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Evening star., 1925-02-15
z|HLMAN PROPOSES
GAS AND OIL PROBE
Maryland Member Presents
Joint Measure Providing
for Price Testimony.

A select committee of seven mem
bers would be appointed by the
Speaker to investigate recent in
creases in prices Of gasoline and
crude oil under a joint resolution in
troduced in the House yesterday by
Representative Zihlman, Republican,
Maryland.
Under the resolution the proposed
select committee would be composed
of members now in Congress and
elected to the next Congress and
would have power to issue subpoenas,
send for persons and papers, take
sworn testimony and be empowered
to sit here if desired
The resolution would direct that
the committee investigate stocks of
crude oil and gasoline in the United
States as of January l, 1925, and
their owners and holders, as well as
the price of crude oil and gasoline at
the refineries and in the open mark ct
on that date.
1t also would authorize the COM
mittee to inquire into the possible
rela tion of the recent crude oil price
increase to the gasoline price jump,
and whether the increases were gen
eral among all companies through
out the United States.
The resolution was referred to the
rules committee.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
NICK" WILL GREET
HIS TINY DAUGHTER
Longworth Speeds to Chi
cago-Identity of Baby
Guarded.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 1.-THE stork
arrived at Chicago at 1880 o'clock
this morning, Valentine day, and
presented Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth. eldest daughter of the late
President Roosevelt with a six-and-
a-half- pound daughter. The mother
and child were doing well, it was
reported at the hospital tonight
The little girl. who has not yet
been given a Christian name, is the
only child of Representative and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. and arrived
three days before the celebration of
their 18th wedding anniversary.
More than the usual care was given
Mrs. Longworth. for her mother, the
first wife of the late President, died
at her birth.
quietly at a hotel here for several
pital by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
widow of the late President; Mrs.
Medill Mccormick close friend, and
by her brother. Kermit Roosevelt.
Representative Longworth is expect
ed to arrive to greet his daughter
tomorrow morning.
Little Miss Longworth is not to
be switched" or confused with any
other valentine" at the hospital. a
tiny circlet placed around her wrist
bears number identical with one
on a wristlet worn by her mother
an identification tag was taped TO
the infants back and a print of those
dear little feet which the grand
mother so admires has been taken
for identification purposes.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
SEATS AT TREASURY
FOR INAUGURAL SHOW
Provision to See Parade, However,
Will Be on Limited Scale,
Say Officials.

Opportunity for limited number
of persons in the Treasury Depart
ment Building to view the inaugural
parade will be provided by erection
of stands on the east and south por-
ticos of the Treasury Building.
This was learned last night from
officials, who are making plans to set
UP these few seats at minimum
cost. They will be apportioned to
the various bureaus and units in the
building and sold at cost. Had the
pretentious plans for inauguration
day and a gigantic parade material
lied it had been under consideration
to build huge stands similar to the
ones used during the Shrine parade
This has now been abandoned, how
ever.
The Post Office Department also
plans to place in position some of the
seats it has installed in front of its
building on Pennsylvania avenue dur
ing other important parades. 1t was
understood they would be under the
same supervision as in the past.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Hoover Goes South
For Short Rest and
Bout With Tarpon
Commerce Secretary Re.
ported anxious to Land
King of Southern Seas.

Thrusting aside departmental cares.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover is on
his way to Florida today for a few
days of rest and recreation among
the palms and pleasures of the South s
Winter playground. Mr.. Hoover left
Was ashington last night for Miami, Fla,
to be gone an indefinite period, prob
ably week or 10 days.
His visit is not altogether one Of
recreation. however, it was said at
the Department of Commerce, for Mr.,
Hoover will combine business with
pleasure. occupying part of his stay
in the South with business of the
department.
Although there has been no official
declaration, rumors were prevalent
in Washington today that MIR. Hoover
wants to crafty an ambition to land
a tarpon, the silver king of the
southern seas. and will devote part
of his time trying to crafty this wish
AS directing head of department
with supervision over the Bureau OF
Fisheries, his friends claim he should
have no trouble in landing the game.
ster of the Gulf coast
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Interior Workers
See Huz,d-WOund
Clocks Disappear
York Orders Ren1oudl of
AH Timepieces Not
Vital to Business.

