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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-21
PUMPING MACHINERY

1-2 to Is h. p. Fairbanks Morse and
Kreuger Atlas Oil Engines in stock.
Centrifugal Pumps.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-21
SAMPSON WINDMILLS

with Hyatt Roller Bearings require
oilng once a year. Easiest running
and the strongest mill made. Cheap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
WILL PUSH CHARGES.
Kennedy to Face Court-Martial if
He Is Found Sane.

Court-martial proceedings against
Lieut.. Frank E. Kennedy, now confined
in the State Hospital for Insane at
Napa, Calf, will be pressed, it was
said today at the Navy Department, in
the event Kennedy is found to be sane.
1t was explained that the officer was
tried before a summary court at his
Asiatic station on charges based on
drunkenness and insubordination, but
both Rear Admiral Washington, COM
manding and Secretary Wilbur were
of the opinion the punishment, a sus-
pension, was too lenient. Steps to or
der a court-martial were in progress.
it was said when Kennedy was COM
mitted to the asylum.
Details of the incidents which led up
to the charges against Lieut. Kennedy
have not been made public. but it was
said at the department that in one
report from him he had mentioned the
automobile incident. naming Lieut..
Christie, Kennedy's Immediate COM
manding officer at the time.
The report of the naval medical sur
vey on which Lieut. Kennedy was COM
mitted to the insane asylum has not
been received as yet by the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery at the Navy De-
partment The bureau was said to have
acted on telegraphic. advices in approv-
ing the report of the survey board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
RETIREMENT VOTE
NOW |SUP TOG. O.P.
Ready for House and Steer
ing Committee Can De-
eide if Bill Comes Up.

Appeal to the most influential group
in the House will be made within the
next AZ hours in a desperate effort to
get up for consideration the retire
ment bill, which has already passed
the Senate
The House civil service committee
after a brief session today by unani-
nous agreement ordered a favora BILE
report on the retirement bill in ex-
actly the same form it passed the
Senate, and instructed Chairman LehI-
bach to appear before the rules com
mittee asking a special rule that this
measure might be brought up before
the close of the present session
When informed of this action by the
civil service committee Chairman
Smell of the rules committee declared
that the appeal must now be made to
the Republican steering committee
which has taken over the legislative
program for the last few days of the
session.
AS House Leader Longworth was
absent today on account of the death
of his close personal friend, Senator
Medill Mccormick, action was delayed
on calling the steering committee to-
gether. Friends of the Government
clerks are working tirelessly to get
favorable action on the bill before
March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
ITALY PINS FAITH
ON i. S. LEN|ENCY
Will Recognize Debt, But
Counts on Long Time
for Payment.
BY HIRAM X. MODERwELL.

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News
ROME, February 26.-Giacomo de
Martino. who is shortly to take up
tI.e duties of Italian Ambassador to
the United States, has no concrete plan
for debt payment, the correspondent
is assured, but he is authorized to
concerning payment with the Ameri-
can Government.
Instructions on the Italian govern
ment's attitude in the matter, given
the new Ambassador prior to sailing
roughly, are as follows:
Recognizes Contract.
Italy recognizes her debts and in
tends to pay them within the limits
of possibility. Although the Italian
people almost universally feel that
their debts were morally washed out
with the blood of the Italian dead,
the government recognizes that a
contract is a contract. 1t assumes,
however, that the United States would
not insist on a scheme of payment so
severe that it would ruin Italian
national economy.
Business men appreciate the fact
that it would be to the advantage of
no one to drive Italy toward bank
ruptcy by heavy taxation when she is
just emerging from the financial dol
drums.
1t is also pointed out that Italy
is much poorer than France in nat
ural resources and has had a much
harder economic struggle since the
war
Furthermore, one of her chief
sources of national income - emf
grants remittances-is being grad
ually strangled by immigration re-
strictions. 1t must be added that
public opinion is decidedly not eager
to have the subject opened now. The
newspapers, including the Fascist
press. deny the moral validity of
Italy's war debts, but the govern
ment, against considerable pressure,
stubbornly maintains the formal at
titude just described.
Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
FARM MARKET BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Dickinson Cooperative Mar
keting Measure Approved
by Vote of 284 to 95.

