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A2 = 'HYDE RECOMMENDS NEW POWER GROUP Independent Commission of Five Urged in Place of Present Board. By the Associated Press. A sweeping change in the Federal | Power Commission was recommended yesterday by Secretary Hyde, testify- ing before the House interstate com- merce committee in support of Presi- dent Hoover's plan to set up an inde- pendentorganization. Asserting that the present members of the commission, who are the Secre- taries of War, Interior and Agriculture, were unable {o give adequate consider- ation to the problems of regulating the Nation's water power Tesources, Hyde said & commission of five with a new personnel should be established for that urpose. 2 Hyde was the only witness before the committee at a hearing on the Parker bill to set up & commission of three. He suggested that the growing impor- tance of regulating the Nation's power resources in the various sections of the country would be more adequately represented with five members. A thor- ough reorganization of personnel was needed, he sald. Accounting in Arrears. Questioned by Representative Hoch, Republican, Kansas, whether the pres ent law governing the accounting sys- tem and keeping track of amounts of investments were adequate, Secretary Hyde said that the accounting was far in arreags. He said he did not know whether Tt was due to insufficient funds, an inefficient force or dissension in the eommission. “There has been a grand and glorious fuss on the commission ever since I've known anything about it which has hampered things,” Hyde sald. He added he was dissatisfied with the present method of accounting, saying, “It might be said that we have none, because it is so far behind.” Speaking of the Parker bill, Secre- tary Hyde said: “It was in line with recommendations of the Irxemenft‘ h; l:llg message to Congress and I can fin fault with it. 1 consider it a very good bill. | New Group Necessary. “The part of the bill providing for an independent commission is vitally necet ,” he continued, “for the men now comprising the body—the Secre- taries of the Interior, War and Agri- culture—cannot give to the problems of the organization the attention which their magnitude demands.” The interests of Government agencles which would be affected by the setting up of a new organization and person- nel, he said, would be protected at hearings on applications for permits to construct power projects. He referred to the War Department, which is charged with the responsibility of main- taining navigable streams, and the For- el'.rynglrviu‘ the Geological Survey, the Public Lands Office and the Office of Indian Affairs, Some of these, he added, had been concerned justly over the proposed reorganization. e GOLDSBOROUGH NEAR JUNIOR AIR RECORD Young Transcontinental Flyer Tands 70 Miles From Goal Due to Darkn By the Associated Press. COLTON, Calif., May 3.—A flight of enly 70 miles to Los Angeles remained today between Prank Goldsborough, 19, of Jackson Heights, N. Y., and a new transcontinental record for junior avi- ators. Goldsborough was halted here last night by darkness. Goldsborough began his trip at We: fleld, N. J,, on Monday in an effort to break the present record of junior avi- ators of 48 fiying hours, held by Dick James. According to the aviator's com- putations, he had spent 33 hours in the air when he bounced his plane to an emergency landing here. He expects to arrive in Los Angeles in an additional hour or less of flying. ‘The youthful son of Bryce Golds- borough, pilot of the ill-fated transat- lantic plane Dawn, left El Paso, Tex., yesterday morning. He stopped at Tuc- son, Ariz, for fuel and began what he hoped was the last leg of his trip. At Yuma, Ariz, however, a thunderstorm forced him down and kept him on the field for two hours. Against the advice of more experienced pilots, young Goldsborough took off into the storm at 4:45 pm. and succeeded in getting through San Gorgonio Pass, the most dangefous part of the trip to Los An- geles, before dark. Head winds cut his speed and when Goldsborough flew over Colton he poticed his gasoline was getting low. He landed in & grain field, narrowly mmuea! high-tension wires. The youth learned to fly last September. SEIZED RED PAPERS CALLED FORGERIES Soviet Officials in U. S. Ask Whalen to Make Thorough Probe. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 3—Branding the photostatic copies of Soviet documents made public by Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen as forgeries, Peter A. Bogdanov, chairman of the Amtorg ‘Trading Corporation, today demanded a thorough investigation of the docu- ments and offered the police commis- sioner every assistance of the Amtorg. The Amtorg corporation is the offi- cial purchasing agent in the United States of the Soviet government. Commissioner Whalen sald the docu- ments “would have to speak for them- selves.” The letters, one of which ad- dressed to Moscow appears on u letter- head of the Amtorg Trading Co. of New York, make mention of 30 persons in New York as being hard to replace and says the recall of any one of them would seriously Interfere with the work. Pointing out that the Amtorg has done business with American firms to- taling $150,000,000 and that it is strictly a commercial corporation, Mr. Bogda- nov, in his letter to Police Commissioner ‘Whalen, said “the publication of your statement and photostatic copies of what we insist tG be forged documents may cause substantial damage to us and o the numerous American firms with which we are doing business by its ef- fect upon such trade.” “In all fairness, we feel that we are entitled to have determined the authen- ticity of these documents which were given by you to the press without any opportunity on our part to examine the same.” Boris E. Skvirsky, called by Whalen “unofficial Soviet ambassador” to the United States and head of the Soviet information bureau in Washington, also called the documents forgeries, Rubber Growers Join, BATAVIA, Java, May 3 (#)—The Association of Dutch Rubber Growers .'I’HE EfiMNG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930. TIONED IN BAKER MURDER QUIZ | forward unabated. PARKER CONTEST | DEPENDS ON 8 MEN Doubtful Senators Expected to Decide Supreme Court Judge Fight. By the Associated Press. A week end recess brought a surface 1ull today in the Senate's dispute over the nomination of Judge John J. Parker 25 an associate justice of the Supreme Court, but efforts to swing doubtful votes into the respective balloting col- umns of the two opposed factions went A roll call which will decide the issue Detective Carlton Talley (left), as he returned yesterday from Yonkers, N. Y., with George A. Kelly (right), who was arrested in the New York City, on a charge of theft from a rooming house here. Kelly was one of three men who reported finding Mary Baker's clothing in a sewer manhole on the Arlington Experimental Farm, with Miss Baker’s effects, but denied all He was asked to explain how other stolen articles got into the manhole knowledge of this. —Star Staff Photo. ADM. PRATT TO BE OPERATIONS CHIEF Present Fleet Commander to Succeed Hughes in High Naval Command. (Prom yesterday's 6:30 Edition of The Ster.) Changes In the high command of the Navy, made public late today at the Navy Department, show that the next chief of naval operations will be Ad- miral Willlam V. Pratt, commander-in- chief of the United States fieet, who has just returned from London, where he served as an expert consultant to the American treaty delegation, Admiral Charles F. Hughes, the pres- ent chief of naval operations, will re- tire from the service on reaching the statutory age of 64 years on October 14. In the shakeup of senior naval offi- cers, Rear Admiral Arthur L. Willard, commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, will go as commander of the Seouting Fleet, with the rank of vice admiral, relieving Vice Admiral W. C. Cole. The relief for Admiral Willard was not made public in today's “slate.” Additional changes that will take place within the next few months in fleet commands were annoupced as follows: Other Reassignments, Rear Admiral Jehu V. Chase, now a member of the general board, to com- mander-in-chief of the United States fleet with the rank of admiral, reliev- ing Admiral Pratt. Rear Admiral Frank H. Schofield, commander of the Battleship Division 4 of the Battle Fleet, to commander-in- chief of the Battle Feet, with the rank of admiral, relieving Admiral Louis M, Nulton, until recently superintendent of the 'Naval Academy. Admiral Nul- ton_will become commandant of the 1st Naval District, at Boston, relieving Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, who Teached the retirement age on March 31, but has been holding over on active duty at the request of the Navy De- partment. . Vice Admiral Cole will become com- mandant of the twelfth naval district at San Francisco, & post which is now vacant. Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder, who achieved notoriety as the vigor- ous critic of the Navy in a series of magazine articles, and recelved a lengthy suspension from sctive service as & result of his fault-finding, now commander of the ficet base force, will become commandant of the eighth na- val district at New Orleans, a post which is now vacant. Rear Admiral Harley H. Christy, commander of Battleship Division 3 of the Battle Fleet, will become command- er of Battleship Division 4, relleving Admiral Schofield. Coming to Washington. Rear Admiral Thomas J. Senn, com- mander of the destroyer squadrons of the Battle Fleet, will come to Washing- ton as & member of the general board. Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, will become commander of the battleship divisions of the Battle Fleet, with the rank of vice admiral, relieving Vice Admiral Lucius A. Bost- wick, who will go as commandant of the 4th Naval District, at Philadelphta. Rear Admiral Julian L. Latimer, com- mandant of the 4th Naval District, will become commander of the fleet base force, relieving Admiral Magruder. Rear Admniral Joel R. P. Pringle, president of the Naval War College, Newport, R. L. will become commander of Battleship Division 3 of the Battle Fleet, relieving Rear Admiral Christy. Rear Admiral Prank B. Upham. com- mander of the control force, will be- come chief of the Bureau of Naviga- tion, relleving Admiral Leigh. Rear Admiral Frank H. Brumby, com- mander of Light Cruiser Division 2 of the Scouting Fleet, who was thrown into the public spotiight by reason of his prominence in submerine rescue operations, will become commandant of the navy yards at Norfolk, Va. ‘Will Head War College. Rear Admiral Harris Laning, com- manding Battleship Division 2 'of the Scouting Fleet, will become president of the Naval War College. Rear Admirel Henry V. Butler, com- mander of the aircraft squadrons of the Battle Fleet, will come to Washington s & member of the general board. Rear Admiral Willlam H. Standley, assistant chief of naval operations, will become commander of the destroyer squadrons of the Battle Fleet, relieving Admiral Senn. Rear Admiral Orin G. Murfin, com- manding Train Squsdron 1, fleet base force, will become commander of Light Cruiser Division 3, relieving Rear Ad- miral Frank H. Clark. Rear Admiral Wat T. Cluverius, commandant of the navy yard at Nor- reported today that 111 Dutch, 318 Brit- ish, 30 continental and 58 Dutch East Indian rubber companies would partici- pate in the rubber restriction scheme which this month in the Dutch Eaet mm elsewhare, B folk, will become commander of Battle- ship Division 2 of the Scouting Fileet. A number of admirals will be select~ ed by the selection board of the Navy, which 1s scheduled to meet in Wash- ington May ADMIRAL WILLIAM V. PR,@T’[‘. | MORROW IS GOING TO JERSEY TO OPEN SENATE CAMPAIGN (Continued From First Page.) Information concerning the naval treaty as may be required of him. . “When the primary campaign is over Ambassador Morrow will return to Mex- ico in order to take up & number of im- portant matters pending.” Mr. Morrow's status as Ambassador to Mexico will remain unchanged. If he is nominated for the Senate, he may then decide to resign as Ambas- sador, although it is clear that he plans to go back to that country for a time at least after the primary elec~ ton to carry on his work there. He may determine to remain as Ambas- sador through the Summer and Fall. While Mr, Morrow has said nothing 80 far on the liquor question, in in- formed circles it is belleved that he will come out definitely for modifica- tion of the dry laws and that he will present in plaiform a plan for such a change. His Democratic opponent, if Mr. Morrow is nominated, will in all probability be Alexander Simpson, who was in the public eye a great deal at the time of the Hall-Mills murder case, when he was appointed a special prose- cutor. The fact that Mr. Morrow has de- termined to go back to New Jersey now instead of taking & seat in the Senate is interpreted in some quarters as in- dicating that he has a real fight on his hands to defeat Frelinghuysen. The latter has been erecting his poiitical fences in New Jersey for more than a year. He charges that Mr. Morrow is “the hand-picked candidate of the Republican organization in Jersey and is attacking the “machine” in his cam- paign speeches. The “drys” are defi- nitely. “off” Mr. Frelinghuysen, how- ever, and the impression prevalls that Mr. Morrow will win the nomination. MAGAZINE BLAST ROCKS CITY EIGHT MILES AWAY Nitroglycerin Explosion Destroys Btore House, but Officials Doubt Loss of Life. By the Assoclated Press. _BRADFORD, Pa., May 3.