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Evening star., 1926-04-03
RETIREMENT BILL
HELD SURE TO WIN
COOLIDGE'S ASSENT
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"a q divisor in computing the an.
nuities. The salary for the last 10
years Gnstead OF as in the bill in
troduced by Chairman Lehlbach and
Senator StanheldD is multiplied by the
number of years of service and then
divided by 40 TO compute the annuity
to De paid.
Aids low SaIsried Workers.
The use of the 40 divisor works
especially to the advantage OF the
low salaried empIoye. Under the
present law on basis of S24U ~ l.
AIRY and 10 years of service, the re
firing employe would get t72. but
with the 40 divisor used would receive
$50. '. The amount varies with the
rates of pay up to salary of s.. soc
when the employe after Is wears OF
service gets $500.
Similarly the amounts of the an.
nuities vary with the length Of serv.
ice. The employe with $240 salary
who now receives S72 annuity after
is years OF service. would receive
under the present law $l44 after com
pletins 80 years OF service. but would
get $3.50 under the use of the ~
divisor. The annuities to be received
after 80 years Of service vary from
tl44 for those whose salaries are 3240
to the maximum of 1870 tor thoSt
whose salaries are $1,000 or over
With the uSe of the 40 diViSor. the
annuity would lie increa sed frog the
minimum of $3.50 after 80 ye;h's Of
service to a maximum of Sl.200 Ia
those whose salary for the last ~
wears mas averaged 81 500 or over.
Even with the present law liber
allied as proposed, il would not be as
liberal al many OF the systems now in
operation In States and municipalities,
The Chicago municipal retirement sys-
ten has a ma Ximum annuity of 81 SEQ.
Boston and Suffolk County, Mass.
the Philadelphia municipal retirement
law and many other public employ
ment systems have very liberal retire.
menL features.
The New York retirement system,
which is in operation in more tha
80 of the principal cities of that State.
is much more liberal than the one
approved by the House civil service
committee or other bills on the sub
iect pending in Congress.
MANY of the large business con.
Germs of the country, including the
largest banking and industrial cor
pora tions, have adopted retirement
systems more liberal than the pend,
ing bin, because Old age retireme nj
on a living annuity is recognized as
good business.
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SENATE GROUP TO ACT.
subcommittee Expected to Set Age
Limits at 50, 81, SIS Years.

The retirement bill to he reported bv
the Senate subcommittee proba bly, will
fix the new age limits At so. 81 and SIS
years, it was indicated today.
1t also was learned today that mem.
hers OF the Senate subcommittee in
charge OF this leeislat ation are not
likely to recommend a ma ximum an
nuitN Of less than l,200.
Although the Senate subcommittee
has not reached a final decision on de.
tails Of the bill, hope was expressed
today that the plan of computing the
ma Aimun annuity 10y using maxi.
mum Of 81, 600 divided by 40 would he
accepted.
The Senate subcommittee Of which
Senator Stantield OF Oregon il chair
man. has been holding informal con
terences for several days and will get
together again this afternoon In the
hope Of having bill ready for the
full committee early next week.
II also Is the hope Of the Senator
in charge OF retirement legislation to
have both the Senate and House com.
mittees report out a similar hill.
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MORE DOGS ARE SOUGHT
FOR ANNUAL SHOW HERE

Members of the Washington Ken
mel Club were urged to seek more
entries for the twelfth annual dog show
st meeting held last night at 7l2
Twelfth street. The show. expected to
be the largest in the clubs history.
will he held April "a and 20 in the
Arcade.
Final pIa ns for the snow were made
st last nights meeting. presided over
hv Dr.. William r. Collins. club presi-
dent. He outlined details Of the Phil
adelphia dog show to he held two
davs before the local show. and said
many breeders planned to bring their
dogs to Washington after the Quaker
City exhibition.
From present indicat tions, the
washington show will he larger than
that to he held in Philadelphia" DR..
Collins said.
More local entries are being sought.
Dogs of any recognized breed,
whether pedigreed or not. may be
entered in the local show. Entries will
be accepted daily and sunday from
am. To 2 pm. at the clubs head
quarters, 1880 r street. Entries close
April s.
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MILTON H0PFENMAIER
LEFT ESTATE TO FAMILY

