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Evening star., 1922-02-12
PRODUCER SCORES wAsTRELs.
Will Be Topped OF Like Rotter
Branches, Says Laemmle.
Ry the Associat ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 11.-Undesir-
ables in the moving picture world
Will be Topped of like rotten
branches" Carl Laemmle. producer,
said today in statement discussing
the Taylor murder.
"One hundred million American
dollars invested in moving pictures
are endangered by the acts of dozen
or so wastrels and degenerates," he
said. "Ninety-nine per cent of the
film personnel is clean and sound.
We do not intend to allow the in
finitesimal minority to wreck the
business. No producer wants to en-
ploy people like that. They will be
iopped of like rotten branches.
"There Is nothing wrong with
Hollywood-the trouble lies with only
a very few degenerates. I think so
much Of Hollywood that I am going
to build home there, and l have
a twenty-year-o daughter; I have
no fear that anything in Hollywood
will influence her wrongly"
Evening star., 1922-02-12
What Congress Is Doing
The Senate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The proposed establishment Of
bS1eau Of aeronautics in the De-
partment of Commerce will come
before the Senate this week. a bill
for that purpose having been re-
ported favorably from the commit
tee on commerce by Chairman
Jones and having been made the
unfinished business Of the Senate.
The Senate late yesterday agreed
to the conference report on the
Treasury appropriation bin. which
now goes to the President for ap-
proyal, and also passed the execu-
tive and independent offices appro-
nriation bill, after adding num-
her of important amendments. Ihe
latter measure goes back 10 me
House, where concurrence IN the
Senate amendments Will De re-
Quested by the Senate; -, :.
The District appropriation oiii is
to be taken up tomorrow morning
by the Senate appropriations sub
COMMITTEES, with the District Com.
missioners as the first witnesses
before the subcommittee.
The naval limitation and other
treaties emanating from tho Wasn-
fn9ton conference are now before
the foreign relations committee for
consideration. having been submit
ted to the Senate on Friday by
President Harding himself. The
COMMITTEES held its first meeting
Yesterday on the treaties and began
consideration Of the four-power
Pacific treaty. signed Gy tne
United States. Great .ss.aa britain: D.
echeduled for more opposition than
any of the other treaties, and no
nro1ress was made with its constd-
eration yesterday. The commlttee
will not meet again until THURSDAY
Last week the bill for the reclas-
sification Of government employees.
already psssed by the ne hosss. tSs senste Mt
from the civil service committee by
Chairman Sterling. The salary
scheduIes have been referred to the
Senate appropriations committee,
where they will probably remain
until the rush of appropriation
bills Is passed.
The joint COMMITTEES on scnoois
heard officers of the civic and trade
ORGANIZATIONS of the District on
Friday in regard to the school sit
Important District bills intro
drced last week were the Capper
bin fixing salaries Of school teach
ers ias prepared by the superin-
tendent of schools and board OF
education); the Bal Git, 2ii,,,t;s. TO estan- Ga
mission. and the Ball bill to license
Insurance. brokers and solicitors.
The District subcommittee In
charge of the bill extending the
District rent act Is expected to meet
early this week.
Evening star., 1922-02-12
PoINDExTER APPROVES.

Full approval OF the Washington
conference treaties Is contained in a
statement issued last night by Sena-
tor Poindexter of Washington, re-
publican, one OF the old "frrecon-
cilables," who fought the league Of
nations covenant. Senator Poindex-
ter said, in part:
II am for the ratification of these
treaties and believe 1t would be q
misfortune should they be rejected
by the Senate. Such action might
lead to serious consequences.
81 am asked how 1t was that 1 so
vigorously opposed the league of ma
tions and now support the four-power
treaty, I do SO because the four-pow-
er treaty contains all Of the proper
qualities of an International peace
agreement, which were utterly lack
ing in the constitution Of world gov }
ernment called the league of nations.
and possesses none of the vices Of the
latter istrument. The one set up a
distinct entity Of world government,
with consolidated international pow
er. The other is a mere expression of
determination and agreement among
the powers to respect each Others
rights, and IN case of-aggression to
confer with a view of avoiding war.
It creates no new agency Of the gov
ernment and no new obligation which,
in decency and humanity We are not
already subject to"
Evening star., 1922-02-12

