Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1928, Page 2

A PHIPPS 6040 PLEA LAUDED BY C. OF C. Directors Ask End of Lump Sum—Indorse Golden Rule ' o Safety Campaign. Feartily indorsing the strong stand taken by Senator Phipps, Republican, Colorado, and by the Senate appropria- tions_committee in urging & return to the 60-40 fiscal plan of meeting the costs of the National Capital, s pro- vided in substantive law for the Dis- trict, the directors of the Washington Chamber of Commerce last night adopted a resolution urgently petition- THE EVENING BALLOU OORSES SHINING DRV Lessons at “Y” Open Next ! Monday for Boys Between Years of 10 and 18. SENATE TAKES UP 60-40 PLAN WITH + PHIPPS URGING 0. K. _(Continued_from First Page) _ | add to the value of the property of the private citizens. | “The fact that the Federsl Govern- | ment owns property here swells the wealth of the people of the District,” said Senator King. “In many of the cities of the country | the tax rate with a full valua‘ion on the {Eooey nss ey e as s, continued | sehool authorities have foined with 17, The property of the District is re- | police and municipal officials in sup- | | lieved from the payment of a just 1aX | porting the “Learn to Swim” drive to| N e | hegin next Monday under auspices of the | 2 | House bill. Yet if all the property of | The Star and the Boys' Department of | the Government in the District were [the Y. M. C. A. taxed at $1.70 per hundred it would not Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent | { bring i more than 5,000,000 or $6.000~ | o¢ schools, today volced high praise of the campaign in an official statement. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 19284 i NEW COMFORT FOR STREET CAR RIDERS ing abolition of the lump sum ap-| “wpuch of the property of the Govern- | propriation plan at this sessiop of | ment in Washington is used for the | Congress. people. The Federal Government owns | The directors point out that because | BRI, S 16 TE€El ey are used by of the tremendous rise in the tax bur- | sy ror the people of the Distriet. It den Tiere in the past 10 Years MANY | my point of order i not to stand. I needed permanent city improvements | (pa v st Senas Sre being delayed ‘due ‘to the inability | DAL Yote against the proposed of local taxpayers to meet the costs of | “'ganator Caraway, Democrat, Arkan- such improvements under the present| oo atc "N Chnose the 60-40 Federal fiscal plan et The chamber directors last night also | = voted indorsement of the Weich bill| Caraway Hits Local Government. providing for increases in the salaries| «If vou want to be a statesman and of ‘Government employes. unanimously | get your picture in the paper,” began | sdopted & resolution indorsing he | Senator Caraway, “all you have to do | Golden Rule safety campaign conducted | s to make the people back home pay | by The Star and urging motorists 10 the taxes for the people of the District | join in the movement for safe driving. f Ce a and adopied a report by a special com- | “*.Fu "any’ one in the Senate having mittee headed by Charles J. Stockman - large property interests in the Dis- | mesing the proposed new insurance i trict of Columbia can support this pro- code for the District, o st 1‘:‘«"5;;;“‘;;'“««1 amendment I don’t know. They b RV . Insu owever, whal ey are Ing. el supervise and regulate local insurance | some of them are going to vote for this rates. amendment. It is outrageous, yet they do it. I would be ashamed to do it | . ? though I own property here. I know | coThe Star and other mewspapers WeIe | that the people back home pay about gl e e A i four times as much taxes on their prop- flus \,\.4;v\““_;:‘mrgryl“ur). TS for PAS- | ariy as the people pay here.” Lt o Mo Mkions: | Senator Caraway said that in the | The report on fiscal relations. prec | so-called public lands States the Gov- | e N n S e | ernment owns far more property than uu:vx:c :Tl‘ lsse:;mont, Teads as follows: | :,n '}}; e‘ P "mu,dflh I yso : Ssme Joun. | one has suggested that the Government “The board of directors of the ‘;-— - | ought to contribute to the expense of ngton Chamber of Commerce indorses | the governments of those States. ! :mfl rflgbi;gfl; r:hé s;::m;n?h:fl. “I don’t want to criticize the District ressed by 5 . 35 vern 3 ator Vay - man of the District appropriation com- ! ‘Illcn‘;ed.m sgecauls: n‘t;o crec:t;.d“ :: t;?n mittee. in his _recent address w0 the| the commission form of government has United States Senate - ;éhfi;hull:u'gi Dot been & success. | I 't aean to vocated a return - criticize resent Commissioners. fiscal relationship between the Federal!