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WEATHER. (U. S, Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight and possibly tomorrow morning; colder tomorrow. ‘Temperature—Highest, lowest, 33, at 6 am. p.m. yesterday: tod 47, at 3:30 lay. Full report on page 9. Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 o Star, The Star's as fast as the papers g carrier every city block and the regular edi- tion s delivered to Washington homes “From Press to Home Within the Hour” system covers are printed. tion, 105,468 No. 30,607. Snierea sy DRY1SSUE LOOMS IN HOOVER-WILLIS CONTEST FOR OFHIO Senator Seen Drawing Fac- tor Into Fight—Wets Back Secretary. LEGISLATOR IS VIEWED - AS REAPING BENEFIT Questionnaire Is Awaited by Both Sides. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The wet and dry question looms to- @ay as & possible factor of importance in the Hoover-Willis fight for delegates to the Republican national convention This is true in spite of the fact that both Senator Frank B. Willis. Ohwos favorite son,'and Secretary Hoover of the Department of Commerce are both regarded as drys. It is true for two reasons. First. be- cause Senator Willis is apparently seek- ing to draw this issue into the cam- paign for delegates. and second. because the wets in Ohio appear to have hop- ped on the Hoover band wagon Willis May Benefit. Should the fight develop into an out- | and-out wet and._dry battle, with the dry organizations, including the Anti- Saloon League, lining up for Senator ‘Willis, the Senator. it is believed. would | benefit by the line-up. The wets in| Ohio have fought Willis many times. and rather emphatically are expected to | support Mr. Hoover. Mr. Hoover. if he | ix to win, must have dry support in| Ohio, 1t 1s said. because the State has | proved itself strongly dry in past elec- | tions. indeed. dry 100,000 or more. The national ~headquarters of the | Anti-Saloon League. which have been moved recently from Ohio to Washing- | ton. is saying nothing at this juncture about the Hoover-Willis contest in the Bucreye State. So far as has been | learned here, the. State Anti-Salorn | League has taken no offictal position in | the mstter. Nor is it believed that the national or State organization of the league will officially indorse Senator Willis as against Mr. Hoover. or that #t wili indorse Mr. Hcover against | Sepator Willis. Provided, of course. Mr. | Hoover makes his position on the pro- | f nwt'?madh:rzn;.“who % - tor Willis . issued a statoment | yester = % 1 Commerce Head's Reply to Borah's| " PATTERSON TRACT Entered as second class mattel Washinzton. D o |Lad Requests Ten [ Warships in Note | To War Secretary By the Aseociated Press | Secretary of War Davis. who every | mow and then receives a letter ask- | ing for a pup or a baby. got one to- | day which exemplified the martial | spirit of Young America. “Dear Uncle Sam: Please send me ! 10 battleships and one destroyer.” read ®the letter in a child’s hand- writing. It was postmarked Mount Vernon, N. Y. As Secretary Davis has nothing to do with these war machines. the Intter probably will be referred to Secretary Wilbur of the Navy. JKILLED AS SHIP PIPLODES AT SEA Blast Destroys American Oil Tanker—21 Survivors Ar- rive at Tokio. By the Associated Prese TOKIO. Pebruary 17.—The captain and 13 members of the crew of the American oil tanker Chucky were killed when the vessel exploded. A trawler arrived here today with 21 survivors of the disaster, which occurred Wednesday as the tanker was en route from San Pedro, Calif.. to Japan. Several of the survivors were injured. SAILED FROM COAST. Tanker Left San Pedro January 19 for Japan. SAN PEDRO, Calif., February 17 (P).—The oil tanker Chuky left here January 19 for Tsurumi, Japan. At that time she was listed as being oper- ated by the Chile Steamship Co. of New York. She is registered under the own- ership of the Sheridan Steamship Co. | of London. The Chuky was a vessel of 7.335 gross tons. built in Glasgow in 1922. The size of the crew is not known here. SINKS 150 MILES OFF TOKIO. Fishermen Save Survivors Afte. Tanker Goes Down. LONDON, February 17 (#).