BY a vote of 2S4 to 95 the Dickinson
cooperative marketing bill was passed
today by the House.
The measure approved as a substi-
tute for the Haugen proposal report
ed by the agricultural committee as
a bill carrying out the recommenda-
tions of the Presidents agricultural
commission now goes to the Senate
with fate problematical.
Passage of the bill came after it
had run tortuous parliamentary
path. Offered by its author. Repre-
sentative Dickinson. Republican,
Iowa, as an amendment for the text
of the Haugen proposal after the
enacting clause, it was approved late
yesterday by standing vote of 13S to
7S The House today affirmed this
action by roll call vote of 20S to 175.
Another roll call was then demand
ed on the question of passing the
Dickinson bill.
On the two votes for substituting
the measure for the Haugen bill Demo-
Gratis joined with a bloc of Repub-
licans in a stand against the agricul-
ture committee recommendations. On
the final vote a number of Democrats
voted against the Dickinson BILL while
some of the Republicans who had OBJ
jected to the substitute voted for it,
among them Chairman Haugen of the
agriculture committee.
Mr.. Dickinson, predicting enactment
of the measure into law, said he had
assurance that Senator McNary, Repub-
lican, Oregon, would lead a fight for
favorable Senate action and that Chair
man Norris of the Senate agriculture
committee was not inclined to be hos
tile to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
PRESIDENT EBERT
DANGEROUSLY ILL
German Executive Develops
Peritonitis After Appendi-
citis Operation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 26.-President
Ebert. who underwent an operation
Tuesday morning for appendicitis,
developed peritonitis last night. He
was somewhat better this morning,
but his condition was still serious.
The presidents physician this
morning issued bulletin which read
THE president suddenly fell i'll at
noon on February % with u severe
case of appendicitis, which necessi-
tated an operation that night. De-
spite the fact that the operation as
undertaken soon after the illness de-
veloped, the appendix was found
badly infiamed and partially pune
tured, SO that peritonitis developed"
THE course of the illness was sat
isfactory until last night but as often
happens on the third day, the peri
tonitis became worse last evening. so
that the president spent an uneasy
night.
This morning his condition was
improved, but was still serious"
President Ebert's secretary said
this noon that the. patients physicians
expected the crisis in his case to
come today.
The presidents family, whose mem
bers were summoned to the hospital
during the night, returned home to
the executive mansion early today,
but with the understanding they
would go to the hospital again this
afternoon.
The presidents condition early this
afternoon was still very serious.
While the patient was sleeping at
2 O'Clock this afternoon, it was re-
ported that his heart action was not
so strong as the hospital attendants
hoped and there was much apprehen-
sion about his condition. DR.. Bier
and the other physicians who have
assisted in treating the president
will hold conference at the hospital
at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
1000 Are Killed
In W ahabi attack
On Transjordania
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
DAMASCUS, February 26.-One
thousand inhabitants of Trans
1ordania were killed and many
were wounded when taken by sur
prise by forces of 10000 Wahabi
trlbesmen who crossed the border
OF Transjordania and started
march toward Amman, says an an
nouncement made today by Sultan
lbn Saoud's political representa-
tive here.
The Transjordanians. unprepared
for defense, fed in panic under the
assault of the Wahabis, led by
Emir Abdul AziZ, the announce
ment adds.
1t is stated that the purpose of
the WahabiS' march toward Am
man is to eXpel Emir Abdullah, the
ruler Of Transjordania, as this is
part of the Wahabis' plan to de-
throne the Hashimite family in the
Arab countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
CAPITAL TRACTION
WOULD CUT WAGES
Rejects Increase Proposal
and Asks Old ScaIe-Goes
to Arbitration.

