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Evening star., 1925-02-27
WADUCT ROADWAY
BILL INTRODUCED
Gasque Submits Measure to
House for aerial Lines"
for Auto Traffic.

Appointment Of commission to tx
the routes, approaches and other de-
tails TO supplement a proposed auto
mobile speedway and parking viaducr
TO be erected over several of the
principal streets in Washington un-
der the direction of Gen. George w
Goethals, would be authorized in a
bill introdGced in the House TO-DAY
by Representative AlIard H Gasque
OF South Carolina, a member of the
District committee. The bill was re-
ferred to the District committee.
Efforts have been made during the
past few weeks to get a hearing for
Gen. Goethals and c. S. Riker spon-
sor for the elevated roadway plan.
before joint meeting of the Senate
and House District committees in or
der that they might explain the
project for relief from traffic conges-
tion IN the Capital. If time permits
before March 4 a hearing will be
held- Consideration of more urgent
IeglsIatlon for the District has pushed
ASIDE consideration of the project.
Would Name Commission.
Mr.. Gasque's bill would have the
President authorized to appoint a
conn com nlsslon of three persons. one of
them Gen. Goethals, to be known as
the Automobile Parking Viaduct
Commission, with power to inyesti-
gate and determine the routes and
location of needed approaches of a
viaduct for automobiles over about
10 miles of the streets of Washington.
which is proposed to be construced
under the direction of Gen. GoethaIs
The commission would be required 10
report the result Of its investigation
TO Congress.
First construction of the viaduCt
under the plans of c. s Riker. the
engineer who proposes such construc-
tion, would place the roadway over
Pennsylvania avenue, from Third
street to Fourteenth street; up Four
teenth street to X street; thence
west to Pennsylvania avenue, TO y
street and to Key Bridge, with sew
eral spurs from the main travel ar
terry. The cost of the proposed first
construction ef 10 miles of yiaduct
would be about s25, 600 600, outside Of
the approaches, which would cost
about S2,500000 more. A speedway
for local automobile traffic, and
speedway for through traffic and two
parking levels would be part of the
viaduct, whose lowest point would be
little more than 90 feet abovt the
street level. A charge would be made
far parking, which, its sponsors says,
would cover the cost of construction.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
TELEPHONE RULING
is COMPROMISE
Chesapeake and Potomac
Granted Temporary In
junction on Rates.
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February 27-A
compromise decision was rendered in
the United States Court here today in
the fight of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone CO., to increase Mary
land telephone rates, giving the COM
pany slightly more than one-third of
the additional revenue for which it
asked and which the Public Service
Commission refused.
The court finds the existing rates
are confiscatory and grants the tenn
porary injunction prayed by the COM
pany, which sought to prevent the
Public Service Commission from en-
forcing rates fixed by the commission.
Under this decision the commission
Will have to Immediately call another
telephone hearing and fix rates suffi-
ciently higher than those in effect
now to give the company an addi-
tional annual revenue OF S350,000.
The case was heard by Circuit
Court Judge John c. Rose, District
Judges Morris A. Soper and D. Law
renee Groner.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
BARRETT RITES HELD
IN ALEXANDRIA TODAY
Citizens and Organizations Join in
Last Tribute to Distinguished
Virginia Woman.

