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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star is delivered every evening and . 8. er Bureau Forecast.) Fair and continued cold today; tomor- row, increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperature. g Temperature—Highest, 31, at 5 pm. yesterday; lowest, 17, at 4 am. yester- day. Full report on page 22. Sunday morning to Washington homes by ‘The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. Sunday Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION he No. 1,246—No. 30,959. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington. D, C. WASHINGTON, . 'C, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1929—100 PAGES. FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS -|TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE CRUISER BILL VOTE THIS WEEK SEEN AS DEBATE IS CURBED Each Senator Will Be Lim- ited to 10 Minutes After 4 P.M. Tomorrow. CLEARS WAY FOR EARLY STUDY OF AMENDMENTS Time Clause Yet Is Considered as! Most Troublesome Item, Though Proponents See Success. By the Associated Press. Days of extended debate on the naval defense needs of the Nation and their | relation to world peace approached an end in the Senate yesterday with the | prospect of a vote sometime this week on the 16-warship construction bill. At 4 pm. tomorrow a unanimous eonsent agreement to limit debate by each Senator to 10 minutes will become operative and this promises to pave the way for early consideration of a batch of pending amendments. As the voting | stages nears, those in charge of the measure reiterated expressions of con- | fidence that they would muster suffi- cient strength to pilot it through with- out material change. Among the most controversial amendments to be considered is one to eliminate the time clause under which the 15 cruisers and one aircraft car- rier would be laid down before July 1,] 1931, While a determined effort will be | made to strike out this provision, which is opposed by President Coolidge, its sponsors are confident it will be re- tained. Borah Parley Plan Also to Be Up. Other amendments to be discussed include one by Senator Borzh of Idaho, cheirman of the foreign relations com- mittee, proposing an international con- ference to restate the right of neutrals at sea during war. An amendment also may be offered to reduce the number of cruisers proposed. During the dis- cussion yesterday two Senators, Norris of Nebraska and Burton of Ohio, both Republicans, demanded the elimination of the time clause, while another Re- publican, Shortridge of California, urged construction of all the ships. Senator Norris contended that an- other World War, more terrible than the last, was inevitable if the nations eontinued “to create new instruments of human destruction.” He argued that unless the time clause eliminat the was ted, United States would be a part fo “the vicious circle” of competitive armament which, he de- clared, was bound to bring the nations 0 the brink of another world confijet. Norris Holds Course Unwise. ‘To build more cruisers now, Senator Norris declared, would be assuming that other nations intended to break the Kellogg pact to renounce war and e contended the United States would be un&ghe to place this interpretation upon ty. Senator Shortridge demanded im- te construction of the cruisers as a measure of National defense. He said gfl lflwi;‘g lhem" than has Lh. ly plo seas wve the oceans red with the blood of men. He daclared he believed in treaties of peace as they “stayed the hand of war” even though they sometimes are broken. He insisted, however, that it was a nmation’s duty to protect its citivens against an unwarranted on and sald that “in time of peace let us pre- pare to insure for peace.” It was the contention of Senator Burton that the time clause should be eliminated for reasons of economy as well as the impetus which, he argued, 4 would give to further disarmament. ‘The incoming administration, he said, would face a Treasury deficit if all the ships were r to be laid down at once. Senators of either party should be anxious to avoid this, he said. Senator Fess of Ohio, one of President Goolidge’s staunchest supporters, called for the adoption of the bill with re- tention of its time limit clause. Fess Disagrees With Burton. The demand of Senator Fess for im- wediate construction of the warships placed him in disagreement with Sen- ator Burton. 2 Senator Fess declared that the imme- diate construction of the warships was necessary as an essential part of this eountry’s protection of its rapidly in- creasing trade. American business by sea, he said, would soon exceed that of Qreat Britain. Still, he asserted, the TUnited States is far behind in protec- tion of that trade. He declared that he had been in favor of holding up the American naval pro- prior to the Geneva Conference, ut since that had demonstrated an in- ability to agree, the time was now at hand when the United States must build or lose the world commercial prestige which lies at her door. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, declared that there was little evidence in the world of a |Relief Expressed by Cheer Crowd Is Worried As President’s Car Is Dark and Still When They Find He Was Only Finishing Movie. President Coolidge’s interest in a movie thriller, combined with the eager- ness of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road to get him back to Washington on time, played havoc with reception arrangements at Union Station last night when the presidential party re- turred from its trip to Florida. Orders to have the presidential spe- cial in not later than 8:15 o'clock were followed so closely that at 8:04 the big engine panted to a steamy halt on the lower level of the station, with the President’s car parked beside the eleva- tor to the street level so he would not have to take unnecessary steps. Secretary of State Kellogg and Mrs. Kellogg and Secretary of Labor Davis | bustled down the platform. Porters rushed in droves to help handle the presidential baggage. Secret service men darted to pre-arranged positions near the crowd, and austere policemen pushed the spectators back a foot or two more. But within the President’s car all was darkness. In the dim light of one platform Secretary Kellogg and Sec- retary Davis could be seen patiently gripping their hats. Five full minutes passed and still there was not the OHIO TREASURER 1S FOUND GUILTY Buckley Convicted on Ten Counts, Charging Conspiracy and Attempted Bribery. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 2—Bert B. Buckley, Ohio State treasurer, was convicted tonight by a Federal Court Jury of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition laws and attempted bribery. He was found guilty on all 10 counts of the indictment. The verdict was brought in at 11:33 p.m,, 13 hours after the jury took the case. It was announced that four- ballots were ‘taken. Judge Hough- said he would defer sentence to a later date which he did not set and that Buckley's $10,000 bond ua:edl: which he has been at liberty will E Buckley received the verdict in silence and refused to make any comment. Conviction of all 10 counts carries a maximum sentence of 28 years in the Federal Penitentiary and a maximum nnBeu oil $27,000. ickley was charged with conspiring with Joseph Sherber, brewmaster !t the Jackson Brewing Co., Cincinnati, and John L. Schrimper and Adoph Gruber, Cincinnati attorneys, to furnish tips on impending raids against Cincinnati breweries through the attempted brib- ery of John F. Eckhart, acting assistant prohibition administrator for the Ohio- Indiana district. - Eckhart testified that he took part in the alleged plot on instructions from his chief, Willlam N. Woodruff, acting administrator. Sherber and Schrimper were indicted er tes lore nd and was not indicted. 5 3t When court was adjourned, Haveth E. Mau, United States district attorasy, ; who headed the prosecution, comzratu- lated the jury. Mau issued the following statement: “The verdict speaks for itself and positively_indicates that references to Senator Fess, Gov. Cooper and others named by the unbridled tongues and the unharnessed mouths of the defend- ants were without foundation in fact. I positively state that they had no con- nection with the case or any phase of it directly or indirectly.” FREIGHT CAR LOADED WITH BEER IS SEIZED Had Crossed Border Three Times ‘With 150 Barrels—Billed as Spruce Laths. By the Associated Press. OGDENSBURG, N. Y., February 2.— A freight car which had crossed the border three times with its load of 150 barrels of beer was seized here today by customs officers. car was billed as spruce laths to a firm in Hoboken, N. J, and was shipped from Edmonton, N. B. It crossed the border first at Vanceboro, Me., later returning to Canada in bond and was ferried across the St. Lawrence River from Prescott this afternoon. E. E. Waterman, deputy customs col- lector inspecting the freight cars in the yards of the New York Central Rafl- road, noticed a suspicious odor coming from the car. He ordered it cut out of the train and inspected. da;,lre for further disarmament. ‘While the executives of the various governments are calling for confer- ences,” he said, “nothing is being done 1o epable an agreement, and meanwhile the United States is standing still.” BLACKMER TO IGNORE SUBPOENA HE SAYS Missing 0il Inquiry Witness Is Served With Summons in Paris. 87 Cable to The Star, PARIS, February 2—Harry M. Black- mer, ‘Teapot Dome oil inquiry ‘witness, has at last failed to elude the servers. An American consular TOCESS gfldfl in Paris found him at the Hotel Plaza-Athense and caused him to be served with a subpoena notifying him that if he did not appear before the District of Columbia Supreme Court in ‘Washington bonds owned by him to a value of $100,000 would be seized. The papers were served upon him a week ago, it was learned today, but Blackmer, while accepting service, told the consular officer he would ignore it. At the time of the impounding of these bonds in Washington on January 7 last, it was announced from the Cap- itel that notices were being sent to naco and London, 1920.) , Nice, Suicide Leaves Venge Love to Friends in Venom-Filled Will By the Associated Press. BOULDER, Colo., February 2.