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Evening star., 1925-05-08
30-CENT TAX BOOST
TO S1.70 is COMING:
II COUNCIL SWORN IN

Continued from First Psge.)
said he thought the question Of what
may he done on fiscal relations in the
next Congress would have an i'm
portant affect on the recommends tions
of the council as to the total of the
budget.
Col. Bell said he could not predict
what Congress might do on fiscal re-
lations. but added that it was mat
ter for consideration by the council.
Fsvors Lump Sum.
Councilman Hav-nner of Southeast
said he was inclined to favor the Iump
sum plan if it was based on an ac-
curste estimate of the Federal Gov
ernment's holdings in Washington.
Mr.. Baker then declared the council
should ask Congress - create ? ccE.a-
"nissio1 70 investigate carefully the
question of fiscal relations.
Jesse G. Suter, chairman ex-officio
Of the council. interposed that the
Federation of Citizens Associations is
on record as asking Congress TO estah-
ljsh a fair and equita bic fixed proper
tionate bas sis. of appropriating for the
National Capital.
the District estimates should come
under the Budget Bureau. while the
Federal Governments contribution is
fixed at a lump sum of 50 900 zoo. Mr..
Wales said he did not believe the
council should proceed on the assump-
tion that the SO 900 600 lump sum is
TO be permanent arrangement.
After more than an hour of general
discussion with the ommiSsioners
the council adjourned to a separate
room to talk over the suggestions
made by the Commissioners as to the
method of procedure in determining
what should he recommended for in
cusion in the next budget.
The members of the council lost no
time in getting down to the details
Of what is to he expected OF them and
indicated that they are willing TO be
gin Of once the task of studying what
should be recommended for the next
budget.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Ouukes IN Pacific
Cause Damage IN
Philippine To,cns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, MAY S.-A new series
Of rthquakeS having their origin
far out in the Pacific Ocean
shook Albay. Samar and Camar-
ines provinces this morning.
DiSpa tChes from Bats. Occidental
NeGroS ISIa nd. report the wharf
there was badly damaged. prevent
ing ships from landing. \ food
tide also was caused by the. shocks.
il was believed.
Father SelEa. director Of the
Weather Bureau. emphasized his
belief that geologic disturha noes in
the Pacific caused the latest tenn
bIors. and they were in no way
connected with volca mic activity. he
ing anticipated by residents of the
town of BaiS.
The Batag lighthouse. the most
eastern point in the Philippines,
felt the tremors. the record there
showing the shocks as Of intensity
four and five.
Dalacuefe reports that a number
of concrete buildings were cracked.
No loss of life was reported in any
region.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
ASKS HOOVER TO PROBE
u. S. AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

PHILADELPHIA. May S.-An in
vestigation of the entire aircraft sit
uation under the direction of Secre-
tary Hoover of the Department of
Commerce is urged by committee
on aeronautics Of the American En-
gineering Council, headed by Prof.
Joseph w. Roe of New York Uni
VerSity.
The committee report, which is to
be presented today TO the administra- :
tive board of the council meeting here,
recommends that the engineering pro-
fession. lin the interest of industry
and national defense make every eff
fort to ascertain the exact facts Of
the situation.
In scientific and engineering prog
ress in aviation, more particularly in
avierthan-air machines the United
States now leads the world" says the
report. In the development of COM
nercial aviation by private initiative.
however. the United States is tagging
far behind other countries
Evening star., 1925-05-08
BUILDING TRADES
WILL AID PAINTERS
viii Call Union Mechanics
OF Work Where Nom
Union Men Are.

The building trades department of
the American Fedora tion of Labor
will give every support to the local
union painters in their present en-
deavors for an increased wage, il was
revealed TODAY. The interna tionsi
presidents Of every building trades
union in the country will notify the
presidents Of the local unions 10 give
all the support and assistance they
can To the striking painters. it wal
learned.
This action is the result Of 2 confer
ence yesterday between William j.
Gallagher, international orga niZer ol
the union painters, who is directing
the local union here during the strike,
and the international presidents OF
the various building trades unions,
who are attending a meeting this
week at the American Federation OF
labor Building.
Sympathy Strikes.
At the American Federation of Dor
headaua rterS il was stated today the
extent of this cooperation will mean
that whereeNer union painters are
replaced by non-union men the union
mechanics in other trades on the par
tlCnl3t JON VIII tf fdtl|fi 't4- ilfl fL'"
fore during the strike this has bee .
limited to few cases &
There is also q possibility. if the : y
uation develops further. that All uni'E
necha MICS will refuse 10 work on loh'
employing non-union aT'tisa MS in An.
trade. While this situation will =,
begin at once il is understood tha +.
if action is taken against plumber
who have received an increase u
wa res from $1G to f1G.50. this mea = 2
of combating opposition will he taken.
Meeting Tonight.
The union painters will hold meet
ing tonight al which they will discuss
and adopt plans for the cOntinuanc"
Of the strike.
The employers, builders and master
painters are not making any further
moves today but il is expected tha
they will discuss and take up their
future plan Of action in regard 10 ho h
the painting and the plumbing sltu-
alton.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
BULGAR SITUATION
IS BEFORE ENTENTE

