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Evening star., 1925-01-06
MRS. TAYLOR BURNT
IN PREPARING MEAL
Spark Ignites Dressing Gown
Worn by Rent Com
missioner.

Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, a mem
her of the Rent Commission, was Sc
verely burned about the head and
body this morning when a silk dress
ing gown she was wearing caught
fire while she was cooking breakfast
Mrs. Taylor Is expected to recover.
Mrs. Taylor, who lives in the Mon
tana Apartments, at 1860 M street,
was cooking, using a small electric
stove, when some shredded wheat
caught fire, and a spark fell upon
her silk wrapper, which burst into
flames.
DR.. Leon Martel, in the building,
was called, and later DR.. e. P. Larkin,
with skin specialist and another
doctor, were Immediately summoned.
They stated Mrs. Taylor would re-
cover. 1t has not yet been determined
If she will have to be taken to a hos
pital.
Mrs. Taylor has been home indis-
posed for the last few weeks, by
reason of a bad ankle, the result of a
fracture she sustained several months
ago from a fall.
Evening star., 1925-01-06

impressed with the need for excellent
library facilities in Washington, ex-
pressing the opinion that the Capital
has an unusually large reading public.
He asserted it was his belief that
Washington st.ould not fall behind
other cities as regards it's public
library system.
Starts on Bill.
In executive session this afternoon
the subcommittee on the District
budget of the House appropriation
committee started making up the bill
which will be reported to the House
early next week, allocating funds for
the various activities in maintenance
of the National Capital for the fiscal
year beginning July l next.
1t is anticipated that this will be
probably the largest appropria tion
ever made for the city of Washing
ton.
Hearings were concluded today.
when representatives of a number of
citizens associations and other or
ganizations outside of the Govern
ment service were heard mostly in
support of the school program as
drafted by the Board Of Education in
conference with representatives of all
the citizens associations.
Tomorrow morning the subcommit-
tee will grant a brief audience to
Mai Childs, who wishes to discuss
the lighting program for the Ma
tional Capital, emphasizing the desir-
ability of continuing the use of gas
in coordination with the electric
system.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
MRS. SCOTT GRILLED
ON GAY PARTIES"
Representatives. Wife Quiz
zed About Affairs at Which
Spouse Was Not Present.
BY the Associa ted Press.


ALPENA, Mich. January 6.-Gay
parties. on which Representative
Frank d. Scott charges his wife, Edna,
went without her husband being
present were the subject on which
Mrs. Scott was ross-examined when
the Scott divorce hearing was resum-
ed this morning.
Much of the testimony was devoted
to the questioning Of Mrs. Scott in
connection with her alleged friend
ship with officers of the Air Service
and their wives. and social activities
by Mrs. Scott to which her husband
objected 5
The names given by Mrs. Scott
sounded like an Army social register,
including the names ot Brig. Cen.
Mitchell. Mai and Mrs. Hainey Bur-
well, Col. and Mrs. Robert Lynch, Col
and Mrs. George Hammond. Capt Will
bur Sumner and Lieut.. Don Sautelle.
Il liked them. and found them
amusing" Mrs. Scott told I. S. Can
field. Mr.. Scott's attorney II intro
duced them TO Mr. Scott. and told
Miss Kennedy (Mr Scott's secretary
that they were up and going people"
Mrs. Scott was questioned about
her explanation 10 her husband OF
the ''kimono incident" involving an
Army officer and the clerk in the ho-
tel in which the SCOTS lived "Mr.
Scott did not question me-" she said.
He just told me he was checking
on me-"
THE kimono incident was the only
admission you made. or tried to ex-
plain?" asked Mr.. Garfield.
''Mr. Scott talked only about the
kfmono," was Mrs. Scotts reply.
Exhausted from the grilling she re-
ceived yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Scott still was able to muster A smile
as she stepped from the witness stand
at the end of the days hearing.
1T seems to be the Army against
Congress" she remarked, "and you
know who won in 1918"
A softer note found its way into
the marital dissonance yesterday in
letters introduced into the records
letters written by Mrs. Scott to her
representative husband. following
their separation. One of them said:
II want you to come back to me.
| viii be willing to help you pay off
your gam bling debts to Mr. Moore
and we can start again. L have
few dollars, and everything 1 have is
yours.
We have split over nothing. There
has been undue influence. A vulture
has swept over our little nest and
ruined US. We were always happy
happy until the day we parted. I
want you to come back"
Yesterdays testimony swept over
wide territory-the Scotts' Washing
ton apartment, Jamaica, where
liquor cards were given them upon
landing; to Detroit and Lake Orion
nearby, scene Of an alleged 'pajama
party" and to a New York hospital,
where, according to Mrs. Scott, she
underwent a serious operation with
her husband absent
Evening star., 1925-01-06

