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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
COMMERCE CHAMBER
COMMITTEES PICKED
Isaac Cans Announces Members Sc
lected to Deal With Four
Subjects.
SCHOOL BODY
CHOSEN
Others Will Consider Anacostia
Flats, House, Manufactures.

President Isaac Cans OF the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce yester-
day announced standing committees
costa flats. the House of Represen-
tatives and the manufactures. The
membership follows:
Public SchooIs-Henry II. Classic,
chairman; Milton Fairchild, vice
chairman; DR.. Truman Able, Harold
4. Allen, DR.. Bernard a. Baer, Frank
W. Ballou, Mendel Behrend, DIR. Jo-
seph B. Began, DR.. Laura S. Brennon,
Roy c. Claf1in, Ernest H. Daniel, AL
Ian Davis, Mark Dobrin, William
Douden, John 7. Doyle, Alfred b.
Gawler, Edwin C. Graham. Edwin J.
Grayson, William O. Hiltabidle, Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, William Hor-
gan, A. l.. Howard, William d. Hurd,
Miss c. Larimore Kelley, Maurice p.
King, Phillip King. ]. B. Kinnear, ia
cob kohner. Ralph Lee. James T.
Lloyd, Robert L. Middleton. c. Q.
Mills, William Calf Mish, Arthur {.
Moses. Mrs. Mary NJ. North. Horace J.
Siggers, A. Leftwich Sinclair. John II.
Sprague. Mrs. Caroline H. Stephen, II.
c. c. Stiles, William o. Tufts, Joseph
/. Weller, Miss Mollte B. Weymanl,
Oscar NJ. White, George NJ. Whitwell'
Guy Withers, Oscar>T. Wright.
Anacostia Flats-George II. Brown,
chairman; Adolph GUIDE, vice chair
man; w. c. Balderston, DR.. Lewis J.
Battle, Charles w. Clagett, Charles w
Darr. Henry B. Davis, William NJ
N. Emmons. William H. Ernest. viii
Hermann, Ernest Z. Herrell II. G.
Kennedy, w. NICK. Stowell, John ..
Weinberg, Harry NJ. O,Brien, Arthur E.
4. Leftwich Sinclair. Charles J.
Stockman, F. A. Van Reuth. Joseph 1.
Weller. Martin Wiegand.
w. NICK. stowell, vice chairman;
William NJ Dove. Joseph D. Drefuss,
William b. Hardy, G. S. Larimer,
o. A. c. Oehmler. Burd w. payhe'
Allen II. Rogers. William o. Tufts.
man, chairman; Joseph D. Dreyfuss,
vice chairman; Joseph Abel II. r.
Allen, Ross Z. Andrews, Walter u
Balderston, Mendel Behrend, James
]. Breen. Harry r. Carroll. Charles
T. Clagett. Charles w. Clagett'
Appleton f. SIdih, Ji.' Shoi 20 ~
lumbus, Herbert Coward, Harry c.
Cragg. Ernest H. Daniel, Charles w.
Darr, James NJ. Denty. William
Douden, Proctor L. Dougherty. T. G.
Dulin, w: CLARENCE Duvail. John a 4.
Eckert, William H. Ernest. Harry ;.
Evans, David NJ. Fisher, G. Manson
Foote, J. N. Freedman. Samuel Ganss.
Samuel Gompers. Nathan Goodman,
Edwin J. Grayson, B. L. Grove. Rob
ert n. Harper, Michael Holster,
James B. Henderson, Milton Hopfen :
maier, ]. G. Jalapes. A. F. Jorss. Ru-
dolph Jose. George p. Killian, S. A.
Kimberly. William 4; Knapp, Martin
A. Leese. E. w. Mccullough, Arthur
D. Marks, William Gait Mish. Simon
L. Nye. s. J. Olshefski, Henry T.
Offterdtnger, Walter J. Proctor, VIII
liam ]. Rogers, j. Douglas Rollow,
Samuel Ross, Lawrence L. Rubel.
Albert Schulteis. J. F. Smith, Thomas
NJ. Stearn. H. c. C. Stiles, Robert l.
Swats. GIegge Thomas. Leon s. u
man. C. J. Van Epps. Ivan G. Weld,
Eugene c. Welsh, Martin Wiegand,
Howard L. wilkins. E. D. Williams,
Lester G. Wilson. John Zanier..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
MOVIE CENSOR LAW
CONFERENCE OBJECT
Proposed Bill Also Would Seek Bet.
ter Film Distributing
Agency.
PICTURE NoTABLEs INVITED
Large Delegation From District to
Attend Sessions.

