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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
ADMIRERS QUIZZED
INLAWSON MURDER
Police Seek to Learn Names Of
Slain Butterhly's Boot
leggers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 12.-Several
wealthy man friends of Miss Louise
Lawson. Broadway butterfly. who was
mysteriously murdered last week,
have been questioned by the police in
an effort to trace bootleggers who
delivered liquor to her. These men
were promised protection from pub
licity. Their names appeared in q
book found in her apartment.
One of her admirers, it was learned,
sent six bottles of champagne and a
case of whisky to her three days
before her murder. Two bottles of
champagne and the whisky were
found intact. s
|. The theory is that bootleggers or
robbers posing as such. strangled her
in her fashionable apartment.
Besides questioning several men
last night the police talked at head.
quarters with fashionably clad
young woman who they understood
knew some Of Miss Lawson's boot
leggers. -. -.-...-.-.a-.---.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
Incident Closed,
Is apparent View
OF DENLY Custer

Both the White House and Secre-
tary DENLY appeared to regard the
incident of the Senate's adoption
yesterday of the Robinson resolu-
ton as closed today.
President Coolidge departed on a
trip to New York without adding
to his statement of last night, in
which he said the question was one
for executive and not Legislative
decision. Mr.. DENLY was at his
desk as usual, and would only say
that he had no comment to make.
Whether the Navy Secretary
eventually may quit the cabinet is
question which only time can
answer. The President, in his
statement, left the way open for
any readjustments he may desire
later to make in his official fam
lily. As soon as he could be ad-
Slsed OF all the facts in the case,
he said. he would take whatever
action seemed just and necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
MRS. GAMBLER IN COURT.
BUT CASE is DELAYED
Chief of Police, Who Made Arrests
Reported Ill-Wife to Fight
Charges.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, February 1.-THE case
against Mrs. Asa G. Chandler, ST., wife
Of the Atlanta millionaire soft drink
manufacturer; w. J. Stoddard and G..
w. Keeling. prominent business men,
charged with violating section 1858 of
the city code, were continued in police
court today on account of the illness
of Police Chief James l. Beavers, who.
with Police Captain A. j. Holcombe,
made the arrests.
Mrs. Gambler and other defendants,
represented by counsel, were present
when the case was called on the
police docket, and the lawyers indi-
Gated they were prepared to fight the
charges. Chief Beavers Is in bed sick,
and it was decided to ascertain II he
would be able to be present tomor-
row. The case was drst passed until
Thursday, or tomorrow II the police
chief can be present. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
PRESIDENT LEAVES
FOR n. Y. BANQUET
Trip First Extended Absence.
From Capital Since He Re-
turned From Marion.

President Coolidge left washington
at 1l:22 o'clock today for New York,
where he will address the National
Republican Club.
The trip of President and Mrs. Cool
idge is their first departure any dis.
lance from Washington since they enV
tered the White House.
Not since last August II, when the
President and his wife returned from
the funeral of President Harding, at
Marion. Ohio, have they been more
than few miles outside of Washing
ton. Only once have they been out
side the District of Columbia, and
that was early last fall when they
went to the nearby Virginia city of
Alexandria to attend the laying of
the corner stone of the national Ma
sonic memorial there.
Declines Invitations.
Numerous invitations have been re-
ceived by the President in the half a
dozen months he has been President,
but none which would take him out
of the Capital have been accepted, ex-
cept that to speak tonight before the
Ma tional Republican Club. He has
let IL be known that he has no inten-
ton of accepting any additional ones
until early in the spring.
The address to be delivered tonight
has been carefully prepared by Mr..
Coolidge. 1t is his first important
address as President, outside of his
message to Congress, and while he
does not regard it as a political ad-
dress, its reception by the country
will be eagerly awaited by managers
of his campaign for the republican
presidential nomination.
Speech to BE Broadcast
The President will speak about
s o'clock and will be heard by sew
eraI million people outside the BAN
quet hall through the medium of the
radio. His address will be broadcast
by station WEAF, in New York. and
WCAP. in Washington, through a
large portion of the east.
Several engagements, mostly of
minor Importance. were listed for
the President before his departure,
but the Tuesday cabinet meeting was
Cancelled. One cabinet member,
Postmaster General NeW, with Mrs.
New, is accompanying the President
and Mrs. Coolidge. Other members
of the small party, as announced.
were Representative Smell of New
,, York and Mrs. Smell and C. Bascom
Slemp. secretary to the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
JAPAN AIMS TO RENEW
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA
Premier Matsui Hopes That Early
Recognition Will Be
Arranged.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, February 12.-Addressine a
conference of prefectural governors
now in session here. Minister of For
eign Affairs X. Matsui today declared
Japan will do her utmost to bring
about early restoration of normal re-
1ations with Russia, despite the wide
difference still existing between the
views and policies of the two powers"
The foreign minister reviewed Brit.
ish and Italian recognition of Rus
eia, and expressed the hope that early
developments would warrant Japan in
following the example Of the other
TWO nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
ARMORy |SASKED
AS VITAL D. c. NEED
Commissioners Recommend
Memorial Building and Urge
Approval of Bill.

