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DELAY AS TO COLBY
WOULD COMPL|CATE
Polk Can Act as Secretary
OF State Only Until
Next Monday.

Who will be Secretary or act as
Secretary Of State after Monday.
March IS?
Probably, but not certainly, Balm
bridge Colby. President Wilson's
choice for the post Confidence ts
expressed in official circles that his
nomination will be confirmed nv
tnen ana this will answer the uues-
tion. Slip-ups in such matters, ,hava
Deen known to occur, however. Ir{d
tnose VINO delve into the laws gov
erning the present situation discover
that new problem may be uncovered
with the close of business next Nom
day. A'A'"
President May Face Problem.
1t may devolve on the President.
they find. to make special provision
Tor hlling this important cabinet DO
which the duties of the secreta1
may be performed by executive des-
ignatlon Is limited by law to thirty
DAYS II the Senate dallies on the
1oD, even though it ultimately ap-
proves Mr.. Colby's nomination. an
unusual situation will. therefore,
MI Lansing left Office February IL
Since his retirement Mr.. Polk. the
undersecretary. has been doing his
chores The law under which he per
forms this routine is contained in
sections lit. 179 and 1870 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States.
edition of 1873. as amended by act
OF Congress approved February g.
1891. Section 18O, and its amend.
ment, is the particular point of in
terest. 1t provides that such a va
cancy as now exists must not be
! temporarily filled under the two pre-
ceding sections for a longer period
than ten days" This section was
amended in 1891 to provide that "a
vacancy occasioned by death or res
ignation must not be temporarily
hlled under the three preceding sec
tions for a longer period than
thirty days."
Section 1T provides that fn case
Of the death. resignation, absence or
sickness Of the head of any depart
ment, the first or sole assistant
the President, shall perform the du-
ties of such chief until a successor
Is appointed or such absence or sick
| ness shall cease" Section 179 author
| ICES the President to direct the head
of another department or any presi-
to perform the duties of the vacant
| of1ce until filled.
Senate Defers Action.
Action on the nomination Of Mr..
Colby to be Secretary Of State again
| was deferred today by the Senate
foreign relations committee.
Questions raised in connection with
his confirmation were discussed for an
hour and 1t was said that neither the
democratic nor republican members
; took the initiative in urging action.
No senator cared to comment publicly
| on the nature Of the information be-
/ fore the committee nor predict what
| the decision would be. There prob
! ably will be another meeting tomor-
row.
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Discovery Of "co-operative kidnap-
ing association" having for its purpose
1.-The KIDNAPPING and holding for ransom
announced by the Mexican foreign office.
according to adyices today from Mexico
City.
The announcement says this unique
company is made up of Mexicans and
Americans on the border. this statement
being based on reports from various
consular officers. The foreign oftica says
the Association" also is engaged in the
ignoble task of creating trouble between
the two countries"
Promoters Advocated Coup.
Acting on the information presented
by the foreign office, the war depart
ment, according to these advices, has
issued instructions to the military COM
manders in the states of Chihuahua,
Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and
Tamaulipas to break up the kidnapping
organization. The government says it is
organization are rebel agents, who re-
Gently circulated handbills advertising
the "reorganized government of free
Mexicans," and announcing a coup
planned for May 5.
Because of the frequency of attacks
ment plans to erect blockhouses along
the railroad lines, except where they
already exist, other reports from Mex
leo City say. The experience on the
Vera Cruz line. where railroad holdups
were greatly decreased by the block
house system has led Director General
Fontes of the railroad systems to ad-
vocate this plan. The blockhouses would
be of reinforced concrete with a guard
Of fifty soldiers in each.
Demand $4,000 Ransom.
Ell PASO, Tex, March S.-Joseph
williams, an American employe Of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
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accumulated profits of the company
is capital, not income. AS we have
pointed out. a stockholder has no in
fiiyidual share in accumulated profits,
nor in any particular part of the as
sets of the corporation. prior to divi-
dend declared. ;.
~Irresistible Conclusion"
Thus from every point of view we
are brought irresistibly to the conclu-
sion that neither under the sixteenth
amendment nor otherwise has Con-
eress authority to tax without appor-
tionment a true stock dividend made
lawfully and in good faith. or the ac-
cumulated profits behind 1t. as income
of the stockholder. The revenue act
of 1916. in SO far az 1t imposes a tax
upon the stock holder because of such
dividend, violates the provisions of
article ], section 2, clause 3, and arti-
Gle I, section 9. clause 4. of the Con-
stitution, and to this extent is invalio
notwithstanding the sixteenth amend.
emit 4"
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ASKS DISSOLUTION
Of THE INJUNCTION
AGAINST SHIP SALE
Shipping Boards Petition to
D. c. Supreme Court Affect
ing Former German Vessels.

