Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1927, Page 2

WASHINGTON 14TH - N PER CAPITA TAX iBoard of Trade Officials Get ' Report on Country-Wide Fiscal Survey. i\ Adding new force to the movement jhere for an equitable readjustment of the fiscal relations, under which the Federal Government would assume 4 larger and fairer share of the cost ipt the upbuilding of the National Capi- al, figures produced by a comprehen- ’ive tax survey of the count ster- flay were presented at a meeting of ificials of the Board of Trade, show- ing Washington's per capita assess: ment to be second in the list of 80 of the largest cities, exceeded only bY at of New York. th}tms data, gathered in the survey &onducted by the municipal finance committee of the trade body and pre- ‘gented yvesterday for the first time to the officers and directors of the asso- giation, also showed that out of the 80 cities studied in the tax surve adjustment for differen- fiation of assessment basis or deduc- tion for State and county taxes, wi ch are assessed in many other lo es, Yvashington stands fourteenth in the list for per capita tax. Four Months’ Survey. These facts, which were the result of a four-month tax surve: bstan- tiated the belief of Washington tax- payers that the tax rate for the Dis- trict of Columbia should not be higher than $1.70 per $100 assessment, mem- bers of the “nam‘}? committee decl&redn. he results of the survey were seel I! a direct answer to the bellef voiced by some members of Congresy in the st that Washington was not taxed as heavily as some other communities, nd it is expected this material, to- gether with other data being collected. will be presented to Congress ‘when the matter of fiscal relations again @omes before that body. *While the outstanding findings of $he tax survey were revealed, the de- failad charts and voluminous figures gathered in the survey were not made ublic and will be announced after ’nal collation and analysis have been DR. ROWE RECEIVES ORATORY FINALISTS Five Contestants in Second International Contest Guests at Pan-American. Tired after practically five full days of tra eling, the five contestants in the second international oratorical con- test, to be held in the Washington Au- ditorium next ¥riday night, began their second day’'s activities in the Capital, .everal hoars later than their Summer schedule would have per- mitted, when they, with Randolph Leigh, founder and divector of the contest, visited the Pan-American Union at 11 o'clock this morning to be the invited guests of Dr. L. S. Rowe, direc.or general of the union. Arriving at the Pan-American Duwlding in a sharp rain, the contest- ants—Miss Dorothy Carlson of the United States, James Keith Watson of England, Frederick P. Hotson of Canada, Georges Guiot Guillain of France and Arturo Garcia Fermenti— hastened indoors to be greeted by Dr. Rowe. After a brief talk Dr. Rowe conducted the orators ahout the beau- tiful building, entertaining them with the story of the union and the struc- ture’s erection. This afternoon the orators will be permitted to rest and tomorrow they will attend a reception and tea given in their honor by the District Chapter of the League of American Pen Women at the club's headquarters, 1108 Sixteenth street. Other functions have been planned for their entertainment during next week, but nothing will be permitted which will exact a penalty of their speaking voices. Ample periods for practice in the Washington Auditorium, however, will be allowed before the curtain is raised at 8 o'clock, Friday night, on the most elaborately staged high school oratorical combat which this city ever has witnessed. Weleomed at Central High. Immediately upon their arrival in tade of all data obtained. %It also developed at the meeting ghat several supplementary surveys are Weing made to further corroborate the Position of Washington taxpayers and t provide a means of checking the ta already avallable. Question- ires, it was announced, have been nt to bankers and to real estate ards of many of the larger cities of e country, asking for specific data ncerning the assessed valuation and e actual sale price paid for specific eces of residentlal and business operties. Speakers Are Enthusiastic. ntinued until all available informa- on is collected which bears on the 1 tax problem. They declared that ot “special treatment,” but only the nding of an equitable and reasonable x burden was the objective of Wash- n's taxpaye: Theodore W. Noyes, chairman of e