Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (T. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness today, slightly cooler at night; tomorrow fair, fresh southwest, shifting _t: winds. Temperature—Hi esterday; lowest, Full report No. 1,162— No. U.S. WILL INSIST UPON PARITY WiT NAVY OF BRITAIN Permanent Peace Treaty With Japan Also Interests Officials in Capital. 30,371. IRRITATION EXPRESSED OVER GENEVA ARTICLES Statements in Connection With British Proposal Resented Here. Tokio Supports Stand. Br the Associated Prese Insistence upon American parity with Great Britain, 3 the smallest war craft the undercurrent of dis: neva of a possible Javanese permanent peace treaty, ¢} aracterized official Washington reaction yesier- day as the naval limitation conference closed its first week. Although the Japanese treaty ques- | tion still is far from aa o 1 diplo- matic status, reports from Geneva that such a pact might develop from the naval deliberations attracted keen attention. They come at a time when the United States and France are con- ering procedure for negotiating a similar agreement to outlaw war. Coincidentally, the Japanese Ambas- sador, Tsuneo Matsudaira, called on Secretary Kellogg yesterday, prestm- ably to discuss developments at Ge- | neva. Afterward Mr. Kellogg said the subject of a peace treaty was not | mentioned. His only comment was that no formal notice of Japan's in- tention to propose a treaty had been | received, and that the relations be the two countries as those of the United States and France. Irritated Over Statements. There were indications yesterday of frritation here over the flood of state- ments published in Europe in connec- tion with the British naval proposal, chiefly articles by an “Admiral B” de- claring in favor of British supremacy on the sea. They brought forth a statement by one high official that this Government will not and cannot ac- own | ordered tried by northwest . ighest, 88, at 65, 5am. on page 5. 0 Entered_as second class matte post office. ‘Washington, ‘b ¢ |ESCAPE OF DAUDET BRINGS SPECIAL CABINET MEETING ' PLANE LANDS AT SITE HELD NEEDED 'French President Greatly Concerned by Royalist Jail Delivery Hoax. Director Receives Telephone | “Order”—11 Lines Myste- | riously Out of Order. | By the Associated Py | PARIS, June Premier Poin- care called a cabinet meeting tonight to consider the startling hoax by which the Royalist leader, Leon Daudet, was released from Sante prison today. The special meeting lasted an hour and a half, although the regular meeting had been held at noon. Director vietim of the ho | ry of the Sante prison, | x, was suspended and a disciplinary board for releasing prisoners without order. Daudet was serving a five-month | | sentence for libel. Two other prison- | | ers, M. Delest | and Secretar n a e of Daude:, | General Semard of the Communist party also were permitied | to walk out. Their whereabouts re- mained unknown tonight. Shortly after noon today Director | Catry of the Sante prison, where the men’ were confined, received a tele- phone call. “Catry,” a voice told him. “I am | speaking for the minister of the in-| s0c he ‘WASHINGTON, | | DN DAUDET. terior, The cubinet decided this morn- | ing to release Daudet, his lieutenant, | y and the Communist leader Semard. Get busy, let them out be- | fore the news hecomes public, as there | may be manifestations.” M. Catry hesitated about r:leasing the prisoners without the usual papers. So he calied up the ministry of the interior and asked for con- firmation of the order. The reply was sharp and instant. “What are you waiting for fo exe- cute the orders of the ministry claimed _the voice at the m “(Continued on Page 3, Column 6,) SOUTH DAKOTANS HEAR PRESIDENT 5 | Executive Tells Legislators; All Americans Share Unusual Gifts. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Cocrespondent of The Star. STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK HILLS, 8. Dak., June 25.—In a brief address this afternoon to nearly 200 members of the South Dakota Legis- lature and members of their families | By the Associated Press. RAIN POSTPONES BYRD' TAKE0FF Plane Ready, All Preparations Made, But Downpour Soaks Runway. ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., June (Sunday).—The Fokker monoplane America stood poised on its runway early today, fueled and provisioned for a flight to France scheduled to be begun at dawn. At 3:30 o'clock Gen. | the signal to go. iy Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION by G PACIFIC FLIGHT STARTING POINT Maitland and Hegenberger Craft Is Inspected by Maj. Gen. Patrick. WORK BEING RUSHED ON CIVILIAN’S SHIP Take-off in Race Across Pacific Is Expected in Next Few Days. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1927. —100 PAGES. ADEQUATE AIRPORT | | | - T0 AVERT MISTAKE Officials Warn Small Loca-| tion Soon Would Be Use- less to Capital. BOLLING FIELD URGED AS IDEALLY SITUATED Extension to Giesboro Point Would Provide Unsurpassed Facilities, Advocates Declare. By the Assoclated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Groomed to be f in the race | to span the Pacifie between | California_and Honolulu by air, the | United States Army’s tri-motored | Fokker monoplane arrived here this | afternoon for the start. The plane was flown from San Diego by Lieuts. Lester J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger, pilot and navigator, respectively, of the Hawaii flight. Speculation was rife as to the start- ing time of the Army plane, which has a rival in a civilian plane being rushed to completion here by Krnest L. Smith, San Francisco aviator, and C. June IH' Carter of Los Angeles, navigator. Patrick Makes Inspection. An inspection of the Army ship, and careful, final checking of all in- struments was on the program with the arrival here late today of Maj. Mason Patrick, chiet of the Army Air Corps. ‘With the inspection completed, eyes will be turned to the weather man for The Army fiyers in- dicated they would get away within the next few days. Three men from McCook Field, | Ohio, accompanied Lieuts. Maitland and Hegenberger in the plane to San Francisco. The flight from San Diego, where extensive tests were conducted, was made at the rate of about 50 miles an hour. The trip took 5 hours and 34 minutes. Fly Along Runway. Arriving over San: Francisco Bay Officials vitally concerned with the iocation of an airport in the Capital feel a deep and disturhing apprehen- sion that Washington is headed to- ward an irremediable mistake in seri- ously considering any one of the men- tioned sites for a permanent commer- cial airdrome, it was revealed yester- day. Coupled with his judgment based on the prospective development of air travel in the next ten years or so is the fear that Washington will lose to Baltimore its one chance to make an immediate start toward the establish- | ment of such an airport, unless those “higher up” in the War and Navy Departments overcome prejudices and permit the District of Columbia to use Bolling Field for commercial air purposes, jointly with the Army and Navy. 1t was pointed out that the Depart- ment of Commerce without interfer- ence with operations on Bolling Field, has been using a hanger at Bolling Field for the past six or eight months. Within the past month, it was learned, this hanger has been turned over of- ficially to the Commerce Department for its sole use. Fear Short-Sighted Policy. Gravelly Point being out of ques- tion for immediate or even early use| as an aviation field, it was learned from official sources that there is fear that Washnigton will commit itself to the fallacy of selecting as a permanent airport site, such as Los Angeles did, a small auxiliary field that will be ut- terly useless 10 or even 5 years from now. But for the objections of the avia- high of- * 60 cents (#) Means Associated Press. OUSTING OF TROTSKY URGED BY COMMUNIST COMMITTEE Zinovieff Also Named for{ Dismissal From Reds’ | Councils. | | I Breach of Discipline in Op- posing Chinese Policies Is Cause. By the Associated Press. dismissal | for violation of party ipline of | Leon Trotzky and Gregory Zinovieff | from the central committee of the | All-Russian Communist party was recommended today by the praeidium of the central control committee. Both Trotzky and Zinovieff were censured last month by the Com- munist International for having criti- cized Russia's policy in China. This was considered a breach of party discipline. They have been heading an oppo- sition movement against the Soviet government, but the lin facti managed to rally sufficient strength to overcome the difficulties withont, however, being able to heal the breach. Leon Trotzky was Lenin's commis- sar for war and marine and as such distinguished himself most by the martial tenor of his speeches. The death of Lenin also marked the be- ginning of Trotzky's eclipse. Gregory Zinovieff, having put him- LEON TROTZKY. self into the same boat with other dissenters, fared no better. He been losing ground steadily. He was president of the third (Moscow) in- ternational and as such was in con- flict with several foreign countries who objected to his propaganda ac- tivities. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—38 PAGES. General News—Local, National and| Foreign. Serial, “‘Abie's Irish Rose’—Page 22. Radio News and Programs—Page 28. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 28. Schools and Colleges—Page 29, News of the Clubs—Page 29, At the Community Centers—Page 29. | Names of Grade Pupils Passing Ath- letic Tests—Pages 30, 31 and 32. Reviews of New Books—Page 33. Army and Navy Union—Page 33. Financial News—Pages 34, 35 and 36. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— B Spanish War Veterans—Page 36. PART TWO0—12 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 9. PART THREE—12 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- pla; Music—Page 4. CAPITAL WELFARE PLANS ADVANGE { Preliminary Conferences Be- gun Upon Proposed Im- portant Improvements. BY WILL P, KENNEDY. Important improyements in public welfare work in the National Capital are being seriously considered in con- ferences preliminary to a report by the Bureau of Efficiency in compli- | ance with a request from the District Commissioners and the Gibson com- mittee of the House, which is intended to be a basis for administrative “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Wa: X month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. homes at FIVE CENTS. DISTRICT SEEKS MEANS 70 RELIEVE RING TAXBURDEN | Trade Groups and Council to Press Their Demand for Fiscal Inquiry. ASSESSMENT AND LEVY INCREASES FELT UNJUST. Only Remedy Believed to Lie in Return to Proportionate Fed- era] Appropriations. BY BEN McKELWAY. With higher taxes imposed to sup- port appropriations already made, and | with still higher taxes lurking just ;m’ound the corner to raise those now in the making, the District is begin- | ning to take stock of itself in earnest and to seek relief from a situation that in many quarters is held to be serious and dangerous to the city's welfare, Last week found the city’s trade organizations, united for the first time in their history, and the Citizens’ Advisory Council, each recommending to the Commissioners: the necessity for a thorough and scientific inquiry by Congress into the fiscal relations between the Federal and the District governments, with the belief that such an investigation will show that ‘Washingtonians are being taxed ex- cessively and disproportionately for the privilege of living and owning property in the National Capital. Another meeting of the joint com- mittes representing the Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation on the budget will be held Wednesday. At that time it is indi- cated that further steps will be taken toward plans for impressing Congress when it meets of the necessity for the proposed fiscal inquiry. The Commis- sioners already have shown that they are in favor of such an investigation, and the city will be prepared, when the time comes, to present a united front on the question. Hardship Is Feared. tion secretaries and other ficials in both the Army and Navy, it was pointed out, the District of C lumbia could avail itself of the use of Bolling Field tomorrow, without in- convenience to Army planes, thereby guaranteeing to Washington official changes and remedial legislation in the coming session of Congress. These include at least five new buildings for as many institutions— an industrial farm school for boys, art industrial farm school for girls, a the flyers headed for the Oakland municipal airport, where they expect to take off on their oceon hop. They descended to within a few feet of the 7,000-foot runway and flew the length of it, then crosed the bay to Crissy Field on the Presidio Reservation, O Jvith Great and friends, who had called at the it Ay e Summer White House to pay their The American Government can see 2 respects, President Coolidge reminded mnZiEsasanihiy: the Sads: ONTS his auditors of the advantages offered should have superiority on account of trade routes or possessions or any | to the people of the United States re- other reason, and it was emphasized | gardless of the section of the country rain caused another postponement of the flight. As the final preparations were be- ing made, lightning flashed across the starless sky and rain fell fit- fully, but in spite of this the flyers were of the belief that a hop-off would Motors and Motoring—Pages i Army and Navy News—Page 9. W, C. T. U.—Page 9. D. A. R. Activities—Page 9. Fraternal News—Page 11. Y. W. C. A. Notes—Page 12. PART FOUR—4 Pages. Announcement by the Commis- sioners of a tax rate of $1.70 on real estate and personal property, which based on a new. and higher realty assessment means a‘n h-ncr:auye of about 13 per cent in nex ar’ taxes, brought warning from the city’ that at the¢ Washington Arms Con- |in which they reside or the natur ference the British delegation agreed | their endeavors. 