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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
VALE BILL MADE
W|DERINScOPE
--~
Commission Gains Point in
Controversy With Controller
General McCarl.

The first round In the bitter fight
between Controller General McCarl
and the Employees Compensation Com
mission, was won today by the COM
pensation commission when the
House judiciary committee ordered a
favorable report on the Vale bill and
also directed that a special rule be
asked from the House rules COM
mittee.
Although McCarrs name was not
mentioned, the scope of the Vale bill
was widened so that the controller
view over the decisions of the COM
pensation commission. The bill pro-
vided that no administrative officer
should exercise such review. 1t was
amended to include also "or any ac-
counting officer
Committee Favors Commission.
During the hearing it was made
plain that the committee proposes
now to give in specific language full
authority to the compensation COM
tee supposed that commission had
under the law, to make its own de-
cisions without any regard to the
controller general
In other words, the employees COM
pensation commission is to be left
entirely independent. as was intended
in the act which created the COM
mission.
Controller General McCarl has con-
tended that he had the right to re-
view the actions of the commission
in regard to personal injury cases
and that the law does not authorize
the compensation commission to
grant compensation in other kinds of
cases, such as vocational diseases.
The favorable report was ordered
on motion Of Representative Dyer of
Missouri
The committee also decided to seek
special rule because this matter
requires special urgency. due to the
action of the controller general in
cutting off all funds from the
Treasury commission after a fixed
date. This threatened to hold up the
claims Of many persons all over the
country, q considerable number of
whom have little or no other income.
Mrs. Bessie Bruggeman, chairman
Of the compensation commission, ap-
peared before the judiciary commit
tee and made strong argument re-
garding the purposes of the commits
sion and its rights under the law.
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COOLIDGE RECEIVES. =.
new BRITISH ENVOY
Sir Esme Howard Presents Creden.
tials at White House-Hopes
for Friendship.

Sir Esme Howard, the newly appoint
ed ambassador from Great Britain to
the United States. was formally re-
ceived by President Coolidge. at the
White House this afternoon. The re-
ception took place in the east room,
and following! the presentation by the
new ambassador Of his letters Of credit
there was an exchange Of fluctuations
during which Sir Esme expressed his
desire to continue the friendship and
good will that now exists between Great
Britain and the United States.
The ambassador was presented to the
President by Butler Wright, third as
sistant secretary Of state. The new am
bassador was accompanied by Henry G.
Chiffon, counselor Of the British EN-.
bassy, and military and naval attaches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
TARIFF COMMISSION
REPORTS ON WHEAT
President Expected to Raise Duties
as Result Of Boards
Findings.

The Tariff Commission today deliv-
efed to President Coolidge a report
on its wheat inquiry and the Presi-
dent Is expected soon to proclaim an
increase in the present duties on
wheat and wheat products.
It has been indicated that the COM
missions findings warranted such an
increase, but Chairman Marvin and
other members Of the commission de-
olined to discuss any phase OF their
report.
Submission of the report had been
held up for two weeks by a row In
the commission as to its exact form
President Coolidge had urged sew
oral times that action be expedited.
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Keller Measure Reported to
D. c. Committee-Action
Set for Saturday.
PARK SITE PURCHASES
ARE URGED BY CITIZENS
Special Subcommittee Named After
| Hearing to Inspect Tracts
Tomorrow.