—A Lloyd's dispatch from Yokohama says the tanker Chuky was blown up and sank | at the ite position of 33 north longitude, 140 east latitude, or more than 150 miles south of Tokio. ‘Twenty-one members of the were saved by fishermen. crew FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. * FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1928 — .C.C. INTIMIDATION INLAKE COAL CASE (HARGED BY REED Missouri Senator Invoives Presidential Appointments in Allegations. CLAIMS VOTES CHANGED TO AID PENNSYLVANIA | Namesake in Semate Accused of ' Wielding Sword Over Rate- Making Board. By the Assoctated Press { Intimidation of certain members 0’\ the Interstate Commerce Commission in | the lake cargo coal rate case by a po- | !litical influence emanating from Penn- sylvania end running.into the Whllv} House itself was charged in the Senate | today by Senator Reed, Democrat, Mis- | sourt. | Asscrting that the commission had | reversed itself in this case so as to. favor the coal operators of Pennsylva- nia over those in West Virginia. Ken-/ tucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Sena- tor Reed declared it had rendered a | decision *not only revolutionary and | unjust,” but “probably the most arbi- trary yet handed down by a Federal board or tribunal.” Names Pennsylvania Senator. Speaking on the eve of his departure on a stumping tour which is to take | | him across the continent, the Missouri | Democrat said it was “hard to escape | the conclusion that the Interstate Com- | merce Commission reversed itself be- | cause it sat under the shadow of the suspended sword of Pennsylvania,” | wielded by Senator Reed of that State, who, the Missourian said, “possessed the | advantage of long experience and inti- | | mate_association with the Secretary of the Treasury.” Recalling that only two years ago the commission had refused the petition of | the Pennsylvania coal operators for a| higher differential in rates on coal to| the lake ports and the Northwest. the Missouri Senator said it was then that the “political battalion” was called into action. with the Pennsylvania Reed boldly declaring that Pennsylvania should have the representation on the commission which would corract the conditions of which the Pennsylvania operators complained. Cites Woodlock Case. ! “Having lost the case upon its merits in the court,” he said, “it was now de- | (ermlmned to change the personnel of the . court.” The Missourian reminded the Senate | !that his Pennsylvania { the nomination of flmnn" oodlock of New York to the commis- | slon until he had had assurance Park Commission Approves Proposal—30 Acres to Be Used. Establishment of a playground, heer from Mr. Hoover on the wet and | ering about 30 acres on the Patterson 4ry guestion and on other issues, includ- | tract, was definitely determined upon ing the foreign policies of the United | B?:us. on the protective tariff and his | today at a meeting of the Nn‘uoml In regard to the wet Capital Park and Planning Commission. and ¢ry issue Mr. Stauffer said !1f the land cannot be acquired at a the White House that Pennsyl {would be considered in the next | pointment. | “Time ran on,” the speaker continued, | | “but it did not run very long until the | {articles of the treaty of peace between ' the Senator from Pennsylvania and the President were put into force. “The term of Commissioner Cox, one | of the commissioners who had con- | curred in the majority opinion (against | |the Pennsylvania operators) was about to_expire. | “He had been a good commissioner. | o | HAVANA CONGRES HITS NEW BARRIER Pueyrredon’s Resignation In- terferes With Agreement on International Law. By the Associated Press HAVANA, February 17.—Resignation of Dr. Honorio Pueyrredon, head of the Argentine delegation. proved a barrier today to attempts of the subcommitter on public international law to reconcile differences as the Pan-American Con- gress neared its close. The committee is debating a definition of national in- dependence, which involves discussion of the right of intervention. Other subcommittees of the confer- ence today pushed on with their work in an effort to clean up before the con- ference adjourns Monday. The_subcommittee of the Pan-Amer- ican Unfon met this morning on a definition of the word independence and planned to present a report to the full y. The gist of this committee report will be a recommendation to refer a definition of the fundamental rights and dutles of states to some future conference. Argentine Delegate Absent. ‘The Argentine delegate was absent from the session, as were several others. The subcommittee which is conside: ing the Pacific settlement of intern: tional disputes went into session late this morning and was hopeful of being able to make prelimiary recommenda- tions on the subject before he con- ference adjourned. Chairman Guerrero of the public in- ternational law committee, stated this afternoon that the committee intended Woodsman's Ax Foodman's v« 0000 SOUGHT By the A MODESTO. Calif. February 17.