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Evening star., 1921-06-27
|. c. c. SETS TENTATIVE
RAIL WAY VALUATIONS
Supplemental List Made Puohc.
Chesapeake Beach Road Reported
4 to Be Worth $e53,75o.

Supplemental tentative valuations
Of railroads were made public by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today. A statement by the commas
|, sion said that the valuations were
arrived at after careful consldera-
ton of all the facts. including those
heretofore reported in the tentative
valuations, including the excess cos.s
of carrier lands. appreciation. up a
citation. going concerns Eaiue aI ;ai
working capital. inG,uoths ths- matters
which appear to have bearing upon
the values here reported. IL was
added that the value given, as tna'
term was used in the interstate coi
merce act. was the value q I'D
property Of the carrier rotsS TO COM
used but not owned. deFoleo "
mon carrier purposes. ,od.v
The valuations announced 'oo"S
were: Including
Elgin. Joliet and Eastern: lncluoihs
Chicago. Lake Shore ana ,a 90 Easss"r Sss. Tex
liet and Blue Islands. Ian s's;vtsl Nsw Orleans.
Texas and Mexico. $7.4ss.969: Missour sorn
Somthern. S92O,O93; Norfolk Sout H.
l Atlantic and North Carolina anu 80.
thage and Pinehurst, $24,6o3,s4V,
Girardesu Northern lMissSSu;oli gsS;ananolis,
t.lI Nd
s2.25o,2s1; Mississippi River ana
Bonne Terre. 1851 .6s5; Georgis Geo q,
Southern and Florida. $3.50; lsi'
Farmers Grain and shipping Soin-
pany North Dakota). $742s2Z; H.'t, Sra.
don. Devils Lake and Southern HSoru'
Dakota). $4,000; Santa Fe: s Haron oae !.
and Eastern (New Mexico). $22S.lS. ;
Savannah and Northwestern CGeor-
cia), Sl.s17.27l: North Dakota. slso,.
46s: Joplin Union Depot company
iMissouri). $5S6,70s; Cimarron ano
Northwestern Railway Company (NeW
Mexico), s226.S10: Ray and Glia va. !.
lev (Nevada). $S77593: "rightsvi,i.e !.
and Tennile (Georgia). 3!.5s1 .sz4
Hawkinsville and Florida Southern'
sI,oS3.631; Macon and Birmingham
$1,646,9 ,967; Louisville and Waa!eS'
Sl45,42l; New Mexico Midland Slfo;
2e5: Arizona Southern. $332.zSS; Death
Valley, s357,546; Tonopah and Tide
water (Nevada). $2.65S.12s. -.
|. The commission also made ouohc
first tentative valuations OF other
railroads as follows: Bullfrog, Gold =
field railroad (Nevada). tentative val :
uation. $1.463.276: Chesapeake Beach
Railway Company (Maryland). tenta-
|, tive valuation. 1898. Hardwick
and WOODBURY. Railroad Company
(vermont). 237 .9O6.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
MURDER SUSPECT HELD
SECRETLY IN CUSTODY
Pittsburgh Man Arrested, 1mph-
Gated in Hold-Up and Death of
Store Clerk June 10.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, June 2I-Gil-
bert Kelly of Pittsburgh. for whom
the authorities have searched since
June 10, when James Neal. depart
ment store employe, was killed during
a hold-up, has taen :Ield in secret
custody by the police here since last
Friday. Clyde s. Edeburn. captain of
detectives. announced. The purpose
of Withholding information about his
arrest the detective head said, was
to investigate the accuracy of state
ments which he said Kelly had made
to him.
Kelly was arrested in McKeesport.
near here. last Friday. according to
Capt. Edeburn, and Immediately
brought to this city and hurriedly
driven to the Squirrel Hill police
station in an outlying section where
his identity was kept concealed even
from the policemen there. Capt. Ede-
burn alone visited him and it was not
until last night that the capture was
announced.
Neal was fatally shot and robbed of
cash and checks amounting to ap-
proximately fifty thousand dollars by
gang Of bandits while on his way
to the bank. Several arrests were
made, but Kelly was singled out as
the special object of police search.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
MAY ASSIST SOUTH
BY CREDIT SCHEME
President Orders Treasury,
Commerce and Finance
Heads to Investigate.