Unanimous report in favor Of the
Keller teachers pay bill was made
to the House District committee to-
day by the subcommittee conducting
hearings on the Keller and Reed
bills. 1t will be taken up by the
committee on Saturday.
After the committee had been told
by representatives Of the Washing.
ton Board of Trade and a number OF
citizens associations Of the urgent
necessity for registering the inten-
ton of Congress to purchase the
klingle Valley, Piney Branch and
Patterson tracts. a special subcom-
mittee was appointed to inspect these
tracts. Arrangements were made for
visiting these properties tomorrow
and the subcommittee is to report
back to the special meeting Saturday
In view CT this action. Harry
wardman agreed not to begin the
cutting down of trees and removal
been advised before next Monday OF
the determination Of the District
Commissioners.
The resolution for investigation OF
the sale and carrying Of dangerous
weapons in the District and Of the
traffic in prohibited liquors in the
District, fathered by Representative
Rathbone of Illinois. which was sug-
gested to the committee last week
and action deferred. was presented In
mittee appointed. This committee
consists Of Representatives Rathbone,
Illinois; Gibson, Vermont: Beers.
Pennsylvania: Blanton. Texas. and
GaSque, South Carolina.
Based ON Greene Shooting.
Emphasis was laid on the fact that
this resolution and proposed investi.
CATION Is a direct result of the shoot
ing of Senator Frank Greene, by q
prohibition officer, during running
battle with alleged bootleggers.
F. s. westbrook. by invitation OF
Acting Chairman Zihlman, came be-
fore the committee with a PROPOSE
ton to take care of alley conditions
by deveioPment Ga O. co When he' ws.
learned that the backbone of his
scheme Is to have the government
loan money for first mortgages on
property he was given scant en-
coura cement.
Representative Lampert OF Wiscon-
SIN, chairman OK. the suoSoIntlSe
which has been conducting hearings
of teachers salaries. made unani.
nous report in favor of the Keller
bill, which is the original schedule
Of salaries agreed to in conference be.
tween the teachers and the board OF
education. He said that this measure
has the Endorsement of every civic or
sanization, labor organization and the
teachers organization.
Amendments to be Heard.
Representative Blanton has several
minor amendments which will be con-
sidered Saturday. He declared him
self emphatically in favor Of the
teachers salary bill.
Most OF the time of the committee
was taken up with consideration OF
the urgent necessity for a determine
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M'LEAN EMPLOYEES
HEARING DELAYED
Oil Committee Adiourns Un'
til TomorroW-Court Ac-
ton Seen This Week.

The Senate oil committee again sus-
pended its public hearings today to
examine a new batch of kilograms
bearing on the subjects 1t has under
investigation.
After a two-hour executive session
adjournment was taken for the day.
Additional employees of E. b. Mclean.
publisher Of the Washington Post.
who had been summoned to testify,
were notified they probably would be
heard tomorrow.
The kilograms examined today in
clude messages found In the records
of the telegraph companies at Palm
Beach relating to the affairs OF Nc
Lean and of Albert B. Fall. who spent
a part of January In Florida. Details
will be held in confidence until the
committee places in the public record
those Of the messages 1T decides are
pertinent to the oil inquiry.
A delay In preparation of the neces-
sary papers prevented the initiation
of court action today by the speciai
government counsel designated to
bring proceedings In the smear
Doheny annulment cases. Civil actions
probably will b estarted tomorrow or
Friday.
Missing Gaps Filled.
Members of the committee said
some missing gaps in the first patches
Of kilograms had been filled in' ana
that interesting additional informa-
ton had been obtained. Some mon
ton was made In the messages OF e.
Bascom Slemp, secretary to Presi-
dent Coolidge, and also OF William
J. Burns, director OF the bureau Of
Investigation, in the Department OF
Senators declared that the refer
ences to. slemp were about me ZIP
to Florida, where. he has testined.
he urged both Mclean and Fall to
tell the committee all they knew
about the oil matter and the 1900
900 loan which Fall obtained while
Interior Secretary.
In the Palm Beach sheaf OF mes
saees was the one to Francis H. NC
Adoo Of New York, son OF William e.
McAdoo, about which he testified
yesterday. Senators said the message
sent by Mclean stated that the pub
engaged A. Mitchell Palmer to rep
resent him before the oil committee
that the former Democratic Attorney
General was counsel for Fall and
Harry F. Sinclair.
Mr.. Palmer denied there was any
such relationship when he was be-
fore the committee last week, and
some members said he probably
would not be recalled for question
ing, as apparently Mclean had been
misinformed.
ssTillfs'' Name Mentioned.
The name willis" appears in sev-
eral of the newly produced kilograms.
senators said. but they added that
there was nothing to indicate that
the reference was to Senator Willis.
republican, Ohio, who isSued state
ment last week saying that he knew
nothing about the kilograms In which
the name willis" appeared and
which were made public some days
ago.
record of any Geographic commune
cation between Fall and E. L. Do
heny while the former Interior Sec
rotary was in Florida. The tele-
grams received later by Fall at New
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CAPITAL TRACTION
REJECTS PAY PLEA
Motormen, Conductors and
Bus Operators Ask 70 Cents
HourIy-WiII Arbitrate.