The will Of Milton Hopfenmaie ier,
who died March 20. was offered today
for probate. The document was ex-
ecuted Ave days before his death. and
leaves premises 2135 Wyoming ave
nue.. with its contents, to his widow.
Sarah Hopfenmaier, who also is to
have 81 900 a month during the period
of administration. The remaining
estate is devised to the wife and Ed
win c. Rrandenhurg a trustees. with
directions 70 pay one half the net in
come to the wife during her life and
10 divide the other half between his
daughter. Bahette n. Mandle, and his
son. Lewis Hopfenmaier. After the
death of the wife. and when the
Younger child becomes 35 years old
the trust is to terminate and the es-
late go to the children. The trustees
also are to act as executors.
BY the terms Of the will Of Samuel
G.. Murphey who died March Is. one
third of his entire estate is given TO
his wife. Jennie Stafford Murphey
and one-third TO his daughters. Ethel
ard Adelaide The widow and dsuRh-
tog, Ethel. are named as executors.
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LEAGUE Us SURPRISED.
Regrets Coolidge Stand. hut VIII
Hold Farley Answay.

GENEVA. April : GHol News that
President Coolidge opposes America n
participa ton in the proposed Geneva
conference on the Senate's World
Court reservations caused surprise
and regret in League of Nations
circles
The league has not been informed
of Mr. Coolidge's attitude other than
through press dispatches. hut il is
said that should The United States
decline 10 send representative 10
Geneva in september the conference
will be held anyway.
II is admitted that some states
MAY decline 10 follow the suggestion
Of the league council which sum
roned the conference and negotiate
directly with Washington regarding
the American reservations. The court
signatories are free to do this. if they
wish, az the council merely made it's
suggestion as the hest way Of han
ding the situation.
The 10 governments represented in
the councils committee are expected
to attend since they agreed to Sir
Austen Chamberlain resolution OF
convecation, and II Is believed enough
other states will agree to the sug
1estion to make the conference a
possibility.
League officials reiterated today that
the league merely wishes "a prove
helpful in reaching satisfactory
agreement concerning the conditions
attached to Americas adherence to
the court.
Dispatches saying that surprise had
been caused in Washington by the &C
ton Of the league in sending cir
culsr letter to court members asking
them to he represented at the confer
ence. meanwhile. have brought express
sions of sstonishment from officials At
Geneva. The sending out OF the in
vttations, they explained. was merely
a routine compliance with the league
councils decision to arrange round
"a BILE discussion Of the reservations.
The suggestion in the letter that
court members. in replying to com
munications from the United States
laying before them the Senate reso-
lutions. indicate the difficulty Of
proceeding bN way of mere exchange
Of notes and need ef general agree
nent," they added. was quoted from
Sir Austen Chamberlain's report on
the subject una nimously adopted by
the council.
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ACCEPT D. C. "PERMITS."
Two Adjoining States Honor Them
Temporarily.

commissioners Of motor vehicles of
West Virginia and Pennsvlva MIA no
tifed the District Commissioners to-
day that the invalid District automO-
bile operators permits would he hon
ored in their respective States until
further notice. Similar announce
ments already have come from motor
vehicle officials in Virginia. South
carolina and Connecticut.
Several DAYS ago Traffic Director
F'ldridge requested the commission
ers Of motor vehicles in all Fast ern
States To recognize the obsolete
drivers permits of the District be-
cause of the muddled situa ton due to
the failure of Congress to adopt the
joint resolution extending the time
for the reissuance of outstanding per
mits.
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PARIS ENJOYS SUNSHINE.
Beautiful Easter Weather is Assured
the Fashion Folk.

PARIS, April R9.-Beantiful
Faster, wea ather-brillia mt sunshine
and temperature of 20 degrees In
the shade-hss emptied Paris of Pa.
r.sians nd filled Il with visitors, prin-
cipally America n and English.
The visitors are providing plenty
Of material for caustic newspaper
cartoonists, and they have not been
slow to avail themselves of 1t. Typi-
cal of the cartoons is one on the front
page of the weekly Grille Paris. 1t
depicts two America ms in plus fours
and pull-over sweaters and wearing
horn spectacies, sitting outside cafe.
Underneath the cartoon is the follow.
ing auip: Lets he frank. says one
of the Anne ricans. NO, stick TO the
dollar" replies the other
Sightseeing automobiles throng the
streets in greater numbers than ever.
The museums, galleries nd parks
are crowded with visitors. It is esti-
mated that 10000 British already have
arrived In Paris. 1t is hoped in some
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NEW YORK COUNTS COST.
Faster Finery on Parade Likely at
High Figure.