—An explo- sion_of nitroglycerin destroyed a stor- age magazine of the American Glycerin Co., at Howard Junction, near here, and shook this city and the surrounding countryside today. Company officials suld they did not belfeve any one was in the vicinity of the magazine and that there probably was no loss of life. Although the storage house was lo- cated 8 miles from here, the shock was felt here planly. s CHANNEL SEARCHED BY HARBOR POLICE FOR MURDER CLUE (Continned From First Page. to check on his movements from the time he came to this city from New York Denies Knowledge of Theft. Kelly, it was said, has vehemently de- {nied the theft of the articles from the rooming house or any knowledge of the stolen articles found in the sewer, These Iatter things were stolen March 20, ‘The man admits, however, that he came to Washington on April 9 and remained here until after discovering the clothes in the manhole. The policg intend to make a thorough check on his movements during that period. Should it be definitely determined that he had no connection with the Baker case, Lieut. Kelly said, the mat- ter of the grand larceny charge will then be turned oyer to court officials for dispositiom, of confirmation or rejectibn will be taken early in the week, possibly on Monday. Today the outcome of the vote was uncertain. Eight members of the Senate were conceded to be unde- cided and upon these the persuasive talents of the sponsors and opponents of the North Carolina jurist were con- centrated. ‘Week of Debate Ends. A week of debate, ending last night, brought into prominence the assertions of labor and colored organizations that Judge Parker is prejudiced against the working man and the colored race, and the fundamental issue of the case, which is a contention that confirming the nomination would serve to increase the already large majority of conserva- tive opinion on the Supreme bench. ‘The American Federation of Labor protested the nomination on the ground that in upholding a labor injunction Judge Parker had also upheld the * Jow dog” contract, under which em- ployes bind themselves not to become affiliated with the unions. Parker's de- cision was rendered as s member of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in the famous Red Jacket mine case. The colored organization contended that in delivering a campalgn speech as Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina in 1920, Judge Parker made remarks showing a prejudice against the Negro race. Parker has contended that his assertions were mis- construed. Norris in Vigorous Fight. Senator Norris, independent Repub- lican, Nebraska, jolned the attack on Parker late yesterday with & three- hour speech expressing vigorous opposi- tion to confirmation. He said that in the red jacket decision, Judge Parker had shown “the bent of his mind,” that the Federal judiclary was creat- ing laws as well as interpreting them, that many labor injunctions were “un- fair and inhuman” and that “we must pass on these judges before we give them an opportunity to pass on us.” “The greatest legislative institution in the world is the American judiciary,” he sald. “Not only is it legislative. but its decree are unfair. I could fill a volume after volume with their injunc- tions setting up new crimes—not crimes made by the Legislature, but crimes made by the court. DEBENTURE DEFEAT EXPECTED IN HOUSE BY G. 0. P. SPOKESMEN (Continued From First Page.) tually all duties from lumber and shin- gles, the Republican spokesmen were confident of a majority against the de- benture proposal. ‘With votes also on the Senate's plan for flexible tariff rates and its amend- ment to provide a reorganization of the Tariff Commission, the leaders expected adjournment tonight to find all House action on the tariff measure completed. The Senate is to take up the confer- ence report and the bill's few provisions still in dispute next week. Hoover Opposes Debenture. The debenture plan, under which it is intended that the farmers shall re- ceive a Government bounty on exported agricultural commodities, first came into prominence in connection with the farm relief bill which became law last Sum- mer. Twice the Senate voted to include it in that measure and only receded Irom its position after the House had disapproved it by & record vote of 250 to 103. In the meanwhile, President Hoover had been outspoken in his ob- jection to the proposal, denouncing it as an economic absurdity. At the height of its power, the Demo- cratic-independent Republican coalition of the Senate attached the debenture scheme to the tariff bill in a slightly modified form. When the measure was sent to conference, the Senate com- mittee was pledged to reach no agree- ment