Ry the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST. Rumania. May s.
The Bulgarian situation and the out
come of the German presidential cleo
ton will receive special consideration
at the conference of the little entente
foreign ministers tomorrow at the
Rumanian foreign Office.
The Russian question also will be
discussed, more particularly as re-
CARDS the active propaganda of the
Third Internationale, carried out al
legedly with the approval of the
Soviet.
AS to Bulgaria, the Ministers are
principally concerned with the addi-
tion of trooDs AS authorized by the
ambassadors council in Paris. 1t is
understood they will insist that these
electives be disbanded at the end of
the month, when the situation is fully
controlled by the Bulgarian govern
ment. -
The conference also will consider
what attitude Ia adopt toward Hun
gary. which. according to their re-
ports, is sing her expenditure
for armaments and propagands.
The meeting is expected to last three
days.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

Continued from First Page)
idly diminishing. newspaper investi-
gators say. and prices are going up.
Meanwhile. with water. water every
where and none to drink, some of the
rum fleet are presumed to have given
up the campaign OF attrition and
headed for home ports in other la nds.
either hopefully 10 replenish their
supplies of food and water, or to con
clude that the dry navy is too strong
for them.
Retreat Not Substantive.
ANY retreat that may have taken
place from rum row so far. however
has not been substantial. il is indi-
Gated hv mea ger. reports from the
scene of the passive warfare from 20
to 40 miles off shore. In fact. four
new craft, including large German
steamship. have arrived on the row.
But the new arrivals had not known
of the blockade. Like the vendors
already on the row. they were
promptly picketed by units of the dry
navy, which has two small boats
watching every rum seller and big
cutters in the offing acting as mother
ships.
The assertion continued to he made
that the result of the blockade has
been perfect, With no customers at all
getting TO or away from the rum fleet.
The New York American, however.
today prints an illustrated. story of
the successful running of the blockade
Reports Running Blockade.
The story says:
"A photogrs phel. rode breathless in
the bottom of a boat amidst l19 cases
of labeled liquor taken from a rum
pirater and plowed through the water
sborewa rd from the 25mile limit
other newspapers. telling of the
supply of liquor rapidly decreasing
,,,d rredici ing nrices of SIS a. case
wholesale for the near future. say
that bootieggers ashore are praying
for storms to scatter the ZOE boats
Of the dry navy and let smugglsrs
Evening star., 1925-05-08
EXECUTION Of FOUR
SOUGHT IN SOFIA
Prosecutor Asks Death Pen
atty in Cathedral.
Bomb Plot.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. Nav S.--The pub
lie prosecutor. addressing the court
martial today. demanded the death
penalty for four of the prisoners
being tried on charges of completely
in the Sveti kral Cathedral bombing
tragedy, which resulted in the deaths
of $50 persons and the injury OF
many others.
The extreme penalty was asked
against Marco Friedman and Peter
Zadgorski, as having prepared and
perpetrated the outrage. and against
GeorSi koeff and Dimiter Daskaloff
for harborinG the actual criminals
after the crime.
Friedman is a Communist and
Zadgorski was the sacristan of the
cathedral.
The prosecutor emphasized the evil
dence of F'riedmann's activities in
transmitting orders and decisions
from the Communist secret committee
to the smaller organizations.
Blamed i'm Two OutraeeS.
The cathedral bombing. he asserted.
was the result of the combined efforts
of two clandestine associations Corn
muniSt and \ Agrarian. whose parallei
activities aimed at changing the con.
Stitutional regime. They werH equ"
ly responsible for the recent "ttemn
on the life of King Boris he said.
The prosecutor asked n sentence
Of eight wears imprisonment against
BelaEoi kambaurof the nth defend.
ant
The hearing of the case was ex-
pected to end today. when. il was
understood, the court -ma1ial would
take "a hours for deliberation before
announcing its verdicts.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
NOTABLE ENTERT AINMENT READY
FOR ORATORS DURING VISIT HERE
Rcce ption by President and Mrs Coolidge and Trip
on Yacht as Secretary UHburs Guests Among
Features arranged BY Star.

