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Evening star., 1926-03-31
TRANSFERS ORDERED
OF NINE POLICEM EN-
Changes Directed by Hesse This
Afternoon to Become Effective
Tomorrow.

Nine transfers and changes in as
poitan police force were announced
this afternoon by Maj. Edwin Il.
fIesse, superintendent, to become eff
fectiye tomorrow morning at s
O'Clock They follow:
William r. Ellory, relieved from
duty as bicycle patrolman. sixth pre-
cinct, and transferred TO the Traffic
Bureau and assigned to general
clerical duty.
Albert X. G.. Houch, relieved from
duty as foot patrolman, second pre-
cinct, and assigned to duty as bicycle
patrOlman.
Hubert w. Estes, relieved from
duty as street railway crossing police
man, transferred from the Traffic
Bureau to the first precinct and as
signed to duty as foot patr0lm1u.
William r. Atkinson, relieved from
duty as foot patroman, fourth pre-
cinct, transferred 10 the Traffic Blu.
reau and assigned to duty as street
ia lway crossing officer.
Howard II. Wilson. transferred
from duty as foot patrolman, Traffic
Bureau. and assigned to duty as foot
patrolman, first precinct.
John L. Kiefer. transferred from
duty as foot patrolman, first precinct,
and assigned 10 Traffic Bureau as foot
patrolman.
Ernest T. Rees, relieved from duty
as foot patrolman, sixth precinct, and
assigned as foot patrolman in the
eleventh precinct
Raymond Whitfield. transferred
from duty as foot patrolman. eleventh
precinct and assigned to sixth precinct
as foot patroman.
| Willie \. Kellum. transferred from
ruty as foot patrolman. seventh pre-
cinct, and assigned as foot patrolmar
| in the fifth precinct.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Coal Consumers
Here Not In on
General Reduction

Notwithstanding cuts in price of
coal to the consumer in Kew
York, there will be no general
reduction in prices for coal in
Washington tomorrow, April /.
One large dealer announced re-
ductions ranging from IS cents to
81 a ton on household sizes of
coal. Another said that, although
the Independent companies may
cut the price, he will not slash
prices unless forced to do so to
meet competition. still another
said he had not been informed
that coal prices would be cut to.
morrow. The only dealer who an
nounced cut in prices said
the cut does not come about as
a result of reduction in prices by
operators, but declared he was
shouldering the loss TO stimulate
business. The cut will last only
for April.
This dealer announced the fol-
lowing schedule of Drices.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
MEXICO CHARGED
WITH PERSECUTION
New Workers Tell House
Group of Alleged Cases of
Religious Oppression.


Charges OF religious oppression in
Mexico were made in statements of
two unnamed Mexican citizens pre-
sented to the House foreign affairs
committee today by Alfred j. Talley.
representing the Catholic Club of
New York.
The statements. which told of the
closing of Mexico City church and
of the expulsion of 81 Carmelitc nuns
from q convent near Mexico City,
formed pars Of the evidence submit
ted in support of the Boylan resolu-
tiQn urging the United states to with
draw recognition from Mexico
one of the statements charged tha t
working girls who protested against
the closing of the Church of the
Sacred Family in Mexico and who at
tackled police were repulsed by
streams of water from the fire de-
partment and that police fired upon
them. y
The second said soldiers who took
y Carmelite nuns from a convent
near Mexico City We're discovered to
have made plans To parcel them to
houses of ill-fame but were bought
off by persons who discovered the
plan.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
MAYNARD AGAIN HELD
ON DRY LAW CHARGES
Proprietor of Maple Leaf Inn, Ac-
cused Before, Is Arraigned in
Court on Another Violation.

Harry Maynard. proprietor of the
Maple Leaf Inn. 14l6 * street, who,
according to police records. has been
arrested several times for violating
the national prohibition act, and who
is to appear in court April 20 IN con
tempt proceedings. charged with vio-
lation of paddock" injunction on
his place. was arraigned in Police
Court today on charges of possessing
intoxicating liquor. He pleaded not
guilty and demanded jury trial.
Maynard was arrested last night by
Prohibition Agent B. y. Quinn. who
stated that he had seen a negro take
two cartons out of the back door of
the inn and place them in an automo-
bile. The agent said he suspected
beer and. seizinG a bottle. had tasted
it. Under questioning, Maynard at
first denied ownership either of the
liquor, which the agent estimated was
high-powered beer, or the automobile
according to the prohibition agent.
Later. however, the agent testified,
Maynard admitted he owned the H.
quor, which will be analyzed by Gov
ernment chemists.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
BY HAL O'FLAHERTY.

