Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. 10,8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Falr and slightly warmer tonight: to- morrow cloudy. Temperature— Highest, 62, at 3 pm yesterday: lowest, 44, at 5:30 am. tor day. Full report on page 9. he Closing N.Y. M;rkeh. Pages 14 and 15 Entered as second class matter No. 30,688, WASHINGTON, - D. €, TUESDAY, enin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION > v MAY 'PARKER DEMANDS “PIRATES" JAPAN m mSPMGH ' BE OUSTED FROM U. S. BUSINESS DIVSIONOF TROOPS ram ot crmre ot : TOCHNESE FRONT 7™ Points to Recent Instances cf Persons Who Became | “Intoxicated With Power.” Cabinet Makes Decision. Emperor’s Sanction Ex- pected Tomorrow. WAR STRENGTH OF UNIT IS 15,000 TO 18,000 MEN | Expulsion from the business profes- i sion of those “pirates” who flaunt the | 1aw and abuse thetr power, defiling busi- | ness, debauching public servants and | suppressing the truth about transac- | tions the public is entitled w0 know about, was demanded today by Judge Edwin B. Parker, chairman of the board | of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Sounding the keynote at the open- ing of the chamber's sixteenth annual ing, Judge Parker declared less business purges itself of thoss The Japanese ¢ se acts stigmatize and bring busi- net hae decided to dispatch a division | ness generally into disrepute,” the pu of troop® 1o Tsingtao. Shantung. and | lic will turn loose “thunderbolts of the Empercr's sanction is expected to- | wrath” which will Inevitably bring | legislative and governmental regulation o division, known [of business and hamper fredom of ini- on, numbers from | tiative Stockholders of corporations, he said have the duty of publicly repudis | those who misrepresent them by ama ing profits through corruption Premier Explains Shantung Situa- tion to Foreign Diplomats—Bris- tol at Yokohama. EDWIN B. PARKER. Ihe Assoclathd Press TOKIO. May 8 By on mworx for he reiterated the cl s opposition o Government ent into business, branded as “business outlaws” those who fail to observe the canons of de- cency and fair pla tion In the interest of agricultural pr perity. and warned of flaunting Arer- fcan prosperity before the rest of the world, instead of dedicating such pros- perity to service. The time has come, On war strength #s the Nagoya divis 15.000 to 18,000 men Premier Tanka today invited the heads of the diplomatic missions of Great Britain, United States, France | %t g 0 O etment of those and Italy to the foreign office and ex- | wio'eXploit the public fi{?c‘r;mrtm‘l‘:m plained the details of the Tsinan af-| gain was the high light of an addross | fair, the general situation in Shantung | o e and the necessity for the dispatch of | Japanese troops to China. U. S. Admiral Arrives. Admiral Mark L. Bristol, aboard the flagship Pitisburgh, arrived at Yoko-| hama today on 2 coustesy visit of eight * Gays to Japan. During this time there | will be a crowded program of luncheons. dinners and receptions. The Emperor will receive Admiral Bristol in audi- ené?r di Gt: McCall C naval i mdr. George McCall Courts, navel 3 or : attache at the american embassy, with | Scotland Yard Serves Notice Baldwin Asserts Big Interests high Japanese naval officers and mu- | ) : on Prince—Viewed as | Fight Proposed Law—Calls nicipal and state officials, met the Pittsburgh. Afterward Admiral Bristol | Alien Plotter. ‘ Rates Too High. he said, wheén bers of a “public be damned"” policy. a (Continued on Page 5. Column 3.) CAROL IS ORDERED INSURANCE LOBBY - TOLEAVEBRITAI SEEN formally returned their calls. He came | o Tokio later and calied upon Ambas- | sador Charles MacVeagh, the Japanese minister of navy and the chief of the general staff. The naval minister will |5\ o give him a dinner this evening. Opposition of “certain big insurance Base ball and other entertainment | LONDON. May 8.—Sir William Joyn- | interests” to any legislation that might was arranged for members of the crew | son-Hicks. secretary of home aflaits, affect fire insurance rates n the Dis- who will be given free passes on the | told the House of Commons today that | trict is jeopardizing enactment by Con- Japanese railroads and trams. 