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Evening star., 1925-12-14
ERN|NSURANCE
CODE ASKED IN BILL
D. c. Welfare Measure Next
to Be Offered, Senator
Capper Declares.

The bill TO give Washington a mod
ern insurance code was introduced IN
the Senate today by Senator Capper,
chairman OF the District committee.
This measure has the support OF the
District Commissioners and Senator
Capper Is hopeful of obtaining enact
ment at this session.
Senator Capper also expects TO in
troduce either today or tomorrow the
public welfare bill and a bill to author
ize an additional $500. 900 to complete
the connecting link between Rock
Creek and Potomac Parks.
Senator Capper stated today that
an earnest effort will be made to Sc
cure enactment of the public welfare
bill AT this session. In the last Con
gress this bill passed the House. but
failed to come to a vote in the Senate
during the closing days OF the session.
This measure also is being strongly
urged by the Commissioners and vari-
Gus organiZa tiOns. 1t would create in
the District government a board Of
public welfare. in which would be con-
solidated the functions now distributed
among several boards, including the
Board of Charities and the Board of
Children's Guardians.
Senator Capper stated today that he
expected to call a meeting Of the Sen
ate District committee Wednesda V
morning 10 organize and to name sub
committees to begin work on the sew
eral District bills that already have
been introduced. One of the first mat
ters waiting the attention of the com
| mittee is the nomination of Commits
sioner Fenning.
Evening star., 1925-12-14

1923 the field orders covered only the
the Island Of Oahu. The witness re-.
fused to admit that this left the other
islands unprotected but he did say
there were no separate field orders
for the others.
"All were covered in that one or
der" he explained.
He testified under crosS-exa mination
that most of the Hawaiian Islands are
natural airdomes and well adapted for
that purpose. The occupancy of one
by a hostile power would throw open
all others to an air attack and make
them vulnerable. he admitted.
Oahu. however, Maj. McNair ex-
plained. is the only vital military area
of the group, because Pearl Harbor
and many Oil tanks are located there.
Are the tanks close together?'
asked Mr. Reid
"They are fairly close together"
the witness replied. But they are
SO constructed that the oil Will not
burn If bombed
DO you mean to say they hold un-
burnable oil?"
"Unburnable when we don't want it
to burn"
After having hammered away at
the point that the other islands in the
group were not protected physically
bv military forces and leaving the
matter there. Mr.. Reid finished his
cross examination. Maj. Wilby then
asked:
What is your opinion of a COM
n,anding officer who divides his COM
mand into eight or nine parts and has
them separated by 100 miles or more?'
He is guilty of a crime in opening
himself up to defeat in detail" Maj.
NcNair replied.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
PRESS CLUB SELLS
BUILDING BONDS
S5,0O0,0O0 Securities Dis
pensed to Finance Construc-
ton of Headquarters.

Financing of the National Press
building in, Washington has just been
completed through the sale to y. w.
Chapman < Co, Inc; Blyth, Witter &
Co., ana White, Weld & Co, of an is
sue Of 5000, 900 first mortgage { per
cent sinking fund gold bonds. The un-
derwriting of this issue will enable the
National Press Club. which will own
and operate the building through the
National Press Club Corporation, to
start construction work soon. The
barkers plan to offer the bonds for
public subscription within the next
four or five days.
The building will be on the site of
the Ebbitt House at the southeast cor.
ner of Fourteenth and F streets
The first mortgage bonds, which
will be secured by first lien on the
land and building owned in fee, will, it
Is expected, be priced at 99la and in
terest. to yield over per cent. The
bonds are dated December l, 1925, and
mature December l 1859. but through
the sinking fund provisions the entire
loan will be paid off prior to maturity
The sinking fund will begin to operate
December l. 1927. For sinking FUND
purposes the bonds are callable upon
80 days notice at 103 and interest tC
and including December /, 1886; there
after at 102 and interest to and includ
ing June l, 1859.
In connection with the completion
of the financing for the new structure
the personnel of the National Press
Building Corporation has been made
public. John Hays Hammond is presi
dent and John JOY Edison is trea surer
The directors include Edward B. Nc
Lean, Henry l.. Sweinhart, James
William Bryan. Arthur S. Henning
Robert V. Fleming, l.. c. Probert and
others.
Evening star., 1925-12-14

