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WEATHER. (U. 8: Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, continued cold tonight, mini- mum temperature about 15 degrees; to- morrow partly cloudy. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 32, at 3:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 17, at 5 a.m. to- day. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 20 and 21 30,958. post office, Entered as second class matte: Washington, D, C. he WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Bend WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION gy Star. D) - 1929 —-TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. TWO GO OVERBOARD AS CAVE-IN OF ICE RAMS BYRD SHIP One Falls Into lcy Water, Other Clutches Rope Over Cliff—Both Saved. COMMANDER GOES AFTER MAN UNABLE TO SWIM Leaps, Lightly blad, From Vessel Despite Efforts of Aides to Restrain Him, BY RUSSEL OWEN. By Radio to The Star. LITTLE AMEN<CA, Antarctica, Feb- ruary 1 (By Wireless).—The wardroom of the New York was a jolly place last night. Men were writing their last letters home, mail was being stamped. In a few hours the Bolling, tied between | us and the barrier edge, was to start| back for New Zealand. Nearly 400 tons of supplies had been -put ashore in four days. It has been a dangerous, hercu- lean task. Comdr. Byrd knew the danger he faced when he chose this cove in the barrier as the only possible place to land heavy material after the bay ice broke. It was a chance he had to take with a reasonable probability of success and he took it. In a few hours the ships could have backed away from this ice wall which in places had been crumbling. Jar Shakes Ship. ‘There was a crunching jar which shook the ship and the New York heel- ‘There was a cry, “The barrier has broken,” and on deck men were calling, “Commander, commander.” As the ship reeled under them, those below in the New York leaped for the . ‘They could not see mflnt had happened, or how serious was by one of those masive mountains of ice which sometimes thunder down into the sea? Would the next wound be the rushing of water into the open hatches? Were we ? These thoughts swept_through the minds of the men cmwm?ml at each other’s heels up the Stunned by Sight. ‘They burst forth on the deck and for & moment were stunned by the sight which confronted them. Ten Deaths Laid To Explosive Set BeforeGratetoDry Miner, Wife, Seven Chil- dren and Grandchild Burned in Home. By the Assoclated Press. BUCKHANNON, W. Va, February 2. —A can of blasting powder, placed in front of an open grate to dry, was be- lieved to be the cause of 10 persons being burned to death shortly after midnight. Their dwelling was razed. The blaze practically wiped out an entire family. Those dead are: Pete Simes, 50, a miner; his wife and seven children, Soloman, 17; Hiram, 14; Earnest, 10; Harold, 8; Mabel, 4, and Ida Jane, 2; a married daughter, Mrs. Troy Gibson, and hed 3-month old in- fant. Mrs. Gibson's husband escaped with severe burns. As the fire raged firemen stood help- lessly by, there being no water to combat the flames. The dwelling was located on the outskirts of Buckhannon beyond the hydrant zone, Neighbors told fire officials that an explosion preceded the fire. This gave rise to the belief Simes was drying out powder for his work in the coal mines. Gibson was unable to tell a coherent story, shock and body burns being so severe as to cause his name to be placed on the dangerously injured list at a hospital. AMERIGA'S ENVOYS ARE OFF FOR PARS Morgan and Young to Have Unofficial Status at Rep- arations Parley. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 2.—J. P. Mor- gan and Owen D. Young were on the Aquitania today bound for Paris as the United States unofficial delegates to the committee of experts to consider Ger- many's reparation payments. Before sailing Mr. Young repeated the statement he made five years ago in egard to his work on the Dawes pla for payment of Germany’s war liga- tions. He then said: - “I regard the questions to be settled by our committee as business questions (‘:hn:{. I they will be approached in get a constructive answer speedily.” “I'm coming, Bennie,” he called. Refuse to Let Byrd Jump. Two of his men grabbed Byrd and | ;o refused to let him jump. Berkner and Peterson were tearing at a life preserver on the rail, which they finally flung far out, but Byrd saw that Roth could not h it e can't swim, ‘I can get him. Let > ‘They held h.