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Evening star., 1924-04-25
HOUSE D. C. BODY
FAvORS PARK PLAN
Will Report Out Measure Provid-
ing Commission to Work
Out Program.
TAX INCREASE IS URGED
Blanton Would Raise Rate Here
From $1.20 to $3.50.

The House District committee to-
day favorably reported the bill pro-
viding for comprehensive program
of park and playground development
in the National Capital through the
appointment of a park commission
at special meeting held today.
Representative Rathbone of Illinois
said that this is place which be-
longs to the nation, and that all the
people are interested in the park
system in the Capital. He said that
Congress has not the time to study
the park needs each year.
Acting Chairman Fred M. Zihlman
of Maryland called attention that the
total cost of the parks has been only
$3,5o0,000, while the cost in Chicago
has been s6o,o0o,000:
Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff., officer in
charge of public buildings and
grounds, said that he is impressed
with the absolute impossibility of Sc
GreSSional action.
Economical, Says Sheriff..
This bill has great economical fea-
tures." Col Sheriff. stated. He
pointed out that as soon as any piece
of property is desired for park pur-
poses the cost is boosted. The COM
mission could buy land at much
lower rate than is now paid through
waiting for Congress to act.
Il consider this one of the most
vital matters that has been before
Congress in many years." said Col.
Sheriff..
Representative f. w. Gibson of
Vermont was instructed to write the
h. IL cf..4N b
This measure was unanimously re-
ported from the subcommittee. Rep
resentative Thomas l.. Blanton. Dem
| ocrat, of Texas. offered an amend
ment which would increase the tax
rate from s1.2O to $3.50. When it
should come in the form of a separate
bill, Representative Blanton an
| nounced that he would introduce
such a bill today. Several members
Representative Blanton that they
| would vote for such measure.
Representative Florian Lampert,
Republican, of Wisconsin, offered a
| resolution that the District COM
mittee should indorse the Begg SUBJ
stitute to the Lampert Rent Commits
sion bill, which comes up in the
House under a special rule on Mon
day.
Representative Stanley IL Kunz
Democrat, of Illinois, said that in the
face of the Supreme Courts action he
thought the committee should not
take any such step.
Representative William c. Hammer,
Democrat, of North Carolina, said
that this rent legislation would not
be in conflict with the Supreme
Courts decision. He pointed out that
the court has ruled that legislation
has a right to declare an emergency
exists, and that after investigation
the House District committee has
found that an emergency in rentals in
Washington does exist.
This is a move to show how this
committee stands" said Representa-
tive Hammer. The Lampert motion
was adopted. An effort by Repre-
sentative Kunz to have the Fitzgerald
workman's compensation bill recon-
sidered in committee was defeated.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
AWAIT RITCHIE REPLY
ON RECIPROCITY LAW

Although the Commissioners have
not yet heard from Gov. Ritchie of
Maryland, they regard permanent
automobile reciprocity between the
two jurisdictions as settled fact.
At the present time reciprocity is
in effect under a temporary agree
ment that expires next Wednesday,
If Gov. Ritchie feels that a new
proclamation is necessary to make
the agreement permanent, the Dis
trict authorities will cooperate
Corporation Counsel Stephens is
now preparing a blank form to be
used by the district assessor in COL,
lecting the gasoline tax from the
large wholesalers. The tax of cents
per gallon will be paid by the motor
ist wherever he buys his gasoline. but
the District will get the tax through
the wholesaler. This is done to SIM
plify bookkeeping. since there are
only about dozen wholesalers.
Wade II. Coombs, superintendent of
licenses for the District, is in Atlantic
CITY today attending a conference of
the motor vehicle commissioners of
the eastern section of the country.
The purpose Of these periodical meet
fnRg Is to discuss ways and means OF
=
Evening star., 1924-04-25
NORMAN L. PULLIAM
DIES SUDDENLY HERE
Spanish-American War Veteran
Succumbs From Heart
Disease.