The United States Shipping Board. in
. petition filed today by John Barton
Payne. its chairman. asked the District
Supreme Court to dissolve the tempo
rary Injunction agains the sale OF
twenty-nine German ships taken over
by the United States during the war.
Justice Bailey. on petition Of William
Randolph Hearst, enjoined the sale OF
the vessels Eebfuary a. under IN In
junction bond n S10,0e0. 50
c4aiIman RAyns le H. Aellslex ID.
ssrts t.. shas e 'ssn sne ssnI nssl 49,
daily ip the upkssp ara q aintensncs
.of tie 5asas1s. He rettsfate1 this eclaifn
made by counsel for the Shipping
Hoard at the hearing before Justice
Bailey that the sale OF the ex-Germau
vessels 10 under the law and the ex-
left to the sound discretion Of the
Shipping Board, which has proceed
ed in an orderly. and regular manner
in the steps looking toward the sale
Of the vessels.
Reviews legislative History.
The petition reviews at length the
legislative history concerning the dis
position OF the vessels and declares
that this history and a fair construc-
ton Of the language OF the shipping
bill of 1917 gives the power to the
President to sell and that he has dele
gated that power to the Shipping
Board.
The board appears to recede from
the position taken before Justice
Bailey when its counsel waived the
question Of the right Of Mr.. Hearst
as q taxpayer to maintain the suit.
Counsel then said they did not want
to win the suit on technicalhies. and
were willing that the one vital ques-
ton be-decided. namely the right OF
the board to sell the ships.
"sues Solely ~ TaxDayer."
The first paragraph Of today's petit
tion declares that 1t is manifest upon
the bill Of complaint that the plaintiff
sues solely as a taxpayer Of the
United States, and has no legal or
equitable interest in the suit or any
property right in virtue Of which he
10 entitled to any relief against the
defendant"
Argument on the motion wilt be
heard next Friday.
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NAVAL COURT ADJOURNS
At REQUEST OF SIMS

On request of Rear Admiral Sims,
the naval court Of inquiry appointed
to investigate the circumstances of
Rear Admiral William B. Fletcher's
removal from command of American
naval forces at Brest by Admiral
Sims in October. 1917. adjourned to-
day shortly after meeting to organize.
The court will be reconvened, 1t was
agreed. at such time as the course
Of the Senate naval committees in.
vestigation of Admiral Sims critt.
cisms of the Nays war record. which
opens tomorrow, will permit the ad :
miral to attend the courts sessions
Members of the court agreed unani-
mously today to conduct open ses-
sions, probably within two or three
days.
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SUPREME COURT LEAK
BEFORE GRAND JURY

The grand jury Of the District Of
Columbia has under consideration
testimony gathered by the Depart
ment of Justice in it's investigation
of the alleged leak" in decisions of
the United States Supreme Court
which affected the stock market
United States Attorney Laskey pre-
sented the evidence to the grand
Jurors.
z While no names were given out by
the Investigators. 1t is understood
that suspicion was directed to q
Washington lawyer. a Supreme Court
attache and an attorney in the De-
partment of Justice. Speculation in
stocks is said to have followed ad-
vance notice of the decisions.
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PRESIDENT SENDS VIEW
ON ARTICLE X CHANGE

President Wilson today stated his
position on the Lodge reservation to
article X, 1t was announced at the
White House.
His attitude on this and other
reservation is outlined in a let
ter to Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska. the administration leader.
He will not see Senator Simmons,
democrat, North Carolina, aSrequest-
ed by Senator Hitchcock, but will
write Senator Simmons telling him
the matter Is sufficiently covered in
his reply to Mr.. Hitchcock
The Presidents letter to Senator
Hitchcock was put in final form this
morning. In 1t the President was said
to have made his position equally as
clear as he did in his conference with
Senator Glass Of Virginia. two weeks
ago.
Administration officials said the
President would not accept the Lodge
reservation to article X They dis
closed that he had discussed the So
called Taft reservation to article x
with Senator Glass and that while he
had not stated his approval Of 1t, he
did not say he would not accept It
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GAS RATE
HEARING MARCH z
Commission Probably Will
Render Decision Few
Days Later.

