioners to close certain streets in connection with the opening, closing and straightening of highways on the ground that it} might be constructed by the Commis- sioners as giving them authority to extend Fourteenth street through the Walter Reed Hospital grounds. Mr. Blanton also objected to a bill which would equalize the pay of the park police with that of the Metropoli- tan police force on the ground that it might prevent passage of a bill which is now under consideration pro- viding for consolidation of these police forces. Chairman Elliott of the committee >n Public Buildings and Grounds called up a conference report on the proposal to abolish the gates in Executive ave. nue between the White House and! State, War and Navy Building and the House concurred in the Senate amend- bili | | new home. |COOLIDGES STAY Although President Coolidge’s first | night's sleep in the temporary wmm‘ | House, at 15 Dupont circle, last night was unbroken and restful, he arose | | considerably earlier than is his daily custom and. after wandering about the rooms of the lower floors of the | handsome residence in which he and Mrs. Coolidge are to live during the several months the White House is undergoing repalrs, he went for | walk. | Leaving before 7 a'clock, the P'resi. | dent walked around Dupont Circle and | then turned into P street. going as| far as Sixteeath street, where he stood for a few moments at the corner, | apparently interested in the hurrying | automobiles, before retracting his | steps to the temporary White House. Breakfast was waiting for him when he returned and. with this meal over, he left the house immediately and went to the executive office. He did not walk the 10 blocks between the office and the temporary home this morning, but rode in the White House limousine. He intimated later to those with whom he was discussing | his first night in the Patterson resi- dence that he intends frequently to make the journey to and from the office on foot. One of the secret serv ice men said. when this' was being discussed today. that he walked the | distance last night m 17 minutes | Comfortable in New Home. The President said he and Mrs. Coolidge were very comfortable in the The greater part of the evening. before retiring at 10 o’clock, the President devoted to reading in { | ment. 46 OF STORM-TOSSED SHIPS IN PERIL OFF ATLANTIC COAST (Continued from First Page.) reported to Coast Guard headquarters this morning that the barge Bangor is drifting helplessly with both her anchors gone, about 28 miles off Cape Henry. She is moving south at the rate of about 4 knots an hour. The barges were both being towed by the tug Bath Gate of the Southern Trans- portation Co., and they broke adrift between Hog Island and Chincoteague. The Bath Gate staved as long as possible and came back to Sewells Point, returning this morning to aid the Coast Guard Cutter Mascoutin in searching for the barges. 74MILE-AN-HOUR WIND. Coast Storm Is Central Southeast of Nantucket. By the Associated Press. ‘The coast storm was charted by the ‘Weather Bureau today as central about 150 miles southeast of Nan- tucket. The highest wind velocity so far reported was 74 miles an hour from the northeast at Highland Light, Freezing weather and killing frost were reported today from Jacksonville, Gainsville, Orlando and Pensacola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. ‘The temperature is expected to re- main below normal tonight east of the Mississippi River, although it will rise slowly on Friday, except in New . Warmer weather generally in the East is expected Saturday. Killing frost is probable tonight in extreme northern Florida and light frost as far south as Miami. SHIP OUT OF DANGER Oy of St. Louls Signals ‘“Some Bedding and Carpets Wet.” NEW YORK, March- 3 (#).—The steamer City of St. Louis, battered by the.Atlantic Coast gale off the Hattéras shoals, Is in no danget, the Savannah Line was notifled by the captain, L. B. Borum, today. “At 8 o'clock this morning," the read, “We are 50 miles north, east of Hatteras. All well. Our dam) age is deck fittings. Some beddin, and carpets wet.” ‘ SUNDAY GOLFERS’ TRIAL ' ‘POSTPONED IN AIKEN Absence of Counsel Delays Action in Case of Men Arrested Under 014 State Statute. By the Associated Press. AIKEN, S. C., March 3.—Absence of State Senator John S. Willams of counsel for the defense caused post- ponement until tomerrow -of the trial of the Aiken men' arrested for play- m‘?}f lss"; Sh‘g’d.l“ Hr. Williams is ng e} tive Columbia. . ey The case originally was set for to- day, when the defendants, Ben Thompson and Emmett McDonald, both professionals at the Palmetto Golf Club, and Jim Searles, profes- sional at the Park Hotel golf course, de:a:nfle: a jury trial. @ other member of the foursome, ‘Willlam Whitcomb of Boston, was not present, having returned home. The men were arrested Monday charged with having plaved in a golf. foursome last Sunday contrary to the seventeenth century statute forbid- sports on Sunda; RAPS SUNDAY LAW. Ernest Smith Sees Backward Step in South Carolina. By the Assoctated Press. The South Carolina Sunday law prohibiting the sale of gasoline on that day was characterized by Ernest Smith, general manager of the Ameri. can Automobile Association, in a twentleth century. He predicted that if the law’'s en- forcement continued, “South Carolina will find herself completely off the highways of motor travel,’" declaring that tourists would not take the chance of being stranded in the State for lack of gasoline. He said the loss from the tourist trafic. would amount to millions of dollars yearly. SRS L Schoolboy Ends Own Life. RAPID CITY, 8. Dak., March 3 (®).