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Evening star., 1925-12-08
CAPITAL SUFFRAGE
MEASURE OFFERED
Right to Elect Senate and
House Members Proposed
by Senator Jones.

National representation for the
citizens Of the District of Columbia
is proposed in joint resolution in.
troduced in the Senate today by Sen.
ator Wesley L. Jones Of Washington
ment to the Constitution of the
United States so that the people OF
Washington may elect Senators and
Representatives in Congress. and may
vote for electors of President and
Vice President A two-thirdS vote of
the Senate and the House is required
for the adoption of resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Consti
tuition.
The national representation reso.
luton was reported favorably to the
Senate ut the last session of Congress
and was on the calendar at the time
of final adjournment.
Prompt Action to Be Asked.
Senator Jones, a member of the Dis
trict committee, Willy urge that
prompt action be taken again by the
committee on his resolution.
The proposed amendment to the
Constitution follows:
hC WIG Coo Chihii iioN' PO"Sl ~
admit to the status of citizens Of 4
State the residents of the District
constituting the seat of Government,
of the United States, created by Ar
ticle I. section s, for the purpose OF
representation in the Congress and
among the electors Of President and
Vice President and for the purpose
of suing and being sued in the courts
of the United States. under the pro
visions of Article, III. section ..
when the Congress- shall exercise
this power the residents of such Dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one or
two Senators as determined by the
Congress, Representatives in the
House according to their numbers as
determined by the decennial enupera
ton, and presidential electors equal in
number to their aggregate representa-
ton in the House and Senate.
Qualification to Be Set.
THE Congress shall provide by law
the qualifications of voters and the
time and manner of choosing the Sen
ator or Senators, the Representative
or Representatives, and the electors
herein authorized.
THE Congress shall have power to
make all laws which shall be neces.
sary and proper for carrying into
execution the foregoing power"
Evening star., 1925-12-08
By the Associated Pregs.

By the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, December 8.-Gov.
Miriam A. Ferguson today issued a
statement declaring that she will not
call a special session of the legisla-
ture as requested by Speaker Lee
Satterwhite and other members of the
house.
She said there was no necessity
for putting the people Of Texas to
this expense ''at this time when every
effort should be made to hold Gov
ernment appropriations within due
bound Of economy"
She said that she was handing this
communication to the press instead of
writing a letter to each member of
the legislature, In order that the pub
Evening star., 1925-12-08
No Comment From BOrah.
GRANGE MEETS COOLIDGE.
President Asks Him Where II
Lived and Wishes Him Luck.

Red" Grange. the foot ball star.
here for a professional game this
afternoon, was presented to President
Coolidge at the White House today by
Senator Mckinley, Republican. I'LL
nois.
The "galloping ghost" who was in
the executive offices but a moment.
said the President shook hands with
him, asked him where he lived and
wished him luck.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
MERGER PROGRESS
REPORT PROMISED
Congress Will Learn Efforts
to Get Street Railways
to Combine.

a report outlining the SLOW and
painful process toward n voluntary
merger of Washington's dual street
railway systems probably will be
drafted by the Public Utilities Com
mission at its meeting Thursday aft
ernoon for submission to Congress.
1t was learned today at the District
Building.
The Commission seems 20 think
that members of Congress would like
to have at this time an official ac-
count of the progress toward con-
solidation, as the path toward this
goal was cleared at the last session.
AS both the Washington Railway 6
Electric CO. and the Capital Traction
Co. failed to give the Commission
any definite answer to It's request
for Information as to what steps they
had taken toward a voluntary merger,
the utilities body now IS inclined TO
believe that If the plan materializes,
II Will only be as a result of con-
siderable concerted prodding by its
proponents. A report to Congress,
therefore, II was indicated. may give
a new impetus to the proposition.
Postponed Until Thursday.
The replies from the railway COM
ponies have been before the commits
sion for more than a week, but con-
sideration has been postponed until
Thursdays SESSION.
In the midst of the merger question
a new scheme of issuing weekly COM
mutation tickets to street car passen-
gers has come before the commission,
which is not likely to be considered
seriously, however, until the consoli-
dation plan is out Of the way.
The weekly Communication ticket sys-
tenn has been tried successfully In
Pittsburgh. and Maj. w. E. r. Coyell,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner, in
charge of the Public Utilities Commits
son, described it today as "a clever
idea" worthy of consideration In the
District.
Instead of tokens, cards are issued
weekly to street car riders and are
good for an unlimited number of rides
during that seven-day period. Under
this system the transfer problem has
been eliminated, as passengers board
cars at any time by merely flashing
the card. The tickets are transfer
able, and the users may enter either
the front or the rear of the car, thus
facilitating loading at congested
points.
Lower Rate for ID. G.
Although Pittsburgh car riders pay
$l.50 weekly for the commutation
tickets, Maj. Covell believes that a
lower rate could be established In
Washington, ranging between $1.00
and $1.25.
Adoption Of the system In Washing.
ton. in the opinion Of the Utilities
Commission expert, would not tend
to intensity congestion during the
rush hours, but would have the effect
Of increasing the number of passen-
gers during other periods Of the day
when the cars are not crowded.
The success of the plan in Pitts
burgh has resulted in a petition being
filed with the Maryland Public Serv-
ice Commission for it's adoption In
Baltimore, Maj. Covell has learned.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
REDS WILL LEAD ARMS
SCRAPPINe, RYK0FF SAYS
Will Abolish Army and Destroy
Munitions If Others Do.
Leader Asserts.
b. the Associated Press.

