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Called 10 White House.

Celebrating hls description of the
charges filed against Culbertson.
Senator Norris said commissioner
Culbertson had agreed TO deliver lee
lures "a a university in Massachu-
setts. After a conference with other
members Of the commission, he agreed
that il would be all right 10 deliver
the lectures.
w nile III the course of the deliy-
cry OF the lectures in July he was
asked TO come to the White House.
He went there and was told by the
PRESIDENTS private secretary that
charges had been filed against him
for violating the law in delivering
the lectures. He was told there that
diSGruntIed person who had lost
case before the commission had
made them
'Ite was told TO see Mr.. Martin. an
assistant in the Attorney Generals
Oi.ice and after a talk with Commits
s'oners Lewis and Costiean, these two
went 10 see Martin. They were told
that the practice of the department
had been 10 Construe Hberally the
statute dealing with the Tariff Com
MISSION ANA ne dIu not believe the
charges amounted TO anything. Later
Martin told CulbertSon over the tele
phone that his case was progressina-
satisfactorily.
Adverse Report Sent.
"Afterward Martin telephoned Costi-
gan and Lewis and tod them TO see
the Attorney General at once, as he
did not know what had happened, and
did not know what would be the out
come of Culbertson'S case Thew went
to see the Attorney General at once
and Attorney General Stone told them
that he had an adverse report on the
Culbertson case and was sending it 10
the White House.
'Costigan and Lewis asked that
they be permitted to file a written
statement with the report. Gen.
Stone expressed regret. but said that
he was being urged to send the re
port TO the White House at once. but
that he would tell the President that
they wished to submit a statement"
1t was shortly afterward, Senator
Norris said, that the President sent
for Culbertson and discussed the case
with him.
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Debt Farley Recesses.

LONDON, January %. CP.-After
& three hour conference yesterday be-
tween Winston Churchill, chancellor
of the exchequer. and Count Volpi,
italian finance minister, assisted by
experts, the AngIo-ftalian debt nego-
edssions were adjourned TO Monday
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Asks for Meeting.

without question the suggestions
of Mr.. Lynett are of a constructive
nature, and should receive the mature
consideration of both sides in confer
enCe.
Pursuant, therefore, to the resolu-
ton of adjournment, l am authorized
TO request you to reconvene the joint
conference.
THE mine workers would agree to
the meeting being held in some city in
the anthracite region, or in New York,
as the operators prefer. In view of the
many misleading statements as to
what actually transpired in the recent
conference in New York, and which
have caused confusion and misunder-
standing in the public mind, the mine
workers advise that when the joint
conference again convenes they will
move that the representatives of the
public press be admitted to all ses-
sions. Very truly yours,
JOHN l.. LEWIS"
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CONGRESS PROBING
M|NE-TO-HOME IDEA
Saving to Consumer, Who
Pays Freight Charges, to Be
Considered Next Week.

Whether the consumer can pocket
4 substantial saving on his annual
'JIel bill by purcha sing his coal direct
rom the mine and paying the freight
hargeS through TO his cellar, is eX-
pected to be the outstanding question
efore the joint congressional com
nittee. which is investigating retail
.oal prices in Washington and con
iitionS in the bituminous coal industry
generally, when il resumes it's hearing
II the Capitol next Tuesday.
Ordered originally by the Senate
District committee to inquire into
.harges that retail coal merchan IS
here were gouging the public. the
hearing virtually assumed the com
plexion of a national investigation
Immediately upon convening yester
day afternoon, when a subcommittee
rom the House joined forces with the
Senator's and there followed considera-
ZION of many problems besides the
price of coal in the National Capital
Debate Merits of Field.
Although the last hour of the hear
ing developed some interesting facts
concerning retail prices in Washing
ton the earlier hours were occupied
almost entirely with a debate between
representatives of bituminous oper-
ators of Pennsylvania on one side and
West Virginia and Maryland on the
other. over the relative merits of the
particular kind of fuel produced in
those respective fields. Freight rates
and possibility of asphyXlation were
also considered.
Senator David 4. Reed, whose as
certion in he Senate three dayS ago
that Washington consumers were
paving S14.50 a ton for So coal was the
basis for the nearing, and Representa-
tive Samuel A. Kendall, also Of Penn
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
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D. c. DRUNK DRIVER
ARRESTS LEAD j. s.
A. A. A. Figures. Based on
Population, Reveal Aston
ishing Condition.