— A molaering sheepskin bag contain- i ing $1.000 in double eagles burst and Browne Bill Proposes Lib- eral Grant for Boulevards in Washington. scattered 1ts treasure when Frank Dittmar, Sawmill Flat rancher. drove his heavy ax into the roots of a scrub tree near his ranch vesterd: The gold was hidden by a miner during the early davs of the Cali- fornia rush, it was believed. Ditt- mar's w cut one of the gold pieces in half FINDS HOOVER AIDE ! Wisconsin. - INENPIRE STATE Expenditure of approximately $20.- 000.000 in the construction of boule- ‘\ards within the reglonal area of the | National Capital, under supervision of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. is provided for in the bill fathered by Representative Browne of providing for a fund of $407.341,145 for special highway con- struction in the United States. on which fa hearing was held today before the House committee on roads. | Mr. Browne and other supporters argued that passage of this measure would speed up highway construction throughout the United States five times as fast as it is now progressing. Dr. 8. M. Johnson. chairman of the Good Roads Board:" of the: (can Motorists' Associaf presented statistics fn support of this argument. Before bing introduced to Congress this-measure received the tentative in- of | dorsement of the governors and high- way commissions in 19 States, accord- ing to the testimony of Thomas J. | Keefe, general manager of the associa- tion. The unusual feature of the measure is that it does not lay any additiona! burden on the taxpayer. as Representative Sncll Says | Some G. 0. P. Leaders Are Friendly to Secretary. | The presidential aspirations Hoover, Lowden and Dawes all were given a series of boosts today from the steps of the White House, but there was rothing but coinctdence to connect these political discussions with Presi- dent Coolidge One after another. Republican lead- ers from New York. Wyoming ani Min- nesota, who had called on the Presi- dent separately and on carying errands. emerged from the executive offices to 000.000 in Franch bonds which mature next year and which France gave to the United States in payment of road con- struction equipment owned by this Gov- srnment following the war A brief was filed with the committee So far as I know. neither his ability | nor fidelity had ever been questioned. | “But Pennsylvania had to be taken care of." discuss with newspaper men the rela- tive strength of the candidates Representative Snell of New York who came to talk over legislative mat- ters with Mr. Coolidge, said afterward that the Republican leaders siated for to complete consideration of a conven- tion specifying all formalities regarding treaties and also one defining the rights | and duties of diplomats and consuls. Before the subcommittee on law Woods Was Rejected. The Missourtan then told of the ap- the by Harvey L. Cobb, general couns2l for the association, showing the constitu- tionality of using these bonds for high- way construction. At the close of the war road con- struction equipment. comprising more “Naturally the people of Ohio are| cunious as 1o his attitude on the eigh- | teenth amendment. since it has taken | him already more than a week to pre- | pare his answer to a simple quertion | 25 10 whether he 15 wet or dry, and the snswer i not yet forthcoming” Seen Avoiding Issue. The failure of Mr. Hoover o reply v the Borah questions before the Ohio eontest is settied would be regarded by drys 25 an effort to avoid the issue in Ohio and 0 straddle the subject in the hope of winning both wet and dry sup- | port. Mr. Hoover's answer, however, not 1o be delayed, it is said. Purther- | more, he can scareely Jose liboral sup- port in Ohio because of his dry answer 10 the Borsh questions. The lberals ' 2re not likely W support Benator