Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. U S Weather Bureau Forecast) | ir tonight and tomorrow; slowly rising temperature: minimum tempera- ture about 30 degrees. Temperature— Highest, 40. at 4 pm. yesterday: lowest, 26, at 8 a.m. today. | Full report on page 9 i Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 The Foening Shar. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Pres: service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 105,803 Entered as second class matter post oftice. Washington, D C }\’n. 30,593 WASHI iTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY " BN 1928 - FORTY-TWO PAGES. BLAZEWIPES QUT INDBERGH MEDAL IS URGED . IN TWO CONGRESS MEASURES B”S'NESS mSIle- Commemborative Emblem in Honor of OF BAY STATECITY) Flyer Would Give Appropriate Recog- nition to Exploits. Fall River Loss Estimated From $7,000,000 to as High at $25.000,C00. The achievements of America's Lone the honored company of Presidents of Eagle of the Skies, Col. Charles A. Lind- | the United States. naval and military bergh, may be immortalized by the | heroes of the Republic, the Wright United States munt. % Brothers. pioneers in the air, and % . others for whom medals have been As the transatlantic fiyer swung struck at the mint. These medals through the West Indies. nearing home- | still are on sale. The entire list of | land. and the end of his pan-American | presidential medals, from George OFFICES, HOTELS, BANKS AND THEATERS RUINED Engines From Many Cities Work All Night to Combat Spread | good-will flight, a non-partisan, na- tional move was launched today in Congress to authorize the striking of a | “commemorative” medal to perpetuate | in bronze what he has meant to the | United States Senator Robinson. Democrat, of Ar- | | kansas. minority leader in the Senate, | Washington to Calvin Coolidge, is able to the public in bronze at $1 each. They are still in demand. It is more than likely that Lindbergh himself will be presented with a chosen | specimen of the medal in some form, | but this is a detail to be decided later. The Robinson-Tilson bill provides that the mint shall be reimbursed for making the medals out of the proceeds {and Representative Tilson of Connecti- | of sale, but it is intended that there of Flames. Br the Associated Press. FALL RIVER. Mass, February 3.— The Fall River business district lay in ruins today. Only a few gaunt walle stood in an area of five blocks whick was swept by fire last night and early this morning The loss was estimated by the mayor and police chief as between $7.000.000 and $12,000.000. Some insurance men thought it might run as high as S loss of life. Several There was no loss of life. Aremen and others were slightly injured br faling walls and the effects of | smoke. Two thousand workers in, offices. banks, hotels and stores were without employment today. Six Banks Destroyed. : :arting at the corner of Poccasse! mfi‘lmm streets, the flames swept | norihward to Bank street and eastward % Rock street. They destroyed three | hotels, six banks, two theaters, a church, a newspaper plant and several office buildings. e immnllcmea;nd;nn\i:!:‘ this vicinity and from cities as far away as Providence and Boston helped in the | 21l-night fight It was 2:30 a.m. before | assured that the flames would into the residential district | e o ot | The fire started in what was | the No 1 mill of the Pocassett )u.nu-, facturing Co. The four units of this, abandoned textile plant were in pmeeui demolition. It was the oil-soaked floors of the old e flames their tre-| mendous force at the start. A strong carried burning embers long dis- with the fire “Lu '!;_\'x'r’; ried cails for help were sent ouf “as early in the evening. Downtown | theaters were filled. Warning was given 1o the audiences and they fled ould not | cut. Republican floor leader. introduced | shall be no profit to any one. Neither similar bills to authorize the Secretary | Would there be any financial loss ulti- of the Treasury to prepare the medal at A mately to the Government. A sum not the Philadelphia mint. to exceed $1,500 s authorized. however, The medal would be sold at cost to | for the preliminary expenses of obtain- | the public. The price is not fixed in the bills. but medals struck by the mint will probably cost about $1. Lindbergh today is in Porto Rico. and plans to hop tomorrow for Cuba. returning later to the United States, and winding up at St. Louis on Feb- ruary 13. The new medal would place him in the die at the mint. | The bill provides that the medal shall be prepared “with appropriate devices