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Evening star., 1926-03-30
FIRE HAZARDS in CENTRAL HIGH
AUDITORIUM CITED BY MARSHAL
Blaze Would Imperil Lives of Audience and Build
ing, He Declares, Following Tour of Inspec.
tion--22 Recommendations Made.

construction work is recommended.
AS a result of the report of the nre
marshal on the situation in the auto
mobile repair shop Of the Armstrong,
Asst Supt. C. c. Wilkinson has aban'
doned the shop and now has the pu-
pills studying in garages on vacant
lot adjoining the school.
Conditions Generally Good.
Despite the disquietinG tenor OF
some of the recommendations in the
annual report the summary states
that conditions in the various schools
in the District were found to he much
improved since previous inspection.
There still remains" IL continues.
however. room for further improve
ment. as will be noted from the va
riuus recommendations mentioned else
where IN this report under the names
of the schools to which they refer.
We deem ii wise. however to invite
special attention to Easements In the
schools, StairWaNs. waste paper ana
ashes heating plants and electric VIII
ing. tables and benches, self-closinG
doors. ventilating shafts, frame and
portable buildings"
In the itemiZed list Of the steps
which should he taken to eliminate
fire hazards in the schools several
hundred recommendations are made
aVera ginS two or three 10 each ele-
mentary school and 10 or II TO each
junior and senior high school.
The report calls special attention
to Is ld-type three-story brick
schools having combustible floors,
some of which, the report states. are
not properly eduipped with the
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Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 80

Frank statement that the Central
High School Auditorium is not equip
ped with the proper safeguards for the
protection Of people who assemble
there" is made in the 5l-paSe annual
report of the District fire mar
shall on correction of fire haz.
ards in the public schools of city.
made after minute examination of
All buildings over a period of weeks
by Deputy Fl e Marshal {. G. Achstet-
or anS T.. +. Lewis. foreman of the
District repair shop.
Declaring that very little has been
done" AT the Central High School
since the last annual inspection, the
report sets forth that the auditorium
Is not equipped in accordance with
the District ordinance.
Should fire occur on the stage
among the hansings and shifting
scenery. or stage settings" the report
continues. lin all probability it would
prove to be disastrous to the people
assembled in the hall, to the hall itself
and probably to other parts of the
building"
Twenty-Five specific recommends
lions are made by the fire marshal for
the correction of the fire hazard in the
auditorium and other portions of the
building.
Outside of the situation at the Ger.
trat High School, perhaps the most
dlsconcerting phase of the annual re-
port is the condition prevailing at
Armstrong Technical High School
Numerous fire hazards are cited at
the Armstrong Technical High School,
to eliminate which will cost approx
imately $4,000 This is due to the
fact that new fire exits and other
Evening star., 1926-03-30
COOLIDGE FAvORS
HIGHER ANNU|T|ES,
BUT FEARS COST
Wants Chance to Study Fig
ures Before Expressing
Any Opinion.
C0NFERS WITH TlLS0N
ON PENDING MEASURES
Tells House Leader No Steps
Should Be Taken to Abandon
Retirement Legislation.
BY }. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Coolidge wants to study
carefully the figures of the actuaries
estimating the annual cost of retire
ment under the Federal plans of lib
eralization before he will announce
his approval or disapproval of any
one plan. The President has not yet
seen the actuaries' estimate, but
IL has been reported to him
that they provide a considerable in
crease in the annual appropriations
and he wants to satisfy his own mind
that these increases can be afforded
in view. of the tremendous reduction
in the Governments revenues brought
about by the new tax provision law.
The President today during CON
ference with Representative Tilson of
Connecticut. Republican leader of the
House, regarding. pending legislation,
discussed at some length the proposed
liberalization of the retirement act
He is in favor Of higher annuities for
the retired employees of the Govern
ment. He told Mr.. Tilson today that
they should be taken care of as lib
orally as possible for the Government
to do so. and he hopes it will be pos
sible to increase the annuities.
The President, however. is extreme.
ly fearful of the possibility of a
deficit in the Treasury because of the
reduction in revenue. and before he
will put his stamp of approval upon
this proposed increase in expenditure
he wants to give it serious thought.
1t is understood, however, that he i'm.
pressed upon the House leader that
steps should not be taken at this time
to abandon this legislation and asked
that 1t be given a preferred place on
the legislative program to be followed
during the remainder of this session.
The Presidents position regarding
this proposed increase in annuities is
peculiar in way. inasmuCh as he has
SO frequently stated his approva! of
the principle and that he is thorough
ly convinced that the employees should
have higher annuities, and yet he has
several times since the enactment of
the tax revision law warned Congress
against reckless appropriation of pub.
lie money and has several times point.
ed out the fear of a large deficit at
the end of the next fiscal year. While
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Evening star., 1926-03-30
MAN HELD AS SLAYER
OF 5-YEAR.0LD NEPHEW
Mother Swears Out Warrant When
Poison Is Found in
Boys Body.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fFess
FAIRMONT. Mimi. March 30
Protesting his innocence. Arthur
Goerndt, 3S years old, was in custody
today charged with first degree mur-
der in connection with the death of
his nephew, Raymond AtZ, 5 years
old, on December IA.
Goerndt was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. Esther AtZ,
mother of the boy, who also is held
for his death. Her decision TO
swear out the warrant came after
a long conference with her mother
and Sheriff w. S. Carver.
Meanwhile the county attorney
awaits a report of toXicologists rela :
tive to the exhumation of the organs
of Florence, years old. who died
last May. Her death occurred under
similar circumstances with that of
Raymond. authorities charged. Poi
son was found in Raymond's body.
The father of the AtZ children, a
garage mechanic. was killed in an
explosion about two years ago. Mrs.
Goerndt. a sister of Mrs. Atz. de-
clared the arrest of her husband
ridiculous
Evening star., 1926-03-30
ATTORNEY PUNISHED
FOR RAPPING SENATOR
Is Barred Forever From Hearings
of Joint Congressional Postal
Committee,
By the Associated Press.