citizens’ joint committee on fiscal lations and @ member of the board nance committee, made the. suggs n that the Board of Trade add.to present tax data the latest Census jureau comparative figures. on tax urdens, which have been used in rmer presentations of the District’s se. He declared that the municipal nance committee was proceding ,Rlong the right lines by seeking actual cts to substantiate the conviction f Washingtonians that the present mp sum fiscal plan, which now has jegenerated into a plan whereby the istrict pays 75 per, cent and the ederal Government but 25 per cent t the cost of the National Capital, is equitable. £ Another member of the committee roposed that the tax survey, which as been compiled by Robert J. Cot- 11, assistant secretary of the Board f Trade, in co-operation with mem- rs of the municipal finance commit- and the office of the board, be xtended to include data showing the ctual number of tax-paying bona de citizens of the District of Colum- exclusive of the many others here ho maintain residence in other com- unities although they ordinarily are ounted among the local population nd hence reduce the showing as to r capita tax. 3 Joshua Evans Presides. Joshua Evans, jr., chairman of the unicipal finance committee, presided the session and explained the pur- of the tax survey and then called on Mr. Cottrell to present the data. Carefully prepared charts showed that other cities of much larger size #nd of greater commercial importance than Washington do not have any- Where near the assessment of $1,150,- 000,000 which prevails here. San Fran- isco, it was shown, is assessed at only ne-fourth of the local assessment, ough the West Coast city has a pop- lation of 200,000 more than the Dis- y for differ- #nces in assessment basis or for State nd county taxes, the survey showed, ‘ashington is fourteenth in the list 4n per capital tax. When adjustments are made for the amount of money faised by these cities to pay interest &nd amortization on their bonded in- debtedness, of which Washington has none, and to pay State and county taxes, Washington's position was held %o be even more favorable. £ What was considered one of the nost important items is that in regard '#0 the actual assessment basis in other kities. Many of the questionnaires iavere returned indicating that assess- ments were based on the full 100 per ‘eent basi Later correspondence, however, it was reported, showed that '® number of these cities actually made Bssessments ranging from 65 to 85 r cent of the real value. In Wash- i§ngton the assessment has been con- ‘gervatively estimated to be as high as 96 per cent, the trade body officials pwere told. i Gathering Data for Congress. % ‘The vital point in the tax problem tudy, Mr. Noyes said in a brief talk 0 the officials of the board, is not that &he District should make a plea for & reduction of its taxes, but that ac- #ual facts should be gathered and pre- mented to Congress to show that the trict residents now are adequately #axed, in comparison with the larger ities of the country, and that under he lump-sum plan each year the Dis- rict is paying a larger and larger proportion of the total cost of the imaintenance and upbuilding of the tional Capital. “From this survey we should gather mmunition to support our positlo; said Mr. N He pointed to the fact that this new sur- vey was corroborating the findings in the study years ago of the Census Bureau figures relating to the tax \1question and suggested that the latest iénv-ulblo census figures be obtained and worked into the facts eventually Y10 be presented to Congress. He fur- Jther suggested that valuable informa- %tion might be obtained from a study £ ot the findings of the Detroit Research ‘Washington yesterday afternoon the five orators were taken to the hearts of the Capital high school students by a delegation of 250 boys and girls with their teachers, principals and school officials, who led the five con- testants in trilumphal procession to Central High School for the special assembly in the visitors’ honor. Alvin ‘'W. Miller, principal of Cen: tral, presided at the assembly and presented each of the orators to the representative audience of Washing- ton high school students. Thunder- ous applause greeted first Miss Do- rothy Carlson, the American entry, when she stood to smile. her greeting. An equally spontaneous outburst echoed a welcome for Arturo Garcia Fermenti, the Mexican spokesman, who was the next contestant to be presented. Frederick