States. Great Britain, Japan and
France in their island possessions
and dominions in the Pacific region
are threatened by the aggressive ac-
tion OF any other power, the high
contracting parties shall communi-
cate with one another fully and
frankly in order to arrive at an un-
derstanding as to the most efficien;
measures to be taken, Jointly or sep
arately: to meet the exigencies of tn,
particular situation"
SiPilar Case I'm Article L
In article I. in which the powers
agree to respect each others islano
rights. there is a similar agreemen
to confer among themselves in tn,
case there is a falling out between
any two or them. in an effort To
bring about harmony.
A reservation has been drawn ten
tatively. and will be submitted to the
foreign relations committee, it 10 un-
derstood, which would have the ef-
feet of declaring that the United
States is not to use armed force or
the the economis boycott as an obliga-
particular case the Congress shall,
in the exercise Of full liberty of ac-
ton, by act or joint resolution, so
provide. 1t follows the line of the
reservation adopted by the Senate in
connection with article x of the
league of nations. but is briefer in
language.
The supporters of the reservation
believe they will succeed in having
the foreign relations committee agree
to 1t. In the first place, the reserva-
tion only puts into words what the
supporters Of the treaty claim-that
the treaty is in no sense an alliance.
Six of the republican members of the
foreig gn relations committee. it is be-
lieved. will support the reservation
They are Senator's Borah, Brandegee,
johnson, Moses, Mccormick and Wads-
worth. II the democrats on the COM
mittee vote with them the adoption
Of the reservation is assured in COM
ally that it would be dif1icult reser-
walton to vote against once the treaty
gets into the Senate.
Plan Non-Partisan Vote.
In some democratic quarters it is
insisted that the democratic senator's
will deal with the treaties in a nom
partisan way; that they will shame
the republicans because of the way
In which they attacked the Versailles
treaty, submitted by a democratic
President" But it is to be expected the
democrats will take many a fling at
the republicans on the ground that
they have brought to the Senate a
respect from the league of nations in
it's commitments, but merely restricts
the field to four nations Senator Ash
urst of Arizona. democrat, insists that
the republican administration is
Smuggling the United States into q
league of nations by the bxck door"
Republican leaders are wondering
whether former President Wilson is
going to take any part in the fight
over the :four-power treaty and other
treaties. They feel that IL the for
mer democratic President should urge
his followers in the Senate to oppose
the four-power treaty there might
be fourteen or fifteen democratic
votes cast against 1t. But they do
not believe in any event there will
be sufficient votes to defeat it
thirty-two If all the Senate is voting
or accounted for.
Evening star., 1922-02-12
The House.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

This week opens up with inter-
esting legislative possibilities.
Tomorrow is District day, with
House Leader Mondel1 giving the
assurance that District legislation
will not be pushed aside.
The snow-removal bill is sched-
uled for first consideration. and
Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio
is anxious to get action on his bill
providing for compulsory indus
trial insurance in the District.
The most interesting prospect
for tomorrow is when the naval
affairs committee starts hearings
on the reduction OF personnel as
result of the arms parley conclu-
sions. It 10 forecast that the whole
sale discharge Of 1850 machinists
from the Washington navy yard
last week will be discussed. and
that proposals for pushing forward
other peace time work SO as 20
give them smpaoyment Will oe
urged. .,~ s.;s q
In the Muscle Shoals hearings
Ford's manager Is here. and, in an-'
ticipation of q large attendance,3
ARRANGEMENTS have been made Tor
using the judiciary committee
room, the largest in the House
Office building.
Conferences OF both repuphcan
and democratic parties during the
week on the soldier bonus plan and
on reapportionment are being dis
oussGf1 .
The Interior Department appro-
priatfon bill, which carries sums
for Gallaudet College. Howard Uni
versity and Freedmen's Hospitai,
is unfinished business.
Without record vote ana with
Tuesday passed the District appro-
priation bill for the fiscal year be-
ginning July 1 next. which car
ries a total Of only $50, 10000 1t
was openly declared on the floor
that the Senate Is depended upon
to insert in the bill an item Of
$3,00O,OO0 for an additional CONDUIT
tional Capital q safe and adequate
Chairman Madden of the appro-
priations committee announced
that work has started on the de-
flciency appropriation bill. with
estimates of $181 100000, sent in
by the President from the budget
bureau.
The supply hill for the legisla-
tive establishments, including
House and Senate. the Congress
sional Library, Botanic Garden and
government printing Office was
passed on Thursday, carrying a
total of s12.3S9,000.
BY a vote of to s on Thursday
the. census committee declined to
report a reapportionment bill.
Evening star., 1922-02-12
PROBE OF DIVORCES
WILL BE ENLARGED
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