conclude with dinner i'm the cabinet
room of the New Willard Hotel, at
which The Star will he the host.
Pictures to BE Taken.
STAFF photogra pliers Of The Star
will accompany the party and take
photosra phs of the visitors at all his
toric points. As was the case last
year. these photographs subsequently
viii be incorporated in specially made
albums and copies sent TO the various
winners. The book of views prepared
last year has proved a unique and
priceless memento of what turned out
TO he n never-to be forgotten day.
Sunday will he observed as day of
much needed rest The young orators
and their relatives who have accom-
panied them here may attend church
nd occupy themselves as they may
see fit.
Wilbur Offers Yacht.
The orators have received an invi'
tation from Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur to be guests aboard the Sylph
for trip down the Potomac TO Mount
Vernon Monday. The party will as
semble at The Star office at 1880
O'Clock and be transported To the
Navy Yard. The SYlph will sail
promptly at ] 80 % clock. secretary
Wilbur is to receive the orators as
they step aboard the yacht. Luncheon
will be served just as soon as the
Sylph gets under way. The party
will be Ia nded a Mount Vernon al
about 80 o'cIock. one hour will he
allowed for the visit to Mount Yer
non. Then the Sylph will return W
the Potomac and land at the Navy
Yard. Automobiles will he in waiting
and the visitors tra nsported to their
respective hotels and then he free to
return 10 their homes as they ma
Evening star., 1925-05-08
HUMANENESS COSTS $500
Nevada Sheriff. Too Kind to Pris-
oners. Is Fined.

RENO. Nev., May S-Accused Of
treatin Federal prisoners sent to the
Fallon County Jail as his guests.
Sheriff J. T. Crane was fined $500
in Federal Court at Carson city yes
terday.
The sheriff was alleged to have per
mitted his prisoners To ACCOMPANY
him on arrests. to attend motion pic
lures alone al night and ta enjoy the
freedom of the grounds outside The
Jail. The sheriff told the court that
he wanted To he Just right and hu
mane with the boys" He said none
of the prisoners had tried 10 escape.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
DR.. HARDING VISITS HERE,

President Coolidge interrupted his
work for while today to chat with
DR.. G, T. Harding Of Marion, father
of the late President.
1t was the first visit of DR.. Harding
to the White House Offices since the
death of his son. He is in Washington
visiting relatives
Evening star., 1925-05-08

for those who failed to appear at 20
classes.
The outbreak of the student body.
il was said was precipitated by the
recent dismissal Of FIVE students who
were reported to have violated the 90
cut rule. These students were re-
stored. DR.. Durkee explained. when it
was discovered that there were tech
nical inaccuracies in the attendance
reports. The students now are seek
ing abroga ton of the rule.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
L. :. OIL MAN THREATENED.

RY Gable 10 The star and Chicago Daily News
SOFIA, Nav S.-H. +. Arnold. local
manager OF the Standard Oil Co.. re
ceived notice from the police on Thurs.
Gay that he would have TO leave Sofia
within "a hours unless he complied
with the order certifying that he does
not have Communist among the
firms employees.
The threatened expulsion followed
an exchange of correspondence re-
carding an order issued to all EN-.
ployers earlier in the week. Arnold s
action in refusing to comply with the
order in its present form was taken
after a conference with Charles Will
son. the American Minister.
The police requested that every EN-
ployer in the country furnish list
of employees certifying that none
cherish forbidden political views. hold
ing the employer responsible should
later developments indicate that any
employe was q Communist.
Refuses to Watch Workers.
Though the Standard Oil was hardly
suspected of encoura ginE communism.
Arnold declined TO accept responsibility
for the acts and politics of his en-
ployes outside the office. Replying to
the police to that effect the drastic
order giving him "a hours TO comply
Immediately followed.
Minister Wilson hurried to the
minister Of foreign affairs, who con
suited the premier. after which a
cabinet meeting was held A decision
was reached there TO urge the military
authorities to modify the order, which
is equally irksome To Bulgarian and
foreign firms. Meanwhile final de
cision is pending.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
RAIN FOLLOWS PRAYERS
OF DENVER BUSINESS MEN
Silent Appeal of Two Minutes
Succeeded by Downpour
Throughout the State.
Rv the Aseociatpd Press


DENVER. Colo. May Sled by
members of the Denver Rotary Club
business men here Wednesday stood
for two minutes in silent PRAYER for
rain. Last night rain fell in nearly
every section of the State, the Weather
Bureau announced today. The fore
cast today predicted more rain.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
MussOIi1ti Takes
Macy Portfolio
Oath Tomorrow
BY tnc' Associated Press.