NEW YORK. April tP).-Reau
Rrummel. 1926 model. ran take the
Easter air on Fifth avenue tomorrow
with sartoriai correctness for the ex-
pc enditure Of mere $lss.
His fair compa Mons costume may
easily run into four figures. but the
well dressed young man can o,.---
himself with"all II OF the requisites at
a moderate cost.
A plentiful display Of Easter fnery
is expected tomorrow. which promises
generally fair and cold
one department store Catering TO
the approaching Easter parade an
notmced today list of masculine
finer!, ranging from 500 for suit
to so cents for semisof collar. TO
offset the latter sacrifice Of tradition,
a swagger stick was included.
Other articles listed included: Over
coat, $40; hat. $40; shoes, $3.50;
chamois gloves, 1925; socks, S1.75;
necktie, $3.50: belt, SO; shirt, 81.
Florists brought ray OF hope into
the lives of the city's young men by
the announcement that flowers will be
cheaper this year than last.
nanUs u,N. snvS SsrN,GutNE
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INCREASED CHARITY
NEEDS STIR APPEAL
Ea ster Committee Seeks to Pre-
vent Curtailment of Re-
lief for Families.

Members Of the Easter campaign
committee in charge OF the present
campaign of the Associated Charities
and CitiZens Relief Associa tion,
which officiaHV closes on Easter Mon
dav. met at The Social Service House
1922 Eleventh street. Yesterday after
noon at the call of CieVela nd Perkins
chairman To consider ways and
means 10 prevent serious clIrtaii-
nent OF the family service activities
of these orea ni2ations for lack Of
funds IN the face OF unprecede nted
calls for help. Complete reports from
the eight nAiehhorhood offices of the
Associated Cha rites for March show.
Cd exactly 500 families given care
and service. as compared with 4OS in
March 1928. an increase of nearly -
per cent. OF these families 2S6 needed
direct ina ncial assistance. which was
given 10 the amount of S3.13S. The
remaining 264 families required other
forms OF service such az medical or
nursing attention institutional care.
legal aid. finding of fmploNment OF
other family adjustment.
Contributions received up to noon
today had brought the total uf con
tributing members up To $500 towa rd
the goal OF 10000 giVers needed. while
for &365 from a member OF the Dollar
a.Day Club. brought the total receipts
to S39.522. This means that with the
close Of the campaign a ha nd there is
still needed SI9 500 to he found in or.
der to complete the years budget of
$50 ,000. An encouraging feature Of
the campaign reported to the finance
committee is the large number of new
names added to the list. This. how.
ever. means that many Of the old
friends have not Yet sent in their gifts
for this year.
IN the effort to reach all former CON
tributOrs as well as new ones the
finance committee voted to issue
through the press of the city special
eleVpnth-hour appeal for help in max
ing up the shortage in funds. this to
be in the form. of signed statement
on behalf Of the committee of the two
associations which have united in this
pamn3iPn
Evening star., 1926-04-03

Prisoners sentenced to die in the
District after July l may escape the
penalty, for time at least, unless
the municipal authorities purchase an
electric chair before the close of the
current hsal year, it was learned to-
day at the District Building.
Twice Congress has appropriated
81. 600 for the acquisition Of an electric
chair for the District Jail. The initial
appropria ton went hack into the Fed
eral Treasury. when the District failed
to use it In the prescribed time. Later
it was reappropriated. The money Is
now available, but the Treasury will
Evening star., 1926-04-03
TWO OVERCOME BY GAS.
Youths Leave Jet Partly on When
They Go to Bed.

