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Evening star., 1926-03-23
INQUIRY INTO FISCAL RELATIONS
OF u. S. AND DISTRICT APPROVED
Subcommittee Orders Favorable Report ON Zihlman
Measure-Senator King Proposes Sweeping
Probe of Institutions Here.

diction Of the Budget Bureau. Mr..
Cramton said that with the amount
definitely fixed that would come from
the Federal Treasury, he believed the
Budget Bureau should still make an
investigation Of proposed expenditures,
but that the people Of the District
could more properly come to the ap-
preparations committee for something
which had been turned down by the
Budget Bureau and that the a~"ro-
priations committee would feel more
lenient toward lifting the lid.
Mr.. Zihlman pointed out that this
investigation would cover n period
during which the city has grown
from 100000 to a half a million citi.
zens, and that the assessable basis
has increased from 5000. 900. 900 to a
billion dollars. This increase in as.
sessable basis is largely due to an In
crease in assessment some three years
ago Of 33 per cent, as we'll as to as
sessment on a h CHER property Valua-
ton following the war period imitation.
Mr.. Zihlman argued that In view
of the Federal Governments responsi.
bility and the fact that the Federal
city is under exclusive jurisdiction or
Congress-, with municipal officers hav-
ing to come to Congress for authority
OH d tflOuS<tIlu dtl0 oLIS IIkdiASAbehA hIeA
ters. and with the people of the Dis
trict having absolutely nothing to say
about the administration of the city,
Congress should feel a strong moral as
we'll as financial responsibility.
Questions Change of Owners.
Mr.. Moore questioned Mr.. Cramton
regarding the likelihood that the pres.
ent proportion of property ownership
as between Federal Government hold
ings and those Of taxpaying citizens
might be seriously changed within the
next few years on account OF the pub
lie building program. Union Station
Plaza development and the develop
ment of the park system.
Mr.. Bowman questioned Mr.. Cram
ton closely regarding how the fiscal
policy was decided and objected to
the matter being left entirely in the
hands of Congress to determine
whether it should pay $9.000.000 or
5000. 900 900" He thought that the
moral obligation OF the Government
toward the Capital City, in which all
the people Of the country take natu-
raj pride. was not well covered In
the Cramton proposal.
Mr.. Bowman asked Mr.. Cramton
If he would propose a similar lump
sum plan to take care Of the Post
Office Department or any OF the other
great departments of government.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
PAIR TO FACE QUIZ
|. IN BABIES DEATHS
Assent to Appear at Inquest
to Fix Blame for Hiding
of Four Bodies.

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
March 23.-AIr. and Mrs. J. w. Rhoe
OF Cumberland. Md. have agreed to
be present at an inquest called for to-
morrow morning to investigate the
manner OF death Of four infants,
whose bodies were accidentally discov'
cred in the attic Of an abandoned
home at Cherry Run. last Friday, it
was announced today by Prosecuting
Attorney II. d. Allen. The Rhoes were
the last to occupy the house. living
there 20 years up to January J..
Officials, believing the periods dur
ing which the babies died would run
back some years, felt the Rhoes ten
ancy of the house was subject to ex-
animation and yesterday interrogated
them in Cumberland. They volun-
teered to be present and so were not
arrested or put under bond. The au'
thorities are proceedings on the the
Dry that the children were murdered.
Possibility of a fifth death entering
the case was seen today when author
tiles began search for the body of "A
child which was reported buried
in a plot over which a road now runs.
A brother of Mrs. Rhoe. NJ. $. Miller,
of Cherry Run. told the story, author
tiles say, when he declared he heard
cries from q baby more than go years
ago when he was accustomed TO so
to the house for water.
There is no record. officials say. OF
this baby. The house then was occu'
pied by n Miss Manford. now Mrs.
Helen Bishop. reported living in Nom :
Ton, Nd. Mrs. Bishop has not bee
summoned for the inquest. officials
said, and will not be called unless the
NTH body should be found. Prose,
cutting Attorney Allen said Mr.. and
Mrs Rhoe We're inclined. when exam
ined. to put the responsibility for the
presence of the babies III the attic on
Mrs. Bishop. denying any knowledge
Of their presence there.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
SPAIN TO HAVE HOLIDAY
ON DAY FRANCO RETURNS
Plus Ultra Medal to Be Instituted
and Conferred on Aviators,
King and Others.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, March 23.--The return to
Spain Of the Spanish aviators headed
by Comdr. Franco, who made the
epochal fight to Argentina last month
will be observed as national holiday
and by patriotic celebrations through
out the country.
At the same time the Spanish gov
ernment will institute an order with
gold medal. to be known as the Plus
Ultra medal, cOmmemorating the
event. The medal will be awarded TO
the aviators. to King Alfonso. Premier
primo de Rivera, the Presidents of
the American republics and the Presi-
dent Of Portugal.
In the future the medal will be con-
ferred on all citizens of the world who
distinguish themselves In some great
feat.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
MRS. GORDON DIES.
Widow of Frank Gordon Succumbs
to Pneumonia.

