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Evening star., 1926-12-08
PRESIDENT TO ACT
ON UTILITIES BILL
White House Indications
Point to Signing-Ta|iaferro
May Never Serve.

Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro
may never become a member of the
Public Utilities Commission, an office
he is now entitled to hold by virtue of
his membership on the board Of Dis,
trict Commissioners.
The oath as a public utilities com
missioner was not administered to Mr.
Taliaferro when he was inducted into
office as a District Commissioner, and
he indicated today that, because of the
early prospect Of the creation Of a
new and separate commission, as pro,
vided in the act now awaiting the sig
nature of President Coolidge, it might
not be necessary for him to take the
position on the commission, which
woud be for a very brief tenure.
No Important Agenda.
AS the act reorganizing the commits
sion provides that members now serv.
ing on the commission shall continue
in office until the new personnel is
appointed, it was pointed out that
Mr.. Taliaferros delay in taking the
oath may make it impossible for him
to serve on the commission.
Commissioner TaliaferroS colleagues
have assured him that his decision to
defer joining them on the commission
would in nowise handicap that body
as there are no important matters
pending. The commission has sched.
uled public hearing for December 15
but under the law it will only be
necessary for one member to be pres,
ent. Commissioners Dougherty and
POLL Tn LIZ
hearing.
President Coolidge has the bill be-
fore him today Because the bill in it's
final form was not exactly what its
original sponsors sought, in that 1t
included the Engineer Commissioner
of the District as one of the three new
utilities commissioners, there was
some anticipation over whether the
President would decline to sign it, and
request bill framed along the lines
first mentioned. He has since receiv-
ed word from the District Commits
sioners and others. however. that the
bill is satisfactory and will answer the
purpose for which it was intended.
Concern Over Appointees.
There seems to be little doubt at the
White House about the Presidents ap.
proval of this legislation. He has in
dicated that the advices he has re-
ceived have satisfied him sufficiently
to affix his signature to the bill.
His principal concern now would be
to select the two civilian members of
this body These two officers will re-
ceive a salary of $500 each and al
ready the President has received a
score or more of names to consider
in connection with these two appoint
ments. He is represented as being
anxious to acquire the services of two
men whose experience and training
has been such as to make them pc
culiarly we'll fitted for the work they
will be called on to perform.
Another important appointment to
be made in connection with this com
mission will be that OF a people
counsel who, according to the bill.
will be legal guardian for the public
in all matters coming before the com
mission.
Several names have been presented
to the President of those who aspire
TO be appointed to this office. promi-
nent among them being William Mck.
Clayton, who is now a special counsel
to the commission.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
CAPITAL WOULD BE
ON NEW AIR ROUTE
Mitten Concern Suggests New
York to- New Orleans Line. Stop.
ping Here, to Hoover,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, December S.
Suggestions for 2.000-mile air trans
port system from New York to New
Orleans and Chicago to Atlanta were
submitted Yesterday to Secretary
Hoover hy Mitten Management. Inc,
which operates trolley. bus and taxi
cab service in this city.
The company offered to cooperate
with the Government in air transport
development and gave the results of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. s
operation of air lines between this
city, Washington and Norfolk dur
ing the SesQuiCentennial Exposition.
These lines carried passengers, freight
and mail.
The company recommendations to
the Federal authorities included es-
tablishment of a fiat rate of 10 cents
an ounce for air mail. allotment of a
share of 3-cent mail to air carriers.
TRANSFORMATION of passengers in con
nection with the carrying of mail and
use of multi-engine airships, such as
the transit company employed IN Its
Sesouicentennial service.
A chart, prepared after survey by
the company, suggests among others
an air line from New York. through
philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk.
Greensboro. Charlotte, Atlanta. Blr-
mingharl and Mobile. with terminus
at New Orleans.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
BEAUTY CULTURE"
FRAUD CHARGED
Two Defendants in D. c.
Court Accused of Selling Al
legged False Diplomas.