In proportion to the population and
number of automobiles registered
Washington led the Nation in 1925 in
arrests and convictions on charges OF
driving automobiles While under the
influence of liquor. it was announced
today by the District of Columbia di-
vision OF the American automobile
Association.
The statement was based on the
result OF a Nation wide survey which
showed conclusively. the association
said. that there is no diminution of
arrests and convictions on this Sc
rious charge and that the intoxicated
automobile driver IS still running wild
in many of the large cities of the
country.
While not pleased with the Capt.
tails distinction in such a matter,
Traffic Director N. o. Eldridge points
out that the associations report indi-
Gates very decisively that the police
and the courts are cooperating and
doing their duty In bringing drunken
drivers TO justice.
Police Work Effective.
The police have been very effective
In this work" he said. and that Is
why our traffic death record was re
duced last year, despite a large in
crease in the number of automobiles
The courts, too, have been unusually
prompt In convicting these drunken
lrivers, and the sentences have been
severe"
Mr.. Eldridge is dubious that there
were more drunken drivers in Wash
fngton last year than in some of the
other cities, and is inclined to believe
that the police of those cities of com
parable population have been wink
ing" at the law, while in the Capital
the aim has been to bring every in
toxicated driver to~justice. The pen
atty for driving while drunk also is
more severe in Washington than in
many of the other cities, the traffic
director explained.
situation Very Bad"
1.-The automobile associations re-
port" declared Mr.. Eldridge, should
serve to bring the people of Washing
ton to a realization that the situation
created by intoxicated automobile
drivers is very bad
The A. A. A. statement follows:
AN analysis of the official figures
returned by many large cities to which
a questionnaire was addressed dis
closes. according to the District of
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kellogg Sent Flowers.

During his illness prayers were said
for his recovery in all the churches of
Belgium, and the heads Of almost all
the nations of the civilized world anX-
iously inquired about his condition.
Ambassador Phillips of the United
States was a frequent caller at the
hospital. Once he brought the car
dinal flowers, "A gift from Secretary
of State Kellogg.
When the sudden turn for the worse
came the cardinal fully realized that
his end was relatively near at hand.
My stomach has failed me: there Is
nothing more the doctors can do, the
prelate said to a priest at the bedside.
The holy sacrament was administered.
This promo ed the cardinal to say:
When my health was good I always
said | wished to receive the last sacra
ment not when l was compelled to re
ceive, but while 1 could still receive it,
and l feel a little better now"
Artificial nourishment was resorted
to during the final days of the prt-
mates illness. but this method served
its purpose poorly.
During his illness, on January 16,
the cardinal left his bed over the pro-
tests of his physicians and conferred
with churchmen concerning the Bel
gian flood situation. Also he was
deeply Interested In the prospect of
a union of the Roman and Anglican
churches, d movement in which he
was the prime mover and held numer-
Gus conferences on the subject in the
sick chamber. During the present
week one of his visitors was Lord
Halifax, president of the English
Church Union, with whom he had a
somewhat lengthy conversation re-
gardinG the union of the two churches.
Big Figure in War.
Desire Mercier, Cardinal of Malines.
prince of the church and Apostle Of
peace was one of the mos tstriking
figures brought prominently before
the world by the most ruthless war
of all times.
Little known outside Of Vatican cir
cles or beyond the borders of Belgium
prior to 1914, this modest, unassuming
prelate was as famous before the
world on Arnistice day as were the
royal heads Of belligerent states or the
Evening star., 1926-01-23
OPERATORS ASKED
BY LEWIS TO CALL
PEACE CONFERENCE
Miners Head Says lng|is and
Workmen Are Agreed
on Principle.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
WILKES BARRE, Pa, January %.
International President John l..
Lewis of the miners union, has asked
Alvin Markle, chairman of the miners
and operators joint committee, to call
a joint conference.
Mr.. Lewis asked that the meeting
be held either in the anthracite re-
Sions or in New York, as the opera
tors preferred. He stated that the
miners would move that the meetings
be open to the press, SO as to avoid
any misunderstanding as to what
,akes place.
The meeting was asked, Mr.. Lewis
stated, on the basis that w. w. In
glis, head or the operators negotiating
committee, and the miners had ac-
cepted in principle the peace plan
proposed by the Scranton Times.
Letter of Miners Head.
Mr.. Lewis request follows:
Mr.. Alvan Markle, chairman joint
negotiating committee of the anthra-
cite operators and mine workers:
"HAzLETON, Pa.
Dear Sir:
Upon the adjournment of the joint
conference of anthracite operations
and mine workers in New York on
Tuesday, January II, Mr.. George B.
Hadesty. general manager of the
Reading Coal and Iron Co., moved the
adoption of the following motion:
That the conference adjourn to
meet at the call of the chairman at
his own request or at the request of
either party to the conference
The foregoing motion was sec
onded by Mr.. Thomas Thomas, gen
eral manager of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Co., and adopted by the confer
ence.
1t occurs that on January 18 Mr.
E. J. Lynett, editor and publisher of
the Scranton Times, made public a
plan for settlement of the anthracite
strike which was accepted in principle
by Mr.. w. w. 1nglis. chairman of
the anthracite operators negotiating
committee. The representatives of
the mine workers have likewise ac-
cepted the plan in principle and as
a basis for renewed negotiations.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Cats Attract Attention.

