Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Showers, slightly cooler tonight; to- morrow partly cloudy. 88, at 2" pm. lowest, 68, at 6:20 a.m. today. —Highest, Full report on Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as second class matte: ‘Washington, [ - No. 30,470. " FRENCH NOTE HITS 1. S. TARIFF RATES AS “PROFIBITIVE" : Text Shows Purpose of Prov- ing American Imposts Unfair to France. post office, WASHINGTON REFUSES TO PROMISE RATE’CUT Siudy of Production Costs Must Precede Revision, Reply Declares. Pr the Associated Press. E While the most recent French tariff note is viewed by administration offi- cials as conciliatory and perhaps open- ing the way to settlement of the pres- ent dispute, text of the first two notes exchanged shows that the French guns have been trained directly on American tariff rates from the time the Franco-German commercial treaty was signed. » Thesge notes were made public si- multaneously today in ‘Washington and Paris, to be followed later by the cur- rent chapter in the interchange, the French note received Satul_"dny. The American reply is now being formu- Bureau Forecast.) ‘Temperatures vesterday; page 7. D C ‘Father of House’ Dies JOHN DALZELL. JOHN DALZELL DIES; “FATHER OF HOUSE” Noted Defender of “Czarism” jated and is expected to 80 forward late this week. The conciliatory character of the French note became more apparent when the State Department raade pub- lic the communication without await- ing corrections on portions of the text possibly garbled in transmission. Gist of French Note. ist of the French note lies in ’ls-r}l‘":fegl'eflce to section 315A of the ‘American tariff act, which authorizes the President to change statutqry du- ties 1o meet larger costs of production abroad. “The French government wishes to emphasize,” the note states, “‘that it is not a question of engaging in tarift bargaining negotiations; it is only a question in exchange for the particu- larly favorable regime of the French minimum tariff of obtaining for certain articles of French exportation a less prohibitive tariff incidence than that to which they are subject at the pres- ent time by a rectification effected conformably to section 315A of the compensatory duties, which upon ero- neous data the American Government. has felt that it must establish, and of revising in such measure as may seem equitable the provisions of those reg- ulations dealing Wwith the application of tariffs or with the preservation of . national hygiene, which at the present moment results in an absolute prohibi- tion in fact for certain French products.” The note adds that the French gov- ernment “must make dependent the grant to America of the most-favored regime which France grants to other countries” upon the carrying out of the modification France has suggested as to Ameriean tariff practice. View of Washington. Washington officials regard this section of the new French note as a wholly different conception of the situation than that expressed in the original French refusal of most- favored-nation treaty negotiations and the counter proposal for negotiations on the basis of tariff reciprocity. The latest French note admits that the Washington Government cannot by law engage in customs rate bar- galning, and if the French authorities ere satisfled with the limited action that can be taken by the.President under section 315, it is prepared to enter treaty negotiations on that basis, but witheut binding itself to do more than to investigate costs of the French products involved and to make such changes in tariff rates on those goods as the investigations war- rant, whether the rates go up or down ms a result. Examination of the first French mote shows the new suggestion is a wide departure from the original treaty to include, if necessary, ‘“such reductions or adaptations of the (Amer- ican) tariff” as would permit certain unnamed French goods to enter the American market. In reply the State Department implied surprise that the French government did not know that the American tariff law “does not en- wvisage the conclusion of a treaty of reciprocity in regard to rates of duty.” While the French tariff carried a threecolumn system, the maxi- mum of which is now applied to Amer- ican goods involved in the dispute, for tha specific purpose of treaty bargain- ing on rates, the American note said, American laws “embody no such mar- gin for bargaining,” and the proposal for general most-favored-nation rela- tions was reiterated as the best way of solving the problem. Texts of Notes. The following is the aide-memoire delivered on September 14 by the ¥French Foreoign office to the Ameri- can Charge d’Affaires in Paris: “The French government has noted the proposals and requests contained in the aide-memoire which the fire: etary of the embassy of the ted States was good