After denying the application made
by its trainmen yesterday for an in
crease in wages. the Capital Traction
Company countered today with a
proposal to reduce the present scale.
This means that the issue must go
to arbitration. and the company took
the first step in that direction by an
nouncing that Santon c. Peelle, an at
torney of 1915 F street, would be its
arbiter.
The next move will be for the train
mems union TO select its representa-
tive on the board of arbitration. after
which those two will pick a third ar
bitrator
Asked 20 Cents Hourly.
The present wage scale is SO cents
an hour for the first three months,
Sc cents for the next nine months and
58 cents thereafter. The employees
yesterday petitioned for a fiat rate of
20 cents an hour.
The company, in reply, served no.
tice that IT will ask the arbitrators
to consider the following reduced
scales:
For conductors. motormen and bus
operators in the service on March 80,
lS23-Ffrst three months service, 81
cents an hour; next nine months, 81
cents, and after twelve months, 56
cents.
For conductors, motormen and bus
operators employed after March 30,
1923-First year, so cents: second
year, So cents; third year, 81 cents
fourth year and thereafter, Sc cents.
More for Instructors.
Motormen and conductors acting
as instructors or operating one-man
cars would receive cents more per
hour.
The trainmens union yesterday
asked for an increase of % per cent
in the pay of employees other than
motormen, conductors and bus opera
tors The company proposes that no
change be made in those wages
In a letter addressed today to John
H. Goodman, secretary of the union.
George Z. Hamilton, president of the
company, summed up the reasons
for the company's counter proposition
as follows:
That the increase in wages OBJ
tained through arbitration in 1924
over the schedule of wage establish ed
by the contract of 1928 was not in
ditions.
THAT the further increase in wages
now asked by you in your letter of
February "a is still less justifiable
and is not supported by a correspond
ing increase in the cost of living over
said costs in 1928, when the contract
was entered into.
Want Old Schedule.
I'VE believe, that conditions fairly
considered, the schedule of wages
agreed upon and contained in the
agreement between US of the 26th of
March, 1928, should be reinstated"
In concluding the letter, Mr.. Ham
ilton said: While willing now or at
any time to confer with you or other
representatives of our employees, we
think, in view of the fact that we
are so far apart in our judgment and
conclusions on this subject, that il
would be unuseful to attempt an
agreement by conference, and suggest
that arbitration be resorted to as
provided for in section of said con-
tract"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
Vote on Warren
To Be Sought if
Debate Is Curbed

Republican leaders, after con-
ference with Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, the Democratic leader,
have decided tentatively to call
up the nomination of Charles B.
Warren of Michigan to be Attor-
ney General at this session of the
Senate and to press for confirma-
tion unless it develops that dis
cussion will be of such duration as
to interfere seriously with the leg
islatiVe program.
If Senators Reed of Missouri.
Walsh of Montana, Democrats, and
others, in opposition, insist on eX-
tended debate, the Republican
leaders said the nomination would
be laid aside and President Cool
idge would resubmit it to the
special session of the Senate
called for noon March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
SENATE AUTHORIZES
DAM INVESTIGATION
Reclamations Committee to Sift
Boulder Canyon Project
Proposal.

Investigation by the Senate recla-
nation committee of the proposed
Boulder Canyon dam project on the
Colorado River was authorized today
by the Senate.
A resolution introduced by Chair
man McNary, Republican, Oregon, of
the committee was approved without
debate. The investigation of the ba-
sin project was asked by the COM
mittee after it had conducted ex-
tended hearings on the Johnson
Swing bill proposing construction of
the dam.
Chairman McNary plans to hold
hearings in several Western cities
during the Summer recesa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
French Tourist Card Fee Increased
From 10 to y Francs by Chamber Vote
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
PARIS, February 26.-The Cham
ber of Deputies has adopted the
article in the revenue bill rails
ing the fee for an identity card
which all foreign visitors in
tending to stay in France more
than a fortnight must obtain with
in 4S hours of their arrival-from
10 francs to so. plus Supplement-
tary taxes of and 4 francs for
the department and city of Issue
respectively, making a charge of
72 francs in all.
The cards are valid for three
years, when they must be renewed
and the fee for renewal is fixed
at 200 francs, the object being to
distinguish between mere tourists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
GIRL DEAD IN LOVE ROW.
School Teacher Killed-Man Ends
Life by Suicide.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, February rs.
"A lovers quarrel and an attempt
reconciliation yesterday resulted in
the killing of Miss Marguerite Ander-
son. 20-year-old school teacher, and
the suicide of Grant Wallis. "a, at the
little schoolhouse of Westwood. near
Wheatland, Manitoba. in the Brandon
district, according to reports reach
ing here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
WOOD WILL PAY DEBTS,
SAYS NOTE TO FRIEND
Expected to Sail for U. S. From
Barcelona to Take Position
With Buffalo, N. Y, Concern.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN SEBASTIAN Spain, February
26.-Osborne c. Wood, former Ameri-
can Army officer and son of Gov. Gen.
Wood of the Philippines, who came to
San Sebastian after leaving Biarritz,
France, early this week, left San Sc
bastian two days ago, intending to go
to Madrid ana Barcelona, it was un-
derstood. 1t is believed here that he
intends to sail from Barcelona for the
United States. 1t is reported that
while here he received a cablegram
offering him a post with a cattle
breeding establishment with head
quarters in Buffalo.
When the former Army officer quit
San Sebastian he left a letter for a
friend saying he intended to meet all
his obligations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26

