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The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

citis. He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles +. Gibbs, Mount Vernon.
Fairfax County. During the world
war he served ia the navy. He
formerly held a clerical position with
the firm OF w. II. May and Som
His funeral will take place at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon from Wheat
ley's Mortuary Chapel. Services will
be conducted by the Rev. John Lee
Allison. D. D.. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Burial will be
made at Woodlawn. Fairfax County.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
S. Washington, wife of Nelson V
Washington, will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at WheatIey's
Mortuary Chapel, conducted by the
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector OF the
Grace p. F.. Church. Burial and
funeral will be private.
The annual election of officers OF
Mount Vernon Council, Daughters of
America. will take place at 7:30 o'clock
tomorrow evening in their hall OH
North Pitt street.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
Lane INTENDS"
TO QUIT POST
Secretary of Interior. in State
ment. States Resignation
Has Not Been rendered.

Franklin X. Lane. Secretary OF the
Interior. and referred to as the
strong man" Of the Cabinet. intends
to resign his post.
Reports OF Mr. Lanes Impending
resignation have been in general cir
culction In Washington for some time
but substantiation was lacking until
yesterday when the Secretary, in the
face OF published article that he
had already written his resignation
and It was IN the hands OF the Presi-
dent awaiting action, made the fol-
lowing statement:
with reference 10 my talked-of
resignation. I have not sent il to the
President. nor even written IL. but I
do contemplate going out OF the cabi-
net and have withheld talking TO the
President about il because 1 did not
wish TO add 10 his burdens or wor-
ries about this time Nor do [ know
when the time will come when 1 can.
This Is a full statement OF all the
facts. | have thought il unkind to
say anything to him about the mat
ter. and that any mention Of Il now
by anyone would be a needless an
noyance."
Mr.. Lanes resignation will be the
seventh that has occurred in Mr.. Will
sons Cabinet since he assumed the
duties OF the Presidency. I'm March,
1913. The reason for the decision Of
the Secretary OF the Interior to quit
public life Is said to be-as Il was in
the case of William G. McAdoo when
he was Secretary OF the Treasury
the high cost of living. No member
OF the Presidents Cabinet receives a
salary in excess OF 81. 500 a year. and
Mr.. Lane sometime ago received a
$4,000 year offer to go with a large
corporation. The Presidents illness.
however. made it impossible for him
to accept this position.
When Mr.. Lane steps out Of the
Cabinet there will be only four of
the original ten Cabinet members
who sat down with the President
at the first Cabinet meeting of his
Administration. Those remaining
are Burleson. Daniels. Houston and
Secretary of Labor Wilson.
There have been many stories
lately that Secretary Lane and the
President disagreed on many ques-
tons. but these have been denied
both by the Secretary and at the
White House.
Secretary Lane is the only Far
Western member in the Presidents
Cabinet. He is a resident Of San
Francisco. Cal. and was corpora
ton counsel Of that city for a num-
Der of years. He was likewise a
candidate for mayor OF San Fran
cisco and governor OF California.
Early in life Mr.. Lane was in the
newspaper business and was part
owner and editor Of the Tacoma
Daily News. Mr.. Lane was born
near Charlottetown. Prince Edward
Island, Canada
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
CITIZENS URGE
old TAX PLAN
Two Associations Go on Record
For Retention Of the
$3.50 Plan.

Alarmed at reports that the House
District Committee will recommend
Establishment of the half-and-half
plan OF appropriating for the Dis
trict OF Columbia. two citizens as
sociations last night passed unani-
nous resolutions urging continue
ton of the plan.
Members of the Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Suburban Citizens Association.
claiming $50 members. held a meet
ing last night and protested against
abolishing this system of paying eX-
penses for the District.
They have passed q resolution
reiterating their stand that the
ha.i-and-half method provides the
best means for appropriating these
funds.
The Chevy Chase Citizens Assoc
citation took similar action and Off
eially endorsed the plan. A resoIu-
tion of thanks was extended Chair
man II. B. +. mcfarland and mem
bers OF the joint citizens committee
on fiscal relations, who testified be-
fore the House committee in favor
Of retaining the present measure.
Increase Of water supply for the
District was advocated by the
Rhode Island Association last night.
Nearly ESQ new members were ad-
mitted. bringing the total member
ship to $50. W. s. Torbett presided
az the melting.
Gen Pershing was admitted as a
member of the Chevy Chase body
last night. in addition to thirty
other new members. The associa-
tion went on record as favoring
establishment of a school library in
the community. Clyde Garrett pre-
sided.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
RIGHT.
TO BAN LIQUOR
Rhode Island Would Test Con-
stitutional Power of
Congress.

