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came into power on the crest o.
the 1924 landslide.
Disposal OF the Treasury sur
plus OF nearly $500 900, 300, farm
relief, and radio regu1Ation--thest
problems constitute the trinity Of
major tasks confronting the mem
bers when they assemble today.
II these are adequately dealt
with, in addition to passage Of the
usual appropriation bills. admins
tration leaders will write finis or
March fairly well satisfied.
The fighting over th0 Treas
ury surplus viii b sharp. Presi
dent Coolidge has recommended
that these millions b turned back
to taxpayers.
Democrats insist the surplus b
made the basis for general tax re
duction.
It Is the concensus that neither
proposal can prevail and tl1at IN
the end the enormous surplus will
90 By default into the retirement
proximAtely 919 500 900. 900.
Farm Relief Battle
The fighting over farm reIist
# 49, q
win be even harder.
Midwestsyn members, fresh from
the disgruntled grain belt, have
revived the McNary-TIaugen bill
which President Coolidge considers
radical.
The bin was defeated d year ago
becaiiae the Southerners would not
support 1t.
Since then, however, the south
has been hard-hit by the decline In
cotton prices.
The bilTs one chance OF passage
lies In q coalition Of south and
west. Few believe that It can be
accomplished.
A solution, temporary at least,
for the present radio confusion
probably will be found, H for no
other reason than public demand for
Il is so great.
The House has passed the White
bill, giving Secretary OF Commerce
Hoover almost czar-like authority
to regulate radio.
The Senate passed the Din Bill,
creating an independent bureau with
regulatory powers.
A compromise between these two
probably will be worked out.
Chief among the other questions
TO be dealt with are prohibition,
Muscle Shoals, alien property, ship.
ping Beard reorganization, railroad
consolidation. primary and "slush
funds"
On all these matters opinion - 90
sharply divided that it is not be.
lieved possible to work out any
definite disposal.
The wet bloc, for instance, has
to defeat any attempts
at enforcement reorganization,
sponsored by the drys. and by de.
lays and parliamentary maneuver-
ing can probably block any action
for twelve weeks.
Threat Of Extra Session
The dying Sixty.ninth Congress
assembled with the threat of an
extra secession Of the Seventeen
hanging over It.
Recognizing the futility OF 40.
complishing much In three months,
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CHAPLINS "SILENT" ON
MARTIAL SETTLEMENT

Los ANGELES, Dec. 6.--"Watch-
full waiting" was the attitude to-
day in the Charles ChaplinsLata
Grey Chaplin controversy.
There were no statements or
oountersstAtements from either
principals or their attorneys.
1t was anticipated, however, that
the attorneys would meet again
early this week to discuss MRS.
Chaplin's reported demand for
81 100000 ana custody OF tho two
Chaplin babies.
Neither Chaplin nor his 1S-year'
old wife were cat home" during
most Of the day.
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PLAN To REPORT
on D. c. QUIZ

The special House District sub
committee, which has been conduct.
Ing 4 survey Of District needs dur.
Ing the past month, will make q pre-.
liminAry report to the fun District
Committee. at 1880 q n. Wednes
day.
No meetings Of the subccmmittoe
will be held until this report Is
made. IL was indicated today, BY
Representative Ernest w. Gibson,
Of Vermont. chairman Of the sub
committee.
II wish 70 confer with oth6r mem
bers of the committee before going
any further with the investigation,
Representative Gibson said.
It is probable that the legislative
program to be submitted by the Dis
trict Commissioners to the full com
Inittee will have considerable influ-
encS on the conduct OF tho anVostiga.
ton ,.54
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D. c. HEADS HIT LIMIT
IN LAND PRICES

roadway paving: that win amthorize
the elimination Of grade crpBsingsi
that will permit the reconstruction
of bridges now in poor condition or
not suitable for modern traffic ana
for other purposes In accordance
with Recommendation that have
been or win be made by the Com.
miEsioners.
Price Limitations On Land
Attention is also invited to the
necessity Of eliminating the present
price limitation governing the &c.
QUESTION OF land for school site,
park and playground purposes, or
tI1A efforts 81 those who are en-.
deayori1ig to plan and develop our
National Capital on we1Ieonside
plans win be hampered, IL not nuIlis
fled
the l318traek Is good recent In.
creases iii pay have been very
highly appreciated, and the result
ii reelected III higher e1fieiency 3
E11sIeF the heading, Enhances IT
the Disttsict ok Columbia, the Com
n1lssionefs report:
1.-THE cash receipts Of the District
Of Columbia for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1895, amounted to
$31. 5B4, sO5.4S, made up as followss
revenue OF the District Of 5olum.
bfa from taxes and miscellaneous
sources, $22 ,S05.4s; amount trans.
ferred to the revenues Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia by the United
States, $4,000, 900.
THE collections from taxes on
real estate for the fiscal year 1925
amounted to $14, 1862. 605.44; collec.
tions from taxes on personal prop
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Bills and Taxes
TangLe Congress