Union motormen, conductors and
bus operators Of the Capital Traction
Company have asked for and have
been denied a wage Increase from sc
to 70 cents an hour. it became known
today, when the correspondence be-
tween them was made public. A plea
for 25 per cent advance for all
other employees also was rejected.
There Is nothing left for the men
to do but ask for arbitration" was
the comment of John H. Goodman,
secretary Of the union, after George
E. Hamilton. president Of Capital
Traction, had made public the COM
panys rejection of the request.
The agreement between the en-
pIoyes and the company specifies that
one arbitrator shall be selected by
the men. one by the company and q
third by the first two to represent
the public in wage disputes.
ArbftPator's Decree Binds.
The agreement stipulates also that
board of arbitration shall be final and
binding.
The application for an increase as
made public by Mr.. Goodman follows:
I'm compliance with section q of
agreement between your company
and Its employees, members Of Division
No. $50 of the Amalgemated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Railway
Employees Of America, we take this
means Of notifying you that in COM
pliance with the provisions Of this
section, which states that either party
to the contract may. by giving writ
ten notice thirty days prior to the
ment SO far as the subject of wage
is concerned, and therefore we re-
quest that sections Is and 2S. which
cover the wage. be opened up and
changed to read as follows: Section Is
The wages Of motermen, conductors
and bus operators on and after
March 80. 1924. shall be GO cents)
section 2s. Employees other thar
motormen, conductors and bus opelr:-
ators shall, on and after March 30
1924, receive a rs per cent increase
over and above their present rate OF
wage.
Cite Cost Of Living.
I'VE feel that 1t is scarcely neces-
sary for US to argue with you the
necessity Of this increase, since the
last wage was adopted. which at that
time was hardly sufficient to meet
the cost Of living then prevailing
Since that time, the cost of living
has so increased that 1t is not posi-
BILE for us to maintain the standard
of American living as now prevails
in the District of Columbia, and con-
tinue to work for the wage we are
now receiving.
I'VE would ask that you give this
matter consideration at. your earliest
convenience, and notify US when our
committee can meet with you for
the purpose Of comforting on this sub
iect as the agreement provides"
After Mr.. Goodman had made pub
lie the application, Mr.. Hamilton gave
out this reply:
1--WE have received your letter of
February 20, requesting on behalf OF
Division $50 OF the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees Of America the re-
opening OF the wage question, as pro-
vided in section ~ Of the agreement
between the said division and the
Capital Traction Company, and re-
ouesting that sections 10 and rs be
changed SO as to provide nat rate
Of 20 cents per hour for motormen.
conductors and bus operators. and an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
DUAL BONUS PLAN
OFFERED congress
House Democrats for Full
Cash Payments or Paid
Up Insurance.

A two-fold soldier bonus plan pro-
viding options Of full cash payments
or paid-up insurance was proposed to
the House ways and means committee
today by committee of veterans
representing House democrats.
Representative LETTERS, Alabama,
chairman of the democratic commit
tee, who presented the plan, argued
the government owed former service
men adjusted compensation which
should be offered in the coin of the
realm
Full cash payments would elm
mate administration difficulties and
cost involved in other bonus pro-
grams, Mr.. LETTERS said. and would
enable the government to settle the
whole question In year.
BbnH7ssne Proposed.
If all veterans elected the cash pay
ments. Mr.. LETTERS said, It would cost
$1,31s,500.0 900, which could be met by
a bond Issue. He favored compensa-
ton for Army officers up to the rank
of captain.
The same basis of figuring adjust
ed compensation used in the bill
passed last session-$l day for
home service and &1.25 a day for
Under the Mckenzie bill, now be-
fore the committee. which Is similar
to that vetoed by President Harding,
those not entitled to more than $50.
Mr.. LETTERS said he believed officers
up to the rank of captain in the
Army, and at least lieutenants. should
be included in the provisions Of the
measure.
other members Of the committee
are Representatives Rankin. Missis-
sippi; Milligan, Montana: Connery.
Massachusetts, and Browning, Ten
nessee.
Antf-Bonus Activities PFobed.
Before receiving the democratic
plan, the committee inquired into the
activities of the Ex-Service Mems
Anti-Bonus League. Knowlton Dur
ham, president Of the organization,
presented a list Of contributors to
the league and explained that it was
operated on contributions. the 81 dues
Of members being optional.
The league now has about 10000
members. Durham said, and $4,000
mas Oeen spent IN ltS operations, the
expenses now running about $4,000
q month.
The variety of proposals laid be-
fore the committee in the three days
of the hearing are expected to occupy
the committee for a longer time than
1t had planned to devote to the draft
ing Of a measure. Chairman Green
had planned to have a bill ready to
report to the House by Saturday,
but now 1t Is feared this may not
be possible.
Emphasis has been placed during
the hearing on q paid-up insurance
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FIVE IN AUSTRIAN ALPS
KILLED By AVALANCHES
Warm Weather Brings Renewed
Disasters-Twelve Miners
Saved.