on this provision and the flexible tariff clause without seeking additional instructions from the Senate as a whole. Under the present tariff law the Pres| dent is empowered to reduce or increase tariff rates by 50 per cent of their present amount after investigation and recommendation by the Tariff Commis- sion. ‘The Senate’s amendment strips the Chief Executive of this power and is vigorously opposed by President Hoover. The amendment provides that the Tariff Commission shall make its rec- ommendations to Congress, rather than to the President, and that the National Legislature shall then be authorized to g0 ahead with the contemplated change of duty, restrained at the same time to opening up the tariff schedules to & general revision, By a vote of 229 to 160, the House yesterday went on record for the Sen- ate rate of 2 cents a pound on Cuban raw sugar. The bill it sent to the Sen- ate provided for a rate of 240 cents nd the present duty is 1.76 cents. Leading the Republicans, Chairman Hawley of the ways and means com- mittee had urged the adoption of & compromise rate of 2.20 cents. Vote Proves Surprise. It appeared that he had won out, when, on a division vote, the House disapproved the Senate rate by the scant margin of eight votes. A record vote. was immediately demanded and surprise was general when it disclosed a substantial majority in favor of the Senate figure. Previously, the House had rejected the Senate duty of 30 cents an ounce on silverand had voted to retain fir, spruce, pine, hemlock and larch lum- ber and shingles on the free list. The Senate had voted a duty of $1.50 a thousand board feet on the soft wood lumber and the House had originally adopted & rate of 25 per cent on shingles. All are on the free list under the present law. ‘The lumber and shingle votes were defeats for the Republican regulars, who in both cases had urged that the higher duty be adopted. Editorial Declares ‘Progress’ Has Been Made in Baker Case The current issue of the Chronicle, a weekly newspaper published in Arlington County, Va,, carrles the following editorial comment on the Baker murder case under the caption, “The Murder Mystery" “Progress has apparently been made i the investigation of the murder of the young Woman whose body was found in a ditch near the cemetery wall on the 11th of April. They have ascer- tained so far that her name was Mary Baker and that she did not commit suicide, thanks to modern, scientific . methods of sleuthing criminals.” RUINS OF SEAT PLEASANT’S $150,000 FIRE Above: Volunteer firemen fighting the blaze, which destroyed the big general store and lumber yard of F. L. Watkins a trict line. Center: The ruins photographed just after daybreak today. t Seat Pleasant, Md., just across the Dis- Below: Policeman John L. Heath of No. 6 precinct, who was slightly wounded by explod- ing ammunition In the fire. —Star Stafl Photo. CHGAGD ELECTON FRALDS CHARCED April Grand Jury Reports Many Irregularities in Cook County Precincts. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 3.—The cry of voting frauds today echoed back from the April primary election. Described by Fred V. Maguire, chair- man of the election board, as “the clean- est ever conducted in Chicago,” it was this primary that gave victory to Con- gresswoman Ruth Hanna McCormick in her battle with Senator Charles S. Deneen for the Republican senatorial nomination. James Hamilton Lews, former Senator, won the Democratic nomination without the semblance of a campaign. Many irregularities were found upon opening the ballot boxes of 18 scattered Cook County precincts, the April grand jury reported to Chief Justice Denis J. Mormoyle of the Circuit Court. ‘While the grand jury disclosed no names, it reported thai in one precinct “a principal candidate for the United States Senate was deprived of 80 votes and an opponent given 91 more votes than voted.” In another, & sister of a candidate for the Legislature was allowed to sit on ballots and hold them in her lap “pecause of fear of theft.” the grand jury said. Many erasures were found in this box, in favor of the woman's brother. There were evidences that ballot boxes had been opened after supposedly sealed and that votes were attributed to per- sons who cannot be located, the report indicated. Most of the precinets included in the investigation, which will be carried on by the May grand jury, were in the forty-second, forty-ninth and twentieth wards. The last named has long been known as the “bloody twentieth,” the bailiwick of Morris Eller, city collector. MEXICAN PROTESTS Charges U. 8. Customs Guards Beat Him and Destroyed Property. MEXICO CITY, May 3 (#).