Norman l.. Pulliam, ffty-seyen
years old, world traveller, veteran of
the Spanish-American war and well
known in this city, died of heart dis
ease at his residence, 1919 Calvert
street northwest, last night. Mr.. Pull
liam was well known to his many
friends in the city as fisherman and
mad only several hours before his
death returned from a fishing expe-
dltion up the Potomac River.
While preparing to retire he was
stricken with severe pain in his
slde. Dr. S. W. Howard was sum
Inoned and while he wss preparing a
dose of medicine the patient fell to
the floor dead. "
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
MI. Pulliam was born in Spottsyl-
vania county. Va, September 6.
iSoo- if1 he spent much of his early
IRE IN travel, during which time he
VISITED many countries. where he
learned half dozen foreign lam
suages sufficiently well to enable
MIN to converse in them freely.
During the Spanish war
as. ae was stationed in Cuba and in ad-
oltlon TO the war period, he served
approximately five more years in the
United States Army.
he mad been a resident of this city
Tor about thirty-five years and for
many years conducted a confectionery
store at 1867 Calvert street nortbwasf
Al one time he was a motorman ON
the Brookland and Chevy Chase lines
ment
Nr. Puillam is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Lillian Pulliam. who hefora ber
marriage was Miss Watts of Lynch
burg, Va; three children, Miss Vir-
ginia Pulliam; Norman l.. PuIlfa m.
yr., and Miss Sarah Pulliam, and three
protherS, george T. Pulliam of Chevy
Chase, w. ]. Pulliam of SpottsyIyania
county, Va. and Judson II. Pulliam
of Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
CHICAGO GIRL SLAYER
NOW SOUGHT IN EAST
Pursuers Believe She Fled After
Killing Caretaker at Man
Friends Home.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 25.-Search for
Wanda Elaine Stopa, twenty-four
Chicago's youngest woman LAWYER
and former assistant United States
district attorney, was extended to
the east today in the belief that
eluding pursuit here after killing the
caretaker at the home of Y. Kenley
Smith, wealthy advertising man, with
whom she was infatuated, she
fled to New York with her husband.
Vladimir Glaskon
During the last four months she
had lived in New York, her expenses
paid by Smith, who told states attor-
neys he had befriended her because
she was the brainiest woman he ever
knew. He said she formerly occu-
pied Bohemian quarter studio in q
building he owned and that he had
taken ner 70 restaurants and thea
ters on various occasions, sometimes
accompanied by Mrs. Smith.
Jumps From Sick Bed.
Although sick in bed, Mrs. Smith
jumped through a window yesterday
when the girl fired several shots at
her.
In her automobile, believed by the
police to have been driven by Glas-
koff. Miss Stopa yesterday went to
Smiths home in Palos Park, a suburb
fired at Mrs. Smith and shot and killed
Henry Manning, f1fty-five years old
caretaker. who rushed into the room.
Declaring she was going to his office
and shoot Smith, she ran to the wait
ing car, which disappeared
Smith was hurried from his down
town office to the state attorneys
office under guard to prevent an at
tempt on his life. Smith said the
young woman had threatened him
when he refused to divorce his wife
and marry her. and that by agree
ment with her husband, after an
alienist had pronounced her highly
emotional" she left Chicago. short
time ago Smith notified her, his pay
ments would be. stopped.
Was Graduated Mt Twenty-one.
According to Mrs. Harriet Stopa,
her mother Miss Stopa. was graduated
from law, school when .twenty-one
years old and was admitted to the
bar, later being sworn In as an as
siStant. district attorney to take teS-
timony before federal grand juries.
GlaSkof is said to be the son of a
Russian nobleman. ~
Evening star., 1924-04-25
TEACHER, PAY BILL.
ASSURED BY KING
Utah Senator Denies Seeking to
Delay Measure, Expecting Pas
sage Next Week.

The public school teachers pay bill
will be reported to the full District
committee when it meets next We'd
nesday and by that body reported
PROMPTLY to the Senate and passed,
Senator King of Utah predicted today.
He is a member of subcommittee.
with Senator Capper of Kansas, which
has been considering the bill. He de-
MED that he is seeking in any way to
delay the measure and said that the
bill will reach the Senate in plenty
of time to be passed at the present
session of Congress. 1t has already
passed the House.
Senator King indicated that he
would offer an amendment doing
away with the supervising principals
in the public school system. He said
that it was proposed later to abolish
these offices anyway, and that he
thought it might just as well be done
now. He will propose also "a few"
reductions in salaries, he said, but
very few. Uhese are matters, he said,
which theAnli committee will have to
1 sssster cspser Is ssrans,ys IL ssvor
Evening star., 1924-04-25
OCCUPATION COSTS RISE.
German Finance Minister Sees
Budget Figures Exceeded.

By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924
BERLIN, April 25.-The burden of
foreign occupation on Germany can
not be held down to the outlined 300,-
100000 gold marks annually if tho
present system is continued, accord
ing to Finance Minister Luther in a
brief statement to the writer. The
German budget for 1924 allows 377,-
100000 gold marks for occupation
costs, divided into 315,00G,000 marks
for regular occupation, 5,500,000 for
interallied commissions and nearly
57,000.000 for territories occupied as
sanctions by the French.
Moreover" continued Luther, cit
must be noted that the figure allowed
will. not suffice If the interallied
Rhineland commission continues. on
the basis of regulations issued dur
ing the Ruhr struggle and not found
in the treaty of Versailles. to burden
the reich with the costs of the
Franco Belgian pledge. and policy.
Should such procedure by the
Rhineland commission continue. there
is no telling how far the occupation
costs will exceed the figure foreseen."
Evening star., 1924-04-25
ADMINISTRATION PLANNED.