ROME. May Sit was officially
announced today that King Victor
Emmanuel had accepted the resig-
nation of Minister of the Navy
-Thaon de. Revel. and had intrusied
the naval portfolio to Premier
Mussoiini. who will take the oath
Of office for that post before the
King tomorrow. -
Evening star., 1925-05-08
PROGRAM FOR ORATORICAL CONTESTANTS

as Guests Of The Evening Star.
$50 in
ional
Museum, Smithsonian Institution Capitol, House
Office Buildings. land,
Catholic University America through Soldiers
1900 by AirsC House
1920 nj by Presiden House Offices.
III onoakro Hotel
National Mount Alban
the bridge o Arlington with a
o he Soldier Returning Highway
through
Memorial. to New Willard Hotel
$50 pm-Dinner binetr room Willard
or
pm-paTty
24e pm-Depars Washington
boards L <
y
=. S. arriv q
430 pn-U g. s. hack Washington Navy Yard
Evening star., 1925-05-08
Canada Is Wstchful.

4 Ha rtford dispatch TO the New
York Tribune says Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur inspected rum row yes
Lerday. going out from New London.
Asked for his impressions of the rum
fleet. he said that conditions at the
New London submarine base were ex-
ceilent.
Dispatches from Canada say that
Dominion officials are much interest
ed in suggestions that the blockade
may extend TO the Great Lakes. While
no official views have been made
known. some commentators say such
blockade might lead to complica-
tons.
Coast Guard officials said the real
losers in the event of a Government
rum victory would be the shore boot
leggers and not the owners of the
ships on rum ROW.
In nearly every instance, they said.
the cargOeS were paid for and the
money deposited in banks TO the names
of the foreign liquor manufacturers
and shippers before the boats left for
eign ports Before sailing each rum
boat captain received serial number
and orders for certain cases of liquor
to be delivered to the man or men pre-
Senting 81 bill bearing that number
on the boats arrival here, said the
coast guardsmen.
Problem for Shore Forces.
1t was the shore bootleSgers' prob
lem to get the goods ashore. they de-
ciared Moreover, the boat shore
transfer must he made within n con-
tracted period i'm each case, 50 that
ships carrying liquor not called for
within the specified time limit could
legally return 10 their home ports
1t was learned today that the Cigar
cite, one of the fastest of the shore
running speedboats. twice captured
recently. had been released and re-
turned 10 it's owner by order of Fed
eral Judge Goddard for lack of evil
dence The Cigarette is said to have
landed at least 80 carsoes from the
vessels of rum row in the past two
years.
The boats release. Coast Guard Off.
GERS said, was IAN unhappy coinci-
dence when one considers the inten-
sive campaign being conducted against
the rum runners.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
CHARGE WIFE LEFT
BABY IN AUTO HERE
Virginia Woman. Former
Wait, Is Arrested and Ac-
cused of Abandonment.

Mrs. Renona Soper, 26. Of Broad
Run. Va. who herself was raised as
an orphan in a charita bile institution.
and charged with abandoning her
rnonth-old baby here Yesterday in the
automobile of Russell l.. Johnson,
which was standing in front of his
restaurant. at 3l2 Twelfth street.
Mrs Soper was arrested by Sheriff
W. s Woolf and Deputy Sheriff j.
". Shirley. and was held at the War
renton. Va Jail. Her husba nd S
brother, Sid Soper. whom she charges
with being the father of the child, is
also held there.
Aroused Suspicion
Mrs. Soper came to Washington to
attempt to place the infant in the
Florence Crittenton Mission, police in
veStiGdting the case say.
She stopped at the home Of Robert
South Barrett Alexandria. Va. presi-
dent OF the mission board, to make
ARA n@ementS. Mr.. Barrett was not
at home, and his wife. learning later
that the woman had not appeared al
the Crittenton Home here. notified the
police. When the baby was found
shortly afterward. sleeping peacefully
in the automobile police began 10
search for Mrs. Soper
Mrs. Soper is said by police to have
/ left her husha nj. Lynn Soper after a
quarrel and to have gone to live with
his brother. Mr.. and Mrs. Soper have
n 1-year-oId son.
The baby was aken to the House
of Detention and. il is expected. will
he transferred To 81. AIMS Infant
Asylum later. Mrs. Soper will he
charged with aba ndonment by the po-
lice here.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
HOWARD STRIKERS
DANCE ON CAMPUS
Students Protest Compulsory
Physical Training-Jig
to Jazz Band.