Mrs. Georgia X. Gordon. widow of
Frank Gordon and daughter of the
late Hallet Kilbourn, prominent Wash
ington publisher, died of pneumonia
in George Washington University
Hospital yesterday. She was about
81 years old.
Her husband was the son of the
late John B. Gordon. who was Gov
ernon of Georgia for several terms
and lated representated his State in
the United States Senate. Mrs. Cor.
don is survived by son, Kilbourn
Gordon, a theatrical producer Of New
York.
Funeral services were held in st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and II streets. this afternoon. Rev.
e. S. Dunlap otficiated. Interment is
to be private in Oak Hill Cemetery
this afternoon.
Mrs. Gordon was a member Of the
Washington Club and had been a life
long resident of this city.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Today in Congress
Senate.

Investigation Of the work Of the
Tariff Comission by a special com.
mittee Of the Senate began today,
with Prof. F. w. Taussig. a former
member Of the commission, as the
first witness.
Hearings on the District appro-
priation bill were begun by the
Senate subcommittee headed by
Senator Phipps Of Colorado. The
morning session was devoted to
sewer and street paving needs.
Agriculture committee held an
executive session to consider the
Haugen bill, creating a bureau Of
cooperative marketing in the De-
partment OF Agriculture.
An employees compensation bill
was considered by subcommittee Of
the Senate judiciary committee.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mittee continued hearings on the
proposed regulation Of interstate
motor bus and motor freight lines.
The claims committee met in ex.
ecutive session on Surrent bills.
Debate on the long and the short
haul railroad freight measure con-
tinued on the floor Of the Senate.
with Senator Deneen OF Illinois
opening the discussion.
House.
The House today took up the spe-
cial rule authorizing consideration
Of the bill providing for taxes Oh
national banks.
The House sent the Army appro-
priation bill to conference.
Subcommittee on fiscal relations
of the House District committee.
after a hearing today. ordered a
favorable report to the full COM
mittee on the Zihlman bill provid-
ing for investigation by a joint
committee of Congress on the fiscal
relations between the Federal and
District governments.
Subcommittee on fiscal relations
also ordered favorable report to
full District committee on bill
authorizing repayment from Fed
eral Treasury Of $25 900 surplus be-
longing to Columbia Hospital, er-
roneously taken by the Federal
Treasury.
Interstate Commerce committee
continues hearing on railroad mat
ters.
Foreign affairs committee con-
tinues hearing on restriction or
passports.
Military affairs committee holds
regular meeting in executive ses-
sion.
Agricultural committee contin-
uas hearing on agricultural relief
measures.
Census committee continues con-
sideration Of reapportionrnent bills
in executive session.
Committee on immigration and
naturalization holds hearings on
naturalization Of women.
Elections committee No. 2 holds
hearing on Bailey-Waters contest
ed election.
Rivers and harbors committee
holds hearings on Louisiana-Texas
intracoastal waterways.
Public lands committee holds reg.
ular meeting In executive session.
Judiciary committee. In execu.
tive sc ssion, continues considera.
ton Of Judge English impeach.
ment case.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
REFORMATION OF "PUBS"
SEEN AS PROGRESSING
Justices of Leeds, England, Report
Soloons Now Offer Afternoon
Teas for Women.
Rx the Associated preaa,

By the Associated Press.
LEEDS, England. March 23-Mark.
ed success is reported in the brighter
public house." or saloon, campaign
started some years ago by the Leeds
Licensing Justices. In many OF the
pubs there are now daily wireless
concerts and women's teas with bread,
butter, jam and cakes served every
afternoon.
The idea of Sir George Cockburn,
chairman of the justices, is to wipe out
the public house as place for drink
ing strong liquors.
Our aim." he says. "is to educate
the pub owner SO that he himself
will feel hum lated to have q drunk
en- person seen in his place. and so
that a man may feel he may take his
wife and children into the premises
without seeing or hearing anything
undesirable
Bowling greens and flower gardens
are features of some of the pubs"
in Leeds.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Continued from First Page.)