\ThlJl €] f | o'clock. ° Commissioner of Nations. He has been credited with a large share in the re- Hunj visor to the government. Mr. Eberstadt spent much time in Berlin and has been instrumental Toatca by - company. The American mepl:ben will have no official part in the deliberations of the committee, but will act solely in the ”E capacity of advisors, & “Ship Is Sinking,” Heard. Men had tumbled up on deck from the forecastle, where they had been eat- ing supper and some one had shouted, “this ship is sinking.” It seemed for a moment as though the Bolling was crushed, so far over did she go under thrust against her sides. The break had been exactly where the ship had been moored, where the big Ford fuselage had been lifted out only two hours hefore, where the ice was about 25 feet high. ‘The smash had been terrific and the tossing mass of ice and snow had shoved the ships far out until they were held only by a bowline. They moved a ship’s length in a few seconds. Roth had been on the barrier near the edge with Harrison, who hung on the line over the edge; McPherson, chief engineer of the Bolling; Thawley Cowan, Boehning and Tafly Davis, Physician. - He had felt the ice sink under him and was hurled far out. As he fought his way to the surface his only thought was whether the ice was over him, for if it was he knew he would drown as he could not swim. But when he came up it was to find himself just outside the edge of the largest pieces which swept down on him and pushed him rapidly past the ship’s (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) SUGGEST MEDIATOR IN BOOTH DIFFICULTY Friends of Salvation Army Urge Name of Former Archbishop of Canterbury. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 2.—The name of Most Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, former Archbishop of Canterbury, was suggested by friends of the Salvation Army today as a possible mediator who might be able to clear up the army’s difficulties. It was understood that an effort would be made to enlist his aid in settling the differences of the army’s high council and Gen. Bramwell Booth, its aged com- mander-in-chief. His selection for such a role would be welcomed by the Booth family, it is said. ‘When questioned regarding the possi- | SETBACK SUFFERED BY MARSHAL FOCH Develops Another Congestion in Lungs, but No Real Alarm Is Shown. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, February 2.—Marshal Ferdi- nand Foch, who had been slowly re- covering from an illness due to heart trouble and kidney complications, has had a second setback. He developed another center of con- gestion in the lungs overnight and there was an air of uneasiness about his home although his doctors refused to sanction any suggestion of real alarm. They explained that this second spot of lung infection already had re- creased this morning and presumably was. tending to disappear as did the first spot of congestion noticed several days ago. The marshal has slightly less fever than yesterday, but when his five doc- tors left shortly after their midday con- sultation they appeared rather less cheerful than’ yesterday, although they said no word that might indicate they had altered their opinion that the touch of grip was a mere incident in his illness which would run its course in a few days. hope spirit. and with a determination to & BURLNGANE ET NHT T0 AN PALWSTS CHARGE District Commissioners Will Offer Captain List of Questions on Case. NO FORMAL HEARING PLANNED, HOWEVER Final Disposition of Case to Be Delayed Until Officer Can Reply. Capt. Guy E. Burlingame of the sec- ond precinct will be given an oppor- tunity to answer the sensational charges of Mrs. Helen F. Blalock before any definite action is taken by the Dis- trict Commissioners to dispose of the case which has been thrust upon them by Representative Blanton of Texas. The decision to give Capt. Buriingame a chance to reply was reached by the Commissioners at a special meeting to- day. énph Burlingame will not be called before the Commissioners, however, but will be requested to put his answers in a written report. The Commissioners do not intend for the accused captain to go into all of the details of the cise, ‘but want only replies to certain specific questions which they outlined in & communication to him. Bride Frames Questions. These questions are understood to have been framed by Corporation Coun- sel Willlam W. Bride, who yesterday afternoon made a study of the original affidavit of Mrs. Blalock and other data connected with the case in the office of Mr. Bianton. The Commissioners had a copy of this affidavit and the alleged love letters which the palmist turned over to the Texan, but they were not in photostatic form, and for this reason Mr. Bride made a search of the original documents. . ‘The questions asked Capt. Burlingame are contained in a letter which the ners directed Maj. Edwin B. superintendent of police, to send Hesse, to Burlingame is the accused officel n | given until noon Tuesday to make & n?ll%g text of the letter follows: “Inclosed you will find a typewritten copy of an original afidivit made by Mrs. Helen F. i photo- static les of personal letters alleged whlvf:plbemwflmr\bymtothe above named person, bearing the fol- | ment_expenses Dear 3 “November 20, 1927, addressed to ‘My Dear: Helen." ¥ “Undated, addressed .to ‘Helen.’ ““The Board of Commissioners directed you to submit to me such explanation or statement in writing as you may wish' to make in connection with the foregoing cax or before Tuesday, Feb- ruary 5, 1929, at noon; together with the return of the inclosed photostatic papers.” ‘The Commissioners convéned in spe- clal executive. session to resume consid- eration of the Burlingame case at 11:30 Proctor Dougherty, who has administrative supervision over the Police Départment, spent most of the prior to this meeting in conference with Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the Board of Com- missioners, preparing for the meeting. Prosecution Handicapped. The absence of Mrs. Blalock, it was pointed out, has seriously handicapped prosecution of the case by the Commis- sioners, as well as the office of the United States attorney, where it was referred for investigation by the Gibson -subcommittee of the House. The Com- missioners, it was indicated, are reluc- | jected. tant to proceed any further with a view dlselpl{n’nry action unless to taking witnesses are produced to corroborate | tariff modi: the charges contained in the affidavit which the palmist gave to Blanton at his home in Abilene, Tex. For this reason, the Commissioners decided to give the accused captain a chance to answer the allegations. A written reply to specific questions, the Compnissioners thought, would be more satisfactory for their purpose than a hearing. Ever since Blanton dragged the case into mubuc limelight Burlingame has st astly refused to discuss it, and the only statement he has made is that his relations with Mrs. Blalock were “open and above board” and that he has answers and explanations to all of her accusations. Even when before the Gibson com- mittee the police captain made no com- ment at Blanton read the palmist’s long affidavit and referred to certain letters in his ion which contained such sentimental signatures as “Your Broken- hearted Daddy,” “Your Loving Daddy” and “Heartsore.” Burlingame’s answers to the Commis- sioner’s_questionnaire, it was explained at the District Building, will govern the | fi course of the action. A reply is not expected before Monday, so the case is destined to drag over the week end. A search is still in progress for Mrs. Blalock, who was last seen by Mr. Blanton at his home in Texas. There have been numgrous divergent reports to the effect that she is in hiding near Washington, while other rumors have had her across thc border in Mexico. Resident of Voteless At least one citizen of voteless Wash- ington found himself in a dilema to- day because of the election last Fall. He is James C. Roy of 4904 Seventh street, a 33-year-old clerk in a local financial house. Roy, accused of cast- ing two votes for Herbert Hoover, was arrested by Headquarters Detective C. J. P. Weber and Howard E. Ogle on a caspias sworn out by O. A. Hunsacker, prosecuting attorney of Summitt County, Ohlo, ordering his return to Akron to explain the two votes he is alleged to have cast there. Roy denied the charge. ing -at his place of employment, Roy told the detectives that if he voted twice he certainly knew nothing about bility of such action on his part, Lord Davidson said he had no statement to i!. He explained the mix-up as fol- ows: He lat voted In Akron, wrklv.h was his D. C Is Arrested, ‘Charged With Voting Twice for Hoover home, in 1920. A few weeks before the past election he went to the Ohlo city to arrange to cast his vote for tie Re- publican candidate. There some con- troversy arose concerning his residence and the matter was referred to the elec- tion board. Roy returned to Washing- ton while it was still pending. A few days later affidavit forms and other required papers for voting by mall reached him. He filled them in and sent them back to Akron. He can- it happened that if the records of Summitt that he voted in person as well as by ‘The arresting officers believed his story true, but took him to Police Court. this morning and swore out a fugitive warrant. His hearing was set for Feb- Arrested about 10 o'clock this morn- | mail. and he was released under $300 bond. OHIEITTON. ROl Njk ENFORCEME HODVER AND ST TO DRSS TAKES Fear of Heavy -Appropria- tions Seen as Motive for Sunday Parley. BY CARTER FIELD. Special Dispatch to The Star. L. |tions, many of them meritorious, but ruary 20 before Judge Ralph Given,| commil BELLE ISLE, Fla., February 2.—De- sire for further tax reduction and fear of heavy appropriations, added to a possible cut in revenue, due to increas- ing tariff duties in the coming extra session to such an extent that they , | will reduce imports, constitute the rea- son for = | of U calling of Senator Reed Smoot tah. to visit President-elect Hoover here tomorrow. ‘The one phase of the Coolidge poli- cles which Mr. Hoover is most eager to continue is tat of paring the Govern- tax reductions possible, Of course, he reslizés that it is good politics, and he would like to justify the business men of the country in their opinion of him as & sound executive. He realizes that this contributed far more to the sweep- ing Republican victory last November than is generally realized. Concerned