P. Hotson, the Canadian representative, who happens to be the tallest of the five orators, was the third visitor to meet the ‘Washington 'students, who greeted g‘l’m with the warmth of real neigh- TS, The enthusiasm of 1917 was invoked by the audience when Georges Guiot Guillain of France stood in acknowl- edgment of Mr. Miller's’ introduction. James Keith Watson of England was the last of the five contestants to be presented, and the acclaim which greeted him testified admirably for the good will existing between the two big brother countries. Calls Central Honored. In a brief introductory speech, Mr. Miller declared it an “honor for Cen- tral” to be allowed to entertain the high school oratorical champions of five nations. He sald Central always had been intensely interested in the contest movement and that while that school had succeeded but once in at- taining recognition in the higher re- gions of the contest he and the school’s entire faculty hoped and were ambitious to send a national cham- pion to the international phase of the combat. ‘When Mr. Leigh addressed the stu- dents briefly, he told them that Miss Carlson had traveled a total distance of 1,600 miles more than the entire distance around the world since she reached the higher altitudes of the contest “‘Is not that reward deserving of the best efforts of every earnest student?” Mr. Leigh demanded as he urged a greater realization by each student of the intense value of the contest to each entrant. Mr. Leigh took occasion to thank Central High School and the school system of the District for its co-operation and support of the con- test, without which, he said, it could n:dt have become the institution it is today. During the luncheon that followed the assembly, Mr. Miller spoke again, reiterating his bellef in the contest and his school's ambition. Dr. Ballou welcomed the five con- testants on behalf of the public school system of the District and he wished “for each his best” in the coming bat- tle, “and may the best win.” Students Play at Luncheon. ‘While the luncheon was in progress, a trio of young musiclans, students of Central, played several selections. They were: Miss Helen C. Williams, planist and director; Frank J. Burk- hart and Al'conie Kaplan. A pleasing diversity was supplied by a group of students in the presenta- tlon of “oratorical embroidery,” con- sisting of six types of recitation of G_STAR, WASHINGTO = 7. 0. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927.' INTERNATIONAL ORATORS ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON FOR ANNUAL CONTEST “Old _Mother Hubbard.” Priscilla ‘Woodley, recited the rhyme as it is widely known. Picking up the theme Eugenia Tucker sang the “love” ver- sion to the tune of “O Sole Mio”; George Van Kirk “orated” in legal fashion in offering “the law”; Cath- erine Prichard sobbed a “sentimental” version; Miss Johanna Schmutzer gave a “posey” recitation, Elizabeth Orth told the story in “ancient” English and Owen McGarry, with negro dialect and solemn mien, drew the morals from the old rhyme. Following the luncheon the contest- ants went to the Mayflower Hotel, where they were installed for their stay while in Washington. T mE e Awaits Retirement Order. First Lieut. Fraser Richardson, U. S. Cavalry, recently stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., has been ordered to his home to await retirement at the convenience of the Government. of park sites or against the recurring suggestion that the District seek a bond issue. There would be no assur- ance, he said, that Congress under either such a development would pay its share of the cost, with the result that the taxpayers of the District would have to bear the entire addi- tional burden. For the same reason he opposed any move by the District to seek abolition of its intangible prop- erty tax and seek the substitution of a local income tax. He feared the ultimate result might be that the District would have to bear both the present intangible property tax and the newly created income tax. He cited instances In the past when such methods have been carried out by Bureau, and at this point Mr. Evans snnounced that the committee was } eonsidering sending a representative H Detroit to have experts of the -’gxmn there go over the data ob- 1 tained by the Board of Trade and to - ebtain new information. Warns Agalnst Bond Issue. Noygs voiced a warning against ’n bropoled advance of a fund of 10,000,000 or move for the purchase i Congress, mentioning especially the gradual degeneration of the one-time permanent 50-50 fiscal plan into the present 25-75 arrangement, under the lump-sum system. E. C. Graham, presldent of the Board of Trade; Dorsey W. Hyde, ir., and other members of the commitice and officials of the board made sugges- tions for the pletion of the tax survey, ... S, Uppe Frederick P. Lower: students. 