making the tabulation are J. Randall
Cation. Horace w. Smith and Z. heith
Carlin. GRO
dating from March 8, 1891. to the pres
ent time" said Attorney Cation IN MS
report. 'Of the s52 cases ! examined,
Mrs Baggett testified sixty-four times.
Mr.. Cation then cited figures indicating
that there was on the average OF sew
enty-nine persons living ing IN a,,sst mrst iss1 @
to August. 1891.
Examination Of 1877 cases was made
by Attorney Carlin. according to his
report. Final decrees were granted
in 123 of these cases.
Examined zoo Cases.
Attorney Smith states that he exam
ined EOS cases. Mrs. Baggett, ne saio,
testified in twenty-eight Of these
A resolution expressing the belief
that a bill introduced In the state
legislature Thursday by Charles
Henry Smith. delegate from Aieaane a.s'o.ns
evil was adopted by the committee.
The resolution was introduced by
Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton, who has Just
returned from Richmond, where ne
attended the hearings before the
courts Of justice committee OF the
state Legislature on several bills pro
posed to amend the present divorce
law, making 1t more stringent.
The bill introduced In the 4egisla-
ture was drafted along the lines OF a
measure recommended by the special
andria Bar Association.
Opposed to Repeal.
1t was specifically pt.nted out in
the resolution that the committee Is
"much opposed to the repeal Of sec
ton Sis Of the code, whicl prohibits
marriage within six months of the
granting of divorce" and that 1t
prefers the name designated as guard
ian ad litcm for the stase's repre-
sentatives in divorce suitr, rs II Is a
designation well known. - the Viz
not otherwise represented
The committee also decided to send
a copy Of the bill to Judge Robinson
Moncure of the corporation court. re-
Questing him to maks It lawful in
Alexandria pending IT. outcome in
the state legislature.
Before introducing She resolution
Judge Norton gave detailed report
on his trip to Richmond and de-
scribed the features of the various
bills now pending in the state legis-
lature which are designed to remedy
Judge Norton also deplored the con-
ditions existing here, which he described
as very grave"
A resolution from the Ministerial
Association of Alexandria was read
at the meeting. 1t expressed alarm
at the numaes of divorces granted
here and u'gsd all the citizens ito
aid in abat:as this evil" and thereby
relieve ''this etigma which rests upon
our city"
Evening star., 1922-02-12
VALET OF TAYLOR
CLOSELY QUlZZED
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for tAe slain director, accompanied
by bis wife. called at the district at
torney's office late in the afternoon
and asked for a conference. They said
they wished to discuss certain theo-
ries they had about the tragedy. Mr..
Woolwine talked with them for a few
minutes. then left them closeted with
a detective. The district attorney said
that every one he had questioned
about the case told "a straightfor-
ward story without hesitancy or the
slightest indication of an attempt to
conceal anything" Mr.. woolwine
mentioned by name Mary Miles
Minter, film actress, well acquainted
with the slain man. saying her story
had been frank and straiehtfor-
ward"
Mr.. woolwine said some "vague
surmises" concerning the case. but
mo real theories" had been advanced
by some of those he questioned.
Practically every one has mention
ed the name Of Edward F. Sands, ray
lor's former secretary, who Is miss
ing" the district attorney said. 1--WE
still believe it is,a matter Of great i'm
portance to get in touch with that
man. .,.
Letters written by Miss Normand to
Taylor and found in a room in his
house remained In possession of Mr..
Woolwine today. but he failed to at
tach any Significance" to them.
"They certainly will not be published
without Miss Normand's consent" the
district attorney said, In reply. to Q
question by a reporter. He added
that Miss Normslnd had not given
such consent.
The man believed to be Edward F.
Sands, wanted in Los Angeles in con-
nection with the murder of William
Desmond Taylor, who was reported
living in a shack on the banks OF the
San Joaquin river. proved today to
be a prospector named Sanborn, who
had been living in the shack for
months.
Evening star., 1922-02-12

,ne of the vice presidents Of tho General
Motors Company. New York city.
M Pratt is connected with but one
organization Of any kind. being char
ter member Of George Wasnne.Gne ,.e,ea F01t e1G
one son, Henry Gilbert Pratt, jr.: stu
dent in Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore
Inspector. Cross Born Here.
Inspector Cross, who goes on the re-
tired list. was born in Washington
May 20, 1853. He became q policeman n
T,sly III. 1884, and was advanced 10
.ssrgeant March /, 1891. He became
captain May 10. 1901, and five years
later was elevated to an Inspector
ship. In that capacity he has acted as
commander Of the mounted at souaa anu ia
cant Reilly was born in Ireland
March 2s, 1871. He was appointed to
Evening star., 1922-02-12
CITY TO. ASK ITEMS
GO BACK IN D. Chill
Commissioners to Be Heard
TomorroW-Water Need
Held Foremost.