President Harding has requested
Secretaries Mellon and Hoover and
Managing Director Meyer of the War
Finance Corporation to conduct an in
vestigation into credit facilities in the
south, with regard to the carrying
over of present cotton stocks until
they can be marketed in an orderly
way.
Announcement of the credit investi-
cation was made today by Mr.. Hoover.
who said that the committee named
by the President would begin pre-
liminary investigation Of the sub
Ject Immediately upon the return of
Mr. Meyer, who is now absent from
the city.
No Definite Program.
He said that he had no definite pro-
gram in mind as to what lines the
investigation would follow, but ex-
planned that there had been many
complaints about the insufficiency Of
credit for carry-over purposes.
The President seemed to have in
mind. according to the Commerce Sec
retary. a desire to make credit avail
able in order that the stocks Of cotton
from previous years, now stored
throughout the south. would not act
as a deterrent to the growth of a
full crop this year. He indicated that
many of the complaints received by
administration officials contained
statements to the effect that the acre
age would be reduced unless assur-
ance was given that the stocks could
be safely carried over.
May Involve Reserve Bonrd.
Mr.. Hoover declined to say whether
any credit arrangement for southern
cotton might assume a likeness to the
cattle pool recently arranged through
the Federal Reserve Board. He said,
however. that in all Likelihood the
Federal Reserve Board may yet have
a part in the cotton financing, as II
did in the livestock industry.
Evening star., 1921-06-27

will pass only through that portion Of
the reservation which it is proposed
to develop with auxiliary hospital
facilities, such as library, museum.
officers quarters, etc. II is claimed
Georgia avenue than they would be
to 14th street extended and, therefore.
the objection advanced because of
posi- BILE noise caused by car line
over 14th street is not valid one.
SuREextfon Of Alternative Plans.
Congress will be told that the
problem can be solved either by send
ing 14th street through the reServa-
tion on a depressed grade; abandon
ing that portion of the reservation
between 14th and 10th and acquiring
ground south OF the hospital for de-
velopment purposes, or transferring
trict Commissioners favor the first
of these propositions.
All those who favor extending the
street are agreed that il the hospital
reservation is permitted to stand as
a barrier to the carrying out of the
highway plan the future development
of the section north of the reserva-
tion, lying both in the District and
Maryland. is doomed. They believe.
however. that neither the development
of the hospital reservation nor the
execution of the highway plan nee
essarily need be interfered with if
the Commissioners plan Of taking
the street through the reservation
on a depressed grade is approved
Under this plan bridges would be
thrown over the street for the use
Of officers and patients at the hos
pital
Evening star., 1921-06-27
D. c. MEN WIN SUIT.
Discharged Seamen Get Pay and
Transportation From Frisco.

Seven Washington men who shipped
last January from Baltimore as MEM
berS of the crew of the steamship
with the crew March II in San Fran
cisco when the Pacific Motorship
Company. owners of the ship, went
into the hands of receiver, won a
suit for their wages and transporta-
tion back to this city in the United
States district court for northern
California, according to word brought
here today by ]. B. Hughes of AL
exandria- one of the crew. The steam
ship company has noted an appeal.
The local men are: Tim Harrigan,
boatSwain; Franklin Adrean, sea-
man; Frank Garlock. seaman; Axe
Johnson. seaman; Campbell A. Hob
son, oiler; W. c. Ward. oiler, and
Robert Dougle, chief cook.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
WOMAN|SI INDICTED
|NCONSP|RACY CASE
Former U. S. EmpIoye Is
Charged With Effort to
Get Liquor Permits.