Continued from Fnst 1ase-)
called attention to reduction in ex-
DenditureS and improvement in SerN-
ice. including consolidation, and says:
I'VE cannot overlook the fact that
these desirable accomplishments have
come during the year in which there
has been the nearest to separation
of operating functions In the shipping
Board. in the year in which the re-
sponisbiIity for the operating results
has been lodged in largest measure In
the Fleet Corporation.
While the minority report does not
refer by name to the regime of former
Admiral Leigh C. Palmer as president
of the Fleet Corporation, it was his
administration to which the report
had reference.
Agree on Many Details.
The minority report also declares
that the operation of the fleet, which
is largely technical. should be under
the officers of the Fleet Corporation
as shipping men. rather than the
Shipping Board, whose members nave
never been engaged, prior their ap-
pointment to the board, in the ship
ming business The report says that
the board should be continued, how
ever, as regulatory agency.
The majority and minority reports
were In accord in many Recommended
tions such as those calling for patron
age by the Government OF American
ships, use of American ships for mail
carriers, the placing OF the Fleet Cor
poration on q basis similar to private
ly operated companies.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
MARINE CORPORAL
INDICTED IN DEATH
KuIick, Who Shot Man in
Barracks Row, Accused
of Murder.

John kulick corporal of marines,
was indicted today by the grand jury
on a charge of murder In the frst
degree in connection with the death
Of John Ban, an enlisted man, at the
Marine Barracks November s. kulick
was detailed to awaken the marines,
and. when he reached the bunk of Ban.
IL is said, pulled back the covers and
when Ban pulled the covers over
himself again kulick Is said TO have
slapped him on the leg. An alter
cation ensued, and Kulick drawing
his pistol shot Ban through the head.
Murder in the first degree is also
charged in an Indictment against
Joseph Abe Picard, an employe of
ed Joseph F. Stems. another en-
ploye, because he asked him to kill
him" The tragedy occurred Noyem-
Der IL last at the hospital. Picard is
said to have told the police he did
no harm because Stems had made the
request before and gun then used
would not explode. Picard said he
exchanged it for u larger weapon and
when he again asked Stems if he
wanted to die the victim repeated the
request.
Alleged Stabber Indicted.
Robert Lee Virgins. colored, is the
third 10 be indicted for murder in the
first degree. He is charged with
stabbing to death Henry l.. Butler,
also colored. following a dispute over
the refusal of a woman 10 accom-
pany Virgins to a dance. The
tragedy took place Navember IL, at
ol0 Sixty second street northeast.
Manslaughter is charged in an in
dictment against Joseph r. Shields,
colored. who is said TO have stabbed
Willie Snipes following a dispute over
a girl at 1912 Delaware avenue south
west November 10.
Six cases were dropped by the
grand Jurors, who considered the evi
dence insufficient. Those eXonerated
and the charges of which they We're
freed. are: Earl L. Sawyer. forgery
Elmer ~ Neal, joy riding: Hillman T,
Halloway, blackmail: Joseph II. Lang
ford. assault with dangerous weapon
Francis Deegan, interfering with a
revenue officer, and Arthur Johnson
homicide.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: John Henry Shorter
| Christine Purdy, Howard 7. Ferguson
alias Howard II. Ferguson; Edward
IIansborough, Mamie MCDONALD, John
Lyons, Edna Prince. Frances Wash
ington, alias Frances Johnson, ant
Marie DeVaughn, violating Harrison
narcotic act; John Saunders, alias John
Strhohe: George NJ. Hammond ant
Wainwright Beckett, joyriding; Oscar
p. Webster, embeZzlement and lar
ceny after trust; Alfred r. knowles
Frederick Mclean and Raymond
| Crawford, grand larceny: Forest
Pettry and Paul Gwinn. violating ma
tional motor vehicle theft act; Isaac
Bear, assault with dangerous weapon
and assault with intent to kill; Russell
Edward Hunter, assault with danger
Gus weapon: Clarence Williams and
| Edward Driver, robbery: John B.
| NeSiaser, William Lascollett, j. Ralph
Davis and Frank NJ. Carter. non-sup
mort minor children; William Joseph
Hannah, sodomy; William A. Wright,
carnal knowledge.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
GEN, ROGERS DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Author of Sensational Charge
Against Gen. Hart Expires
in Philadelphia.