10 an equal ratio for all classes of ps. Coupled with the insistence upon naval parity was a strong belief that Great Britain will not press much farther her proposal to go back to the 1921 treaty to scale down the maximum tonnage agreed upon for battleships, airplane carriers and cruisers. ~ Recognizing that the British program, with rigid econ- omy as its keynote, would be well received s good politics in Euro- pean charcellories, observers de- scribed it as a gesture which had mow served its purpose. Japanese Also Opposed. In the event the British do insist pipon the treaty revision, however, it was expected théy would encounter the stern opposition of the Amer- 'scans and Japanese. Ambassador Hugh Gibson, head of the American group, and the Japanese delegate npave cabled the British proposal to their governments and negative an- swers from both capitals were fore- sast. It was pointed out here that Gibson took detailed instructions on that voint to Geneva with him and it was as- sumed that his presentation of the matter was merely for the State De- partment’s informatio=. The chief objection to revising at present the 1921 pact—the absence from Geneva of the French and Jtalians—was reinforced today by re- fteration of the Department’s conten- tion that the conference was mnot intended to reach an agreement which would be effective bevond 1936, the year in which the arms treaty may terminate. Under the replacement tables agreed on at Washington, no battleships may be replaced until 1931 In that year, it was again pointed out, the signa- tory powers will meet to consider wholesale revision of the pact. There- fore, it was maintained, it would be unwise now to agree to reduce battle- ship tonnage from the present 35,000 ton maximum to below 30,000, as pro- posed by the British, when a different figure may be settled upon in 1931. DELEGATES DECLARE HOLIDAY. Conference Adjourns for Geneva's Annual Flower Festival. ~(Continued on Page 3, Column MARKS OWN HIGHWAY TO BOOST GAS SALES Filling Station Man Wearies of Seeing Tourists Roll By Two Miles Away. 3, Wis.. June 2 Baumgarten. who operates a tion in Cudahy, stood in watched tourists roll main 2 miles away. flling Rhe road and ny on Wisconsin's Highway 15—nearly Business was dull. So_almost overnight he relocated the highway. With a paint brush he made a neat “F of the road leading to his place. Then he painted neat markers along his hway, ending the trail at his fill- ing station. Tourists came in flocks for high- the gasoline Authorities was way information and pumps worked overtime. investigated and Baumgarten escorted to the district attorney. “There was lots of money going ou end not much coming in wurten told officials, highway sign changes. Today filling station. .|and cheering. street— R” at the junction Baum- explaining the | Baumgarten put the signs back where they were originally and |dining car facilities have painted out the trail that led to the | hausted and many trai e of He was praising the scenery in this section of the country to the extent of comparing it with that of Vermont, his native State, when he took occa- sion to declare that ‘“‘here as there we are all under the same flag. Let me leave this thought. Any one who has an occupation or job under our flag, no matter what that occupa- tion or job may be, in industry, agri- culture or commerce, or what his sit- uation in life, that person can be assured that he has the best job of that kind of any one on earth. That’s what the flag means. While it is natural that we should all want to better ourselves, it is well to remem- ber that, wherever we are in America, we are in a State far better than any elsewhere in the world.” Taken as Word of Cheer. Inasmuch as this was the Pres- ident’s first opportunity to address a large group officially representative of this agricultural State, the Pres- ident’s statement was interpreted afterward by many who listened to him as a word of encouargement to the farmers of the West that no mat- ter how gloomy or discouraged they may be, despite the recent agricul- tural depression in this gection, they are actually not so bad off after all, especially when consideration is given to the people in other nations. Also, besides extending this word of cheer to his audience the President’s words were taken as advice against sec- tionalism, in _an effort to check the trend in the West to line up strongly against the East in the former’s en- deavors to obtain farm relief. The entire South Dakota delegation in Congress supported the McNary- Haugen farm relief bill which was ve- toed by the President, and there is a feeling in the West that the East has been standing in the way of remedial agricultural legislation. The President appearad anxious Lo correct this impression. It was difficult to tell afterward Jjust how well the President suc- ceeded in sending home this thought to the Dakotans grouped about him. The latter were non-committal. At any rate, they appeared happy to meet the President and Mrs. Coolidge personally and they were loud and enthusiastic in their handclapping Changes Mind About Speech. The visitors seemed delighted when the President made ready to address them. It had been announced in advance of the visit that he would merely shake hands, but he changed his mind when he was confronted with the neighborly and genuinely friendly crowd. be possible. “There’s a tail wind all the way to Newfoundland,” reporters were told, “and_from there on another