The mewiEs of cats in the rear of
her home led indirectly TO the discoy-
cry Of Mrs. hirke's body. \ colored
neiShbor noticed the cats this morn
ing in front of the back door and
suspected something was wrong in
side. She notified Abe Posin, one of
the proprietors of a grocery store
at the corner of Ninth and r streets
who telephoned the police.
Policeman Poole Of the second pre-
cinct broke in the front door and
discovered the body. Mrs. Kirke was
lying on her right side in "a position
which. because of the fact it was not
relaxed. would indicate she had been
placed there. Her legs were drawn
up SO that her knees bent at an
angle of 40 degrees. There was no
sign of a struggle to be found in the
little umbrella shop where the body
was discovered: all the papers, letters
and books were in perfect order. On
q table in the back room was a copy
of The Evening Star of last Thurs
day. Nearby were three pocketbooks
containing a considerable amount of
money. There were no marks of vio-
Ience on the body.
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Deprecated Dlness.

Shortly afterward it was announced
that the prlmate would have to under
go an operation. In a pastoral letter
he deprecated fear of danger. His all
Inent was explained officially as per
sistent dyspepsia. making nutrition
insufficient for the active life the car
dinai wishes to pursue. He was
transferred to St. Jean Clinic from the
archbishopric palace at Malines, De
Cember IS. and was operated on the
following day. He was given local
anesthetic and was able to follow all
the details of the operation. He stood
the ordeal well.
During the days Immediately fol-
lowing the operation the cardinal
seemed to improve, and his complete
recovery was predicted by those in
attendance upon him. Suddenly, on
January 6, however, 1t became known
that the condition Of the venerable
churchman had taken a turn for the
worse. It was with difficulty that he
was able to assimilate food. He began
to weaken, but his robust constitution
and faith aided him TO Withstand the
ravaGes Of his ailment, much to the
surprise of his physician.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
WOMAN, 50, FOUND
SLAIN WITH ARMS
AND LEGS bound
Mrs. Emma Kirke, 80 Choked
to Death in Umbrella
Shop Here.
MOTIVE Is MYSTERY;
VICTIM LIVED ALONE
Money Found Undistyrbed, Own
Shawl Used to Kill Her.
Marks on Throat.

lying on the floor of her little UNI
brc'la repair shop. with her shawl
tied in knot owe" her mouth and
with hands and legs tied with light
rUine, the dead body of Mrs. Emma
Jiirke was found today al SIG r street.
The shawl, which was tied in a
simple knot over her mouth, was one
which She was accustomed to wear
thrown loosely over her shoulders.
The twine which bound her hands
and feet evidently was found in the
store. The hands were tied in front
of her. On the floor about Il foot
from the head was found a set of
upper false teeth.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
WEATHER.

u. :. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair and slightly colder tonight; min
imum temperature about 10 degrees;
tomorrow fair. rising temperature
Temperatures-Hig ~ at II
am. today; lowest, IS at ! am. today.
Full report on page s.
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Debate Merits of Field.

Continued on Page 8, Column 81
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dwelling. s7os Fifteenth street north.
east Got 16. square 4OOs). to cost
81, 500.
James "A. L. Washington; owner: ].
Daniel Trent, architect; John r. F..
White. builder. to erect one one-story
cement block and frame dwelling, sos
Division avenue northeast dots 16 to
is, square 5196l.'to cost $4,000.
Susan ], Washington. owner; j.
Daniel Trent. architect: John r. II.
White. builder to erect one one-story
cement and frame dwelling, 4812
Hayes street northeast Cots 50 and
90. square 5l49l. to cost $4,000.
s, g. Johnson, owner; j.. j. Hensley,
architect; Hensley & Hickman, build
ers; to erect one two-story frame
dwelling, 5411 Nevada avenue Got IS,
square 1922, to cost 1920,
Florence b. Bonos. owner; Win
field Preston. builder; to erect one
cement block garage, 1887 Montague
street Got 2s, square W2723). to cost
81, 900.
Woodward & Lothrop, owners:
George Al. Fuller Co, builders; to re-
Dair elevator. Eleventh and F streets
Got S04, square 346), to cost $500.
Combined Hebrew Congregation OF
Washington owner; Morris III. Berk-
man. builder; to make alterations, Gle
N street Got S44. square 449), to cost
81, 500.
Arthur l.. Lowe. owner. C. Al. Mill
brook, architect; Federal Fireproofing
Co. builders: to erect one two-story
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acreage 20
meet your
require.
nj e mt S,
from S to
rs. Fur
t II e in
on apple
cation. ....
Whitewater
Section Of
Potomac
On the
banks of
tl.a Pr
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500 GOO Bull DING
PERMITS IN WEEK
CONTINUED from page Twenty-one,)