d. tUc AsoOcldteu Flces.
MOSCOW, December S.-Address.
ing the Moscow district Communist
conference last night, Alexis I. Ry-
kofY, president Of the Council of Com
missars, declared that Russia was pre-
pared to abolish the red army and
scrap all ammunition factories and
war industries provided the bourgeois
countries did likewise.
If any measures of disarmament
are proposed Russia will be the first
to lead the movement" he added.
NJ. Rykon characterized the Lea que
Of Nations as an instrument OF war
and subjugation. and not Of liberation.
The European powers in seeking to
get Russia into the league. he added,
wished her to make political capitula-
tions in the East and economic sacri-
iices in the West. The Locarno agree
ments were as useless as the league
to secure peace for the world.
It. WAS contended by NJ. RykoR that
tire United States dominates Europe.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Student Starts Hunger Strike.

HAVANA, December 8 R.-Julio
A. Mella. a 22-year-old student of the
University Of Havana, who was put
in jail several days ago for alleged
connection with the throwing of
several bombs last September, has
gone on a hunger strike.
Mella declares he Is innocent Of
connection with the bomb incident.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Burglar Stays Woman

TAMPA, December CP).-Mrs. Jen-
ME Valdez, 2S was shot and instantly
killed and her husband probably ia.
tally wounded by a negro burglar
here late last night, who shot thcn
in their bed after ransacking the
house.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Presidents Coat
Is Lost and Found
Unknown to Him

President Coolidge saw in the pa.
pers today that he had lost his
overcoat yesterday in Chicago. and
a little later he was informed by
the Hotel Sherman, at Chicago,
that 1t had been found and was on
its way to Washington.
The coat. a heavy one carried
along for the President to wear in
an open automobile, was left be-
hind by accident. and the President
was not aware of it until he read
this mornings newspapers.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Edwards of PIebiscitary Body
Reported Choice as En-
voy Here.
MATTHEW, AMBASSADOR.
TO TAKE CABINET POST
Interested Nations Giving Much
Thought to Holding Conference
on Neutral Ground.
By the Associated Preas.