| There is a bill 7(“ city manager before and District governments, as provided | the committee now. But the govern- in substantive law, and they are deeply | ment here is of a character to make encouraged to learn that the Senate| for inefficiency and expense. I know I appropriation committee has recom- | live on a street which 1s repaired over mended favorable action by the Senate | and over again. I saw six men stand- on an amendment to effect this change. | ing around watching one work the “The business men of Washington de- | other day. I would like to see the sire to do everything in their power to | people here have a good government. make Washington a National Capital of | I would like to see it so they could try outstanding charm and beauty. Thb:y .’ policeman here without having a believe, with President Coolidge, that riot. Washington should express the soul of | America, and they have been urgent in | their advocacy of more parks and play- the improvement of the wa-| Text of Report. Glass Hits Lump Sum. Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, strongly supported the committee ter front and of the Anacostia River. | amendment, declaring that he was un- and of other projects too numerous to | able to see how anybody could defend mention, the cost of which has fallen ! the lump sum basis. most heavily upon their shoulders, al- | “I do not say that 60-40 is necessarily though the resulting benefits became | the fair proportion,” Senator Glass con- the heritage of every American citizen. | tinued, “but a just and fair division Tax Burden Heavy. | may be worked out if we are permitted in conference to go into all phases of “However, the tax burden during re- the problem.” cent years has increased so largely and | Senator Glass added. however, that at such exceptional rate—over 100 per | in the past the conferees had not been cent in four years and over 200 per | able to work out the problem because cent in 10 years—that Washington |Of the position taken by the advocates business men during the past year|Of the lump sum. The Virginia Senator have not dared to advocate further | asserted that the District bill should bs but have felt it impera-| On & percentage basis, regardless of tive to urge upon the District Com.nis- | What is found to be the fair percentage. ‘ sioners the utmost economy in the 1929 | “1 come from a State that pays 15 'budget to prevent serious derangement | times as much in taxes into the Fed- of the business structure of the com-|eral Treasury as the States of some of munity. those who advocate the lump sum,” [ ity chals Jrsseat ad ey | eior: | Cari | oauined it the 60-40 i i _oaN v Iy pporHg e OO P datlons | States Senator Glass referred to. In reply Senator Glass said he would | refer, as an {llustration, to Nebraska, which, he declared, paid $6,000,000 into the Federal Treasury and received back | in M:rflnfld‘!.munn:"lbwt hnlfdnf that amount. He rginia 79,~ 000,000 into the Federal 'hul:ll y Holds Rate Is Fair, y opposed to the exploitation of the voteless citizens of the District and as strongly in favor of proper Fed- e;.lxmmu»upmmmornnc;p-} 1 ‘consisten! recommended City as wd Senator Glass said that if any one can i by it investigations and as mu law. convince him that property in the Dis- “The Washington C!umher‘ol Com- | m:l.nmua; assessed and that $1.70 merce directly and through its repre- | and to the Sentatives on the citizens joint com- | (X paid in other cities, e would vote to increase the tax rate here. “I believe there should be fair per- of contribu | the upkeep of the District. ;‘e‘:i‘lt;ro {‘ glo.ul; iflll‘gfihflr‘:‘h conferees of the n appropriation bills, | declaring that they had never been will- | 1Lg 10 discuss detalls of the matter and basis o urgently petitions every member of the House of ntatives to give his best thought and effort to achieve this mm which is of such yital tmpor- ce to the future weifare and devel- ‘opment of the National Capital.” { frequently were ~offensive = Fire Risk Rates Hit. | yBenator Copeland, Democrat, of New Evidence that fire insurance rates in | mo:k. insisted that the ‘situation in the m:n District of Columbia are nuur}omglt:’;u different from that in any necessary to uce & “reason- q “sble” profit for e lnpurance com- | "1 think we have to share in the ex- panies over and above losses paid to | Penditures of the District” he said, “if the insured. was presented in the re- ¥ are 10 justify our supervision of the port on fire insurance rates.and the mul":‘} Jovernment and the expendi- | Prq»;edbynamcsl l/::‘:unnc:meo:k; :u:- the khes !h;nnl:.lu' enhtd l:":im J:buo':: mittes r. man ul shoul committee of the chamber committee & IUmp sum of $9,000000 we have no o police and fire protection and. public | m:ly :1:0?;: :.?u ‘dflcnnl:l;. "ho; the ty. | sum ex- TS cait oy i i aiee depart- | Dended here. We have taken possession ment of the District for 1926 Mr.