Mrs. Mary E. Parkins, former en-
ploye of the Office of the prohibition
commissioner in New York, and
Antonio Pappano of New York were
indicted today by the federal grand
jury on charge of conspiracy to
bribe Harold Stephenson, an internal
revenue agent. The Indictment al
leges that December 81 last the de-
PENDANTS and others. unknown to the
grand jurors. entered into con-
spiracy to bribe Stephenson into Sc
curing for them basic wholesale per-
mits for the removal of liquor from
distilleries. 1t is also alleged that
two days later Stephenson was offered
$500 to use his influence to secure the
coveted papers.
When first approached Stephenson
reported the matter and vas told to
return to New York, when. it is
alleged. the offer was made. Stephen
son first met the woman, it is under
stood. and was introduced by her to
Pappano. The proffer of the alleged
brtbe was made on the mezzanine
balcony of the McAlpin Hotel, it is
stated.
II Indicted Under Dry Act.
The grand jury ignored a charge
OF violating the prohibition act pre-
ferred against Daisy utz. Indictments
for alleged violations of the Volstead
act were reported against seventeen
persons. Those SO charged are:
Thomas Hahey. Jennie Jaggi, Ellen
David +. Brown. Ralph Thompson,
John Bishop. William F. Malone. VAL
entine Cudor, James NJ. Fitzgerald,
George w. Shellborn. Thomas Rup-
pert. George Penn, Benjamin Meter.
wallace Frazier and Franklin p.
Dove.
Others indicted and the charge
against them are: Dennis A Shields,
larceny: Percy A. Matthews, false
vouchers; Harry l. Bear and Abraham
Levitt. and Mark c. Washington. re-
Geiyins stolen property: James ].
and Stanley johnson, joy-riding: Earl
Hill. carnal knowledge; Julia Por-
ter. Ruth Chambers and Ella Small
wood. assault with dangerous weap-
on; Walter NJ. Conrad. assault with
intent to kill and assault with dan
gerous weapon; Frank l.. Warner
assault with dangerous weapon:
Benjamin Green, robbery; William
Douglass. attempted robbery: Will
liam Douglas. robbery; George Marks.
Brown, housebreaking and larceny;
William McIntire and Thomas F. Flood.
William McIntire and Thomas F. Flood.
William Mclntire and Thomas F.. Flood.
three cases. grand larceny Marjorie
Baird and Mary Bryan, grand larceny:
James H. p. Holmes. Edward f. Rob-
inson. Rayshaw Schools. George Wash
ington and Frederick Cook. housebreak-
ing and larceny; James o. Fox. grand
larceny: Jesse B. Ball, housebreaking
and larceny; Harry Rigattini. grand
larceny: Louis E. Tull. Milton E. Wis
ner and John r. Miller. grand lar
ceny and joyriding.
George Marks. Emma Coleman and
Oliver Rocket. grand larceny; Will
liam Slater. Chester A. Hillebert. Car
roll E. Newman and George F. Porter.
non-support: Robert Lee Dorsey. vio-
lating narcotic act: Mrs. Mosby Bald
win. Robert l.. Cunningham. Jerome
Clark. Lawrence Webster. Jesse E.
Cunningham, French Burke. Henry
Shepherd and James E. Cunningham,
forgery; William Douglas. robbery,
and James F. Houlihan. false pre-
lenses.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
FILM STAR SURPRISED.
White House Caller Greeted by
Crowd of Visiting Students,

AsGelegation of high school stu
dents from Danville, N. Y. visited the
White HOUSE this afternoon at the
precise moment at which Sessue Hay
akawa. japanese film star arrived to
Fay his respects to President Harding
The actor, who was photographed
upon his arrival by a battery OF
movie men. received an ovation from
the high school delegation.
Several score students had been
admitted to the executive office of
the White House and others were
standing in line outside when
Hayakawa arrived There was
general exodus from the executive
office. The actor looked somewhat
surprised when SO many young per-
sons emerged from the White House.
He quickly regained his composure
however. and submitted to being
photographed in several poses.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
JAPANESE VISITORS
| congress GUESTS
Members Applaud Parlia-
mentary Party Which
Watches Proceedings.

The Japanese parliamentary party
whcih is returning the visit of group
Of members of Congress to the orient
last summer, watched proceedings in
the House today from the diplomatic
gallery as guests Of Chairman Porter
of the foreign affairs committee and
Chairman Towner of the inSular al
fairs committee.
Members of the House rose and ap-
plauded when Representative Mondell.
republican leader, called attention TO
the presence in the gallery of the Japa-
nese delegation.
Emphasizes Good Will.
1T is a peculiar and especial honor
to have with US members Of the legis-
lative body of the oldest empire of the
world" said Mr.. Monde!l IAN empire
now operating under legislative consti-
tut1onal government and an empire
with which and with whose people we
always have entertained relations
marked by cordiality and good will"
At Mr.. Mondelrs suggestion the
House recessed and the visitors were
invited to the floor to exchange fe-
licitations. Grouped in front of the
rostrum. the Japanese legislators
representative. the entire member
ship of the House filing by to greet
the party.
Received In senate.
The party later appeared in the
Senator Curtis. republican whip. the
Senate adjourned while the Japanese
were brought to the floor of the Sem
rate and introduced to the senators.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
$50 REBUILD TURNPIKE.
Luray Business Suspended While
Volunteers Work.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CULPEPER, Va. June GA Won
derful piece of road making was done
recently in Page county by a volun-
teer force of more than three hun
dred and fifty men, who brought auto
trucks and teams. picks and shovels
and, under the command of County
Commissioner W. J. Long, practically
rebuilt. repaired and resurfaced the
nine miles of worn-out turnpike from
the Shenandoah river to the top of
the MasSanutten mountain. This
stretch of road will later form part
of the Lee highway and is the main
thoroughfare leading from Luray and
the Page valley to Newmarket.
In Luray, on the day appointed for
this "get-together' road making, all
business was suspended. and practi-
cally every able bodied man helped
to build the road.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
UNIFORMS PROPOSED
FOR POLICEMEN FOR SUMMER WEAR