enough to for- d to the p cal directoy of the istry for foreign affairs®on Sep- tember 7. “The French government has con- #idered, with the most cordial desire to do justice to American interests, the situation arising from the tariff orm of August 30, 1927. It does not intend to deny that this reform implies as regards certain preducts originating in and coming fr the United States which are not included in lists A and B of the modus di of March-April, 1910, an aug- mentation resulting both from the in- e of basic duties and the. th- val of the benefits which Article 2 the decree of August 28, 1921, as- to the said products. t it has appeared to the French ment that the benefits assured s decree as to American prod- ucts without any contractual obliga tion constituted a measure motivated in 1921 by exceptional circumstances, and particularly by the monctary posi- tion of certain Europedn states to which other states had taken excep- tion or had claimed the benefit of these advantages, and that, finally, the e ceptional treatment which they im- &md for the United States was notPSpecial Dispatch to The Star. harmony with the constant increase in the American tariffs and the rein- gorcement of customs barriers prac- by America since that time to ghe detriment of certaln specific prod- wcts of the French trad “The French government has, there- Lived in Retirement Here Since 1912 Defeat. John Dalzell, for a quarter of a century a member of Congress, long known as “the father of the House of Representatives,” outstanding de- fender of “czarism” in the hey-day of Cannon domination, who has been living. as a recluse from public life for the last 15 years at 1605 New Hampshire avenue, is dead. A dis- patch from Los Angeles today brought word of his death at the home of his son, -Samuel Dalzell, of Altadena, Calif., to the Capital, from which only a few years ago his fame spread all over the United States. He served a Pittsburgh district in Congress from 1887 to 1912, and there he will be taken for burial, where a daughter, Mary McDonnell, sur- vives. ‘The Roosevelt tide of 1912 swept him from his vantage point as a power in Republican politics, and he passed at once-conipletely out of the public eve. Since retirement he had continued his private law . practice with -headquar- ters hpre. + Member of “Big Four.” During the first decade of this cen- tury, Mr. Dalzell was not only the Speaker’s_right-hand man, but with Dingley, Payne and Cannon, he had come to be known as one of a “Big Four,” who ruled the House and ah ¢ WASHINGTON, DRY AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES AID SMITH'S MINNESOTA BOOM Governor Seems Likely to Have State’s Delegation at Convention. ADHERENTS SMOTHER POSSIBLE OPPOSITION Nomination of New York Execu- tive Urged by Democrats ‘‘on Every Street Corner.” BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 3.— It's a far cry from the wheat fields of Minnesota to Tammany Hall, but, shaped legisiation with an iron will. In his later years he lived almost in seclusion in Washington, never visit- ing the Capitol, and seldom seeing his old-time friends or appearing in any way in public matters. The almost overnight change was the more remarkable because the Dal. zell of the old days had been a force- ful orator, a skilled parliamentarian, a clever political general and a charm- ing _conversationalist, much sought after socially. He made his special mark in legislation in connection with tariff bills, but as member and later chairman of the all-powerful rules committee under Reed, Henderson and Cannon, he held a whip hand over the legislative program generally. Mr. Dalzell was a tawering figure in defense of ‘“czarism,” when it was making its last stand in the House, and to the end of his public career he stood fast by the principle that power over House action should be cen- tralized by the House rules in the hands of the Speaker. His friends said that he felt he never could reconcile himself to the new order, which began with the lib- eralizing of the rules and the over. throw of Cannon. After one unsuc- cessful effort to gain a seat in the Senate, he turned his back, not only upon politics, but upon the old asso- ciations almost in their entirety. Noted as Lawyer. Befjre coming to Congress he had gained a reputation as a lawyer, not only #in Pittsburgh but throughout the West. He was a native of New York City, where he was born April 19, 1845. He was the son of Samuel and Mary (MacDonnell) Dalzell, who i;;xse from County Down, Ireland, in Mr. Dalzell was attorney for all the principal corporations in "Al- leghepy County, and organized the law firm of Dalzell. Scott & Gordon, esteemed as the greatest law firm in that part of the country. He was a shrewd business man as well as a sound lawyer. * As early as 1882, Mr. Dalzell was solicited to stand for