CONTINUED from Page Twenty.one,l
Buren, street Oots So and so. square
1866. to cost $500.
Eugene Emmett, owner. s. r.
e. Snyder, builder; to erect two a.
story brick dwellings, 2205 and .2207
Minnesota avenue southeast Cots 10
and IL, square 5576), to cost So, 000.s
f. G. Howell, owner; Carl Whit
tington. builder; to erect one cement.
block private garage, 1921 Harvard
street (lot q, square 1850. to cost
$500.
Fl. Essig, owner and builder: r.
L. Tippett. architect: to erect one -
story frame and stucco dwelling. 1914
Porter street (lof S5, square 2067).
10 cost $4,000.
Penn OH Co... owners and builders;
Julius Wenig. architect: to erect one
1-story brick gas station. 900 to 906
Florida avenue tlots Tito %. 50 tp %
and "a. square Seo). toacost $4,000, 81
Thomas McNeiliy, owner: &. M.
Clancy, architect and builder; to
make repairs. 1926 jackson street
northeast DOT q, square 4i42l to cost
$500.
Mrs. M. e. Loyeless, owner Milton
:. oyeless, builder: to erect zone frame
garage, 1923 Military road Got II,
square 2025), to cost $3.50
Victor and r.. r. CahilI, owners;
George n. Santmyers, architect:
Fletcher Ffreproofing Co, builders;
to erect one eight-story brick and
concrete apartment. 1929 h street
Cots 500 and S07, square I'D, to cost
$3.50. 900.
Gorin q Gelman, owners and
builders: w. r. Lamar, architect; to
erect one two-story brick apartment,
233 Kentucky avenue southeast Got
8, square E1Ol5), to cost 10000.
G. L. Munter, owner, and Joseph
p. Roberts, architect and builder; to-
erect two one-story frame dwellings.
1921 and 1926 E street southeast Cots
Is to 81, square 5452), to cost $4,000.
Joanna Jeffery, owner; A. Jeffery,
builder: to erect one tWo-storY frame
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fohaS O
p i e
a S K e d,
which is
$4,000.
Some
Good
Buys
200 acres
on t h e
Potomac
near Mar
shall Hall
Tor $l3r,
500.
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IN SOUTH
|SST|LL BOOMING
So Leading Cities in Il
States Report s288, 252. 99l
Permits for Six Months.

Spectacular building activities in
Florida. Texas and throughout the
South generally are revealed in %he
reports of building permits from the
96 leading cites and towns of the IL
Southern States announced by S. w.
Stratus & Co.
These cities reported $28S,252, 991
permits Issued for the first six months
of the year, compared with $22S, S91,-
069 for the first half of 1925. a gain
of 26 ger cent, The figures for June
were SAT .673,461 compared with S42.-
996.I0 in June, 1925, - increase OF
ii per cent.
Decrease in Miami.
Miami, which led the South in build
ing activities for the half year, re-
ported $50, ISL ,167,, a loss of about ST.
600 900 compared with the same Pc
Rod last year. Houston, Tex. ranked
second, with permits for the six.
month period of $16.588,435, an in
crease of more than $5,000,0O0. At
lanta was the third Southern city in
buildings for the first six months of
the year, having $12,4T2, PAT, gain
of nearly $4,000, 900 over the same Pc
riod last year. Very large gains were
revealed in Tampa, Jacksonville, st.
Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Coral
Gables, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
Activities in Texas closely rivaled
those of Florida, the cities showing
the largest increases being Fort
Worth, San Antoine, Amarillo and
Wichita Falls.
/ The reports revealed record-break-
ing operations also IN Birmingham,
New Orleans, Knoxville, Asheyille and
Greensboro.
Florida Cities Gain 81 Per Cent In
Six Months.
The 20 leading Florida cites gained
81 per cent for the first half of the,
year, but showed loss of II per cent
for June.
The Is Southern cities which led in
building activities during first half of
1926. are:
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brick and concrete public garage, 1860
Twenty-nfnth street dots 81 and ~,
square 1922 to cost. &27 900.
Washington Gas Light Co., owner:
to erect 1000 cubic feet elevated
bunker. Twenty-sixth and q streets
Got lis, square 81, to cost $4,000.
Free Methodist Church, owner. 3.
Nicholson. builder; 10 make repairs.
il12 N street Got %, square S14l TO
cost 81 500.
rell. builder: to erect one cement block
garage, 501S Connecticut avenue llot
500. square 1885,, to cost $i,050.
A Al. Staley, owner; to make re-
pairs, 1900 and 12O0h Delaware ave-
nue., 1914 to 1850 Delaware avenue
and 1898 TO 1245 Second street and
20I to 2l9 N street southwest Got 81.
square w of 597). to cost $500.
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COTTON PESTS ALARMING.