tail wind can be picked up all the way across the ocean by going up a bit to a higher level.” Dry Turf Needed. The whole question of starting the | flight today, it was said, rested on| the wind and rain on the field. A west wind was necessary to get into the air, and moderately dry turf was essential for the preliminary dash down the field. All four members of the scientific air expedition stayed in their Garden City hotel during the evening and early hours of the morning, resting for the ordeal before them. Fueling of the great ship was com- pleted early in the morning, food was put aboard, and all was made ready for a hop at 4 o'clock if wind and rain permitted. At half past 2 the rain increased to a downpour and grave fear was felt that the field might become too soggy for taking off. All Depends on Runway. Grover Whalen, vice president of the America Transoceanic Co., report- ed on the telephone to Byrd in his hotel. He was requested to inspect the runway as soon as the rain let up with T. Harold Kinkade, Wright motor expert, and report its condition. “It all depends on the runway now,” Byrd told Whalen. “If that doesn't get all sogged up we'll be away before 6 o’clock.” By 3:15 o'clock the whole field was PROBE WILL FOLLOW PENITENTIARY MUTINY Kansas Official Promises Thorough | Inquiry Into Conditions at Prison. By the Associated Pres: TOPEKA, Kans., June 25.—A thor- ough investigation of conditions at the State penitentiary at Lansing was promised by Dr. Charles S. Huffman, vice chairman of the State Board of Administration, following a conference with Gov. Paulen this afternoon. The investigation will be started by the board probably next week. It will be public. Guards, prisoners and prison offi- cials will be questioned in an effort to determine conditions in-the institution where 328 convicts left the coal mines late yesterday after a 77-hour mutiny. Gov. Paulen, who is ex-officio cha | It was an interesting and colo | ful gathering. Many of the {lators_appeared _in_sh! | “(Continued on Page man of the board of administration. | expressed the belief that the mutiny | wae a_demonstration of the convic's against the board's strict parole policy. Half Million Journey to Eclipse Belt In Wales tz_)*Witneis_ Great Spectacle | | | By the Associated Pre GIGGLESWICK, Yorkshire, land, June 25.—Next Wednesday w be Eclipse day in Wales and North- ern England and the rush to the eclipse belt already has started despite predictions that the weather may prevent observation of the great spectacle, Hundreds of thousands are expect- ed to make trips into the strip of land about 39 miles wide, stretching across Wales and England, where the leclipse will be total. According to advance estimates, 260,000 persons vill make eclipse journeys by rail, 175,000 by motor bus and 160,000 in private automobiles, Sixty-three pecial trains, carrying 28,000 pas- seugers, have been chartered from London. The railways announce that heen ex- t without diners. Numerous all-night parties and dances are planned in the totality area, to end with journeys to nearby hills_ early Wednesday morning to watch the moon blot out the sun. Former Premier Lloyd George has arranged an all-night “eclipse party” at his home, in Northern Wales, It will be the first total eclipse of the sun visible in England in about 200 years. The next one is not scheduled until 1999. Sclentific expeditions mobilized to study the eclipse are centered around Giggleswick. The scientists ha been warned to expect cold weather. rm has arrived over n and gales are threatened. A London dispatch last week said bookmakers, evidently counting on | cloudy weather, were laying 2-to-1 where they landed. Shortly after the landing Army men startéd refueling the plane for the hop back across the bay to the Oak- land airport later in the day. Awaiting the plane at Crissy Field was a group of experienced Army mechanics and technicians. Smith’s plane was expected to be trucked over to the Qakland airport late today for its test flight. Whether this ship could be ready to take off within three or four days was de- clared doubtful, but every effort was | being made to beat the Army plane to the start. Mechanics Work All Night. Mechanics labored all of last night to complete the hook-up of gasoline tanks, installation of instruments and to put the finishing touches on the fuselage where an extra cabin was built for the navigator. The weather reports today were that midway between the mainland and Hawaii bumpy air currents, rain and fog prevailed. Except for this midocean condition the weather was favorable for flying. Planes intending to make the Hono- lulu flight are planning to use the Oakland airport, for it is the only flying field with a runway of suf- ficient length for the take-off of heavily loaded machines. The runway is of gravel, its length is 7,000 feet and its width is from 200 to 500 feet. There are no searchlights at present to aid planes to hop off in night hours. BOY KILLS MOTHER, SHOOTS 2 SISTERS Commits Suicide at Farm Home While Believed Deranged From Heat. By the Associated Prest COLUMBUS, Kans., June 25.