the Democrats are openly forecast
ing an extra session right aftel
March to deal with the problems
they feel will not be dealt with ~
this session principally tax redttc
ton and farm relief.
In the SEVENTEEN Congress The
Democrats will be stronger, more
militant, and In q better strategica
position to enact their own program
The present session will not really
get down to business until Thurs
day.
After the gavels ZEN today tht
Install adjournment was taken out
Of respect TO dead members.
Tomorrow will be devoted u
hearing President Coelidge's aK1nral
message, and Wednesday 10 hearing
the budget read and discussed.
Thereafter the fighting begins.
House Program Light
A light program was mapped out
by House leaders Tor the first week
Of the session.
Only routine business win be
transacted until after the Presi-
dents annual message Is read Tues
day and the budget message u de-
5AlVSE@Q on w GQMS80Ays
Representative Martin b. Mad
den RI Of Illinois. chairman Of the
Approximation Committee, viii pre-
sent the postofkic0 and Treasury
appropriation bill on Wednesday.
Although. several other budget
measures are virtually ready for In
PRODUCTION, they probably win not
be reached this week.
azt al so a.
uIed to be taken UP Thursday and
despite some objection to increasing
the salaries Of Federal judges and
leaders hope to dispose Of the bill
BY the end of the week.
The alien property bill which IL in
the hands OF the Ways and Means
Committee probably will be intro
duced az committee measure
within q few days.
Bills Given Priority
The Democratic tax reduction bill
Is scheduled to 60 into the House
hopper on Wednesday.
The program called for early ad.
journment today out Of respect to
the memory of Senators Cummins
or Iowa and Ferfald Of Maine, who
died after adjournment last July.
The House will also hold but a
brief session Tuesday and pay
tribute to the late Speaker Joseph
Cannon by adJourning.
The Presidents tax reduction plan
does not figure In the plans mapped
out by majority leaders during the
first part Of the short session.
The appropriation bills, alien
property measure, judges salary bill,
radio regulation and the McFadden
banking bill will be given priority on
the calendar, leaders announced.
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Tell others what you can do-~advoF-
Hne your merits to others through tina
SITUATION WANTED columns oe The
Times and Herald clasGitke6 @etiRnA
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u. S. Got Huge Gift
n Oil Deol, Claim
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lease with Doi1eny Tor oil storage
facilities &c Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
Robson also testified. Actual nego.
tifions were carried ON chiefly BY
subordi11ates III the Navy and In,
terror Departments, Robson said
After brief examination by Frank
j. HOGAN, Of defense counsel. Rob.
Roberta, OF the Government stair
why he and Fan agreed To Keep
Harbur project.
It was done. Robson said, 81.
cause he believed that wise policy
demanded that projects and pro.
poaain should ba made public only
after their actual accomplishment.
Reads From Testimony
Roberts read from Robisone. to-.
tinony in the ciVil suit. il which
Robson said the secrecy agreement
had been prompted BY 4 desire to
keep the matter away from Con.
gress.
.pidn't y0a say THAR,
VI guess so il les In the record =
Roberts next read from the min
uteB cf meeting of the Navy
council on November %, 1924, 1T
which Robson appeared and an
nounced he had D definite PROPOSE
ton for the second Pearl Harbor
contract.
Roberts and Robson claahed CON
staptly.
Robson denied that Doheny's let
ter Of November 90, 1921, to Fail
had suggested To him the Dolieny
interests contemplated bidding on
Pearl HArbor.
Roberts read b portion of the latter