2: n::: mumnu cum:n mznbe] in- | gress of the proposed new code of in- i 3 v d | surance, it was by Thomas » STATES MEDIATION SEEN. presence gland | syrance, it was charged today by S ¥ | was no longer welcome and that he af Baldwin, jr. superintendent of in v," in which | called for co-opera- | business must consider evidences of a | spirit on the part of some of its mem- | IN'CODE ROW 5 should terminate his visit without delay | surance, in a letter to Senator Edwards, Nationalists Reported Considering Plea | Democrat. of New Jersey. to This Country. Mr. Baldwin’s communication was in dispatch from Shanghal derstood that the Nationalist govern- | invi | The home secretary said that he had | | taken this step after consultation with LONDON, May 8 (#.—A Reuter's Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign the form of a reply to correspondence says it is un- secretary. Carol intimated that he might go to | the media-| America. He admitted that a mani- | understand the need for such an ex- States in the Pres- | fagio nad been printed in London say- \panese ennfllclmu be-| o > m the - Nationalists of | aithough war formally Ji have occupled strategic | pulnnt: l:pml‘flnln including the rallway ! station, military barracks. the telegraph and telephone i offices, ! Latest reports from Tsinan by way of Tokio show that occupation of these | various points was made only after’ some fairly severe fighting. FIGHTING IS RENEWED Japanese and Nationalists Open Battle in Tsinan. { | ing that he awaited only a call from | Rumania to freturn to assume the | throne in place of his 6-year-old son, ' had been advised that insurance rates King Michael. Copies of this manifesto, he said. had been sent to America some time ago and were ordered distributed Saturday Cites U. S. Support. “I have had no financial assistance | from America,” Carol said, “but 1 have strong support there. It is possible that if my plans fail America.” but the British government, PEKING, May 8 (#.—A state of ac- | planes from leaving England tual warfare in Shantung is indicated | ~ Police were on guar by official Japanese reports. Latest word from Tsinan, sued at 8 o'clock this morning a contingent of the 13th Japanese ment reconnoitering in a northern sub- | urb of Tsinan along the railway, was fired upon by the Nationalists. The Ji are taking measures to | enforce proclamation of a neutral | | Surrey , capital of | and the today at the estate, where Carol is staying The request that Carol leave was In T shall visit| The manifesto was also to have been | distributed throughout Rumania by air- | plane, | learning of this plan. prevented the sary to take into consideration the fact morning papers said that the | Shantung, states that heavy firing en- | government’s decision, which was in|the District of Columbia with a State when | effect an order of expulsion, had been | for the reason that the territory outside Regl- | communicated to Carol shortly after [of Washington, so far as values go, is midnight by three Scotland Yard of- TS, { from Senator Edwards in which he de- clared that he was “wholly unable to tenston of the code in a jurisdiction so | small as the District of Columnlgil." Mr. Edwards also deelared that he in the District are lower than in any other jurisdiction in the United States. | In answer to this statement, Mr. Bald win said: “In reference to the insurance rates | in the District of Columbia being lower | than in any other jurisdiction in the United Stetes, I want to say to you | frankly that the contention is not correct, Not Fair Comparison. ! “When considering the question of ! the lowest average rates of any subdi- | | vision in the United States, it {s neces- that the District is a small, numpfltll {body with values mainly located in the city of "Washington alone. “In other words, you cannot compare | almost negligible, and the only just com- | parison would be a comparison of Wash- |ington City with a city of a given State accordance with the usual procedure | approximating it in size, locatio Yhen 8 foreigner uses English territory | of s 8 n, width of streets, congested area, construction zone seven miles on either side of the (a5 the center for intrigues against a | (whici - B s whtre i Watlon: | D e ue o Inisigss a4 | (which, of course, must include the | alists were last reported attacking in | great numbers ! Today's fighting followed the issuing | of