There is no reason" answered
Senator Ball, except that Congress
will not appropriate the money. Ever
since l have been in Congress District
citizens have pleaded for appropria-
tions for street lighting. but Con-
gress has done nothing"
Senator Copeland said that, in his
opinion, the situation was just. an
other reason why shington should
have representation in Congress.
II am frank to say that l think 1t
is a crime against decency to have
such poor lighting here. l think the
members of this joint committee
should make it their business TO i'm
press upon Congress the necessity of
treating Washington as the Capital
of the Nation instead OF some small
country town. 1t is disgracefuI."
Experiment in New York.
DIR. Harriss said that in Pennsyl-
yania avenue Washington had what
he would term a superstreet. and that
he would like to see 1t used as the
| first experiment for express traffic.
with a higher speed rate and the
tower light-control system. lie also
suggested that Connecticut avenue
could be widened and used for the
same purpose. He said that the plan
had been tried with great success on
Fifth avenue, New York City. and
that despite speed Of sometimes as
high as 30. miles an hour there were
practically no accidents.
The witness said that he did not
believe traffic laws should be confused
with felonies and sdemeanors, or
that the man driving an AUTOMOBILE,
should be treated as a criminal He
said that with the exception of five
major traffic crimes, the police should
strive to educate and not TO arrest
The five crimes. in which drastic and
uniform penalties should be imposed
he named as follows: Reckless driv-
ing. driving while intoxicated, pass
ing street cars discharging passen-
gers. fragrant speeding and running
away after an accident. The rest of
the minor traffic laws. he asserted,
should be largely a question of give
and take. because without the active
co operation of the public traffic laws
were TO large degree ineffective.
Limit on Parking.
In connection with public co-opera-
tion, he cited the recent drastic park
ing limit of 90 minutes set in New
York. More than 1,100 summonses a
day were issued while this law was
in effect, he said, clogging the courts
:
60-minute rule was then promulgated,
with an idea of giving the autotmo-
bilist time enough to carry on his
business, and the summonses dropped
down to very low figure. The wit
ness pointed out that this showed
that the public was eager to coop
crate in a reasonable law, whereas
with an unreasonable one nothing but
bad feeling was stirred up.
DR.. Harriss strongly urged the con-
struction of an underground munich
pal garage in Washington. The
ground under some of the downtown
parks could be excavated he said,
making an ideal place for the ''oring
of cars.
DR.. Harriss and Judge Cobb left for
New York last night. They will draw
up what they consider a model traf
fic law for the District, and are ex-
pected to submit it to the committee
at an early date. The committee is
not expected to meet again to con-
slider the rtaff1c situation until it re-
ceived the bill.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Generally fair
tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; minimum
temperature tonight about "a degrees;
moderate west and northwest winds.
MaryIand-Generally fair tonight
and tomorrow; not much change in
temperature; moderate to fresh north
winds.
Enthusiastically fair tonight and
tomorrow; not much change in tenn
perature; moderate northwest winds.
West Virginia-Generally fair to-
night and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature.
Records for "a Hours.
Sc; IL midnight, So; am, Is; am,
28: noon, 40.
Barometer-4 PM, SOIL; S pm,
1910; IL midnight, 30.05; 4 am, S0.02;
s am, 1907; noon, S0.11.
Highest temperature, Al, occurred at
1880 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, PSI, occurred
at 5 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. %; lowest, 8.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Tem-
perature, 50; condition, clear.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today-Low tide, 1852 am; high
tide, 5:29 am. and 80 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1871 am.
and 1898 pm: high tide, 6:17 am.
and 6:33 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rose 1927 am; sun
sets SOL pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1927 am; sun
sets sol pm.
Moon rises 2:44 pm; sets, AIT am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
HITS OFFICIAL VIoLAToRs.
Anti-Dry Scores Lawmakers Who
Break Laws