The knell of the clock watcher in
the Interior Department has been
sounded.
Carrying out his announced inten-
tion to reduce the number of clocks
in Uncle Sans big workshop at
Eighteenth and F streets and thereby
save the government the time spent
by employees who are said to watch
closely the passage of the fleeing
minutes, Secretary Work yesterday
ordered the removal of all hand
wound clocks in the building except
those of bureau officers and chiefs of
divisions, who transact considerable
business with the public"
The chief clerk of the department
was ordered to take census of the
hand-wound clocks of the department
and hold them pending disposition
through the general supply commit
tee. Cooperating with the bureau
officers, the chief clerk was told to
prepare a list for the approval of
the Secretary showing the location
and number of hand-wound clocks
which will remain in the department.
The order does not apply to electri-
cally-wound clocks.
For two weeks past the department
employees have marked reporting and
quitting time by the call of huge
gongs rung on each floor at 9 am
and 4:50 pm. Mr.. Work believes
much time will be saved and more
work performed by the employees if
the troublesome clocks are removed
Evening star., 1925-02-15
POLICE HOLD ARMY
Man KILLED SELF
Inquest Will Be Held Tomorrow in
Case of Lieut.. Col. Love, Vic
tim of Motor Bus.

An inquest into the death of Lieut..
Col Robert r. Love. neurotic patient
at Walter Reed Hospital, who died
after being crushed by the wheels of
a Capital Traction Co. motor bus on
18th street near the entrance to Wal
ter Reed Hospital, yesterday, will be
held tomorrow at the District morgue.
Among the witnesses summoned
are oliver Carver of Sis G street,
driver of the bus, and O. r. Davidson
of 1O1 Fourteenth street southeast,
driver of garbage truck, who in
formed police that an Army officer
had made three attempts in the hos
pital grounds earlier in the day to
throw himself under the wheels of
the truck.
Police regard the death as a sui
eide. although the final pronounce
ment is to be left to the coroner's
Jury. Officials of Walter Reed Hos
pital said that Col. Love was suffer
ing from anxiety neurosis, a
nervous disorder.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
WILL SHOW 40 FILMS.
Distributors for Independents Lay
Plans for Year.

CHICAGO, February 1.-THE Pro-
ducers' Distributing Corporation, dis
tributing agency for independent mo-
ton picture producers, will put out
40 or more films in 1925, IL of them
to be produced under the supervision
of Cecil B. De Mile, w. c. Monrone.
New York, the president. announced
at a midwestern and central division
conference of the corporations man.
ayers here today.
I'VE are going to have our pictures
played if we have to go into the thea
ter business said Mr.. Munroe, but
we hope to enable independent ex-
hibitors to take our pictures by pro-
ducing a film a week, and thus pro-
viding a full program. We shall con-
tinue to encourage and finance the
new or small producer when he has
something we believe in"
Evening star., 1925-02-15
'sIT'S Il BIC JOB; CAN SWING IT?''
ASKS NEW ALASKA GOVERNOR
No Mar. Better Posted Is
4Ar,stUer Giverl to George
A. Parks.
Mining Engineer Makes
Hit With MOdesty on
Learning His Luck.

Coming Unexpectedly, the nomination
of George Alexander Parks to be Gov
ernor of Alaska took the Senate by sur
prise yesterday, but to say 1t surprised
Mr.. Parks would be putting 1t mildly.
He was overwhelmed.
The six-foot mining engineer, who
had just arrived to make one of his
periodic reports on the Alaska field
service. dropped his work and fastened
to the office of Commissioner Spry of
the General Land Office. who has been
his superior for the past four years.
"Mr. Commissioner" said the Colo
radoan who obviously was upset. I'm
at a loss. Think of it! Governor of
Alaska Why, that's a big job. Do you
think / could swing it?"
Commissioner Spry assured Parks he
thought there was no man better posted
on Alaskan affairs, and urged him to
lose no time in accepting.
Still dubious, Parks wanted to know
if the commissioner could tell him why
he had been selected, and if they (the
President and Secretary Work. had con-
fidence in his ability
Mr.. Spry at length convinced the
engineer that they" and he regarde ed
the choice as the best that could have
been made.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
AGREE TO CALL Up
SHOALS MEASURE
Tentative Decision Reached
by Senate Leaders to Con-
slider Report Wednesday.