—Love for his friends and vengeance for his enemies are two of the bequests of J. E. Kirkbride, former deputy district at- torney, who last Sunday shot his wife and then killed himself here. Kirkbride's will, filed for probate here today, said: “Unto those who have sought to double-cross, to condemn, to criticize unjustly and bear false wit- ness I leave my revenge implanted within their own consciences, and may it ever be a spur and pointed sword therein that similar wrongs be not im- posed on others. Forgiveness person- ally, of course, is bequeathed to all, yet to those members of the board, and also of the county central committee, I can only express the hope that some day they will experience the same humili- ation that has been mine as a result of their duplicity. “And to my recent superior in office, I can only hope as the years roll by he may yet have the opportunity to quench his thirst at the fountain where the milk of human kindness flows free- ly and fully. This is not for myself, but for others he has injured by reason of delay and hesitation.” In the preceding paregeeph Mirk- pi COMMUNITY CHEST REACHES $841.67% AT END OF WEEK $1,000,000 Expected to Be Reached by Tomorrow in Welfare Drive. WORKERS TO BE ACTIVE IN SOLICITATION TODAY Visitors Subscribe to Fund, Lead- ers Announce—Mrs, Roller Leads in Collections. With audited returns combined with unofficial figures showing a total of $841,675.70 late yesterday, workers in the Washington Community Chest campaign are confident that the chest fund will reach $1,000,000 by tomorrow, chest officials said last night. Campaign leaders in the general so- liciting drive will hold a report lunch- eon in the Mayflower Hotel tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 o'clock, while the special gifts committee will meet at the same time in the Willard Hotel for re- | ports from its team captains. | As the chest campaign is for char- itable purposes the workers will be ac- tive today in soliciting funds. Rev. Charles A. Hart of Catholic University, one of the speakers at the report Tuncheon of divisional leaders in the Mayflower Hotel yesterday, declared “charity should not stop on Sunday.” $604,011 Special Gifts. Yesterday’s audited figures showed funds raised by the various groups as follows: Special gifts committee, $604,011; Metropolitan unit, including the various divisions in the general soliciting cam- paign, $132,416. Group soliciting unit, $15,701.85; committee on colored co- ordination, $3,311.50. Those figures totalled $755,440.35. In the earlier fig- ures made public yesterday, there was included over $5,000, received from the Government workers by mail and au- dited, but which was not reported until yesterday at noon, when it was included with the $12,656.08 officially credi to the gl;l?ttbgovemmeu“ m@' rd‘lmn' Tg‘\: group solicitation uni Y Tepo; ed $10,751.35 which, with the Govern- ment unit and the reports of team captains made at the Mayflower, brought the day's receipts up to $72,- 620, h, ided to the previous 48, which, P total, brings the fund up to $828,060.83. A gift of $12,000 from Semator Je Couzens, which will be reported of |- ly tomorrow hich has Wi been received, increases this figure to $840,060.83. Dr. Kelly Miller last night sent in a report on National Bene- fit Life Insurance Co., the largest busi- ness organization among the colored people of the city, which contributed $1,596.87, all of its employes having akes equal the $841,675.70 Mrs. Harry Roller, captain of team D-18 of the Mid-City division in the general soliciting campaign yesterday won first honors, both for obtaining the greatest number of contributions and the largest amount reported by any team captain, 164 persons baving given $4,377. Reports by Divisions. Reports by the various divisions| showing numbers of pledges obtained from contributors by the volunteer Chest workers together with the sums raised through each division, were re-| ported by Chest officials yesterday as follows: Mid-City division, 2,186 pledges, $52,~ 844.65; West End, 906 pledges, $17,998.30; Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights, 1,264 pledges, $15,795; Dupont Circle, 566 pledges, $14,125.75; Lanier, Kalo- rama, 279 pledges, $13,194.35; Rock Creek Park, 518 pledges, $13,062.26; Georgetown, 483 pledges, $10,995. Towa Circle, 640 pledges, $9,950. Cathedral Heights, 215 pledges, - 605.26; Chevy Chase, 157 pledges, $4,579; Stanton Square, 403 pledges, $3,529. ‘Trinidad, 340 pledges, $3,338.96; Parl view, Petworth, 267 pledges, $2,740.25; Piney Branch, 65 pledges, $2,370; Six- teenth Street Heights, Manor Park, 158 ; _Southeastern, 205 o 157 pledges, $2,092.90; 221 pledges, $2,013.05; pledges, $1981.13; Rhode Island, 175 pledges, $1,766; Brookland, 167 pledges, $1,568; _Southwestern, 193 