Maj. Gen. Harry l.. Rogers, chief
quartermaster Of the American Ex
peditiOnary Forces under Gen. Per.
shing, whose charges that his sue.
cessor, Maj. Gen. William H. Hart,
had unscrupulously consptred to has
ten his retirement, caused a sensa-
ton in the Army some months ago,
died in Philadelphia late Saturday
night, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from that city today.
Gen. Rogers accusations came
with staggering suddenness. Gen.
Hart had served under him as assist
ant chief quartermaster. Two years
after he had been retired and his SUI
bordinate had succeeded to the post
Gen. Rogers filed charges with the
War Department, accusing his for
mer assistant with having published
derogatory articles intended to preju
dice officials and prevent his reap
pointment to command of the quar-
terma ster's department.
The charges were investigated by
the inspector general Of the Army. and
on October % II was formally an.
nounced that the investigating officer
could find no basis for proceedings
and the case was dropepd. Witnesses
named by Gen. Rogers are reported tn
have reversed statements accredited
to them. and it was said Gen. Rogers,
too. refused to appear. pleading III
health.
Gen. Rogers was victim of heart
disease, and had been i'll for n long
time prior to his death. He went TO
Philadelphia for treatment several
months ago. He was under the care OF
specialists and lived in his apartment
in the greatest seclusion because OF
his serious condition. Although the
death occurred late Saturday night. II
was not announced until this morning
Gen. Rogers was born In Wash
ington. d. @, January 29, 1857, but
received his appointment to the Army
from Michigan. where he lived for
a number Of years.
Enlisted in Spanish War.
Gen. Rogers began his long mill
tary career of more than n quarter
century, which ended with his retire
ment as Quartermaster General ot
the Army on August 27, 1922, with
voluntary enlistment in the Span
ish- american War in 1898. He re-
ceived appointment as major and was
assigned as paymaster. He remained
in the service following the war and
was appointed deputy payma ster gen
eral April. 1907. and then to a col
onelcy and acting paymaster genera
In 1909
Gen. Rogers continued 10 advance
| through the ranks in the Quarter
master Division and served under
Gen. Funston at Vera Cruz durinf
the expedition to Mexico in 1914
Later he was placed in charge of tn,
supply problems OF the punitive ex,
pedition s forces under Gen. Pershinf
| in 1916.
Gen. Rogers was commissioned
! hrigadier general in 1917 and went Il
France with Gen. Pershing as quarter
master general of the A. f. F. in 1918
He was retired August 81, 1922. a!
! disabled in line OF duty He wa!
awarded distinguished servic,
medal
Gen. Rogers was a member of the
board of commissioners of the United
States Soldiers Home here for severa
| years. He, resided, in recent years OF
his stay in Washington. at the Wood
ward apartments.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
WAR ON CHRISTMAS
RUM TO Be PUSHED
Every Avenue Leading Into
City Watched by u. S.
and Local Officers.

Vigilance OF the customs. Coas st
Guard, prohibition agents and police
will continue unrelenting against eff
forts to satisfy the Illegal market for
Christmas liquor in Washington, car
rying on the campaign launched with
umerous arrests over the week end.
This was indicated today from sew
eral sources of authority, where it
was learned that special attention is
to be paid to all the avenues of trans
portation leading into the Capital.
Roads and waterways are under con-
stant surveillance by men armed with
the authority Of their particular
branch Of the Federal or city service.
and any effort TO bring into the Capt.
tai large supplies of liquor. officials
predicted. would meet with failure.
Plans for use of airplanes, if neces-
sary to assist in the campaign
against speedboats known to have en-
tered Chesapeake Bay with loads of
liquor, were kept secret by those in
charge, but 1t is known that every
resource available to the Govern
ment will he thrown into the fight II
needed The Coast Guard has tight
ened it's Gordon at the Virginia Capes
and is patrolling the Bay itself.
Survey of the activities in Wash
ington over the week end reveal 121
arrests for the As hours ending at
8 am. this morning.
Real rye whisky is exceptionally
scarce in local bootleg circles, accord
ing to Capt. Guy r. Burlingame. head
of the flying squadron" 1t has been
some time since any real liquor Was
seized In raids, he said, most of 1t
coming from stills operated by anna
teurs.
Arrests during the two-day period
for offenses resulting from the han
ding and consumption of liquor are
shown on police reports as follows
Sale of intoXicants, 80: illegal posses
sion of them, 81; transporting %;
manufa ucturing, /: intoNication, 12l
driving automobiles while intoxicated
IL; driving horse-drawn vehicle while
intoxicated. l; drinking in public, 2.
Small quantities of liquor and an
automobile were seized in connection
with the arrests.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
w. R. T. REVENUE SHOWS
INCREASE IN NOVEMBER
Decrease in Operating Cost Also
Reflects in Books of Bus
Co. for Month.

