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Evening star., 1924-05-07
BOARD To DEBATE
ON CENSORSHIP RULE
Will Resume Meetings After Three
Week Respite, With Much
Business on Hand.

After three-week respite. the
board of education will meet this
afternoon to dispose of q mass of
accumulated routine matters in addi-
ton to several important questions
Chief among them will be the much
criticized news censorship ruling and
a new plan, conceived by Ernest Green
wood, for the allotment of funds for
emergency repair work.
A determined effort will be made
by Mr.. Greenwood to have the news
muzzling order rescinded. in the face
of stiff opposition, which is expected
to be offered by Mrs. Laura D. P.
Morgan. Although Mr.. Greenwood
voted for the ruling when it was
first proposed, he has changed his
views on censorship and is now the
strongest opponent of the order on
the board.
Mrs. Morgan, however, apparently
has not changed her opinion and will
fight any move to have the ban llfted
on news originating at the admins
tration headquarters at the FRANKLIN
School.
Mr.. Greenwood's new scheme for
the allotment of funds for emergency
repair work contemplates the laying
aside of $4,000 of the total appro-
priation for school repairs immediate
" upon becoming available. This
emergency fund, according to his
plan, will be expended wherever
needed without the formality of
requisition from school and District
government officials.
Robert l.. Haycock, assistant super
intendent of schools, also will ask the
board to approve the contract award
ed for supplying uniforms to mem
hers of the Washington High School
Cadet Corps for the next scholastic
year.
Evening star., 1924-05-07
ARMS SALE TO CUBA
. APPROVED BY WEEKS
Machine Guns and Ammunition
Bulk of 100000 Orders Desired
to Meet Revolt.

Secretary Weeks announced today
he had approved the requests from
the Cuban government for the pur
chase of arms and ammunition from
the War Department, the amount in
yolved in the two orders forwarded
from Havana being approximately
5000, 900.
The bulk of the equipment sought
is machine guns and the necessary
ammunition.
An inquiry from Havana as to the
availability of surplus Army air
planes for sale to Cuba is also be-
fore the War Department. Airplanes
are not included in ordnance equip
ment the department is now author
lied by law to sell to Cuba.
In addition, it was learned at the
department, the government has now
available no surplus airplanes that
could be sold without a considerable
expenditure being made on the ma
chimes before they were ready for
service. From the War Department
point of view this would be undesir-
able, as the money for refitting the
planes would come out of War De-
partment appropriations, while the
proceeds of the sale would be turned
into the Treasury general fund and
the departments appropriations would
be reduced by the amount spent in
refitting the machines. In any event,
no planes can be sold to Cuba until
there has been some change in the
law.
Evening star., 1924-05-07
BALL TO PRESENT
RENT BILL CHANGES
Will Explain Amendments Pro-
posed by Local Real
Estate Owner.

The Senate District committee win
meet tomorrow at 2 o'clock and
take action on the resolution passed
by the House extending the life of the
Rent Commission for two years.
Owing to a rush of other business
the committee was not able to meet
today.
Before taking final action on the
rent question, Senator Ball, chairman
of the committee, will present to his
colleagues several important amend
ments requested by Bates Warren. a
real estate man
The most important OF these chan ges
is one providing for an EXTENSION of
the rent law for one year instead of
two years. Another would reduce the
commission from five members to
three members, a third would require
tenant to await the expiration of a,
pending lease before going to the
Rent Commission, and a fourth would
require a tenant to give the landl ord
thirty days notice of his intention to
renew a lease.
Senator Ball heard a group of build
ing owners and managers yesterday
afternoon relative to the proposed
amendments.
Senator Ball told the delegation
that it was absolutely certain that
the Senate would adopt the resoluti on
already passed by the House extend
ing the life of the commission two
years. He said that there were some
fea lures of the rent law that might
be amended, but advised the real es-
tate men to accept the extension res
olution, and that he would take steps
later to offer necessary amendments
Bates Warren, a local real estate
man, appealed to the chairman of the
District committee to consider GER
tain amendments at this time. ex-
pressing the belief that the House
would later agree to such amend
mentS.
Plans Four Amendments.
Senator Ball then stated that if
Mr.. Warren would get the proposed
amendments to his office in time for
the meeting of the Senate District
committee today he would offer them
for action. Mr.. Warren stated, follow
ing the hearing, that he was preparing
four amendments as outlined above
Among those who were in confer
ence with the committee yesterday were
r L. McKeever, c. A. Snow, sr.; C. A..
Snow, jr.: J. NJ Shea. K. S. kennedy
and .Io}n A pHttv
Evening star., 1924-05-07
MACDONALD'S FOES
MAY VOTE CENSURE
Will Soon Launch First Attack
Against Labor Group in House
of Commons.

By Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924.
LONDON, May T.-ConServative
party leaders next week will begin an
active campaign against the labor
government in the House of Commonds.
The first attack will take the form
of a. proposal to adopt a vote of CEN
sure against the government for its
proposed abolition of duties on for
eign motor cars glassware, fabrics
and gloves.
During the first few months of the
labor governments life the conserva-
tive opposition followed a moderate
policy, refraining from attacking the
inexperienced cabinet except on
major issues. This policy aroused in
tense dissatisfaction among the
younger Conservatives, who insisted
upon a continual attack at every op-
portunity. Their advice is now ac-
cepted by the older Tories, who in
tend bringing former ministers into
the debates frequently and subjecting
the labor administration to the most
searching criticism.
VIII Actively Oppose.
Hereafter former Premier Baldwin,
Austin Cham berIain, Sir Robert Horne
and others will be found actively op-
posing the labor proposals, even
minor administrative acts, which
hitherto have passed unnoticed. The
labor ministers continually taunt the
conservatives with their lack of cour-
age and declare the opposition is
afraid to challenge the government
because an appeal to the electorate
would mean another labor gain.
1t is possible that the Conservative
attacks may soon take the form of a
vote of lack of confidence, bringing
actual defeat of Prime Minister Ram
say Macdonald. The Conservative
leaders are organizing a country
wide drive to maintain high duties
on foreign motors. They expect to
enlist the aid of trades unions COM
posed of motor manufacturing en-
ployes and to bring scores OF deiega-
tions to London as protest. Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Snowden
stands his ground on his budget pro
posaIs and refuses to alter the pro-
gram even as a means Of satisfying
his own supporters
Evening star., 1924-05-07
Carter, Una,ced by PharaoHs "Curses,"
!ShM.s Using Match for Three Smokers
Famous Archeologist, in Washington for Lectures,
Says He's Not Suspicious, But ''They Say
It's Bad Luck.''

upon the tombs Of their emperors to
protect them from ghouls was mere
humbug"
Although Mr.. Carter could not dis
cuSS the reopening of Tut-ankh-
Amen's tomb, he said it would be d
matter Of only Il few weeks from the
time the seal is broken again before
he could reach the mummy Of the
man or youth who ruled Egypt more
than three thousand years ago. From
other sources il was learned there is
every hope that Mr.. Carter may
soon carry his work TO completi ton.
Age Question Undecided.
Tho question of Tut-ankh- Amen s
age, he said, had not yet been de-
cided, but he has every reason to
believe he WAS between sixteen and
eighteen years of age when he died.
That fact, together with the fact that
everything indicates the period of his
reign was one of mark ed moral prog
res-S for Egypt, lends interest to the
manner in which the emperor died.
whether from disease or by the hand
Of an assassin.
If Tut t-ankh-Amen died before he
was twenty-five years old, Mr.. Carter
| said, science will be able to deter
! mine 10 within six months of his
| exact age when the end came This
| IS made possible by the radio camera,
which will pierce the shriveled flesh
or the mummy and photograph the
skeleton without injuring the mummy
1T all
Biologists can then determine the
pharOah's age by the state of ossiffca
! tion of the bones. If that Justification
indicates King Tut succumbed after
! reaching his twenty-hfth milestone,
| experts can only guess q his age
To actually reach the mummy would
require scarcely more than Il dav. Mr.
| Carter said. but tho far more impor-
! tant task - ia king photoEra phic rec
| ordS of the condition in which every
thing was found is what will OCCUPY
| most Of the three weeks he expects
tn occupy in the work. if he reopens
the tomb. Mr.. Carter will deliver A
! lecture at the National Theater a.
| 4 80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
another on Friday at the same hour
Tonight he will lecture in RsI+jrnora
Evening star., 1924-05-07
STOLE BABY TO FOOL
HUSBAND, WIFE SAYS
Couple Arrested When Child Kid
naped Monday Is Found in
Their Home.