AFRICA, Chile. December S.--Wi-h
the announcement that Beltran
Matthew, Chilean Ambassador TO the
United States, is TO become foreign
minister in the Figuero government.
rumors are again af1oat this time
with greater verisimilitude, that some
affort will be made TO transfer the
Tacna-Arica Negotiations TO Wash
ington.
These rumors are given furthe'
weight by additional reports tha'
Agustin Edwards Of the Chilea
plebiscitary delegation, former Am
bassador to Great Britain, Is 10 be
offered the embassy in Washington
Senor Edwards himself. however.
processes to be unaware Of such a
plan.
No Actual Steps Tdien.
In any case it is known that the in -
tereSted government have given much
thought during the last few weeks
TO the possibility of patching up the
differences over the plebiscite plans
by removing the discussion from the
tense atmosphere OF africa to some
place where the fundamental issue
"Dulu llOl De ODScuItu ~ SIiIiiS.
controversial details.
It is affirmed positfv ely. however-
that no actual steps toward such u
transfer have been made. The
initiative Is regarded as resting solely
with President Coolidge, as the arhi-
traitor under whose award the pleb-
iScite was ordered.
Another Meeting Tomorrow.
Meanwhile another meeting Of ths
plebiscitary commission under Cen
Pershing has been called for tomOr-
row. The agenda Is secret, but IL is
known that Senor Edwards MOTION
that the dates be fixed for the regi>
tration and plebiscite and that tn>
election laws be promulgated with
out delay is still before the commits
sion and probably will fequire further
discussion
The Americans are understood TO
have prepared IL reply to Senior Ed
wards recent speech branding them
as pro-Peruvian. and this proba bly,
vii, be read. The Chileans openly as
sert that they will not participate fur
tner in the work of the commission
until the registration and plebiscite
dates are Internationally fixed.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
FREE AIR BRANCH
OPPOSED BY ELY
War College Head, Witness
in Mitchell Case, Dis
putes CoIoneI's Claim.

Maj. Gen. Hanson Ely. commandant
of the Army War College and the
| first of long list of high ranking
Army officers the prosecution has
called in rebuttal before the Mitchell
courtsmartiaf, today mad a picrur-
esque and vigorous defense Of the
War Departments attitude toward
aviation in general. While praising
the air arm in the highest of terms,
and declaring an Air Board to be ''ex-
tremely important" In the scheme Of
national defense, Gen. Ely looked with
disfavor on an independent Air Board
of united Army and Navy Air De
partment.
Mai. Gen. Robert II. Allen, chief of
| Infantry. followed Gen. Ely on the
stand He testified that at the Leav-
enworth School more hours were de,
| voted to Air Service operation and
| training problems than to any other
| single arm of the military service.
He deplored the lack Of suitable equip
ment for the Infantry. and explained
| that many Of his recommendations
for improvement in his branch had
not been concurred in. He laid par
ticular emphasis on mortars and 81
nm. guns and tanks. DO they kill
asked.
some have been killed in tanks" :"
the witness said.
Called to the stand by Col. Sherman
Moreland, trial judge advocate. who.
after an absence of several weeks
from active participation in the pro-
ceedings, again took up direct exam
| ination of the witness. Gen. Ely de-
tailed to the court the education Of
Army officers with the view of placing
| them on the General staff. He was
qualified as an expert on this subject
and made a great effort to make clear
that when an officer reached the Gen
eral staff he has a broad and unbiased
knowledge of every arm of the serv-
ice and acts accordingly.
Direct Questioning Brief.
The direct examination Of the wit.
ness required but few minutes. dur
ing which time Gen. Ely admitted
ignorance of the principle of mob
psychology on which the infantry
fights" This statement was attribut-
ed to the accused, who further was
quoted as having said ground men
have to be kicked around and are
shot at If they try to run away.
Air men must have initiative and they
are the greatest individual fighters
in the world"
Gen. Ely said he never heard Of
that theory, but he knows the air
men must have initiative. 'If he
wants to beat 1t. he can," he con-
tinued. land say something is the
matter with his plane. No one can
check up on him. The same applies
to the cavalry. Both need much disci-
pline."
The ground men Of today. Gen. Ely
explained, are we'll disciplined and do
not have to be forced to carry out
, an order However" he added, "if
he gets in hole and won't come out
and II an officer tries to get him out.
he'll get plugged
Objection Sustained.
The other outstanding point on di.
| rect examination occurred when Col.
Moreland asked the witness If In his
38 years Of special study of discipline
he had an opinion on the effect Col.
Mitchell's San Antonio statement had
Continued on Page 9 Column al
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Crown Princess FelNitated.

TOXIC, December s CP.-Hundreds
of congratulatory cablegrams, includ
ing one from President Coolidge, have
been received by the imperial family
on the birth of a daughter to the
Crown Princess. wife of Prince Re-
gent Hirohito. Mother and daughter
are in excellent health.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Nicaragua Volcano Active.

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua.
December PD.-The Volcano One.
tepe, on Lake Nicaragua, is showing
activity. Heavy rumblings from II
are heard frequently. Several small
earthquakes have been felt. The
streets of Rivas are covered with
ashes.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Invitation Studied.