hmm ediate presentation Of q bill to
Congress for absolute federal con-
troll of the entire motion picture in
dustry Is expected to be the outcome
Of the national motion picture con-
ference in the Raleigh Hotel tomor-
row morning and conclude with ses-
sions Thursday afternoon and eve
ming in the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. The conference was
called by DR.. Charles Scanloh of
Pittsburgh, general secretary of the
Presbyterian board of temperance
and moral welfare.
Would Cleanse Movies
The bill. according to information
available today. probably will not
only propose a national censorship.
but also will provide for the estab-
institute a centralized, neutral and
impartial distributing agency in
which all competing motion picture
interests shall <be fairly represented.
The proposal is that the government
commission shall manage the entire
business of renting and leasing films
in interstate commerce so that all
producers and exhibitors shall be on
an equitable basis.
The purport of the bill as designed
will not only be to Cleanse the
movies, but also to regulate the
prices of shows and to secure honest
and fair competition"
NotabIes Are Invited.
In order that all sides be fairly
represented. according to DIR. Scan
lon, VIII II. Hays, Douglas Fairbanks,
Mary Pickford and other fllm-world
leaders have been invited to attend
Among the 500 delegates and partici-
pants In the conference will be the fol-
lowing from this city: John j. Tigert,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton; Representative William D. Up
shaw of Georgia, Rev. Jason Noble
Pierce, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church; Rev. Clarence True
Wilson. general secretary, board OF
temperance and public morals. Meth
odist Episcopal Church; Lieut. Nina
c. Van Wrinkle. women's bureau. po-
lice department.: Harry NJ. Crandall
president, Crandalf Theaters; Rev
Edwin c. Dinwiddie. national chief
Templar, International Order Good
TemplarS: Miss Laura Rookie Church
secretary. national temperance bu-
reau. and Page NICK. Etchison, boys
branch. Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
SCHOOL CADET CORPS
COMMISSIONS DUE
Presentation to Officers Of Author
ity to Serve Set for
February 20.

Commissions will be presented TO
officers OF the Washington High
School Cadet Corps by Maj. Gen. John
l. Hines, deputy chief of staff of the
Army, at Central High School. Febru-
airy %. it was announced today by
Lieut.. Col. Wallace NJ. Craigie, U. :.
A., professor Of military science and
tactics in the high schools.
The guard Of honor for Gen. Hines
will be determined by competitive
drill Monday between Companies +
of Central, Fl of Mckinley and II of
Western. These three companies
have been selected to compete for the
honor as the result Of Il series of
elemental competitive drills among
the companies composing the cadet
organization. They are regarded IS
the best drilled companies In their
respective regiments at the present
time.
Captains Of the three companies
are: T. NJ. Pelzman, Company F,
Central; j. l.. Manning, Company II
Mckinley, and John Nesbitt. Company
Fl, Western.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
BREWER IS INVITED e..
TO HOUSE HEARING
Further Evidence Submitted on
La Guardia Bill to Safe.
guard Bonds.

Garrard Z. Winston. undersecretary
Of the Treasury. in charge Of the
fiscal office, was the principal witness
today before the House committee on
expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment. Of which Representative Vail
of Colorado is chairman. on the La
Guardia bill, which seeks to throw
the same safeguards around the de-
struction OF Cancelled bonds as about
the destruction of useless paper in
the various government establish
nIentS.
This is one of two measures which
Representative La Guardia introduced
in an effort to clear UP the scandal
and charges of Irregularities at the
bureau of engraving and printing.
Mr.. Winston admitted that there is
no law covering the destruction of
bonds. Representative La Guardia
asked him to supply the numbers Of
bonds and list of those Cancelled and
destroyed.
Mr.. Winston replied that this would
be a practically hopeless task, re-
curing the services of several hun
dred employees for many months.
After the hearing the committee
went into executive session and de-
cided to invite Charles B. Brewer to
appear before the committee at the
earliest possible date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
EBERT SENDS REGRET
OVER FLAG INCIDENT
Holds Germany's Failure to Display
Emblem Following Wilson Death
''Deplorably Misinterpreted."
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February IA cable
gram from President Ebert Of Ger
many expressing regret at the de
plorable misinterpretation" Of the
German embassy flag incident, and
extending to the American people
deep sympathy on the death Of former
President Wilson, yesterday was made
public by Maj. Gen. Henry T.. Allen,
chairman of the American committee
for relief of German children.
The message, which was addressed
to Gen. Allen, read:
LAS your telegram, to my utmost
regret, confirms to me there has been
in the United States a deplorable mis-
Interpretation of the fact that the
flag on the German embassy in Wash
ington was not put at half-mast upon
receipt of the news of former Presi-
dent Wilson's death, but only on the
day of his funeral, / sincerely wish to
assure you that the German people
deeply sympathize with the national
mourning OF the American people,
whose generous charity for the relief
of distress in Germany Will never be
forgotten here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
F0RD'S TRAIN KILLS
THREE MANN|NCS
Husband of D. c. Woman One
OF Victims-F0urth Man
Seriously Hurt.