The Public Utilities Commission
today set Monday. March %. rs the
date for a hearing on the application
Of the Washington and Georgetown
gas light companies for continuation
of the rate Of IS cents q thousand
cubic feet until June l..
The commission probably win render
q decision within . few days after
the hSaYiaS. since the rate viii auto
maticauy 20 back to, 80 cents on
April unless action Is taken before
that date.
In view Of the fact that the price
OF oil used In the manufacture OF gas
il rising steadily. the gas companies
expect to be able to convince the COM
mission that the rate to the consumer
should not be reduced at this time
VIII Have Busy Month.
The remainder Of March will be
busy period for the members OF the
utilities commission.
Next Monday. March Is. q public
hearing is to be held to consider
whether the charges made by the
extending service to new homes are
reasonable. Several hearings on this
subject already have been held and
the commission has drawn up q tenta-
tive set of rules governing the rates
the company may charge for laying
new conduits.
Under present conditions the power
company may. II it forsees good re-
turn, extend it's conduits to house
free. II the company does not feel
that the amount of current to be used
will Justify the cost Of the extension
it requires the applicant pay all OF
a part of the cost. which money Is re-
funded as other customers are OBJ
tanned along the line of the extension
AS result of the hearing next
week the commission will nix definite
rates which the power company may
charge for extensions. as Is done In
the case Of gas extensions.
On March IS the commission VIII
begin public hearings on the applica.
ton Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for 7-cent fare
with a 2-cent charge for transfers
This will be the most interesting
hearing. since the Federation OF Cfti'
zenS Associations. representing thir'
ty-fiye neighborhood organizations
has announced its intention OF con.
testing the company's petition.
Plans to Ask Higher Phone Rate.
On top Of all these rate questions
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele'
phone Company is preparing to ask
the commission for an increase In thu
schedule Of telephone charges.
When the telephone company files
it's application the Federation of Citi'
xens' Associations will endeavor te
Ahave limited service measured at the
rate of 900 calls q year instead Of
hfty calls a month. Under the yearly
ARRANGEMENT a subscriber could use
forty calls one month and sixty the
next or some subsequent month.
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TAKES RIDE
IN OPEN AUTOMOBILE

President Wilson went riding today
in an open automobile. He was &C.
companied by Mrs. Wilson. Rear Ad-
miral Grayson and Wilmer Boiling
Mrs. Wilson's brother.
The President wore q heavy cloth
overcoat and a golf cap. He looked
the picture of health. It was his
second public appearance since nc
took to his bed last October, after his
western tour. but on his first ride last
Wednesday he used a closed car.
The police again prohibited pho
tographers from taking pictures OF
the President.
A bright sun was shining. but
some of the snow from last weeks
blizzard still was on the ground and
a sharp wind was blowing.
The President was out just an hour
driving through Rock Creek Park.
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WARsHIPS FOR SCRAP PILE.
Six Third Liners, Never in Battle
to Be Dismantled.

PHILADELPHIA, March 8.-Sir
third-lin battleships stationed at tn.
Philadelphia navy yard are to be die
mantled.
They are the Maine. Alabama, Wis.,
consin. Illinois. Kentucky and Kear-
sarge. An order directing that thew
be put out of commission has been rs,
ceived at the navy yard from the hn.
reau Of operations Of the Navy De.
partment.
None Of these ships was ever NJ.
tually IN battle. They were complet.
ed after the Spanish-American war
The dismantled vessels will be soIi
as scrap or used as targets in gun
feet which sailed around the world in
1908.
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100 ARMED MEN SHOOT UP
doom POLICE BARRACKS

LIMERICK, Ireland. March 7.-One
hundred men. armed with rifles and
high explosives. made an attack last
ing an hour on a police barracks at
Doom, near here. early today.
The police resisted with rifles and
hand grenades and the attackers
finally withdrew. None Of the police
was injured.
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BRITISH TO SELL NO PART
OF WEST INDIES TO U. S,

LONDON. March S.-Premier Lloyd
George, replying to questions in the
house Of commons today regarding
the suggestion that the West Indies
be transferred to the United States
in payment of part of British debt to
that country. stated that there was
not the slightest intention on the part
of the British government to barter
or sell any part of the British West
Indies.
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WOMAN IS INSTANTLY
killed By An AUTO J |
Victim 81 Traffic Accident Said
to. b Mrs. R. n. Tim
berlake.