Characterizing the proposal for a
memorial National Guard armory in
Washington as a "meritorious prof.
ect," the Commissioners today rec
commended to Brig. Gen. Lord that the
bill be given approval OF the budget
bureau and the President.
The Commissioners transmitted to
Gen. Lord a report drafted by Maj.
Daniel ]. Donovan, local budget Off
Ger, in which he declared the need
for such an armory is urgent.
THE national defense act" wrote
Maj. Donovan. provides for the es-
tablishment of the National Guard as
a component part of the Army. not
organized primarily for duty in the
states and the District in which To-
Gated but organized and trained for
the defense of the country at all
times.
1t is required that the National
Guard shall be maintained by the
various states as an efficient fighting
force Immediately available to en-
gage in active field operations in case
of national emergency requiring
troops other than the Regular Army.
Denied Federal Recognition.
/ "The District of Columbia National
Guard, by direction Of the President,
is allotted 2,400 enlisted men. Troops
allotted to the District Of Columbia
and organized in accordance with
regulation have been denied federal
recognition as national guards by
the War Department because suitable
armory facilities are not available.
Thus the District of Columbia is not
permitted to comply with the law,
while at the same time the federal
government requires the state TO pro-
vide suitable quarters for the National
The National Guard Of the various
states is under the direct command
of the state governor. but In the Dis.
trict Of Columbia the National Guard
is under the direct command OF the
as its chief. Therefore
the National Guard of the District is
the only Federal National Guard or
ganization. in the country -.
Maj. Donovan points out. that the
local guard has worked under great
and cannot attain high standard
without adequate armory facilities.
1t is not contemplated that there
shall be any expense Connected with
the site, since 1t rs the intention to
erect the memorial army on ground
owned by the United States. The cost
of the armory is not to exceed $1,000
Mai. Donovan points out that the
present bill was Introduced by Sena-
| tor Ball. at the request OF a joint
committee composed of representa-
tives of patriotic. trade and civic or
CARNATIONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
ROB FRENCH CONSULATE.

PITTSBURGH, February. 12.-Rob-
berry of the French consulate here.
with the theft of French government
records, $1,000 in bonds and other val
uables was reported to the police last
night by the consul. DR.. Aimo A. J.
Lefeve. The robbery was discovered
when, DR.. ,Leteve returned home after
a days absence -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: slight
ly colder tonight with freezing tenn
perature.
pm. today: Highest, Al at $3.50 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 80 at $3.50 am. to-
day. Full report on page 3.
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Defiance of Congress.

sit is unbelievable" he said, that
The personnel classification board,
composed of minor administrative Of
iicials, would have perpetrated on
their own motion and without ex-
traneous encouragement this defiance
CONTINUED an Page 4. Comm l.
Evening star., 1924-12-01
BUTLER REPORTS
CAMPAIGN SURPLUS
Republicans Have S355,264
Left Over, With All Ex-
penses Paid. a