pledges, $1)553; Far Northeastern, 40 pledges, $139.50. Frank J. Hogan, speaking at yester- day’s report meeting in the Mayflower, urged the workers in the campaign to point out to persons they solicit for funds how the various member organi- zations of the chest furnish “solace to the widow, bread for the starving, homes for orphans, medical attention for the ill and character development for the youth of the land.” He also told how money contributed to the Young Men's Christian Association, the (Continued on Page 13, Column 6. ance to Enemies, bride bequeathed the “sunshine and fresh air, the music of the birds and the bees” to all the children of Boulder. The will was dated Saturday, Janu- ary 26, the day before the murder and suicide. ‘The board referred to in the will is the Boulder County Board of Commis- sioners, and the central committee is the governing Republican political group of the country, which Kirkbride held responsible for his failure to ob- tain reappointment as a deputy district lattorney, under A. H. Romans, district attorney. Kirkbride had been deputy district attorney for Boulder County for four years. In addition to the bequeathing of his vengeance to his enemies, the will dis- poses of life insurance and other pro- erty to his stepson, Richard Kellogg, Dallas, Tex., and other relatives. In notes explaining his act, Kirk- bride declared his wife, who was ill, had asked him many times to end her life. Financial difficulties and loss of his position were other reasons he set forth in pleas to his friends that they not think ill of him for his act. They had thought it over from every angle, legal, spiritual and moral, he said, in making & decision he should kill his wife apd cogmit sylcide, = HOOVER CABINET TALK IS REVIVED Barrett and Smoot Visits Bring Up Names of Jar- dine and Cates. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Special Dispatch to The Star. BELLE ISLE, Miami Beach, Fla., February 2—With the arrival this aft- ernoon at Belle Isle of Charles S. Bar- rett, until recently head of the Farm- ers’ Union, who is to have a conference with President-elect Hoover tomorrow, there was a revival of speculation upon the retention of William S. Jardine as Secretary of Agriculture in the Hoover cabinet. Mr. Barrett said today that this was his principal purpose in coming to Belle Isle at this time, and judging from the enthusiastic manner in which he spoke of the Secretary of Agriculture while talking with «friends at Mr. Hoover's office, he is no doubt going to boost Mr, Jardine in no half-way manner when he sees Mr. Hoover, Secretary Jardine is, in Mr. Barrett's opinion, the best equipped Secretary of Agriculture in recent years, at least as far back as the days of James Wilson, who served through the administrations of McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft. He is convinced that Mr. Jardine would be a genuine asset to Mr. Hoover if he continues him on in his present place. From his own personal observations as head of one of the largest and most in- fluential farm organizations the United States, Mr. Barrett has had oc- casion to recognize Secretary Jardine's peculiar fitness for the post he is now holding, and because of the vital part agriculture is to play in the next ad- ministration Mr. Barrett is satisfied that Mr. Jardine’s services will be needed all the more. Able to Understand Farmer. In his opinion Mr. Jardine’s chief value as head of the Department of Agriculture is his ability to understand the farmer himself as well as the farm problems. Moreover, inasmuch as the farm-relief plan understood to be ap- proved by Mr. Hoover which will come before the extra session of Congress is substantially the same as what was recognized several years ago as the Jar- dine plan, the present head of the De- partment of Agriculture will be of more (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—28 PAGES. General News—Local, National and Poreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 12 and 13. At Community Centers—Page 26, Y. W. C. A. Activities—Page 26. PART TWO—14 PAGES. Editorial _Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Addists—Page 4. Review of Winter Books—Page 4. Veterans of Great War—Page 6. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 7. .~ Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 8. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— P: 8, Fin:g:m News—Pages 10, 11 and 12, Organized Reserves—Page 12. Spanish War Veterans—Page 12, PART THREE—12 PAGES. Soclety. D. A. R. Activities—Pages 6 and 7. News of the Clubs—Page 8. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 10. W. C. T. U. Activities—Page 10. Around the City—Page 12. PART FOUR—14 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and . Iusic. News of the Motor World—Pages 6 and 7. Col. Lindbergh’s Story—Page 8. Aviation Activities—Pages 8 and 9. mumud};:ws—um l1‘2'“\;11 1. Army and Navy News—Page 11. B‘dfl News—Pages 12, 13 and 14. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Berial Story, “The Vicarion”—Page 7. Marine cqrrs Notes—Page 7. District National Guard—Page 8. PART SEVEN—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fictlon and Humor. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES, World Events in Pictures, COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and 3 Screen Tobacco, Rum, Cards, Shows, Swearing, Etc., Etc., Etc., Denied Man By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 2.—Harry O'Laverty, whose wife charged him with cruelty, today answered her bill for divorce with a cross- bill in which he enumerated the things he could not do. “She would not let me smoke, drink. chew, swear, go to the movies, attend the theater, play cards or do anything a man wants to do—and besides she made me agree to live with my mother-in-law,” he complained. He said he signed an agrec- ment to live with her mother and his wife signed one allowing him to smoke—but his mother- in-law objected when he tried it. HUMPHREY CHIDES DU PONT PROBERS Commissioner Says Inquiry Is “IHuminating lllustration of Bureaucracy Gone Insane.” By the Assoclated Press. The financial relationship between the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., the General Motors Corporation and the United States Steel Corporation was held yesterday by the Federal Trade Commission to have had a net result of assuring an outlet at little or no selling cost “for a considerable portion of sev- eral of the du Pont Co.’s most impor- tant products. This was the only conclusion drawn by the commission in its report on an exhaustive inquiry into the financial | relationship of the three companies and its findings were made public along with a minority view by Commissioner Hum- phreys, which described the investiga- tion as an “illuminating illustration of bureaucracy gone insane.” “From the beginning,” he declared, “the Investigation has taken the charac- ter of a fanatical inquisition, rather than a quasi-judicial investigation.” Transactions Are Reviewed. ‘The commission’s report reviewed at considerable length the series of trans- actions by which the du Pont interests, looking for a place to invest its $68,000,- 000 surplus, secured virtual control of General Motors and later purchased more than 100,000 shares of United States Steel common for about $14,- 000,000. It was pointed out that the declaration of a 40 per cent dividend by United States Steel shortly after- ward had the effect of reducing con- siderably the price the du Ponts paid for the stock. No stock in the du Pont Co. was found to be held by either General Mo- tors or United States Steel, and no important office in the Steel Corpora- tion was found to be held by any offi- (Continued on Page 22, Column 1.) FUGITIVE ADMITS MURDERING BRIDE Says He Slew Mate of Five Days Because She Was “Double- Crosser.” By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, February 2.—Christo- pher E. Cullen, 36 years old, of East ‘Weymouth, Mass., tonight roused from the semi-conscious stupor that has gripped him since he suffered a frac- tured skull in a fall from a freight car here yesterday, to make an oral con- fession that he had shot and killed his bride of five days as they sat in an auto- mobile in South Weymouth, Mass,, on the night of January 23. Cullen’s confession was announced by F. W. Melchen, chief of detectives’ clerk of the Miami police, who with G. M. Ingle, detective, question the South Weymouth man at the ital. Earlier today he had denied he had been married, and had refused to an- swer a direct query as to his reason for killing' his wife. came after a day of questioning, police '“%fig Miami detectives tonight quoted bis confession of the killing. “She was not true to me. s " he declared, A His confession | Fl She was|and holidas FRIED 1S CHEERED AT TRADE BANQUET Heroic Captain in Sea Rescue Asks Support for Mer- chant Marine. In a setting depicting life on the deep, Capt. George Fried of the 8. 8. America, who directed the recent res- cue of the crew of the ill-fated Ital- ian freighter Florids, was given a rousing ovation last night at the Wil- lard Hotel by more than 800 Washing- fon business men and distinguished guests at the annual Midwinter dinner of the Washington Board of Trade, the which took the form of a around the world.” ‘With marked modesty and apparently undisturbed by the honors which have been heaped upon him since he brought his ship back to New York after the Tescue at ‘sea, Capt. Fried in simple language urged the gathering to “pull a strong oar” for the American mer- chant marine. hanking the trade body for invit- ing him to take the “cruise” which marked the evening’s entertainment, he voiced a reminder that the American merchant marine now is carrying pas- sengers and cargo to the far corners of the world, and said: “We want and must have the support of the public.” “cruise mnmfln&mwlfitntmmm W. | that the gave three lusty cheers as W. Everett, president of the Board of Trade, “commodore” for the evening, introduced Capt. Pried as a man of the sea of whom all the