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Evening star., 1925-04-04
RENT BOARD POST
ACCEPTED BY BALL
Will Assume Duties Monday,
Former Senator Says, After
Talk With Coolidge.

Former Senator L. Heisler Ball OF
Delaware, who was at the head Of the
District committee of the Senate when
retired from that body on March last.
today accepted appointment as chair
man of the District Rent Commission.
He will assume his duties Monday morn
ing.
Senator Ball let this be known after
comforting with the President at the
White House at noon today. He made it
very plain, however, that the President
appreciates fully the personal sacrifice
he is making and the public service he is
contributing in accepting this position,
which, besides other things, will last
only about six weeks, in which time the
commission expires by law.
The Delaware Senator declined to say
whether or not the President would give
him an appointment to some permanent
place later on, but indicated that this Is
not at all unlikely.
President Coolidge, in explaining
his reason for appointing former
Senator Ball to the Rent Commission,
is represented as saying that the
latter's intimate knowledge Of the COM
missions affairs and the rent situation
here will be invaluable in directing the
winding-up Of this body.
The President, while discussing the
appointment with intimates, said that
Senator Balls appointment to this
task was a case of the job seeking
the man, and not the man seeking the
job, as is so frequent the case in
presidential appointments. Because
of the short time remaining before
the commission will go out of ex-
istence the President did not want to
appoint some one to succeed Richard
Whaley, who last week resigned as
chairman, who was unfamiliar with
the work of the commission. Such
an appointee would be of little use
under the circumstances, in the opin-
lon of the President, therefore his Sc
lection of the former chairman Of the
District committee Of the Senate and
the author of the Ball rent act The
President is known to have asked the
latter to accept the place as a matter
Of public service.
Selection of Senator Ball for the
place caused considerable comment in
official and political circles. Specu-
lation naturally centered around the
point whether or not the President
would appoint Senator Ball to some
thing really worth while after the
Rent Commission passes into history
or whether he will consider this ap-
pointment as fulfilling any obligation
he may owe the former District chair
man. 1t is known that Senator Balls
friends in the Senate and among the
leaders of Delaware have persistently
urged the President to appoint the
former Senator to the International
Boundary Commission or to the United
States Tariff Commission, which soon
is to have a vacancy.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
H|LLES URGES HICKS
FOR M|[LER'S POST
6. o. P. Vice Chairman Visits
White HOUSEKEEPING En-
voy Is Selected.

Charles ID. Hilles, vice chairman of
the Republican national committee,
who has been mentioned frequently
recently as a possible appointee to the
Presidents cabinet. was in conference
with President Coolidge today. MIR.
Hilles said afterward that his visit to
the White House had nothing what
ever to do with his being rendered
cabinet post or any other office. but
was more for the purpose of asking
the President to appoint former Rep
resentative Hicks of New York, who
managed the Eastern headquarters OF
the Republican national committee in
the late campaign. to succeed Col.
Thomas w. Miller as alien property
custodian.
Mr.. Hicks was member of Con-
gress for. more than 10 years and
recently accompanied Gen. Pershing
to Peru as member of the Amer
ican commission that went to that
country to participate in the centen-
nial celebration OF the Peruvian In
dependence. There are a number of
other candidates for this position,
among them being William Wilson.
who is now general counsel for the
alien property custodian and has been
acting as custodian.
Mr.. Hilles indicated very strongly
tndl MS Ialk Win the fiesiucHt
naturally touched upon politics and
conditions generally throughout the
country.
MacMurray Going to Pekinx.
Although there have been persist
ent reports In official circles in wash
ington that Alexander p. Moore of
Pittsburgh has expressed desire to
retire as American Ambassador to
Spain, no confirmation of this has
been obtained from the White
House.
In connection with the Ambassador
Moore rumor tho name of William 8.
Culbertson, vice chairman of the
Tariff Commission, has been promi-
nently mentioned as being given seri-
Gus consideration by the President.
Mr.. Culbertson was a candidate for
the position as United States Minister r
TO China to succeed DR.. Jacob Gould
Schurman, who has been appointed
Ambassador to Germany, but the
White House has announced that
President Coolidge has selected John
Van Antwerp MacMurray, Assistant
Secretary of State and the State De-
partment's recognized authority on
China and affairs of the Orient. for the
Peking ppst.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
P|NEY BRANCH LOST.
F0RPARK PURPOSES.
Beauty So Marred by Dumps
That 1t Cannot Be Used,
Sheriff. Says.