Funeral services for DR.. Kate Wal
ler Barrett, national president of the
Florence Crittenton Mission and ma
tionally known philanthropist and
sociologist, were attended by repre-
sentatives of patriotic and welfare
organizations and other persons of
prominence in st. PauTs Episcopal
Church at Alexandria, Va, this after
noon at 1870 o'clock. Rev. Percy
Foster Hall, rector, officiated. Inter
ment will be in the historic AQuia
Church Cemetery at Whitewater. Stat
ford County, Va, tomorrow morning
at II o'clock.
blanket of flowers was sent for the
occasion by the American Legion
Auxiliary of the Department of Virginia.
and the casket was draped in the ma
tional flag, the flags of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
There were representatives at the
services from the American Legion,
American Legion Auxiliary, Daughters
OF the American Revolution, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, a deleea-
ton from the League Of Women Voters
OF Richmond, Va, and also a, delegation
from 1vakota Farm, in Fairfax County.
va, which was founded in connection
with the Florence Crittenton Founda-
tiop. Miss Bessie p. Taylor was present
as representative of William and Mary
College, at which institution DR.. Barrett
was made an honorary member of the
nauonal Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity,
throughout the services the bells
of the churches in Alexandria tolIed
in tribute to the distinguished Vir-
ginian and nationally known woman
Honorary pallbearers were: DR.
Hugh MCGUIRE, Gardner L. Boothe
Harry Beverly, c. S. Taylor Burke
Arthur Herbert, S. T. Petty, A. F.
humphreys, Edgar Warfield, jr., and
Chester A. Snow
Active pallbearers were chosen
from members Of the District Depart
ment of the American Legion and the
Service Club.
Regrets were sent by Gov. TrinkIe
of Virginia at not being able to at
tend the services.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
.BESTOWS TROPHIES
ON WORLD FLYERS
Secretary Weeks Delivers
Hero Mementos to Lieuts.
Wade and Harding.

Lieuts. Wade and Harding, Army
Air Service, the only members of the
group of Army flyers who made the
record breaking air flight around the
world. now in this city, were sum
moned to the War Department
this afternoon to receive from
the hands of Secretary Weeks the
Mackay trophy and the Collier trophy,
awarded them and their associates
for their great achievements in aero
nautics during the past year. The
Mackay trophy is annually awarded
to aviators who stood above all others
in aviation during the preceding year,
and the Collier trophy is awarded TO
aviators who made the longest over
water flight during the preceding
year.
Awarded to Hero Flyers.
Both of them were awarded to the
heroic Army flyers who circumnavi-
gated the world last year. With the
exception of Lieuts. Wade and Hard
ing, the members of that record
breaking expedition are stationed in
California at present and consequent
ly were unable to attend the pres
entation ceremonies in this city.
Secretary Weeks accepted the
trophies from their donors and per
sonally presented one of them to
Lieut.. Wade and the other to Lieut.
Harding for themselves and their
associates and paid them high
tribute for their record breaking
achievement in the air circumnaviga-
tion of the world.
Group of Omcinls Present.
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, chief of
staff of the Army, and Mai. Gen. NJ. NJ
Patrick, chief of the Army Air Serv-
ice, attended the Secretary of War
and the donors of the trophies were
represented by the chief officials of
the Postal Telegraph Co. and Golfers
Weekly.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

about 5000 persons and the only al
Tentative to disappointing thousands
OF people from all over the country
would be the erection of the addi-
tional stands. The ground already
has been surveyed and it is believed
that in spots under consideration two
or three thousand more spectators
could be taken care of.
David S. Barry, sergeant-at-arms
OF the Senate, was another caller at
the White House today TO discuss
inaugural matters with the Presi-
dent. He made arran ngements for the
seating of the party that is to at
tend the President and Vice Presi-
dent Dawes in the big stand on the
east front of the Capitol, from which
Mr.. Coolidge will deliver his inau-
gural address. Mr.. Barry said that
the list of those who will be in
cluded in the presidential party must
be announced from the White House.
Frederick D. Owen, chairman of
the court of honor committee of the
Washington inaugural committee, en-
tertained the members Of his board
and some friends at the La Fayette
Hotel last night. In an address of
welcome Mr.. Owen told how his COM
mittee had first planned "a court of
honor worthy of the inaugural oc-
casion," but, though keenly disap-
pointed Loyalty complied with the
wishes of the President that all such
ceremonious decorations be dispensed
with
Evening star., 1925-02-27
MERGER BILL BLOCKED,
Alabama Representative Refuses to
Give Unanimous Consent.