world could be Jjustly proud. Model Ship ¥s Used. ‘The evening's program at the Willard was the gayest and most elaborate of any of the long series of Midwinter dinners of the Board of Trade which have become an institution with the organization. Following ‘the banquet the evening was devoted to professional entertainment presented on the fore- deck of a large model of a ship erected in the large ballroom. Ship flags spotted the ceiling and all entertain- ment divertisment pertained to life at ports on the itinerary of the “ Ship Board of Trade” in its world cruise. Gayety was halted for a short time, however, when the tragic romance of the sea was illustrated in the showing of motion pictures of the rescue in January, 1926, by members of the crew of the S. S. President Roosevelt, com- manded by Capt. Fried, of seamen siranded on the sinking British ship Antinoe. Seated next to Capt. Fried was the Italian Ambassador, Senor Nobile Gia- como de Martino, who paid his respects to the American commander for his part in the rescue of the Florida's crew. (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) TREASON HOUSE PASSES. ®Place Where Arnold Met Andre Is Being Destroyed. ‘WEST HAVERSTRAW, N. Y, Feb- ruary 2 (#).—Treason House, where Gen. Benedict Arnold and Maj. John Andre, British spy, met to discuss plans to deliver West Point to the British troops, is being torn down. The historic building, owned by a hospital, had de- teriorated so in recent years that its re- moval was considered advisable. Work was started today. i 8. Parker Gilbert Has “Flu.” PARIS, February 2 (#).—S. Parker Gilbert, agent general for nrrmnnl. has a touch of influenza and his phys- icians ordered him to stay in bed and {orget business. |SINCLAIR CONTRACT REPORT CENSURING RENEWAL IS BEATEN Walsh Fails in Move to Rap Interior and Justice Departments. WILL ASK FOR SENATE SENATE EXPECTED 10 ALLOT DISTRICT OVER NINE MILLION Appropriation Bill Will Be Reported Tomorrow or Tuesday. TEACHER COLLEGE PLAN SALT CREEK JUDGMENT Lands Committee Votes 7 to 6. Glenn Then Withdraws His Report on Lease. By the Associated Press. Republicans of the Senate lands committee yesterday rejected a report by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, censuring the Interior and Justice De- partments for their handling of the renewal of the Sinclair contract for Salt Creek royalty oil. Senator Walsh, who was supported in committee by the Democrats, imme- diately announced he would go before the Senate this week and ask it to pass judgment on the report. ‘The report contains severe language respecting the course pursued by Hubert ‘Work, former Secretary of Interior, and now chairman of the Republican na- tional committee, and of William J. Donovan, the assistant to the Attorney General, who is mentioned as a likely member of Herbert Hoover's cabinet, Renewed in January. ADOPTION HELD LIKELY Higher Percentage of Preference for Normal School Graduates Is Anticipated. ‘The District appropriation bill will be reported to the . Senate tomorrow or Tuesday and there are strong indica- tions that it will provide for an increase in the lump-sum contribution of the Federal Government over the $9,000,000 allowed by the House. Until the bill is reported, it will not be known definitely what changes are to be rccommended, but it appears likely that the Federal share in the ex- penses of the National Capital for the next fiscal year will be raised from $9,000,000 to somewhere near $10,000,000. It also seems probable that the Sen- ators will make some modification in the new provision written into the sup- ply bill by the House this year, under which only 25 per cent of the grad- uates of the local normal schools would be given a preference in appointment as elementary teachers, leaving the Te- maining 75 per cent to compete with ‘The Sinclair contract, originally let| outside graduates. The House stipulated in 1922 by Albert B. Fall as Secretary of Interior, was nenewed in January last year by Hubert Work as Secretary of Interior. It was canceled last October after a five months’ investigation by the Department of Justice under the direc- tion of Mr. Donovan. By voting 7 to 6 yesterday against the Walsh renewal, but Chairman Nye, one of those announced Walsh, he m!ghwenfuhmun?l:h own views later to the committee. said, “ of the implied criticism of Mr. and others connected Departments of Justice and Interior, he said, “are open to censure for the man- ner in which the feature of the public business herein canvassed was handled.” Referring to testimony of Dr. Work that he renewed the contract upon ‘aeed| SHIP, OUT OF FUEL, SOUNDS S 0 S CALL Distress Message Picked Up at New York From Norwegian Steamer Asking That Tug Be Sent. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 2—An S O 8 was picked up today from the Norwe- glan steamer, , reporting that she was out of fuel and asking that a tug be sent to her assistance. The posi- I The Dt message. Bbipeint opare message. ipping repo: show that the steamer was at St. John'’s, Newfoundland, on January 11. ‘The Radio Marine Corporation soon reported that the Dagfin was some- where off Cape Henry. The Dagfin is a ship of 1,280 net tons. Captain Says Destination Unknown. PORTLAND, Me., February 2 (#).