The Republican campaign OF 1924
cost s3.yi3.592, and surplus of sS55.-
264 r.SiIains, William VI. Butler,
chairman, announced last night. This
compares with a deficit of about S2,-
100000 incurred in 1920. The cam
paign was financed by 90,605 individ-
uals, said Mr.. Butler, of which S2,299
made donations of less than 500.
approximately a million dollars of
the total amount collected, S4,359,-
47S.S2,, was raised by the national
committee in certain States, but only
in its capacity a. agent for the local
State committees, and this money
was returned to the committees in
the States from which it was coll
lected. Thus for the actual expenses
of the national committee there was
collected and made available s3,402.-
953.11, which with the bank interest
and small balances of $l6,263.71 made
grand total of s3,419,21729.
VIII File Report.
William V. Hodges, treasurer of
the national committee, Mr.. Butler
announced. will file with the clerk of
the House a final report on the re-
ceipts- and expenditures of the COM
mittee during the campaign. The
names of all contributors, the
amounts given by each and a detailed
tabulation of all expenditures will
be set forth, as required by law, in
this report 80
"The campaign from the opening to
Evening star., 1924-12-01
BAND CONCERTS.

At United States Marine Bar
racks. at 8 pm, by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra.
William H. Santelmann, leader:
Taylor Branson, second leader.
March. Universal Freedom
Blankenburg
Overture, Bohemian Girl"
Balfe
Serenade, Heart of Harlequin"
Drigo
Grand scenes from Robert the
Devil ........-... .Meyerbeer
Nalse de concert, Spirit of
Flowers. -......... Won Blon
Suite de ballet. THE Shoe"
AnselI
(ap "The Sabot," tempo di
mazurka.
(b) The Ballet Shoe" an
dante con moto.
Co THE Court Shoe" gra-
zioso.
(d) THE Sandal" andante
moderate.
(e) The Brogue," allegro
moderate
"Polonaise, Opus 90, No. s."
Glazounov
Marines hymn, THE Halls of
MonteZuma."
THE Star Spangled Banner"
This concert opens the season
of the Marine Band Orchestra.
By the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Stanley
Hall, tomorrow evening, begin
ming at 5:45 o'clock; John S. NJ.
Zimmerman, bandmaster.
March, Garry On. ... Lake
Overture, knights Templar"
Koppitz
Intermezzo, "Fleurette d'Ar-
mour" .... .<..... Fletcher
Gems from musical comedy THE
Half Moon. Jacob
Fox trot, "Hasta Manana" Cum
til Tomorrow Van Alstyne
Waltz suite, "Solicitude,"
Waldteufel
Finale, &c Cd IN i 6 t, Sleep
Tight" .Glynn
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-12-01

few people in this great Republic who
sincerely believes there is good stuff
In me- And he believes so because
am a hellcat at a trough scraping
dishes.
But I want to write. So I rubbed
the herring bones off my shoes with a
paper napkin, collected my SO cents
from the cashier. turned south on
Broadway, walked to the Pulitzer
Building and went up:to see Haywood
Broun. i saw him. L talked with
him. He was very gracious. He lis
tened. He smiled sympathetically.
He pondered the situation. He said:
Come in and see me tomorrow" Next
day. after working for my meal. 1
called to see him again. 1 have seen
him many times since. / have pes
tered him outrageously.
I have seen other men in the news
paper game. ] have talked with ed
itors., have talked and have writ
ten about what it is I want, why
want 1t and why I deserve 1t. I have
sought tn every way to impress some
one soundly established with my nat
ural fitness for a writing career. I
have tried to make It clear that 1
don't want to write just because
think 1t would be nice to write, but
that want to write because I must,
because I can't take interest enough
In anything else to earn living at it.
have dinged and have donged
thia matter over with a dozen metro
politan editors and dramatic critics
and columnists. And am still scrap
ing dishes and still a meal and SO
cents to the good every day, except
Sunday, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
On Sundays the careteria Is closed.
And hereby. as Shakespeare puts it,
hangs ta1e,"
Evening star., 1924-12-01
$71,6O4,98O ASKED
FOR WATERWAYS
Mississippi Would Get Larg.
est Share Under Army
Engineers Request.