| Of this District, I think the Govern- Btockman declared. showed that the ment should have full authority here, pggregate fire insurance premiums col- DUt If we are to assume full control Jetied by the insurance companies doing | OVer the finances of the District we business here for the ten years prior to must be fair. 1926 amounted t $19.221931; that the lf want 1o see Washington made an losses paid for the same period in lm‘wxmlnm?: and beautiful city. uring this perio the difference 2 m»:; losses paid and grflmum- r--l;‘h?ll;_lflng:z‘wg”?llr; lh:‘:lrl::. ch-nnx:- erived amounts to $12.725490, . Benaf . Re- e i e aromunsof the ossss.” | oublican of Colorado, in chargs of the ‘These figures mean, the report ex-|measure agreed to let the fiscal rela- | plained. that for each dollar received |tions amendment and the receiving in premiums the companies were called home question be deferred until today. on Y o onl; ! " s oy e B e Curtls Indicates Opposition. jpase of premiume recetved wme 810 0A0- | 0 R e ntioen | eould get more information concerning Higher Than Rest of U. 8 11t and indicated there was some oppo- res from the reports by | sition to it Miciency on this subject Benator King declared he it there 45 & wider divergence | === losser paid out and the Wial | necessary to produce a reasonable net o~ ool atrict or | Droft and are much greater than the A Brasen e Brckan soport | SICTSE? Of the United Bigtes s & ‘The report points out also that the of Efficlency reports recom- mended that fire insurance rates in the was in between premiums Columb the U omeludes “Theretore, whetk year period or the 10-year period for | our basis, it would appear that the | nierict be reduced shout one-third, to premiums ved in refation o the . s 10} | The chamber fire insurance commit- | tee. however, delayed ite recommenda- tons pending recelpt of data concern- ing the costs of operation of the fire in- sirance companies here, 10 be received | from & committee representing the In- Inulkmr Club and the Underwriters’ As- sociation of the Distriet; A resolution also was udopted by the | chumber directors approving the work being done by the Police Department under the direction of Ma). Edwin B, Hesse, superintendent, wnd declaring | that public confidence in the depart- | ment could be shaken only by a pre- ponderance of testimony of & derogatory | nature by responsible citizens of Wash- | ington ‘The board of directors reiterated its former declaration o the Commission- ers asking that trafc signal lights be instalied downtown, and indorsed the campuign by ‘Thirteenth street business {men for a return to angle parking Martin A Leese, pust president of the |ehamber and chairman of its annual | industrial exposition committee, made a we takethe five- | ol NOONDAY LENTEN SERVICES ‘W YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 12:20 10 1 O'Clock Auspices Washinglon PEDERATION OF CHURCHES SPEAKER THIS WEEK Dr. Clarence A. Barbour Rochester (N Y ) Theological Seminary should be corrected at the earliest pos- and officials, boys forget their own in- C. A. contains large batches of addition- “The Young Men's Christian Associa- tion is doing & good thing in teaching boys how to swim," Dr. Ballou said, “and | it is deserving of the co-operation which The Star is giving it, as well as every| other support which might aid in the | promotion of the project. This move, has my hearty indorsement.” Dr. Ballou is thoroughly familiar with the annual “Learn to Swil drive, ha ing actively assisted in insuring its suc: cess during past years. Last year hun. dreds of application cards were dis-| tributed to public school children | through the courtesy of school officials, | and more than 300 boys responded. Of | this number 235 passed the required| tests and were awarded Red Cross ginners' buttons in token of their ability to swim at least 50 feet. Between 10 and 18. In order to give the widest distribu- tion possible this year, in and out of the school system. The Star has lent its co-operation to the extent of pub- lishing the application blanks daily ior the week preceding the course. Any white boy between the ages of 10 and 18 years residing in the District of Co- lumbia or nearby Maryland and Vir- ginia is eligible to take the course, free of all charge, providing he does not now know how to swim. This cam- paign is not for boys who already can swim as much as 50 feet, but for those who “can’t swim a stroke.” The Star and the Y. M. C. A. believe that a boy's inabllity to swim consti- tutes a serious potential hazard that sible moment. Summer is almost here with its call to the cool waters which beckon to sweltering victims of the heat. Despite the warnings of parents capacities and swim in unsupervised places, where no one can help them if they get into trouble. May Save a Life. Ability to swim 50 feet in such emer- gencies often would mean the saving of a life, or of several lives. The boy thus fitted not only is able to take care of himself in the water, but is better able to render assistance to comrades in dis- trese. By leal to swim a boy tends to make of himself an asset instead of a liability in times of emergency. Swimming is one of the most health- ful of sports, tending to make strong. well-developed bodies out