A tentative agreement was reache I'd
yesterday between Senate leaders to
call up the conference report on the
Underwood Muscle Shoals leasing bill
Wednesday with the hope of obtain
ing a final vote before the end of the
week.
The plan of the leaders to bring
up the report yesterday went awry
when more than the estimated time
was exceeded for the independent
officers appropriation bill. The ad-
mfnistration leaders were unwilling G
to set aside the appropriation bill
which they had expected would be
adopted Friday to take up the Muscle
Shoals question.
Bursum Bill Gets Precedence.
A further delay was encountered
when Senator Bursum, Republican
New Mexico, insisted that his bill
providing for the retirement of
emergency officers be called up in the
regular order. 1t was agreed to bring
up the Bursum bill next with Muscle
Shoals legislation following imme-
diately after.
The leaders believe the Bursum
bill can be disposed of within two
days and that the conference report
can be reached by Wednesday. If i,
the legislation believe a final vot.
can be reached by Saturday.
House managers of the conference
report are awaiting action by th'
Senate before calling it up in tha
body, which they claim will adop
the report in one day.
Plan Point of Order.
Opponents of the Underwood bill
are prepared to make a point o
order against the conference repor
on the contention that it is new
legislation and that the conferees ex
ceeded their authority in changing
the bill In conference.
They claim the point of order VII
be sustained and sufficient time vii
not remain to send the report bacl
to conference and get it before tn
Senate again before this session ex
pires March 4.
Proponents of the legislation tax
a different view. They claim tn
conferees could bring the report bacl
to the Senate after few hours de
liberation with the contested clause
deleted. They do not believe, how
ever, that the opposition can max
any headway with the point Of order
which they claim has no basis.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
THAT'S FINAL OPERA
WITH MARY GARDEN
Distinguished Audience Gives,
New Evidence of Singers
Great Popularity.

Mary Garden, fayorite actress OF
the operate stage, had close to a ca
pacity audience when she sang the
role of ''Thais" in Massenet's opera
in the fourth and final performance
of the Chicago Opera Company's sea-
son here at the Washington Auditorium
yesterday afternoon. She made the
wilcs of the courtesan and the re-
pentance of worldly sinner equally
convincing. She was graceful and
poised throughout the performance
and received an ovation at the end of
every act. A distinguished audi
ence, among whom was Mrs. Coolidge
in the presidential box, paid homa ge
to the popularity of Mary Garden.
Roberto MoranZoni conducted the
opera, keeping the voluptuous strains
of this sensuous music we'll subdued
for the voices. The famous Media
ton was impressively played and
came as a soothing calm after the
passionate heights of the first scene
in the second act. The ballet music
rhythm was not kept as even as
might be desired The ballet danced
well. but, of course, could not give
an effective dance of revelry on so
small stage. The chorus numbers
were well done, as in all of the
operas. The White Sister" chorus
in the last act was especially good
in its pianissimo tones.
Good Actor and Singer.
Jose Mojica as Nicias again proved
n good actor as we'll as a fine tenor
Edouardo Cotreuil sang the baritone
role of Athanael with much feeling
His voice is really of basso range
therefore his singing of some of the
selections of this baritone role was
not at his best. His acting, however
was convincing and showed artistry
Gladys Swarthout and Alice D'Her-
NANCY. two young singers, were
very good in the roles of Myrtale
and Crobyle, and Flora Perini sang
the aria of Albine, superior of the
White Sisters, beautifully. Antonio
Nicolich and Gildo Morelato were
good in comparatively small roles.
1t was necessary, because of the
stage limitations. to curtail much Of
the imposing scenery which the Chi
cago forces customarily use for these
operas. Nevertheless, the settings
were attractive and the costumine
was beautiful.
Stage to BE Enlarged.
According to Mrs. Wilson-Greene
concert manager, who has brought
this interesting season of opera tc
Washington, the stage Will be en-
larged, the lower floor altered to in
crease facility for seeing for those ir
the second alphabet of the huge
auditorium, and the boxes will bt
changed to make them more attrac
tive and comfortable before the Chi
cago Opera Company comes mex
year. 1t is to be hoped that then i
will be possible for the company t.
use it's own beautiful curtain, al
of the scenery, and provide fitting
settings for the ballets. AS it was
with all these obstacles, Washington
music lovers enjoyed many moment!
of beautiful music artistically pre-
sented in the four performances O.
the past week.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
ORATORICAL CONTESTS CHATS
Don't Overtrain. .
BY RANDOLPH LEIGH
National Director