Work on the country's rivers, har-
bors and waterways will require ST.
604.9S0 during the year beginning
July !. 1925.
recommendation for the various
projects were made by the Chief of
Engineers of the Army, under whose
direction this work is carried on, in
his annual report submitted to Con-
gress today with the 1926 fiscal year es-
Inmates. Appropriations for the work,
including permanent annual appro-
pr1ations, last year amounted to S53.-
S25,6,l, bringing the total expendi-
turea since such work began in 1924
to June so, this year, to 55,392. 527,
not including s3e.25S.410 for Wilson
Dam (No. p at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
A total of $62,024,79S was spent dur
ing the year which ended June 80, not
including $11.131,379 on Muscle Shoals.
Harbors under improvement num-
bered 200. rivers under improvement
numbered 291, and canals and waterways
under improvement numbered So. The
commerce reported amounted in the
aggregate to 442,097.32S tons, valued
at s19.171,940,s41, and the transporta-
tion of 334, 4,4S3.522 passengers.
For the general river and harbor
work for the fiscal year of 1925, the
Chief of Engineers says S54,1S3,390
appropriated a lump sum of $37,250,-
600 for the fiscal year of 1925, ending
June 80 next, and of this sum $29,-
785. 100 has been allotted
The Mississippi River is recon-
mended for the largest shares of the
amount which Congress is asked to
appropriate. For that river, includ-
ing the work of the Mississippi River
Commission, a total of s15,9S6,000 is
asked.
New York harbor and the waters in
it's vicinity require $7,555.OO0; the Ohio
River, S6,475,000; Wilson Dam at
Muscle Shoals, $6,541,59O; Philadelphia
and Delaware River, $3,905,000, and
the Delaware and Chesapeake canal.
So 900
Evening star., 1924-12-01
SEES NEED
OF PLANE CARRIERS
Admiral Urges Speed in Con-
version of Cruisers .Au-
thorized by Law.

The conversion of two batti"
cruisers into airplane carriers, says
the annual report Of Rear Admiral
J. D. Beuret. is not being carried out
at a satisfactory rate of speed.
Admiral Beuret, chief OF the Bureau
of Construction and Repair, states
that an investigation is under way
to determine necessary steps to avoid
further delay. Construction of the
battle cruisers, authorized in 1916
was first suspended during the war
to permit more urgent needs to be
met. and was again delayed while
the treaty was being framed and rati
fed.
Even after plans for these changes
had been worked out the report says
a further delay arose and alterations
in the flying deck were made neces-
sary, due to practical experience with
the second line carrier Langley. Ad-
miral Beuret makes no estimate OF
the probable completion date under
present circumstances.
Commenting on the repair work
necessary during the year the re-
port states that there was a marked
increase in the needs of ships as
compared with the previous year
This condition was due in part to
the gradual accumulation Of repairs
which had previously been postponed
for lack of funds and the necessity
for which is becoming more urgent"
says Admiral Beuret, ''and in part
to the increasing average age of the
vessels in service, which results from
the low replacement rate of the fleet"
Discusses Submarine Service.
Speaking of efforts to operate the
S-class submarines with the feet in
nrfc
experience in maneuvers indicates
that these vessels cannot be consid-
cred as a satisfactory type of feet
submarine and cannot be made so by
any changes practicable on vessels
of their limited displacement"
One of the submersibles, the SEQ,
has been selected for alteratio to
improve her sea-keeping qualities,
the report continues, but 1t is ind-
Gated that these changes are not ex-
pected to make the boats available
for other than the limited work for
which they were designed.
The report discloses that the bat
tleship North Dakota, relegated to
scrapping, under the treaty, when the
West Virginia and Colorado were
completed and added to the fleet, was
subjected to important tests beforg
being finally disposed of.
Result of Test.
Advantage was taken of the dis
abling of the North Dakota pursuant
to the provisions of the treaty TO at
tack one of the tsrrets. prior to the
removal Of armor, for the purpose OF
determining whether the shock OF
such an attack as could be withstood
by the armor would place the op-
Grating mechanism out of service or
damage the supporting structure OF
the turret,' Admiral Beuret relates
"The experiment indicated that the
supporting structure was not dam.
aged and that the turret was still In
operating condition after the attack
Evening star., 1924-12-01