Charles +. Gerrish of Washington
and Alexa nder Troup of New Haven,
Conn. were placed on trial today be-
fore Justice Bailey in Criminal Divi-
sion > on a charge of conspiracy
to use the mails to defraud. Gerrish
is also indicted alone on a seperate
charge of using the mails for a fraud
ulent purpose Both indictments
grow out of alleged sales of diploma s
for courses in beauty culture and skin
treatments by the University of the
American Society of Dermatricholo-
gists. which was located at 631 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, and of
which Gerrish was president and in
which Troup was said to he interested.
Several hundred women. according
to Assistant United States Attorney
NJ. Pearl Mccall. who worked up the
case for the Government and who is
aiding Assistant United States Attor-
ney OLeary in the prosecution, were
persuaded to send sums of from $40
to $4,000 for course of study
that would qualify them as beauty
specialists and would make them reg
istered Observation-Disclosures" A num-
Der of the women who are said to
nave parted with thelr money through
alleged fraudulent statements in the
literature of the university were
present in court today to give testi-
mony against the accused.
Attorneys Bertrand Emerson, jr.,
who appears for Gerrish, and Attor-
ney Webster Ballinger, representing
Troup. asked the prospective jurors if
any of them had anything to do with
beauty parlors," and all admitted
that they had not The talesmen said
they were never employed in the
postal establishment and had no rela-
tives so employed.
The trial is expected to occupy sew
eral days.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
NEW POLICE COURT
SITE is SELECTED
ASoutheast Corner of Judici-
,ary Square IssPicked for
100000 Building. !

The Judiciary. committee,y ! composed
of Chief Justice Walter T. Mccoy of
the District Supreme Court4and Police
Court Judges Sdhuldt andJ Hit, will
proceed Immediately with steps to-
ward an appropriation for drawing
up plans for the new million dollar r
Police Court Building, on the south
east corners of Judiciary Square.
With the, approval of the iCommis-
sion of Fine Arts obtained for the
site%on the square, on which a. simple
and impressive building of four or
five STORIES will he erected, the judges
committee is to take early fsteps to-
ward initiating a building program to
provide a new home for the over
crowded Police Court within two or
three years.
Simple i'm Design
The site dA,cided upon at, a meeting
of the commission late. yesterday
with Justice Mccoy and Judges
Schuldt and. Hit is at the corner of
Fourth and f streets, and the build
ing will balance the Court of Appeals
structure actoss the square on the
west.
Provision will not be made in the
new structurei for the office of Record
er of Deeds. The Police Court Build
ing will be patterned after the struc-
ture occupied by the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, and will
be simple in design.
ImpaSse Is Ended.
Yesterdays decision brings to an
end an impasse that has existed since
opposition developed to the suggestion
Of the commission that the new court
house be placed in the square between
a prolongation of f and F streets,
which was further complicated by a
proposal that the office of the Recorder
of Deeds be placed in the building, and
another that all the Police Court ac-
tivities be concenIated in a building
to be erected south of the District
building.
Evening star., 1926-12-08

King Solomon, the writer of Prov
erbs, once said, "As a man thinketh
in his heart, so is he" He meant to
point out the importance of having
the right kind of beliefs.
There was a strong temptation
among the hundred American clergy
men who formulated the question
naire that The Star is printing this
week to include some questions deal
ing with conduct, because it Is un-
questionably true that here was to be
found the real test of mans belief.
However, it was thought that few
men would feel themselves qualified
to make a fair test of their own con-
duct, and 1t was finally decided to
confine the questions to a mans be-
lief, because he could more accurately
and truthfully express his convictions
about religion than he could tell how
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Today in Congress
The Senate.

The Senate adjourned immediate
ly after it convened out Of respect
to the memory of Senator William
B. Mckinley of Illinois.
Committee on privileges and elec-
tions met to appoint a subcommit-
tee to inquire into the qualifica-
tions of Senator Gould, Republi-
can, of Maine.
Committee on patents held a
regular meeting.
The House.
The budget message Of the Presi-
dent read in the House.
House in committee Of the whole
for consideration of Post Office
Treasury bill, which is first of
nine annual supply measures.
General debate limited to three
hours.
Appropriations committee in ex-
ecutive session reported out Treas
ury-Post Office bill.
Naval affairs committee conducts
hearing on comparison Of the
navies of the world.
District of Columbia committee
holds first session to plan legisla-
tive program.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

