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Evening star., 1924-04-02
PROTEST BY CITIZENS.
Score Remedial Legislation as We
hicle for Taxation,

Protest against using remedial leg
isiation, such as the auto reciprocity
measure. as an instrument for in
creaSing taxes upon residents of the
District is before the House District
committee from the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
This organization is described as a
delegate body representative of more
than 10000 organized residents of the
District of Columbia" 1t insists that
every consideration of fairness and
justice requires that the voice of the
people be heard and needed in all
matters involving the imposition of
local taxation.
THAT as such representation this
association vigorously protests
against petitions for remedial legis-
lation being converted into mediums
for raising unnecessary revenue
through taxation" is stated in the
letter addressed to Chairman Reed
1t points out that Congress is
called upon to respect the only po-
litical right vouchsafed the people of
the District-that of petition"
1t states that the people would pre-
fer to have no legislation rather than
the passage of any other bill than
the original Commissioners gasoline
tax bill.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
INSIST STATE HEAD
APPEAR IN INQUIRY
House Committee Members Issue
New Call for Hunt in At
tack on Work.

The House irrigation committee to-
day voted to repeat its request that
Gov. Hunt of Arizona appear to tes-
tify in regard to recent charges by
him that Secretary Work was using
his position to favor the state of
Colorado in the proposed Colorado
river development. The vote was :
to ..
The action was taken after Chair
man Smith had read a telegram from
the governor in which he said i'm
portant business would prevent his
appearance.
Gov. Hunt several days ago charged
the interests of Arizona were being
neglected in the proposed Develop
ment. Upon receipt of telegram
containing the charges the commit
tee requested the governor to testify.
The motion to insist that the gov
ernor appear was made by Represen-
tative Raker, democrat, California.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
CALLS ADDITIONAL
GRAND JURY HERE
Justice Mccoy Acts on Request of
Prosecutor; Move in Oil
Cases Is Seen.

Chief Justice Mccoy of the District
Supreme Court at the request of
United States Attorney Gordon late
yesterday afternoon signed an order
directing the jury commission to sum-
mon an additional grand jury to be
empaneled April 16. The jury is ex-
pected to hear the evidence gathered
by Atlee Pomerene and owen j.
Roberts. special counsel in the oil in
vestigation, in connection with the
supposed criminal features of the oil
leases.
While United States Attorney Cor
don will not admit that this is the
purpose of his request for an addi-
tional grand jury, the general impress
sion about the courthouse is that the
proposed oil inquiry is the primal
reason for another grand jury This
is the third time in the history of
the District courts that additional
grand jurieS have been summoned.
ON the two previous occasions in
quirieS We're conducted into alleged
war time frauds.
As it rarely happens that grand
jury is completed from the first panel
called by the jury commission and as
the Easter recess of the courts will
intervene, it is not considered likely
that the additional grand jury would
get down to business before the last
week in April.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
GEN. PATRICK GIVES
VIEWS ON MERGER
Appears Before House Committee
on Army-Navy Air Service
Partial Consolidation.

Maj. Cen. Mason NJ. Patrick chef il
the Army air service, presented his
views 10 the House naval committee
today on the feasibility Of consoIidat-
ing certain activities of the Army and
Navy air forces.
The witness said there was no duplf-
cation in the Army defending shore
stations and the coast. bat that L
saving might BE- effected i'll mersins
the Army and naval air experimental
stations and activities for training re
CruitS.
Gen. Patrick said tn, present air
force of his branch is Insufficient ~
defend the coast. He has recon-
mcnded its enlargement.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
MONTICELLO DRIVE
GOES THROUGH APRIL
Headquarters Moved From Hotel
to 1413 F Street-Play
to Aid Fund.

