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The Washington times., 1924-11-03
EADlOCK
MOWER
HOUSE
Four State Delegations Are
Equally Divided for
Old Parties
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international News Service.

INTERNATIONAL News SefV1ccs
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.--Will to-
Inorrow's election be thrown into
Congress for decision?
IF it should be. if bob" La
Toilette, the pugnacious, unterri-
fled veteran Of a hundred bitter
political battles. succeeds in car
rying enough votes to prevent
either Calvin Coolidge or John w.
Davis from obtaining a majority
of the electoral college, then to-
morrow's march to the polls will
have been in vain, and the election
Of chief magistrate goes into
the House Of Representatives fol
the third time in history.
Two House Elections.
Confusion unprecedented and un-,
paralleled may result. For, while
the House has been called upon to
elect a President twice in history,
never before has an election been
I'LL uSS AAASO I410 C4AeAAkOGE WHICH, pdGLy
lines were as closely drawn as
they are now.
Should this election go into the
House, and should the party lines
there remain firm and unbending,
the House would be unable to elect
q President. 1t is a remote con-
t1ngency, Of course, but it is one.
that nevertheless Is causing many
burrows in the brows Of political
leaders today. It is possible-and
by some 1t is even held not to be
improbable.
Each State Has Vote.
It works out this way:
The Twelfth Amendment to the
Constitution provides that when
no candidate secures a majority Of
the Electoral College. the House Of
Representatives shall proceed to
elect the President, each State
having one vote, making forty-eight
votes in all. To be elected, a can.
didate must receive a majority of
the votes cast, or twenty-five votes
in all. =
AS now constituted, the Republi.
cans control twenty-three Of these
State delegations. or twenty-three
votes for the Republican candi.
date, Calvin Coolidge: the Demo-
Gratis control twenty-one delega-
tons, or twenty-one votes for John
w. Davis: while four delegations
are evenly split between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, and conse-
Quently would be unable to vote un-
less a Democratic member Topped
to the Republicans. or vice verRa.
Thus. the members Of the Mon.
tana. Nebraska, New Hampshire,
and New JERSEY declarations become
potential President makers IN wAy
the founding fathers never dreamed
Of. It IL these States that are
evenly divided between the two
parties.
Could Break Deadlock.
The deadlock could be broken,
FOR example, by a Democratic mem.
Der in each OF the Montana or
Nebraska delegations voting with
the Republicans for Coolidge. Thus
carried out to its ultimate conclu-
sion, it would be entirely possible
Tor two members Of Congress to
elect the next President Of the
United States. Their flop to the
Republicans would add two more
votes to the twenty-three the Re-
publicans already have, and consti-
tute majority Of the House. That
Is just one Of the many intriguing
possibilities of the situation should
the election once get into the
House.
House Division.
AS it stands today, the House is
made up as follows:
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Monta Blue Is Marrlad

SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 3.--NIiss
Tove Janson, daughter Of Doctor
Emily and Mrs. Bodil Janson, Of
Seattle, was married in the Pilgrim
Church here to Monte Blue, motion
picture star, Of Hollywood. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blue are to make their home
in Beverly Hills.
The Washington times., 1924-11-03
Cadorna Reinstated

ROME, Nov. 3.--The italian cahi.
not today reinstated General Cadorna
IS a generalissimo. Diaz also was
appointed generalissimo, ana Ad.
miral Revel was made supreme com.
mander Of the italian navy,
The Washington times., 1924-11-03
FIRE FIGHTERS CHECK
BLAZE cIRCLING TOWN

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Nov. a.
After battle Of twenty.four hours
forest fire fighters today succeeded
in turning the blaze from the vii.
lage OF Bear Creek near here be-
lieved last night to be doomed be.
cause 1t was in its path. The
flames today were eating their way
toward virgin timberlands in the
Poconos.
Because the fire had spread in
many directions the acreage it had
destroyed could not be estimated.
One strip destroyed is known to be
one mile wide and seven in length.
The Washington times., 1924-11-03
ITALIAN KING ATTENDS
MONUMENT UNWILLING