Charge of fragrant violation of the
Volstead act by dry" representatives
were declared TO have added to the
already overwhelming contempt for
the act by otherwises law-abiding
citizens" in q statement today by w.
H. Stayton, president of the Associa-
tion Against the Prohibition Amend
ment.
He referred especially, he said, to
testimony in the divorce action
brought by Representative FraIk D.
Scott OF Michigan, in which, he said.
a witness testified that three Repre-
sentatives brought liquor into the
country from Panama.
when the members OF Congress
whose record are 100 per cent dry and
whose POLITICAL aspirations have al
ways been supported by the Anti-Sa-
loon League violate the law they are
responsible for enacting," he said.
how can we count upon the public
to respect the law?
1t would seem that there should
be an item in the current Treasury
Department appropriation bill for the
education of dry congressman to re-
spect the law they are responsible
for"
Evening star., 1925-01-06

terest rate of only II per cent during
the moratorium. This contrasts with
the 62-year British period. no mora
torium and interest at 3 per cent for
the first 10 years, and 3h thereafter.
The British and the French debts,
however, are understood to be con-
sidered by this Government as two
separate entities, with no obligation
on the part of the American debt COM
mission to deny a hearing on terms
more lenient than the British. Some
members of the American commission
in fact have indicated that France
should be given sympathetic hear
ing, at least, on whatever she has to
discuss. Most OF the funding agree
ments negotiated since the British
follow that precedent in general, but
there have been some slight devia-
tions The concluding of an agree
ment, however. with France would
not only depend on the entire accord
of the debt commission itself, but the
approval of Congress.
Whether Congress would counten-
ance letting the French off much
easier than the British, is, in the
minds of observers here, a question.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
ITALIAN CABINET
NOW ALL FASCIST
Only One Not Actually in Party,
But Strictly Faithful to
Principles.
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, January 6.-Premier Mus
sollni today has cabinet composed
entirely of Fascist, with the excep-
fion Of Cesare Nava, minister of
national economy, who telongs TO
that section of the Popular party
remaining staunchly faithful to Mus
solini and to Fascism.
Alfredo Rocco, the minister of
Justice; Prof. Fidele, the minister of
instruction, and Giovanni Giuriantia,
minister of public works, all of
whom were appointed by the King
yesterday to fill posts made vacant
by designations, were receiving the
congratulations of their friends and
colleagues today.
Minister Rocco was acclaimed By
Fascist throughout the country
who have admired his tact and
energy as president of the Chamber T
of Deputies.
The selection OF Prof. F1deIe was
also well received, as 1t is believed
he will be Il most acceptable minister
of instruction owing TO his long
training as a university instructor.
Evening star., 1925-01-06

served to incur the displeasure of
the Chief Executive. Those close to
the Chief Executive say that the
President most certainly did not make
such a statement to the realty rep
resentative. and the giving out of
such a statement was certainly in
bad form, as 1t was not authorized
by the President.
Unauth orized Quotations.
There is an uuwritten rule at the
White House that those who see the
President for interviews do not quote
him in subsequent interviews with
others unless by the express permis-
sion of the Chief Executive. Mr.. Smiths
name was not on the regular ap-
pointment list of the President yes
terday but he was admitted during
a lull in the early morning, after
he had made appeals for three or
four days. White House attaches. it
was learned, were quite reluctant to
let him see the President at all on
the local rent situation.
The net result af the interview by
Smith, in addition to incurring the
displeasure of the White House. prob
ably will be to prevent further in
terviews by real estate men with the
President on the local rent situation.
1t was indicated that no more real
estate men will obtain an audience
with the President, and in this way
will be prevented from using state
ments purporting to coma from the
President as propaganda in seeking
to prevent rent legislation.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Lieuter,aat's WidOaU Gets First Check
Under World Var Bonus Measure