The Zihlman bill, which would re-
move the restriction in law prohibit
ing street railway companies in the
National Capital from merging, failed
of passage in the House today on
the unanimous consent calendar when
objection was made by Representa- =
tive Huddleston, Democrat, of Ala
bama.
In hearings before the House Dis
trict committee during the last five
sessions of Congress it has been re-
peatedly emphasized that some such
legislation must be passed which will
make possible a voluntary merger of
the street railway companies before
Congress can pass compulsory mer-
ger measure.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
SEXTON FOUND INSANE.
William M. Collins Will Be Sent
to st. Elizabeth's Hospital.

William NJ. Collins, 69-year-old sexton
of a Georgetown church, who was con
victed December of an attempted as
sault on a 12-year-old girl III the Sunday
school room of the church, was declared
to be insane today by a jury in Criminal
Division 2 before Chief Justice Mccoy.
He will be sent to st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Assistant United States Attorney Neu-
decker presented to the jury the testi-
mony of DIR. D. Percy Hickling, District
alienist, who declared Collins has the
mind of a boy of p years that he en-
tertained fanciful ideas of travel and
could not conduct his own affairs. A
niece of the accused said her uncle had
acted queerly since the death of his
mother in 1919. Attorney Harry T.
whalen represented the prisoner
Evening star., 1925-02-27
LINER AGROUND FLOATED.

LONDON, February 27.-A dispatch
to Lloyds from Queenstown this aft
ernoon stated that the Canadian Pa
cific liner Mountlaurier, which went
aground near Roches Point, Ireland,
this morning, had been refoated and
that tugs from Queenstown were
standing by.
The liner was proceeding slowly to
Queenstown after damaging her steer
ing gear yesterday.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Colder Tonight,
Rai,, ON Sunday;
March 4 in DOubt

Forecaster Mitchell expects the
mercury to descend even lower
tonight than 1t did last night,
when a minimum of 81 degrees
was recorded, but a gradual rise
in temperature is looked for to-
morrow, followed by cloudiness.
Rain may greet the church.
goers Sunday, Mr.. Mitchell be-
lieves. What will happen three
days later-Inauguration day-is still
a matter of conjecture.
The forecaster let it be known
that he is not any too well pleased
with the prospects for the first
part of the week, anyway He
says there is a general sham battle
going on over the country between
high and low pressure areas, and
he regards this as an extremely
inappropriate disturbance to get
launched just before March
Evening star., 1925-02-27
EMPLOYEES LOSE JOBS.
twenty-five Dropped From In.
ternal Revenue Bureau Rolls.

Twenty-Five employees of the income
tax unit, Internal Revenue Bureau,
have been notified of their dismissal
from the service effective March Is.
Fifteen other persons in the same
unit are to be reduced in grade and
salary.
In the field service of the bureau
between so and 60 revenue agents
will be dropped about the same date.
Reductions in the entire bureau,
both in Washington and in the field,
within the past six months, under the
policy of retrenchment of personnel.
has amounted to about zoe persons.
officials said.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
ALLIES MAY SPURN
NEW BERLIN PLEDGE
Debate Holding Cologne Re-
gardless of Guarantees
by Germany.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
PARIS, February 27.-The allies
now are discussing through diplo-
matte channels whether it will be
safe to evacuate the Cologne Bridge
head no matter what Germany may
promise to do with reference TO the
clauses of the treaty of Versailles.
which the report of the allied mill
tary control mission alleges she has
violated.
As the result of the feeling of sus-
picion raised by the repeated viola
tions of the disarmament clauses of
the treaty as reported by the mission,
the evacuation of the area is re-
garded in French circles as directly
bound up with the security of France
and Belgium in such a way that some
satisfactory guarantees ought to be
given in addition to assurances that
specific violations will come to an
end.
Clnuse Is Flexible.
The French theory that continued
occupation of the district is author
lied is based on the last paragraph
of article 429 of the treaty. That
SGCtlOn 5
of the article which provides for
evacuating the Mainz and Kehl
bridgeheads and the remaining occu-
pied German territory at the expira-
tion OF is years. 1t says that III at
that date the guarantees against un-
provoked aggression by Germany are
not considered sufficient by the allied
and associated governments, the
evacuation of the occupying troops
-. I1J1
garded as necessary for the purpose
of obtaining the required guaran-
tees"
This paragraph has been held in
some quarters to apply particularly to
the third section of the article, but
the French jurists hold it is applica-
BILE to all three stages of the evacua-
tion for which the article provides
first, the Cologne bridgehead; sec
ond, that at Coblenz, and third, the
Mainz and Kehl bridgeheads.
The guarantees against unprovoke ed
aggression by Germany" to which
that article refers cannot, in view OF
the violations of the disarmament
clauses of the treaty and the spirit
shown in Germany, be considered as
sufficient, is the French view. Hence
until such guarantees are furnished
they argue, the allies are not only
justified in remaining in Cologne, but
are in duty bound to do SO.
The negotiations on this subject are
still in the tentative stage, and it is
expected there they will be the sub
ject of a talk between Premier Her
riot and Austen Chamberlain, the
British foreign secretary, when the
latter passes through Paris shortly
on his way to Geneva.
The allied war committee is COM
pleting it's work on the control mis-
sion's report, so that Marshal Foch
probably will be able to give the
council of Ambassadors the military
experts views of the findings in the
report next Monday.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
FIRST TROOPS HERE
FOR INAUGURATION
Is Baby Tanks Arrive-33
Others to FoIIoW-ArtiIIery
Starts for Capital.