Definite comment by Washington
officials on the League of Nations de-
rision 10 invite the United States,
Russia aud Germany to participate
in the work Of special commission
on International disarmament will
await careful study of the text of
the invitation by President Coolidge.
Congress, In ratifying the German
peace treaty, imposed limitations on
the powers of the President to send
delegates abroad for conferences, and
it will be necessary for the Washing
ton Government to have very full
knowledge Of the purpose Of the pro-
posed disarmament conference as
well as it's exact relationship to the
League of Nations and to the Yer
sailles Treaty before decision can be
reached here on the course to be fol-
lowed.
No Comment From BOrah.
The disposition of most members
Of Congress today was to approach
the subject gingerly. Chairman
Borah of the Senate foreign relations
committee refused to comment. as did
some of the other Senate irreconcil-
ables Senator Swanson of Virginia,
ranking Democrat on the committee,
said the United States should accept
the invitation without hesitation.
1t was suggested by Senator Moses,
Republican, New Hampshire, Presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate, that an
other disarmament conference prob
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Evening star., 1925-12-08
COL. PEEK URGED
FOR PARKS POST
Aide to MacNider May Sue.
ceed Sherri|I-Grant
Also Has Chance.

Lieut.. Col. Ernest D. Peek, Corps
Of Engineers. attached to the Office of
Assistant Secretary MacNider Of the
War Department as head Of the divi-
sion for the procurement of war sup
plies, has been recommended strongly
to President Coolidge and Secretary
Davis for appointment as director of
public buildings and public parks OF
the National Capital, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation
of Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff., Corps Of
Engineers.
Lieut.. Col. Peek has served several
tours of duty in this city rs an as
student at the Army War College and
general staff, and his friends say he is
admirably equipped both by ability
and experience for the suggested as
sig ament.
Reasons for Advocacy.
In advocating his selection on other
grounds they point out that as there
already are three assistants Of the
rank of jor in the Office now filled
by Lieut.. Col. Sheriff.. as we'll as the
fact that the Office usually has been
held by officers above the rank OF
major mainly because of its impor-
tance and heavy financial responsible
ties. it's duties naturally should de-
volve on the highest ranking officer
available for the purpose.
1t Is intimated that the advocacy of
Lieut.. Col. Peek for the detail also is
predicated on the understanding that
Col. Sherwood A. Cheney. Corps of
Engineers, chief military aide to Pres
ident Coolidge. Is not q candidate for
the Office of director Of public build
ings and public parks.
Regardless of these representations,
1t is felt in military circles that there
are strong reasons why Maj. u. S.
Grand, Sd. the senior major in the
office and now acting director, should
be promoted to the vacancy regardless
Of his rank. It Is pointed out that he
now stands number three in the list
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Appropriation subcommittee.

Other SubcommitteeS of the apprp-
priation committee which are of par
ticular local interest because they
handle the supply bills for all Gov
eminent activities centered In Wash
ington are as follows: Treasury and
Post Office Department, Representa-.
tives Madden. Ware, Magee, Thatcher
Ryrns and ,Gallivan.
War Department-Repre
Anthony, Barbour, Clague. Johnson
and Harrison.
sentatives Magee, Dickinson, Wason
Buchanan and Lea.
Independent offices - Representa-
tives Wood. Wason. Summers, Sand
lin and Cullen.
Interior Department. which has jul
risdiction over Columbian Institution
for the Deaf, st. Elizabeths Hospital
Howard University and Freedmen's S
Hospital - Representatives Cramton
Murphy. French, Carter and Taylor.
Navy Representative
French, Hardy, Taber, Ayres and
Oliver.
Departments of State. Justice, Com
merce and Labor - Representatives
and Griffin.
Legislative establishment-Rep
sentatives Dickinson, Summers, Muir
ply. Taylor and Collins.
observation-disclosures Mad
den, Anthony, Wood, Champion. Ware
Wason, Byrns, Gallivan, Buchanan
and Carter.
Hearings on the District appropria
ton bill will probably not be started
until February, beeause the District
budget win be the last one to be con.
sidered by the House Appropriations
Committee.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
DC. Subcommittee
. ON BUDGET NAMED
Organization Completed by
Selection of Two Demo-
cratic Members.