Piney Branch Park. long sought as q
part Of the park system of the Distr1c,
of Columbia, has so far been destroyed
for park purposes by the marring OF
its natural beauties by the dumping
incident to the advance of building
that 1t never may be purchased. This
section Of parkway follows the valley
of the old Piney Branch, now piped
running between Fourteenth and Var
mum streets, at Its junction with the
present tuberculosis Hospital grounds
10 the east side Of the so-called Tiger
Bridge on Sixteenth street.
Consistent efforts were made to
have the present owners to desist from
the dumping there and preserve the
tract until legislation could be put
through Congress to provide for Its
purchase. But great trucks dump yel-
low clay and debris daily down the
slopes, destroying its beauties for all
time. The provision for the purchase
of this tract was carried in a bill
which was up in Congress many times.
The same measure always carried the
authorization for the purchase of the
klingle Valley tract in Cleveland Park
and the Patterson tract on Florida ave
nue.. adjoining the Columbia Institution
for the Deaf.
-. Have Power to Buy.
However, the National Capital Park
Commission has the authority to pur-
chase such tracts without specific au-
thority from Congress. In fact, one
of the first acts of the commission
was a purchase OF the Klingle Ford
tract, which was taken over by the
Government as a part of the park
system several weeks ago.
Tire. Government owns the ground
up Ito the east side of the Tiger
Bridge, and efforts were made to
have the other side purchased before
the filling was continued up to the
bridge. Local civic bodies made
many valiant fights to save this prop
ertN for the park system. Establish
meHt- of this parkway would have
made, IT possible for traffic TO come
downtown through a beautiful drive
without having to be impeded by the
cross-traffic on the city streets proper.
Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff., di-
rector of public buildings and public
parks of the National Capital, and
executive officer of the national park
commission, said today that the de-
struction of the parkway seemed to
have gone SO far that 1t would be
practically useless for the purposes
for which 1t was intended. and that
it was probable that it would never
be purchased.
The final decision, If 1t should be
not to purchase, would be q source of
much regret, 1t is shown, to the peo-
pie of the District of Columbia But.
1t was pointed out, its natural beau
ties are so far destroyed that 1t would
be rather expensive to attempt to re-
store 1t. Only narraw gorge now
remains down the valley, fanked on
either side by ugly clay banks, and in
some cases the tree trunks are COW
cred for a portion Of their height.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
CHARGING MISCONDUCT,
3 WIVES SEEK DIVORCE
One Husband Files Counter Suit,
Alleging That Helpmeet
Was Cruel,

Albert E. Holland, q photographer,
in answer to a suit for an absolute
divorce brought by his wife, Jose.
phine L. Holland, denies the charges
of misconduct and files a counter
claim Of cruelty against his wife. He
asks the court to grant him a limited
divorce. Holland claims his martial
troubles arose from q refusal of his
wife to leave the home of her mother
and set up a separate abode Attor-
ney Foster Wood appears for the hus-
band.
Denial of his wife's charges of mis-
conduct are made by Joseph d. Ward,
a monument dealer, in answer to the
suit for an absolute divorce brought
by his wife, Mollie l.. Ward. Every
thing was platonic, says the husband,
when the vice squad discovered him
in an apartment with young woman.
Bell, Marshall G. Rice rep
resent the husband.
Absolute divorce is asked in a suit
filed by Mrs. Marie r. Harris against
Lester w. Harris. To correspondents
are named Attorney ]. C. W. Beall
appears for the wife.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
TWO DEATHS SWELL
1925 TRAFFIC TOLL
Man Hit by Army Truck Dies.
Boy Coasts Into Street Car
at Capitol Hill.