by Cable to The Star ana Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1924. IT,.
VIENNA, March Swarm weather
has brought a renewal Of avalanches
in the Austrian Alps, with more
casualties. - -"
On Monday a party Of miners was
caught between Fusch and Ferleiten.
Fourteen men were dug from the
snow. Two had been su1ocated.
Another was carried down tho noun
tain side and presumably, killed
Two boys were killed by another
avalanche on Untersberg. Many
other avalanches were caused by the
warm weather, but no further loss
Of life has been reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
ACTRESS WOUNDED
IN RICHMOND HOTEL
Policeman Suspended Pending In
vestigation Of Shot Both
Call Accidental.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, March 5.-Miss
Bessie Sorrell, twenty-two-year-old
actress. known on the stage as
BILLY" Carroll. was gravely wound
ed here early today with a revolver
belonging to Policeman Harry Tay-
lor. Taylor has been suspended from
the police force pending q complete
investigation.
He and the girl declared the shot
was fired accidentally while she was
examining the policeman's pistol in
her room At local hotel at $3.50
o'clock this morning. Miss SorrelIs
home Is at Ronceverte. w. Va
According to the story told by Miss
Sorrell at the hospital, where she was
rushed Immediately after tho shoot
ing, she and Taylor had been going
together for several years. She said
she stopped of in Richmond while
en- route to NIL q stage engagement
and that Taylor went to her room
when he got or duty At midnight.
She was examining the revolver, the
actress declared, when 1t exploded.
Miss Sorrell was shot through the
abdomen, and her condition was so
serious that IN immediate operation
was deemed necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
ROBBER LEAVES VICTIM
UNIFORM OF MARINE
Walter Reed Orderly Says He Was
Deprived of Clothes and Money
in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, March "A fair
exchange may be no robbery. Fred
erick l.. Thomason.sa civilian orderly
at Walter Reed Hospital, Washing
ton. d. C.. came here yesterday morn
ing. He met a marine on the street,
whom he invited to his hotel. After
a short time Thomson went to
sleep. to awake later and find him
self stripped Of his clothing In addi-
ton to SIS.
He found 4 complete marine uni
form in place Of his clothes, and don
ming the same went to the detective
bureau, where he reported his loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
WEEKS ORDERS NIXON
BLAST INVESTIGATED
War Secretary Would Establish
Whether Army or y. S. Had
Any Responsibility.

An investigation OF the recent eX-
pIosion at Nixon. n. j., was ordered
today by Secretary Weeks to estab-
lish whether the Army or the federal
government was in any way respon-
sible. The War Secretary acted at
the suggestion of Senator Edge, re-
publican, New Jersey.
The investigation will be directed
by Maj Gen. Helmick, inspector gen.
eral of the Army. .
1t has been the policy Of the War
Department to store explosives at
places remote from population CEN
tiers, but lack of funds for transpor-
tation sometimes prevented it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05
WEATHER.

Showers this afternoon; fair and
cooler tonight; tomorrow fair and
cooler. Temperature for twenty-four
hours ended at 2 pm. today: High
est, SO, at pm. yesterday; lowest,
81, at 10 pm. yesterday.
Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-05

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi.
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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Grievances Not General.