FLORENCE, Nov. liking Victor
Emanuel, Queen Helene and the
Duchess Of Aosta attended the cere-
monies Of unwilling and decoration
of the monument here to 400 Italian
physicians who fell in the world
war.
The Washington times., 1924-11-03

FULL descriptions and prices of
the most modern and attractive
properties for sale In the city are
given in the Real Estate Columns
OF today's Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1924-11-03
AnVERTIsEMEMT

Prices realised on Swift q Conapanv
sales Of carcass beef in WASHINGTON. ID.
C., for week ending Saturday, Novernber
], 1924, on shipments sold out, ranged
from 100 cents 70 1900 cents per pound
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G0IItrOlled by Republlcana

Statee That Are Tied.
Gontana ~. ! AN. Hampshire. /
Nebraska .... SNew Jersey. 6
Some Are In Doubt.
Something else should be borne
in mind. While the Republicans
Evening star., 1924-05-09
VETERANS SEEK FUND
TO DECORATE GRAVES
6. A. z. and Allied Associations
Start Drive Tomorrow for
Tributes.
HONOR $4,000 DEAD HERE
Many Lending Aid for Memorial
Day Observance.

The Grand Army Of the Republic and
allied veterans associations tomorrow
will begin their annual drive for memo
rial funds to decorate the $4,000 graves
Of veterans of all wars in the Arlington
cemetery and other cemeteries in the
District of Columbia on Memorial day,
May 80.
Arrangements have been made to place
boxes-in the shape of tombstones-for
contributions in stores and at various
localities throughout the city.
Deeoratrs 7S,OOO Graven-
On the boxes will be printed Tn
memory of the nations defenders Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, United
Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of For
the brave nurses who served in the
wars with them"
Inscribed also on the box is: There
are seventy-flve thousand OF these
graves to be decorated on Memorial
day, and a small donation from you
will do it. VIII you please help?"
Henry A. Johnson of the G.. A. R. Is
chairman of the memorial day finance
committee, in charge Of raising the
funds, and which also is authorized
to arrange for decorating the graves.
Other members of the committee in
clude Andrew j. Kimmel of the United
Spanish War Veterans, vice chair
man: Col. o. II. Oldroyd and E. ].
Nolan.
Many OF the chain stores and others
in the city have promised to CO.
operate with the committee. All are
urged to give.
Evening star., 1924-05-09

cure additional recognition should
they retain substantial voting
strength after this years election.
In point of seniority the Republican
ranking next to Mr.. Gillett is Repre-
sentative Cooper OF Wisconsin, a
member of the La Toilette group, but
it is doubtful whether a serious effort
will be made, because OF his in
surgency, to place him in the Speak
er's chair.
Ranking next to Mr.. Cooper are
setts. chairman of the merchant ma
rine committee, and Representative
Butler of Pennsylvania chairman OF
the naval committee, each Of whom
has served in fourteen consecutive
Congresses. Speakership booms. in
in the next House, already are de-
veloping also for Representative
Longworth of Ohio. the present Re-
publican floor leader, and others.
Mr.. Gillett announced his candidacy
in the following statement:
Il have been urged for some time
to permit the use OF my name as a
candidate for the senatorship. l felt,
however, that Gov. Cox should re-
ceive the support of the party If he
desired the nomination, and refused
to become a candidate. While deeply
conscious OF the nlSn nonoT "niCu
has been accorded to me by the mem
bership of the House, I believe that
there is a broad field for service in
the Senate in sustaining the poll
cies of President Coolidge, and I
therefore announce my candidacy for
the Senate"
At the Office of Representative Dali
finger it was said that the decision OF
Mr. Gillett to be a senatorial candi-
date would in no way affect Mr.. Dali
linger in his announced intention OF
contesting for the nomination.
cox NOT CANDIDATE.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
SENATE RENT PROBE
n DATA TURNED OVER
4 TO U. S. PROSECUTOR
Continued from First Page. }

