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Evening star., 1924-04-22
COAST GUARD FIGHT
ON RUM SHIPS NEAR
President Signs Bill Carrying $13,
100000 for Fleet--Many Ap-
ply for Commissions.

President Coolidge late yesterday
signed the Winslow bill authorizing
an Increase OF the coast guard per
sonnel for the war against rum SNUG
CLING.
In anticipation OF the bill becoming
law the coast guard was prepared
Immediately to increase its personnel
by 149 officers, AS warrant officer
and 800 enlisted men.
With the additional appropriation OF
S13.5 600 for building and eQuipping
a new dry fleet to fight the rum run
ners already available, and the leg
islation for additional officers and
men now enacted, the coast guard
plans to swing its entire program
into action as speedily as possible.
Scores OF applications from former
Navy men and officers in the naval
reserve are already on file at head
quarters here. Papers have been pre-
rared FOR handling the new tempo
rarX commissions.
Some of the boats which the Goa 81
guard expects TO buy are understood
already TO have been completed by
ant3cipatory shipbuilders, who fore
saw the rum war.
Before long, IL is expected. some OF
these boats will be in action. De-
strovers from the Navy are to be re-
conditioned at navy yards for first
line" defense. along the twelve mile
line.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
RAILROAD UPHELD
IN TAX CASE PLEA
Court Rules Overpayment May Be
Deducted Despite Blair's
Objection.

Justice Frederick l. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court today sus-
tained the contention OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company that it is
entitled to a mandamus against David
II Blair. commissioner of internal
revenue. to compel him to allow
credit on the companys income tax
assessment for a Judgment of 500
5S6.93 which the company secured
in the New York courts for an over
payment of taxes made under protest
in 1917.
The Judgment was recovered May
S. 1922, and the company May II,
1922. filed "A credit claim in which it
jud dgment be credited against the in
Stallment of income tax due June 10,
1922. The revenue authorities re-
fused the request and contended that
the Judgment could not be used as
a Set-off against the overnment' j
claim for current taxes.
Justice SiddonS holds that the section
relied on by the revenue commissioner
does not cover the present case. which
is 'one of the situations intended by
Congress to be covered by the manda-
tory provisions of section 252 of the
revenue act Of 1921" which provides for
the crediting of excess payments on
future installments of taxes, Had the
railroad not been a taxpayer. but mere
ly a Judgment creditor desiring to Sc
cure payment. then it would have been
compelled to proceed under the section
1875" said Judge Siddons. But section
252 provides a simple direct mode for
adjusting equitably the kind of claim
The statute is plain and compelling in
its terms
Evening star., 1924-04-22

num- prices on lumber, which the
manufacturers promptly made their
minimum" adding that they didn't
abide by that"
There is price fixing going on now
in the country such as I've never
seen before" he said.
He expressed the view that 'jail
sentences on criminal prosecutions
were the only solution"
Harris" whom he identified as
under assistant Attorney General
Holland, ordered Cox to make the in =
quiry, Grimes said, and Harris got
a trunk of the liquor himself The
rest of the goods were delivered
around" on the orders of Frank
Burke, or Joseph Neal. or r. ]. Scott,
private secretary to former Attorney
General Palmer, Grimes said.
Most of the employees concerned, he
said. are still in the Department OF
moved" and "a number Of others were
reduced"
Haven't you heard it stated by
Department of Justice officials that
the court decisions are SO confused
that it is not advisable to start GRIM
inal prosecutions in these trade as
sociation cases." Mr.. Chamberlain
asked.
Il never heard it." Mr.. Thompson
replied.
Mr.. Chamberlain said he would
show the Department OF Justice had
started twenty-four criminal and
twenty-seven civil cases under anti
trust Laws since 1921. and that fines
coaleeteAp pin-tha4t- time -an.oun ntea to
-
Evening star., 1924-04-22