Ev the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Nav Ten week o.
old Corinne Model. stolen Monday
as she lay asleep in her coach in
front Of her home. was found by the
who admitted she took the infant to
fool her husband. The child was in
good condition.
The woman. Mrs. Mary de Marco,
and her husband, German de Marco,
were arrested. The house where the
child was found is about a. mile from
the Model home.
Mrs. de Marco told the police she
brought the baby home Monday and
while he was at work. Her husband,
she said, believed her. The police,
however, were skeptical and immedi-
ately placed handouts on the husband
and took him to IA police station with
his wife.
Baby's Mother Faints.
Mrs. Harry Model. mother of the
infant, gave u shrek when informed
over the telephone that her baby had
been recovered, and tainted in the
arms of a brotherin law. Shortly
afterward. her husband rushed into
their home with the child in his arms
and handed it over to the mother.
ooh. my darling. my darling; thank
God L have you back" Mrs. Model
cried.
The police were led to the home of
Mrs de Marco by tip" from neigh
borS, who said they saw her enter
her home Monday carrying Il large
bundle" The house was placed under
surveillance last night, and when the
police questioned the woman she
stoutly maintained that the child found
there was hers. She referred the po-
from her home, who, she said. had
the birth certificate. The doctor, how
ever, could not recall the case.
Father Is Cheered.
News of the finding of the child
spread quickly in the neighborhood
OF the Model home and crowd gath
cred to see the arrival of the baby.
Cheers greeted the father, who rush =
cd into the house with tears in his
eyes and handed the infant over TO
its mother.
At the police station, Mrs. de Marco
said she saw the baby in its coach
in front of the Model house Monday
morning. Il had to have Il baby to
satisfy my husband, whom l told L
was going to have one" Mrs. de Mar
co said. Il walked by the baby again
and again, and stayed the neigh
when [ saw the baby alone again,
/ lust picked il up and ran"
he Marco is a laborer.
Six thousand dollars reward had
been offered for the return of the
child. of this Mayor kendrick, in
behalf of the city, offered $1,000; the
Mutual Trust Company, $1,000; the
Sixtieth Street Business Mems Asso-
citation, $1,000, and the Philadelphia
inquirer, 5000 for exclusive infor-
nation.
Evening star., 1924-05-07
CAR SERVICE CHANGE
DEBATED BY CITIZENS
Northwest Residents Want
Through Schedule From Somer-
set to Business Section.

A friendly battle between Tenley-
town and Georgetown threw some
pep into a hearing of the Public Util-
tiles Commission in the District
building today during discussion of
the elimination or continuation of
the service along Wisconsin avenue,
which necessitates a transfer for
residents of communities along the
Georgetown and Tenleytown route TO
get downtown.
Representatives of Cathedral Heights,
Cleveland Park, upper Wisconsin ave
nue and the northwest suburban COM
munitieS put in pleas for the creation
of through. service from Somerset.
Md, to the downtown section of
Washington.
Representatives of Georgetown
citizens and business men took the
opposite side.
For more than two hours the COM
mission heard debates on the quality
of service, then adjourned for lunch,
statement from the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company.
Col. g. g. Lancaster conducted the
appeal for through service. He in
troduced l. L. Derrick, president of
the Northwest Suburban Citizens AS
l.
of petition with 300 names seeking
through service to the downtown
section
Hugh NJ Frampton, secretary of the
Cathedral Heights Citizens ASsocia-
tion and chairman of a special COM
mittee on the proposition, turned in
the petition. He cited figures and
statistics purnorting to show that
not only residents of the community,
but the company as well, would be
l. .In1,, he r
ing of the Wisconsin avenue cars to
a terminus below NJ street to one in
the downtown section.
Appeal by Pastor.
Rev. DIR. John Il. Fort, pastor Of the
Methodist Church near River road
and Wisconsin avenue, spoke in be-
half of his congregation for through
service. Fred /. Fishback spoke on
Blaine Mallan of the Battery Park
Citizens Association told the commits
sion that 200 residents of his COM
munity desired through routing into
the downtown section for Rockville
cars. The others had asked for the
downtown routing of the cars coming
from Som erSet
Georgetown's cohorts of the oppo-
sition were headed by j. A Oliver.
president of the Georgetown Citizens
Association. representing also the
Business Mems Association of George
town. The Georgetown delegation
was characterized by it's favorable
words for the Washington Railway
and Electric Company management,
whereas bitter criticism had some
times crept in against this company
when the other faction held the floor
Cites Georgetown Needs.
Mr.. Oliver said that the Georgetown
residents would like to have better
cars, better service and better road
beds, but objected very much to d1-
version of the cars into the CITY, He
introduced ID. w. Offutt, who appeal
ed TO the commission to do the great
est good for the greatest number.
Mr.. Offutt pointed out that the G.
e. T. line had been built py george
town capitaI. and he also called at
tention TO the fact that Georgetown
merchants had made. their invest
ments in property with consideration
of the car service coming into George
town
! Ha presented petition with 500
Evening star., 1924-05-07