0LD ORCHARD GOA OF MRS. GRAYSON Plans Hop to Maine Today to Prepare for Flight to Copenhagen. By the Associated Press. NEW . YORK, October 8.—A hop to Old Orcherd, Me., the starting point of her transatlantic adventure, coday was the goal of Mrs. Frances W. Grayson, heading the projected flight ot the Sklorsky amphibian plane, the Dawn, to Copenhagen. Mrs. Grayson said only load and gasoline consumption tests at Old Orchard would be necessary before she and Wilmer Stultz, pilot, and Brice Goldsborough, navigator, take off in their Jeng jaunt across the sea in which 10 fiyers have been lost this year. Two Passengers Listed. Thomas H. “Doc” Kinkade, Wright whirlwind motor expert, and Boris Lebinsky, Stkorsky factory foreman, were announced as passengers for the flight from Curtiss Fleld to Ol Orchard. Although Dr. James H. Kimball, Government meterologist in New York, said the twice-daily transatlantic weather report service to flyers would be discontinued, Miss Grayson said she had arranged to obtain weather data from the Navy Department and steamship companies. Dr. Kimball said cancellation of the reports was due to seasonal conditions that rendered further cross-sea flying at- tempts this year hazardous in the extreme. Parls Flight Halted by Weather. ‘Withdrawal of the reports dampened the enthusiasm of Miss Ruth Elder and Capt. George Haldeman, who have been at Curtiss Fleld since September 15, awaiting favorable conditions for a flight to Paris, They said they might start in a few days if weather seemed favorable. In addition to the proposed trans- oceanic hops, a non-stop flight from New York to New Orleans by a Fokker standard universal single-motor plane, to be piloted by Sumner Morgan, has been projected. The United Fruit Co., sponsoring the plan, hopes to estal lish the feasibility of direct communi- cation by air between the two ports. PROBLEMS OF HAWAII ARE DISCUSSED HERE Island’s Governor and Delegate to Washington Make Round of Official Circles. By the Associated Press. Aviation and lighthouse matters in Hawali held the attention yesterday of Gov. Farrington of the islands and Victor 8. K. Houston, Hawailan delegate to Washington, in_a round of _calls on departmental officials, Besides discussing these topics with Assistant Secretary MacCracken of the Commerce Department, Assistant Secretary Davison of the War De- partment and George R. Putnam, commissioner of lighthouses, the two isiand officials also saw Assistant Sec- retary of State Castle. Gov. Farrington said nothing sig. nificant was taken up at any of the conferences, and that they simply were “making contacts.” The governor planned to call on Secretary Kellogg today in connec- tion with the issuance of invitations to foreign nations to attend the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Ha- wall. e WALSH IS HISSED. CORK, Irish Free State, October 8 (P).—James J. Walsh, former min- ister of posts and telegraphs, had a bad reception at a political gather- ing here last night, when he defend- ed his policy of disagreeing with the Cosgrave government.. He declared that the entry of Kamon de Valera into the Dall Eireann ought to be the occaslon of mnational rejoicing. ‘This sentiment was greeted with shouis of ‘“Judas,” “turncoat” and other uncomplimentary epithets. His whole speech was punctuated with boos, hisses and derisive remfibks, es- pecially from the women in, di- wen - The second International Oratorical contest their arrival yesterday afternoon. Left to righ Hotson, spokesman for Canad: Carlson, spokesman for the United States; Dr. Frank W. Ballou, Automobile caravan leaving Unlon Station for Central Hi tephen James Keith Watson, rincipals and some of the welrom_\ni 7. Kramer, first assistant superintendent of schools; Georges spokesman for England; Arturo Garcia Fermentl, spokesman for Mexico; Miss Dorothy superintendent of schools, and Rdndolph Leigh, director of the oratorical contest. I‘;h School, where the contestants were formally presented to Washington high school SOVIET AMBASSADOR'S RECALL FORMALLY ASKED BY FRANCE Order for Rakovsky to -Quit Paris Momentarily Ex- pected From Moscow. Promise of Withdrawal Said to Have Followed Ex- change of Notes. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 8.—The recall of Christian Rakovsky as Soviet Ambas- sador to France was expeted momen- tarily today. A formal demand by the French government for his recall was pre- sented to Moscow yesterday, it was revealed by the publication of the doc- uments by the foreign office, and his withdrawal is said to have been prom- ised by the Soviet government. It was shown in the documents also that officials of the French foreign office suggested to Ambassador Rakov- sky that as a matter of courtesy he might better resign, but as he failed to act, the French Ambassador in Moscow, M. Herbette, delivered an oral declaration to Maxim Litvinoft, assistant commissar of foreign affairs, who is in charge of the Boviet lega- tions abroad. Written Demand Made. Thereupon Foreign Commissar Tchitcherin replied with a letter asking for a formal written demand for Rakovsky's recall. This France gave yesterday in a note which ex- plains why Rakovsky is not wanted in Paris. In his letter asking for a formal written demand, Foreign Commissar Tchitcherin said that the “recall of Rakovsky is so undesirable for the Soviets and so inexplicable” in view WIDOW AND BEACH FACE SPEEDY TRIAL Prosecutor to Present Lillien- dahl Murder Case in Court Before October 18. By the Associated P: MAYS LANDIN J., October 8. —A speedy trial for Mre. Margaret T. Lilliendahl and Willis Beach, Ham- monton poultryman, held without bail on 1. lictments charging the murder .f Dr. Willlam Lilliendahl, was desired by authc:iides today Louis Repetto, prosecutor of Atlan- tle County, sald an effort would be made to have the case completed in time for trial before October 18. If the case could not b. called hefore the 18th, Mr. Repetto sald, it might be three months before it could be brought up. Pollce announced they had located ts. o additional witnesses, who say they saw Bea. near the lonely road on which Dr. Lilliendahl was shot to death on September 15, while motoring with Mrs. Lilllendahl. One man was said to live in Camden and another, a traveling salesman, was said to be in Moline, Il Authorities sald they had discovered evidences of quarrels betwcen Dr. Lil- Ifendhal and Beach. Mrs. Lilllendahl has admitted she was the “Peggy An- derson” who received letters from Beach at the post office in.Vineland, her former home. One neighbor told of having heard Beach threaten to “gest rid ol the old doctor.” Counsel for Mrs. Lilllendahl indi- cated a_plea for bail would be made before Monday, Charles M. Phillips ot Hammonton, her personal attorney, went to New York to consult other counsel and Col. Clarence Hodson, a New York investment banker, who is a distant relative of Mrs, Lilllendahl. o Mercury poison in the air, even so little as one part in 20,000,000 parts of the atmosphere, can be detected by a new device. CHRISTIAN RAKOVSKY. of his success in the debt negotiations “and so dangerous” to various im- portant negotiations, that the Soviet government experienced grave diffi- culty in reaching a decision without a formal written detailed demand for France. France, in her final demand yester- day, stated that Rakovsky on Au- gust 9 signed a declaration stating that “In case of war with the Soviets the proletariat of capitalist countries should ‘work for the defeat of their governments and foreign soldiers should go over to the Red army.” Charges Agreement Violated. This was described in the French note as “a flagrant violation” of the Soviet's agreement to keep hands off French affairs. The French demand emphasizes that the “question of a rupture be- tween .the two countries has not been considered for any moment."” “The case of Rakovsky has been and remains a question of persons,” the note asserts, STIRLING SENT TO CHINA. Rear Admiral Assigned to Com- mand Yangtze Patrol Forces. Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, jr., who ‘was captain of the Washington Navy Yard until January of this year, today was ordered by the Navy De- partment to assume command of the Yangtze patrol in China. He is at the present time chief of staff of the commander-in-chief of the United States fleet. Admiral Stirling will re- lieve Rear Admiral 'Henry Hough, who has been ordered to proceed to ‘Washington for duty as a member of the general board. COAL SWINDLER ~ GIVEN 33 MONTHS Man Convicted of Taking $1 From Eleven Residents for De- livery of Fuel. Convicted of swindling 11 South- east and Southwest residents out of $1 each ¢n a “coal order scheme,’ Thomas Jackson, who said he had come to this city three weeks ago from Richmond, Va. was sentenced to serve 33 months in jail by Judge Robert Mattingly in Police Court to- day. Judge Mattingly sentenced him to serve thrce months on each of 11 separate counts charging after trust. ‘The court was informed by Head- quarters Detective Clarence Talley, Policemen 8. F. Truscott that Jackson had canvassed housewives on the representation that he was taking orders for coal for the “Western Coal Co., 1059 Jefferson street.” The police said Jackson col- lected $1 each deposit from each of | 11 residents. When the coal ery did not materialize the ri investigated and found there was no such coal company and no such ad:, dress in Washington. Jackson told the gourt that he had come to Washington to find work, but had been unsuccessful. The court was {informed that the police had found a file of “prospects” for coal orders on Jacksos¥ person. larceny delegation of 250, which Graveley and S.f reeted them at Union Sta Guiot-Guillain, spokesman for France; COLORED WORKERS CHARGESDENED Secrelary Work Disclaims Segregation Sought in Pen- sion Office; Basis Restored. Vigorously denying that any *so- called segregation” was intended in the general reorganization in the Bu- reau of Pehsions last July, Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work today issued: an order decreeing that: “all the employes in the Pension Bureau, both white and colored, affected be restored to their former assignments.” Shortly after the reorganization was put into effect about two months ago the affected colored workers filed with Secretary Work a formal petition de- claring that the reorganization had tended to segregate colored workers at the Pension Bureau. Secretary Work denied that this was the pur- pose of the reorganization at the time and today's order puts all workers affected back on the same basis they were before the reorganizattion, Text of Secretary’s Letter. Following is the text of Secretary Work's order, which, in effect, grants the petition of the colored workers: “Referring to the recent general reorganization in the Bureau of Pen- sions, it has come to me that the establishment of the new Division of Files has brought about dissatisfac- tion among some of the colored em- ployees through a misunderstanding of the purpose sought to be attained. “It appears that the reorganization effected has actually promoted a num- ber ot colored employes to important positions and has afforded opportunity for other colored employes to prepare themselves for more responsible work and promotion. Efficiency Only Alm. “However, I want no feeling that there was any so-called segregation intended In the changes complained of, because such a feeling would militate against efficiency, the only purpose contemplated by the change. “Therefore, I suggest that all the employes In the Pension Bureau, both white and colored, affected by this new organization of the division of files, be restored to the location and work assignments which they formerly occupled.” —_— Phoenix Man Suggested for I. C. C. Appointment of Amos A, Betts of Phoenix to be a member of the Inter- state Commerce Commission was recommended today to President Cool- idge by Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, who called at the White House to present Mr. Betts' name. Carrot Chokes Child to Death. LUVERNE, Minn., October 8 (#).— A small carrot, lodged in the throat of 2-year-old Kenneth Olson, caused his ~ th by strangulation yesterday. CHAPIN BROWN. . BURTON FORESEES BIG CONGRESS 0B Unusual Responsibilities Are Anticipated, With Much Im- portant Legislation. Representative Burton of Ohio, who has been in Congress for Wearly a quarter of a century, sald today that the coming session of Congress will face unusual responsibilities and will be called upon to consider legislative problems of the greatest importance. He predicted tbat there would be rea- sonable tax reduction, but he doubted it Congress would succeed in success- fully disposing of the Muscle Shoals problem this Winter. He anticipates considerable = debate in connection 'with proposals for farm relief, but he was not in a position to venture what would be done in the matter of reliof for the agriculturists. In the opinion of the Ohio Repre- sentative, the fact that next year oresidential election year will coi tribute considerably to the responsi- bility of Congress. Issues in Campaign. He sald that from his