The twenty-first name was added
10 the list OF deaths from traffic acci-
dents this year when Stephen B. Mac
Donald, 81, cigarstand proprietor at
the st. James Hotel, who was injured
Dy an Army truck at Sixth street and
fennsylVania avenue March II, died
at Emergency Hospital
Inc injuries included dislocation of
the hip and probable internal in
juries. ]. H. Carpenter. operator of
the walter Reed Hospital truck which
struck the deceased. appeared at the
coroners inquest at the District Morgue
To-Day, when the death was declared ac-
cidental
Hit at street Crossing.
Macdonald was crossing the inter
section when the truck struck him.
lie was taken to Emergency Hospital
In a taxicab, where efforts of physi-
clans proved futile, on account of the
shock experienced in the accident, it
is believed, which complicated his
condition. The deceased was native
OF Rappahanock County, Va, but had
been resident Of Washington for
20 years. He is survived by a widow,
Mrs Irene Macdonald; a brother, re-
siding in Washington, and two chill
oren by former marriage, Bayliss
Macdonald and Mrs Roberta Mahona.
both of this city. He had married
the second time five years ago last
September. Funeral services will be
Tuesday at 1880 at the Primitive
Baptist Church, Georgia avenue and
Shepherd street. Interment will be
al Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Hoy Coaster Is Killed.
Ernest Newton, colored, All Della
ware avenue southwest, was killed
n q ri
control Of a. wagon in which he was
coasting and crashed into a street
car at the foot of Capitol Hill. Tn.
boys legs were severed from his
body and his head was crushed
Edward C.. Gumpman, motorman Of
the car, and Arthur w Michael, his
conductor testified at the inquest held
today at the morgue. The jury found
the death accidental.
Hit-and-Run Driver Sought.
Four-year-old Charles Durktn: 40
U street northeast, was injured by an
alleged hit-and-run driver of an cleo
trio machine yesterday afternoon
while crossing the street near his
home. He was given first aid al Sibley
Hospital and taken home, the police
instituted search for the driver OF
the car.
Edward l. Hardy, u, 5032 Forty
hrst street, alighted from a street
car at Wisconsin avenue and Garri-
son street last night and was struck
by the automobile of Herbert T.
Marks, 1851 Eighteenth street. The
boys nose was broken and his back
and arms bruised. He was taken TO
Georgetown University Hospital and
treated by Dr.. +. j. Ready.
Mrs. NJ j. Cochran, 719 Sixth street,
was thrown from her horse in Poto-
mac Park near the polo grounds yes
terday afternoon, when the animal
became frightened. She sustained an
injury to her back that was treated a
Emergency Hospital.
Clifton Brown, 2217 Cleveland place,
received an injury to his leg yester-
day afternoon as a result of a col
lision between his bicycle and an
automobile near Eighth and r streets.
He refused treatment
Evening star., 1925-04-04

time, White House officials said to-
day.
Col. Cheney was born in Connecti-
cut August "a, 1873. He graduated
from the United States Military Acad-
emy June II, 1897, and has spent his
entire military life in the Corps of
Engineers, reaching the grade of COL
oneI July /, 1920, and was a tenn
porary brigadier general from Octo-
Der /, 1918, to November /, 1919. He
served in the Spanish-American War,
the Philippine Insurrection and in
France during the World War. He
returned in 1924 from a tour of duty
as military attache at Peking, and is
at present commandant of the, En-
gineer School at Camp Humphreys.
Col. Cheney is a graduate of the
Army War College. His name Is
borne on the initial general staff eli
gible list. He is the holder of the
distinguished service medal and of
the French croix de guerre with palms
and is a commander of the Legion of
Honor.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
ELLINGS0N GIRL ENJOYS
RESPITE FROM HEARING
Psychiatrists Spend Court Recess
Perfecting Plans to Procure
Verdict of Insanity.
Rv the Associate Press

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Dorothy
Ellingson, who confessed she killed
her mother, today enjoyed a respite
from the strain of court proceedings
she has attended since Tuesday. Alien
lists for the defense have testified she
is not sane.
While the court which is sitting
with a jury to rule on the girls SAN
fly, was in recess until Monday, psy-
chiatrists and attorneys retained TO
aid her were perfecting plans to pro-
cure a verdict that she is acking in
normal mental balance. The same
opportunity was taken by the experts
for the State to formulate plans to
indicate that she should be found re-
sponsible for her actions and should
be tried on the murder charge.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