Further proceedings to invalidate
the national prohibition amendment
were begun before the Supreme Court
yesterday.
The State of Rhode Island. through
Its attorney general. Herbert A. Rice.
filed a motion with the court asking
permission to bring in an original suit
to test the legality of the amendment
and the Volstead enforcement Iegis-
lation.
In its BILL of complaint the State
defines the amendment as unconstitu-
tional revolutionary and usurpatory.
and requests that Attorney General
Palmer and Daniel C. Roper. COM
missioner OF Internal Revenue. be en-
Joined from enforcing II in Rhode
Island
The general features of the States
motion resemble similar proceedings
that were instituted in the Supreme
Court yesterday by the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association Of New Jersey,
declaring the amendment void and
asking permission to bring an original
test suit.
Both applications make the point
that the final ratifying power oil
constitutional amendment rests with
the people. and that the State legisla-
lures In proceeding to ratify the pro-
hibition amendment without submit
ting 1t to a referendum usurped that
power. Added significance and iT-
portance is lent to yesterdays pro-
ceedinGs. however. by the fact that a
State itself is questioning the author
ity OF the Federal government to de-
clare an amendment effective when,
It is maintained. it has not been le-
Gally enacted.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
HIGHWAYS MUST WAIT:
FUNDS ARE DEPLETED

Main highways leading into the
District from Maryland must remain
unimproved this year. due to lack
of sufficient appropriation, Engineer
Kutz said yesterday
The limit allowed for estimates,
twice the estimated revenues for
the coming year, has already been
reached. 1t was pointed out by Com
missioner Kutz.
II has been estimated that at
least a million dollars will be need
ed to improve ten or more roads
leading into the District from Mary
fsfld. forming main arteries for
commeSce.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

treaty had failed of ratification BY
the Senate.
"a day or two afterward the Presi.
dent. by his own voIltion, announced
that no compromise would be accepted
by him. and his statement on that sub
Ject IL final because Il makes no diff:
ference upon what conditions the Sen
ate advises and consents to the ratifi-
cation, the President can alone deter
mine whether he will accept these
reservations and conditions and
whether he will exchange ratification
upon the conditions advised by the
Senate.
wanted Record 10 show.
80 Il seems obvious to me. in
view OF the attitude the President
has taken toward both reservations
and compromise. that we should
make ever yeffort in this body 10
reach a solution OF this question,
and ] want the public TO under
stand that the parliamentary situa.
tion is such that these resolutions
which i have offered. either oi
which would solve this problem
cannot be considered by the Senate
except by unanimous consent. and
l wanted for the second time &c
have It appear that unanimous con-
sent was impossible"
Senator Myers. OF Montana. gave
evidence OF having reached a state
OF mind where he is ready to join
In the movement against the Presi-
dents orders. He told the Senate
that he had voted for two OF the
Lodge reservations and that II the
treaty were brought before the
Senate again he would vote for more
OF them.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
ALEXANDRIA
The HERALD BUREAU.
a u Eoninb,,