referring to Pearl Harbor.
Now" he said, 81 ask you, didn't
that suggest Dohany's intention to
you?'
Refuses 10 Change Mind
''Huh." sneered Robson. keep on
reading
II will" snapped Roberts. He did,
but Robson refused to change his
miud.
Robson next failed to remember,
he had previously testified that
about December 10 or 20. 1921, he
had told both Fall and III. Foster
Balm, director of the Bureau or
Mines, that Doheny intended to make
q bid at cost" on Pearl Harbor.
81 won't deny the record of two
years ago." said the retired Navy
officer, but my recollection now 10
that / told only Secretary OF the
Navy DENLY"
Then Roberts approached the ''war
scare" report.
Ibid you know that In Novern.
Der, 1891, Q disarmament conference.
was sitting In Washington"
Eyes, sir"
Quixsed on War Scare
''What powers. to your recollec.
tion?"
Nearly ail.''
''Did you know that . four.power
naval limitation treaty was adopted?"
did you know this treaty was
signed on February 8, 1929, and rati.
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erty, including taxes on gross earn.
ingg and receipts Of public utilities
banks and building associations and
on gross receipts Of street railway
companies, 1889 ,s02.SS, and col
lectiofls from taxes on intangible
personal property, 32,057, S43.34. Col
Iectior1s from miscellaneous sources
amounted to S3,765,253.S2.
Cash Expenditures
''rhe cash expenditures for the
fiscal year 1925, from appropriations
amounted to 500, 1853, 450.16, 40 classi'
fled as follows:
Protection OF life ana property,
$685., 4S7.o0
Health and sanitation, $s.O7s..
9S0.70.
"IIighways, 81, 1906, $500.
Charities and corrections. $685.
Os4.6S
Education, $10,153,54S.O4.
Recreation, $1,482 ,093.S4.
Miscellaneous, 1928, 1904.
Public service enterprises, 81
001 ,00s.40.
"The total Of these expenditures
amounted to $685., 217.10, from
which is subtracted 1921, 1864 for
interest and debt-deduction on ac-
count Of repayment in excess OF
expenditure.
"The cash balance to the credit
OF the general fund Of the District
in the Treasury on June 80 amount
ed to 10,164,873.97, the report
shows, but in this amount is In.
cluded the sum of $4,017, 608.53, rep
resenting the balance to the credit
OF the surplus revenue fund of the
District of Columbia which amount
when deducted from the general
fund, leaves a net balance of So
147 ,264.54; and to the credit OF
trust and special funds 1881 SO. %
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Installation Of traffic lights, and
the pub1ic Is becoming accustomed
I % the new regulations.
Prlvats Building Good
Private buildings construction in
the District exceeded all previous
records, ana as consequence APP
Preparations for many purposes,
such as water ana sewer main ex-
tensions, suburban roads, street
r1eaning, garbage ash and trash
bllection, playgrpnnds and the
&treet trees have hardly sufficed to
tatAfn the standards OF service
8 4oEore furnished.
otable Ia the legislation bene-
tick p the District; enacted at the
kirst ton OF the Sixty-ninth Com
kresgs the act creating the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and + ak creating
the Beard of Publ M lfAre.
This BY! Greatly 2 new Public
Houses OF Congress- olf tie I4ss day
crossed or signed. This bill should
when Congress conxenes.
.s-44Tsi1e attention OF Congress- ii IA.
kited most earnestly to- the advtsa.
bility Of enaeting legislation that
will place the fiscal relations be-
TWEEN the United States and the
District OF Columbia on q permAr
hent and equitable basis.
!. Legislation should also be en-
acted that viii bring about merger
BIZ the street railway systems that
win modify or repeal the Borland
law relative to assessing costs Of
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To Wed In London