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON, March 31.-A vision of
an entire army corps, mounted on
"one-man tanks silently moving for
ward into battle seems near realiZa
tion today, following successful trials
of model tank invented by Maj
Martel.
Built of ordinary motor parts and
designed for commercial use as a trac-
tor or heavy duty truck. Maj Martel's $
Invention comes nearer the ideal of
army experts than anything so far
produced, Early trials of the one-man
tank. held last August. showed SO
many faults that many despaired of
perfecting a small tank as an often
sive weapon. but since then vast inn
provements have been made
The old model was considered far
TOO noisy and too pregnable in its un-
dercarriage. The new type runs on
rubber tracks and simply devours ma
chlne-gun bullets. Upon striking the
rubber track the bullet penetrates the
Fabric, leaving no outward mark and
lessening the danger of jams, which
are so frequent in metal tracks, caused
by kinking or distortion.
Ky constructing an ordinary com
mercial type chassis Mai. Martel has
made possible instant conversion of
Evening star., 1926-03-31
BISHOP FREEMAN SPEAKS
AT NOON LENTEN SERVICE
Urges Restored Expressions Of Az
lection for Christ at
Theater Meeting.

Despite the inclement weather,
nearly / 500 people in Keith's Theater
today heard Bishop James e. Free
man plead for restoration of ex-
pressions of profound affection and de-
votion to Jesus Christ.
Impurity is a great virtue miscar-
ried. the bishop said. All impurity
starts with a fine emotion but later
grows into a hideous and frightful
thing, he said. Intemperance begins
in much the same way, starting with
feeling OF good fellowship for ones
friend. 1t rapidly grows into a con-
suming vice.
There is nothing in the annals of
history, the bishop said, that is COM
parable to Christ's rebuke to Judas
for his betrayal to mankind. This
lesson shows that Jesus will forgive
even the greatest of sins, the bishop
said.
DIR. w. Sinclair Bowen presided at
the noon service today, and Rev. J.
j. Muir, chaplain of the Senate, con-
Quoted the services. Bishop Free
man will speak at the final session to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
BRITISH PLAN TO MOUNT WHOLE
ARMY CORPS In SMALL TANKS
Mai. Martels Perfection of Silent, Rubber-tracked
Vehicle, Which Can Be Used i'm Industry as
Well as War, Opens New Field.

every privately owned machkie into
an instrument Of war. The only
change required is unbolting the com
mercial body and replacing it with an
armored top.
Con@;ruotioE of these tanks has
been inuusted to Great Britain $
largest motor firm. Morris a. Co, of
birmingham, which is capable Of
placing the industry on wholesale
production.
1t Is believed in military circles that
many improvements will be added to
the baby tank before 1t is finally ac-
cepted by the war office 1t must be
made capable Of carrying several
types of body, one for reconnaissance,
one for offensive operations against
larger tanks and one for infantry
protection.
In appearance the tank chassis is
much the same as "A Fordson tractor,
but with the armored body 1t will
look like a huge beetle. streamlined
with armor plating extending almost
to the ground forward and taperinS
to the rear.
Unless othe~ inventions make the
one-m man tank obsolete it Is safe to
say that Great Britain'S army will
.contain within the next year or two
mobile divisions mounted on this new
type OF land destroyer.
Copyright 1926. by Chicago Daily News Co }
Evening star., 1926-03-31
D. C. HEADS DlSAPPROVE
PLAN FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE
Resolution Proposing Addition to
Public School System Returned to
House Committee Chairman.

The joint resolution proposing the
creation Of a junior college as a part
of the public school system was held
by the Commissioners to be unneces-
sary at this time in a report today to
Representative Zihlman. chairman Of
the House District committee.
The adverse report pointed out that
the commissioners have consulted the
Board of Education regarding the OBJ
ject of the resolution. and it is the
opinion of that body. In which the
Commissioners concur. that the pro-
posed legislation Is not necessary.
This attitude is taken, not because
junior college is In itself undesir-
able said the Commissioners, but
because the needs Of the elementary,
vocational and secondary schools
should be first met adequately before
junior college Is established"
The Commissioners also explained
to Mr.. Zihlman that the legislation at
this time is in conflict with the Presi-
dents financial program
Evening star., 1926-03-31