— Herbert Gray, 16, high school student, shot himself through the heart with a .22-caliber rifle last night after lock- ing himself in his room. Brooding over school work is thought to have been the cause. e Chains Clean Chimneys. Chimn especially those in soft coal districts, require cleaning from the library, on the second floor. Before he left for his office this | make THE_EVEN FIRST NIGHT IN TEMPORARY WHITE HOUSE President Takes Short Walk Before Break- fast in Patterson Home, Watches Flag Raising and Rides to His Office. morning the President remained on the sidewalk in front of his house long enough to watch the hoisting of an American flag to the top of a staff on the front of the building Everything was in readiness for him when he hung up his hat in the new home for the fivst time late yester afternoon For several d. the personal helongings of the President and Mrs. Coolidge and a_quantity of household articles were heing trans- ferred from the White House. Mrs. Coolidge spent the greater part of esterday at the Patterson home s pervising the arrangement of thin and personally seeing to it that all would be ready for the arrival of the President. The latter remained at the executive offices until after 5:30 o'clock. White House Servants Kept. The first' dinner in the new home was served at the usual hour, 7 o'clock. This meal was prepared by the Whita House cooks and served hy the regular White House waitar In fact, none of the Patterson ser: ants has been retained. The White House force will he used The fact that President Coolidge is not living in the White House will not any great alteration in his| daily schedule. Other than the clos. | ing of the White House to visitol during the period of repalring and the short trip to and from the execu- tive offices, things will run along about as usual. Virtually all of the President’s business will be trans. | acted at the executive offices, al- though arrangements have been made at the Patterson house for the Presi dent to work conveniently and hold business conferences, WEALTHY FURITIVE SEIZED ON RUM SHIP William Bowen Under Indict- ment for Murder and Liquor Conspiracy. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.—Wil- liam H. Bowen, wealthy fugitive from justice under indictment for murder and conspiracy in connection with a rum running battle at Moss Landing, south of here, in 1925, is aboard the rum carrier Federalship, captured Tuesday by Coast Guard cutters 350 miles southwest of this port. This in- formation was received here by Unit- ed States District Attorney Hatfleld. Th Federalship was flying the Pa- nama flag when seized, and is due here today. Ship Closely Guarded. | Federal officials issued orders for even greater pr tions in guarding the Federalship after receipt of the news that Bowen was aboard. . The authorities regarded Bowen's possible capture as more important than the seizure of the Federalship with her 12,500 cases of Scotch whis- ky. valued at about $1,000,000. The fugitive was reputed chief of the Moss Landing band of hijackers and rum runners. Bowen, with two others, was charg- ed directly with the murder of Deputy Sheriff N. H. Rader in a night ma- chine gun battle at Moss Landing on July 6, 1925, Selzure Is Explained. Federal officers here stated today that the seizure of the rum carrier, owned by the Consolidated Exports, Inc., a Canadian firm, had been made with full knowledge and sanction of Treasury Department officials at Washington, D. C. Hatfield said that, based on the prin- cipals of international law, that a sov- ereign power has the right to protect itself, the United States has asserted its right to seize vessels hovering off the coast and engaged, with persons within the territorial jurisdiction of this country, in violating the laws of this country. POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL ARREST Will Face Trial Board on Com- plaint of Woman Autoist, ‘Who Was Detained. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintend- ent of police, today ordered Police- man Raymond V. Sinclair of the first precinct to appear before the police trial board on March 12 on a charge of conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipiine of the Police De- partment, following the receipt of a formal complaint from Mrs. Dorothy M. Smith, who alleged that the officer arrested her without cause February 21. Mrs. Smith already has filed suit against Sinclair for $50,000 dam- ages because of the arrest. The complaint received by Hesse charges Sinclair with fals arrest, conduct unbecoming to “an officer and gentleman,” ~misused authority and trespass. Mrs. Smith claims that the officer stopped her at Thirteenth and F streets while she was driving a car which bore a dealer's automobile identification tag; forced his way into the ma- chine and ordered her to take him to the first precinct station, where she was detained with her two chil- dren for 45 minutes and released without charges being preferred against her. ‘Mrs. Smith said the machine she was driving was the property of an automobile firm with which her hus- band is connected and that it was being held for sale at the time. B E 2 George F. Baker Improves. BRUNSWICK, Ga., March 3 (®).