The greatest annual indoor event
in Washington unquestionably Is the
interviewing of Senators on what they
think of the Presidents message. II
doesn't make any difference who Is
President or who is in the Senate. al
though the senior statesmen generally
outwear the Chief Executives. Every
body In the press gallery of the Senate
knows what certain Senators are go
ing to say. They follow an lmmu
table law.
Magnificent" eXclaims the major
ity leader of the upper house of Con
gress. 1t doesn't make the slightest
difference who the majority leader is
Magnificent" he repeats. The mes
sage is bound to be magnificent to the
Majority leader He is there for the
very purpose of declaring 1t to be
magnificent. If he didn't declare III
magnificent. he wouldn't be majority
leader long, and he also would be
persona non grata at the White House
You can always write his comment in
advance. Magnificent!
And then the minority leader, the
Senator who leads the opposition In
season and out.
Awful" he exclaims. Couldn't
he worse"
Message Makes Little Difference.
1t makes no difference who Is mi.
nority leader. He was made leader to
criticize the President. and if he didn't
do it consistently he would not be mi
nority leader long. OF course the mi
nority leader has little feeway. The
ma iority leader must always say
Magnificent" but the minority leader
can vary his comment from time to
time. He is permitted to say Rot
ten if he wants to revert to the Ian
guage of the great national outdoor
game of base ball and think Of the
umpire as he reads the annual out
pouring from the White House on the
state of the Union. Terrible. stupid,
preposterous, impert.nent and almost
any of the SMILES to be found in
Webster or Roget are permitted to the
minority leader.
And so this year the Democratic
Senators and the Republican Senators
have been interviewed.
"Magnificent!' exclaimed Senator
Charles e. Curtis of Kansas, the ma
jority leader.
"Awful"' exclaimed Senator Joseph
T. Robinson of Arkansas, the minor
ity leader.
The leaders having started every
Evening star., 1926-12-08
GOFF TO CONDUCT
INQUIRY OF GOULD
Senate Votes for Walsh Res
oIution to Investigate
Bribery Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Stories of payment of 500, 900 by
Senator Gould. Republican, Maine, to
Canadian officials in connection with
a railroad contract. will he investi-
gated by subcommittee of the SEN
ate elections committee, headed by
Senator Golf, Republican. West Vir-
ginia.
The investigation was ordered by
the Senate yesterday on motion of
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Monte ma.
Other members of the subcommittee
appointed are: Senators Shortridge,
California; Deneen, Illinois, Repub-
licans, and King, Utah, and George,
Georgia. Democrats.
The first meeting of the subcom-
mittee has been called for Monday
morning and at that time Senator
Gould and Senator Walsh will be in
vited to appear and designate the wit
nesses they wish summoned.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
WORLD PEACE BODY
NOTES PROGRESS
Delegates Are Considering
"Cause and Cure for War"
Plan Third Conference.

The Second Conference on the
Cause and Cure of War decided this
morning to hold another conference
next year the decision representing
one of the questions submitted by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, general
chairman OF the conference, at the
opening meeting for consideration of
the delegates.
Affairs of the conference thus far
have moved with unprecedented
smoothness. discussions being IN
formative rather than partaking of
the nature OF a debate.
Mrs. Cats Prediction.
Mrs. Gait predicted this morning
that the definite recommendation of
the conference on a permanent pro-
gram for world peace will he ready
for consideration and adoption on
Friday.
Both sides of the question of grant
ing independence to the Philippines
were presented to the conference
shortly before noon. Representative
Charles l.. Underhill of Maine. Repub-
lican, giving the negative aspect of
the problem and Representative
Ralph G. Gilbert of Kentucky Demo
VI pi lAlC ssAhi AAA~e~A' ~ e>'-S
Begins Study of Foreign Policy.
The conference this morning took
up n detailed study of the foreign
policy of the United States. Papers
will he read today and tomorrow
outlining the policy of this Nation
toward specific powers and the in
ternational debt policy of the United
States will be discussed tomorrow
afternoon.
Referring to the attitude Of this
country toward the Philippines.
Pedro Guevara. resident commits
sioner for the Philippines. declared
that fulfillment of the pledge of in
dependence for the Philippine Islands
is fundamental issue before the
American people. and Prof. stephen
r. Duggan of the College Of the City
of New York said that the legitimate
desire of the Filipinos for indie
pendence should be guided in the
American governmental policies
solely for the welfare of the Fill
pino people. mot of the Americans
at home or over there
IndOrse World Court.
The conference last night went on
record as reaftirming it's complete con
fidence in the Permanent Court of
International Justice through a resolu-
ton. the passage of which was marked
bv sharp tilt between delegates who
disagreed upon the insertion of an
amendment which provided that the
President of the United States keep
the way open for negotiations for "A
world court "on the basis of non-parti-
san support.
1t adopted also resolution urging
the Senate to ratify the treaty to
outlaw the use of poison gas in war
fare and indorsing the action of the
foreign relations committee in re-
porting the treaty for ratification.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
YOUR RELIGION
What Do You Believe?