the passing of the emergency which
prompted the enactment of the Ball
rent act. Attention of the court was
Blso directed to the statement con-
ssined in the recent decision OF the
United States Supreme Court in the
Ehastelton case, in which the court
strongly intimated that If it were
deciding the question CT the present
existence of an emergency IL would
be inclined to hold that the law had
become Imperative.
Chaplin Brown, counsel for the Rent
Commission, declared the statement
OF the United States Supreme Court
justice in his opinion, on which coun-
sci relied, was mere dictum," as the
question of a present emergency was
not involved in that case. He sub
1nitted sworn answers by the mem
bers Of the Rent Commission In which
they assert that the housing short
age still exists and in which they re-
fer to the recent action of the House
of Representatives after an exhaus-
rive investigation in passing an ex-
tension OF the act for an additional
two years. The House vote 10 given
as 1874 to 81. Mr.. Brown also di-
rected the attention OF the court to
an afidavit Of Atlee Pomerene, then
a senator from Ohio, as to the in
curry By the Senate concerning q
housing emergency when the act was
exten6ed In 1922.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
PHONE RATE PROBE ASKED
New York Group Urges Congress
Investigate Companies.

NEW YORK. May "a congress
'sional investigation of telephone rates
throughout the country and into the
relationship between the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
local companies and the Western
Electric Company was requested by
the community councils of this city
today. Resolutions asking such an
investigation were forwarded to Pres
ident Coolidge, Senator Cummins and
Speaker Gillett.
The request for an inquiry was
based on complaints against the 10
per cent increase in telephone rates
recently allowed in New York and the
installation of the Dial system. which,
the resolutions said. had made "tele-
phoning onerous and difficult for the
general public"
The resolutions also stated that
there is national dissatisfaction
with rates and service that is receiv-
ing the attention of the American
people"
Evening star., 1924-05-09

accepted, will center the fight in con-
ference with the House and the
question of party supremacy. Each
was made party issue.
Veto Is Rumored.
In connection with the announced
opposition of President Coolidge to
these provisions, Senator Reed, Dem
ocrat, Missouri, during debate last
night, declared "it has been whis-
is going to veto this revenue bill"
His remark brought no response from
the Republican side.
Republican organization leaders
have been preparing since their in,
corporation in the bill, for final
attack on the Democratic income
schedules, with the hope of inserting
the House rates in their place as a
compromise substitute. Efforts to
change the publicity and corporation
for the conference. The House de-
cisively rejected proposal to open
tax returns to public inspection,
while no change was proposed in that
chamber affecting the corporation
tax.
The provision for a 25 per cent re-
duction in income taxes payable this
year has stood in the Senate without
opposition. Those who talk of a
presidential veto recall that Mr.
Coolidge and the Treasury Depart
ment sought removal of this section
from the measure for enactment in
a separate resolution before the first
installments fell due, March Is.
See Difficulty for Coolidge.
Others argue that a veto of the bill
would be difficult, because it would
nullify the repeal or reduction Of
many of the excise rates, as approved
both by the House and Senate. These
reductions would go into effect thirty
days after enactment of the bill into
law.
paid as a state pension was voted on
motion of Senator Trammell, Demo-
crat. Florida. He pointed out that
many southern states paid pensions to
Confederate soldiers, and argued these
sums should be allowed the same
exemptions given federal pensions.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
COOPERATION IS VOTED.
B. & o. Shopmen Indorse Collab
Grafton With Management.

PHILADELPHIA, May g. Unani-
nous Endorsement of the policy of
cooperation" between the bona fide'
shopcrafts unions and the manage
ment of the company was voted yes
terday by Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road shopmen in annual convention.
Representative of 5000 union shop
men of the system attended the meet
ing.
Steps also were taken to intensity
the campaign of the Shopmen to OBJ
tain business for the railroad. Will
liam MCGEE, president of the Balti-
moro and Ohio Shopmen's Federation,
said that within a few days he ex-
pected to enlist the services of the
entire American labor movement and
It's friends" in the business-getting
program.
Mr.. McGee declared that more than
a years trial of the policy of CO.
operation had demonstrated it's bene-
fits both to the employees and the COM
pany.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
CHARGE REALTOR GOT
LOW RENT BY FRAUD
Jefferson Apartment Owners Al
lege G. B. Pitts Pays $500
Rental for II Rooms.
SECRET AGREEMENT rs SEEN
Court Asked to Declare Lease
Null and Void.