Willls, who has been the dryest of the drys 50 has fought them again and again Walter F. Brown. Assistant Secretary of Jommerce. and Thad Brown, from Toledo and Columbus. respectively, both whom are eaders in the Hoover fight Geiegates U the national convention #re yegarded as w Maurice Maschke national commiteeman and Cleve- !2nd leader, is also called a wet Their sapport of Mr. Hoover has given Benator Willis an opportunity to raise the cry tha! he s being attacked by the wels. - Representative Burton, who 2isn has espoused the Hoover cause. i gerded s: a dry. But Senawr Willis i+ the fair-haired son of the drys of League Fight Kighted Yurthermore, it may be expected that the Ant-Bwopn League will ook Bskance st the efforts of Liberals in Onio W leadership of the fe- publicen & organization by nolding on U e coat tails of Mr. Hoover. It it becomes apparent thal such 1 the case, 3t wal require sny official sletemnent by e league. indorsing Sen- stor Willle w lne up thousands of rutal Grys tur the Benawor Ohis Liss been, the gent of the nations! orgenimtion of e lesgue for years B0 untll headquarters were recently moved v, this ity The sentiment back of the organization in Ohko will take sides with Wiliis It beoomes clear Wiel 1he wels Ere seeking W gein oon ol of U Blate through support of Hoover delegawes Benator Willis has been Gefeawed for governor on a 4ry DIBUOT, and hse beens elected goveruor on s Gry pletform Me won his fight for the Benswe on o dry platform. I seeme clear thet the entrance of tie wel and ary iseue into the Ohlo campeign would favor Senator Willis ond lose Mr Hoover possie strength 1t seeme miso clewr that the Hoover ‘thers) supporters oould easily force bie 1ssue Inv) the open, and thet the Willie people kre doftg their best now v ke 1L wn iesue The Anti-Baloon League may be call- ed upon In Wis Ohio contest W deter- mine whether 3t will oppuse Mr. Hoover i favor of Benswor \‘/lm whiether 3t will oppose & men Who i ary and prevent sppeurs U biave s excellent sce for the presidentis) nominston I8 order w lirow e support U Bena- W Willie Thwe league way heve W decide which ¥ the M‘tr pert uf politics. The league 12y of couse BDLOULGE R neutral | fair price by purchase, it was an- nounced that the commission will in- sist on condemnation proceedings for that portion of it immediately adjacent w0 the Columbia Institution for the Deaf. The establishment of a playground in this section was disc at some length by the commission in the light of information thzt certain commis- sion merchants proposed to establish their stores there when forced out of the Avenue triangle. It was said that the commission would underteke to purchase the lands from the commis- sion merchants if they have already | acquired them. and if this was impos- ible or negotiations were oo long de- ayed, condemnation proceedings would be insisted upon and the Department of Justice will be asked to act prompt- ly 3n the matter The whole Patterson tract, which for a number of years been pro- posed as a site for a large playground ennsists of 81 acres. Negotlations were instituted by the Park Commission some months 220 in an eflort o acquire @ part of the tract from the owners, without result. The matter was re ed, however, because of the proposal of certain commission merchants to_open up their business houses in this area. The commizsion decided to ask for a joint meeting with the National Com- mission of Pine Arts for the purpose of completing plans for the development of the Potomac Park approach to the Ariington Memorial Bridge, inciuding the propowed water gate for the pas- sege of trafic under the brilge ap- prowch It s planned % hold meeting next month out that the bridge construction had progressed W such a point that plans for the l’;mxuat-m must be decided " upon within a very short time ! Ihe acauisition of nine acres of land | at Fort Slocum, one of the Civil War of Washington, located at avenue and Nicholwon street groved by the commission Hinkler Reaches Rangoon. RANGOON, Burma, ¥ebruary 17 (A% Bert Hinkler, British aviator, who s on # filght v Australia, arrived he wday #t 315 pm. He fiew from Cal- cutta where he had amived yesterday h: this Bridc Qufts Altar as Fiance Gives Last-Minute Rules for Wife's Duties! By Vie Awaipiated Prese 1. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohlo, 11 | conduct for his | they sumd before the church altar, Nick Musciarell) is still a bachelor Nick chose the last minute to tell Mies fusie Devecky what would be ex- | pected of her ufter she became hie wife Hearing the last of the 10 rules, Rosie cast sway her bridsl veil, hurled her | corsege bouguet st Nick and stormed out of the church It was pointed ' February should not walk the streets at night and Because he lsid down 10 rules of | avoid looking et other men prospective bride s | were other rules less important Roste, 1o the opinton of th# would-be | Continued oi Pege 2, Column &) groom, should be mrua W wash all pointment of Cyrus E. Woods of Penn. | sylvania, to succeed Cox and of the re- | Jectiun of his nomination by the Senate, | because he had been connected with the | Pennsylvania coal Industry, both as at- | torney and stockholder. | “Under the circumstances, it would not have been wise to have just then and there appointed anotner man like Woods,” Reed continued, “so Mr. | R Brainerd was appointed to fill the seat | made vacant by Cox. And be it said to | o e e undertake | 1yte prohibition of intervention by one |y goover. with Vice President Dawes - | State in the internal affairs of another | (o (T G | to participate in the decision on rehear iing. “But, nevertheless, the removal of | Cox had removed one of the obstacles | o the reversal of the case | “The term of Commissioner Esch was about to expire | | “His emoluments and honors were, of course, dependent upon reappontment Charges Votes Were Changed. “He must have known of the threat | of Senator Reed that Pennsylvania pro- | posed to be represented | “He had doubtless observed that the | Senator from Pennsylvania had climbed {to the very apex of political power and | influence. | “I doubt not that the commissioner 'often viewed with disconsolate eyes Cox’s scalp already suspended from the pole of the Reed tepee. He naturally desired to avoid a similar fate, | “Cox had been removed. And upon | rehearing, although the case had been | fully tried in the first instance and there had been no change in conditions, | Esch and Altchison changed their votes | and rendered a decison fixing the dif- | ferential at the point demanded by (h.-; Pennsylvania interests.” MRS. COOLIDGE IMPROVES. Able to Lenve Bed for First Time| Since Taking Cold. Mrs Coolidge was “much better” to- | day, White House physicians reported | Her allment, described us a m{«t has | kept her to her apartment for n week and prevented her from participating last night n the Army-Nuvy reception al the White House | For the first Ume since she became ill Mrs. Coolidge wis able to leave her | bed and walked around & bit today. | the dishes, have meals ready on time, There And now Nick 1s Uying W get his | money back for the marriage lcense “Fhis 15 @ lesson o those who would | get mariied.” natd Nick. "Always ex- platn Just what you are golng o re- auire of your wife before buying the Neense | mitted Tuesday night, | By the A began its labors last night resignation of Dr. Pueyrredon as Ambassador to the United States and leader of the Argentine delegation was announced. When the committee met it was found impossible to agree on the final procedure, and the task was made more difficult by the absence of Dr Pueyrredon. The Argentine Ambas sador. with Gustavo Guerrero, Sal dor. had upheld the doctrine of abso- Seek Best Procedure. Most of the members of the subcom- mittee were convinced that the best procedure would be the frank admis- sion to the full committee that it could not reconcile varying views on the fun- damental issue, the extent to which the independence of one vate was depend- ent upon respect for the rights of other states. They thought, therefore, tha' the matter should be referred to the next Pan-American Congress. with some previous study of it, by a body of experts, if possible Dr. Pueyrredon, in making public his resignation, sald it had first been sub- but that Ive government asked him to reconsider it This he refused to do. He would rather abandon his posts, he explained, than abandon his stand for the Inclusion of a declaration in favor of the rem of tariff barriers in the Pan-Ameri Union convention Dr. Laurentino Olascoaga, Argentine Minister at Havana, who succeeds Dr Pueyrredon as leader of the delegation immediately cabled his government for fresh instructions. U. 8. for Anti-War Move. Losing no time in the discussion of the Pacific settlement of international | and Rear Admiral David S Sellers, disputes, the subcommittee named to consider that subject was summoned o meet toda Before 1t was the question (Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) . MRS. E. G. DAY, MOTHER OF OIL DEFENDANT, DIES Native Virginian Buccumbs in New York—Court Here Ex- cuses Son. Juted Piees NEW YORK, February 17.