The personnel of the subcommittee
of the House appropriations commit
tee which will consider the District
Of Columbia budget for the support
of the National Capital for the fiscal
year beginning July l next, was Of
ficially announced today by Chairman
Madden.
The three Republican members are:
Representatives Frank Funk of Him
ois. chairman; Robert Simmons, Ne
braska, and George Holden Tinkham
of Massachusetts.
The Democratic members are: Rep
lesentatives Anthony j. Griffin of New
York and Ross Collins of Mississippi
The two new members made known
today are Mr.. Griffin and Mr. Collins.
Mr.. Griffin Is a native of New York
City, educated at City College and
Cooper Union. After several years
experience at surveying and engineer
ing he turned to law and was studying
In the Office Of the famous Gen. Daniel
l.. SickelS.
He took the law course at New
York, where he graduated with hon
ors. He has been practicing for the
past 33 years. He was a member of
l1e lEln ana oStn Regiments OIL the
National Guard of New York, and in
the latter unit he organized Company
+. which he commanded during the
Spanish-American War.
Active in Civic Movements.
Mr.. Griffin has been active in civic
movements in the Bronx for many
years. In 1906 he established and
edited the Bronx Independent He
served two terms in the New York
State Senate, where he was chairman
OF the most important committees.
Mr.. Griffin has been specially inter
ested in trade associations and cham
ber of commerce work and in social
welfare activities especially of benefit
TO children. He has already served
six years in Congress.
Mr.. Collins was born near Meridian,
Miss, on April 25. 1880. He attended
the city schools of Meridian and in
1s94-9o was at the Mississippi A and
NJ. College, receiving the degree of
\. b. at Kentucky University and the
degree of LII. 8. at the University of
Mississippi. He studied law and was
admitted to practice in Meridian in
1901. He IS married and has two chill
dren. He was elected attorney gen
eral of Mississippi in 1911 and was
reelected without opposition in 1915.
He was elected to the sixty seventh
Congress and reelected to the Sixty
eighth Congress.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Objection Sustained,

Objection Sustained.
The other outstanding point on di-
rect examination occurred when Col.
Moreland asked the witness If In his
3S years of special study of discipline
he had an opinion on the effect Col.
Mitchells San Antonio statement had
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
" FATHER.

- = " cdthSI pOIfdu toTccaStl
Mostly cloudy. with lowest tempera.
ture tonight about 80 degrees: fair and
colder tomorrow and tomorrow night.
Tomperatures-Iiigh 54. at noon
today; lowest. "a. a. 7:30 Il m. today.
Full report on page :.
Evening star., 1925-12-08
Full of Philosophy.

The message Is, indeed, a state pa
per. filled with the philosophy of the
Greeks, which preached moderation
and nothing in excess" and with the
spirituality of the Pilgrim Fathers.
1t has, too. its eminently practical
side. The Presidents position on mat.
7ers of great interest to the people Is
made known frankly and unequtvo-
ely His message is made emphatic
with many short, episrammatlc sem
continued on Page >. Column -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10
Scopes Trial
Did Not Place
Dayton on Map
Tennessee Town Has Long Been
Recognized AS Strawberry
Center of the World

DAYTON, Tenn. July 10.-whilc
the trial OF John T. Scopes, charged
with violating the Tennessee law
prohibiting the teaching of evolu-
tion in the public schools, has at
tracted attention to this city from
all parts of the country, its citizens
insist that it wa sperman2ntly plac
ed on the map long before on its
own account. TIE trial scheduled
to begin Friday in expected 20 bring
to the city a large number of isl
tors who never have been here he
fore; some, perhaps, who never have
heard of the place.
Citizens of Dayton take pride in
the city's claim to be tee largest
strawberry shipping centac in the
world, and they are optimistic that
within a few years it will rival Fort
Valley, Ga, as peach center.
The county seat of Rhea county,
Dayton is the center of rich agri-
cultural country. It's strawberry ship
ments this season amounted to 500
cars, which, local men say, is far he
low the shipments of previous years.
Because the surrounding hills
for meXcellent shields for orchards.
farmers have been turning their at
tention to peach producing in re-
cent years, and this season approx
mately 100000 trees will bear fruit
for the first time.
In addition to its riches OF the
peach orchards andy strawberry
patches, Rhea county has consider
able wealt underground. Only a
few of the worlds known minerals
are missing when census is taken
of the territory within 50 miles of
Dayton. At present mi1lng opera
tions are dull.