by Spending Orgy. But aside ffom politics, the Presi- dent-elect is worried over the obvlous tendency of Congress to ignore the pressure for economy from the White House.. It piled up extra appropria- nevertheless costly, especially for in- land waterways, flood relief and Army housing. = There also is the certainty of additional large appropriations for farm relief, Boulder Dam and other projects, all of which will prove a heavy drain on the Federal . Even more important, so far as the flmlpemy of the country is concerned, the revision of the tariff planned for the extra session. Every schedule in eonhmlm:um for change means one more of element of - uncertainty has been in- Mr. Hoover is familiar with the plan of House leaders to limit the range of fication “and make changes by amendments to the existing law rather than by rewriting the tariff bill as a whole, but he is also aware of the fact that it is not as easy to impose a limit on the Senate as it is on the House, and that when the bill gets to Lheuvperflounlnsomwmywrt of amendment upon which any indi- vidual Senator may care to force a fight. He is eager to learn what the prospects of this situation are, and what Mr. Smoot, as chairman of the Senate finance committee, which will handle the measure, thinks can be done in the direction of making the whole performance as little unsettling to busi- ness, especially manufacturing ang pro- duction generaly, as possible. Considers Revenue Phase. But there also is the phase of what the tariff changes may do to the Fed- eral revenue. There are some drastic changes proposed which would not af- fect the revenue at all, at least not directly. These include a tariff on ce- ment, on shoes, on pig iron and on cast iron pipe. These are now on the ree . 1f a prohibitive tarift were put on them, and all imports of these commodities cut off, obviously there would hel vgo change. So df" as “)\el.:fl ury receipts are concerned, a very on shoes actually would increase the revenue by.a small amount, as a limited number of persons who buy very fine im shoes would " con- On the other (’0!;11- it wall high enough to force all the busi- ness to American producers. Such reduction of the Federal rev- enue, with the obvious intent of Con- gress to increase appropriations ma- terially, makes a serious threat at any hope for further tax reduction in tke near future. Incidentally, ‘Senator Smoot s ex- pected to take the opportunity to make another plea for Louis S. Cates, general manager of the Utah cofper Co., candidate for Secretary of the Interior. As a matter of fact, Mr. Cates has more political for' the mc than any one who has been men for it. Since his indorsement by Clar- ence C. Hamlin, original Hoover man and Republican national committeeman rado, Bemgr Smoot, who saw in_Washington, and Senator L. Oddie of Nevada, there has been very little mention of other didates, It was about that time that Mrs. A. T. Hert, who ‘was backed for this cabinet lphm by Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican national ttee, gave out a statement taking herself out of the picture, % business into which the | ¥ Balcony for Baby Built by Actress Lands Her in Court By the Ascociated Press. NEW YORK, February 2.— Miss Winifred Lenihan, Theater Gulld star, must appear in court Monday because she built a bal- cony outside her apartment house window to give a baby fresh mir. The owners of the East Forty- ninth street house contend the balcony was erected without their permission and the presence of the baby and baby clothing’dis- turbed neighbors. Miss Lenihan said she erected the balcony because the manage- ment did nothing about her re- quest for permission. She said the infant was a cousin she has been caring for since last Fall and was taking steps to adopt. TROTZKY'S SAFETY Dispafch says‘Pasha Would Force Him to Live on Rus- sian Territory. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, February 2.—The Daily Express this morning printed a dispatch from Moscow today which said that although Leon Trotzky, deposed Soviet leader, would be exiled from Russia, he would be forced to reside on Russian territory. This situation arises from fear of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, President of ‘Turkey, that Trotzky might be assassi- nated while in Turkey and international complications ensue. ‘To prevent such a happening he has notified the Soviet government that Turkey will consent to Trotzky’s living within its borders only if he will reside in Angora, instead of Constantinople, and will be provided quarters at the IN EXILE SUUGHI';.:"’ PRESDENTON WAY BAGK 10 CPTA Speaks at Bird Sanctuary Dedication on Growing Art Appreciation. By the Assoclated Press. EN ROUTE WITH the | committee on colored it today | Cafritz, gton and the end of what is expected to be his last journey away from the National Capital during P rhe peneral publlc was not permitted general public was not perm: to be present at the train's -dum&mymavmmrd cation