when the economic stability OF Eu
rope is restored
New Domestic Policy.
The foregoing passage is not new
philosophy, but il represen ts the
cautious beginning OF a new era in
domestic policy, an attempt to draw
America closer to Europe without
formal ties. 1t is the reiteration of
a thought not accepted by some
American business experts that the
prosperity Of the United States is
bound up in the future of Europe
and that foreign markets will come
as European currencies increase in
value and az confidence is rest ored
abroad. The Republican administra-
ton since 1920 has pointed with
pride to the fact that five billions of
dollars of American capital have
been invested in Europe since the
armistice and has insisted that Amer
ica has not been ignoring Europe
The speech of Mr. Coolidge is an at
tack on those who have accused the
ad inistration of neglecting Europe.
Ife pFtJuulCeS dSdliSl eSoHomiC part
nership with Europe, however, have
grown stronger as the political re-
lationship has been frowned upon.
The President and Secretary Hughes
have begun an appeal to bring
America closer to Europe. not merely
for Europes sake. but for the ad-
vantage of American farm and fac
tory. whose exportable Surpluses, If
marketed abroad, correSpondingiy
would stimulate domestic prosperity.
AS Mr. Coolidge said in conclusion.
"Our first duty is to ourselves" and
he has proclaimed the theory that
America helps itself by giving Europe
material aid
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Evening star., 1924-04-22
PREPAREDNESS PLEA
TO DAUGHTERS OF ~
Strong Army, Navy and Air Force
Favored in President Ma
tional's Report.

Need for preparedness, A strong
Navy and an air force of superior
strength in the United States was
stressed today in the annual report of
Mrs. Samuel Preston Davis, presi-
dent national of the National So
ciety, United States Daughters Of
1872, at the second days session of
the thirty-second associate council in
the New willard Hotel today.
Another point emphasized in the
report was the supreme need for edu-
cation in the nation.
Mrs. Davis termed the erection of
the tablet in honor of Francis Scott
Key, author of THE Star Spangled
over the Potomac the crowninG
achievement Of the year" Last year
the organization adopted resolutions
urging that the name of the bridge
be the Key bridge. when some doubt
as to its name was being voiced
Reports of Omcers.
This mornings session was devoted
to the reports OF the national officers.
Among those making reports were:
Mrs William Gerry Slade of New
York, chairman of the charter trus-
tees; Mrs. Robert G. Maxwell Of New
Jersey, Mrs. Alvin V. Lane. Mrs Sam
uel Williams Earle. Mrs Samuel T.
Shope, Mrs. Robert ]. Johnston, Mrs.
John Francis Weinmann. Mrs. Ed
mund p. Moody, Mrs. Frederick w.
Matteson, Mrs. Reuben Ross Holfo-
way, Mrs Julius r. +. CaSsell, Mrs.
Herbert r. Bartlett and Mrs. Clar-
ence S Woodward
This session. start e
at O'Clock, will be devoted to reports
OF standing committees, and tonight
and the annual dinner at $50, whe n
Senator and Mrs. Robinson, and Sena-
tor and Mrs. Caraway of Arkansas,
preventative Abernethy and Mrs
Abernethy of North Carolina and
Capt H. H. Hough, United States
Navy. and Mrs. Hough will be the
honor guests.
Election of OfhcerS.
The feature of tomofrows session
will be the election of officers and
the report of the committee of resolu-
tions. Topics listed for discussion in
clude immigration, the Sulgrave In
stitution. the Smithsonian Institution,
the Roosevelt Memorial, American
Navay History Library and the 1872
memorial room
Memorial services will be held to-
morrow afternoon. and tomorrow
night will be historical evening, with
Mrs Reuben Ross Holloway, the his
torian national. presiding. Following
this will be the presentation of new
officers, adjournment and a meeting
of the national executive board.
Evening star., 1924-04-22