Should the soldiers bonus become
law. the Veterans Bureau will admin
lister both cash and insurance fea-
lures, and would probably add three
or four hundred employees to it's per-
sonnel. This was announced today by
Director Hines of the bureau, who
estimated the cost Of administering
the bonus at about $1,000, 900. The
bureau already is preparing, Director
Hines said, to open the business of
handling insurance at the rate of
issuing ten thousand policies a day,
this to be increased later with more
effective organization, he said.
The Veterans Bureau while handling
the principal features of the admins
tration, it was said, will. of course.
cooperate largely with both the War
and Navy departments. which have
the military records of the service
men.
Detail plans for handling the bonus
would not be revealed unless the bill
became law, Director Hines said. ex-
planning, however, that such details
have already for the most part been
completed.
Nearly all of the insurance policies
and cash payments to veterans of the
world war could be handled within
year, it was estimated.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
Railroad Drops 8 Feet; l5-Foot Fissure,
IS Feet Deep, Opens in Earthquake

were blocked by a new opening in the
earth fifteen feet wide and thirty
five feet deep.
Supt- Boles Of the Hawaiian National
Park report that with the geophone run
ming lava was detected some distance
beneath the earth's surface. In the
Puma district there are approximately
100 assures a foot wide and thirty feet
deep running toward the Kilauea
volcano. The Hilo seismograph re-
corded forty-three temblors during
the past twenty-four hours.
The road supervisor of Puma re-
ports that in places between Kapoho
and Hilo the ground has sunk thirty
feet. A number of large trees were
shaken by the earth shocks. Fissures
in the ground continue to open In
many directions, but they are much
smaller than previous ones.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HILO, T. H, April 25.-Seismic dis
turbances Of the last few days have
dwindled, the last being felt at 4:30
am. yesterday.
The subsistence of the railroad
tracks at Kapoho, previously re-
ported at four feet, has increased to
eight 1t win be several days before
the railway can resume operation.
A. J. Lafferty, chief engineer Of
the railroad. believes that the country
below the main fault in the line has
settled several feet.
Workmen and police. attempting to
go to Kapoho to repair the railroad,
Evening star., 1924-04-25
NEW FIRE REGULATIONS.
Rules Amended to Insure Safety
Where X-Rays Are Used.

Upon recommendation of Fire Chief
Watson, the Commissioners today
amended the police regulations to re-
quire hospitals and other buildings
In which x-ray work is done to pro-
vide certain safeguards against fire.
The chief told the Commissioners
these rules were necessary because
of the highly infiammable nature af,
The films used in X-ray work. n
The new rules are along the linax
OF those adopted sometime ago for
1reprnof storage and handling of mo-.
6fnh picture d1rl1s4 g 80 -. s. sr
Evening star., 1924-04-25
COMMODORE RAY DIES.
Retired Naval Officer Filled Many
Important Posts.

Commodore Charles Michler Ray,
U. s. ~, retired, died at his residence
in Philadelphia Wednesday,, the Navy
Department is informed.
He was born in this city December
21, 1856, and was appointed to the
Naval Pay Corps March 3, 1879. Since
then he cruised in all parts of the
world and filled many important posts
in the service. He reached the grade
of pay director with the rank of cap
tain February IS, 1905, and was re-
tired as a commodore in December,
1920. Following his retirement he
made his home in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
MRS. E. M. GIBSON DEAD.
Was Daughter-in-Law of Late Brig.
Gen. Horatio G.. Gibson. 3

Word was received here today of
the death in New York yesterday of
Mrs. Elizabeth McGann Gibson, wife
of Dr. Horatio. Gates Gibson and
daughter-in-law of Brig. Gen. Ho-
ratio Gates Gibson of this city. who
died a few days Ago. Mrs. Gibson
had been a resident of New York for
many years.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
REPORTS RING MISSING.
Cleveland Woman Says $500 Dia-
mond Taken on Train. |

Mrs. C. E. Durshlae, 4537 Broad
View road, Cleveland, Ohio, on her
way home. from Jacksonville, Fla,
stopped at Union station this morn
ing and told the police of the disap-
pearance of solitaire diamond ring
valued at $500.
Mrs. Durshlag said she made the
acquaintance Of two men and q wom-
an on the train land conversed with
them. One Of the uQen left the train
here, she stated. fiIe the couple
continued en fes Rlss1a phta -
Evening star., 1924-04-25
MONARCH CLUB MEETS.
Newly Formed Organization tc
Limit Charter Members,