Congress, but he was making too much money in the practice of his profession and was foo busy a man at the bar to think. of a legislative career. By 1886 his health was thought to be impaired from overwork, and he was persuaded that a term in Congress would be in the nature of an outing —at least a change of scene and a change in the character of his labors. and so he accepted the Republican nomination, and was chosen a mem- ber of the fiftieth Congress, the suc- cessor of Gen: Negley. It was the Congress that debated and passed the famous measure known as the Mills tafiff bill. Per- haps there never yet has been in our parliamentary history an abler and more brilliant academic discussion of the tariff question than was had on the Mills bill in the Spring of 1888. It was the issue of the campaign that tulminated in the defeat of Mr. Cleveland in 1888. Mr. Dalzell was always a valiant friend to scientific progress, and was a regent of the Smithsonian Institu- tion. FREDERICK, Md., October 3. Seven persons were hurt in a freak accident near here yesterday. Clyde Dronenburg and Ernest Bitler were injured when an automobile in which they were riding went over an embank- ment near Woodshoro. They were on their way to the hos. re, deemed that it shou!d return, ued on Page 4, Column 1) ¢ pital in this city in the machine of €. J, Jacobs whe automobile v e iy nevertheless, it looks now as though Gov. Al Smith would have the Minne- sota delegation at the national con- vention next year, or at least a major portion of it. There are three reasons for this, and maybe more. First, Minnesota has its wet centers, one of them here in Minneapolis, where the voters are more “liberal” and like Gov., Smith because he does not like the national prohibition law. Second, the backbone of the Democratic party in this State, as in other States, has been the Irish- American Catholic, who is mostly wet and inclined to support Gov. Smith because the anti-Catholics will be down on him. The third reason fs found in the fact that no other Demo- cratic candidate is contesting the field with Smith. The Smith people have preempted it. Smith adherents, according to Democratic leaders, are urging his nomination “‘on every street corner’— this although the New York gov- ernor has never formally announced his candidacy. On the wet and dry issue alone, it is estimated that the Minnesota delegation at the national convention would split 50-50. Half the delega- tion would come from wet-controlled districts, that is, districts in which wet Democrats control. The other half would produce dry delegates. Lean Toward Smith. But there has been a tendency in Minnesota among dry Democrats, as in seme of the other Western States, to lean toward the nomination of Smith, notwithstanding his reputed wetness. The word has filtered out to them-that Smith has stood for law ent in New York State, and, further, that even were he nominated and elected President, he would be powerless himself to change the law. The . Constitution could not be amended again except by a two- thirds vote of each house of Con- gress and -ratification by three- fourths of the States. The figure of Al Smith looms large even to Demo- crats as far West as Minnesota, and they - are inclined to recognize him as_the party leader. In Minnesota ‘there are German American Catholic voters as well as Irish American, and many of them are Democrats. They will help Smith in the preconvention campaign to ob- tain the Minresota delegation. But after they bave helped to nominate the New York governor they will have shot their bolt. Minnesota is not a Catholic State by long odds. There is a large population of Scandinavian descent, mostly Lutherans. They are (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) TEoET PIRATE FANS TURN OUT T0 SEE YANKS Babe Ruth Center of Attrac- tion as Hugmen Detrain in Pittsburgh. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, October 3.—Babe Ruth and .his victorious New York teammates arrived in Pittsburgh to- day. A great throng of base ball fans jammed ‘the rallroad station as the train bearing the American League champions pulled in. They gave the big Babe much attention and were so curious to see the Yankees that the players had great difficulty in getting from the train. The rail journey from New York to Pittsburgh was without incident. All the players were in good condition and they were anxious to get out to Forbes Field, home of the Pirates, where the first game of the world series will be played Wednesday. V. J. Brotzman, Government weather sharpshooter in Pittsburgh, won a place in the hearts of the fans when he predicted ‘fair and moder- ately cool” Wednesday and Thursday, the days on which the first two series games will be staged at Forbes Field. Brotzman said a rainstorm. due here this afternoon or tonight, would pass