L
The 4bint congressional postal
committee set a precedent today by
closing it's doors forever to Richard
Fl. Lee of New York. attorney for the
National Council of Business Mail
Users.
The action was taken by unani-
nous vote after committee members
had read a letter sent out by Zee
urging a campaign of letter, writing
to Senators and Representatives in
the interest of lower postal rates.
and declaring that Chairman Moses
of the committee intends to do moth
ing or do something too late for ac-
tion at this session of Congress" The
chairman also was accused of being
unfair and .dilatory"
Committee members said the reso-
luton barring the lawyer from ever
appearing before it again was in the
nature of a punishment for contempt,
and was unique in congressional his
torV
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SOUTHWEST AREA
UNDER DEEP SNOW
Blizzard, Bringing Low Tenn
peratureS, Sweeps Over
Many States.
BY the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, March 3O.-With
Easter less than a week away. vir.
tually all of the Southwest was COW
cred with snow today. The storm
which has held the Rocky Mountain
region in its grip since last Wednes-
day spread eastward over Kansas.
Oklahoma, western Missouri and
northern Texas, bringing a white
blanket. in some places 10 inches
deep. with the snow still falling. A
severe drop in temperature accom-
panied the blizzard
Some damage to fruit trees was
reported. Winter wheat. however, is
believed to have been benefited.
The heaviest snowfall was report.
ed in Kansas. At Topeka the depth
measured 9 inches this morning and
it still was showing. In the south.
west part of the State Greenburg and
Bucklin reported from to 10 inches.
Rain fell over western and central
Missouri last night, turning to snow
as the temperature dropped. In Kan
sas City snow still was falling this
morning. after the ground had been
covered to a depth of about 1 inches.
UklanOnla hecOr0 ans.
Oklahoma reported the heaviest
snowfall of the Winter Five inches
was reported at Woodward. in the
northwestern part of the State, and
the depth was l inch at Bartlesville.
in the northeast corner. Snowdrifts
from to feet deep were reported
in western Oklahoma. which was
threatened with need for snow.
cIo he 4Yar
At pm. last night Amarillo, Tex.
was reported to be the coldest point
in the country, with the mercury at
Is degrees above zero. With the
heaviest snow for March for 20
years already On the ground, fine
flakes still were falling there late last
night.
The cold wave moved Southwark
to the foot of the Texas plains.
Montana cities have been experienc-
ing the coolest weather for some time,
and one Treasure State city-Living-
Ston-had the two coolest days, Sun
day and Monday, on record since
December q. 1924, when the mercury
dropped to 10 degrees above zero.
Arizona Has Heavy Rain.
In Arizona the cold wave has been
felt, and at Phoenix the storm took
the form of record breaking rains.
A rainfall of 1.19 inches on Monday
was the greatest single days pre-
cipitation registered during the month
of March in that city for 81 years.
Albuquerque reported the bleak.
est day of the Winter" with cold
winds and snow. In Colordo Springs,
wild ducks. chilled by the sudden
change, dropped down to wading
pools in the parks and refused to be
disturbed even by the close approach
of children.
Chicago March No Lamb.
CHICAGO, March 80 (R.-A net
rule of the weather sages will be
proved unreliable this year unless the
next "A hours bring a marked change.
March came in like a lion. 1t is sup.
posed to go out like lamb. but there
were no prospects of a sheepish exit
here today.
heavy snow, the second since Sat.
urday. began falling early today. a
Continued on Page 5, Column II
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BAR TO PACT SEEN.
U. s. Attitude Not TO Be Changed,
Officials Believe.