Continued from First Page)
roads up to April l OF this fiscal
year. federal aid amounted to s356.-
1895, or 73 per cent. It was ex-
planned that this percentage was due
10 the unusual amount of federal
property in that state.
Tables obtained from the Depart
rnent of Agriculture disclose that for
the same period the percentage spe Mt
in Arizona was 81 per cent and in
Utah 81 per cent. WyomingS per
centage was SO per cent
The average percentage of federal
aid for the entire United States for
the past nine months of this fiscal
year is given as AL, per cent
According to the department, this
money is spent in the rural sections
of the various states for the purpose
of developing in each state highways
that will fit into a national system.
it is not used TO carry the roads
through the cities in any state, but
local officials point out that Washing
ton, being the National Capital, has,
like the state of Nevada, a large per-
centage of federal property within its
boundaries. :.
1t was figured out at tho District
building yesterday that if the gas tax
bill becomes law and the 100000
thus raised devoted to local highway
work, the federal government would
only contribute $4,000 out of a total
Of 81 100000 sought for next year.
At the present time the fiscal ratio
between the District and the federal
government is 60-40. Officials at the
District building have reached the
conclusion that the ratio on street
work would be far different u-@s :
the gas tax bill.
If s2.000,000 is appropriated for
streets next year s1,200,000 would be
used on new paving and resurfacing,
of which abutting property owners
would pay half, or 100000. OF that
assessment, local officials say, the
40 per cent. or s240,o0o. The federal
government also would get back 40
per cent, or $4,000. of the 100000
to be raised from the sale of auto
mobile tags.
Applying all of the 5000. 900 gaso-
line tax money to road work and
allowing for these federal credits. the
ln9al eStimatorS say the net amount
contributed by the federal govern
ment would be s16o,000.
The figures Of the Department of
Agriculture show that up to April
this fiscal year federal aid for roads
in Maryland was s676,S7S.38, equiva-
lent to Al per cent of the sum spen t.
The figure for Virginia was $685.
1913, or 46 per cent
Evening star., 1924-04-22
0NE-MAN UTILITIES
BOARD is OPPOSED

The District Commi ssioners today
made an unfavorable report to Con-
sress on the bill drafted by Repre-
sentative Mcleod. for the creation
of a one-man public utilities commits
sion for Washington.
In reporting against this measure
the city heads again call the atten-
tion of the Senate and House to their
own bill, sent forward few weeks
ago, for the reorganization of the ex-
listing Utilities Commission.
The proposal OF the Commissioners
is that the three District Commits
sionerS retain membership on the
Public Utilities Commission and that
two new members be added to the
utilities board, one a lawyer and the
other an engineer. The plan pro-
vides that the two new members
would devote all of their time to
utility problems and have the ad-
vice of the three District Commits
sioners in arriving at their conclusions
Evening star., 1924-04-22
LATIN SPEAKERS HEARD.
Express Ideals and Viewpoints of
South America.

An unusual feature Of the conTer-
ton was the pan-American meeting
last night at the Pan-Au1erican Union
where the international viewpoint
was developed by speakers from four
countries and the ideal set forth that
women could do influential WORK To-
ward the establishment of peace.
Senior DR.. Don Ricardo j. Alfaro,
minister of Panama praIsIng the
power of education in the progress
of civilization, declared the work OF
the association of university women.
allowing the flower of the educated
women of each country TO come IN
close contact with the best feminine
groups of other countries, viii have
a decided influence in the increase nT
mutual knowledge. and since knowI-
edge leads to understanding, 1t VIII
bring about better understanding
among the peoples of the world
Contrasts Two Types
Senorita Dolores Castro Cervantes
of Costa Rica drew a word picture by
contrast of the Latin American
woman. home-loving, uneducated for
the most part object OF admiration
and alteration" and the woman in the
United States. active, a woman OF
initiative. of fight, who contests the
old and until now unquestioned pre-
dominance of man, and aSpires To
render at least as many services as
he renders to humanity and civiliza-
ton" The two would be modified, be-
coming more alike, she said, predict
ing the stronger type Will prevail
Dr. l.. s. Rowe, director general of
the Pan American Union, said the
most notable progress in the last two
decades in Latin America was in the
higher education of women and the
enlargfng influence of women in civic
and intellectual life He appealed
to women to spread their cultural
influence among the nations to help
offset the dangers in international
relations, which, he said. were devel-
oped through greatly increased COM
merre
Nine. de la SeEna of Argentina
brought greetings from her country.
and professed great admiration" for
America and things American. Dr..
Aurelia Henry Reinhardt presided. !
The occasion closed with recep-
ton by the Washington branch, in
which the receiving line was headed
by DIR. Reinhardt and Miss Margaret
Merrill. president of the Washington
branch.
Music was rendered by the Army
Band, under the baton of w j. Stan
nard, leader.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
ACTION ON TEACHERS
PAY BILL FORESEEN
Senator Capper May. Report Meas
ure to District Committee at
Meeting Tomorrow.