Alexandria. va, Dec. IA largely
attended meeting OF the stockboIders
OF the recently chartered Alexan-
dria Real Estate and Mortgage COR
poration was held tonight in the
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
The following were chosen directors.
w. A. Smoot. William p. woolls.
Taylor Burke. George f. warfeld.
b. Wen. Robert S. Jones and Car
roll Pierce. The directors will elect
Officers.
The purpose OF this CORPORATION.
composed Of some of the leading BUSH
ness and professional men of the
CITY Is to erect modern homes in
Alexandria for the employees of the
new Naval Torpedo Station here.
Already more than 10000 of the
stock has been subscribed, and il
was stated tonight that the remain
ing stock probably will be let out
in shares of 500 or more.
At a meeting of the board OF DO
lice commissioners held tonight,
Douglas iLunsford. a former mem
Der of the force. was elected a MEM
Der to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF John w. Kerns.
There were five applications read to
the board. Only four Of the appli-
cants. howeve-. put in their appear
ance. The monthly report of Chief
Goods was read and accepted.
Deeds of transfer for four pieces
Of property Just placed on record
in the office of n. S. Greenway.
clerk of the court, were: Robinson
NnnPuro gTnainI 4.
Graham and Ogden. the two-story
brick dwelling on the south side OF
King between Payne and West
streets. formerly the property OF the
late Andrew Cheshire. and the pur-
chasers have conveyed the same
property to Ralph A. Steele. trading
as the Alexandria Amusement Com
pany: John j. Hale TO Edgar T.
| Walker. house and lot at 1875 Duke
street; John G. Graham TO Mary
Thompson. house and lot at $40 South
Pitt street: William Desmond to
Frank Shapiro. house and lot at the
northwest corner of Pitt and Queen
streets.
The Reliance Fire Engine Company
has elected these officers to serve for
the year: l. E. Uhler. president: ]
| Sid Douglas, first vice president
Claude Fletcher. second vice presi.
dent; William Sullivan. secretary
Walter Pierpoint, jr.. assistant secre.
tary; c. Schwab. treasurer; H. Baker
recorder; ]. Fl. MCGOWAN. captain;
Charles Humphreys. first lieutenant
| Henry Padgett, second Lieutenant
John A. Bayne. commander of hose;
William Bontz. sr.; Richard Finks and
William G. Griffith. executive commit
| tee.
J. Norman Gibbs. o. unmarried. died
this morning at Alexandria Hospital
following an operation for append
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
BY DISTRICT Y. M. e. A.

Establishment of q large number
of scholarships In the District Of
Columbia for former soldiers. sail
ers and Marines. for Americans who
fought with the Allies and for sons
OF Americans who died in the war
was announced last night by WILL
lam Knowles Copper. general sec
rotary OF the Washington Y. n
&C. A.
These scholarships. 20 the value
OF more than $500. represent
Washington's quota Of the $4,000
600 educational fund established BY
the National War Work Council OF
the 7. II. c. A. TO continue the edu-
eational work done by the Y. n. c.
A. Educational Commission over
seas.
Applications can be made after
December 20 at the Y. n. c. A. 1885
@ street and In case Of colored men
at 1916 Twelfth street
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
MURDERER'S FAINT
FINGER PRINTS MAY
SAVE HIS NECK
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o,Shea wanted to know IL it was Ii
who suggested that the police visit
the cellar.
Attempt to Turn Testimony.
Earlier in the day O'Shea had been
griIling Kang Ii in an effort to
strengthen his attack of the day be-
tore on the governments star wit
ness. The young Chinese thus far has
shown more knowledge of affairs be-
fore and after the crime than any
other Individual and O'Shea yester-
lay made a determined attempt to
turn LIS testimony against himself.
: He tried to show that Lis testimony
argely was actuated by a desire to
urn aus lion from himself to Wan.
q had testified before Of a CONVERSE
ion carried on in Chinese with Wan.
while the accused man was being
brought here from New York. in
which Ii told Wan he thought both
" them were under suspicion. This
lad been in answer. he said. to a ques-
ion from Wan asking if Wan was
suspected.
O'Shea wanted to know why L. felt
IiTlSe under susb icion after his dis
avery OF the crime.
In reply, Ii said: 81 felt that 1
YES under suspicion and felt that
Nan was under suspicion. ] discov-
red the bodies OF DIR. Wong, Mr.. WI
tn1 Nv. Hsie and Wan was the last
nan. Feen sliHe' in the mission house.
sswNW Man here, on the night of the
murder
.Then you were putting suspicion
IN Wan because YOU believed you
we're suspected. Were you charged
With the murders?'' O'Shea fairly
heuted.
NO" declared Lii
O'Shea asked Ii If he knew WI
Iwned a pistol. and II he had ever
Ren II. Yes" III replied. About a
fear ago while I was in the mission
rouse. WI showed me the pistol. 1t
vas rusty and the trigger was hard
o pulll''
Revolver Recognized.
In reply to further questioning Ii
aid he recognized the pistol after
he murder because of its rusty bar
ell He refrained from touching il.
re said, by orders of the police. wnU
aid they wanted to take finger
Irints from it.
O'Shea went back over Lis testi-
nony relative to Lis hiding in n
cupboard while Maj. Pullman and
Inspector Grant were interrogating
Van at the mission house.
why did you hide in the cup
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