The first of the military forces
which will participate in the parade
incident to the inauguration of Pres
ident Coolidge and Vice President
Dawes rumbled into town this morn
ing, consisting of IS of the new type
baby tanks, a part of the total of a
battalion of As tanks.
The advance portion proceeded to
the park at Delaware avenue and c
street southwest, where they will en-
camp until after the inaugural cere-
monies, when they will return to
Camp Meade, Md, their headquarters.
The two battalions of the 9Th Field
Artillery left Fort Hoyle, Nd, early
today and are coming over the road.
This outfit is expected to arrive here
Monday night, and probably will be
stationed at Fort Myer until after
the ceremonies.
Others to Come March 4.
Practically all OF the other Army
troops which will participate in the
parade are from stations in and near
Washington and will not report until
the day of the parade. An engineer
battalion will come from Fort Hum
phreys, Va, the 56th Air Service
squadron will come from Boiling
Field and the Sd Cavalry and 18th
ASAu al lillSlS Will SOLIc lIOIH It OTl
Myer.
The principal part of the seamen's
regiment, which will represent the
Navy, will come from the Hampton
Roads Naval Base, Va Seven COM
panies of seamen will arrive the
morning of March 4 on the steamer
Northland and two companies will be
made up from seamen on duty at the
navy yard and vessels at the yard.
The 5th Regiment of Marines, 1,400
strong, and commanded by Col. ]. F.
McGill, will come from the Quantico
Marine Base by train the morning of
the 4th. In addition to this outfit
there will be 200 additional Marines
from Quantico and 100 from the
Marine Barracks and navy yard here
which will be stationed as a special
guard around the Capitol during the
ceremonies.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
WARREN NOMINATION
NOW BEFORE SENATE
If Extended Debate Develops Ac-
tion Will Be Deferred Until
Special Session.