closely he was living even to his own
standards of life.
Read the IL questions very care
fully, and read them all before you
answer any; then frankly and hon
estly fill in the answers. And answer
only with Eyes or mo-" A great
many volumes have been written
about each of the questions asked,
and there may be a temptation for
you to write long letter about them.
But try to reduce each question to
its simplest elements, and then give
your answer as best you can.
All over the country men and wom-
en- are this week answering the same
questions in the same way that you
are. You will be interested In the
final summary Of all the answers. in
which your own will be included.
After you have filled in the blank,
mail 1t promptly to the Church Edi.
tor Of The Star. II is not necessary
to sign your name.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
\Teacher Annuities
Yayable in 1923 to
Show an Increase

A(jVmp in asnnuities payable to
, retired sVlnder the new law
p: is i'm sAght for Moth this present
fiscali year of 1927 and the next
year iof 1928, according to budget
estinates Sent to Congress today
by President Coolidge. Deductions
from salary also will increase.
whereas the retired teachers
We're paid $64.1I.5G in arsnuities
during 1926, the estimate for this
year. 1927, is $10S,000I and for next
year. 1928. the estimate Is fl2o.o0o.
The fund had invested bn June
80, 1926. a total of 1,a99, ,2h SO. and
there was a working tbalanc also
OF $35, ,323.03.
Deductions from saArT are esti-
mated 10 increase from t$26S.919.
In 1926 to $2s0.000 In 1887. and
$2S6, ,00d in 1928.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
UNCHANGING COMMENT HEARD
ON MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT
Correspondents Engage in Annual Game
of Getting Same Old Expressions
by Partisan Senator's.

thing running true to form. other
Senators of prominence were ap-
preached.
"A strong, comprehensive and
statesmanlike document" said the
next Republican.
"A conglomeration of fake claims
and fake recommendations" said the
next Democrat.
THE greatest state paper in hve
decades" asserted an administration
supporter from New England.
THE worst piece Of evasion I'm 5O
years." roared an administration OPP
ponent from the solid South.
1.-The more one studies the MESA ge
the more uplifting it seems to be, "
says a stalwart Republican from the
Pacific Coast who has just been re-
turned to his seat for another six
years. and who sees all the world
through rose-colored glasses.
IT'S lallapalooza. chortles a
Democratic leader from the shores
of the Gulf of Mexico. "1t hands me
the best laugh in so years"
Five Decades" Popular.
Every one seems TO harp on five dec
AIDES or SO years. No one knows why.
"The message is characteristic of
liberate and excellent in every re-
spect," asserts a Senator from rock
ribbed Republican stronghold.
"The message is characteristic of
the President, weak, wobbly and in
definiite.' counters Senator from a
State which has never been anything
but Democratic.
And SO the comment runs. The
quota tionS cited here are not over
drawn. They actually were uttered
by Senators approached this year and
asked to give their candid views.
They will be uttered next year and
the year thereafter. They are i'm
mutable. When there is a Repub-
lcan President the stalwarts of the
party always uphold him. When a
Democrat gets in the Democratic crit
les of today will turn into the admin
istration defenders Of tomorrow.
The really significant thing about
this years comment is that most of
the so-called insurgents kept a rather
tight silence. They are waiting to see
which way the cat is going to jump
Some of them want to play along with
the party and get some long -delaye
political plums for their constituents
SO, like Br'er Possum. they are layin'
low and sayin' nothin.
tCopyright 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-12-08
MISS CHAMBERLIN DIES.

Miss Mary NJ. Chamberlin. SO years
old, sister Of DR.. William l.. Chamber.
lin, I'LL Lanier place. died at Kendall
House last Sunday. She had been ill
several weeks.
She is survived by her brother. The
body was sent to Logansport, Ind
this afternoon Services and burial
will be at that place Friday.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
DAKOTA MARSHAL LEFT
OFF NOMINATION LIST
President Fails to Name Official
Opposed by Nye and
Frazier.