Continuance of the campaign eff
forts during the greater part of April
for the Jefferson Opportunity in be-
half of the plan TO present Monticello
to the nation was announced today.
Announcement was made also Of
the removal OF headquarters of the
National Monticello Association from
the Willard Hotel TO 141S street,
where the Jefferson Opportunity sale.
is now being conducted under the di-
rection of the team of Mrs David
Meade Lea and Mrs. Julian ]. Mason,
with Mrs. Charles p. Cooke as chair
man.
Among activities planned are the
Shakespearean play. Two Gentlemen
of Verona tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock in the Chevy Chase Library
by children of the sixth and seventh
grades Of the Chevy Chase Country
Day School. under direction of Prof.
Stanwood Cobb, and the mass meet
ing on Saturday morning at 1915 at
Keith's Theater, when the children S
gift to Monticello will be received.
Mrs Rose Gouverneur Hoes and
Mrs. Richard Parker Crenshaw, di-
rectors of the Jefferson opportunity,
announced today that owing to the
continuance of team activities it will
be- impossible to award cups offered
until later in April.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
Farmer Enrolled
For 32d Year in
College Courses

BY the Associated Press.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. April ..
-Pennsylvania State College has
one student who has been en-
rolled thirty-two years in college
courses.
V. A. Stoneroad, farmer living
at Yeagertown. Miffiin county. Pa.
first became a Penn State home
study student in 1892, when he
enrolled in an Agricultural read
ing course When correspond
ense courses were started in 1897
Stoneroad was one of the first to
study agriculture by this method.
Since then he has been studying
by correspondence almost contin-
uouSly. ana recently signed up for
courses IL acricultGre and root
crops.
In these three decades of study
this veteran student has covered
practically every agricultural sub
ject given by the State College
distance method.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
DECLARES OFFICIAL
STANDARDS BETTER
Senator Fess Says Conduct of Public
Men Constantly Is
Improving.

Higher standards OF conduct exist
among public officials today than ever
before, Senator Simeon d. F'ess of
Ohio declared at the Lenten service
today at Keith's Theater.
There is keener response to
moral virtue among public men than
/ have ever known" Mr.. Fess said,
declaring that this is true despite
what might be thought by those who
do not look beyond the headlines"
Senator Fess told of the advances
in science in recent years and warn
ed against their misuses, saying that
the danger is that we may lose sight
OF the higher elements still beyond
the truths Of science.
Asking for the proper apprecia-
ton of 1.-The eternal yerities." Senator
Fess warned that any agency that
ampties churches is not protita BILE
no matter how much money there is
in it,
Science. he continued, can be made
the agency of the worship of God
'and | am sure will be- he said,
but only when the people see to it
that they are devoted to the higher
life"
Evening star., 1924-04-02
MEET TO FURTHER
BEAUTY OF CAPITAL
Civic Leaders of National
Note Will Gather Here
April g.

National leaders in civic improve
ment work will meet in Washington
on April 9 to bring to a common CEN
ter the needs of Washington and fo-
Gus the attention of Congress on the
several projects for Identification OF
the National Capital. along the lines
of plans already approved.
While in Washington delegates to
the conference representing the Var7-
Gus cities in which committees have
been formed to act with the American
Civic Association to forward the fed
eral plan, will hold brief business
session, will meet the President at
the White House and will take an all
inclusive automobile tour of the city,
in which every major point of inter-
est to the city planners will be ex-
planned.
Delano Heads Committee.
Frederic A. Delano of Washington
heads the local committee on the fed
eral city. Committees have been or
gani2ed and are functioning In fifty
cities throughout the nation, all WORK
ing toward the end that Washington
may be developed along approved lines
with the entire cooperation or every
city planner of note.
The men and women who are on the
governing board of the association
and the committees formed to repre-
sent the several cities joined with
the organization represent the best
thought in civic work in the nation.
J. Horace MacFarland, president OF
the association, has Travelled through
out the country for more than q quar-
ter of d century urging towns and
cities to take advantage of city plan
ming and zoning, to make proper pro-
visions for parks and Fairgrounds
and schools and to improve living and
working conditions through commu-
nifty action.
j. G. Nichols of Kansas City, first
vice president of the American civic
Assoc ciation, has become famous for
his development of a residential dlS-
trict of Kansas City. which rivals IN
beauty and charm the famous Roland
Park section of Baltimore. be Is
chairman of the Kansas City commit
tee on the federal city.
Workers Nationally known.
Other prominent and nationally
known workers foremost in the work
of the committee on the federal CITY
include Mrs. Edward w. Biddle, VINO
has long been an outstanding civic
leader in Pennsylvania and chairman
of the Philadelphia committee; DR.
Albert Shaw, editor of the American
Review of Reviews; William G. Gregg
of HackensaCk, y. j., civic leader
of the metropolitan section; DIT. Hen
ry S. Drinker, president OF Lehlgn
University, and Arnold Drummer, an
architect. whose design for ne"
State Department building on the
square west of Lafayette Park won
first prize few years ago.
Meeting here. on April 9, with head
quarters at the City Club. this group
OF Americans, all interested in future
development of Washington, will at
tempt to focus the attention of Con
gress and the nation on the projects
for identification OF the Capital.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
AGREE ON AUTO TAX.
Conferees Retain Personal Property
Levy in Measure.