— The Norw-gian steamer Dagfin which today reported her fuel exhausted and asked for the services of a tug, is com~ manded by c:g: W. W. Johnson, in a letter received here St. John’s, Newfoundland, he said his destination upon leaving that port was|two years, and unknown to him. The made Portland ‘wood from She dis- that this innovation should take effect after July, 1931, Procedure Is Uncertain. It is not certain just now how the Senate committee will handle this question, but it is probable that the re- quest of school officials for establish- ment of a teachers’ college, together with an increase in the percentage re- ceiving preference, will be approved. If the Senate follows this course it would put the entire subject into con- ference between the two Houses for oy - subcol handling the bill in the Senate, headed by Senator Bing- ham, Republican, of Connecticut, will g0 out early tomorrow morning on a tour of inspection of some additional streets that have been suggested for o the | PaVing and to view some of the land being considered for purchase. Mem- bers of the House subcommittee have been invited to join in this tour to get soon as they return from this trip the of the the bill for changes, and it to complete the task tomorrow. The measure then will be submitted to the entire Senate appropriations t- tee for approval, and immediately téh;ret:l will reported to the ate. Action Expected This Week. ‘The bill is practically certain to be taken up for action in the Senate this week, and as soon as the Senate acis the bill Wil be entrusted to conferees of the two housese for adjustment of N Senato: W of e fact that r Bingham, the new chairman of the District subcommittee, Federal share of Capital upkeep, there is every expectation it ittee will support an increase of approxi- mately that amount above the $9,000,- 000 House provision. The Senate last year voted by a sub- stantial majority in favor of returning to the substantive law of 1922, fixing the 60-40 ratio, but the House conferees stood fast to the $9,000,000 lump sum, and as the last session drew to a close the Senate receded. The action of the Senate committee on the question of salaries in the Dis- trict service also is be waited with interest. The House not to in- clude this year the item of $165,000 for a second installment of the two-year program inaugurated last year to raise the level of pay in the municipal de- partments. It is not known at this time whether the Senate subcommittee will change the bill in this respect. Paving Item Changes Seen. It is probable that the bill as re- ported this week will contain some changes in street paving items, and possibly some amendments relating to the school building program. . As passed by the House 10 days ago the bill carried a total of $38,213,150 for all expenses of the municipal Gov- ernment for the fiscal year ing July 1, next. It is possible that changes Senate committee will being made in add to this total, but the final outlay for maintenance of the District Gov- ernment next year will depend upon the adjustments made in conference. ‘The purpose of the school authorities in recommending a teachers’ college as an alternative to the House provision to restrict the preference rights of local applicants for teachers’ positions is to afford local normal school students the four-year course of insts a le a few days ago from | examinations for teachers. At in most other places. This would enable local applicants to compete fairly with outsiders in m: n the normal school course here is only this is to be extended in the near future. to_three years ‘When the Senate subcommittee met a dozen trips to m—m Summer with pulp- | yesterday morning it received a petition water, N. 8. from the citizens’ joint on of coal at St. John's | fiscal relations between the United charged a clrgu .‘fu:,m Sydney, Nova Scotia, three weeks | States and District of Farewell Speech Is Made by Blanton: Differences Forgotten, Given Big Hand With a “good-by and luck,” | must now ‘good-by good £ Representative Thomas L. Democrat, of Texas, often & center in the House, made his farewell speech to his colleagues late Old differences were fc took his seat. It was a great day for oratory in the House, with Representative Wiggles- worth of Massachusetts making his “maiden effort,” and two members— Blanton and Representative Sears of Jor| their swan songs. o Toare. S e bans et e s in for my country,” Mr. Blan 2 have worked every minute, for 12 years here, but I am not & am sorTy only that I terday. | the senato: 3 and the | co ‘Texan was vigorously applauded as he leave this fine of men with whom I have WW for so e c:lumbh. Te- newing its former appeals, for & to the ite it and lump tially increased as a3 the lump remains sum practice TRAFFIC IS HALTED AS CROWD VIEWS FIRE