The favorable report voted by the
judiciary committee on the nomina-
tion of Charles B. Warren of Michi-
gan to be Attorney General was for
mally submitted last night to the
Senate. 1t went over under the rules.
Republican leaders intend to press
the nomination before the end of this
session, but should extended debate
develop, final action will be deferred
until the special session of the SEN
ate called for March 4.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Abby Rockefeller
And Fiance Seek
Modest apartment
Bride viii Help With
HOuselUOrk, KnOiUs
HOiU, Says Father.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27--A bride
and bride groom to be-Abby Rookie
feller and David NJ. Milton, jr.-are
hunting a modest apartment some
where near Park avenue and Sixtieth
street, but not on the avenue itself,
because rents are too expensive there
for the granddaughter of the richest
man in the world and her lawyer sweet
heart.
The couple are going to live within
Milton's modest income. Abby will
manage her own household, do part
of her own housework and keep a
budget. They will do without a car
at first, but hope to have one later.
And Abby will be well able to do all
of that, her father, John D. Rookie
feller, jr., yesterday said through a
spokesman, because he had trained
his daughter and her brothers to
know the value of money, so that
they might meet the problems life
will present when they must act for
themselves"
Given Dime a Week.
While she was being envied as one
of the richest youngsters in the world
Miss Abby, aged Z, had exactly 10
cents week which she might squan-
der. Her total allowance was 80
cents, but she was taught to save 10
cents and put the other dime in the
Sunday school collection plate.
None of the Rock efeller children
had more than 50 a week which they
might call their own before they
were 15; before and since that time
they have been required to keen ac-
counts of their expenditures by their
father, who penalized or rewarded
them by the accuracy of the accounts,
which he always audited.
Later Abby has had a larger allow
ance-but she was compelled to pro-
VIDE her own clothes, entertainment
ana travel from it-and keep the ac-
counts. So that now her father feels
that she is self-reliant, knows the
value OF money" and is able to as
sumo the responsibilities of house
wife.
Evening star., 1925-02-27

too meager to enable them to make
proper provision for old age.
Mr.. Clark was applauded repeated
ly as he recalled his House associates
of former days, and declared that al
though he could have made many
times what he has had he remained
in private life, he had no regrets over
dedicating his life to- public service.
Declaring he was going back to
the best State in the Union" he
urged members of the House to visit
the land of sunshine, fruit and
flowers"
Both Representative Longworth,
the Republican leader, and Repre-
sentative Garrett, the Democratic
leader, made brief speeches praising
Mr.. Clark for his service in the
House. .-.,
Evening star., 1925-02-27
Centennial Medal 0. K. ID.

The bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to prepare a medal
with appropriate emblems and in
scriptions commemorative of the
Morse American centennial to be held
at Minnesota State fair grounds, was
passed today by the House. The
measure, which now goes to the Presi-
dent, provides for the issuance of
10000 medals without cost to the
Government.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
WOMAN AUTO VICTIM.
Believed to Have Suffered Skull
Fracture When Hit.

Mrs. Mary Barrett, 81, S29 Twenty
sixth street, suffered a probable frac-
ture of the skull when she was
knocked down by an automobile last
night while crossing the street in
front of her home.
Charles H. Minor, $500 I street.
operator of the machine, stopped and
took Mrs. Barrett to Emergency Hos
pital, where physicians expect her to
recover, despite severe head and body
injuries. Minor was held at the third
precinct while police investigated cir
cumstances surrounding the collision.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
BRIG. GEN. MAUS HON0RED
Army officer Awarded Silver Star
for Gallantry in Action.

Brig. Gen. Marion P. Maus, United
Bear Paw Mountain, Mont. October
is care of the American Security and
Trust Co, this city, has been award
ed a silver star citation by the War
Department for gallantry in action
against the Nez Perce Indians at
Bear Paw Mountain, Mont, October
l, 1877
Brig. Gen. Leroy Eltinge, assistant
chief of staff, War Plans Division,
has been awarded a similar citation
for gallantry at Santa Cruz, P. L..
april 10, 1899. and Lieut.. Charles L..
Brockway of South Dakota, now liv-
ing at 141S w street, this city, a
citation for gallantry in action against
insurgent forces in Luzon, p. J., April
"a, 1899.
Evening star., 1925-02-27
ORATOR IN ACTION
A Tip From Hellas.
BY RANDOLPH LEIGH,
Direct National Contest.

(These articles by the director Of the
National orstorical Contest deal with the
technique OF oratory and are printed at
this time on the theory that contestants,
having gathered data for their orations,
are ready TO put them into shape. An
important feature of the articles will be
excerpts from some OF the finest examples
OF the art. Special emphasis is placed on
the two central ideas of the contest
breyity and effectiveness