of thin, scrawny ones. It is an invaluable exer- ciser for the chest and lungs, as well. Approximately 75 boys already have enrolled for the course, and each mail to the boys' department of the Y. M. al applications, it was disclosed today by William W. Wilson, boys’ physical director in charge of arrangements for the classes. Leland W. Chandler, associate boys' physical director, who will give the actual instruction in the boys’ pool at 1732 G street, has organized a corps of assistants to help him in managing the classes. The lifesayers' patrol of the bovs’ dspartment will aid in this work. Director Wilson today stressed the advisability of malling in the appHea- |, tion coupons early, so that the schedule o{lchuu may be mapped out without delay. D. A. R. CRITICS HIT BY MRS. BROSSEAU IN “BLACKLIST” DISPUTE (Continued from First Page.) various chapters make before the members.” Mrs. Brosseau said she “presumed” Mrs. Macfarland had in mind some of the documents sent out by Marvin's organization when she referred to de- famatory documents whose circulation among D. A. R. members had been in- dorsed by the national officers of the society. She denied that the D. A. R. has circulated these publications, al though she indicated her bellef th: the Key Men of America was an or- ganization with high patriotic . motives. R BAND CONCERTS. TONIGHT. By the United States Marine Band Orchestra, at the Marine Ba: , At 8:15 o'clock. Taylor Branson, leader. French Defile Marche, “Sambre et Meuse” . ‘Turlet Overture, ) Intermezzo Oriental, th Largo from “New World S8ymphony,” Dvorak Serenade, “Spring Morning” Lacome Idyll, “Traum der Sennerin”. Suite, “Nutcracker”..,...Tschatkowsky Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Monte- zZuma “The Star Spangled Banner.” e ————— favor of establishing a separate place 1o keep detained children under 17 years. He sald his position is that policemen or policewomen may take children into custody, but that if they are to be detained for any length of time they should not be kept under the control of police Benator Curtis sald he was in charge of the appropriation bill a number of years ago when the original provision was made for taking care of children who might be arrested and for segre- gating them from criminals, The Benator said he was advised that chil- dren are not now detained where they can come In ‘contact with criminals, Asks About Widening Plans. Beaator Phlpf- sald he intended to get further Information on the sub- ject, and thought that the BSenate amendment would open the way for careful consideration of the problem in_conference While the Benate was acting on street Lmvmu items Benator King wanted to now if there gre many more streets to be widened. He said he had received complaints of the destruction of trees in_connection with street widening Benator Phipps sald his impression was that the widening program is near- ing an end, He sald he agreed with Ben- ator King that widening work should be restricted as far as possible The Benate, without debate, approved the action of the committee in striking out the House provision which would have prevented any more Maryland and Virginia children from being admitted o District schools, Among the Benate committes amend- ments approved this afternoon without dehate were the following: An increase for parks by the Natlonal Purk und Planning Commission, from £600,000 Lo $1,000000; wn increase of $100.000 to continue the improvement of Meridian HIll Park; $32,000 for bulld~ ing roads in the Rock Creek and Poto- mae connecting parkways; an increase of $200,000 in the fund for repairs and | | report on the industrial show held Jast month at the Washington Auditorium He was commended by the directors for bis serviees In thls repyrd, - ALL CORDIALLY INVITED ] resurfacing of stre and an increase of $50,000 for repairs to Western Mar. ket to enable (he Commissioners to keep Lhis market in operstion, ¥ ~ 3 o EASTER CHARITY SAYS HE STOPPED FUND IS GRBWING} BLANTONINERROR 110 New Contributions Are Galimore Declares He Mise Reported by Two Relief took Representative’s Car Organizations. for Speeder. One hundred and ten new contribu-| Motor Cycle Policemap Dalton E. tions were added in the past 24 hours # | 10 'the Hist (ofithiods who: have coms'to |t "o+ Allegedi confBtiing the support of the Associated Charities | Statements regarding reports that he and Citizens’ Relief Association in re- | had stopped Representative Blanton of sponse to the Easter appeal. bringing | Texas for exceeding the speed Mmit ' the total number of contributors 10| gatyrday resulted in an investigation : i | by the Police Department, injected an- eral work designated, gifts amounted | gther version of the story into the case Interior view of reconditioned Capital Traction Car, showing individual leather seats. Six cars equipped like the one are now running on the Fourteenth Street Line. They've been repainted with new outside