While group of severa hundred
striking Howard University students
danced and froIicked today on the
campus. the faculty met with PreSi-
dent !. Stanley Durkee to determine
what action should he taken to end
the student revolt against the 30 cut
rule aS applied Ia the depa rtment of
physical education.
The strike was called by the stu
dent council Yesterday afternoon as a
protest against rule recently adopt
ell by the faculty calling for the auto
matte dismissal of students Who are
a bsent 20 times from physical educa-
ton classes. The strikers claim to
have 602 of the 200 students at the
university in their ranks. but officials
Of the institution announced that vir-
tually all classes are from two-thircis,
TO 100 per cent full.
Jazz Band on Campus.
No disorder has marked the demon
stration- The strikers are making
merry instead of attending class. A
Jazz band poured forth exotic music
throughout the morning on the uni
Versity campus, while some of the
students sang and the others ''jigged"
amid applause and laughter
DIR. Durkee returned TO WASHINGTON
last night from Boston. and, upon
learning of the strike. called the
faculty into special session. He does
not view the situation seriously and
predicted that all of the strikers would
be back in their classes Monday re
gardless of the faculty's action.
The physical education rule. DR.
Durkee pointed out, is not severe and
was adopted to improve the physical
condition of students shown to have
defects in the preresistration eXami-
nation. Five periods week are de-
voted to physical education at the uni
versity. two periods of which are
credited to the r. o. r. c. drill.
Many Cut Classes.
Wholesale cutting" of the physical
educatio classes. DIR. Durkee said
forced the faculty to take drastic ac-
tion To compel attendance. A rule
was adopted calling upon the deans
to warn those students absent from
10 classes. and automatic dismissal
Evening star., 1925-05-08
H|P-TO-SHORE RUM
SUPPLY BLOCKED
Dry Forces Proclaim En-
barge Effected by Navy
and Coast Guard.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Prohibition enforcement has at last
reached A definite sta-e-the block
Ing of ship-to-shore supply.
For more than seven years the
"drys" have been clamoring first foF
the use of the United States Navy
and second for an efficient patrol by
he Coast Guard. and in the interim
the supply of liquor from abroad has
continued with relatively little inter
ference.
Under cover of fog or night the
rum runners have been able 10 es-
tablish contact with small boats and
land their cargoes Of contraband.
Thousa nds of miles Of coast line have
been an advantage I" the rum run
ner.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

slip through. Scotch has almost
doubled in value he New York
World says. now being SIS case
wholesale.
4 l00-mile aiTplane trip by one
newspaper observer resulted in the
direct sight of only fou: two-masted
schooners and one tramp steamer on
rum row. Far in the distance. how
ever. were 20 or 80 other craft as.
Sumed 10 be liquor ships. Each had
its pair of Government watchers An
airplane trip by another newspa per
man developed only two rum craft
Reports that airplane were part of
the bleekadinG forces are now Off
cially denied.
Reserve boats with fresh crews are
ready to relieve those on duty it is
announced by the Coast. Guard. and
500 additional seamen are being re
cruited.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
IPhalan Silent.

halan, police say. refused TO make
any statement as To how he came
into possession Of the bonds He is
said to have been arrested on several
other occasions, charged with vari-
Gus iarCeninS.
Only "A few hundred thousand dol
lars worth of the loot taken in the
mail truck. robbery ever We're recoV-
cred. police said. Certain phases of
this crime stili remained unsolved
when Chapman was tried ana con-
victed in Hartford. Conn. on a
charge Of having murdered a New
Britain, Conn. policeman as the
aftermath OF d frustrated department
store robbery.
Chapman is under sentence 10
hang in the Connecticut state Prison
at Wethers'ield next month. but he
has appealed.
Phalan Immediately wis takeip to
Hampstead. Long Island. where he
was to he arraiSned later today.