—Wil- liam Justice, 13, late today shot and killed his mother, probably fatally wounded two sisters, 9 and 17 years old, and then killed himself, at his farm home near Mineral, Kans. The boy and his brother had been cultivating corn in a field nearby and it is believed he became Geranged from the heat. Willlam went to the house for a drink. Obtaining a 12. guage shotgun he shot and killed his mother, Calmly reloading the gun he then shot his two sisters, reloaded and killed himself. The two girls were rushed hospital at Pittsburg. Kans. not believed either can liv 0BREGON T to a 1t s 0 RUN. MEXICO CITY, June 25 (#).—Gen. Obregon’s presidential candidacy is regarded as a foregone conclusion. A manifesto has been prepared, in which Gen. Obregon formally’ an- nounces his candidacy, and this the Mexico City newspapers expect to publish soon, unless, at the last min- ute, the Obregon leaders change their plans. BanksT(; Reward Slayer of Bandit With $2,500 Prize By the Associated Press. POMEROY, Ohio, June Seven banks operating in Meigs County today signed an agre ment to pay $2,500 to any one kill- ing a bank robber caught in the act of robbing & bank and $1,000 for the capture of a bare robber, It was announced that the offers were made for protection of the bank personnel. Banks in Pome- roy, iwo in Racine and one each 25.~— odds that the eclipse would be jn- e in” Middleport and;Rutland are in the agreement. designation as a_stop-over point on the New York-Atlanta mail route. Taking direct issue with the known views of the so-called “air cabinet” opposed to any form of unified air control, those favoring the use oi Bol- ling Field warned that Washington, being the seat of Federal activity, can- not afford to make the mistake of ignoring the future development of aviation, both from the viewpoint of national defense or commercial re- quirements. Gieshoro Point Suggested. Linked with the establishment of an airport in the District of Columbia, it was declared, the question for the Government to determine is whether the Army wants to remain permanent- ly at Bolling Field. A solution of the whole problem, it was pointed out, would be extension of the existing aviation facilities there to include Giesboro Point. Washing- ton’s entire airport problem could be solved temporarily and permanently, under this plan, by the Army grad- ually installing its entire aviation equipment at Giesboro Point and eventually turning over the present Bolling Field to comme: 1 purposes. ‘What is needed to meet the future requirements that commercial and passenger alr travel is almost certain to bring in the next decade, it was emphasized, is an unlimited landing and taking-off space, facilities such as is maintained by large railroads. Within the next 10 or 15 years there will be a lack of airdome spaces around the Capital, it was pointed out, due to the increased operations of the Army and Navy from Washington. Unless these future requirements are kept in mind in the selection of a permanent airport here, experienced aviators fear that Washington will jeopardize its present opportunities by selecting one of the several sites now under consideration. Held Ideally Situated. Extension of Bolling Field to in- clude the area around Giesboro Point, they reminded, would be highly ad- vantageous to commercial uses as well as to the Army and Navy for a number of reasons. In the first place, it_would_give a_2-mile_field, which (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) FILMLAND PEOPLE THREATEN TO FIGHT Talk Rife of Unionization or Anti- Trust Suits Against Pay Cuts. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 25.— |Hollywood was boiling beneath the surface today over the recently an- nounced slashes in all film salarics above $50 per week. Actors and actresses of the films who face cuts of from 10 to 20 per cent were threat- ening to organize and fight the man- date of the producers demanding re- trenchment. From leading men and women and featured players down to the earners of $50 per week. indignation ran the scale. All would talk volubly and heatedly about salary reductions—for private consumption—but cach one in- terviewed refused to stand for a single statement for publication. From one quarter came the report that the 'star and lesser luminaries were getting together with the object of engaging a nationally known attor- ney to fight the producers on alleged trust grounds. From another source it was declarsd tk+ *~tors’ Equity Association, with headquarters in New York, would le asked to unionize the actors of the sdent drama. But far the only ones who have been willing to come out in the open on thg matter are the producers and they fave said it with scissors, cut, cut, with terminal | Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. tures. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—I12 PAGES. Classified Advertising. District National Guard—Page 9. Veterans of the Great War—Page 10. Girl Scouts—Page 12. GRAPHIC SECTION—10 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. Mutt and Jeff; Reg’'lar Fellers; and Mrs.; High Lights of Hi FLKTON MINISTER DEFENDS STATLS Officiates at Marriage De- spite Allegations That He Is Not Ordained. | | | By the Associated Press. ELKTON, Md., June -Allega- tions that he is not an ordained min- ister did not halt the “business” of Rev. Richard P. Westren, so-called “marrying parson,” today. A coupie were seen to enter the Westren home and emerged man and wife. They were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carey of Sicklerville, N. J. Undeterred by the assertions of Rev. Dr. J. W. Colona, superintendent of the Wilmington dis- trict of the Methodist Episcopal Con- terence, that he has no orders of that church, Mr. Westren maintains his au- thority. He said: “Couples married by me are just as tightly married as anybody else. They have nothing to worry about.” Meanwhile, Henry L. Constable, State's attorney, announced he had started an investigation as to Mr. Westren's status as a minister. If he finds that Mr. Westren holds no au- thority from the church, Constable said he probably would seek an indi ment against him for illegally per- forming marriages. Mr. \.estren declares he received elder’s orders as a local preacher from the Upper Jowa Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1908. Officials_of the church contend Mv. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- receiving home for dependents, a de- tention home for women and girls above the age of 17, and an adequate | lodging house for both men and | women. | They include a plan of taking all of | the short term prisoners out of the jail, sending them to Occoquan and there giving them work, and of cleaning up the congested and un- | cleanly conditions at the jail. Conferences being held with Maj. E. B. Hesse look toward the establish- ment of a special squad on the police force, composed of both men and women, who would work sympatheti- cally on the juvenile problem, after {the style of big brothers and big | sisters. Aide for Wilson Urged. The advisability of giving George S. Wilson, director of the Board of Public Welfare an assistant to handle all business and financial matters in connection with the growing and co- ordinated work of the various welfare institutions, is also_being seriously considered, and has been recommend- ed to the District Commissioners. Establishment of a _psychiatric clinic, the building up of the existing clinics and general improvement of the hospitalization service are among other recommendations that will be contalned in the report. The Bureau of Efficiency has been asked to make a thorough study of the entire District Government. It and made its report on the offices of the recorder of deeds and the regis- ter of wills, and on the assessor's and collegtor taxes officers. It has made its report on the Traffic Bureau and is now working on a report to show what material has Leen 1eceived under the electric tratic signal light contracts, some of whica was rever authorized and some of which will never be used, to see wha jus:ment can be made and what should be paid for. This will, of course, be largely determined by the general account- ing office. Some work remains to be done in regard to the License Bureau before the final report can be made on that unit of the municipal government. Investigations are also in progress covering the purchasing office, public welfare agencies, the insurance divi- sion, the municipal architect’s office, the city refuse division and the Dis- trict school system. Basis of Committee Study. So it will be promptly seen that the plans for improving the welfare serv- ices are but a fraction of the entire municipal administeation survey that is being made for the District officials and_for Congress. When the Gibson subcommittee resumes its work in December it will have these definite studies, analyses and recommendations on which to base legislation. Two brothers, Herbert H. and Paul Rapp, with several assistants, are making the comprehensive study of (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) | “(Continued on Page 9, Column %) By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, June 25.