colors of gray and green. BANDITS' SECOND CALL NETS ONLY $15 FROM GROCERY TILL | Sanitary Co. Collector Beats! | Gunmea to Receipts at 1901 Twelftii Street. Manager Recognizes Thief From Former Hold-Up. Stolen Car Recovered. For the second time within a week the same two bandits held up the Sanitary Grocery at 1901 Twelftr street this morning, got about $15 escaped in s stolen car. They stuck and | a pistol in the face of the manager, W. | E. Osburn, 1418 North Carolina avenue northeast, and scolded him because they did not get as much money as they had anticipated. The first robbery occurred | last Priday. ‘The car, a roadster, reported stolen last night by Miss Evelyn Walker, 1316 Sixteenth street, was found abandoned an hour later on R street between Fif- teenth and Sixteenth streets. W. E. Osburn had just finished turn- ing over the bulk of his receipts to a company collector, who had departed. when the bandits arrived. t was shortly before 9 o'clock and their visit marked the fourth time within a year the store has been robbed. Recognizes Bandit. As on their previous visit, they drove u}) and parked their car in front. One of the men remained in the car with the engine running while the other en- tered the store. Mr. Osburn recognized him as soon as he came in. He was alone. “Put ‘em up and put 'em up quick,” the bandit commanded in an angry tone, producipg the same pistol which had once before held the manager at V. ‘Taking the contents of the till, amounting to approximately $15, the bandit exclaimed: “I want more money than that!” | “sorry, Buddy. but the collector just took away my receipts,” the manager | replied. | Not satisfled, the bandit poked the muzzle of his weapon into the small of the manager's back and marched | him to a rear room. There he searched 'him, but did not take anything. Woman Gives Alarm. With a final exclamation of disgust {the bandit stalked from the store. | jumped in the waiting car and drove W | Mrs. E. G. Toppins, colored, who lives above the store, saw the bandits leave |after the hold-up Friday. She glanced out of her window this marning in time to see their arrival. | “There are those men again she called to her husband. Her husband, who works in the State, War and Navy | Bullding, ed hisy bathrobe, - seized a pencil and paper and made for the | street. ‘ie reached the sidewalk just in time to jot down the license num- ber of the car as it sped away. TWO DIE, FIVE HURT INBUILDING CRASH Workmen Buried When Wall of Franklin Square Hotel Falls During Demolition. — e Two lives were lost and five men were Injured yesterday afternoon whey they were caught by a falling wall which caved in with the second floor as they were engaged in razing the old Pranklin Square Hotel at Fourteenth and K streets, htd The body of Homer Brice, 45 years old, 340 Armour court southwest, was not recovered from the debris until an hour and a half after the crash, which occurred shortly before 3 o'clock. He was buried several feet under a heap of bricks, plaster and timber., When he was at first missed it was thought he had quit work before the crash. Foreman Is Injured. Fred Pruitt, also a colored laborer, 1022 Twentleth street, died at Emer- gency Hospital several hours after the accident. Other workmen who were injured include one white man, James Reese, 34 years old, Berwyn, Md, the foreman: Richard Davls, 32 years old, 1800 Tenth street; Aaron Tanner, 57 years old, 445 Six-and-a-half street: Morgan Lewis, 26 years old, 1109 Fourth street, and Charles Jones, 2616 I street, all colored Their conditions are not regarded as critical. They are patients at Emer- gency Hospital. ' Emergency Call Sounded. An emergency call was sounded as soon as the crash occurred and within 10 minutes all of the injured had been extricated. Welght of the debris in- cidental to the destruction of the build- ing. 1t is belleved caused the second story floor to give, bringing the wall with it, Work of razing the hotel s being conducted by the Charles H. Tompkins Co., bullding contractors. An office building 18 to be bullt on the site ‘Taking the death of Brice as a basis Coolidge to TI)ss First Ball to Open League Season President Coolidge will be on hand for the opening of the American League base ball season in Wash- ington next Tuesday afternoon, and will toss out the ball to start the contest. The executive gave assurances to this effect to Clark Griffith, presi- dent of the Washington ball club, when he called at the White House today to present handsomely bound season passes for the President and Mrs. Coolidge. for an inquest on both fatalities, a coroner’s jury decided this afternoon that death was due to an accident, cause undeterminate. Testimony given by foreman actively employed on the Job indicated that the same methods of procedure had been followed as were ing torns down by the Tompkins Co. and that in the case of the Franklin Square Hotel six upper stories had been