Frances intention to link German
reparations with its debt obligations
to this country promises to set up a
real stumbling.bl0ck in the renewed
negotiations for a Franco American n
deft.1undinc agreement.
Similar proposals by other debtor
nations have been refused and there
were indications today at the Treas
ury that this attitude of the United
States would not be modified in the
case of France.
The Cailaux commission which
visited the United States last Summer
proposed that the French debt pay
ment to this country he coupled with
continuance of the German repara.
tions payment to France. but the
American Debt Commission refused
to listen to such a plan.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SENATORS DEMAND
|. REPORTSONT TARIFF
NOT MADE PUBLIC
Subpoena Served on Com
mission at Hearing includes
Sugar Schedule.
MARVIN SAYS MEMBERS
APPEALED TO COOLIDGE
Committee Action Taken After
Chairman Tells of Effort to OBJ
tain Publicity by President.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN

subpoena calling upon the United
States Tariff Commission to furnish
the Senate investigating committee
copies of all reports made by the com
mission which have not hitherto been
made public was issued by the Senate
committee today.
The reports so demanded include the
Tariff Commissions majority and mi
nority reports on the sugar schedule
made to the President the Summer of
1924, which have never been published,
although Chairman Marvin of the Tar
iff Commission today testified before
the Senate committee that the mem.
bers of the commission had unani.
mously urged the President to make
them public.
Other Letters Demanded.
The committee also issued a sub
poena calling upon the secretary of
the commission to furnish the COM
mittee with copies of the letter sent
to the President in July. 1925. asking
that the sugar reports be made pub
lie. and of letter which Chairman
Marvin testified he had written the
President within a month urging that
the reports be made public.
The subpoena was served on Secre-
tary Bethune of the commission at
the hearing.
At the outset of the hearing Chair
man Marvin said that the members of
the Tariff Commission had asked the
President to make public the commits
sion's reports on the sugar schedule,
submitted to the President in 1924.
These reports, majority and minor.
itv-the one recommending a greater
reduction in the sugar duties and the
other a lesser-have never yet been
made public. President Coolidge on
June Is, 1925, however. announced his
decision against changing the sugar
tariff and gave his reasons for his po.
sition in the matter.
Urged Publicity.
Chairman Marvin told the Senate
committee that within a few days
after the Presidents announcement
the commission had sent a letter to
the President urging the publication
of the commissions reports.
What reply have you had?' asked
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, chair.
man of the investigating committee.
Mr.. Marvin answered that there had
been no reply so far as he knew. II
there had been any acknowledgment
of the commissions letter, he said, it
had gone, TO the secretary of the com
mission. but that he did not know.
Mr. Marvin said that every member
of the commission believed the sugar
reports should be made public. They
were transmitted to the President dur.
ing the Summer of 1924.
why didn't you publish them?''
demanded Senator Robinson.
Mr.. Marvin said that the commits
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Evening star., 1926-03-30
FRANCE TO SETTLE
ONLY IF GERMANY
PAYS, SAYS PERET
Can Make No Debt Anree-
ment Not Based on Repara-
tionS, Minister Declares.
WANTS SAFETY CLAUSE
IN CASE OF A DEFAULT
Speech 0Tens Debate. on Financial
Measures in Chamber-Red
Outbreak Halts Session.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 30. - France can
make no settlement of the interallied
debts that is not based in some meas
ure on reparation payments from Ger
many. Finance Minister Peret de-
clared In the course of his speech
opening the debate on the financial
measures in the Chamber of Deputies
today.
These terms. the finance minister
added. should include a safeguarding
clause that would give France protec-
tion should Germany at any time de-
fault.
The Chamber listened calmly To NJ.
Peret speech and to the speech of
NJ De Chappedelaine. reporter of the
fnance commission, which preceded it.
Reds Cause Demonstration.
The first incident came when the
Two Communist Deputies-elect from
the second district OF Paris Sunday
took their seats amid applause from
the Communists ard whistles and cat
calls from the Right.
Finally. when the Communists he
gan singing the international" NJ.
Nerr'ot. president of the Chamber
sion
The debate was resumed after a
brief suspension. during which it was
established that the whistling came
from the galleries and not from the
right. NJ. Herriot, president Of the
chamber. announced that if this hap
pened again he would have all spec
tators barred.
The discussion was resumed amid
great confusion. with entire uncer-
taintN ruling as to the outcome of
the debate. In most quarters. how
ever it was hoped that a decisive
vote on the governments financial
program would be obtained tonight
The financial debate. by which an at,
tempt will be made to reach some
agreement to straighten out the finan-
cial crisis. began this afternoon. It is
not likely that 1t can be finished be-
fore Wednesday night. 1t was to have
begun this morning, but a postpone
ment was arranged owing to the
Chamber having sat until late last
night to vote the rent restriction hill.
the twentv-siXth measure of its kind
since the war.
Foreigners Are Excluded.
The Senate had previously passed
the bill with notifications. Like the
Senate the Chamber insisted on re-
tanning the clause excluding foreign
ers from the benefits of the bill, al.
though Premier BRAND epeatedly
pointed out that as far as the United
States. Great Britain and most other
nations were concerned. It would be
IN violation of ong-eXisting treaties
and therefore imperative.
The principal persons affected are
South Americans. Italians. BelSians.
Spaniards and Portuguese. who are
not protected against the eXorbitant
demands of landlords.
During the early evening the Cham
Der voted the provisional credits for
the month of April.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
Burbank, Waging Valiant Struggle
For Recovery; Condition "Doubtful''