over and be followed by clearing weather Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, he said, this entire region should be in a high-pressure belt, as- suring fair weather, moderately cool, but not cold. The high-pressure area, he contin- ued, {s of such width that the ideal weather should continue through Thursday. Some points in the West, he said, reported low temperatures, with the ced sweeping astward. By the time this cold wave strikes Pitts. burgh Wednesday, he said, it will have moderated to a great extent. Seven Injured When Horse, Hit by Auto, Is Thrown in on Top of Passengers struck a horse ridden by Ralph Flan- nigan. The animal was thrown into the car, injuring Jacobs, his brother Hiram, Miss Mary Wise and Deputy Sheriff Edward Stitely, all of whom were in the machine. Flanniggn was also injured. Three of the men are still In the hospital, Dronenburg suffering from internal injuries which are considered WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, MONDAY, PRESIDENT TALKS TOW, M. BUTLER Former Senator Maintains Strict Silence on Chief’s “Choose” Statement. President Coolidge conferred this morning with former Senator Willlam M. Butler of Massachusetts, chairman of the Republican national committee, who has come to Washington for a series of informal meetings with party leaders, for the first time since the President announced out in the Black Hills that he did not choose to be a candidate to succeed himself. Senator Butler gave no indication when he talked later with newspaper men that the President took the oc- casion of their meetinf to elaborate upon his brief statement or to indulge in any other confidences regarding his attitude. Silent on Decision. Thé Senator made it quite plain that he did not care to discuss the President’s decision, and it was the opinion of those who talked with him that he evidently went away from the President with the impression of all others who have discussed the matter with him recently, that the latter is content to stand on Hhis 12- word announcement and can see no necessity for amplification. - Senator Butler did not even intimate that the subject of the President’s decision to eliminate himself from considera- tion for renomination was discussed during his call at the White House. Immediately following the publica- tion two months ago of Mr. Cooiidge's announcement Senator Butler . was quoted as saying that he felt sure the President would accept the nomina- tion it it came to him, despite his de- cision not to be a candidate. Whether or not Mr. Butler was of that same opinion when he took leave of his per- sonal friend at the White House this morning he would not say. He was unwilling to talk about the President’s affairs and had no lesire to comment upon the possible chances of any of those who have been prominently mentioned in connection with the Re- publican nomination since the Presi- dent has withdrawn himself. Senator Butler is an intimate per- sonal friend of the President as well as a political adviser, and when he ar- rived at Union Station this morning he went at once to the White House, arriving in time to join the President at a breakfast featured with the cus- tomary hot cakes and sausage. Senator Butler's primary object in coming to Washington at this time was not only to have a long talk with the President, but to confer with members of the national committee and others high in the party’s coun- cils regarding matters of importance pertaining to the party welfare. His meeting with committee members at the Willard Hotel almost immediately following his White House call was the first one of importance in recent months from the standpoint of Repub- lican politics in its national phase. Some of the old wheel-horses of the party were on hand to voice opinions and give their political observations, among these being Charles D. Hilles of New York, vice chairman of the committee, Committeeman David Mul- vane of Kansas, Joseph Kealing of Indiana, former Senator Ernst of Kentucky and Roy West of Illinois, secretary of the committee. “Something Mysterious” Hinted. “The work of the Republican party must go on,” Senator Butler said in response to inquiries as to the reason of the meeting ot political chieftains. He insisted that the meetings he is to hold here during the next two or three days should not be classed as conferences, inasmuch as he has come to Washington merely for the purpose of giving attention to his duties as national chairman and to talk with certain men prominent in the party’s affairs who happen to be in this part of the country while he is here. Some of the advance information regarding the meetings Senator Butler is to conduct here has been to the ef- fect that something mysterious is un- der way in the Republican manage- ment and also that these meetings may go as far as picking