The conference of the Senate and
House yesterday afternoon reached a
complete agreement on the gasoline
tax bill for the District of Columbia.
The committee is to meet again Fri
day. however to check over its work.
to make sure that no ''jokers'' NAV
have crept in to thwart it's real de-
Sires, as happened when the bill pass
ed both the House and Senate.
Propert Tax Retained.
The conference agreed to retain the
present personal property tax on
automobiles, over the protests of the
citizens of the District. The tax on
gasoline will be cents a gallon, and
the license fee, 81 a year.
These taxes will be paid into the
Treasury just as are all other Dis
trict taxes. and will be subject TO
60-40 basis. by which the District pays
so per cent and the federal govern
ment 40 per cent of the expenditures
for the National Capital.
The House, in passing the bill. had
provided for license fee Of 15 cents
per horse power on automobiles. but
this was eliminated and the Senate
provision for d license fee of 5 was
approved by the conferees.
Adoption Is Predicted.
The conference report on the bill
Will be made to the two houses either
Friday or Saturday. it is expected.
1t adoption was predicted.
Before the conference committee
began discussion of the bill in execu-
tive session yesterday afternoon il
granted a hearing to a joint commit
tee representing trade and civic or
CARNATIONS of the District, making
final plea that the personal proper
ty tax be abolished
The committee consisted of Charles
W. DaIr, NJ o. Eldridge of the
American Automobile Association. Paul
B. Lum, president of the Washing
ton Autonotive Trade Association, and
Evan Fl. Tucker of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. Mr.. Darr acted
as spokesman.
He called attention to the fact that
the proposal for reciprocity between
Maryland and the District of Columbia
in the matter of auto licenses was not
He said that the gasoline tax was. in
reality, a substitute for the persona
property tax; that the gasoline tax plus
ST license fee would bring more uoney
into the District treasury than the s.
license fee plus the personal property
tax, now operative.
Calls Taxes Here Highest.
He told the conferees that the peonle
of Washington operating automobiles
are paying more taxes per mile of road
than the people in any of the states.
pointing out that in the District of Co
lumbia there are 525 miles of roads and
in Maryland there are 14.772 miles.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
BECK AIDS G. B. MEANS.
Solicitor General Takes Steps to
Halt Court Action.

Acting Attorney General Beck has
taken steps TO halt proceedings for
the arrest of CASTOR B. Means and his
return TO New York for trial on a
conspiracy charge, pending the com
pletion of his testimony before the
Senate committee investigating the
Department of Justice.
Forfeiture of bail bond by Means
and the bench warrant proceedings
for his arrest have been stopped bv
the United States district court for
the southern district of New York.
MIR. Beck informed the Senate COM
mtttee, after senator Wheeler of
Montana who has been acting as
prosecutor in the senatorial investi-
cation, had called on him to request
that such steps be taken
Evening star., 1924-04-02
IL OFFICERS PROMOTED.
I21st Engineers of D. C. National
Guard Completed,