The Jefferson Corporation, which
describes itself as owner of the Jef-
ferson apartment, 18th and M streets
northwest, today filed with the Rent
Commission petition charging G..
Bryan Pitts. vice president of the
+. FL. Smith Company. with a secret
agreement" by which he received
special consideration and special
rental of his seventeen-room apart
ment in the Jefferson Apartment,
"defrauding' stockholders Of the
Jefferson Corporation and resulting
in "an unfair and unequal distribu-
ton of rents among the other ten
The alleged secret agreement" the
Mills, then president OF the Jefferson
Corporation; c. Ebert Anadale, SEC
retary of the Jefferson Corporation I;
the r. II. Smith Investment Company,
the F. b Smith Company and G.
Bryan Pitts"
1t is also set forth that the F. n.
Smith Investment. Company handled
$500, 900 first mortgage bonds Of the JEFF
ferson Corporation. that the +. H
Smith Company fixed the rents among
n;vs1ant the other - tePa4ts Pitnt occurring space
for sum in excess of $780," and that
the reasonable value Of the apartments
occupied by the defendant is not less
than 81 900 per month" Pitts lease,
it is shown, is at rental of 5000 a
month.
TIE petition. signed by L. NJ. Am
Sted. president of the jefferson Cor
poraton, asks that the lease between
Pitts and the corporation "be de-
clared null and void as contrary to
Law and in fraud or the rights of
your petitioner and in fraud of the
rights of the other tenants in the
apartments, and that the said lease
be rewritten in accordance with law"
Question Commission Deal.
Pitts and his associates in the F.
II. Smith Company" are also charged
with having received $4,000 which
was to have been paid to w. A. Mills.
agent.
The contract for sale OF the $780,
600 first mortgage bonds, at par, IL is
set forth, provided that of this
amount there was to be deducted the
sum of S55, 900 to be paid to the F. II.
Smith Company and the sum of $10,-
coo to be paid to w. A. Mills, agent"
In this connection the petitioner
charges that the $4,000 aforesaid.
provided to be paid to W. A Mills,
as agent, was in reality to be paid
and was thereafter actually paid to
G. Bryan Pitts and his associates in
the F. H Smith COMPANY"
Pitts apartment in the Jefferson is
described as consisting of seven
teen rooms and FIVE baths" which
were formerly supposed to have been
apartments No. 704, 706, 7os, no, 712
and ia.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
LANGLEY DEFENSE
is BEGUN IN TRIAL
Prosecution Ends Case-Represent.
ative May Take Stand,
Counsel Indicates.
By the Associa led Press.


COV1NGToN, KY. May s.-The
United States government today
closed its case against Representa-
tive John W. Langley of Kentucky.
on trial in federal court here with
two codefendants on charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the government of
tax on whisky illegally removed
from a distillery.
United States District Attorney
Sawyer Smith announced the gov
eminent had concluded it's evidence
shortly after court convened today.
Langley, with Milton Lipschutz and
Albert F. Slater, both of Philadel-
transactions in 1921, and have been
on trial since Tuesday Two other
men, indicted with them. yesterday
entered pleas OF guilty.
= Defense opens Case.
Counsel for Langley immediately
began his defense.
While it has not definitely been
decided. Langley's counsel say it is
preoaole That the representative will
be placed on the stand.
Attorney W. K. Gray, Philade,nh;a
representing Lipschutz and Slater
hted a motion 20 take Slater's case
from the jury on the, ground that
against the defendant and that the
testimony offered was not such as to
mako a case.
Counsel Henry Davis, Washington.
D. C, fled like motion on behalf
OF Langley, alleging Langley was
indicted only for conspiracy and the
charge had not been sustained.
The jury was withdrawn while mo-
items were argued.
Judge A NJ J. Cochran overruled
both motions and also one fled in
behalf Of Lpschutz.
Judge Cochran announced, however,
that he would permit only the sec
ond and third counts to be passed
on by the jury. The second count
charges conspiracy to sell and the
third charges conspiracy to trans
port. The first count charged con-
spiracy to defraud the government.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
PHlPPS' SECRETARY
REPLIES TO BLANTON
Questions Texans Criticism Of
Realty Taxes Paid by D. C.
Residents.