an order by the Japanesc general in command at Tsinan, directing the Chi- nese Nationalist troops w withdraw out- side the neutral zone. The Chinese re- | fused and began to adopt offensive measures resuiting g‘x publication by the Japanese of a proclamation announcing recourse 1o active measures w0 enforce their demands. " Latest advices indicate that the Na- tionalists are gathering strength and are preparing to attack the Japanese from the northwest apanese rein- forcements from o were rushed 1o the defense line today The Japanese fite reached a Chinese ammunitior. dump, causing It 0 ex- lode, and aiso set fire the Chinese | rracks, foreing their evacuation. The | Natlonalists were last n ed attack- | ing in the raliway zone in great pum- bers, the battle raging at 11 am Concern for Americans in Tsinan was renewed today. The Japanese chief of stafl st Tsinan sent a dispaich dated yesterday saying: “One Ameri- can missionasy killed” The American legation could not veri- fy this toGay and the belie! was ex presscd that the dispatch was & repeti tion of an earlier rumor. found 10 be erronecus A dispaieh from T resumption of chamed it was due v Nation reporting the at Trinan gression EXNVOY SEES KELLOGG v Aneor The & today thet #ider arcting end the ! (Coptinue REALTY SALESMAN FREED. Hicks Acquitted on Cherge of L bezzling $1,000 Willlam M. Hicks, res) estate salo men, was aoguitted wday by & Jury it Criminal Division 2 betore Justice Sid Aons of & charge of emberding & check for 81000, Pevrunry 26 1925 from Eomund K. Fox, reaor The evidence sbowed that ¥ox was oul of the ety snd had left some signed checks W the custoly of a clerk and thet Hicks persusded the clerk o b sue one W Bim 1o e smount nemed Mie defense wus thwt Lie was b pArtoer of Fox and that tke money was due bim Fox dented e Sury reluried » Pilomey P. W [Ty 5 1ediator oon- Jupen Loof governime Colums 4) partnership verdiet of Marshall repr _ Heads of various government depart- (Continued on Page 5 Column 5.) VICE CONSUL’S BODY FOUND AT SHANGHAI Missing Official Drowned—Left Letters Indicating Plan to End Life. The finding of the body of Walter B Wilson, Jr.. of Greenville, N. C., missing American vice consul at Bhanghal, was reported W the State Department to- day. Wilson had been despondent for some time, Bhanghal reports sald. and when he disappeared several days ago he left | leters indicating he intended taking his own Mfe. His body was found in the 1ver at Bhanghal He was sppointed a Shanghal consulate in that year was made a vic Prior to that time he had assistant paymaster for Board the Shipping Inquest is Ordered BHANGHAL May 8 (). The body of Walter B. Wilson, jr., of Greenville N. C., American vice consul at Shang- hal, who disappeared May 1, was found in the Whangpoo River, 10 miles below Bhanghal, today One leg was broken, as though the body had been struck by a shp's propelier, An inguest will be held LOTTOW | Government buildings, which are well | bullt), ete. So the statement that the | Distrizt enjoys the lowest average rate | {15 without merit unless placed on that | bas! Mr. Baldwin pointed out that the | percentage of losses to premiums in | the Disirlet is the lowest in the union. | From 1880 to 1924, he sald, the per-| centags of losses to premiums was 35.8 | per cent. while in Maryland it was 8.2 | per cent for the same period, and 509 | per cent in Virgina. For the five years begning 1920, he added, the per- centage of losses to premiums was 36 1 per cent, in Maryland 51.4 per cent and Virginia 49.7 per cent | Rates Teo High. It 1s obvious,” he added, “that this Is the true test of adequacy or in- adequacy of rates, snd not the average | premium. recelved 11 comparison with | other States, This, In comparison with the low ratio of the District of 358 would clearly demonstrate that the premijums charged for the District are much in excess of what is reasonable,” | Mr. Baldwin explained that the ‘Un.hul for 26 years has been trying to {get a workable insurance law, but every | time proposed legislation comes up “certain big insurance interests” who oppose it are represented before con- gressional commiltees by an attorney | who makes the same argument-—that | there 15 no reason for the enactment of | & new Insurance code | . Receives American Delegate. BRUSBELS, Belglum, May 8 ) Forelgn Minister Hymans yesterday recelved a member of the American seiation of CGrarment Retailers. which Is organizing in Parls a conference of | deley from large American stores ! | with the object of Increasing American | purchases in Europe. 