Hearings on the local appropria-
tion bill will start at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning before the District
subcommittee of the Senate appro-
priations committee.
The Commissioners will go into
these hearings with hope of having
put back in the bill some of the i'm
portant needs Of the District which
were omitted by the House.
Water supply Most Important.
1t Is known that the city fathers
regard the 100000 estimate for
continuing work on the new water
supply as the most important Of all
the items that were eliminated from
the bill by the House. The Commis-
sioners could not discuss in advance
OF the hearings what requests they
will make of the Senate, but 1t Is
practically certain that they Will
emphasize the seriousness of Wash
ington's water situation and point to
the danger Of delaying work on the
new conduit.
After the water supply the Commits
sioners regard as second in Importance
the many street paving, items which
were omitted in the House, and prob
ably will endeavor also to have some
of them reconsidered.
While the Commissioners are testi-
Tying before the subcommittee on ap-
propriations representatives OF the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
also will be laying before members Of
the Senate the necessity for carrying
on without interruption the erection
of the new water conduit.
Danger In Situation.
The element of danger in the water
situation Is not speculative, but actual,
one city official declared last night.
1T is KNOWN" he said, that the Ly-
decker tunnel. which carries all of the
city's water from the conduit to the
filtration plant, is IN need of atten-
tion, and yet we cannot stop the flow
Of water in that tunnel long enough
even to inspect it, much less make re-
pairs.
"The. consumption Of water has in
creased In recent years to such an ex-
tent that the available reserve in the
reservoir at the filtration plant would
be exhausted before the Lydecker
tunnel could be dewatered for inspec-
tion."
Evening star., 1922-02-12

temporal power 1t is interpreted as
another sign OF the intention OF the
new pontin to carry on a policy OF
pacification between the church and
the state, which is apparently earn
estly desired by majority of the
Italian nation.
Cardinal Bisleti. who is confined TO
his bed by influenza, which began.
with a cold during the conciave, will
be unable to perform the function of
crowning the Pope. that duty having
been assigned to him as dean Of the
cardinal deacons.
The popularity of Cardinal BisIeti
among Americans and. other foreign
ers is due to his having been for many
years papal majordoino and master
of the chamber under Leo XIII and
Plus x. in which capacity he arrang-
ed audiences with these pontiffs. In
the present coronation Cardinal Bill
lot, who is a Jesuit. should replace
him, but CarSiRaI BilIot declared that
he was not tacticed in ceremonial
matters, an asked Cardinal Lega,
next in seniority among the deacons,
to perform the coronation.
Praise for Herbert Hoover.
The pontiff. in his audience TO Car
dinal Daugherty, said that while he
was in Poland he met Herbert Hoover
and admired his power of organiZa-
tion and thorough competence. which
resulted in one of the most splendid
achievements of that kind ever ac-
complished, especially considering the
difficulty of the task.
His holiness told the American car
dinal Dougherty, said that while he
dearest wishes to visit America. \
few$years ago he was about to realize
this dream. he said. and was on the
point of going to visit a paternal un-
Gle, also named Ratti, who founded a
hospital at Bloomsbury, Pa. but at
the last moment he was prevented
from going.
The Holy Father asked Cardinal
Dougherty to convey his blessings
to America, for whose people he had
the highest admiration and deepest
affection.
The audience lasted forty minutes.
Afterward Cardinal Dougherty IN
troduceG his. secretary. Father Whit
aker, and his niece, Miss Dorothy Nc
Cormick. with whom the pontin con-
versed amiably. He appointed Father
Whitaker his dopestic prelate and
authorized him to wear the insignia
of that appointment during to-
morrow's coronation. ceremonies.
Cardinal Faulhaber, Archbishop of
Munich, also was received by tD
Pope. He is the most accomplishes
linguist who has been in the chai:
of st. Peter for many years. The
historically inclined want to compare
him with the famous Cardinal Mezzo-
fanti. who died in Rome in 1849 at
| the age of seventy-five years, and who
was noted for his ability to spea K
fiuently seventy-eight languages.
Evening star., 1922-02-12
.U.S.AWA|TSFRENCH
PARLEY ATTITUDE
Wants Further Details Before
Replying to Invitation to
/. Genoa Meeting.