— George F. Baker, New York financier, was reported greatly improved today by E. N. Groh, superintendent of the Jekyl Island Club, where Mr. Baker is spending the Winter. Mr. Groh sald Mr. Baker was able to eat break- fast and probably would go for an automobile ride during the day. Earl to Sell Properties. DUNGANNON, County Tyrone, Ire- 1and, March 3 .—The Farl of Ran- furly, a descendant of William Penn, has decided to sell Northland House and his other properties in Tyrone. His decision, which is attributed to heavy post-war taxation, means the SESSIONS OPENED BY DISTRICT D. A.R. Preparations for Year’s Work Will Feature 2-Day Meeting i at Memorial Hall. District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution met today at Memorial Continental Hall in the first of two meetings which will wit ness the preparation of plans for the ensuing vear and the naration of activities of the past year. The program today includes the an- nual meeting of the State conference, District of Columbla D. A. R., and the program tomorrow will be the an- nual meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution of the District of Columbia. Affairs of the 60 chap- ters of the organization in the District, with a membership of 4.000 and & voting strength of 103 delegates, will be discussed at hoth meetings and leaders pointed out that the distinc- tlon between the meetings was largely a technical one. Reports this morning Indicated that the work of the organization in the District paralled closely the plans of the national organization, including Americanization, patriotic education, student loan fund and conservation and thrift programs. Marker to Be Placed. Mrs. Harry H. Thompson, State his- torian, announced this morning that a marker would be placed on the Con- tinental Trust Co. Building at Four- teenth and H streets, which is the site of the Langham Hotel, where the Na. tional Soclety Daughters of the Amer- fcan Revolution was founded. The ceremonies incident to the placing of the marker will take place in April during the session of the Thirty-ninth Continental Congress. The Chapter House Corporation, which s perfecting plans for the financing of the proposed new chapter house for the local body, was admitted as a standing committee. Mrs. John M. Beavers is chairman of this com- mittee. Mrs. James M. Willey, State regent, opened the meeting this morning and Mrs. Constance Goodman, State chap- lain, led in prayer. The salute to the flag was conducted by Mrs. W, 8. Hin- man and Mrs, Josiah Van *Orsdel, national president, Society of the Chil- dren of the American Revolution, greeted the assemblage. M David D. Caldwell, chairman of the creden- tials committee, and Harriett M. Chase, chairman of the program com- mittee, gave their reports, Mrs. H. B. Patten presented the announcements of the resolutions committee and Mrs. Harry B. Gauss was in charge of the procedure relative to amendments to the by-laws. MMn. Anderson Leads Singing. ra. Paul Anderson, accompanied by Miss Frances Gatellus, led Yn the singing of “The Star Spangled Ban. ner,” and Mrs. Mallette Roach Spen- gler, State chairman of music, gave a 2 luncheon recess, :h 3 ing was called to order at Z’o'?“l;f“k and various committes reports were resumed. Mrs. William Sherman Walker, natomal chairman, defense committee, sp.ise on national defense, and former Senator Thomas J. Ste ling of South Dakota delivered a pa- triotic address dealing with the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The meeting was sched uled to close late this afternoon with the election of a State treasurer. The annual meeting of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution of the District of Columbia will open tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock and adjourn tomorrow afternoon after a memorial service for members of the organization who died during the past year. MILLS TO TAKE OFFICE. Will Be Sworn In as Undersecre- tary of Treasury Tomorrow. Ogden L. Mills of New York, whose term as a member of Congress ex- pires tomorrow, will be sworn in to- morrow as Undersecretary of the Treasury. His nomination was con- firmed by the Senate February 1, since which time he has been continuing officlally as a member of Congress, but spending much of his time at the Treasury Department becoming ac- quainted with the position, which is second only to the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Mills by taking the oath tomor- row will be enabled to sign his own name to documents for the first time, although it is known that he h been functioning as undersecretary for some time. i [from the store by hombarding them ‘times, G_STAR, WASHINGTON, GROCER WOUNDED BY STORE BANDIT Shooter Is One of Gang of Four in Auto—Victim in Serious State. Four negro bandits, traveling in an Automobile, last night shot and criti- cally wounded Nathan' Menick, 39 vears old, in his store at 626 Fourth streel northeast, and were only pre vented from holding up Morris Lev storekeeper, 2012 Third street, hy 15 vear-old Harry Levy, who drove them with hottles. His lung torn by a bullet which | entered his back below the heart, Mr. Menick Is in a serious condition at Casualty Hospital, although physi- clans there said that he was “holding his own' this morning. He is the father of five small children. Asked for Candy. The four men entered the Menick store shortly after 8 o'clock. One of them asked 9-vear-old Sol Menick, who was helping his father, for some candy. Another approached Mr. Menick, who turned