ing, and the result was that two
weeks before the Washington meet
ing he had to take to his bed. He
reached the high-water mark of his
speaking power at his district finaas
and had kept himself so long on edge
for that event that thereafter he
steadily lost ground, even though
winning his way to the national
finals. He was too anxious about
himself, and SO cracked under the
strain.
Take the middle course in this re-
gard. Put everything you have into
your speech whenever you are GER
tain that you will need it to get by
But do not drive yourself at full tilt
without any regard to the necessity
for it. Above all, do not strain your
emotions and your voice by work
ing too hard in your practice periods
when nothing is at stake. When the
time comes you can draw part OF
your thrill from your audience-pro-
vided you still have similar thrill
within you - leap up to the oc-
Lcastoa.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Drummer, DISTINGUISHED
ARCHITECT, DIES AT 81
Pneumonia Is Cause of Death.
Designed Many Notable
Structures in U. S.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 14.-Arnold
w. Brunner, distinguished American
architect, died at his residence here
today of pneumonia. He was well
known as the designer of the stadium
of the College of the City of New
York, the School of Mines Building
at Columbia University, and other
notable public structures. He was
81 years old.
He had been president of the board
of supervision of public buildings
and grounds in Cleveland and a men,
Der of similar bodies in Baltimore and
Rochester. Denver and other cities.
Among the chief examples OF Mr..
Brunner's art are the Cadet Hospital
at West Point, the Capital Park state
buildings and the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Memorial Bridge at Harrisburg,
Pa: the courthouse and custom
house at Cleveland. and the monu-
mental bridge in Toledo, Ohio.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
SUSPECT BOOTLEGGERS
IN SOLDIERS MURDER
Military Authorities Believe Also
That Robbery Might Have
Been Motive.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE
military board of inquiry investigat-
ing the killing of Pvt. Isadore Dunsky
of Headquarter Battery, 7th Artil-
lery, at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook.
today visited the isolated beach, 2
miles from the fort, where his body,
with three bullet wounds. was found
Thursday in shallow grave scooped
in the sand.
Col. H. J. Watson, executive officer
in charge of the inquiry. said no sub
stantial clues had been developed, but
he was hopeful the investigat ton
would bring results within a few days
Dunsky was last seen December 90
Thursday, five soldiers, who said they
were searching for hidden bootlee
liquor, uncovered the grave. These
men were Questioned again today
although the authorities doubt they
have any knowledge of the killing
Dunsky was known to carry con.
siderable sums, and it is thought rob.
berry may have been the motive. An.
other possibility being investigated
is that he was the victim of bootleg.
gers, who are said to have landed
cargoes near where his body was
found.
With military escort Dunsky's BODY
was taken to the Army base, Brook.
lyn, today. Funeral services will bt
held tomorrow at the home of his
father, Joseph Dunsky. in Brooklyn
Evening star., 1925-02-15
PRICE-FIXiNG CHARGED.
Makers of Stetson Hats Alleged to
Suppress Competition.

The John B. Stetson Co. of Phil
adelphia, makers of hats, was
charged with securing support and
cooperation of dealers in maintain
ing a standard resale price system, in
complaint made public last night
by the Federal Trade Commission.
The complaint charged the COM
pany with the use of methods de-
signed to prevent retail dealers from
reselling its products at prices less
than those established by 1t. One of
the methods alleged was that the
company received reports from its
dealers of failure of other dealers to
maintain the specified price on it's
products.
The commission charged that
the use of such methods tends to sup
press competition among retail hat
dealers, in violation of the law. The
company was given 30 days to
answer.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Figures Sho,c u. S.
Per Capita Coffee
Average 500 Cups
Habit But Stride Behind
Tobacco for 1924,
Surrey Reveals.

The Yankees fondness for tobacco led
another American habit-that of coffee
drinking-by just few jumps during
1924, according to figures made public
Yesterday by the Department of Com
merce.
The statisticians at the department,
trained to figure right down to the last
decimal fraction, figured out that the
Inhabitants of the United States drank
55, 900, 600, 900 cups of coffee last year,
providing approximately 500 cups for
each person, based on an estimated per
capita consumption of 1888 pounds.
Nineteen twenty-three however. was a
year for more and better coffe drinking,
as the statisticians figured out the per
capita consumption for that year to be
1247 pounds per individual.
The figures indicate total imports or
coffee during 1924. to be 1,419,S23,604
pounds, valued at s249,524.170. a total
slightly larger than that for 1928. OF
the 1924 imports, 2,ssS,445 pounds, val
ued at s669.545. originated in Hawaii
and Porto Rico, while the balance,
1,416.935,159 pounds, was imported from
foreign countries.
Brazil was our largest importer of
coffee, furnishing 936.701,779 pounds,
or GEL per cent of the total from for
-eign countries
Evening star., 1925-02-15
WOMEN FOLLOW GIANT.
Van Albert, Eight Feet Tall
Draws ThrongS in Germany.