speech a compara- 'mmdwmmmm early it p merit. Some of exception of a°* few these creations were Soviet embassy, which is regarded by a | Décessary f national law as an integral part of ussia. Guards Are Suggested. The former war chief would be al- lowed to leave the embassy grounds only when accompanied by two guards, one of them attached to the embassy itself and the other an employe of the Turk- ish government. In addition the Turkish president has insisted, it is said, upon a written agree- ment stipulating these conditions of residence and stating specifically that there his responsibility ends. Decision Taken January 8. ‘The dispatch says that the decision to banish Trotzky was taken January 8. On January 11 a proclamation was issued by Trotzky adl nts to Com- munists, declaring among other things that their leader’s life was in danger, that the world revolution was in jeopardy, that the economic situation was going from bad to worse, that work- ers were starving, and that hundréds of loyal active workers were being exiled. ‘The Express dispatch made no note of reports published in Berlin yester- day that after a short stay in Turkey Trotzky probably would take up his residence near Berlin and write his memoirs. QUAKE RAZES VILLAGES. Several Towns Near ' Afghanistan Border Are Destroyed. MOSCOW, February 2 (P).—An earth- quake in the Tajikistan region of Cen- tral Asia, near the Afghanistan border, destroyed several villages today. The shocks last 20 minutes. The cities of Tashkent, Kokand and Samarkand felt the shocks for 20 sec- onds and a number of buildings were damaged. . BRIAND ILL OF “FLU.” PARIS, February 2 (#).—Aristide Briand, foreign minister, and Georges his | Leygues, ‘minister of the navy, were ill with Influenza today and could not at- tend. a scheduled -cabinet meeting. Neither case was regarded in the slight- est way as serious. Influenza thus far }nh—memuywhuukenlmnd orm. Maryland and Virginia News Today on Pages 4 and 5. il erect, factories, open banks and develop commerce. We have been making a new nation out of raw materials. What others have done in many centuries (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) $50,000 IN JEWELS TAKEN. Salesman Says Trunk Checks Were Switched, Causing Loss. _ TULSA, Okla., February 2 (#).—Jo- seph Optican, New York Jeve’:yt sales- man, reported to police here it that he had been rnbbedutl,ul:glle “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. o | i * TOTALS OF SO0 SEN ON FIFTH DAY OF CHESTCAVPHEN Total Audited Figures This Morning Show $760,866.42 Officially Received. LEADERS DISAPPOINTED AT SIZE OF DONATIONS Delano Declares Gifts Must Be Larger if Campaign Is to Be a Success. Going into the fifth day of the gen: eral soliciting campaign for funds for the Washington Community Chest to- day, chest officials expect the totals to go well over $800,000 following reports of division leaders to be made at a luncheon in the Hotel Mayflower this afternoon. Total audited figures reported early this morning by the Community Chest auditcr revealed a sum of $760,866.42 officially received by the chest. This does not include the $12,000 gift of Senator James Couzens, which has been receive: snd which brings the total to $772,866.42. Auditea dgures, Auditor Andrew Lan- drus explains, are. invariably smaller than the figures reported at the report meetings because of duplications and because some of the captains report pledges not yet received, although as- sured. These cannot be counted, how- ever, until they are in and audited. Letters from Government workers swamj the office of the Chest this mo g in response to letters sent out by E. W. Libbey, chairman of the gov- ernmental unit. At an early hour 507 letters had been audited, showing total gifts of $3,426.57. The gifts reported lor to today’s luncheon, in addition the governmental unit figures, show: Special committee, Robert V. pled; for a it unit, W. W. Spaid, chairman, 6,634 pledges for a total of $132,416: group solicita- tion unit, Prank R. Jelleff, ci 1,259 pledges for a total of $15,701.85; co-ordination, Dr. Kelly Miller, chairman, 104 pledges with a total of $3311. ‘The team headed by Mrs. Edward g 125 pledges for a total of $3,415, all other individual teams in both the number of pledges obtained and the total raised by any one of them, as reported at the luncheon yesterday. ‘Working for Good Will. Clarence A. Aspinwall, secretary of af luncheon yesterday that “the Chest is working for good vm"“m that it appreciates of the chest have beer: dis- because some gifts than the donor are goal of $1,343,348.93, but it is not 'y of Community Chest to slightingly of any or the matter for that person’s o Bank, 100 per cent, with $2,952 for 245 employes; the passenger department of the lvania, also 100 per cent, with 25 gifts, totaling $210; Parker Bridget Co., 100 per cent, with 58 em- ployes giving $521; Frank E. Sheiry, 100 per cent, with $161.50 for eight em- ; A, ll!lnm. Inc., logc 1;9;‘ cent, with $504 from 11 employes; lerzog Co., 100 per cent, with $372 from 13 em- yes. Many others reported amounts up $1,600 reported from W. C. & A. N. Mill plete; Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. $1,440.25, in- te; Woodward & Lothrop, $1,660.20, incomplete. The Georgetown Progressive Citizens' Association gave $50 from the associ- ation treasury and challenged other citizens' associations to match it. Delano Disappointed.’ Disappointment at the progress of the campaign was expressed yesterday by Frederick A. Delano, president of the chest, who declared: “We must have larger gifts if the campaign is to be a success. The people do not seem to realize as yet that this is not just ‘an- other drive,’ but is a one-time appeal for the year for 57 different agencies trunk containing mounted diamonds | Other worth $50,000. Soon after Optican arrived from Bar- tlesville, he , he found the trunk delivered to his hotel was not his own. The baggage checks had becn switched, he said. Police learned that two trunks lllst of similar description had arrived on a train from ville, one ed to Optican and the other to unidentified persons at the Elks’ Club here. Ten minutes after the second trunk was de- livered, two men called for it saying it should have been delivered to the Y. M. C. A. Building. Two Quakes Reported. LONDON, 2° () —Two earthquakes of moderate intensity were recorded at the Kew Observatory night and this morning. e first was registered at 5:23 p.m., its epicenter apparently being in Af- ghanistan, second was tered | King' e ,343,348.93.” other contributions of $500 Gi 3 $2,500; Mr. and Mrs. Whitman 3 $2,000; Mary B. Adams, $1,551; Mrs. Herbert Slocum, $1,500; Mrs. John Simpson, $1,200. One thousand-dollar gifts: Admiral W. K. Brownson, Alice Grandin, Flor- Palace Departm . Ruth H. McCormick, A. C. Moses, Na- ‘The a few minutes after midnight, its cen- ter being located somewhere in Mon- tional Electrical Supply Co. Mr. and (Centinued on Page 2, Column 1.) Mysterious “Lawrence of Arabia” Arrives in England in New Mystery By the Associated Press. PLYMOUTH, England, February 2.— Air Craftsman Sha ] For some time all sorts of rumors have been coming out of the East re- garding the activities of Col. Lawrence. Sometimes he has been pictured 'as active in India, other times in Arabia, :dhhmommnhm‘mnm connection with the recent Afghanis- tan troubles. Official disclaimers, , were made in London of the re| that he was working in any way in the situa- tion in . It was that Lawrence had been stationed on the Afghan border for some time, but was then ordered back England because of the rumors in cir-! culation. D R . et () Means Associated Press. wfle’nmuer m'wldhemaw to reach . | our Yesterday’s Circulation, 108,916 TWO CENTS. PLEA FOR INCREASE INLUMPSUMTODC. MADE TO SENATORS Citizens’ Petition Also Re- news Appeal for Return to the 60-40 Ratio. ARGUMENTS FILED BY CITIZENS’ JOINT GROUP Fiscal Relations Organization Re- views History of Question and @ives Basis for Its Contentions. The Citizens’ Joint Committee on Fiscal Relations Between the United States and District of Columbia today filed with the Senate subcommittee drafting the local appropriation bill a petition urging return in practice to the 60-40 ration provided by sub- stantive law in 1922, and also advocat~ ing an increase in the $9,000,000 lump sum as long as the lump-sum policy continues, ‘The petition emphasizes that the definite proportionate contribution pro- vislon of 1922 is the existing substan- tive law, but that Congress since 1924 has provided annually for a lump sum in lieu of the 40 per cent. After re- newing the appeal for return to the 60-40 ratio contemplated by the sube stantive law, the petition makes the following plea in support of increasing the lump sum, as long as that method of approptiating is retained: “To laring peuthngv:g:u,uro P, Mt S should (1) increase mhunm on general and ic grounds, the basic lump-sum payment; (2) exclude great national or semi-national projects from the District bill and on some other suj ity, your for reasons » | the items thus e: the exact method of tion to the amounts of contribution by Nation and Capital that is thought wh!mwwtulm as well as a naf maximum of con- tribution, on the assumption 1t local partner money is Incorporated in the District of fiscal fallure of any person to :lvefmmt is a | Joint scriptions for a total of $6,191; Riggs|dent of Morris, $9,¢ share. ham, chairman mittee, study of t Efficiency, the Government's lump sum e holding o wi House bill. Text of Petition. Petition fo Congress the Joint Culnmnoa.’l'hn Between ting are subscribed below, resent: follows C. States portionate cont munity and Nation toward Capital IIW‘ bu: changed the w-fl,f:y ral sixty-forty, imposing per cent burden upon the local tu! ”’{'flhi committee’s _platform of prin- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) PSRN i e WOULD JAIL DRINKERS. Wisconsin Legislator Offers Bill to than for anyone who purchases liquor, Radio Pr —Page i