boardr' Ii was asked. to which he
replied that Maj Pullman put him
there with instructions to taKs
down notes on anything Wan might
say in Chinese.
Ii took some notes on a memo
randum book, he said. but was un-
able to decipher them on the witness
stand yesterday. He said he re-
NAMED in the closet about an hour.
During yO'Shea's interrogations Ii
admitted that he feared Maj. Pull
man would quiz him as well as Wan
Afraid Of MAI. Pullman.
why were you afraid Maj. Pull
man would quiz your asked O'Shea.
Did you make notes in the menu
book to be prepared for such quiz
zing? Did you make notes last night
as to the answers you could make
to my quizzing today?"
Ii said he wasn't worried over
what O'Shea might ask him.
O'Shea asked the witness IL he
was a friend of Vans.
why should ], be his enemy" Ii
replied.
4 few moments later he declared
he held no III feeling toward Wan
because of the Iatter's GOODNESS on
the evening OF January 20. when
Wan met him at the door of the
mission house and told him on in
auiry DR.. Wong and Mr.. WI had
gone out.
Wan Sneers Mt Ii.
Wan. keen-eyed witness of the
PROCEEDINGS. openly sneered when Ii
said he felt no antipathy toward
Wan.
Among evidence found in the mis-
sion house by Sandburg and present.
ed to the jury yesterday were three
flattened bullets; several empty car
tridges he found on the floor: fifteen
loaded cartridges and three empty
ones he found in a drawer of a cab
met in a room on the third floor.
and a box containing thirty-siN
cartridges found in the drawer OF a
small desk in the middle room of
the third floor. formerly occupied
by WI.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
lowans to Meet,

The Iowa Society will serve supper
at the Wilson Normal School,
Eleventh and Harvard streets. Satur-
day evening. December q. at O'clock
All lowans are invited and those who
can attend are requested to at once
notify the secretary. J. NJ. Sylvester,
1901 Blair road. Interesting speakers
will be provided and the supper will
be followed by games and dancing.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
Wagon Hurts Mans Knee.

Joseph +. Jones. 2. OF 2osI Ninth
street northwest. was struck yester-
day by coal wagon driven by John
Walker. l5ls Ninth street northwest
at Ninth and u streets northwest.
His knee was injured. Jones was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
As InfluenIa.

is an exaggerated form OF Grip. LAXATIVE
BRoNo oUINISE Tablets should be taken in
larSsr doses than is prescnbed for ordinary
Grip. A Eood Tlan is not to wait until YOU are
sick. hut PREVENT 1T BY taking LAXATIVE
BROM0 QUININE Tablets in time-AdT
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18
VIRGINIA BREVITIES.