emblems and inscriptions _commemora- tive of the achievements of Col. Charles A Lindbergh.” Under practice of the Treasury De- _«Continued on Page 5, Column 4. | ISLANDS NEED AR 1L MAN'S ARREST LINK, SAYS LINDY FAVORED BY WALSH West Indies Furnish CIearA Senalor Urges Contempt Field for Development, He = Proceeding After Stewart Observes on Flights. Defies Committee. | BY COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH. | Br the Accociated Press By Wireless 1o The Star and New York Iimes | After Robert W. Stewart, chairman of SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, February 2. the board of the Standard Oil Co. of —The distance between St. Thomas and | Indiana. had again defied the Senate San Juan. Porto Rico, is only about 80 il committee today in refusing to an- miles, consequently it was not necessary | swer questions. Senator Walsh of Mon- to take off so early as on my flights | !ana. the committee prosecutor. said through South America. |he favored asking the Senate to cite In accordance with a request from him for contempt and order his arrest. the Governor of the Virgin Islands I| Stewart was ordered to remain here flew over the Island of St. Croix en unx;l lf:ofl:'. SRR * i - e ter] o nal Toute o Porto Rico. making & total dis-| 0" the. persussiveness of Ghairman Leaving St Thomas at 11:45 and Nye and other members of the Senate oil committee failed to shake the de- passing over two miniature islands of | termination of Stewart to refuse to the West Indies. 1 arrived at Christian- | answer the questions concerning dispo- | i !By the Associated Pross, NEW CONVENTION OF PAN-AMERICAN STATES IS PLANNED | Fundamental Purposes of | Union to Be Set Forth in Agreement. DE FACTO GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION DEBATED| Delegates Consider Proposals Sub- | mitted to Congress by Vic- tor Maurtua. HAVANA, February present conference a new Pan-Ameri- can Union convention to stipulate the fundamental purposes of the institu- tion and its functions. The question arose because of the fact that at the first meeting of the committee the suggestion was made that the congress limit itself to the promulgation of a regulatory resolution merely changing the internal organiza- tion of the body. As soon as the vole was passel morning the Pan-American Union com- mittee went into a long discussion over questions of procedure. Two projects were before the committee. one sl{?mll; ited by Gustavo Guerrero of Salvado and the other by Jacobo Varela of Uruguay. reporter to the committee. who altered his original report so as to make it cbnform more clos‘el(_vem the ee. | views expressed in the commit Discuss De Facto Regimes. Principles governing the recogni! of de facto governments were be tion fore | delegates of the Pan-American Confer- ence today for study. They will be dis- cussed at a meeting of the public inter- | national law committee tomorrow. Victor Maurtua, Peru. as reported to the committee on public international law. asserted that all governments should be recognized which tulfilled these requisites: i “Effective authority, with the prob- ability of stability and consolidation and whose laws are freely accepted by the population at least as far as tax- dtion and military service are con- ce “Capacity and desire to fulfill pre- existing international obligations. to contract new ones and to respect the duties established by international law.” Intervention Question. d this CHICKENS! | 3.—The Pan-/ ing a model from an artist and making | American Union committee today unan- ' | imously voted to conclude during the | TWO CENTS. DENOGRAT REVOLT LODHSINVIREI | TFSHTHISCHOCE l;‘ Swing to Republican Ranks Predicted if Party Names New Yorker. i | | ! | L § || | 1Msny Party Leaders Reported to Be SUBSTITUTE, HOWEVER, OFFERS REAL PROBLEM Secretly in Favor of Governor as Chief Hope. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. sist 2 RICHMOND. Va. Al Smith 1s Republican tick | lifelong Democrat. | This is not an uncommon statement today where Virgi tional politics. St it to me yesterday though none of them who did so can be classed as politicians, except some ultra dr How many of the Democrats who say | they will vote against the New York EARLY D.C. VOTE - AGTION S URGED |Yaden Tells House Group Joint Resolution Has Citi- zens’ Backing. | | Official spokesmen for the organized | citizens of the District of Columbia yesterday afternoon whole-heartedly placed their stamp ot approval on the | Joint resolution in Congress which wouid pave the way for granting residents of Washington a voice