Congress for any reason should not
recharter these banks, and If at that
time the national banking system had
gone out of existence, the Federal
Government would have lost, all direct
control over banking"
Drifts to State Banks.
Mr.. Dawes cited records showing
that 40 years ago the national banks
had 10 per cent of the total banking
resources of the country. while their
oom bined force today represents only
Al per cent of the total. Since 1918,
he added, 206 national banks, each
with a capital of 100000 or over,
have surrendered their national char
ters to re-enter business under State
laws and they carried with them
total assets of more than two and
a quarter billion dollars.
Resources of the national banks
October 10 last, he said. were s23,-
323,O61,0O0, sum substantially
greater than at any time in the last
four years, but their growth has not
kept pace with that of institutions
operating under State laws.
To the end that the national banks
may recover some of the ground lost,
in comparison with State and private
banks, Mr.. Dawes recommended to
Congress- the following changes In
the national banking and reserve
acts:
Elimination of the date of charter
expiration, making the charter rights
perpetual.
Permission for the issuing of char
ters to national banks in a city of
$4,000 or more with a capital of
100000.
Codification and Qualification of
provisions establishing a legal loan
limit to one person.
Amendment of the Federal Reserve
Evening star., 1924-12-01

Act to permit national banks to make
loans on improved city real estate
for term of five years instead of the
present one-year basis.
Revision of the discount limitations
which force the Withholding of certain
classes of paper from rediscount with
the Federal Reserve Banks.
Authority for the more liberal use
of stock dividends.
Enactment of the Pepper-McFadden
bill. .-..
The granting of express authority
for operation of safe deposit divisions.
The controller gave the total
banking resources of the country, as
represented by 1880 banks. includ-
ing the 12 reserve banks, as $751;
935,05S,000 June so, 1924. This
shows a gain of nearly $3.000,000, 900
over the same date a year ago.
The loans and discounts of these
banks were sS1,S22,S82,000, or gain
of $850,000,000 over the corresponding.
date of last year. Capital stock of
all the banks was Increased in the
year from ss,161,794,000 to $3,225,-
$4,000. =.
Evening star., 1924-12-01
EQUAL BANK LAWS
SOUGHT BY DAWES
Controller of Currency Says
National Institutions Are
Losing Ground.

The claims of the national bank
ing system of the country for legis-
lative consideration placing them on
even terms with other financial insti
tutions were laid before Con gresS
today in the annual report of Controller
Dawes Of the currency.
Mr.. Dawes declared that the dis
parity between the position of
national banks and state and private
banks and other financial institutions
must be removed through more
liberal treatment of the national in
stitutions and by according them
more privileges from the Govern
ment. Only through granting them
such powers as he recommended in
his report, he believed. could they
check a waning of their influence
and strength.
The controller mentioned that
twice in the history of this Govern
ment the national banks had proved
the vehicle for the nations wartime
fiscal operations, and that in each
case their operations were larger
than anything about which the world
had known prior to their successful
conclusion. In the Civil War, he
added no other governmental in
strumentality rendered a more effec-
tive service.
reserve system performed in the fis-
cal operations of the Government
during and after the Wo-!d War is
history and not theory the con-
troller said, IF the national banks
should go out of existence, the Fed
eral reserve system would become
entirely a voluntary system; it would
he little mor-c than loose .aggrega-
lion of banking powers, without CO.
,tv
subject to Federal 'atthorftt
Its members would be subject to
the laws OF 4S different states and
moral suasion would take the place
of legal control as the only means by
which the Governments influence
could be exerted.. Even if. it were
assumed that such a losely controlled
system would function under normal
conditions. it would cease to be a
great machine ready on moments
notice to meet the nations need in
time of crisis.
The national banks afford
s,ssng, aggressive and permanent
membership; they have resources of
over s23,Oo0,000.O0o they comprise
units ranging in size from the largest
banking aggregation in the world to
neighborhood institutions for the
service of small and remote communi-
ties, and it is unthinkable that, either
through direct act or neglect the
Government of the United States
should permit the dissolution of such
an institution or lose its control over it.
1T should never be forgotten that
when the Federal reserve system was
formed the national banks were not
invited to join-they were forced to
become members. Having thus been
brought in by compulsion. the Gov
crnment is in duty bound to treat
them with fairness or suffer the con-
<eafuences of the surrender of their
charters.
IT. st tho expiration of the char
ters sf the Federal reserve banks,