1 Spirit ;)f St Louis Niche Being Cleared By Workers at Smithsonian Building Work 1s golng forward this after- noon 1t Arts and Industries Bulld- ing of the Smithsonan Institution 1o- ward clearing s space for the exhi- bitlon of the Spirit of 8L, Louls, which has been virned over W the mstitution by Col Charles A Lindbergh The famous AnsLanUC monoplane will occupy the spaee ulilized In the past by & De Haviland observalion plane, carrying tull military equipment wnd which was the first American bat- e plane bulll tor the war ‘The De Havilana bhus hung suspended from the cefling, and his morning It vas low ered o the ground fioor. Much work remaing W be done before the De Havi- leng can be tansferred o the Alrcraft Busidira The wings must be removed and seversl display cames at the en | 1 The War Department Is providing for | a detal of mechanics W dissemble the plane, transfer it to the Arteraits Butld- Ing and set it up again. As soon as the De Haviland 15 clear of the build- | ing the Bpirit of BL Louls, now under careful guard at Bolling Peld, will be knocked down and Lransported 1o the ey on tricks, Maj Howard €. David w!‘v commandant of the field, sald todiy Both the Emithsonian were anxious todiy st the world-renowned airplane be Confinied W sifekeeping as soon 48 pos- ible. 1 will be very glad when the Bpint of 8L Louss leaves the feld,” Maj Dovidson suld, in aliuding to the heav responsibiiity he has in connection With the presence of the plane on the resers Mu) | lzation later?" |have not been appointed yet. | took his place in a chalr at the cornet Duvidson and officials of | RITCHIE DOUBTFUL OF NOMINATION, HE TELLS COMMITTEE Maryland Governor Says He Has Made No Campaign | for Honor. \EXPECTS STATE T0 VOTE FOR HIM AT CONVENTION | | | | :Dcdarcs He Would Not Hesitate 10& Seck Aid in Other Quarters. BALTIMORE. May 8.—Gov. Albert | C. Ritchie of Maryland told the Senate campaign funds committee today taa he had made no campalgn for the Dem- ocratic presidential nomination and did | not expect to be selected as his party standard bearer He added, however, that he expected | the Maryland Democratie convention, | which s to meet on May 22, to instruct | the delegates to Houston to vote for | him. Asked if he would seek to obtain any | delegates outside of his State, the gov- | ernor replied that if he had any polit- | ical friends at the Texas city who were | | friendly to him he would not hesitate to | ask_them to throw delegates his way. | | The examination of the governor re- | uired only 10 minutes and immediately | after its conclusion the committee re- turned by automobile to Washington, I | | | | where, later in the day, it will question | Senator Reed of Missour), who has madi | the mest active campaign for the pr | dential nomination of any of the Demo- cratic candidates. Asked if he had any understanding | with any other candidate by which mav.; candidate would receive his support, Gov. Ritchie sai” he had not. | "I have read your speeches and noted | their tenor and wonder whether you an- | ticipate any support from the Anti-Sa- | |loon League?” asked Senator McMaster, Republican, South Dakota “No. sir, I have no reason to expect | support from that source,” Gov. Ritchie | { replied | | “Would you expect any support from | sources opposed to prohibition?” Mc- | Master continuec Does Not Expect Election. “I would be glad to get help from all the ources I could,” the governor replied. “But I hadn't thought about sources for campaign funds. I do not expect to be President and 1 have not | thought about raising funds for the campaign. "Have you any organization?” asked Senator Stelwer, Republican, Oregon, the chairman. ‘None whatever,” was tho respense. |, “Do you expect to create any organ- “I dom’t expect to. Our delug:- T State convention meets on May 22 and 1 expect they will instruct the delegates to vote for me.” “Will you have headquarters at Hous- 1 At the outset Gov. Ritchie told the committee that he did not know that he could be considered a candidate ror the Democratic