they found his views were sound even
though they were not based on parti-
san politics. Prof. Dennis thinks
politics has had entirely too much to
do with the framing of the tariffs in
tho past.
The new tariff member brings to
his work wealth of enlightening ex-
perience. Not only has he been a
student and professor of history and
economics and European politics. but
he has served in the diplomatic serv-
ice as commercial attache at the
American embassies in Rome and
London. He has been a special rep
resentatlve of Secretary Hoover in
commercial Investigations in central
and eastern Europe.
Proved His Independence.
His whole life has been wrapped
up In An atmosphere of history and
economics. And when a man can go
on the Tariff Commission in these
troubulous times with the confidence
both of the Republicans and the
Democrats he must have something
out OF the ordinary to give to his
country.
Prof. Dennis is independent He
proved that during his PROFESSIONAL
days at Smith College, in Northamp-
toH' "hen ne declined to kowtow to
the Coolidge views of what was what
In the political arena and in the af-
fairs OF the world
Ihe stalwart character of Prof
Dennis democracy may be under
stood when it is explained that he ia
a native son of Maryland-a descend
ant or some of the oldest families of
mat commonwealth, so rich in the
hoeral history of the Republic.
And SO, while learning at North
ampton to have faith in Massachu-
setts. Alfred Dennis never lost a
greater faith in old Maryland.
r. T. S.
(Copyrizht 1923
Evening star., 1925-04-04
AMERICAN WANTS TITLE
OF "KING" GIVEN BACK
Declares It Was Taken From Him
Illegally by Former Gov
ernor Of Samoa.
Corresponds zee of the Associated Pres.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
APIA, Samoa, March 14.-Chris
Young, an American who was de-
prived by Capt. Edward s.. Kellogg
Governor of American Samoa, of title
Of 'tui" (king) Of the Island Of
Manua, in the Samoan group, has in
structed lawyers in California tc
bring suit for damages against Capt
Kellogg for depriving him of his title
and refusing him permission to visit
his family.
c. S. Hannum, an attorney of Rich
mond, Calf, who Is handling Young's
case, said that the evidence has be1n
submitted to the Secretary Of the
Navy.
Young was regularly selected by
the natives of the island as their
chief. upon the death of the preced.
ing "tui," Hannum said. Later Kel.
logg, who has since been relieved az
governor for a post elsewhere, sent
for Young, dispatching Navy boat
to bring him to the seat of the gov
ernment at Apia-
In his complaint Young says he has
been furnished mo accommodations
to return to Manua, where his family
lives"
Capt. Kellogg's actions were with.
out good and sufiicient reason, Young
contends.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
POLICE THWART THEFT"
OF 3-STORY BUILDING
Owner Discovers Three Men Razing
Structure and Carrying
Material Away.
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, April 4.-The theft" of
a three-story brick building was
thwarted here yesterday and three
men were arrested as involved in the
larceny.
Carl Singer owned the building,
which has not been occupied for
some time. Passing the property yes
terday, he observed three men razing
the building. The men told him they
were employed by a nearby wreck
ing company. The wrecking COM
pany denied all knowledge of the
work.
Police arrested Andrew Choba, so;
Stanley N. Kortzmarsky, 80, and AL
bert Rudzinsky, 80. The first two
were charged with grand larceny and
the third with receiving stolen prop
erty, as he was carrying away the
bricks as the others tore them from
the building.
The roof had been removed and one
wall torn down when Singer stopped
the wrecking.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
WILBUR SAYS WORLD
is MORE RIGHTEOUS
Address Of Naval Secretary a Fea-
ture of M. E. Conference at
Annapolis, Md.
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, April 4-The peopIes
OF the world as a whole are getting bet
ter from religious standpoint, Secre-
tary of the Navy Curtis d. Wilbur de-
clared here yesterday in an address be-
Tore the Laymen's Association of the
Baltimore Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Secretary Wilbur said the religious
aspect could not be judged adequate
ly without some standard of measure
ment, yet, he said that the clamor
about barbarism that marked the be-
ginning of the World War gradually
abated as the people realized that
each OF the nations involved was
struggling for some ideal, regarded
as great
Mr.. Wilbur gave it as his opinion
that the people of the present genera
tion do not have the knowledge of
the Bible as in the old days; that
long prayers that made for a stand
ard of goodness have been much
shortened, and homework is almost
abolished. Yet, on the other hand. he
said, people OF all countries steadily
are gaining a wider knowledge of
God; that there is something more
significant in the fundamental atti-
tude of love for God, and man is
showing a more loving affection for
the Infinite
Evening star., 1925-04-04
PRESIDENTS "FRIENDLY ENEMYo
OUT TO Make TARIFF SCIENTIFIC
Prof. A.P. Dennis Lived
in Northampton, But
Not Coolidge "Fan.'
Executive Relishes Turn
of Events Enabling
His Selection.