and more or less permanent resi-
dents, which, it is felt, ought to
be asked to make a contribution
to the French revenue over and
above the ordinary taxes which
they pay like other inhabitants,
since neither they nor their chill
dren are liable to military service.
Exception is made in the cases
of foreign students and workmen,
for whom the fee is fixed at 10
francs, either for issuance of the
card or renewal
1t is estimated that this tax on
foreigners will yield from 200, ,000,-
600 to 800, 100000 francs annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
BORDER PEACE MADE.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, February 26.-
Bulgaria kas reached an agreement
with Jugoslavia providing for main
tenance of neutrality along both
sides of the frontier.
Foreign Minister Kalfoff took the
initiative, and the Jugo-s -slavian gov
ernment meeting him half way, a
working agreement was soon nego-
tiated, which it is hoped will prevent
recurrence of the incidents that have
gravely complicated the relations of
the two countries for weeks past
These incidents largely took the
form of raids over the border from
Serbia by Agrarian communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
OFFICERS ARE PROMOTED.
Fries and Walker Nominated for
Major Generalships.

President Coolidge sent to the SEN
ate today the following nominations:
Brig. Gen. Amos Alfred Fries, to be
chief of the Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice, with the rank of major general
Brig. Gen. Kenzie W. Walker, TO be
chief of finance of the Army, with
rank of major general.
Capt. Noble E. Irwin, u s. ~, to be
rear admiral, and Lewis B. Porter
field, u. S. N, to be captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
NAVY OFFICER SANE,
SAYS WIFE, IN SUIT
Charges "AnnapoIis Com
bine" Sent Lieut.. Kennedy
to Asylum.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. February 26.-
The United States attorney here will
represent the Navy Department Mon
day when a writ of habeas corpus,
seeking the release of Lieut.. Frank F.
Kennedy from the Napa Hospital for
the Insane is argued before the Su-
perior Court at Napa.
Lieut.. Kennedy was sent to the
hospital without a formal commit
ment after he had been suspended
by Lieut. r. w Christie, commander
Of the submarine S-17, who filed
charges of unofficerlike conduct
against him at Manila, naval records
show. Kennedy was not tried, but
sent to Napa from the Mare Island
navy yard.
Four physicians who examined Ken
nedy assert that he is sane, DR.. ]. w.
Brownie said Kennedy has been
bounded by Navy doctors" at the
behest Of somebody who has an AK
to grind"
Mrs. Autumn Margaret Kennedy,
wife of Lieut.. Kennedy, started the
proceedings for her husbands release.
She described the plight of her hus-
band as due to the enmity of the
annapolis combination" Il was re-
ceived well enough" Mrs. Kennedy
said. Although | earned my own
living by playing the violin, ] came
from the concert stage and wasn't
too awfully bad
What bothered me, and finally
came to be a deep hurt, was the re-
grettable incident with Lieut.. Chris
tie, my husbands superior officer. He
asked me to go for an auto ride with
him in Hongkong, and all the world
knows what that means"
Says Officers Fear Truth.
Lieut. Albert Pierce Burleigh, an
intelligence officer, who shot himself
to death at Mare Island on February
Is, was driven to suicide after he had
tried to obtain a trial for his fellow
officer, who was sent to the insane
hospital, according to Mrs. Kennedy.
After bounding my husband as
near to insanity as they could and
failing to unseat the reason of a
brave man, some Navy officers have
determined to sequester him in a
madhouse because they are part of
an organized system which objects to
any one who has not come through
Annapolis and because they are
scared of what he could tell about
Lieut.. Burleigh's suicide" Mrs.
Kennedy said.
Lieut.. Burleigh was en- route from
Far Eastern waters to visit his family
on the Atlantic coast when he COM
mitted suicide. He, was married.
WILL PUSH CHARGES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
MUSSOLINI UNDER KNIFE
Condition Held More Serious Than
First Supposed.