his back to get something from a shelf. As he did s0, the bandit drew a revolver and fired, the sterekeeper falling to the floor only a few feet from his 12.vear old daughter Ruby, who was standing in a doorway leading to a living room at_the rear of the atore. Brushing by a_customer, Mrs. Lil lian Morrison, §2013 Fourth street northeast, the gunman ran from tha store, accompanied by his compan ions, alarmed by the screams of the little girl and boy. Cries “I'm Shot.” Regaining his feet, the wounded man staggered into the rear room, where his wife. Mrs. Sarah Menick, was nursing 10-months.old Thelma, and erie “I'm shot."” Obtaining his pistol he reeled through the store and fired two shots as an alarm. The bandits had alreadv made off in their car, described by neighbors as a Ford touring car. Four Suspects Freed. After firing the shots the Injured man fell to the sidewalk and was taken to Casualty Hospital by Policemen Robert Langdon of the Ninth Precinet, who arrived with Lieut. Sidney D. Marks a few minutes after the shoot- ing. Ninth Precinct police later ar- rested four suspects, but released them after they had established satis- factory alibis. Less than half an hour after the attempted hold up of the Menick store, four colored men in a Ford touring car drove up in front of the store of Mr. Levy. Three of them went into the store, the fourth remaining at the wheel. Mr. Levy was standing near the cash register when the trio entercd. Recalling that bandits had invaded stores In the neighborhond, he became alaramed and called in Jewish to his wife and son, Harry, who were in a back room: ““Come in her of these men." Gun Bullet Fails. The son entered the room just in time to see one of the intruders point a revolver at his father and pull the trigger. The hammer snapped several but the gun falled to go off. The boy stooped down behind the coun- ter; grabbed two bottles of soda and let fly at the bandita. One of them hit the man with the gun on the face. He ran out of the store and his ac- complices followed him, Police are working on the theory that' the bandits responsible for last night's crimes are the same despera- does who held up three storekeepers Tuesday night, obtaining $140. Last night they failed to obtain anything. PRESIDENT SIGNS BATTLESHIPS BILL Approves Funds to Elevate Guns and Complete Two Airplane Carriers. I don't like the faces President _Coolidge late yesterday signed the bill authorizing an appro. priation to increase the firing range of guns of the battleships Oklahoma and Nevaca. The measure, which now becomes effective, authorizes an expenditure of $13,150,000 for elevation of the guns and for otherwise modernizing the two warships. In addition, it provides $12,000,000 for completion of the airplane carriers Saratoga and Lexington, thus bringing the total cost. of each 1o $40,000,000. Provision also is made for an addi- tional $1,000.000 to complete construc- tion of the fleet submarine V-4, Another bill signed by the Presi- dent authorizes an appropriation of $4.654,000 for improvements at the Coco Solo, Canal Zone; Pearl Harbor, Hawali; Sand Point, Wash., und San Diego, Calif., naval stations. WILL BE ENVOY TO SIAM. Harold Orville Mackenzie of Cap- ital Is Named Minister. By the Associated Press. Harold Orville Mackenzie of the Dis- trict of Columbla was nominated 3 terday by President Coolidge as Min- ister to Sjam. He was born in Trenton, N. J., April 21, 1894; is a_ graduate of Yale and for the past few years has been in the advertising department of Dor- rance & Co., publishers of foreign trade material, in which capacity he has traveled extensively. He succeeds Willlam W. Russell, who retired from the diplomatic serv- ice December 31 BAND CONCERT. Tonight. By the United States Navy Band Orchestra, at the Marine Barracks, 8 o'clock, Charles Benter, leader. D. €. THURSDAY, Husband Doesn’t Have to Listen to By the Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kans., March 3. A man doesn’t have to listen to his wife's talk if he doesn't want to, rules County Judge . A. Miller. He refused to modify an_ order restraining Mrs. Huldah Neuge bauer from attempting to converse with her spouse, Andrew baver. She also {x enjoined from Ing hands upon™ her hushand NICARAGUA PEACE | MISSION ON WAY lEffort to Persuade Liberal General to End War Has Conservative Backing. By the Associated Pre MATAGALPA, Nicaragua, March 3. | —The mission which is on its way to find the chief Liberal general, Mon- cada, in the hope of persuading him to give up his campaign against the Conservative President, Adolfo Diaz, has completed the first lap of journey. The party left Managua vesterday morning and by nightfall had covered 90 miles over bad roads. Now the mission will proceed on muleback to the place in the Mina Verde region, near Hatalpa, where Gen. Moncada is understood to be encamped. Frequent Stops Made. At frequent intervals the automo- biles had to stop to change tires or to show the credentials supplied by Presi dent Diaz, with whose special approval the mission is being undertaken. The three members of the mission are Carlos Morales, prominent Liberal lawyer; Antonio Medrano of the Nica- raguan Supreme Court and Gustavo Arguello Cervantes, well known non- partisan attorney. They are accom- panied by Maj. T. 8. Clark and Lieut. E Moran of the United States Ma- rine Corps, an interpreter and as- sistant and two newspaper men. Plans of Peace Envoy. As the mission resumed its journey this morning Arguello Cervantes an nounced that if the conference with Gen. Moncada brought about an un- derstanding toward the restoraton of peace, he would return to Managua as quickly as possible. From Managua he would travel to Bluefields by air- plane and continue by boat to Puerto Cabezas, where he would try to ar- range with Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, head of the Liberal government in Nica- ragua, for a complete cessation of war- fare, But if no agreement is reached with Gen. Moncada, the delegation will re- turn to Managua to plan other peace moves. Italy Not to Send Warship. ROME, March 3 (P).