—Hilario Arellano today protested to the author- ities of Mexico that a group of United States customs guards invaded Mexican territory, entered his home, beat him and destroyed his property. Arellano laid his complaint before the civil and military authorities in Jaurez, declaring that the attack took place on Thursday night at Gaudeloupe in the State of Chihuahua, near El Paso. ‘The complainant sald that the Amer- icans had accused him falsely of boot- legging. SAILORS PROTECT CREW Guard From U. 8. Destroyer Inter- venes Between Seamen and Coolies. SWATOW, China, May 8 (®).—An armed guard from the American de- stroyer Borle was forced to settle a dis- pute between dock coolles and members of the crew of the American steamer Golden Peak here today. The steamer requested ald when the coolies attempted to storm the ship. The naval guard quickly restored order. One seaman of the Golden Peak was beaten and was taken to a hospital, The Golden Peak is a freighter of 4,381 net tons, operated by the Amer- ican Hawalian Steamship Co. WOULD BAR .BIBLE STUDY New Yorker's Suit Hits Hymn Singing in Schools. NEW YORK, May 3 (#)—A suit to restrain the city board of education from permitting the reading of the Bible and the singing of hymns in the public schools was filled yesterday in Supreme Court by Joseph Lewis, as a taxpayer, Among his counsel are Ar- thur Garfleld Hays and Clarence Dar- row. Lewls is president of the Free- NATINALSTS PLAN T0 ATILE REBES Move to Establish “Peking” | Government Branded as Open Rebellion. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, May 3.—The announce- ment by a group of Northern civil and military leaders that they would estab- lish a new government from North China at Peiping, restoring the name of Peking to that ancient city, was branded as “open rebellion” by C. T. Wang, foreign minister of the Nation- alist government here today. Wang said the Nationalist regime at Nanking would undertake a military campaign to subdue “these numerous rebels and occupy areas in which the latter are operating.” The Nationalist foreign minister as- serted that Yen Hsi-Shan, head of the Northern alliance, and his assoclates were “forcing the Nationalist govern- ment to take up arms against them.” Wang stated that Chiang Kai-Shek, as a result of the Peiping “threat,” was undertaking personal command of the campaign against the Northerners. Widely conflicting advices reported the movement and clashes of National- ist troops and their foes in Shantung, Anhwei, Honan and Hipeh Provinces. These are considered by the Nanking regime as preparatory to its large-scale drive toward Peiping. HIP SINGS REPORTED HOLDING WAR COUNCIL Gambling Rivalry Given as Cause of Meeting Said to Be on in Chicago. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 3.—Reports reach- ing police headquarters that the Hip Sing Tong was holding a secret meet- ing in Chicago to decide whether war should be declared against its rival tong, the On Leongs, resulted in half a hun- dred police being placed on duty in New York's Chinatown_today. Police Commissioner Whalen said the increased patrol would continue in the district probably for two weeks, The commissioner and several police called at the Hip Sing headquarters, in Doyers street, last night on recelipt of reports that a war council was meeting there. Ong-Yow, president of the tong, denled they were holding a war con- ference, but admitted the Chicago meet- ing was being held. The threatened war was attributed to competition over gambling. Know Nothing of Meeting. CHICAGO, May 3 (/) —Chicago po- lice today were without knowledge of the New York report. that the Hip Sing Tong was in secret conference here to decide whether war should be declared against its rival the On Leong. All has been quiet in Chinatown since the last flare-up a year ago, the detective bureau said. i However, Frank Moy, “mayor” of Chinatown and head of the On Leongs in Chicago, was arrested yesterday for carrying a gun. Moy appeared at cen- tral headquarters in behalf of another of the On Leong Tong, also held on the same charge. Moy, released on bond, se:1 he was a deputy sheriff and en- titled to carry a weapon. FORMER MINISTER DIES Hugh A. Dinsmore Will Be Buried in Arkansas. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, May 3 (®— Hugh A, Dinsmore, former Representa- tive and for seven years United States Minister to Korea, died yesterday In & hospital at St. Louls, Mo, messag received here announced. thinkers Soclety of New York, The complaint alleges that'a section of the city r which permits the | Bible to be violates the State Con- atitution, The body will be brought to Benton- INTERNATIONAL TAX REDUCTION SOUGHT Americans Open Negotiatio‘ns to Reduce French Levy | on U. S. Firms. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 3.—New efforts to rid Franco-American business relations of some of their hindrances and drawbacks were undertaken today when treasury experts of both countries began discuss sion of international taxation problems, First on the agenda was the problem of double taxation by Prante of Ameri= can companies operating here. This taxation, involving huge amounts ef money and great inconvenience to the firms involved, has been the occasion of & number of protests by the Ameri= can State Départment and for a time threatened to drive some American companies out of the French field. The conversations inaugurated today, it is hoped, will result in an accord eliminating whatever inequzlities may exist in international taxation, rcducing the annoyances involved in the taxing of nationais of one country hj the other and f:rmlmng Americans doing busi- ness in France to know in advance just what proportion of their turnover and g;(‘)fl:s must go to the French govern- nt. The American representatives, who will act in conjunction with Ambassa~ dor Walter E. Edge, are George Alvord of the Treasury Department, Mitchell Carrol of the Department of Commerce and Prof. Thomas Sewall Adams of Yale University, internationally known authority on taxation. Millions st Stake. |TOWN ENDANGERED AS $150,000 BLAZE DESTROYS STORE (Continued From First Page.) them. Some one went to the trouble of carrying out the cash register, but this was found to be empty. Spetators Drenched. The reflection of the fire could be seen all over Washington, and in spite of the early hour, a crowd of about 2,000 was attracted to the scene. Police reserves had difficulty keeping the crowd back. Spectators several times got in front of the hose lines and re- ceived drenchings. Had the wind blown in the opposite direction a row of houses probably would have been destroyed and the entire town of Seat Pleasant endangered. JLlbert W. Morgan, chief of BSeat Pleasant, was the first chief on the scene, and took general charge, Volun- teer fire companies from Capitol Helghts, Greater Capitol Heights, Boule- vard Heights, Bladensburg, Cottage City, Mount Rainier, Hyattsville and Brentwood also were called. F. L. Watkins and his brother, Mil- ton Watkins, said the damage was par- tially covered by insurance. County Policeman Frank Prince is today investigating a report that a woman who lives near the store was awakened by the barking of dogs, went to her window and saw two men run- ning down the road, about 10 minutes before the alarm was sounded. SPECIAL BUS SERVICE W. R. E. Establishes Through Line From City Station to Sligo. ‘The Washington Rapid Transit Co. has put into operation a mew through bus service from Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue to Sligo. Md,, via Sixteenth street extended, with hourly services. Busses leave from the down- tl:’wn terminal about 12 minutes past the our. At the same time, operation has com- menced over the new “East and West” highway between Bethesda, Md. and Silver Spring, Md., on an approximately two-hour headway. The official opening of the new “East and West” highway will take place May 186, with appropriate clvic ceremontes. ‘The Sligo line, known as Route No. 2 follows Pennsylvania avenue to Twelfth street, to Massuchusetts avenue, out| Sixteenth street to the District line and thence to the “East and West” high- way and through the recently opened B. & O. underpass to Sligo. The fare is 10 cents to the District line and 5 cents into Maryland. TEACHER IS ACQUITTED Charge of “Assaulting” Pupil Is Held Not Sustained. ELYRIA, Ohio, May 3 . —Mrs. Myrta Bradley, 32-year-old teacher in the New Oberlin District School, was free I night from charges of assault and battery which the parents of 6- year-old Mary Gerhartinger filed against her several weeks ago because she whipped Mary with & wooden paddle. A jury in court here today found Mrs, Bradley not guilty, after other school children testified the whipping Sums estimated at many millions of dollars are at stake in the negotiations over double taxation. Under & recent interpretation of the old French law of 1875 forelgn parent corporations having branch businesses in France must mot only pay, like French Corporations, a tax of 15 per cent on profits and an 18 per cent dividend tax, but also an ad- ditional tax of 18 per