Tom Redding. colored. visitor here
from Niiksboro, \. G.. and Villa m
~ escaped asphyXiation last night at
the iatter's home lOS y street, when
Redding, unfa miliar with the mec hs n
ism Of gas jet, went to bed without
turning off the gas flow.
Police were summoned after the gas
had been detected by others in the
house and the two were taken 10
Freedmen's Hospital where physicia ns
soon reported them ont Of danger. An
exs mination OF the gas fixture showed
that Redding had simply given the
KEY quarter turn too much.
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District Must Buy Electric Chair
Before July or Lose $1,000 Fund

again get possession of 1t unless it Is
spent before July !.
Hanging has been abolished and
electrocution substituted for capital
punishment in the District The gal.
lows have been removed from the Jail
and space provided for the chair.
Some of the accouterments for the
electric chair have been purchas sed.
but the essential electrical APPARATUS
Is yet unprevided. Specifications tor
the necessary parts are now being
drawn and District ofioiais believe
that 1t may still be possible to buy the
death chair before the $s 900 Is lost.
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Today in Congress
Senate.

The Senate To devote two hours
to routine calendar business be
fore taking np the unfinished
business. which Is the Italian debt
settlement.
Agriculture committee continues
hearings on farm relief mea sures
Proposed reduction Of postal rates
was considered by joint House
and Senate subcommittee.
District committee is in session
this afternoon To conclude con
Siderstion Of the two traf ffic hills.
The District subcommittee on ap.
preparations made another tour
OF streets that are in need OF re
paving.
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Alexandria StOrk
Leaves ; Bows
In One Package
Special Dispatch to tn. star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. April 8
Triplets, all boys and husky. was
the news today from the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reedy. :
miles south of Alexa ndria.
Miss Bertha Bristow. the Red
Cross nurse who handled the "a So
SAYS the babies and mother are
doing we'll. II was the third visit
of the stork 10 the Reedv home.
where there are now five children.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
DAVIS JURY STILL OUT.
Former Kansas Governor and Son
Await Bribery Case Verdict.

TOPEKA. Mans, April : tAp,.-After
deliherati ting nearly Is hours. the Jury
trying Jonathan NJ. Davis. former
Governor Of Kansas. and his son Rus
sell on bribery charges still was dad
locked this morning.
The defendants and their wives came
to the court at o'clock 10 await
verdict
Evening star., 1926-04-03
KELLOGG TO REJECT
LEAGUE PARL[Y BID
viii Send Note of Refusal to
Attend Court Conference
Next Week.
BY the Assoctated Press


note declining the League Of Ma
tons invitation 10 The World court
conference at Geneva win he forward.
ed early next week hr Secretary kel.
logE.
Instead of meeting other nations in
conference to discuss the American
reservations 70 the court. the Unite ei
states VIII continue direct reGotis-
ticns with the signatories to the court
nrotocOI
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Polish Attache Leaves.

Lieut.. Col. Bohdan Hulewicz, mill
tary attache of the Polish legation.
2S40 Sixteenth street, has been relieved
from duty at this Capital and left
here. with Nine. Hulewicz, yesterday
for Poland for assignment to other
hmtN
Evening star., 1926-04-03
EASTER WEATHER PHASES.
Variety Of Conditions, SnoW. Rain.
Cold, Faced In West.