is adopted for the entire force or
not, it Is likely that traffic men
may be permitted to remove their
coats during the day in extremely
hot weather.
THIS is the second suggestion
Commissioner Oyster has made
within the past two weeks to ada
to the comfort of the men VINO
patrol the city.
The other innovation was to give
each member of the force one sun
day off in every seven or eisht
weeks. by cutting in half the force
on duty from to o'clock on sun
day. In order to give the men one
Sunday a month 1t would have been
necessary to reduce the night torce
on Sunday. and it was deemed IN.
advisable to take men off the street
after dark.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT
IN 80 HOURS STARTED
Two Airmen Leave Riverside,
Calf, for Nonstop Flight to
Mineola Field, L. I.

RIVERSIDE, Calf. June 27.-David
r. Davis and Eric Springer of Los
Angeles. left March Field here at 6
am. today on an attempted trans
continental nonstop aerial flight.
They plan to land at Mineola Field,
Long Island, within thirty hours.
The start was made after repeated
postponements because of unfavor-
able weather conditions.
The course will be southeast 10
Yuma. AriZ., and then eastward to
El Paso. Tex; over Tucson, Ariz., and
Amarillo. Tex. The aviators planned
to maintain an altitude of approx
mateiy 5000 feet. From Ell Paso, a
northerly course will be taken.
The airplane carries load Of about
5000 pounds.
YUMA. Ariz.. June 27.-Aviators Da-
vid r. Davis and Eric Springer of Los
Angeles. attempting a transconti-
mental nonstop flight, passed over
Yuma at 9:05 this morning. They were
flying at a high altitude.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
FINISH FARM LOAN BILL.
Curtis-Nelson Measure Now Goes to
President.

legislative action on the Curtis
Nelson bill to add about $25.00O, 900
to the capital of federal farm loan
banks for long term loans to farm
ers was completed today. by the Sem
ate, which accepted the House re-
duction from 1000, 900 to $25, 900, 900.
The bill now goes to the President.
Senator Curtis, republican, Kansas,
author of the legislation, told the
Senate members of the farm loan
board were satisfied that the $25, 5,oO0.-
600 limit set by the House would be
sufficient to meet present emergen-
eies Of credit.
The bill makes no direct appropri-
alton from the Treasury. but author
ICES the Secretary to deposit funds
with the farm loan banks until their
own stock subscriptions reach $685.
900, 900.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
DISTRICT HEADS LIST
FOR APP0RTIONMENTS
Senator Willis Points Out to Presl'
dent Representation in Public i,
Offices.

Senator Willis of Ohio presented to
President Harding today statement
showing the apportionment OF pup
lie Offices in the District, in whlch
but eight states. including the DIS
trict of Columbia, are shown to nave
larger representation than they are
entitled to under their quota.
The District of Columbia heads
the list, being entitled to Isl posi-
tions in the federal government serV-
ice here. and having a total OF 11,S34.
Maryland is the next most fortu-
nate state in this respect. being en-
titled to sol. but actually having
24l2. The other states on the Ia
vored list are Virginia, with quota
of 957 and an appointment record OF
2,4S4; Vermont, with 146 positions al
lowed and 222 granted: New Hamp-
shire. with 1873 and zoo: Massachu-
setts. 1897 and 1882: Delaware. 90
and 100; Rhode Island. $50 and 2S0.
Senator Willis told the President
the object in presenting the list was
to acquaint the executive with the
inequality obtaining the present ap-
pcrtionment among the several states
in order that this inequality might
be taken into account in connection
with dismissals from the service and
new appointments. 1t is understood
the President will transmit the in
formation to the heads of the several
government departments.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
BOY EATS CANDY; DIES.
Three Other Baltimore Lads Made
Ill by Chocolate Found on Dump.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 27.-One
boy is dead and three other boys are
seriously i'll here after eating choco-
late candy that was being hauled
with rubbish from a former candy
factory to public dump.
The dead boy was Kenneth Thomas,
six years old.
Emory L. Collins, ten years old.
for whose recovery the doctors hold
out little hope. told his mother that
he and the Thomas boy ate some
candy which they found in a tin box
on the dump.
The health department some months
ago condemned hundreds of pounds
of deteriorated candy in this factory.
but state that it was all DESTROYED
under the supervision Of the depart
ment.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
RULEF0R PROPERTY
DEPRECIATION. Up.
Commission Discusses With
Public Service Officials
Plan to Fix Rates.