1.-THE extent to which the griev-
ances which you suggest are shared
by the Filipino people has been
subject of some disagreement. The
American government has informa-
ton which justifies 1t in the con-
at any rate, and possibly a majority
of the substantial citizenry of the
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FFobo HoQu1re1 'I1nse.
Mr.. Grim also made public this
statement as to his attitude:
Il am working on all Of these mat
ters; I can't finish them In q day.
It may require many days for me to
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
Southwest HarbOr,

Mrs. r. p Clark leaves to-day as
delegate to the State Federation of
Women's Clubs in Portland. At a
recent meeting, it was voted to hold
the public meeting of the club at
Masonic hall on the evening of Octo-
Der s. Mr.. Dunnack will speak.
Chester Robbins has moved his
family into the Holmes cottage in the
field, pending the completion of his
cottage on the site of the one burned
in June. The new home will be
ready for occupancy before winter.
The w. C. r. U. county president,
Mrs. Fred Walls, and the local
president, Mrs. Albert Hall, attended
the State w, c. T. U. convention at
Portland last week, and report an
interesting session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore left
Sept. % to visit friends in North ELS
worth before starting, on Oct. 8, for
Hawaii, to spend the winter possibly
longer, with Mrs. Moore's son,
Charles Rea. John Walls and wife
have moved into the Moore house, re-
Gently purchased.
mons contributed to the Congrega-
tional church by clergy summering
here, Rev. 0. l.. Olsen gave fine dis
courses ON the last two Sundays Of
September before leaving with his
wife for his usual months vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith left
September 2 for two weeks au-
tomobile trip to Boston, New York
and the White Mountains. Julia
Hancock will assist the substitute in
the store and be companion to Mrs.
Katie Smith in the home.
Christopher Lawler has purchased
from the Clark heirs a lot of land
on Causeway lane, where he plans to
build
After all the various plans for
moving the Methodist church to lot
on the main road having been dis
cussed and dismissed, it has been de-
cided to make an addition to the
church on it's present site for vestry
and hall for social entertainments.
Sept, %. SPRAY"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-10-01
East OrIand.

Mrs. Margaret Leach, after a
months visit with her cousin, Mrs. T.
F. Mason, has returned to her home
in Ellsworth
Mrs. Kate Pickering, Mrs. Abbe
/ Wardwell and Miss Helen Barrett
left Saturday for Orono, for the win
ter.
! Mrs. Frank Mason and her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Florence Stanley and Mrs.
jennie Gross, are in Houlton for
| few days, guests of Rev. and Mrs. A.
! E. Luce.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Berry and chill
dren, OF Mechanic Falls, We're week
end guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Gibbs.
Arthur Dunbar and Horace Robert
son have employment in Bucksport
making repairs on the house recently
purchased by J. B. Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. F. Mason and Mrs.
! Margaret Leach spent Wednesday in
! Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James DeRocher are
at home from trip to Montreal.
Boyd Dunbar has returned to Har-
ward college for his senior year. He
was accompanied by college friend,
Winslow Bell of Cincinnati. o.. who
was guest at the home of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dunbar for
| several days.
MIR. and Mrs. Mckay, daughter
and friends, of Camden, are at "Phe-
be Rock Cottage
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Walls of
Seal Harbor are guests at the home
of Augustine Mason.
George Snow has moved from his
farm to his home in the village, for
the winter.
Sept. 20 M
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Hancock Point.

Orville Martin and wife motored
to Lincoln Saturday, for the week
end.
Lieut.. Herbert Taylor and wife
left last week for Massachusetts,
stopping en- route in Augusta, Cor
ham and Portsmouth,
Henry Drew and wife, of Lincoln.
are occupying Mrs. Harriet Young's
house.
Kenneth Young is attending high
school at the Corner and staying with
his grandmother, Mrs. Blasdell, dur
ing the school week.
Many friends We're glad to greet
w. H. Phillips of Nicolin, F. l..
Phillips of Northeast Harbor, DR.. j.
d. Phillips of Southwest Harbor and
DR.. G. A. Phillips of Bangor, who
came to attend the one hundredth
anniversary of the Hancock Baptist
church ON Sunday.
Mrs. Fidelia Wooster of Waltham.
Mass. is with Mrs. Lucy Ball for a
few weeks.
Arthur Crabtree of Somerville,
Mass, recently visited his little
daughter, who is with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Crab
tree.
A large number of people attended
the one hundredth anniversary of
the organization OF Hancock Baptist
church, which was held in the South
Hancock church Sunday afternoon.
A fine address was given by DR.. l B.
Mower Of Wateryille, and Pastor
Emery gave an interesting historical
account Of the organization and
more recent events of the church.
Mrs. Roy Crabtree had charge of the
music. Nearly 500 was raised for
missionary work.
Sept 90. NJ. r.