Revenues of the Washington Rapid
Transit Company in November in
creased .s211.01 over the preceding
month, according to a financial re-
port filed today with the Public Util-
tiles Commission. The operating ex-
penses also showed a decrease of
S961.41 under October's total of $37,-
086.47.
These figures, 1t was indicated, will
have important bearing on the COM
mission when 1t considers at a public
hearing December 80. the petition of
William Nick. Clayton for a reduction
in fare on the company's busses Mr..
Clayton's petition contended that the
company's earnings exceed Il fair re-
turn on its investment.
The November financial report
showed that the total operating in
come amounted to s39 5000, as com
pared with s39, ,479.3S for October.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
HOUSE WOMEN TO TALK.

Two new woman members of the
House will have an important part in
the deliberations of the women's in
dustrial conference to meet here
January 1921, inclusive. the Labor
Department announced today. Mrs.
John J. Rogers of Massachusetts and
Mrs. Julius Kahn of California will
speak Monday evening, January IS.
Secretary Davis will make the main
address of the evening on the topic.
Working Women and the American
Home"
Delegates from nearly every ma
tional womens organization and every
organization having a large proper
ton of woman members will attend
the conference.
Mrs. Rogers Is, to speak on What
Massachusetts Has Done for Women
Workers" and Mrs. Kahn's subject
will be Industrial Standards for
Women in California"
Evening star., 1925-12-14
$160.O00 BUILDING BEGUN
University Of Maryland Dining
Hall Work Gets Under Way.

Work on the new 100000 dining
was begun this morning. The build
ing will occupy a part of the site of
the old dormitory destroyed by fire in
1914.
The main hall will accommodate
500 persons and there will be cafe
terra and private dining hall. The
money for this work was appropria ted
at the last session of the Legislature
About 90 seats of the southeast por-
ton of the present dining hall will be
torn away. During the construction
students will be compelled to eat in
shifts.
Evening star., 1925-12-14

that he has a white beard and wears red suit
and hat and that once year he drives away
with his team of swift reindeer and visits gooo
children everywhere, going down the chimney
and leaving presents? .
In the last few years men have discovered
many great things. Explorers have gone faI
away, in ships. in airplanes and on 1oot' ana
have brought back tales of strange lahds ana
people. ~ ~
But the greatest story, you Will all agree
is the finding of the home of Santa Claus
Early this Winter Capt. r. T. hlenscnnhldt
and his wife away up North among 'ne
Eskmos taking moving pictures The captain
took pictures of the way the Eskimos hVed IN
their snow houses and hunted the polar bear,
the seal and the warus. lie saw no" they
herded their reindeer.
The Star sent its correspondent TO visit the
captain. nearly Christmas time wheh
he correspondent arrived. and, of course, every
body was talking about Santa Claus. Inc
Eskimos of course, the nearest nelghpors Oh
Santa Claus and ought to know something ABOUT
him SO The Stars correspondent ana the
captain's wife (shan call her Mrs CapO began
ask questions.
Start for Santas Home
We thought 1t would he a wonderful thlng
TO meet Santa Claus and call on him in his nome
perhaps even have tea with him. and then ask
Evening star., 1925-12-14