Presentations of commissions to the
officers of the .cGmple leted regiment of
12lst Engineers, National Guard of
the District Of Columbia, will be
made at public ceremonies to be held
IN convention Hall next Tuesday
night, it was announced today by
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, command
ing the District of Columbia militia
and the 29th National Guard Division.
Gen. Stephan will present the COM
missions TO twelve officers promoted
To I'LL the officer complement of the
full regiment. At the same time he
VIII present trophies won during ath-
letlc contests held during the year,
and prizes given by the National Rifle
Association in the national gallery
matches, in which the local National
Guard team came out at the top in
competition with the regular forces.
Following the presentation of the
commissions and prizes, the new regi-
ment will be paraded and reviewed,
after which there will be a dance to
music furnished by the band of the
l21st Regiment of Engineers.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
RESCUERS IN FLOOD
AREA. BATTLE COLD.
Cumberland District Grad
uaIIy Clearing Debris and
Aiding Sufferers.
Snecial Disnstch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. April with
icfcles hanging from the buildings and
workers shivering from the sudden
change of temperature, the work of
restoration in the Cumberland flood
area went on today while scores of
buildings were being pumped clear of
water. Gradually places are being re-
opened for business, but it Will be
weeks before the normal is attained.
The glass fronts of practically all the
buildings in the business section hit
by the flood were torn out
The survey by Red Cross workers
VINO came here from Washington, this
being in the Potomac division area,
SHOWS mat all cases of want are being
wei taken care of. The worst suffer-
ing IS reported from Piedmont, West
ernport and kitZmiller, relief having
not yet reached the latter town this
morning, although messengers from
that place who arrived at Oakland said
the population had supplies enough to
laSt several days. 1t is thought food
and clothing will be gotten in by
means of Sleds today, as the ground
is covered with a deep snow and trucks
cannot be used.
Loco Phones Disabled.
AT least 1000 telephones were put
out of commission in Cum be rland due
to wet cellars. The Chesapeake and
Ohio canal will be repaired by the
wang Construction Company. The
water Is still swirling through the
opening cut by the river, fifty feet
long and twelve feet deep. A spu
will have to be built from the West
ern Maryland railway to get ma
terlal TO the break and cofferdom
installed for the protection OF work
men. There is another break below
the dam and one at the waste lock.
These two fills, il is said, would be
made by the canal company itself.
General Manager G. l.. Nicholson
of Washington, who was here, would
give no credence to the report that
the canal would be abandoned.
The Kelly -Sprin gfield tire plant re-
sumed operation today.
Streets Under Patrol
The armed patrol had the streets in
the food area Well covered last night
These streets are still without light.
Light has been restored to other sec
tionS.
Official report shows the Potomac
by Harvey II. Weiss, United States
weather observer here. The flood
stage at Cumberland is feet. and
the rise was IL feet gig inches above
flood stage. 1t went feet l y inches
above the flood of 1902 The river to-
day gaused feet inches. The nor
NAL height is about feet.
Engineer H. F. Shaffer of the state
board of health arrived today. and
with County Health officer G. c. Nc
CulloCh has gone to WeSternport and
kitZmiller to inspect the drinking
water sources.
Ben \. Harlan of Washingt di-
rector of disaster relief of the Red
Cross, sent this telegram from Pied
mont: Conditions in Piedmont and
beyond require immediate attention.
Westernport without safe water sup
ply"
Evening star., 1924-04-02
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
to the health department in the last twenty
fonr hours:
Henry E. Shumaker, IS, 905 eth st. Sc.
Amanda Loud. so. the Highlands apts.. 500.
Daniel W. EdeliH. 81. Garfield Hospital.
Rufus Printz, IA, Georgetown University
Gunver Jshn, 81, Homeopaathie Hospital.
.:enevieve ETsi"f; -; O.. l 81 :.
] Arthur Russell. 40. 3la Shepherd ST.
Mary II. Myers. ~. 174l kilbournc st.
Ninsenza AN "a. SIS Elm st.
HARRIET Dwyer. 81. Georgetown Hospital.
CHARLES A Miller "a. 1898 Davenport ST.
Howard NJ. Jones. ~. 1462 clifton 81
William W. Mockahee, 90 George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Samuel b, Smithericf, -. st. Elizabeth S
Hospital.
Siyert :. Skresstadt, 6S. St Elizabeth'~ Hos
pitaI
Julia M. Buscher. 81. 1711 S3rd St.
Joseph Bell. ., st. EliZabeths Hospital.
Lillian ]. Richards 81 @ Garfield ne, Hospital.
willard F. Vincent. 10 months. l2i6 9th
O. Josenh Moran. . months Chldren's Hospital
infant or Robert c. and Ida Il. Smallwood
3 days, georgetown University Hospital.
Frances Cook, days, Georgetown University
infant Of Royal W and Susie A. Davenport,
hours, los Florida ave
Lucille Brown. !; ~ \ stsw
Fanny Brooks. so, 500 / St s.w.
Ioniss Boyd. Al, $50 Il st.
Victoria johnson. A.. 13f Pierce -. e.
carrie Jackson. 80, Freedmcn's Hospital.
Theodore Clark. 40 Freedmens Hospital
Hannah L. Burke. IS Freedmen's Hospital.
EIlpn Tyler, 20, 1919 Kenyon ST.
Gabriel Green. 81. Emergency Hospital
Howard Talley. a. Emergency Hospital,
Mary Braslcy, SO, Columbia Hospital
Vivian Washington, /, 81 Fenton 81. ne.
papiel ". Waters, 6S, 1922 S st.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
CHECK SENT FOR SHRINE.
Detroit Catholic Club Makes $25,-
600 Subscription.