Answering Representative Blanton's
personal criticism of real estate taxes
paid by certain residents of the Dis
trict, the secretary to Senator Phipps
today pointed out that amy reason
able man, who does not desire to give
false impressions or becloud the issue,
must admit that there is nothing to
the charge" Senator Phipps, how
ment on Mr.. Blanton's statement
Senator Phipps' secretary said that
the only real estate taxes paid by the
senator in the District are on his
home here, which amounted last year
to $1,227. IF Mr.. Blanton wishes to
think that on account Of a possible
increase in taxation which would cost,
at most a few hundred dollars, Mr..
PhippS would view District matters
from selfish standpoint, the repre-
sentative is welcome to that opinion.
No Commercial Interests.
Does Mr.. Blanton mean to inti-
should not own his own home in the
District, and that if he does. he is
precluded from expressing an in
terest in Congress on District mat
ters? Please note also, that Senator
Phipps has no money invested here
which he receives a. return. 1t ap-
pears that, instead Of being criticize ed,
he should be commended for becoming
a property owner in the District and
for doing his share in paying taxes
toward the upkeep of the District
government"
|. Senator Phipps' interest in District
affairs, 1t was said went still further,
as last year his contributions to
charitable organizations hero totaled
Sc, 500. This figure includes an item
of $4,000 to Garfield Memorial Hos
pital, and one of 5000 for a grand
stand for the athletic field Of Walter
Reed Hospital.
Surely these contributions" said
the secretary, prove that the SEN
ator's motives are entirely unselfish."
Evening star., 1924-05-09
ARNSTEIN AND C0HN
SURRENDER In COURT
End Long Fight Here Today.
Face Two Year Bond Rob
berry Sentence.

Jules. alias Nicky, Arnstein and Iss-
dore, alias Nick. Cohn, both of New
York, late yesterday afternoon ended
their three-year fight to evade SEN
tence of two years in the penitentiary,
which was imposed on them in the
spring Of 1891 by Justice Frederick L.
Siddons of the District Supreme Court.
The men. with Norman S. Bowles
Washington lawyer. and David W. Sulli
van and Wilen W. Easterday, stock
brokers of New York and Washing
ton. were convicted Of conspiracy to
bring into the District of Columbia for
hypothecauon with local banks a por-
ton of the $5, ,000, 900 Wall street securi-
ties stolen from messengers of brokers
in the metropolis. All five are now in
the District Jail awaiting transporta
tion to federal penitentiary. Arnstein
and Cohn also have a fine Of $4,000
to pay, and Bowles has a fine of $4,000
Surrenders to Hitx.
Neatly dressed, Arnstein and Cohn
entered Criminal Court 1 and sur
rendered to Justice William Hitz. who
was presiding. William E. Leahy,
who prosecuted the case with United
States Attorney Gordon, called the
attention Of the court of the refusal
of the United States Supreme Court
to review the action of the Court
Of Appeals affirming the conviction Of
the men, anu asked that they be per
mitted to serve their sentences.
Arnstein recognized some OF the
court officials and newspaper men
who covered his trial. and greeted
them with a smile. Mr.. Leahy told
the court that Arnstein Is in poor
health, and asked the justice to CO.
operate in having him sent to prison
at once. preferably to Atlanta, Ga:
The court remarked that the place OF
confinement is optional with the De-
partment of Justice.
Justice Hitz last Monday forfeited the
bond Of $40, 900 each when Arnstein and
Cohn failed to appear for commitment.
1t Is expected the court win be asked
tomorrow to relisve George w, Ray,
the bondsman, from the penalty of the
forfeitures.
Neither Cohn nor Arnstein was will
ing to offer any explanation of where
they had been when newspaper men
questioned them.