An old Coolidge associate in the
days at Northampton. a Hoover
man of the first rank, but a Demo-
crat withal-Prof. Alfred p. Dennis,
the new member of the United States
Tarifr Commission--is making Wash
ington rub Its eyes and wonder.
The marvellous part or 1t all Is the
fact that despite nine years of that
association at Northampton it can
not be written of Prof. Dennis that
he succumbed to the Coolidge cult
He absolutely declined to sit at the
feet of the master. AS a matter of
fact he fought consistently the man
OF destiny who was to become the
thirtieth President OF the United
States. When the story went forth
that Calvin Coolidge never had been
defeated for Office 1T was Prof Dennis
who mangled the myth by recalling
that Mr. Coolidge once was defeated
for school trustee or some local
office OF that ilk.
Coolidge Relishes Situation.
Evidently the situation was yery
refreshing to President Coolidge, for,
on the very first occasion when he
could find an ONCE suited to the
talents of his friendly enemy of the
Northampton days and calling for a
Democrat he rendered 1t to Prof.
Dennis.
And that is why today the tariff
commission has one of its sblest
members man who believes that
the tariff should be taken out of
politics and put upon a scientific
basis tending to the economic we'll
being and prosperity of the country.
Prof. Dennis does not believe the
tarin should continue the foot ball
OF politics. The business Of the
country should be assured at all
times of a. definite tariff policy which
would be continuous, with no up
setting influence at each election
time, he asserts.
Prof. Dennis is one of those who
believe that the Hungarian embargo
on Serbian hogs was at the root of
the World War. which all but con-
sumed Europe in its flames.
Aims at Scientific Tariff.
If ever the tariff is to De treated on
q scientific basis, and and IL ever the
country is to have any sort of con-
fidence in the decisions of the Tariff
Commission. Prof Dennis is consider
ed the type of man to bring those de-
sirable ends about.
In view of all the talk about a
packed" Tariff Commission, the DEM
ocrats In Congress questioned Prof.
Dennis rather thoroughly after his Sc
lection by President Coolidge. but
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Lay Sessions Adjourned.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 4.-The ses-
sions of the conference of the Balti-
more district of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, which began here Tues
day, will conclude with important
meetings today and tomorrow and a
business session on Monday morning.
The laymens' conference, held in con-
junction, finished its work this morn
ing and adjourned.
Time was taken today for some
sightseeing. visits being made to the
Naval Academy, where special cour-
tesies were shown, and points of his
toric interest in Annapolis. Many
attended base ball game. Incidents
of this afternoons program are the
annual meeting of ministers wives
and evangelist:c services conducted
by Bishop Theodore S. Henderson. A
love feast, conducted by Rev. S. NJ.
Afford will start at o'clock tomorrow
morning and Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell will preach the conference ser
mon at IL. At the same time Bishop
Henderson will preach to midshipmep
and students of st. Johns College. The
two bishops will conduct ordination
services in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
STRONGER BEER ACT
LIKELY FOR ONTARIO
Measure Ready for Third Reading,
With Passage Considered
Probable.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario. April 4.-The bill
amending the Ontario temperance act
to permit the sale of stronger beer
will come before the provincial legis-
lature for third reading probably next
week. Now that it has survived the
attacks nads upon 1t by progressive
and liberal opposition groups in the
second reading last week and in the
house in committee last night, the
bill is not expected to be strenuously
opposed in the final reading.
The fight In committee centered
chiefly on the efforts of the pro-
gressive group to have the amend
ments provide that municipalities that
voted dry in the last plebiscite be
excluded from the stronger beer pro-
visions. This was defeated.
After tho bill has received the as
sent OF the lieutenant governor the
regulations governing the sale of
stronger beer, which will be A. proof
spirits, as compared with the 2.5, the
sale of which is now permitted, will
be drawn up by the government and
put into effect by ordsr-in-council.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
NICARAGUA CHAMBER
INVADED BY CROWD
Demonstration Held Against Crea-
tion of National Con-
stabulary.
Br the Associat ted Press.

ny tne AsSoClsleQ fEeBssstr5-
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, April "A Managua. dispatch
says that crowd Of Nicara guans
stormed the Parliament Building and
invaded the Chamber of Deputies yes
terday, shouting, Death to the con-
stabulary and the Chamorro family"
The disturbance caused the suspen-
sion of the parliamentary session.
The crowd also cheered the Mica
rSguan President, Solorzano. and the
fdfmer President, Bartolome Marti-
neg, who is now a member OF Presi-
debt Solorzano's cabinet as minister
of!intertor.
Martinez. according to the dispatch,
ahhounced to the newspapers after
the disturbance that the governm en- t
was not committed to establishment t
of a constabulary, and that Congre IS
might disapprove the project IL it
saw At.