The American government is await
Ing receipt of further details of the
attitude of France toward the pro-
posed economic conference at Genoa
before replying to Italy's invitation for
American participation, it was learned
yesterday on high authority.
Word has been received in WASH
tngton that detailed statement Of the
French official attitude was being
transmitted from Paris. it was said.
and it was indicated that no reply to
Italy's invitation would be made until
the situation in France had been re-
viewed.
The communication from the
French government was expected to
supplement advices from Paris, re-
ceived Friday, which stated that
Premier Polncare had suggested
postponement of the Genoa conference
for three months to permit more care
full consideration of the asenda.
WANTS ALL ALLIES PRESENT.
Evening star., 1922-02-12
MORE ESSAYS ARE SUBMITTED
IN THE EVENING STAR. CONTEST
Students in St. Johns and Armstrong
Manual Training School Send in
Compositions on Arms Conference.

tached to the first sheet of the essay.
In addition to this name, the same in
formation contained on the first page
Of the essay must be set down.
The facts surrounding the confer
ence are now complete--the parley is
ofifcially closed, the delegates have
gone home and an ofiicfal report has
been made to the Senate by President
the thousands Of pupils in the public,
private and .parochial schools are
nearing the end OF their task. II they
are not their attention is once more
called to the closing date-February
must be In the hands Of the contest
editor by that date or in the mails
postmarked before midnight Of the
22d. This. as well as other regula-
tions, will be carried out to the let
ter in determining who are eligible
for the loco cash prizes to be given
for the best essays submitted.
Evening star., 1922-02-12

Continued from First Page.)
two or three days before there was a
final decision.
1t was understood that the principal
items in controversy were the pro-
posed increased tax on capital stock
transfers and the suggested levy of
2a per cent on. the undistributed
profits of corporations. A number of
the majority members of the Senate
committee were said to have inter-
posed strong. objection to these
items on background that they would
retard the Improvement in general
business conditions.
Opposition to the Soldiers bonus tax
schedule as drawn by the republican
subcommittee of the House ways and
means committee was voiced yester-
day by P. c. Atkeson, Washington rep
resentatiye Of the National Grange,
and Fl. c. Mckenzie, tax representa-
tjte of the American Farm Bureau
federation.
Mr. Atkeson, in letter sent to
chairman Fordney. declared that the
H3nus program violates every prin-
9ble of taxation indorsed by the re-
cant agricultural conference"
II should Not Burden Public.
Tiff more money must be raised to
H4y a soldiers bonus" his letter said.
should be raised without burden
ihg the public with further annoy
iHg. business preventing and objec-
tibnaI tax schemes and it should be
raised by re-enactment and re-exten-
sion of the excess profits tax
IsMr. Mckenzie. in his statement. al
50 urged re-enactment of the profits
tax, stating that this single source
of revenue would produce all the
money necessary for the bonus and
obyiate the frictions which would be
developed by raising the parcel post
rates, taxing gasoline and automo-
biles and the increased annoyance
caused by the stamp tax"
cit would not only do this. he said.
but it would be very much more
equitable as to the corporations
themselves in the present situation"
Evening star., 1922-02-12

the local police force August 1, 1904.
He was made sergeant in July. 1911,
and lieutenant March %. 1918.
Precinct Detective Joseph A. Wald-
ron of the second precinct was pro-
NOTED to detective, vice Pratt, pro-
NOTED, and will hereafter perform
duty at police headquarters under
Inspector Grant.
Private C. E. Berry of the fourth
precinct was made precinct detective
and transferred to No. 2 precinct to
succeed Waldron, and Private Oscar
w. Mansfield of the fourth precinct
was made precinct detective and will
remain on duty in the fourth precinct.
Inspector Clifford l. Grant, chief
of detectives, last night extended his
congratulations to Maj Sullivan.
II think the Commissioners made
q wise selection for superintendent
of police" Inspector Grant told a
Star representative. "and have every
reason to believe he will make good"