long experi- ‘| ence he has always found that during presidential campaign years it is more difficult to obtain the sober and atten- tive consideration of members of Con- gress to all of the business before them and that there is always a tendency to play politics and to exploit party issues. Inasmuch as farm relief and tax reduction will figure prominently as issues in the coming national cam- paign, he belleves that the responsi- bilities of Congress in disposing of these problems will be all the greater. Representative Burton stated that the prospects of definite Muscle Shoals legislation are not bright at this time because of the existence of such a wide divergence of opinion among the members of the House and Senate. Besides the important domestic legis- lation to come before the next Con- gress, Mr. Burton said that Congress must dispose of a number of highly important international questions which will have an important effect upon foreign relations. Among Acute Matters, He mentioned the Mexican and Nicaraguaran problems as being among the more acute forelgn matters that will come before Congress. He expects _future policy toward the Chinese “problem to be one of the great important questions to come before the next Congress. Mr. Burton was in Europe during the past Summer, where he partici- pated in sessions of the Interparlia- mentary Unfon, and he spoke briefly of his observations to the President. The primary object of his call at the White House today, however, was to acquaint the President with the ambitious plans being made by Cleveland, Ohio, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Peace Soclety, which will be held at Cleveland May 7 next. He informally extended an invita- tion to the President to attend that celebration, J. E. GILES. AUDITOR OF A. F. OF L, DIES Chief Auditor of Federation Was Confidential Aide to Gompers and Green. John Edwin Giles, 39 years old, chiet auditor of the- American Federa- tion of Labor, with which he had been connected for the past 20 years, died in Georgetown University Hos- pital last night. Mr. Giles was apparently in good spirits and thought to be improving just before his death. Due to his illness, Mr. Giles was unable to attend the convention of the American Federation ot Labor for the first time since 1911. At the co ventions in past years acted as a confldential aid to the late M Gompers and recently had served in a similar capacity to Mr. Green. He had been auditor for the federa- tion for the past 16 years, during which time he had come in contact not only with labor leaders, but many other men of prominence in various walks of life. His widow received telegrams of condolence today from President Green and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, from members of the executive council and other officials of both the national and international unions, Mr. Giles was a litelong resident of this city and was a member of the ‘Washington Lod; of Elks. Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning, and interment will be in Winchester, Va. Other detalls of the funeral arrangements are to be announced later. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eloise Giles; his father, Edwin G. Giles; a brother, Barre Giles, and two sisters, Mrs.. William A. Verhas and Mrs. K. A. Giles. e U. S. OIL SUPPLY HELD AMPLE TO MEET NEEDS Speaker at Meeting Says Shale De- posits, if Conservatively Used, Will Last 100 Years. There is no foundation for fears that the oil supplies in the United States will be exhausted in the near future, H. Dickson, oil technologist of New York, declared Thursday night at a dinner meeting of the oil heating section of the Merchants’ and Manu- facturers’ Association at the City Club. Local architects and a number of city officials tvere specfal guests at the meeting. which was attended by more than 100 persons. Mr. Dickson stated that in his opin- fon the ofl shale deposits in this coun- try, if conservatively used, would prove sufficient to last 100 years. The amount of such oil shale deposits, he said. would produce an estimated total of 700 million barrels of ofl. Leon D. Becker of the Oil Heating Institute of America and Arthur H. Senner of the Department of Agricul- ture also spoke. Frank H. Harbin, chairman of the oil heating section of the association, presided. o Religious Survey Planned. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, October 8.