demolished sucessfully. ‘The floor where the accident occurred was described as typical of the other floors, and, although contributing causes were mentioned which might lead to the accldent, no evidence was produced to Indicate that any negli- gence existed or that any specific de- fect was responsible for the collapse. Reese, the iInjured foreman, testified that he rushed to the floor below and looked at the celling when he heard the plaster crack and then mounted to the floor above and warned his men to get back. As he did so, the wall collapsed | and the floor on which he was standing gave wa President Gets Salmon, ‘The President’s menu at the White House this evening will probably in- clude a 15-pound salmon, the first one to be taken out of Penobscott River, Me., this season., It was presented him toduy by Senator Hale and Representa- tive Hirshey of Maine on behalf of the chamber of commerce of Bangor, Annual “Learn-to-Swim Campaign” April 9, 10, 11, 12, 1928 FREE SWIMMING LESSONS Auspices of The Star and Boys’ Department, Y. M. ( Get further informa at the office of the "Y 1732 G Street ~ an A n and make appointment Main 8250 (Limited to Boys Between the Ages of 10 and 18 Y, Name . Address Parent’s Signature voquired veese employed in the razing of other build- |, OIL TRAL DELAYED - UNTIL NEXT WEEK Sinclair Motion Granted to | Afford Time to Study Fall's 1 Deposition. | By the Associated Press, The trial of Harry F. Sinclair for conspiracy in connection with the Tea- pot Dome lease was postponed today juntil Monday. Justice Jennings Bailey in the Dis- trict of Columbia Supreme Court grant- ed a motion of defense counsel that | they be given opportunity to study the deposition of Albert B. Fall, taken last week at El Paso. Owen J. Roberts of special Govern- ment oil counsel interposed no objec- {tion to the postponement, saying he was content to leave the matter to the | court. Pomerene Meets Delay. Former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio, who cross-examined Fall at EI Paso, had not returned to Washington at the time court convened. Roberts ex- | plained that Pomerene's train had been | delayed | Daniel Thew Wright, Sinclair coun- | sel. who questioned Fall, returned here | early today, but went to his home at once and was not in court. Sinclair was present, arriving at the courthouse early and chatting with his counsel before Justice Bailey ascended | to his bench. The ofl man expressed | supreme confidence over the outcome of the trial, declaring that Fall's depo- | sition would be of great aid to him. “Any time the truth comes out it is bound to help a person,” he said. r Fewer Witnesses Called. The Governmnet expects to present its case in two or three days and will call only about half the witnesses who were examined last Fall before the mis- | trial was declared in the Fall-Sinclair case. M. T. Everhart of Pueblo, Colo., son- {in-law of Fall, will be the star withess for the prosecution. Everhart passed the $235000 in Continental Trading | Co. Liberty bonds from Sinclair to Fall | at about the time the Wyoming naval | oil reserve was leased to Sinclair's Mam | moth Ofl Co. The defense contends that this trans- action involved the purchase of a third of Fall's New Mexico ranch holdings by the oll operator. Capt. John K. Robison, retired. who represented the Navy in the negotia- tions leading up to the lease of Teapot Dome, will be the principal witness for the defense. He will be relied upon to convince the jury that the lease policy had its origin with the Navy and that Pall simply was carrying out the policy when he turned Teapot Dome over to Sinclair and the Elk Hills reserve in California over to Edward L. Doheny. FOR TOMORROW. | FIRST RACE—Purse | year-old filies: 4 furlon Haughty ... Chatter maiden 2 Nella B Play Flower. . Hiehiand “arter entry. E—Purse, $1.200; claiming: 3% furlongs. i 100 1 SECOND RAC 3-yeur-olds. *Complic a High Hope Paeaneria 110 ! nr One Cent $ *Jim Bean .10 THIRD RACE 4-year-olds and up Hodveuard i ot S Purse 61 Thetewa Jean "o aH. R, Dulaney and ' bJossph Kolbe aud Capital RACK—~Purse, $1.200: the As -year-olds; 8t turlonga, 108 Gald Bet 108 Charley 11 08 Congress « 108 Ederbard . o Modésty’ D1 106 aH. P, Whitney entry, FIFTH RACE—Purse. $1 200 A-yearols and up: 1 mile and . Mott entey. Able eutry. *Forehead Altisaimo SIXTH RACE 4year-olds and up Purse. $1.200 claming: 1 miles. . SEVENTH RACE—Purss, $1 %00 Ing: 4 year olde and ups L miles, NI Tyouk Rowariy et Pdition Mot Baior . ederalint Alsy oligihie 5 | N a iR e l.;l:ul- ol 106 Apprentice allowanee ol E - . W . el e In addition to contributions for gen- to $347 have been sent to the Social | 4 Service House to be used specifically | 1008y in a signed statement, which e 3 Ji | for the benefit of one or more families | described ‘during the campaign in the | columns of The Star. A member of the Dollar-a-Day Club of the Associated Charities sends an | additional $50 