—It was off- cially stated today that Italy does not Intend to send a_warship to Nica- ragua, where the British government recently dispatched the cruiser Co- lombo. More Marines Due Sunday. After discharging 800 bluejackets at Guantanamo, Cuba, the naval trans- port Henderson has departed for Christobal, Canal Zone, her next stdp, en route to Nicaragua. She is taking 1,200 Marines to Corinto and probably will arrive there Sunday. - POLICY IS COMMENDED. House Foreign Affairs Committee Upholds President’s Stand. By the Associated Press. President Coolidge's Nicaraguan policy was commended yesterday in a report by the House foreign affairs committee on the Fairchild resolution proposing that the House indorse the administration’s action. The resolu- tion recently was approved by the committee over the protest of Demo- fl';)tlcfm;ml;;r!. rafte Y Representative - child, Republican, New York, th:l::- port sald that the information fur- nished-Congress by President Coolidge in his special message on the Nacara- guan situation “fully justified an un- divided support of the President by all_patriotic citizens in and out of Congress." ity EDUCATION BOARD TAKES OFFER OF RETAIL MEN $100 in Prizes to Be Provided for Stimulation of Character- Forming Project. The Poard of Education today ac- cepted the offer of the Retall Credit Men's Association to provide $100 in prizes for the stimulation of a char- acter-forming project In relation to character as the basis of commercial credit. The offer was made to the hoard by Stephen Talkes on behalf of the eredit association. Acting Supt. of Schools Stephen E. Kramer, in recommending the accept. ance of the offer, informed the board that he believed it a worth-while one. He said s would appoint a commit- tee of prinu-ipals and teachers to plan the details ..nd have direction of the undertaking. The board also approved a request of a French newspaper published in New York that senior high school pu- plls be permitted to engage in a com- petitive translation of the speech of Minister Briand from French to Eng- lish. The speech was made at the League of Nations meeting in Geneva, Following a custom of previous years, the hoard accepted a scholar- ship to Johns Hopkins University, worth $450 per year, offered by the Washington Gas Light Co. to a worthy high school student. s S British Army Estimates Lower, LONDON, March 3 (#).—The army estimates again show a reduction this year. The 1927 estimates, made public today, Eruvide for net expendi- tures of £41,565,000, compared with £42,500,000 in 1926 and £44,783,329 in 1925. The estimates provide for a maximum army personnel of 166,500 officers and men, which is an in- crease of 7,100 over last year. By the Associated Press. WEYMOUTH, England, March 3. Fire today destroyed the historic wing of Gloucester Hotel in which King George 111 signed the treat: of 1783, acknowledging the independ- ence of the United States. In the same wing the King received the news of Lord Nelson's victory Journalism Instructor Dead. time to time. This task can be made easier by using a bundle of automo- bile skid chains on the end of a rope soot from the flues, -Sclence Magasine. - severing of a link which has bound his family with Ulster since 1692. Ranfurly possesses several ‘books and documents which belonged to William Penn. : IOWA CITY, lowa, March 3 (#). —Prof. C. H. Weller, 57, head of the department of journalism at the Uni- versity of Towa, since its fou in 1024, died today, " over Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar in 1805, in _which Nelson was killed. King George IIT and Queen Char- lotte made their Summer home in which eom- wi f the hotel, the Ho . o.‘,“’lfl Flames Destroy Wing of Famous Hotel Where King Acknowledged U. S. Freedom the waterfront at Weymouth that George 111 introduced sea bathing into England and a band used to go to ;?Ie beach and play “God Save the n, The fire occurred early this morn- ing, many guests fleeing in their night clothes. Willlam Dicker, a page, climbed a waterpipe 60 feet to a ledge near the roof, where he smashed a bedroom window and res- cued two women, guiding them oéne at a time around the ledge to ladders in the rear. Later he returned and saysd thelr Jewelrys MARCH 3, 1927. INOTES ON FRENCH DEBT MADE PUBLIC Correspondence on Offer to| Pay $10,000,000 in June The ‘Treasury Department night made public all official &pondence between Premier Poincare | of France and Secretary of the Treas Mellon concerning the recently announced offer of France to pay $10.000,000 additional on its war debt to the United States next June 15. The payment will be accepted by the Treasury here and credited to the annuities provided by the unratified agreement signed ahout a year ago by Secretary Mellon and Henri RBer corre. ury enger, provided the agreement later s ratified. M. Poincare's