—The Lynchburg Ministerial Union has de- cided to make a religlous survey ot the city on October 23, when the Prot- estant churches of the city will fur- nish workers to take the survey dur- ing that afternoon. The city is to be divided into five districts and the churches in these divisions will fur- nish the canvassers. Maj. McCorkle Retired. Maj. Charles M. McCorkle, Judge Advocate General’'s Department, on leave of absence here, has been trans- ferred to the retired list of the Army on account of disability incident to the service. Born in Nort' Carolina, he served in the Spanish War in the 1st North Carolina Infantry and in the World War as a lleutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s De- Promiuent loeal lawyer who died suddenly today in his office in the Oriental Buil partment. He was appointed & major llr;::)he Reguln; tablishment in July, PEACE IN CENTRAL COAL FIELDS NEAR Ohio and Pennsylvania Still Must Sign Pact Accepted in llinois and Indiana. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, October 8.—John L. Lewis, militant president of the United Mine Workers of America, and bis “work pending settlement” agree- ments appeared today to be bring- ing to a success- ful end the strike of bituminous coal miners in the cen- tral competitive field, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Two of the four States, Illinois and Indiana, and the outlying districts of Iowa, Kansas, Missour, Oklaho- ma, Arkansas and Te);;a, all out on strike since last dohn L. Lewis. Apri] 1, when the Jacksonville agreement expired, have signed new agreements with the oper- ators. However, miners in Ohio and western Pennsylvania, two important districts in the mine union, still re- main on strike, with no indication as to when agreements may be expected. Operators in these two districts are contesting with the miners in an effort to open their mines on a non-union basis. Roughly 100,000 miners are employed in these districts. Survey to Be Made. The agreement signed at Terre Haute last night is similar to the Iili- nois agreement, which called for $7.50 a day for day men and a tonnage rate of $1.08. The agreement will be in effect until April 1, 1928. BIDS FOR REPAIRING CHAIN BRIDGE ASKED Steps Taken by D. C. Engineer De- partment to Restore Damaged Abutment Now Useless. Bids for repairing the deteriorated south abutment of Chain Bridge were advertised today by the engineering department of the District govern- ment. While the specifications call for a new concret2 abutment, bidders are given an opportunity to submit alter- native proposals containing their own plans for repairing the abut- ment. The bids will be opened November 7. The Commissioners propose to award the contract for work in time to permit its completion by early Spring, at which time Chain Bridge will be reopened to vehicular traffic. Definite plans for financing the re- pairs, however, have not been reached, although it is likely that the bridge repair appropriation, amounting to $50,000, will bhe used, should the proposal for the work ac- cepted by the Commissioners be less than this sum. A deficiency appro- priation would then be asked to cover the amount expended from the bridge repalr fund. THE WEATHER District of Columbla—Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy. Maryland—Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy. Virginla—Partly cloudy tonight; slightly cooler in the interior, pre- ceded by showers this afternoon or night i{n southeast portion; tomorrow cloudy. West Virginia—Partly cloudy and slightly cooler tonight; tomorrow fair, Record for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 79; 8 p.m., 72; 12 midnight, 69; 4 a.m., 68; 8 a.m., 66; 11 am., 64. Barometer—4 pm., 30.00; 8 pm., 29.99; 12 midnight, 29.99; 3 a.m., 29.98; 8 a.m., 29.99; 11 a.m., 30.00. Highest temperature, 83, occurred at 2:30 p.m., yesterday. Lowest temperature, 64, occurred at 11 a.m., today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 63; lowest, 43. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 11:23 a.m. and 11:40 p.m.; high tide, 4:27. am. and 5 pm. Tomorrow—Low tide, 12:13 p.m.; high tide, 5:29 a.m. and 5:36 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose, 6:08 a.m.; sun sets, 5:44 p.m, o ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:09 a.m.; sun sets, 5:42 p.m. Moon rises, 3:41 a.m.; sets, 12:42 p.m, Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Great Falls—Muddy. Harpers Ferry—Potomac River muddy. Shenandoah River very muddy this morning. 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