the party candidate for the 1928 presidential nomination or at least narrowing it down to a selected few. It was indicated that the meeting of this small group of leaders this morning did not touch upon the ques- tion of the next Republican conven- tion city. This is the duty of the na- tional committee, which has 96 mem- bers, which will meet here next De- cember, at which time the date and place for the convention will be de- termined. Mr. Butler sald today that he had received a number of com- munications from cities which would be glad to have the honor of being chosen. These include Detroft, Kan- sas ifiy' Chicago, San Francisco and A OCTOBER 2 9y ROBBERS GET $10,900 IN CHICAGO HOLD-UPS Cabaret Manager Is Attacked by Three Men—=Six in Parked Auto Lose Cash and Jewels. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 3.—Armed and masked men escaped with cash and Jjewelry totaling $10,900 in value in two robberies early today. ‘Wilbur Holmes, manager of the Blackhawk Cafe, a Loop cabaret, was the victim of three men who con- cealed themselves behind heavy por- tieres in the restaurant until after closing hours and then attacked him, taking the week end receipts, which he reported to police as $4,000. At about the same time, in a dis- tant part of the city, three robbers held up a parked automobile, in which were three women and three men, taking cash and jewels they valued at $6,900, SHOWERS BRING TEMPORARY RELIEF District Gets Respite From Torrid Weather—North Still Swelters. Showers today and cloudy weather tomorrow will afford Washington a little rellef from the abnormally high temperatures now prevailing over the East, but no marked break in the heat wave is in prospect for two or three days, it was said at the ‘Weather Bureau today. The thermometer .today will hover in the eighties, but will scarcely reaci the maximum of 88 degrees set yes- terday afternoon, Forecaster R. Han- son Weightman said. He expects the weather to continue “close” for sev- eral days yet. A disturbance from the South brought a refreshing shower this morning, cooling off the atmosphere considerably for the night, but unless a cloud. blanket continues to inter- vene the sun will warm the air up again tomorrow, the forecaster states. In the far offing is a cool spell, now being felt in the Northwest, but just when its effects may be noted here is uncertain. o TIME IS MAPPED 0UT IN MARKET HEARING Advocates of Four Major Sites for Farmers’ Produce to Get Hour Each. Anticipating a prolonged discussion over the location of the new Farmer’s Produce Market, the District Com- missioners today formulated a definite schedule waich will govern the public hearing Wednesday in the board room of the District Building. . Advocates of the four prominently- mentioned sites under the program will be allotted one hour each in which to present their arguments. Starting at 10 o'clock, the proponents of the Southwest site will be heard. The hour reserved for the midcity advo- cates will be from 11 to 12. The Eckington site supporters will then be heard. After an hour luncheon recess from 1 to 2 o'clock, the Patterson site pro- ponents will be heard until 3 o'clock when advocates of other sites will be heard. AIRPLANE PARCEL POST WILL BE DISCUSSED Glover and Representatives of Air Mail Operators to Confer on Feasibility of Plan. By the Assoclated Press. Feasibility. of handling parcel post as a part of the air mail service will be discussed at a conference in Chi- 1927—FORTY-TWO PAGES. Foening Star. * ?/, 2l ZZ 7 Z = REVOLTING TROOPS QUIT MEXICO CTY Soldiers Believed to Be Sup- porting Move Against Obregon Candidacy. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 3.—Three companies of the Mexico City garrison have revolted. They left the city late last night, taking the field against the government. It is thought they are supporting the movement against the re-election of former President Obregon led by Gens. Serrano and Gomez, whose whereabouts have not been known since Saturday. Although there have been numerous clashes Dbetween government forces and rebels in recent weeks, these have been " ascribed by Mexican military commanders to “‘fanatics,” aroused by the government religious regulations, and none of them has involved the revolt of tyops,-as in-the present instance. Gen. Aanufo Gomez and Gen. Fran- clsco Serrano, mentioned as missing from the capital, are both presidential candidates. Each has announced him- self against the constitutional amend- ment recently adopted by the Mexican congress, which permits a president again to run for re-election after an intervening term has been served by another man. This amendment was generally ac- cepted as framed to cover the case of Gen. Obregon, who is a candidate again for the presidency, which he held before the election of the present chief executive, Plutarco. Elias Calles. - Gens. Gomez and Serranto were quoted recently as declaring they had no intention of combining forces in the fight against Obregon’s return. INDIAN UPRISING REPORTED. Redskins and Federal Troops Engage in Battle. NOGALES, Ariz., October 3 (#).