Al LEADER oR I.Ondon's smart
set. Miss Mary Ashley, I'D soon tn
be married 60 Capt. Alec 3. @.
Reid. > member Of Parliament.
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MISS MARY ASHLEY
WEDDING ASKED
|. BY OLSON GIRL
~ InternatiOaaI News service

PRAIRIE DU CHEN. wis. Dec.
6.-Clara Olson last August de.
manded that nfdman Olson. her Is.
year-old sweetheart. marry her be-
cause OF approaching motherhood,
Albert Olson. father Of the boy
sought as the girls murderer. told
the cononer's jury today.
Olson. testifylnR at the inquest
into the death Of the 2a.year.old
daughter OF Christ Olson. wealthy
tobacco planter. said she demanded
in q letter to him that Erdtnan
marry her.
After receiving the letter." said
Olson. 81 sent Erdman to see her
with instructions that he ask her
to consult me about the matter,
but she refused to do that"
Olson said he would produce the
letter late today.
It will make the third letter fin
troduced into the case since the
finding OF Clara's battered body ia
q shallow grave near the hill OF
Rising Sun" where Christ Olson
dreamed it would be found.
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Takoma Baptist Bazaar

The sixth annual bazaar and
turkey dinner OF the Takoma Park
Baptist Ladies Aid will be held
tomorrow In the Sunday school
house, Piney Branch Road and
Aspen street. The Bazaar will be
open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. and
dinner will be served from s 10 z
o'clock.
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Fights For Sex

IDENTIFIED with Near East
relief work for the past three
years, zorah HanOu11 Heidary.
Persian feminist, Is here to study
the American woman and her
pIace III the business, world. She
intends to use this information
on her return TO Persia 70 enaan.
.cipate her sex.
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FIGHT SEATING
Of GOULD

The Democrats made an uns
successful effort today to block the
seating Of Senator.elsct Arthur r.
Gould R.) OF Maine, because OF
charges that he participated In the
alleged bribing Of Canadian public
official.
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fled by Congrs1e on March %. 1922"
aAnd how lone would ii have
taken to complete the Pearl Harbor
pro5ect2',
ABOUT 500 days.
1 Roberts was seeking TO show that
Pearl Harbor could not have been
lconp1sted ia time Tor use iii 1891 IL
the ayellow periI'' scare had ma
terialixsd, and that Japan was linz
ltine, not increaeing. its navy at the
time.
KHls Memory Faulty
The next point Roberts attacked
Vas the question Of legality Of the
D0h0ny contract.
Didn't YOU know that three Oh
companies questioned the legality ct
this contfaots
s.No. sir. / knew be one. Z
Roberts read ffen Robieon'@ fes.
timony in the Mammoth Oil case in
which he had said he knew Of two
81 the three.
Again. Robson could not reInern-
Der conference he had with Do
heny In New York III January or
February. 1922, until his previous
Testimony was read 70 him.
Roberts asked Robson Il ne con.
1idered the general preparedness
policy with respect to possible II.
vasion from the Pacific important.
Then and now asserted the
naval officer.
Roberts Heckles Witness
The cross examination resolved
itself into 4 hScKlink process with
Roberts asking about dates and con-
ferences Robson could not remen.
Der and then reading from his tes.
t1mony IN the Pan American civil
case two years ago.
Roberts wanted to know how long
Robson had considered the preferen-
ttaI right clause ia the Pearl Harbor
contract whereby the Doheny inter
ests subsequently, were awarded the
$1OO, 0O0. 900 lease on the Elk Hills
naval oil reserve.
RobisOn could not remember and
Government counsel read from the
civil record that Robson had said he
considered It only Z few hours
"Yuu discussed this important
question only q few Forfs7"
apparently. from the record.
Gas q matter of fact didn't this
preferential right clause destroy
competition
''Well, / guess 30. But that
preferential clause IL something
don't know much about"
100000 was Gift
Roberts read from the record that
Robson previously had testified the
clause was thar more important
than I had at first thought"
Roberts asked what Robson
thought the value Of the pre-
ferentiAI right was.
Robson said both Bain ana A.
w. Ambrose former chief tech
nologist. had told him it was worth
the difference between the two bids
Doheny had submitted. This was
about $2S5, 900.
would you have sold that pre-
ferential right for $600,0007''
''Yes.''
even. if you gave them 100000.
what made you think you ware
getting Pearl Harbor at cost7''
We didn't give them 100000:
they gave 1t to US"
Roberts was trying TO establish
that the value OF the preferential
right was equal to the value Of the
Elk Hills reserve. out OF which
Dohsny expected to m Ike
$100, 000, geo.
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The dying Sixty.ninth Congress
assembled with the threat of an
extra secession Of the SEVENTEEN
hanging over It.
Recognizing the futility OF 40.
complishing much In three months,
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Forty advertising posters, illufni.
mated by electricity at night, are
carried by q motor truck built for
the purpose in London.
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Installation Of traffic lights, and
the public Is becoming accustomed
70 the new regulations.
Evening star., 1926-10-04
69l CASESFACED
BY HIGHEST COURT
Vital Issues involved in Deci-
Sions to Be Given During
Term Starting Today.