A casual visitor to Justice Hoehling s
courtroom today might have thought
he had wandered into a secondhand
furniture store. A portion of the court
room set aside for lawyers was Uttered
with g. motley array of bedding
blankets, coverlets, old flags, Navajo
blanket and round mahogany table.
The exhibits are all that remain OF a
vanload of household effects after the
van had been in collision with an eX-
press train of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co, at Hancock, Md, Sep.
tember %. 1921.
The table, which was tied on to the
rear of the van. was thrown clear
across the track and was not even
scratched, while every other piece of
furniture was valuable only as
kindling wood
Mrs. Ellen I. Biddle. now deceased.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

OgOntlnueu from 7 llSI dEt-J
ton ought not to be made by members
of the District committee Of the House
or Senate Representative Lampert,
Republican, Wisconsin, thought that
members of the District committees
should be on the investigating com
mittee.
Mr.. Cnderhill said that while he
was unalterably in favor of the lump
sum appropriation, he felt sure that
an investigation would be helpful He
pointed out that Congress passes the
appropriation law with the lump sum
contribution as an amendment and
then forces the District taxpayers to
pay for the eduCationa of 5000 chill
dren from outside territory In the DIS
trict schools. Representative Keller,
Republican, Minnesota, admitted that
I'VE are very inconsistent in some of
the legislation we pass"
When Representative Houston, Re-
publican. of Delaware proposed an
amendment that the investigating
committee should he made up from
members of the House and Senate
District committees. Mr.. Blanton in
terposed that this would not satisfy
the appropriations committee, which
will want representation on the fiscal
investigating committee.
It was at this point that Mr.. I'm
derhll announced that he would
offer an amendment in the House
for representation directly on this
committee of District taxpayers.
Mr. Blanton reserved the right to
file minority report.
After Mr.. Blanton had sought to
get the consent of the committee to
meet tomorrow, and, failing in that,
to meet Friday, it was finally de-
cided that the committee would hold
/ a special meeting next Monday. Chair
man Zihlman announced that next
Monday is not "a District day in the
House.
Mr. Blanton and Mr.. Underhill
have been granted permission to file
minority report on the Fitzgerald
worxmen's compensation bill, which
they expect to defeat in the House.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
DRIVERS PERMITS
CONTINUE IN USE
EIdridge Says They Are 0. K.
After Midnight, in Lieu of
New Legislation.

Although Congress has failed to
adopt the joint resolution extending
the time for reissuanCe OF automobile
operators permits. which expire at
midnight tonight. Traffic Director NJ
Q. Eldrtdge announced today that all
permits now in use would be recog.
niZed IS valid until called in. renewed
or cancelled The Senate took action
yesterday on the resolution extending
the time, but the House Is yet to act.
There is no need for alarm among
motorists because the joint resolution
has not been adopted" declared Mr..
EldridCe. THE permits now in use
will continue to be recognized"
Later to BE Passed.
Mr.. Eldridge predicted that the bill
proposing amendments to the District
traffic code and providing for the re-
issuance OF all drivers permits will
pass Congress shortly, and he will
begin Immediately to issue new cards
Maj. Edwin r. Hesse. superinte end
ent Of police. announced that he would
issue no instructions to the police con
cerning the permits, although he is
in a dilemma over the situation that
will result. He doubts whether the
courts will be able to prosecute a
motorist for driving without a permit.
as none Of the permits will be valid
tomorrow.
Asks Permits BE HonOred
Mr. Eldridge telegraphed commits
sioners of motor vehicles in all Of the
Eastern States today requesting them
to honor the District drivers permits
until further notice.
This was primarily to prevent mo-
torists holding temporary permits Is
sued since the creation of the Traffic
Bureau from being embarrassed If ar
rested in the various States.
These permits are labeled Expires
March 81, 1926"
Permits issued before establishment
of the Traffic Bureau. however, bear
no date Of expiration.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
SCULPTOR ARRIVES.