Mrs. Irene c. Crisp of 1881 Ten
nyson avenue, Chevy Chase. D. c.,
today received the first check from
the Government under the World
War bonus.
Mrs. Crisp was presented with a
check for $1.553 by Director Frank
IT. Hines, director Of the United
States Veterans Bureau, as the
first cash payment to be made un-
der the insurance feature of the
adjusted compensation act. Mrs.
Crisp is the widow of former
Lieut.. Fred William Crisp of the
64th Coast Artillery, who was ac-
cfdentally killed August 90, 1924,
by being run over by an automo-
bile truck belonging to the convoy
of his organization at Brown
Camp, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
Under the compensation act IL Is
provided that immediate payment
Evening star., 1925-01-06
S517,383 in Fines
and FOrfeitures
Yielded by Courts

Increases annually Of the number
of cases filed in Police Court and the
total amount received from fines and
forfeitures during the past f1ve years
are shown in the figures made public
today by Frank A. Sebring, clerk of
Police Court for the past Is years.
Total amounts received from both
branches of Police Court, the United
States branch and the District branch,
show that for the first time, during
the last calendar year, more than
half a million dollars was received.
In the minds of Police Court Of
ficials these figures only bear out
their contentious as to the immediate
need of better court facilities be-
cause of the increasing congestion.
A comparative table for the. past
five years appears below.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
INAUGURAL PLANS
LIKE THOSE OF 1920
Virtually Same Ceremonies
as Those for Harding
Planned at Capitol.

Standing room only will be pro-
Vided for the general public at the
inauguration ceremonies on the Cap
itol Plaza March 4. Under local aus
pices, however, stands will be erected
along the line Of the inaugural pa
rade on Pennsylvania avenue.
AS in the case OF the Harding in
auguration, the Presidents inaugural
address, delivered from a temporary
stand on the Capitol steps, will be
carried out over the plaza by am
plifiers.
Arrangements About Same.
Virtually the same arrangements
at the Capitol for the Inauguration
of the late President Harding and
the then Vice President Coolidge will
be carried out at the Capitol, it was
practically decided at meeting today
of the joint congressional committee
charged with handling the inausu
ration.
President Coolidge's wishes in the
matter will, of course. be consulted.
il was said Should he desire more
elaborate plan it will be adopted.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, chair
man of the Senate rules committee.
was elected chairman of the joint
committee and Representative Grist
Of Pennsylvania was elected vice
chairman.
The Harding Coolidge inauguration
was one of the simplest ceremonies
Of the kind ever held at the Capital.
A small stand, from which the Presi
dent delivered the inaugural address,
was erected. On this stand were a
limited number of seats for the
members Of the Supreme Court and
the cabinet and a few others. The
plan to erect a huge stand seating
many guests. as had been done in the
past, was abandoned. Amplifiers
were installed and it was possible
to hear distinctly the President ad-
dress far across the Capitol grounds
II is expected that amplifiers viii
again be installed.
Estimates of Cost.
While no fna5 estimate of tie
cost CT the arrangement at the Capi-
tol has yet been made, it is believed
that an appropriation of from $4,000
to $4,000 will be asked to cover the
expenses a: the Capitol.
After consultation with the Ser
geant-at-arms of the Senate, David
s. Barry: the Sergeant-at-arms OF the
House, ]. O. Rogers, and David Lynn,
the architect of the Capitol, who viii
lay before the committee the exact
plan Of four years ago and also sucn
notifications as may be suggested,
resolution will be prepared. AS II
carries an appropriation, it will be
introduced first in the House by Mr.
Grist.
Senator Curtis Will Discus inau-
guraI plans further with William /.
Galliher, selected by President Cool
idge to be chairman of the local
inaugural committee. at the Capitol
this afternoon. Senator Curtis has
made it clear that the congressional
committee has to do only with the
arrangements for the inaugural cere-
monies at the Capitol itself. and that
the arrangements for the downtown
celebration will be handled by the
District of Colum bia inaugural com
rnfttee. 1t is understood. however,
that the joint committee will coop
crate with the local committee so far
as it is able.
Evening star., 1925-01-06

be made to the beneficiary of the
veteran OF the full face value Of
the insurance policy.
Mrs. Crisp appeared at the bu-
reau this morning, at the Office Of
the adjusted compensation divi-
sion, and was escorted by Mai. o.
w. Clark, chief of that division, to
the private Office of Director Hines.
There, facing a circle Of news pho
tographers, the young woman re-
ceived from Gen. Hines her check.
Mrs. Crisp is employed in the
Washington Office of VIII III.
Hays, the film czar.
Lieut.. Crisp's father and mother
are Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Crisp
of 500 e street northeast. He left
also two brothers, Thomas B.
Crisp, jr., and Edward S. Crisp
and a sister, Mrs. Katheryn NAL
lett OF this city,
Evening star., 1925-01-06
MOTHER, BABY IN ARMS,
SHOT BY FORT SENTRY
Serious Wound Inflicted While
Woman Was Riding With Hus-
band in Automobile.
BY the Associa ted Press.