his extreme age and intense neurosis.
his condition, is doubtful"
This statement was taken to mea n
that the length of time for Mr.. Bur-
banks recovery was uncertain.
His temperature last night was
given as so, pulse 104 and respiration
Is. DR.. Shaw said Mr.. Burbank was
suffering no pain. Two nurses are In
attendance at his bedside. Mr. Bur-
bank is II years old
The plant wizard has received nu-
merous communications commenting
on his recent statement that he was
an 'infidel" and he attempted to give
these his attention.
MIR. Burbank was seized with a
heart attack last Thursday night and
has been confined to bed since.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
RALLY WAY Is WARNED.
Will Be Sold if Debt Is Not Paid,
City Heads Assert.

The District Commissioners warned
the Washington and Maryland Rail
way Co. today that if it fails to pay
an assessment made against it to
satisfy n debt of $50? its property
will be sold at public auction after a
year.
The Commissioners explained that
the lien involves the non-payment of
the 1902 for the expenses incurred
in repaVing a portion of the street
between the tracks of the company
and a strip | foot wide on either
side OF the tracks on Kennedy street
between Fifth and Eighth streets.
Evening star., 1926-03-30

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA ROSA, Calf. March 3d.
Luther Burbank, world.famed horti-
culturist. is waging valiant battle
against a persistent illness, which has
confined him to bed at his home here
for the last few days.
Extreme nervousness of the patient
and a seemingly constant desire to re-
turn to his work in the garden COM
bined to make his condition 'doubt-
fur last night, his personal physician,
Dr. Joseph H. Shaw, said.
DIR. Shaw's bulletin, issued verbally
at 1870 pm, said:
MFR. Burbank is resting fairly COM
Portable, with short periods of re.
freshing sleep. more or less disturbed
by occasional hiccoughing. Owing to
Evening star., 1926-03-30
BODY Is CAST ASHORE;
MURDER is SUSPECTED
Toledo Police Believe Well Dressed
Man. in Lake Since December.
Was Hi-jackers' Victim.
Nv the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio. March 30.-Cuts on
the head of an unidentified man cast
ashore by wind-driven ice of Lake
Erie near here Monday night point to
murder. county officials declare The
body was clothed eXCellently, but was
coatless.
This. officials contend, prove that
the man either drove his automobile
through a hole in the ice and removed
his coat in an effort to save himself
or he was slain by hi.iackers and his
coat removed to thwart Identification.
The latter theory is held most prob
able, since Coroner Charles Henzler
said the body had been in the water
since December and 1t was during
that month rum runners were often
the prey of hi-jaCkers, who captured
many liquor-laden automobiles on the
ice of Lake Erie.
EiEhty-five cents and pair of cuff
links were found on the body 1t is
thought pru3a BILE that all papers were
removed to crevent Identification.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
Spanish Area Is Flooded

MADRID, March 80 CP.-High
winds, accompanied by torrential
rains, have swept the provinces of
Andalusia, Seville. Cadiz, Huelva, Jaen
and New and Old CASTLE. Several
rivers are out of their banks, flooding
the lowlands and causing much prop
erty damage.
Northern Spain reports heavy dam
age to crops by the rainfall.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
MEASLES SET RECORD.
118 Cases Reported Today. Raising
Years Total to 1882.