Knocked down by an automobile d
18th and G streets this afternoon. q
woman believed to be Mrs. r. NJ. Tim.
berlake Of apartment POI. the Duns-
mere, was almost instantly killed.
She was struck by an automobile
driven by j. de Sousa Leao, said te
be connected with the Braxilian lega.
ton. The woman was picked up and
carried into nearby drug store
where. it was stated by a physician
she was dead.
The automobile was being driven
west on G street. and the woman, with
a companion. was going north on 18th
street when the fatality occurred.
Although her identity was not defin-
itely established by the police they
found a paper in her pocket which
bore the name of Mrs. Timberlake,
and which leads them to believe II
was she who was killed.
Miss Hazel Quinn of II M street
was struck by an automobile at Penn
sylyania avenue and Madison place at
1890 pm. today and seriously hurt
She was taken to emergency hospital
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UPHOLDS SUNDAY BALL
IN PHILADELPHIA PARK

PHILADELPHIA, March 8-The
supreme court today upheld the de-
cision Of Judge Stake of the Phila-
delphia court permitting Sunday base
bali in Paramount Park. the great
city playground. Sabbatarian asso-
Citations and clergymen appealed from
Judge Stakes decision. The proceed.
ings aroused much public interest.
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HoLD-UP MEN GET $500
FROM DETROIT THEATER

DETROIT, March S.-Three armed
bandits shortly before noon today
forced their way into the ofices Of
the Miles Theater. downtown vaude-
vile house, held up the woman CASH
money. in q bag ready for banking.
represented Saturday and Sunday re-
ceipts
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.REINFORCEMENTS.S SENT
FRENCH TROOPS IN EAST

LONDON, March 8.-Premter Lloyd
George announced in the house of COM
mons today that prompt measures had
been taken by the French government
to send reinforcements to Gen. Gour-
aud, commander-in-chief of the French
forces in the east, for the purpose of
re-establishing his position and pre-
venting further attacks on Armenians.
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VOTE LEAGUE ADHERENCE.
First Chamber Of Dutch Parlia.
ment Acts. 81 to 2.

THE HAGUE. March 6.-The first
chamber of the Dutch parliament to-
day voted. 81 to 2. for the adherence
Of Holland to the league of nations.
The second chamber cast an AZ
nrmative vote on February 10.
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French Miners Vote Strike.

PARIS, March 8 (Havasl.-The
congress Of miners at Bethune has do
cided that recent wage advances were
not SUFFICIENT. and has voted. $50 to II.
to strike.
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Total, 1877.
The foregoing total Of 1s7 would.
is required.
OF course. the democrats are basing
all these figures on the assumption
that "a strong candidate" will be nomi-
mated. They would hardly be able to
run Herbert Hoover on a wet platform.
have to be what Is called a ''liberar'
plank in order to tempt A. Mitchell
Palmer. who is q prohibition advocate.
But If Mr.. Hoover were nominated
maybe the democrats wouldn't feel the
necessity Of a damp plank. They might
be disposed to let 1t be fought out in
individual congressional districts.
where the Volstead law would be at
tackled. Representative Ware. a repub-
lican, has already announced that he
would ask for reelection on a wet
platform. So have many democrats.
Thus individual congressman might be
hghting for q liberal Interpretation of
the liquor laws without regard to the
top Of the ticket.
ReDsblican Hanaicap.
As for the republicans. the handicap n
Of the "solid south" would prevent
them from Inserting wet plank in
the republican national platform.
They would not gain southern votes
by being wet and they might lose
certain republican states in the west
So the democratic leaders have fip
ured II out that the only chance of
making 1t an issue on the presidential
ticket rests with them. They point
to the sentiment in New York state
Rhode Island. Ohio and the recent
victory of Gov. Edwards in New Jer-
sey as an index Of what might he
expected in presidential campaign
in which prohibition was an issue.
They can always count on the south.
The question is really how many wet
states are there in the north which
when combined with the solid south
makes a democratic victory possible ?
The foregoing tabulation shows one
Continued on Page 2. Column 3.a
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Pari, Post Favors Training Law.