The list of presidential nominations
submitted to the Senate Yesterday con-
tanned none for the post of United
States marshal for North Dakota,
now held by c. r. Mudgett, who is
opposed by Senators Nye and Frazier.
Mudgett received a recess appoint
ment during the Summer and the
two North Dakota Senators have pro-
tested against his retention in office.
Republican leaders, anxious to get
the insurgents back into the fold have
looked to the Mudgett Incident as one
likely to balk their plans. although
Senator Nye. after visiting the White
House last week, expressed the con-
viction that the marshal would not
keep the place.
Evening star., 1926-12-08

patents IN lhe
United States, of
which II per cent
are now free, the
Washington A $3.50
ria ton announced
today. When the
National -ASsOcia- :
ton was created
there were 10000
beds, only 40 per
cent of which were
free; now there are
N 0nn
Evening star., 1926-12-08
DEATH FROM pneumonia.
Miss Jennie M. Lowrance Was EN-
ploye cf Joseph Gawler's Sons.

Miss Jennie NJ. Lowrance, for IL
wears assistant of Joseph Gawler's
Sons, Washington morticians, died at
pneunl>~ia late Tuesday at the Ho-
meopathic Hospital. Miss Lowrance's
illness was brief.
Miss Iowrance. whose residence
was at the New Rochelle. 1903 u
street. was born in Wilmington. n.
G. She is survived by brother. John
J.owra nee. and a niece. Mrs. J. Claude
White of Charlotte. N. G. Funeral
arrangements await instructions from
relatives.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Band Concerts
TOMORROW.

IoMORfON.
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra. at Stanley Hall. 5:4J
O'Clock. John :. Nj. Zimmerman
leader; Emil A Fenstad. second leader
FRIDAY.
Py the United States Marine Band
Orchestra. at Marine Barracks, S:3f
o'clock, William n. Santelmann, lead
er, Taylor Branson, second leader.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Morgan and Frick Hunt.

GREENSBORO, n. c., December s
P).-J. Pierpont Morgan and Henry
G. Frick are shooting North Carolina
partridges. They arrived at Mr.. Nor.
gan's game preserve at Climax yes
terday for Mr.. Morgan's annual .ouaiI
hunt. They will remain several days.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
November Circulation
Daily. .99,857
Sunday: y:1O8,861

District of Columbia IS:
FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Manager
OF THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR
does solemnly swear that the actual number
OF copies Of the papers named sold and dis
tributed during the month of November
ID. 1926. was az follows:
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Open Bids for New Bridge Floor.

Bids for the relaying Of the floor of
the Klingle Road Bridge on Connecti.
cut avenue We're opened yesterday
afternoon at the District Building.
Fl. s. Hatton. local contracto quoted
the lowest price. His bid was $22, 1873.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
SALE OF SEALS ADDS
FACILITIES FOR SICK
tuberculosis Hospital Beds of 20
Years Ago Multiplied Seven
Times in Number.

Since the National tuberculosis As
sociaticn began its work 90 years ago
it has multiplied seven times the num-
ber Of hospital beds for tuberculosis
Evening star., 1926-12-08

Henry Gilligan of the Board of Educa
ton will be the principal speaker
Meeting at HenryPolk School.
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge.
No. .. I. o. O. F.. will serve it's an
nual dinner in Northeast Masonic
Temple, from to 1880 O'Clock.
The Ladies' Guild of Trinity NJ. E
Church will serve dinner in the
church parlors from 5 to Z o'clock
Mrs. Mary John is chairman.
A dance for the benefit of Loyalty
Lodge, No. a. Shepherds of Bethlehem,
will be given. $40 O'Clock, in North
east Masonic Temple
Mrs. Maggie l.. Walker. president
of the ST. Luke Bank and Trust Co.
of Richmond. Va, will address the
Order of st. Luke at the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Walker
is the only colored woman president
of a bank.
The District branch. \. A. A. G. P.
will meet, s o'clock, at Phyllis Wheat
ley y. w. c. A.
The annual turkey dinner for the
benefit of the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart VIII be served from to s
o'clock in the parish house. Sixteenth
street and Park road 1t will be re-
peated tomorrow.
The Eighty and Forty will meet, s
o'clock, at the Lee House
The League for Industrial Democ-
racy will meet at dinner at the Pen.
guin Club. V. F. Calverton of Bal
timore viii speak on The Negro and
Democracy.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

The Henry Polk Parent Teacher AS
sociation will meet. 1:45 o'clock.
Henry Gilligan of the Board of Educa
tion will be the principal speaker
Meeting at Henry Polk School.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Want Steady Stream.

Our entire business prosperity can
not be sustained and made permanent
if one of the great foundation indus
tries is not regularly profitable.
The people of the United States
are perfectly willing to pay for their
coal Il price that will yield a good
profit and a good wage. but in return
they want coal in a steady stream.
AS it now is. the bituminous indus
try never appears to attain steady
level of production