-Mrs Emilie Garnett Day, mother of Henry Mason Day, vice president of the 8in- clatr Exploration Co,, a subsidiary of the Harry F. Binclair oll interests, died at her home here last night after an Hliness of several years. Bhe wasn » native of Norfolk, Va Her daughter sald her brother had not been told of the death Mr. Day, who testified In his own behalf yeaterday In the Sinclaly-Burna criminal contempt proceedings, was ex- cused toduy from unul Tuesday hecause of the death of his mother In New York last night Before Day went on the stand terday he wan informed his mother Radio Program - Page 38 was neur death. He was not told of her death untl II morning than 20,000 pteces of machinery. was ordered returnad to the United States and disiributed among the State high- way departments for us® in road con- struction. But this equipment was later sold to Prance for 20 cer on the dollar. the bonds being taken in payment PARCEL POST TO CUBA MAY CLOSE MARCH 1 of Packages delegates at larg> from his State to the Kansas City convention all were distinctly friendly to Secretary Hoover | Yesterday one of Senator Curtis’ New | York supporters claimed half the dele- gation for Curtis. Calling to present a batch of frontier | photographs to the President, T. Joe | Cahill, head of the Wyoming State De- | partment of Commerce, predicted that Wyoming's delegation would go to the | convention uninstructed. but would be | willam F. Brooks, Republican na- | tional committeeman for Minnesota, re- | ported that a hard fight was brewing in his State between Secretary Hoover and Frank O. Lowden. He said it looked | as though Lowden would get a bare ma- jority of the 20 distri delegates. and {thus would capture the delegates-at- large: but he added that there also was a lot of talk of Dawes th Minnesota SANDINO RECEIVES U. S. PEACE TERMS Messages From Admiral Dropped From Plane Over Rebel Positions. Rejection U Ordered as Cigar Embarzo S. in Hangs Fire. By the Associated Press Adiance notices to some 50,000 post- masters in the United Stat>s orderca them to be prepared to decline all parces post shipments to Cuba which could not arrive in that cow to March 1. were sent out today W. DIiving Glover, Second Assista Postinaster General On that date the modus vivendti de- laying final abrogation of ths parcel post convention botween the two countries will expire unless legislatton Sellers is enacted meantime to permit Cuba | to send cigars to the United States in lots of less than 3.000. This, Cuba has | Inststed upon 1f existing parcel post | relations are to continue The House | ways and means committee has favor- ably reported a bill to that end. but its chances of adoption before March 1 are regarded as shim nt J | By the As MANAGUA, Nicaragua, February 17 Communications sald to deal with terms of peace have been exchanged be- | tween Augustino Sandino, rebel leader. Haldeman Takes Off. OAK HILL, W. Va. February 17 i® Delayed for two days by bad weather. George Haldeman, whose plane was forced down here by a storm. hopped off today for Clearwater. Fla. He was accompanted by E W, Stifel, Wheeling manufacturer Thev planned to land at Augusta, Ga. for gasoline, and re- sume the fight at once. | commander of the United States spe- | cial service squadron, who arrived at | Corinto yesterday, | Letters sald to include peace terms iwrnu-n by Admiral Scllers for Sandino and diopped by alrplane over San- dino's positions were rebel chieftaln. Sandino | letters giving the terms under which he wounld lny down his arms, but the terms have not been given out Admiral Sellers arvived at Managua to- | day from Corinto for a conference with | | Charles E Eberhardt, Ameriean min- | tster In Nicaragua, and Brig. Gen. Lo | gan Feland, commanding the Ameri- can Marine forces here. By e ated Press NEW YORK, February 17 ‘ The story | the ago, as rovealed by FRENCH LIFT TAX. the cost would be paid from the $407.