0uPPUSCUs
By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
ROME, February 26.-The condition
of Premier Mussolini is certainly
more serious than was at first sup
posed, but 1t is not yet considered
grave.
Official bulletins do not mention the
stomach operation which, 1t is un-
derstood, Mussolini underwent this
week
Meanwhile the Senate and the
Chamber stand adjourned indefinite
ly until the premier's recovery, for
Italy these days is lone man show"
Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
OFFICIALS ATTEND
MCCORMICK RITES
President and Other NotahIeS
Pay Last Respects to
Senator.

Official Washington paid tribute to-
day to the memory of Senator Medin
Mccormick in a service at the home
of a cousin, Countess Eleanor Gizycka
Is Dupont circle.
Attended by the President and Mrs
Coolidge, the Senate in a body, mem
bers of the Supreme Court, the entire
cabinet. the Illinois delegation in the
House and representatives of the dip
lomatic corps, the services were simple
in character, lasting less than an hour
The speakers were Senator Reed
Democrat, of Missouri, and Senator
Pepper, Republican, of Pennsylvania
There was no music. Prayers by
the Rev. ]. J. Muir, chaplain OF the
Senate. who presided, opened and
closed the services.
Chicago Rites Tomorrow.
The body of the Senator. who died
suddenly yesterday morning at the
Hotel Hamilton here, will leave Wash
ington by special funeral car at
o'clock this afternoon for Chicago
The funeral will be held there tOmor-
row morning at IL o'clock at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. where
the service will be in charge of the
pastor, Rev. John Timothy Stone. In
terment will be in family vault
Graceland Cemetery.
Senator Reed, in an eloquent trib-
ute to the late Senator, declared that
he had been a hero who dared to
stand for the courage of his convic-
tions.
Discussing the valor of the Senator
the speaker referred to him as one
who endures calumny of enemies
the criticism of friends and OF the
great multitude, that he might serve
his country and answer to the voice
of duty that rings in his SOUL
Cites "Rarer Quality"
While praising the bravery of q
soldier in battle, Senator Reed said
there was a "rarer quality.
ITO stand before your people and
endure while the name of traitor
might be hissed into your ears,
said Senator Reed. ITO stand and
know that friends are leaving you
that doubt of your fidelity and man
hood has been raised, and yet to
stand: that is the rarest attribute
of a human soul. / know that this
man who now lies voioeless had
his mettle tried"
In this connection Senator Reed
declared that he did not raise the
Continued on Page 4, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
SIGNS WORLD FLYER BILL.
President Approves Gift of Medal:
and Advancement to Aviators.

President Coolidge today signed the
bill awarding Distinguished Service
Medals to the Army world flyers and
advancing them on the Army promo
tfon list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
Envoy to BE Greeted.

Although the State Department has
not planned an official reception for
Mr. Kellogg, Undersecretary John j.
Grew and Assistant Secretaries J..
Butler Wright and J. V. A. MacMur-
ray will welcome the ambassador at
Union Station.
Ambassador Kellogg will go direct
ly to the Willard Hotel, accompanied
by the State Department officials. The
Ambassador about a month ago re-
served a suite at the Willard, where
he will make his home, temporarily
at least Mrs. Kellogg and her maid
and the Ambassadors secretary also
are expected to occupy, the suite.