nomination Examiner Explains Purpose. “I am very much pleased and grati- fied that my name should be mentioned for the presidency,” he sald. “I would be delighted if the nomination came my way, although 1 don't expect it to. I, have done nothing to obtain it except to make some speeches. In none of them have 1 said anything about my can- didacy.” The governor was questioned by the committee in the State executive offices here. He was on hand long before the members ot the committee arrived after their motor trip from Washington anl greeted all of them cordially when they arrived. The committee grouped itself around his desk. Before the hearing was formally opened Chairman Stelwer reiterated his statement at the opening of the mvestigation yesterday that the committee was pursuing & non-partisan course, but that it desired to ascer- tain all the facts about the campaign expenditures on behalf of the various candidates Gov. Ritehie then was placed under oath by Chalrman Stelwer and thea State | | Instructs for me, 1| of his desk facing the five members of the committee. GALIMORE IS DEMOTED TO FOOT PATROL DUTY | Action Growing Out of Blanton| Speed Case Means $120 Yearly Cut in Pay. Demotion of Policeman Dalton E,. | Galimore from motor eycle to foot patrol duty was ordered by the District Commissioners today on recommenda- tion of the police superintendent, Ed- win B. H He will be transferred from the Traffic Bureau to one of the precinet stations, probably the ninth, it was Indleated at police headquarters Galimore wis convieted recently by ! the police trial board and fined §75 on a charge of conduct prejudicial to the reputation, good order and discl- | pline of the Police Department. The cose was an outgrowth of his alleged conflicting statements regarding reports that he stopped Representative Blanton of Texas for speeding on Sherman avenue on March 31 Galimore will suffer a reduction in salary of $120 a year ws i result of the transfer | The Commissioners had been holding | Maj Hesse's recommendation In abey- | ance, antieipating an appeal from the | trinl hoard decision inlimore, how- fafled to appeal LAWMAKER STRICKEN. Ohlo Representative Buffers Attack of Indigestion. Representative Mell G. Underwood of | Onlo suffered an attack of acute ndi- | gestion while sitting in the House res- | taurant today and waes carrled on a | stretcher o Lne sergennt-at-arms | fiee e first ald was administered | by severnl physiclans, Dr AT MeCormack, secretary of the Kentucky Btate Board of Health, who wiso was i the restaurant at che time, was the Arst W reach Mr. uUn derwood. Later Representatives Kindyed of New York and Trwin of Tiinols atso were called in. The physielans felt the attack would not prove serlous, Mr. Underwood later was token (0 ever | | | | irance will have 1o be ?nm wround, vallows Lor which he Is responsible, " the Naval Hospltal pn an ambulance, A Senate investigating committee developed the fact that Senator Norris had spent $6, while Ty 0 Siar. TWO PAGES. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 106,798 () Means Associated Pr TWO CENTS. Senator Borah had spent nothing. PRESIDENT FEARS TAX INCREASE IF - ALLBILLS SUCCEED Considers Effect of Passage of Many Pending Measures Calling for Funds. WELCH BILL LISTED WITH MORE EXPENSIVE Coolidge Favors Many Proposals Included, but Sees Possible Deficit. @ Disturbed over the many proposals in Congress calling for the expenditure ot public funds, President Coolidge made it known today that unless some of the pending measures are allowed to fail at this session tax reduction will be an fm- | possibility without running the Treasury into a deficit. While the President does not expect all of the pending measures to be passed, he was represented as holding the opin- ion that Congress should put on the brakes so far as some of these money bills are concerned. Among the bills calling for the ex- KEYSTONE LEADERS WATCHING INDIANA Primary Today May Have Ef- fect on G. 0. P. Gathering Saturday. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Philadelphia will hold the center of the political stage on Saturday, when the newly elected Pennsylvania Repub- lican State committee meets to organ- ize and the delegates to the Republican national convention are to caucus there. A tremendous amoun: of significance has been attached during the precon- vention campaign to the probable atti- tude of Pennsylvania's 79 delegates in the Republican national convention. Secretary Andrew W. Mellon of the ‘Treasury, who is slated to head the del- egation, has been very successful at asy- ing nothing. The delegation, except for one or two of its members who ran as pledged to Hoover, has been elected “without Instructions.” This was in accordance with the plans of Mr. Mel- lon and other leaders. Indiana Primary. What happens in the Indiana pri- | mary today, where Secretary Herhert Hoover is battling with Senator “Jim"* Watson, favorite-son candidate, for the 33 delegates who will be sent by the Hoosler State to the national conven- tion, may have an important bearing on what is done in Philadelphia on Sat- urday If Mr. Hoover should win the Indfana fight, or even run so close to the favoriie son as to demonstrete a | great vote-getting strength in a State where the Republican organization has been almost entirely hostile to him. the Pennsylvania leaders may become less sphynxlike. On the other hand, if Mr Hoover should fail to demonstrate real strength in Indiana, the Pennsylvania outfit may continue to hold off. ‘The fact that the name of Mr. Hoover | was written on the’ presidential prefer- ence ballot in Pennsylvania, although he was not formally entered in the pri- mary, has demonstrated. many Pennsyl- vanin Republicans say, a real demand for the Secretary of Commerce as the nominee of the party Significance was attached today to the publication by the Philadelphia In- quirer of a leading editorfal declaring for the nomination of Mr. Hoover and asserting that the overwhelming senti- ment, of Pennsylvania Republicans was for him. The Inquirer has been re- garded for years as reflecting the views of the Republican leadership of the Staw. This editorial sald, in part “The American citizen best fitted to succeed Calvin Coolidge as President of the United States, because of his self- sacrificing devotion to public service and his thorough understanding of all conditions and all important problems, s Herbert Hoover. “Such is the beliet not only of the Philadelphia Inquirer but of the vast majority of Pennsylvania Republicans. “The existence of an overwhelming Hoover sentiment in this State 15 be- yond all question the semblance of a shadow of doubt about it “The Pennsylvania delegation to the Republican national convention is not instructed, but back of it s the voice of the Republican people, and that volce demands the nomination There was no general contest for cele- gates and the name of no candidaie for President was printed on the balloL yet thousands of voters went to the trouble of writing that of Herbert Hoover upon it. The response came from every county “There 1s no mistaking precisely what the lh'};lll)ll('nnn of Pennsylvania wan ‘The Pennsylvania State committee s expected to elect as its chalrman W. L, (Continued on Page 3. Column 6.) !"THE PENALTY” “Golden Rule” Film Produced by The Evening Star To further traflic safety, is being shown today along with the regular program at The M Street Theater 3227 M St. N.W, Tomorrow the film will he shown at The Truxton 10 Florida Ave, N.W, There 5 not even | of Hoover. | | Is Confident Prosperity in U. 8. Will Continue. NEW YORK, May 9 (#).—Henry Ford returned from Europe on the Majestic today with optimistic predictions business conditions. “I am confident,” he said, “that cur- rent prosperity in the United States will continue. The business outlook is good |and there is no factor in sight to disturh its future.” Of his own affairs, Ford said that the Ford Motor Co. has about 1,000,000 {orders on hand and that production was | being increased as fast as possible to meet the demand. PRESIDENT HOPES - FORD. C. MEASURE | Believes House and Senate | Conferees Should Agree on ‘ Fiscal Relations. Believing that the District govern- ment should not be left without funds for the snsuing fiscal year, President Coolidge hopes that the Semate and House conferees on the District appro- | | priation bill will make ‘mutual conces- | sions and bring to an end present sharp | controversy over the apportionment of expenses between the Federal and local governments, it was White House today. The disagreement over the District appropriation bill has been discussed incidentally with the President by Sen- ator Phipps of Colorado, chairman of | the District subcommittee of the Senate | appropriations committee and head of | the Senate conferees. has expressed no opinion with regard to the merits of the controversy, he has been informed that the fight be- tween the Senate and House conferees is a matter of principle more than a mat- ter of money at this time. He is repre- | sented as believing that the differences | might be adjusted on a money basis, at | least temporarily. ‘The House conferees are insisting upon a lump sum apropriation of $9.