— The Tahurami Indians in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, last night were reported to be in an armed uprising against the government. Dispatches reaching here said federal troops had engaged in a battle with the Indians. WILL CONFER ON MEXICO. Conferences between Secretary Kel- logg and Dwight W. Morrow, the new Ambassador to Mexico, in preparation or Mr. Morrow’s early departure for Mexico City, will begin at the State Department Wednesday. The new Am- bassador notified the Secretary today that he would arrive in Washington for that purpose some time Wednes. day. The date of Mr. Morrow’s departure for Mexico is still undecided, but will be determined in the course of his conversations with Secretary Kellogg. . Girl Found Slain. MINNEAPOLIS, October 3 (@).— Children playing hide-and-seek in an alley found the bruised and disfigured body of Pearl Osten, . 2l-year-old student, in a shed yesterday. The girl’s clothing was torn, her features battered, and there Were finegr marks on her throat. * King Honors Savage. BRUSSELS, October 3 (#).—Howard P. Savage, retiring commander of the American Legion, today was made a commander of the Order of Leopold, at a reception given by King Albert to the Legion good will party now here. The King personally pinned the badge . “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes Sunday’s Circul (P) Means Associated Pre: Suit for Lost Love Of Wife Dead Two Years Up for Trial ! By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 3.—A suit asking a quarter of a million dollars for the lost love of a wife who has been dead two years was on the Superior Court docket of Judge B. David today. Dr. Houston W. Vernon, who in- stituted the action, charges that Sanford A. Burnham, a manufac- turer, stole the affections of Mrs. Vernon. The Vermons were divorced in 1924 and Mrs. Vernon died the following year. The present suit was filed some months after her death, LABOR OPTINISTIC ASA.F.OF L MEETS Five-Day Week Urged and Reds Held Beaten in Annual Report. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, October 3.—The American Federation of Labor, avowedly more healthy than it was last year, tackled its various problems here today as 400 delegates and offi- cers, representing a membership of nearly 3,000,000 workers, assembled for its forty-seventh annual conven- tion. The five-day week, the injunctive powers of the courts and the educa- tion of workingmen to the idea of organized labor were among the mat- ters tentatively scheduled to come under the scrutiny of the delegates. Defeat of Communism within the ranks was regarded as an accom- plished matter as the congress began its work. The report of the executive council, issued as a preliminary to the convention, declared the extremis} element had been beaten during the past year in its effort to gain control of trade unions. A series of addresses of welcome was programmed to be given by high officials of the State and city. Gov. C. C. Young, Lieut. Gov. Buron Fitts, Mayor George E. Cryer, President J. M. Dalton of the State Federation of Labor and President A. W. Hock of the Los Angeles Central Labor Council were chosen to speak the greetings. \ Two-Week Convention. ‘While two weeks has been set as the length of the convention, the delegates will remain {n session until all business is cleared away. Thus far therc has been no intimation of any of the present officers of the :‘edemuon being opposed for re-elec- on. The annual report of the executive council was expected to be a guide to the convention’s activities. It sounded a keynote of optimism regarding past achievements and its future course, with a claim of successfully combat- ing attempts to reduce wages. Instead of centering effort upon strike and strife, organized labor in the United States during the past year of the order upon Comdr. Savage’s breast. One-Cent Overcharge on Tax Bill Brings Bitter Protest From “Tightwad” Corporation Counsel Willlam W. Bride revealed today that he has dis- covered the District’s champion “tight- cago October 15 by Second Assistant | wad.” Postmaster General Glover and repre- sentatives of the operators of the various air malil routes. Numerous requests for such service have been received by the Post Office Department, which is ready to under- take the handling of parcels by air mail if the route contractors are wil- ling. Many of them are carrying express packages, but reports reach- ing Washington are that the afr express has not been utilized by the public to the extent that had been expected. Should the Post Office Department