SAN DIEGO, Calf, January g.
While holding her baby, Mrs. Charles
w. Rockwell, wife of a San Diego
real estate man, was shot in the
back by a sentry at the gates of
Fort Rosecrans. while she was rid
ing into the reservation in an auto
mobile driven by her husband. The
bullet from a service revolver lodged
in her lung. She was taken to the
military hospital, and her condition
Is serious. The baby was was injured.
The sentry, Pvt. Sterrett, is under
arrest. 1t is reported that the sentry
said he shouted for the automobile to
stop, and when it did not he fired at
a rear wheel.
Maj. Duvall iast night said the sentry
had intended to stop the automobile
party only to make certain that no
cameras were carried, as was his
duty, and that he probably nred at
the ground and the bullet glanced
into the car. Sterrett has been ar
rested, the, major said, and would be
tried by court-martial
Evening star., 1925-01-06
SCORES ALLIED NOTE.
Berlin Calls Arguments in Cologne
Issue Weak.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the AssoClaten tTeSe
BERLIN, January 6.-The Berlin
newspapers today devote leading arti-
cles to discussions of the allied note,
handed to the German government
yesterday, which Is described as weak
in argument and as failing to justify
prolongation of the occupation of the
Cologne bridgehead.
Germania, Catholic organ, which
frequently voices the views of Chan
cellor Marx, says the note is one of
the weakest documents Germany ever
received, and also one of the most re-
grettable, for the reason that il seri-
ously threatens to destroy the mutual
confidence of the nations which was
recently evidenced.
The Kreuz Zeitung, monarchist
paper, declares the real reason for the
failure to evacuate the Cologne zone
is that Great Britain needs the sup
port of France for her policy outside
of Europe and therefore is giving
France a free hand on the Rhine.
"MfEht for Right"
The democratic Boersen Courier
says the communication denotes a re-
version to the most evil methods of
the postwar period, when at the
slightest opportunity resort was had
to might Instead of right. The paper
believes serious dangers are threat
ening the relations between Germany
and the other nations and that these
can only be dissipated If London and
Paris decide to have open and honest
negotiations instead of futile and en-
mittering exchanges of notes.
The Tageblatt thinks the German
people will unanimously reject this
monstrous attempt to place a popula-
tion of over two million people under
foreign domination for an indefinite
period on fiimsy pretext."
Evening star., 1925-01-06
COOLIDGE AFFIRMS VIEW.
Need of Rent Legislation Main
tanned by Executive.

President Coolidge has shown no
change of mind regarding the need
for rent legislation in the District
of Columbia, despite the arguments
of representatives of real estate men
who have talked with him, it was in
dicated yesterday by a White House
spokesman.
In fact, it was indicated that the
statement attributed to Lee Thomp-
son Smith, president of the National
Association of Building Owners and
Managers, that the President did not
favor the law which he sent to Con-
gress not only was erroneous but has
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Col. George S. Gibbs Transferred.

Col. George S. Gibbs. Army Signal
Corps, has been relieved from duty
with the WashingtonAlaska military
cable and telegraph system at Seattle,
Wash. and ordered to Fort Sam Hous-
ton. Tex. for duty with the Signal
Corps, Sth Corps Area. Col. Gibbs
was formerly attached to the Office of
the Assistant Secretary of War and
made several trips to England in con-
nection with the Alaskan cable system.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Cases Filed.
Money Received,
BOAT SEIZED WITH RUM.

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, January g.
The gas sloop La Felice, laden with
LIQUOR estimated in value at $4,000,
was captured near Montauk Point, Long
Island, early today by a Coast Guard
patrol boat after a chase of miles, dur
ing which the patrol boat fired two
shots. The captured vessel was brought
here.