—Declaring that a “magistrate has no more righ or privileges than any other citize! Chief Magistrate William McAdoo said tonight he meant to investigate the case of the rookie policeman in Ja- maica who was reprimanded for ar- resting Magistrate Harry Miller for a traffic law violation. = Frank Utricht, the patrolman, was compelled by desk lieutenant to apologize to the magistrate when the officer brought him into the station. The patrolman charged that Magis- trate Miller had driven his car out of a traffic line. The st 's car was held up in a line and he told his chauffeur to draw out of the line and proceed. The rookie, directing trafiic, stop- Reprimanding of “Rookie™ Policeman For Arresting Magistrate to Be Probed ped the car and reprimanded the chauffeur. “It’s all right. I told him to do it,” the magistrate interrupted.” “You're mnot Suppo: e - 1 against the law,” Utricht rejoined, and stepping on_the running board ordered the chauffeur to drive to the nearest police station. As they all entered, Lieut. Kolson rose and saluted the magistrate. “How do you do, your honor, sald. “What can I do for you?” “I think I've heen arrested,” th magdstrate grinned and explained the situation. “Why, this is Magistrate Miller," the lieutenant told the rookie, “your superior officer and mine.” After being severely reprimanded, Utricht apologized an: post. . . e | already has completed its investigation { d was sent back to his [§ business leaders that the traffic has taken about all it can bear, and that actual hardship on the part of prop- erty owners s threatened as a r it. At the samé time there no indications that next year's budget, now in the process of formation, would be decreased. On the other hand, it probably will increase, and the new tax rate, or c.met l’;isher. may be re- uired to support it. 3 Where will it end? How much more can the city stand? Those who are studying conditions see two alternatives between which the city may choose. The first is rigid retrenchment, which will bring to a sudden end the program of municipal and capital im- provement started after the lean war years had piled up and accumulated pressing needs for the District—a pro- gram that is far from realization and is based on necessity. Seek to Impress Congress. The second, and the one upon which the city’s organizations now are con- centrating, is so to impress Congres8 with the unfairness of conditions it has imposed on residents of the Capi- tal by withdrawing the proportionate system of contribution by the Fed- eral Government that a new arrange- ment will be made, enabling the resi- dents of Washington to contribute their fair share of expenses without becoming the victims of excessive tax- ation. A definite system of apportion- ing expenses between the residents of the District and the Federal Govern- ment is now looked upon not so much as a thing to be expected for the sake of fairness alone, but something that must of necessity be brought about. Congress, it is stated, must devise a new system, or else re-establish the fixed principle of apportionment laid down in the organic act of 1878 and followed thereafter for nearly half & century. Those who are studying the situ- ation believe that retrenchment, u less it is based on sound economy, is virtudlly impossible for the reason that the annual budgets for the city are taking into account little except what is abeolutely necessary. Wash- ington, it is emphasized, is growing and its needs are pressing. The city has reached a stage where a large annual budget—large in comparison with those of 10 years ago—cannot be escaped. _ But to support this large budget, it is contended that property owners ars now being taxed to the limit. Tax Held Oppressive. Although members of Congress are accustomed to criticize the District for its “low” real estate tax, the facts show that Washington's tax is not only considered abnormal by experts who have studied the situation from a national viewpoint, but is actually becoming oppressive. To substantiate this statement there are many in- stances where property owners have been subjected to increases. of more than 100 per cent in their taxes on District property in the past four years. During the fiscal year 1924, for instance, the last year that the 60-40 principle of apportionment was applied by Congress, the tax rate was $1.20. Today the realty assessments have increased in many cases 33 per cent and over, while the tax rate has been from $1.20 to $1.70. The method of assessing property on its market value in the District al- ready is coming in for renewed criti- cism, and will come in for more when the tax bills are received for the next fiscal year, according' ta forecasts. Here are a few cases, given by the agent of a number of properties in ‘Washington, which show the actual trend of taxes here in the past four years and the increasing burden of property owners:. 2 On New York avenue between Twenty-first _and Twenty-second streets, (wo frame houses last as- sessed at $2,930 are now assessed at $10,551.60. On a corner of Ninth and D streets property is assessed for taxation at 0 a square foot. A few blocks away, (Continued on Page 4, Columa 69 ) 4 *