cent, which the French fiscal authorities declare they have the right to assess en the foreign parent corporations, Test suits have resulted in verdicts against American corporations in the lower courts, but the highest French tribunal, the Court of Cassation, has not yet ruled. The American Govern- ment has not taken exception to the first two imposts. but holds the third ;A.n;’mpoauble under the international Troubles of the American cos tions have been increased by the Al culties of bookkeeping. where an American company was pre- sented with an assessment covering seve eral precedent years, the naturil pro- test was met with the reply, “Bring your books from America and perhaps & re- vision can be made.” As the books for the period covered would have filled & couple of Atlantic liners, the offer was declined and the company began to t‘u‘l;lefl ‘:ID "}: buxlnes.‘x”rere. Its depar- as, however, been the present negotiations. S Some Have Evaded Tax. The French, on the other hand, de- elare that many foreign corporations have flagrantly evaded the French tax- ation laws and that imposition of the present_system is necessary taxation. 07 Decpe Other countries have shown much interest in the present conversations, for British, Swiss, Belgian and other foreign companies have been presented with equally large tax bills. Belgium, 1t is understood, has proposed arbitra= tion, end the whole matter may be brought up before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Switzerland has already negotiated treaties ‘“outlawing” double-taxation with Austria, and Germany is negotia-~ ting for a similar treaty with Great Britain and has made representations to France. The English government, similarly, has approached the French government through the International Chamber of Commerce. A special com= mission of the League of Nations is studying the problem of an effort to pro= duce a general taxation treaty. NEWSPAPER TRIO T0 TOUR ENGLAND Hurried Visits With Leading Brite ish Thinkers Are on Fel- lowship. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 3—Three disinguished American newspaper publishers today embarked upon a whirlwind tour of England and Scotland, during which they will call briefiy upon many leaders of English thought. The Americans are Clark Howell, proprietor of the Atlanta (Ga.), Constie tution; Stuart Hoffman Perry, proprietor of the Adrian (Mich.), Daily Telegram, both directors of the 'Associated Press, and Robert Paine Scripps, president of the Secripps-Howard newspapers. They plan to csll upon Premier Ramsay Mac- donald, Stanley Baldwin, David Lloyd George, Lady Oxford and H. G. Wells, among others. They are making the excursion as senfor fellows of newspaper fellowships established by the English-speaking union in memory of Walter Hines Page. ‘POOR’ HOUSEKEEPER'S " WILL BARES $30,000 HIDDEN SECURITIES (Continued From First Page.) old trunk in a corner. It was locked. Still curious, he broke it open. Like most all old trunks, it apparently con- tained nothing but the usual collection of old clothes, odds and ends and what, not. Arranged in a neat pile at the bottom of the trunk, however, were numerous gilt-edged securities. 'There also was a stack several inches thick of uncashed dividend checks, all made payable to Miss Jerns. Examination revealed the stocks, bonds and checks were worth more than $30,000. The executors endeavored today to communicate with Towa relatives of the 58-year-old housekeeper, several ~of whom were named in her will. GERMAN SHIP OWNERS CLEARED OF ABDUCTION Case Involves Landing of Small In- surgent Army on Coast of Venezuela. By the Associated Press. HAMBURG, Germany, May 3.—A verdict of acquital today was returned in the case of three owners of the Ger- man_ship Falke, accused of abduction of German sailors in connection with the landing of & small insurgent army on the Venezuelan Coast last July. had not been severe, and after testi- mony had been introduced to show that Mary's parents brought the case to get Tevenge on the teacher because she failed to pass Mary's cousin in another V“ll";flhl(‘é;n!“ b‘\‘lx"k-\:é parents, Mr. and widow an , Mr. Mrs. A. W. more, ploneer Arkan- sas residents, survive him. school a year ago. Mrs. Bradley admitted whipping the child, but said it was justified and not unn severe. 2 of the Falke duress. The defendants had maintained their course was justifiable. The Falke, & merchantman, landed at Willemstad, Curacao, and were virtually in possession of that city until their departure with a large number of Venezuelan revolutionaries. The crew they assisted under .