special Dispatch to The Star
NEWTON, Mass. February IL
Three brothers. Francis b., Charles
Il. and Robert L. Manning, were in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon
while crossing the railroad tracks OF
the Boston and Maine railroad near
Woodsville, n. H., by a special train
bearing Henry Ford and party back
to Detroit from Boston.
The three brothers were planning
a snow-shoe expedition up one of
the nearby mountains when they met
their death. A fourth member Of the
party, Ralph d. Reed of Manchester.
who leaped into ravipe, is suffering
from four broken ribs. He is expected
to recover.
ID. G. WOman's Husband.
Francis 3. Manning, thirty-two
years old, of Newton Center. Mass.
was the husband of Edythe Howard
Manning. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Beale K. Howard of Washington. He was
q graduate of Harvard University, and
during the war was stationed In
Washington as a lieutenant in the
Medical Corps, L. S. a. lie had been
an Instructor in zoology at Harvard
for the past several years.
Besides his wife he leaves a. daugh-
ter. Mary Adams Manning. The two
other brothers, Charles Il. and Rob-
ert L.. Manning. aged forty-two and
forty-five years. respectively, We're
residents of Manchester, y. H., where
with their younger brother they
were born. The former was a con
sulting engineer and the latter an
attorney. They are also survived by
their wives and families. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow On
Thursday.
Left for Long Hike.
All left Manchester yesterday noon
for q few days hike through the
mountains at Pike and vicinity, and
burdened with knapsacks and snow
shoes alighted from the Montreal
express at Glencliff.
They set out for the Manning camps
and had walked about a mile along
the single-track railway, and were
within ten feet Of the Dartmouth
trail, where they would have turned
Off. when the Ford special, which was
following an express by few min
utes, plunged through the wind
swept snow and struck them, Ringing
the mangled men down an embank-
ment at the side of the track
The special roared on 10 Woods
willie, eighteen miles away, where tn.
accident was discovered when thu
train stopped TO take on water. y
knapsack and a quantity of blood
were found on the coWcatcher. 4
hurried trip OF another train found
the bodies of the victims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
So DEATHS IN MINE HELD
DUE TO ELECTRIC SPARK
Caused "Arcing" of Machine in At
mosphere Charged With Dust and
Gas, Investigation Shows.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa. February H.
An electric spark caused by the ARC
ing" of u mining machine in an at
mosphere charged with dust and ex-
plosive gas, was given as the cause
of the explosion at the Shanktown
mine of the Barnes & Tucker Coal
Company, January 26. which resulted
in thirtysix deaths. the report of the
investigators, filed yesterday, showed.
books of the mine foreman and fire
boss I'VE found that explosive gas had
been reported at the face> Of one. or
more of the live entries on several ,oc-
casions. said reports showing that gas
was being generated In all the live
development entries that were being
driven at the time the explosion &C.
CURED,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
AUTO IS RECOVERED.
Two Colored Men Held on Charge
Of Taking Machine.

An automobile belonging to Mrs. Min
ME Barrett, Cathedral Mansions, taken
from near 18th and L streets north
west. was recovered at list and G streets
northwest yesterday afternoon, by De-
tectiveS Davis, Connors and Alligood
OF the automobile squad.
Two colored occupants Of the machine
made unsuccessful efforts TO get away.
They registered at police headquarters
as Wolfe Lee Jackson, 242s Georgia
avenue northwest, and Willie Pye, alias
Echols, Is T street northwest.
jackson, who, police say, served a
three-year sentence on joyriding
charge a number Of years ago, is said
70 have admitted responsibility for the
taking Of Mrs. Barrett'S car and ex-
planned that Pye was merely taking a
ride with him.
Numbers taken from a machine in
South Washington had replaced those
on Mrs. Barrett's car. Charges Of grand
larceny were preferred against the
prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12