for Easter opportunity | number 13, to save the man in the ! family from breaking down from over- work, and several contributions also have been received for the mother and | daughter left destitute by the death ! of the father, a former Government | employe. Three werthy cases are described as | follows: | No. 19. AND SHE MEANT IT. “I'll work my fingers off before I'll give them up,” said this young mother, speaking of her two little children when she found the man to whom she had plighted her troth was unfaithful to her. And she has kept her word, working by day and studying by night to learn a vocation that would give her an income sufficient to support herself and the children. The goal of inde- | pendence is almost in sight. Five dol- | lars a week for a few more weeks will | see her through. No. 20. THE MELTING POT. The family of Mrs. B. illustrates the conflict between the Old World and the New. The mother, foreign born, was left a widow two years ago. Her eight children have all been born in this country and are thoroughly im- | bued with American ideas of life. Th | mother, who speaks only broken Eng- | lish, clings to the habits and customs of her own childhood days. The two older children are at work anad their combined earnings are sufficient supply most of the food. Extra milk, however, is needed for the younger children and the rent has to be con- children's earnings. Twelve dollars a week is asked for to supplement the family income so that the home may not be disrupted. NO. 21. RECEIVED YESTERDAY. “I am the only support of six, in- cluding myself, and at present I am confined to my bed and have no fu- come whatever. I am asking you for assistance as my rent will be due on to pay it. I am a widow with three children and mother and father to take care of. My father is blind. I will appreciate anything you may be able to do for m So writes a hard-working colored | woman who, notwithstanding her wid- owhood and the dependence upon her of a blind father and old mother, some- how or other, as long as she was able to keep well. managed to make ends meet. Just how we do not know, for she not only has her aged parents to care for, but three young children. She is now paying the penalty of her over- work and is in bed with pneumonia. Who will help to see her through? The | doctor says her best chance of recovery | will be if her mind can be relieved of | worry over the financial situation. | Eighteen dollars a week should be pro- vided and the rent paid until she is able to go back to work. Special Meeting Held. | _In an effort to let the people of | Washington know the urgency of the present community responsibility for an ||nereued volume of family welfare { needs. a special meeting of the Easter | inance committee was held in the of- | fice of Cleveland Perkins. chairmar, | and the following facts made public: “That the Associated Charities and Citizens' Relief Association are today facing & serious shortage of funds with | which to continue this welfare work through the current fiscal vear end- ing October 1. That the last year's budget of $70,000 fell $3.500 short of the total requirements of the work car- | ried on, and that since the association has been called upon to render $39.269- 78 as financial assistance during the first six months of the year. which is | period last year. in asking for $80.000 this year the association's objective .is the minimum. Plea for More Funds. “Surely no right-minded citien ¢f Washington,” says the statement, “will |be satisfied to have us turn away families in real distress. Timely aid means the holding of homes together and the saving of little children from suffering and possible disaster. Such home and child saving service is essen- tial to the welfare, safety, health and | productivity of our ecity. 31 “We therefore urge that all who are {able to contribute for the support of justment will do so now or let us know when we can count on their contribu- tions. Payments may be made quarteriy Contributions may be sent to Ord Pres- “ton. treasurer, Joint Finance Committee, 1022 Eleventh street.” SWISS GETS U. S. TREATY. GENEVA, April 4 (. —The Swiss legation at Washington has cabled the Swiss Federal Council that the State Department has transmitted o it a draft arbitration treaty. The legation announces that it is sending the draft and accompanying documents to Bern. It is supposed here that the draft is based on pro- ls made by the United States to ance and that similar proposals are being_communicated to other states. | forces this SAVING AND work of the Associated and Citizens' Relief 10,000 ~are urgently needed to carry work thru the current fiscal Will you be one? Please use following blamk: year in the ¥ Ord Preston, Treasurer, Toint “Home and Child Saving” Membership Capital ... Sustaining Supporting . Special Active Associate . In as Payments may be made in mo “YOUR MONEY O tributed over and above the two elder | the 5th of