decide to include parcel post in the air mafl & speclal rate of postage would have to be adopted and a spe- clal rate of payment arranged for o 00NtIactorte . ouuesr Because he was overcharged one cent on his current tax bill, Mr. Bride said a property owner came to his office to protest personally. Rather than devote his time to investigating such a trivial matter, the corporation counsel offered to give the complain- ing property owner a cent, but he refused on the grourd that an im- portant principle was involved. Unsuccessful in his attempt to appease the property owner, Mr. Bride referred him to Chatham M. Towers, District tax collector. And the argu- ment contimued. In the course of the conversation, the property owner re- vealed that he was overcharged four oents ;"venl years ago and never has placed new emphasis upon con- structive achievement in co-operation with industry and society, President Green and his executive council de- clared in the annual report. Settle Own Disputes. Along this line, the report pointed out, the federation itself had been suc- cessful in settling a whole series of jurisdictional disputes between its sub- ordinate craft unions, many of them of long standing, and all of them pro- lific causes of interruption to industry because of resulting union quarrels. Further, in employment now regulated by contract or agreement between workers and management, a whole series of sustained co-operative rela- tionship has been brought into being. ‘With all of the change, the rex;loal} continued, . the. labor movement not forgotten older objectives, and had set up for itself a new goal, the five- day week. The traditional demand for higher wages and shorter hours in all employment had been maintained with success. Turning to organization questions, the report said that “a very incom- plete summary” of trade union assets made in 1926 had disclosed a total of $35,897,000. A sharp warning to union officials to safeguard these assets was issued. A stop in the expansion of labor banking pending a study was urged. Opposition to “company unions" was again voiced, and trades unions along regular lines were urged not to lose sight of their duty of encourag- ing social and co-operative activities In the political field, the council served notice that the federation would follow the non-partisan policy generally adhered to'in the past, and described the program tentatively outlined for making its influence ef- fective in campaigns. AUTO HITS SCHOOLGIRL. Struck by an automobile on her way home from school at noon today, 7-year-old Lorraine Newman is in Casualty Hospital with a possible fracture of the skull. She was taken there by J. L. Waescher, 22 years old, of District Heights, driver of the car which struck her. The accident occurred on Sixth street northeast near I street. The girl, who was on her way to her home at 813 Fifth street northeast from the Abbot_School, Second street northeast near I street, is said to have walked into the side of the automobile. received a refund, and that he was determined now to obtain a satis- factory adjustment. Mr. Towers, however, refused to make the 1-cent refund until the tax assessor’s office, which makes out all property tax bills, approved the nec- essary voucher. The property owner apparently left the District Building in despair, as nothing further had been heard from him. The tax collector today admitted as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 96,7 lation, 108,650 TWO CENTS. AIDINRED CROSS DRIVE FOR 3,000,000 MEMBERS PLEDGED Judge Edwin Parker Prom- ises Business Men’s Help to Convention. FUNDS NEEDED FOR WORK AFTER 77 U. S. DISASTERS Seventh Annual Meeting Gets Under Way—President Is on Program. Co-operation of the business men of the country in helping the Amer- ican Red Cross to reach a goal of 5,000,000 adult members so as to meet the demand made upon it by 77 na- tional disasters during the past year was pledged at the opening session of the seventh annual convention today in the United States Chamber of Commerce Building. The pledge was made by Judge E win B. Parker, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and aroused an enthusiastic response from the 500 delegates in attendance. President on Program. ‘With the machinery of the conven- tion set into motion and the problems of relief work assigned to various committees, the delegates were looking forward tonight to the message which President Coolidge will deliver to the convention. Tonight's program, which begins at 7:20 o'clock, will be the outstandirg event of the four days’ deliberation of the Red Cross. As head of the great relief organization, President Coolidge will devote his address to the need of coordinating the forces of the country in handling the relief program grow- in gout of the disaster in the Missis- sippi River Valley. The President’s address, which is to be broadcast by an extensive radio hook-up, is echeduled to begin at 8 o'clock. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, ° secretary of the Red Cross, will pre- side and Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of the central committee, who opened today’s convention, is on the program to speak. Election of convention officers and the appointment of committees com- prised a part of today's proceedings. Emerson H. Landis of Dayton, Ohio, was chosen permanent chairman of the convention and Dr. Thomas Green, chairman of the speakes national headquarters, was elected **Judfgs Pask udfge Parker struck the po note during the openin; nes-lo:. ‘pv‘l‘l:l: he.set a goal of 5,000,000 members as the immediate objective of the organization. Tells of Disaster Relief. 3 “You of the Red Cross,” he said, ‘have made your organization the en- sign of mercy, usefulness and service. You have demonstrated that humane ity’s aspirations or international amity, good will and brotherhood are not empty words."” In recent months, Judge Parker d clared, the world stood amazed at ti instant relief extended by the Red Cross in the Mississippi Valley dis- aster, when he pointed out that few persons realized at that time the Red Cross also was engaged in conducting relief incidental to 17 great disasters in 11 States. He sized up the tremen- dous task of the past year by citing 77 disasters in this country and 21 in foreign countries which called ‘upon the Red Cross for relief. ‘This organization will continue in the future as in the past to meet all the legitimate demands,” he said, but in order to do so you must in= crease your membership and income. In this undertaking the United States Chamber of Commerce stands ready to help. Is 5,000,000 members too great? Nothing is impossible for the Red Cross. In behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, the time ig near at hand when you will write that objective into the great record of the achievement of the American Red Cross.” 500 Delegates Attend. Today's gathering of the Red Cross was one of the largest in the history of the organization. Fully 500 dele- gates from all parts of the country and the insular possessions of the United States, including about 100 members of the Junior Red Cross who are meeting here simultaneously, for the first time, were in attendance at the opening session. An informal re- ception, during which the United States Navy Band gave a concert in the court of the Chamber of Com- merce Building, preceded the session which began at 10:30 o'clock. Waving aside all formality, Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of the central committee of the Red Cross, opened the proceedings with the simple announcement, “The conven- tion is now in session.” Judge Payne introduced to the au- dience Mme. Husein Bey, connected with the Red Crescent of Turkey, whose work he found occasion t® praise during his recent mission to that country. Mme. Bey brought the greetings of the Turkish relief organi- zation. Another woman who briefly addressed the convention was Dr. Va- leria H. Parker, liaison officer for the Red Cross during the Mississippi dis- aster. As president of the National Council of Women of the United States she told of the co-operation given by the women's clubs of the country dwring the disaster. In his address to the convention, Mr. Fieser declared that never since the war has there been greater team play, alertness in perfecting organiza-- tion or better support shown than during the past year's achievements by the Red Cross. “The American people have been back of the Red Cross,” he said. “We have 3,000,000 adult and 6,000,003 jun- ior members and the good will of our 122,000,000 people. During the year they have given over $20,000,000 yer Red Cross disaster relief, and tiat without any special campaige ma- chinery.” In reciting the many activities ef the organization, Mr. Feiser said the national offices handled 22,868 eases of insurance conversion for Werld that the bill of the domplaining prop- erty owner was 1 cent higher than it should have been, but explained that this was done In his case as in many others, in order that the taxes could be paid in two equal installments. For example, as in the case of the man who applied for @ 1 cent refund, his tax bill for the whole year was $5.25. tax assessor’s office added 1 cent to make the total sum divisi- ble by two so that $2.63 could be paid on each install ALt ead B War veterans among other thinj Committee Appointments. The following committes appolnt- ments were announced before fhe close of the morning session: Committes on credentials, rules and organization: John W. Hayes, Nauga- tuck, Conn., chairman; Miss Paul Barrington, New Bern, N. C.; James P. Galleher, Montpelier, Vt.; % ~ Continued on Page 3