-. (/) Means Associated Press. Man to Offer Self As Bait for Sharks To Support Theory T SPRING LAKE, N. J. February 17.—Van Campen Heilner, field rep resentative of the American Mu- scum of Natural History, left today for the Bahama Islands to pursue his studies of ocean life. which th: ame will include an effort to dis- prove the belief that all species of sharks are man-eaters. Heiiner saic ne would offer himself as shark bait “It has long been a question whether a shark will attack man being unless provoked. ner said. adding that it was ief of scientists that only t shark and barracuca woul tend to prove it by swi shark-infested waters while my as sistant kes underwater mo picture. NEW LINELP S I MERGERDEBATE Federation May Join With People’s Counsel—10 Ob- jections Urged. The Federation of Citizens® Associa- tions may align fits forces with Ralpl B. Fleharty, people’s counse! the Public Utilities Commus the forthcoming street car hearings rather than present its case independently. This was indicated to- day when Willlam A. Roberts. vice chairman of the federation's public utilities committee, made an appoint- 't ment to confer with the people’s counsel. The utilities committee of the federa- tion already has mapped out tentative procedure to follow at tte merger hear- ings. which it will submit to the full membership of the organization for approval. The program. which amounts to a virtual declaration of war on th: merger agreement now before the utilities commission, was drawn up at a special meeting of the committee last night in the office of David Badp in the Southern Building. Mr. Babp is secretary of the federation and a member of its utilities committee. « Items of Objection. Ten major items of objection were adopted by the committee to be re- ported to the federation They follow The proposed capitalization of $32.- 400.000 was called unduly high and not representative of the value of transit properties for merger purposes. There should be no fixed rate of re- turn on valuation for an indefinite pe- riod. as proposed in the agreembien. The glln proposes a “perpetusi” fran- chise by no¢ naming any period for which the Capital Traction Co. should be 1o what disposition is to de made of de- preciation reserves and sucplue in the coffers of the present compantes. There should be universal free trans- fers from busses to street cars and vice versa, instead of between street cars alone. ‘There should be a provision’ in the agreement and in the charter to be granted by Congress for adjustment of labor difficulties. There should be hal school children on a: motor busses. Wilson Stalement. The federation should reques planation of Harley P. Wilson's rates for cars and TWO CENTS. 930.755.35 FUND FORDISTRICT USES REPORTEDINHOUSE Commiitee Continues Lump Sum in Belief That 60-40 Principle Is “Superseded.” OUTLINES METHOD TO FIX FEDERAL SHARE Should Consider Needs, Set Fair Tax and Have United States Pay Balance, Says Report. ease 2ppropriat; 6 over current a reduction of budget recommen- t appropriation bill 29 was reported Chairman Sim- subcommittee of ion committes. It immediatelv for to ump-sum policy that as a legislative rider 1925 is continued. positions created municipal architect, t corpuration counsels, e condemnation proceed- assist at the Police 1 field party for the t%0 new positions ector of traffic, 10 new fre public library. Salary Boosts Granted. bill provides $171.400 for salary s2s. provides for a reorganization the municipal architect’s office, very bstantial increases for the corpora- tion coun office. a new branch H- brary on Condui und. 25 ad ings and instcad of the 95 requested. There is a net increase of $18.024 for . ch absorbs a saving of 000 cue 1o the recommended ance of the Night Potice the t 248 250 for the care of at St Elizabeths of § nsan: $180.00 for continuing work oo recia- mation and development of Anacostia ded in the bill To prevent the use of the partially “onsiructed apartment on B street af the Capitol Grounds for Detention a aded “that no part of this on shall be extendad for ce of 3 House of Detention ¢ and House ofice buildings Library of Congress.” Lump-Sum Explanation. statement that he was to get no pro from the sale of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. 