April and I will be unable | 184,250 more than for the corresponding | this city-wide work of relief and read- | Charities and Citizens' Relief Association, 10 Address ... submitted to Inspector E. W. Brown, n charge of the Traffic Bureau Galimore's latest statement, according to Inspector Brown, contains an admis- sion that he said last Saturday that Blanton had been speeding, but since that time the Representative had con- vinced him that it was not his car that was making between 30 and 35 miles an hour on Sherman avepue, but & similar make of car owned by another driver. Blanton's car carries tag No. 63. | Got Wrong Car. | “Policeman Galimore now insists that | after pacing a Cadillac car in Sherman avenue for some distance he was pre- paring to make an arrest” said In- | spector Brown. “Just at that time, Gal- | imore said, a big truck came out of & side street and cut him off from the speeding car. When he next came up | with what he thought was the speeder he found the occupant to be Repre- sentative Blanton. He still believed it to be Blanton who had been speeding when he made his original statement to me and attaches of the Traffic Bu- reau Saturday morning. “It seems now that after talking the | matter over with Blanton Galimore wants to correct his mistake and Insists | that the Representative showed him that it could not have been his car.” Action Expected. | ‘The signed statement of Galimore. which is intended as a correction of his original verbal statement to In- spector Brown, was not made pubdlic, but was transmitted to Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, together | with signed statements from several | traffic officers, who heard the police- | man’s original version of his story in | the Traffic Bureau Saturday mornin | Maj. Hesse declined to make the stat | ments public until after he has studied them. The District Commissioners probably { will take some action in the case, it | was indicated. but not until Maj. Hesse makes a report to them. Commission- | er Proctor L. Dougherty. who has charge {of the Police Department, has discussed | the matter with Maj. Hesse. Blanton Produces Affidavits. Upon arrival at the Police Trial Board session this morning, before which he is defending Policeman Orville Staples, Blanton handed newspaper men two affidavits—one by Winbern Howard Adcock, a clerk in his office, and the other by Elton J. Layton. a notary p;bhe—-—kann[ g on the speeding In- cident. Layton's affidavit set forth that he administered the oath to Policeman Galimore Monday morning and whea he executed an affidavit, the officer stated that he had read ft over. was familiar with its contents, and declared that such statements contained in the afidavit were true and correct. The | Layton affidavit aiso declared that be- :nre lnfi:‘g m;‘ office, Galimare “stated 0 me that t ress stat. that he had s;mflm pa Blanton for speeding were "XI‘Ad th!hh: always brought them in Whenever he caught any one speeding.” Adcock’s affidavit set forth that on Saturday during the luncheon period a policeman dressed in traffic uniform vis- ited Blanton's office. seemed very anx- ious to find the Representative and then imparted to Mrs. Louise K. Benton, sec- retary to the Texan, that he had met mmln‘wn dlhlr:‘m in s friendly “and that some people were now | making false statements about it and | that even some were claiming that he bad shot at Congressman Blanton.” The afidavit said that Adcock heard the policeman offer to give her a written statement apd at that time Blanton came in and they both left the office together. Adcock said he again saw the same policeman Monday morning about 8:40 o'clock in Blanton's office. dressed in civilian clothes, “and seemed to be read- lnxB lsm:nemj.nm"' anton told newspaper men that Galimore called him po.nw:he telephone last night and declared that re- ports of his having retracted the state- ments in his affidavit were false. HOBOES MISS PRESIDENT; TOLD TO SEE HOUSE BODY Polite But Firm Resistance En- at White House by Delegation. A delegation of professional hoboes, headed by James Eads How, “millionatre hobo.” were not exactly given the | “bum's rush” when they appeared at the White House today, but they found | thetr situation a! far as seeing concerned. The delegation, representing the In- ternational Welfare Brothe clation, was received polit House attaches, who sugge: haps the better thing confer with membe! committee. | The resolution w | with them for was folded up agat | headed back toward | resolution adopted at { closing here vesterday ca! the “destitu this country tablish a enact pension legistation countered | ] | 3,859 Today | ‘How Many Tomorrow? To'date, 3859 supporters have joi HOME- CHILD-SAVING Charities Association. ed this car. » o Forgotten! That depends! tee, Associated Street, NJW, Fitance Co closed find §. to enroll we a home-and-child saver, Name ... nthly or quarterly installments, R THEIR LIVES"