James Il. Fraser of New York,
sculptor of the memorial to John
Ericsson which Is being erected in
West Potomac Park, arrived here to-
day to complete the monument, ac-
cording to Maj Carey I'll. Brown, act
ing director of the office of public
buildings and public parks.
Mr.. Fraser at the same time had
sent to Washington the life size model
of Ericsson which will be cut in the
stone which is now IN place. Mr..
Fraser began work today on the. memo.
rial, and it is the hope of officials
that it will be completed in time for
it's dedication on May 2S, at which
time Grown Prince Gustav Adolph of
Sweden and the Crown Princess will
be present,
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Court Looks Like Used Furniture Store
AS Biddle Estate Sues Transfer Firm

had shipped her household furniture
from Berkeley Springs, w. Va, to
Washington by the Fidelity Storage
Co., and she sued the company for
$500 damages for the loss of her be-
longings. The case is now being pros
ecuted by John M. Biddle, secretary
of the Racquet Club, as administra-
tor of his mother.
In the conglomeration Is an old red
and white signal flag said to have
been hoisted on the Star of the West
when that vessel, under command of
Capt. MCGOWAN, an uncle of Mr.. Bid
die, was on it's way to relieve Fort
Sumter when fired on by Confederate
gunnerS.
Attorneys Hamilton & hamilton rep
resent Mr.. Biddle, while Attorney
Charles H. Merillat appears for the
storage company
Evening star., 1926-03-31
U. S. Deputies Seek Mofe Pay.

Deputy United States Marshal II. f.
Walker appeared yesterday before the
House appropriation committee in the
interest of securing an increase of pay
for the United States deputies to
81 500. Mr.. Walker outlined the duties
Of Ghe deputies and showed how they
often had worked Is hours daily to
serve papers after the close of the
courthouse at o'clock.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Cuban Qualities as Expert.

Lieut.. Enrique D. Sedafo of the C,,.
ban army. a student at the Infa ntrv
School, Fort Benning, Ca, Qualified
as an expert with the rifle, automatic
rifle and pistol, at the recent record
practice firing, the War Department
is informed. He was formerly sta.
toned with infantry troops of the Gu.
ban army at Camp Columbia, near
Havana.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Wilson Players Give Drama.

The Wilson Players presented 1.-THE
Intimate Strangers. by Booth Tark.
ington, at the Arts Club of Washing.
ton last night. The presentation was
under the direction of Aurora M. Pos.
ton. who takes a leading role In the
cast, and was arranged by the
Dramatic committee Of the clubs
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Two Officers Shifted.

Maj. Edward A. Stockton ir.
Coast Artillery Corps. has been
transferred from the War Department
to Fort Monroe, Va. and Maj
Charles Fl. Bonestell. Infantry. from
Fort Leavenworth. Kans., to the office
of the Chief Infantry War Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

BERLIN, March 81 LP).-The
cabinet unanimously decided today e.
accept in principle the invitation Of
the League of Nations for Geramny
70 be represented on the commission
charged with examination of the
question of the composition Of the
league council
Evening star., 1926-03-31
$1,000, 900 DEED FILED.
Executed by Virginia-West Vir-
ginia Power Co. at Staunton.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
LURAY. Va. March 3t.-A deed
of trust involving $11 ,000, 900 has been
admitted to record in the Augusta
County clerks office at Staunton.
1t was executed by the Virginia
West Virginia Power Co. and is for
the benefit of the New York Trust
Co. The mortgage is drawn up for
the purpose of securing to the New
York company the 81 900. 900 involved
In the purchase of the power com
pany's holdings by the Virginia Pub
lie Service Co., which has recently
been Incorporated and which has ac-
quired a number of public utilities in
different parts of Virginia.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

He added that the prices effective
tomorrow are the lowest during
1925. Another dealer is selling egg
coal for $3.50; red ash stove for
$3.50. pea coal for $l2.40 and coke
for Sl3 30.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Marshal Snyder Renominated

The nomination Of Edgar O. Snyder
to succeed himself as United states
marshal for the District Of Columbia
was sent to the Senate today by Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
BANK ROBBED OF S19,138.
Four Men Hold Up San Antonio
Institution and Escape

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, March 81
A).-Currency amounting To $l9.13
was taken from the San Antonio Ma
tional Bank by four armed men dur
Ing a hold-up yesterday.
The amount Of The loot was eeti-
mated at $4,000 by bank officials
shortly after the robbery. but check
later showed that the robbers got
less than $50 900.
No trace of the men had been
found last night.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
DEBATE ON ENGLISH
CASE PROLONGED
House Not Likely to Reach
Vote Today on Judges
Impeachment.