I PARIS, March 8.-Resolutions n
voring universal military training In
the United States were passed Il =
recent meeting Of Paris Post. American
Layton.
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WEATHER.

Fair. continued cold tonight: to-
morrow partly cloudy and warmer.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended 3 pm. today: Highest, "a. at
3:30 pm. yesterday; lowest. IL. at T.
am today.
Fun report On page -.
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Tia Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled 10
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rishts Of publication Of special
dispatches herein also reserved.
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In Silver ton e,
Llama Clot h and
mixtures, n e w e S I
shades; many 1ur
trimmed. Sizes 2 to
6. Special. ....-.....
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Wednesday evening to a miscellane-
Gus shower and supper In honor Of
Miss Mildred Ryan, whose marriage
to Mr. Carl Theodore Denekas is set
for October IA.
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. e r. Drew.
624 street northeast, 3iss Jessie
Lee Black was united in marriage to
E. Leighton Ham. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. P. +. Hall of the
Church of the Epiphany.
The attendants were Miss Ellen
Salesman and Mr.. George Eckels. Miss
Anabel Mclean played the wedding
march. and during the ceremony,
'"Traumerei." Miss Keola johnson
sang. II Love You Truly"
wedding supper was served. after
which the bride and bridegroom left
for a short wedding trip.
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FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE.

Bernard A. Ehrnentraut today filed
suit for divorce from Mary +. Ehrmcn-
traut. They were married at Balti-
more February 4, 1918. and have no
children.
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the Bethlehem Chapel Of st. Peter
and St. Paul.
British Visitor i'm Warrington.
Mrs. Arthur Wordsworth. wife Of
Gen. Wordsworth. r. A.. of London.
England, Is the guest Of Mrs. w. l..
Littlefield.
Miss Mary Amber Smith enter
tanned at luncheon today in compli-
ment to Miss Gertrude Cecil, whose
marriage to Mr.. Eugene Jacobsen will
take place in ST. Stephens Episcopal
Church Wednesday. September 20.
Mr.. Earnest N. Harmon of Riverside
Calf, and Miss Pearl Headley Of
Virgins, Miss, whose marriage took
place Wednesday, the Rev. j. S. Mont
gomery officiating. will be at home
after September 81, 1414 V street.
Miss CAROLYN Wise was hostess
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Plan. for October Wedding.

Mrs. Theresa Dillon has issued in
vitations for the reception at o'clock
Saturday evening, October 16, at 3138
Highland place, Washington, to fol-
low the marriage ceremony of her
granddaughter, Rose Rockwell, and
Mr.. James Hill Littlehales, which will
take place at $50 o'clock.
Capt. Storca, who was attached to
the Rumanian legation here during
the war, and who is now Rumanian
consul in New York. has arrived in
washington with his sister, Miss
Storca, and they are at Wardman
Park Hotel for an indefinite stay.
Capt. Storca expects to return to
Rumania for visit in December.
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson joined Ad-
miral Grayson at their home on 18th
street, to remain until Sunday, when
she will return to Blue Ridge Summit,
Pa, to remain for a time before
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Mrs. John Alien Dougherty has
taken an apartment at the Bright
on for the winter. Mrs. Dougherty
returned to the city last Saturday
from Massachusetts, where she had
been visiting her brother.
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The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
Kingsbury, daughter Of Col. and Mrs.
Henry P. Kingsbury, to Mr.. Donald
Harrison McKnew will take place Sat
urdaY. October 8. at 40 O'clock at
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bringing her children to Washington.

Mrs. E. r Walmsley will leave
shortly for Lake Placid, where she
will spend some time. Her daughters.
Miss Elizabeth Walmsley and Miss
Julia Walpsley, will spend the great
er part of the season in Washington.
at Wardman Park Hotel.
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the Bethlehem Chapel Of st. Peter
and St. Paul.
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Miss Carolyn Wise was hostes.