The charter membership of the
Monarch Club, now in the process of
organization. will be limited to 100
instead of $50 members, as originally
planned, it was announced a.t a
luncheon of tentative members of the
club In the Raleigh Hotel yesterday.
Additional charter members of the
club are j. William Wood, A. d. Gard
ner, Clarence Parsley, Herman L. Bon
N. Holmes, Ottway Pratt, w. q. Will
liams, A. E. Landvoigt, M c. Walker.
z. W. Bradford, E. L. Mantz and Lyle
o. Cook
Entertainment was furnished by
Arthur Pierce and j. w. Mullings, in
monologues, and Dormer's Orchestra,
Evening star., 1924-04-25
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.

RICHMOND, Va, April 25.-The
resignation of DR.. w. Russell Bowie,
New York. as the editor of the South
-ern Churchman, a publication OF the
ei,d DR.. Joaeph b. Dunn, Richmond,
GpDointed to succeed him. Il 80 an
Evening star., 1924-04-25

actuated the members Of the commit
tee during their investigations, and
demands that Germany be guaranteed
restoration Of her economic and ad-
ministrative sovereignty and pro-
lection of her currency in connec-
ton with the so called transfer of
reparation receipts.
Evening star., 1924-04-25
BUYS Talmadge Mansion.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 25.-
The 100000 mansion of Norma Tai
madge, motion picture actress, has
been sold to Mrs. E. l. Doheny, jr.,
daughter-in-law Of the oil magnate,
ascending to the Los Angeles Exam
111ers Is A1o1y. the poheny estate
Evening star., 1924-04-25

Miss Florence N. Policy of C1eve-
land, first woman to be elected a
member of the American Association
of Engineers, is a civil engineer for
the Nickle Plate railroad
Evening star., 1924-04-25
.FINANCIERS' OPINIONS
UPON MEETING DAWES
PLAN WILL BE SOUGHT

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-25
Spain Bars May Day Event.

MADRID, April 25.--The VpiIitary
directorate has forbidden the<holding
Of May day demonstrations ~ span-I
Evening star., 1924-04-25
HOLDS SCIENCE CAN
CURE THAW AT ONCE

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-25

SEVENTH RACE-Purse. 81, 300 claiming
three-year- -olds and up; mile and sixteenth.
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KILLED HIMSELF
ACCIDENTALLY
Such Is Verdict in Death Of
COLI Grinstead

PHOENIX. Arir. oct. Col D.
~. uriu5toad. who figured prominent.
b. la the court martial OF .leut. Frank
A. Hard Boiled" Smith. following
the world war. was killed by an ae-
ridsntsl shot from a sun Dc was
handling. q Mas announced today
Col. Gripateada body was found
some distance from his rcsldenoe
near here. after be- had taken a
shotgun out to rheoi hawk Jus.
tee OF the Peace Nat g. Mckee,
who Investigated tho CASE. reported
tho former army officer killed him.
nolf accidentally
Col Orlnriead was Hard Boiled
smiths commanding officer. ana
was az ono time held Jointly re-
sponablo with tho lieutenant for
alleged cruclties inflicted upon Amer
lean soldiers IN the military police
camps near Paris. After Ions
hsarlnF Grlnstsad was oKonsraled.
but he has been a nervous sufferer
ever since.
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Christian General of
China Calls Troops to
PRAYER Before Battle

DECKING 5ImaFne Chimes calling his troops 70
l. gsihsr for prayer hc them battle
A Fcncra who his nodera
FcnK YuhasnE. the Christian general" does II.
Christianity several HIS wife ~ a
Christian. Most OF his soldiers have been baptized.
Of
broth lia cafrics out continually.
Ills brgands other Chinese roda They
w,ldscpilncd peaceful
lay gate Picking ready
stacked behind heavy portals
tonE mud Of Nan Yuan - miles
away bikes willow branches aandhags against
Tio,ing the YunR Ting
inc o or
Two
Job completed by nlEhtfan
general accept payment the ground Il
a public convenience.
resident
In speaking o. Christian" troops
-Thsy nothing They nothing full
WIN they buy
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LORD MAYOR is
ELECTED"
New Head OF London Gov
eminent Takes Office