value, because all amendments to ex.
empt automobiles from such tax up te
a certain figure were voted down.
An amendment offered by Representa-.
tive Louis c. Cranton of Michigan puts
the taxes collected under this bill in a
special fund in the Treasury for road
improvements In the District withou,
any proportionate contribution by the
federal government, as other street ap.
preparations are made on the 60-4t
basis.
The proposed license fee of s11 fol-
electric trucks was changed to $40.
Fail to Kill Bill.
Two attempts to kill the bill failed
A motion by Representative Thomas
l.. Blanton, democrat, Of Texas. tc
strike out the enacting clause was
voted down. rs to 55.
A motion by Representative Rubey
Of Missouri to strike out the two-ceHts.
a-gallon gasoline tax was defeated
A motion by, Representative Blanton
to substitute the Aswell bill. which
prohibits the use of federal funds for
to recognize the auto license tag of any
other state and to grant complete reel.
procfty. was defeated on point of
order by Representative Zihlman OF
Representative Zihlman endeavored
to get through a provision for per-
sona1 property tax exemption up to
$1,000, and Representative Jost of
Missouri, also a member of the Dis
trict committee. sought to effect an
exemption UP to $500, but both of
these were defeated.
Representative Blanton proposed a
horsepower tax of 80 cents the same
as in Maryland. Representative Lin
thicum OF Maryland pointed out that
while Maryland has 1000 miles of i'm
proved highways the District is only
ten miles square, and emphasized that
a high horsepower tax was not fair.
His motion for a lucent horsepower
tax was carried by a vote of 43 to 90.
The measure was debated for near
ly five hours In the House, with an
unusually largo attendance In the
galleries.
Sees Heavy Cost Here.
District officials, in estimating to-
day the far-reaching effects Of the
bill. concluded that 1t would cost the
average owner of O. small car close
to $25 a year in local taxes for the
privilege of getting tag reciprocity
with Maryland The additional taxes
will amount to 100000 year.
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph
chairman Of the board of Commits
sioners, characterized the measure as
unsatisfactory" In the form In which
it was enacted by the lower branch
of Congress yesterday.
At the present time man pays
SO, SIS or $40 for his tags, according
to the horsepower Of the machine
He also pays q personal tax OF $l.2C
per 500 of value on the car.
Out Of 69,536 tags sold to Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
WILL DISCUSS TESTS.

Psychological tests in educational
measurement and research as given to
pupils in the second division of the
public schools. will be discussed at
meeting Of the educational methods
committee of the District Public School
Association in the Public Library,
Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Will
liam T.. Bannerman, chairman of the
committee. has invited Miss Jessie
LaSalle, who is giving the mental tests,
to be present and answer questions re-
garding her work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
EMBASSY PROBE URGED.
Representative Questions State De.
partment on Flag Incident.

Demand that the State Department
report to Congress what representations
man foreign Office relative to the Ger
man embassy'e failure to half-staff it's
flag when Woodrow Wilson died was
made on the floor of the House yester-
day by Representative Tom Connally,
democrat, Of Texas, member OF the
foreign affairs committee.
Representative Connally said that If
1t develops that the State Department
has made no representations he will in
troduce resolution instructing the de-
partment to take such action. and de-
manding a searching congressional in
Yestigation Of the whole affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
TELLS WHY FLAG IS DOWN.
Southern Railway Official Explain.
to Check Rumors.

Reports that no flags were flying
over the Southern Railway building
at 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. were officially explained today
by Louis E. Jeffries. vice president
of the organization, who stated that
the reason for non-appearance of
fa;,s was that both fiag-staffs were
out Of commission. He has issued
orders, he said, for immediate repair
and hopes 10 have a flag flying at
half-stHff this afternoon or tomor-
row morning.
Mr.. Jeffries said that this expIana-
ton was made to check rumors that
the omission of the flag was deliber-
ate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12

ingtonians last year 45.047 owned
small cars, paying IS for a tag. II
is estimated that tho personal tax
on the average small car is about So
This make a total of IS paid to the
District last year for a small car.
Here is how one city official pre-
dicted the proposed law would affect
that same small car Personal tax,
So: estimating the average horse
power Of machines in the District at
twenty-five and applying the charge
of L. cents per horsepower produces
500; estimating the average mo-
torist would use fifteen gallons of
gas week, the 2-cent gas tax would
amount to $3.50 a year. This gives
total of $25 as the annual cost to
the average motor car owner. OF
course, this cost would vary with
the amount Of gas used. Some mo-
florists undoubtedly would use less
gas.
The prediction that the House bill
would increase automobile taxes by
100000 year is arrived at in this
way:
Last year the sale of motor tags
under the present law netted S401, 900,
and personal taxes on cars brought
in 100000 in round numbers. a total
of 100000.
Fears Effects Upon Future.
100000 of personal taxes on auto
mobiles; would raise approximately
100000 through the 2-cent tax on
each gallon of gasoline, and would
add approximately 100000, repre-
senting the 15-cent horsepower fee
This makes an estimated total Of
$1.600,000, or double the current
amount.
AS to the amendment offered by
Representative Cramton Of Michigan,
specifying that money raised from
automobiles be used for street I'M
provementS, fear was expressed at
the District building that 1t would
lead the appropriations committee Of
Congress to eliminate the funds ap-
propriated each year on the 60-40
basis for street work.
The current appropriation act car
ing and maintenance of existing
streets. If Congress continued to
make these regular allotmentS for
streets on the 6040 basis and also
made automobile taxes available for
street work, the engineer department
would have just twice as much money
with which to give Washington good
highways.
But, If. as some city officials fear,
the gas tax bill In it's present form
would merely lead to the elimination
of street paving funds from the ap-
preparation act, the District would
be the loser, for the reason that the
federal government would thus be
relieved of the 40 per cent 1t now
pays toward street improvements;
For the current year the federal
governments proportion of the ST.
ASSOC street appropriations Is $751;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
SAVIOUR LAW UP FOR VOTE