in their Govern ment. | The plea for passags of the resolution. | which proposes an amendment to the | Constitution empowering Congress to | grant to Washington representation TRACTION CHIEFS lPlan to Eliminate Lame Ducks’ Given Preferred Status hy di t to The constitutional amendmen change the presidential inaugural date and the convening date of Con- gress was given preferred legislative status in the House today by its rules committee. The measure would prevent what are known as “lame duck sessions” of Congress. in which men serve who hal‘l. been beaten previously at the polls. CONTINUE PARLEYS {Governor will go through with their |threat to the bitter end, if Smith be {the party nomince next November? How many in the last pinch will forget { their traditional adherence to the Demo- | cratic party. forget the race issue and jactually cast their baliots for a Re- | publican for President? | Political leaders here. both Democratic and Republican, do not believe that the i A ‘delecuons from the Democratic ranks will be sufficient to swing the State into | the Republican column. The Repub- | licans would like to believe it. but they | can't quite make up their minds that it | is possible to defeat the Democrats. with | their strong organization and army of {office holders. Furthermore, they real- | ize that if Gov. Smith is nominated he will run on the party ticket with the Democratic candidates for Senate. mem- Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle. director bers of the House and other offices. of the Woman's Bureau, lost her fllh!;'!;h;é'ld‘d?eén?’ref};m the Dfl:"fl‘fic rvision ove blic | o ess offices turn today oy eaiox g T o he |down the party's national ticket. They expect, rather. that these candidates District. | will buckle to and do all they can for Rejecting the drastic recommenda-|the presidertial nominee tions made by the Woman's Bureau,| Swing to G. O. P. Threatens. the District Commissioners in board | meeting ordered that all applications for dance hall permits be referred to the superintendent of police before be- ing issued. LIEUT. VAN WINKLE L0SES Woman's Bureau Refyse Control of Hall and Club Permits. ?myolmebemocnun:ewm { will not be the choice at Houston pext June. But once he has been nominated 1 in | . C §it without panic. Guests at hoteis! steq on the Island of St. Croix 30 min- | sition of profits of the Continental! Senor Maurtua aiso that the ' Congress. the right to vote in presiden- ' Le€aders Confident of Reach- path of the flames wwere notified | yres later. Trading Co. of Canada. | flat unconditional statement of the Rio | (a] elections and access to the Federal | reached | The water around thesee islands is Balks at Quest | Janeiro jurists’ conference prohlhlunu’ courts, was laid before the House judi- | ing Agreemem on Merger Plans Soon. | unusually clear and it is possible to see | intervent by one state in the internal | clary committee by James G. Yaden. | of fathoms below the surface| Under a grueling examination, in ,frairs of another should be amendea so 4 rom an airpia various members around the com- | iar, while th the cotporation counsel ' there is a possi wih the and dry crusade aga the er may develop in the State In that event it is dificult to predict the cut- come. Virginia has not gone Republi- can since reconstruction “1 agree that there is no necessity at this time « l modity the regulations defining dance ! halls,” r Taliaferro an- in- ‘ president of the Federation of Citizens nounced. “nor do I believe there is any in e im, Stewart talked freely up to one was on whether discussed the profits of the Continental and their disposition with | Harry F. Sinclair. There he raised a | barrier which the committee could not There were numerous fishing boats | surmount, try as it might. €Te potween the islands and I was never| To each raphrased question touch- Ihe | out of sight of one of them during the |ing this phase of the case, Stewart t to Porto Rico. {replied that he respectfully declined After circling Christiansted. 