CHICAGO, April 3 P).-A white
Easter. a wet Easter or cold Easter,
or combinations Of the three, faced
those sections OF the country which
have been buffeted the last week by a
series Of extraordinary Spring storms.
After SATURDAY. OF rain and some
snow. the eastern nalf Of the country
looked forward TO q clear Sunday, but
with enough chill in the air to call
for light overCoats as an adjunct Ia
Easter inerN.
4 less favorable prospect faced the
western areas. where cloudy skies,
cold weather. rain and snow We're list
ed az Easter possibilities.
Today the precipitation likely will
be confined to a limited area, including
Michigan and eastern Indiana. but by
Sunday the western portion of the
middle plains area will participate in
the downfall
White Easter in Sections.
Put whether or not snow falls, most
of the central districts will experience
a white Easter, as the snowfalls Of
the last few days have covered the
territory with a mantle Of white, now
b.
The second wave of the pre- Ea Ster
storm, which came into the Middle
West from the Rocky Mountain re-
gions. had advanced northeastward
into Illinois early today. 1t brought
precipitation ~ much of the central
portion Of the country yesterday.
with heavy snowfall ss northern Mis-
souri, southeastern Iowa and portions
of Illinois. The temperature has be-
gun to ascend in the middle Rockies,
but unseasonahly low mercury read
ings continue in the central districts.
Although the Saturday v, forecast for
Chicago merely called for cloudy
weather. the day was ushered in here
with brisk snoWstOrm. From most
optimistic reading of the weather fore
casts. il was apparent that i'm a num-
ber of places milady's new Spring gar
ments would be veiled from public
view. A smart umbrella will obscure
her stylish new hat. waterproof or
gay-cOlored slicker will cover her new
suit or cape coat and dress, and ga.
loshes will envelop her fashiona BILE
new shoes Of lizard skin or gray beige
kid.
Milliner! Meets Needs.
The Easter millinery. seemingly in
eason. One favored style Is a smart
waterproof felt, with down-turning
brim that will shed water, it's only or
nament a rubber flower. A bright
scarf. to lend the necessary touch of
color TO the costume, will be of rubber
also-of the sort used on beaches last
Summer to tie around bathing caps.
| The new "slicker" umbrellas. which
will afford protection from rude blasts
as well as from rain, will be carried
by many.
Flowers will be as fashionable as
ever. with boutonnieres of orchids and
gardenias the most popular form of
bouquet. The large corsages of sweet
peas and roses. so well liked year
or so ago, have dwindied into smaller
shoulder fIoral pieces.
Suits are enjoying their usual popu-
laritv. with charmeen. twills and
tweeds good. The most predomina mt
, feature OF the new. coats are the cape
| backs.
Navy btue crepeS and georgettes are
good. with gay prints claiming atten-
ton. Soft shades Of boise de rose and
browns and greens also are in de
mard. silver fox scarfs and fur trim
r1linee wifi be seen,
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COLD, FAIR EASTER
TO GREET PARADERS
ALONG CITY STREETS
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"Herringbone Way" to discourage
ma shsrs during the Fla ster parade.
The police department has an.
nounced plans for keeping the city
dried up over East ertide. The local
force has been augmented by detec-
tives from Philadelphia. Washington.
Ba altimore, Jersey city and Newark.
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quarters that the pounds STERLING they
spend will have beneficial effect
on the franc on the exchange market.
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SUES TO STOP PAY
Of j. S. CHAPLA|NS
Atheists Body Leader Says
Constitution Is Violated
by Federal Agencies.

petition for an injunction to pre-
vent payment of the salaries OF chap-
lainS Of the Senate and House and or
All clerics attached to the War and
Navy departments was fled in Dis
'rict ~ Columbia Supreme Court to-
day. James l. Elliott, member of the
recently chartered American Associ-
alton for the Advancement of Atheism,
is the plaintiff. and Frank White.
Treasurer OF the United States. R
named as defendant
The petition sets forth that the
employment Of cha plains in the Con-
press Of the United States. in the De-
partment of the Navy and the De-
partment OF War constitutes the pro-
motion and The establishment of re-
ligious and scctarian views and oh
iscts. in violation of article OF the
Constitution. which provides that the
Congress shall make no law respect
ing an establishment Of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
Charges Funds Diverted.
Chaplsins employed in the depart
ments of the Government are ecciesi
astics engaged in the performance Of
thorized and expressly prohibited by
he Constitution. The petition con
tinues. and the compensa ton Ruthor-
'zed under appropriate acts Of Con
gress is diversion OF the funds Of
The United States for a purpose not
within the delegated powers Of Con
gress to legislate upon
The plalntiT prays the court 10
enjoln the Trea surer OF the United
states from paving the salaries Of the
cha pla ins nd to declare null and void
the acts Of Congress under which such
~ als ries are authorized. He decIa res
that he. as taxpayer, and all other
citizens OF the United States will
Sa Ia rieS are paid "out of the moneys
in the tree sury of the United States
contrary to the Constitution.
Would Upset Old Belief.
The American Association for the
Advancement of Atheism was formed
in New York with the announced pur-
pose OF abolishing belief i'm God 2 mi
contributing 10 the construction Of
better civilization by acting a. a
wrecking COMPANY"
The association announced that one
Of the first steps in it's campaign
would he the establishment Of atheis-
tic groups In the universities simila r
TO the Damned Souls Society" at the
University of Rochester and the
sprea adins o. propa "a nda among high
school and college students