1er service an increase of carried for maintaining and he new water adi an increase of $528.03256 s operated ssparately o Resale of the Potomac Electric Power the consolidated company should not be permitted and at this time d be a fixed rate for power bo the merged company . ¢ Electric Power Co. The provision in the T for a board three of whom woul tatives. might Utilities Commission o ths new company, it w Willlam M Clavton. chairman o committee This might be accomplish- d. he satd, through the madium of three public directors nated b Urges Therouzh Study. Ccl. Harrison Brand. viee ¢ of the commisston. said that a thon v study would be made th merger plan rstand how sue he said T tail to board so constituted can fun it now stands the commission rep the public. Tt is true we do not meetings of the boards of divect the transit companies, but we do in touch with their activities.” PROTEST U. S. LABOR. KATTOW % February 17 --The trade v protested to the govermment agai reporied signing of a cont Harriman interests with dred American miners Stlesia The unions state that the eo calls for one to two vears work Quuschs mine of the Harrman inten The trade unins at the same stated there were already 48000 w emploved miners in the distriet o Stor_v of Ancient Eg,vpn'an Battle Retold in Soldier Mummies" Wounds Other wounds on the bodies, the are ticle sawe, shows that the saldiers weie of battle on the river Nile 4,000 years ' dispatched Wit clubs by the victors mummified | atier their comrades had retreated An. bodies of 60 soldiers, found buried I a ' ather attack, however must have been royal Theban tomb, is told In & bulletin successful. as the bodies were recoversd of the Metropolitan Museum of Art A, Y g e | Yhe i, K. Winlock, assoclate curator Chamber of Deputies, during diseusaton of supplementary credits, today voted an article removing the business turn- . over tax of 2 per cent on lmport of gold ore, dust, gots and cotn. | The tax has been I effect several yoars, museum'’s Egyptian expedition (of Egyptian act at the musewm, recon-, but because of the disorder, structs the battie from reports of the previous visits of thieves, 1t was sealed s | Wounds found on the mummies by (e and not opened uniil recently From the small head wounds and the more promising excavations downward course of arrows found i the f tamb was reopened marks on the tinen for burial The tombd was first discovered in 1923 ahowiog Mean- while the expedition devoted itselt to When the Buppresston of the tax 15 intended | bodies, Dr Winlock says the men must o the soldiers showed their perted o the re- The tax! by amall missiles (rom above waa stated o be a conslderable ob- | were soldiers of King Menthuhate, stacle to the entrance of gold, mean- | the unusual honor pald them of while working for the benefit of other | in & roval tomb led markets, they E I an lmportant engagement. conditlons and 1o fucilitate entry of gold (nto France They tendance at court | to prepare the way o nonnal monetary | have died storming a castle, the head be that ot 2 wounds evidently having been caused And. as excavations had previously tad 00 RO oan impartant ol o digcover what manner of men \\nnud were the mvaders who descended on urial | Bgypt from Thebes n 2000 B ¢ o | to the canclusion | quered Memphis and started the sacond L Gveal period of Bgypuan culture. } ) to unrelated transit compantes by ! PRIODIIATIONS, also carries Tmanent annual indefi- Representa- s the provision, that d for several years 1D sum of $9.00.000 Government's direct ar share of the e s 1S in conformity with tiated by Congress n 1338, e s OO, nttee reporting the Page & Cod SALARY INCREASES FAVORED IN BILL Measure Would Gramt Raise Waorkers on Per Diem Basis. D¢ TdAY OATries AR SUATY mereass District govemns dem dasis TR MOTIde AN average £ $130 & wear for each of W crvase has beent advecated fam vears by the Natonal Federas o the salary schedule emploves 5 adout 3350 delow the avers emploves doamg the same The classification aed, 40 remove this differens the morease he W committes, Mr. Steward od o the finst time the. extstencs thin - discrepancy. The FITLAN W' maks wp adout one-hait af the dference. he expiamed, and the tive has ahven asurence that & cadiand next