- 700.000 for the District, while the Senate | conferees are firmly in favor of the | 60-40 ratio between the local and Fed- | eral Governments, Senator Phipps called at the White House this morning and discussed the Boulder Dam bill and other legislation with the President. Asked whether he ad taken up with the President the question of the District appropriation I bill, Senator Phipps indicated that it | had been mentioned only casually D. C. Fl]ND CONFERENCE | Method of Taking Census for Cap- | ital Slated tor eal Question Unsettled. Discussion—Fis; Senate and House conferce District appropriation bill meet tomorrow to resume dlscussion of points of difference, includin prtant question of how the cer he Natlonal Capital should be appor- tioned between the Federal and Distriet governments. When the conferees last meeting, about 10 days ago, the in- dications were that they had made no {headway toward an agreement on the fscal relations question The Senate this year took a stand in support of the plea of the people of the Distriet for a return to the 60-40 ratio, while the House voted to continue the $9,000,000 | lump-sum as the Federal share The bill s passed by the Senate in- cludes a number of amendments mak- ing Important inereases in the tunds for various municipal projects, but 1t s understood the conferces thus far have devoted virtually all of thelr meetings to discussion of fiscal relations prob- lems finished their By the Aw a Pross SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 8.-An argiment on what flag Ohineso ohtldren ahall stuely under in thelv new sehool here has interrupted olasses for several hundred puplls and vesulted in the res lnation of the prineipal When the school was dedicated Sun day, the flag of the Ohinese republic. carrled by the armies In northern Ohina, wih provided for the ceremony. Most of the patrons of the school are penditure of large sums of money, which in the aggregate would mean an PAY BILL TO PASS SENATEIN TODAYS Welch-S moot Measure, In- o creasing Federal Wages, Ap-‘; proved in House. ‘The Welch-Smoot salary increase bill for Government employes, passed by the House by a vote of 281 to 14 under suspension of the rules late yesterday, | was transmitted to the Senate today {and referred to the Senate civil serv- | ice committee, with assurance that it learned at the| While the Presi- | dent, sc far at it could be learned today. | EXPECTED TOMORROW | pr;r:ci;;l Quits When Flag of R, ' E Is Flown Over Chinf:\c School in Texas! | will be passed by the Senate within | 10 days. | Senator Dale of Vermont ,who is chair- | man of the Senate civil service com- | mittee, will call & meeting the last of this week, but hearings will not be held. Senator Smoot, the features of whose bill were incorporated in the amended measure that passed the House, will explain the bill and assure the Senate committee of the President’s and the Budget Bureau's support of this meas- ure, which carries increases of $18,000,000 to $19,000,000. The Senate | committee, at the request of Senator Smoot, will substitute the bill as it passed the House for the Smoot bill. ‘The Senate is ready to pass the meas- ure as soon as these formalities have been disposed of, and perhaps, by a unanimous vote, as no serious opposition has been recorded. In fact, none of the 14 House members who voted against the measure in the House yesterday did so through hostility to the 'Erlnciple of increasing the salaries of the Govern- ment workers, but on the ground that the increases in the bill were not large | enough in some cases and not dis- tributed as some individual members thought they should be. A Temporary Relief. As emphasized by Senator