Lypchburg-In six weeks of church
campaigns here $4,000 has been
raised.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY feature of the
Christmas celebration at William and
Mary College the chorus will present
! the cantata, The Coming OF the
King"
Lynchburg.- negro who had con-
structed a small still in the center
of the business district succeeded in
making only one quart OF liquor be-
| fore Federal revenue agents caught
| him.
Lvnchburg.- reinforcement of the no.
] Ioafing ordinance has been a great
aid in building up Lynchburg in
dustries. Mayor Jester believes.
Harrisonburg. John Clatterbuck.
farmer. shot himself with a shot
gun and ended his life. Ill health
had made him respondent. He had
been elected road commissioner in
the November elections.
DanvilIe.-E. d. Meade and George
Temple have been appointed by Judge
f. Walton Brown to be tax assessors
for 1920.
| >Harrisonburg. - Mrs. Charming B.
Cornell, of this city. is dead at San
Rafael, Cal.
Richmond-Two routes are being
considered for road improvement
between Fredericksburg and Wash
! ing, D. c., at the hearings before
the State Highway Commission of
plans for the expenditure of S1,75O,-
900. Louis Brownlow. chairman OF
the board of commissioners, is ex-
pected to appear here to make
recommendation. The two routes
under consideration are the Tele-
graph road and the Negrofoot-
Childes route.
Lynchburg Funeral services
were held for E. c. Beasley. whole
sale merchant, who died Monday.
| Danville-A hookworm survey of
| Pittsylvania County has been COM
pleted by DR.. William p. Cation, rep
resentative of the State board of
health. Ten per cent of the school
children examined were found to be
infected.
1 Lynchburg-Louis Frommely, "a,
died of Bright's disease.
/ Amherst - william A. LETTER is
under arrest here charged with
| theft of fiye cows from A. NJ. Ware,
/ of Pedlar Mills.
Bristol-Pastors OF churches here
are planning to bring Billy Sunday
here for a revival.
Danville-Four hundred witnesses
have been called in the hearing of
alleged fraud charges which devel-
oped from the recent election.
Roanoke-This city Is competine
with Richmond and Lynchburg to
land the 1920 State Democratic con-
vention.
Kenbridge-Mrs. SalIie A. Bridge
forth, widow of Capt. George b.
Bridgeforth. is dead at her home
| here.
\ Danville-A tray of jewelry. VAL
ued at $500. was stolen, from the
iurfrdnu< ~ n NJ MN 1hnr.- ~
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! I'VE believe that this assertion is
great injustice to you. AS you will
doubtless know, an overwhelming ma
tority of the farmers; OF the members
of tho American Federation of Labor.
and the Railway Brotherhoods. as
well as the general public, favor an
extension of the period of government
operation of the railroads for at least
two years. in order that a fair test
may have been made of government
operation and a plan may be worked
out for the ultimate disposal of the
railroads which would be fair to all
interests involved. Such recommended
ton was made by Mr.. McAdoo when
1 Director General of Railroads, who
urged a five-year extension of gov
eminent operation, while members of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
have also urged extension.
Would Boost Rates.
Director General Hines and MEM
bers of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission have shown clearly that the
return of the railroads will involve an
increase in freight revenue of close
to S,OO0,O00O0O the rates being in
creased . to 50 rer cent. This in
crease in rates. according to these
same authorities. will be reflected in
an increased cost OF living of at least
"a. 900, 10000 a year. possibly 5000 Oo0-
600. The American people cannot and
shoald not stand such increase - Z Z
Government operation, as report
ed by Director General Hines, showed
| 4 net profit at the rate of s16S. O0O. COO
a year far the three months prior
to the coal strike.
: The Senate is now being asked
to investigate serious charges against
certain officials of railroads during
the period of Federal control. that
they had committed sabotage and
had wiIfully and purposeIy attempt
ed through unfair methods while
presumably serving the government.
to discredit government operation.
Asks StoppaEe of Rumors.
I've respectfully request. Mr..
President, on behalf OF the farmers.
the American Federation of Labor
and the railway brotherhoods. as
well as the general public. that you
return the railroads to private con-
troll, and that in view OF the changed
conditions and the prevalent unrest
you re-establish public confidence by
I advocating that the period of gov
ernment operation be continued for
at least two years. so that under
peace conditions there may be a
more thorough and more consistent
trial OF government operation, and
that a carefully considered plan for
the ultimate disposal of the railroads
may be worked out and adopted. +"
In their statement to the Senate
committee. Gompers and his assocl-
ates demanded that the Cummins bill
be Withdrawn and that legislation be
enacted to continue government own
ership Of the railroads for at least
two years. Gompers did most of
the talking and told the committee
that the bill was vicious IN many
Of its provisions and should not be
passed.
Speaks for Engineers.
IT n Wills commemorative Of the
Rrotberbood Of 7 locomotive Engineers,
sai1 be snoka for ali the railroad
brotborhoods In rrginc Senator Cum-
-, 80 ,,so his ,n,Inanoa for tho CON.
t;nmonco ~ govsrnnoent oneration ne
was ",enor,eS h., Erad Cbonnber-
lain representinS State oranges in
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

Washington Rotary Club will meet
Friday evening at the Willard. Hap
penings at Hathaway's" and Pulled
by Poole" are two numbers on the
program.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

Catholic Women's Service Club will
meet this evening at o'clock at tue
National Catholic Community House.
sol + street. The meeting will be fol-
lowed by a community sing. under the
leadership Of Miss Myrtle Kessheimer.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

woman's National Press Associa
ton will meet Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins
1896 Biltmore street.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

Columbian Federation OF Baptist
Young Peoples Unions will meet to-
morrow evening in the Second Bap-
fist Church, Fourth street and Nir-
ginia avenue southwest.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

Informal dances will be held Satur-
day night beginning next Saturday.
by Jacob Jones Post No. .. at it's club
house. 1873 X street. Members OF
American Legion posts are invited to
attend.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-18

Danviile-A tray of jewelry, VAL
ued at $500, was stolen, from the
window Of q pawnshop.