point of order as long as 1t does not
been paid under the former plan OF q
fixed proportion.
Calls Commission Travesty.
Mr.. Cramton insisted that the joint
commission which determined on the
District surplus was a traveSty and
was Senate investigation. entirely
friendly to the District. He explained
that in the bill which has passed the
House. carrying appropriations for the
next fiscal year, the Federal contribu-
ton Of $4,000 900 is about one-thlrd the
total Of S33, ,765 900
Mr.. Zthlman told the subcommittee
that the statement by Mr.. Cramton
was very fair. temperate and able. He
explained that for the last IL years the
asscsSable basis of the District has
grown. while Federal holdings have
not grown correspondingly. He en-
phasized that the present substansive
law is for n 6040 proportion between
the Federal Treasury and District tax
PAYERS.
Mr.. Zihlman did not want the sub,
committee TO be misled by what Mr..
Cramton had said about the justice
Of the action in recognizing the sur
plus to the credit Of the District.
That money has been very nearly
all expended for Fairgrounds. schools
and parks.
He then explained the provisions
of his bill. which he asked to have
substituted for the Cramton bill,
which would call for a determination
by the House and Senate after an in
vestigation Of the real conditions be-
fore permanent law was enacted on
the fiscal relations.
Mr.. Moore argued that $4,000. 900
lump sum should not be made a per-
manent law for an length of time.
but that 1t should be made easy to
change that amount as the situation
changed.
Streets in Bad Shape.
Mr. Beers, presiding, in discussing
development of the Capital. said that
the streets now are in a worse condi-
ton than for many years and he was
,verse to taking any action that would
prevent necessary improvements or
that would work a hardship on the
taxpayers.
Mr.. Cramton argued against the
Moore proposal that II the lump sum
was adopted the District appropria-
tions should be taken out Of the juris-
Evening star., 1926-03-23
SUES FOR 13 YEARS. PAY.
Janitor Says Hotel Proprietress
Owes Him $12,27O.

OLYMPIA. WASH, March % Op).-
Seeking collection of wages alleged to
formed since May 1, 1918, w. w. Will
kins yesterday filed suit in the Thurs.
ton County Court to collect $12,270
from Mrs. Clara Knox, proprietress
of local hotel.
Wilkins claims that Mrs. Knox had
made an arrangement with him that
while unable to pay him wages then,
that she would make settlement when
ION her feet financially" The suit
claims that the defendant is now able
to make the settlement promised.
In the 13 years the defendant has
advanced but $500. according to the
complainant.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
FORD RESCUES OLD SIGN.
Board With -Effaced REQ
Horse" Hung at Wayside Inn.

SUDBURY, Mass. March % F).
Henry Ford again has come to the
rescue of antiquity. This time it was
the sign which back In the sixties
swung before the "Wayside Inn." Mr..
Ford's purchase and hobby.
Half effaced by rain and shine.
the red horse prances on the sign,
Longfellow wrote in his Tales OF
Wayside Inn The object OF the
verses was removed two decades ago
by some mischievous students. but
they left it in their hired sleigh. The
owner of the sleigh tossed it into his
hayloft, and there it has lain ever
since.
Recently Ford told his agent, Will
liam Taylor. to get back the sign.
Yesterday, it was restored to Its
rightful place and the red horse
pranced anew.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
HEADLESS BODY FOUND.
Mystery Of Mans Disappearance In
1924 Is Solved.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBCRG, w. Va, March %.
The body of Charles w. Moore, 45,
of Samples Manor, Md, who disap-
peared sudde My while on his way
home from Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
Just across the Potomac River. In
December, 1924. was found late yes.
terday in the river one mile east of
Sandy Hook. Nd. The body was de-
capitated. A letter addressed to his
mother, in one Of his pockets, was
one means Of ide MITIGATION, a brother.
in-law later also identifying the
corpse. A wide search had been
made for him and a reward Of $500
offered. He was found by c. w.
Gre enwall, who was cutting wood
across the river. Moore had been
with q party Of friends to Charles
Town. Jefferson County. and returned
with them to Harpers Ferry, where
he left them to go to his home.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Boy, 8, Caught in Drifting Boat, Carries
Baby Niece to Safety Over Floating Ice

river for half mile before they lodged
against a bridge.
Mrs. Arthur Sauve, mother Of the
baby. scrambled over cakes Of ice and
swarm through icy waters to the shore,
while Everett Mckinney. ii years old,
was forced to swim to shore when Ice
crushed the small boat in which he
attempted to put off from one of the
houseboats.
Six other occupants of the two house
boats We're rescued by police and fire.
men.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Transfers Announced.