1 flew to answer on -grounds previously over the center of the Island of Fred- |given—that this story must first be | eriksted, 15 miles westward. then over told to a judge and jury. He is | the island f Vieques to Porto Rico, ar- | witnesx in the Fall-Sinclair case, grow only a few hundred feet off shore. Sees Many Boats. unprovoked terventions as a eral rule, it still recognized that such emergencies might arise as to render intervention justifi- able. An amendment to a drate ireaty de. fining the obligati of governmen?: uu“? of revolutions in neighboring countries was altered to define more exactly what ships might be seized. The original read ships “equipped for hos- tilities” ml‘hldbe :flugh 'tl':ell ‘:‘:ll ed to read “equipped by rebel- T‘m‘alur a debate led by Charles Evans Hughes. chairman of the umu-d_ States delegation. ;| riving at S8an Juan just before 2 o'clock. t of the lease of Teapot Dol fnglon Building. old Fall River Herald Building, plant of Fall River Indepen- | dent. Prench language newspaper: New | York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad | bus terminal and Temple Beth-El. | Visitors Prove Heroes. i To the heroism of five firemen who | came from their homes in other cities | 1o aid in fighting the fire Fall River | today gave a large measure of credit for haiting the spread of flames along | North Main street. The five included | Fire Chief Daley of Brockton and four | men of the Taunton Pire Department. The flames had swept through thc Mohican Hotel and the Rialto Theater #nd were licking at the walls of the | Merchants' Building northward toward | Bank street. Chief Daley was fightinz ihe fire at that point. He called for | volunteers 10 enter the building. lnd’ the Taunwn men responded. Under the leadersiip of the Brockton chief the | men. went int the smokinz building, €ragging a hose line. Prom the interio~ they gradually forced back the flames £28 held them unti] the danger passed snd the fire was under control. EAILROAD SHOPS DESTROYED. | preserved walls of the old Spanish forts, | that $230.000 of the Continental profits |built o the sixteenth century. which went to Fall | tion, 1 believe that even very short air | party lair. The Government char, This city is distinguished by the well to Si | i | practically surround the city. | Before Stewart was excused from the The field was perfe@y policed and | stand, Chatrman Nye told him he must although thousands of people lined it on | understand that the committee must the landward side, perfect order was reach the conclusion that ft was pos- maintained. Immediately after landing | sible that he and his assoclates knew 1 was greeted by Gov. Towner. who had | the purposes of the Continental before invited me to oe his guest on my visit, | it was organized. The company, whose | My flight over these islands has im- g00d faith was guaranteed by Stewart pressed me greatly with the practica- and Sinclair. bought 33.000.000 barrels | bility of an air line between North and | of oil for $1.50 a barrel and sold it back | South America over the islands of the | to Stewart and Sinclair companles for | West Indies. $1.75 The distance between these islands are 50 small that on & fairly clear day one| ‘Queried About Bonds. of them is always visible, even when Have you any statemcnt to make fiying at low altitudes. 1In fact, the about that?" Nye asked. eatest water gap would be only slight- | Stewart was silent 1'; over 100 mu‘%" e l?ne o(dlhl!! nn‘n‘lhqu;.mnns lure:! llr-:e witness dealt with the angle of the Favers island Alr Link. Case involving whether Ay of the Communication between them S profits went to a political fund. rather s'ow by the existing means of “Do you kuow anything about any travel and, contrary to the usual situa- of these bonds going to a political " Stewart was asked. lines between the islands would be both |~ “No, sir.” he replied practicable and profitable Before Stewart appeared, Beman G. | In the United States our air lines Dawes, brother of the Vice President: | must compete with highly developed rail | former Senator Thomas of Colorado transportation. The loss of a few hours | and A. E. Humphreys, jr. of Denver due o fog would place the advantage In | were placed on the stand to dispute tavor of the railroad his testimony that a price of $1.75 for Conditions here are entirely different, | the Continental Ol had been men- ! A plane might lose a day or more in | tioned in their presence at the confer- | the West Indies or in Central or South | ence in New York where the famous | America and sull have a tremendous deal was consummated | advantage over ground or water travel After preliminary sparring between | | f CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, February 3 #).—A roundhouse in which 29 loco- motives were standing, and the adjom- ing machine shops the Baltimore & Gido Ratiroad were wtally destroyed oy here yesterday with & Joss officlally mated 2t more than $4.000.000 Al ne iocomotives were badly dameged it was that the exact Joss It might be sald. therefore, that one | Walsh and the witness when Stewart of the greatest opportunities for the | was recalled, the prosecutor finally establishment of alr lines lies in this asked: | part of the world And these same lll" “Did you know anything about the lines will probably be one of the great- | purchase of Liberty bonds by the Conti- est factors in the development of com-| nental?” “(Continued on Page 5 Column 6. | .