Smoot and Chairman Lehlbach of the House com- mittee, and by Luther Steward, presi- dent of the National Federation of Fed- eral Employes, “the bill as passed is in- tended simply as temporary relief pend- ing a thorough investigation available agencies of the Federal Gov- ernment with reports to be made De- cember next, in order that the next | session of Congress may at that time have before it authoritative data upon which comprehensive revision of the entire salary scale may be raised.” Answering questions in the House, Chairman Lehlbach said: “The increase provided in this bill is a tempora®y { | permanently on the subject of salary revision. It carries about $18.000.000 annual increase, of which it is esti- mated that about $6,000,000 is for iu- crease fn the District of Columbia and about $12,000,000 distributed among various fleld services.” He explained that employes in the navy yards and arsenals are specifically excluded because they prefer to have their pay fixed by wage boards in ac- cordance with the prevailing rate of wages in the communities in which they are employed. Mr. Lehlbach told his the classified service will receive an in- [ crease in salary” and that “as far as | for that.” Have Special Measures. service are specifically excluded from | the provisions of the bill because they | have had special salary measures re- | cently enacted. The skilled workers in the Government Printing Office and the | Bureau of Engraving and Printing are also excluded becausc their rates of pay are fixed by wage boards. The bill was opposed on the floor by Representative Woodrum, Demoerat, of Virginia, who argued that it diserim- innted against poorly paid employes in favor of those in high grades. ralse 0 & man drawing $1.300 a year and $175 a month more to the man drawing $7.200 vearly he proposed a flat $300-a-year raise to every employe. | atrman Lehlbach, Representative Welch, Republican, California, author [of the bill. and Representative Bach- (Continued on Page §, Column 3.) Cpubllt‘ 1 from south China and are supporters of Gen Chang Kal Shek, in his campaign AgAinst the northern war lords. unsuccesstul effart to effect | Benjamin Kwok. prin- pal of the sohool and seoretary of the Chinese Nattonalist party here, resigned. declaring he would not serve under the flag provided “adio 'l’mngru;:\ls;l’age 3 by ali | tide-over until Congress can legislate | colleagues that the purpose of the bill | is that “every Government employe in | humanly possible the bill has provided | The postal service and the foreign | He con- | “l«-ndm it would give a $3-a-month | As a substitute | £E LfY % | i it 1 g Hat i i g g cerned. He was given ass conference which he had yesterday with the confrees on this bill that changes would be made in it to meet his prin- cipal objections. It these changes are made. as pro- posed. he will sign it, alt h it may not meet his approval in all He was represented today as belleving that the flood control bill. with the proposed changes embodied in it, would be about as good a measure as it would be possible to get at this time. et MRS. J. D. COBLENTZ, SMOKE VICTIM, DIES | Experience in Blasing Apartment Proves Fatal—Daughter in Seri- ous Condition From Same Cause. Mrs. Lilllan Blanche Coblents, 53 years old, died early today from com- | plications after being overcome with smoke Sunday night during the fire which swept the Coblents Apartments at North Capitol street and Florida avenue, Her 15-year-old daughter Lilllan, who also was overcome, is at Sibley Hospital in an extremely serious condition. When the mother and dat taken to the hospital Satw their condition was not U They. however, became warse last night, and the mother died about 6:30 o'clock this morning. The doctors think that Lilllan will live If pneumonia does not set in Mrs. Coblents 1s survived by her hus- vand, Dr. J. D. Coblents, who owns the apartment house in which they lved: two sons, Horace and Lloyd Coblents and two daughters, Lilllan and Mrs Charlotte Ross. All the children live i Washington COOLIDGE INVITED. Considers Request to Speak Refore Northwestern Saengerbund. MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 8 (M- vesident Y an Vitation e A L opresentative floials of the Saengerfest or torwarded a letter hter Ifl: ht serious. | And & way to