Capt. Charles s. Hammond. 18th
Engineers. has been transferred from
Fort Humphreys. Va, to st. Louis;
Capt. Wesley c. Cox, Medical Corps.
from this city to Fort Sam Houston.
Tex: Capt William B. Foster, Jr.:
Medical Corps, from this city to Fort
worden. Washington; Capt. Alfred II.
Thiessen. Signal Corps. from this city
to Wright Field. Ohio, and Capt.
Percy G. Hoyt. Finance Department.
from this city to Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Second Lieut.. Michael p. Guida, Ord
nance Department Reserves Of this
city. to the U. s. Arsenal at Water.
vnet, N. Y. .-..
Evening star., 1926-03-23
80 Students Flee Fire.

MOUNT VERNON. Wash. March
% OP.-Thirty students. members OF
the Glee Club Of Washington State
burned here today. One other guest
was reported missing.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Mrs. Devaney Gets Divorce.

NEWARK, n. j., March 23 R.-
Vice Chancellor Church yesterday
said that he would recommend a d.
yorce decree for Mrs. Mary NJ. De-
vaney. wife of Michael NJ. Devaney.
who for many years held several
metropolitan and national track
CHAMPIONSHIPS. Dcsertion was given
rs the ground of the action.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Named Railroad Head.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March % OFD.
James Brents Hill, assistant to the
president of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and St. Louis Railroad, was
elected president today by the board
of directors. He succeeds Whiteford
r. Cole, who recently was elected
president of the Louisville and Nash
Vile.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
OHIO GLEE CLUB COMING.
Varsity Organization to Give Con-
cert Friday Night.

Boosting two outstanding athletes
Of the country among it's vocal stars,
the Ohio State Varsity Glee Club is
coming to the Capital to give n con-
cert here next Friday night at the
Washington Hotel. under the aus
pices Of the Ohio State Society of
Washington. Ed Hess, guard on the
foot ball team who was included in
many all-American selections last
year. sings bass on the glee club
and George P. Guthrie, track captain
and crack hurdler, sings tenor.
A dance will follow the concert
with music furnished by the varsity
orchestra. The glee cub is making
its first tour of the country in Il
years.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
Insurance. Official Dies.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, March % CP).
Morgan G. Bulkeley, jr., vice presi-
dent and treasurer of the Aetna Life
Insurance Co.. died last night at his
home here. He had been i'll for some
time, undergoing a major operation
last Summer at Boston hospital.
He was the son of the late United
States Senator.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
DRY enforcement
Law AGAIN BEATEN
New York State Senate
Turns Down Measure as 5
Republicans Break Ranks.
By the Associated Press

ny Lnc AbbOCl6tcu xItsb.
ALBANY. N. Y. March 23.--New
York is to continue without State
prohibition enforcement act for an
other year at least. The JenksW Wales
bill was defeated In the State Senate
late last night. 27 to "a.
It was the third attempt in three
years to restore State enforcement
since the Mullan-Gage law was re-
pealed in 1923 with Gov. Smiths ap-
proval.
Both branches of the Legislature
are Republican, but five Republican
Senators broke from the party traces
and joined 90 members Of the Demo
cratic minority against the Wales
jerks bill. To pass it 2G votes were
necessary.
The same five Republican Senators
caused defeat of a similar measure
last wear. Two of them are from
New York City, the others from
upstate cities which have constantly
indicated wet preferences.
The bill Is yet to come before the
Assembly, but its passage there
would be futile. presumably.
Favorable Report Promised.
leaders OF the prohibition FORCES
have a promise of the Republican
leaders that favorable report WIZ
no given by an Assembly committee.
The bill was being held up In hope
that with It's defeat in the Senate
a record vote would not he necessary
In the lower house, but this the dry
leaders have demanded.
Immediately after last night actio'
nv the Senate John i. karle, RepuD-
lican. Of Brooklyn, author or Dill
calling for a referendum on May : on
modification Of the Volstead act, an
nounced that he would try to nave
his measure reported out OF a Senate
committee.
A half dozen other bills pending be-
fore various legislative coInmittees
dealing with the prohibition questloh,
including one calling for a Federai
constitutional convention 10 repeai 1iie
eighteenth amendment, are doomed 10
expire in committee.
In last nights Senate debate op.
moments Of prohibition made much OF
newspaper straw votes. Ihonas !,
sheridan, Democrat, New York. said
they proved the eighteenth amend
ment TO be the greatest mistake made
by the Government in so years.
Charges officials Violate Laws.
Senator Courtlandt Nicol. Repubii
can. New York. leader of the insur,
gents who voted against the bill. said
members Of Congress and law enforce.
ment officials were continually ana
openly violating the law.
"The prohibition law prohibits what
a majority Of the people. in this part
of the world at least, openly practlce
without any idea Of moral guilt ne
said.
Supporters Of the blu argued that
the question was whether New YORK
state should support the Federal Con
stitution.
said John Knight Of Wyoming. Re
publican leader:
conditions in this country have
been a thousandfold improved since
enactment OF the prohibition laws. and
1t is the duty Of every member OF the
Legislature to vote for the bill. so that
this State may be morally and social
ly better" ~.
The debate lasted two and a half
| hours. AS the defeat of the bill was
announced the galleries applauded.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
u. S. Envoy Arrivse in Madrid.
MAnPID March % fN The pexy