The first step toward establishing
definite rules to be followed by the
public service corporations of the
District in setting up depreciation
funds was taken today when the COM
mission conferred at the District
building with officials Of all the COM
panies.
The meeting today resolved itself
into an informal discussion. a
formal hearing probably will be held
later. at which the rules to be
adopted will be considered.
Col. Kut. Makes Statement.
Col. Charles w. Kutz, chairman OF
the commission, stated today that tne
commission realizes the question oi
tied until the valuation cases nov
pending in the courts are disposed OF.
He said the commission belleVes'
however, that certain general prH
cples should be laid down to be foi-
lowed by all the companies IN SET
ting aside a fund to cover the depre-
ciation on their properties.
The confereeS included representa-
tives Of the street railways. the gas;
electric light, telephone. taXicdb ana
baggage companies.
Principles Suggested.
The commission suggested certain
principles to the companies for their
consideration. These principles are;
Il. The value of the deprecable
nual depreciation rates are to be ap-
piled shall be the reproduction cost
of the property of the utility, as de-
terminsd by the commission as or
July l, 1914. classified in accordance
with the Interstate Commerce Com :
mission classification. plus net add
tions to such property from said date
to December 81, 1921.
"2. The annual rates Of deprecia-
tion for each class of property shall
be the rates determined by the COM
mission in it's reproduction cost. modi-
fled to conform to a per cent sinking
fund basis.
"3. On the basis of these values and
rates. each utility shall set aside
fund. the amounts SO determined
The money in this fund shall be de-
posted in bank or invested in approved
securities. the interest earned thereon
to be credited to the fund.
-. Upon prior approval of the COM
mission. utilities may be authorized to
borrow from the fund, for period not
to exceed one year, money to cover not
more than IS per cent of the cost of
new construction, extensions or addi-
uons of the property. the utility to
pledge to such fund it's own notes or
bonds bearing interest at the rate of
not less than per cent.
Costs COnxidered.
IS. The cost of retirements. re-
placements and renewals of major
portions of plant and equipment shall
be charged to this fund at the extent
that accruals have been made there
for.
"6. The definitions of what con-
stitute principal or major parts OF
any class of property. the removal
replacement or retirement of which
is to be accounted for under the above
procedure, shall be as outlined in
rules to be adopted by the COM
mission"
Evening star., 1921-06-27
F0CH TO BE WASHINGTON
GUEST ARMISTICE~ DAY
Marshal Will Visit Kansas City on
October 81, by Invitation
of American Legion.

b. the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 27.-The program for
Marshal Foch's visit to the United
States has been fixed only as regards
two dates-October 81, when he will be
the guest of the American Legion in
Kansas City. and Armistice day: No
vember II. when he will attend a
ceremony in Washington.
Marshal Foch will leave Paris early
in October. He intends to travel
throughout the United States. arriv-
ing in San Francisco about the middle
of October. He will stop in Kansas
City on his way back east.
Evening star., 1921-06-27

Uniforms Of khaki or some other
light material to make the police
of Washington more comfortable
during the summer is being con-
sidered by Commissioner Oyster
and Mai, Gessford, superintendent
Of police, it was learned today.
The Commissioner is particularly
anxious to provide relief for trafhc
officers who, he pointed out. must
stand in the center of the street all
day.
The traffic policeman's job is rem
dered more trying in hot weather
by the fact that he is constantly
waving his arms to the approach
ing traffic, the Commissioner De-
lieves. ,.
Whether a lighter weight uniform
Evening star., 1921-06-27
ARTIFICIAL LAKE BUILT.
Seventy-Five-Acre Plot in Noun
tain Hunting Preserve.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG, Md, June 27.-A
beautiful artificial lake, embracing an
area of seventy-five acres, has been
built in Garrett county the past year
by James Todd. a wealthy varnish
and paint manufacturer of Pittsburgh.
1t is on Puzzley run. five miles west
Of Grantsville, having a great dam
which is almost within a stones
throw of the national pike.
Mr.. Todd has spent many years
hunting and fishing in the Allegheny
mountains in the vicinity of Keysers
ridge. and it was long his ambition
to own a mountain hunting and fish
ing preserve.
Several years ago he bought the
Peter Roger farm of 500 acres. and
on that portion OF the farm which is in
the vicinity of Puzzley run is the
location of his mountain lake. Last
autumn he had 5000 trout placed in
the lake. which is equipped with
every device to protect the small
fish from the larger ones. There is
a mesh over the spillway to keep
the fish from escaping.