A total of COL cases confronted the
Supreme Court when it resumed its
sessions today.
Many OF these involve controversies
Of vital importance-Such as those in
volving ;he Clayton. antitrust and
Federal Trade Commission acts, the
dry law. the enlarged use of automo-
biles and the income tax.
During the Summer recess 240
cases were filed. The court carried
over from it's last term 43S cases on
its appellate and 13 on its original
docket
Many of these, however, will not in
volve any decisions. They are peti-
tiOns for review, within the discretion
Of the caurt, and will be denied as
soon as the briefs are read.
Some Opinions Ready
OF the cases carried over 30 were
fully argued last term and are in the
hands of the court awaiting the prepa.
ration of opinions. 1t is understood
that some opinions were written dur
ing the recess and will be delivered at
an early opinion day.
The court, following precedent. de,
livered no opinions today. Motions
were received, and then the real work
of cases During the last term the
court advanced sc for oral argument
duLjng the month of October and most
If its time during the month will he
occupied with them.
Cases in the hands of the court
awaiting decision include the Mally
S. Daughcrty proceeding, involving
the power of the Senate to compel
the attendance Of witnesses and the
production of papers before it's in
VeStigating committees Questions
raised in other cases include the power
of the President to remove pOstmas-
ters OF the first four grades without
the consent of the Senate: the au-
thority OF Congress to require corpo-
rationS TO make reports to the Federal
Trade Commission regarding costs,
production and other matters which
the corporations regard as trade Sc
cretS: three criminal SyndiCaliSm
Eases from California. Michigan and
Kansas; the right of physicians to pre-
scribe Intoxicating liquors irrespective
of limitations under the prohibition
law: the validity of the purchase from
the Alien Property Custodian of Ger
man dye and chemical patents. trade
Evening star., 1926-10-04
Doheny Case Arguments.

marks and copyrights by the Chemi-
cal Foundation. and the legality of
| water rates at India napolis.
Doheny Case Arguments.
Among the 16 cases set for argu.
ment during the first week Of the new
term the one attracting most atten-
ton is that Of Edward l.. Doheny.
seeking to retain leases on the Elk
Hills naval oil reserve and to collect
from the Government for storage
tanks constructed for the Navy at
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The fourth week has been assigned
largely to antitrust and Federat
Trade Commission cases. The Inter
national Harvester Co. will again be
before the court to have determined
whether it obeyed the decree ordering
it's dissolution following proceedings
started in 1912. The court also will
consider charges that certain Pacific
Coast ship owners associations are
violating the antitrust law by meth
DDS used in the employment OF sea-
men, three commission cases involving
Swift & Co., the Thatcher Manutactur.
ing Co. and the Western Meat co. ana
proceedings which question the Jurls-
diction of Federal courts under liquor
treaties over foreign ships at sea out
side the territorial boundaries OF the
United States; the right OF state po-
| lice. in a case from Rhode Island, TO
turn over to the Federal Government
| for forfeiture ships, automobiles ana
other vehicles alleged to have been
| used in the illegal transportation OF
| intoxicating liquor and seized by them.
! and the right of State commissions TO
regulate the maximum loads OF auto
mobile trucks, in q case from Oregon.
Cases to Be Pushed.
Col. William J. Donovan OF the De
partment of Justice, in charge OF anti
trust cases, has announced that IN
| addition he will push at the new term
the case alleging a conspiracy among
| manufacturers of wooden building
! material. contractors and trade union
! officers at Chicago to prevent the use
| there of building material made IN
| other States by nOn-unlon labor, ana
| the Trenton pottery suit alleging an
unlawful combination between % cor
porations engaged in the sanitary pot
| terry business.
Most of the cases filed during the
recess were petitions within the dis
| cretion of the court asking reviews.
Some of these present interesting
and important questions, such as
whether actors and actresses are en-
gagged in interstate commerce making
the houses which book them subject
to prosecution under the antitrust
law: the constitutionality Of the cor
eign language school laws Of Hawaii;
the constitutionalty of the Harrison
anti-narcotic act; whether the former
prohibition director for Ohio violated
the prohibition law: the right of the
children of Richard Croker. the for
mer Tammany chief, to collect from
his second wife claims against his es-
tate; certain phases in the affairs of
the r. l.. Dollings Co. Of ONO arising
out of charges of using the mails to
defraud in the sale Of stock: the valid
ity of the Montana tax on distributors
Evening star., 1926-10-04
Heat Jams Chicago Resorts.

CHICAGO, October 4 L0-Chicago
discarded Fall wraps yesterday and
rushed for the great outdoors as the
temperature scared to SIS degrees, 2
degrees less than 29-year-old record
Bathing beaches were crowded as alb
breviated costumes took the place of
topcoats, the garment in vogue dur
ing recent chilly days.
Evening star., 1926-10-04
CABINET WIDOW DEAD.
Mrs. Keys Husband Postmaster
General Under Harrison.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, October 4
@.-Mrs. David McKendree Key. 8S,
widow of Judge D. NJ. Key, who was
Postmaster General in the cabinet of
President Hayes and United States
Senator, died yesterday. She was the
and a notable figure of the South