offer and the accept ance by the United States were inter preted as forecasts of ratification by the French Parliament and the United States Senate of the accord which al ready has the approval of the House of Representatives here. Expresses Satisfaction. In his letter of transmittal of the of. ficial offer M. Poincare said “I have the honor to Inform that the French government has au thorized me to deliver to vou the in closed declaration by which pledge themselves to pay to the oy ernment of the United States on June 15 next the sum of $10.000,000 without prejudice to the ratification by the French Parliament of the definite agreements. “I am personally pleased by this re. sult_of our conversations. “Pleage accept, my dear Mr. Secre. tary, the assurances of my high econ- sideration.” Text of follows: | the official offer was as French government will pay to the Government of the United States on June 15, 1927, the sum of $10,000,000 on account of the existing dehbt of the French government to the United States, exclusive of the debt arising from the purchase of surplus war materials. the United States and the French Parliament it is understood that the said sum of $10.000.000 will be credited to the annuities provided for in such agreement. Will Continue Payments. ““The French government will con- tinue to make pavments on account of said isting obligations of France now held by the United States. “It is understood that the foregoing would in no way prejudice the ratifica- tion of the debt funding agreement concluded on April 29, 1926. Secretary Mellon replied: “I have received from the State Department vour communication of March 1, 1927, addressed to me, informing me of the intention of the French government to make a certain payment to the United States Government on June 15, 1927, and outlining the understanding that is to govern the said payment. “I have examined your letter and would say in reply that the United States Government will be pleased to receive the sum specified in accord- ance with the understanding outlined in vour letter. “Assuring vou, sir, of my highest esteem, helleve me, you | war materfal purchase debt in | i | i | | | “After a debt funding agreement | sion. has been ratified by the Congress of [ nothing accordance with the terms of the ex-(opened, but not acted upon, by Traffic “Very sincerely yours, (Signed) “A. W. MELLON, “'Secretary of the Treasury.” BLAZE DESTROYS JERSEY CTY PIERS 27 Fire Companies Battle Conflagration Six Hours. Loss Is $750,000. By the Associated Press. gale and freezing weather, panies of firemen today conquered a fire that threatened to burn out the Hudson River front. to $1,000,000. Starting before midnight, it is be- lleved, from defective wiring in the |housecleaning project already has been timekeepers’ office of Pier K, the flames consumed that pler, leaped four blocks to the Morgan street dock and virtually destroyed three ware- houses there, About 15 loaded freight cars and burned. Pier K, at the foot of Second street, was loaded with freight, much of it reported highly valuable. The pier projected into the river 600 feet and was 80 feet wide. The Morgan street dock is 400 by 80 feet. At 9 a.m. the fire had burned out on pier K, and in the lumber and box warehouses, but was still eating into the scrap rubber, where firemen waded knee deep in the water from their hose. A somber pall of smoke from this warehouse overcast the area and could be seen throughout the metro- politan region. The fire was fought not only by Jer- sey City firemen, but also by about 50 tugs of the various railroads, the fire apparatus of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which owns pier K, and New York City fire tugs. Firemen asserted that on the first alarm they were held up 20 minutes by freight cars blocking a crossing. This, in the opinion of Commissioner of Public Safety John Beggans, al- lowed the fire on pier K to sweep be- yond control. 1,500 Employes Idle. The five lines of freight cars which blocked the Greene street crossing had been left there for the time being because railroad men did not expect any traffic at that hour of the morning, it was explained. Rallroad workers gave all possible co-operation in moving the cars as soon as possible. Yy About 1,600 men employed on the pier and in the warehouses, it is esti- mated, were idle today because of the fire. Chief Boyle said he expected the scrap rubber to continue burning for perhaps two da. Presbyterians Name Envoy. NEW YORK, March 3 (#).—Rev. John Stuart Conning of New York, di- | dencies. rector of the Department of Jewish Evangelism of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions, will represent the Presbyterian Church in the United | JERUSALEM, March 3 (#).—In the States at two European conferences on the re n of the Christian Church to Judal nounced Confe! MA t 18, and at Warsaw T JERSEY CITY, N. J, March 3.