While this fierce snowstorm was
raging the captain took picture OF
his reindeer teams and the Wild Lay
lux lie froze his fingers and Layluk
blew the camera full of snow, but we
got our picture, which we are sendinG
YOU by wireless. Then Layluk seem
ed 10 feel that he was defeated, Tor
the wind grew less. and we were able
to go through the pass in the noun
tains.
Reindeer Find Food.
The next day we found ourselves on
great level plain, called a tundra
which was covered with reindeer
moss. Our reindeer dug through the
snow with their sharp little hoofs and
Shoveled the snow away with THEN
antlers, and had great feast of the
moss, while Mrs. Cap cooked hot
meal Soon after. the reindeer grew
restless. tossed their antlers in the
would let them. This meant that
they smelled a reindeer herd, ant
wanted to be off to join their brothers
So the captain quickly loaded the
sleds again. and let the reindeer have
their own way. off they darted. rs
If they had neither sleigh nor load
behind them. They went in great
leaps and bounds, throwing the hard
snow from their hoofs, SO that We
people on the sleds had to lie dowr
and cover our faces. You know how
hot and sticky you get when YOU run
The reindeer does not prespirt
through his skin as we do, but throw:
his head up and opens his mouth
wide. through which geat clouds o.
steam rush into the freezing air. Il
is a great thing to ride behind a pail
Of these swift Steeds.
Just before the big moon sank be
hind a low ridge OF mountains, We
began to see hundreds and ever
thousa nds of dark spots all over the
great plain. II was a vast herd ot
reindeer. A few minutes more and oul
sleds were right among them, and oui
reindeer stopped, painting from theil
fast run. We pitched camp and built
bonfire with the reindeer all around
us looking at the fire with great. soft
brown eyes.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
Bernstorff's Nephew Killed

WURZBURG, Bavaria. Germany,
December IA P).-Prince Loewen.
stein, s-year-old nephew of Count Won
Bernstorff, former Amba ssador to the
United States, was killed by an auto
mobile today near the home of his
mother, Princess Loewenstein. The
young prince was bob sleighing when
struck.
Evening star., 1925-12-14
L|SSNER REPORTED
TO HAVE RETIRED
Shipping Board Commits
sioner's Rumored Action
Laid to III Health.

LOS ANGELES, December 14.-Ill
health seemed today TO have forced
the retirement OF Meyer Lissner as a
commissioner of the United States
Shipping Board.
Although the Los Angeles Times
says that the commissioner has def
initely decided to submit his resigna-
ton. which, according to dispatches
from Washington has been expected
for some time. ii was said at the home
of his brother, DR.. Henry II. Lissner
that he continues to consider it. An
announcement will be made within
the next few days, it was stated.
Mr.. Lissner was described by his
brother az having come to California
to enjoy u much needed rest. The
commissioner has served ON the Ship
ping Board for nearly five years, hay
! ing been appointed by President Hard
! ing in June. 1921 His term does not
expire until 1928. Ia
Supported Palmer.
/ Mr.. Lissner has been in sympa tn y
with the administration shipping pro
| gram calling for the centra liZed con-
| troll of the Government fleet He sup
ported Leigh c. Palmer, president. of
the United States Emergency Fleet
| Corporation. in the latters recent fight
with the Shipping Board.
The White House had not at noon
! today received the resignation of
| Meyer Lissner of Los Angeles as a
member of the United States Ship
! ping Board. Reports that Mr., Lissner,
who now is in Los Angeles, would
| shortly resign did not come as any
| surprise to the White House, mas
much as Mr.. Lissner is understood
! to have intimated to the President
and others in Washington during the
| past few months that he desired to
retire because of i'll health. Mr.
! Lissner had long talk with the
President less than a month ago, dur
| ing which they went over the entire
Shipping Board question and dur
to have made known his wishes
! about retiring.
Senators Are Asked.
President Coolidge asked Senators
| McNary and Stanfield of Oregon and
Jones of Washington, who are natu.
! rally interested in Il successor to Bert
r, Ilaney of Oregon, Il member of the
! Shipping Board who is not to he re.
| nominated by the President to submit
names of Republicans as we'll as
! Democrats. This has been interpreted
az meaning that Mr.. Coolidge is con.
sidering naming a Republican to sue.
ceed MIR. Haney, who is d Democrat
! and Democrat to succeed Mr., Liss
ner, who is Republican.