MADRID. March 23 OP9.-Ihe new
American Ambassador to Spain,
Ogden II. Hammond. accompanied by
his family, arrived today from Paris.
They were met at the station by the
charge d'affalre and others Of the
embassy staff and the American
colony.
Evening star., 1926-03-23

SAGINAW. Mich, March ga
Charles Mckinney. jr.. years old.
carried his 3.month-old niece across
floating cakes Of ice in the Saginaw
River to the shore when two house
boats were forced loose from their
moorings by floating ice here last
night. The two boats broke loose
simultaneously and fioated down the
Evening star., 1926-03-23
No Clues Are Found.

The inquiry by the detectlFes thuS
far developed only vague matters OF
fact. Although consideration is given
to the fact that both Mrs. Scarlet
and her son-in- law, shortly before
their respective deaths. had visited
the apartment of n friend at Ninth
street and New York avenue. the de-
tectives have unearthed nothing that
hints of suspicion. and the police
view the visits as coincidents.
Relatives Of Flynn. who was Ill
for some time with lead poisoning.
said he visited this apartment on
January 13, and that he died on Jan
uary IA. Mrs. Scarlet. on March
10. was taken i'll at the same apart
ment after being downtown shop
ming. Information reaching the po'
lies is that t'lynn had eaten a sau-
sage sandwich and drank cup OF
tea at the apartment. but that Mrs.
Scarlett, so far as is known. had
nothing to eat or drink there.
May Exhume Body.
Acting on these facts, howeVer
Coroner hewitt stated today he deem
ed 1t proper to call for an analysis o.
the contents of the stomach OF the
mother.in.law. and stated that should
the ANALYSIS reveal the presence OF
poison he would order. with the con
sent and request Of relatives. the eX
humation of the body of Flynn.
Mrs. Scarlett had been virtually
blind for more than IL years preced.
ing her death. it was said. and was
chronic sufferer of diabetes. She lived
with her son-in.law, now dead, and
her daughter and two grandchildren
at the Ord street address. The son-in-
law, a painter by trade, had become
affected with lead poisoning through
his work. 1t was said.
Evening star., 1926-03-23
BOrah Cheered and Jeered.

Iii referring to the American atU-
tude. Mr.. Lloyd George mentioned
St Hator Borah, whose name was
erected with some laughter from a
few conservatives of the rank and
'ile and with counter cheers from the
opposition.
Retorting to those who had laugh
ed. the former premier said:
What's the good Of scotfing at one
II the ableSt men-you honorable
gentlemen don't know him-One of
the ablest and most influential men
in America. who is chairman Of the
foreign relations committee Of the
Senate?"
Mr.. Lloyd George then quoted Sena.
tor BOrah'S remarks, regarding his
tBorah's) conversatio with Amba ssa-
dor Houghton. He cited the Senator's
remark that the impression left on his
mind was a situation dominated by
he fact that those who had charge Of
he conference at Locarno had entered
nto secret agreements and that they
were practically intriguing against
those for whom they were processing
friendship. That was the impression
created on one section Of opinion
abroad. Mr.. Lloyd George declared.
Says Entry Vital.
point was that it was part Of the Lo-
carno agreement that Germany
should enter the League of Nations.
The house was entitled to ask whether
the foreign secretary knew 1t was the
Intention of France and Poland to in.
sist on the simultaneous admission Of
Poland to the council.
The impression had been left. Mr..
Lloyd George said, that Germany had
been induced to sign a contract with
out telling her all the issues.
Dealing with the charge that he had
been disloyal to the agreement made
with Germany at Locarno regarding
league membership the foreign secre-
tary said 1t was strange that this
charge should be made by one Of his
countrymen and that the Germans
themselves had not raised II.
Regarding the feeling in America.
Sir Austen continued, Mr.. Lloyd
George had done his share by his ar
ticles in which he had insinuated
what he dared not say in the Com.
mons today.