LITTLE ROCK, July 10 u9.-Ne-
cessity for d Statewide organized
drive against cotton pests doomed, with
admission BY J. c. Barnett, acting
assistant director Of the agricultural
extension department of the Univer.
sity or Arkansas, that the situation
from the standpoint of crop damage
Is the worst In the history of the State.
Recent reports from scattered coun.
ties show presence OF one or more
tvT,es of insects and damage estimated
al from 10 to 10 per cent Of the crops,
he said.
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WORK INCREASE DECRIED.
italian Labor Holds e-Hour Day
Unnecessary and Unjust.

MILAN, July 10 (A'9.--A vigorous
protest aginst the governments action
tn adding another hour to the work
ing day, making It nine instead Of
eight hours, was voiced yesterday by
the executive committee Of the Cen
eral Confederation Of Labor. The
committee characterized the measure
as unnecessary, unjust. provocative
.of discomfort and useless in imprOv-
ing the economic position OF the coun-
Fry -
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Potomac River Valley
Properties
For Home or Club

Nest modern, new home
comes into the market. 9
large rooms, tiled bath, sep
arate shower, furnace heat
and electricity. Spacious
living room with large open
fireplace, a special feature.
Concrete floored por { h.
Chamberlain metal weather
stripped and screened
throughout. Ample out
buildings. High and slightly
location, opposite Quantico.
Va, with excellent road sit
uatio1.
Can be purchased with
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Fire Damage. Il $50, 900.

4 SPARTANSBuRG, s, g.. July 10
station and machinery Of the South
Carolina Gas and Electric Co. here
yesterday with loss estimated at
$50. 600. Insurance covered the loss.
The blaze Is presumed to have
originated from the heat Of q smoke
stack, the roof being first TO ignite.
Easy enough to lay plans, but II re-
oiiires heat and patience to hatch
4hefn out. says the Office Boy.
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$40 Acres on
WicOrnico River , Md.

A highly productive farm
and waterfront estate, a To-
cation of distinction. From
the heights on this property
a view is had of the Poto-
mac and Wicomico Rivers,
conceded to be one of the
finest in southern Maryland.
Improved by a new, modern
broom and bath residence.
There are houses for ten
ants and barns for housing
a large crop of tobacco. The
land is all inoculated for and
grows alfalfa. Wonderful
~ .1..- r..
The Alaskan., 1926-12-17
GOVERNOR PARKS IN HIS
 REPORT RECOMMENDS

Governor George A. Parks made public recently his second annual report. The report which is very comprehensive, speaks optomistical- iy of condition of affairs through out the Territory generally In brief he makes the following recommend ations:
 l. Investigation of salmon fish cries on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers to determine whether or not commercial fishing may be permit ted without jeopardizing the future supply.
 2. Enactment of law author izing the Secretary of the Interior to lease public domain for grazing purposes.
 3. Repeal of tax provisions of the Alaska Game Law insofar as they affect the residents of the Ter ritory.
 4. Provision should be made for a Government Hospital for the in- sane of Alaska.
 ,. Detention home for incorrig- ible Natives in the Territory. 6. Industrial school, hospital and isolation ward for tubercular natives, at Tanana. z. Wireless station at Kotlik for the season of navigation and trans fer of station to Unalakleet during the winter months.
 8. Repeal of law restricting the number of placer claims that may be located by individuals.
 g. Federal Constabulary combin- ing all law enforcement agencies. 10. Continuation of aerial map ping until the forested coastal re- gions of the Territory have been photographed.