The first installment of the s25.-
900 subscription made by Detroit Chap
ter, Salve Regina. for work in the crypt
of the National Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception now under construction
at Brookland, ID. G., was received yes
terday by Rev. Bernard A. Nick emma,
secretary to Bishop Thomas j. Shahan
of Catholic University.
The check came from Mrs. Wetah
G. Marentette, president of the Ladies'
Society of st. AIMS Church, Detroit,
and is to commemorate the eighty
third birthday anniversary of Rev. j.
j. Aboulin, pastor of the church, who
lis one of the eriginators of the idea
which has developed into the building
of the National Shrine. Archbishop
Fumasoni Biondi, papal delegate,
made an informal visit to the shrine
yesterday to inspect the progress of
the work.
Evening star., 1924-04-02
DAUGHERTY PRAISES
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Lauds Former Associates for Rec
ord of Achievements and
Cooperation.

Praise and appreciation for tbsi-
cooperation in the achievements, of
the Department of Justice was .x
pressed by Harry NJ Daugherty in
letters 70 his associates when he re-
tired recently as Attorney General.
AS made public at the department
yesterday, some of the letters were
as follows:
TO Assistant Attorney General Sew
fnour: The President has seen fit IN
request my resignation as Attorney
General. In view of my high regard
for the office he holds and the high
regard have for the Office of Attor
ney General, as we'll as my self-re-
spect, shall promptly comply with
his request"
Defends Department.
After declaring "the Department of
OF ITS strength and efficiency" Mr.
Daugherty said those who for rea
sons of their own have seen fit to
make attacks upon it have not even
made dent in it,"
"A peculiar situation" he said cha c
moved the President to consider ask
ing my resignation to be the wisest
course for him to pursue. | do not
agree with the President in thrs mat
ter, which is the first in which / ever
disagreed with him, but he is the
President of the United States and his
wish in regard to retention of a mem
ber of his cabinet must be acceded
Cites Achievements
NO official act of mine s Attorney
General will ever be found to have
been performed except with good CON
science and Influenced only by the
merits of the cause upon which |
acted"
To United States attorneys Mr.
Daughcrty said:
"As the head of this great depart
ment of the government l am proud
of our achievements"
To United States marShalS he said
Il am particularly proud of the
record made during the railroad
strike of 1922, and am sure you can
with reason share in this pride"