One hundred and eighteen new
cases Of measles were reported to the
District Health Department TODAY
This is the largest number reported
on any single day since the outbreak
Of the epidemic. The previous daily
high record was 1907.
The total number of measles cases
reported thus for this year. accord
ing to the Health Department rec
ords, is 1852.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
MUSS0LINI BANS BALLOT.
Insists Present Chamber of Depu-
ties "Must Die Natural Death"

ROME, March 80 R.-Premier
Mussolini today reiterated his declara.
tion that there will be no parliamen.
tary elections to replace the present
Chamber of Deputies.
While visiting the Chamber he said
emphatically: mo elections! This
legislature must die a natural death. .
Mussolini Is leaving April ! for
Milan to spend Easter with his family
Evening star., 1926-03-30
Chinese Fire on Japanese.

HANKOW. China, March 30 CP)
The Japanese steamer Yuenkiang
from Changsha, arrived here to-
day riddled by shot fired by Chinese
troops who were apparently under
the impression that the vessel carried
military leaders. Eight Chinese were
wounded No foreign passengers
were hurt.
Evening star., 1926-03-30
SALE TO JAPANESE
DENIED IN MEXICO
Official Says Reported Grant
of Concession Is Scare.
Dealings Admitted.

by tne Associated
MEXICO CITY, March 3o.-The
Mexican minister of agriculture and
development Luis Leon, today EN-
phatically denied the report published
in the United States that the Mexican
government was selling concession
to a Japanese syndicate on Magdalena
Bay. Lower California.
In dismissing the report the minis
ter said that American jingoes were
always attempting to use this subject
to start a Mexican-Japanese scare in
the United states.
No Agreement Signed.
SAN DIEGO. Calf. March 80 LE).--
Col. a. r. NasqueZ. who has obtained
a concession from the Mexican gov
ernment on 100000 acres of land
around and to the north of Magdalena
Bay, Lower California has not vet en-
tered into an agreement with a jap
anese syndicate for the exploitation
of the concession.
This announcements was made here
by Robert Farfan. representative of
Col. Nasquez He said that negotia.
tions with the Japanese syndicate.
which is represented in the United
States by DIR. *. o. Osawa of San
Pedro. have been completed. but that
final agreements have not been
signed
Farfan said that no action would be
taken to close the deal until the end
of a 30-day period of grace allowed by
the Japanese, who have agreed to
operate the concession with a backing
of $1,000 900. which may be increased
to $4,000 900.
Offer Is Best Made.
This offer, Farfan said, is better
than any other that has been made
especially as regards royalties, the
Japanese agreeing to pay 10 per cent
Is against high bid of per cent by
American promoters.
Despite the Japanese offer. Col. Vas.
quez was represented as being eager
to turn his concession over TO Ameri
can interests. But he will exercise
his right to close negotiate with
the Japanese syndicate if no other
bids for the concession are made, Far
fan said.
The concession, Farfan said. is in
two parts. The first grant. signed
over to Col. Nasquez by Luis n Mo-
rones. secretary of the Mexican de-
partment of industry. commerce and
labor, gives title to the oil rights on
all the land between the twenty fifth
degree of latitude. which is. roughly
Cape San LaZaro, the northern tip Of
Magdalena Bay. and the twenty-sixth
degree twentieth minute of latitude
near Santo Domingo. and from the
shore line to approximately 40 miles
inland.
Dye Plant on Grant.
The second grant. which refers to
the exploitation OF vegetable and tim
her products. runs between the twen-
ty-third and twenty-eighth degrees of
latitude. and takes in all the territory
between the Pacific Ocean and the
Gulf of California. on which the "Or-
chilla" plant--used for an important
vegetable dye--is fourd.
This second concession applies only
to vegetable products, and chiefly to
the Orchilla plant and the Guayule,
or rubber plant. 1t is 10-year con.
cession. which may be abrogated by
the government at the end of any one
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