BERLIN, February IA. - Giants
seemingly make just as much of a
hit with modern women as do
"sheiks." This apparently has been
demonstrated recently in Berlin by
Van Albert the celebrated Dutch
colossus, who has been daily stroll
ing along Inter den Linden with an
army of women in pursuit. Van AL
bert stands more than eight feet high
without his shoes and towers so far
above all other men that they seem
pygmies.
Women and children regard Van
Albert with much more imagination
than the men, say the Berlin news
papers. which advance the theory
that the scores of women who fol-
low the giant every time he leaves
his automobile recall the legend of
the giant in the Nugget Hills near
Berlin, who is supposed to have kid
naped Lady Hertha.
Evening star., 1925-02-15

Manv contestants last Spring
showed a tendency to overtrain for
the contest This was particularly
bad plan il resorted to early in the
course of the work.
r. Ia highly important to thorough
1v master your Grafton and to prac-
tice it so as to perfect yourself in
the details of your delivery. But 1t
is lust as important not to do this
to the point where you will go stale
at it.
re YOU fall into the sing-song
method of delivering as a result of
repeating your speech too many times
each day you will eventually nnd
yourself unable to put the proper
moving power into your words.
One of the national fnalists last
year made the. mistakN of overtrain-
Evening star., 1925-02-15
SEEK DIVORCES IN PARIS.
Two American Women Ask French
Court to Sever Marriage Bonds.

By Cable to The Star and New York World.
PARIS, February 1.-two Amer
lean divorce suits have been filed in
Paris One was that of Mrs.
Cranall, who was born a Vandeveer
and married in 1902 at Woodhaven,
N. Y. She asks the custody of her
three children. The other is that of
Mrs Catherine Savage Townsend, who
married in 1895 at Albany, n. Y.
Mrs Townsend is the daughter of
the Rev. Mr. Savage of Albany and
the granddaughter of James B. Jer-
maine. Her husband, Frederick De
Puyster Townsend of Melrose, Mass,
was graduated from Williams Col
lege in 1895. He was captain of
the foot ball team. Mr.. and Mrs.
Townsend lived at Cooperstown, N. Y.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1925-02-15
RAIL OFFICIAL DIES.
A. D. Shelton Was General Super
intendent of Southern,

GREENSBORO, N. c., February H.
A. D. Shelton. general superintendent
of the northern district of the
Southern Railway Company, died in
a Richmond Va, hospital this after
noon at AIS o'clock, after an illness
lasting for several months. Mr.
Shelton about year ago was grant
ed a leave of absence on account Of
illness. He spent some time in Florida,
later coming to his home here
Several weeks ago he went to Rich
mond to undergo treatment. His
condition grew worse about two
weeks ago and death was not un-
expected,
Evening star., 1925-02-15
OPPOSE ZONING CHANGE.

The Pleasant Plains Citizens Asso-
alton held it's regular monthly meet
ing in the Bruce School Friday night
and voted to oppose that feature of
the new zoning schedule of the Dis
trict which would transform sherman
avenue from Euclid street to Park
road from a residential to a COM
mercial street. E. j. Morton, presi-
dent of the association, presided at
the meeting.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
PRESIDENT CALLS
SENATE IN EXTRA
SESSION MARCH q
Continued from First Page.)

be the selection of the Republicans
for President pro tempore.
Not a little pressure will be exerted
by friends of the World Court pro-
posal to bring about consideration of
that pact during the special session
of the Senate, now called for March
4. They look upon the special ses-
sion as peculiarly the proper time to
consider the protocol and reserva-
tions submitted Senators opposed to
this program, however, take the posi-
tion that the proposed adherence of
the United States to this court is not
of sufficient Importance to warrant
keeping the Senate in session. 1t is
matter, they say. which can just
as we'll come up later when the Sem
ate has to be here to consider other
business.
Evening star., 1925-02-15

II wonder II I could have the rest
of the afternoon Off" Mr.. Parks ask
ed at the close of the interview.
Permission. was given and he left
tn Interior Department after he had
told Secretary Work he was prepared
to accept the goyernorship.
"Such modesty is refreshing" Com
missioner Spry said afterward. He
has been in the territorial field serv-
ice since 1909 and no man Is better
qualified or better informed as to the
needs of Alaska"
Mr.. Parks is AZ years old and a
bachelor. His parents live in Denver.