—| smooth operation of municipal ma After six hours of toil in a driving|chinery by discarding obsolete and an- 27 com-|tiquated devices and systems. Loss was estimated at from $750,000 | wag Jearned today that an oral and In three barges were also| District Building, may come from the d the Jews, it was an- | commissioner in Pal will be held in Buda-|Lina Straus University Cancels | Classes to Honor | Alaskan Dog Hero%‘ the Associatsd Press | ROSTON. March 8 —For the first | tima in local history, a university will suspend classes to welcome a dog. | Northeastern University an nounced the departure yestérday through C‘arl 8. Ell, vice president, who diaclosed that a atudent coun- ell petition for cessation of academ e activity tomorrow afterncon had been Approved. The animal, an Alaskan husky, in to be the gift of leonhard Rej pala, famous sied-dog derby winner And hero of the Nome serum race ®everal years ago The students plan a parade from North Station to the univer- grounds, where President Frank Palmer Spears will accept the new mascot SEEKS TO EXTEND LIFE OF D.. PROBE Zihiman Calls Emergency Meeting of Committee To- morrow at 10. By Chairman Zihlman of the House thev | District commities, has called an emergency meeting of the full com- mittee for tomorrow morning at 10 o'olock. An effort will be made to find some way of continuing the life of the Gibson subcommittee, which has been investigating the municipal administration, the life of which | subcommittee automatically expires tomorrow when Congress closes. The committee also expects to act {favorably upon the Shipatead biil, which has passed the Sena in order that it may become law with the close of the present session. This measure requires that a permit for any bullding over 49 feet in height within 200 feet of any public build- ing, park or parkway must have the approval of the Fine Arts Commis- An amendment provides that in the bill shall be con- strued as preventing buildings to the | height of 85 feet bheing erected around La Fayette Park. Fldridge Awalts Advice. The fate of the current $350,000 traffic signal light project for Wash-| ington, as included in the bids from | seven competitors for approximately | 600 signal lights, which have been | { Director M. O. Eldridge since the sus- pension of Col. 1. C. Moller, traffic en gineer, a week ago, ma: within the next few da ridge stated today. Refusing to give details as to the probable outcome, he indicated that within a few days he would have expert advice on the legality and pro- priety of the specifications calling for bids, especially on the phase as whether they limited. as previou specifications were charged with limit- ing, competition in the bidding to a favored concern. By that time also, it is expected, he will be advised through expert channels as to the concern properly deemed to be the lowest biddgr. to whom the contract should be awarded. Cover Important Arterfes. Beyond these general statements, Mr. Eldridge would not proceed. The lights, if instalied. would cover virt- ually every important traffic artery in the city proper and would put virtually all streets with heavy trafic under automatic signal control. The appro- priation available for this project mas total more than five times the amount thus far expended for the purchase and installation of the traffic lights now in use, since the fees obtained from the renewal of permits hav been made available for such expen- ditures. These fees, it is estimated, probably will amount to $350,000. With the District Commissioners | preparing for a sweeping survey of the administrative offices of the local government, the Bureau of Efficiency, it was learned today, is ready, willing and able to further the desires of the Commissioners as the latter may re- quest in serving them with expert ad- vice in the general housecleaning project at the District Building to be aimed at the elimination of whatever gum and grit may be obstructing Bell Asks AM. At the office of Chief Herbert D. Brown of the Bureau of Efficiency it formal request for the assistance of the bureau in the District Ruilding made by Engineer Commissioner J. Franklin Bell, but that the bureau was awaiting a more formal written re quest from the Board of Commission- ers before launching into the \ork. This request, it ndicated at the board meeting of the Commissioners tomorrow. LENROOT TO ENTER LAW PRACTICE HERE Will Become Senior Partner, With Hanson, Smith and Lovett Other Firm Members. Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, who goes out of the Senate tomorrow, is to practice law in Washington, it was formally announced today. There have been many rumors he would be appointed by the President to a Fed- eral office, and perhaps Secretary of State in the event of the retirement of Secretary Kellogg. Senator Lenroot will become senior partner in the irm of Lenroot, Han- son, Smith & Lovett, with offices in the Southern Building. The other members of the firm are Elisha Hanson, John Lewis Smith and Eliot C. Lovet! ANTI-SUICIDE LEAGUE. New York University Club Would Link 100 Colleges. NEW YORK, March 3 (#).—Organ- ization of a National League Against Suicide was planned in 100 eolleges by the New York University ‘Anti-Sui- cide Club today. The suicide tendency among stu- dents will be investigated, it was an- nounced, and data wil be complled to- ward correction of the problem. The league also will undertake de- nial of the impression that school life and study are developing suicide ten- Lays Straus Corner ;tou resence of a large gathering, Field {and worn-out FRANCE CITES U. . CRUISER PROGRAM 132 New Warships Proposed Only for Replacements, Ma- rine Minister Says. By the Associated Press PARIS, March 3.