'hllling stories of deadly Egyptian
curses lurking in the dim recesses
OF ancient pharaohs' tombs may be
Jolly rot" and all that, but Howard
Carter. discoverer of Tut -anlh-
amen s sarcopEagus in the Valley
OF the Kings, does not believe in TAX
ing chances with the occult possibil-
ltIes of lighting three cigarettes from
the same match.
The famous archeologist, MIR
Percy White, professor of English
literature at the University of Cairo.
who is travelling with him, and a re-
porter were leaving Mr.. Carters
drawing room in the Shoreharn Hotel
today On route to the British embassy.
The three had just concluded an in
t'Tvi"w apropoS Of Mr.. Carters pres
cncc in Washington.
As they were leaving and compli-
m"ntinS the National Capitals $
weather at this season Of the year,
The reporter was the first to light
a match and held it first for. the noted
;Ichs9i9gist ar f0rnd TO TO M Trt n,itg light" Next
about to raise the flame TO his own
cigarette when Mr.. Carter suddenly
raised his hand and said:
oh' Hot IiIee OIL tfte same nldII51
Then, laughing, he added, Il am not
Superstitious but they say that's bad
luck"
White of Different View.
Where / came from" interjeoted
Mr.. White, we thought il was good
luck, because we accepted the three
IA representing tn" TRINITY"
BY that time all three had enter
cd the elevator. descended to tho
lobby If the hotel and still laughins e
over the incident, had parted, Mr.
Carter and Mr.. White for the British
embassy and the reporter for his
typewriter. ONLY last night. a few
minutes after his arrival IN Washing
ton. the discoverer of the most reurs rk-
able tomb dug from the sands Of an
tquity had declared all warns about
ancient priests having placed curses
Evening star., 1924-05-07
]. 0. AKERS DIES.
Was Art Dealer in Capital for
Many Years.

James Oscar Akers, seventy-t three
years old, picture frame and art
dealer at 114S 7th street for many
years and a resident of this city
since soon after the civil war, died
at his residence, 1445 Fairmont street,
last night following a protracted i'll
ness.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late residence tomorrow after
non at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. w. A.
Morgan, pastor of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, of which
Mr.. Akers was a member, will Of
ficiate. Interment will be private in
the Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Akers was born in Virginia
He is survived by his wife. Mrs
Eliza beth Jane Akers; son, Bernard
l. Akers: three brothers, Ashley
Akers of Texas, Robert Akers of Bal
tin1ore and John .Akers of this city,
and a sister, Mrs. Molly Reider, also
or fhl-cl1X@ @
Evening star., 1924-05-07
COURT SALARY BILL
ORDERED REPORTED
Fixes Pay Schedules for Officers
and Employees of Tri-
bunals Here.