BY the Associated Press.
With prospects for vote before
adjournment fast disappearing, the
House continued today to debate in
plainly worded phrase the impeach-
ment charges against Federal Judge
English of Illinois.
Undeterred by yesterdays warning
from the floor that those who listen
to House debates do so at their own
risk, women predominated among
the spectators and the galleries were
gay with co,orful Spring frocks.
Soon after 1t began, the days dis
cussion turned to the epithets Judge
English Is alleged to have applied to
some of those who came into his court
and in reviewing that section of the
evidence Representative Halves. Dem
Ocrat, Missouri, shaded only slightly
the actual terminology which yester-
day drew an admonltion from Speaker
Longworth.
Declines to Limit Debate.
A proposal to limit debate was made
by Chairman Graham of the judiciary
committee. but after objection had
been made it was agreed to postpone
all action in that direction until ad.
tournment time tonight.
. Representative Halves favored inn
parchment, declaring that this "slur
ring judge used the language of a
bully and blackguard
Opposing impeachment. Representa-
tive Arnold, Democrat. Illinois. said
there had been no breakdown of law
in the judges district, and that he
never heard the judges character
questioned until n haze of insinua.
tions' was raised by the st. Louis
Post Dispatch. That newspaper, he
charged, went beyond its public duty
when 1t ceased to be an informer and
became prosecutor"
During debate yesterday the be-
,havior of Judge English in court was
discussed. members favoring impeach.
ment, quoting from the testimony
taken by the House investigating com.
mittee of harsh. rough and abusive
language that witnesses said the Judge
had used in addressing them
After one vile epithet which Judge
English is alleged to have used from
the bench in addressing a man. had
been repeated several times during the
debate, and other language so strong
that 1t made women in the galleries
gasp had been resorted to in an effort
to draw n picture OF the Judge,
Speaker LonGworth called q halt.
He said the judges alleged utter.
ances Were covered completely in the
testimony and II was not necessary
to repeat them for the sake Of the
argument.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

A report on each school i'm June auJ
in January. The report would shou
that each school in the District -
either safe. unsafe or doubtful IN
cases where the school is pronounced
unsafe, Mr.. Carusi would urge thst
it be closed. while in cases where
school is doubtful he would urge ti.r
immediate steps he taken To Speri
money from the repair fund.
one reason why the District officials
and the school officials have not paid
attention to the 1919 recommeu udatious
of the fire marshal that fire escapes
he installed in 16 old buildings is that
MANY OF these buildings are scheduled
for eventual abandonment. and they
feel the expenditure at this time would
be bad business. on the other hand
it is realized that should d fire occur
in one of these old buildings the wrath
of the community would descend
heavily upon the shoulders If whom.
ever was found responsible for tho
delav in carrying out the fire mar
Shars recommendations in this re
speCt.
Officials in Conflict
Proof Of the fact that there is
seriously divided opinion among Ger
tain District officials on whether some
reports IF the fire marshal are really
fire hazards is seen in the situation
prevailing today at Armstrong Tech
nical High School.
At the Armstrong, upon the recon-
mendation of the fire marshal, Assist
ant Supt Of Schools G.. G.. Wilkinson
has abandoned the automobile repair
shop and the paint shop at the school.
Officials OF the repair shop, however.
have placed themselves on record as
not believing that the structural
changes urged by the fire marshal AT
Armstrong High are necessary. and
they have SO advised Mai Wilmarlh.
School officials sent the CommuuiCa-
tion on the repair shop TO the fire mar
shaI for further deliberatiou and the
fire marshal sent back letter stand
ing by his original fire hazard recon-
mendations at Armstrong.
As n result of this dilemma. causing
shifting of Armstrong students from
the shops to improvised quarters. the
entire matter has been laid before the
District Commissioners II is now up
To the Commissioner either To back up
the fire marshal or the District repair
department.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

Continued from First Page)
into the Senate all the fundamentals
of an organized national Fascist state
are created. the council affirms the
necessity of central governmental
organism which, on the basis of
Fascist doctrine and experience, shall
control. coordinate and harmonize the
forms of activity of the great labor
unions in order to bring about prog
ress in augmentation OF the material
and moral power Of the nation"
Two other important decisions were
taken, one granting a seat in the
Fascist grand council to a representa-
tive of the General Fascist Banking
Federation. and the other restricting
the power of issuing currency to the
Bank of Italy, permitting the Bank
of Naples and the Bank of Sicily to
become strong individual institutions.
particularly aiming at the develop
ment of Southern ItaIy
Evening star., 1926-03-31
FIRE HAZARDS LEFT
UNHEEDED 7 YEARS,
MARSHAL REPORTS

Continued from Ftr~t Parel
Evening star., 1926-03-31
NATIONAL CONTROL
OF COAL INDUSTRY
Is URGED AT HEARING

Continued from First page.)