BERN, Switzerland, February IL.
"A popular referendum will be held
Sunday throughout Switzerland for
the purpose Of ratifying or annulling
the law passed in 1922 authorizing
the federal council to permit the in
dustries to operate fifty-four hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
DR.. JACQUES LOEB DEAD.
Noted Rockefeller Institute Sci
enlist Succumbs in Bermuda.

By the Associated Press.
= HAMILTON, Bermuda, February IL.
DIR. Jacques Loeb. widely known
scientist, head Of the. division of
physiology OF the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for Medical Research, OF New
York, died here last night after q
brief illness Hepm heart trouble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
BALL0U BALTIMORE SPEAKER

Of schools, spoke to the public school
principals of Baltimore at the Balti-
more Eastern High School this after
noon on Some Aspects of the Testing
Movement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
| FAVOR FLAG BILL.
Commissioners Report Back to Sem
ate Committee.

!. The commissioners today made a
favorable REPORT to the Senate Dis
trict committee on the bill calling for
the appointment OF a commission to
work out a design for a flag for the
District Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
VETERANS BUREAU
CONSTRUCTION HIT
Senate Committee Holds
Transfer From Treasury
Was "Grave Error

Branding the transfer OF veterans
hospital construction from the Treas
ury Department to the SVeterans' Blu
reau as a grave error" the Senate
investigating committee report on the
bureau declares: This policy did not
make for speed, did not make for
economy, but did afford an opportu-
nifty for the contamination Of con-
spiracies to defraud the government"
Sharp contrast is drawn by the
committee, 1t was pointed out today,
between the results IN construction
by the Treasury and by the Veterans
Bureau, with reflection against the
, latter.
Contracts Demonstrated.
Among the contrasts are these:
THE Veterans Bureau, therefore,
constructing hospitals of about the
same design, no better built or of any
better quality, has spent 1886 per
bed In excess Of the Treasury Depart
ment." -
Number Of completed beds at the
end Of eighteen months were: White
committee Of Treasury, 2.9s3; Fete-
rams Bureau, 200 purchased already
completed in hospital at Memphis,
Tenn.).
Percentage Of completion Of all pro-
Jects FOR the White committee was
S4.4 per cent, as compared with only
6S.l2 per cent for Veterans Bureau.
The number Of completed beds at
the end Of two years was, Treasury
Department, 5,s46, as against the
Veterans Bureau (estimateD only
1000. -
Claims of Forbes.
The Senate committee charges that
II
Forbes) in his argument for transfer
OF construction from the Treasury to
the Veterans Bureau made extrava-
CANT claims fro economy and speed in
the construction Of hospital build
ings."
reau, 1t is charged. had a great ad-
vantage over the Treasury Depart
ment because before the appropria-
ton had been made standardized
plans for hospital construction had
been prepared by the White commit
tee Of the Treasury and were avail
BILE. and the director had selected
all the sites for the hospitals includ-
ed in his program"
Among Col. Forbes "extravagant"
to his testimony before the House
committee on public buildings and
grounds. when he stated that the
supervising architect of the Treasury
estimated the cost per bed at $4,000,
but that he. Col. Forbes, believed the
than $4,000 per bed"
AS a matter Of fact. 1t developed.
the committee found, that the Treas
ury had built hospitals at a cost per
bed Of only $2,S72. The Veterans Blu
reau.. on the other hand. the commit
tee points out, will turn out its pro-
gram, when completed, at the cost of
$3,957 per bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
FIGHT GAS TAX BILL
IN SENATE AFTER
PASSAGE BY HOUSE

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