~ Repeating what 1 have said before," the witness replied thould answer.” “Were you ever consulted about the “I don't think 1| “We are very interested In foreign commerce,” Mr. Hughes said, “and we are not desirous of encouraging civil strife.” continued. inte! a treaty that and 'tlhhereton definition. The phrase “equipped by the rebel- Hon” was substituted in the clause hich applles to merchantmen as well as war craft. Maurtua Report. The Maurtua report recommends the following as a declaration of the brin- of the congress: dpk;, All states have the right to exist, to protect and preserve their existence, nded when it approved the treaty be observed he suggested a clearer but this right neither implies power nor justifies unrighteous action by one :tate against innocent or inoffensive s'ates to protect itself or to preserve its exist- ence. 2. All states are independent in the sense that they have the right to achieve their welfare and free progress without intervention or supervision from other states, but in the exercise ot this right they must not affect or violate the rights of other states. 3. All states are in their own right and before the law equal to all other | members of the international munity. _All_states can_therefor ~(Contifiued on Page5. Column 2.) com; POLICEMAN IN PISTO! FIGHT WITH AUTOISTS Party Escapes in Battle—Five Per- sons Captured in Another Car. Halted by a hall of bullets fired at The American Government. he | ot be determined untll they were eremined The fiy g i purcnase of these bonds?” “1 reiterate what 1 sald before ™ “Were you ever consulted about the disposition of the honds?” Stewart hesitated CANYON BILL APPROVED. e whs uu;:z :ly.“‘r’_"f‘l,‘fy;:’; The Bwing-Johnson Boulder Canyon icwling plant, 8 report 150Mm |yl was approved today by the House Ition superintendent’s ofice sald. | yrrigunon commitee, with the proviso | It stared in o room from which hiated «Ir was Griven by & fan 0 all parts of Toe Uig roundhouse. Driven through he nesting piges by the fan, the state- 5alC Lne flames broke out at sev- sunultaneously. They were srortly before 2 o'clock yes- 1100 end galned such head- ¥ Kmen were unsble U remove BLY Of the equipmen® Fire oompanies from five nesrby Vit Juiied Uhe local department in ReLYLILG W save Lhe shope, but U eferie were of 1o svall At the flames swept through the frame structures fanned by & sUODE wing, debrie fwiling upon the lovomn- tives set the wiustles v, snricqing boud- 1Y Amid the din, the fire raged for rwurs unul the huge engine house was Jeveled. Many of the loomotives sp- peared but masws of steel, yet the bounding of tie whistles gave evidence 1hat el least the boilers of wme were intact The engines vere valued s\ from $10.000 W $1260000 each The round Jiuse had & capaeity of 60 engines sna L15 men were employed i e shope e r Volcano Bears New Island BATAVIA Java Februsry 3 A% A mew tlend Lee ey Qioovered oV west Of Krakiles since Ui recent erup tion of the volceno on the! lsland 7 ’n SOIO BOUVILY Lime grestly Oecreased Krakatan i situsied in toe st be bucen Bumalre end Jeva hetr | that it not be placed on the House cal- endar until March 15 The vote was 13 U 4 in favor of re- | porting the measure with the proviso which instructed the chairman to com- municate with the Colorado River com- missloners of Arizona, Californis and Nevada ond the upper basin States of | | Utah, Wyoming, Colorady and New Mexico and inform them of the earnest | desire of the committes that they re- | sume their negotiations st once d“Wlly did you hesitate?” Walsh ask- | e “That is none of your business, Ben- ator, nor is it any of the business of the committee. 