Senator Capper of Kansas. chair
man of subcommittee considering
the measure. expects to report the
school teachers pay bill TO the full
District committee at its meeting to-
morrow.
Senator Capper and Senator King
of Utah, of the subcommittee, work ed
over the bill for two hours yesterday
afternoon with President Lloyd of
the board of education. They plan to
meet again this afternoon to consid-
er the bill further. Senator King is
of the opinion that some of the SAL
ary schedules are too high and that
too many administrative officials are
provided.
The full committee is expected to
act promptly on the bill so that it
NAV be placed on the Senate calendar.
The bill has already passed the
House.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
$1,000, 900 DONATION
TO G. O. P. DENIED
Jake L. lannon's Contribution in
1920 Did Not Exceed 500, 900,
Accountant Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUSI1A, Okla, April e2-Frederick
L. Thornton, certified public account
ant who made an audit of the estate
of the late Jake L. Hamon, Republican
national committeeman from Okla
homa, before and after his death, de-
MED last night that Hamon contribut-
ed S1.ooo,eoo toward the nomination
of Warren G. Harding. as has been
charged in testimony before the SEN
ate oil investigating committee He
said lannon's campaign contributions
in 1920 did not exceed 100000.
Thornton left last night for Wash
ington in response to a request from
the Senate public lands committee to
appear before it and tell what he
knows regarding "the business and
political ventures" of Hamon. He
took with him all data the Hamon ac-
counts have disclosed.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
"ROXIE" FUND GETS
BELATED DONATIONS
Though Stars Project Closed Last
Week, Contributions Swell
Total to 81, ,404.81.

Additional contributions to The
Stars -rRoxie~ radio fund. which was
closed a week ago becanse a sufo-
cient amount was raised to assure the
installation of radio apparatus in the
Walter Reed, Mount Alto and Naval
hospitals, have brought the total to
$1,4o4.s1. The committee in charge
of the ..Roxie" radio fund. however, Is
still receiving contributions for the
purchase of radio sets for the Army
and Navy hospitals along the Allan
tic seaboard Contributions should
be sent to James H Baden. vice presi-
dent of the Commercial National
Bank and treasurer of the 'Roxie"
radio fund.
The Star has received the following
contributions since the publication of
it's last list of donations:
Previously ACKNOWLEDGED. ..-- 1,3S5.8l
Cash ......, 200
H Judsen Guide. e.........-.--. 100
Miss Mary Ida Thompaon---. 1000
A few radio soc
Evening star., 1924-04-22

tends that the plaintiffs, the ChaStle-
ton Corporation. and others, who are
attempting to prove the rent act un-
constitutional, have the burden of
proof to show that tho emergency
did not exist
In the previous case, when the con-
stitutionality of the Rent Commission
act was on trial, the District Court
of Appeals held that the act was un-
constitutional Following this de-
cision, however, while the case of
Block VS.. Hirsh was on appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
the Rent Commission continued to
perform it's regular functions. The
Block VS.. Hirsh case finally was de-
cided in April 1921, by the Supreme
Court of the United States declaring
that the rent act was constitutional
The decision of the Rent Commis-
sion on August Z, 1922, from which
the Chastleton Corporation and others
appealed had fixed fair and reason
able rents" for the Chastleton. In the
opinion OF the counsel for the Rent
Commission this determination still
remains in force.
The process to be taken from now
on, Mr.. Brown indicated, will be for
the case to be referred back to the
Court of Appeals, with orders to send
it to the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict to determine whether the emer-
,xnucr -exixteds lpU, U,AUsUax,5-1A2
Evening star., 1924-04-22
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
TOLD0F EDUCATION
Children's School Work Much
More Scientific Vow, Asso-
citation Hears.
WORK FOR FUNDS URGED
Mrs. Woolley Explains Present Eff
ficlent System.
WORK FOR FUNDS URGED