LONDON. Oct with civic pomp
and cea,urss-oid ceremonial. Alder
man Sir Alfred Louis Bower. was 10.
day elected lord mayor % London FOR
The year commencing November ?.
la succession 20 Sir Louis Nekion.
There was no actual election In
the popular sense. for Astonishing as
Il may seem In these days ~ unlysr-
sal suffrage and popular elections.
the citizens OF tho capital Of the
British empire have nothing 20 do
with the selection of their chief
magistrate Lopdon'u lord mayor Ia
chosen by tho aldermen. court ol com
mon council. and the ''llvsrymen." or
members Of the ancient trade guilds.
Usually they ssiec, the senior alder,
man. but In tho present case the
senior. Alderman Briggs. being over
20. felt himself too old for tho post
and declined tho honor.
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that the public has como to accept
auto deaths az a development Of the
times.
Science can prolonE life for a
while.
II can fight the white plague II
provides vaccination. II has rerums
against dipthcria and typhoid. The
X.my IL effacious in cancer cases,
sometimes.
But science can't avert death.
from some cause or other. In the
end
Just 20 with the automobile. II
may BE- regulated little but It viii
DO its work ultimately
That's TIE view Of the Washing.
ton police.
Two per cent Of the District Of
Columhia'a population were arrested
last year for into1icaiion. when it's
considered how many people take
a drink IN proportion 10 the number
who get drunk. and how many get
drunk In proportion 10 the number
who rct caught the only fair con.
clusion Is that tho district IL rather
wet.
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by HARRY II. HUNT

II1AsHINGTIN. oct. s.--siXtoon
w out OF every 100 residents Of
the District OF Columbia wero arrest
cd FOR eomo thing or other Ia the
last year.
These AFRO official police figures.
They mean another investigation
when congress roconvencs.
Congress Is the districts city coun-
ell. or board Of supervisors.
II u conceded by everybody that
something must be the matter with
any place where n sixth OF the entire
population gets put in Jail in the
course OF n year.
Congress will be asked 10 find
out what the matter IL.
The statistics mean moro than
mny appear at first glance.
For every adult male resident OF
tho district there are four and a
fraction women and children.
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They Arrest a Lot of
People in Washington
Sixteen Out of Every 100 in Capital City
Nabbed for Something During Year

Now. certainly not nearly as
many women as men arc arrested,
and very few children are arrested
at all.
Take that into account, and 81 be-
comes apparent that a grown.up
male resident OF the nations capital
has quite "A job on his hands TO keep
out Of tho laws clutches at least
once n year.
a large proportion OF tho arrests
were for misuse OF the automobile
This suggests the question OF plans
for reducing tho number OF motor
car fatalities.
And this, In turn. leads up TO the
interesting. II pessimlstic. conclusion
OF the Washington police that. tho
such tragedies may be reduced in
number. n heavy automobile death
roll is inevitable, anyway
Tho Washington police theory is
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Prince Unable to
Meet Blind Vets

Transmitting hls appreciation Of
The invitation. a isttsr from the
Prince OF wales AZ his T. T. ranch
az pekisko. Mia. was received by
otto Berg. Seattle blind war vet.
Gran. Friday. announcing that the
prince would 10 unable 90 attend
tho national convention Of blind
American veterans hero Armlstlcc
week. Approximately 700 members
Of tho United States Blind Veterans
Of tho World War. Inc. are ex.
pectcd IN Seattle for tho hesslons.
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Students Have Own
Cops" in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Oct. 9.
Due 20 congested conditions In the
public schools here, traffic cops" arc
being used In Railways OF the build
lngs 10 guide the pupils from room 70
room. The student cops have their
semaphores and pedesiais 70 stand on
Just ns the downtown police have
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Lady Dunbar Files
a Separation Suit

LONDON. oct. a-sult Tor sspar
alton against Sir George Dunbar
has been MED hy Lady Dunbar.
daughter Of James Benson Kennedy
% New York. according 70 the Daily
Express. Tho couple was married
IN May. 1915 Sir George IL n linsRi
descendant Of the nfth earl u
Moray. son.ln.iaw % King nobsF,
IL % Ireland
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Move 5000 Books
Into Old Museum

Ns result or tho crowded ooudi.
ton ~ tho present University of
Washington library 5000 books have
been moved into tho old muHsum.
While there, the books viii not DO
available Tor use The museum has
been condemned as a fire menace.
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NAME FOR BABY

I'm going 10 call my baby
Charles" said the author. after
Lamb. you know lie is such a
dear little lamb"
''oh. I'd call him William Dean.
said the friend, The Howells 50
much. Wisconsin Octopus.
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sIFT YOUR SUGAR

The most successful cakes arc
possible only with the very finest
grades OF graduated sugar. II your
sugar seems coarso'K grained sift It
thru tho flour.sister four or five
times.