The House judiciary committee to-
day ordered favorable report on
the Graham bill, establishing a new
schedule of salaries for officers and
employees of the Court of Appeals of
the District the Supreme Court of
the District, the United States Court
of Claims and the United States Court
Of Customs Appeals.
Hearings have been conducted be-
fore the judiciary committee with
the judges from all of these courts
appearing in person to testify in
favor of this legislation as neces-
s<lry. because, with the s240 bonus
cut OF, these employees having been
omitted under the personnel clasSifi-
cation act, would suffer a bad de-
decrease in their Sala rieS
Appointments Allowed.
Under the bill reported today the
Court of Appeals is authorized to ap-
point. one clerk at 5000, one assist
ant clerk at $4,000, one assistant
clerk at $1,000 one clerical assistant
at s1,s00, three stenographic law
clerks at $4,000 each, one mechani-
clan at s1,6sO, four messengers at
sl,140 each, two watchmen at s1.140
n.
The salary schedule for the Su-
preme Court is as follows: One clerk.
$1,000; one assistant clerk at s3.50O,
two assistant clerks at $4,000 each.
four assistant clerks at $3.50 each.
six assistant clerks at $500 each
two assistant clerks at $4,000 each
four clerical assistants at $1,000
each, four clerical assistants at 81, 500
or
one clerical assistant at Si5OU, six
clerical assistants at S144O each. six
stenographic law clerks at $4,000
each, one clerk to jury commission
ers at $4,000, one probation officer at
$1,000, one assistant probation of
ticer at $4,000. one assistant proba-
t1on officer at S1.6S0, one stenographic
clerk as assistant TO probation officer
at Sl,44O, six messengers at S1140 each.
seven laborerS at S1,0S0 each, four
anlcian at $1,GS0, one engineer at
sl,6S0, one electrician at 1880. one
telephone operator at $1,000. one at
tendant at 5000 and eight charwomen
at 1876 each.
Schedule Authorized
The salary schedule authorized for
the United States Court of Claims is
as Follows; One clerk. $4,000; one
assistant clerk at $500, one electri-
cal assistant at $2,2S0, three clerical
assistants at $4,000 each. three
clerical assistants at $500 each five
stenoSraphic law clerks at $4,000
each, one chief messenger at 81 2s0.
six messengers at $l140 each. three
watchmen at $1.140 each three fire
men at S1,260 each. and two char
women at 1915 each.
The salary schedule for the United
States Court of Customs Appeals is
authorized as follows: One clerk,
$4,000; one marshal $500: one as
sistant clerk, $4,000: one reporter.
$4,000; five stenographic law clerks.
$4,000 each: three messengers, S1,14O
each, and four charwomen, 1915 each
The bill carries a proviso that here
after the specific employment of a
crier or bailiff is prohibited, and pro-
Yides that hereafter the Attorney
General shall submit annually esti-
mates for preparing and publishing
the reports of the Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1924-05-07

names favoring continuance OF the
present routing.
II A. Bowles of the Potomac Saw
rngs Bank and Harry V. Haynes Of
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of
Georgetown. also spoke against rout-
ing cars down town. John Hodgkin-
son, a gardener at the Mount Ver-
non Seminary, appealed in the name
of 500 workers like himself, he said,
for continuance of the present sys-
tenn
j. H Hanna, vice president and
general manager of the Capital Trac-
ton Company, took just three min
utes to announce that his company
did not concur in the petition for
abandonment of the present system.
When the hearing was resumed at
lis, William F. Ham. president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
.pany, was on the stand
Evening star., 1924-05-07
PRINCESS MURAT DIES.

NICE. France, May Princess
Louis Murat died here last night She
was born in Russia, February II. 1851
and was married twice, first to Prince
Alexander Orbeliani, who died in 1868,
and the second time to Prince Louis
Murat, grandson of the King of
Naples, who died in 1912.
She was the mother of Prince
Joachim Murat, who is a candidate
for the chamber of deputies in the
comirz French election.
Evening star., 1924-05-07
Mrs. Stokes Counsel Sued

NEW YORK, May 7.-WilIfam &.
Dannenberg of Chicago yesterday
filed in the Federal District Cu4rt
suit for $1,000 against Aggunhr.ul.
Tntermyer and Marshall, attorncy4
for Mrs Helsn Elwood Stokes, in h.r
divorce action against w. T.. H.
Stokes. Dannenberg alleges tfts
money is due him as compersat.au
for the transcription of TESTIMONY a
the request of Samuel Irnter,,.y,,i
who, he said, referred him to Mrs
Stokes for payment
Evening star., 1924-05-07
Delegates Will Attend

The State Department has trans
mitted to the Mexican government a.
formal acceptance of the invitation
to participate in the international
conference on electrical communica-
tons which open in Mexico City
May 27. American participation was
authorized by Congress The Amer
tcan. delegates have not heenznamedr
Evening star., 1924-05-07
Probe Opposition Ended.

A series of conferences yesterday
served to eliminate opposition to the
resolution of Senator Walsh, Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts, seeking an
inquiry into the cause of present de-
preston in the textile industry. Sen
ator Walsh said he would seek pas
sage of the measure at the earliest
ax>x,cosffrzrity