1 say that with all defer- ence.” Silent on Liberty Bonds. Then the Standard officisl again de- | clined o answer. | Walsh propounded s series of ques- (Continued on Page 5 Column 5.) Move to End Washington Arms Treaty | Under Way in Europe, Admr. Jones Says By the Assaiuten Preve Jwar Admiral Hilary P. Jones, retired, wid the House naval committee Loday thet el the preliminary naval arms conference at Geneva in 1926 he had gathered the general impression” that | en eflort would be made W terminate the Washingn nsvel arms ety in 1936 Y nder questioning by Teprescntutive Britkes, Wepubican Tinois, Admira) Jones, & member of e American dele- gation W the unsucceseful Geneva “By whom will such action be taken?" asked Britten, “By certain signatory nations to the Washingtun tresty,” replled the ad- miral Jones added, however, that he had heard nothing et the recent Geneva conterence that would strengthen his views in that rafl!d Britten usked If France and Italy hag not decided W withdraw [rom the paet at its termination. "1 would not state It as positively as that,” the witness replied, | nim by the colored occupants of a supposed liquor car which he had been chasing on the Bladensburg road shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, Motor Cycle Policeman Thqmas F. Heide of the twelfth precinct, although return- ing fire with his own pistol, was unable to prevent their escape. None of the bullets, he sald, took effect. A short while later, another car, supposed to be part of a convoy, was stopped, and its occupants, three col- ored men and two colored women, were arrested and held on a charge of con- spiracy o violate the Volstead act ‘The five persons arrested gave the following names and addresses. Augus- s P. Reed, 34 of 81 K street south- west, Howard Simms, 39, of 119 H street southwest; Willlam E. Delaney, 25, of 125 F street southwest; Loretta Bright 23, of 226 C street southwest, and Pear! V. Webb, 31 §-3 REACHES CUBA. Navy Report Does Not Describe Trouble, However, ‘The submarine 8-3, which whs out of communication with the control force for nearly three days, has arrived safe. l{ at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, her des- n tnday report- ntion ‘The report to the Nav, ing the arrival did not state what trou- ble the craft encountered, which caused considerable anxiety here and prompted Jones then repeated that he had gathered the “impression” that action would be Laken In 1034 to terminate ) the sgieement treaty In 1936, pwrley lust Summer. said that he would not slate positively that sny such move | wae contemplated. but his opinion was based on imprescions gathered, ® search for her. Radio Programs—Page 28§ { | Associations, and Jesse C. Suter. chair- | | man of the federation committee on | representation and vice chairman of the | citizens’ joint committee on national | Early approval was | representation. | asked. ! "Mr. Yaden said he was authorized to | indorse the national representation pro- | posal of the Federation of Citizens' As- sociations, which is made up of repre- sentatives of the 54 citizens’ community organizations of the District. haviug a total membership of about 25.000. Unanimous Demand. In presenting extended arguments in | suppert of early approval of the joint resolution, Mr. Suter declared that the | demand for granting representation in | Congtess to residents of Washington | | now was practically unanimous among | the organized citizens' assoclations of | the District. “I never have known the associations to get together so well on anything be- fore this," he stated Presentation of the views of leaders | of the organized citizens of the District | pefor: the House judiciary committee | followed a statement on behalf of the | Natioral Council of State Legislators | and others asking approval of the | movement. The case for the citizens of the National Capital was presented under the chairmanship of Theodore W. Noyes. head of the citizens' joint committee. Mr. Yaden. in a brief statement, stressed the fact that the residents of ‘Washington now have no right vote n the body that makes their laws, nor for Fresident and Vice President. nor the right to sue or be sued iIn the Federal courts In response to a ques- fon by a member of the judiciary com- mittee. Mr. Yaden satd that in addition to speaking for the citizens' federation. he personally was in favor of the! repregentation proposal. He maintains his voting residenze in Kentucky. al- though his interests are in Washington. | he said. In_champloning the citizens' cause Mr. Suter declared that residents of the Natfonal Capital feel that the time now 15 ripe for approval by Congress of this proposal. He asserted that there ap- peared to be no more reason for the withholding or denfal of the right of hingtonians to voting representation ! residents of any State in the Union. District Growing. years the District of Columbia would have a population of a million. and de- clared that danger lurked th a condition that holds such a mass of population as “subject people " He characterized citi- zens of Washington as betng as intelligent and patriotic a body Americans as ever were born.” Mr. Buter’s statement. in as follows “Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, as chalrman of ita standing committee on national representation, 1 huve the honor to represent the Fed- eration of Citizens’ Assoclations in sup- | porting H. J. R. No. 18, proposing an ! amendment to the Constitution of the ! United States providing for national | representation for the people of the District of Columbia. “Lhe Federation of Citleens' Assoclns tons 18 composed of b4 constituent or- | anizations, 48 being local or nelghbors hood bodles and 6 being of Distriots wide scope. ‘The nelghborhood bodies | cover practically every section of the District and ever alert, not only to | their purely locality needs, but to mat- | ters affecting the entire Distylet of Qo | lumbia. These federated bodies have an_ bguregate membership of approx- | imately 000, "The work of this federation is car- | rled on through a central body com- posed of two delegates from each of the 54 member organtmtions. No better Idea of the geographically reprosenta- tive character of this federation can be gained than hy viewing ita list of mem- ber bodies, which 1s here submitted with the request that it be incarporated (Continued on Page 3, Column 3) full, was i {of the Washington Railway & .(l’kmen. general counsel and vice pres: ent ne National Government than thete | Eloetrie Co., would be to deny that same right 10 gone He pointed out that within a few juous session which lasted for more than ied when certain legal quest! said that the session was harmonious. {original Wright bhiplane | first suocess | ment | for at least a year, the contract for its { houstng In the museum originall Negotiations for bringing about a merger of the Washington Railway and Electric. the Capital Traction and the Washington Rapid Transit companies were resumed at noon today in the headquarters of the Potomac Electric Power Co. The conferees. consisting of committees representing the three cum- panies and their counsel. went into the conference hopeful that a merger agree- ment would be subscribed to before ad- Journment. Harley P. Wilson. principal owner of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. and the central figure in the merger pro- ceedings. announced prior to the con- ference tnat he is elated over the “re- markable progress” that had been made in the recent series of daily conferences. Legal technicalities involving certain of the minor details in the merger agreement. he indicated, are now en- gaging the attention of the conferees. While nune of the conferees would predict when the merger agrecment would be made public should it be sub- scribed to today. indications are that it will be withheld until early next week pending the return of John M. Perry. seneral counsel of the Union Trust Co. of New York, a stockholder in the Capi- tal Traction Co. who is a member of the committee representing the board of directors of that company in the merge conferences. Although th. conferces again de- clined to discuss the fundamental de- tails of the merger agreement, Mr. Wil- son finally set at rest recurring reports that the Potomac Electric Power Co. would be involved in the consolidation. He emphasized that a merger of the | power company with the traction utili- ties is positively forbidden by an act of Congress and its consolidation with the street railway companies. therefore, has never been discussed in the con- 1ces Mr. Wilson those attending 'S conference included John H Hanna, president of the Capital Trac- ton Co.. Willlam F. Ham, president Co.: Willlam Gibbs McAdoo and Brice Clagett, counsel for Mr. Wilson; S. R. of the Washington Railway &- and G. Thomas Dunlop, eral counsel of the Capital Trac- ition Co. The conference vesterdav adjourned Electric | i Deed fox any firthes:lepklathn:on the | ool oo Grant Change Regulations. potential voting strength. The order of the District Commis- Yoters should tum out in sioners makes a slight :r’x‘.u:r Lg‘e the on present regulations gove! is- suance of public dance hall permiis. Permits at the present time are issued | through the superintendent of licenses. Under the order as approved today ) whenever an application is made to the superintendent of licenses for such a permit it would be forwarded to the superintendent of police for a report as to the gencral character of the appli- cant and such other circumstances af- fecting the dance hall or night club. . No such license or permit for a public hall of this character shall be issued. the Commissioners ordered. until the report of the superintendent of police has been forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for its consideration. Commissioner Dougherty. while ex- pressing the opinion that the Commis- sioners “have power to draft new regu- lations to meet the situation if the, 15 votes per precinct from cratic 10 the Republican column would throw the State to the Republicans. The drive against the nomination of ‘Gov. Smith has just been Jaunched here in earnest vention of the Virginia. and Adoo. former Secretary of the and cld opponent of Gov. Smith. at- tacked the candidacy of Gov. laring 1 id be “absurd™ we have been going around in circles” Van Winkle Plan Rejected. Reference of applications to the Police Department. Commissioner Talia- ferro believed was all the further regu- lation needed at this time. as suggested by Corporation Counsel Bride. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. superintendent ot police, in a report on the matter said: “This devartment is not interested in obtaining revenue from dance halls and from dancing instructors. the de- sire being a regulation which will per- mit the police to coutro} them, which. m:;iler existing conditions. is not pos- | sible The Commissioners had before them {the recommendations made by Lieut. | Van Winkle, approval of which would have given the Woman's Bureau the closest kind of supervision and surveil- {lance over all public dance halls in the city. While Mrs Van Winkle's report i has not been- made public. 1t contem- | i plated requiring license fees from cer- | | tain classes of night cluds which are NOW paving no revenue to the District |and otherwise tightens the regulations | Affecting the operation of clubs. | BELGRADE FACES CRISIS. Demacratic ranks. Bishop Sees Shift. Southern N dresses of o shortly after 3 o'clock after a contin- BELGRADE. February 3 (# - Dem- Ocratic ministers of the Serdblan S were halt- | cabinet have resigned. bringing adout ons came up & ministerial erisis and were turned over to the array of | Although Premier Vukicheviteh has cratic pa more. I pred: aforesard four hours. The proceedin Iegal talent for solution The members jof the conference were as reticent as | usual concerning the points i dispute. b announced that they troned out by the lawyers. could be Mr. Wilson ‘First Wright plranEe- Is Bmcin To Engla{\d to Be Placed in Museum DAYTON, Ohio. February 3 -—The i which the 1 flght we Kitty Hawk. N. C, shipped to the British Natlonal Mu- seum at London, where it will be placed on_exhibition for an indefinite period. ‘The plane left Orville Wright labora. tory here secretly Wedn: . 1t be came known today, and s en route to England. Detalls arding its ship- were nol made known by Mr Wright, who tefused o disouss the matter turther than (o confirm ship- ment of the plane The ovaft will remain In England belng written so that it would nm-“um for X years Sees Leadership at “Peicaai acrat. 1 ¢ palitical States pe: Demovrat as and Southe velled to crat._or for & dry Den s demand new padit cal leaders wha Wil mot permit them De faced axam wi DA disagrees able dulex v are W arms he nomy nand election of and if they tum out m they are LRy W pav 1 part i the sleciion. tane, Whie women Rated the elecinna ihey nOt yet presented the cabinets resig- nation with an eye to rearranging the | ministertal posts, it ts considered doudt- [ ful whether the crisis will be sur- | mounted without disolution and gea- | eral elections. ¢ Shipped against bullding to be erected on the field tribute to the achicvements of the N vi VTight, about two years ago, | had planned (0 present the ariginai Blane to the Smithsonian stitution at Washington for permanent exhibitkn PUTPOses. A controversy arvse with the Museun ollicials telative o the xl\‘m nNave dart Rave 1ot shown & greal melbaton ®© e M0 Dolities oF g0 W e pais 1t the Protestant churches devwme the foaders I an ant-Smith campagn. as B now threatened 11 i dalieved that many women will be tiffuenced agamst the New Yorker Vireinta & strongly dry. pohiteally {1t Qov. Smith b the preswiential nominee he will de attacked opeily a8 A wet, with the dry Protestants leads g the opoosition. The A we will play its part. dut pro " = openly The Vinglala press generally Nas expressed (taell strongly against re- Ugious intalerance, and apaka 5 ARaISE the uection of the redgious Wsue WMo the campagn. But that will WOt brevent the iswe trom artuing and 7 (Contiued o Tage A Qo W | designation of the plane Mr objected to & tag being placed on Arst Langley plane now an exhidition |1 the musewn which i e | ehange such designatin, Mr. Wright | shortly afterward contracted with I&Mnxmmmmubu