Children are getting much better
marks in schools today than tho chill
dren of twenty-five years ago were
able to make, Dr. Agnes l. Rogers
professor of psychology and educa>-
ton of Smith College, told the American
Association of University Women today
at the Washington Hotel
The school curriculum has been re-
vised. she said. to provide for more
scientific and efficient education. tho
better to prepare the child TO meet
modern conditions md prepare for
successful living" Miss Roger urged
university women everSEh her" to in
sist upon adequate appropriations in
their own communities for educatlon-
Mrs. Helen Thompson WoCll@y, as
sistant director Of the Merrill Palmer
School, at Detroit. explained that IN
the new experiment there With chill
dren between the ages or Two ana
five they had been able 50 to handle
their children that the children grew
physically so per cent better than the
average. The purpose of pre- chool
age" education, she said was not only
for the good of the children under
care, but to train young college
women who help caro- for the children
for better parenthuok. Reports w"re
heard from various SecIons Of the
country on the subjects discussed by
Miss Rogers and Mrs. NoolleE.
The fellowship committee -oOort
submitted by Dr. Rogers cmphaSr1rd
the cemontinC of friendship between
women of the United states and for
eien countries accomplished hy Inter-
national fellowsh1ps.
Mrs Walter pU BoiS BrooknEs-
chairman of the Washington fun1
committee raising 100000 fo~ pur-
chase of the national headouar' ers
here was prepared to report today
more than sl00 900 already pledged
There is TO he an informal buffet
supper this evening at 6 O'Clock az tho
A A. L. W. Club, where throughout
the convention the club is keeping open
house. Tonight'S program a the
Washington will open at O'Clock.
Ii was announced that delegates and
local members Of the association who
are graduates of Wellesley College Will
have their college supper Wednesday
night at the home of Miss Edna
SpauIding, 1921 Q street northwest.
President Ellen Fitz Pendleton or
Wellesley and Miss Caulkins of We.-
lesley will be the guests of honor
Evening star., 1924-04-22

having spent two and a half days IN
London without his arrival, presence
or departure being chronicled by any
English newspaper men.
Such is the English devotion to
Easter holiday making that he
escaped the attentions Of statesmen
and reporters who have been follow
ing his hourly activities since he ar
rived on this side of the Atlantic to
help start Europe on a new road to-
ward settlement.
Cen. Dawes called on Ambassad or
Kellogg last night and spent the rest
of the time while here with his broth
ar, Rufus c. Dawes. The general is
sailing on the Leviathan from South
ampton.
Issues Brief Statement.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, April %.
Before embarking on the liner te-
viathan for New York today Brig.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes, in brief
statement. emphasized the effort
which had been made by his commit
tee to put it's reparation report in
terms of the utmost clarity factor
notably to the support given the doc
ument-
81 have done all my talking he
said, '-in the experts report, which
to go into competition with it Moth
ing 1 could say would make it clear
err Tt is document prepared by
men who recognized that the obliga-
tion to make it understandable to
average men was as binding upon
them as to have it clear to them
selves.
This sense of obligation has not
always characterized those who have
drawn up documents of similar i'm
portance, and I attribute the wide
spread support it is receiving as
Enauch TO itS-tclea1ness- ~. t. Ns-cam-
Evening star., 1924-04-22
Girl Confesrex Shooting.
CoRNERED IN FLORIDA.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 2o.-
Rrooklyn's daring bobhaired bandit,
known now AZ plain Celia Cooney.
surrendered without a fight here Sun
day night, because "tlhe death of my
baby somehow softened my heart
she said before officers started for
New York with her and her husband
yesterday.
Cornered after having been trai1ed
through thirteen states in her dash
to find solitude and a haven of safety
in which to give birth to her child.
the slender, twenty-year-old gun girl
exhibited flash of her former iron,
nerve when, beside her husband ann
both with drawn revolvers, she halted
the officers as they swept into their
quarters in rooming house and
coldIy compromised with the promise
Aat. to shee< il tseY hs2d <hetr oEA.