—France's naval buflding legislation, to be Introduced in Parliament before the end of this month. is part of the program for re- placement of war losses and worn-out units, the Aasociated Preas was in- formed today by Georges Leygues, the minister of marine. “The three new ecruisers just or- dered put on the stocks hy the United States are. I suppose, intended to make up for the wear and tear on the he said. “Well, that is fust what we are doing in the construction now progressing or provided for." New construction provided for sinca the war, he-continued. amounts to 7 crulsers, § destroyers, 39 submarines, 26 torpedo boats, 3 submarine mine- 2 lavers, a submarine cruiser, 2 air- plane carriers, a submarine supply ahip and two petroleum supply ships. A considerable part of this program will have been realized by 1930. Proposes 132 Replacements. “These new ships,” the minister pointed out, “are to replace war losses vessels lost in warfare 4 dreadnaughts, 5 armored eruisers, 18 destroyers, 15 submarines, 19 torpedo boats and R0 auxiliary and smaller craft, totaling 132 units. This is more than was Iost by any other helligerent, excepting Great Britain. “We are building 90. This is sim- ply the program adopted after the war, which we are carrying out in annual siices. It was made necessary not only by the war losses but hy the | fact that our arsenals worked for the French and allied armies during the hostilities. They turned out big gunt ammunition and assault cars. They abandbned five dreadnoughts of the Normandie class, of 25,000 tons, which were on the stocks. No Building in Nine Years. “Not a single ship was turned out between 1914 and 1923. Our war losses were consequently net, without an atom of repair., while the routes |10 our overseas possessions are second only to the British. We have approxi- mately 30,000 miles to cover in com- municating with our colonies; Great Britain has 80.000, the United States 18,000, Japan 6.000 and Italy 5,000 in maritime routes. “With the second colonial domain in the world and such enormous ex- tents of coast lines and maritime routes to protect, it was the impera- tive duty of France to begin to restors depleted by constant action ar and reinforced by not a war, while our allies and associates rtly repaired their losses during the ostilities. “It is a modest program,” the min- ister concluded, “and the minimum required by the actual circumstances.” ITALY'S ARMS STAND DEFENDED. ‘Spirit of Locarno” Has Evaporated, Fascist Bulletin Declares. ROME, March 3 (#).—Italy's stand on armaments is defended in a Fascist party bulletin issued under the cap- tion “Locarno and Its Spirit.” “The Spirit of Locarno,” says the article, “has evaporated with surpris- ing rapidity. In reality. while the en- tire world is arming furiously, the news organs of the international democracy are launching accusations against the militarism of Fascist Italy, which, as a matter of fact, does not spend more than a twentieth part of what other countries spend on military defense.” It concludes: “Fascist Italy vindi- cated her right to arm modest] - out aspiring to disturb peace. (The “Spirit of Locarno” was a phrase coined after the signing of the treaty of mutual guarantee, known as the security pact, at the Swiss town of Locarno, October 18, 1925. The document was signed by delegates of Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Italy, it being agreed that it was to remain in force until the League of Nations Council decided that the league itself provided suffi- cient mutual protection for the coun- tries.) CAR LINES MAY ASSUME PLATFORM LIGHT BILLS District Has No Funds to Defray Cost of Beacons at Loading Places. The Mistrict Commissfoners are planning to request the street car companies to pay the cost of operat- ing the flashing beacons installed on street car loading platforms, it was Indicated today, because of a provision in the District appropriation act for the next fiscal year which precludes District funds being used for this purpose. Maj. W. E. R. Covell, senfor Assist- ant Engineer Commissioner has bheen instructed to prepare a regulation which will be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission for approval, authorizing the companies to pay the electric bill. When the commission sanctions the regulation, the Com- missioners will then ask the com- panies to operate the beacons. which, it is understood, they have volunteered to do if requested. The total bill, it is estimated, will amount about $200 a year. DEMAND JURY TRIAL. Two to Accused of Running Rum Obtain Bail. Richard A. Manager of Baltimore and Thomas Jefferson Brooks of Rich- mond, charged with transporting 100 allons of liquor, when arrested by gorn. George M. Little and Revenue ‘Agent Schultz on Bladensburg road last_night, entered pleas of not guilty in Police Court today and demanded jury trials. Judge John P. McMahon fixed the bonds at $500 each. Manager, alleged driver of the au- tomobile, also was charged with car- rying a concealed weapon. He de- nied the charge and a bond of $2,000 was fixed by the court. G NEW PHONES ARE READY. Hand-set Pieces Are Available to Subscribers. Hand-set telephones, with the re- eeiver and transmitter on a single handle, will be available now to local subseribers of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., C. T. Clagett, division manager at the local office, announced today. Although these sets are not better lagett sald, than ph they will be introduced- for subserib- arshal Baron P’luln:‘r‘i British high ine, yesterda: Fae Hoalth Conter. Nathan . Nathan provided the funds laid the Straus, New werk, & y | venient. ers who believe they are more con- A small increase in monthly will are inf .T-—lud number will be available some months. i i